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Jurassic Car Wash: Animatronic Dinos, Scented Foam and Photo Ops
December 21, 2016 by Kelli McDonald Leave a Comment
Borek loves that his business brings smiles to people's faces as they drive in, as opposed to the body shop he ran before where people arrived upset with their dysfunctional vehicles (Credit: Jurassic Car Wash)
"He goes off every hour," Jurassic Car Wash owner John Borek told me as we watched an animatronic pterodactyl raise its wings while cawing toward the traffic on South Congress. Underneath the dinosaur, a line of customers wash their cars with soap that smells like piña colada. It's these unique details that make Jurassic Car Wash a successful and quintessential South Austin small business.
Meet the Owner of Austin's Clean-Conscious Dinos
Jurassic Car Wash isn't John Borek's first business in Austin. He ran Autocraft Bodywerks for 30 years. The day he sold it, he drove past a car wash for sale on South Congress. He felt like it was a sign. Roughly a year and a half later, around 140 cars drive through his automated car wash every Saturday alone.
Borek connected dinosaurs to the business because he knew he needed something to make it special, and he just so happened to have two animatronic dinosaurs already. "I'm kind of a weird guy," he joked. "I've got a bat mobile, a flying saucer…and I had these two [dinosaurs] at my house."
John Borek is a busy man. He runs Cool Carts of Texas (custom golf carts) and takes his Batmobile (pictured here) to many charitable events. (Credit: Jurassic Car Wash)
During Halloween, he would set the pair of moving dinos out in his yard until the HOA complained. As someone who values bringing joy to the curious minds of children, he was devastated to not be able to share the dinosaurs with the public any longer.
Now, he has installed the two dinosaurs in the back of the property. They're currently undergoing maintenance, but soon they will come alive when customers insert a coin. Eventually, Borek would love to see a much larger moving dinosaur installed behind them, perhaps a brontosaurus.
Welcome to Jurassic Car Wash
While walking around Jurassic Car Wash, I saw the line of self-service vacuums combined with shampoo and fragrance machines next to a "car care vending center." In front of them are two yellow dinosaurs that double as benches, perfect for a photo op. And in true Austin fashion, a food trailer called Big Vinny's BBQ is parked right next to the dinos. (Big Vinny's is open Friday through Sunday from 11 a.m. until they're sold out.)
Muddy dino prints lead to the pet wash (Credit: Jurassic Car Wash)
Past the four self-service car wash bays that were surprisingly busy on a Wednesday at noon, I noticed the "Jurassic Pet Wash." This see-through cube contains a spotless room dedicated to safely sudsing your pup. If your dog needs a snack, there's a dispenser for honey and peanut butter treats. And if you need some ambiance, there's a changeable radio with a great sound system. Since I only have a cat and can't imagine her stepping foot in a pet wash, I had to move on to something else on the property.
A video posted by Jurassic Car Wash (@jurassiccarwash) on Oct 17, 2016 at 11:59am PDT
As I progressed toward Tommy the T. Rex who reigns over the entrance of the automated car wash, he "spit" water onto my car. Driving past the initial shower, I noticed the cleanest interior of a cash wash I've ever seen. The red and yellow spin brushes are still bright and look surprisingly fresh. But the best part hands-down was the blue, pink and purple foam hitting my windows and forming gorgeous pastel patterns that smell like bubblegum, followed by a purple wash that smells of berries. After I drove out and under the driers, I took a look at my car and saw it was sparkling clean.
Support Austin's Small Business Community
Food truck and triceratops bench on South Congress at Jurassic Car Wash (Credit: Jurassic Car Wash)
When the normalcy of our growing city starts creeping in, Austinites need to find a way to keep it weird. Visit Jurassic Car Wash to satisfy the dinosaur-loving kid in you while maintaining the pesky adult responsibility of washing your car.
A video posted by Jurassic Car Wash (@jurassiccarwash) on Nov 15, 2016 at 9:38am PST
Jurassic Car Wash is located at 4809 S. Congress Ave. and is open 24/7 (though the dinos only come "alive" during the daytime.) Most of the machines take credit cards, and the automatic car wash costs between $5 and $10 depending on the level of wash.
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The Confectionery Stall
Andy Zaltzman's satirical, whimsical look at cricket
Cricket fans don't pay to watch administrators
Andy Zaltzman
And they don't care about the worm that is politics. What they care about is the sport and the collective good
"Fans needn't worry their little heads over the structure of the game. You guys just smile and wave" © Associated Press
It is a commonly acknowledged fact of existence that the strong, wealthy and powerful generally want only two things in life: more, and more.
This immutable truth lies behind, for example, the testosterone-fuelled cataclysms in the global economy; the energetic wanderings of Silvio Berlusconi's unrestrainable donglerod; Lance Armstrong riding the Tour de France on a Kawasaki 350, or whatever the latest allegation against him is; and the lunatic skyline of Dubai. To this illustrious list of human strivings may, in time, be added the overhaul of the ICC that has put a truckload of irascible cats amongst a caravan full of cricketing pigeons, and which is being discussed amidst that lunatic skyline this week.
I cannot claim to be fully abreast of all the drafts, proposals, machinations, squawks, countersquawks, smoke, mirrors, giant flashing $ signs, earnest sonnets of love written to the future of Test cricket, and whatever else has, has not or might have possibly been involved. Far better-informed cricketologists than I have given their carefully considered opinions on the matter, on these pages and elsewhere. I have little to add, other than that I feel a creeping sense of unease about the sport I love, and an intangible suspicion that I would not like Messrs Clarke, Edwards and Srinivasan all to come round for dinner at my house on the same night.
To be honest, whenever I read about cricket politics, after about two paragraphs I drift off and start thinking about David Gower finessing Ray Lindwall through extra cover, or Harold Larwood bouncing out Inzamam-ul-Haq. One minute I will be concentrating feverishly on percentage breakdowns of revenue from putative future TV deals, or on which sub-committees can recommend what to whom. Then my focus will dissolve and I will imperceptibly segue into pondering how the ECB earning more money will indirectly help Darren Sammy bowl 10mph faster, or whether it is technically possible to scrap something - for example, a Future Tours programme - that has basically already been junked, or at least battered into an unrecognisable pulp. I might then find myself contemplating the difference between an unmissable once-in-a-lifetime special offer and blackmail.
Before long, my mind will have strayed so far from cricket that it will mull instead on whether I have left the Bolognese bubbling for too long on the cooker, or whether Frankel the superhorse (a) is happy in his post-racing stud-farm career as an equine gigolo who has impregnated more than 100 lady horses for money, or (b) feels exploited for his body, emotionally hollow, and increasingly unable to relate to mares on a genuine horse-to-horse level. Then I will snap back to reality and look up a stat about eighth-wicket partnerships in 1930s Test matches, and all will be well again.
In short, I do not follow cricket politics closely. There is enough politics in the world. Sport is an escape from it. My only interest in cricket politics is in its success or failure at facilitating the playing of good-quality cricket, which, with regard to the international game, is its primary, perhaps sole, raison d'être. Cricket politics is like a worm. It fulfils a valuable function, but should preferably remain unseen and unheard, and when it is too visible and too audible, it is probably not doing its job very well. And rapidly becomes extremely disconcerting.
What I do know, however, is the following:
* Money talks. And it is particularly eloquent when it is changed into coins, melted down, cast into the shape of a giant medieval cannon and pointed directly at someone's head whilst a man in a pinstripe suit standing next to the cannon says: "Wouldn't it be a shame if this went off in your face? Now, what was it we were talking about?"
* It is often the case that, in negotiations, a party that wants a ridiculous outcome will put forward a rampantly idiotic proposal, in order to facilitate the achievement of that merely ridiculous outcome under the illusory cloak of "compromise". Such negotiations are generally tricky for the weaker parties. As the old saying goes: "Give them an inch, they will take a mile." The problem is, if you do not give them the inch, they will take the mile anyway. So you might as well give them the inch and hope that at least they smile at you whilst shoving you into a ditch on their way to taking the mile.
* No cricket fan has ever paid to watch an administrator. There have never been queues around the block to watch Giles Clarke send a fax, or Wally Edwards check his email, or N Srinivasan sit in a large swivel chair stroking a cat. These people should be servants of the game with whose livelihood they have found themselves temporarily entrusted. Albeit that they are not on servants' wages. History will judge the quality of service they have provided to cricket. This week will probably define their legacy.
* There are times as a cricket fan when one is assailed by a nagging sense that the sport is in the control of a strange cabal of brigands, charlatans, egotists, half-wits and lunatics. Including some who can claim to be all of the above, in a five-for-the-price-of-one smorgasbord of nuttiness. Hopefully the sense will dissipate over the next few days. Hopefully.
* Since the T20 bonanza kaboomed into being, cricket and cricketers have enjoyed the benefits of Big Money. When Big Money knocks at your door, it is difficult to turn it away. Often it may fund some long-overdue home improvements. However, it is a house guest that seldom leaves empty-handed.
* Beware what comes out of the rear end of a golden goose. It may not be quite what you expect or want. Particularly if you are aggressively badgering the goose to lay you another one of its nice shiny eggs.
* Cricket can learn from America. American sport is rampantly commercial. Its player contracts, media-rights deals and merchandising operations are vast. Its Man-of-the-Match awards are for the Most Valuable Player; trophies are awarded to franchise owners, not team captains; clubs can be moved from city to city on an economic whim. It expresses American capitalism and consumerism with unashamed brashness. However, it is also aware that its financial and popular success is dependent in large part on the protection and promotion of its history and heritage, and, above all, on the deliberate nurturing of genuine, unpredictable competition. To a significant extent, it nurtures the weaker teams and restricts the stronger.
Thus it has avoided the plutocratic tedium of the major European football leagues. When the Denver Broncos and Seattle Seahawks contest Sunday's Super Bowl, they will be the ninth and tenth different teams to have appeared in the last five editions of sport's most lavish, money-licked showpiece.
As the old saying goes: "Give them an inch, they will take a mile." The problem is, if you do not give them the inch, they will take the mile anyway. So you might as well give them the inch and hope that at least they smile at you whilst shoving you into a ditch on their way to taking the mile
There have been 12 different winners of the last 20 Super Bowls, and ten more franchises have also made it to the NFL's season-ending final. In baseball, nine different franchises have won the World Series in the 13 seasons since the moneybags New York Yankees' run of four titles in five years was broken in 2001.
A half-minute TV commercial during the Super Bowl costs around $4 million (which explains why the Confectionery Stall will not be featuring in this year's advertisement roster). Top baseballers happily rake in $20 million a season or more. So big money and striving for the collective good are not mutually exclusive in top-level sport. If anything, they can be mutually dependent. I am fairly sure that TV companies will pay more for a sport with eight, ten or even 12 competitive teams, than merely three or four. This should be international cricket's goal for the Test game.
* The status quo is rubbish. ODIs are regularly played between teams denuded of first-choice players; back-to-back Test series have become commonplace, bringing a lack of anticipation and variety, and sometimes a feeling of contractual obligation; from January 2010 to October 2015, England and South Africa will have played the grand total of three Test matches against each other; Tests are condensed into a needlessly short time frame, whilst ODI series are dragged out over several interminable weeks, and World Cups over months, sometimes seemingly years. It would be simple to rectify all these issues. Simple, but perhaps a little less profitable.
* In 21st-century cricket administration, no one trusts anyone. Generally with good reason.
* There is, comfortably, enough money in cricket for the international game to be well-organised, competitive, and sensibly structured, in all three formats. There is enough interest, passion and will, amongst players, fans and (I think and assume) administrators, for Test cricket to survive and, relatively, thrive.
If these basic goals are not achieved, some powerful and well-remunerated people will have failed. I do not care who they are, where they come from, whom they support, who supports them, what their specific responsibilities are or are assumed to be, or what motivates them or their employers. I do not care who likes whom, or who once said what to whom, about whom, or behind whose back. I do not suppose many cricket fans or cricket players do either.
I do care that, whatever happens with the horse-trading and power games this week, cricket's movers and shakers move in the right direction and shake the appropriate trees. They have the resources, opportunity and duty to succeed. If they do not, then they deserve to be haunted by the ghosts of cricketers and cricket lovers past, all dressed in cricket kit, screaming in their most spooky available voices, "What have you done? What have you done to something that was not yours?"
Andy Zaltzman is a stand-up comedian, a regular on BBC Radio 4, and a writer
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5 Creepy Ways Video Games Are Trying to Get You Addicted
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"So here's the big question: Are some games intentionally designed to keep you compulsively playing, even when you're not enjoying it? #5: Putting You in a Skinner Box; #4: Creating Virtual Food Pellets For You To Eat; #3: Making You Press the Lever; #2: Keeping You Pressing It… Forever; #1: Getting You To Call the Skinner Box Home."
The Mysterious location of Marina Abramovic's Pee
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"Speculation about how performance artist Marina Abramovic pees has been growing steadily over the weekend. Permanently seated on the second floor of the MoMA, her performance "The Artist is Present" invites one sitter at a time to stare at her. She never leaves her chair."
When a white horse is not a horse
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"When a white horse is not a horse, also known as the White Horse Dialogue, is a famous paradox in Chinese philosophy. Gongsun Long wrote this circa 300 BCE dialectic analysis of the question Can it be that a white horse is not a horse? … This dialogue continues with deliberations over colored and colorless horses and whether "white" and "horse" can be separated from "white horse"."
The Full 'Metropolis'
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"For fans and scholars of the silent-film era, the search for a copy of the original version of Fritz Lang's "Metropolis" has become a sort of holy grail. One of the most celebrated movies in cinema history, "Metropolis" had not been viewed at its full length — roughly two and a half hours — since shortly after its premiere in Berlin in 1927, when it was withdrawn from circulation and about an hour of its footage was amputated and presumed destroyed. But on Friday Film Forum in Manhattan will begin showing what is being billed as "The Complete Metropolis," with a DVD scheduled to follow later this year, after screenings in theaters around the country."
Extra Punctuation: Videogames as Art
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"As someone who adamantly prefers to call themselves a "game critic" rather than a "game reviewer," I've been asked by several parties to make some counter-comment to film critic Roger Ebert's recent post. Presumably they were all hoping for some expletive-laden takedown of all Ebert's arguments broken up by comparisons between the man and various historical dictators and farm animals. But the thing is, I like Ebert. I think he's an intelligent guy and well worth listening to, especially when he's got a particularly terrible film in his sights. In my more egotistical moments, I might one day aspire to being his videogaming equivalent."
Andrea Phillips on writing for transmedia and ARGs
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"I met Andrea Phillips at this year's SXSW, where she delivered a smart, wide-ranging talk about the representation of women in ARGs. Andrea is a veteran ARG writer, designer, and player, and is the current chair of the IGDA ARG Special Interest Group. In this interview, Andrea discusses her creative process and the formal and technical limitations (and possibilities) of ARGs and other playful forms of transmedia storytelling."
4 Easy Steps for an Accessible Transmedia Experience
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"To make your transmedia experience accessible, you need to connect with the audience on their terms, where they already are, with tools that they're already using, and in ways that they already understand … Now don't think that this is some rigid thing. It's completely flexible and can be (should be!) customized to your specific transmedia experience. It may seem that the easiest solution is to throw the experience out onto a popular social networking site or two. You could be right, that might be the best strategy. But don't lock yourself into that thinking. There are a lot of other options out there and they really depend on your audience."


