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The Port St. Joe Port Authority provided county and city officials the "state of the port" last week.
Time will tell whether that will translate into financial assistance with government budgets being crafted in the coming months.
The Port board requested the special meeting with the Board of County Commissioners and Port St. Joe city commissioners in order, Eugene Raffield said, to provide an update to elected officials, complete with an understanding of hurdles.
A prominent hurdle is the lack of operating expenses for the Port Authority, listed on the agenda, but never formally broached other than a request by board chair Leonard Costin for commissioners to be mindful of the port come budget time.
But, primarily, Raffield has said, elected officials need to understand the critical juncture at which the port sits.
"This (ship channel) dredging is key because this isn't just about Gulf County, but also the inland counties and Franklin County," Raffield said. "This could take off and be a game-changer as a regional concept. This will be one of the biggest things to happen to this area.
"I just want to see jobs. I want that in the future parents and grandparents won't have to say goodbye to their children when they graduate from high school."
The importance of developing the port was echoed by Jim Brook with Opportunity Florida, a private/public economic development organization that champions the Rural Areas of Critical Economic Concern (RACEC) of nine counties that includes Gulf County.
"(The Port of Port St. Joe) is a regional economic development project," Brook said. "We see the port as being key and critical to what happens in the nine counties.
"We have to compete regionally and we applaud your efforts. We will provide support any way we can."
Costin and Tommy Pitts and Billy Perry with Hatch Mott MacDonald provided an overview of the application process to secure a permit to dredge the federally-authorized shipping channel.
"I see a 2015 launch," Costin said. "It is moving forward. We have our challenges but we are working through them and I think all systems are go and I think 2015 is the landing."
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has taken over the application for the dredge work itself under a contributed funds agreement, a somewhat unique step for the Corps to take, Pitts said.
In effect, under the agreement, the Corps took the 1,000 page dredge study completed by Hatt Mott and put its own stamp on the study, making it a Corps document.
Having the Corps as point on that work has also allowed the effort to avoid what could have been major pitfalls forcing delays that might jeopardize the shipping agreements that are the foundation of the dredging effort.
One was accretion of sand along the tip of St. Joseph Peninsula which has brought the tip into the channel. A proposed detour of the channel around the current tip could have required extensive study, but the Corps involvement eliminates that possibility, Pitts said.
"The most responsible thing to do was to realign the channel," Perry said.
Additionally, Corps participation opened up existing federal spoil easement sites adjacent to the Gulf County Canal which should reduce costs of spoil disposal and ease permitting after spoil studies, being performed by Hatch Mott, are completed.
The work is finished and Hatch Mott is awaiting state agency response, Pitts said.
"It is a major effort and progress is being made," Pitts said, adding that two Letters of Intent with the St. Joe Company from energy companies committing to ship over 1 million tons annually through the port provide the case for dredging.
Those LOIs are being memorialized contractually at the request of the Florida Department of Transportation as part of making the case to release a rail grant as well as a $20 million appropriation for channel dredging.
One contract – both now include the Port Authority as partner – is with the DOT, port attorney Tom Gibson said. The other is pending approval from the energy company.
Once finalized, it is believed the state will release a $3.75 million rail improvement grant for the Genesse-Wyoming line between Chattahoochee and Port St. Joe. The St. Joe Company, which owns the line, is matching the appropriation with $1.25 million.
Costin said with progress toward dredging, particularly with permitting which is expected before the end of the year, more money, be it private or public, should be forthcoming to fund the estimated $40-$45 million price tag for the project.
"If they put in $20 million they will find the rest of it," said County Commissioner Warren Yeager who recently met with DOT Secretary Anand Presad and said the state would not have appropriated the money if not convinced of the potential.
"They (state officials) are excited about the opportunity for this region and this port."
There were concerns among commissioners, however, primarily about the role of St. Joe in the equation. County Commissioner Ward McDaniel noted the Port Authority owns "not a grain of sand along the water" and everything hinges on the deepwater access owned by St. Joe.
Costin and Gibson explained the formal collaborative agreement with St. Joe to develop the port, a shared marketing agreement and noted the change in position of the company from adversary to collaborator.
"We have mutual interest and should work together to achieve that mutual interest," said Port Authority board member Jason Shoaf. "Partnering with a private company using public dollars, though, is a sensitive issue."
City Commissioner William Thursbay and County Commissioner Joanna Bryan also expressed concerns about the dynamics of the proposed development of the port and the mix of public dollars in the effort.
But Raffield said one of the goals of the joint meeting was to put all the players in the same room, the same players that can assist the Port Authority in making decisions best for the community clear.
Costin said the mutual interest was the driver, while St. Joe hopes to make money the goal of the Port Authority is to create jobs.
"I'm more encouraged now than I've ever been," Yeager said.


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NEW LONDON, Conn. – The Holy Cross men's tennis was defeated by Coast Guard, 7-2, on Saturday afternoon in New London, Conn. With the loss, the Crusaders slip to 0-2 on the season, while the Bears improve to 1-4.
Holy Cross junior Ryan Sullivan (Medfield, Mass.) won his match over Blake Maurer in No. 2 singles, 7-5, 6-2 and evens his singles record to 2-2 on the season. Freshman Rich DeGregoris (Rockville Centre, N.Y.) claimed the tough fought victory in No. 6 singles, 6-7, 6-4, (10-8) over Coast Guard's Jon Lightner. DeGregoris is now 4-0 for his collegiate career in singles matches.
The Crusaders No. 2 doubles team of DeGregoris and junior Chris Brosnan (Garden City, N.Y.) lost in a tight match, 8-6. Third-year Connor McCann (Centreville, Mass.) fell in his No. 3 singles match to Robert Renfrow, 6-3, 6-2.
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How can a girl tell if a guy is flirting or just being nice? GUYS READ!?
How do I tell the difference between guys that are just being friendly and nice and the guys that are flirting? A lot of the time I get really... Show More
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Usually, a guy is flirting unless he has a significant other, likes someone else, or is homosexual. Also, a guy might not always know he is flirting, or might not be intentionally flirting. Guys are simple (and often blunt) human beings. Mostly, we just say what comes to mind, and aren't trying to be sneaky or anything like that. If we know how to flirt, then we'll be flirting intentionally. Otherwise, it's just happening, whether anyone likes it or not. Sometimes a nice guy will be friendly at first so he can get to know you and maybe ask you out. Other times, flirting and being nice/friendly are the same exact things, even if we don't mean for it to be that way.
