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I've wanted to do something like this for a while. Let me know if you enjoy it, or if I'm just trying too hard to be funny! Just kidding. I always try too hard.
Our story starts on a dark and stormy night in Denmark. We arrive just as the night watch is changing shifts at the royal castle of Elsinore, and rumours are flying that there's a ghost has been spotted for the past few nights stalking the battlements. Horatio, who has been to university and therefore is the smart one of the group, is sceptical about the existence of any ghost but agrees to listen to the guard's story anyway. It's common knowledge that spirits have excellent dramatic timing, so the ghost chooses this exact moment to turn up.
It looks strangely like the King of Denmark who recently died and Horatio asks exactly what it thinks it's doing floating around looking like the dead king. The ghost seems to take offence at this line of questioning, probably because Horatio ruined his dramatic entrance, and leaves. Horatio, who has been to university and knows about these things, instantly declares this a Bad Omen for Denmark.
The guard asks if this has anything to do with all of those weapons and ships Demark has been making recently and our resident exposition man Horatio says that he's probably right. Things aren't good in Denmark at the moment; in fact, you could say they were rotten. (Ha ha, literary reference to a line that hasn't happened yet!)
Some years ago the king, who was called Hamlet but isn't our Hamlet and shall henceforth be known as Hamlet Sr., killed the King of Norway Fortinbras in a duel. The terms of the duel required the loser to relinquish all of his lands to the victor, which seems like a pretty reckless agreement to make if you ask me. Now Fortinbras' son who is also called Fortinbras – were there only five names in the whole of the middle ages? – has grown up and decided that he wants to claim back the lands his father so carelessly lost. Denmark is preparing for war, and all the omens are saying that this will not go well.
Pay attention to Fortinbras, because the first time I read Hamlet I didn't and then when he turns up again I was all "who the hell is this guy?". He's also worth paying attention to because he draws some interesting parallels with Hamlet. Both of their fathers have *spoilers for a 400 year old play* been murdered, but they both have very different ways of dealing with it. Hamlet chooses the noble path of sulking, which is very satisfying but doesn't really achieve anything, whereas Fortinbras decides that the best way to deal with his grief is to invade Denmark. I like Fortinbras. He thinks big.
The ghost tries again with its dramatic entrance, but the cock crows and ruins his big moment again, so he buggers off. Horatio orders one of the guards to poke the ghost with his spear, which really makes me doubt Horatio's position as the smart guy. If you're looking for ways to piss off a ghost attacking it with sharp objects is probably pretty high on the list, and it's not like they could really hurt it anyway because it's a freaking ghost. Horatio ignores the guard who points this out to him and decides that the best thing to do is to tell Hamlet that there's a spirit wandering around with his dead father's face, which may be one of the strangest things your best friend can say to you, although I'm not sure it would quite break into my Top 10.
And so begins the greatest soap opera ever told. Buckle up, it's going to be a melodramatic ride.


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WASHINGTON - A US appeals court has appeared reluctant to grant detainees at the Bagram prison in Afghanistan the same rights given in 2008 to prisoners in Guantanamo to be able to challenge their detention in US civilian courts.
Judges here were wary of extending three detainees such rights at the military prison at the Bagram Air Base north of Kabul, indicating such a ruling could lead to other prisoners held oversees by the United States to seek redress in federal court.
In April last year, US District Judge John Bates recognized the right of the detainees, held at Bagram without charge for at least six years, to challenge their detention in the United States, according to their lawyers.
He based the ruling on the landmark Supreme Court move in 2008 to allow such rights to prisoners held at the US naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
"These detainees have been denied a due process," insisted attorney Tina Foster on Thursday.
The three appeals court judges however expressed concern that an approval of Bates' ruling would open the door to more than 670 prisoners currently held at Bagram, and serve as precedent for other people detained in US military bases around the world.
The Bagram prison has served since 2002 as a holding site for terror suspects captured outside Afghanistan and Iraq.
In September, the United States granted Bagram prisoners the nominal right to challenge their detention, but not in US courts.
Bates originally ruled that foreign prisoners held at Bagram should also be provided the right enshrined in the writ of habeas corpus.
In responding, however, the administration has argued Bates's ruling "reverses long-standing law, imposes great practical problems, conflicts with the considered judgment of both political branches, and risks opening the federal courts to habeas claims brought by detainees held in other theaters of war during future military actions."
Many of the detainees at Bagram have languished for years.
But unlike prisoners at Guantanamo Bay -- where some 229 "war on terror" detainees are still held -- the Bagram inmates have had no access to lawyers, no right to hear the allegations against them and only rudimentary reviews of their status as "enemy combatants."

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Pumping up the Value: the Subscription Advantage Pack for Civil 3D 2010
Discover the new features like point clouds, roundabouts and visualization tools, and the many feature enhancements included in the Subscription Advantage Pack. See how to access the commands in the User Interface and review answers to Frequently Asked Questions.
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[Formerly : Taming The Casanova Gangster]
He is a jerk. I was naive. Our love was wicked. And this is our story.
Over the years, how much will two people grow? How long could they hold on to their love? Will they have their own happy ending or will they be just another tragic story?
Credits to Aengel for the cover.
Hindi po ito gangster story. Pure romance lang 'to. Kaya may gangster sa title ay dahil somewhat spin-off/side story 'to ng The Gangster's Kiss pero hindi niyo yun kailangan mabasa para maintindihan 'to. Thank youuu.
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jasmine_ssi May 30, 2015
Naiiyak ako pag naaalala ko si Justin :'( Di ako spoiler ha..it's just... waaaahhh!! JUSTIN!!! huhu..AKO NA LANG (chos) djk XD Haii..basahin niyo na lang new readers :) The best toh!
jeragams Jan 16, 2014
princess......been waitin' for d update, kelan ba yan????????
PrincessInJeans Jun 04, 2013
@Nicks0929 Panong di kumpleto? :) Yung chapters? On-going pa po kasi 'to. :)
MakeYourGirlBlush Jan 31, 2013
wow ha ! sabe ko na nqa ba at yun yun !! MAriniq koo lang ang panqalanq Kurt , The Gangster's Kiss kaaqad ang naiisip ko . Hoho :3 witweew ! kakamiss si MushErry . xD Keep up the Good Work .. Sana maging maganda dhin ang story na toh , tulad ng TGK . :))
PrincessInJeans Aug 29, 2012
@nov_ember18 HAHAHA. Yep sila yun. Yung may batuhan ng sapatos moment sa TGK. Hahaha XD Si Rian at Justin :P Hahaha. Parang side story kasi 'to ng TGK? Medyo lang XD


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A group of activists, under the aegis of Muslim Media-Watch, has called for immediate and unconditional reinstatement of the suspended President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Isa Ayo Salami, as recommended by the National Judicial Council (NJC).
The group noted that "Salami, who is fighting corruption, must not be sacrificed on the altar of unwarranted litigation by those who are out to revenge on the past judgments of Appeal Court…"
In a statement yesterday in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, the group's Coordinator, Alhaji Ibrahim Abdullahi, averred that "the independence of the Judiciary must not be compromised for whatever reason".
Abdullahi, however, described NJC's suspension of Justice Abubakar Talba of the Federal High Court, Abuja, as a welcome development.
He said: "We urge the Chairman of the council and the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Maryam Aloma Muktar, to expedite action on the trial of other judges who have petitions 'hanging on their necks' to restore the confidence of the people in the Judiciary.
"We call for an amendment of the enabling law setting up the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to outlaw serving security officer from being the chairman of the commission.
"The commission cannot prosecute any war against corruption judiciously and creditably as long as serving police, military or intelligence officer heads it."
He recommended an outstanding retired Inspector-General of Police (IGP) or Chief of Army Staff for the headship of the anti-graft agency.
He said: "The appointment of a serving police officer as the head of EFCC is absolutely unacceptable. It will subject such operative to the manipulations of the executive and the legislature.
"It is ironical that the weakness of the country's anti-graft agencies- ICPC and EFCC has emboldened the nation's youth who now target political office holders for their own share of the 'cake.' What a mess?"


