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A belated birthday to His Royal Highness Prince Hj Al-Muhtadee Billah, the Crown Prince and Senior Minister at the Prime Minister's Office who recently turned 40. The Crown Prince's birthday falls on the 17th of February and there have been hosts of events organised to commemorate the Crown Prince's birthday celebration.
May Allah bless the Crown Prince and happy belated. Below are pictures taken from The Brunei Times on the series of events to commemorate the Crown Prince's birthday.
HRH Prince General Hj Al-Muhtadee Billah, the Crown Prince and Senior Minister at the Prime Minister's Office, cutting a cake at a reception hosted by the RBAF to celebrate his 40th birthday. Image courtesy of Infofoto.
His Royal Highness the Deputy Inspector General of Police cutting the birthday cake presented by the Royal Brunei Police Force. Image taken by Asdeny Yakub of The Brunei Times.
HRH Prince 'Abdul Malik (2nd L) during the thanksgiving ceremony in conjunction with the 40th birthday of His Royal Highness Prince Hj Al-Muhtadee Billah, the Crown Prince and Senior Minister at the Prime Minister's Office. The ceremony was held at the Yayasan Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Complex in the capital. Attending the ceremony were Minister of Development YB Pehin Orang Kaya Indera Pahlawan Dato Seri Setia Haji Suyoi Haji Osman (L), Minister of Finance II YB Pehin Orang Kaya Laila Setia Dato Seri Setia Hj Abdul Rahman Hj Ibrahim (2nd R), Minister of Energy at the Prime Minister's Office YB Pehin Datu Singamanteri Colonel (Rtd) Dato Seri Setia (Dr) Haji Mohammad Yasmin Haji Umar and senior government officials. Image taken by Asdeny Yakub of The Brunei Times.
The Big 30 coming soon!!
Late post. The spirit of patriotism was flying high in schools across the country after the distribution of national flags to students in all four districts to commemorate the upcoming 30th National Day celebration.
In the Brunei-Muara District, the main ceremony was held at the Yayasan Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah (YSHHB) Primary School where the guest of honour at the event was Pehin Orang Kaya Indera Pahlawan Dato Seri Setia Awang Hj Suyoi bin Hj Osman, Minister of Development. Present at the event were YAM Pengiran Anak 'Abdul Raqiib bin Pengiran Maharaja Setia Laila Diraja Sahibul Irshad Pengiran Anak Haji Abdul Rahim, YAM Pengiran Anak Abdul Hafeez bin Pengiran Anak Khairul Khalil and Pengiran Wajeeh Al-Bolkiah bin Pengiran Hj Mohammad Hakimmuddin. Participating in the distribution of the mini national flags were Datin Paduka Hajah Adina binti Othman, the Deputy Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports with Hj Mohd Rozan bin Dato Paduka Hj Mohd Yunos, Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports; Dato Paduka Hj Suhaimi bin Hj Gafar, Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Development (Technical & Professional) as well as Awang Hj Brahim bin Hj Ismail, the Managing Director of YSHHB and officials from government agencies.
Some 970 students from Years 1 to 7 were involved in the ceremony which started off with a flag-hoisting ceremony accompanied by the national anthem.
Cikgu Norbaini binti Hj Abdullah, the Principal of YSHHB Primary School in her welcoming remark highlighted the importance of the ceremony, saying, "I believe that the ceremony can instill and strengthen the spirit of patriotism and love for the king, religion and nation among students who in the future will be the leaders of the country."
The distribution of the mini national flags, she said, "will enable students of Yayasan Primary School to feel the atmosphere of waving the national flag, which has become a symbol of honour and identity. Today's ceremony is very beneficial in providing students the understanding and awareness on the importance of nationhood".
The Minister of Development handing over flag to YAM Pengiran Anak 'Abdul Raqiib bin Pengiran Maharaja Setia Laila Diraja Sahibul Irshad Pengiran Anak Haji Abdul Rahim
The flag raising ceremony
YAM Pengiran Anak Abdul Hafeez bin Pengiran Anak Khairul Khalil
YAM Pengiran Anak 'Abdul Raqiib posing with the flag
Pengiran Wajeeh Al-Bolkiah bin Pengiran Hj Mohammad Hakimmuddin were among the attendees
The Minister touring around the classroom at YSHHB
One of the participating students, Puteri Abd Wahab of Year 5 in an interview said, "This is the first time that I have taken part in the National Day celebration. It's a privilege to be part of the celebration today."
With the National Day theme of 'Visionary Generation', she explained, "My aspiration is to raise my academic achievement and I hope that my friends and I will be prepared to face any challenges in the future."
Following the distribution of flags, the minister and guests toured the Years 1 to 5 classrooms and witnessed some of the National Day activities including flag quizzes, poems and more. The minister also signed the Smart Board to commemorate the occasion.
Halfway during the tour, some 400 students from Years 3 to 6 made a physical formation of the number 30 to signify the 30th National Day, followed by a poem recital performed by two students, Awang Md Mirza bin Abdul Rahim and Dayang Hanani Batrisya binti Hj Awang Yusuf. Text by James Kon of Borneo Bulletin and images by Muiz Matdani of Media Permata.
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Cutting the ribbon ceremony by guest of honour Her Royal Highness Pengiran Anak Isteri Pengiran Anak Hajah Zariah binti Al-Marhum Pengiran Pemancha Pengiran Anak Hj Mohamed Alam, Sydney Quays, Managing Director Starbucks Coffee Malaysia, Dato Francis Lee, CEO Berjaya Food Berhad and Jeff Hansbury, President of Starbucks China & Asia Pacific at the opening of the first Starbucks Coffee outlet at Mabohai Shopping Complex
Coffee culture in Brunei Darussalam is definitely on the rise. With The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf being around for almost 15 years and Gloria Jeans Coffee only making its presence last year, Starbucks Coffee has further deepened the growth of coffee culture in the Sultanate.
Sydney Quays, Managing Director Starbucks Coffee Malaysia, said that education is very important in creating awareness not just about providing the service and the goods but also educating the public on the history and the vision of Starbucks. One strong point that caught my attention is the "human connection" that Starbucks aims at achieving and that for me is very vital for any service industry in the world.
Yesterday was a historical moment for Brunei. Iconic more like it as Brunei official unveiled its first Starbucks Coffee store at Mabohai Shopping Complex. It will interesting to know what is the number store worldwide apart from being the 64th country to open this popular franchise. I paid a visit to the 1st ever Starbucks store at Pike, Seattle and it's amazing how Starbucks has been around for 43 years and counting.
Gracing yesterday's official launch was Her Royal Highness Pengiran Anak Isteri Pengiran Anak Hajah Zariah binti Al-Marhum Pengiran Pemancha Pengiran Anak Hj Mohamed Alam. In attendance were Jeff Hansbury, President of Starbucks China & Asia Pacific, Dato Francis Lee, CEO Berjaya Food Berhad, Sydney Quays, Managing Director Starbucks Coffee Malaysia and Ricky Ho, Director of Berjaya Food Supreme Sdn Bhd.
"We are pleased to bring the unique Starbucks Experience to Brunei," said Jeff Hansbury, President of Starbucks China & Asia Pacific during his welcoming remarks. "By sharing our coffee passion and unique third place environment, we look forward to creating an inspired place for people to connect over coffee."
Her Royal Highness with members of the Royal Family attended the special historic event
Jeff Hansbury, President of Starbucks China & Asia Pacific, during his welcoming remarks and he's also a certified coffee master :D
Also in attendance was Dato Paduka Timothy Ong
The baristas couldn't wait to host the patrons yesterday
Her Royal Highness being treated to the first Starbucks coffee, a Caramel Macchiato
Her Royal Highness with her Caramel Macchiato. Image by @emmagoodegg
Members of the Royal family mingling with the guests
During the press conference at the "slow-bar"
Dato Francis Lee, Jeff Hansbury and Sydney Quays with their appreciative cheers to mark a successful franchise in Brunei
Yesterday's launch proved to be a hit among coffee goers. Tumblers were a big hit especially those on display outside the outlet. The Starbucks tumblers and mugs with Brunei Darussalam printed on them were selling like hot cakes. According to the Malaysian counterpart, every now and then, new batches of merchandise will be sold at the outlet.
Starbucks Brunei also ran a Facebook competition where 50 winners were selected and they received two grand opening launch invitations and two limited edition Starbucks t-shirts.
