Affordable Accoutrements: The Real Tables of Affordable Accoutrements!
The Real Tables of Affordable Accoutrements!
Often readers will ask if the tables they see on Affordable Accoutrements are used for "real world" entertaining. Sometimes the answer is yes. On those occasions, the table settings are often scaled back considerably by the time guests arrive.
The table below was set quickly, using dishes, glassware, and flatware that are all automatic dishwasher-friendly. I was serving a simple lunch for friends before heading out to a matinee showing of "The Help" (loved the film by the way!). I hadn't intended this to become a tablescape post, but thought, "Why not?"
The dishes are Charter Club's "Country Chateau." They were made for Federated Department Stores in the 1990s. These were a Goodwill find.
The stemware is Rock Sharpe, and the stem shape is 3005. The company produced these in the 1930s and 40s in a variety of cut and etched patterns. You can read more about them HERE. I collect them according to shape (and ignore the pattern). I think mixing the patterns, while keeping the shapes consistent, adds interest to the table setting. The floral napkins are an easy-care blend, and the napkin rings are stainless.
The flatware is "American Harmony" stainless made by Oneida. The washable cotton placemats came from a local estate sale.
The lead crystal salad bowl is from Belk. The oil and vinegar cruets were purchased at Ross, and the stainless caddy with glass inserts is from Goodwill. The salad serving set was a consignment shop find.
The light vinegrette dressing is store bought. Serving it in a vintage Duncan & Miller "Canterbury" (1939-55) creamer provides a considerably nicer presentation than passing the bottle around the table! The creamer's glitzy coaster (from Goodwill) is intended for use with a pillar candle.
The roses are from Kroger. They're currently only $7.77 per dozen, and I love the color! Unlike many supermarket roses, these have a sweet, subtle fragrance. I arranged them very simply in lead crystal vases from Goodwill.
Having two vases rather than one allows the individual bouquets to be moved to the ends of the table when the meal begins. Each place setting has a single rose in a Rock Sharpe juice glass. I re-cut the stems under water and moved them quickly to the containers (to which flower fresh had been added).
As so often happens, the flowers continued to open and were far more lush and beautiful later in the day after guests had gone.
So ... no late afternoon sun streaming across a table set for eight. No photos by candlelight (and no candles since it was a luncheon).
I thought of taking a picture of the post-meal kitchen "carnage" after we had dashed off to see "The Help," leaving clean-up for later. But it wasn't a pretty sight, and I prefer showing you (what I think are) pretty things.
If you're wondering, the salad began with bagged romaine and veggie mix. I added baby spinach, low-fat shredded mozzarella, locally-grown tomatoes, and English walnuts. The main course was shrimp, red onions, and thinly sliced lemons sauteed in butter and olive oil, served over rice (seasoned with black pepper and a dash of hot sauce) -- no recipe; I made it up as I went along.
The round loaf of artisan bread came from the Kroger bakery. I heated it in the oven, until the crust was nicely browned, and served it with olive oil and freshly ground pepper for dipping.
Dessert was super-easy: caramel praline ice cream served in Rock Sharpe sherbets, drizzled with coffee liqueur and topped with chopped pecans. Cookies from the Kroger bakery tasted almost homemade after heating for a few moments in the toaster oven.
To achieve the look of single roses in small glasses, stem length is important. Too long, and they tilt to one side or the other. If cut too short, they don't have the support they need. Normally I cut flower stems at an angle. Cutting these straight across helped prevent them from leaning. Naturally, a larger flower works best.
My inspiration for the roses came from the cover of William Yeoward's "On Entertaining." I wasn't familiar with the work of the immensely talented Mr. Yeoward until he was mentioned in a very kind comment I received from Jane and Lance Hattatt.
Jane and Lance blog about their "two lives embracing the eclectic, the eccentric, and the esoteric." I urge you to visit HATTATT at your earliest opportunity. Every post is witty, stylish, informative and fun! Click the cover photo below to see the Amazon listing for the book -- truly an amazing, inspiring volume available at unbelievably low prices!
Please join Susan of Between Naps on the Porch every single week for Tablescape Thursdays.
Bill another beautiful table and so perfect for a simple lunch with friends. I really love those plates, the edge pattern is lovely.
How very, very kind and generous of you to make mention of our blog. It was so unexpected and we were thrilled to see the link at the end of your most entertaining and beautifully presented post. Thank you so much.
Your lunch sounds wonderful. Oh how we wish we could have been amongst your guests. What struck us about your table setting was that, although essentially simple and bringing together a variety of eclectic elements,it was orchestrated with a restrained elegance that made it eminently suitable for a relaxed lunch but yet stylish enough to show your guests that you had taken time and trouble to make them feel special.
We are delighted to see that you have tracked down William Yeoward's book. His store in London on the King's Road is a delight and we are sure that you would love it since we can see much of your style reflected in his.Not so long ago William Yeoward's guest cottage was featured in House and Garden and is a perfect example, we feel, of how to combine comfort, practicality, beauty and good design. A winning combination which we can see in your lunch and table setting which you show us here today.
Amazing table and roses, I love it!
Beautiful!!! Love the color of the roses, and your attention to detail, even in a low key setting is inspiring!
So pretty !! Lunch sounds yummy.
I have heard the movie is good - looking forward to seeing it and reading the book.
Read the book, but haven't seen the movie yet. Love William Yeoward's line.
Beautiful. The roses are gorgeous. Amazing what you can find at Kroger's when you take the time to look!
Very nice! A beaitufully soft look and one obtained without too much fuss. Very pretty dishes and stemware. Roses are always lovely and their soft color looks go so nicely with those pretty dishes!
Your menu (especially the dessert) sounded great! You are a classy guy!
Bill -- your tables are always stunning and this one even more so becasue it is intended to be used!!!!
I was hoping that you were going to share your recipes. Yum! This tablescape is one that I would imagine would be featured in the movie. :-) Thanks for sharing!
I love seeing a "real" table! People ask me the same thing, even though mine are more often fun than elegant table settings. I always hate to tell them that most nights with just the 2 of us, we eat in front of the televison! I love the roses. I've always been one that loves all colors of roses except red...too ordinary for me! The salad looks great!
I want to see the carnage!!!! I know you can even make that look great in a photo.
Nice to see a smaller scale table. Real life...rushing off to see a movie. There is so little out there that I would like to see but that movie is one of them.
Oh Bill, You always have a superb table to share! Lovely.
I bought me one of those glitzy coaster from a thrift shop just a few days ago. Like how you're using it.
Lovely table as always! I love the roses and the elegant decor! And indeed, Jane and Lance are stupendous, are they not? ;) Love their blogging adventures! haha!
your table is lovely. The detail photo show how nice the Charter Club's plates are. Your friends are blessed to get a meal on such a pretty table.
Hi Bill, lovely table with food!! I would be happy having lunch sitting there all day, I am not a cinema goer, but would just like to relax, chat and drink plenty of cups of tea, you will have to put the kettle and possibly buy a teapot, as I would want hot tea ( The British way!!) not cold.
Wouldn't it be great if one day you came across some William Yeoward crystals in a Goodwill shop or Estate sale!!!
Next time I am in London I will have a look in his shop along the Kings Road but I know I could never afford the prices.
When I glanced at the first picture, I though to myself, "If he says these gorgeous pink roses were purchased at Kroger, I'm going to put a hit out on him!" Sure enough...!!! And just $8 for the dozen? What's up with that??!??!! Kroger is a pretty happenin' store! You would think the flowers in our grocery stores here were found in diamond mines! They charge SO MUCH money for pitiful looking little bouquets that look as though they were put together by lumberjacks! I was glad to see you discuss the merits of cutting flower stems on the diagonal. A lot of people don't know how beneficial that is for keeping fresh flowers longer. Right on, Bill! Secondly, the arrangement IS reminiscent of the cover of William Yeoward's book!!! I remember how much I loved that look when I first saw it, and it looks just as great here! Your salad tongs are so cool!!! As always, I am simultaneously seething with jealousy and jumping for joy that you found such great things at the thrift store! You really have an eye for that! The salad looks and sounds delicious as does the entire menu. Glad you opted for the liqueur-drizzled ice cream for dessert rather than chocolate pie! ;-) Beautiful table, Bill!!!!!!!
Bill you know how I love your tablescapes,sometimes I'm at a loss for words,and have to pick my jaw off the computer desk,but let me tell you,I LOVE WHEN YOU POST ABOUT FOOD.
You have got to be one of the most gracious host.
I have not seen "The Help",but heard alot of good things about,hopefully I will see this weekend.
Simple, understated, and beautiful...that describes your luncheon table. What a lovely way to host friends. Your meal sounds delightful...Like you, I enjoy "making it up" when I entertain. And after so many years, my friends has come to expect this...even joke about it.
You are truly a gracious host.
Lovely! The china is so pretty and the glassware too. Lunch sounds wonderful!
Please invite me to lunch.
The table is just fresh, simple and beautiful suitable for a lunch with friends.
Loved the roses, the two vases and the small ones look great.
Love the whole table down to the grocery store roses! Especially loved your idea about matching the stemware by shape rather than pattern!
Beautful! And where is the Good Will you found those plates? Breathtaking table setting.
Bill -- this is so beautiful. I love the shape of those stems and that wonderful salad bowl. What a grand setting.
Wish I could have eaten with you for lunch and seen the movie too. Read the book but haven't made it to the movie yet. That salad looks so good! I always enjoy your tablescapes. You find wonderful things and how do you get such deals! The roses are beautiful and so reasonable.
Every detail of it looks beautiful! My mom would actually love to see and have all of these.
Bill, you never disappoint. Your table is beautiful. We don't have a Kroger anywhere close to us, sure wish we did, your roses are beautiful. I know your guests enjoyed the delicious sounding lunch you served.
A lovely setting! Love those roses!
This, like all your tables, is beautiful. I always enjoy my visit.
Amazing what you can come up with even "on the run"! Love the Country Chateau dishes and your lovely single rose arrangements!
Bill this is so beautiful. What a gracious and relaxing setting for friends. Often enjoying ones company is more important that all the finery but we still want our surrounding to be simple elegance. You achieved that with perfection.
Hope you enjoyed the movie. I am probably the only one who hasn't seen it yet but I will.
Oh, Bill.. I just love this. And I can't get over how you can just execute one wonderful table after another. What I wouldn't give to be able to pop in and enjoy this in person!
Did I mention to you that I finally saw "The Help." Mr. M and I went to see it and cried. I seem to be doing a lot of that lately, but that movie was a feel good cry. I think the actresses that played the two lead maids are going to win Academy Awards for best actress and best supporting actress. I hope they win!
P.S. You definitely win with this table!
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ABBOTTABAD: Is Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) going to meet the same fate that once the second most popular political party Tehrik-e-Istiqlal (TI) met in mid 1980s?
This is the topic now being discussed in political circles of Hazara with much interest.Interestingly, while going through their political history, one finds many similarities between the PTI and TI.
These parties were launched by two important personalities with the slogans to change the status quo, bring about equality and justice and offer an alternative to the main political parties.
Asghar Khan's TI was the major component of the nine-party political conglomerate Pakistan National Alliance (PNA) that rejected the results of 1977 general election. The PNA-led movement forced Zulfikar Ali Bhutto to agree to hold fresh elections but Gen Ziaul Haq imposed martial law before the final agreement between Bhutto and PNA leaders could be thrashed out.
The star-studded TI headed by the charismatic Asghar Khan was all set to win the 1979 general election, which was later postponed by Gen Ziaul Haq. All the politicians who had joined hands with Asghar Khan started deserting him once they saw little or no future of TI in politics.
"It was the principled stand of Air Marshal sahib on various issues that was considered rigid by many of his erstwhile comrades. Asghar Khan was indirectly responsible for the martial law by making provocative speeches against Zulfikar Ali Bhutto at public gatherings," commented one of the founding members of TI.
"He said on record that he would hang Bhutto from Kohala Bridge once he came to power. All that was for public consumption but end result was disastrous for the country and his political party," he added.
Asghar Khan remained under house arrest during most of Gen Zia's rule. He joined Movement for Restoration of Democracy (MRD) in 1983. Eventually he merged his party with the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf in January 2012. This was the political demise of a party that was once popular with a countrywide presence.
Cricketer-turned politician Imran Khan founded Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf in 1996. It didn't get encouraging response from political figures in its early days but after the mammoth public meeting at Minar-e-Pakistan in October 2011 politicians of all hue and shade started flocking to his party in search of greener postures. The PTI did well to win 30 odd seats of the National Assembly and won enough provincial assembly seats to form its government in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
It seems history is once again repeating itself. Imran Khan also led a long march and sit-in against the alleged rigging in the 2013 general election. He has been endlessly criticising Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and other politicians.
Like Asghar Khan, Imran Khan also uses harsh and sometimes derogatory language against his political rivals, surely for public consumption. According to political observers, he is oblivious of the consequences for the country and his own political party due to his obstinacy.
Many PTI parliamentarians are already unhappy with Imran over his decision to resign from the National Assembly and the provincial assemblies in Punjab and Sindh. In private conversations they admit that they are fed up with Imran Khan's inflexible and extreme stance on the issue of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's resignation.
The PTI president Javed Hashmi has already quit the PTI after making some disclosures that embarrassed Imran. Certain political observers believe if Imran remains adamant and refuses to listen to the sane voices in the party, the PTI's fate would not be the different from Asghar Khan's TI.
responsible for the martial law by making provocative speeches against Zulfikar Ali Bhutto at public gatherings," commented one of the founding members of TI.


