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Promise Ring with Diamonds in Sterling Silver
DescriptionCommit to the future with this elegant diamond promise ring. Featuring a trio of round brilliant diamonds set in a marquise shape at its centre, the sterling silver ring showcases a pair of diamonds enhancing each of the detailed shoulders. She will know what is in your heart.
Product Details
- Total carat weight .04-.06 (1/20)
- Centre Diamond Clarity I3
- Centre Diamond Colour HI
- Centre Diamond Cut Round
- Centre Diamond Setting Prong/Claw
- Sidestone Diamond Clarity I3
- Sidestone Diamond Colour HI
- Sidestone Diamond Cut Round
- Sidestone Diamond Setting Prong/Claw
- Metal colour Silver
- Metal content Sterling Silver
- Engagement Style Promise Rings
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Customer Reviews
3 Reviews
23 Nov 2017 Lovely109 London, Ontario
Absolutely love it!
I got this as an anniversary gift from my boyfriend and I truly love it! The design is intricate and elegant, and has that timeless vintage style to it which we both love in rings! It's truly a stunning piece, I never want to take it off!
09 Nov 2017 Adot Springfield QLD 4300, Australia
She loves it.
My now fiance is in love with this ring. it's simple and elegant just ow i pictured it. honestly I'm thrilled with the ring and so is she.
04 Jun 2017 HayleyPayley Auckland, NZ
Perfect promise ring
This was my gift for my 4 year anniversary with my boyfriend - I was leaning towards a different one until I went in-store and saw this! It's so gorgeous, I feel like a princess when I wear it! The perfect mix of timelessness and that vintage/antique feel. Love it, couldn't be happier!
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There's a new sports-betting movie out called "Two for the Money."
Larry King calls it "the best movie about gambling ever made! . . . This film has everything." Couch Slouch calls it "the worst movie about gambling ever made! . . . This film has nothing."
Guess which blurb the studio is using in its newspaper ads?
(Film critic Jack Mathews wrote in the New York Daily News, "It's 'Glengarry Glen Ross' in a sports bar." No, it's "Gigli" in an OTB parlor.) I would explain the thrust of the film to you, except it has no story and it makes no sense. It was a bit like watching the Ravens' offense -- somewhat scripted, going nowhere.
The movie starts with a game-winning, career-ending touchdown and finishes with a game-winning, career-ending touchdown. In between, there is occasional dialogue.
Walter (Al Pacino), who is married to Toni (Rene Russo), owns a sports-tout service and hires former college quarterback Brandon (Matthew McConaughey) to be his star handicapper. If Brandon picks games well, they all get rich; if he doesn't, they all go broke.
I don't think I'm leaving out any nuance here.
The story was so bad, I'm surprised it wasn't an episode of "Yes, Dear."
(By the end of the first act, the usher in my theater gave two weeks' notice.) They could've written a better script using Mad Libs.
When Walter first meets Brandon, he tells him breathlessly, "Everything's about money."
A bit later, Brandon tells viewers on Walter's sports-adviser TV show, "For one year, I've been picking 80 percent winners. Unbelievable?"
Uh, yes.
This movie was as authentic about sports gambling as "Gilligan's Island" was about shipwrecked life on a desert isle.
I would've rather watched Jim Feist pick produce.
I mean, who read this baby and said, "Let's make movie magic!"
They would've been better off making a movie about a pylon.
(There were precisely 11 of us watching the movie at my theater's late show. At one point, we considered blitzing the projectionist to stop the film, but one of the audience members was a lawyer who explained that our legal position was stronger if we tried to survive the entire production.) If "Two for the Money" came out, say, 10 or 15 years ago, it might've ended Pacino's and Russo's careers. As for McConaughey, I'm not quite sure he has a career.
Somehow, two other fine actors, Jeremy Piven and Armand Assante, were dragged into this mess in supporting roles. I assume Piven already has fired his agent. As for Assante. . . . Armand, Armand, Armand, what were you doing here? You were Gotti, you were a Mambo King. In this dud, you're in two scenes -- and in the second one they have you urinating on someone.
The NFL wouldn't give the movie folks licensing rights, so there are no team nicknames -- just a bunch of fake logos, fake uniforms and fake football footage. The only real person in the film is ESPN's Jim Rome, and based on my own personal experience, I'm not even sure he's real.
At the movie's critical juncture, when Walter must tell his TV audience his Super Bowl pick -- delivered by a badly slumping Brandon, who had flipped a coin on the game (perhaps the movie's most realistic gesture) -- he offers the following guarantee, "You Lose . . . We Cover!"
Similarly, I'm so confident this film is so bad that I will offer the following guarantee:
I will refund anyone the price of your theater ticket -- up to $9.50 -- if you can prove you loved "Two for the Money." All payments are subject to an authorized polygraph and, of course, Larry King and his immediate family are not eligible.
Ask The Slouch
Q. I'm sure you still have your head in the sand on this, but doesn't baseball need replay? (Jason Cale; Kansas City, Mo.)
A. Speaking of my noggin, do me a favor in regard to this latest endless, raging debate -- I want you to come over and, as I am napping on my sofa, take the baseball bat sitting next to the beanbag chair and crack my head open. I will rest more peacefully then.
Q. How many losses does your Team of Destiny, the Arizona Cardinals, need to suffer before you have "colossal anxiety disorder" and write no more columns? (John F. Lyons; Olney)
A. I think we might be pretty much there already.
Q. I noticed that shortly after Vanderbilt won its fourth straight game, one of its players was shot during a campus altercation. According to SEC bylaws, does this make the Commodores bowl-eligible? (Rick Maloney; Buffalo)
A. Pay the man, Shirley.
Q. Are you now asking the star of "Medium" for betting advice? (Mark Lebar; St. Leonard)
A. Shirley, save yourself a trip and withdraw another 10 bits from petty cash.
You, too, can enter the $1.25 Ask The Slouch Cash Giveaway. E-mail firstname.lastname@example.com and, if your question is used, you win $1.25 in cash!

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Gandingan 10
These are the four veritcal hanging gongs that make up the gandingan, one of the instruments of the Maguindanao kulintang emsemble. These antique gongs in particular were used in a tour by the Kalanduyan clan in Singapore, Europe and the United States. Learn More at http://www.pnoyandthecity.blogspot.com/
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20 Strategies For Being Successful While Touring
For all mortgage experts, a regular journey is just a lifestyle. A large problem of ordinary people is just how to stay productive without the use of the assets that are standard. Occasionally, that journey leaves you feeling just like seafood from the water. Especially if you did not assume your client's requirements. However, to function effectively, you will find out more methods with each trip. Having a small planning, you may make your own time absent clear to these you and daily communicate. Listed here are several ideas to make it occur:
1. Create a listing of things that have to be achieved before your travel. Document submissions price locks or every other crucial visit ought to be managed before you keep.
