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Ironically, they were made by SOTA Toys, which churned out the on-model [[http://www.toynk.com/media/img/toynk/W1742-H1200-Bffffff/F/falloutboy.jpg action figures]] only a few years before they made the plushies. [[http://earsucker.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/pete_wentz_seamstress.jpg (Yes, Pete Wentz's face DOES work that way.)]]* ''TransformersGenerationOne'' may have had a reputation of being this trope in both comic and cartoon formats, but it should also go with saying that the figures themselves are not immune due to their heritage of being from different lines:** Ironhide and Ratchet for instance, have proper heads in all non-toy related material, but their original action figures don't. This is because the original figures were made in Japan for a different purpose- ''before'' the concept of Transformers came into play. Those figures were meant to be "armor" used by human pilots, but the idea was shelved when the toys were re-worked into transforming robots. In fact, there are even Bot-con and fan surrogate modifications that can be applied to these toys to give them actual heads.** Some other noticeable ones include Swoop not being the same color as his cartoon model (he was in the predecessor line ''Diaclone'' however), many characters (Trailbreaker, Bumblebee, Mixmaster of the Constructicons) having mouthplates instead of proper mouths, Jetfire going from his [[Anime/SuperDimensionFortressMacross VF-1]] form to a generic jet between the toy release and show and Galvatron being grey instead of purple (This was corrected in a re-release in 2005).** Due to the difference in economic realities and lead times - a given 'Deluxe' sized toy will be twice the price and released later in Japan - toys released by Takara will usually have more paint apps and generally be more show accurate compared to their Hasbro counterparts. This can range from car stripes being a slightly different color to a totally new deco.** Recently (2010-2012) third party companies have started developing cartoon accurate figures or accessories that fit specific toys or toylines. The "heads" for Ironhide and Ratchet are an example. Some of these companies went even further and released knock offs of the original toys in their cartoon accurate color (KO Diaclone Blue Swoop being an example related below). There's a lot of controversy in the fandom about this, to say the least.** Some of the earliest toy commercials (which included animated segments) were off-model in a different way: Technically, they were ''on''-model, but to models completely different from those used in the cartoon. For example, Megatron's early model was based on a prototype of the Diaclone toy that would become Megatron, resulting in it having a black head and some other differences. Jetfire was also based on his toy, rather than the "Skyfire" design seen in the cartoon.* Speaking of ''{{Franchise/Transformers}}'' toylines, The ''WesternAnimation/BeastMachines'' line was '''''infamous''''' for its lack of show accuracy amongst most of its characters between the two mediums. Among some of its problems:** Scale issues. While the whole franchise never kept [[UnitsNotToScale scale between characters consistent]], let alone knew what such a term meant. This toyline had it the worst. For instance, Tankor, one of the largest characters in the show, was only sold as a not-as-large Mega class toy. Whereas Nightscream, one of the smallest, was given a huge-ass figure that was in scale with literally '''''no one else'''''.** The designs, which were often wildly different from the show's interpretations of the same character. Some (like Optimus Primal and Cheetor) would receive several figures that looked nothing like the show made them out to be. Especially guilty was Silverbolt, who not only had a completely different color scheme, but bore no resemblance to a condor in his alternate form[[note]]it's since been rumored that he was initially set up to be a griffon, like his ''WesternAnimation/BeastWars'' version, but got changed at the last minute. The toy being the only remnant of that idea[[/note]].** Supreme Cheetor. [[BlatantLies Hyped up to be]] ''[[BlatantLies the]]'' [[BlatantLies most show-accurate representation of the character to date]], was, in fact, the [[HypeBacklash least accurate]] out of the whole toyline to that point. With weird translucent green patches all over the figure, wild proportions and an inaccurate paint job (the normally purple spots in the show became black). And that's before you get into the [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking nightmare-inducing face]] he was given. Yeah sure the Mega sized figure wasn't accurate either, but at least it wasn't lying about it.* Even though this was intentional, the characters in the first three ''Franchise/{{BIONICLE}}'' movies (touched upon in the Animated Films section), look ''nothing'' like the toys.** An issue regarding a discrepancy between what's on the box versus the figure itself: the chest-piece that Hydraxon is shown wearing in just about every piece of promo material simply doesn't exist -- it's a slightly remodeled version of the "webbed Piraka foot" piece, but the toy has the regular one.** Bizarrely, the instruction booklet for the 2005 Oohnorak set uses a short ball-socket connector to attach the front legs to, but the toy comes with the longer version. So the toy looks a bit different than the picture in the booklet.** The instructions and promo pic for the Sea Spider combiner model can't seem to agree whether to use the two orange see-through "eye" pieces as claws on the spider's back legs or as its mandibles. It's uncertain which one is off model, though.