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March 2015 , Volume 38, Issue 3, pp 301–316 | Cite as
A force threshold-based position controller for legged locomotion
Toward local leg feedback algorithms for robust walking on uneven terrain
Mayur Palankar
Luther PalmerIII
First Online: 29 July 2014
Taking inspiration from local leg feedback control loops present in animal legs, a force threshold-based position (FTP) controller is presented to aid with legged locomotion over irregular terrain. The algorithm uses pre-planned position trajectories and force feedback to either elevate or depress the foot. The FTP controller isolates the control of each leg to use only localized feedback, which can result in greater responsiveness to the terrain when compared to a centralized controller arbitrating all of the joint positions in a high degree of freedom system. The controller is robust to terrain elevations without using visual sensors, a priori terrain information, inertial sensing or inter-leg communication. Results of the FTP controller applied to a hexapod system in simulation and on an experimental system are shown in this paper. The algorithm also has the potential for expansion to bipeds, quadrupeds and other biologically-inspired forms.
Hexapod-walking Biologically-inspired Force-feedback Local-leg-control Uneven-terrain
The online version of this article (doi: 10.1007/s10514-014-9413-0) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
The authors would like to thank Nellie Bonilla and Miguel Veliz for their help with the experimental hardware and Jeffrey Price for his work with the RobotBuilder simulation environment. This work is supported by the DARPA Maximum Mobility and Manipulation (M3) Program.
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1.Department of Computer Science & EngineeringUniversity of South FloridaTampaUSA
Palankar, M. & Palmer, L. Auton Robot (2015) 38: 301. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10514-014-9413-0
Received 13 February 2013
Accepted 14 July 2014
First Online 29 July 2014
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/s10514-014-9413-0