2. Mortgage representatives, contact processors, underwriters, along with other people to tell them you will have restricted availability.
3. Sign up for an e-fax different or digital fax support that'll allow you deliver to watch, and get faxes on the internet. This can permit you to perform just like should you were at work. 4. Create a source checklist for that issues while absent you will have to do. Incorporate entry rules, site handles, fax and telephone numbers, and accounts. Shop this information on the phone your computer, or both.
5. Check a picture of files or create a backup while absent you might desire to research. This can permit you to remain on the surface of the issues.
6. Conserve documents, types, and compelling characters to some jump-drive, a CD, or email yourself them so as you can access them as required. Transform files to allow them to be which you might usually send to some PDF format emailed although not modified.
7. Examine the caliber of notebook batteries and your cell. Should you will soon be without the use of energy to refresh for lengthy amounts of time obtain new types. Make sure to pack your chargers as well.
8. If it does not have one currently put in a card for your notebook. Though your resort might have their very own Web cafe, these areas have restricted hours of accessibility or are occasionally packed. If might be cheaper to buy a radio link card during your mobile company when the resort costs for connecting to their wireless community.
9. Group a telephone wire along with an Ethernet cord. This can permit you to get online no real matter what kind of connection your hotel has. You can login to various other community or AOL.
10. Have a phone-card like a copy. It might are available in useful in places where your mobile phone signal falls. Utilized with a cell phone in combination, resort phone costs can be eliminated by you entirely.
11. Bunch antacid pain reliever, and medication in case. They will charge increase what they usually do when you have to purchase these specific things on the highway.
12. Get audio recordings to mp3, an iPod, or CD. Inspirational or sound audios might be precisely what you need your entire day to balance. You may also pay attention to a replay of the workout.
13. Through your journey, include as numerous of one's regular routines as you can. Proceed to exercise. Drink lots of water. Take your supplements. Retain in connection with friends and family. Tell them you to be called by what period.
14. Program your entire day before going to instruction your everyday assembly, or visit. This can permit you to take advantage of dinners breaks, or dead-time.
15. Take advantage of the unique functions in your telephone. Access to the internet and texting could be a lifesaver when you are on the highway.
16. Obtain the information on the features ahead of time of your resort. The final point you would like would be to have your group due to minimal resources as well as difficulty linking together with your clients. Move online towards the corporate site to get a personal trip of the resort. You could also check-out feedback and rankings. Ask plenty of concerns.
17. Take a container of two or water along with a healthier treat along. You encounter a trip delay or get caught in rush hour traffic should, starvation or desire to not bothers you.
18. The group as a light that you can. Taking large baggage along with a notebook through the airport is not any scam. Select a coat that will enable you to get. Provide a set of costume shoes that opt for a set of shoes or shoes along with everything for downtime. You will be thanked by the feet. Switch-up your top/blouse having a key set of trousers/dress. Consider travel-size toiletries in the place of full-size types to create more space in your baggage. As well as for the girls: abandon some your hair artillery, scents, and makeup in the home. This material alone may take a whole bit of baggage up. You will appear just like high using the bare necessities.
19. Start connection with your visitors as long as you are away and associates early within the evening. This can enable you to cope with issues or problems at the same time when it is handy for you. Typically, you might find yourself inundated with problems, and telephone calls that may have now been prevented had you made contact.
20. Be reasonable. There's no method that when you are away, everything will be ideal. Subsequently, no body would want you if it were. Look at the largest goals. Provide assistance and instruction before you abandon while you could after which delegate as numerous tasks. Create an intend to look after activities that are other inside one's return's first couple of days.
Whenever you prepare your company journey nicely, you will experience disappointment and much less stress. It enables you to concentrate on your trip's actual purpose. You may have the chance to obtain rest and the remainder you discover challenging to press in at home. Therefore, do not worry about the next vacation. Think about it will improve your company and refresh body and the mind. Content touring!


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If you haven't heard of Super Meat Boy all these years, you may be in for a treat. The game is an old school side-scrolling speed runner with a high difficulty that only gets higher as you keep playing. It requires great reflexes, perfect controls, and good anger management, but it's loads of fun.
NVIDIA has brought Super Meat Boy to Android, but only for the SHIELD TV an and SHIELD Tablet. It's the perfect kind of game to play in short stretches or to marathon through, though you'll definitely need a controller to do it.
The game is priced at $15 on the Play Store and is worth every penny. For all you old school game fans, this is a gem.


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With over a decade in experience, Los Angeles interior designer, Susan Manrao has over a decade of experience. Her firm, Susan Manrao Design, is Santa Monica based and focuses on interior spaces that convey warmth and character while incorporating innovative art installations and inventive technology.
Susan Manrao has designed a collection of projects ranging from large scale commercial rollouts to intimate residential settings. The projects always emphasize artful solutions, and a forward thinking approach toward programming and expertise in custom product development. The firm works to provide a definitive point of view specific to each client that reflects their unique objective for the use of the space.
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Five-Year Views: Blue Skies or Storms?
STOCK INVESTORS SHOULD EXPECT success and hope they are wrong.
The optimism is justified, because history shows that stocks rise over time. (Indeed, I suspect shares will post modest gains in the year ahead.) Still, continued turmoil wouldn't be bad, because it gives us the chance to buy shares at lower prices.
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Heading: amended, on 3 March 2015, by section 85 of the Gambling Amendment Act 2015 (2015 No 3).
A licensed promoter may apply to the Secretary for a renewal of his, her, or its licensed promoter's licence before the expiry of the licence.
An application must be made on the relevant standard form and be accompanied by—
a bond that satisfies section 195; or
if the Secretary thinks fit, a statement by the existing approved surety that the surety is willing to continue to act as a surety for the licensed promoter and the prescribed bond amount.
Sections 193, 200, and 201 apply to an application for renewal as if it were an application for a licensed promoter's licence.
The Secretary must not renew a licence unless the bond or statement required under subsection (2)(a) or (b) has been lodged or given, as the case may be.
A licensed promoter's licence continues in force after its expiry date if—
the licensed promoter has applied for renewal of the licence before the expiry date; and
the application has not been refused.
Section 205(3): amended, on 3 March 2015, by section 86 of the Gambling Amendment Act 2015 (2015 No 3).


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Our April Book of the Month
posted on April 20, 2018
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So, you just can't bear giving up those burgers and fries? Well, there are a couple ways to answer the question, "will a junk food diet" work?
The Truth About Junk Food
First, the short answer is simply, no. Junk food never has, and never will, be a healthy part of any diet. Even if your goal is to gain weight, there are healthier ways of doing it. But wait — don't throw out the Burger King Bucks just yet! Continue reading to get the full story here..
Eat Junk Food in Moderation
Now here's the longer version. While junk food will never be a healthy food to eat, by no means should it be strictly forbidden. When people cut out anything cold turkey, whether that be foods or drinks, they are bound to build up an irresistible craving and go on a binge sooner or later. The smartest way to control the intake of junk food is to limit it.
