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Vocalist Madeleine Peyroux can best be thought of as a Billie Holiday for the 1990s. Like Holiday, Peyroux was marketed as a jazz singer, when what she seems to do best is sing blues music. Though Peyroux may remind some listeners of Holiday, there are differences; she has her own sense of phrasing and interpretation. Her 1996 Atlantic Records debut, Dreamland, is a brilliant recording, as Peyroux's distinctive voice is not hindered by overly intricate arrangements. Most of the accompaniment on the record is light and sparse, the way it should be for a singer with such a unique voice. Her debut album features a cast of top players from the New York jazz scene, including pianist Cyrus Chestnut, drummer Leon Parker, guitarists Vernon Reid and Marc Ribot, and saxophonist/clarinetist James Carter.
Peyroux was born in Athens, Georgia, and raised between Southern California, Brooklyn, and Paris. She began singing at age 15, when she discovered the Latin Quarter in Paris and became enamored with several street musicians. By 1989, she was working with a group of musicians called the Riverboat Shufflers, and after working for a while as a hat passer for the group, she began singing with them. She then joined the Lost Wandering Blues and Jazz Band at age 16, spending the next couple of years touring Europe while holding college in abeyance. That group formed the basis for her first album, for they performed the songs of Fats Waller, Billie Holiday, early Ella Fitzgerald, and others.
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It took another eight years, however (the reasons for which were never very clear), for her follow-up, Careless Love, to hit shelves. This time working with producer Larry Klein on Rounder Records, Peyroux explored a more contemporary and eclectic mix of covers, including Elliott Smith's "Between the Bars," Bob Dylan's "You're Going to Make Me Lonesome," and older songs like Hank Williams' "Weary Blues." It was very well-received and made the 2006 release of Half the Perfect World, again a combination of covers and originals, highly anticipated. The record, which featured a duet with k.d. lang, included versions of songs by Serge Gainsbourg and Tom Waits, among others. Peyroux's third Rounder release was 2009's Bare Bones, her first to feature all original compositions by Peyroux (some shared with co-writers), was greeted with favorable reviews and was followed by an international tour. Peyroux took some time off, and emerged in 2011 with a download single that foreshadowed Standing on the Rooftop, her debut for the Decca imprint. The digital-only single offered a restrained yet elegant cover of the Beatles' "Martha My Dear," and the original "The Things I've Seen Today," co-written with violinist Jenny Scheinman. Standing on the Rooftop, released in June of 2011, was produced by Craig Street, and featured a core band of guitarists Marc Ribot and Chris Bruce, bassist Me'Shell Ndegeocello, and drummer Charlie Drayton. There were guest appearances by Patrick Warren and Allen Toussaint, among others. Peyroux wrote or co-wrote eight of the album's 12 songs; the covers included the aforementioned Beatles' tune, Bob Dylan's "I Threw It All Away," and Robert Johnson's "Love in Vain," as well as a the W.H. Auden poem "Lay Your Sleeping Head, My Love," set to music by Ribot. Peyroux's next album, The Blue Room, utilized the inspiration of Ray Charles' revolutionary Modern Sounds in Country & Western Music as a template. It revisited some tracks from that album but also employed more contemporary material. Featuring the singer backed by a stellar studio group and occasional strings, it was released by Decca in 2013.


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However , the Amalfi people re-organised their ranks attacked and successfully sacked Salerno the following summer , freeing their fellow townsmen who had been taken prisoner by the Lombards . On 1st September
839 Amalfi declared its independence and later established itself as an autonomous and sovereign Republic.
In actual fact , the war between the Byzantines and the Lombards from Benevento and Salerno led to their mutual annihilation , and it was from these spent ashes that a newer and politically stronger Amalfi was born
Initially, the city was administered by annually elected comites ( counts) then by prefects and lastly by duces ( dukes) . The territory it governed stretched not only along the coastline between Cetara and Positano , including the Li Galli island and Capri , but also inland , including the town of Scala , Tramonti , Agerola , Lettere , Pimonte and Gragnano . These were connected to each other by a carefully designed belt of fortified lookouts in the mountain passes and the slopes along the coast .
From the 8th century onwards , sea trade was Amalfi 's the main resource , and its citizens traded throughout the Mediterranean area with the Byzantines and with Arabs of northern Africa . Thus the Amalfi merchants were able to set up true and proper colonies characterised by warehouse , monasteries , shops , neighbourhoods and hospitals which did not come under the jurisdiction of the local authorities . In northern Africa this allowed the merchants to exchange their wood for gold which was then used as a bartering tool along the Syrian – Palestinian coast to obtain precious stones and valuable textiles that eventually found their way to the Italian markets .
In this climate of efficiency and organisation the Amalfi people were the first to draw up a maritime code , the Tabula de Amalpha , alegal work of great value not just in mediaeval times but also in the modern age.
However , under domination by the Normans ( 1131) and later the Swabians Amalfi saw its own needs subordinated to the greater needs of the kingdom , whose rules increasingly sacrificed Amalfi 's commercial interests in the Middle East allowing Venice to successfully extend its dominion to include this highly sought –after market .
The devastating raids by the Pisans in 1135 and 1137 drastically reduced the range of action of the Amalfi navy and only left it with the southern Italian
Market . Despite this , the aristocracy of this ex- duchy knew how to maintain its position in administration of the Kingdom and many families from Scala and Ravello successfully obtained important posts . The local church also enjoyed a wide range of privileges and international prestige.
During this period the Amalfi people fell back on their own resources and set about refurbishing the urban layout and architecture of the city and its surrounding villages. Between the late 12th century and the early 13th century they introduced the use of a magnetic needle into navigation and perfectedits technical characteristics. They also began manufacturing paper on an industrial scale by employing techniques and methods imported from the Arab world . In 2174, Judge Giovanni Augustariccio drew up in writing an important body of civil laws entitled Consuetudines Civitatis Amalfie.
With the arrival of the Angevins , the new lords of southern Italy , the economy of Amalfi was subjected to even greater ruin.
The outbreak of the twenty-year war of the Sicilian Vespri (1282) in which the Aragonese fought the Angevins for the domination of the Kingdom of Southern Italy , irreversibly worsened conditions in Amalfi . Not only did the Angevins impose a sea blockade on the city , but they also confiscated
its fleet of ships which was to be sent to Sicily . Fierce competition with the Catalan merchants in the lower.
tyrhenian sea coupled with the terrible episodes of pestilence in 1306 and 1348 and a disastrous sea-storm in 1343 proved the final straw.
And so this glorious maritime republic fell from glory. It was then granted as a fief to a succession of noble families from 1392 right up to 1583 : first to Venceslavo Sanseverino , then the Colonna and Orsini families and lastly to the Piccolomini family, whose male born children succeeded each other as Dukes of Amalfi .
During the 17th and 18th centuries the city and its surrounding towns and villages were subject to radical urban restructuring which imposed the new
baroque style , not always successfully , on the much older Romantic structures. Under French dominion in the early 19th century the Coast was initially governed by Giuseppe Bonaparte and then from September 1808 onwards by Gioacchino Murat . With the advent of Romanticism , Amalfi and the neighbouring areas were re-discovered by numerous foreign visitors travelling through Italy in search of exoticism and artistic inspiration . This saw the beginning of tourism , which was to become the driving force behind the economic and social development in the years to come.
