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As I survey the names in my library,
There are a few names that leap out and grab me:
Shakespeare, Pratchett, Fforde and Bronte,
But none of these measure up to my friend, Kim Monte.
(Knowing her well, I'm sure she won't mind
If I say that, of course, I'm just being kind.
Because as she oft says: she'll never be timeless,
With a collection of tweets that are so bloody mindless.)
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We are half way through with December. And I don't know about you-but it went by way faster than I wanted it too!
We have some great inspiration for our challenge at Creative with Stamps. We want to see cards using Christmas stamps.
Here is my Christmas card. And it was inspired by a friend of mine. She asked me if I could make a card for her kids' bus driver. Of course I said. :) So I went to the Silhouette store and came back with this cool school bus shaped card. I added the 3-D Christmas lights from Jolee's and an elf sticker from Hobby Lobby. I put the elf on white paper and cut it out so he would stand out better.
I thought this was a super cute idea for a card. And we have a bus driver that we love so I made another one...
The elves are a little different but other than that-the same. :)
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Don't forget to include this graphic on your entry!
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Attingal is an outer suburb in Thiruvananthapuram in the state of Kerala. It is located 30km from the city centre of Thiruvananthapuram. It is one of the largest, busiest and most important parts of the district. Several important government offices and treasuries are situated in Attingal town. The population of this town is 36000.
Places to Stay
There are plenty of accommodation options for visitors such as Hotel Aaramam (Rs1500), Hotel Oasis (Rs 1000) and Savithri Inn (Rs 500).
Onam, Eid, Diwali, Holi and Ganesh Chaturthi are the major events of this place.
Malayalam is the local language spoken in Attingal.
Places to Visit
The most interesting places to visit near Attingal are Attingal Palace, VeeralamSree Krishna temple and fort of Anchuthengu all within a 10km radius.
How to Get There
Thiruvananthapuram airport is located around 30km away and offers connectivity to major town and cities across the country.
Thiruvananthapuram railway station, located 30km away, offers connections to all parts of the country. Bangalore, Chennai, Mumbai, Hyderabad and several other cities are connected.
Being a major metropolis, Thiruvananthapuram has access to several National Highways and there is well connected to many cities in the wider region. Bangalore, Coimbatore and Salem are a few examples. KSRTC Travels are the inter-state bus transport available. If you want a cheap bus ticket for your holiday, log on to Ticketgoose.com.
A town in the Nagapattinam District of Tamil Nadu, Nagoreis renowned for the NagoreDargah, a revered place of all faiths.A five centuries old Islamic shrine, NagoreDargah attracts millions of pilgrims irrespective of caste, creed or religion. Situated along the shore of the Bay of Bengal, Nagore also houses the centuries old Hindu shrine that is maintained by the fishermen.
Budget Hotels in Nagore
There are a good number of hotels in Nagore. Tourists visiting the place can stay at T.T.D.C. Hotel (tariff –Rs. 400 onwards) and Hanifa Lodge (tariff –Rs. 300 onwards).
Tamil is the local language here.
Events in Nagore
The popular Kandhuriis a 14 day annual event celebrated during the urs (death anniversary) of the saint. The festival season in Nagore occurs during the month of May.
Places to See in Nagore
The NagoreDargah in the heart of town and the Seeralamman temple (1km) are places to visit here.
How to Get There
The nearest airport is at Thanjavur (82kms)
Nagorehas its own railway station
NagoreBus Stop runs regular bus service to neighbouring towns and villages. There are a great number of bus operators like JRS Travels and MJT Travels that offer travellers regular bus services to and from the town. Plan your vacation in advance and book online to get discounts on bus tickets.


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The Budget Office at Union College is responsible for the development and maintenance of the College's Operating Budget.
The Budget Revision Form should be used to authorize the reallocation of budget lines that were established at the beginning of each fiscal year. Budget revision involving faculty, administrative, and staff wage lines must be approved in advance by the Director of Budgets. Completed forms should be submitted to Tracy Ferritto.


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First of all, they should be able to count on vociferous support as the host nation - although as players of relegated River Plate will reflect, it is when you are down that the fans will kick you the hardest.
Home advantage can be a double-edged sword - as the Argentinians know full well given that they lost out to Uruguay in the then South American Championship in 1916, when the notion of an international tournament was in its infancy.
Argentina are hosting for the first time since 1987, when they were flushed with their Diego Maradona-inspired World Cup success - notably after his exploits with hand and boot against England before a win over Germany in a stirring final.
Back then, the albiceleste came unstuck as they lost in the Copa semi-finals to Uruguay, who bagged a then record 13th title (they now share 14 with Argentina) despite the home side possessing firepower of the calibre of Maradona himself and Claudio Caniggia.
Footballing rivalry is intense enough across Latin America but the weight of hosting the tournament hangs heavy.
That is especially so for Argentina, who have been hosts eight times and, aside from their 1987 slip-up and another against the Uruguayans back in 1916, have won the trophy on every other occasion that they have welcomed their neighbours.
Much will depend on the second factor - whether they can get star man Lionel Messi to dig deep after a marathon season in Europe with Barcelona and harness his incredible club form to his sky blue and white-striped ambitions.
Argentina have won nothing at senior level since the 1993 edition under Alfio Basile and are looking to Messi and the likes of the irrepressible Carlos Tevez to remove that stain.
After six Copas - not to mention five World Cups - elapsing since then, patience is understandably wearing thin - two straight Olympic gold medals notwithstanding.
Small wonder, then, that fans of the home team demand an end to the drought come the July 24 final at the Monumental stadium in Buenos Aires.
Coach Sergio Batista has to keep his eye on two balls at once given that he is under pressure to deliver on the home front over the next few weeks but also put in place the backbone of a new generation which can give Brazil a run for their money at the 2014 World Cup over the border.
With Brazil on a Copa hattrick, Batista and company will be anxious to avoid that scenario and hence want Messi to take the baton and spark a much longed-for triumph to top off a tremendous season under Pep Guardiola at Barcelona.
Bolivia, makeweights save for one home win in 1963 - are Argentina's first opponents on Friday ahead of Colombia and Costa Rica, the latter special guests after Japan had to withdraw owing to the consequences of the tsunami in March.
Batista, who replaced Diego Maradona afer the World Cup, says he is happy with his squad and optimistic after a final workout saw Albania dispatched 4-0 in a friendly a week ago.
"The team played well and I am happy as at times we served up just the kind of football to which we aspire," Batista summed up.
With Messi capable of providing ammunition as well as firing the bullets himself and with both Sergio Aguero and Gonzalo Higuain backing up Tevez in attack, goals should be no problem.
But the team could have a potential Achilles heel in that its defence does not appear particularly watertight even if centre backs Nicolas Burdisso of AS Roma and Barca´s Gabriel Milito have experience.
The 37-year-old Javier Zanetti of Inter Milan, still going strong 17 years after making his international debut and hence a throwback to the Maradona days, also has experience in spades.
Whether he still has the speed to keep young Brazilian colts such as Neymar in check is less clear.
First of all, they should be able to count on vociferous support as the host nation - although as players of relegated River Plate will reflect, it is when you are down that the fans will kick you the hardest.