I recommend allowing yourself one day per week, ideally Saturday, where you allow yourself to eat whatever you want. Not only will your cravings be satisfied, but you shouldn't feel guilty about it because you've been eating so well the rest of the week. Now get out there and find yourself a corn dog**!
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This was a surprise…out of the blue, I was sent this. Nowhere in the blurb, cover text or title page did I see any reference to this being the third of a trilogy. If I had known that, I may have been sidetracked by finding & reading
the first two, which I now know are Imperium, and Lustrum. I'm rather glad I did not know–it left me free to approach the novel with mind open and see it for its own merits.
It is told by Tiro, Cicero's secretary, who in Dictator is given his freedom but chooses to remain at Cicero's side while he notes Cicero's days and the events and relationships therein. Cicero himself is writing his philosophies of life, political analysis and recording his interpretations of previous scholars' works.
Tiro is not an academic, nor a scholar. He is a common man, with both the skill of writing (being an inventor of a type of shorthand) and a steadfast loyalty to his master who pursues the idealism of a truly republican Rome in the face of treachery, deceit, war, espionage and duplicity. Like any human, Cicero has his failings, and Tiro's recordings of these are poignant and despairing of many of Cicero's decisions.
In the opening of Dictator–Exile, 58 BC to 47 BC (eleven chapters)–Cicero is fleeing Rome after Clodius Pulcher, tribune, has banished Cicero to beyond four hundred miles from Rome, forcing him to find refuge across the Adriatic Sea. In the meantime, Caesar (Gaius Julius), having appointed Clodius as tribune has left Rome to wage war in Gaul.
Cicero continuously has to remove from one position to another as members of the government are manipulated and swayed from supporting Cicero to decrying him for his views. The public are just as easily manipulated, and they cannot rest easy for long anywhere. Exile ends with Caesar lifting any restrictions on Cicero.
The second part–Redux, 47 BC to 43 BC (three chapters)–follows Cicero's return to Rome, and his waxing and waning popularity and influence through the final days of Caesar (Gaius Julius), and his replacement by his nephew Octavian (Gaius Julius Caesar). Tiro leaves Cicero's service, then rejoins him in his new glory days, and remains with him as he discovers Octavian's duplicity and deceit.
As Cicero's popularity waxes and wanes, Tiro is with him or thinking of him. Tiro records all the events which enfold back in Rome, letters to and from Cicero, Cicero's betrayal, his rise to sit as ruler of Rome, war against and the defeat of Mark Antony…
"I do not say that the younger Caesar is like the elder. But I do say that if we make him consul, and in effect give him control of all our forces, then we will betray the very principle for which we fight: the principle that drew me back to Rome when I was on the point of sailing to Greece – that the Roman Republic, with its divisions of powers, its annual free elections for every magistracy, its law courts and its juries, its balance between Senate and people, its liberty of speech and thought, is mankind's greatest creation, and I would sooner lie choking in my own blood upon the ground than betray the principle on which all this stands – that is, first and last, the rule of law."
(Cicero's last speech in the forum.)
There is a coincidental link of the theme with another book I am reviewing: Athene's Prophecy – Book 1 of trilogy: Gaius Claudius Scaevola, by author Ian J. Miller. It is a fiction based on ancient Greek philosophy and roman military strategy. (Books 2 & 3 evolve into futuristic science fiction!)
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With record-low housing inventory and millennials entering the home-buying phase of life, it's definitely a seller's market. But what do buyers and sellers need to know to make the most of this time? Here are the top 5 trends impacting the real estate market right now.
1. Millennials Are Moving Up (and Moving Out)
Now that millennials are gaining more stable employment and settling into adulthood, many of them are entering the real estate market. This is the biggest trend influencing today's real estate market.
Current estimates suggest that millennials account for upwards of 40% of home buyers this year. This is a significant figure, especially since the market for starter homes, in particular, is quite limited.
2. Go West!
Because of the growing competition for real estate in metropolitan areas, many buyers are looking westward. In particular, the Midwest is becoming more attractive to millennial home buyers.
Homes for sale are often cheaper in this part of the country, making them more appealing to first-time buyers. Midwestern towns near universities are also seeing higher demand, possibly from recent graduates.
3. Low-Interest Rates Are Spurring Purchases
The high demand and limited supply of houses have driven up prices in recent years. Low-interest rates have further fueled higher prices.
While we can probably expect the low-interest rates to remain stable for some time, eventually they will rise.
It's expected that interest rates will grow modestly over time to prevent another major recession. But as the numbers increase, prices will likely decrease along with demand.
Many people are rushing to buy houses now to lock in lower rates while they can. Once those rates rise, it's expected that the number of interested buyers will drop off.
4. Open Houses Are Becoming Obsolete
In such a competitive market, even above-asking-price offers aren't always making the cut.
There are simply too many buyers and too few houses.
One strategy that has been adopted by about one-third of home buyers in the last year is making an offer sight-unseen.
Once a buyer is made aware of a specific property, rather than wait for an open house or private showing, they reach out to the realtor directly to submit an offer.
There are obvious benefits and drawbacks to this strategy. While you may get an acceptance ahead of the competition, you don't know exactly what you're buying.
It's always recommended to get a thorough property inspection prior to signing any contracts, and this is one instance where that is especially true.
5. Homeowners Are Reluctant to Leave
For sellers, the current real estate market presents a unique Catch-22.
Though they are likely to get multiple high-priced offers for their homes, it will be more difficult for them to purchase their next house.
This has led many would-be sellers to stay in their homes instead, renovating as necessary and making the most of their current arrangements. In turn, this continues to add to the limited supply of houses that would have been available otherwise.
Navigating the Real Estate Market
While the current market is difficult, to say the least, there are still opportunities to invest.
Even if your dream home is out of reach now, you may be able to find a cheaper option to build equity in the meantime. Finding a property that can provide rental income is another possibility.
This way, you can take advantage of low rates now, and trade up for what you really want later.
Though it's far from ideal, current real estate trends all highlight the need for flexibility in this market.


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Inside the Bizarre, Possibly Brilliant 'Burning Man: The Musical'
Matt Werner can't hear me very well when I call him. He is in a car, driving through the mountains somewhere between California's Bay Area and Nevada's Black Rock Desert, and the reception isn't the best. In a couple of hours he will arrive at Burning Man, the notoriously hard-to-describe arts festival now in its 25th year on the "playa" of Black Rock. The trip is significant for Werner not only because it will mark his first time attending the festival but because he is currently in the process of producing a Burning Man musical called, naturally, Burning Man: The Musical.
It sounds like a totally ridiculous idea—combining musical theater with Silicon Valley-friendly hippie culture—but when listening to Werner enthusiastically describe his project through spotty cell service, it starts to make sense. "I just thought Burning Man would be a really fun place to set a musical at," he says. "It's very theatrical. There are costumes, there is music, there is a tethered landscape."
