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For those of you who don't already know, Baldivis is about to get a new $11.5 million library. We would like to say that we are going to give you an exclusive "sneak peak" that only we know about but the floor plan and a nice summary are available online by clicking the links. While both … [Read more...]
A Look at the Future Baldivis Library
Is the "Mini-Lot" the Next Big Thing in Baldivis?
For some, the modern era is one in which they work hard and their money doesn't buy as much as it used to. For others, a life of work has yielded enough money for a comfortable retirement but they don't need the hassle of a large home or a large yard. Whether young or old, up and comer or … [Read more...]
Community Markets Turn into Social Events in Baldivis
When our mortgage brokers help provide home loans in Baldivis, their clients often remark about how friendly and social the people are. One of the best examples of this is the Baldivis Community Market, held the first Saturday of every month from 8am-12pm on the corner of Fifty Road and Baldivis … [Read more...]
The Baldivis Conservation Plan for Heritage Primary School
At The Mortgage Gallery Rockingham, our brokers have written volumes on the family-friendly nature of Baldivis. You may not know it, but Baldivis actually commissioned a Conservation Plan for the Baldivis Primary School. The History The original building was built in 1923 and a second … [Read more...]
How to Choose the Right Home Insurance for Your Needs
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Why Your Family Will Fit Perfectly in Baldivis
When mortgage brokers go about their business of helping clients procure home loans, they learn about the local area. We have done extensive work in Baldivis, Kwinana and of course, Rockingham and we feel that we are in a better position than most people in the industry to know what is going on in … [Read more...]
Looking Forward: The Future of Baldivis
If you are thinking about a home loan in Baldivis, you are probably aware of how it has grown and how it has established a reputation as a family-friendly suburb. Our mortgage brokers like suburbs such as Baldivis because they provide a relaxed lifestyle, reasonable proximity to many amenities and … [Read more...]
New Waterski Park: Another Reason to Like Baldivis
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What You Need to Know About the "Baldivis Boom"
Our experienced team of mortgage brokers in Baldivis, Rockingham and Kwinana has been experiencing the "Baldivis Boom" for close to seven years now. So, what is the "Baldivis Boom?" It's the name given to the near-exponential population growth that has happened since 2006. Baldivis: from Humble … [Read more...]
Survey Says: Consumers Still Dissatisfied with Big Banks
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Skip to comments.Q Anon: 07/19/19 Trust Trump's Plan
Posted on 07/19/2019 2:11:27 PM PDT by ransomnote
Q is the result of the sacrifices and commitment of countless patriots to win back our captured country from the Deep State and achieve the transformation President Trump promised in this campaign video. President Trump has said the awakening of the public is key to this transformation.
Q describes this awakening as follows:
"The Great Awakening ('Freedom of Thought), was designed and created not only as a backchannel to the public (away from the longstanding mind control of the corrupt & heavily biased media) to endure future events through transparency and regeneration of individual thought (breaking the chains of group-think), but, more importantly, aid in the construction of a vehicle (a ship) that provides the scattered (free thinkers) with a starter new social-networking platform which allows for freedom of thought, expression, and patriotism or national pride (the feeling of love, devotion and sense of attachment to a homeland and alliance with other citizens who share the same sentiment).
When non-dogmatic information becomes FREE & TRANSPARENT it becomes a threat to those who attempt to control the narrative and/or the stable.
When you are awake, you stand on the outside of the stable (group-think collective), and have free thought.
"Free thought" is a philosophical viewpoint which holds that positions regarding truth should be formed on the basis of logic, reason, and empiricism, rather than authority, tradition, revelation, or dogma.
When you are awake, you are able to clearly see.
The choice is yours, and yours alone.
Trust and put faith in yourself.
You are not alone and you are not in the minority.
Difficult truths will soon see the light of day.
We discuss Q drop content on our threads to learn the truth about the capture of our country, after a lifetime of reading, watching and listening to lies and distortions used to control us and tame the American spirit. The truth shall set us free.
For summaries of Q drops (i.e., posts) discussed on our threads, I invite you to read the latest editions of The Oracle, which include helpful links and quotes to explain Q drop content.
Q drops can be found here in their original format.
Links to our Q threads, and Q drops posted on our threads, are listed in this table.
The video, Qanon is 100% coming from the Trump Administration, is just one of many excellent responses to the all-important question, "Whom does Q serve?" Another excellent source for identifying Q's involvement with President Trump is found at the website titled Qproofs.com.
Q Boot Camp is a quick, condensed way to learn the background and basics about the Q movement.
Q has reminded us repeatedly that together, we are strong. As the false "narrative" is destroyed and the divisive machinery put in place by the Deep State fails, the fact that patriotism has no skin color or political party is exposed for all to see.
In the battle between Good and Evil, we can't afford to let false divisions separate us any longer. The changes heading our way and the information revealed will, at times, be very difficult to face, but we will face it together. We, and our country, will be forever made stronger for having reclaimed the truth and freedom of thought.
Where We Go 1, We Go All
Note: Links in the post above are included in a resource table linked in Post #1 below, along with many additional excellent links to the best Q analysts and informations sources we've identified.
Tommy Robinson and Julian Assange are neighbours in Belmarsh prison
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I think the Energy Department, particularly the nuke programs, are so riddled with Chinese spies that you couldn't swing a bag of yellow cake without hitting one. Especially under Xlinton.
As for your theory, I'd bet a dollar on both - that he was a spy, and that the Xlintons were trying to cover something up.
This woman is currently living in Britain and desperately wishes to emigrate here. Can we trade her for Omar?
Let's do it!
Item #17 hehe,
Former FBI director James Comey had a white binder marked Clinton Emails in his office on May 16, 2017, a few days after he was fired, as the Department of Justice was trying to get back the items in Comeys office safe.
The State Department and FBI also possessed a Datto backup email device for Hillary Clintons private email server, which a judge ordered released. Michael Bekesha, who waged the Datto case for Judicial Watch, tells Big League Politics that the State Department is still processing the FBI investigative file, even though Datto contents were ordered released by last September.
Bekesha said it is possible that the State Department has not searched the device, which they received from Comeys FBI, noting, They have not yet identified the location of all the records that they reviewed and produced.
Comey got busted by the DOJ for hiding his Clinton Emails binder after he got fired from the FBI, as Big League Politics exclusively reported.
The FBI officially released the DOJs Inventory Receipt for Property documents listing the stuff Comey had in his office safe.
Look below at Inventory Item #17, which originally said TOP SECRET, then that marking was crossed out. In its final form, it says:
White Binder CLINTON EMAILS
In the exit documents for James Comeys departure from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, a page among the documents showed Comey had a binder in his safe that contained Hillary Clintons emails. The document does not show what medium was used to store the emails within the binder. The binder could have had sleeved pages for CDs which could have had Clintons email to include the missing emails that were Bleach-Bit wiped by Paul Combetta while the server was under a subpoena order from Congress to preserve. In the FBIs report on Clintons mishandling of Classified information, it has a page from then FBI agent Peter Strzok to the National Security Agency: an order to preserve any emails sent to or from @clintonemails.com. We know from Edward Snowdens disclosures that the NSA captures all email traffic within the United States. I am sure the NSA had all of Clintons emails even the ones she had deleted. The questions are, did Strzok take sole possession of the emails for the FBI? Were those emails in Comeys safe the copies from the NSA? Comey said he expected a Clinton victory in the presidential election. Was Comey holding these emails as leverage over a possible future president Hillary Clinton to retain his position as the director of the FBI?
Meanwhile, the Datto backup device was storing Clinton emails that the Clintons did not want stored, and Platte River Networks did NOT thoroughly encrypt Clintons emails on the server, as the Clintons demanded, according to an FBI report:
"If RR is dirty, Mueller is dirty. Is there anyway possible that Mueller is a good guy? Maybe...... he is compromised. As we know Mueller was involved in U1. I am so excited."
Is AOCs Republican Challenger Actually A Republican?
With Republicans like this, who needs Democrats?
well, THAT's disappointing..
s AOCs Republican Challenger Actually A Republican?
With Republicans like this, who needs Democrats?
well, THATs disappointing..
I agree. I was cheering her on til I read this.
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I was consuming kelp ore mineral actually. It was dry and powdery. I would put about maybe a quarter teaspoon or less on my hand and put it in my mouth and rinse it down.
There was a CD post recently related to FLDS. Today is another blind which is interesting. Comments connect the alleged group to Turkey, some guess SA. Human trafficking of girls. Inbreeding....which could be more reliable to produce desired coloring and maybe compliant personality? I don't know but what is weird seems true these days.
I already posted and explained this. It's a stock photo taken by Cindy Lindow who specializes in photographing Michigan and Detroit. This is nothing more than a patriotic photo. They are houses in Pt Huron, Mi. The big building next door was owned by law firm. (and it's for sale iffen you wanna buy it!)
Nothing sinister.
Petey (thank you soooo much, Petey, for digging! lol)
Beautiful... that was good to see. "Islamic infested nation". I'm all for a trade. Isn't Omar's ex in Britain?
If RR is dirty, Mueller is dirty."
Did Q write more on this?
The above doesn't preclude RR being clean and Mueller still being dirty. (I take all Q posts with a grain of salt anyway.)