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35-Unit San Diego, CA Apartment Portfolio Sold for $8,700,000
Three Property, 35-Unit Apartment Portfolio, North Park and University Heights Neighborhoods
Peter Scepanovic
SAN DIEGO, CA – Colliers International San Diego Region announces the sale of a three property, 35-unit apartment portfolio located in San Diego's North Park and University Heights neighborhoods for $8,700,000.
Peter Scepanovic and Corey McHenry of Colliers International San Diego Region's Multi-Family Advisory Group represented the buyer, a San Diego-based private investor. The seller was a San Diego-based private family trust.
The three properties total 24,064 square feet and are located at 4366-72 & 4374-80 Mississippi Street, 3744 Bancroft Street, and 4534-40 30th Street, San Diego, CA.
"This was a generational sale of a family-owned apartment portfolio to an investor who plans to reposition the properties in the market. As demand and property values remain strong for urban apartments, we will continue to see this trend," said Peter Scepanovic, Senior Vice President and leader of the Multi-Family Advisory Group at Colliers International San Diego Region.
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IEC Acquires Rare Multifamily Asset in Glendale, CA for $54.2 Million
Towne at Glendale Apartments, 1717 North Verdugo Road, Glendale, CA
Glendale, CA – Institutional fund manager Interstate Equities Corporation (IEC) has acquired a 126-unit multifamily property in Glendale, California for $54.2 million. This is the seventh acquisition to date within the firm's IEC Institutional Fund III, L.P., a fully discretionary, $200 million commingled fund targeting value-add multifamily investments throughout coastal California.
"It is rare to find an asset of this quality, vintage and size in what we feel is one of the most attractive markets on the west coast," says Brendan Gibney, an acquisitions professional at IEC.
Adrienne Barr
Towne at Glendale is located at 1717 N. Verdugo Road in Glendale, California. Adrienne Barr and Shane Shafer at Hendricks Berkadia brokered the transaction. The acquisition loan was arranged by Peter Smyslowski at Holliday Fenoglio Fowler, L.P (HFF) and provided by CIT Bank, N.A.
The apartment community was built in 1965 and renovated in 2007 to condo specifications, featuring high-end finishes, central air conditioning and amenities that are characteristic of institutional-quality assets. Currently known as Verdugo Village, IEC will rebrand and rename the property Towne at Glendale.
"The property's unique configuration of two and three-bedroom units, prime location in a durable submarket made this a strong acquisition that fits squarely into IEC's investment strategy," Gibney says.
Gibney notes that Glendale, one of the tri-city submarkets of Los Angeles County's San Fernando Valley, is poised for economic growth, boasting strong school districts, top employers, new residential developments and premier retail amenities including the Americana at Brand.
"As a firm, we have been investing in Glendale for several decades and are selectively looking to expand our presence in this region," Gibney explains. "This acquisition is well-aligned with our strategy of targeting apartment communities that are located in growing and resilient markets of California."
Peter Casey, a Director at IEC, adds that the strength of the market and the asset's long-term growth potential generated strong competition for this acquisition.
Brendan Gibney
"There were many bids for this asset," says Casey. "As one of the few funds competing for this deal, we were able to differentiate ourselves through our surety of close and access to fully discretionary capital.
"Based on our proven track record and expertise in the Glendale market, we emerged as the right buyer in this transaction and moved quickly to complete due diligence in 15 days."
Casey explains that while IEC's acquisition pipeline is strong, the company has been a net seller in 2016, selling five units for every one purchased this year.
"While we continue to seek opportunities to expand our multifamily portfolio, we are also being increasingly selective in the investments we pursue," says Casey, who notes that IEC typically closes on less than two percent of the deals it underwrites. "As net sellers, we view the increased competition in the current investment market as an advantage that provides us with greater liquidity and a sound exit strategy. Further, as selective buyers, we are able to better position ourselves to focus on opportunities that fit squarely into the historical acquisition parameters that have created the track record."
The Towne at Glendale is currently 96 percent occupied, and will undergo a series of capital improvements to enhance and expand its existing amenities. Planned renovations include a major redevelopment of the main lobby and entrance, the installation of a new fitness center, upgrades to the existing onsite movie theater, as well as the addition of onsite storage for residents.
"Through management improvements and strategic renovations, we plan to increase operational efficiencies and ultimately improve the overall resident experience at the property," confirms Gibney.
Katie Kea or Jenn Quader
KKea@browermillercole.com
www.interstateequities.com.
Labels: Interstate Equities Corp IEC Towne at Glendale Apartments Glendale CA 1-8-17
Meridian Capital Group Arranges $27 Million in Permanent Financing for the Residence Inn Secaucus Meadowlands Hotel and $14.5 Million in Permanent Financing for the Courtyard Orlando South Hotel
Beau Williams
New York, NY – Meridian Capital Group, America's most active debt broker, arranged $27 million in financing for the Residence Inn Secaucus Meadowlands hotel in Secaucus, NJ and $14.5 million in financing for the Courtyard Orlando South hotel in Orlando, FL, on behalf of Concord Hospitality.
The five-year, LIBOR-based, floating-rate, non-recourse loans, provided by a balance sheet lender, were negotiated by Meridian hospitality finance specialist, Beau Williams, who is based in the company's New York City headquarters.
The Residence Inn Secaucus Meadowlands, located at 800 Plaza Drive in Secaucus, NJ, is a newly constructed 154-room hotel, conveniently situated off of U.S. Route 3 and the New Jersey Turnpike, with direct access to The Plaza at Harmon Meadow and a 30-minute drive from New York City.
The property is in close proximity to several large demand generators, such as MetLife Stadium and Newark Liberty International Airport. Hotel amenities include spacious studio, one-, and two-bedroom suites with separate living rooms and bedrooms, fully equipped kitchens, free internet access and a state-of-the-art fitness center. The hotel also offers two event spaces, totaling 828 square feet.
The Courtyard Orlando South, located at 4120 West Taft Vineland Road in Orlando, FL, is in close proximity to several of the region's most sought-after tourist destinations, including Disney's Magic Kingdom, Epcot Center, Universal Studios, SeaWorld and the Central Florida Zoo.
Jonathan Stern
Meridian Capital Group
jstern@meridiancapital.com
Labels: Meridian Capital Group Residence Inn Secaucus Meadowlands Hotel 1-8-17
The Dow Hotel Company Selected to Operate The Hilton Hotel—Bellevue for New Owner Wig Properties
Murray L. Dow II
SEATTLE, WA —Officials of The Dow Hotel Company (DHC), a leading national hotel owner/investor and operator, announced that it has been selected to operate the 353-room Hilton Hotel – Bellevue hotel following the property's recent sale to Wig Properties.
"Having operated and been a joint venture partner in the Hilton Bellevue since 2005, we are intimately familiar with the marketplace and the wants and needs of its guests," said Murray L. Dow II, DHC founder and president. "DHC recently oversaw the hotel's all-inclusive, $10 million renovation to bring the hotel to 'like-new' status making it competitive with the marketplace."
Located across the street from the future East Main light rail station and just 15 minutes from Seattle, the Hilton Hotel—Bellevue is situated in the city's business district, near such business destinations as Meydenbauer Convention Center, Microsoft Campus and T-Mobile headquarters, as well as leisure destinations like the Shops at the Bravern, Bellevue Arts Museum and numerous Washington wineries.
The hotel provides 60,000 square feet of state-of-the-art meeting space, the second largest hotel offering in Bellevue, capable of accommodating up to 1,000 people. Guests can enjoy Mediterranean cuisine with a Pacific Northwest flair at Basil's Bistro or craft cocktails and local microbrews on tap at Basil's Bar, providing entertainment on a large flat screen. For lighter fare, the hotel also provides The Coffee Bar Café, where guests can sip Starbucks® at their leisure.
Chris Daly
www.dowhotelco.com.
www.wigproperties.com.
Labels: Dow Hotel Co. Hilton Hotel--Bellevue Hotel Bellevue WA 1-8-17
CBRE Issues U.S. Lodging Forecast at Historic Hotels of America Annual Conference
Mark Woodworth
Washington, DC –- The outlook for the U.S. lodging industry, particularly historic hotels, continues to be extremely strong, according to CBRE Hotels' Americas Research (CBRE).
For the third consecutive year, CBRE Hotels' Americas Research presented a Historic Hotels of America – CBRE five-year forecast at the Historic Hotels of America annual conference.
