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Book this tour and save up to 11% compared to booking the tours separately.
- Discover both Lisbon and Fátima with two best-selling tours at one discounted price
- Explore Lisbon's Alfama district on a guided walking tour
- See Lisbon's beautiful Belém Tower, the Monument to the Discoveries and the UNESCO World Heritage-listed Jerónimos Monastery
- Enjoy a Port wine tasting at a local Lisbon shop
- Take a half-day tour to Fátima to see the Chapel of Apparitions, which celebrates the 1917 apparition of the Virgin Mary
- Visit Our Lady of Fátima Sanctuary and have free time to attend mass, if you wish
What You Can Expect
Meet your guide in central Lisbon or get picked up from your Lisbon hotel, and relax on a comfortable coach ride to the Alfama district. Enjoy a guided walking tour of this Moorish neighborhood, the oldest in Lisbon and the birthplace of Fado, Portugal's own music genre. Next, stop at a local shop to sample Portugal's famous Port wine (included).
Back on your coach, take in views of the Tagus River as you continue to the Belém district. Here, see Belém Tower and the Monument to the Discoveries, and visit the Jerónimos Monastery, a UNESCO World Heritage Site built in the 16th century.
Continue to the Coach Museum (entrance included), which showcases luxury coaches built for the aristocracy, and then have free time for lunch (own expense); try some local delicacies like salted cod or veil. Your guide will recommend some great places according to your preferences.
Fátima Half-Day Trip (Afternoon)
After lunch, hop back on your coach and sit back as you take in views of the Portuguese countryside on the drive to Fátima, an important Catholic pilgrimage site since 1917, when three shepherd children claimed to have seen an apparition of the Virgin Mary, also known as Our Lady of Fátima.
When you arrive, visit Our Lady of Fátima Sanctuary with your guide and see the Chapel of Apparitions, where the Virgin Mary appeared. Then, enjoy free time to explore the site at your own pace and attend mass, if you wish (and if tour time allows).
On the way back to Lisbon, admire more views of the Portuguese countryside.
Customer Reviews
November 2014
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May 2015
The morning tour was great going to various places in Lisbon such as the Belem district - the tower, the Monument of the Discoveries, and the Jeronimos Monastery which was very crowded. We were taken to a place in the Alfama District for a glass of port wine. Since the Coach Museum was closed, we went through the National Palace. Our tour guide spoke three different languages Portuguese, English, and German throughout the tour and had a great sense of humor. We had a nice afternoon in Fatima and were able to attend a mass which was outdoors so everyone could see it and participate if you wanted. There was a tiny museum there as well. The reason for the 4 out of 5 was because there was so much to see in the morning/early afternoon that it only left about 45 minutes to find a place to eat and be back at the bus for the afternoon tour. We checked out a couple of restaurants about a 5 minute walk from the meeting place, but felt that we wouldn't have time to eat there. Fortunately, there was a Burger King right there. Otherwise, this was a good way to get an bird's eyeview of Lisbon.
January 2014
Guide was knowledgeable and helpful; also had a sense of humor.
We touched on the highlights but would have enjoyed more sights. Lisbon is a city with an old world charm. Architecture is preserved, people are friendly, would definitely recommend Lisbon as a city to see and probably do another tour using the tram.
We wanted to go to Fatima and the trip was worthwhile. However, the tour was scheduled at 2PM but should have started earlier since in November, the day is shorter.
The location of the tour office was far from our hotel but there was hotel pick up and drop off which was a plus. Since the departure point was at the top of the Pombal Square, the tourist kiosk nor the bus had no access to restrooms which could be an inconvenience (the travel time to the site was about an hour).
Other than these, my husband and I enjoyed the tour, would recommend it.
December 2013
Tour guide was great I had her earlier in the day for another tour. She spoke 4 different languages all day so kudos to her! If religion is your thing this is a must do. Long bus ride but a pretty drive and they keep you informed along the way, or you can take a little siesta :)
August 2012
Very nice trip, we saw many beautiful places in Lisbon and visited Fatima
May 2016
fantastic trip
morning they show us places with i els wouth not have seen
the afternoon was a bit les the gide just let use walk for 2 ours but is was inspiring
Louis S Australia
October 2012
Overall I would have been better to get the Hop On Hop Off bus ticket and not the half day tour. The other half to Fatima was good but the coach could have been bigger as all seats were full.
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According to Facebook: Greenville County Pet Rescue, this beauty will be available at the high-kill upstate shelter on June 17. More information can be found on this Facebook thread.
The shelter in Greenville, South Carolina is full. This sweet baby is almost out of time, and may have only a few days left.
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A friend of God…does that seem strange and foreign sounding to you? Have you ever thought of the God of the universe, the one who created all things, as a friend? Why is it that thinking of God as a friend sounds to chummy and not right? Does it make God too familiar, too common, too down to our level?
What do we look for in a friend?
Someone we can share or confide our inmost thoughts with and who won't tell everyone else. Someone we can trust. Someone we feel a camaraderie with and with whom we have mutual likes and dislikes. Someone who likes us, faults and all, who doesn't let us get away with bad behavior and attitudes but has a way of directing us to the word of God for correction: "Iron sharpens iron; so a man sharpens the countenance of his friend." (Proverbs 27:17) Someone who is not so busy, someone who makes time for us. God is all those things and even more.
God is a friend
God can be that friend we've always wished for, hoped for, looked for. He will not make fun of us, after all He created us in our own unique ways, so he is truly interested in our well being and in helping us change our wicked ways and making us new creatures. (get rid of our "sin-gene" so-to-speak)
"there is a friend that sticks closer than a brother." Proverbs 18:24
"if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold , all things are become new." 2 Corinthians 5:17
God came to walk and talk with Adam in the cool of the day
Genesis 3:8,9 "Adam, where are you?" asks God when he came to fellowship with Adam as he had every day.
Abraham was God's friend
"Art not thou our God, who did drive out the inhabitants of this land before thy people Israel, and gave it to the seed of Abraham thy friend for ever?" 2 Chronicles 20:7 and Isaiah 41:8
Moses was God's friend
"the LORD spoke unto Moses face to face, as a man speaks unto his friend" Exodus 33:11
Some others sensed the benefits of this friend
The disciples left what they were doing, their livelihoods, their manner of living, their father and co-workers to follow Jesus. In Mark 1:16,19 it says that Simon and Andrew were casting nets into the sea when Jesus said "Come after me and I will make you fishers of men" and immediately they left their nets and followed him. James and John were in their ship mending their nets when Jesus called them and "straightway they left their father and went after him".
Jesus told his disciples, his followers; "Greater love has no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. You are my friends, if you do whatsoever I command you. Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knows not what his lord does but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known to you." John 15:13-15
Who, in their right mind, would turn down this kind of friend?
