I have been playing in my studio with some mixed media items. I have been a collector of so many papers, embellishments, sprays, copics, gelatos. I am really on a mission to use up my stash and have been significantly decreasing my spending on new supplies just so that I am forced to use up the beautiful things I have collected.
This was a page I had a lot of fun creating. It started with the white background (watercolor paper) which I sprayed with some Dylusion and Heidi Swapp sprays and used some old Stampin'Up stencils. From there I picked my photo (from last summer in Italy with family) and then worked up the embellishments. I must say that I really loved working with stencils...they are super versatile. The title "summer" was a title that I originally had created for another page and later decided to go with something else. Like so many embellishments or titles that I create and do not use, I always save them and I am so glad I saved this title banner because it really worked well for this layout.
This is one of my latest layouts. I have to say that I have decided to switch to 8 1/2 X 11 format for my layouts. I love this format and I think it still provides enough space for photos, journaling and creativity.
Last winter break, we went to visit some family in Florida and took a daytrip to St. Augustine...a super cute town. My kids got to spend some time with their cousin, which is a very rare thing and built some fun memories together. The photo depicts my kids and their cousin.
Wow! I just realized today that I let a month pass before posting something on my blog...I guess I didn't even realize that I had been away from my blog for that long. I don't know about how anyone else feels but I feel like everytime I blink it's a new month or a new season or a new year...time seems to be going by faster and faster.
I went to Florida with my whole family to see the in-laws. It turned out to be a really nice family reunion and one that was way overdue and needed. Florida's weather can be pretty unpredictable though and I think next time we go, we will go in April when we can enjoy the real Florida weather.
Since I am busy taking my kids to all of their activities and paper crafting is not such a portable friendly craft, I have taken up an additional hobby... crochet! and I have crochet three scarves in two months and I will be finishing my fourth one this week. Next will be a really nice throw/blanket for our couch.
I have also given myself time to focus on my health and have gone to the gym on a regular basis...in just two weeks, I have seen and felt tremendous changes...all good...and I am going to keep at this even though it means less time for crafting.
While I have not taken any photos of my scarves yet, I did manage to take a photo of my latest layout that I finished last week. It had been two weeks since I had a chance to go in my studio and stamp and I was so happy to finally have some time to do it.
Last week I received a super nice comment and award from Susan who nominated me as one of the lucky people to receive the Liebster Blot Award.
and check out all of her really cute crafty creations!!!
this award is intended to encourage and showcase bloggers with less than 200 followers.
and link back to them.
(copy and paste from the presenter's blog).
by leaving a comment on their blog.
Petronela: Another uber talented Stampin'Up demo who resides in Australia. Her Valentine projects this year blew me away!!!
Tara: You need to check this girl out!!! She does amazing art work with Stampin'Up products and the photos of her art work is sooooo beautiful. Her latest post is a different technique that I have never seen of coloring your ribbon.
Katie: This girl has so much eye candy in her blog that by the time you are done looking at her blog you panic realizing that you just spent an hour looking at everything. Very inspiring!!!
Heidi: I love her romantic style and all the soft colors she uses in her work. You must check out her easter bunny box it's out of this world!!!
I hope I can check in a little bit more often than I have this past month but I can't promise anything for now...I am going to start preparing for the Artisan Award projects so I will be very busy in my studio creating up a storm.
So, here is another layout I did with the Woodland Walk DSP....isn't it completely different than the one I showed you in my previous post? I told you this paper was versatile. The thing about papers is that you can play with colors and make them warm/cool and fit them to whatever need you may have at that particular time.
I used gray and blue to give a cool effect to this layout. Ok, the shutter speed thing...I took this online photography class by Elisha Snow and one of the lessons was on shutter speed so I took the opportunity to take an action shot of my hubby jumping...or at least, that is what I asked him to do.
Honey can you just jump in the air for me so that I can take a few action shots?
Sure thing Laura....and there he goes...I thought I was having another one of my crazy dreams because those jumps did not look like normal human jumps but more of grasshopper jumps..but seriously, my camera is complete proof that those jumps were real and that I do have a little bit of a crazy husband (lol).
Now that my holiday cards are done I can finally catch up on a few other things in my "To Do" list. One of which is to upload photos of my creations on the computer so here goes one of them.
I absolutely fell in love with the Woodland Walk DSP as soon as I laid my eyes upon it and I just knew it was going to be a versatile pack. I made a couple of layouts with it.
We are loving the New England and this fall we went to the White Mountain region in New Hampshire to experience the fall foliage and it truly was breathtaking. We had a chance to see the wonderful park in this region full of waterfalls and gorges...it was so spectacular!!!
Come back again sometime this week to see my other layout!!! TFL!!!
Can you guess how I made that tree??? I used the chocolate waffle paper in the Holiday Mini catalog. The waffle paper is fantastic in a sense that it can be shaped easily into anything you want. I adhered the different molded pieces with my beloved crystal effects.
I got tested positive for strep throat on Friday and all I have been able to do is stay in bed and look at my computer. Fortunately, I did do another layout this past week using some new goodies and some old ones.
So I am back creating in my beloved scrap room. I tell you that it was a challenge getting back into scrapbooking...not creating for an entire month just made my head go blank.
I am now finishing up a mini album with all the pictures I took in Sardinia and then I will start my album for the rest of my vacatin in Italy. Then it's off to creating my Christmas cards...that's right, I start super early because I have to make over 100 of them and because once September rolls in, the kids will keep me busy with their school, ballet, piano lessons, voice lessons, etc...not to mention all the holidays that roll one after the other and I also will have the pleasure of having guests over my house in October...so yes, I am starting now to do all the things I need to do so that I don't lose my sanity later on.
Without further ado, here is my first layout...a quick one but one I will cherish forever.
By the way, don't forget you only have three more weeks to order from the Summer Mini Catalog before all those goodies are gone forever.
This is a scrapbook page I made with the Love Bandit Stamp set...can you tell I love this stamp set?
Sorry for the bad pics lately but I am not having a lot of time to play around with my camera and figure out what I am doing wrong.
Supplies: Love Bandit Stamp set, Wild West Alphabet Set, Scallop Swirl border punch, Curly Label Punch, Bermuda Bay polka dot ribbon, ink pad and cardstock, Crushed Curry polka dot ribbon and cardstock, whisper white cardstock, SAB Home Designer Series Paper, Timeless Type Bigz Die, Chocolate Chip carstock and ink, melon mambo cardstock, white signo gel pen.
I told you there would be a scrapbook page coming!!! Same stamp set as before "Party Hatty" coupled with the "Text & Textured" stamp set. Of course I used the Bella Rose papers and I used the new Scallop Edge punch to create the scalloped bordered page. Other accessories: star chipboard, small star punch, scallop circle punch, 1 3/8 circle punch, pink bead duos.
I love the versatility of these stamp sets and how the punches add so much to the paper hobby.
Well...it's 7:30AM here and I better get up and make some breakfast. Have a great day!!!


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Phetkasem 48 station (, , ) is a Bangkok MRT rapid transit station on the Blue Line, located above Phet Kasem Road located in Bangkok, Thailand.

The station is located close to Soi Phet Kasem 48 on Phet Kasem Road inbound, a large and deep alley, including a shortcut to Soi Charan Sanitwong 13 on Charan Sanitwong Road where Charan 13 MRT station is located.

Nearby places
Wat Chan Pradittharam
Chao Pho Sua Shrine
Kan-Ari Sportclub

References

 This article incorporates material from the corresponding article in the Thai Wikipedia.

MRT (Bangkok) stations
2019 establishments in Thailand
Railway stations opened in 2019

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The Rear-View Mirror: Out of Sight (1998)
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Each Friday we travel back in time, one year at a time, for a look at some of the cultural goodies that may appear closer than they really are in The Rear-View Mirror. Join us on our weekly journey into the past!
There is nothing that can date a movie like style for style's sake. It's one of the hallmarks that betrays a movie's age, and while some stylistic choices can turn a movie into a classic, other styles might simply not age that well. Think about small things like lens flares. Or think about the dogma certificate. That doesn't mean that they are bad movies; it's just that sometimes, movies get stuck in the times they were made. Nostalgia isn't the worst reason to re-visit a movie you haven't seen in a long time.
Movies, The Rear-View Mirrorelmore leonard, george clooney, jennifer lopez, out of sight, steven soderbergh
Out of Sight – not out of mind…
February 8, 2008 Matt1 Comment
Out of Sight will always have a special place in whatever chamber of my film nerd's heart is reserved for films. For one thing, it was my first taste of Soderbergh's work – and, in spite of his lesser films, he remains one of my favourite directors. However, and this may sound strange, I like him most for the editing of his movies… even though he didn't edit most of his films.
Nevertheless, it's obvious that he doesn't just leave the editorial work to his undoubtedly talented editors – many of his films play with jump cuts, freeze frames and achronological editing, whether he's the one sitting in the Avid chair or not. There's a strongly impressionistic feel to how Soderbergh places his scenes in relation to each other, to the point where it can become annoying for audiences that aren't made up of editing geeks like me. The Limey is a case in point (and, even more film nerdy, the director's commentary on the DVD edition plays the same games with jumbled chronology as the movie – I got a kick out of it, but chances are I'm part of a very exclusive club there).
What strikes about Out of Sight is how effortless the fractured chronology is presented. People were confused by Pulp Fiction's B-A-C-style narrative, but that's nothing compared to how this film jumps, starting pretty much in the middle and liberally moving back and forth. Nevertheless, you're never confused as to what is going on in the story. Soderbergh hides his positively avantgarde editing in plain sight.
And it's rarely been done as successfully as in the love scene between George Clooney (pretty much at the beginning of his career as an actor rather than clothesrack) and Jennifer Lopez (has she ever been better than in this film?), which cuts smoothly back and forth between the actual lovemaking and the buildup. The spark between Clooney and Lopez is made into one of the most erotic love scenes in American filmmaking. Yet the fades and the music also have something sad – it's clear, somehow, from watching the scene that this will be the one and only time the two characters are in effect together.
