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Ghost, ghouls, and an unforgettable Halloween party await on the mysterious grounds of Bran Castle in Transylvania. We'll start in Romania's capital, Bucharest, before setting off on a tour of Dracula's castle. Afterwards, grab your costume for a massive outdoor tent bash where you'll celebrate Halloween at the Count's home with a bunch of fearless, fun-seekers from around the globe. It's a high-stakes challenge to find a party like this one.
What's Included
Self-guided tour of Bran Castle. Exclusive access to the G Adventures Halloween tent party on the Bran's Castle grounds. Visit to the medieval town of Brasov. All transport between destinations and to/from included activities.
Self-Guided tour of Dracula's castle, Bran Castle. Exclusive access to the G Adventures After Party on Bran's Castle grounds. Free time to explore medieval town of Brasov.
Itinerary Notes
The adventure begins at 9am on Day 1 of the tour. Consider arriving a day earlier and booking a pre-night to explore Bucharest. Contact us or your travel agent for more information.
Important Notes
The adventure begins at 9am on Day 1 of the tour. Consider arriving a day earlier and booking a pre-night to explore Bucharest. Contact us or your travel agent for more information.
Group Leader Description
This G Adventures group trip will have Chief Experience Officers (CEO) throughout.
The aim of the group leader is to take the hassle out of your travels and to help you have the best trip possible. They will provide information on the places you are travelling through, offer suggestions for things to do and see, recommend great local eating venues and introduce you to our local friends. While not being guides in the traditional sense you can expect them to have a broad general knowledge of the countries visited on the trip, including historical, cultural, religious and social aspects.
It is important to note that in Europe, all guiding is based around local guides all of whom are licensed to work only in a particular city. As such, our leaders are able to provide orientation walks which will show you the layout of each town and city as well as the location of local services such as post offices and laundromats, but are unable to legally share historical facts and figures in public places. If you wish to take a guided city tour in any location our CEO will do their best to help you arrange this and pay locally.
Group Size Notes
G party with up to 100 like minded G travellers.
Meals Included
2 breakfasts
Private bus.
About our Transportation
Distances from your hotel accommodation to Bran Castle may vary depending on the property you are booked in. Approximate transfer times will vary from 10 to 30 minutes.
Hostels/Hotels (2nts).
About Accommodation
It is important to note that accommodation in Europe tend to be quite different to other areas of the world you may have travelled in. Buildings and rooms are generally old and may not have been renovated or maintained to the highest standard. Downtown hotels in Europe were not build to be hotels but rich owners houses, which have been changed into hotels. Therefore unusual room sizes are common as large rooms have been partitioned in the past, resulting in rather "thin" walls. Reception areas, rooms and bathrooms tend to be very small as they were often added into an existing room, and may have a hand nozzle rather than a conventional shower head.
On this trip you can expect to stay in small family-run hotels or pensions which will vary a little in standard and facilities: some may not have elevators, air-conditioning or English-speaking staff, but most importantly all are locally-run, with some traditional character, and in excellent central locations to give you maximum time for exploring the sights. You can expect to find clean, safe, simple accommodation in convenient locations.
Accommodations offered on this tour are on a twin/double share basis and multi-share dormitory basis (on a single-sex basis).
Multi-share accommodations may involve 3-8 group members sharing dormitory-style room. The majority of accommodation will have shared bathroom facilities.
There will be several hotels used on this tour. Below are some examples of the properties used:
If booking in a twin/double share basis:
Belfort Hotel
Strada Constantin Dobrogeanu-Gherea 4
Brașov 500003,
If booking in a multi share hostel basis:
Centrum House Hostel
Strada Republicii 58
Brașov 500030
Joining Instructions
Meeting times and joining hotel details will vary. Please refer to personal vouchers for exact details.
Please arrive at the joining hotel no later than 9 am. Consider arriving a day earlier and booking a pre-night to explore Bucharest. Contact us or your travel agent for more information.
A taxi from the airport to the hotel will cost approximately EUR 20. The prices are based on current prices and most taxis in Romania drive by taximeter, so the prices may increase/decrease according to traffic and time of day. Upon arrival to the city on day 1 (or earlier if you have booked pre-accommodation), please make your way to the joining hotel.
Public transport
The 780 Express line connects Bucharest Henri Coandă International Airport with the Gara de Nord (main railway station).
The 783 Express line connects Bucharest Henri Coandă International Airport with the city center. This line runs day and night. At night, the bus leaves every 40 minutes.
Airport stops
In front of the Arrivals Terminal and Departures Terminal
Price for one trip is 3,5 lei.
The magnetic card valid for two travels costs 7 lei.
Arrival Complications
We don't expect any problems, and nor should you, but if for any reason you are unable to commence your trip as scheduled, please refer to the emergency contact details provided in this dossier and contact us as soon as possible. If you have a pre-booked transfer, and you have not made contact with our representative within 30 minutes of clearing customs and immigration, we recommend that you make your own way to the Starting Point hotel, following the Joining Instructions. Please apply to your travel agent on your return for a refund of the transfer cost if this occurs.
Emergency Contact
Should you need to contact us during a situation of dire need, it is best to first call our G Adventures Local Office. If for any reason you do not receive an immediate answer, please leave a detailed message and contact information, so they may return your call and assist you as soon as possible.
G Adventures Berlin office:
If you are unable for any reason to contact our local office, please call the numbers listed below, which will connect you directly with our 24 hour Sales team, who will happily assist you.
Toll-free, from calls within North America only: 1 888 800 4100
Calls from within UK: 0344 272 0000
Calls from within Germany: 0800 365 1000
Calls from within Australia: 1 300 796 618
Calls from within New Zealand: 0800 333 307
Outside North America, Australia, New Zealand, Germany and the UK: +1 416 260 0999
If for any reason you do not receive an immediate answer, please leave a detailed message and contact information, and your call will be returned as soon as possible.
