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Victoria Beckham is a woman who seems to have it all. She's a singer, a model, fashion designer, and business woman – she's a woman of all trades. So it's no surprise that she's got a ton of fans from around the world (anybody remember the Spice Girls?).
As much as we all want to dress like her, let's face it, not many of us can afford to wear what she wears. Which is why I've put together a selection of designer inspired looks very similar to that of Victoria Beckham's. With these styles, you'll still be able to look just as fabulous with little affect to your bottom dollar.
The posh black collar dress
Victoria is best known for her posh styles featuring collared and pencil dresses. You can get this look for less than $30! To top it off, the quality is pretty good for the price you're paying. The fabric is not too thin but not too overly thick either.
** Keep in mind that when purchasing from this store, your order will take a few weeks to arrive as it is being shipped to you from overseas.
** Also, take special note on measurements as this particular style tends to run a bit small.
Buy this look here.
The color-block fit & flare dress
This fabulous dress accentuates your waist and shoulders. And for less than $50 it can be yours. The quality is actually amazingly good for the price. It fabric isn't thick or ill-stitched by any means.
** Note that this dress tends to run a bit large so if you're very petite you may need to have some alterations done around the waist. Otherwise, I recommend going a size down. Please double check measurements on the website to make sure.
Buy this look here.
The LBD in fit & flare
This dress is a favorite for a lot of people. Its chic and sophisticated and works well for any occasion. Its a true, must have staple for any wardrobe.
The dress features three-quarter length sleeves and a slight square neckline. It's got a bodycon aspect to it and fitted around the waist. The material of this designer inspired dress is a good thick fabric and can be worn on cool summer nights.
The dress at this particular store sells for $60 but is currently on sale!
Buy this look here.
The windowpane belted flare dress
Another great fit & flare worn by Victoria Beckham. This dress features a black and white Windowpane flared bottom, a thick waist belt, and a collared, cap sleeve top. It gives the impression that it's two separates pieces – a button blouse and skirt.
If you're not a fan of the black, this dress also comes in white. This dress currently sells for just over $30. The quality is good for the price. I've actually seen other similar variations of this designer inspired dress go for more than twice the price for the same quality, so this is quite a steal!
Buy this look here.
The collared tweed dress
This dress is a personal favorite of mine. It screams London! The fabric is incredibly good and sells for $60! The dress is easy to put on with a good quality back zipper. The dress also tapers inward a bit to accentuate the waist. Out of all the dresses I've showcased in this post, if I had to choose…this one is a must-have!
Buy this look here.
The bodycon peplum dress
Another favorite of mine. Although not a complete copy, this dress still has several key features of the dress Victoria Beckham wore. The dress features a square neckline, three-quarter length sleeves, a peplum waist, and piped silk fabric.
The material is also great and the price is very affordable! Currently sells for just over $50!
** Please be sure to check the measurements of this dress as it tends to run a bit small. I'd recommend going one size up.
Buy this look here.
Hope you enjoyed this post!
Happy shopping!
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Feisty, Lilli. Bound to Please. (New York: Grand Central, 2009). ISBN – 978044654193.
Main Characters: Ruby Scott and Mark St. Crow
Description from book:
From fantasy to ecstasy
Ruby Scott is a beautiful, quiet event planner who leads an oh-so-respectable life. Yet the things that go on in her secret fantasies are anything but. She has very intention of keeping her hidden desires under wraps – until she meets a gorgeous, hard-muscled man ten years her junior. Mark St. Crow is a gifted, up-and-coming musician who collects erotic art and loves to "play" women as much as his piano. After one night of uninhibited passion, Ruby realizes there's no turning back. But as she surrenders to her deepest needs and lets Mark control every forbidden thrill, her passion for him builds. Can the wild, intoxicating nights they share lead to a love that will last forever?
My Thoughts:
Ruby Scott is an event planner in San Francisco who harbors thoughts of being sexually dominated by a man. She has had some exposure to kink at the hands of her former boyfriend, Ash, who took erotic photographs of Ruby bound. However, using rope to bind Ruby seemed to be the extent of her experience. Now, she fantasizes about a relationship with a true power exchange – at least in the bedroom. Enter Mark St. Crow, a musician who is temporarily in Ruby's home town to possibly record a new album. He manages to accidentally overhear a conversation between Ruby and her friend about her sexual preferences. Additionally, he owns one of the photographs that her ex-boyfriend took of her. The two are immediately attracted to each other. Mark is a dominant. He tells Ruby to be at his show later that evening, and Ruby can't stop herself from going.
Ruby is rather fascinating in her role as a strong female who wants to be submit. She doesn't automatically give in to Mark. I had to laugh at her continued refusal to remove her panties early on in the book. The two, at times, definitely struggle for control. Ruby is very much afraid of letting anyone control her heart, and tries to take back control when she starts to get to involved. After all, her father abandoned his family when Ruby was fairly young. To make things worse, her mother shortly thereafter left as well because she couldn't live without her husband. As a result, Ruby pushes Mark away several times. She can't see him fitting into her life. Yet, neither can really stay away from the other.
On the other hand, Mark is a musician, who lives a fairly nomadic existence. He is on the road constantly and is never lacking for female companionship. He isn't looking for love when he meets Ruby. Yet, Ruby is different and Mark certainly isn't always sure what to make of his feelings for her. He has his own family issues. His parents stayed together, but there seems to be some serious resentment because his mother made his father quit playing music to take a stay-at-home-type job. Also, he is quite a bit younger than Ruby, and believes he has plenty of time to sow his wild oats.
Eventually, Mark must leave San Francisco and return to touring. Ruby pretty much pushes him away before he has to leave in order to try and avoid having to say goodbye – something, she doesn't like to do. Each return to their lives, but have definitely been changed by their relationship. They miss each other, and get back together with the help of one of Mark's bandmates.
I had a wonderful time reading this book. I loved the characters, including Ruby, Mark, Yvette, Meg and Emmett. Meg and Emmett's subplot was a nice addition to the story. But overall, Ruby was my favorite – a surprise tome because most often it is the male character to whom I become attached. But there was an interesting vulnerability to Ruby. At the beginning, she seemed quite confident in her own desires to sexually submit. Yet as the book moved on, I sensed that she wasn't always sure what to make of that aspect of her relationship to Mark. She did have trouble dealing with her submissive desires – possibly because she had some dominant ones as well. Regardless, it was a fun ready journey. This was the first work of Lilli Feisty's that I have read, but I doubt it will be the last.
Read first May 2009

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The main well dressing at Taddington, photograph taken 21st August 2011. A three shot vertical panorama.
This blog allows me to share with you my passion about photography and my images. Some of the images will have been post processed using Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Photoshop Lightroom and some of the plug-ins that I have installed.