Here is a good article from the Conservative Treehosue (posted on FR) on the delays on declassification and the OIG report:
Free Republic thread: IG Report Delay, Declassification and Investigative Timeline
Look below at Inventory Item #17, which originally said TOP SECRET, then that marking was crossed out. In its final form, it says:
White Binder CLINTON EMAILS
got that fixed didn't he
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|Five game winning streak!
With the win, the Stars improved to 9-4-0 on the season (18 points), and are still all alone in first place in the USHL Western Conference. I wasn't able to attend this game, nor was I able to listen to the radio broadcast, so this recap will be very brief. If there any blog readers who went to the game tonight and would like to leave a comment, please do so below. If you'd rather stay anonymous, you can send me an email at firstname.lastname@example.com, and I can add it later myself.
Surprisingly, especially when you look at the final score, there was only one goal scored in the first twenty minutes of the game. Kevin Roy scored his first of three goals on the night at the 6:38 mark of the first period. Tommy Schutt and Will Suter earned the assists on Roy's goal. Stars outshot the 15-6 in the first period.
In the second period, both teams exploded for a total of five goals. Three of those goals were scored by the Storm, while the other two were scored by the Stars. Lincoln forward Kevin Roy would score both goals in the period for the Stars to complete the hat trick. Roy's first goal of the second period came on the powerplay, with assists going to Paul Ladue and Luke Johnson. Roy's second goal of the period came at even-strength, with assists going to Ralfs Freibergs and Will Suter. At the end of two periods, the Stars and Storm were all tied up at 3-3. Tri-City outshot Lincoln 16-8 in the second stanza.
The Storm would come out early in the third period and score two straight goals to take a commanding 5-3 lead over the Stars. Down two goals with less than four minutes remaining, the Stars would kick it into an extra gear to score three straight goals to win the game. All three goals would come on the powerplay, also. Here are the last three Lincoln goals:
Lincoln - Luke Johnson (powerplay) (Paul Ladue, Ralfs Freibergs) 16:22
Lincoln - Tommy Schutt (powerplay) (extra attacker) (Kevin Roy, Luke Johnson)19:14
Lincoln - Paul Ladue (powerplay) (Ralfs Freibergs, Kevin Roy) 19:56
Looks like the Stars pulled goaltender Charles Williams around the one minute mark for the extra attacker, and capitalized when Tommy Schutt scored with only 46 seconds remaining to tie the game. And with only four seconds remaining, Paul Ladue scored his first goal of the season to give Lincoln the win. Wow, wow, wow. I really wish I could have been there in Kearney tonight to see this game in person.
Charles Williams stopped 28 of 33 shots on goal to record his second win of the season for the Stars, and first since the home opener on 9/30/11. Lincoln's special teams shined tonight as the Stars went 4-for-7 on the powerplay. Lincoln outshot Tri-City overall tonight, 42-33.
The Tri-City Storm website has posted video highlights of the game, so click here to see those. Thankfully, they include five of the six goals scored by the Stars, so it's definitely worth the watch. The highlights for the Lincoln game should automatically open, but if they don't, look for the "11/13 Storm vs. Lincoln" link on the right hand side of the page.
The players should really be proud of their hard work tonight. It may not have been their best defensive effort of the season, but they never conceded defeat, and fought like hell until the end. A win like the Stars got tonight shows a lot of heart.
The Stars will be back in action next weekend with two games in Fargo against the Force. More on that matchup later in the week.
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Drugs are bad (part 2)
Panic about drugs has little to do with safety and a lot to do with moral prejudice
This is the second part of two-part article about the causes of our war on drugs. Read the first part here.
It's not about risk. We know it's not about risk, or harm, or deaths, or overdoses. Those could be almost eliminated immediately, if we wanted them to be. The Four Corners program last night which explored MDMA as part of a harm minimisation was praised for breaking new ground. It definitely produced some memorable reporting, but the conversation was the same. And ultimately, it remains the wrong one.
In the UK, David Nutt coined the term "equasy" as a way of comparing the risks of recreational MDMA use and horse-riding, and showing that horse-riding was much more dangerous. But in Australia we have something more common, and more dangerous still: rock fishing. Rock fishing is one of the most dangerous things you can do. It has a low morbidity, which means an accident results in almost certain death. CareFlight helicopters conducting fruitless searches are a regular sight off the cliffs of Maroubra and Malabar. Randwick Council alone saw six rock fishing deaths in just a two-year period between 2011 and 2013. Many rock fishers cannot swim, wear no safety equipment, and have only a vague idea of the potential lethality. It is mostly done alone, and has almost no almost no social or cardiovascular benefits. It exists only for the thrill of catching a big drummer in a big swell.
Even just a few individual rocks, infamous spots like Jolong and the Kurnell Doughboy, have claimed scores of lives between them. But fishing at these places is perfectly legal. They are not fenced, though they could be closed off with ease. You will not be frisked for lures on the way to the shore, or have sniffer dogs paw at your bait. In fact you're not compelled to take any precautions at all. Despite coronial recommendations that life jackets be made compulsory, recreational groups and the Shooters and Fishers Party have resisted these measures. In the most lethal rocks of all, you may come across "shock" signage, translated into many languages. The signs keep a running tally of deaths in the area, complete with a skull and crossbones.
Imagine this situation transposed to dance parties: the state government advertising how many people have overdosed in the Hordern Pavilion, while Stereosonic fights legislation to make it mandatory to carry Powerade while pilling. It seems insane, but on a per capita risk basis it is much more logical than the current situation. So why is rock fishing a sport and drug-taking a crisis? A cynic might say the situation would be inverted if immigrants went dancing and teenaged girls went rock fishing. But it's clear that hazard negotiation can't explain why we deal with drugs the way that we do.
The way drugs are regulated in fact ensures that the risk is retained. There was a bus-ad series run not long ago as part of the National Drugs Campaign that tried to dissuade consumers by telling them ecstasy was MADE USING DRAIN CLEANER, BATTERY ACID OR EVEN HAIR BLEACH. THEN POPPED IN YOUR MOUTH. ECSTASY. FACE FACTS. Presumably drug manufacturers would be quite happy to use pharmaceutical-grade precursor agents if they could get them, but they can't. This ad showed ecstasy being made in a filthy toilet, which seems like a strange place to run an expensive illegal lab, and a cheap way to make the drugs look extra disgusting. The toilet was dirty enough to suggest it was still being used. Perhaps there are some criminals stupid enough to shit on their own multi-million dollar enterprise, but it doesn't seem very likely.
That toilet might seem like a clumsy prop in a scare campaign, but it's really a very valuable piece of information about just how the drug war works, as it's now constituted. Because when anti-drug campaigners say "drugs are bad", their opponents don't understand what they really mean. They think they mean "drugs are harmful". But these people mean "drugs are bad" in same way we think that faeces is repulsive. It might be repulsive because it is linked to sickness, but it is also repulsive because it is inherently repulsive, and that status is enforced and ring-fenced by a whole series of taboos involving cleanliness, purity, corporeal integrity and social sanction. It is more than just a hygiene provision – it is how we constitute a shared communal reality, by deciding what is unclean.
It makes sense then, that the best predictor of someone's views on recreational drug use isn't their age, or their political affiliation, or their religiosity. It is their views on promiscuity. The researchers who first identified this linked it to evolutionary strategy. The idea is that people invest in the concept of monogamy to ensure their offspring are their own, then oppose drug-taking because it reduces sexual inhibitions. But that kind of ev-pysch rationale isn't necessary. It can work from much more fundamental things: the conception of bodily integrity, or the idea that sinful behaviour should be its own punishment. That's why trying to co-opt conservatives into a harm reduction strategy is waste of time: because they want drugs to remain harmful.
Don't believe me? Take a look at what happened when Gardasil, the anti-HPV vaccine, was invented. Around 70% of cases of cervical cancer could be ended with this simple, cheap drug. Ending these deaths in a generation is a program you would think everyone could get on board with. But there was a vocal constituency that bitterly opposed Gardasil. Our new deputy prime minister, Barnaby Joyce, was among them. He warned about approving the vaccine due to "the psychological implications or the social implications", and said that "there might be an overwhelming (public) backlash from people saying 'Don't you dare put something out there that gives my 12-year-old daughter a license to be promiscuous'." Licensing, "sending a message", permissiveness – you will notice the familiarity of this language. Barnaby Joyce is a moderate conservative, and also someone who sometimes argues that terminal cancer is a reasonable consequence of having sex. The wages of sin is death, and ought to remain that way.
There have been some victories in the war against the war against drugs recently. But most have left this system of taboos intact. In fact they have relied on it: instead of reclassifying illegal recreational drugs as legal stimulants like alcohol, these substances have instead been re-sold as medicines. Medicines are both "good" and "legal", though no meaningful definitional difference between a medicine and a drug can be found. It says a great deal about our society that "euphoric mood" can be found next to "diarrhoea" on a list of undesirable side effects. Perhaps Thomas Macauley was right when he wrote that "the Puritan hated bear-baiting, not because it gave pain to the bear, but because it gave pleasure to the spectators."
