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A Brave New World - Don't get caught out - Assessments of Permanent Impairment for Work Related Inju
Mar 19, 2015 –
Practitioners will be aware of the impending commencement of the Return to Work Act 2014 (SA) and the repeal of the Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1986 (SA) ("the Current Act"). This "Brave New World" starts on 1 July 2015. Assessment
Adherence to time limits essential
Apr 17, 2015 –
Adherence to time limits - both in relation to commencing proceedings and once proceedings are issued - is one of the most important areas of practice and one where the Courts are interpreting time limits more strictly than before.
Advance Care Directives
Nov 14, 2019 –
General information about Advanced Care Directives
Advantages of Working in a Regional Firm
Sep 18, 2015 –
Advocacy Notes
Dec 13, 2019 –
Advocacy Notes is a monthly newsletter providing the latest news and advocacy from the Law Society
Annual Law Claims Cases and Legislation Update
Nov 14, 2019 –
This publication sets out some of the more significant judicial and legislative developments during the period 1 January 2018 to 31 December 2018 which may bear upon a South Australian legal practitioner's potential liability or on damages awards gen
Another article on fees and billing!
Aug 25, 2014 –
I know what you're thinking: "Not another article on Fees and Billing! Haven't we just had one of those?" Well, yes, but it was nearly two years ago. Given the commencement of the substantial amendments to the Legal Practitioners Act 1981 (LPA) relat
Assessing a client's capacity to make a Will - A lawyer's obligations
Dec 1, 2017 –
With people living longer, the issue relating to a client's capacity to give instructions to make a Will has become a more prevalent problem. Legal practitioners are having to keep up with medical developments on cognitive disabilities to be comfo
Feb 18, 2020 –
Bulletin Editions, Indexes and Catalogue
Oct 30, 2018 –
Read the Bulletin online. The Bulletin is the Law Society's flagship journal, featuring information on the latest developments in the legal profession, informed analysis on key justice issues, previews and reviews of major events, and engaging pr
Nov 14, 2019 –
Caseweek has been developed as the most accessible and cost effective way of keeping up to date with major decisions handed down in Commonwealth and State jurisdictions as they appear on the Internet. It contains comprehensive casenotes with hotlinks
Collaborative Practice
Nov 14, 2019 –
Collaborative Practice involves a written commitment by the lawyers and their clients to work together, collaboratively and in good faith, to negotiate a settlement. The clients agree that if a settlement can't be negotiated, then the case will be re
Commonwealth Legislation
Nov 14, 2019 –
The Federal Register of Legislation (the Legislation Register) is the authorised whole-of-government website for Commonwealth legislation and related documents. It contains the full text and details of the lifecycle of individual laws and the relatio
Conducting a Law Practice from Home
Nov 14, 2019 –
These Guidelines are for legal practitioners who operate a practice from home, but can also assist those practitioners working from home away from their office in relation to issues of client confidentiality and privacy, and duties to the court and t
Conveyancing Conundrum - Who should sign a Form 1
Mar 19, 2017 –
Sections 7 and 9 of the Land and Business (Sale and Conveyancing) Act 1994 (SA) ("LBSC Act") contain the well-known requirements for verified vendor's statements, containing particulars in relation to land, to be provided to a purchaser of land. A
Costs recovery proceedings by lawyers
Mar 15, 2017 –
Many lawyers issue recovery proceedings in the Magistrates Court against their clients in order to recover their fees. In many cases the client will defend the proceedings, often on the basis that they have been "overcharged", and usually also on the
Courts and Tribunals
Nov 14, 2019 –
List of Courts, Commissions and Tribunals - both State and Federal
CPD Publications
Nov 14, 2019 –
Access CPD papers and recordings via our online store or view a listing of older papers and recordings
Criminal Law Newsletter
Nov 14, 2019 –
The Official newsletter of the Criminal Law Committee of the Law Society of South Australia.
Do not rely on email instructions with respect to payment and account details
Jul 1, 2018 –
According to recent research, a large percentage of Australian property lawyers are not aware of the scale of the risk of fraud in property transactions. This is worrying as there has been a huge amount of publicity surrounding those matters for some
Electronic Conveyancing System
Aug 29, 2019 –
The term 'electronic conveyancing' refers to a conveyancing transaction where practitioners have elected to settle electronically through the electronic platform provided by Property Exchange Australia Limited (PEXA).
Ethical obligations of model litigants by Henry Heuzenroeder
Oct 30, 2016 –
I would like to make some respectful observations in relation to the topic addressed in the important article by Jonathan Wells QC in July 2016 (Vol 36 Iss 6) of the Bulletin entitles "Duty to Follow 'Proper' Instructions: What Interests of the Clien
Ethical Use of Social media by Legal Practitioners
Nov 14, 2019 –
Social media presents both opportunities and challenges for legal practitioners by easily and inexpensively allowing legal practitioners to interact with others and the public generally. The purpose of these Guidelines is to assist practitioners in a
Family Law Newsletter
Nov 20, 2019 –
The Official newsletter of the Family Law Committee of the Law Society of South Australia.
Family Lawyers - What is the correct scale?
Jul 15, 2017 –
Everyone should by now be aware of the requirements of Schedule 3 of the Legal Practitioners Act (LP Act) in relation to costs disclosure. For the purposes of this article, a family lawyer must disclose to a client: • the basis on which legal cos


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We have worked with a steering committee that represents organizations and stakeholders with a vested interest in this project. The committee members want to further the knowledge of the current technologies to reduce air emissions and odor levels in livestock operations. The Wisconsin DNR will also begin in 2007 to implement regulations related to air emissions from livestock operations. - Rod Nilsestuen
To really, seriously, change the way the natural gas market works, it's going to take years of sincere debate among all the major players. This would involve state legislatures, federal legislatures and the natural gas companies themselves. So far, we've not seen any interest out of all the players at one time to want to do that. - Jim Chilsen
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Welcome to Season 6 of the AOR iRacing GTE League! Continuing on from our most competitive and biggest grid to date we're happy to keep things moving!
Things that have changed!
- Priority Sign Ups! Drivers who attended and started 6 of the 10 rounds in Season 5 will have priority. Those drivers will be given 72 hours ahead of non-priority drivers. Non priority drivers will be first come, first serve.
