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In one sentence, what is Guitar Super System?
Guitar Super System is the final destination for those on a quest for infinite guitar knowledge, featuring eight comprehensive levels of literally everything you can know about the guitar.
Why should you listen to me?
I spent four years learning from the absolute best guitar players and teachers IN THE WORLD at the world renowned Berklee College of Music, featuring prestigious alumni like Steve Vai, John Petrucci of Dream Theater, Al Di Meola, and even John Mayer. I graduated with my bachelor's degree in 2011, and have taught hundreds of students since.
That's great, but what does that mean for me?
I realized not everyone has the opportunity or the money to attend one of the most expensive institutions on the planet. With that in mind, I've taken everything from the Berklee guitar handbook and crafted it into easy-to-follow video lessons. The average four year tuition to acquire this information is in the $200,000 range. Guitar Super System is your 99% discount on that ludicrous amount, and it will be yours forever.
Why shouldn't I take another course or just watch free YouTube lessons?
The reason has two parts: 1) your time is valuable, and 2) my instruction is based on the most successful and credible system there is. Other courses may have certain great information or certain great guitar players, but they also may not. On top of that risk, the structure of every Guitar Super System course is in place to optimize your learning and understanding. The right information presented in the correct way in the proper context. Don't waste time sifting through lessons that may not be teaching you the right way -- Guitar Super System has you covered.
I think I'm sold! You mentioned there are 8 levels, though. What's that all about?
In order to convey all the information in a digestible format, Guitar Super System is broken into eight levels. Essentially, each level is one semester of information from Berklee. Some people will never want to learn all eight levels of information, which is why the course is broken up in this way. After each completed course, you can gauge if you'd like to move on to the next level or if you've achieved what you sought out to do. This particular course is Guitar Super System Level 2, and the other levels are currently in production.
I like that freedom. Can you give me some specifics?
Guitar Super System includes relevant PDF attachments to nearly every lesson, so you can follow along with no problems. It's also recommended that you print out most of the attachments, so you might use them for practice outside the videos. In each Section, new concepts are introduced, accompanied by Berklee-standard play-through examples. You'll be testing your knowledge with real exercises used by the most prominent minds in music. Also included are professional quality downloadable audio and video backing tracks for you to apply your learnings over. Did I mention all this content is yours forever?
The Whole Tone Scale is a WEIRD sounding scale by itself, but when blended with other scales like the Pentatonic Scale or the Blues Scale, you can achieve some extremely cool results. Refer to The Whole Tone Scale PDF for visual aid.
The Whole Tone Scale diagram for visual aid.
Play the G Whole Tone Scale at 60bpm, 16th notes
The Melodic Minor Scale is your first step into the world of the advanced guitarist, because it challenges your ear to absorb sound in a way that is probably not familiar to you. With just one note differentiating the Melodic Minor Scale from the Major Scale, you'll expand your pallet of musical exploration exponentially.
The Melodic Minor Scale Modes diagrams for visual aid.
The Melodic Minor Scale Modes in 3 notes per string format.
Play all seven modes of the Melodic Minor Scale at 60bpm, 16th notes
Intervals in music are an essential foundation for understanding how to use various modal scales to your advantage. Knowing certain intervals can make certain sounds when played over certain chords will allow you to see the fretboard in a whole new way.
A "Home Riff" is a term I use to describe a riff you can use in any key, as long as you know what Mode you're playing in. In this example, I establish a Home Riff over the G Ionian b3 Mode, which I as a home base to return to between other melodic ideas.
Use the G Melodic Minor Scale over this backing track. Try to find collections of notes to form your own Home Riffs and build your own solos.
Watch the screen turn red each time I implement a Whole Tone Scale riff into an otherwise "normal" sounding blues improvisation. The takeaway here is that a little bit of the Whole Tone Scale goes a long way.
While this is a C Major Blues, you can use the C Whole Tone Scale over turnaround changes to build tension. Just be sure to resolve your ideas on a diatonic note, like a C, F, or G.
Triads are essential tools for your guitar playing arsenal, and we're going to expand on the foundation we built in Guitar Super System Level 1 to show you just how much you can get out of various Triad shapes.
Triad shapes on all string sets for visual aid.
Each string set contains different triadic shapes, and by learning these shapes you will unlock the fretboard in a way most guitarists never will.
Being able to recall and identify Triads on any string set and from any inversion is an important exercise to do if you want to implement Triads in your improvisation.
Watch as I show you how I like to outline different Triad shapes to build solos.
Use the graphics to anticipate which Triad will be coming next so you can get in position to play different inversions over these chords. You can start with just playing root position Triads on one string set, then move to root position on all string sets. From there, try throwing in different inversions, and combining melodic ideas in between triadic shapes.
The audio version of the Triad practice track.
These four part chords are going to test your dexterity as well as help you understand the theory of intervals we've focused on throughout this course.
Four Part Chord diagrams for visual aid.
Some of these new chords are difficult to finger, so here are the best ways to play them.
While these chords sound a bit strange, being able to move quickly from one to the next is going to greatly improve your flexibility, mental stamina, and your ear.
Arpeggios are always fun to play, and we will dive into both Triad and Four Part Arpeggios in this section.
Triad Arpeggio shapes for visual aid.
Four Part Arpeggio shapes for visual aid.
Play two-octave Major, Minor, Diminished and Augmented Triad Arpeggios from the root at 60bpm, 8th notes
Play six new one-octave Four Part Arpeggios from the root at 60bpm, 8th notes
Listen to ways I use Arpeggio shapes to outline the different chords in this progression. Notice how I don't simply play each shape note for note over each chord, but instead pick out the ones that I think highlight the most color while throwing in some non-arpeggiated melodic ideas to connect the dots.
Use your new Arpeggio shapes over this track to practice your own improvised soloing. You can use Triad Arpeggios depending on the tonality (major, minor, augmented, diminished) of the chord, and it is best to start with playing the shapes verbatim to begin with. Once you're comfortable switching through the changes, you can then start to add your own riffs and licks, and try different arpeggiated patterns that stray from the diagrams.
The audio version of the Arpeggio backing track.
Nobody can teach you to sight read other than yourself, but here are a couple of books I recommend to make your life easier.
You made it through Guitar Super System Level 2! Great work. Most Guitar Players will never have the knowledge you now possess. Keep practicing, and stay on the lookout for Guitar Super System Level 3. You can stay up to date by visiting musiciswin.com/guitarsupersystem and signing up for the mailing list.
Tyler Larson (born May 30, 1989) is a musician of many influences. With over fifteen years experience playing the guitar, Tyler has appeared on several studio albums, performed with many diverse artists, and studied with some of the most renowned guitarists on the planet, including Joe Stump, Dave Fiuczynski, Tomo Fujita, Dave Tronzo, Jon Finn, and others.
After earning his B.M. Degree in Guitar Performance from the esteemed Berklee College of Music, which includes alumni such as Steve Vai, John Petrucci, Al Di Meola, and Pat Metheny, among others, Tyler began his career as a professional musician, and in 2015 Tyler founded a brand called Music is Win which has become a rising force in the entertainment and music space, with his videos amassing tens of millions of views to date and his audience rising to hundreds of thousands of subscribers across social media.
Tyler has received endorsements from PRS Guitars, Peavey Electronics, Universal Audio, Wampler Pedals, ZAOR Studio Furniture, Source Audio, Empress Effects, MONO Cases, Bugera, and many other esteemed companies.


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This Spring/Summer Season keep an eye out for new glasses trends says Duncan Hockney of The Specs Factory…
Famous stars throughout the ages have made eyewear fashionable. From rock revolutionary Buddy Holly in the 1950s, to Elton John's eccentric glasses in the 1970s, to the simplistic sartorial style of Jennifer Anniston's eyewear today, glasses have always been a talking point within the fashion industry. Because of this, eyewear designers are constantly looking back over past trends in history to reinvent into new and exciting ranges and collections.
