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Sex, Predatory Clergy, and Wicca
A very timely and important topic in our modern practice of Wicca is that of sex and consent. Speaking as a 3rd degree Traditional priestess of the Trad from which Kenny Klein emerged (see my article here), and living in Minnesota, USA where another High Priest from WiCom has recently been accused of bad handling of a required Great Rite in Actual (live sex act) for inclusion in an oathbound Tradition (which was not WiCom itself, to be clear), this subject is very important to me. It is even more important to me as I am a survivor of rape and sexualized violence through domestic abuse in my first marriage.
A few truly excellent articles have already been written on this subject in the fresh wake of the most recent WiCom event, and I do not wish to reinvent the wheel when others have done a fabulous job with this topic. However, I feel inclined to comment on the subject, as I have already established myself as a loudmouth Wiccan priestess. To fail to comment on such a large elephant in the room would be egregious. It is also important, in my opinion, to model constant conversation and inquiry into our own ethical practices for those whom we, as Wiccan teachers, teach, and in conversing, encourage other conversations in an ongoing attempt to ever improve that which we have been given by our predecessors.
I will now repeat myself as I always do, in that I want it made clear that I consider Traditional Wicca to be a thing of the late Victorian period. It is drenched with the conventions and "givens" of the time and place of its birth, which is the first and second quarter of the 20th century in England. This is the when and where from which our esteemed and quirky Gerald Gardner hails. If ever there were a quirky uncle story, this is it. What family is complete without the genius, creepy old guy who fascinates everyone and next to whom we do not want to sit at family dinner? Uncle Gerry is definitely that guy.
My favorite article to date on this subject is by Shauna Aura Knight, a well-known Pagan author and artist (and in my opinion, a very cool person in general), which can be read here. Ms. Knight covers all bases in her article, from consent culture to hetero-normative bias, to homophobia, transphobia, and reproductive body autonomy. The number of steaming piles of crap that this Pandora's Box presents to us is seemingly almost never ending. This isn't just one conversation, in fact. It's many conversations.
The Basics
For those who are new Wiccans or just interested in reading about Paganism but are unexposed to basics about Traditional Wicca, let me break some things down for you.
First, the original form of Wicca, Gardnerian Wicca, was and is a mystery Tradition that was/is oathbound and given in 3 degrees with specific elevation liturgies that do not have much variation in legitimately derived forms of Traditional Wicca to this day. That means that we have the original liturgies and each legit Tradition of Wicca still does stuff and uses words in liturgy that closely adhere to (yet often add to) the writings of Gardner which survive in plenty. It is also known pretty widely that both Gardner and his contemporary, yet much younger competitor, one Alex Sanders (father of Alexandrian Wicca, a very close rip off of Gardner's work with a very suspect origination story, but no less suspect than Gardner's origination story), used a sexual initiation rite in which heterosexual intercourse was engaged in as part of the ritual.
It is my well-educated understanding that, today in the USA, modern Traditional Wicca tends strongly toward the sympathetic magic of using the Chalice and the Athame to represent the Priestess and the Priest engaging in heterosexual intercourse, thereby rendering the Great Rite in Actual (or True Great Rite) all but a relic of the past. HOWEVER, this should also be stated: Some groups still do the Great Rite in Actual, and some groups have an optional Great Rite in Actual. My coven never even offers a Great Rite in Actual for first degree and does offer a voluntary and VERY RARE (as in it hasn't happened yet) Great Rite in Actual for 3rd degree.
I think it is safe to say that many, if not most of us in the modern Craft would not be in it were a Great Rite in Actual REQUIRED for initiation. I certainly would not have been down for that sort of activity as a new postulant, even if single. The same can be said for the practice of worshiping SKYCLAD, or the use of ritual nudity. Many groups do not practice skyclad at all, and instead use ritual robes or street clothing in their rituals. Some groups, like my own, use skyclad ritual in specific instances, but tend toward the use of clothing in general, in ritual.
The Ethical Problems
When I was a young woman, I got hold of a book that led me to believe that I would have to have sex with the High Priest to be initiated into Wicca, and I therefore abandoned by interest in Wicca at that time. It wasn't until my mid-thirties when I found a group who set me straight on how it wasn't a requirement and I could initiate without such an act. That is when I began my studies in earnest. But even though I was able to be trained by a very ethical group (shout out to Ravenstar Coven), I found that certain things in the original form of the Craft, to which I became exposed as I went along in the Degrees, went against basic consent culture. These things are often symbolically "nodded to" in more modernized versions of the Craft liturgies and practices. I learned, for instance, that in the very early days of the Craft in America, it was even done that the postulant was "harvested" from things like metaphysical classes at book stores and generalized Pagan public classes and rituals, and was invited privately to a "special" event that other peers were not to be told of, as they were not specially selected. When the wide-eyed newbie got to the location, they were literally hoodwinked and initiated on the spot, and charged with vowing secrecy. This is every single kind of "Hella NO" scenario that we just simply do not do today. To initiate someone like that with a required Great Rite in Actual would literally be straight up rape, or at the very least, coercion. I had a real conversation with a High Priestess much older than myself, whose name a lot of people would know were I to spell it out here, in which she confirmed that this practice was, indeed, done in the USA in the 60's and 70's and possibly even later. In my own Tradition, we sometimes "surprise" the postulant, who has already requested elevation and been told that the elevation will happen, but doesn't know it's happening that day, as a "nod" to the old ways.
So how do we, the modern stewards of the Craft, ethically proceed when the bones of the religion we possess contain parts that can be easily be used to coerce or violate our students? Sure, we can use a symbolic Great Rite, and we do that. But there are other issues at stake here. I have had at least one student who had to forego even considering initiation because we, in my coven, do our initiations skyclad, and her husband was absolutely not OK with that. Is it ethically acceptable that we require our students to keep such information from their significant others? Some groups do this.
When we have oathbound information, how can we also have the element of surprise, which is such a big part of how Traditional Wicca is disseminated, without violating the consent of our students? I can think of several examples right off the top of my head in which the first and second degree "bare bones" liturgies that all legit Traditions of Wicca have, violate the "informed consent" of the postulant, requiring the person to engage in actions that he/she/they didn't see coming and with which the person might have an ethical problem if told about beforehand. I've never seen a person stop their elevation and refuse to complete the required tasks, but then, that doesn't mean that coercion wasn't at least a possibility, because peer pressure is a very compelling thing. After all, EVERY PERSON at your elevation did the very same things, and they are all now staring at you intently, expecting the same of you, in order to become "one of THEM," the elite, the possessors of Arcane Knowledge, swirling with the Mysts of Tyme and all that happy horseshit. Who is the lowly postulant to REFUSE the HONOR of becoming one of the few, the proud, the INITIATES and High Priests of the Craft of the Wicce? I mean, come on. The student worked their arse off to get to this place. They're certainly not gonna wreck it now, are they? It's something about which to think.