• Binoculars (optional)
• Camera (With extra memory cards and batteries)
• Cash, credit and debit cards
• First-aid kit (should contain lip balm with sunscreen, sunscreen, whistle, Aspirin, Ibuprofen, bandaids/plasters, tape, anti-histamines, antibacterial gel/wipes, antiseptic cream, Imodium or similar tablets for mild cases of diarrhea, rehydration powder, water purification tablets or drops, insect repellent, sewing kit, extra prescription drugs you may be taking)
• Fleece top/sweater
• Flight info (Printouts of e-tickets may be required at the border)
• Halloween costume
• Insurance info (With photocopies)
• Moneybelt
• Passport (With photocopies)
• Personal entertainment (Reading and writing materials, cards, music player, etc.)
• Required visas or vaccination certificates (With photocopies)
• Reusable water bottle
• Small travel towel
• Sturdy walking shoes
• Sunblock
• Sunglasses
• Sun hat/bandana
• Toiletries (Preferably biodegradable)
• Vouchers and pre-departure information
• Watch and alarm clock
• Waterproof backpack cover
• Windproof rain jacket
Visas and Entry Requirements
Contact your local embassy or consulate for the most up-to-date visa requirements, or see your travel agent. It is your responsibility to have the correct travel documentation. While we provide the following information in good faith, it is vital that you check yourself and understand that you are fully responsible for your own visa requirements.
All visitors to the EU (European Union) and EEC (European Economic Community) countries require a valid passport (with a minimum 6 months validity). USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand passport holders do not need a visa to visit the Schengen area (see below), however they may not stay longer than three months in any 6-month period.
For other nationalities, travelling in Europe has been simplified with the introduction of the Schengen visa. As a visitor to the Schengen area (Austria, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, Greece, Norway, Denmark, Iceland, Portugal, Finland, Italy, Spain, France, Luxembourg, Sweden, Czech Republic, Hungary, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia and Switzerland) you will enjoy the many advantages of this unified visa system. Generally speaking with a Schengen visa, you may enter one Schengen country and travel freely throughout the Schengen region during the validity of your visa. There are limited border controls at Schengen borders, if any at all.
Please note that the UK and Ireland are NOT part of the Schengen agreement.
A Schengen visa is applied for at the Embassy or Consulate of the Schengen country in which you will be spending the most nights on your trip to the Schengen space. If you are only visiting one country on your trip then you apply for your visa at the Consulate of this Schengen country.
Spending Money
Food trucks will be available on site and food will be available for purchase. Drinks (alcoholic and non-alcoholic) will be available for purchase in the tented party area. It is advised to have cash on hand for these expenses, so please ensure you visit an ATM in Bucharest before departure or in Bran or Brasov prior to attending the Halloween party.
Optional Activities
- Bran Village Museum (8RON per person)
- Brasov History Museum (7RON per person)
- Black Church (Biserica Neagră) Visit (8RON per person)
- Tampa Mountain Visit (Free-16RON per person)
- Palace of the Parliament Visit
- Dimitrie Gusti National Village Museum (6-10RON per person)
- Museum of the Romanian Peasant
Portable washroom facilities will be available on site at Bran Castle during the Halloween party.
A Couple of Rules
Illegal drugs will not be tolerated on any trips. Possessing or using drugs not only contravenes the laws of the land but also puts the rest of the group at risk. Smoking marijuana and opium is a part of local culture in some parts of the world but is not acceptable for our travellers. Our philosophy of travel is one of respect towards everyone we encounter, and in particular the local people who make the world the special place it is. The exploitation of prostitutes is completely contrary to this philosophy. Our group leader has the right to expel any member of the group if drugs are found in their possession or if they use prostitutes.
Minimum Age
Minimum age of 18 years for this trip.
International Flights
Check-in times and baggage allowances/restrictions vary by airline and can change at any time. For the most up-to-date information for your flight, please contact your airline. We recommend checking in online in advance to avoid potential delays at the airport.


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Since graduating from the Hogeschool voor de Kunsten in Arnhem (NL) in 1991 and the Royal College of Art in London in 1995, Ineke Hans' work has evolved in many ways, acquiring the identity most clearly of a designer, with the impulses of a sculptor, and the industrial experience needed to define products with a commercial life.
Her work investigates the psychological roots of products, perceiving and playing with the interaction between people and objects. It centers around the pictogram and archetype; old and brand new production methods are used in unconventional ways.
Some of her work also suggests the timeless familiarity and direct methods of Dutch vernacular or folkloristic traditions expressed through color and form.
Things that interest her include typologies, trends and codes, word-play, colors and self-evident furniture of the kind you can find in open-air museums, non-design, instinctive intelligence, childish constructions, new materials and old techniques, anthropology, folklore, new interventions in industrial production processes, the intelligent use of materials and decoration.
The 2002 self-initiated Black projects are not as straightforward as they might look. The childrens� collection Black Beauties plays another game with the typology of objects, redefining the color code for children. More importantly, the Black Beauties show that children do not only react to colors, but very often they respond to shapes, opportunities and ways of playing with things.
In 2005, she won a red-dot-award for a surprising garlic crusher for Royal VKB. Her work is purchased by international design collections. Ineke Hans belongs to the top ten of Dutch designers.
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The special prosecutor and state attorney attached to Trayvon Martin's case, Angela Corey says that she will not take this case in front of the grand jury. In Florida, only First Degree Murders see the grand jury. Corey will continue to investigate this case without the jury. Corey states that this decision has nothing to do with whether or not George Zimmerman–Trayvon Martin's admitted murderer–will be convicted. This decision to not use the jury does, however, mean that Zimmerman's conviction is solely Corey's decision.
WTF?! George Zimmerman's Lawyer Uses "Shaken Baby Syndrome" As Defense
The special prosecutor, Norm Wolfinger, attached to the case before Corey recused himself–which means that he took himself off the case because of conflict of interest or lack of impartiality. When the pressure of this case making national news got too heavy to bear, Wolfinger walked away from he case. His decision before he stepped away from the case was to try it in front of the grand jury.
Corey's office has made a statement, saying, "At this time, the investigation continues and there will be no further comment from this office." And Martin's family attorney, Natalie Jackson is hopeful about the decision to not use the grand jury. She says, "I think it signals that an arrest could be forthcoming. I don't have any indication; that is just my opinion, but there is enough evidence in this case for an arrest, and a jury should be the one to decide his fate. Basically, Jackson is hopeful that because the decision is up to one person, there's a higher chance that Zimmerman will get the fate he deserves and that a jury (not a grand jury) should sentence him.