Geek-Chic Glasses A big trend this spring/summer is the arty eccentric glasses also known as geek-chic. These glasses work best on longer, more oval shaped faces and have seen a surge in popularity due to the geek-chic trend that is currently making everything that was once 'nerdy' and 'un-cool' popular again. With frames the bigger the better. These glasses work best in either a heavy black or tortoiseshell frame. This type of eyewear has been spotted on everyone from Alexa Chung to Johnny Depp and can take you from the working day through to the early hours but are best worn to arty affairs such as film screenings and gallery and museum openings.
Wayfarers Wayfarers, were originally marketed as sunglasses for pilots, but started to appear very quickly on Hollywood stars as eyewear. From the very beginning the style won great popularity. Wayfarers were selling consistently well but became overwhelmingly successful after appearing on Audrey Hepburn in the movie Breakfast at Tiffany's. Today the Wayfarer style in both glasses and sunglasses can be seen on the faces of stars such as Rachel Bilson and Lindsay Lohan.
Rimless Glasses For the older eyewear customer, rimless glasses can be extremely flattering to the face. This is because they open up the face by being more subtle than rimmed eyewear and make the eyes look bigger and more expressive. Seen on such stars as Michael Caine, the rimless glasses manage to create a youthful look on the wearer's face whilst maintaining a classic elegance. More often than not this style of eyeglass can be found with transitions lenses adding an air of practicality to them.
Angular Glasses These are characterised by rectangular forms and 90 degree angles and were inspired by razor-sharp edges and smooth lines. This style of eyewear is not only undeniably chic but also projects a professional and intellectual air. Angular frames in black or white with chunky side arms give a fashion forward with a cutting-edge feel. This style of eyewear gained infamy in 2008 when Sarah Palin, Governor of Alaska, was seen wearing a pair during the presidential election campaigning in America, and was heralded by the press as a style icon.
Oversized Sunglasses Oversized glasses are the new oversized handbag. Only the bold and super-hip should try their hand at big glasses and sunglasses. However once wearing them bigger really is better. Those with rounder or very thin faces should eer on the side of caution as this style may not be particularly flattering.
The trick to finding glasses that suit you is to find a trend that works with the shape of your face. If you don't know the shape of your face a quick and easy solution to find out is to tie your hair up off your face, stand in front of a mirror and using a lipstick trace around the shape of your face. Once this is done look back at the shape you have drawn and decide which face shape it matches best.

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Greek Bond Buyback Hostage to Below-Market Prices: Euro Credit
Greek efforts to ease indebtedness by repurchasing its own bonds at less than their face value depend on investors accepting below-market prices rather than holding out for an improved offer.
Greece may tender for bonds issued in its 100 billion-euro ($130 billion) restructuring this year at prices "expected to be no higher than those at the close" on Nov. 23, euro area finance ministers said yesterday. Those notes trade at about 29.5 cents on the euro, up from 28.1 percent last week, according to brokerage Exotix Ltd. in London.
"Non-domestic investors are probably expecting that they can achieve a better price in the future," said Craig Veysey, head of fixed income at Sanlam Private Investments Ltd. in London, a unit of Sanlam Group, which oversees $72 billion. "A new deal on better terms, perhaps. Or the market price may increase, too, over coming years."
Greece's rescuers are trying to keep the 17-nation currency union intact by easing conditions on bailout loans and giving Europe's most-indebted nation more time to repay. The International Monetary Fund, along with the European Central Bank and the European Commission, makes up the troika that is implementing the bailout. The group has indicated it will insist on a buyback as one of the conditions for the release of the next installment of its cash.
Balancing Act
The more acceptances Greece wins, the greater the incentive for some holders to refuse to take part in the hope their holdings are small enough to get repaid in full at maturity. In May, for example, owners of a floating-rate note sold in 2002 who declined this year's restructuring, got repaid. Conversely, defaulting on non-domestic lenders becomes a less risky option for the nation provided its banks participate in the offer.
Finance ministers plan to meet again by Dec. 13 to review progress and make a formal decision on Greece's 34.4 billion- euro disbursement. In their statement, the ministers included no details of how the buyback would be implemented, how it would be funded, or specifics about the size and what would count as success.
"The details are still sketchy," said Gizem Kara, an economist at BNP Paribas SA in London. "They probably didn't want to say anything because going into too much detail might distort prices. It has to work, though, because the math of the debt reduction targets assumes there's a successful buyback."
Bond Owners
The new bonds have collective action clauses, which in a second restructuring would allow a preset majority -- typically at least 66 percent -- to force holdouts to take part, according to Gabriel Sterne, an economist at Exotix Ltd. in London. Still, enforcing the CACs risks triggering credit-default swaps and being put into default by the ratings firms to deal with a rump of bondholders, he said.
"Would it be worth the fight with the hedge funds?" he said. "I just don't think they would want to go there yet again."
Greece has about 60 billion euros of restructured bonds outstanding, handed to investors taking part in the debt exchange. The notes, issued in 20 maturities ranging from 2023 to 2042, typically trade as a block called the strip at an average price across all the maturities.
The bonds are held about a third each by Greek banks, other Greek funds and non-domestic investors, primarily hedge funds, German Deputy Finance Minister Thomas Steffen said yesterday.
Greek bonds have gained, with the 2023 note rising to 35.21 percent of face value from 34.36 percent on Nov. 23, data compiled by Bloomberg show. The 2042 notes advanced to 27.41 percent from 25.4 percent in the period.
IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde, speaking after the finance ministers' meeting, said she wanted to see progress "on specifying and delivering on the commitments made today, in particular implementation of the debt buybacks," before any funds are disbursed. The IMF has pledged 1.6 billion euros per quarter to Greece, a sum that is more important as a seal of approval than for bolstering Greek finances, according to Kara at BNP Paribas.
German Confidence
Greece may get a 10 billion-euro loan, most probably from the region's new bailout fund, to buy back 30 billion euros of bonds and thereby cut its debts by 20 billion euros, Kara said. A buyback of privately held debt also would protect Greece's creditor nations from having to write down the value of their holdings.
"We're relatively confident that it can work," German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said yesterday at a press conference in Berlin. If the buyback fails, "the troika will have to take other measures and tackle the issue in another way," he said.
For the repurchase to succeed, Greece will have to offer a higher price than the 24 cents that the strip traded at on Nov. 5, before speculation about a buyback gained credibility, said Sterne at Exotix. Greece will have to balance that against the risk of overpaying, he said.
Potential Gains
"If the buyback price is forced up too high, it will be unpalatable to Greece and the European authorities, and the buyback will fail," Sterne said. "The incentive not to participate is likely to be strong. The average value of the bonds for those that do not participate could rise sharply if there is very high participation."
Sterne, a former IMF official, estimates that the strip might go as high as 50 cents on the euro assuming there is broad participation, compared with 24 cents if the buyback fails.
Bondholders probably will call the finance ministers' bluff, said Peter Tchir, the founder of New York-based TF Market Advisors.
"Now that the Eurogroup has made a condition out of the bond repurchase, it is almost the obligation of the bondholders to hold their feet to the fire," he said. "I can't see bondholders accepting last week's prices without trying for more."
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I often wish that if ds was delayed, that it could be an obvious, physical thing. I know this is probably way oversimplifying things, but I sometimes feel jealous of mothers whose kids have Down Syndrome because the world seems to accept disabilities that are obvious more readily than ones that become apparent only after conversation.
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I do worry, though, about how to make sure he has the opportunity for a bright future. My biggest fear is that he will live the same kind of lives that his birthparents must live due to their disabilities...that he will know mostly his limits and not his strengths. That life will be harder for him than we would wish on our greatest advesaries. That he will have to struggle at every turn. That he will find himself lost in the world. That he will experience lots of lonliness. I know it is too early to look at him with anything but a sense of infinite possiblities for the future, but since he has scored low on standardized developmental tests since the time we first had him tested at 5 months, it is hard not to feel some anxiety about what the future could hold.