So for example, if a guy walks up to you and says something that doesn't really need to be said because its so obvious (like saying its raining when its raining) he just wants to talk to you? Does that mean he likes you?
Thats really good advice! Thanks :)
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For the longest time, I thought my wife was flirting... She has a great ass, and every chance she had, I got to see it (respectably, of course). Until one day, when I asked "Hey, why are you always teasing me, bending over shamelessly in front of me? --- and she said the most profound thing: "Chris, I LOVE you. I was just trying to get your attention. Do I have it now? --- and I was like "yeAH!"
Haha I liked the personal story! Thanks for the advice :)
Hun, the thing that you need to realize about guys, is that we are VERY SIMPLE. We don't send signals like guys. If it seems like a guy likes you, HE DOES. If he looks at you a lot, he likes you. If he goes out of his way to talk to you, he likes you. If you play sports or dance or whatever, and a boy goes to your game or recital or whatever, he likes you. If a guy appears to be flirting, he's flirting.
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- 1/2 medium onion, peeled and thinly sliced
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- 1/2 cup sliced black olives
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- 1/4 teaspoon Kosher salt
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"When I first came to the school, there were 800 men and no women on campus. All the classes were taught in the morning and the labs were in the afternoon. I remember being able to go play golf in the afternoons."
— Dorothy Tucker (McNeill), the first woman faculty member, who taught psychology
Poly Vue Queen Mary Ellen Seaman and her court attend the unveiling of a plaque on Voorhis Rock that commemorates the dedication of the Voorhis School to the state of California. (The rock is moved to Voorhis Park, east of the CLA building, in 1996.)
Students working on the Voorhis campus earn 85 cents an hour. Those working on the Kellogg campus earn 12 percent more: 95 cents.
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Students are surveyed about "What is the biggest problem on campus?" One in six says parking, and one in six says a lack of women.
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Netflix and DreamWorks partner to create 300 hours of original programming
What started with a TV series based on "Turbo" has evolved into something much bigger. DreamWorks Animation has landed a multi-year deal with Netflix to produce over 300 hours of new programming for Netflix's Just For Kids section. "Turbo: F.A.S.T." is the first series that will premiere in the programming block, and the deal allows for new shows based on popular franchises like "Shrek," "How To Train Your Dragon" and "Kung Fu Panda" to also be in the works.
"DreamWorks Animation is a valued partner in our global efforts to provide families the most engaging stories delivered however, whenever and wherever they want," Netflix chief content officer Ted Sarandos says in a statement, via Variety. "This deal represents a major expansion of what's already a phenomenal relationship, allowing us to bring beloved DreamWorks characters to the 40 countries where Netflix operates and setting the stage for us to innovate together as we expand into new markets."
This big chunk of new original programming will join the likes of "House of Cards," "Hemlock Grove," "Arrested Development," "Lilyhammer," "Derek" and "Orange Is the New Black." The deal also allows DreamWorks Animation to produce new shows based on Classic Media library titles like "The Lone Ranger," "Lassie," "Fat Albert," "Archie" and "Felix the Cat."
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eBay: What to do with Skype?
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For example, Durzy said the company is looking at ways to integrate e-commerce into the Skype client itself. Exactly how this would work is still unknown, but for the 220 million users who have Skype on their desktops, eBay could integrate tags to purchase goods and services.
Advertising is another avenue that eBay is exploring, Durzy said. With 220 million registered users, Skype has a big enough audience to attract large advertisers. Some analysts agree that this would be a logical opportunity for Skype to explore. But supporting a service through online advertising isn't necessarily a slam dunk for the company.
"It could be as easy as showing Skype subscribers advertisements when they use the VoIP client," said Sally Cohen, an analyst with Forrester Research. "The challenge will be in making sure that eBay can match the advertisements with the subscriber base."
Adding advertisements to its service could also pit Skype against Google. The king of online advertising is also in the voice over IP market with its GoogleTalk application.
Mobile opportunities
Some analysts speculate that Skype and eBay's biggest opportunity is in taking their applications to mobile devices. Specifically, this would mean embedding the Skype client on cell phones. Today, the client is very processor intensive, so the Skype mobile client is only able to run on more expensive smart phones, such as devices running Windows Mobile.
Scott Devitt, a managing director at the investment firm Stifel Nicolaus, said that he also sees Skype and eBay leveraging the mobile platform in the payment arena as well, combining eBay's PayPal service with the Skype client.
"Wireless is the key to their future," he said. "In my eyes, that is the only future opportunity that justifies the price that eBay paid for Skype."
Durzy said the company is primarily focused on addressing desktop users, but eBay is committed to putting the Skype application in the hands of its users on whatever device they're using.
But mobile has its own challenges. The wireless industry is completely controlled by the mobile operators, and in the United States, the four major carriers exert great power in deciding which applications they allow on handsets and which they do not. Verizon Wireless specifically spells out in its user agreement that its 3G wireless data service is not to be used with a VoIP client.
"Verizon and the other phone companies can (see) what Skype traffic looks like," said Charles Golvin, an analyst with Forrester Research. "So if it gets to a level that takes away from their business, they can shut it down."
The other problem with Skype on mobile devices is that it requires a high-speed data connection to work. And barring the use of VoIP in a free Wi-Fi hot spot, there is little economic incentive for cell phone users to use a Skype client instead of their carrier's own voice service. The reason is simple: Subscribers still have to pay for voice minutes. And if they use Skype, they also have to subscribe to a data plan. Even with an unlimited data plan, there is still no real reason to use a VoIP service unless you're trying to call overseas.
And here is where Skype could find an opportunity. Even as a desktop service, most people use Skype for international calls, because the rates between continents and countries are often still expensive. On cell phones, the price is even higher. In the U.S., most operators require subscribers to sign up for an international service package that costs more than the standard domestic package.
For U.S. cell phone subscribers who want to use their cell phones overseas, the costs are even higher. Many operators provide roaming services that allow people to make calls while traveling overseas, but the rates are high.
