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Because I'm sad and pathetic like that, last night (Saturday night) I ended up going to the supermarket and then spending the rest of the evening sewing – exciting times! I did however, make super progress with my advent calendar. All the pockets were sewn and the layers basted together:
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And even managed to sew it all together and baste (with spray) into the quilt sandwich, just using calico on the back:
Now it's ready to be quilted – I just need to pluck up the courage! I'm planning on stippling it like in the tutorial, but think I need to practice with pen and paper a little more first, to make sure I am better at the line and can get it even all over.
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I'm glad to see your finished advent calendar! I was just reminded of this on Sew Mama Sew, and I need to finish one before December. Yours looks great!↓


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I've been asked to create a site for an author. Looking at what she wants, I realise that there are several areas of the site that would be blog-like. For example there is the obvious 'News' area where she can post where she will next be signing books or giving a presentation, but there is also bibliographical area where she will want to add her publications as each one is published.
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What Five Oil Companies Did With Their $375 Million In Daily Profits
The Big Five oil companies – BP, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, ExxonMobil and Shell – are slated to announce their 2012 second-quarter profits later this week.
We can expect these companies, all of which rank in the top 10 of the "Fortune 500 Global Ranking," to reveal billions of dollars more in profits, after earning $375 million in profits per day in 2011 ($261,000 per minute), and $368 million per day in the first three-months of 2012 — bringing their combined profits to $1 trillion from 2001 through 2011.
Below is a quick look at just how much these Big Oil companies are making, and where they are spending their billions in profits.
Big Oil's Big Profits, In 24 Hours
- The five biggest oil companies earned a combined profit of $375 million per day, or a record $137 billion profit for the year, in 2011, despite reducing their oil production.
- In 60 seconds, these five companies earned $261,000 — more than 96 percent of American households make in one year.
- These five oil companies received $6.6 million in federal tax breaks every day.
- In 2011, the three largest domestic public oil companies spent $100 million of their profits each day, or over 50 percent, buying back their own stock to enrich their board, senior managers, and largest share holders.
- The entire oil and gas industry spent on average $400,000 each day lobbying senators and representatives to weaken public health safeguards and keep big oil tax breaks, totaling nearly $150 million.
- Each CEO of the Big Five companies received an average of $60,110 in compensation per day last year. On average, their pay jumped 55 percent in 2011. Exxon CEO Rex Tillerson's compensation came close to $100,000 per day last year.
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- Despite ranking as some of the most successful companies in the world, big oil and gas companies continue to receive $4 billion in tax breaks each year.
- The oil and gas industry has already given over $30.5 million in federal campaign contributions this year, with a whopping 88 percent going to Republicans.
- Big Oil has spent an additional $70 million on lobbying Congress this year, with the top spenders being Exxon, Shell, Chevron, Koch Industries and BP.
- Their efforts are paying off. This is the most anti-environment Congress in history, with the House of Representatives averaging one anti-environment vote per day, or a total 247 votes through mid-June. The biggest beneficiary of these votes has been Big Oil. The House voted to enrich the oil and gas industry 109 times, a total 44 percent of its anti-environment votes.
- The House is on track to collect a record amount of oil industry contributions this cycle, having already reached 2008 and 2010 levels. And these are direct donations only — it does not include Super PAC spending or other campaign assistance.
Outside Interests and Big Oil Allies Spending Tens of Millions More to Influence the Energy Debate
- Fueled by Koch Industries and other Big Oil interests, the industry is spending hundreds of millions to fund false ads in this year's elections. According to the Annenberg Public Policy Center, 85 percent of the dollars have funded false ad, during a season where most advertising have focused on energy.
- Pro-Romney outside interest groups spent $24.6 million on energy ads through June 24, according to Kantar Media CMAG data. This is more than ten-times the amount spent by pro-Obama groups, which spent $2.3 million on energy spots.
- American Energy Alliance, Americans for Prosperity, American Future Fund, and Crossroads GPS – the top outside pro-oil and pro-Romney interest group spenders – have spent a total $24.9 million on deceptive ads, many of them energy-related, according to the Annenberg Public Policy Center.
- Koch-backed Americans for Prosperity has devoted more than 90 percent of its ad spending to energy ads. Two of the Americans for Prosperity ads pushed patently false claims — roundly debunked by fact checkers — that the stimulus funded jobs overseas.
- Fact checkers have thoroughly debunked these anti-clean energy ads. Both Politifact and the Washington Post Fact Checker have given the ad their worst ratings of "pants on fire" and four Pinocchios, respectively. Politifact found all three examples used to be false, with the ad stringing together "alarming" soundbites that are "ultimately ridiculous."
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If they cannot be made to do it voluntarily, I would think a fiduciary court should show the way. Humanity deserves nothing less.
Trickle down, still looks yellow and smells funny.
Interesting fact: Their profit goes up as their production goes down. Just as basic market theory predicts that prices go up as production goes down.
What if their profits (and value of deposits) go way up by reducing production even more (great for the climate)?
What if they start understanding that and pump their lobbying money into backing the climate hawks?
the three largest domestic public oil companies spent $100 million of their profits each day, or over 50 percent, buying back their own stock to enrich their board, senior managers, and largest share holders
There's nothing wrong with buying back a company's shares if that is the most sensible thing to do with profits. It does not discriminate in favor of large shareholders or anyone else other than in proportion to their shareholding. Just stick to the anti-social things those companies do without complaining about any innocent actions.
They are just the biggest drug pushers of all time, outdoing the East India Company, the Colombian and Mexican cartels, the Big Tobacco bosses and the CIA by orders of magnitude. Their products kill many more people, too, even than tobacco. And we can and must live without it, and smash their business model by reducing the value of their toxic junk to absolute zero.
A solemn anniversary, a scary new report, and some hope around the corner in the fight against big oil
David Turnbull
Today marks the two-year anniversary of a massive oil spill into the Kalamazoo River in Marshall, Michigan…a spill whose effects are still being felt in many ways today. By the time the spill was stopped in the late summer of 2010, some 1.2 million gallons of corrosive tar sands oil had been released into the Kalamazoo River watershed, making it the largest inland spill in US history. Cleanup is still ongoing – two full years later – and the costs of the cleanup are nearly $800 million, making it the costliest onshore spill in US history as well.
These are scary facts on their own, but coupled with a recent report from the National Wildlife Foundation that outlines the shocking history of spills by Enbridge pipelines, they are downright terrifying. The report outlines over 800 pipeline spills during the period of 1999 to 2010, and brings to light a terrible record of safety for a company hoping to expand its pipelines all over North America. http://priceofoil.org/2012/07/25/a-solemn-anniversary-a-scary-new-report-and-some-hope-around-the-corner-in-the-fight-against-big-oil/
Pirates in pinstripe.
The Department of Energy states this:
Average cost per gallon in the US is $3.54 in June 2012
62% of cost is crude oil, $2.1948
12% to refine the oil, $0.4248
12% in taxes, $0.4248
14% in marketing and distribution, $0.4956
Total, $3.5397
I really don't see where the profit is, even for the gas station itself. I used to own one, and I'd be lucky to make 3 cents off a gallon of gas while the federal government makes 18.4 cents a gallon and the state of Michigan made 46.5 cents a gallon.
This really needs to be broken down thoroughly.
I would heartily agree with you if not for the fact that these companies probably OWN the fiduciary courts and every other public official. It's the golden rule: He who has the gold (or oil in this case) makes the rules. It's a sad state of affairs…
This article showed up on my Twitter feed just below a headline about how one out of five kids in America live in poverty.
Just sayin'.
The profit is in the crude. Even for something as difficult to process as tar sands, the break-even oil price is about $50-60 per barrel.
We've not seen a price that low in a few years and nothing that would make conventional crude unprofitable in a very long time.


