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With the rules changing to better protect receivers, we could see a boost across the board at the position. This could be one for the record books.
1. Antonio Brown, PIT
1533 receiving yards, 9 TDs, 209.3 points.
He has been the top fantasy WR in PPR for four straight years and has at last 100 receptions in six straight seasons.
2. DeAndre Hopkins, HOU
1378 receiving yards, 13 TDs, 215.8 points.
Last year's standard scoring WR champ, the best news for Nuk owners is that one of his two games against the Jags is in Week 17.
3. Odell Beckham Jr., NYG
302 receiving yards, 3 TDs, 49 points.
Didn't see game action in the pre-season, but he has fully recovered from last season's broken leg and should return as a top-five WR.
4. Julio Jones, ATL
1444 receiving yards, 3 TDs, 163.9 points.
Has averaged 1,579 yards per season over the past four, but was shockingly ineffective in the red zone last year, catching five of 20 targets.
5. Keenan Allen, LAC
1393 receiving yards, 6 TDs, 176.2 points.
Averaged an insane 19.8 points per game in 0.5 PPR over the last seven games of the season.
6. Davante Adams, GB
885 receiving yards, 10 TDs, 148.5 points.
Has 22 TDs over the past two seasons and, even with Jimmy Graham aboard, remains a top red-zone threat.
7. Michael Thomas, NO
1245 receiving yards, 5 TDs, 154.5 points.
Took another step forward as the top target in New Orleans and there's still room for the third-year Saint to grow.
8. Mike Evans, TB
1001 receiving yards, 5 TDs, 132.1 points.
Took a huge step back in 2018, seeing 37 fewer targets. But, on the upside, Evans has averaged 12 TDs per season in even years.
9. A.J. Green, CIN
1078 receiving yards, 8 TDs, 155.8 points.
Had the lowest reception rate of his career last year at 54% and the fewest targets since missing three games in 2014.
10. Tyreek Hill, KC
1183 receiving yards, 7 TDs, 166.2 points.
Of the top 14 WRs in fantasy points, Hill had the fewest targets and he was the only WR1 with less than 20% of his team's targets last year.
11. Doug Baldwin, SEA
991 receiving yards, 8 TDs, 149.1 points.
Is second only to Brown in TDs over the past three seasons and reports of his knee injury leave us unconcerned about his Week 1 status.
12. T.Y. Hilton, IND
966 receiving yards, 4 TDs, 120.6 points.
Has been maddeningly inconsistent, even when Luck was healthy. He had 10 games with fewer than five points last year and four with 10+ points.
13. Adam Thielen, MIN
1276 receiving yards, 4 TDs, 152.7 points.
Was eighth overall in targets and led teammate Diggs in every category except TDs.
14. Amari Cooper, OAK
680 receiving yards, 7 TDs, 110.4 points.
He'll benefit from the departure of Crabtree and Jon Gruden has been known to feed primary receivers in the past.
15. Demaryius Thomas, DEN
949 receiving yards, 5 TDs, 124.9 points.
Failed to reach 1,000 yards for the first time since 2011, but place that blame on some truly awful QB play, which has been upgraded.
16. JuJu Smith-Schuster, PIT
917 receiving yards, 7 TDs, 133.7 points.
Last season's rookie receiving sensation quickly made Martavis Bryant expendable and could be a WR1 if anything happens to Brown.
17. Larry Fitzgerald, ARI
1156 receiving yards, 6 TDs, 154.4 points.
The Cards veteran is the only WR besides Brown with three straight 100-catch, 1,000-yard six-TD seasons.
18. Stefon Diggs, MIN
849 receiving yards, 8 TDs, 134.2 points.
Edged teammate Thielen in points per game (9.6-9.3), but trailed him by large margins in every category except TDs.
19. Golden Tate, DET
1003 receiving yards, 5 TDs, 134.5 points.
Had the highest catch-rate in the league among receivers with at least 20 targets at 76.7% and led all WRs in YAC with 546 yards.
20. Allen Robinson, CHI
17 receiving yards, 1.7 points.
Managed just one catch last season before tearing his ACL. He'll be the top WR that Chicago has lacked in recent years.
21. Brandin Cooks, LAR
1082 receiving yards, 7 TDs, 156.2 points.
On his third team in three years, Cooks should fill Sammy Watkins' role of downfield threat for the Rams.
22. Marvin Jones Jr., DET
1101 receiving yards, 9 TDs, 164.1 points.
The fifth-highest scoring WR in standard last year, Jones had an unsustainable 2.69 points per reception.
23. Chris Hogan, NE
439 receiving yards, 5 TDs, 75.6 points.
Led the Pats in red-zone targets before getting hurt last year, more than even Gronk.
24. Alshon Jeffery, PHI
789 receiving yards, 9 TDs, 138.9 points.
He won't be put on the PUP list, but he will miss at least the first two games of the season.
25. Josh Gordon, CLE
335 receiving yards, 1 TD, 39.5 points.
The immensely talented yet troubled WR should play Week 1, though his immediate impact is questionable.
26. Jarvis Landry, CLE
987 receiving yards, 9 TDs, 152.7 points.
Failed to reach 1,000 yards last season despite leading the league in receptions with 112 while with Miami.
27. Michael Crabtree, BAL
618 receiving yards, 8 TDs, 113.8 points.
Led the Raiders in targets and receptions in his three years in Oakland and should be the No. 1 guy in Baltimore now.
28. Corey Davis, TEN
375 receiving yards, 37.5 points.
A first-rounder in the 2017 draft, Davis didn't score in the regular season, but had two TDs against the Pats in the playoffs.
29. Marquise Goodwin, SF
962 receiving yards, 2 TDs, 112.6 points.
A sleeper pick that has been gaining steam, Goodwin averaged 8.9 points per game with Garoppolo starting.
30. Robby Anderson, NYJ
941 receiving yards, 7 TDs, 137 points.
Could face a suspension for a reckless driving charge from January, but has WR2 potential when he plays.
31. Emmanuel Sanders, DEN
555 receiving yards, 2 TDs, 67.5 points.
His numbers took an even bigger tumble than Thomas' but is a prime bounce-back candidate with a healthy ankle and Keenum under centre.
32. Cooper Kupp, LAR
869 receiving yards, 5 TDs, 116.9 points.
Led the Rams with 23 red zone targets, which was tied for fourth-most in the league.
33. Jamison Crowder, WAS
789 receiving yards, 3 TDs, 94.3 points.
Has been dealing with a groin injury in the pre-season, but should be ready for Week 1 and has connected well with Alex Smith.
34. Robert Woods, LAR
781 receiving yards, 5 TDs, 109.3 points.
Will have some big games, but his potential is limited by the Rams' penchant for spreading the ball around.
35. Sammy Watkins, KC
593 receiving yards, 8 TDs, 107.3 points.
Has never made more than 65 catches in a season and that came four years ago as a rookie.
36. Devin Funchess, CAR
840 receiving yards, 8 TDs, 132 points.
After two seasons as a bust, finally showed some potential by finishing as a top-20 fantasy receiver.
37. Pierre Garcon, SF
500 receiving yards, 50.0 points.
Missed half of 2017 with a neck injury, but was averaging 8.4 targets per game before going down.
38. Will Fuller V, HOU
423 receiving yards, 7 TDs, 85.2 points.
Had an incredible run with seven TDs in four games before breaking his leg. Wasn't as effective in his return with Watson out.
39. Kenny Stills, MIA
847 receiving yards, 6 TDs, 120.7 points.
With Landry gone, Stills has a chance to make a nice jump in fantasy value and should outplay his ADP.
40. Julian Edelman, NE
Did not play in 2017.
Missed last season with a torn ACL and is now suspended for four games. At 32, it could be difficult to return to his pre-injury form.
41. Kenny Golladay, DET
477 receiving yards, 3 TDs, 66.6 points.
Missed five games with hamstring woes as a rookie, but averaged 17 yards per catch and could have a breakout 2018.
42. Nelson Agholor, PHI
768 receiving yards, 8 TDs, 125.5 points.
Has a chance to play a big role early on with Jeffery possibly on the PUP list, but has a lower-body injury of his own to overcome.
43. Sterling Shepard, NYG
731 receiving yards, 2 TDs, 85.5 points.