This system will not easily be done away with. Alexander Shulgin was pessimistic about legalisation efforts: "That is the fibre of the social use of drugs," he said in an interview towards the end of his life.
We have certain ones that we find acceptable. There are others that we make illegal. Other communities will rearrange the chips on the table of law in different ways. All of these materials have social redeeming value, including heroin and cocaine. On the other hand, we have built up an anti-drug picture with some being the evil ones and others being the accepted ones. And the insistence upon this dichotomous assignment is so much a part of our national self image, that I think the pattern is going to be hard to change.
Our national self image when it comes to drugs is based on hypocrisy. We combine very high rates of use with old-school, ineffective policing. Evidence-based policy like the injecting room in Kings Cross is notable mainly for its rarity. The New South Wales government has expressly disavowed pill-testing already. Because no evidence can shift the deep, unmovable knowledge that Drugs Are Bad, and should remain that way. The deaths, when they come, will serve not as tragedies, but as proof.
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Recently my family went over to Ipoh Tambun to look at some of the lakeside villas.
Seriously, this is one of the most relaxing housing areas I've seen.
Lake, mountain, jogging track.
Its so shady that you can start jogging at 5 in the afternoon !
I sometimes wonder why my gengchao mum chose teaching instead of marketing. She talks so much that she made friends with some of the people staying there (don't ask me how, she's just mad amazing) and one of them even let us barge into their under-renovation house.
You open your backdoor, you get a pinnacle and a kayaking area.
Damn, I wanna go kayak.
Mum calls the place shi wai tao yuan
Like.. like the kind of place where Confucius would stay at (I don't really know where he stays but I'm assuming the place he stays at alot of mountains la, since its.. China wtf)
Also the place where he will play his guzheng and write san guo yan yi or something
and the lake, is FILLED with huge fishes.
Not the ugly grey fishes but the colorful koi like fishes.
Mum playing tour guide.
They're building new units next to this block of houses. So if you're looking for a holiday home, consider this ! There are actually quite alot of KL people coming down here to search for a second home. Like a hideout from the city.
Fatty brothers playing the thumb game.
So ghey they're wearing the same shirt. Ghey fatties. hahahaha.
Everyone meet Momo.
He belongs to the people who let us barge into their under-renovation house.
Seriously, the people there are overly friendly. We were there just to look at houses but they treated us like we were already neighbours !
They were like "Faster get a house here ! Then New Year come to our opening party okay?"
Shall end this post with Momo.
Peanut, Y U NO HAS HAIR LIKE THE MOMO ????


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CaSA architects were appointed to design a workshop and utility extension to the existing Grade 2 listed house within the Uffington Conservation Area.
The new crafted and considered contemporary home workshop is linked to an existing 20th extension, re-roofed in slate to return the building to its previous historic form. On the southern side of the dwelling, a further 20th century extension has been replaced with a contemporary glass box. Minimal internal works to the historic fabric resulted in a kitchen with improved circulation and functionality. Read more...
The building is modern and elegant in its appearance, yet retains strong references to traditional timber workshop buildings. Its form is clad in vertical blackened timber, configured with alternate depth boards to add articulation to the façade. The front entrance to the workshop is flanked by a large sliding timber screen which provides both privacy and security. An internal glass screen slides internally to provide wide access to the workshop as required.
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When you are in the market to buy a home, finding the right home in your price range can be challenging. The goal is usually to find a balance between the things you want in a home and affordable monthly payments. This usually leads to some compromises and it's not always easy when you're making a very large purchase (for most, the largest purchase of our lives) and you plan to live with it (or in it) for a long time.
Before you even start shopping for a home, you should figure out how much house you can afford (here's a cool calculator). A large part of determining your price range has to do with your credit. A good credit score can help you get a lower interest rate, which in turn means a lower monthly payment, which can increase the amount of money a lender will approve you for. You can get two of your credit scores for free every month on Credit.com.
If you've optimized your credit and saved a lot for a down payment and still can't seem to find a house in your price range, there is an option that may be able to help you get more for your money. It's called a short sale.
What Is a Short Sale?
A short sale, or pre-foreclosure, is known as a distressed property. These homes are available because the seller can no longer afford the mortgage and is attempting to negotiate a deal with the lender to avoid a foreclosure. With this sale, the lender agrees to accept less than the amount owed on the mortgage. If you have found a property that you want to buy listed as a short sale, it's a good idea to educate yourself on the pros and cons of such a transaction.
The Cons
The most difficult challenge (and most ironic) of a short sale is how long it takes to complete. Because the bank has to approve the offer and not just the seller, as in traditional home sales, agreeing upon a price and settling on a buyer is often more complex and time consuming. If you have a specific date you need to be in the home, this may not be the best route, as it can be hard to nail down a closing date with a short sale.
Another aspect of short sales to consider is that you are buying the property "as is," meaning you inherit any needed repairs or problems it may have. Since the seller is having financial troubles it can be hard to get any "extras" covered in the closing. Therefore, sometimes buyers have to be ready for higher closing costs.
It's also a good idea to work with a real estate agent who is familiar with the complications of a short sale and is willing to take a cut in commission if those are the lender's terms. But it can sometimes be tough to find an agent who is willing to work on a short sale, and even more difficult to find one with extensive experience in this type of sale.
The Pros
Most obviously, a short sale home is likely to be offered at a bargain price. This of course depends on the local market, but a pre-foreclosure property is almost always cheaper than one sold through traditional means. Getting a decent home at a low price may be enough of a motivator to help you get over the list of cons.
Plus, in comparison to foreclosed properties (the other distressed option for cheap homes), the short sale home has many advantages. It is likely in better condition and move-in ready, which requires less startup costs from the buyer. You will also receive disclosure information from the bank, which can help you make your decision more wisely.
It's important to be patient and flexible to survive the short sale process. If you really like a home and are willing to go through the short sale loops, you could score a great property at a great price.
More on Mortgages & Homebuying:
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- How to Find & Choose a Mortgage Lender
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A great addition to any event is a Scottish Wedding Caricaturist. Your guests will love it. It will create lots of laughter and therefore an amazing atmosphere. It's one of those forms of entertainment that is suitable for people of all ages and if that wasn't enough, your guests get to take home a memento of your special day, which often ends up framed, on the wall in their home. They are also very flexible and can move from area to area where ever your guests might be.
Some couples have their caricatures drawn on large pieces of paper, prior to their wedding, from a photograph and use the caricature as their 'welcome board' or for guests to sign.
You can see a couple of examples of this below.
We also have a brilliant wedding magician who will totally amaze you and your guests. He works at weddings and corporate events in Glasgow and all over Scotland and he would make a great addition to your event along with harpist Glasgow.
For tips and information about using a harp player at your function follow this link.
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This Week in Trek Episode 339, "Angry Uhura light show"
Discord: http://discord.thisweekintrek.com
Patreon: http://patreon.com/starmike
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CBS All Access Expands To Canada, but without DSC. bit.ly/2qS3Lff
(there's no music in the sulu one!)
Original Series t-shirts at amzn.to/2EZVeLC pic.twitter.com/Jdv5UuIEEB
Star Trek Adversaries now on Steam
Ten Forward:
Chris on Twitter: Being assimilated by the Borg, tortured by the Cardassians, living another life in "The Inner Light", possessed/captured by numerous aliens; when does it become unrealistic on how much Picard or anyone can endure?
Star Trek in pop culture:
The Five-Year Engagement (2012) Jason Segel, Emily Blunt, Chris Pratt
In this clip, he's trying to propose to her & gets interrupted
Last week in Trek
Episode insight: TAS: BEM
Subspace communications
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Social Media and Online Abuse
What Is Online Abuse
Online platforms are increasingly used to perpetrate domestic abuse. Online domestic abuse can include behaviors such as monitoring of social media profiles or emails, abuse over social media such as Facebook or Twitter, sharing intimate photos or videos without your consent, using GPS locators or spyware.
Women's Aid research on online domestic abuse found that:
- For 85% of respondents the abuse they received online from a partner or ex-partner was part of a pattern of abuse they also experienced offline.
- Nearly a third of respondents (29%) experienced the use of spyware or GPS locators on their phone or computers by a partner or ex-partner.
- For half (50%) of respondents the online abuse they experienced also involved direct threats to them or someone they knew.
- Nearly a third of those respondents who had received threats stated that where threats had been made online by a partner or ex-partner they were carried out.
Keeping safe online
Online services and social media should be open and safe for everyone to use. We know that perpetrators of domestic abuse often use online tools to abuse their victims.
Below is information about the safety policies and processes on some of the main social media platforms that should help you stay safe online.
If you need support please call the National Domestic Violence Helpline (run in partnership with Women's Aid and Refuge) on 0808 2000 247.
Women's Aid also have more information on how to keep yourself safe on Facebook and Twitter here https://www.womensaid.org.uk/information-support/what-is-domestic-abuse/onlinesafety/#1448707850732-4013edf1-352e and information on how to stay safe online here You can find more tips for how to delete cookies and conceal your browsing history here


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(haven't been in the kitchen)
I feel compelled to give some excuse for my lack of recipe-giving and kitchen-adventure-tellings this summer. Since the beginning of May, I've been all over the place. (Driving out from VA. Utah with my family, Los Alamos during the week, ABQ on weekends, Vacation to Zion & Cedar City, etc.) This has prevented me from doing any real cooking. Especially because our summer rental supplies us only with: a teeny tiny sink, toaster oven, electric skillet, microwave, toaster, and panini grill (ours from home), and (luckily) a full fridge. So... No stove top. No real oven. No real sink. We still have dishes.
