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Deadly Boss Mods is a much praised addon, among many other things, it shows raid warnings on your screen that relate to various boss abilities. You can choose to move the position of these warnings from /dbm -> raid Warnings tab -> "move me" option.
Also you will notice the timer bars that show when the next boss ability is about to hit. These bars can be rescaled and repositioned from the Bar Style tab- > Move me. DBM also has a range check option.
One clear example of the usefulness of DBM is in the Emalon encounter, where there is no default default blizz warning 5 seconds Before an overcharge. There is one only when the overcharge actually occurs...which is too late. DBM counters this and shows a timer on the overcharge. Melees can notice the time bar and start moving 5 seconds before the overcharge is cast. Thus DBM is invaluable in that encounter.
In some ways I don't think is right to let your reactions depend on text and bar warnings. Text and bars do make you life easier in some ways, I have to admit, but they also take some of the fun away. Simply, if you see yourself standing in fire, move out. Watch the boss casting the spells and learn to recognize them and act accordingly. Reading text warnings all day is like doing a browser based raid. Thus, you might want to configure DBM so as to reduce that text feeling, at least a little bit.
Moving on… Omen Threat Meter does exactly what the name suggests. It shows how much threat you got on your target compared to the tank and other players. Most likely, the higher you are on the dps meter, the higher you are on the threat meter. Keep an eye on Omen in the first moments of a battle when tanks are struggling to hold threat. Also, monitor Omen in fights in which you as a dps may suddenly gain a damage increase buff, like on the Twin Val'kyr or on Vexas. In the rest of the fights you don't need to worry about Omen too much
Recount is also a well known addon, it can show, for almost any fight, damage done, dps, healing done and so on. It is mostly used as a comparison tool among raiders. But be aware that the numbers aren't showing the entire story. In raids or even in arenas Recount can show how much damage each of your abilities did, thus it can help you spec and glyph accordingly.
Sometimes disregarded, the "Deaths" feature can be useful in determining what happened in the final moments before a wipe. What went wrong? Was the tank not healed enough or did he take too much damage? What killed that certain dps? Recount lets you know what killed the raid so that you will know to do better job on your next attempt.
Next up, Atlasloot Enhanced. Tired of alt-tabbing to check out what loot the next boss might drop? Then open up Atlasloot, select the instance you are interested in and see the drops.
Now let's check out X-perl and Pitbull Although they are unit frames addons and thus they are not so specific to raiding I've chosen to include them in the raiding addons section because they are especially useful for raid healers. This is x-perl that you see right now.
You can see the health bars on the left hand side of my screen. You can reposition the bars by just dragging them around. To better notice a health drop, you might wanna set the raid frame scale to a higher value ,take out the mana bar and you could also go to the global tab and enable "Fat health bars".
You will also be able to see the debuffs associated to each raid member, usually, someone with a debuff is also taking damage. And if there is anything you can dispel the frame will turn purple. You can check out how many healers are healing the same target as you .
You can set up a fade range for the bars, so that you won't waste time trying to heal someone that is not in range.Another useful feature is the aggro warning, the raid member who has aggro will have a red rectangle around him. This is useful when tanks switch aggro.
Pitbull behaves similarly to X-perl. Only that is has about a million more configuration options. Some players might like this, some might find the complexity of it all not worth it. I'm just going to explain a couple of the more basic options.
So, 1st of, your frame , your target's frame and your target's target frame. You can drag to move these around. You can change their aspect from units, select the unit you want to change, let's say target, and change it's height for example.
From the layout editor, indicators , portrait, you can check enable to see your portrait. From bars, health bars you can change the textures of your health bars.
Then to modify the way your raid frames look… you must 1st make them show up. Go to Groups-> General -> Select raid. Then Go to filtering and select 10 man, 15 man, 25 man. You will notice they are all vertical now. Go to units per column and set it to a more reasonable number. Change the spacing to compact them a little bit.
Now you can see I have the raid frames but I have a whole lot of useless information on them. I'm not interested in seeing the cast bars or their mana bars or their buffs. To take those out I need t go to the layout editor, make a new layout, and I'm going to call it myRaid. And then from the groups I put the raid group into myRaid. Now all modifications I do to myRaid will not affect my frame or my target frame. So now I can safely go to the layout editor, select myRaid, and do modifications to my raid. If I select normal I will be able to do modifications to my character's frame and to my target's frame.
So I set it to my raid and take out the power bar from the Raid frames while still keeping mine. Same goes for the cast bar and for the auras, aka buffs.
Many… many options to play around with. Don't try them all at once, just do the basics 1st then, as you play , you will start to want to see this or that in a different way. Take them one step at a time until you become happy with your interface.
Finally: Some other useful addons that you might want to check out: PallyPower, it helps with buff assignments for paladins, can be used by paladins or raid leaders. Decursive for dispelling, Healbot Continued, another unit frames addon and EPGP Lootmaster for distributing loot .


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Paul Rainsberger has served as an associate professor of extension education and as director of the program since February 1997. Prior to coming to Missouri, he served on the faculty of the Indiana University Division of Labor Studies for 18 years and as an attorney with the Indiana State Employees Association, an affiliate of the American Federation Teachers. He received a bachelor's in political science from The Ohio State University and a juris doctor degree from the Indiana University of Law. He has received university awards for excellence in teaching and distinguished service.
At MU, Rainsberger is responsible for all continuing labor education activities of the Columbia campus. In that capacity, he works with unions from across the state in the development and delivery of educational and research projects designed to serve the diverse needs of workers in a climate of rapid political and economic change. He also represents the Columbia campus in the administration and delivery of the credit labor studies certificate program of the University of Missouri System.
Rainsberger's teaching and research interests include labor and employment law, workers' compensation, grievance representation and arbitration, collective bargaining and related issues. Much of his work focuses on industrial relations policy and trends in the automotive and construction industries and in the public sector.
Rainsberger is a member of the University Continuing Education Association, the University and College Labor Education Association, the Industrial Relation's Research Association, CWA Workers' Education Local 189 and the Missouri Federation of Teachers.
Rob Russell has been with the University of Missouri since September 2011. He received his bachelor's in geography from the University of Missouri, a master's in geography from the University of Alabama, and a doctorate in geography from the University of Iowa in 2009. A broadly trained human geographer, his dissertation research focused on the political geographies of popular music.
Prior to joining extension, Russell worked for unions in Iowa and Wisconsin where he had the opportunity to organize and represent public employees at all levels of government. He also was a research assistant at the University of Iowa Labor Center and taught courses on political geography at the University of Iowa.