- Format Change! Due to the increased grid size, we've upped qualifying up to 20 minutes. This is to allow on smaller tracks there is more time to get a lap in.
- Calendar! We're back up to 12 rounds this season! We're running 11 out of 12 rounds of the iLMS Calendar too! Check out the calendar here!
- Drop Weeks! We are reintroducing drop weeks.
- Rule Tweaks! We've tidied up the rules and added a few.
- Practice Session! For the time being (depending on usage) the practice time will be extended. Qualifying will still begin at 19:35
- BMW M8! The GTE line-up has been increased with the introduction of the BMW M8 GTE!
General Information
What day and time do events start? Race nights will begin every Monday from 18:15 UK time (GMT), with qualifying commencing at 19:35.
When will the season start? The first race of the season will be 18/3/2019. The race calendar will be mostly following the iLMS calendar. The calendar can be found here.
What are the entry requirements? There are no licence required for this league. However, drivers with a licence lower than D 4.00 will be monitored. If we feel you are unsafe on track we will remove you from the league. You are also expected to be active on the forum in order to receive the latest updates. Unfortunately, drivers will less than 1k iRating will be automatically rejected from the league.
How do I register as part of a team? Simply state your team preferences as part of your sign-up - the name of your team and name of the driver you're teaming up with. There will be a maximum of 2 drivers per team at any one time. Drivers can be changed but this will need to be authorised by the League Coordinators. It is not required to both drive the same car, but both drivers are required to drive matching liveries. You can also team up with people in different classes.
How many spaces are available? There will be a maximum of 50 full-time spaces. If these spaces are filled we will have a reserve list for drivers to go on until a space becomes available.
What happens if I'm on the reserve list? If you're on the reserve list, there will still be opportunities to race if a main driver can't make a race. We do not accept drivers who wish to sign up as a reserve. If you're on the reserve list then when a space becomes available, you will be moved onto the main driver list.
How is the Championship structured? The Championship consists of 12 race nights featuring one race per night. There are 3 classes that drivers will be placed in. Pro, Pro/Am and Am. Drivers will be placed in a class after they have completed two rounds.
Race night structure?
● 1 hour 20-minute practice session beginning from 18:15 (GMT)
● 20-minute open qualifying beginning from 19:35 (GMT)
● 1 hour 20-minute race with grid based on qualifying order with a rolling start beginning from 19:57 (GMT)
More details can be found in the rules thread.
Are setups permitted? The Championship is open to setup modification.
What is the points system? The points system can be found in the league rules thread. In addition to normal points for finishing positions, there are bonus points awarded for pole position, fastest lap and having a clean race.
Full details on points scoring can be found in the rules thread.
Are there any recommended files to download? If you so wish to create your own team livery you can find all car livery templates under the "Paint" section of the iRacing website. Trading Paints is recommended to upload and show off your livery on race nights as well as making the rest of the grid look suited and booted!
There are also useful fuel calculators out there! You can get one here!
You are also encouraged and welcome to join the Official AOR Discord, people join the specific channel for the league races.
You will also need to sign up to the league via iRacing here
How to Sign-Up:
Step 1 - You need to provide the following information:
Username - This is your AOR Forum name
iRacing Name - This is your iRacing name, include numbers if there are any.
Nationality - This is your nationality, not what region iRacing puts you.
Car choice
Team name - If you are not running in a team, please write 'Privateer'
Car Number -
Customer ID - To find your customer ID. Go to iRacing, click on 'My account', then at the top on the right, it will tell you your customer ID. You may also be able to find it in the URL if you search for yourself through iRacing. This is public information. Anybody can get your Customer ID. This is massively important for the skin pack and broadcast.
iRating - your current iRating as of your sign up post.
Safety Rating - Your current Safety Rating and License class, e.g. B4.50
Step 2 - Sending in your livery:
You will also need to send your iRacing livery over here. This is also mandatory to be accepted into the league. Again, this is public information, anybody can download your livery if they know what they are doing. This is again important for broadcast. Even if you just use a livery from trading paints.
Click here to find out how you do that.
● Due to the time required to get the skins and information added to our overlay and skin pack, any new sign ups after the Friday before each race will not be able to participate in the race the following Monday.
● #21, #25, #26, #30, #32, #38, #40, #43,, #49, #52, #53, #61, #62, #68, #73, #76, #79, #80, #83, #85, #87 are the only numbers we have currently available
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It's a big moment when your baby's teeth start coming through. This will usually happen at around six months, although some children don't get teeth until well after their first birthday. Whenever your baby begins to get their teeth, it's important to know when and how to start caring for them. Below are some tips to help keep your baby's teeth clean and healthy.
Start Brushing
You can start brushing your baby's teeth as soon as the first one appears. Be very gentle at first and don't worry if you don't manage to brush all of them to begin with. It is important to get your baby used to the regime of brushing, and the earlier you start, the sooner this will happen.
Age Appropriate Toothpaste
Brushing with fluoride is one of the best ways to fight tooth decay so it is important to use fluoride on your baby's teeth. However, children under three should not use regular toothpaste which will contain between 1,300 and 1,500ppm (parts per million) of fluoride. Instead, buy an age appropriate paste, which should contain around 1,000 ppm of fluoride. Too much fluoride can lead to enamel fluorosis, a condition which results in white flecking or mottling of the teeth.
The Best Way To Brush
You can usually start straight away with a soft bristled, baby sized brush. However, if you are starting when your child has very few teeth, you could use a clean piece of gauze wrapped around your finger and lightly smeared with toothpaste. The best way to brush your child's teeth is to sit them on your knee with their head against your chest. Try brushing in front of a mirror so you can see what you're doing and your baby gets used to watching the process. Use gentle circular motions to clean the teeth. Encourage your child to spit after brushing, but there is no need to rinse afterwards. Instead, allow the fluoride to stay in the mouth as it will help to break down harmful bacteria that cause plaque.
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|The Huracan Spyder is the convertible version of Lamborghini's Huracan. The car uses a naturally aspirated 5.2-litre V10 engine that generates peak power of 610 hp @ 8,250 rpm. This is mated to a 7-speed dual clutch automatic transmission directing power to all four corners.
