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Rose Cottage bed and breakfast
Welcome to Rose Cottage, a luxury bed and breakfast between Beccles and Bungay in Suffolk.
Situated on a quiet country lane in South Norfolk, on the Norfolk / Suffolk border and close to the southern end of the Norfolk Broads, Rose Cottage is our family home overlooking the picturesque Waveney Valley, a favourite subject for landscape painter Sir Alfred Munnings.
It is a 19th century Norfolk cottage sympathetically restored. Traditional features, such as ledge and brace doors and Suffolk latches, are complemented by modern facilities to give your break a touch of luxury with a classical feel.
During your stay you are welcome to relax in our conservatory or enjoy the garden, which it overlooks. We have a selection of local maps and books to help you plan your days out.
We hope you enjoy a relaxing and pleasant stay with us.
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"With thanks for another lovely stay, once again it's been a real pleasure." – April 2018 – Nottingham
"Thank you for another wonderful stay. We so much enjoy our talks especially about family and the area." – April 2018 – Canada
"Lovely restful night. Just what we needed." – November 2017 – Kent
"Another lovely holiday. Thank you Jenny for all your help and advice and wonderful service you have given us again." – September 2017 – Surrey
"Thank you Jenny for another wonderful and relaxing stay. Hope to be back soon." – September 2017 – Worcs.
"Thank you, Jenny, for a lovely stay. It's a gold star from us! You're the best!" – August 2017 – South Glos.
"A wonderful B and B. Lovely people, fantastic breakfast; a perfect base for going out and about. Thank you, Jenny." – August 2017 – Lincoln
"Wonderful stay once again – delicious breakfasts. Thank you." – July 2017 – West Sussex
"Very welcoming and comfortable stay. Thank you." – June 2017 – Powys
"Home from home. Thank you for another lovely stay." – June 2017 – Kent
"Thank you very much. Perfect sleep and an even better breakfast." – May 2017 – Netherlands
"Thank you for another lovely stay. Everything much appreciated." – May 2017 – Nottingham
"Everything was wonderful. We would love to return." – April 2017 – Ontario, Canada
"Thank you Jenny for a wonderful stay. Your welcome and attention to detail in all things is superb." – April 2017 – Kent
"Many thanks for a lovely stay. Ist class B and B and family." – April 2017 – Crieff, Scotland
"Thank you for another warm welcome and everything we needed." – November 2016 – Kent
"Such a warm, friendly welcome and everything perfect. So nice to meet you – thank you." – November 2016 – East Lothian
"Wonderful to stay again. Thank you Jenny." – October 2016 – Worcs
"Another lovely holiday. It's home from home; everything just right. Thank you Jenny." – September 2016 – Surrey
"Second visit. Things just get better and better. Thanks Jenny." – September 2016 – Somerset
"Lovely location. The bedroom is beautiful. Everything has been thought of – comfy bed, fluffy towels. Bathroom is impeccable, lovely toiletries, excellent shower. Our host was very attentive and available. Breakfast generous and delicious; plenty of choice; good coffee too!" – August 2016 – Essex
"Many thanks again for your superb hospitality." – July 2016 – Worcs
"Thanks for a lovely few days in a lovely setting." – July 2016 – Herts
"Another perfect stay. Thank you." – June 2016 – Kent
"The best B and B we have ever stayed at. Top of the list. Many thanks." – June 2016 – Lincs
"Thank you for a most comfortable stay and a great breakfast. Perfect. Hope to be back soon." – June 2016 – Kent
"Thoroughly enjoyed stay. Thank you." – June 2016 – Cornwall
"Another pleasant, peaceful stay with excellent hospitality." – May 2016 – Northants
"We thoroughly enjoyed a comfortable stay with your excellent hospitality. Thank you." – May 2016 – Renfrewshire
"Thank you very much Jenny. We appreciated your hospitality and the food as well. We had a great time." – May 2016 – Quebec, Canada
"Thank you for everything. It's been lovely and a really restful break." – April 2016 – Notts
"Thank you for a perfect stay. Everything was just right." – October 2015 – Leeds
"Thank you Jenny for a lovely stay and fab food." – September 2015 – South Yorks
"Thank you Jenny for making our stay in your beautiful home so nice and welcoming. You are the perfect host with all our chats so interesting and informative. Nothing too much trouble for you. Nice to meet your family … that just leaves the food – absolutely scrumptious breakfasts and I can't wait to taste my packed lunch on the way home! Thank you again – a wonderful week." – August 2015 – Hants
"Thank you so much for your very kind hospitality during our seven day stay with you. Nothing was too much trouble especially with the different breakfast I chose each morning. All delicious! Thanks again, Jenny." – August 2015 – Hants
"Had a wonderful time – room and food fantastic. Thank you – everything was just perfect and so special for us." – July 2015 – Surrey
"Superb quality accommodation – faultless and great host." – July 2015 – Moreton-in-the-Marsh
"What a delight! Nothing too much trouble. Thank you so much." – July 2015 – Kettering
"Perfect as always. Thank you so much for a wonderful stay." – July 2015 – Leeds
"A very enjoyable stay; great hospitality and generous meals. Highly recommended." – June 2015 – Edinburgh
"Lovely peaceful place, delicious breakfasts, great for access to the coast – and the Olive Tree a bonus." – June 2015 – Greenwich
"Superb accommodation. Great host, nothing too much trouble. Wonderful place to stay." – May 2015 – Nottingham
"Perfect in every way. Thank you so much for making our short stay so special. So glad we found you. We will definitely return." – May 2015 – Nottingham
"Warm and welcoming, very comfortable, relaxing and excellent breakfasts. Highly recommended." – March 2015 – Lincs
"Thank you for a comfortable stay and wonderful breakfasts. Also your local knowledge." – Feb 2015 – Kent
"A wonderful stay. Thank you so much for all your kindness and warm welcome." – January 2015 – East Sussex
"Thank you for making us so welcome in your lovely home." – November 2014 – Wiltshire
"Thank you for a peaceful few days in lovely surroundings." – October 2014 – East Sussex
"Excellent B and B and food. Very enjoyable stay. Thank you." – August 2014 – Bedfordshire
"We truly enjoyed our stay and we cherished the nice chats we had. Thank you." – August 2014 – The Netherlands
"A very warm welcome and delicious breakfast. Thank you." – August 2014 – Mottingham
"Wonderful welcome. Delicious breakfast. Very comfortable. Thank you." – July and August 2014 – West Sussex
"Just like staying with friends or family. Brilliant!" – June 2014 – Somerset
"Perfection! A wonderful stay." – June 2014 – Kent
"A wonderful place to stay. Thank you for looking after us so well." – May 2014 – Leeds
"Excellent – very comfortable – lovely hostess! Will be back!" – May 2014 – Sussex
"Everything has been so lovely. Scenery beautiful and tranquil. Facilities and service second to none. We will come again. Thank you for everything." – April 2014 – Leeds
"Fabulous ……… Great breakfast. Hope to be back again" – March 2014 – Essex
"Wonderful serene place to stay. Great breakfast!! Warm, cosy and comfortable. Superb owner very knowledgeable and helpful. Will return asap. Thank you." – November 2013 – Derbyshire
"Very welcoming and food was excellent." – October 2013 – Oxfordshire
"It's difficult to find adequate words to describe our stay at your wonderful B & B. We arrived as strangers and departed, we felt, as friends. Lovely accommodation, great food ….. what more can one ask? Thank you." – September 2013 – Nova Scotia, Canada
"Lovely accommodation and great food. Don't want to leave. Highly recommended and will be back. Thank you so much." – August 2013 – Northampton
"Wonderful stay! Lovely accommodation and we can highly recommend the breakfasts! Thank you Jenny." – August 2013 – West Sussex
"We had a lovely restful stay – thank you." – August 2013 – Aylesbury
"A great stay. Nice people, nice place, brilliant breakfast." – July 2013 – Bromley
"Another wonderfully comfortable stay. A warm welcome and delicious breakfasts. Thank you." – July 2013 – Malvern
"A perfect B and B experience. Genuine warm hospitality. Great hostess. Delightful." – June 2013 – York
"Lovely stay, thank you." – June 2013 – St. Albans
"Your attention to your guests is first class. Generous in every way. Great evening meal." – April 2013 – Sheffield
"Enjoyable and very comfortable 2 days. Superb attention to detail and lovely Aga breakfast. Look forward to staying again." – April 2013 – Suffolk
"We were given a warm welcome. Very comfortable stay. Nothing was too much trouble." – March 2013 – Cambs
"Thank you for spoiling us for 3 days! We have enjoyed our stay – all the food was delicious and the afternoon tea was much appreciated after our walks." – March 2013 – Essex
"Warm welcome, comfortable bed and superb breakfast – what more can we ask!" – February 2013 – Worcestershire
"Jenny went above and beyond – thank you so much for wonderful accommodation – will definitely be back." – November 2012 – Essex
"Thank you for your kind hospitality." – October 2012 – Nottingham
