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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66786068211234004322016-09-08T11:27:44.960+07:00Travel Blog on BlogspotFriendly Travel Forum and Bulletin Board for chatting, questioning and discussion about all aspects of travelMy Love Storyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12381884193118070876noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6678606821123400432.post-82702985613624943612009-03-04T19:53:00.001+07:002009-03-04T19:53:51.933+07:00Are You Travelling For the First Time?Many times when people plan to take a trip over the holidays, they
will end up doing some of the travelling in a car first! However, it
will be worth it once they finally get where they want to be.
If you are a beginner at taking a cruise, there are many tips that
might help you out a little more! Because most of the cruise ships are
large and complex, you can get lost easily; however, it is easy to
find your way back!
One thing that you can do for the first day or so until you know you
way around is by bringing a map with you. You may want to visit the
dining area, some of the local shops, as well as the restrooms.
Otherwise, you may also go to the internet café is you wanted to go
online. There is always an information office or booth that will be
more than happy to help you with everything.
If you should end up in an area or have no idea where you are, don't
worry as you are the not first to have that happen to you; nor will
you be the last! One thing that may help you is read the ship
newsletter. In there you will find all the latest news, gossip, and
events going on. Also, you will want to know what is cheap and what is
not!
If you have plenty of time, you may want to check out some of the
places that provide evening events! You never know what it'll be until
it starts! One thing that many people do not like, but have to do is
the mandatory lifeboat drill. It is incase the ship should sink; odds
are close to zero! However, it can also be fun practicing it! Also,
you will feel better knowing that everything is working and how to use
the life vests!
Because you have had a little introduction as to what you can do on
the ship, go out and have fun! Also, don't look back until you have
too! Going on a cruise ship for the first time should be marvelous!!My Love Storyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12381884193118070876noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6678606821123400432.post-35306926634484871132009-03-03T01:08:00.001+07:002009-03-03T01:08:17.036+07:00Budi Muntaha khafi wants to chat-----------------------------------------------------------------------
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Are we nearly there yet? How much further? Heading off on holiday with
the kids shouldn't be something you dread. They want to get there as
much as you, they just need a bit more entertainment along the way.
It is not easy to travel with restless youngsters. So we've come up
with a few child-friendly gadgets to guarantee a smooth ride for a
stress-free holiday.
The young ones
Books, CDs and cuddly toys will keep babies and toddlers occupied
between sleeps, but sometimes you just need to have that extra item up
your sleeve.
One such gadget is the Learn and Go Baby Driver (6-24 months). Turn
the ignition key, spin the wheel or beep the horn and your little ones
will love driving along with you. What's more, they can learn the
alphabet and their colours at the same time.
Another friendly face, who'll make the journey easier for youngsters,
is the brightly coloured Charlie Caterpillar. He helps children learn
their ABC and once you've reached your destination, can be fastened
onto the pram or pushchair with his Velcro straps.
Little angels
A car journey isn't complete without a traditional game of "I spy".
But there are only so many red cars, newborn lambs, lamp posts or
tractors you can spot. So where do you turn when the novelty wears
off? In this technological day and age, you're spoilt for choice.
The LeapFrog Leapster 2 is the first pre-school, handheld games
console, which gives four to eight-year-olds a fun, safe and secure
on-line learning experience.
Alternatively, turn game time into brain time with the V.Smile Cyber
Pocket. The portable educational gaming system is perfect for five to
nine year olds.
Teenage kicks
For moody teens, who don't have their driver's licence but secretly
enjoy family holidays away, the PocketSurfer 2R will ensure they stay
in communication.
Wave goodbye to wi-fi hotspots, this portable internet device runs on
GPRS and can be used wherever there's a mobile phone signal. It's
pricey, but comes with 20 hours a month free usage.
It means they can surf the net or keep in touch with friends via bebo,
Facebook or msn. It may also come in handy if you're slightly lost and
need a map!
Family fun
Any gadget that can amuse all members of your family has got to be
good. And Myvu video glasses, aimed at ages 10 and over, give children
- and their parents - a hands free, large screen viewing experience,
like having your very own Imax cinema!
Game on
Once the car's kitted out as a child-friendly zone, make sure your car
insurance covers any expensive gadgets (if they aren't covered by your
car policy, you may be able to upgrade your home insurance to cover
them). And when you stop for the inevitable refreshments, try not to
leave them visible. Keep thieves at bay by removing temptation.
When travelling anywhere on long journeys, it's also important your
car's in good condition. If in doubt, make sure you have breakdown
insurance. It could save a lot of time, money and temper tantrums!My Love Storyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12381884193118070876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6678606821123400432.post-58978791530572055422009-02-24T19:48:00.000+07:002009-02-24T19:51:52.525+07:00Information On Cruises & VoyagesCruises & Voyages are acknowledged throughout the industry as the foremost specialists in the UK selling cruises to first time cruisers.

They have twice been featured in "Which?" the consumer magazine.

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They are recommended by Holiday Care Service, the association handling the travel needs of almost a million disabled travellers.

One of the latest additions to Cruises & Voyages service has been to offer Business and First Class flights, worldwide, with or without a cruise on more than 130 scheduled airlines. They are also able to offer hotel packages linked to the flights they arrange.

As members of the Travel Trust Association, they offer clients complete financial protection. They are also uniquely positioned as being able to sell package holidays of the more than 300 tour operators which have competitive commercial arrangements with the Travel Trust Association. This allows Cruises & Voyages to sell a wide range of package holidays catering for every pocket and taste.

Cruises & Voyages was founded, and is still run by Wayne Frieslander, and has been operating for 16 years. Frieslander is a veteran of more than 200 cruises and his expertise in this field is second to none.

Cruises & Voyages real skill lies in quickly getting to understand exactly what type of cruise will suit a particular person. They are major producers for many well known cruise lines including African Safari Club, Azamara, Carnival, Celebrity, Costa, Crystal, Cunard, Delta Queen Steamboat Company, Disney, Fred Olsen, Hebridean Island Cruises, Holland America, Louis Cruise Lines, Mediterranean Shipping Cruises, Norwegian Cruise Line, Oceania, Peter Deilmann, P&O, Princess Cruises, Quark Expeditions, Regent Seven Seas, Royal Caribbean, St. Helena Line, Seabourn, SeaDream Yacht Club, Silversea, Star Clipper, Star Cruises, Swan Hellenic, Viking River Cruises, Voyages of Discovery and Windstar.

Cruises & Voyages offer huge savings on brochure prices along with specialist help and advice.My Love Storyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12381884193118070876noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6678606821123400432.post-15605801781268643372009-02-18T19:17:00.000+07:002009-02-18T19:24:42.907+07:00Attractions In Las VegasLas Vegas attracts millions of tourists every year. tourists visit for refreshing breaks and like to enjoy life to the fullest. The city offers many kinds of entertainment opportunities and attractions include theme parks, roller coasters, museums, national parks, and more as it’s the city with lots of light, pubs, casinos, shows, sporting events, wonderful dining experiences and lot more activities at this joyful city.

Las Vegas hotels do everything they can to attract tourists to the city. There are various suitable accommodations available and from time to time they offer special deals for visitors from almost all income groups. Hotels offer a variety of rooms from enormous luxury suites to smaller comfortable rooms. Las Vegas is meant for tourists from each and every age group and the city is built to provide something everybody, old or young, and even kids can enjoy. Best tip when planning a vacation in Vegas, is not to wait until you are there and make your homework for the best deals. When booking airfare and hotels, flexibility and the willingness to comparison is the key to taking advantage of spectacular deals.

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My Love Storyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12381884193118070876noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6678606821123400432.post-73836628435056334152008-12-17T22:23:00.000+07:002009-02-17T22:24:04.289+07:00Using Moving Assistance - Tips To Reduce Relocation StressYou could choose between a fully services move, meaning packing loading and transportation, or a relocation service where you do the packing and the company does the moving. If you o for the former category do make sure that you have realized all the costs in effect. For instance, you may be billed for disconnecting appliances like air conditioners and microwaves. You may want to save the extra cost and do these simple things your self.

