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The Ratification of the Conventions of nine States, shall be sufficient for the Establishment of this Constitution between the States so ratifying the Same.
All of the states, except Rhode Island held conventions to ratify the Constitution, although North Carolina's convention adjourned without voting on the document. Delaware was the first state to ratify the Constitution in 1787 and New Hampshire became the ninth state to ratify on June 21, 1788.
The new government began with the convening of the first federal Congress on March 4, 1789. Both North Carolina (in 1789) and Rhode Island (in 1790) ratified the Constitution after Congress passed the Bill of Rights and sent it to the states for ratification.
Annenberg Classroom connects an award-winning, comprehensive multimedia curriculum on the Constitution to daily civics news and articles that support in-class and online student discussion. Annenberg Classroom also includes FlackCheck.org, an excellent resource for teaching political literacy skills. Annenberg Classroom is presented by the Leonore Annenberg Institute for Civics of the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania.
When the framers signed the Constitution on September 17, 1787, they still faced the arduous task of persuading the American people to agree with them. And the framers did not even agree among themselves. Only thirty-nine of the fifty-five delegates who attended the Constitutional Convention signed the final version of the Constitution. The nation quickly divided into two factions: the Federalists, who supported ratification of the Constitution, and the Antifederalists, who opposed it. Eventually the Federalists prevailed, once they had promised Americans that a bill of rights would be added to the Constitution as soon as the new Congress convened.
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Empowering young leaders and coaches, to use football to address fatherlessness, mobilising them to bring transformation to themselves, their families and communities. Developing children and juvenile offenders holistically - Football, Faith, Future - to become future leaders and positive role models in their community.
What is the issue, problem, or challenge?
The most common challenge around the world and especially in South Africa is a lack of fathers and positive male role models. Studies have shown that violent crime, drug and alcohol abuse, teen pregnancy, suicide are all related to fatherlessness than to any other single factor. 85% of children with behavioural problems come from fatherless homes 80% of rapists motivated by displace danger come from fatherless homes 70% of juveniles in state operated institutions come from fatherless homes
How will this project solve this problem?
Therefore our coaches serve as father figures and we train coaches to play some of the roles of a father figure in the lives of their players. We work towards developing the players in Football, Faith and Future to become positive role models in their areas of influence. Football is the most participated sport played in South Africa and is a powerful and effective way to impact the most vulnerable of society.
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We develop and train Coaches to be Whole Life Coaches, effective leaders and father figures in their community. Throughout the year we equip between 50-100 coaches in training events and mentor numerous coaches in on-going Coaches Fellowship Groups. In Hope Academy Drakenstein Prison we work with 23 juvenile offenders living in one communal cell. We continue to journey with them once they are released. We develop numerous children in weekly coaching at schools, in camps and clinics.
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Russell Brand's new joke about Katy Perry sex: 'Think of anyone, anyone else'
Katy Perry said she stopped finding Russell Brand's jokes very funny by the end of their marriage, and now we can see why. The comedian had a show at London's SoHo Theatre recently, and reportedly said some not-so-nice things about his sex life with Perry.
"When I got divorced, I considered becoming a monk. When you're a monk, you're not allowed to have sex with anyone. When you're married, it's one person. That's one more than a monk," San Francisco Gate reports Brand joked. "It's not that different. I'd be having sex thinking, 'Think of anyone, anyone else.'"
If that's really how Brand felt with a woman like Perry, it's no wonder their marriage ended in divorce in Dec. 2011 after 14 months. Perry admits in Vogue's July 2013 issue that Brand started making jokes of this ilk about her while they were still married.
"[He's] hysterical in some ways. Until he started making jokes about me and he didn't know I was in the audience, because I had come to surprise him at one of his shows," she says.


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'Sesame Street' spoofs 'Downton Abbey': How do you like their Lady Violet?Add to Favorites | Downton Abbey
"Downton Abbey" can officially say it's a hit in the U.S. if "Sesame Street" is getting in on the action. The children's program has a long history of spoofing the hippest things in pop culture, which is so thoughtful of them for the parents whose kids are watching the show.
There was a great "Mad Men" send-up a few years ago and a "Law & Order: Special Letters Unit" skit we also enjoyed. This "Downton" send-up is called "Upside Downton Abbey," teaching kids about being upside-down.
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On Fri, 18 Feb 2005, Wilson Shealy wrote:
> 1. Are there any disadvantages (except disk space) to having an
> oversized Swap partition? I've decided to double mine so that I can
> double my RAM at a future date.
I'm just gonna tackle question #1.
First off, most people don't think there's a problem having too much swap
partition, but I don't think anyone here really has hard data. I don't
have hard data here either, so take everyone's remark with a grain of
Second, Rod is right -- you'll end up using more RAM for page tables. In
this particular case, it's not going to impact your system that much since
you're only doubling your swap size. So don't think it's okay to just
keep increasing swap partition size and not impact your system. There's
some OS notion of paging the page tables but I'm not sure if Linux uses
Third, as the size of the swap space increases, its usefulness drops.
The only way for you to utilize all the swap space is if you end up with a
really large program/data, or lots of small programs, or a combination of
both. You wouldn't want to run lots of small programs together to fill up
your swap space since you'll either end up having to put most of them to
sleep, or each small program will constantly swap in-and-out and bring
down your system to a scratching halt. A large program (or several large
programs) will probably utilize large swap space better since most of the
program will stay in swap space and only the portions you do use will load
up in memory. But even in that case, you'll want all the used portions of
the program in RAM.
So let's look at the scenario where you have several large programs
running concurrently on your system. To get the best performance out of
your computer configuration, you would want all the used portions of the
programs in RAM and the rest in swap. Assuming that 30% of all the
running programs (or more accurately processes, shared libs, etc., except
for the kernel which you have to count 100% because it never gets swapped)
are actually used and the rest are not, you'd want your ideal swap
partition to be (100%-30%)/30% = ~3 times your RAM size. Speaking really
broadly, any more than that and there will be some sluggishness or wasted
swap space; any less and you'll be running out of memory. Of course, some
sluggishness is okay, but too much will definitely make the computer
I'm just speaking broadly and those numbers are just made up. I'm just
saying you DO have a reason to stop increasing your swap partition size at
some point -- just keep increasing won't give you a proportional return
for your investment because you'll either end up with a really slow
computer or wasted investment. At some point, you'll want to actually
invest in RAM rather than your swap space. For now, though, if you
haven't noticed any sluggishness with the previous setup then doubling
your swap partition probably won't do you any harm even if it doesn't do
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The ban placed on public smoking appears not be holding as guests attending the high level meeting are usually seen smoking in public.
The Government of Liberia, in 2010 approved a law prohibiting all forms of public smoking with the necessary penalties for violators, including fines and imprisonment.
Following the passage of the law, notices were seen placed in most public areas with inscriptions: "NO SMOKING" OR "ABSOLUTELY NO SMOKING" to create awareness amongst members of the public.
However, some guests at the ongoing HLP meeting taking place at the Monrovia City Hall were seen smoking publicly in and around the conference hall Wednesday.