Russell holds a variety of teaching interests, including workplace representation; collective bargaining; leadership development; labor communications; globalization and labor; and labor geographies. He is a member of the Labor and Employment Relations Association (LERA), United Association for Labor Education (UALE) and AFT-Missouri. He also serves of the board of the Gateway Chapter of LERA.
Joyce Conklin has been with the program since 1998. As a program coordinator, Conklin is responsible for overseeing and performing a range of diverse administrative activities for the department such as program planning and development, fiscal monitoring and reconciliation, and reviewing and controlling incoming and outgoing correspondence.
Other duties for which Conklin is responsible include serving as a central point of liaison for other departments and external constituencies in the resolution of day-to-day matters, providing administrative support for faculty and staff, establishing, updating, and maintaining files, inventories, and records, and assisting in personnel searches, screening and hiring decisions.
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Grant Thornton has been named global 'Employer of the Year' by the International Accounting Bulletin.
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The 'Employer of the Year' award was judged by an independent panel and was based on Grant Thornton's "strong commitment to its employees, secondment programmes, and focus on quality." The judges cited "Grant Thornton's Advanced Manager Programme, the Leadership Foundation programme (which helps staff develop into better leaders), and the Grant Thornton global talent mobility programme, which has so far supported more than 320 secondments across the network."
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Challenges Faced by Emerging Energy Producers in Sub-Saharan Africa: Averting the 'Resource Curse'
This synopsis briefly explains the challenges faced by African countries with emerging oil and gas industries in bringing widespread economic advancement to their countries. Although, on the surface, the challenges appear straightforward, in essence they often prove to be very taxing and intractable. They are closely interrelated and, regrettably, have lingering consequences, which have come to be known as the 'resource curse'.
At core the task facing these countries is how to ensure that the investment and rewards that ensue from oil and gas exploitation do not turn into this curse, working as a destructive force dividing civil society and government, spawning malpractices and benefiting only a chosen elite.
Managing expectations
When a country discovers oil, the first challenge it faces is the need to manage the expectations of its citizens. Many people in the country will at once form the impression that they will become rich, especially the politicians in the capital and the populations living around the drilling sites. To counter this misapprehension, the government of the day should make sure that all relevant information, such as exploration costs, the volume and quality of the discovered reserves, and the payment agreements, is made public. The government should publish what percentage of the profits from the sale of oil will go into the national budget, what percentage will be set aside for development programmes and what will go into a sovereign wealth fund. Currently much of this information is never made available, resulting in mistrust between civil society and the government.
Moreover, many developing countries fail to tell their citizens that oil revenues are a time-limited phenomenon and the country must take advantage of the years of income from hydrocarbon exploitation to expand its agriculture and industry. It must be made clear that the resource is finite and so are the streams of revenue that result from it. Any long-term added value that it might have will derive from the prudent investment and use of those income streams. Often the citizens expect or are promised subsidized gasoline and no one bothers to point out that this is a benefit that mainly profits the better-off members of society.
Oil and gas resources and the revenues they produce do increase the wealth of a nation. Such revenue, however, is finite and short-lived and its effects quickly lost if the money is not invested in the development of profitable public infrastructure. Moreover, developing the extractive infrastructure of a country is essential if its natural resources are to be properly harvested. The Oil and Gas in Africa report, a 2009 joint study by the African Development Bank and the African Union, observes that many African nations are experiencing the paradox of having significant oil wealth and yet continue to languish in widespread poverty. As the authors point out, African citizens expect to see the oil and gas revenues invested in important areas such as human capital and infrastructure advancement, yet this is often not the reality of resource exploitation. By way of illustration, the report cites an estimated 2.5 billion cubic feet of Nigerian gas that is burnt off every day because of a lack of suitable infrastructure: a waste of energy and a loss of revenue.
The second challenge is the local capacity to manage an oil and gas industry. Unsurprisingly, in many emerging oil and gas producers this capacity is limited. The technical term for this property is 'absorptive capacity' – a useful concept even if no exact measurement can be made. The competition for lucrative new jobs causes much anxiety and animosity between foreign expatriates and local professionals. To begin to address such conflicts, after definitive confirmation of the potential of a drilling site, African governments should start training the staff that they will need to exploit the discovery. Although it may be difficult to be proactive when training costs are prohibitively high and the reserves not proven, an attempt must be made to gear up the national capacity for resource exploitation.
The petroleum sector has two main components, upstream and downstream activities, and governments should prepare themselves appropriately for both. Unfortunately, African countries have serious limitations when it comes to upstream activities, namely exploration, drilling and the development of wells, and production. Those limitations notwithstanding, they should still build their capacities with both components in mind. Young engineers trained in upstream techniques should be attached to oil companies for on-the-job training to gain relevant experience. Fortunately, in countries of the global South several national oil and gas companies have now built sufficient expertise in both upstream and downstream work so that they can bid for international projects: these include Petronas in Malaysia, Sonangol in Angola, and Petrobras in Brazil. In 1995 in Trinidad, the Kenson Group set up the Kenson School of Production Technology to develop education and training modules through which young people may obtain the knowledge and skills required by the hydrocarbon industry. Qatar Petroleum also has a well-established training school focusing on the training of middle level personnel who are key in the oil and gas sector. Other institutions from Indonesia, Malaysia, Qatar and Saudi Arabia offer similar courses in the oil and gas sector to candidates from developing countries.
New entrants to the industry should establish contacts, within the framework of South-South cooperation, with the national oil and gas producing companies of the above-mentioned countries in order to benefit from their knowledge. As Iwayemi (2011) points out, the focus should be on 'increasing skills acquisition through formal and informal education and training, technology transfer, access to new technologies and ideas, and technical assistance'.
Local content
A third challenge is the usual absence of any defined amount of local content in oil and gas contracts. The oil and gas industry is very specialized and does not employ many people. If the country's own population are to enjoy any benefits from the industry, oil and gas development contracts should contain requirements for local content. This will ensure that local people not only benefit from a local gas industry, but have also a sense of ownership as stakeholders. In Trinidad and Tobago international companies are required to make a commitment to contracting local companies (UNDP, 2010). To monitor this requirement the Government of Trinidad has established a database on the status of projects and the associated opportunities for local content. Establishing local content participation and policies helps citizens to acquire the capabilities and skills required and associated with the oil and gas industry.
