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Top Kelowna Hotels | Wine, Sunsets and Lakeside Retreats
We're on a sunny drive through the many vineyards and orchards just east of the city. Our car takes us past family-owned wineries, with sun-kissed grapes plump and swelling on the vine. This is Kelowna.
We're heading for Hot Sands Beach in downtown Kelowna, a long sandy stretch with a water trampoline park, a huge playground, and a wide, flat boardwalk that runs for miles along Okanagan Lake. Kelowna, and neighboring West Kelowna, are perched along Okanagan Lake, a deep, clear, 85-mile-long body of water that's surrounded by swaths of forest and rolling mountains.
While Kelowna's agricultural roots show in the fruit orchards to the east and south, modern Kelowna is a tourist's dream. The city is packed with things to do and see, like tours of award winning wineries, food-to-table dining, hiking, boating, biking, zip lining, an impressive indoor waterpark for rainy days and growing art and music scenes.
If you're visiting in winter, the world class Big White Ski resort is only 45 minutes away, and snowshoeing Myra Canyon brings you through tunnels to perfect views of historic wooden trestles over a plunging gorge.
Only three hours east of Vancouver, Kelowna's hotels range from summer resorts and high-end hotels to budget-friendly chains and funky renovated motels. Here are some of our favourite hotels in Kelowna and West Kelowna, British Columbia.
An Upscale Downtown Kelowna Hotel
The Delta, as locals call it, is the perfect high-end hotel for enjoying Kelowna's downtown. It's steps away from the town's main attractions and restaurants like Raudz and Salt & Brick, which serve up delicious local fare.
The hotel itself is packed with all the amenities you'd expect, including heated outdoor pools, whirlpool spas, a fully equipped conference centre and exercise room. The Delta has an elegant, casual atmosphere that makes you feel instantly at home and there are more than seven acres of prime waterfront at the Delta, allowing for relaxed walks along the water.
The Delta is one of Kelowna's largest hotels, with 260 guest rooms in two towers, plus 60 suites and condominiums for those wanting more space.
Delta Hotels by Marriott Grand Okanagan Resort
Kelowna, 0.3 km to BC Wine Museum
8.6 Excellent (2830 reviews)
Excellent Location 9.4 / 10
A Kelowna Hotel With Plenty of On-Site Activities
The West Kelowna lakeside location is the star of the family-friendly Cove Lakeside Resort. There's an outdoor swimming pool, water slide, sandy beach, plus outdoor tennis courts. Grab one of the resort's bicycles, take a ride along the Westside Wine Trail, and enjoy rolling hills, vineyards and scenic lake views.
After a day out on the town, relax in your roomy and comfortable suite. Suites are sunlight-filled, with one, two and three-bedroom units from 700 square feet to 2,400 square feet. Make up a cheese plate in the kitchenette, and relax your tired feet in a spa bath to unwind at the end of your day.
Cove Lakeside Resort
A Pet-Friendly Hotel in Kelowna
Kelowna's elegant Victorian Hotel Eldorado boasts a gorgeous view over Okanagan Lake. The El, as it's known by locals, was founded in 1926 by Countess Bubna, an aristocratic Englishwoman. It's especially popular with couples, who love the romantic vibe, sauna, whirlpool spa, indoor pool, and rooftop terrace. Relax over a drink at the lounge bar, or enjoy a meal at the on-site restaurant. All rooms have a kitchenette and minibar.
Pets are welcome at the El, and the hotel goes all out for their comfort. Pups are treated to a luxurious plush dog bed, food and water bowls for the length of their visit. There's even a welcome kit for dogs that includes biscuits, an interactive toy, bottled water, and a disposable doggie clean-up kit.
Hotel The Eldorado
Manteo Resort Waterfront Hotel & Villas
Step inside your suite at the luxury Manteo Resort, where every room comes with either a lakeside or mountain view. In the evening, kick back and watch the sunset over Okanagan Lake on the resort's Instagram-worthy wooden boardwalk and pier, or rent a boat from the resort dock and explore Okanagan Lake.
If you're hungry, wander over to Smack DAB, a stylish, modern gastropub and grab supper on the patio overlooking the lake. Spend your afternoons here at the private beach, take a splash in the indoor pool, watch a movie at the an on-site movie theatre, or relax in the sauna and steam room.
Kelowna, 5 km to BC Wine Museum
Excellent Cleanliness 9 / 10
A Quirky Kelowna Hotel
If you're looking for adventure in downtown Kelowna, you don't have far to go at Hotel ZED. Funky Hotel ZED is right in the heart of the action in downtown Kelowna. Grab your beach gear and step across the street to Hot Sands Beach and Waterfront Park for a fun summer day. If you want to relax at the hotel, grab a spot on the sundeck or by the firepit, or enjoy some time in the sauna, swimming pool and hot tub.
The hotel itself is an up-beat, renovated motel with quirky, colourful touches like rotary phones, and comic books in every room. All rooms come with free Wi-Fi, LED TVs, mini refrigerators, and some offer panoramic vistas of the lake below.
Hotel ZED Kelowna BC
A Budget-Friendly Hotel in Kelowna
There's no need to worry if you're on a budget, with wallet-friendly rates at the The Holiday Inn Express and Suites. This is a brand-new hotel just off the highway on Kelowna's north side, making a perfect rest stop for weary travellers.
It's a solid, affordable option, which will keep you busy with a pool, exercise room, hot tub, and fitness centre. Your stay comes with a complimentary breakfast, free parking, an airport shuttle, plus a tea and coffee maker in every room.
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Kelowna - East
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Have been dying to to this post along with a few other interesting topics which I experienced during our tour of Thunderbird Resort Poro Point last year. There were on four of us bloggers included in the tour and since the time was too short, city tour was not part of the itinerary. But since we had few hours of break provided for rest, we decided to go downtown San fernando La Union and explore as many attractions there as possible given the scarcity of time.Thanks to blogger Azrael and his research prowess! One of the places we visited was the MA-CHO TAOIST TEMPLE.
Ma-Cho Temple is adorned with Chinese motif of lions and dragons etched on camphor woods and massive stones imported directly from Taipei.It is located on a hill in downtown San Fernando La Union overlooking the South China Sea, MA_CHO is the first Taoist temple in the country with the original spider type dome made from interlinking wood carvings of saints piling up one after another for a total of 11 tiers.
The dome is a rarity. Yo can't find something like it even in Taipei.Shu Ing Tung is the Taiwanese architect who supervised the installations of carved decorations from the temple. The temple, built by respected architect Thomas Diokno san professional fees, was constructed with big help from "Sunshine Joe"Aspiras, tourism minister, who made possible the solicitation and acceptance of imported decorative materials from Taiwan.
The moving spirit behind the temple's construction is Mr. Dy Keh Hio, father of Aldrico Dy.The temple's cornerstone was laid on September 11,1975 and the first bucket of cement was pured on December 5,1976. Today, it stands majestically on a more than one hectare of lot, about seven storeys high and an elevation of 70 feet above sea level.
There are no special days set aside for one to enter a Taoist temple.Taoism does not have baptismal rites to formally count one as a member of the sect. For those who believe in the temple, Taoism states that anybody, irrespective of nationality, is welcome to pray, to meditate and to offer at the temple. I like that!
All are welcome, in fact, a catholic priest said a mass when the VIRGIN OF CASAYSAY (from Taal Batangas) arrived here for a pilgrimage. The Virgin of Casaysay enshrined in the Basilica of St. Martin in Taal is known as Ma-Cho in Taoism.
Legend has it that the image of the Virgin of Casaysay was fished by one Juan Maningkad in 1603 at the Pansipit River in old Taal. They are one and the same. The image at the Ma-Cho Temple was a gift of the Taiwanese fisherman to the San Fernando Folk in 1972, in appreciation of the hospitality extended to them when their boat was driven off the shores of San Fernando bay during a powerful typhoon.
Ma-Cho and the Virgin of casaysay are one and the same. The belief is that Ma-Cho is a Goddess of the Sea and has special affection for people residing by the sea or for those who work by the sea.
Every year, during the 5th day of the 8th month of the Linar Calendar, the image of Ma-Cho in San Fernando, La Union, goes to Taal, Batngas for a pilgrimage and a special mass is said in the Basilica St. Martin. The image of Ma-Cho returns the following day to San Fernando and the festivity starts.
There are tens pf thousands of Taoists in the Philippines for the simple reason that there are many Chinese inhabitants in the country. Taoism has been in existence in the Philippines for more than 4,600 years. Taoism is a Chinese religion which began in 100BC. It was influence by Chinese folk religion on wherein their Gods are humn beings who displayed miraculous and exceptional powers during their lives. Taoism is the Chinese version of Buddhism.
Learned a lot of new things indeed during this quich visit to Ma-Cho Taoist Temple in San Fernando La Union. Amazing!
This Taoist temple is huge as the one I saw in Cebu. Beautiful Chinese architecture and some are unique that I didn't found in Cebu.


