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Located at the center of The Bund, a city boulevard which runs alongside the Huangpu River and one of the most photographed postcard scenes of city, the Waldorf Astoria Shanghai on the Bund mixes the history and culture of the surrounding district with a taste for 21st century sophistication. The hotel comprises 269 guest rooms and suites across two buildings. A newly built modern tower connects to an all-suite heritage building - The Waldorf Astoria Club, once the legendary Shanghai Club and one of the few remaining heritage structures in Shanghai. This neo-classical architectural gem built in 1911, is painstakingly restored using archival photographs and records whilst equipping it with contemporary luxuries for modern-day travel experiences. This Shanghai luxury hotel can truly stake its claim as the place to be for the well-heeled global traveler.
The Waldorf Astoria is a neo-classical architectural gem built in 1911. It has been painstakingly restored using archival photographs and records whilst equipping it with contemporary luxuries for modern-day travel experiences. This Shanghai luxury hotel can truly stake its claim as the place to be for the well-heeled global traveler. Experience the impeccable style and chic sophistication of this new Shanghai Bund hotel, offering a prime location in the midst of the city's most celebrated district.
The Waldorf Suites in The Waldorf Astoria Club are decorated in classical European style with plush amenities, clawfoot bathtubs, exquisite chandeliers and the signature Waldorf poster bed. All 269 rooms and suites are fitted with state of the art in-room entertainment, a walk-in closet, and a marble-finished bathroom featuring a double vanity area with bathtub and separate shower. The new tower also houses a Chairman Suite and a President Suite, each with two bedrooms laid out to impress. Many rooms overlook the scenic Bund while others feature views of the surrounding historic sites.
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The dining experience at Waldorf Astoria Shanghai on the Bund mirrors that of the legendary Waldorf Astoria New York. The Specialty Restaurant serves up New York favorites and modern American cuisine. The Salon is an ideal lounge for high tea, intimate gatherings or simply a quiet place to read a book. The Long Bar features an impressive 110 ft counter, built to the original specifications of the 1911 bar, at that time, celebrated as the longest in the Far East. The Chinese Restaurant, located in the attic of The Waldorf Astoria Club with a view of the Bund, is a marvel of treasures, from original antics to the cuisine itself. The Grand Brasserie connects the new tower with The Waldorf Astoria Club and features an impressive all-day menu that caters to various palates. The Peacock Alley on the mezzanine level overlooks the Grande Brasserie, and in the tradition of its New York namesake, is the place to be for Afternoon Tea as you watch the world go by.
The Waldorf Astoria Shanghai on the Bund hotel features an indoor heated swimming pool, fully-equipped health club, a pampering spa and library, and allows guests to rest, relax and rejuvenate in style. Right in front of this Shanghai Bund hotel is the Bund Promenade, the best vantage point for photographing the city's river-side scene, the modern skyscrapers of Pudong across the Huangpu River and of course, the many iconic landmarks that line The Bund. At dawn, witness or join the legions of Chinese who practice tai chi or qigong and ballroom dancing enthusiasts who practice the tango. At night, be enthralled by the illuminating glows of the heritage structures on The Bund and spectacular lights from the Pudong skyscrapers.
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There are many proprietary and open source resources for these tools, often from startups but also from established cloud technology companies such as Amazon.com and Google -- in fact, use of the cloud helps solve the big data scalability issue, both for data storage and computational capability. However, big data does not necessarily have to be a "roll your own" type of deployment. Large vendors such as IBM and EMC offer tools for big data projects, though their costs can be high and hard to justify.
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In the open source realm, the big name is Hadoop, a project administered by the Apache Software Foundation that consists of Google-derived technologies for building a platform to consolidate, combine, and understand data.
Technically, Hadoop consists of two key services: reliable data storage using the Hadoop Distributed File System (HDFS) and high-performance parallel data processing using a technique called MapReduce. The goal of those services is to provide a foundation where the fast, reliable analysis of both structured and complex data becomes a reality. In many cases, enterprises deploy Hadoop alongside their legacy IT systems, which allows them to combine old and new data sets in powerful new ways. Hadoop allows enterprises to easily explore complex data using custom analyses tailored to their information and questions.
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- ZooKeeper: A high-performance coordination service for distributed applications.