Topographical Details
At the seafront, opposite the Amalfi pier and adjacent to the bus terminus is a square with a monument to Flavio Gioia . This legendary figure , after whom the piazza is named , is also said to have invented the compass , according to 15th century tradition. In bygone years this square was used for unloading and ordering overseas goods. To the north we come to the ancient dockyards ( Arsenali) where shipwrights once built and stored boats , and alongside stands the Porto della Marina (Ship quay gate) , one of the central gateways to the city . On the other side of the gate was once the Platea Calzulariorum ( Piazza dei Calzolai – Shoemakers Square )and to the west , the Platea Nova or the modern day Piazza Duomo ( Cathedral Square ) built in the mid -14th century on the top of the river Canneto . In the southern part of the square stands the Fontana di S. Andrea Apostolo o del Popolo
( Fountain of St Andrew the Apostle or of the People ) built in 1760 and originally located at the foot of the Cathedral steps . Its was transferred to its modern – day position towards the end of the last century.
Behinds it stands a building which in the late Middle Ages was the seggio dei nobili (seat of the noblemen ) as well as the residence of the court of the protontino , the chief commander of the Amalfi navy . A copy of the Tabula de Amalpha was kept here . Some years later , in 1583, the building became the residence of the Spanish Governor Viceroy .
The St Andrew race
All the Amalfi coast is beautiful , but Amalfi is unquestionable its Queen.
And also the most important saint , the joint patron saint of all the Coast St. Andrew , the fisherman saint and the protector of seamen , belongs to Amalfi
He has been buried in the Cathedral since 1208 and if celebrations in his honour are held not only on November 30th but also on June 27th , it is because Amalfi wants to commemorate the defeat of the ferocious corsair chief Ariademo , better know as Barbarossa ( 1544) , and the outstanding victory over the Moslem fleet , undertakings in which the saint played a major role ; there is an Amalfi family who still jealously guards , passed down from one generation to the next , a fragment of the corsair flagship captured on that memorable occasion .
Music , song , guitar-music from the boats at sea , illuminations on the hills, in the sky and on the beach are all part of the merriest religious procession in the world. The white –robed members of a brotherhood carry the saint's statue down to the sea in a slow , staid procession , on the beach the fishermen take over and shoulder with enthusiasm their big , silver saint . They then carry him all the way back at a pace which gets brisker and brisker, ending with a race up the steep, lofty staircase that takes the saint back into the cathedral . After the race , the saint stands at rest in the middle of the square , shining brightly in the sunlight , but the fishermen still have a task to perform : in the past , at this point , they used to lay down at the foot of the statue baskets full of fishes as a token of gratitude for the abundant haul ; today , perhaps because they have become more cost –conscious , or maybe, more mechanized , they hang small symbolic silver or wooden fishes on the left wrist of their saint …
The Amalfi Table ( Tabula de Amalpha )
The Table constitutes one of the oldest documents of navigation law which , from the 11th to 17th century , was a flawless legal reference work for the sailor and merchants who earned their living from the sea . It consist of 66 articles or chapters , the oldest of which – approximately 23 in number – are in Latin , while the most recent are Italian . The table clearly conveys the complexity of the relationships between the ship owners and merchants , crews and public instructions . it was essentially the agreement or , to use the Latin term , societas maris , draws up between ship owners and crew , regulating the services to be performed . This not only provided for proportional profit sharing but also guaranteed social security benefits for crew members injured at work .
Furthermore , when a ship was at the mercy of a sea storm , the decision whether or not to throw overboard all or part of its cargo depended on the crew's vote . Lastly , on board each ship were a scribe and a consul whose task it was to arbitrate whenever disputes arose.
Around the middle of the 11th century the inhabitants of Amalfi , wanting a new cathedral , decided to add a new church to the existing Church of Assumption ) , joining them with a colonnade and creating a single
is a health and seaside resort laid out at different levels at the top of a cliff on the Amalfi coast, at the end if the Mulini valley. It was founded by the Romans, was a trading centre in the sixth century, and in 839 AD, became the first Italian maritime republic. It waged war with Genoa and Pisa for centuries for mastery of the Tyrrhenian Sea and was at the peak of its splendour around 1000. Iit was sacked and destroyed by the Pisans in 1135 and this marked the beginning of its decline. It passed thereafter into the power of various feudal lordships and eventually became part of the kingdom of Naples whose fate it followed.
The bell tower was built between the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. The thirteenth century "Paradise" cloisters, surrounded by an elegant portico with pointed, interwoven arches and supporting columns, was built by Archbishop Filippo Augustariccio as a sepulchre for illustrious people of the town. You can also visit the arsenal of the Republic which is a grandiose Gothic construction, the Cappuccini Hotel which was a thirteenth century convent with cloisters and a loggia, the Civic Museum containing the Tabula Amalphitana which is the oldest navigational manual in the world, and the map museum.
Getting there
By train: Vietri sul Mare Station, 19 km
By car: A 3 motorway, exit at Vietri toll booths (20 km)
By ferry: from Salerno (the port is located at 20 minutes by bus from the Hotel Olimpico)
The Archdiocese of Amalfi, directly dependent on the Holy See, has its seat at Amalfi, not far from Naples. This was a populous city between the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries. An independent republic from the seventh century until 1075, it rivalled Pisa and Genoa in its domestic prosperity and maritime importance. A prey to the Normans who encamped in the south of Italy, it became one of their principal posts. The Emperor Lothair, fighting in favour of Pope Innocent II against King Roger of Sicily, who sided with the Antipope Anacletus, took him prisoner in 1133, assisted by forty-six Pisan ships. The city was sacked, and Lothair claimed as part of the booty a copy of the Pandects of Justinian which was found there. But the early beginnings of Amalfi are very obscure; it is not known when it was founded, or when Christianity reached it. That it was early is a reasonable conjecture, considering the facilities for communication with the East which the South of Italy possessed. The first positive indication that Amalfi was a Christian community, however, is supplied by Gregory the Great, who, writing in January, 596, to the Subdeacon Antemius, his legate and administrator in Campania, ordered him to constrain within a monastery Primenus, Bishop of Amalfi, because he did not remain in his diocese, but roamed about (Reg., V, xiv; cf. Jaffé, RR.PP., 1403). Amalfi was founded by Primenus in A.D. 596; the regular list of bishops began in 829; it was raised to an archbishopric by John XV in 987. In 1206, after the completion of the cathedral of St. Andrew, the body of the Apostle of that name, patron of Amalfi, was brought there from Constantinople by Pietro, cardinal of Capua, an Amalfian. There are about 36,000 inhabitants, 54 parishes, and 279 secular priests. Amalfi occupied a high position in medieval architecture; its cathedral of Sant' Andrea, of the eleventh century, the campanile, the convent of the Capuccini, founded by Cardinal Capuanor, richly represent the artistic movement prevailing in Southern Italy at the time of the Normans, with its tendency to blend the Byzantine style with the forms and sharp lines of the northern architecture.
In medieval culture Amalfi vindicated a worthy place for herself, especially by flourishing schools of law and mathematics. Flavio Gioia, who made the first mariner's compasses known to Europe, is said to be a native of Amalfi. But Gioia was not the inventor of the compass, which was invented in the East and brought to Europe by the Arabs. In honour of Charles II, a Capetian king then ruling Naples, Gioia put a fleur-de-lis instead of an N, to indicate the north.