The red hot poker is a showy and dramatic plant. If you love growing perennials that give color all summer long, this is the plant for you. Other names for this showy plant are torch lily and poker plant. The botanical name for this plant is kniphofia uvaria and there are more than 70 known species of it.
The red hot poker is a member of the liliaceae family which is home to common lilies. These drought and heat tolerant perennials do well in the heat of mid summer, long after some of the other plants in your garden have started to suffer from the heat. If you live in an arid area, it is the ideal plant for you. The plant is native to South Africa.
Growing a Red Hot Poker plant is very easy.
Red hot poker plants like sunlight. I originally had one planted in a semi sunny location and it was always reaching for the sunlight. Plant it in full sunlight and watch it really grow! This plant is a tough summer bloomer that does well in the hot days of summer.
Although not particularly picky about soil, red hot poker does seem to do well in loose soil that drains well. It will benefit from the addition of organic matter, such as compost, before planting.
This perennial actually likes the soil to be a bit dry as long as it is not TOO hot. If it sits in wet soil, the crown of the plant can easily rot. They don't need a lot of watering, but you should take care to keep an eye on the watering during the hottest days of the summer. This torch lily plant is in my hottest garden border and does not need much watering, but I set up a sprinker when the days get really hot.
The flower spikes start to appear in the spring. They have a muted color and are smaller at first but soon become rich with color and shape. The flowers are quite long lasting.
If you take care to deadhead the spent flower stalks, it will continue blooming all the way through to fall. This means that you can use the blooms for cut flowers indoors! The most well known color is red, of course, but red hot poker flowers also come in shades of yellow, coral, cream and yellow. My flowers start out yellow and turn to bright orange and yellow when they mature.
It is easy to see where the common name for kniphofia uvaria comes from. The flowers really do have the look of a burning torch!
A mature red hot poker plant can be quite large. The one I have in my southwest garden bed that is about 3 feet wide now and it is only 3 years old. They can tolerate a bit of crowding. In addition to leaving room for the widely spreading crown, the plant also needs height, since the blooms can be as high as five feet.
The leaves of red hot poker plants are long and slim, very much like the look of a daylily.
Red hot pokers can be grown from seeds. If you plant from seed, be sure to allow 18 to 24 inches between the seeds to give them room to grow. Cold stratification of the seeds is a good idea before planting for best results. You can purchase seed or collect them from the pods of mature plants. Be sure to let them dry out before trying to plant them.
Generally, these plants are propagated from divisions of a mature plant. Fully grown plants should be divided every three to five years for better flower production. The plants will also send off offsets that can be divided and planted separately. Division is generally done in early spring or late fall. Plant divisions just below the soil level.
Torch lily does well in zones 5-9. In the colder zones, be sure to lay down 2-3 inches of mulch before winter to protect the crowns of the plant.
After blooming has finished for the season, don't cut back the foliage. Let it in place so that it will nourish the roots for the next season. Once the cold weather really starts to come in the fall, (or early the next spring) is a good time to remove the foliage.
With some easy care and the right spot, red hot pokers will give you season after season of vibrant color and hummingbird attracting flowers.
When I cut back a overgrown tree in my yard, I was pleasantly surprised the next spring to have this grow and blossom. Must not have been getting enough sun. Thanks for this article's, now I kno w how to cared for it!
When you say deadhead the flower what exactly do you mean. My flowers only bloom once. How do I get them to bloom all summer.
When deadheading, don't just remove the flower, cut the flower stalk off just above the rhizome. Be careful not to damage any growing tips that may exist on the rhizome.
The flower stalks seem to take a fairly long time to decompose. I throw mine on the brush pile I have for a small animal hideout/shelter. That also places any remaining seeds where birds can get to them easily.
I wanted to let you know you have the best advice on growing red hot pokers than anyone on the internet. Thank you for such a good article.
Thank you for posting some of the best information I have seen on Red Hot Pokers/Torch Lilly. I am in somewhat of a bind at my new home (Zone 9) and would welcome input.
I bought Red Hot Poker bare roots from a well-known supplier through a national retail store. At the same time, I also planted gladiolas and liatris bulbs. That was over 60 days ago and I have seen three plants sprout in total, after which the emerging stalks were immediately chomped down to ground level. During this period squirrels began making a regular appearance in my newly-landscaped yard.
I was able to confirm through a Google search that squirrels will eat bulbs, which is what I presumed happened (although I only saw three holes dug in that immediate area — not enough to account for how few bulbs actually came up). Problem is, I have been unable to confirm anything about whether squirrels or rabbits could account for why my efforts to grow Torch Lilly has also failed.
I lived in a suburban area previously that was also home to numerous squirrels without any significant issues. Where I live now, which is a semi-rural desert foothill region, there are a limited variety of nearby trees and the squirrels spend a lot of time on the ground and in hedges as opposed to the tree canopy (as they did in my old neighborhood).
Squirrels and/or rabbits not only ate all emerging growth from my bulbs/torch lilies but removed all the flowering stalks from my Sea Lavender. They also set into my tomato, which had been out just one day and had no fruit on it whatsoever (silly me, I thought they wouldn't be interested until it had green or red tomatoes on it). On day one, mystery critter stripped the leaves. On day two it ate the tomato plant stem half way down (after which I caged it in wire).
Q 1: Why don't gardening guides — including the encyclopedic Sunset Western Garden Guide — indicate squirrel resistance? I carefully selected landscaping plants that indicated they were deer/rabbit resistant and drought tolerant. However, in hindsight I appreciate that squirrel resistance was not indicated on tags or plant info at garden centers — or in the information I looked up online about how to care for each plant specifically. And because squirrels didn't deflower the garden where I previously lived, I didn't see the problem coming.
Q 2: Is there any resource out there that indicates not just "resistance" but what plants are toxic to what animals so that I can landscape with plants these critters cannot eat? I had read, as an example, that Larkspur is toxic but that didn't stop something from stripping the leaves right off the stem. I have an asiatic lily that suffered the same fate (unlike the Larkspur, it survived being stripped of its leaves).
Q 3: I have heard of using cayenne pepper and some types of essential oil, such as clove, as a deterrent. However, there are a lot of products on the market many of which have only mediocre reviews on Amazon. What products, if any, have you tried and found worthwhile to repurchase for use in your garden as a deterrent?
I had a garden at my previous home but the above experience has made me feel as if I am re-learning everything from scratch. Any input would be welcome!
Hi Diana. Lots of things to deal with here. Sometimes the critters just seem to appear. I have not had a problem with anything eating my bulbs until this year. Not a single tulip, liatris, or gladiola come up in my front bed this year in spite of having dozens and dozens of them in past years. The voles got them all. They left the daffodils and daylilies.
In my back garden (which also has voles) none of the day lilies were affected. But my red hot poker only had ONE bloom this year so it wouldn't surprise me if they were in there.
Cayenne does work pretty well with squirrels. Here is a page that deals with squirrel repellents.
There is a lot of info on toxic plants for animals but it is usually mentioned in a "how to" post about that plant.
Not sure why the guides don't mention squirrels. In our neighborhood, they were not a problem until the owl population dropped. Then they were everywhere!
I have my red hot poker in a pot in the sun. The stalks are really short and just started showing up. Had begun to think it wasn't going to bloom. This is the 2nd year I've had it in the same pot/location. Last year it did great. Any thoughts? Should I fertilize it? I'm zone 9 btw. In the winter, I'm supposed to cut all the foliage back, yes? I didn't do that last year…didn't know I was supposed to.
None of my red hot pokers bloomed this summer…..I have had the plants In The ground for at least 3 years….and they have bloomed each year..I have 5-6 plants…None bloomed…any ideas?
Hi! I received a few cuttings about 3 years ago. I planted them and each year the foliage and leaves grow long and well- but never a bloom ;( full sun, well draining soil. They have multiplied since I planted (in the ground) since then, but nothing more. Each year I hope I'll see something- everything else does pretty out there. Thanks for any tips!
I divided my red hot pokers in March this year. I am wondering if they will bloom this year or will I have to wait until next year.
When I divided mine last year, they didn't bloom after division that year. I think it would depend on how early you divided them, perhaps.


