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August 7th, 2007, 06:16 PM
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My Trip Journal/Review - Sensation/Bahamas
Saturday – flying to Florida
On the morning we left, we dropped the animals at the pet motel. I was trying to get the locks on the suitcase and Ian showed me how when the tabs were together, a little slot was formed for it. I had been trying to get the lock through the actual tab holes. Go figure! Can you tell I don't travel much these days? We left at 11 to head for O'Hare. I prayed we wouldn't get a flat tire. We parked in remote lot G at O'Hare. First time I ever parked at an O'Hare parking lot. Usually I park at my dad's building adn he drops us off, or I'd get dropped off by a limo when I used to travel for work years ago. We took a shuttle to the tram and the tram to terminal 3. With our electronic boarding pass we didn't have to stand in line for the ticket or for luggage as we only had 2 carry-ons. We stood in line for security but that was only about 5 minutes. We stood in line at gate K1 to find out our gate would be H14 so we walked all the way to the end of the terminal but was 2.25 hours till boarding would begin. At 2:15 the agent at the gate announced that the flight to St. Louis was at gate k2, all the way at the other end of the terminal. So off we went again, along with a few other people. They started boarding at 2:45 and took off shortly after the 3:10 depart time.
We arrived at the St. Louis airport at 4:20, went to gate c6 for our connection per the flight attendant and found the display showing it would depart at 6:30, not 5:40 as originally scheduled. Bought a postcard, nail clipper and $10 handheld casino game for Ian. We boarded our flight at 6:40, took off around 7:00. Landed in Orlando around 10 - the runway was wet so it had rained earlier. We called the hotel at 10:00 as we exited the plane but their shuttle didn't get to the airport until 10:30 or so, a few others were also waiting for it. We got to the hotel at 11:00, did a quick check in, signed up for 9:00 shuttle to airport Mears stop the next day, and went to our room, which was right next to the pool. We went to sleep around 12:30, placed 6:30 wake up call that actually came at 6:55 so it's good I used their room alarm as well as my cell phone alarm. I learned from my travel-for-work years ago NEVER to rely on wake up calls!
Sunday – from hotel to ship!
We woke up at 6:20, turned off alarms. Water pressure in shower sucked. Continental breakfast was pitiful; I had coffee, Ian had pretzels from the vending machine. Ordered the movie Hot Fuzz for Ian to watch before we had to go.
Hotel shuttle left at 9:00, dropped us at airport by 9:15, she told us Mears was at the other end of the area so we schlepped there only to find out from a Mears counter rep there that the correct Mears counter for the cruises was back at the other end of the building, so off we went again. (Apparently that first one was for non-cruise business.)
Checked in, got our orange tickets for the bus and waited. The lady recommended we put our ship luggage tags on though we'll be carrying them onboard ourselves. We found a comfy quiet seating area and relaxed. Read books while we waited. Finally got on the first Mears bus of the day at 10:00 with many others, it was packed, there were 2 buses. We left the airport at 10:30 and arrived at Port Canaveral at 11:10. We saw the Disney Wonder and RCL Mariner of the Seas and behind them, the Sensation.
We checked in, got our s&s cards and room key cards, had our welcome aboard photos taken, then stepped aboard at around 11:45. We stopped at the front bar/lobby on Empress deck and got a soda for him and a ginger ale for me. We couldn't go to the rooms yet as housekeeping was still cleaning them until 1:30. We went to the video arcade so Ian could play and I could relax nearby. Put his s&s card into the token machine, it said Welcome Ian and asked for his birthday, which he keyed in. Then you can choose from $5 to $25 in tokens. He did $5 each time.
He was happy to play games while I sat in a comfy padded window seat and could look out at the other ships in port, relax and keep an eye on our carry-ons. We headed towards the Main deck around 1:00 and others were also awaiting the okay to go to our cabins. Finally we went to our cabins. Ian opened the door and he ran excitedly into the room and declared the bed under the window as his. We checked out the cabin, took photos, and set about unpacking. Starboard has even numbered room, port has odd. We got out an old expired Toys R Us card to use for the safe and put our passports, travel docs, his DS, and my cash/credit cards in there. It's about 10-12" wide, 5-6" high and 7-8" deep.
Ian was really excited, bouncing all over the room, running back and forth, then he settled down on his bed and called his dad to tell him all about the ship and our cabin. We checked out the bathroom - lots of storage space in the medicine cabinet. Lots of closet space and enough hangers for us, nothing dressy really to hang; we used the 4 drawers for socks & lingerie, clothes and the desk drawer for other stuff.
Television channels: TNT = 26, FOX = 28, Boomerang = 29, CNN = 30, Discovery = 23 and Cartoon Network = 30. Channel 34 shows a directory of what the other channels are and also displays the time.
Ian declared himself the safe-master so whenever I wanted money I'd give him the Toyr R Us card, he'd get my wallet out and give it to me, then lock it back up and give me back the Toys R Us card. Ian found our life jackets under the tv in a storage area. After we were unpacked, we relaxed and watched tv for a bit, then we ordered room service. Turkey sandwiches for Ian and a foccacia sandwich for me, and sodas. Delicious but the chips that came with his sandwich were a little stale. Took about 15-20 minutes to get the food. We filled out our order form for the next day's breakfast room service so we'd just have to put it out on the door before bedtime. Cereal, milk and toast for Ian. Bagel, lox, cream cheese, coffee and banana for me.
Muster drill: we had to go to our muster station which was on Promenade deck, I believe. When you head to the stairs there ae signs pointing up or down to the nearest muster station. A few hundred people crammed into one of the lounges and they announced how to use the life jackets but the person didn't have a mic so a lot of people couldn't hear. Then Tory the CD got on the PA system and repeated the process as well as other safety issues (i.e., no candles, etc. in rooms).
After that was over, we put our lifejackets back in the storage unit under the tv and went to the lido deck to get Ian a soda card. It was supposed to be a welcome aboard party up there, but it was pouring rain with lightning and thunder! I took a quick video of the downpout. We got the soda card at the bar then headed back inside. We went to the photo gallery on P deck and bought our welcome aboard photo for $8.95 and a 6x9 carnival frame for $5.95, total $15.84 with tax. Put on the S&S of course. It was so good to NOT have to carry around cash or credit cards!!!
We unpacked our carry-ons, filled the drawers and closers and huge medicine cabinet in the bathroom – then we ordered room service for Ian: 2 turkey sandwiches; for me: foccacia sandwich. Obviously we loved these sandwiches right from the start. He had a Sprite that was in the room and I had a diet coke. I know we'll be charged $1.75 but I was too thirsty to care. Sandwiches were delicious but the chips that came with the sandwiches were not that great - a bit stale. We put the door decoration up for the day.
There were two huge beach towels in the room, but we didn't use them at all. Our steward, Xavier, stopped by to say hi, welcome us aboard and ask if we needed anything. Other than ice, we didn't, and he brought some ice in a short while.