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High school soccer is scored by the same point system that is used in the MLS. When the ball passes over the opposing team's goal line, your team scores 1 point.
The most notable difference between high school soccer and professional soccer is the size of the field. Professional soccer fields range from 105 to 120 yards long, and from 70 to 77 yards wide. By comparison, high school soccer fields are generally 110 yards long by 65 yards wide, and in some cases smaller.
FIFA is the worldwide soccer governing association. Their main responsibility is overseeing the rules of the game and updating as needed over time to ensure player safety. From youth and high school soccer, all the way up to the MLS, soccer games throughout the world follow the regulations set forth by FIFA.


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Diptych (two sheets from an octaptych): 11.35063 (right), 11.35064 (left) Play: Satomi Hakkenden Theater: Chikugo
Hironobu (on each sheet) 広信
By 1911, purchased by William Sturgis Bigelow (b. 1850 – d. 1926), Boston [see note 1]; 1911, gift of Bigelow to the MFA. (Accession Date: August 3, 1911) NOTES: [1] Much of Bigelow's collection of Asian art was formed during his residence in Japan between 1882 and 1889, although he also made acquisitions in Europe and the United States. Bigelow deposited many of these objects at the MFA in 1890 before donating them to the Museum's collection at later dates.
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William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Japanese, Edo period, 1863 (Bunkyû 3), 9th month
- Artist Kinoshita Hironobu I, Japanese, active about 1851–1870
- Publisher Kinokuniya Yasubei, Japanese
Catalogue Raisonné
Kitagawa, "Bosuton bijutsukan shozô Kamigata-e mokuroku" (Kansai daigaku, 2007), p. 118; Ikeda bunko, Kamigata yakusha-e shûsei, vol. 3 (2001), #412
Vertical chûban diptych; 25 x 37 cm (9 13/16 x 14 9/16 in.)
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Our CHURCH BLUEPRINT is equally clear and expresses our desire to share Jesus' love in a practical way: "Palm Harvest Church exists to glorify God. With the Holy Spirit's help, we will share Jesus with people; nurture believers in their faith; equip leaders and unleash Kingdom-driven servants of Christ Jesus."


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JENS JOHANSEN Vocal Coach; Choir Conductor
Jens Johansen is educated from the department of Musicology at the University of Aarhus and has later taken a musically theoretic and pedagogic exam at the Royal Music Academy, Aarhus. Today he works as an associate professor in musicology at the University of Aarhus.
In 1991 Jens Johansen formed Vocal Line and has since then been the choir's permanent conductor and focal point.
Today Vocal Line and Jens Johansen are very well known in the circles of choir music all across the world. Jens Johansen is an often requested teacher and choir instructor, and has given courses and seminars to choir singers and conductors in several countries such as all the Nordic countries as well as Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, Italy, Hungary, Taiwan, Japan, Australia, USA and Brazil.


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Welcome back to Keepin' It Reel! In this week's IGN Movies podcast, Jim Vejvoda and Chris Carle bring you the latest in genre movie news.
After tackling last weekend's box office -- where Skyfall regained the box office crown -- we discuss the biggest movie news of the week, including Man of Steel, Star Trek Into Darkness, Justice League of America, Django Unchained, Tron 3, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Fantastic Four Reborn and much, much more!
And, lastly, we do our best to predict how much The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey will rake in at this weekend's box office.
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Today: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Unleash your sense of wonder among 160 acres of plants, animals and unique habitats from around the world, right here in Omaha, Nebraska.
Asian Highlands will transport Zoo guests on an immersive journey through Asia, ranging from the grasslands of Northern India, though the Himalayan Mountains, to the boreal forests of northeastern China.This total immersion exhibit is set along the main path just north of the Aviary. In Phase I of this exhibit, guests will encounter a unique landscape and diverse collection of animals including red panda, white-naped crane, Indian rhino, tufted deer and Pere David's deer. Phase II is set to open in Spring 2019.
Immerse yourself in a desert environment at the Desert Dome, the world's largest indoor desert located under the world's largest glazed geodesic dome.
See plant and animal life from three of the world's deserts: the Namib Desert of southern Africa, the Red Center of Australia and the Sonoran Desert of the southwest United States.
Navigate the ocean floor as sharks and other marine life circle overhead in the Suzanne and Walter Scott Aquarium, the largest aquarium within a Zoo.
Explore the natural rainforest environment as you walk through the Lied Jungle, North America's largest indoor rainforest.
Cross a unique swing bridge, through wet caves and beyond swooping tree limbs to the sounds of crashing waterfalls, see gibbons and other primates swinging in the canopy and experience exotic plant life.
Travel through the 28-acre African Grasslands exhibit with the likes of elephant, white rhino, cheetah, sable antelope, bongo, ostrich and impala rising into view upon your every move. See eye-to-eye with reticulated giraffe from the all-new Giraffe Encounter. Feed and brush the African pygmy goats at the kraal. View the African lions from the peak of the exhibit, while they gaze into the distance over the entire exhibit.
Also learn about the life of a wildlife manager at Wildlife Management HQ, where you can see the tools of the trade, communicate over radio and sit in a real grounded Bell 47 helicopter or Land Rover.
Children's Adventure Trails, open for the season from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. daily (weather permitting), is an interactive exhibit that highlights kids' learning through play in nature, and is located near the North Entrance and the Dick and Mary Holland Meadowlark Theater.
Resting on five acres, the exhibit is made up of a variety of habitats, interactive animal exhibits and climbing areas allowing guests to learn through exploring and unleash their inner animal.
10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Buildings will stay open until 5 p.m.
Open Thanksgiving Day.
Adults (ages 12 and over): $18.95
Children (ages 3-11): $12.95
Seniors (65 and over): $17.95
Children (2 and under): FREE
Military Adult (12 and over): $17.95
Military Child (3-11): $11.95
Don't miss out on the amazing perks of being an Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium member. Once you join our family, receive free Zoo and Lozier Giant Screen Theater admission, access to our annual Member's Day event, discounts on Zoo events, educational programming, concessions, gifts and rides purchases, reciprocal privileges to more than 100 zoos nationwide and more!
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10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Touch Tank Open
10 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. African Animal Discovery
10:30 a.m. Antarctic Penguin Feeding
10:30 a.m. Elephant Enrichment (Memorial Day - Labor Day)
11 a.m. Sea Lion Training (except Wednesdays)
11 a.m. Shark Feeding (Wednesday and Saturday)
11:30 a.m. Meet a Reptile Keeper (Saturday - Sunday)
11:30 a.m. & 1:30 p.m. Animal Discoveries
1:30 p.m. Orangutan Enrichment (Memorial Day - Labor Day)
1:30 p.m. Elephant Training (Memorial Day - Labor Day)
2:30 p.m. Sea Lion Training (Excluding Wednesdays)
3 p.m. Antarctic Penguin Feeding
3 p.m. Lion Training (Memorial Day - Labor Day)
All animal encounters are weather and staff-dependent. Go Behind the Scenes on a Backstage Experience
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Holiday Happenings
Dec 15
Supper with Santa
Dec 21
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Dec 25
Zoo Closed for Christmas Day
Rent the Zoo for Your Next Event
Consistently ranked as one of the world's top five zoos, Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium is an independent not-for-profit organization accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums.
As a leader in conservation, the Zoo focuses on areas to benefit animal husbandry and species conservation. Focus areas include conservation genetics, conservation medicine, rare plant conservation, reproductive sciences and comparative nutrition. The Zoo is recognized nationally for its conservation, animal care and exhibit design.
Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium has partnered with Dr. Andrei Snyman of the Mashatu Research program in their continuous study of the predator population in Northern Tuli Game Reserve, located in southeastern Botswana in the area bordering South Africa and Zimbabwe, since 2000.
The series of studies examines the effect of human activities on lion populations, particularly on the legal and illegal hunting impact on the social organization of small lion populations; how lions utilize resources in their habitats; and investigating the establishment of corridors for lion movement through less protected areas in order to move between more highly protected areas.
Although Hawaii comprises less than .04 percent of the total land mass of the United States, the islands are home to approximately 44 percent of all endangered species in our country. Almost 90% of those are found nowhere else on Earth. Due to a myriad of threats, scientists estimate that one native Hawaiian plant species is going extinct every year.
After learning of the Zoo's success on the reintroduction of the Governor Laffan Fern, Diplazium laffanianum, in Bermuda, which had been absent in the wild for more than one hundred years prior to the Zoo's involvement, the Plant Extinction Prevention Program contacted Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium's Rare Plant Lab to aid in the Hawaiian recovery plan for their endangered ferns.
Wild tiger populations have been declining to dangerously low numbers due to extinction threats like human conflict and poaching for the illegal wildlife trade. To save this cherished animal, numerous efforts approach the problem from every angle, from protecting tigers in their natural habitat, to ensuring there is enough stored genetic material to protect the species. Contributing to the second part of the equation, the Zoo, in partnership with the Association of Zoo and Aquariums' Tiger Species Survival Plan (SSP), has created a new Tiger Breeding Center in Omaha and has been selected to participate in the Tiger Genome Project.
Make learning an adventure worth while. We have many "trailheads" to get you started, and there's something for everyone. Now choose a program and get out there and explore!
For kids of all ages, the Zoo offers unique, hands-on opportunities to play, explore and learn about the natural world and the animal kingdom.
Make your vacation a "stay-cation" with an overnight experience at the Zoo and us as your travel guide! Just tell us where we are going and who is coming with.
The Zoo is hitting the road! Let us bring fun, interactive and education programs to your group, large or small.
Enhance your curriculum and inspire your students! The Zoo has the resources with programs designed to meet state and national standards.