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Proponent's argument to vote Yes:
Rep. CHARLES RANGEL (D, NY-15): The House, for weeks, has attempted to save the free world from a fiscal disaster. We have bailed out the banks and those who held mortgages. At the same time, we provided for energy extensions, we provided tax breaks for those people that tax provisions have expired. We provided for hurricane relief, for mental health. So over $1 trillion is out there for this House to ease the pain of millions of Americans.
While we were dealing with these gigantic powers, we overlooked the fact that over the last 12 months the number of unemployed workers has jumped by over 2 million, leaving 10 million Americans struggling for work. These are hardworking people that have lost their jobs through no fault of their own.
Rep. JERRY WELLER (R, IL-11): This important legislation provides additional needed assistance to the long-term unemployed. It's important that we pass this legislation today as our last act before we leave for the election campaign.
This legislation focuses the most additional benefits on workers and States where the unemployment rate is highest and where jobs are hardest to find. This program continues the requirement that those benefiting from extended unemployment benefits had to have worked at least 20 weeks. Americans were rightly concerned about proposals to eliminate that work requirement and allow 39 weeks or, under the legislation before us today, as many as 59 weeks of total unemployment benefits to be paid to those who have previously only worked for a few weeks.
Opponent's argument to vote No:None voiced.
This bill lacks fiscal discipline. It continues subsidies for the wealthy and increases farm bill spending by more than $20 billion, while using budget gimmicks to hide much of the increase. It is inconsistent with our trade objectives of securing greater market access for American farmers. [Hence] I must veto H.R. 6124.Proponents argument for voting YEA:We had a meeting this morning with the Secretary of Agriculture to talk about implementation. So [despite the two vetoes], the work has been going on within the department of agriculture to get ready for implementation.
This is a good bill. It has wide support in the Congress. It does address all of the issues that have been brought to the Agriculture Committee.
SUPPORTER'S ARGUMENT FOR VOTING YES:Sen. ALEXANDER: Let me begin with this story. In March 2007, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission sued the Salvation Army for allegedly discriminating against two employees in a Boston area thrift store. What had the Salvation Army done to earn this lawsuit from the Federal Government? Well, it had required its employees to speak English on the job. The English rule was clearly posted, and the employees were given a year to learn it. But this lawsuit means that a small business in Missouri would have to hire a lawyer in order to make sure they have a clear business reason to require their employees to speak our common language on the job.
So I have an amendment to bring some common sense to this subject. It would be to take $670,000 used by the EEOC, which it is using to bring actions against employers who require their employees to speak English.OPPONENT'S ARGUMENT FOR VOTING NO:Sen. KENNEDY: Let's look at what the law is and what the Alexander amendment provides. The law currently says that if there is a need to speak English on the job, fine; employers can require that. But employers cannot use English-only rules as an excuse when they want to fire minorities who are performing the job correctly. In this fact situation, those employees had performed the job correctly for 5 years.
In addition, this amendment reduces the EEOC's ability to fight all forms of discrimination because it cuts the entire budget. That means race, age, religion, and disability cases will be harmed. I hope the amendment will be defeated.LEGISLATIVE OUTCOME:Amendment passed, 54-44
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Sen. KLOBUCHAR: The focus of this amendment is to make sure the subsidy and the safety net in the farm bill go to the people whom it will most help; that is, family farmers. The top 20 business recipients in the country have each gotten more than $3 million under this farm bill. Under the current system, a part-time farmer can have an income as high as $2.5 million from outside sources and still qualify for Federal farm benefits. I do not believe we should be handing out payments to multimillionaires, when these payments should be targeted to family farmers. This amendment places reasonable limits on the incomes of those who receive farm payments: If you are a full-time farmer, you can get the subsidies as long as your income does not exceed $750,000. If you are a part-time farmer or farm investor, you can participate in farm programs if your income does not exceed $250,000.
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Sen. CHAMBLISS: I am disheartened that farm program critics continue to try to lead us into believing that there is a vast army receiving benefits to which they are not entitled. Stories about people receiving program benefits continue to make the headlines. But most of the people I know in these situations don't consider themselves wealthy. This debate is not about wealthy landowners and millionaires receiving program benefits. It is really about farmers in general, regardless of their economic situation, receiving program benefits. A few short months ago the debate was about making payments to millionaires and now we are at $750,000 and people want to go even further. This amendment is actually an assault on everyday farmers; but is disguised as an assault on wealthy landowners and millionaires.
