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genre: Shooters
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release date: Apr 14, 03
|» All About Postal 2 on ActionTrip
Uros "Vader" Pavlovic
Here's the scoop kids. I've tried to talk to our buddy Vince Desi (the CEO of Running With Scissors), and believe me, I tried to keep things into perspective and I started off with fairly normal questions... Little did I know how bizarre a reaction I'd get from him. Actually, I was fully aware that milk would be our number one topic. Milk and milk-cartons can come in quite handy... errr... in various intimate circumstances as well.
Real weapons Gary! You make a choice!
Ah, a perfect selection of weaponry.
Seriously though, Running With Scissors has a professional team of designers and programmers within the company - as you all probably already know, Postal 2 will be utilizing the Unreal engine to power all of its nutty features. Basically, the development team has decided to offer players a violent and non-violent style of gameplay, so if you don't want to see all the gruesomeness and gore you don't have to. What? Then what's the point of playing the goddamn game then?? Oh right, the milk and babes! Anyhoo, from the media that was released so far, it's safe to say the game will give you the freedom to roam through realistic, cool-looking, and highly-detailed 3D surroundings. The character models look impressive, too. Especially those chicks - there's a huge variety of babes with polys in all the right places you'll be bumping into (don't take that phrase too literarily though). Also, the next-gen Unreal engine allows some awesome lighting and shadow effects, and when you blow stuff up there will be detailed particle effects to boot (again, check out the movie for that one, and for the milk, too). Since I mentioned milk again, I just want to emphasize that we did manage to "milk" something concrete about the game from Vince, like details on in-game weapons and some cool effects they can produce.
As for the gameplay, you can be sure you'll be able to do as you please with every thing and every person you encounter along the way. That sounds cool enough and it sure as hell denotes a well-composed gameplay structure (or a completely goddamn anarchic one - Ed). To make things a bit plainer for ya, Postal 2 can be roughly described as a mix of games like Grand Theft Auto and State of Emergency. So, I guess you can look forward to a lot of action... Well, that doesn't mean you won't have a few occasional brain-teasers along the way. Well, we know there'll be brains in the game, one way or the other. Along with milk. And boobs. And brains splattered all over boobs... OK, I'll stop now.
In addition to finishing work on Postal 2, Running With Scissors has prepared a special add-on entitled POSTAL Tournament, which will feature an all-new multiplayer mode (of course, on top of that, you'll get to participate in the standard Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch, and Capture the Flag modes as well). At present, we have no idea of what this multiplayer expansion pack will include, but the developers have promised it will illustrate just how they want people to enjoy Postal 2 (we can hardly imagine what that will be like).
And, for the grand finale, RWS has guaranteed the presence of TV star Gary Coleman, who makes an appearance as a villain, and also turns up as a playable character in the game. Wow, chicks, a lot of milk, blowing stuff up, and playing as Gary Coleman; that's more than you could possibly want from a game and it may shift the clich's and standards of the gaming world as we know it.
Or it may look lame... The future of Postal 2 is hanging on a thin thread, people! Wait, no it ain't! The game's got boobs and puking - it's like money in the bank, baby!
Action Trip: Who are the people that work on Postal 2?
Vince Dice: Running With Scissors is a like a club, we've got members who have worked with us for years, from the original POSTAL and new folks who contribute their special talents. Let me tell you about a few of the so called key people: Mike Riedel, lead programmer and designer, also did the original POSTAL; Steve Wik, game designer and lead level designer, also did the original; Nathan Fouts, AI programmer; Bryan Dillow, level designer, Geoff Neale, lead animator and Josh Leichliter, lead texture artist. And Christian Salyer for audio, who also did all the sounds for the original.
AT: There are surely some players out there who haven't heard of the Postal Dude yet. Can you give us a quick profile?
VD: Sure, the PD is your average 30 something white trash American living in a trailer in a neighborhood like yours. He's basically a nice guy who having a helluva week.
AT: Inspired by our recent Postal 2 feature, we'd like to ask you how does your team cope with the heaps of empty milk-cartons that lay around your office? I'm sure our readers are dying to find out...
VD: Milk can be a good thing. After I broke Mike's desk by doing my girlfriend on it one late nite, I decided to make a bed like cushion spread out the empty cartons, now its like heaven, everything comes up white.
I dunno Gary, this doesn't look good to me. Where are the grenades?
It's tricky one, but he'll make it. He's trained to y'know.
AT: When Postal 2 comes out, gamers throughout the world will have many other FPS titles to buy. Why should they buy your game? What makes Postal 2 so special? Is it milk?
VD: POSTAL 2 is DIFFERENT. Also, it's much more than a FPS, it's really a 1st person adventure, a humongous open world, with tons of stuff to do and check out. And lets be honest, we ain't got boring hallways, it's more than milk its MEAT! Be sure to check out Meatworld in the game. POSTAL 2 is fun to play, it's not boring, it's got a lot of replay value, and it's funny to watch others play too!
AT: Will you be giving away free pairs of scissors with each copy of Postal 2? If not, can members of the press look forward to getting a preview build equipped with nifty high-tech scissors or enticing pinkish nail clippers?
VD: Mike J, head of PR is putting together a RWS gift set with all kinds of cool shit, and yeah rumor has it an official RWS scissor that really cuts. And a photo of the magic one, Gary Coleman.
AT: Naturally, one of the most intriguing aspects of Postal 2 is the controversial content. How far do you guys mean to go with the gory aspect of it? Will we see a giant army of plastic Michael Jackson's that shoot out prickly synthetic bones?
VD: One man's gore is another man's blow up doll. We really only have one guideline for POSTAL 2, FUN, if it makes you smile to play and brings laughter to those watching then we've done our job. I really don't consider POSTAL 2 to be a violent game, for me it's more like a mature adventure. And no, you won't see baby hanging Jackson, but you will see Gary Coleman.
AT: From some of the recent media we got to check out, it appears that the players will be able to destroy or set fire to almost anything on screen. Interactive environments - that's the stuff! Give us more details on that...
VD: We love fire, we really do. I actually tested a variety of flammables in my driveway, so we could catch the real-life effects on video, and we use it in the game. Here's a current favorite example of what you can do with fire...pour gasoline around a store building, and watch the people come out and catch on fire, then watch them set other people on fire as they come in contact HAHAHAHAAH, it's a riot! Or pour gasoline on a cat and then lite it up and watch it run around HAHAHAHHAAH, I'm pissing in my pants just doin' this interview.