** In [[http://biosector01.com/wiki/images/d/de/Skakdi_Piraka.png this CGI promotional groupshot]] of the Piraka sets, Vezok's left upper arm is missing its spine-extension/armor.** Krekka's boxart places his eyes into what would probably be his nostrils... the artist either wasn't told that his real eye is supposed to be that red LEGO piece next to his head, or the decision to make it so came after the image was done.** Keetongu's left thigh armor is put on upside-down on his boxart.** Similarly, the armor piece on Toa Ignika's right upper-arm has the wrong end facing up on the picture on the back of his box.** 2007 was the year when LEGO made a point of not having their canister-sets be [[PaletteSwap clones]] but design each with a unique built. The playsets of that year ("normal" LEGO sets with ''Bionicle'' Minifigures) however all used the same basic bodies for the characters, and only produced six headsculpts for the twelve characters. Most baffling of all, some of the sets gave even those characters the wrong head who've actually had their own sculpts.** Two of the Toa Inika figurines (namely Hahli and Kongu) released as part of a '06 Nestlé cereal promotion looked nothing like their true figures. They don't resemble any character, in fact. [[http://images.wikia.com/lego/images/b/bf/6993parts.png Here's "Kongu"]] and [[http://biosector01.com/wiki/images/d/d3/Set_Toa_Inika_Kongu.PNG here's Kongu]].** [[http://biosector01.com/wiki/index.php/File:Set_Radiak.jpg Radiak's CGI promo image]] has a twisted torso with the limbs and head not even connected to it properly. Looks like someone moved it to the side for the render, but left everything else where it was.** In some of Kopaka's CGI images (made available on promotional disks in 2001), he's missing many of his gray parts, like his gears, his connectors, and his head. His mask is quite visibly floating in the air above his neck. Most early promo art suffered from weird [[SpecialEffectFailure clipping and rigging errors]] as well, especially with regards to the toys' "joints", seeing as they mostly had rigid limbs with purely decorative "pistons" that never looked right when depicted as bendable arms and legs in CGI (special mention going to Lewa's painfully deforming left arm). These problems were later mostly ironed out with more articulated toy designs and CGI advancements.** About half of the 2005 Toa Hordika Minifigures have their arms mirrored (should be oversized right arm and puny left arm for all of them), and Onewa's figure has huge, protruding cheeks. On boxart, many of them also have their eyes misdrawn.* Usually invoked with [[EverythingsBetterWithPlushies Plush toys]] due to their chibiness, which is often shown with a lack of or simplified facial features such as eyes or noses.* There are many toy lines based on films and video games that feature notoriously bad likenesses to the characters they are supposed to be based on, even as of late with more advanced scanning and sculpting techniques generally making it easier to duplicate the likeness of an actor or computer model in action figure form.** Creator/PlaymatesToys' [[http://www.cooltoyreview.com/photo.asp?image=/Playmates/TermSal4/JohnConnor/09.jpg John Connor figure]] from ''Film/TerminatorSalvation'' infamously came with the face completely obscured by a bandana and sunglasses (something he never does in the film), even though they had [[http://afistfulofsuck.blogspot.sg/2010_01_01_archive.html designed one with Bale's likeness]] but did not release it (they were confused about the licensing use of Creator/ChristianBale's likeness). ** The NECA [[http://comicattack.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/IMG_0812.jpg action figure of Lara Croft]] from ''VideoGame/TombRaiderLegend'' looks severely coked-out, with too long a face, oversized lips, small eyes too far apart and too high a nose.** [[http://i.imgur.com/a4ErJbi.jpg This action figure]] of Gerry Lane from ''Film/WorldWarZ'' is said to look as much like Creator/BradPitt as the film resembles the book. It's not even remotely the same haircut, and the less said about the eyes the better. * The ComicBook/{{Hawkeye}} figure from the ''WesternAnimation/AvengersAssemble'' line. Since it's just a repaint of the Creator/JeremyRenner Hawkeye figure from ''Film/TheAvengers'', it just looks like movie Hawkeye with some purple paint splashed on his costume, rather than his actual outfit from the show.* Neither the [[http://www.disneystore.com/vanellope-plush-wreck-it-ralph-12/mp/1318526/1000267/ plush toy]], or [[http://www.disneystore.com/vanellope-von-schweetz-talking-doll-wreck-it-ralph-11/mp/1318586/1000259/ doll]] (which is [[UncannyValley creepy in its own right]]) of [[Disney/WreckItRalph Vanellope von Schweetz]] have the exact bits of candy in their hair. The plush toy for instance, actually has ''less'' candy, and both have the wrong color mints (white & red, instead of the green & brown in the film proper). The eyes are also wrong on both as well.* [[http://sonicgear.org/MutantGear/MutantGear.html This page]] (as well as several pages linked on it) details how various toys and such based off of the SonicTheHedgehog series have gone wrong, generally in this way.* Until the new series started, toys based on ''Series/DoctorWho'' were frequently off-model. In TheSixties Louis Marx gave us perfectly conical Daleks, and in TheEighties Dapol became notorious for the five-sided TARDIS console, the two-armed Davros, and [[Series/TheAvengers Mike Gambit]] dressed as the Fourth Doctor.* Some of the second-wave ''Toys/{{Slizers}}'' sets are wearing ''Toys/RoboRiders'' visors on the promos on the back of the boxes, even the name Onyx is clearly visible on them. Curiously, Onyx and the rest of the ''Robo Riders'' weren't even available when these came out. 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Happy Birthday, Christi!