From our window, we saw RCL Mariner of the Seas, which had been in Port Canaveral, head off to the southeast while we headed south. Eventually we couldn't see her anymore. We also saw the Disney Wonder also heading southeast. Eventually she was out of sight as well. We came back to the room but it wasn't cleaned yet, so we left the sign on the door, watched tv & rested, then went out again around 6:30, our steward was just down the hall. We went up to the Sports deck and played a round of mini golf. Some of the holes had water in them and it was challenging to get the ball in but that made it more fun! It was very windy and my hair kept blowing all over the place. Made mental note to use a hair clip next time! The girl who gave us the balls and clubs told me she thought we were brother and sister, not mother and son. I loved that, Ian hated that (he doesn't WANT to look older than he is). I'm 48 and Ian is 14 so for her to think we were both in our 20's or something like that really thrilled me. I'm usually thought to be around 30.
We went back to the room to rest for an hour or so. Then we put the "please service stateroom" sign on the door and went to explore now that either the rain had stopped or we had sailed past it. Then we went to the video arcade. Ian played and I set on the comfy cushioned window seat area and watched the sea. It was really warm and sunny out and people were on desk, in the pool and jacuzzi. We went to the internet cafe and logged in, each purchasing a 60 minute plan for $24.99. Your username is your first initial, last name and room number (mine was mtruem118), Your initial password is your birthdate (mm/dd/yy) then you have to change it. Later I realized one 60 minute plan would have done the trick for us both.
We went back to the room around 8:30 p.m. and it had been cleaned. Ian didn't want to go out again so we got into our pj's and relaxed/watched tv. We left the curtains open, watched the sun set and the sky slowly darken. There was lightning in the distance and we turned off the lights, tv, etc. to watch it. You could see it reflected back up off the ocean surface. Ian pulled out a blue fleece/cotton blanket from the bottom shelf of the closet and used that, sleeping on top of the usual comforter. I just used the comforter, the beds were very comfy and the pillows were good.
The ice bucket kept getting the top of the desk wet so I put a washcloth under it for the duration of the cruise. I didn't want any paperwork or electronic devices to get wet. The towel creation was a walrus; we both took photos of it then moved it to the table under the tv. There were 2 chocolate pieces, both were sort of stale. All of our excursion tickets were in an envelope left on the counter! Two sets of tickets only had my name, the 3rd set only had Ian's name but I called the info/purser desk and they said it wouldn't matter. Ian put them in the safe.
Ian enjoys being out at sea and loves the novelty of the cabin, especially his bed by the window. He likes to sit on the window sill. When our steward, Xavier, had turned down the beds he also left the capers for the following day.
There is a small steel wastebasket that is under the desk and I put it in the corner at the foot of my bed. The steward kept putting it under the desk which didn't work as each time I sat there to eat I had to haul it out again. He lost points (and tip) for putting it back there each time he cleaned the room.
There is only outlet in the room, one plug is 220v the other is 110. We plugged in a 3-outlet extension into the 110v, and plugged another 3-outlet extension into that, so we had the 5 outlets we needed (cell charger, camera battery charger, ds charger and travel hair dryer. In the bathroom there is one outlet that's only good for shavers, I guess. No other plug will fit into it. It's next to the light at the top of the medicine cabinet. There's a little light above each bed with its own switch. The "nightlight" under the tv was too bright for us so we turned that off and instead left the bathroom light on but closed the door most of the way. You do NOT need to bring a nightlight.
The A/C was controlled by turning a knob in the ceiling. I'm 5'4" and could easily reach it, it's not a high ceiling. Besides the bathroom mirror/medicine cabinet, there is a full length mirror on the cabin door. There is also a huge mirror (approx. 4" x 4") at the desk. My cell phone didn't switch to local time until Sunday evening. On the bathroom sink there was a porcelain bowl containing 4 wrapped bic shavers and a few packages of Pepcid complete. There was a bar of Proterra marine cleansing bar with sea kelp, which I didn't use at all. We didn't need pepcid or the shavers as I had brought my own shaver and immodium a/d and pepto chewables (gum flavored) for Ian. We never needed any of the medicines we brought from home but I will still bring them along as you never know. There is a 3" side railing around the room that is perfect for holding small items such as the cell phone camera, sunglasses, the tv remote control. There is a slot under the phone (which is mounted on the wall) specifically for holding the room key cards.
To place wake up calls you dial 37 then key in the time you want to get up in military time. So to set a wakeup call for 7 a.m.;, you dial 370700 and hang up after you hear the flickering tone. To undo the wake up call, you dial #37.
On the counter under the tv was a black binder containing information about the ship, activities, etc. room service menu, phone directory, etc. There is also a booklet about the Bahamas, a book about art auctions at sea, and some oversized postcards of Sensation, 2 small pieces of stationary and one envelope, a valet service order form and 2 breakfast order forms. You'll want to keep the desk ready for room service trays, so use the counter under the tv for the ship binder and other paperwork. A little round 3-legged table serves as a nice table to put next to a bed. Another stool is cushioned and serves as a seat for when you're sitting at the desk - or you can use the regular chair for that.
Monday - Freeport
I woke up at 5 a.m. and noticed it was light enough to see land off in the distance. Dotting the land was a string of scattered lights. They were not moving and appeared to be flickering. This must be the outskirt areas of the northernmost tip of the Bahamas. Some scattered little clouds were in the sky but it looked otherwise clear. I took a couple of photos and movie clips of the beautiful sunrise. I couldn't go back to sleep so I turned on the tv and had the sound turned down, watched CNN. I took a shower at 7:00 - The water never sprayed out from the shower at least not more than a few barely noticeable drops. Leave the clothing pins at home. Breakfast was delivered a few minutes after 7:30 as requested and was delicious! You indicate a time range for delivery - i.e. between 7:30 and 7:45.
We went up to Promenade desk so Ian could play video games for a bit, then I realized I left the excursion tickets in the safe. So I ran down to get them, then we headed to deck 3 (under Riveria) to debark for the excursion. They have you slide your S&S card into a machine which records the fact that you got off the ship, they didn't ask for any photo id. A sign there said to be back on board by 4:30 (we sail at 5). When we debarked, I noticed my cell phone had finally properly set to the right time zone.
NOTE: stay on board until 10 minutes before excursion time as it's so humid you may as well stay on the ship as long as possible. Also, the area they have you stand in is in tall grass and weeds, and there are mosquitoes, etc. We got a couple of bites standing there. NOT a great way to treat the tourists! Thank G-d we had a nice a/c coach arrive to take us to Port Lucaya Market place where our glass bottom boat tour would take off from.