CBRE relies on historical hotel performance data from STR, and economic forecasts from CBRE Econometric Advisors, to prepare its lodging forecasts.
Key points presented by Mark Woodworth, Senior Managing Director at CBRE, to more than 200 owners, asset managers, general managers, and sales and marketing leaders at the Historic Hotels of America annual conference at The Royal Hawaiian, A Luxury Collection Resort (1927) in early November, 2016 include:
 Per STR, through the first three quarters of 2016, the aggregate RevPAR for historic hotels that are members of Historic Hotels of America placed between the national averages for all upper-upscale and all luxury hotels in the U.S.
 Over the next five years, RevPAR for historic hotels is expected to grow at a compound average annual rate of 2.7 percent, which is greater than the RevPAR forecasts for the nation's upper upscale hotels at 2.0 percent and 1.7 percent for luxury hotels. Most of the RevPAR growth is expected to stem from increases in ADR.
 Annual occupancy levels for hotels that are members of Historic Hotels of America remains 8 to 10 percentage points above the national average occupancy level through 2020.
 Based on a set of information pulled from CBRE's database of hotel operating statements, historic hotels (including those that are not members of Historic Hotels of America) had an average ADR of $256.11, higher by more than 11.6 percent than the $229.59 ADR for contemporary hotels.
Heather Taylor
Historic Hotels of America
Manager, Marketing Communications
Tel: +1 202 772 8333 Fax: +1 202 772 8338
htaylor@historichotels.org
Labels: CBRE Hotels Americas Research Historic Hotels Report 1-8-17
NAI Realvest negotiates $1.3 Million Sale of Industrial Property in South Orlando. FL
Patty Nolff
ORLANDO, FL -- NAI Realvest recently negotiated a $1,300,000 sale of the 15,590 square foot industrial building on a 4.8-acre site at 100 Thorpe Rd. in south Orlando.
Michael Heidrich, principal at NAI Realvest and associate Patty Nolff, negotiated the transaction representing the seller, Akron, Ohio-based Quikey Manufacturing Co., Inc.
The local buyer is S.A. LTG LLC was represented by Elliot Vazquez of Florida Living Real Estate.
Labels: NAI Realvest 100 Thorpe Road Sale South Orlando FL 1-8-17
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Premier League predictions / preview – where will Spurs finish?
The new Premier League season starts this weekend. With lots of new signings and several managerial changes, many teams will be optimistic, but how long will that optimism last?
After correctly predicting this summer's World Cup final, I thought I'd have a go at forecasting the top positions in this year's league – including where I think Spurs are likely to end up – as well as previewing the likely contenders.
Last year there was a suggestion that Liverpool threw the league away. They didn't, Chelsea did. In the run in, Mourinho's team lost to Villa, Crystal Palace and Sunderland, whilst only picking up a point against Norwich.
The Special One's main excuse for these setbacks was his side's lack of a top class striker. This summer Chelsea have rectified this by snapping up Diego Costa from Atletico Madrid, one of the most prolific goalscorers in Europe last season. They also pulled off a transfer coup, beating Arsenal to the signing of Cesc Fabregas.
Mourinho has had another year to make his mark on the team and it's hard to see them making the same mistakes, this time around.
As the two richest clubs, it's hard to look beyond City and Chelsea for the title. It seems financial fair play isn't working just yet. At least City have been given some FFP sanctions and this might be enough to give "plucky little" Chelsea the edge.
City are, of course, reigning champions and they achieved this playing attractive, attacking football. However, it's hard to shake the feeling that they won last year's title by default, while their challengers slipped up.
Even without a marque signing this summer, they should be strong enough to take second place.
I am a great admirer of Louis van Gaal and would like to have seen him at Spurs. Not only is he a much better manager than David Moyes but their chairman seems finally to be addressing some of the obvious deficiencies in the United squad.
LvG's stay at the club will probably be a relatively short one – I can see him staying for a couple of years and winning two or three trophies. The big question is whether he can put in place a system and a group of players that will help future United managers (see his influence at Barcelona and Bayern Munich).
Ferguson won the league with probably a worse group of players. Moyes was clearly no Ferguson but, at least in the short term, LvG could be.
Liverpool had a great season last year but lost their talismanic star striker this summer, leading to a spending spree that has drawn comparisons with Spurs' Bale funded binge.
The key differences are that Liverpool already have a system and a squad ready to cope without Suarez, and Rodgers has bought more carefully, adding some proven Premier League experience.
Even so, last year's title near-miss was an anomaly – Liverpool had some luck and went on a run. This season they will revert to the mean. A creditable fourth and a Champions League place is about right.
Well they have been for quite a few seasons, so it would be brave to predict a reversal this year. Champions League football and the extra wages made possible by their new stadium, allow Arsenal to attract bigger players. These should be Spurs' targets.
The signing of Alexis Sanchez from Barcelona is a signal that Wenger recognises the team's weaknesses and is prepared to spend on a big name but I still think that there are four better teams than our North London neighbours.
So sixth again? But a better sixth, if that makes sense. The football will surely be more fun to watch, and we'll have a coherent plan and some signs of progress.
With a rejuvenated Manchester United, sixth will be more of an achievement and hopefully we'll run the teams above us close – probably losing out on fifth to Arsenal on the last day! A run in the FA Cup or Europa League would also be welcome, especially now the latter rewards the winner with a Champions League spot.
Of course this is just a prediction, I would love Pochettino to surprise me. If I'm being optimistic I could just about see us challenging for third or fourth place. The problem is, there are five very good teams in the league, all with bigger wage bills, bigger turnovers and bigger matchday income – we are sixth for all three.
The ultimate goal is for a happier fanbase and if Spurs play better football that's half the battle. Avoiding being thumped by City and Liverpool, along with not losing three times to West Ham and Arsenal, would be a bonus.
Do you agree? Will Spurs be challenging for the title or will they be lucky to be in the top half? Please let us know your opinion in the comments section below.
This entry was posted in General Thoughts and tagged arsenal, Chelsea, football, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Predictions, Premier League, Spurs on August 13, 2014 by Jon @ AnythingButPenalties.
The World Cup comment was partly tongue in cheek but I won almost £200 at 7.4 just on Germany to win, so it can't have been that easy!
I do think you have given a 'by the book' answer, though (and been overly fair to Liverpool).
Chelsea and Citeh 'should' be out in front, and I agree in that I would make Chelsea favourites. It may be possible for one of the others to split the two, though.
Outside of those two, in order of favourites, I would say this season it is Arse*al, United, Liverpool, Spurs, Everton. But any one or all or these teams could have a better or worse season than anticipated. There are lots of factors making that so.
So, I agree with TheOnePredictor, in that it is possible for Spurs to finish in the top four. There seems to be an idea that the seven players bought last summer somehow performed at their peak last season and can't get any better. They didn't and they will. The indefinite is how much they will improve, individually and collectively. Six of them were under 25 YO when bought, and they were joining a young squad – so they should all be better for being a year older. The question is 'how much better?' There is a new manager, and the hope is he will improve the players individually and as a collective – again the question is 'how much and how soon'? A good start would be immense.
If you read my article, I too say that I predict us to come 6th but it is possible for us to come 3rd or 4th.
We clearly bought players for the future last year, add in the managerial chaos and no wonder they didn't perform. With a year under their belt and a proper manager I would expect some improvement. It's just whether that will be enough to challenge for a top 4 place. I really hope so but it just feels like the rest have improved too.
Lets be realistic here.obviously predictions from previous just states these people come from cloud cookoo land.between 4th and 6th,forget about it.7th place is more realistic.foreign manager/coaches do not work at the lane.mr levy get it into your bald head!!!!!.
A foreign manager won the Premier League last year, the FA Cup and the League Cup. In fact foreign managers took up 4 of the top 5 places in the top division. What on Earth makes Tottenham different?
I'm not saying foreign managers are better than home grown ones, I'm saying judge a manager on his individual merits not some patently absurd prejudice.