The car uses a retractable hardtop instead of a softtop to provide better stability at high speeds and noise reduction.
|The Spyder accelerates from 0-100 kmph in 3.4 seconds and boasts of a top speed of 324 kmph.
|The Huracan Spyder is identical to the coupe from the waist down, with only the soft-top, the engine lid, and the rear haunches setting it apart.
|The interior includes a redesigned dashboard and center console with new knobs and switches, a 12.3-inch TFT display with all the necessary info, and large amounts of carbon fiber and high-quality leather.
The center console features two additional buttons. One to open the soft-top and one to lower the rear window.
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The Grand Expo is proud announce that Hector Padilla has joined our illustrious slate of speakers. Hector is a real estate broker, accredited investor, and entrepreneur. He is one Californian who has greatly benefited from the Golden State's last 20-year-market cycles.
Beginning with his first purchase, a completely burned-down duplex in Los Angeles, (which he purchased with credit cards and by breaking his childhood piggy bank) to his $75,000 Hollywood parking lot that he flipped one year later for $1.375 million, Hector Padilla is the American Dream personified. He became a self-made millionaire by age 29, multi-millionaire by 30, and was able to retire at age 38. Even more impressive, he created his wealth via real estate investing right here in Los Angeles!
How did Hector transition from being a REALTOR® to Flipper to now owning multi- million dollar properties like a $6 million building in upscale Brentwood, plus a $9 million building in LA? What are some of the strategies that this native Angeleno used to create exponential growth, all while being a family man and living the ultimate Hollywood lifestyle? You'll find out when Hector speaks on September 28. Discover "Golden Nuggets" from one of the Golden State's most successful real estate investors.
During this fascinating presentation, Hector will share with you:
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6. How Hector made his "pivot" from flips to commercial properties, and
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Lion's Pride Review and Game Guide
Find yourself in the African savannah where the intense roar of the mighty lion echoes far and wide. Microgaming brings adventure from African lands to online slots with Lion's Pride. Be inspired with the stunning high-definition graphics and 3D animations across the reels.
Lion's Pride features tawny brown reels surrounded by bamboo set against the glorious sunset of the savannah. Spot Antelopes and Zebras among the pride of lions – the Lions, Lionesses and Cubs on the reels. The other symbols in this jungle-themed slot include the high value card symbols 10, J, Q, K and A.
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Lion's Pride is an online slot featured on five reels with an incredible 100 paylines. This means you have a hundred awesome opportunities to play and win. With coin denominations being only $0.01 and $0.02, and a maximum of five coins per payline, Lion's Pride is perfect for low rollers and entry level players. The maximum total bet per spin is only $10.
Wild Symbol – The Lion's Pride Logo
Acting as a wild symbol in the game is the Lion's Pride Logo, which is not a standard wild. Being a stacked wild, it can appear stacked on any reel to increase the possibility of lucrative winning combinations. The wild can replace any other game symbols on the reels except for the scatter icon.
Scatter Symbol – The Tribal Mask
The scatter symbol is denoted by the Tribal Mask in the game. Two or more such symbols scattered across the reels offer instant payouts multiplied by the total bet.
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There is a regular gamble feature offered after any payout on the game. Double or quadruple your payout by correctly guessing the colour and suit of the card displayed on the screen.
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When you land three or more Tribal Mask symbols on the reels, the Free Spins Bonus Round is activated in which you are rewarded with up to 25 free spins. An interesting element is the mystery multiplier (2x, 3x, 5x or 10x) that is added to any wins in this feature. If you land more than three scatter symbols again, the free spins are re-triggered.
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Lion's Pride features high quality graphics and exciting animations across its reels. When in winning combinations, the symbols including the high value card symbols and the animal symbols come to life. The lion gives a thunderous roar while a deer sensing a lion nearby gives furtive peeks from the grass. Although there is no background music in the game apart from the usual game sounds, you are embraced with traditional African drumming during the Free Spins round.
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Student News: Introducing 'Mer-Plant-Ilism'
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Blog written by Christin Simons. Christin is a 3rd year PhD student at the Institute for Scottish History studying the perception of the Scandinavian East India Companies.
PhD candidates Christin Simons and Elena Romero Passerin have shared an office in the Bute building since 2017. In 2018 they came up with the idea of creating a board game based on their PhD research. Combining the History of Botany and Maritime History resulted in a board game now funded by the Scottish Graduate School for Arts & Humanities. It was shown for the first time at the Doctoral Showcase in Glasgow on 20 June 2019.
Mer-Plant-Ilism is a strategy board game, in which players can play the character of a botanist from Spain, the Netherlands, Great Britain, France, Sweden, or Austria traveling with trading company ships to collect exotic vegetal specimens from all over the world. The game is set in the frame of 18th century mercantilism and considers historical events of the time.
Missions and event cards make the collecting of the plants a real challenge. The game can be played by up to 6 players. During the game players may trade with each other or form alliances, but beware, the odds can change within a single roll of the die!


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There are a lot of books out on the market that aim to help you with your mental health issues, but some are better than others. Here is a guide to some must reads if you are looking to study up on how you can work to improve your mental health.
The Tools, by Phil Stutz and Barry Michels is a good example of a book that gives you some concrete ways and actions you can take to help deal with issues in your life.
