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Sort of like Crash in cyberspace, this thriller offers colliding parallel stories of online dysfunction, from a cell phone addict unanble to communicate in real life to issues of bullying, porn, and personal info leaked online. Jason Bateman, Andrea Riseborough, Hope Davis, Alexander Skarsgard, and Paula Patton star. Henry-Alex Rubin directs. (R) 115 minutes. Starts Friday. Watch film trailer >>>
Newcomer Chadwick Boseman stars as Jackie Robinson, the first African American ballplayer to cross the color line into Major League Baseball, suiting up for the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1946. Harrison Ford co-stars as Dodger GM Branch Rickey, whose policy against racism changes the game forever. Written and directed by Brian Helgeland (L.A. Confidential, A Knight's Tale). (PG-13) 128 minutes. Starts Friday. Watch film trailer >>>
Two "It" boys of the moment, Ryan Gosling and Bradley Cooper, star in this generational drama from filmmaker Derek Cianfrance (Blue Valentine). A motorcycle stunt rider lured into a string of daring bank robberies to support his new family runs afoul of an ambitious rookie cop trying to stay clean as the protégé of a corrupt detective; the choices each man makes affect their grown sons years later. Eva Mendes, Rose Byrne, and Ray Liotta co-star. (R) 140 minutes. Starts Friday. Watch film trailer >>>
If you feel like you never quite got Stanley Kubrick's The Shining, you're not alone. In this new documentary, a clutch of observers dissect the 30-year-old horror movie in all its deeper allegorical and symbolic meanings in pursuit of various explanations. Stephen King, Tom Cruise, Keir Dullea, and the late Kubrick himself pop up in archival footage. Rodney Ascher makes his feature doc debut. (Not rated) 102 minutes. Starts Friday. Watch film trailer >>>
THE SAPPHIRES In Reviewed this issue (PG-13) 103 minutes. Starts Friday. (★★★)
It's the satire franchise vs. the Paranormal-type home video horror motif in the fifth outing for the spoof comedy series (with some digs at Black Swan and the Fifty Shades phenomenon long the way). Simon Rex, Ashley Tisdale, Molly Shannon, Charlie Sheen and Lindsay Lohan pop up in the cast for director Malcom D. Lee. (PG-13) Starts Friday. Watch film trailer >>>
James McAvoy stars in this new thriller from Danny Boyle as an art auctioneer who enables a criminal gang to steal a priceless painting. The ever-menacing Vincent Cassel plays the gang leader who hires a hypnotherapist to delve into the auctioneer's troubled psyche when he can't remember where he hid the painting—with increasingly bizarre results. Rosario Dawson co-stars. (R) 101 minutes. Starts Friday. Watch film trailer >>>
Film Events
SPECIAL EVENT THIS WEEK: ITALIAN FILM SERIES The Dante Alighieri Society of Santa Cruz returns with its monthly series of Italian films (one Sunday a month) to promote Italian culture and language. The theme for the Winter/Spring season is "Set in Rome Over Five Decades." This Week: HABEMUS PAPUM (WE HAVE A POPE) Nanni Moretti (Dear Diary) directs this poignant 2011 comedy about a cardinal chosen to succeed the late pope who doesn't really want the job. Michel Piccoli stars as the reluctant pontiff; Moretti appears as the psychiatrist called in to talk him into it. (Not rated) 104 minutes. In Italian with English subtitles. Logan Walker, film studies lecturer at SJSU, will introduce the film and conduct an after-film Q&A. At Cabrillo College, VAPA Art History Forum Room 1001, Sunday only (April 11), 7 pm. Free.
CONTINUING SERIES: MIDNIGHTS @ THE DEL MAR Eclectic movies for wild & crazy tastes plus great prizes and buckets of fun. This week: THE EIGHTH ANNUAL SECRET FILM FESTIVAL Get out your blankeys and bunny slippers and prepare to settle in for the duration for the eighth installment of this popular cult event, the best 12-hour film festival in town. The concession stand is open all night as five fabulous films never before seen in Santa Cruz, hand picked by the crackerjack Del Mar selection committee, unspool for your eyes only before their official release dates. Actual film titles cannot be named (that's why they're secret!), but previous SFF premieres have included MirrorMask, Lars And The Real Girl, Let The Right One In, and The Darjeeling Limited. Don't be the last kid on the block to see the coolest new movies of the season. Get in line now. Admission is $14 in advance, or $15 at the door, this week only. Saturday (April 13) midnight to Sunday (April 14), noon.
CONTINUING SERIES: FLASHBACK FEATURES Oldies and goodies on Thursday nights at the Cinema 9, presented by your genial host, Joe Ferrara. $5 gets you in. This week: PLANES, TRAINS, AND AUTOMOBILES Rich yuppie Steve Martin and boorish traveling salesman John Candy endure an ill-fated cross-country holiday journey together in John Hughes mostly dull-witted and predictable 1987 comedy. (R) 93 minutes. (HH)—Lisa Jensen. Tonight only (Thursday, April 11), 9 p.m., at the Cinema 9.
CONTINUING EVENT: LET'S TALK ABOUT THE MOVIES This informal movie discussion group meets at the Del Mar mezzanine in downtown Santa Cruz. Movie junkies are invited to join in on Wednesday nights to pursue the elusive and ineffable meanings of cinema. Discussion begins at 7 pm and admission is free. For more information visit groups.google.com/group/LTATM.
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ADMISSION The good news is this comedy about a straight-arrow admissions officer for Princeton University stars Tina Fey, one of the sharpest and most personable of screen comediennes. The bad news is, she didn't write the script. Based on the novel by Jean Hanff Korelitz, it hits all the expected plot points from goofy to heartwarming as Fey's character faces her disappointing life, her feminist nutball mother (a funny Lily Tomlin), and a bright young applicant (Nat Wolff) who may be the son she once gave up for adoption. Paul Rudd is appealing, as usual, as the alternative high school honcho sponsoring the boy, but never is it suggested that this bright, self-motivated kid might be better off NOT going to stuffy, preppy Princeton, so the story misses the chance to take an innovative turn. Paul Weitz directs. (PG-13) 110 minutes. (★★1/2)—Lisa Jensen.
THE CALL Halle Berry headlines this surprisingly effective thriller that manages to pull viewers in and keep them interested. Berry plays a 911 operator who, after spending six months getting over a traumatic call gone bad, once again becomes the only lifeline for another young woman who has been abducted. Of course, one must suspend belief as the film unravels, especially and when Berry decides t search for the missing girl herself. Still, despite its flaws, Berry is exquisite—although you wonder why she's being given these roles, especially after nabbing an Oscar more than a decade ago. Evie Thompson, Abigail Breslin, and Morris Chestnut co-star. Brad Anderson (The Machinist; Transsiberian) directs. (R) (★★1/2) —Greg Archer
THE CROODS A prehistoric family sets out to find a new home when their idyllic primordial homeland is threatened in this animated family adventure from DreamWorks. Nicolas Cage, Ryan Reynolds, Emma Stone, and Catherine Keener provide voices. Kirk De Micco and Chris Sanders direct. (PG) 98 minutes.