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Eschewing Dixons' usually bland ad approach, the posters (which were created by M&C Saatchi in London) cheekily recognise the brand's position in the electronics market, which is pretty much at the bottom. The ads acknowledge a habit that many of us may recognise with some guilt – that we will get advice about expensive goods at a more upmarket store, but then nip online to make the actual purchase, where it is cheaper.
Using the familiar fonts from a number of popular London retailers – Selfridges and John Lewis are shown here, and other iterations include Harrods – the ads open with a description of the benefits of shopping in these stores, before then reverting to the Dixons font with the line "then go to dixons.co.uk to buy it". The self-harm/awareness continues with the ads' tagline, which is "the last place you want to go".
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Sir Alex's Quartet Keys 2-1 Win Over Chelsea at Old Trafford, Virtually Sealing Another Premier League Title
Manchester United defeated Chelsea 2-1 at Old Trafford on Sunday, virtually clinching the Premier League title. United would have to lose its last two games, with Chelsea winning its final two—a combined scenario which is extremely improbable. It would be United's 19th championship, putting the club one ahead of Liverpool as the most-successful domestic side in the English game.
In soccer, winners get the same number of points—three—for beating the bottom team as they do beating a great side. But factors like emotion, confidence and momentum do matter, and as much as cold, hard arithmetic, they determine championships. On Sunday, United found the strength to halt a worrying slide and emphatically shut the door on Chelsea.
The club moved into first place in December and it generally appeared as if it wouldn't look back. Not because this is an outstanding United team—there's a strong argument that its recent predecessors were better—but simply because its main competitors stumbled their way into the spring while Sir Alex Ferguson's team showed its characteristic resilience.
"We are not the brilliant team we were in other seasons," Patrice Evra said in a recent interview. "But mentally, we are as strong as we have ever been."
But Chelsea, the defending champion, found a way to sneak up on United in fairly remarkable circumstances. When the two teams met on March 1, United took a 1-0 lead into the break. At that point, the gap was a whopping 15 points, and Chelsea was struggling to hang on to fourth place. Yet the Blues came back to win that game and then, without much fanfare, scaled the Premier League table back to within three points of United, setting up Sunday's title bout.
Whatever jitters or insecurities United might have had—and there may have been some, since Chelsea was the last team to win at Old Trafford—were wiped away after 36 seconds, when Javier Hernandez raced through to collect Park Ji-Sung's pinpoint pass and give United the lead. Midway through the first half, Ryan Giggs' perfect cross found Nemanja Vidic, who headed it past Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech for a two-goal advantage.
In many ways, that bolted the door shut. Even though Frank Lampard cut the deficit with a second-half goal, there was already a sense of inevitability: Sir Alex had done it again.
And it was somehow fitting that the four men responsible for United's goals were those who proved crucial to the club this season. Park's playing time had been limited through injury and participation in the Asian Cup—he was out from late December to early April—but it was the hard-running Korean who scored the winner against Arsenal at Old Trafford, sending United to the top of the table. Vidic, the rugged defensive colossus, played more Premier League minutes than anyone else and gave an injury-plagued back four some much-needed stability. Hernandez, the newly arrived Mexican striker, went from project to super-sub to stalwart, chipping in 13 league goals—many of them late, many of them decisive.
Then there's Giggs. This is his 20th season at the club, which is all you need to know about his incredible longevity and professionalism. It's one thing for a goalkeeper or even a central defender to last this long. But for an attacking midfielder-winger hybrid like the Welshman, it's nothing short of sensational.
And while Giggs is no longer a week-in-week out-starter—he is 37, after all—he's the man Sir Alex trusts in crunch games, as evidenced by 26 starts in all competitions, a total that includes some crucial Champions League games. We've seen him evolve from a winger with a wicked dribble who made lung-bursting runs into a more cerebral player, capable of operating across the width of the pitch and relying on guile and intelligence, not to mention his delicate touch.
Others, of course, have played key roles in United's presumably title-winning season: goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar (another golden oldie at age 40), winger Nani and top goalscorer Dimitar Berbatov, especially. Even Wayne Rooney, who slumped badly in the first half of the season, is ending the campaign on a high.
But the above quartet, together with Sir Alex, sums up United's season neatly. This was a year that saw the club grind out results with sheer willpower as much as talent, and United will be rewarded—not just with an imminent Premier League title but also a Champions League final against Barcelona on May 28.
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Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic is one of those players destined to divide public opinion. Part of that is because he's the biggest, strongest and (usually) best-paid guy on the pitch, and folks expect big performances from him every week. And as his detractors, especially in England, point out, he has failed to deliver on many occasions: He's scored just three measly goals in 22 Champions League knockout games.
Image-wise, Ibrahimovic often doesn't do himself any favors, either. He frequently comes across as a petulant prima donna who doesn't back up his talk with action. Sometimes, he's simply boneheaded. On March 13, he was sent off and banned for two games when he appeared to punch an opponent. He returned April 10 and promptly got himself ejected again, this time for jawing at the linesman. Then he came back after another three-game suspension in time to play in Milan's 0-0 draw at Roma, which mathematically handed the "Rossoneri" their 18th Serie A title.
And therein lies perhaps his biggest trump card in responding to his critics. Ibrahimovic wins league championships—eight in a row, in fact, with five different clubs in three different countries.
Since the 2003-04 season, when he led Ajax Amsterdam to the Dutch crown, he was won titles at Juventus (2004-05 and 2005-06, though these were later revoked as part of a match-fixing scandal), Inter (2006-07, 2007-08 and 2008-09), Barcelona (last season) and now Milan.
It may just be a statistical quirk, of course. And it by no means confirms Ibrahimovic's greatness. But it does suggest that, more than most, he's the kind of player that can be dropped into a starting lineup and produce instantly, without the usual adjustment period. Either that, or his agent, Mino Raiola, has a knack for finding him the right clubs at the right time.
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Q. How come American film critics and fans didn't warm up to Tom Cruise as a hero in The Last Samurai but loved him as a hit man in Collateral?
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A. Well it is simple really. Country musicians are untalented fucks that don't write their own music. So it was a touching song really probably written for and about someone else. And the fact that you don't know how writing credits work on CD's is really depressing.
Q. We've seen a lot of Teresa Heinz Kerry's sons Chris and Andre. But why has her oldest son, John Heinz IV, been invisible on the campaign trail?
-Nadine Squire, Miami, Fla.
A. Why do candidates have to parade their kids out for the media? Does it make them any stronger of a candidate? Does it show how they can lead? Is it any of our business? No, Nadine maybe you should pay attention to the issues and make an informed choice. Just my advice.
Q. What's become of Jean Simmons, the English actress who played Ophelia in the 1948 film classic Hamlet?
-Julia B., Claymont, Del.
A. Here is the where are they know portion of the questions that are included every week. She is dead. Actually she died and was reincarnated as GENE Simmons, he has been spitting fire and blood for years.
Q. I see Hilarie Burton on WB's One Tree Hill and MTV's Total Request Live. What's next for her? And any serious romances?
-Karen Sampson, Harrisonburg, Va.
A. Karen your lesbian fantasies are going to be crushed here. She is dating Carson Daily or Scott Baio… Next for her is porn or Girls Gone Wild.
Q. James Caviezel's mix of sincerity and strength in The Passion of the Christ makes him a natural to play Superman. Has he been approached for the role?
-T.R., Washington, D.C.
A. … Well yeah Jesus and Superman are the same, they never existed so I guess he is a natural. I don't see superman weighting a buck fifty with an unnaturally small head but whatever. Since Chris Reeve isn't available I am going to nominate Ashton Kutcher for Superman. Hear me out here. There is a thing called the Superman curse. Whomever plays Superman usually has bad things happen to him. Chris Reever gets paralyzed, the tv one got shot, and Dean Cain can't get a job. So if Ashton gets it well either death or no work, I would take either of the two.