Tonight the local media and bloggers will be attending a Starbucks coffee seminar and I shall update you on that event. It should be very interesting. For now, a big shout out to the local stakeholders for making the initiative and possible in bringing Starbucks to the Sultanate. Too bad Pg Muda Abdul Qawi wasn't in attendance as he's not in the country because I would like to personally shake his hands for his passion and entrepreneurial spirit.
Bloggers and friends turned up for the launch
Reggie Sim, General Manager of Brunei Press and reporters from Brunei Press and Sim Yuan of Adison
It was quite a long queue yesterday and it carried on for a few more hours
The cheerful baristas attending the customers
This reminds me of Ghostbusters but with coffee stock in the bag
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Tumblers aplenty for sale yesterday
It was pretty jam packed at the outlet
Shaun Hoon of Catalyst having a chit chat with Dato Francis Lee, CEO of Berjaya Food Berhad
The Mabohai Shopping Complex management
More than 25 universities and colleges from the United States will be participating in the US Higher Education Fair in Brunei today (Monday).
"This is the largest fair of its kind that has ever been held in Brunei organised jointly by the US Embassy in Brunei Darussalam and EducationUSA to promote education in the United States. So we are very excited about that," said US Ambassador Daniel L Shields during a press conference last week.
The education fair will be held on Monday (today) in the Rizqun International Hotel's Sutra Hall from 2pm to 9pm.
EducationUSA is a US Department of State-supported network of hundreds of advising centres around the world. Each year, the body provides millions of international students with accurate, comprehensive and current information about how to apply to US colleges and universities. Their staff also work with US higher education professionals to promote international student recruitments.
"It will be the first time for participating US universities and colleges to [come to] Brunei Darussalam and they will be discussing higher learning opportunities with potential students.
"The fair will showcase the diverse educational programmes and specialised degrees, such as medicine, research, engineering, fine arts, and more for students at all level," the ambassador said.
Shields said he had set a goal of increasing educational exchange between the two countries the moment he arrived in Brunei nearly three years ago. "The fair will be an informing session for those who have questions about student visa applications and if they want to find out about the suitable education institution which best fits their needs."
US Ambassador Daniel L Shields III (C), Public Relation Officer Edward Findlay (R) and EducationUSA Advisor Mayra Robles after the press conference. Image by Billah Hasan of The Brunei Times.
During the fair, some Bruneian students studying in the US will share their experiences and answer questions about living and studying in the country. Currently, there are more than 800,000 international students studying in the US, about half of whom come from the East Asia and Pacific region. Of those, more than 47,000 come from Southeast Asia.
"So [when] Bruneian students go to the States they won't be alone. There will be plenty of friends and colleagues who are from around this region," he said. Since 2010, 208 students from Brunei have studied in the States. The number of Bruneians students applying for exchange education has doubled since 2009 – and the embassy hopes that figure will keep on increasing.
"This year we will be celebrating the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the US and Brunei. I'm optimistic that the relationship will grow in the coming years... I believe education is one of the most important components in the relationship. Hence, to realise the full potential of the relationship, what we need is a group of students going from each country to the other. And that means American students coming to Brunei as well. So that's what we're trying to do. "So, we encourage Bruneians students and parents to attend this education fair on Monday," the ambassador said.
Meanwhile, US Embassy Public Affairs Officer Edward Findlay said: "They [those attending] represent the wide range of opportunities for higher education that are available in the United States. Anyone who is interested in what the United States has to offer should take advantage of the education fair to find out more." Mayra Robles, an adviser from EducationUSA, said: "We do work closely with the Brunei Scholarship Division and Accreditation Council ... to ensure that the institution chosen by Bruneian students is recognised by the government of Brunei."
The education fair will be open to the public.
Among the universities participating are Purdue University, University of Kentucky, and smaller institutions such as the University of Mary Washington, Savannah College of Art and Design and Pepperdine University's School of Public Policy.
Further information can be obtained by visiting http://brunei.usembassy.gov/studyusa.html or by following the embassy on their social networking sites, USEmbassyBSB (Facebook) and@USEmbassyBSB. Text courtesy of Billah Hasan of The Brunei Times.
Vincent Pao, General Manager of Concepts Computer giving his welcoming remarks during Concepts Computer annual dinner
With the team behind Concepts Computer. They are currently around 40 staff working for Concepts Computer.
The traditional Chinese toast to bring luck
Vincent Pao with members of the local media
Vincent Pao with members of the local media
It's lucky draw time!!
Vincent Pao handing out a special draw for the media
In the end, Haadi won himself an Acer Aspire V5 from the lucky draw.
Games for the guests and media
Games for the guests and media
The emcees for the night
Lai wasn't lucky enough for the grand prize but still got herself some speakers
Vincent Pao with his version of drawing the grand prize
The winner of the grand lucky draw
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Sydney Quays, Managing Director of Berjaya Starbucks Coffee Company Sdn Bhd (Malaysia) being interviewed by members of the media yesterday at the Starbucks Coffee outlet at Mabohai Shopping Complex
It's exciting time now in Brunei Darussalam. High Frequency Cafe has just recently opened but the emergence of Starbucks Coffee, one of the strongest brand worldwide, will be the highlight of the week when it opens its first outlet in Brunei Darussalam later today. After years and years of rumours, Starbucks will make its mark in the capital. Members of the media were introduced to Sydney Quays, Managing Director of Berjaya Starbucks Coffee Company Sdn Bhd (Malaysia) and he is such an easy going character as we were interviewing him prior to the launch.
What is interesting about Sydney Quays is that he was the main guy who brought in Starbucks to Malaysia 16 years ago. Now the company he built has over 160 outlets in Malaysia alone. The first store was opened in Kuala Lumpur 17th December 1998. Come later this morning (16th February), Brunei will mark a new milestone of unveiling the first Starbucks outlet. According to Sydney, there were many local potential partners that wanted to bring Starbucks to the capital but never succeeded. In came, Deluxe Daily Food led by YAM Pg Muda Abdul Qawi and Ho Lee Suom (its directors), Sydney was convinced that they had vision, passion and continuous enthusiasm in driving Starbucks as a household name and a successful franchise in Brunei Darussalam.
"Starbucks is about human connection, the people," said Sydney in relating to the coffee culture of Starbucks in Malaysia and he hopes to replicate that in Brunei. He was also impressed with the number of local Bruneians wanting to work at Starbucks. Sydney shared that on weekends, 70% of customers in Miri outlet are mostly from Brunei. So that alone says how popular Starbucks is as a brand. He hinted that Starbucks will have a second outlet in Beribi and they have planned to make a drive-thru for the second outlet. Awesome!!
Prices of the drinks are most likely the same when compared to Miri. The management have done an extensive research on pricing and reckons the pricing in Brunei is still considered affordable and reasonable. In coming months, Starbucks Brunei will probably provide their own version of the Starbucks Card which is popularly used in other countries. Another drawing factor for Starbucks will be the merchandise with Brunei's name being printed on the merchandise (another reason to collect mugs or tumblers).
Rest assured that Mabahoi outlet (of Starbucks) will be able to have enough stock to cater to the anticipated frenzy of patrons later today after the official launch. The shuttle service will begin at 9am tomorrow and they will be providing 22-seater buses (two of them) that will be shuttling the customers back and forth at the Indoor Stadium. I'm not too sure if this service is only available for tomorrow.
It was a pleasure to have met Sydney Quays, Managing Director and Salleharon, Manager, Public Affairs & Digital Strategy (Malaysia & Brunei) and Coffee Master of Berjaya Starbucks Coffee Company yesterday. Thank you to Sim Yuan of Adison Marketing for arranging the event for the media. Much appreciated.
The management of Mabohai Shopping Complex also show their appreciation to Starbucks Brunei for choosing their shopping complex to locate Starbucks first outlet. According to the management, they are delighted that Starbucks has joined their family of high profile stores, indicating high standards that they have been maintaining. Mabohai Shopping Complex envisions to be Brunei's premier family shopping centre and they are currently heading on the right path.
A note from the management: The Management of the Mabohai Shopping Complex seeks the patience and understanding of the general public in view of the limited car park situation at our complex. We apologise if you have to wait longer than usual for a parking spot and encourage you to use the bus shuttle service from the indoor stadium car park to save time.