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Photographs taken on a visit to the Donington Aero Park on Monday 15th August 2011
Vulcan Bomber Nose Cone
Lighting Nose Cone
Tailplane Humour
Rotor against moody sky
Westland Winch
Datum Point
Westland Rivets
Thursday, 25 August 2011
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Photographs taken in St Mary's Church, Derby on Friday 5th August 2011. Each image has been processed from nine differently exposed images, processed in Photomatix Pro v4 and finished off in Topaz Detail, to give the images a little bit of detail enhancement.
Labels: HDRI, Photomatix, St Mary's Derby
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Photographs taken during a visit to the Great Central railway, Leicestershire. 3rd August 2011.
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Photographs from a walk with members of Derby City Photographic Club, taken during the evening of Monday 1st August 2011.
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Images from the RHS show at Tatton Park 23rd July 2011
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Taste of the North & Old Town Chiang Mai Walk
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Taste of the North & Old Town Chiang Mai Walk
Taste of the North & Old Town Chiang Mai Walk
The Kingdom of Lanna was established some 700 years ago. Since then, its food culture has been slowly developed into what is known as the Northern Thai cuisine today. Join us on the 4 hours cultural walk of the old city of the "new city" A.K.A. "Chiang Mai" that not only let you experience the historical and architectural charms of Chiang Mai but also get you soaked into its gastronomy treasures.
On this not-so-typical tour, we will first start by wandering through the old city's charming old markets to learn specifically about ingredients and spices used for Northern Thai cooking. Then, we will start our way to taste various Northern Thai cuisines prepared some of the best local chefs in town, such as the best Northern sausage, the best Northern curry noodle, and the best Northern chilli dips. Along the way, we will also visit some magnificent temples as you might even have a chance chat with Buddhist monks to learn from them about Buddhism in general and there daily life in particular. By doing this tour early on your visit to Northern Thailand, you will feel more confident to enjoy the tastes and smells this region has to offer.
What's included?
- 6 authentic tasting locations, 10+ delicious Northern Thai food samples (enough for big lunch)
- A hictorical walk in the old city of Chiang Mai
- Afteanoon tea with traditional Thai dessert
- Experienced, friendly and entertaining local guide
- Fun & informative guided walking tour, including visits local landmarks.
- Gratuities is not included but are highly appreciated
What's not included?
- Gratuity (Tips) is not included in price
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Tour takes place rain or shine
- Guests are required to meet with our tour guide at the designated meeting places for all public tours.
- All tours include license English-speaking tour guide.
- This tour is not suitable for vegetarians.
Monday-Saturday from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. (without pick up and drop off).
10.00 am - 2.00 pm
Mon - Sat
Meet: Wat Chiang Man
End: Makka Hotel
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Food Theme:
Best local eats in old town Chiangmai
Booking Condition:
The following cancellation fees apply for Old Town Chiang Mai Food Tour:
- More than 7 days before departure, 10% of your payment
- 2 to 6 days before departure, loss of 50% of your payment
- From 48 hours before the tour starts, loss of all payments made.
- Turning up late to the starting point of the tour for whatever reason is considered a late cancellation and will result in a loss of all payments made.
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If there's a starchitect who is still shining, it's the Baghdad-born, London-based Zaha Hadid, whose firm's profits were up 400% last year. Hadid, 59, who won the Pritz-ker Prize in 2004, has created astonishing projects around the globe–from the BMW Central Building in Germany to the Bridge Pavilion in Zaragoza, Spain. This year, she'll finish the dramatic CMA-CGM Tower, which will be the tallest building in Marseille, France. And she's working on the 17,500-seat Aquatics Center for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, a project that has raised hackles for its cost overruns. Hadid is unrepentant. "In these moments of recession, uplifting the spirit is even more important," she told Britain's Guardian newspaper. "We should learn from things that were done in the past that were done in a hurry." — by Linda Tischler
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Hello all,
We promised to remove all Prairie Dogs from the lot at the corner of Bosque Farms Blvd and North Bosque Loop this year. So it is time to get started.
We have started to have conversations with Prairie Dog Pals and they tentatively have room for our PDs for relocation.
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2. Money to fund the project itself.
This donation button is live.
Please contact Karen at 505 934 8116 if you are interested in participating.
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Brisson, Daniel S. and Usher, Charles L.
Social capital has recently become a guiding theoretical framework for family interventions in low-income neighborhoods. In the context of the Annie E. Casey Foundation's Making Connections initiative, this research uses hierarchical linear modeling to examine how neighborhood characteristics and resident participation affect bonding social capital in low-income neighborhoods. Findings demonstrate that participation, homeownership, and neighborhood stability are associated with bonding social capital. Additionally, significant interactions exist between individual characteristics and neighborhood income on bonding social capital.
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This page contains Transformers! So find all the Mini-Cons, destroy the Allspark, stop the Decepticons, reprogram the stasis pods, defend the Autobots, plant the seeds of the future, process all the energon, activate the Omega Lock, open the Matrix, eliminate even the toughest stains, drink 2 gallons of mercury/lead cocktail and light our darkest hour!
"Thou shalt hark to the words of the Lord Megatron, for holiest they art!"
"We invented the evil robot thing, and Megatron ripped us off, dammit."
"I am HEAVILY disappointed that this article lacks a quote from me, yessssssss."
" Where's Starscream? I need someone as a foot stool."
"Guy with a gun that size is compensating for something."
"Prefers Slick 50 on his Wheaties instead of milk!!"
Phillip "Megatron" Herman Smrinoff Smiff was an Archangel, also called the "Voice of God" until his fall from grace in 1981. The name "Megatron" is shortened from "Mega-Therion" which is greek for Beelzebub. His role was as the Archangelic force of the Sephiroth "Kiefer Sutherland", known as the first Emanation. (See Kabbalah)
When God was putting together His choir of angels, He knew He needed a right hand man. Seeing as Maddox was busy ruining Levar Burton's shit, he chose to create Megatron for this job. Knowing that no one could hear His voice without being incinerated, Megatron was crafted out of the most precious minerals, and given control of the heavens. He rose to the greatest heights of the Divine Council, being christened with the title "Son of the Morning". He also proved rather handy whenever the Smiting of Mortals was required, due to his ability to turn into a handgun, and by virtue of this skill is now the patron saint of the NRA. Megatron is also known as the mythical founder of the Rwandans, a magical fairy race, bred for their skills in karate. Despite some belief to the contrary, Megatron does in fact hold the world record for skiing backwards in a hurricane.
Megatron was indeed powerful, but he craved more. His achievements and splendid performance corrupted him, and he began losing touch with his responsibilities within parliament. He began exceeding in his powers, and started to form a cult amongst his fellow senators to the point of idolatry. Eventually, God called in a concilatory meeting to deliberate the issue with Megatron. The details are sketchy, but it is quite evident that Megatron refused to comply with demotion. He challenged God for dominion over the Universe. God smote Megatron, casting him down to Earth. Turning his back on God, Megatron gathered followers around himself, and formed the Decepticon Confederacy.