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Clubsport Carrier Bag Donations
Clubsport has bagged thousands of pounds for both The Little Princess Trust and St Michael's Hospice after introducing a carrier bag charge despite being exempt. Clubsport doesn't have to charge for its bags because it falls below the governments criteria. But Managing Director Simon Hussey decided to charge the 5p for them anyway, saying "Most customers are more than happy to part with small change as they know it supports a good cause. In 2016 Clubsport raised just over £200 through the same scheme, but proceeds have been boosted in the past 12 months after extending the idea to other retail businesses that Clubsport partners across the UK. This has helped raise £5,780 which has been split equally between The Little Princess Trust and St Michael's Hospice.
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U.S. relations with Costa Rica.
Fact Sheet
November 19, 2013
More information about Costa Rica is available on the Costa Rica Page and from other Department of State publications and other sources listed at the end of this fact sheet.
The United States established diplomatic relations with Costa Rica in 1851, following its independence from Spain and the later dissolution of a federation of Central American states. The United States and Costa Rica have a history of close and friendly relations based on mutual respect for democratic government, human freedoms, free trade, and other shared values. Costa Rica's record on the environment, human rights, and advocacy for the peaceful settlement of disputes give it a weight in world affairs far beyond its size. This record also means that Costa Rica and the United States often share similar positions (votes) in international fora. The United States and Costa Rica enjoy robust bilateral law enforcement cooperation. The two countries have signed a maritime cooperation agreement that facilitates narcotics seizures, illegal migrant rescues, illegal fishing seizures, and search-and-rescue missions.
The United States and Costa Rica share a strong commitment to combating climate change, preventing environmental degradation, as well as preserving Costa Rica's important and rich biological diversity. The U.S. and Costa Rican Governments, the Central Bank of Costa Rica, and The Nature Conservancy have concluded agreements that provide funding for the conservation, restoration, and protection of tropical forests.
It is estimated that approximately 120,000 private American citizens, including many retirees, reside in the country and more than 1.2 million American citizens visit Costa Rica annually.
U.S. Assistance to Costa Rica
U.S. foreign assistance seeks to assist the Costa Rican Government improve public security, the primary concern of both Costa Rican citizens and political leaders. Providing a safe and secure domestic environment will contribute to greater economic growth and prosperity, and will help keep local and transnational crime from eroding the effectiveness of Costa Rica's democratic institutions. U.S. Peace Corps volunteers work in economic development, education, and youth empowerment programs.
Bilateral Economic Relations
The United States and Costa Rica are parties to the U.S.-Central America-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR), which aims to facilitate trade and investment and further regional integration by eliminating tariffs, opening markets, reducing barriers to services, and promoting transparency. CAFTA-DR contains a chapter on investment similar to a bilateral investment treaty with the United States.
The United States is Costa Rica's most important trading partner accounting for almost half of Costa Rica's exports, imports, and tourism, and over half of its foreign direct investment. U.S. exports to Costa Rica include machinery, oil, agricultural products, plastic, and semiconductors. U.S. imports from Costa Rica include computer accessories, semiconductors, medical instruments, pineapples and bananas, and coffee.
Costa Rica's Membership in International Organizations
Costa Rica and the United States belong to a number of the same international organizations, including the United Nations, Organization of American States, International Monetary Fund, World Bank, and World Trade Organization.
Bilateral Representation
Gonzalo Gallegos is Charge d'Affaires ad interim; other principal embassy officials are listed in the Department's Key Officers List.
Costa Rica maintains an embassy in the United States at 2114 S Street NW, Washington, DC 20008 (tel. 202-480-2200).
More information about Costa Rica is available from the Department of State and other sources, some of which are listed here:
Department of State Costa Rica Page
Department of State Key Officers List
CIA World Factbook Costa Rica Page
U.S. Embassy: Costa Rica
History of U.S. Relations With Costa Rica
Human Rights Reports
International Religious Freedom Reports
Trafficking in Persons Reports
Narcotics Control Reports
Investment Climate Statements
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Vacationers seeking a relaxing, yet fun holiday in a beautiful historic setting need look no further than Galveston, Texas. For added convenience, catching a cab is safe and simple; there are even a number of limousine services willing to help you tour with flair. Shopping, dining, and educational experiences abound in The Strand, all in the serenity of stunning historical architecture. No matter what type of accommodation you are looking for, Galveston can accommodate you with their abundant selection of motels, hotels, and resorts.
The hotel is genuinely exceptional, and offers visitors over different rooms from which to choose.
Gorgeous Victorian-era homes, and buildings with elegant architectural significance are spread throughout Galveston in six different historic districts, many of which are open to public tours. The kids will be amazed by the penguins in the Aquarium Pyramid, and adults can enjoy a relaxing stroll around the ten-story Rainforest Pyramid; everyone will have a fantastic time in the D theatre, and learn a lot at the Discovery Museum. The hotel blends together the past and the present to create a timeless comfort for guests.
The Strand is one historic district you will not want to miss. Another reason tourists flock to Galveston is for the rich historical culture.
If you prefer the quaintness of a historic bed and breakfast, there are many from which you can choose. Galveston presents many different options for accommodations, and choosing the option that is right for you will likely be the hardest decision you need to make.
The island has affordable public transportation, and the bus schedules are easy to decipher. Galveston is famous for its beautiful beaches, but a principal attraction for tourists is Moody Gardens. If you are looking for a unique wedding location, the large convention halls and magical backdrop will provide you memories for a lifetime.
Galveston is a versatile city with hotels, attractions, dining, and entertainment that will please everyone.
Embrace this rare occasion when you can become a part of the history of Galveston as you add your presence to ivory pages of the century-old ledger that contains the names of many celebrated figures from history. Visitors who are seeking more http://www.hotelsingalveston.org long-term accommodations will be delighted with the many vacation rental properties and condos that are available. Be sure to check out the Galveston Island Visitors Center for more information, pamphlets, free maps, and friendly advice.
Tourists from any walk in life will appreciate the magnificence of Moody Gardens, which is open days a year.
You can also get behind the drivers wheel yourself with a rental from one of the numerous rental agencies, and explore the city on your own. The Moody Gardens Hotel offers blissful contentment to travellers to The Lone Star State. Opportunities for enjoyment are boundless, and you will never find yourself with nothing to do, unless, of course, thats what you want.
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Xbox 360's Halo 4 promoted its launch in the UK this week with a massive, illuminated "Halo Glyph" which was flown over London by helicopter. The Glyph, which measured 50 feet in diameter and weighs 3.2 tons, was illuminated by 113,096 LED lights flew 350 ft above the River Thames from Greenwich Peninsula to Tower Bridge. According to XBox, it represents one of the largest objects ever to be flown by helicopter as a lighting art performance.
While AKQA was the lead agency involved in producing the London 'Glyph' experiential event, it worked with Cinimod as the lighting art performance partner, Helirig as the helicopter operator, and Archer's Mark as the production partner. Twofifteenmccan developed the campaign strategy and creative. AKQA partnered with agencies including Wunderman (CRM), Roundhouse (Social) and SMG (Media) to create the digital experience.
Other Halo 4 events took place around the world in Seattle, Paris, London, Berlin, Tokyo, Singapore, Hong Kong, Dubai, Sydney and other major cities. The tiny European country of Liechtenstein was also reimagined into a real-life replica of the "Halo" universe, transforming landmarks including a 13th-century castle and a working mine, to create a mysterious alternate universe in the heart of Europe.