I was creative one morning a couple weeks ago and made breakfast burritos with chicken sausage and scrambled eggs+salsa, and Golden Pride tortillas. That was fun. :)
Just wanted to let you know that I will be baking/cooking much more as soon as we're back in VA.
Hope you're having a great summer!


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What to Wear to Work in a Man's World
Let's face it; a male-dominated work place can mean that your fashion sense takes a beating. There are many things to consider in such an environment; how much makeup is appropriate? Should I wear heels? What can I do to make sure that I'm looked at as a valued colleague and not an object?
Here are some tips for getting dressed for work that won't hurt your sense of style, but will help you to feel more comfortable if your office is mostly men.
While you don't have to wear square-toe loafers all the time, it's probably best to leave the stilettos at home. Wear sensible shoes with a heel no taller than 2″. Extremely high heels change the way you walk (you need more runway sway to pull them off); not entirely what you're looking for in a power-suit.
As cute as they may be, it's time to leave the ruffled skirts at home. Pants suits are optimal for this kind of environment as they create no distinction between yourself and your male colleagues when it comes to dress (everyone wears pants, after all); and a well-tailored pants suit is definitely fashionable! Accessorize with a cute belt or sash to add a pop of color and flair.
Plunging necklines are for hot dates, not the office. Collared shirts are great and often come in cute patterns and colors to keep you from the wardrobe doldrums. Again, your accessories can speak volumes about your fashion sense; chunky chokers, chandelier earrings, and sassy scarves will add the right amount of zazzle.
Hair and Makeup
Yes! Do it! But don't overdo it. Keep your makeup natural and save the dramatics for the evenings. Heavy eyeliner, dark lip stains, and intense colors are best left for after-hours fun.


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Fungal nail infections are one of the most common foot ailments and they can happen to the best of us. From unsightly symptoms to a high recurrence rate, you should learn the signs of a toenail fungus infection. No one wants a long-term, debilitating and painful bout with this foot condition.
It's especially true for seniors. Only about 7% of the under 20 population, and 20% of those aged 30 to 60, suffer from toenail fungus. For those over 60, the incidence rate jumps up to about 45%.
Our nails are a horn-like covering of the tips of our fingers and toes. Like the talons and hooves of other animals, our nails are composed of a tough protein known as keratin. A healthy toenail protects the tips of the toes and surrounding soft tissues from injuries.
A disruption in the seal between the toenail and the nail bed can allow invading fungus to intrude and spread, both within and under the nail. Such disruptions are usually created by some type of trauma like stubbing your toe. The long-term consequences of long-distance running or poorly fitting shoes can also cause trauma to the toes.
What Factors Can Increase the Risk of Toenail Fungus?
People with diabetes or a compromised immune system are at higher risk of developing toenail fungus. Exposure to fungus at a public swimming pool and the shower or sauna in a public gym can also lead to toenail fungus. Leaving your toenails long and untrimmed can cause injuries that open the door to fungus. Note that men incur toenail fungus 2 to 3 times more than do women.
How Do You Know if You Have Toenail Fungus?
The symptoms usually start with thickening or warping of the toenail. This is followed by yellowing of the nail, or the appearance of white spots on the toenail. Left untreated, the nail may begin to separate from its bed and the skin next to the nail can become rough and scaly. An unpleasant smell often signals the presence of toenail fungus. All these signs and symptoms are generally accompanied by increasing pain.
If continued untreated, the fungus will spread. It will migrate to the skin and morph into athlete's foot, on its way to infecting neighboring toenails.
The damage caused by toenail fungus is not solely physical. One survey shows that 92% of those with infected toes have reduced self-esteem. The survey point outs that 46% reported decreased mobility.
Toenail Fungus Treatment Options
The standard modes of treatment begin with debridement, a process that removes much of the fungal material.
Topical ointments are available, both over-the-counter and by prescription. But they are minimally effective, at best.
Oral antifungal medications attack the fungus systemically. The most up-to-date medications are effective initially, but significant side effects prohibit long-term usage.
Removal of the nail allows the regrowth of a new, fungus free nail. It does affect the nail bed, so the appearance of the new nail may not be attractive. Also, this remedy can involve a significant amount of unavoidable discomfort for the patient.
UFAI Now Provides Laser Treatment for Toenail Fungus
Traditional treatments often fail to provide anything approaching a complete and permanent remedy. The newest laser technology is revolutionizing the treatment of toenail fungus. UFAI now utilizes the Q-Clear system, which emits a laser beam at a wavelength of 1064 nanometers. This wavelength is harmless to normal tissue, and works on all skin types.
As the laser beam interacts with the toenail and its bed, our patients experience only a mild warming of the toenail area. The process is painless, both during and after application of the laser beam. With no recovery time, our laser patients immediately return to their normal activities.
There are reports in relevant studies of cure rates from 77% to 95% after only one laser treatment. UFAI achieves even more optimal results from three applications, spaced a month apart.
The laser treatment is incorporated into a comprehensive care plan. This includes debridement of the nail and a long-term post treatment protocol designed to prevent re-infection.
UFAI Is the Best Choice for Toenail Fungus Treatment
The physicians at University Foot and Ankle Institute have decades of combined experience diagnosing and treating toenail fungus. If you would like more information or to schedule a consultation, please call (877) 475-1678 or visit us at www.footankleinstitute.com
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We at UFAI are driven to get our patients back to their normal activities with the highest level of function, in the least amount of time, using the least invasive treatments possible. From start to finish, we are with you every step of the way.
The UFAI Education Team works to help empower our patients and website visitors with the most up-to-date information about foot and ankle conditions, treatment options, recovery and injury prevention. Our goal is to pass on truly useful information to our readers.
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Verhoeven FACULTY OF LAW MASTER OF LAW SEMINAR SERIES - 2011-2012 Jean Monnet Seminar Introduction • Services of general economic interest (SGEI) play an important role in the EU: in a lot of Member States they are the backbone of the socio-economic model and are an important aspect of the welfare State that is characteristic to most of the EU Member States • The objective of SGEI is to provide social services to the public at large, without discrimination, a service which is considered to be in the general interest (postal services, public transportation, waste management, …) • In principle those services could be provided by the market, but because of the focus on profit the market would not provide the services efficiently to all • SGEI are an important instrument to realize a society based on solidarity and social justice, where basic services are available to all at affordable costs Introduction • SGEI are one of the values of the EU, but they conflict with other values – The EU on the one hand promotes an internal market with an open market economy and competition but SGEI distort the market since they have an impact on the free movement of services and often involve State aid – On the one hand there is a movement of liberalization of services, on the other hand there is support for SGEI – Have those tensions been resolved and how? Introduction • SGEI also involve other issues at EU level: the link between SGEI and public procurement; the role of the EU as opposed to the Member States; intra-EU tension between the Commission, the EP, the Council and the ECJ • The importance of SGEI for the European welfare State have come under pressure of international developments – Economically: the financial crisis has let to austerity measures in (some) EU Member States which includes cutting in costly social services – Politically: the belief in the supremacy of the market; the market as the most efficient tool in providing services for the public at large – Legally: the trade liberalization at the international level, in particular the WTO Introduction • The seminar will address the following issues – The concept of SGEI – The legal framework of SGEI in the EU, in particular in the field of State aid and freedom of movement of services – The seminar will deal with SGEI in general, making abstractions of SGEI in transport, postal services, energy and telecommunication that have been regulated by EU law – SGEI in WTO law and the possible impact of WTO law on EU law – Future developments Concept of SGEI in EU Law • Despite being mentioned in EC Treaty and the Treaty of Lisbon, the concept of SGEI is as such not defined in primary EU law • The Commission has made a distinction between services of general interest (SGI) and SGEI – SGI is a broad concept that includes both market and non-market services which public authorities deem to be of general interest and are subject to specific public service obligations – A general interest is determined by the criteria of universality, accessibility, transparency and continuity – SGEI are market services which Member States have subjected to specific public service obligations because of the general interest: they are economic activities – The opposite of SGEI would be non-economic service of general interest which do not fall under EU competition law and the internal market Concept of SGEI in EU Law • The distinction between economic and non-economic SGI is clarified by the concept of an undertaking in competition law – Any entity engaged in an economic activity regardless of the legal form and financing of that entity – An economic activity is any activity involving the offering of goods and services in a market (however not the buying: ECJ, C-205/03 FENIN) – Non-economic activity involves activities that do not involve trade, such as the traditional State functions • Having a public service obligation does not preclude the economic nature of the activity • Non-for-profit undertakings that offer emergency services are considered to perform an economic activity if there is a given market: C-475/99 Ambulanz Glöckner • Monitoring of oil pollution in oil port by a private law entity was however not considered an economic activity: ECJ, C-343/95 Diego Cali • Activities of a social nature are non-economic (e.g. compulsory health insurance where level of insurance does not depend on the contribution: ECJ, C-264/01, AOK Bundesverband), unless these activities are subject to competition in the Member State Concept of SGEI in EU Law • Nevertheless, the concept is not clear in the field of freedom of movement of services – In order to fall