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REVIEW UPDATE May 19 2016: Experience International remains committed to increased customer satisfaction and has improved their business practices over the years to better serve their customers. Experience International is truly dedicated to making sure their customers are satisfied and that any complaints which do arise are addressed promptly and fairly.
To date, Experience International has made good faith efforts to resolve all complaints reported on Ripoff Report. Based on our experience, the member business has proven to be among the top members of the Ripoff Report Corporate Advocacy Business Remediation and Customer Satisfaction Program as a Verified Safe Business™.
Over time and since becoming a member, Experience International has remained actively engaged and improving the way they address customer service complaints. As an active and current member of the Ripoff Report Corporate Advocacy Business Remediation and Customer Satisfaction Program we are happy to report that now more than ever Experience International remains committed to improving customer satisfaction.
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EDitor's UPDATE: Positive rating and recognition has been given to Experience International for its commitment to excellence in customer service.
Experience International have high standards but understand occasionally things can go wrong. Experience International's principal, Mr. Stephen Warboys, has informed us that his personal commitment is that his clients are completely satisfied. As a successful businessman, Mr. Warboys feels it is critical to listen to his clients and respond properly, "Experience International has high standards but we know occasionally things can go wrong. If this happens please tell us straight away and provide us the chance to put it right for you." By always putting his customers first, Mr. Warboys hopes to maintain Experience International as a successful enterprise both now and for many years to come.
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Experience International are UK based real estate companies providing investors access to opportunities across various market sectors throughout the world. The company offers non-traditional products innovatively designed to meet the needs for today's astute investor market sectors which are seldom available to the individual investor. The company completes 60-80 transactions per month. Approximately, 50% of their transactions are repeat customers and referrals.
The company feels they are set apart because they do stringent due diligence on a developer before they work with them. The process involves working with independent lawyers to verify titles which ensure that the market developer owns the land, has planning permission, and is in a legitimate position to market and sell the project. Additionally, Experience International states they are set apart because they have expanded their customer service team. For every 2 sales staff, they now have 1 support staff. When a client has an issue they will be immediately directed to a customer service advisor. If the company does receive a complaint they cannot handle, they bring in an ombudsman to mediate on behalf of the client to resolve issues.
Steve Worboys, Experience International's Managing Director, stated, "I have been with the company for 7 years and I have been dealing with investments from all over the world. We started with Bulgaria, then we went to Brazil, Egypt, France, and now we are focusing on the UK. Obviously, we always try to provide the best service possible; we occasionally have clients coming in to see the setup of the operation. In my opinion, apart from the occasional issues which are mainly caused by developers delaying the project or not delivering, we try to assist clients from the beginning and even after they have purchased with us."
Experience International receives leads through the internet and then follows up with potential clients. They have signed an ICO (Information Communication Office) that verifies their data is legitimate and have acquired it correctly. When an inquiry comes in, the contact is passed to a sales representative who makes contact with the potential client to send them information. Then the client works directly with customer service to move forward with Due Diligence. The client works with Experience International to protect their funds (using services like Escrow).
In dealing with client complaints and questions, the company standardly responds to requests regarding the purchase process within the same day. If the requests have to do with delivering the project on time, they register the complainant and establish when the issue occurred. Then the company discusses what they can do to give the client the assurance that they are going to resolve the complaint within 48 hours. Katerina Botseva, Office Manager stated, "We always try to resolve it in house. If, let's say the tenant has not paid their rent, then we contact the management company. If the house has damage, we have the building team try to resolve the issue. If the client is very unhappy, we work with the Property Ombudsman as it is recognized by the UK Office of Fair-trading." The company continued on to mention if the client has a particular issue and they cannot resolve it or the resolution is not up to their satisfaction, the mediator can award up to 25,000 Euro in compensation. Although, the company states they have never had an instance where they were not able to solve the complaint in house and had to award compensation to a client.
An example of a complaint was when a client purchased a house and there was an issue that came up with the tenant. Experience International arranged with the management company to pay her the rent while the tenant was there, but then the tenant moved out. By the time they found a new tenant, there were amounts the client was not getting, was very unhappy, and wanted their money back. The company ended up reselling the house and paid her the tenancy money for the time that she owned on the house, then paid her exactly the amount she paid for the house. The client responded by swapping the management company for future projects.
Experience International is committed to do whatever it takes to make the client happy by moving away from international properties in their business practices. Additionally, with UK projects, they have all the client's funds stay with a solicitor in escrow to eliminate risk for the client. In dealing with specific complaints on Ripoff Report, Steve Worboys stated, "I think what has happened there is they have not received their rent. In some cases, the property has not yet been refurbished properly in order to let a client in. That is where they have transferred the money to the developer and he has not completed the work. We have stepped in and financially contributed to completing the work."
The company believes that being a part of the Ripoff Report Corporate Advocacy Business Remediation and Customer Satisfaction Program is good for their creditability as it provides the vehicle to show potential clients their commitment to customer service. Katerina Botseva stated, " Clients make one call, but do not see the preponderance of work we do to resolve an issues. They do not see the amount of costs and time. We have always taken our customer service seriously, but there are some things that are out of our control."
In regards to previous complaints on Ripoff Report, Experience International explained their relationship with New Orbit Funding. Worboys stated, "Experience International previously sold properties all over the world. One of those places was Detroit and in selling properties in Detroit, we were the marketing agent for a company called New Orbit Funding. Now Experience International is completely separate and there has been a new company formed called Detroit Advantage. They are based in both London and Bournemouth and they are the developer and marketing arm for Detroit properties.
STATED IMPROVEMENTS FROM Experience International.
