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Completely built of stacked limestone blocks in 1892, the Spookhuis is a local landmark and legend in South African history. It is the home to our daytime café on the water and a magnificent venue and setting for weddings, family events and conferences.
Delicious gourmet picnics, homemade baked good, soups, jams, chutneys and organic produce are available. Our wine cellar highlights the Hemel en Aarde and Walker Bay wine regions, including Creation, Hamilton Russell, Bouchard Finlayson, Sprinfontein, Raka and Jackson's.
This family friendly restaurant serves awesome Italian, Portuguese and South African cuisine at value-for-money prices. Salads, pizzas , pastas, trinchados. and a wide array of other dishes are available on the large menu. Sports events are shown on the big screen TVs. Check out the almost daily specials and treat the whole family to a feast.
Casual and laidback, Knysna's bustling food emporium claims that it's "not exactly a restaurant, not exactly a bar, definitely not a deli... well, not exactly a deli... it's an eating place, a drinking place and definitely a meeting place". Well, it's a good place to be if you enjoy fresh seafood and fancy a bit of shopping. 34 South is also "a gift shop, a clothing emporium, a food store, a fish monger and a bakery, too. And the finest wine shop this side of the grape curtain!"
Start with a platter of freshly shucked wild coastal oysters still tasting of salt and sea. Tuck into calamari (tubes, heads and steaks) and mussels (in and out the shell) done in many ways - in vinaigrette, masala, with peri-peri or with wine and garlic. The herring comes six ways, the fish pates four and the mezze too many ways to mention.
Traditional Greek, Spanish and Portuguese themes run through an eclectic menu that highlights Mediterranean flavours - with chicken, ostrich and vegetarian options for diners averse to seafood. With tastebuds still tingling from oysters and bubbly, the mains are sure to tantalise.
Signature dishes tempt with fresh linefish brought in through the Knysna heads, east-coast sole, linefish espetada, Portuguese sardines, jambalaya and seafood paella.
Once upon a time, long long ago, there was a beautiful Victorian house in a small, romantic little town. It was situated at number 5 Ryneveld Street - a place we now call home.
When conceptualizing our new restaurant, we became aware of the special qualities of the number five. Five is the number of harmony and balance. Five is the number of perfection. Five is the number of senses in the human body - touch, taste, smell, hearing and sight. Five is the number of basic tastes - sweet, sour, salt, bitter and umami.
Our restaurant comprises five rooms namely the dining room, study, library, bedroom and radio lounge.
We welcome you to 5 Ryneveld, where we will provide you with an exciting dining experience, stimulating your five senses by exploring the five basic tastes.
5 Ryneveld is a cute and quirky meeting place for those embracing a playful and sophisticated atmosphere. It will be shaped by the friends, family and other warm-hearted people who meet, eat and play there.
Welcome home...welcome to 5 Ryneveld.
This upmarket and cool restaurant serves quality food and unobtrusive service with an ever-changing menu offering delights ranging from side portions, mains, sexy salads and decadent deserts.
Start with the pork fillet stuffed with spinach, feta and peppadews wrapped in smoked bacon, served with sautéed potatoes and apple cream. Meze platters compliment social affairs brimming with cold meats, cheeses, gherkins, pickled onions, bread sticks and rustic bread.
For a healthy fish options go for the Mediterranean meze with popcorn prawns, calamari, marinated mussels, fishcakes, taramasalata, curried mayo, rustic bread and sundried tomatoes.
78 Restaurant and Bar provides the perfect setting for breakfast, lunch and dinners with interesting cuisine and cool ambience to compliment the meal.
A restaurant that boasts superb dishes that showcase the sumptuous but simple flavours of Italy, 96 Keerom is the place to be for a memorable taste of the Med.
An atmosphere of simple sophistication runs throughout the restaurant. The staff are friendly and tend to diners needs without being intrusive and are happy to advise on selections to suit.
A great wine selection rounds off the superb offerings for a truly satisfying Italian dining experience.
Whenever you're in the mood for great Italian food, Pizzeria Vecchia Milano in Margate is the place to go for mouth-watering pizza, salads, panini and pasta.
Voted 'Best Pizza in Margate' by our loyal customers, family-owned Pizzeria Vecchia Milano serves up classic Italian cuisine in an intimate setting that's ideal for everyday family dining, holiday gatherings and for celebrating a special occasion.
At Pizzeria Vecchia Milano in Margate, our passion for cooking is clearly evident in every meal we serve. Our lunch and dinners are prepared using only the freshest ingredients and combine classic Italian favourites with a unique blend of bold innovations that will tantalize your senses and satisfy even the most sophisticated palates.
Pizzeria Vecchia Milano invites you to explore our menu. You can order most of our menu items online on our website or call us for your favourite takeaway.
Please contact us today to discover how we can transform your next Italian meal into a truly memorable dining experience. So stop on by for lunch or dinner today, and enjoy a slice of the good life at Pizzeria Vecchia Milano in Margate…you'll be glad you did.
A trendy spot for lovers of Italian food, A Tavola is well worth a visit.
A warm and lively venue, the ambience throughout is friendly and diners are always made to feel as welcome as they truly are.
Wine list featuring some Italian options as well as South African bottles provides a great accompaniment to a delicious meal.
Serving delicious pub grub and pizzas that are sure to hit the spot, A Touch Of Karoo Madness exudes a cheerfully light ambience in an Old World setting. The restaurant is family friendly and at the prices, you can take a big one. A comfy setting, warm Karoo hospitality and food that is moreish and hearty all contribute to this eating experience that simply must be tried.
Grab your friends and head straight to A Touch of Madness for a tasty meal and a great bottle of wine. This unique restaurant in 'Obs' offers a blend of South African Fusion with a little madness. It caters for most tastes with falafal dinners and filled butternuts to delicious beef and venison steaks.
On Monday evenings you can listen to Off The Wall poetry readings from 8pm. Thursday nights are Irish music sessions from 9pm and every alternate Sunday night at 8pm you can hear the tunes of Blacksmith, a Bluegrass band.
Open 7 days a week from 12 noon until late (Monday to Saturday) and 5pm until late on Sunday.
Authentic, burst-with-flavour Indian cuisine can be enjoyed at Adari in Nelspruit. Traditional North and South Indian favourites are served in huge portions at affordable prices. Kadai is fully licensed and is great for larger groups wanting a great culinary experience without the frills and fuss that often detracts from the food.
Exuding a tropical ambience, African Peninsula Restaurant refreshes the senses with exotic décor and well-presented dishes served over banana leaf dressed tables and crisp white linens.
For starters try plump mussels in cream white wine sauce followed by 220g grilled lamb chops, cooked to perfection in spiced garlic, herbs and chillies or the grilled line fish of the day, succulently cooked in warming spices served on a bed of fragrant rice in lemon garlic butter.
Round off a perfectly satisfying meal with a decadent tipsy malva pudding desert and silky coffee or cooling don pedro.
African Peninsula is located perfectly along the shores of the Indian Ocean for a relaxing languid lunch or romantic shore break dinner under the star lit sky.
Located along Dirkie Uys Street, Al Dente is your traditional trattoria. A delightful venue offering the usual Italian delights tossed with the welcoming aroma of homemade sauces and crusty pizzas.
Fresh pasta takes centre stage accompanied by a small wine list and imported Italian blends too.
Popular dishes such as steaming Napolitano pasta speaks volumes yet remains simple with distinctive flavours and heaps of fresh ingredients.
The deli offers homemade pasta, cured meats and imported Italian ingredients.
For perfect pizza, you can be assured a satisfying time at Al Firenze.
An unpretentious eatery with a warm and welcoming ambience, diners can enjoy the simple and tasty dishes in the homely outside area overlooking the car park, or inside in the quirky surrounds.