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Legend Aft
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Cruise Critics!
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Amanda and Scott
Pilot Boat
The Sunshine Skyway bridge(that was close!)
The Sunshine Skyway bridge
At the Golden Fleece
The Golden Fleece
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Atrium from the Golden Fleece
Golden Fleece dessert!
at the Golden Fleece
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Arriving at Grand Cayman
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Princess ship tendered with us in Grand Cayman
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7 mile beach - Grand Cayman
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The wet Lizard in Belize
Belize - from the Wet LIzard bar
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The local beer in Belize
The Wet Lizard bar in Belize - message
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Belize tender
Our balcony
island off the ship in Belize
Tenders arriving from Belize
Carnival Legend 8264
What a great picture!
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Legends of the movies
NCL from our ship in Belize
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Chris in 8264 from the promenade
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Leaving Belize
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Roatan sunrise
Roatan dock workers
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West Bay Beach - Roatan
West Bay beach - Roatan
Laurie with a drink in each hand!
I Scream!
Our Driver for the day
The lighthouse in Roatan
Roatan and me!
Our tour guide Arvin
Roatan - boats inside reef
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Match Game - Follies Lounge
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Our waiter Nemours (and some other dude?)
Laurie and Terry
Last dinner on the legend
Nemours is sad to see us go?
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future gohan is best gohan
at this point, better than DBsuper Gohan
What Gohan should have been, instead we got this S#&@. Toriyama...the F@&#
his history along w trunks is one of the best of dbz
Duuuuuuuude your gallery is sweeet!
Excellent job on my fav Sayian
that gohan was always my favorite but i never understood why Bulma never made him a robotic arm.... there are fucking Androids running around "half human and cyborg" and you live with the worlds best scientist and no you build a damn time machine and not gohan, the only person that had a chance to defeat them, go out and face them........( >_<) PISSES ME OFF!!!!!! lol sorry had to rant there for a sec lol but he still a G
He was the truest definition of a boss!
Gohan is so BADASS here. If only this was how he truly turned out in the series, you know minus the one arm.
I liked this gohan better..
Lol your style bro! Mirai BADASS!
He looks cool, but lacked proper power. Imagine if he went Mystic?
but he didn't.
He died. Sadly.
In a game though he did. It was based on Trunks facing Buu Saga in his timeline
Yeah, he was truly epic, like Baddack, even better. Why are all the epic characters dying..
Good job on this one, I really love the scar
Yeah, he was truly epic, like Baddack, even better. Why are all the epic characters dying..
Good job on this one, I really love the scar
This! This bought a tear to my eye. Thank you.
nice work on all of the gohans
Nice! I was not expecting to see Future Gohan as part of this set. This is truly Gohan at his most badass, and you captured that perfectly in this piece. Nicely done, sir!
it's an alt
it's not part of the actual piece.
Oh, no, I got that. I meant "set" as in "part of the series of Gohan images you were making", not as in "part of the print collage that you are putting together".
Either way, 'tis most bad-ass, good sir.
Either way, 'tis most bad-ass, good sir.
Ah nice. This version of Gohan was badass.
that must have been one epic battle for him to losse an arm
I don't remember this Gohan? but i'm catching up on my DBZ. On the Garlic Jr saga currently!


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DENTON, Texas - The 67th ranked Mean Green tennis team got back in the win column on Saturday afternoon when it defeated UCF on senior day at the Waranch Tennis Complex, 5-2.
North Texas (12-6) began the match like it has the past four, winning the doubles point and jumping out to a 1-0 lead.
"We shook off a little rust after a long break and played pretty well," said associate head coach Jeff Maren. "Our goal is to regain momentum heading towards the conference tournament, and I believe we took a step in the right direction today with a win over a tough UCF team."
Senior Nadia Lee paced the North Texas doubles attack with Barbora Vykydalova, as the No. 1 duo ran through the Knights' (7-10) Genevieve Lorbergs and Courtney Griffith 8-3.
The team of Valentina Starkova and Kseniya Bardabush matched the efforts of court one from the No. 2 spot, collecting the point sealing win in 8-3 fashion. The No. 3 tandem of Irina Paraschiv and Franziska Sprinkmeyer registered the clean sweep with an 8-6 victory.
Singles play saw the third Mean Green senior take home a victory on the day when Paula Dinuta collected a win from the No. 6 slot over Griffith in straight sets 6-2, 7-5.
Starkova was able to haul in her second win of the day on court three, dominating Jenna Doerfler of UCF, 6-2, 6-2.
Bardabush took home the third on final win in singles for North Texas when she defeated Alexis Rodriguez in a third-set tiebreaker at the top singles slot, 6-2, 2-6, 10-6.
Mean Green tennis will return to action on Monday afternoon when it plays host to cross-town rival UTA at 3 p.m. at the Waranch Tennis Complex. The match will mark the final regular-season home match for North Texas.