For your info, Berjaya Food (International) Sdn Bhd, signed a joint venture agreement with Deluxe Daily Food for the subscription of an 80 per cent equity interest in Berjaya Food Supreme Sdn Bhd (BFS). Berjaya Foods will be paying $2.4 million for the stake in BFS. Hence, Deluxe Daily Food will take the remaining equity of 20%.
Later today, the guest of honour will be Her Royal Highness Pg Anak Isteri Pg Anak Zariah, will officiate the launch. However, YAM Pg Muda Abdul Qawi won't be present during the launch.
Salleharon and Sydney are anxious for the launch later
You can also have your coffee brewed here and see the coffee masters in action
The layout of the interior of Starbucks
Now you can feel like home and I'm quite impressed they even have carpets on some areas
This place is gonna be packed tomorrow
This is considered the first concept in the region
Ah, the power socket will come in handy for many people
Something to add to your collection?
I'm definitely gonna get this mug
Photo opp with Sydney, who based in Kuala Lumpur but Penang is his hometown
Congratulations for the first ever Starbucks outlet in Brunei
I remember my family had a CitroënCitroën car two decades ago and I don't know where it is right now as it could have been sold perhaps. Last year, the Citroën brand has been making its presence in Brunei Darussalam and I'm pretty sure not many are aware of the Citroën brand, right? It's a European brand and Grand Motors Sdn Bhd are the sole distributors of Citroën for Brunei market.
If you want to check out the affordable European cars, they have three models being showcased at The Mall - The DS cars notably Citroën DS3, Citroën DS4 and Citroën DS5. Today will be their last day at The Mall but you can check out at the Grand Motors showroom at Beribi for test drive and they have been many interests from the public for the test drive alone.
If you want to read more about the Citroën, you can read Izam Said's thorough experience on all the three models mentioned.
Check out Citroën DS3, DS4 and DS5 at The Mall today
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You have less than 3 weeks from now to submit a video for the "2 minutes of your creativity on energy savings". The final submission is on 10th March 2014. Too bad I can't join since it is open to youth age of 15 years to 26 years :p and the prizes are excellent too with first prize being BND 3,000 followed by BND 2,000 for second place and BND 1,000 for third place. They also have BND 200 for six consolation prizes.
This is a nationwide competition to raise awareness of energy efficiency through youth's initiatives. A bottom-up approach and new media and communication channels will be employed to create actions among the citizens. The event will follow with the Energy Dialogue between the Youth/Participants and the Energy Minister.
The prize award ceremony, in conjunction with Energy Dialogue between the participants and the Minister of Energy, will be held during the Energy Week. You can check out more information here from their website.
Yesterday five lucky winners were given a chance to grab grocery items as much as BND 500 worth. This was part of Standard Chartered Bank's Supermarket Dash Hua Ho Chinese New Year Promotion. The event took place at Hua Ho Manggis Mall and the five lucky were given three minutes to grab as much as possible up to BND 500 worth of goods at Hua Ho.
Tong Choi Ben's collected BND 356.30, Dr Affendy's team collected BND 500 worth of items, Ting Heng King collected BND 500, Mohd Hairol Iswandi collected BND 456.35 worth of items and Chieng Hock Hee's team collected BND 500 worth of items. So how were they chosen? The winners were selected from a lucky draw at the end of January. To be eligible, you must spend BND 50 or more with SCB Hua Ho Mastercar.
There was also consolation prizes where an amazing 263 customers were given BND 88 worth of Hua Ho voucher.
General Manager of Retail Banking Products of SCB, Cheok Fui Say, flagged off the event with the presence of Pehin Kapitan Cina Korna Diraja Dato Paduka Lau Ah Kok. Images courtesy of Hock Sim of Media Permata.
Pehin Kapitan Cina Korna Diraja Dato Paduka Lau Ah Kok in a group photo with winners, General Manager of Retail Banking Products of SCB, Cheok Fui Sayand the management of Hua Ho Manggis yesterday
One of the winners that went on a shopping spree yesterday
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Jati Transport launched the new Mercedes-Benz GL-Class yesterday at their Gadong showroom. On display was the V8 biturbo GL 500 with AMG Sports Package. This vehicle produces an impressive output of 435 hp and a torque of 700Nm with acceleration of only 5.4 seconds to reach 100km/h from standstill.
Many Jati Transport customers turned up yesterday to view the newly launched Mercedes and they were quite impressed with the design and the features. The price of the car is around BND 199,000 and Jati Transport already has a few who had booked the GL 500 in the showroom.
Below I'm just gonna post the technical aspect of the GL 500, given by Mercedes-Benz. Have fun reading :D
The newly launched GL 500 at Jati Transport Gadong Showroom. You can view the GL-Class at their showroom.
I'm loving their seats, designed and fabricated by Designo
It's quite spacious and it's a 7-seater vehicle
By Designo
The back view of GL 500
The back seats are retractable so you can have more space for the boot area and they are automatically shifted by a press of a button
Daniel Loo, Marketing Executive of Jati Transport (center) with Abu Bakar and Pauline from BIG magazine. Congratulations to Daniel on your new born daughter :D
The new GL-Class has set new standards in every aspect of the vehicle from comfort, dynamics, safety, elegance and efficiency. The drive for both on-road and off-road are one of the great strengths of the new GL-Class. Especially convincing are its NVH qualities (noise, vibration, harshness) which are on a par with those of the S-Class. The high standards of comfort are derived from the combined result of a very rigid bodyshell, a perfected drivetrain, improved chassis and superb aeroacoustic finishing as well as the intelligent use of new-style insulation materials. At the same time, the GL-Class retains traditional advantages of being extremely responsive with outstanding off-road expertise.
The standard package of the new GL-Class is the fully load-bearing air suspension system AIRMATIC with its adaptive shock-absorbing system (ADS) as well as a load recognition feature. In comparison with the previous model, the AIRMATIC ADS provides outstanding comfort with greatly improved handling, roadholding and driving dynamics. For example, both the standard Crosswind Assist and Load Recognition features are able to compensate for varying driving conditions. The optional active tilting stabiliser ACTIVE CURVE SYSTEM uses its active lateral stabilisers for the front and rear axles to reduce the roll angle when driving round bends, thus providing a greatly improved response and more fun behind the wheel. At the same time, the system makes for better handling. An improved ride and increased scope when driving off-road by actively decoupling the stabilisers are among the other advantages of the ACTIVE CURVE SYSTEM.
Improved driving and stress-reduced safety for the new GL-Class is provided in particular by its numerous assistance systems. In addition to the handling control systems ESP®, ASR, ABS and the danger-alert PRE-SAFE® safety concept, for the first time the standard version of the GL is also fitted with the collision warner, COLLISION PREVENTION ASSIST and the drowsiness detector, ATTENTION ASSIST. Functions such as load recognition or STEER CONTROL reduce the strain on the driver in critical borderline driving situations, for instance by supporting the driver with a steering momentum on the steering wheel if the vehicle is oversteering. One innovation and highlight in the new GL is the standard Crosswind Assist which supports the driver with deliberate braking action when there are strong crosswinds, thus increasing the feeling of safety. Easy parking is guaranteed with the Active-Park assistant. The system is able to detect suitable parking spaces and steers the GL automatically into the best possible position for parking.
Images of Mercedes-Benz G-Class. Courtesy of Mercedes-Benz.
In addition to its extremely comfortable ride with excellent dynamic driving features both on the road as well as over very rough terrain, the GL-Class spoils its passengers with an interior which comes up to the first class standards of a luxurious saloon. Up to seven passengers are able to enjoy the outstanding seating. The elegant interior decoration is dynamic and full of vigour with high-quality materials and great attention has been paid to detail; the generous space arrangement has a perfect ergonomic design – the interior of the GL-Class conveys the feeling of well-being typical for the Mercedes-Benz brand. Extensive trim elements in various kinds of wood or in aluminium, controls in silver-chrome and upholstery in permeable ARTICO man-made leather material, with decorative topstitching on the seams in a contrasting colour, underline the overall high-quality impression.
The 2-3-2 seating arrangement provides a generous amount of space. In comparison with its predecessor, the passengers have been given a great deal more elbow, shoulder and headroom in all three rows of seats. As a standard feature, the third row of seats can be folded down and up electrically. Another innovation is the EASY-ENTRY system for accessing the third row of seats from both sides.