A superb place to bring the whole family, give Al Firenze a go.
al Fiume - Italian for 'at the river' - has all the ingredients for a great restaurant: a beautiful setting on a shady wooden deck on the banks of the Hennops River at the peaceful River Place Country Estate and a restaurateur with a passion for food, as well as the experience to ensure outstanding levels of service.al Fiume serves food that lives up to our definition of quality: the season's best, cooked with skill and passion and presented with a minimum of fuss.The cellar at al Fiume is stocked with a diverse choice of Italian and South African wines. The selection includes everyday drinking wines and wines for special occasions; wines from some of South Africa's best-known estates and unusual wines from smaller estates.al Fiume is a restaurant for all seasons: long, lazy summer days on the wooden deck; bright spring days when the first signs of green are starting to appear on the trees overhanging the river; bracing winter days when you might want to work off your meal with a brisk walk over the bridge and cozy autumn days when you can sit snugly in the restaurant and watch the falling leaves floating down the river. al Fiume was voted one of South Africa's Top 10 Romantic Restaurants by the prestigious Wine Magazine.Visiting this beautiful country restaurant is a must.
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UTES HOST SPARTANS: The Utah baseball team plays host to San Jose State this weekend for a three game conference series. This will be the first meeting between the two schools since the Spartans joined the Western Athletic Conference in 1996. The series begins with a single nine-inning contest on Thurs., Apr. 9 at Noon. The two teams will meet on Fri., Apr. 10 and Sat., Apr. 11 at noon in single nine-inning games. A kick off at Noon on Fri., Apr. 10. The first game of the double-header will be a seven-inning game, immediately followed by a nine-inning contest. Utah clinched its first WAC Mountain Division title last season, while San Jose State won the Pacific Division.
HOME RUN DERBY: Utah and Brigham Young met last weekend in Provo and the series was highlighted by the offensive power provided by both clubs. The two schools combined for 87 runs, nine shy of last year's total (96). Utah's ERIC WALLACE completed the weekend with three home runs and six RBIs. First baseman JOHN SUMMERS provided the Utes with fire power from the left side, also hitting three home runs and knocking in 12 RBIs. In a return appearance to the Ute lineup, after missing two games with an ankle sprain, CHAD TRUBYwent five for eight with 2 home runs and four RBIs. Utah hurler RICK CLAGETT went the distance in the final game, picking up a 17-10 decision, after allowing an eight run fourth inning, Clagett pitched five innings of shut out baseball.
INJURIES HIT EARLY: Utah has suffered major injuries to key players early in the `98 campaign. The Utes have already lost two starters to season ending injuries: MIKE GOFF(broken arm); and MATT MATEJECK (right knee). NATE FORBUSH returned to the Ute lineup as a designated hitter against TCU after missing two weeks with a hand injury.
UTE HEADLINERS: The Utes lost 12 letterman from the 1997 record setting squad and return only 2 position starters (NATE FORBUSH and CHAD TRUBY) and 11 underclass lettermen. As depleted as the batting lineup is, the Ute pitching corps is as deep as they ever have been. The Utes return seven letterman pitchers, but more importantly, return four starters and a primary closer. The following Utes are players to watch during the `98 campaign: pitchers SEAN CAWLEY, RICK CLAGETT, RAY CLINTON, LANCE ERICKSEN and BRANDON PAGE; catchers NATE FORBUSH and JARED LARSEN; infielders CHAD TRUBY and BEN MARZIALE; and outfielder SAM SWENSON.
MAKING AN IMPACT: With the loss of key position players including: All-American centerfielder CASEY CHILD, third baseman CURTIS HALL, first baseman MICHAEL HEIDEMANN, and outfielders MATT EELES and DUSTY ATKINSON. There are obvious holes in the lineup, but not for long when these newcomers make their mark in the Ute lineup: designated hitter/outfielder JED CHRISMAN, infielder RYAN JOHNERSON, utility RYAN HILTS, pitcher BRETT McDERMAID, outfielders ERIC WALLACE and MIKE WOOD.
UTE COACHING STAFF: The Utes are under the direction of second-year head coach TIM ESMAY (42-27-1, Arizona State `88). Esmay guided the Utes to a 36-21-1 record, setting a school record for wins, and the Utes first divisional title since 1965. Esmay played on Arizona State's College World Series Teams and also played at Scottsdale Community College (Ariz.). Esmay served as an assistant coach under one-year Ute head coach Bill Kinneberg. When Kinneberg left for an assistant job at his alma mater, Arizona, Esmay was called upon to fill the coaching void. Esmay did more than fill a void as he led the `97 squad to a banner year that is undoubtedly the best season is school history. Assisting Esmay in his efforts are assistants JOHN FLORES (Grand Canyon `94) and TODD DELNOCE (Arizona State `94). Flores returns for his second season as pitching coach and Delnoce, in his third season, assists in hitting and outfield instruction. New to the staff in `98 is volunteer assistant coach JOE GODRI.
UTAH vs. San Jose State at Franklin Quest - Salt Lake City, Utah Thurs., Apr. 9, 1998 at Noon Fri., Apr. 10, 1998 at Noon Sat., Apr. 11, 1998 - Noon
UTAH (12-23, 2-11 WAC) Projected Starting Lineup C Nate Forbush, 6-2, 220, L-R, Senior 1B John Summers, 6-0, 185, S-R, Junior 2B Ryan Hilts, 6-0, 185, R-R, Junior SS Chad Truby, 6-1, 185, R-R, Senior 3B Ben Marziale, 5-9, 175, R-R, Senior LF Eric Wallace, 6-0, 215, R-R, Junior CF Sam Swenson, 6-0, 170, R-R, Sophomore RF Mike Wood, 6-4, 220, R-R, Junior DH Jared Larsen, 6-0, 190, R-R, Junior
Projected Pitching Rotation for Brigham Young Series Game 1 Lance Ericksen, RHP, 6-2, 195, Junior
Game 2 Rick Clagett, RHP, 6-4, 200, Senior
Game 3 Sean Cawley, LHP, 6-3, 185, Senior

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Coarse conglomerate flood deposit that marks the mode and timing of the first arrival of Colorado River water into Mohave Valley, NV-CA-AZ. Approximately 5.59 million years ago, a freshwater lake in Cottonwood Valley overflowed and breached the bedrock divide separating it from Mohave Valley. This flood deposit is the ...
Spectacular view of the Owyhee River valley between The Hole in the Ground and Owyhee Reservoir.
Key stratigraphic section that documents the abrupt arrival of the Colorado River in the Laughlin-Bullhead City area approximately 5.59 million years ago. Five strata exposed here document the transition of this basin from a hydrologically closed basin to one containing a very large, sediment laden throughgoing river. ...
Detailed view of three intracanyon lava flows found along the Owyhee River, OR.
A relatively large landslide complex in SE Oregon. It is comprised of two major landslide features that originate from a single, broad source area. In map view it looks very much like a molar tooth with two roots extending to the Owyhee River. Each of the two slides have prominent rotational slump block components ne...
Gigapan of the Bill Williams River, Arizona. Taken one week following a 3000 cfs flood release from Alamo Dam. Before the dam was built, the Bill Williams would occasionally convey more than 25 times that discharge. The river is now an important riparian corridor with a complex mosaic of alluvial surfaces that reflect ...
Only really windless spot in field area on Jan 19, 2009. This area is along the southern edge of the Newberrys where there are key outcrops that chronicle the early history of the Colorado River. Sandstone exposed near the base of the bluffs behind my truck were deposited in a large lake that filled Mohave and Cottonwo...