VoIP, and Skype's service in particular, offer cheap calling for people traveling or calling internationally from their cell phones. But Skype isn't the only company addressing this market. There are a slew of new start-ups like Jaxtr and Jajah that are getting into this market.
Unlike Skype, these companies don't require a client to be downloaded on the device, so they can be used with any cell phone. But because there is no client on the phone, these services often rely on a laborious set-up process that sometimes requires users to access the network first on their PC, and then the network itself calls the user's phone to set up the call.
Golvin believes that wireless and mobile services will likely be controlled by the carriers, at least for the foreseeable future. Some of the mobile operators such as T-Mobile and Sprint are already moving toward voice over IP services. And he envisions wireless operators soon integrating some of the other communication features Skype offers--like presence information and instant messaging--into their own service. T-Mobile for example, could easily add additional features to its Fav Five application to tie its users together more tightly.
"The wireless carriers already see a long term opportunity in providing voice over IP and integrated communications services," said Golvin. "But they will control the service. And it will take a long time for them to migrate toward this."
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- A business model problem
- As least in respect to the Mac version, the Skype business model
also doesn't include attention to product quality. The authors seem
to take sadistic pleasure in cooking up goofball ways for Skype to
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- You're right...
- Agreed. Many of Skype's present troubles may well come from a "What are those irritating things called customers?" attitude I experienced two years ago, but have become better since the acquisition by eBay.
Skype alienated many a possible new user by truly not giving a damn about customer service or satisfaction. And unfortunately, although less, that mindset still sometimes seems to prevail.
(This may be difficult to confirm given Skype often deletes negative postings to its forums. At the very least, my own critical postings are no longer there.)
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- What to Do? I will do... this with Skype
- I think Ebay should immediately start a voice recognition department. Use the Skype voice data statistic to improve voice recognition system in different languages. Skype should ask the user to enter the first language they use in Skype. These data is the most valuable.
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- and then what
- Wow a $2.6 bil voice recognition department. What should eBay do with a voice recognition department? Recognize voices, yes, but what else... Also, Skype doesn't have copies of voice conversations, the system is peer to peer so no central copies are made nor is knowing what language people are speaking on Skype is that valuable.
These ideas are the reason eBay has a problem now.
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2.6B seemed stupid 2 years ago.
2.6B seems downright criminal today.
Skype was and is, to some extent, a great VOIP program. Remove the ludicrous price tag and Skype is extremely successful.
And who didn't think that Ebay's ideas about Skype integration seem more than a bit off? I mean... what the hell? You're paying 2.6B so that you can integrate Skype into your auction site? What?!
I just hope that Ebay doesn't smother Skype in a futile attempt to squeeze 2.6B out of a service that was and is worth a fraction of the amount that they paid for the service.
Ebay would be much better off spinning Skype off and improving the Skype service than continuing to try to find ways to integrate Skype with their auction website. Where are the business features? Why not offer PBX features? Why not integrate Skype with Asterisk and sell phone service to businesses? Why not work on features that are not even possible for local telcos to compete against?
Oh well. Enjoy your swamp land.
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- Switching to Skype when Vonage is Shuttered
- I'm a current Vonage subscriber, and I'm ready to make the jump over to Skype for their unlimited plans (plus hardware) if/when Vonage's patent woes force them to shut-down. I'd rather get my service from them, rather than going to a Bell, or worse yet, my cable company. I'm sure others will do the same. Hopefully eBay doesn't decide to do away with Skype becuase it can't attain some crazy valuation...
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- Even worse
- Skype works even worse than vonage..and they'll charge you if you use it from outside north america, even if you have a north america unlimited plan...
As for ebay paying 2.6 billion dollars for skype, a fool and their money are soon parted. That has to be the most foolish acquisition price of my lifetime.
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- I hate to say but "I told you so", Callsite is better than Skype
- When eBay announced the Skype acquisition I wrote that this acquisition would have been hard
to justify for $29Mill, set aside $2.9Bill.
Because the future of web based communication, well is web based. Which means solutions
that instantly run inside a web browser and do not require a separate download & installation.
I mean who the Hek wants to download a 30MB software to be able to call the owner of
the web site where the "call me via Skype button is embedded"!!! And what if I am changing PCs,say going from office to office or Internet cafe to Internet cafe, etc. So the right solution for web based voice communication is a voice communication capability which is totally web based and does not require separate download & installation, something like CallSite.
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- Int'l calls from cell phone
- We use cellular gateways combined with Skype to allow our employees to call the cellular gateway, access the PBX, then dial out internationally over VoIP. Our international people access the PBX through the IP connection on the gateway then go out the cellular side to cell users in the US. Huge cost savings.
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- Not compelling to pay
- When I got a skypein number last year, it was $30. Now it is $70. Am I going to renew? NO. Overpriced.
Furthemore, the unlimited North America plan is fine..except if you happen to travel. Why am I going to pay by the minute if I happen to take my computer to Europe (and pay for the internet connection there)? They are not going to make money because they are not being fair, it is not reasonable and someone else is going to get the business.
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- Skype Uses Your PC to Run it's P2P Network
- That's why they are screwed for mobile, at least for now. Even if you aren't making phone calls Skype uses your PC to form and support its network. Why don't any of the writers just say that? Maybe they just don't know. Nothing is for free if it has any value, and Skype is not free as most people think. I don't want anyone using my computers for free which Skype is doing with its quid pro quo network.
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- P2P is the heart of free distribution. Once somebody needs a server...
- Location Based routing techniques will permit unlimited roaming.
The next generation of digital communication is a full MIM0 mesh, a router on every rooftop. Using GPS location as a routing tool, allows mobile devices to be tracked and served seamlessly.
Because every device is connected to every device in sight, and messages are sent redundantly and randomy, radios that appear and dissappear merely drop the redundancy a bit. Think RAID for RF.
Unless they buy their own spectrum, they may need to partner with GOOGLE for 700 MHZ.
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- Skype
- Never used it, not even once. I have nothign against it or any voip service, but everyone I know and interract with uses a cell phone and modern plans have free nights and weekends, free mobile 2 mobile and even free incomming calls. With such features, why would anyone want to be tied down to using a service which requires you to be in front of your computer to send and receive calls?
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- Cellular vs Skype
- I respect all reader comments and opinions.