"Fear not; for I am with you: be not dismayed; for I am your God: I will strengthen you; yea, I will help you; yea, I will uphold you with the right hand of my righteousness. For I the LORD your God will hold your right hand, saying to you, Fear not; I will help you." Isaiah 41:10,13
"A friend loves at all times." Proverbs 17:17
"Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so does the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel." Proverbs 27:9
"I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you." John 14:18
A prophetic word: The names the kids used to call you when you were a kid were cruel and mean but those things only worked for good in setting you "aside" for Me and the work I have for you to do.
Are we, like Adam and Eve, "hiding ourselves from the presence of the LORD God"? (Genesis 3:8)
Let us open ourselves up to the only, true, best friend we will ever have. We will never be alone again. He wants to be with us wherever we go; when we do banking, in making serious decisions, while we're jogging, when we're at the grocery store, when we are studying, while we are taking care of the children, when we're in traffic, in the courtroom, in the upsets, in the celebrations, in the good times and bad.


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VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Vatican officials are making strategic phone calls to some of the world's most far-flung dioceses, trying to verify that in each of the world's inhabited time zones there will be an organized hour of eucharistic adoration coinciding with 5-6 p.m. Rome time June 2.
The Vatican is trying to organize a global hour of prayer around the Eucharist "for the first time in the history of the church," said Archbishop Rino Fisichella, president of the Pontifical Council for Promoting New Evangelization, the office organizing events for the Year of Faith.
Pope Francis will preside over adoration and benediction in St. Peter's Basilica beginning at 5 p.m. June 2, the date most dioceses in the world celebrate the feast of the Body and Blood of the Lord.
To celebrate at the same time as the pope, Catholics in Mumbai would begin at 8:30 p.m., those in New York would begin at 11 a.m., in Seattle at 8 a.m., in Honolulu at 5 a.m. and at 1 a.m. June 3 in Sydney.
In at least two time zones — Greenwich Mean Time minus 10 hours and GMT minus 2 hours — there is little hope for participation, the archbishop said; both time zones cover vast areas of uninhabited ocean.
Archbishop Fisichella said the worldwide adoration would "witness to the profound piety found in the church for the Eucharist," the mystery of the real presence of Christ's body and blood, which unites and nourishes all Catholics.
While dioceses are free to organize the hour of prayer and adoration as they please, he said Pope Francis has chosen a specific prayer intention for each half hour of the service. The first, Archbishop Fisichella said, will be for the church and its mission of mercy; the second for the needs of those who suffer, including victims of war, the unemployed, the sick, immigrants and prisoners.
— By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service
Nothing has been announced in my area of the world…. Central Canada.
I am not surprised. This place is a modernist wasteland.
Why don't you do your own. You don't need the authorities to tell you. It's been very short notice, I only heard about it today, but an e-mailing my pastor to ask if our parish might do it in his absence. We have Mass late saturday night because he serves four parishes.
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The Beginning of This Particular Journey:
A few months ago while surfing a few volunteer sites, I came upon an opportunity that meshed a few of my many interests together--my insane love for food, my quiet and underutilized passion to pen, and the desire to make a difference...
The opportunity that presented itself came in the form of Bromography. How is this food blog different from others? Well--for one--the net proceeds go to support the wonderful business-minded, non-profit organization Kiva. Kiva is an organization that empowers people. It allows people a real chance at making a direct difference in their lives by lending them money for their business. What's more--100% of that loan goes directly to the person you choose to lend your money to! To learn more about Kiva or Bromography please click the links provided.
The Unfolding:
After signing on with Bromography, my sister (subsequently an incredibly talented artist/photographer) inquired whether or not I'd also have my own site. I shied away from that originally, but realized the double exposure would benefit Bromography's ability to help Kiva even more, so I agreed (also helps that she did the leg work while I described what I was looking for--I won't front that I'm a complete saint!). What you see here is our combined efforts--her with her mastery of images and artistry--mine with my love of food and words!
The Request:
As this is for a wonderful cause--please do check out both my blog here and the one at Bromography--and don't forget to spread the word along!
The Future of This Blog:
Don't despair--yes, this is a food blog and in the future, it will all be about food! This site will have reviews of restaurants (mainly NYC Metro area based unless I travel), blurbs on food events, recipes, interviews with folks involved in the culinary field and the occasional shout-outs to any of the aforementioned organizations.
I hope you'll enjoy this journey as much as I will producing it!
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Labels: bromography, food, food blog, food events, kiva, recipes, reviews, volunteering
3 comments:
- Bromography said...
The Bromography team is honored to have you! We look forward to taking wonderful culinary journeys with you.
- July 22, 2011 at 7:29 PM
- sai said...
Thanks so much! I have been so excited to start--will be hitting up the Meatpacking District tomorrow. Cheers!
- July 22, 2011 at 8:00 PM
- Lisa Orgler said...
I love the start of your blog! Very beautiful!
- July 26, 2011 at 9:45 AM
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For the first time in its history Crested Butte Mountain Resort (CBMR) will re-open its lifts after officially closing for the winter season. CBMR will re-open this weekend, Saturday and Sunday, running the Silver Queen lift servicing intermediate and advanced runs.
"We had an incredible season this year," says Ethan Mueller, vice president and general manager at Crested Butte Mountain Resort. "Looking at the amount of snow we still have on the mountain and in the valley, we thought of all years to re-open this would be a good one to give it a try. One more weekend of skiing will be a fun way to bring people to the mountain and to get excited for next season with our season pass price remaining flat to this year."
The resort will run a limited footprint with the Silver Queen lift and the terrain that services the front side of the mountain and a total of 155 acres. No beginner or extreme terrain will be open.
The lift will run from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on both days. Tickets will be $20 for ages 13 and older, children ages 7 to 12 will be $10 and, as always, ages 6 and under will be free. 2013-2014 Crested Butte Mountain Resort season passes, Peak Pass and Peak Pass+, will be honored. However, CB cards will not, given the discounted ticket price for the weekend. An outdoor bar and grill will be open for lunch and après.
In addition, the resort is offering a lodging rate of $87 per night, plus resort fees and taxes. Reservations can be made online at www.skicb.com/deals or by calling Crested Butte Vacations at 800-600-2803.


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Describes the preliminary findings of IMF staff at the conclusion of certain missions (official staff visits, in most cases to member countries). Missions are undertaken as part of regular (usually annual) consultations under Article IV of the IMF's Articles of Agreement, in the context of a request to use IMF resources (borrow from the IMF), as part of discussions of staff monitored programs, and as part of other staff reviews of economic developments.
