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BEIRUT (AP) — A Syrian government official warned the United States Tuesday that military intervention in Syria could lead to regional turmoil as regime forces bombed a northern village and stormed a rebel-held Damascus suburb, killing dozens of people, activists said.
The comments came a day after President Barack Obama said the U.S would reconsider its opposition to military involvement in the Syrian civil war if Bashar Assad's government deploys or uses chemical or biological weapons, describing it as a "red line" for the United States.
Syrian Deputy Prime Minister Qadri Jamil called Obama's statements "propagandistic threats" made in connection with the U.S. presidential election. But Jamil also said the comments indicate that the West is looking for a pretext to intervene militarily.
He insisted that such intervention would be "impossible" because it would cause the civil war to spread to other countries in the region.
"Those who are contemplating this evidently want to see the crisis expand beyond Syria's borders," Jamil told reporters during a visit to Moscow.
The conflict already has spilled over into neighboring Lebanon, where sectarian tensions have risen.
Clashes that broke out Monday night between the two sides in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli killed at least six people and wounded more than 70 in some of the most serious fighting in Lebanon in several months, the Lebanese state-run news agency said. The wounded included nine Lebanese soldiers.
The mostly Sunni city also saw gunbattles in May, when fighting over Syria killed eight people. The latest clashes were between gunmen from the Sunni neighborhood of Jabal Mohsen and the neighboring district of Bab Tabbaneh, which is mostly populated by followers of the Alawite sect, an offshoot of Shiite Islam.
Assad is a member of Syria's Alawite minority, while rebels fighting his regime are predominantly Sunnis.
The streets around the two districts were sealed off by roadblocks to keep people away from the line of snipers' fire, but life went on normally in the rest of the city despite the occasional sound of gunfire.
In Washington, U.S. State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said the U.S. was "very concerned" about the spillover effect from Syria.
Heavy fighting also continued in and around Aleppo on Tuesday.
On Monday, veteran Japanese war correspondent Mika Yamamoto became the first foreign journalist to die in the northern Syrian city since clashes between rebels and regime forces erupted there almost a month ago.
Syrian government forces also reportedly captured two other journalists there, including Alhurra TV correspondent Bashar Fahmi and his cameraman Cuneyt Unal.
Japan's Foreign Ministry spokesman Masaru Sato said Yamamoto, 45, was hit by gunfire while she and a colleague were traveling with rebels from the Free Syrian Army who are fighting the Assad regime.
Yamamoto worked for The Japan Press, an independent TV news provider that specializes in conflict zone coverage.
The New York-based Committee to Protect Journalist said at least 16 journalists have been killed since November while covering Syria, making it "the most dangerous place in the world for journalists."
A statement from Springfield, Virginia-based Alhurra said the company has not been able to reach its correspondent and his cameraman since they entered Syria on Monday morning.
Most of Tuesday's fighting appeared centered in Damascus suburbs, which have witnessed a dramatic spike in fighting over the past month.
The Syrian activist group the Local Coordination Committees and a rebel spokesman also said regime troops entered the opposition-held suburb of Moadamiyeh from four points, raiding homes in search of anti-Assad fighters.
The rebel spokesman, who asked to be identified only by his first name Ahmed said three men in their late 20s and early 30s were shot dead execution-style soon after the town fell to regime forces.
He also said 23 fighters from the Free Syrian Army rebel group were killed when government forces stormed the town at dawn.
Later, activists said dozens of bodies were found dumped in a building in the town. The LCC said they appear to have been killed execution-style. But Rami Abdul-Rahman, director of the British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, said it was not clear whether they were killed in the shelling or had been shot.
The reports could not be independently verified.
Moadamiyeh, west of the capital, Damascus, had been under siege for more than two weeks. Its capture followed days of intense fighting and shelling by government troops.
In northern Syria, an activist who goes by the name Abu al-Hassan said warplanes and helicopters attacked a number of towns and villages north of Aleppo early Tuesday, killing a young boy and another civilian, and damaging homes. Several people also were wounded.
After strafing a number of villages overnight, government fighter jets dropped two bombs on a residential part of the village of Marea, about 30 kilometers (20 miles) north of Aleppo, Abu al-Hassan said via Skype.
One amateur video posted online showed a huge cloud of gray smoke rising over the village, a crater in a rubble-strewn road and two houses with collapsed ceilings. Residents were searching through the rubble for survivors, crying "is anyone there?"
A second video showed a number of people, including a small boy, with serious injuries. The videos could not be independently verified.
Marea is a relatively quiet farming village in the Aleppo countryside that was not known for being a hub of rebel activity, although one rebel group runs a prison in a school there.
Assad's overstretched forces have found it increasingly difficult to quell the rebel challenge over an ever widening stretch of territory across the country, a sign that the regime's grip on power is loosening.
The seemingly intractable 17-month-old conflict in Syria that human rights groups say has claimed the lives of more than 20,000 people has defied all international attempts to calm the bloodshed.
U.N. spokesman Martin Nesirky said Lakhdar Brahimi, the new special representative for Syria, will be based at U.N. headquarters in New York when his new job starts on Sept. 1.
Brahimi will be coming to New York later this week to meet with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and senior U.N. officials, Nesirky said.
Meanwhile, Renesys Corp., a Manchester, N.H., company that studies the structure of the Internet, said a Chinese company is keeping war-torn Syria connected to the Web as other telecommunications companies withdraw.
The Syrian government ultimately controls Internet connection to the outside world but it's a major route for rebel communications and news from the country as the civil war intensifies.
Hong Kong-based PCCW Ltd. is now carrying most of the Internet traffic to and from Syria, according to Renesys Corp.
Associated Press writers Ben Hubbard in Gaziantep, Turkey, Bassem Mroue, in Tripoli, Lebanon, Lynn Berry in Moscow and Edith M. Lederer at the United Nations contributed to this report.


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Kaz vs Wild!!
Where Training, Teaching and Survival is About Community.
I love this guy's videos. The ultimate in "bare-bones" survival. The fact that he doesn't stand around talking makes the information more accessible to people of any language. I think this is where every survival course should start. If you know how to procure shelter, water, fire, food, and tools starting with nothing but what you can find… you will always be prepared. Maybe Kaz could do a remake of this in a less "tropical" environment?
When my friend and i planned a 6 week through-hike on the Appalachian Trail, I chose the Sawyer Products 3-Way Inline Water Filter, along with a Platypus Big Zip 3 liter Reservoir for the "dirty" water. The large opening at the top of the Big Zip made it easy to fill with water from any stream, spring, pond, or even a faucet and the thick plastic strap made it easy to hang from a branch or nail at one of the shelters. Then the water is gravity-fed to our individual Platypus reservoirs and when we knew it would be awhile before we crossed another stream or spring i would fill the "dirty" bottle for filtering later. A note on the Appalachian Trail, springs or streams are not hard to come by and is usually clean enough to not need filtration, but we always filtered "just it case". Also the Sawyer filters have a "million gallon" filer rating so i'll probably never need another filter.
One of the best books for wild edibles and medicinals is the Peterson Guides..also in your area you can go to your local horticultural research centers and they will have a list of the wild herbs found in your region or state. These list are very helpful in determining the area in which the herbs can be found. If you are unable to identify a plant the local HRC can help with identification. University's are also very helpful. This is usually free information. Getting in touch with a local herb club is also a plus.
Please remember… the health of wild herbs depends on responsible harvesting, over harvesting and the destruction of natural habitat are the main causes of depletion and in many cases overharvesting has completely wiped out certain species. If you choose to harvest in an area where the herb is scarce consider harvesting seeds and growing them instead of taking the plant. Just a few ideas.
So many insights and wisdom… baking soda is indeed an excellent defense against a multitude of dis ease. A very wise elder, I also like her wisdoms regarding the community, each doing what they can, for the benefit of each other.

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Much doesn't work, but I was able to play Smart Keyboard. I'm on 4.2.1, maybe it would be better on 4.3…
Could be a way to for app to resize. Not sure. My hope is that others will see this and maybe spark some interest.
Photos after the break.
Shout out to ryan petrich for DisplayRecorder.
I'll list out the steps I took. Ask questions in the comments:
1. Jailbreak your iPhone @ 4.2.1
2. Install OpenSSH package.
3. Buy GarageBand on your computer via iTunes. Find downloaded app on your computer: GarageBand 1.0.0.ipa
4. Unarchive the file. You may need to rename it to: GarageBand 1.0.0.ipa.zip
5. Using Cyberduck, connect to your iPhone and copy the folder "MobileGarageBand.app" from the uncompressed archive into the folder: /var/stash/Applications
5a. Change permissions (chmod) the directory aka folder "MobileGarageBand.app" to 775 or use iFile (U: RWE, G: RWE, W: RE)
5b. Change permissions (chmod) the application "MobileGarageBand" to 775 or use iFile (U: RWE, G: RWE, W: RE)
6. Reboot phone and you will see the app.
7. Run it and enjoy the rather limited functionality
Update #1 3/3/2011 – Added in 5a & 5b


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Friday, December 28, 2012
How was everyone's Christmas?