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Discovery Park, Sector-80:- This is usually an exceptional thought considering that it is conceptualised keeping small children under consideration. The goal is to give all of these conveniences to the small children which they wish for. Hence, there are actually amusement parks, your rock-climbing divider, badminton courts, swimming and various these open-air benefits which have been to your noticing of your small children. This is 2Bhk plus 3 BHK Project.
2.Park 81, Sector 81:-This is certainly another remarkable project of BPTP where in houses are designed on Moroccan designer. These are low rise condos, which have been made in ground and two floor layout.
3.Park Arena, Sector-80:- Once more, This is surely an exclusive conception which provides generous groundwork, having actively playing golf putting range, practicing tennis academy, swimming pools, basketball game courts, gym plus spa.
4.Park Elite Floors: - The following project definitely goes through three popular market sectors of Parklands region of Greater Faridabad Sector- 75, 82 and 85. The following project is generated for any mid-income set people and it is constructed in ground-plus-two formats using 3 plus 4 bed room variations.
5.Park Elite Premium: - This project is exactly same kind of Elite Floors with additional all lavish amenities.
6.Park Floors I, Sector-77:- This is another low raise project BPTP Park Floors I which includes two formats of ground plus 3 and ground plus 5. This project is situated very near to forthcoming retail and commercial project. The next door in sector 76 defining it as in close proximity to next finest location.
7.Park Floor II, Sector-76:- BPTP Park Floor II is developed in exactly same style as Park Floor I project.
8.Park Grandeura, Sector 82:- BPTP Grandeura is a multi-storey residentia
l project of BPTP which also includes industrial complex within periphery. Even transport for the residents is also provided.
9.Parklands Pride, Sector-77:-This is a township within greater township of parklands. This is the gated online community lifestyle project where locals are now living in groups, utilizing their homes developed alongside periphery with massive amusement parks and also grass lawns. It has the leisurely pub can be world-class spa plus snug, excellent eating out places to eat, pools and various comforts.
10.Villas, Sector 88:-The following project has become one of the fewest projects in Neharpar region which are having 1 Bhk and residential units along with 2 and 3Bhk. Main focus is for personal privacy part.
11.Princess Park, Sector 86:- This project is usually a group housing project which is having12 towers includes 14 to 19 floors apartments.
12.Convenience Commercial Plots: - These are typically disseminating in the several market sectors of Parklands projects.
13.Park Central, Block-D, Sector-85:-This is usually a commercial and retail centre spread out to about 1. 5 acres which has 168 shops and 90 official spaces which is going to give business a high level experience of working and shopping.
14.The Next Door, Sector-76, U-Block:- This is certainly a commercial plus office project which is spread over 1.73 acres of area and having 232 units. Nearness to Faridabad plus communities of Parklands region presents it as a strategically planned area.
15.The Deck, Sector 82:- This is a great unique duplex residential unit which is having 30 units. It is filled up with all the amenities like swimming pool, gym, spa, club and juice bar.


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Hargreaves Lansdown's Mike Evans has announced he is stepping down as chairman, but will continue in the role until a replacement is appointed.
A sub-committee of the nominations committee has begun the process.
Evans joined the board as a non-executive director in September 2006 and became chairman in December 2009.
He says: "Chairing Hargreaves Lansdown over the past eight years has been a real privilege. I have seen the group grow significantly and establish itself as the UK's leading retail savings and investments platform.
"I believe the Group is exceptionally well positioned for the next phase of growth under the leadership of Chris Hill and I am immensely grateful to my fellow board members, the founders and all of my colleagues at Hargreaves Lansdown for their support during my tenure as chairman."
Hargreaves Lansdown's trading statement published this morning shows the firm attracted £3.3bn in net new business over the four months to 30 April 2017, with year to date net new business of £5.6bn.
Assets under administration rose 10 per cent to £77bn while the year-to-date total net revenue climbed 17 per cent to £315.7m, up from £268.9m in 2016.
CEO Chris Hill says: "We are pleased to report a strong period for net new business, reflecting the diversified nature of Hargreaves Lansdown.
"The breadth of our product offering combined with the provision of high quality services tailored to help meet the needs of our clients has allowed us to deliver significant growth over a period of improving investor confidence. These attributes position us well for the structural growth opportunity in the UK savings and investments market."


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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator
By: Roald Dahl
1964; 1972
Rating: 3.5/5
Everybody has seen at least one of the Willy Wonka movies. (The original is fantastic; go watch it now if you haven't yet.)
But has everyone read the book?
The Complete Adventures of Charlie and Mr. Willy Wonka includes Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, which we all know so well, but also Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator, which contains the immediate aftermath of the first book. In fact, the Great Glass Elevator takes place on the same day that Charlie tours the chocolate factory.
If this had just been Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, it probably would've gotten a much higher rating.
The original is a classic for a reason.
It's fabulous. It's ingeniously written, it's well developed, it's entertaining, it's quirky. It's everything that you would expect it to be based off of the movie. And usually I'm all about reading the book before you see the movie, but with this one, it's kind of fun to do it the other way around. There are many direct lines taken from the book, so you can picture Gene Wilder saying them, or Peter Ostrum, or Jack Albertson. It's fantastic.
And the movie follows the book pretty well, so there's nothing super shocking except for a complete lack of Slugworth, which makes for an interesting twist.
I really, really enjoyed the first half of this book.
But I feel like the second book, the Great Glass Elevator, kind of fell through. It's weird and quirky and funny, but it's kind of boring. There's only so much action and a lot of repetition. There aren't as many characters, no chocolate factory to speak of, predictable plotlines. I was underwhelmed.
But that doesn't mean that a child wouldn't enjoy it. And, well, since this is a children's book…
It would be a fun one to read aloud.
And it's definitely interesting to see the book behind the movie, since the movie is so ubiquitous in American culture.
So which do you prefer? The book, the original movie, or the Johnny Depp version? I think I still prefer my Gene Wilder.
If you liked these stories, check out these books:
Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats by T. S. Eliot
Stuart Little by E. B. White
Matilda by Roald Dahl
The BFG by Roald Dahl
Coming up:
Christy by Catherine Marshall
Plainsong by Kent Haruf