Mercedes-Benz is the first car manufacturer to evaluate and assess the role of aeroacoustic, which provides the decisive parameters for a comfortable ride especially when travelling at higher speeds. As a result, the psychoacoustic characteristics of SUV models like the GL-Class have been considerably improved. Here, not only the high frequency wind noises were rated, but also the low frequencies – especially those concerning the comprehensibility and audibility of spoken language. A comparison with the S-Class proves just how successful the GL engineers were: the objective and subjective impression of noise lies at the same level for both vehicles. Because of its typical SUV design, however, it took a great deal more effort to achieve these top results with the GL than with a luxury saloon. Furthermore, the full-size SUV provides excellent acoustics for seven passengers sitting in three rows – even under the most unfavourable conditions. The off-roader can be used in a much wider variety of situations than the saloon, including travelling in remote areas far away from sealed roads.
The new Mercedes-Benz GL-Class is now available for viewing at Jati Transport Beribi and Gadong showrooms.
If you buy the GL 500 or any other Mercedes-Benz passenger car, Vito or Viano, you will stand a chance to win a CLA 100 AMG Line. Promotion ends 31st December 2014.
Their famous "Lamb on the spit" is back every Friday and Saturday dinner. BND 30 nett.
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All are welcome today at Gadong Jati Transport Showroom and check out the new GL
His Royal Highness Prince Hj Al-Muhtadee Billah the Crown Prince and Senior Minister at the Prime Minister's Office, also the Chairman of DPMM FC, with the management and players of DPMM FC. Click image to enlarge.
In a week's time, DPMM FC will kick off their S•League campaign as they will take on Albirex Niigata FC on the 22nd February at Jurong East Stadium, Singapore (7:30pm kick off). This will also be Steve Kean's (DPMM FC new head coach) first competitive match and all eyes will be on him to deliver his reputable coaching/managing skills. The former manager of Blackburn Rovers is one of the main highlights in the S•League news due to his high profile status in the football scene.
He has been very active in increasing the intensity of the pre-season training and DPMM FC also went through three friendly games with a 1-1-1 record under their belt. Steve learnt many things through the pre-season games and the newly adapted formation 4-4-2 might be just the formula for DPMM FC's success in the upcoming season.
HRH the Crown Prince had a conversation with Steve Kean, DPMM FC's head coach
DPMM FC with their new home jerseys
DPMM FC during their training session
The tennis version of football
White Cane Day Charity Run organised by Brunei Darussalam National Association of the Blind (BDNAB) and the Department of Community Development. The event will take place on Sunday, 9th March at Hassanal Bolkiah Stadium. The idea of this event to spread the awareness to the public regarding the significance of the white cane to assist the visually impaired.
Interested members of the public can register for the following : 10km open for males aged 16 and above, 10km open for females aged 16 and above, 5km open for males aged 12 and above and 5km open for females aged 12 and above. Winners of the 5km and 10km category will get a chance to receive a cash prize and trophy. Today's the last day of registration which ends at 9pm at the Indoor Stadium.
To download forms and find out more on the first ever White Cane Day Charity Run, please visit www.larianamaltongkatputih.com or search "Larian Amal Tongkat Putih" on Facebook.com
The White Cane Day charity run chairperson, Mohammad Jamary Danggat (2nd L) presents Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports, Permanent Secretary, Hj Mohd Rozan (2nd R) with a white cane during the launch of the event late January 2014. Image courtesy of The Brunei Times.
Orchid Garden Hotel is the official hotel and OGH will be having a special package promotion. Shamsul Bahrin, GM of OGH and Mohammad Jamary Danggat yesterday at OGH
The official t-shirt for participants
The new KIA Cerato Koup now available at Grand Motors
Members of the media had a sneak preview of the KIA's latest release in Brunei market which is the second generation of the KIA Cerato Koup. I had a quick test drive last Wednesday on the auto version which has a much sleeker profile with futuristic and dynamic styling. The other notable difference is that it's longer and wider than the previous model and it also has a significant extended wheelbase.
It comes in eight different colours - white, red, pearl, bright silver, blue, and metallic blue. You can opt for an auto or manual (six-speed transmission). Izam Said of The Brunei Times highlighted that the manual KIA Cerato Koup is a pretty good ride during the test drive session.
Out of the many features that new Cerato Koup has, the one that stands out is KIA's new FlexSteer system. The system provides three different setting — Normal, Sport and Comfort — for the steering to match the customer's preference. The effort required to turn the wheel varies with each mode but the gearing (the number of turns lock-to-lock) remains the same.
The auto version costs around BND 31,500 while the manual one costs around BND 29,800.
The all new Cerato Koup will officially be launched this Friday, February 14, where it will be on display at the KIA showroom (under Grand Motors) in Beribi. To find out more, those interested are welcome to visit the showroom or log on to www.kia.com.bn or their Facebook page - facebook.com/KiaBrunei or call 2453101.
Azrol Azmi of Borneo Bulletin documented the test drive with his GoPro
We test drove around the stadium area
Izam Said of The Brunei Times was impressed with the manual transmission model of the new KIA Cerato Koup
The rims
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Kjerstin Gruys is one brave woman. She spent an entire year not looking in mirrors! This wasn't just any year, though—it was the year she got married! Motivated to work on her body image after trying on wedding dresses, Gruys challenges long-held cultural beliefs and stereotypes about female beauty. From buying clothes without the assurance of dressing room mirrors to avoiding reflective windows at seemingly every turn, Gruys relates her experiences in a thought-provoking and often conversational tone (the book was largely adapted from her blog of the same name). A in Ph.D. student in sociology , Gruys includes plenty of research to back up her anecdotal evidence of the way many women struggle to uphold an idealized version of beauty. Any woman who has ever struggled with body image issues (are there any who haven't?) will relate to Gruys' engaging narrative.
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Hook size: I
Yarn: I love this cotton in red, white, and yellow
I loooooooove it!!ReplyDelete
Love all your blankets!! Amazing work!ReplyDelete
I was getting ready to crochet a blanket for my new nephew in blue and green and I am totally using this instead of the original pattern I had picked out :)ReplyDelete
What size hook did you use? And how many skeins did it take? Thanks!ReplyDelete
Oh haha, was looking at this on my phone and somehow missed the hook size in those tiny letters!ReplyDelete
This is adorable! Saw it on UCreate! I love the colors you picked. I too love to crochet and agree knittiit is much faster than knitting, but I love knitting too. If only there were more time!ReplyDelete
I'd also like to know how many skeins it took of each color.ReplyDelete
It took about 3 skeins of white and yellow, and 1 red.ReplyDelete
Thank you.... I am going to give this a try after Christmas. Now to pick the colours that I want to make it in.ReplyDelete
Oh my goodness!! My grandmother has a chevron blanket that has been the "sick blanket" for my mom and my aunt, and now my sister and me and my cousins. I know everyone would LOVE to have one for themselves. Now I can do it!! WOO!!ReplyDelete
I've been dying for a chevron blanket and my husband found one for me at an estate sale he was helping a friend at...the only problem? It's in Christmas Colorado! Perfect for the season, but I'll be missing it next month! This pattern is perfect for my replacement. Thank you so much!ReplyDelete
What a beautiful blanket!! I can't wait to make one myself!! I'd love to make it in white and grey. Thanks for the pattern!!ReplyDelete
I pinned this recently and just started working on it tonight. It's going great! Thanks for the pattern!!ReplyDelete
love it so much. What kind/brand of yarn did you use?ReplyDelete
It says in the post what yarn I used. It's the I love cotton yarn from Hobby Lobby.Delete
I'd love to have the dimensions of this blanket. I'd like to make one as a day bed cover.ReplyDelete
I too would love to know what your finall dimensions are. I am making it as a baby blanket, so closer to crib size. I would love it if you had a second to respond.ReplyDelete
Do you have a gauge - as I tend to crochet a bit looser than most. Thanks.ReplyDelete
Thanks so much for posting this my grandmother used to make this pattern and I've been searching all over to find it so I can make one for myself as she no longer remembers how she made it. Thanks againReplyDelete
Very nice!ReplyDelete
My grandmother made this blanket for grandkids and great-grandkids. My son was the last one to recieve one before she past on. Now maybe I can start that tradition again with my grandchildren. Thank you so very much. God bless!ReplyDelete
I like the pattern and you were clear but I really do wish you had told the size of the finished afghan. I hope you will next time. Thanks!ReplyDelete
Thank you sooooo much. I've been trying to find this pattern for ages.