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The principle at stake here is the freedom that all workers should have to organize for better working conditions & fair wages. There are many employers around the country who honor this freedom. Unfortunately, there are also many employers who do not. These employers attempt to prevent workers from unionizing by using tactics that amount to harassment, if not outright firing. In fact, one in five people who try to organize unions are fired. These tactics are already illegal, but the penalties are so minor, they are not effective deterrents.
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Democracy itself is placed at risk by this bill. The sanctity of the secret ballot is the backbone of our democratic process. Not one voter signed a card to send us here to Congress. None of us sent our campaign workers out to voters' houses armed with candidate information & a stack of authorization cards. No. We trusted democracy. We trusted the voters to cast their ballots like adults, freely, openly, without intimidation, and we live with the results. But here we are, poised to advance legislation to kill a secret ballot process.
Let's be clear. Every American has the right to organize. No one is debating that. This is a right we believe in so strongly we have codified it and made it possible for workers to do so through a secret ballot.
Status: Cloture rejected Cloture vote rejected, 51-48 (3/5ths required)
Proponents support voting YES because:
We have waited for over 10 years to have a clean vote on the minimum wage for the poorest workers in this country Low-wage workers had their wages frozen in time, from 10 years ago, but when they go to the supermarket, the food prices are higher; when they put gasoline in the car, the gasoline prices are higher; when they pay the utility bills, the utility bills are higher; when their kids get sick, the medical bills are higher. All of those things are higher. They are living in 2007, but in their wages they are living in 1997.
Opponents support voting NO because:
This bill is marked more by what is not in the bill than what is in it. Small businesses are the backbone of our economy. They create two-thirds of our Nation's new jobs, and they represent 98% of the new businesses in the US. What protection does this bill provide them? None whatsoever.
We can do better. In the interest of sending the President a final measure that provides consideration for small businesses and their workers, the very men and women who are responsible for our economy's recent growth and strength, we must do better.
As the federation of America�s unions, the AFL-CIO includes more than 13 million of America�s workers in 60 member unions working in virtually every part of the economy. The mission of the AFL-CIO is to improve the lives of working families to bring economic justice to the workplace and social justice to our nation. To accomplish this mission we will build and change the American labor movement.
The following ratings are based on the votes the organization considered most important; the numbers reflect the percentage of time the representative voted the organization's preferred position.
OFFICIAL CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY: Federal Aviation Administration Fair Labor Management Dispute Resolution Act of 2006: Prohibits the FAA from implementing any proposed change to the FAA personnel management system in cases where the services of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service do not lead to an agreement between the Administrator and FAA employees, unless Congress authorizes the change during the 60-day period. Requires binding arbitration if Congress does not enact a bill into law within the 60-day period.
SPONSOR'S INTRODUCTORY REMARKS: Sen. OBAMA: Because what air traffic controllers do is vital to our safety, I became very concerned by a letter I received from Illinois air traffic controller Michael Hannigan. He wrote that "the air traffic controllers are not being allowed to negotiate in good faith with the FAA."
What was clear in Michael's plea was the sense that he and his colleagues felt that they were being treated unfairly. I looked into it and came to the conclusion that if we did not restore a fair negotiation procedure, it would threaten agency morale and effectiveness.
The problem is this: the FAA Administrator currently has the extraordinary authority to impose wages and working conditions on her workers without arbitration. In order to do that, she merely has to declare an impasse in negotiations and if Congress does not stop her from imposing her terms and conditions within 60 days, the Administrator can go ahead and act unilaterally. That authority denies air traffic controllers and all other FAA employees the opportunity to engage in and conclude negotiations in good faith.
It is in the best interest of the agency and public safety to have management and labor cooperate in contract negotiations.
LEGISLATIVE OUTCOME:Referred to Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation; never came to a vote.
Dear President Clinton:
On behalf of the farmers and ranchers of the states comprising the Midwestern Governors� Conference, we ask for your assistance in addressing the current farm crisis. While the majority of the US economy is prospering, the agricultural sector is at a critical stage and needs your immediate attention. Our farmers and ranchers are paying operating expenses that have continued to rise, while they are receiving prices for commodities and livestock that have dropped, in some instances, to 50-year lows. To further compound the problem, drought conditions in some areas and flooding in others have devastated crops.