When you come to Amalfi, the panorama is wonderful. White houses clinged on the rocks are opposed to the big Saint Andrew Church, located in the middle of the town. Amalfi is full of steps and to arrive to the Cattedrale di S.Andrea there is a long way with 57 steps. On the right side of the Cathedral, we find the church tower(XII century) while above we discover the chiostro del Paradiso and the chiesa del Crocifisso. Here the visitor can discover the historical religious past of the Amalfi Church.
Every street hides a square, where in the past people used to sell his merchandise. Through one of this street we discover Piazza dei Dogi, still called Piazza dei Ferrari, because there were smith's shop. From here, other streets go everywhere; one of these takes us to the sea, where we find the entrance of the Antichi Arsenali. Another street takes us to the Vagliendola quarter, with its tower houses. This street gets to the Hotel dei Cappuccini. It was a monastry called San Pietro della Canonica and founded in the XIII century. From Piazza dei Dogi we get to Piazza dello Spirito Santo. It was the last square inside the wall of Amalfi, but the city isn't just here. Through the northern gate we go in the Valle dei Mulini. Here, we find the Museo della Carta, with its old machines, called "ingegni", to produce paper. Beyond we discover the last paper mill, belonged to Amatruda family, that still produce the old paper. Near the "Cartiera Amatruda", there is the Museo dell'Agricoltura, where we can see rudimental machines and various instruments of the last four centuries. With these intruments, for century the amalphitain farmer produced the famous lemon called "sfusato amalfitano ". Who wants a little adventure there is the Valle delle Ferriere, where you'll find a natural Reserve (where there are some ferns as the Woodwardia Radicans). Long the way, you'll find many paper mills ruins. Coming back to the seaside, you can discover many old buildings. There is the monastry of "S.Benedetto", today place of the Amalfi's Municipality and the place of the Museo Civico. In this museum, we'll find the "Tabula de Amalpha" and the Foscariniano Code and some nautical instruments.
Amalfi, originally Roman, was the first Sea Republic of Italy. After the fall of the Roman Empire, it was the first city to re-establish relationships between East and West by transporting and introducing into Italy exotic merchandise such as carpets, coffee and paper. Amalfi had its own coin (the Tarì), was the home of Flavio Gioia, the inventor of the compass and gave the navigators the famous maritime law known as "Tabula de Amalpha". Amalfi founded an imposing hospital in Jerusalem which could contain 2000 beds and which gave birth, in 1112, thanks to Brother Gerardo Sasso from Scala, to the first military and religious Order called at first the Knights of St.John, then the Knights of Cyprus, of Rhodes and, in 1530, of Malta, still existing today. The Knights fought repeatedly against the Saracens and, in 849, they defended Rome and the Church in the famous battle of Ostia. Amalfi is a quiet and pictoresque seaside resort with a temperate climate and incomparable natural beauties. It has some of the holdest hotels in Italy as well as many modern ones. TO VISIT: The Duomo built about the 6th century and dedicated to St Andrew the Apostle whose remains are kept in the crypt Its present facade, brilliant with mosaics, is in Oriental style; its bronze doors, the first ones to appear in Italy, were given to Amalfi by Pantaleone di Mauro Comite, a noble man from Amalfi who melted them in the 11th century in Constantinople where he lived and led the Imperial Party. The Cloister of Paradise set beside the Duomo was built the 13th century in Arabian style. lt holds ancient sarcophagi, marble sculptures and mosaics. The Ancient Armouries of the Amalfi Republic, dating back to the 9th century, witness a glorious maritime past The Salone Morelli where you can admire the 14 paintings by Domenico Morelli, reproduced in mosaic on the fronton of the Duomo; some paintings and sketches by the Amalfitan painter Pietro Scoppetta and the artistic pluteus holding the only existing specimen of the "Tabula de Amalpha", the costumes for the Regattas.Occupying the southern side of the Sorrento peninsula, the Amalfi coast lays claim to be Italy is most beautiful stretch of coast. Don't miss its corniche road winding around the towering cliffs an incredible ride. The most famous location along this coastline is possibly Positano with its pyramid high above the water, that has inspired a thousand picture postcards. But for food and accommodation we do recommend the more unexpensive and bigger town of Amalfi, an established seaside resort since Edwardian times, when the British upper class spent their winters here.
Once an independant republic in Byzantine times, Amalfi was one of the four great naval powers (others were Genoa, Venice and Pisa) with a population of some seventy thousand. Vanquished by the Normans in 1131, it was devastated by an earthquake in 1343. A few remnants of its past glories survived suc has the Duomo. Today Amalfi survives as a fanciful and mollified town, attracting passive lingerers who stroll along the beautiful bayside promenades.It's enough just to say the word "coastline" and immediately the most celebrated stretch of the Mediterranean springs to mind. Leaving Vietri headed for Positano, you'll follow along a length of coastline as well preserved as any religious relic.
The only way to do it justice is to take the only coast road, opened in the mid-eighteenth century by the Bourbon King Ferdinand II's carriages. Now, as then, this roadway passes white villages, churches with majolica cupolas, sudden rocky protrusions and terraced groves swollen with lemons. Every curve reveals a fishing cove nestled in the rocks, a quick glimpse of blue or a Bouganvilla-draped villa worthy of Hollywood. La Costiera, immortalized in the gouaches of a thousand painters and the films of several dozen film directors, never fails to provoke strong emotions in habitués as well as those seeing it for the first time.
The Amalfi coastline lies between Positano and the starting point of our journey, Salerno, spread along a gulf busy with passenger and commercial ships. Rent a car or better yet, a motorcycle (it comes in handy on those narrow roads) and head north. How to get to the Amalfi Coast? Coming from the north (Napoli, for example), you'll leave the highway A3 at Vietri. From a southerly direction (Salerno for example), turn off into the state highway in the direction of Vietri.
Amalfi is an internationally known tourist town thanks to its natural beauties and its mild climate. Its history, its landscapes, the sea, the monuments are a wonderful and unique cocktail.
1. In the wonderful scenario of Amalfitana Coast, many tourists come in the elegant and nice hotels, residences and bed & breakfasts. Its history, the beauty of the landscape, the sea, monuments are a charming cocktail.
The Duomo - Piazza del Duomo. The cathedral is named after Sant'Andrea, who's remains are buried inside the crypt. It dates back to the 11th century, but since then was rebuilt. Its bronze doors were made in Constantinople and its bell tower is from the 13th century. The cathedral is characterized by its black and white facade and mosaics. This is a sight not to be missed.
RESTAURANTS of the Amalfi Coast
La Caravella - Amalfi - Via Matteo Camera 12. This restaurant is housed in an old stone building, that was a boatyard and marine warehouse in the 1400s. It is one of the best restaurants in town and is popular with locals and tourists alike. They serve a wide range of Italian dishes, such as spaghetti Caravella with seafood sauce; Scaloppini alla Caravella; and scialatielli.
BARS of the Amalfi Coast
L'Africana - Located near the centre of town, this is one of the best night clubs in Amalfi. It is popular with a mixed crowd of locals and tourists. They play a range of music from dance to pop, you dance and have a great time. This is a good place to go and start sampling the night life on offer in Amalfi.