"A lovely, homely stay with such attention to detail and a warm welcome. Thank you." – September 2012 – London
"We've had a lovely week, thank you. A super place to stay." – September 2012 – Yorkshire
"We really enjoyed our stay at Rose Cottage. Fantastic hospitality. Thank you." – August 2012 – Berkshire
"Thank you for an excellent hospitable stay …….. we would like to commend the high hygiene standards and overall cleanliness ……… and thank you for a very tasty and filling breakfast ……" – August 2012 – Bedfordshire
"Wonderful area to visit and thank you for all your care and hospitality. Hope to return!!" – July 2012 – Australia
"Absolutely everything 'top drawer'. Best breakfast ever. Warm and welcoming. A true gem of a find! Many thanks." – July 2012 – York
"Warm, hospitable, comfortable. Fantastic B & B. What a lovely break – thank you so much." – July 2012 – Essex
"We have had a wonderful break! Thank you so much for your hospitality and lovely home." – July 2012 – Oxford
"Many thanks for your warm welcome and hospitality. Great breakfasts and lovely room." – July 2012 – New Zealand
"Thank you for a wonderful stay. We will keep in touch; a really special place to be." – July 2012 – Somerset
"Absolutely perfect – the loveliest B and B we have ever stayed in" – June 2012 – Norfolk
"A lovely setting, very peaceful. Beds were comfortable, the room lovely. A very friendly welcome. A great find. Food lovely." – June 2012 – Middlesex
"Great find – everything was great. Wonderful food; breakfast and roast dinner. Couldn't have been better." – June 2012 – Essex
"So glad we found you. Excellent accommodation and delightful hostess. Thank you." – May 2012 – Essex
"Absolutely delightful in all aspects – thank you, Jenny" – May 2012 – Australia
"Fantastic hospitality and beautiful room" – May 2012 – Southampton
"Thank you for a fantastic stay and for making us feel so welcome. The room was immaculate and really comfortable – will definitely be recommending Rose Cottage to friends and family." – April 2012 – Lancs
"Excellent accommodation and location. Loved staying here." – April 2012 – London
"Thank you for looking after us so well. We loved staying at your house." – April 2012 – London
"Lovely clean and comfortable room. Great breakfast. Very welcoming." – April 2012 – Liverpool
"Thanks for everything – very comfortable." – March 2012 – Herts
"Thanks for your warmth and hospitality. The room was great as was breakfast. The Rose Cottage will be somewhere to return to." – October 2011 – London
"Fantastic place to stay. Beautifully furnished and spotless accommodation. Excellent breakfasts. Wonderful hosts, cannot be faulted. Thank you." – October 2011 – Bucks
"Thank you for a lovely break, wonderful accommodation and food! Tea and homemade cake – spoilt us." – September 2011 – Beds
"Thank you for your friendly welcome. Room comfortable, extremely clean and the little extra touches make it a good base for exploring" – September 2011 – Sussex
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Places to eat and visit in and around Beccles and the Waveney Valley Click here for local interest…
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This attractive hotel is located in the centre of the small fishing village- directly beside the sea and within paces of shops- bars and restaurants. Golfo Aranci Beach is 200 m away whilst the nearest bus and train stations are approximately 1 km from the hotel and it is around 8 km to the nearest nightclub. Pretty little bays and beaches are to be found within 5 km of the hotel and it is 10 km to Porto Rotondo whilst Olbia Costa Smeralda airport is 20 km from the hotel and Porto Cervo is 35 km away.This 3-storey hotel was renovated in 2007 and comprises a total of 26 rooms of which 2 are suites. Guests are able to enjoy an agreeable stay in this fully air-conditioned hotel- which is surrounded by gardens. Facilities include an inviting foyer with a 24-hour reception desk- a safe- a currency exchange facility- a cloakroom and lifts in addition to a café- a bar- a breakfast room with a terrace and a public Internet terminal. The room and laundry services may be taken advantage of and there is a bicycle storage and hire service. Those arriving by car may make use of the onsite car park.Each of the comfortable rooms comes with an en suite bathroom with a hairdryer- a shower and a bathtub- as well as a direct dial telephone- Internet access- satellite/ cable TV- All rooms are tiled a double or king-sized bed- individually controllable heating and heating- a hire safe- and a balcony or terrace affording views out over the Gulf of Aranci.The outdoor complex features a swimming pool as well as a snack bar and a sun terrace with sun loungers laid out ready for use by guests. Further leisure options include a spa area with a Jacuzzi and- on payment of an additional fee- a massage service. Water sports options include motor boating- diving- and canoeing and pedaloes are available for hire. Sports enthusiasts may pay a visit to the in-house gym or hire road/ mountain bikes and it is around 35 km to the nearest golf course.


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Merry met, my good readers. I have some excellent news. If you went to 1888's website this weekend, you may have been greeted by my face. As some of you may recall, this summer I participated in the Summer Writing Project, an annual contest held by 1888, Black Hill Press, and JukePop. All summer long, writers serially updated novellas on everything from the escapades of wayward youth to space stations to caffeine outlawing dystopias.
My own novella was a mix of Urban Fantasy, Horror, and Historical Fiction set during the 1910s. Beneath Blair Mountain follows the story of Lara Rae Brecken, a West Viriginia girl trying to escape her fate, who finds herself face to face with the fair folk one cold October night. And, lo and behold, Beneath Blair Mountain, was one of three novellas selected by Black Hill Press for publication.
What does this mean? This means that in the not too distant future you could be holding a physical, paperback book authored by yours truly and read about Lara Rae's trials and terrors at your leisure. I'd like to take this moment to thank everyone who voted, read, commented, shared, or in any way helped Beneath Blair Mountain get here. It takes a village to write a book and I have such wonderfully supportive villagers about.
I'd also like to congratulate Allison Spector and Dean Moses, my fellow SWP2015 winners, on their respective novellas and wish them both the best of luck. Allison has been super supportive and lovely throughout the project, so you should definitely check her out. I don't know Dean at all, but I'm sure he is worth a look as well. I look forward to seeing all three of our books in print, alongside all of the other awesome books by the talented writers at Black Hill.
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Desperation? Enthusiasm? It's how you present yourself.
A couple of related client stories from yesterday. One had been awarded a job, but the new Creative Director at the client was now fretting about a scheduling thing and the job was hanging in the balance. So my client wrote him an email expressing – with a sense of humor – his point of view about how everything was going to be fine and what a great project it was. The CD was mollified and said, "Fine – it's yours – I really like your enthusiasm."
A second client, with a job in the offing, was mulling over whether to do some exploratory work to show the client that he really was the right guy for the gig. "But we don't want to appear desperate – so we haven't done anything." "So why not do the work and appear enthusiastic" I suggested.
There is a fine line between being enthusiastic and seeming desperate – and it's up to you to pick the right side. Clients often find they have several talented people who could execute their projects equally well – even if not interchangeably. So once they have narrowed it down, your enthusiasm, however you choose to demonstrate that, can be what swings the deal. So be keen, let them see you're keen, but don't let them see you sweat!


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Re: NSArray filtered typegoldsdad Oct 24, 2016 10:57 PM (in response to Alexandre Carmo)
NSArray has filtered(using:) method, but your Swift 3 code is explicitly declaring data to be a Swift Array, which has a filter(_:) method (and that takes a closure, not a NSPredicate, so see API reference for Array).
Re: NSArray filtered typeahltorp Oct 25, 2016 1:36 AM (in response to Alexandre Carmo)
If you still want to use NSPredicate, you will have to cast it to NSArray and cast the result back again.
self.filtered = (self.data as NSArray).filtered(using: resultPredicate) as! [[String:Any]]
If you are using this in many places, you could extend Array to have the .filtered(predicate:) method:
extension Array { func filtered(using predicate: NSPredicate) -> Array { return (self as NSArray).filtered(using: predicate) as! Array } }
If you have no particular reason to use NSPredicate, you are probably better off using .filter(_:) as goldsdad suggested.
Re: NSArray filtered typeeskimo Oct 25, 2016 4:13 AM (in response to ahltorp)
If you have no particular reason to use NSPredicate, you are probably better off using
.filter(_:)as goldsdad suggested.