The ‘you pack’ moving services are gaining in popularity by the day of late. As part of the parcel, you are allotted boxes and packing material by the company. Once you do the packing, they send workers over to do the heavy lifting and the loading of the truck. You couldn’t really ask for more – you have all the time in the world to pack your stuff methodically, and save some money in the bargain as well. It is a stress free and hassle free process of packing where you do not have to constantly keep track of the hours being billed, so its great as an option if you aren’t in a hurry!

Moving out of a state is a little more complicated. You will want to make sure your truck is loaded at a convenient time when the interstate highways aren’t the busiest, especially if you are driving along or accompanying the truck. Do make sure the service provider has experience dealing in the state you are moving to. Many a time your work place will take care of the relocating for you, if you are being transferred for their sake. This is true especially with executive level employees.

You may want to relocate thanks to new business ventures, and in such case you could hire a relocation specialist to help with things. Unlike merely movers and packers, these guys help you with everything from finding a new office space to purchasing a vehicle in the new state if required.

Whatever the reason for your move, make sure you plan every little detail out in advance. No use regretting when you can’t get a transport truck at the last minute. Make a budget, list out your objectives and get cracking. Remember, the more you put into the planning, the more money and time you will end up saving later.My Love Storyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12381884193118070876noreply@blogger.com1


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Traveling Luck for Nyamakaraba, Cibitoke, Burundi

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Where is Nyamakaraba?

What's around Nyamakaraba?
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Where to stay near Nyamakaraba

The timezone in Nyamakaraba is Africa/Bujumbura
Sunrise at 06:10 and Sunset at 18:10. It's light

Latitude. -2.6353°, Longitude. 29.0667°
WeatherWeather near Nyamakaraba; Report from KAMEMBE, null 51.9km away
Weather :
Temperature: 25°C / 77°F
Wind: 6.9km/h South
Cloud: Few Cumulonimbus at 2300ft Scattered at 2500ft

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a body of running water moving to a lower level in a channel on land.
populated locality;
an area similar to a locality but with a small group of dwellings or other buildings.
a minor area or place of unspecified or mixed character and indefinite boundaries.
small primitive houses.
cultivated area;
an area under cultivation.
an elevation standing high above the surrounding area with small summit area, steep slopes and local relief of 300m or more.
populated place;
a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work.
a pointed elevation atop a mountain, ridge, or other hypsographic feature.
intermittent stream;
a water course which dries up in the dry season.

Airports close to Nyamakaraba

Kamembe(KME), Kamembe, Rwanda (54km)
Bukavu kavumu(BKY), Bukavu/kavumu, Zaire (95.5km)
Bujumbura international(BJM), Bujumbura, Burundi (169.5km)

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Traveling Luck for Sungai Larak, Perak, Malaysia

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Where is Sungai Larak?

What's around Sungai Larak?
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The timezone in Sungai Larak is Asia/Pontianak
Sunrise at 06:11 and Sunset at 18:31. It's light

Latitude. 4.8167°, Longitude. 101.2167°
WeatherWeather near Sungai Larak; Report from IPOH, null 57.5km away
Weather :
Temperature: 33°C / 91°F
Wind: 4.6km/h South/Southwest
Cloud: Few Cumulonimbus at 1700ft Broken at 29000ft

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a body of running water moving to a lower level in a channel on land.
an elevation standing high above the surrounding area with small summit area, steep slopes and local relief of 300m or more.
populated place;
a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work.
a large commercialized agricultural landholding with associated buildings and other facilities.
a rounded elevation of limited extent rising above the surrounding land with local relief of less than 300m.
a tract of public land reserved for future use or restricted as to use.
an area dominated by tree vegetation.

Airports close to Sungai Larak

Sultan azlan shah(IPH), Ipoh, Malaysia (56.5km)

Airfields or small airports close to Sungai Larak

Butterworth, Butterworth, Malaysia (211.6km)

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Traveling Luck for Ban Wan Noi, Thailand (general), Thailand

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Where is Ban Wan Noi?

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Where to stay near Ban Wan Noi

The timezone in Ban Wan Noi is Asia/Bangkok
Sunrise at 05:45 and Sunset at 18:35. It's light

Latitude. 14.8167°, Longitude. 103.9667°
WeatherWeather near Ban Wan Noi; Report from Ubon Ratchathani, 42.1km away
Weather :
Temperature: 30°C / 86°F
Wind: 12.7km/h West/Southwest
Cloud: Scattered at 2500ft Broken at 3300ft

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populated place;
a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work.
a body of running water moving to a lower level in a channel on land.
a large inland body of standing water.
administrative division;
an administrative division of a country, undifferentiated as to administrative level.

Airfields or small airports close to Ban Wan Noi

Surin, Surin, Thailand (81.7km)

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Traveling Luck for Yurzdyka, Belarus (general), Belarus

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The timezone in Yurzdyka is Europe/Minsk
Sunrise at 04:12 and Sunset at 20:11. It's light

Latitude. 53.8833°, Longitude. 28.6000°
WeatherWeather near Yurzdyka; Report from Minsk, 41.2km away
Weather : No significant weather
Temperature: 20°C / 68°F
Wind: 0km/h North
Cloud: Sky Clear

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populated place;
a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work.
a tract of land with associated buildings devoted to agriculture.
second-order administrative division;
a subdivision of a first-order administrative division.

Airports close to Yurzdyka

Minsk 2(MSQ), Minsk 2, Russia (41.2km)
Minsk 1(MHP), Minsk, Russia (76.7km)
Vitebsk(VTB), Vitebsk, Russia (190.6km)

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Traveling Luck for Tótkomlós, Békés, Hungary

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Also known as Kistanyadulo, Kistanyadůlő, Nagykopancs, Nagykopáncs, Totkmolos, Tótkmolós
The timezone in Totkomlos is Europe/Budapest
Sunrise at 04:12 and Sunset at 19:13. It's light

Latitude. 46.4167°, Longitude. 20.7333°
WeatherWeather near Tótkomlós; Report from Arad, 56.2km away
Weather : No significant weather
Temperature: 16°C / 61°F
Wind: 5.8km/h West/Southwest
Cloud: Sky Clear

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populated place;
a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work.
section of populated place;
a neighborhood or part of a larger town or city.
a rounded elevation of limited extent rising above the surrounding land with local relief of less than 300m.
railroad stop;
a place lacking station facilities where trains stop to pick up and unload passengers and freight.
a tract of land without homogeneous character or boundaries.
railroad station;
a facility comprising ticket office, platforms, etc. for loading and unloading train passengers and freight.
an artificial watercourse.
populated locality;
an area similar to a locality but with a small group of dwellings or other buildings.
a large inland body of standing water.
a body of running water moving to a lower level in a channel on land.

Airports close to Tótkomlós

Arad(ARW), Arad, Romania (56.2km)
Giarmata(TSR), Timisoara, Romania (94.8km)
Oradea(OMR), Oradea, Romania (128.9km)
Debrecen(DEB), Debrecen, Hungary (157.1km)
Ferihegy(BUD), Budapest, Hungary (183.5km)

Airfields or small airports close to Tótkomlós

Szolnok, Szolnok, Hungary (100.3km)
Kecskemet, Kecskemet, Hungary (107.8km)
Vrsac, Vrsac, Yugoslavia (171.5km)
Ocseny, Ocseny, Hungary (174.9km)
Godollo, Godollo, Hungary (191.1km)

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Traveling Luck for Parevica, Serbia (general), Serbia

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The timezone in Parevica is Europe/Belgrade
Sunrise at 04:23 and Sunset at 19:05. It's light

Latitude. 43.3700°, Longitude. 20.4042°
WeatherWeather near Parevica; Report from PRISHTINA, null 119.5km away
Weather :
Temperature: 18°C / 64°F
Wind: 0km/h North
Cloud: Few at 9000ft

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populated place;
a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work.
an elevation standing high above the surrounding area with small summit area, steep slopes and local relief of 300m or more.
a place where ground water flows naturally out of the ground.
a minor area or place of unspecified or mixed character and indefinite boundaries.
a body of running water moving to a lower level in a channel on land.
a long narrow elevation with steep sides, and a more or less continuous crest.
populated locality;
an area similar to a locality but with a small group of dwellings or other buildings.
a pointed elevation atop a mountain, ridge, or other hypsographic feature.
a small primitive house.