The CCL Liberty was next to Sensation so took a couple of pictures. We walked about 2 blocks to where the boat was docked; a 2-level covered boat named Ocean Wonder. We went along the coast for a bit. They gave us bread to feed the fish with. Ian liked that part. The boat was stopped over the reef, but the waves really rocked it from side to side and that is not pleasant at all. I wished I had taken Dramamine and I had left it back in the cabin. I had to close my eyes when it rocked like that. It was nice and breezy when the boat was moving; we saw people parasailing, jet skiing, etc. We then headed to a place where we had hoped to see a sunken ship, but there were too many other boats already there and we had to head back to port Lucaya without seeing the wreck. There are lots of condos and really nice private homes along the beach and some really sharp boats in the harbor. We didn't have anything to eat or drink on board but they had water, beer and chips for sale.
Once we were back at Port Lucaya Marketplace, we walked 2 blocks to the bus stop and waited 15 minutes to get on the bus. This one was NOT a/c but had opened windows that at least got a little breeze into the bus. We couldn't wait to get back to the ship. I talked to a lady in the next seat whose family's luggage had been lost enroute by the airlines. They had to buy shorts and shirts from the ship's shop as all they had was their carryons and they hadn't put extra clothing in there.
As we pulled up to the ships, there were a few stores and a paved area under a shelter (where they had entertainament) next to CCL Liberty. That would have been a nice place for us to wait for our excursion that morning. We had to slide our s&s card in the machine again and also put our purses, bags, pocket items into an x-ray machine to get on the ship. That blast of cold air as we boarded was pure heaven! We headed to the Empress bar for sodas - ah!
We went back to the room, Ian pout on the TV and lay down, I showered and shampooed. Then I ordered us lunch - same sandwiches as yesterday, with sodas. The focaccia has grilled zucchini, fresh mozzarella, portabello mushrooms with a basil aioli (sauce). Scrumptious and I'm NOT a sandwich person at all. We ordered a snack at 3:00 - chocolate cake for Ian, fresh fruit for me. The cake was not that fresh; Ian had a bite and couldn't continue. I tried it and agreed, it was not moist at all. Also the fruit wasn't the greatest, I only had about half of it, and the rest was not good - mushy and tasteless. We ordered an early dinner at 4:30 -sandwich For Ian, veggies and blue cheese dip for me. All delicious!
From our window we watched the ship pack out of the port and set sail at 5:00 sharp. Went to lido deck and got Ian an airbrushed tattoo - a huge dragon on his left shoulder. I also got a small rose tattoo on my left shoulder.
After that, we headed up to take a portrait (formal night) though we weren't dressed up. We also bought the photo they took as we left the ship this morning. Bought 2 postcards, some chocolate (Hershey's and Reeses) in the ship store. Went back to room to rest a bit, then back up to video arcade. I played Galaga, which I always loved. That machine also played Ms Pacman, another favorite. Sat on now familiar window seat while Ian continued playing. Loved just watching the ocean as we sailed through it. I'm Pisces so I'm at peace just being on the water
(as long as we're not moving too fast).
Ian talked to his dad for a few minutes around 6, and then we went to the internet cafe to send some emails out. Internet cafe rates are: 60 minutes for $24, 30 minutes for $16.50, or pay as you go - 75 cents per minute. It's open 24 hours until 11 pm on the last night of the cruise. Note - we couldn't login at first when we sailed, it's really not available until early evening on the first night. We went out on Lido desk and walked around a bit in the evening, most others were at dinner so it was nice to be out and about without crowds. Took some photos. Quite a bit of people though were also not doing formal night, eating at Seaview Grill or otherwise walking about the ship. Formal wear ranged from nice pants and shirts to evening dresses that I thought were really way too fancy. Didn't see anyone in a tux.
Went back to cabin around 8 p.m., ordered dinner - 2 sandwiches for Ian, salad for me. Prepared for day in Nassau. Got excursion tickets out of safe. The towel animal tonight was an elephant. We each took photos of it. We got two small color-coded layouts of the ship from an info desk up on Promenade.
Tuesday - Nassau
Got up at 6:30, we were docked in Nassau. Breakfast arrived at 7:05. We could see Atlantis from our room, and there was a strip of beautiful expensive homes just next to the ship, separated by a thin strip of water. The ocean was on the other side of the homes. The RCL Majesty of the Seas was next to us.
When we debarked for the excursino (I had our tickets this time) we were given an arm band meant for a return boat ride from Paradise Island, which is where the Atlantis resort is. We walked a block or two to where we got the boat. We saw the straw market and senior frogs when the boat left, we took a short harbor tour on the way to the place it docked. Then, it was a 2 block walk mostly in the hot sun, to Atlantis. Once inside, we got a tour that eventually led to their Dig exhibit. I took a bunch of photos and videos there. Saw tons of coral reef and other local fish, lobsters, sharks, and a few huge manta rays! Videos of them are awesome! It's a beautiful resort, but, obviously overpriced. The part where there's a high connecting section between the main buildings is actually a 2br quite that houses Shaq, Oprah and other rich and famous folk and costs $25,000 per night. Yes, that's right. $25k per night for that suite. I'll book it when I win the lotto
We didn't want to walk back to the pier and wait for the boat, so we got a taxi from the hotel directly to the ship for $4 each, $8 total with tip. Good deal. When we got back, the CLL Celebrity was in port, next to Majesty of the Seas. We went to our cabin, ordered lunch, rested, I showered and shampooed. Way too hot out there! We thought we'd venture out again later in the afternoon but it was just too damned humid. In the early afternoon we saw someone in a bridal gown, obviously just about to get married on board. Now we saw the only tuxedos we'd see on board.
At 4:30, we went up to the video arcade then down at 5 to order dinner. Sandwiches for Ian, salad and veggies for me. Went up at 7:00 to purchase the "formal�? and photos from previous excursion day. Went to store for more chocolate and I bought a silver snake ring for Ian for $20.
Ordered more food later on, and the towel creation was a "Whassup" boy.
At 9:00 we went up to Lido deck and got Ian another airbrush tattoo - the word Dragon in Chinese. Saw Sensation and Majesty of the Seas all lit up. Steward brought a form for $15 bag of laundry so I prepared a bag for morning pick up. Also got statement to date - about $350, not bad! Mostly the ship photos, store purchases, video arcade and $50 for internet accounts. Verified all charges were accurate.
Wednesday -Day at Sea
Delicious usual breakfast via room service again. Went up to video arcade, watched tv for a bit, saw the horrible news about the Minneapolis bridge collapse. TV sound suddenly stopped working for any channel after 24, called it in, it worked again within 20-30 minutes.
Ian was hungry again at 9:00, ordered a sandwich. Our toilet also suddenly wouldn't flush properly, I called it in and a plumber came to fix it very shortly.
We started packing things up in mid-morning so we wouldn't have to get it all done that night. Ian realized he lost his S&S card - didn't see it in the arcade. So we went to the info desk and they quickly made another one for him, no cost. Bought Ian 2 Sensation t-shirts for $30. @ Sensation mugs for $9.95 each. More chocolate and another postcard.