Amalfi's beach
Spiaggia Fornillo - This is the best beach in Amalfi and is very popular in summer with people from Italy and all over the world. The soft sandy beaches of Amalfi Coast are a perfect place to relax and catch a tan, or go for a swim and take a boat ride. There are some cafes and restaurants near the beach, so you can go and grab a bite to eat or have drink.
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Correction to my statement about Gallagher's +1 … that's wife, not his PA-cum-girlfriend (I got the wrong Gallagher)ReplyCancel
Gallagher's wife
What the fuck is wrong with these pictures? It looks like they were shot outside a methadone clinic. besides Poots.and she gets a pass just for her name.ReplyCancel
No Becky Mae, just the top 3 I'd like to do, in the order I'd do em in. I used to do this in all the Randoms, now I usually just do it in these special occasion pix, unless something jumps out at me.ReplyCancel
what happened to Matthew Modine? he looks like McConaughey in Dallas Buyers Club
hello Dame Dench!ReplyCancel
Dame Judi is awesome!
Matthew Modine is filming a horror movie right now, that might explain the look.ReplyCancel
Becky, by the time I'm old enough to bang a broad that old, I'll be dead.ReplyCancel
@Kimba – Lily is not a nice person … this is just a taste of what she's like: http://www.nme.com/news/lily-allen/74639ReplyCancel
Don't forget that sometimes actors have to look a certain way for a film or are preparing to look a certain way for a film.
Fassbender is all ginger and bushy beard because he is filming MacBeth, he needs to look CelticReplyCancel
steve COOGAN!!!
you guys need to watch saxondale if you have not yet seen it. so effing funnyReplyCancel
@Stepforded, I think she made some good points, harsh yes, just telling how fake people are and how she felt terribly marginalized. She is super mouthy, I haven't followed her much, but I love playing her music on a road trip with my snarky witted British hubby – he translates for me.
I'm courious to see how her music will evolve as she matures and gets wiser.
I've read Lily also has a third teat, not sure true or not –
Matthew Modine looks sick, not like he is preparing for a movie to play sick. Hope he is okay.ReplyCancel


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I've been given the task of learning In-Design and am excited about it. But, I've hit a snag almost immediately.
My first project needs to be 11" wide X 17" high. I know I need to use a custom size, but have no idea how to convert 11x17 to the code that In-Design wants to use. (I.e., 8.5"x11 = 51p0 x 66p0)
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Trixy, If you go into Edit>Preferences>Units and Increments, you can change the measurements to show in inches.
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Avanquest Software Publishing is to release Jewel Quest Mysteries: Curse of the Emerald Tear for the Nintendo DS. Following on from the hugely successful original match-three puzzle game, an additional hidden object element has been added that sees players travel to ancient Egypt in search of lost objects. Using an Archaeologist's notebook, players select a quest and then undertake tasks from one of two game genres.
In hidden object mode players are presented with a picture screen and must seek out treasures and jewels immersed in rich Egyptian scenery. To make the search more challenging, random clicking is discouraged by a 30 second penalty for selecting an item three or more times without result. All objects must also be found in a certain amount of time and are cleverly hidden within the detailed landscapes.
During the match-three gameplay mode, individual jewels must be moved about a board via adjacent squares so that a sequence of three or more match. The matching gems then vanish and are replaced by new ones, which filter down from the top as the tiles behind the matching gems turn to gold. The ultimate goal is to turn all of the tiles on the entire puzzle gold by matching gems.
Players can collect gold coins and gems, which can be used to purchase upgrades such as longer time limits, hints and tips for finding jewels and the ability to hold more coins. Jewel Quest Mysteries: Curse of the Emerald Tear also includes Mysteryville, a free hidden object adventure game that features addictive mini challenges such as tile-swapping and card matching.
Jewel Quest Mysteries: Curse of the Emerald Tear sees married archaeologists, Rupert and Emma hunt for the Emerald Tear Jewel Board, rumoured to have inexplicable powers. As the story progresses, Rupert falls into a sudden coma and players must guide Emma on a quest for clues to save her husband's life. Players will explore the lives of historical figures including Alexander the Great and Tutankhamun along the way.
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Release date: 23rd April
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The diverse global learning experiences offered by Valparaiso University will be showcased during a two-week tour of Germany by the Valpo Chorale, one of the nation's leading Lutheran collegiate choirs.
Nov. 16, 2010 - A new album featuring highlights of the Valparaiso University Chorale's 2010 tour of Germany, a musical odyssey that included an unprecedented third residency at the famous St. Thomas Church in Leipzig, is now available for purchase.
June 19, 2010 - Two new videos featuring highlights from the Valpo Chorale's Germany tour and a story about the choir's participation in a church dedication are now available.
June 2, 2010 - Two students who blogged about their experiences during the Valparaiso University Chorale's tour of Germany are featured in a new video.
May 31, 2010 - Watch a video with highlights from the Valparaiso University Chorale's final performance at May 30 church services at Thomaskirche in Leipzig.
May 31, 2010 – The granddaughter of German immigrants, Valparaiso University alumna Julie Scheetz was introduced to German culture at an early age, but it wasn't until a trip to her grandparents' native land in 1993 that she set out on a path that would allow her to work in the country for the past nine years.
May 31, 2010 - A translation of a German newspaper story about the chapel dedication ceremony the Chorale performed at earlier in its tour is now available.
May 30, 2010 - Well good evening my multiple fans who have been keeping up with the blogs! It's officially the last night of tour, because tomorrow we hop on a plane and head back to good ol' Indiana!
May 29, 2010 - The Valparaiso University Chorale was led on a special tour of Thomaskirche on May 29 by Pastor Christian Wolff. Watch a video with highlights of the tour and an afternoon motet service.
May 29, 2010 - Day two of our residency at the St. Thomaskirche in Leipzig passed in a flash. Today we sang at the afternoon motette service, accompanied by our friends in the Leipzig Baroque Orchestra.
May 29, 2010 - Watch video highlights from the first performance of the Chorale's residency at Thomaskirche in Leipzig and interviews with Chorale members, along with photographs from the evening service.
May 29, 2010 – Marilyn Schmiege's career as a professional singer has taken her across the world, performing with renowned opera companies and orchestras in Germany, Austria, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland, Spain, Chile and Brazil.
May 28, 2010 - Well hello everyone, I'm reporting from the wonderful city of Leipzig! Our concerts that showcase us as a choir and our repertoire are over, but we still have plenty of singing to do for the St. Thomas Church.
May 28, 2010 – For Valparaiso University engineering major Erin Dillon, the opportunity to study and work in Germany for a year is not only enhancing her engineering skills, but helping her become what she calls a "people engineer."
May 28, 2010 - The Valparaiso University Chorale is following the journey made by J.S. Bach in 1723 from Köthen to Leipzig. Watch a video of the choir's May 27 concert in Köthen, to be followed by a three-day residency at St. Thomas Church in Leipzig.
May 27, 2010 – A new partnership between Valparaiso University and a German church music university couldn't have been timed better for Emily German. The junior discusses her experiences in a video interview.
May 27, 2010 – Valparaiso University Chorale alumnus Jadon Nisly reunited with his former classmates in Germany this week during a break from his teaching assignment near Linz, Austria. Nisly is one of five members of Valpo's Class of 2009 to receive a prestigious Fulbright award to conduct research or teach overseas during the past year.