"Customer satisfaction has increased from 85% to 95% and complaints have reduced by 90%. Client referrals and repeat business as a percentage of overall business have increased from 40% to 60% as a result of total customer satisfaction.
EXPERIENCE INTERNATIONAL / Statements from the owner.
"In the past 6 months we have seen a dramatic increase in the number of repeat clients which is testament to our commitment to customer service and transparency. The recent notable increase in customer referrals is a measure of how we are delivering on our promises to clients."
Our unparalleled market knowledge, multitude of marketplace choice and proven level of customer service has placed us as the leading UK overseas investment property specialists. We pride ourselves on our excellent customer service which ensures our clients return to us each time they wish to purchase an overseas property in an emerging market. Our network of specialized staff offer confidential, personalized and professional service ensuring clients make an informed decision to suit their individual requirements.
Experience International's customer service team have reconfirmed the company's commitment to customer service . The client liaison manager at Experience International stated "I have seen first hand Mr. Warboys' personal commitment to customer service and the design of the customer charter. It always gives me great pleasure to go back to any customer following the chance to put things right and our customer charter has exceeded expectations.
Experience International recognizes that complaints posted on Ripoff Report (whether true or not) are issues that need to be addressed, not ignored. If handled correctly, complaints can be valuable learning opportunities. With the feedback generated by Ripoff Report's Investigation, Experience International has made organizational changes allowing its clients and employees a more streamlined approach to problem resolution and a commitment to a great client experience.
In summary, after our investigation, which included discussions with Mr. Warboys and many of his past and current associates, Ripoff Report is convinced that Experience International is committed to quality delivery of services resulting in total client satisfaction.
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experince international New Ofbit funding LLC UK COMPANY EXPERINCE INTERNATIONAL WORKING WITH NEW ORBIT FUNDING RIPPING INVESTORS OFF livonia, MichiganExperince international is not the only UK company ripping investors off for hundreds of thousand dollars in the real estate scam in Detroit, they are bed partners with New Orbit funding LLC, whom is another UK base company owned by Sean Murry whom set up shop in an office located in Liviona Mich, which is 15 minutes away from Detroit. They also have a local Realtor who goes by the first name of Al whom is also part of the scheme. Here's how it works, Al gives his password to Real comp, ( which only realtors should only have) to another contact in the UK based office of new orbit funding, at which point, the contact goes into the system and gets privilege information about homes for sale, ( Private home owners information) about homes they are trying to sell, but in order for this to work, new orbit has people on the ground whom goes out and gives information on homes good or bad, most of the time bad, and tell them what it might cost to get property up and running FAST.
The reason for this is, New Orbit funding has already sold the property, with the help of their partners, Experience International ( base in the UK) for 30k- 200k, the other player in this game of deceit is a guy name Casey whom works for and with Experience. These properties are in really bad shape, not generating income as promised, and the poor investor is stuck and out of thousands of dollars. The investor is not wise to the scam at first, because they are promised guarantee rent money up front, In short, the investor is only getting some of there own money back for about 3 months. New Orbit has another front man name Craig simmons whom is part of this overall fraud, he is part of the rehab team trying to put these properties together for as little as possible without any city inspections to these properties.
In our investigations into this fraud, we were told about a guy in Detroit whom has a very popular show on Youtube called The Shea Show, who actually goes around showing homes in there raw condition and warning investors to do there homework before buying homes from companies like New Orbit and Experience international, we also found, that Mr Shea has helped Dozens of investors in the UK find great homes for a very low cost, with a total investment in most cases of 12-15k, and that's buying, rehabbing and renting the property out. If your looking to invest in the Detroit Market, this is the guy you should be contacting, he will save you thousands of dollars and give you video's of what the condition of the property is in before you buy, he can be searched out by the name Proshea01 on google or Youtube.
We have contacted him and showed him what investors have been stuck with, we are hoping that he goes out and shows video of the massive scams that is going on in Detroit. Anyone in the UK, or just anyone looking to invest in property in Detroit needs to say away from these compaines, and follow the Youtube gura Shea from the shea show on where and where not to invest in Detroit.
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Grand Canyon Bed and Breakfast features tour/ticket assistance, a garden, and concierge services. Public areas are equipped with complimentary high-speed wireless Internet access. Complimentary self parking is available on site.
Grand Canyon Bed and Breakfast is a smoke-free property.
- Concierge services
- Free self parking
- Free WiFi
- Garden
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- Total number of rooms - 9
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Year Built 2005
Available in all rooms: WiFi (surcharge)
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Free self parking
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- Free toiletries
- DVD player
- Fireplace
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- Hair dryer (on request)
- Premium bedding
- Private bathroom
- Satellite TV service
- Separate bedroom
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- Slippers
- WiFi (surcharge)
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[Fic] The Lost Tales of Revan
This is my first fanfic so bear with me and I am grateful for comments. Chapter 2 will be posted when I finish writing it:)
Chapter 1:Beginnings
Up until four thousand years ago the Avalonian peoples lived in a relative isolation from the Republic save for a few of the most daring explorers. All that changed when the Jedi known as Revan entered their space and convinced its peoples to join the Republic. That was of course after aiding the planet in a war against something called the "True Sith" and a longtime enemy known as the Rashikians. Even though the system was a part of the Republic, few of its people ever ventured into the Core Worlds to live there. That all changed four millenia later.
It is said that Avalonians are much like the extinct clans of the Mandalorians; possessing a fierce agression and a seeming lust for battle. Though it is true, this people also followed a code of honor that seemed to follow along the lines of the Jedi Code. It was due to Revan that their demeanor changed and they adopted this code. Until recently, this was unknown to the Republic until the Lord Governor Atrius agreed to let his baby daughter be trained in the ways of the Jedi at the Temple on Coruscant. She was the first but not the last.