Concluding Statement by an IMF Article IV Staff Mission to ParaguayDecember 12, 2013
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission visited Paraguay during December 2-12 for discussions with government officials, the private sector, the donor community and other stakeholders, as part of the IMF's annual Article IV consultations with its member countries. At the conclusion of the visit, mission chief Ugo Fasano issued the following statement:
Paraguay has strong economic fundamentals—low debt, sizeable official reserves, and a manageable fiscal deficit. The main challenge ahead is to improve social and economic development, which has lagged behind the region amid widespread structural weaknesses. The authorities have crafted a good economic plan and have made a solid start by enacting important pieces of legislation. Implementation of the legislative and economic reform agenda, particularly in the context of a less favorable external environment and longstanding institutional weaknesses, will be critical.
The government's economic plan would help buttress Paraguay's growth potential and reduce poverty over the medium term. This plan rightfully focuses on fostering investment in infrastructure, improving the business climate, modernizing the public sector, and maintaining fiscal prudence. In support, the central bank will remain focused on maintaining stable, low inflation within an inflation-targeting (IT) regime, while further strengthening financial supervision in line with international best practices. If fully implemented, these reforms together with sustained macroeconomic stability could lead to higher investment though, at this stage, it is debatable by how much and how fast it can be executed, given a softer external environment and weaknesses in institutional capacity. So far, indications of interest by local and foreign investors have been encouraging.
A brisk economic expansion is expected to continue over the medium term, amid low inflation and fiscal and external deficits (Tables 1 and 2):
• Growth. After contracting by 1.2 percent in 2012, activity grew by 14.9 percent (y/y) in the first three quarters of 2013, as agricultural output recovered from last year's drought. While economic activity might have slowed somewhat recently (in part a reflection of rising smuggling from Argentina), the mission still expects overall 2013 growth to remain robust at 12.7 percent, with non-agricultural output growing by 5.2 percent, slightly above potential. Real GDP is projected to expand on average by about 4.5 percent in the period 2014-18 given robust agriculture and livestock sectors and expected higher investment in export-oriented industries and infrastructure (overall investment would increase by about 4.0 percentage points of GDP over the period).
• Inflation. Higher food prices, notably meat, have been pushing inflation up during much of 2013, with accumulated headline inflation reaching 3.7 percent in the period January-November. End-2013 inflation should be slightly above 4.0 percent, and hover at about the central bank's target rate of 5.0 percent next year and over the medium term.
• The central government deficit. The mission expects the fiscal deficit to stay low over the medium term in line with the ceilings imposed by the fiscal responsibility law, keeping the current low debt, broadly stable in percent of GDP. Given past under-execution of capital spending, we estimate a deficit of 1.8 percent of GDP in 2014—just 0.1 percentage points above the 2013 estimated outcome. The deficit will likely decline over the medium-term to about 1.0 percent of GDP, as a result of rising tax collection—though less rapidly than envisaged by the government given tax and customs administration resource constraints—and restrained growth in current primary spending, in particular the wage bill. This would imply a broadly neutral fiscal stance in the coming years. Deficit financing will be provided by foreign sources (multilaterals) and in a lesser extent through domestic debt issuances.
• The external current account balance. Despite continued real effective appreciation of the guaraní, buoyant agricultural and meat exports would cause the current account surplus to widen to close to 1.0 percent of GDP by the end of 2013. However in 2014, the current account will likely swing to a deficit of about 0.8 percent of GDP, owing to some softening in soybean and beef prices even as volumes expand further. Over the medium term, private sector net savings would contribute to maintaining the current account deficit low at about 1.0 percent of GDP, despite negative public sector net savings and some projected deterioration in Paraguay's terms of trade. The expected increase in foreign direct investment (FDI) in response to the development strategy would keep official reserves at a relatively high level through 2018 (equivalent to over four months of imports).
Overall, the risks to the outlook are balanced. The main downside risks stem from possible lower regional growth, negative price shocks to Paraguay's main commodity exports, tighter global financial conditions, and/or internal disruptions related to weather and labor and other supply bottlenecks. Upside risks include faster than expected progress on the implementation of the government's reform agenda. Supply constraints, coupled with possible increases in food and administrated prices, pose an upside risk to inflation.
Against this background, the mission discussed with the authorities policies to: (a) manage shocks and maintain macroeconomic stability; (b) cement stability via strengthened fiscal, monetary and financial policy frameworks; and (c) promote strong, sustainable and inclusive growth.
A. Managing shocks and maintaining stability.
While macroeconomic policies have been broadly appropriate in 2013, it would be prudent to move to a neutral monetary stance in the short-term. In light of inflationary pressures, brisk credit growth, and expected robust economic activity, the mission welcomed the recent policy rate increase bringing it closer to the estimated neutral real interest rate of about 2 percent. As this may increase the central bank's quasi-fiscal deficit, which has already reached about 0.6 percent of GDP in 2012 from 0.3 percent in 2010, we would recommend increasing the remuneration rate on the recapitalization bonds, which currently pay only 0.25 percent per year. Fiscal policy is expected to remain broadly neutral anchored on the rules established in the fiscal responsibility law.
Exchange rate flexibility and monetary policy remain the first line of defense against potential external shocks. Despite low public debt, active fiscal policy should be a last resort in the face of potential shocks and designed such that it does not reduce future budget flexibility (as was the case in 2012 with the large increase in the wage bill). Strong fundamentals and greater exchange rate flexibility provide the government with better buffers to cope with these temporary external shocks than in the past.
Although the banking sector remains sound, closer monitoring is warranted if credit growth increases further.. The banking sector has continued to show adequate profitability, liquidity and capitalization in 2013. After increasing since 2008, non-performing loans (NPLs) have remained relatively stable over the past year at about 2.3 percent as of September, which is below regional levels. However, in a relatively short period of time, credit to the private sector, including consumer loans, has doubled in percent of GDP since 2007-08, reaching 34 percent in 2013, rising faster than in other countries in the region.
B. Cementing sound fundamentals.
Fiscal framework
The mission welcomed recent significant improvements in the fiscal framework. The fiscal responsibility law should reduce fiscal policy uncertainty. In addition, efforts to broaden the tax base—through a revised tax on agricultural profits and generalized VAT along with a new personal income tax—will add much needed revenues to maintain fiscal sustainability over the medium-term in light of rising social expenditures. The laws on public-private partnerships (PPPs) and joint ventures may improve the quality of investment, ease financial constraints, and foster private sector participation in infrastructure projects.
Nonetheless, the mission encourages the authorities to continue their efforts in further strengthening:
• The fiscal rule: As the government gains experience with the fiscal responsibility law, it would seem appropriate to expand the coverage of the deficit rule beyond the central government; making the triggers to invoke escape clauses more specific; and improving the reporting requirements to encourage public accountability and transparency. The mission expects that the issuance of the regulations of the law will clarify some of these issues.