May 27, 2010 - Whenever people think of Bach, certain things come to mind right away. Great works of sacred music, powdered wigs and Leipzig. Well, after a tour in Köthen, we found that Bach was all that AND a bag of chips.
May 27, 2010 - Two German newspapers praised the Valpo Chorale's May 24 concert in Rottenburg am Neckar. Read English translations of the articles.
May 26, 2010 - Well blog readers of mine, it has been one crazy but incredibly rewarding and successful day. Today we left Leipzig to go tour and perform in Bernburg.
May 25, 2010 - The Valparaiso University Chorale performed May 24 near the German city where it launched one of its first international programs more than four decades ago. Watch a video with highlights from its concert at Wallfahrtskirche.
May 25, 2010 - We're back on the bus again! This is our longest drive yet with a grand total of eight hours traveling from Rottenburg to Leipzig. We spent this morning in Rottenburg in a workshop with the students from the Hochschule für Kirchenmusik, the town's church music school.
May 25, 2010 - Junior Jakob Tewes discuss his experiences during the Valpo Chorale's Germany tour in a new online video.
May 24, 2010 - Hello everyone! It's me again, writing from Rottenburg am Neckar! Early start to the day, long journey traversed, but inspiring and energizing performance put on!
May 23, 2010 - Experiencing traditional church services in other cultures is always interesting. Today the Chorale sang at two confirmation services in Seyda and Gentha, two very small villages about 30 kilometers from Wittenburg.
May 22, 2010 - Today was a really good day. We didn't perform in any massive cathedrals today. And yet today was actually one of the most musically rewarding days of not only my Valpo career, but my entire life.
May 22, 2010 - Videos of the Chorale's May 20 concert in Leipzig, Senior Night in Berlin and an interview with Chorale member Hilary Clark are now available.
May 22, 2010 – Valparaiso University Chorale members shared their musical gifts today with the people of Mark Zwuschen, who celebrated the construction of a chapel banned for decades by the former communist government of East Germany.
May 21, 2010 - Have you ever done something completely spontaneous and watched it bloom into an eye-opening, moving event? Well I was blessed to have that happen to me today as we traveled to Berlin and toured the amazing city.
May 21, 2010 - A venture to launch a Leipzig school that will combine the study of music and languages benefited from the Valparaiso University Chorale's first performance in Germany, which took place May 20 at Lutherkirche.
May 20, 2010 - Guten tag! Es ist ein shoenen tag hier in Leipzig! For anyone who doesn't know what that says, good day! It is a beautiful day here in Leipzig!
May 20, 2010 - Watch the Valpo Chorale practice at historic Lutherkirche on May 19 in preparation for the first concert of its Germany tour, a May 20 benefit performance for the Forum Thomaner.
May 20, 2010 - Jonathan Rudy is making his second trip to Germany with the Valpo Chorale this May, and discusses his experiences in a video interview.
May 19, 2010 - It's almost to the end of our first full day in Leipzig and it already feels like we've done so much. We started this morning with a walking tour of the city. My favorite part was stepping inside the Leipzig Orchestra Hall, which features a gigantic three-tiered painted mural right inside the lobby.
May 19, 2010 - Watch a video from the Chorale's first rehearsal st St. Thomas Church in Leipzig, where Bach worked nearly three decades.
May 18, 2010 - It's German Tour Day 1, and I couldn't be more pumped!
May 18, 2010 - Dan Meals will help Meguiar's expand its presence in the Asia market this summer, one of many Valpo students who go on to work and study overseas.
May 17, 2010 - The past few weeks have been a whirlwind, but the Chorale is finally on its way to Germany!
May 17, 2010 - The Chorale tour is one of several international travel and learning experiences Valpo students will have this summer.
May 13, 2010 - Hi everyone! My name is Gabe Glass and I'm a freshman vocal performance major at Valparaiso University. I'm really excited to be writing throughout our experience in Germany this summer, and hopefully my insight will let you all get a glimpse at what we're up to!
May 12, 2010 - Hello everyone! My name is Abby Lange, and I'm a just-about-to-graduate senior at Valpo. I've been a member of the Valpo Chorale for four years, but I'm actually not a music major.
May 12, 2010 - James Strasburg, a senior history and theology major from Ann Arbor, Mich., decided to apply for a Fulbright award after a 2008 visit to St. Nicholas Church, located near St. Thomas Church where the Valpo Chorale will perform during its 2010 tour of Germany.
May 20: Concert - Leipzig, Lutherkirche (7:30 p.m.)
May 23: Service - Seyda (10 a.m.) and Gentha (1 p.m.)
May 24: Concert – Rottenburg am Neckar, Wallfahrtskirche Weggental (7 p.m.)
May 25: Choral Workshop – Rottenburg am Neckar (9:30 a.m.)
May 26: Concert - Bernburg, Schlosskirche (7:30 p.m.)
May 27: Concert - Köthen, St. Agnus kirche (7:30 p.m.)
May 28 - Service - Leipzig, Thomaskirche (5 p.m.)
May 29 - Cantata - Leipzig, Thomaskirche (3 p.m.)
May 30 - Service - Leipzig, Thomaskirche 10 (a.m.)


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Skip to comments.Gov't arrests illegal immigrant Senate intern (Menendez NJ)
Posted on 12/12/2012 11:17:05 AM PST by ruralvoterEdited on 12/12/2012 11:22:40 AM PST by Admin Moderator. [history]
The Associated Press has learned that a registered sex offender working as an unpaid intern for Democratic Sen. Robert Menendez of New Jersey is facing deportation after being arrested by federal immigration authorities.
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Only in America!
when is the hearing coming? NEVER
Obama Dreamer ping!
That is some serious leftist street cred
Maybe we can make him a senator from IL?
This is a reflection of the creep that Menendez is. He is insufferable.
Why that could happen to just anybody WHO'S A DEMOCRAT
Wow. That is at least 4 votes lost for the dems.
Another case of doing the job no American wants to do.
A sex offender, a latino, AND he's illegal?
He's perfect for Obama's Cabinet.
Another case of doing the job no American wants to do.
Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ) rebuffed allegations of impropriety surrounding reports that he paid two Dominican prostitutes for sex during a visit to the island nation earlier this year. First of all, prostitution is completely legal in the Dominican Republic, Menendez asserted. Why should I be lambasted for engaging in a legitimate business transaction?
As for allegations that he short-changed the women for services rendered, the Senator snorted, get real. I might pay $500 in New Jersey, but thats not a fair price in the Dominican Republic. When you adjust for the lower standard of living there and the fact that prostitution is not illegal I think everyone would have to agree that the $100 I gave each of them was very generous.
The Senator sought to differentiate his situation from that of a prostitution scandal involving the Presidents Secret Service in Colombia earlier this year.
The situations are not the same, he insisted. They worked for the President. Their actions reflected badly on their boss. They deserved to be fired. Im a senator. I have no boss. So, theres no one who can fire me. Menendez expressed confidence that this attempt by right-wingers to discredit my choice of recreational activities abroad wont derail my reelection bid. The voters of New Jersey know me. They know Im the one who can best represent their values in Washington.
Word is the underaged latinas are not complaining about being shortchanged by the cheap Senator. Seems they just got examined as part of the job-and find that after they lubed the Senator, they each got a bad case of STD........ in their nostrils. Now DR prosties are warning others about Menendez---calling him the Jersey Devil.