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Ayer and Crouse Halls to reopen July 2207/12/2013
Ayer and Crouse Halls will be closed until Monday, July 22 as crews continue work on restoring power and cleaning up after the storms and flooding.
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Allan Grant needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 135 designs submitted by 21 freelance designers.
Международная Бизнес Академия (translation: International Business Academy) is a major educational institution in Kazakhstan with three branches: a university offering undergraduate and graduate degrees (+ research), a private high school, and a post-graduate professional college. Our private high school is considered the best private school, and our university degree programs include computer science, economics, marketing, management, finance, foreign languages, hotel management, and construction management. Founded in 1991 (the first year of private education in KZ), we are one of the oldest and most respected private business schools in our country.
Make your mark on history by helping us create the logo to take us into the future. After the completion of our current re-branding campaign (the core of which is the logo you'll create), your logo will become the symbol that represents our university to the thousands of students that call it their Alma Mater.
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The logo MUST contain the acronym "МБА" as part of the logo. This is the logo symbol. The logo symbol may often be used alone without the full text, but should also look complete with the text.
We want a logo appropriate for a respectable university, a major business school committed to excellent education. The logo should reflect our mature status on the global level (due to international accreditation).
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"Deathtrap" has been said to be "something so evil that it infects all who touch it."
In this play, Ira Levin "has taken the basic components of thrillers and horror stories; deceit, innocent dialogue with hidden sinister meanings, plot reversals, unexpected turns of events, and twisted and rearranged the pieces again and again."
This play is still being performed around the world more than 30 years after its release, in 1978. Ira Levin also wrote nine other plays including: "No Time for Sergeants," "Interlock," "Critic's Choice," "General Seeger," "Dr. Cook's Garden," "Veronica's Room ," "Break a Leg: A Comedy in Two Acts" and "Cantorial."
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The City of Langley has received a Development Permit Application for the property located at 20151 Fraser Highway (see attached map). The development permit would authorize the addition of a 372 m2 (4,000 ft2) free-standing Scotiabank commercial building to an existing shopping centre.
The issuance of the development permit is governed by Part 14 of the Local Government Act and the guidelines contained in the City's Official Community Plan (OCP).
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Directed by Julian Schnabel
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly tells the fascinating true story of Jean-Dominique Bauby (played by Mathieu Amalric), a 43-year-old magazine editor who suddenly finds himself a prisoner in his own body following a debilitating stroke. Assisted by a team of tireless professionals (including a speech therapist superbly played by Marie-Josée Croze), Bauby slowly but surely adjusts to his new situation and even begins working on a book detailing his experiences. Filmmaker Julian Schnabel - along with cinematographer Janusz Kaminski - has infused The Diving Bell and the Butterfly with a striking, almost avant-garde sensibility that's nothing short of astounding, and the movie - which is endlessly intriguing simply in terms of its visuals - effectively places the viewer in Bauby's shoes by employing a series of point-of-view shots that never become as oppressive as one might've feared. Such stylistic choices - coupled with Amalric's thoroughly moving performance - ensure that Bauby remains an incredibly sympathetic figure throughout The Diving Bell and the Butterfly's running time, with the end result a film that's as emotionally devastating as it is engrossing.
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The directorial debut of former Friends star David Schwimmer, Run Fatboy Run casts Simon Pegg as Dennis - a likeable schlub whose life takes a turn for the worse following an ill-fated decision to run out on his pregnant fiancee (Thandie Newton's Libby). Five years later, Dennis - in a last-ditch effort to win Libby back - embarks on a quest to prove his worth by signing up for a grueling marathon (in which he'll compete against Libby's successful new boyfriend, Hank Azaria's Whit). Run Fatboy Run certainly gets off to a promising start, with Pegg delivering as subtle (and distinctly hilarious) a performance as one might've expected and Schwimmer effectively moving the proceedings along at a brisk pace. But there comes a point at which the more conventional elements within Pegg and Michael Ian Black's screenplay become oppressive and eye-rollingly overt, ensuring that the whole thing eventually devolves into a mess of sentimental cliches (ie Azaria's Whit, established as a nice guy, ultimately reveals himself to be a scummy jerk). The inclusion of several distinctly over-the-top bits of physical comedy certainly doesn't help matters, and there's just no denying that - despite its few positive attributes - Run Fatboy Run ultimately establishes itself as yet another hopelessly paint-by-numbers romantic comedy.
Though infused with a few admittedly effective moments and a superb central performance from Belén Rueda, The Orphanage is ultimately undone by its egregiously deliberate pace and pervading vibe of familiarity. Set almost entirely within the confines of a creaky, oversized house, the movie follows Rueda's Laura as she slowly but surely comes to the realization that her home just might be haunted. Director Juan Antonio Bayona has infused The Orphanage with an understated sense of style that certainly suits the material quit well, while there's no denying the effectiveness of the film's promising, sporadically creepy first half. But there comes a point at which screenwriter Sergio G. Sánchez essentially drops the more horrific elements within the story and instead transforms The Orphanage into a slow-moving drama about a woman forced to confront her past. The incredibly unsatisfying conclusion only exacerbates the film's various problems, and it's clear that comparisons to superior (yet similarly-themed) efforts such as The Others and The Sixth Sense are entirely unwarranted.
It's hard to imagine just what filmmaker Denys Arcand was attempting to accomplish with L'Âge des Ténèbres, as the movie - though infused with a few interesting interludes and a fantastic central performance from Marc Labrèche - comes off as a consistently underwhelming effort that's never even remotely as engrossing as his last effort (2003's The Barbarian Invasions). Set within an Orwellian Quebec that's been overrun by political correctness and red tape, the movie follows a put-upon civil servant (Labrèche's Jean-Marc) as he escapes from the myriad of annoyances in his life by engaging in fantasies that are primarily sexual in nature (he will, however, occasionally imagine a harsh comeuppance for his controlling boss). There's a distinct feeling of repetitiveness to much of L'Âge des Ténèbres, as Arcand hammers home many of the same points time and time again - with a particular emphasis on the government's proclivity towards wastefulness. And while Jean-Marc is certainly an intriguing figure, he's been surrounding by a series of over-the-top caricatures (including his workaholic wife and his perpetually sullen daughter). The incredibly uneven structure only exacerbates the film's various problems, as there reaches a point at which Arcand plum runs out of things for Jean-Marc to do (a seriously tedious excursion to a Crusades re-enactment in the third act smacks of needlessness). The inclusion of a few honest moments towards the film's conclusion come too late to make any real impact, with the end result a staggeringly disappointing effort from a genuinely talented filmmaker.