EVIL DEAD Sam Raimi had a hand in producing this remake/update of his 1981 cult horror hit about a group of unwary friends at a remote cabin who start fooling around with a Book of the Dead and falling prey to nasty demonic possession. Jane Levy, Shiloh Fernandez, and Lou Taylor Pucci star for director Fede Alvarez; expect a female survivor this time around with Diablo Cody helping to cook up the script. (R) 91 minutes.
FROM UP ON POPPY HILL Reviewed this issue. (PG) 91 minutes. (★★1/2)—Lisa Jensen.
JURASSIC PARK 3D The dinosaurs will be even more killer in 3D, running amok on a tropical island "theme park" in Steven Spielberg's 1993 fx extravaganza based on the Michael Crichton novel. Homo sapiens co-stars Sam Neill, Laura Dern, and Jeff Goldblum don't have much to do, but as popcorn-chomping entertainment, the movie delivers the goods. (PG-13) 127 minutes. (★★★)
G.I. JOE: RETALIATION Bruce Willis, Dwayne Johnson, and Channing Tatum power this testosterone frenzy where the elite fighting force not only faces its mortal enemy, Cobra, but battles sinister forces within its own government. Jon Chu directs. (PG-13) 110 minutes.
GINGER & ROSA In Sally Potter's thoughtful and involving drama, the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962 is the backdrop before which two teenage girls in London struggle to come of age. The remarkable Elle Fanning and a very affecting Alice Englert star in a simple, yet potent story about teenage girlfriends, mothers and daughters, fathers and daughters, and all the ways those delicate balances can be tipped, one way or another, during the perilous dance of growing up. The plot may seem a bit far-fetched at times, and the hair and clothes are not always accurate for the era, but there's something so touching about the authenticity of these young female voices and their nameless, formless yearning that will speak to anyone who has ever been a 17-year-old girl. (PG-13) 90 minutes. (★★★)—Lisa Jensen.
THE HOST It could be Invasion of the Bodysnatchers for teens in this first adaptation of a new book series by Stephanie Meyer (the Twilight Saga), in which a plucky teen girl romances two hot guys while trying to outwit a sinister force that robs people of their memories and takes over their bodies. Saoirse Ronan, Max Irons, and Jake Abel star for director Andrew Niccol. (PG-13)
NO A powerful and dynamic film with Gael Garcia Bernal as the helm. This dramatized true story revolves around Rene Saavedra, an ambitious Chilean ad man who was recruited in 1988 to spearhead a crucial ad campaign designed to oust dictator Augusto Pinochet—with a "no" vote at the polls. It's a compelling outing from beginning to end and also includes television and other film foortage from the era. Pablo Larraín directs. (R) 118 minutes. In Spanish with English subtitles. (★★★1/2)—Greg Archer.
ON THE ROAD There are about 45 minutes of a great movie in Walter Salles' adaptation of Jack Kerouac's famed beat odyssey: in the very beginning and the end, when we hear snippets of Kerouac's dynamic "bop" prose. In between lies an increasingly frantic and pointless gallop back and forth across North America; it successfully mimics the characters' headlong pursuit of sex, drugs, jazz, and alcohol, but without the transformative power of Kerouac's words, we're stuck watching repetitive scenes of frenzied partying, which soon pales as a spectator sport. Still, actors Sam Riley, Garret Hedlund, and Tom Sturridge (fictional surrogates for Kerouac, Neal Cassady, and Allen Ginsberg) work hard, and Viggo Mortensen steals his scenes as the others' profane patron saint (read: Willam S. Burroughs). (R) 124 minutes. (★★1/2)—Lisa Jensen.
OLYMPUS HAS FALLEN Morgan Freeman is the President in jeopardy after a terrorist attack traps him in the White House. Gerard Butler is a "disgraced former Presidential guard" and Aaron Eckhart is a national security honcho who team up to get him out in this action thriller from director Antoine Fuqua (Training Day). (R)
OZ THE GREAT AND POWERFUL Sam Raimi's lavish prequel imagines the witches and the wizard of Oz in their heedless youth, its mood and texture heavily influenced by the beloved 1939 MGM film. James Franco is fun as the cheesy carnival magician destined to become the wizard (and savior) of Oz, although his superficial character never takes enough of a journey. Mila Kunis, Rachel Weisz, and Michelle Williams are three delectable young witches. Despite some slow-going, dubious plotting, and an unresolved strain of moral ambiguity, the cheeky dash of Raimi's film, and his affection for the source, makes for a mostly entertaining trip down the yellow brick road. (PG) 130 minutes. (★★★)—Lisa Jensen.
SIDE EFFECTS Obfuscation is the name of the game in Steven Soderbergh's intricate and twisty new thriller. This dark tale of sex, lies, and pharmaceutical skullduggery is a masterpiece of misdirection, artfully calibrated so that the viewer—like the film's overly medicated characters—often has no idea what may or may not be going on. Jude Law gives a fine, supple performance in the pivotal role of a psychiatrist drawn into a murder scandal after prescribing an experimental drug to a patient (the equally dexterous Rooney Mara). And beyond the thriller plot, Soderbergh delves with relish into the larger milieu of a society in which external medication is promoted as the answer to every problem—real or imagined. (R) 106 minutes. (★★★)—Lisa Jensen.
SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK Oh, Bradley Cooper … methinks you may be miscast here, but somehow this dramatic comedy works. Cooper morphs into an unstable former teacher, recently released from an institution after a bad break-up from his wife. He meets a young gal (Jennifer Lawrence, who can do no wrong these days) who is just as quirky as he is. Love, intimacy and moving on are the themes. If only Cooper—or is it his character?—weren't so grating on the nerves. Cooper lacks believability here and you get the sense he was handed the script as a means to make a quirky Bradley Cooper caper. Worse—you feel as if he doesn't believe the performance. Otherwise, a compelling cast and plot brighten the story. Kudos to Jennifer Lawrence on her Oscar win. David O. Russell (The Fighter) directs. (R) 122 minutes. (★★★)—Greg Archer
SPRING BREAKERS Girls go wild in this new comedy from the ever-idiosyncratic Harmony Korine (Mr. Lonely) about four college coeds who ditch their boring campus and commit a robbery to finance their spring break in Florida—bringing them into the orbit of a dubious rapper/criminal/drug-dealer (James Franco) with an agenda. Selena Gomez, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Benson, and Rachel Korine star. (R) 94 minutes.