(Snicker) Did Sen Menendez reveal anything about his son---- the parasite riding the govt fraud merry-go round at the Port Authority?
Sen Menendez' son is playing PA giddyap------Menendez' son doesn't even draw anything as mundane as a govt paycheck. His "job" is to make sure Daddy gets to ride the govt largesse horsies. Pols and their cronies are riding high. Round and round they go---where they stop nobody knows.
The Port Authority parasites have their own worry-free "Penn State Protection Plan." Relatives and cronies of the political class.......do-nothings and know-nothings----loot and pillage govt assets all day long w/ no worry about being caught.
Would Sen Menendez's son even get into the PA if his father wasn't a US Senator? One phone call to the Senator and the govt money starts raining down on the PA.
At Penn State---for years a child predator was protected by the PTB----aided and abetted by those around him. The reporter who broke the Penn State molestation story (who received a Pulitzer Prize) said Penn State was known as the "Kremlin" b/c reporters found it impossible to get any info on their activities.
Sen Menendez, answer the question. What does your son do at the PA? And how does Sonny Menendez, Jr support himself?
CONCLUSION The smirking Menendez releases his tax returns? Watta laugh. This guy knows only too well that the REAL money filters through his live-in's lobbying group.
"Live in's lobbying group?" Can you say conflict of interest?
HERE'S HOW THEY WORK THE LOBBYING SCAM: Anybody that wants the Senator's attention has to hire the gal pal's group. There, they are instructed where to send campaign contributions, and other tribute, to the smirking Senator......like sure-thing investment tips.
A look at Menendez's legislative initiatives might find a roadmap to (1) his campaign contributors, (2) the lobby income, (3) the investment portfolio held by the gal-pal.
And it's all out of sight of the voters....as the smirking Senator dutifully releases HIS measly tax returns to dupe the voters.
What did Menendez's gal pal pay taxes on? Hmmmmmmmm?
Viva la raza.
Typical Democrat.. Doesn't give a rats ass about compromising national security. IDIOT. He should be in JAIL awaiting trial.
"Democratic senator employed illegal immigrant who was registered sex offender... Homeland Security Dept instructed federal agents not to arrest him until after Election Day... "
WTF??? ARREST Janet Napolitano for knowing compromising our National Security.. ARREST the illegal immigrant in the White House while you're at it!
Menendez just had a major contributor buddy go to jail for him. This clown doctor will be involved with murder soon...
This rat was/is boning the illegal kid. You can bet on that.
No charges will be filed of course.
He's checking all of Lord Obambo's blocks. A presidential pardon issued by the DOJFUBU is in his future.
NJ electorate gets blown away by news of Uncle Bob and his latest 'houseboy'. They been getting blown a lot lately.
Holy smokes! I assume the MSM will be all over this scandal and zero's DHS participation in the criminal actions.
Unfortunately this "latino" is Cuban-American- not mexican radical (more like Cuban criminal Castro pal via hollywood— see Chris Dodd). Believe me the Cuban American National Foundation is outing him at least to their conservative NJ community.
Also, understand that this no doubt involves cocaine— the connections are too thorough, and probably also link him to banks, mortgage houses, and FEMA fakers/fronts. Think Intl Laborers Union. (LIUNA).
The fact that this is said to have been "held up" prior to an election— is reason for the Senate to move for ethics at least and impeachment. Fat chance with the poster boy for the Nevada mob— Harry Reid (can't wait until we find out what perversion this guy entertains himself with with
What this bum is is a gangster front Senator. He acts exactly like one— as per this article and the internal repost on this thread. The only question is— what family of cosa nostra, and we can count on the FBI doing absolutely nothing. The corruption within our federal govt. Congress and Executive is widespread— morally corrupt.
...but he is a hard working buggerer committing sex crimes that Americans won't do. It's the American dream. /s
How about Director of immigration Department?
You think I jest ?? (would I do that? HA-HA)
How about Geitner as Treasury Secretary? Who would know more about taxes than a well known (federal) tax cheat who avoided jail?
My dollars to your donuts that this immigrant voted in the last election.
He'd get CAIR's approval for a cabinet position. New Jersey politicians and CAIR go back a long way.
AND, the information expands to include a "noted physician and philanthropist" one Saloman Melgen— he the founder and president of the "21st Century voice of Hispanics.. .." a site called VIOXX...yeah, right. Someone needs to raise hell about this— do their homework and lower the boom.
Link: http://dailycaller.com/2012/11/05/dominican-government-official-sen-bob-menendez-a-frequent-guest-at-sex-hookers-and-drinking-parties/
Drunk little pig, two of them actually, and corrupt as hell.
Here is an updated and expanded version of the AP article:
Stop nit-picking Obama.
He is still digging us out of that deep hole he was left with.
He may need a third term to finish the job. Maybe Reid can get on that after he gets done killing the filibuster.
Imagine a poll on the networks:
Do you think that Obama should get a third term?
Yes, 75%
No, 10%
No opinion, 10%
Dont know who Obama is, 5%
Isn't this Obstruction of Justice?
Is there a single member of the entire Obama admninistration who is a straight shooter and won't break a law or laws every moment of every day????
Napolitano is a scumbag.
The U.S. has deteriorated into a banana republic.
Isn't Obamaland great?
Now shut your racist face and go pay your taxes. Your hard working government is broke. :)
Isn't there any laws being broken by this warthog anywhere.... As employer, he did not do the proper BG checks.
Guess the never heard of background checks!
Menendez needs to be deported.
Honest ta God---I really get bummed out when people suggest Obama should only appoint "honest, competent people" to high govt posts. Give the guy a break---Obama is a product of the Chicago political machine---hes never in his life met anyone who is "honest and competent."
His first Cabinet appointees included a treasury secretary who couldnt figure out how to pay his own taxes. His AG actually thought selling guns to savage Mexican drug cartels was a good thing.
Then there's Obamas secretaries of commerce given the power of job creation and economic growth. Where have they been the past four years? Getting into Vegas hot tubs with Obama's GSA people?
Heck, American should be more appreciative that Obama appointed only one czar who was a Communist truther (that we know of).
Is Susan Rice so horrible just b/c she adjusted her jock strap and went on Sunday talk TV? Big frickin' deal. So she misled everyone about Benghazi, saying a YouTube video caused the deaths of four Americans?
Come on. Every pol in Chicago knows Pearl Harbor was sparked by a Charlie Chan movie.
How keen are your observations. How could we prevent our discontent if we were unable to recognize our good fortune? Surely we are finally approaching that level of enlightenment required to understand and appreciate the work of Grand Master B. What fortuity we laggards enjoy as the scales finally begin to settle in place. We have much to be thankful for.
I heard this morning on radio news (abc?) that Menendez's office knew about this before the election and got the 'media' to keep it quiet until after he got reelected.
Until we confront and expose this media, we are dead.
Excuse me. My last post was wrong. They got DHS to hold off until after the election.
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This redesign reconceptualizes course delivery so that student learning is more interactive and employs multiple delivery methods, is more uniform across sections of Core courses, and is more tightly integrated with the technological skills that students possess when entering college. The outcomes include an improvement in the assessment results for courses across the Core courses and substantial evidence of new, innovative pedagogy within all redesigned courses. In addition, the results for the six competencies for General Education will also increase. The ultimate aim is to promote active learning.