Despite missing five games of this own, led Giants WRs in targets, receptions and yards. Should take a backseat to Beckham again.
44. Keelan Cole, JAC
748 receiving yards, 3 TDs, 92.8 points.
After becoming a starter in Week 13, led the league in yards with 475 yards and steps in to top role with Lee out.
45. Jordy Nelson, OAK
482 receiving yards, 6 TDs, 84.2 points.
Seems to have gone over the hill, failing to reach 80 yards in a game last season, even when Aaron Rodgers was healthy.
46. Kelvin Benjamin, BUF
692 receiving yards, 3 TDs, 87.2 points.
He's essentially the Bills' top receiver by default, but there are a bit too many question marks for him to be reliably counted on.
47. Tyler Lockett, SEA
555 receiving yards, 2 TDs, 73.3 points.
The Seahawks locking him up with a new deal shows their commitment to him as their WR2. Could be a big hit if Baldwin misses time.
48. Rishard Matthews, TEN
795 receiving yards, 4 TDs, 103.5 points.
Off the PUP list and ready for Week 1, he led Titans receivers in targets, yards and TDs despite missing two games.
49. Cameron Meredith, NO
Did not play in 2017.
Led the Bears in receiving before missing 2017 with a torn ACL. Could be a nice sleeper with the Saints.
50. Mohamed Sanu, ATL
703 receiving yards, 5 TDs, 106.3 points.
Not many secondary receivers get 96 targets in a season. Has huge potential as a handcuff to Jones.


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Cauthen has been included in the nominations for the Benchmark 90 Handicap at Moonee Valley on Saturday and trainer Trent Busuttin is delighted with the way the promising galloper has settled in Australia.
Cauthen has not been seen at the races since he finished a close second behind Silver Eclipse in the Mitsubishi Electric Handicap (1200m) at Trentham on January 25, but is working towards the start of his 2014 Spring Racing Carnival campaign, which Busuttin is hoping will include a tilt at the Group 1 Cox Plate (2040m) at Moonee Valley on October 25.
Busuttin told RSN that Cauthen has impressed with his trackwork since returning to Australia and the rising trainer is confident that the Darci Brahma entire can return to his best form during his spring campaign.
"He is excellent and he is thriving," Busuttin said.
"He arrived a week later and he settled in beautifully.
"He had a gallop on Saturday; Hugh Bowman rode him and was very impressed with the horse.
"He has beaten a couple of handy horses this time last year in Long John and Shamus Award and he pulled up sore from his last run in Melbourne and needed a very long spell to get over his worries.
"We are as confident as we can be that he can come back.
"The only times that he has been beaten he has had a genuine excuse."
Cauthen stamped himself as a horse to watch when he won by an incredible eight and a half lengths in a maiden at Te Rapa on July 3 and he made his Australian racing debut with an unlucky second place finish behind Clevadude in the Sweeney Can Do Agents Handicap (1000m) at Moonee Valley on August 3.
The talented entire did plenty wrong in the Listed McKenzie Stakes (1200m) at Moonee Valley on August 24, but he was still able to record a one and a half lengths victory from subsequent Cox Plate and Caulfield Guineas winners Shamus Award and Long John.
Cauthen went into the Listed Henry Bucks Best Dressed Stakes (1400m) at Flemington on September 7 as a clear favourite, but he could finish no better than 12th and was found to be suffering from thumps after the race.
Cauthen is currently available at 2014 Cox Plate odds of $41 in the betting market with Ladbrokes Australia.


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Downtown Dunedin Craft Festival
Jun. 22, 2019 – Jun. 23, 2019
Enjoy the sunshine and meander through downtown Dunedin's Main Street at this annual craft festival. Meet some of the country's finest artists and crafters with products all handmade in America. Ceramic planters, functional pottery, hair accessories, handmade one-of-a-kind jewelry pieces and an expansive Green Market offers something for every taste & budget. A free and fun activity for art lovers of all ages!
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2) Be accountable for accurate and timely availability of data and information necessary in making right business plans and decisions;
3) Report competitors activity in a specified format and time frame including new launches, if any.
4) Learn the dynamics of the market/category and plan trade promotions; establish display objectives and also train sales team on how to install displays in a proper and effective manner;
5) Ensure in-market execution of trade promotions/schemes planned for the JCG and take corrective action in case of non-compliance by co-coordinating with the ASM concerned;
6) Build organization capability in terms of:
a) Product knowledge,
b) How to use POPs in the market place effectively;
7) Equip oneself with area data and compare potential vs. sales and make relevant plans;
8) Report & suggest sales promotion (Media, Display, boards, mela exhibitions, wall paintings, trade schemes, use of POP, hoarding etc).
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A faculty entrance essay can be a significant region of the entry procedure and also you has to understand just how exactly to create it efficiently. Ordinarily, such a essay could be dealt with inside of 500 phrases however recall these easy words are able to earn a major difference on your entry process that may bring direct harsh or acceptance sadness and Thus, you ought to shell out some amount of time in search just before you get started composing it. A lot of the pupils get exactly precisely the exact same mistakes that reduce the possibility of approval and hence, you need to be aware of the problems that you must stay away from though writing your own essaywriting.
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St. Patrick Catholic School
Weekly Bulletin-October 14, 2018
LOCKDOWN DRILL #1: October 16 @ 1 pm
LOCKDOWN DRILL #2: October 22 @ 9:45 am
Upcoming Events
- Oct 15 ECS-Safety on Board presentation
- Oct 16 ECS-Safety on Board presentation
- Oct 16 School LockDown Drill @ 1pm
- Oct 18 School Council Meeting @ 7 pm
- Oct 18-23 Book Fair
- Oct 19 Hot Lunch-Booster Juice
- Oct 22 School LockDown Drill @ 9:30 am
Oct 23 CatChat Concert PM-K-4 audience
Oct 23 ECS Fire Station visit @ 1:30 pm
Oct 24 ECS Fire Station visit @ 1:30 pm
Oct 25 Spin the Wheel/Valeda House presentation
Oct 26 PD Day-No School
Oct 29 Saints Volleyball Club Start Up Meeting
Oct 31 Halloween Parade 12:45 pm
- Nov 1 Early Dismissal @ 2:05 pm
Bullying vs. Conflict:
Bullying is aggressive behavior that is typically repeated over time. It is meant to cause harm, fear or distress or create a negative environment at school for another person. Bullying occurs in a situation where there is a real or perceived power imbalance.
Conflict occurs between two or more people who have a disagreement, a difference of opinion or different views. Conflict between students does not always mean its bullying. Children learn at a young age to understand that others can have a different perspective than their own, but developing the ability to gain perspective takes time and the process continues into early adulthood.
In conflict, each person feels comfortable expressing his or her views, and there is no power imbalance. Each person feels able to state his or her view point. How people deal with conflict can make it positive or negative. Conflict becomes negative when an individual behaves aggressively by saying or doing hurtful things. Then the conflict is an aggressive interaction. Conflict only becomes bullying when it is repeated over and over again and there is a power imbalance. Over time, a pattern of behavior may emerge where the person who behaves aggressively in the conflict may continue or even make it worse. The person who is the recipient of the aggressive conflict may feel less and less able to express his or her point of view and feel more and more powerless. That is when negative conflict may turn into bullying.
Hi Parents-Please be aware that our staff require access to the parking stalls prior to the start of the day and some mornings there is a great deal of congestion. It would be appreciated that this lot is used primarily for timely child drop-off so that staff can access parking stalls.
Please watch for pedestrians in the parking lot.
Thank you.
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3. Click on library and scroll to the bottom of page. There is a picture of Tumble books that the students can click on and will bring them right to the site.
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Pepper Chicken Masala
If you google the recipe for Kerala style pepper chicken, you'll find millions of recipes. 9 out of 10 recipes will call for the same spices and more or less the same style of preparation. Some traditional recipes just don't get outdated. My version of pepper chicken calls for similar spices. But its much simpler. My… Continue reading Pepper Chicken Masala
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I have a love hate relationship with idlis. Unless they're cottony soft and spongy, I hate them. But otherwise I love them. I love them specifically with the white coconut chutney and the sambar with shallots. The sambar has to be very spicy with lots of tamarind and a hint of sweetness, but not too… Continue reading Idli fry


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'30 Rock' recap: Where in the world is Tracy Jordan?