The Tools focuses on four issues they believe hold clients back. They are pain avoidance, a
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Insurance and Mental Health Issuesby Jessica B. February 4th, 2015 | Mental Health
Although we would all like to believe that our health care is based on a series of decisions between ourselves and our doctors, the truth is that our health insurance company has a huge influence over what kind of treatment we receive and for how long. Many people are well aware of what kind of coverage they have when it comes to funding, but coverage for mental health issues can be extremely controversial and difficult to navigate. Here are some things to consider with an insurance plan.Read More
1) Does your plan set a number of visits per illness? Many types
1) Does your plan set a number of visits per illness? Many types
Mental Health: 10 Ways to Use Art to Healby R. Carnavale January 8th, 2015 | Mental Health
The poet Antonin Artaud (who was hospitalized in a psychiatric ward on several occasions) thought that art first heals the artist, who then helps heal others, via his or her artwork, later. Artaud went on to develop his creative abilities as a means of therapy. He is not alone -- many famous artists, like D. H. Lawrence and Frida Kahlo, have also considered the psychological aspects of creating art, which can lead to self-transformation. If you suffer from a mental illness, such as Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), anxiety or depression, creative artistic expression (with other appropriate therapeutic treatments) canRead More
Your Mental Health Care & Birth Defectsby R. Carnavale December 2nd, 2014 | Health Observance, Mental Health
When you're pregnant, you can help maintain your mental health before, during and after pregnancy by taking extra care about what you put in your body so that you can help prevent birth defects from occurring in your unborn baby. If you're self-medicating or using prescription drugs to treat a mental illness, you'll want to inform all of your doctors about your pregnancy and what medications you're taking in order to ensure the health and well being of you and your unborn baby. If you're currently using any of the following substances for any reason, be sure to askRead More
Mental Health and Alzheimer's National Awarenessby Jessica B. November 27th, 2013 | Health Observance, Mental Health
It is Alzheimer's National Awareness Month and an important time to increase awareness about one of the most debilitating mental health illnesses that can strike the elderly. Almost three fourths of dementia cases are caused by Alzheimer's disease – a neurodegenerative disease that wreaks havoc on the brain and leaves the sufferer a shell of their former self.Read More
How does Alzheimer's affect mental health? – Alzheimer's can have many different affects on the average person's ability, some cases move faster than others. It attacks memory, language and thought processes, making a variety of actions difficult. Things as simple as putting
How does Alzheimer's affect mental health? – Alzheimer's can have many different affects on the average person's ability, some cases move faster than others. It attacks memory, language and thought processes, making a variety of actions difficult. Things as simple as putting


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Raira Lagon
Rangiroa is the largest of the Tuamotu atolls. A lagoon 50 miles long
and 15 wide is encircled by thin strings of islands that are never more
than 300 yards wide. Beautiful beaches flank the islands on both the ocean
and lagoon sides, offering a protective barrier from storms. Palm trees
are the prerequisite plants that round off the whole ensemble to make
Rangiroa, as with all of the Tuamotus, one of the most exquisite islands
in the world.
Located in the northeast of the atoll are the two main villages are called
Avatoru & Tiputa; separated by 8 miles of island, beach and coral reef,
they lie close to two passes that offer the majority of the sites that
make diving in Rangiroa so exciting. Avatoru Pass lies to the west of
Avatoru village, and leads into the lagoon either side of a small island.
Here can be found 4 dive sites, details of which can be found in the Dive
Sites page. Tiputa Pass offers no less than 6 individual dive sites.
Here you will meet an assortment of large pelagics including manta rays,
particularly in July & August, leopard rays, that school between November
& March, Napoleon wrasse, schools of barracuda, jacks & tuna, dolphins,
turtles and a variety of sharks including grey reef, silky, silvertip,
blacktip & whitetip, lemon sharks and, if you are lucky, great hammerhead
or tiger sharks. On the local reefs you will find clownfish amongst anemones,
sweetlips, snapper, fairy basslets, lionfish, leaf fish and a host of
other reef dwellers.
It does not matter what time of year you dive Rangiroa, you will always
find something that will blow your mind!
We offer a choice of two hotels in Rangiroa. For those who like a bit
- sorry, a lot! - of luxury, we recommend the Kia Ora Hotel. It may sound
like a fruit juice you get at the cinema, but that is where the similarity
ends! A stunning hotel of just 66 rooms, some built on stilts over the
shallow inner lagoon of Rangiroa, this hotel offers all the creature comforts
you would expect of a luxury tropical resort, with a touch of Gallic style
and elegance thrown in for good measure. Delicious food - French with
a hint of Polynesia (yum!) - will keep even the most well travelled foodie
busy; fresh seafood and local produce, imported wines and a waterside
setting will make any meal here a pure joy.
We also offer mid-level accommodation at the family run Pension Raira
The Kia Ora Village is located on the northern side of Rangiroa, half
a mile from Tiputa Pass. The resort nestles amongst coconut palms on the
lagoon side of the atoll, where the shallow waters are a stunning turquoise.
The highlight of a stay at the Kia Ora is the 10 Over Water Bungalows
that stand on stilts in the shallow lagoon, connected by a curved wooden
jetty to the shoreline. Each bungalow has a private deck area with steps
down into the lagoon, if you fancy a quick swim, day or night! A separate
lounge over looks a private sun terrace, and the rooms are equipped with
king-sized bed, air-conditioning & fan, mini bar, telephone, coffee &
tea making facilities and en suite bathroom. The whole ensemble is topped
off with a thatched roof. These rooms are the perfect place for honeymooners
or those looking for a romantic getaway!
Scattered along the shoreline are 25 beautiful beach bungalows built
in traditional Polynesian style, with thatched roofs and wooden frame.
A quick stride from your room and you are at the water's edge! Each room
has private sun terrace, separate lounge area, air-conditioning & fan,
mini bar, telephone, coffee & tea making facilities and en suite bathroom.
A king sized bed and sofa bed allows for up to 3 adults in each room.
A Step out onto your sun deck and enjoy your own private jacuzzi, where
you can relax in the warm bubbles and enjoy the sunset over the lagoon!
There are also 3 Prestige Beach Bungalows with 2 bedrooms, which are ideal
for families.
Finally there are 28 traditional thatched bungalows nestled in the gardens
of the hotel. Each is only a short stroll to the beach and has private
terrace, air-conditioning & fan, mini bar, telephone, coffee & tea making
facilities and en suite bathroom. 5 Garden Suite Bungalows have separate
lounge area and can accommodate up to 4 adults, 2 on the sofa bed, and
the remaining 23 come with bedroom and small included lounge and can accommodate
2 adults.
With a beautiful hotel you would not expect anything other than beautiful
food! The restaurant at the Kia Ora overlooks the lagoon, and is romantically
lit and laid out for intimate dining. The French chef mixes traditional
cuisine and local produce with French flair to create some of the most
tantalising food you could dream of! A pastry chef is there at your disposal
if you intend to widen your girth! And of course, being French Polynesia,
an extensive wine list is available for your delectation! On Wednesday
& Sunday evenings there is a barbecue buffet with a Polynesian dance show
and local music.
Close to the restaurant and built on stilts over the water is the hotel's
bar. The terrace has thick glass "windows" in the floor, so you can relax
with your favourite cocktail and watch the fish scurry about below. This
is a perfect place to watch the sun set across Rangiroa lagoon and reminisce
about the day's adventures!