Airports close to Parevica

Pristina(PRN), Pristina, Yugoslavia (121.1km)
Podgorica(TGD), Podgorica, Yugoslavia (173.3km)
Beograd(BEG), Beograd, Yugoslavia (188.8km)
Tivat(TIV), Tivat, Yugoslavia (206.1km)
Skopje(SKP), Skopje, Former macedonia (219.8km)

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Traveling Luck for Carmel Church (historical), Arkansas, United States

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What's around Carmel Church (historical)?
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The timezone in Carmel Church (historical) is America/Rankin_Inlet
Sunrise at 05:17 and Sunset at 19:11. It's Dark

Latitude. 33.5439°, Longitude. -92.0717° , Elevation. 73m
WeatherWeather near Carmel Church (historical); Report from Monticello, Monticello Municipal Airport/Ellis Field, AR 39.7km away
Weather :
Temperature: 29°C / 84°F
Wind: 8.1km/h West/Southwest
Cloud: Sky Clear

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a body of running water moving to a lower level in a channel on land.
populated place;
a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work.
Local Feature;
A Nearby feature worthy of being marked on a map..
a burial place or ground.
a building for public Christian worship.
an artificial pond or lake.
a barrier constructed across a stream to impound water.
a place where aircraft regularly land and take off, with runways, navigational aids, and major facilities for the commercial handling of passengers and cargo.
a narrow waterway extending into the land, or connecting a bay or lagoon with a larger body of water.
a small level or nearly level area.
administrative division;
an administrative division of a country, undifferentiated as to administrative level.
a structure built for permanent use, as a house, factory, etc..
a building in which sick or injured, especially those confined to bed, are medically treated.

Airports close to Carmel Church (historical)

Grider fld(PBF), Pine bluff, Usa (90.7km)
South arkansas rgnl at goodwin fld(ELD), El dorado, Usa (99.6km)
Monroe rgnl(MLU), Monroe, Usa (147.4km)
Adams fld(LIT), Little rock, Usa (168.3km)
Robinson aaf(RBM), Robinson, Usa (186.2km)

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Traveling Luck for Lake Lanier Sailing Club, Georgia, United States

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What's around Lake Lanier Sailing Club?
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The timezone in Lake Lanier Sailing Club is America/Iqaluit
Sunrise at 06:43 and Sunset at 20:40. It's Dark

Latitude. 34.2183°, Longitude. -83.9519°
WeatherWeather near Lake Lanier Sailing Club; Report from Gainesville, Gilmer Memorial Airport, GA 16.9km away
Weather :
Temperature: 23°C / 73°F
Wind: 5.8km/h West/Southwest
Cloud: Sky Clear

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populated place;
a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work.
an area, often of forested land, maintained as a place of beauty, or for recreation.
a body of running water moving to a lower level in a channel on land.
a burial place or ground.
a building for public Christian worship.
building(s) where instruction in one or more branches of knowledge takes place.
a coastal indentation between two capes or headlands, larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf.
post office;
a public building in which mail is received, sorted and distributed.
a structure built for permanent use, as a house, factory, etc..

Airports close to Lake Lanier Sailing Club

Dobbins arb(MGE), Marietta, Usa (78.9km)
The william b hartsfield atlanta international(ATL), Atlanta, Usa (99.1km)
Anderson rgnl(AND), Andersen, Usa (150.3km)
Lovell fld(CHA), Chattanooga, Usa (185.3km)

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Traveling Luck for Plumbridge, Pennsylvania, United States

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The timezone in Plumbridge is America/Iqaluit
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Saturday, July 28, 2007

Grants Pass shhhh don't tell Californians

Grants Pass is a jewel on I5 just north of Medford.
"It's the Climate" shouts the banner. It's a familiar saying to Southern Californians and while I still prefer Weather over Climate it was a beautiful day today in Grants Pass.

We parked the Musemobile two blocks from the Farmers Market and I took this shot of some red stems, blue berries and a green bug on the way there.

I'm not prepared to say Oregonians are weird but we are all unique individuals.

Even our tomatoes are uniquely individuals.

Our peppers are pretty when peacefully, placed near uncovered peds (feet)

This cool guy very nicely playing the Beatles on his hand made Dulcimer so I increased the weight on his turned over hat. The Appalachian dulcimer, a fretted, plucked instrument which is also referred to as a mountain dulcimer or just a dulcimer.

Now this is a standard farmer who looks like he belongs in Kansas. His eggs looked as great as his smile. (Yes he IS smiling)

Someone should tell this pet Grasshopper/Cricket to be careful playing instruments at a farmer's market...

With a booth for insect eating plants nearby. The man in the booth suggested (I overheard this conversation) 2 Tablespoons of soy sauce and about 1/2 cup of vegetable oil in a container with steep sides for killing earwigs.

Some kids are just plain pampered but I think this idea was more for mom's sanity.

We were invited to visit the Butte Creek Mill for some grain on an upcoming stay in Eagle Point for a Vince Gill concert nearby. It looks like a great place for photographs.

OK so I got a picture of me taking a picture of both sides of this lady's head in one shot.

Of course there were flowers...

...and some great art. There are two markets actually going on here. The Growers Market and The Artisan & Crafters Market. These art works are part of a musician series by Kurt Mottram.

Here is a quote:
"Kurt Mottram a notable and potentially rising talent worth watching—was also there with prints from his series of pen & ink musician portraits, along with a few of his recent oil paintings."

I wish I'd gotten this gentleman's name but he does marvelous metal sculptures. One I took a picture of I'm not going to show here because it's a utilitarian thing that could be used in most cities and I would hate to see it reproduced because of my image. He was a very interesting person to talk with.

As we left the market area I took this shot through the opening in a produce cart larger but similar to the one my grandfather used to sell produce on the streets of Houston, Texas.

Of course this is a great Dalmatian Fire Plug.... OK I get it dog-fire plug-fire plug- firemen-firemen Dalmatian.
"The famous spotted coat is unique to the Dalmatian breed; no other purebred dog breed sports the flashy spotted markings. The breed takes its name from the Croatian province of Dalmatia, where it is believed to have originated."

A bear with an eagle on it's back? Must be a Grant's Pass thing. They were also the guys that greeted J.F.K. on a campaign appearance all (Except Kennedy) dressed as Cavemen. This is a jumping off place to visit the fascinating Oregon Caves.

Sunny Valley is a little north of Grants Pass and we stopped there to see the Grave Creek Covered Bridge. But first a little history (ugh reading but just grin and bear it)

"In the fall of 1846, the first emigrant train from Fort Hall, Idaho, to travel the southern route to the Willamette Valley camped on the north side of this creek, then Woodpile Creek. Martha Leland Crowley, 16 years old died of typhoid fever during this encampment and was buried 150 feet north of the creek on the east side or a white oak tree that was later removed for the present roadway, thus the name "Grave Creek".

When James H. Twogood laid out his land claim in the fall of 1851 and filed it on May 1st 1852, he named it the Grave Creek Ranch in memory of that unfortunate incident.

McDonough Harkness, his partner, was the first postmaster of Josephine County in the newly named town of Leland on March 28,1855. Harkness was killed by the Indians in April 1856 while riding dispatch for the Army during the second Indian War of southern Oregon which started in October of 1855.

A stockade was built around a log wayside and the hotel building at Leland. The small town was the gateway to the lower Rogue country where Indians retreated so it became the gathering point of a large force of regular army and volunteers and was known as Fort Leland.

A major encounter of the war took place some 8 miles west of the Fort known as the Battle of Hungry Hill. This ill-fated engagement produced some 37 dead, wounded and missing. Some of these soldiers were buried north of the Fort at the corner of the present Leland road and old Pacific highway.

The last remnants of old Leland are the three large maple trees to the north on the east side of the road and the Ft. Leland rock-lined well on the west side of the road both on private property. In 1860 the Grave Creek Ranch became an overland stage stop for the California Oregon Stage Line. A new hotel known as the Grave Creek House #2 was built and operated until it burned down in December of 1875. A nearby farmhouse was enlarged enough to accommodate the stage company and was known as the Grave Creek House #3 or Harkness Inn. President Hayes, his wife and entourage spent the night here on September 28,1880.