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Qasigiannguit "små spættede sæler", (dansk navn: Christianshåb) er en by ved Diskobugten med 1.253 indbyggere (2010) i Vestgrønland, hvilket gør den til en af Grønlands største byer. Qasigiannguit Kommune blev 1. januar 2009 en del af Qaasuitsup Kommune.

Historie

Allerede for 4.500 år siden slog de første mennesker sig ned på øen Qeqertasussuk, hvor en boplads fra Saqqaqkulturen er udgravet.
Qasigiannguit betyder de små plettede sæler. Bygden blev grundlagt den 25. juni 1734 på et andet sted ved Bryghusbugten som handelskoloni af den danske købmand Jacob Severin og opkaldt efter Christian 6. Severin havde indtil 1749 det af kongen tildelte monopol over den grønlandske handel. 1739 fortrængte danskerne ved Qasigiannguit med magt hollandske handelsfolk og hvalfangere, der truede det danske handelsmonopol. Fra 1736 til 1740 virkede Paul Egede som missionær i Christianshåb. 1763 blev bygden flyttet til den nuværende mere vindbeskyttede plads. Ruinerne af den gamle bygd er stadig bevaret.

Erhverv og transport
Byen er tilsluttet det det grønlandske skibs- og helikopternet.
Produktion af levende ressourcer er hovederhvervet i byen. Tidligere var det rejer med rejefabrik, der blev grundlagt i 1959, og med den steg indbyggertallet fra 300 til 1.400. Senere er det fiskeriet af hellefisk, der har fået en stor økonomisk betydning for byen. Rejefabrikken blev nedlagt i 1999, og byen har nu i stedet en moderne hellefiskefabrik. Formodentlig er fabrikken det sted på Grønland, hvor der arbejder flest mennesker (150.) Byen har både et sygehus og en erhvervsskole og fra sommeren 2009 en efterskole (Efterskole Villads Villadsen)

Turisme

Qasigiannguit er let tilgængelig og er kendt for at være imødekommende overfor fremmede.

Der er et enkelt hotel i byen, ét supermarked og enkelte kiosker. Af seværdigheder er der de små træhuse i forskellige farver ved bugten, de gamle kolonibygninger og museet med udstillinger fra jæger- og fangerkulturen og om inuiternes tidlige historie. Tillige er der en udstilling om byens nedlagte rejefabrik.

Om sommeren levendegøres tidligere inuiters levevis i den såkaldte Levende Boplads, hvor turister og andre kan se klædedragter og levevis fra 1700-tallet.

Specielt for området er de varme somre med temperaturer på op til 27 grader celsius, hvor solen jo skinner hele døgnet.