UPSIDE DOWN If Juan Solanas' ambitious, interplanetary sci-fi romance were in print, it would be an outline, not a complete novel. The grand sweep of the story is there, climactic scenes are plotted out exactly where they should be, and marvelous, fanciful, poetic images decorate key passages. What's missing are the details in concept that would make it all plausible, and a final polish on the dialogue that would bring this unique story to life. Jim Sturgess and Kirsten Dunst are star-crossed lovers on twin planets whose love defies gravity and a fierce caste system. But Solanas misses the chance to infuse his tale of opposite worlds locked in eternal conflict with the kind of edge that might give it deeper resonance. (PG-13) 103 minutes. (★★1/2)—Lisa Jensen.


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How can I verify communication over a specific port using the Telnet Client?
Install the Telnet Client on the server from which you want to test your connection.
- On the server from which you'd like to test communication, open a Command Prompt
- Run the command
- Watch to see if you get a response (typically indicated by strings of gibberish) or if the connection fails
To see if your Site Server machine "mySiteServer" can communicate with the Agent installed on "myAgent" over port 3999, you'd run the command
telnet myAgent 3999 from "mySiteServer".
If you receive a response similar to the screenshot below, it indicates communication is open over port 3999 between "mySiteServer" and "myAgent":
If you receive a message like "Connect Failed", there is something between "mySiteServer" and "myAgent" blocking communication over port 3999 (firewall, security software, etc).
The Telnet Client can be used as a sort of super-ping, allowing you to initiate communication to a target over a desired port to look for a response.

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Chapter 28: Divine Imperial Earth armor
Chapter 28: Divine Imperial Earth armor
Ren Tian You tied bandages around both of his hands, and his pair of Sharingan firmly locked on to Wang Li who was wearing the earth battle armor. After that Ren Tian You instantly disappeared from his original place, and in a flash he appeared before Wang Li. Followed by the elbow of Ren Tian You hit the abdomen of Wang Li.
"Peng!" Under the high speed attack of Ren Tian You, Wang Li involuntarily stepped back several steps. But he quickly stabilize his body and spoke, "I already said, even though your speed is very high, unless you can break through my defense it's completely useless." Actually Wang Li had already acknowledged the strength of Ren Tian You, so even if they stopped this battle, Ren Tian You could enter this Supreme light academy! But as if they had understand each other's feelings, both of them didn't yelled stop to stop the match. Wang Li was completely focused on defense. And after defending every attacks before him, he would wait and seek for an opportunity to defeat Ren Tian You.
Ren Tian You originally had only the intermediate fighter level battle qi of wind system, but after he possessed Naruto system inside his body, this had greatly help him to improve his close combat techniques. Basically he could learn all kinds of taijutsu which were available to learn inside the system. But he didn't purely focus on becoming only taijutsu user ninja like Rock Lee and other, as a result he mostly focused on speed. Ren Tian You had focused mostly on speed because by seeing the Martial arts (Kung Fu) films, he had learnt that 'fastest martial arts under the heaven, cannot be destroyed!' Another reason was because he also possessed ninjutsu and genjutsu. As a result he had only reached at the level of Rock Lee, and still a bit far away from reaching the level of Maito Guy. Also this was the reason he hadn't learnt the unusual taijutsu of Tsunade.
Nevertheless, this was the best opportunity to test his taijutsu level. As he had already reached elite ninja level, not only his ninjutsu or genjutsu should be powerful but also taijutsu also shouldn't be weak. In the Naruto world, when Madara had just took on the stage, he relayed only on his taijutsu to dominate the single unit army of allied force.
Although the current distance between the strength of Madara and his strength is 108000li, Ren Tian You had estimated, if Madara fights seriously against him, then even if he activate Susanoo, he won't be able to last even 10 attacks of Madara. But his objective was not to become as strong as Madara but to surpass Madara, as a result Ren Tian You won't permit himself to have any weakness.
And the defense of Wang Li was indeed extraordinarily powerful, so the ordinary taijutsu were completely useless. But Ren Tian You had estimated that the omote renge (primary lotus) had the chance to break through his defense. If not he could open hachimon (8 gates) and use Ura Renge (Reverse Lotus)! 'F**k, if even that didn't work then I, your father will open 6th gate and use Asa Kujaku (Morning Peacock) and KO you!'
Ren Tian You ignored Wang Li, and started to run at full speed. Followed with a barrage of attacks. Although Wan Li repeatedly fell back due to attack, and also couldn't see the figure of Ren Tian You, nevertheless he didn't received any substantial injury.
After about 2 minutes, Ren Tian You felt that the amount of chakra flowed in his brain had increased, "almost there!" Shortly afterwards Ren Tian You appeared in front of Wang Li, and Wang Li was heavily kicked at his lower jaw with the right leg, causing Wang Li to fly in the air. After that he placed both his hands on the ground and locked on to the flying Wang Li and disappeared at that place and appeared behind flying Wang Li. Kage Buyo! (Dancing Leaf Shadow!)
Floating in the air, Wang Li thought, "Could it be you want to cut off my contact with the earth, however its useless. Only depending with the battle qi of great swords master, I can easily maintain this earth battle armor for more an hour. Ng……..this is?" While he was thinking this, he suddenly discovered that Ren Tian You had already appeared behind him.
Ren Tian You appeared behind Wang Li, then suddenly the bandages which were tied around his hands started to quickly untie from his hands. After that Ren tian You controlled this bandage to restrain Wang Li and pile-drive him into the ground head first while rotating at a ferocious speed. Omote renge! (Primary lotus!)
"Peng!" A huge explosion sound rang from the center of training area. Also a huge amount of dusts and smoke raise from the ground, many pieces of stones were knocked out towards every direction. After that Ren Tian You suddenly jumped out from the cloud of smoke and rolled for several time and firmly half crouch on the ground, only then the impact of primary lotus disappeared.
After that Ren Tain You looked towards the impact zone with is Sharingan because he didn't know whether his primary lotus break Wang Li's defense or not.
At that time, a yellow colored light beam rise towards the sky from within the dust and shortly afterwards all the smokes of dusts disappeared. Finally Ren Tian You could see the figure of Wang Li. Only the arm of Wang Li was broken and that was also recovering with the power from the earth.
"F**k, I knew it. It won't be this simple." Seeing that Wang Li was recovering, he cursed.
"This is………earth's favor. He is crazy, using this move when he is only having a simple match." Seeing the move of Wang Li, Li Yun exclaimed.
"Senior Li, what is earth's favor!" The guard curiously asked. Since this was not a secret, Li Yun told him.