• Public financial management: Strong budget institutions are needed to further enhance the credibility of fiscal policy and improve the quality of spending. To this end, strengthening budget design, control and monitoring, with a stronger emphasis on results, and adopting a medium-term expenditure framework should be a priority, as much as mobilizing additional resources. It is also important to efficiently use limited public resources, with the Treasury moving from the present system of cash rationing to a modern cash management system. The mission welcomed the recently enacted state financial administration modernization law that establishes a Treasury Single Account and opens the possibility to issue short-term government debt.
• Public investment management, planning and regulatory capacity needs to be strengthened to increase the execution rate of projects and ensure that PPPs provide high-quality infrastructure services efficiently. PPP projects should be included in the national public investment system (SNIP), and the regulation of the law must provide clear guidelines for the specification, renegotiation and termination of contracts in line with international best practices. The mission conquers with the authorities that initial emphasis of PPPs should be on sound projects that address clear bottlenecks in transportation and power infrastructure, as they are likely to have high economic rates of return. In addition, it would be important to aim at transparent fiscal accounting and comprehensive disclosure of all fiscal contingencies related to the ongoing initiatives to encourage private sector participation in infrastructure and other public projects.
• Tax policy and revenue administration: Despite some progress over the past decade, tax collection efforts remain relatively low (estimated at about 51 percent of its potential vis-à-vis a regional average of 71 percent). Thus, implementation of new information systems, improved taxpayer controls via database crosschecks and the use of risk management systems are urgently required to improve revenue administration. The mission encourages the authorities to raise the VAT on financial services from its current 5 percent to the 10 percent general rate, and complete as soon as possible the assessment of property values to further increase revenue. Fund technical assistance (TA) recommendations in these areas provide an adequate reform guide.
• Pension reform could reduce potentially large fiscal liabilities, improve national savings, and foster the development of domestic capital markets. The mission welcomed efforts underway to draft new framework legislation and establish a pension regulator.
Monetary framework
The mission congratulated the authorities on the significant advances made in implementing an inflation-targeting (IT) regime. The BCP has taken several important steps, including the publishing a bi-annual inflation report, implementing a new Real Time Gross Settlements (RTGS) payments system, as well as refining its liquidity management and forecasting framework, and monetary policy instruments. Additional advances would help achieve the BCP's goal of moving to a full-fledged IT regime, including developing an active money market by increasing the predictability of its operations and available instruments. Continuing with a market based process of financial de-dollarization would further enhance Paraguay's monetary policy framework. In particular, well designed macro-prudential rules could be used to reduce foreign exchange risk and further entrench a de-dollarization process.
The mission welcomed recent steps taken by the central bank to establish a foreign exchange (FX) intervention policy that is more transparent, better communicated and more consistent with a full-fledged IT regime. The BCP has intervened in the market since last July only through its pre-announced "sales program" and indicated that it would only adjust this program to offset excessive FX volatility. As a result, the central bank has only accumulated $16 million in international reserves since July 2013. However, to avoid affecting market expectations on the exchange rate, the mission recommends that the central bank disclose, well in advance, the size of its sale program (in addition to the nature and frequency as it currently does). This will require improved coordination and communication between the Ministry of Finance and the BCP on government's financial transactions.
Financial sector framework
The supervisory-regulatory framework of the banking system has undergone major improvements in recent years. The mission welcomes ongoing efforts to align bank and BCP legislation with international best practices in risk-based supervision and prudential norms. Moreover, efforts are also needed to improve the availability of credit information on borrowers, and to strengthen the bank supervisor's loan classification system. The mission welcomed efforts underway with Fund TA to migrate to international accounting standards (i.e. IFRS) for banks and in supervisory reporting. The supervisory approach and soundness of cooperatives are expected to strengthen as a result of new legal requirements (e.g., increased capital adequacy and provisioning) to be enacted early next year. This, in turn, would make possible setting up a liquidity assistance facility and a deposit insurance scheme for cooperatives, in line with the 2010 FSAP update recommendations.
The authorities' anti-money laundering plan (AML/CFT) launched in June 2013 needs to be activated as soon as possible. There are legal and operational shortcomings in controlling the cross border physical transportation of cash and bearer negotiable instruments while corruption continues to be a serious obstacle for effective actions. In this context, the authorities' agreement with the Central Bank of Brazil on measures to control cross-border cash flows is a welcomed advancement. Additional Fund TA is available to support the authorities as they continue to implement the plan.
C. Achieving development goals.
Paraguay faces widespread structural weaknesses that have hindered productivity and growth potential. These include poor quality of infrastructure, education and the legal system. In fact, the country ranks relatively low in the World Economic Forum's Global Competitiveness Index (119/148) and the World Bank's Doing Business Indicators (109/185). The authorities' reform agenda rightly targets key areas to lift productivity, a key driver of long-term growth prospects and sustainable improvements in living standards. Growth prospects could improve further if structural reforms deepen and/or expand to other areas.
Labor market inefficiencies, in particular, will have to be addressed to support the development strategy. The large informal sector in Paraguay has hindered productivity and overall economic growth. To some extent, this informality has flourished given labor market institutions that are weak by international standards, with structural rigidities linked to hiring and firing practices and redundancy costs. Efforts to increase female labor force participation—a large part of the informal sector–– and to improve the quality of training would also help raise productivity and lower poverty.
Civil service and public enterprise (PE) reforms are needed to improve efficiency and cost effectiveness. The civil service should seek to attract and maintain qualified personnel at a competitive salary while at the same time opening the fiscal space to increase essential social and infrastructure spending. PEs play an important role in key sectors, and increasing their efficiency can help ease constraints their capacity to invest. Thus, the government should continue improving public enterprise monitoring and performance and consider increasing water and electricity rates and eliminating the general diesel fuel subsidy—while including targeted safety net measures to ensure that the most vulnerable are protected. In addition, it would be crucial to establish a long-term development plan to make sure that PEs can accompany the robust growth outlook, particularly in the energy sector, to avoid bottlenecks.
The mission commended the government's focus on reducing poverty. While sustained strong economic growth is no doubt an essential condition for reducing poverty, the mission welcomed the holistic approach that the government is implementing to tackle several key dimensions of poverty: vulnerability (social safety nets through conditional cash transfer programs and targeted subsidies), social exclusion (increase access to basic services such as schooling, health, safe water and sewerage, and electricity) and economic exclusion (expand opportunities to increase earnings, such as by improving rural roads and enhancing small-scale farmers' earnings). To succeed, assuring the long-term sustainability of all these initiative will be crucial.