Ashira-Li Starlighter was the youngest of her people to attain the level of Jedi Knight. She exhibited a skill with a lightsaber blade that had not been seen since the days of Tulak Horde and had a unique command of the Force. Due to her abilities, the Council preferred that she remain on Coruscant to help instruct the younglings. Often she would go on missions with a Master and apprentice, an odd thing considering Jedi are often seen single or in pairs. As a Jedi, she was rather a rule breaker. She followed the Jedi way but never saw eye to eye with the masters preferring to see the shades of grey. It was because of this that she was sent on diplomatic missions and it was one such mission where she learned a secret that opened a nest of hungry mynocks.
It was after a training tutorial with another master that she was summoned to the Council chambers. Most of the pupils didn't give it a second thought since she was always summoned there for one reason or another. At the Council chambers she was given a mission to return to Bandomeer to settle a conflict that had arisen between the two dominate mining corporations. She was to accompany Master Qui-gon and his padawan as a representative of her homeworld with a secured goods case as a peace offering.
On board the ship the Lightning Rod, they were attacked by a band of pirates. An old friend was onboard to help by the name Kaedra Beyros, considered a Jedi of some sort. Kaedra had followed them because he sensed a trap and the trap had been strung. Unconcious, Ashira-Li and Obi-wan were taken prisoner along with two cases.
When Ashira-Li and Obi-Wan awoke on board the pirate ship, they were being scrutinized by Count Torrence, an exiled Avalonian. He was pleased and said, "I never thought I would see the day when I would meet my enemy again."
"What are you talking about?" she spewed forth.
"What," then a menacing laugh," you mean you don't know? Well I'll indulge you about a secret of your family. Let me tell you about a Jedi called Revan."
This looks like it is going somewhere. Quite short, i think, and not realy too much of personality of main characer included, but as i said i like where this is going.
Well it's supposed to be about Revan. The meat are the lost tales after REvan disappeared into the Unknown Regions. The key person who is hearing this is relatively minor. When I finish chapter 2 you'll see what I mean.
History on Revan. This sounds good. Keep it up.
Chapter 2: Defeat or Victory?
"As you know young one, Revan came into the Unknown Regions and met up with our people and fought against those that called themselves the True Sith and they were aided by our enemies the Rashikians..."
"You would have done well to have joined them," Ashira-Li interrupted for she disliked being held against her will. One of her flaws was her tendency to send things flying if she was in a place she did not go willingly or as instructed by the council. Her captors noted it and had a special room made where they were now.
"And you would do well to listen to how Revan and your family ruined everything we built. Now where was I? Oh yes, Revan was leading a batallion of our people to protect the central planet of our system. My forces were to cover the escape routes the Sith would have taken..."
"Yeah, yeah I've heard this part, seven days it took to win the battle. Revan was victorious and the Rashikians driven out. Afterwards she was asked to become one of our people where it is said she lived for the remainder of her days with the one she loved," she said rather impatiently but it was masking a series of cues she was giving to Obi-wan who slid into a role of confusion and waiting.
"Did you also know that on that battle that she left us to die and that we were expendable," Count Torrence countered failing to get a rise out of her.
"That part I missed but if it were you I wouldn't want you around either."
"Such strength," and his finger stroked her cheek, "Just like her mother and just like Revan. I wonder if...maybe we should discuss this another time?"
"Just to let you know, Exile, we won't be staying here much longer," and with a push that sent her captors flying, Ashira used the Force to summon her lightsaber and cut her and Obi-wan free who caught her drift that she would find a way out. The Togorains roared to go after them. Count Torrence simply said, "Let her go, she will find the truth. Release all her information to our contacts in the Outer Rim. Time for a surprise."
Making their way out of the brig, they raced to the ventilation shafts and began to climb through it. At every junction, Ashira would place a little device to disable the trackers. They were able to make it to an escape pod and launched towards the planet below.
Meanwhile Kaedra was trying to explain the situation to Qui-gon, "She doesn't know this and hasn't known from the time she was born. It was for her safety."
"So she was hidden in the Jedi Temple all this time?"
"It was destined that she become a Jedi anyway. It was to keep her faraway from those that still hold grudge from millenia earlier."
"We should plot a course along the last know trajectory once we land. If I know her she would find a way out and my padawan would be willing."
On the escape pod Ashira-Li was wondering what Count Torrence meant by what he said. She tried to convince herself that it was his hatred but it failed. She really didn't know anything about her family and yet somehow Torrence knew. Obi-wan was quiet, letting her think and guide the ship while thinking the same thing. The last thoughts running through her head before they touched on the planet were, "Was that battle a defeat or victory?"
Chapter 3: Revan and the Sanga
The escape pod crash landed on the familiar planet of Bandomeer. Ashira-Li had been there before a while back when Offworld Corp. tried to ruin the Home Planet Mine. They were not hurt and were immediately greeted by some of the Meerian and Arconan miners. Clat'Ha was not there but a new face was. A rather tall and willowy fellow came and took them to the medical facilities for a diagnostic.
Ashira carefully answered her questions and that cued Obi-wan to do the same. The tall man introduced himself as Haras Garen. He took them to his apartments and made arrangements to find their Jedi master. He observed how she remained quiet so he decided to speak and startled he with, "How did you escape?"
Wary at the question but nevertheless surprised, she told of being kidnapped but Togorians and the interrogation. He said that he was familiar with her captor and what he told her of Revan was just bitterness. "You knew Revan?" she asked.