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I feel a sense of sadness sometimes about all this. It comes up at all kinds of moments. Like today, I had him at the aquarium and was noticing how attentive and engaged the other kids his age were...how interested they were in these creatures of the sea that they saw in the water. My ds really didn't notice them. His jaw hung loose, as it does, and he just drooled and looked somewhat bored by the whole thing. He was happier when I let him get down and run around, but he showed no awareness of the particular enviornment he was in. It made me wonder, and feel a twinge of sadness that I couldn't be sharing the excitement of these sea creatures with my son like the other moms were with their children about his same age. Or there was the time, a couple weeks ago, when some relatives were visiting and my brother said (in a non judgemental way, but still), that ds seemed a "little slow" and it made me long to hear someone affirm his "normalcy."
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I often wish that if ds was delayed, that it could be an obvious, physical thing. I know this is probably way oversimplifying things, but I sometimes feel jealous of mothers whose kids have Down Syndrome because the world seems to accept disabilities that are obvious more readily than ones that become apparent only after conversation. At least that has been my experience with other kidos. And because language is a big issue in ds' life, I wish it was all a matter of hearing and not cognition. I long for my child to be deaf.
I hope I won't be judged for this. It's not how I feel all the time. It is just part of my "gut" response at times. And I guess I just hope I'm not alone.
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and sometimes I tell myself this, "She had to be born into this world. So God gave her to you because he knew you'd grab the ball and run with it. Don't drop it now." (I'm not religious, dunno if you are, it's just something that works for me sometimes.) And I am so so so glad she is mine, and not someone else's who might not do everything possible in their power for this AWESOME kid. I wouldn't trade her for the world. I know you feel the same way about your son. I don't know how to feel good about it mama, but just because I can't feel good about IT, doesn't mean I'm not going to feel good about ME and HER.
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MR. CASEY and Timmie, and everyone else, agreed that it was simple meanness which caused Captain Linder to make me help with checking off freight. That is a part of the master-at-arms' duties, to be sure, but there were a number of applicants for my position, and any one of them could have done the work as well as I. So long as I was anxious to have my freedom, the Captain might have made a new appointment at once, and given me my discharge.
The removal of the freight began on the very day of our arrival. A troop of Filipinos, in cascoes, came out to act as porters, the hatches were all opened, and the army supplies were transferred to the cascoes as fast as Timmie and Mr. Casey and I could check them off. One of the bridge quartermasters checked at the Number 4 hatch, and with all four of the holds being emptied at once, it looked as though we might finish the work within a week. The sun was very hot, and there wasn't much fresh air in the holds, so the work of checking wasn't exactly pleasant. I was willing to keep at it day and night, however, if doing so would enable me to gain my discharge any sooner. About dark, however, on this first day, it began to rain, and the Filipinos immediately started for shore in their cascoes. They declined absolutely to work in the wet. When I saw that nothing further could be done, I told Mr. Casey that I was going ashore without asking permission of anyone. " I'm not afraid of being put off the ship, now," I said, " and if they want to make a row about my absence, they can do it. I'm going to get my mail from home, and as soon as I've done that, I'll come back again."
A Night Visit to Manila
So I called a banco, or canoe, and was rowed into the mouth of the Pasig River. The water was quite rough in the bay, and it looked several times as if the boat might be upset, but this only added to my enjoyment of the adventure I was having. It was much more exciting to land in the Philippines without permission than to do so in the regular way, and I felt like some explorer who had just escaped his captives. The city didn't appear to have any too many lights, and the rain gave everything a dreary appearance, so I didn't feel any great desire to stay in Manila longer than was necessary. The boatman landed me at a wharf, and I had no difficulty in finding a carriage-driver who understood English. I gave him the address to which I had my letters sent, and told him to drive there as quickly as possible.
After about fifteen minutes the carriage stopped in front of a building which bore the familiar letters Y. M. C. A., and I knew that I was all right. I went inside and asked for my mail, and when I had received it I started out again. The secretary in charge, who knew that I was coming, wanted to know if I wasn't going to stay, now that I had arrived. Well," I explained, " I haven't really arrived yet, since I was ordered to remain on board the transport. But I am visiting Manila incognito, so to speak, and will have to return to the ship this evening." He warned me about the danger of the bay being rough after dark, and said I must be careful what boatman I hired.
A Dangerous Trip
At the wharf I tried to find the same boatmen who had brought me in, but they had disappeared, and I had to content myself with a couple of men who looked anything but pleasant. They agreed to row me out for a dollar Mex., which is fifty cents in American money. We started bravely, but when we rounded the end of the breakwater, I saw that the waves were even higher than when I landed, and that there was real danger that we might be swamped. The boatmen then began a little drama which they acted to a most successful finish. They pretended to be almost exhausted by the tremendous effort they were making, and finally they stopped altogether. This frightened me, for the waves tossed the banco about as if it were only a feather. I could see the McClellan's lights gleaming about half a mile away, and for once I wished myself on board. One of the boatmen began to talk in broken English. I could understand only about half of what he said, but I realized its meaning. He said that they would have to turn back unless I would agree to give them two dollars then and there. I saw by their expressions that they were in earnest, and I knew that I was altogether in their power, so I handed out the money. This was what they wanted, so they picked up their oars and went ahead as if nothing had happened. When we came alongside the transport I thought the canoe would never get up to the gangway, on account of the heavy sea; but after a time I gave a leap and grasped the side ropes. I was in water up to my waist before I could climb up the steps, but I didn't notice that at all, after my exciting experience. Mr. Casey said that he didn't expect me back at all that night, and that I was very foolish to risk being upset in order to be on hand for the morning work.
None of the officers appeared to know anything of my taking " French leave " and the next day the checking went on as usual, and we worked until mid-night. At supper time, when I had a few moments on deck, I could see the carriages driving on the Luneta, and the crowds of people attending a band concert there. I thought of what a good time Howard and Kenneth Eddy must be having, and it seemed harder than ever to be obliged to remain on board the ship. The days passed more slowly than at any time during the long voyage from New-York. We worked up to midnight every day, and the only encouragement I had was to see the piles of merchandise decreasing hourly, as they were sent ashore. It seemed to me that there were canned goods enough to last the whole army in the Philippines for years to come, and candy sufficient to sweeten the water of Manila Bay. There were army wagons, too, and supplies for the hospital corps, to say nothing of thousands of bags of oats. We never suspected that there could be such quantities of things stored in the hold of the old McClellan, and we realized for the first time that she had some other object in coming to Manila than to bring out the Congressmen.
Free at Last
When a week had passed there was very little remaining to be checked, and on the eighth day I told Captain Linder that I had done my duty and now wanted my discharge. He had nothing to say, but sent me to the first officer, and when that gentleman filled out the blank by saying that my conduct was " very good," I almost fainted. I had every expectation that he would put me down, " bad " or " indifferent," and this commendation was all the more welcome because it was unexpected. When I had the discharge safely in my pocket, and had received the money which was due me from the Quartermaster's clerk, I went down to the little hole next to the engine-room to get my belongings together. Timmie was there to help me, and so many of the sailors crowded into the space that I could hardly move. Old Dan Driscoll brought me a fine canvas bag in which I could carry things that I couldn't crowd into the suit-case. It was an excellent piece of workmanship, and something which I hope to keep always. " Now," he said, when he gave it to me, " you are a sure enough sailor. You've got your discharge and you've got a sailor's bag, and I don't know, by jiminy, but what you've got a sailor's walk, as . well." Everyone laughed at this, but there was some truth in the remark. I had observed myself, when I went ashore, that I had the jackie's swagger, and I felt rather proud of it. It was only natural that I should have some of a sailor's ways, after three months in the forward deck.
There were tears in my eyes when I thought that I was really leaving the old ship for the last time, and there was no telling when I would see my sailor, friends again. Mr. Casey was the one I would miss most during the next few weeks, and I couldn't be sure of seeing him, "even in Manila, because he went ashore so seldom. Timmie gave me his promise that he would get his discharge on the first of the month, which would come in a week. He had fully decided to throw in his fortunes with mine, and go home with me across the Pacific, after we had visited Japan and China.
I said farewell to the McClellan about six o'clock in the evening, when the crew was at supper. I hoped to get away without them seeing me, because I knew there would be a lot of noise and a consequent loss of temper on the part of the officers. But Mike, the messman, saw me as I was going down the gang-way, and immediately the rail was lined with my friends. They all had some farewell advice to give me, and there were numerous hopes that we'd all meet again in New York at Christmas time. I'm sure most of the men were as sorry to have me go as I was to leave them behind, and I could see them waving at me until my canoe rounded the breakwater and the transport was out of sight.