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News Well, At Least Part of the Chase Agenda Passed
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Slog fave, Rep. Maralyn Chase (D-32, Shoreline)
ELF-liberal House Rep. Maralyn Chase (D-32, Shoreline) wasn't able to pass much of what we here in the Stranger newsroom lovingly call "the Chase Agenda" making plastic bags, and leaf blowers, and poisonous cosmetics illegalbut her bill to regulate condo conversions (a bill we've been watching all session) passed the Senate today, 36-11.
The bill gives cities the right to guarantee compensation (the equivalent of 3 months rent) and a minimum amount of time for a tenant to move (120 days) for people displaced by condo conversion. Seattle Sen. Jeanne Kohl-Welles (D-36, Ballard)who added protections for seniors and disabled peoplecarried the bill in the Senate.
However, it's still disappointing that an early Chase amendment to give cities the right to limit conversions of buildings at which 50 percent or more of units are affordable to low-income people failed.


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Asian markets slipped Thursday as Tokyo awaited the outcome of a closely watched Bank of Japan policy meeting, while Seoul stumbled on growing tensions on the Korean peninsula.
The dollar slid further against the yen after suffering a sell-off on Wednesday, with dealers fearing the BoJ will disappoint when it announces its latest measures to kickstart the Japanese economy.
Tokyo fell 1.72 percent by the break and Sydney slipped 0.73 percent.
Seoul was 1.89 percent lower after North Korea blocked access to its Kaesong joint industrial zone with South Korea for the second day running. There were also reports that Pyongyang has moved a medium-range missile to its east coast.
Hong Kong, Shanghai and Taipei were closed for a public holiday.
The focus is mainly on Japan, where Haruhiko Kuroda is due to wrap up his first meeting as central bank governor. He is expected to unveil fresh monetary easing measures in a bid to achieve an inflation target of 2.0 percent.
The yen has tumbled in recent months on the likelihood Kuroda, a proponent of aggressive monetary easing, will usher in broader measures. However, investors are nervous his announcement will not meet expectations.
David Scutt, a dealer at Arab Bank, wrote in a note to clients that without any big measures "there is a more than reasonable chance that the board may well disappoint", according to Dow Jones Newswires.
Hiroichi Nishi, SMBC Nikko Securities general manager of equities, added: "It's entirely possible that while the BoJ will make some (announcements) over monetary policy easing, it may wait until the second central bank meeting on April 26 to do more."
The dollar, which touched 96.00 yen last month, bought 92.85 yen in early Asian trade, against 92.96 yen in New York Wednesday.
The euro fetched $1.2848 and 119.31 yen compared with $1.2845 and 119.43 yen.
Wall Street provided a soft lead, with the Dow losing 0.76 percent and the S&P 500 down 1.05 percent after they both struck fresh record highs. The Nasdaq gave up 1.11 percent.
US traders sold up after disappointing private sector jobs data and weak service sector growth figures.
Fears over the Korean peninsula are weighing on Seoul, as Pyongyang ratchets up its war rhetoric.
Tensions have soared since December, when North Korea test-launched a long-range rocket. In February, it upped the ante once again by conducting its third nuclear test.
Subsequent UN sanctions and joint South Korea-US military drills triggered weeks of near-daily threats from Pyongyang, ranging from artillery strikes to nuclear armageddon.
Oil prices rose, with New York's main contract, light sweet crude for delivery in May, adding four cents to $94.49 a barrel and Brent North Sea crude for May delivery increasing 34 cents to $107.45.
Gold was at $1,543.10 an ounce at 0250 GMT compared with $1,570.09 late on Wednesday.


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ALMA � Four Holland natives won titles on the first day of the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association Championships on Thursday.
Hope College�s Steffon Mayue, a Holland graduate, won the men�s long jump (23-2).
Calvin�s Breanna Verkaik, won the women�s 400 hurdles (1:06.55) and Kally Verkaik was second in the 100 hurdles (15.67) and third in the 400 hurdles (1:07.63). Both are Holland Christian graduates. Nicole Michmerhuizen (Holland Christian) won the 1,000 (35.35.15).
Hope�s Sheri McCormack, a West Ottawa graduate, won the women�s 800 (2:18.66). Catherine Calyore won the women�s 400 (1:00.39),
Hope�s Cameron Jones, a Black River graduate, took third in the men�s 800 (1:58.10).
The Calvin men�s and women�s teams are leading the MIAA championship meet after the first day. The men tallied 83 points and the women have 65.6. The Hope men are second with 31 and the women are also second with 48.5. The meet resumes today.
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Netflix-relief for the summer reruns/reality shows!
I hate summers, for some reason the tv execs think its ok to play nothing but reruns or load the stations up with reality shows. The only one I like is Amazing Race and its over for a while. And there is no way I will watch National Bingo Night!
So, I was talking to hubby while he was on the tarmack waiting for the plane to go to Hong Kong via Toyko and mentioned that I would like Netflix for the summer and he said sign up!:cheering: We are getting unlimited 1 dvd's and 10 hours online viewing for $9.99 a month! Now I just have to pick the movies...that is where I need some help. Right now there are 28 movies there and I want more. What would you suggest?
We have the unlimited 1 DVD thing, too. I never heard of the online viewing though...maybe it's for new sign-ups only? :scratchinghead:
Anyway...I have so many videos on there it'll take us till next year to see them all. We have just started the Friends series so we could watch them from the beginning, too. ;-)
ETA: Just checked the online viewing.. it's very cool, but I don't have Service Pack 2 on my computer (am afraid to put it on) so I can't view them.:pout:
We have the 4 DVD plan. Right now we are watching the 1st (and only) season of Miracles. Then we will be starting on the Highlander series.
A good way to get recommendations is to use their feature. They recommend movies based on your queue, and movies you've already rented from them. You can also rate movies that you've seen (whether or not you've used Netflix to do so), and they will take into account what you liked/didn't like to suggest new movies.
We had the unlimited 2 DVD plan and I upped it to the 3 DVD plan for the summer. (My husband teaches and will be driving me CRAZY this summer.) I love NetFlix... just got new movies today too! Its a great way to catch up on all the movies we have missed and yes... rate movies! The Movies You'll Love thingie is TOTALLY COOL!
What type of movies do you like? Here are a few off the top of my head.
Drama (with violence)
The Boondock Saints
How to lose a guy in 10 days
Wild Hogs
Office Space
Forgein Films
Once Were Warriors
The Wedding Banquet
All About my Mother
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
Just good films
The Dark Crystal
Catch and Release
Any Kevin Smith film
Any Pedro Almodóvar film
Citizen Kane
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
I love Netflix. :cheering:
I watch a ton of TV series using them. I have recently finished watching The Closer series, it was pretty darn good. I am watching all the seasons of CSI. I never watched them before (I know, shocker). I don't have cable or satellite in my part of the house and the only time I get to watch TV is right before bed. Plus there are no late fees (which I am the queen of).
edited to add: I love Office Space (gotta love Milton and his red stapler).
We bought a Netflix subscription for a Christmas gift for our children. Because we travel so much for soccer tournaments, and each of the kids have their own laptops, it seemed like the perfect thing. We all just love it!!!!
We LOVE Netflix!!
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NW Women of Country Music
One of the most vexing things about natural disasters - aside from the obvious problems, like death and wanton destruction - is their complete disrespect for deadlines and schedules. Thus, news of this fine benefit for victims of Hurricane Katrina reached my in box too late for inclusion in Border Radio, but merits some publicity nevertheless:
THIS SATURDAY, October 22nd
Experience Music Project features
NW Women of Country Music: a concert benefiting the victims of Hurricane Katrina
With performances by: Christy McWilson (The Pickets), Shiloh Lindsey, Ruby Dee and the Snake Handlers, Jennifer Lynn, Heartbreak USA
The show takes place in a new venue on the 3rd floor of the SFM (hmmm… how very Westworld). Doors at 8:00 PM. Tickets are $13.50 in advance, $17.00 DOS.