As president of a telecommunications management of
information systems business (TMIS) for a number of years I
believe Ebay is sitting on a virtual goldmine.
Recently I revisited the Skype voice over internet offering, signed
up for the service and gave it a try over my new Macbook laptop
computer which has a built in mike and video camera.
The service is really clear and easy to use as my first
conversation was with a business person overseas in India.
Additionally, I signed up for the unlimited calling plan to make
calls outside of the Skype to Skype network anywhere in the US
and Canada anytime of the day. I also plan to purchase other
Skype service offerings.
Many businesses have heavy calling patterns that occur during
the daytime when most of your cell phone plans offer limited
day minutes with exception of some carrier mobile to mobile
plans, yet many of us are with different service providers. You
have a few regional wireless providers who offer unlimited day
minute plans.
Regarding being limited to sitting at a computer to make calls
Skype now offers wireless internet handsets that now enable
calling without a computer providing you have internet access.
Wireless hot spots are being added daily in various locations and
the next bug push should be in the area of in building wireless
amplification for both voice and data with some sort of
universal signal standard to complete voice and data wireless
Skype will need to develop more enhancement services like multi
group video and voice conference applications for their new
SkypeCast service . There are many other service applications
they can add to their existing services.
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- Phone companies that degrade voice force providers to build network.
- The Telecommunications act of 1996 was designed to permit concurrent growth of new technology, without harm to the telcos.
It allowed them to unbundle network elements. So if i just wanted a copper pair, i could rent it for $8. As these new services grew, the LECs panicked, and got federal mandates overturned.
A case in point, Las Vegas. Where COX and SPRINT simply refuse to lease unbundled fiber or copper.
Great Bean Counter type idea. Now the streats are all trenched by facilities based competitors. New york city has a company that just owns conduit. (i watched one section being built, it had 64 three inch pipes)
However, as pointed out in the article, the future is wireless because of the low installation cost. Hang a pair of $1500 off-the-shelf radios 10 miles apart, and you OWN a 20 MEG link.
Hang 10 $150 802.11N routers in your block, and EVERYBODY owns about 500 Megs.
Add GPS cascade routing instead of IP based Path-oriented routing, and you create a self forming, self healing network, owned entirely by the users.
Google already gets this, and there is nothing to stop other entities from bidding on that or other pieces of the spectrum. Al Gore could get elected on a platform of Public access to 700 MHZ. The cost of spectrum. OWNING spectrum is, well, like owning the air. Hey i want to bid on RED. anybody using RED light for signaling would buy a license from me. Today we know that 2.4 and red are the same... everybody can share red as long as they use beams, not broadcast; we now have the technology to produce dynamic, massively redundant, beams of RF. Its already working in 2.4 and 6.8, 700 MHz awaits only a sensible ruleset for operation.
There is nothing wrong with the old model, RF technology did not permit simple beam forming. The lowest cost alternative was a fixed dish.
I saw steerable dish stuff at a trade show.
Today, a virtual dish is created electronically, in the chipset, not just one but Many. I saw in operation a panel antenna/radio tha could do 200 WI-FI connections at the same time.
Tell your favorite candidate to pledge to stop the sale of red. After all, spectrum belongs to the people. Not the wealthy communications dinosaurs.
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- This was bound to happen, but un-surpriseingly,
SKYPE years ago provided the ability to replace the now 100-year-old antiquainted analog voice/phone system.-it also ran on almost every commercial or free PC/NetOS out there!
But, instead "FUD", thanks to (our) CRTC, not to mention FCC, AT&T, BELL,... Microsoft(...'cause proprietary MSN/Hotmail would have been gone!),...
prevented this
-the communications' Powers' that be sure didn't want this rearing its ugly head.
But then again, if Skype would have "really" succeded we'd probably also be driving fossil-fuel-free" cars, and not enslaved by Oil Companies/gov'ts...
So eBay is just another paperless tiger told what to DO -and in this case its "...GET RID OF THIS SKYPE..." -sad but ohhh so true.
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- And they wonder why usage is down!!
- Like you, I was stunned when I saw the renewal prices. While they had a nice "leg up" on some of the other players in this area, it certainly wasn't by enough to pull off that big a price increase without people walking away. I mean, twice the price of Yahoo!Voice for a phone number? Did they not see that they would lose people?
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- This is what happens when you don't fix problems
- Sure, Skype has tacked on some new toys like "Live" but they have done little to nothing to improve the base service or fix ongoing nagging problems with the core product.
On the Skype Out Side, the lack of Caller-ID, I think really hurts people using it. I know when I call people, I get repeated comments about my stupid caller-id number (012)345-6789, I mean, what is that? It makes me look like a telemarketer!
The Interface is still a bit kludgy looking and "old fashioned" and appears on the surface to be decades behind Yahoo!Messenger and MsnMessenger (or whatever the hell they are calling it this week at Microsoft). It is intrusive on your desktop in a way it shouldn't be.
It is also far too resource intensive even when idle. Could somebody perhaps do so omptimizations perhaps?
Yes, plenty of people have signed up for Skype, and I bet many of them still have it on their computers. But how often are they actually opening it?
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- Being fair?
- Since when has business considered 'fair' to be a workable stratagem? They're just working out how hard they can get away withy screing you to thte wall.
As an aside, did you ever consider cellphone contracts to be "fair"?
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Much has been written and speculated about the limits of NASCAR's "Boys have at it policy." We found out last weekend when Kyle Busch, who was sitting 7th in this year's "Chase" with just three races left in the season, was parked for the weekend at Texas Motor Speedway. This after a dustup with Ron Hornaday Jr. in Friday's truck race.
The disciplinary action took Busch out of Sunday's AAA Texas 500 and assured his dropping to the 12th and final place in this year's Chase for the Sprint Cup. Joe Gibbs immediately set about a mission of damage control contacting the race teams' various sponsors in an effort to sooth any ruffled feathers among team sponsors over the loss of exposure. The various sponsors on the No. 18 Toyota have invested big bucks to see their company name and logo splashed across the No. 18 on TV screens in homes all across America every
It doesn't get much harsher than this, for rough and tumble activities on the track. This incident had nothing to do with the real show, but occurred during Friday night's Camping World Truck Race run before a near empty grandstand. Busch was driving a truck from his own team, Kyle Busch Motorsports. He tried to pass Ron Hornaday on the outside. Hornaday drifted out towards the wall. The two trucks touched a couple of times and both scrapped the outside wall causing each truck some damage. NASCAR brought out the caution flag. With the field still running well over a hundred miles an hour Busch went after Hornaday and sent him spinning head-on into the wall. Fortunately, Hornaday was not injured.