P.S.: To be fair, the scene is not entirely original. Soderbergh has obviously watched his Nicholas Roeg closely, getting his inspiration from the Julie Christie/Donald Sutherland love scene in Don't Look Now (gotta love the accidental synchronicity between the two films' titles) which jumps back and forth between sex and the couple putting their clothes back on afterwards, infusing the mundane married life with the erotic.
P.P.S.: For anyone interested in the art of editing, do read In the Blink of an Eye by Walter Murch (Apocalypse Now, The English Patient, Jarhead).
Movies, Videoapocalypse now, avid, cutting, don't look now, donald sutherland, editing, george clooney, jarhead, jennifer lopez, julie christie, nicholas roeg, out of sight, pulp fiction, steven soderbergh, the english patient, walter murch

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The central premise of my theory is that the Great Pyramid is a religious monument, whose full significance may be apprehended only through a true understanding of ancient Egyptian religion. Crucially, however, I argue that Egyptian religion was not simply a Sun cult, as Egyptologists believe, but rather a 'cult of creation', i.e. a cult whose primary aim was to celebrate and re-enact perpetually the myth of the creation of the Universe. Accordingly, I reinterpret the Pyramid's architecture in the light of creational mythology, this being a radically different perspective from that which has been adopted by Egyptologists during the past two hundred years.
The creational approach to the mystery of the Great Pyramid facilitates progress on several fronts simultaneously. Firstly, the symbolism of the Pyramid. Secondly, the amazing size and precision of the Pyramid. And thirdly, the Pyramid's unique interior architecture.
According to Egyptologists, the true pyramid (i.e. the smooth-sided pyramid) was a solar symbol, its shape signifying the rays of the Sun falling to the earth. In keeping with this theory, the pyramid's capstone, benbenet, is held to have been a solar icon or 'Sun-stone'.
However, according to my cult of creation theory, the true pyramid was actually a creational symbol, as evidenced by the fact that its capstone, benbenet, symbolised the insemination of the sky. I therefore argue that the Pyramid's shape encoded the mystery of the creation, and conveyed the entire story in a single hieroglyph. But further elaboration of this idea must be reserved for my books 'Pyramid of Secrets' and 'The Midnight Sun', since this is a matter of the highest sensitivity.
The huge size of the Great Pyramid is unexplained by Egyptology. No king needed a tomb this big; nor does solar symbolism explain it. Some Egyptologists therefore regard the Pyramid as a colossal waste of time and energy, whilst others suspect that it, and the other giant pyramids, functioned as job creation schemes and mechanisms for the creation of the state.
My creational approach to the Great Pyramid provides a unique explanation of its size and precision. However, the rationale is too sensitive to be recounted here and must be reserved for readers of my books. Suffice to say that the Pyramid is to be understood as a labour of religious devotion, its size and precision symbolising the idea of perfection that its shape represented.
The Great Pyramid is unique in that several of its chambers are built high in its superstructure. This unprecedented system comprises the Queen's Chamber, the Grand Gallery, and the King's Chamber, which are connected together by a series of narrow passages.
For many years, Egyptology assumed that the king had changed his mind as to his burial place, and had raised the position of the burial chamber in order to protect it from tomb robbers. The highest room – the King's Chamber – was thus the king's tomb of choice.
In recent years, this 'change of mind' theory has been rejected in favour of the idea that all of the chambers were planned together from the outset. According to this view, the various chambers had funerary roles (the exact nature of which remains uncertain), with the King's Chamber again being the king's final resting place.
Therefore, whichever view is taken, Egyptology believes that the highest room – the King's Chamber – was the tomb chamber, as evidenced by the presence there of the granite sarcophagus.
But was the king really buried in the King's Chamber?
The hard facts of the matter are these: the King's Chamber sarcophagus was found broken and empty; no trace of the king's body has ever been found in the Pyramid, no direct evidence exists of a human burial in the King's Chamber, and no reliable record has ever been unearthed of a king having being buried in, or removed from, either the sarcophagus or the Pyramid.
More seriously, the idea of the king being buried at a great height in the Pyramid's superstructure goes against a fundamental principle of Egyptian religion – 'the body to earth, the spirit to the sky' – which dictated that the mummy be buried at ground level or below.
It therefore follows, incontrovertibly, that Khufu's burial in the King's Chamber is but a theory, and a rather dubious theory to boot. And this theory, like any other in Egyptology, should be regarded with a healthy dose of scepticism and subjected to tests, including the ultimate test of good common sense.
This is where my creational theory of the Egyptian pyramid comes into play.
Under the solar interpretation of Egyptian religion, the position of the tomb vis-a-vis the pyramid is a moveable feast. Egyptologists thus argue that, despite the general rule to place the tomb beneath the pyramid, the architect of the Great Pyramid raised the tomb into the monument's superstructure, in a bold attempt to keep robbers at bay, or, by another theory, to seek an identity with the Sun-god in the horizon. Under the creational interpretation of Egyptian religion, however, this argument becomes wholly untenable, since it was a fundamental rule that the body of the king be placed in the earth, beneath the pyramid, in order that his soul, or spirit, would become one with the pyramid; this in accordance with the religious axiom 'the body to earth, the spirit to the sky'. That the architect of the Pyramid would have broken this cardinal rule is inconceivable, for it would have destroyed the vital magic of the pyramid building ritual. Accordingly, I reject the orthodox theory that Khufu was buried in the King's Chamber, at a height of 140 feet in the monument's superstructure.
The scene is thus set for a radical reappraisal of the architecture of the Great Pyramid.
In my book 'Pyramid of Secrets', I propose that the king's true tomb was located beneath the Pyramid, at ground level, where it probably remains hidden to this day. The Pyramid, in its lower parts, was thus a tomb, incorporating an ingenious decoy arrangement.
I then go on to argue that the upper parts of the Pyramid were sealed off at the time of construction, to form a sealed repository or time capsule, in which the builders deposited sacred relics, books and knowledge, lest their civilisation be destroyed by a prophesied 'end of the world' cataclysm. Crucially, I suggest that some of these time capsule artefacts remain to be found in the Pyramid, despite the looting of the monument in antiquity.
According to Egyptologists, the Descending Passage provided the sole entrance and means of access to the Great Pyramid, and was designed primarily for the royal funeral. The Subterranean Chamber is supposed to be either an abandoned tomb chamber (the king having changed his mind as to his place of burial) or possibly a decoy tomb chamber (to persuade thieves that the burial treasures had already been plundered).
The Descending Passage was built not only for the king's burial (in the Pyramid's lower parts) but also to provide access to the secret chamber system, or repository (in the Pyramid's upper parts), for the benefit of a future civilisation. The entrance to the repository is the Ascending Passage, which was originally concealed by the prismatic stone which formed part of the ceiling of the Descending Passage. But there is strong evidence for the presence of a second secret passage, or a pair of such passages, in the Descending Passage, located in its side walls, about 35 to 40 feet down from the Pyramid's main entrance.
In addition, it should be borne in mind that the Descending Passage might not be the sole entrance to the Pyramid; a number of other possible entrances are discussed in my book (following J.P. Lepre, 1990).
As for the Subterranean Chamber, this cave-like room symbolised the abyss and the underworld, and would have made a most suitable tomb chamber. However, whilst it is possible that the king was buried here, the vulnerability of such a burial suggests that the Subterranean Chamber was actually a decoy tomb chamber (see explanation in Well Shaft).
According to Egyptologists, the Ascending Passage was a secret passage that provided access to the upper chambers for the funeral of the king. The passage was originally concealed by the prismatic stone which formed part of the ceiling of the Descending Passage. However, as an additional barrier against tomb robbers, three granite plugs were lowered into the passage mouth after the funeral. It is not known why the builders used granite plugs (in a passage made of limestone), nor why there were three of them.
The Ascending Passage was a secret passage that provided access to the sealed chambers of a repository and time capsule. The granite plugs were slipped down the passage during the construction of the Pyramid, when the roof of the Grand Gallery was still open. Strictly speaking, the use of the plugs was unnecessary, given the fact that the mouth of the passage was camouflaged by the prismatic stone. Therefore, the inclusion of the plugs bears the hallmarks of a ritual, both as regards the sealing and the envisaged future unsealing of the passage. The use of three plugs, made of granite, probably had a religious significance.
According to Egyptologists, the Grand Gallery was a glorious passageway to the king's tomb chamber, but functioned also as a slipway for the granite plugs that would block the mouth of the passage below.
The Great Step (at the southern end of the Gallery) is not thought to have had any particular significance. The long grooves in the side walls are a real puzzle, as they seem to suggest a lower roof that was removed by intruders. No satisfactory explanation has ever been offered for the fifty-four niches in the side ramps, nor for the inset stones in the side walls. The corbelled architecture remains a mystery, though according to J.P. Lepre it may have had 'a high spiritual symbolism'.
The Grand Gallery was the heart of the secret chamber system, but was also a simulacrum of the creation of the Universe. The Great Step was a platform for a statue of the Great God in geometric form, symbolising the mystery of creation. Dilapidation of the Great Step was caused by the forceful removal of this statue when the Pyramid was plundered in antiquity. The long grooves in the side walls contained a lower roof that spanned the Gallery at half its present height. This roof, probably made of wood, had its underside painted with stars – the images of the gods – in the act of rising at the First Time. Below, the fifty-four niches in the side ramps may have contained relics of the gods, perhaps in the form of sanctified (spiritualised) woods and minerals. Above, the upper roof demands to be removed so that the full extent of the corbelling may be seen. The corbelled architecture would indeed have had a high spiritual symbolism, and might encode the mystery of the creation, viewed from a mathematical or geometrical perspective. Finally, on a more mundane note, the floor of the Gallery did indeed function as a slipway for the granite plugs, whilst the inset stones in the side walls might conceivably be the result of a planning error.
Egyptologists used to think that the Queen's Chamber was an abandoned tomb chamber (the king having changed his mind as to his place of burial). But most experts now believe that the room was designed from the outset as a serdab, its corbelled niche containing a ka-statue of the king.