Homo-and Trans-phobia, and Body Autonomy
The above-mentioned issues don't even touch on the hetero-normative bias that is inherent in Traditional Wicca, which, as I have said, comes directly out of the late Victorian period, when it was really thought that heterosexuality was the only "normal" way to do the sexy thing. We now know, of course, that this is hogwash. Can we really expect that our gay and bi and pan and ace students just accept that penis-in-vagina sex is the end all and be all of Divine Creation? Many of us in the modern Craft are saying NO to that. If a female bodied male (a trans man) comes to my coven and wants to be trained, I'm training that person as a Priest. But when it comes time to offer a Great Rite in Actual option, how would that even work? Is gay sex really less holy that straight sex, even given that straight P-in-V sex produces babies?
In Shauna Aura Knight's article, linked above, she touches on the nitty gritty of the Great Rite in Actual, in which she asks questions like, in the Rite, whose orgasm signifies the end of the Rite? Is a Priest with erectile dysfunction then barred from Priesthood? Is a Priest or a Priestess who has a uterus expected not to use birth control during a Great Rite in Actual, because Wicca is a Fertility Cult? Is that person expected to carry a resulting pregnancy to term and care for the child? There are SOOOO many questions of ethical nature here. Should we really stipulate such things and risk losing highly talented and dedicated clergy because they do not consent to such wild requirements? My group doesn't offer Great Rite in Actual for initiation, so we sidestep a lot of these problems, but there are still the issues of consent within other liturgical acts that exist in the first and second degree rites. I cannot speak freely of those here, but trust me, those who have undergone those rituals know the things of which I speak. Informed consent is not really practical in these situations. Does this mean that the Craft is, of itself, anti-consent? In some ways, this could be convincingly argued.
What Do We Do Now?
In my group, I choose, as the High Priestess, to disclose certain things in advance of rituals that I know contain actions and expectations that might require informed consent, to the degree that I can. I feel that this is in alignment with my personal morals and values. There ARE things that I do not divulge, however, for fear of wrecking the postulant's experience of their elevation. This is a personal quandary that I face as a group leader. Each person who teaches must make these decisions, with the understanding that we can be held accountable for harming our students. The WiCom priest chose not to divulge a required Great Rite in Actual to his students before swearing them to secrecy. This was eventually a big problem for him. While we mostly choose not to judge those who choose to do sexual initiations as being "immoral" or "unethical," as we are "sex positive" in Wicca, we MUST ask the hard questions of ourselves. To what degree are we, the stewards of mystery Traditions, required to modernize our practices to fit what we now understand as vital autonomy and consent issues? To what degree should we hold ourselves and our organizations responsible for aiding and shielding predatory behavior, as in the case of Kenny Klein and others like him?
Here are some suggestions to ponder, to discuss, and to consider. None of these are things that I think MUST be done, but I submit them to you for your consideration:
- Shall we include in our by-laws the definitions of things like "informed consent" and the line between holding true to oathbound teachings and coercion?
- Shall we have written contracts for students to sign, much like modern medical practices, which state that they have been given, have read, and have understood documents that disclose the use of oathbound behaviors and certain liturgical practices?
- Shall we, like my group does, augment our liturgical practices to include symbolic, instead of actual ritual acts that might violate consent in certain instances?
- Shall we offer non-heteronormative alternatives for non-heterosexual and differently gendered students?
- Shall we have pre-formed laws designed to deal with sexually inappropriate teachers (I think we should)?
- Shall we include in our teachings actual classes on consent culture (I think we should)?
- Should we revisit the "Olde Laws" concept of not ever involving the police or non-Craft authorities when a crime is committed in our covens (I think we should)?
Going Forward
These things are clearly a series of ongoing discussions. We MUST continually debate and discuss things like what constitutes sex positivity, and how do we incorporate consent culture into our practices. We MUST figure out ways that allow us to continue to practice without shielding, aiding, and supporting predatory priests and priestesses. We MUST be diligent in sussing out ways to create the Craft in a modern, respectful iteration that will continue to serve the future generations of Wiccans while not losing the writings and practices of the past, even if that means relegating them to symbolic formats in some cases.
This is the future of the Craft, and we are its stewards. No one ever said being a witch was going to be easy.
May the Gods Preserve the Craft


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Playtime is, in the overstated words of its usually taciturn filmmaker Jacques Tati, "probably the smallest script ever to be made in 70 millimeter." Maybe these are the words of a man still feeling the financial sting of a flaming, career-halting box office wreck (Tati, noted control freak, ended up losing the rights to all his films in the aftermath), but there's still a ring of truth in what he says. Scripts are tools used by filmmakers to guide viewers through narratives, to show them which people they should pay attention to, which storylines they will eventually watch unspool, which characters will reach their change of heart through plot-driven catharses. Playtime is a cinematic epic that's also totally (for some unnervingly) unmoored from the safety of narrative guidelines. Just as the people inhabiting his ultra-modern approximation of Paris gradually learn to circumvent the right-angled jungle of contemporary urban architecture, Tati's film weans willing viewers from their fixations with linear, structured movie storytelling.
Which isn't to say Playtime is a comedy without punchlines. On the contrary, it probably contains more gags per shot than any movie this side of Airplane! Many of them are simultaneous. As Monsieur Hulot (Tati) and a group of American tourists repeatedly cross paths in Paris during a single 24-hour period, Tati consistently keeps his 70mm camera beyond arm's length and clutters his soundtrack with random and overlapping snatches of dialogue, musique concrète, and gonzo sound effects. (Tati's modern buildings tend to say very little visually, but prove quite flatulent aurally.)
The movie's first half seems unusually sterile for a comedy, which is only natural. It's not until the movie's second hour when, vis-à-vis a showstopping sequence in a just-opened restaurant and nightclub, Tati's proto-Sims begin to live outside the boxes. As the characters tear apart an already fragile interior, Playtime lifts off. You can call it a valiant attempt at representational democracy or you can call it cinema's closest brush with the joy of people-watching. Either way, Tati gives a radical amount of control over to his viewers, which is one reason he chose to keep his popular Hulot character in the background, if not totally absent, much of the time. So even if each of Playtime's viewers—and, for that matter, each of its reviewers—ultimately comes up with similar meta-tags about the movie, you can be sure each person will also see something that just about everyone else missed. (It took me four or five viewings before I even noticed a stuffy restaurant manager marking the rim of a bottle of brandy with soot to see which of his staff members has been sneaking swigs.)
Sure, Tati's script may have been small, but there's such depth of content in each setup. It didn't come easy: Tati spent three years putting the movie together (the centerpiece restaurant sequence alone took nearly two months to shoot), built an entire mini-city, painstakingly demonstrated to each extra (or maybe that should be "inhabitant") their movements and gestures, re-shot sequences over seemingly inconsequential structural quibbles, and drove the budget up over six times its initial projected cost. With Playtime, Tati made one of the most fully inhabitable films ever. Ironically, it cost Tati his own house.