He then saw the Death Star, and this orgasmic experience moved him so much, he decided to renounce the name and form given to him by God, calling himself Galvatron instead. He rebuilt himself with the help of an Archangel he had convinced to join him in falling, Starscream. Seeing this, Optimus Prime and a legion of angels known as the Autobots descended to Earth to do battle with Galvatron for the souls of all mankind.
Realizing that the story of Megatron would make a stellar motion picture(with of course, some minor changes) film director Steven Spielberg decided to immortalize the name of Megatron. Of course, his angelic form would not be suitable for film, so Spielburg chose to portray Megatron as a rocket Vespa with the Death Star as a wheel. With his newly created "Transformer", the film was ready to go. Unfortunately, religious fanatics deemed the film blasphemy and performed an historic Crushing the Hell out of it on the original strip, the result of which being that the entire film was lost forever to oblivion.
You can see it now in theatres and bootlegs from Iraq and China.
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We really like CradlePoint's first EVDO router, the CTR350 'Travel Router', and now CradlePoint has given us a new toy to review.
How do you improve upon something that was pretty good in the first place? You add a feature that no other 3G router has made available before: built-in battery power!
The new CradlePoint PHS300 takes everything we really liked in the CTR350 and adds a built-in lithium-ion rechargeable battery to allow a kind of wireless freedom never before available - and it sells for just $179.99 ($159.99 if purchased with Sprint or Verizon EVDO Card with 2 year service).
CradlePoint says that the "PHS" stands for "Personal HotSpot", but we like to think it means "Portable HotSpot" because any hotspot can be 'personal', but only the PHS300 can be more portable than any router we've ever used, 3G or otherwise.
First, we'll talk some about the hardware and then we'll elaborate on some cool ideas we have for this new router.
At 4.9" x 2.9" x 0.6", the PHS300 is about 25% bigger than the CTR350. The extra space makes room in the design for the Lithium-Ion battery.
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A 23-year-old Menlo Park man was arrested Monday night for allegedly impersonating a police officer by using a cellphone application that flashes red and blue light, and then pretending to be a witness, police said.
The victim called police around 11 p.m. while sitting in her boyfriend's car on Campbell Lane when David Endliss reportedly flashed the lights.
Police discovered that Endliss, instead of witnessing the incident, allegedly instigated it.
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This was back about 3 years ago. I came home from work feeling rather groggy, but figured it was just lack of sleep, so crashed out for a while. Couldn`t sleep at all, so got up. Felt rather disgusting, and figured a little alcohol may make me feel better, so downed some cider.
After about half an hour I started burping incessantly, so headed to the kitchen to get some indigestion remedy.
I was sitting on my bed, and started to feel heartily sick, so grabbed the bin, ready to "shout for huey". It was around then I turned into a veritable Mount Vesuvius. If they ever held olympics for vomiting, i`d be a first class contender. Managed to get most of it in the bin, but I was like wide mouthed scatter gun.
For weeks afterwards I found it. On the side of my desk, on my wardrobe etc... I moved over a year ago, and as far as i`m aware, there is still some on the bedroom door, nestling in a corner.
(Turned out it was a bug. Barely eat for a week, and of course, suffered the violent consequences at the OTHER end too.)
- Steve
Early one morning in my A-V closet of an office, I was correcting some catalog pages by telephone, when I recognized the compelling signs of imminent upchuck. Grabbing the waste paper basket, I quickly whispered that a visitor had arrived, and said I would call back shortly. The gastric visitation did arrive only a moment later, but after I had my head strategically hung over the waste basket. A short trip down the hall to wash out my mouth, and splash water on my face, and then I was back on the phone completing the proofing session. Later that day I collapsed with a high fever, and did not return to work for two weeks. The memory of handling business so smoothly while preparing to upchuck sustained me through the ensuing physical and financial miseries.
- Anne Farnsworth, USA
I guess any army has it's fair share of upchuck anecdotes, in fact, I'd go so far as to say that several regular soldiers (or PF's as we'd refer to them in South Africa) would elevate it to national sport level.
This true tale reflects upon the confusion that arises out of having to turn your insides out and spew your guts up, while at the same time prevent a disaster from happening as a result of the galloping squitters. To the sufferer, hell seems like a picnic, but to the onlooker, it is impossible not to see the funny side of it.
During the conflict in Angola, it was necessary for the infantry to perform fairly lengthy foot patrols (up to 15 days at a time and travelling approximately 5 - 30kms per day). In summer, the temperature averages about 45 Celcius in the shade, so a fair amount of water is lost and should therefore be replaced. As there are no water "depots" in the sticks, one must improvise by using waterholes used by wild game etc. Of course the opposing forces knew this and would act in a most unsporting fashion and poison the waterhole with Strychnine or some other foul chemical.
On one such occasion, we arrived at said waterhole complete with empty bottles and raging thirsts. Two of us were "volunteered" by the sarge to fill everybody's bottles while the rest of the platoon kept watch. This was great as I could slake my thirst before filling fifty-odd bottles for the other blokes. Now there's a bit of an art to filling a waterbottle from a waterhole - which I won't go into. Suffice it to say that the process took about half an hour.
By the time the two of us got back to the rest of the platoon, we were feeling decidedly "unwell". The sarge saw we were looking a tad green about the gills and stopped anyone else from drinking the water. Within the hour the blokes were taking bets as to which of us could hurl our guts the furthest. However, it wasn't long after that when the cramps hit. I won't go into the gory details, but it became a tad confusing trying to determine which end to see to first. As our condition worsened, I, for one, couldn't have cared a damn whether the terrorists attacked or not. All I wanted to do was to curl up and die right there. I can imagine what our sarge might have threatened if they'd attacked: "Okay, one false move and these two loaded soldiers could explode at any second. Surrender immediately or I'll aim the worst end at you!"
So there you have it. Not necessarily a noteable place to have hurled by any means, but one that has a funny side imagining a platoon of troops dutifully facing outwards while two blokes were puking and crapping, bare-arsed, in the face of the enemy - definitely above and beyond the call of duty.
- Alan Largue, South Africa
A couple of blokes getting wasted at a pub in aid of a mate's birthday.
After a while, they realise that the birthday boy is not going to be able to drive (despite recently taking several lessons (dig, dig....Ahem!). In any event, they summon a taxi for him (NO they didn't call him a taxi). When it arrives, the birthday boy opens the front door of the taxi and addresses the driver.
"G,day mate.(hic!) Have you got spare room for a six pack and a pizza?"
"Sure", says the cabbie.