This earth's favor is the special power of Wang Li's earth blood lineage. Using the power of blood, he creates the sea of the earth element, and surrounding himself with this sea of earth element, he could recover any of his injuries, his strength as well as increase the defensive power of his earth battle armor and change it into Divine Imperial Earth armor. It was said that by utilizing this move, Wang Li had once battled the Siant class warrior to draw. But this move had a great backlash, which is he had to stay in bed for 3 days. In addition to this he won't be able to use earth blood lineage for a month.
"Roar, Divine Imperial Earth armor!" Along with the roar of Wang Li, the yellow lights started to rush towards Wang Li. Accurately speaking it didn't poured into Wang Li's body but towards the armor which was formed from earth element.
As the light faded, Ren Tian You saw that the shape and looks of previous armor was changed. There was mysterious runes on the surface of that armor, and the whole armor was giving the dazzling yellow lights. Ren Tian You felt heavy pressure from this armor.
"F**k!" Ren Tian You couldn't help but to swear.


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School Supply Clearance 70% off
We may earn money or products from the companies mentioned in this post.
I finally found all the school supplies marked down to 70% off at my stores. This markdown took forever! Since most of the school supplies were moved out to make way for seasonal merchandise they moved the school supplies over to the office department at pretty much all my stores. So, check the end caps near the office department to see if you can find any deals. So many of these items would make great stocking stuffers!
Also, since Target is being stocked with so much new merchandise for the holidays the clearance deals really slow down through November and the first part of December, so we will be taking a break from the Weekly Clearance Update for a few weeks until there are more deals to share. Come January we'll have so many great clearance deals to share!


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Let's continue looking at potential New York Giants' targets in the 2013 NFL free-agent market. Let's put the name of a relatively unknown middle linebacker into the hopper today and see what you think. Today's focus is on Brad Jones, a middle linebacker from the Green Bay Packers.
Injuries and ineffective play by others finally gave the 26-year-old four-year veteran a chance to show what he could do in 2012. In 10 starts he had 77 tackles, two sacks, four passes defensed and a forced fumble.
In compiling a list of the best linebackers available via free agency SB Nation has included Jones. saying "with the ability to play inside in both a 4-3 and 3-4 scheme, Jones should generate plenty of interest."
Jones received a +6.8 grade from Pro Football Focus. In 839 snaps, he was +4.1 against the run and +4.6 vs. the pass. PFF ranks Jones as the No. 3 free-agent linebacker expected to hit the market. PFF writes:
He might lack highlight plays, so fans might not be excited to have someone like Brad Jones on their team, but the fact that he can play both run and coverage well makes him a valuable option.
Kevin McCauley of SB Nation's Packers web site, Acme Packing Company, doesn't see Jones as a viable 4-3 middle linebacker for a contending team. Via e-mail, he wrote:
Jones started his career as a 3-4 OLB, where he wasn't adequate as a pass rusher. He moved inside due to injuries to Desmond Bishop and D.J. Smith this season and was better as a 3-4 ILB than he was as an OLB. He's very strong against the run and adequate, but certainly not good for a ILB in pass coverage. It's certainly possible that he could play 4-3 MLB, but I don't think he's someone a 4-3 team with playoff aspirations should be depending on to fill that hole and start 16 games.
Jones is intriguing in that he is a young player who -- until 2012 -- had few opportunities. Could he play the middle in a 4-3? Opinions vary, as we've seen, which means that would be up to Jerry Reese and the Giants' pro personnel department to make an assessment.
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PPC profit margins under pressure
South African cement manufacturer, PPC says the profit margins of its subsidiary PPC Zimbabwe are under pressure from the recent inflation developments in the country.
This comes as the country's official inflation has spiked to a post dollarisation high of 42,1 percent for December, 2018 from 0,1 percent in February, 2017.
In a trading update for the nine months to December, 2018, the group announced on Tuesday that the subsidiary's volumes grew by "low single digits compared to the prior year" due to operational challenges experienced in the third quarter of the financial year.
"Nonetheless, recent policy announcements regarding fuel price increases have placed consumers in Zimbabwe under strain. "The impact of fuel increases and cost of living increases afforded to PPC Zimbabwe employees is expected to impact operating profit margins by one to two percent," the company said.
In January, President Emmerson Mnangagwa announced a review of fuel pump prices to $3,11 and $3,31 per litre of diesel and petrol in a move claimed to be aiming at negative arbitrage opportunities from the previous price levels.
The company, however, says it envisages that its cost saving measures will ensure that operating profit margins remain within previously guided ranges.
"PPC Zimbabwe management is implementing a number of initiatives to mitigate the impact of inflation and liquidity constraints on the business and on the broader PPC Group," the company said.
Measures which the company is pursuing in this regard include focusing on "local procurement" and "increasing exports to neighbouring countries".
The group said average cement prices in Southern African increased by one to two percent while its cement volumes were down two to three percent "against the backdrop of estimated market contraction of four to five percent".
"An uncharacteristically weak December retail segment and subdued construction activity contributed to the contraction," the company said. Total cement imports increased by 80 percent for January, 2018 to November, 2018 compared to the prior comparable period, with imports into Cape Town increasing by 48 percent to 209 000 tonnes.
In South Africa, PPC says it intends to maintain price increases implemented. The company says it is engaging the authorities with regard to imports to ensure industry sustainability and also market stabilisation. "PPC Zimbabwe remains focused on cash preservation, while in the DRC, the business continues to entrench route to market strategies to increase volumes and prices.
"In Rwanda, the Cimerwa business continues with business optimisation in order to achieve optimal capacity," the company said. DailyNews


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About MDU
Dr. Cindy M.P. Duke has long wondered, "what happens if she, along with allied expert clinicians and scientists, could push conversations about taboo topics that especially affected menstruating individuals to the forefront?"
The answer? A revolution like My Dynamic Uterus!
My Dynamic Uterus is a movement that addresses conversations about the health, dynamic power, astonishing capabilities, and interconnected functions of the human uterus, ovaries, the hormonal system, and our microbiome. Triggered by the question, "Did You Know That Your Period is a Vital Sign; just like your Blood Pressure, Oxygen Levels and Heart Rate?", this club was launched by Dr. Cindy in December 2020 and it is intended to explore the mysteries, outcries, often unheard and sometimes unpopular dialogues of people born with a uterus, ovaries, or those who care for them, through diverse and guided perspectives; from expert professionals and affected individuals around the globe.
Charged with this imperative to raise awareness and uplift the health, respect, and vitality of menstruators and their loved ones, My Dynamic Uterus was established in the newfangled social media platform, Clubhouse to serve as a community for open-minded individuals, from all walks of life, who advocate for the health of every menstruating person; especially those who are often unheard and disenfranchised.