I didn't see any door decorations other than mine. Waste of time and luggage space to bring it. Ordered sandwich for lan for lunch, went to Seaview bistro and got grilled hamburger and fries to bring back to the room, gave him half my fries. Laundry rooms are across the hall from u154 and E2. More fun on Lido deck 9Mini-golf, watched "water wars). After dinner sandwich for Ian, salad for me), filled out customs declaration form for our few purchases. Ian wanted another tattoo so we went up to Lido and he got the all-seeing eye of Anubis. Got cheese pizza for him, veggie pizza for me. Not bad, but not worth raving about at all.
Thursday – debarkment!
We woke up early, our last room service breakfast order apparently didn't get processed, so I had to order it and it came within 20 minutes. We watched more news about the bridge collapse, and left the room with our carry-ons at about 8:30.
Went to wait on Empress but we were told to go up to Fantasia lounge. We got there and found some seats, it wasn't crowded at all. People were waiting in several areas on several decks.
5 minutes after we got there, our section (Main forward) was called. We lugged the carry-ons back down 2 flights and we were off the ship, showing our s&s cards for the last time.
5 minutes later we were through the short customs line and waiting for the Thrifty car rental shuttle. Somehow, between the Sensation and the Thrifty shuttle, I had lost my sunglasses. Good thing I always have a spare pair.
After a 7-8 minute ride we got to Thrifty, left 10 minutes later in a Chrysler Sebring. We went to Space Center, but it was too hot and long wits for several attractions so we left after about an hour. Not at all what we expected.
We headed for Orlando, and it started to rain half way there. It lightened up when we got to our hotel. We were there at noon but they let us check in anyway, though check in was at 1. Signed up for 6 a.m. shuttle ride to airport. We drove through the McDonald's next store, drove to where our 3rd floor room was, went up to eat, then back down to bring up carryons.
Ian played an old Nintendo 64 game $6.95 an hour on the tv. Then we headed to Int'l drive to WonderWorks (a building that looks upside down but isn't). Fun place, but really crowded. After that, we headed back to the hotel, stopped for Wendy's near the hotel to bring it back to eat. Also stopped at 711/gas station a few doors down from hotel to stock up on snacks for the room.
Relaxed, took a much missed hot bath while Ian played games. We later ordered and watched Shrek 3. Went to sleep at 9 due to early wake up.
Friday – flying home to Chicago
Woke up at 5 a.m. showered, got Ian up, we hit the lobby shortly before 6. Ian bought 2 magazines, I bought a USA Today. Made it to the gate, for our 9:10 1st flight to Dallas/Ft Worth. At 8:30 they announced it was delayed till 11:00 and we had a noon flight from D/Ft Worth to Chicago that was obviously cancelled. Ian realized he'd left his visor in the hotel room.
I got in line immediately at the gate to get a new connecting flight but while I waited I got on my cell to AA and they had two seats together (at the rear of) a direct flight from Orlando to Chicago that left at 11:00 and would get to O'Hare at 1:15. Perfect! The original arrangement would have had us home at 2:20. Had to walk very quickly with Ian to the tram, take the tram back to the terminal, get new boarding passes issued, go through security again, then tram back to the gate. The flight was wonderful and actually landed at 1:00. We got the train to the remote lot, shuttle took us to our car, and we headed to get our cat and hamsters. We were home by 3:30.
Already we realized Sensation had already set sail for a 3-day cruise. It felt strange to be home.
We got a good talking-to for a day or two by our cat, Simba, who had been kenneled for the first time in his (12 years old) life. Our Russian dwarf hamsters, Shadow and Cream, didn't say a word. That night, I started looking at cruise itineraries for my next (solo) cruise, hopefully in June 2008.
It will be almost like a new cruise for me because I won't be catering to my teenage son's shy unsocial "I don't want to do this or that" attitude.
Past Cruises:
Carnival Imagination w/mom: 03/22/10 - 03/26/10
Carnival Sensation w/son: 07/29/07 - 08/02/07
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Great review. I can't wait to go on our first cruise on New Years Day! My wife and I flew to the Bahamas about 14 years ago and stayed at the Princess Resort in Freeport and were there for 3 days and really enjoyed it. We went early in the year if I remember correctly and it was hot, but not humid. We went to port Lucaya (sp) and got lost and it got dark and we had people hitting us up for money and it was very scarry for us. Was glad to get back to the hotel.
Anyway, glad you enjoyed your cruise and hope you get your next one booked soon!
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This particular gumbo so rich and comforting because that it is thickened in 5 ways:
1) gelatin from the chicken bones
2) pectin from the tomatoes
3) gluten from the flour roux
4) starch from the rice
5) gooey stuff in okra
¼ cup flour
3 tablespoons of butter
3 pounds of chicken thighs, bone-in, skinless
½ pound of Andouille sausage, sliced
1 cup of okra, sliced (frozen okra will work if in a pinch)
2 cups of celery, sliced
1 onion, diced
28 oz of canned, chopped tomatoes
3 bay leaves
1 tablespoon of paprika
1 teaspoon herbs de Provence
6 cups of water for the gumbo, 4 cups for the rice
Salt & pepper
Tabasco sauce
2 cups of rice
In a large pot, melt the butter on low and add the flour. Stir periodically to make a roux until golden brown, about 3-4 minutes.
Add chicken, sausage, okra, celery, onion, tomatoes and bay leaves, paprika, herbs de Provence and a few generous dashes of Tabasco sauce. Add 6 cups of water. Bring to a boil, cover and simmer on low for 1.5-2 hours. Then, remove chicken and debone. Shred the meat and add back to the gumbo and dispose of the bones.
While the gumbo is nearly done, you can cook the rice. Bring 4 cups of water to a boil and add the rice. Once boiling again, put the heat on low, cover and steam for about 20 minutes.
Serves 6-8 with rice and Tabasco sauce.

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International Trade and Finance. (Chapter 8)
IN THE AREA OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND FINANCE, Brown published articles and texts early in his career. Two of the influences on his thinking with regard to a theory of international trade were William Graham Sumner and, to a lesser extent, Henry George. Although Sumner and George were decided opponents on the issue of the single tax, they were uncompromising advocates of free trade in the classical tradition of Smith, Ricardo, Mill, et. al. Whether Brown actually studied with Sumner at Yale is uncertain as he never recorded that he had done so, although E. W. Kemmerer, in a review of one of Brown's text, mentioned that Brown had been Sumner's pupil. (1) Brown at least shared Sumner's fondness for Thomas Buckle's The History of Civilization in England and quoted from it on occasion. (2) Brown recommended George's Protection and Free Trade as a "very readable exposition." (3) In the area of foreign exchange he drew heavily from the works of Franklin Escher and George Goschen. (4)
International Trade and Exchange
BROWN'S INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND EXCHANGE was published first in 1914 and subsequently republished in two volumes in 1920 and 1921 as Foreign Exchange and International Trade respectively. (5) In 1916, he had combined a condensed version of these books with a section on transportation costs to make up his Principles of Commerce. (6) In addition to Kemmerer, Frank Taussig, Sumner Slichter and C. F. Bickerdike reviewed Brown's books.