By SunbonnetSmart.com on February 18, 2013
Every once in a lifetime, I meet someone so profoundly amazing, to be with them is to stand in the presence of brilliance. My mind can hardly focus on witty repartee as it tries to keep up and assimilate the input from a dazzling source of soul light.
I want to introduce you to a friend who is just such a person. She's beautiful, gifted and lovely, inside and out. And, as amazing as her renown and talents are, she is all the more so engaging, because to talk with her, she will never, ever, point to all of her accomplishments. Her name is Christi Stewart-Brown and today is her fiftieth birthday. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, CHRISTI!
Christi Stewart-Brown
But, I am not bound by such compelling modesty. I can share the profound points of her chocked full CV without any humility whatsoever. In fact, I'm sharing not as much to praise Christi, as she's had plenty of that, but rather, so you know this little Sunbonnet is Smart enough to know someone this special! Why, every time I read about her, or find out about her latest accomplishments, my self esteem goes up a notch and I don't have to do a thing.
Just read this bio from her web site, for instance: "Christi Stewart-Brown has had over 40 productions of her plays across the U.S., in Canada, and at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Scotland. Stewart-Brown is a four-time Helen Hayes Award nominee and her plays include: Morticians in Love, which ran Off-Broadway in 1995 at the Perry Street Theatre, The Gene Pool, Three More Sisters, Sweet Land of Liberty, Full of Grace, Steak! (co-author), a country-western musical about cattle-rustling vegetarians, and Do Not Use if Seal is Broken, which was made into a film entitled Loungers. Loungers, directed by Marc Forster (Finding Neverland, Monster's Ball, The Kite Runner), was featured at the 1996 Slamdance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, where it won the Audience Award and placed second for the Jury Award. Stewart-Brown has also written a work of young adult fiction, entitled Kin. Click HERE to read reviews at amazon.com."
"Kin," poignant young adult reading.
"Kin," Christi's latest accomplishment, is an edge-of-the-seat Young Adult read that was satisfying to me as a grown-up as well. Christi is a startling wordsmith, able to spin a phrase creating images before your mind knows what's happened to it. She is smooth in her verbiage and mischevieous. When I read her works, I keep turning pages to see what will delight me next. In addition, because she's clever, her characters have to follow along behind. Her stories are fascinating, her characters are real, and her diologues insightful.
Christi's friend, Gavin Derek, is moved to song.
But, the most amazing thing about Christi is the entourage of friends she is carrying through life. Just reading through her Facebook page, she has blessed many people with her friendship and they, remembering her birthday is today, have left comments by the dozens. You have to see it to believe it! What love, what tributes and all of these friendships go back years, even years and years. Christie's friends are writing poems, making movies and singing original compositions for her birthday, each vying for her attention. Why, the staggering fanfare is giving competition to the Queen of England's 2012 Diamond Jubilee, celebrating her sixty years on the throne.
So, don't be left out of the party! Go to Christi's Facebook page and say, "Hi!," check out her books on Goodreads and look to Amazon to see all of her books and mentions, some in the Kindle's immediate download. Make Christi's birthday a fiftieth to remember and grab on to a bit of her intellectual celebrity presence, for she is Renaissance in her command of many venues.
Every now and then, someone comes along with spell-binding gifts in order to create joy and happiness for others. Join me in shouting out, "Yay, Christi! Happy Birthday with many more to come."
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The main head quarter of PP-Performance is at Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates, as everyone knows. But its roots are at Weissbach, Germany. Besides the spread nearly all over the world branches, since 1998 there is a German subsidiary site under direction of Jimmy PELKA in the Swabian Weissbach. Its flags show not without pride the slogan Tuning in Perfection. Innumerous examples of the absolute materialization of even this motto are to be admired everywhere on the roads around the globe.
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To celebrate Ferrari's 60th year in North America, Maranello has returned to its 1950s and 60s tradition of producing strictly limited edition, built-to-order cars. The result is the F60America, of which just 10 will be produced. The new car combines our American clients' two great passions – the V12 engine and open-top driving – and is being unveiled tomorrow evening at an anniversary celebration gala dinner at Beverly Hills City Hall.
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The custom made Ferrari F12 TRS is one-off. It was one of the 90 cars taking part in the third edition of the Ferrari Cavalcade, where it made a public debut on Sicilian soil. The car is based on the F12berlinetta and was developed at a client's request. It is an extreme two-seater has no top and is inspired by the classical 1957 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa. F12 TRS has truly integrated design. It offers the same exceptional performance figures as the F12berlinetta including a sprint from 0 to 100 km/h in 3.1s. What powers the car is the massive 740 cv 6262 cm3 V12 engine. The maximum torque is estimated at 690 Nm at 9,000 rpm. In fact, V12's signature red cylinder heads are visible through a window in the engine lid.