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For large groups we will spend 2 hours training our students. Typically we spend a little time getting into our suits and then going over surf techniques on the beach before hitting the waves. It tends to take a little longer with large groups so we try to leave everyone with a solid hour of wave riding in between the outfitting. It's enough time to catch plenty of waves and also leave you thoroughly tired. We're more than happy to extend our lessons so be sure to let us know if you'd like us to go longer when making your reservation.
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Surf conditions are changing on a daily basis, which is why we make it our business to ensure you're catching the best waves in the area on any given day. Our experienced staff is always keeping their eyes on wave heights and wind patterns and will be able to inform you which location we will be meeting you at when you call to make a reservation. We have a few of our favorite spots listed on our 'Surf Locations' page.
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2020 Acura CDX Review, Release And Price
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Implant dentistry was developed with the idea of rehabilitating the chewing function so that patients without teeth could eat well without removable dentures, since these were usually uncomfortable and fitted badly.
Implants became the most natural replacement for missing teeth when one or just a few teeth were missing. Restorations with implants don't require grinding or damaging neighbouring teeth, so they cause the least biological trauma.
However, the time required for patients to receive final restoration meant that many of them reverted to a different type of treatment. And as additional procedures were often needed, the time needed to finish treatment was prolonged, sometimes even more than a year.
In the last 10-15 years, as a changing society brought about certain trends and heightened demands, implant dentistry became focused on patients' needs. Research, development, and advancements in technology and clinical techniques enabled us to offer treatments that allowed patients to function and aesthetics to be rehabilitated immediately. For example, when a patient comes into our clinic with a fractured tooth that has to be removed, she leaves the clinic with a temporary crown fixed on an implant, and this provides a satisfactory functional and aesthetic result. The NobelActive® implant provides exceptional results in such a situation, and the AdenT dental clinic was part of the prelaunch group for that implant.
We often face patients that are about to lose all of their teeth. Besides functional and aesthetic considerations, patients are faced with the psychological concern of losing teeth and wearing dentures. However, these patients can be treated with immediate restorations, usually the same day but certainly within 48 hours.
Our patients receive an immediate prosthesis that is fixed with retention screws that can only be removed by the dentist in the clinic, which provides a great opportunity for cleaning on a follow-up visit. In some cases, due to a lack of bone, patients require grafting procedures to be able to receive dental implants. With techniques like All-on-4® that we began using 11 years ago, our patients avoid aggressive and traumatic procedures of bone grafting and are still able to receive a fixed restoration on 4 implants.
Thanks to the Cone Beam CT, or to use a popular expression the 3D x-ray, and in combination with planning software, we are able to predictably plan implant positions, so that restoration on implants has a more natural appearance
The use of digital techniques also shortens the treatment time and increases the quality of rehabilitation with dental implants. Thanks to the Cone Beam CT, or to use a popular expression the 3D x-ray, and in combination with planning software, we are able to predictably plan implant positions, so that restoration on implants has a more natural appearance. The use of digital intraoral scanners like Cerec allows us to create a crown on a single implant within 45 minutes, without having to take uncomfortable impressions.
For bigger restorations, CAD/CAM machines give us the ability to produce very precise restorations that are attached to implants with screws, making them reliable, safe, and aesthetically superior rehabilitation for our patients.
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I recently discovered CBD oil only a few months ago and have been researching it since then in my spare time. ( I don't usually get much of it though) I am really impressed with what I have found out so far. I first heard about it on Facebook from a friend of mine who sells it. She told me about it and how beneficial it is to the body and the mind. This is something I have always been interested in as its a more natural approach to healing which is something I have been interested in for more than 10 years now and it comes in so many different forms too. She asked me if I was interested in getting some for myself. I was a little cautious at first because I hadn't actually heard about it before a few months ago. But I listened to what she had to say because I like to give other marketers a chance to tell me about their products and how they can help me. Sometimes I get them and sometimes I pass them up. The more I read on CBD oil though the more I am interested in actually trying it out.
So, what exactly is CBD oil?
CBD Oil is the oil of cannabinoids. But what are cannabinoids?
Cannabinoids are a part of the cannabis plant where the CBD oil is extracted from. It (CBD oil) does contain trace amounts of THC but it does not "get you high" as some might think when hearing this.
The really great news is that Hempworks just came out with a product that is THC free which is awesome for anyone who might be iffy on the whole THC part of CBD oil. 🙂
So as I did in my last company post I asked Missy a few questions about her business and this is what she had to say.
1. How and why did you get started in your business?
After I had my daughter 5 years ago I started having some health issues. I would wake up and hurt All day long. Didn't make sense to me considering I was only 32 at the time but I just dealt with it. Also my memory had gone to crap when I was pregnant so I blamed that off on "Mommy Brain" as people call it but years were going by and no change in my memory and my pain was getting worse so I decided to go to my Dr and they did arthritis tests which came back negative so back home I went till about 10 months ago when I couldn't take it anymore. So back to the Dr where she sent me to several specialists. I did a 6-hour memory test, sleep study and finally to the Rheumatologist where he Immediately said: "Has your Dr ever said the "F" word to U?" Strange huh?? Nope not what I was thinking either!! "FIBROMYALGIA" was the word he was referring to. So finally an answer!! But of course the first call from my Dr after that was "Ok we can get u started on x,y,z and if that doesn't work within a week we can up your dose or switch ya to something else!!" Umm No Thank U!! So I told her I would let her know and I started to research natural alternative solutions that would help me deal with these symptoms and found CBD Oil. Of course I didn't stop there I had to know what I was putting in my body and where it came from it Only took me about 7 Months to find the amazing company Hempworx and their amazing Cbd products. And for only $20 More then my products I ordered I could make money sharing it with friends, family and fur babies dealing with the same things and more. It was a no-brainer!!
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What I like most about the business is that I can share an all-natural full spectrum alternative solution for people and pets alike with pain, health issues, mental well being and even help them financially.
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Our formulas are designed to treat a broad age range and we were getting steady inquires from moms on treating older children. The new name takes the upper age limit out of the equation. We also feel Kids Relief® provides a clearer picture to moms what the products are for… relief for your children. Lastly, although homeopathic products are the safest over-the-counter remedies on the market, all major homeopathic manufacturers have changed their children's cold, flu and allergy products dosing instructions to no longer include children under the age of 2. Kids Relief® will now follow that new industry standard (which is still 2 years younger than traditional over the counter medicines can treat).
There has been very little change in the appearance of the package, just the brand name switch so you should easily be able to find it on the store shelves. Please make sure to double-check the directions on our new packaging because some of the information has changed. The new information is also available on the individual product pages of our website. If you have any questions, please feel free to send us a message.
Answers to some of your questions...
Could you tell me what prompted this change with your product?
The FDA requested changes to labeling for all OTC products. While the focus of their request was on traditional over-the-counter medicines, homeopathic remedies were also included.
Had there been unwanted side effects on children under two?
There have been no side effects with our products nor are we aware of any side effects of other homeopathic remedies. However, there have been several incidents with traditional over-the-counter medicines that contain such ingredients as Acetaminophen, Dextromethorphan, and Guaifenesin.
Why do some of your products, at other stores, still say 0-9?