The Queen's Chamber shafts are a real puzzle on account of the fact that they were sealed at their lower ends and blocked at their upper ends. It is generally believed that they are abandoned features – prototypes perhaps of the shafts in the King's Chamber. Accordingly, it is suggested that they are unfinished ventilation shafts or unfinished soul-shafts. However, some Egyptologists claim that they are completed features (ka-shafts), and a minority even support the view that the southern shaft leads up to a small chamber, or serdab. All of these theories run into serious difficulties in explaining the fact that the shafts were sealed.
As regards the Queen's Chamber Passage, it is recognised that this was sealed off by the bridging slab in the Grand Gallery. However, it is widely presumed that the chamber could be accessed at the time of the funeral.
The Queen's Chamber was a secret chamber in a sealed repository. As such, it was sealed at the time of construction, and could not be accessed except by breaking the bridging slab (there is strong evidence that this slab was slotted into the floor of the Gallery at the time of construction).
The corbelled niche contained a statue of the Great Goddess in geometric form, symbolising the mystery of creation.
The Queen's Chamber shafts were secret passages to secret chambers, differing from the Pyramid's other passages only in their miniature size. The idea was that the explorer use the shafts as guides to dig tunnels to the chambers above. The distance (213 feet in each case) made this the ultimate challenge, and tends to suggest that the chambers (which would still be intact) contain the ultimate prize (the identity of which is discussed in my book). The metal-handled 'doors' at the top of the shafts are probably the original aperture covers that were used during construction to prevent ingress of tools, detritus, and living organisms. The plugs beyond these 'doors' suggest a ritual sealing and future unsealing, reminiscent of the granite plugs in the Ascending Passage.
Anomalous joints and stones in the Queen's Chamber Passage may indicate the presence of an undiscovered secret passage (J.P. Lepre, 1990).
According to Egyptologists, the King's Chamber was the king's final resting place – the raison d'etre of the monument. Supposedly, his mummy was sealed inside the granite sarcophagus, which was broken and plundered in antiquity.
The two 'airshafts' in the King's Chamber may have provided fresh air for the benefit of the funeral cortege, but most Egyptologists nowadays call them 'soul-shafts' on the assumption that the king's soul used them for a direct ascent into the northern and southern skies.
The huge granite beams in the King's Chamber superstructure – a unique feature of the Great Pyramid – are thought to have had a structural purpose – to protect the flat roof of the chamber from the superincumbent weight of masonry.
The use of granite in this chamber and its superstructure is thought to reflect that material's protective strength, but religious symbolism might also have been a factor.
The concept of burial at such a height inside a pyramid goes against a fundamental principle of Egyptian religion which dictated that the king's body be buried at ground level or below. The soul-shaft theory is unacceptable too since the king's soul could have used the Descending Passage for its ascent to the sky. Finally, the superstructure theory is problematic, since the raised roofs provided no additional weight relief.
The true purpose of the King's Chamber, I suggest, was to effect a perpetual re-enactment of the myth of the creation.
The first key component of this re-enactment was sound. The granite beams in the superstructure were designed to vibrate in harmony with Earth resonance and transmit low frequency vibrations to the chamber below. The chamber, built of highly resonant granite, then amplified these vibrations and their harmonics, and transmitted audible sound via its so-called 'airshafts'. The broadcasting of this low frequency sound re-enacted the sound of creation (the latter idea being attested in the Pyramid Texts).
The second key component of the re-enactment was meteoritic iron – the seed of creation – which was hermetically sealed inside the King's Chamber sarcophagus (on the role of meteoritic iron in the creation myth, see my book). In a symbolic sense, the sound spiritualised the iron and ejected it into the northern and southern skies, via the shafts, thereby re-enacting the formation of the celestial bodies: the circumpolar stars in the northern sky, and the Sun, the Moon, and the rising-and-setting stars in the southern sky (in Egyptian myth, all of these bodies were said to be made of iron).
The King's Chamber was therefore a 'chamber of creation', in keeping with the creational symbolism of the Pyramid, as illustrated in the diagram to the right.
It is important to realise that access to the King's Chamber was not intended by the architect, but became possible after the acoustic system was damaged irreparably by an earthquake of exceptional force. The limit of the repository would therefore have been the Antechamber to the King's Chamber.
According to Egyptologists, the Antechamber was a portcullis room for the protection of the burial chamber. It is supposed that the three granite slabs (now missing) were lowered to the floor by means of wooden rollers and ropes, the vertical grooves in the south wall acting as guides for the ropes, and the granite leaf functioning as a counterweight. The use of granite, interlaced with limestone blocks, is a puzzling and unexplained feature of the Antechamber.
It is not apparent how a portcullis could have functioned in the Antechamber, and several facts argue strongly against the idea. Certain features are better understood as decorative and symbolic. The grooves in the south wall resemble the pattern of a fluted column, and are an exact image of a decorative pattern found on a 1st dynasty portcullis slab, whilst the granite leaf resembles the rolled-up reed-mat curtain design which was used from Old Kingdom times to symbolise the entrance to the 'other world'. In addition, there is evidence that this room was not kept open for a funeral, but was sealed by a plate, or plug, of stone at the mouth of the King's Chamber Passage. In keeping with my acoustic theory of the King's Chamber, the Antechamber, built predominantly of granite, would have produced acoustic effects.
It is theorised that the 'portcullis slabs' and the granite leaf were tuned to resonate at certain low frequencies, and that a man was intended to stand in the gap in front of the granite leaf, at the threshold of the room, where the granite began. The sound effect might then have induced an altered state of consciousness in the subject, causing him to receive a vision of the creation. In short, it is proposed that the Antechamber was an initiation room in which a representative of a future generation, or race, of men would experience an insight into the physics and metaphysics of the Universe, as conceived by the builders of the Pyramid.
According to Egyptologists, the Well Shaft may have originally been cut to supply air to workers in the Subterranean Chamber. But it was then extended to provide an escape route for the workmen who became trapped in the Grand Gallery when they released the granite plugs into the Ascending Passage, immediately after the king's burial in the King's Chamber. These workmen then concealed the shaft's lower entrance by inserting a secret door in the western wall of the Descending Passage. As for the Grotto, which is accessed via the Well Shaft, this cave-like feature is thought to be of little or no consequence for our understanding of the Pyramid.
The ventilation theory and the workmen's evacuation theory encounter a number of serious problems.
It is more likely, in my view, that the lower section of the Well Shaft, B-C-D-E, was cut to provide access from the Descending Passage to the Grotto, this room having been sacred for centuries prior to the construction of the Pyramid. The need for this access may be explained by the need for ongoing rituals, but I favour the idea of a one-off use for the secret burial of the king.
The rough section of the Well Shaft above the Grotto, A-X, was probably an inspection tunnel, dug by the Pyramid's guardians in order to inspect earthquake damage to the King's Chamber (in support of this idea, a second tunnel has been cut from the top of the Gallery into the lowermost cavity above the roof of the King's Chamber).
The purpose of the upper section of the Well Shaft, X-Y-Z, immediately beneath the Grand Gallery, remains a puzzle.
The burial of the king in the Grotto, with the Subterranean Chamber acting as a decoy tomb, would have been an ideal plan from a security point of view. However, an even better plan would have been to use the Grotto as a secondary decoy (hence the deep hole in its floor), with the real tomb being concealed in the vicinity (suggestions for the real tomb's location are reserved for readers of my book).
A burial of the king's body in the Grotto – or in its vicinity – would have accorded with the religious axiom 'the body to earth, the spirit to the sky', but, more than that, the positioning of the tomb amidst the height of the stepped plateau outcrop beneath the Pyramid would have corresponded to the primeval mound (the risen earth) of the creation myth.
In addition, it may be significant that the total distance from the Pyramid's main entrance to the Grotto, via the Descending Passage and the Well Shaft, is almost exactly equal to the height of the Pyramid. Perhaps this amazing little fact did not go unnoticed in the mind of the architect.
To write a popular alternative book on the pyramids of Egypt ideally requires three essential qualities: 1. a total disdain for Egyptologists; 2. a passing knowledge of the subject concerned; and 3. an alternative theory that verges on the incredible. All three of these qualities come together in Christopher Dunn's provocative study of the Great Pyramid, The Giza Power Plant (Bear & Co, 1998).
Dunn, a master craftsman and engineer, has long argued that the ancient Egyptians used advanced power tools in their cutting and working of granite and other hard stone. This led him to contemplate the source of the energy required by the power tools, and ultimately to propose that the Great Pyramid of Giza was the power plant at the centre of an ancient, hi-tech national grid!
Underlying Dunn's theory of the Great Pyramid is his unswerving belief that the Egyptian pyramids must have been something more than tombs for the pharaohs. Following William Fix (Pyramid Odyssey, 1978), Dunn hinges his view on two key observations: 1. the failure of Egyptologists to find an original (as opposed to intrusive) pyramid burial, and 2. the sheer redundancy of stone in the earliest true pyramids, the giant pyramids of Giza and Dahshur. If the pyramids were merely tombs of the pharaohs - for which the direct evidence is lacking - why were they built to such enormous sizes? And, in the case of the Great Pyramid, why was it given such a unique and complex array of internal passages and chambers?
Dissatisfied with the conventional explanation of the Great Pyramid - and of course the many alternative theories proposed as of 1998 - Dunn set out to reverse engineer the Pyramid's design in accordance with his considered view that it was in fact a hydrogen-fuelled power plant.
It has captured the imagination of thousands of readers, but can Dunn's theory possibly be true? Or, if not, could he at least be on the right lines when he argues that the Pyramid was some kind of power plant?
As I am not an expert on hydrogen power, I will not address the technical feasibility of Dunn's theory. But I would like to identify some areas where the fit between his theory and the design of the Pyramid is not as neat as he would like to think it is. Whether these discrepancies are fatal to his theory, or merely require some subtle modifications, I will leave it to the reader to judge.
Let us begin in the Queen's Chamber, which is the engine of the alleged power plant. Here, according to Dunn, two chemicals - hydrated zinc chloride and dilute hydrochloric acid - were mixed together to create hydrogen gas. But where did these chemicals come from? Dunn argues that they were pumped from an underground chamber up a vertical shaft and then fed by gravity through the so-called 'airshafts' which exit in the north and south walls of the Queen's Chamber. Moreover, he surmises that the flow of chemicals was triggered via copper cables which were attached to the back of the copper 'handles' in the so-called Gantenbrink 'door'.