As great as this Blu-ray of Playtime looks (it all but buries the DVD remaster Criterion released three years ago), I can't help but agree with Philadelphia City Paper critic Sam Adams when he suggests no home video presentation of the film will ever do it justice. Those 1080p lines of resolution can only do so much, but I hasten to add that they do indeed do much. Whereas Criterion's first DVD version of the film had a muddy, often greenish tint, the Blu-ray is beautifully balanced. The first half of the film is abundantly silver-toned, and the latter half is remarkably subdued. This is the first time in all my viewings that the nightclub actually looked like a nightclub, instead of a fluorescent cafeteria. The sound mix, even presented in uncompressed stereo, sounds a little bit tight in comparison.
The Blu-ray carries over everything that was available on the second edition Criterion DVD, adding nothing new at all. Granted, that means it still carries Cours du Soir, Jacques Tati's delightful short film which was presumably made to offset a fraction of the costs of Playtime (since it makes fleeting, somewhat gratuitous use of the film's movable skyscraper sets). The 30-minute feature is essentially a demonstration of Tati's consummate skill as a pantomime artist, as he shows to an underachieving class how to mimic new smokers' first puffs, the art of fly fishing, the many ways to ride horseback, and how to trip oneself up in three or fewer steps. Everything else on the disc is more explicitly in service of unpacking the Playtime legacy. Monty Python's Terry Jones enthuses about his first time seeing the movie and marveling at its 70mm splendor. Critic Philip Kemp offers about 45 minutes' worth of selected scene commentary. Tati's career as both a director and the beloved M. Hulot both get dutifully covered in short documentaries, and Tati himself is heard in an archival audio interview. The only extra feature I'd have loved to see is a fully annotated dissection of the filming schedules and budgets.
Jacques Tati's glorious film folly inches that much closer to the 70mm ideal in Criterion's new Blu-ray.

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The university is all abuzz today after last night's local TV news story about the Miss USE beauty contest that the Students Union is running. The Vice Chancellor, Victor Crispin, said that of course he couldn't and wouldn't interfere with Student Union matters, but he urged the Student Union officers to remember the diverse backgrounds and cultures of USE students, with many students coming here from countries where the notion of young women parading about with little in the way of clothing was not just distasteful but abhorrent.
Professor Ruth Russell from the English Department was interviewed and she said that the young women who were taking part were betraying the Feminist Movement. She asked them to consider the struggle for women's rights that was still not over. But Pippa Johnston, who is one of the people involved in organising the Miss USE competition, said that the whole thing was empowering for women, not degrading. Johnston, who is apparently also quite well know internationally for her involvement with Femen, a worldwide movement against patriarchy, said that women's bodies were their own and that they were entitled to exploit their physical features as well as their intellectual ones. She said that she was proud that naked and semi-naked women were not just there on the cover of Playboy and similar magazines. "After all, she said, "it is not as if we are prostitutes".
Chatting with some of my students I got a slightly different take. One of them said that he had never seen the Student Union so full as it was on the night of the first elimination event from which the ten finalists were selected. And it would be even more packed next Thursday for the Final. The Student Union must be making a huge amount of money from the entrance fees and the bar profits. One of my female tutees said she had no problem with the event, although she wouldn't want to take part herself. She also said why couldn't there be a male equivalent event called perhaps Mister USE. There were some very fit young men at USE and it would be great to see them with their shirts off! Another added that most weekends you could see female students going along to the Carnage events with not much more clothing than the Miss USE contestants would be wearing.
Now I think of it I do remember coming across a bunch of half-dressed and fully drunk young students on the streets of the city when I was going home from the theatre and being really shocked at their behaviour. No wonder they couldn't get up in time to come to classes the next day.


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Krakow has a lot to show you when visiting, here are our favourite sight seeing attractions. The things listed below are mostly the classic tourist attractions (old buildings, churches etc). Check out our main Krakow Travel Itinerary page for more ideas (including more adrenaline inducing activities) for you!
The things to see are listed in the order, assuming you start in the main market square.
Start off in Floriańska Street
Floriańska Street (which starts at one corner of the main market square) is a tourist hotspot, but check it out! Walk all the way down it (away from the main square), and you will see the next item on the list:
St. Florian's Gate
Check out the area near St. Florian's Gate. If the weather is nice you should see some unique paintings for sale next to it (see photo on left). See full details here
St. Mary's Basilica and the Main Square
Now head back down Floriańska Street back to the main market square and check out the huge St. Mary's Church. You can go inside, and also every hour (on the hour) a trumpet player can be heard and seen in one of the towers. See full details here
Go to the middle of the market square
Now head back down Floriańska Street back to the main market square and check out the huge St. Mary's Church. You can go inside, and also every hour (on the hour) a trumpet player can be heard and seen in one of the towers. See full details here
Check out the Cloth Hall
In the middle of the main square is the medieval cloth hall. Go in there, get some souvenirs! After you check that out you could grab a beer (get a Tyskie!) on one of the many restaurants with outdoors seating that line the main square. There is a cool museum you check check out under the cloth hall with lots of detail on the history of Krakow (see details on the Rynek Underground Museum here).
Walk down Grodzka Street and Check Out The Impressive Saints Peter and Paul Church
If you came out of Floriańska Street and walked straight past St. Marys Church (and past the Hard Rock Cafe) you would walk to Grodzka Street. As you walk down this street you will go past the Saints Peter and Paul Church, which was build between 1597-1619. In terms of seating capacity it is the largest of the historic churches in Krakow.
Carry on walking down Grodzka Street and check out the castle
When you get to the end of Grodzka Street (it might take a few minutes) you will eventually get see the Wawel Castle. Go to it and see it. You can also see the Wawel Cathedral (it is inside the castle grounds). Entering the castle is free, but you have to pay for the cathedral.


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The new German government elected in next month's general elections is likely to implement significant reforms to or replace the renewable energy act (EEG) within the next four years, extend support for combined heat and power (CHP) generation and pave the way for the electrification of the transport and heating sectors.
The future of Germany's lignite and coal-fired plants is less certain as only a coalition government including the Green Party is likely to result in any significant and rapid legally mandated closures while other parties would seek different approaches to meeting the country's ambition greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction targets for 2020 and beyond.
The present government, a coalition between Chancellor Angela Merkel's CDU/CSU union and the SPD party, in 2013-17 passed the most wide ranging power market reform package since market liberalisation in the late 1990s, and decided against the introduction of a capacity market and in favour of several reserve solutions to ensure grid stability and security of supply. Other energy policy milestones included reforms to the EEG which introduced auctions for new renewable installations and reforms to the CHP law which geared subsidies towards gas-fired units and introduced auctions for new units with a capacity of 1-50MW.
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Accademia della Cucina organised an Italian dinner on 21 March prepared by a creative chef, Chef Cosimo Taddei of Dine Art , using surplus food ingredient collected by Foodlink. Foodlink are grateful to be chosen as beneficiary of this event.
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2017 Bushrangers MTB Club AGM Summary
The Maroochy Botanical Gardens was beautiful as always and it's always a great place to have meetings. The rain held off but the humidity still came to the party but despite the mugginess the meeting was well attended and went pretty well (considering the dodgy secretary didn't know what he had to do). Ben, Susie and Craig let us all know what was happening with the club, GoGirls and the money and there were some good ideas introduced by the members that are going to be researched then instigated ASAP.