Throughout the years the Grave Creek watershed was home to hundreds of gold miners. Many millions of dollars worth of gold came out of this area."

I did my usual crawling around underneath the bridge for the next few shots. This is the underside of the bridge from the creek bed. Elmer Nelson built the bridge for $21,128.65 in 1920.

I got low to shoot some pictures of the creek flowing over the rocks.

I'll count these as my artsy pics

And I really like this shot of an old fence post. I guess I just like the little things in life I used to walk by and never notice their beauty. It really comes from using the camera for a long second look.

Scrabble Score ~ The Scrabble Queen is back with a resounding 423 to the Contender's measly 292

Quote of the Day ~ on this date 07/28 The Hamburger was created by Louis Lassing in Connecticut, the year was 1900.
"It was not her sex appeal but the obvious relish with which she devoured the hamburger that made my pulse begin to hammer with excitement." ~ Raymond Albert Kroch (October 5, 1902 – January 14, 1984) was an American entrepreneur, famous for significantly expanding the McDonald's Corporation from 1955.

Friday, July 27, 2007

Hill climbing made difficult

Well here we are at 7 Feather RV again.

This time I was sent to harvest Oregon Blackberries from the hill in front of the Musemobile (our Winnebago Sightseer) because we need more berries for the winter.

While on the hill being stuck by blackberry thorns I came across these strange little balls. I think they fell from a tree but I wasn't pleased with being scarred by thorns so I moved on.

This is Oregon and anything that stands still for a moment gets covered with something green, grey or black. This fallen limb got the green stuff.

While on the hill I got a good shot of the Musemobile and our campsite.

So here is a husband and wife team parking a huge land cruiser luxury coach. She gave hand signals like a catcher in baseball. I think one is for fastball and two is for curve.

Hands down must mean you are doing fine, keep coming.

Touchdown - Wait that's a football signal.

Watching the show was Dick, Jane and Fido from across the creek.

Our neighbor Bill Becker was too bust creating a walking stick to notice. He later showed me a great collection of walking sticks he had made. They were all wonderfully hand crafted and each one unique from the different woods including a Yucca Stem that was strong but light as a feather.

Of course I took some weird shots of the sun filtering through the trees giving a prismatic glow...

...and beautiful streaks of light.

I liked the effect of this shot of a tree in the light framed by others in the shade.

Another interesting thing was the roots of two trees exposed by creek erosion.

Bill is a great neighbor I really enjoyed talking with him today. He is what makes Marines great through and through.

Bill's wife Mabel and a dog and a cat or two are their traveling family -- oops I can't forget the Pepper plant resting on their picnic table. Mabel plays the accordion and plays it wonderfully. I got a treat listening to her playing today as I sat in the Musemobile playing on the PC.

The creek is essentially dry except for this small pool of water in a deeper spot. It's probably from the evening watering the RV park does.

Scrabble Score ~ Scrabble Queen 392 - the contender 285 Yucky Yucky Yucky !!!

Quote of the Day
"The raising of that flag on Suribachi means a Marine Corps for the next 500 years." ~ James Forrestal - Secretary of the Navy - 23rd February 1945
I have received more than a few emails from veterans of the battle for Iwo Jima asking if I'd fought there or was a relative of a man with the same name as mine. It wasn't me, however. The closest I came to that battle was watching Clint Eastwood's "Letters from Iwo Jima." It was a movie that anyone who doesn't understand respect for our soldiers should see.

Sunday, July 22, 2007

Bohemia Days

Today was Bohemia Days in Cottage Grove. This is all in celebration of the Bohemia Mine long since closed.

We went to the parade and found a great parking place near the pedestrian covered bridge and

... behind the police station. The only problem was the parade was on the other end of main street 5 blocks to the east.

We got there in time and parked next to the Boots & Sandals Square Dance Barn.

There was a big crowd and a carnival going on just north of us.

Then after only about 5 minutes the parade started.

After the color guard came a distinguished couple in an old 1921 Ford.

T%hey were followed by the float for the Bohemia Bathhouse, Assay Office & General Store and Saloon on wheels.

Then there was the Bohemia Mine owners association complete with squirrel rifle and little brown jug.

I'm not even sure what this horseless carriage was but it was cool.

This float even had Square Dancers since the were sponsored by the Square Dance Barn.

Then there were the colorful Red Hat Women

Even Figaro's Pizza was represented...

... and a less commercial woman, in bloomers, on a bike.

Of course no parade comes without the Cottage Grove High School Cheerleaders and the Lion Mascot.

Well we had to have the 1937 John Deere BO Orchard Tractor & Professional Driver.

The Chamber of Commerce was showing a replica of the pedestrian covered bridge again complete with bloomers.

The Dixie-Ray Railroad from Lebanon, Oregon was there and so was Zack in his Club Car.

"Magenta" was a Metropolitan with a wind up key in the back. "Between 1954 and 1962, a small car called the Nash Metropolitan was sold to over 100,000 buyers in North America and Britain. Thousands of these strikingly cute automobiles are still on the road today. "

These are our leaders? Yikes! It's the "One More Time Marching Band"...

... and their drummer...

Smart kid here. He was with the float for ACE, "The Academy for Character Education."

Caught in the outhouse with the door open - oh my!

Noah showed up to see what was left after the winter floods.

Well there was this thirsty cowgirl...

... and the droppings patrol.

John Deere wasn't the only tractor in town Massey-Ferguson was represented as well with a "woman driver."

I don't think this was one of the Little League Players from South Lane County but she was carrying the banner.

There were some real race cars also this one was towed by a Quad Runner.

Finally the Middlefield bus arrived and we were expecting Superputter to be aboard but her got off before the parade started and went home to relax.

Hey Mattme Ron Paul made the parade as the only Presidential contender in the race.

I'm not sure what the engine did but it was running as it was pulled down the street making all kinds of weird sounds.

After the parade we dropped by the Air Museum to look at the classic aircraft on display/

This was a plane similar to the one Superputter learned to fly in WWII.

The planes we colorful and very interesting at the Oregon Aviation History Center.

This was a cool 1930 Anzani Longster rated at 30 Horsepower

This might be a Great Lakes 2T-1R. I won't swear by that though.

Just beautiful.

A vintage Army L3-C aircraft

Well that was our day other than filling the Musemobile with $2.75999999999 regular gasoline. We heard prices may be back on the rise.

Scrabble Score ~ Scrabble Queen 302 (vowing to quit the game) - the contender 312

Quote of the Day ~
"I'm a girl from a good family who was very well brought up. One day I turned my back on it all and became a bohemian. ~ Brigitte Bardot, (born September 28, 1934) is a French actress, former fashion model, singer, known nationalist, animal rights activist, and considered the embodiment of the 1950s and 1960s sex kitten.

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• Banks Failing Innovation Test, Claims New Report

Banks Failing Innovation Test, Claims New Report

You don’t have to spend a long reading up on the financial services industry to come across the notion that banks are burdened by an innovation problem. Recent years have been replete with studies suggesting banks must adapt to the digital revolution or die – with one of the most common prescriptions being collaboration with the FinTech start-ups leading the disruption.

On the other hand, there is also no shortage of stories about the growing levels of investment banks are making into start-ups, tech incubators, and innovations such as blockchain technology, and every major bank can now point to initiatives that seem to indicate their understanding of the need for change.

Weighing up the arguments put forth by both incumbent institutions and FinTechs, the balanced conclusion might be that banks need to innovate more, but that they are well aware of the problem and actively addressing it.

If that’s what you think, suggests a newly-published paper by The Disruption House, then think again.

Working with a series of 38 different criteria, The Disruption House’s research is unique because it doesn’t rank financial institutions based on current profitability, but rather on their likely capability to innovate in the future. Their methodology outperformed other leading indices when analyzing company success on the stock market over a three-year period.