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Another knockout post from @EmFrid - and just in the nick of time.
There are certain days when I like to lock myself away in the kitchen and do some therapy cooking in order to keep a tenuous grip on my sanity. Therapy cooking, while not necessarily technically challenging, involves a lot of chopping and mixing. While I do all of this I hold quiet but heated arguments in my head with people that have in some minor or major way slighted me (and I've got a long memory for slights, so there's plenty of material to choose from).
Arguments I win by being terribly clever and witty and scathing. So nothing like in real life, in other words. Or I have day dreams involving massive lottery wins and/or Michael Fassbender/Benedict Cumberbatch/Ryan Gosling. Normally there would be a bottle of wine involved as well, getting me quietly sloshed as I cook, but at the moment, as I'm pregnant, I'm forced to sip on a bottle of alcohol-free Becks while thinking hopeful thoughts about placebo effects (yeah, I know, I know. I'll just wait here while you all run and fetch your violins).
Yesterday was such a day. Goblin – who have taken to the terrible twos with flamboyant gusto – spent all day perfecting her Horrible Little Shit act, and I swear Troll the Foetus somehow contrived to wedge himself in between my second and third rib where he sat bouncing all day. At the end of it I felt positively homicidal. So I scratched around the cupboards a bit and decided to cook some spicy poussin. To go with the birds I made a tabula kisir (a sort of more piquant, Turkish version of tabbouleh), the recipe to which I gotfrom Hugh F-W's excellent book River Cottage Every Day. As I said, no ttechnically challenging, but it does involve quite a lot of ingredients and chopping, marinades, spices etc. It was all totally worth it though, because it came out bloody delicious.
I used one poussin per person, but that's pretty much because I'm a ravenous third trimester beast right now. The more sensible among you might want to use just half a bird per person, depending on how hungry you are.Also, the quantities given for the tabula kisir will yield quite a lot, about six decent servings. Though it keeps well in the fridge for a couple of days,and makes for a lovely, healthy lunch stuffed into pita breads or similar.
Spicy Poussin withTabula Kisir
For the spicy poussin you'll need:
Poussins (or chicken legs/thighs)
A head of garlic
1 red chilli, seeds in or out – up to you
100ml red wine vinegar
100ml lemon juice – roughly 4 lemons (reserve some of thelemon peel)
180ml olive oil or rapeseed oil
1.5tsp sea salt
2tsp Arabic Seven Spice, plus extra for sprinkling – Arabic SevenSpice might well be readily available in London/the rest of the country, butindeed not in Letchworth, so I made my own by mixing together 2tsbp groundblack pepper, 2tsbp ground paprika, 2tbsp ground cumin, 1 tbsp ground coriander,1/2tbsp ground cloves, 1tsp ground nutmeg, 1tsp ground cinnamon and ½tsp groundcardamom. This will keep well in an airtight container.
1. Score the poussins a few times with a sharp knife, thenplace in a large bowl/container
2. Put the garlic, lemon juice, chilli, vinegar, salt andArabic spice into a blender and whizz. Add the oil and whizz a bit more, then pourover the fowl. Add some of the reserved lemon peel, cover with cling film thenmarinate for as long as you can, turning occasionally.
3. When ready to cook preheat your oven to 180c, sprinklethe birds with a bit of the Arabic spice then cook until done, about 45 minutesto an hour for poussins. Brush with the left-over marinade a few times duringcooking, to keep the meat moist and add flavour.
For the Tabula Kisir you'll need (note: this isn't Hugh's exact recipe – for the real deal checkout River Cottage Every Day):
200g bulghur wheat
About 6 ripe tomatoes
3 spring onions
1 red and 1 green pepper
1 pomegranate
1 big bunch each of mint, coriander and flat leaf parsley
For the dressing:
4tbsp lemon juice
1 tbsp concentrated tomato puree
Pinch of dried chilli flakes
1tsp each of ground cumin, ground paprika, sea salt andground black pepper.
5tbsp olive oil or rapeseed oil
1. Place the bulghur wheat in a large bowl and pour over approx 200ml boiling water, stir and then cover for about 20 minutes.
2. Meanwhile, mix together the lemon juice, tomato puree andthe spices, then whisk in the oil. Pour over the warm bulghur and stir. Leave to cool.
3. Chop the tomatoes and pepper into small dice, finelyslice the spring onions and chop the herbs finely. Mix it all into the cool bulghur along with the seeds from the pomegranate. Season. Let stand for an hour or so to let the flavours mingle together nicely, then serve with the poussin.
We had all this with pita bread and some half-arsed home-made tzatziki. It was really, really lovely, and made me feel decidedly less homicidal.And what with the weather getting warmer and warmer, I would imagine that this would make for a lovely BBQ meal out in the garden too


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Wednesday, 26 March 2008
A man's world?
A loaded question that has produced (amidst the predictable shaming language; watch out for ANITA) lots of rather pleasantly high-calibre responses from blokes.
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Well Duncan according to this Daily Mail reprot marriages are at an all time low. Perhaps we're actually winning?
- 26 March 2008 at 13:56
Perhaps this follows then?
Marriage rates hit lowest rate since records began almost 150 years ago
- 26 March 2008 at 14:38
But now you must deny them your sperm--with bastard children and the State, the slags can still get on without being kept honest.
- 26 March 2008 at 16:47
- Robert Pedersen said...
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- 26 March 2008 at 17:28
We are winning. One unmarried skank at a time.
- 26 March 2008 at 17:43
I went through the comments and this one stuck out:
"A ha, ha, ha, ha.....I haven't had such a good laugh in years! Men feel 'upset' and displaced? It's about time too. Perhaps they've been too busy whinging to notice that women still work full time and raise the kids, do all the housework and feed the family. Life goes on you know boys. It's just that life for women quite often doesn't include you anymore. I wonder why? I hate to say it but you did ask for it."