"Hhhhhhhhuuuuuueeeeeeeeeeeeyyyyyyyyyyyy", says the birthday boy to the front seat.
Thank you, thank you - I'm so pleased you brought that up......
- Alan Largue, South Africa
It was a beautiful spring day. My sister and I were in Wagga (NSW) for the day. It was about lunchtime, and although I wasn't hungry, I was VERY thirsty. After discovering Pizza Hut sold crap drinks, I went into a kebab place, which was the nearest takeaway store. I discovered a new flavour of Moove (flavoured milk) was sold there: vanilla malt. Great! I bought it. A block or two away, I opened it, and took a huge sip. Imagine drinking vanilla custard mixed with really SOUR cream, with little pieces all through it... Absolutely disgusting. The use-by date was that day, but I reckon it had probably been sitting out in the sun for a while. Anyway, having impeccable manners, I didn't want to spit it out right in the middle of the pavement, so with this stuff still in my mouth I ran up a side street, and vomited all over the rubbish bin when I finally reached one. Fortunately no-one saw me! The taste stayed in my mouth for ages... whenever I think about that incident, my stomach lurches.
- Kim Collins, Australia
While my family hasn't teased me about this in years, it's still embarrassing...
When E.T. came out, I was around 7 or so. A family friend took my brother and I to see it and, the next weekend, mom wanted to go so we all went again.
Being a very popular movie, the ticket line was stretched way out in the parking lot. And being a Baton Rouge, Louisiana summer, it was 100+ degrees F, sunny, and a bit humid to boot.
We all sat together with my mom on the aisle and me right beside her. I made it through the previews fine, even though I complained that I was feeling a bit warm still. Somewhere within the first twenty minutes of the film, I lost it. My mom's friend went to get a theater employee and the next thing we know, the lights are on, the movie has been stopped, and a voice booms over the loudspeaker, "Would the woman with the kid who just threw up please stand up." Everyone stared.
Needless to say, the movie wasn't nearly as good the second time.
(We'll see how long it takes my brother to read this on the web site!)
- Jenny Exelbierd, USA
Here's a vomit story about aeroplanes and eating.
A few years ago I visited south west Tasmania. As it is quite a remote wilderness area we flew from Hobart in a small plane. We spent about 10 days bushwalking in the area and made it to our pickup point for our return flight.
On our last morning everyone scoffed down their breakfasts except for me. I hadn't packed enough food and I didn't have anything eat at all. The plane landed and we all piled in.
We flew along the coast and it was particularly windy. Lots of big waves and low fast moving clouds. The plane was being tossed around a lot. One person started to feel sick and chucked several times into the nearest air sick bag. The revolting sound and stench of this in such a confined space made everyone else feel like having a heave as well.
As we descended the ride got even more bumpy. Everyone in the plane (except for me and the pilot) started getting really air sick. I was handing out those spew bags like there was no tomorrow! Bloooooaaaahhh! Yuk!
We landed without too much more drama. My companions staggered out all white faced and disposed of their over-flowing barf bags. We went to our hotel and after freshening up I headed off by myself to the nearest cafe for some delicious treat. And it stayed down!
Morals of the story:
He who eats last digests longest.
An empty belly in the sky is worth two full bellies on the ground.
- Ralph Blake, Australia
Whilst working in between times as a trainee network techie and HTML programmer I have worked for no less than 14 different bars nightclubs. The average stay has been around 3-4 months.
Now, anyone who expects to hear that I actually worked for my living - well, they're wrong - I was involved in the promotional side of the nightclubs, where in return for inviting my friends to come to the nightclub for free or for a discounted entry fee I would be provided with cash and drink cards based on the number of guests I had brought into the nightclub the week before.
As you can imagine, for the 2 years that I did this, I got quite intoxicated on a fairly regular basis - working for 4 different nightclubs on 4 different nights of the week (Tuesdays - Belief, Thursdays - Lipstick, Fridays - Shine, Saturdays - Pop) and being furnished with between $25 and $150 worth of free drinks on any given night adds up. It's not long before one is able to go out for a night's drinking at 8:00 pm, have consumed 15-20 standard drinks by about midnight, having moved between several bars, and not be very intoxicated. It is also conceivable that on certain occasions one doesn't necessarily use one's drinkcards in the intended manner (buying your guests - and cute girls - drinks) - but drinking them all yourself.
The first notable spew story comes from my 20th birthday, when I was working for the Carousel, in Albert Park, Melbourne. I decided to have a birthday party at the Carousel as we were launching a format of night with a new name (most people don't know the name of the night when the go to a nightclub - they just go to "Redheads" or "Metro", not realising that they are at "Lipstick at the Redhead" or "Pop at the Metro"). With any birthday party, the birthday boy is expected to get rather, well, sh*tfaced. This birthday boy arrived at the Carousel to receive $125 worth of drink cards on the door, his parents arriving two hours later and placing a $50 tab on the bar, his colleagues who do the same work as he does buy him drinks, and the 173 friends that he has invited to this party all want to buy him a drink, it means that come close of the bar, this birthday boy was barely standing.
Anyway, Carousel closed at 2:00am on Friday morning. Not realising that I had two vouchers for free taxi rides in my wallet, I proceeded to wander around to the Redhead (where I had worked previously to Carousel) in order to get cash out from their bar's EFTPOS machine. No sooner do I walk in the door I am given a $50 drinkcard by the head promoter as a birthday present. Upon consumption of said drinkcard and recovery of said cash from the EFT machine, I and my flatmate decided to catch a taxi to a small, out of the way nitespot in Hawthorn which shall remain nameless. Upon using the CASH to pay for the taxi, I proceeded to stumble my way to the front entrance, greeting the bouncers as I usually do and skipping the line at the front. Management decided that I was in desperate need of another $50 worth of drinkcards and yet again, I proceeded to drink my way through them.
I can't honestly say that I can recall the whole night, but one of my rules back then was if I was feeling a little drunk then I would order a "sobering" Kahlua and milk. After six of these, the club closed, and I decided to catch a taxi back to my girlfriends flat (as I had run into her, again, at this destination). I don't remember anything about the taxi ride, however I do remember walking into her flat from the taxi (6:30am on the 17th of January, in Melbourne = BLOODY BRIGHT SUN AND NO SUNGLASSES!!!), attempting to use the toilet, and then running with my pants still unzipped out of the toilet, through the living room, out the front door, across the driveway, to the lowest point in the neighbour's fence, and doing the power-chunder. I'm not talking about any old little chunder, I'm talking 6 foot multi-coloured yawn all over the junk in the backyard!!! This was kinda difficult to disguise... so I left it there, and went to bed. 6 hours later when I regained consciousness (very slowly) I proceeded to the fridge, to find it devoid of all except for cordial and iced water. Grabbing a drink, three panadeines, cigarette and someone elses sunglasses that were on the bench I proceeded outside to try and recall the events of the night. After two drags of my smoke, the smell hit.