AT: Also, we've seen a bunch of cool weapons in action. Give us a taste of some the artillery that will get to use throughout the game.
VD: Because POSTAL 2 is somewhat realistic we use a variety of real-like weapons and objects, for example: a shovel you can swipe things with, a pair of scissors you can throw, a tazer you can electrocute people with, a really cool heat seeking missile - this one really is crazy, it's the most unrealistic but hey, it's a game, and its really fuckin cool. I feel like I'm in a cartoon when I use it, we have it bouncing all over the place in pursuit of stuff, truly very FC!
AT: Have you found a publisher for Postal 2?
VD: YEAH, US. We always knew we would publish the PC version. We're talking with several big publishers about the console rights. While we'll handle the domestic picture we have partners doin it for us internationally, like in Russia and Japan.
AT: Is it true that you are looking forward to working on Postal 3? Any idea about the plot?
VD: POSTAL 3? Give me time to take a dump, shit we haven't slept in a year!


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What materials did you use? I can't remember what size thread I used but I think it was size 10. I just used some random black beads I had in my bead stash. This is a gorgeous pattern by Carol Lepard and it was very fun to make.
What are you most proud of? She seemed to like them. It's always hard to tell though if she likes something or is just being polite, but I think they turned out pretty.
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Renault announced today that its Fluence Z.E. electric car will be sold in Australia by the end of 2012, with a battery pack that can be exchanged in about the same time it takes to refuel a regular car.
The first-of-its-type deal will allow owners to exchange batteries in much the same was as barbecue gas bottles, driving in with an empty battery and leaving with a charged replacement battery.
The car can also be recharged at home, work or in public car parks; a network is being developed, and according to electric vehicle infrastructure company Better Place it will be the largest in the world by the end of 2013.
Based on a Renault Megane hatchback, the Z.E. electric car will be priced at a "similar" level to similarly sized and specified cars, suggesting a price tag of about $30,000.
However that won't include the price of the battery, which will be leased through Better Place.
Along with networks in Israel and Denmark it will offer affordable charging deals depending on how many kilometres are driven annually.
Like mobile phone or internet subscriptions the deals would charge a monthly fee for electricity and battery hire, with the aim of ensuring that over the life of the vehicle the car would cost a similar amount to a regular petrol (or diesel) powered car.
"The Fluence Z.E. ... is proof that electric vehicles can be practical, feasible and, as we will detail closer to launch, eminently affordable," says Renault Australia managing director Justin Hocevar.
Capable of driving up to 185km on its battery pack, the made-in-Korea Fluence still has the issue of range anxiety, whereby drivers become concerned about being left stranded with flat batteries when they're not near a charging station.
Better Place says it will provide a roadside service set-up – presumably using conventionally powered vehicles - that should partially alleviate concerns, although owners will still have to plan country trips more carefully, at least initially - and face the likelihood of multiple battery swaps.
The Better Place charging infrastructure will initially be offered in Canberra from 2012 as part of a deal with energy company ActewAGL.
However, Better Place says other major cities such as Sydney and Melbourne will follow.
Better Place CEO Evan Thornley says the "fundamental economics" of electric vehicles will ensure their take-up is infinitely faster than early predications, which suggest that at best 10 per cent of the car market will be for electric vehicles in a decade.
"By 2020 ... 85 per cent of drivers will be better off financially driving an electric car rather than a petrol one," says Thornley.
Renault said there were no plans to introduce other electric vehicles yet but it would consider them down the track.
"Today is just the start of a journey into the future of the automobile and personal mobility," says Hocevar.
Electric cars are yet to take off in Australia partly because there are currently no government incentives to fast forward their take up.
At about $250,000 only a handful of the electric-powered Tesla Roadsters have been sold, while Mitsubishi's i-MiEV rechargeable hatchback is priced from a hefty $48,800 and expected to only account for about 60 sales a year.
While hybrid cars – which team a petrol engine with batteries and electric motors to halve fuel use – have been on Australian roads for more than a decade, they still account for less than 1 per cent of the 1-million-odd new cars sold in Australia each year.
Plug-in hybrid cars are also seen as a viable alternative to electric vehicles. They can be driven as electric vehicles for about 50km before using a petrol engine to recharge the batteries, ensuring they can cover vast distances when required yet create no harmful exhaust emissions for most daily driving.
Holden will next year begin selling its Volt electric car, which is expected to cost about $60,000, while Toyota is working on a plug-in rechargeable version of its Prius, still the world's most popular hybrid car.


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Off the top of his head, Morrissey can think of one very important reason spay and neuter your pets: overcrowding in animal shelters.
The British singer brings attention to the ever-growing homeless pet population in a new ad for PETA, in which he wears a rescued tabby like a top hat.
"Despite the fact that they're incredibly intelligent, animals unfortunately haven't yet worked out how to slip on a rubber," Morrissey said in a statement. "Which is why thousands of them are being put to sleep in overcrowded shelters and thousands more are desperately waiting to be adopted."
The former Smiths lead singer wants pet lovers to do what's right: protect their pets by having them fixed. "Letting cats or dogs have litters is tantamount to shooting shelter animals in the head since it kills their chances of adoption," he added. "Please do the right thing and spay or neuter your animals."
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"A decision needs to be made, and it needs to be made in a positive direction," hospital CEO Roger Seaver said in response to questions during a Signal editorial board meeting.
"If we start over today, all bets are off," he said Thursday. "I'm not sure anything can be built."
The City Council set a meeting Wednesday to consider a revised master plan for expanding the Santa Clarita Valley's only remaining hospital.
It's been 4 1/2 years since plans for expansion first went to the city for approval.
The master plan, which is the only item on Wednesday's agenda, calls for the construction of a 120-bed inpatient building, three medical office buildings, a central plant and four parking structures totaling 2,231 spaces.
The hospital would build helipads on the rooftops of both parking structures and on the inpatient building.
Hospital officials estimate the cost of the project at $300 million.
If the council approves the plan Wednesday, Seaver said one parking structure, one medical office building and the new inpatient tower would be complete in about six years.
David Gauny, founder of the citizens' group Smart Growth SCV, has been a leader in opposing the hospital expansion.
"As written, there is no commitment to either an inpatient building or Centers of Excellence," he said of the proposed master plan and accompanying development agreement.