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Football is the most popular sport in the U.S., and it's not just the NFL that's taking advantage. America's other major pro football venture, the Arena Football League, has made quite a comeback. I recently spoke with an AFL insider to discover how it happened, and what the future holds.
A game of pure offense
For the uninitiated, arena football is the higher-paced, equally as exciting cousin of the NFL. Originally patented in 1990, its field is 50 yards long, bordered by padded walls, with enormous nets in each end zone.
Because of its short field and wide open playbook, game scores in the 50s are commonplace, and individual stat lines are video game-esque. The Las Vegas Gladiators' Kevin Prentiss, for example, holds the record for the most touchdowns in a game with nine. And before he won a Super Bowl in the NFL, Kurt Warner threw 183 touchdown passes in just 42 games for the AFL's Iowa Barnstormers.
The particularly exciting numbers
It's obvious why arena fans find the game exciting, but how many of them actually watch? Adam Robbins, the AFL's senior VP of corporate partnerships, shared that information with me this week.
According to a study from the league and Scarborough Research, at least 20 million adults tune into the AFL every year. That's about a tenth as big as the NFL, but nothing to shrug off -- it's near the size of the entire fantasy football market. Robbins also reveals the league's total attendance, which hit 1.1 million last year, was up 5% from 2012, and this season, new teams in Los Angeles and Portland could mean more growth.
With its latest expansion, the AFL now encompasses nine of the 25 largest television markets in America. Outliers include Des Moines' Iowa Barnstormers and the Spokane Shock, but none of the league's 14 teams sit outside the top 100.
Delving into the dollars and cents
Speaking of TV, 2014 marks the start of a new multi-year agreement with Disney's (NYSE:DIS) ESPN. According to the AFL, the deal gives ESPN, ESPN2, and ESPN News rights to over 10 games annually. ESPN3, the network's online streaming channel, could show an additional 75 games each year, if not more. To note, this is the league's first arrangement with ESPN since both sides' previous deal ended in 2009.
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Unlike CBS's smaller sports-centric network, the two biggest members of the ESPN family are watched by nearly 100 million homes, and they garner more interest than peers like Fox Sports 1 and NFL Network. Don't discount the added advantage the AFL will receive by being on SportsCenter. Highlights, particularly in arena football, can generate interest among casual fans.
While the value of AFL TV rights probably pale in comparison to those of the NFL, they're still worth millions. The average AFL franchise was valued at $20 million nearly a decade ago, so assuming modest growth, $25 million for each of the league's 14 teams isn't out of the question. That's about one-40th the size of the average billion-dollar NFL franchise.
This ratio implies that because the NFL's annual TV rights cost between $950 million and $1.9 billion depending on the network, the AFL's are worth somewhere between $20 million to $30 million a year.
The bottom line
Of course, these estimates aren't perfect. But, put simply, anything near eight figures is an enormous improvement over the league's financial state just a few short years ago. In 2009, the AFL was forced to cancel a full season before declaring bankruptcy. In the aftermath, its new ownership bought the entire league for a mere $6.1 million.
As Robbins is quick to point out, the league's new single-entity model, adopted five years ago, is a big reason for its comeback. By allowing the AFL to own the rights to its teams and players in a structure similar to Major League Soccer, it's "possible for teams to be more successful from a financial standpoint," he says.
Ultimately, this makes it easier for arena football to expand. Recent moves into L.A. and Portland are proof the model is working, and a new presence on ESPN should only help its popularity. While the NFL gets most of the attention, football fans should keep an eye on the AFL. The best may be yet to come.
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The USDA Risk Management Agency (RMA) has made changes to the pecan crop insurance program beginning in 2014.
Jeanne Lindsey with the USDA-RMA Valdosta office reviewed the changes during the Georgia Pecan Growers Association Annual Meeting in Perry.
Changes to the Pecan Revenue Crop Provisions include: allowing growers to insure orchards on non-contiguous land as optional units; replacing the minimum age requirement used to determine an orchard's insurability with a minimum production requirement; changing the maximum base period for calculating the Approved Average Revenue from 10 to six years and removing the penalty for sequentially thinning orchards.
"If you have one orchard in one part of the county and another orchard in another part separated by land you do not own or rent, you may have those as two separate units whereas before you had to combine them," Lindsey said.
To insure non-contiguous orchards as optional units, producers must have separate production records for the orchards for at least the prior two years, Lindsey said.
Many producers started keeping separate production records on non-contiguous orchards last year in anticipation that the RMA would make this change, she said.
Lindsey added that all crop insurance programs have an increased premium, which is usually 10 percent, for optional units.
Another change is orchards must no longer be 12 years old to be insurable. The new provision allows orchards to be insured once there is a minimum of 600 pounds production per acre in one of the previous four years.
"This will be a benefit for young orchards or high density orchards that reach 600 pounds an acre prior to 12 years and will curb some abuse we've seen in the program where you've had very old orchards that didn't produce anything insured," Lindsey said.
The base period of years previously used to calculate the Approved Average Revenue is decreasing from a maximum of 10 to six years. "Your data base next year will include at the most 2008 through 2013 production history," Lindsey explained.
Policyholders beginning a two-year coverage cycle in 2013 should note the changes modify the two-year coverage module to allow the 2013-year to be treated as a one-year policy.
This will allow all producers to begin a new two-year coverage module for the 2014 crop year under the new terms of the revised insurance program.
All policies will automatically renew for the 2014 crop year unless the policyholder provides written notification that they want to cancel coverage by the Jan. 31, 2014, cancellation date.
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Routes : North America : Canada : Ontario : Golden Horseshoe : Buffalo Crag : Main Wall : Durley's Return
Durley's Return - 5.4Average Rating : 4.00 out of 5
Route sequence (left to right): 50
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Description:The guide book says start at 142 meters and climb straight up. 5.4 , my butt. More like solid 5.9. Maybe I was on the wrong route. You tell me. I was to the right of Sunshine and started below the slanting crack (downward to the right).
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Durley's Return
Where ever Durley went, there must have been copius amounts of narcotics there because this is no 5.4 climb. If 5.4 trad is where you're at, better bring a diaper. I'd say 5.8 at least.
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Onsight ascent by: willrl on 2005-07-31 (View Climbing Log)
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As expressed in the route description this is a killer sandbag. The start, heading up the crack is quite hard. Placing your second piece is also challenging, a purple DMM tcu fit. The rest of the route is varied and fun. Very odd that it has the 5.4 rating. The start is at least 5.8.
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Toolkit for Assessing Respect for Rule of Law in Public Administration
UNDP and our partners at the Folke Bernadotte Academy of Sweden (FBA) have jointly developed a Users' Guide for Assessing Rule of Law in Public Administration and a Guidance Note for Assessing Rule of Law in Public Administration.
Based on piloting in three different development contexts – Ukraine, Sierra Leone and the Philippines – the 'Rule of Law in Public Administration Users' Guide' provides a simple and easily applicable tool for national and local State institutions to carry out self-assessments to determine whether they respect rule of law principles as an integral part of their relations with society. Meanwhile, the 'Guidance Note' provides a tool for UNDP Country Offices and other actors to support local counterparts in the process of putting rule of law principles front and centre in local administrations' interaction with society.
These two publications represent the start of a series of steps to bring the Users' Guide into UNDP programme design at the country level and to respond directly to requests from governments and service providers, particularly in transition and post-conflict countries.
5 key lessons provided by the toolkit:
- Rule of Law and Public Administration are too often regarded as two disconnected practice areas – bridging this disconnect lays the ground for reaping considerable and durable development gains.
- Respecting basic Rule of Law principles such as legality, access to information, accountability, and the right to be heard must be integral in public service delivery at national and local level.
- The ROLPA assessment tools and analysis provides a relatively easy way to detect and decide on what needs to be done to improve access, accountability and transparency.
- Integrating Rule of Law principles in the public administration improves State-society relations and create a stronger social contract.
- The ROLPA tools translate the experiences and advantages of bridging the disconnect between RoL and Public Administration into practical guidance that can be applied at national and local level.