With the Quality Enhancement Plan, the University of Louisiana at Monroe will alter the delivery of a cross section of courses within the Core Curriculum to ensure that best practices and model pedagogies are incorporated into Core courses, as well as ultimately to transform the culture of student learning across campus constituencies.


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Are The Canucks Now Cory Schneider's Team?
Jonathan Willis
April 19 2012 12:41PM
With the season on the line, Canucks head coach Alain Vigneault opted to start Cory Schneider in Game Four. Schneider had started game three in what was likely an attempt to shake up the Canucks after they'd lost their first two games at home, and he'd played well.
Does that decision mean that the Canucks are now Schneider's team?
There's always a desire to interpret larger meaning in the short-term, especially when the short-term is something big and high pressure, like the NHL playoffs. The short-term needs to be taken in the larger context.
For instance, this isn't the first time that Alain Vigneault has gone to Cory Schneider in a pivotal game. Last year, in Game Six against Chicago, with the Canucks in danger of blowing a 3-0 series lead, Vigneault started his backup. Many at the time took that as a sign that he couldn't possibly go back to Luongo.
Schneider wasn't especially good in that game, allowing three goals before getting hurt. Luongo started Game Seven and played some of his best hockey, stopping 31 of 32 shots in an overtime win that advanced the Canucks to the second round. He'd be their goalie of choice both on the way to the Finals, and then again this season.
Then too, Luongo was Vigneault's choice to start the playoffs. The goaltender was great in Game One; middling in Game Two. Schneider came in and played very well in Game Three. Both goalies performed well this season; based on what we've seen over Schneider's short career he's a comparable talent to Luongo. There's not a lot to choose between them, and Schneider had been good. It's possible that's all there is to it.
My personal read is that goalie performance fluctuates quickly. Schneider had played well in his last game; Luongo had just been okay. With the two guys so close, Vigneault opted to stick with the relatively hot hand.
Despite that coaching decision (and barring a miraculous comeback) the Canucks will face the same choice this summer that they were about to face at the end of the regular season.
They have an elite starter that they committed to long-term. Term, dollars, and the no-trade clause in his contract make a trade somewhat problematic; the Canucks aren't likely to get fair value for a guy who is a high-end starting goalie.
They also have an elite backup, a young player who has been superb at every level early in his career. Schneider's even-strength save percentage this year was 0.931; last year it was 0.933. He'll be cheaper than Luongo, he's younger than Luongo, and there's a case to be made that he might even be better than one of the league's best over the long haul. He's also likely to be very, very tradable at the draft; despite the overall drop in goalie value the last few years, we've seen teams pay through the nose for guys like Semyon Varlamov. Schneider's value should be higher.
Those are the two main factors: trade value and uncertainty stemming from the fact that Schneider's played less than 70 NHL games. The Canucks have hung on to both goalies for as long as possible, but this year Schneider is going to get paid and they don't have the cap space for two high-priced goalies.
It isn't an easy decision, and Alain Vigneault's decision to start Schneider in Game Four probably doesn't settle the matter.
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I just posted this on ON but then saw this post...
I wonder if the Canucks are playing Schneider to actually protect Luongo's future with the team. Think about it this way:
If Luongo plays any more games in the LA series and loses he's the biggest goat ever and the fans hate him even more. There is nothing he can do besides winning the cup, so why not throw Schneider in, who the fans love.
By playing Schneider they are only increasing his trade market value for the willing buyer. Each game he plays, the better offer they'll get in the summer for him. If he wins, great, if he loses, oh well, we were down 3-0 so you can't expect us to win 4 straight... Nobody will pin the loss on Schneider.
If the Canucks do win versus LA I wouldn't be surprised to see Luongo back in net for game 1 versus whomever they play. They'll give him two losses, regardless of how he plays, and then go back to Schneider.
I think the Canucks are saving Luongo's image while at the same time increasing Schneider's value.
Come 2012/13 I bet you'll see Luongo still in Vancouver and Schneider pitched off to the highest bidder.
Of course they'll play Schneider in game 5. Schneider was the first star and has allowed 2 goals in 2 games. He also won. It would be ridiculous to take him out. In Chicago, he had a weak game, hurt himself and Luongo finished the game. It made sense to start Luongo in game 7. Nothing about Chicago game 6 mirrors where we are now.
Actually the key question for long suffering Canucks fans is Why didn't AV start Schenieder earlier? (I am on the record so its not hindsight) waiting to game 3 was bone-headed...
Good luck getting someone to take the albatross of a contract that Luongo has remaining. Charles Wong would probably take him, but Gillis would have to agree to take back Dipietro in the deal, imagine Luongo's career dying were it started. Great signings, and people laughed when Tambellini signed Hemsky for 10 million over 2 years.
Man you guys are sure hard on Luongo. He was not the problem in games 1 and 2. Your entire team was the problem. Luongo is going no where.
They are auditioning Schneider - he will be gone this summer.


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|Charlie and Phyllis Atha
|After living aboard our 42' Irwin for almost 10 years, we sold her and bought a home in El Jobean, Florida. Bought a storm damaged 1996 Hunter 45 and have been working on it for the past 3 years. THEN we sold the Hunter and purchased the Irwin back. Feels like home!
|Both Charlie and Phyllis are USCG licensed captains and ASA sailing instructors.
Home Sweet Home! We arrived home at 5:00 on Tuesday, April 19, 2016. We have some maintenance to do on the Wyvern. One, we will need to remove the transmission. The consensus is that the clutch in the transmission has worn out. Charlie noticed that we weren't getting the speed out of the boat with the same rpm that we normally run the engine. We ran the engine hard all the way across the Great Bahamas Bank and then across the Gulf Stream because we had no wind to sail. The choice was to cross with smooth seas which necessarily means less or no wind. Whether that contributed or just accelerated the decline of the clutch is really neither here nor there. We did have a bit more difficult time keeping up with our buddy boats from Angelfish Creek until we anchored about 2 hours north of Channel Five Bridge at Long Key. At that point we separated from Caprice. They opted to stay at Jewfish Hole on the northeast point of Long Key and then go to Marathon because of possible high winds and storms. Make It Easy needed to be home by the 19th and we also wanted to walk the beaches along Cape Sable in the Everglades, so we decided to go ahead north and make the extra two hours to allow us time the next day to beachcomb. We stopped at the marker on Springer Bank because our propulsion was down to a speed of only 2.5 to 3 kts. Thinking we might have caught a crab pot, so Charlie dove on the propeller. He did find a wad of what we are calling witches hair, a stringy seaweed. We had a nice evening out in basically open water. There was a thunderstorm up by Miami and Key Largo. At first it looked like it would go offshore. It did give us a nice light show most of the evening. At midnight it hit us. Blowing quite hard, both boats drug anchor. Being dark and not wanting to reset the anchor in the high winds, we just kept watch as we drug nearly two miles. We were dragging into relatively deeper water, from the 9 or 10 foot that we anchored in to 11, 12 and 13 feet, so there was no danger. We seemed to be dragging in tandem with Make It Easy, but not close enough to cause concern. By about 2:00 or so in the morning, we seemed to have stopped dragging. We set the anchor alarm and went to bed. The next morning when we raised the anchor, we had a whole head full of witches hair on the anchor, trailing about 3 feet and a ball covering the whole anchor. We had our hopes up that the witches hair was our problem with the propulsion, but we still couldn't make any speed with the engine. We did manage to motor up to Cape Sable. We found lots of nice shells, some Styrofoam floats and nice driftwood pieces. We saw lots of alligator tracks and tail drag marks and even saw one floating in the water along the shore. We left that end of the beach for him and walked the other direction. We stopped at north Cape Sable at another beach, then headed to the Little Shark River. Probably less than fifteen minutes before we arrived a thunderstorm hit. Winds were blowing up to at least 38 kts and the rain was falling so heavy we couldn't see much more than 200 feet. Tim made the prudent decision to not enter the river during the storm, so we both rode out the storm in safe water just outside of the entrance. We made it into the river just before dark as the storm departed. We enjoyed a calm and restful night. Luckily we had great winds for the 60 mile sail from Little Shark to Marco Island. We used the motor very little to get into Smokehouse Bay, but mostly sailed and tacked our way in. Another calm and restful night. Very little wind the next morning, so we did have to use the motor to get out to open water with just a little wind in the sails. Unbelievably we actually passed another sailboat on the way out. We had initially planned to sail to Boca Grande, but the wind didn not cooperate enough in the morning to give us enough time to make it before dark. Winds did clock around during the afternoon and we were able to sail into San Carlos Pass just north of Fort Myers Beach. We had a bit of trouble with the wind through the bridge and by the high rise buildings, but once past those we were able to sail to St. James City. Mike and Cindy from Nautical Girl met us and Tim and MaryAnn for dinner. We convinced Tim and MaryAnn to go ahead of us from St. James City to home. We were able to sail most of the way home, thankfully. The wind did die completely for several hours, but came back up the last few miles home. Our second maintenance problem is having the inverter repaired. I also need to find a Pactor Modem for use with the single sideband radio so we can send emails and post the Wanderings when we don't have cell service. We also need to find several leaks. Guess that is the major maintenance items. Lots of minor ones. But we have all summer, right? The picture is of all our treasures from beachcombing.