"Well, I knew the Sanga Kirabaros very well from a long time ago. I was there when he met Revan when she first arrived to our system. It was because of both that we were able to become strong enough to aid the Republic."
"When did you meet Revan?"
"I remember well and nothing gets in the way of a good story," and he began:
The Sanga, or better translated the Heart of the Guardian, saw Revan fall from the sky. The ship had been badly damaged but Revan was alright. It seemed as if a strange creature had accompanied her. I was there when we salvaged the ship and I was curious as to how the unique blast points got on it but no one was assuming anything.
Revan was rather beautiful, unusual and some of the warriors thought she was one of the legendary Handmaidens that are only spoken of in stories. She was accepted by Kirabaros, the Sanga, and told of the ancient evil that she was trying to destroy. The chief of the tribe said that the gods had sen a sign that we would become unified.
Revan seemed to fit well enough in the enclave and made a home for herself but was not completely accepted. Every day she and Kirabaros would try to get the ship's sensor's to work. On the day the straif cats attacked, Revan proved herself.
She rescued the children, for that is why the cats attacked. They know when the announcement of the children is and try to steal one or two. Kirabaros and her held them off but she ultimately saved all of them and Kirabaros from the queen. As an honor, she was made into one of us. Kirabaros didn't try to argue against them, I think it was because he too knew what it was like to be surrounded by a myth. He had been living with the myth of Kirabaros for almost three to four years. It started when he was seventeen.
That was how I met Revan and how Revan became one of our people. As to the various battles, different people and the archives know that I'm afraid. I was only there till I met her. I then came to the Outer Rim looking for work and trying to promote the sport of dueling. Now I'm just one of the mining supervisiors.
"It sounds like you made it up. How do we know that what you said is true about Revan?" Obi-wan posed the question.
Ashira was nervous and elbowed him to be quiet. It was rude to question someone as old as Haras. He just smiled and walked to a desk where there sat a chest. He brought it to where they were sitting and opened it. He said, "We know what we know because we were there. Besides those who have the stories each have pieces of a tablet that had been found by Revan and Kirabaros. Others have something of their possessions. They are scattered now. Hidden because of a secret that has been kept safe for four thousand years."
"Our captor mentioned something of a secret," Ashira explained.
"He would know since he was present when the tablet was broken. He doesn't know the details and I believe he has been trying to get it for centuries. The only clues to follow is that of the five planets. I believe I have a scroll here. Ahh. Here it is. I can't understand it. I think it's one of the languages of the tribes."
Ashira looked at it intently. She didn't tell anyone but she learned the languages of her people. She knew what she had to do. Looking at Haras she said, "We must find it before it is found by him."
Haras knew that she had to find this out on her own. He went to arrange to have a shuttle made ready.
I find the concept of this fic very interesting, and I'll enjoy following your story as it develops. Your 2nd and 3rd chapters are better and more descriptive than the first. While I could follow chapter one well enough, a few commas to cut down on the run-on sentences would make it even better. That's just a style thing and it's easy to fix, fortunately. I check out my grammar style guide every now and then for the nit-picky details. Consider slowing the pace down a little and adding more description to all the pieces, especially ch. 3, where you have a ton of information and activity. I use a page separate from the main story (or journal article, or whatever I'm writing at the time) to jot down my action ideas, outline, and snips of conversation that I think might be fun to include--that way, I didn't feel like I have to write them all down in the main story in order to remember them all. I hate coming up with something that sounds really cool and then forgetting it because I didn't have it jotted down somewhere. :)
I can tell you're visualizing something really cool, but I can only see what you describe to me in your story. The more details you add, the better I'll be able to recreate that picture in my mind, too. If I say, "the sky is blue," you'll get a picture of a blue sky, but it doesn't tell you anything else. Compare that picture to this: "the sky was a shade of robin's egg blue, the kind of sky that one usually sees on a clear May morning. The unusually warm morning caused an ever-so-slight haze, but otherwise no clouds could be seen floating by. There was no hint of the tremendously violent storms that would rip through the little village later that day." You get a much better sense of just what kind of sky I'm seeing in my head. If you use more details, I'll be able to see your vision of Ashira even better. I'll find out her likes, dislikes, history, personality, how she looks, and so on from the way you describe her, her conversations with others, and how she acts in any given situation. I hope that doesn't come across to harsh, because in general I do like it. I just happen to be a. a bit sleep-deprived at the moment, and b. on some pain meds because I hurt my arm a few days ago (happily, no big deal now), so if it comes across as overly critical, please forgive me!
Please keep writing! I'm really looking forward to your next installment.
Thanks for the tip Jae. This one I wrote at the spur of the moment with no formal planning. Heart of the Guardian is different in that I planned it better. I was going to take all the posts that I made for this one and put it on a word doc so I can work on it when I get a chance. I'll try to put more details in.
Great job so far JediMaster12. This is a very interesting concept indeed. Keep up the marvelous work.
Chapter 4: Reconnecting
Ashira-Li and Obi-wan had taken off in the shuttle and were just leaving the atmosphere when Qui-gon and Kaedra landed on Bandomeer. Haras knew to expect them and ushered them in. Qui-gon remembered the etiquette that Ashira constantly reminded him of when confronting one of her people and he accepted the hospitality though his impatience was showing. Haras noticed the expression but made no rush to say anything but rather observed the rules of proper behavior and serving tea. Settling down on the cushions, Kaedra spoke first, We seek that which is lost.
Yes, I know. They had just left when you arrived, Haras replied and sipped his tea.
You didnt try to stop them? Qui-gon asked.
Why should I when she decided that she was going to learn what she had forgotten, Haras replied. His comment was more directed to Kaedra.