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12" "Souls In The City" (part 2 & 1) (6:08) "Night People" (5:16) "Big Boy Pants" (6:31) "Downtime Vibes" (4:35)
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ACR:EPR is the last of a trilogy of EPs by A Certain Ratio. Recorded with the internal brief of anything goes, ACR complete their trilogy of Eps with these four tracks, the mesmerising $ouls In The City is made up of Part 2 and Part 1, in that order, followed by the insanely catchy Night People, Big Boy Pants which was named after Joe Biden when he won the US election as it was mixed on the same day and the final track Downtime Vibes, which is a hypnotic piece of repetitive rhythms built up around a set of chimes that Jez found in the back of his car. The EP follows the band's highly acclaimed album ACR Loco and ahead of a nationwide tour. Limited edition of 2000 worldwide pressed on Storm Grey vinyl.
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Play All Add All "Souls In The City" (part 2 & 1) (6:08) "Night People" (5:16) "Big Boy Pants" (6:31) "Downtime Vibes" (4:35)
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2. "Night People" (5:16)
3. "Big Boy Pants" (6:31)
4. "Downtime Vibes" (4:35)
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Yo Yo Gimix (The Orielles remix) Supafreak (Massey mix) Always In Love (Skream remix) Family (Finger Tip mix Suite) Get A Grip (Maps remix) Berlin (Cosmodelica remix) What's Wrong (SYT DMT mix) Taxi Guy (Number rework) Always In Love (Muddy Feet remix) Friends Around Us (The Lounge Society remix) 3 x LP 176349 2
Loco Remezclada LP (Double Clear Vinyl)
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ACR:EPA
Wonderland (Jam 6) Keep It Together (Jam 5) Down & Dirty (Jam 2) Feel No Fear (Jam 1) 12" 172293 2
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Chrystal, born in Winnipeg in 1930, played two seasons with the New York Rangers. He patrolled the Broadway blue line in 1953-54 and 1954-55, providing a physical presence with his rugged and enthusiastic play. He also added 11 goals and 25 points in 132 total NHL games.
Before turning pro, Chrystal was a key member of the Brandon Wheat Kings of the Manitoba Junior League, twice appearing in the Memorial Cup, including in 1949 when they lost a heart-breaker to the Montreal Royals.
After his junior career Chrystal spent a year in the USHL with Denver before spending two seasons with the AHL Cleveland Barons. After his two years with Cleveland he was traded to the NHL Rangers.
After his two year stint in the Big Apple concluded, Chrystal returned to the Canadian prairie and the old Western (professional) Hockey League. After a year with the Saskatoon Quakers he returned to Brandon to play with the Regals. Unfortunately the Regals moved to Saskatchewan and later St. Paul, Minnesota, so Bob's homecoming was short though sweet.
In 1958-59 Chrystal played his final season of serious hockey in his hometown with the Winnipeg Warriors.
Now, all these years later, up and coming author Ty Dilello has helped the 88 year old Chrystal pen his autobiography.
Why do you want to read about a long-ago player you likely never heard of when there are so many other hockey books out every year?
It's because every hockey player has a story to tell. And you may discover that a relative no-name like Chrystal has a more interesting story than some. It's a story that will take you back in time, both in terms of hockey in it's golden age, and life on the Canadian prairies and even in New York City when it was a much simpler time.
The book also features a fascinating collection of newspaper clippings from the Chrystal family collection as well as first hand memories from Emile Francis and Stan Fischler.
Don't dismiss this book about that guy you never heard of before. It might just be the best read of the season.
Block That Shot: The Bob Chrystal Story is now available.
The new hockey season is upcoming, and that also means a new hockey book season.
And if the first hockey book of the new season is going to be any indication, it's going to be a fantastic year for hockey book enthusiasts.
Kevin Shea writes The Hall: Celebrating Hockey's Heritage, Heroes and Home. On the Hall of Fame's 75th anniversary, and the 25th anniversary of the Hall's move to the famed Bank of Montreal building in downtown Toronto.
The book is billed as "A stunning hardcover book that features dramatic and compelling imagery and uncovers the fascinating history of the Hockey Hall of Fame." It is rare that anything lives up to that type of hype, but this book truly does.
With all the photos and features this book serves as both a page turning coffee table book. But there is enough text in here for even the most studied hockey fan to enjoy at length. By now every hockey fan should know a book with Kevin Shea's name on it will be nothing short of fantastic.
The book covers everything from the earliest visions by the Hall's founders to the ghost that haunts the bank where the Stanley Cup resides. Honoured members are front and centre, including a great story about how a kid working at the Hall tried to give Wayne Gretzky some advice on how to shoot a puck at the interactive shooting display.
You will have to wait until September 10th to pick up the book in stores and online. It is part of the National Treasure Series of books that celebrates the Hockey Hall of Fame. The first, A Century of NHL Memories, had a different aura about it that this new book exceeds.
I have to admit this one surprised me. I mean, why would I, a western Canadian hockey fan, care about the businessman who financed Conn Smythe's Toronto Maple Leafs? That was how many years ago? And, ugh, yet another Leafs book, and this one about some guy no one has ever heard of? But J.P. Bickell: The Life, The Leafs and The Legacy is a fascinating read.
It's a fascinating read mostly because, as it turns out, this is not a hockey book so much as a Canadian history book (well, maybe Ontario history). It just so happens that J.P. Bickell was an incredibly important figure and continues to be many years after his death.
Bickell was a self made millionaire mining magnate who left an enduring legacy not only on the entire industry but the many communities who benefited from such development.
That made Bickell a very wealthy person, and he spread his wealth around. He was instrumental in the founding of the Famous Players movie theatre chain - think about that when you go to the movies next time. He fought in World War II and became very interested in aviation. And he was a great philanthropist. In fact half a century after his death his foundation continues to give away his money to hospitals, scholarships, art galleries and children's camps.
Bickell was also a financier of many sports, most notably the Leafs and Maple Leaf Gardens. He also was involved in boxing, boat racing, baseball and golf.
See, this isn't just another Leafs book. Far from it.
Author Paul Harbridge and illustrator Matt James have teamed up to bring us the fantastic new hockey-themed children's book When The Moon Comes Out.
It's about hockey at it's best - kids playing shinny on the frozen pond. Only this book takes place in the dark of the night, with only the full moon to light the way. Anyone who has ever played the game this way understands what a unique experience this is.
James' brilliant use of colour truly captures the dark and cold so that you can almost see your own breath. Okay, not quite, but it does give you the chills of the black night and really sets the atmosphere for the story itself.
Harbridge's story matches the visual sensations, taking the readers on a nostalgic journey to a simpler time when hockey was beautiful.
Think I'm wrong? Well the people who shortlisted the book for 2017 Governor General's Award for Young People's Literature are on my side.
Doug Gilmour tells all in his autobiography Killer, as told to Dan Robson. It's a story of the Canadian Dream as the hockey-loving kid makes it all the way to the big leagues. He was one of the premier players in his day, and became near-immortal as the heart and soul of the Toronto Maple Leafs for a short time in the 1990s. He was arguably the best player in the world for some of that stretch.
That Toronto connection instantly puts this book on the best sellers list, as too many of the Maple Leafs books tend to do. The endless line of Leafs fans will enjoy this book, as will many other hockey fans from Gilmour's era. He was a well travelled superstar, extending his fan base.
It's an easy read, with some good stories, but for the most part this is a typical jock-talk book. You'll get some insight into the man himself and some of the events of his career. But for the most part this is another pedestrian addition to the world of hockey literature.
I do have to preface this commentary with the fact that the author of this book, Ty Dilello, and I have become good friends. And he was far too nice to me with his mentions of me in his new book, Golden Boys: The Top 50 Manitoba Hockey Players of All Time.
Young Dilello is a rising young star on the hockey literature scene. When I learned he was undertaking this historical effort, I was excited to see how he tackled it. After all, hockey in Winnipeg and Manitoba goes back a long, long ways. We all know about guys like Jonathan Toews and Ed Belfour And there's no shortage of information on the superstars like Bobby Clarke and Terry Sawchuk, regardless of what era they're from. But how will he get a take on Bones Raleigh or Dan Bain?
The answer is through impressive, unending research. Dilello scoured every source imaginable, be it the written record or, where possible, talking to the player or their families. He even scoured through military documents. The result is a true understanding that is passed on to the reader in the book.
The other thing that is passed on is the author's passion for the project. Some hockey books can seem tired or forced. Dilello's enthusiasm for the research comes through time and again as you flip the pages of this book.
The book's format is obvious. The top 50 players in Manitoba history are ranked. I won't give away the rankings other than to say that they are both accurate and sure to create debate and dialogue at the same time.
It's a good book regardless if you're from Manitoba or not. You will learn lots about all of the players involved as well about hockey in general.
Golden Boys (Trailer) from Ty Dilello on Vimeo.
TAMPA BAY - The Tampa Bay Lightning announced today their 25th anniversary book titled 25 Years of Thunder officially goes on sale Thursday, October 12. The book will also be available this Sunday at the Lightning's 25th Anniversary Celebration at Expo Hall featuring the 1992-93 team.
Fans can purchase the commemorative book for $35 ($25 for Season Ticket Members at AMALIE Arena) at Tampa Bay Sports at both the AMALIE Arena and International Plaza locations as well as online at www.TampaBaySports.com. Additionally, the Lightning are taking orders for a special, limited edition book signed by Phil Esposito, Dave Andreychuk, Vincent Lecavalier, Steven Stamkos and Brian Bradley, retailing for $125 while supplies last.
The 144-page hardcover book takes fans on a journey through the franchise's 25 seasons in the National Hockey League and features iconic photos from the organization's early days, Stanley Cup run and much more. The preface of the book is written by Lightning founder Phil Esposito and forward by owner Jeff Vinik. 25 Years of Thunder also features articles written by former players including Dave Andreychuk, Vincent Lecavalier and Brian Bradley as well as current captain Steven Stamkos. Other contributors include FOX Sports Sun's Paul Kennedy, LightningInsider.com's Erik Erlendsson and the Lightning's Matt Sammon and Bryan Burns.
Jim Roberts and Arthur Mintz have put together a beautiful book all faithful Cornell hockey fans - of multiple generations - simply have to have.
In Forever Faithful: Celebrating The Greatest Moments in Cornell Hockey have a stunning tribute to the Big Red. They look at the last 60 years of the hockey team's modern history - both men's and women's - and honour the great teams, many heroes and the wonderful fans.
Roberts and Mintz accomplish this by reliving 24 of the greatest games in Cornell hockey history. That includes the 1967 and 1970 national championships, including the magical 29-0 1970 season. These memories make up the bulk of this 280 page shrine which is loaded with photos.
A big reason for Cornell's success in the late 1960s was due to it's most famous graduate - goaltender (and history student) Ken Dryden. Dryden, a noted author in his own right, wrote the book's foreword. It is beautifully done, and naturally draws all hockey readers who are removed from Cornell. This glimpse into Dryden's life at that time is an excellent read.
One of the top hockey books of 2017 is Nine Lessons I Learned From My Father by Murray Howe. Yes, Howe. As in Gordie Howe was his father. Murray, a doctor, may not be as well known as his NHL playing brothers Marty and Mark (who came out with his own book, Gordie Howe's Son, in 2013) but he is a gifted writer who, perhaps because he didn't play hockey at a high level, had a special vantage point of Gordie Howe than others did.
I have not read this book yet, but it promises to be, unlike most hockey books, a true gem.
Sports Illustrated intended this book to be for kids, but I have to tell you this is a fantastic hockey history book that any hockey fan can enjoy.
In fact, my recurring thought upon the inaugural flip-through was this is the book the Canadian Museum of History or the Hockey Hall of Fame should have put out to promote their exhibits.
Aside from the choice of font and a few of the cartoony graphics, you quickly forget this was supposed to be a kids book. I would say it is an excellent introductory hockey history book for anyone, any age.
The book looks at the greatest players over the years, compares the evolution of the equipment and coaching strategies, and celebrates the records and great moments in hockey history. The women's game, some of the crazy characters over the years, and even the fans get their due, too.
While it is a great introductory hockey history book, even the most seasoned hockey fan will enjoy looking through this wonderfully presented title.
Sports Illustrated also has similar books for baseball and football. It's a safe bet basketball will get it's book next year.
Andrew Podnieks is back, with an impressive lineup of research and writing help, to give us Fast Ice Superstars of the New NHL.
At first glance I was really excited about this title. Wonderfully presented throughout it's glossy and colourful pages, this book profiles more than 60 of the top young players in the National Hockey League today.