Although ignorance of the law excuses no one, several of the guests were seen standing in front of the Monrovia City Hall amidst huge security presence, including members of the Liberia National Police (LNP), Monrovia City Police (MCP) and the Executive Protection Service (EPS) without any sign of warning.
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Farringdon station
Farringdon station is a London Underground and National Rail station in Clerkenwell, just north of the City of London in the London Borough of Islington.
Current Developments[change | change source]
Farringdon will, from 2017, be one of the country's busiest stations (if not the busiest station) by number of trains passing through, being served by both Crossrail and the upgraded Thameslink route, as well as the existing Underground lines.[1]
Thameslink upgrade[change | change source]
Farringdon station is being refurbished, to accommodate longer Thameslink trains, and to make other improvements to the station. The existing station building will be given a new roof canopy, and a new entrance and concourse facing Turnmill Street. Platforms will be widened, which will require the Cowcross Street bridge abutments to be moved. The bridge will be demolished and rebuilt once the abutments have been shifted.[2] Cowcross Street will be pedestrianised.[3] Lifts will be provided throughout.
The existing ticket hall and concourse will be remodelled.[4] Interchange within the station will be improved by means of removing the existing interchange bridge and installing new stairs and lifts with access to all four platforms, thereby allowing passengers with impaired mobility to use the station.[5]
Extensions towards the north are not planned mainly due to the steep gradient (1 in 27) of the Thameslink line immediately north of Farringdon.[6] The platforms will therefore be extended southwards, severing the two-station branch to Moorgate.[7]
The new station is commissioned from architects Aukett Fitzroy Robinson.[8] By December 2009 there was considerable activity on the site with the construction of a new permanent entrance in Turnmill Street, a new footbridge has been installed and Cardinal Tower, on the site of Crossrail's station, was nearing complete demolition by March 2009. The Moorgate branch was decommissioned during Christmas 2009.[9]
Crossrail development[change | change source]
A 'Farringdon' Crossrail station is being built between Farringdon and Barbican underground (tube) stations and it will have interchanges with both of them.[10] Access at the Farringdon end will be via the new Thameslink ticket hall. Work will not be complete until 2017.[11]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ Railway Herald PDF - see page 7
- ↑ Network Rail (2004a) - pg.27, paragraph 2.6.5
- ↑ Network Rail [see page 15, paragraph 2.2.1] (2005-07-01). "Thameslink 2000 Environmental Statement: Addendum" (PDF). http://www.tl2000inquiry.org.uk/documents/cd202.pdf. Retrieved 2006-12-13.
- ↑ Network Rail (2004a) - page 27, paragraph 2.6.3
- ↑ Network Rail (2004a) - pg.27, paragraph 2.6.4
- ↑ Network Rail (2005a) - pg.9, paragraph 2.1.5
- ↑ Network Rail (2005a) - pg.9, paragraph 2.1.1
- ↑ "Farringdon station". Aukett Fitzroy Robinson. http://www.aukettfitzroyrobinson.com/02_sectors/2F_transport/2F_01_tx.htm. Retrieved 2009-07-11.
- ↑ "Thameslink: The State of Play at Farringdon". London Reconnections. http://londonreconnections.blogspot.com/2009/12/thameslink-state-of-play-at-farringdon.html. Retrieved 2009-12-30.
- ↑ Crossrail - Farringdon (PDF). 28 October 2006
- ↑ Crossrail website accessed 18 Jul 2010


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Art and Good Taste in A Flat: Turquoise Themed Apartment in Sweden
We know you like themes, so today we would like to show you this stylish apartment located in Stockholm. All throughout the rooms, there are small decorative items and interesting patterns, most of them having a turquoise tinge. The rooms are spacious, fresh and unconventional furniture give the flat a contemporary feel and the colors are vivid. The apartment stretches over an area of 159 square meters and features four bedrooms, a large balcony, a terrace, two bathrooms and a fireplace. Its interior design, size and location are all very much included in its price. Its new potential owner will have to pay no less than $1.34 million in order to live here. Do you think this apartment is worth the "trouble"? -via decoist
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Very nice posts here! I love the good taste and art in flats of Sweden!
I want one like it. ;( Swedish have good taste. Not sure about their white main focus, but I understand it. In a country that is shorten in sunny days, white is probably a good choice.
It is so beautiful,but difficult to copy it in desert with a lot of sun light
Good taste! But c'mon $1.34 million? Are they crazy? I could probably design someone's home to look just like that using Ikea products & have it cost a million dollars.
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Jim Pearce is a lifelong resident of the Berlin area. He is a sitting Councilman of Berlin Borough, serving in his second year of a three-year term. Jim is very active on Council providing advise and insight on many business- and tax-related issues. He is the Director of Recreation and has created and implemented new revenue ideas to hold down property taxes and provide added value for residents.
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Alexandria, Va. (PRWEB) February 04, 2014
Retired Navy Vice Adm. Norb Ryan, President and CEO of Military Officers Association of America (MOAA), spoke at a Capitol Hill press conference today on S.1982, the Comprehensive Veterans Health and Benefits and Military Retirement Pay Restoration Act of 2014. The bill includes a provision that would repeal the 1% COLA Cut to working age military retirees' pensions that was established under the Bipartisan Balanced Budget Act late last year.
Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT), the Chairman of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee, held the press conference to urge Senate passage of the legislation. S. 1982 contains a big package of veterans' benefits upgrades that were voted out of Sanders' committee on a bi-partisan basis last year. The COLA Cut measure was added to a new version of the legislation introduced as S. 1982.
"MOAA deeply appreciates the inclusion of a provision in S. 1982 that repeals the unfair 1% COLA Cut of the earned pensions of working age military retirees established in the Balanced Budget Act," Ryan said.
The legislation would accomplish major MOAA priorities for veterans:
"MOAA thanks Sen. Sanders again for leading the charge on this very important piece of legislation and looks forward to Congress finding a bipartisan solution to fund this bill," Ryan concluded.
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Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) is the nation's largest officers association with more than 380,000 members from every branch of service, including active duty, retired, National Guard, Reserve, and former officers and their families and survivors. MOAA is a nonprofit and politically nonpartisan organization and an influential force in promoting a strong national defense. MOAA represents the interests of service members and their families in every stage of their lives and careers, and for those who are not eligible to join MOAA, Voices for America's Troops is a
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The ASA England Talent Programme delivers high-quality training and competition for the most promising young synchronised swimmers in England.
The current Programme features three levels:
- England Development (first level) featuring 12-20 athletes of any age.
- England Age Group (second level) featuring 10-16 athletes, aged between 13 and 15.
- England Junior (third level) featuring 10-20 athletes, all older than 15.
Athletes are selected from their performances at the ASA National Age Group Championships and a further selection camp following the Championships.
Selection is based on a number of physiological, technical and psychological factors as well as factors such as compatibility and work ethic.
Athletes selected for the squads will continue to work with their home clubs, but will also train at a mixture of camps and weekends, approximately 25 contact days.