Such capabilities and skills are especially important to developing countries in that they allow for heightened control over the exploitation, production, distribution and marketing of oil and gas and, it is to be hoped, result in a more prosperous and sustainable future. Developing countries are becoming increasingly cognizant of the importance of local content. Note, for example, the recent announcement by the Ghanaian Minister of Energy, Dr. Joe Opting Adjei, that the government was collaborating with the upstream oil companies working in Ghana to provide overseas training to Ghanaians as part of the local content provisions in the respective Oil and Gas contracts. By incorporating overseas training for Ghanaians into oil and gas contracts, the government is hoping their citizens will acquire the appropriate skills.
The fourth challenge presented by the oil and gas industry is poor governance. The sector is infamous for its lack of transparency and the secrecy surrounding oil revenues. For example, in Equatorial Guinea the Ministry of Petroleum is treated as the personal property of the president and his family. Recruitment is reserved for people directly related to him. A large part of the oil wealth never reaches the state's coffers – it goes directly into the pockets of corrupt officials. According to an investigation by Manendra Sahu, the sub-Saharan African countries that were producing oil were among the most corrupt nations in the world.
There is no reason why information about the oil and gas sector should not be made widely and easily available to all stakeholders: this is especially true of the negative consequences associated with the petroleum industry. The resource curse described in the Oil and Gas in Africa report derives from the inverse relationship between resource abundance and development. Sadly, this curse is all too widespread in developing countries. Non-renewable resources such as hydrocarbons are commonly exported. This often results in a high revenue collection by a corrupt – or, at the very least, misguided – minority, often politicians. According to the same report, 'the key issue is that natural resource revenues tend to replace more stable and sustainable revenue streams, exacerbating problems of transparency and accountability'.
There is no easy remedy to Africa's resource curse. But, as remarked by Kofi Annan, the problem can be approached through global cooperation between private sector leaders in the extractive industries, African governments and civil society. For this to succeed, tough laws must be enacted by developed countries and African countries to punish the corrupt practices, especially by international companies and local collaborators. There is also an urgent need for African countries to develop a reformed, transparent and accountable oil and gas sector leading to sustainable economic growth, new jobs and investment in health, education, capacity building and proper environmental management. One happy example of such development can be seen in Botswana, now a middle income country, which has been able to use its natural resource revenue successfully and set an instructive precedent for other resource-rich African countries (Sarraf and Jivanji 2001). The country's success in avoiding the resource curse has been achieved largely by maintaining strict control over public expenditure and encouraging diversification in national industry.
Environmental issues
The final challenge considered by this note relates to the importance of environmental impact assessments (EIAs) to determine the negative impacts of the drilling, transportation and proposed uses of the exploited resources. These EIAs should be comprehensive and the teams carrying out the work should be well qualified and seasoned by practical experience. However, if the country is short of accredited engineers, ecologists and environmentalists, not to mention all the other skills required for an efficient and standard setting operations, then outside help becomes inevitable. In this case the issue should not be a strict division between international and domestic capacities but a marriage of the two and an effort to elevate, in due course, the national contribution.
Given the high-risk nature of operations by the petroleum industry, the draft EIA should be widely published to help all stakeholders to give proper consideration to the associated social and environmental risks and impacts. The executive summaries should be translated into local languages and the local media should be involved in assisting people to understand the implications. The operating companies and the government must then devise a management plan that conforms to the recommendations of the EIA and should decide how this plan is to be enforced. The operating companies, government and local people should make a compact that they will not allow drilling for oil to cause environmental pollution.
This resolve should be reflected in the technical service contract. According to the 2012 Open Oil report, the costs of cleaning up pollution should be borne by the contractor. This was the case with BP following the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Clearly, a variety of lessons may be learned from other oil-related polluters, which are instructive and should not be repeated, such as that in the Niger Delta in Nigeria where pollution destroyed not only the fishing industry but also poisoned the soil EIAs can, of course, play a very useful role in averting such situations. Ironically, as the 2012 Open Oil report confirms, 'many countries consider the environmental and social impacts of minor importance and see the baseline assessment, impact assessment and management plans as a box-ticking exercises that can get in the way of developing the resources, generating revenues, as quickly as possible'.
Despite the shortcomings of the EIA process, it must still take its rightful place in Africa, especially for such sensitive and risk-laden projects like oil and gas exploration. Thus, a major effort is needed to bring the various stakeholders – politicians, non-governmental and civil society organizations, the public and relevant government agencies – into all phases of the decision-making process.
In short, there is no doubt that the oil and gas industry has the potential to change the lives of many people in a number of developing countries. Oil and gas development, however, is a highly challenging undertaking that is sensitive to political, social, and environmental dimensions. It calls for a high level of transparency, honesty and well-articulated policies. If experience tells us that certain developing countries, notably Botswana, Malaysia, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Trinidad and Tobago, have managed to benefit from this industry, there is surely no reason why every sub-Saharan oil and gas-producing country cannot also do so. Sub-Saharan countries should reach out and learn from these countries. The challenges highlighted in the present article sound a clear warning to emerging oil and gas-producing countries in Africa, which they ignore at their peril, lest their oil windfall become a curse. The disastrous experience and examples of Angola, Gabon and Nigeria serve as a sober reminder.
Dr. John O. Kakonge is a Special Advisor, South-South News, New York, USA.
Iwayemi, L. (2011) " Mobilizing Financing through Carbon Markets and Multilateral Climate Funding for Emerging Oil-and Natural Gas – exporting Economies in Africa." In; Bressand, A (Ed.), Getting it Right: Lessons from the South in Managing Hydrocarbon Economies. New York. pp. 211-233.
King. (2012). "Ministry Assures Local Content, Local Participation on Course." http://www.energymin.gov.gh/?p=524
Sarraf M., and M. Jiwanji. (2001). 'Beating the Resource Curse: The Case of Botswana'. Environment Department Paper, No. 83. Washington DC: The World Bank.
UNDP Special Unit for South South Cooperation. (2010) Briefing Paper—Institution Strengthening of oil and gas Management through South South Cooperation, New York.


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Bring a pot of salted water to a boil. Cook pasta until al dente, 10 minutes, adding edamame for last 3 minutes and broccoli and snow peas for last minute. Drain; run under cold water. Transfer to a large bowl, shaking off excess water. Add remaining vegetables. Toss with sauce.
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@simon-off is a DJ / producer from Graz / Austria who is co-running the event-series and label @disko404. If you encounter a record sleeve / flyer with a sausage on it, it is probably one of theirs...
Since 2005 he released on labels like @immerserecords, @carcrashset and @phutureshockmusik and until 2007 put out some Creative Commons releases on netlabels like Kikapu and @laridae_netlabel together with his brothers as «Winterstrand».