We've filled the 10 positions for the upcoming coaching clinic so we can have some more MTBA qualified coaches in our ranks. I'll also look into getting group rates for first aid certificates so I'll let everyone know about that (just in case Carol crashes again).
Congrats to John Searston who won the $250 bike fit prize donated by Peter at Masterfit.
I've emailed all the members a copy of the 2016/2017 Annual Report and the draft of the meeting's minutes. If you didn't get it let me know and I'll sort it out.
Big thanks to all the people who gave us letters of support and to the Sunshine Coast Council, QPWS, Dept of Sport and Recreation, Office of Liquor and Gaming Regulation Community Benefit Fund, Councillor Steve Robinson and Peter Wellington MP.
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Liberal Late Season Waterfowl Hunting Frameworks Proposed
Friday, 08/01/2014
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed liberal hunting season lengths and bag limits for the upcoming 2014-2015 late waterfowl seasons. Duck hunting season lengths of 60 days were proposed for the Atlantic and Mississippi Flyways, with 74 days for the Central Flyway (with an additional 23 days in the High Plains areas) and 107 days for the Pacific Flyway.
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Do not waste opportunity to strengthen your War Thunder arsenal with premium vehicles, which you can get for a discounted price.
22 February 2017
We remind you that the February brought to us a new assortment in the war bonds shop, and you are still able to get enough Warbonds to purchase the most valuable specimens of rare premium vehicles!
7 February 2017
We are pleased to present to you an updated assortment in the war bonds shop in February. Complete Battle Tasks and earn War Bonds by simply playing War Thunder and exchange it for many valuable prizes including premium vehicles!
31 January 2017
Another month comes to a close as well as the end of the year. As War Thunder pilots and tankers are already participating in various winter holidays activities and events, we couldn't forget some new items in the Warbonds shop! January will bring completely new vehicles, that have never been available in the warbonds shop before.
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The soundtrack for War Thunder Naval Forces is released and you can purchase it in iTunes, Amazon and the GooglePlay stores.
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Pilots and Tankers, we now have new offers for you in the updated "Warbonds" shop. The beginning of the new month will bring you access to new premium vehicles which will be available for the completion of battle tasks.
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Take advantage of special Black Friday offer from November 24th 15:00 GMT till November 28th 09:00 GMT.
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The soundtrack for War Thunder Naval Forces will be released on the 1st of December and you can pre-order it in iTunes, Amazon and the GooglePlay stores.
4 November 2016
War Thunder has reached its 4th Birthday! We are celebrating not only with interesting events, but throughout November, unique premium vehicles will be available in the Warbonds shop will delight even the most experienced players.
31 October 2016
Pilots and tankers, we now have new offers for you in the renewed "Warbonds" shop. The beginning of the new month will give you access to new premium vehicles which will be available for the completion of battle tasks.
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Don't miss your chance to buy naval packs at 30% discount until August 22nd and get your pre-order bonuses!
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i suggest do it by private message also so that the location or time and date is not available publicly and you get people you dont want showing up (or people you cant trust)
yeah sure that will be great idea. Lets see how many people in Abu Dhabu cause i lived here. Hope so we can meet good friends.
I don't think this is the right platform to date - there are lot of dating apps and websites which you can use without disclosing any locations that might invite cops to do a group arrest .
basically I used some application to have dates but it's different when your looking for a society that accepts you and of course every details should be classified. Never to leak some information especially here.
Hey, I live in Dubai.. and for sure looking to make some new friends in this desert !
me too live in this desert, pretty new on this site.. wud u care to connect?
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Consider the mighty countertop. You may not have the cash to plunk down for a whole new suite of chef-quality appliances or a wholesale kitchen remodel, but you can still transform the look of your kitchen quickly and inexpensively by just replacing your countertops. As much as dingy, timeworn counters bring a kitchen design down, the right new countertop totally revitalizes the room. Counters are also valuable real estate in the kitchen, serving as crucial prep areas. Fortunately, some of the most beautiful are also some of the most eco-friendly choices. That's because a whole slew of eye-catching countertops are made from different recycled materials.
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Some of the most popular recycled countertops are made from glass. Vetrazzo (www.vetrazzo.com) is touted as the "original glass countertop", with products crafted from any amazing variety of 100-percent recycled glass. Including waste from broken stoplight lenses to recycled beer bottles, the colors and styles available reflect this diversity; every color of the rainbow is represented in the product mix, as well as color blends. The look of any particular counter is unique, because the size and shape of the glass pieces differ counter to counter. IceStone (www.icestone.biz) crafts counter slabs from 100-percent recycled glass, portland cement and pigment. The appearance of an IceStone surface is more regimented than a Vetrazzo surface; the glass pieces appear to be a more uniform size and the appearance of background binder is more dominant. Most recycled glass surfaces are fairly pricey, and are best installed by certified professionals.
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Several manufacturers recycle stone waste in their products. Lithistone (www.lithistone.net) is one of the most prominent manufacturers, using a natural inert binder to hold together sand, pieces of quarry stone, and other recycled materials. Their countertops look much like a solid-surface product.
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Pepper Vodka, our second product on the market, has officially launched! Currently only available at our tasting room, but soon to be distributed throughout the Greater New Orleans, Louisiana area.
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Stay in the Heart of San Sebastian
This property is a 5-minute walk from the beach. This 5-star hotel is located opposite San Sebastian's Victoria Eugenia Theatre, with views over the Cantabrian Sea and Urumea River. Dating from 1912, María Cristina Hotel offers elegant rooms with free WiFi.
The air-conditioned rooms include flat-screen satellite TV. Their marble bathroom comes with a separate bath and rain-effect shower, double sink, bathrobe and slippers.
The Easo Restaurant serves a daily buffet breakfast. The DRY Martini Bar serves local pintxos tapas and a range of drinks.
Michelin Star French Chef Hélène Darroze will run a pop-up restaurant in the hotel from June to October. She will offer lunch and dinner menus, her vision of Basque pintxos, and her signature dishes.
Hotel Maria Cristina has hosted movie stars including Woody Allen and Elizabeth Taylor during the San Sebastián Film Festival, held every September.
The Kursaal Convention Centre is around 300 m away. San Sebastián's Old Town is around 400 m from María Cristina Hotel.
This is our guests' favorite part of San Sebastian, according to independent reviews.
This property is also rated for the best value in San Sebastian! Guests are getting more for their money when compared to other properties in this city.
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Cancellation/prepaymentCancellation and prepayment policies vary according to room type. Please enter the dates of your stay and check what conditions apply to your preferred room.
Children and Extra BedsAll children are welcome.
Free! One child under 2 years stays free of charge when using existing beds.
Free! One child under 2 years stays free of charge in a crib.One child from 2 to 12 years is charged EUR 55 per person per night in an extra bed.
The maximum number of extra beds/cribs in a room is 1.
Any type of extra bed or crib is upon request and needs to be confirmed by management.
Additional fees are not calculated automatically in the total cost and will have to be paid for separately during your stay.
PetsPets are allowed on request. Charges may apply.