Agreed. For example:
filtered = data.filter { element in return (element["name_friend"] as? String)?.range(of: text, options: [.caseInsensitive]) != nil }
ps This code would be a lot nicer if you replaced the elements of the array with a model object rather than a dictionary. Most of the goo in the snippet above is related to extracting the
name_friend'field' from the dictionary. If this were a struct, the code would be much simpler:
filtered = data.filter { element in return element.nameFriend.range(of: text, options: [.caseInsensitive]) != nil }
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OR: Some Happy Hippie Habits I Still Have
On Sunday I posted a rather woe-is-me piece about how I've lost my eco-friendly "religion" as of late (I've been a slacker, I've been in a new place – and I haven't been adhering to my usual routine of kind-to-our-plantet practice).
It's true. I've shopped at Walmart, we're going through roll after roll of paper towels around here, I'm drinking Keurig coffee and so on… It's embarrassing. Happy HIPPIE Rose is my blog after all, this is a place where I post about loving the earth and being green and all that jazz. I'm a self-proclaimed hippie and if I expect people to trust my advice or try out my tips, there's a certain point to which I need to practice what I preach!
And really, I usually do. I'm blaming it on our move and all the commotion of living our of a hotel, visiting family for a week, and now moving in with my cousin and acclimating to his routines and what not. I won't re-hash it all – go read the post for yourself if you want to revel in my failure.
(I'm also being pretty overdramatic.)
I know I'm super far from a failure right now. As was pointed out in the comments on Sunday, it's not a terribly huge crime I've committed here. It's life, it happens. My intention was actually never to lament, but rather to come clean and then take it from there. So Sunday I 'fessed up. Now, we'll be moving forward.
After be-smudging my good hippie name, I did make the self-defensive claim that not everything has gone to hell in a handbasket. There are, actually, plenty of things I've kept up with and am doing now that are mighty green.
Today, lemme brag on those!
I love the earth, I am a legit hippie. There are easy, fun, money-saving ways to run a home and live your life that are kinder to the earth than some of the typical American practices. Especially when it comes to chores, I love to keep a tidy home in crunchy fashion – using hippie cleaning methods.
For one, rags – not paper towels.
Paper towels are pricey. And they're wasteful. Landfills are clogged with paper towels, paper plates, paper napkins. If I must buy some kind of paper product (that's a disposable version of something that totally exists in reusable form), I at least go for the recycled materials version. Depending on what the use of the paper item was, when you're done with it you may be able to recycle it – so keep that aspect in mind if the paper-made route is one you must go.
But really, rags love messes. Rags are the best! They work better than paper towel, and you just wash them. It's nice. I get so annoyed at the paper towel commercials that equate rags to smearing bacteria all over your home. UGH. Common sense goes a real long way. If you've just used a rag to wipe up some raw chicken goo, how abouts you retire that one to the dirty laundry hamper and not rub it on the counter until it's been properly laundered.
It's home cleaning 101. It's how people have been tidying up for years, centuries! It's not rocket science. I'll elaborate more on a paper towel based rant some other day, because I feel like I could go on and on about all of the anti-rag marketing and propaganda out there that's just so bunk.
Use rags. Wash them. Apply common sense.
You know what really helps the cleaning process? A solution that's antibacterial. Like say, white distilled vinegar (WDV). WDV is amazing. It kills germs, it cleans up all kinds of messes, stains, spills, grease, gunk, and more. Yeah, it smells strong at the time of use – but as it dries it is 100% odorless, colorless, and unnoticeable.
I use WDV everywhere. Dishes, laundry, surfaces, mopping solution, the bathroom, the bedroom, the living room. Anything that can be cleaned, I involve WDV somehow.
Remember my old Tide Challenge?
(I bought a big jug of liquid Tide, very pricey and wonderful smelling laundry detergent – and as an experiment, I diluted it with WDV for every load of laundry to see how far I could stretch a bottle). Here's the premise of the challenge, a midway update post, and finally – the results post.
Check those out to read all about the magical laundry powers of WDV. Detergent, microbe killer, disinfectant, funk eliminator, fabric softener… it does it all. And in its wake it leaves clean-smelling, lovely, soft clothes.
Speaking of reusable rags and WDV, let's talk about mopping.
If you so much as own a Swiffer, I don't even know if we can be friends. Swiffers are so so so so bad. They're evil! They create so much waste, and why? For what? It's lazy and ridic. You can get a mop with the exact same function as a Swiffer (the spray with the little pad on a stick that you use instead of the old school rope mop or the sponge and squeegee kind) that – get this – uses a reusable pad on the bottom.
Instead of those pre-soaked Swiffer pads that cost a fortune, are chock full of chemicals, clog up your garbage can, and eventually our whole planent with all of those dirty pads – just use a mop with a washing fluid chamber that squirts out a little stream of cleaner and houses a cloth pad on the bottom that you simply wash and reuse.
I used to have a Lipman spray mop back in Hawaii, with reusable cloth pads. I liked it just fine. When we arrived in Western New York, I needed a new mop, though. (The Lipman worked just fine, it was packed up and it's in the Pacific Ocean on a ship somewhere, with the rest of our belongings).
Totally coincidental to my viewership of Celebrity Apprentice (really, I didn't realize it was the same mop from the show until just now as I was looking it up online and saw Lou Ferrigno pics), I am now the proud and ecstatic owner of the O-Ceder ProMist spray mop.
It caught my eye because it was the cheapest one of its kind in the store. And boy oh boy am I so glad I took this baby home!
There's a microfiber pad that easily sticks to the bottom, I bought a secondary pad for a few dollars – so if one's in the wash, I can still mop it up. And in the RARE case that a mess deems you must mop with something disposable, they do sell paper pads that fit as well (but don't do that, just wash the reusable ones).
It's great. It's so sturdy, the head pivots so nicely. It's incredibly easy to use, and it's so eco-friendly. I fill up the cleaning fluid tank with a simple mix of WDV and water. WDV is the perfect mopping solution, you know. It kills the germs, it cleans, the floor will sparkle and shine – withOUT the stick left behind from Lysol or whatever other chemical mopping stuff you use. And yes, it smells wacky… but as soon as it dries there is no scent. None!
Okay, I think you get my point about the cleaning. It's so easy to do, y'all. Being green is not hard, it's not always expensive or scary. I know that when you're in the grocery store and you see the free range organic food, it costs more than the hormone-filled antibiotic-ridden regular version. The monetary commitment to an eco-friendly life can seem daunting. But that's only for certain types of green living.
For most of the things I do around the home, I actually save money.
WDV is way cheaper than any fancy cleaning product you can buy. Samesies with baking soda (another awesome cleaning agent that works miracles). Buying something once, like a rag or a towel and then being able to re-wash it and use it for a really long time is epically cheaper than going through disposable stuffs.
You get the idea? I hope.
Now. I know I mentioned food. So there's a couple more things I'll sling into this post.
We feed our dog fancy food. As in, organic doggie food. I don't believe in making him eat that corn-filled, horse meat, food colored, toxic fake garbage that's all fillers and no nutrients. We were so blessed at the ole MCBH Commissary, because they carried Organix brand dog food and it only cost a dollar more than the typical on-the-shelf doggie food crap.
Specialty dog foods can be very pricey and you may have to go out of your way to get your hands on them. I understand that's not feasible for everyone. But check this out… Purina has a new label of food out, and although it's pricier than the typical bag of Beneful, it's still very affordable. No corn, no fillers, no super duper garbage – and it's made by Purina (my cousin works there, as does my Uncle Bobby, we love Purina around here).
JJ loves it! He eats it right up, and we're able to easily find it in the dog food section of our local grocers. It's called "One Beyond" and the commercials are super cute too (they always advertise for it on Hulu, I've noticed).
And finally. I know in Sunday's post I lamented about drinking coffee from the Keurig. The uber-wasteful single cup coffee dispensary that makes you a solo cup of joe, out of a single disposable plastic-y cup. Oy, the waste. So much garbage, so much packaging. It's convenient and lovely and delicious – yes. But the hippie in me just feels like such a heel.
So, I went old school and busted out the regular coffee pot.
It's a lot less wasteful, as long as we drink all that we end up making. Coffee itself is such a slippery slope of hippiedom anyways… from fair trade, to poor work practices and shady farming, etc. So I won't get into that side of the bean in this post. I'll just tackle my end, the making and drinking side of the story. And yes, I'm still imbibing in the Keurig-made stuff (it's what we have in the house), but I'm not exclusively drinking Keurig and I intend to make my way back to the good ole brewing pot.
So there you have it!