In 2016 Yarn Audio is happy to welcome Simon back in the netlabel world with «Morphing Memories EP».
The first track «Busy» is a dreamy but still energetic track with lots of rhythmical elements. Visiting a zoo of unknown creatures and hearing how they interact with each other might sound exactly like this if you are not too busy listening to the main hook.
The second track «Morphing Memories» has a lot of dubby warmness in it and makes the time waiting for next summer go over in a blink. Offbeat chords meet shuffled toms.
The last track «The Feel» continues where «Morphing Memories» left off and takes the listener on a groove-ride into the broken beat era.
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Dropadi Krishna ITI established in the year 2009 at Safadarganj Distt. Barabanki. Dropadi Krishna Industrial Training Institute is Affiliated & Recognized by National Council for Vocational Training (NCVT) constituted by the government of India. Its head quarter is situated in New Delhi.
Dropadi Krishna ITI is a registered non-profit organization involved in creating a pool of professionally qualified and skilled electricians and fitters, to meet the growing needs of trade and industry. Dropadi Krishna ITI aspires to be the best resource in terms of providing qualitative manpower both Technical and Management.
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When I first heard of Kumiko: The Treasure Hunter I was excited to see it. The premise of a young Japanese woman going to an alien country to find treasure resonated with me on so many levels, considering my impending departure for Japan. However, what I viewed was not at all what I was expecting. Where I thought I would find a mystical adventure of a かわいい (cute) young woman, I was presented with a scenario I wasn't even expecting, to the point of it being almost depressing. I also must preface this review with the fact that I don't think it's a poorly designed film, as it was executed quite well, it just fell outside of my moral compass.
I decided to review this movie as I feel it's topical to the theme of my blog. If I find other Japanese related media, I may also review them if it takes my fancy too. I think one of the main reasons I decided to review this movie was because of the reverse effect it had on me. My expectation of it being a mystical treasure hunt turned out to be a visceral look at the nature of a woman who struggles against an oppressive society, and the lengths to which she had to go in order to escape Japanese societal expectations.
We are introduced to Kumiko (Rinko Kikuchi) as she is in the middle of a treasure hunt. With hand sewn treasure map in hand, she stumbles upon a small cave on a beach. Inside the cave she finds what she believes to be a treasure: an old VHS cassette tape of Fargo (1996). When she later watches the tape in her apartment she truly believes that the money buried in a remote area of Fargo is an actual treasure, not at all stopping to consider that this tape might actually be fictitious. The fractured spindle of her psyche slowly begins to uncoil with each encounter that she has with colleagues and acquaintances. The sad thing is, despite people reaching out to her, Kumiko is completely oblivious to people's good intentions – instead choosing to live in a world of mysticism, and false hope. Now, I am not saying that people shouldn't dream, don't get me wrong. Kumiko's dreams are so far gone, that she would have been best seeking help for what appears to be a case of mental illness, rather than traipsing off overseas. The sad thing, for me, is that despite people noticing her poor habits, and declining demeanour, no one truly made much effort to reach out to her, to see if she was okay, other than to make passing comments. This concerns me to a degree, as coming from a society where positive mental health is a huge deal, I wonder if Japan doesn't really have much concern for it at all?
Due to the apparent decline in the character's mental health, it made it difficult to predict what her actions would be. Excellent as a tool within the film, it left me with a sickly feeling in my stomach right the way through. Before Kumiko leaves for America, she makes the decision to part with her companion, Bunzo. Her first attempt to leave the rabbit in a park fails miserably. The next scene is of her standing on a platform, cradling the bunny as a train comes into the station. From the way that Kumiko had been represented so far, I seriously thought she was going to throw poor Bunzo in front of the oncoming train. She didn't, but the fact that the thought was there meant that the character was cemented in my mind as being severely unhinged, and this unpredictability followed her right throughout the rest of the film.
When she finally sets foot in America, she has a number of encounters with locals, which left me a little puzzled. Through the beginning of the movie, Kumiko is painted as being fluent in only Japanese – yet she seemed to know enough English to not only be able to understand what people are saying to her, but also to communicate back (albeit very primitively). "I want to go Fargo" is a common line that she repeats to the various people that she meets on her adventure, with each person representing an agenda of their own.
The colourful cast of support characters come in all shades. At the airport, she meets a couple of men who attempt to help her, but also have religious agenda on their minds. This isn't explored too deeply, as Kumiko sets off before that angle can be too deeply examined. It's important to note that the film is set in the middle of winter, so in Minneapolis, it is extremely cold, with harsh sleet and snow impeding Kumiko's journey. Despite this, she decides to walk alone, along a road in the cold until an unassuming old woman stops and picks her up. I think the old lady was one of the characters that seemed the most human to me. Riddled through her dialogue are a number of small observations that added a nuance to the character that made her likeable. An example would be when she handed Kumiko an old copy of Shogun, she mentioned that it was dusty adding in "…don't worry, it's mostly just dead skin." These little nuances gave the old woman, without a name, an extra dimension. Despite cautioning Kumiko against her quest, Kumiko still sets off, leaving the old woman to nurse her loneliness.
The policeman that Kumiko later meets represented, for me, the only true positive character that didn't have a real agenda other than to help Kumiko. Similarly to how Kumiko was painted in a negative light, the policeman was juxtaposed as the light to Kumiko's darkness. I believed that the film was going to take a positive turn when, after a distressing telephone call with her mother, Kumiko breaks down in tears to be told by him that he will do anything he can to help her get to Fargo. Here, I thought that he was going to finally burst the bubble of mysticism that Kumiko was living in making her realise that what she was looking for was actually companionship, and not monetary treasure. When she attempts to kiss him in a thrift shop after he suits her up in warmer clothing however, he reveals that he actually has a wife and two children and that he was only trying to help her. They part ways as she scrambles for a taxi, clearly embarrassed by her actions, and he is unable to stop her.
Kumiko degrades even further when she leaves the taxi driver without paying the large fair that she wracked up, to run across a field. The weather takes a turn for the worse, and despite being quite rugged up the blizzard that comes on suddenly consumes her and the screen goes white. As the age old adage goes: curiosity killed the cat. While Kumiko is not of the feline species, she still sadly met the same fate. At least, that's the impression I got from the end of the film. After she gets lost in the blizzard, she miraculously wakes up beneath a pile of snow, finds the treasure, picks up Bunzo (who somehow managed to find his way to America, from Japan) and walks off toward the horizon. The movie left me feeling incredibly underwhelmed, and disappointed.