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Former KORN guitarist Brian "Head" Welch has issued the following statement:"I have received a handful of messages from some conservative people complaining about the sex and drug references in my new music video for 'Flush'; and, I have recently learned that some select retailers are pulling my CD from their shelves because of my music video's content. So, I wanted to give an explanation of what the video means to me; and to address those select retailers that are pulling the CD from their shelves. "The video for 'Flush' is about crystal meth addiction and the crazy things anyone addicted to meth will do while they're high or to get their fix. Everything the models were doing in the video is what I was wrapped up in while I was addicted to meth. The video is a very realistic look at the addiction and where it will lead you if you get hooked. I understand the images of the models may be too much for some people, but honestly, I was just trying to be real with what happened in my life and show where I was, as well as where I am at now. "I was totally imprisoned by meth (straight jacket). I would do anything to get my meth (models being obsessed with pink substance). I was totally kinky and freaky while I was on meth (models touching each other and licking pink substance off of each other). I got emotionally, spiritually and physically sick while I was on meth (models puking up black tar all over their faces and everywhere else). "I believe I would be dead right now if I continued using meth, but instead, I chose to surrender my life to Christ and die to myself so He could share His resurrection with me (models lying down lifeless, getting zipped up in body bags, coming back to life and ripping through the body bags to catch their new breath of life). Significantly, the images also go along with what the kids (not actors) at the beginning of the video were honestly saying about their addictions. "To be clear, I'm not going to apologize for my video! But I did want to clear up any confusion about what the video actually meant and hopefully put some minds at ease. "I have also been informed that my CD is being pulled from a handful of retailers' shelves because of my music video's content. I totally understand that the video may be a bit too much for some conservative people and I respect everyone's choice. But to me, taking my CDs off the shelves because of a music video (that isn't being sold with the CD) is a bit too extreme! There is a huge message of hope on my CD and I believe those retailers that are pulling the CD from their shelves are robbing someone spiritually by taking it off of the shelves. But thank GOD for iTunes! "I'm not called to be a Sunday schoolteacher obviously....I mean, just look at me.... (smile)... I'm called to speak to people that understand my language and I'm gonna be as REAL as possible. The CHEESE has to disappear from the Christian media. I challenge the conservative Christians to start thinking 'outside the box,' and get real with how they try and connect with the masses!! "As for me — I'm going to do everything I can do to KILL RELIGIOUS MINDSETS THAT CONTINUE TO BE PIGEON-HOLED IN THEIR THINKING!! DIE!!! RELIGION!!! DIE!!!!! "Oh, yeah....one more very important thing....I love you all....Even you conservative nitpickers!!!" Brian "Head" Welch's debut solo album, "Save Me From Myself", sold 7,800 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 63 on The Billboard 200 chart. "Save Me From Myself" was released on September 9 through Driven Music Group (distribution by Ryko/Warner Music Group), the label he co-founded with music execs Greg Shanaberger and Mark Nawara. The CD was produced by Head, who recorded the music off and on for the past two years in Phoenix, Arizona. It features renowned musicians Tony Levin (PETER GABRIEL, DAVID BOWIE) and Josh Freese (A PERFECT CIRCLE, NINE INCH NAILS), and was mixed by Ralph Patlan and Bob Clearmountain. It's a testimony of Head's life as he battled with drug addiction and leaving KORN, and finding spirituality. "Save Me From Myself" track listing: 01. L.O.V.E. (6:31)
02. Flush (4:26)
03. Loyalty (5:07)
04. Re-Bel (5:40)
05. Home (6:52)
06. Save Me From Myself (5:44)
07. Die Religion Die (5:34)
08. Adonai (5:19)
09. Money (4:43)
10. Shake (4:48)
11. Washed By Blood (9:34) "Flush", the new video from Brian "Head" Welch, can be viewed below. The clip was directed by Frankie Nasso of Nova Entertainment (MUDVAYNE, HATEBREED, ALL THAT REMAINS, WALLS OF JERICHO). According to a press release, "the storyline takes a surprising turn away from what the conservative press would expect from Head and his spiritual awakening and takes an in-your-face, gritty, but very honest look at the depths to which individuals will go to satisfy their drug/alcohol addictions or other vices. Wrapped with footage of real-life stories, and overlayed with other innuendo, Head's performance steals the picture and will answer anyone's questions as to whether he can still rock as hard or harder than his earlier days in KORN."


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My GOTOs got worse and worse. I decided to re-polar align last night. I did a rough alignment, punched in Polar align and did best I could. So far so good, GOTOs seemed to be better (not perfect). Then I decided to realign, turned power off, back on and started normal alignment procedure. I chose Two-Star align with Algol as first star. Wheeeeee , the mount went upwards Cassiopea.
I tried a few other stars - all were going WAY off. I checked, tripple checked my time, location, everything looked fine. I wanted to re-polar align, but it required mount to be aligned first somewhat close first. After many attempts, I gave up.
I reset to Factory Settings. Punched in time, location - phewww the scope went roughly towards Algol this time, got in 25mm EP FOV. Alignment procedure went normally from that point. Since I was taking it now very personally and the time was approaching 3AM I decided to do a super fine Polar align.
I was working alignment knobs very very carefully, secured final alignment with a solid twist with Algol (that was my polar align star as well) still in dead center. The pier mount is extremely solid, I tried shaking the whole thing with my weight - alignment star barely shakes in center.
I did another power cycle and realignment. Things looked not bad, but no improvement to where I started. Here is a 60 second unguided frame in the vicinity of Bubble Nebula. This is 1/4 frame crop from image center, through C8 scope with about 0.5 degree field of view.
So the question is - is this expected of the CGEM? Is one minute too long for unguided? Thank you in advance for help.


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A Look Inside ARA's Institutional Review BoardReturn to The Insider: News & Views
March 31 2014
Herminio R. Reyes, M.S., Ph.D. is a longtime member of the AIDS Research Alliance Institutional Review Board. Dr. Reyes is also an academic associate and consultant to the biomedical, biopharmaceutical and clinical laboratory industries, as well as a patient advocate and educator.
Here, we talk with Dr. Reyes about how he came to volunteer for AIDS Research Alliance, what an Institutional Review Board does, and why he still gives back to ARA - almost two decades after his initial involvement.
How did you first discover AIDS Research Alliance?
I lived through the devastation wreaked by AIDS in the 1980s and early 1990s. My longtime partner was diagnosed with advanced AIDS and various opportunistic infections in 1989.
He was then a bartender at Rafters in West Hollywood and had no health insurance. I took him to the L.A. County Hospital, where Drs. Fred Sattler and Bisher Akil treated him. Both physicians were then on the Medical Advisory Board of Search Alliance, now AIDS Research Alliance. That was how I was first introduced to ARA.
What motivated you to join ARA's Institutional Review Board (IRB)?
It began with my participation in a clinical trial at ARA.
After completing my postdoctoral work at UCLA on the molecular mechanisms and pathophysiology of disease in 1991, I joined Specialty Labs, which was then developing the higher sensitivity, lower copy number detection for viral load testing and various other tests related to HIV/AIDS that are now considered "standard of care."
I was teaching these technological advances to doctors as part of my job when I decided I wanted to "put my body where my mouth is" – in essence, to "walk the talk." I wanted to participate in a clinical trial to give something back to society.
In 1998, VaxGen, a spinoff from Genentech, initiated Phase III trials of a recombinant GP120 preventative HIV vaccine. I decided to submit myself as a volunteer for one of these studies, which lasted five years. Three years into the study, during one of my clinical visits to ARA, which was one of the U.S. trial sites for the study, Dr. Steve Brown, ARA's Medical Director, asked me if I would like to join the IRB, and I joined in May 2001.
What is an Institutional Review Board?
An Institutional Review Board is a committee of people tasked with overseeing clinical trials at a site in order to ensure the protection of the rights and welfare of the human research volunteers. IRB review of consent documents also ensures that the institution has complied with applicable regulations.
Over the many years that you have sat on the IRB, was there a trial where you felt that you had particular impact—where you helped the trial succeed, or helped participants better understand their involvement?
The second preventative HIV vaccine trial for which I volunteered was the Merck 016 recombinant DNA vaccine trial. Merck sent over a draft of the Informed Consent document for IRB approval, but the IRB felt the document was somewhat less than participant-friendly, so we essentially rewrote it for approval by Merck prior to the initiation of the study.
Specifically, a step in the trial involved culturing cells using a protein from cow's blood. Mad Cow Disease was big in the news at the time, and we were concerned that Merck had phrased the language in a way that exaggerated the associated risks to participants. We conducted some research and were able to change the language to show that the risk of contracting Mad Cow Disease from this study was less than the probability of being hit by a meteor. We added that language and it clarified for all potential participants how minor the risks were. I was the first person in the L.A. area to receive the first dose of this vaccine candidate and was dubbed "ARA's Media Darling," which was almost as amusing as it was gratifying.
How has being on the IRB impacted your life?
Being on the IRB has been a very rewarding and enriching experience. Of all the volunteer activities that an individual can do, being an IRB member is, to me, among the most impactful. When a drug (or vaccine) is approved or disapproved for wide-spread use by regulatory entities, there are far-reaching benefits, both for individuals and for society as a whole.
ARA helped me out immensely when I needed it with my partner's care back in the late 1980s, as well as with numerous other friends whom I have referred to ARA over the years. Ever since then, I have felt compelled to give back in whatever ways I can, including volunteering for clinical trials, being of service to ARA by my continued commitment to ARA's IRB, indulging my amateur photography hobby by taking photos at many of ARA's special events, and even dressing up in camp "Dorothy" drag at a sing-a-long screening of The Wizard of Oz at the Hollywood Bowl, where I paraded on-stage in front of ~19,000 people in order to plug supporting HIV/AIDS research.
