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And that'll be all from me, Sam Wells. Thanks for following the game with goal.com, I hope you enjoyed it as much as I did! Until next time, take care and farewell.
Meanwhile, the home side will feel unfortunate that, despite garnering the lion's share of possession, they were unable to capitalise in turning their neat play into goals. They may also feel slightly aggrieved at the disallowed goal as Michu's contact on Bunn appeared minimal, and they will most certainly be aggrieved at their inability to defend set-pieces.
In the end though, Norwich's set-piece prowess was too much for the home side as, following Whittaker's opener, their three remaining goals all came from set pieces. Snodgrass's deliveries were excellent, resulting in goals from Bassong and Holt, and even one from himself as he curled home delightfully from a free-kick. They will be happy that they endured a strong comeback from the home side in the second half, and can perhaps feel a tad fortunate that the Shechter goal was disallowed. Nevertheless, their unbeaten run continues and Hughton will be delighted with his side.
And Howard Webb calls time on what has been a pulsating game between two in-form sides! Norwich will be delighted to take the spoils from a 7-goal thriller that could've gone either way.
90' + 4'Shechter heads over after a quick attack from Swansea, it nestles on the roof of the net agonisingly.
90' + 2'Assist Jonathan De Guzmán
90' + 2'Goal Michu
And it's Michu with another! The corner find its way back to de Guzman who puts in a delightful cross, with Michu heading home at the back post. Game back on perhaps?! -
90' + 1'SubstitutionSteven Whittaker Leon Barnett
90' + 1'Garrido concedes a corner after a rebound almost breaks into the path of the ever-lively Nathan Dyer. Surely it's too little too late for the home side though.
90'Another Swansea attack peters out and it looks as though Norwich have this game wrapped up - extending their unbeaten run to nine games.
89'Yellow Card Ángel Rangel
88'Norwich have the ball in Swansea's half and win a free-kick - a dangerous thing to do given Norwich's set pieces today. It looks like they'll see this one out easily enough.
87'After a lovely one-two with De Guzman, a long range effort from Chico flies just over the Norwich bar.
86'Swansea's endeavour continues as they have two shots blocked in quick succession. First, Dyer's volley is blocked by Bassong, Shechter's effort also suffering the same fate.
83'SubstitutionGrant Holt Steve Morison
83'More lovely play from Swansea almost results in a goal as, following a Dyer through-ball, Michu swivels but puts the ball just wide from just inside the area. Unlucky for the home side there.
82'Another early ball from De Guzman finds its way to Michu but the ever-impressive striker runs out of pitch after bringing it down superbly. The striker's frustration tells as, despite another goal added to his tally, his side's unbeaten run looks set to come to an abrupt end.
80'Norwich almost work another opening as Pilkington works his way into the box, only for his cross to be deflected out for a corner. The corner eventually comes to nothing but the away side will be happy to keep it in the opposition's half.
79'It eventually comes to Nathan Dyer on the edge of the area but a fairly limp effort trickles wide - this game could be over.
78'But who knows in this rollercoaster of a game? Swansea have successive corners as they desperately look to work themselves back into this game.
77'Goal Robert Snodgrass
Goal! Snodgrass, who has been excellent from set pieces today, makes another one count as he whips the ball delightfully over the wall and into the bottom right-hand corner. Surely this is game over, despite an impressive effort from the home side. -
75'Yellow Card Ashley Williams
74'After that contentious decision, the Swans continue to push forward but a counter from Norwich brings another contentious decision! A through-ball to Holt means that Williams is forced to bring down the striker - he is only booked despite appearing to be the last man. However, Holt was going away from goal so probably the right decision. A dangerous position here though with the free-kick imminent.
71'And there is confusion all around as Swansea have the ball in the back of the net! The corner was headed back in to the six-yard-box by Williams, Bunn went up for it with Michu and the striker won it, nodding it down for substitute Shechter. He turned it home but Webb deemed the jump by Michu unfair and the goal was ruled out, perhaps harshly.
70'And Swansea's pressure persists as they win a corner, De Guzman's dangerous ball in being blocked.
69'SubstitutionDanny Graham Itay Shechter
And Graham is duly replaced, he's worked hard today but has nothing to show for his efforts as Shechter replaces him - let's see if he can grab his first goal for the club. -
67'After neat interplay from Swansea once more, Routledge finds Graham with an absolutely exquisite chipped through ball but the striker can't get it under control and Garrido intervenes just in front of his own goalkeeper. There are calls for a backpass and they may have a point - he essentially nudged it back to Bunn but nothing was given.
65'Swansea continue to probe on the edge of the away side's area; it's surely only a matter of time before another chance presents itself.
62'Chico gives away a typically ridiculous free-kick after a unfathomably high boot leads to a dangerous set-piece. Nothing comes of it as Holt heads into Tremmel's hands - and Swansea are away again.
61'Swansea continue to have a ridiculous amount of possession here; and they're actually turning it into chances this half. A Michu shot is blocked as their pressure refuses to subside.