Ours was fantastic! It was our year to have the older kids for Christmas and the decision was made months ago that we would share a special holiday with them! I grew up snowmobiling through Yellowstone park. Had I known that one day this privilege would be nearly non existent for my own children I perhaps would not have taken it for granted! I have been able to share the family passion with my husband who now bleeds ski doo. My great grandfather Wiese was one of the first people to enter the park by means of snow machine. A young man with a heart for flying across the snow....
While leaving town for the Christmas holiday is not for everyone it is certainly something our family will always remember! I always look forward to these trips but this year especially so... The day of our departure started out with unease! We received a text from our school district notifying us of the closure of our local high school due to a threat of violence. With Connecticut so fresh and devastating my mother bear instincts came out and my heart raced as I contacted my daughters elementary school which is only a block away from the high school. The superintendent would not allow the closure of the other schools in the district. I am positive this was because he did not want to spread unnecessary panic....
At the end of the day everyone was safe and we were on our way out of town, away from the chaos that has become "normal" everyday life. For five blissful days I did not worry about gun toting madmen. My children were safe under our presence and protection...
As we prepared to leave the one place on earth I feel most peaceful, I could not help but cry. Here we go back to reality! Back to uncertainty, back to life. I am so lucky and truly blessed . A few years from now they will not remember what they opened on Christmas morning, but they will remember the things we do together as a family. The new reality of what we must face is overwhelming and saddening.
And so we're back!
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Ahhh! Messy Kiddos!
Sticky situations are scenarios any mom is familiar with! Whether the beloved first birthday cake walk or the blue holiday candy cane all over your toddlers face being a mamma certainly requires a sense of humor Knowing how to pick your battles is important! Laughing when you would really rather pull your hair out by the roots! Our little ones will only be little for so long! Embrace those tiny sticky icky moments! Wet Ones is giving us the opportunity to share all of the Sticky Situations we have found ourselves in and tips on how to deal with them through their Facebook Contest! Log on to share your story and tips! You can also be entered to win an iPad Mini or Six Flags Tickets! I just entered!
Keeping certain mess makers out of reach will certainly help! A few simple steps around our house help us to curb most messes! A plain machine washable rug under baby's seat at the table helps keep our carpet protected from mac and cheese spills while Wet Ones handle the face and hands! I have also learned from a house full of girls to keep my makeup out of reach! Little mini mamma's like to paint themselves and surrounding areas with mascara! Have a great story or a few tips? and don't forget about the fabulous prizes! Good luck!
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Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Peppermint log candles...
I have had these logs kicking around for awhile now. The intent was to turn them into pumpkins. The pumpkin logs I have already made have been holding up real good. Sooo these logs have sat in the backyard making my husband irritable for some time:)
I cleaned them up. Brought them in and painted them white. I was relieved when the spray paint did not stick to the oil treated logs because it was chilly outside! I painted them with a latex semi gloss instead whilst keeping warm!
While the paint dried I gathered some random items still not positive what I was doing. I used some old bulbs we had laying around, some jute, and a few bamboo sticks to fashion my wick and flame.
When the paint was almost there...I am low on patience:) I used red ribbon and a matching red acrylic paint for my peppermint striping effect.
I really like them! They turned out just like I imagined! Good luck!
I cleaned them up. Brought them in and painted them white. I was relieved when the spray paint did not stick to the oil treated logs because it was chilly outside! I painted them with a latex semi gloss instead whilst keeping warm!
While the paint dried I gathered some random items still not positive what I was doing. I used some old bulbs we had laying around, some jute, and a few bamboo sticks to fashion my wick and flame.
When the paint was almost there...I am low on patience:) I used red ribbon and a matching red acrylic paint for my peppermint striping effect.
I really like them! They turned out just like I imagined! Good luck!
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Monday, December 10, 2012
Dear Santa, about last Saturday.....
|Please place Sweet baby K back on the good list!
When my husband and I learned I was pregnant over two years ago we rode the roller coaster! The usual fear of the change and the elation of a child of our own.... We have two older children and we would be literally starting over with diapers and all nighters! Fast forward to life with Sweet Baby K! Starting over has its most heart fulfilling moments! We get to experience her milestones together! We are having an absolute riot!
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Thursday, December 6, 2012
Throwback Thursday
Yesterday was my Poppa's birthday! This is one of many cherished photos I have of him as a youngster! A good ol Idaho boy with his Chevy! Happy birthday grandpa! Much love!
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Sunday, December 2, 2012
Coke can snowflakes...
I love to find ideas that suite any budget and ability!
Cut your can in half...don't throw the top away just yet! Carefully cut and bend the can into strips. Fold the strips in half to begin your snowflake design! Have fun! I used a white spray paint and iridescent glitter to finish...
Hang anywhere using fishing line! Love that stuff!
I am working on something fun with this old window.
Save the tops of your cans to make a lighted snowflake garland! Carefully snip the pop top off and place light through opening. Use the remaining portion of the tab to secure:)
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Wednesday, November 28, 2012
DIY Money Tree! For those hard to shop for!
We all have a few of them on our lists!
You know! Those hard to shop for friends and family! For me it is a handful of teen and pre teens! My daughter and I shopped aimlessly with little luck! I finally surmised that we could just get them a gift card or money.... Money is the ultimate gift after all. Your recipient is free to do as he or she pleases, but it has always felt a little cold to me! I give you the Christmas money tree!
|Start with two pieces of felt. Trace a tree pattern, cut and either sew or glue them together with hot glue. Leave about a half inch border and a hole for stuffing the tree at the bottom! Next stuff your tree! Do not be afraid to get into the corners, you will need to to create the best look!
|I used a small dowel cut into equal pieces for the trunk! To create the candy cane striping, paint first your base color. Then when dry apply painters tape in a spiral around the dowel and paint your secondary color! Once you remove the tape touch up and even out where necessary! These blocks that I used for the base were only .30 at Hobby Lobby! I painted a primary color then topped it with ivory and sanded the edges for that unique look! Once your base is completed use a cute piece of scrapbook paper to cover the top!
So Cute, Easy and Affordable!
|Assemble by closing the opening to the tree around the dowel! Use a small amount of hot glue to attach the trunk to the base! You are now ready to decorate!
Use ornaments that reflect the personality of the intended recipient!
I found tiny clothespins at Wal Mart. Use them to attach money or gift cards! Have fun!
What are you working on?
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Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Soft pretzels!
Fall is full of great ideas! Chilly weather makes me crave the warm smells wafting from the oven! I had never made soft pretzels before and decided it was time! This is an Allrecipes version with a few tweaks! Enjoy!
Pretzel dough:
2- 1/4oz packages yeast
1 1/4 cup warm water
2 tablespoons brown sugar
5 cups bread flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon apple sauce (as an oil substitute)
Baking soda bath:
1/2 cup baking soda
4 cups hot water
Egg wash:
1/2 cup salted sweet cream butter softened
1 egg
Pretzel toppings of your choice
Dissolve yeast in warm water with one tbs sugar and let sit until foamy or at least ten minutes. Meanwhile mix flour salt and remaining sugar together in separate bowl. Once yeast is foamy create a well in the flour mixture and add applesauce and yeast. Mix well and then knead dough until elastic. Dough will be dry, add a tbs of water at a time until it is workable. Kneading takes about 10 minutes. Place dough in a lightly greased bowl and let rise for one hour or until doubled in size.
Once dough has risen preheat oven to 450 and pour dough out onto a lightly floured surface. Divide dough into 12 equal parts and roll out into rope shapes. Prepare your baking soda bath. Form a pretzel shape with your dough rope, make sure to cross the ends in the middle portion of your pretzel, this will help it keep its shape during baking. Dip shaped pretzels into baking soda wash for at least 10 seconds prior to placing on a greased cookie sheet.
After all pretzels have been dipped beat egg and mix in butter. Brush the tops of your pretzel with the egg wash and then whatever your preference for topping.... Course salt, cinnamon, Parmesan e.t.c
Bake until golden brown, this usually takes less than eight minutes! You now have delicious homemade soft pretzels!
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Monday, November 19, 2012
I cannot believe this is my last post as a Kotex ambassador! What a ride this has been! Six months ago when I accepted this opportunity it was with a light heart. I had briefly discussed "the talk" with my daughter but had never stopped to think of the many issues a young girl may face as she begins to become a young lady! Having long forgot the challenges.