We are aware that many national farm organizations are putting forth various plans to provide both short-and long-term relief to our nation�s agricultural producers. While we believe long-term solutions are essential, the current situation demands a more immediate response. We, therefore, urge you to act quickly to provide federal financial assistance to farmers and ranchers including dedicated direct aid to those producers impacted by drought or other natural disasters. Immediate direct payments could allow some farmers and ranchers to continue in business this year.
In addition, changes to the current crop insurance program that will increase participation and expand coverage are needed in the short-term. The development of new risk management products is also necessary. Furthermore, export market development and regulatory relief are needed in 1999 to prevent further disruptions in our ability to produce an abundant, wholesome supply of food while competing in a global agricultural economy. Immediate action is needed to make it possible for US farmers and ranchers to compete fairly and to continue to feed people throughout the world.
Thank you for your attention to this matter and we look forward to working with you on these important issues.
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It is always challenging to create and implement an entrepreneurship education program in a multi-disciplinary environment. While majority of the entrepreneurship education programs relates to business school curricula, some unique opportunities exist in non-business majors. This workshop will serve the function to (1) showcase a successful entrepreneurship education program that follows unconventional pedagogy, (2) explain how we could integrate various learning and teaching approaches from liberal art, math, engineering, agriculture, etc. and (3) share interactive and innovative pedagogy among participants.
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AUBURN — It was supposed to be a nice, moonlit cruise. Instead, two men, two women and two dogs were plucked from the Androscoggin River when their boat motor died, leaving them hanging just above the raging falls between Lewiston and Auburn.
"The engine just cut out," said a tearful Arlene Duclos, who clutched her toy poodle, Reese, in the aftermath of the rescue. "We kept drifting closer and closer to the falls. I was so scared. I can't swim a lick."
The drama got under way at about 8 p.m. when witnesses reported a boat hanging on the edge of the falls, just below the train trestle.
"It was bad," said Jody Bolduc, who rushed to the Auburn side of the river after hearing about the incident on a police scanner. "There was panic. They were screaming and yelling over there."
Rescuers came from all over. Lewiston and Auburn firefighters were there. Auburn had a boat; so did the Androscoggin County Sheriff's Department. Police staffed both sides of the trestle and called the train company to make sure no trains went through.
A LifeFlight helicopter, making a return trip, hovered over the falls, shining a spotlight down on the stranded boat as darkness fell. Other rescue crews waited below the falls, in case the boat slipped over the edge.
For nearly an hour, the boat hung on the grates separating the upper part of the river from the lower part, beneath the falls. Rescuers sent life vests down to the disabled boat via a rope connecting the boat to the trestle.
"It would have been bad news if the boat went over," Bolduc said. "That river is just going full-bore."
Arlene Duclos' husband, Paul, owns the boat. They haven't used it in several years, she said, but the boat seemed sound. They fueled it up and went out onto the river around dusk.
"It was a mutually agreed-upon venture," said Ron Locke, who survived the ordeal with his wife and their black Pomeranian. "It was supposed to be a moonlit cruise."
Arlene Duclos was badly shaken — she doesn't swim and doesn't much like being near the water. Her husband, a Coast Guard veteran, was more irritated that things had come to such a dramatic conclusion.
"I knew we weren't going to go over," he said. "I told them to just be calm; we have to wait. I know how to survive things like this."
But for a time, all he could do was watch from his precarious perch as darkness fell and more rescuers arrived. More than a dozen were on the trestle, another four in an Auburn Rescue boat, and countless paramedics, firefighters and police officers were on land.
"Those guys did an absolutely great job," Bolduc said.
The Auburn Rescue boat was able to hook onto Duclos' smaller boat right away. The problem was the current, which rescuers feared was too strong. The Androscoggin County Sheriff's Department sent its rescue boat to the scene and for several minutes, they talked about strategy.
Ultimately, the Auburn boat pulled the Duclos craft free of the falls, hauling it a short distance to Higgins Sports Center on North River Road in Auburn. There, a small — but growing — crowd waited for the disabled boat to be towed in.
When it was, Arlene Duclos was the first off. She was trembling and clutching her poodle. Reese, on the other hand, looked perfectly calm.