As a Follower and Member of this Club, you will discover that there is no better day to dive deeper into the underlying conditions, controversies, misconceptions, and realities of human reproduction. Dr. Cindy believes that the human uterus represents a launchpad for conversations about new beginnings — including new creations, new ideas, new relationships, and of course… life, when desired.
Solidifying its purposeful impact and influence, the club has more than twelve thousand combined followers and members who eagerly engage with Dr. Cindy and the featured speakers' on a weekly basis to put forth evidence-based conversations about the following subjects:
• Health of Menstruating Persons
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Dr. Cindy M. Duke MD PhD FACOG, America's only dual Fertility Expert & Virologist, is a highly accomplished Johns Hopkins and Yale trained physician, scientist, entrepreneur, blogger, podcaster, motivational speaker, philanthropist, content creator and influencer who speaks and writes about issues as they relate to life, health, fertility, female empowerment and international telemedicine. The Physician Founder, Medical and Laboratory Director of the Nevada Fertility Institute in Las Vegas, Nevada, Dr. Cindy has a very engaged social media presence with a monthly audience reach of over 250 thousand, across multiple platforms, where she is a highly regarded influencer.
Dr. Cindy's keen eye towards issues affecting those within the Global Health Diaspora is informed by her own Caribbean-American immigrant upbringing by a single mother.
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During the portal that is All Hallows Eve, Anaiya will recite 'Thunder - Perfect Mind', a paradoxical monologue spoken by an immanent feminine saviour thought to be the words of SOPHIA.
In gnostic myth this monologue, the female instructing principle, and the holy spirit as ONE- assists both Adam and all humankind, in order to recollect the power stolen by Ialdabaoth, the forces of anti-awakening. NOTE: This is not spoken to Eve. It doesn't need to be.
This transmission is extremely catalysing and shatters everything that is untrue and unjust. Its purpose is to relinquish the layer upon layer of lies that have been told to us, from the pure fabrication of the Bible to the actual truth of our origins.
It's time to Wake Up beloved friends, we are not the only ones here.
This transmission would give you an impactful taste of SOPHIA, and the reason why Her wisdom has been diverted from us. Once you hear these words, you will be in contact with Her. This Kali-esque transmission is for those of us wishing to re-member and unite with our true sovereign power in the twilight when the veil is thinnest.


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I don't think you're ready for this jelly…
So, I met Ben on kind of a self-dare to try and be better about meeting up with creatives. I had been/am sort of burned out on the networking end of art mainly because I can't handle a lot of the ego involved – maybe #humblebrag?. I didn't really know his work but had seen some and knew it was good. I was going to offer to get a beer with him… he doesn't do beer. I was going to take him out for coffee… no coffee either. It seemed all that was left was to churn butter and raise a barn, but I settled for a lunch and he had juice, I still got coffee.
That meeting happened right in the midst of a reflection in my life about how distasteful the attitude of treating people like leverage was to me. I know a couple of famous people and have been around a few myself. The conversations that surround them are equal parts obvious, painful, and annoying. It's a lot of how-much-can-you-help-me thinking. If a person can't enhance their position or pull them up a wrung then there isn't much time for them. I've seen people talked down to by ones they admire because they weren't at a similar position professionally, and I've felt that myself. Ben talks a lot about community over competition and that is one of the reasons I was most interested to watch his progression in photography and education. Jeremy Cowart is another inspirational figure in how he is an expert, encouraging, and empowering. The photography community needs more of these kind of people.
I was invited to this first #fosterworkshop to help/watch/cook/chill and enjoy the mountains. The day I graduated from Fuller Seminary I had lunch with my wife, her and my families, and then met Ben outside of a Von's to carpool up into the Frazier Mountain wilderness. I was able to connect with people in the hustle – some beginning and some long in the game. Jordan Voth was the second speaker, which was another welcomed surprise because I had found him randomly on 500px and stalked him to ask him about color toning, because he's basically incredible at that. Here's some from that first workshop. I had never really been to a photo workshop, but it was rad. Some of these people give me digital hugs often, and they are buddies. Oh and meeting TeamWoodnote is pretty much rad as well, they came and modeled for us, pink hair and all.
The second Foster was at the same cabin, new crew, and this time with the terribly downtrodden Katch Silva (read as much sarcasm into that as you can – because she is as jovial as an elf on it's birthday). Escaping to the mountains in the fall used to be a yearly habit of mine that I fell away from over time, and this being my opportunity to do that in 2014 was timely and awesome. It always amazes me how even total strangers can become friends when locked up in a cabin with bunk beds and having to share stories, make jokes, cook together and make the most out of the, umm, unique cabin issues that come along. We also had a chance to shoot one of ANTM finalists, Shei Phan, which isn't a bummer at all.
I remember this one being colder, and I was cool with that (that was actually a really good joke)
Basketball had the '96 Bulls, photographers in February of 2015 have Ben Sasso, Katch Silva AND Benj Haisch. The Foster Workshop has always brought a variety of perspectives on business, creativity, and the unique processes of artists, and this one was definitely a highlight of that. Ben, Katch, and Benj all have different ways of approaching business/social media/editing/client interaction/and business. One thing they are clear about is not having the market cornered on how to be a successful photographer, which gives everyone attending the breathing room to adjust as their market/vision/hopes are unique to them.
This one just wrapped yesterday morning and it was awesome getting to talk more to Benj who is another source of challenge (or depressing, rage-inducing jealousy depending on the day) in the picture-taking world. We also got a little further from the cabin, played in the wilderness, Ben fell in love with a Bronx-accent-weilding-neighbors dog, and got to shoot some Foster alum, Liana McCain and her radly-bearded husband Brian.
Benj was also a male model for Ben to pose, so just know you could have seen that, which is scientifically more rare than spotting Nessie. Check out www.fosterworkshop.com to get your name on the list of more upcoming, who knows, I might get to take your picture


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Pence, a strong supporter of Trump's decision, will spend three days in the region with stops in Israel and Egypt.
Washington: US Vice-President Mike Pence will underscore the US partnership with Israel during a trip to the Middle East next week while seeking to shore up US relations with the Arab world after President Donald Trump recognised Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
Pence, a strong supporter of Trump's decision, will spend three days in the region with stops in Israel and Egypt, the first high-level official to visit after the president reversed decades of US policy and announced the United States would start the process of moving its embassy from Tel Aviv.
The status of Jerusalem, which holds Muslim, Jewish and Christian holy sites, is one of the thorniest obstacles to a peace deal between Israel and the Palestinians, who were furious over Trump's move and have declined to meet with Pence. The international community does not recognise Israeli sovereignty over the full city.
Israel considers Jerusalem its eternal capital, while Palestinians want the capital of an independent state of theirs to be in the city's eastern sector, which Israel captured in the 1967 Middle East war and annexed in a move never recognised internationally.