"30 Rock" is, by design, an extremely self-referential show (news flash!). Sometimes, "30 Rock" gets a little carried away by its own cleverness, and leaves the viewer in the cold. Done the wrong way, "meta" can feel empty and self-indulgent. But done the right way, it's an intriguing -- and entertaining -- insight into the pressures of being a woman in showbiz. Tina Fey's much-hyped new memoir, "Bossypants," hit bookstores this month. It has received positive reviews so far, but there's a consensus emerging: It's not quite forthcoming enough to be considered a memoir. I'm sure I'll read the book, though in a way, I feel it might be redundant. "30 Rock" is already Tina Fey's confessional booth.
Consider this week's episode, in which Liz, desperate to get "TGS" back on the air, goes on a manhunt for Tracy Jordan. "This show is my life. I need Tracy back," she tells Jack. (Of course, the real Tracy -- Tracy Morgan -- has been away for medical reasons.) There's something about Liz's desperation and anxiety in this episode that felt a bit raw. It conveyed a sense of what it's like to run a show that not only means everything to you, but which keeps many other people employed.
The entire episode had an improvisational, pasted-together quality to it, like you could feel the writing staff straining to fill the giant, Tracy Morgan-shaped hole in their show. I don't actually mean this in a bad way. Tracy's absence, so far, has yielded some surprisingly funny shows. But there were times at which the plot felt stretched thin, like Liz and Kenneth's trip to the pizza place. The "New York Pizza Academy" joke was amusing and silly, one of the weird little asides that "30 Rock" does so well, but it was, if anything, too digressive. As Kenneth puts it, "Well, this is obviously a dead end."
Though we've seen the Liz-as-detective thing before, it's still funny watching as she and Kenneth follow Tracy's footsteps around the city. Liz, noticing the sex-stain-free futon on which Tracy is sitting, eventually realizes that he's been hiding out in her own apartment. His rationale is that Liz only goes home to sleep, so she'd never notice him living there. Again, there's more than a trace of the autobiographical in this turn of events. (Though, I doubt that Tracy Morgan has made a habit of hiding out at Casa Fey -- yet.)
Even Jenna's very funny storyline is, in its own absurd way, a rumination on the conflict between creativity and commerce. After her back-up plan -- selling "Jenna Babies" on television -- falls apart, Jenna takes a part in a torture horror movie called "Take My Hand." But this, too, falls apart when the state of Connecticut, which is subsidizing the production, objects to the film's negative depiction of the Nutmeg State (the main character, Slaughterface, wants to build -- ew -- a house made of breasts for the governor). Jenna and Jack, who's determined not to throw away any more money developing rotten projects, decide to overhaul the script themselves, punching it up with references to Connecticut's beautiful state forests and railroad museums.
The storyline is very "inside showbiz," yet it's accessible, if only because "Take My Hand" is such a dead-on satire of gross-out movies like "Saw" and "Human Caterpillar" (Jack: "Should 'vaginatorium' be capitalized?"). It also doesn't hurt that Jenna has so many great lines (e.g. "Listen up fives, a ten is speaking" and "Reese Witherspoon's just a likable version of me"). Maybe I've changed, or perhaps the "30 Rock" team has gotten better at writing Jenna, but she's slowly become the most entertaining supporting character on this show.
Tracy who?
Joke of the night: The coked-up little girls who bought tainted "Jenna Baby" dolls.
How Kenneth makes people talk: Giving them fresh apple slices.
Best put-down of the night: "We produce more failed pilots than the French air force." -- Jack.
How Pete lost his hair: He hit a gypsy child with a car.
Thing I'd like to know more about: Jack's arm-wrestling victory over Kadafi.
Thing I wouldn't: Whether there's a place to get intimate bleaching procedures in Stamford, Conn.
Why Pete wants takeout from Hooters, even though this would seem to defeat the purpose of going to Hooters: "We'll know they touched it."
Signs Tracy Jordan may have been living in your house: Copies of "Black Yacht" magazine, a Rubik's Cube smashed out of anger, a grocery list consisting of different kinds of mustard.
Jenna's definition of writers: "Ugly people who take the paper and change the shapes on it."
Meanest thing Jack says to Liz: "Lemon, you look terrible. And I once watched you eat oysters with a cold."
Why Tracy cracked: "Sean Penn wanted me to go to Haiti with him, and I'm not strong enough for the pain and misery of a three-hour plane ride with Sean Penn."
The complete development history of "Take My Hand": "Years ago, Universal had a project by that name. It was a romantic comedy starring Reese Witherspoon and Patrick Dempsey ... then she dropped out and it was rewritten as a buddy comedy with Dempsey and Josh Hartnett, but everyone fell asleep during the table read so we moved it over to Telemundo where they tried to turn it into a variety show hosted by a supermodel and a soccer ball with a mustache ... then it was picked up by our low-budget thriller/high-budget porn division Splatter Flicks and it's now a horror movie starring any blonde actress." -- Jack.
'30 Rock' recap: Forced hiatus
'30 Rock' recap: Joan of Snark
'30 Rock' recap: A graceful transition into spinsterhood
"30 Rock" recap: Hysterical pregnancy
-- Meredith Blake
Photo: Jenna (Jane Krakowski) stars in "Take My Hand." Credit: Ali Goldstein / NBC


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Various Types of Promotional Pens
Pen is an apparatus for composing. A pen is utilized in many locations, for example, schools by educators and pupils and in different companies.It is used for putting down thing by persons for reference. The pen business is one that is constantly occupied as the request of pens is high. Pens are the most advertising tool. Many organizations cannot manage without pens. A pen is an essential component of many corporations. The businesses that produce pens have distinctive sorts of pens. There are many kinds of pens such as promotional ink pens used by business.
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Lucario and Lickilicky's Adventure Saga Gold Version Prologue
Prologue: The Adventure Begins!It was a bright shiny day on the planet Pokemon. With many areas on the planet, the Tadukoo Region is the strangest. In it, there are no humans, and thus no pokeballs. Well, actually there are pokeballs, but they're just used as weapons.
In this region, all the pokemon live in houses, since no people live in them. In one mansion lives a Lucario, and his friends Lickilicky, Houndoom, Mudkip, Sceptile, and I live with him. Also there are other people who live here, such as his son Lucario, his wife Mew, his son Diglet, his son Bonsly, his son Mime Jr., and his daughter Mime Jr. Also, some of the friends he picked up on his journey, such as Olimar, Louie, Orawil, Wobres, Hacep, and Yihso live with him. This is my journal of what happened.
April 10, 100,000 ADToday was an exciting day. Little did I know it, but today we would get a really long recap of a story that happened many years ago. I got out of bed and walked into the living room [or at least one of the living rooms], and I noticed that everyone was in there, waiting for me.
"You finally made it," Lucario remarked. "Lickilicky was just about to tell us the story of that time we went on that million day adventure."
"Okay," Lickilicky said. "Is everyone ready for me to start?"
"Ready we have been," Houndoom said.
"Okay," Lickilicky said. "I will now start the story of Lucario and Lickilicky's Adventure."
"I just happened to write the whole thing down in a little book," Lickilicky continued. "I named it Lucario and Lickilicky's Adventure Blue Version. But even though I wrote it down, I will tell the story from memory."
The StoryIt was a bright, shiny day on April 9, 2043. I was really bored, so I went into Lucario's bedroom. He had been lying on his bed, sleeping. When I went into his room, he woke up.
"You look bored. Why are you bored?" I asked, except when I asked it, I was talking fast, as you all know I do a lot.
"I wish I could go on an adventure," he replied. "But if I leave my mansion, who will watch my kids for me?"
"What about Blissey?" I replied. "She's good at watching anything."
"Ugh," Lucario groaned. "I'll call her."
He dialed her number, which was 242. I remember it like I was dead.
"Hi Lucario, why did you call?" Blissey asked, before Lucario even realized she had picked up.
The reason I know all of this conversation is because I was listening in on it.
"Hubakunychanikad," Lucario answered her, not thinking at all, since he was confused.