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Maria Sharapova gossip, latest news, photos, and video.
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Blake Lively's The Shallows performed well at the box office this weekend after the studio smartly moved it up as counterprogramming. Reviews of The Shallows were pretty solid too, as critics judged it by B movie standards Read Full Intro
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When it was announced yesterday that Maria Sharapova had been banned from tennis for two years, Jacek texted me, optimistically, like, yes, they shut her down. Then I told him to go read her Facebook post Read Full Intro
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What happens when you're the highest paid female tennis player on the tour and you fail a drug test? Well, if you're Maria Sharapova, people rush to give you the benefit of the doubt. Full Story
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Whenever I write about Serena Williams, because I worship her, and because she is underappreciated and undervalued, by fans, by tennis commentators, by endorsers, I can always count on people emailing back about why Serena doesn't deserve what she deserved, with a subtle suggestion that she's not "natural". Full Story
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Wimbledon started today. On the women's side, world #1 Serena Williams is heavily favoured, riding a 31 match win streak into the tournament. Serena was profiled recently in Rolling Stone – a controversial interview for several reasons, one of which we'll get into later – and the writer argued that no one is as dominant in his or her sport as Serena Williams. Full Story


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Surviving Valentine's Day
Surviving Valentine's Day
A widow's guide to celebrating love—alone
For kids, Valentine's Day is a time to exchange funny cards and eat boxes of chocolate. For adults, it's often much more than just an occasion to send flowers and buy jewelry, chocolates and cards—it's a time to rededicate your love to one special person.
But when you're a widow or widower, Cupid's arrow can pierce your heart in a very different way on February 14th. What was once a holiday of "warm fuzzies" can turn into a day of sorrow.
"If you find yourself alone on February 14th after years of celebrating with someone you loved very much, the void that you feel can be overwhelming," points out author Joni Aldrich, "It's difficult to see happy couples all around you when all you can think about is the person you have lost."
Aldrich speaks from experience. She knows grief firsthand. In 2006, she lost her husband Gordon after a two-year battle with cancer. She wrote two books about the experience: The Saving of Gordon: Lifelines to W-I-N Against Cancer and The Losing of Gordon: A Beacon Through the Storm Called "Grief" (both Cancer Lifeline Publications, 2009). In the latter, Aldrich tells the inspirational story of how she rebuilt her life after losing her husband.
Because Valentine's Day held so many precious memories, Aldrich still finds the holiday difficult, even though it's been three years since her husband died.
And she's not alone. Red hearts and sappy songs on the radio can highlight loss as easily as they can inspire ardor. If you are facing this Valentine's Day by yourself, perhaps for the first time, Aldrich offers 6 tips that might make the day easier to navigate.
1. Prepare in advance.
Maybe it's true that ignorance is bliss. Even if you wanted to forget about the existence of "V-Day," though, our consumer-driven culture wouldn't let you. "You wish you could just hide under a rock until the last conversation heart has disappeared," says Aldrich. "Survival requires looking deep inside yourself to determine what you might do to make this holiday less painful. There is no secret formula—we're all different—but try to focus on the fact that it's just one day."
2. Know what to avoid.
"Unless you're joined by friends or family, stay away from restaurants," Aldrich advises. "The empty place across the table will cast a pall on any pleasant feelings you've managed to work up. Along those lines, avoid any of the 'old favorites' that might be painful. Order take-out or cook at home, but don't fix that special dinner you used to make with the person you loved." Another no-no? A romantic movie. Choose a comedy.
3. Stay busy.
Chances are you've heard advice like "Get out of the house! He wouldn't want you to stop living your own life." And while such insights might not always be what you want to hear, they have more than a grain of truth. If you're dreading the rush of painful emotions and memories that Valentine's Day will bring, plan an activity that will take your mind off of things. "Schedule some quality time with friends and family," Aldrich recommends. "Play some board or card games. Focus on a new project that you really enjoy, such as redecorating your home."
4. Allow the emotions to come.
Remember that grief never fits into a neat timetable, and that it's unhealthy to pretend that everything's okay when it's not. No matter how prepared you think you are or how much of your life you think you may have rebuilt after suffering a devastating loss, grief can still bowl you over with emotion. "Valentine's Day is especially tough because not only do you have to deal with your own memories, but your senses are constantly assaulted, too," Aldrich observes. "Let the emotions come—just try to keep them from overwhelming you. Depending on how you feel, you might write a love poem or letter to the one whom you are grieving. The point is that it's okay to remember those whom you loved and lost."