Yeah, I'm not as super duper green green green as I had it when we were in Hawaii. I've slipped a bit, I've let some things slide. I've had to make accommodations and adjustments because of moving.
It is what it is.
But I'm turning it around. And hey! Even on my worst days, I was still maintaining some very clutch eco-kindly habits. Some is better than none, every little bit really does help.
So as I continue to get my green groove back, I'll keep y'all in the loop. The tips and tricks I learn, I'll pass on. Because let's be real, I didn't invent this stuff – not by a long shot – other hippies taught me, and thus I want to teach you. And if you have some good tidbits, tell me! Shoot me an email or let me know right here (firstname.lastname@example.com).
I'm always looking to build up my repertoire of hippie living. So go out, get some WDV and a spray mop and clean with kindness. Happy Housekeeping, y'all!
As always, thanks for reading! xoxo, hhr
Image Sources for the ones that are not my own:
Lou Ferrigno with the mop
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Villa Kanda: An exquisite luxury home nestled in the hills just outside of Tamarindo
Playa Tamarindo, Tamarindo, Santa Cruz, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
Basic Listing Information
- Price
- $995,000
- Listing ID
- Property Type
- House
- Listing Type
- Residential Sale
- Status
- Active
- Images
- 24
- Beds/Baths
- 3/3
- Beds
- 3
- Baths
- 3
- Location Type
- Countryside
- View Type
- Mountain View, Ocean View, Valley View
- Total Lot Size
- 0.85 ha (2.10 acre)
- Total Living Area
- 502.00 m² (5,403.46 sq ft)
A true nature lovers paradise. This breath taking home is surrounded by jungle, fields, and forest with an ocean view in the background.
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An exquisite luxury home nestled in the hills just outside of Tamarindo
A true nature lovers paradise. This breath taking home is surrounded by jungle, fields, and forest with an ocean view in the background.
Long Description
Hidden away in the forest, just 15 minutes by car from Tamarindo, Villa Kanda is a perfect example of a fine, modern, luxurious paradise home. The feeling as you walk into the home is instant zen and peace and is designed in such a way to care for its guest/owners. It is a contemporary design that gives an emphasis on indoor-outdoor living, comfort, and privacy.The environment is very peaceful and quiet with sounds of howler monkeys, cool breezes passing along the hills, and a splendid ocean view in the background. And with the outdoor lounge area, BBQ, and pool, you can expect to watch peaceful, relaxing sunsets from your home every day. Immaculate, spacious, and modern are few words to describe the beauty of this home. The 502m2 home comes fully furnished with top of the line equipment and furniture and consist of three bedrooms and three and a half bathrooms. The master bedroom has a terrace that overlooks the beautiful mountains and valleys. It is located within the gated community of Finca Panama and has a small HOA fee of just $60 per month that covers the maintenance of roads and the electric gate. In the end, if you're a fan of nature, like to enjoy comfortable, peaceful evenings watching the sunsets go by in a luxurious style, and at the same time be just a drive away from town, Villa Kanda is for you!
- Details
Roof Type Roof Tile Number of Bedrooms 3 Number of Full Bathrooms 3 Number of 1/2 Bathrooms 1 Number of Stories 2 Total Living Area 502.00 m² (5,403.46 sq ft) Total Lot Size 0.85 ha (2.10 acre) Floor Type Concrete Construction Status Completed Year Built 2007 Air Condition Type Multiple Wall Units Furnished Type Fully Pool Type In-Ground Pool Jacuzzi No Parking No Internet No Television No
- Geography
Location Playa Tamarindo, Tamarindo, Santa Cruz, Guanacaste, Costa Rica Country Costa Rica State Guanacaste County Santa Cruz District Tamarindo City/Town Playa Tamarindo Location Type Countryside Geographic Type Dry Forest View Type Mountain View, Ocean View, Valley View
- Features
Interior Features Included Ceiling Fans, Gourmet Kitchen, Great Room Floorplan, High Ceilings, Laundry Room, Sliding Glass Doors, Walk-In Closets Exterior Features Included BBQ Grill, Balcony, Garden, Outdoor Shower, Outside Seating-Area, Patio, Sprinkler/Irrigation System Security Features Gated, Guarded Entrance
- Infrastructure
Street Access Type Unpaved Road Type of Water City Water Type of Sewer Public Type of Internet Cable Internet Type of Television Cable Television Type of Electricity Public Telephone Available Yes
- Financial/Legal
Price per Air-Conditionable Living Area $1,982.07/m2 ($184.14/sqft) Price per Square Meter $117.18/m2 ($10.89/sqft) List Price $995,000 Ownership Type Personal


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SB 1082/HB 281: Landlords and Tenants http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2012/1082
GENERAL BILL by Braynon
Landlords and Tenants; Revising notice of termination requirements for certain tenancies without a specific duration; revising notice of termination requirements for certain tenancies with a specific duration; providing rental agreement requirements; deleting a provision relating to the liability of certain tenants, etc.
Location: Filed
Last Action: 11/30/2011 Filed
Effective Date: July 1, 2012
Changes notice of non renewal of a month to month tenancy from 15 days to 30 days ( 60 days if section 8). Adds requirement for landlord to notify tenant of intent not to renew written lease 60 days prior to lease expiration, and upon failing to do so, the tenant will be permitted to continue to occupy the premises until the notice period has run. Deletes the penalty of one month rent against tenant who remains on premises after failing to give landlord notice of non-renewal.
HB 921: Landlords and Tenants http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Bills/billsdetail.aspx?BillId=48150
General Bill by Stargel
Last Event: Now in Civil Justice Subcommittee on Wednesday, December 21, 2011 1:25 PM
Effective Date: July 1, 2012
Provides that any party awarded possession of a dwelling unit in a court case may utilize the F.S. 83.62 "Restoration of possession to landlord."
Amends the definition of "Occupancy under a contract of sale" to require that buyer has either paid one month's advance rent and deposited 5% of the purchase price, or has paid 12 month's rent in order to be excluded from the Landlord Tenant Statute.
Provides that no attorneys fees may be awarded in a suit for personal injury against the landlord for failure to maintain the premises.
Eliminating the provision that a tenant's failure to timely object to the landlord's claim against their deposit results in the forfeiture of the tenant's right to object to the landlord's claim.
Establishing rebuttable presumption that a buyer was credited with any deposits in the possession of a seller, but limiting buyer liability to one month's rent.
Eliminating the duty of landlord of structure exceeding 3 stories to disclose fire prevention systems.
Eliminating landlord's duty to provide screens.
Requiring landlord to pay assessments.
Eliminating the requirement of landlord to issue a subsequent notice of lease violation by tenant within 12 months.
Allowing late fees on 3 Day Notice.
Eliminates waiver of right to enforce rights by landlord accepting partial payment from tenant.
Providing that requirements of notice of non-renewal be reciprocal to both landlord and tenant.
Providing that eviction of tenant who has paid rent to the association constitutes "retaliatory conduct."
Provides that landlord is not required to disclosure mortgage default to tenant.
Provides that foreclosure against landlord is not grounds for tenant to terminate lease.
SB 586: Foreclosures http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2012/586
GENERAL BILL by Fasano
Foreclosures; Providing that the purchaser of a foreclosed residential dwelling unit may not take possession until a specified period after notifying a tenant of the intent to take possession; providing that the tenant may terminate a lease upon receiving the notice; providing requirements for landlords following commencement of a foreclosure action; requiring that the landlord hold the security deposit and advance rent in an interest-earning account in specified circumstances; requiring that the landlord disclose in writing to a prospective tenant a foreclosure action and its possible effects on the tenancy; providing an exception to liability for failure to provide notice; requiring the purchaser in a foreclosure sale to credit the tenant for security deposits and advance rents under certain conditions, etc.
Senate Committee References: Judiciary (JU), Banking and Insurance (BI), Budget (BC)
Location: In committee/council (JU)
Last Action: 11/02/2011 Referred to Judiciary; Banking and Insurance; Budget
Effective Date: July 1, 2012
Creates requirement foreclosure auction buyer may not take possession of, nor may the Clerk of Court issue a writ of possession for said property, until the purchase has provided any tenant in said property with a 30 day notice by regular US mail. Any tenant receiving said notice may terminate their lease within 7 days.
Requires a landlord to disclosure the pendency of a foreclosure before execution of a lease.
Imposes liability on a purchaser at foreclosure auction for any deposits made by the tenant to the foreclosed landlord.