Brown introduced his discussion in Foreign Exchange with chapters on the laws of money and the nature of bank credit along the lines of Fisher's interpretation of the quantity theory. Taussig objected that such an introduction was not necessary. (7) In the analysis of foreign exchange, exchange rate determination and specie flows, the reviewers found Brown to be fundamentally sound. However, they did not think he made any original contributions other than an emphasis on the possibilities of countries having different standards of value. A reviewer in the Economic Journal, Hartley Withers concurred and stressed its similarity to Escher's Elements of Foreign Exchange, but to be more abstract and theoretical and as a result was more "academic and doctrinaire." (8)
For his International Trade Brown was credited by Taussig and Bickerdike with having presented the orthodox or "British School" view of trade theory with consistency and precision. Taussig himself was considered heir to this line of thought, but he found fault with Brown's assumption that specie flow would take place quickly and would have a rapid effect on prices. Taussig did not doubt the conclusions of orthodox theory but felt it was poorly adapted to the problems of real, day-to-day trading situations. Taussig also mentioned that he did not agree with the contemporary criticisms of German economists of the comparative advantage approach. Bickerdike found Brown's analysis superior to that of J. S. Mill in its examination of the gains and losses from protective tariffs and similar to Edgeworth's more recent treatment, although lacking his graphical apparatus. (9)
A few years later Frank Graham attacked the comparative advantage rationale for free trade. (10) He specifically mentioned Brown's assertion (deduced from Mill's treatment) that the greater the variety of goods a country can offer for export, the better was the country's position in trade. (11) Graham argued that this was untrue and that greater variety was more likely to result in less favorable terms of trade unless totally new goods accounted for the variety. Brown, however, had argued that the statement was true only in general terms and that the greater variety of goods and services would imply a greater volume of trade, with all its attendant benefits.
Brown dedicated much of the text to question of free trade, which he advocated with little or no concession to protectionists' arguments. …


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Selhurst Park, London
October 26, 2013; 12:45 BST
Crystal Palace host Arsenal FC at Selhurst Park on Saturday and this clash couldn't have come at a worse time for the home side. This game has all the makings and could turn out to be another exciting London derby.
Crystal Palace are currently 19th in the points table having registered a solitary win in the season so far. In fact the Eagles have won only one of their last 10 matches in all competitions. But the big news ahead of this game for the home side is the departure of their manager Ian Holloway. The Englishman, who has been in charge of the club since last year, stepped down after admitting that the club "needs and impetus of energy". Keith Millen has been appointed as the caretaker manager for the Arsenal match, while Tony Pulis is rumoured to be the favourite to replace Holloway.
Arsenal on the other hand are enjoying life at the top of the Premier League with a two point advantage over Chelsea. The Gunners have lost just once in their last 13 matches in all competitions and that defeat came in their Champions League fixture against Borussia Dortmund this week. Despite their good start to the season, a lot of critics are still skeptical about them launching a serious title challenge and their upcoming fixtures against Liverpool and Manchester United will prove to be the litmus test. But before those fixtures, Arsenal will have to chance to extend their lead at the top as Chelsea and Manchester City go head to head this weekend.
The last match between these two London sides came back in 2005 and Arsenal won that game comfortably with a 5-1 score line with Thierry Henry scoring a brace. Henry also scored in the reverse fixture at Selhurst Park that season, but Aki Riihilahti equalized and salvaged a draw.
Crystal Palace – Team News, Lineup And Formation
Keith Millen faces few injury concerns ahead of this game. Patrick McCarthy, Jack Hunt, Glenn Murray and Jonathan Williams are all out of contention due to injuries. Glenn Murray's absence has been a big blow for Palace this season so far, as their strikers have misfired upfront.
Palace succumbed to a 4-1 defeat at the hands of Fulham in their last game, despite taking an early lead through Adrian Muriappa. Millen is unlikely to make any significant tactical changes to the side, which means the team will continue to play in their 4-3-3 formation. But he is sure to make two changes to the starting line-up that was fielded against Fulham.
28-year-old midfielder Kagisho Dikgacoi will replace Stuart O'Keefe at the middle of the part, alongside Mile Jedinak and Jose Campana. Upfront Dwight Gayle, who didn't have a good outing against Fulham, is likely to drop back the bench, with former Arsenal striker Marouane Chamakh leading the line.
Chamakh will have a point to prove against his former club and could possibly churn out a better performance. Crystal Palace's problems have been two fold – they are not only conceding a lot of goals, they are also failing to score them. The London side has conceded 13 goals in their last five matches, and managed to score only two during that period. The strikers haven't looked impressive, except for Dwight Gayle who looks like a good prospect.
Mile Jedinak has perhaps been their most impressive player this season, but he hasn't received too much support from his fellow midfielders. Against Arsenal, the likes of Bolasie and Puncheon will need to track back to help out their full backs, something which they haven't done diligently so far.
Possible Starting Line up [4-3-3]: Speroni (GK); Moxey, Delaney, Mariappa, Ward; Dikgacoi, Jedinak, Campana; Bolasie, Chamakh, Puncheon
Arsenal – Team News, Lineup And Formation
Arsenal have the longest injury list in the Premier League at the moment. Although the squad hasn't been too stretched so far, but Arsene Wenger didn't have the option to rest his key players for low profile matches. Abou Diany, Yaya Sanogo, Lukas Podolski, Alex Oxlade Chamberlain and Theo Walcott are all out of contention for this game with fitness concerns, while there are doubts about the fitness of Jack Wilshere and Mathieu Flamini – although the latter is expected to recover from his concussion in time for this game.
Arsenal did suffer from a disappointing defeat against Borussia Dortmund in their last game and their performance in that match left a lot to be desired. Arsene Wenger is expected to make two changes to the side that lost at the Emirates in midweek. Midfield enforcer Mathieu Flamini will return to partner Mikel Arteta in front of the defence, while Santi Cazorla will replace Thomas Rosicky. Flamini's return will see Wilshere, who has an ankle problem, being dropped to the bench, with Ramsey playing on the right.
Flamini's return will provide the bite they were lacking at the center of the park against Dortmund. The Frenchman has made a huge impact since signing for the club this summer, and has cemented his place in the side. Flamini's presence not only enhances defensive solidarity of the side, but it also allows the other more attacking players to play with a sense of freedom.
Aaron Ramsey will once again start on the right as Wenger doesn't have Theo Walcott available at his disposal. The Welshman who has been in fine form this season and scored a brilliant goal against Norwich in their last league game, isn't exactly comfortable playing out wide, like Wilshere. But Arsenal's attacking trio behind Giroud are all flexible and will continue to switch throughout the match. Ozil drifts out wide at times, leaving space for Ramsey to move in field. This movement at the top has been a pleasure to watch this season from Arsenal.