A Cloud with a Silver Lining
I certainly felt relieved to know that I had my discharge safe in my pocket, and that I was done with my life as master-at-arms. I was wearing one of the Singapore duck suits and a straw-hat, so that none would ever know that I had been a petty officer, and I felt as if I wanted to forget that I had ever been on a ship in my life. I had a lonely feeling, too. New York seemed very, very far away, as I looked about and saw the tropical scenery and the low-roofed buildings of the Philippine capital, and I wondered what further adventures would be mine before I was privileged to walk down Broadway again. Nature seemed to celebrate the evening on which I gained my freedom, for there was one of the most gorgeous sunsets I ever witnessed. The whole western sky was indescribably beautiful, and the colors were such as are never seen in more northern climes. T decided at once that I would surely like a place where there were such displays of color, and everything that I saw during my first evening in Manila pleased me very much. The scene in the Pasig River, which was crowded with boats of every description, reminded me of the busy Thames in London, and when I left the wharf and started about the city to find a lodging, I found everything I saw to be of interest. What particularly delighted me was the number of Americans I saw in the streets. Of course the natives largely predominated, but there were a sufficient number of soldiers and civilians to make me feel more at home than in any city we had visited since leaving New York.
I visited two or three places which had advertised lodgings to let, and didn't find any of them sufficiently reasonable in price, so I was feeling rather discouraged, when all at once someone yelled, Hello, there, Jimmy Legs." I looked around, and there were Howard and Kenneth Eddy, running after me down the street. " I thought you were coming to see us just as soon as you landed," said Howard. I told him that I thought I'd better find myself a bed before I made any calls. " Well, we've got a bed for you," he said, " and mother wants you to come right to our house. We've told her all about how you're working your way around the world, and she says that you've got to stay with us as long as you're in Manila."
This was better fortune than I expected to find in far-off Manila, and when I reached the Eddy's pleasant home that evening, and was made as welcome as an old friend, I decided that darkest clouds do really have silver linings.


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Up until now, I've only occasionally dealt with a major component of monthly finance: your insurance. If you've got a family, like me, you have to know how your insurance works. For that matter, if you're financially stable or you've got valuable property, grasping your coverage is just as necessary.
When something unexpected happens, insurance is the one precaution that really makes a difference. You can't be casual about such a responsibility
And while you can understand exactly what you're protected against, actually managing your premiums can be a whole other story. As anyone in charge of the bills can tell you, juggling multiple premiums every month gets pricy fast. Things will only get worse if you don't know how to compare plans and deductibles, to identify loopholes, or even how to dispute a claim.
When something unexpected happens, insurance is the one precaution that really makes a difference. You can't be casual about such a responsibility.
While I would never claim to be an insurance expert, my wife and I insist on regularly reviewing our coverage and monthly premiums. If you don't know what your policy actually protects you against (and why you want that protection), you need to make a point of getting the facts straight. When you blindly pay for extensive coverage and add-ons the insurer tells you are "necessary" or "highly recommended," you are wasting money.
In my case, as family circumstances changed over the years, we've made sure coverage stays in step with our lifestyle and our property. And looking back on these experiences, I know I have more I'd like to share. You can go back to my September entry on buying term life or my recent list of life insurance lessons to get an idea of what I mean.
When you blindly pay for extensive coverage and add-ons the insurer tells you are "necessary" or "highly recommended," you are wasting money.
Along with my own take, I've recruited insurance insiders to contribute to a new, separate section of the site. They've each put together a sort of "Insurance 101" guide for four areas of insurance: home, health, car, and life. Each writer is objective and highly qualified. People who actually have something worthwhile to contribute. Each guide goes into great detail on the basic terms, the right questions to ask when insurance shopping, and tips on how to avoid needless expenses and cons.
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Every hopeful cabin crew applicant knows that they will be asked in the interview process about their flexibility and adaptability to unforeseen consequences that might occur during their duty, such as delays or force majeure.
Many aspiring individuals choose this job because they are curious and adventurous, think outside of the box and are prepared to deal with the unpredictable. Routine is not a subject that fits the job description – this is the most exciting career imaginable!
Over the years I have encountered quite some unforeseen events and delays. I remember when 9/11 happened, I was on a three night layover in Tokyo. We will always remember where we were that day, regardless of our career paths. It has been one of the most haunting experiences in my life and from my perspective 9/11 made us bond as crew members. The solidarity we hence developed towards each other and towards other airline colleagues was one of a kind and for me, and it still continues. But there's also been so called events of higher power that have enchanted me – mainly being snowed in in an attractive city!
I have experienced such blizzards in Chicago, New York, Boston and Tokyo. The first blizzard, in Chicago, was many years ago and had the airport closed down. Our return flight was delayed for two days. Traffic was to a standstill in the city, because of four feet of snow. Here too, we bonded as a team. A Maître de Cabine of ours, me and another friend of his from the city became friends for life by hiking across the snow covered deserted Michigan Avenue towards the Adler Planetarium which amazingly was open. We still get together yearly with fond memories of that blizzard.
A couple of years ago I got stuck in Manhattan over New Year's Eve! Instead of arriving back home in time for celebrations with our families, a blizzard had closed down the New York airports. That was seriously romantic! Fifth Avenue and Central Park under masses of snow! That's by the way how I discovered the Metropolitan Museum – I went there with wet feet and shoes full of snow seeking warmth and shelter and came out hours later as an art lover. Instead of flying back that night I bought a ticket to the Radio City Christmas Spectacular. When we finally flew home two days later, when the airport reopened, Sophia Loren was our guest on board. She too had missed that New Year's Eve at home in Switzerland!


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Mensah Woode, allegedly raped the lady to the point of paralysis at his residence at Middle-East in Ashaiman near Tema in the Greater Accra Region.
According to the victim, a 22-year-old first-year university student, the suspect never proposed love to her before the incident occurred, even though they had been friends for some time.
The victim, in an exclusive interview with DAILY GUIDE , expressed shock and debunked rumours making the rounds at the Tema Domestic Violence and Victim Support Unit (DOVVSU) of the Ghana Police Service that she had been having an affair with Dr. Woode, who is currently in police custody, pending trial at the Tema Magistrate Court.
She stated that Woode, whom the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH) rejected as surgeon and paramedic specialist, never made love to her until she was raped.
According to her, as a mature university student, she knows and understands what rape means, adding that her consent was not sought by Dr. Woode – something police confirmed Dr. Woode admitted during interrogation.
She explained that she had been to the house of the suspect twice – the second visit was when she was raped.
'The first time, the doctor did not touch me and that convinced me that he was an honest person, but it was the second time when the unfortunate incident occurred,' she stated.
Touching further on how the incident occurred, the victim narrated that on July 14, 2014 at about 8:00 pm, she was invited by the doctor and so they met at the Tema Motorway Roundabout and together went to his house.
The doctor, she said, left her alone in the house and returned at midnight – when there was no vehicle for her to go back to her hostel at Dawhenya along the Tema-Aflao road.
According to her, Dr. Woode asked her to pass the night in his residence but she insisted of going to the hostel. This, she said, angered the doctor who locked the doors and told her that not until she had passed the night in his residence he wouldn't allow her to leave.
She added that 'Because it was my second time of visiting him and I trusted him, I obliged and decided to stay in the living room and watch television programmes.
The victim claimed that Dr. Woode went out again and upon his return, dragged her from the couch, started fondling her and sent her to the bedroom where he pinned her to the bed and forcefully had carnal knowledge of her.
After the purported sex escapade, the victim asserted, Dr. Woode fell asleep and at about 4:30 am he woke up and took the victim in his vehicle to the Tema Motorway roundabout where he gave some money to the driver who sent her to the hostel.
She explained that when a police medical report form was issued to her to attend hospital at Urban Health, a lady-doctor on duty refused to attend to her saying the case was involving a fellow doctor.
She claimed she went to the Tema General Hospital where she was examined and treated.