Smart Growth SCV, which recently claimed 3,500 members, would like to see the inpatient building reduced by one floor to four stories, Gauny said.
As proposed, the five-story inpatient building can accommodate up to 120 beds, hospital officials said.
"Centers of Excellence" are preferred sites for specific types of medical care. Hospitals earn "Centers of Excellence" status by attracting doctors who specialize in a particular field, providing technology to support their expertise and attracting high volumes of patients who need treatment in the specialized field.
Professional societies set the standards for national accreditation for Centers of Excellence in various fields.
As introduced in 2003, the hospital master plan was intended to provide a 25-year blueprint for expansion of the campus with the goal of serving about half the valley's anticipated population of 475,000, Seaver said.
The master plan now projects a 15-year growth plan for the campus. Over the course of 4 1/2 years of reviews, hospital officials scaled back the density of the project. They reduced the height of the proposed inpatient tower to 85 feet, increased building setbacks, made improvements to help traffic flow on the streets near the hospital and enhanced landscaping plans.
"I'm absolutely certain that the neighbors made a huge impact on what the project is today," hospital spokeswoman Andie Bogdan said. "Their influence has been incredible and it's really our project now because of that."
But the cost of those delays has been substantial, Seaver said. Securing bonds to expand may be difficult in the current financial climate, he said. A failure to move ahead now could mean scuttling all expansion plans.
The City Council meeting begins at 6 p.m. Wednesday. City Hall is located at 23920 Valencia Blvd. in Valencia.


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All rental property owners must attend a Crime Free Housing class once for the duration of ownership of rental property.
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I was glad to buy more today! Love that dividend!
Initiated position at $57.46 - next stop $60-62
Agree. I bought more this morning at $58 and change. VFC is one of the best situated brand companies in the world and will be shopping around for acquisitions before the year is over.So the mgt. won't give future visibility? Big deal. There was a time when NO company gave earnings estimates and that is starting to come back into vogue among companies. The whole street estimate game is a scam and companies should wise up.


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Admiral Thomas H. Moorer, USN (Ret.): Senior Trustee Emeritus (in Memoriam)
Admiral Moorer entered the U.S. Naval Academy on June 10, 1929. Seven years later
graduated from the Pensacola Naval Air Station as a Naval Aviator. He was stationed in
Pearl Harbor when the Japanese attacked on December 7, 1941, after which his Patrol PBY
Squadron-22 was transferred to the Southwest Pacific as part of the campaign for the Dutch
East Indies. Later in WWII, the admiral was ordered to serve in the Atlantic side of the
conflict. After the war he was assigned to the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations,
Strategic Bombing Survey, where he engaged in the interrogation of Japanese officials. He
became Chief of Naval Operations in 1967, and from 1970-1974, he was Chairman of the Joint
Chiefs of Staff. Subsequent to his retirement from the Navy in 1974, Admiral Moorer was active
in issues of vital concern to the United States.
James M. D'Angelo, M.D.: President and Chairman of the Board of Trustees
Dr. D'Angelo graduated from Georgetown University Medical School in 1963. From 1965-1967 he served in the U.S. Air Force,
stationed at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Arizona. In his early years he became interested in the Battle of Midway
after reading Mitsuo Fuchida's book Midway: The Battle that Doomed Japan. In September 1992, he founded the
International Midway Memorial Foundation in the state of Maryland. His time is presently divided between the goals of the
Foundation and his practice of Hematology and Oncology.
M. Christine Sims: Vice President and Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees
M. Christine Sims received her B.S.N. from Duke University in 1979 and presently works
as an Oncology Nurse and Office Manager in Chevy Chase, Maryland. She was one of the three
members of the Board of Trustees when the Foundation was founded in September 1992. Her
tireless efforts and commitment to the goals of the Foundation are a major reason for its
Captain James A. Noone, USNR (Ret.), Vice President and Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees And Special Counsel to the Foundation
Captain Noone began his career as a newspaper reporter for The Scranton Tribune in
his hometown of Scranton, PA. He later was a staff correspondant for the National
Journal in Washington, D.C. He received his law degree from American University. In
May 2001, he retired from the U.S. Naval reserves with the rank of captain. He presently
is principal in the Washington, D.C. law/government relations firm of Karalekas & Noone.
He has been invaluable in contributing "pro bono" legal advice regarding matters of
importance to the Foundation. He has a deep commitment to ensuring the success of the
goals of the IMMF.
Dr. William Sheldon Dudley: Chief Historian for the IMMF
Dr. Dudley is the immediate past Director of naval history for the U.S. Navy Department, having served in this position for nine years,
1995-2004. He was concurrently Director of the Naval Historical Center, Curator for the Navy, and Coordinator of Navy Museums. From
1960 to 1963, he served on active duty as a reserve officer in the U.S. Navy. He has three earned degrees from Williams College and
Columbia University, attaining the Ph.D. in 1972. Dr. Dudley is a past-president of the North American Society for Oceanic History and
the Society for History in the Federal Government. Presently, he serves as the Chair of the Maritime Committee of the Maryland
Historical Society, is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Annapolis Maritime Museum, and a member of the Maryland Advisory
Committee on Archaeology. Recently retired from the Naval Historical Center, he is building a new career as a Maritime Heritage
Colonel William R. Lucius, USMC (Ret.): Member of the Active Board of Trustees (in Memoriam)
William R. Lucius was a retired U.S. Marine Colonel whose service began as a Private and
spanned more than twenty-four years. He was awarded numerous medals and citations
including the Bronze Star with combat "V", Air Medal, the Army and Navy Presidential
Citation and the Secretary of the Navy Commendation Medal. Upon retirement, he acted as a
consultant on dehydrated and convenience foods for such firms as General Foods, Coca-Cola
and American Food Company. He was elected Mayor of Healdsburg, California in 1972, 1974
and 1978. Later in life he kept active by engaging in projects that make America a better place in which to live.
Rear Admiral Edward "Whitey" L. Feightner, USN (Ret.): Member of the Honorary Board of Trustees
Admiral Feightner entered the U.S. Navy Aviation Cadet V-5 program in 1941 and received
his wings in April 1942. At sea he served in seven fighter squadrons including C.O.
VF-11; CAG-10 on USS FORRESTAL and ESSEX; C.O. USS CHIKASKIA and OKINAWA. He earned the
designation of World War II ace by downing 9 Japanese planes. After the war he became a
Navy test pilot and flew solo in the Blue Angels. He served as a design officer in
BuWeps and retired from the Navy as Deputy NAVAIR in 1974. Since his retirement he has
served as President of the Golden Eagles and FMS, Inc., an aerospace consulting firm.