My view on the film may seem incredibly jaded, but that is only because Japan was painted as an incredibly depressing and oppressive society, whilst I am trying to remain open minded and positive about my impending departure. Again, I must state that the film isn't a bad one, as it won accolades after it was premiered at the 2014 Sundance Festival. Also, after later research, I discovered that the movie was based on the true story of Takako Konishi, who people believed thought also was looking for treasure in Fargo. However, in reality, Konishi committed suicide after being fired from a travel agent position that she held in Tokyo. This urban legend is what gave premise to the film Kumiko: The Treasure Hunter, and perhaps explains why it's so dark in contrast to what I was expecting.
I am, and always have been, a firm believer in the power of networking. After all, if it wasn't for networking, I wouldn't be where I am today within the Arts world. I guess you could say that I am a people person, and I like to meet people and learn about their backgrounds, what makes them who they are today. As someone that writes, these kinds of things interest me immensely.
So, when I was shortlisted, it was a no brainer for me to reach out to other successful shortlisted candidates from the Brisbane Consulate, to organise a gathering for us all. With the assistance of another shortlisted candidate who I found early, we managed to locate, including myself, a total of 13 people of which 9 came to our little gathering on Saturday night.
Because everyone was in the same boat of not knowing where we're going, yet being excited about being a part of the Programme, I feel everyone connected and bonded well – which was great to see. Now that most of us have met already, it should make the Pre-Departure/Post-Departure Orientations less nerve wracking.
Thanks to all the Brisbane JETs who came out for dinner, karaoke, photo booth and air hockey the other night.
It was wonderful to meet you all, and hope to catch you all soon.
Last week I went over a few of the items that needed to be submitted in order to be considered as a candidate for the JET Programme, one of which was a Statement of Purpose (SoP).
This week, I am going to outline the Statement of Purpose, what makes a good SoP, and show you mine, that helped to get me successfully shortlisted.
According to an unofficial JET website, JET Programme.com, the Statement of Purpose is "…the part of the application which likely plays a huge part in any success." A strong SoP, along with excellent Letters of Recommendation can be one of the determining factors between whether you are shortlisted, made an alternate, or are declined a position in the Programme. I know of people who had exceptional SoPs, and did horribly in the interview, yet still got successfully shortlisted. The SoP should be designed as a document to sell yourself to Japan. The three main points to consider when writing your SoP are:
It is important to note that when it comes to defining why Japan would be a good fit for you, to relate it to things that you are interested in exploring further. For instance, I like anime, and video games, but I didn't mention any of that in my SoP, or in any of the interview process at all, because I didn't feel like it was a relevant contribution to the Programme. However, I am very interested in using my Drama background to enhance classroom learning, and also in exploring East Asian Theatre, and how Japan adapts Western Theatre. Here, I show not only an interest in learning about a cultural aspect of Japan, but also how I can contribute from my own culture.
The SoP should not exceed two pages, so you need to make sure that every sentence – every word – counts, and has relevance toward the picture you are trying to paint of yourself. The whole application process should be approached as though you are applying for a job — because, that is what you are doing. Whilst it's nice to think of all the awesome activities you will be able to undertake in Japan, it's important to remember that the primary purpose of the exchange is to partake in the enhancement of the English language within Japanese schools.
My SoP, which got me to interview stage, and successfully shortlisted for the Programme is below:
From my most recent trip to Japan, three years ago, it has been my intent to apply for the JET Programme (JET) upon my graduation. I am passionate about unlocking the potential in people, and I believe that I can achieve this through enhancing Japanese students' understanding of Australian culture. I understand that there can be difficulties in motivating a student to learn another language, however, I feel that overcoming a student's objection to learning can be an enriching experience. My goal is to stimulate classroom learning using games that inspire confidence that I have learned through my Drama Major, to enrich student interest toward the English language within Japanese schools.
I have always been interested in Japan, from a young age, and that interest was enhanced from spending time in the country for holidays. Knowing that I would be applying for the 2015 intake, I approached one of my references back in July this year for a reference prior to her transferring from the University of Queensland, to Stanford University. I am flexible, and adaptable, and believe I can handle living in Japan. Whilst I have been to Japan on a number of occasions, I believe I still have more to learn and will gain the most benefit from residing in the country. I have a basic understanding of the Japanese language, which I wish to enhance whilst on JET. I believe through immersing myself in the culture, I will gain a better understanding of Japan, the language, and its people.
I have experience teaching others, from working as a Quality Service Support Officer for News Corp Australia. The role entailed not only acting as a mentor for sales staff, to increase their sales capacity, but also in monitoring print advertisements for grammar, syntax and spelling, prior to print. Due to this, I believe I would be a great candidate for JET, as I can take my experience with English and apply it to the classroom, assisting the classroom teacher. I always like to keep myself busy, and have volunteered on a number of theatre or arts related projects this year. I interned for the Brisbane Writers Festival in June, and am currently volunteering with La Boite Theatre Company. In both roles I have exhibited my leadership ability and initiative in leading the other volunteers. My innate ability to network would be invaluable to JET, which will allow me to find opportunities to assist the community to better understand and appreciate the English language, and the Australian culture.
By participating in JET, I will empower myself to work within a different cultural structure, permitting me to gain invaluable life skills. I also wish to utilise the opportunity to start a travel blog, outlining my experiences in Japan. Through this, I hope to foster a greater relationship between Japan and native English speaking countries, imbuing the desire to travel within others. While in Japan I also wish to explore Japanese theatre, so that I may gain a better understanding of how theatre affects the Japanese community. I would devote time to joining the local school drama club, to assist with school productions, and enhance student participation rate within the club, and in the classroom. I believe my experience within JET will further enhance my leadership skills.
I am confident that through my participation with the JET Programme, a beneficial relationship would be established between Australia and Japan that would carry itself throughout the time I spent in Japan teaching, and beyond.
By no means am I an expert on the whole process, as I am yet to even set foot in Japan under my contract. But, if this blog can help aspiring candidates in any way, then I believe it will have fulfilled its purpose.
If you have any questions, or if you have had a different experience, I would be interested in hearing about it. Please leave me a message in the comments, below.
I made a promise to myself that in the weeks leading up to leaving for Japan, to partake in the JET Programme, I would keep a blog that detailed my experiences. After all, as a part of my statement of purpose, I had indicated that one of my desires was to create a travel blog that would chronicle my experiences, and hopefully inspire others to apply for the Programme, or even independently travel to the land of the golden sun. This week, I am going to write about the application process, and timeline it, so that you have a general idea of what to expect, should you wish to apply for the JET Programme.