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We feel so devastated because my husband computer lost the connection and it seems like we wont be able to connect the internet, it might be broken or it just stop itself after he try to download my son new computer games. I keep thinking about my old computer, I still didn't throw it away though but I am still hoping that it will turn on. So what I did, I try to plug in and I keep praying that it will turn on and then suddenly it turns on! That was a miracle! (laughs) I thought my old computer wont work anymore. It stop working for couple of months, and i thought the power cord is the problem because the power wont turn on anymore. Good thing I didn't throw this computer away and instead I keep it in my closet for couple of months now and there he is, he is back! Isn't that amazing? I feel relief, because of this we don't need to buy new computer for this month. We are going to use our savings for our convention this end of the month and hopefully next month, we will be able to save money again to buy a new computer for my husband. For me, this asus computer is the best computer I've ever had, I had this for almost 8 years now and so far, i am so happy with this computer. :-)
Monday, July 13, 2015
My computer is back!
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Beautiful flower from our garden
Isn't this a beautiful flower? We got all this from our garden! Its was my daughter choice of the flower and I help her arrange it and put it in her very cute blue flower vase that we got it for a dollar in a yard sale. We put it in the middle in our dining table and it was pretty nice. All our friends make a compliment to it. Thanks!
Ice cream time
Once in a while after service or whenever we feel like we need ice cream to cool us off, we always go to sugar shack in the valley and they have organic ice cream that everyone likes. My kids likes their superman ice cream and i like their chocolate, espresso and also their rocky road ice cream and mary one of my closest friend here in the valley like strawberry ice cream. She's like a mother to me and she have a good heart, she also treat me like her own daughter. That was such a nice day and I'm glad we get a chance to sit down in the park and enjoy our company together and have such a yummy ice cream in the afternoon.
Grill vegies for dinner!
Does it looks yummy? I am so excited to taste this delicious vegetable on a grill! Before, I really don't care about grilled veggies but now I started to like it. We always add vegetables everytime we grill chicken or hamburger and also we add portabelo mushroom to it and it was delicious and its a healthy option you know to add veggies on every meal. Love it!
Wednesday, July 8, 2015
Got a new pet for the kids!
My 6 year old daughter really love animals. She been wanted to have a bird and my husband and I promise to get her one once we get back from our vacation in Michigan. Last week, we are able to buy the bird cage and we already choose what kind of bird we will get for her. We will get her a cinnamon pearl cockatail. And since the bird needs to be weaned for another two weeks, we will wait until 17th to pick up the bird. Couple more days and we will be able to have her new pet, its another pet to add in our family. It will be so exciting to have a bird especially my little girl, she cant wait to have her new bird.
Thursday, July 2, 2015
The old train station in Detroit Michigan
We went for a road trip going to Mexican town in Detroit then we saw this old abandon building. They said it was an old train station and they just leave the building the way it is. It was a nice building though, I like the artwork in the front building, they seems very old not sure how long this building been there, but it was interesting. So I thought I might share in here, we saw a nice mexican grocery store close to this building and we found a fresh mango so we thought we stop by and buy something for everybody.
Look who's visiting the neighbor?
This deer is been around in this neighbor for quite awhile now, this is the second time I saw them in the same house in different days. I guess they like the area so I took a picture of it and they seems doesn't care when people stopping by and taking picture of them. This was taken in Alamosa while were driving around town :-)
at Downtown Detroit
These photos are taken at downtown Detroit, it was such a busy street, were having hard time getting out in the area because of traffic. Lots of road work going on and we saw a live band out there too. It seems like they are working for the train tracks and additional road I guess. It was a nice drive though. There's a football game going on at the area and that add a lot of traffic. But we came out okay and we end up driving to a place where my husband grow up with. It was an abandon area in the City of Detroit and I forgot to take a picture of it. But anyway that was nice, something to see in Detroit downtown and thanks to my brother in law to show us around downtown.
At Sinclair Michigan Marina
Aren't this photo are beautiful? I took this photo when we took for a ride at the Sinclair Marina in Michigan when we visited my mother in law. The first photo, its very interesting because the goose is nesting. My brother in law told us, the goose been there for couple days now and never leave her nest. So that was nice, my daughter really love to see the goose, we didn't came too close though, we just stay in the car. We just took for a ride and see the beautiful view of Sinclair river and see the marina :-) it was such a nice ride.
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Adanna and David are counting down to the day they'll meet their bundle of joy.
Already in her 3rd Trimester, Adanna has a few tips on how to possibly induce labour and move things along. She corrects the notion that sex is one of the things to help induce labour while also sharing other things that mums-to-be can do in those final moments.
She also talks about her pampering routine and how she has been taking care of herself especially in these final moments of experiencing severe backache and insomnia.
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Steven W. Thrasher, a Brooklyn based writer and radio reporter, was
named 2012 Journalist of the Year by the National Lesbian & Gay Journalists
Association. His writing has appeared in The New York Times, the Village
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Curriculum Vitae
Marta N. Kozlowska currently concentrates in professional liability, product liability, construction defect litigation, premises liability and commercial litigation areas representing lawyers, insurance agents, corporations and municipalities in all phases of litigation. Marta has been honored by the Super Lawyers with a selection to the 2013 New Jersey Rising Star List. The Rising Star honor recognizes the top up-and-coming attorneys statewide.
As a Deputy Attorney General with New Jersey's Division of Law, Marta represented the New Jersey Department of Education and its various entities in all aspects of litigation including issuance, revocation and suspension of teaching certificates, claims related to funding issues with regard to public and private educational institutions, and enforcement of due process orders in accordance with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 U.S.C. §1400.
Prior to her assignment with the Attorney General's office, Marta was involved in all aspects of insurance defense litigation while working for the law office of Wolf Helies Duggan Spaeth & Lucas. Her work there included defense of professional negligence, property liability, and auto liability matters.
Immediately upon graduating from Rutgers School of Law in Newark, Marta spent a year as a law clerk to the Honorable Bette E. Uhrmacher, J.S.C. at Monmouth County Superior Court in Freehold, New Jersey, where she prepared legal memoranda on all civil issues and acted as an intermediary between the Judge and members of the BAR.
While at Rutgers School of Law, Marta was actively involved in the Constitutional Litigation Clinic and Urban Legal Clinic providing variety of legal assistance to indigent clients. Marta also served as a 1L Student Representative and as one of the board members for the Rutgers Student Lawyer's Guild.
Marta is an avid equestrian hobbyist and is currently a member of the New Jersey Horse Council, an statewide organization which promotes the interest of the horse industry throughout the State of New Jersey.
- J.D., Rutgers School of Law, 2002
- B.S., Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, 1996
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We are VFR creatures by nature. The senses we need to maintain balance are unreliable without visual reference. So when pilots fly without visual references, they can succumb to spatial disorientation.
On February 6, 2002, the pilot of a Piper Cherokee Six and his three passengers were killed when the airplane crashed shortly after takeoff from Dekalb-Peachtree Airport in Atlanta, Georgia.
At 1:41 p.m., the pilot contacted Dekalb-Peachtree ground control and received clearance for an instrument flight to Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport in Savannah, Georgia. At 1:52 p.m., the pilot was cleared for takeoff and told to fly a heading of 090 degrees. Two minutes later, the pilot contacted departure control and reported climbing through 1,500 feet. He was instructed to climb and maintain 4,000 feet. The pilot initially flew an eastbound heading, but at 1:55 p.m., the airplane began a right turn to the south.
At 1:56 p.m., the controller again instructed the pilot to fly a 090-degree heading, which the pilot acknowledged. Over the next few minutes, radar showed the airplane flying a wide right arc back over the airport. The controller asked the pilot his heading, and the pilot replied, "Two four zero." The controller told the pilot that he was assigned a heading of 090 degrees, and the pilot then asked if that was a right turn. The controller instructed the pilot to turn left to 090 degrees. The pilot initiated a left turn and leveled off at 4,000 feet.
At 2 p.m., the airplane began a right turn and descended 3,500 feet. The controller asked the pilot, "You want to inform me about what you're trying to do?" The pilot replied, "Trying to get out of a spin." The last recorded radar data showed the airplane in a right spiral pattern at an altitude of 2,200 feet.
The wreckage was found less than two miles east of the airport in a wooded, swampy area. Weather at the time of the accident had the winds at110 degrees at eight knots, two miles visibility, and the sky was overcast at 400 feet with light rain and mist.
The instrument-rated private pilot had 215 hours of experience with 8.6 hours in actual instrument conditions and 46 hours in simulated instrument conditions. The pilot had earned his instrument rating less than two months prior to the accident.
The NTSB determined the probable cause of this accident was spatial disorientation, which resulted in the loss of control.
Spatial disorientation can happen slowly, and a pilot may not realize how serious the situation is until it is too late. A good instrument scan combined with trusting the instruments can help to prevent one of general aviation's killers: spatial disorientation. We as pilots need to ensure that the flight conditions we encounter are within our capabilities, especially when flying in instrument conditions. If the conditions are outside of those capabilities, land, divert, or ask for help as soon as possible.For more information on spatial disorientation, read the AOPA Air Safety Institute's Spatial Disorientation Safety Advisor.
Accident reports can be found in ASI's accident database.