Furthermore, the aerobridge, which was introduced on the F12berlinetta, has been given a new treatment in this car: a sculptural design that runs back from the flanks along the entire length of the car. From the leading edge of the typically sharp Ferrari nose, aggressively sculpted forms flow back over the bonnet. On the other hand the low wraparound windscreen forms a long dark band of glass in contrast to car's body.
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Dressed in ultra white paint scheme and dubbed as DMC F12 SPIA, the car boasts the following equipment: carbon fiber body kit with a whole new, aggressive new look and improved aerodynamics, prominent new lip splitter, which extends the car and improves its road stability, a carbon fiber front hood and an optional roof scoop which.
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My latest TechNet article, "How to Shoot Yourself in the Foot with Security, Part 2: To ACL or Not To ACL" was just published in the TechNet Newsletter. It turns out that ACLs is one of the major ways people destroy their systems, and of course it is also one of the major ways to protect the system. As Steve pointed out in his blog, people setting unsupported ACLs on operating system binaries was what made MS05-051 blow up. Microsoft does not test on custom ACLs on the OS. We made that clear in KB 885409 over a year ago. That makes ACLs critically important, but also quite tricky. The article was written with the hope that it dispels some of the myth around ACLs and points out what to do and not to do with them. Most of the items in there are not absolutes - there are exceptions - but generally, they are good advice and they will keep you from having to call for technical support on an unsupported OS configuration. ACLs is actually one of the major support call generators. Hopefully, this will do some small part to solve that problem.
By the way, it deserves to mention that with lead times on articles being what they are, this article was written in September, before MS05-051 came out. Take note of the first way to shoot yourself in the foot with ACLs in the article. It would have prevented the problems with the patch in MS05-051 had people followed it.
If you have comments on the article or ACLs in general, feel free to follow up to this blog post.
I found the article very helpful, as I have been involved with the development of file-level security settings in my company's document managment package called Omnivore.
One question: You wrote, "Up through Windows XP the default DACL on shares was for Everyone with Full Control." That is not the default in XP Pro SP1, is it? I have forgotten to change the share permission for Everyone from Read to Full Control a few times on shares in our domain and been initially confused when an administrator couldn't write to the share.
Thanks for the article.
What is an ACL? Some of us are not experts.
Sorry Don. ACL is an Access Control List. It is what is used to set permissions on things in the operating system. I guess I should have spelled it out. Check out the "Introduction to ACLs" section in the TechNet article for a longer description.
Wesley, glad to hear the article was helpful. The default share DACL was Everyone:Full Control in XP Gold (the original release), and changed to Everyone:Read in XP SP1. I could have been clearer on that really. Needless to say, I saw little reason to change it.
Great Article
I'm looking forward to see your ACL session next week at ITForum... :-)
You advice against using SACL "Everyone:Full control", but I find it useful to do just that and them later on in Security Policy/Auditing to say which events (Audit object access: Failure) I'm interested. Do you see any problems with that ?
MS, what you are doing is a reasonable strategy, IF you have a good log management process. The problem with Everyone:Full Control SACLs is that you risk filling your event log very, very fast. Unless you manage those logs very carefully, cycle them, and so on, you will fill them and miss potentially valuable events. If you have a log management tool, for example, then your strategy is reasonable. However, you will still log a bunch of things that you probably do not care about.
Just a quick note regarding the mention of the 3rd tool at the end of the article. The correct spelling of the company your reference is ALTIRIS, not Altaris. - FYI
Very intersting article. One topic that I would be very intersted to get your insight on is how to audit ACE's for a specific subject. We have received 3 requests now from our legal department in just the last 5 months that go soemthing like, "We want a report of all data that XYZuser has access to."
I don't have any clue if others are getting these types of requests or not.
Odd, Altiris was spelled right in my draft. I'll get them to fix it.
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Property in Port Elizabeth is booming, and as a result the region is taking on such a striking resemblance to Johannesburg that locals are calling it 'little Jhb'.
The first sign was a rash of brand new Tuscan mansions on the hillsides which only a couple of years ago were covered with coastal scrub and some fynbos. Now there is no mistaking that all over the seaside town, Port Elizabeth is booming.
And its former vestigial resemblance to the more identifiable characteristics of Johannesburg has intensified. Never aspiring to the snobby intercontinental gloss of the Cape Peninsula, Port Elizabeth has always presented itself as the working girl of the coast, its plain functionality matching the mood of the people who live there. Now, in prosperity it has taken on the trappings and taste of Jozi, from where, in their droves, the rich people of the golden city are apparently flocking with investment rands. Not known for its accessibility, PE now has something like 11 commercial flights a day landing at its airport as the business traffic heats up.
According to local reports, the investment rush has taken on the scale of a stampede, and the sector receiving the most attention is retail. A town where there's already seems to be a regional shopping centre round almost every corner, Port Elizabeth has, according to local calculations, had its retail property profile boosted by a billion rands' worth of development, either completed, or coming out of the ground. Areas of concentration are the coast at Summerstrand, and the traditionally higher-end suburb of Walmer.