Left Smokehouse Bay in Marco Island at 6:30 this morning. First rattle out of the Bos, we ran aground getting out of the bay. Back winded the job and were able to get off after 15 minutes or so. We hesitate to use the engine due to the transmission problems. Winds not ENE like predicted. So it was a bit more difficult to sail for the first half of the day. Had to sail hard on the wind and tack to make our heading. After noon winds did clock off of north gradually. We were able to sail all the way to St. James City on the south tip of Pine Island in Charlotte Harbor. Did call on the engine when we went through the Sanibel Bridge since they often block the wind. Met Make It Easy at St James City. They picked us up in the dinghy and we went into the Waterside Restaurant and met Mike and Cindy from Nautical Girl who had driven down to have dinner with us. Great fun and relaxing after the hectic sailing day. One more day and we will be home barring any more setbacks.
We made it to Marco Island after two nights in the Everglades. Several interesting incidents I will relate later. The inverter quit, so we have no 110 power and my computer battery doesn't hold a charge so I am writing this on my iPhone. So just a short version tonight. Charlie didn't get the pelican clip fastened well on the mizzenmast when he tried to raise it several days ago. Halfway up the clip opened. The sail came down and the halyard ended up at the top of the mizzen mast. The only way to get it down was to haul me up the main mast, then lower me down the triatic stay. The wire that runs between the masts. Then I hooked onto the mizzen halyard and came down the mizzen mast. Not something I enjoyed. But, managed. Tim came over and helped Charlie get me up and down. Felt we needed to use the sail tomorrow because the transmission on the boat has a problem. So we need to sail as much as possible. Glad these problems waited until the end of the trip! I'll try to elaborate on all our trials and tribulations when we get home. Just wanted to let everyone know we are safe and sound tonight. Oh! Sailed all day today!
We will be in the Everglades tonight and tomorrow night and there are no cell towers, thus no signal and no Wanderings for two nights. Picture is of float plane that came into lunch at Lorilei's in Islamorada. We had lunch there and then went to the Bass Pro Shop to see the sister ship of Hemingway's Pilar. Cloudy all day. Just enough wind to keep the job full while we motor sailed.
The El Jobean Yacht Club Irwin Sailboat Fleet has made it back to the US. We motorsailed the whole way from Chubb Cay to Key Largo in the Florida Keys. Our choice, we wanted calmer seas, thus we had less wind. We were able to catch some wind across the Banks, but our sails mostly hung limp across [...]
Surprise! We are still in Chubb Cay. The wind forecast keeps us in the 20 to25 kt range all day today and tonight. We planned to stay at a marginally protected spot on the Banks tonight, but with the winds that high, the waves would make anchoring very uncomfortable, if not miserable. So, after a [...]
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Recently I read and completed a nice CME article on Medscape (first reference below). It focused on the consensus panel's (second reference, from first article and not read by me) recommendations.
As Botox and Dysport are used more often, it is becoming more common for them to be used in combination with other treatments (ie Laser resurfacing, fillers, and surgery). It was nice to see a consensus regarding how to approach multimodal treatment with BoNTA.
Treatment Recommendations
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BoNTA and injectable fillers can be administered the same day or separate days. However, it may be preferable to inject the first agent, wait until effects are clinically evident, and then follow up with second agent as needed.
Upper face: Typical to inject BoNTA first.
Mid and lower face: Typical to inject filler first.
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Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi (March 21, 1923 – February 23, 2011) was the founder of Sahaja Yoga.
- How to do meditation, many people ask Me. Don't do anything, to just go into thoughtless awareness. Try to go to the thoughtless awareness. If you can get into that condition of thoughtless awareness you've done your job, because that's the point where you are with the truth, with the reality, with the joy, with everything that is so fundamental. When you meditate try not to, not to make some sort of a function out of it – no. Meditation is something silencing yourself, silencing your thoughts and going to that deep ocean which is within you itself. But supposing you don't do that, if you don't meditate. I can make out immediately those who are meditating and those who are not, it's not difficult for Me. Those who do not meditate are always hesitating and they are confused, they can't understand; and that's why meditation is the most important thing in Sahaja Yoga. [Diwali Puja, 2002, Los Angeles, USA][specific citation needed]
- Today on this day of Diwali I would say that you enlighten yourself with thoughtless awareness. It is not difficult. It's within you, because thoughts are coming from this side and that side and they are not the waves of your brain, no – just your own reactions. But in case you meditate in the real sense of the word, then you'll get into that thoughtless awareness which is a very important point, and all these nonsensical thoughts which are of no use to you will disappear. They won't be there, and then your growth is possible and you'll grow very well. [Diwali Puja, 2002, Los Angeles, USA][specific citation needed]
- But today is the day I declare that I am the one who has to save the humanity, I declare I am the one who is Adisakthi, who is the mother of all the mothers; who is the primordial mother; the Sakthi; the purest desire of God; who has incarnated on this earth. To give meaning to itself; to this creation; to human beings; and I am sure that through my love and patience and through my powers, I am going to achieve it. I was the one who was born again and again. But now I have come in my complete form and with complete powers. I have come on this earth, not only for salvation of human beings, not only for their emancipation, but for granting them the kingdom of heaven; the joy; the bliss that your father wants to bestow upon you. Those devotees of mine who worship me with no other thought and ever united with me, I look after not only their moksha, but their worldly well being as well. Leaving aside all worldly dharmas, surrender unto me and I will liberate thee from all sins, grieve not. [1]