The report itself is titled “Why Banks are Failing the Innovation Test and How they Could do Better,” and the results—some of which are highlighted below—are fascinating. It’s also worth noting that The Disruption House says the question of which financial institutions have the highest innovation capability is “probably one of the most important to ask for the future of the western economy.”

The Most Potentially Innovative Bank Isn’t a Bank
Reminding readers that their methods judge whether an organization is adaptive or “sitting around waiting to be disrupted,” The Disruption House lists Alibaba, the Chinese e-commerce platform, as the leading financial institution by “innovation capability.” Alibaba recently acquired a banking license, and the report suggests their number one spot is thanks, to a large extent, on the cultural climate in which they operate: “Financial institutions in Asia are typically emerging from a world of e-commerce or the web, which means they have a close relationship with the real economy. By creating high levels of integration they are redefining the modus operandi of commercial banks.” China’s Tencent and venture-backed start-up Ripple also made the top 10, resulting in a considerable presence for “technology companies who are not really banks.”

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The Most Strategically Important Banks Have Less Innovation Capability
Focusing in on banks in the West, the report pulls no punches, stating: “Western banks believe their biggest problem is cost reduction and/or start-up disruption. They have yet to understand the imperatives of business process change and are fixated on the idea of digitization without understanding the new role of business platforms. As a result, they are creating problems for themselves by believing that ‘digital’ is somehow a solution-set.”

Backing up that claim, the paper points out that the top 10 global systematically important banks (G-SIBs) lag the index of all companies for innovation capability by 23%, and lag other banks by 10%. Financial institutions in general, says the report, have an innovation capability that is 10-15% lower than other companies worldwide. These scores imply banks fell short in many of The Disruption House’s criteria, which include things like the “The externalisation of innovation to third parties.”

DHB_Capability indicators

Bank Leaders “Do Not Grasp the Modern Economy”
Interestingly, the report notes that “the capacity for banks to make strong strategic moves in the market is high, but is not being deployed. The main reason for this is leadership.” In fact, this issue of leadership within banks is singled out as the one which needs to be most urgently addressed. The paper goes as far as to say “Leaders do not grasp the modern economy and need to take a lead on technology-driven innovation and to communicate a narrative that spells out the future of banking.” Elsewhere, prescribed solutions for this lack of leadership center on the need for new blood: “To develop new operating models there is an urgent need for banks to host an inter-generational dialogue at the leadership level. The changes they need to make require continuity over a 10-year period, and younger generation executives are closer to the coal face and perhaps quicker to grasp what changes need to be made…”

Partial Praise
Three G-SIBs did manage to claim a spot in The Disruption House’s top 10, namely CitiGroup, BBVA, and BNY Mellon. Moreover, there is a glimmer of light in the claim that “banks have improved their innovation capabilities over the course of 2015 but not significantly so.” Overall though, the report is defined more by statements like this: “There are serious deficits in innovation capability at many leading banks…” Or this: “Banks have a strong background in platform technology that they are not adapting to modern needs.” And finally: “When compared to non-financial firms’ innovation capability, banks lag significantly.”

Ultimately, then, The Disruption House’s report could be thought of as a warning shot that flies a little closer to the target than much of today’s commentary urging unity between banks and FinTechs. Its recommendations to overhaul leadership and corporate culture cut a little deeper, extend a little further, and perhaps demand more introspection from those shaping the future of financial institutions. It remains to be seen if such predictions of what lies ahead will have any significant impact on banks’ strategy in the here and now.

If you’d like to see more of The Disruption House’s findings, the full report can be downloaded from their website.

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Cedar LeafminersCedar trees are attacked by four species of leaf miners – Argyresthia thuiella, Argyresthia Canadensis, Argyresthia aureoargentella as well as Pulicalvaria thujaella.

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Yuzuru invites everyone to a flower-viewing party, sending Haneru to pick out a spot. Speaking with Master T, Haneru decides to put on his own stage, soon getting Kanon to join him and attracting attention from the locals. Determined to get one of the locals, the "Cherry Blossom Hermit", to move from his spot by a withered tree, the gang use a move Haneru picked up from a drunken businessman, which helps bloom a flower on the tree and lighten the hermit's spirits.

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Fire kills Crawford County teen, injures others

| Saturday, Nov. 17, 2012, 10:50 a.m.

LINESVILLE — Authorities in northwestern Pennsylvania say fire claimed the life of a teenager in his family's home.

Crews in Crawford County were called to the Conneaut Township home at about 1:12 a.m. Friday.

Coroner Scott Schell said the body of 16-year-old Zachary Baker was found in his bedroom.

Schell said an autopsy concluded that he died of asphyxiation due to smoke inhalation.

Other family members were able to escape the home, but at least six were taken to a hospital for treatment of smoke inhalation and other possible injuries.

State police said the cause of the blaze remains under investigation, but preliminary signs are that it was accidental.

Grief counselors were sent to Conneaut Area Senior High School on Friday to help other students cope with the loss of the 11th-grader.

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Is it all about sex?

Yesterday while I was riding back home from one of my friend's house, there was this man, dark, balding, short and probably in his mid 40-s, showing his thump to every other motorbike that passed him. It was almost three quarters past 11 at night and the last town bus would have passed by around 11. I could understand his predicament 'coz I had been in his position many times in my past before I owned a motorbike for myself. And it used to be only rarely when someone took pity at my situation and offered me a lift. I didn't have to think twice before I offered to help him. Well, I'm aware of the dangers of such human helps. I have heard too many of bizarre happenings that had happened to people who thought themselves to be good samaritans, from the news daily and otherwise.

Anyways... Overwhelmed by gratitude he confessed that he was a little drunk. I said it was alright. He then asked me whether I was married? I said I was not old enough to get married. He asked me my age and I said I'm 26. "You're old enough to have kids", he said and chuckled at his own little joke. "Ok. Tell me sir, are you in love?", he asked.

"Oh no. I was, and lost it", I said.

"Oh! I'm so sorry. Can I know what happened?", he asked and then added, "I'm sorry if I'm getting too personal. Even I had an affair when I was young and that's why I asked you".

"That's ok. I can understand your curiosity. It's just that one fine day she found someone better and that's it".

"How long were you together?", he wanted to know.

"4 and half years"

"Oh! That's a long time! But...", he hesitated before asking me.

"But? What is it?"

"Did something happen between you? I mean..."

"Of course. But why did you ask that?"

"Ok. At least you got something there".

"Got something?". What did I get? I thought I shared something there. I didn't get anything. Sexual gratification? Bull shit! I say BULL SHIT!!

Now, I was shocked at this remark. Not that he's the first one to say it. Yet... And mind you, it's only the men who have ever made such a remark. Any female who have come to know about this incident in my life has only asked me whether or not I hurt her physically when she said she's ditching me for someone else.

I wonder... and am forced to say that if women are bitches, men are nothing short of bastards. No wonder women have such bad opinion about men. No wonder they feel that men take them only for sexual objects! This is really sad. Why are men so sick?

If sex is all that I want in a relationship with a girl, I better approach a prostitute, right? At least I'll be saved from all the emotional turmoils and running around to get things done for her. I wouldn't have to take efforts to see that she's happy with me and least of all I never has to care to please her. I wouldn't have to keep complimenting her for her good looks and take efforts to preserve her morale. Also I'd have the choice to sleep with different women according to my fancy. I needn't carry the burden of commitment, fidelity etc. etc. etc. Also, to look at it from a financial point of view, it's anytime easier to pay a prostitute than maintaing a family, buying gifts at every other occasion, shelling out money on movies, fairs and not to forget the lakhs I'd have to spent in educating our children and stuff!

Wake up men, wake up!! Change yourself before it's too late! There's still a chance to make this world a better place to live in.

Anyways, I left him near his house and we parted ways wishing each other a good night.


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Sunday, December 9, 2012

Halfies Nails

So, this is not a version of Tape Nails, my friends. I wanted to try polishing one layer of one color and then tipping off a half of the nail with another color. I thought it would be cool to do colors in the same family- what do you think?

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Last March, Joseph Kane opened his water bill to see that he owed Tucson Water $3,364 and some cents.

He had used, the water department said, some 222,904 gallons of water.