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When I reviewed Red Robin last year I was pleasantly surprised by how much I liked the burgers, so I jumped at the chance to try their new spicy summer burgers. How spicy? In promotions of their new burger schtick, they tout being the first national chain to use the ghost pepper—known as one of the world's hottest chili peppers—in the form of ghost pepper ketchup. As a spicy food-lover, I figured this would be a great time to finally try something with ghost peppers (though I have been eyeing up that little package of dried bhut jolokias I saw at the grocery store...).
But this is a Reality Check, so cue the sad trombone "womp-womp." These burgers sucked. "Ghost pepper ketchup"? Please. Taco Bell's fire sauce is hotter than this junk. I didn't really expect it to be super hot because they probably dumbed it down for the masses, but this was a joke. It didn't even taste good. It tasted like cold, sweet marinara sauce, with maybe a pinch of cayenne. Heinz plus ghost peppers would have been astronomically a better choice.
Luckily one burger, the Fiery Ghost, ($7.99), added both fresh and fried jalapeño slices, so at least there was some heat from that. I've always been a big fan of fresh sliced jalapeños on a burger (à la Five Guys) because they give it a nice fresh crunch and heat, but the fried jalapeños lacked anything interesting.
Both burgers had two patties, something that's a necessity at Red Robin because the patties are so tiny. Sandwiched between the patties was a slice of pepperjack cheese, which wasn't even noticeable.
The only things that actually tasted good were the onions on the Cry Baby burger ($7.99). They added flavor, though very little heat, even though they were supposed to. The crispy fried onion strings were supposedly tossed in dry Sriracha seasoning, but it tasted more like paprika. Tasty, but not hot. The sautéed onions were cooked with Cholula, which again added some flavor, but very little heat.
Unfortunately the ghost pepper ketchup was slathered on both burgers, essentially ruining them both for me because of the sickly sweetness. I chose to placate myself with bottomless steak fries and root beer floats.
About the author: Lacey Muszynski is an editor, freelance writer and restaurant reviewer from Milwaukee, WI. When she's not burgerblogging on AHT, she might be updating her food blog, making fun of the Food Network, or wondering what her art degree has to do with all of this. Her idols growing up included Martin Yan, Chairman Kaga, and whoever was on Great Chefs, Great Cities that day.
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With wisdom that only aging gracefully can bestow, she talks frankly about her four marriages as well as her other relationships, including her courtship with Sidney Poitier; racial politics in show business; and the personal cost, particularly to her family, of being a pioneer.
From a recent, Emmy-nominated role on Grey's Anatomy to appearances on Oprah, Diahann Carroll's legendary stage, film, and television career has spanned more than five decades.
Her title role on Julia beginning in 1968 established Carroll as the first African-American actress to star in her own television series. The role garnered her both an Emmy nomination and a Golden Globe win to go along with the 1962 Best Actress Tony Award she won for her role in No Strings (also a first for a black woman). Diahann also received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress for her role in Claudine.
In the 1980s, Diahann joined the glitzy night-time soap opera Dynasty as the jet-setter Dominique Deveraux.
Carroll's career continued strong in the 1990s with appearances in films such as The Five Heartbeats; she also starred as Norma Desmond in Sunset Boulevard.
As a breast cancer survivor and activist, Carroll invited a camera crew into her treatment room for a national broadcast special to draw attention to the cause.
Ever the consummate performer, her new cabaret show at Feinstein's has traveled nationwide to sold-out audiences.
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"Diahann Carroll, as you never imagined"
Loved it. Very forthright and real. I have enjoyed Ms. Carroll over the years, however, hearing her narrate her life's successes and failures with such candor made her seem more of a real person; relatable.
I never liked reading (Dyslexic) until Audible, now I cannot get enough books!
"Mixed up mess"
In the beginning of her book she talks about how she fell down some stairs. What she forgot to say was that she must have been carrying the final draft of this book with her to take to the printers office, and in fall, the chapters were disarrayed and never put back in order. That is the only reason I can see why this book is just a mass of stories that don't always have a start or sometimes a finish.
It has no flow. It is just a bunch of stories that have no structure. She jumps from one story and subject to another, sometimes in the middle of a story, so you forget what the point of her story was or who she was talking about. One minute she is talking about the death of someone and then she is talking about a dinner she had with them. You sit there and think "I thought they died three chapters back?" She also seems to really think she is the greatest talent out there. No humility in her at all.
She also never really concludes a story she is telling. For instance She talks about her run-in with Andrew Lloyd Webber and how she walked out of her audition for Sunset Blvd. She felt he was a racist. Later she talks about playing the part but you never find out how she got the part in Sunset Blvd if she walked out on him after telling him off. Things like that make this book a mess.
Something better!
Love her voice, she sounds like a very classy woman and I am sure she is. Her voice is like butter. I say that is a good way.
Some of the stories are funny but that is about it.
I was sad when she stood up for her co-star in the TV show Gray's Anatomy after he called another actor a homophobic slur. She said she felt the actor should have just gotten over it. And that no one should have been fired from the show. Yet earlier in her book, she talks about how she had a band leader fired for calling her the "N" word. You cannot have it both ways Ms. Carroll.
Furthermore, she got her info wrong. The homophobic actor never apologized for saying the word Fa**t! In fact, he said the word again on an award show where he denied ever calling his costar on the show a F*g. That was the real reason he was fired.
She talks about how everyone needs to loosen up about words and name calling, yet further in her book she again is outraged someone uses the "N" word to her. Both words are disgusting and it's sad she seems to feel it is OK for one word used to put someone down but not the other.
"Class in everyway!"
Ms.Carroll writes her memories the same as her professional image: full of class! I finished the book hoping so much to have lived in her life and been her friend. I loved the wonderful self confidence that she has exuberated throughout her life and never for one second expressed regret, bitterness or presented herself less than perfection in every part of her live. I loved the book and highly recommend it to anyone who longs for the golden age!
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Edward Raynolds , was indicted for Assaulting John Rains in More fields near the Highway, and robbing him of a Coat, value 5 s. and 1 s. in Money , June 25 .
John Rains thus depos'd. About 11 at Night 1 was crossing one of More fields Quarters, and about the middle of it, the Prisoner came up to me, and Swore he'd kill me if I did not deliver, he made me pull off my Coat, which he took from me and a Shilling. In 5 Days afterward, Mr. Kelly told me that he saw him at Bedlam Wall a tossing up for Halfpence, with my Coat on his Back, I went thither and found him accordingly.
Kelly and Jenkins depos'd. That they took the Prisoner, with the Prosecutors Coat upon him.
The Prisoner in his Defence, said, that he bought the Coat of a Woman in Rosemary Lane for 5 s. but he knew not where so find her. Guilty . Death .


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Casa Arena Verona, Casa Arena offers modern apartments with free Wi-Fi in Verona city centre. Some are just around the corner from Verona Arena, and some are close to Piazza Erbe square. Each apartment comes with parquet floors, a flat-screen TV and kitchenette/kitchen. The bathroom is complete with a hairdryer and shower. Bus zastavenie 50 metres from Casa Arena links you to Verona Train Station and the university. Villafranca Airport is 10 km. Città Antica je skvelou voľbou pre cestovateľov, ktorí majú záujem v Zábava, Barov a obchodov na oblečenie. (Casa Arena Verona hotely rezervácie).


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Defying Expectations, Half of Young Voters Cast Ballots, 60% for Obama
In some battleground states, tallies show, their ballots were decisive factors in the president's victory
Despite expectations that young voters wouldn't turn out for this year's election, they participated at nearly as high a rate as in 2008 and still supported President Obama decisively, but somewhat less so. Sixty percent of young people voted for him, compared with 66 percent four years ago.
About half of eligible voters age 18 to 29 cast ballots, according to initial tallies by the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement at Tufts University. More precise number crunching may bump up the youth-turnout rate, now 49 percent, to 51 percent, said the center, which is known as Circle. Four years ago, it adjusted an early estimate of 48 percent to 52 percent of young voters.