We at AIDS Research Alliance salute all of the members—past and present—of the Institutional Review Board. Without these volunteers, we could not perform our clinical research.


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We placed an order (#3085861) on 3/29, and paid for overnight shipping. A week later nothing had arrived, not even a shipping notification. I used the "Contact Us" form on their website, where they indicate they will respond within 24 hours, and heard nothing back. After 2 days, I send an email to their customer service email. Again, no response. I called my credit card company, and they confirmed that they had paid Pro Direct the full amount the previous week.
So, they took my money, and I've got nothing. Steer clear of this scamming company!!!
I m nazia awan I order shoes pair order Thursday and pay money next day delievery money as well but l have no recieve my order Friday today is saturday
Ho comprato diverse scarpe e accessori su questo sito, dati i prezzi concorrenziali. Ahimè ho scoperto l'inghippo, il servizio clienti è inesistente, mi è stato venduto un paio di scarpe da calcio chiaramente difettose (aperte in punta dopo 1h di utilizzo), richiedo assistenza, mi rispondono che siccome le scarpe da me prese erano nel frattempo andate "out of stock" mi potevano fare un eventuale reso, peccato che le stesse scarpe (uguali e misura identica) fosse nel frattempo in vendita ancora tranquillamente sul loro sito. Gli ho fatto notare la cosa, mi rispondono che mi avrebbero chiamato l'indomani. Dopo 10 giorni non ho ancora avuto notizie. Lasciate perdere gli acquisti da questo sito, perché sono al limite della truffa, vendono ma non danno assistenza per eventuali problematiche. Vedrò se aprire un reclamo con chi di dovere.
I shop from New Zealand and have nothing but praise for the communications, service, delivery time and value for money I get with ProDirectSoccer. I do note that some dodgy coupon sites have lookalike links with copies of the site, so be aware there are scammers out there, but if you type in the UK site name rather than using links you can't really go wrong. I have saved literally hundreds of dollars shopping through them for myself and my son who is a rep goalkeeper.
I ordered Nike hyperwarm limitless tights and they shipped the next day. I read the reviews after I placed my order and tried to cancel via paypal but couldnt. Im glad I didnt because the shipped the next day and I received them today, 10 days later. Maybe I was lucky...
I just bought a pair of boots, adidas ace 15.1 SG, and the delivery was perfect within 6 days, i ordered then in tuesday, i got them monday!
The boots are the real ones, just compared with others out of the store.
If I need new boots again, I would use ProdirectSoccer!
Can't say a bad word about them!
Same as everybody ordered pair of shoes the emailed me saying my bank did not authorize the transaction yet they still charged my card
Do not order from this site! I've been waiting nearly over two months for my items and they still haven't arrived. They ignored my email for at least a week! And it takes hours to get through customers services, it's a absolute joke the staff don't give a flying F!CK ! Not happy this site should be shut down
ordered a pair of football boots from them and paid by direct debit in full.
They emailed me cancelling my order in view of security concerns and because of previous order history and wanted me to send additional information including copy bank statement and copy credit card or to pay them again by bank transfer to a specified account.
I have never ordered anything from them before and had paid in full by direct debit, so I rang customer services as I thought it was a scam but they said they definitely required the information.
I am not prepared to send such information by the unsecured medium of email nor am I prepared to pay twice .
Notwithstanding that they have cancelled my order even though I've paid upfront, I'm still waiting for my refund.
I can't order anymore boots until I get a refund as I haven't got the money and they were intended as a Christmas present, so if I don't get the refund soon I won't be able to order another pair elsewhere in time for Xmas.
I'm very upset and will never order anything ever again from prodirectsports and will tell all my friends about the way I've been treated
So I just want to update you on the whereabouts of my package. The package arrived (thankfully) one day after the scheduled delivery date but i wasn't really fazed. The Hypervenoms came in the correct box and the correct size, and they look great! Even though I got my boots, I would not recommend this site to others because not all the items on prodirect are actually in stock. The ones that the do have are normally delivered as normal. The ones they don't have......you can fill in the rest.
I bought 2 pairs of running shoes that i sent back. One for refund the other to exchange for a bigger size. They refunded one pair and the other simply they have no record of it...... I emailed and phoned their customer service....I only get apologies but no action us taken. I wonder if the person handling the return put the box in her/his bag and now someone is wearing my shoes that I paid for.
I ordered a sweatshirt from here and they emailed me saying that my card was declined but they've taken a 'reservation' amount of money out of my bank account, tried to correct this by ringing customer services to see what went wrong (as they requested) to just be laughed at by the person on the end of the phone, he didn't take me seriously and sat giggling in the other end of the phone rather than actually listening to what my issue was? and to top it off I'm now having to wait for my 'reservation' money to be refunded back into my account..id say just don't bother!!
Beware of Pro direct soccer with regards to their ordering and returns policy. I ordered a pay of £80 boots and was charged £4.95 delivery, I had to return them as too small and asked for an exchange. I had to pay a further £4.95 for the exchange and still had to pay for the return. All in all about £15 spent on postage. Rip off if you ask me as most companies nowadays offer at the very least a free return. Won't buy from them again.
I am very confused with the negative reviews. I ordered from the England store and I am located in The U.S. Pro Direct was the only company that had the shorts that I wanted for my team, so I ordered from them. It took less than a week for them to come overseas, which really impressed me. Would definitely recommend, and will buy from again.
I have received my indoor football / futsal shoes within 2 days after ordering. I had seen the site before and had been skeptical due to the negative reviews but the price of the shoes being offered was worth me taking the risk. I ordered on a Thursday night with personalisation. I was told it would take between 5-6 days for it to arrive (2/3 days additional processing time for the personalisation). However the next morning (Friday), my shoes had started to be personalised and by 4pm were dispatched using Royal Mail 24. Today (Saturday), I have received them and there is no problem with them at all. Maybe other buyers have just had bad luck but I can assure you, there was no problem in my transaction and everything is perfect! I will do business again with them for sure.
I placed an order even though I read all the bad reviews, because the price was half of what I could get it for in the Netherlands.
I ordered on Tuesday 13th of October and I have just received the package on the 15th. So that is very fast for a delivery from the UK.
The article I ordered matched the delivery and it was nicely packed in it's original packaging with the tags and everything on it. So it was the legit item and exactly what I ordered.
I dunno what happened with all the bad reviews, but for me it was super service and a quick delivery for a very low price!
Will definitely order again.
Rob from the Netherlands.
I just ordered a pair of cleats and the first time it denied my card so I tried it like 3 more times. And today I got all three cleats and it said my card was denied all three times. Does anybody know how to return on this website?
Ordered a pair of cleats on sale, very nice pair, turns out they cancelled my cleats and didn't tell me. Emailed them to ask if i could the same pair in a different color and they said no and would not answer my email. Customer service is horrible, no real answer and claimed to never have cancelled an order. Difficult and painful. Only order if you don't mind never being answered.
6 Separate orders made and all 6 orders wrong so had to call them.
Still waiting for a refund on a shirt I ordered black but got a white T-shirt sent. 10 pairs of shoes I never got even though still advertised as available. So if you order 5 pairs and 4 pairs are out of stock they still charge you full price shipping even though you only get one pair of shoes.They still take your money if they are available or not. The calls have cost me over £100 with my o2 bill. This business in all my years making order on line are the very worse of the internet. Emails are sometimes answered and if they are strangely its around 4pm. Stay clear of this business. How many sorry's I hear over the phone is meaningless. Buy with caution if you dare.
I had just purchased a pair of soccer cleats for my daughter and they were shipped as instructed and they did not appear to be a knock off of the original product . I have viewed the same product in the store and it was identical to it . I had one issue with this company when I was trying to register my credit card and somehow I did not put the correct information in and when I corrected it did generated a second order . I immediately emailed him the next morning to notify them of the issue . I noticed then on my credit card statement I was charge for the second order and they refunded my money right after that . The only small complaint I would have about this company is that they don't really have a phone number to speak to anybody personally and their website says they will respond back to you within 24 hours of your email and it took them three days to get back to me in response to my email . I was skeptical of this company after I ordered my daughter's cleats because of what was said online . But I can assure you that I will use this company again to purchase soccer stuff because they did save me a lot of money .