The residential boom has taken place in the former rural periphery of the city, notably in a place near the coast called Lovemore Heights. Close to the quiet seaside hamlets of Schoenmakerskop and Sardinia Bay, Lovemore Heights now presents a bold architectural statement. Some of the city's most expensive houses, being built and changing hands at previously unheard-of millions in Port Elizabeth have adopted the Florentine style that became a favourite of Johannesburg developers. And just to add a little Gautengian authenticity, some of the big city's luminaries such as comedian Barry Hilton and performer and producer Ian von Memerty have made homes there.
In a trend that represents a certain waterfront fever, a little-known area near the harbour, quaintly called Humerail, has also experienced a startling renaissance. A house there recently sold for R13 million. Not bad for a former middle management South African Railways 'camp'.
There are concerns by the city's Regional Chamber of Commerce and Industry chief Odwa Mtati, who is reported this week to have warned that a consumption driven economic boost could not be maintained. He advocated the parallel development of sectors such as tourism, agriculture and manufacturing as being more sustainable.
PE locals view the boom with optimism and some trepidation. Many have done well with the sale of property in what was formerly a pretty stagnant market, and others were clever enough to buy just ahead of the boom. Only a year ago, property forecaster Erwin Rode was reported to be by no means optimistic about PE.
But locals say that Port Elizabeth's boom times have been a long time coming, and there is a history of busts… The minor ups and downs in the past have been largely attributable to the motor industry's fluctuating fortunes, rumours of oil, and the stop-start nature of some of the bigger plans for economic revival. Now, Coega, the deepwater port and industrial development hub 20km east of the city seems to be holding, and has provided over 3 000 jobs so far. Further west along the coast, inland from Jeffreys Bay, near Humansdorp, the air is bullish with the promise of a pebble bed reactor and other upwardly mobile economic indicators. It is there that a Jack Nicklaus course will anchor a big new golf estate and a giant shopping centre is under construction.
It is widely believed that Port Elizabeth, because of its strategic position and natural assets should have made the big time a lot earlier. But, say those that know, it was its 1820 Settler history, its 'Englishness' and large black population that inclined the 'apartheid regime' to withhold development funds and concentrate spending on the more supportive regions to the north. That may have been true, after all PE is a pretty place with stupendous beaches, so what else could have consigned it to a life among the kitchen cinders. Whatever the truth may be, the pumpkin seems somewhat permanently have turned into a mid-sized semi-luxury, locally-produced sedan and, checking out the talent in the malls, some of the ugly sisters appear to have retired. – Neill Hurford
Two of the tuscan 'mansions' that have been built recently in PE.
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I went to the mall today. I need a new jacket . . . didn't get it.
What I did get:
- A latte (its ok, I forgot to bring my granola bar, and Starbucks vanilla lattes with nonfat milk are somewhat harmless if I only have them once in a while)
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- New black flats (ok, that was at Kohls with my mom, not at the mall),
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WORKOUT PANTS! I desperately needed a pair of workout pants (I've been using sleeping capris), and these were only $18 (and I fit into a size medium). Score!! I also saw a sports bra that I like which probably would have been good, but they didn't have my size :(
That's not the optimistic part of the day, though.
The organization I work for is having our annual dinner in June. It's at a relatively nice place, so I wear a nice dress. Problem is, all of my fancy dresses are from before I gained this 20 pounds. I have one dress that I can still get away with, but I wore it to last year's dinner. So I need a new dress. I looked at dresses today, but decided that I didn't want to buy - I'm going to wait and buy it closer to the dinner, because I'm hoping to be a size down by then (and I don't want to buy a dress that's too big on me). I'm very proud of myself for making that decision and working towards losing the weight.
In other news, I seem to have eaten pretty well today, other than the fact that I'm about 250 calories short of my goal range. Score? That gives me the option of a post-dinner snack (which I so often want). The challenge is to pick the right snack. (I'm thinking celery and PB, but not sure yet . . . may just go straight up fruit. we shall see).
Anyway, I hope all of you had a wonderful weekend.
Looking forward to a good week (I have tickets to tomorrow night's Yankees game, so I'm super excited!!)
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Re: Train from Tangiers to Morocco- urgent.
Generally i Morocco, train tickets are not available on the internet, but you have no trouble getting them from the stations.
The port is not near the railway station, and you will need to take a taxi there. Taxi's are very reasonable in Morocco.
Hope this helps and that you love Morocco as much as most people who go there do.
Re: Train from Tangiers to Morocco- urgent.
Are local agents trustworthy to buy the train tickets for you?
= which local agents ?
How far is the train station from the ferry port terminal in Tangiers?
= there are 2 ferry ports serving tangers. the new one at Tanger-Med and the old one into the city from Tarifa. Tanger-med is about 50kms from Tangers and you take a free shuttle bus from port. Allow an hour for the transfers. The Tarifa to Tangers port ferry is quicket but you need to go from Algeciras to Tarifa by shuttle bus provided by ferry companies FRS or COMARIT.