The squads are coached by staff from the four synchronised swimming beacon programmes and managed by the ASA Talent Development Officer.
The vision for the ASA England Talent programme is to improve general level of athletes in figures and routines, educate and prepare athletes for the next level of the performance pathway, prepare athletes to compete internationally and keep talented athletes engaged within a National programme.
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Learning something new can sometimes take a while. The BABYBJÖRN Toilet Trainer makes learning to go to the bathroom a little easier. Soft curves make the Toilet Trainer a comfortable place to sit, and it is easy to adjust to fit any toilet seat. Once the Toilet Trainer has been adjusted, children can easily put it on and remove it from the toilet seat by themselves. The BABYBJÖRN Toilet Trainer is easy to keep clean and has a built-in handle so you can hang it up when it's not in use.


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"Kai Po Che!" can't be compared with "3 Idiots", says Chetan Bhagat whose two different books the two films are based upon.
After the box office success of "3 Idiots", a big screen adaptation of Bhagat's "Five Point Someone", now "Kai Po Che!", based on the author's "The 3 Mistakes of My Life", is ready to release Feb 22.
"'Kai Po Che!' is about to release and I just want people to like it as much as they liked '3 Idiots'. I can't say about box office because I really don't know anything about the box office collections," Bhagat told IANS.
Directed by Abhishek Kapoor, "Kai Po Che!" has new faces - debutant Sushant Singh Rajput">Sushant Singh Rajput along with a few-films-old Amit Sadh and Rajkumar Yadav.
"The film has newcomers so I just hope it breaks a few records in the newcomer films. One can't compare this with '3 idiot' because that had a very huge star cast," said the 38-year-old.
On the contrary, "3 Idiots" was directed by Rajkumar Hirani and produced by Vidhu Vinod Chopra. Released in December 2009, the comedy-drama, which takes a critical look at the education system in the country, broke all box office opening records by earning over Rs.315 crore ($70 million) globally within 19 days of its release.
Its cast had big names like Aamir Khan, Kareena Kapoor, R. Madhavan, Sharman Joshi and Boman Irani.
The film also launched Omi Vaidya in Bollywood.
Set in Ahmedabad, "Kai Po Che!" is about three friends, their dreams, aspirations and how they struggle to realise their goals while facing several roadblocks including their own mistakes.
An alumnus of Indian Institute of Technology-Delhi and Indian Institute of Management-Ahmedaba, Bhagat has written the screenplay of "Kai Po Che!".
He is now writing the script for a Hindi remake of a Telugu film. To be directed by Sajid Nadiadwala, the film is titled "Kick" and stars Salman Khan in the lead role.
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All the best!!! The film is going to be awesome!
no offence but i can never ever expect something more wonderful than 3 idiots from b'town and i don't think there can be any
anyways all the best to kai po che team
songs and trailers are wow
all the best 2 the entire team with this movie! not read the book so can't say how it will be...but sushants a gd actor...and the film does look promising!
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The symposium for the analysis of the Orange Africa Cup of Nations 2012 and 2013 resumed for the second day in Cairo, Egypt. The second day started with a session including Stephen Keshi, coach of Nigeria, Herve Renard Zambia coach and three football committee members, Ben Koufie (Ghana), Mohamed Abdullah Mazda (Sudan) and Mallouche Belhassan (Tunisia).
At the beginning CAF technical director Abdul Menaem Hussein (Shatta) presented coach Keshi as the second African to win the Cup of Nations as player and coach, after Egypt's late Mahmoud El Gohary who achieved the feat as a player in 1959 and coach in 1998. Keshi repeated the feat after 15 years as he won CAN as a player in 1994 and as a coach in 2013.
The second day witnessed the arrival of Sabri Lamouchi (coach of Cote d'Ivoire), Claude Le Roy (coach of DR Congo), Paul Put (coach of Burkina Faso) and Abdul Rahman Mohamed (Coach of Comoros) to join other coaches and technical directors. The session discussed Nigeria and Zambia success in the 2013 and 2012 editions being crowned as champions respectively. Keshi highlighted the importance of depending on local based players as they are on the same level of development as the abroad based ones. Renard said that 5 of his team members that was crowned Champions in 2012 had part with Zambia who finished 3rd at the CHAN 2009.
On another area Keshi urged African Federations to give the chance for local coaches from Africa, delivering a message "Believe in African coaches". Koufie said that it's much easier for coaches to coach in Europe than in Africa. Keshi told the audience that in Nigeria's game against Cote D'Ivoire in CAN 2013 quarter final, one of the players said "Keshi will kill us" after Cote d'Ivoire scored the equalizer into the game. But he told his players "enjoy football, and do your best even if you lost", highlighting the importance of players' motivation in football. Renard highlighted his career with Zambia, finishing third in CHAN 2009, losing quarter finalist at CAN 2010, losing on penalties to Nigeria, then Champions of CAN 2012.


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Behold, the aircraft-engined 1908 'Mephistopheles', built to break records and scare humans
Posted: 20 Jun 2011
It will come as no surprise to you that the SB4 requires a more complicated start-up procedure than jumping in via keyless entry and pressing a big red starter button. Or indeed, cranking a starter motor with a key.
Fiat's stubby-fingered agent of SB4 engineering, Gianfranco Dazia, needs around 20 minutes to prep the speed-demon into life. First, he sponges the engine down with soapy water "to stop it exploding into a ball of flames", before adding small drops of fuel into the carburettors and lining up the pistons into a precise position.


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The procedure concerning an application for the restitution of a work from the National Art Collection can more or less be divided into a receipt phase, an investigation phase and a recommendation phase.
Receipt phase
After receiving an application – sometimes supplemented by additional information from the Minister for OCW – the secretariat carries out the administrative processing procedure for the application, informing the applicants in writing that their application has been received. The secretariat then conducts an investigation into the admissibility of the applicants, addressing questions such as: On whose behalf is the applicant acting? What is their relationship to the original owner of the claimed objects? And is it plausible that the applicant is a legitimate claimant/heir? It should be noted that the Restitutions Committee does not determine who the claimants/heirs of the original owner are, but merely investigates whether this is a reasonable assumption. Any questions that result from this investigation are submitted to the applicants in the next step of this phase, in which they are sent a letter outlining the Committee's procedure. This letter is accompanied by a questionnaire that the applicants should complete. This questionnaire contains all the basic questions that are of importance for investigating the claim. Given the fact that the Committee often deals with foreign applicants, a response period of several weeks has to be taken into account in most cases. The Committee works in Dutch, although correspondence with foreign applicants is also conducted in English.
Investigation and report
During the investigatory phase, the Committee's research team first makes an inventory of all available documentation, i.e. information sent by the Ministry of OCW, the results of the (archival) research carried out by the Origins Unknown Agency and information submitted by the applicants themselves. Based on this information, the secretariat performs an initial assessment of the questions that the Decree deems important, namely: 1) Is the claimed item of cultural value part of the National Art Collection? 2) Is it plausible that the object was once owned by the alleged original owner?, and 3) Was possession of the item lost involuntarily during the relevant period?