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Vegan Liquid-Chocolate Mocha
Total Time
Prep 5 mins
Cook 0 mins
This is very rich. I invented it because I have to be on a dairy-free diet, and I really miss those fancy mochas and lattes. Soy milk doesn't do it for me. I think this is a really tasty treat, and I might just keep drinking it, even when I can reintroduce dairy!
Ingredients Nutrition
- 1 tablespoon cocoa powder (rounded)
- 1 tablespoon sugar (level)
- 3⁄4 cup strong coffee
- 3⁄4 cup hemp milk (or a nut milk)
- 1 ounce dark chocolate (70%)
- 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon Soy Whip (optional)
- Place cocoa powder and sugar in a large mug.
- Add hot coffee. (I brew mine directly into the mug).
- Stir to dissolve cocoa and sugar.
- Add hemp milk and stir.
- Add chocolate. Microwave until hot, but not boiling. (This takes 90 seconds on my rather low-powered microwave). (Boiling will cause the hemp milk to separate).
- Add vanilla extract and stir to blend in the chocolate. (This takes more than a quick stir).
- Top with soy whip, if desired.
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Excellent! Creamy, chocolaty, just perfect. I used rice milk (we don't have ready made nut milk here and I had no time to make some) and some rice whip. Next time I'll try it with almond or hazelnut milk! Thanks for posting! Made for Comfort Cafe Snowqueen's Round 2010.
Rich and delicious! I used almond milk instead of hemp (as suggested) and Splenda for the sugar. I used a microwave frother to heat the milk, and then foam it up. Made for Fall 2008 PAC.
I haven't tasted it yet, but this sounds great! I can't have cow's milk, but I can have goats milk; unfortunately most latte shops only serve cow's milk and soy. I'm going to try this-I know I'll love it


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LONDON (March 6, 2013)--British rock guitarist Alvin Lee, 68, founder of the band Ten Years After, died unexpectedly Wednesday, from complications following a routine surgical procedure, a message on his website said.
Former band-mate Leo Lyons confirmed Lee's death.
It was not immediately clear where Lee died.
The Nottingham, England-born guitarist founded Ten Years After in 1967, and the band's popularity exploded following Lee's rousing performance of the song "I'm Going Home" at Woodstock in 1969.
He left the band in 1975, going on to a successful solo career and recording with such artists as George Harrison and Steve Winwood.
Lee released more than 20 albums over a 45-year career.
His most recent, "Still On the Road to Freedom," was released in August 2012.


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Released: Jan 01st, 1999
Running Time: 74
Director: Max "Hardcore" Steiner
Company: Filmwest
Distribution Companies: Legend
Cast: Michaela, Candy (I), Max Hardcore, Sophie (I), Nancy (I)
Critical Rating: AA
Genre: Gonzo
If you want to add Max to your gonzo section, look to the majority of his other tapes. His fans, of course, will probably rent this.
"On the fifth day, God created Man."
"On the sixth day, God created Woman."
"And on the seventh day, God created Max. To keep those fucking cunts in line!"
So begins another volume of Maxed Out. In this episode, Max does a quick round-the-world, featuring girls in Monaco (during the Grand Prix, no less) and Las Vegas.
The action between Hardcore, Candy, and their Monte Carlo muffin Sophie is mild at best. The box cover sums it up pretty well: "This ain't love baby, it's all business!" A casting call for girls in-between scenes doesn't win any prizes (or tweak the libido) either.
It's hard to say what kills the scene between Hardcore and Michaela. Was it the rash on her ass? Or perhaps Max drooling all over it? No, its must've been the pliers holding her tongue out for a facial.
How's this? "God saw what His creation had done and He was appalled. So the next day, He re-created Tom Byron as a director."


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EAGLE RIVER, Alaska (December 3, 2012)--The annual concert by a women's prison string orchestra in Anchorage will take on special meaning this year.
There are special milestones this Saturday for two founding members of the Hiland Mountain Women's Correctional Facility orchestra.
Violist Sarah Jane Coffman is performing in her ninth concert, but her first as a parolee.
She served a sentence for murder and was paroled in February, but she continues to go back the prison every Saturday to practice.
She says some might find it weird she goes back, but says there are a lot of people she knows and loves at the prison.
And Dana Hilbish will be playing in her final concert.
The cellist convicted of first-degree murder has also made parole, and will be out of prison next month.


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Re: FHA loan question
JM-AM wrote:
vizon wrote:
StartingOver10 wrote:
1) Yes, you can have a non-occupant co-borrower for an FHA loan.
2) However, as pointed out, he has to qualify for the loan too. His tax liens are a problem, unless he has been making payments on them and can show at least 6 months of on time payments.
3) Can't you prove your income via your tax returns? Or has your accountant been too aggressive?
4) Your father can gift you a large lump sum and you can go to a company like TrustCo that handles portfolio loans for these type of situations. TrustCo is a regional bank. The loan is a conventional loan and not sold on the secondary market. The rate is a good rate too, but the residence has to be a primary (like you want it to be).
Good luck.
Also, to number one - there is a difference between a co-borrower, and cosigner. A coborrower is on the deed, the cosigner is not. FHA allows both.
I havent done a loan in several years where the lender would allow a cosignor.
If you are on the application you can almost bet the house you are a co-borrower.
What FHA says and what the Lenders say are a whole different story.
Just think of scores as an example, while one Lender will accept a 580 minimum FICO credit score, and other Lenders a 620, and most 640, while some are even at 660, FHA score requirements are even much lower. FHA allows lower scores, but trying to be approved with a lower score in todays market is non existent.
Another Clarification, just because you are Co-Borrowing on a home loan does not mean you are on the Deed. Any one can be added to a Deed, or not added to a Deed.
I can honestly say I am not very versed on the subject but this is something I have looked into with great detail with the 2 agents in my office, LO and online... A co-borrower must be a live in person, while a co-signer is someone that does not live on the property. The co-borrower is on the deed, while the co-signer is not. I've literally read this on every website I've researched and that is what I was told prior to even looking into it. (I know FHA has the rules of how long you must live at the property without renting and what-not.)