Pence, an evangelical Christian who had planned to highlight the plight of Christian minorities during his trip, will not meet with Palestinian Christians or with officials from the Coptic Christian church, who declined a meeting in response to the US move.
Officials said Pence still would discuss the persecution of Christians as well as the Jerusalem decision, countering Iran, defeating Islamic State militants and fighting "extremist ideology."
The dates of his trip have been in flux because of Trump's US tax overhaul push and the possibility that Pence would be needed to provide a tie-breaking vote in the Senate.
He is now scheduled to depart Washington on Tuesday, arriving in Cairo on Wednesday for a meeting with Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.
He flies to Israel later on Wednesday and will meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Reuven Rivlin, deliver a speech to the Israeli parliament, and visit Jerusalem's Western Wall.
"We can't envision a scenario under which the Western Wall would not be part of Israel," one administration official told reporters on a conference call.
The trip will be dominated by the continuing fallout from Trump's announcement.
"The last couple weeks in the region have been a reaction to the Jerusalem decision," another administration official said. "This trip is part of ... the ending of that chapter, and the beginning of what I will say is the next chapter."
That view may not be shared by Arab leaders. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said the United States abdicated its responsibility as a mediator on peace and Pence's planned visit to Bethlehem was scrapped.
Pence does not plan to encourage Egypt to pressure the Palestinians to return to the negotiating table, an official said.
"We think it's appropriate for the Palestinians to digest what has happened. And once they review the president's remarks clearly, they will realize that nothing has changed in terms of being able to reach an historic peace agreement," he said.
Arab legislators have announced they will stay away from Pence's speech to the Knesset.
In Egypt, the Sisi government will have a chance to discuss the recent US decision to suspend some of Egypt's military aid package because of Washington's concerns over civil liberties.
Egypt is a strategic US partner because of its control of the Suez Canal and Sisi presents himself as a bulwark against Islamist militants in the region.
On Friday Pence departs Israel for Germany, where he will visit US troops on his way back to Washington.


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Advent hasn't even begun, but this verse has taken on a new and quite literal meaning in our household today. After six months - give or take - with extremely limited electricity upstairs, we now have a working overhead light in Nell's room!
Remember this post demonstrating how decidedly un-pinterest-y our house is?
My poor husband, after having a good laugh with me over the stark reality of it, declared that I ought to blog about the projects we actually get finished and the good work he does on our house and the spaces that actually look presentable. A reasonable request!
Working electricity in my kids' rooms where clothes are kept, toys are stored, naps and nighttime (for Nell) occur -- this is no small thing, my friends. I've spent the past six months looking for the right size socks, an outfit, a pair of pajamas, etc. using the flashlight feature on my phone. To be able to flick on a light switch! A modern luxury!
With light by which to see, there's no stopping us now: as soon as the lights are working in the second bedroom upstairs, I fully intend to get it fixed up by Christmas as Nell's new "big girl room." Shh, don't tell her. It'll be a surprise!
Oh, Sarah, look at you with your perfect life and your perfect house filled with modern amenities like electricity. It's all too perfect; we can hardly stand it!
I know, I know. I thought you might say that. So just to rub our perfection into your face a little bit more, I'll show you this close-up of our really, really nice ceiling tiles. And that -- shall we call it 'vintage'? -- light fixture.
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Thursday, September 8, 2011
~ I Share With You My Rose of Gratitude~
I so love this rose in my garden. Enjoy!
Thank you for the sweet thoughts & love ... Harold's eye surgery went well yesterday.
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I am so happy that his surgery went well. Now he will be able to see those beautiful roses AND beautiful YOU better! xo DianaReplyDelete
I'm glad the surgery went well. This rose is quite lovely. :o)ReplyDelete
Pretty pretty! Give our regards to Him. Thanks. Have a good weekend! Loue you!ReplyDelete
Beautiful rose...beautiful photo....beautiful blog. Great news about Harold. May he continue to improve and be fully restored very soon.ReplyDelete
beautiful rose!ReplyDelete
I'm so glad to hear all went well with Harold's surgery.
Take care friend.
That color and shape are wonderful!ReplyDelete
That is one stunning rose. One of my very favorite flowers in any color.ReplyDelete
I'm so glad Harold did well. Your rose is beautiful. Mine bloomed early this year but were pretty.ReplyDelete
Glad to hear his surgery went well! I loveeee the photo! :):):):):):):):):):):)ReplyDelete
I am glad Harolds surgery went well!! The Rose of gratitude is beautiful!! I need one sitting on my desk at work!ReplyDelete
Ah, a deep breath and sigh of relief, glad all went well!ReplyDelete
I am glad to hear all went well. I'm sure that was good news for all. The rose is lovely.ReplyDelete
So glad everything went well. Thanks for sharing your lovely rose with us :-)ReplyDelete
That is good news! I love the rose. I enjoy taking pictures of roses too.ReplyDelete
Sweet rose from my sweet friend, Happy to hear that Harold is doing well! Have a blessed day dear Marydon, HUGS!ReplyDelete
lovely rose...glad recovery is going well.ReplyDelete
Beautiful rose!ReplyDelete
Wonderful to hear that everything is working out. Lovely rose.ReplyDelete
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I'm glad the surgery went well. I love the rose, too.ReplyDelete
So glad the surgery went good....Love the rose and what a special sentiment....Have a wonderful weekendReplyDelete
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I'm glad his surgery went well.ReplyDelete
Your blog is wonderful; love all the sacks and homilies!
Thankful the main man is doing well.ReplyDelete
Hugs, love, and prayers,


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The AIDSinfo Drug Database provides HIV/AIDS drug fact sheets describing both approved and investigational drugs. Includes information on use, pharmacology and side effects.
Information on AIDS and HIV from the nations leading non-profit organization dedicated to the support of AIDS research, AIDS prevention, treatment education, and advocacy.
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How to Turn Your Grill into a Smoker
I would love to have a smoker but not enough to actually buy one. I don't know how they work and it seems like it would be hard. Not to mention, I don't need another giant thing on my patio that I would most likely only use a couple of times a year. I don't… Continue reading How to Turn Your Grill into a Smoker


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By Chiara Brendel and Lukas Hüneke
The awarenet programme, which runs IT classes with learners from several Grahamstown schools, each year receives two volunteers from Germany. They work full time for the programme an entire year. Below are their impressions after having spent eight months in Grahamstown.
They say you can't really get a feeling for a country until you've been there, until you speak to the people, see their land and breathe their air. They say you only know the country once you've lived there, been a part of it and built a life there.
So that's what we wanted to do by coming to South Africa. When we arrived, a year felt like a lifetime and we thought that after 12 months, we would know this country and its people, its beauty and its problems. But then again we haven't even been to the Albany museum.