Possible Starting Line-Up [4-2-3-1]: Szczesny (GK); Sagna, Koscielny, Mertesacker, Gibbs; Arteta, Flamini; Ramsey, Ozil, Cazorla; Giroud
Key Facts
- Two of Arsenal's three Premier League title winning campaigns (1997/98 and 2001/02) have seen them pick up fewer points from their opening eight games of the season than they have this term (19).
- Despite having been relegated in each of their previous four Premier League seasons, Palace have made their worst start to a PL campaign; picking up just three points.
- No team has used more different players in the Premier League this season than both Arsenal and Crystal Palace (24).
- Arsenal are unbeaten in 13 competitive away games, winning 11 and drawing twice.
- Eight different Arsenal players have netted a goal in the Premier League this season; no side have had more individual goalscorers (Chelsea also have eight).
Player To Watch Out For
Olivier Giroud (Arsenal)
While the likes of Mesut Ozil and Aaron Ramsey has grabbed all the headlines, Olivier Giroud has hardly received the praise his performances has deserved. The Frenchman, who received a lot of criticism last season, is looking like a completely transformed player this season. Apart from his excellent hold-up play, the big striker is also scoring for fun and has already racked up six goals in all competitions so far. Giroud also has a fantastic touch for such a big striker and his flick to set up Wilshere last weekend was a treat to watch.
Crystal Palace 0-3 Arsenal
Crystal Palace will be nervy at the moment and Arsenal will come out hard at them in order to bounce back from their defeat against Dortmund. The home side will work hard, but the Gunner shave too much quality in their squad for Palace to handle. The away side should win this comfortably with a three goal advantage.


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Hello you sexy beast david. Thank you for this wonderful animation about shite, but it wasnt shite. I didnt get it at first cos i thought u were being a weirdo, but my sexy girlfriend Katherine Murphy got it and tolded me. She is famouse now!!!!!!
Great video It didn't amke any sense at all until I ralized it was a metaphor for constipation very cool.
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This is Very Funny and Brilliant!
I was planning to watch this again to understand it, but instead I read from the reviews. Then I watched it again and actually understood.
For those that did not understand:
The Man who came down the stairs resembled poop. Note: You can tell from his hair and his tie. Now, another thing you notice is when the man with the black hair says: " I have a healthy diet. " Another thing is that when the man who resembled poop exhaled out of the door. That was to resemble a fart. You can note this by when the man with the black hair says: " Did you have to embarrass me like that? " Now the old man who calls the Black Haired Gentleman was to resemble his brain, who tells him to smoke. The Black Haired man decides to, and of course smoking I guess would make your poop come out faster. So once he smoked, the poop said: " Oh, smoking, that will make me go right out! " So he jumps out, and yeah hear a splash when he reaches the bottom. The splash was to resemble a toliet. Now when the man with the black suit with almonds resembles basically what the Black Haired man ate, probably a chocolate bar with almonds, and so he says " No you stay back up there, Im closing the door. " In which he means that he his closing his anus. The black suited almond man says " You can't do that! You'll Die! " And of course the black haired man died, because he did not let his waste come out. He died from his own waste, which is poop.
Bottom Line: My guess would be that to either allow your waste to come out, or just eat healthy.
Anyways this was very brillian and very well done.
Uh.. Dude?
Is this flash about shitting?
i love the symbolism...


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With the 126 fighter deal in the pipeline, India and France on Friday set out on a course of long-term strategic cooperation with the latter offering to move on from client-seller relationship to joint production of military hardware which could be exported to other countries.
The two countries held detailed discussions to further strengthen their defence ties including enhancement of their military exchanges. After the meeting with Defence Minister A K Antony, his French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian said his country will soon sign an agreement for the over Rs 50,000 crore Rafale deal with India under which it will provide its guarantees for the proposed pact.
The French side has also proposed a major aero-naval exercise with India in the Indian Ocean Region which could include the participation of nuclear-propelled submarines and aircraft carriers along with fighter aircraft.
"We have gone beyond the client supplier relations. France is prepared to initiate co-development and co-production projects which could in future include exporting equipment to the third country markets," Le Drian said in a speech at the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses in New Delhi.
On the 126 combat aircraft deal, the French minister said the negotiations were going on well but refused to predict any time-frame for signing the mega deal.


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Having problems with your Nikon D60 Digital Camera ?
When the camera is on sport mode all pictures are blurry
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This rather odd as the "Sport" mode should cause the camera to use faster shutterspeeds in order to stop your subject from blurring.
\015\012I can think of two issues here: First, in order to get faster shutterspeeds the camera uses a larger lens open to let more light reach the sensor. This results in less depth of field and makes accurate focus even more important. It also may be that the "Sport" mode defaults to "Continuous" focus which will allow the camera to fire before the subject is in focus.
\015\012The other problem could be that you are using a low ISO setting which results in slow shutterspeeds. If you are shooting outdoors try setting the ISO to 400. Indoors, you will need to go to 800 or even higher.
\015\012The one that I really must stress is that you should read the manual. There is always some information on how each mode works and how each should be used.
\015\012If all else fails: Switch to A, "Aperture" mode and set the camera to use the lowest number f-stop (displayed as "Fn.n" on the camera's top LCD. This may work better for you in any case.
\015\012I can think of two issues here: First, in order to get faster shutterspeeds the camera uses a larger lens open to let more light reach the sensor. This results in less depth of field and makes accurate focus even more important. It also may be that the "Sport" mode defaults to "Continuous" focus which will allow the camera to fire before the subject is in focus.
\015\012The other problem could be that you are using a low ISO setting which results in slow shutterspeeds. If you are shooting outdoors try setting the ISO to 400. Indoors, you will need to go to 800 or even higher.
\015\012The one that I really must stress is that you should read the manual. There is always some information on how each mode works and how each should be used.
\015\012If all else fails: Switch to A, "Aperture" mode and set the camera to use the lowest number f-stop (displayed as "Fn.n" on the camera's top LCD. This may work better for you in any case.
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ZMP Reveals New Educational Humanoid Platform?
It seems that ZMP's President H. Taniguchi accidentally tweeted (automatically) some unlisted YouTube videos of what appears to be his company's latest educational robot platform. The cat's not out of the bag yet (no firm details so far), but what we do know is this one has an upper body with arms (3 degrees of freedom each), a single camera for a head, and a backpack large enough to hold a decent-sized processor.
It looks like the next generation of the company's small-scale educational robot (compare it to the e-nuvo WALK ver.3), which has 12 degrees of freedom (2 legs x6) and is used to study bipedal walking. That robot sells for 606,000 JPY (approx. $7,200 USD), so it's reasonable to expect the new one will cost at least $10,000 USD given its increased degrees of freedom and other upgrades. If so, it will face a serious uphill battle against the recently revealed DARwIn-OP which in our opinion appears to be the better platform.
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By Ryan Maquiñana
Middleweight titleholder Peter "Kid Chocolate" Quillin responded to fellow titlist Daniel Geale's desire for a unification bout down the line.