Though Werner has never been to the festival himself, he is heading out this year with his sister, who will be attending her 14th consecutive Burning Man. It was through her stories and others in San Francisco's rich "Burner" community that Werner—who works as a technical writer at Google and also has experience in publishing, journalism and lyric writing—first saw the potential for a fictional account of the event. The wealth of secondhand knowledge he's gleaned over the years first manifested itself in 2013, when he wrote a fake news dispatch imagining a former war correspondent struggling to remember what happened during his time indulging in the desert.
"[The dispatch] was shared on various Burning Man websites, and some people commented that it was one of the most accurate descriptions of Burning Man they'd ever read," Werner says. "And I'd never even been."
A year later, Werner attended a meet-up of playwrights in New York City, during which actors read attendees' monologues onstage. Werner didn't have a monologue, so he had the actor read his fake Burning Man dispatch. "People came up to me afterward and asked what it was from, and on the spot I just said it was a monologue from a new [show] called Burning Man: The Musical." When pressed for more information, he simply replied that the production was "very early in development."
In early 2015, he launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund a video of the first five minutes of the musical.
Anti-commoditization has always been one of the core tenets of Burning Man, as has the idea that you can never truly know what the festival is about unless you experience it firsthand. So what, then, does the Burner community think of an outsider trying to make a Broadway-style musical about the late-summer event they hold so dear?
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"I haven't encountered any backlash," Werner says. "There have been some negative comments, but by and large the response has been overwhelmingly positive."
"The response from the Burner community has been great," says Travis Kent, who plays the lead, Joe. "Everyone who I have encountered who has been to Burning Man thinks this is a really clever and fun idea. Burners have such a great sense of humor and love to laugh at themselves, so they've really embraced the musicalization of the event."
Part of the reason Burners have taken to the musical is because it is ultimately a critique of the high-end Silicon Valley culture that in recent years has infiltrated the festival. Burning Man has always been a refuge for the San Francisco tech community—Sergey Brin and Larry Page drew the first Google doodle days before they went to the 1998 festival—but this latest startup-centric tech boom has reared its head in the form of an obtrusive, elevated "plug and play" style of experiencing Burning Man that runs counter to the festival's spirit.
At the beginning of Burning Man: The Musical, Joe represents the epitome of this new, naive kind of festival patron and exactly the type of Steve Jobs-worshipper that HBO's Silicon Valley gets in its crosshairs. In the video showcasing the musical's first five minutes, we learn that Joe has developed a Burning Man-specific drone water-delivery app called ePlaya that he feels will make him millions. He represents an emerging demographic of self-important wannabe world-changers ripe for parody, dead set on networking his way to the top once he reaches Black Rock Desert. For someone who lived in a Silicon Valley "hacker house" for five years, it's a characterization that came natural to Werner.
But when Joe reaches Burning Man, things take a turn. He takes a trip with an old-school Burner and begins to get in touch with the true spirit of the festival. This portion of the musical is yet to be developed, and Werner is crowdfunding the production's next two songs through Indiegogo. It's probably for the best that there's still a way to go before the musical can be produced, because, as Werner notes, the rest of the show will be a more intimate look at the reality of Burning Man culture, and he still has yet to attend the festival himself.
"When I develop the full piece, it's going to be a lot more nuanced," he says. "In the opening number it's pointing to a lot of stereotypes. 'What have you heard about Burning Man?' is the chorus. It's a dream sequence. He hasn't gone yet; it's just sort of what he's heard. When he actually gets there, he'll see that it's really quite different."
Though Werner has conducted interviews with different types of Burners and pored over articles written about the festival, he has yet to see just how "different" the actual experience truly is. As I talk to him, he's only a few hours away from finding out.
"I know as much as you can know without having gone there," he says. "But what it reminds me of is that famous speech that Robin Williams gives to Matt Damon in Good Will Hunting where he asks if he knows what it smells like in the Sistine Chapel. He's saying that Matt Damon has all this book knowledge about all these things, but he's never actually experienced anything. Right now, that's how I feel."
The smell of 70,000 un-showered Burners may not be as pleasant as the Sistine Chapel, but it's an odor Werner is excited to take in.


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A selection of Irish medals awarded to men and women for fought for Irish freedom.
From left:1916 medal, awarded to all those who fought in the 1916 Rising. The War of Independence service medal, with bar which means the recipient took part in the fighting. The 1916 Survivor's medal, awarded to all those still living in 1966 for the 50th commemoration. The Truce Anniversary medal awarded to survivors on the 50th anniversary of the truce in 1971.
The above medals form part of the eyewitness History exhibition in the GPO, Dublin.
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THE government is to spend an extra £20m on providing hi-tech, digital hearing aids after revealing that only 16,352 people have so far received them from the NHS.
Health Minister Lord Hunt told Manchester peer Lord Morris that the number of sites where the hearing aids are fitted was to be increased from 20 to 50 over the next year.
"This will mean that one third of the country will have access to a site taking part in the project,'' said Lord Hunt.
Lord Morris, a former minister for the disabled, said he was concerned about the slow rate of switching to digital hearing aids. Lord Hunt estimated there 1.5 million hearing aid users.
But he did not know the number of people with hearing problems who could benefit from having an aid but are not currently using one.
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Opera Mini Handler for Android is recently released. And the best part of this Opera mini Android Handler is you can run free internet using it. Yes with the new Opera mini Handler 7.5.4 you can browse internet for free on your Android mobile. This free internet trick on Opera mini only work for Vodafone and Idea SIM. Though some people claim that its working for Aircel also but it does not work for me on Aircel.
But with little modification in settings and using proxy you can browse free internet on any SIM Aircel, BSNL, Airtel, Reliance etc. So here i will going to share all the methods to run free internet using opera mini on Android mobile.
Beside this opera trick you can also try Airtel free internet trick,
Also Check : Free Internet in IDEA, Free Internet Trick for Aircel, Docomo Free 3G Internet, Reliance Free Internet Trick, Vodafone free Internet, Airtel Free Internet
New Opera Mini Handler V7.5 for Android Features
There are many changes in the latest Opera Mini handler APK. Check out the changes and features of new handler.
- New High Resolution Skin and UI
- Many bug got fixed in new version including settings to disable smart page.
- New option to add host, http, reverse proxy and real host etc.
- Now you can add any query : Front, back, middle.
- You can apply filers to server address.
- Can add port to non port URLs.
- Now you can even sign in to protected proxy with your username and pasword.
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How to run Free Internet using Opera Mini Android Apk Handler
Well i will tell you the trick to run free internet on ANdroid using Opera Handler. But this trick depends on your network. Just follow the guide according to your network. Before you start first check your internet balance.