Turnout in that bracket, then, seems to have remained relatively steady despite overall national declines of up to four percentage points, to a rate of about 58 percent, since the last presidential election. This year young people represented 19 percent of all voters, an increase of one percentage point over 2008.
Among advocates and observers of young voters, turnout is evidence of engagement, as well as electoral influence.
"Confounding almost all predictions, the youth vote held up in 2012 and yet again was the deciding factor," Peter Levine, director of Circle, said in a written statement. In a news conference on Wednesday with Rock the Vote, he proclaimed that strong turnout rates were here to stay: "This is a new normal, where about half of the millennial generation is voting."
That argument defies the generation's longstanding reputation, which Heather Smith, president of Rock the Vote, sought to dispel.
"We can put those rumors of apathy to bed," she said. "This voting block can no longer be an afterthought to any political party or campaign."
Beyond Expectations
In fact, turnout among the youngest voters has increased markedly since 1996, when only 37 percent cast ballots. In the presidential elections of 2000 and 2004, participation rose to 41 and then 48 percent. But even in 2008, it failed to match the rate of 55 percent in 1972, in the first presidential election after the voting age was lowered from 21 to 18.
This year, even after a campaign in which college affordability became a major issue, experts doubted whether young people would vote. Just weeks ago, a poll by Harvard University's Institute of Politics showed that young Americans were less enthusiastic about voting and more skeptical of the political process than they had been four years ago. Only 48 percent said they were "definitely likely" to vote, compared with 66 percent in 2008.
Last month Circle asked young people if they knew their states' voter-registration deadlines, early-voting rules, and identification requirements. No more than 43 percent got any of the three questions right, said Mr. Levine.
But still, they voted, about 22 million of them, despite long lines and problems at polling places. Even if they were confused, and less enthusiastic, they were persistent, Mr. Levine said. "A lot of them figured it out in some way." He attributed the higher-than-expected turnout, in part, to advocacy groups' finely tuned tactics.
The Student Public Interest Research Groups, active on college campuses nationally, have come to rely on technology and peer-to-peer contact, among other strategies, said Sujatha Jahagirdar, the organization's political director.
"There's no magic formula," she said. "There's just old-fashioned, on-the-ground pavement pounding."
Both presidential candidates appealed to young voters, using campaign appearances and the debates to discuss the cost of college, the unemployment rate for recent graduates, and the burden of student-loan debt. Mr. Obama organized Student Summits on campuses across the country, and Mitt Romney appeared at rallies, including one at George Mason University on Monday.
The Obama campaign deserves particular credit for the youth turnout, said John Della Volpe, polling director of Harvard's institute. "There's no question that young people had not been nearly as engaged by almost every measure during this campaign cycle relative to four years ago," he said. "The Obama grass-roots and mobilization efforts mitigated that."
Choosing Swing States
Young people voted overwhelmingly Democratic, with 60 percent for Mr. Obama and 37 percent for Mr. Romney. But the president clearly lost ground over the past four years. In the 2008 election, 66 percent of young voters picked him, as 32 percent did John McCain.
As in 2008, the edge young voters gave to Mr. Obama proved decisive in some states. According to Circle, in the battleground states of Florida, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Virginia, if young people had not voted or if only half of them had supported the president, Mr. Romney would have won.
Exit polls published by CNN showed that in some of those states, young people favored Mr. Obama even more than they had four years ago. In Florida, for instance, 66 percent of young people voted for the president, compared with 61 percent in 2008. In Ohio, support for Mr. Obama was up to 63 percent, from 61 percent.
In other states, however, young voters favored the president significantly less, a reflection perhaps of broader trends in those states. In Indiana, his support declined to 46 percent, from 63 percent, and in North Carolina to 67 percent, from 74 percent. Both states went for Mr. Obama in 2008 but for Mr. Romney in 2012.
Many students attending college away from home made strategic choices about where to vote this year.
Ellen Scully, a senior at Colorado College from Rocky Hill, Conn., decided to register to vote in Colorado, a swing state, instead of Connecticut, firmly in the Obama camp. Supporting Mr. Romney, she wanted to try to turn the state red.
She had misgivings about a choice most people didn't have: "I don't necessarily think that I should have been able to do that," she said. But she could, so she did.
Still, Ms. Scully opted not to vote for "the local stuff," she said. "I felt guilty taking that vote from someone who is actually impacted."
Sofi Cullen, a first-year student at Dickinson College, in Carlisle, Pa., opted to register there rather than in California, where she's from. It was a hard choice, she said, as she wanted to vote against the death penalty and for a tax increase to support education in her home state.
But supporting Mr. Obama in a swing state, she decided, mattered more. Also, she reasoned, "my voice deserves to be heard here now, because this is where I live."
Obstacles and Lines
In this election, as in many before it, students faced obstacles to voting, some from opposition to the idea that they can register where they are enrolled in college.
To protect students' right to vote, the Fair Elections Legal Network kicked off a Campus Vote Project last February. As part of the project, advocates trained election officials on registering students to vote and tried to inform students about the voting process. In North Carolina, the project helped college administrators provide students with proof of residency; in Ohio, it encouraged private colleges to do so by giving students zero-balance utility bills.
Still, problems arose. According to the Student PIRGs, students in certain dormitories at Temple University weren't on the rolls at their designated polling place in Philadelphia and had to use provisional ballots. At Pittsburg State University, in Kansas, students reportedly encountered similar problems.
On campuses in Iowa and Ohio, particularly at Ohio State University, lines were reportedly long. But in various places, students tried to entertain their waiting classmates. At Indiana University, volunteers blew bubbles and painted faces, said Ms. Jahagirdar, of the Student PIRGs. At Rutgers University, they passed out fake mustaches printed with the words "I voted."
But long waits shouldn't be part of voting, said Ms. Smith, of Rock the Vote. This generation's considerable participation has been established, she said. The next push, she pledged, will be to update systems to accommodate it.


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The Cambridge-Isanti H.S. Speech team had two members advance out of Section 7AA to reach the Class AA State meet. Adam Guptill placed 2nd in Duscussion, and Megin Hovinen placed 3rd in Drama. They will attend State Saturday, April 16 at Chanhassen.
Bluejacket speakers who advanced to section finals were: Nicole Bergman (Poetry) and Jessie Peters (Prose) who both placed 8th; Emily Ramstad (Informative) and Adam Heinen (Discussion) who placed 7th; Hannah Palmer (Extemp. Reading) and Adam Peterson (Creative) who placed 6th; Julia Neary (Prose), Chrissy Dukart (Great Speeches), Sydney Johnson (Extemp. Reading), Jonathan Wells & Christa Nienow (Duo) who all placed 5th.
C-I took 6th place at the last Saturday's Seciton 7AA meet, missing 4th place by only 2 points. Back on March 26, the Bluejackets placed 2nd at their home meet.


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Your BEST Choice for Puerto Rico Vacation Rental beachfront Accommodation in Dorado. Villas de COSTA MAR (VDCM) guarantees clean, safe, secure, comfortable accommodation with executive-style service, across the street from the beach. Great location; from here you can walk to restaurants and typical food kiosks in the area. Please give us a call for best pricing!
We are conveniently located just 30 minutes from Luis Munoz Marin International Airport in Isla Verde (SJU). VDCM is in a gated, private and secured location. This second floor, walk-up unit has a balcony and private parking spot. Located right across the street from the beach. Dorado is on the north side of the island facing the Atlantic Ocean. This rental was designed, decorated and furnished for your comfort. Find us on Google maps for exact location and area businesses!
Golf & Activities nearby...: Golf, Activities and Attractions information on our website in PDF and in the rental unit's activities/Attractions book...
We visited this complex in 2005 and feel in love with the apt and area. We visit each year and our extended family all love the accommodation and Dorado beach area. The unit was updated in Aug 2012, visit our website for more information and pictures... The unit is equipped with everything we need to be comfortable; we arrive and just settle righ in with all the comforts of home! Please note this is our home and we enjoy sharing it with all our guest.