This campaign opened my eyes and helped me to discover ways to connect with my child. I recently discovered that I do not spend as much one on one time with my nine year old as I should. She needs me to stop and make her the focus instead of trying to harness the unimportant situations I have no control over. I do have control over how I chose to spend time with my little girl who is growing up way to fast! I never imagined becoming an ambassador for this program would open doors that I had long puzzled over! My daughter is more open and willing to give feedback and I feel that if and when necessary she will be comfortable approaching me with any questions she may have!
I was able to emotionally connect with this campaign, because the issues we were given to discuss over the last few months are real, and could happen at any time! I feel more confident and found myself wanting to reach out to other moms who will also be in my shoes soon! What a special time for a mom and daughter!
We recently spent the afternoon on the town courtesy of Mom Central! We hit our favorite local bakery Apple Spice and enjoyed each others company in a way we had not had the opportunity to in months! What an amazingly smart and talented young girl I have! Stopping to giggle and share secrets! That afternoon we reestablished confidence in one another. Before my eyes this once toothless little baby doll has become and is becoming someone very special!
I was given the chance through this campaign to develop the tools I will need to help her learn. Given courage to embrace change. Taught tolerance for those not so shiny moments, and of course reminded how quickly we need to be prepared to let them grow! For helpful tips and tools for your family please visit educate yourself on the facts. Prepare your daughter for upcoming changes! Also be sure to visit the Kotex site for useful tools such as calenders and a full line of great products! Again this has been an immense opportunity! One I will never forget!
Good Luck!
I wrote this review while participating in a Brand Ambassador Campaign by on behalf of U by Kotex Tween and received products to facilitate my post and a promotional item to thank me for taking the time to participate.
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Friday, November 16, 2012
Movie night....er nights! Confessions of a book nerd!
The Saga ends!
Last night was a late night for this lil group! The night all Twilight fans have been waiting for finally had arrived! Breaking Dawn was awesome! Of course there were a few cheesy parts, Aro gives an all new meaning to creeper and the baby Renesmee was strange to say the least! Overall, however it was probably, in my opinion... the best out of the series! It was a little sad to see it end, but eager to purchase the box set for the girls!
It had been a looong time since I had been to a theater! I think Hunger Games was the last theater movie....Three very active full time kids, a job or three, a gorgeous husband, and life in general will do that for you! I found myself in eager anticipation of a handful of upcoming films! Les Miserables looks divine and I cannot wait to see it on Christmas day snug in the home of my heart! The cast looks amazing! This classic beloved tale has me antsy! Anne Hathaway, Russell Crowe, and Hugh Jackman.... phenomenal! I have the Liam Neeson and Claire Daines version of Les Mise on my Kindle Fire and watch it religiously!
The teen saga era remains ever popular, even for us old ladies! Halfway through Dream Dark, the Beautiful Creatures series has me hooked! Following Link and Ethan as they return home and Link begins to understand the gravity of his situation! I cant read fast enough!
Oz great and powerful! Looks fantastic as well, and I have already found my next series for in between gym meets and homework! The Mortal Instruments series! Has anyone read this series? The angle that caught my eye? The Nephilim! I loved Danielle Trussoni's Angelology from cover to end! Peaking my interest in the subject! Another reason for loving the SoulKeeper series, which by the way would be a fantastic movie! I need to take a deep breath and finish my current reading list! It is just a great time to be in love with books! So many great and wonderful reads just waiting!
Anyway! Yes, I am book nerd! I am currently single handedly supporting Amazon through my book purchases:) What films are you anticipating! Stephanie Meyers The Host is set to be released soon Official source here!
What books have you hooked?
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There is something so nice and comforting about Holiday Traditions isn't there? A thread tying memories together from year to year. It seems most of our traditions tend to revolve around food in our family, but I thought it would be fun to start making each child a Christmas ornament every year (am I setting myself up for failure here? Probably.) and then someday when they leave our little nest (sniff) they will have something to start their own Christmas decoration stash with--and take a little piece of their childhood home with them too.
I had a little down time last week (has the cold bug hit your house too?) so I pulled out my stash of felt and got to work.
I am sort of in love with little Matryoshka Dolls (have been seeing so many cute ones around lately) and thought it would be the perfect thing for my own little dolly this year, so I drew up a pattern.
To make your own, you will need:
Several pieces of wool felt in whatever colors you fancy
Several colors of embroidery floss + needle
cotton or polyester stuffing (like fiberfill)
fabric glue
disappearing fabric marker with a fine tip
sharp scissors (this will make all the difference in cutting out precise shapes)
ribbon (or ric-rac, string, floss...whatever) to hang
To get the pattern, just right click on it and save it to your computer. Then print out as many copies as you need. You might want to size it down a bit...I printed mine at 70%. (or print it at full size and give it to your busy little helper if you have one, to color on while you are working.)
Cut out all of your felt pieces using the pattern as a template (cut 2 of the large background body pieces and as and many of the other shapes as you'd like). For the bigger pieces I pin the pattern to the felt and cut, and for the smaller ones I either trace directly onto the felt with a disappearing fabric marker, or I just free-hand them. Obviously this pattern is meant to be a guideline...you could easily play around and make your own design on the front!
Stitch the eyes and mouth onto the face piece using a back stitch (mark with disappearing fabric marker as a guide first if you prefer). I don't bother with using an embroidery hoop for these kinds of projects. For the eyes and mouth I used a regular piece of black thread, doubled.
Glue your design pieces (using fabric glue) onto the face and body as you see fit. (I tend to not glue quite all the way to the edge of the piece I am gluing as it makes it more difficult to pull your needle through when doing your embroidery.) Helpful chubby toddler hands optional.
Now add some embroidery wherever you'd like. (You could easily skip this step and just glue your pieces on and call it a day...but I think the embroidery makes it special.) For all embroidery on this project I used 3 strands of embroidery floss (it has 6 threads as it comes...to separate, just cut the length you need and pull apart as many threads as you want to use), and an embroidery needle.
For my doll, I used a:
split stitch for the hair, flower petals, and (2 side by side rows) stem
running stitch for the cheeks and flower petals
french knot for the center of the flower and around the outside of petals
back stitch to embroider name and year on the back piece
When you're happy with your embroidery, glue the face and body pieces to your front background piece.
At this point I added some more embroidery (split stitching) around the face and body.
Stuff to desired plumpness
And then finish blanket stitching her up.
Now hang her in a place of honor and send me a picture so I can see her too please;)
Happy crafting!
love Danielle


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During checkout, you will be asked how you would like to receive your E-Tickets. You may elect to print them directly from our website or have them emailed to you.
At the completion of your purchase, you will be automatically directed to a confirmation page. On this page you will have the option to print your E-Tickets. If you selected to receive them via email, you will also receive a separate email that will provide you a link to open your E-Ticket to print.
What if I misplace my E-Tickets?
At any time you can log into your account, select "Order History" from the navigation menu and select your order number to re-open the order confirmation page. From there you can open and print your E-Tickets. You may also contact us at any time to have them emailed or mailed. Multiple E-Tickets do not grant you extra products. Only the purchase quantities will be redeemed.
How do I redeem my E-Tickets?
Each E-Ticket provides specific instructions on how to redeem your purchase under the "Note" section. Typically, you present the E-Ticket anywhere a ticket purchase or check-in occurs with a photo ID.
What do I need to bring to check-in to a hotel?
You will need to bring your driver's license and hotel E-ticket for check-in. Most hotels require a credit or debit card on file for any incidental expenses for fees owed directly to the property.
What is the age restriction for hotel check-in?
Most hotels require you to be at least 18 years old to check-in. There are a few properties that require you to be 21 to 25 to check-in. This age requirement will be listed under the description on the hotel page or FAQ section.
How do I make a request for a show or hotel?
Once you have selected your date and show time/lodging type, a special needs box is available to write a request. We will gladly pass your request to the hotel, show or attraction when your reservation is placed. Each venue will do their best to honor your request but cannot guarantee that your requests will be accommodated.
What does reserved seating mean?
Each theater will assign you the best available seats at the time of your purchase. Some venues do not assign seats and are based on first come first serve basis the day of the show, but you will be made aware of this type of seating on your E-ticket under the "Note" section or details of the product.
When can I find out my seat location?
You can contact our customer service department 24 hours after your purchase has been made to inquire about your seat location. Our agent will contact the venue directly for seat number. Some venues do not assign seats as they are first come, first serve.
What if I'm not happy with the product I have ordered?
All reservation information is provided by the travel supplier. If you feel dissatisfied with the product as a result of the information provided on Tripster website, DO NOT redeem the E-ticket. Contact Tripster immediately to resolve any issues. Redeeming the E-ticket represents acceptance.
Do you offer military discounts or other types of discounts?
Our company can only offer the tickets at the price available online. Generally, military discounts can only be applied by contacting the venue directly.
How do I use a coupon from an advertisement or promotion?