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So if I wanted to make this smaller would I just work in multiplies of 14?ReplyDelete
I made this blanket for myself. I had intended it to go on my full sized bed, but it's just a bit too narrow for my bed, and too pretty to keep hidden under a duvet!ReplyDelete
I am halfway into this pattern, and it is super easy to follow, but I've noticed the sends tend to curl in. Do you know of any way to keep this from happening?ReplyDelete
I just started my second blanket using this pattern. The first time I did it, I tried to add 28 to make it wider, but the count just did NOT work out. I figured it was just because I hadn't done the pattern before and I had gotten confused. I did the 183 chain and was able to complete my blanket without issue. So starting this second one I thought I would make it wider, but the count REALLY did not come out right. (I have since gone back to the 183 and it is perfect). Has anyone had success in adding or subtracting by 14?ReplyDelete
i have had the same issue as Sara Elizabeth....i was using a chunky yarn with an L hook so i reduced the stitches to 127 but it did not come out right. I had 6 or 7 stitches left after the last 14 sc, plus the last stitches tend to get fewer and fewer at every turn....can u tell me what am i doing wrong????.....i am beginner and self learning....please need help.ReplyDelete
I'm newer to crocheting and had to diagram this one out to figure out what the pattern should look like visually and how to increase or decrease this correctly. I found that if you add or subtract in in multiples of 30 off the 183 you'll still end on the down part of the chevron. So if you go down one, it would be 153, up one chevron it would be 213.ReplyDelete
THANK YOU! Oh my god, I was getting so frustrated trying to increase by 28; I kept ending up with leftover stitches. I wanted to increase by two more but I wasn't sure if it would throw off my stitch count.
Please update your pattern with this info!
I am so glad I read your comment. I have been going crazy trying to calculate the number of chain stitches I needed for a smaller version of this afghan and your calculations were perfect. I especially appreciated your explanation of doing a diagram and will revert to that when I am puzzled in the future. Thank you! Thank you!Delete
Since this blanket is a baby / toddler blanket by adding 30 would that make it big enough for an adult?Delete
Since this blanket is a baby / toddler blanket by adding 30 would that be big enough for an adult?Delete
What are the dimensions of the blanket if you increase by 30?Delete
I found that increasing by 14 did not work either but I believe Sarbear is correct that you increase/decrease by 30. I had figured out we should be using 15, not 14 but if you use 30 you will get the symmetry.ReplyDelete
I love love love this pattern!!! I am now re-starting for the third time!! Every single time I get to the end of Row 1, I have 2 stitches left instead of just one!!! Ggrrrrrrr!!!ReplyDelete
I have been looking for a pattern like this... And I love yours! Hope you won't mind me linking up at Tangled Happy tomorrow. Thanks so much for sharing this! Wishing you a very happy Friday. :)ReplyDelete
This is gorgeous! I'm curious... do you know roughly how many skeins of yarn you used to make this? (hope you haven't already answered this... I didn't see it).
Thanks! Liz
i really want to make this blanket bigger but i tried multiplying by 14 and 15 and neither worked! please help!!!ReplyDelete
I love this modification. I have made several chevron blankets but they were more of a soft wave. i was looking for something exactly like this. I am just not sure what sk means in the pattern?
sk stands for skipDelete
Is there a video that shows how to get this started?ReplyDelete
Thank you so much for sharing your pattern!!!!ReplyDelete
just found this and can't wait to make one! thanks so much for the tutorial :)ReplyDelete
I am currently making one of these and I have found that it goes faster using a dc instead of a sc. The next time I am going to try the hdc.Delete
i doubled and im having 18 stitches on the end sections. its starting to get bigger as i go up.. not sure what i should do about this?ReplyDelete
I had the same issue when I first started this. Ugh. Make sure you're skipping the second to last stitch in your rows and when you start a new row: chain 1, crochet the first stitch and then skip one.
I ended up starting over, rereading the pattern again and realized I wasn't skipping the 2nd to last chain. Kind of a bummer when you've already invested a few hours into the project. But after fixing my mistake, my edges are very straight. Good luck!
How many skeins of each color did you need?ReplyDelete
I know this is an old post, but I wanted to say thank you for posting this pattern! I started this today and it's so easy to follow (and I'm a beginner with almost no experience crocheting). It's turning out beautifully!ReplyDelete
thank you for posting this post! It's kept me super busy over the last 5 days of SNOW!!! Please check out my finished product!!
I love your color choices for this blanket. Beautiful!ReplyDelete
I love the idea of a crochet club. I'm totally stealing that for our R.S. Thank you so much for the pattern, you are awesome!ReplyDelete
Do you mind if I sell my finished product using this pattern?ReplyDelete
No, that's fine. Thanks for asking.Delete
hi there i was wondering if you have a video tutorial of this ? i am desperately trying to make this blanket but i am fairly new to crocheting and i want to make this for a gift for my sister for her wedding shower. is there anyway you could help me out or anything ?
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I was wondering what 1P means in row 3. I am very new to reading patterns and I just want to make sure i get this right. Thank you so much! I am very excited about this pattern!ReplyDelete
It's actually the letter l, not the number one. It means loop. So crochet in the back loop.Delete
Thank you this answers my question too. My Aunt was making a blanket for my first great grandchild and she passed away before she finished it. I would like to try to finish it and this pattern looks like the one that she was doing. I am going to try to make yours first and hope it helps me to finish the one my Aunt was making. I know just a little about crochet.Delete
Im trying out this pattern and keep ending my second row with the 3sc in the ch not the sk st. What am I doing wrong?! :-/ReplyDelete
What does sk mean? I'm new to crochet.ReplyDelete
I asked my elderly friend (not old enough to be my mother!) to teach me her method of this ripple.
She knew why (I wanted to learn so everytime I made this pattern it would keep her close always). She got a huge kick out of my calls that I forgot to count. She also taught me her method of adding 4 extra stitches at each side edge to have as a border.
Those sc were done under both loops so no ridge.
Then sc through back loop (to form ridge) for 7 stitchs, and 3 sc in the 8th loop which makes the increase and point.
Then sc in next 7 ... and then skip 2 and in the 3rd hole/loop do 1 sc (decrease).
To end - then skip one space and sc under 3 remaining spaces, under both loops.
I hope I wrote that correctly. The border then looks like a garter stitch as in knitting.
From not knowing how to make this ripple to then making over 12 in short order as gifts was amazing!! Thank you for reminding me!!
Claire, "sk" means skip.ReplyDelete
For those of you having trouble with adding or subtracting stitches to alter the width of the afghan, you can always just add a few extra chains to the foundation row. Start your chain with a loose slip knot so that when you reach the width you want just undo the unstitched chains up to where it meets your last single chain.ReplyDelete
wow what a beautiful pattern! The sad part is that crochet is so under valued and under appreciated! No one will pay for what this blanket is worth! One of these days I will make it! Thank you for sharing!ReplyDelete
Would I be able to use double stitches rather than single stitches with this pattern instead?ReplyDelete
Loving this pattern! Just curious if anyone finished off the edges? If so, how? Thanks in advance! ")ReplyDelete
For any one who would rather have a formula of sorts for the pattern, instead of a jumping off point and adding 30, I figured it out.
30x+3, where x is the number of chevrons. So the original size, with 6, is 30 multiplied by 6 and add 3 equaling 183. So 7 chevrons has 213 stitches, 8 is 243, and 10 chevrons is 303. :] I hope this helps the mathier minded crochet-ers.
What were the finished dimensions of this afghan? Why do you skip 1 chain in row 2 but skip 2 stitches in row 3?ReplyDelete
I love this! I am making one with Vanna' s Choice white, mustard, & 1 row charcoal grey for my new Great Grand daughter. Your directions are so easy to follow. My best friend has just finish her blanket for her great grandbabies also. We had no idea we were using the same directions. Thank you so much for posting on Pinterest!!!