NASCAR President Mike Helton met with the media Saturday and said, "As annoying as the comments that I've made personally in the past about 'we'll know it when we see it' might have been, we saw it Friday night. Obviously after the event a lot of folks put their heads together to decide what we would do. We understand the ramifications or the ripple effect of us making this decision."
Only on two previous occurrences has NASCAR taken the step of cross-series sanctions. In 2002 Kevin Harvick was parked from a Sunday Cup race at Martinsville Speedway for actions in Saturday's truck race. In 2007 Robby Gordon was parked for a Sunday Cup Race at Pocono Raceway for his actions in Saturday's Nationwide race in Montreal.
When they arrived at the track Saturday morning, Joe and J.D Gibbs said that Denny Hamlin would drive the No. 18 Toyota in Saturday's Nationwide race, and Michael McDowell would drive Busch's Cup car on Sunday.
Saturday, Busch released the following statement on the Kyle Busch Motorsports Web Site: "I've had a lot of time today to sit and reflect, and try to put my thoughts into words as best I can. I want to sincerely apologize for my actions during Friday night's Truck Series race in Texas. I apologize to my fans, all of my sponsors, everyone at Joe Gibbs Racing and Kyle Busch Motorsports.
"After talking with my team, it's great to have their support and encouragement to assure me that there are better days ahead. Even though this took place while driving for Kyle Busch Motorsports, I am sorry for how difficult it has been for everyone associated with Joe Gibbs Racing's Nationwide and Sprint Cup Series teams.
"I'd also like to apologize to Ron Hornaday, Jr. and everyone associated with the No. 33 team in the truck series.
"I understand why I was taken out of the car for the rest of the weekend. NASCAR officials had to act, and I accept their punishment and take full responsibility for my actions.
"As a racecar driver the hardest thing to do is to sit on the sidelines listening to cars on the track when you know you should be out there competing. For this I have no one to blame but myself.
"Through a lot of support from the people around me, I feel like I've made a lot of strides this year, but this was certainly a step backward. Moving forward, I will do everything I possibly can to represent everyone involved in a positive manner. However, I know my long term actions will have more bearing than anything I say right now."


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Earlier this year News International took the paywall down during the Queens's Diamond Jubilee.
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La Salle de Depart written by Melissa Tandiwe Myambo is another story on the shortlist of this year's Caine Prize for African Writing.
It is the story of Fatima and Ibou her brother. Ibou lives in America with his Egyptian lover (she's a fine woman who accidentally happens to come from a rich and enlightened home). Ibou loves this woman who seems to understand his fears and longings. She is also extremely intelligent and apparently has good taste. Her family was everything his family would never be.
Fatima, a divorcee, lives at home and takes care of their half-blind father, she has one male child. She hoped her brother will take the boy with him to America, but he refused point blank, the problem was not financial but a lack of space. According to him "... we have no space for him in our lives."
Fatima of course was bitter and words burnt at the tip of her tongue, but years of conditioning made her not to spit the words out. She remembered how her father had sacrificed her own education at the altar of furthering Ibou's because he was supposed to 'save' the family and bring good fortune for them. She remembered how an uncle had taken Ibou to America with him, no questions asked. Now he looks down on them. Their way of life was not 'classy' enough for him. They leave globules of shit floating in the toilet (is there something about toilets and the Caine Prize this year?)
It was very difficult getting a profile on the writer of this short story, I spent about two days and God knows how many hours trying to discover who Melissa Tandiwe Myambo is. I still don't know much except that she read comparative literature at New York University and she lives in America. She has also published a collection of short stories Jacaranda Journals published by Macmillan(South Africa).
This is a typical story of another marginalized African woman. A woman who was denied an education because she was the wrong sex. She had been kicked out of her home because her husband wants more children (what's one child when you can have 20?). Victimhood suits Fatima to her dainty little toes.
In spite of the fact that the writer tried to give an insight into what made Ibou, Fatima's brother, behave the way he did, you came away with the feeling that he is just selfish and suffers from a severe case of inferiority complex. His sister like I said in the previous paragraph suffers the same affliction, both characters are as dull as dishwater.
I must be frank I struggled with this story, it was precise,with hardly any editorial flaws and the language was great but man the story was boring. I took the longest, most long-winded taxi ride, I've ever had when I climbed in the backseat with Fatima and her brother Ibou on their way to the airport. I was rather hoping that something really exciting would happen at the airport (a terrorist attack, maybe? That would have stirred things up a bit, but then Africa is the hunger capital not the terrorism capital of the world).
There was too much thinking in the story and too little talking. Resentment simmered underneath the conversations but neither side had the guts to actually speak their minds. Sometimes you can't help but wonder on whose side the author really is because her impartiality did not shine through.
Who is the villain of the piece? Is it the family that waits on their son to bring them trashy, touristy gifts from 'abroad' and give them money which never amounts to much at the end of the day? Or is it the son who gets suckered into the 'great' American way of life and does not look back? Or maybe it is even our hardworking victim, Fatima, who expects too much of her brother.
One thing though, if the brother is not broke why then is his father half-blinded by cataract? Does that mean the boy doesn't even send money home? I'm just wondering out loud.
I tire of writers who make African women appear to be washed out and gutless. The part that really got my goat was after Ibou told Fatima that he cannot take her son to America with him(and in a very snide and hurtful manner) I thought that for once she was going to show some spirit or in the least blackmail him with good old 'you owe the family' diatribe, all she could say was "I am the one who waits always and watches others come and go. I am the one who always remains behind so that you can go."
I wanted to slap her upside her head and afterwards ask her who has stopped her from going? After all she's a divorcee and has only one son. A woman who is strong enough to make a life for herself after a divorce and creates a business out of nothing should be strong enough to tell her brother to take a leap off the closest cliff.
The African women I know are strong resourceful women. They always find a way round things. They do not sit down and wring their hands when things don't work out for them, they find alternatives.