WHAT A FOOL!! You're working full time, you're raising the kids, doing the housework, feeding the family whatever preprepared shite you can scrape up, trying desperately to fix things around the house or save enough money to get a professional to sort it... and there's no time or energy for men any more... Does this female still sound like a smart person to follow anymore?
They got you good, SUCKER!
- 27 March 2008 at 02:31
More empowering feminist nanny state bullshit:
- 27 March 2008 at 07:05
16-18 yo girl, fat, typical.
- 27 March 2008 at 07:58
Unfortunately, when I clicked on your link, and read the comments, it looks like it has been "selectively" moderated. I'd like to read the whole thread.
- 27 March 2008 at 16:48
Women are in complete control of the media and the culture here in the US. I am not apart of either so they have no control of me AT ALL. Lol.
- 27 March 2008 at 17:43
"Women say we don't listen to what they say. As though if we did, we would become so enriched with their profound wisdom. What..???!!!. You goils are great with the sarcastic put down. The big sneer. The use of "boys" etc. To be really straight with you lot, I find women boring, shallow in thought, driven by an ugly jealousy to deny men their character and depth. You do not seem to rise above a mental age of about fourteen. I'm not gay, babies, so don't pull that old chestnut. If men ever really turned against women you would all capitulate very quickly, because deep down, you are all phonies. Just one more thing, I'll give you twenty grand's worth of durex if you can tell me of ONE thing a woman has invented that has enriched human life. Give me a laugh, big'eds.
Posted by John P on March 26, 2008 7:16 PM"
/buys him a beer
- 29 March 2008 at 14:08
A lot of men didn't get married, but many men still did. The average, middle class man needs to know that he still has a lot to lose.
Just a reminder...do not respond to Woman with an Opinion. Obviously a troll with nothing to add to the discussion. The only thing worse than women in real life is women on the internet (besides porn). In real life, we can at least ignore the words and stare at the goods. Internet women post on MRA websites because "the goods" have gone bad, or they would be attention whoring in real life.
- 30 March 2008 at 22:18
- Eb the Celeb said...
I had ALWaYS been a woman's world.
Men are just starting to realize it.
- 31 March 2008 at 05:08
I think the comment that it's always been a woman's world is good one. It is a thought that I had lost sight of so I was glad to be reminded of it. I think it is true that women will always position themselves to their greatest advantage. When work was hard, dangerous and dirty then of course women where the weaker sex. Now that all the hard work has been done (may be) women are no longer weak but all powerful. If the situation unravelled tomorrow then women would again be the weaker sex. By the way they are still the weaker sex when it comes to divorce.
- 1 April 2008 at 04:58
Eb the celeb said:
"I had ALWaYS been a woman's world.
Men are just starting to realize it."
... and are doing something about it. Things are changing ...
Count your blessings, but fear the future. There are gloomy days ahead, now that we have found out about you, I promise you.
Just sit back and watch.
- 1 April 2008 at 08:53
Women have always controlled culture and society, and have always led spoiled and pampered lives. The only difference is before, at least the most able men were able to have some control over women, although the vast majority of men never actually did.
I did a lot of reading when I was younger. Even all the way back in Ancient Greece, women were afforded a position above men. For instance, look at Sparta. Men went to war and were told to die in war rather than come home with their lives. Who benefitted from this? Definitely not men. The women did, they were the ones at home, they were the ones recieving the fruits of other's labours. Yet, men will point to Sparta as some sort of man's world. How delusional can a person be?
If you've read any Shakespeare, you've noticed that women generally occupy positions of power and live easily. In Macbeth, the woman forces Macbeth to satisfy her urges of power, and Macbeth suffers the consequences whilst she does not. I haven't read the Taming of the Shrew, but I have a few guesses what that would be about. Then you can move onto Russian literature, where quite a few books revolve around a female, including Anna Karenina and the Brothers Karamazov.
These are all before "women's lib" yet women were still controlling everything. Women claim these books are mysoginist, but if men are mysoginist out of a jealousy of females having too much power, how would mysoginy be possible if women were oppressed?
The obvious truth is they simply were not. But men nowadays absolutely refuse to educate themselves or think for themselves, rather, most men, we here are an exception. Women probably don't even believe they were oppressed but why would they stop their own gravy train? Sure nobody should still your car if you leave the doors open and the keys in the ignition somewhere on the street, but if someone did how much sympathy can anyone have for you? Sure the person doing the stealing is technically a criminal, but if not that person someone else would have done it anyway. That is what feminism is, men are asking to be robbed, and women are taking them up on the offer. MGTOW is about taking those keys out of the ignition and locking those doors. Sure there will still be car thieves out there, but at least we're not inviting everyone to do it.
- 1 April 2008 at 10:41
eb, I see you're on your back in the avatar--that must be the position in which you do your best work.
- 1 April 2008 at 22:07
Duncan Idaho!
Are you jewish?
- 2 April 2008 at 15:21
Anonymous said
I think it's about time that this female versous the male attitude should stop and treat each other with the respect and kindness we all deserve as human beings. This sexuality stuff is ancient and time to move on.
Especially for the best interests for the next generations
- 2 April 2008 at 17:39
Anonymous said
I think it's about time that this female versous the male attitude should stop and treat each other with the respect and kindness we all deserve as human beings. This sexuality stuff is ancient and time to move on.
Especially for the best interests for the next generations
- 2 April 2008 at 17:41
Well, Eb - then congratulations to being fully entitled to raise your own hellspawn, work a full-time job, do your own chores, fix your own car -- and have no guy to complain at.
You truly have come a long way, baby!
- 3 April 2008 at 00:12
- Woman With An Opinion said...
Whether anyone wants to admit it or not, it is a man's world. It appears to be the natural order of things that men lead. Men have been in power since humanity began. While there may have been some positives, there have also been negatives. Men may lead in establishing and engineering the things we need and enjoy in life, but they have also been the leaders in crime, terrorism, war, oppression, etc. I don't know the stats for sure, but I'm confident that men who cause the worlds problems do not make up the majority (of men). But still, it truly is a man's world.
let's not forget that it's women who are also contributing to the decreasing marriage rates. Many of us would prefer not to marry. The issue is, women who complain about the lack of marriage partners are more vocal than those of us who do not. It still isn't acceptable for women to declare they'd rather remain single (unlike it being a bit more acceptable for men). So who is winning?