If there is any doubt about the claim passing the test of reasonableness – for instance, if there is no evidence whatsoever to suggest that the claimed work of art ever belonged to the original owner named by the applicants – the Committee may decide to draw up a draft investigatory report (see below), which summarises the details available at that point in time and any unanswered questions that may have arisen. This gives applicants the opportunity to provide more information regarding their claim and to fill in any gaps.
In practice, claims that do pass the test of reasonableness require further archival and art-historical research to be able to address the questions relevant to the recommendation. Important aspects include details concerning the original ownership, the nature and circumstances of loss of possession and the settlement of any applications for restitution submitted after the war. The current legal and actual status of the work of art is also investigated. The committee's staff primarily conduct their research in archives kept in the National Archive in The Hague and the Netherlands Institute for Wartime Documentation in Amsterdam, but in virtually all cases files are also consulted in other national and international (archival) institutions. It is sometimes also necessary to enlist external specialists, such as handwriting experts or painting restorers. Applicants are also often asked additional questions. Due to the extensive nature of the research, the use of external institutes and specialists, and the response time that needs to be considered for the applicants, the procedure during the investigatory phase can take a considerable amount of time. The time needed also depends on the scope of the claim.
Information gathered during the investigatory phase is written up in a draft investigatory report. Applicants in the Netherlands are given the opportunity to respond to this draft report within four weeks and foreign applicants are given six weeks. The draft report is also sent to the Minister for OCW, affording them the opportunity to bring any additional facts to the Committee's attention.
Responses sometimes prompt questions that necessitate further investigation. In some cases, the Committee will deem it necessary to invite the applicants to a hearing, after which the draft report can be amended as required. The definitive investigatory report is finally adopted when the recommendation is adopted (see following phase).
When all the relevant facts of the case have been gathered, the Committee members deliberate the contents of the recommendation during a meeting. After the final recommendation and investigatory report have been adopted, the recommendation is signed by the chair and the secretary/rapporteur. They are then sent to the Minister for OCW, who will make a decision regarding restitution. The Committee informs the applicants that the recommendation has been sent to the Minister, and that the Minister will advise them of the contents of the recommendation and the investigatory report. The Minister informs the applicants of their decision and the contents of the recommendation within six weeks of receiving it. Every recommendation is published on the Committee's website and in the annual report after the Minister's decision has been made public.
Length of the procedure
On average, it currently takes 100 weeks to handle a request for recommendation. However, the actual length of the procedure may differ greatly from case to case. The procedure may take longer when the historical research is time-consuming. This may be due to the nature of the research itself, but also to the fact the Committee often depends on third parties for providing information, such as archives at home or abroad. Procedural reasons in particular may also prolong the procedure significantly. In some cases, a work of art may be the subject of multiple claims, requiring several response cycles, and applicants themselves often request extra time, for example to be able to conduct their own research.
Publication and confidentiality
The responsibility for publicising the result lies initially with the Minister, who sends the applicants the decision on their claim enclosing the Committee's recommendation. The Restitutions Committee will not go public with its recommendation until the applicants have been notified of the Minister's decision. They do not publicise the applicants' identity. The Committee will request the applicants' consent to research personal details and include them in reports and recommendations, as the subject matter concerned may be sensitive. The Committee is also obliged to maintain confidentiality with regard to documents that come from (partially) confidential archives and/or other documents. In its investigatory reports, the Committee will, wherever it can, only refer to them in the form of quotations and acknowledgements of sources.


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A same sex female couple cut their cake during a mass wedding at a night club in Taipei, Saturday, Aug. 20. (AP)
TAIPEI: Two women plan to tie the knot next month in Taiwan's first same-sex Buddhist wedding, as gay and lesbian groups push to make the island the first society in Asia to legalize gay marriage.
Fish Huang and her partner You Ya-ting, both 30, will receive their blessings from Master Shih Chao-hui at a Buddhist monastery in north Taiwan's Taoyuan county on August 11.
"We decided to get married last year," Huang told AFP Wednesday. "After being together for six years, we feel we need to make a life-long commitment to each other."
As a group of Buddhist monks and nuns chant sutras, the couple, both wearing white gowns, will declare their love for each other in a ceremony expected to be witnessed by dozens of close friends.
Huang, a social worker at a Buddhist cultural foundation, said her mother had promised to attend the event but her father remained undecided.
"My father likes Ya-ting, and he says the marriage will make him feel like he has one more daughter," Huang said.
"Still, time and again, he has voiced his hope that I marry a man... In fact, my decision to marry Ya-ting is also meant to make him drop the thought."
You's parents are still reluctant to agree to the planned marriage even though it will have no legal force, Huang said.
Taiwan is one of the most culturally liberal societies in East Asia, and gay and lesbian groups have been urging the government for years to make same-sex marriage legal.
In an event aimed at creating awareness about the issue, about 80 lesbian couples tied the knot in August last year in Taiwan's biggest same-sex wedding party, attracting about 1,000 friends, relatives and curious onlookers.
The island's cabinet in 2003 drafted a controversial bill to legalise same-sex marriages and allow homosexual couples to adopt children.
However, President Ma Ying-jeou has said public consensus was needed before the government can move ahead with the law.
Master Shih Chao-hui, who will perform the ceremony and is seen as a liberal on social issues, said her act would reflect the spirit of Buddhism.
"I would like stand up to give blessings to the couple because I hope my step can embody the spirit of Buddhism spreading compassion throughout the world," said Shih, who is also a professor at Buddhist Hsuan Chuang University.
"As a matter of fact, Buddhist teachings do not discriminate against gays and lesbians and do not consider human desires as a sin although they do call for restraint."
However, there is no consensus among Taiwanese Buddhist clerics about the issue, as reflected in the words of Master Huei Kai, a professor at Fo Guang University in the south Taiwan's Kaohsiung city.
"True, no ancient Buddhism scriptures mention gays, but that does not necessarily mean that Buddhism agrees to them," he told the United Daily News, a Taipei-based newspaper.
Given lingering resistance, Taiwan LGBT Family Rights Advocacy, a Taipei-based non-government group that is organising the upcoming ceremony, said Master Shih Chao-hui's involvement was significant.
"As a respected Buddhist master, her move may somewhat change the biased attitude of lots of people," Wu Shao-wen of the rights group said.
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Engineering Science
For Foundation Degree and Higher National
By Mike Tooley, Lloyd Dingle
Routledge – 2012 – 552 pages
Routledge – 2012 – 552 pages
Engineering Science will help you understand the scientific principles involved in engineering.
Focusing primarily upon core mechanical and electrical science topics, students enrolled on an Engineering Foundation degree and Higher National Engineering qualification will find this book an invaluable aid to their learning.
The subject matter covered includes sections on the mechanics of solids, dynamics, thermodynamics, electrostatics and electromagnetic principles, and AC and DC circuit theory.
Knowledge-check questions, summary sections and activities are included throughout the book, and the necessary background mathematics is applied and integrated alongside the appropriate areas of engineering being studied. The result is a clear, straightforward and easily accessible textbook that encourages independent study and covers most of the scientific principles that students are likely to meet at this level.