I'll be the first to admit that women, generally don't find life easy and this not only applies to Africa, it cuts across the whole world. Yes, women who live in Africa struggle twice as hard as women from other parts of the world, but they do not see themselves as victims. Up till the 19th Century European and American women faced almost the same challenges so why are we making out like all human problems originates from and ends in Africa?
Why do some writers portray 'African' women as victims? And since we are fond of generalizations may I ask Ms Melissa Tandiwe Myambo 'Who is an African woman'?
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Critic? I guess these unanswered questions are the true essence (is that tautology ?) of a good piece. Leaving you to fill in the gaps, getting you to think, anger rising from within. stirring emotions are what make a good piece don't you think? I guess there's no such thing as 'the prefect piece'ReplyDelete
Good critic as always! And stay away from d 'bruchin'. You too black!
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The summer male Blackpoll Warblers have dark-streaked brown backs, white faces and black crowns. Their underparts are white with black streaks, and they display two white wing bars. The adult females essentially resemble washed-out versions of the summer males, and in particular, the females lack the strong head patterns, and their crowns and faces are shades of gray.
Non-breeding birds of this species have greenish heads, dark-streaked greenish upperparts and yellowish breasts, with the yellow extending to the belly in young birds. Their wing bars are always present.
Their breeding habitats are coniferous woodlands, especially those in which spruce trees grow. These birds' breeding ranges extends to the taiga. Blackpoll Warblers commonly nest in a relatively low site which can be found in a conifer, and they lay 4-9 eggs in a cup-shaped nest.
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Anniversary of Kwangju Uprising Observed
| Pyongyang, May 20 (KCNA) -- Rodong Sinmun Thursday dedicates a signed article to the 30th anniversary of the heroic Kwangju Popular Uprising.
The uprising was a patriotic mass resistance to put an end to foreign domination and the military dictators' unpopular and fascist rule and realize the desire for independence, democracy and reunification and a heroic armed uprising unprecedented in the modern history of the East.
The uprising sustained a setback due to the brutal suppression reminiscent of a battle perpetrated by the military fascist clique at the tacit connivance of the U.S. and under its manipulation but the resistance fighters demonstrated internally and externally the spirit of independence and the mettle not to remain slaves of the colonial fascist dictatorship and dealt a heavy blow at the U.S. imperialists and their stooges military dictatorial forces' colonial fascist rule, the article says, and goes on:
Three decades have passed since the uprising but the desire of the resistance fighters to live in a reunified new country free from outsiders and fascism has not yet come true in south Korea.
The U.S. policy of military occupation and domination over south Korea is a main hurdle lying in the way of realizing independence and democracy in the south Korean society and national reunification.
The U.S. ambition for aggression to carry out its strategy for domination over Korea with south Korea as a springboard remains unchanged. The U.S. is now egging the conservative ruling forces of south Korea on to escalate confrontation with fellow countrymen and revive the fascist dictatorship while blocking the independent and democratic development of the south Korean society and throwing a stumbling block in the way of accomplishing the cause of national reunification.
In order to realize the desire of the Kwangju resistance fighters it is necessary to intensify the struggle for independence against the U.S. and for democracy against fascism in south Korea. Herein lies a sure guarantee for putting an end to the U.S. imperialists' colonial domination and achieving the democratic development of society and national reunification, the cherished desire of the Korean nation.
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B.S., National Taiwan University, Electrical Engineering
A fellow of IEEE, Dr. Sheu is currently active in research related to semantic computing and complex biomedical systems. He has published two books, Intelligent Robotic Planning Systems and Software Engineering and Environment - An Object-Oriented Perspective, and he is a co-editor of the book Semantic Computing (IEEE Press/Wiley, 2008). He also has published more than 100 papers in object-relational data and knowledge engineering, semantic computing, and biomedical computing. He is a founder of the Semantic Computing Foundation, the NSF I/UCRC on Semantic Computing, the IEEE International Conference on Semantic Computing, the IEEE Computer Society Technical Committee on Semantic Computing, and the International Journal of Semantic Computing.


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opinionBy Hussaini Bala Rano
Leaders of Nigeria's main opposition parties, the CPC and ACN, recently set up a committee, led by Chief Tom Ikimi, to work out the modalities for a successful merger to send the PDP administration packing in 2015. That was good news to any Nigerian passionate about change. One problem, however, is the insincerity of the opposition leaders to deal effectively with the challenges of internal crises.
In particular, the CPC appears at greater risk of division than ACN. The CPC doesn't even have state and local government structures to truly be called a national opposition party. For that reason, the CPC should work harder to improve its political fortunes in 2015 and such efforts must start from within.
Sadly, however, the CPC national leaders are still playing the ostrich, pretending that all is well, when it isn't. Reconciliation efforts are still going nowhere because of the obstinate posture of a clique within the CPC leadership to continue with the undemocratic policy of imposing candidates on the people. Abraham Lincoln, one of America's founding fathers, said that the will of the people is superior to a standing army. Indeed, nothing can be further from the truth.
How would the CPC therefore, regain the initial momentum of massive goodwill when it was formed in 2010? That goodwill went up in smoke because of the policy of imposing or substituting candidates. Yet, surprisingly, the national leaders of the party are still pretending that things are on course when they refused to address the fundamental issue that led to the shrinkage of goodwill, which the party suffered during the 2011 general elections, especially the governorship and House of Assembly elections.
Isn't it curious that the CPC does not have a formidable state it controls in the north, except Nassarawa, which it won by sheer fluke? Even in the North-West, where it could have done better, the party's goodwill was naively mismanaged by the idealists and ideologues that are manipulating the trust of General Muhammadu Buhari.
The exit of Chief Mike Ahamba, General Buhari's genuinely loyal ally and legal representative, was the turning point of the crisis the CPC was needlessly dragged into by a clique within the national leadership of the party, who believe that their decision is superior to the will of the people.
Can any sincere reconciliation take place when the party leaders decide to isolate formidably popular politicians that added value to the fortunes of the party in major political strongholds like Kano State? No CPC politician can contest or dispute the entrenched popularity that Mohammed Abacha still enjoys in Kano State. Instead of reaching out to this young and enormously popular politician, the caretaker committee sent to Kano State by the national headquarters of the party has only come to make a bad situation worse.