under the free movement of services a service has to be performed across borders and against remuneration • Hence, a service is always economic so that the distinction between economic and noneconomic services is pointless in this context (see also ECJ, C-205/03 FENIN: an economic activity involves the offering of services) • The ECJ has held that hospital treatment in another Member State is a service (C-372/04 Watts) in the context of freedom of movement of services, whereas in competition law it can be a non-economic service • In addition compulsory social security schemes have been investigated on their conformity with freedom of movements of services (ECJ, C-355/00, Freskot; C-350/07, Kattner Stahlbau) • What to do with Article 2 Protocol No. 26: Treaties do not affect the competence of the Member States to provide, commission and to organize non-economic services of general interest – The Service Directive makes a confusing distinction between Services of General Interests and SGEI; at the same time it considers the postal, electricity and gas sectors, water distribution and supply services and waste water services as SGEI EU Legal Framework A. Primary EU Law • The Treaty on the Functioning of the EU mentions the notion of services of general (economic) interest in: – Article 14: • SGEI are a shared value of the EU and promote social and territorial cohesion; • The European Parliament and the Council can make regulations setting out the principles and conditions that regulate the operation of SGEI and their funding. – Article 106 (2): • Undertakings performing a SGEI fall under the rules of the TFEU, including competition so far as those rules do not obstruct the performance of the SGEI; • Trade may however not be affected so much that it would go against the interest of the EU. EU Legal Framework • Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU – Article 36: it is a fundamental right to have access to SGEI as provided in national law and in accordance with the Treaties – SGEI not only an exception to competition but also a right of citizens? • Protocol No. 26 on Services of General Interest – The Treaties are not applicable to non-economic services of general interest: first time enshrined in primary law – Article 14 TFEU implies that the Member States play an essential role and have a wide discretion in organizing SGEI; – The diversity of SGEI is recognized: different users in different countries demand different SGEI; – Article 14 TFEU includes high quality, safe and affordable SGEI, equal treatment, and the promotion of universal access. EU Legal Framework B. State aid and SGEI • Article 106 (2) (ex Article 86 (2) EC Treaty) provides a delicate balance between the internal market, competition and services in the general interest • SGEI fall under EU law, but they can derogate from the rules of competition if they fulfill certain criteria • The focus has been on how SGEI have been funded, with not always consistent case law of the ECJ and General Court (ex CFI) – Early case law of the ECJ stated that if the funding was solely covering the extra costs of performing a SGEI it is compensation and does not fall under State aid – CFI held that such compensation was State aid that was justified under then Article 86 (2) EC Treaty – C-280/00 Altmark Trans: ECJ clarified that compensation will not be State aid if certain cumulative criteria are met EU Legal Framework • Pursuant to Article 107 (1) TFEU SGEI that affect trade between Member States would be classified as State aid, requiring Member States to notify the Commission and before approval not to allocate funds • However, it has been argued that funding for the extra costs an undertaking would have due to a service in the general interest would not be State aid, but merely a compensation → It would not fall under Article 107 (1) and Article 106 (2) because it does not involve advantages for the undertaking • The CFI was of the opinion that the rules of State aid should be applied (CFI, T-106/95 FFSA and CFI, T-46/97 SIC), whereas the ECJ adopted the compensation approach, but only in so far the compensation covered the costs EU Legal Framework • In Altmark Trans the ECJ adopted a compromise position: such funds would be considered compensation if it fulfilled four criteria: – There must be a prior entrustment of a public service obligation – The parameters of the calculation of the compensation must be set in advance in an objective and transparent manner – The compensation may only cover part of or the total costs and a reasonable profit – If the undertaking is not chosen through public procurement, the amount of compensation is that of the cost a typical and well-run undertaking would have in effectively discharging the public service • If one of the conditions is not met, than the funds are qualified as State aid to which Article 106 (2) may apply • The first three criteria are very similar to the conditions of Article 106 (2) and the case law on that provision • The EU Commission and the General Court (CFI) have interpreted the Altmark criteria quite strictly and few funds have been considered purely aid-free EU Legal Framework • The General Court (CFI) seems to have however made the Altmark criteria more flexible in its decision in case T-289/03 BUPA: – The CFI confirmed the large discretion of Member States, only subject to review for manifest errors – First Altmark Trans criterion (entrustment): • A SGEI must not be entrusted by a specific act, it could also be done by a general obligation for all market operators • A SGEI must not be universal and can allow the operator a certain freedom to set the price and product differentiation EU Legal Framework – Second Altmark Trans criterion (objective and transparant compensation): National authorities can have a certain discretion in determining the compensation and the costs of the SGEI – Third Altmark Trans criterion (necessity and proportionality): Member States also have a margin in the implementation of the conditions of the SGIE – Fourth Altmark Trans criterion: if no procurement and not possible to calculate the costs of a typical and well-run undertaking, it suffices that the compensation cannot be used to cover inefficiencies EU Legal Framework • In case the Altmark Trans criteria are not fulfilled, the funding of SGEI is State aid, but can be justified on the basis of Article 106 (2) TFEU • Nevertheless, the Altmark Trans criteria are very similar to the criteria of Article 106 (2) – It must concern the operation of a service of general economic interest – Act of entrustment, specifying nature and duration of the service – The derogation must be necessary and proportionate – Not be contrary to the interest of the EU EU Legal Framework • First criterion of SGEI – Supra for definition – Member States have large margin of discretion; only manifest error or misjudgments will not be accepted – SGEI mostly involve services that have to be performed even if not profitable – According to T-289/03 BUPA SGEI involve services of a universal and compulsary nature – The Commission takes into account the universal access, high quality, affordability and complete territorial coverage EU Legal Framework • Second criterion of entrustment – Legal certainty and transparancy: the scope and mission of the SGEI must be clear – By official act of a public authority of a Member State • Third + fourth criterion: proportionality – Proportionality in that undertakings are exempted from the rules of competition as far as this is necessary for the execution of the SGEI – Proportionality in that the SGEI's restriction of trade may never go against the interests of the EU EU Legal Framework • At the end of 2011 the Commission adopted new rules on State aid and SGEI – Commission Decision of 20 December 2011, OJ 11 January 2012, L 7/3: specifies which conditions need to be fulfilled for compensation for a SGEI to be consistent with the internal market, how to calculate compensation, demands transparency and control against overcompensation – Commission Regulation (EU) No. 360/2012, OJ 26 April 2012 L 114/8: total amount of de minimis aid granted to one undertaking providing SGEI that do not exceed 500000 € over a period of three fiscal years are not considered to fall under Article 107 (1) TFEU EU Legal Framework – Communication on the Application of the European Union State Aid Rules to Compensation Granted for the Provision of Services of General Economic Interest, OJ 11 January 2012, C 8/4 – Communication European Union Framework for State Aid in the Form of Public Service Compensation, OJ 11 January 2012, C 8/15 EU Legal Framework C. Freedom of movement of services and SGEI • The freedom of movement of services is one of the core elements of the internal market: Article 61 TFEU prohibits discrimination based on nationality and residence of the service provider • The ECJ has expanded the freedom of movement of services: any measure applicable to both national and foreign service provider when it is liable to prohibit or otherwise impede the activities of the service provider established in another Member State where he lawfully provides the service (Case 76/90 Säger) • The ECJ has also formulated a rule of reason with similar criteria as in Rewe (Cassis de Dijon): Case 219/08 Commission/Belgium: no harmonization, no distinction on the basis of nationality, an imperative reason and proportionality EU Legal Framework • Nevertheless, the EU has harmonized the trade in services by the Services Directive: Directive 2006/213/EC of the European Parliament and the Council on Services in the Internal Market, OJ 27 December 2006, L 376/36 • The Services Directive does also apply to SGEI – The Services Directive applies to all services performed for an economic consideration – The Services Directive excludes Services of General Interest since those services do not fall under the freedom of movement of services (Article 2 (2)(a) refers to non-economic Services of General Interest) – Since SGEI involve an economic activity they are covered by the Services Directive EU Legal Framework – Nevertheless the Services Directive limits its subject and scope so that SGEI are not negatively affected • The subject matter does not deal with the liberalization of SGEI, with State aid and does not affect the competences of Member States to define a SGEI • Certain categories of SGEI are excluded: health care services, social services relating to social housing, childcare and support of families and persons permanently or temporarily in need • The Directive also does not apply to sectors where SGEI are likely to be found: transportation and audiovisual services EU Legal Framework • Under Article 9 Services Directive Member States may not subject services to an authorisation scheme except if nondiscriminatory, reason of public interest and proportionate – If a Member State wants to organize a SGEI by introducing an authorization scheme it has to respect the requirements of Article 9 – This goes against the regulatory discretion of Member States and is much more strict than Article 106 (2) TFEU • Pursuant to Article 15 Member States have to evaluate their national legislation on the use of certain requirements and make sure that those criteria respect the rule of reason; Article 15 (4) states however that requirements necessary for a SGIE should not be affected by the evaluation EU Legal Framework • Pursuant to Article 16 Member States must respect the right of providers to provide services in a Member State in which they are not established – Member States have to ensure free access to and free exercise of a service activity in their territory – Restrictions have to respect the rule of reason