I took the phone from him and said, "Hi Blissey, Lucario and I are going on an adventure. Can you watch Lucario's kids for him? Thanks, bye" Of course, I was talking fast when I said that.
Then I pretended to hang up the phone.
Before I hung up for real, I heard Blissey say, "Ah! Same old Lickilicky. Nice boy."
"Where do you want to go?" I asked Lucario.
"A second wait," Houndoom interrupted. "Many errors, you already have."
"What errors?" Lickilicky asked.
"I'll look at his version of the story, Lucario and Lickilicky's Adventure Yellow Version, and tell you, since I hate the way he talks," Olimar replied.
Houndoom gave him a glare.
"Let's see… According to this, it happened on July 5, 2009, not April 9, 2043. And my version, Lucario and Lickilicky's Adventure Green Version, says that it was August 11, 2000 and Sceptile's version, Lucario and Lickilicky's Adventure Red Version, says it was October 5, 2012," Olimar said.
"I remember it happened that exact year," Lickilicky remarked. "I should know, it was exactly two years after I was born."
"Let me finish my side, and then you can retell it with your versions," Lickilicky said. "Okay now, where was I? Oh yeah…"
"I want to go to Earth." Lucario replied. "I heard there were humans and other pokemon there."
"I've always wanted to go to earth," I screamed. "When will we leave?"
"In about ten minutes," Lucario replied. "I have to get ready, and I suggest you do the same."
Then I went into one of the bathrooms, and I packed everything I owned into a suitcase. Later, I would realize I wouldn't use any of it.
Since Lucario hadn't repaired the ship since the last adventure, I had to spend about two hours fixing it. It took Lucario about three hours after that to finally come out and be ready.
"Are you ready?" Lucario asked me.
"I've been ready, where have you been?" I questioned him.
"Did you fix the ship?" he asked, ignoring my question.
"Yes, it took two hours," I said.
"Okay, let's go," Lucario said.
So we got in the ship, taking in everything we owned, or at least all the stuff in the two nearest rooms.
We finally lifted off after an hour of arguing, and the ship took forever to get into outer space.
Once we were in outer space, the ship was practically destroyed.
"Are you sure you fixed the ship right?" Lucario asked me.
"Yes, I did," I replied. "But that doesn't mean that the ship coming right towards us will help make it work right."
"What ship?" Lucario asked.
"That one!" I yelled.
The ship was just about to hit us when…
"I have to go to the bathroom!" Sceptile interrupted.
"Okay, that seems like a good stopping point for now," Lickilicky said.
To Be Continued…
You may know everything I'm going to do, but that doesn't matter because I know everything you're going to do. Strange isn't it?
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Why does it always seem to happen around the holidays-money gets tight. have no fear here is a gift guide for all items under $25.
Anthropologie tea cups
So Anthropologie is known for it's luxurious clothing and accessories most of which break my $25 budget. They do have a home section which has a delicious variety of cute tea cups- mugs-bowls etc. Most of them are under $20 take a look here.
Anthropologie patterned postcard stationary $19.95
Maybe it's just me, but I love Anthropologie. I wish everything I owned came from that place. I'd need to win the lottery (maybe twice) in order to make that happen. Nonetheless, here is another great idea: stationary! Some of my friends & family live in far away places. There is always a good excuse to send someone a good old fashioned letter. Especially if it comes on beautiful paper. You could even frame the card when you are done. Find it here.
Bath & Body Works 3-wick Candle in Marshmallow Fireside $20
I recently shared my irrational love for Bath & Body Works 3- Wick candles. They are all amazing and you can't really go wrong. I am loving this scent this fall/winter/holiday season. Great mix of sweet, pine, and overall AMAZING-ness. Great gift for any candle lover on your list. Find it here!
Book: The Art of Racing in the Rain $15 (hardcover)
Can't ever go wrong with a good book. This one is up there in my favorites. Especially good for any dog owner. Here is a mini plot summary, "A heart-wrenching but deeply funny and ultimately uplifting story of family, love, loyalty, and hope–a captivating look at the wonders and absurdities of human life . . . as only a dog could tell it." Better get on it! Find it on Amazon here.
Made in Oregon Gift Box $21.95
I'll be honest, sometimes I think gift boxes are lame. Tiny amounts of product, sometimes it tastes weird, just kinda over it. BUT Made in Oregon does it right. Everything tastes fresh, looks good and is creative. If you have someone who loves all things Oregon or who should start loving it- send them this! Any box is good, they have quite the variety! Check them out here.
West Elm Market Bag $18
There isn't any girl I know who doesn't love a good bag. This one is perfect for quick trips to the grocery store, the beach, holiday parties where you are bringing supplies, carrying several bottles wine (obviously). This cute and durable bag is great. And not too girly- so even your guy wouldn't mind toting it around. Find it here.
There are some good items in this list. I also tried adding websites & stores that have SO many ideas that if you click the links you will also be presented with many other wonderful gifts. My tips would be: Search by price (if you have a budget). Look for gift tabs or gift idea pages on websites (they usually add them in around the holidays). Make it something they know you put a little thought into (makes even the littlest gifts seem amazing).
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Luxurious long weekend in the Cotswolds
Take advantage of Early May Bank holiday and book this luxurious long weekend away in the Cotswolds. Enjoy spring time in the country side, yoga with Celest Pereira and delicious gourmet food with Kimberly Parsons, owner and founder of 'Retreat' Café.
Celest will lead you through twice daily fun and challenging classes while Kimberly will deliver a gourmet food experience including cooked breakfast, lunch and three course delicious dinner (see sample menu below).
Beautiful cottages and fabulous facilities within the grounds including five acres of landscaped gardens, a tennis court and an indoor heated swimming pool complex with traditional Turkish Hammam allows you to do as much or as little as you wish. With only 14 spaces available you will benefit from individual attention and hands-on adjustments. There will be an onsite body worker offering treatments to make the weekend even more special. For booking enquiry click here
Located in the heart of Kingham, a quintessential English village (voted England's favorite) 90 minutes from central London by car or train. There are three unique cottages in traditional Cotswolds style with timeless interiors and all the modern-day conveniences to make your stay relaxing and enjoyable. The twin or double bedrooms are all beautifully furnished, most of them ensuite or with separate bathrooms. The cottages also benefit from open plan living areas, flagstone floors, open fireplaces and decorated with 'arts and crafts' period furniture. Another highlight includes Daylesford Organic's farm shop and café only a 20-minute walk away.
The retreat will start 6pm on Friday 29 April and finish 10am Monday 2 May.
Yoga with Celest will take place in the beautiful Sequoia room (overlooking the pool). There will be a welcome class on arrival, two classes on Saturday and Sunday and a farewell class Monday morning.
During this long weekend, Celest will introduce a fun selection of asanas as well as fun partner work and yoga nidra. Expect to sweat and flow in the morning with classes involving arm balances, inversions, partner work and some acro yoga poses for giggles. The evening classes will be more restful and restorative involving deep tissue relaxation techniques to prepare for a good night's sleep.
About Celest
Celest is deeply passionate about yoga and wants people to leave her classes surprised by what they have accomplished. She is a professionally trained dancer and martial artist therefore her talents lie in teaching yoga asanas that link and flow, helping one discover the relationship between the poses.
She has also completed a BSc in Physiotherapy lending to an in depth knowledge of the human body, how it works and what it can do. Her philosophy is that all one needs to do yoga is have a little courage and lots of fun! On this retreat, expect to work hard and laugh a lot. Advanced postures will be woven into the flow and broken down to their most basic form so all levels will benefit and partner work will be encouraged.
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Here is a sample menue to give you an idea of what to expect...