If you fancy not diving, or are a non diver, then the hotel has tennis
courts, rackets & balls for use free of charge, snorkelling; deep-sea
fishing (marlin, tuna, wahoo, jacks, mahi-mahi); skippered boat rentals
for fishing trips and exploratory excursions; bicycle, scooter & car hire
and dolphin watching trips.
The Kahaia Lounge offers a variety of board games, a library, TV with
video & DVD and pool table. For the more energetic why not try your hand
against the French guests at one of their favourite national pastimes,
Petanque, a sort of bowls for the keen thrower!
The Kia Ora's own in house dive operation, Blue Dolphins, will whisk
you to the fabulous reef and pass dives of Rangiroa in comfort, on boats
that cater for small numbers of divers at a time. A full range of courses
and hire gear is available at the dive shop.
The Kia Ora is quite simply one of the most beautiful hotels in one of
the most beautiful locations in the world!
For those on a slightly limited budget we recommend the Pension Raira
Lagon; situated just 5 minutes from the village of Avaturo and set facing
the lagoon, this family run establishment offers 10 Polynesian style bungalows
with thatched roofs, terrace and private bathroom with hot water. Accommodation
is clean & simple and the service is friendly but limited in scope. Lunch
is not provided at the resort, but there are a number of restaurants within
a short stroll. Half board is included in the price.
If you are looking for air-conditioning, super-luxury accommodation
and 24-hour room service we would not recommend this hotel. But if you
are looking for a taste of the Polynesian lifestyle and a wonderful location
but can do away with the trappings of modern life, then it is a worthy


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Eagles Lose Winnable Game to Giants: The Morning After
Good morning campers,
Yes, it is a good morning despite yet another loss, despite yet another conference loss, despite another division loss. It is still a good morning.
Ah, who am I kidding, this morning sucks. This is really starting to get old boys and girls. This losing, and in the manner which the Eagles are losing, is starting to get old... real fast. NFL betting is on the fritz when it comes to this team.
This week's TMA will have a little different bent to it, as I was only able to watch the first half. During the second half I was busy with basketball tryouts. No, I was not trying to make the Sixers. I can't even go there comically.
No, this was for 7th & 8th grade boys and I am one of the coaches, so duty called. Duty also called for Joe Vallee, the beauty, the brawn and the brains of P2P, as he and his co-author Bill Werndl had a signing for their new book No Curveballs.
It's a great read, and yes, it makes a great Christmas gift. And no, I am not just saying that, and no, Joe is not paying me to say that.
So here goes an amalgam of a TMA.
First Half Highs and Lows
Obviously, our rookie QB Carson Wentz sure reminded us that he was a rookie. Wentz made two very rookie-esque horrific throws resulting in interceptions. Each one led directly to Giants' touchdowns. Yes, Mr. Wentz redeemed himself for the most part over the rest of the first half, but being down 14-0 in the blink of an eye is hardly the best way to start off a game, let alone one of this magnitude.
Dougie Fresh, my unofficial nickname for Doug Pederson, also reminded us that he too is a rookie—a rookie head coach that is. Lord almighty his play calling was nothing short of mind blowing, as in "I want to blow my brains out watching it." A QB keeper on 4th and 1. Really? And run your smallest RB between the tackles on another 4th and short? Doug... Dougie... Douglass...you are getting dangerously close to living up to the preseason panic that was you would be Andy Reid redux. With play calling like that, all that's left is for you to gain a few hundred pounds, start wearing glasses and say "Gotta do a better job" a lot, and you'll be just like Big Red. Yes, I realize the six points left on the table via not kicking field goals was the difference— at least on the scoreboard. But for the record, I have ZERO PROBLEM with going for it on 4th Down. None. It's the play calling I have issues with.
Tell me again how that was NOT running into the kicker penalty by the Giants in the 1Q. It was a crucial play and point in the game, despite being so early. A penalty would have given the Eagles a first down and potentially a touchdown vs. settling for a field goal. The Zebras are consistent though... consistently bad.
You know the phrase "cutting corners?" Well, with this Eagles team, it takes on multiple meanings. From what I saw in the first half (as well as other games this year), it would appear that the Eagles should be cutting some corners—literally, but should be doing so figuratively. In other words, don't sign the cheapest free agent cornerbacks out there—but then again, we also don't want another Byron Maxwell on our hands, either. Regardless, it appears that the position of cornerback, in addition to other positions (wide receiver anyone?) is in desperate need for an upgrade this offseason.
I will say this though—As a whole, the defense is light years ahead of the offense. Yes, they missed Benny Logan the past few weeks, but when healthy their front seven is pretty darn good. And their safeties are above average as well. It's that other position—yes, that means you Leodis McKelvin, where the problems arise.
Who else was saying "Josh who?" after watching Bryce Treggs haul in that bomb from Wentz in the first half? The kid can fly. Period. Yes, catching helps, too—especially on this team. But just the fact that he can stretch the field and keep an opposing defense honest is good enough for me.
Second Half Ughs
As I mentioned previously I did not see any of the second half, relying solely on updates from MQ via text. Among his messages was this succinct gem: Agholor blows. He didn't elaborate, but then again, he really didn't need to. And quite frankly, that text is applicable to pretty much every game ol' Nelly has played in.
Before I hand it off to Joe, literally, for his take...I think it's time we dial back our expectations to reality level. Starting off 3-0 has proven to be fool's gold. Yes, one of the Ws came against the Steelers, but they were without Le'Veon Bell. But go back to what you predicted for wins for the Eagles before the season started. Me? I had them at 5-11 or 6-10 at best. I don't know how this season will ultimately play out. No one does, but it's time to take off the green sunglasses and come to grips with the reality that is this Eagles team.
Ok, that's all I got for this week.
Over to you, Joe.
Thanks Steve.
For the record, not only do you have the height to make the Sixers, but you could probably draw up a plan for closing the end of a game better than Brett Brown can. For the first time in years, there's some legitimate talent on that squad, but once again, the team can't hold a lead. Whose fault is it? I'm beginning to think it's the Bostralian's fault, but I digress.