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Disney uses black Princess Tiana character to sell watermelon candy
And not only was Princess Tiana used to sell the Valentine treat. Alongside her a white Sleeping Beauty is used to sell vanilla candy.
Where have all the jobs gone? and other letters to the editor
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University of Pennsylvania president Amy Gutmann stepped to the lectern and laid out some of her ambitions for the years ahead, including building a new residence hall with a sloping lawn and state-of-the-art facilities.
"I'm hoping to announce a naming gift for that this year," Gutmann confidently told the 350 Penn alumni and parents at a Manhattan gathering last week.
When laughter rippled through the room, Gutmann convincingly followed: "It's only $50 million. I'm pretty sure it's going to happen."
Penn's veteran leader has reason to be confident. With 3 1/2 months left in the university's $3.5 billion "Making History" campaign, Penn already has exceeded its goal - by about $400 million as of June 30.


text: Despite some good features that will benefit a large number of people, the Affordable Care Act doesn't go far enough. About 76,000 West Virginians will remain uninsured after the Affordable Care Act is implemented. In addition, people "covered" by health insurance still may not be able to afford the copays and deductibles.


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Hey guys. I dunno if this is because I'm using Excel 2013 but none of the auction values are coming up on my Kubiak. Are they not implemented yet or is it a version issue? I enabled macros and everything.
Edit: Ah dammit. Sorry guys. Didn't know I have to enable it in scoring. My bad!
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Q. I am trying to upgrade Adobe Reader to the latest version. When I attempt to install the program, I get an error message saying: The older version of Adobe Reader 7.0.9 cannot be removed. I have tried to get rid of it using Add/Remove programs but this also produces an error. What can I do?
A. Applications and programs that are installed on computer running the Windows operating system (XP, Vista, etc.) utilize what is called the Windows Installer. This makes all the registry changes and so forth needed for the application to run properly on your computer.
Every now and then an installed program gets "stuck" and Windows doesn't know how to remove it.
It can be a maddening cycle of errors trying to get a program upgraded or removed and in the past I have had to make manual edits to the registry and dig into the file system and manually removed the program. This is always a risky procedure and not something I recommend to the faint of heart.
Just recently I discovered the Windows Installer CleanUp Utility. This is a nifty application that, once installed, will let you get rid of corrupt or damaged software installations on your computer.
It doesn't actually remove the files from your PC, rather it cleans out registry entries that can cause you to be unable to uninstall or upgrade any software on your computer that utilized the Windows Installer when added to your computer.
You can download the Windows Installer CleanUp Utility here.
Once installed just run the application and locate the program giving you the grief, in this case Acrobat Reader, select it and this program will clean it up. After that you should be able to install the version you want without any problem.


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Simple Definition of jack–o'–lantern
: a pumpkin that has had its insides removed and a face cut into it for Halloween
Full Definition of jack–o'–lantern
1 : ignis fatuus
2 : a lantern made of a pumpkin cut to look like a human face
3 : a large orangish gill fungus (Omphalotus olearius syn. Clitocybe illudens) that is poisonous and luminescent
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Great Hotel,Great location!!!
Hotel was great,staff were superb,rooms were moderm,extremely clean and very comfortable,the breakfast was always fresh with plenty of choice.Hotel is well located,there is a metro station outside and plenty of bars and restaurants nearby.Port Vell(harbour) is in easy walking distance as is La Ramblas.Very highly recommended!!!!!
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This hotel was mediocre. The location was OK - nothing too special and our rate of 99 EUR without breakfast did not seem that great. The rooms are functional and the room we stayed in facing a courtyard was quiet to outside noise. The only noise we heard was a 4 am bachelorette party making its way back to the hotel. The pool looks like a large hot tub and the view from the hotel roof is mainly of ugly rooftops in the nearby district.
Great City Great Hotel
The hotel room was large and staff were friendly and even booked train tickets for us! The location is great, 5 mins away from La Ramblas and the hotel resturant was excellent. The only reason it has 4 stars is our room had no view. None the less, highly recommended and would stay again.
Excellent except for one thing
Hotel was well situated rooms clean and modern we even stayed in the suites on one occasion (sheer luxury) jacuzzi lounge and dining area.
Hotel near to metro, all the sights and the sea front however I could not stomach the breakfst the boiled eggs were always raw with water seeping from them. Other than that splendid.
Roof pool.
great hotel. pool was excellent. panoramic views of the city whilst having a swim. room was spacious and very good. location is good, the side road to la rambla should be avoided at night, a few unsavouries!!!
but the metro is only two stops and your there. will definately go back to this hotel in the future.
New and comfortable
This is a new hotel right above the Metro station - very convenient.
Just 2-3 stops from Rambla (the busiest street). The room is spacious and new with a comfortable bed, a big wardrobe, slippers. The swimming pool is very small but too cold to swim anyway. The breakfast is also good and replenish frequently.
The guard is cool but helpful. I also booked the Flamingo show from the reception counter at a cost of ~58 Euro per person. The table location for dinner is great and the seat for the show is just the best (at the middle of the 1st row!).
Really enjoy staying here.
Note : The metro exit to the hotel close at 10PM, you have to use the exit at the other end and walk back (1 block) after that time.
We stayed here from the 7th to the 10th November 2003 and cannot fault the hotel.
The staff are courteous and efficient and the room was excellent. The maids did an excellent job cleaning the room everyday and the breakfast was lovely.
It is a well-positioned hotel within walking distance of Las Ramblas and the port and there is a Metro station (Paral.lel) right outside from which the whole of Barcelona can be reached and from which the Funicular to Montjuic can be caught. We could see the cable cars on Montjuic from our room which overlooked Ave. Paral.lel.
Loved Hotel Universal in Barcelona!!!
This hotel was great. The staff is superb. Their recommendations were right on. They also have free internet access (computer stations) on one of the top floors, ask the front desk. Also, the hotel seems very newly built. When I return to Barcelona, I will be staying at the Universal.
Great Position
The Hotel was in a good spot to visit places of interest in Barcelona.
The room was above what we expected only down side was while we were there a BIG group of Americans arrived and the Breakfast was unable to cpoe with them plus the one off guests.