Products are transitioning at store level. FDA wanted labeling changed but did not require any recall of existing product. This is a reflection of the very low risk involved.
Should I disregard the dosing directions on the 0-9 products and contact my doctor?
The safest bet is to contact your doctor or pharmacist. Remember that the changes in dosing only involved Cough & Cold, Allergy, and Flu products.
Do these 0-9 products actually go to age 12?
Yes. Similar to traditional OTC's, we recommend that children thru 12 use children strengths and dosages. Afterwards, they can be moved to adult strengths and doses.
Is there a difference between your new products and the 0-9 products?
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Diagnosed with Lupus and facing total kidney failure, today's guest on 15 with the Author, Jessica Goldman Foung, began to explore holistic options in concert with her medical treatment to support her body from the inside out. Today Teri Knight talks with her about that journey and her cookbook, "Low So Good – a guide to Real Food, Big Flavor and Less Sodium". Today she's off the medical kidney transplant list, off of dialysis, and her kidneys have partially regenerated. Oh and there are great recipes! Flavor with herbs! sodiumgirl.com
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"4 million others in the UK have it and many of the seriously ill end up killing themselves. So I decided to speak out about my mental illness." –Stephen Fry
Comedian, actor, author and film-maker Stephen Fry meets celebrities and members of the public who talk frankly about the impact the condition has on their lives.
During the two programmes, Stephen Fry talks in detail about his own experience of having bipolar disorder. He recounts his suicide attempt after walking out of the West End play Cellmates in 1995, and the continuing severe mood swings he has to endure.
Stephen interviews other celebrities with bipolar, including Star Wars actress Carrie Fisher, Hollywood star Richard Dreyfus and British comedians Tony Slattery and Jo Brand.
He also meets ordinary people and their families coping with the condition and talks to them about some of the possible triggers. They all speak candidly about how bipolar disorder has affected their day-to-day lives.
At a recent seminar on bipolar disorder at St Andrew's University, Stephen was asked by an audience of psychiatric students and practitioners about his reasons for making the programme. (Excerpt from main website)


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Women in Clinical Engineering
I almost didn't write this article. I was worried that talking about women in engineering could be seen as complaining or looking for special treatment. Why is it a subject we need to highlight ? For me, the answer is the numbers - there are not enough women in engineering. Why is this significant? I believe engineering, and in particular, the field of Clinical Engineering would be better with a balance of women and men working collectively together. A quote I recently saw in an article 'What will it take to get more women in green energy jobs' sums it up for me - 'Fewer women means less diversity; less diversity means less innovation; less innovation means less economic growth; and less economic growth is a serious economic threat.'¹


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Neon Q&A: Behind the Scenes with Lyndsey
Posted by Team John Paul Mitchell Systems on Oct 23rd 2016
Get to know the squad behind our new stylish line of hair products: Neon. Here's Lyndsey!
Career goal: Actor.
Favorite hairstyle: I like body and waves. My everyday hair is just down with bangs.
Most-prized fashion piece: I have some heels that I love╌I did a runway show and liked the shoes, so I went out and got them.
What makes me feel on top of the world: Having my hair and makeup done definitely gives me a boost.
Boldest moment: I can't think of just one thing╌I like to push myself a lot, I think it keeps life exciting. I've lived in New York, LA, London, Paris, Berlin"I spend a lot of time traveling.
Fave stress-buster: Breathe.
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this is the second part of my Paula's Choice 1st experience blog, the Body Care range.. i have a very oily-combination face but ultimately dry body skin.. i hate sticky feeling anywhere near my body so i tend to get lazy in terms of BODY LOTION/BUTTER and so on..
at Paula's Choice event at PX Puri back then, i won their full sized body lotion and been using it ever since..
this product is MAGICAL..
what i mean by magical is this lotion absorbed into my skin so easily, no sticky feeling and gave smooth silky finish as promised..
and guess what, it really really sits on your skin and absorbed.. i uses this twice a day.. after bath and right before sleep at night..
in the morning i did a scratch test on my hands and feet when it used to give me "dry skin sign" (dead skin).. after using this product for a week, the dry scratch sign is GONE!! you can also give it a shot.. result is AMAZING!!!
a little goes a long way.. i only use a very small amount on my whole body.. so it's worth the price..
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too bad i didn't get this in full size as well.. ;P
since it's another MAGIC thing..
this product contain 10% AHA.. like i said in previous post, AHA is use for skin exfoliation but they did it nicely, not roughly.. i use it on my lower legs since it really-really dry and snake skin like.. sobbed!!
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oh mann.. i'm not even payed for this blog post and yet i keep on saying good thing about Paula's Choice products.. esp. their body lotions and body butter.. LOL!!
as recommended by Paula's Choice Indonesia's staff, i uses this every night on my foot and in between toes etc then i use socks.. the next day, smooth heels are yours baby..
i used to use body butter with fragrances like shea butter, strawberry etc then use socks as well.. next day my foot would be all itchy and red.. so it's a good thing Paula's Choice products doesn't contain any of those useless thing as fragrance and irritants..
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New drug could help keep advanced skin cancer at bay
Drugs offers hope in battle against skin cancer
Vemurafenib is not a total cure but can stop cells from further spreading.
From today doctors can apply for some patients to be given the treatment and, if approved by NICE, could be widely available on the NHS.
The oncologist Dr James Larkin has been involved in the drug's development.
Skin cancer drug offers new hope
Skin cancer drug increases life expectancy
The new drug, vemurafenib, taken as four pills twice a day, blocks a specific cancer-causing form of a gene which has been identified by specialists.
A test is available to identify patients who might benefit from the treatment.
In clinical trials vemurafenib increased the life expectancy of patients with advanced disease from 9.6 months to 13.2 months.
New hope for skin cancer patients
A "personalised" pill for advanced skin cancer that can extend life has been approved for use in the UK from today.
The drug, vemurafenib, only works for patients with a specific variant of the BRAF gene.


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Conceptual art
In the 1960s came 'conceptual art'. One of its founders was Sol le Witt. He wrote 35 sentences and about half as many paragraphs explaining what the term meant. The Sentences are better known but the Paragraphs are much clearer. He makes the following main points.
The idea – and the processes by which the artist develops them – are more important than the final product. Once the development of the idea is complete the conceptual artist specifies the work so fully that 'execution is a perfunctory affair' and can be done by others. Thus the artist need not be a craftsman. As for the work itself', its 'physicality' is almost an obstacle, since interest in such things as texture can be deterrents to the understanding of the all-important idea. The conceptual artist 'wants to make his work mentally interesting to the spectator and therefore usually he would want it to become emotionally dry'.
Notice the word 'therefore' in the last sentence. It tells us that Ie Witt believes that emotion is incompatible with mental interest. He goes on to say that if people are bored by his work it can only be because they miss 'the emotional kick' that they are used to getting from expressionist paintings. The interesting thing about this is that the phrase 'emotional kick' is itself emotional. It's a sneering remark that reveals the strength and nature of his feelings.
It's clear from the Paragraphs as a whole that Ie Witt accepts without queston the belief that thought is strong and admirable while emotion is weak and worthless. This is a crude notion based on poor understanding of the human mind.