Swallowing a bit, Kaedra said, You know that she was exiled from the Bushida for following you and that business with Xanatos. Well, she is seeking out the masters who know of her family.
Why would she do that and drag my padawan into it?
Perhaps a connection exists between them. Trained together they did? Haras asked.
Yes, as younglings, Qui-gon replied.
Let me explain something, Kaedra began.
The shuttle made its way into the Unknown Regions, straight to the Avalonian system. It was by habit that Ashira-Li decided to land on Andorra. She was familiar with the enclaves that were hidden there but in the troubled times, many were destroyed from local disputes and the masters had scattered. Knowing the risks, she decided to land the ship in the main port. There was already enough suspicion in the air and she decided that there was no need to add to it.
Almost immediately they were greeted by the local security forces and they were not in a mood to chat. The leader of the forces, Lt. Sakiyana asked them to halt, You are to be detained for the time being.
Any reason why lieutenant? Obi-wan asked.
You are being held pending investigation of the supply vessel that was sabotaged on its way to Bandomeer, was the brusque reply.
What was so special about that rust bucket anyway? Obi-wan responded.
I cant answer that for the moment. You are to be escorted to the detention center until quarters can be made for you. In the meantime, you will have to surrender your personal arms and any druids until the inspection is complete. Do you understand this?
Yes, Ashira-Li responded before Obi-wan could say anything.
Good, and Sakiyana led them to the force cages in the detention center.
Once alone, Ashira-Li sat on the ground in a cross-legged fashion and mused more to herself than Obi-wan, I had forgotten.
Forgot what? Obi-wan asked.
Forgot the planet, the people, everything. When I was when I left, I left behind everything and did what I could to forget it.
Ah and when you forget that part of you, you are no longer whole, a cryptic voice startled them both.
Who are you, Obi-wan demanded.
I am Krayus. Pardon for my intrusion.
Why are you being held? Ashira-Li asked.
The Force has willed it, that was enough for them both to realize that they were speaking to a Jedi.
Curious, Ashira-Li asked, How did you end up here?
Times are troubled now. I was on my way to Bandomeer myself searching for you Handmaiden.
You are mistaken.
Your manner tells me you are a Handmaiden but keep to your past and we will focus on the now. Patience we must have if we are to be able to leave this place, and Krayus closed her eyes and began to meditate. Following suit, Obi-wan and Ashira-Li did the same. Just being on the planet was a faint energy source reconnecting to what was once lost.
The thing is why the heck is Qui gon & obi her beacus eif you pay attnetion on the first one & read the stuff when it is loading you would know the kotors are set 1million years before the films & i dopnt think revan would live that long do you? so your stroy is wrong.
It is called the Lost Tales for a reason. It is 4,000 years later and one of Revan's descendants is learning about her from various kinds of her people who knew her. Her people have been known to live for millenia. KOTOR takes place 4,000 years BEFORE TPM. Should have caught the gist of it.
Hey JM12, I was just reading this again, since it is one of your first Fics and I like it, only reading the first Chapter, since I'm offline soon. It seems to be a Sequel to your Heart of the Guardian Trilogy and the Heart of Deception Fic. I swear Ashira-Li is from your Broken Wounds Heal Fic too. I'm sorry if you didn't want to see this Fic resurrected, but I believe that once you finish the Heart of Deception Fic, you should consider returning to this and finishing it off and editing the previous Chapters with how you write now. That's just my opinion though and you're the writer so it's up to you.
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Visited at least twice, first time on July 25, second on July 29, 2013.
Some indoors as well as outdoors seating, outdoros with heating.
Not many taps, but plenty of bottles, many of which I still had not rated.
Very nice, fast, knowledgeable service.
Fairly hard to find the place if you dont know where to look, into an alley way more or less, I just followed my mate who knew it.
One of those places that makes you feel at home. First night talked to the guy working, he was happy to write down names of places hed recommend for me to hunt craft beer in the city.
Id say more a bar than a restaurant based on my two visits.
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Three handpulls with a large focus on bottled beer. Nice and comfy bar that more suits a quiet after work beverage.
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BerryBuzz (one of my all-time must have favorite BlackBerry apps) has just been updated to version 3.1.11. The new version includes updates for some popular apps as well as improved support for the Torch/OS 6. BerryBuzz now supports Google Voice, AP Mobile, Nimbuzz, the latest SocialScope, Trillian, Pingchat, Kik Messenger, Blaq, Pocket Informant, myKite and OS 6 social feeds. There is also a new search filter in the BerryBuzz interface to make finding apps a bit easier as well. BerryBuzz is a Crack Team favorite and definitely worth checking out. It sells for $5.95 in the CrackBerry App Store and a free trial is available. The upgrade to version 3.1.11 is free for all current BerryBuzz users.
BerryBuzz updated to version 3.1.11 with new features
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BerryBuzz updated to version 3.1.11 with new features
Great that Blaq is supported in BeBuzz now.
Is this update going to cost us like the last one did? That is the only complaint I have with bellshare is them charging you for there updates.
Note: Most of the same version updates upgrade (i.e. from version 2.1 to version 2. 2) are free and most of the major upgrades (i.e. from version 2 to version 3) might require an upgrade fee.
Can't access my account here in crackberry and was planning to upgrade my berrybuzz app. I'm worried that I might download the new one and end up using the 7 day trial version because I lost my authentication code for my berry buzz. The email containg that code isn't in my messages anymore. What to do what to do please help thanks!
Love this app. For sure one of my top 3 apps on my BB.
Glad they updated to include the new Blaq app.
I have this for my Tour running 220.127.116.114 and I do not get a charging light when I'm charing my phone. Any suggestions?