Three facts, however, militate against this theory.
Firstly, there is no evidence for the vertical shaft, nor the copper cables. Quite the opposite. When National Geographic's robot drilled through the 'door' at the top of the 'airshafts' in September 2002 (four years after Dunn's book was published), it revealed only a hollow cavity measuring about 8 by 8 by 8 inches. Dunn's hypothesised vertical shaft was not in evidence; nor was there any sign of the copper cables which supposedly ran from the 'handles' into the mouth of the vertical shaft. While it may be possible that the camera angle prevented these things from being seen, it would take a brave man to bet on it given that the next phase of robotic exploration is imminent.
Secondly, Dunn supposes that each 'airshaft' released chemicals into the Queen's Chamber via a tiny crack in the wall. But the case for this is not convincing. Although it is true that Waynman Dixon spotted a crack in the south wall and hence discovered the southern shaft in 1872, the historical record indicates that no such crack was apparent in the north wall at that time. The opening up of the mouths of this pair of shafts has unfortunately destroyed the evidence either way. Nevertheless, the most likely scenario is that the shafts were originally sealed at their lower ends - perhaps as conduits to secret chambers - and that the crack in the south wall was caused by settlement over thousands of years.
Thirdly, even if we give Dunn the benefit of the doubt concerning the two points above, it remains hard to understand why the builder would go to the immense trouble of building tiny sloping shafts 213 feet long when they could have created the same head pressure and flow by means of two reservoir pools situated immediately above the Queen's Chamber, saving on pumping costs as well as building costs. Dunn fails to explain the length and bearings of the shafts, and ignores the evidence cited by Gantenbrink for the existence of secret chambers beyond the 'doors' and stone plugs.
Still, for the sake of argument, let us put these difficulties to one side, and follow Dunn's theory as the hydrogen gas emerges from the Queen's Chamber.
According to Dunn, hydrogen gas and spent chemicals flowed down the Queen's Chamber Passage toward its intersection with the bottom part of the Grand Gallery. There, the hydrogen gas passed through perforations in the bridging slab and travelled up the Grand Gallery, while the spent chemicals drained off into a large hole, 28 inches square, at the bottom of the west wall of the Gallery. Let us focus for now on those spent chemicals.
Once again, we hit problems.
Firstly, if the flow of chemicals was determined by two tiny cracks in the walls of the Queen's Chamber, why was it necessary to have a drainage shaft measuring 28 inches square? Dunn attempts to get around this problem by supposing that the drain - the entrance to the Well Shaft - was enlarged by the guardians of the Pyramid when they entered and inspected its upper parts, long after it was built. In his support, he quotes Petrie, who asserts that the entire Well Shaft was cut out by the builders as an afterthought. But both Dunn and Petrie overlook the point that the uppermost part of the Well Shaft is built with neatly squared blocks, whereas the section immediately below it is a rough tunnel through the lowermost layers of masonry. Therefore, while the inspection scenario may explain the rough tunnel and the violent removal of the ramp stone at the Gallery's bottom west corner, it does not provide any basis for the belief that the shaft in between was enlarged. Furthermore, Dunn seems to accept (p. 214) that the next section of the Well Shaft, the part lined with limestone blocks immediately below ground zero, was part of the original design and construction. The evidence, therefore, suggests that the upper section of the Well Shaft was cut with dimensions of 28 by 28 inches from the outset - a size inconsistent with the function that Dunn attributes to it.
Secondly, Dunn supposes that the spent chemicals flowed down the Well Shaft into the Grotto, where they were directed into a hole six feet deep; they then soaked away through the floor which consists of packed earth. To make this scheme work, he has to assume that the original Well Shaft terminated at the level of the Grotto. The lower part of the shaft, he believes, was cut by the guardians in order to inspect the upper parts of the Pyramid (as proposed by David Davidson in 1927). But Dunn misses a key piece of evidence which indicates that the Well Shaft was cut from the top downwards through the bedrock. To quote J.P. Lepre: 'The Well Shaft was dug out from the top down. This is indicated by the fact that its bottom end penetrates a few feet below its lowermost doorway. If it had been hewn from the bottom up, this bottom section would surely have been level with its doorway at that point.' Lawton and Ogilvie-Herald likewise write in Giza The Truth: 'There is incontrovertible evidence that the Well Shaft is an original feature which was dug from the top down'.
This in itself is not fatal to Dunn's argument. He could modify his theory to have the chemicals drain all the way down the Well Shaft into the Subterranean Chamber and its Pit (and he does indeed allow for this possibility on p. 206 of his book). But if this was the aim, why did the builders connect the Well Shaft into the side of the Descending Passage and not take it directly into the Subterranean Chamber? Why make the chemicals drain along the lower forty feet of the Descending Passage - an area in which sensitive machinery and equipment would surely have been housed if the Pyramid was a power plant?
Returning to the hydrogen gas, Dunn claims that it filled the Grand Gallery and travelled into the King's Chamber, where it was used to create microwave energy. To this end, it was necessary to excite the hydrogen atoms by means of acoustic and electromagnetic (piezoelectric) energy.
Acoustic energy is the key to Dunn's hypothesis. One of the most interesting ideas in his book is that the Pyramid was coupled acoustically with the Earth and resonated in harmony with it. He makes a strong case that the King's Chamber in particular was designed to resonate at certain frequencies, hence the granite beams in its tower-like superstructure and the nodular design of its floor. The purpose of this, according to Dunn, was to generate piezoelectric energy from the quartz-bearing granite of which the chamber was made.
But Dunn must also explain the unique design of the Grand Gallery, and for this reason he makes the crucial - and in my view mistaken - assumption (p. 160) that the vibrations of the Earth were of insufficient amplitude to drive directly the granite beams above the King's Chamber. The purpose of the Gallery, he surmises, was to collect the vibrational energy over a large area and direct it into the King's Chamber - in the form of airborne sound - to increase the acoustic energy to the required level.
Here in the Grand Gallery further problems emerge. Dunn claims that the Gallery was fitted with twenty-seven sets of Helmholtz resonators, fixed into position by means of the twenty-seven pairs of niches in the side ramps and the pair of grooves in the side walls. But both the niches and the grooves testify against this theory.
The niches in the side ramps of the Gallery are tucked away next to the walls, where they are overhung by the first of the seven corbels that give the Gallery its distinctive design. They are not in a suitable position to act as supports or anchor points for any kind of structure - hence the peculiar shape of the ladder holding the resonators in figure 41 of Dunn's book. The true purpose of the niches remains a mystery, but they would not have contained anything taller than 7 feet 6 inches, well short of the 28 feet height of the Gallery.
The grooves in the side walls are also a problem. Dunn suggests that the ladders of resonators were held in place by 'shot pins' (presumably made of metal or stone) which slotted into the grooves. But this is inconsistent with the fact that the grooves are continuous, running the whole way up the Gallery from bottom to top. If Dunn's theory was correct, we would expect to see fifty-four bolt holes in the walls, not two continuous grooves.
It gets worse. J.P. Lepre reports that there are chisel marks all the way along the grooves, indicating that something was once contained between them. In his book The Egyptian Pyramids, p. 82, he writes: 'Among the interesting architectural features of the Grand Gallery are two grooves cut into the east and west walls... Hundreds of rough chisel marks are staggered along the top edges of these grooves... It is certain that something did traverse the Gallery'. Lepre speculated that the Gallery might have been roofed by 'cedar panels inlaid with gold', while for my part I have suggested wooden panels painted with stars (signifying the creation of the stars). But whatever it was that once spanned the Gallery at half its present day height, it completely fouls up Dunn's theory, as well as a few other theories to boot.
Dunn's theory of the Grand Gallery also drives his interpretation of the Granite Plugs (in the Ascending Passage) and the Antechamber to the King's Chamber.
The Granite Plugs, he suggests, performed two critical roles in the power plant. Firstly, they would have allowed the operators to monitor the energy level in the Gallery, by means of vibration sensors attached to the bottom plug. And secondly, they would have allowed the operators to transmit an out-of-phase interference sound wave into the Gallery, to prevent the vibrating system from running out of control. But if this was the purpose of the Plugs, then why did the builders not fit a single plug? Why was it necessary to fit three? Dunn does not explain. Moreover, he does not explain why the bottom plug was hidden behind a camouflaging stone, the so-called prism stone. Why would the builders have done this, if the operators needed regular access to the Plugs?
The Antechamber, according to Dunn, contained an acoustic filter that allowed only certain desirable frequencies (apparently an F-sharp chord) to enter the King's Chamber. These input frequencies were matched to the prime resonant frequency of the King's Chamber. However, there are some aspects of the Antechamber's design that Dunn's theory does not address, such as the four vertical grooves in the south wall, and there are other aspects that are not adequately explained, for example the purpose of the Granite Leaf and the standing space in front of it, and the fact that the Antechamber is made primarily of granite (as if to suggest that it was built to resonate in its own right, like the King's Chamber).
Finally, we come to the King's Chamber, where the acoustic energy supposedly caused piezoelectric energy to be released by the quartz in the granite. According to Dunn, the prime resonant frequency of the chamber would have been matched to that of hydrogen, thereby ensuring that the hydrogen gas which filled the room would absorb the acoustic and electromagnetic energy efficiently and be pumped to a higher energy state.
But how was this potential energy harnessed and utilised by the Great Pyramid builders?
Here, Dunn stretches our credulity to the limit. His proposal goes like this: a microwave signal from space entered the King's Chamber via its northern 'airshaft' and had its power boosted by a 'crystal box amplifier' contained in the sarcophagus. This microwave signal then stimulated the energised hydrogen atoms, causing them to emit microwave energy. This process having repeated itself exponentially, the microwave energy was collected in a receiver contained in the mouth of the southern 'airshaft' and thence up through the shaft to the outside of the Pyramid. There, it was beamed up to an orbiting satellite, which in turn channelled the energy back to Earth to provide electricity.
There are several comments to be made here.
Firstly, the mouth of the northern airshaft is cut too high in the wall to align with the sarcophagus, so any incoming microwave signal would have passed right over the top of it. It is not clear how it could have interacted with any equipment inside the box.