When booking more than 9 rooms, different policies and additional supplements may apply.
Prices for upcoming dates start at US$191
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A quick drop in at Dorman's Pool and Rec Pond, with Smew noted on the latter.
Next stop Seal Sands, although no Avocets or LRP just yet, although the odd Avocet has been seen this week. Quite quiet from the hide with the high tide. GC Grebe, no BN Grebe here. The hide was shared with the Laplanders, Mick and Sylvia Brennan and together we enjoyed three Short-eared Owls and a weasel. You can see some great photos of the owls by visiting their blog here:
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A quick second visit to Rec Pond allowed me to connect with the BN Grebe and also get more close views of a hunting Kestrel, albeit with the sun in my eyes. Oh, and another SEO!


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Road to Success….. Still on it !
I wandered off a little last week and failed to do my bloging as planned. It was for a good reason, but as my friend and mentor always remind me "all excuses are equal, as they all keep you from doing what it is you should be doing." So to keep my commitment to myself this week, I acted immediately well ahead of time and I chosen a word from my little pan and what do you know, the word is: "persistence"! No way around it. I did write about persistence in the past as it is the key to any goal ones wishes to achieve.
I share a few things I have learned along the way as I struggle to be persistent and overcome procrastination and self doubt.
1) It gets easier each time you do it and becomes more natural.
2) It becomes less of a task and more fun
3) You get rewarded for taking action emotionally and physically. Let me say thanks to all the new followers and for the likes. In time I look forward to more comments also.
I end with a few quotes from Brian Tracy:
"Resolve in advance to persist until you succeed, no matter what the difficulty"
"Your most valuable asset can be your willingness to persist longer than anyone else"
"Never consider the possibility of failure; as long as you persist, you will succeed"
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Contract £30 per hour (Some flexibility on this for the rights applicants)
Minimum 3 month contract available
The company are a leading engineering business in the midlands. They provide engineering design, project management, technical consulting and safety compliance services to manufacturing companies across the Food/FMCG/Beverage/Process/pharmaceutical markets
About The Role
As an Architectural or Structural CAD Technician, you will be part of the Building and Civils team and will be required to develop ACAD 2D drawings from concepts through to Detailed Design "For Construction".
Required to be able to undertake some/all of the following CAD tasks;
Hygienic design for Food / Beverage / Pharmaceutical facilities
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Generation of concept scheme GA Plans including spatial, vehicle, people and materials movements planning
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OAK BROOK, IL--(Marketwire - 02/16/11) - Opportunity International's Young Ambassadors for Opportunity, a national network of passionate, globally-minded young professionals dedicated to providing economic opportunities for people living in chronic poverty, is sponsoring "Jump for Opportunity." This fundraising event is scheduled to take place on Sat., Feb. 19 at the Skydive Space Center in Titusville, Fla.What:
Jump for OpportunityWhen:
Feb. 19, 2011 starting at 9:45 a.m. (ET). More details are available at the event Website.Who:
A group of nearly two dozen entrepreneurs and young professionals who are willing to face their fears while raising money to end global poverty.Participants in "Jump for Opportunity" include Michael Simmons, a young, award-winning serial entrepreneur, bestselling author of The Student Success Manifesto and co-owner of the Extreme Entrepreneurship Tour; Arel Moodie, recognized by New York Times and USA Today as a "Top Generation Y Entrepreneur," bestselling author of Your Starting Point for Student Success, and co-owner of Extreme Entrepreneurship Tour; Sarah Green, Director of Events for Extreme Entrepreneurship Education, LLC.; Liesel Pritzer, co-founder of Young Ambassadors for Opportunity, Managing Director of IML Group, LLC, a family-owned investment firm, and Vice President and Director of Programming for the IDP Foundation, Inc., which is committed to supporting programs that are devoted to improving the quality of life for people and organizations in need; Bill Morgenstern, CEO of Opportunity International; Jennifer Mitrenga, Senior Vice President for Outreach and New Initiatives for Opportunity International; Ryan Allis, a technology and social entrepreneur who co-founded iContact, a leading e-mail marketing company; Jannalee Anderson, Director of Philanthropy, National Office, Opportunity International Canada; Abbi Antablin, a resident of Houston, Tex., and staff member for Young Lives, Young Life's urban ministry for pregnant and parenting teens; Ann Donnelly, Director of Alumni Relations at Ohio Northern University; Catherine Duclos, YAO Coordinator for Opportunity International Canada; Jason Duff, Founder and CEO of Community Storage & Properties, Ltd., and COMSTOR Outdoor, Ltd. of Huntsville, Ohio; Doug Fath, a nationally acclaimed real estate entrepreneur based in the Philadelphia region; Yolanda Febles, a Syracuse, New York-based certified health coach and group fitness instructor licensed in Zumba, and founder of a Website that helps women make healthy choices; Bert Gervais, a.k.a. "The Mentor Guy" and national best-selling author of Who is Your Top Hive? Your Guide to Finding your Success Mentors; Ted Gonder, a University of Chicago student and co-founder of Moneythink.org, an organization dedicated to teaching financial literacy and entrepreneurship to urban youth; Ross Hamiton, CEO of Wilmington, NC-based Connected Investors, a social network for real estate investing; Travis Kiefer, Stanford University Student and Executive Director of Gumball Capital, a social enterprise that engages students with entrepreneurship in the pursuit of ending poverty; Raj Lahoti, CEO and Co-Founder, OnlineGuru.com, a Web development firm; Trevor Mauch, Chief Entrepreneurial Officer of Mach One Media an online media and publishing company, and Co-Founder of Automize, a software development venture focused on helping entrepreneurs Automate, Systemize, and Optimize their businesses and lifestyles; Chas Morgenstern, a Raleigh, NC-based analyst who works in the healthcare practice of Huron Consulting Group; Robert Nicholson, Executive Director, The Nicholson Center, a non-profit organization in Warren, Ohio that provides employment and training for adults with developmental disabilities or special needs in Trumbull County; Lance Scarborough, assistant administrator for Affiliated Dermatology in Dublin, Ohio; Jeremy Sloan, Operations Manager for Ohio Ready Mix, Inc. in Huntsville, Ohio; Ashley Sloan, teacher at Hilliker Y Child Development Center and facilitator for the YMCA's Safehaven middle school program in Huntsville, Ohio; and, Brian Zackrocki, a resident of New York City.Why:
Participants in "Jump for Opportunity" will be raising money to help fund the
financial programs and services that Opportunity International provides to the working poor in Tanzania.Tanzania is one of the poorest countries in the world with approximately 90 percent of Tanzanians living on less than $2 per day, and 60 percent living on less than $1 per day. One out of every three Tanzanians is self-employed, yet less than five percent of the population has access to formal banking and financial services. Recognizing this great need, Opportunity International is building a bank, and since 2008, has doubled its outreach in Tanzania. The organization is currently in the process of converting into a deposit-taking institution.Contributors to "Jump for Opportunity" will be helping to expand access to financial services so that more people in Tanzania will be able to secure their savings, borrow capital for their businesses, receive training to develop professional and life skills, and purchase insurance to protect their assets. With their help, Opportunity International can empower people to work their way out of chronic poverty, to transform their lives, their children's futures and their communities.Where:
Skydive Space Center
476 N. Williams Dr.
Titusville, Fla. 32796Information:
For more information on the event, please visit the Jump for Opportunity Website at www.jumpforopportunity.com.About Opportunity InternationalOpportunity International provides access to savings accounts, small business loans, insurance and training to over two million people working their way out of poverty in the developing world. Clients in more than 20 countries use these financial services to start or expand a business, provide for their families, create jobs for their neighbors and build a safety net for the future. For more information, visit www.opportunity.org.