Syd for Ilulissat Isfjord ligger Qasigiannguit i et naturområde med fjelde, tundrasletter, grønne pas, blå fjorde, bjergtoppe med udsigt til Isfjorden og Diskoøen. Området er velegnet til vandreture. Hundeslædesæsonen starter i december. Fra juni til oktober kan man opleve hvaler – blandt andet fra terrassen på Hotel Disco Bay.

Socialvæsen
I byen er der en skole kaldet Juunarsip Atuarfia, der har 1. til 10. klassetrin. Skolen har ca. 250 elever.

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We have a whole pack of vintage lace wedding invitations that are both functional and we hope to inspire you. I'd love to share the vintage lace wedding invitations on the web to get you inspired if you haven't chosen design yet.
This vintage lace wedding invitations is being packed with 17 amazing ideas. So, we hope this vintage lace wedding invitations will inspire you to make on in your invitation, too. Check all the gallery below and get inspired!


Players made since 2000, and comes in a FULL SIZE DVD case, with cover art and track listing.
I'm glad to have this video but it appears that Maximum Sound has copied the original production of the show and put it up for sale with almost no editing. It's like someone pushed the "record" button and captured a TV broadcast, burned a bunch of DVDs from it, then put them up for sale. All the videos I bought from them are all highly suspect, second hand productions like this.


Love takes the stage on February 7th, 2019. Sweethearts' Nite in Disneyland theme park allows couples to celebrate Valentine's Day a little early. This separately ticketed event runs 9 PM – 1 AM, but guests are able to enter the park as early as 6 PM.
Shorter wait times for attractions allows guests to see and do more!
Reenact favorite romantic scenes from Disney classic films such as Tangled, Aladdin and The Little Mermaid at photo ops created for the event.
Live piano music at a special ball located near "it's a small world." Waltz under the stars with your favorite Disney characters!
Mickey's Mix Magic, a new nighttime show, will light up the sky with fireworks and projections.
Guests receive a souvenir lanyard and event-specific guide map, as well as complimentary PhotoPass downloads.
Specialty menu items can be found throughout the theme park at multiple quick service locations.
Unfortunately, this event is currently sold out. If you did not purchase tickets in time, you can listen to the Disneyland After Dark: Sweetheart's Nite playlist here. Playlist is available on the Play Disney Parks App and Apple Music®.
If you're wanting to stay on top of special events like Sweethearts' Nite, contact me today! I am a Senior Travel Planner with Key to the World Travel and specialize in Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Disney Cruise Line, Adventures by Disney and Universal Orlando. I will work with you to create the best vacation for your family! Send me an email or fill out and submit the form below to receive a free quote today from Key to the World Travel, the official travel partner for Chip and Company. Be sure to follow me on Facebook!