Since I'm known much more for hockey history, I have to admit to not knowing as much about the up and coming stars as I would like. Cam Atkinson was an All Star last season, and I knew nothing of him. Vincent Trochek isn't from Eastern Europe?! Sam Reinhart - now which of Paul Reinhart's kids is this?
And with Lucas Aykroyd, Rob Del Mundo and Carol Schram helping to put these biographies together, I was certain this was my chance to learn some fascinating things about today's young stars just as the 2017-18 season gets underway.
Unfortunately I found the brief biographies to be very pedestrian. Given the talent crew working on this book I hate to say that, and keep re-reading it to see if I'm being too harsh. But the profiles tend to blandly state what each player did each season. So many goals, this many points, while playing for this team that year. A quick glance at the player's stats lines can tell any educated fan this much. But the book fails to tell us more interesting stories that hockeydb.com can not.
Perhaps this book is aimed at younger fans or new fans, and it would make a good Christmas gift for them. But if you are looking for more in depth journalism about today's young players, you will have to look elsewhere.
Noted hockey author Mike Ulmer has teamed up with the talented illustrator Chris Lyons to give us S is for the Stanley Cup.
Not surprisingly, the book teaches kids the alphabet, with a hockey reference given for each letter. It's a tried and true formula. Sleeping Bear Press has done it before with Z is for Zamboni and H is for Hockey.
This book will keep mom and dad entertained as much as the kids. While the kids are studying the wonderful artwork with dreams of hockey greatness developing somewhere in their heads, mom or dad can read out loud about some of the fascinating stories in the Stanley Cup's 125 year history. I guarantee parents will learn something about the Stanley Cup and hockey history while passing on the love of the game to their children.
There are two things I encourage parents to do it is to instill the love of hockey and the love of reading in their children as early as possible. This book is a great way to accomplish that. It will undoubtedly be a favorite read - for child and parent alike.
The suggested interest level is ages six to nine, while the suggested reading level is grade two.
You may know of Rolf Remlinger and his hockey comics called Hockey Daze.
Remlinger has been capturing all of hockey's silliness, as he uniquely sees it, with his cartoons for over 25 years now. He has taken some of his favorites and compiled them in his very own book.
The book is well done. It's the kind of book you can read from cover to cover, or just leave on the coffee table and read the odd page from time to time for a good laugh. The cartoons have a certain "Far Side" feel to them.
The key to a collection of hockey comics like this is the cartoons have to a certain timelessness to it. It doesn't matter if it the actual event was from a different generation. Each selected cartoon can resonate with even the most casual of fans.
Because the collection covers so many unique situations over such a long time, it is an interesting form of a hockey history book in itself.
What makes this more of a book than just a collection of cartoons is that Remlinger does provide background information on each cartoon to provide some real value-added content that fans will appreciate.
That helps turn this from a collection of favorite cartoons into a true book - a true book that will leave hockey fans chuckling all the way through.
For more information visit Hockey-Daze.com or order the book at Hockey-Daze.com/Book. It's super reasonably priced making this a great Christmas buy for young kids or your beer league buddies.
Dallas Stars are leading the league as a first class organization in many ways off the ice.
One small example - they are bucking the trend on paperless season tickets. Instead, they pamper their season ticket holders with a box of gifts as well as the traditional tickets.
One of the gifts to surprise their clients this year is the new book Texas On Ice: Pro Strides To The Stars.
The book looks at the history of professional hockey in Texas from 1942 through to 1993 when the Dallas Stars arrived. They thoroughly have it all from the Houston Apollos to the Amarillo Wrangers to the Fort Worth Texans to Gordie Howe's Houston Aeros.
The book is beautifully laid out with amazing action photography, both in color and in black and white. The text compliments the photos nicely with text that recaptures the characters, the rivalries and the Texan hockey heroes of yesterday. A statistical package completes the book perfectly.
The book is a group effort funded by the Dallas Stars, though hockey book fans will recognize the executive director of the project: Jason Farris.
Farris has been lauded here at HockeyBookReviews.com for his wonderfully produced personal projects in the past, such as Hail Cesare: The Cesare Maniago Story, Hockey Play by Play: Around The NHL with Jim Robson, and most especially Behind The Moves: NHL General Managers Tell How Winners Are Built.
Mr. Farris was a rising hockey author who was funding personal projects that put big publishing houses to absolute shame. Then he disappeared. Sort of. He moved to Dallas in 2012 and became the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the NHL Stars.
I should have been nicer to him when he was just a "nobody" in Vancouver, eh?
How does a hockey book author become EVP and COO of a NHL team? Well in his spare time he graduated from MIT's Sloan School of Management. That was after earning Political Science and Physics degrees here in Canada.
The dude is legit. The Dallas Stars - and the entire NHL - is better off for it.
Where does he find time to produce such a high quality hockey book like Texas On Ice?
"You can accomplish a lot between the hours of midnight and 4am," he told me. I believe it!
This is actually the second book in the Texas On Ice series. Last year season ticket holders received the book Texas On Ice: Early Strides To Pro Hockey and the 1941-42 American Hockey Association Season.
The audience for this book is a lot more limited. Not a lot of people remember hockey in 1941-42, let alone the AHA which featured the Dallas Texans and the Fort Worth Rangers.
But every hockey fan should see this book, and then demand their favorite teams have such a wonderful remembrance of some significant events of the past.
Farris' team bring back all the action and the memories exactly as they played out back then - through the clippings of the newspaper. It's such a unique presentation, where basically the past is brought back to life. I seriously love this book!
From the author:Yes, there is ice hockey in Australia. There's a fragile but thriving national league and my book Reality Check: Travels in the Australian Ice Hockey League chronicles a year in the AIHL, where dedicated locals and adventurous internationals train and play like professionals, but no-one gets paid.
I spent a year visiting the quirky outposts of this unique hockey backwater, making three trips each with arch-rivals Melbourne Mustangs and Melbourne Ice.
Australian ice hockey is intense but informal, exhilarating but irreverent. It thrives on grassroots improvisation yet utilises social media savvy to expand its national audience. In 2014, the passion of this community saw a disbanded team reborn in a week and delivered a dramatic finals series followed like never before.
2015 Hockey Books: Who Is Wayne Gretzky?
As a kid I would have loved such biographies. The series includes Who Were the Wright Brothers? , Who Was Isaac Newton? and Who Was Jackie Robinson? This is a fantastic series that should be in elementary school libraries and classrooms, but in parents' homes. I know I will be getting a few for my nephews over the next few eyars.
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The hockey world will set its eyes on Columbus, Ohio next weekend as the National Hockey League mid-season All Star Weekend visits the city.
It is the first time that All Star Weekend will be held in Columbus. That's not really a surprise. The Columbus Blue Jackets have only been in the NHL for 15 years now. For the most part the Blue Jackets have had little impact in the hockey world. There was the expected expansion growing pains followed by a few years of irrelevance, at least outside of Ohio. They made great strides in 2013-14 with strong performances from Ryan Johansen and Sergei Bobrovsky, but have regressed this season thanks in large part to injuries.
Through it all the hockey fans in Columbus have been loyal and supportive. It is proving to be a good hockey market, which has surprised many of us. We wondered about corporate support and lack of a hockey history in a city that loved it's college sports, especially football, which ultimately is a commentary on our ignorance more so than the market place perhaps.
Columbus has had professional hockey since 1966. The International Hockey League hosted three different variations of Columbus hockey. First it was the Checkers, then the Golden Seals, and then the Owls. But by 1977 pro-hockey (and it was pretty low level of minor league hockey back then) had exited Columbus for a decade and a half.
Pretty unimpressive stuff, so far.
In 1991 the ECHL welcomed the Columbus Chill, and the hockey landscape changed forever in Columbus.
Chill Factor: How A Minor League Hockey Team Changed A City Forever is a new book that examines how this minor league hockey team changed a city forever, and paved the way for the National Hockey League's arrival by the turn of the century. It is written by long time Columbus sports writer Craig Merz along with former Chill president and general manager David Paitson.
Paitson was the man very much responsible for much of the success. He was the marketing genius who used edgy and innovative campaigns that attracted the attention of the town. It was refreshing and an authentic, and at times controversial. But this Ohio State University mad town were very receptive to their aggressive tactics (one reporter called going to the hockey game was like "the world's ;arg and, against long odds, really supported their upstart minor league hockey team. The rink was filled, including one stretch of 83 consecutive sell-outs.
Chill Factor is a fun story of off-the-wall marketing and keen vision turning a college sports town into a a major league NHL city. And with that Columbus' sleepy downtown was transformed thanks to the billions of dollars of development created by the new downtown arena. And with that, the city's status was changed in the eyes of outsiders.
It is told through the words of the man responsible for setting that vision, sports executive David Paitson.
Paul Coffey was a wonderful offensive defenseman, putting up numbers from the blue line that rivalled the great Bobby Orr. He was known for great outlet passes, his manning the point on the power play, and, above all else, his skating ability on those end to end rushes he was so good at.
But one thing he was not known for was playing defense. Which is funny because the lasting image of the 1984 Canada Cup has always been a brilliant defensive play by Coffey, which he quickly turned into an offensive rush and set up the dramatic winning goal. It is the quintessential Paul Coffey play.
Ah the wonders of the ol' Canada Cup tournaments. I bet you didn't know that released two days before Christmas 2014 was the Canada Cup 1984: 5 Disc DVD Collection , featuring all games involving Team Canada. Two days before Christmas certainly doesn't allow for capitalizing on the Christmas rush, but who am I to criticize the marketing team?
The key thing is the Canada Cup '84 is now available for us to relive. Buy the DVD box set here: Amazon.ca - Chapters - Amazon.com .
That's right - We can relieve the heroics of Wayne Gretzky, Paul Coffey, Raymond Bourque, Michel Goulet, Mike Bossy and all of Team Canada as the slowly come together through the round robin, win the classic semi-final against the Soviet Union and defeat the surprising Swedish team in the two game finale.
We also get a look at then-youngsters like Steve Yzerman, Dominik Hasek, Hakan Loob, Scott Stevens and Chris Chelios.
We also get semi-final game commentary by Team Canada assistant coach Tom Watt and Hockey Hall of Fame journalist Scott Morrison. In addition, we get many of the classic interviews and, yes, the always popular classic commercials from the original broadcast!
As a bonus, the final game of Canada Cup 1981 is also released on DVD. The Russians handed Canada their worst loss ever in that game, 8-1, likely ensuring we will never see a commercial release of that tournament. So the curious will want to see this game, too, and it is a great way to set up the drama of 1984.
Canada Cup DVDs already exist for 1976 and 1987 . Could 1991 be far away?
This also seems to be a great time to share this rare photo. It is of the jersey exchange after the tournament's final game, then tradition in such international friendlies. Here Montreal Canadiens teammates Mats Naslund and Larry Robinson exchange sweaters. Clearly Naslund's does not fit big Robinson very well.
Roger Godin, veteran hockey historian, is back with another paper he calls a monograph. For $3 plus shipping you can learn all about Boston's University Club's 1928 upset of the ultimate Olympic champions in En Route To St. Moritz Gold.
The Boston's University Club, not to be confused with the Boston University hockey team, actually played the Allan Cup champions University of Toronto Grads twice prior to U of T travelling to the Olympics and easily winning the gold medal. But the Bostonians gave U of T all they could handle in a 2 game, total goal series which ended tied 2-2, including a 1-0 victory for Boston in game 2.
Godin goes on to tell us that the United States did not ice an Olympic team in 1928, but wonders what would have happened had the Boston Univesity Club worn the red, white and blue.
If you are interested in acquiring this monograph, please contact Mr. Godin directly. It costs $3 plus shipping.
From The Publisher: For fans of NHL 24/7, a raw and revealing account of roller coaster of a season of the Peterborough Petes – the launching pad for a record number of NHL stars including Steve Yzerman, Tie Domi, Roger Neilson, Chris Pronger and Bob Gainey.
But, victory is never guaranteed and after a disastrous 2011-12 season, The Petes agreed to give Ed Arnold unrestricted access throughout the 2012-13 season offering an unprecedented behind-the-scenes look at one of the most-storied hockey franchise in Canada and a season marked by defections, firings, heartbreaking losses and incredible victories. In the tradition of Next Man Up and Friday Night Lights, Chasing Hockey Dreams uncovers the world of hockey as rising stars fight their way to the pros.