It is supported with a companion website at http://www.key2engineeringscience.com for students and lecturers:
'The book contains a multitude of examples, with excellent diagrams' Kevin Corner, South Tyneside College
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Mathematics (Mechanical/Electrical Applications). Electrical and Electronic Principles. Digital/Microelectronics. Control Engineering. Engineering Materials. Mechanics (Statics/Dynamics). Thermodynamics/Fluids
Lloyd Dingle is a Chartered Engineer specialising in Aircraft Maintenance. Over the past 25 years he has held several posts in engineering training and education at various levels, previously as the Associate Dean of Technology at Brooklands College, Surrey, UK, and more recently as an engineering lecturer at Farnborough College of Technology, and Project Tutor at Kingston University.
Mike Tooley has over 30 years experience of teaching electrical principles, electronics and avionics to engineers and technicians. He was previously Head of Engineering, Dean of Faculty and Vice Principal at Brooklands College, Surrey, UK, and currently works as a consultant and freelance technical author.
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Ford Aluminum 5.4L Header Swap - All-American Header Test Part 2
The Supercharged Sequel
With our understanding of header (and intake) theory now complete, we can take a look at our header test. Having run our three sets of American Racing headers on the normally aspirated GT1000 motor, it was time to apply the same test procedure to a supercharged combination. To facilitate this test, off came the modified Cobra R intake and on went the stock blower assembly from the GT500. The M122 supercharger was installed along with the factory air-to-water intercooler.
All testing was completed with dyno water running through the intercooler core. Actually, the intercooler received water after running it through the engine--not ideal, but pretty real world in terms of water temps. (We kept the water temps to the motor low for this reason). We took the liberty of installing a set of larger Siemens injectors since we planned to install a Kenne Bell blower and crank things up to reach our goal of 1,000 hp.
The Eaton supercharger was run with the stock blower and crank pulleys, which produced a peak boost pressure of 10 psi (with the stock exhaust manifolds). So equipped, the supercharged 5.4L produced peak numbers of 630 hp at 6,500 rpm and 547 lb-ft at 5,100 rpm. Compared to the normally aspirated numbers with the stock exhaust manifolds, we increased the power output by nearly 73 percent with an increase in boost pressure of just 68 percent.
On the surface, it appeared that the stock exhaust manifolds were less affected by the wild cam timing in supercharged form, but the only way to know for sure was to install the first set of headers. On went the 1-inch stainless headers from American Racing, and once again, up went the power. Equipped with the long-tube headers, the supercharged GT1000 motor produced 655 hp at 6,500 rpm and 578 lb-ft at 4,800 rpm. It should be noted that these gains came despite a drop in boost from 10 psi to 7.2. Whenever you get an increase in power with a drop in boost, you know you are on the right track. The peak-to-peak difference between the stock manifolds and 1-inch headers was 25 hp, not the 100-plus hp witnessed on the normally aspirated combination. True to form, the scavenging effect of the long-tube headers improved the power output from 3,500 rpm all the way to 6,500 rpm, a sure indication that the extra power came from scavenging and not simple additional flow rate. Were the gains based solely on flow rate, we'd have seen the power gains increase with engine speed, meaning less of a gain down at 3,500 rpm than at 6,500 rpm. The second test run with the Kenne Bell at a much higher power level confirmed these gains were a result of the scavenging effect. Without the wild cam timing, these are the types of gains we'd expect to see on a normally aspirated mod motor as well, possibly slightly less, but consistent gains through the entire rev range.
When it was time to run the larger headers, things got really interesting. Installation of the larger 1 7/8-inch headers (with larger 3.5-inch collectors and extensions) improved the power output slightly to 658 hp at 6,500 rpm and 580 lb-ft at 4,800 rpm. Note that both long-tube headers reduced the peak torque engine speed compared to the stock exhaust manifolds (4,800 rpm versus 5,100 rpm). This trend continued with the larger 2.0-inch headers (same 3.5-inch collectors and extensions), as the supercharged motor produced 663 hp at 6,500 rpm and 583 lb-ft at 4,800 rpm.
Basically, the peak power numbers improved (albeit slightly) with each subsequent increase in header diameter. What was interesting was that unlike the normally aspirated combination, there was no loss in power elsewhere along the curve. The big-boy 2.0-inch header produced as much torque down at 3,500 rpm as the smallest 1-inch headers. The only difference between the headers was at the top of the rev range.


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The Grand Palace (Half Day Tour)
Past residence of the Kings of Thailand, a must see for every visitor, and a visit includes the Temple of the Emerald Buddha at the center of which lies an image of the Buddha cut from a single piece of jade. A visit to the Royal Funeral Hall and the Royal Coronation Hall is also included.
- Pick-up time: 8:30 am or 12:30 pm
- Price: Individual (THB 1380) or group (THB 950)
The Grand Palace (Half Day Tour)
World's largest golden teakwood mansion in stunning 19th century architecture and former palace of King RamaV. Combine this with a visit to the Grand Palace.
- Pick-up time: 8:30 am or 12:30 pm
- Price: Individual (THB 1670) or group (THB 1100)
Bangkok Canals and Temple of Dawn
Cruise along the Chao Phraya River and canals of Thonburi, waterways on which the Thai's are still very dependant upon for transporting goods and moving about. Colourful scenery and monitor lizards basking in the sun provide a visual feast. Enroute visit the Temple of Dawn, especially impressionable with it's imposing spire standing 70 metres high, decorated with shards of glass and porcelain.
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Bangkok City and Temples Tour (Half Day Tour)
The city's three most distinguished temples - Wat Trimitr with a solid gold Buddha weighing 5.5 tons, Wat Po, Bangkok's oldest temple housing the reclining Buddha and Wat Benchamabopit made of white Italian marble.
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Damnoen Saduak Floating Market (Half Day Tour)
Assail the senses and put your bargaining skills to the test with a visit to this very chaotic and lively bit of Thailand. A trip down the 'khlongs' or canals will give you an insight into the traditional way of peddling ones wares from a flat boat.
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River Kwai Tour with Trekking (Full day with Lunch)
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The ancient capital of Thailand and a UNESCO heritage site. Arrive at the Bang-Pa-In Summer Palace, a 17th century splendour with it's beautiful fusion of oriental and western style architecture. From there proceed to Ayutthaya to view some of the country's most interesting historical sites and then board the the River King Cruise ship for the return to Bangkok.
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Nigeria striker Emmanuel Emenike says his team must score more goals to win their Afcon matches, and this just ahead of their must-win clash against Ethiopia.
The Super Eagles take on the Harambee Stars on Tuesday evening at the Royal Bafokeng Stadium. Nigeria lead 1-0 in their first Group C matches against Burkina Faso and Zambia, but were let down by poor finishing.
Without a doubt a favourite to win the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations title, the Super Eagles have not been convincing.
The Burkinabe are top of the group with four points followed by Nigeria and defending champions Zambia on two each, while Ethiopia has only one.