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Thereafter there may be some widely scattered showers or storms overnight, but most of the area looks to stay dry. A cold front is expected to shift over far northern Illinois early Thursday, before setting up somewhere near the I80 corridor during the day as a surface wave of low pressure develops and tracks eastward along the front. This front looks to be the focus for thunderstorm development by Thursday afternoon as a northern stream short wave disturbance shift over the area. It appears that a second upper level disturbance will shift east-northeastward well to our south over KY on Thursday. This could focus the better moisture and hence heavy rain producing thunderstorms over that region. In spite of this, it does appear that at least widely scattered storm development will be probable over portions of northern IL and northwestern IN Thursday afternoon. Overall the threat of severe weather looks low with this activity, due to weak deep layer shear and mid-level lapse rates. Therefore, only isolated strong wind gusts and heavy downpours look possible with these storms. Some of this activity could linger into Thursday evening. Temperatures with the front look to cool off into the lower 80s north, with 70s likely along the lake front due to the onshore winds over northeastern IL. These increasing northeasterly winds over Lake Michigan could set up dangerous swimming conditions with large waves over NE IL late Thursday into Friday. KJB && .LONG TERM... 340 PM CDT Thursday night through Wednesday... The cold front positioned over the area Thursday afternoon will continue to drop south and stall out somewhere across central IL by Thursday night and Friday. Shower and thunderstorm chances decrease as the boundary moves south out of the local area and cooler, drier northerly flow becomes established. However, continued mention of chance to slight chance POPs is warranted Thursday evening and again Friday through the weekend, especially in southern portions of the area, given the ongoing proximity of this boundary and pockets of weak shortwave energy aloft. Interestingly, the GFS has the 582dm line at 500mb positioned over or very near the local CWA from Thursday through late Saturday, which is just one basic indication of the status quo pattern through this period. Continuing to follow the 582dm line as a guide to our evolving weather scenario, this height line begins to lift north by Saturday night and Sunday as an upper level ridge builds across the Plains. Warmer Gulf air also begins to reestablish itself at low levels during the early part of next week, but forcing for anything more than isolated convection is meager under the upper level ridge at least through midweek. Thus the pattern appears favorable for another period of hot and humid conditions, though likely not to the degree seen late last week. Lenning && .AVIATION... For the 00Z TAFs... Broad high pressure remains over the Great Lakes through the Mississippi Valley. A well defined lake breeze boundary has been very slowly inland and finally reached ORD at about 2230Z turning winds to enely at 7-10kt. Expect the generally ely wind direction with speeds less than 10 kt to persist through sunset at which time winds will becm lgt/vrbl. The lake breeze should reach MDW by arnd 2300Z shifting wind there from swly to ely. DPA/RFD should remain unaffected by the lake breeze as it should dissipate before reaching as far west as DPA. Prevailing winds over nrn IL, away from the lake should be generally swly 5-10kt through sunset before becmg lgt/vrbl overnight. Some guidance is suggesting that vis could drop to 3-4sm in BR durg the early morning hours as sfc dewpoints inch up overnight and winds becm lgt/vrb, so have added 3-4sm br at 08-09Z for the 00z update. There is a chance that some isold, sheltered area could drop a little lower than 3sm if cloud cover would decrease more than is currently anticipated. The other concern for the period will be thunder chances tomorrow. Latest guidance suggests that the most favored timing will be durg the afternoon hours as a mid level impulse crosses the region. Exact timing and duration remains a bit uncertain, but given the timing of the mid level impulse crossing the region durg the afternoon hours, will continue to carry afternoon timing in a prob30 group. && .MARINE... 228 PM CDT Today`s somewhat weak and variable wind regime will evolve to a stronger northeasterly fetch tonight and long northerly fetch by Thursday evening. 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Developing Speech Enabled Applications
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In this video Duane LaFlotte takes a look at how he used speech server to author an extension to his blog.
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Kool Features
Anyone know where we can get the sample code for this?
Also, does this app require just a TTS SDK or actually running a Speech Server?
Are there any good websites or tutorials for .NET developers for this?
Great questions. I developed this using the TTS SDK however have it running on a full blown Speech Server. I like developing with the speech server just because the TTS is much much better there I have some code examples I can give you for speech
stuff if you like. You can just email me or visit my blog (www.CyberspaceSamurai.com )
I also have some presentations from Speech Day (An event Thom Robbins put on for our local Microsoft District). They are located here ( http://blogs.msdn.com/trobbins/archive/2005/01/27/362097.aspx ). Most have code associated with them as well.
Duane Laflotte
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As someone who regularly turns to trip advisor prior to booking a hotel I was appalled at the difference between the great feedback I had read for this hotel and the awful reality I was faced with upon arrival. I'm not quiet sure where the previous people stayed but it was no way the same hotel I stayed in.
LOCATION: The hotel is off the main road and quiet a far walk from the main square or main street in Marrakech. As two girls travelling alone safety was my first concern with regards to coming back to the hotel late on a badly lit street. The hotel itself is in major need of redecorating the reception area is filled with old red velvet sofas which are stained and hugely uncomfortable to relax in, for an apparent 4 star hotel the lobby boasts no air con as well as no offer of refreshments during check in - I'm not a fussy person but if your expecting a 4 star hotel these are usually things which come as a standard. The fish tank was dirty and the other was empty and had not been cleaned out properly.
CHECK IN & ROOM: Checking in took at least 40 minutes with a very unhelpful man at reception who spoke barely any English - this is the case for 90% of the staff in this hotel. Myself and my friend where finally given our room keys and told to make our way upstairs; there was nobody on hand to offer to take our suitcases to our room - which we where more than happy to pay for. So we made our way into a tiny elevator where the buttons have the wrong floors on them so have been re stickered with the corresponding floor next to the button?! Upon entering our room we attempted to turn on the air conditioning we where previously told about unfortunately this did not work following a day of 40 degree heat the room was boiling and offer of a room change was given. The water pressure within the shower was that of a failing tap and we had to shower with flip flops on as the bath was dirty, once reaching for a towel from the rack the towel rack fell to the floor.
FOOD: Breakfast was only another disappointment and we only decided to go twice the offer was of a few veg, fruit, and selection of mini pastries and cakes, no offer of hot food or at least an omelette or scrambled egg which is not hard to make.
STAFF: On our second day we spoke to the guest advisor Nadia who spoke very good English and arranged for a room change for us. Luckily our second room had good working air con but the rest of the issues with bad showers remain. The cleaning staff also come to collect your towels at 12 midday but do not come to clean your room until 2ish which is fine but they do not replace towels when cleaning. There where numerous times we would return back from an excursion at 3pm and find our room clean but with not a single towel to hand; when we would ask we where told we would have to wait until later despite being covered in dust from quad biking.
Whilst in the hotel we spoke to other families who had been on the plane with us and where staying at the hotel and it was clear that others where experiencing the same issues with the rooms and hotel that we where. Having stayed at other 4* and 5* resorts this resort is certainly NOWHERE NEAR 4* if anything this is a 2* hotel. The upstairs bar area is nice to sit at however all the sun loungers where taken by 12pm but Nadia was helpful and managed to get us some to relax in. The bar food is ok and nothing special if you are hungry I recommend you order early as you will be waiting up to 40 minutes for a few chicken skewers. The swimming pool would have been lovely if the water had been cleaned, the water was misty and even if you where in it the bottom of the pool was not visible. One of the pool lights has clearly broken a while ago but remains on the side of the pool with all the cable wires still attached! And the pool attendant comes by during the day with a cloth which he uses to clean the marble on the side of the pool with and then rinse in the pool next to you!
Room service is non existent and when it is the staff only understand orders in French and even then you don't know what your ordering until it arrives. During our 5 night stay (should have been 11) we where only able to order from room service twice as no one answers the phone usually, the second time we tried to order we waited 30 minutes only for the waiter to come to our door after all that time to tell us that the food we ordered is not available and all they have are sandwiches!
The only up side to this 'hotel' is Nadia who will take her time and plan your stay and excursions; however this is her job at the end of the day and she does it well. I would highly recommend the waterfalls and quad biking, as well as a cooking class at La Maison Arabe which was wonderful (this is not available through Nadia). I would also recommend a trip to Essaouira to anyone visiting Morocco.
Half way through our trip our room key stopped working and we where issued a new one. That night while myself and my friend where falling asleep at 2am a man entered our room with a room key. As I called out and jumped out of my bed the door shut and the person left. As two women travelling alone we where horrified and shaken by this. We opened the door after to see if the person had come in by accident and was still in the corridor to explain what had happened but nobody was there. We went to reception only to be told that two people had just entered the hotel and to simply go back to sleep and we would talk about it in the morning! This is simply not acceptable and we later found out that wrong room keys where not only issued to us. The hotel staff did not see handing out wrong room keys to other holiday makers as an issue at all and we where so disgusted and shaken we decided to pack up and cut short our stay there. Our original holiday was booked and paid for 11 nights in this hotel and WE CHECKED OUT AFTER 4 DAYS! The hotel took no responsibility for allowing someone else access to our room and had we not been in the room who knows what would have gone missing, the hotel have no security staff who don't care and have terrible attitudes and a manager who is never available to talk to and when we tried to make an 'appointment' we where told we would only be able to see him at 10 am as he does not come in earlier and in the afternoon he is tired. We where unable to make this appointment as we had excursions booked however I doubt that it would have been any use going anyway.
We later checked into two other hotels one in Essaouira called Riad Dar L'Ouissa which was lovely please see my review for more information and in Marrakech we checked into La Renaissance hotel which was a HUGE improvement on Imperial Plaza and was actually a relaxing place to be.
- Official Description (provided by the hotel):
- Imperial Plaza Hotel is an exquisite hotel, centrally located with rooms opening to views either of the Marrakech city with the backdrop of Atlas Mountain or of the lush green hotel courtyard. A fully serviced hotel with facilities for both business and leisure travelers with its location making it an ideal hotel to discover the rich culture and tradition of Morocco. ... more less
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Labor Unions Against the Public Interest
The folly of monopoly unionism ("collective bargaining") in government is most evident when labor unions strike. Hundreds of thousands of San Francisco area residents are currently having their lives disrupted by union actions against the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) system. BART's unions want higher wages:
Update on Arlington's $1 Million Bus Stop
It looks like the cost of Arlington County's gold-plated bus stop will be even higher than a $1 million. According to the Washington Post, taxpayers will also have to pay for an "independent contractor to review the cost and design" of the Transit Taj Mahal in Northern Virginia.
The GOP, the Farm Bill, and Cognitive Dissonance
It's a good thing that the farm bill failed to pass the House, but it is disturbing that about three-quarters of Republicans voted in favor of this massive spending bill. The House bill would have spent 47 percent more over 10 years than the 2008 farm bill ($940 billion vs. $640 billion). Most of the spending is for food stamps, so GOP farm bill supporters would have essentially ratified the recent huge spending increases on this welfare program.
Ten Reasons The Farm Bill Makes No Sense
Congress is gearing up to pass a major farm bill for the first time since 2008, and this year's bill threatens to be much larger than the last one.
Farm Bill: Is Today's GOP to the Left of Bush?
It's widely accepted that George W. Bush was a big-spending president. He was a social conservative, but not a fiscal one. To his credit, however, even Bush recognized how wasteful and unfair farm subsidies are, and he vetoed the last major farm bill in 2008.
Five Reasons to Repeal Farm Subsidies
Cato held a packed forum on Capitol Hill yesterday examining major farm legislation that is moving through Congress. Our panelists included Andrew Moylan of R Street, Josh Sewell of Taxpayers for Common Sense, and Scott Faber of the Environmental Working Group.
Farm Bill Would Increase Spending by 47%
House and Senate farm subsidy supporters are pushing to enact the first big farm bill since 2008. Democratic and Republican supporters say that this year's legislation will be a reform bill that cuts spending. Hogwash.
Corporate Tax Avoidance: Where's the Harm?
Politicians are having fun slapping around big corporations for supposedly not paying enough taxes. In this country, Apple is the current target, while in Europe it's Google, Amazon, and Starbucks, according to the Washington Post today.
More Firings Needed at the IRS—TSA Precedents
I've watched the congressional hearings on the IRS scandal, and like others, have been appalled at the glib performance of former IRS Commissioner, Douglas Shulman. Shulman isn't taking an ounce of blame for the mess even though he headed the agency from 2008 to 2012. Dana Milbank reviews his slippery and rather arrogant performance in the Washington Post today.
The Realities of Government Infrastructure
Politicians and liberal economists get misty-eyed when thinking about grand infrastructure projects. But recent stories in the Washington Post about D.C.-area projects illustrate the realities of government capital investments.