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Just returned from a 5-day weekend in Barcelona. Great time - absolutely beautiful weather, etc. The hotel Universal Barcelona was well situated, although there are some areas to avoid at night.
Everything is easy to walk to from there - you walk straight down the road to the sea and through a side street to the Ramblas. The metro station is right in front of the entrance to the hotel, as is the Funicular Station to go up Montjuic.The hotel is very modern and the front desk staff are really helpful and pleasant. The rooms were great - nicely decorated and brand new with every amenity. Nicely soundproofed - choose a room on a high level. The breakfast was OK (it was included in the deal we had), although nothing special. You can get it delivered to your room. We didn't try out the restaurant as we had too many other things to do. The pool on the roof was nice - it was really small but it was pleasant to catch a few rays of sunshine after walking around all day. Small exercise room with a few new machines, etc. All in all I would go back to this hotel for my next visit to Barcelona. Had a good time doing all the usual tourist things. Took the train (1-hour ride) to Port Aventuras (Universal Studios) near Salou - I go every year to Florida but was nicely surprised by this park. Salou is nice to have a walk along the seaside, etc.Just mail me if you have any questions.Marilyn
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Still Stuck on 14, Tiger Won't Pass Jack
His legacy, his obituary, the way he wants his children and grandchildren and Wikipedia to remember him -- that is what Tiger Woods is playing for now. And, face it, the only way he'll rescue a sagging narrative is with five more victories in major championships. Do that, and he'll be known primarily as the greatest and most decorated of all golfers, and secondarily as the cad who bedded porn stars, alienated sponsors, lost $750 million in a divorce and became a punchline-pummeled pariah.
But before he can win five majors, or four or three or two, he first must win one. His uninspired performance at the PGA Championship means 22 such events -- a period of five years and two months -- have passed since Woods won No. 14 at the U.S. Open while dragging a double-fractured tibia and ravaged knee around Torrey Pines. Seems the clock isn't just ticking for Tiger, who remains four behind Jack Nicklaus.
It's gonging like Big Ben on bath salts.
I submit today that Tiger won't get the message in time. He remains a maddening head case at the majors, too wounded in the afterwarp of his sex scandal, pressing too much during his four defining annual tests. As the sport that most demands a clear and purposeful brain, golf is merciless to those locked in confidence struggles, particularly in the biggest moments. Is choke too strong a word for a man who once performed his own choke hold on all comers, who played the game better during a commanding stretch last decade than anyone before him, since him and maybe ever again?
The more applicable word is sad. When an athlete reaches heights attained by only a precious few, then tumbles because of his own demons and can't recover, it's a sporting tragedy. Before his bimbo parade, Woods was on track to become not only the best ever in his sport but maybe all sports. Now, still stuck on 14, he's sliding slowly into bittersweet waters with all the other cautionary tales of our lesson-addled times.
When Dec. 30 comes around -- a birthday he shares with LeBron James and Heidi Fleiss, ahem, if you'd like to draw a snarky correlation -- Woods will be 38. The only man to win five majors after his 38th birthday is Ben Hogan, back in the early 1950s. True, after painful struggles and a traumatic rearrangement of his inner circle, Tiger has reclaimed the world's No. 1 ranking. He has five PGA Tour wins this year, giving him eight the last two years, and his peers are urging doomsayers to be careful. ``It seems like a long time, and it is a long time, I guess. But his game is trending in the right direction ? I'm not worried about him,'' Steve Stricker told ESPN.com.
Sorry, the trends don't look good in majors, where Woods is a collective 28 over par in the third and fourth rounds of his last eight events. After going 71-70-73-70 in mostly good scoring conditions at Oak Hill, Woods finished his majors season with one round in the 60s -- 1 for 16. It hardly matters that he tied for fourth at the Masters and tied for sixth at the British Open. Had he finished better, he might be two steps closer to Nicklaus.
Two years from his golfing twilight, Woods is fighting more than time. Injuries, a bugaboo throughout his career, will grow as a daunting factor. He isn't practicing with the single-minded zeal of his younger days. He's a loving father who cherishes his time with Sam and Charlie. He's in a romantic relationship with ski champ Lindsey Vonn, and she'll want Woods with her in Sochi, Russia, for the Winter Olympics next February, just as she has accompanied him. As always, Tiger tried to emphasize positives when asked about his 0-for-18 streak in majors.
``Is it concerning? No,'' he said. ``I've been there in half of them. So that's about right. If you're going to be in there three-quarters or half of them with a chance to win on the back nine, you've just got to get it done. I was right there and certainly had a chance to win the Masters and the British this year. The other two, I just didn't hit it good enough. Just the way it goes."
But there is no solace in losing, not in his world. Another long, empty winter is ahead. The day before, when someone asked if he is pressing, he tried to crack wise. ``Pressing it? Yeah, at times when I'm underneath the trees and I'm in bunkers and trying to get up-and-down, yeah," Woods said. ``As far as overall game plan and the way I'm playing, I've been there in enough of these things where I've been right there in the back nine on Sunday with a chance. As far as that's concerned, no."
No one is chuckling with him.
Golf dims in importance and mass appeal without Woods contending seriously in majors. Nineteen different players have won the 22 majors since his last triumph. While some have provided indelible moments -- Phil Mickelson twice, Bubba Watson and Adam Scott at the Masters, the emergence of Rory McIlroy -- the sport dearly misses the riveting, polarizing, all-demographic drama of having Tiger in the hunt.
With his struggles come a new view of his standing in the world -- the juxtaposition of Woods and Mickelson, for instance. The concept of a Norman Rockwell portrait should be dead in 2013 America. No longer are we supposed to search for it in sports, where scandals and deceit seemingly have erased most chances for the sentimental warm/fuzzy. Yet there it was on a foggy early evening in Scotland last month, where Mickelson locked himself in a lengthy circular embrace with his wife and children, squeezing and sobbing and sharing a joy that came from years of hardship, pain, fear and, looking back, collective resilience.
``That moment is a picture I'll put on a wall and remember the feeling when I see it,'' he said minutes later after his victory at the British Open, as ESPN showed him the video clip.