In the first place it fails to take account of the fact that both our thoughts and our emotions come in many different kinds. When a comparison is made it's common to find that advanced thought is being compared to primitive types of emotion. But this won't do, for it's not a comparison of like with like.
Secondly there's the fact that, in nearly all we do, thinking and emotion are combined, often inextricably. Einstein said of himself: 'I have no special gift. I am just passionately curious.' (Italics added.) Some emotions are incompatible with science, others are necessary for it. The same goes for art, though the specific emotions may differ.
Such objections were not widely noted when le Witt was making his case. Conceptual art caught on and became a very powerful movement. In the following decades the term was used in a variety of ways but the notion that the artist and the artist's ideas were more important than any visible work was generally retained.
Many artists found this attractive. There was an agreeable freedom about it which gave scope for much that was playful and entertaining in a light- hearted way. No special skill was needed, and no great effort – just a kind of boldness, as when Rauschenberg sent his famous telegram to Iris Clert, who owned a gallery in Paris. Clert had invited submissions for an exhibition to be composed entirely of portraits of herself. Rauschenberg's entry was a telegram which had her name and address on it, followed by the words: "This is a portrait of Iris Clert if I say so". You have to laugh. The telegram was hung in the exhibition.
This kind of environment let some artists flourish, but it was not good for visual art. And at the same time there was another influence tending in the same direction: the power of media attention.


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- Mix well to combine.
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We have seen the beaches and also had some religious visits, now it is high time that we step into the commercial city of the island. Yes now we are going to step into the city known as "Batticaloa". Though there is many highlights of this place the best one to be said is it is on an island. So we can step into this city to find much beautiful and natural scenery. This is also alongside the Indian Ocean and it is on the east coast of Srilanka.
What is there in this place?
One could visit this place just to see those beautiful lagoons. Yes not one there are altogether three lagoons. Batticaloa lagoon, Valaichenai Lagoon and the other one is Vakari lagoon. You should not miss to visit the first one because that is the largest lagoon. There would be no limits to enjoy the greenery and get connected to the nature. All around you could find in lagoons, Islands and bridges which connects all of them.
Other interesting things which can be found here?
- Kallady Bridge: though this is just a bridge but it is very much interesting to view this bridge. This bridge is around 946 ft and it also crosses the Batticaloa lagoon. Try to have a stop and a snap in this bridge.
- Batticaloa Lagoon: as stated above it is the biggest lagoon which can be found in here. This lagoon is around 56 km long. One could try visiting this lagoon if you also want to know how to cultivate rice or other types of crops. If you are interested in shrimp farming also try to visit this place.
- Variety of birds: since these lagoons are a centre of attraction along with those you could also find a variety of water birds.
- Sunset view: the next best part of this place is the sunset view. It is a must watch you will just be amazed that you were not aware of such a beauty. You should also try to visit the lighthouse too.
A good place to be visited. The hotels are cheap and you have many other forts and historical related areas to be visited. You can get to know about some military forts also and there are many diving tours also. Try to review this place more by visiting in there.


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The worlds football governing body Fifa is in turmoil after a corruption scandal led to the arrest of several senior figures within the organisation. IBTimes UK presents a handy explainer on everything you need to know about the current crisis Fifa is embroiled in.
The story so far
Seven Fifa officials, including vice president Jeffrey Webb, were arrested by Swiss authorities in a dawn raid at a hotel in Zurich on Thursday (27 May). The arrests were made at the request of the US Department of Justice.
They are under investigation by the FBI over corruption involving more than $150m (£98m, €137.3) worth of bribes dating back 24 years. The seven arrested face extradition to the United States, although, if they fight the legal process, this could take years.
A separate criminal investigation into how the 2018 and 2022 World Cups were allocated to Russia and Qatar has also begun.
Uefa, Europes footballing body, now want the Fifa presidential election on 29 May to be postponed, with Uefa chief Michael Platini calling for Fifa president Sepp Blatter to resign.
But Blatter has refused to stand down and has insisted that presidential elections will still go ahead. He is widely expected to beat Prince Ali bin Hussein of Jordan, his only opponent, and win a fifth term as head of the organisation.


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Part 1 and Part 2), the blogger Miriam Celaya sent me the following message via e-mail.
I have waited until now to publish it because I wanted to get her permission.
Now that she has given me permission to share it here, I think it will be an especially enlightening addition to the ongoing "Polemica Blogotal" that is currently producing both heat and light from all corners of the Cuban blogosphere.
Skip to the links below to catch up on previous parts of this rich and I think very healthy dialogue/debate.
Que siga la polemica!
Miriam wrote:
I've been reading the interview you did about "blogolandia" that was published at Cubaencuentro. I would like to make an observation, with all respect, on a claim that you make in the second part of the interview (that was published on May 20).
Here is the question put to you:
"To what extent are official blogs "official" - if we understand official blogs as those whose opening has been provided by the Government and whose authors basically agree with the official position? To what extent have they assumed a certain independence of mind, while still avoiding any confrontation with authorities? Are there in them shades of opinion, diversity, spontaneity, or can you talk about that kind of blogosphere as a disciplined squad official bloggers?"
Well, I think your answer is complete, only the end of it mentions something that does not conform to reality at least not in my case and that of other bloggers I know, when, in relation to the independence of alternative bloggers you say, and I quote:
"But, watch it, we must also acknowledge that they enjoy access through embassies of countries that in turn have their own policies. One might think that they too are controlled, censored, or censor themselves in order to preserve this access. One might think that they will not say: 'Down with the embargo,' 'Return the Cuban five,' etc., from the US Interests Section, although it is true that they have repeatedly criticized U.S. policies, demonstrating their independence."
Look Ted, the embassies from which I connect have never questioned what I publish, neither have they imposed any doctrines on me nor conditioned my access on my publishing or not publishing some content.
In fact, I have received a proposal to connect from the USIS (although I have published articles and have signed documents that oppose the embargo and declare myself as vertically opposed to the interference and the annexation, also in direct talks with U.S. officials I have criticized the existence of a transition program, implemented during the Bush administration).
I declined to connect from there, partly because that place is too crowded for my taste, and because thumb drives are subject to scrutiny, which I've never experienced in the embassies I connect from. That's not counting all the security controls that one must pass through to access the USIS.
The truth is that I do not like going there, unless when necessary (like when I applied for a US visa). At the Dutch, Swedish, and Czech embassies the only conditions they have for using the Internet are not accessing pornography sites and the like, nothing more.
Another element that tends to be confusing: In those embassies access by pro-government bloggers is not denied. They are the ones who do not request it, and that is enough for me.
To end my comment on your response, I would not use my blog to champion the cause of the Cuban Five simply because they have the mainstream media, all state resources at their disposal for this campaign, and even those resources which Cubans humorously refer to as "The Ministry of the Cuban Five," with Ricardo Alarcón, President of the National Assembly, charged with advocating for them.
In the campaign for the liberation of "The Cuban Five," millions of dollars have been spent, which could have been valuable resources for health or education programs, but which the Cuban government uses at its whim.