After ordering my cleats I got an email saying the order was rejected by the bank due to the address and name not matching. I just got a new card so I figured it wa my bad. I reordered my purchase with my old card name and still had the same problem. After contacting the bank I learned that the order went through and the company had taken money out for both orders but denied me and blamed it on the bank. I was pissed to say the least and emailed customer service. I had heard many bad things about costumer service but I had a reply in 24 hours and everything was cleared up with ease. I am now a happy customer as my cleats have appeared to be in transit.
I just ordered two sets of cleats for my daughter and I couldn't be happier. They were last year's models so the price was very good (I was a little worried too good). They shipped from Atlanta a day later and arrived in two days via Fed Ex as they were supposed to. I checked the cleats thoroughly upon arrival for an defects or any hint that they may be knock-offs. The were in great condition and they (as well as the boxes) look legit. My daughter has played three games in them and she has had no issues with one pair. Hasn't had a chance yet to try out the artificial grass cleats yet.
I ordered 14 team shirts from ProDirect. Firstly, the good news - the shirts arrived in reasonable time, and were fine.
The not good news is that Pro Direct charged me twice for this order. I saw this (Pro Direct did not) and so emailed Pro Direct to report this to them. It then took over a month to get a refund of the over payment. In that time I had to write endless emails asking Pro Direct where was my refund was . The customer services at Pro Direct were terrible. They did nothing -except the usual bland "sorry for any inconvenience" statement. I received emails - each one from a different Pro Direct customer support person, and each one telling me something completely different.They had no idea what they were doing -or how to fix the problem.
People and businesses make mistakes - I am ok with that, but how they handle mistakes and customer care tells you alot about a company. The customer care of this company is very, very poor. I will not use them again.
I ordered Mercurial SG Vapors on 5 May, as the boots were available for immediate despatch on the US site. After receiving an email confirmation, I was told the boot was on back order until May 11.
On May 11, was told May 18. On May 18, date put out to May 25. On May 25, date changed to May 29. On May 20, my order was marked shipped. I arrived home to check the tracking information and the status changed to BACK ORDER AGAIN!!!
I asked for an IMMEDIATE REFUND and no one responded to my email. I could have ordered the boots from the UK site and had them withih 10 days!
I've discovered that the UK site is dependable and honest, however apparently the don't do business the same way in the States.
The reviews looked a little unpromising but we ordered anyways (from clearance because the deals are amazing) and it came 3 shipping days later with no problems whatsoever.
I spoke to a man called James I must say the service was fantastic he was very helpful and even gave me free express delivery as my previous order was on back order also was very calm and nice and kind and helped me out in every aspect even went out of his way to call me back to confirm I will receive my order the following working day.
Bought some Nike Hypervenom Phantoms for a great price of $144 and got them in less than a week. Awesome!
www.prodirectsoccer.com/uk is a really reliable source! Im from Australia and the website says it would be delivered by Royal Mail between 7-8 working days and it came on time! The prices are low and I never had to contact customers service because their site is really good! I ordered the Nike Elastic II Finale Indoors and they were amazing! I have just ordered the Adidas Predator Instinct and the price was so cheap!! The shoes perform amazingly! Wonderful Website! and for the people who had trouble buying go to a different website like SOCCERPRO.COM or WORLDSOCCERSHOP.COM but the prices are very high!
The pricing and selection are amazing and they have boots that can not be found else where. THAT IS EXACTLY WHY THEY ARE NOT LEGIT!!
Placed an order for three pairs of boots, two Nike Tiempo IV and one Adidas 11Pro, via http://www.prodirectsoccer.com/us. Paid for the transaction using my Visa card. Received and email stating that my card was declined due to having the wrong mailing address. Although the correct address was displayed in my pro-direct-soccer account. Gave them the benefit of doubt and placed the same order again, this time using my PayPal account. Once again, I received an email stating that my card was declined due to having the wrong mailing address. Although I did not even use a credit card!
I sent an email the us customer support office, email@example.com, asking about the status of my order. I got one of the most bizarre email response form an online retailer. I have pasted the email copy to the end of my review, judge for yourself.
I called the UK customer service at +44-871-423-2020, spoke with a lad named James. I explained my dilemma and provided him with my order number. Unfortunately, not only he was not able to find my order he kept addressing me with various different names. Even though I was nothing but polite over the coarse of our conversation, he hung up on me!
Since they were the only online store that offered the brand, style and price that met my needs, I tried once more to place my order. This time the boots that I wanted were not even showing up regardless of the parameters/filters I used to complete the search on http://www.prodirectsoccer.com/us! Here is when it gets interesting (for a tech geek). I cleared my browsing history and cookies just for grins. Would you believe it, the search results were different and both shoes were now displayed at much lower prices than before! My original order for the three shoes was $400+ and now the same order was $275+. Needless to say, once I place the order the third time and paid via PayPal, I received an email stating that my credit card was declined due to having the wrong mailing address!
Dear Customer,
Unfortunately due to the high amount of orders placed using fraudulent bank cards online, our bank has requested that we take extra care whilst dealing with orders that follow a particular pattern/scenario, this includes the following:
- Delivery to an city/area/country of which we have received issues from in the past
- Delivery to a country where the credit/debit card is not registered
- The card used is issued in a country different to the one you have specified as your billing address (excludes AMEX)
- Multiple orders in quick succession (through not only us but our online e-commerce handler)
- Details matching an already blocked account
- The card used does not match the one authorized on that account
- Including other reasons we feel like this order may not be genuinely placed by the cardholder
I am afraid that this means that we have been unable to process your order successfully.
In order for us to process your order, we would request that you forward us a copy of the address shown on your bank statement as well as the last 4 digits of the card you are using.
-----We have no interest in any financial or personal information found in the bank statement-----
-----We only request proof of your address on headed paper as well as the last 4 digits of your card-----
-----Please cover all confidential information for your own privacy-----
-----All emails are treated and dealt with confidentially and securely-----
This could either be in the form of a screen shot from your online banking or a scanned copy of your statement.
If you have paid via PayPal then please follow the same procedure however it is not necessary to include a card number.
We can also accept a screenshot of the transaction in your account if the order has already progressed to a stage where funds have been reserved or debited in your account.
In relation to this, if you are paying using the same payment details as a previous order and we have requested this confirmation, we will accept a screenshot of the transaction within your account (again, please cover all confidential information).
We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience that this may cause to customers that are genuine and realize that to many this may this may seem unorthodox, however we take credit card fraud very seriously and apply the strictest measures to ensure the security of all our genuine customers.
All details are dealt with and disposed of securely once received and you shall be contacted asking to replace the order once a valid statement has been received and confirmed. Please do not replace the order until you hear from us as the account may still be blocked meaning the order would not be accepted by our systems regardless of if we approve the statement or not.
With Regards
US Customer Support
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I had a great experience with prodirectsoccer.com. First I was a little affraid because of the negative reviews I saw on the internet. So I decided to e-mail them with a couple of questions and they answered my questions within a few hours. These answers gave me the trust I needed to place my order. So I ordered a pair of Puma Powercat 1 SL soccershoes which retailed for €274,95 a year ago in the Netherlands, these shoes were in the Sale so I only paid €76,- for them with additional €8,29 shipping costs instead of €274,95.
I ordered the shoes on 29/09/2014 and they were deliverd at 02/10/2014. I had a great experience ordering at Pro Direct Soccer!
Tip for consumers: Take a look at the Sale, there are high quality shoes for exceptional low prices!Ask Mark about ProDirectSoccer
What a load of $#*!! Orders displayed on the site are not actually in stock even though the confirmation email gives you a dispatch date! Customer services upon hearing that I want to cancel the order suddenly very vague and quite rude. I asked for a call back because she couldn't confirm whether or not she could actually cancel - "might be today, I can't put a time on it!" Very annoyed as this whole process has taken 8 days up to now.............
Avoid this site if you've got any sense.
I ordered a $140 pair of pantafola cleats and when they came in they were almost two sizes bigger than my Nike cleats. I wore them outside one time to see if I was able to adapt with the fit and I could not, I sent them in for an exchange of a size smaller and they replied that they would NOT exchange used pairs of cleats even though they were in perfect condition. Bogus Site.