For IDEA and Vodafone Users
This free internet on Opera mini is sponsored by Freecharge. And this trick will only work for IDEA and Vodafone. So if you have any of these two network SIM, you can run free internet.
- First Download the OperaMini browser in your Android phone.
- Now open your Opera browser.
- Now Go to Speed Dial start screen.
- Now top on Vodafone Internet pass or Idea Web Pass.
- Now select the Get Free Browsing By Freecharge option.
Now you can browse free internet on Idea and Vodafone using opera Mini only.
For All Network
Tu run free internet using opera mini handler you need to use proxy. Just follow the steps given below.
Download the Opera mini for Android and install it
Now open the oper Mini in Android and Go to settings and add the following APN settings.
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front query:
proxy type: host
proxy server:
mark remove port from url.
add port to non port URL:
Hope you will we able to run free internet on Android using this opera trick. If this trick work for you then please comment with your mobile operator and your state name.
Opera Mini is one of the best and the fastest browser. It compress the data by upto 90% and thus increase the speed and also cut your data cost by reducing data usage. And the best thing about Oper Mini is server customization and has lots of option mentioned in features. By using opera mini handler and trying different proxy you can run internet for free.
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Are you a confident team player who would love the opportunity to step up into management?
Do you have experience working in hospitality or retail and are passionate about customer service?
Are you an ambitious individual who is committed to developing their career?
If you answered yes to these questions, Majestic Wine would love to hear from you!
Majestic Wine are seeking to recruit a vibrant and charismatic Trainee Manager for our successful Clapham store. You'll be joining one of our senior stores that makes over £2 million in turnover and is a fantastic place to springboard your career. Our people are our greatest asset, they deliver exceptional service and that's why our customers keep coming back. We are passionate about helping people find the wine they'll love. Whether our customers are wine lovers or wine novices, our retail teams are there to help!
Who are Majestic?
Majestic Wine are the largest wine specialist in the UK with over 200 stores, as well as a very significant online presence and megastores in Calais, France. Following the merger between Naked Wines and Majestic, CEO Rowan Gormley has set the wheels in motion to transform the business into a new kind of retailer - a retailer that is loved by customers, loved by suppliers and loved by shareholders.
What are we looking for?
Our people come from all walks of life. You could be a fresh graduate, a seasoned retail/hospitality professional or someone looking for a total career change, however we do require you to:
Why work for Majestic?
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Kevin McCarthy and Jon Coupal ("High-speed rail too deeply flawed") are shortsighted in not supporting high-speed rail for California. Americans need to catch up to Europe, Japan, China, South Korea and Russia.
This is not new technology; Japan and France opened high-speed rail in the 1960s. Their main complaint seems to be cost overruns. But most hightech projects entail cost overruns, especially for defense projects like the stealth bomber or F-22 Joint Strike fighter. We have all seen tremendous "cost overruns" for the Iraq and Afghan wars, even though it is unclear what we have to show for them.
High-speed rail would provide a new and welcome travel option for Californians, superior in security to airplanes (you can't hijack a train a take it to Cuba). To fight high-speed rail does not "protect our precious taxpayer dollars" but rather supports the airline lobby in Sacramento and in Washington, D.C.


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Parish Admin/Facilities
The Parish Administration & Facilities Team is responsible for the effective operation, maintenance and upkeep of the church buildings; the development and upkeep of the grounds and the landscaping; and the extensive communication network including publication of The Wheel (parish newsletter), maintenance of our website, publication of the worship service bulletins, and much more. The Team works closely with the Vestry, the clergy and the staff to ensure this.
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Thanks for visiting Axe-Static_Process, where we celebrate Madonna the musician – and where her musicians are icons in their own right! Here at ASP, we aim to bring you the latest in Madonna music news, along with keeping you up to speed on the various projects that her current and former musicians are involved in.
As two hyper-in-love-with-our-guitars musicians ourselves, you can also expect to see us highlight the gear used by Madonna and her team—as well as some stuff designed to help YOU pick up a guitar and rock out on your favorite Madonna songs.
Axe-Static_Process reveres Madonna the Musician.
Axe-Static Process was created by two girls, or by two guitarists, or by two HUGE Madonna fans…one of us is in the EU and one of us in the US; one of us likes Strats and one of us likes Teles; one of us likes Les Pauls and one of us likes Flying Vs. Aside from our complete and utter devotion to our guitars and our undying love for Madonna, we're nothing alike–here's to music (and Madonna) bringing people together!
Iliana X Miss Fitz
Lárisa, GR X Portland, US
Fave Madonna Album:
Confessions on a dancefloor X Ray of Light? Like a Prayer? Hmm.
Fave Madonna Tour:
Confessions Tour X Any, as long as there's a 'next' one!
Fave Madonna Guitar :
Gibson Hummingbird Custom (ebony) X Gibson Custom SG Les Paul Custom (fuschia)
Fave Monte Pittman Guitar:
Gibson Les Paul Custom (white) X Me too, Iliana. Good call.
Thank you
to madonnalicious community for hooking up Iliana and Miss Fitz!
to Monte for teaching Madonna how to rock on the guitar!
and last but not least, an absolutely astronomical thank you to Madonna, for her passion, her devotion to music, and for making things happen— Where would we be without you?!
Site concept, design, texts by Miss Fitz and Iliana (IB).
Special guest blogger: Leo from Stuart's Lounge.
All the gear info in the Tour Pages were spotted by our patented Axe-Ray-Vision, but it's possible that there are some mistakes or omissions. If you have gear info that is not included in our pages, please share it with us!
orangeamps.com for Madonna and Monte Pittman's amps specs.
dwdrums.com for Steve Sidelnyk's drums specs.
sabian.com for Brian Fraser-Moore's cymbals specs.
tamadrum.co.jp for Brian Fraser-Moore's drums specs.
This unofficial site is not 'endorsed by' or 'affiliated with' Madonna, Warner Bros, Maverick, Webo Girl, Live Nation, Gibson Guitars, Orange Amplifiers or, sadly, Louis Vuitton–but we're open to negotiation with any of the above entities.
All the lyrics, album & song titles belong to their respective owners. The photographs that are used in this site are -in majority- by fans. If there are copyright issues please contact us axestaticprocess(at)gmail(dot)com
"Best Madonna site on the web" – Monte Pittman (interview @ Catalina Radio)
"One thing about all these popstars, they hire the best musicians to tour with (usually) and their backing bands almost always are smokin tight IMHO. There is also a Youtube site that offers guitar lessons using Madonna songs in the hopes that her fans will take up the guitar and in my book that beats Guitar Hero by a mile!" – ChristianMusicRadio.com Forums
"Cool!!!! I've always wanted there to be a site for all M chords and tabs!!!!!!!!" – Paul from Madge Tribe Forums
"Good job getting Madonna's equipment list. Thats very cool. :) " – Phil from Madonnalicious
Contact us
Do not hesitate to send your comments, suggestions or anything else related to the Axe-Static_Process site by filling in the form below or by emailing us to this address: axestaticprocess(at)gmail(dot)com . You can also find us on Twitter @axestatic.