It was there a week later. Stale Kahlua and milk, mixed with all forms of beer, champagne, bourbon, post-mix soft drink, cordial, vodka, and other spirits, had fermented on the grass.
She broke up with me two weeks later. The smell at this point was still noticable, but not overbearing, and thankfully no longer in the flat. Just hold your nose as you get out of the car please!!!
- Anonymous, Melbourne
The scene is down on the Hobart docks, New Years Eve (or New Years Morning, as it was by this time). We were standing outside Stoppy's deciding if it was worth attempting to get a taxi. We didn't in the end, and walked all the way up to the foot of Mt. Wellington to her place but that's another story. Anyway, Kelly decided to lean up against a 'No Standing' sign and release an evenings worth of Pale Ale, Tequila Slammers and Cheezels. It was a fairly standard vom, by all accounts. At least, that was according to the guy who wandered over and cast a discerning eye over the steaming heap. "Not bad," he said. "That's mine over there," and he pointed to a slightly larger and more colourful upchuck slowly dribbling down the pub wall. We all strolled over and debated whether his really was of a higher quality.
- Brian Kelty, Australia
Wednesday night, after training. Kelly, Bryce and myself had gone down to Round Midnight for a few quiet ones. We'd only had a couple of beers when Kelly when decidedly green and rushed off to the ladies loo. "Bllleeerrrkkk sploshsploshsplosh" sounds could be heard intermittently for the next couple of minutes. After she'd been in there for about 15 minutes though, we got a bit concerned and went over to the entrance to the toilets and asked if she was okay. "Yeah, I'm fine <hhhyyyeeuuugggh> I'll be out soon." We decided to wait, because she sounded in real distress.
If anyone was been to Round Midnight, they'll know that the entrance to the women's toilet is just outside the door to the club. So there we were, leaning against the wall outside the club when a group of Russian sailors from a recently docked trawler came up the steps. They must have thought we were the bouncers becuase they came up to us brandishing money. Only one of them could speak any English, and all he knew was "We want beers and dirty women. Have Australian and American dollars."
Trying to explain to non-English speaking Soviet sailors that they could go in, it was free and these are the directions to the local sleaze bit, to the accompanyment of <BRRRRrruuuuggghh sploshsplosh coughretchheave haaaccckkk splatsplosh> is something I'll never forget.
- Brian Kelty
This story comes from my undergrad days. Like most undergrads, money was always tight. So when I spotted a poster at uni advertising for guinea pigs for a physiology experiment, it seemed like an easy 20 bucks for an hour or so pushing buttons. Basically the experiment involved taking a sedative, then my reaction time would be tested by me pressing a button as soon as I saw a certain type of image.
The sedative was supposed to be about the equivalent of a 1/4 Valium tablet, but it hit me like a slab of cheap beer. I got extremely woozy, very quickly. After the experiment was over, I was led into a waiting room where they would take my blood pressure, heart rate etc after about half an hour wait. In the meantime, they gave me a microwaved lasagne to eat. All the time, my head is starting to spin more and more. Starting to get the picture?
I was given a lift home after this (about 5 mins drive from uni) and halfway there I could feel the belly begin to violently protest. I thought I could make it inside and lie down before things got ugly. Uh-uh. I stepped through the door into my bedroom, when my stomach gave one massive contraction and in one mighty heave the lasagne came bursting out, all over my white carpet. I'd never had a vomit like it. There was no nasty burning in my throat, or gunge dribbling out my nose, it had come out in just one solid throw, one massive chunck. There weren't even any preliminary tremors.
The best thing was that since the lasagne had only been in my stomach for 20 minutes max, it hadn't been digested at all and was completely recognisable. You could have scraped it up and put on a plate and not known any different. All the bits of pasta were still whole with bits of mince clinging to them. What an image!
- Brian Kelty
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Since 2009, the South African Communication Industries Association (SACIA) has been promoting the adoption of professional standards and ethical business practices within the broadcast communications industry across Southern Africa.
Executive director of SACIA, Kevan Jones has been on this journey since its inception. He talks about it saying, "We'd arrange studio visits, share information and publish research on technology applicable to the broadcast industry. Most of the people involved in that early group are now retired, but Kim Smith from Sasani and George Durant from Red Pepper are both still active as leaders in our Broadcast Industry Council. Of course we've expanded dramatically since those early days but our core vision remains the same: to promote the adoption of professional standards and ethical business practices in the communications industry across Southern Africa."
Jones expands: "Our members are regular participants in some of the big international trade shows and we make sure we host regular events which allow them to share their knowledge and experience," says Jones. "We also deliver regular training in collaboration with some of the world's leading training providers – providing access to members on the trends and technologies shaping the future of the broadcast and AV industry."


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Duncan, OK (PRWEB) March 22, 2016
Celebrating ten years the annual Duncan Automotive Swap Meet on March 25-27th at the Stephens County Fair and Expo Center will have something for every car enthusiast. Conveniently located in Duncan, the heart of the Chisholm Trail, where a strong muscle car and antique car tradition exists, makes this a can't miss event for any gearhead. The Duncan Automotive Swap Meet will bring automobile enthusiasts of all ages to buy, sell and trade with over 500 automobile and vendor booths to the Stephens County Fair & Expo Center on March 24-27th, 2016.
Being held at the Stephens County Fair and Expo Center, a wonderful facility that was expanded in 2014 and now has 140,000 plus square feet under roof and 42 acres of grounds. Sixty five RV hook ups are available on the grounds with a dump station.
The swap meet will utilize all sections of the spacious fairgrounds. The Stephens County Fair & Expo Center has spaces available for both indoor and outdoor booths. Indoor swap meet spaces will be available with concrete flooring and dust-free environment. The Stephens County Fair Exhibit Building will be used for automotive related memorabilia booth spaces. This building is fully climate controlled and over 8200 square feet of space is available for vendors.
For booth rental information please contact Kevin Hammack 580-467-2471 http://www.facebook.com/duncanokswapmeet. Set up day is March 24th, 2016. For general information for Duncan visit http://www.visitduncan.org or call 1-800-782-7167.