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Earlier this spring, the Arvada City Council approved what has certainly been a controversial proposal on the nine acres of blighted land near Wadsworth Boulevard and West 56th Avenue, along the RTD …
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Earlier this spring, the Arvada City Council approved what has certainly been a controversial proposal on the nine acres of blighted land near Wadsworth Boulevard and West 56th Avenue, along the RTD G line in Olde Town.
The city of Arvada has worked for more than a decade on the future of this parcel.
There has been a lot said about this parcel and the significant efforts to redevelop it. And throughout the process, there have been truths, and there have been half-truths.
One claim in particular, the $30 Land Deal, does not even rise to the level of a half-truth, and here's why.
When the Arvada Urban Renewal Authority (AURA), the city of Arvada and the Regional Transportation District (RTD) sought a developer to carry out the vision of a transit-oriented development adjacent to the Olde Town Transit Hub, they knew it would be a difficult task.
This site is the very definition of blight and even attracted a homeless encampment.
Several qualified groups made proposals for the property, and at all times, it was obvious that the development problems with the nine-acre site meant that for a meaningful project to occur, assistance with the land and some tax incentives would be necessary to encourage a multi-million dollar investment from a private developer.
That is what public-private partnerships are about. The public partners on the 9-acre site have agreed to contribute real property, which has significant issues, including a steep slope and a large storm-storm sewer line that cannot be built on or will have to be relocated.
For this first phase of redevelopment, AURA will be rebating the property-tax increment generated by the new development up to $4.3 million over the next 13 years.
What do citizens receive in exchange? Arvadans get 252 new housing units in the Olde Town Residences with the new residents having an estimated total annual income of about $16 million.
The developer will invest more than $75 million into a project that meets the expectations of Arvada's Transit Station Framework Plan, including structured parking versus a sea of surface parking plus the installation of many public improvements.
The developer will create public amenities such as parks and public spaces, a dog park, and streetscapes along 56th Avenue and Vance Street, linking New Town to Olde Town. In addition, landscaping and trees will significantly improve areas along Wadsworth Bypass and the railroad tracks.
These new residents are projected to spend $2.8 million a year in Arvada, supporting local retailers, restaurants and other businesses in our community.
In addition, the projections show that the city of Arvada will receive at least $566,000 a year in new taxes and fees paid by these residents. The Arvada Chamber of Commerce recognizes these clear benefits and endorsed this project.
$30 Land Deal? No. The truth of the matter is that the developer will invest more than 93 percent of the cost of this project, which will generate an estimated $8.5 million in new tax dollars over the next 15 years.
So here's a truth: This is clearly the kind of public-private investment that will support the infrastructure, City services, public safety, and park and cultural facilities that make our community so great.
Arvada should want this type of investment and redevelopment on our blighted parcels. And I thank my fellow City Council members for supporting this significant effort with its 6-1 vote at our most recent Council meeting.
There is a small group of vocal critics of this opportunity. To try to halt this redevelopment, they focused on the term "$30 Land Deal." Instead, we should not use this opportunity as a scapegoat for concerns about how our community should responsibly plan for growth.
There's also a handful of critics who would prefer to leave this blighted land exactly as it is.
I flat-out disagree. For the city to do nothing with this property is unacceptable. It would betray our responsibility to all our citizens to put what is ultimately their asset to its best and highest use — as an investment in our future.
I encourage you to learn more about this project by visiting AURA's project page at arvadaurbanrenewal.org/projects/9-acre-tod-site.
And please contact me at any point if you would like to discuss this project and other issues facing the City of Arvada.
Marc Williams is the mayor of the city of Arvada.
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The Lions were hosting Stevenson in the second game of the 2012 season. The Mustangs had just taken a 22-19 lead with 41 seconds remaining in the game, which appeared to spell defeat for Albright.
Albright quarterback TJ Luddy drove the Lions 38 yards to the Stevenson 30-yard line to set up a potential game-tying field goal with three seconds left on the clock. Sobolewski calmly drilled a 47-yarder to send the game into overtime, which the Lions eventually won 29-22.
"I was fine going on the field and then Stevenson called a timeout to ice me and I was thinking I've never had a kick like this before. Adam Galczynski was the holder and he was one of the better leaders on our team and he calmed me down and told me to just kick it like I kick it and it will go in. And it did.
"It's been my favorite field goal because of the situation in the game and because it was my first field goal."
Not only did Sobolewski force overtime with his kick, he also tied the school record with his 47-yard boot.
Since that time, Sobolewski has improved every season and ranks as the premiere kicker in the Middle Atlantic Conference if not the country.
From the very first time that Daniel Sobolewski kicked a football people took notice.
It was the fall of his senior year at Linden High School in New Jersey and Sobolewski was outside during gym class when one of his friends coaxed him into kicking a football. Fortunately for him, one of the school's assistant football coaches was the teacher.
After watching Sobolewski kick, he encouraged him to play football which he had never done on an organized level. Sobolewski was a soccer player, but one week before the start of football season he made the switch.
"I knew I always had a good leg because of soccer, but it never crossed my mind to kick a football."
That was the beginning of a process that eventually landed him at Albright.
"I only had two schools look at me. Albright and Muhlenberg were the only two schools that showed me any interest. One of the big things that sold me on coming to Albright was the family aspect. It's a close knit family. I love the coaches and love the facilities."
He cites his choice to attend Albright as one of the best decisions he has ever made.
"I wouldn't change this for the world. I think coming to Albright and playing football is one of the greatest decisions I have ever made. From the people that I've met and things we have accomplished it's been great. Coach Marzka wants playing football at Albright to be the most positive and influential thing that you do in college and it definitely has been for me. The family that I've developed here will be with me forever."
Numbers don't always tell the whole story, but in this case they do.
There have been five successful 50-plus yard field goals made in the Middle Atlantic Conference in the last four years. Sobolewski is the owner of all of them.
During Sobolewski's tenure at Albright the second-longest successful field goal in the conference is 44 yards, which occurred during the 2012 and 2013 seasons. Sobolewski has nine field goals of at least 44 yards during his career.
Sobolewski has 21 touchbacks on his kickoffs in 2015, while the rest of the conference has a combined nine. He is averaging 62.7 yards per kickoff, which is nearly 10 yards better than his nearest conference competitor.
And for good measure, Sobolewski is also leading the conference in punting averaging 42.9 yards per kick. He has six punts over 50 yards this season, while the rest of the league has a combined 10.
It would be a vast understatement to say that Albright has a weapon like no other in the Middle Atlantic Conference. He makes opponents try and drive 80 yards for a touchdown on almost half of their drives and he continually flips the field for the Lions in the field position battle.
And then there are the records. Sobolewski is the holder of several school records including the longest field goal and career field goals made and career points scored.
His field goal against FDU-Florham along with his nine points scored against the Devils broke the career records in each category. He now has 45 career field goals and 464 career points, which topped the previous school records held by Dennis Unger.
Sobolewski also connected on a pair of 52-yard field goals last season, which stands as the Albright record. He made a 52-yarder against King's and also connected from 52 yards against Misericordia.
But Sobolewski is not one to focus on the awards and accolades.
"It's really nice to be honored and recognized, but I don't focus on those things. I have to stay focused on the task at hand, which is trying to get better every week and to help lead this team to a championship."
He should have ample time to look back on his Albright career and note his achievements because he has etched his name in Lions history with records that could stand for quite some time.
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I took the easy way out. When I chose an art and education major during college in the 1970's it was because the pre-law boys bullied me out of what I really wanted, which was to be a history major. And as a shiny new yoga student in the early 1980's I returned to class again and again not because my dog was down with it but because I had a magnificent and unrequited crush on my teacher.
Over the years I have wondered what my life would be if I had pushed back and remained with history. For a time I believed I had strayed from my life's calling and instead stumbled onto a short cut. Whatever path I was on was nothing more than a journey by default. It didn't matter that my clearest voice was the one I used when making art. It didn't matter that yoga added truth and wonder to my life. I didn't belong in those worlds. I was a fraud.
For decades I skated on the surface. I managed. Falling through the ice would require too much courage. I was scared and I did not want to open myself to that level of vulnerability.
But, of course, the ice has cracked. It had to. And now I have plunged beneath the surface. In doing so I have taken my very first authentic breath.
I believe that, eventually, we are all asked to plunge beneath the surface. There are those who find resonance and comfort through art. There are those for whom communication and self-exploration can only happen when the talking stops. And there are those for whom re-discovering the language of movement happens through the structure and repose of asana practice.
Because I have been on a path that has led to this version of my mutable truth I believe I can hold space for others to discover their mutable truth, too.


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The apocalyptic fantasy sandbox MMORPG will be launching a series of major patches commencing June 1st!