I prefer to advocate for those who do not have their own voice or resources, but I do believe, as does James Carter, that "The Five," guilty or not, have already been sufficiently punished and that it would be a smart gesture by U.S. authorities to release them, and consequently, the imprisonment of these five spies would cease to be a central theme in the politics of a country where 11 million people remain virtually imprisoned or are simply hostages of the government.
Sorry if you think of that my observation is meddling. I respect your opinion, which moreover, is very moderate, but I thought it would be appropriate to offer my views without disqualifying yours.
I do not know how to remain silent when I have an argument to make.
And forgive me as well for such a long message; time is valuable, even for this transgressive blogger who lives on an island so disconnected from its time.
Keep reading for links to the debate:
First response to my interview from Ubieta, "La confesion Hanken".
Elaine's Tweet responding to Ubieta.
Elaine's comment (posted on Ubieta's blog).
My response to Ubieta (which I tried to share - along with more details - as a comment on his blog - but which still has never appeared there).
Dilla's article, "What if Official Cuban bloggers Defended Socialism?" at Havana Times (and in Spanish at Encuentro).
Arturo Lopez Levy's reply to Dilla (part of a larger and distinct polemica that you can follow at Cuba Encuentro).
Erasmo Calzadilla's post at Havana Times about "La Familia de La Joven Cuba".
Ubieta's second post, "El falso mapa de Ted Henken," responding to my Cartografia.
Rogelio's post, "Jovenes con matices," continuing the debate.
Yasmin's post "Teddy y Enriquito".
Who's next?
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Welcome to Part 2 (for Part 1 click here) of the Travel Tips for Disneyland Resort! More tips and tricks to help you have a magical Disney experience! This post is about making the most out of your in-park experience, from Disney Bounding to special 60th Anniversary park additions.
Since my last podcast and blog post, I attended a family reunion in California which included a trip to Disneyland! My goal was to get on as many rides as possible while going through the park in a group of six people (four adults and two teenagers), on a very hot and humid day in July (thank you tropical storm whatever your name was), during peak crowd season…no problem. Originally, I wanted to do a park-hopper and go to both parks in one day (California Adventure and Disneyland) but with the crowd level so high, it didn't make economical sense to do both. If it was the off season, absolutely.
We had a lot to see and do in one day, so I created a (very detailed) plan of our day using the touringplans.com "personalized plan" feature. I entered everything I wanted to do, then moved it around according to location and wait times. In the park, I could access the plan on my phone and check items off as we did them! Here's a look at our intended plan for the day (the plan is missing a few items around #19-20, but you'll get the general idea) – DisneylandPlan.pdf.
For a play by play of our day at Disneyland, see the end of this post "Our Day at Disneyland Trying to Stay on Schedule". The end of this podcast also includes updates of our day recorded in Disneyland Park.
A Few Updates from Part 1:
Mouse Ears: The homemade mouse ears were a huge hit! My husband wore his Groot and Rocket mouse ears all day and got lots of comments and even some people taking pictures of them! I ended up not wearing the Haunted Mansion ears that I made and bought a new pair in the park. I downsized my bag, so I wasn't going to have room to carry them after buying new ears. Maybe next time!
Scavenger Hunt: I severely underestimated the competitiveness of my family. Mother was hiding things from son, daughter was blocking the photo from father, all were sneaking off to get extra items without the other team seeing what they were getting, my nephew even ditched his father on Main Street to get a shot of 50 60th anniversary balloons! Overall, it was a huge hit and really added to the fun of our day. The best part for me was giving small hints as we passed something on the list that they might have missed. By the end of the day I would give a hint and my niece and nephew would say, "yeah, we got that a while ago!" Well played family, well played.
Lanyards: I gave everyone a lanyard with a badge holder to hold their park ticket and FASTPASSes and they loved it. It kept everything easy access and secure, even waterproof, for the day.
Cold snap towel: Meh. It was better than having nothing at all and it did keep the sun off the back of our neck. Overall I would say it perhaps kept us from getting warmer as opposed to cooling us off, but that's still better than nothing!
Now for Part 2: How to get the most out of your in-park experience!
1. Disney Bounding
While it is not allowed to dress in costume at Disney (except for children and Halloween), Disney Bounding has taken off as a "plain clothes" way of dressing like your favorite characters. Basically you dress in your regular clothes, but in the color scheme of the character…just be careful to keep it from being a costume. Some outfit examples:
- Snow White: yellow knee length skirt (or pants), red belt, blue top and a red bow in your hair.
- Minnie Mouse: Black pants, yellow sneakers, a red shirt with white polka dots, and Minnie Ears.
- Alice in Wonderland: Blue summer dress with a white belt (or white cardigan if cold), black shoes and black headband.
- Ursula or Maleficent: If the Disney villains are more your type, then a black dress with purple accessories (tights, scarf, etc) work well for both of these characters. I would add a shell necklace for Ursula and a Raven pin or necklace for Maleficent.
2. Have a Plan and get there Early
- Make a Plan. Figure out all your must sees and dos before you get to the park. Look at the Disneyland map online and map out a general route and FASTPASS plan for the most popular rides.
- Buy your Tickets Online or at the hotel. You are going to be waiting in enough lines today! Skip the ticket line by getting your tickets ahead of time and go straight to the entrance.
- Arrive Early. I love arriving before the opening of the park and being there for the rope drop. There are cast members on Main Street, USA welcoming you to the park, everyone is excited and happy and you can feel the Disney energy. Plus, by getting there early, you can go directly to the FASTPASS or ride of your choice with a shorter line than later in the day.
- City Hall on Main Street, USA. Are you celebrating a birthday, anniversary or family reunion? Stop by City Hall when you first enter the park and they will give you a button to wear specific to your celebration. I don't care how old you are, when you're wearing a birthday button and cast members and characters are wishing you happy birthday all day, you feel like a Princess.
3. The Rides!
- Popular Rides. Rides like Radiator Springs can have a 2 hour long line and the fast passes are usually gone before noon, plan accordingly! At Disneyland, our usual plan is to be there at opening and to hit the big rides early while the lines are still low. For example, you can rush to Space Mountain and grab a FASTPASS, then go straight to Star Tours and ride it. By the time you're out of Star Tours you should be able to use your FASTPASS for Space Mountain. From there you can head to Astro blasters or the Matterhorn before the lines hit peak. Peter Pan and the other Fantasyland rides become much more popular as the day goes on, you may want to hit those early if the E-Ticket rides aren't your speed.
- Take a Break During Busy Times. The worst time of day to get into line is around 2pm. It's peak attendance in the park, the lines are long and it's hot. I like to find a cool part of the park around this time to have a late lunch and a quick rest. Sitting on the deck of the Hungry Bear Restaurant overlooking the Rivers of America is one of my favorite "chill out" spots.
- FASTPASS. Utilize the FASTPASS system for the rides with the longest lines. You can have one active FASTPASS at a time, just use your park ticket to get a FASTPASS (at specific distribution kiosks) and return to the ride during the time on your FASTPASS. The FASTPASS line will be MUCH shorter than the regular line and once you use a FASTPASS you can pick up a new one for another ride! Some FASTPASSes don't count toward your FASTPASS limit. You can pick up a FASTPASS for Fantasmic or World of Color that won't count against your total, so you can still grab passes to the rides you want throughout the day. NOTE: FASTPASSes for the big rides WILL RUN OUT by the end of the day, so don't wait too long to pick them up for rides with the longest lines.