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Job search by unemployed women: Determinants of the asking wage
This study uses actual observations of reservation wages from the National Longitudinal Survey of Mature Women who were 35 to 49 years of age in 1972 to estimate, with a two-stage least squares procedure, a model of the jobsearch behavior of unemployed women. To a greater extent than shown by most previous studies, the results indicate that unemployed women substantially reduce their reservation wages as the period of their unemployment progresses. Also, recipients of unemployment insurance are shown to ask for wages that are substantially higher than those asked for by other unemployed women. (Abstract courtesy JSTOR.)
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When you make the decision to hire professional carpet cleaning and strike out to find who to hire, things can get a little overwhelming pretty quickly.
For both buyers and volunteers, the BUMC KidSale is an excellent way to give back to the community by collecting and selling children's clothing, toys, furniture and accessories.
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California Closets has been improving Middle Tennessee homes since 1998
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Inspired Chiropractic's Dr. Brenda Medina has announced a new, state of the art treatment in their Franklin office: Therapeutic Laser Therapy. This exciting new treatment, also known as K-Laser, is a Class IV laser that can successfully treat acute and chronic injury without drugs or surgery. Yes – Dr. Medina can treat your muscle, tendon or ligament injuries without drugs or surgery.
Give your child an advantage this fall by enrolling him in Elite Football Skills training this spring and summer. Elite Football Skills offers a variety of camps and instruction to fit each player's individual needs, including 1-to-1 Instruction, Small Group Position Specific Training Sessions, Summer Football Camps, and 7-on-7 Passing Leagues. Your child is guaranteed to learn, grow and have fun.
Upward Sports, the world's largest Christian youth sports provider, has announced the launch of a new performance division, Upward Stars, which was successfully introduced locally this spring. Nine Upward Stars club/travel basketball teams played in high-level tournaments throughout Middle Tennessee through AAU, Middle Tennessee Basketball Showcase, A-Game Events and more. If your child loves basketball and is ready to rise to the next level, consider all that Upward Stars has to offer.
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