"That would be a good fight with Geale," Quillin (29-0, 21 KOs) told BoxingScene.com. "I'm open to [Felix] Sturm, too. Like a lot of these other guys, though, they go on record, but there's no offers on the table. Where are the offers?"
Geale (29-1, 15 KOs) fights Darren Barker (25-1, 16 KOs) this Saturday in Atlantic City on an HBO-televised card. The Australian appeared on BoxingScene Radio on Tuesday and stated he would be "happy to face [Quillin] in the U.S." after the Barker bout and what would likely be a mandatory defense against Sturm.
However, while Quillin is aware about the current "cold war" that has forced promoters and networks to pick sides, he feels that some fighters would still be reluctant to take him on even if the current barriers were not in effect.
"They call me out, so send the offers," Quillin said. "It's been like that with guys like Matthew Macklin, good middleweights who never accepted to fight me all these years. Let's just say Barker and Geale is a good fight. Geale still has to get past Barker, and Barker needs to get by Geale. But I would be super-glad to take on the winner."
Quillin is scheduled to appear next on the Oct. 26 Bernard Hopkins-Karo Murat Showtime-televised undercard in Atlantic City, though his opponent is yet to be determined.
"Golden Boy wants to see me in October, so I stay in shape. I'm going to get some rounds in today," said Quillin, who holds camps in Hollywood but is currently in New York City. "I wanted to fight three times this year, but since that February card pushed my fight [with Fernando Guerrero] a few months back, I want to fight one more time at the end of the year."
Gabriel Rosado (21-6, 13 KOs), who is coming off a controversial no-contest against J'Leon Love after Love tested positive for a banned diuretic, was mentioned as a possible Quillin foe but chafed at what he alleged was a paltry offer of $50,000.
"From what I read, Golden Boy offered him $50,000," Quillin said. "I'm never going to tell a fighter 'no' as far as what he thinks he deserves. That's up to the fighter. I'm a fighter, too, and we're all trying to make a living and get what we think we deserve."
Quillin, who recently got married, is beginning to understand the definition of providing for a family and all of the other aspects that accompany it.
"Everything in life comes with challenges," he said. "It's different living with somebody you've never lived with before. I'm learning my way. My closet is basically her closet now. I have a huge sneaker collection, but I'm selling them now. I'm just reaching a new point in my life."
One fantasy fight at 160 pounds would involve Quillin and fellow titlist Gennady Golovkin (27-0, 24 KOs), but both fighters are entrenched with Showtime and HBO, respectively. Golovkin and Curtis Stevens (25-3, 18 KOs) had been in negotiations, but Stevens and his team balked at the current offer of $300,000. Quillin wouldn't mind stepping in for Golovkin.
"Curtis Stevens is calling me out," Quillin said. "If the fight can be made, let it be made. Curtis is a good dude. We're friends. But somebody's trying to take what I've worked my whole life for, and I gotta protect what's rightfully mine."
As for matchups with Golovkin and Sergio Martinez (51-2-2, 28 KOs), the long-reigning king of the division who is also more or less an HBO fighter, Quillin reiterated his stance.
"I've said numerous times I would fight Golovkin," Quillin said. "I would fight Sergio Martinez. I've been chasing him for two years and calling him out. Now that I got a belt, the people act like I'm scared of him. I respect these fighters. Their journeys are just as important as mine. I think eventually the networks and promoters will solve this [feud] soon and we can make these fights happen."
Until then, all "Kid Chocolate" can do is stay ready for his next fortuitous moment to put his sweetness on display.
"I'm working hard for what I get, and to be the best middleweight out there," he said. "The bumps in the road I've taken in my career with the injuries and the adversity would knock out some guys to the sideline for good, but I've defeated all odds. It's my time."
Ryan Maquiñana was the boxing producer for NBCOlympics.com during London 2012 and writes a weekly column for CSNBayArea.com. He is a full member of the Boxing Writers Association of America and the Ratings Panel for Ring Magazine. E-mail him at [email protected] , check out his blog at Norcalboxing.net, or follow him on Twitter: @RMaq28.


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BROOKSVILLE — The Hernando County Commission has shown a lack of leadership, a lack of transparency and failed to provide the public with needed information during this year's budget discussions, a constituent told commissioners in an email Tuesday.
The author urged commissioners to consider major cuts in county employee benefits as part of the budget talks they were scheduled to have later that day.
Allowing county employees 12 unpaid holidays a year, she wrote, was "over the moon.'' Eliminating seven of those could save the county $1.7 million annually, she figured.
The practice of county employees accruing time off and taking large lump-sum payments when they leave county employment is a luxury "we simply cannot afford,'' she wrote.
Providing some health insurance coverage for an employee's family, for vision, dental and life insurance policies, "are all nice insurances to have,'' the constituent wrote, "but I venture to say that a large segment of the county population cannot afford these coverages, which means that the county should not be increasing their taxes to provide a benefit their constituents cannot afford.''
The email baffled county Commissioner John Druzbick.
The reason? The author: Catie Blue, assistant finance director to Sheriff Al Nienhuis and the recipient of some of the same kinds of government benefits she was criticizing.
Nienhuis said Thursday he had been unaware that Blue had written or emailed the memo to commissioners. He said he was disappointed, did not agree with much of the memo and wished that Blue had talked to him before sending it, though he defended her right to do so as a private citizen.
Blue said the memo was strictly her opinion as a taxpayer, and she said she could make no comment about the internal operations of the sheriff. Her comments, she said, were to some extent venting about the current state of the county budget.
The commission is facing a projected $5.8 million shortfall in the budget's general fund for 2012-13. Scenarios the commission will consider on Tuesday include a menu of difficult choices, including an increase in the property tax rate; closing libraries and parks; shutting down the Community Relations Department, the Cooperative Extension Service and the hazardous materials program, and parceling out cuts to constitutional officers, including millions of dollars in further cuts to the sheriff's budget.
"We're in trouble,'' Blue said about the overall budget situation during an interview Thursday. "I get frustrated, and perhaps the memo was an expression of my frustration.''
In the memo, Blue suggested that commissioners are talking about a tax rate increase too soon.
"While I am not against a justified tax increase as part of the solution, it needs to be the last resort, not the first,'' she wrote.
The surprise expressed by Druzbick and other commissioners to the email was in large part because the commission traditionally questions the sheriff's spending during budget season. The sheriff's spending accounts for 60 percent of the county's $67 million general fund operating budget.
Commissioner Dave Russell said that while he welcomes input from all people on how to make the county's spending plan work, in the case of Blue's memo, "it might be more appropriate to shine the light internally over at the Sheriff's Office in terms of cuts to personnel and cuts to service levels.''
Russell said that, while the county has cut significant numbers of employees over the last few years, it has been able to maintain a good level of service. He said he hasn't seen the same kinds of personnel cuts by the sheriff.
Druzbick echoed that concern.