or have to be justified for reasons of public policy, public security, public health or the protection of the environment – Article 17 excludes however SGEI, including the postal, electricity and gas sector; water distribution and supply services and waste water services; treatment of waste • Concluding: – The Services Directive protects SGEI too extensively when it concerns temporary services – It is too strict when SGEI are established by authorization schemes. – The freedom of movement of Services and SGEI is incoherently regulated SGEI in WTO law • The balancing of SGEI with competition in order to generate a welfare State is a typical European value • SGEI have been progressively incorporated in EU law, but the EU operates in a global world • The EU should not focus only on how to protect SGEI internally, but also externally, in particular in the framework of the WTO • The WTO focuses on the liberalization of trade, including services and this might conflict with the SGEI as an important value of the EU SGEI in WTO Law • The EU has exclusive competence in the common commercial policy, which after the Treaty of Lisbon includes trade in all services, but for certain services there will be a need for consensus in the Council (cultural and audiovisual sector, education, and social and human health services) (Article 188 TFEU) • Outside the domain of common commercial policy the EU has implied powers to conclude agreements, but only to the extent the EU has already acted internally (Article 3 (2) TFEU; ECJ, Case 22/70 Commission/Council AETR); e.g. transport and environment • In the context of SGEI the GATS is highly relevant → how are SGEI dealt with in that agreement SGEI in WTO Law • Article I (2) GATS defines trade in services as the supply of a service in four modes: – From the territory of a Member into the territory of another Member – In the territory of one Member to the service consumer of another Member – By a commercial supplier of one Member, through a commercial presence in another member – By a servive supplier of one Member, through presence of natural persons, in the territory of another Member • Although GATS does not define "service", it does exclude services supplied in the exercise of governmental authority SGEI in WTO Law • A service supplied in the exercise of governmental authority is in turn defined as "any service which is supplied neither on a commercial basis, nor in competition with one or more service suppliers" – "Commercial" means that it concerns a service that is supplied on a profit-seeking basis • Since SGEI are economic activities they are often supplied with the idea of making profit • State aid is often given to off-set the costs of public service obligations, but this compensation might include a reasonable profit • Only when the SGEI would not be able to be performed on a profitable basis at all would it fall under this exception SGEI in WTO Law – "Nor in competition with one or more service providers" • There might be some competition between providers of a SGEI, cf. ECJ, C-264/01, AOK Bundesverband • Competition is regarded as broad: it involves the question whether two services can be substituted for one another – A large number of WTO members have excluded SGEI in their commitments, which implies that they consider those services to fall under GATS • SGEI are likely falling under GATS and the more they are liberalized and deregulated, the more it will be unlikely they are exempted SGEI in WTO Law • Nevertheless, if SGEI fall under the scope of GATS this does not mean that they are regulated by it – GATS is based on a positive list approach: services only need to be liberalized if the Members have committed themselves in their schedules to liberalize these services or sectors – If a Member has committed a sector, then SGEI in that sector will often conflict with: • Article XVI (market access): limitations on service providers by monopolies or exclusive service providers • Article XVII (national treatment): treatment no less favourable than that it accords to own like services and service suppliers. SGEI in WTO Law • EU has a horizontal limitation for public utilities at a national or local level which may be subject to public monopolies or to exclusive rights granted to private operators – Only for mode 3: a commercial supplier of one Member, through a commercial presence in another member – All services which are considered necessary for a society (cf. French wording: services considérés comme services public): e.g. environmental services, health services, transport services • EU and Member State commitments in postal, educational, health, social and environmental services are limited • Concluding, at this point in time SGEI in EU are not conflicting with GATS, but: – The emphasis of GATS is to progressively liberalize trade, not to balance SGEI with international trade – EU will come under pressure of other WTO Members to open its markets further for trade in services, also in areas of SGEI – First warning shot before the bow: in US Gambling Article XVI was broadly interpreted as prohibiting any measure that might reduce market access Conclusion and Future Developments • SGEI are in ascendency in the EU: they are explicitly mentioned in primary law as one of the values of the EU and after the Treaty of Lisbon, the EU has obtained legislative power in this area • Nevertheless, the concept is not clear, is treated differently in the areas of competition law and freedom of movement of services, and the case law of the ECJ is not entirely consistent • At the level of the WTO although SGEI would fall under the GATS, the EU has shielded them from the GATS, but due to progressive liberalization that exclusion will eventually come under pressure – A solution would be in the long term to adopt an agreement at WTO level covering SGEI and their regulation – Considering the EU experience in balancing free trade and competition with SGEI within the EU, it could offer its expertise and assistance in this field – Therefore, it would be useful that the EU would adopt internal legislation on SGEI as an example for an international agreement on the issue


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Societal Disregard for the Needs of the Infertile
Oxford Handbook of Reproductive Ethics, Forthcoming
Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law Research Paper No. 2015-32
33 Pages Posted: 29 Jul 2015 Last revised: 13 Aug 2015
Date Written: July 25, 2015
Social policies in the United States often favor families and encourage reproduction — but not for infertile persons. When the infertile want to have children, health care funding policy, legal rules, and popular sentiments generally are not very sympathetic. Infertile couples typically must rely on their own resources to procreate, without reimbursement by their health insurance, the law may erect barriers to assisted reproductive services, as with prohibitions against surrogate motherhood, and infertile couples may not find much concern for their plight from friends or even some family members.
Such discounting of the needs of the infertile is unjust and reflects a misunderstanding of the nature of infertility. Infertility is a disability — and a very serious one for some people — yet it is often misperceived as not a real handicap or even as enabling. Scholars writing on reproductive issues frequently valorize life without children. These societal sentiments are reflected in anti-discrimination law. The protections that persons with other disabilities enjoy do not extend to the infertile. Respect for the fundamental interest in reproduction justifies changes in social attitudes and reforms in the law to ensure fair treatment for the infertile.
Keywords: infertility, Americans with Disabilities Act, surrogate motherhood, in vitro fertilization, uterus transplantation, equal protection
JEL Classification: I10, I18, K19
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Sea salt hair spray is a hair product that helps recreate the look of hair that has been exposed to seawater, and has dried roughly. Typically, hair feels thicker, produces more waves, and develops visible separation and texture when dried with seawater in it, and commercial manufacturers of hair products have tried to recreate this look with a sea salt hair spray. These sprays can be found commercially, or can be made at home with a few ingredients.
Various different sea salt hair sprays are on the market, and some are also referred to as surf sprays. Water and sea salt are the main ingredients for the product, but each different manufacturer can add various other ingredients. These extra ingredients can be oily, which help give shine and perhaps add a pleasant smell to the spray. Some other possible ingredients include plant extracts that help impart qualities like softness or flexibility to the hair.
Homemade sea salt hair sprays are another option, and can cost very little. A very basic recipe is 1 cup of water (about 240ml) to 1 tablespoon of sea salt. This mixture should be placed in an empty spray bottle, which can be purchased empty or reused from another hair product, and shaken until the sea salt dissolves.
A variation on this simple recipe for sea salt hair spray is to add a tablespoon of hair conditioner to the mix. Conditioner scented with coconut or another tropical scent can also help to evoke memories of beach holidays. Alternatives to conditioner include a drop or two of essential oil or a favorite scented hair gel. An extremely simple hair spray merely involves filling a spray bottle with actual clean seawater.
Sea salt hair spray is usually applied at the roots of the hair for added volume, or sprayed over the hair for a wavy look. Sprays can be used on wet, damp, or dry hair, which may be allowed to dry naturally or with a hairdryer and diffuser attachment. Twirling the hair into separate locks or scrunching the hair with the tips of the fingers can help a wave develop, which can then be made more secure with application of hairspray. As the texture and look of the treated hair depends on the natural setting of the hair in the salt solution, touching the hair excessively will adversely affect the finished look.
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@fBoyle-- Absolutely! In fact, you can use sea salt hair spray as a dry shampoo when you're in a fix.
I made my own sea salt hair spray for this purpose a while back. I just used boiled water, sea salt and rose water. I mixed them together and put it in a spray bottle. I usually wash my hair once every two days but my hair becomes a bit oily on the second day. So I use this spray to absorb some of the excess oil. If you spray a lot of it and then use a hair dryer for a minute, it gives a fresh washed look to hair. It smells good too. If you don't like the scent of rose water, you can use a few drops of lemon essential oil.
I think this is something that everyone needs to keep in their bathroom for emergencies. And maybe in their purse too!
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Is sea salt hair spray good for oily hair? Can I use it to get rid of excess oil?
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I just discovered sea salt hair spray and I'm in love with it. It gives me beach waves which always look great during the summer months. My friends tell me that I look like I just returned from the beach.
The great part is that it's so easy to use. After I wash my hair, I towel dry and then use this hair spray. I press my hair in my hands to create natural waves and then I let my hair air dry. It's like the easiest hairstyle ever.
It smells great too. This is my favorite hair spray at the moment.