How does one crochet in only the back stitches?? I see this in so many patterns but have always been afraid to try one which states this? Can someone please instruct on this? Thanks!ReplyDelete
Love it! But after attempting 1 row I found that since I had increased in multiples of 14 to make it bigger when I got to the end I couldnt finish with the sk 1 st and sc in last st I figured out that I didnt need multipules of 14 i needed 15 because you do the 14 sc in the foundation ch then 3sc in 1 chain (then 14sc and sk1 ch) which means 15 chains are needed not 14ReplyDelete
I made it in pink/gray/white. It is gorgeous!! Wish I could upload a picture!ReplyDelete
any one make this as a baby's blanket? If so, how many chains did you start out with?ReplyDelete
Love this pattern! I just finished my first ten rows with white. I'm doing white, grey, and turquoise for mine. I've seen lots of chevron patterns, but this is the first ribbed one and I absolutely love it! The yarn I'm using is a little thinner than what you used, so I'm hoping it'll still turn out well!ReplyDelete
Thank you sooo much for this!!!!! I posted a link to your blog on my ravelry page, and I'll put up photos of the blanket that I did soon if you wanted to check it out.
i love this design, love the chevron one quick question though... when your making your first row after your 183 chains and you do the 3sc in next ch which makes the point in the line....mine is starting to look like a square instead of a zig zag can you help me know what im doing wrong? either e-mail me or reply on here thanks!! love your stuff email@example.com
Wow.. Beautiful chevron baby blanket. Thanks for sharing.ReplyDelete
So how many inches wider will the finished width be with each added 14 chains?ReplyDelete
How did you finish the blanket? As in...did you do a special route as the last row? Sc in both loops all the way across?ReplyDelete
I know this is a fairly old post, but can someone please answer why you skip 1 stitch in the 2nd row but 2 stitches in the third. It's not working for me like this, so I think you should only skip 1 stitch.ReplyDelete
Please could you let me know why you sk1 stitch in row two but 2 in row 3. Is this correct or a typing error? Thank you for sharing the pattern.ReplyDelete
What will the dimensions be if you add 30?ReplyDelete
I'm going to use this pattern to make a blanket for my niece for her birthday. Thanks for the pattern.ReplyDelete
I see you haven't posted anything in a long time but I still wanted to post to say that your chevron blanket is beautiful. Your tutorial is so easy to follow. Thank you so much for sharing your talent with everyone. :DReplyDelete


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The Marines have landed on Mars to guard the unearthed secrets of an ancient and dangerous alien race: Ourselves.
Scientists have discovered something astonishing in the subterranean ruins of a sprawling Martian city: startling evidence of an alternative history that threatens to split humanity into opposing factions and plunge the Earth into chaos and war. The USMC -- a branch of a military considered, until just recently, to be obsolete -- has dispatched the Marine Mars Expeditionary Force, a thirty-man weapons platoon, to the Red Planet to protect American civilians and interest with lethal force if necessary.
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If you like space opera this one is fun. Douglas puts an interesting twist on the future as the US gets a substantial dose of its own real politik. There are a lot of classic plot lines and good characterization for this genre. Definitely worth it.
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Always in the first book of the series it takes time to get all the players down... About midway through the book I was into the story... Thanks for the adventure and I will be downloading book 2 and 3
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Major Garroway was the primary character and well done. His character was interesting and not so narrow in nature as some book characters are. A bit irreverent, a caring father, a dedicated marine, has his failings, but tries to work past them.
It's going to be a bit of work to go back through the Heritage, Legacy, and the first two books of the Inheritance trilogies, but I think it will be worth it.
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Because of audible's strange politics I already listened to "Star Carrier" Series and "Inheritance" trilogy.
Inheritance Trilogy events occur in the same universe as this series but years later, and all of the main events of this series are listed as historical facts in the first book "Star Strike".
I hoped I would have a bit better quality than Inheritance Trilogy, but it was on the same level maybe even worse.
I dropped the book after 1/4, Ian Douglas kept the style of writing and the same formulas all over "Star Carrier" Series, "Inheritance" trilogy and heritage trilogy, It gave the feeling like he cloned all this books and just changed some of their names.
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Lake Wales Man Pleads No Contest to Soliciting Minor for Sex
Published: Friday, February 28, 2014 at 3:09 p.m.
Last Modified: Friday, February 28, 2014 at 3:09 p.m.
BARTOW | David Ullman, a former officer of the Polk Education Foundation, pleaded no contest Friday to charges of using a computer to solicit sex from a minor and traveling to meet a minor for sex.
As part of the plea deal, the 55-year-old Lake Wales man agreed to serve five years in prison and five years on sex offender probation. Circuit Judge Glenn Shelby accepted the plea. A sentencing hearing is scheduled for April 22.
Ullman was arrested in June after an undercover investigation that led to 41 arrests by the Polk County Sheriff's Office.
A deal between Larry Shearer, Ullman's lawyer, and the prosecutor, Assistant State Attorney Brad Copley, allowed Ullman to plead no contest to the charges and drop charges of attempted lewd battery and unlawful use of a two-way communication device.
According to the Sheriff's Office, deputies arrested Ullman after he contacted an undercover detective who was posing as a 14-year-old girl on Craigslist. He told the undercover detective he was a 49-year-old man named David Namm and wanted to teach the child about sensual massage. He had later asked her for sex.
Ullman was a senior tax partner with the Lake Wales CPA firm Bunting, Tripp and Ingley. He formerly served on the Lake Wales Charter School board of trustees, as well as the Polk Education Foundation as secretary/treasurer.
Ullman has been free on a surety bond.
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This ring is very mystical and beautiful in many ways.
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Sadly being returned
By Marian
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I saw the ring on TV and happily ordered it. I should have read the reviews beforehand as I had the same problem as other reviewers, i.e, a bubble appearing in the center of the stone. On examining the ring I noted that the bonding between the quartz overlay and lapis stone was not right -- it you pressed down on the quartz the bubble would either disappear of appear somewhere else on the stone. I noted the setting was very loose. The design was appealing although the black rhodium cheapened the overall look and the quartz overlay did nothing to enhance the lapis. For me not well made or good quality.
Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend
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Beautiful but flawed
By Laurie H
from St. Albert, Alberta
Ring was lovely and fit beautifully but there was a 'bubble' between the Lapis stone and the covering. Tried it on a few times but it was too evident to overlook; had to send it back. Did think about re-ordering as they still had my size to see if second one was not flawed but decided against it. Too bad; it was a very special piece!
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I was so excited to receive this piece and unfortunately I was disappointed. The lapis has uneven coloring, unattractive dark blue spot in the middle. Sending it back.
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I was so looking forward to this ring given it's previous reviews. To say I was disappointed is an understatement. The "diamonds" were of the worst quality I have ever seen. The middle of the stone under the quartz top looked like it had glue or something like it on it. Returning for sure.
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This ring surpassed my hopes for it. It's picture does not do it justice! The true color of the stone is brighter and gorgeous. I've never seen anything quite like it and I await Tracey's next visit.
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Beautiful and different
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this ring has a different feeling to it, just as they say in the video. I really like it and it will stand out in my enormous collection. The only flaw I see is that the little "stars" on the shank (the ones that are on the sides of the main center piece) are slightly scratchy to adjacent fingers.


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Champagne! Noisemakers! Top 10 lists!
In this era of chaos and uncertainty, there is something deeply comforting about the annual tradition of year-end lists. It's a ritual this theater critic cherishes, a chance to bask in the glow of an ephemeral art form one last time before the ball drops. It's heartwarming but also wistful, because theater is so subjective that my raves may well be your bombs.
Here is my countdown of the top 10 in theater for 2012. It's not listed in any kind of order but rather in an impressionistic stream-of-consciousness that bops from Pinter to puppets in a giddy blur.
Bottom line: This was a great year for sheer theatrical magic, plays that transported us out of reality and into artistic nirvana. It was such a good year, in fact, that even "The Book of Mormon," the devilishly witty lampoon of Broadway and other religions from the creators of "South Park," didn't quite make the cut. Honorable mentions also go to George C. Wolfe's riveting "The Normal Heart" at American Conservatory Theater and Robert Kelley's tender revival of "Of Mice and Men" at TheatreWorks.
San Francisco Playhouse
Gina Gionfriddo's intoxicating comedy of bad manners was lit with explosive performances by up-and-coming actress Lauren English and stage veteran Lorri Holt in this postmodern riff on William Makepeace Thackeray's "Vanity Fair." The Pulitzer-nominated satire about a blind date from hell was as insightful as it was witty in Amy Glazer's crisp production.
"Humor Abuse" is Lorenzo Pisoni's devastatingly touching and funny memoir of growing up without going crazy in the Pickle Family Circus. A one man tour-de-farce, it revealed the tragedy of life in a family of clowns. As tender as it was hysterically funny, this show made you vow to never run off and join the circus.