Finally, the IMF mission would like to thank the authorities, private sector representatives, the donor community and other stakeholders for their cooperation and a very open and fruitful dialogue.


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Don't miss this annual major event. Activities of interest for all ages.
Take in the history of Jefferson, riverport to the southwest, on Big Cypress Bayou near Caddo Lake and Lake O' The Pines.
Historic Homes Tour daily, 11am-4pm. Plus evening Garden Stroll homes.
Diamond Bessie Murder Trial play, daily at various times.
Battle of Port Jefferson Civil War Re-enactment:
Living History Friday.
Town skirmish after Saturday's 10am parade.
Battlefield Engagements Saturday at 4pm; Sunday at 1:30pm.
Civil War presentation of colors ceremony Sunday at 10am; Episcopal Church.
Historic Jefferson Railway "The Great Train Chase – The Andrews Raid" Friday and Saturday.
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By now, if you are coming to San Francisco for next's weeks festivities you are either:
a. packing and getting ready to leave
b. en route to SF
If you aren't coming our way, or even if you are and you just want to see what's shaking in other parts of the conference (dude, the conference is huge....both in space and in session options), Sun is providing you with a plethora of social media options to help keep you in the game. Check it out here.
And of course, as always, I'll be bloggin' it real time right here at the SDN'sider. I'll be arriving in SF tomorrow afternoon and will be hitting the ground running. Look for an update here tomorrow night with some sneek peeks. And, my partner in crime, Jenn Winger aka maybeimright and I will be taping a pre-conference wrap up youtube video tomorrow night too. So hang tight for that.
A lot going on peeps. A lot. Hope you enjoy the show!


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World Maker Faire NY Video Highlights
MAKE: Live Stage
Live Robot Bugs! Biomimicry in Research and Development
Innovation Stage
David Pogue: The Return of the Non-Scientist
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NASA Chief Technologist Mason Peck
To begin with he talked about using the BBB as a web server. It comes with javascript library that can be embedded in any web page and communicates with the physical board as well, allowing the BBB to be part of a robot and also control motors and sensors.
Some of the resources Jason talks about include BoneScript, a Node.js library for the BB, HTML manager jQuery, Processing port Processing.JS, data publisher Spacebrew, online visualizer Flot and visual JavaScript creator Google Blockly. It's a great talk, check it out!


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STANFORD, Calif.- Both Stanford tennis teams are back in action this weekend, highlighted by the women visiting California in a battle of top-15 teams in Berkeley.
No. 52 Stanford (3-2, 0-0 Pac-12) shifts its focus back to individual play with an appearance at the 125th Pacific Coast Doubles tournament in La Jolla, Calif.
The Cardinal is represented with five pairings in the draw: Daniel Ho/Robert Stineman, Yale Goldberg/John Morrissey, Trey Strobel/Jamin Ball, Brandon Sutter/Anthony Tsodikov and Walker Kehrer/Fawaz Hourani.
The tournament includes players from 19 schools, in addition to teaching professionals, juniors, college coaches, former tour players and independent entrants competing in the 128-team draw. Stanford has produced two of the last three champions, with Bradley Klahn and Ryan Thacher taking home the hardware in 2011 and 2012.
Stanford is coming off a 7-0 home loss to No. 9 California in its most recent outing. The Cardinal is currently in the midst of a stretch that features one scheduled dual match over a span of 37 days, thanks mainly in part to a pair of cancellations due to rain and this weekend's tournament appearance.
Maciek Romanowicz is Stanford's only nationally-ranked singles player, checking in this week at No. 52.
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No. 14 California dropped 10 spots in this week's national poll and has lost three in a row, but the Golden Bears will have Stanford's full attention. Not only are the Bay Area rivals familiar with each other, but California defeated Stanford 4-3 last year in Berkeley to snap the Cardinal's eight-match winning streak in the series.
Stanford's 7-0 shutout of Florida was perhaps its most complete performance of the year, considering the quality of the opponent. The Cardinal received contributions across the board, from its tested veterans to talented freshmen.
As a result, Stanford is well represented in the national rankings with all six singles players: Kristie Ahn (5), Taylor Davidson (21), Carol Zhao (31), Caroline Doyle (32), Ellen Tsay (35) and Krista Hardebeck (39).
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In our wide and varied travels across the information superhighway, in addition to the fierce and fabulous, we encounter the insane, the arcane, and the absolutely friggin' ridiculous. Sometimes the paraphernalia, tchotchkes, and fashion disasters we come across are so atrocious we have to vent our disbelief and horror, but know, dear readers, we share only the crème de la crap with you. Hence, Doubtblush.
There is something unsettling about carrying a doll around your neck like some sort of shrunken-head trophy. The Dorella necklace ($261) reeks of some serious creep factor, honestly. You can dress it up, give it new haircuts via head pieces, and all the while, wear her around your neck. Can we not just wear diamonds or Peter Pan collars or anything that isn't a tiny wide-eyed doll?
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High wire artist Philippe Petit plays a game called "Snakes! Why did it have to be snakes?!" Three questions about famous people and their phobias.
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In Pictures: Priestly Blessings at the Western Wall
Israeli Chief Rabbis join thousands of worshippers at this year's Sukkot 'birkat kohanim' at the Kotel in Jerusalem.
By Yoni Kempinski and Ari Soffer
First Publish: 9/22/2013, 10:47 AM
Tens of thousands of worshippers crowded the Kotel (Western Wall) plaza in Jerusalem this morning for shacharit (morning) prayers today, the fifth day of the festival of Sukkot.
There, Jews from across the world took part in the bi-annual mass "birkat kohanim" or "priestly blessings," which take place during Sukkot and Pesach (Passover). The service saw thousands of kohanim - members of the priestly families of Israel - bless the gathered crowd in a show of unity and celebration.
Israel's Chief Rabbis - Rabbi David Lau and Rabbi Yitzchak Yoseph - were both present, and will receive the public immediately following the service.


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Jonas Kaufmann and Elina Garanca appear together for the first time at the Met in Massenet's sublime adaptation of Goethe's revolutionary and tragic romance. The quixotic Werther is in love with a married woman—or perhaps he is just in love with being in love? Run time: 3:15.
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The stars shined brightly at this years Oscars,and for many the highlight of the night was the acceptance speech of actress Lupita Nyong'o who won Best Supporting Actress for her role in 12 Years A Slave.
The response from fans of the star was immediate. Oprah tweeted "Way to go @Lupita_Nyongo .. So happy so PROUD!!!! #12YearsASlave". Actress Kerry Washington also congratulated Lupita with this tweet: "Wooo hoo! #12yearsaslave I love seeing those talented and fierce women up there... #SarahPaulson @adeperoOduye @Lupita_Nyongo @AlfreWoodard".