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Urban Food Foraging! Yep, it's exactly what it sounds like – foraging foods in the urban areas. As it turns out, there are a lot of edible and medicinal plants that can be foraged by the public in urban areas. Recently, the practice has become so popular that several websites have come out to show you exactly where to get the goods. (1,3)
Falling Fruit
Falling Fruit is a website is a resource for finding food. This is not some kind of grocery store or farmer's markets, but growing foods in public urban areas. While free sources of food that would most likely go to waste, smearing city sidewalks, and rotting in public parks, are now mapped out for your foraging pleasure. (1)
Falling Fruit is a volunteer run non-profit organization and anyone can add a location to your map. Not only do they map it out for you, but also strive to connect with organizations that have overflowing harvests to distribute the abundance to those who need it. (2)
Urban Edibles
Urban Edibles is also a non-profit organization that provides mapping for edible food and medicinal plants, specifically in the Portland, Oregon area. You can search the website based on location, or the type of plant/food you are looking for. With positive plant identification, you can also add new locations where you find wild food growing in the area. Their site also has a section for sharing many information, as well as providing uses and preparations for the many goodies you forage. (3)
Why Foraging is Cool
I can think of several reasons why foraging is starting to become popular. First of all, it's food, it's free, and it's fun! It can be nostalgic for many people as it can bring up many childhood memories of picking apples and berries, as well as making pies with our grandmothers. Another reason why I think it's great is because it's a great outdoor activity that allows you to connect with food. You can also enjoy the changing seasons throughout the year.
There are also things to consider when foraging while living in urban areas. You may not know if the plants have been sprayed with chemicals, either by the city or nearby property owner. If the plants are on the side of a busy road, then it's likely there was some exposure to pollution. It's always safer to double-check the identification of the plant yourself, even when someone claims it's safe. So, proceed with awareness and enjoy the possibilities.
Sources for this article include:
(1) fallingfruit.org – about
(2) fallingfruit.org – sharing
(3) urbanedibles.org
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Lecture 1: The Wigner Formulation of Quantum Mechanics
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In this lecture, Dr. Sellier discusses the Wigner formulation of Quantum Mechanics which is based on the concept of quasi-distributions defined over the phase-space.
For more lectures, please visit the following website: www.nano-archimedes.com
Dr. J.M. Sellier is Associate Professor at IICT, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences.
The video has been recorded and edited by Kristina Kapanova, IICT, BAS.
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This is part of a series of lectures on the Wigner formalism and the Wigner Monte Carlo method based on signed particles. These lectures have been recorded in the academic year 2014/2015 at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS), Institute of Information and Communication Technologies (IICT).
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Jean Michel Sellier, Mihail Nedjalkov, Ivan Dimov, Siegfried Selberherr, A benchmark study of the Wigner Monte Carlo method, Monte Carlo Methods and Applications. 2014.


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Jinli Street is situated in the south
district of Chengdu city, the east to Wuhou Temple
(the most famous Three Kingdoms period (220 -
280) relic in China). It is a place where visitors
can enjoy the delicious Sichuan food and snacks
and the local remarkable folk culture.
Jinli street appeared during the Qing
Dynasty and undergone large renovation and restoration
in 2004. Now it is a popular walking street for
both the locals and visitors.
Old buildings line the street and
housed inside these buildings are tea houses,
stores and hotels. The polish flagstone-paved
road allow visitors to imagine life here long
ago. Wandering into a store at random, visitors
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paintings of celebrities, which provide good shopping
opportunity as well as feast for eyes.
There is a wooden stage which looks
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the street. Classical Sichun Opera are performed
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On the traditional Chinese festivals
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with flowers, which bring a sense of modern to
the ancient street harmoniously.
The snacks here are also very famous.
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Please join us for the day at Oleta River State Park in North Miami Beach. The Park is situated along the scenic Oleta River and Biscayne Bay. At 9 AM, we'll take a 2.5 to 3 hour paddle among the mangrove trails and into the sheltered bay. We hope to see some manatees and dolphins. THIS PADDLE WILL BE SLOW-PACED AND SUITABLE FORBEGINNERS! PADDLING INSTRUCTION WILL BE GIVEN. The park concessionaire rents kayaks, canoes, and paddle boards – or you may bring your own.
Around noon, we'll gather for a lavish burgers, hot dogs, salads, chips, desserts, sodas, etc. picnic lunch at the covered White Ibis pavilion. If you're not a paddler, you're welcome to join us for the lunch only.
After lunch, you can take advantage of the other park activities including mountain bike trails, walking trails, swimming in a sheltered sand beach, and fishing.
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Paddling will start at the Blue Moon Outdoor Center located on the left as you proceed south on the entrance road.
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Dr. Leonard J. "Doc" Siudara, born June 26, 1913 in Detroit, age 94, of Berkley and Beaver Island, died peacefully Saturday, Aug. 4 at William Beaumont Hospital having lived a remarkably full and healthy life.
Until a few months ago, he was independent, driving, shopping, going to Mass, gardening and caring for himself at his longtime home in Berkley. He was thought to be the most senior of Berkley's senior citizens.
Husband of Alexandrine Siudara for 67 years, who died in 2005, brother of Helene Zaremba of Sterling Heights, and brother of the late Joseph and Arthur Siudara. Father of Dr. Jerome "Jerry" (Elizabeth) of Cheboygan, Leonard, "Bud" (Susan) of Troy, Timothy (Elizabeth) of Metamora, Thomas (Patricia) of Sterling Heights, James (Cynthia) of Metamora, and Maribeth Suidara Giliam of Holly, grandfather of Missy, Patrick, Michael, Andy, Chris, Peter, Jaime Beth Priest, Mark, Andrea, Tyler and Tiffany. Great-grandfather of two.
Dr. Suidara personified in every way the storied determination and success of the "greatest generation." He was the eldest son of immigrant parents and was raised on the family farm in Rochester. He was an achiever early on, skipping eighth-grade, entering Rochester High School and earning 14 athletic letters. He was a self-made man whose will to succeed was tempered by the pain of the Great Depression. He was dedicated to his wife, Alex and his six children to whom he passed his personal work ethic.


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Poached Salmon w/ Herbs
Poached Salmon w/ Herbs
14 ounces fresh wild salmon filet (2 small fillets)
2 TBS fresh chives, chopped
2 TBS coconut oil
2 TBS fresh parsley, chopped
2 TBS fresh basil leaves
2 TBS fresh lemon thyme
2 garlic cloves
Pink Himalayan salt and ground pepper
Place each filet onto a foil sheet.
Split all the ingredients in half and place them on each fish filet and close the foil.
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2019 Presidential Race: Atiku Begins Nationwide Tour
FORMER vice-president and leading presidential aspirant, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, will be commencing a consultation and familiarization tour across the country beginning from July 16, 2018 ahead of the presidential primaries of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
The former number two citizen will begin with a scheduled visit to Gombe State on Monday then proceed to Borno State on Tuesday, Taraba on Wednesday and Adamawa on Thursday.
According to a schedule released by the the Director-General of the Atiku Presidential Campaign Organisation and former Governor of Ogun State, Otunba Gbenga Daniel, Alhaji Atiku will commence the South West visitation on Monday, July 30 in Lagos while that of North East will start from Jigawa on August 6th with North West, South East and North Central scheduled for August 7th, August 13th and August 15th respectively.