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I don't know about you, Ladies and Gents, but for me, 2011 was great. Beyond great.
I -finally- figured it all out. Well, at least a big part of it. Now I know where my true passion and gifts lay.
I've completely surrendered to photography, time-lapse photography in particular. Jumped in with both feet. I thoroughly enjoyed producing short films, commercials and corporate films for Timesand Studios (www.timesand.ae).
I met lots of new, fascinating people. Some of them inspired me, helped me, encouraged me to try new things, to push even harder and to NEVER give up.
So I worked hard and then even harder...I read every book and article there was to read about the arts of photography, filmmaking, editing...then I compulsively practiced and practiced. On weekends. At nights. I took more than 100,000 photos this year and all this while, I never stopped having fun.
Success followed; I half dozen awards and two major photographic competitions this year. I received numerous accolades and ma ...
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...if I'm to believe the 500px.com, I am! And it cost me only 25 bucks!
It's the end of 2011 and this is my first blog post...ever. Do come back and visit this blog every now and then; I've, hopefully, lots useful info and interesting photos to share with all of you.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
with love, Beno
PS.: I've attached a few shots from my last vacation, back home in Slovenia. This is a very dear place to me; it that transports me back to my days of childhood. Most of my memories of youth, late grandparents and my oldest, dearest friends are from those parts.
All shots were taken with my trusty Canon PowerShot G9.
If you ever manage to visit Slovenia, don't pass on the opportunity to visit these incredible sights of river Soca in the west of the country.. If there's heaven, it must look a lot like this country. Wouldn't you agree?
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He won't stay put for a woman, and she won't chase after any man...Mitch Kowalski lives out of a suitcase—and he likes it that way. Traveling for work has the added bonus of scaring off women who would otherwise try to tie him down. But when he's called home to help with the family lodge, he's intrigued by the new girl in town and her insistence that she doesn't need a man. If there's one thing Mitch can't resist, it's a challenge.After a nomadic childhood, Paige Sullivan is finally putting down roots. Determined to stand on her own two feet, she lives by the motto "Men are a luxury, not a necessity." But when Mr. Tall, Dark and Hot pulls up a stool in her diner and offers her six weeks of naughty fun with a built-in expiration date, she's tempted to indulge.They're the perfect match for a no-strings fling. Until they realize their sexy affair has become anything but casual...
Shannon Stacey is an author I've always wanted to read. In all honesty, I've read one of her Christmas stories a few years ago but never one of her full length novels. I've heard great things about the Kowalski brothers and wanted to give the books a try.So I'm going to make this review short and sweet. I didn't have any problems keeping up with the book so the series doesn't have to be read in order. Did I have some issues with the book? Yes. But not enough to not want to read the other books in the series. That is good since I bought the first two before I read this one and had another one gifted to me.Mitch Kowalski is the oldest of the Kowalski siblings. He owns and runs one of the countries most successful demolition companies. His job requires him to travel a lot and he loves it. He's back in his hometown of Whitford, Maine for a couple weeks to help his youngest brother, Josh, out with the family resort, the Northern Star Lodge. Paige Sullivan has always wanted a place to call home. By accident, she found it. She refuses to be anything like her mother, so she has sworn off of men. Paige is happy running the town's diner, Trailside Diner, and living in her little small trailer behind it.Mitch is a man who has a well deserved reputation with woman. He's upfront about not wanting a relationship. Once he is done, he's done, and there's no looking back. Paige, because of her mother and upbringing, has the attitude that men are not necessary.Mitch is only in town for six weeks. When he meets Paige, he pursues her pretty hard. Every time, she turns him down. Mitch, a man not accustomed to be being told no, isn't exactly sure how to deal with that. Eventually, however, Paige gives into a short, no strings attached relationship with Mitch. The only problem is they each start to realize they want more than they agreed to. All He Ever Needed is the story of what happens when two people actually find the one person they truly need.I LOVE watching guys fall and none fell harder or faster than Mitch "I'm not going to call or text you" Kowalski. The book even brought tears to my eyes.Rating: 4Release Date: September 10, 2012Book Length: 304 pagesSource: NetGalleyReviewed by: KimReading Format: Available in eBook and Paperback
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Friday, June 7, 2013
REVIEW ~ All He Ever Needed by Shannon Stacey
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Over the past week, I haven't watched much TV at all – how could you with this great weather?
But thank God the Irish rain, sleet and snow didn't reappear just yet because there would have been nothing to watch.
For some reason, when summer rolls around, broadcasters seem to think that gives them the right to stick on as many repeats as they want.
And this year, it's even worse than normal, with RTE's re-runs up 10% on last year. It is absolutely ridiculous.
According to Montrose bosses, in one of the most ridiculous statements made, people want to see repeats.
They claim – in this age of recordable set-top boxes, and the RTE Player – we need the repeats to catch up on TV we missed.
If we didn't watch it first time around, there's probably a reason – quality. Yet still, we have to see all the shows again.
Some of the only new shows on at the moment are Celebrity MasterChef and a series about celebrities taking walks around the countryside. It's enough to make you go insane.
Of course, this week we've been told RTE needs to cut down on its TV production costs by the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland.
The station was essentially called a liar by the watchdog, when claimed there was nothing more it could be saved.
Baloney. Money can always be saved, and it genuinely needs to be when you're dealing with a €60million deficit. Or, in RTE's case, not dealing with it.
One thing the BAI wants to see being done is an increased push by RTE to use independent production companies who can save significant cash.
That's why TV3 use them so often. Their business model as an independent producer pushes them to make sure they only spend money when absolutely essential.
But this shouldn't mean RTE have the right to just repeat, repeat and repeat.
Instead there needs to be a thought of where resources can best be used. Over at TV3, they understand the need of sticking to a budget.
You think they aspire to having their entire morning schedule based around a series of different-shaped desks in Ballymount? Of course not. But it saves them huge piles of cash, which can then be used to boost their evening schedule where the viewers are.
RTE need to consider that because, at the moment every time I tune into the station, I wonder why our house has bothered to pay for a TV licence.
Why are we funding a constant stream of repeats? That isn't what we expect from our State broadcaster and across in the UK, the BBC seems to understand that.
Here, RTE wants us to feel happy about the slop they're serving up. But guess what, we're certainly not.