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Bosses and leaders are different kinds of people. Some people want to be the boss, but they have no idea how to be a leader. Read the ideas below so that you can learn to be a leader and treat your people well.
You need to be the kind of person that grooms people below you to get promoted. You need to be the person who wants to make people feel good about their work so they can be more productive, and you need to be the person who coaches new employees who are having issues. When you follow the right path, you can lead anyone.
Teamwork And Giving
When you are a leader, you are going to have a team mentality. You will not be as interested in what you can get out the work as you are in what your team can do. You will give credit to your team for all the work they do, and you will likely name these people by name. You want everyone to get credit for what they have done to bring success.
When you are a leader, you will take the blame when something does not work. You can absorb the blame for a failed project because it is much easier for you to do so than to threaten your team with losing their jobs. You have to take the time to explain to your bosses why you failed, but you will also show how much hard work your team did. When you are a good person about the whole thing, everyone will keep their job. When you go back to your team, you can move on to a new project.
When you are trying to learn to become a leader, you need to make sure that you have taken the steps above. Leaders are not in their work for themselves. Leaders are going to build up their teams and protect them. Bosses will take all the credit for themselves and blame their team for problems. You want to be a leader of people who inspires them to do good work.


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Many people are aware that you can utilize an IRC Sec. 1031 ("like-kind") exchange to defer gain on a real estate transaction, but an often-overlooked planning opportunity is to utilize a like-kind exchange when selling your construction equipment. By deferring the taxable gain on the transaction, as well as the related tax, you have the ability to increase your cash flow and decrease your borrowing needs.
Whenever you sell business or investment property and have a gain, you generally have to pay tax on the gain at the time of sale. IRC Section 1031 provides an exception and allows you to postpone paying tax on the gain if you reinvest the proceeds in similar property, as part of a qualifying like-kind exchange. Gain deferred in a like-kind exchange under IRC Section
1031 is tax-deferred, but it is not tax-free.
Both relinquished and replacement property must be held for use in a trade or business. Property used primarily for personal use does not qualify. They both must be similar enough to qualify as "like-kind", which is property of the same nature, character, or class. Quality or grade does not matter.
Real property and personal property can both qualify as exchange properties under Section 1031; but real property can never be like-kind to personal property. In personal property exchanges, the rules pertaining to what qualifies as like-kind are more restrictive than the rules pertaining to real property. For example, when pertaining to real property, trucks are not like-kind to cars.
Finally, certain types of property are specifically excluded from Section 1031 treatment. Section 1031 does not apply to exchanges of:
The like-kind exchange does not have to be swapped at the same time, however, you must meet two time limits or the entire gain will be taxable. These limits cannot be extended for any circumstance or hardship except in the case of presidentially declared disasters.
Once the taxpayer sells the property, the taxpayer has 45 days from the date of sale of relinquished property to identify the new replacement property. The identification must be in writing; signed and delivered to the party involved in the exchange or a qualified intermediary.
The second limit is that the replacement property must be received — and the exchange completed — no later than 180 days after the sale of the exchanged property OR the due date (with extensions) of the income tax return for the tax year in which the relinquished property was sold, whichever is earlier. The replacement property received must be substantially the same as property identified within the 45-day limit described above.
Like-kind exchanges can be a great way to defer gain and save money for your construction business. If you have any questions about how to use like-kind exchanges or what may qualify, please give us a call.


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There is secure undercover parking, internet kiosk, secure luggage storage, safety deposit boxes, and guest kitchen and laundry. MN1208.
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There is a cafe with outdoor terrace, and the area is surrounded by great cafes and pubs; the nearby historical suburbs of Glebe and Newtown offer a great range of restaurants.
4-storey building with rooftop garden.
Small, functional lobby in keeping with hostel style accommodation.
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Y City South
179 Cleveland Street, ChippendaleSee Street View See map
Offers great value for money and is ideally suited for the leisure and corporate markets. Three coach parking bays, separate group check-in and a lounge. MN1108.
Rooms are medium in size and are in good condition. They are furnished in contemporary style, and feature in-room safe, desk, Cable TV, iron & ironing board, air-conditioning, mini bar, clock, radio, hairdryer and tea & coffee making facilities.
The main hotel restaurant is on the first floor, offering buffet for breakfast and lunch, a la carte for dinner. A street front restaurant Banklane Thai, serving traditional Thai dishes, opens 7 days. 6. 30am to 10. 30 am for breakfast, 12 - 2. 30pm Buffet style Thai food, 6. 30 pm to 10. 30 pm a la carte Thai. This restaurant is leased therefore guests are NOT able to charge back to their room.
Modern high rise building.
Size of the lobby is medium. Modern lobby area with services including internet kiosk and plenty of seating.
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818-820 George Street.See Street View See map
The hotel is one of the widely preferred and acclaimed hotels of the city of Sydney. The hotel is like a home away from home and a place where the guests can give some peaceful sleep to their tired eyelids. A great tourist destination as Sydney offers a wide variety of sightseeing.
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Medina Classic Chippendale
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Mercure On Broadway
General Description
Affordable accommodationsLocation
Hotel within walking distance of Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre, Darling Harbour, Chinatown, The Sydney Entertainment Centre and Sydney UniversityRecreation
Indoor swimming poolRestaurants & Lounges
Full service bar/lounge
Onsite restaurantServices
Valet dry cleaning and laundry services
24 hour room service
24 hr front desk serviceAccommodation
517 guestrooms
Contemporary guest rooms Parking
On site parking available
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Mercure On Broadway
818-820 George Street, Sydney Nsw 2000, AustraliaSee Street View See map
Waldorf Apartments
47-49 Chippen Street, Chippendale, Sydney, New South Wales 2008, AustraliaSee Street View See map
The focal point of the eco hotel is the outdoor courtyard, where guests can relax and read the daily papers or browse and mingle with the other guests. The property comprises a total of 38 rooms, over 4 floors. Facilities on offer to guests include a hotel safe, room and laundry service, free wireless Internet access and a car park.
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Central Railway Hotel
240 Chalmers StSee Street View See map
Medina Executive Central
The hotel offers 24 hour reception, Resident Manager, Outdoor heated swimming pool and spa, Gymnasium, sauna & BBQ facilities, Undercover and outdoor parking (fee), Dry cleaning and laundry services, Babysitting available. MN1208.
Rooms and bathrooms are large and in good condition. Well appointed with direct dial STD/IDD, message bank facilities, Fax/modem/data lines, Foxtel and in-house movies, In room safe, Digital alarm clock/radio.
There isn't a restaurant on site but delivery service and continental breakfast starter pack are available.
Traditional style medium storey building.