In celebration of this long awaited patch series, Xsyon is on sale for 67% for the next two weeks, from May 26th to June 8th.
The June 1st patch consists of a complete revision of creature AI systems including path-finding, reactions, combat, aging and migration. Both the server and client have been optimized allowing for more creatures to be processed at a much faster rate. Combat has been revised to feature proper dodge and parrying actions and greatly improved timing and synchronization.
Combat and creature systems are also now more flexible and easier to adjust based on many variables if needed for future balance.
Following this major update, patches will be released on a regular basis every two or three weeks and will include:
The apocalyptic fantasy sandbox MMORPG Xsyon is on sale for 67% off through March 30th, as we close in on an upcoming series of major updates.
This is our biggest sale yet!
If you are new to Xsyon, want your friends to join you or wish to build up your tribe, now is a perfect time to do so.
Please check my previous update and the Discussions for more information on the first of many upcoming patches. We are in the final testing phase of a revamped creature, combat and synchronization systems.
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!
Xsyon will be on sale this holiday season, 50% off for the next two weeks. Invite your friends and expand your tribe!
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The apocalyptic fantasy sandbox MMORPG Xsyon is on sale for 50% off through June 17th!
It's a good time to invite your friends and build up your tribe!
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- I will be patching minor updates to the Main Servers this week. These are further preparatory patches, primarily to adjust the database so that I can more easily run tests (on the Test Server) with the most current data. I will announce minor patches that require a server restart with a 30 minute advanced alert.
- Thanks to new and returning Guides we will have a more active Guide Team running events this summer! Once the event season has been planned out I will post all the details in our event calendar.
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Why content marketing sells but isn't about selling
By Alan E. Young, Puzzle Partner Ltd.
If we were to ask you what the core, driving purpose and motivation of your content marketing strategy was, what would your answer be? Would it be to target a specific demographic or persona? To evoke a certain type of emotional response? Or, quite simply, would it be to sell your product or service?
It actually doesn't matter, because within the digital marketing landscape that exists today, all of those answers are inherently wrong.
Marketing today — and we're talking about the campaigns and strategies that really work — isn't about sales. Sure, sales and revenue are (ideally) waiting for you at the finish line, but the force that should propel you towards that goal is none other than this simple sentiment: provide value. Today's savvy consumers are no longer responsive to one-dimensional and transparently sales-focused marketing structures. Basically, they aren't ready to hop in bed with your company or product after the first date. Instead, they want to be courted — they want to feel heard, valued and appreciated. And if you're trying to fake sincerity and cheat the process, they'll probably see through your strategy because, well, they've been around the block. You need to operate with a 'No strings attached' mentality.
Today's consumers and businesses know what they want and quite frankly, if you hit them with sales pitch after (misinformed) sales pitch, you risk being seen with the same regard as an unwelcome telemarketer.
So, what does it mean to prioritize your marketing strategy around the concept of value? Essentially, the key to a successful strategy is giving value once, two, three times over before you even think to ask for business. Let's use a real-life example — say you're at work, and need your colleagues help with a major task or project. Will they be more likely to (enthusiastically) help you if you ask out of the blue, or if you've readily helped them in the past or otherwise provided them support and value throughout your working relationship? The answer is simple, and this readiness to give before you take is the understanding that your content marketing strategy should be built around.
With that said, the best approach to content lies in the understanding that you are telling a story. Content marketing is your opportunity to develop your individual voice, communicate your core values and put a face behind the brand, product or service you are selling. So how can you use your story in a way that not only provides true value, but makes your audience want to continuously tune-in to what you're saying? To find the answer, ask yourself the following questions:
1. Who is your audience? What do you know about them? What do they care most about?
2. What kind of content does your audience seem to engage with? Can you create that style of content?
3. How can you create content which — while still relating back to your brand in (and aiding in their eventual path to purchase) — provides inherent, genuine value to your audience?
Luckily, content marketing is a perfectly crafted vessel for providing value and establishing a genuine connection with your target audience/persona. Gone are the days of being limited to banner advertisements and ad placements, companies now have the on-going opportunity to communicate through blog content, influencer marketing, video content, social media channels and more. Each one of those content channels offers a different structure and appeal, allowing you to constantly tailor (and adjust) your content strategy based on what seems to resonate with your prospects, within that specific space.
Take a second to think about some of your favorite brands and companies, how have they told their story? Those marketing campaigns that have resonated with you on a deeper level — were they just sales-focused, or did they tap into something deeper? Something that mattered to you as their potential consumer? What made you inherently trust them or gravitate towards their brand over a competitor?
One of my favorite examples of a campaign that truly capitalized on this concept of understanding it's audience and tapping into something deeper than the transparent pursuit of sales, was actually Heineken. Earlier this year, following the content marketing disaster that was Pepsi's Kendall Jenner #Resistance Ad (which was quickly pulled following immediate backlash), Heineken gave us something truly refreshing — and I'm not just talking about their beer.
In their commercial, Heineken performed a "Worlds Apart" experiment matched up complete strangers who had been selected for their political opinions, and asked them converse. The 4 minute, 25 second ad manages to highlight the divide of opinions surrounding climate change, feminism, transgender rights and more — while still finding a way to, genuinely, bring those people together. Who would have thought a beer company would care about those divisive, political issues, let alone find a way to tie back a lofty social experiment to their product — and yet, they executed it perfectly. As the commercial came to an end, I found myself (as a consumer) looking at Heineken in a more positive and enthusiastic regard than I ever had.
So, in our industry, the question becomes: How can you provide inherently valuable content marketing strategies within the realm of B2B travel and hospitality technology? How can we utilize and apply these driving principles of content marketing to better target our potential customers and drive sales? At Puzzle Partner, we're pretty sure we know exactly how that can be done, but we wanted to provide you some value, first.
See what we did there?
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CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. – The Keuka College Men's Basketball team lost on to Wilson College on Saturday in a North Eastern Athletic Conference game by the score of 94-75.
The Wolves (3-17, 3-12 NEAC) conclude their weekend with a game at Gallaudet University on Sunday.
Keuka College had five players score in double figures, three of which earned double-doubles. Cliff Stevens led Keuka with 18 points and 12 rebounds on the afternoon. Dylan Doupe scored 15 points and collected 10 rebounds. Rounding out the double-doubles for the Wolves was sophomore Trevor Powell. He tied Stevens for the team lead in rebounding with 12 while adding 12 points. The other two starters for the Wolves, Greg Tyler and Cameron Winston, added 12 and 11 points in the loss.
Wilson College jumped out to an early lead over the Wolves on Saturday. The Phoenix used a 10-0 run in the middle of the half to push their lead out to 19 points, 32-13. The Wolves fought to stay in the game, but Wilson maintained their margin for most of the half. A three-pointer by the Phoenix at the buzzer gave Wilson a 48-26 halftime lead.
The Wolves continued to work to cut into the lead, but every attempt was met by Wilson. The Phoenix used their three-point shooting to their advantage. In the game, Wilson outscored Keuka 30-6 from behind the arc. With eight minutes left to play, the Wolves scored eight unanswered to narrow the score to 69-61. However that would be as close as Keuka would make it. Wilson College answered with a basket and made their free throws in the closing minutes. They would defeat Keuka College 94-75.


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04.24.2013 Wine Reviews: Fireside Winery, Boordy Vineyards, and Garfield Estates
Hello Friends,
I know you would never believe this, but I uncork or unscrew a new wine adventure just about every day. Being a wine enthusiast, a wine blogger, and someone who thoroughly appreciates and enjoys the liquid expression of a place, a person's vision, and Mother Nature's influence, I often tell people that wine is one of the most intriguing beverages in the world. It's a hobby where there is always something new to taste and learn as well as great people to meet in real life or via those wonderful social media portals called Facebook and Twitter.
Fireside Vignoles, Chips, and Fresh Salsa
Below are a few of my recent sips accompanied by my tasting notes and a picture I snapped of each bottle. All three of these wines are from lesser-known US regions (Iowa, Maryland, and Colorado) and are reasonably priced. These are all relatively small producers so if you don't live near or around them, visit their websites and get to know them a little better. Maybe even seek out their wines to share family and friends. I'm always surprising people with good quality wines from states like Virginia, Texas, North Carolina, etc. Variety, so they say, is the spice of life, so keep an open mind and an open palate and enjoy the experience. Drink well, my friends!