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Tell us a little bit about your role?
I currently have two main roles. As Business Lead for the Air BP Airfield Automation (AA) Project, I am responsible for establishing business requirements and priorities for the project team. As Global Joint Venture (JV) Manager I am responsible for developing and maintaining our standards for Assurance and Governance of JVs, which provides our JV Directors and Representatives with guidance on the mandatory and recommended practices for managing risk and value in Air BP's JVs.
As Business Lead for the AA Project, my two primary objectives are to provide an engineering barrier to reduce the risk of misfuelling aircraft and to allow real time data capture of fuelling Delivery Receipts. These reduce the operational risk, invoicing errors and the working capital in our business. This is one of Air BP's first 'digital' projects involving an app and is very technically ambitious. Getting this all to work seamlessly together has been a huge challenge, but that's all part of being a business that 'dares to innovate'.
As Global JV Manager, I help ensure that our directors are aware of the risks they manage with their JV Boards and how these risks can be minimised and mitigated.
What is Air BP doing to improve misfuelling prevention at airports?
Misfuelling aircraft is a major accident risk and every year we complete more than one million overwing fuellings. The AA system helps our operators by automatically checking they have confirmed the aircraft fuel grade matches the fuelling vehicle fuel grade before permitting them to proceed with the overwing fuelling. This, along with additional layers of protection provided by automatically checking the fuel grade on a Sterling Card and the fuel grade previously delivered to the specific aircraft, greatly helps our operators reduce the risk of misfuelling due to human error.
When will the new misfuelling app be rolled out and where?
The AA system has been on trial at Norwich Airport since June 2016. Our Norwich team and operators from over 40 airports worldwide have really helped us improve the usability and reliability of the system. We are now getting ready to roll it out to over 300 sites globally starting with Cyprus in September, Portugal in October and the UK and Australia following shortly after. We will then rollout to other countries, hopefully all within two years.
Are there any other exciting developments coming in your area?
Yes. We will soon start seeing many of our current IT projects start to link up using common data sources. This will greatly improve the efficiency and accuracy of our existing processes. But more excitingly, it will allow our customers, airports, back office and marketing teams to access data and collaborate in new ways to allow Air BP to make uniquely valuable offers to our customers and continue to grow our business.
What makes you proud to work for Air BP?
Air BP is a global business but we're essentially doing the same thing all around the world with various teams relying on each other to look after the safety, reliability and service level of customers we know and value. Being able to call someone in Air BP, anywhere in the world, and know they will either be able to help you with your problem or point you to someone that can has always been a notable feature of Air BP people and how we work as a team – I am proud to be part of that.
Outside of work I confess to being a sports fan. I'm an active member of my local hockey club where I play and umpire league games weekly and organise umpires for our five men's and four women's teams. I ski and occasionally go diving. I also really like travel and photography – I feel very fortunate to have had the opportunity to travel, see different countries, experience a variety of cultures and work with a lot of great people as part of my job with Air BP.