Al Rios purchased this condo in 2005
We visited this complex in 2005 and fell in love with the apt and area. We visit each year and our extended family all loves the accommodation and Dorado beach area. The unit was updated in Aug 2012; visit our website for more information and pictures... The unit is equipped with everything we need to be comfortable; we arrive and just settle right in with all the comforts of home! Please note this is our home and we enjoy sharing it with our visiting guest.
We fell in love with this apartment for its location and outdoor living areas. The balcony where I have my morning coffee. The beach across the street is a big plus; my son loves the beach and we go and build castles and take long walks along the water. We walk to restuarants and if they are busy we just order and they call us when ready and we pick it up. All the comforts of home and maybe a little more in a paradise setting you will learn to love and enjoy also!
We have compiled a book of all the activities/attractions available to you; and made them available to you in rental unit and a few recipes; activities/attractions available on our website in PDF form.
Nice apartment. All what we needed was provided. Closed to the beach, clean, all included, good parking and the owner was excellent meeting our needs and wishes. Will come back.
Very nice and gated property. Right across from the ocean. Nice and clean. We will be back.
Thank You Al and Nelida, as well as Myrna who went out of her way to make sure we arrived and settled in comfortably. Renting a home is so much better than staying in hotels and is much more economical. The apartment was clean and comfortable, except for the patio loveseat. Light outlet on roof needs repaired and a shelf and hook would be nice in the master bathroom. These are trivial things and would not deter me from renting there again.
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The Butler Family
My family and I enjoyed our stay at Villas de Costa Mar very much. The apartment was immaculate and very well furnished. The beds were comfortable and the view was amazing. The apartment is located right across from a very nice beach that is perfect for walking, jogging and taking your family for a picinic. There are wonderful restaurants within walking distance as well. I highly recommend this unit to anyone that is looking for the perfect vacation getaway and cannot wait to go back next year!!
It was our first trip to Puerto Rico for the World's Best 10k. Villas De Costa Mar provided an at home environment, giving us the option of cooking in, or dining out. The beach and nearby Gulf Course provided an excellent trail for my daily runs. The manager was friendly and extremely helpful with driving instructions. Rooms were comfortable and clean. This quiet gated property provided a sense of security and privacy.Balcony overlooked beach with plenty of food and shopping options nearby. Thank You Al and Nelida
We completed our 2nd stay at Villas de Costa Mar over the Christmas holiday and were very pleased. Located in a pleasant residential community, it's very cozy and makes us feel right at home.
The property is literally across the street from the beach, a major selling point for us. There are several restaurants within a few blocks, as well as a snack shop with full bar on the beach. We shopped at the local grocery store and made our own meals in the fully-equipped kitchen. The owners are accomodating and keep the unit well-maintained.
We would stay at this property again and again.
To Al & Nelida Rios
We had a very pleasant stay in Dorado; thanks in part to the comfortable accommodations at Villas de Costa Mar. The Unit
was a welcomed change from the confined space of a standard and all too often, overpriced hotel room. Your patio was our favorite spot for our morning coffee & the rooftop terrace was the perfect place to take in those spectacular sunsets. Ah...& then there is Dorado Beach, paces away...and it neighbor, Cerro Gordo minutes by car both beautiful beaches. We enjoyed the restaurants, the live music on the weekend & the late night quiet...when the only sound was that of the surf. It doesn't get much better than this.
I do think that the Master Bedroom could use a small dresser; both of us were partially living out of our suitcases. Another towel rack or hook in the bathroom would be a practical plus.
Our experience on this trip has convinced us that renting is the way to go; and we have you to thank for that.
Best Regards,
Frank Costas
Area attractions are:
Ojo del Buey or otherwise known as The Ox's Eye, is a wonderful family recreation spot.
Dorado Del Mar Golf Club was designed by Chi Chi Rodríguez back in 1998.
La Casa del Rey Museum is a sobering celebration of Puerto Rico's culture and history.
Arecibo Observatory boasts a 1000 foot dish that scans the cosmos in search of the undiscovered.
Area: Villas de Costa Mar's vacation rental is located in a newly constructed ten apartment complex right across the street from the beach. The rentals are second floor walk ups in a gated secure location with a balcony, rooftop terrace, private parking with all the amenities of home.
The Dorado del Mar Beach & Golf Resort, Embassy Suites is just a short distance from these second floor walk-ups. The Hyatt Dorado Beach Resort & Country Club is also minutes away.
Sleeping Arrangements: Master bedroom has a queen size bed. Guest bedroom has two twin beds. There is also a queen size sleeper sofa with air mattress in living room.
Other Activities: Women's Fitness Center nearby for only $10 a day
Golf: Golf information on our website and in the rental unit's activities book also on website in PDF...
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Autumn Specials
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Posted on June 25, 2013
Day 20 was Saturday, yes I'm way behind. I don't know how it got away from me, but it did. Anyway, on Saturday we had the morning to work on our projects and we had an informal discussion with the professors to go over where we were at with our projects. I spent the morning working on my data for the cliffs and running different processes with PhotoScan. I discussed my project with the professors and for the most part we agreed that I was on a good track. That evening we had a birthday celebration for Cole and we made a late night trip to the beach. It was really crazy, going to the beach so late, and the water was still warm enough for swimming.


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Bud Selig to retire at end of 2014 season
The long-discussed retirement of MLB commissioner Bud Selig will become official Thursday, when league's longtime chief will announce that he'll step down at the end of the 2014 season.
CBS Sports' Jon Heyman reports that Selig's retirement will become official in January of 2015.
Selig took office on an interim basis in 1992 after baseball's owners voted Fay Vincent out of office. His "acting commissioner" tag stayed in place for six years, though, until he was permanently installed into the position in 1998.
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PARIS, Sept 02, 2014 - There were no positive dope tests at this year's Tour de France, world cycling's governing body the UCI announced on Tuesday. "All the samples collected were systematically analysed to detect stimulants and erythropoiesis," said the UCI, the latter being the process which produces red blood cells. "Isotope-ratio mass spectrometry (IRMS) was also analysed in … [Read more...]
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Artist Ahmad Al Sakka has undergone successful surgery on his knee in a Cairo hospital.
Saka felt pain in his knee after returning from the Ukraine where he was shooting his new film (The dealer).
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The changes "made some things a lot easier for us in the elections office. And hopefully they'll make things more accessible to voters.''
Annie Williams, supervisor of elections
BROOKSVILLE — The 2010 election is in full swing with thousands of absentee ballots already arriving in Hernando mailboxes, poll workers in training classes and candidates for federal state and local offices shifting into full campaign mode.
Hernando County's 122,293 registered voters will see a few differences as they prepare to exercise their rights to vote. Supervisor of Elections Annie Williams sent out notices this week to inform the community of those changes.
Among those affected the most will be voters in Sterling Hill, now Precinct 57, who will be voting for the first time at Sterling Hill Clubhouse South. Sterling Hill residents will also be voting for the first time for representatives to serve on their Community Development District board.
Other polling place changes will affect voters in precincts 11, 24, 29, 48 and 56.
Voters in Precinct 11 will move to the new South Brooksville Community Center while those in Precinct 24 will cast ballots in the new building at Christian Church in the Wildwood.
Dayspring Presbyterian Church is the new site for voters in Precinct 29 while voters in Precincts 48 and 56 will now cast ballots at the YMCA of the Suncoast.
The changes, Williams said, "made some things a lot easier for us in the elections office. And hopefully they'll make things more accessible to voters.''
Some of those changes will help Williams trim her expenses this year because combining precincts means fewer poll workers and using sites that don't require payment helps with both voting day and poll worker training expenses.
Williams was under fire last year from county commissioners who urged her to trim her budget and suggested that she seek volunteer poll workers. She will be using about 500 poll workers this year, a reduction from about 600 last year.
Another savings is from a new system called "Ballot on Demand,'' which prints a ballot as it is needed so the elections office hasn't had to buy and stockpile ballots it may or may not need for the elections.
"We only pay for what we use,'' she said. "I like that.''
The elections office is still accepting requests for absentee ballots. Voters do not need a special reason for an absentee ballot and requests can be made by phone at (352) 754-4125 or by fax at (352) 754-4425.
When requesting by fax, certain information must be provided: The voter's name, signature, date of birth, address, phone number, home address, the address where the voter wants the ballot mailed to as well as the election the voter is requesting.