Crock-Pot meals are easy on the budget and easy on the cook. All-day cooking tenderizes meat, allowing you to enjoy less expensive cuts. And because the ingredients have hours to mingle, your creations will please your palate and those of your guests. Pot roast is a perfect cold-weather meal and Crock-Pot cooking leaves you free to engage in other activities.
1 beef chuck roast, about 3 lbs.
Wash the vegetables. Using the knife and cutting board slice the carrots into thick rounds. Scrub the potatoes, but leave them unpeeled. Cut the cabbage into six or eight wedges. Cut the onions in half then make slices. Place the onion slices on the bottom of the Crock-Pot.
Rinse the roast under cool water. Pat it dry with paper towels and place it on top of the onion slices in the Crock-Pot. Sprinkle the soup mix over the roast.
Arrange the remaining vegetables around the roast and sprinkle them with salt and pepper. Measure 1/2 cup of wine or broth and pour it into the pot.
Cover the Crock-Pot and cook on low for six to eight hours. Transfer the roast to a platter and arrange the vegetables around the roast. Serve with the broth.
If you prefer to thicken the broth after cooking, measure it into a saucepan and heat to boiling. For every cup of broth, mix 2 tbsp. of flour with 1/4 cup of cold water and add to the broth. Whisk the broth for about one minute over heat until thickened.
Do not overfill the Crock-Pot. Leave at least a 2 inches of space at the top for simmering.
Refrain from lifting the lid during cooking as this increases the cooking time.