Secondly, Dunn assumes that the sarcophagus had no lid (pp. 189, 222) and that the signal interacted with hydrogen atoms inside the box. But there is clear evidence that the sarcophagus did originally have a lid and that it was hermetically sealed (see my book Pyramid of Secrets, pp. 73-74). I am not entirely certain how this affects Dunn's theory, but there could not have been any hydrogen in the box.
Thirdly, the mouth of the southern airshaft is cut too high in the wall to align with the sarcophagus, so it is difficult to see how the output from the box could have been channeled into the shaft.
Fourthly - and worst of all - Dunn insists that the entire lengths of the northern and southern airshafts would have to have been lined with gold- plated iron in order to have an efficient conduit for the electromagnetic radiation (pp. 186, 221-22). This is quite simply at odds with the facts, as Dunn well knows. For both the shafts have been surveyed by robot and not a trace of a metal lining has been found (the iron plate found by Vyse in 1837 was embedded in masonry close to the southern shaft but it is not clear whether it actually formed part of the shaft). So, what happened to the iron? How was it removed from tiny shafts measuring approximately 8 by 8 inches to their entire lengths of 235 feet and 174 feet respectively? A job for the tooth fairies?
Dunn's power plant theory has some good points, notably the idea of resonance in the King's Chamber, but on too many aspects it is at odds with the physical evidence inside the Great Pyramid. The theory requires, at the very least, a major overhaul, and in its present form is unlikely to become the rallying point for an attack on orthodoxy which Dunn sees as an urgent necessity. On a personal note, Dunn is a likeable and intelligent man who evidently possesses boldness of thought and an open mind, and it will be interesting to see whether he can now extend these qualities to the revision - or even abandonment - of his theory!
'These page is the copyright of Eridu Books 2004. The images and diagrams are the copyright of Alan Alford or of other photographers, where indicated. Presented with permission of Alan Alford.
Alan Alford is an independent researcher and author, who is increasingly being recognised as the world's leading authority on ancient mythology, mysticism and the esoteric meaning of ancient and modern religions. His interests also encompass ancient wisdom, archaeological anomalies, the origins of Homo sapiens, and the nature of consciousness.
One of the most notable features of Alan Alford's quest has been his willingness to challenge his own preconceptions, as well as those of others. In 1998, he stunned readers of his first book 'Gods of the New Millennium' by issuing a retraction of his 'flesh and blood gods' theory in his sequel 'The Phoenix Solution', in which he argued that the Egyptian gods personified the cataclysmic powers of creation. Alford's arguments were indeed so powerful that Zecharia Sitchin, the world's leading ancient astronaut theorist, threatened him with a 50 million dollar lawsuit on the grounds that his comments discredited his (Sitchin's) theories and destroyed his reputation.
"The foremost of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, the Great Pyramid is unique among Egyptian pyramids in its precision and complex interior design. What does this astonishing structure signify? Why was it built? Numerous fantastic theories have sought to answer these questions, but all have ultimately collapsed like waves upon the firm shore of common sense. And yet doubts still persist about the official view that the Pyramid is Œa tomb and nothing but a tomb¹.


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Archdiocese May Merge Several Catholic Schools
By Mary Ann Ahern	• Published at 6:11 pm on January 20, 2015
Facing a growing deficit and falling attendance, Archbishop Blasé Cupich is taking the first steps to move forward with a plan to merge six Catholic elementary schools on the city's Northwest Side.
This plan goes a step further than Cardinal Francis George's decision to close seven struggling schools at the end of this school year, which was announced in October. Cupich is looking beyond to the 2016-2017 school year.
The Archdiocese School Office confirmed the new pilot regional program would include St. Constance, St. Cornelius, Our Lady of Victory, St. Pascal, St. Tarcissus, and St. Thecla.
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Sources told NBC Chicago pastors and principals met with Cupich and school officials Monday for a two-hour meeting where they were told "one parish, one school" was no longer viable.
The schools have until mid-February to decide if they will accept the merger proposal. However, according to those familiar with Monday's meeting, the schools that do not agree to the merger plans will no longer receive Archdiocese funding.
While the Archdiocese has yet to confirm, sources told NBC Chicago the only school to say no to the merger proposal initially is St. Thecla. The pastor and principal at St. Thecla want to speak with the student's parents first.


Mission 1 has been accomplished for the Victoria Volleyball Association Chargers in 14-under girls tournament play.
Having won the Island championship in convincing style, the Chargers, largely made up of players from the city Grade 8 champion Spencer middle school team, are preparing to tackle the provincial field next weekend in Abbotsford.
"We've been building this team since Grade 6," said Brenda Cyr, assistant to head coach Mike Toakley, who will coach many of these players at Belmont secondary this fall.
Aware of the talent level on this young team, Cyr and Toakley's goal is to secure a top-three finish in the B.C. championships and a top 10 at nationals, to be played May 9 and 10 also in Abbotsford.
The Chargers, seeded first overall, went 3-0 in round robin play at the Islands, played last weekend at Vancouver Island University in Nanaimo. They dispatched the Campbell River Crush in straight sets in the semifinals, but the final against Comox Valley Strikers proved tougher.
After winning the first set 25-21, the Chargers fell behind in the second, but came back to tie the game at 23. The Strikers regained the lead in a rally then served for the final point in a 25-23 win.
Taylee Pomponio, at 12 one of the youngest Chargers, propelled her team into a comfortable lead in the deciding set, serving for the first nine points – including seven aces – en route to a 15-7 victory.
Chargers co-captains Savannah Purdy and Hannah May led the attack through the tournament, each registering a significant number of kills. Purdy also recorded 18 straight aces in an early round robin game.
Cerys Tutt and Miranda Cyr played solid defence in the backcourt, each making impressive digs at various times to save rallies and gain points.
Sisters Hannah and Grace May, both standing 5-foot-11, were forces to be reckoned with at the net. They repeatedly roofed opponents and prevented opponents from penetrating the block and winning the point.


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Beth Schneider told me how she is helping to raise money for cancer research at Fulton Speedway.
Matt Smith explained why he is in a 600 Micro now and how he has enjoyed his three years.
Tyler Walker ran down what the controls were in a Micro Sprint and how adjustments are made.
Kevin Carlson came into Saturday 6th in the Pizza Logs points and described his season so far.
Cory Gramlich talked about his season in a Micro Sprint and how he fell off a bit in the middle.
It was a rainy day on Thursday and I got a lot of stuff done inside the house as we get ready to welcome a new friend here any day now. Today I will be heading to the Fulton Speedway as Outlaw Weekend begins with Sportsman, IMCA Modifieds, Crate Late Models and Mod Lites.
This is always one of my favorite weekends of the year as Fulton Speedway is a very racy place and this 200 weekend was the first big race I was ever associated with back in 1991. So there will be a lot of memories and a lot of fun had this weekend.
And with the weather being the way it is, expect the track to be tacky and fast all weekend long. It is going to be great and I am super excited. This is a two day show of course with the Outlaw 200 happening tomorrow featuring the top Modified talent anywhere in a $20,000 to win show plus lap money.
I wish all you race teams out there the best too as you have a busy stretch coming up over the next ten days. It is my favorite time of the year and I wish all of you the best as you deal with the stress of these big shows.
Now let's chat more about what is new for today on the Audio Page. I begin with a young lady who is giving of herself this weekend for a cause. Beth Schneider told me how she is helping to raise money for cancer research at Fulton Speedway during Outlaw 200 Weekend. She talked about the new goal they have set, what she will do on Sunday to finish the job and why this cause is so special to her. She'll be at Fulton this weekend so be ready to help if you can!
Matt Smith explained why he is in a 600 Micro Sprint now and how he has enjoyed his last three years in the class. He told me why the atmosphere in the division appeals to him, talked about his four win season and how a flip a few weeks ago caused them to make some major repairs.
Tyler Walker ran down what the controls were in a Micro Sprint and how adjustments are made. He told me how to get the car rolling, how to shift it and how changes can be made to accommodate a larger person like me. You can learn something here so give it a listen.
Kevin Carlson came into Saturday 6th in the Pizza Logs points and described his season so far. He talked about his hopes to move up in the points, some changes they made to make the car better and shared some advice his dad gave him when he was younger. Good advice here!
Cory Gramlich talked about his season in a Micro Sprint and how he fell off a bit in the middle of it. He described some handling issues they had, what they did to finally fix it and how it felt to pick up his first ever win in the pro series.
Jason Meyers tells me about his WoO win at Lernerville and looks ahead to Williams Grove.
Katelyn Kane talks about her winning season at Fulton and who she shares information with.
Billy Coffey explains why we have not seen him much this year as he unloaded at Paradise.
Nate Hendrix just started his racing career at age 35 and talks about why he decided to race now.
Chad Ayers ran down how his season has been going in his Four Cylinder at Paradise Speedway.
Jeff Hachmann describes the work going on for Super DIRT Week XL and previews each day.
Yesterday was a better day for us as things got a little more like normal. I did some work in the studio and wrote up another column for the Syracuse Post Standard. In between I did some more work to get ready for next week at Syracuse and am actually a little ahead of where I normally am at this time…so it's all good!
We have a lot of great interviews on the site today including one with Jason Meyers who is the current leader in the World of Outlaw Sprint Car Series. Katelyn Kane talks about how her relationship helps her on the track and of course Jeff Hachmann from DIRTCar updates up on everything happening for Super DIRT Week.
Plus you can listen to some new people on the site and our old friend Billy Coffey who just welcomed a new addition to his family over the summer. Remember what I always say about the mating habits of racecar drivers? Summer birth means…well, do the math people. I'm not gonna spell it out any better except to say that during racing season, it's all about racing.
As for us here, we are doing better today after the death of our beloved cat Indy Tuesday morning. I want to thank Dr. Phil Claussen (who I am also looking forward to racing against next year in the Vintage Class) for sending me the story of Rainbow Bridge. My oldest daughter loved it and it really did help her deal with it. Plus she has good friends at school and they helped too.
