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We have friends going to the U.S.. My mom is dreaming that I would be able to go to visit the United States of America as well since my Uncle is already retired, he'll have time to give us the grand tour. He's based in California and I also have an Aunt who is in New York. Different coasts so if ever we do get there, we'd have to allot a lot of time for travel between coasts.
My dream vacation would include visits to different Museums. I'd like to see zoos or ocean parks. A library. A mall or a grocery. I'm totally curious.I hear that the malls are really big and that I could get lost inside a grocery. I'd like to gather tons of coupons and do 1 grocery shopping and use coupons! I'd like to open a U.S. Paypal account. I'd like to experience a Black Friday sale. Experience celebrating Thanksgiving. Be a blogger in the U.S., would that still be a vacation? Buy tons of stuff then sell it here in the Philippines.
What really makes me curious though is if I would be able to visit glamorous Las Vegas. I'm not a gambler but I do want to watch the wonderful live shows that they produce everyday. Plus, I hear that the hotels are amazing. It's in a desert but you forget that you're in a desert because of the magic of Vegas.
I wonder if Las Vegas is a kid-friendly city. I know there are magic acts there, perhaps a speed painter act as well, that would impress my kids. I like musical concerts though or a real show in Vegas style. What other acts would be there? Would you bring your kids?
Hopefully, by the end of this year, we will be able to fix our travel documents and be able to travel. It's not bad to hope so I'm keeping my fingers crossed. I just want to see and meet my cousins again and my adorable nieces and nephews. Plus, go shopping in craft stores like Michaels and Joann. So, starting now, I'll be saving up after I spend for my kids' birthdays!
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Vegas trip is a must. Reminds me of the movie "Hangover" hehehe! I'm not just sure if the city is friendly for kids. But I've heard that they have amusement park for kids :)
Hope that you get to go and have fun in USA. I haven't been there yet.
My first long vacay in the US was super fun. We havenot gone t Vegas kasi I have the same concerns as you, if kids friendly nga ba or my baby has nothing to see there that she can enjoy.
good for you that you have relatives elsewhere. I hope I can travel too someday. :)
To travel is one of wishes in the future. I can't do it right now but I know in God's time, I can do it. Together with my family.
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Best of luck on the prep! Planning makes travel and trips cheap-er and easier, at least.
Vegas is sin city right? But I guess spending few days in there is OK with the kids :).
Good luck! I hope you will be able to get the vacation trips that you desire. :)
It's in my bucket list, too, to visit the US with family. ;)
We bring our daughter wherever we go. Near or far. Her first trip was to Bangkok when she just turned one. It's actually an advantage travelling with kids because they whisk you in front of any line :)


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Wednesday, interim APD Chief Allen Banks announced he's leaving Albuquerque to take a job as the police chief of Round Rock, Texas.
"They're family. And I'll take that kind of leadership to Round Rock with me," Banks said.
Interim Chief Allen Banks says the men and women he served with for 22 years are what he'll miss the most. He's leaving without even having applied for the most permanent job – a fact the mayor calls disappointing, but understandable.
"We wish he would have applied, he would have been a great candidate but we understand folks have to do what's best for themselves and their families so no hard feelings and we'll miss him," Banks said.
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- Distance from hotel: 12.43 MI/ 20 KM West l
- Take the Highway No. 1, towards Tel Aviv, Exit at "Arlozorov", straigh to the "T" junction, turn left at "HaYarkon" street, down the "Atarim" square the hotel is on your right side.
- Distance from hotel: 3.11 MI/ 5 KM West l
- Right from the hotel, on the first trafic light turn left, then all the way straight to "Reading Terminal" (Power Plant), turn right, all the way straight to "Rocach" Ave. , then on the first trafic light turn left to reach Sde Dov airport.
"Mercaz" =Central Station (Arlozorov St)
- Distance from hotel: 6.21 MI/ 10 KM East
- Drive North- West towards the sea shore. From there turn south, direction Jaffa. You will reach the Hayarkon street. Turn left, then up the street underneath the "Atarim" viaduct. The hotel is located on the right hand side.
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Everything was fine except for one episode. We were in the lounge having supper. A few other people were at tables/chairs. There were 4 children -approx. ages 3-6 running around, screaming there head off, jumping down the stairs, playing hide and seek, being generally obnoxious. Their parents were far away in another part of the hotel enjoying peace and quiet. I asked them top control their children and they ignored me. I wonder at what stage would the hotel step in and do something - if there were twenty children running around screaming would they demand some decorum for their guests. Anyway - it ruined supper for us !
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We had avery pleasant stay again at the Crowne Plaza Beach - great food, comfortable room and very pleasant and efficient staff.
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Not to far from restaurants and bistros. The breakfast choice was excellent and it was good to see such a nice beach view.
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A nice hotel next to the beach with excellent attentive caring staff and a nice room. Sounds like utopia for a business traveler who is more familiar with a view of the hotel next door in a city centre somewhere in the world. Unfortunately I won't be returning; business travelers must have a fast and reliable internet connection in their s hotel of choice. The internet at this hotel was neither. I raised this with reception but it didn't seem important to them. I suppose a beach location doesn't target or care about business travelers, or perhaps don't understand their needs. I moved to the Crowne Plaza in Tel Aviv city centre where the internet was indeed fast and reliable. If I had been on vacation I would have scored higher - very pleasant vacation hotel.