Fireside Winery 2011 'Iowa' Vignoles
1) Fireside Winery 2011 'Iowa' Vignoles (SRP $12): Vignoles is a cold hardy variety that can be found throughout the Midwestern US. If memory serves me correctly, however, my first experience with Vignoles was when I visited the Finger Lakes, NY, several years ago. Jean Francois Ravat created this variety in 1930 by crossing Seibel 6905 and Pinot de Corton. His intent of making a 'Burgundian- style' white wine may not have panned out. But, the grape does produce a fairly bright wine with a generous amount of tropical fruit components whose high acidity tends to benefit from a kiss of residual sugar. This lightly sweet and juicy example from Fireside Winery, is 100% Iowa grown and offers tropical aromas and flavors with (freshly grilled) pineapple leading the way accompanied by hints of orange blossom and tangerine with good acid-sugar balance and a short-medium fruity finish. Overall, this is a simple yet satisfying wine that's perfect for poolside or patio sipping this spring and summer. As you can tell from the picture, I enjoyed a glass with chips and fresh salsa while sitting out back bird watching. Click here to find this wine.
Boordy Vineyards Landmark Series 2010 Chardonnay
2) Boordy Vineyards' Landmark Series 2010 Chardonnay (SRP $13.99): This Chardonnay comes from Maryland's first commercial winery -- established in 1945. For the money, my guests and I found this to be a pretty tasty wine – especially for the targeted style which was achievable in a warm year like 2010. The aromas and flavors lean tropical (pineapple, melon) with bright notes of citrus peel and lemon zest. The flavors are balanced by good supporting acidity over a medium weight frame with toasty oak accents and a light dusting of brown spice that persists throughout. Besides enjoying a glass with friends, I also paired a generous splash with salmon balls (which worked out nicely). I recently visited this producer as part of the 2013 Drink Local Wine conference and the whites and reds I tasted through were nice to very good. Be sure to add them to your 'got to visit' list if you're in the area. Click here to find this wine.
Garfield Estates 2009 Syrah
3) Garfield Estates Vineyard and Winery 2009 Syrah (SRP $17): This is a small producer in Palisade, Colorado (Grand Valley AVA; about 4 hours west of Denver), that I had a chance to visit for the Drink Local Wine Colorado Wine conference last year. For me, this wine brings out niceties found in both cool-climate and warm-climate Syrah (and I personally enjoy both). It's medium-bodied and smooth textured with a nice brightness about it. A pleasant red fruit entry leads to purple and blackberry fruit flavors alongside black pepper, delicate earthy tones and subtle gamy notes. The pepper and gaminess persists through to the savory medium-length finish. One thing that I know it pairs well with is rabbit! You see -- two days before the conference I enjoyed a bottle of this wine at Row 14 Bistro & Wine Bar (great food BTW) in downtown Denver with good company and a seriously delicious (local) rabbit dish. Overall, this is a nice wine at a fair price point with a built-in (and agreeable) food-partnering brightness (acidity) that I find in many Colorado red and white wines. Click here to find this wine.
Image of my visit to Boordy Vineyards (Barrel Room)


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As the season is beginning to pick up, I find myself out of the city of Paris more and more often. With so much to see both in Paris and in the surrounding countryside, there is no shortage of inspiring and fascinating places to visit. Today I am going to talk about Normandy.
The history of Normandy dates back to an agreement between the Vikings and the king of France. After the many viking raids on Paris, the king decided to offer a parcel of land to the Vikings as part of a peace settlement. The head of the Vikings became the first Duke of Normandy. They would not have called themselves vikings, but rather North men or Norse men, the name of the area became Normandy.
Fastforward over 1000 years and Normandy has a new association; World War II and D-Day. June 6th, 1944. Over 150,000 Allied troops land on the beaches of Normandy and begin the European invasion against Nazi Germany. This coordinated attack from air, land, and sea involved 5,000 boats and 2,000 planes. It was the largest amphibious invasion in history.
On my tour of Normandy we visit Utah Beach, one of the two beaches assigned to the American troops, the other being Omaha. The other beach sections were code named Juno for the Canadians, Gold and Sword for the British. Utah Beach is the most successful in terms of military victory. Of the 23,000 troops that land, there are 200 causalities. The other beaches combined have 7,000 to 10,000 causalities. One of the factors historians attribute to the success of Utah is the presence of General Teddy Roosevelt Jr. He was the only general and oldest person to land on the beaches on D-Day. With the troops landing more then a mile off target, he famously says "We will start the war from here." Along with several factors of pure luck, the success of Utah allows reinforcements to head over to the more heavily fortified areas in Omaha.
We then visit Pointe du Hoc, one of the only places in Normandy where they left the site as it. They did not fill in the bomb craters or tear down the bunkers. Walking on top of the cliffs, one really gets the sense of the impact the war and the invasion had on the countryside. This is also the site of the brave story of the 2nd Ranger battalion that fought their way up the cliffs to take out the German troops and weapons stationed on top. They began their mission with 225 men and finished with less then 90. It was one of the worst casualty rates on D-Day.
We finish the day at the American Cemetery where almost 10,000 American troops have been laid to rest. It is a humbling experience being face to face with the size of the sacrifice made 74 years ago. The average age of the solider buried was 24 years old.
It is vital to continue visiting these sites to preserve their legacy. My job as a guide is to keep history alive (and help it from reoccurring), pass along these stories, and share their importance with each guest.


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Moody Colorado River Ranch – 395 Acres – Fayette County...Moody Colorado River Ranch – 395 Acres – Fayette County
Details: $2,725,500 · Acreage · Fayette County
Property ID#: 50031 Listing Status: Available
Agent: john ed Stepan - Ranch Investments
Listing Information
Ranches with river frontage offer the best in all around recreation, from duck hunting, fishing, deer hunting, or just to enjoy sitting on the banks watching the river flow!
To enjoy all of this and more, here is your chance to buy a great ranch consisting of 395 plus acres with excellent low banks on the Colorado River. This beautiful ranch is located just out of the quaint little town of Winchester in Fayette County.
Access to the ranch is from a paved county road. Entry is via a ranch owned road, (and property), that offers the best in privacy and seclusion.
In addition to all the recreational opportunities this ranch provides, this is an excellent cattle ranch. With about 90% plus of the ranch in established coastal, this ranch can graze the maximum in cattle. The ranch is fenced and cross fenced and is currently under a grazing and farming lease. Being a very productive ranch, this makes a unique chance for one to own a ranch that will produce income and still provide year around recreation for the entire family.
Wildlife that roams the river bottom and ranch in this area is excellent and consist of quality whitetail deer, turkey, dove, and other native animals.
If you are a duck hunter this ranch offers excellent waterfowl habitat. In addition to the river along its entire west boundary there is an old river Oxbow that runs through the ranch. This water feature draws thousands of waterfowl of all kinds!! The oxbow maintains shallow water areas that ducks love. The terrain along the oxbow offers excellent duck blind sites. Here's a ranch you can enjoy multiple hunting opportunities on!!
There is ample room and good soils to establish food plots all over the ranch.
A hunting cabin is in place on the high bank of the river.
The ranch is covered with large ancient pecan trees as well as live oaks, and elms. With a good mix of open pasture for grazing and trees for shade, this property is ready for the new owner to make it their own.
Agent's comments:
One of the great aspects of selling ranch and hunting property is the chance to view and show beautiful property on the river in the rural country setting. This is one of those ranches that one truly enjoys being on. To view the wildlife, to see the beautiful Colorado River flow, and to stand on its sandy banks is one of the best things that life has to offer.
You will not be disappointed with the hunting on this ranch. Being a native of Fayette County and spending 51 years there I have seen many high class bucks harvested on the Colorado River in this area. As a duck hunter myself I was impressed by the huge number of duck I saw on the ranch, especially on the old river oxbow!!
This Colorado River Ranch is one that provides it all! There are not many Colorado River ranches of this size on the market today in this area.
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January 14, 2011 3:00 pm
Your food looks amazing!
I definitely want to try those waffles…I love waffles 🙂
Lately I've been really into soup…yum!
January 14, 2011 3:18 pm
Ok I am SO making those sweet taters TONIGHT!! I think they will make a lovely dessert 🙂
January 14, 2011 3:47 pm
Yuppp, those sweet taters do look amazing 😀 I have to try them ASAP!
January 14, 2011 8:30 pm
right now i really really really want that chicken chili. i think ive got some chicken breasts in the freezer. im going to take them out to thaw tonight, looks so hearty ❤
January 14, 2011 8:46 pm
So many yummy eats. I was wondering what the pink stuff was on top of your omelet. Hehe – sounds delicious!
I need to check out Jessica's waffle recipe as it's been too long since I've used my waffle iron – good to know the waffles are picky eater approved. 🙂
Happy to hear you liked the cocoa roasted sweet potatoes. I should try it with carob.