Barbara Behrendt can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com or (352) 848-1434.


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Who has the coolest hairdo?
Our cricketers make headlines for all the good, bad and ugly reasons. When they play, they make news and when they don't play, they still make news.
The good part is that they know how to make both the genders equally happy. While thousands of young boys look up to them for their game and sportsman spirit, they also make women go weak-in-their-knees through their class, style, inimitable personality and stylish hairstyles. Here are cricketers who've impressed us with their coolest hairdos.
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If Hogwarts had a school band, it might look and sound a wee bit like Harry and the Potters. Started as a joke three years ago, the Norwood, Mass.-based rock group — consisting of Paul DeGeorge, 26, and brother Joe, 18 — has self-released two albums of punkish, Potter-inspired songs and is currently touring some of the country's finer bookstores, doughnut shops, and hot dog jamborees. "Our biggest goal was to play a show at the Boston Public Library, but we accomplished that within two months of forming the band," says Paul, who's presently fine-tuning a song about Hogwarts headmaster Dumbledore, based on J.K. Rowling's new best-seller, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. (Other high-demand songs include "Save Ginny Weasley" and "The Wrath of Hermione.") "This is going to be the toughest book yet to write songs for," says Paul, a guitarist and classically trained pianist, "because we try to make our songs fun and there's nothing fun about book 6."
Finding a rhyme for horcrux is difficult enough. A tougher challenge for the DeGeorges will be keeping in touch this fall, when Joe starts at Clark University in Worcester, Mass., as a freshman while Paul begins a Ph.D. program in cellular biology at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. But like their literary alter ego, the brothers have faith. "At this point, we're just waiting for the next crazy offer," says Paul. "If someone wants us to play at a bowling alley, we're so there!"


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The Elisra Group is showcasing a wide range of specialist products, from UAV sensors and IR protection systems to a new immune satellite navigation system at its exhibition in the Israel Pavilion. Seventy-percent owned by Elbit Systems, the Elisra Group consists of three principal constituents: Elisra Electronic Systems, Tadiran Electronic Systems and Tadiran-Spectralink. The company offers an extensive range of UAV-related equipment, including the Emerald AES-210V payload for ELINT and SkyFix for COMINT. Its radar-warning receivers and missile approach warning systems have applications for both manned and unmanned craft. During the war over Lebanon last year, the PAWS system flew aboard many of the Israeli helicopters–plus the F-16I. The system operates in the mid-IR range and is a staring array for detecting missile approaches and even small arms fire. The original PAWS system for helicopters forms the basis for a growing family that now covers the PAWS-2 for the F-16I, SPIRS for transport aircraft, LORICA for commercial aircraft and TANDIR for combat ground vehicles.
Also on display are a range of datalinks from Tadiran-Spectralink. The TVL-II Tactical Video Link family allows ground units to receive imagery from UAVs in real time. The systems can be vehicle-mounted, or carried by individual troops. One, the V-Rambo, uses a small video receiver that can be worn on the wrist. Elisra's V-STAR C4I system, a pocket-sized module that allows the receipt and transmission of mission-critical data, has proven itself ideal for control of UAVs and unmanned ground vehicles.
Other Elisra products include the iSNS/V1 GPS electronic counter-countermeasures system that provides jamming immunity for GPS receivers. The group is showcasing its All-in-One concept for electronic warfare systems, in which disparate systems can be harnessed and integrated into a single enhanced system. This unification can increase the overall mission effectiveness by allowing, say, self-protection radar warning receivers to act as target information providers.


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OPI Top Coat Reviews
Not BadI have to agree with Kenya I also found this to be a bit thicker than it should've but otherwise not a bad top coat. It seems to make it take longer to dry and I had problems keeping the bubbles out. Not bad, but I would skip this. — 3 years, 7 months agoAlana_Danes | 58 reviews
Best Top Coat Out thereOPI top coat is from my perspective, the best that I have tried. It doesn't clump, or dry unevenly. It puts a great shine on your polish and makes it last for a long time — 3 years, 11 months agoBjorgHilmars | 5 reviews
Great product.This keeps my nails shiny and chip-free! I have found that applying this over polish every two to three days helps to makes my polish last longer. — 4 years, 3 months agostatickyogo | 160 reviews
Review subjectI think this top coat works great, but I haven't really tried many others, especially any other "high end" brands. I usually only buy OPI nail polish, which is why I use the OPI topcoat. I got a little sample bottle of it a year ago which worked well. It started to get really thick, gooey, and sticky after about a year of using it whenever I did my nails (about one or two times a month), and somet...read moreimes even using it as a base coat. I would not call it a high shine top coat, but that isn't to say that it isn't shiny, it's a great "regular" topcoat. I used it recently on top of glitter and the glitter help up pretty well for about three days (which is a pretty good length for glitter) before it started to chip, but I probably should have reapplied the top coat anyway. All in all love it and don't plan on buying a different brand anytime soon:) — 4 years, 8 months agoamber.flute | 14 reviews
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Love this top coat!I love this top coat. I'm always searching for something better and I've found it in OPI. It's thick and leaves the nail shiny. Also, it makes the polish last for a long time. It is pricey for the frugal shopper, but it's worth the money. — 4 years, 12 months agogoula2005 | 2 reviews
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Not bad top coat, but it gets hard to use quicklyI really loved this when I first got it, but as time goes on it's getting thicker and harder to use, much faster than other OPI polishes I got at the same time. Good quality, but looks like I'll only get half a bottle from it. — 5 years, 8 months agoernmcc | 82 reviews
Nothing specialNever completely dries which is really frustrating. I'll see marks and dents in the polish within hours of applying it. Wouldn't say it's as thick and gunky as other reviewers are making it out to be, but it definitely does not go on smoothly and consistently. Not that shiny, which is something I need in a top coat, and almost always leaves small bubbles. The only good thing I can say about it is ...read morethat it doesn't peel or chip too quickly and will make your manicure last longer. If you're good at doing nails and applying polish like me, you can somehow get around its problems and make it work, but no matter how skilled you are you can't change the fact that it never completely dries! For that reason alone you'll never get a great finish with this top coat and I would not recommend it. — 6 years, 1 month agocami_f89 | 9 reviews
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You can't keep a cowboy with a fubarred face down. D.C.'s Jonah Hex, the gunslinger with a pizza for a face, will be heading to the big screen (previous story here), and none other than the boys behind "Crank" and the upcoming "Game" and "Pathology" will be behind the script and cameras. In an interview, writer/directors Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor lets everyone know that they will be writing and directing the upcoming "Jonah Hex" movie as soon as they finish the sequel to "Crank".
Collider.com sat down with filmmaker Mark Neveldine, co-writer and co-director (with Brian Taylor) of the upcoming 'Crank 2′, wo revealed that they will be tackling DC Comics' 'Jonah Hex' as an upcoming project.
"We're going to be doing a thing at Comic-Con this summer for a lot of movies…one is a movie that we wrote called 'Jonah Hex'," Neveldine told Collider in a video interview. "It's a DC Comic called 'Jonah Hex'. It's gonna be the movie we're directing after 'Crank'."
"Jonah Hex of course is a bounty hunter. It's a comic book that's been running for a long time with DC Comics," continued Neveldine. "A guy who lives with one foot in this world and one foot in the next. Western. Crazy. 'Sin City' style. I can't tell you a bit more."
I was never much for comic book westerns. The combination of the medium and the setting never really felt right to me, so I never read all that many western comic books, although the recent "Lone Ranger" sort of got me interested, though not nearly enough to even remotely know anything about Jonah Hex, except he's got that face.


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ASUS EN210 is a silent, low-profile card for HD HTPC entertainment. It is ideal for home theater PCs and multimedia centers with low profile design and high power efficiency. Silent passive cooling runs 0dB quiet, perfect for hushed gaming and multimedia joy.EMI shield effectively blocks 66% radiations to protect users health and improve graphics clarity. Splendid Video Intelligence technology optimizes colors in various entertainment scenarios with five special modes - standard, game, scenery, night view and theater.
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