We do not accept any coupons or promotion codes offered by the venues directly. You will need to contact the company promoting the coupon for the redemption process. Any coupon or promotional code offered by Tripster can be entered in the Discount Coupon Code box at the time of check-out.
Can I purchase a gift card or gift certificate?
Gift certificates are available to purchase. They can be for any amount and used towards any products offered on any Tripster destination website. To purchase, simply contact our customer service department. We can send the gift certificate by either email or regular mail.
Do you charge booking or ticketing fees? When are resort fees collected?
When you select the product, the cost per item is displayed. Once you place that item into the cart, the tax amount and Tripster service fee is calculated and added to the overall total.
There are a few lodging properties that charge resort, cleaning, insurance or booking fees that is paid directly to the property upon check-in. This fee will be listed under the description of the room type, FAQ's section and also available to view on your E-ticket. All cleaning, resort, and booking fees will be collected by the venue upon check-in and not included in the pre-paid reservation.
Do I have to pay sales taxes?
Yes. There are taxing laws which require the price for a product, ticket or lodging be displayed separate from the amount of tax collected in order to be accurate with tax collection and remittance. Therefore, tax is calculated and displayed separately from the price of the product, once it is placed in your shopping cart. You will NOT BE CHARGED any additional taxes beyond what is displayed in the shopping cart.
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We currently accept all major credit cards including Visa, Visa Electron, MasterCard, Discover and American Express. Debit cards bearing the Visa or MasterCard logo may also be used. Keep in mind that funds are immediately drawn from your account. We do not accept pre-paid cards.
When will I be charged for my purchase?
Tripster will instantly reserve and guarantee your reservations as you make them. In order to do this and assure the products you have selected are reserved for you, we collect full payment at the time of order.
If I cancel, when will I see the credit posted?
When you make a cancellation, the credit portion of the order will remain on your account for one business day. This amount can be used to apply towards another purchase. After that point, a credit is issued back to the source of original payment. It could take up to 5 or 10 business days for the credit to appear, depending on your bank's policies.
My card shows a change, but I never received a confirmation number?
If you received an error message during check-out, this pending amount is most likely a pre-authorization. A pre-authorization generally drops off within 2-5 business days depending on your banks policies. You must receive a confirmation number in order for the reservation to be processed.
Why is my credit card not processing when I tried to place my reservation?
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What should I do if I do not recognize charges or there are unauthorized charges on my credit card statement?
Your charges for all shows, attractions and lodging properties made on our website will appear as Tripster in Branson, MO. If you have unauthorized charges or see charges from Tripster that you do not recognize, please contact our customer service department for assistance. We will ask a few questions including your card number, date and amount to search all reservations related to this card number.
Can I make a change to my order after purchase?
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For each product you have ordered, there is cancellation date listed. Any cancellations made by that date will receive a FULL REFUND with absolutely NO CANCELLATION FEES. There are a few products that we sell that are non-refundable. However, you will be made aware of that prior to order. Any products past the cancellation date cannot be changed or canceled.
What happens if the show or activity is cancelled or rained out?
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Lonmin's empowerment vehicle, Incwala Resources, was the largest deal of its kind when it launched in 2004 and investors and financiers alike scrambled to get a piece of the R3.9-billion pie.
But just eight years later its majority shareholder, Cyril Ramaphosa, has lost money on his investment and could walk away from it.
In May 2010, a deal was struck with Ramaphosa's Shanduka Group – or rather its wholly owned subsidiary, Shanduka Resources – for a majority share of 50% in Incwala.
Lonmin extended a $304-million loan to Shanduka to buy out its then-distressed empowerment partners. Lonmin needed to have a black economic empowerment (BEE) partner if it was to retain its mining licence.
A deal with Shanduka appeared a logical quick-fix to satisfy the narrow-based empowerment requirements of the mining charter, which requires mining companies to work towards and achieve 26% ownership by historically disadvantaged South Africans by the end of 2014 to keep operations running.
But following the poor performance of the industry since the financial meltdown of 2008, weeks of violent strikes and more than 50 deaths at Lonmin's Marikana mine earlier this year, the platinum miner faces an uncertain future. Also uncertain is what Ramaphosa will do with his investment in Incwala.
Heading for trouble
Launched in 2004, Incwala was upheld as a flagship for transformation in the mining sector. In 2007, Miningmx.com reported that bankers were falling over each other to refinance Incwala, which had gained 328% in value since its inception. But two years later Incwala was in deep trouble.
Not only had Lonmin's mechanised mines performed poorly, but plunging platinum prices meant Incwala's original majority BEE shareholders, the Thelo Group, Vantage Capital and Dema Capital, which had a 52.8% combined interest in Incwala, had gone bust.
With no dividends paid out, the distressed shareholders were unable to service their debt, which they had raised from major banks and Lonmin. A repayment of R1.5-billion was due by the end of September 2009.
Lonmin warned its shareholders that it could be called on to pay out R930-million in loan guarantees that Lonmim had given to third-party funders at the time of Incwala's formation.
Lonmin was in a tough spot; it had no choice but to bail out the distressed parties and did so by extending the sizeable loan to Shanduka Resources for it to buy out the previous BEE shareholders.
Lonmin says the $304-million Shanduka paid was fair value at the time, but despite being unable to service their debt, Lonmin and Shanduka say the original BEE partners walked away with a profit, although neither Lonmin nor Shanduka will disclose the amount.
"The acquisition consideration was mostly used to settle bank and third-party funding obligations of the existing Incwala shareholders, with these exiting shareholders retaining the balance of the consideration," Lonmin said.
One beneficiary, the Lonplats Employee Masakhane Trust, which had a 25% holding each in Dema, Thelo and Vantage, paid about R200-million to more than 26 000 Lonplats employees in July 2011.
A sweet deal
Cobus Loots, Shanduka Resources's managing director, said it was not unusual business practice for the distressed partners to make some sort of profit, but "they certainly made way less than they could have made if they sold out at the top". It seemed a sweet deal for Shanduka at the time.
The transaction resulted in it holding a 50% interest in Incwala, which has a direct shareholding of 18% in Lonplats, Lonmin's primary subsidiary that holds Eastern Platinum Limited and Western Platinum Limited. Incwala also holds 26% of Akanani, a Lonmin project in the northern bushveld, which cost Inwala R800-million.
Shanduka put up R300-million – "a sizable sum for a BEE company", said Loots – whereas Lonmin extended the $304-million loan for five years at 5% interest. Besides that, R175-million in preference shares were issued to Shanduka a few months later.
But Loots said the interest would be higher because it was calculated on a ratcheted mechanism. According to Lonmin, as of September 2012 the Shanduka debt was $381-million, which will accrue interest until its repayment in 2015.
The loan is secured on Shanduka Resource's stake in Incwala, meaning that if Ramaphosa's company is unable to meet its debt commitments to Lonmin, it could simply walk away from the deal with a loss of R300-million.
This would once again leave Lonmin without a BEE partner, putting its licence in jeopardy. In its 2010 annual report the platinum mining company said its board had decided robust funding would be required for the new BEE structure to secure the long-term future and stability of Incwala.
The funding for the deal with Shanduka Resources was financed through a combination of the proceeds from a rights issue, which raised $229-million, and $56-million that was funded from Lonmin's own financial resources – "as well as rolling over some loans".
It led to higher net debt than planned at the outset of the year, but Lonmin believed the loan would be lucrative in the long run.
According to Lonmin's 2010 annual report, Incwala was paid advanced dividends of R80-million in 2010 to service its debt. Loots said this helped to service the debts of other shareholders and Shanduka had yet to see a single cent. The empowerment vehicle also received advanced dividends before the demise of its former majority shareholders. As Ramaphosa has said: Shanduka's investment is under water. "If we were to use the Lonmin share price today to measure the value of our stake then, yes, it is definitely under water … our break-even price, if you use the Lonmin share price, is about £14 or £15," Loots said.
Share price dropping
The company's share price has continued to drop since the Marikana shootings on August 16 and was trading at about £2.6 this week. When Ramaphosa appeared on the scene in 2010, Incwala was valued at about $600-million, based on Lonmin's statement that the 50% owned by its BEE partners was worth $304-million. But as of September 30 2012, Lonmin said Incwala was worth much less – $398-million.
"There are lots of options," Loots said of Shanduka's choices at the time of debt repayment in 2015. "Refinance, walk away … Hopefully things go better."
Steyn Speed, Shanduka group executive for corporate communications and stakeholder relations, said the company had faith that Lonmin would find its feet again.
"Lonmin is in a difficult position at the moment for a whole number of reasons. It has to do with the industry and it has certain implications for our investment. We have faith in the company and faith in the industry that it will recover."
Lonmin said it believed Shanduka would be able to repay the loan.
Certainly, there is potential. Despite Lonmin's market value of just R7.6-billion at present, its net asset value is more than R24-billion.