- 3 April 2008 at 02:07
Slightly off topic... One amusing thing to bear in mind...
The main motivation behing the stem cell research is to produce sperm cells with no men involved.
This won't work
They tried it with mice and all the foetuses either died or had severe disabilities (and died because of these).
This is because one of the keystones in the human reproductive sequence is a messenger RNA which comes ONLY from the Y-chromosome.
All sperm cells (even if they don't carry the Y chromosome) carry this RNA.
Artificial sperm cells produced from female stem cells do not, because female stem cells do not have the Y chromosome and cannot produce this essential messenger RNA.
Without this RNA a potential foetus has only a 1 in 500 chance of surviving as it plays a crucial role in the sequencing of DNA during fertilization.
The only reason Dolly the sheep survived was because she already had a complete genome from her single parent and was a clone. She didn't have two parents. If they tried to make Dolly the sheep with two female parents then they would have the same result as they had with the experiments on mice. Dolly would die before birth or have severe disabilities due to DNA damage.
It still amuses me to think of the dykes frothing about making all men redundant and having us all killed off though.
Dream on.
- 3 April 2008 at 18:34


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And it worked perfectly, for awhile. I really love the mod and made some creatures and adventures i am really proud and attached to.
The thing is that i decided to download spore on Origin, because i had the product keys for it, though the main reason was because i wanted to access the online functions, which apparently did not work on the disc version.
And once i Had installed spore from origin ( On another drive than the disc version) the problems started emerging. First thing i noticed was that the dark injection logo was not there even though I installed it the exact same way i had for the disc copy. The online functions worked properly, though everything related to dark injections was messed up. I could not play my adventures because it said that some (turns out almost every) of my creations had parts i did not have and would be replaced. In my sporepedia all my creations where there but they were not editable. But the weirdest part is that the parts are still usable in my creature editor, with the exception of that i could not save them. Another weird thing is that i can use my captain in who contain dark injection parts through space age adventures, but not through quick play. The other mod i mentioned does not seem to work either, though i find that less important.
So here i am with almost 100 creatures in my sporepedia that i cant use in any way, i cant create new ones if they contain any mod parts. I have lost all functionality of the adventures I spent hundreds of hours creating.
I'm not a novice when it comes to modding and such but im far from a professional either. The things i have tried is:
1. Copy the data directories from the folders belonging to the disc versions. (I always backup my files so i restored it when that didnt work)
2. Deleted the mod(s) and reinstalled it.
3. Started core spore and let it synchronize and then start galactic adventures again to do the same (as suggested in some thread i read)
I would very much appreciate any help i can get. Thanks in advance.


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This morning the home phone rang at the crack of dawn and it was her.
It was my first born gift.
My Macey Girl.
That sweet thing that still sits in my lap and has a
thick as Aunt Jemima syrup southern drawl that melts my heart every single time I hear it.
She has a "sing songy" professional happy person personality and can have me in stitches within minutes.
I love my baby girl. Twenty one years and eight months old worth of love.
With a heart the size of Texas and a personality that could land her a talk show of her very own.
She has a razor sharp quick wit and I mean razor sharp beyond her years.
She can hold her own....Lord can she ever.
She is an old soul. A lover of children, home, family and every hair care product ever made.
She walks with a quiet faith. I love that about her....
I've watched her grow and blossom and hit some bumps during these 21 years and 8 months.
I've watched the very definition of grace be made manifest in her life and watched her begin to walk in her own understanding of that very word.
As I was listening to her share her world with me this morning, while stepping over toddlers hanging on my legs. While packing the Star Wars lunch box, while trying to rescue a naked three year old who had accidentally locked himself inside the SUV. While trying to find just one pair of matching knee socks.
I stopped everything and remembered.
When it was just us.
In January of 1990 on the tenth day.
When God Himself called me to my life long dream of becoming a Mother.
There wasn't a bring home outfit, or birth announcement or a wedding band on my left hand.
But He was there. Hovering over me and my brand new baby girl. I realize that now....
And I had never loved anything as much as I loved that child.
I was eighteen years old and not a dime to my name but I loved her.....
I didn't know the proper and exact "by the book" way to do things and did not have the money that would afford giving her the most beautiful nursery and all the things that go along with that.
But I loved her.
I wasn't anything close to the perfect Mother and made many wrong decisions.
But I loved her.
And no hell or high water was going to take her away from me.
We walked through our fair share of those very things. Book worthy things.
We have known sorrow and heartache and the very definition of what it means to overcome hardship.
But if we hadn't walked through those things I don't know that Macey would be who she is today.
And I love who she is. And who God has called her to be.
My second dream after motherhood was to be a professional dancer. Years of training and lessons gave me the chance to do just that. I wanted to move to NYC and dance my way into destiny and never stop.
It was my passion.
But God had a different plan.
And I am so thankful for that now.
I wouldn't trade it for all the pointe shoes and theater performances in the entire world.
After ten years of single motherhood, I met and married my precious husband.
He asked Macey's permission to marry me. (She said "Yes!")
He proposed to me and then to Macey on bended knee.
He gave an engagement ring to me and then a diamond cross to Macey.
"I want to be a Father to you baby and we are going to be a family." He meant it. Every word of it.
Melt me.
He said vows to me and then to Macey on our wedding day.
Melt me.
He danced with me at our reception and then with Macey.
Melt me.
Talk about a recompense.........
My husband had a big dream too.
I remember many conversations about his dream to play in the NFL.
He was blessed with a full scholarship to play for a major university in college. (the one where the bank has to close early on game day and all the bank ladies wear dangly earrings in team colors. None other than the SEC!)
His dream was to eventually play in the NFL and he had all the talent and ability to do just that.
And then it happened.
A major knee injury during a practice changed everything.
His dream of playing in the NFL was over.
I remember the day we were sitting together talking about how the injury changed everything and I asked one simple question.
"Honey, what was the month and year that all of this happened?"
"April of 1989."
I just stood there in complete shock and awe and disbelief.
I remember him standing there staring at me.
"Do you know the month and the year that I became pregnant with Macey?"
"April of 1989."
God had a different plan. A better plan. A family plan.