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I ask myself, is it better than other places?
After almost one and a half year I come to the conclusion that the grass is always greener on the other side. Life here is good but whenever I see my friends' pictures from other corners of the earth, it draws me elsewhere just the same as it had drawn me out of Munich.
But if you end up here, might as well get the best out of it. Apart from the obligatory -- like getting Korean BBQ, go up Namsan Tower, sing noraebang, shop in Myeongdong and/or Dongdaemun, visit Gyeongbokgung and sample Makkeoli -- here is my list of things to do in Seoul.
1.) Hang at the Han River -- Day version
The Han River divides Seoul in two and is an excellent spot to idle away warm sunny days. Rent bicycles or tandems and cruise along the river, play badminton, Frisbee or just bathe in the sun. It's a cool spot to just hang or maybe have a romantic date. Follow this link for your own self-made picnic with treats from your local convenience store.
2.) Hang at the Han River -- Night version
The Han River is also the perfect spot to hang around during warm summer nights. Settle down right next to the water or on the grass and get fried chicken or pizza delivered right to where you're at. Yep, Korean delivery delivers everywhere. Alcoholic beverages are optional.
3.) Getting dranks Korean ghetto style
Some convenience stores in Korea have an extra seating area in- or outside. Grab some cans of beers or a bottle of soju plus some snacks of your choice and drink right there. Beats expensive bars and 'hofs' and is guaranteed 100% Korean. For dinner, have cup ramyeon and enjoy while standing.
4.) People watching around Garosu-gil
Garosu-gil is hip, so head there for some shopping and then expensive coffee, tea and cakes. Make sure to get good seats and lean back for some people watching. It's a nice looking area filled with nice looking people. Later on, grab dinner at Deli Heinzburg or Buccella.
5.) Learn Korean
All universities in Korea, like Yonsei, Ewha, Sogang, Kyunghee or Seoul National University, offer Korean courses. Choose between regular courses that stretch over three months, and three weeks intensive courses. They're all good, and all cost approximately the same, and also anyone can apply. If you are honestly interested, google. Don't ask me.
6.) Idle away your time like a real Korean...
...and settle down for the day in one of the many coffee shops around. Coffee shops in Korea are everywhere, so choose one to your liking, bring your laptop or book, don't forget headphones and some music, order a drink, and spend the rest of the day there. Coffee shops in Korea are cozy, almost all of them offer free WiFi and power outlets and sometimes there are free magazines, too. Drinks are overpriced, but you basically pay for the space you occupy, so all is dandy.
7.) Stock up on crazy useless but nonetheless adorable cute stationery and home accessories
Korea is a treasure trove of cute stationery and other living and home accessories you never knew you needed. Pop into shops like Artbox, Kosney, 10x10, mmmg, I think so, and others, and throw away your hard earned money for colorful cable winders, funny bookmark sets or your nth lined notebook.
8.) Go mountain hiking
I wouldn't have thought it but Koreans love mountain hiking. It's a popular pastime especially among Korean aunties and uncles as they gather every weekend in their hiking gear to climb one of the many mountains in and around the cities. You'll not exactly step into wild nature in the mountains; there are paths and stairs, but around you it's fresh nature nonetheless and the view from the top will be stunning. It's a wonderful way to get out of the city without actually having to get out of the city.
9.) Go everywhere by taxi
Taxis in Korea are damn cheap and you almost always get one anywhere, except when it rains. At night, fees rise a little but are still cheap. Of course taking the taxi every single time will add up, no matter how cheap they are, but do not hesitate to grab one when you're supertired, don't know where you are, or are just too lazy to walk.
10.) Do the jimjilbang
Want to relax, get a massage, do sauna, dip into a hot bath? Or do you just need a place to crash? Go jimjilbang, Korean sauna. The main draw are the sauna and hot bath areas, but there's also reclining areas to rest and sleep. Some jimjilbangs also have internet cafes, karaoke rooms, restaurants and snack areas. They're open 24h so you can stow away your luggage and crash for the night, too. The dressing rooms, saunas and bathing areas are of course separated by sex, but the rest of the facilities are shared. Here is the symbol you'll need to look out for to find one.


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(Opinion) A rally to protest alleged beating of homeless men sends out a message of unity
Late afternoon, on Saturday, March 15, three Sounders fans came upon a homeless man sleeping at the Fallen Firefighters Memorial in Pioneer Square, according to the Seattle Police Department. One screamed at the homeless man and kicked his food; another punched and stomped on the man who was lying on the ground, according to the incident report.
The group, later identified by SPD as two off-duty firefighters and a friend, also attacked other people who attempted to intervene, in one case taking a wooden cane from a man and striking him in the head and arms, the report says.
Seattle quickly moved on. After a day or two of initial media outrage, news of the Occidental Park beatings was displaced by other local tragedies. Terrible things happen and are often quickly forgotten.