Anyway, in between looking up for brief moments from signing books, talking to the nice people kind enough to come out and buy a copy, and writing them all nice messages for doing so, I honestly have gathered the same input that you so accurately stated above. I'll be brief. Here it goes:
Personally, I also have no issue with "Big Balls Doug" going for it on 4th Down. Two times? Hmm, at least once. Like you, however, I have more of an issue with the plays he called. Pederson had his second straight bad week with his clipboard. And like you, I'm seriously getting horrible Andy Reid-like vibes. I'll stop watching this team before I deal with that nonsense again. I dealt with it for 14 years. That was enough. Only so much punishment is allowed.
For decades, I insisted that the Cubs would win the World Series before the Eagles won the Super Bowl. That came true this week. And while I really am happy for the franchise and their century-long suffering fans, I don't need to hear "Go Cubs Go!" anymore. They won. Good. Five million at the parade. Nice. You're not lovable losers anymore. Let's end another streak: Ours. Does Theo Epstein know football? No matter what, he probably would get along better with the 49ers front office than Howie Roseman does. Wonder why that is, but I digress.
I'm not going to make this a Roseman bashing session. Historically, the Eagles have been horrid at evaluating wide receivers—long before Jeffrey Lurie's boy came to town. That being said, I'm not going to go praising Bryce Treggs just yet, but there's no denying that he looked good on Sunday. No, he's not the ideal 6'2" physical presence who can outmuscle defenders and actually run a route, but I'm just resigned to the fact that Eagles fans will probably never see this kind of play from a standout WR again—only from opposing WRs who embarrass our pathetic secondary week after week.
Perhaps that's why it didn't faze me that Jordan Matthews failed to bring down a catch on that final drive that would have won the game for the Birds. Remember when Davy Jones got the girl every week on The Monkees, and somebody wasn't happy about it? It got real predictable after a while, and so is the maddeningly inconsistent play of our wideouts. Winning teams run down that field after an INT, which I facetiously called—minus the whole "Eagles lost the game" part— and shove it down the throat of the opposing team. Not our guys.
Simply put: This Birds team is not ready for prime time. Some of this also falls on Wentz, who recently only seems to find his groove when the team happens to be trailing. We knew going into the season that it would be a learning process for our rookie coach and QB. Forget about the 3-0 start. Fool's gold indeed.
Maybe I'm being too hard on the team in general, but when you hire the "safe" choice for a head coach, because your team's GM has an inferiority complex, and his owner has no idea how to run a football team, you're not going to get miracles. That only happens in New England—home of deflated footballs and video spy equipment.
Before I go, I'll run these five "constants" by you.
1. No legitimate wide receivers.
2. A less-than average secondary.
3. Predictable head coaching.
4. Ownership.
5. No Super Bowls.
There's a pattern here, boys and girls. I'm over it. Perhaps more so than this stinking election, and that's saying something.
And that's the perspective of a writer watching parts of an Eagles game, while signing copies of a book that I hope you will all purchase and like.
Steve, I'll leave the closing to you.
Thanks Joe.
'Til next time.
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Kakao Ventures, a venture capital specialized in early-stage investments, has invested in Namezip, a networking platform for people who want to share their hobbies and their living rooms, the company said Aug. 6.
The venture capital and MYSC, a social impact investment firm, invested 300 million won ($24,800) in the seed funding of Namezip, a name meaning "someone else's house" in Korean.
People who met through Namezip have a discussion.
It is a networking platform where hosts can meet guests with similar interests. Users pay fees to join meetings that suit their interests, ranging from book clubs to art projects. Namezip stands out from other networking platforms because its meetings take place in someone's living room.
The startup was launched in April by Kim Sung-young and other co-founders who worked for Kakao and Kakao Mobility for five years starting in 2012. The startup has linked 150 hosts with guests and facilitated more than 300 meetings.
"Visiting the living room of someone you share common interests with could be as exciting as traveling," Kim said. "With this investment, we will expand our service to cover more meetings and regions."
"The team knows the depth and value of content that can be created at a very private place," Hong Nam-ho, who led the deal on behalf of Kakao Ventures, said.
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We are ready for you arrival and are preparing for the most inspiring New Year's Eve experience to date. We are ready to plant a seed within all of you that will elevate our community to new heights, bringing us closer to each other and to our own individual goals.Just imagine what a year in preparation will have in store for us all.
We have never been this excited to welcome you home.
You've come to know the pillars of every Habitas gathering which are now the pillars of every home we are set to build. True human connection is best accomplished when we let our guards down, when we nourish one another with genuine intentions and when we surrender to revelations that we never knew were possible. We will dance, we will enjoy lavish family dinners, we will be pushed to our limits physically and emotionally and we will reminded of the essence of life, our most sought after luxury.
As always, we will reveal as little as possible and we will rely on your trust.
New Year's Eve will be a concentration of everything we have discovered here this year. We have had time to test countless adventures and have collected the best to share, but our home in Tulum will continue passed our NYE week with mind blowing programming during the rest of the high season.
Join us from December 27th to January 3rd. Your key purchase for HABITAS | TULUM | NYE covers everything from your accommodations and meals to massages, juice and mezcal. All you'll need to pack is your trust and best intention. A thoughtfully curated adventure awaits, and is sure to leave you inspired.


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I bet you're a terrific friend!
Really, be your own best friend. First you need to ask yourself one question, "Would you want to have yourself for a friend ??" If the answer is no, then you should look at why. Then maybe you need to get yourself to a place that the answer would be yes.
I asked myself that question and at the risk of sounding vain, I said yes I would love, love, love to have me for a friend. Now you are asking the ever important question as to why???
I'm going to stick to my top ten reason's I would love, love, love to have me for a friend. So I was looking for a video and I first listened to,"That's What Friends Are For." It was to, lets just say pat. I came across this one and I really like this song and I'm always saying that God is watching us from a distance, so here's your music while you read. Enjoy ❤
Here is a picture of me and my best friend in this whole world. I know he's the husband too, but that counts because after all this is my blog and I make the rules… 🙂
So that's why I could have me for a friend, I really do believe I make a great friend and I really love, love, love all of my friends out there. I would not have made it this far with you. Love ya ❤


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MONTREAL -- Canadiens defenseman Victor Mete will miss the rest of the season with a broken foot.
Mete suffered the injury during a game in Detroit on Feb. 18.
The 21-year-old Mete had four goals and seven assists in 51 games this season. He has four goals and 27 assists in 171 games with Montreal.
Mete was a fourth-round pick of the Canadiens in 2016.