There are better options out there: stay away from this store.
On Christmas day I discovered they had shipped me the wrong item and contacted them immediately. No response to the first e-mail.
I sent another one a few days later and they offered to replace the wrong item, but I had to pay for the shipping cost for the return. Since it was their mistake, I refused and they offered a pre-paid shipping label.
In mid January, I received an e-mail that my return/exchange was processed and the replacement item had been dispatched to me.
At the beginning of February, I had not received anything, so I contacted them again. Their response was that the item they sent as a replacement was currently out-of-stock (if they sent it, how can it be out-of-stock !?#).
Tired of dealing with them, I requested to cancel the order and be done.
Timidly, they offered to replace the original item with a comparable one. Fine with me, but then of course it could not be that easy ! I had to place a new order for the similar item, and then they will discount it by 10% and, after shipment, cancel the original order. I can already image what else could have happened if I kept following their story. Forty days later, I still don't have the item I ordered, and exhausted I decided to cancel the original order and go shop somewhere else.
Avoid the hassle and start from my conclusion: go shopping somewhere else.
It is impossible to contact pro-direct soccer's customer service via email. They do not respond even after multiple emails. If you are outside the UK (I'm in the US), avoid this site. After I placed an order there, they started sending me catalogs in the mail and there is no way for me to opt-out. For me, the catalogs go directly from the mailbox into the trash because I am not interested in soccer goods- the item I bought was a gift for someone.
It is an illegal service, please avoid it at all costs. Do not give them your business!
I placed an order which was displayed IN STOCK, to be delivered in 2-3 business days. However, after processing this order and giving payment and delivery details it said that the item was currently OUT OF STOCK. I therefore cancelled the order. However, 1 MONTH LATER I was charged and received this order without my permission. This was a new transaction that happened without my authorisation and against their own terms and conditions. It is unfair commercial practice and prohibited by UK law under The Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations (2008).
Customer support do not care that they are breaking the law and do not take responsibility for their illegal transactions. They could not even confirm that the item could be returned and fully refunded including delivery charges.
I have sent over 20 emails to this company! They sent the product which I had cancelled by mistake and wanted me to ship it back to them while I was OUTSIDE THE UK. As it was a mistake on their behalf, the company should return the shipping cost also, they didn't return a single quid. I did a first class delivery which cost 16 pounds! I emailed them more than 5 times about this and never had a single respond so now I am taking it to another level. I have consulted with my lawyer about this and am considering to file a lawsuit against this company if they are not going to do anything about it. I have wasted 16 pounds for no reason!!!
Stay away from them, ordered a pair of boots, payed for fast delivery and after 13 days they're still in their warehouse. Worst football shop online I ever bought from. I wrote them 5 emails and they replied me only the first time. The customer service was just terrible, like the company itself.
As a UK customer I'd just like to say that I had absolutely no issues with this website. I ordered a pair of Nike Maestri III football boots with next day delivery. I was told via the website and delivery company's website where my boots were all the way from the warehouse to my house, they arrived the next day. I just wonder whether all the bad reviews have come from people in other countries, so I'd like to assure the people using this site from the UK. You have nothing to worry about. For non-UK countries, I can't really comment. Andy/24/Wigan.
Prodirectsoccer is by far the worse service I have ever use.
First, I was charged twice. Then when the boot finally sent, they put the wrong address and sent it to Germany instead of Vietnam. Ok, so mistake can happen but how do they recover it make good or bad company.
When they got the boot back from Germany to resend it to me, they were so stingy that they use standard shipping when I paid extra for express shipping which then I can track it with details (while they could use another company for express shipping).
Now I have to wait for at least another month (after already 2 weeks of their mistake sending to Germany) for my boot to arrive.
I demand my refund back they would not accept it (unless I wait for another month for boot to arrive and send it back for another month which is total at least 2 more month! while they could easily ask the courier service to cancel the shipping).
Moreover, everytime I spoke with customer service officer (they phone fee alone is 1/3 the amount of boot), they give different information with very bad attitude.
Order number: 4558402 for a pair of hypervenom phantom.
So my tips for everyone: DO NOT BUY FROM PRODIRECT, JUST BUY STRAIGHT FROM NIKE OR ADDIDAS STORE! THE DISCOUNT IS NOT WORTH IT!
My daughter missed and entire soccer season waiting on shoes she ordered from this website. We are in our third month and still no response from them as far as an ETA. They just took our money and have nothing to show for it.
Item never arrived, and I can't get in touch with their support
This company is very poorly run and you may lose your money (and your temper!) doing business with them. I wish I had read the reviews before placing my order with pro direct soccer! I only started to read the reviews after I they had already screwed up my order. On their website, it states that overnight delivery orders must be placed before 1pm Pacific Standard Time. I placed my order on Thursday at 9am PST and paid for overnight delivery as I absolutely needed it by Friday. Needless to say, this did not happen, and my order which is a birthday gift is now weeks late. I emailed their customer service and who knows if I will ever receive a response.
Beware- If you are a US customer, there is no US customer service number so you either have to pay for an overseas call to the UK or suck it up and realize that you have made a poor decision if you have ordered from prodirect soccer.
I ordered soccer boots on 24 November for a Christmas present. They arrived in Australia on 9 December but as Prodirect had addressed the package incorrectly, I dod not manage to track them down until 4 January - too late for Christmas. As such I sent the boots back................that was 6 weeks ago and Prodirect are claiming that they have not received them. The boots + postage cost $100, I spent at least $30 talking long dostance to a customer service department that seem to go out of they way to be unhelpful and then a further $40 returning the boots. I would never use this company again, they are useless, unhelpful and currently owe be money.
bought some football boots and had them personalised.paid for next day delivery .when i got confimation e-mail it said boots could take 7-14 days becouse of being personalised.there is no mention of this beforehand and they are still charging for express delivery .i have waited a week now and still no sighn of boots.do not use these conmen this is what i paid for bad service.UMBRO GEOMETRA PREMIER FG - WHITE/RED (Size: 7.5) (Personalisation: Flag (NONE)) £44.99 1 £44.99 £7.50 Allocated
BOOT ID PRO PERSONALISATION OPTION 2 (Size: ONE SIZE) £19.95 1 £19.95 £0.00 Allocated
Sub Total £64.94
Carriage (UK & Channel Islands Only) £5.95
Total ex VAT £57.44
UK VAT at 20% £7.50
Total £70.89
i ordered a pair of mens football boots and a pair of junior football boots, in their website tells that a pair of mens football boots i want to order is still in stock, but suddenly they said no longer existed...so they will only sent the junior ones, so i think i will lost for saving delivery cost, then i cancelled that order
i want my refund, they said that they already processed it, a month later, still no refund from them...
ive complained to their customer services, i brought them prove that i havent received yet
but i think they had a stupid customer service staff... they even don't understand my explanation...
I ordered a pair of junior goalkeeper gloves but when they arrived they were not as described on their website. I returned for a refund and asked for my return postage to be refunded as I would not have ordered the item if it had been described correctly. It took them 11 days to reply to my email asking for the return postage and they claimed that they had refunded the postage at the same time as the gloves. But they had not. I replied back and asked for the transaction number so that I could query with my credit card company, however, this was two weeks ago and they still have not replied to my email and have not refunded the postage as they said that they had done. Totally appalling customer service.
Worst customer service I've ever dealt with. Have attempted to contact them with four emails and have received no response. Made a long distance call from the US to the UK, was put on hold, promised by a customer service manager that they would track the package and see what happened to it, send a new package if necessary, and reimburse me for my long distance call. He told me he would contact me the next day via email and/or phone call. I have yet to hear from him. That was five days ago. The package was supposedly sent on 8/2. It is now 8/24. This customer service and company are HORRIBLE!!!
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He had to go back at some point.
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So Long In The Forest That The Trees Have Become Our Homes.
This piece is about belief...it's about the idea of being engrained in a place, a society, a culture, a belief, for so long that it not only becomes a part of you, but you completely forget what you were without it, what you were before it...that there is another viewpoint...that there are more possibilities.
We've Been Lost In The Forest So Long That The Trees Have Become Our Homes references the idea that something becomes more important and personal simply because you've become so used to it. You get lost in the forest and have been there so long, you've forgotten you were lost at all...You've forgotten what your true home is...you've forgotten there even was another home to begin with...