A popular English professor is knifed to death in Pioneer Square by a homeless man who hears voices but cannot access the services he needs. A disabled fisherman dies of exposure underneath the Ballard Bridge. Volunteers find 3,123 homeless people outside in King County in the wee hours of a late January morning after the shelters are filled.
Each of these reveals the awful violence bred by the systemic neglect of the very poor.
But this particular act of brutality was of a different, more personal, sort. When direct hate — legitimated by widespread public scorn — rears its ugly head, a community response is required.
And so, we worked with partners from human services, the faith community, the City of Seattle and the business community to organize Stand for Compassion, a call for renewed commitment to real solutions to homelessness.
Necessary words were said — by activists such as myself, the head of the Church Council and city leaders like the Seattle Fire Chief Gregory Dean and Mayor Ed Murray — but Francis, a homeless man who had tried to intervene in the alleged assault and gained two black eyes in the process, perhaps said it best.
"I had to act. That was my family," he said.
If the rest of us can extend our sense of community to include people like him and those he tried to protect and take action in the ways that we can, we'll be on our way to the more just world that we all deserve.
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06/23/14 | Top Contractors Survey Shows Gradual Gains for Southeast Builders Though the value of new contracts declined in 2013, contractors posted an increase in revenue. |
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03/10/14 | FDOT Takes Fast Lane in Pursuit of Innovation A string of major project achievements in 2013 earned Florida Dept. of Transportation recognition as Owner of the Year. |
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07/08/13 | Rodgers Builders Melds Traditional Values, Innovation The Charlotte, N.C.-based contractor had exceptional revenue growth in 2012. But that was just one factor in the firms designation as the regions Contractor of the Year. |
05/06/13 | Owners Seek More Collaboration, Sustainability from Designers As contract activity heats up, owners are focusing more on a collaborative design approach and increasingly want more energy-efficient projects. |
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05/07/12 | Southeast Designers Look for the Market to Finally Improve After the Southeasts market for design services bottomed out in 2010, 2011 offered a glimmer of hope that the worst was over. Now, as 2012 progresses, architects and engineers are finally starting to get optimistic about an increase in design work, however slight. |
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Brad Downey has concocted some hilarious pieces of city art installations in his day and this latest collection stays true. Some of the works may actually cause you to laugh out loud.
Downey goes to great effort in a lot of these pieces. For instance, he accomplishes one of his works with the help of an airplane—that is some serious determination to the cause of art. Other works can be as simple as a witty interactive chalk drawing to a hilarious, but useless billboard.
What is so fascinating with Brad Downey's works are the lack of boundaries for what he achieves. The city art installations are completely eclectic in their use of materials, premises and locations. Each one has its own identity.


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The CFDA Awards are one of those events where only cool, connected people get invited to celebrate designers who make clothes those of us who aren't invited can't afford. Sounds like fun! Last night's party brought out the big guns — Maggie Gyllenhaal, the two Evas, and the ever present Posh Spice. Tons of pics, after the jump…Previously: Slideshow: 2008 MTV Movie Awards
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- Live music by Hello Wheels, playing hits from the 1950s and 1980s.Rescheduled due to rain. - Wednesday, July 31: School of Rock - The Zeppelin Show performed by Will Taylor & Strings Attached.
- Wednesday, August 14: Flash Gordon - Live music with Magnifico, a Queen cover band.
- Wednesday, August 21: Jurassic Park - Sunset concert featuring live music by CHALI 2NA (of Jurassic5).
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Residents in the University of Iowa Department of Surgery have a variety of opportunities to develop their basic science and/or clinical research skills. These opportunities can be tailored to the career goals of the resident, in consultation with the Surgery Department Head and Residency Program Director. One such opportunity is the University of Iowa Surgical Oncology Research Training Program. This program is directed by Ronald J. Weigel, MD, PhD, EA Crowell Jr. Professor and Head of Surgery. The training program is funded by a National Institutes of Health (NIH) T32 training grant.
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That Borje Salming is the best-ever Leafs defenceman is above debate.
The real question is whether Salming is the best player in franchise history.
To cast Salming as the greatest star in the Leafs firmament is to push him past Syl Apps, Johnny Bower, Turk Broda, Wendel Clark, Charlie Conacher, Doug Gilmour, Tim Horton, Ted Kennedy, Frank Mahovlich, Darryl Sittler and Mats Sundin.
Salming's number 21 is one of 18 banners hanging from the rafters at Air Canada Centre. Those banners account for 46 Stanley Cups. Not one of them belongs to Salming.
Thanks to players like Darryl Sittler, Lanny McDonald the Leafs were very successful in the first element of Salming's career. The club had a winning record for five of his first six years. The next nine, however, came during the darkest days of Harold Ballard's bizarre ownership and were defined by losing records and either missed playoffs or quick exits from the post season. No Leaf had to become inured to more defeats than Borje Salming.
And yet, there are ample arguments, statistical and anecdotal for positioning him as the franchise's best player.
Reached at home in Sweden, Salming said he was thrilled the question was even being asked.
"Just to be considered as one of the best players to play for Toronto, the Mecca of hockey is a huge honour," Salming said.
His career plus minus of 181 is nearly twice that of the runner-up, Mats Sundin. Salming was plus 40 in his rookie season with the Leafs.