Should things turn around and dividend flows help Shanduka Resources to service its debt, the company would be in the pound seats once this debt was settled.
The Lonmin-Shanduka agreement ensures that if there is significant future value created for Shanduka through its Incwala shareholding, a portion would be shared with Lonmin, according to Lonmin's 2010 annual report.
Earlier this year, Lonmin recognised debt facilities worth $1-billion and last month shareholders voted in favour of a rights issue for a proposed $817-million. Before the vote, the company said amended loan facilities were conditional to the completion of the rights issue and receipt by the company of at least $700-million of net proceeds by December 31 2012.
Peter Major, a mining analyst at Cadiz Corporate Solutions, said this left little more than $100-million for capital expenditure. "It's not enough capex to do what they need to do, but it's enough to get them back to normal production … But by the end of year two, they'll need capex of over $400-million."
Major said there was room to cut costs, given the failures of Lonmin's mechanised mining, although it could take a "year or two to get the whole mine back to conventional [operating levels]".
Although shareholders would probably follow their rights, they were unlikely to get dividends for the next three or four years, Major said.
The big "if", he said, was the platinum price. "As long as platinum stays at $1 500 an ounce, then I think Lonmin is okay. If platinum falls below $1 400 an ounce, then it'll be important for the rand to lose a similar or more amount."
Community cries foul
Exactly why Cyril Ramaphosa's company could buy out Incwala's major black economic empowerment (BEE) partners is a bone of contention for the Bapo ba Mogale, on whose land Lonmin operates.
The Bapo rejected Shanduka's offer of R38-million for its 2.85% stake and instead expressed an interest in becoming the majority shareholder in Incwala.
The original disadvantaged South African shareholders, the Bapo had pre-emptive rights to buy out the distressed shareholders.
But Hugh Eiser, legal representative for the Bapo, said this right was ignored by Lonmin, which favoured the politically connected Shanduka Resources.
Lonmin did not respond to questions about this. Eiser asked why a loan to buy out the shareholders was not offered to the Bapo community. In response, Lonmin said it needed a partner who could add value.
"The board believes that Shanduka, as the majority shareholder in Incwala, has a proven track record of investing in the natural resources sector, strong leadership qualities and has demonstrated the financial capacity to participate in transactions together with Lonmin."
With only 18% black ownership in its subsidiary Lonplats, Lonmin must reach the 26% required by the mining charter by December 31 2014 and is looking to achieve this through a broad-based solution.
"The company is considering a range of options involving the issuance of additional shares which could dilute the interests of shareholders."


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Herman Miller Earns Sixth Consecutive Perfect Score on Corporate Equality Index
Herman Miller, Inc. has received a top rating for the sixth consecutive year in the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation's tenth annual Corporate Equality Index (CEI). The company is one of a select group of businesses to achieve a 100% and earn distinction as "Best Places to Work for LGBT Equality."
"We're pleased to once again earn a perfect score on the CEI," said Brian Walker, Herman Miller's Chief Executive Officer. "At Herman Miller we've long recognized every person is extraordinary and deserves the chance to contribute their unique perspective, ideas, and abilities."
The index evaluates non-discrimination policies, benefits, diversity training, and other internal resources for the LGBT workers, and is the primary method for businesses to benchmark and evaluate their policies, practices, and diversity efforts related to the LGBT community. The 2013 Corporate Equality Index report can be viewed on the Human Rights Campaign website.
About Herman Miller, Inc.
Herman Miller works for a better world around you—with inventive designs, technologies and related services that improve the human experience wherever people work, heal, learn, and live. Its curiosity, ingenuity, and design excellence create award-winning products and services, resulting in more than $1.7 billion in revenue in fiscal 2012. Innovative business practices and a commitment to social responsibility have also established Herman Miller as a recognized global company. A past recipient of the Smithsonian Institution's Cooper-Hewitt "National Design Award," in 2012, Herman Miller again received the Human Rights Campaign Foundation's top rating in its annual Corporate Equality Index and was also named, for the ninth consecutive year, to the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index. Herman Miller trades on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol MLHR.


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Concierge Class
Spacious accommodations complete with special privileges like priority check-in, personalized Concierge service, priority seating time preferences in the main dining room and specialty restaurants, upgraded room service menu, evening hors d'oeuvres, plush Frette® bathrobes and verandas with lounge seating.
Stateroom: 191 sq. ft. Veranda: 42 sq. ft.
Concierge Class Staterooms Include:
- Priority check-in
- Express luggage delivery
- Personalized Concierge service
- Priority disembarkation based on your travel needs
- Complimentary shoeshine service
- Access to the exclusive Concierge Class Pre-departure Lounge
- Main and specialty restaurant seating time preferences
- Expanded room service menu
- Welcome Blanc de Blancs sparkling wine with a commemorative label featuring exclusive art work from the ArtCenter/South Florida artists
- Pillow menu to suit your sleeping preferences
- Daily delivery of Afternoon Savories
- Plush Frette® bathrobes
- Fresh fruit
- Fresh flowers
- Custom-blended bath amenities
- Personalized stationery
- Use of binoculars and golf umbrella
- Oversized 100% cotton bath towels
- Extra handheld hair dryer
- Celebrity tote bag
Stateroom features
- Hansgrohe® massaging showerhead
All staterooms include:
- Our signature friendly, personalized service with a guest to staff ratio of nearly 2:1
- Twice daily service (makeup and turndown)
- Daily ice service in stainless steel ice buckets
- 24 hour complimentary room service
- Robe
- Complimentary tote bag
- Custom blended bath products (shampoo, conditioner and lotion), shower cap, cotton balls and cotton swabs
- Water/wine glasses
- Celebrity eXhale™ bedding featuring custom premium mattresses, plush duvets and pillows, and 100% pure Egyptian cotton linens
- Hair dryer
Stateroom features
- Private mini-bar*
- Interactive Samsung flat-screen television system to view and select shore excursions, order room service, and watch movies*
- Private safe
- Dual voltage 110/220AC outlets
*Additional charges apply.
Note: Staterooms 8047, 8048, 8049, 8050, 8051, 8052, 8053, 8054, 9040, 9042, 9044, 9045, 9046, 9047 and 9049 have partially obstructed views.
Staterooms 8102, 8108, 9094 and 9100 have smaller verandas that are semi-private.
Aqua Class
The AquaClass® staterooms offer a tranquil retreat and provide unlimited access to many of the AquaSpa® amenities.
Stateroom: 195 sq. ft. Veranda: 54 sq. ft.
AquaClass® staterooms include:
- Daily delivery of bottled water and tea
- Exclusive access to Blu, a specialty restaurant featuring "clean cuisine" that also serves complimentary, full-service breakfast every day
- Upgraded room service menu
- Complimentary access to the Persian Garden Aromatherapy diffuser
- Pillow menu
- Additional bathroom amenities, including shower gel, facial spray and lip balm
- Plush Frette® bathrobes
- Slippers
- Oversized 100% cotton bath towels
- On-demand wellness programming including meditation and yoga
Stateroom features
- Hansgrohe® shower panel
- Fog-free mirror
*Additional charges apply.
All staterooms include:
- Our signature friendly, personalized service with a guest to staff ratio of nearly 2:1
- Twice daily service (makeup and turndown)
- Daily ice service in stainless steel ice buckets
- 24 hour complimentary room service
- Robe
- Complimentary tote bag
- Custom blended bath products (shampoo, conditioner and lotion), shower cap, cotton balls and cotton swabs
- Water/wine glasses
- Celebrity eXhale™ bedding featuring custom premium mattresses, plush duvets and pillows, and 100% pure Egyptian cotton linens
- Hair dryer
Stateroom features
- Private mini-bar*
- Interactive Samsung flat-screen television system to view and select shore excursions, order room service, and watch movies*
- Private safe
- Dual voltage 110/220AC outlets
Sky Suite
- Features floor-to-ceiling sliding-glass doors*
- Two lower beds convertible to queen-size
- Sitting area, some with sofa bed and lounge chair
- Entertainment center with TV and VCR.
- Stateroom 251 sq ft and balcny 57 sq ft
*Sky Suites 6145 & 6146 feature standard balcony doors. Some Sky Suites are wheelchair accessible.
Celebrity Suite
- Features two lower beds convertible to queen-size
- Floor-to-ceiling panoramic windows
- Separate living room with dining and sitting area
- Two entertainment centers with plasma-screen TVs and DVD
- Walk-in closet with vanity table, bath including whirlpool tub and glass-enclosed sitting area (connecting door to adjacent suite)
- Stateroom is 467 sq ft (no balcony)
Royal Suite
- 24-hour European butler service
- Priority check-in and departing
- Priority luggage delivery at boarding
- Welcome champagne
- Dining room seating preference
- PC, printer, and Internet access***
- Personalized stationery
- Celebrity tote bag
- 100% cotton oversized bath towels
- Complimentary use of bathrobes
- Private portrait sitting
- Stateroom is 538 sq ft and the blacony is 195 sq ft
***Printer is available upon request.
Penthouse Suite
- Foyer, separate living and dining rooms
- Baby grand piano
- Butler's pantry
- Master bedroom with two lower beds convertible to queen-size, dressing room with vanity, marble master bath with whirlpool tub, separate shower
- Powder room with shower
- Motorized draperies, lights and security system, two interactive audio/visual entertainment systems with TVs, DVD player and VCRs, music centre
- Outbound fax machine, Internet station
- Veranda with whirlpool, wet bar and lounge seating.