His normal usage is somewhere around 8,000 gallons.

The 73-year-old Kane, who is retired, lives in a Foothills home with his wife. There's no swimming pool. No vast spread of landscaping.

With no puddles or big sopping sinkholes, Kane called the water department.

He was told they'd knock it down by about 50 percent. But he'd have to pay or have his water shut off.

He paid almost $1,620.

Kane then paid $325 to have a leak detection company come out to inspect his property. A comprehensive detection work-up was done. No leaks were found.

Mysteriously, with no intervention on his part, his next water bill righted itself. It came in at $104. It's been $68 a month for the last 10 months.

Kane was wholly dissatisfied with the utility's response, saying no one seems particularly concerned about the customers. "This appears to be the same old story of trying to fight City Hall," Kane said.

Every year, about 4,500 customers complain to Tucson Water about abnormally big bills.

For its part, the utility notes that's a small number, making up less than 1 percent of the 3.1 million bills it sent out last year. And many of those customers end up recognizing what happened. An irrigation pipe leaked, undetected. A float valve on the toilet got stuck. A hose was left on.

Theft happens, too. Deputy Director Ivey Schmitz said a neighbor once hopped her fence to use her hose to help fill his pool faster.

As part of a new customer service focus, the utility is now considering changes in how it calculates those exceptional bills.

The utility currently charges customers in tiers. The ones who use the lowest amounts of water - as is the case for 80 percent of families - pay $1.60 for every hundred cubic feet of water, which is the equivalent of 748 gallons. What ends up racking up the high bills, though, is that when customers use more than 45 ccf, they pay $11.85 for each one. So for someone like Kane, who was told he used 298 ccf, that adds up quickly.

The utility now is contemplating charging them for the amount that goes through the meter - but at their normal tier rate - as long as the problem is addressed and their bills are back to normal.

That would mean a loss of roughly $1 million, but it's not clear how that would affect overall water rates.

Mayor Jonathan Rothschild is still mulling the fix. The new method, he acknowledged, probably works out for citizens, who would be less likely to get sticker shock in cases of unusual water use. But, he said, he wants to see how the cost increase could be absorbed and what it could do to rates. "I'm not convinced either way yet," he said.

The City Council approved Tucson Water's five-year finance plan last week.

The actual rate recommendations will come in April, but for now, it calls for an increase in water sales revenues of roughly 8 percent per year over the life of the plan.

In the interim, the utility continues to enforce the old policy, but is keeping a "shadow" file to show the council what would have happened if the new structure was in place.

It is also working toward an electronic metering system that would allow consumers to see their usage in real time, although that's probably still several years out.

Deputy Director Schmitz said there's an acknowledgment that unexpected bills can be a hardship. "We know there are a lot of people struggling out there. It's just one more thing in a slate of things happening in people's lives."

Dolores Kruger

"I nearly had a heart attack when I opened it."

West-side resident Dolores Kruger, 79, opened her September 2011 water bill to find she owed $1,600.

Kruger, who was visiting Chicago over the summer, wasn't even in Tucson during the period covered by the bill.

She usually pays roughly $100 a month.

Her landscaper was stumped. He found a small leak, but nothing that should have generated that kind of a bill, she said.

Her handyman, who went through the house and checked the plumbing fixtures and the toilet, also couldn't find anything amiss.

"You'd think if I'd really used that amount, my whole house would be floating," she said.

Water officials say that isn't always the case. A stuck valve on a toilet can easily dump 2,400 gallons of water down the sewer in a day, and it's not always audible.

But since Kruger was out of town, she couldn't trot down to the water office, so she tried calling.

Busy. Repeatedly.

By its own accounts, the water department that month was seeing a wait time of 19 minutes on average to answer calls, with a maximum wait time of 62 minutes.

That didn't count how many never got through because of busy signals. And nearly 41 percent of callers, more than 2,500 calls, just gave up while on hold.

The water company has since adjusted staffing so that it is now answering 90 percent of calls and its wait time is down to about two minutes.

The recent improvements came too late to help Kruger.

"I'm 79 years old, and I have heart problems. I thought, jeepers, I wasn't going to let this give me a stroke so I just decided to pay it."

She's not happy about not getting answers, since she's afraid to turn on her outside irrigation and risk another astronomical bill.

And she's not happy about the fact it's springtime and she has no flowers.

Miriam Klaiman

Miriam Klaiman, a 59-year-old attorney, stews every time she sees the file she's kept on her November 2010 water bill of $1,026.08.

Klaiman usually pays about $60 a month for water in her north-side home, so when Tucson Water offered to cut her bill by about half, that still didn't seem fair to her. There was no puddling and no subsidence that would indicate a leak of that magnitude, she said.

She opted to pursue an administrative hearing to challenge the bill.

Of the 4,500 high-bill inquiries, only about 40 a year go that route. If the customer goes for a hearing, they lose their chance at getting a "courtesy adjustment." The utility, once every three years, will essentially shave 50 percent off a high bill. Schmitz said a review of what other utilities do shows Tucson Water is generous in its policy, noting many cities give no adjustments at all.

Not very many - maybe three to five a year - win their administrative hearings.

The customer has to show they didn't use the water - a standard of proof that's very hard to meet.

Klaiman said Tucson Water never clearly demonstrated where the water went, and an inspector couldn't find any leaks on the property in the days after the bill was issued.

The utility suggested she had a leaking toilet, although she said a plumber had just finished fixing her toilet two months before the alleged overuse ever happened.

"By the code, when his bill is unusual and exorbitant, the citizen is presumed to be in the wrong," she said.

Since losing her case last summer, she's now paying $80 extra a month until she pays off the bill.

"I'm still plenty mad. And I'm still afraid. It could happen again. You have no recourse," she said. "Unless you can prove the city is at fault, there's nothing you can do."

Margie Machado

Margie Machado believes her water bill of $1,638 last September literally gave her an anxiety attack.

Two weeks after getting it, the 65-year-old on a fixed income went to the hospital, unable to catch her breath.

"I kept thinking, 'How could we owe that much?'"

Machado and her 69-year-old husband, Fred, own a south-side home, where her grandson lives.

She went through the potential liabilities: There's no pool. Little landscaping. Laundry is done once a week or so.

In the past year otherwise, her bill never topped $58.

Water staffers chalked it up to a leak. But when the inspector came out, Machado said, no problems were found.

"It's like you're wrong and they're right, and there's nothing you can do about it," Machado said. She said she never got a satisfactory explanation, and her bill was right back to normal the next month.

Machado said she wondered if there isn't something wrong with the meters.

Water officials say that's a common misperception, but say a stuck meter essentially results in a zero read. They say it's akin to an odometer. It's not going to run unless water is going through the meter.

If anything, they say, the older meters tend to under-read.

The water company knocked the bill down to $816.38.

The couple is paying another $40 a month until June 2013.

"Every time I have to pay the bill," she said, "I start crying."

Free audits available

Tucson Water offers a free water audit for homeowners.

Team members will spend from two to four hours at residential properties, checking for leaks, measuring the flow rates of showers and faucets, checking to see if irrigation is being done properly.

The resident will get tips and advice, depending on the results of the analysis, to decrease water use. For more information, call 791-3242.

Contact reporter Rhonda Bodfield at or 573-4243.


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Live +3 Ratings Mark Strongest Single Telecast for a Series Since November 2012

LOS ANGELES – February 13, 2014 – CMT kicks off the new year with its highest-rated prime since 2009, thanks to its outrageous new series, PARTY DOWN SOUTH, from the producers of “Jersey Shore.” Growing for the fourth straight week in a row, the series posted a .77 among P18-49 (Live +3) with more than 1 million total viewers tuning in for episode 104. The fourth episode marks the strongest single telecast for a CMT regularly scheduled original since the season two debut of REDNECK ISLAND (.88 Live +3) in November of 2012. The series is also performing well among a coveted, younger audience garnering a 1.0 among W25-34 (Live +3).

PARTY DOWN SOUTH now ranks as the No. 1 digital series for the network, counting total streams across, CMT Mobile and the CMT App. During the EST/CST hours of the Thursday premiere, hourly downloads and visitors increased triple digits (+600% and +320% respectively) vs. the same time period for the rest of the week.