"I wasn't going anywhere without her," Duclos said.
Next to her, Lorraine Locke clutched her Pomeranian, which looked completely unfazed. The dogs didn't so much as bark during the ordeal, Lorraine said.
While all of that was going on, police responded to a report of a man who was threatening to jump from the nearby Longley Bridge. That situation was wrapped up quickly and with much less drama than the other incident.
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This beautiful 16 acre estate in Hidden Beaches is on St. George Sound between Carrabelle and Apalachicola on a gated peninsula extending out into the Gulf and overlooking St. George Island, Dog Island, and the pass between. The house is situated so that you can walk out the door, down the steps to your tiki hut or beautiful large pool, both sitting on the white sandy beach. If you have children, it's great as you can sit on the deck, by the pool, or at the tiki hut while they're enjoying the beach, and you're always close by. There is not quite the wave action you will find on the island, but our beach is beautiful and private, shallow water several hundred feet out with no undertow.
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Approx 6500 sf with awesome 360 degree views. Main level has family room, powder room, living area, dining room, kitchen, large screened in porch overlooking beach and pool, and elevator. Separate wing with/game room, 4 bedrooms, two full baths, separate laundry, marble flooring. Detached wing joined by decking and under roof with two bedrooms, each with private balcony, Jack & Jill baths, large jetted tub. 2nd floor-Huge master bedroom suite w/large bath/w 'two seat' spa tub, Fireplace by spa, two sinks, shower. Small library, large seating area, separate screened-in area with porch swing overlooking beach, private deck, telescope, magnificent views of sunsets and sunrises. Third level tower view room w/vaulted ceiling. Great for reading and magnificent views.
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This is the ultimate. Gated community with only 20 estate lots (only 7 homes) on over 60 acres. This estate is over 16 acres and 1/4 mile of beautiful white sandy beach. It also has a place for your boat with covered boat house on creek behind house. Beautiful lush landscaping, boardwalks to the beach, and boardwalk across a beautiful pond make this truly magnificent.
Wildlife is abundant. Many species of birds, ducks, hawks, eagles and also squirrel, rabbit, bear, deer, and otter either live here or visit us on occasion. Fishing is also at its finest. Catch redfish and trout in your own back yard. We have crab trapss available for your enjoyment. Lots of blue crab in the creek and pond. Entertainment is at its finest. Whether by the pool, under the house for the coolness with lots of room, on our many, many decks surrounding the house, in the screened in area fronting the beach, or on the beach itself, it's the best!
Privacy at its finest. The separate wings offer much privacy if more than one family or group meetings
There is so much glass in the house that the views of the sunrises and sunsets are unbelievable.
Places of interest: Lafayette Park, Apalachicola; Chapman Botanical Garden, Apalachicola; Orman House built in 1838; Apalachicola National Estuary Research Reserve; St. Vincent Wildlife Museum: John Gorrie Museum; Wakulla Springs; St. George Island State Park; St. George Island Lighthouse/Cape St. George Light; World's smallest Police Station; Crooked River Lighthouse; Camp Gordon Johnston WWII Museum, Carrabelle; Oyster Capital of the World, Eastpoint; Walt G. Kendrick Dwarf Cypress Boardwalk, Nature trails through State & Nat. Forests,
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Sept 7 to March 1: 1-2 people-$2495, 3-4 people-$2995, 5-6 people-$3495, 7-8 people $3995, 9-10 people $4395, 11-16 people $4895 Holiday weeks may be higher
Mar 2 2013 -Sep 6 2013 $5000/1-2 persons, $5500/3-4 persons, $6000/5-6 persons, $6500/7-8 persons, $7000/9-10 persons, 7500/11-12 persons, 8000/13-16 persons
$300 per week for heated pool
3 Night Minimum Check in at 4 PM and check out at 11 AM.
Price is discounted for smaller groups as there is much less wear and tear on property and fewer cleaners are needed, especially with fewer bedrooms in use. Should you find you will have extra guests during your stay, contact the owner prior to your arrival for increase in price info. Failure to do so may result in immediate departure from premises with no refund.


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Original post made by New Mom on Aug 21, 2012
We are really disappointed in the high school for many reasons, but most importantly the issues of scheduling and teacher quality at FHS.