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Every horror story begins with a villain… this knock off nightmare comes from a seller at dhgate.com. The victim of this Nightmare purchased a wedding dress that was promised to look just as the picture. Just like so many knockoffs before, the reality never lives up to the promises. For a complete list of questionable sites check out our Known Knockoff Sites page.
From the buyer – "The dress arrived on time, but many areas were not sewn and the lace was cheap and heavy, as well as the seams being puckered and uneven. It looked awful! The seller I purchased from had a 99% rating with tons of sales. Buyer be VERY aware!"
Here we break down the problems and differences one at a time.
- The material for the original is double-faced stretched silk satin. That's why it looks so smooth. The knockoff is made from flimsy satin – which is why it is so shiny and wavy. If your first thought is, "it just needs to be pressed!" – that will not remove those lines. As you can see, it puckers at the seam lines then inwards. The seams were not properly pressed before sewing and there was no room for give and it is now stretched.
- There are no front seams on the original.
- There is no mesh between the bust in the original.
- The trumpet shape is almost non-existent in the knockoff.
- The knockoff is a mesh back. The original is open.
- The back lace on the original is soft and delicate and breaks at the butt. The knockoff lace is heavy and big and continues from the back, over the butt, and down the train.
- Speaking of trains! The original has a gorgeous apron style lace train. The knockoff lace train is just attached to the butt and looks like a hot mess puddled on the floor.
- The butt on the original is gathered toward the middle to give her more junk in her trunk. The knockoff is pleated, so it makes her bum look flat.
We realize that a lot of times ordering a dress of the internet seems like a good idea at the time. Especially with the way websites portray their inventory. The problem is, when it gets to you and it's not at all what it looked like online… you're left with a Limp and Lifeless Nightmare of a dress! Thank you for sharing your experience.


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Without mentioning Red Dead Redemption 2 or a remastered version of the original game, Take Two Interactive has recently teased that they are actually working on new games that are really going to hype the crap out of everyone.
Is It Red Dead Redemption 2, a Remaster, Or Nothing At All?
An image has been circulated online that really feels like it has something to do with either one of those highly anticipated releases that Take Two Interactive simply wouldn't talk about.
We are not sure which one it is, but what we do know is that the image concerned has been created by Matt Clyne, who is a senior environment artist who has worked for Rockstar San Diego between September 2003 and July 2015.
Clyne, after leaving his job at Rockstar Games created a portfolio where he uploaded some of the work he has done. Among the handful of images he has shared, Clyne also uploaded the image in question.
It has the name Red Dead Redemption mentioned on it, but the name does not have the word "remastered" next to it neither does it say Red Dead Redemption 2, something we really wish the developers would announce soon.
As far as the quality of the image is concerned, it surely looks better than the original, although it is not really at par with what we would expect the visual fidelity to be on PS4 and Xbox One these days.
However, one thing suggesting this is legit is the fact that the image is using Chromatic Aberration (CA).
This could be because it is not a final product, just an image of the environment, visualizing what the world could feel like at a glance. But it could also mean that the guy was just fooling around and creating stuff that has nothing to do with current or future projects of Rockstar Games, or any of Take Two's IPs.
Do you think this, or any of the previous rumors, have to do with Red Dead Redemption 2 or a Red Dead Redemption Remaster?


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Hotel design styles are to me minimalistic sophistication and it is the kind of styles which are easy to recreate at home. I really enjoy the simple, chic & modern designs. The top hotels of the world use some of most talented designers and creative teams, and going through the photographs of rooms at the W, Mondrian, and my favourite The Delano – gives me such great inspiration.
The Delano, is an all white theme so it is obviously something I will have to wait with till my daughters are a little older. But, it is one of my favourite hotel rooms that we have stayed at in Florida. The pictures don't measure up, the views we had coupled with the all white rooms was a fantastic experience!
Here are some hotel design ideas for Mondays Lookbook:
(Click on the photographs for more details)
Hotel design ideas are very trendy and trends I like to follow, so I will keep this lookbook updated. What are some of your favourite hotel design tips?
(Yes, this lookbook wasn't published on Monday – but next week should be on time!)


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Today's column is about how I accosted Tim Schaefer this one time.
Wait, let me back up. So this happened last year -- Psychonauts had just gone gold, and to celebrate, Majesco threw a "wrap party," which turned out to be one of the best industry events I'd ever been to. They rented out a great club up in the North Beach area of downtown San Francisco and invited damn near everybody.
As it turned out, had Majesco known that both Psychonauts and Advent Rising were going to bomb horribly at retail and basically drive their company out of the console games business, they might have been a little more fiscally responsible. At the time, though, every eye in the room was positively misty with unfettered optimism, or alcohol, or both. We toasted Double Fine and Tim Schaefer and creativity.
But at the same time, as good a night as I was having, something was gnawing at me. Before Psychonauts, Schaefer and some of the crew had crafted Grim Fandango and Full Throttle, two of the best -- and, as it turned out, the last -- PC adventure games. By the end of the nineties, what used to be one of the most popular computer game genres in the world had been abandoned. King's Quest, Leisure Suit Larry, Monkey Island -- all gone. Even Schaefer had left the puzzle-oriented, story-centric, often humorous world of adventure games to pursue the platform genre.
At this point, I hadn't played Psychonauts and had no idea that it would turn out to be so awesome. The change in genre had me worried -- it's easy to screw up a platformer. I also knew that the game had gone through an excruciatingly long development cycle of about four years, during which time period it was actually cancelled, then picked back up by Majesco during their brief flirtation with premium pricing and million-dollar advertising budgets. For all I knew, this was Daikatana reborn.
So when I met Tim, I was wondering if I couldn't surreptitiously maybe trick him into making straight-up adventure games again. You know, plant the suggestion in his head. So I asked, in hopes of starting a conversation about it, "What do you think is the future of the classic adventure game?"
I won't pretend that I was excited about the answer. I won't pretend that the following is a direct quote -- time and whiskey have clouded the memory -- but he said something to the effect that there was pretty much no future for the genre. He explained that the things that people can now go to other genres of game to get the things that they once got out of classic adventure games -- beautiful graphics, interesting characters, humor, and storyline.
It was a convincing argument. There's certainly something missing, although I didn't mention it then, probably because I hadn't really fully thought out my own viewpoint at that point. But as I said two weeks ago, there's definitely a need for games that don't require action sequences to convey a story. King's Quest players wouldn't necessarily have played a game like Legend of Zelda even if Zelda had blended that level of storytelling and graphic beauty into its worlds, because they wanted a game that was about brain power, not finger speed. Psychonauts -- for all its embracing of story, character, and humor -- isn't a game that my mom could play, not by any means.