Every nation has a chance to qualify for the quarter-final stage in what are must-win games for all. Emenike is under no illusion that they have to finish off their last group stage opponents with more goals.
"We need to be more ruthless in front of goal, maybe 1-0 could not be enough to claim victory, so we will do our best to score more goals in our next game," said the Spartak Moscow forward.
"I knew from the onset that our group will be a most interesting and tough group, but no matter what, we just need to be optimistic of our qualification. As it is now, only victory against Ethiopia can give us the ticket.
"That means our destiny lies in our own hand and that is why we must give everything on Tuesday."
The number nine scored on his AFCON debut against the Stallions and although he is happy with that fact, he is not happy with the result
Emenike added: "Like I have said before, my best is yet to be seen, this is just the beginning. I will always do my best to get the goals whenever I am in position to do so.
"My goals are possible because I got assists from my team mates, I appreciate everybody's effort to make it happen. Together we will make Nigerians happy.
"It is always a thing of joy when a striker scores, but my happiness would have been more complete had we won all three points against Burkina Faso.
"Nigerians should keep their faith in us and we promise that the team will fly past Ethiopia on Tuesday. We have a lot to offer the country. We can do much more than what we did against Zambia and we will do that against Ethiopia.


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Did failure of rail safety systems cause Spanish railway crash
This curve is in a "safety black spot" between two different safety systems, one described by rail unions as being "from the Franco era"
It has been revealed that two of the victims of this week's tragic train crash in Galicia were residents of Roche Alto in Cartagena who were on their way to Santiago de Compostela to spend a few days with family.
The two have been named as José Luis Valeiras Poch, aged 72, and 68-year-old Leonor Buendia García, who were planning to visit the former's family in the north-west of the country, and they are now listed among the 67 victims thus far identified out of the 80 dead. It is expected that the other thirteen will be identified by DNA analysis during the course of today, with some of the corpses being so badly burnt that other forms of identification have not been possible.
Relatives of those listed as missing but as yet unidentified have been providing DNA samples to facilitate the identification of each corpse.
Police have today formally reduced the death toll to 78 following the identification of two survivors.
Meanwhile, in the aftermath of the accident, investigations and recriminations continue as to the possible causes of the tragedy, and the general consensus is that while the excessive speed at which the train entered the curve (estimated at 190 km/h) could be partly due to human error, a technical fault possibly compounded the driver's mistake. The driver has admitted that he was travelling too fast, but rail experts say that something must also have failed in the braking system of the train.
Most of the high-speed track which the train was using uses the European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS), which incorporates a series of devices known as balises, or markers, theoretically making it impossible for a driver to exceed the speed limit on given sections of track. The system slows the train down automatically as a computerized trip-switch is thrown in the braking system, and an early-warning system also informs the driver in advance that he should be reducing speed before ERTMS takes over and does the job independently.
However, it has come to light that the stretch on which the Alvia train derailed is not equipped with ERTMS: the system ends at the exit from the tunnel just beforehand, and instead on the curve itself the older ASFA system is deployed. This also uses markers on the track which oblige the driver to obey speed limits and operates an emergency brake if he fails to do so.
What appears to have happened is that the ERTMS should have been activated at the exit from the tunnel before the train reached the A Grandeira curve, where there is an 80 km/h speed limit, but the AFSA system doesn't come into operation until after the point at which the accident happened. In other words, there is a "blind spot" between the end of one safety system and the beginning of the other.
Some are speculating that Adif is investigating the possibility of the ERTMS having failed to slow the train down from 220 to 80 as it should have done, and all of Spain's main television channels are devoting their morning chat programmes to interviews with experts and lawyers in an attempt to get to the bottom of the story and to establish whether the driver will be charged with involuntary homicide through imprudence. One theory being put forward is that the driver did activate the emergency brake, but at the speed involved two kilometres would have been needed in order to bring the train to a halt.
The Cobas trade union representing rail workers is indignant at the "premature" blame being attached to the driver, who has been arrested by police, and points out the inadequate combination of the two safety systems. Adif and Renfe will indeed be hard pushed to explain why a high-speed train was using stretches of track where "the safety measures date back to the times of Franco," as the union says. Other questions to be addressed are why there are curves like A Grandeira at all on a high-speed train route, and why trains are forced to slow down from 200 km/h to 80 km/h in such a short distance.
The finger-pointing and speculation are certain to continue for a long time, but let it be hoped that none of this will divert attention from the individual personal tragedies suffered by those involved in the accident and their families and friends.
Flags are flying at half mast throughout Spain, and one minute silences as a mark of respect have been observed by administrations as a universal gesture of solidarity for the families of the 80 victims of the accident.
The railway driver has been placed in police custody, and the government has asked for prudence and respect to allow the authorities to undertake a full investigation into the tragedy and its causes.
Images: Flags flying at half mast outside Cartagena town hall today and the Government cabinet observing one minute's silence
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Posted: 19 Apr 2011
The gearbox flicks between ratios with barely believable speed, dodging between gear ratios six per cent lower than a standard GTB in just 60 milliseconds. An F1 car only takes 45. Downshifts take 120 milliseconds - you can 'multiple downshift' like the GTO by holding the left-hand paddle - and are accompanied, should you be going fast enough, by a rev-matching bark so loud it makes you flinch, followed by a full racing car overrun cackle you could light fires with. It is absolutely, without caveat, bonkers. Glorious. Then I look down and realise that I've been short-shifting at 6,500rpm. That this V12 engine, this animate collection of inanimate bits, redlines at 8,400rpm. So I hook third to see what that feels like. As it nears 6,000rpm, I'm expecting a lessening of the brutality, a softening of the push. But it just goes. Again.


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U.S. Organization aids Pakistanis affected by flooding
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- EDGE Outreach, in partnership with the Association of Physicians of Pakistani descent of Kentucky and Indiana (APPKI) which is a Chapter of the Association of Physicians of Pakistani-Descent of North America (APPNA), has facilitated the donation and transportation of 50 water purification systems to the Pakistani villages that were nearly destroyed in recent flooding.
The purifiers were shipped from EDGE Outreach''s headquarters in Louisville to Chicago last night, and as of today, Wednesday, they are currently in route to Pakistan where thousands of people do not have safe drinking water, and the installation of these water purifiers will help them avoid sickness and death from waterborne disease. One of these self-contained mini water treatment plants can generate up to 38,000 liters of clean water each day, which is enough to provide 10,000 people with drinkable water.
In addition, EDGE and Louisville-based APPKI physician volunteers have been working on the ground in Pakistan since the flooding in 2010 to train the locals on how to install, operate, and maintain the purifiers, which will create a sustainable solution to the problem. This latest shipment puts the number of water purifiers that EDGE has sent to Pakistan since fall of 2010 over 100.
"This is our opportunity, as an organization and a country, to put religion and politics aside and focus on improving the quality of life for all citizens in Pakistan," says EDGE Outreach Executive Director Mark Hogg. "It is paramount that we share our knowledge of safe water systems with others in our quest to eliminate the lack of clean water in our world."