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As the hearing came to a close, he took his lawyer's advice and told the judge he would not testify on his own behalf.
Then he leaned over and whispered to Berry. Because he is almost deaf, his words were audible to everyone in the courtroom: "If I don't go home, it's your fault."
He's the state's oldest living sexually violent predator, but who is the real Ralph Hawker?
To some, he's an infirm World War II veteran who will turn 90 in September and uses a wheelchair because of the effects of diabetes, Parkinson's disease, thyroid and heart disease.
To others, he is a pedophile who, despite his age, would continue to prey on young boys if given the opportunity.
"I don't think anybody's concerned about [Hawker] putting on his Nikes and running down the street chasing kids," Palm Beach Circuit Judge Chuck Burton said at a court hearing May 18 to decide whether the convicted pedophile should be released from a civil commitment center where he has been locked up since 2000.
"But he's stubborn as hell," Burton said. "What do you do with somebody with an attitude like that?"
You leave him in Arcadia's Florida Civil Commitment Center, Burton ruled Thursday.
"If he were in the company of a young teenage boy whom he deemed to be consenting to sexual activity, this Court has no doubt that Hawker would offer sexual gratification to the boy," Burton wrote in his order. "He sees nothing wrong with it as long as the child had participated in some type of sexual activity previously."
In 1988, Hawker was sentenced to 10 years of probation for molesting two pre-teen boys, one of them a relative.
Just before the sentence ended, Hawker violated the terms of his probation by being in the company of an unsupervised minor. He was imprisoned.
As his 2000 release date approached, the state began proceedings to have Hawker committed under Florida's Jimmy Ryce Act. Since 1999, the Ryce Act has allowed the indefinite civil commitment of sex offenders after they have completed their prison terms.
In 2005, a Palm Beach County jury found Hawker to be a sexually violent predator — the required designation to commit someone to the center. He has been locked up there since then.
He is one of 677 residents at the center, according to state Department of Children & Families. He is the oldest resident, one of 25 men age 70 or older.
In a written statement to the Sun Sentinel, a facility spokesman said the center can accommodate its elderly residents, who are scattered among the general population.
Officials at the facility are considering developing a 20-bed unit for elderly residents with medical challenges, a criterion Hawker meets.
Assistant Public Defender Scott Berry and a Punta Gorda psychiatrist told the judge that although Hawker still might think sex between men and "consenting" young boys is acceptable, he is no longer physically able to act on his urges.
"A person in Mr. Hawker's state should already be dead," Berry argued, citing his client's health problems.
However, prosecutor Robert Jaegers and a forensic psychologist disagreed. They said Hawker was cited with performing oral sex on another man in 2006.
According to testimony, Hawker has refused any sex offender treatment in the nine years he has been at the facility.
"He seems to think he should get a pass on all this behavior because he's old," psychologist Amy Swan testified.
Hawker wanted to move in with friends in South Carolina.
As the hearing came to a close, he took his lawyer's advice and told the judge he would not testify on his own behalf.
Then he leaned over and whispered to Berry. Because he is almost deaf, his words were audible to everyone in the courtroom: "If I don't go home, it's your fault."
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Comment by morecynicalthanever posted on July 1, 2010
Let us be fair. New Zealand would drive Mother Teresa over a cliff. They'd sell her some land for a hospice for the dying, make it impossible for her to run it with too much red tape, taxation, miscellaneous acts of larceny and passive-aggression, repossess the property with her equity in it, make it available at a reasonable price to a friend of the agent, then deny her permanent residency because she was too old and boot her back out to Calcutta, minus her habit and any spare coins she may have had jingling in the pockets thereof.
And it's not even their land. Ha!
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New Zealand Drove Scotsman to Insanity
Posted on July 14, 2009
How Life in Blackball, New Zealand, Drove Scotsman to Insanity
Meet Peter Lamont, the Butcher of Blackball.
Peter Lamont, driven to insanity, butchered his wife. Photo: Greymouth Star. Image may be subject to copyright.
Peter was an ordinary Scotsman, that's until he arrived in the poxy, coalmining town of Blackball, New Zealand—population: 370 – 1.
That's right. 370 – 1 tormented 'ghosts.' The missing one is Peter's 49-year-old wife Lindsay Jane Lamont. Peter mutilated her body with a butcher's efficiency!
jj said
December 1, 2009 . I imagine he had problems socially integrating in a remote rural town like that. He may have taken out one of those famous 15-ton mortgages for a freezing coal miner's shack, and did not have the financial problems of the previous owner for that reason. Kiwis have a different work ethic. It would be easy to understand how the Scots people did not settle. Very sad. So many migrants are lured down here by irresponsible public relations campaigns. The casualties will no doubt continue until they front up about what Godzone is really like. Kiwis are gormless about how good life is outside of this island.
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December 5, 2010 . The vibe of New Zealand is eerie. It seems dead when you first try to tune into it. That is just the surface though. So many repressed and wound-up angry stressed people not expressing anything or putting anything out into the air, and if you can't zip your lip, toughen up and stop yourself from bursting you will go over the edge. I was not surprised to have a few medical personnel tell me a lot of migrants who could not leave ended up taking anti-depressants to cope. It takes all your effort to fit in, if you have not been brought up to it. I have found they all march to some kind of common script I could never follow or learn in which there is only one thing to say in any given situation, and if you don't say "exactly that", you are immediately identified as a dangerous outsider because they don't understand how to relate to you. It is too much effort. I'd have to shove every bit of personality I have down into my shoes, and I still couldn't do it. I would rather be alone! And I live in a place where there is a wee bit more diversity than usual, too. New Zealand is…Rhoda Penmark!
Life Sentence – to serve 14-and-a-half years
Peter Lamont will spend a minimum of 14-and-a-half years behind bars after being imprisoned for life in 2010 for murdering his wife Lindsay in their Ikamatua home a year earlier.
Lamont was drunk when he killed his wife, and later tried to commit suicide by sleeping with the car running in his garage after realising what he had done when he returned to the house and discovered the body the next morning.
"He drove 50km to Greymouth to buy a burger from McDonald's, then bought some clothesline, which he used in an attempt to hang himself, but the rope stretched." http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10694738


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At Trust International, we're a representation company that looks after many hotel chains, so it can be a challenge to produce multiple business reports for each of our customers. We found that the booking information we received from Amadeus was very data heavy, so we regularly had to ask our Amadeus Account Manager to produce ad hoc reports for us, in a format that was more useful and understandable to our hotel chains.