But it doesn't seem to matter -- Phoenix Wright and Kaitou Rousseau might be decent substitutes, but the classic Monkey Island-styled game design hasn't been seen on retail shelves in ages. Telltale Games' episodic versions of Bone and Sam and Max are great, but slow in coming -- and one company's output does not a happy adventure gamer make. Are you like me? Do you wish the genre would make a comeback? As it turns out, it's already back -- if you're into indie games.
The resurgence of the adventure game genre among hobbyist game designers can be mostly attributed to the spread of one piece of software -- Adventure Game Studio, or AGS. This freeware design utility lets anyone with patience and computer skill design an adventure game that literally looks and feels indistinguishable from the classics -- unless you want it to, of course. AGS lets even non-programmers craft their own games, which they have full license to distribute free or even sell, as separate, autonomous pieces of software. A thriving community has sprung up around AGS, and an annual awards ceremony held in an IRC chat room honors the best games each year.
There's even one unique competition, called MAGS, that challenges designers to create a game in just one month. The most recent TK winner is called The Shivah. It's a film noir-styled murder mystery in which you play a rabbi who is questioning his faith and alienated from his flock. It's not a parody of religion -- the whole thing is straight-up serious, though punctuated, as all good dramatic stories are, with a bit of dry comic relief.
Neither is it some sort of edutainment game. It's a game constructed for pure entertainment value that uses Judaism as a theme. As much as our industry loves to pat itself on the back for innovative stories and daring, mature themes, would any publisher have touched this? And yet, the unconventional setting only makes it that much more attractive to those gamers who prize storytelling.
And it's not some hack job -- the production values, though mimicking 1994-vintage pixel sizes and color palettes, are superb. The original music is excellent. All this combines to create a riveting experience, but you soon start to see how indie games aren't really a true substitute for King's Quest. I found one glaring, game-crashing, save-ruining, easily reproducible bug. And even besides that, The Shivah is a very short game. You can finish it in an hour if you never get stuck on a puzzle.
Playing independent-made adventure games is kind of like scraping up bits and pieces of the past, but it's not a substitute. All the same, I can't help but be thankful that games like this are out there -- that a few guys can put together something so innovative during their spare time and for no money outlay at all. I'd like to see independent games start to become more relevant for today's gamers -- to exist not as curiosities or random timewasters, but as viable alternatives to what the industry produces.
If they get popular enough, the line might get blurred. I'd love it if games like The Shivah started appearing on Xbox Live Arcade, for example. The XBLA games might be departures from the norm, but they're still mostly platforming and shooting contests designed to appeal to a wide variety of gamers. What about filling XBLA with all sorts of indie games? Even if this never happens, it's clear that fans' devotion to the genre means that the adventure game will never truly die.


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Getting to know the #Ergobaby360
{ disclosure: I received an Ergobaby 360 Baby Carrier upon my request having used Ergo carriers with both my children and being huge fans of this brand. As always, all opinions expressed here are my very own. }
Baby wearing is a phenomenon that has been around forever. Mothers, both new and seasoned, are aware of the many benefits to baby wearing which include convenience, comfort, security and closeness of a parent with their child. Baby wearing has been proven to have endless advantages for a child's growth and development.
With so many different types of baby carriers on the market, it can be overwhelming for any parent who wants to enjoy the benefits of baby wearing to find the right carrier for them. As a baby wearer myself, I can attest to the sheer volume of options you will have in choosing what carriers work best for you and your baby.
Both newborns and older babies enjoy feeling close and secure with their parents. More and more parents everywhere are discovering that baby wearing is a fantastic means to achieve a continuous sense of security for their babies, and enjoy feeling the bond that baby wearing can give them with their child. It also hard not to mention the convenience and ease of baby wearing.
I have always been an avid baby wearer. I have used slings, mei tai's, wraps, and modified versions in between, but after all is said and done, I have found that the best carrier for me and my children long term has always been my Ergobaby brand soft structured carrier.
I have always been a fan of my Ergobaby carrier, taking it everywhere with me. It has been easy to use, and is extremely comfortable for my children to sit in. Not to mention that I can wear my child all day without any strain on my back. Since my first child was born, back in 2010, I 'wore' him everywhere in my classic Ergobaby carrier, and enjoyed every moment of it. I was able to breast feed him, run errands, and even do my household chores while he sat contently in his Ergo. I think it's safe to say both of my children and I enjoy all that baby wearing has to offer us. Back when I first began to wear my babies, I would always recommend the Ergobaby carrier to all of my friends. There was ONLY one negative aspect I have ever thought about my original Ergobaby carrier. The single downside in my mind was that I always wanted to have the option to have my baby facing outward. (Yes I know the idea of your baby facing forward in a carrier is a bit controversial to some, but having my child strain his neck in attempt to see what's in front of him never really sat well with me either).
This new and improved Ergobaby brand carrier has everything you'd hope for in a soft structured carrier with the added benefit of a front facing option. It is the best thing to be introduced to a baby wearer like myself, who is looking for a comfortable carrier that does it all.
The Ergo 360 is appropriately named, as in essence, you can wear your baby several ways: facing forward, on either hip, on your back, or facing outward. Whichever position you choose, the Ergobaby 360 is designed to keep your little one comfortable and in an ergonomic position, as even the original carrier was designed. In fact, when I have my baby facing forward, he is still sitting as comfortably and he is while facing me.
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Overall the Ergobaby 360 is easy to use and tune to your liking. I am thrilled to finally have a carrier that, I think, every baby wearing parent will love. Your baby will be comfortable and safe, and you will be happy knowing your child is sitting happily and securely in his baby carrier. I know that Ergobaby brand has products that are sustainable, durable, and reliable and I intend on using this carrier for as long as my little man can fit into it (which was about three and a half years with my first child) so I know it will be put to good use!


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Riga Opera House
Riga Opera 2016
Since Latvia regained its independence in 1991, its historic buildings have been restored and the arrival of political and artistic freedom has given a new confidence to the artistic community. This can be seen and heard in the performances of the Latvian National Opera and Ballet as it establishes an international reputation.
Our holidays afford the opera lover opportunities for sightseeing in this beautiful and ancient city as well as attending the opera and ballet performances at the Latvian National Opera. Previously there were performances of the Ring Cycle in honour of Wagner's bicentenary. Wagner moved to Riga in 1839 to take up the post of director of the opera house. Wagner performances do appear in the current season and the programme is a varied and interesting one.
Operas Abroad is pleased to offer the following packages including:
Private transfers airport/hotel/airport Three hotel nights with breakfast A guided tour of Riga (2 hours)
A best category ticket for the opera or ballet of your choice.
Package price for all the above At the Radisson Blu Ridzene Hotel**** £430 per person.
Extra night £95.
Single room supplement £45 per night.
At the Welton Old Riga Palace Hotel**** £380 per person.
Extra night £60.