Salming's 620 assists is the Leafs best. He is third in games in 1,099, 88 games shy of George Armstrong's team leading 1,187.
But Borje Salming can rightfully claim the mantle as the franchise's greatest player by virtue of one quality: toughness.
He learned to get by early. His hometown of Kiruna is the most northerly town in Sweden. Salming's father was killed in a mining accident when he was five years old. He was raised by his mother who worked as a waitress.
How different was the culture Salming left and then came to? His grandfather once worked shepherding reindeer.
The first European Hall of Famer, Salming endured years of bullying from Canadian players who viewed him as a threat. Often outnumbered, he fought back with his stick and when necessary, his fists.
For years Salming had to battle against the notion of the chicken Swede. He was challenged regularly and often brutally. If his courage was questioned, his importance to the Leafs never was."
"That was a really rough time," Salming said, "but I knew if I didn't' fight back I would have to go home. I knew when I came to Canada what was waiting for me. That's just the way it was."
"That was a time in the league where if you were a top player you were expected to stand up for yourself. Yeah, there were tough guys but individually, the good players had to show they wouldn't' be intimidated."
Never particularly adept with his fists, Salming wasn't afraid to use his stick as an equalizer but it was the breath of his game that set him apart.
He was a peerless skater with great vision and a hard shot. Despite the goon tactics he was a relentless competitor.
"He was breaking the ice for a lot of the other people, a lot of the other Swedes and the other Europeans," Islanders coach Al Arbour once told me. "A lot of people would be after him and say "we're going to get a hold of that guy, we don't want these guys taking our jobs.' He had to take a lot of abuse in those days but he overcame everything."
Salming was a first team all-star once and a second five times in his first six seasons. In an era dominated by Orr, Denis Potvin and Larry Robinson, Salming was a two-time runner up for the Norris Trophy as the NHL's best. All those players, of course, had the benefit of championship calibre teammates. Aside from the excellence of Darryl Sittler, Lanny McDonald, Salming spent his 16 seasons surrounded by inferior talents


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Rooms by Design
The annual Bay Area showhouse spotlights local talent
By Laura Regensdorf
The annual San Francisco Decorator Showcase once again serves up a tasting menu of inspired interiors. This year, 29 design firms transformed every nook and cranny (and powder room and terrace) of a grand 1929 house in Presidio Heights. Expect an eyeful, from lavish textiles (Fortuny silk curtains in the master bedroom) to sustainable elements (wind turbines and solar panels on the children's terrace) to installations by two nearby art galleries. Even a tiny space sings, however softly: The maid's chamber has been fashioned into a "Quiet Room," with a cocoon-inspired mural, a reading chair, and soothing views.
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Republiq club is the largest and one of the most popular night clubs in Manila (Philippines). The club is open on Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays and sometimes on other days for (private) events. It's located in Resorts World Manila (RWM), which is located in Pasay. The club is best described as a Vegas nightclub. The club is always packed, especially on Wednesdays (The Wild) and Fridays (Soiree). Saturday (Pure) is house music only, the other days is mostly hip-hop, top40, mashup. You can text or call to book a table at Republiq, but make sure to book early. Many times the best tables are already booked over a month in advance.
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With excess capacity and a pressure oxidation circuit, Aphrodite Gold's planned oxide and refractory gold plant will be capable of processing third party ore in addition to ore from the company's self-named gold project in the Kalgoorlie region.
Aphrodite Gold (ASX: AQQ) is targeting development of its flagship Aphrodite Gold Project, located 65 kilometres north of Kalgoorlie in Western Australia, through to production.
With excess capacity and a pressure oxidation circuit, Aphrodite Gold's planned oxide and refractory gold plant will be capable of processing third party ore in addition to ore from the company's self-named gold project in the Kalgoorlie region.
The substantial increase in contained gold to 1.4 million ounces at the Aphrodite Project, located 65 kilometres north of Kalgoorlie, follows recent news of negotiations with funding partners and the beginning of due diligence and a technical site visit by one to the Aphrodite project reported in May.
The latest drilling continued to test the Alpha and Phi gold lodes to a vertical depth of around 220 metres. Gold intervals included 12m at 3.95g/t, 8m at 7.70g/t and 39m at 1.33g/t gold.
Drilling returned very good intervals including 33 metres at 3.37 grams per tonne gold and 17m at 4.17g/t gold at the Apphrodite deposit as part of Pre Feasibility Study drilling currently in progress. However, what is encouraging is the intersection outside of the current resource which follows the pattern of earlier results.
Metallurgical testwork undertaken by METS for the PFS has shown that flotation followed by Pressure Oxidation as a processing option of Aphrodite ore would achieve high recoveries of gold. Engineering work of the project is also being modelled with the objective of reducing capital costs and achieving a more efficient circuit.
Aphrodite Gold appoints new non-executive director14/08/13
Aphrodite Gold to proceed with $2.5M funding, requires shareholder approval31/07/13
Aphrodite Gold secures $2.5 million funding for Pre-Feasibility Study for WA project22/07/13
Aphrodite Gold rings in changes to board and management01/07/13
Aphrodite Gold elects not to exercise pre-emptive rights on ScotiaNo documents available.