Metabolism booster Juice - Carrot, Ginger, Beetroot, Sweet potato
Cinnamon soaked oats with poached seasonal fruits
Detox Omelettes with turmeric hollandaise & avocado
Sweet potato, ginger & tamari Soup
w/ seeded crackers
w/ cashew aoli smudge
Mocktail Golden Turmeric Mylk
Starter Grilled Halloumi
w/ blueberry & herb dribbles
w/ grilled kale ribs
Main Stuffed Portobello mushroom
w/ grilled cauliflower, date & earl grey chutney,
w/ red endive leaves, clementines on a bed of blanched curly kale
Dessert Frozen coconut yoghurt cheesecakes
w/ fresh berries & pistachio crumbs
Price £499 per person for double occupancy
Single supplements are limited, please email with queries
Price for this long weekend retreat includes
Welcome class on arrival
Two yoga classes Saturday and Sunday
Farewell class on Monday morning
Three-course dinner Friday, Saturday and Sunday
Cooked breakfast Saturday, Sunday and Monday
Healthy delicious lunch Saturday and Sunday
Accommodation, sheets and towels
Use of pool and hammam
Local transfers to and from recommended train
Price does not include
Train ticket and insurance
Optional treatments
Booking Terms
A non-refundable deposit of £150 is required to confirm your place. The balance is due no less than 6 weeks prior to the event. Bookings made less than 6 weeks prior to the event must be paid in full.
In the event of cancellation
6 weeks or more prior to the retreat date: Your entire payment will be refunded, less £150 which is your deposit.
6-4 weeks prior to the retreat date: payments are not refundable, but are transferable (less deposit) to a future Scandoir retreat.
4 weeks or less prior to the retreat date: payments are not refundable.
Please contact us for payment details.
See full Terms & Conditions for more details and cancellation policy.
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This is the last of the posting of Hollywood Cemetary. The Mausoleums and a few of the beautiful monuments to various persons laid to rest here.
It has been said , they are haunted.
There is a few stories floating around as to why and those stories can be found if you do a search on the internet.
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I was told by a visitor I met in the cemetary this day, that this stone monument was a whisper wall.
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How much does tree removal cost?
There are two ways to calculate the cost of tree removal, using a calculator tool or being given the variables to work it out yourself. But which one is better.
Prices start at $225 for small trees and go right up to $3,900 for larger trees. Other factors such as access, tree condition and time of year all contribute to cost.
The cost of tree removal can go a lot higher than this, but the above price range is within a band of averages. Below is our FREE online cost calculating tool for tree removal. Use it to quickly and easily work out an estimate your tree job.
Calculating the cost to remove a tree can be tricky as there are a lot of factors to take in, but understanding all the factors will be a huge advantage, as it will give you the upper hand on understanding where big savings can be made with your own tree removal job.
Shortcut: Why not getting 3 FREE estimates from local tree services. All have been voted best priced by previous users. It just takes 2 minutes to request a 3 FREE quotes.
Cost of tree removal by tree size?
Cost to removal a Small tree
The cost to remove a small tree ranges from $200 – $500. I would classify a small tree being 5 – 15ft. in height and a trunk diameter no larger than 6 inches.
Medium tree removal price
A medium tree will cost you between $500 and $900 for complete removal. Some factors such as location in your yard and access may vary price slightly. A medium tree can be defined as a tree 15 – 25ft. in height.
Large tree removal cost
Larger trees obviously cost more for removal due to the large amounts of foliage and timber that needs to be removed. You can expect to pay between $900 and $2500. A large tree is any tree that is 30 – 60 ft. in height.
X-Large tree removal estimate
Extra-large trees are a little less common in suburbia and can be defined as any tree that is taller than 60ft. Some of them range right up to 120 ft. You can expect to pay $2500 – $4500 for complete including the stump.
Tree removal cost examples (with pictures)
Below I have taken photographs of different tree species of various sizes and discussed the price you could expect to pay to remove this type of tree. Hopefully with an image of a tree that is similar to yours you can get a rough idea of price.
Plane Tree
Estimated height: 10ft. tall
Botanical name: Acer pseudoplatanus
This is the smallest tree we will be quoting. It is about 10 ft. high and juvenile. A tree removal service would charge no more than $200 for complete removal of this Sycamore tree.
Pro tip: Any tree smaller than 15 ft. can be removed by a lawn and garden care company. They generally charge 50% less which brings the price down to $100.
Estimated height: 12ft. tall
Botanical name: Magnolia grandiflora
This is quite a small job and would not take a tree service more than 1 hour to complete from arrival to pulling away in their truck. It is in the front yard with easy access and not many obstacles. This tree will cost $340 – $550 to remove. I know it seems like a lot for 1 hours work, but it's the heavy equipment and the work crew of 4 or more which will make it so fast. A 1 or 2 man band will take half the day. Plus you need to factor in travel time etc.
For cheaper prices you can opt to contact a lawn care garden maintenance type company who will surely quote you a cheaper price for something is small. I do not recommend getting in anyone other than an arborist for any tree taller than 15 ft.
Canary Island Date Palm
Estimated height: 12ft. tall
Botanical name: Phoenix canariensis
This Date palm is a mid-sized specimen and in someone's front yard. Although access is easy, great care will need to be take not to damage the hedge below and the manicured lawn.
The trunks on these trees are also deceptively large in diameter. To remove this tree would cost $810 – $1,320 including stump removal.
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Estimated heights: 10 – 15ft. tall
Trees: Sycamore, Magnolia, Date Palm
In this video I talk you though the first three examples listed above. There is a bit more information on why they prices are as they are so you can get an idea of what it might cost to remove your small tree.
Poplar tree
Estimated height: 20ft. tall
Botanical name: Populus
As you can see this tree is about medium sized, but is in a bit of a tricky spot. It's hard up against the house and walled in. The only access is through a small gate out of the frame. If this tree was in an open front yard, it would cost $600 – $850 for complete removal. But it awkward position and extra time needed to remove, this tree will cost closer to $1000 – $1200 to remove.
Estimated height: 25ft. tall
Botanical name: Pinophyta
This conifer has a duel leading trunks, so it's essentially two trees in one. Even though this tree is behind a ball, it is going to be east for an arborist to climb it and block it down throwing the pieces onto the street for the crew to clean up.
Even though it is a due leader, I can not imagine you paying more than $850 – $1,200 for complete removal. The price may vary depending on the city you live and the time you year you opt to get it removed.
White Pine
Estimated height: 30ft. tall
Botanical Name: Pinus strobus
The below example is a Radiate pine along someone's driveway leading to their house.
There is easy access for heavy machinery and lots of room to work. A tree like this would cost $1,750 – $2,285 to remove.
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Estimated heights: 20 – 30ft. tall
Trees: Conifer, White pine, Poplar
In this cost example for medium to large sized trees we look at three vastly different trees in three vastly different situations. We address the not so obvious factors that add to the cost of tree removal and what you might be able to d to mitigate those factors.
Radiata Pine
Estimated height: 40ft. tall
Botanical name: Pinus radiata
This photo done not do the tree justice as it is bigger than it looks when you are standing next to it. The removal of pine trees are a little awkward given it's close proximity to the home and the lack of room to work. This job is perfectly suited for a crane to lift it onto the street and feed it through the waiting chipper.
Due to the location and size you can expect to pay $2,400 – $3,000 for the removal of this tree.
Eucalyptus tree
Estimated height: 70ft. tall
This is a very large specimen and everything appears a lot closer when you are right up next to the tree. This photo was taken from about 60 meters away. This is a very large specimen and would cost you $2,990 – $3,750 for complete removal.
What is the average cost of tree removal?
The average tree removal cost is $871 so far in 2019. This is a handy fact, but really has no bearing on the cost of your tree.
Trees come in all shapes and sizes, so only by studying a bit more information below will you get a more accurate indication of exactly how much you can expect to pay to have your tree cut down.
How is the cost of tree removal calculated?
There are a lot of variables to take into consideration when calculating the cost of tree removal. The way in arborist would normally calculate the cost of removing a tree is to come out for a site visit to visually see the tree, view the access to the tree and any obstacles around the tree. They can then determine how much time it will take to safely dismantle the tree and take everything away.
As tree services do not charge an hourly rate, but charge by the job, there is no magic formula they use for calculating the cost of tree removal.
Every local tree cutting service is different, so the use their own formula specific to their business.
All businesses have different overheads, staff members and a wide variety of equipment used to remove trees. All these cost factors specific to their individual business need to be taken into consideration when pricing your tree removal job, so they can guarantee their time is not wasted and they can make a profit.
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How does the tree removal cost calculator work?
The tree removal cost calculator which we have put together is one of the most accurate on the market. It takes into account four (4) of the main factors to determine exactly what a tree job will cost.
We use these 4 variables as they are the biggest factors that swing price the most.