People keep asking why we chose South Africa.
Looking back, it seems impossible to reenact how we came to that decision. The reasons for taking a gap year in general were the usual ones: time for ourselves, to grow and develop our characters while learning about other cultures and countries and improve our English.
By going to South Africa, our mothers might have dreaded that we were going to be eaten by lions – but we felt that going away as far possible was the best way we could take advantage of the new freedom we had won after finishing high school.
Well, it's not all that adventurous after all. There is a programme called weltwärts (literally worldwards) that sends about 3 700 young Germans to countries in Asia, South America, Africa and eastern Europe to work with charitable projects every year. This programme is funded by the German government and comes with preparation and support during the year, in form of a local mentor and seminars.
Because the short descriptions of potential volunteer workplaces on the internet don't give you a good impression of what you're actually going to do, we were lucky to have an organisation that knew better where our skills and interests would be of use. That's how we became volunteers on the awarenet programme run by the Village Scribe Association here in Grahamstown.
Our work here is rich in variety and interesting. We have a lot of freedom in choosing what we want to do, especially when it comes to the projects we do with our learners, but that also means that it's our responsibility to make it work.
However, the responsibility makes us feel like a real part of the organisation even though we're not as experienced as our colleagues. We have a lot of different tasks: we help with the fundraising, technical support, public relations and documentation. Our highlights certainly are the training sessions with primary school learners from different schools in Joza and Fingo. The sessions can be really exhausting and overwhelming but also very rewarding.
Another interesting aspect of our work is the cooperation with Rhodes students, mostly through the Community Engagement programme. The students who come once a week to assist us with the sessions always bring fresh air and new ideas to the organisation and the classroom.
It's also really quite interesting to change your perspective in the classroom in such a short time. Just a year ago we attended Grade 12 and were the ones forced to sit still and listen; now we're the ones depending on our learners' motivation and respect.
So how is South Africa different from Germany?
That is another question we have been asked countless times by now. And how does it compare to your expectations?
Honestly, we were not expecting our everyday life in South Africa to feel as similar to our everyday life in Germany as it does. The main difference has actually been moving out of our parents' homes.
The contrast which surprised us was not the one between South Africa and Germany, but rather the one within the country itself. Working at schools in the township during the day and walking past a private school on the way back home is a striking example of the contrasts we experience in South Africa every day.
But the more time we spent in the schools in Joza, the more we realised how different the realities, problems and needs of different parts and groups of South African society are. The protests at Rhodes for free tertiary education feel far away from the problems our learners in primary schools are facing every day.
We are not sure if our view on South Africa has become more or less differentiated, staying mostly in the same town all the time. All the people we spoke to during the last months are just a small part of a socially and culturally diverse society.
In South Africa, we are challenged to understand opinions coming from a variety of perspectives, much more than we are in Germany. The spectrum of political, economic and social views in our home country is much narrower due to its homogeneous culture and single language.
Twelve months of volunteering seem daunting at first, but it probably does not matter how long you stay, you will feel like you have just scratched the surface of the society into which you tried to immerse yourself.


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One of Hollywood's most famous rivalries is taking center stage in a new television series, as "Feud" explores a salacious battle between Golden Age screen legends Joan Crawford and Bette Davis.
"Feud," FX's new anthology series premiering on Sunday, will star Susan Sarandon as Davis and Jessica Lange as Crawford in a stylized retelling of their legendary clashes whilst filming 1962's Oscar-nominated thriller "What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?"
Davis and Crawford's bitter rivalry escalated throughout their careers, their scathing barbs embedded into Hollywood lore. Crawford died in 1977 and Davis died in 1989.
At the show's red carpet premiere on Wednesday, Sarandon, 70, told Reuters that the role of Davis "has been chasing me for years," but the task of depicting the Hollywood star had seemed daunting until now.
"I was really scared. I wasn't really sure I wanted to do it," the actress said.
While the series is set against the backdrop of Hollywood's Golden Age – the rise of studio films from the 1920s to the 1960s – Jessica Lange, 67, said Hollywood continues to be a harsh environment for woman.
"The pressure is still there because you have five actresses who would be right for one part but only obviously one person (gets it). So there is a natural kind of competitive atmosphere always in Hollywood," she said.
Catherine Zeta-Jones who co-stars in "Feud" as Olivia de Havilland, said she was surprised to discover how competitive it was for women in film during the Golden Age. She added that her 100-year-old father-in-law Kirk Douglas, a star of the Golden Age, helped her prepare for the role.
"I think the strength of women who had to survive this, through the knocks, through the aging process, having your face on a twenty-by-twenty foot screen and people critiquing you, that is the same as today," she said.
Series creator Ryan Murphy, known for FX's "American Horror Story" and "American Crime Story" anthology series, said the show's subject matter is still relevant in present-day Hollywood.
"It deals with sexism and misogyny and the idea of woman fighting for very few opportunities in Hollywood, and I think not a lot has changed," he said.
"It is a way to shed a light on a very specific sort of injustice and ask 'why does that keep happening?' and 'why can't we do better?'"
Bette Davis, Joan Crawford's bitter rivalry comes alive in 'Feud'
One of Hollywood's most famous rivalries is taking center stage in a new television series, as "Feud" explores a salacious battle between Golden Age screen legends Joan Crawford and Bette Davis.


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During his stay at the University of Virginia, 1826-27, Poe tried his hand at composing tales in prose. The only account of them is that of Poe's fellow student Thomas Goode Tucker, as recorded by Douglass Sherley, published in the Virginia University Magazine, April 1880, and quoted in James A. Harrison's Complete Works of Edgar Allan Poe (1902), I, 42. More than fifty years elapsed between the events and publication of any record of them, but Tucker's story of a cheerful tale is basically unsuspect. Pruned of some literary flourishes, it reads:
Poe showed his warm appreciation and high respect for his friend Tucker by reading to him the early productions of his youth, — productions that his critical hand afterwards destroyed, thinking them unfit for publication. Sometimes ... he [page 4:] would call in a few of his friends and read ... to them ... They were mostly stories characterized by ... weirdness of style....
On one occasion Poe read a story of great length to some of his friends who, in a spirit of jest, spoke lightly of its merits, and jokingly told him that his hero's name, "Gaffy," occurred too often ... Before his friends could prevent him, he had flung every sheet into a blazing fire, and thus was lost a story of more than ordinary parts which, unlike most of his stories, was intensely amusing, entirely free from his usual sombre coloring ... He was for a long time afterwards called by those in his particular circle "Gaffy" Poe, a name he never altogether relished.