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Office of Planning & Development / Land Use
Office of Planning & Development
Department Functions
Created by this joint ordinance-resolution as a City-County agency in 1977, the Office of Planning and Development (OPD) processes and analyzes applications for zoning changes, subdivision of property, certificates of appropriateness in the historic districts and other land development actions. Click here to download the zoning code (the Unified Development Code) and applications to the Land Use Control Board, Board of Adjustment and Landmarks Commission and access the zoning atlas. Click here to view plans and annexation studies performed by OPD in the past.
Office of Comprehensive Planning and the Memphis 3.0 Plan
Planning Directors
The following list includes the heads of the Office of Planning and Development since its creation in 1977. From 1977 to 1986, OPD was a stand-alone division of Memphis and Shelby County governments. In 1984, with the passage of Joint Ordinance No. 3333, the City and County Building Departments were merged to create the Office of Construction Code Enforcement (OCCE) and in 1986, a new division, the Division of Planning and Development was created to house the departments of OCCE and OPD (view an organizational chart of the Division). As such, pre-1986 heads of OPD were known as "Directors" and post-1986 heads of OPD have been known as "Administrators," the term for heads of departments. During its entire history, the term "Planning Director" has been used for these individuals, regardless of whether they were directors or administrators.
Mike Ritz: 1977-1980
Phillip Whittenberg: 1980-1985
Cynthia Buchanan: 1992-1996
Terry Emerick: 1996-2005
Josh Whitehead: 2010-present
Directors of the Memphis and Shelby County Planning Commission(s)
The following list contains the Directors of the City, County and Joint Planning Commissions until the latter's absorption into OPD in 1977:
Robert S. ("R.S.") Fredericks: 1952-1955
Fred Davis: 1956-1961 (first director of the merged, Memphis and Shelby County Planning Commission)
Jerrold A. Moore: 1962-1967
John S. Griesbaum: 1969-1972
Robert Miller: 1973-1976
Secretaries of the Memphis and Shelby County Planning Commissions
Mr. R.S. Fredericks was the first individual listed as "Director" of the Planning Commissions. Before that, the equivalent position was "Secretary." The very first Secretary, C.C. Pashby, was the longtime City Clerk of Memphis.
Cyrus Clark ("C.C.") Pashby: 1921-1927
Lawrence P. Cockrill (as "Engineer-Secretary"): 1928-1948
W.M. Perkins (as "Engineer-Secretary"): 1948-1952
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Here are all the film and TV projects LeBron James is already working on in Hollywood
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LeBron James and his business partner Maverick Carter formed SpringHill Entertainment years ago to get involved in show business.
James' move to Los Angeles has seemingly helped SpringHill Entertainment, which has taken on several projects in recent months.
Below is a list of James' current projects, from documentaries to scripted comedy series.
LeBron James has been involved in Hollywood for some time, and though he says his move to the Los Angeles Lakers wasn't about the entertainment business, it didn't hurt.
James and his business partner Maverick Carter founded SpringHill Entertainment together and have already produced several projects, from "The Wall" to "Survivor's Remorse" to "Cleveland Hustles."
Now that James is in LA, though, the production company has taken off, with James producing and co-producing several documentaries, docu-series, and scripted series, from dramas to comedies. He's even had some time to be involved in the filmmaking.
Here are all of the projects James is and has been working on, according to IMDB and SpringHill Entertainment's website.
1. "Space Jam 2"
Release date: Unclear; filming begins in 2019
What to know: The long-awaited sequel to Michael Jordan's 1996 hit is finally here, with LeBron starring in the movie. James' business partner Maverick Carter has said it won't be a sequel to the first film.
2. "The Shop"
Uninterrupted/HBO
Release date: On air now
What to know: James and company brought "The Shop" over from Uninterrupted to HBO this year, with two episodes airing this fall. Set in a barbershop, James, other athletes, musicians, and celebrities discuss sports, politics, race, and more.
3. "Shut Up and Dribble"
'Shut Up and Dribble'/Showtime
What to know: The three-part documentary, directed by Gotham Chopra ("Tom vs. Time") came out on Showtime in October and has received praise for its examination of the effect of the NBA on race relations and politics.
4. "Student Athlete"
'Student Athlete'/HBO
What to know: The 88-minute documentary "unveils the exploitative world of high-revenue college sports through the stories of young men at varying stages in their athletic careers," according to SpringHill.
5. "What's My Name: Muhammad Ali"
'What's My Name'/HBO
What to know: The documentary will be two parts, featuring real footage and photos, along with some dramatic reenactments, telling stories about Ali's legacy and impact.
6. "Warriors of Liberty City"
'Warriors of Liberty City'/Starz
What to know: The Starz series follows a youth football team in Liberty City, "a crime-ridden neighbourhood in Miami, Florida that is arguably the NFL's largest football factory," per SpringHill.
7. "Million Dollar Mile"
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Release date: Unclear
What to know: The series is a competition show in which athletes test their fitness and endurance on a course designed to stop them, with the hopes of winning cash prizes up to $US1 million. Tim Tebow will host the show.
7. "Madam CJ Walker"
What to know: Octavia Spencer will star in the limited series about Madam CJ Walker, a former slave who became the first female self-made millionaire.
8. "Friday the 13th"
What to know: James has reportedly been working on acquiring the rights for a "Friday the 13th" reboot, which Vanity Fair says could be an easy blockbuster score.
10. "Top Boy"
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Release date: New season in 2019
What to know: The series, which follows two drug dealers in an East London housing estate, will be getting a third season on Netflix in 2019. Drake is a co-producer.
11. "Lean on Me"
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What to know: Inspired by the 1989 film starring Morgan Freeman, "Lean on Me" follows "spirited young black teacher Amari Baldwin" as she lands a principal job at a public high school in Akron, Ohio, and hopes to turn things around.
12. "Hoops"
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What to know: The fictional NBC series follows Stevie Decker, a former WNBA star and coach, who returns to her alma mater to become the first female coach of a men's college basketball team.
13. "Brotherly Love"
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What to know: Inspired by the life of Philadelphia 76ers star Ben Simmons, the comedy series follows a sibling relationship in a multi-ethnic family.
14. "Smallfoot"
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What to know: James lent his voice to the animated film about a yeti and a human who meet after both believed the other was a myth.
15. "White Dave"
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What to know: "White Dave" is a "comedy about a young African-American teenager, who after growing up in an all-white suburb, suddenly moves to an all-black neighbourhood when his mum remarries," per SpringHill.
16. Untitled Sneaker Story Comedy
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What to know: The in-development comedy will be about three college friends who work at a sneaker store in Los Angeles.
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Welcome Patricia Kopatchinskaja
Thursday, November 20, 2014 – 7:30 PM
Temple Israel Uptown Minneapolis
Friday, November 21, 2014 – 10:30 AM
Wooddale Church Eden Prairie
Fanfare pre-concert lecture begins one hour before concert
Friday, November 21, 2014 – 8:00 PM
Sunday, November 23, 2014 – 3:00 PM
St. Andrew's Lutheran Church Mahtomedi
Adagio and Fugue
Patricia Kopatchinskaja, director and violin
Mozart's Adagio and Fugue began life as the Fugue in C minor for two keyboards. Composed in 1783, that work (to which Mozart would add the Adagio introduction when preparing the string arrangement) appeared as part of a flurry of new pieces produced upon Mozart's arrival in Vienna in 1781. Mozart's productivity during these years knew no limits. Between 1781 and 1785, he completed numerous piano concerti and symphonies; important chamber works including violin sonatas, the Quintet for Piano and Winds, K. 452, and the six "Haydn" Quartets; the Mass in C minor; and the operas Die Entführung aus dem Serail and Le nozze di Figaro.
The string quartet version of the Adagio and Fugue came about under less than auspicious circumstances. By the late 1780s, Mozart's popularity—and, consequently, his income—had taken a downward turn. Although Le nozze had been acclaimed in Prague, its Vienna premiere was received poorly. The following year, Don Giovanni likewise failed to please: It was criticized as being overly learned, too sophisticated for the general listener. In order to generate much-needed income in the summer of 1788, Mozart composed at a furious pace, completing a symphony, violin sonata, piano trio, piano sonata, and this arrangement of the Fugue for piano duo, with the added Adagio introduction, in the span of only a few weeks. (The work is frequently heard today, as on this evening's program, played by string orchestra.)
The work's character is unrelentingly severe. The opening dialogue between cellos and upper strings establishes a majestic rhythmic feel. Using an uncompromising pattern that continues for the rest of the introduction, Mozart intersperses music that serves to contrast the aggressive opening measures. This material—as mysterious as the opening is obvious—infuses the Adagio with an ominous atmosphere. It is Mozart the opera composer at work: introducing a shady character who puts everyone en garde. As the stentorian sections remain the same length, the shadowy phrases grow longer, leaving the Adagio in a mood of great tension and anticipation.
The cellos again have the first say as the angular fugue subject breaks in. As in his quartet arrangements of Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier, Mozart, still under the Baroque master's spell, demonstrates here a complete mastery of fugal technique. The Fugue serves simultaneously as an homage to Bach and as an announcement to the Viennese musical community of the arrival of a singular compositional voice.
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Concerto No. 2 for Violin and String Orchestra, Four Serious Songs
Armenian composer Tigran Mansurian composed his Violin Concerto No. 2 in 2006 for the violinist Levon Chilingirian. The work's subtitle, Four Serious Songs, alludes to Brahms's Vier ernste Gesänge, Op. 121: dark, introspective, and deeply personal meditations on death, set to Biblical texts, and undertaken as a means of creative catharsis after Clara Schumann suffered a stroke in 1896. Mansurian's own Four Serious Songs, inspired by the same Biblical passages, likewise shares something of the character of Brahms's Opus 121—wandering, as violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja (one of the Concerto's most avid champions) has remarked, along the edge of the abyss.
The opening Andante con moto begins the work on a note of keening lyricism. The solo violin line is at once halting and searching, enveloped by a spare string accompaniment. The desolate atmosphere is amplified by an extended solo section; this can hardly be called a cadenza, given its barrenness and utter restraint from any soloistic flair. "Everything extraneous was expunged from this ascetic work," writes German musicologist Wolfgang Sandner: "virtuosity, richness of timbre, brilliance. What remained was spirit, magic, music pure and simple."
The Andante mosso, agitato heightens the Concerto's intensity, while retaining the austerity of the first movement, propelling the work's inexorable drive towards its compact climax: The third movement is an impassioned, minute-long violin soliloquy, corresponding, in Brahms's Vier ernste Gesänge, to that composer's "O Tod, wie bitter bist du" ("O death, how bitter thou art").
The Concerto's final movement transports the listener to a higher, ethereal plane. In this tranquil response to the agitated music that has come before, we might hear the hopefulness and comfort of Paul's first letter to the Corinthians, as set by Brahms to conclude his own Vier ernste Gesänge: "For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known."
Romanian Folk Dances
As a student at the Budapest Academy in his native Hungary, Bartok was educated in mainstream German and Austrian styles, and he graduated in 1903 writing music heavily influenced by Wagner and Strauss. The next year, while at a resort in what is now Slovakia, Bartok was so captivated by the singing he overheard from a Transylvanian-born maid that it launched him on one of the central pursuits of his life: to record and transcribe as many regional folksongs as he could find. Bartok became a pioneering scholar in the field of ethnomusicology, and over time he supervised the collection of some 14,000 distinct melodies, many of which he recorded himself using primitive wax cylinders.
In works like the Romanian Folk Dances from 1915, Bartok did not try to sanitize the authentic folk melodies by adding generic Western harmonies, nor did he pretend that his transcriptions for concert instruments would precisely recreate the nuanced inflections he captured on recording. Instead he developed a personal approach to these folksong arrangements that wrapped them in sparse and surprising accompaniments, blurring the line between composition and arrangement.
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Violin Concerto in D Minor
Felix Mendelssohn, the grandson of a famous philosopher and the son of a successful banker, took full advantage of the opportunities that came with his family's position. This was a child who celebrated his 12th birthday with a private performance of his first musical, in a fully staged production at his house in Berlin, featuring members of the royal orchestra! By the age of 14, Mendelssohn had tried out a dozen modest sinfonias at the family's regular house concerts, and he added his debut symphony in 1824, shortly after his 15th birthday.
Mendelssohn's first foray into concerto writing came at the age of 13, when he wrote the Violin Concerto in D Minor. It turned out to be a fitting bookend to his much-loved Violin Concerto in E Minor, the last orchestral work he completed before his death at the age of 38. Both concertos arose out of friendships formed in the chamber music readings held at the Mendelssohn house: The early D-minor concerto was written for violinist Eduard Rietz, who was a frequent guest along with his cellist brother; soon another rising star joined their clique, the violinist Ferdinand David, and he was later entrusted with Mendelssohn's E-minor concerto. After Mendelssohn's death, his widow gave the unpublished early concerto to David, and it stayed in private hands until it reached the twentieth-century violin virtuoso Yehudi Menuhin. He finally edited the score for publication and gave the first public performance in 1952.
Mendelssohn took to heart the lessons of his childhood teacher, Carl Friedrich Zelter, who introduced the young composer to the formal rigor of J.S. Bach as well as the elegant balance of the Classical masters. The Violin Concerto in D Minor, starting from its muscular first movement, honors Baroque tradition with its bold unisons and crisp counterpoint. The sharp dynamic contrasts and balanced phrasing reflect Haydn and Mozart, while the passionate lyricism and throbbing urgency are all Mendelssohn, as he continued to prove in other early standouts like the Octet for Strings and the Overture to A Midsummer Night's Dream. The violinist's main theme in the Andante movement, entering on an unexpected chord after a wistful lead-in, is one of those wise and thoughtful offerings that makes Mendelssohn's maturity as a 13-year-old all the more mind-boggling. The scampering finale is pure, devilish fun, the kind of playful mood that Mendelssohn carried forward into his many exceptional scherzos.
Rapsodia (folk music selections)
Emilia Kopatchinskaja, violin and viola
Viktor Kopatchinsky, cimbalom
Zachary Cohen, double bass
Approximate length 2:00
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Domestic workers exploited
Cape Town - There are over a million domestic workers in South Africa and many remained "invisible" and abused by employers.
These workers, who were largely African women, suffered sexual and emotional abuse "behind closed doors" and were also subject to human trafficking.
Their economic contribution to the country was not being recognised and their rights not upheld. And for those who are foreign nationals, some employers were withholding their identity documents as a form of control as well as underpaying them.
The plight of domestic workers came under spotlight on Tuesday when various concerned organisations, along with the Department of Labour, made presentations to Parliament's Portfolio Committee on Labour.
Among the organisations were the SA Domestic Services & Allied Workers Union (SADSAWU), Cosatu, Black Sash, Ubuntu Development Forum (UDF), University of the Western Cape Social Law Project and the National Council of Trade Unions (Nactu).
The presentations centred on the adoption of the Convention on Domestic Workers by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) on June 16.
The committee hailed SA for taking a leading role in campaigning for the ratification of the international convention, which was opposed by countries such as Swaziland and saw the UK abstaining from voting.
The treaty, seen as "historic and binding among member states" who ratified it, sought, among other issues, to protect domestic workers from exploitation and abuse.
It states that these workers "must have the same basic labour rights as those available to other workers," as well as the right to "freedom of association and collective bargaining."
The Labour Department said that the convention would soon be tabled before Cabinet and Parliament for ratification before implementation.
"The mentality in our country when it comes to domestic workers is still that of 'baasskap'. The domestic worker is not supposed to be thinking of rights and decent work; the domestic worker must only think of how grateful she is to have a job and must always please her employer.
"Too often are domestic workers treated badly and sometimes dismissed because their employer is simply having a bad day.
"Domestic workers often live in the back yards of the homes of the employer and are often afraid to join the union as they may lose their jobs as they are a scattered workforce, and it is very hard to organize them," said Sadsawu General Secretary Myrtle Witbooi.
The committee said the department was on the right track in addressing domestic worker issues.
Cosatu welcomed the convention, but insisted that more has to be done to improve the lives of domestic workers. It also called for the banning of labour brokers in the industry.
The UDF complained about human trafficking of domestic workers from the Eastern Cape and the Karoo to Cape Town, where they were being abused.
The various organisations concurred that effective implementation of the convention was critical.
The house agreed on the need for awareness campaigns on the rights of domestic workers.
Eskom has no plans to retrench staff members