After receiving a much-deserved standing ovation for her win she spoke words that will resonate long after the awards were over. To director Steve McQueen (who accepted the award for Best Picture for the same filme) she said: "Thank you for putting me in this position. It has been the joy of my life." She also added: "Steve McQueen has really honored a people who suffered a long time through this film. Their spirits have been honored."
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The regularly scheduled Planning Commission meeting for Wednesday, February 26, 2014 has been cancelled. The next meeting of the Planning Commission is scheduled for Wednesday, March 12, 2014. The meeting will take place in the Puyallup City Hall Council Chambers located on the 5th floor of Puyallup City Hall, 333 So. Meridian, Puyallup.
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There are all kinds of bumps, scars and scratches on the body that most people don't even know exist. Interesting enough, there are enough names to describe these little afflictions but not enough on how to cure them and with some of these, you can't. However, let it be known that there is something that a person can do to get temporary relief, but even that's not enough, especially if the disease is something that is capable of staying around for a long time like Keloids for example. Now, there on numerous home remedies on how to get rid of Keloids for good and they are these:
1. Aloe Vera Gel
Because this gel as well as the Aloe Vera element which has curative properties is used on a wide range of scrapes and burns, its effective on Keloids. Once applied on the Keloids, it reduces the number as well as the appearance of Keloids and prevent more from forming where the previous ones disappeared. This is handy if a person wants that relief before going to bed at night so they can sleep through the night or just permanent relief throughout the day, this is a very effective remedy. Apply 2 times each day until the Keloids disappear forever.
2. Tea Tree Oil
Known to be one of the most effective treatments for various skin diseases, this magical skin cure can clear up a person's keloids as well. Since Tea Tree Oil has antiseptic properties, it automatically kills the disease at it root and keeps it from ever coming back. Rub some Tea Tree Oil on the keloids 2 times daily in order to make them disappear forever, doing this also prevents any part of the disease from reforming anew. There's also a tea tree oil soap that is capable of having the same effect on keloids as the oil.
3. Baking Soda
This curative agent is used commonly in home remedies but not that often, but if a person is looking to get rid of Keloids then this curative agent will definitely do the job. A person can feel the cure working if they make a paste out of the baking soda, once they do that then they should apply it on the Keloids to make them disappear. Since baking soda is capable of cutting dead skin off completely if applied right then applying it to get rid of the Keloids will work wonders. Apply it 4 times daily until the person sees the Keloids no more.
4. Lavender Oil
This oil has powerful skin rejuvenation properties which are capable of destroying keloids and keep them from ever coming back, this is one of the most effective cures for keloids on earth. Apply to the affected area on the skin and massage the affected area so the keloids can absorb the oil, doing this at least 5 times or more a day until the keloid(s) clear up will make them shrink and eventually disappear. Do not skip even one day of using this oil or you could undo the healing process.
5. Lemon Juice
An ever effective cure for many skin problems as well as other problems, this curative power liquid has antioxidant properties which makes it healthy for the skin and body. A person can get rid of Keloids by squeezing the lemon juice from the lemon, then massage their Keloids scar(s) with lemon juice in hand, doing this will decrease the appearance of the Keloids and make them disappear. After applying to the keloids the first day, the person will notice that the keloids are not as evident. Apply 2 times a day until they're gone.
6. Aspirin
A product that can cure just about anything from a headache to some of the most serious forms of fever, it can indeed cure Keloids as well; what's even greater about this curative product is that it can provide instant relief from this problematic disease. To get the full effect of the cure, a person has to grind at least 4 pills into a paste. Once they've done that then apply it to the keloids, doing this will not only clear them up but if a person applies olive oil to the keloids after the person's back is dry then they'll stand a better chance of making these things disappear once and for all. Apply every day to see results.
7. Onion Extract
Oddly enough, onion extract has been used for years in order to cure skin problems of every kind and it has never failed once. Onion Extract can cure keloids as well and prevent any future reappearance of this skin disease, a person will be able to sleep at night knowing that they don't have to deal with this disease once its gone. Onion extract has powerful antimicrobial abilities which prevents skin blemishes from appearing, grind the onion until the juice is subtracted from the onion. Get a cloth and dab it in the onion juice and apply it to the keloids to make them disappear. Do this at least 3 times daily until the keloids disappear.
8. Honey
Generally, as sweet to eat as it is to touch, honey is a natural anti-fungal agent which is capable of healing the skin of any problem it is having. Applying honey on the Keloids over the span of 2 weeks or more will make the Keloids disappear once and for all. Honey is one of the most effective keloid cures in the world.
9. Garlic
A super food whose curative properties knows no bounds, garlic is a powerful antiviral and antibacterial agent that is not only healthy for the body but healthy for the body as well. Keloids are a bacterial skin disease and garlic is one of the most effective cures for it, all a person would have to do is to crush the garlic cloves then apply them to the skin. Let it sit idle for a little over 10 minutes, then cleanse the area, doing this daily will cause the person to see a dramatic difference in their skin; without the Keloids.
10. Mustard Oil
This oil is another effective cure for anything that is associated with the skin and because mustard oil is a powerful antifungal agent, it makes it the ideal cure all skin problems as well as diseases such as keloids. When a person sees a keloid on their skin, they can get some mustard oil, pour it on their skin zealously 3 times everyday. Doing this around the same time every day will not only clear up the keloid already present on the skin but will keep more from forming, it is advised to keep applying the mustard oil for the 3 weeks to see results.
11. Try not bothering it and ignoring it
Normally, when there's a scar on a person's skin, they will pick at it and eventually open it up; this not only slows down the healing process but reformation of the scar is practically immediate. The same can be said for keloids, if a person just leaves it alone and not bother it until it heals then there's a good chance that they'll eliminate the keloids by simply just ignoring it. Ultimately, its not easy to ignore something like a big bump(s) but if it'll help the healing process then it is well advised.
12. Fuller's Earth
Another common remedy for people to seek when they are having problems with their skin or irritations of the skin, this curative agent is a godsend when it comes to curing problems of the skin since it has the powerful magnesium chloride element in it which makes it the ideal cure for keloids. Combining this fuller's earth with rosewater and lemon juice will turn it into a paste in which a person will put on the infected area(s) of the skin. Upon application, leave it on the skin for at least 12-14 minutes then rinse with water; cold recommended. Doing this daily will make the keloids scar disappear forever.


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College is expensive. Paying for a college education out-of-pocket is a financial burden most parents cannot manage. Taking out a home equity loan is not the best option. Before you spend your retirement on a child's college tuition, look for ways to cut costs without cutting quality.