We'd like to look at other high school options for a freshman next year. What are some good options for high school? Is the scheduling at AVHS any better? What are some decent private options in the area?
Thanks in advance for your relevant, appropriate and thoughtful responses.
on Aug 21, 2012 at 9:57 am
If you think the quality of either P-town high school is substandard, then you need to re-set your expectations. These are among the top schools in the region. Perhaps you should try to become involved instead of whining about a system with which you're clearly not familiar?
on Aug 21, 2012 at 11:15 am
We know people in private schools, and their kids are not doing better than the kids in the public schools here in Pleasanton. In fact, one of the kids we know (from a top private school) is now going to a community college! (nothing wrong with that, but why pay all that money just to end up in a junior college, when we have FHS and AVHS students getting accepted into top schools like MIT, Princeton, UC Berkeley, etc)
Both AVHS and FHS are very good schools.
If you must go private, look at De La Salle (for boys) and Carendolete (de la Salle's sister school). But again, we know a student from one of those schools who is now at the community college, and we know students from FHS at Princeton now....
And most private schools are catholic and/or christian, requiring bible studies for graduation.
Some private high schools in the south bay: Harker (non-religious), King's Academy (christian, 6-12, requires bible classes for graduatioin), Bellarmine (boys), Presentation (girls), Mitty (not as good, catholic)
Most catholic private schools give preference to kids from catholic families (and whose families give donations to the church) as well as kids who come from middle catholic schools)
Pleasanton is a very good school district. Yes, it has problems like all districts, but it is very good overall, and in many ways, academically much better than private schools. (one of our kids started out in a private school, and we quickly realized our mistake)
on Aug 21, 2012 at 1:42 pm
dear delusional:
you might need to be a little more specific as to your criticism
of the local public schools in order to get appropriate responses from this group, otherwise I suggest:
HOME SCHOOLing
Good luck, please report back in 4 years.


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News: Da Brat's Still Restricted, "I'm Doing House Arrest"
Wednesday, Mar 2, 2011 2:55PM
So So Def rapper Da Brat has confirmed that she has completed her three-year jail sentence related to a 2007 crime but revealed she currently remains under house arrest in Atlanta.
Discussing her new situation, Brat said house arrest could last up to six months.
"It's been crazy, everybody has been hitting me up," she said in an interview. "I'm in the 'A' doing house arrest. I have this nice leg monitor jewelry. I'ma put some Swarovski Crystals on this...I actually had more freedom in the work release program because I got to go home on pass. In the transition center you work and go back and forth to your job. When you're on pass you can go home. But I ain't trippin'. It's all good. All of this will be over soon." (XXL Mag)
Finally back to the music, Brat has already started mapping out her rap return with help from producer Jermaine Dupri.
"I'm getting some beats sent to me right now from JD," Brat added. "I wasn't really motivated in there to write. I need to be able to hear some fire beats and I need to hear it loud. I got two and a half years of sh*t built up that I need to talk about. I'm ready to get it in. I can't wait." (XXL Mag)
Earlier this week, Dupri broke the news of Brat's return home.
"Happy day for me and all SO SO DEF fans,Da BRAT is finally home," JD tweeted Monday (February 28).
"for everybody wanting to holler DA BRAT hit her up on GLOBAL14.COM right now @brat and welcome her back" (Jermaine Dupri's Twitter)
In late May, Da Brat was freed from behind bars on a work release program.
Female rapper and celeb reality TV star Da Brat, who is nearing the end of a three year prison sentence for smashing a bottle across a woman's face back in October 2007, has been released from prison on awork release program. The 2007 incident started when Da Brat, whose real name is Shawntae Harris got into an argument with a waitress in an Atlanta-area club owned by record producer mogul Jermaine Dupri. A shouting match between Da Brat and the waitress escalated into shoving and witnesses testified that the rapper then picked up a rum bottle and hit the worker across the face with it, leaving the woman with permanent facial scars. (News One)
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WSOP Poker Palace - 31 Day+ Bookings ONLY in Las Vegas
- bedrooms 5
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- sleeps 12
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- rates (USD) $ 10,000 - $ 13,000 / month
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First, we only accept bookings of 31 days or more. Please DO NOT inquire if you are looking for a stay of less than 31 days.
Attention Poker Players: Don't get burned by fake WSOP property listings!