San Francisco Playhouse
Annie Baker ("Circle Mirror Transformation," "Body Awareness") lived up to her reputation as one of the most exciting young playwrights in the American theater with this symphonic coming of age tale, beautifully directed by Lila Neugebauer. Chekhov meets the slacker generation in a touching stream-of-consciousness that marries bracing emotional honesty and theatrical bravado. Even the silences echo.
Curran Theatre
Harold Pinter's harrowing masterpiece was delivered with heart-pounding precision in Christopher Morahan's exquisite revival, starring Jonathan Pryce as the enigmatic drifter Davies and the terrifyingly good Alan Cox as Aston. If some revivals get lost in the haze of the Pinter pause, this British import revealed just how exhilarating this trip to the void can be in the right hands.
Magic Theatre
Not only did Jon Tracy's sublime production introduce American audiences to the shardlike postmodern poetry of Scottish playwright Linda McLean, a master of the existential, but it also reveled in searing performances by James Carpenter and Stacy Ross in one of the most touching romances in recent memory. McLean's jigsaw puzzle of a play careened between the ominous and the magical in this memorable U.S. premiere.
Curran Theatre
My kingdom for a horse! The eye-popping artistry of South Africa's Handspring Puppet Company in this epic spectacle dazzled even theatergoers weaned on high-tech special effects. The genius of this Tony-winning London import was its ability to let us see the savagery of the Great War through the eyes of an innocent boy and his beloved steed, a colossal horse puppet that seemed all too human.
Director/choreographer Susan Stroman ("The Producers," "Contact") explosively deconstructs the lasting legacy of the minstrel show in this Kander and Ebb musical. The controversial musical traces the tragedy of the Scottsboro Boys, a group of young African-American men imprisoned for a rape they didn't commit in the Depression-era South. It's hard to think of another musical that delights and disturbs with such force in this tart theatrical riff on American history.
Berkeley Repertory Theatre
"An Iliad" is a harrowing one-man reinvention of Homer's odyssey that exposed the terrifyingly topical nature of this 3,200-year-old tragedy. Lisa Peterson and Denis O'Hare's chilling lamentation for the dead, sensitively acted by Henry Woronicz, suggests that butchery is the fate of man across the ages.
Berkeley Rep
Theatrical wizard Mary Zimmerman returned to the Rep with one of her most moving fables in years, an ancient Chinese myth that soared on existential themes and delicate puppets. Visually stunning but also quite meditative, "White Snake" is a feast for the eyes and the soul. It runs through Sunday.
Shotgun Players
Sex and death flow like wine in Mark Jackson's seductive revival of this famously fragmentary tragedy, which Georg Buchner died before completing. A seminal work that influenced the course of modern drama, this "Woyzeck" soars on its wickedly dark score by Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan and astute direction. It runs through Jan. 13.
Contact Karen D'Souza at 408-271-3772. Read her at mercurynews.com/karen-dsouza., follow her at Twitter.com/karendsouza4 and like her at Facebook.com/dsouzatheaterpage.


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Today: Google's (GOOG) ability to continue leading in Web search ads while advancing in newer fields leads to big profits, while Apple (AAPL) falls to new lows and Microsoft, IBM, AMD and Intuitive Surgical announce earnings.
Google's profits move higher as advertising pays off
Google's 2013 is shaping up to be a monster in terms of profits, as the Mountain View search giant announced better-than-expected earnings that showed strength on the Web and in mobile advertising.
Google raked in gross revenue of $13.97 billion, 31 percent higher than the total in the same quarter last year, with net income of $3.35 billion, up 16 percent from a year ago. The earnings per share, $9.94, blew away analyst expectations of $8.81, despite revenue coming in a tick below the average forecast of $14.2 billion, according to Thomson Reuters.
Google's bread-and-butter -- search advertising on the Web -- continued to be a huge money maker for the company, as that section of the business pulled in $10 billion on its own, a 23 percent increase from last year. A growing portion of the revenues came from mobile advertising and YouTube ads, however, showing Google's advancing ability to adapt; 15 percent of Google's advertising revenues were derived from mobile and YouTube, up 5 percent from the first quarter of 2012.
"You're seeing good progress," Wedge Partners analyst Martin Pyykkonen told Bloomberg News. "They're taking advantage of, and really cultivating these relatively newer businesses."
In another sign of Google's advance, the company's "cost per click" intake -- the amount it charges every time a user clicks on an Internet ad -- decreased 4 percent in the the quarter, after showing much larger decreases in previous quarters: It fell 12 percent in the year-ago quarter and 6 percent in the final quarter of 2012. Even Motorola Mobility, the money-losing hardware company Google acquired for $12.5 billion, is beginning to show progress: The company's losses slimmed to $271 million in the quarter.
CEO and co-founder Larry Page -- his voice still hoarse after an ailment kept him silent for a large chunk of last year -- was excited by the company's performance in the quarter.
"I have been very pleased with the rate of progress so far," Page said during Thursday afternoon's conference call. "In today's multiscreen world, the opportunities are endless."
Page also touched on his co-founder Sergey Brin's Google Glass effort -- "Someday we'll all be amazed that computing involved fishing around in pockets and purses," he said of the wearable device -- and Facebook Home, the new app from the Menlo Park social-networking leader that layers on top of Google's Android mobile operating system.
"It's really great to see developers focused on and building for Android," he said, keeping his comments to a minimum.
Google dropped 2.1 percent to $765.91 in regular trading, but recover most of that loss in after-hours action.
Apple closes lower than $400 for first time since 2011, stocks decline
Apple did not recover its recent losses on Wall Street, as the Cupertino tech giant again reached lows unseen since 2011 on Thursday and closed lower than $400.
After briefly dipping below the psychological barrier of $400 a share Wednesday, Apple stock comfortably fell below that level Thursday and stayed there, closing with a 2.7 percent decline at $392.05 after falling as low as $389.74.
That decline helped push indexes down for the day, with other tech companies also contributing: The tech-heavy Nasdaq fell 1.2 percent and the SV150 index of Silicon Valley's largest technology companies dropping 1.9 percent, while the Standard & Poor's 500 decreased 0.7 percent and the blue-chip Dow Jones moved lower by 0.6 percent.
eBay (EBAY) suffered after issuing a cautious forecast in its earnings report Wednesday, declining 5.9 percent. Yahoo (YHOO), which announced less-than-stellar earnings earlier this week, dropped 1.9 percent as it announced a new round of mobile apps focusing on weather and email.
Intel (INTC), which announced earnings the same day as Yahoo that were also not that impressive, bounced back from post-report losses with a 1.4 percent gain. Other large-cap Silicon Valley companies were not as fortunate: Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) dropped 1.4 percent, Oracle (ORCL) declined 1.1 percent and Oracle fell 0.2 percent.
Facebook was outshined by its social-networking brethren, dropping 3.5 percent as LinkedIn announced a new advertising venture to match Twitter's new ad effort, while Twitter's busy week continued with the public release of its new #music app; LinkedIn didn't profit, however, dropping 3.4 percent.
Microsoft, IBM, AMD and Intuitive Surgical announce earnings
Google wasn't the only important earnings report for the tech sector and Silicon Valley, as earnings season roared along
-- Microsoft: The Washington tech giant beat expectations that had been diminished since a reports showed a massive decline in personal computer shipments in the first quarter, reporting profits of 72 cents per share on revenues of $20.5 billion. Despite the relative success, Microsoft announced that Chief Financial Officer Peter Klein would depart his position later this year after more than a decade with the company and more than three years in the top financial position. Klein did take the time Thursday to announce a new planned offering from Microsoft: a 7-inch tablet that will compete with Amazon's Kindle Fire and Apple's iPad Mini.
-- IBM: The New York giant posted profits that were a disappointment to Wall Street for the first time in nearly a decade. Net income dipped from $3.07 billion to $3.03 billion year-over-year, a rarity for the software-and-services giant, and the per-share increase from $2.61 to $2.70 wasn't enough to meet analyst expectations, pushing stock down in after-hours trading.
-- Advanced Micro Devices: The struggling Sunnyvale chipmaker, like Microsoft, exceeded analyst's diminished expectations for the PC industry, losing 13 cents a share vs. expectations of a loss of 18 cents a share. "In a world of low expectations this is a decent report -- a solid beat off of low expectations," Sanford Bernstein analyst Stacy Rasgon told Reuters.