As far as we can tell, it does appear to be true that the speed of light is the same for all observers. This fact was predicted by Maxwell when he united the electric and magnetic forces into one. From his equations it was possible to calculate that the resulting electromagnetic field travels at a constant speed relative to all observers. It was when Maxwell realised that this constant was the very same speed at which light was known to travel that he guessed that light was, in fact, electromagnetic radiation ! There is, as yet, no intuitive explanation to why the universe should act like this. Since Maxwell's work, numerous experiments have been performed to test the prediction that electromagnetic radiation travels at the same speed for all observers - and none have failed. Instead of being a prediction from theory, it now became to be used as an assumption to build theories upon. Einstein was so convinced of its truth that he modified Newton's theory of gravity to encompass the constancy of light. Likewise, in the 1940s, Feynman, Tomomaga, Bethe and others incorporated the idea into Quantum Mechanics. The resulting theories, General Relativity and QED, are probably the most accurately tested to date - and they require that the speed of light is constant.
Imagine you are standing on the back of an old fashioned open back train, in the last car, and you look down on the rail track and I am standing beneath you. Feeling bored and tired of waiting for the train to get going we play throw and catch with a ball. You throw the ball at 5 mph, and I catch the ball which is travelling at 5 mph. After a few moments the train starts to depart the station. You find that you have to throw the ball harder for me to catch it. By now the train is moving forwards at 5 mph.. So in order for me to catch the ball at the same speed we played earlier, you must throw the ball at 10 mph. Because if you throw it at 5mph, the ball will not reach me, because you are moving forwards at 5mph, and throwing the ball backwards at 5 mph, means that from my point of view the ball is stationary. Now you can try this, and you will find that this is how the universe works. If we now pretend that we are both scientists, and you shine a torch from the back of the car, and I equipped with my scientific equipment measure the speed of the light, it turns out that no matter how fast the train leaves the station, I always catch the light from your torch, even if your train departs the station near the speed of light. And if we do calculations then we measure the speed of light as being independent of your motion. Why this is so is indeed a great mystery of science, and one that lies at the core of physics. So here is my explanation. Imagine that we live on a wire mesh ,a lattice of intersecting threads of wire, and we are both moving over that mesh at some given speed. Let us now consider that we are back in station and that sending a message by light means putting a ball onto the mesh. And all balls travel on the mesh of wire travel the same speed. So now it doesn't matter how fast you or I am moving, the balls on the mesh travel with the same speed. Not only does this picture explain why light travels at a constant speed independent of the observer, but it also explains why you see the ball changing colour. In this case is becoming bluer the faster the train leaves the station. The mesh that I am talking about is called space-time, and for many years was called the Ether. Funny how these things come back around after a few hundred years, all be it in a different guise.