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Thomas D. Raffaele, a 69-year-old justice of the New York State Supreme Court, encountered a chaotic scene while walking down a Queens street with a friend: Two uniformed police officers stood over a shirtless man lying facedown on the pavement. The man's hands were cuffed behind his back and he was screaming. A crowd jeered at the officers.
The judge, concerned the crowd was becoming unruly, called 911 and reported that the officers needed help.
But within minutes, he said, one of the two officers became enraged — and the judge became his target. The officer screamed and cursed at the onlookers, some of whom were complaining about what they said was his violent treatment of the suspect, and then he focused on Justice Raffaele, who was wearing a T-shirt and jeans. The judge said the officer rushed forward and, using the upper edge of his hand, delivered a sharp blow to the judge's throat that was like what he learned when he was trained in hand-to-hand combat in the Army.
The episode, Friday morning just after midnight — in which the judge says his initial complaint about the officer was dismissed by a sergeant, the ranking supervisor at the scene — is now the focus of investigations by the police Internal Affairs Bureau and the Civilian Complaint Review Board.
The judge said he believed the officer also hit one or two other people during the encounter on 74th Street near 37th Road, a busy commercial strip in Jackson Heights. But he said he could not be sure, because the blow to his throat sent him reeling back and he then doubled over in pain.
"I've always had profound respect for what they do," Justice Raffaele said of the police, noting that he was "always very supportive" of the department during the more than 20 years he served on Community Board 3 in Jackson Heights before becoming a judge. At one point in the early 1990s, he added, he helped organize a civilian patrol in conjunction with the police. "And this I thought was very destructive."
The justice, who sits in the Matrimonial part in State Supreme Court in Jamaica, Queens, was elected to the Civil Court in 2005 and the State Supreme Court in 2009. Justice Raffaele was among the judges around New York State who volunteered to perform weddings on the Sunday last summer when New York's same-sex marriage law went into effect. The judge's description of the confrontation and its aftermath, which he provided in a series of interviews, was corroborated by two people he knows who described the encounter in separate interviews.
Justice Raffaele and one of the men, Muhammad Rashid, who runs a tutoring center near where the encounter occurred, said they were on the street at that hour because the judge had spent most of that day and night cleaning out his parents' house and Mr. Rashid had just helped him move two tables; he donated them to the tutoring center.
The judge said his parents had just moved to Houston; he had taken them to the airport that morning and the house's new owner was to take possession the next day.
The judge said he was in "a lot of pain" and went with Mr. Rashid to the emergency room at Elmhurst Hospital Center, where a doctor examined his throat by snaking a tube with a camera on the end through his nose and down his throat to determine whether his trachea had been damaged. The doctor, he said, found no damage; Justice Raffaele was released and told to see his personal doctor for follow-up care.
When they first came upon the crowd, the judge said, he was immediately concerned for the officers and called 911. After he made the call, he said, he saw that one of the officers — the one who he said later attacked him — was repeatedly dropping his knee into the handcuffed man's back.
His actions, the judge said, were inflaming the crowd, some of whom had been drinking. But among others who loudly expressed their concern, he said, was a woman who identified herself as a registered nurse; she was calling to the officer, warning that he could seriously hurt the unidentified man, who an official later said was not charged.
Justice Raffaele said that after the officer struck him and he regained his composure, he asked another officer who was in charge and was directed to a sergeant, who, like the officer who hit him, was from the 115th Precinct. He told the sergeant that he wanted to make a complaint.
The sergeant, he said, stepped away and spoke briefly with some other officers — several of whom the judge said had witnessed their colleague strike him — and returned to tell the judge that none of them knew whom he was talking about. As the sergeant spoke to the other officers, the judge said, the officer who hit him was walking away.
At the hospital, he said, he saw another sergeant from the 115th Precinct, who took his complaint. He also telephoned the Police Department's Internal Affairs Bureau. He said he was interviewed on Friday by a lieutenant and a sergeant from a special unit in the bureau called Group 54, which investigates complaints of excessive force.
Deputy Commissioner Paul J. Browne, the Police Department's chief spokesman, said in an e-mail that all force complaints, whether they involve serious injuries or not, are referred to the Civilian Complaint Review Board, an independent agency that investigates allegations of police misconduct that does not rise to the level of a crime. The department's Internal Affairs Bureau investigates complaints of excessive force that involve serious injuries.
"In this instance," he said, Internal Affairs "is reviewing the complaint because it was brought to its attention by the judge, not because of the level of injury."
He did not respond to an e-mail with other questions about the episode.
Police investigators, apparently from Internal Affairs, visited a number of shops along 74th Street on Sunday, seeking to determine whether any had security cameras that might have recorded a fight Thursday night involving a police officer and two men, said Sunil Patel, the owner of Alankar Jewelers.
He said that he had security cameras, but that they did not capture any images of the confrontation because the store's security gate blocks their view when the shop is closed.
The office of the Queens district attorney, Richard A. Brown, is working with the Internal Affairs Bureau on the investigation, an official there said.
The administrative judge for civil matters for the State Supreme Court in Queens, Jeremy S. Weinstein, who oversees the court where Justice Raffaele sits, said he was surprised to learn of the encounter because of what he said was the judge's personality.
"I think, universally felt, that he is one of the most soft-spoken, thoughtful, decent human beings around," Justice Weinstein said. "I think his temperament is admired by certainly his colleagues in the bar and I believe the community that he served."
Asked whether he intended to sue, Justice Raffaele said, "At this point, no, I don't."
He added: "I do feel that it's important for this person to be disciplined. I don't know if he should be an officer or not — what he was doing was so violent."


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An official Snow White program was issued for the 1979 Radio City Music Hall stage show. It contains a total of 36 pages (including both sides of the front and back covers). Here's a few samples...
The front cover features a charming illustration of the Dwarfs peeking their noses over the top with a city skyline behind.
The Snow White story.
The making of the movie.
The making of the stage production.
Mary Jo Salerno and Richard Bowne
The cast and musical numbers.
Sunday, October 19, 2014
1979 Radio City Music Hall - Snow White Program
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Yolo CountyHome Sitemap Contact
Cache Creek Regional Park Campground
The campground is closed for the season. Please check back for updates on the 2020 camping season. The online reservation system is tentatively scheduled to open in mid-January 2020.
If you have questions, please feel free to email us at Yolo County Parks
Curious about the weather at the campground? Click here!
Planning to do some fishing while visiting our parks? Please educate yourself on the necessary regulations here
Please do not introduce new pests to our campground. Leave your firewood at home! Firewood can be purchased on the premises for $6.00 bundle. Curious as to why we need you to leave your non-local firewood at home? Check this out!
Due to the California statewide drought, the Cache Creek Campground has a central location for dishwashing and showering. The amount of water at the site will be limited therefore it's recommended campers bring plenty of water for their camping duration.
1475 State Highway 16, Rumsey, CA
The Cache Creek Middle Site is also the Yolo County Campground. The Cache Creek Middle site provides 45 individual campsites, 4 large group campsites, 2 restroom buildings, large turf areas, a playground, numerous picnic tables, a day-use parking area (parking fee required), and rural pedestrian access to Cache Creek all within the beautiful rural setting of the Cache Creek Canyon. Canyon Peaks reach higher than 2200 feet in elevation while the campground is at approximately elevation 600 leading to a beautiful setting for camping, hiking and picnicking.
Park hosts reside on site to assist campers with check-in and check-out and with visitors as needed. The campground office typically sells firewood and tokens for use of the shower facility. The campground is a very popular destination and reservations are strongly recommended to ensure a campsite is available. The Day-Use parking lot at the middle site is full most summer weekends but the Cache Creek Upper and Lower Park sites offer park visitors plenty of day use parking in the Cache Creek Canyon area (day use fee required and is strictly enforced).
All camping sites must be physically occupied by people and camping equipment to be considered occupied. Campers must be 18 years of age to camp alone, children must be accompanied by an adult. Hook-ups are not available but there is a central dump station available. Check out is 11:00am for all campsites, including group sites. Stays are allowed up to 10 consecutive days, with a 14 day break required before another camping permit will be issued.
Rural pedestrian beach access is available with NO lifeguard on duty. Most cellular phones do not work at this site and there is no public phone, internet or electrical outlets. The park can be over 100 degrees Fahrenheit during summer and well below 50 degrees Fahrenheit in the evening. By contrast temperatures can also randomly be quite cold during summer days so plan accordingly. In early spring and late fall, temperatures can drop to near or below freezing. Potable water is available on site.
- Individual campsites 1-45 for all visitors: $35.00 per night (no refunds)
- Individual campsites 30-45 will only accommodate RVs up to 26 feet in length
- Group campsites A-D for residents: $130.00 per night (refund only available if cancellation is confirmed by Yolo County Parks with 30 day written notification prior to date of arrival)
- Group campsites A-D for non-residents: $180.00 per night (refund only available if cancellation is confirmed by Yolo County Parks with 30 day written notification prior to date of arrival)
- Dogs at campground: $5.00 per dog, and each dog must be licensed - owner must provide proof of license
- Dump Station Use: $6.00 for non-campers
- Firewood: $6.00 per bundle
- Day-Use fee $10.00
- Additional Parking fee $10.00
Reservations are required. Please visit http://camping.yolocounty.org/ to make your reservation!