Lord Finesse – Nothing but Stax classic.
This is a brilliant mixtape. Lord Finesse is one of the most important figures in Hip Hop business. In this tape, a Japan exclusive, he plays some classic tune from the impressive, unforgettable Stax label. Most of this tracks are breaks, so you will recognize them. It's pure essence of soul music. As he says, nothing but the classic. He gives and receive shout out all the time. There is not much more to say about it as this music speaks for itself. Enjoy stax classic. Big up!!
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I love the Funky Man, I can't wait to check this. Your blog is excellent.
Anyone got a tracklisting for this?
I cant find any details on this mix, beside from this page.


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Eduard Cassirer (geboren am 13. März 1843 in Schwientochlowitz; gestorben am 2. Juni 1916 in Charlottenburg) war ein deutscher Industrieller, der gemeinsam mit seinen Brüdern unter anderem als Holzhändler in Breslau und Berlin aktiv war.

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Eduard Cassirer war das dritte von zehn Kindern des Marcus Cassirer (1809–1879) und dessen Frau Jeannette, geborene Steinitz (1813–1889). Er wurde 1843 in Schwientochlowitz, heute Świętochłowice, geboren. Er heiratete Eugenie (Jenny) Cassirer (1848–1904), die Tochter seines Onkels Siegfried, und hatte mit ihr insgesamt sieben Kinder, darunter den späteren Philosophen Ernst Cassirer (1874–1945) und Hedwig Cassirer (1873–1948), die spätere Ehefrau des Neurologen Richard Cassirer (1868–1925).

Eduard Cassirer gründete und leitete 1872 das Holzgeschäft Cassirer Söhne und setzte damit den Beginn für den eigentlichen Aufstieg der Cassirer-Familie. Zwei Jahre später zog er mit dem Unternehmen innerhalb von Breslau von der Brüderstraße 9 in Vorwerkstraße 59, wo er seinen Bruder Salo Cassirer zum Teilhaber machte. Als seine Brüder Julius und Louis zu Beginn der 1880er Jahre die  Gebr. Cassirer Bau- und Naturholzhandlung in Berlin  aufbauten, ging er gemeinsam mit Salo ebenfalls nach Berlin. Die Holzhandlung in Breslau wurde von seinen beiden Söhnen als Dampfsägewerk und Holzhandlung Cassirer Söhne Martin und Ludwig bis 1929 geleitet und dann geschlossen. Gemeinsam mit Eduard Tillgner und Salo gründete er 1885 die Sulfit-Cellulose-Fabrik Tillgner & Co im schlesischen Ziegenhals/Głuchołazy. Auch Isidor und Max ließen sich im damals selbständigen Charlottenburg bei Berlin nieder. Gemeinsam gründeten die Brüder 1899 die Włocławeker Sulfit-Cellulose-Fabrik J. & M. Cassirer im kongreßpolnischen Włocławek, die von Max Cassirer geleitet wurde.

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 Sigrid Bauschinger: Die Cassirers. Unternehmer, Kunsthändler, Philosophen. C.H.Beck, München 2015. ISBN 978-3-406-67714-4.

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Q: How to set property for fields declared in one row As int the subject
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I would apply get/set rule for both of them imie and nazwisko in the same row

A: If you want to declare multiple fields in one statement, you can:
public string imie, nazwisko, whatever;

What you have posted is an attempt to do the same with properties, which is not possible (not with shared getter/setter declaration).
Though, of course these can be on one line:
public string imie{get; private set;} public string nazwisko{get; private set;}

I suggest reading about fields and properties on MSDN.

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Transkei, in South Africa- this is a stretch of South Africa that is wild and untouched. You could walk on the beach naked if you wanted and would probably not bump into another soul. We had a cottage down there on the beach and used to spend all our Christmas holiday there (which in South Africa, is summer) We have boiling hot Christmas holidays here in Africa- no snow in sight!
Mauritius- It's a small island off Africa and a favorite holiday destination. I set "Almost a Bride" there. It's tropical, with white sands, turquoise waters and long, pink umbrella filled cocktails. Most of the hotels there also have amazing kids clubs, which keep the children super busy all day so that they pass out at night- you can actually have a adult holiday there which is always a massive bonus.
Zanzibar- Also an island off Tanzania in Africa and one of my most favorite places. I'm hoping to set a book there too. Not only is it a tropical paradise but it's also very culturally interesting and steeped in history. Fun fact; Freddy Mercury of Queen was born there in Stone Town and there's a beachfront bar called Mercury's named after him.
Maldives- I've visited a lot of tropical islands, but this one is the epitome of tropical. It takes tropical-ness to a whole new level. I'm desperate to go back there and eat in the underwater restaurant where you can watch colorful fish swim past as you nibble on your starters. Those villas built on stilts in the water are also the ultimate in summer, holiday luxury.
Cape Town in South Africa- It's consistently voted the most beautiful city in the world, and it really is. I love going there, but the throngs of tourists in summer can become a little overwhelming.


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est le cinquième album studio du groupe californien de rock alternatif Angels and Airwaves sorti le  sur le label To the Stars Records.

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Album musical sorti en 2014
Album de rock américain
Album des Angels and Airwaves
Album produit par Tom DeLonge


For your homework this week I would like you to conduct an interview with a member of your family about their time at school. You're going to ask them questions about their schooldays.
Before you start your interview I would like you to prepare about ten questions to ask them. Write them down in advance so you don't forget them. Try and make the questions interesting and try and avoid questions that will just produce "Yes" and "No" answers.
Tape the interview if you can, as this will help you write down the questions and the answers. Bring your written versions (your 'transcripts') of the interview into school.


In many plastic molding company in china, some suppliers think plastic is better, Plastic is durable, lightweight and unlike metals, plastic is resistant to corrosion and damage. Some striking advantages of this method are high production capability, repeatable high tolerances, low labor costs, minimum scrap losses, and extremely little must finish parts after molding. Naturally, this technique possesses his own share of demerits - the method entails high investment in equipment, potentially high operational costs, and the have to design moldable parts.
However, the steadily increasing demand for plastic products has led to the growth of the plastic molding industry. Today, you'd probably get the use of plastic from products of daily use to the people utilized in critical industry sectors like aviation and building construction - a few.


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Hellvi kyrka är en kyrkobyggnad i Hellvi socken på Gotland.