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The Voice Predictions: Who's at Risk on Semifinal Results Night?

Is predicting the results of The Voice Season 11 semifinals as easy as 1, 2, 3, 4?

At first glance, it looks that way.

With only a quartet of artists set to advance to the finale, half the field will be culled by the end of Tuesday’s results telecast (8/7c on NBC). And interestingly enough, there’s a foursome of vocalists who managed to crack the Top 10 of the iTunes singles chart by the close of voting time — qualifying them for the coveted 5x sales vote multiplier that will give them an edge over their rivals.

Even more eye-popping? The lucky fellas — Billy, Sundance, Josh and Christian — occupy the top four slots on the aforementioned countdown.

Granted, downloads are only one component of the elimination equation — there’s also online, Facebook and Voice app votes to consider — but over the last several seasons, with only a few exceptions, those at or near the bottom of the sales chart have found themselves fighting for a Twitter save.

On tonight’s show, the top three vote-getters will automatically move to the finale, while the bottom two artists will be sent home immediately.

Then, the middle three artists will compete in the Instant Save for the last spot in the finale.

Let’s make some educated guesses about who’s at risk:

Ranking on iTunes Singles Chart at Close of Voting (Tuesday, Noon ET)
1. Billy Gilman (Team Adam), “I Surrender”
2. Sundance Head (Team Blake), “Love Can Build a Bridge”
3. Josh Gallagher (Team Adam), “Danny’s Song”
4. Christian Cuevas (Team Alicia), “To Worship You I Live (Away)”
11. Brendan Fletcher (Team Adam), “Angel”
12. Wé McDonald (Team Alicia), “Scars to Your Beautiful”
14. Ali Caldwell (Team Miley), “I Will Always Love You”
42. Aaron Gibson (Team Miley), “Everything I Do (I Do It For You)”

Billy and Sundance have been crushing it on iTunes all season, and (along with Wé), receiving the lion’s share of hype from the coaches and EP Mark Burnett. They’re mortal locks to occupy two of next week’s finale slots.

Josh at No. 3 presents an interesting twist in the plot. He’s been toward the bottom half of the sales pack for a few weeks now, but benefitted on Monday from what I’d argue was his strongest showing of the live shows to date — at the exact moment several of his more popular competitors stumbled. Does he have the existing fan base, however, to keep him in the Top 3 once app and Facebook votes are tallied? I’m guessing the answer is “no,” and if he winds up in the Twitter Save showdown, that will open the door for Brendan, Wé or Ali to sneak into the finale.

Meanwhile, Christian’s had back-to-back Top 10 iTunes showings, and while I wasn’t crazy about his vocal on Monday, he seems to be peaking in popularity at the exact right moment. I’m guessing he’s a safe bet to advance, too, especially since religious-themed music is extremely popular among The Voice faithful. Look for him to snag the third automatic spot in the finale.

In the Instant Save sing-off, then, expect to see Josh, Wé and either Brendan or Ali. And because The Voice‘s Chosen Ones rarely (if ever) fall short of the finale, I’m guessing Wé will sing last, get glowing remarks from multiple coaches and advance, giving freshman coach (and scheduled Season 12 returnee) Alicia Keys a role in the finale. (Sorry, Miley! But if you make good on your promise to turn Ali into a superstar, you can be a winner, too!)

Advancing: Billy, Sundance, Christian, Wé
Eliminated: Ali, Josh, Aaron, Brendan

Who do you think will and should advance to the finale? Are you surprised by Josh’s big iTunes moment? Share your thoughts in the comments!

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  1. MicoMendoza says:

    What? Ali should be in the Finale. We’s performance this week is awful.
    My top 4 is Ali, Billy, Sundance, Brendan/Christian

  2. Alex Kawa says:

    I think Billy, Sundance, and either Josh or Christian will automatically advance, but probably Josh, seeing as how he’s a country singer (granted, from team Adam, but still), and charted higher than Christian on iTunes. I think Aaron and either Wé or Ali will be automatically eliminated, but probably Ali, seeing as how, once again, Wé ranked higher on iTunes not just this week, but every week before. That would leave Christian, Brendan, and Wé singing for the save. I think Brendan will get it, seeing as how Aaron got it three weeks in a row, and he’s kind of cut from the same cloth as Brendan.

  3. Abby says:

    The sing off usually goes down the line, starting with Blake’s artists and ending with Adam’s. I expect Josh or Brendan to sing last tonight

  4. Eurydice says:

    It’ll be interesting to see the voting between Ali and We. Ali gave a beautiful, but unoriginal, performance of a boring song. We’s song was totally unsuited to her voice, but her voice is much more original and rich.

    Billy’s like a robot and Christian is the opposite. Josh has the expected country twang and Sundance has unexpected soul. My choices would be Sundance, Christian, We and Ali – with the winner being Sundance.

    • Lippy says:

      I find that We is so entertaining and has a rich voice, I would love to see her in the final. Sundance has so many layers to his singing and performance. Billy has great lungs and good pitch but is suited for belting out notes on Broadway, he is absolutely boring to me. Final four I would love to see is Ali, Sundance, We and Christian

      • Eurydice says:

        I’m not sure about Billy and Broadway. In musicals, the songs are part of the acting – basically dialogue with music. The actors have to stay in character, convey emotion and sound good, all at the same time. I don’t kniw if Billy can do that.

        • Jakay says:

          Plus he doesn’t dance as far as we know, he doesn’t look like a matinee idol (think Cheyenne Jackson or Jeremy Jordan) and we have no idea if he can act. He’s a recording artist. He may not be an individual person’s idea of a recording artist, but then neither is Jordan Smith and he’s been a very successful winner for The Voice.

      • Lee says:

        I don’t see Team Adam having a clean sweep elimination–especially with a lot of female voters out there.

  5. Angie_Overrated says:

    It wouldn’t shock me to see Josh take We’s spot. Bland white guys with guitars nearly always beat out the black girls. It’s a simple fact on these shows.

  6. kevstar69 says:

    We’e going to have a problem if We and Ali are both eliminated. We has been consistently good throughout, but faltered a bit last night. Ali was the best vocally last night. Christian showed he is willing to do anything to win. Just sing a gospel song and you advance, even though it wasn’t as good as when CW did it, or the black guy from last year.

  7. Voice Fan says:

    I wouldn’t count Ali out yet. She didn’t even chart on the top 200 one week and still survived showing she has a lot of fans who don’t buy her records. The only sure bets to be in the top four are Sundance and Billy. The other two spots are up for grabs. I am rooting for Sundance to win. I hate Billy Gilman and think he should go home but being a child star he apparently has enough fans to buy his records and vote for him no matter how bad he sounds. So he could still beat Sundance. Just like Allison Porter beat Adam Wakefield last season.

  8. Plastic Elephant says:

    I could live with those 4 although I prefer Ali to Christian by a bit. I’d happily trade out Billy for Christian, but that ain’t gonna happen…

  9. Carfield says:

    I think the only sure bets are Billy and Sundance, and next week, song choices will be the deciding factors, along with their original singles. Thanks to Amazon echo, each of the finalists will get one original song. For the third place, it sound like it might be a fight between Josh and Christian, but I won’t count out We, as she is in spot 12 and has a strong voting base all season long. For the bottom two, it is anyone’s guess, other than Aaron, who really lacks of strong voting base all season long and last night’s song choice is simply bad! My ideal final four will be Billy, Sundance, Ali and We, but that is unlikely going to happen unless the voting is completely different from the chart. Anyway I like a suspenseful show, and too bad, as a West Coast voter, I have to make a decision about the “save me” vote based on their previous performances, not they save me songs.

  10. dj says:

    I hope Ali sneaks in somehow. I think she is more prepared than We for the kind of pressure that goes with competing in the finale. We has a great voice, but I think the pressure has gotten to her lately. My daughter loves that scars song, but she winced a few times when We was singing it.

  11. Dave Kerwin says:

    I totally agree with Billy, Sundance and We’ but Ali Caldwell HAS to be in the final 4. Her “I will always love you” is one of those “don’t try it” songs that only a few can master….she did.