- Assistance with unpacking/packing
- In-suite lunch & dinner service
- In-suite afternoon tea service
- Evening hors d'oeuvres daily
- Complimentary espresso & cappuccino
- Shoeshine service
- Delivery of requested board games
- Stateroom is 1,432 sq ft and balcony is 1,098 sq ft
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Ocean View Stateroom - Category 5
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Deluxe Veranda Stateroom - Category 2C
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Deluxe Veranda Stateroom - Category 2A
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Aqua Class - Category A2
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Sky Suite - Category S1
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Celebrity Suite - Category CS
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Onboard experience
Casual Dining Restaurant
Enjoy the same world-class cuisine Celebrity is known for in a more relaxed environment. You'll find yourself going back for more - but remember to save room for dessert. You'll find delectable treats you won't want to miss.
AquaSpa Café
Nestled near the Thalassotherapy Pool*, the AquaSpa Café serves a light and healthy cuisine from breakfast until evening. Tranquility permeates the atmosphere lending to a fulfilling casual dining experience.
Cova Café
A latte and a flaky croissant in the Cova Café is a great way to start the day. Discuss your day's adventures over an afternoon expresso and sweet temptations or listen to classical music over a late night cordial.
The Normandie
Inspired by the Normandie, the foremost ocean liner of the 1930s, the art deco design of this specialty restaurant transports guests to another time and place. Original paneling and a variety of artifacts from the Normandie only add to this unique atmosphere.
Cosmopolitan Restaurant
While the piano music softly plays, dinner companions enjoy world-class dining and the spectacular views from their table. The award-winning cuisine is always prepared from scratch with fresh ingredients.
Stage Shows
- The stage comes alive in state-of-the-art theater with dazzling special effects and Broadway-style productions
- The Cinema offers a comfortable place for watching movies and is also ideal for business conferences. The centre's advanced capabilities include multi-lingual translation using a wireless transmitter and headsets, interactive audience keypads and multi-media audio/visual systems.
- With Lady Luck by your side, spin the roulette wheel or play the slot machines in tastefully decorated casino.
- The stunning foyer greets you with a spectacular onyx staircase, marble floors and the first panoramic ocean-view glass elevators at sea.
Bars and Lounges
Adorned in mellow sophistication, Michael's Club is the perfect place to order your favorite cocktail and let yourself be entertained by the relaxing sounds of a baby grand piano.
- The ideal meeting place, Rendez-Vous Lounge offers guests quiet niches and plush, comfortable seating. The lounges above overlook the Rendez-Vous dance floor stage.
- The Platinum Club hosts Celebrity's Martini Bar and Champagne Bar with its impressive caviar display area.
Sports and Spa
- Accompanied by the calming strains of new age music, enjoy the warmth of a relaxing steam or treat your skin to the solitude found in a private sauna.
Discos/Night Clubbing
- Pulsating lights, throbbing sound and an undeniable beat await you in Revelations, the ideal place to dance until the wee hours.
Kids Club
- Open to children ages 3-17, and supervised by fully trained youth camp staff, Shipmates Fun Factory offers plenty of games to play and activities to take part in.
- Whether you desire a glimpse into the art of flower arrangement, a glorious memento for a loved one, or just some magnolia-scented solitude, the Conservatory - featuring the designs of Emilio Robba - is the perfect place to soak-in nature at its most beautiful.
- The Emporium is a shopping experience at sea. Here you will find well-known name brands, one-of-a-kind collectibles and a range of upscale personal accessories selected to please the most discriminating tastes.
Spend the day by the Waterfall Pool. Relax with a book, or have a bite at the grill. Enjoy the serenade of the music from the bandstand and dance your heart away on the dance floor. For a refresher, take a dip in the pool or rejuvenate in the whirlpool.
Ship info
Appropriately named, Summit will leave you feeling as if you've reached the absolute pinnacle of premium cruising. Large in size yet intimately elegant in ambience, Summit boasts all of the services and amenities that have made Celebrity the preferred choice of avid cruisers around the world. Come aboard and scale the heights of luxury on Summit.
- Vessel: Celebrity Summit
- Year: 2001
- Beam: 105
- Cruising speed: 24
- Bars/Lounges: 7
- Crew: 999
- Gym: Speacial classes available
- Kids Club: For 4 different age groups
- Onboard Currency: US Dollars
- Passenger Capacity: 2,034
- Show Lounge: Daily Shows
- Vessel: 2
- Whirlpool Spas: 6
- 24-Hour Room Service
- All Main Meals Included
- Art Auctions
- Basketball Court
- Casino
- Dance Classes
- Duty Free Shopping
- Florist
- Internet Facilities
- Jogging Track
- Library
- Live Music
- Security Safe in Cabin
Celebrity Summit - Deck Plans
Cruise code: SM07D252
1 BONUS Perk (usually no perks) or upgrade for 4 PERKS (usually 2): Beverage Package, US$150 Onboard Credit, Unlimited WiFi, Additional Onboard Credit. Does not apply to Categories Z, Y, X, XC, XA, W.
- Private ensuite
- TV for in-cabin entertainment
- Complimentary toiletries
- In cabin safe
- All main meals onboard
- Musical stage shows and entertainment
- Special guest entertainers
- Latest release movies (in cabin and on big screen)
- Choice of Bars and Lounges
- Fully supervised children's programs for ages 3 to 17 years
Frequently asked questions
Cruising is such a great value holiday as your fare includes accommodations, all main meals onboard ship, onboard daytime activities, and night-time entertainment including live stage shows. One reason cruising is good value is because you'll know what most of your holiday will cost before you go. Generally your only extra onboard expenses could be your beverages (though these are sometimes included on luxury ships), optional shore excursions, personal services such as spa treatments, and any purchases at the gift and duty free shops.
All your main meals are included on a cruise. Typically for breakfast, lunch and dinner there is an a la carte option (order from a menu) or a buffet option. There is so much choice available, and the food is excellent. However, your cruise doesn't always just include these 3 main meals. You can in fact eat non-stop for 24 hours a day if you like.
Most cruise lines also offer specialty dining as an alternative option to the main restaurants. There is typically a small cover charge for this. However, the food is well worth it, and the specialty restaurants are normally smaller and more intimate than the main restaurants so they make for a great place to celebrate a special occasion.
The entertainment on board comes in many different styles and formats but is always included in the cruise fare. In the evening there are shows in the main show lounge (except small ship cruising). Typically there are two sessions a night so, depending on your dinner time, you can always catch the show. The style of these shows changes daily. Some nights it will include all of the ship's entertainment crew with a Las Vegas style production. Other nights there may be a guest entertainer or comedian. There is something for everyone.
The entertainment doesn't stop with the nightly performances. Each night the ship provides a newsletter detailing all the activities that will take place the following day. These activities may include dance classes, arts and crafts, table tennis, live music, tournaments, trivia quizzes, recent release movies, and other deck games and deck parties. The great thing about a cruise is that you can do as much or as little as you like. If your idea of a holiday is sitting back with a good book, you can do that. If you like to be entertained there is no shortage of entertainment.
One of the main reasons for a cruise making such a great family holiday is the "kids club" facilities offered on board, and they are all included in your cruise fare. Typically the kids clubs are broken into 3 different age groups - 3 to 6 years, 7 to 12 years, and 13 – 17 years. In these dedicated children's facilities they are looked after by trained staff and the facilities are open from 9am – 10pm. Parents can check their children into the "kids club" whenever it suits them. Children love these facilities as it is "their space" aboard the ship.
NB Each cruise line has limited space on board the ship for children as the kids club facilities can cater for a limited number of children, and any child booked onto a cruise has access to the kids club. If you are planning on taking a cruise during the school holidays then you need to book early as the children's space will sell out. Also, while most cruise lines have kids club facilities there are some exceptions (not common) so you should check this at time of booking.
The chances are you will not get seasick. On a cruise most people do not suffer from motion sickness. However, if you are going to get seasick then it is likely to happen in the first 24 hours. If you limit the amount of alcohol you consume and activities you do in the first 24 hours you can reduce the chance of this happening. Another thing you can do is select a midship cabin on a lower deck. A cabin in the middle of the ship (midship) will experience the least amount of movement.