..and yes, I know there is no light when fully charged, but I get none when it's not fully charged and is docked or using usb cord.
I just got messege for upgrade from app world and it was free to uprage from there
The article was unclear, but if you own BerryBuzz 3.0 and above the upgrade is @ no cost to you. If you have bought Berrybuzz 2 or below and not yet paid a small fee to upgrade to Berrybuzz 3 there will be a small upgrade fee.
To the person who was confused about why Bellshare sometimes charges for upgrades:
When they do a major upgrade(Buzz 2 to Buzz 3, for example)
there is a complete rework of the app. For instance this was a maintenance release. It resolved some errors and added new apps even, and few a few that were broken. Even this release most recently numbered 3.1.18, had @ least 18 builds. That means 18 different times the app was constructed, tested, beta-tested, re-tested. There is a ton of time and work that goes into it, and this is just a small fraction of what goes into a major upgrade such as Buzz 2 to Buzz 3. The people who want to fuss about a few dollars must have absolutely NO IDEAS what goes into making an awesome app such as BerryBuzz. I know as I test for Bellshare and have for a long time. People need to grow up, do without the triple latte for a day and get over it.
just my 2 cts,


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Originally broadcast on TNT in 2007.
Contains all 14 episodes from the third season.
Special features: Disc 1: "The art of interrogation" featurette; gag reel; police files: unaired scenes ; Disc 3: Police files: unaired scenes ; Disc 4: Police files: unaired scenes.
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Arriving in Cairo via our 4:30 am flight from Nairobi
Our first sight of the Nile flowing through Cairo
Downtown Cairo - the cars never stop, making it difficult to cross the streets
Noah getting organized in the Mayfair Hotel in Cario
Jim and Jennifer are not quite as organized as Noah
Noah downing a Mountain Dew (I think that is what the can says)
Outside the Egyptian Museum where there are 176,000 artifacts inside
No cameras are allowed inside the museum, so we only have outdoor pictures
3,000 year old statue made out of granite
Jim getting his first haircut in 3 months to look good for his 22nd wedding anniversary
Happy 22nd Anniversary aboard the Maxim on the Nile
Nubian dancer and band
The famous Egyptian belly dancer, Asmahan helped us celebrate our anniversary
Ramses II statue in Memphis, Egypt
Memphis open-air museum
Noah and Jennifer hanging out with an alabaster sphinx
Fallen colossal statue of Ramses II, constructed over 3,000 years ago
Jim hanging out with his new friend
Where there are ancient sites, there are Egyptians selling "stuff" to tourists
Saqqara Step Pyramid, the world's earliest man-made stone monument
Camels patiently waiting for customers
The Saqqara Step Pyramid was finished in the year 2,650 BC
The sun is always shining in Egypt
Hide and seek anyone?
Egyptian boy "going to school" at a Carpet School
Some of these hand-made rugs take over a year to complete
The Pyramids of Giza are one of the seven wonders of the world
Little Jimmy always wanted to climb on an ancient pyramid
The city of Cairo has expanded all the way to the pyramids
Noah wondering how the pyramids were built
The Great Pyramid of khufu stands 475 feet tall, dwarfing Noah
How the pyramids were built over 4,000 years ago is incomprehensible
The Queen Hetepheres's Pyramid in Giza
The tomb inside the Queen's Pyramid, the mummy is no longer there
Crossed arms indicate royalty
Worthy of being included as one of the 7 Wonders of the World
Camel ride my friend for cheap?
Western woman sharing with Egyptian school girls
A baksheesh (bribe) to a guard allowed this picture on a pyramid to be taken
Pyramid, Noah and the Sphinx
The false beard of the sphinx now resides in the British Museum
Jim, the Egyptian
One fo the many riverboats on the Nile in Cairo
The Hilton, the USA flag, and Chili's on the Nile
Noah sinking his teeth into a Chili's taco
Jim accidently stepped on the green prayer mat with his shoes - not good
Roman tower in Coptic (Christian) Cairo
Greek-Orthodox Church of St George
The Church of al-Mu' allaqa (the Hanging Church)
Mural of Joseph, Mary and Jesus by the Nile River
Inside the 'Hanging Church" which was built over the fortress of Babylon
Our own presonal Lonely Planet guide
Taking a break in Old Cairo
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CHICAGO-A financial services firm has paid $89.9 million for the Palmolive Building retail space on North Michigan Avenue. A venture of TIAA-CREF, based in New York, purchased the 51,000-square-foot retail space at 919 N. Michigan Ave. last month. The property was sold by two affiliates of investor Ross Hilton Kemper.
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I wanted to gather peoples thoughts on the following situation:
Two Apache servers, A1 and A2.
Both servers are behind a router that can forward port 80 to only one ip, so how do you manage two servers hosting different domains on one IP?
I've looked into mod_proxy with little success, and wondered if there was any "DNS port forwarding" feature you can install to manage packets.
For example IP address is 22.214.171.124 (fake don't try it :p).
A1 hosts foo.com A2 hosts bar.com
port 80 forwarded to A1. A1 realises it's a request for bar.com, so acts as a proxy between A2 and the router.
I hope this makes sense, and any help would be appreciated!


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The Royal Sonesta Hotel New Orleans Presents a Fashionable Round Table Luncheon Wednesday May 21st at 12:00 NoonAttention "Fashionistas" because we're bringing the runway to the Royal Sonesta's Round Table this month. On Wednesday May 21st at 12:00 Noon, slip into something chic and join us as three local experts discuss the latest spring fashion trends, update us on a worthy causes, and delve into New Orleans' thriving fashion industry. Hosted by the ever-stylish Margarita Bergen in the elegant Fleur de Lis Suite, enjoy a lively discussion, sample the hotel's delicious cuisine and celebrate all things couture with plenty of champagne, darlings.