Kyrkobyggnaden
Kyrkan uppfördes av sten tidigt under medeltiden och består av ett tvåskeppigt långhus, ett smalare rakt avslutat kor i öster, kyrktorn i väster samt sakristia på korets nordsida. Det romanska tornet är äldst, medan långhuset och koret uppfördes omkring 1200-talets mitt. Sakristian är från 1850-talet. Kyrkan har vitputsade fasader och spetsbågiga fönsteröppningar. Långhuset och det lägre koret täcks av sadeltak. Till följd av ett ras, enligt uppgift 1534, har tornet fått sitt karakteristiska stympade utseende; det kröns av en kraftig åttkantig tornspira. Av de två sydportalerna är korets av särskilt intresse genom dess runinskrift, enligt vilken Lafrans Botvidarson från Eskelhem byggt kyrkan. Långhuset täcks invändigt av sex tältvalv; de två mittkolonnerna har utsirade kapitäl och baser (jämför korportalens dekor). En spetsig triumfbåge leder till koret, vilket kröns av ett tältvalv och upplyses av östväggens trefönstergrupp. Läktaren, vilken byggdes 1704 och är försedd med apostlabilder, flyttades från västgaveln till norra sidan under 1950-talet. Kyrkan genomgick en restaurering 1926 efter förslag av arkitekten Anders Roland.

Inventarier
 Predikstolen är daterad till 1633.

 Dopfunt och epitafium är från 1600-talet.
 Läktare och dopfat är från 1704, gåvor av skeppare från Sönderborg.

Orgel
1854 byggde Carl Gustav Cederlund, Stockholm, en orgel med 4 stämmor.
 1956 byggde Lindegren Orgelbyggeri AB i Göteborg en orgel med tio stämmor fördelade på två manualer och pedal.
 2012 restaurerade Orgelbyggare Tomas Svenske AB 1854 års orgel.

Källor och information

Litteratur

 Våra kyrkor, Klarkullens förlag, Västervik, 1990, , s 676
 Anders R. Johansson, Hellvitrakten. Platser och historik A-Ö, Haimdagars förlag, 2000
 Jürgen Beyer, Gaver fra Sønderborg-skippere til kirkerne i Hellvi og Rute, i: Kust och kyrka på Gotland. Historiska uppsatser, red. Per Stobaeus (Arkiv på Gotland, bd 7), Landsarkivet i Visby och Gotlands kommunarkiv, Visby, 2010, s 365-386

Internet
  (Fritt material varifrån denna artikel delvis är hämtad)
 guteinfo
 på Gotland
 Orgelanders

Externa länkar

Hellvi kyrka på Lärbro kyrkliga samfällighets webbplats

Kyrkobyggnader i Visby stift
Kyrkobyggnader i Gotlands kommun
Kyrkobyggnader invigda under 1200-talet


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Bar Owner Inspired to Take His Bar Vegan – By His Cat
March 14, 2016 by Paige
Image source: Ravi DeRossi/VilliageVoice.com
We all know that our cats influence our lives in unexpected ways, but for bar owner Ravi DeRossi, a cat inspired him to make a major change in his life.
DeRossi owns multiple bars and eateries including Riddling Window and Death & Co. One of his restaurants, Avant Garden, opened in the fall of 2015 and is now an acclaimed vegan restaurant. But DeRossi's other bars and restaurants feature different menus and don't follow the vegan guidelines.
That's about to change, though, thanks to a special cat. DeRossi's cat, Simon, was diagnosed with a terminal illness last year. DeRossi cleared his schedule and stayed home with Simon, along with his other 2 dogs and 3 cats, all rescues. While Simon was sick, DeRossi started to keep journals. Those journals turned into a bit of a manifesto, and as DeRossi reflected on the path that his life had taken, he came to a major decision. On Christmas day, he decided that it was time to convert his restaurants to vegan.
It's no small task, and DeRossi began with his restaurant, Mother of Pearl. The change required entirely new menus, both for the food and for the drinks served at the bar. But with Mother of Pearl now serving an entirely vegan menu, DeRossi plans to continue to renew and revise his existing restaurants.
And to think, such a major change was inspired all because DeRossi stayed home to care for his ailing cat.


I picked this book up from the library last fall, and behold! I found a really useful short ~n~ sweet basic encyclopedia on medicinal herbs and preparation methods/collection methods. I just love this book!
Herbal Medicine has an easy to read format that includes the plant's common name and family, genus, and species names, plus a description of the plant, distribution of the plant (habitat), chemistry, medicinal ueses, indications, collection, preparation and dosage, and any warnings or cautions about the plant.
With 58 full-color photos of various plants mentioned in the text, Herbal Medicine offers readers a look at the physical characteristics of some important medicinal plants so they can get to know them and eventually be able to identify them.


Recognizes an individual or individuals who give selflessly to the cause of advancing arts and culture in the community. An artist, arts managervolunteer or patron, this individual is a true lover of all arts who gives willingly and does so without seeking recognition.
Recognizes an individual, group or organization that has been a true champion for Summit Artspace; who has provided extraordinary and ongoing support for its mission as a place for the creative.
Recognizes individuals, groups, organizations for long-term commitment to bringing arts and culture to citizens through civic outlets and public projects.
Recognizes an individual artist, arts manager, advocate or other who strengthens arts and culture in the community through decades of service.
Recognizes individual with at least five years working in visual arts professionally or as an amateur, whose work makes a significant impact on his or her discipline through outstanding creativity and growth.
Recognizes individual with at least five years working in dance professionally or as an amateur, whose work makes a significant impact on his or her discipline through outstanding creativity and growth.
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Recognizes individual with at least five years working in music professionally or as an amateur, whose work makes a significant impact on his or her discipline through outstanding creativity and growth.
Recognizes an individual in the visual or performing arts with less than five years working in their discipline, who illustrates outstanding potential for making a significant impact on his or her discipline through creativity and growth.
Recognizes an elementary, middle school, high school or university-level educator educator or a private instructor who has shown exemplary dedication and commitment to teaching, advising and mentoring area art students.
Recognizes an original project (performing or visual arts) that illustrates the power of collaboration among organizations and/or individuals to advance and support arts and culture in the community.
Recognizes an individual or group who has helped bring a voice to underrepresented artists in the community or who has been a catalyst for bringing the arts and culture to underrepresented populations.
Recognizes individuals, groups, organizations or original projects that honor and showcase diversity in arts and culture in the community.
Recognizes an individual arts contributor, manager, advocate, volunteer or patron with less than five of involvement in this role.
Recognizes an individual or group who has shared significant time and/or skills volunteering for arts and culture in the community.
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How do you turn your dream into a reality?
Start-ups are synonymous with Silicon Valley. However not every business is a tech venture. You may be starting a new venture selling widgets door to door...That is a start-up.
The beginning phases of this venture can be challenging for most and overwhelming for some. It is important to receive the necessary guidance to alleviate many of the stressful hurdles you may encounter.
Legal advice on the formation of your company is necessary.
Due dilligence on your market analysis is paramount to your success. It is important to know your competition and your barriers to entry.
SEO expertise will be provided to help your website gain as many views as possible.
A failure to plan is a plan to fail. A buisiness plan is necessary for guidance in this process. Whether it is for internal use only or to obtain funding, this plan will be your crutch to lean on.
Once your buisiness begins, you must have your sales staff trained properly in order to maintain and grow the company.
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Category: Timeline Stories
All timeline stories.
Opening of the first Potel et Chabot pavilion in China, which marks an important step in its international development. The Potel et Chabot adventure will continue for at least two more centuries.
First private reception organized at the Forbidden City. The house forms a partnership with the Paris Saint-Germain football club.
Dinner for heads of state in Rio, on the occasion of the Olympic Games. The house had already organized the VIP meals at the Albertville Winter Olympics in 1992 and the London Olympic Games in 2012 onboard the three-mast Le Belem.
International Jubilee for Martell cognacs, which celebrates its 300th anniversary at the Orangerie of the château of Versailles. This same year, Hennessy celebrates its 250th anniversary with three exceptional evenings in Cognac.
A major contemporary art event, the inauguration of the daring and light-filled Louis Vuitton Foundation, designed by Frank Gehry, accompanied by by four days of celebrations, with a dinner and three cocktail parties for 3,000 guests.
Tenth edition of the gala evening of the Fondation AVEC created by Prof. David Khayat and handled since its launch in 2001 by Potel et Chabot. The houses works with many solidarity events: Nez Rouges, Galettes du Cœur, Sidaction…
To celebrate the inscription of the French gastronomic meal on the Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage, Potel et Chabot organizes an exceptional dinner signed by 60 Michelin- starred chefs at the château of Versailles.
Dinner for the opening of the Petit Trianon of Versailles after a major renovation. Potel et Chabot is regularly involved in cultural and heritage events such as the dinner for the conservation of Venice at the Orangerie of Versailles in 2001.
The art of fine living French style imposes itself as a cultural reference in the Gulf countries. A royal wedding in Doha is the first in a series of royal weddings orchestrated by Potel et Chabot in the region.
The Michelin gastronomic guide, a genuine international institution, celebrates its 100th anniversary with a dinner organized by Potel et Chabot.