The whole idea of isolating and antagonizing Mohammed Abacha and his swarm of supporters is dangerously unwise. In fact, the most dangerous thing in life is to repeat grave errors that led to unpleasant political consequences. The CPC leaders can only go to the bargaining table on the position of strength. In 2011, the ACN had greater advantages over the CPC because the party established structures of its own. As a result, it was not ready to lose its identity to a party that doesn't control state and local government structures.
Men that cannot deliver even their wards should not hold the CPC at their mercy. Unfortunately however, that seems to be the reality. These are the men replacing and imposing candidates at will in order to put their own blue-eyed boys on the tickets whether they were voted at the primaries or not. The former Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Dahiru Musdapha warned judges across the country never to replace the will of the people with technicality.
A Federal High Court judge, delivering a judgment on a suit filed by Mohammed Abacha after his illegal replacement and the imposition of the man he defeated at the primaries, noted that the so-called party "prerogative" or "supremacy" cannot and should not replace the will of the people. The Judge also noted that the imposition of candidates defeats the spirit and letter of the provisions of the Electoral Act of 2010.
Curiously, another Judge, in a different court, supported the party's "prerogative" and "supremacy" against the will of the people. If the will of the voters is not sacrosanct, then why must the party leaders conduct primaries in the first place? Of course, the party leaders had their way but the CPC lost its massive initial goodwill during the 2011 governorship and House of Assembly elections.
If the CPC hopes to regain its momentum, the entire national leadership of the party must be dissolved and replaced with politicians that connect with the ordinary people. Text book politicians who cannot deliver any votes will take the party nowhere in 2015. In the words of the Dalai Lama, the Tibetan spiritual leader, if you lose, you should not lose the lesson. Are the CPC leaders listening?
- Rano, a democracy activist, lives at No 73, Yahaya Road Kaduna


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Former Broward School Board member Beverly Gallagher is out of prison after serving her sentence on corruption charges.
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The Broward School Board will meet Tuesday to discuss and finalize its compliance plan to reduce class size and the school district has to act fast if it wants to save some money.
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On the issue of school safety, Broward school district leaders have made it clear the county's schools aren't all up to task.
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The shakeup in the Broward School District's top transportation brass just became an earthquake.
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The Florida chapter of a well known Muslim organization is asking the Broward School Board's diversity committee to consider adding two Islamic holidays to the school calendar.
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Five Amazing and Easy Bacon Appetizers for the Holidays
The holiday party season is upon us. My favourite part of the holidays is definitely all the eating that goes with it, particularly when that eating includes some bacon. I'm also a big fan of making things for the holidays that have as few steps as possible between the ingredients and eating those ingredients. The holidays are for enjoying yourself with friends, not sweating in a kitchen. On that note, here's five delicious bacon-based appetizers that require minimal cooking.
1. Bacon-wrapped fruit
The easiest-peasiest recipe possible. Take your favourite fruit. Chop it up into pieces. Wrap some cooked bacon that has been cut into strips around the fruit. Skewer away. And voila! You are instantly everyone's favourite host/hostess. The best fruits are melon-y ones like cantaloupe or mango. The flavour of these fruit complement the flavour of bacon. However, other tropical fruits can also be surprisingly delicious, like kiwi. If you use a sturdy fruit like pineapple, you can actually wrap the fruit before you bake the bacon in the oven. This will make the flavour of the bacon and the pineapple mix. Mmmmmm. I'm getting hungry! We found a great pineapple recipe from the people at Zesty Cook.
2. Bacon-wrapped scallops
Pretty much like the same idea as the fruit, except for this you'll definitely have to cook each portion and cook them separately. Sear the scallops in a medium-hot pan with some butter and oil (or bacon grease!). When you are searing them, try not to move them around. Just let them cook for about a minute and a half. After that, flip them to let them cook on the other side for another minute. Remove, let them cool, and wrap with bacon. Skewer 'em up. And then enjoy your very own surf n' turf.
Stephanie from CopyKat Recipes has made a delicious Bacon Wrapped Scallop dish.
3. Bacon and chicken wraps
Cook your chicken until it's browned but tender. A good way to do this is on a George Foreman-type grill, but any old cooking method will do. And you won't need too much – one boneless chicken breast is enough. Cook your bacon. Wrap thin strips of that bacon around a little sandwich of an olive and a small piece of chicken. If you are doing this before your party, you can store the apps in the fridge and then heat them for about ten minutes in the oven. The gooey olivey goodness will put everyone into the Christmas cheer. BakedBree.com sure knows how to make a good chicken bacon wrap!
4. Peanut-bacon toasts
This one sounds a little low-brow, but it's a great treat for kids. Take some extra-thin bread and cover about four slices with your favourite peanut butter. Cut the bread into ninths – cut each piece three times vertically and three times horizontally. Wrap each piece with some bacon. (You'll probably have to cut the bacon into strips so that it wraps properly.) Put the pieces on a tray and pop into the oven at 350 degrees for about 20 minutes. This sort of recipe calls for all sorts of variations. A nutella version would probably work out great. BokehBunny made it with Peanut-bacon French Toast!
5. Bacon-Cheddar Deviled Eggs
It's devilled eggs, with a cheesy-bacon filling. For this, you'll have to cook some bacon until its super crispy – crispy enough to fall apart when you crumble it. Then, take twelve hardboiled eggs. Cut them lengthwise and scoop out the yolks. Mash the yolks in a bowl with about half a cup of mayo, two tablespoons of cheese that's been grated, a tablespoon of Dijon, and your crumbled bacon (about four slices). Add salt and pepper to taste. When it's all mixed up, scoop it back into the eggs. It's probably a good idea to make more than just twenty-four for a big party: these things will go fast. Feels Like Home Blog mentions this awesome recipe.
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|Pyongyang, May 6 (KCNA) -- The 10th national machine design festival opened with due ceremony at the Central Light Industrial Sample Exhibition on Tuesday.
Participating in the festival are designers, teachers, researchers, technicians and members of the three revolution teams at more than 130 units including designing and industrial art studios, educational and scientific research institutions.
Displayed and published at the festival are designs of machines including latest machine tools, mining and electrical machines, vehicles, construction, textile, foodstuff and farm machines and research data for development of designing technology and support programs for machine designs.