There are a number of other precautions/medications you can take, and these can be purchased before you travel at a pharmacy or health shop. Otherwise you can buy them on board.
The best thing you can do if you feel seasick is visit the ship's doctor. They can give you an injection that will give you relief from your seasickness within 30 minutes. You have planned and saved for your holiday, don't ruin it by feeling sick. Visit the doctor for the injection and get it treated straight away. If you have travel insurance then you can claim this back.
IMPORTANT: A visit to the doctor on board will cost you money so we strongly recommend you get travel insurance before you depart on your holiday.
Terms and conditions for this cruise
Frequently Asked Questions
Shore excursions are pre-organised tours & sightseeing options that you purchase on board for when your ship is in a port of call. Every ship has a "Shore Ex" desk with qualified staff who can advise you of different excursions available, what's best to do and generally help you with information on the particular region your ship is visiting.
Shore excursions can be booked on board your ship however some cruise lines allow you to pre-book and pay for excursions online. If there is a tour you really want to do then we recommend you pre-book it as popular tours do sell out.
Shore excursions are not compulsory, you are free to go ashore and return to the ship as many times as you like.
When you go ashore it is important to note:
You must take your cruise I.D. card (ticket) as proof for re-embarking.
The city or town you are visiting may not be close to the port where the ship is docked, cruise lines normally organise shuttle buses (at a minimal charge) throughout the day to and from the city centre.
You must return to the ship at the stipulated time as the ship WILL NOT wait for late passengers.
Tour costs vary depending on the activity, itinerary and inclusions. There is always a wide variety on offer for all age groups and abilities that can start from as little as $25.
Sometimes you can book your tour, when you arrive at your port, direct from the operator at a much cheaper price. However, this comes with a buyer beware warning. The operators used by the cruise line are trusted professionals so you will not be ripped off. Also, if something goes wrong on your tour, the cruise line knows where you are and will take the necessary steps to pick you up if your vehicle has broken down. In extreme cases they will even hold the ship's departure for you if you are late returning from a tour booked through the ship. They will not wait if you go direct through the operator, as they will not know where you are.
Unlike airlines, there are no luggage restrictions on a cruise. However you need to consider that you need to store it in your cabin for your holiday. There is plenty of storage space in your cabin but if you are travelling in a quad cabin you may want to impose your own restrictions.
NB It is important to remember that airlines have different luggage restrictions, so if you are flying either pre or post cruise then you may want to keep within their allowances.
Cruise lines around the world do not all operate using the same onboard currency. The currency varies from cruise line to cruise line with the most common currency being US dollars. P&O Cruises Australia, Carnival Spirit and the Sun and Dawn Princess all use Australian dollars as their onboard currency.
Cruising is a cashless society which means when you purchase anything on board you do not pay for it in cash. When you board the ship it is like checking into a hotel, you can either give a credit card imprint or the cruise line will take a cash deposit of approximately $300. You are then given a "cruise card". Your cruise card is your door key (on most ships), has your dinner table number on it (for traditional dining), and it is used for making any purchases aboard.
When you make a purchase with your cruise card, it is swiped and a receipt is printed that you will need to sign. The cost of the purchase is then added to your onboard account which you settle at the end of your cruise.
Many cruises on our websites come with onboard credits. This could be from a special promotion that is being run by the cruise line or because of the relationship we have with the cruise lines that allows us to select certain cruises to receive onboard credit. The amount of onboard credit does normally depend on the length of the cruise.
If your reservation receives onboard credit we will confirm this with you in writing and then your onboard account will automatically be in credit for the amount we have confirmed to you. This credit can be used towards any onboard expenditure that is charged back to your cabin. It is important to note that if you do not spend all of your onboard credit it will not be refunded to you in cash so it is best you spend it all while on board.
Tipping/gratuities are a big issue for a lot of Australasian cruise passengers as it is not our custom to reward good service in this way. What cruise passengers need to consider is that outside of Australasia, the remuneration for personnel in the service industry is quite low. Hence, to keep up a high standard, employees have the incentive of earning additional income via the tips they receive. At the end of the day, how much you tip is up to you.
The most common way cruise lines suggest tipping, is that they add a suggested amount to your daily onboard account. You can choose to keep that on your account or you can ask the purser to remove it. This suggested amount is divided out amongst your cabin steward, your dinner waiter, your assistant waiter, your wine steward, and maitre d'.
Some cruise lines ask passengers to wait until the end of the cruise and they discreetly leave an envelope in your cabin in which to place the appropriate amount. Some cruise lines state that the fare you have paid includes gratuities. Some cruise lines ask that you pre-pay the gratuities with your cruise fare prior to your holiday departure.
Again, the amount you tip is up to you (unless it is prepaid) and it isn't intended to have a negative impact on your holiday. Do what feels most comfortable to you.
The rules surrounding where you can smoke on board a cruise ship vary from cruise line to cruise line. However, none have taken steps to ban smoking completely. Most only allow smoking in designated areas on the open decks. Many have banned smoking on cabin balconies as this poses a fire risk.
Many cruise lines have rules restricting you from taking your own alcohol on board your cruise ship. If you have pre purchased duty free alcohol the ship will take it off you when you board and store it away for you. This alcohol will be delivered to your cabin the night before you disembark. The same applies if you purchase it when you are in port. Any purchases made on board will also be delivered the night before you disembark.
However, Princess Cruises will allow you to bring a bottle of wine aboard which you can drink at dinner or in your cabin.
These restrictions were put in place to create a safer environment on board your cruise ship, where people drink within a controlled drinking environment.
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Located in the heart of Illinois' Amish country, The Great Pumpkin Patch is a working farm that features beautiful gardens, including a spectacular collection of more than 5,000 mums, and offers its heirloom seeds for sale. Known for its more than 300 varieties of rare pumpkins, squash and gourds from around the globe that are grown right on the farm and displayed in its Great Pumpkin Patch from mid-September through October 31 every year. The on-site Homestead Bakery sells made-from-scratch goodies such as pies and angel food cake during spring, summer and fall.
Flamm Orchards/Fruits & Cream Stand
Take a drive out to the orchards and buy in-season strawberries, peaches and apples. Flamm's Fruits & Cream Stand offers treats like homemade strawberry shortcake, cobblers, apple dumplings and pies.
Goebbert's Pumpkin Farm and Garden Center
Fall: festival with haunted house, corn maze, farm animals, and more. Spring/Summer: large selection of annuals, perennials, vegetable plants, trees, shrubs, aquatic plants, roses, planters, and gourmet food items. Admission is free - cost for some activities.
VILLE:South Barrington
Stroll downtown Springfield and check out shops that carry everything from Lincoln souvenirs to one-of-a-kind jewelry and fresh-made fudge. Downtown is also host to many events and festivals throughout the year.
Prairie Fruits Farm & Creamery
Prairie Fruits Farm & Creamery is Illinois' first farmstead cheese making facility, founded in 2004. Visit this off the beaten path farm and learn about their cheese-making process and their "Animal Welfare Approved" Goat Dairy. Taste their delicious, award winning varieties of goat cheese and sample their amazing goat milk gelato and organic fruits. The farm is open weekdays for drop-in visitors to see the goats, walk the grounds and purchase farm products. During the summer, you can also visit the farm during Wednesday afternoon open houses. In addition to self-guided tours of the farm, you can get gelato by the scoop and purchase products from their farm as well as those from other farms and food artisans. Prairie Fruits Farm & Creamery also offers additional food events in the summer with Dinners on the Farm, Third Friday Pop-Ups, and tasting trail events. This is a working farm, so check their website for hours and activities before venturing out to the farm.
Open August through November, come visit our farm this fall to share in our rustic culture and enjoy a taste of the season. Many varieties of apples to taste. Also available, in season, are raspberries, pumpkins, home-made goodies, and our famous apple cider donuts. Take a horse drawn ride out to the orchard to pick your own apples too. Family tradition starts here! There's a petting zoo too.
VILLE:Poplar Grove
Richardson Adventure Farm and Corn Maze
Home of the World's Largest Corn Maze! Theres lots to do for all ages -- slides, pedal carts, jumping pillows, a carousel, wagon rides, pig races, and a 50 tall observation tower. For an additional charge, there are pumpkins of all shapes and colors, a train ride, petting zoo, zipline, zorbing, concessions, fresh donuts, fudge, kettle corn, and more! There are 2 kids game trails where parents can take their kids into the big maze, and not get lost! Or, find all of the checkpoints and earn a beautiful, full color certificate. Open until 11pm on Fridays and Saturdays for corn-mazing at night and sitting around a campfire with hot chocolate! Reserve a campfire spot as a base camp for your group!
VILLE:Spring Grove
Green City Outdoor/Indoor Market
Green City Market is Chicago's only year-round farmer's market promoting local, sustainable farmers, producers and chefs by connecting them to the public through educational programming and special events. Enjoy the Outdoor market May through October.