Andi Eaton, founder of the NOLA Fashion Council and owner of Hazel & Florange boutique, will share chic fashion tips as only one of the city's most talented stylists and best-dressed women can do.
FestiGals spokesperson Sandra Dartus will update us on this annual women-centric celebration taking place in New Orleans this June. Dartus will even provide a sneak peek of celebrity-designed bra-art to be auctioned off during FestiGals signature 'Bodacious Bras for a Cause' luncheon. Proceeds benefit targeted women's causes.
Founder and Creative Director of Fashion Week New Orleans, Tracee Dundas will share her in depth knowledge on all things in vogue. This go-to-gal for fashion is redefining what it means to be fashionable in the Crescent City.
The luncheon just wouldn't be complete without a stroll down the catwalk so fashion designer Dominique Ansari has a mini fashion presentation planned just for the occasion. A local designer who specializes in "Comfort Couture," Ansari firmly believes that all women should feel relaxed and comfortable in their own skin.
Resident pianist and Round Table favorite Jim Walpole will entertain guests with his musical stylings throughout the event.
Royal Sonesta's expert culinary team has prepared an elegant three-course menu which begins with a Baby Spinach and Ponchatoula Strawberry Salad with Feta Crumbles, Slivered Almonds, Sweet Basil, Burnt Honey and Chili Vinaigrette. The entrée features a duet of Annatto Marinated Pork Tenderloin and Champagne Scented Grilled Gulf Shrimp with House Made Ricotta, Citrus Jasmine Rice, Black Pepper Olive Oil and Lemongrass Beurre Blanc. For dessert, Executive Pastry Chef Solandie Exantus has whipped up a delicious Chocolate Carrot Cake with Caramelized Carrot Medley & Buttermilk Panna Cotta. Divine!
The Royal Sonesta Hotel's Round Table Luncheon is $50 inclusive with advance reservations or $55 at the door. Parking is complimentary in the hotel's parking garage. For reservations, please contact Noel Scallan at 504-553-2220 or email her at email@example.com.
The 500-room Royal Sonesta Hotel is just steps away from some of the finest antique shops, art galleries and visitor attractions in New Orleans. Selected as one of the top three 'Best Hotels in New Orleans' by U.S. News & World Reports, the Royal Sonesta provides visitors with an authentic New Orleans experience. Centrally located in the heart of the historic French Quarter, the Royal Sonesta is home to Restaurant R'evolution, Irvin Mayfield's Jazz Playhouse, Desire Bistro and Oyster Bar, and PJ's Coffee Cafe. For more information on the Royal Sonesta Hotel, please call 504-586-0300 or visit www.sonesta.com/RoyalNewOrleans.com.
We've jazzed up Royal Sonesta New Orleans. Located in the heart of the French Quarter and just steps away from some of the city's finest shopping and visitor attractions, the all-new Royal Sonesta New Orleans looks forward to welcoming you and your guests. With 483 newly appointed guest rooms and suites, special performances presented nightly at Irvin Mayfield's Jazz Playhouse, fine dining at Restaurant R'evolution, seasonal beverages at PJ's Coffee Café and casual dining at Desire Oyster Bar, there are always plenty of exciting new offerings to enjoy at this luxurious hotel. We invite you to make Royal Sonesta New Orleans your exclusive travel destination. For more information, visit www.Sonesta.com/royalneworleans, 1.800.SONESTA or call directly at 504.586.0300.
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liege 1
Concerned with or relating to the relationship between a feudal superior and a vassal: an oath of fealty and liege homage
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- At the Treaty of Paris in 1259 Henry III accepted that he held Aquitaine as a fief of the French crown and owed liege homage.
- In 1334 Balliol had to pay the price, performing liege homage to Edward for his kingdom, and ceding much of southern Scotland to Edward III's direct rule.
- This concept lead in the 9th century to the concept of liege homage; that is, the one lord whom the vassal must obey even if it meant the harm of his other masters.
sustantivo(also liege lord)
1A feudal superior or sovereign.
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- Master, how is my liege lord the retired Emperor today?
- My liege, Lord Ivan may have, to some extent, the ability to read thoughts.
- There was only one thing that it was truly concerned for and that was to kill and to destroy any individual that dared to come against his liege, the Dark Master.
1.1A vassal or subject: the king's lieges
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- He took Angevin power to its zenith and made himself overlord of Ireland with a campaign in 1171, gaining the loyalty of important Irish rulers and establishing Normans as his lieges in Leinster.
- But the sun would soon set on Japanese rule of the island and create uncertainty for Taiwanese like Tsao, who were taught to speak Japanese and think of themselves as lieges of the emperor.
Middle English: via Old French lige, liege from medieval Latin laeticus, probably of Germanic origin.
Palabras que riman con liegebesiege, prestige, siege
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Three Things Conservatives Wrote This Week That Are Really Good
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Welcome to TP Ideas' weekly roundup of the best conservative writing! Every Friday, we take a look at three pieces by right-leaning writers that constructively articulate core elements of their worldview. The goal isn't to find conservatives telling us how right liberals are, but rather to pick out writing that helps liberals understand where their ideological foes are coming from.
So let's get started.