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There will be a contest in multi-dimensional designs, lectures on the trend of the development of machine designing and latest technology and technological exchange and service for latest designing technology data and exhibits.
Present at the opening ceremony were Ri Jong Guk, minister of Machine Industry, Choe Sang Gon, chairman of the State Science and Technology Commission, officials concerned, officials and other people of the machine designing and industrial art studios, educational and scientific research institutions.
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TJ Grant '90-95 percent recovered' from concussion, shooting for UFC return on Oct. 4 in Halifax
"I feel about 90-95 percent recovered," Grant told Helwani.
With his health improving, Grant is targeting a "Fight Night" return on Oct. 4, 2014, when UFC comes to the lightweight contender's hometown of Halifax, Nova Scotia (details).
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Maderas de Oriente by Maderas de Oriente is a Oriental Floral fragrance for women. Top notes are bergamot, orange blossom and coriander; middle notes are bulgarian rose, carnation, iris, jasmine and pink pepper; base notes are tonka bean, ylang-ylang, musk and vanilla.
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This is a timeles fragrance. Really elegant and delecate. Soapy, powdery but sweet at the same time. The fragrance envolves you without bein overwelming. you have to leave the alcohol of the composition evaporate the first seconds to enjoy it.
Somehow reminds me my childhood or maybe a past life. I found it in Spain in "el corte inglés" departments store, but they also sell it online in ebay. If you are curious and you are a classics lover I definetly recomend you to give this vintage beauty a chance.
This fragrance is perfect to perfume your clothes and your wardrobe. Blends very well with many other scents you might wear on your skin(giving them a powdery dimension) once it is sprayed on textil.
My mother loved this perfume as it was one of my grandmother's favourites. Recently, I've been wearing Kenzo Amour Florale and my mother says it reminds her a lot of Maderas de Oriente. If you loved Maderas de Oriente, but cannot find it anymore, maybe you'll enjoy Kenzo Amour Florale. I've never tried Maderas de Oriente myself, I'm basing this review on my mother's opinion.
A mi mamá le encantaba este perfume porque mi abuela lo usaba. En América Latina ya no se consigue. Recientemente he estado poniéndome Kenzo Amour Florale y mi mamá dice que le recuerda mucho a Maderas de Oriente, tanto que le regalé una botella de aquel. No es un substituto exacto, pero quienes aman Maderas de Oriente y ya no lo encuentran quizás disfruten de Kenzo Amour Florale. Yo nunca he olido Maderas de Oriente, estoy basándome en la opinión de mi madre.
Indeed, a great Fragrantica adding, like Zeljo mentioned!
It smells great but if you have the opportunity to go to Madera de Oriente Colonia Extracto, do it!!
an evergreen in Spain, in the same style than nationals like maja or joya and internationals like tabu, a great adding to fraganticas database
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People in the vicinity of Portal Financial in Rochester, Kent, may well have found the offices a little scary last week. All those who worked there entered into the spirit of Freaky Friday, joining in the Halloween festivities to raise funds for JDRF.
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Thank you to everyone in the South who is helping us find the cure for type 1 diabetes - we really appreciate your support. Here are some of our latest people to thank:
Harriet McLeod ran her first triathlon, the Crowborough Kids Triathlon, on 15 September and has raised £343 for JDRF. Harriet was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes on New Years Eve in 2010, and told us:
'Even though I have type 1 diabetes I know I can achieve anything, which is why I want to raise money for JDRF. They help fund research which will hopefully lead to a cure for my condition.'
JDRF South would like to say a huge thank you to the football-mad Green family. Gavin, Charlene and son Ajay are members of Real 60 FC, one of the longest running football clubs in Medway.
Ajay, nine, plays for the under 10s team which his dad Gavin has managed for just under four years. Ajay was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes just over a month ago, on 19 July 2012.
Last weekend was the Real 60 FC tournament, which Ajay and two of his friends took part in (pictured). The family managed to raise a fantastic £102 for JDRF, and Ajay got to meet other football fans with type 1 who were competing in the tournament.
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Participants in Wednesday's rally don't want services for the developmentally disabled included when the state turns management of its $2.9 billion-a-year Medicaid program over to three private companies.
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Huambo — The minister of Hotels and Tourism, Pedro Mutindi, manifested Thursday in Huambo Province confident about the expansion of hotels network within the country and in the development of tourism, taking into account the process of national reconstruction.
Speaking to ANGOP, moments after inaugurating Ekuikui I hotel, the minister justified his prognosis with the fact that train service is operational in the country, as well as he modernization of airports and roads in every province of the country, factors that boost the growth of hotels and tourism network.
The Ministry of Hotels and Tourism, according to the incumbent minister, will continue to work to improve housing conditions in the hotels industry of Angola and materialize the actions listed in the development programme of this sector, also known as peace industry.
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MADISON – The Starkville Academy Lady Volunteers handed Jackson Academy its first loss of the season, a 37-22 decision, during the Madison-Ridgeland Academy Tournament Wednesday.
The Lady Vols (6-5) only allowed Jackson Academy to score one field goal in the second half as the hosts were only 1 of 18 from the field during that time.
"They really did a good job of executing the game plan," Starkville Academy coach Glenn Schmidt said. "JA hit us with a lot of pressure and we knew they would, but we did a great job of executing."
Nora Kathryn Carroll led the Lady Vols with 14 points, while Anna Prestridge was able to contribute nine points, all in the second half.
"She had to handle the ball the whole time against their defense and she fought through it," Schmidt said. "To be able to score all of her points in the second half, all of points were big."
Anna Lea Little had five points, six rebounds and two assists for SA and Julianne Jackson added five points and five rebounds.
With the victory, the Lady Volunteers meet Pillow Academy at the MRA Tournament today. The tip is scheduled for 4 p.m.
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MADISON – The Starkville Academy Volunteers fell behind 33-23 at halftime and went on to drop a decision to Jackson Academy.
J.R. Gerhart was the leading scorer for the Vols with seven points, while Jon Michael Robinson, Kyle Lomen and Hunter Bolin all chipped iin six points each.
Starkville Academy (4-4) doesn't play again at the MRA Tournament until Saturday at 2:15 p.m. against Heritage.