William Peterfield Trent in his unfinished and unpublished manuscript life of Poe observed that the description of the weirdness of many of these early stories might well be the result of perusal of Poe's published productions. But this objection hardly can apply to Tucker's recollection of the amusing story of Gaffy — an account of a cheerful story by Poe is not likely to be from imperfect memory or imagination. Although the title of the story is not specifically given, the nickname of its protagonist (which means "talkative") is adopted here.
[S:1 - TOM2T, 1978] - Edgar Allan Poe Society of Baltimore - Editions-The Collected Works of Edgar Allan Poe (T. O. Mabbott) (Gaffy)


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|Arvada Chamber of Commerce Resources: Visit this website to obtain updates, resources, and information on webinars regarding COVID-19 in the city of Arvada.
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What's New in Lafayette, Louisiana
Lafayette, the heart of Louisiana's Cajun Country,
is known as the hub of all things Cajun - authentic Cajun cuisine, toe-tapping
Cajun and Zydeco music, Cajun culture, historic attractions, scenic swamps, and
festivals celebrating Mardi Gras, boudin, crawfish, black pot cooking, hot
sauce and more. Not so widely known are Lafayette's cutting edge chefs that are
creating inventive twists on Cajun classics and a plethora of new festivals
celebrating every aspect of modern life in South Louisiana. Lafayette is a
foodie's paradise, a Cajun/Zydeco music mecca and home to the best world music
festival. Any day of the week, you can dine on the best Cajun food in the world
and dance to authentic Cajun and Zydeco music. Every weekend, you can choose
from festivals, jam sessions and dancehalls, swamp tours, paddling or cycling,
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2016 STS Top 20 Events: Scott Boudin Festival and Gulf Brew
2015 Diamonds in the Rough, Condé Nast Traveler
2014 Happiest City in America, Wall Street Journal Marketwatch.com
2013 Top 10 Foodie City, Livability.com
2012 Tastiest Town of the South, Southern Living
2011 Best Food City, Rand McNally/USA Today
New TABASCO® Experience!
TABASCO® has expanded the factory tour experience. Now guests can view artifacts from TABASCO® Sauce's founding family; see the growing process of pepper plants from seedlings to full-grown; visit the mash warehouse for a peak at the aging process; view and smell the aromas of the stirring vats; and learn about the company's bottling and shipping process around the world. The new restaurant, 1868, features local cuisine seasoned with TABASCO® pepper sauce flavors. TABASCO® branded merchandise is available at the TABASCO® Country Store. Tabasco.com
Official Cocktail of Lafayette Parish: Sweet Crude Rouler TM
New Orleans has the Hurricane, Louisville, Ky. has the Mint Julep and now Lafayette, La. has the Sweet Crude RoulerTM. The creation of the RoulerTM was the brainchild of David Meaux, founder of Rank Wildcat SpiritsTM, the first spirits distiller in Lafayette Parish. Sweet Crude RumTM is their award-winning small-batch white rum and is produced using sugar cane grown in South Louisiana. How do you make a RoulerTM? Mix 2 ounces Sweet Crude RumTM, 2 ounces sweet and sour, ½ ounce simple syrup and 5-10 drops of bitters; pour over ice; add 2 ounces club soda; stir and garnish with a lemon twist. Enjoy! RankWildcat.com
Cajun Food Tours
Experience the flavor of Louisiana on Cajun Food Tours fun, cozy customized tour bus. Ranked #1 on TripAdvisor as the best thing to do in Lafayette, guests learn about Louisiana history and culture, and taste several of the renowned Cajun food delights that make Lafayette Parish so unique. From fresh gulf seafood to boudin and cracklins, this tour lets you sample a variety of Cajun and Creole specialties. CajunFoodTours.com
New Programming at Vermilionville
Vermilionville, situated on the banks of the Bayou Vermilion, is a living history museum and folklife park that depicts the lifestyles of the Acadian, Native American and Creole people from the time period 1765 to 1890. In addition to local artisans that provide demonstrations of essential crafts of the early settlers, Vermilionville's Performance Center features Cajun Jam Sessions on Saturdays and live Cajun or Zydeco music and dancing on Sundays. Throughout the year, the calendar is filled with festivals, film series, boat tours, and workshops and presentations on a variety of subjects. Vermilionville.org
Local Breweries
The Lafayette area is home to three local breweries. Parish Brewing is an upstart operation that uses old-school techniques with German, Belgian and North American malted barley and other grains. Bayou Teche Brewing crafts beers that compliment local cuisine and lifestyle with names like LA-31 Bière Pâle, Boucanée, Passionné and Saison D'Ecrevisses. Both breweries have tap rooms and do tours. Lafayette's newest brewery, Cajun Brewing, opened for in October 2015. Their initial line of products includes three beer varieties: Cajun WIT, Ragin' Red Ale and Brown Ale. Future plans include a tap room where visitors can sample test batches and get a taste of new beers. ParishBeer.com | BayouTecheBrewing.com | CajunBrewing.com
Music 365
Any day of the week you visit Lafayette, you'll find live music somewhere. Randol's, Prejean's and Pont Breaux's feature Cajun or Zydeco music nightly. Blue Moon Saloon features a Cajun music jam session every Wednesday with live music Thursdays-Saturdays. At Vermilionville visitors enjoy Cajun jam sessions on Saturdays and Cajun/Zydeco dances on Sundays. In the Spring and Fall, family-oriented concert series fill the calendar Wednesdays through Fridays. For more on Lafayette's music scene, get a copy of the Lafayette Dancehalls brochure. Randols.com | Prejeans.com | PontBreauxCajunRestaurant.com | Vermilionville.org | BlueMoonPresents.com
Lâche Pas Boucherie Spreads Cajun Culture
Lafayette's Toby Rodriguez and his Lâche Pas Boucherie chefs are taking the Cajun Boucherie on the road for a two-year tour of the United States that started on May 22, 2016. They roll into each city armed with tools of the culinary trade and their Cajun ingenuity. Each stop on the tour will host 30 local chefs, who attend free of charge as students learning the craft of the Boucherie. A boucherie is traditionally a community gathering to harvest an animal to produce sausage, ham, boudin, chaudin, head cheese and more. The Lâche Pas Boucherie provides an opportunity for people to experience this food tradition along with Cajun music and culture. The boucherie schedule includes stops in: Santa Cruz, Calif., Portland, Ore., Seattle, Chicago, Detroit, Boston, New York, Richmond, Va., Raleigh, N.C., Grand Coteau, La., Atlanta, Birmingham, Ala., Miami, Cuba, Lafayette, La., New Orleans, Houston and Austin, Texas. Information and tickets are available by visiting www.lachepasboucherie.com. For more on the boucherie tradition, visit the Lafayette Travel blog at http://blog.lafayettetravel.com/category/food/boucherie/.
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