The water purification units developed by EDGE use a chlorine generator that uses ordinary salt (sodium chloride), and electrolysis that is powered by either 12-volt car battery or solar panel. The process of chlorinating water is 100% effective in killing disease causing pathogens.


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The nVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti 1024MB PCIe Display Card from PNY is a powerful 3D display card for use with Windows computer systems. The card installs in an available PCI Express 2.0 x16 slot. It requires an empty adjacent slot to accommodate its double-width form factor.
The card supports a number of advanced graphics technologies. It can handle games and applications that are written using the DirectX 11 and OpenGL 4.1 libraries with equal ease. It can be used with an optional nVIDIA 3D Vision kit to add true 3D support to your computing experience. If your system can support two of these cards you can take advantage of SLI technology, which effectively doubles 3D graphics performance by spreading the rendering workload across two GPUs.
The card's GPU also offers support for nVIDIA CUDA and PhysX technologies. CUDA allows compatible applications to leverage the card's powerful processor to aid in computations, which translates into a significant speed boost. The PhysX engine is used by games to simulate real-world physics. As this is handled by the GPU, it allows the computer's CPU to work on other aspects of gameplay -- which translates into smoother gameplay at higher resolution!
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Nokia Lumia 525 press image makes the rounds on Facebook
After getting spotted in Chinas mobile certification agency, the upcoming Nokia Lumia 525 made another appearance. This time around, a press image of the handset made the rounds on Facebook.
The press image reveals that Nokia Lumia 525 will sport a visibly sleeker profile than its predecessor. Three color options are shown red, yellow, and white.
Previously known as Nokia Glee, the Lumia 525 is said to be a minor update over the wildly popular Lumia 520. The device is rumored to be announced before the end of the year.
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Cut potatoes into pieces.
Add chopped rosemary leaves and olive oil. Stirr to coat potatoes.
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Roast in oven and stirr periodically to prevent sticking.
(Sometimes we add some onions and/or black pepper too)
Oh.....And I add garlic to about everything!
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Tried heating the dish this time. Last time they were not too crispy.
Worked much better with larger pieces and hot pan/oil.
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They paid and stayed. We double-checked.
4.5 Room cleanliness
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4.1 Hotel condition
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Amazing villas!!!Posted Mar 31, 2015
We had an amazing stay at sugar beach. The villa was spotless and pretty much as large as our own home. The infinity pool and hot tub off the large patio were breathtaking. The view was the best on the island. Our butler Gary was amazing and took care of anytime we needed. I will definitely be coming back again!
for Everyoneby A verified traveler
Posted Feb 1, 2015
Once you get there the food is expensive and somewhat limited. Otherwise wonderful.
for Couplesby A verified traveler from Florida
TLCPosted Jan 13, 2015
Pros: Beautiful area.
Cons: Nothing
Location: Hiking, diving, snorkeling, restaurants near by.
A wonderful vacation. Staff makes the resort. Every detail thought out.
for Couplesby A verified traveler
Pure Bliss in ParadisePosted Dec 21, 2014 on Hotels
If heaven is anything like the Sugar Beach Resort, I would be fine with kicking the bucket right now! Upon arrival, the friendly staff at Sugar Beach greet you with a smile, cool, scented towels, and a delicious coconut rum drink! They take care of your bags and magically whisk you away to your own private villa. Our room (luxury villa) had its own dipping pool with a view of the Caribbean ocean. The suite is spacious and has a large shower with dual shower heads for two, a bathtub with complimentary bath salts, and a mini bar with complimentary Piton beer, soda, and Chairman's Rum! Everything in the villa is brand new and super clean. The mosquito net over the bed is really just for show. There are no bugs to worry about. The bed we had was absolutely the most comfortable bed we've ever slept on. Its a pillow-top mattress with a down topper. Anytime you want to make your way about the resort, you may simply walk or give a call to your own butler on the cell phone provided. A shuttle picks you up at your room and takes you wherever you'd like to go. The food is second to none. And the view from the white sand beach is literally and figuratively breath-taking. You are right between the Piton mountains and it is absolutely pure bliss. If you do decide to venture outside of the resort, I recommend the Tet Paul Nature Trail and Diamond Falls. Also, definitely try Boucan at Hotel Chocolate for dinner!
for Couplesby Vedad from Atlanta
Best resort in St. Lucia!!!!Posted Dec 2, 2014 on Hotels
We have been to several resorts in Śt. Lucia and nothing comes close to Sugar Beach!!!
for Couplesby A verified traveler
Subperb location, subpar food/service for the $Posted Dec 1, 2014 on Hotels
The location is beautiful and the rooms and facilities are great. However, the food is mediocre, overpriced and the service is average.
for Couplesby Steven Shweky from Sugar Beach, St Lucia
nice vacationPosted Nov 3, 2014 on Hotels
Beautiful place. Terrible service. Lots of mosquitoes!
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Viceryou HoneymoonPosted Oct 27, 2014
Excellent experience for our honeymoon. Beautiful area between the Pitons. You have to visit the Rainforest SPa if you visit the Viceroy. It is absolutely amazing. The butlers were fantastic. Wi-fi even worked on the beach. Pool was pristine and the grounds crew even raked and hauled away any seaweed on the shore line. No complaints at all. Would recommend if you want to go off for dinner : Dasheene and Boucan. Otherwise Bayside on site was delicious , didnt eat at the great room.
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OMG!!!!!! OUR PIECE OF PARADISE!!Posted Oct 12, 2014
Pros: We loved everything!!
Cons: The only thing that I would suggest is to provide bug spray for your body in the rooms.
Location: All the non-motorized water sports were free and we took full advantage of it. The snorkling was fantastic.
We spent our honeymoon here and would not have changed anything!! The service was exceptional!! The food was great at each of the restaurants. We did not get to the Cane Bar until our 3rd day and was pleasantly surprised of the decor and detail to perfection. Our poolside matron Caroline was the greatest she kept the drinks coming and they were good. We stayed in the Grand Luxury Villa and had the best view of the resort. We had a view of the beach and both of the majestic Pitons on either side. When we return we will request to stay at the same villa.
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Sugar Beach ReviewPosted Jun 26, 2014
I highly recommend Sugar Beach to anyone wanting to enjoy a secluded get-a-way! The accommodations were fantastic from the villa to the tasty food! There are plenty of activities available if needed. Although laying out on the beach enjoying the one and only view like it in the world was quite amazing! Lastly each and every resort individual was more than accommodating. Their friendliness, attention to detail, and willingness to go above and beyond was incredible. Did I mention how cool and friendly everyone was..... You won't be disappointed!


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illusion in a sentence
Example sentences for illusion
Since a rainbow is an optical illusion, it doesn't have an actual endpoint.
What hurts us is an illusion of knowledge that is empirically false.
He gives you illusion that has the appearance of truth.
The vanishing-edge pool creates the illusion that it could slip from its moorings and glide away.
Individual concrete pads create the illusion that they're hovering lightly above the desert floor.