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Our Company, Aphrodite Gold Limited was formed in 2009 for the sole purpose of acquiring the highly prospective Aphrodite Gold Project, located near Kalgoorlie in Western Australia.
The Company is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange under the market code AQQ.
Managed by an experienced and successful board of directors, Aphrodite Gold plans to make the transition from an exploration company to a mining company in the near term.
Our sole focus is the Aphrodite Gold Project located 65Km situated in the heart of the world renowned Eastern Goldfields of Western Australia. The project is strategically located near all major infrastructure requirements and offers an ideal location to base a regional production hub.
Aphrodite also has in interest in the adjoining Scotia Gold Joint Venture with Minotaur Exploration, this ground represent 217Km2 of highly prospective exploration ground which the Company intends to develop in the near future.
Aphrodite Gold Project
Located just 65km North of Kalgoorlie in Western Australia's world famous Eastern Goldfields region, the Aphrodite Gold Project is ideally located. Close to all major sources of infrastructure and a nearby workforce is ideally located for commercialisation.
The Aphrodite Gold Project is located 65 kilometres north of Kalgoorlie in the Eastern Goldfields of Western Australia. The 1.033,000 Ounce JORC Resource at the Aphrodite Gold Project was classified as a resource on 24 March 2011. The resource comprises 10.06Mt averaging 3.19g/t Au for a total of 1,033,000 Ounces in JORC compliant Indicated (451,000 Ounces) and Inferred (582,000 Ounces) Resource categories.
Kalgoorlie is the premier gold producing region of Australia with a long history of mining and discovery of substantial gold deposits. The Golden Mile alone has produced over 50 million ounces of gold and KCGM's Super Pit continues to produce about 800,000 ounces of gold each year.
The Company acquired the advanced Aphrodite Gold Project from Apex Minerals NL in November 2009 following Apex's decision to focus on its Wiluna gold mining operation.
Scotia Gold Joint Venture
In June 2011, Aphrodite Gold announced that it had signed a Farm-In Joint Venture Heads of Agreement whereby Aphrodite could earn up to 80% of the Gold Rights at the Scotia Project located immediately adjacent to the Aphrodite Gold Project. The Agreement provides a package of tenements with excellent exploration potential over the total 217 Km2 area. In December 2011 Aphrodite announced that it had earned 51% of the Gold Rights at the Scotia Project and work continues for Aphrodite to earn the additional 29%.
Peter Buttigieg - Non-Executive Chairman
B App Sc. (i.T)
Peter is an IT Processional with over 30 years experience. Peter is the Founder and Managing Director of RMS (Aust.) Pty Ltd, a successful and widely used business that designs IT Systems for the global hospitality, mining, defence and shopping centre industries.
Melbourne based, Peter holds a Bachelor of Applied Science (Information Technology) and graduated with Distinction from Monash University.
Peter was appointed to the Aphrodite Gold board in May 2012 to represent the Company in Melbourne where a large number of the Company shareholders are based.
Wayne Ryder - Chief Executive Officer, and Company Secretary
Wayne has been involved in the mining resources sector for many years. He has worked on ASX and NASDAQ listings of several of mining companies and has associations with US-based exploration groups as well as key US capital market resources investors.
Wayne has held directorships with a number of explorers and producers in an executive and non-executive roles and is currently executive chairman of ASX listed Eagle Eye Metals Limited. He has also acted as the company secretary of a number of ASX listed public companies including mining and exploration companies in Western Australia and manufacturing companies with operations in Australia and China.
Perth based Wayne is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia, a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and a Member of the Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration in the United States.
Leon Reisgys - Managing and Technical Director
BSc(Hons) Grad Dipl FAusIMM MAIG
Leon based in Perth in his vital role as the manager of the Aphrodite Gold Project and leader of technical teams in Perth and Kalgoorlie.
He has extensive experience in the successful exploration and/or development of gold and other precious metals projects, base metals, uranium and mineral sand deposits in Australia and internationally. He has previously served as managing director and chief executive officer of several ASX listed companies.
Leon holds a Bachelor of Science (Honours) degree in Applied Geology from the University of New South Wales and a Graduate Diploma in Mineral Economics from Macquarie University. He is a Fellow and Chartered Professional of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy and a Member of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists.
Paul Weston - Marketing Director
Melbourne based Paul is highly experienced corporate marketing consultant whose role is focused on increased market and investor awareness of Aphrodite Gold.
Paul has acted as a Director of and consultant to a number of publicly listed companies on ASX, FTSE and NASDAQ. In addition to the listings of these companies Paul has also worked on increasing domestic and international exposure and investment analysis.
Paul's market successes include developing British Telecom's Australian subsidiary (BT Australia) from start-up to 15,000 customers and more than $140m p/a sales in 2 years.
Roger Mitchell - Non-Executive Director
Singapore based Roger has extensive corporate experience across Australia and South East Asia including 15 years' experience in developing substantial media development projects in Singapore and Japan.
Roger holds a Bachelor of Business (Accounting) from the University of Canterbury in New Zealand.