"How much has the general fund cut its budget, and how much has the sheriff cut his budget?'' he asked.
He said he was also frustrated by Blue's comments that the commission should look at other ways to cut the budget before raising the tax rate, which is something commissioners will consider voting on next week.
"I don't know that the public understands what we've been doing,'' Druzbick said. "I don't think it's the first solution that we have been looking at. We've been working on the budget since January. We've made numerous requests of staff to reduce the expenditures.''
As for cutting employee holidays and benefits, both Russell and Druzbick noted that they had attempted to do that, offering a contract to the Teamsters that would reduce holidays, impose furloughs, cut back the payouts when an employee leaves and reduce health benefits.
The Teamsters overwhelmingly rejected the contract, and the county had gone to impasse in negotiations. Talks regarding insurance continue.
Blue said that, for her part, she is willing to take on whatever cuts in benefits other county employees might face in the future.
"How can you ask our citizens to raise their taxes to provide more benefits to employees than our citizens themselves can afford?'' she asked.
Blue, who has worked at the Sheriff's Office since April 2008, earns an annual salary of $73,000, with a benefits package worth about $13,000.
Staff writer Tony Marrero contributed to this report. Barbara Behrendt can be reached at [email protected] or (352) 848-1434.


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Ok, so it's mental health, but you can't do anything about that either. So there ya go.
mental health AND morality
The gun control folks are going for the mental health reporting bills. Those are the next incremental step toward disarming the population. Those, plus all who've received restraining orders from quarrels and accusations will add up to a large portion of voters, who'll want to make everyone else feel their situations (see media popularizing ridicule, etc.). Most of us are unaware of the lists of enormous numbers of organizations behind the VAWA during the '90s (re. restraining orders).
Gun control advocates only hope for universal background checks as an extra and are doubting that they'll see the bills pass for background checks. Before long, there will be recorded personal histories, including data about firearms possession, of everyone with or without universal background checks.


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In the same vote, commissioners also approved combining the city's alcohol detox service with the Gladys Ray Emergency Homeless Shelter, the only shelter in Fargo that allows those who stay there to be drunk.
It's a move that city leaders hope will better address the increasing mental health and alcoholism issues in the community's growing homeless population.
"It's really great that we're starting to see what we can do to get people out of this cycle instead of just doing a Band-Aid," Commissioner Melissa Sobolik said.
The city has contracted the non-profit Centre Inc., to run the detox center since the early 1990s. Staff at the Gladys Ray Shelter is also contracted by the city. The two services share a building at 1519 First Ave. S., but are under different management.
City leaders from public health, planning and police made their case to commissioners Monday that the city would be better able to tackle the larger issues tied to homelessness if the detox and Gladys Ray combined under one manager and were put into the city's public health department.
Ruth Bachmeier, public health director, said the current facility is being used more as a "sobering station" than a true detox because it doesn't always provide access to the community's other services that can help break the cycle of homelessness.
"It's where people are going for a safe environment where they are able to sober up and then leave," Bachmeier said. "For us as a community to really get to the root of the issue, we need more than what's currently being offered."


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Jealous of a teacher's body
I am not gay, but recently, I have become increasingly jealous of a teacher at school. He is 25 years old and he plays rugby. He is about 5foot 8inche...
I am not gay but recently I have become increasingly jealous of a teacher at school.
He is 25-years-old and he plays rugby. He is about 5ft 8in tall, and he is very brawny. He is muscular, but not in a body builder flexing his pecks way, but in a rugged way.
The point is that I believe his body is exactly what I want mine to be like but I know it just won't happen.
I have very feminine features, long fingers, feet, toes and wide hips. I don't have that typical V-shape torso that other guys have.
Also, this teacher is fairly hairy, which is what I would want, but looking at my dad I don't think it's going to happen.
Whenever I see him, I can't help feeling so jealous because I don't have what he has. It sounds silly but I've been getting depressed about it for a while and it's driving me crazy.
It's come to a point where I'm always examining myself in a mirror to see how different I look and how I want to change myself.
Do you have any suggestions?
David writes:
Now, you are 16 and you begin your email by saying 'I am not gay.' Why did you say that, I wonder?
There is nothing in your question that is really very relevant to gayness. So I'm puzzled as to why you've mysteriously raised the issue.
Does it perhaps mean that you are having some gay feelings and want to discuss this? If so, please email us again.
Turning to the question of your body, your statistics indicate that you are tall (6 feet) and slim (8 stone 3 pounds).
From what you say, this is familial and perfectly healthy. But you could ask your GP to check you over, to see if there's any reason why you are so light.
As to your feelings about your body and your jealousy, I'm going to leave that to Christine.
Christine writes:
At the age of 16, many of us are worried sick about our bodies and the image that we have.
The important thing to realise is that there is more to life than this and if you continue to let it dominate your thoughts you will become increasingly obsessed and unhappy about it.
With virtually all problems there is an element that you can sort and change – and an element that you can't.
For example, if you were only 5 feet tall, but 20 stone in weight and hated your looks I would suggest to you that though you couldn't change your height but that you could do a lot for your image by losing a lot of weight.
So you would sort the bit that you could change (the weight) and learn to accept the bit that you couldn't (your height). Do you see?
In your case, first of all I hope you're going to accept David's advice and see your doctor. If this reveals nothing wrong you need to start thinking about what you can change and what you can't.
In a million years you are never going to become someone with a body like your teacher. But you can be someone with a body that you like better than you do now.
Why not ask this teacher for some exercise you can do to build muscle? If you gradually acquire a well-toned, fit body, you'll probably like your image much more than you do currently.
Maybe there's a gym at school you can use? Or one that you can join nearby?
I am taking this issue very seriously because I can see it matters very much to you. That's why I want you to get physically fit and strong.
But I am also trying to say to you that there is a lot more to life than what kind of body shape you have.
Try to allocate no more than an hour a day to building muscle and getting fit and thinking about this and then deliberately structure the rest of your day so you concentrate on school work, going out with mates and hobbies.
You do not want to become a body bore!
If you feel you need to talk to someone who is trained in counselling young people, then you can call the Brook helpline , or ring Youth Access.
Yours sincerely
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Cafe Andino
Simon Bolivar, Huaraz, Peru
Cafe Andino Huaraz Reviews
13 reviews
Aug 08, 2007
Cafe Andino bills itself as the 3rd best cafe in Huaraz but it's definitely tounge in cheek humor because all agree its the best. The cafe Americano I had was on par with any worldwide (they roast their own beans) and the atmosphere lulls you into staying for hours. There are board games, lots of English language magazines and many couches, tables and chairs in which to chill out and there is free wi-fi internet access too. There is also an excellent menu with proper American/English breakfast items too, as well as other Peruvian and international items. They have a small library with books priced at about $5 and I snagged a large hardback Tom Clancy novel there to read on the long bus rides. The American owner is super friendly and talkative and helpful.
One caveat, the staff extremely slow. You might have to prod them or repeat a request.
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