School choice
In-state public colleges and universities give you the best tuition rates. While your child may have dreams of traveling across the country to attend an Ivy League school, they may have to find a school in-state that offers a similar course of study. Choosing a public university over a private one can save thousands on tuition costs.
Community colleges offer many of the same first year courses as the local colleges for about half the price. Most local universities will accept transfers from community college students as long as the student meets a minimum GPA. Talk with the community college to see which courses will transfer to local universities.
Living arrangements
Living on campus is expensive. If your student wants to live on campus, they should also expect to find a job in order to pay for it. That is part of living on your own. Living off campus may be a better option if you reside nearby.
Scholarships and grants
Be sure to fill out a FAFSA form before the deadlines. This form is what every college uses to determine financial aid for your student. It is also how you obtain grants and subsidized student loans. After filling out the form, you will be notified as to what grants or loans your student qualifies for.
If your state has an education lottery, find out how to apply for a scholarship. This is usually the easiest type of scholarship to get. Check with your employer to see if they offer scholarships. Organizations such as 4-H, scouts, churches, and community based programs may offer scholarships. Have your student speak with the financial aid officer at the school they wish to attend. The financial aid office usually has a list of scholarships available. They will also have listings of work-study programs if your student qualifies.
Saving money
Used textbooks are less expensive than new ones. Sometimes digital textbooks are the best choice. Textbook rentals can be another low-cost option for books.
If your state has a tax-free holiday, use this to purchase large ticket items. Computers, tablets, and clothing are usually tax-exempt during the holiday.
Sell off your homeschool curriculum when your child heads off to college. If you will not need the books for another child, sell what you can and use the money for college expenses.
Some states offer a refund on sales tax paid on textbooks and other items. Check to see if your state offers this. Save your receipts to prove that you made the purchase.
Some college tuition is tax deductible. Speak with your tax professional about this.
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Top Returns May Not Be Top-Notch
What'll it take to be a top-performing private equity fund in the current environment?
Quite possibly, simply returning all of the money investors gave you.
That was the opinion of Carlyle Group co-founder David Rubenstein, who ran down a checklist of issues facing private equity in the short run while speaking at the Emerging Markets Private Equity Forum in New York. Among them: smaller investments, fewer distributions, and lower profits from funds.
"Returning your capital may make you a top-quartile performer, if not top-decile performer," Rubenstein told attendees at the conference, referencing investments made in the past three years or so.
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1 Church of Santa Maria de Balaguer
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C. Ramon i Cajal 5 E - 25005 Balaguer
Overlooking the river and the town is this old collegiate (14C), with a single aisle, and chapels between the buttresses, in the typical manner of Catalonian Gothic architecture.
2 Plaça del Mercadal
Architecture, castles and historic districts
E - 25600 Balaguer
One of the largest squares with arcades in Catalonia. Once a week, there is a large market here selling all the wares of the region.
3 Sant Domènec Convent
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E - 25600 Balaguer
Franciscan (formerly Dominican) establishment with a 14C Gothic cloister that is one of the longest in Catalonia. Fine galleries and decorative arches.
4 Monastery of Santa Maria de les Franqueses
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To the south of the town, all that remains of this Cistercian monastery for women is the Romanesque church (12C and 13C), with its considerable architectural severity.


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Jun 23, 2014 8:20 AM
Are you kidding us? It's an allover shoe glitter party with these Jeffrey Campbell Jelly Love Flats ($30). These aren't your childhood jelly sandals, but we can guarantee that your five-year-old self would have loved these, too. And unless you were one of those children who were totally committed to all things pink, you would also have had a hard time choosing between silver, gold, orange, pewter, and pink glitter - like we currently are.
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On the Level: Nadine Deason!!!
Nadine Deason is just happy happy happy to do On the Level! Deason, a dynamo from New Jersey who came to the Charlotte area via Chicago and the part of northern Kentucky hard by the Ohio River outside Cincinnati, is co-owner of the Lincoln County satellite office of Keller Williams Realty's Mooresville operation.


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The crews will spend today packing trash and unneeded equipment as well as luggage for the returning station crew in the Leonardo logistics module. They also will have some time off to rest after a busy week spent in space so far. The station crews also will continue comparing notes and handing over duties aboard the scientific outpost. During the handover activities, Expedition Two Flight Engineers Jim Voss and Susan Helms will begin a thorough checkout of the robotic workstation inside the Destiny Laboratory. It will be used to operate the station's Canadian-built remote manipulator system upon its arrival on the next shuttle mission next month.
The crews were awakened today with the song "Should I Stay, or Should I Go?" performed by The Clash, played for returning International Space Station Expedition One Commander Bill Shepherd from his wife, Beth.
Early this morning, near the end of the crew's seventh day in orbit, Discovery Commander Jim Wetherbee performed a reboost of the station and shuttle a day earlier than originally planned to ensure that the complex would remain clear of a piece of spacewalking equipment that floated free during the mission's first spacewalk. The approximately 50-minute long reboost, performed by gentle, repeated firings of Discovery's smallest steering jets, raised the station's and shuttle's orbit by almost two and half statute miles, keeping the complex well away from the lost foot restraint. Two more reboosts for the station are planned to take place later in the flight as originally scheduled for the mission.
Several crewmembers will take breaks from their work tonight to speak with media and students. At 2:17 a.m. Thursday, Wetherbee and Discovery Pilot Jim Kelly will field questions from three media from the Burlington, Iowa, area, Kelly's hometown. At 3:40 a.m., the crew is expected to send a message honoring the 75th anniversary of rocketry. Two hours later at 5:40 a.m., Wetherbee, Shepherd, Expedition Two Commander Yury Usachev, and Discovery astronaut Andy Thomas will field questions from school children in Dundee, Scotland.
Discovery and the International Space Station remain in excellent condition in an orbit with a high point of 243 statute miles and a low point of 230 statute miles.


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Modesto, CA – Detectives are investigating a late morning shooting that claimed the life of a victim.
At about 11:14 AM, officers responded to a report of a shooting in the 1300 block of Leonard Avenue. When officers arrived they located 51-year-old Kirk Lund on the roadway, with at least one gunshot wound. He was transported to a local hospital where he died from his injuries.
Officers coming into the area saw a male, who matched the description of the suspect, walking away from the area of the shooting. He was taken into custody and a handgun was located nearby. The suspect's name is not being released at this time.
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This highly-anticipated project holds special meaning for Stephen 'Doc' Kupka, who co-wrote many of the songs with Frank Biner and Emilio Castillo. Frank Biner was well-known in the San Francisco and Oakland, California area as a powerhouse vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter of the highest caliber. Frank passed away unexpectedly in May of 2001 and is greatly missed by his many friends and fans, which makes this release very special for Strokeland Records.