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Registered and Corporate Office
45 Ventnor Avenue
West Perth WA 6005
Telephone: +61 8 9389 4421
Facsimile: +61 8 9389 4400
E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
Website: www.aphroditegold.com.au
Board of directors
Peter Buttigieg: Chairman
Wayne Ryder: Chief Executive Officer
Leon Reisgys: Managing and Technical Director
Paul Weston: Marketing Director
Roger Mitchell: Non-Executive Director
Company Secretary
Wayne Ryder
Registered and Corporate Office
45 Ventnor Avenue
West Perth WA 6005
Telephone: +61 8 9389 4421
Facsimile: +61 8 9389 4400
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That's an interesting viewpoint about aging: evolution selects for reproduction, but most species are more fertile when they're younger, meaning evolution has no reason to select for longer-lived organisms, although it would definitely be possible.
That's interesting, because I always wonder about aging. It seems like, if you wanted to live forever, being multicellular would be the way to go. Your cells can divide and divide and divide, and some might get killed but the surviving ones will just divide and replace those.
But, for some reason or another, as we age we get weaker and frailer until death. Why would that be?
You hear a number of explanations, like the one about how, when cells replicate their DNA, at the very end, a couple chunks are lost, kind of like frayed ends of a piece of string.
Luckily, we have bits of DNA called telomeres at the end of our DNA strands, but those get shortened progressively through life, until, theoretically, our cells can't divide like they used to and we die.
Or about how our cells are basically factories meant to break things down. And they're very good at it, but sometimes, they encounter weird things they just can't break down like they're used to, so they put them in their lysosomes, the things with the strongest enzymes, so they can break it up.
But if the lysosome can't break up this weird molecule, it sits there, forever.
Which is unsustainable, and therefore probably makes you age.
Or things about myelin and it's degradation with age, or other things.
But anyway, if you guys had the possibility to make everyone immortal, in that people no longer age, the mortality rate stays flat, with everyone dying from sickness or accidents unrelated to aging, would you do it?
Actuaries, the people who work for insurance companies and decide what your rates are, have determined the Average Joe, if he didn't age, would live on average about 6,000 years before dying from some sort of manual accident like a plane or car crash.
So, would you guys?
I don't think I would. If you never aged, you'd have no motivation to ever do things. You'd probably sit in your house, all day, terrified of something happening to you, because you know that way you'll never die.
As things are, people live a very long time. But still, our old age is close enough, we're moved to do things in our youth, to get in as much life as possible before we lose the ability to do so.
And if we make a mistake and kill ourselves, what of it? We were certain to die anyway.
Some people get terminal illnesses and use their time left to do the things we all wanted to do.
But, well, as it is, we all have a terminal illness, it's called aging. The illness is incurable, and with a 0% survival rate, although there are treatments and lifestyles that can slow the degradation.
And sometimes people forget that, and they forget to live their lives and enjoy them while they can. They spend so much time preparing for their life they forget to ever live it, and they only stop when they retire, already well aged.
But imagine how much worse it would be, if we all lived for thousands and thousands of years, and thus avoiding accident and illness would become that much more important, would save that many more years of life.
We'd be even more pussies than we are, and less comprehending of our own mortality.
It'd be long, boring existences we'd have.
But, perhaps more importantly, we wouldn't appreciate each other.
I appreciate many of the people in my life, because I know they won't always be here. I love my parents, but I recognize they don't have forever to live. Which just makes me appreciate them more.
I realize that, maybe 30, 40 years down the line, they won't be there anymore, they'll be gone.
And all the people in my life.
How could I possibly appreciate them if they were the same today as they were a thousand years ago and will be in a thousand years?
I'd never have to.
On the other hand, I do not look forward to losing contact with friends and family as I continue to age.
For me, the best goal is to stave off physical and mental deterioration as long as possible through wise diet, exercise, socializing, and reading (both for entertainment and continuing education).
Although I do not advocate adhering to any diet slavishly, I do feel that the basic idea as expressed in Paleo diet (your link at top) has much to commend it. Vegans may not like the inclusion of meat (probably OK to exclude), but seafood (free of contaminants, if they can be found) should likely be retained as part of a healthy diet. Be sure to include nuts and dark (~90%) chocolate!
But... (for me) the most important modification in one's diet is the obligatory elimination of sugar, fructose, processed foods, and highly refined grains (e.g., white flour) (infrequent exceptions are perfectly fine --- particularly for social celebrations; they just shouldn't become a part of one's daily diet).
Regular physical exercise is imperative... for all ages. (At my advanced age, I continue to engage in various forms of exercise for at least 1½ hours daily!).
... is not a sustainable diet, at least not for the world's population, since it excludes industrial meat, so only grass-fed and such is acceptable. Once you add that in, it becomes impossible for any large number of people to follow as more people eat meat than can be raised that way, as there isn't enough land to pasture as much cattle as people eat beef at present.
And I hate to break it to you, but seafood free of contaminants is also nearly impossible to find (http://www.tnr.com/article/environment-energy/aquacalypse-now), where even pastured fish are fed wild (and hence mercury-filled) smaller fish as food.
The big problem with paleo is two-fold:
- It is anti-feminist, in that the emphasis for most people is way more on the hunter (meat) component than the gatherer (fruit, grain, veggies), so most people you'll find on paleo are nearly on a rebranded Atkins ketosis diet.