- FASTPASS Runner. I highly suggest you designate a FASTPASS "runner" (but don't literally run, it's not allowed in the park) to go get FASTPASSes for the entire group instead of the group going together. One person is going to get there and back in much less time than the whole group and you can give the people who stay behind a break from walking or they can get in line for the next ride.
- Rider Switch Pass. This allows two adults with a small child to go on a ride without waiting in line twice. Tell the first cast member you see at the ride that you want to switch and they will arrange for one of you to ride while the other stays with the child, then switch so you can ride while the other adult says with the child. Use the rider switch with a FASTPASS and save a ton of time!
- Single Rider Lines. Single rider lines are often half the wait or less than the regular line. You won't be able to ride next to a member of your group, but you can wait in line together then experience the ride in much less time.
Some of the best times to go on the rides:
- First thing in the morning (take advantage of Extra Magic Hours if you're staying in a Disney hotel)
- During the parade. Many people will be lined up to watch the parade and not in line for rides, so this can be a great time to hit some of the big rides.
- During the fireworks or Fantasmic. If you can ride Splash Mountain during Fantasmic or the Fireworks, you will have a few great viewing opportunities while on the outside portion of the ride.
- Closing. If you are in line when the park closes, you still get to ride. So make sure you're in line for your last ride at closing time and you can sneak in one last ride before going home.
4. 60th Anniversary Celebration
Disneyland Resort is currently celebrating their 60th Anniversary and there are special additions throughout the parks including new additions to some of the rides!
- New "Paint the Night" Parade
- New "Disneyland Forever" Fireworks
- New "World of Color – Celebrate! The Wonderful World of Walt Disney"
- Diamond Mad T Party
- Diamond Days Drawings: Daily, Weekly, and Sweepstakes drawings for special prizes and experiences.
- Dine-monds: Special food and drinks
- Hat Box Ghost has returned to the Haunted Mansion!
5. Holidays and Special Events at Disneyland Resort
All the Disney parks are known for their amazing decorations and themes, especially during certain times of the year. If you have a chance to visit during one of their holiday celebrations or attend a theme weekend, do it!
Here's a few examples:
- Halloween Time
- Halloween theme throughout the park
- Mickey's Halloween Party
- Nightmare Before Christmas Haunted Mansion
- Holiday Time
- Holiday decorations throughout the park
- Mickey's Christmas Party
- Nightmare Before Christmas Haunted Mansion
- Half-Marathon Weekend
- Early September
- Lunar New Year Celebration
- Spring Celebrations
Our Day at Disneyland Trying to Stay on Schedule:
The park opened at 8am, so we arrived at 7am. By the time we took the tram from the parking lot, got our Starbucks in Downtown Disney, went through the bag check, texted our word of the day, bought our tickets and entered the park it was 8:05am.
TIP: Next time I would skip the long Starbucks line in Downtown Disney and go strait to Market House on Main Street USA for our coffee. I also suggest purchasing your tickets ahead of time so you don't have to wait in line, those extra few minutes are precious!
We rushed straight to Tomorrowland and grabbed a Space Mountain FASTPASS, then rode Star Tours and Buzz Lightyear with no wait. When we returned to Space Mountain, the standby line was only a 15 min wait, so we rode Space Mountain in the standby line then rode it AGAIN using our FASTPASS! All this by 9:30am!
New Orleans Square/Critter Country/Adventureland/Frontierland:
We hopped on the Disneyland Railroad from Tomorrowland (no wait) and rode to New Orleans Square station. We grabbed FASTPASSes for Indiana Jones then got in the standby line for Splash Mountain (only 20min). After Splash Mountain (I was in the 2nd seat and soaked!) we rode Winnie the Pooh then grabbed a cold snack and water at the fruit stand on the way back to Haunted Mansion. We rode Haunted Mansion with a fairly short wait then headed over to Indiana Jones to use our FASTPASS. Whew!
After picking up a new FASTPASS for Thunder Mountain Railroad and grabbing a churro, we realized one of us got a faulty FASTPASS, so he had to go back and get a new one.
TIP: Check your FASTPASS when it comes out of the machine to see the time to return and to make sure it's a valid FASTPASS.
We looked at the long line outside of Pirates and decided to break for lunch at the Hungry Bear in Critter Country. We got there before noon, beat the lunch rush, and found some tables overlooking the river in the shade…aaahhhh.
After lunch we got in line for Pirates, it had been a 40 minute wait for most of the day and much of the line was in the sun, but that ride doesn't have FASTPASSes and will continue to have a long line all day, so we just joined the masses.
We rode Thunder Mountain Railroad using our FASTPASSes, then sent a runner back to Splash Mountain to get new FASTPASSes. When the runner returned, we headed up to Fantasyland. We picked up FASTPASSes for Fantasmic along the way (this will not count against your FASTPASS total, so pick one up if you want to watch the show from a reserved viewing area that evening).
Fantasyland was packed with families with young kids, so we went directly to the Matterhorn Bobsleds. This has been redone since I rode it last and the Yeti's are amazing! A classic and a favorite.
The line for Small World was long and in direct sun, so we moved on to Toontown and got in the 40 minute line for Roger Rabbit (indoor line with air). From there the group checked off all the items on their scavenger hunt list for Toontown. By then it was time to head back to use our FASTPASSes on Splash Mountain, but the line at the Toontown Railroad station was long so we just walked.
Critter Country/ New Orleans Square:
Here's where the plan got a little messy….
We arrived at Splash Mountain, got in the FASTPASS line, and got to the very front of the line…then the ride broke down. They warned us that it would be at least a 45 minute wait until it was back up, so we decided to move on. We rushed over to Indiana Jones, hoping to pick up another FASTPASS, but it had broken down as well! Perhaps Thunder Mountain? Nope! Also down. What was there left to do but ride Haunted Mansion…twice (once in the standby line and a second time immediately after with a FASTPASS we picked up before the first ride). It is my favorite, so I was happy to have the excuse.
Time for dinner. They sun was finally starting to go down and give us a break from the heat, so we decided to refuel and find our second wind. My sister suggested Thunder Mountain Ranch BBQ, but we did not have reservations (see reservation recommendations in part 1!) and we could not get in. So we went back to the Thunder Mountain area and found Rancho del Zocalo and it was perfect! You pick up the food cafeteria style from different stations, then find a seat in a covered courtyard with views of Thunder Mountain Railroad. I had a delicious Tostada Salad and my husband had Pollo en Mole, not your typical amusement park fare.
Main Street USA:
The group temporarily split up at this point for two reasons:
1. My husband and I wanted to see the gallery exhibit and displays near Moments with Mr. Lincoln and I needed to charge my phone.
TIP: SOME of the lockers on Main Street USA near the Market House have phone chargers. The cords are included, but only a small section have chargers, so make sure you are renting the right one before you swipe your card.