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How John Madden Became the Most Influential Person in NFL History
John Madden practices the electronic charting device Telestrator on Jan. 21, 1982, in Pontiac, Mich., for an upcoming NFL Super Bowl broadcast on CBS. Madden, the Hall of Fame coach turned broadcaster whose exuberant calls combined with simple explanations provided a weekly soundtrack to NFL games for three decades, died Tuesday morning, Dec. 28, 2021, the league said. He was 85.
By Sean Gregory
December 29, 2021 3:37 AM EST
During a December 1986 NFL game between the New York Giants and the franchise now known as the Washington Football Team, some object suddenly appeared on the field, disrupting a Giants pass play. At first the CBS play-by-play man, the late Pat Summerall, said "somebody threw a shoe." Then the camera panned to the culprit: a pigeon waddling around the 10-yard-line. Summerall then then teed up his partner, analyst John Madden like he had so many times before. "How did he get in there?"
Madden, like he always did, just ran with it. "Well, he wanted to get down there, he couldn't get a seat," Madden begins, analyzing avian behavior as if the pigeon was a lineman in the trenches. His words, pitched high enough to convey an infectious enthusiasm for all things football, began to ramble in that familiar, endearing way. No one else had that sound before, or has had it since. "He tried to get up above and there was no place … the only place… that he could land was right there."
Madden shared his tactical idea for the next play. "The old thing, you can run down to the pigeon," Madden said just before the snap, "and turn left."
Madden died unexpectedly Tuesday at age 85, and America lost a treasure. Madden was arguably the most influential person in a sport that, more than any other in the country, often doubles as religion. "He was football," said NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, in a statement that contained no empty platitudes or hyperbole, but only truth.
No figure shaped his game so completely. As a coach, Madden—who led the Oakland Raiders from 1969 to 1978—never had a losing season, won a Super Bowl, and holds the highest winning percentage, 75.9%, for an NFL coach with a minimum of ten years on the sideline. As a commentator, he explained football, the most popular sport in the U.S., to millions of viewers. He took fans beyond the obvious through the squiggly lines he drew on the screen and his own personal sound effects—"Boom!" "Bam!"—that captured the sheer physicality of the game. And as a video game impresario, he connected new generations to football: his Madden NFL series, which debuted in 1988, has exceeded $4 billion in sales.
"I always felt that John Madden was as important as any figure in the history of the National Football League," says NBC announcer Al Michaels, who worked with Madden from 2002 to 2008 on ABC's Monday Night Football and NBC's Sunday Night Football broadcasts. "Because he did it on the field, he did it in the booth and with his game. That helped to create millions and millions of fans. So when you combine all of those, show me somebody who was as important as John Madden."
Making everyone better
Pat Summerall and John Madden (right) in the broadcast booth together for the last time at Super Bowl XXXVI at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, La., on Feb. 3, 2002.
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Madden, the son of a car mechanic, grew up in Daly City, Calif., right outside San Francisco. One of his closest childhood friends was John Robinson, who went on to coach both the University of Southern California Trojans and the Los Angeles Rams. Madden earned a football scholarship to the University of Oregon, but didn't play because of a knee injury. He wound up transferring to California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly) San Luis Obispo, where he started as a lineman and played catcher on the baseball team. The Philadelphia Eagles took Madden in the 21st round of the 1958 draft; another knee injury quickly ended his NFL playing career.
So he took to coaching, bouncing around the college ranks until Oakland Raiders owner Al Davis hired him as a linebackers coach in 1967. When he was promoted head coach two years later, he became the youngest coach in American Football League history, at just 32. Madden was popular with his players, who carried him off the field after in Super Bowl XI in 1977, a 32-14 Oakland victory over the Minnesota Vikings. "The fewer rules a coach has, the fewer there are for players to break," Madden said.
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He retired from coaching after the 1978 season, due to bleeding ulcer and strained relationship with his sons. CBS hired him 1979; he infused new energy into the booth. "He made everybody better," says former Fox Sports President Ed Goren, who worked with Madden at both Fox and as a producer at CBS. "When John arrived at CBS, the definition of a production meeting was the announcers and the producer and the director would go down to the bar and meet with the PR guy for both teams, go through the [rosters] to get the pronunciation right, and that was about all. When John came on board, it was, 'No, we've got to watch film, we've got to break this down.' He just pushed the whole crew."
During broadcasts, he made stars out of beefy linemen who usually went unrecognized. The All-Madden team rosters he created to highlight the best of the NFL became synonymous with toughness. He introduced most of the world to turducken, a turkey stuffed with a duck then stuffed with a chicken, raving about the concoction during Thanksgiving games. He and Summerall, who worked together at CBS from 1981 to 1993 and at Fox from 1994 through the 2001 season, were the soundtrack of the NFL: They had a lock on the premier NFC matchup each week, often in the 4 p.m. Eastern Time slot. For a generation of kids in the 1980s and early 90s, Summerall's intonation that a Giants-Cowboys game would be followed by 60 Minutes and Murder, She Wrote signaled the end of the weekend, and the dreaded beginning of another school week. Madden and Summerall took bets on how long Summerall could hold the pause between "Murder" and "She Wrote."
Madden was everywhere. He busted through a wall in Miller Light ads, and was the face of Ace Hardware. Given his fear of flying, Madden crisscrossed the country in a bus, known as the Madden Cruiser, a prop that only added to his allure. "He was unbelievably observant," says Michaels. "Part of what made John so fascinating to me was he saw parts of the country that those of us who grew up in cities, or live on either coast, don't see. You don't see the farmers, you don't see the people who work in the fields in Kearney, Nebraska. John was able to traverse the country so many times, he'd connect with those people. He had a great feel for city folks, for rural folk, for people who did hard manual labor. He got it. He understood."
The voice of a game
John Madden during Super Bowl XXXVII - EA Sports Ninth Annual Football Videogame Tournament at Axiom Nightclub in San Diego in 2003.
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Madden, who called 11 Super Bowls, didn't just lend his name to the Madden NFL game franchise. He saw it as another football teaching tool, and insisted it be as realistic as possible. "John got involved in the inner workings of that game," says Michaels. "Either that game was going to be what John wanted it to be, and had to be, or he was out."
During a 2008 TIME interview, Madden was asked if he played his namesake video game. "No, no. Too old," Madden said. "I have the game on my bus, and I horse around with it, but I get more out of it by watching other people play."
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And after stepping away from broadcasting in 2009, Madden remained the conscience of football. In a surprising turn, the man who long celebrated football's violence with his on-air sound effects became a leading advocate for safety. During a 2014 appearance on the NFL Network ostensibly touting the NFL's Heads Up program that teaches kids how to tackle correctly, Madden told a panel—that included Goodell—"I don't believe in it."
"I'm a firm believer that there's no way that a 6-year-old should have a helmet on and learn a tackling drill," Madden said. "There's no way. Or a 7-year-old or an 8-year-old. They're not ready for it. Take the helmets off kids.
"Start at 6 years old, 7 years old, 8 years old, 9 years old. They don't need helmets—they can play flag football. And with flag football you can get all the techniques. Why do we have to start with a 6-year-old who was just potty trained a year ago and put a helmet on him and tackle? I have no idea. We'll eventually get to tackling."
Even his chiding of the NFL was rooted in a love of the game. It came through every Sunday, when he was analyzing, say, how the Giants were going to deploy Gatorade ice buckets to celebrate their Super Bowl XXI win. "One's going to go [Giants coach Bill] Parcells," Madden said, drawing a line from the bucket to the sideline. "One's going to go to another assistant. And one will go to a player, later in the game."
It came through when Madden broke down the games within the game. During the 1985 NFC Championship Game, between the Chicago Bears and the Rams, Madden explained how quarterbacks tried to draw defenses offside with their cadence. They'd raise their voice on the third beat, Madden explained, even though the play began on the fourth.
"Hut. Hut. HUTTTT!," Madden shouted, near maximum volume, into millions of living rooms and bars.
It was the unmistakable sound of John Madden, louder than ever, ingrained in football minds forever.
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Unipart announces 2020 financial results
Revenue in line with the previous year
Strong cash generation
Solid profit performance
Best ever performance for the NHS
Outstanding safety and environmental results
New business and contract extensions add to growth
20 April 2021 – Unipart Group, one of Europe's leading manufacturing, logistics, and consulting businesses, has announced its financial results for the year ended 31 December 2020.
Despite unprecedented global challenges, Group turnover was broadly in line with the previous year at £786.7m (2019: £799.2m), resulting in underlying Group profit before interest and taxation slightly lower than the previous year at £16.1m (2019: £17.8m). Group profit before interest and taxation, defined benefit pensions, and other exceptional items, was lower than the previous year at £19.7m (2019: £27.3m), and the Group ended the year with net cash of £21.6m (2019: net debt of £11.0m) putting the business in a strong liquid position to invest in future growth.
Commenting on the results, Unipart Group Chairman and Chief Executive John Neill said:
"Our profitable performance in the face of the biggest upheaval to the global economy in generations illustrates that Unipart remains a highly responsive and agile business with a strong basis to consolidate and grow in the future.
"At the beginning of the year we set three challenges for the Group: to protect our people, to protect our processes, and to protect the flow of products and services for our customers.
"Our people responded with care and commitment, using the tools and techniques of The Unipart Way and our digital capability to scale up our operations to deliver essential services to all our customers. The NHS Supply Chain team delivered the best ever operational and safety performance despite the challenges of Covid.
"Unipart's agility and capability were perhaps best demonstrated by our response to the Ventilator Challenge UK. MetLase, our joint venture with Rolls-Royce, and our Midlands factory created a working prototype ventilator, and commissioned a dedicated production line just 10 days from the Cabinet Office setting the challenge. Of the hundreds of companies to accept the challenge, MetLase was one of only five projects identified by the National Audit Office as being viable for production.
"Overall the business maintained strong performance throughout the uncertainties of the pandemic and the UK's exit from the European Union, maintaining a strong cash reserve while continuing our commercial growth. With a tentative roadmap out of the pandemic now established, we look forward to leveraging our digital capability to further build on our future success."
Despite unprecedented demand, in Unipart's second year of managing the logistics operation for the NHS Supply Chain overall performance levels increased across the network, with the service levels to NHS Trusts being at a record high throughout the pandemic.
Furthermore, Unipart Logistics won a Supply Chain Excellence Award for successfully opening the new NHS Supply Chain Bury St Edmunds distribution centre on plan during the first national lockdown. Unipart's use of digital twinning technology was a key element in enabling the site to open.
Early in the year Unipart Logistics announced a contract with Jaguar Land Rover to provide logistics services at its new Battery Assembly Centre in the West Midlands. This puts Unipart at the heart of Jaguar Land Rover's electrification strategy.
Unipart Logistics extended its strong partnership with Kubota UK by a further five years. In the US, Unipart Logistics won a five-year contract extension with Pro:Direct Sports, the world's largest online specialist sports retailer, with a planned 33% growth in warehouse and distribution services over the next period.
In October 2020, the Group acquired Comms Design Limited, a high-tech design and manufacturing company specialising in electronic products primarily for the rail industry.
During the year, Unipart Rail extended its agreement with VolkerRail to use Unipart's premises for the Rail Electrification Alliance for the next four years. Unipart also renewed its framework contracts for Network Rail. Unipart renewed traction and rolling stock contracts with East Midlands Railway, Northern, and Arriva, and secured new business with Angel Trains, Hitachi and Stadler.
In North America, Unipart signed an agreement with Graham Construction for the future delivery of level crossings, building on work done in 2019. New equipment lines have been introduced with McCulloch Rail, whose innovative panel lifters technology is now being produced by Unipart Manufacturing Group in Coventry and exported to Unipart Rail's global market.
Unipart has been an early adopter of the digital agenda and has built a suite of digital products and capabilities which provide competitive advantage for customers. To further facilitate this digital transformation, Unipart Technologies Group was established in 2020 to provide strategic, technical, operational, and commercial focus.
Comprising Instrumentel, MetLase, Park Signalling, Comms Design, the Institute of Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering, the Group's IT operations and specialist digital team, Unipart Technologies Group will build on the broad and deep range of expertise and capabilities the Group has developed over many decades ranging from its skills in global enterprise systems, management, and support of complex client relationships and, more recently, digital and cybersecurity capabilities.
Covid-Secure
Unipart's world class health, safety, and wellbeing management systems saw Covid-Secure measures implemented across our business well ahead of government guidelines last spring. During the British Safety Council annual audit later in the year, the auditor commented Unipart's Covid-Secure safety was among the best they had seen.
Operational and functional teams worked together to create the Unipart Roadmap to Return, a playbook to responsively manage health and safety systems across every aspect of the business.
This collaboration and strong communications culture gained external recognition in November, when Unipart won a prestigious CovidComms Award for best in-house corporate communications response to the pandemic.
External auditors continued to endorse Unipart's environmental credentials. Unipart Logistics won the British Safety Council Globe of Honour for the eighth year running after achieving a five-star rating in the environmental sustainability audit. Unipart Rail achieved a silver rating in its Ecovadis sustainability audit. The Carbon Assurance Trust verified Unipart Group's ISO14064 carbon footprint standard for 2019.
Unipart is committed to sustainability and carbon neutrality by 2030, with initiatives in the business last year reducing carbon use by 20%, reducing water consumption by 10%, and achieving an overall recycling rate of 97%.
Furthermore, Unipart is dedicated to reducing single-use plastics and has worked with customers, suppliers, and partners to remove a total of 261 tonnes of single-use plastics from its logistics operations since 2018. In an example from the rail sector, Unipart Dorman removed 13km of single-use plastic in a year from the packaging used for the transit of LED signals.