- It is unproven. If you have a diet that includes less processed foods (no flour or sugar) and a lot of meat, and people's health improves, you can't discern which element was responsible. I'd argue it is the lack of processed foods that are helpful beyond any negative effects of the meat, as pure Atkins people did not have much health benefit beyond weight loss, whereas a vegan diet does have the health benefits.
"You can judge the whole world on the sparkle that you think it lacks" - Dawes, When My Time Comes (http://youtu.be/Z0FrcTX6hWI)
If I were going to be immortal, I'd've much rathered locked in in my 20s and stayed that age.
"You can judge the whole world on the sparkle that you think it lacks" - Dawes, When My Time Comes (http://youtu.be/Z0FrcTX6hWI)
you can grow old but regenerate your body?
staying with the bounds of reality here. ;-)
"You can judge the whole world on the sparkle that you think it lacks" - Dawes, When My Time Comes (http://youtu.be/Z0FrcTX6hWI)
it just takes a VERY long time for humans
I don't think I'd want immortality. It's a nice thought, but I don't believe the quality of living would be the same. I'm not convinced that study is completely believable. It is an interesting viewpoint, but it kind of assumes that this 'leveling out' of aging actually occurs in humans. There are examples of people who survive past 100 years, but the percentage is quite small. Diet and excercise are important to sustaining good health, but I'm not sure if the paleo diet is realistic. Processed foods are detrimental, as well as, fat laden foods, soda(still trying to reduce my intake on this one) and processed grains. I never liked fish when I was younger, although I do eat some seafood now, but is tainted? Most likely yes.
The human life-span is nothing more than a tick on the geologic time clock. I firmly believe the earth will essentially 'douche' humanity from existence at some time in the future, so it can heal itself from all of the damage the human race has wrought upon it.
I've been reading this book, The Youth Pill (it's by someone named David Stipp, if you want to check it out), and the first part of the book is all about what causes aging - although even having just read it, I can't explain to you what does cause aging; it's a lot of different things really. But the interesting thing is that it's not a biological imperative - almost everything does it, but it can be significantly slowed, and there are some species (like certain fish, and, most interestingly, naked mole-rats) that don't seem to age much at all. Might be a good book for you to read.
All the citizens of Manticore (a planet in David Weber's multiple tomes in his Honor Harrington SF series) have available a treatment called Prolong which has the effect of greatly extending one's youthful years. But not anything approaching immortality.
I can recommend Weber's stories... but my favorites --- by far --- are those from his Safehold Series of SF!


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Porter County will have a waterpark again come summer
By John Robbins Post-Tribune correspondent March 17, 2013 7:14PM
Workers work to solve drainage issues in the wave pool of the former Splash Down Dunes waterpark in Porter Thursday Mar. 14, 2013. The park is scheduled to reopen Memorial Day under new ownership and renamed Seven Peaks Waterpark Duneland. | Andy Lavalley~Sun-Times Media
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On the heels of a late season blizzard, summer fun might be the last thing on your mind but it's foremost on the mind of Seven Peaks Waterpark General Manager Matthew Phair.
The Porter waterpark, despite needing more work than originally foreseen, is still on-track for a Memorial Day weekend opening Phair said.
The age of the park has been a problem. What was started as the Enchanted Forest in the 1950s became Splash Down Dunes waterpark in the 1990s, which sat vacant for several years before being acquired by the Utah-based Seven Peaks in 2012.
"Nothing against the old owners, but it's an old park," Phair said. Much as home remodelers discover, "The more we got into it the more we found needed to be corrected, updated or fixed."
The problems were more than skin deep. "We found out after the purchase that there was more work to be done than expected. Some things we did not know about because they were underground," he said.
One particularly vexing problem was the electrical wiring, which Phair called, "out of date."
Phair estimates that 85 percent of the electrical system has been replaced. The main electrical lines have been replaced with new, cables have been retrenched and up to 85 percent of the inside wiring in the buildings is new, according to Phair.
Most of the attractions, including 15 water slides and a 500,000-gallon wave pool will be ready by the late May opening. The popular Lazy River ride may not be open this season.
"Lazy River has to be rebuilt," said Phair. Citing multiple problems, including motors, pumps and collapsing walls, Phair said the feature wasn't originally installed properly, so a new Lazy River is being installed.
Over the past several months a lot of activity has addressed the infrastructure needs of the park. In addition to the electrical lines, trees have been removed, pumps and motors have been rebuilt and replaced, new filters installed. Existing buildings have been cosmetically renewed and painted.
The next few weeks will see the final surge of activity to ready the park for opening, including power washing the slides and sand blasting.
The physical structure of the park itself will be ready for the visitors — now Phair is turning to the issue of staffing the park.
Most of the employees hired to bring the park up to date have been independent contractors. That is about to change.
Phair has just started the process of hiring full-time and seasonal employees. Up to 300 management and staff positions need to be filled, including lifeguards, food services, administrative and human resource assistants and security.
Job seekers can apply online at the Seven Peaks website, www.sev
The jobs the waterpark is bringing to the area will be a boon to the local economy. The tourists attracted to the park are expected to be another huge benefit to the economy.