I must preface, that the Programme is an extremely competitive, and very time consuming process, disabling you from applying for other opportunities, sans completing your degree. In my time since graduation, whilst waiting to hear about JET, I have had to opt out of applying for two roles that I really would have enjoyed, as I had the gut feeling that I had gotten into the Programme. Had I been wrong, that would have been extremely heart wrenching. So, make sure you are prepared for any outcome, and don't bank everything on the JET Programme.
The Application Process
To begin with, below I have linked to the official JET website, which gives some information on the process. Following, I shall go into a little more detail, and talk about my experiences.
The application process for the JET Programme is a long and arduous one. The Programme opens for applications in early October and closes in late November, so you have two months to get all of your application together. It may seem like almost two months is enough time, but trust me, it isn't if you have other commitments happening at the same time. Personally, I was in my final semester of university, doing two subjects that I felt I was way out of my depth for, as well as an internship and volunteering for a theatre company. Yes, I am a sucker for punishment, and if you're curious, despite my high work load I still managed two Distinctions for my subjects. To submit an application you are required to fill in an 8 page application form, write a statement of purpose outlining your intent for the Programme, and provide two written references that can relate your skills to the Programme. You also need to provide a pre-medical assessment, which is basically a medical history. You also need to have a degree of at least Bachelor level. If you do not have this, then you can not apply (however, if you are due to graduate with a Bachelor degree prior to the leave date for the Programme, then you are eligible).
I had known I was going to apply for the Programme early, so I approached the convener of my entire degree for a reference, early (as she had been my lecturer for a couple of my courses, and tutored one of them). I knew she was leaving my university to go and teach at a university in America, so I asked her for a reference before she left in July. I outlined and stressed that the reference needed to align to the principals of the Programme, and as a result I received a reference that I could call nothing less than my Golden Ticket. I may post the reference up at some point, if anyone is interested in seeing it. The other reference I got from the CEO of the organisation I was interning for. I also stressed the importance of aligning it to the Programme's values, and ended up with a second really good reference. My issue, however, was that the reference contains two parts (a written reference, and a competency sheet). The written reference can be done whenever (though I recommend having it as recent as possible), however the competency sheet must be from that year's application pack. So, after my university reference moved to America, I had to ask her in October, to fill in the competency sheet and send it back to me by mail (as electronic isn't acceptable). I almost thought that it wasn't going to get to me in time, but luckily it did.
I wrote my statement of purpose around all my other commitments such as my assignments, coursework, internship and volunteering. Again, if anyone is interested, I will post this up too. Mine focussed on what I would provide to the Programme, what I hoped to get out of it, and how I would foster international relations, which I believe is important to highlight. As I am a Drama and Writing Major (Bachelor of Creative Arts), I angled my application around how Drama could enrich the students' learning experience. I also mentioned my interest in East Asian dramatic arts, which I would use to increase my own professional development (My career aspiration is to work within the Arts). I sent my application off about a week out from the deadline in November, and was surprised when just a few days before Christmas, I received notification by mail that I was shortlisted for an interview.
I received my interview notification in January via email, and was scheduled for February 13th (in the Brisbane consulate). I found out on the 30th March that I was successfully shortlisted for the Programme. I will outline my interview in another post (I need to spread my posts out somehow!) From being shortlisted after the interview, you are required to send in your acceptance via mail, as well as get a Police Check, full Medical, and complete an Accident Insurance form. Once this information has all been submitted, you then wait to be contacted to be notified of where you have been placed (which is generally in May). For the record, my preferences were Tokyo City, Kyoto City and Hiroshima City, so we'll see what happens there.
The last part of the process is pre-departure orientation, and then leaving. I currently have 15 weeks left until I leave, and have decided that I am not coming back to Brisbane to live at the end of my contract. I am not 100% certain at this point on what I shall do, or where I shall go, but I do have some ideas in my head. This means that I now have to sell/get rid off 10 years worth of accumulated "stuff" since moving to Brisbane in 2004. Big job!
Anyway, I hope this helps anyone who is looking to apply for the Programme. If you have any questions, please feel free to post them in the comments. To my fellow JET shortlisters, congratulations and good luck with your placements!
Back in September of 2014, I began a journey that would take almost a year to realise: applying for the Japan Exchange Teaching (JET) Programme. The JET Programme fosters international relations between Japan and your host country, as you teach English within Japanese schools, and live within the Japanese system.
My idea to apply to this Programme came in 2011, when I was in Tokyo for New Years. There, I met some expats that were on similar programmes to JET, that appeared to be loving the Japanese lifestyle. I had always harboured an interest in Japan, being an avid lover of Japanese produced Role Playing Games when I was a teenager. I had no doubt in my mind, as the clock chimed 12, bringing in the New Year, that my resolution would be to enter the JET Programme.
The application process was a long one in which I had to write a Statement of Purpose outlining my intentions for the Programme, source two References that would vouch for my credibility, and collect other paperwork such as Academic Transcripts, my medical history, and other such documents.
I was successfully short listed for interview, receiving my notification by mail on 22nd December. My interview was held at the Brisbane Consulate-General on Friday, 13th February (I am NOT superstitious). I will go into further detail about my actual interview and my earlier mentioned paperwork in another post, however I will say that I went into the interview expecting to be grilled and was pleasantly surprised. A friend of mine who is currently participating in the programme from the 2014 intake was quite upset by her interview, so I was expecting the worst. As it turns out, I had the panel laughing and was confident that my interview was a successful one.
Queue the long wait to find out about whether I was a successful short listed candidate. The wait was around 6 weeks – which would have been unbearable had I not been working two jobs to fill my time. In any case, on Monday, 30th March, I was contacted via email, advising that I was successful in making the short list. Now, I have 4 months to sort out my life – that includes selling all my belongings, saying goodbye to everyone, tying up my two jobs… the list just seems to go on.
What I am most looking forward to with the Programme? All the interesting and diverse people that I will get to meet as an expat, the arts and theatre I will have the opportunity to explore, and challenging myself in a role that I am entirely unfamiliar with. Watch this space…


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This application note introduces FPGA designers to intelligent clock gating by describing clock gating support in the Xilinx design tools while supplying a detailed analysis of the impact of clock gating on a design from a logic design and power perspective. Accessing and invoking clock gating support in the Xilinx design tools flow and how to analyse the results is also outlined.