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Evangeline Lilly's baby bump too big for Wasp
Evangeline Lilly's pregnancy has prevented her from wearing her Wasp superhero suit.
The 35-year-old actress showed the world her baby bump for the first time in June at the premiere of the 'Ant-Man' film, in which she plays Hope Van Dyne.
At the end of the Marvel movie Michael Douglas' character Hank Pym unveils a new shrinking suit for Hope, his daughter, to turn her into Ant-Man's tiny sidekick Wasp.
Although Evangeline's body was scanned to create the suit, she's not been able to slip into the skin-tight outfit due to her ever-growing baby bump.
When asked by a fan on Facebook if she'd had a chance to try out the suit yet, the brunette beauty replied: ''I was scanned for #TheWasp suit, but then I got pregnant. Let's hope I fit it again! #ineedtime!''
Ant-Man - played by Paul Rudd - is due to appear in 'Captain America: Civil War' but it is not yet known if Evangeline will appear in the sequel, due for release in May 2016.
Evangeline already has a four-year-old son, Kahekili, with long-term boyfriend Norman Kali.
It is not yet clear when she is due to give birth, or if she knows the gender of her unborn tot.
The brunette beauty previously admitted she loved being pregnant with Kahekili.
She said: ''What I wanted originally was six kids. I frickin' love being pregnant. I'm one of the lucky women who just had a blissful pregnancy.''
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The Blackberry Creek watershed spans south-central Kane and north-central Kendall counties and covers portions of the Cities of Aurora, Batavia and Yorkville, and the Villages of Campton Hills, Elburn, Montgomery, North Aurora, Oswego and Sugar Grove and has a drainage area of nearly 75 square miles.
Several tools were developed for the watershed after the 1996 floods. Of note, the Blackberry Creek Watershed Alternative Futures Analysis and Fiscal Impact Study and Blackberry Creek Watershed Zoning Analysis and Ordinance Language Recommendations. Also, the first Blackberry Creek Watershed Management Plan was produced by the Blackberry Creek Watershed Resource Planning Committee in September 1999. These tools and the stakeholders involved in their development were important assets during the process of updating the Blackberry Creek watershed plan.
The Conservation Foundation began working with the Fox River Ecosystem Partnership (FREP) and Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) in the fall of 2010 to update the Blackberry Creek Watershed plan and incorporate nine elements that are now required by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency. The Conservation Foundation provided watershed coordination and outreach efforts throughout the planning process and continues to support stakeholders as they implement plan recommendations. The final watershed plan was submitted and approved by Illinois EPA. To view the plan, click here.


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Key Bridge, Inc. was established in 2016 as a Florida not-for-profit company and has received authorization from the Internal Revenue Service as a qualified public charity under section
510(c)(3). The mission of the company is to provide substance abuse/mental health counseling and support services to the Monroe County community.
We are committed to a single goal: we strive to make the world a better place by helping those in need overcome challenges, while encouraging them to find meaning in their lives. We do this by providing individual and family counseling in a warm and inviting atmosphere. A friendly and caring staff will work with the clients to create a fully customizable and individually tailored treatment plan. We recognize that individuals, couples, and families have unique dynamics and unique struggles.
Strengthening our community by helping individuals realize their best self through personal growth.
Meet of Caring Staff
Michael Rogers MA
LMHC NCC MCAP CSOTP PhD (ABD)
President and Research Clinical Director, is the founder of KBI and oversees the daily operations at the agency as well as he carries a full group and individual caseload. He is trained in several evidence-based practices related to substance abuse/mental health treatment including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR), Moral Reconation/Reasoning Therapy (MRT), Seeking Safety, and Cognitive Reframing. Mr. Rogers is currently a member of the American Psychological Association (APA), the American Counseling Association (ACA), and the American Association of Christian Counselors (AACC), the Florida Drug Court Professionals, and the International Association for Correctional and Forensic Psychology (IACFP). Additionally, he has research certification through the Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI). Mr. Rogers holds a Bachelor's Degree in Human Services from Saint Leo University, a Master's Degree in Professional Counseling from Liberty University, and is currently completing a PhD in Psychology from Keiser University. Mr. Rogers is the developer of the An Alternative Way Out program. This curriculum has been the catalyst for the reduction in recidivism for its graduates by over half the historical 20 year rates. Additionally, he has over 35 years of managerial experience in the private sector, and has shown to be an effective and proven leader of clinical staff.
Elaine McHale LCSW MCAP
Substance Abuse Counselor, holds a Masters of Social Work from Rutgers University and is the Lead Clinician for the proposed program. She has over 5 years working as a substance abuse clinician/counselor. She is trained in several evidence-based practices and curriculum and has had success as a group facilitator in evidence based substance abuse groups facilitating 10 different evidence-based groups each week and maintains a caseload of 50+. In addition, she brings with her 12 years of teaching in traditional classroom setting as well as her experience conducting after school and summer programs.
James Cole MD
Psychiatrist, has been practicing psychiatry for over 45 years. He has worked in inpatient, outpatient and correctional clinical settings. His specialties are in psychiatry, adult, geriatric, mood disorders, and schizophrenia. He served in the US Navy as a general medicine physician and has faculty appointments with the University of Virginia, Howard university, and the Medical College of Virginia.
Lisa Menard LMHC
Clinical Supervisor, holds a master's degree from Florida International University. She is licensed in Florida and Arizona. She has a proven clinical and supervisory record working in inpatient, outpatient, and correctional settings.
Andrew Montiero MD MPH
Medical Director, is a highly decorated retired Air Force Colonel with over 30 years experience in general practice medicine. He is board certified by the American Board of Family Medicine and is licensed in Florida and Oklahoma. He was the Associate Dean for Air Force Affairs, Wright State University - School of Medicine. He is a Fellow with the American Academy of Family Medicine, Phi Kappa Phi Public Health honor Society and a member of the American College of Physician Executives.
KBI's office is located in Key West, Florida. The office is inside the Key Bridge Professional Plaza, suite 212. The location is accessible to the target population; it is located on the bus line and is less than one mile from Key West High School. It is also within walking distance of shopping and several designated, low-income communities on the island.
The office, where programming will take place, measures 1500 square foot and has two comfortable therapy rooms which are conducive to creating a relaxing and welcoming atmosphere for counseling individuals or families. Each room is decorated to induce the feeling of being at 'home' with a sofa, coffee table and two oversized chairs to complement therapy sessions. The group room, where group sessions are conducted can accommodate up to 12 group members. This area has carefully chosen décor utilizing bright and calming color palettes. The area has a 45" LED TV, and a whiteboard which is used during the interactive group sessions. KBI has the availability of a specially trained therapy dog who has been specifically trained to assist in emotionally difficult settings.
100% Paperless
Key Bridge utilizes a 100% paperless enrollment and care process. All records are obtained and maintained electronically using AdvancedMD. AdvancedMD is the Electronic Health Record (EHR) service of choice for independent practices and medical billing companies. Their clinical, billing, telemedicine and patient experience tools are integrated to provide exceptional patient outcomes and financial performance. When a client is enrolled into treatment, their information is captured electronically from intake. Clients are provided an iPad to enter intake assessments and information. This information is then seamlessly submitted electronically into a new record. Clients are given a login to access their records 24/7 and are also able to directly message their provider 24/7 using the patient portal. The system is managed and maintained in a cloud-based, secure manner by AdvancedMD.
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Equipment theft is a growing, costly problem. It costs you in lost revenue, man hours, downtime and missed contract deadlines.
Insurance is not enough. Unfortunately, too many construction companies learn the hard way that their theft insurance is not the complete solution to protecting their bottom line.
Fight back with LoJack for Construction Equipment. It provides protection for your heavy equipment and vehicles. Using LoJack, police can help get your equipment back fast, keeping you on schedule and within budget.
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LoJack is a small, silent Radio Transceiver that is hidden in your construction equipment by a certified LoJack technician. Once installed, the Unit is automatically registered in the LoJack Database, which interfaces with the National Crime Information Computer (NCIC) system used by federal, state and local law enforcement agencies throughout the country.
In the event of a theft, you report the incident to the police, who make a routine entry into the state police crime computer, resulting in a match of the LoJack System's unique code against the state's VIN database. This process automatically triggers the activation of the LoJack system in your construction equipment.
Once your theft is reported to police, law enforcement computers send a signal via the LoJack Radio Tower Network to activate the LoJack in your equipment. When activated, the LoJack Unit begins emitting an inaudible signal that can be tracked by police cars and aviation units that are equipped with LoJack Police Tracking Computers.
The LoJack Police Tracking Computer receives the LoJack Signal and leads the police to your stolen equipment. Unlike GPS systems, which require line-of-sight access to orbiting satellites, LoJack's patented Radio Frequency signal can penetrate forest cover, parking garages and many other obstructions, helping ensure the equipment will be located by police, regardless of where thieves may be hiding it.
Once your equipment is recovered, you will be notified by police. LoJack boasts a 90 percent recovery rate nationally, with many recoveries completed within hours, allowing you and your business to move forward.
All LoJack Stolen Vehicle Recovery Systems rely on a patented Radio Frequency based technology that uses a special FCC-allocated radio frequency. From ground or air, police can track the silent signal from your LoJack--whether it is in an underground parking facility, in a warehouse or in a container on a ship-and recover your equipment.
LoJack's Solution For Construction is a ruggedized, Silent Transceiver that's randomly hidden in your equipment. LoJack is automatically activated by a routine stolen vehicle police report. Once the LoJack is activated, the police can begin tracking and recovering your stolen equipment.
LoJack's new GPS-based asset management system, LoCate, provides professional fleet managers with location on demand, equipment engine hours, geofencing, and reporting data to maximize operational efficiencies.