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Q: Можно ли неявно получить ссылку на класс из которого был вызван конструктор другого класса? Допустим, есть класс, который вызывает в методе конструктор и создает тип.
Можно ли неявно в конструкторе класса получить ссылку на класс без явной передачи this в конструктор?
Пример:
 public class A
 {
     public void MethodA()
     {
         var b = new B();
     }
 }

 public class B
 {
     public B()
     {
         // каким-то образом неявно получаем ссылку на класс, который вызвал конструктор.
         // Т.е в данном случае ссылка на экземпляр A
     }
 }

Если не ошибаюсь, то в IL в качестве первого аргумента всегда неявно передается ссылка на вызывающий код.
P.S Задач никаких нету. Интереса ради.

A: Нет, вы не можете получить экземпляр вызывающего класса. Этой информации нету даже на уровне IL. Конструктор B, декомпилированный в ILDasm, выглядит так:
.method public hidebysig specialname rtspecialname
        instance void  .ctor() cil managed
{
  // Размер кода:       9 (0x9)
  .maxstack  8
  IL_0000:  ldarg.0
  IL_0001:  call       instance void [mscorlib]System.Object::.ctor()
  IL_0006:  nop
  IL_0007:  nop
  IL_0008:  ret
} // end of method B::.ctor

У него нету объявления параметров, так что скрытых параметров нету.

То, что вы можете выяснить — это какой конкретно метод вас вызывает, без указания на экземпляр класса. Это делается так:
[MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.NoInlining)]
public B()
{
    MethodBase callingMethod = new StackFrame(1).GetMethod();
    Console.WriteLine($"Called from type: {callingMethod.DeclaringType.FullName}, " +
                      $"calling method name: {callingMethod.Name}");
}

У меня выводит:
Called from type: Test.A, calling method name: MethodA

Вы создаёте stack frame, начинающийся на 1 выше вашего текущего фрейма, и запрашиваете метод. Имея reflection-дескриптор метода, вы можете получить информацию из него.
Заметьте, что я применил атрибут MethodImplOptions.NoInlining, чтобы запретить встраивать этот метод в точку вызова, в противном случае в stack trace могла бы попасть не та информация.
Ещё один немаловажный момент: запрос StackFrame — затратная, дорогостоящая операция, поэтому не стоит применять это решение в production-коде. Если вы хотите информацию о том. кто вас вызвал, в production-коде, стоит доверить это компилятору и воспользоваться атрибутом [CallerMemberName], доступным начиная с .NET 4.5:
public B([CallerMemberName] string callerName = null,
         [CallerFilePath] string callerFile = null,
         [CallerLineNumber] int callerLineNumber = -1)
{
    Console.WriteLine($"Called from method: {callerName}, " +
                      $"located {callerFile}@{callerLineNumber}");
}

Выводит:
Called from method: MethodA, located D:\full path here\Test\Program.cs@42