Just because something is comfortable and constant doesn't make it the right thing.


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Unusual natural phenomenon
On June 18, 2008 Mike Hollingshead from "Extreme Instability" documented the advent of the weirdest storm: giant waves of rolling thick fog, cresting over the landscape….Similar weather phenomenon, according to witnesses, happened in England (Penzance, Cornwall) – perfectly defined, very slow moving wall of the densest fog ever seen. Here is another bank of thick rolling fog – this time at Rock Mills Rd. in Rappahannock County, Virginia:
Don't miss other recent storm hunting by Mike Hollingshead. Here are some examples of extremely low-hanging shelf clouds, created by a monster supercell off Yankton, South Dakota. (it spawned a tornado, too) See more on this page.


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Princess Odette is the female protagonist in all five movies of The Swan Princess, and is basically the title character. She is Prince Derek's beloved wife and a loving, caring mother of an adopted daughter named, Alise.
She is kind, gentle and sweet to everyone she loves and cares about. She is also very brave and courageous under dangerous situations and is not afraid to speak her mind. She is the only one who can change into a swan by day and regain her human form by night.
As a child, she loathes Derek a lot for being immature and was being teased often by him and Bromley (Derek's Best Friend). But as she meets Derek every summer, by the time they are adults, they see each other in a different light and fall in love. Odette was married after she is rescued from Rothbart by Derek.
Roles in the MoviesEdit
The Swan Princess Edit
Odette is born to the aged King William and is welcomed by the kingdom's people.
Rothbart, an evil sorcerer isn't happy about her birth and tries to take over King William's kingdom but failed to do so when the king finds out about it and send his men to attack the tower. As a punishment, he was banished from the kingdom. Before he leaves, he made vows that he will take everything that the king loves and leaves. Years later, Odette is brought together with Derek, a young prince every summer, with King William and Queen Uberta's hope that they will fall in love and marry, thus joining the two kingdoms together.
One summer, a grown-up Odette is forced to meet again with a grown-up Derek as usual, even though she is reluctant to do so, until she sees him and falls in love with him. During the ball, Derek announces to arrange their wedding and tells Odette that he wants to marry her for her beauty. When Odette asks Derek what else does it matter to him besides beauty to see if he really loved her, he asks "What else is there?" which makes her upset and rejects him once again. The next day, Odette and King William make their return home but was stopped by Rothbart, who turns into the "Great Animal" and attacked them. One of King William's injured men tells Derek about the incident and Derek quickly rushes to the scene, only to find King William dying and Odette gone. Rothbart takes Odette to his lair at Swan Lake and puts a transformation spell on her, which turns her into a white swan by day and a human once again by night in the lake under the moonlight. He mentions that the spell can be broken when the man she loves made a vow of everlasting love and proves it to the world.
Rothbart asks her to marry him so he can control the kingdom legally but she ultimately refuses to do so as she is in love with Derek and hopes that he will come to rescue her. During her imprisonment, she befriends a turtle named Speed and a frog called Jean-Bob. As the three were talking, an injured puffin bird named Puffin crashes near them and was treated by Odette. Soon, Puffin befriended them and devises a plan to get Odette to reunite with Derek after finding out Rothbart's plan from Odette. She finds Derek in the woods, but he doesn't recognized her as he thinks she is the "Great Animal" and tries to kill Odette using his bow and arrows. She quickly flies back to Swan Lake as the night gets closer, with Derek following her. When she transforms back into her normal self, the two share a short happy reunion and Derek tells Odette to come to the ball tomorrow night to meet him there. As he left, Rothbart appeared from behind the tree, carrying Derek's bow and finds out about the ball. Odette weeps when Rothbart tells that there will be no full moon the next night and she is unable to transform back to her normal self again. The next night, she is imprisoned in the castle dungeon, together with Bromley, who is lost in the woods when hunting down the "Great Animal" together wtih Derek. Rothbart sends his old hag, Bridget, disguised as Odette under his spell, to the ball, to trick Derek by saying his vows of everlasting love to the wrong person.
Puffin, Jean-Bob and Speed helps to free Odette from the dungeon and she quickly flies to the ball, hoping that she will get there in time to warn Derek but finds all the way into the castle was blocked, much to her disappointment. As Derek made his vows to the fake Odette, she suddenly feels weaker due to Rothbart's spell that drains her life source, thus killing her. Rothbart made an appearance after Derek made his vows and reveals his plan to him. Derek quickly rushes back to Swan Lake to meet Odette again for the last time. Odette weakly flies back to Swan Lake and was transformed back to her human form as she touches the ground. Before she dies, she tells Derek that she loves him and dies.
Heartbroken and enraged, Derek asks Rothbart to bring Odette back to life but Rothbart refuses and only promises to bring her back if Derek succeeds to kill him. Derek engages in an intense fight against Rothbart, who turns into the "Great Animal" once more, and overpowers him, nearly killing Derek. Puffin remembers the bow that Rothbart threw into the lake and sends Jean-Bob to fetch it. Bromley escapes from the dungeon through the hole Speed made and gives Derek an arrow to shoot Rothbart with. Derek fires the arrow at Rothbart's chest, killing him and crashes into the lake. The spell was broken and Odette comes back to life. Derek says that he truly loves her for her courage and kindness and he always truly loved her for that. At the end of the film, Derek and Odette were married before going to the moonlight bridge and romantically kiss as the credits start to roll.
The Swan Princess: Escape from Castle Mountain (The Swan Princess: The Secret of the Castle) Edit
Odette is worried about her relationship when Derek could not longer spend his time with her after becoming King in the first movie. When Clavius locks her in the tower, she asks Puffin, Bridgett, Speed and Jean-Bob to transform her back into a swan to warn Derek but she rescues him from the quicksand. She was almost thrown into the lava pool by Knuckles while she was tied up, but was rescued by Derek. After defeating Clavius, she transforms back into a human when the moon's reflection touch her.
The Swan Princess III: The Mystery of the Enchanted Treasure (The Swan Princess: The Mystery of the Enchanted Kingdom) Edit
Derek and Odette are busy preparing for the Festival Days holiday for the kingdom when an evil sorceress named, Zelda, sneaks into the castle to find the notes of the all-powerful magical orb known as the Forbidden Arts. Odette was later kidnapped by Zelda, and Derek must give the pieces of the notes to Zelda that he had stolen from the Forbidden Arts journal in order to release Odette. Zelda turns Odette into a swan and trapped her in a magical cage. Derek comes to the rescue and Odette tries to fly away from the magic orb that was meant to kill her. Puffin later informed Derek that Odette has been killed. Devastated, Derek breaks down and cries for her loss. When the notes was burned, the flames take shape of a swan and Odette herself materializes, returns back to life. Derek and Odette oversee the festival and asks Derek how he feels about the kingdom, since there is no more magic and in reply, he says "So long as you're here ,Odette, there will always be magic." She and Derek share a romantic, passionate kiss, which ends the third movie.
The Swan Princess Christmas Edit
Odette and Derek had a special celebration as it is their first Christmas together as husband and wife. When everybody is having another behavior, she notices that Rothbart, as a ghostly spirit, is behind all of this. Rothbart tries to destroy Christmas by using his powers to make everyone become angry. She tries to break the evil spell on Queen Uberta and Lord Rogers and succeeds. The spell was broken but Rothbart has other plans. One Christmas Eve, he appears and kidnaps Odette, changing her into a swan once again. Derek, who fought him once in the first Swan Princess movie, comes to the rescue. Odette watches the fight and when it seems that everything is lost, she realizes the only way to save everything is to sing. Rothbart is defeated once more and Derek dies in her arms, but she begin to sing, leading the spirits of Christmas to revive him. The Christmas tree was restored and all are honoring towards Derek and Odette.
- Chronologically, this movie takes place between the first and second films. Odette says it is their first Christmas together as husband and wife. However, in The Swan Princess: Escape from Castle Mountain, they had celebrated their one-year wedding anniversary.