"Indiana Dunes Tourism is very excited that Seven Peaks is investing in this park. We're beyond pleased that Seven Peaks is investing more than $1 million in the area," said Ken Kosky, Promotions Director of Indiana Dunes Tourism, the official tourism bureau of Porter County.
"The park is a great complement to other attractions in the area," said Kosky. "The more top-notch attractions there are, the more likely people are to come. Waterparks are huge."
While the tourism bureau has no specific plans to actively promote and leverage the opening of the waterpark with other area attractions beyond what is done for other local businesses, they will include Seven Peaks in itineraries of activities prepared for the approximately 80,000 annual visitors who stop at the bureau's visitor center.
"Our goal is to attract people to this area - to get them to come here and get them to extend their stay here," said Kosky.


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Identity crisis: Regarding Helen Thorpe's "Head of the Class," in the December 2 issue:
Thank you for highlighting the plight of undocumented students like Pablo. In my opinion, this issue must remain on one of the front burners, especially with the new makeup of the legislature, and this article helps keep the issue hot.
Still, I am worried about your decision to identify Pablo by using his real first name and other obvious clues. Yes, the author asked his father, and he said that it was up to his son. No, you didn't use Pablo's last name. But with all of the other obvious clues in the article, it would not be very difficult to deduce his identity. I understand that you were probably trying to honor the wishes of the student, but I fear that there may be some serious repercussions for Pablo and his family.
As a journalist, caring adult and individual who obviously cares about the plight of undocumented students like Pablo, I believe that Thorpe should have strongly advised, or even insisted, that his identity be protected. As you are aware, we are living in a very hostile environment toward immigrants, especially Mexican immigrants. Is the hostility widespread? Perhaps not. But I would argue that there are some very high-ranking officials (Tancredo) who have influence and power and are not afraid to openly attack undocumented immigrants as a group of particular individuals. As Thorpe pointed out in the article, look what happened to the other student who was identified. Essentially, he and his family were forced to go into hiding.
Again, thank you for "Head of the Class." However, I am disappointed that you chose to identify the student in the way that you have.
Miguel In Suk Lovato
Border patrol: Just a few words about your article about Pablo, the illegal immigrant from Mexico. First of all, you wasted seven good pages of paper. I have not seen seven pages on an American story.
These people are being catered to by Colorado and the U.S. because of Clinton's and Bush's agreement with Mexico president Fox. They are coming here from Mexico and creating havoc: taking jobs, buying homes and cars; gathering at Wal-Mart, flea markets, car washes and casinos; and getting free health and food services from the state. They even have their own health clinic catering to mostly illegal immigrants from Mexico.
In order for Americans to work in the social-services field, they must speak Spanish. I thought this was America. I thought we were supposed to all speak English only. Apparently, we are in Mexico! And these people are rude, they do crime here, and then they run to Mexico.
Dave Gallegos Sr.
Practice what you teach: My heart breaks for this intelligent, highly motivated and capable young man. I teach at George Washington High School, and work -- as do many DPS educators who hope for the availability of opportunities -- for all graduating seniors to become successful in their lives. I am praying that Pablo has the chance; he earned that opportunity during his personal educational history. We tell young people, "Your job is to work at learning. Your compensation is higher education. During academia, your job continues to be to earn the highest level of competency you are capable of achieving, and following that process is rewarded with a degree. At that point, your job is to work at a career." It's one of those American philosophies, isn't it? Please do not tell me that this young man with plans to become a surgeon is now working beside his father. This boy's young mind -- "what a terrible thing to waste."
State senator John Andrews stated, "At eighteen, a young person is hardly too young to receive the clear message that the law is to be taken seriously." Pablo is a very intelligent young man who does understand this law. In fact, he is living it. Senator Andrews mentioned "private benefactors" without knowing who they are. In doing his homework, wouldn't that have been a helpful "clear message" to include in his speech for students in Pablo's situation? Unfortunately, Westword only located two such benefactors. Is there a place to contribute to some type of scholarship fund for Pablo?
Maggie Lombard
Extra credit: I was quite motivated by "Head of the Class." I want to take some sort of action, although I'm uncertain of which direction. I want my voice to be heard in support of undocumented students having reasonable access to higher education. Thank you for publishing this story. I'm interested in hearing more about this issue -- not just the rest of Pablo's story, but how to help the many other students who may not be as fortunate as he is.
Dawn Shearer
Food for thought: I smell a rat, Westword. Not just the usual rat of cloying prose and smarmy liberal self-congratulation, but a much larger, stinkier rat: backhanded influence peddling.
I got a whiff of said rodent when I noticed that the author of last week's heartstring-tugger, Helen Thorpe, is married to our illustrious mayor, John Hickenlooper. It took one utterance of "cui bono" and about a minute of playing "follow the money" on the Internet to track down the rotting carcass I was looking for. Consider the following taken from your very own newspaper, in a story published February 27, 2003: "The Colorado Restaurant Association has contributed to the campaigns of both brewer Hickenlooper and Zavaras, whose brother-in-law, Pete Contos, owns a number of restaurants, including Pete's Kitchen. 'They could be from the Communist Party, and if they owned a restaurant, we'd support them,' says association president Pete Meersman."