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What is Your Favorite Miles Davis Album?
Sketches of Spain
E.S.P.
Hall & Oates, a pop music duo comprised of Daryl Hall and John Oates, achieved their fame during the late 1970's until the mid-1980's. They had a sound that was considered a fusion of rock and roll and R&B, called "rock and soul." Still together today, Hall & Oats has seen six number one hits which include "Rich Girl," "Private Eyes," and "Out of Touch" but many of their other hit songs charted in the Top 40 such as "Method of Modern Love" and "Sara Smiles." They have seven RIAA platinum albums and a variety of awards from their best songs which you can now hear on vinyl.
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The key yacht repair and refit areas of Dubai Maritime City (DMC) and Al Jadaf are part of a $405m takeover of Drydocks World by the Dubai state-owned investment group DP World. The deal will consolidate all of Dubai's state-owned maritime assets of ports and shipyards under one ownership. A separate deal involves the purchase of DMC for $180m.
DP World is implementing the takeover through its marine services arm P&O Maritime and the deal includes a capital injection of $225m. Drydocks World is the largest commercial marine ship repair yard in the Middle East, but the company is also responsible for managing the DMC and Al Jadaf areas which are important for repairing and refitting smaller craft including yachts, dhows and smaller commercial vessels such as tugs.
The shipyard sector has been hit hard by the downturn in the offshore market. The injection of $225m in capital is eight times Drydocks World 2016 annual EBITDA.
DMC controls 2.3 million square metres on a man-made peninsula and provides Economic Zones World FZE additional land as an alternative to the highly-occupied Jebel Ali Free Zone. The DMC marine precinct includes two synchrolift facilities with a 3,000 and 6,000-tonne lifting capacity.
Al Jadaf is the traditional small craft repair centre located on Dubai Creek, but with the development of the Dubai Canal it is gradually being shut down and its activities relocated to DMC or other places. Over recent years the volume of yacht-related work undertaken at Al Jadaf has grown being serviced by the 100 or so businesses providing a full range of maritime services.
The acquisitions will increase DP World's net debt to 2.9 times EBITDA compared to 2.6 times previously.


Jason Voorhees is an unstoppable killing machine in "Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives."
This is an entry in the franchise that I believe is so underrated it's scary. Yes, the fourth chapter is heralded because it was the installment where Jason met his fate, at least that's until the sixth chapter revitalized the killing machine. "Jason Lives" is the first flick in my opinion that knew how to intertwine scary with laughter. That is not something that can easily done in horror, at the same time leaving the audience still frightened. When horror does comedy, we tend to categorize it as a comedy.
This installment not only saw the return of Tommy Jarvis, but Jason in glorious fashion. This was a ghoul beyond all belief that had no possible way of being reincarnated, but through the power of Mother Nature and lightening Jason is re-born. I thought that notion alone was clever. I mean this is 1986 we're talking about people, so go easy on the creative ideas to rebirth a killing machine.
I think the first 20 minutes of the picture really sets the stage for a bevy of screams. I mean for the first time in franchise, we don't really get to see the face of the killer? Well he is unmasked in the first 10 minutes, but you can barely see what he looks like.
From there, we are introduced to our camp counselors and the heroine who will save the day. Yes, that is the one thing that falters in this chapter of the franchise. The heroine is too goofy, and not emotionally attached to the audience in my opinion. Megan is a blonde and she's cute, but beyond that we get nothing else. I hate horror flicks that make the heroine so one note. However, I'd argue the flick makes up for that by interjecting elements of laughter. Not just from Jason, but the adults and even the kids who are well aware that their time at summer camp will be one they'll never forget.
The addition of placing children in harm's way is not commonly done in horror, but if done correctly it just intensifies the sheer terror for the audience. Audiences frown upon any genre of cinema that places children in dangerous situations. It's something that hasn't changed as long as I've been a cinema buff, nor do I ever see it changing. We don't want to see children harmed on the big screen. Period! I also like the fact that the violence is a bit tamer in this installment than in other entries in the franchise. Are some of the deaths violent? Absolutely, but at the same time we don't see everything splattered in your face.
There are some great scare moments like Cissy getting yanked out the window. I mean the audience knows something is about to happen, but when it happens, it's startling. The same can be said about Paula's death. The door continues to creak, but we have no idea if Jason is really behind it or not. How can we forget that scene that informs the audience that Jason is no idiot when he bursts into the cabin filled with all the kiddies? He was well aware that Megan or Tommy would come running to their rescue and fall into his trap. Not many people pick up on that on the first viewing.
Yeah, the ending is a bit weak in terms of how Megan dispatches of our unstoppable killer, but I loved the idea of placing him back at the bottom of Crystal Lake. Things could have been a bit more intense for audiences in my opinion. Make us feel that the danger is imminent and survival is a 50/50 chance. For years I've always totted "Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan" as one of my favorite horror flicks of all-time.
It's mainly because I was forbid from seeing it until I was a teen. Now that I reflect, "Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives" is far better. While not perfect, it proves to be a sequel that is enjoyable around the scariest holiday of the year Halloween.


M-x means Alt-x but then that occasionally doesn't work.
Then you can use ESC instead of M-.
Remember ESC is a prefix Alt is a chord.
Page Up and Page Down will also work fine; just that their names are backwards! Go figure!
Emacs of course has cut-paste; its there on the edit-menu as expected; but they're bound to weird keys!
Emacs also allows more usual keys (called cua-mode) if you do M-x cua-mode It would be nice if this worked but it is not reliable.
My suggestion: Try out cua-mode. Then Avoid!
Notice that if you start emacs without any file you will already see a Messages and a scratch buffer.
You should see "Hello World" at the bottom This means that the scratch buffer is really a Lisp interpreter!
Emacs is very friendly in telling you about itself.
What does a key do?
Want to find out what ALL keys start with C-x?
What is the meaning/use of say inhibit-startup-message ?
What did I type that made that happen?
Earlier there were themes – install package color-theme; do M-x load-theme and select. Ive not had so much luck with them. Nowadays customthemes seem to be more popular.
M-x compile then back up over the make -k that appears and type gcc yourfile. For larger projects of course make is more normal.
When using git+emacs people love magit.
Learning too many things together can slow you down. So start off with git from command-line + emacs if you are new to both. Switch to magit when you become comfortable.
OTOH it is very useful to split 1. into tiny and small. This gives us: Programming in the tiny; in the small; and in the medium.
Setting up man of the above can make you WEEP; Practically may be wiser to stay with eclipse/pycharm etc.
A thousand line program is made up of one thousand one-lines !
People regard one-liners as unimportant at best; or terrible. They are in the same category as people who think that children should not play with toys because it spoils a child's education!
Python, Haskell, Gofer, Sml, Scheme, Clojure etc and elisp (of course) have excellent support.
This support is one of the BIG reasons for using emacs.
Earlier I used to recommend to not use the python mode that comes with emacs but to use the one by the python-devs. Nowadays the native/builtin one seems to be mostly fine.
Dont bother wasting your time!
OTOH Ive written C# code on linux! Usefully!
Steve Yegge's page on effective emacs (below) is old but worth reading.
Problem is that most experienced emacs users accept that emacs' customize facility is a disaster.
How do we manage to keep customize out of our way?
Firstly what is customize good for?
Note if you have no customize settings just make an empty ~/.emacs.d/custom-file.el else emacs barfs on the load above.
Our conundrum is that use-package is what want to use to manage packages.
However it is itself an (uninstalled by default) package!!
After this use-package is available and customize is (somewhat) out of the way.
Whats the setups dir for? Well I like to have more elisp setup files than just one ~/.emacs.d/init.el. And emacs minds –dont ask why!– having these directly in .emacs.d but is ok with having them in a subdirectory.
What is good about use-package? Of course firstly everything about a package is in one place.