Most of you know how difficult it has been to get new Rigby Cutter Heads. Difficult for a long time and now I believe they are out of business. So, when you have an opportunity to get new cutter heads, jump on it. We currently have our Ault's sizes 5,6,8 and 3/8″ heads and cleaning fingers in stock and ready to ship. They fit Rigby H, D and C machines.
Now here's the deal on getting the 1/2″ cutter head and cleaning finger. Lots of Primitive Rug Hookers have asked about this size. We are going to help you save money ($6.50) on the 1/2″ parts. Here's how you proceed and save a few dollars. This also helps me get an idea of about how many to have made.
I have a GoFundMe account set up for you to use while ordering these parts. Please help me fund the initial machine work by giving my GoFundMe Account an order, via your donation. Your out-of-pocket cost is $75.00 to donate to the fund. And for that, you will get a brand new cutter head and cleaning finger from us as soon as we have them in stock. You will be saving $6.50 with each GoFundMe deposit you make.
This is probably a one-time deal to get this wide strip cutter head for your Rigby H, D or C machine. So, don't let this deal slip away without ordering from the following address: GoFundMe.com/rigby-cutter-heads.
Thank you for participating!! Please help me spread the word about the 1/2″ cutters by telling others who have a Rigby machine about the GoFundMe account.
I have a question? How do you tell the different models apart.? There isn't a label on the one I have.
Rigby Model H has one cutter head installed.
Model D has two cutter heads installed.
p.s. I have sizes 3,4,5,6,8 and 3/8″ in stock.
The cleaning fingers for Rigby machines keep the cut strip of wool from wrapping around the cutter head. Each cutter head has a matching cleaning finger. It slips over the back of the top plate and meshes with the cutter head.


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Rhiannon Bettivia
School of Library and Information Sciences
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iConference 2018
I will be presenting at iConference 2018 in Sheffield, UK with my co-author and frequent collaborator, Elizabeth Stainforth (University of Leeds). Our paper, Performative Metadata: Reliability Frameworks and Accounting Frameworks in Content Aggregation Data Models, explores the potential motivations for practitioners to engage with RDF-based argumentation schemas. See the full abstract below:
Metadata is not a new concept: it has existed for hundreds of years, with different forms and functions. In contemporary settings, we think about metadata serving administrative, descriptive, and technical functions. These roles are often in the service of common goals to identify information so that it can be found and used according to the discipline or industry from which it comes. But as modes of accessing and using information change, so too does the role of the data about that data, the metadata. Even if the metadata itself does not change, it comes to serve new functions, and these functions merit additional study. In this paper, we argue that in the contemporary political landscape of information, metadata schemas stemming from distinct ontological approaches take on fundamentally performa-tive roles, and different underlying approaches mean that the performativity of the metada-ta is also enacted differently.
ASIS&T 2016
In October 2016, I presented at ASIST's annual meeting. My paper The Power of Imaginary Users: Designated Communities in the OAIS Reference Model was drawn from dissertation and other grant research. See an abstract of the paper below.
This paper explores the Designated Community term within the Open Archival Information System (OAIS) Reference Model. Information practitioners, particularly those who work with varied populations and popular materials such as public- or state-sponsored libraries and museums, complain that this term is counter to their professional, ethical, and legal mandates to serve many types of user. Using interview data from digital preservation practitioners and scholars as well as interview data from OAIS authors, the author examines the meaning and history behind this term and what it prescribes for professional digital preservation practice. This work juxtaposes contentions of digital preservation practitioners with explanations provided by the authors of OAIS about the Designated Community term. The findings in this paper support the author's contention that alternative digital preservation models and metrics are necessary within cultural heritage institutions, like libraries and museums, to meet the professional standards of practice in those areas and to ensure the inclusion of broad populations within the user bases of digital repositories.
iPres 2016
In October 2016, I presented Mapping Significance of Video Games in OAIS, examining the controversial term 'significant properties' in relationship to the OAIS 2012 revisions using video games as a case study. See the abstract below.
In this paper, I explore the concept of significant properties and how such properties do and do not fit within the Open Archival Information System (OAIS) Reference Model. Combining interview data from research about the deployment of OAIS in cultural heritage institutions with data about video game production and preservation from the Preserving Virtual Worlds II (PVWII) grant project, this paper maps stakeholder-identified significant properties onto the 2012 version of OAIS. Significant properties have many definitions and even many names. Operationalizing this term broadly, many such properties do fit within existing OAIS entities. However, significant properties that are relational and external to digital objects' code and environments do not. This paper concludes that additional metrics are needed to begin shaping the process of documenting significant properties at scale.
ACHS 2016
In June, colleague Elizabeth Stainforth (University of Leeds, UK) and I presented our paper All and Each: The Dynamics of Scale in Digital Heritage Cultures at the Association for Critical Heritage Studies Third Biannual Conference in lovely Montreal, Canada. I would like to thank all the presenters from our 2-day panel, especially Dr. Yujie Zhu (Australian National University) for convening the panel and David C. Harvey (University of Exeter, UK) for acting as respondent to our paper. See the extended abstract here and a short blurb below.
This paper investigates Foucault's theory of all and each in governmentality as it relates to the digital cultural heritage project, "Europeana." Europeana is one of the more recent attempts by the European Union (EU) to confirm Europe as a unified entity through the notion of a shared cultural heritage. Funded by the European Commission (EC), the EU's executive body, Europeana demonstrates this move very clearly; it is precisely the involvement of individual users and organizations that furthers its aim to promote a distinctly European space online for heterogeneous cultural objects and experiences. A similar political imperative is implicit in its technical functionality and examination of these elements reveals the myriad scales at which Europeana operates: from a single node of the data model to the larger, supranational scope of the web portal. This case study will provide a way into thinking about the mediation and structuring of relationships between individuals and organizations, and about techniques of government as exercised through large-scale web aggregations. Such techniques operate at the level of the continual reconstruction of user identities within the wider frame of digital heritage cultures.
In May, I successfully defended my dissertation entitled ""Encoding Power: The Scripting of Archival Structures in Digital Spaces using the Open Archival Information System (OAIS) Reference Model," at the Graduate School of Library and Information Science at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. My most sincere thanks to those who kindly consented to participate in interviews about their experiences with the OAIS reference model; the thesis was grounded in the findings from these interviews. I also offer my most sincere appreciation to my committee: Jerome McDonough, chair (University of Illinois); Kari Kraus (University of Maryland); Anita Chan (University of Illinois); and Kevin Hamilton (University of Illinois). See the abstract below, and find a full copy here.
The Open Archival Information System (OAIS) Reference Model is a corner stone of the evolving discipline of digital preservation. It undergirds many of the systems that are used in daily practice in organizations engaging in digital preservation, and directly or indirectly influences commercial and open source tools, as well as administrative and personnel functions. Yet it also undergirds the field of digital preservation more generally as its design and revisions have taken place concurrent and in partnership with the growth of the profession into one that has boundaries, curricula, and standards of practice. There is closure around OAIS: it is ever assumed as background or foundational knowledge in new endeavors. It is a black box. Given the pervasiveness of OAIS, this research examines the values scripted into the sociotechnical object it represents. Using discourse analysis, this research traces the power relationships that arise as a result of the discourses that OAIS produces. I also explore the effects on professional practice that occur because of the discourses OAIS brings with it from its scientific origins and archive-informed terminology. The dissertation investigates terms like Designated Community and significant properties in order to lay bare the imperial tendencies scripted within OAIS as well as to expose the resistive and recuperative potential of this technology.
ALISE 2016
Check out my work with colleague LaTesha Velez (University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign), "How Green is Your Valley: A Survey of E-Waste Policies in LAM+D Institutions" from ALISE 2016.
If you work in an LAM+D institution and are interested in taking this survey, please email me and put "E-Waste Survey" in the subject line.
Mapping Significant Properties in OAIS: a case study with video games" from ASIS&T 2015.
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