59'Goal Jonathan De Guzmán
And Swansea's comeback continues in full throttle! A hopeful ball down the right-flank from Rangel gives Dyer the chance to run and he outpaces Garrido hopelessly, putting in a near-post cross. Routledge doesn't win it but the header drops down to De Guzman and, 10 yards out, the midfielder fires emphatically home. Game on! -
57'Davies once again bombs down the left flank but his cross is just too high for the diminutive Routledge. If that was Michu then who knows? Swansea are really exerting some pressure here.
55'Norwich are continuing to drop deeper and Graham capitalises, a fine ball from Michu finding him in the area and the striker fires a decent effort goalwards. Bunn is more than equal to it though.
53'The home side are threatening more this half - that probing cross from Davies was the only thing missing from their first-half play. If they can continue to actually deliver a final ball after the patience of their build-up play, there's no reason why they shouldn't get back in this one.
51'Assist Ben Davies
51'Goal Michu
Goal! And Swansea are handed a lifeline. After some nice play on the edge of the Norwich box, slightly reminiscent of their first-half performance (all patience and no penetration), the ball finds it way out to left-back Davies, who duly drives in a low cross. Who else but Michu is there to smartly convert home and the Swans are back in this one! -
47'It looks unlikely as Norwich hit the bar already! After an abysmal clearance from Rangel, Snodgrass puts Johnson through with a lovely dink through and, with the outside of the left foot, he turns it exquisitely against the bar. Absolutely lovely play from the Canaries; that would've been a truly sublime goal.
46'We get underway once more here as the Swans kick off the second half - let's see if they can launch a remarkable comeback!
Swansea have actually had the lion's share of the possession - 61% - but their inability to turn that possession into chances is illustrated by another statistic: the two sides have both had seven efforts at goal but Norwich have had six on target, compared to the home side's paltry one. They need to find their way through Norwich's back-line if they have any hopes of getting back into this game - let's see if they can do so as we wait for the teams to return!
Meanwhile, the away side will be fairly demoralised after that half. Though the Canaries were the better side, it could've been entirely different had they turned that impressive spell after the Whittaker goal into chances and, more importantly, goals. Aside from the Danny Graham header, denied by the crossbar, chances have been few and far between as they have struggled to work chances against a resolute Norwich defence. Two goals in quick succession only exacerbates their problems and it looks like a long way back for Laudrup's side here.
And Webb blows for half-time here as the away side go in 3-0 up - they will be delighted with their first-half performance. After that excellent early strike from Whittaker, they remained strong despite a decent spell for the Swans and were rewarded for that defensive solidity as two set-pieces leaded to goals from Holt and Bassong. The second-half looks fairly routine for the Canaries if they maintain their level of performance.
45' + 1'Ki eventually takes the free-kick and manages to curl it around the wall, but can only find Bunn's grateful arms. They really needed a goal there; it'll take a miraculous second half performance for the Swans to come back into this one.
45'Yellow Card Russell Martin
45'The first card of the day is produced as Michu is brought down by Martin. A very dangerous area to give away a free-kick here.
44'Assist Robert Snodgrass
44'Goal Grant Holt
Another Norwich city goal! And it's Grant Holt! Yet another set-piece gave away in a dangerous position on the right flank leads to an excellent delivery from Snodgrass. He whips it in and the targetman is found unmarked, he duly heads it home. An excellent set-piece but terribly defended by the home side. -
42'Swansea continue to have a lot of possession after that goal but, as has been the problem for a lot of the game, they simply cannot turn that possession into chances.
40'Assist Grant Holt
40'Goal S. Bassong
And it leads to a goal! And it's Bassong once again! The initial free-kick is cleared but it finds it way to Holt on the left-wing. The big man whips it far post and the centre-back, still up for the set-piece, heads in powerfully at the near post. Tremmel will perhaps be disappointed but the Canaries' certainly won't be! 2-0 here and the Swans will have to respond to that. -
38'This time, Flores does foul Hoolahan as the diminuitive midfielder turns the centre back. This is a dangerous area as Norwich look to whip in a deep cross.
37'Swansea once again begin to control possession - they seem unable to really create an opening once again though. Norwich are really compact and the Swans are struggling to find any real penetration.
35'Norwich relieve some of that pressure as they have their own little spell of possession. The ever-lively Hoolahan appeals for a penalty after Flores appears to bundle him over in the box. Maybe a bit hopeful but Norwich will be happy simply to exert some pressure for a while after that strong Swans spell.
33'A long-range Michu effort hits Wayne Routledge and it almost finds its way into the bottom corner! The deflected effort trickles just wide though as the home side continue to press.
31'Norwich are getting deeper and deeper and Swansea are pushing more and more. This pressure is relentless, can they make it tell?
29'Swansea are really running this game at the moment - after minutes of concerted pressure, a Rangel cross eventually finds a surging Michu run from deep, the talisman can only head wide though. They are threatening here though.