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Jueves, viernes y sábado
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Lugar: Escuela de interpretación Jorge
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El trabajo estará dividido en dos partes. La primera parte se
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La segunda parte se concentrará en el trabajo con la voz y
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Thursday, Friday and Saturday
15, 16 and 17 February 2018. Hours 10:00 a.m. - 13:00
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Interpretación Jorge Eines, C/ Monteleón 15, 28004
workshop with Roberta Carreri is divided into two parts. The first
part concentrates on the actor's physical training - on the
awakening of the actor's presence. The second part focuses on
vocal work, with exercises that awaken the sonority of the
voice and develop the capacity to make vocal actions
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Magistic Buffet Dinner Cruise
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Winter's here! Magistic Cruises is now offering a special Sydney Harbour dinner cruise deal with 40% discount! Over the last 15 years, Magistic Cruises has redefined waterfront dining on Sydney Harbour. This Magistic Sydney Harbour dinner cruise includes a quality Sydney Harbour cruise on an Australian purpose-built catamaran combined with a freshly prepared unlimited buffet, making it a very popular dining cruise among locals and visitors to Sydney!
As soon as you board the vessel, your cruise director will lead you to your individual reserved table, in a fully air-conditioned dining saloon with large panoramic windows. You will be able to enjoy dinner at your leisure as the buffet will be open for 90 minutes and regularly replenished. Beverages of your choice can be purchased from the fully-licensed bar on board.
The Magistic dinner cruise is the perfect way to celebrate any occasion or simply enjoy a romantic dinner on the Harbour. You can stroll the expansive outer decks The cruise has become a popular alternative to dining in a Sydney Harbour waterfront restaurant.
Odd number bookings (e.g.1, 3, 5, 7 guests) may be subject to shared tables
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Cruise Inclusions
Dinner cruise on a fully air-conditioned vessel
Reserved individual table – restaurant style seating
A quality dinner buffet, freshly prepared on board by our chefs
Fully licensed bar on board
Spectacular views and photo opportunities for the outer decks
Cruise Highlights & Points of Interest
Enjoy a buffet dinner at leisure combined with great views of Sydney Harbour
Amazing views of the Sydney icons – Sydney Harbour Bridge and Opera House
Take in the city lights of Sydney from the 3 large outer decks
A truly magical experience combining dining and dazzling Sydney views
Cruise Additional Information
Magistic Cruises operate Magistic Two for daily dinner cruises, your booking may be allocated to either of these vessels
We recommend all guests arrive at the wharf at least 15 minutes prior to commencement of boarding time to collect your boarding pass
Please allow sufficient time for travel as all of our cruises will depart at the designated time on your cruise confirmation. The boat will not wait for any passengers beyond the designated departure time. Even in the instance a few passengers within a group are running late, the boat will not wait for them to join the cruise
Odd number bookings (e.g.1, 3, 5, 7 guests) may be subject to shared tables
No refund or credit will be issued for passengers that do not board the cruise on time
The minimum dress code for this cruise is smart casual; men should wear trousers and a collared shirt. Singlets, thongs and totally casual attire is not acceptable and you may be refused entry
Guests are welcome to the wheelhouse (please seek Captain's permission)
For more information on the vessel, please contact the Captain on board
We recommend comfortable shoes (no high heels)
Please check the weather conditions prior to travel as jackets may be required
Cruise program and schedule is subject to change
We strictly adhere to NSW Responsible Service of Alcohol guidelines and house policies are strictly enforced.
Intoxicated guests will not be permitted access to board the vessel
No activity that encourages excessive alcohol consumption is permitted
Alcohol will not be served to intoxicated guests
We do not serve 'shots' or 'doubles'
Alcohol service to minors is not permitted
No guest is permitted to bring or remove alcohol from the vessel
Our aim is to ensure that all our guests enjoy the harbour in a safe and professionally managed environment
Please assist our staff in meeting the requirements of Responsible Service of Alcohol
We ask you to please respect the residential neighbourhood when disembarking our vessel
Magistic Cruises offers a buffet menu on our dinner cruises. We do not offer special dietary menus. The buffet menu is designed to cater for the majority of guest expectations. Please refer to our menus online before you make your booking. The menu items are labelled and includes a choice for vegetarian, halal and gluten-free.
As all the dishes are prepared in our on board galley, we cannot give 100% guarantee that certain ingredients will not be in our dishes e.g. nuts etc.
For serious food allergies, we request our customers to make their own decision on selecting dishes from the buffet. Our staff comments are only to assist you in choosing your dishes, however, the final decision must rest with you. The company explicitly accepts no liability.
Please note that whilst we are delighted to welcome well-behaved children on board our vessels/cruising restaurants, we do not provide high chairs due to safety reasons. If you have infants, like an airline, you must book and pay the relevant price and declare at time of booking, as they must be included in the manifest. If infants are booked, we will facilitate extra space for stroller or pram on request.
Beverage service for the duration of the cruise: Service begins from boarding (a selection of beer, wine & soft drinks) and stops 15 minutes prior to the end of cruise
Cruise Menu
Fresh prawns + classic seafood sauce (gf)
Beef bourguignon + chunky potatoes (gf) (nf)
Traditional Indian butter chicken (gf)
Mediterranean fish bake + fresh tomatoes + olives(df)
Penne + garlic + rocket + chilli + olive oil (v) (nf)
Calamari strips + broad beans + cabbage + roasted garlic + capers
Roasted cauliflower + potato cheese gratin (nf) (v)
Hokkien noodles + julienne vegetables (v)
Roast root vegetables (df) (gf) (nf) (v)
Iceberg strips, edamame+ zucchini+ crunchy chickpeas + corn + citrus dressing (df) (v)
Japanese-style potato salad + diced carrots + green peas + grain mustard (nf) (v)
Carrot + sultana salad (nf) (df) (v)
Mediterranean salad + couscous + pumpkin + celery + sliced olives (v)
Caesar salad (bacon served by side) (nf)
Basmati rice
Warm bread rolls
Selection of condiments and sauces
DESSERT PLATTER (shared between 2 guests)
Vanilla bean pannacotta | Rich chocolate cake | Heavenly tiramisu
*Indicative menu only. Items may be subject to change at any time without notice
* Requests for dietary (gluten-free, nut-free, dairy-free), substitutions and modifications of menus on board our cruises will be politely declined, as we have an on board kitchen and our kitchen team is required to serve the menus within a required time period, of the respective cruises. All our cruises have at least one vegetarian menu option for seated & served menus and buffets also offer vegetarian choice. We cannot guarantee that certain products or ingredients (halal, nuts, gluten, dairy, etc.) will not be in our food, and we explicitly accept no liability in this regard. For serious food allergies you must make your own decisions on selecting meals. Our staff's comments are only to assist you in making an informed decision.