Come visit Chicago's first and only year-round, indoor marketplace providing you with permanent, convenient and personal access to local artisans and purveyors.Featuring nearly 30 individual specialty vendors, Chicago French Market offers fresh ingredients for cooking at home, delicious grab-and-go options for breakfast, lunch and dinner, light snacks, picnics, easy party planning for home and office settings, plus meaningful gift ideas, all in one convenient location.
Ackerman Farms, celebrating over 100 years as a working family farm, invites everyone to join us from the 3rd week in August through the 3rd week in December. We feature over 150 different varieties of pumpkins and squash in all shapes and sizes, over 25 varieties of beautiful hardy mums, and over 15 varieties of apples from our orchard - everything you need for your fall decorations and for your table. Plan to spend the afternoon with us in our family friendly corn maze, ride a hay rack, browse the gift shop and visit our friendly farm animals. At Christmas, join us for hot cider by a cozy fire and leisurely shop our wonderful Christmas selection of gifts and decor. Don't forget to call us to schedule birthday parties or class field trips.
Rendleman Orchards Farm Market
Tree ripened peaches & nectarines from July - August, and apples from September - December. This farm market is open 7 days a week with seasonal produce, preserves, pickles and other specialty food items and gifts.
VILLE:Alto Pass
Chicago Botanic Garden Farmer's Market
First and third Sundays of the month from May until October (9 a.m. to 3 p.m.) Gather seasonal produce, flowers, herbs, and other local, sustainable products at this bimonthly Garden event that is held rain or shine. Talk with vendors and sample fresh fare. Visitors may purchase a special market bag from the Garden Shop to carry their purchases home. Free admission; $25 per car (includes tax) .
A Hundred Acres Orchard and Market
A fun-filled orchard featuring apples, berries, melons. The indoor market is filled with jams, jellies, sauces, dips, salsas, candy and homemade "take n bake" pies. Also unique is the Krazy Kernel Kettle Korn, produced right in Princeton! Specialty cheeses, such as Antonella, Buffalo Wing Jack, and Tomato Basil Yellow Cheddar are also available. Pair these cheeses with some of the wines that are sold in the new wine shop, or enjoy your purchase on the newly constructed outdoor patio area. The Cider Mill banquet room has been expanded to accommodate 200 guests, so plan your wedding, reception, party, or reunion here!
Tour the walk-through gardens and browse the nursery selling 170 different ornamental grasses, trees and shrubs.
Authentic, mix-with-the-Amish experience. Auctions held at Vernon Yoder's farm near Arcola.
The Farm includes 23 theme gardens, a rustic shop in the barn featuring herbal gifts and supplies, picnics, hayrides and a greenhouse.
Shop Von Maur, Carson Pirie Scott, JCPenney, Target, and nearly 150 specialty shops. Kids love the Yorktown Express train and the free Treehouse Adventure Play Area. Experience exciting tastes, styles and entertainment at The Shops On Butterfield.
U-pick strawberries, blueberries and blackberries in Season. May-July 8am to 8pm
Shady Crest Orchard and Farm Market
Come visit this working Amish farm and apple orchard. They have a variety of fresh fruits and vegetables for sale, plus fresh honey, apple butter and maple syrup. A Deli filled with 15 different Country-Cured Meats & 24 different Cheeses is also available Monday - Saturday. While you're there, enjoy a hand-dipped ice cream cone. You can also find Fresh Baked Goods every Thursday - Saturday. Open year round.
Didier Farms offers a variety of vegetables and flowers in our greenhouse this spring, and our farmers market in summer. U-pick opportunities are plentiful throughout the summer, weather permitting. During our Pumpkinfest, the last week of September and all of October, we offer hayrides, pony rides, corn maze and an exotic zoo, in beautiful Lake County. Also enjoy the Buffalo Creek Mining Co, pony & camel rides, Animal Land, Pumpkin Playland, kiddie rides, Parakeet Encounter, Pig Races (Sat, Sun & Mon) Pumpkin Patch Café, homemade apple cider & pumpkin donuts made daily. Antique tractor display, fall produce, birthday parties and school groups by reservation only.
Farm products available for purchase include plants, fresh fruits and vegetables, plus a wide variety of Amish jams and jellies. A pumpkin patch and corn maze are featured in the fall.
They are a seventh-generation family-owned Jersey dairy farm in Greenville. They handcraft only the highest-quality artisan and farmstead cheeses. They are excited to bring our family's passion and tradition to your table! Bring your family to see all aspects of the farm from raising calves through milk, ice cream, butter and cheese production.
Peoria RiverFront Farmers Market
Peoria's RiverFront Market features Illinois grown produce, local meats, cheeses, fresh breads, herbs, and flowers, plus a great selection of local art including jewelry, pottery, wood-turned items,candles, and much more. Only products grown or made in Illinois will be sold at our market. We are located in the Water Street parking lot (300 SW Water St), between Liberty and Harrison Streets, and also in the Liberty Park area. Plenty of free parking is available in surrounding lots and streets. Watch for new vendors, more entertainment, and lots of fun in the 2014 season!
Mill Creek Farms' season begins in mid-April with asparagus, mid-May though June for strawberries, early July through August for sweet corn, tomatoes, and green beans, and October for pumpkins. Pumpkin picking, a corn maze and hay rides are offered weekends in October. Support local farming and fun with family or friends!


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This pudding borders on witchcraft and I bet everyone who makes it for the first time puts it in the oven thinking, 'this will never work'. But guess what? It does! The idea of pouring hot water over a batter and the oven sorting it all out is hard to believe but by the time you take the finished pud out of the oven there will be a lovely sponge risen on the top, and a thick, rich chocolate sauce at the bottom of the dish.
It really doesn't look promising going into the oven (apologies for all the mess and smears around the bowl – I was having one of those uncoordinated days where everything goes where it shouldn't!):
I particularly liked where the sauce bubbled up on top of the sponge and set into a crusty topping. The sponge and sauce contrasted with vanilla ice cream was the perfect dish – hot, cold, multiple textures and bold flavours.
This is a real 'stick to the ribs' pudding reminiscent of that chocolate sponge you sometimes got for school dinners. The chocolate sauce is more chocolatey than school dinners chocolate custard (not that I didn't love school dins chocolate custard!)
The other good thing about this dessert is that it takes barely 10 minutes to get it ready for the oven. I do recommend standing your baking dish on a tray to catch any spills. Some of my chocolate sauce did decide to erupt out of the pud like a rather limp Versuvius. Mmmm, chocolate lava!
For the batter:
150g self raising flour
165g caster sugar
2 tablespoons cocoa powder
125ml milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
30g unsalted butter, melted
150g self raising flour
165g caster sugar
2 tablespoons cocoa powder
125ml milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
30g unsalted butter, melted
For the topping:
150g dark brown sugar
4 tablespoons cocoa powder
425ml hot water
150g dark brown sugar
4 tablespoons cocoa powder
425ml hot water
Preheat the oven to 190°C/fan oven 170°C/375°F/gas mark 5.
Grease a 1.5-2 litre oven proof dish with butter.
Place the flour, sugar and cocoa in a large bowl and mix together.
Beat in the milk, vanilla and butter until you have a smooth batter.
Spoon into the prepared dish and level the surface.
Now make the topping: Stir together the brown sugar and cocoa powder making sure there are no lumps.
Scatter over the top of the batter.
Pour the hot water over the top at a gentle speed so as not to disturb everything – using the back of a spoon to break the flow helps.
Place on a baking sheet in the oven (this will catch any sauce that bubbles up) and bake for 50 minutes, during which time the sponge will rise to the top and the liquid will be at the bottom of the dish transformed into a thick chocolate sauce.
Serve from the oven with vanilla ice cream.
Bask in the glory of the wonderful thing you have created.


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University of Alabama football coach Nick Saban's "first news conference of the preseason practice schedule" is annually a seminal moment in Tuscaloosa. At this year's FNCotPPS, Saban expressed dismay with the speed by which stories/rumors/innuendo spreads in the information age. Sayeth Saban to the press corps, "You all can go crazy out on misinformation and bad information and have no professionalism to try to find out if it did or didn't happen. Just to create some you-know-what."
Yeah, we know what, Nick. He does have a shenanigans solution for this damn newfangled problem, just as soon as he can figure out the intricacies of pulling it off.
"I'm gonna start messing with you," he said. "I don't know how to do that, but I'm gonna start doing it. Everyday I'm going to post something that's just total B.S."
Go to 3:45 of the video to watch Saban throw down the cyber gauntlet. Stick around if you want to hear about Duron Carter's grades.
Alabama notebook: Web rumors frustrate Saban [Montgomery Advertiser]
Injuries? What injuries? Saban expresses frustration with news media [AL.com]