text:
require 'hound/tools/template'
require 'hound/tools/hound_yml'
require 'hound/tools/hound_overrides'

module Hound
  module Tools
    class MergedYml
      include Template

      def initialize
        @todo_file = '.rubocop_todo.yml'

        # NOTE: should be named. .rubocop.yml to prevent RuboCop from traversing
        super('.rubocop_merged_for_hound.yml')
      end

      def generate
        s = StringIO.new
        s.write(<<EOS)
# This is a file generated by `hound-tools`
#
# We don't include .hound/defaults.yml, because Hound has internally
# loaded them at this point
#
EOS
        [HoundOverrides.new.filename, @todo_file].each do |filename|
          s.puts '# ---------------------------------'
          s.puts "# #{filename}"
          s.puts '# ---------------------------------'
          s.puts IO.read(filename)
        end
        Pathname.new(filename).dirname.mkpath
        output_file = HoundYml.new.rubocop_filename
        IO.write(output_file, s.string)

        $stdout.puts "#{output_file} (regenerated)"
      end
    end
  end
end


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Girl Crazy (Hardcover)
By Gilbert Hernandez
Kitten, Maribel, and Gaby are three very different childhood friends about to celebrate their sixteenth birthdays, which all happen to fall on the same day. But someone's missing--their fourth friend, Una, who's imprisoned in Tijuana. So the trio set out to give Una the ultimate birthday gift--freedom--even if it means taking on an entire city!
Prepare yourself for some sweet sixteen super-action, madcap plot twists, identity crises aplenty, and--of course--gorgeous girls galore! You'll go crazy over this lighthearted, rowdy, and sexy romp from Pen Center USA Award winner Gilbert Hernandez!
Gilbert Hernandez, born in 1957, enjoyed a pleasant childhood in Oxnard, California, with four brothers and one sister. In Gilbert's words, they were "born into a world with comic books in the house." His childhood enthusiasm for the medium was equaled only by his appetite for punk rock. Initiated by older brother Mario and bankrolled by younger brother Ismael, Gilbert created Love and Rockets #1 with his brother Jaime in 1981. Over 30 years later, the series is regarded as a modern classic and the Hernandez brothers continue to create some of the most startling, original, and intelligent comic art ever seen. From 1983 to 1996, Gilbert produced the now legendary Palomar saga, collected in the graphic novels Heartbreak Soup and Human Diastrophism, and considered to be one of the defining bodies of literature of its era. Gilbert lives in Las Vegas, NV, with his wife, Carol, and daughter, Natalia. The author lives in Las Vegas NV.
Comics & Graphic Novels / Contemporary Women
Publisher: Dark Horse Originals


CAMERON Smith, Johnathan Thurston, Billy Slater and Greg Inglis will edge closer to cementing their places alongside Queensland's all-time Origin greats if they complete a ninth series win in the past 10 years at the MCG tonight.
Given their advancing years, this could be the last series the four superstars share.
Smith, 31, closes to within two games of Darren Lockyer's Origin record which stands at 36 appearances. Barring injury, he should break the milestone in 2016.
Lockyer played until he was 35, so theoretically Smith could chalk up an amazing 40 Origins by the time he calls it quits.
Queensland will tonight again look to its Fab Four, who have accumulated an incredible 116 Origin games between them since coming together in 2006. Smith leads the way with 34, followed by Thurston (31), Slater (26) and Inglis (25).
However, it's their aging years that former NSW and Australian lock Ron Coote believes could play into the Blues' hands if they can manage to square the series tonight.
"They (Queensland) are a wonderful football side, but you would have to think they're starting to slow up a little," said Coote, who played 13 games for NSW before the Origin concept was born.
"They don't have that great kicking game of Darren Lockyer any more, and they're a few years older in the legs."
Coote, a magnificent lock forward who could score a long-range try or pull off a spectacular cover tackle, said he liked the look of the youthful Blues under coach Laurie Daley.
"It's a much better side than the one that won the series last year," he said.
"The players are a little more mature and Daley knows them just that little bit better."
The lead-up to the game has been dominated by allegations from the Blues camp of "grubby" and "disrespectful" tactics used by the Queenslanders in game one, but the Maroons have largely kept their silence on the complaints.
There is no doubt provocative comments by NSW captain Paul Gallen will have hit a nerve in the Maroons camp, which has its own dossier of illegal plays by their opponents, including an incident in game one where Sam Thaiday had his hair pulled.
The game is likely to come down to which big men can give their halves a slight edge, in turn providing opportunities to the speed men out wide.
If props Matt Scott and Nate Myles can get on top, Queensland believes it holds a winning edge in the halves with Thurston and Daly Cherry-Evans, who replaces Cooper Cronk in the No.7, against Trent Hodkinson and Mitchell Pearce.
"If we get the opportunity we're going to be giving some early ball to guys out wide like GI (Inglis) and Justin Hodges," Smith said.


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Lombard has been called the "Lilac Village" since the late 1920s when William R. Plum, affectionately known as the "Colonel," bestowed his world-renowned lilac collection to the village for use as its first public park. Colonel Plum's 2.5-acre estate was known as Lilacia and began in 1911 after a trip to the Lemoine Lilac Gardens in France. By the time Plum passed away in 1927, he had amassed over 200 varieties of lilacs and had the largest collection of French hybrids in the world. Jens Jensen, the famous landscape architect, designed a public space out of Plum's lilac collection with winding paths of native limestone, tulips by the thousands, and a lily pond in the park. The first community-wide Lilac Festival was held in May of 1930, unveiling Jensen's Lilacia and including a Lilac Queen and Court, a pageant, parade, and wide variety of events and festivities celebrating the village's new park.