All group sites have a central turf area, a large bbq, a large fire ring, several picnic tables, and some have shade trees.
Group Campsite A has a small area for universal access camping for one recreational vehicle or two tents and is centrally located.
Group Site D is the newest of the group sites and some shade trees are not yet mature enough to provide shade but this site also has the closest access to Cache Creek.
Portable chemical toilets are nearby the Group Campsites as well as a restroom building.
The maximum number of people allowed per group campsite is 30. All age children count as a person.
The maximum number of vehicles allowed per group campsite is 10.
A 30 day cancellation is required; otherwise the full amount of the reservation is forfeited.
Check-out is 11:00am.
Reservations required. Please visit http://camping.yolocounty.org/ to make your reservation!
- Each individual campsite contains a parking area and/or area for a recreational vehicle. Depending upon the length of the recreational vehicle, it is not guaranteed that your vehicle or additional vehicle will fit within the parking area designated for your camp space. Additional Parking is available within the day-use parking lot (use fee required).
Amenities include a bbq, fire ring, picnic table, turf area and shade trees. All sites are located near portable chemical toilets and/or a restroom building.
The maximum number of people allowed per site is 8. All age children count as a person.
The maximum number of vehicles (including any recreational vehicle) allowed per site is 2.
Allowable maximum total vehicle length is listed per site when making your online reservation.
No refunds.


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Comfortis chewable tablets are used for treating and preventing flea infestations in cats. The beef flavoured tablet remains active for four consecutive weeks and eliminates fleas before they lay eggs. It reduces egg production to minimize flea population. It starts killing fleas within 30 minutes and remains effective for one month.
Easy to administer, this chew prevents flea infestations by killing fleas before they lay eggs. It destroys existing parasites and prevents chances of future occurrence. The monthly preventive proves highly beneficial for all breeds of 14 weeks and older cats.Comfortis - How it works?
Comfortis chewable contains spinosad as the active ingredient. The environment friendly ingredient has parasiticidal property that kills adult fleas quickly. It causes hyper excitation in the flea's nervous system causing paralysis and death. Available in different pack sizes, the treatment is formulated and suitable for small and large cats.
this treatment i have been using since five years and it is still the same. strong and effective
Love this product! My dog had a bad reaction to flea bites and so this fast-acting product was great. It had no side effects and I got the products at a great price. I would definitely recommend this product.
A great flea preventative treatment that not only protects my feline from the harmful pests but is also good as my kitty takes it without any fuss. I am totally satisfied with the end results….Thanks for wonderful addition…..BestVetCare!!


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Holiday Meat Features From Windsor Meats
Hello meat lovers!
We get crazy busy during the holidays and in order to accommodate everyone we are cutting off special orders on Dec. 18th. Everything else is first come first served.
*Want to speed up the line up? Use cash please.
Thank you for understanding and happy holidays!!!
- Grain Fed $3.99/lb 10-25 lbs
- Skye Hi Fraser Valley Free Range $4.99/lb 10-18 lbs
- Turkey Breast Roll $11.99/lb
- Turkey Thigh Roll $9.99/lb
- Turkey Thigh & Breast Roll $10.99/lb
When ordering your turkey, it's best to order in 3 lb increments.
Turducken Base Free Range Package
Our Free Range Package consists of a free range, hormone free turkey from Skye Hi farms in the Fraser Valley, a free range duck and a Maple Hills hormone free chicken. The combined weight is around 12 to 14 lbs for $200. This is usually enough to feed about 12 to 15 people. (All turduckens must be prepaid in advance.)
Additions, $5 Each*
- *Sausage stuffing, your choice of classic pork or Italian (Gluten Free)
- *Seasoned bread stuffing
- $10. Bacon wrapped around the outside of the turkey, strips across breast
- Johnston's Smoked Hams $3.99 /lb (Approx. 22lbs whole, or half or quarter) For boneless, add $2/lb
- Gelderman Ham (vegetable diet, antibiotic free, Abbotsford based) $5.99 /lb (Approx. 22lbs whole, half or quarter) For boneless, add $2/lb
- Green Ham/Pickled/Gammon Ham Raw $5.99 /lb bone in, rind on. $10.99/lb boneless skinless.
Prime Rib, Goose, Duck
- Prime Rib $16.99 /lb
- Dry Aged Prime Rib $29.99 /lb
- Goose $9.99/lb (limited supply, first come first served)
- Duck $6.99 /lb
Christmas Favourites
(Large quantities will be pre made and available at the shop but they are sold on a first come first served basis. We cannot do custom orders on these items.)
- stuffing
- gravy
- rillettes
- terrines
- house made cranberry sauce
- duck confit
- mince meat pies
- mince meat
- tourtieres
- butter tarts
- cheeses
Gift Certificates
Don't know what to get your meat lover for the holidays? How about a Windsor gift certificate? Available in any denomination.
Try a $100 Gift Basket which includes a $50 Freezer Pack Gift Certificate as well as your choice of great pantry stuffers in an insulated Windsor tote bag.
Feeding Directions
- 1-1.5 Lbs per Person
- 10 lbs 5-10+ ppl
- 11-16 lbs 8-14+ ppl
- 17-20 lbs 13-18+ ppl
- 21-24 lbs 17-23+ ppl
- 25+ lbs 23+ ppl
Hams 22-24lb
- whole 20+ ppl
- Half (½) 8-12+ ppl
- Horseshoe (1/4) 5+ ppl
Prime Ribs
1 Bone for every 2 ppl with leftovers or single serve for big eaters.
Fat Cap available on request.
How to Order Our Items
Phone during business hours, Mon. to Sat. 9am – 6pm, Sun.12-6pm: 604-872-5635
Short on time? Bring cash!!! This will speed up your purchase time.
NOTE: We need about 3 days notice to prep turduckens and other specialty items for you. Final order date for turkeys and turduckens is December 18th.


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For those of us who have first-hand experience of the Love & Power of God that is poured out during a revival, we owe it to our next generation to seek the Lord on their behalf in long term prayer and intercession for the re-arrival of His revival.
The Lord's Prayer teaches us to pray:
"Let Your Kingdom come, let Your will be done, on earth as it is in Heaven."
We already know it is God's will that each generation know Him. All that is needed now is for us to (so to speak) pray His kingdom down from Heaven and into the hearts of our youth.
Let's passionately intercede like their eternity rests upon our prayers… because it does!


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According to VisitOrlando (the official source for Orlando news & information), there were nearly 60 million visitors in 2013 to the Orlando Region. My unofficial guess is that 99.9% are aware that Disney World and Universal Orlando are top attractions for tourists, and from experience, few partake in tourist gems outside of the major theme parks.
Here are the top 10 things to do in the Orlando area that are NOT theme parks:
1. Natural Springs – The Floridan aquifer is expansive, mysterious, and great for explorers. Springs bubble up and present a beautiful, clear natural pool which us land dwellers can enjoy for swimming, diving, nature watching and much more. Here are two Central Florida Springs: Wekiwa Springs and Blue Spring State Park
2. Richard Petty Driving Experience – OK, technically this is on Walt Disney World® property, but I wouldn't categorize the Speedway as a theme park. Ride along in a 600HP NASCAR race car, or drive your own at speeds up to 120 MPH on a 1 mile tri-oval. Thrilling!
3. Sky Dive – If 120 MPH on a track is not fast enough for you, take your thrills to new heights. Sky Dive Space Center (near the space shuttle launch pad), boasts 'the world's highest jumps with the world's best views'! Everyone should try this at least once. What bucket list is complete without it?
4. iFly Indoor Skydiving – So you don't want to jump out of a perfectly good airplane? Try indoor skydiving that creates true free fall conditions in a safe, yet adrenaline-filled environment.
5. Airboat Ride – Discover territory that remains unaltered by man in the wilderness that is the Central Florida Everglades. The exciting air boat ride is filled with wildlife (do you like alligators?) and natural beauty that will make you forget that this place has seen nearly 60 million visitors!
6. Winter Park Scenic Boat Tour – At a far more leisurely pace, glide along a guided 18-passenger pontoon boat through tranquil channels of three chains of lakes along opulent and historic homes in upscale Winter Park, Florida. With admission for only $12.00, you can't go wrong.
7. Spa at Bella Collina – Quite possibly the most beautiful building you'll ever step inside! The Spa at Bella Collina offers a retreat from the stresses of the world, which is perfect after 18 holes of Nick Faldo's course design at the foot of the Bella Collina clubhouse!
8. Leu Gardens – Explore an amazing 50-acre botanical oasis, just minutes from Downtown Orlando. Bring an extra memory card for your camera because you'll feel like a world-class photographer, with thousands of species at your disposal.
9. St. Augustine Day Trip – The nation's oldest city is also one of the most charming. In under a two hour drive from Orlando, you'll be delighted by cobblestone streets, wetlands and beaches, and the must-see Castillo de San Marcos.
10. Ron Jon Surf School – Learn the exhilarating sport of surfing with the help of world-class instructors. Located one hour east of Orlando, this famous store and surf school known for its YouTube videos, are a sure way to up your cool factor!
Of course, there are more amazing things to do in Orlando, and here are some "first-cousin" to theme park attractions that must be experienced:
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