The Swan Princess: A Royal Family Tale Edit
Odette and Derek are happy as always while a group of flying squirrels called, Scullians, think that Odette is evil; due to an ancient prophecy. She helps the woodcutter along with Derek to chop wood. The two Scullians attack Odette and leads her to a tramp but failed as Derek rescues her. The Evil Force is seeking for a glowing green stone to destroy the Swan Princess for centuries but failed. The Evil Force burns a house and a man with his daughter, Alise, are trapped inside. Derek helps Alise's father out from the burning house but before he dies, he asks Derek to take care of Alise. Derek promises with Odette to raise Alise as their daughter together.
Alise wakes up and realizes that she is in the palace. As Odette brushes Alise's hair, Alise starts to cry and Odette comforts her, remembering how she lost her own father, King William, when Rothbart had abducted her several years ago. She promises Alise that she will always be there for her and Alise had confidence in her new family but refuses to speak. Alise starts to like her new family but a nightmare troubles her and Odette sings her a lullaby to comfort her. The next morning, she and Derek decided to adopt her as their own child and Queen Uberta is happy to become a paternal grandmother.
Alise was abducted by some Scullians and Odette, together with Derek, are off to save her. The flying squirrels prepared some traps to eliminate the Swan Princess but fails. One of the flying squirrels nearly killed Derek by sending him a poison arrow. Another Scullian helps Derek and Odette was glad. Later, she sees the metal box with the green glowing stone that can destroy the Swan Princess. Odette vows to find Alise and was nearly killed by Mangler, the leader of the Scullians. Sqully saves her and Odette tries to free Alise but fails. Alise, speaks for the first time, tells Odette to break the orange colored crystal orb. Odette tries to break it but the Forbidden Arts appears and is now capable of withstanding Odette's presence with the great power of the glowing stone. Sqully sacrifices himself to save Odette. A worried Odette starts to find Alise and Alise cried out "Mommy". Odette is happy that she is all right. The movie ends with Alise, the official princess of the royal family, together with Odette and Derek as a happy family.
Odette has long, golden wavy hair, lightly tanned skin, and amethyst eyes. (Her abnormal eye color may represent her as a very special and unique character.) As a swan, her feathers are white with a golden stripe on the middle of her head (maybe to resemble the color of her hair in human form) and violet/blue eyes.
Adult: She wears a sleek white evening gown with blue-green puffs on both of her shoulders with long fitted sleeves when she first meets Derek as an adult. However, Odette usually wears a white dress with long puffed sleeves and blue lining in most of The Swan Princess films.
Child: She wears a pale pink dress and dark-pink on the top with long sleeves, pale pink and dark-pink stripes on her crown.
Teenager: She wears a purple gown with dark purple border around her shoulders.
Ball: Odette (actually Bridget in disguise) wears a sleek black and red dress with the golden necklace.
Wedding: She wears a swan-like dress and a crown that matches.
Briefly in the first movie and usually in the sequels, Odette wears the golden heat-shaped locket with a swan engraving, which was given to her by four-year-old Derek when she was a baby. In the fourth movie, she still wears the same dresses from the first three movies.
Party: She wears the same dress from the first movie except for gold accents.
In the fifth movie, she still wears the same green dress that she wears when she met Derek as adults in the first movie but the color of her clothes drastically changed. Instead of wearing her modern-like dress, she wears a blouse with a black vest, dark purple cropped pants and a pair of black boots.
"Is beauty all that matters to you?" - Odette asking Derek whether he truly cares for her being herself
"I need to know that he loves me for just for being me," - Odette answering King William's question.
"I can only kiss the man I love..." - Odette talking to Jean-Bob
"Speed, make him understand" - asking Speed to explain to Jean-Bob why she cannot kiss Jean-Bob
"Go ahead then!! But I'll never give you my father's kingdom!" - Odette talking to Rothbart
"I will never be yours... you creature!! I will marry Prince Derek and you cannot stop me!!" - a furious Odette talking to Rothbart.
"If you want to stop me, you'll have to kill me."
Escape from Castle Mountain Edit
"I can see why I married you. You're so good at saying you're wrong."
"Change me into a swan!"
"That's him! He's got the Orb! The Forbidden Arts-As long as he has it, I'm stuck as a swan."
The Mystery of the Enchanted Treasure Edit
"You found Rothbart's formula for the Forbidden Arts, and you didn't tell me?"
"Derek, nothing good can come from those notes. You must destroy them!"
"You'll never get away with this." -to Zelda after she abducted her
"Promise me, Derek: There's no magic in the castle."
- "This is My Idea "
- "Far Longer Than Forever"
- "The Magic of Love"
- "That's What You Do for a Friend"
- "No Fear"
- "It Doesn't Get Any Better Than This"
- "We Wanna Hear from You"
- "Always with You"
Trivia Edit
- The only time she didn't turn into a Swan was in A Royal Family Tale; except in a flashback.
- The only time where Odette truly dies is in The Mystery of the Enchanted Treasure when she her life is taken by the red destroying fireball made by Zelda.
- Originally though, Odette was going to be killed off in the third movie and then appear to Derek and her friends as an angel, reassuring her love for them and how she'll watch them from above, before joining her father in Heaven. This was cut because it would be too dark and depressing.


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In addition to having diabetes, I also suffer from depression. Usually my meds can keep me on an even keel, but there are times, even with my meds, I really struggle with the depression.
The past five days have been one of those times. I've been angry at the world, and especially my wife, for no apparent reason. A couple of drinking glasses "mysteriously" traveled across a room and broken against a wall. Somehow a steak knife found its way into our air mattress, and if I had a dog, I'm sure I would have kick him (or her) a time or two.
The other thing that happens is that I eat. Granted, I eat more than I should even on my best days, but when I "get moody" (as my wife calls it), the eating really gets out of hand. This past Saturday, for example I overdid it at a pizza buffet, and I mean waaaaaay over did it. Sunday, I had 26 chicken nuggets and an entire (big) bag of BBQ chips just for dinner (won't mention lunch). Monday was two extra large cheese and pepperoni pizzas. Yesterday was just snack after snack after snack all day long and today (well, at least earlier today), 17 White Castle "sliders" found their way into me (and yes, I'm already paying for that stupidity).
Anyway, now I feel as if I'm almost back to normal (normal for me anyways) and the guilt is just about killing me. Yeah, guilt for pretty much everything that has happened, but especially for the pigging out like a crazy man.
I've talked to my doc about this before, and he's offered up a couple of solutions, but I've been too bull-headed to follow through with them. Now I'm thinking that maybe now is a good time to listen to my doc and do what he says. Guess I'll call tomorrow and try to get in as soon as I can.
There's a thread here in the clyde forum entitled 'change your thinking/change your behavior." Maybe it's time I do both.
Anyway, thanks for letting me vent a little bit. They say confession is good for soul (well, at least Superman did in Superman 1); I think "they" may be right. I do feel a little better. G'night all.


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Ronald Searle's little schoolgirl demons from St. Trinian's are berserk again on the screen in a yarn with a topical twist, the [1963] Great Train Robbery.
Ronald Searle's little schoolgirl demons from St. Trinian's are berserk again on the screen in a yarn with a topical twist, the [1963] Great Train Robbery.Having pulled off a $7 million train robbery, a hapless gang of crooks stash the loot in a deserted country mansion. But when they go back to collect they find the St. Trinian's school has taken over, and they are completely routed by the hockey sticks and rough stuff handed out by the little she-monsters. When the gang returns on parents' day for a second attempt at picking up the loot they run into further trouble and complications and eventually get involved in a great train chase which is quite the funniest part of the film, having a great deal in common with the old silent slapstick technique. Among the many performances which contribute to the gaiety are those of Frankie Howerd as a crook posing as a French male hairdresser, Raymond Huntley as a Cabinet Minister with amorous eyes on the St. Trinian's headmistress (Dora Bryan), Richard Wattis in one of his typical harassed civil servant roles and Peter Gilmore as his confrere. George Cole crops up again as Flash Harry, the school bookie.
The Great St. Trinian's Train Robbery
British Lion. Director Frank Launder, Sidney Gilliat; Producer Leslie Gilliat; Screenplay Frank Launder, Ivor Herbert; Camera Kenneth Hodges; Editor Geoffrey Foot; Music Malcolm Arnold; Art Director Albert Witherick
(Color) Available on VHS. Extract of a review from 1966. Running time: 94 MIN.
Frankie Howerd Reg Varney Stratford Johns Eric Barker Dora Bryan George Cole