An official reception in respect of his presidential ambition has been slated for Saturday July 21st in Yola by the Adamawa State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, tagged "Mega Rally"
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) timetable released in January mandates all political parties to conduct party primaries including resolution of disputes arising from the primaries between August 18 and October 7, 2018.
Atiku is expected to battle the former Governor of Jigawa State, Alhaji Sule Lamido; Governor of Gombe State, Alhaji Ibrahim Dankwambo; former Governor of Sokoto State, Alhaji Attahiru Bafarawa; former Governor of Kaduna State, Alhaji Ahmed Markafi; former Minister of Special Duties, Tanimu Turaki SAN; former Governors of Kano State, Malam Ibrahim Shekarau and Rabiu Musa Kwakwanso for the ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party.
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Ultra-portable amplifier and speaker
This system uses on TDA7052 amplifier and one simple Mylar speaker. The aim for this system was to be small and I did not include batteries, It does however run from any battery supply down to 3V. Again, this system is based on the experience I have had with the ever so simple TDA7052 amplifier, more notes are here. The performance is quite impressive considering the size I have made the amp, the dimensions in mm are 83 x 53 x 31.
Above is the picture of the system from the top, at the top, there are only holes cut for the sound of the Mylar speaker to escape from (19 in total) and the screws that hold he lid to the rest of the box.
This picture is a view from the back. You can see the controls on the top (volume and power) and power input on the back (standard 2.1mm power socket). That is all the controls this little amp needs, you can also see the white wire coming out from the box, that ends in a 3.5mm jack plug which is ideal for most sources.
For the power, I built a small battery box which accommodates 3 AA size batteries, these give the 4.5V that the amp ideally needs to be powered from, more voltage means more batteries, and portability becomes an issue then.
This is a view of the amp with the top cover off the box. It is easy to see that most of the room is occupied by the speaker, and that the amplifier PCB is very small indeed. Only 4 components are on the PCB, the volume control, the TDA7052 chip and two capacitors - and that's all that is needed :-)
For something so small, the sound is not bad, although as anyone would expect, there is a limited response across the audio spectrum, but the sound is quite near to the quality of your average clock radio which uses a speaker of a similar or larger size.


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Open letter ?o the president of the USA, the co-chair country of the Minsk Group of OSCE, Mr. Barack Obama
H.E. Mr. Barack Obama
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Gul, to the People's Republic of China Hu Jintao, to the president
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of the House of Lords of the United Kingdom Baroness Caroline
Cox, to the chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel.
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Art Exhibition ending 5th March 2016.
"Below is above"
Caspar Fairhall
Images taken from Caspers website, Copyright applies.
(http://casparfairhall.com/) (http://casparfairhall.com/project/below-is-above-solo-exhibition-at-art-collective-wa/)
This was an artist talk i attended on the 5th March 2016 and an opportunity to look at the artworks.
These paintings were realised after Casper taking an residency up in the Bushland of the northern tip of Australia and a study of his response to the outback geology.
A study by an artist who also loves science. His work is engaging and geometric, he also considers it based in the genre of the Sublime and it does have an aspect of overwhelming the viewer in the larger pieces, such as that featured above "Strata III" 2014.
The colours are based in the iron ore oxide pigments used in the artworks, leading us both visually and through the limited colour palette of geological formations of Australia to that of the rock formations found up in the northern Pilbara region of Western Australia.
They evoke memories of Starships of popular science fiction movies and literature, that is enjoyed by Casper. His journey to the exhibition was one of wonderment of his place in the solar system that also inspired him, before returning back to the child like amazement of the earths rock formations over time, time being an essential part of Caspers work which with space and his love of science and that of einstein, believes in time and space being one in the same, and his M.C.Escher influence can be seen in his paintings where time and space meet and give the illusion of his objects floating in infinite space.
The Paintings are Oil on Linen/marine plywood and his smaller ones are watercolour/Graphits on Arches paper.
Margaret Moore writes a critique on Casper on http://casparfairhall.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Below-is-Above-catalogue-single-pages.pdf
See also : http://gothamstudios.com.au/artists/caspar-fairhall/


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A small and expanding construction company based in Surrey near Guildford are looking to bring on board an Assistant Quantity Surveyor to work on a diverse range of projects including small, complex maintenance jobs, upgrades and refurbishments as well as dynamic, challenging office fit outs.
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The status and nature of labor and employment across the region was one of the underlying causes of the Arab uprisings and remains a major problem today. Long overlooked or discarded as unrealistic before the current transition, the integration of labor markets in a manner that addresses the core ...Read more
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The MENA has long suffered from capital flight for a number of reasons – resource-based economies, corruption, weak governance, economic underdevelopment, political instability, and a less developed financial sector. The Middle East and North Africa region ...Read more
This policy paper by Mahmoud Araissi and Ali Fakih explores the need for institutional (financial, governance, legal) development to enhance the capacity, quality and the competiveness of the manufacturing sector.
The manufacturing sector is the largest contributor to the Gross ...Read more
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With the Islamist Al Nahda party emerging as the dominant power, Tunisia's election results have disappointed secularists. Rather than withdraw in defeat, they ...Read more
This report was written by Mustafa Haid, Jeremy Sarkin, Marwan Maalouf, Mariam Abdullah, Youssef Kanaan, Alia Ahmad, Radwan Ziadeh and Wael Sawah and was published by IWPR.
This handbook for journalists, citizens and activists takes a look at how Syria could deal with issues of ...Read more
This article named "Local Councils: An Opportunity Not to Be Lost" was written by Marwan Maalouf in the report Local Governance Inside Syria - Challenges, Opportunities and Recommendations published by IWPR. This report was written by Ghias Aljundi with ...Read more
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Tunisians have achieved something unique in the Arab world: a sustained popular uprising that ousted a dictator. Despite the appearance of stability and economic reform, President Zine ...Read more
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In early 2011, when popular uprisings began to sweep the Middle East, policymakers and pundits alike presumed the Syrian regime was immune to such ...Read more
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The Syrian social movement has to be conscious of the necessity of establishing a just economy. Strong checks need to be built against the post-war government so that all Syrians understand the ...Read more
This report named Perspectives from Syria - Collection of Essays Two Years into the War contains 10 articles written by Dr. Hassan Abbas, Mazen Azzi, Kholoud al-Zghayar, Omar al-As'ad, Nariman Amer, Adnan Abdelrazzak, Maher Massoud, Bassem ...Read more
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Compare logbook loans
A major effect of bad credit is not being able to easily get a loan when you need one, but as always, there are alternatives, one of those alternatives is a logbook loan.
Compare logbook loans:
- Borrow up to 70% of trade value.