Thanks to everyone who sent emails and conversed with me on facebook. We are not going to rush into getting another kitty just yet but at the same time we are kitty-proofing our home to make it ready when we do decide to get one. And that may be any day now. We'll get another male tiger kitty as I am the only male in our house and need all the help I can get. But seriously, thanks so much!
Now let's chat more about what is new for today on the Audio Page. I begin with a man who we will see in Central New York next weekend and Williams Grove tomorrow. Jason Meyers tells me about his World of Outlaw Sprint Car win at Lernerville and looks ahead to Williams Grove this Friday & Saturday. He told me about some advice he took during the race that helped him find the fast line, why he feels he has unfinished business at the National Open and described the work they just finished up to get ready for Australia.
Katelyn Kane talks about her winning season at the Fulton Speedway as she gets ready for Outlaw 200 Weekend. She also talks about her relationship with boyfriend Chris Hile, how much they help each other at the track and what she did on Monday in an attempt to get other young people to come to the speedway.
Billy Coffey explains why we have not seen him much this year as he unloaded at Paradise Speedway this past Sunday. He talked about some motor issues he had in his first race, how well the new motor did the last week and how much he is enjoying his new baby girl back home. Yes, he did thank his wife as he should!
Nate Hendrix just started his racing career at age 35 and talks about why he decided to race now. He told me about a recent heat win he enjoyed, explained some things he has learned in the last six months and looks ahead to getting a brand new chassis next season.
Chad Ayers ran down how his season has been going in his Four Cylinder at Paradise Speedway. He talked about the new motor he had to put into his Mustang, described the work they can do to make them faster and explained how he fixed a steering issue he had with the car.
Jeff Hachmann describes some of the work going on for Super DIRT Week XL and previews each day. He talked about the Wednesday night show in Weedsport, the changes in the Friday schedule and the new pit rules for the SEF 200 on Sunday. Lots of accurate info here for fans and teams. Go to www.superdirtweekonline.com for more.
Duane Howard tells me about his win in the Freedom 76'r as well as his plans to run at Fulton.
Matt DeLorenzo talks about his win at McDonalds Weekend and running 100 green flag laps.
Darryl Ruggles has not been racing in a few months and told me about a recent health issue.
Ryan Greth made a trip to Paradise from Pennsylvania and talked about his tracks back home.
Cody Shurgot summed up how his season has gone as he follows the Pizza Logs Sprint Tour.
Jason Doty explained why he made the move from a two wheeler to something with a cage.
It was a sad day at the Elkins house as our beloved cat of fifteen years passed away. Indy had a seizure two weeks ago and was doing ok since then but we lost him right in front of my girls on Tuesday morning. He will be sorely missed.
We got him back in 1996 when I knew I was going to be on the road with my job with DIRT. He kept my wife company when I was gone and me company when I got home late and could not sleep. He was our best friend and was so good with our young girls. I am sad that they were that here to see it but they did get to pet him goodbye as it was happening.
Now we have a void here at the house and it feels very empty here. I know a lot of you have gone through this and if you have some advice on how to cope with it, please pass it on as we are hurting and trying to ease the pain with pleasant memories as best we can. I guess that is about all you can do. And time does heal all wounds. But it will be too lonely next time I come home late at night and he is not here to greet me.
Rest in peace Indy. Rest in peace my friend!
As for the website, we have a lot of good stuff on today including a chat with a pair of drivers who are each coming off big wins. I hope you enjoy those as well as the other interviews on the site from my Saturday night at Paradise Speedway.
Now let's chat more about what is new for today on the Audio Page. I begin with a man who is going to be very busy this coming weekend. Duane Howard tells me about his win in the Freedom 76'r as well as his plans to run at Accord and Fulton this weekend. He talked about how a restart with three laps to go set up a fantastic finish at Grandview, why he will not be at Syracuse this year and thought back to the last time he raced in the 200 lapper at Fulton.
Matt DeLorenzo talks about his win at McDonalds Weekend and running 100 green flag laps without a yellow flag. He told me how consistent his racecar was in the event, the high level of competition at the show and described the little noises he heard in the closing laps.
Darryl Ruggles has not been racing much of late and described a recent surgical procedure he had. He told me when he knew he had a problem, what they did to fix it and how was feeling as he got ready to race this past Saturday at Paradise. Get well soon Darryl!
Ryan Greth made a trip to Paradise from Pennsylvania and talked about his tracks he races at back home. He told me what makes this ¼ mile track so tough, remembered what happened last time he towed to Geneva and how important the break at lap 25 would be.
Cody Shurgot summed up how his season has gone as he follows the Pizza Logs Sprint Tour. He talked about how well his year has been at Paradise, described the keys to getting around the ¼ mile track and how different each end is.
Jason Doty explained why he made the move from a two wheeler to something with a cage. He talked about the final injury that caused him to call it quits, how that injury feels today and how he has been adapting to a 600 cc Micro Sprint.
Cory Reed talks about Outlaw Weekend at the Fulton Speedway and issues a call to action.
Jimmy Phelps gets ready for Fulton this weekend and runs down his Super DIRT Week plans.
Tyler Walker offered up his thoughts as he got ready for the Pizza Logs Series race at Paradise.
Nick Cooper came into Paradise as the Pizza Logs Series leader and talked about his hopes.
David Ferguson was third in the points coming into Saturday and reflected on his 2011 season.
A.J. Bogino told me about his Micro Sprint and described some of the bad luck he has had.
We have more good stuff on the website today including a call to action from Fulton Speedway's Cory Reed. Make sure to listen to his chat as we cover the specifics of this weekend first and then talk about a new noise ordinance that could mean the end of racing at the track.
So with that in mind, the speedway is asking for fans, drivers, teams and local businesses for help by either signing a petition at the track this weekend or by attending the meeting on this issue on October 13th. This is a familiar story for racetracks all over the country and one that is usually won by the racetrack. But we cannot assume it will turn out this way this time. So we need your help! For more into, call the speedway office at 315-593-6531.
Also on the site today is a driver who is coming off of a big win and some more Micro Sprint drivers who competed Saturday night at Paradise Speedway. We have more from that group and will have more about Fulton and Super DIRT Week as the next few days unfold.
Now let's talk more about what is new for today on the Audio Page. I begin with an important story for racetracks everywhere and we all need to help! Cory Reed talks about Outlaw Weekend at the Fulton Speedway and issues a call to action to save the speedway's future. He talks about rule specifics for the race teams, explains why they are allowing both Hoosier & American Racer tires and explains why they need the help of the racing community to help fight a new local noise ordinance. Oh…and no sail panels for Mods!
Jimmy Phelps gets ready for Fulton this weekend and runs down his Super DIRT Week plans. He talked about how tough it is just to get into the Outlaw 200, how important the break is at halfway and explains how big the series win at MIR was to his race team.
Tyler Walker offered up his thoughts as he got ready for the Pizza Logs Series race at Paradise. He talked about his goals for the day, how a good draw could help him later on and why he feels he has unfinished business at the track.
Nick Cooper came into Paradise as the Pizza Logs Series leader and talked about his hopes. He told me what he figured would happen to the racetrack over the course of the night, how important it is to stay ahead of the changing conditions and how he would focus on the job at hand.
David Ferguson was third in the points coming into Saturday and reflected on his 2011 season. He remembered the great start he got off to, when the bad luck started to happen and how a recent strong showing has them back on track as a team.
A.J. Bogino told me about his Micro Sprint and described some of the bad luck he has had along the way. He remembered what went wrong while he was leading at Brewerton Speedway, described each end of the ¼ mile track at Paradise and how the pit stop in the middle of the 50 lapper could be a key.
Chuck Hebing talks about winning the ESS title and how he evaluates his off season moves.
Vic Coffey tells me how he is getting his oldest son started in racing and what he'll do at Syracuse.
Johnny Scarborough won the Sportsman race at Fonda on Saturday and talked about Fulton.
Tori Kaplin was the champion in the 600 amateur division at Paradise and talked about moving up.
Dave Donk Jr. spoke about his familiar looking Micro Sprint and how it made its way to him.
Carrie Brown earned her first championship ever in the 270 class and told me how she did it.
I got a lot done on Sunday as I did some catching up here at the house and gave my sore knees & back a much needed rest. I did get some work done in the studio in between projects and both of those chats are up today as well as four from Paradise Speedway on Saturday.
You are going to meet a lot of new people this week on Doug's Dirt Diary so be sure to give them a listen. There are three new people on the site today too and we welcome them to the ddd family.
Sorry I needed to change my plans but there was so much I needed to get done. And with the kids getting older it is getting tougher and tougher especially once school begins. But we will be back in the studio today and back writing again as I have another column due for tomorrow's Syracuse Post Standard. We always give you new stuff, not matter what!
Now let's chat more about what is new for today on the Audio Page. I begin with the first of many champions on the site today. Chuck Hebing talks about winning the ESS Championship with his finish at Fonda and how he evaluates his off season moves. He told me how his car faded after a red flag, how close he came to seeing a good friend of his win the title and how important it is to keep up with new suspension technology.
Vic Coffey tells me how he is getting his oldest son started in racing and what he'll do at Syracuse. He talked about why he felt the 600 Micro Sprint was a good trainer, how he his son has done in his races this year and how tough it is to race against other people when your experience is limited.
Johnny Scarborough won the Sportsman race at Fonda on Saturday and talked about racing at Fulton Speedway this Friday. He told me how a late race caution gave him the opportunity to go for the win, how the outside line just opened up and looks forward to getting a new chassis here soon.
Tori Kaplin was the champion in the 600 amateur division at Paradise and talked about moving up to the pro class. She also told me what motivated her to begin her racing career at age 14, what was the toughest thing she needed to learn once she got behind the wheel and how much better her vocabulary is these days.
Dave Donk Jr. spoke about his familiar looking Micro Sprint and how it made its way to him. He described the hard work he had to do to free up his schedule to get time to race, ran down where he will race in the next few weeks and why he feels the amateur division is the right place for him at this time. Later he won!
Carrie Brown earned her first championship ever in the 270 class at Paradise and told me how she did it. She talked about the rocky start they had to the season, the multiple engine issues they had and how one fix they did helped solve a lot of the problems they had with engines. Nice!