1. "Why We Debate The Unimportant Issues" — Scott Sumner, EconLog
Scott Sumner is an economist who's done an enormous amount to push for fundamental reform of monetary policy — a crusade that's won him accolades from the quadrant of the left-leaning blogosphere that pays attention to the Federal Reserve. But Sumner is also a libertarian, and thus happy to call the left out on what he thinks are its mistakes. In this piece for the right-leaning EconLog, Sumner argues that liberals happily contribute to an unhealthy dynamic in the public discourse that allows obviously bad and destructive policies to remain on the books:
Because I am a utilitarian, I believe important issues are those where the expected effect of a change in policy on the public's well-being is especially large. And in general, that will occur in cases where the issue is relatively uncontroversial. If it's a slam dunk that a crazy policy should be abandoned, then there are clear gains to the public in doing so.
In contrast, consider controversial policy initiatives like the minimum wage, ObamaCare, and Keystone. Ask why are they controversial? Clearly it's because you can find lots of really smart pundits on each side of the issue. But that means there must be really good arguments on each side of the issue. For instance, proponents of the minimum wage point to the gains for low income people, and studies casting doubt on the employment effects. Those on the other side (including me) point to other studies, and the basic presumption in economics that making a resource more costly will reduce the quantity demanded of that resource.
The perverse result is that the bad policies are uncontroversial, which means they're ignored by the public discourse, which means they don't get scrapped. Sumner also notes beneficial ideas like a carbon tax, relaxing zoning laws, and relaxing occupational licensing that get ignored because of this same dynamic. It's essentially a warning that the terms and incentives of political combat can take on a life of their own, running policymakers down suboptimal rabbit holes.
That said, the left could reply that this isn't the only reason a policy could be controversial: it could be enormously beneficial form a purely utilitarian standpoint, but powerful industries and voter constituencies get the short end of the stick under the policy, so they oppose it. And that's why it's controversial. Obamacare seems like a prime example of this.
2. "The Rise Of Secular Religion" — David P. Goldman, The American Interest
Broadly speaking, both the opponents and champions of modern secular liberalism cast it as an alternative worldview to both individual religious psychology and the religious approach to organizing culture. But Joseph Bottum, a devout Catholic and the former chief editor of the conservative religious magazine First Things, has a different take in his new book. That thesis, as expounded upon by David Goldman in The American Interest, posits that secular liberalism actually makes wide use of the psychology and cultural form — it just replaces the conceptual content with its own modern principles.
Bottum… examines post-Protestant secular religion with empathy, and contends that it gained force and staying power by recasting the old Mainline Protestantism in the form of catechistic worldly categories: anti-racism, anti-gender discrimination, anti-inequality, and so forth. What sustains the heirs of the now-defunct Protestant consensus, he concludes, is a sense of the sacred, but one that seeks the security of personal salvation through assuming the right stance on social and political issues. Precisely because the new secular religion permeates into the pores of everyday life, it sustains the certitude of salvation and a self-perpetuating spiritual aura. Secularism has succeeded on religious terms. That is an uncommon way of understanding the issue, and a powerful one.
In essence, secular liberals may not believe in the literal existence of the sacred and salvation, but their commitments to the left's social and economic goals, its critiques of discrimination and hierarchy and so forth, serve the same basic emotional functions as those literal beliefs. Thus has secular liberalism achieved its own "re-enchantment and spiritual thickening of reality."
The pithy leftwing response to this idea could easily be: Good! Those principles deserve to be treated with that kind of import. But it's an interesting suggestion that the religious approach to reality, which liberals have long had a mixed relationship with, is much harder to escape and far more deeply imbedded in human nature than they realize.
3. "Busting The Myth That Earnings Lag Productivity" — E21 Staff, E21
One talking point Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) uses to press for a minimum wage hike is that average inflation-adjusted hourly wages fell by 7 percent since 1973, even as economic productivity rose 100 percent. This week, the staff of E21, a conservative economic publication, drew on a previous Heritage Foundation study to contest the empirical foundation of Warren's claim:
Average hourly wage data only measure hourly earners, omitting salaried employees. These data also leave out benefits that employees receive, such as health insurance, pensions, vacations, and sick leave. The value of these benefits has risen substantially over the past half-century. Accounting for them leads to a 30 percent rise in total compensation since 1973, compared to a 7 percent decrease when only hourly wage data are analyzed, calculated economist James Sherk of the Heritage Foundation.
In addition, Warren's calculations use the Consumer Price Index to adjust for inflation. This index has been well-documented to overstate the level of inflation, and many government agencies have stopped using it. Using the more accurate Implicit Price Deflator for Non-Farm Business, used by the Congressional Budget Office and the Bureau of Economic Analysis, together with the combination of salaried workers and total compensation, brings the increase in earnings up to a 77 percent increase since 1973.
The takeaway is that after these adjustments are made, the growth in compensation since the early 1970s tracks the growth in productivity pretty closely.
Now, is this a debunk of broader concerns about inequality? That's questionable. It's average earnings, so if incomes are really taking off for one portion of American workers, it will tend to mask that. That gap between high earners and low earners has been a major driver of inequality over the last few decades, while the difference between people who get their income from labor versus from owning capital only took prominence relatively recently. That the divergence from productivity still shows up when we look at median incomes is telling.
That said, this is a good reminder that politicians' talking points — especially in economics — usually rest on long chains of unseen assumptions about what the best data is for addressing a particular question, and how that data should be interpreted and integrated.
Here's a piece by Josh Bivens at the Economic Policy Institute fleshing out the distinction between average earnings and median earnings in more detail. The takeaway is that averaging does indeed mask an enormous amount of inequality: the earnings of the top five percent are so much higher than everyone else's that they yank the overall average up to where it appears to track productivity pretty closely. Even those in the top 90 to 95 percent fall significantly behind productivity when singled out, and the rise in non-income benefits (health insurance, pensions, etc) has not been nearly enough to compensate.


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