Will the tickets be available on the same day if i don't buy them earlier?( planning to take the sleeping bunk cabins for 4 people.
= You should have a very good chance if buying the tickets earlier on same day at station.
Does anyone have any advice on ferry services from Algeciras? which one is better? Is it necessary to book in advance or will I get it on the day itself?
== More ferries from Algeciras but some are slow car ferries and others are fast ones. so check on type of ferry before buying ticket in main ferry terminal hall. Or buy a ticket for the Tarifa to Tangers city ferry in the same hall and get directed to free bus for Tarifa.
Is the Tanger med port different from Tanger( while booking a train)?
= see above
Or is it better to rent a car and drive down all the way from Tangiers to Marrakech(which is what I had initially planned), but am not very comfortable doing it in Dec and also since i have limited time.
= it is a long journey if you plan only go to Marrakesh and not want a car for other places.
Has anyone stayed at the hotel Kenzi- agdal medina? If so how was your experience and how convenient is the location?
= dont know
I understand the weather is hot int he daytime and cold at night, is a light jacket more than enough?
= should be
Re: Train from Tangiers to Morocco- urgent.
Tanger Port and Tanger med are different ports, To arrive at Tanger port(town center) you have to take the fast ferry from Tarifa, take the free shuttle from Algeciras. Tanger Med is more a container terminal and is situated 50km from Tanger center. From the ferry port take a taxi to the train station, book your tickets for a sleeper as early as you can. As far as I know there is no luggage storage at the station. But there is a left luggage office just outside the port. Once you have booked your tickets you can have a look round Tanger Medina which is interesting. If you self drive it will take you about 8 hours using the excellent motorways. I think you will need more than a light jacket for the evenings, Marrakech is very cold at night in December. Hope that helps.
Re: Train from Tangiers to Morocco- urgent.
Just to clarify that Tanger-Med is a purpose built port handling ro ro traffic for private cars etc plus all vehicles and it does have a container area. The Tanger-Med port is seen as the main gateway into Morocco from the sea on this coast and passengers can leave the ferry and then take a free shuttle bus into Tanger city. Previously ferries used to run from Algeciras to Tanger city but this all changed last year when the Tanger-Med opened to passengers and ro-ro with bus service connection into Tanger city and therefore no ferries now run from Algeciras to Tanger city..
The port in the city of Tanger is going to become a cruise ship destination as well as leisure craft but the short sea crossing to Tarifa with 2 ferry operators operating this route will continue.
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Thank you very much everyone for all your helpful answers.
This helps me a lot to decide.
I found an agent from a frommers post called Mr. Said- whose agency is near the al minzha hotel in tanger who will buy the train tickets for me with a charge of around58.00.
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Does that include the tickets ?
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No that was just his agency charge tobuy the tickets. Wasnt needed. I could have bought them myself had i been a bit aware of the place.
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In 2009, when Curren$y started Jet Life Recordings, there were only two other members to the Jet Life crew: Young Roddy and Trademark da Skydiver. In the five years since, Jet Life has grown like kudzu.
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I volunteer with the local Literacy Program in my county. Knowledge is power. A gift as simple and taken for granted as the ability to read is often overlooked. Illiteracy is epidemic in many communities. Imagine if everyone could read and comprehend the issues of today? There would be more of us making better, more informed decisions based on truth rather than false propaganda.
Finally, I love to show that animals are sentient, loving creatures who have feelings and brains. I practice that with the special help of my rescued pet cow, Daisy, who would otherwise be someone's hamburger this moment had I not intervened in her premature, death bound birth. She, my two dogs, four cats and one blind rabbit welcome everyone. I practice Wildlife habitat gardening and love writing. Music is my favorite mind altering medium; one of the most dependable ways to transcend depression and/or melancholy and be happy. Nature, music, writing, animals. Learning to listen to those with whom I disagree; treating those same people with respect and dignity. Wildlife Habitat Gardens, Compassion, Listening, Creative ideas.
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Subject: Just like Suraj Pancholi, thousands of helpless men get victimized with threats of Suicide from wives and girlfriends every year.
Based on media reports and alleged suicide note of Jiah Khan, 22-year old Suraj Pancholi was arrested and sent to jail for committing the crime of abetment to suicide. We have to understand that such laws do not exist in other countries in the world. Is suicide a solution to break-ups or separation? Jiah Khan attempted suicide 8 months ago and nothing was done to ensure that she does not repeat it. It is absurd to assume that all human relations will remain everlasting in this age of modernity. Finally, women are portrayed as victims, and men as abusers.