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8/29/06, 6:26 PMMost of these details aren't exactly new, Vegastodayandtommarow.com has had the monorail route mapped out for a while.
Some things that have changed:
- Sands Expo will get an entrance from the existing Harrah's terminal. Anybody that has been to a major convention there knows..this is badly needed.
- The loop from the Fashion Show to the Sahara terminal has been scrapped. This makes for a long trip if you want to cross the strip - the only place the monorail will cross is by the Tropicana/Excalibur. So you will have to ride all the way down there and go up the Strip from the other side.
- A focus shift to convention business. This is the first time that monorail executives have really talked about all the convention buisness, not just The Las Vegas Convention Center. Sands and Mandalay (and the future Echelon) do big time business and have tons of daytime visitors.
Click Here for the Story from the Las Vegas Review Journal
8/22/06, 1:37 AMSince monorail, taxis and buses are Vegas hot topics now, the LVRJ interviewed the monorail kingpin, Curtis Myles III.
The article makes a point that the monorail is not the end-all-be-all solution to the traffic in Vegas. It just part of a bigger solution.
I am always saying even though it is not perfect, Vegas is a better place with the monorail than without it.
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Question: So why isn't it working now?
Answer: You have to go back and look at the reasoning why this system was going to exist, which was that it was going to connect to the convention center and seven resort venues.
The resorts were going to promote the system. The backers of the system were going to develop a relationship with the conventions to sell them bulk tickets. There was going to be a substantial amount of marketing to potential visitors of Las Vegas to make them aware of the monorail.
None of those things happened. The only thing that happened was the thing got built.
Click Here to Read the Full Interview in the LVRJ
8/19/06, 3:09 AMI hate the idea of an express bus lane down the middle of the Strip. Taking out the big palm trees just sounds like an ugly idea and every place I have seen "express buses", they always don't live up the hype.
I would rather see the Strip turn into one big "walking street", with no cars or buses. Then add some moving sidewalks down the middle of strip instead of the bus lane.
Click Here for the Story from the LVRJ
8/9/06, 5:43 PMThe deal looked done. A $17 per share agreement by Riv Holdings (an investment group that includes Starwoods Hotel chain founder Barry Sternlicht, Las Vegas developer Brett Torino and Chicago developer Neil Bluhm.)
But in the 11th-hour, another bid came in at $20 per share from a private group called International Gaming and Entertainment.
We will have to wait and watch on how the story unfolds. The Riviera has an excellent location, with property that borders both the Strip and Paradise Road. It also has close proximity to the Las Vegas Convention Center.
There is no word from either group on what they want to do with the property. I doubt they have any plans to blow it soon. It would be better to keep the joint running to generate cash, and wait as the surronding area develops. Then sell it off as the property value goes up.
For the full story from the LVRJ, click here.
8/7/06, 3:47 AMFrom Inside Gaming in the Las Vegas Review Journal.
Interesting arguments on on how Boyd is holding all the cards with the Barbary. Click for here for the article.
"Sources who seem to know say Boyd Gaming Corp. is in no hurry swap the Barbary Coast plus cash for the Westward Ho site. First, Boyd's Strip site in the middle of Harrah's Entertainment's two-block stretch of Strip hotel-casinos is plenty big enough for a Cosmopolitan-type development, and could piggy-back on Harrah's soon-to-be announced redevelopment plans. Second, Boyd does not need the Westward Ho land. If developed for condominiums, they'd benefit Echelon Place greatly. And if left fallow, Boyd could pick the land up without the middleman. That's probably why we hear negotiations between Boyd and Harrah's, which is said to have options on the Westward Ho property, aren't going well. Still, company officials say to watch for an announcement, maybe this week."
"THEplace", a Mandalay Bay looking tower, is the a new condo project on the board for MGM Mirage. It is going to wedged in the land on the front right corner of the Luxor Property, right accross the street from the THEhotel and the original Manadaly Tower.
This project makes sense, bringing more players to the Mandalay and Luxor properties. According to the article, the project timeline is a little far out - a project for post Project City Center.
Click Here for the Story in the LVRJ
7/31/06, 3:38 AMVegas Visitors are getting smarter and they are not going to put up with the Taxi Driver scams. An interesting story in this Sunday's Las Vegas Review Journal.
I still recommend to rent a car if you are going to be traveling around the city a lot, but more importantly, stay at a hotel that is central to your activites. That way you can simply walk from place to place. This eliminates many of the headaches that taxi driver's cause.
Click Here for the Full Story from the LVRJ
With the closing of the Vegas888 offices and the work on the Spanish View Towers halted, you never know which projects are land plays and which ones are legit.
At the location of the Beach Nightclub, details have been released for a 300 room hotel and a 300 room condo with a full casino. The location seems right, a real quick walk to the convention center. Plus with the developement of the Wet and Wild Property, the Riveria and the Sahara, the north section of Paradise could become a vibrant area.
Click Here for the Full Article from the LVRJ
7/19/06, 4:59 AMI found a surpising amount of coin only machines in Reno. People that don't play slots very much think coinless machines are bad (it takes away from the gaming experience). Any serious gambler knows that ticket in, ticket out machines are much better. You can switch machines quickly, your hands stay clean and and there is no waiting for hopper fills.
Those places that were completely ticket in ticket out machines had a surprising number of ticket redemption machines. Vegas casinos are now installing these kiosks.
7/18/06, 3:45 AMA round up in the difference in gaming action between Vegas and Reno.
3 to 2 Single Deck Blackjack. Can't find anything but 6 to 5 single deck in Vegas.
Larger size and taller tables. Table are about 6 inches taller and about 1 foot wider than the tables in Vegas.
Lots of 5 spot table games. While some Vegas casinos have only five spots to play on their table games (Harrah's comes to mind), it is the norm up in Reno. In Vegas, you can find some tables with 8 or more spots (Casino Royale for example)
Two Person Craps Teams. When the craps table is not packed, they get rid of the stickman and operate the craps table with only two dealers. The stick moves back and forth between the two dealers, and they put it down to make bet payoffs.
Daily Promotions. Almost every casino had a "swipe your player's card everyday" to see if you won something.
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