When we see Mickelson plastered with corporate logos -- Forbes says he made $44 million in endorsements last year as the world's seventh-highest-paid athlete -- we forget that his wife, Amy, overcame breast cancer after a long battle. And that he had to guide her and their three kids through the ordeal, a hellish time for a wife and husband even when they have substantial means and all the finest doctors. We forget that he flew back and forth from the U.S. Open in Philadelphia -- 10 hours in the air, little sleep for his first-round tee time -- so he could attend his daughter's eighth-grade graduation in San Diego. We forget that Phil is a PTA-certified father who has two jobs of paramount importance, family and golf, with little doubt which is Job One.
``We do the best we can,'' he said of his family in the same ESPN interview. ``I think it's important, to be successful, to want to have good balance between family life and professional life. They've been very supportive.''
The Muirfield snapshot was profound in more ways than one. In the context of sports and legacy, it sent the definitive image once never thought possible: Mickelson now has become a bigger life figure than Woods, surpassing him in grandeur and aura for all the right reasons. I don't care that Woods has won 14 majors and Mickelson just won his fifth. I don't care about career victories, money totals, talent, yards off the tee and who owns the career grand slam. I don't care that Woods continues to look like an Adonis while Mickelson, though in better shape, still has an Everyman look to him and fights psoriatic arthritis. Yes, I still care very much that Woods helped break color barriers in a country-club sport and shamed the lingering racists at the 1997 Masters, but in the 16 years since, the winds have blown wildly across the golfing landscape. If the president of the United States was to honor one of them tomorrow -- and he just might, knowing how Barack Obama loves his White House sports ceremonies -- the invitee is going to be Mickelson.
He would be saluted for his perseverance, in golf and life.
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Time to journalize! Being that I'm feeding my body completely differently from how I have in the past, a journal seems to make sense one for accountability, two for hopefully sorting out my relationship with food, and third a rambling from a good ol "crazy" is always fun too (okay I'm really not crazy, I just like to poke fun, although we are all probably a little bit crazy!)
A little bit of your standard intake type of stuff:
Your location: Detroit, Michigan
Age (If you want): 29
How Primal are you: Right now 100% (I think)
Do you consume dairy: No
Do you drink coffee or tea: Nope, trying to do this caffeine free too (eek, will people really want to be around me?)
Motivator for switching to Primal: I really needed to make the switch from the mindset of a diet to the mindset of a lifestyle that I can live by. As well as taking to heart the aspects of nourishing the mind, body, and soul
Favorite exercise: I have to admit, right now its probably flipping 300 lb tractor tires
Favorite Primal food: Avocados, Beef, Almond butter (hey! thats three you big cheater!)
Best part about being Primal: That I get to horrify people when I tell them that I don't eat grains, dairy, sugar, anything processed etc and the look they give me as to imply that I am drastically killing my body and will surely be dead within the week.
Worst part about being Primal: Figuring all of this out, and twitching in fear as to how my body will respond to all the changes I'm making. (I'll just sit here in the corner rocking back and forth in the dark, don't mind me!)
I came across the whole primal/paleo concept when doing an online search (for the life of me I can't remember what exactly it was that I was searching for, but all things happen for a reason, right?) I became intrigued and found myself immediately downloading the primal blue print (well okay, I read a bunch of blogs first and then downloaded it)
I've always been one of those crash dieters of sorts (as I have horrible relationships with food, I chalk a lot of it up to being an emotional eater as a result of a past of sexual/domestic abuse, along with having absentee parents growing up) Granted they are all excuses and ultimately I have the power to control my own life (I'm getting there, and one day I will be there).
I know there are better ways to start taking control of my life especially when food is involved, and hopefully that is where the whole primal/paleo thing will come into play. What I'm finding is that I just need to find a lifestyle in which works for me in which I can allow my entire being to become "nourished"
Its amazing how as a society when others hurt us we in turn hurt ourselves. What kind of a life is that? Further more why do we find comfort in food (especially horrible food).
The deciding point in taking the plunge and attempting this lifestyle became the result of a four month stint where I completely destroyed my body and became quite miserable in the process. Exercising way to much barely eating (if at all eating) and as a result I killed my body, maimed my spirit, and fighting tooth and nail to regain all of it back. Its "funny" how easy it was to destroy it and how long its going to take to regain all of it back.
Hopefully this will be a step in the right direction
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Okay so I'm noticing a few things that are frustrating me:
1.Ridiculously tired after eating I'm not sure what the deal is with this but right after I eat I become instantaneously exhausted to the point that I actually fall asleep for awhile. What gives?
Headaches It seems that this is normal, with all people that are starting out from what I've read. Does anything curb them? (I want to avoid medications
Lightheadedness I'm noticing that from going from sitting to standing I'll get dizzy and everything will go black for a few moments, is this normal?
I'm sure most if not all of it is just basically my body detoxing and that I need to just ride out the storm, kind of like a drug addict going through withdrawals? Tell me it does get better...lol
Food Log
I've been meaning to start a food log and it just kind of skips past my mind. So heres to starting a new habit...lol
Breakfast: No breakfast today
Lunch: 1/3 lb hamburger patty, Cup and a half of broccoli, a quarter of a cucumber with guacamole, smoothie (with coconut milk, a cup of berries, coconut oil, almond butter, and cinnamon)
Any thoughts, comments, etc would be greatly appreciated.
Your first three bold points are most likely (like almost 100%) due to the switch over your body is making from getting its energy from fat rather than from carbs. I promise these symptoms will go away In some people it only takes a day or two - in others it can take a week or two. But it's definitely worth fighting through.
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CW: 146.8 lbs
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Yep, I had a lot of the same problems, and it lasted for a couple weeks. It was tough, but stick with it, it will be worth it, I promise!
I have never been a high-energy person, so I didn't believe I would ever feel all energetic like everyone keeps saying. It really does happen, though! I can't even tell you how many times I just need to get up from my desk and walk around, just to burn some energy. I went for a two-mile walk yesterday and didn't feel a bit tired afterward. I don't go through that 3 pm slump any more, and I wake up in the morning ready to start the day rather than just wanting to go back to sleep like I used to.
There's not a lot you can do about the carb flu symptoms except push through them. Make sure you're getting plenty of water, and keep eating good food, and vent here in your journal, there are plenty of us that understand
My Primal Journal with lots of food pr0n
Ugh I wish that I could just bypass this whole low energy thing, its getting annoying. Not going to toss in the towel though. No pain no gain, right? On the upside though I do find that after I go to the gym my energy levels peak back up again. Interesting. I'm just ready to be back at 100%.