Suraj Pancholi is not alone. Thousands of men across India call SIFF helplines every week. Half of them have faced threats of suicide from their wives from time to time, if they do not meet her unreasonable demands. These men are scared. These abusive wives refuse to come to a counselor or a psychiatrist. When these young men plead to the parents of women about their suicidal nature, parents do not take it seriously. These men cannot run away from home or file for divorce, fearing that this may prompt her to commit suicide. They suffer mental and physical abuse from possessive, controlling and suspicious wives. In fact, the society laughs at them as "Harassed Husbands" rather than helping the man and making arrangements for counseling of such women. Now, this phenomenon is getting extended to relationships before marriage as well. Being obsessively possessive and controlling is not a sign of love.
In short, India is sitting on a ticking time bomb as the society refuses to recognize the issue of threats of suicide inside marriages or in relationships. The society just behaves as if such incidents are rare or wishes that this problem will go away on its own. Then, it recommends revenge on the man if the woman commits suicide. Home Ministry (NCRB) data says, 24% of all suicides in India are due to Family Reasons and 3.4% due to failed love affairs.


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Winter storm is headed your way and so am I. The original plan is 3-4 days of Santa Fe and Chaco Canyon. Maybe some paddle time on the San Juan or Bisti Bad Lands.
I'll have my bike and plenty of time to play. Problem is, I've never been out thatta way and have no idea where trail heads are at or which trails are good post winter weather?? Realizing that some of your goods are up high and under snow ...
Any suggestions?
Typically riding gnar & tech but also happy with xc or smooth track.
I have a Garmin if there are tracks or way points that might help?
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Oct. 18, 2015
Exhibit Beth Levine: The First Lady of Shoes, at the Long Island Museum in Stony Brook, presents wide variety of stylish shoes and boots created by designer Beth Levine as works of art (Metropolitan/Long Island). MORE
Oct. 2, 2015
Men's loafers, updated with different leather and shaped soles, offer slightly more edgy look this fall season. MORE
Sep. 17, 2015
Jon Caramanica reviews Louis Leeman designer shoe store in Manhattan, where both sneaker and shoe are designed for maximum expression. MORE
Aug. 22, 2015
J Crew's fast-growing hipster brand Madewell is recalling more than 50,000 pairs of sandals in United States and Canada because of weakness in metal shank that could cause wearers to trip and fall. MORE
Jun. 7, 2015
Julie Klam humorously discusses her feet and says she is overjoyed to see women wearing fashionable yet, comfortable shoes. MORE
May. 24, 2015
Op-Ed article by Elizabeth Semmelhack offers up history of the high-heeled shoe, which originally was male fashion accessory, in light of fact that some women were turned away from Cannes Film Festival for failing to wear heels; observes that heels as women's sartorial trend seem to be societal way of putting women in their place. MORE
May. 1, 2015
Steve Taffel, proprietor of Greenwich Village men's footwear boutique Leffot, offers tips on best shoes to wear in warm weather. MORE
Apr. 23, 2015
Profile of Janie Bryant, costume designer best known for her midcentury-modern outfits on hit television series Mad Men; Bryant is promoting her new footwear line for Shoes of Prey, Australian company that allows customers to modify shoes to their exact specifications. MORE
Apr. 9, 2015
Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology will honor shoe designer Manolo Blahnik with its Couture Council for Artistry of Fashion Award in fall 2015. MORE
Feb. 8, 2015
Bill Cunningham captures images of men in New York City trudging through the snow in dress shoes. MORE
Nov. 14, 2014
London fashion designer Paula Gerbase, known for her tailored clothing line 1205, has been brought on board at John Lobb, British maker of luxury men's footwear, as company's first artistic director. MORE
Oct. 8, 2014
Jean-Michel Casalonga, master craftsman behind Berluti's bespoke shoes, represents generation interested in old-world artisanship over mass production. MORE
Oct. 7, 2014
Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R Vance Jr announces indictment of five people who used information stolen from Saks Fifth Avenue customers to buy luxury goods in 91 different transactions from store's shoe department; alleged ringleader Tamara Williams and four employees at Saks are accused in 66-count indictment that includes charges of grand larceny and identity theft. MORE
Sep. 12, 2014
Roberta Smith reviews exhibit Killing Heels at Brooklyn Museum. MORE
Sep. 10, 2014
Number of new and well-known retailers are setting up custom shoemaking services for men on Madison Avenue, offering luxury footwear options catering to individuals; shoe retailers' expansion plans are result, in part, of growing demand for men's shoes in United States, which has grown 8 percent in two-year period, twice the growth rate of women's footwear. MORE
Sep. 5, 2014
For spring/summer 2015, the designer is launching his first complete shoe range under his own label. MORE
Aug. 20, 2014
Who knew that the humblest shoe could become a symbol of power in the working world? MORE
Jul. 7, 2014
Five regular participants in Lincoln Center's Midsummer Night Swing outdoor dance festival describe their attraction to dance and their choice of footwear. MORE
Jul. 3, 2014