Cruise Beverages
Beverages can be purchased from our fully-licensed bar on board
Website Terms & Conditions
These Terms and Conditions set out the terms on which you (on behalf of yourself and any person on whose behalf you are booking, together "you" or "your") book through Australian Cruise Group Pty Ltd ABN 89 152 554 302 (referred to as, we, us and our, in these Terms and Conditions) for all bookings, reservations, products and cruises operated by us including Sydney Showboats, Magistic Cruises, Cruising Restaurants of Sydney, Magistic Events, and any other cruises, websites, operations or entities operated by us. These Terms and Conditions constitute the agreement between you and us.
At the time of booking a cruise, you must pay for it in full. Once booked and paid for, all cruise tickets may be transferred at our discretion. Any requests to transfer a booking to another date or time must be made 72 hours prior to the cruise time, are subject to availability in the class and any promotional price of your booking and will incur a $10 transfer fee for each time a request is made. If in our discretion we agree to any transfers to a different class or promotional price, you must pay the difference between the original booked price and the price of any transferred booking. No agreement will arise between you and us until we have received payment at the time of booking in accordance with this clause. All group bookings and private charters require a 25% deposit in order to confirm the booking and full payment and confirmation is required 7 days prior to the cruise date.
Please note that whilst we are delighted to welcome well-behaved children on board our vessels/cruising restaurants (excluding Clearview boats), we do not provide high chairs due to safety reasons. If you have infants, like an airline, you must book and pay the relevant price and declare at time of booking, as they must be included in the manifest. If infants are booked, we will facilitate extra space for stroller or pram on request.
All cruise fares are quoted in Australian Dollars and include Australian Goods and Services Tax (GST).
We reserve the right, if we consider necessary (for example, due to mechanical breakdown, for safety reasons or weather conditions), to substitute vessels without notice (including any vessels of a third party), deviate from a vessels advertised route, change any menu, service, schedule, program, performance or cruise fare. We will endeavour to provide a similar quality vessel, route, menu, service, schedule, program, performance or cruise fare (as the case may be) in these circumstances. In such circumstances, we will not be liable for your direct or indirect loss, or to refund any fares or portions of fares, nor will we be liable for any other damage, loss, expense, loss of time, disappointment, inconvenience, or any other consequential loss suffered by you.
Most of our menus are prepared in our galleys on board the vessels. Due to the high volume of demand on the catering team it will not always be possible to change a particular menu item to suit your requirements. Where possible, we will try and accommodate your special requests to vary certain ingredients in the menu item. However, we cannot guarantee that certain products or ingredients will not be in our food, and we explicitly accept no liability in this regard. For serious food allergies you must make your own decisions on selecting meals. Our staff's comments are only to assist you in making an informed decision. In exceptional circumstances, with our prior written consent you (or one of your guests) may bring your own meal.
Our cruises operate on busy waterways and are subject to the risks and perils of cruising on such waterways including loss, damage and injury arising out of or in connection with changing tidal and weather conditions and the navigation of other craft. To the extent permissible by law, we will not be responsible in tort, contract or otherwise for any loss or damage arising out of injury or death sustained by you or any other passenger, howsoever arising and whether or not arising as a result of our negligence or failure to render due care and skill. You enter into this agreement and book and travel on our cruises at your own risk. If however any guarantees, terms, conditions or warranties are implied into this agreement by any law of the Commonwealth or New South Wales, the exclusion of which would contravene that law or cause part or all of this clause to be void, then to the extent permissible by law:
(a) We exclude all other guarantees, terms, conditions and warranties; and
(b) Our liability for breach of such guarantee, term, condition or warranty is limited to the supply of the relevant cruise again or the cost of re-supplying the cruise.
We exclude all liability for any loss or damage to clothing or personal items/belongings howsoever arising and whether or not our liability arises in tort, contract or otherwise.
Some of the tours, products and cruises we operate may be considered dangerous and you should be aware of the risks involved before participating, which may include injury or death. Where the tours, products and cruises include activities that could be considered dangerous, you assume all of the inherent risks which are applicable to those activities. Certain medical conditions and medications may preclude you from participating in activities and you are responsible for confirming your ability to participate. You must use caution when participating in activities and inform us of any medical or other conditions.
It is a condition of this agreement that any claim for loss or damage must be notified to us in writing within seven (7) days from the day the cruise finishes, and any court action, suit or proceeding must be brought no later than one (1) year from the same day. If you fail to comply with either of these conditions, we will be forever discharged from all claims, suits, actions and/or proceedings relating to or arising out of or in any way connected with the cruise and we will be discharged from all liability whatsoever, including any liability for negligence.
We may contract or arrange for third parties to provide the whole or part of the cruise and any related services to you. You must not bring any claims or actions against such third parties. If you bring such a claim or action in breach of this agreement, you agree to indemnify us and the person against whom the claim or action is made against the consequences of that claim or action. You agree that in entering into this agreement, we are acting as the agent of and trustee for each of our employees, officers, agents and subcontractors, and each of these persons is deemed to be a party to the contract for the purpose of entitling each of them to enforce, have the benefit of and rely upon these Terms and Conditions.
You must not bring any alcohol or illegal substances onto the vessel. We reserve the right to refuse you entry to the vessel, or to require you to disembark from the vessel, including due to your intoxication or for the safety of other passengers or the vessel.
This agreement is to be governed by and is to be construed in accordance with the laws in force in New South Wales. Any action, claim, suit or proceeding arising out of or connected in any way with this agreement or the cruise will only be brought in the Courts of New South Wales.
If any of these provisions are unenforceable, this shall not affect the enforceability of any other part of the provision or any other provision. In the event of inconsistency between these Terms and Conditions and any other terms, these Terms and Conditions will prevail to the extent of the inconsistency. No waiver or variation of this agreement will have binding effect unless such waiver or agreement is in writing and signed by us.
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Absolutely blown away with everything. The boat, the service, the food absolutely amazing. Love every monent. Our waiter Michael was funny and lovely. I will return on my next trip to Sydney.
It was awesome my family enjoyed and myself but I did not realised I will seasick onboard...overall was great tnx and merry christmas
Perfect way to spend a evening cruise
The cruise and food was lovely. A great way to see the Opera House, Harbour bridge & Museum of Contemporary Art during VIVID.
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