2. My sister and nephew were taking the Scavenger Hunt VERY seriously and each had a plan how to get the most points in a short amount of time. In in the booklet, I offer one point per item photographed with a "60" or diamond for Disneyland's 60th anniversary. My sister went into the Emporium and photographed the entire store…glasses, hats, key chains, clothing, EVERYTHING! My nephew hit the streets and took pictures of balloons, items from street vendors, window displays, etc.
By now Main Street was packed with people saving their seat for the parade and fireworks (which we decided to skip). We met up at the Market House, fueled up with more coffee, then headed up to Fantasyland before the parade started. When we arrived in Fantasyland, we found out that it was closed until after the fireworks, so we headed over to Tomorrowland.
Because everyone was watching the parade and waiting for the fireworks, Star Tours was empty. We had a minimal wait and when we got out, we got to see the fireworks show from behind the Matterhorn, pretty cool! The Matterhorn even has it's own special effects during the Finding Nemo section! I'm usually not a huge fan of fireworks, but this show is the most amazing I have ever seen. If you can watch it from Main Street (I saw a video online) then you get the whole experience of the effects, projections on the Castle and Main Street buildings, and great sound. But our view was pretty amazing for not spending any time saving a spot.
Once the fireworks were over, we rushed onto Buzz Lightyear before the crowds (no wait for us, but 30 min by the time we got out).
It was time to use our FASTPASS for Fantasmic, but it was on the other side of the park and the crowds were crazy, so we skipped it and went to Fantasyland instead.
We rode Mr. Toad's Wild Ride, the Teacups, and Small World. We saw part of the next parade (there are few, check schedules!) as we were leaving Small World on our way back to Fantasyland and it was amazing! I still wanted to ride Peter Pan and Alice in Wonderland, but the lines were WAY too long and it would end up being our last ride of the night, so we rode Snow White's Scary Adventure . The Snow White ride is hysterical because most of the ride is about the Evil Queen being, ya know, evil, and it looks like everyone is going to meet their doom in a very dramatic scene then a door opens and there's happy music with a sign saying "they lived happily ever after". Cracks us up every time.
What do you do when the park closes at midnight, you're in Fantasyland, and it's 11:30? Rush to Frontierland and see how many times you can ride Thunder Mountain until it closes…the answer was two.
What did we miss?
We did most of what I wanted to do when I created the plan (many things more than once) but the rides we missed were the Jungle Cruise, Peter Pan, Alice in Wonderland, and Pinocchio's Daring Journey. If we had more time (or a second day) I would make time to reserve prime seating for the "Paint the Night" parade, the "Disneyland Forever" fireworks, and "Fantasmic".
My husband and I wanted to take our time leaving the park (and to do some shopping) so we sent the rest of the group on their way and we lollygagged for the next half hour or so. We picked up some prizes for the scavenger hunt winners, then we sat on a bench at the end of Main Street to watch the crowd and listen to the music and sounds of the park. We arrived at our car around 1am, still wearing our mouse ears, and I was already coming up with a plan for our next Disney trip.
For my updates (and sounds of some of the rides and places in the park) recorded throughout the day in Disneyland Park, please listen to the last 10-15 minutes of the podcast.


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Weve been using a Vodafone SIM and the pay as you go plan. It ends up being $1 per day for talk text and 500MB of data. It was offered on Amazon by uksims and you refill using their website. It will give you a UK phone number.
My husband and I are planning a trip to Europe. On past travel we have not used cell phones except on WiFi. I have had good experience using Google Hangouts to call back to the USA, but I want something more. Specifically I want something I can use when we are out and about. I would need to set up two phones so that if we get separated we can call each other. I would also like a minimal amount of data for directions/info (yes, I download maps for use offline, but sometimes I need more).
I have looked at Ultra Mobile, UK Three, and even Google Fi (too expensive). I realize getting a Sim after we reach Europe is probably our least expensive option, but I dont want to spend half a day or more of our trip setting up phones. I would really like something I could set up ahead of time.
Weve been using a Vodafone SIM and the pay as you go plan. It ends up being $1 per day for talk text and 500MB of data. It was offered on Amazon by uksims and you refill using their website. It will give you a UK phone number.
That is very reasonable. Were you able to set it up before you left the USA? I really hope to have everything activated and tested before we leave.
They worked quite well here in the US, as well in the Czech Republic, France and the UK (in that order, despite the TOS warnings that the SIMs had to be activated and/or used in the UK first.)
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I cant remember whether I activated at home but they do work here. The only issue I had was choosing the correct APN setting for pay as you go. If I remember correctly the SIM automatically set my APN settings for the monthly plan and I had to use another device to search the internet for the correct settings. Once I got that fixed it worked great! The other thing to keep in mind is that the refill is not directly through Vodafone and it takes up to 48 hours to get a refill voucher from uksims. So dont wait until you run out of money to refill.
One more thing - if you use up the daily 500MB you can purchase 500MB more for the day for another $1. Doing that is available by text message as long as you have money in your account. Vodafone sends you texts as you approach the limit.
We used our service in Ireland, Germany, France, and Netherlands. I dont know whether these roaming agreements will continue if Brexit ever happens.
I used Three UK for data only using their paygo plan at 1p/MB (~$0.013/MB), using a GV # + Hangouts in Europe.
Of course, for voice calls between you and your husband, you could use any compatible app over data only, such as FB Messenger, Viber, Skype, WhatsApp, etc.
Thanks for this great feedback. This will make our trip easier. I just need to figure out setup. I really want to have everything working before we leave because I dont want to devote a chunk of our trip to figuring out phones. Still not sure which cell service to use.
Just fyi, I ordered my Three SIM cards from http://ebay.com/itm/UK-Three-UK-Trip...G/222178839760 in April, 2018, and it looks like they are still being sold from that same listing. My total for two SIMs, including £0.70 shipping, was £2.68, which came out to $3.90 via PayPal.
To fund the paygo balance on the Three UK SIMs I got from the above eBay seller, I downloaded and sideloaded the Kwikpay app from http://apkpure.com/kwikpay-%E2%80%93...charge.kwikpay, because Three UK won't accept US CCs for payment directly. The last time I funded Three using Kwikpay, it added a £0.20 fee.
The address I used to set up my Kwikpay account was:
Arlington House Luxury Apartments
17 - 20 Arlington St
Westminster Borough
United Kingdom
Then I just selected a random flat #, and it was accepted by Kwikpay.
Then I linked my PayPal account to Kwikpay to pay for my Three topups.
Good luck!
If your phone has LTE band 20 you should get good high speed coverage in most countries.
I bought these:
I had forgotten these also had (UK-to-UK) talk and text (I only used data and used Google Voice for talking/texting). They were also slightly cheaper on Amazon, IIRC, but I had some eBay coupons at the time that dropped the price on these from $20 to about $15.
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As someone else mentioned, Vodafone UK has a good deal for Europe. That's what I bought. It's a maximum of £1/day for unlimited EU voice and EU text and 500MB of EU data per day (it's not $1/day as someone else said, it's £1/day, or about US$1.30/day). You don't get charged on the days you don't use it. It doesn't expire. Since it works in the U.S. you can set it up and activate it before you go. I had to contact Vodafone UK to get it all working, they had to do something to get incoming calls and SMS working. If you use up the 500MB you can spend another £1 for another 500MB.