New on the Audio Page from Paradise Speedway:
Paul Szmal talks about his role at Frozen Ocean and what is happening at the track later today.
After the heat races, b-main and dash.
Dan Neagele won the first Pizza Logs 600 Tour heat race and talked about when he raced on water.
Kevin Carlson took the win in heat number two and told Greg Birosh how he got a little lucky.
Nick Cooper spoke with Greg Birosh about the outside line he used to get a win in his heat race.
Tyler Walker drove away for a convincing win in his heat and talked about it with Greg Birosh.
Cody Shurgot talked about his win in the b-main and what his car was doing wrong in the heat.
Darryl Ruggles rebounded from a broken axle and talked about finishing 2nd in the b-main.
Matt Farnham told Greg Birosh how he was able to race his way to the last transfer spot in the b.
Alysha Ruggles described her last lap pass in the final corner that gave her a win in the dash.
During and after the 50 lap Pizza Logs Micro Sprint Tour A-Main:
Darryl Ruggles walked us through the crash he had on the front stretch and how he was feeling.
Ryan Greth told Greg Birosh about being the leader at the fuel stop and restarting in third.
Alysha Ruggles talked about her first twenty five laps and how it felt to be out front at the end.
Nick Cooper would start the second 25 in first place and talked about his car with Greg Birosh.
Nick Cooper described his win in the 50 lap Pizza Logs race to me as well as what he heard late.
Ryan Greth finished second in the A-Main and told me how close he came to winning the race.
David Ferguson ran down how his day went and described what he was hoping the leaders would do.
A.J. Bogino had a solid run coming home in fourth and talked about the fast line he found late.
Tyler Walker had a fifth place finish and told me how his racecar felt after a tire glazed over.
I did something a little different with the way I put up the Audio Files today so be sure to let me know what you think. I had twenty pre race chats and eighteen during the action so since I had so much in race action I decided to shelve the pre race chats till tomorrow (and during the week) and let you hear more from Greg Birosh as I recorded his pit interviews that will be chopped up later for an episode of Hot Wings TV.
It was fun as Greg is our pit reporter (I am the host and Rich Vleck is the co-host/executive producer) so it was great to work with him and watch him do his job. We recorded the audio to my website and did video with a camera that did not have the capacity to get good audio in a noisy pit area. Now executive producer Rich Vleck will marry them together in his edit suite to make the clips for the next TV show. Cool huh?
As always Paradise Speedway is a great time and I enjoy seeing all the different classes of racing that call this place home. The people are great and many of them I have worked with at other racetracks. And lately many of the racers I know are having kids and a lot of them race at Paradise. That means I am getting old. No wait. I am already old. Older then…how's that?
Also on the page are a bunch of new pictures from my night in Geneva and all of those are free for download as well. I know a lot of you are checking this out for the first time today so just click on the filmstrip at the right side of this page. Then click on the thumbnail you want to see. When it appears full screen hit the download button right about the photo. Tell it where you want it saved and it is yours.
The 600 Pizza Logs Tour race was a darned good one as Nick Cooper held off a late race charge from Pennsylvania's Ryan Greth to get the win. Greth made a pass for second with three laps to go and in about twenty more feet he might have drove right around Cooper. But it is hard to say as things happen out there and there is a reason we run in a defined number of laps! Somebody is always gaining or fading at the end.
One way or another it was a lot of fun to watch and as always the surface at Paradise was table top smooth with no dust. And watching the ATV's on the infield track, or the TT as they call it, was great. And no, that is not on my "I need to try that list". Again…I'm too old at age 50. But if I was a young man again…hell yeah! Then I'd break a few bones and get a cage. But it would be fun for a while!
I have nineteen interviews saved from my day at Paradise and will be in the studio today. I originally planned to go to Fonda but I just can't get away today. I am way behind some how and need to be here in Central New York. But I will be working in the studio and already have a few things set up for this afternoon. And I'll be giving you a bunch of pre race interviews including one with a World of Outlaw Late Model driver who is now a crew chief and dad to his son.
Ah, the cycle of life in racing! Where's Disney on this one huh? Droppin' the ball they are! But seeing what Hollywood has done with racing maybe it is best to leave it alone for now. There hasn't been a great racing since Grand Prix and that was in the 1960's. Get it sometime at the video store and I'm sure you'll agree. Sure, Days of Thunder had it's moments but it was Top Gun on Wheels. Anyway…I digress!
Have a great Sunday everyone and make sure to get out to Fonda today or Frozen Ocean or the New York State Fairgrounds as the CNY chapter of the SCCA is holding an Autocross event in the parking lot by where we enter for Super DIRT Week. I may even make it over there today as I do have a few minutes in the middle open.
But get off your butts and do something before the snow gets here and it is too late! Take care and I hope to see you back tomorrow.
Steve Poirier talks about what would have to happen for him to win the ESS title at Fonda.
Kevin Hartnett tells me how it feels to win his first Modified championship ever at Penn Can.
Dillon Sallows recaps his tough night at MIR last Friday and looks ahead to Super DIRT Week.
Tyler Walker described his Micro Sprint season so far, his luck on the tour and his hopes for today.
Joe Trenca gets ready for today's Pizza Logs 600 Tour race and talks about Paradise Speedway.
What a crappy day it was on Friday huh? Rain, rain and then more rain was the theme for the day alright. But that means the racetracks that are running today will start out tacky and fast. There are three shows that I have been talking about all week. Of course Fonda has McDonalds Weekend beginning today. Grandview has a "run what ya brung" show on tap while Paradise Speedway in Geneva hosts the Pizza Logs 600 Micro Sprint Tour.
I will be in Geneva as we will be doing a Hot Wings TV show from there as it will be our third straight year highlighting the 600 Micros. I am really looking forward to today as I have always liked Paradise and after getting in about 25 laps or so a while back in the Dan Willmes owned Vintage Car, I can't wait to see some racing on this tight ¼ mile track. I'll be paying close attention to the lines these drivers will be running.
On the site today are five new studio interviews and two of those are to pump up that show. Of course Steve Poirier will be at Fonda today as the Empire Super Sprints wrap up their 2011 season and you can listen to him as well. Plus Kevin Hartnett and Dillon Sallows each talk about doing something this year that they had never done before.
So have a great Saturday and be sure to support your local dirt track as you never know when they could become a target of the town, city or village they are located in or even some busybody who just doesn't like racing. Most had tough years so do all you can to show your support by picking up a ticket, enjoying some food and telling everyone good things about our community.
Now let's talk more about what is new for today on the Audio Page. I begin with a man who is going to be going super fast today. Steve Poirier talks about what would have to happen for him to win the ESS title later today at Fonda. He also told me how he likes to get around this uniquely shaped racetrack, why it is tough to go all out in turn four and where he will finish out his 2011 season in a few weeks.
Kevin Hartnett tells me how it felt to win his first Modified championship ever at Penn Can. He told me how quickly they found a set up they liked with their new car, what he did wrong on the final point night and looks ahead to running two more races to finish out his season.
Dillon Sallows recaps his tough night at MIR last Friday and looks ahead to Super DIRT Week. He talked about the work he is doing to get ready for the mile, described his season at his two weekly homes and how nice it was to visit victory lane twice.
Tyler Walker described his Micro Sprint season so far, his luck on the tour and his hopes for today. He told me how close he has come to that first win on the Pizza Logs Tour, how tough Paradise Speedway can be and why he will probably wait one more year before moving up.
Joe Trenca gets ready for today's Pizza Logs 600 Tour race and talks about Paradise Speedway. He told me about moving up from the amateur class, how much his Quarter Midget background helps him today and his plans to move up to a 360 Sprinter in 2012.


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At Dream Baby Dreams we've created soothing, classically inspired music; at the same time utilizing White Noise, Heartbeats, Nature and sound impulses based on Isochronic Tones. It's calm, slow and hypnotic.
"Babies just fall asleep when listening to this."
The womb is a muffled place and the volume of sound a mother's body produces is rather loud (90db). That isn't a rock concert but it is loud. You can play Dream Baby Dreams at a descent, comfortable volume and it's also been designed for parents to enjoy as well.
You can play this music before your baby is born.
The room should be darkened… In a way you could say we're trying to recreate something akin to the womb environment. Safe, nurturing, all encompassing.
The object in Dream Baby Dreams is to relax your baby, from new born until 18 months with sound and atmospheres that he or she heard in the womb or at least can identify with from the womb. This has been intricately woven together with classical instruments and warm, simple melodies.
Through his compositional skills and experience with pre school children's music, which he always instilled with positive and caring messages, Alf Klimek has created something that he never thought would come out. It sat on the shelf for seven years but when his wife started working at a children's daycare center he made a copy for her. He thought it might help. The reaction was nothing short of amazing. In the babies room they just went to sleep in minutes, and after a week or so as soon as that music came on it was like a signal and they'd immediately start settling. He tried it with other friends who had newborn babies and the reaction was always the same… time to bring this out… and here it is.
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2016 has come and it is clear that the trends in decoration suffering constant change.
Do you remember in the homes of previous generations dinind rooms only used when visitors"?
After many years of reaction, during which the whole house was considered for use everyday, we return to that original idea. The idea is to maintain a small space inside the room, which can be considered "formal dining". We have no reason not to use it every day … just seem so.
3- radiant floor in the hall.
This trend depends on the country you live .. the underfloor heating throughout the house is a staple in other counties in our … not yet.
In most cases, it is used only for bathrooms but … why not use it in the hall? when you arrive at home, the arrival becomes "even" more enjoyable during the winter months, and our guests will feel doubly welcome.
Installation is not very expensive.
The technology … decorator's nightmare. Always looking for a thousand ways to hide wires, screens …. and now appears, I hope to stay, the trend that seems a small gift … keep living rooms without any technology. They are nice, quiet, places where you can read a book, chat with family or friends … with nothing to divert our attention, with the focal point centered on a picture, a photograph ….is not this a dream ??
Return and hope to stay permanently.
In all its forms, including maintaining the trend with an unused space, but comes again.


Ubytování Tuja. Hotely Tuja, Lotyšsko (+ 25 km).