-- Intuitive Surgical: The Sunnyvale surgical device company, which makes the da Vinci robot, continued to derive huge profits from its sole product, but a lighter-than-expected forecast pushed its stock down in after-hours action. Still, its profits and revenues blew away expectations: Intuitive raked in $4.56 per share on revenues of $611 million, while analysts on average expected profits of $3.98 on revenues of $582.8 million, according to Thomson Reuters.
Silicon Valley tech stocks
Up: AMD, SolarCity, Tesla, Intel
Down: eBay, Facebook, LinkedIn, Netflix (NFLX), Yelp, VMware, Netapp, Apple, Workday, Juniper, Google, Gilead, SunPower (SPWRA), Nvidia, Yahoo, HP, Zynga, Oracle
The tech-heavy Nasdaq composite index: Down 38.31, or 1.2 percent, to 3,166.36
The blue chip Dow Jones industrial average: Down 81.45, or 0.56 percent, to 14,537.14
And the widely watched Standard & Poor's 500 index: Down 10.4, or 0.67 percent, to 1,541.61
Check in weekday afternoons for the 60-Second Business Break, a summary of news from Mercury News staff writers, The Associated Press, Bloomberg News and other wire services. Contact Jeremy C. Owens at 408-920-5876; follow him at Twitter.com/mercbizbreak.


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ART EXHIBIT: Local "Art Escape" Artists. Meet the artists of "Art Escape," who convene every Friday at the Milton Library to pursue their creative projects in a supportive and friendly atmosphere. View the works of local artists Rosalie Berletti, Joanna Cohen, Sarah Cohen, Lynn DiBlanca, Ardis Ketterer and Mary McCarthy. These paintings, drawings and other works resulting from "Art Escape" gatherings at the Sarah Hull Hallock Free Library will be on exhibit from May 19 through May 25, 2013. Join us for the opening day reception: Sunday, May 19, 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. Thereafter, view the Art Escape Art Show during open library hours through May 25.


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Saturday, 07/13/1996
Dour Festival, Dour, Belgium
Set 1: SampleSample in a Jar > Runaway Jim, Cavern > Reba[1], Poor Heart, SOAMeltSplit Open and Melt, Fire, Funky Bitch, CDTChalk Dust Torture, YEMYou Enjoy Myself
[1] No whistling.
Average Song Gap: 2.8
Performers: Trey Anastasio, Page McConnell, Jon Fishman, Mike Gordon
Notes: Reba did not have the whistling ending.
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3 Stash
3 A Picture of Nectar
2 Lawn Boy
1 Hoist
1 Junta
1 The White Tape
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After winning back investors over the past year by convincing them that it had put its troubles behind it, Netflix (NFLX) on Monday issued an earnings report that gave them reasons to doubt again.
Despite a well-hyped exclusive new season of "Arrested Development" to lure customers, the Los Gatos company has added many fewer subscribers than it had in its most recent periods. And it warned of potentially disappointing earnings in its current third quarter.
Subscriber growth was near the middle of a range Netflix forecast in April. But considering the company is now worth 187 times its expected earnings for this year -- a valuation that implies investors expect Netflix to grow rapidly -- that just wasn't good enough, said Michael Pachter, a financial analyst who covers the company for Wedbush Securities.
Netflix's "stock is priced for perfect execution," he said. "Any number that comes in below the high end of their guidance is less-than-perfect execution."
In the second quarter, the Internet video company earned $29.5 million, or 49 cents a share. That was up from $6.2 million, or 11 cents a share, in the same period a year ago, when it was still dealing with the fallout of a ham-handed price hike and absorbing the costs of an international expansion.
Sales rose 20 percent from the second quarter of 2012 to $1.07 billion. Financial analysts who cover the company had predicted that Netflix would earn 40 cents a share in the quarter on sales of $1.07 billion.
Netflix added some 630,000 U.S. subscribers in the period. That was well within the range of the company's forecast and above the 530,000 subscribers it added last year. But it marked a significant slowdown from the previous two quarters, when Netflix added more than 2 million new subscribers per quarter. Worse, it was below the expectations of many of those who cover the company.
During the second quarter, Netflix started streaming new episodes of "Arrested Development," a cult hit TV show that went off the air seven years ago. Some analysts expected the newly revived show to attract scads of new subscribers. Pachter, for example, predicted that Netflix would add as many as 1.3 million new subscribers in the second quarter, with "Arrested Development" by itself accounting for 500,000 of the new members.
In a letter to shareholders, company executives said "Arrested Development" accounted for a "small but noticeable bump" in subscriptions. And in a discussion of the earnings, Netflix executives said that investments in shows such as "Arrested Development" for which the company has some exclusive rights, will benefit the company over the long term.
During the quarter, Netflix's broad licensing deal with Viacom expired and it lost access to a host of children's shows, including "SpongeBob SquarePants" and "Dora the Explorer." The loss of that deal follows the loss of content from Starz last year. Netflix officials have said that they are trying to emphasize quality programming and exclusive content over broad content deals.
Netflix has been able to save money by being more choosy about its content deals, but that's likely a short-term strategy, said Michael Corty, an analyst who covers the company for Morningstar.
"In order to grow their business, they're going to have to invest in more content," he said.
For its current, third quarter, Netflix forecast earnings of between $18 million to $34 million, or 30 cents a share to 56 cents a share. The midpoint of that guidance -- 43 cents a share -- is below Wall Street's previous expectations. Before the report, Wall Street had forecast that Netflix would earn 45 cents a share in the third quarter on $1.1 billion in sales.
In late after-hours trading, Netflix's shares were off $10.90, or about 4 percent, to $251.06. Earlier in the session, they were down more than $20 a share. They closed regular trading off $2.62, or about 1 percent, to $261.96
In an unusual move, Netflix streamed a live video discussion of its earnings rather than holding a traditional conference call. CNBC reporter Julia Boorstin and BTIG Research analyst Rich Greenfield posed questions to Netflix CEO Reed Hastings and other executives that had been submitted by investors, analysts and members of the press.
Last week, Yahoo (YHOO) streamed video of its earnings call, but its executives followed a more traditional format, responding to questions from analysts.
Contact Troy Wolverton at 408-840-4285. Follow him at Twitter.com/troywolv.


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Dark, earthy, and immensely powerful, the Black Goddess has been a key force in world history, manifesting in images as diverse as the Indian goddess Kali and the Black Madonnas of medieval Europe. She embodies the energy of chaos and creativity, creation and destruction, death and rebirth. Images of Her, however, have been conspicuously missing in the Western world for centuries—until now, when awareness of the Goddess is re-arising in many spheres, from the women's movement to traditional religion, from the new discoveries of quantum physics to the dreams of ordinary men and women. Why now particularly? The answer provided by Marion Woodman and Elinor Dickson is bold and thrilling: the reemergence of the Divine Feminine in our time indicates our readiness to move to an entirely new level of consciousness. The reemerging Goddess calls for a shattering of rigid categories, a willingness to hold opposition. She calls us to marry reason and order to creativity, and to embrace the chaos that can ultimately lead to wisdom and transformation on personal and global levels.
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"Dancing in the Flames contains a veritable feast. . . . Powerful theoretical writing."—Psychological Perspectives
"This powerful book about the Dark Goddess is a rich and intimate exploration that brings together history, mythology, psychology, and religion. The authors have written a seed text that is wise, vigorous, and
revelatory."—Joan Halifax, author of The Fruitful Darkness
"Dancing in the Flames gives us a remarkably rich and deep knowledge of the Dark Goddess. Her hidden presence in the psyches of men and women becomes visible through Marion Woodman and Elinor Dickson's perceptive insights. Seen and unseen, appreciated or denigrated, in history, myth, and culture as well as in individuals, the Dark Goddess carries transformative power and feminine wisdom, which are revealed in this beautifully conceived book that can affect the reader like a major dream or evocative poem."—Jean Shinoda Bolen, M.D., author of Crossing to Avalon and Goddesses in Everywoman


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ENGS 26: Control Theory
The course treats the design of analog, lumped parameter systems for the regulation or control of a plant or process to meet specified criteria of stability, transient response, and frequency response. The basic theory of control system analysis and design is considered from a general point of view. Mathematical models for electrical, mechanical, chemical, and thermal systems are developed. Feedback-control system design procedures are established, using root-locus and frequency response methods.
ENGS 26 Final Projects: Dartmouth engineers present their "Control Theory" final class projects — robots they call "ducks" that demonstrate principles of feedback control.