In fact, it is the one illusion that makes every other perceptual illusion possible.
Self-aware, self-guiding consciousness did not exist, except as an illusion.
Moreover, they give the illusion that something constructive is being done.
Fortunately, these days the little spitfire's rarity is an illusion.
Trampling could even create the illusion of ancient sites where none really existed.
Squeezable margarine instead of real melted butter adds to the ready-to-eat illusion.
To the north, amid icebergs riding the ocean currents, was the red mirage ship-except this was no illusion.
No mere optical illusion, it was an existential revelation that would inspire his later scientific work.
Mirages dance over the valley, making it seem that the green plants shimmering below are merely an illusion.
It creates the illusion of forward movement but imparts no progress toward an idea or a position.
Although understandable, their silence perpetuates the illusion that these conferences are a legitimate academic activity.
They only advertise because they have to in order to maintain the illusion of fairness.
The pursuit of purely technical truth has proved an illusion.
Exceptionalism, then, is a relative thing-a powerful illusion that seems to well up naturally.
With no illusion of faculty governance or tenure, the lunatics don't run the asylum.
They give the illusion that they can look in from the outside and solve problems in education.
In cutting off, the one thing you do have to give up is the illusion of a happy, loving family.
If it has any basis, confidence comes from achievement, not illusion.
The researchers showed two groups of people a visual illusion.
Indeed, pain itself is an illusion, a phantom in the brain.
But it might be a good enough illusion for computer scientists to exploit.
Cynicism about the regime's intentions is so entrenched that few observers see this as more than an optical illusion.
Sceptics retort that the calm of markets is an illusion caused by benign economic conditions and excess liquidity.
The sequence of ear-catching new formats created an illusion of prosperity that fuelled the record companies' taste for excess.
Officials are under no illusion that this will prevent recession.
As for ethanol, the senator is under no illusion that scrapping the subsidy is a solution to the deficit problem.
For example, people often do not resist advertising, because they have the illusion of invulnerability to its effects.
For understandable reasons, though, the world has clung to the illusion of certainty and exactness.
But it is an illusion that taxpayers can avoid pain in a guaranteed system.
He points out that plenty of research has been done into another kind of bodily illusion, phantom limbs.
Some elements within the yakuza operate openly, lending the police an illusion of control.
Try as they might, economists cannot succeed in teaching people about money illusion.
The mystical world of magic is on display at this fascinating museum of illusion.
Mismatched panels create an optical illusion on this dress.
With its tests and judgments and results it produces an illusion of certainty agreeable to our weakness of faith.
Strictly speaking it is not justified, for it consists in the destruction of an illusion.
They represent gentlemen and they produce the illusion.
The one way to see cotton is to have a design concentrating the illusion and the illustration.
There was no concealment, no delicacy, and no illusion about it.
The misinterpretation is not an illusion, but-if you will-an excuse.
As with earlier techniques, the illusion requires specially-created content to start with.
We consciously do not perceive it, only getting the result, hence the illusion of being single-threaded.
There is only an illusion that the vehicle accelerates faster-than-light.
However, that is also an illusion, with the exception of certain games and scientific or engineering applications.
But it could be finite, merely giving the illusion of infinity.
Notice that the illusion works only from a specific vantage point.
Mostly this feels much the same as the phantom limbs of amputees-an illusion, from which sensations sometimes emanate.
When they think they're doing something about it, it may be an illusion.
Yet questions remain about why the illusion happens.
Also, perhaps dark matter is an illusion that is simply due to the gravity of photons.
And yet, as the nineteenth century wore on, emancipation increasingly appeared an illusion.
Say that reality is an illusion projected from lower dimensions.
One way to test this is to see whether the pain illusion disappears when wide-area summing of the two sensations does not happen.
It can make a thumb twitch, create the illusion of a flash of light, or even treat depression.
It's the fear that personal responsibility will vanish if free will is shown to be an illusion.
There's a perspective that you're using computers and their doing a better job, but that's an illusion.
Now, a trio of scientists has shown that this effect is an illusion.
My brain produces a continuing illusion of taste on the right, because it's continuing to get touch signals there.
Some specific stimulus response systems are re-animated, but this is an illusion of bodily life, not an actual case of life.
Minutes before guests arrive, she sautés pine nuts in oil to release a heavenly aroma and the illusion of home cooking.
Most cemeteries replace the illusion of life's permanence with another illusion: the permanence of a name carved in stone.
Yet it may suffer, as only an awards-season movie can, from the illusion that pain and art are the same thing.
The narrator is not sure if this actually happened, or if it was an optical illusion.
The shattering of an illusion, or the grip of a prejudice, is not enough to give someone standing in court.
In reality, debt-ceiling votes merely perpetuate the illusion that balancing the budget is easy.
For them, there was no glee, no illusion that the lost had been returned.
Nobody is under the illusion that literature can change the world.
Deficit spending gives the illusion that the laws of economics can be repealed.
They were a perfect example of the guard-dog illusion.
The leader himself-with his lady and his loyal dog-soldiers on, in an atmosphere of disconnection and illusion.
The idea that one could use it to predict the future, still more to avoid past mistakes, was pure illusion.
It argues that such a defense is an illusion and a fraud.
But no, it's an illusion, presumably deliberate on the part of the photographer.
To some extent this is an illusion: films are edited, after all.
The prospect of the duel offers the brief illusion of harmony restored-which is why he felt good about himself.
Everything is fake, but the tourists enjoy the illusion that they are experiencing another world.
However, someone has to win and remain imprisoned in the illusion of glory.
The notion that it might all have turned out otherwise if only one had chosen to behave differently is an illusion.
And she wanted to give an illusion of holiday to the work of her marriage.
It is a place of many voices, where the unified singular self is an illusion.
What matters is the illusion of reality, the ability to summon up ghosts.
The illusion of painless cost control confronts another serious problem.
But the illusion was brief, shattered by the mere touch of a single white flake--ash--singeing exposed skin.
Deep immersion in a task--no distractions, no interruptions--can give the illusion that time itself is receding.
We have a faulty risk management system that underestimated probabilities while giving people the illusion of understanding them.
There is no point in sustaining the illusion that the market has to rise the way it did over the last several years.
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Sony has just deemed which devices in its Xperia portfolio range are eligible to receive the latest and greatest Android OS from Google, as well as the not-so latest and greatest OS. Starting with the latter, Android 4.3 Jelly Bean, which debuted on 24... >>
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Sony has had a busy month in the mobile space with the introduction of its Xperia Z, ZL, and Z tablet. It looks like the company may not be done for the near future, as a supply chain leak indicates a 6.44-inch phablet might be on the way. Supply chain... >>
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San José Bike Party
Everything looks better from the seat of a bike. You can feel the wind on your face, the rhythm of the ground in your legs, you can feel your heart pumping, and the energy of your surroundings encompassing your body. On a bicycle, you can see the city, talk to strangers, escape the insulated bubbles of cars and feel free from the confines of cubicles. A bicycle is freedom, a bicycle is friendly, and a bicycle is life.