That being said, there are a lot more factors than just four to consider, which will go into more detail below, but the biggest factors which sway the price estimate on tree removal are:
Job type: Trim | Removal
Tree size: 1 story | 2 stories | 3 stories
No. of trees: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4+
Access to trees: Easy (front) | Difficult (back)
Just by using these 4 variables, we are able to calculate with a certain degree of accuracy the price you would expect to pay for your particular tree removal or trimming job.
Some of the factors we considered adding to the calculator tool that also affect the cost were whether the tree is dead or alive, obstacles around the tree such as fences sheds power lines or your home and also if the tree is on a block of land with a steep gradient.
We have found that even though these factors do play a role in the cost of tree removal, the four main factors that we have included in the cost calculating tool still seem to be the most relevant and get a very accurate price within $75.
Does this cost also include stump removal?
The above cost calculator we have put together above does not take into account the separate cost of stump removal, but includes the cost of stump removal in the estimate when removing a tree.
We have been working on a separate tool to calculate just the cost of stump removal or the cost of tree removal and stump separately, but we have found that to include tree and stump removal as a package seems to work best and is one of the more popular search terms by users.
What factors add to the cost of tree removal?
Below we're going to go in a little bit more detail discussing some more factors that will contribute to the cost of tree removal. Again in the calculator we have left these particular variables out as a selection criteria yet as an average they have been factored in to the cost.
This is where a small bit of variance does come in which can either work in your favour or against you.
Here they are in no particular order:
Time of year
These factors are in no particular order but it did make sense to stick this one at the top. Time of year is a very important factor when it comes to the cost of tree removal.
Getting your tree removed in spring and summer will have you paying a premium price for the service. It's much like trying to book a hotel by the beach during summer holidays. There is a lot more demand during this period and you'll simply pay more.
During the winter months most tree companies go into hibernation (pun intended) as they do not have enough work to sustain them. Some can thrive in winter if they have a side business such as selling firewood, but for most tree services they continue doing whatever tree work they can find. This is great news as you are on the right side of the supply and demand chain with tree services falling over each other trying to win your business. At the end of the day you will pay less.
Tree size
Tree size is an obvious one, so I won't go into too much detail, but the bigger the tree the more you will pay. Now there is a difference between how tall a tree is and how "big" it is. When I say big, you need to factor in number of branches and spread of the tree.
Number of branches
Some trees have a single straight trunk with lots of small branches which are really easy to work on. Others will have like an oak tree will have large branches it extend out a long way. These are a lot more time-consuming to work on and will cost you a lot more money to remove.
Trunk diameter
The diameter of the tree trunk is generally directly tied to the size of the tree. The taller the tree, the larger of the diameter of the trunk needed to support that tree. That being said you do get some trees that are tall with a very slender trunks. These are a lot easier to handle a lot less time-consuming and less manual labour required. A good general rule of thumb to consider when calculating the cost of tree removal is, the more volume of timber the more it will cost you to have the tree removed.
Location on property
This is a really big factor and has been added as a selection criteria in the tree removal cost calculator. Imagine you had two identical trees one of them was in your front yard which was easily assessable by heavy machinery and the other tree of the exact size and shape is in your backyard with very poor rear access.
The tree in the front yard will most likely cost you half the price as tree in your backyard. The reason being there is a lot more manual labour involved in transporting the tree from the backyard to the front without the assistance of heavy machinery. This takes time and time is money.
Pro tip: You can negate this extra cost by granting the best access possible to the tree in your backyard. If you don't have a driveway with a good rear access, maybe your neighbour does? Putting them on your Christmas card list and asking them if they would mind you removing a section of fence so the tree services can access your backyard through their driveway will save you hundreds of dollars.
This is a very big factor depending on the obstacle the tree services face. If a tree is overhanging your house obviously the house cannot be moved to make the removal of the tree easier. The arborist will just have to work around it.
But other things like pot plants, fences and even power lines to your house can all be removed or repositioned to make the removal or pruning job a lot easier for the tree service company.
Pro tip: The easier it is for the arborist to remove your tree, the less money it is going to cost you. Remove any obstacles around the tree before the tree comes down. It is important that you do this or indicate your intention to do this during the quoting process. The tree service needs to know exactly what they are working with when pricing your job.
The company quoting your job
This factor is probably one of the biggest ones people don't take into account. There are many types of tree companies of various sizes who approach their business model differently. If you get three quotes from the first tree services that you find in an internet search, chances are you were going to be paying more for tree lopping.
It is not blind luck or coincidence that those companies were the first ones that you came across. These companies pay a lot of money to be in top positions.
Their large marketing budgets will net them a lot more leads and phone calls, but they will need to quote higher prices to recoup the large amounts of money they do spend on marketing. So don't be afraid to check page 2 of Google results or Yelp.
What can I do to reduce the cost tree removal?
There are many things you can control in reducing the cost of removing a tree from your property.
In no particular order they are listed below with an explanation.
Do the work in winter
This one we have touched on a little above. Because there is so little work and so many companies trying to win the work, you will find in most cases they drop their prices 20 – 30% in the cooler months.
Grant better access to the tree
Giving the tree service better access is also a very big deal. If you are able to remove a section of fence to allow the tree service to enter via your neighbours yard, or maybe you back onto a Laneway or park, you will save them time and yourself a lot of money.
Remove obstacles
There are lots of obstacles that you might not even think of being a big deal, but can add to the time taken to remove the tree which will inadvertently cost you more money.
Tree pruning and removal is pretty rough and tumble. If you have anything delicate near the tree being trimmed or removed such as pot plant, outdoor furniture, kids play equipment etc. this will have the tree service company dancing around it all trying not to damage anything. Even a nicely manicured lawn or a beautiful garden bed under the tree can seriously slow things up.
If you make it clear during the quoting process that you will remove everything out of the way before they start the job, you'll find this simple trick can save you quite a bit of money.
Dispose of waste yourself
Depending on the size location, and type of tree being removed it is debatable whether this can save you money.
In the case of palm trees on the other hand, disposing of the waste yourself is going to save you 30 – 50% off the price of removal.
Palm trees are not like regular trees, they are actually quite acidic and cannot be mulched and re-sold by the tree service companies as garden cover. The whole tree needs to be dumped at a waste disposal facility as general waste and not green waste. This is actually quite expensive with most places charging in the hundreds of dollars per tonne. Because palm trees are full of water and quite heavy, the costs add up quickly.
If you were to dispose of the green waste yourself either in your garbage bin over time, or if your local council has a clean-ups for free, you can place the palm logs on the sidewalk for free removal.
Fire sale on firewood
Why not sell your trees timber as firewood? This is only really worth it if you have a large tree, and doubly worth it if the tree is in your back yard and hard to get to. Rather than paying the tree service to remove the whole tree, just ask them to remove the branches. Also ask the trunk to be cut into firewood size logs.
Not only will you save money for removal as the tree company will not have to spend time manually loading and removing all the timber, but you can have an auction on eBay for the firewood. People will pay you for the timber and come pick it up for free.
Is tree trimming calculated the same way?
Tree trimming is calculated in a similar way to tree removal. All the above factors come into play when calculating pruning costs, but obviously in general the cost of tree trimming is a lot cheaper than full tree removal.
For more information on the cost of tree removal, please have a look at our tree trimming cost guide for more information.
How is palm removal cost calculated?
Calculating the cost of palm tree removal does vary quite a bit from regular tree removal. In essence, they are two totally different jobs and a palm tree is really just one long trunk with a few leave on top. They are going to be a lot easier for the tree service to work on, so the cost to calculate their removal is a bit different.
The average cost of palm tree removal is $429. At the low end you might only pay $150, but at the high end of the spectrum you can pay up to $3000.
This is a topic we will have to cover in more detail and is beyond the scope of this article.
Does tree removal cost vary from state to state?
The cost of tree removal can vary from state to state due to a few factors.
Population density, supply and demand as well as cost of living will all come into play.
In general it would come down to the running costs of a tree business in your state or city. Obviously the cost to remove a tree in San Francisco would be more than in Fresno even though they are both in California.
The cost of housing, office space, insurance and the average wages for the area will affect the price of local services. The cost of tree removal is no different.
