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Flight booked, and I can get to play tourist for a bit If I want to ... Date Flight From To Stops 09-Dec-2010 300 SAN FRANCISCO, CA (SFO) 10:00 AM ORLANDO, FL (MCO) 06:10 PM 0 13-Dec-2010 305 ORLANDO, FL (MCO) 04:45 PM SAN FRANCISCO, CA (SFO) 07:55 PM 0

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Al, Peter YGPM Virgin discount fares need to be booked by end of today. Cars - via Hotwire, are cheap in Florida (e.g. Mid size (seats 4) 4 days = $116.87 inc taxes, minivan (seats 7) 4 days = $187.69 inc taxes) Justin - I like the idea of a beachfront hotel .. Accommodation: Plugged in Dates, airport shuttle, Parking , Pool, Wi-fi to kayak / trip Advisor Priceline came up with Sailport Waterfront Suites 2506 Rocky Point Drive Tampa, FL 33607 The Tampa International Airport is 4 miles from this Florida hotel that features an outdoor heated pool and a volleyball court. Guest suites include fully equipped kitchens and free Wi-Fi.The Sailport Waterfront Suites offers barbecue facilities and fishing on the pier. Coffee and Danishes are available each morning in the lobby.Every room at the Waterfront Suites Sailport includes a private balcony and a seating area. A microwave, a refrigerator and a stove are available in each kitchen. Cable TV with HBO is also provided in the suites Mostly for the suites - to get the per-head / per night cost down e.g. $80.77 per night 600 Sq Ft Bay View Suite Sleeps 4-Qn Bd Lv Rm- Sofa Sleeper-Full Kitchen-Pvt Balcony $91.03 per night 600 Sq Ft Bay View Suite Sleeps 6-Qn Bd-2 Bnk Bds-Lv Rm-Sofa Sleeper-Full Kitchen-Pvt Balcony $110.26per night 850 Sq Ft 2 Bedroom Bay View Suite Sleeps 6 Lv Rm-Sofa Sleeper-Full Kitchen-Pvt Balcony This is just an example - I defer to the locals with more knowledge, experience, and the ability to make this happen.

Had a walk in the autumnal (fall-like) afternoon sunshine. We set out intending to reward ourselves with a decent coffee, but ended up indulging in some House-made, all-natural, Straus organic base Ice cream from Woodlands Cafe, Kentfield, CA | Facebook. Joanne settled on salted caramel, I selected pomegranate, but we shared Then walked back, in time to go out for "The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets Nest", followed by our originally intended Coffee and Tea, paired with a bearclaw. Yum! Not a bad trick-or-treat free day

Who needs Cocktails when you can Grill?

^ Wayne. Not everyone drives an Atom

Al, Google puts the MCO -> TPA driving on the order of ~ 90 miles / 1 1/2 Hours one way. Off out now . talk later .

This is starting to look possible. No Direct Flights from the bay area to TPA However , as 909's link points out, Virgin America fly direct to MCO, and when you are travelling in the back, Virgin can be more pleasant than other carriers. Less time in the air helps. Getting from MCO to TPA - or the hotel would require car rental, but thanks to Florida's tourist economy, it's not unreasonable. Even more so if the cost could be split via a share. (could even do a 1 way and drop off at TPA or vice versa depending on how things work out) Are there any other attendee's for whom MCO is a cheaper / easier flight than TPA? what days would you be flying in / out? Another advantage is we get another set of wheel's at our disposal. With myself , Vicki , and CJ'? - that gives three non-drinking drivers for offsite excursions. Thoughts? I'm likely to follow the come early / stay late model, or at least aim for civilized flight times from the Bay Area. ( why suffer unnecessarily? )

On Friday I had the fun experience of the "traditional" approach to making a (replacement) dental crown (multiple impressions, making + fitting of temporary crown etc) . And this was just the first visit. I still have the second visit to look forward to for the removal of the temporary crown and the fitting of the permanent crown. On discussing this with our FD at work, she mentioned that her dentist had used a CNC milling machine to make a crown, and fitted in in the same visit. No temporary crown required. She seems happy, and the cost was not dissimilar to the traditional approach. I found some blurb on the web here Dental Crown and Bridges from Harbour Landing Dental ( see New Advanced Materials and Fabrication section) Any HC-er's have experience (comparative or otherwise) and / or care to comment. I'd be interested in this approach, next time this required and welcome your feedback.

Friday: Spent 2 hours in the dentist's chair, on the first visit for a replacement crown ( impression, removal of old crown, 2nd impression, fitting of temporary crown). fun. Not. Saturday: Burning Amp 2010! Fun. Indeed. [ATTACH=CONFIG]3831[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]3830[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]3829[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]3832[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]3833[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]3834[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]3835[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]3836[/ATTACH] More, at their gallery Gallery - Burning Amp I liked this one Beast with a Thousand JFETs - diyAudio

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Indeed Microsoft vision chief sees world without Microsoft PCs ? The Register seems like a case of The Innovator's Dilemma

Joanne has observed me reading this thread on occasion and has suggested "Why don't you go?" Well?

Scotty, actually. And I try my best to put the talent at ease. It was a tough role I'll admit

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Technically, earlier in the week. Helped out the neighbors with shooting some promo's and trailers for the Bushy Report, coming not so soon to the local public-access cable TV channel ... [ATTACH=CONFIG]3810[/ATTACH] Miking The Talent .... [ATTACH=CONFIG]3811[/ATTACH] It's a tough job, but someone has to do it. Lav_Miking_Etiquette All in the pursuit of rustle free audio ....

That's why you transcode them on the fly and stream them from something with enough grunt .... About Air Video

^ Which obviously leads to "That" picture of Katy Manning ("Jo Grant") and a Dalek ... mildly NSFW-ish http://feexby.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/katy_manning0003.jpg

Mike, you may be in the target market. Others may not. Preview Let's get the hard part out of the way at the start. The new MacBook Air isn't a cheap computer, and was never going to be. If you're the sort to throw a fit because you can by a 15in octo-core

Happy Belated B-Day to you Both!