Breakfast:Coconut milk smoothie (coconut milk, frozen berries, coconut oil, almond butter, vanilla)
Lunch:Chicken breast, broccoli, shrimp, guacamole, salsa
Pre Workout:Coconut milk smoothie (coconut milk, frozen berries, coconut oil, almond butter, vanilla
Dinner 2 hamburger patties, broccoli
Generally speaking I drink around 75-90 ounces of water a day, it used to be more but I found that upon having my body fat level tested that my water level was well over 20% of what a woman should have (actually I even over exceeded the amount for men as well by about 10%) So I decided to cut back on the water a bit.
Exercise today consisted of 6 33 second rounds of the following:
*Tractor tire flips
*Updowns with a bosu ball/abdominal pull ups (3 rounds/3 rounds)
*single arm swings with battle ropes/plank pushups
*Single arm swings with 25lb kettle ball
*1 hour on the punching bag
*Engine run with 20 people, first person sets the pace and then passes a medicine ball to the person behind and the ball travels person to person until it reaches the end of the line, once the ball is at the end of the line the last person then runs the ball up to the front of the line, and then sets the pace and so on and forth
Why do people have to suck so bad? Ugh. My co-workers basically staged a mini intervention because I'm "starving myself to death." Really? Mind you this is all because I didn't indulge in their pizza, sub sandwiches, donuts, etc. I was prompted with the question of well if you don't eat wheat, processed foods, sugar, dairy, etc what DO you eat? Explaining to them that I eat copious amounts of meat, vegetables, fruit, good fats, etc was not good enough. Grains, you don't eat grains? You have to eat grains. Really? The last I checked I can get my carbs through vegetables and fruit. Blah. Mind you that on top of all of these these co workers that are accusing me of "starving myself to death" are all over weight. Jealousy, maybe? Narrow minded? I don't know. Frustrating none the less. Especially given my struggles with food.
Does anyone else find smells of pizza, subs, doughnuts, etc to be ridiculously overpowering now to the point of migraines? Eeek.
On to the food (thats always more exciting)
Breakfast: Coconut milk smoothie (berries, coconut milk, almond butter, cinnamon, vanilla)
Lunch: Skipped (no time in between work and class, no hunger pangs though)
Dinner: Two hamburger patties, and some makeshift zucchini spaghetti (The sauce came out a bit runnier than I would have liked, but in general it was pretty tasty!)
* 4 mile walk
* 2 mile light Jog
Regarding the carb flu
Energy level was surprisingly good today! I'm curious as to if it was because I skipped lunch, or if I am finally beating this carb flu with a mighty fist.
Wow, I really don't like your co-workers. How is it any of their business?
There is a bakery in a shopping center where I often go on my lunch hour, I really don't find the scent of their bread pleasant at all anymore. The combination of wheat and yeast just isn't appealing. I used to love fresh baked bread.
My Primal Journal with lots of food pr0n
My only concern is that you might not be getting enough protein early in the day. A couple of things you can do: crack a couple of eggs into your smoothie or add a scoop of protein powder. A handful of spinach blended in there would give you some good nutrients too!
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Berry Tramel on Harden's market: "James Harden made the U.S. Olympic basketball team, which certainly is great for the status of the Thunder and Oklahoma City, not to mention Mr. Harden himself. But will Harden's inclusion on the exclusive squad eventually cost the Thunder? Does being an Olympian — being grouped with the likes of LeBron and Kobe and Durant and CP3 — drive up the price tag for Harden's next contract? That's the ultimate question about Harden, who until Oct. 31 can sign an extension with the Thunder, but otherwise would become a restricted free agent next off-season. And the answer is no. The Olympic selection will not drive up Harden's price tag. Harden's price tag already is at its limit. The Olympic selection is a sign that Harden's value already is at the max. The Olympic selection is not setting the market; it's just following the market."
Bradford Doolittle for ESPN.com on Big Threes: "Oklahoma City's Big Three was every bit as potent, especially on offense, and it was an organic group of players plucked from the upper rungs of the NBA's lottery ladder. Kevin Durant, Russell Westbrook and James Harden have grown together quickly, making the Thunder the hot pick to dominate the West for the foreseeable future. With the Heat and Thunder poised to contend for the crown the next few years, it's no wonder that teams are scrambling to assemble big threes of their own."
Tom Haberstroh of ESPN.com on OKC's Big Three: "This is the current runner-up and favorite to overtake Miami's big three down the line. But don't expect it to happen anytime soon. Not because the Thunder's three-headed monster will be broken up in the near future, but because the Heat's three are just that good. This trio is so young that the oldest player (Durant) is younger than every player in the rest of the top seven. The sky's the limit."
A. Sherrod Blakely of CSNNE.com: "Perry Jones III has got some serious skills for the Thunder. There's no way this kid should have been a late 1st round pick."
Vince Goodwill of the Detroit News: "Perry Jones III is beyond smooth…easily impressing me thus far."
Brett Koremenos for The Post Game on Westbrook for Team USA: "For Westbrook to play often, he will have to relish a role as a defensive stopper. At 6-3 and one of the best athletes in the NBA, Westbrook has always had the potential to be an elite defensive player. But with the Thunder, he is asked to expend quite a bit of energy on the offensive end of the floor as a primary creator and his defensive presence has never materialized because of it. Expect Coach K to implore Westbrook to spend his time with Team USA expending his limitless energy pressuring opposing guards up and down the floor. If he can adopt a similar role that Avery Bradley did for the Celtics this past NBA season, Team USA's opponents will be in a world of hurt."
KD says Blake Griffin had a "power layup."
From a site chronicling an epic road trip, Oh Now We're In The South, a stop in OKC: "The starters got ready for the tip and said what up to each other while Rumble the Bison, the Thunder Mascot, banged a big drum at mid court to get everyone even louder and keep the crowd on their feet until the first made basket. The fans obliged, sitting down after a driving Serge Ibaka dunk. Oklahoma City felt more like the NCAA tournament games I watched in the skybox than the Mavericks game itself. The crowd felt like a 15,000 member student section."
Matt Tolnick of HoopsHype wants to change the charge: "Perhaps defenders could be required to maintain a more formal defensive position before drawing an offensive foul, as opposed to cupping one's nether region with two hands, as if he were setting a screen. Defensive players could be required to have their hands up, or to be crouched in a defensive stance, or both. Under today's rules, defenders seeking to draw offensive fouls appear more concerned with getting planted and selling the contact than actually doing anything that would practically defend the offensive player's move."