How do you calculate the cost of emergency tree removal?
As a general rule of thumb, you can expect to pay double for emergency tree removal. It will all depend on the circumstances though.
If it's a Sunday afternoon and a tree on your property has fallen through a fence, power lines or even a house, then you will need someone to come out in a hurry to help remove the tree. But as you can imagine, getting a tree service after hours or on weekends is going to cost you more.
The same is true when a storm has swept through your town or city and knocked over hundreds of trees. Due to the high demand, tree removal is going to cost you a lot more than it would on a regular day.
How to save on emergency tree removal
Firstly, if the tree has come down or is dangerous, you should call emergency services first to render the tree safe. This is a free service and will not cost you a thing.
Once the tree is safe, you are best taking your time to get quotes and wait for the right price. If it is due to a storm, you might have to wait for a few weeks before getting a tree service out. Once all the emergency work has died down, they will begin quoting normal prices again.
How much does land clearing cost?
Land clearing is a different service to just regular tree removal. A lot of the time you are clearing land because you want to build a home or commercial building.
Calling a tree removal company is the expensive option. In this case you are best going with a construction company with heavy machinery. In most cases you are going to want the land levelled as well as the tree removed. This is something a tree company cannot do, so you are best getting a medium to large construction company with the right equipment to do both services at the same time.
This will save you time and surly a lot of money in the process.
Cheap tree removal services near me
Finding cheap local tree removal services is not as hard as you think. Follow these steps to 50% or greater savings:
1. Don't go with the companies at the top of search results. They pay a lot to be there and will pass those costs onto you.
2. If you are not in a rush, hire in winter. By hiring in the off-season you will save 20-30% off regular prices. This is due to an over-supply of tree services and very little demand.
3. Get a gardener to do the job. Tree services generally charge twice as much as gardeners. This is only valid for trees 15ft (I story house height) or smaller. Anything larger will need to be done by a certified arborist.
4. Use GoTreeQuotes FREE services to request 3 quotes from local tree services. All recommended have been voted "best priced" by previous users. These are obligation free quotes.
How much to remove a tree yourself?
Removing a tree yourself is only recommended if the tree is 15 feet in height or smaller. Trees that are larger than this will require the expertise of a certified arborist.
Trying to removing a tree whilst on a step ladder is extremely dangerous and is not recommended. If you can do the job while on the ground, then go for it. If not, please call a professional.
Cost of chainsaw hire
You will need to hire a chainsaw which normally costs about $60 for a half day hire or $90 for a full day. You will need to brush up on your chainsaw safety skills first, but this is generally something they can run through with you at the hire shop.
Green waste dumping fees
Green waste can be expensive to dump, so if possible it is recommended that you dispose of it over time in your green waste bin, or wait for a city clean-up and place the waste material from your tree removal on the side walk.
The average cost of tree removal is $890. Knowing this however does not bring you any closer to knowing the cost to remove YOUR tree. The reason is the above is an average price taken form all quotes given including trees from 15 ft. tall to over 80 ft. tall. To get a more accurate price on your tree removal job, please look at the cost by tree size here, or get 3 quotes from local tree services.
In general it is cheaper to cut down trees in winter. The main reason is not because the tree has less leaves and it's easier to work on, it's because the economy of supply and demand are in your favor.
Tree services along with landscapers and lawn care companies are in low demand in winter. If you have the same supply of companies in winter, but half the work to go around, companies become more competitive on price as they try to win what little work there is. You will save an average of 25% hiring in winter.
Pine trees come in different shapes and sizes. For the sake of this question we are going to look at a 50 ft. spruce type pine. A 50 foot pine will cost you between $890 and $1,780 depending on the access to the tree and its location on your property. Trees that can be felled from the base are a lot cheaper than trees that need a climber or a cherry picker to remove.
Trees that are 100 ft. or more in height will cost $2,400 on average to remove. There are 100's of different species of trees and each will come with different price tags. Other factors that will add to the cost of removal is access to the tree and the tree service you hire to do it. Be sure to shop around to secure a good deal.
In most cases no. Tree services will come and cut down your tree for a fee, but the odds of you selling your tree are slim. If your tree is a desirable palm species such as a Date palm, you might be able to sell it to a local landscaping company who will then sell it on for a profit.
Other than palm trees, you would need to have a tree with very exotic timber for someone to offer you money to take it away.
This will depend on the type of tree and how close to your house it is. The roots of some trees can be quite invasive and begin to crack the foundations of your home if left grow. A good safe distance is 10 ft. or more from the outer edge of the trunk. At this distance a trees roots can still find their way into drains and under your home, but they are less likely to cause any real foundational damage. Anything closer than 10 ft. and you should consider removing it.
The cost to remove an Oak tree will depend on the size of the tree, the number of branches and how easy it is to access and remove. The average price for a medium-size Oak tree removal is $1,750, but the real range starts at $950 for smaller Oaks, and goes right up to $4,300 for very large ones.
There are a few things you need to look for when selecting a tree service to remove your tree. Firstly when doing an internet search you need to have a look at their reviews. If they have too many 1 and 2 star reviews, you need to keep looking. Next you need to do a background check on the company. Go to your state company registrar website and type in their company name or number. Have a look to see how long they have been in business and whether they have changed their trading name recently. When they are out quoting your job you need to ask for an arborist certificate and insurance details.
This will depend on the size of the tree being removed. The best way to gage whether you are getting a good price, is to get more than 1 quote. A good number of quotes is 3, but there is nothing wrong with getting 4 or 5 quotes for very large jobs.
Insurance companies will cover the cost of tree removal if the tree came down in a storm or any other act of nature. They will not cover the removal of a healthy just because you want to cut it down. They will also not cover the removal of a dead tree (died years ago) that finally fell after years of neglect.
In most cases no. If your tree came down in a storm, you may get your insurance company to foot the bill. If you are a tenant of a property you can ask your landlord if they would mind paying, but I'm sure it would depend on the circumstances. There are programs available such as small government grants for pensioners who need to remove a tree but do not have the funds. You will need to speak to your local council or state government pension office about the details.
Trees are very difficult to price from a picture or a description over the phone. The reason is the difficulty and time take to remove a tree can only be assessed when taking into account the access to the property, obstacles around the tree and the shape and size of the tree itself. All of which is difficult to describe over the phone. Tree services will need to book in a time to view the job to give you a firm quote.
If your tree is protected due to its size will need to apply for a permit to remove the tree. To know whether your tree is protected, please refer to your local Tree Removal Ordinance for more information.
If the council feels you do not have sufficient grounds to remove the tree they may decide that it should stay. You can then get an arborist report from an independent arborist. If the arborist inspection finds the tree is dangerous, you can then resubmit your application for review. If the tree is protected and healthy, the likelihood of getting approval for removal is slim.
If the tree is question is on city property, they will come out and prune any branches that are encroaching on your property. If the tree is on your property however, you will need to foot the bill. All trees on your property are the responsibility of the owner to maintain.
Most of the time, you will only need to give the tree company access to your yard to do the job. You will not need to be present while the tree is being removed. Arrangements can be made for payment after you have returned home and inspected the finished job.
Stump removal is normally priced separately. If you have a quote for a tree to be removed, make sure they have specify whether that price includes the removal of the stump. If it does not, they may try to get away with charging you an extra fee for removal. This is a dirty trick, but can be easily avoided if you have it written on the quote exactly what is included in the price.
Author: Ben McInerney – Ben is a qualified arborist with 15 plus years of industry experience in Arboriculture. He ran a successful tree service before turning to writing and publishing. Ben is dedicating to providing users with the most accurate up to date information on everything trees.
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MINDLESS vandals trashed a train carriage over a busy weekend.
Furious commuters blasted idiots who dismantled seating in a carriage.
The Greater Anglia train arrived in Southend Victoria in a state that shocked passengers.
Becky Hilson, 33, from Southend, said: "I saw the carriage and was in total disbelief. I've never seen anything like it in my whole life.
"We can't let people do this, I think it's disgusting what has happened on the train.
"It meant that we couldn't use this carriage, I think we could do with someone checking these trains more regularly.
"It's terrible that it was left in that state, it must have come from London Liverpool Street Station in that state.