Doc Kupka was also heavily involved in the original recording of the songs and co-produced the project with Frank. Jeff Tamelier added some great guitar overdubs and was heavily involved in the project as well.
The songs were originally tracked during recording sessions at Kensington Sound Studios in 1982 in Toronto, Ontario with many great Canadian musicians and special guests, but were never released. These tracks are from the original sessions, with fresh new mixes, provided by Rick Duncan of Nacnud Studios and Steve Yelick of Coastside Recording, and mastering by Brian Hijos.
The original tracks for this project were recorded in 1982 in Toronto, Ontario. With the passage of time, the detailed records, including musician credits have been lost.
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Over the years, the records from the recording sessions have been lost and detailed musician credits no longer exist, but many top musicians lent their talents to this project (see sidebar on this page). Over the coming weeks, we will assemble as much information as we can from all sources and post the credits here.
Chuck Hansen served as Executive Producer for the project. THE LIFE AND TIMES OF FRANK BINER is a co-production of Strokeland Records and House of Hansen Productions, LLC. Strokeland is grateful to Chuck for his assistance in helping to make this project a reality after all these years.


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Some amazing new pics of the interior and exterior of Matthew Knight Arena (below) were just taken. They certainly give you a feel for how the building is going to look when it is finished. Like Jerry Allen always says, "A picture is worth a thousand words." I wonder where Mr. Original came up with that gem.
In the coming weeks, the new building will have some monumental construction moments like the hanging of the scoreboard, the installation of the fan seating and the arena floor, in addition to much more. Check back to goducks.com for more updates on the progress of Matthew Knight Arena.
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By the time Mel Brooks hit his early-'80s stride, he had redefined crude comedy with "The Producers," "Blazing Saddles," "Young Frankenstein" and "History of the World: Part 1," giving birth to careers and providing punch lines that would be quoted, cribbed and ripped off for years to come. Two decades later, a man named Judd Apatow would hit Hollywood, survey a sad landscape cluttered with "Legally Blonde" sequels and Martin Lawrence vehicles, and similarly give us renewed reasons to laugh.
It's a beautiful story line, and one that seemed to take hold over the past few years: The writer/director endured a decade of Hollywood struggles to break through with instant classics like "Anchorman," "Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Robby" and his behind-the-camera debut, "The 40-Year-Old Virgin." Last summer, Apatow proved himself as much a part of the season as sunburn with his directorial follow-up, "Knocked Up," and the raunchy teen triumph "Superbad."
But something unfunny happened on the way to the comedy hall of fame: "Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story" and "Drillbit Taylor" both opened to bad reviews and worse box-office profits. So with four films in the next four months, can Apatow once again prove that he's the king of comedy?
"What I would say is unique about the process is that everybody is open to reinventing, everybody is open to improvisation, everybody is not necessarily so overly concerned with conceiving what your day is before you get there," explained director David Gordon Green of the Apatow troupe, which he officially joins when his "Pineapple Express" hits theaters August 8. "So when we wake up in the morning, we have a game plan, we've opened the toy box — but we don't necessarily know what games are going to be inside it."
Acclaimed indie director Green has taken the Apatow name and clout, cast himself a comedy/action film, and handed his producer a movie that is already receiving enormous advance buzz. The flick stars Seth Rogen and James Franco as a pair of stoners who are in over their heads, attempting to evade cops and drug lords, among various other eccentrics.
That flick arrives in theaters just a few weeks after Apatow reunites with Ferrell and "Walk Hard" star John C. Reilly for "Step Brothers," a screwy "Dumb & Dumber"-like comedy about two grown men who become ultra-competitive after their single parents tie the knot.
"Many of [the improvs] are way too dirty for basic cable, or any hard-core cable, or actually any adult X-rated cable station. Most of it, I don't know if it could ever be in the movies because it is so off-the-charts disgusting," Apatow said of working with talents like Reilly, Rogen and Paul Rudd. "I'm always amused when things that weren't even meant to be that funny come out, and they're really hilarious."
Keeping with the idea of bringing big stars back to the spontaneity that made them funny in the first place, the "Freaks & Geeks" and "Undeclared" creator teamed with pal Adam Sandler for "You Don't Mess With the Zohan," a flick he wrote for the former "SNL" funnyman.
"He's a soldier, and he fakes his own death in a fight so he can come to New York and become a hairstylist," Sandler explained of the Apatow script. The comedy also stars Rob Schneider, Emmanuelle Chriqui and Mariah Carey as herself.
"What's great about working on these Judd movies is that we all bring a part of ourselves out in our characters," explained Jason Segel, who hopes to have kicked off the Second Summer of Apatow with "Forgetting Sarah Marshall." "That's part of why these movies work."
"It was much more collaborative than I had anticipated," insisted Segel's leading lady, Kristen Bell, who follows in a tradition of unorthodox Apatow objects of affection that also includes Catherine Keener and Katherine Heigl. "We do a lot of improv rehearsals in the beginning that they videotape … [then] you're sitting next to Jonah Hill, and it's really difficult to come up with the funniest thing in the room, but I think I contributed. It's really a neat process to be involved with, because you have to come in with a lot of decisions about your character, but also you have to come completely game to change anything."
By the very nature of what Apatow does, it makes sense that for every triumph, we'd have to endure a "Drillbit Taylor." It is that unpredictability in front of the camera that creates his brand of comedy, and it can also lead to some mind-numbingly unfunny moments of failure. Hey, even Mel Brooks had his "Men in Tights," right?
"It's nice to be allowed to do some of the things that we have always wanted to do that people always said 'no' to," Apatow said of his many projects. "We are going to do it while they let us, until they stop us. They may stop us at any moment, but we are going to try to get as much done in this window of opportunity [as possible]."
Check out everything we've got on "Forgetting Sarah Marshall," "The Pineapple Express," "You Don't Mess With the Zohan" and "Step Brothers."
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A young woman was observed on Friday afternoon in downtown Fort Worth near 7th Street and the Trinity Bridge letting four dogs out of her car; the dogs tried desperately to climb back.
According to No Kill Fort Worth, volunteer advocates who provide alternative shelters for rescued companion animals and help to raise funds for sterilization, vaccinations, and needed medical assistance for abandoned and stray pets in the Fort Worth area, the woman just left the dogs to fend for themselves.
Two of the dogs were immediately captured and have been taken to the Humane Society of North Texas. Both dogs seem bonded, healthy, and trained.
Tragically two other dogs; a red Chow mix and a large black dog were also abandoned, and both dogs are extremely timid and have not been rescued. The black dog appears to have an injured rear leg and was observed limping.
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