We could not believe how God orchestrated things on our behalf years before we would even realize what had happened. That two very young people with two very big and very different dreams would be turned toward a new plan, His plan, during the exact month of the exact year in the exact same state.
I doubt we ever would have met one another if he had been drafted into the NFL because this girl has never set foot inside an NFL game. I'm also fairly convinced that my husband would never have set foot inside a major theater in the middle of Manhattan~ especially not the ballet.
So maybe, just maybe and this is just a thought......
Right now whatever you are going through, walking through, pushing through is part of a greater plan. A plan with a purpose so grand you couldn't have orchestrated it if you tried. A purpose so full of destiny that no eye has seen and no ear has heard of such wonder and goodness.
There is a man who will love you and love your children as if they were his own. You can raise children as a single mother with very little money, without the love and support of family and friends, without status, things, position, titles and degrees and they will turn out to be wonderful human beings.
I want to encourage you today to scoop those babies up in your arms, eat peanut butter and jelly to keep the lights on if you have to and sing His praises for what He is about to do in your life.
It's just a better plan.
His plan.
The best is yet to come sweet friends.....
"Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, nor have entered into the heart of man the things which God has prepared for those who love Him." 1 Corinthians 2:9


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by Michael Caruso
Local classical music lovers who regularly attend concerts given by the Philadelphia Orchestra often have the pleasure of hearing the dulcet tones of an English horn in an extended, exposed solo in the middle of a large orchestral work. Those who recognize that poignant, plaintive sound do so as a result of the hands and the breath of a Chestnut Hill native.
Since 1995, the Philadelphia Orchestra's English hornist has been Elizabeth Starr Masoudnia. She succeeded Louis Rosenblatt after his retirement. She had studied privately with Rosenblatt before attending the Curtis Institute of Music. Once there, Elizabeth studied with John de Lancie, former principal oboist with the Orchestra and also a former director of the Curtis Institute. Prior to attending Curtis, Elizabeth was involved at the Settlement Music School, where she worked with Shirley Curtiss in the school's chamber music program. Both Settlement (in 1908) and Curtis (in 1924) were founded through the generosity of Mary Louise Curtis, heir to the Curtis Publishing Company fortune and a supporter of the arts in Philadelphia.
During a recent conversation backstage at the Kimmel Center, Elizabeth spoke of her feeling privileged to have grown up in Chestnut Hill with parents who are longtime Philadelphians. "Having my roots here in Philadelphia has been so helpful and important," she said. "I grew up as a child and as a musician hearing the sound of this orchestra in my ear. It's that special sound that makes this such a distinctive orchestra, along with the passion and technique, and that is appreciated all over the world. It's an incredible luxury to be able to work as a musician with other musicians who all share a tremendous commitment to making beautiful music."
The principal focus of Elizabeth's excitement as a member of the Philadelphia Orchestra is the players' experiencing their first full season with Yannick Nezet-Seguin as their music director.
"He has exceeded all of our expectations," she said. "He brings a remarkable degree of awareness of the music to every rehearsal and performance, and that makes the whole experience a great deal of fun for us. And he has the same effect on the audiences, as well. He is a perfect combination of musical talent and people skills."
A few weeks ago at Verizon Hall Nezet-Seguin and the Philadelphians had their first recording session in 15 years — as opposed to recordings of "live" concerts — for the classical music world's premier record company, Deutsche Grammophon.
Although it's not possible to determine who is the greatest of all classical composers, it's probably safe to assert that Johann Sebastian Bach has the strongest claim to that title. While he may not be "the father of classical music," as he was dubbed when I was a child — that title probably belongs to the compilers of Gregorian chant — Bach's music towers over that of every other composer as a perfect blend of mind, heart, soul and spirit.
Of all Bach's scores, the likeliest candidate for the title of "greatest" would be the "St. Matthew Passion," which was written to be performed on Good Friday as part of the liturgical commemoration of Christ's crucifixion at St. Thomas Lutheran Church in Leipzig, where Bach was music director.
Yannick Nezet-Seguin conducted the Philadelphia Orchestra, five vocal soloists, the Westminster Symphonic Choir and the American Boychoir in a performance of Bach's "St. Matthew Passion" Saturday, March 30, for an audience that initially packed the Kimmel Center's Verizon Hall. The 3-hour-20-minute concert was "semi-staged" and, therefore, leaned in the direction of being operatic in nature. The result was an interpretation that was strong dramatically but weak spiritually.
Nezet-Seguin held the attention of most if not all of his audience, but there was little inspiration for the soul from what may be the most heart-wrenching and soul-searching piece of music ever composed. The Philadelphians played exceedingly well, as they always do for their new music director, and both tenor Andrew Staples as the Evangelist and bass-baritone Luca Pisaroni as Christ sang sensitively and powerfully, but as an artistic whole, the performance was lacking in spiritual depth.


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The rulebook says:
Explosive Size (XS) is measured by the number of bricks (or roughly brick-sized elements) used to construct an individual Explosive, rather than by inches.
But how would you actually categorize for example the below explosives? If I say "one brick = one XS", I end up with very odd explosive sizes for these.


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The creation of the PDO, which tailors zoning regulations in La Jolla's Village center, was a product of the community's frustration over the movement toward large, blocky office buildings that was trending in the 1980s.
Due to a combination of economic pressures, La Jolla became a prestigious location to construct office buildings at that time. Out-of-date 1934 zoning ordinances, however, did not arm the community with much to protect itself from the fast-moving urban development condition.
To add to the challenge, the California Coastal Commission was insistent on maintaining parking ratios. The result of this mandate increased pressures on developers to make room for parking lots by demolishing existing buildings and maxing out office space to generate sufficient funds to pay for their required parking.
The impacts on La Jolla were threefold, said former city staff member and PDO author Angeles Leira.
First were the dramatic changes to the scale and character of La Jolla's buildings; second, the loss of community-serving uses; and finally, the start of a transformation of La Jolla's once low-scale traditional downtown Village into a high-end office center.
The genesis of the PDO development process began when La Jolla resident Sue Oxley showed up at Leira's desk airing concern about the rapidly changing face of La Jolla and asking what could be done to counter it.