This property is 100% real -- we've rented it out every summer for the last 3 years to name pros and WSOP grinders alike. We own it as part of our real estate investment company, an established firm here in Vegas, with offices on Sunset Rd and Paradise Rd just off the Strip.
25% OFF JUST FOR WSOP PLAYERS! Instead of the normal $20+k we've charged in the past, we're offering The Vegas Sandcastle for you and 10 members of your poker crew for just $15,500 -- for the entire 7 weeks of the WSOP!
This one of a kind poker sanctuary is just 7 minutes from the Rio, yet with peaceful solitude from the crowd. Freshly furnished vacation oasis is family friendly and includes a private pool, jacuzzi, huge sandbox, commercial-grade BBQ and a 700 sq ft gameroom.
Your 5 bedrooms accommodate 12 comfortably. Your 2-story home away from home, only better. While discussing strategy, reviewing hands, or just relaxing between sessions, enjoy your grand dining room and 20 foot cathedral ceiling, creating a stately yet comfortable vacation atmosphere. Entertain or reconnect with your guests in the spacious yet intimate great room.
Celebrate your stay with a home-cooked or catered gourmet meal in your top-of-the-line kitchen, featuring stainless steel appliances, a 6-burner stove, and chocolate cherry wood cabinets accented with custom-cut granite countertops.
Designed to pamper you in an atmosphere both secluded and indulgent, swim in the enchanted lagoon under the Vegas starlight, or take a soak in the warm sanctuary of the whirlpool jacuzzi.
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- A half of an Acre of Outdoor Entertainment
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- Huge Sandbox
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- Commercial-Grade Barbecue Area With Stainless Steel Gas BBQ's
- Custom Pool Table
- 700 sq ft Entertainment Room With Air Hockey Table
- Travertine Flooring Throughout
- Five Bedrooms That Sleep 12 Comfortably
- Three and One Half Spacious Bathrooms
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When I spread these spicy gingerbread rounds with my lemony cream-cheese frosting, I knew I had a hit. Cardamom and allspice add a hint of chai tea flavor. —Aysha Schurman, Ammon, Idaho
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1/4 cup molasses
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon ground ginger
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon each ground cardamom, cinnamon and allspice
- 1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
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- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon grated lemon peel
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- In a large bowl, cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and molasses. Combine the flour, ginger, baking soda, cardamom, cinnamon, allspice, lemon peel and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well.
- Shape into 1-in. balls; place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 8-10 minutes or until tops are cracked. Cool for 2 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely.
- In a small bowl, beat cream cheese until fluffy. Add confectioners' sugar, lemon juice, peel and vanilla; beat until smooth. Frost cookies. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator. Yield: 4 dozen.
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I remember creating this thread a couple of years ago, but cant seem to find it in the archives. Oh well, here it goes again. Lol
I've always wondered why they never air post-fight press conferences on PPV after the closing of the card. I mean seriously, there's usually a time slot from 8pm-2am or something like that...shouldn't we be able to see it, ESPECIALLY since we've already paid for the fight?
Who wants to see a DirecTV logo and some 80's porn music playing, when we could actually be watching the post-fight presser?
I would much rather keep my DVR rolling, and let it record the presser, as soon as the fighters are ready. I believe all (or most) of the fighters on the card, actually speak in the post-fight presser. Correct? Yay? Nay?
Somebody enlighten me on how this works. I'm almost sure that I don't know what I'm talking about. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)
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Good points!
Seriously though, I hate having to go to the net to see the post-fight pressers. Not only that, but you have endure those stupid video tags, or hear that corny ass rap song at the beginning of Seckbach's videos.
I'm guessing that the views would be better if they kept it on live tv, instead of having some Freddie Roach-type dude holding the camera. I'm inclined to believe that the network would have to stand the chances of having to pay the camera crews extra money...maybe?
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Pepper prices were highly volatile last week on bullish activities. Arrivals of farm grade pepper continued to remain tight.
Availability on the exchange platform was also limited. Domestic demand started picking up following the monsoon in some parts of north India. Buying interest was seen from big investors in commodities to corner whatever material was available anticipating a further shortfall because of unfavourable weather conditions.
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However, the actual availability position in all the other origins is still unclear. But prices there were far easier and much below the Malabar parity. For MG 1, there is huge domestic market here.
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