Texas Gov Rick Perry announces that he has given up wearing cowboy boots because of his back problems. MORE
Apr. 24, 2014
Plastic surgeons are beginning to cater to women demanding foot surgery so that they can wear designer shoes in comfort. MORE
Feb. 27, 2014
Jon Caramanica reviews Madison Avenue boutique Berluti, featuring high-end luxury footwear for men. MORE
Feb. 20, 2014
Department of Homeland Security alerts airlines to a possible new threat from shoe bombs and urges carriers to pay extra attention to flights arriving from overseas. MORE
Feb. 16, 2014
Near-whiteout conditions during snowstorm on last day of New York Fashion Week forces many attendees to eschew stylish footwear for the comfort and warmth of winterized shoes. MORE
Feb. 10, 2014
New Yorkers are having trouble finding good winter boots, with particularly cold, white winter sending many trudging into stores looking for sturdy footgear in vain; shortage, some retailers say, has been spurred by the especially chilly winter that continues depositing snow on the streets even as stores are switching over to their spring stock. MORE
Jan. 2, 2014
Adidas shower slides, sandals usually worn in the locker room. have become an acceptable form of street footwear; other fashion news and items noted. MORE
Dec. 30, 2013
Slamming her shoes against a wall before going onstage in "The Nutcracker" is just one of many alterations the Sugar Plum Fairy makes to her ballet shoes to dance en pointe. MORE
Dec. 12, 2013
Cleats have become way for professional football players to flaunt league rules and express personal style on field; Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch and Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton are among NFL players who have been fined for taking to field in designer footwear. MORE
Nov. 29, 2013
These evening sandals are more comfortable than heels, but still have plenty of festive flair. MORE
Nov. 28, 2013
Midnight blue is latest trend in boots; other fashion news noted. MORE
Oct. 8, 2013
Kaya Scodelario, the British actress best known for her role in "Skins," flew all over the world to make "Walking Stories," an episodic romantic comedy the brand is releasing online. MORE
Sep. 29, 2013
Socks are a sometimes forgotten accessory that can either make or break a trendy shoe look. MORE
Sep. 26, 2013
Over-the-knees boots for under $1,000 featured; other fashion news and items noted. MORE
Sep. 22, 2013
Shoe designer Stuart Weitzman opens international flagship store in heart of Milan's shopping district; space, designed by Zaha Hadid, resembles the interior of a spaceship. MORE
Sep. 11, 2013
T plucks the best shoes right off the runway. Today's pick: modern sandals. MORE
Sep. 3, 2013
To celebrate the return of the classic Virgule heel, the 21-year-old model Atlanta de Cadenet Taylor and the 19-year-old photographer Olivia Bee spent two days getting silly by the Seine. Here, they share their stories. MORE
Aug. 25, 2013
In-house shoeshine service has proved resilient, surviving the rise of technology and even the 2008 financial crisis, which snuffed out many of Wall Street's quirks. MORE
Aug. 20, 2013
Dazzled by traditional craftsmanship and a riot of colors during a trip to Peru's Machu Picchu, the shoe designer takes inspiration for her latest resort collection. MORE
Aug. 5, 2013
Advertising column; G H Bass & Company is basing advertising campaign on iconic penny loafer footwear for first time in nearly 20 years. MORE
Aug. 1, 2013
Trend linking girls' shoes to moms' styles leaves many people questioning whether heels are safe for a child to wear. MORE
Jul. 17, 2013
Brogues and Oxfords arrive for fall. MORE
Jul. 11, 2013
Many riders are seeking comfortable yet fashionable shoes to wear while using New York City's bike-sharing program, Citi Bike. MORE
Jun. 20, 2013
Eric Wilson offers behind-the-scenes look at the over-hyped, insanely competitive business of designer shoes; notes that skyrocketing prices of high-design footwear has become very lucrative business for luxury retailers. MORE
Jun. 15, 2013
Rain at Merion Golf Club has turned many of United States Open spectator areas into quagmires, making rain boots the footwear of choice over the usual sandals and Top-Siders. MORE
Jun. 5, 2013
Bally offers an updated version of the boots that conquered Everest 60 years ago. MORE
May. 30, 2013
Pope Benedict XVI has forsaken his red shoes for brown loafers from Mexico, and the nation rejoices, anticipating the strengthening of an entire industry. MORE
May. 15, 2013
Specialized study of athletic footwear offers some broad guidelines to consider when buying athletic shoes, especially for team sports like football, soccer or basketball. MORE
May. 1, 2013
Saddles in flight: the windows of Hermès's new boutique in Greenwich, Conn., feature art by Pamen Pereira and the brand's new equestrian collection. MORE
Apr. 25, 2013
Low-heeled shoes are a hot item for spring. MORE
Apr. 21, 2013
Experts offer tips for the right footwear for walking tours in Europe; tour guides, for whom walking is a job requirement, say the right shoes can prevent injuries or painful feet that could ruin a trip. MORE
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Using High Heels for Self-Defense
Some women who wear high heels are taking a self-defense class that teaches them how to fight back when they're wearing heels if they're attacked.
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One of the world's most important collections of footwear lives in an 18th-century manor north of the Alps.
November 2, 2015, Monday
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Paris's Favorite Sneaker Brand (That You Haven't Heard About)
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