1) Pro zobrazení nabídky dostupného ubytování Tuja včetně cen pokojů zadejte datum příjezdu a odjezdu a klikněte na tlačítko VYHLEDAT.
Tip: Pokud preferujete typ, kategorii ubytování, aktivity, služby nebo příslušenství hotelu, či pokoje, můžete na levé straně ve sloupci "Polaďte si svůj hotel" omezit výběr hotelů Tuja kliknutím na požadovanou preferenci. Vířivka, klimatizace, wi-fi, pronájem aut, pronájem jizdních kol, atd... Vám zpříjemní Váš pobyt.
Set in Tūja, Tūjas Krasti has a garden. Both private parking and free WiFi are accessible at this property. Every room is equipped with a private bathroom. A continental breakfast can be enjoyed at the property. The nearest airport is Riga International Airport, 88 km from the guest house.
Hotel Liepupe Manor is set in a beautiful, 18th century manor complex surrounded by a park and it offers accommodation in 2 buildings - the Manor house and the Stewards house. An outdoor hot tub and a terrace with lake view is available for guests staying in Stewards house. The rooms are very spacious and classically decorated. There is a TV with cable channels and a DVD player in each of them, as well as a wardrobe and a safety deposit box. Stylish interiors and a fireplace or tile stove can be found in each room. Guests can enjoy their meals in the restaurant located on site which serves seasonal menu. At an additional charge wine tasting and bread making sessions can be organized. SPA complex with a steam bath, a water tub and wide range of procedures are offered on site. Liepupe Manor provides boat rentals and arranges various excursions. Guests can rent out bicycles and explore the area and children will have fun at the playground provided. Liepupe manor is located 2,7 km from the VIA Baltica highway and 73 km from Riga. Seaside of Vidzeme is 6 km away and Saulkrasti is 26 km away from the property.
Offering river views, Mežupes in Tūja provides accommodation, free bikes and barbecue facilities. Complimentary WiFi is provided. Each unit is fitted with a patio, a fully equipped kitchenette with a toaster, a seating area with a sofa, a flat-screen TV and a private bathroom with shower. There is also a fridge, stovetop and a kettle. The country house offers a sun terrace. Guests at this property can enjoy cycling nearby, or make the most of the garden. The nearest airport is Riga International Airport, 91 km from Mežupes.
Surrounded by ponds and forests, the Meza Salas complex is close to the town of Limbazi. It offers rooms as well as fully-equipped bungalows, sauna and hot tub facilities. You can stay outdoors and enjoy a barbecue or go fishing at one of the ponds.
Set in Tūja, Camping Klintis offers accommodation with a terrace. Complimentary WiFi is featured. All units include a private bathroom and have air conditioning, a flat-screen TV and a microwave. A fridge and kettle are also offered. Cycling can be enjoyed nearby. Riga International Airport is 97 km from the property.
Lauču Akmens is a lovely camping that offers accommodation in holiday wooden cottages directly on Vidzeme Beach. Facilities include a café-bar, a beach volleyball court. All rooms at Akmens Lauču have satellite TV and modern bathrooms with shower. The large café-bar serves a daily buffet breakfast and a variety of national specialties, and guests can also use the shared barbecue facilities in the garden. Lauču Akmens also offers a children's playground, a beach volleyball court and a mini football pitch. The camping is 8 km north of Saulkrasti and guests can use the car park free of charge.
Located right on the Baltic coast, in a quiet area in the Limbazi region, the family run Guest House Vidlauči offers accommodation with sea views. Free parking is provided and the train station is 7 km away. The rooms and cottage at Guest House Vidlauči are decorated in a simple, yet functional style and feature wooden furniture. Each comes with a private bathroom fitted with a shower and some rooms also have a TV. Breakfast is served every morning and it is made of produce that grows in the property's own garden. Barbecuing is also possible. Guests can play basketball and volleyball or use a sauna at a surcharge. The closest bus stop is 2 km away and the Skulte village is 6 km from Guest House Vidlauči.
Guest house Karle provides beachfront accommodation in Dzeņi. Among the various facilities are a tennis court, a garden, as well as a terrace. Mediterranean cuisine is served at the restaurant. Guest rooms at the guest house are equipped with a seating area and a flat-screen TV with satellite channels. Featuring a private bathroom with a shower and free toiletries, rooms at Guest house Karle also feature free WiFi, while selected rooms also feature a balcony. The rooms will provide guests with a desk and a kettle. A buffet breakfast is available daily at the property. The accommodation offers a children's playground. Speaking English, Latvian and Russian at the 24-hour front desk, staff are willing to help at any time of the day. The nearest airport is Riga International Airport, 97 km from Guest house Karle.
Offering a sauna, Jauneglītes is situated in Skulte in the Vidzeme Region, 47 km from Rīga. Sigulda is 32 km from the property. Free WiFi is available throughout the property and free private parking is available on site. All units include a TV and CD player. There is a shared bathroom with a hair dryer in each unit. Towels and bed linen are offered. Jauneglītes also includes a seasonal outdoor pool. The property also offers grocery delivery. You can play billiards at the property, and free use of bicycles is available. Guests can enjoy various activities in the surroundings, including horse riding, cycling and fishing. Cēsis is 49 km from Jauneglītes. Riga International Airport is 53 km away.
Lielezers is situated in Limbaži and offers a garden. This apartment provides accommodation with free WiFi. This apartment is equipped with 1 bathroom with a shower and free toiletries. A bicycle rental service is available at the apartment, while skiing and cycling can be enjoyed nearby. Sigulda is 48 km from Lielezers, while Valmiera is 47 km from the property. The nearest airport is Riga International Airport, 96 km from the accommodation.
Lāde offers pet-friendly accommodation in Lādezers. Sigulda is 32 km away. Free private parking is available on site. Guests receive complimentary boat rental. Bed linen is featured. Lāde also includes a barbecue. Valmiera is 44 km from Lāde. The nearest airport is Riga Airport, 71 km from the property.
Apartments Melnalkšņi are situated in a quiet and woodland area 100 metres from the sea. The property offers self-catering accommodation with a selection of leisure facilities, equipment for children, free Wi-Fi and private parking. The apartments feature a seating area with a TV with satellite channels and a bathroom with a shower. Guests can prepare their meals in the fully-equipped kitchenette. The apartments have a private entrance and a terrace. Bicycle rental and equipment for badminton and other sports is offered for guests. For children there is a mini-playground with a sandbox, a trampoline, a swing and a hammock. Equipment for babies, such as a bike or a car seat, a high chair, a changing pad and a stroller can be provided upon request. Apartments Melnalkšņi are located 2.7 km from the A1 route. There are several cafes and restaurants within 5 km.
Guest House Baltās Dūjas is located just 100 metres from the Baltic Sea coast and offers self-catering accommodation with free Wi-Fi in public areas and private parking. The bus stop Koklītes is 100 metres away. The non-smoking cottages are spacious and classically decorated. Each features a bathroom equipped with a hairdryer, as well as a seating area and a TV. The well-equipped kitchens at Guest House Baltās Dūjas come with everything that guests need to prepare their meals: a refrigerator, a stove with an oven, as well as a dining area. Barbecue facilities are provided in the garden. Guests can rent out bikes, go swimming and children will enjoy spending time at the playground provided outside. A sauna is also offered. The nearest supermarket, Elvi, is 2 km away and a recreational complex with shops and cafés is 100 metres from Guest House Baltās Dūjas.
Set in Igate, Igates pils has barbecue facilities. Boasting a shared lounge, this property also provides guests with a children's playground. Local cuisine is served at the restaurant. With a private bathroom, rooms at the hotel also feature free WiFi, while some rooms here will provide you with a lake view. A continental breakfast is available daily at the property. Igates pils offers a terrace. A number of activities can be enjoyed on site or in the surroundings, including fishing and billiards. Sigulda is 38 km from the accommodation. Riga International Airport is 81 km from the property.
Rekreační komplex Rakari je jedním z nejkrásnějších míst na pobřeží Vidzeme. Na pláž je to odtud 600 metrů. Komplex zahrnuje hospodu, zázemí pro mnoho sportů a zábavu, penzion s 8 elegantními pokoji se sprchou, toaletou a TV a 16 chat s ložnicí, TV a koupelnou s toaletou a sprchou. Dále má také venkovní terasu a kuchyň s rekreační halou. Nábytek je vyroben z přírodního dřeva. Všechny chaty mají sprchu, toaletu, TV a Wi-Fi připojení na internet. V zimě jsou vytápěné. Na dálnici Via Baltica je to odtud 800 metrů a do Rigy 82 km.
Tereza se nachází v Saulkrasti, 140 metrů od písčité pláže na pobřeží Baltského moře. Na hosty zde čeká rodinné ubytování ve srubech obklopených borovicemi. Všechny dřevěné domy stojí na samostatném oploceném pozemku. Zahrnují kuchyň nebo kuchyňský kout, kde si hosté mohou připravit svá jídla. Součástí všech domů je i koupelna se sprchovým koutem a TV. V areálu Tereza naleznete také ruské lázně, které můžete využívat za příplatek. Na místě si taktéž za příplatek můžete zapůjčit USB flash disk s připojením k internetu. Ubytování provozuje kavárnu Terēza, kde si můžete objednat jídla a která také slouží jako recepce. Za příplatek lze zorganizovat výlety do měst Saulkrasti a Sigulda. Ubytování Tereza dělí 3,8 km od sjezdu z dálnice A1 spojující Rigu a Tallinn. Nejbližší autobusová zastávka je odtud vzdálena 50 metrů.
Travelport.cz nabízí rezervaci hotelů a ubytování ve městě Tuja bez nutnosti placení dopředu. Cenu za pobyt obvykle zaplatíte až přímo v ubytovacím zařízení (viz Podmínky placení zálohy).
Porovnejte různé hotely Tuja. Upravte si Váš výběr podle počtu hvězdiček typu ubytování, a příslušenství. Po zadání datumů příjezdu a odjezdu se zobrazí pokoje, které je možné rezervovat.
Ubytování Tuja, či Vaši dovolenou Tuja si objednejte raději s předstihem. Nejlepší nabídky mizí nejrychleji. Obzvláště v období dovolené, svátků a prázdnin.
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