The lobby is small size.
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Medina Executive Central
2 Lee StreetSee Street View See map
Leisure Inn Central
A well located, boutique-budget property. Clean, comfortable and modern. Good choice for budget traveller. MN1108.
The rooms are very comfortable and were completely refurbished in 2008, so feature contemporary design and modern conveniences. All rooms have double glazed windows for extra privacy, flat screen LCD televisions with foxtel, individually controlled air-conditioning, large writing desks with plenty of power points for mobile devices, including wired and unwired internet access.
There is no restaurant onsite, however the hotel is situated in a thriving part of town where there are plenty of restaurants and cafes near by to suit all budgets and tastes.
A purpose built, medium rise building.
The lobby has been refurbished and is well lit, small and functional, with some seating and after hours secure access.
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Leisure Inn Central
28-30 Regent Street, Chippendale, Sydney Nsw 2008See Street View See map
This oasis of tranquillity has been designed for both business and leisure travellers. It offers guests all the comforts of their own home with added hotel touches. Amenities include a 24-hour check-out facility, lift access, conference facilities and a car park.
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Meriton Serviced Apartments Danks Street
30 Danks Street.See Street View See map
Located just around the corner from the Powerhouse Museum, the Hotel is minutes to the Haymarket Monorail and Lightrail stations, providing easy access to the CBD, Star City Casino, Wentworth Park and Central Station.
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Mercure Ultimo
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Greenland, N.H. chief of police shot
Police chief killed, 4 officers injured
BY GREENLAND, N.H. CHIEF OF POLICE SHOT | GREENLAND, N.H. | April 13, 2012
he had eight days left,
Karen Anderson
The police chief of Greenland, N.H., who was a week away from retirement, was shot and killed and four officers were injured in a drug raid, officials said.
New Hampshire Attorney General Michael Delaney said the officers arrived at a house Thursday and a suspect opened fire from inside, then remained barricaded early Friday, The Boston Globe reported.
Killed was Michael Maloney, 48, a 12-year veteran who was one week from his retirement, Delaney said.
"In his final days he sacrificed his life in public service as a law enforcement officer in New Hampshire," the attorney general said.
The injured officers were not with the Greenland force. Two of them were hospitalized and two were treated and released.
Delaney said authorities were trying to negotiate with the suspect to surrender.
Karen Anderson, administrator for the town of 3,500 near Portsmouth, said Maloney was one of seven full-time officers on the town's force.
"He had eight days left," Anderson said.
"This is a tragic incident and my thoughts and prayers are with the officers involved and their families," New Hampshire Gov. John Lynch said in a statement.
Police evacuated residents within a half-mile of the house after the shooting began, the Globe said.
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I made it to the Zanzibar! I'm not talking about the strip club in Toronto …although there were some people skinny dipping in the Ocean. After our safari we camped for one night then woke up at 3:30 in the morning to tear down our tents and get on the road. I thought Toronto commutes were bad but apparently traffic in the city of Dar es Salaam is even crazier. 12 hours later we arrived at a beautiful campsite on the beach with a funky bar and small swimming pool. It's a shame we didn't get to stay longer but what was waiting for us after a 2 hour ferry ride was way better! We stayed at the gorgeous Nungwi Hotel on the North tip of the Zanzibar Island. There was a clean pool, a white sand beach, stunning turquoise water, and a delicious bar and restaurant. This place was an African Ritz.
The next day we went snorkeling over the coral reef in the clear blue water. We saw starfish, trumpet fish, zebra fish, sea urchins, and so many other fish of various shapes and colours. Lunch was some fresh tuna, rice, and veggies cooked over the fire on the beach.
That evening we decided to do a group pub crawl down the beach. It essentially consisted of us strolling down the beach trying to get into the fancy hotels to buy a beer and then being asked to leave. Eventually we gave up and decided to have dinner at the cheapest spot we could find. They set up a cute candlelit table on the beach for us and I feasted on a burger, fries, and a giant bottle of beer for $8.12. That was almost as cheap as the amazing Maasai steak dinner I ate the night before for $9.02.
The next day we headed to a spice plantation. The Zanzibar's main export is spices and it was also a major port for slave trading. As we toured the area they gave us leaves to smell or bark to chew on and we had to guess what type of spice it was. At the end a man climbed a really tall coconut tree for us as he sang a Swahili song. The tree was at least 15 m high and he shimmied up it like it was nothing! We drank the coconut water and ate the coconuts while they made us little crowns and hats made out of grass. It was really touristy but lots of fun.
After the spice plantation we made our way to Old Stone Town, the main port of the Zanzibar. This area is predominately Muslim so us girls had to wear pants that would cover our knees and t-shirts to cover our shoulders. It was HOT! I have no idea how the females wear their long dresses and head scarves all the time. I tried to turn on the air conditioning in our hotel room but the electrical switch sent sparks all over the shag carpet below so I made the executive decision that we would go without air conditioning for the day and night. Our group had lunch at a classy restaurant overlooking the sea and then we had the afternoon to wander. They say the best way to explore Stone Town is to simply get lost. Well… we did. There were so many twisting alleys and little side streets filled with shops it was easy to get really, really lost.
When we eventually found our way back to the hotel we went for dinner to the Forodhani Gardens. This was an area where people come and set up little stands to sell Zanzibar pizzas, chips, samosas, sugar cane juice, and a wide variety of seafood with flies buzzing all over it. I went for the home made French fries and a banana-nutella Zanzibar pizza. It was delectable and only 2000 shillings ($1.20) each!
I awoke the next morning to the sound of an urgent voice yelling over a loudspeaker talking rapidly in Swahili. I had no idea what it was but I can tell you it was not the most relaxing way to wake up. Was the Zanzibar under attack!? Pirates? It turns out it was simply the Call to Prayer. Basically someone comes on a loudspeaker at 5:00 in the morning every day and says a prayer for the Muslims. I'll never curse my beeping alarm clock again; it's tranquil in comparison.
We hopped on the ferry back to the mainland. The ride was a lot rougher than before. A lot of people were puking at the back of the boat. I'm lucky I have decent sea legs and Daddy-obo taught me to sit at the front of the boat and look at the horizon. Once back in Dar we met up with Mwendwa our driver and climbed aboard our beloved truck-trolly thing.
I highly recommend the Zanzibar for anyone looking for an exotic beach destination with a lot of history and culture too. I could have easily spent a week there lapping up the luxurious views and visiting the delicious and affordable restaurants. Next stop, Iringa (the capital of Tanzania) and then onward to the country of Malawi.


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ABBEVILLE — The sixth-seeded West St. John High School Rams were not the favorites to win Friday's night Class 1A semifinal game against the No. 2 seed Vermilion Catholic Eagles.
While they may not have been the favorites, the Rams (12-2) did have a favorite weapon named Kylum Favorite. He rushed for an impressive 227 yards on 27 carries and scored four touchdowns in the Rams' 54-41 victory.