"I think we pay enough for our train tickets and this should mean that we have a good and decent service and decent facilities.
"I can't understand how this has happened. The thugs who did this need to be caught and dealt with very soon."
Brian Potter, 45, from Southend said: "Gangs of youngsters seem to think they can do what they want these days and commuters have now suffered.
"It is disgusting that people are going about their daily business trying to get a train but can't because some violent yobs destroyed a carriage.
"It would be great if the train firm does a bit more about making sure their trains are in better condition. It shouldn't have got so far without being fixed in my opinion, I can't believe that none of the train line staff were aware of the damage."
Bosses at the train line say workers quickly rectified the damage when they became aware of it.
A Greater Anglia spokesperson said: "We think that this vandalism might have occurred once the train left Liverpool Street as it was not reported there and we would not want to put a train into service in this condition.
"Our train presentation team was able to rectify the damage caused by vandals who created this mess on Saturday night once the train reached Southend, so luckily, there was no need to take the train out of service which would have inconvenienced many of our customers.
"We work very hard to keep our older trains clean and in good working order, and we are in the process of replacing them with brand new trains that will hugely improve passengers' journeys. We would urge anyone who witnesses anti-social behaviour on our trains to text British Transport Police on 61016."


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Alrighty, so now that I've gotten really technical and given you all so much information, there seem to be a lot of questions. This is what happens when I share the story in real-time — I can't just make sweeping generalizations about it after the fact, but instead drag you all through each seemingly contradictory medical moment. So I'm taking today to try to answer some of the questions I keep hearing over and over. Feel free to post additional ones in the Comments section and I'll do my best to come up with regular-person answers that don't require years of med school to understand.
Why is it so good that this isn't a recurrence (if this indeed isn't a recurrence)?
This is the big one I keep hearing, which I think I mostly answered in Monday night's post, which was all about survival statistics. Basically, if this particular cancer comes back once, it then has a tendency to come back again and again. Sooner or later, it would just be too much to successfully treat, either because you'd have used up all the chemo drugs (many of which have maximum lifetime doses), or because once you've radiated a certain spot, that same spot responds less well to radiation again, or because there are only so many times can you open up a child's body and manipulate his insides to do a surgical resection. So it is much much better if this was just a little "leftover" cancer from the first round, which now we can think/hope/believe we've completely removed.
Can we be certain if this is a recurrence or not?
No! Ah, modern medicine . . . there are so many more unknowns than I ever imagined. But I talked about this in the last post and again below. And it doesn't actually change our course of action moving forward, but would change the way we feel moving forward.
What does "chemo-resistant" mean anyway?
This is tricky and hopefully not too dreadfully boring but here goes — Wilms' tumors are made up of three types of cells: cancer cells, muscle cells and lining cells (which all have fancy medical names). Most Wilms' tumors are primarily cancer cells, with some muscle and lining thrown in for good measure. Austin's tumors, on the other hand, were almost entirely muscle, upwards of eighty percent. (I am talking about the original tumors from back in August, September and October of 2007, by the way. I'm not trying to confuse you even more!) Chemotherapy drugs are designed to target and kill cancer cells. So only a very small percentage of Austin's tumors responded to the chemo as expected. There was some chemo-induced shrinkage but it was only on a tiny portion of the tumors, while the muscle cells were growing or multiplying or differentiating so rapidly. This is both good and bad. Good because the tumors weren't all that cancerous (cancer is, after all, a relative term). But bad because the growth of the tumors was so very dangerous, not because they were cancer but simply because they took up so much damn space in his small body, pushing aside his right lung and causing his blood pressure and heart rate to skyrocket.
So once we realized that his tumors had this rare rhabdomyomatous differentiation, why did he keep getting all that chemo?
Well, this one is a even trickier. The best answer is because we just weren't entirely sure what we were dealing with. There are very few cases of kids with tumors quite like this and I think that, into the future, Austin's case may actually change the protocol for kids across the country with this variation. The very fact that his tumors didn't respond to chemo is part of why we can now say that tumors with rhabdomyomatous differentiation don't respond to chemo!
Also, and this is important, there is a tendency to over-treat pediatric cancer patients instead of undertreating them. When doctors and parents have a child with cancer, they do whatever they can to get rid of that cancer, even things that are potentially harmful. Cancer treatment is dangerous, both in the short-term and certainly the long-term. Many cancer patients die of their treatment, not of their disease, which is sort of stunning when you stop to think about it. They die from the medicine, such high doses of chemo destroying their immune systems so that when they get some random virus their bodies simply can't fight it. Chemo is toxic after all. And both chemo and radiation lead to secondary cancers. But this is stuff we parents don't have the luxury of considering until after the fact. And doctors desperately want their patients to be cured of their cancers, to live, and they want to do it without causing harm, but the research simply doesn't exist yet to support how little you can do and still have a favorable outcome. This should be the next frontier in research — how can we treat one terrible thing without causing another?
Jeff has said to me many many times in the past nineteen months, "We could probably treat Austin's cancer with a chisel, but all we have is a sledgehammer. We know the sledghammer will work and so we use it. But we also know it will cause all sorts of peripheral damage." But what choice do you have?
So Austin had eight months of chemo, just in case. Did it work? Who knows? This little tumor we just removed had been treated by chemo, which means (as I said the other day), that the cancer parts of it were destroyed but the muscular parts still grew, albeit much more slowly than the original tumors.
Geez, I just read this through and am really hoping it helps and doesn't hinder!
So, what now?
Not much apparently. Definitely no chemo and probably no radiation, although the final verdict on that has yet to be made. I do know we'll do another CT scan in three months, and, if that one is clear, we'll get back on the every-six-month schedule. So ultimately,while Mark and I have increased worry, the boys' lives should not change. Braedan will still be allowed to have friends over, Austin can still start preschool in the fall (something he begs for every day when we drop Braedan off), we can go on family outings to places filled with kids and germs and fun. Life goes on.
The clock, though, has been reset. You may remember that, because Wims' tumor recurrences tend to happen within the first two years, a child is not considered "cured" until they are two years from the end of treatment, which would have been February 2010. Now we set our sights on February 2011, so mark your calendars.
And finally, the most difficult question of all to answer: How about a family picture that shows all four of you?
The best I can do are these from our trip to Jamaica in January, when we took the boys to a petting farm for a pony ride and they absolutely hated it. You would have thought we were making them swim with crocodiles or something, there was so much crying it was actually funny. So enjoy . . .


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One of the best investments that you can do, is to invest and starting your own event rental space. This is really a great thing to do, but then you must make sure that you have done all your homework and that you consider everything possible. The more you know, the better you will know what to do, and how to start your own rental venue. A couple of things that you should consider when you are starting your own venue space.
Doing research as much as possible
The first thing that you must do, is to do as much research as possible. This is the only way that you can make sure that you know that this is the right thing to do for you.
Starting an event rental space might be a great option, but this doesn't mean that this will be great for you, personally. This is why you should do as much research as possible. The more you know, the better you will understand if this is the thing that you can make successful. With research, you will also know if there is really a need for this type of venue in your area.
Knowing what your clients want
You should also know what your potential clients will want. Meaning, do most business owners in your area want to have a formal function room rental, or are they looking for something more relaxed and informal. Do they want a place where they can hold meetings and have some food and drinks to enjoy, or are they just looking for a venue for the meeting or seminar?
These are a couple of things that your potential clients might be looking for, and if you don't know what their needs might be, you will not be able to create a space that will be rented out regularly.
The importance of the right venue
The other thing that you should consider, is the importance of the right venue space. The last thing that you want to do, is to pay lots of money for buying a venue that is in the wrong neighborhood. And, where no one wants to hire a venue for a meeting or seminar.
You should really make sure that the venue that you are considering buying is in the right neighborhood and at the right location for most people.
Marketing is the key to success
Now, that you have everything set up, you need to ensure that you are doing the right type of marketing. Without marketing, your function room rental isn't going to be successful. People needs to know that you have a space available for seminars, and they will not know this if you don't do marketing.
Investing in a seminar room can be great, but then you need to make sure that you know how to make this type of venue a success. This is normally a great investment because there are many people that are looking for a venue that they can hire. But, then you need to have the right type of venue and that you are offering what people are looking for in a rental venue.