Kobe says Westbrook could be Team USA's Wade: "One of the things that D-Wade brought to our team in Beijing was he created extra possessions for us," Bryant said. "He shot the passing lanes extremely well. He got a great amount of steals, which created a lot of easy run outs for us, and Russell's just as good at that."
Larry Coon doesn't have any amnesty candidates for OKC.
Sam Amick of SI.com says Derek Fisher could still return to OKC, but Cleveland is the frontrunner with the Nets and Dallas close behind.
Brian Windhorst of ESPN.com on Perry Jones: "You would understand if Perry Jones never wanted to hear the word "motor" again, much less use it himself. Motor, or lack thereof, was one of the reasons Jones was the biggest slider on draft day, all the way down to the 28th pick, by the Oklahoma City Thunder. The concept that Jones didn't play with consistent energy was as big of a negative mark on his scouting report as an old knee issue that concerned some teams. But in his first foray with the Thunder on Monday at the Orlando Summer League, Jones was throwing around the word in casual conversation. So were his teammates when talking about him. Motor this and motor that."
J.A. Adande of ESPN.com on parity: "What I don't understand is why an owner would want to aid the process through trades. We keep hearing about teams afraid of losing their star and getting nothing in return. In the NBA system, nothing is something. "Nothing" can amount to room under the salary cap. Didn't the Atlanta Hawks garner praise for accumulating expiring contracts for Joe Johnson and Marvin Williams?"


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He's not exactly a perennial 50 goal scorer. Overpayment for sure. Even if the Ducks want to spend right up to the cap limit they'll have trouble filling out their bottom 9 with much more than scrubs.
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RANGOON — A delegation of Hong Kong recruitment agencies is in Burma in an attempt to drum up interest in a proposed scheme to allow Burmese citizens to work as domestic helpers in the Chinese special administrative region.
Ahead of a discussion with officials from Burma's Ministry of Labor in Naypyidaw on Thursday, the Hong Kong Chamber of Employment Agencies met with Burmese recruiters in Rangoon on Wednesday, explaining the nature of domestic work in Hong Kong along with related matters such as labor law and the respective rights and obligations of employers and workers in the sector.
Anticipating a decline in the numbers of maids from Indonesia and the Philippines, the two main source countries in the past, Chamber chairman Joe Chow told The Irrawaddy that there could be up to 20,000 jobs to be filled over the next four years, for Burmese seeking work as domestic helpers in Hong Kong.
"The numbers from the previous countries of recruitment are receding and there is now opportunity for other countries," Chow said.
As of November 2013, there were just over 320,000 domestic helpers working in Hong Kong, an increase from about 256,000 in 2008. Of the current total, 51.4 percent are from the Philippines and 46.4 percent are Indonesian, according to the Hong Kong Chamber of Employment Agencies.
Recruiters expect Hong Kong's appetite for foreign helpers to hold up, with the number of Hong Kong citizens aged over 65 increasing by 1.5 times over the next two decades. This will mean, according to the Hong Kong Chamber of Employment Agencies, that "our society needs a tremendous manpower to support Hong Kong's elderly care services."
But with the Indonesian and Philippine economies growing in recent years—meaning more jobs at home—recruitment prospects for Hong Kong families seeking maids from either country are declining, in turn prompting agencies to scout across the region for other options.
Relations between Hong Kong and the Philippines have deteriorated since the 2010 murder of eight Hong Kong tourists in a mass shooting on a bus in Manila. Late last year, Hong Kong lawmakers mulled banning Filipino domestic workers in retaliation for Philippine President Benigno Aquino III's refusal to apologize for the killings, which sparked a wave of anti-Filipino rhetoric in Hong Kong and mainland China.
Burma, where a parliamentary committee last year estimated unemployment at 37 percent, has long been a source of emigrants, mostly to Malaysia, Thailand and Singapore, with an estimated 3-5 million Burmese living outside their homeland.
A recently commenced Hong Kong scheme to recruit Bangladeshis to work as domestic helpers in Hong Kong has fallen flat, however, meaning Hong Kong recruiters are pinning their hopes on Burma.
Seeking to dispel concerns about potential mistreatment of domestic workers in Hong Kong, Paul Chan, the Chamber's vice chairman, said "Hong Kong is a civilized, multinational and safe society," running through a sample job contract via PowerPoint, and outlining domestic helpers' rights under Hong Kong law.
Almost one-third of a million domestic helpers already work in Hong Kong, numbers that Chan said would help new arrivals fit in. "We have no doubt they will make friends very soon," he told Burmese agency counterparts, referring to possible Burmese hires going to Hong Kong.
Win Min Min, a Burmese recruiter who in recent times has been matching Burmese women with Singaporean families to work as domestic help in the Southeast Asian city-state, said there are a number of issues to be ironed out, however, before it will be possible to send Burmese domestic helpers to Hong Kong.
Her agency, Myanmar Express Link, typically charges three to four months' salary equivalent to Burmese workers who secure jobs in Singapore—repayment for the training and other expenses, such as travel from rural areas to Rangoon—prior to deployment.
"But Hong Kong law does not allow such arrangements," she said, referring to the repayment made by Burmese migrant workers in Singapore. "So it is not clear how the training will be covered, and if the girls are not trained, they can't get jobs as helpers."
Nonetheless, the Hong Kong Chamber of Employment Agencies reckons that thousands of Burmese domestic helpers could soon be working in Hong Kong.
"If the Ministry of Labor allows us, we can have the first recruitment within four months," Chow said.
I thought the Burmese just celebrated it's 65th Independence Day where they freed themselves from being slaves of the British Crown and now some Burmese people are willing to become Chinese slaves voluntarily? Where's the pride of being Burmese? I don't understand.
Apparently in my mind Hong Kong and Dr.Fu Manchu with the moustache are always related since I watched Fu Manchu movies in my childhood days.Hong Kong is also famous for human smuggling gang activities,triads(mafia) and infamous group called snakehead.Those groups have contacts around the world ,and have friends in higher places .
We don't know their terms and conditions on hiring.But I am sure Burmese girls will look for high paying jobs after the contract ends ..that is possibility of earning money in a bad way and place.
That's really a racial discrimination if Hong Kong Government will remove Filipino Domestic helpers in Hong Kong due to the murdered of eight Hong Kong Tourist year 2010.I could say it is not the fault of the Filipino Domestic helpers of what had happened.
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