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Jimmy Evans was a victim of an unteachable spirit in regards to his marriage that was on the brink of divorce. The morning he was going to sign the divorce papers he read a simple Bible verse, John 16:13, which states "the Holy Spirit will lead you into all truth." Evans believed that there was a way to succeed at his marriage and that God would lead him to the answers. Today, he is the co-founder of Marriage Today, a national marriage counseling ministry. Can you guess who the other co-founder is? That's right, it's his wife Karen and they have been married for 35 years.
Below are some of the attributes that Evans and many others have played by to maintain a Teachable Spirit. They are broken down into 2 categories: Four Characteristics of an UN-Teachable Spirit and Four Characteristics of a Teachable Spirit. As you go through these, keep in mind that we all have our own struggle with teach-ability. Some of us might be teachable in sports or cooking but unteachable in marriage or money. Congratulate yourself on the characteristics you already have and strive to apply the rest.
Four characteristics of an UN-teachable spirit:
1. Chronic Failure: All of us have failed at certain things but if you have a knack for repetitive failure in money, marriage, parenting, emotions, self-control, personal discipline, and other inevitable life characteristics then you need to check your teach-ability. The reason why chronic failure is first on the list is because the answers are out there. There is no reason to continually fail when there are plenty of great leaders setting a more than excellent example on how we can move past our failures. The most successful people are constantly surrounded with counselors and advisors but those who struggle heavily won't even read a book about it.
2. An Argumentative and Defensive Nature: Do you care about what others have to say or do you feel threatened by those with differing opinions? Learn to listen to others and really try to understand where they are coming from. Don't be quick to state your case. Put the other person's interests ahead of your own. Instead of raising an argument, ask questions about the points that don't make sense to you. This will either shed some light on issues that you are not familiar with or help the other person to examine their own advice without confrontation.
3. Isolation and Withdrawal In Times of Difficulty: Getting help is not a sign of weakness, it is a sign of wisdom. "A man who isolates himself seeks his own judgment; he rages against all wise judgment. A fool has no delight in understanding, but in expressing his own heart." -Proverbs.
4. Laziness: Proverbs also says, "the lazy man is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who can answer sensibly. The soul of a lazy man desires, and has nothing; but the soul of the diligent shall be made rich." A lazy person thinks they have it figured out but they are really at the bottom looking up. A lot of times they are already at the bottom of the pit of laziness before they figure out where they are.
Four Characteristics of a Teachable Spirit:
1. Humility: Admitting that you don't have it all figured out is the place to start. Welcome to the club! Realize that everyone has their own character and teach-ability flaws. Go seek out wise instruction on how you can improve.
2. Graciously Accept Correction and Input: Proverbs 9:8 says, "rebuke a wise man and he will love you." This does not mean that you have to agree with everything people say but we all should have an open mind and a heart to listen to others.
3. Seeking Wise Counsel In Times of Decisions, Difficulty, or Chronic Failure: This is not weak. This is a practice of wisdom and all successful people do it. Notice that it says "WISE" counsel. Do not confide in anyone. Find someone who has been successful in the quality you are trying to improve. Proverbs 11:14 says, "Where there is no counsel, the people fall; but in a multitude of counselors there is safety." Proverbs 15:22 says, "Without counsel, plans go awry, but in the multitude of counselors they are established."
4. Submitting To Authority and Staying Accountable: Respect those who are over you even if you don't agree with everything they say. Put their good attributes into practice and learn from their faults. Find someone to keep you accountable in the areas you are trying to improve.
The author of proverbs, Solomon, is said to be the wisest man to ever set foot on the planet. In Proverbs 12:1 he says, "Whoever loves instruction loves knowledge, but he who hates correction is stupid." Most parents teach their children not to say "stupid" but Solomon was definitely trying to make a point. We are all born into this world not knowing anything but the difference between those who succeed and those who fail is not aptitude, it's attitude.


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Thursday, June 12, 2014
Jägermeister - How Jägermeister is made.
I and a bartender named Freak worked together in the New Orleans French Quarter area on Bourbon St. The bar was run by Dutch ,the Furher we called him ,great guy ,well we adopted Jaggermeister as our shooter , and freak and I were responsible for the Jaggermeister boon that happened in USA in late 70s & early 80s....the son of the importer came to my restaurant in Colorado when my salesladt told him of me ,he called Dutch and he already knew Freak and Dutch told him I was the other bartender that was responsible for it going ballistiv in popularity ,all because it was our Shooter of choice ,we turned other French Quarter bartenders on , they in turn turned bartenders & wait staff who came to see them from outside the FQ...then freaking MARDI GRAS came and new Orleans bartenders turned on all those tourists there to party and they went back home and that's how Jaggy became huge in USA ! True story ,if we could only make the movie !
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Stars -- They're Just Like Us! Edition #7,985,436: Even super hot celeb parents have days when they have to get to work and the babysitter is late -- even super hot celeb dads, like Josh Lucas! That's what happened to the Big Sur star on the morning of his Today show appearance, where he was set to promote his upcoming flick with co-star Kate Bosworth. Then the aforementioned childcare snafu happened -- yikes! What's a working dad to do?? Hoda Kotb can only wait so long!
Well, what Lucas did next might surprise you -- even if you've done the same thing.
Instead of cancelling on Hoda and co-host Jenna Bush Hager, Lucas simply packed up 1-year-old Noah and brought him along to the TV studio! Where, of course, the ridiculously cute toddler was more than welcome. "My babysitter did not show up this morning, so I was racing to be here on time," Lucas said.
Oh, man. We've all been there, haven't we, working moms? It's one of those rock/hard place parenting moments when we're left with essentially two almost equally unattractive options: 1. Call in sick or 2. Bring your kid to work.
Personally, I usually opted for #1 in these types of situations, because, how much work would I actually be able to get done while simultaneously watching a small child AND trying to keep him or her from disrupting everyone else's day? But there are those times (like when you're supposed to be on live national TV) when you really can't miss work. In which case I guess all you can do is stuff some toys and a baggie full of Cheerios in your bag and hope your boss likes kids as much as Hoda does.
Either way, Lucas didn't let his crazy morning get in the way of an awesome appearance -- check out this clip:
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Looks pretty good for a guy who just got stood up by his sitter, right?
Have you ever had to take your baby to work?
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Here's a fun one I've been meaning to do for a while. It's like mail goggles, but without requiring access to Gmail. Sober Secrets is a fast and free application to keep secrets from your (drunken) self. Sober Secrets makes you correctly and timely solve a math problem before it will show you it's hidden notepad. Use it to store your ex's phone number, the number to that "oh so bad for you but oh so good when you're drunk"
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I've long been a fan of using architectural drawings to furnish a room. I love their geometric and graphic quality. I love the fact that they go with any colour scheme (being entirely neutral). I love their almost scientific quality.
So when I came across a load in an auction this weekend, crumbling at the edges and beginning to yellow with age, I snapped them up!
I'm not quite sure what I'm going to do with them yet but I do have several ideas:
1. the obvious: frame them and hang them.
2. less obvious: embed one into a table-top, well varnished or glazed for protection
3. possibly a bit crazy (and therefore most likely) incorporate one into a faux finish on a wall so it appears to be revealed beneath crumbling plaster.
One or two of them have dates on which are '15' and '16'. At first I thought that's 1915, not 1815… But actually, World War One was raging exactly at that point and I'm not sure that young men (obviously not young ladies in those days) were off in Malta and Italy drawing architecture.
It was indeed a century earlier that the Palladian style (which these drawings represent) was in high fashion, and it was in that period that the 'Grand Tour' was in vogue – and everyone who was anyone (or at least, who could afford it) popped off to Europe to draw a few churches.
So maybe these are two hundred years old?
They are all from Europe – the one below is the church from Montepulciano – an absolutely divine Tuscan village.
On an old brick wall the simplicity of these prints really stands out. (in this case you get it complete with your own vintage architect Peter Trapolin)
But they look equally fab in a sleek modern interior
Watch this space for where my new acquisitions end up!


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The purpose of bail is to ensure that the defendant appears for all scheduled court hearings. A defendant's bond can be set either by a predetermined bond schedule or by a judge at arraignment. After the bond is set, the defendant has the opportunity to post it with the court in order to be released from incarceration.
There are several types of bond, and the type determines how it is posted:
- Recognizance Bond: This type of bond only requires the defendant to promise, by signing their name, that they will be in court. Failure to appear in court after granted a recog bond is a crime itself.
- Appearance Bond: This type of bond requires the defendant to post 10% of the total bond amount with the court. If the defendant appears for all court hearings, 90% of this amount is returned at the conclusion of the case.
- Cash Bond: For this type of bond, the entire bond must be posted. If the defendant appears for all court hearings, the entire bond is returned.
- Surety Bond: This is the type of bond that requires a surety power from an insurance company guaranteeing the defendant's presence at all hearings. If the defendant does not appear, the insurance company is responsible to the court for the entire amount of the bond. These types of bonds are generally handled through bail bonds companies, who typically require at least 10% of the bond amount as a fee for issuing the surety power.
Once bond is posted, the defendant is not immediately released. The bond must be processed through the court and then the release notice is issued to the jail. This process can take several hours. After release, the defendant is responsible for appearing at all future court proceedings.