The £1/day plan doesn't include calls or texts back to the U.S. from the EU so use Hangouts or WhatsApp because those calls and texts to the U.S. are very expensive. You can also change to a "Big Value Bundle" for a larger amount of data.
You can get the SIM cards on Amazon for under $5 (amazon.com/dp/B07PWHYJ6D).
At the time I bought the Vodafone SIM cards I was on T-Mobile in the U.S. and I had international low-speed data included included, but since in the past I'd found it to be too slow to be very useful I wanted to buy a SIM that would work in the EU with high speed data. Also, the phone calls T-Mobile are 25¢ per minute and since we'd mainly be calling each other that would be 50¢/minute and the low-speed data is too slow for VOIP calls on Hangouts or WhatsApp.
I recently switched to Total Wireless (Verizon network) which works much better in the U.S. than T-Mobile, and is less expensive, but doesn't offer any international roaming so I have to buy SIM cards whenever I travel outside the U.S., which is a lot. I thought that T-Mobile was a good idea at the time I got it, because of the included international data, but the included international data roaming is actually of little value because the data is so slow, and the upgrade to faster data is expensive.
Three is definitely one of the best deals for international use.
It's also great even for limited backup in the US, since they can be activated in the US AND the paygo balance never expires AND the paygo data cost is 1p/MB (~$0.013/MB).
But in hindsight I would probably have gone with the UK Vodafone SIMs anyway because they don't expire and the 500MB per day at £1 was actually less expensive since we were only in the EU for 11 days.


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Surf Paradise Slot Machine is produced by Rival Gaming with 1 pay-line and 3 reels. It is a classic title with jackpot prizes of up to $10,000.
This beautiful slot is focused on surfing, so you will come across many related features. There is a tropical Beach with big waves in the background to the back of the logo.
The design of the pay-table is also nice as the background has a surfboard leaning on a beach hut. The reels are pretty simple and they have symbols such as surfboards, the surf wave, palm trees, and the three classic bars.
When it comes to betting, you will not have a lot of options. You can use 1 or 2 coins and choose a coin value from $0.01 to $5. For the maximum bet, you can put $10 on each line to win prizes of up to $10,000 or 2,000 coins.
You should watch out for the surf wave symbol as you need it to get the top winning combination that is paying 2,000 coins. Aside from that, you need to bet 2 coins to get this prize. If not, you'll only end up with a 750 coin prize.
The prize value differs significantly between the highest jackpot symbol and the second highest combination on the pay-table. The best combination pays up to 2000 coins, but the second will only award 140 coins. After that, the prize value of the other symbols will continue to go down with differences ranging from 20 to 30 coins.
The surfboard is one of the symbols that will give a payout regardless of the amount that is showing on the pay-line. The payout for this symbols include 2 coins from one, 6 coins from two and 30 coins from three on the pay-line.
You should definitely check out the Surf Paradise Slot Machine game today.
There are many classic slots in the casinos, but only few have a design that is decent. This one has a good look and is offering features that will allow you to enjoy surfing.


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If you have any friends that use an iOS device (and now Android too) you have probably heard of the new hit game "Flappy Bird." This new game has temporarily made everyone forget about Candy Crush with its insane difficulty and addictive nature. The developer has said on Twitter he will bring it to Windows Phone.
At first glance this game seems overly simple and unoriginal, but don't be fooled. The goal of the game is to fly as long as you can without hitting obstacles. The only control you have is tapping the screen to make the bird flap his wings. The difficult part about the game is how each flap propels you almost too much. It's all about timing your flaps perfectly.
When I say this game is hard I'm not joking. My current high score is 7. That means I only passed 7 obstacles. Don't laugh until you try it yourself. Hopefully it doesn't take too long for the Windows Phone version to arrive. Games like this don't stay popular forever.
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How to escape from jail
On a whim, during a recent visit to Foyles in London, I picked up an enticing volume—Tim Marshall's Prisoners of Geography (Elliot and Thompson, 2015). The week before, a narrow majority had determined that Britain should leave the EU – imprisoning itself (some felt) within its maritime walls; the people whom Marshall problematically describes here as an "island race" (p. 105) had chosen to adopt a particularly disruptive form of insularity. This was one of those moments when geography bore down like a nightmare or, for others, like a dream. "Ten Maps that tell you everything you need to know about global politics", reads Marshall's alluring subtitle; although it soon transpires that these are simply maps of continents, and key strategic regions—ten maps that, indeed, you had better take a good look at, before trying to get a handle on global politics.
Constrained, in a manner of speaking, by the discipline of medieval Iberian studies, and curious about those global factors that variously threaten to bring about conflict between NATO and Russia, or a massive flare-up in the Korean peninsula, I decided to make a run for it. Despite an alarming reference to the "various tribes of the Iberian peninsula" who had "come together over a thousands of years to create Spain and Portugal" (91), I purchased a copy. I was sure the Castilian 'tribe' and the Leonese 'tribe' would be forgiving, though the Catalan tribe might prove more sensitive about their questionable achievement.
By the end of the train journey down to the south coast, I had realized that Marshall's book—breezy and ambitious in scope—is itself incarcerated by an extreme form of geographical determinism. "Spain has always struggled because of its geography" (94), he avers in a sentence that appears to overlook the possibilities of a prime Mediterranean location that was the arena for the extraordinary economic, cultural, and intellectual growth under the Cordoban caliphate and its successor regimes, and an Atlantic location that a number of sixteenth-century sailors were able to exploit to some advantage. Mountains and rivers are generally perceived as the irrevocable determinants of nation-states; similarly, current economic crises are presented as the natural expression of inhabiting an unfavorable spot on the earth.
Marshall has a notable habit of erasing the varieties of historical experience; perhaps a wise choice, because a sense of history might provide the keys for escaping the prison of his geographical paradigm. Implicitly projecting the economic recession of the last ten years across the whole span of human existence, Marshall envisions the South of Europe as (more or less necessarily) a disaster zone: "the south has fewer coastal plains suitable for agriculture, and has suffered more from drought and natural disasters than the north", he writes (93). Of the opportunities afforded by the Mediterranean, the great sea that shaped the rise of ancient civilization and which, from the eleventh and twelfth century onwards, made possible an economic revitalization of Europe, we read nothing. Of the extraordinary wealth of Renaissance Italy, and its rich cultural exchanges with the Ottoman Turks, not a word. The work of Jerry Brotton, who has written voluminously on cartography and the transcultural nature of the Renaissance, would perhaps have been worth reading.
One effect of geographical determinism is to bypass not just individual human agency, but more specifically, political responsibility. Greece provides Marshall with a conspicuous example. The voluntary, ideologically-shaped, and highly controversial spending habits of recent Greek governments are eschewed in favor of a particular emphasis on the effects of living among 1,400 islands ("6,000 if you include various rocks sticking out of the Aegean," 95). "It takes a decent navy to patrol this territory," Marshall claims; hence the evident necessity of high military spending. Of course, few things are more valuable in a book than the ability to spark discussion and debate. But Marshall's approach reminds us that, in a moment when a sense of geography is being widely invoked in support of dangerous political ends—in the construction of Fortress Britain or Fortress Europe—we should retain a keen sense of the full range of human possibilities.