How do I know which therapists are good?
In order to be listed on Zencare, all therapists go through an interview process, license and background checks. Throughout the vetting process, we verify that therapists have true expertise in the specialty areas listed on their profiles, as evidenced by a dedication to continued education, previous training and work experiences, ongoing supervision, and a knowledge of local higher levels of care. We also collect feedback from Zencare clients to ensure the ongoing quality of our network. Read more on Zencare vetting.
This means that all of our therapists are good: they are all licensed, in good standing, and use best-practice approaches to therapy. That said, the most important factor in successful therapy is the relationship between therapist and client, so look for a therapist you can connect with.
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It's no doubt that Thailand is a major destination considering the many beautiful beaches, year-round tropical weather, great food, and the budget friendliness aspect. As a big tourist haven, Thailand offers an impressive collection of hotels and resorts. How is one to choose the best places to stay when traveling to Thailand? I can't say that we've tried all of the options, but we have experienced some of the of the coolest places to stay all around Thailand and want to share our favorites with you.
The treehouse at Rabeang Pasak Resort is the most unique accommodations we've ever stayed at to date (and quite possibly the coolest place to stay in Thailand). It's not often you can climb a tamarind tree and spend the night up in its canopy on a comfy bed! This resort has more than just one treehouse on the property and each of them is one of a kind. Each treehouse is spread out throughout the area so no matter which one you pick to stay in, you'll feel like it's the only one in the forest.
So what do you get when you stay there?
Well, you will have to pick the treehouse you want to stay in and reserve it in advance, of course. With your "room" you also have the option to purchase lunch and dinner but breakfast is included when you book directly with them. We highly encourage you to purchase the food options during your stay. The meals are incredibly delicious and portions are generous, not to mention a great value for the price.
You'll be surrounded by nature in this humble, family-owned resort. Activities here will range from bike riding, exploring nearby caves, or relaxing with a book on a hammock.
You can arrange transportation with them and be sure to ask about stopping by at the Buatong "Sticky" Waterfall on your way there.
Location: About one and half hours north-east of Chiang Mai in the Doi Saket District.
Now, if you want a romantic getaway or honeymoon in the mountains of Thailand, Panviman Spa Resort in Chiang Mai is the place to book! There is so much beauty all around this resort. The property itself is perfectly manicured and full of lush greenery all around. The location is perfect for those seeking to get away from the crowds of tourists.
When you stay at Panviman, you'll feel like you've left the rest of the world behind. If you're into mindfulness and meditation, they even have a designated area for that! Additionally, there is a putting green, an outdoor game area, and magnificent pools.
We stayed there during the low-season in June and had the pool all to ourselves each time we went in!
Not that you need to, but reserving a private pool villa here is the ultimate experience if you want even more privacy. Enjoy the mountain and valley views when you take a dip in your private pool. What more would you need?! This is luxury travel at its best.
Location: Just under an hour from Old City, Chiang Mai on the west side of the mountains.
Speaking of a Thailand honeymoon, we've got a couple of more options for you here.
Koh Lanta will give you the island experience without the crazy hoards of tourists. The best resort in Koh Lanta is the Crown Lanta Resort. With their own private beach, seaside restaurant and bar, spa facilities, and poolside rooms they will not disappoint.
You can even reserve rooms with direct access to the pool from the back door!
We had a small family reunion here and loved every minute of it. The breakfasts each morning went above and beyond our expectations when it came to the variety of items and quality of the food. We spent the days swimming in the pools and soaking up the sun on the sand without a care in the world.
The best time to go would be in June when the "rain" season in Thailand usually begins and there are fewer tourists visiting. You will have some rain here and there but it will be beautiful and green, as well as quiet. You'll feel like you're the only ones in the resort!
Location: On the island of Koh Lanta in the south-western region of Thailand by the Andaman Sea.
The Reverie Siam Resort in Pai is another example of exquisite luxury in Thailand. Surrounded by beautiful mountains, the Reverie's location in the valley is perfect for that craving adventure and nature away from the city. You won't have to sacrifice comfort, though. Here, you will have the most pristine and upscale rooms along with some of the best dining experiences in Thailand.
The decor of Reverie Siam will take you back in time! They sure make it impossible to remember where you are and which century you are in.
The resort experience is unlike any other, here. One of their pools is designed like a pond, giving you a chance to take a dip in a more natural environment. You'll have the opportunity to relax by the Pai River, even enjoy some exclusive cocktails under twinkling lights with 1940's tunes in the background. Romantic? I would say so!
If you feel a bit of restlessness, go check out the Pai Canyon, Pai Land Split, or a waterfall. You'll even be able to go to the night market for great street food and some souvenir shopping.
Make sure to dine in their restaurant during your stay. Fine dining and extravagant, it will be a blissful vacation for anyone who chooses this location.
Location: About a three-hour shuttle ride North-West of Chiang Mai.
O.K., So, I know Aonang is technically not an island, but those that go island hopping in Thailand will most likely fly into Krabi and this would be the ideal location to stay close by. Aonang Cliff Beach Resort is right in the heart of where all of the action is in Ao Nang. However, the hotel's layout and design allows for great guest privacy and calm surroundings.
You'll enjoy a fantastic infinity pool with breathtaking sea views!
Staying here won't break the bank and you get to be conveniently located close to the "strip" where you'll find tons shopping and dining. Additionally, you'll be able to take a quick boat ride over to Railay Beach for the day. Trust us, you'll want to take advantage of that!
Best dinner option: Aonang Cliff Beach Resort offers a Seafood buffet that is unbeatable!
Fancy a jungle bungalow on a tropical island? Well, this is the place to stay!
At the very tip of Koh Lanta island, you'll find LaLaanta Hideaway Resort. Amply named, the resort is tucked away and camouflaged in the tropical forest. You'll love the lush greenery, the cheeky monkeys, and the carelessly roaming cattle on the beach. But, don't be fooled, the rooms are spacious, comfortable and safe.
An afternoon on the private beach will get you in the relaxed island life mood. For dinner, enjoy some yummy Thai food with your toes in the sand at the casual and chill restaurant on property.
If you enjoy a bit of adventure mixed in with your relaxation, take a snorkeling tour on a speedboat to Koh Rok. This places will prove that you don't need a big budget to enjoy a tropical island vacation that will provide a restful getaway.
This hotel is located on the popular island of Koh Phi Phi. There are no cars on this island and it might sometimes be referred to as on eof the "party" islands in Thailand. There are loads of places to stay and the island is not that big. However, some guesthouses may be a bit more out of the way and up on the hills. Since you have to walk around everywhere, it makes it a lot easier to stay somewhere right by the beach and the main area.
PP Charle Beach Resort is one of the nicer hotels in the area and a great value. Though the rooms are nothing spectacular, the accommodations are clean and more on the quieter side. We enjoyed the pool and easy access to the beach.
We hope that this list will help travelers visiting Thailand decide where to stay based on their travel and budget needs.
If you've stayed at any of these places or know of any other cool places to stay in Thailand, leave a comment below and share you experience with us and fellow readers.
Really Thanks alot for this informative Post with images. I have no any idea about these places but after reading this post and see images I feel wow its amazing place. And really I will go there in these places.
Thank you! Glad it is helpful for your planning!
Wow, all of the properties are gorgeous amd I would love to stay here. The treehouse is my top pick as it looks amazing. Saving this post for future reference as I'm planning a trip to Thailand soon.
Hi Suma! Thank you! Hope you're trip to Thailand is fun! The treehouse is awesome to stay at!
I would absolutely want to stay in all 7 of these places (eeeek a treehouse! So cool!) but if I had to pick, I'd select Aonang Cliff Beach. That view from the infinity pool is just spectacular, and watching a sunset from there would be a true bucket list moment!
Those sunsets in Ao Nang are pretty epic!
Well, you can go for a couple of weeks and not have to choose one but try all of them!
it would be cool to have one of those treehouses in your backyard!!
haha! The nature part is great and they give you stuff to help with the bugs!
This is a great list of places to stay in Thailand. Each place is beautiful in its own way. I would personally like to stay at one of those island resorts. They look so cool.
They are all special in some way like you say. The island ones are great for a week vacation, in my opinion. I enjoyed one or two nights in the mountain resorts.
Each one of these are so beautiful places. Particularly Panviman Resort and LaLantana look very attractive to me. I love the tropical greenery around and the proximity to the beach. When I plan my trip to Thailand, I will recheck your post and select couple of these places to stay at least for a couple of nights each.
Awesome! I also love the jungle scenery around those two places! Hope you enjoy time there when you go!
Yes! That one is a great experience!
This is a great guide you guys, thanks! We've never been to Thailand before so definitely pinning this post for when it comes time to look for accommodation.
I especially love the first hotel you described – the treehouse resort! So cool! And that Panviman Resort sounds like the ultimate relaxing getaway.
The treehouse is very unique and fairly priced for the experience you get! I hope you have a chance to visit Chiang Mai. It's a very special city in the north of Thailand!