Six months later, Oxley appeared before the City Council wielding a petition with 98,000 signatures and an entourage of community members in opposition to the bulky office buildings, effectively launching the Ban Large Office Buildings (BLOB) movement.
"The council then responded," said Leira. "The first thing they did was issue an emergency ordinance reducing the density by half, but the emergency ordinance would only be good for a year, so they directed city staff to come up with a solution."
Leira met faithfully with about 20 members from the community workforce — ranging from architects and developers to community advocates and city employees — all working to shape community development.
"We wanted to really try to come to a consensus and fix it for everybody. No one was dismissed. Everybody had a say, and we found more things in common than not," Leira said. "In that manner, we completed the ordinance and went to the City Council for adoption in nine months, which was a record."
The ordinance was unanimously approved by the City Council, adopted by the Planning Commission and eventually by the Coastal Commission.
The final PDO reflected the community's fondness for light-colored, lower-density buildings using natural building materials. It also mitigated concerns about view blockage, the proliferation of office uses and unused parking structures, and streetscape development encroachments.
After working with the document for many years, the PDO Advisory Committee, whose members included current La Jolla Community Planning Association trustee Bob Collins, decided a few modifications to the PDO were needed.
"It was a very thoughtful document, and it was interesting to work with it, but in doing so, we found that there were a few refinements that were needed," Collins said. "About 10 years ago, we put together 24 changes that we felt needed to be incorporated into the PDO."
Although the revisions were written, supported by the community and approved by all the planning groups, the document effectively died when it went to the city.
"A lot of good, hard spadework was done by every organization in La Jolla, but we're still waiting," he said.
Leira said with the right combination of people in power, the revisions can be pushed through the city if the community wants it badly enough.
"It's not that difficult to process the changes," she said. "If we have [the city's] cooperation, then pretty soon, you are working with staff, doing the changes, going to the Planning Commission, going to [City] Council and it's done. It can be done. But you need the combination of people in power. If you don't have it then you are out of luck. This is the time to do it."
Even in the 10 years since the revisions were made, La Jolla has undergone many changes. For starters, the PDO was altered to incorporate citywide zoning code updates in 2000, which allowed certain projects to skip community review altogether.
"In the city's estimation, a Process One now is a 'redevelopment by right,' meaning all you have to do is show you're meeting the code," said Ione Steigler, current PDO Advisory Committee chairwoman. "They believe they can process at the city all the permits that meet their interpretation of the PDO without having to discuss them with us."
Amid her committee's frustration, Steigler learned that while her committee was not responsible for reviewing all projects beforehand, it could go about enforcing the PDO when projects were in violation.
"[City Associate Planner] Chris Larson told us that our right was that if something did go in wrong that we could then enforce it," said Steigler. "We really don't want to be punitive. We want to be helpful — advisory — to the community."
Every panel member opined that the community is, in fact, better off for having come together years ago to draft the PDO. Still — whether through lack of enforcement, difficulty in amending the document or dealing with a frustrating revision to the process — many also indicated there is room for improvement.
The question now: is it worth it?


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New York Jet linebacker Bryan Thomas was busted on assault charges after allegedly pushing his wife with a chair, punching and choking her, according to court documents.
Thomas, 33, was charged in the alleged attack on Halloween in Randolph, NJ, according to the documents, which were made public yesterday.
Cops also found pain pills and marijuana paraphernalia, according to the documents.
He was charged with weapons possession because of his alleged use of the chair.
Thomas applied for a "Pre-Trial Intervention" program for first offenders, in which charges are dismissed if he completes probation, a source said.
"We are aware of the report. This is a pending legal matter and we will reserve comment until the legal process has run its course," said a spokesman for the team.


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This past March, I asked a highly successful investment advisor what he thought about gold. Since he deals almost exclusively with very high net-worth individuals, his point of view was especially intriguing.
He confided to me that many of his clients had been asking for gold and gold-related investments over the past few years. I can't say that I was surprised.
But what he told me next simply shocked me.
"Gold's much too volatile, it's too risky", he said. "Sure it's up, but I try to discourage my clients from investing in it."
It simply floored me that he thought gold was too volatile. Gold is only up 580% since it bottomed in 2001, without a single losing year to date.
That's not something you can say about the stock market or any other type of investment.
I can hardly imagine what he must think of silver, as silver prices are up by 725% since 2001.
Today, silver is trading around $34, but our 2013 silver price forecast now has the shiny metal going much, much higher.
What will power that rise?
Since it's slaved to its richer cousin, all the fundamentals for higher gold would apply.
I wrote about them yesterday in my 2013 gold price forecast.
As history has shown, silver moves almost in sync with gold, but exaggerates its movements, both on the up and down sides. That's why I like to think of silver as "gold on steroids".
2013 Silver Price Forecast
For 2013 I think silver, like gold, will set a new all-time nominal price record, likely reaching as high as $54 an ounce.
Despite silver's dependency on gold, it does have some distinct fundamentals, too.
In fact, here are my key drivers for silver prices in 2013:
The Gold/Silver Ratio: Before the financial crisis, the gold/silver ratio was around 50 (meaning an ounce of gold would buy you 50 ounces of silver) and trending downward. In late April last year silver exploded higher, pushing the ratio down below 30.
That was short-lived, as silver's dramatic rise was unsustainable. I had said so at the time. The ratio recently returned to a high level near 60. In 2013, look for the ratio to head back down again, meaning silver will rise faster than gold.
On a long-term basis, I think we'll see this ratio move down closer to 20. So right now, silver is looking rather undervalued relative to gold.
Four More Years of Obama: The President has been very good for silver prices. In fact, he was so good, he helped make silver the best-performing major financial asset during his first term.


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So i recently blew a head gasket in my Celica. we removed the head and replaced the gasket and put everything back together fine, except for the fact that we broke the EGR VSV.
After everything was put back together, we started it and it idles perfectly in park and neutral. revs freely and easily to 5k.
But when we put load on the engine the revs turn sluggish, it has no power at all, hardly gets up a slight hill and won't go over 40km/h.
the dizzy seems fine
The fuel pump is about 5 months old-no issue there
Sparks are strong
170 compression across all 4
5S-FE engine
it seems perfectly fine, revs beautifully when in neutral but as soon as its in reverse or drive it just has no power and wont rev.. any ideas?