West St. John will play No. 1 seed Ouachita Christian (14-0) at 3 p.m. Friday in the LHSAA Class A final in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome.
"It is exciting be going to the Dome," said Rams coach Robert Valdez. "It is like a dream. We are glad to still be playing, and now we are going play for a state championship. Every coach in the state talks about going play for a state title, and only a couple of them do it each year."
The Rams had 252 yards rushing and 193 yards passing for a total offensive production of 445 yards of offense.
At halftime, with the score tied 27-27, Favorite only had 58 yards on 13 carries and one score. His final two runs of the night were late in fourth quarter when he had a 40-yard touchdown run to put his team ahead by six and added an 35-yard yard.
Vermilion Catholic (13-1) took its first lead of the game on its opening second-half drive. The Eagles marched 70 yards in 10 plays. VC quarterback Aaron David found wideout Emile Chiasson in the corner of the end zone for an 8-yard TD completion.
That touchdown looked to give the momentum to VC early in the third quarter, but that quickly changed when VC snapped the ball over punter Ben Desormeaux's head, and the Rams got the ball deep in VC territory. On the next play, from the 18, Favorite scooted 18 yards for a TD that tied the game 34-34.
The Rams took advantage of another VC turnover to go ahead. David, who came into the game with 3,000 yards passing on the year, was intercepted, killing an Eagle drive.
The Rams cashed in the turnover by marching 80 yards in nine plays. Jeremy Jackson, a senior, was in the game for Favorite, who went out with an injury. Jackson had six carries, including a 3-yard run for six points on the drive. Steven Brignac nailed the extra point that put West St. John ahead 41-34.
Back came the Eagles on their next possession, tying the contest at 41-41 with 5:41 to play in the game.
The Rams answered with a scoring drive of their own. They marched 62 yards behind the legs of Favorite. He had his longest run of the night, covering 40 yards for a touchdown with just under four minutes to play in the game.
Favorite added another 35-yard TD run with 1:23 play.
Vermilion Catholic was paced by Jacoby Davis who had 18 carries for 58 yards. He came into the game with 2,200 yards rushing.
"I tell people all of the time how blessed I was to inherit the caliber of kids that we have," said VC first-year Trev Faulk. "We had good kids who were great to be around. I enjoyed coaching them.
"I am disappointed I was not able to do enough to help them get over the hump tonight."


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Conducting Phone Surveys - Why They Work and How They Can Help
Surveying opinions has been going on for centuries. Fortunately, technology has always marched on, and today's surveyors have a tremendous advantage over their colleagues just a few years ago. Currently, the latest survey technology can be found "in the cloud" and can be easily accessed online. Better yet, compiling data can be done in the fraction of the time it used to take. Moreover, the accuracy of your results have improved because of the targeting of survey participants.
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Meanwhile, here are some of the things you'll need to consider for conducting surveys, particularly automated surveys over the phone.
1) Live agents vs. pre-recorded surveying: Yes, live operators have more control over the line of questioning and can adapt the survey "on the fly" getting a personal sense and reaction of the survey subject. However, live operator surveys cost substantially more to engage in your project. Chances are, you can obtain the same results for much less using a pre-recorded survey that is self-directed on the part of your target audience. Our company, Monarch Broadcast Messaging, does offer live agent calling for political polling purposes, but the vast majority of our clients prefer automated phone surveys because they are much faster and less expensive than hiring a staff to do outbound calling. In a nutshell, you can cover a lot more ground by phone broadcasting a survey to thousands in minutes versus calling and talking to hundreds, or just dozens of people manually with live operators in the same amount of time.
2) Query branching: It's amazing what state-of-the-art surveying technology can accomplish these days. Gathering data can be tricky at times, and the answer to one question can determine what question to ask next. For example, "Do you like apple pie?" The answer can be yes or no. If the answer is no, the next question could be, "Do you like cake?" However, if the answer is yes, the next question could be, "Do you prefer your apple pie warm or cold?" That process is called "branching" or "skip logic" and can be easily applied to your survey program. It "drills down" and gets more detailed information, at a faster pace, than other methods.
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According to Psychology Today, five million Americans attempt suicide, and every seventeen minutes, one of them succeeds. That's a difficult statistic to face. What's even harder to think is that since 1980 there has been a 128% increase in the suicide rate among children aged 10-14.1 Now, think of your children, your nieces or nephews, or any child close to you that seems so happy and full of life. It is devastating to think that they could be suffering so profoundly and so silently. Often, people remain silent because of the stigma that comes with admitting to depression, anxiety, or suicidal thoughts. It is a difficult subject to approach and not many can relate so those struggling under the weight of mental illness often keep it a secret in order to avoid the assumptions. Dealing with mental illness can be an extremely isolating and suffocating experience that leads many to believe that suicide is the only way out. No one wants to appear weak or different and it is only creating a cycle of silence and pain. The fear of rejection and being labeled "unstable" is almost as debilitating as the illness itself. So how do we change this cycle? Continue reading
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The much anticipated exhibition "Latvian Exile Art" opens on May 9, 2013 in Rīga, Latvia at the Latvian National Museum of Art's (LNMM) Arsenāls Exhibition Hall (Torņa ielā 1).Read more...
Guna Mundheim, who served as both Vice-president and President of ALMA (2002 - 2009), has just completed a one-person exhibition in Philadelphia at the GrossMcCleaf Gallery in September 2011.read more ...
Ilmars Rumpeters
Artist and designer.
Since graduating from art school has participated in many group art exhibitions in USA, Canada and Latvia, and received numerous awards and diplomas. Has had many one-person shows. Helped in founding ALMA in N.Y., 1978. Also active in founding the Baltic American Artists Assoc. (BALTIA), which held yearly exhibitions in NYC.
Worked as Senior designer with a prominent New York graphic design firm and art director for Latvian literature and art magazine JG (1965-2000).
Is one of ALMA vice-presidents, honorary member of designers Assoc. and Photographers Assoc. of Latvia.
RUMPETERS, Ilmars (dz.1929 9. III Daugavpili) - gleznotajs, dizainers, fotomakslinieks.
Tevs Augusts Rumpeters - senators, jurists. 1944.g. kopa ar tevu izcelojis uz Vaciju, 1950.g. uz ASV. No 1952-1954 ASV armija. 1959.g. beidzis Nujorkas makslas skolu. Stradajis par ilustratoru reklamu firma, bet no 1963.g. par dizaineru Nujorka. "Jauna Gaita" makslin. redaktors 1965-2000. Izstradajis daudzas gramatu un zurnalu vakus un firmu, org-ju simbolus. Izstades piedalijies kops 1960.g. ASV, Kanada un Latvija. ALMA austrumkrastra vice-prezidents, Latvijas Dizaineru Savienibas un Fotomakslinieku apvienibas biedrs.