- Vehicle must be less than 10 years old.
- Regular income, MOT, Tax and Insurance required.
- No early settlement fees.
- Cars, Vans and Motorbikes.
- Vehicle must be less than 9 years old.
- Passport required for I.D.
- Vehicle must be less than 8 years old.
- Proof of income required.
- I.D., MOT, Tax and Insurance required.
- No early settlement fees.
- Proof of income and I.D. required
- No payment for the first 60 days.
- Stores across the country.
- No early settlement fees.
How they work
As the name suggests, a logbook loan is a type of loan where you use your car as collateral to secure a loan, although you don't actually hand over your car; the lender simply holds onto your V5 logbook until you've paid off the loan.
The most important thing is that you own the car and have no finance on it, you should also have the V5 logbook in your name and address. The lender will also require other documentation such as the MOT, Insurance and your I.D.
Once you have all this in order, choose a lender and apply.
The next step will vary depending on lender but will include a car inspection; some will come to you, some will ask you to take your car to one of their locations for inspection.
Once everything is worked out, the agreed loan amount will be sent to your bank account and the lender will hold onto your logbook, you keep using your car as normal while you pay off the loan. Once the loan is fully paid off, you can contact the lender to arrange to have your logbook returned to you.
How they compare to other loans
Unsecured loans
Unsecured loans rely on your credit score and other information you provide such as your salary, therefore you might expect them to have a higher interest rate than the collateralised logbook loan, but that's not the case, even bad credit loans are cheaper, with interest rates of around 60% compared to over 300% which is typical of logbook loans .
Another advantage unsecured loans have over logbook loans is that you never have to meet with the lender, applications are completed online or over the phone, making them more convenient for the applicant.
Payday loans
Payday loans are an emergency source of cash when you need it, their advantage is how quickly you can get the money; it can be within an hour.
Compared to logbook loans, a payday loan has fewer requirements, for example, you don't need collateral. In addition you can complete the application online or on the phone.
In terms of interest, the stated interest of a payday loan is higher than that of a logbook loan, for example; 1700% Vs. 300%, but this is has more to do with the way representative interest is calculated and the durations of both loans, the actual cost of credit can be lower on a payday loan. For more see compare payday loans.
Logbook loans are not the best option even for those with bad credit scores, the reason being that despite being secured on a real asset i.e. your car,
the lenders still charge a very high interest.
Also the process of having to go to a branch to present your car and hand in your documentation might be too cumbersome for some people; other loan types allow the entire application process from the comfort of your home.
But if you can't get a loan by other means and can't pay back on short notice, as is required with payday loans, then logbook loans might be right for you.
It is important to remember that you risk losing your car if you fail to repay the loan in full, make sure you ask the lender what would happen if they took possession of your car; it's likely that the car has more value than what you will borrow, ask whether they'll return the difference to you after selling the car and deducting what you owe.


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Back when our furniture refinishing and antiques business was truly "on the road," I used to have a scrolling news page at http://www.secondlooks.biz/ called On the Road with a running account of our activities. When we cut back to do just the refinishing and caning work (after Benny's heart surgery), I took that page down. But now that I have this blog site, and because it's "that time of year (when people write newsletters)," I thought here might be a place to maintain news about our furniture refinishing business. This has certainly been an exciting and historic and, financially, a difficult year for all of us, hasn't it? We have not participated in any shows or had any ebay activity this year, but Benny stays pretty busy refinishing furniture and caning chairs. Here's a picture of a wicker seat from a governess cart that he repaired this summer. Unique!
I also have pictures of a very unusual sofa that he put a cane back in:
2007Keep an eye out for our upcoming ebay sales - kitchen cabinet parts, old porch lamps, a Victorian Clock Shelf, and some great vintage clothing.
We recommend calling or checking the website before you make the trip :)
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(caning, rush, wicker repair - search or scroll down to state of Indiana)
The Fairgrounds are located in Lafayette IN on Teal Road between 18th and 9th street. need directions?
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Lafayette, IN 47905
Janet's Flea Market is located at 305 Sugar St., Veedersburg, IN 47987 (take interstate 74 exit 15 onto U.S. 41and proceed 1/4 mile south to highway 136).
We sold the old steamer trunk, the harvest table with the six rose leaf chairs, the horse hames mirror, the old high back rocker, and numerous other items, like Jeanne's Sweet Annie wreaths.
In early October Jeanne attended an estate sale conducted by Alan Goetz Auctions. She acquired a wonderful drop leaf gate leg harvest table, two additional center leaves and six rose chairs and an old, old chest and vanity in need of repair (shown below). We hope to refinish and restore these for our booth at Countryside Antique Mall. Does anybody know what those semi-circular lids were used for? Jewelry? If so we'd like to hear from you. Thanks! :)
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Second Looks hit the "virtual road" this year and sold several pieces of furniture over eBAY - a mahogany china cabinet to a couple in Illinois, an Eastlake Victorian parlor chair to a physician in New Jersey, and a Sellar's kitchen cabinet and an old Primitive Jelly Cupboard to a designer in Michigan. A set of ladder back cane bottom chairs went to Sweet Water, Alabama. We've also opened an ebay store!
The weather was fair for Lafayette's Feast of the Hunter's Moon, and lots of folks also showed up at the Tippecanoe County Fairgrounds on Sunday, October 6th! This was the Fairgrounds' last outdoor flea market this year, however, they will host a monthly indoor flea market in two buildings from November through April. One of the items we sold at the Fairgrounds this summer was a beautiful old walnut dresser.
The Fairground flea markets take place the first Sunday of each month, 6a-2p.
The Fairgrounds are located in Lafayette IN on Teal Road between 18th and 9th street. need directions?
We showed at the Schuyler Avenue Flea Market at Star Lanes Bowling Alley in Lafayette, Indiana on Sunday, September 8. This was the last flea market of their season.
We sold several pieces at the Klondike Road Flea Market Grand Opening including a very nice old maple splat-back Boston Rocker, August 23-25. This outdoor Flea Market located on 2780A Klondike Road, West, Lafayette, IN, runs every weekend, Sat and Sun 8a-3p during spring and summer.
We're ready for the big time now! After getting our feet wet selling a treadle sewing machine and bedroom set at Lafayette Jefferson High School's famous semi-annual Antique Show athletic fund-raiser, selling a set of six gorgeous pressback chairs on ebay to a lady north of Boston, and trying out the monthly flea market at the Tippecanoe County Fairgrounds, we set up for the 2001 Farm Progress Show which was just down the road from us, and showed at the Rockville Covered Bridge Festival for the first time ever. We also sold a walnut eastlake victorian parlor table at the monthly Monticello flea market (in the armory) and participated in the monthly Flea Market and Antique Show at the Indianapolis Fairgrounds this past February and March!
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