Single room supplement £40 per night.
The prices are subject to availability and variation at the time of booking. We will be pleased to tailor the holiday to your requirements: extra nights, different hotels, extra opera or ballet performances, addition sight-seeing, etc.
The Walking Tour of Riga
The walking tour old Riga which is part of the package includes: St. Jacob's Church, St. Peter's Church, the Swedish Gates, the Parliament House, the architectural ensemble "Three Brothers", Riga's Castle, the House of Blackheads, ensemble of old guilds. A visit to the Dome Cathedral for an organ concert – this organ has 124 stops, 4 manuals and pedals, and 6718 pipes that are placed on 26 wind chests. Riga Cathedral Organ is considered as one of the world's most valuable historic organs. The included organ concert will normally begin at 12 noon and it last for about 20 minutes.
The Radisson Blu Ridzene Hotel****
The hotel overlooks the Esplanade Park in Riga and is situated just a 5-minute walk from its historic Old Town. It offers spacious rooms with free Wi-Fi and a seating area. All rooms at the Ridzene Hotel are air-conditioned and classically furnished. Each comes with a minibar, safe and cable TV. All have a modern bathroom with a hairdryer and amenities. A varied buffet breakfast is served every morning in the hotel's elegant restaurant, the Piramida, which specialises in international dishes. Guests can enjoy a drink or a snack at the Ridzene Bar & Library.
The Wellton Old Riga Palace Hotel****
This is an award-winning hotel 100 meters from the banks of the Daugava. Located in a quiet street in Riga's Old Town, within walking distance from all the main attractions, it offers great-value accommodation with free access to its well-equipped gym. Spa & Wellness with a hot tub and a sauna is also available. The rooms have individual climate control and broadcast satellite TV channels. Some open out on to private balconies, but they all include en-suite bathrooms. Free internet access, ironing facilities and tea/coffee making facilities are available in every room. The elegant lobby-bar features a summer terrace, while the on-site restaurant serves continental and Latvian cuisine with a choice of vegetarian dishes. It is possible to walk to Riga's Central Station in 10 minutes.
Latvian National Opera Programme
Additional Sightseeing 1 - A Tour in Art Nouveau (Jugendstile) area (2 hours)
Immerse yourself in Riga's Art Nouveau (Jugendstile) architecture (one of the biggest areas of this style of buildings in Europe.)
Admire charming façades of the houses as well as visit a Jugendstile Museum. The museum is located in one of the former flats. The flat consists of 12 rooms and represents furniture and home equipment of a wealthy architect in Riga at the end of the 19th / beginning of the 20th century.
Prices: Walking Tour in Art Nouveau Area: English speaking guide: £130 Entrance in Jugendstile museum: 7 EUR/per person
Additional Sightseeing 2 - A Tour to the Latvian Ethnography Open-air Museum (3-4 hours, inc. 20-30 min transfer time)
The Latvian Ethnography Open-air museum is one of the oldest open-air museums in Europe. It is located on the banks of the picturesque Lake Jugla and surrounded by green pine forests and old sand dunes. This is the best place to go if you want to learn more about the countryside of Latvia and Latvian traditions in a brief tour. As mentioned before, historically Riga has been built by Germans, Russians, Swedes, Jewish, Polish. The museum introduces Latvian rural architecture, folk traditions, stories and pagan beliefs. About 100 authentic wooden buildings: farmsteads, windmills, dwelling houses, wooden churches, fishermen villages that date back to the 16th-19th century have been brought here from all regions of Latvia.
During the summer time there are craftsmen working in the museum, making traditional arts and crafts.
If you have time we recommend having a lunch in the museum's tavern where you can taste Latvian traditional food and have a glass of local beer.
Prices: Car (up to 3 pax) £105 Minivan (up to 6 pax) £165 English speaking guide £150 Entrance fee: 5 EUR/per person
Additional Sightseeing 3 - A Tour to Latvia's Resort Town, Jurmala (3-4 hrs inc. 30 min transfer time)
Jurmala is located just 25 km from Riga. It is a summer resort-town that has formed of numerous fishermen villages and is famous for its charming wooden cottages, pine forests, the calm River Lielupe, vigorous air and kilometres long golden sand beaches.
The tour leads through the area of former wooden summer cottages and beautifully renovated houses. You will stop in Majori, the heart of the town for a walk along the Jomas Street, the liveliest street of Jurmala passing by small coffee-bars, restaurants of all kind of cuisines and small souvenir shops. The street ends at the Dzintari Concert Hall and the beach of the Gulf of Riga. Enjoy a relaxing walk along the beach, the rustle of the sea waves and wind.
Prices: Car (up to 3 pax) £105 Minivan (up to 6 pax) £165 English speaking guide £150
Additional Sightseeing 4 - A Tour to Rundale Palace (6hrs inc. 1hr 15 min transfer time)
Rundale Palace is a magnificent masterpiece of Baroque and Rococo, and it is often called Latvia's version of Versailles. It is the biggest palace in the Baltic States and one of the biggest in the northern part of Europe. The palace was built in the 18th century for Ernst Johan von Biron, the Duke of Courland. It was designed by the famous Russian Court architect Bartolomeo Rastrelli, who has also designed the world famous Winter Palace in St. Petersburg. Today this place is subtly restored and 40 of its more than 100 rooms and halls with original interior and furniture are opened for visitors in all their splendour.
A French park that surrounds the palace also designed by F.B.Rastrelli lies in the southern part of the palace territory. It is newly made according to the original design of the 18th century.
Prices: Car (up to 3 pax) £160 Minivan (up to 6 pax) £220 English speaking guide £165
Additional Sightseeing 5 - A Tour to Sigulda and medieval Turaida Castle (6hrs inc. 1hr transfer time)
Historically the town of Sigulda has been one of the most popular recreation areas for locals and the guests from abroad. It will be a nice day tour if you want to see a bit of the countryside of Latvia, as well as to be outside in nature and visit some historical places and learn a bit more about the history and culture of Latvia. Sigulda and its surrounding area historically has been an important centre due to the River Gauja around which several castles and manor houses were built during medieval times and afterwards. Today one of the most popular destinations is medieval red-brick Turaida Castle and its castle tower from which one can enjoy a beautiful bird's eye-view over the landscapes formed by the River Gauja, its valleys and forests. During the tour you will also take a walk in the surrounding castle's park with the legendary Grave of the Rose of Turaida and Dainu (Folk Song) Hill, as well as stop at the Gutmanis' Cave.
During the tour we also suggest stopping for a lunch in a local restaurant and to taste traditional Latvian food.
Prices: Car (up to 3 pax) £160 Minivan (up to 6 pax) £220 English speaking guide £165 Entrance to Turaida Castle and Park: 7 EUR / person


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Costume Ideas – Superhero Costumes
Wonder Woman
You will feel extra-powerful running in a Wonder Woman costume.
Human Torch
Marvel's Human Torch is one HOT costume (sorry!).
Green Lantern
They will be green with envy at your Green Lantern outfit.
Captain America
Unfreeze your superhero powers as you run in your Captain America costume.