  12. John says:

    To begin, Sundance and Billy gave it their all and were fantastic. Ali and We would be my other choices to send through to the top four. I believe that Christian has folded under the pressure and gave his worse performance to date. Aaron has been barely getting by the last three weeks. Josh is talented but not as talented as Sundance but someone should pick him up for a singing contract. Brendan’s style is good for the bar scene not on stage.

  13. Davey says:

    I would bet that Brendan got more votes than We last night. He also was no 2 last week. So he will most likely get last singing slot if he has to sing again tonight.

  14. Angie_Overrated says:

    People apparently love milquetoast singers with unmemorable vocal ability.

  15. In order for winning IMO:
    Billy (by far), Ali, Sundance, We’.

    I don’t have an iTunes account but am researching it BC of Billy.

  16. Meschell Hall Odle says:

    It should have been Ali not Josh I just don’t get it. She rocked the stage two nights in a row

  17. Bella says:

    Sundace all the way!!!

  18. Sue says:

    I predicted Billy, Sundance, We, but I really thought Ali should have had the 4th spot.


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Funny / Chopped

  • When one of the contestants who has, in the course of his two episodes on the show, grated on everybody's nerves, started calling out the ingredients.
    Ted (flatly): Chris, let me do that.
  • Upon seeing graham crackers in the basket for the appetizer round, one contestant exclaimed, "The crackers kill my life!"
  • While explaining a dessert made when tofu was in the basket:
    Contestant: I used to make a similar dessert when I worked at vegan dining facility.
    Marc Murphy: Is this health food?
    Contestant: It's not bad for you...
    Ted: Don't tell him that! Tell him there's a stick of butter in it!
    • And it turned out that there actually was a stick of butter in the recipe! The contestant had added it to soften up the Mexican chocolate that was in the basket.
  • In the second judges' episode, one of the shelves in the fridge breaks, causing things to fall all over the floor. Chris Santos remarks that he "broke the pantry."
    • And then when he flat-out runs away, Geoffrey Zakarian telling him to "go back and fix it!", Santos yells "HELL NO!" and cracks up the rest of the competitors.
  • The appetizer round of the teen chefs episode has three of the chefs crowding around one of the plates to see what they did, and just having a good time.
  • In the Season 3 Chopped Champion finale, chef Jun Tanaka admits that his first exposure to cooking was when, growing up as a kid, his mother ran/taught a baking class to housewives out of their kitchen, where he spent most of his time hiding under the kitchen table and looking at the women's legs.
  • Robert Irvine was in one of the celebrity episodes, and was positively disgusted with the presence of Brand X Fruit Loops as an ingredient. He doesn't even open the box like a normal person—he takes a gigantic butcher's knife and effectively guts the box to access the cereal. Even the other judges can't help but react to the sight of this talented chef showing his opinion of the ingredient.
  • In an all-fried-foods episode, one contestant puts canned chickpeas in hot oil before they're thoroughly dried; oil then spews from his dutch oven. This prompts Amanda Freitag to deliver a PSA to one of the cameras, smiling the entire time she delivers her message:
    Amanda: Be careful when frying at home. Don't use liquidy items in hot oil. Thank you.
  • Pretty much all of the installments of Chopped: After Hours, especially when Ted encourages the judges to try and sabotage each other.
    • In the first season episode of the spin-off, "Chopped: After Hours," Ted starts snooping on Scott Conant's cellphone and discovers that Scott got crowned Prom King in high school, and Ted and the other judges start joking about Scott being "royalty"—Ted even puts a fake crown made of gold-colored paper on Scott's head.
  • The 2013 Halloween episode, which featured one chef who seemed sincerely convinced that he'd been left on Earth by aliens. This was even better when he decides to melt a green, gummy candy skull, one of the basket ingredients, and it does end up looking like an alien's head.
    • There was also Chef Sharon, who states that she hates Halloween the second Ted asks her about it.
  • On one of the 2014 Chopped Teen tournament episodes, the dessert round is just about to start, but Ted slips up and says they have "Thirty seconds on the clock." When one of the competitors (a girl named Lucy) points this out, the music stops, complete with a record scratch, and Ted goes "Oh. Oh, shoot! Good catch!"
  • In one episode, a middle-aged female contestant opens a bottle with her teeth. Cut to Scott admitting: "That was kind of hot!" and Alex beside him giving the most epic did-you-ACTUALLY-just-say-that look of all time.
  • There have been a few episodes themed around using ingredients that are normally discarded — a very worthwhile concept. In one such episode, the first ingredient in the dessert round was the skin and core of a pineapple, and the camera perfectly caught judges Aarón Sánchez and Marcus Samuelsson all but dry-heaving at the sight. Good luck chefs!
  • On the show's first ever couples competition (titled "Double Trouble"), an ingredient in the appetizer round is Rocky Mountain oysters (which are actually bull testicles, for those who don't know).
    Alex: You'll notice every man in the couple is handling the meat.
    Scott: It's because the balls are taken away from them very early in the relationship, and it's just nice to see them again.
  • In one of the Chopped: All-Stars episodes, where famous chefs are competing for charities, one of the entree ingredients is single-serve coffee pods, like the kind the come in Keurig coffee makers. A near minute is spent on all three of the contestants contemplating them in horror/bewilderment.
    Contestant: I am competing for charity. Why you give me this?
  • During the Hot Pepper challenge episode, Aaron Sanchez comments that the dish could have used more habernero (habernero being a basket ingredient). The other two judges (Zakarian and a guest judge) are eating the appetizer and say that no, it has just the right amount of heat to prevent it from overpowering the other ingredients. Sanchez shoots an incredulous "whatever, you guys" look over to them. Cue the next contestant (a Chinese immigrant) who didn't think the habernero was spicy by her standards, and all three judges (Sanchez included) are practically smoking out their ears.
  • In the third of five in the "Pros vs. Joes" Chopped Ultimate-championship, which was the "Amateurs"-episode, two of the contestants were one of the dads from the Fathers Day-special and one of the grandmothers from the "Grandma vs. Grandma"-episode, and they actually got into a fight over the grill (the grandma ended up getting it and they both made it to the final round, and the dad won).
    • In the final part of that five episode-arc, the same dad almost got into another fight over the same grill, but this time, it was almost with Laila Ali—who happens to be one of the daughters of Muhammad Ali and who also spent ten years of her life working professionally as boxer, just like her own dad did. The guy later admitted that although he wanted the grill, there was no way he was getting into a fight with Muhammad Ali's daughter.
  • In an episode where all the contestants were college students, one of the contestants was a girl who was a senior at the University of Washington in Seattle, and she was only 18—when she first reveals this to Ted and the judges (two of whom were Marc Murphy and Chris Santos), they're obviously a little confused, and she explains that she skipped a few grades and started her freshman year of college when she was only 15. Marc jokingly said to Ted and the other judges (mainly Chris), "Bet you feel like a dumbass now."
  • In the dessert round of part 1 of "Chopped: Impossible", one of the contestants is making a tuile (a type of wafer cookie that can be sweet or savory), and tries making it on the stove, but doesn't have enough leverage to properly flatten it. What does she do? She gets another baking sheet to put on top of the tuile mix, puts it on the floor and then uses her bodyweight to flatten it by standing on it. Ted and the judges notice this and are obviously a little confused, but also seem to find it funny that she's doing this.
  • In an episode called "Better Saffron than Sorry," while the contestants are hanging out in that area they go to when they get done with a round, one of the chefs says, "At least they didn't give us something like lamb testicles." And guess what one of the ingredients in the second round basket is? Lamb fries (testicles).
  • In an episode called "Momumental," where all the contestants were moms, a basket ingredient in the second round was carrot baby food. The moms were obviously a little surprised to see it, with one of them commenting that she hadn't even seen or used baby food since her own kids were babies (and she had earlier mentioned having two kids who're around 15 to 17 years old). Alex Guarnaschelli, one of the judges in that episode and who also happens to be a mother herself, admitted that the only times she herself has ever actually tasted baby food is when her daughter had thrown it at her while she was eating.


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