Enjoy your weekend!


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Tick follows tock follows tick follows tock.
Every day the world around us is changing endlessly and irreversably.
My little world is no different. The children are growing, learning and developing. Their personalities are starting to shine.
One day a tiny baby, the next a toddler.
One day a shy little girl, the next a confident child marching off to school without looking back.
Pets are a key and treasured part of our family. Sadly they come and go but they are never forgotten.
And all the time, there's the camera.
Capturing memories, immortalising that moment in a visual reminder of laughter, light, fun and companionship.
And that's where it ends.
The photos get uploaded to a computer, maybe to a blog post, cloud storage or social media account.
And they are forgotten.
Today, I started to create a place to remember.
Not a book or an album that I look at infrequently but a piece of patchwork wall art.
I wanted this to be something that I really would see every day.
Family meals are important to us. They are a time to sit down together and chat about our day.
When people come over, we usually sit down with lunch or a coffee.
And everything centres around our rather battered, weather worn and well loved dining table. The table is next to our patio doors, opening out onto the beautiful decking.
And yet, on the wall next to it, there is nothing but a vast blank space. Until now that is.
When we had our lifestyle shoot with Scott Stockwell Photography, I knew these photos couldn't go the same way as the others and end up forgotten.
We also had a photo of Soxa taken by the same photographer that we'd never got around to printing, so it was time to change all that with some slim canvas prints.
And this is what I created.
I just love this type of canvas. They're affordable, great quality and available in a range of sizes.
I hope soon to add photographs of Pluto, Bubbles and Jamer.
Who knows, perhaps we'll all have a photograph together one day. I think Bubbles and Jamer need some relationship counselling first.
This wall can become a focal point for our family memories and a talking point for our family meals.
Here are the canvases that make up the wall so far.
I can't wait to add to it as we all have more adventures together.
Please note this is a collaborative post but all views, opinions and ideas are my own. As are the flowers – from the garden of course, if my husband ever buys them for me you can rest assured that will get it's own dedicated post.


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It's quite an honor for Pickering to speak to MC's August graduates, said Ron Howard, vice president for academic affairs. "Charles Pickering is a dedicated Christian and distinguished jurist," he said. "His record of service, not only to his state and nation, but also to his church, is peerless." MC supporters, Howard said, "are especially proud of Judge Pickering for his many efforts to advance racial reconciliation in Mississippi."
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Judge Charles Pickering will be the commencement speaker for Mississippi College at the August 2 graduation at the A.E. Wood Coliseum on the Clinton campus.
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HP is preparing to release a new computer with a built-in projector and 3-D scanner, according to Re/code's Arik Hesseldahl.
The computer will be called Sprout, and HP is reportedly planning to unveil it at an event on Oct. 29. Based on Re/code's description, it doesn't seem like the Sprout will look like an ordinary laptop or desktop computer.
The Sprout is said to include three primary parts: a flat touch-enabled surface, a large flat screen display similar to HP's line of Pavilion desktops, and an overhead assembly that includes a 3D scanner and projector. It doesn't sound like the Sprout has a traditional keyboard.
The projector would display images on the flat surface, which users would be able to interact with. Specifically, Re/code says users will be able to manipulate whatever is being shown on the touch surface with either their hands or a stylus. This includes resizing elements of the user interface and moving things around.
What's potentially more interesting, however, is the Sprout's 3D scanner. Once and object is scanned, users will be able to place the 3D rendering of that object in whatever he or she is working on.
The Sprout will run on Windows at launch, but could eventually support Google's Chrome OS, Re/code's sources said. HP is likely to market the Sprout to businesses, but it may also try to target high-end consumers that may need it for professional purposes.
We expect to learn more about the Sprout next week. The news also comes after HP announced that it will be splitting its printer and personal computer segment from its corporate hardware and services business.


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By Edward Lemon
February 29th, 2016, The CACI Analyst
Having outlawed the country's leading opposition movement, the Islamic Renaissance Party, in 2015, President Rahmon is seeking to further cement his position. On December 9, the Tajik parliament unanimously passed a new law naming him "leader of the nation" and "originator of peace and national reconciliation." This effectively lifts him above the law, guaranteeing impunity for him and his family. On January 13, parliament backed amendments to the constitution, lowering the age limit for presidential candidates to 30. This would allow Rahmon's eldest son, 28-year-old Rustam, to run in the next election scheduled for 2020. Further amendments to the constitution, which will fully legalize Rahmon's new position and pave the way for him to rule indefinitely, will be put to a referendum in the coming months.
By Fariz Ismailzade
February 19th, 2016, The CACI Analyst
After a decade of cold relations, Azerbaijan and Iran are eager to warm up to each other, as both nations are hungry for foreign investments and boosted regional trade. As world oil prices hit low levels, Azerbaijan and Iran are looking for ways to develop their non-oil economy, integrate regional transport networks and boost mutually advantageous business projects. In that respect, thorny political issues that have dominated the bilateral relations appear to have been put on the backburner. President Ilham Aliyev's upcoming visit to Iran will aim at lifting Azerbaijani-Iranian relations to a new high.
By Umida Hashimova
February 10th, the CACI Analyst
Uzbekistan and Russia are working to develop a governmental agreement on organized job placements for potential labor migrants from Uzbekistan to Russia. Such agreements usually mean that future employees will have an agreed job, salary, place to live, insurance, and all permission papers for employment before they leave their home country. Some have interpreted this as a sign of warming relations between the two countries by which Russia is easing the conditions for about two million migrants from Uzbekistan in exchange for some sort of concessions by Uzbekistan's government.
By Ipek Velioglu
February 8th, 2016, The CACI Analyst
Turkish-Russian relations have not recovered after the downing of a Russian jet last November. On the contrary, the tension is spreading into neighboring areas. Russia is pressuring the Central Asian countries, politically and economically, to constrain Turkey's activities in the region. Although Ankara's influence in the Central Asian Republics is limited, it developed good ties with almost all them after the collapse of the USSR. Turkey was the first country to recognize the new-born states; it has supported their independence and contributed to their integration into the international system. Under the AKP's rule, Turkey has also become a major donor for some of them. Central Asian countries now seek risk being dragged into the Turkish-Russian standoff.
By Zamira Sydykova
January 25th, 2016, The CACI Analyst
The year 2016 marks the 100th anniversary of a bloody popular uprising in Central Asia that was violently suppressed by Tsarist Russia. The Kyrgyz Government has announced that this year will be dedicated to an examination of the events, and thus far, that has led to a knee-jerk reaction from the Russian side, with a Russian diplomat in Bishkek intimating that some Kyrgyz are inciting ethnic divisions by organizing events in connection with the commemoration. Should cooler heads prevail, there is a wealth of literature that could help the Kyrgyz people bring closure to a tragic chapter in their history.
The Central Asia-Caucasus Analyst is a biweekly publication of the Central Asia-Caucasus Institute & Silk Road Studies Program, a Joint Transatlantic Research and Policy Center affiliated with the American Foreign Policy Council, Washington DC., and the Institute for Security and Development Policy, Stockholm. For 15 years, the Analyst has brought cutting edge analysis of the region geared toward a practitioner audience.


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And it follows a ruling in the High Court that the legality of our Council's approach to this development is open to question.
Although the IPCC is looking into the actions specifically of Stephen Greenhalgh, he did not act alone. And I would imagine one or two others are feeling just a little more anxious, this morning.
1330 UPDATE: ITV London news has reported on this growing row today with our MP Andy Slaughter calling on the Mayor to suspend Mr Greenhalgh in view of the announcement by the IPCC.Mr Slaughter argued that since the allegations amount to serious criminal misconduct in public office it was no longer appropriate for Mr Greenhalgh to have responsibility for policing. Watch the piece here.
Coming so soon after his half-apology over allegations of sexual molestation of staff, the odds must be shortening on the first Deputy Mayor to walk the plank of Boris' new term. I suspect more than a few police officers may be enjoying the episode.
1530 UPDATE: The Conservatives have hit back as hard as they can this afternoon, with an impassioned piece on the Tory blog ConservativeHome. No author name is given for this article but it is likely to be penned by H&F Councillor Harry Phibbs, who partly edits the local government section of the site. And who has come to Mr Greenhalgh's aid before.
Mr Greenhalgh himself has issued the following comment:
"I am immensely proud of my record as Hammersmith & Fulham Council Leader. These baseless allegations are politically motivated. I refuse to be distracted from my important role as Deputy Mayor for Policing and Crime."