27'And Swansea finally work a proper opening! Nice interplay on the edge of the Norwich area leads to a De Guzman cross, Graham gets up brilliantly and slams his header goalwards - the crossbar denies him the equaliser but it's much better play from the home side.
26'Snodgrass runs at Davies and causes the young left-back problems once more - the goal having come down his side. He cuts into his left into the area after some nimble footwork but shoots straight at the Swans' goalkeeper.
25'Swansea's final ball continues to be lacking somewhat as they work a decent position on the right, only for Rangel to prove unable to find anyone in the Canaries' box.
23'Norwich are already being accused of wasting time by the Swansea fans - and Howard Webb it seems! The referee speaks to them as they dally over taking a free-kick.
21'De Guzman hits straight into the wall and Norwich almost break as a result - the Canaries' really do look impressive at the moment.
20'Another foul here though and Swansea are presented with an opportunity - thirty yards out and De Guzman seems to preparing for the shot.
19'Johnson fouls Dyer in the middle of the park as the game becomes a bit scrappy. That may actually be the first foul of the game though - a truly flowing first fifteen minutes.
18'High-tempo game here as both teams continue to press and harry, trying to prevent each other from playing football. Norwich will be delighted that they managed to capitalise on that early pressure; it'll be interesting to see how the Swans respond.
16'Assist Robert Snodgrass
16'Goal Steven Whittaker
And Norwich get the goal that their pressure deserves! They've been threatening for the past few minutes and it finally tells. After an excellent surging run from right-back Whittaker and a one-two with Snodgrass, he turns inside onto his left and slams it home at the near post. A really good goal from the defender! -
13'And the possession almost leads to a goal - twice! First, an excellent long-range effort from Howson finds the post and second, when the rebound eventually found it's way to Garrido, the left back's cross is dropped by Tremmel and almost turned over his head by Snodgrass. The keeper just managed to get to it though and the danger was gone.
12'Norwich's pressing is impressive as they rush Swansea into a rare passing mistake - they have possession here.
9'Davies gets forward once again, De Guzman finding him with a raking crossfield pass. He lays it off to Graham who, with a neat turn, can only blaze over from the edge of the area. A decent effort and nice football from the home side.
8'Michu is already proving problematic for Norwich's defence as he plays between the lines, creating and probing constantly. He almost finds the left back Davies' surging run - an omen of things to come perhaps?
6'Norwich's turn to play some nice football but the neat interplay between the midfielders comes to nothing as Johnson overcooks his pass and it goes out for a goal-kick. Some good football being played here.
4'Swansea right-back Rangel puts in an early cross to Graham but the returning striker heads it harmlessly wide. It's been a lively start here.
3'After that early scare, The Swans have come into the game well, dominating possession with some neat passing.
2'And Norwich already have their first chance of the game! An early corner from Snodgrass is whipped in, Johnson getting the flick on but Tremmel turns away adeptly.
1'And we're underway! Norwich begin, kicking left to right.
Howard Webb is officiating today; he leads the players out now, meaning we're just minutes away from the commencement of what should be an enthralling encounter!
Meanwhile, the away side also make two changes from the team that defeated Sunderland 2-1 as Jonny Howson and Russell Martin come in for Alexander Tettey and Ryan Bennett respectively. It looks as though they will continue with the 4-2-3-1 that has served them so well over the past few weeks, with Howson replacing Tettey alongside Bradley Johnson in the midfield two, while Martin slots into the back four in Bennett's absence.
For the home side, there are two changes from the side that beat Arsenal 2-0 as Danny Graham and Wayne Routledge both return from injury, with Itay Schechter moving to the bench and Leon Britton absent from the squad altogether. Graham looks set to partner the on-form Michu upfront while Routledge will operate on the opposite wing from Nathan Dyer, with Ki Sung Yueng and Jonathan de Guzman continuing to orchestrate things from the centre of midfield.
Swansea: Tremmel; Rangel, Chico, Williams (c), Davies; de Guzman, Ki, Dyer, Routledge; Michu, Graham. Subs: Cornell, Tiendalli, Monk, Agustien, Bartley, Shechter, Moore.
Norwich: Bunn; R. Martin, Whittaker, Bassong, Garrido; Johnson, Howson; Pilkington, Snodgrass, Hoolahan; Holt (c). Subs: Rudd, Jackson, Fox, Morison, E. Bennett, Barnett, Tierney.
And here come the line-ups for today's action...
With both sides on excellent form, it seems likely that we will witness a close encounter today. Swansea sit 7th, just three points off a Champions League berth, and come into this game off the back of an impressive 2-0 victory over Arsenal, which extended their unbeaten run to six games. Meanwhile, Norwich are on an even more impressive streak, having gone eight games unbeaten; a run that, following a terrible start, has pushed them to the brink of a top half position – they currently sit 12th but could move into the top half with a win today. Whichever team manages to extend their run, let's hope for an entertaining game!
Good afternoon and welcome to goal.com's live coverage of Swansea vs. Norwich, I'm Sam Wells and I'll be guiding you through today's proceedings.


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Star Trek: The Experience
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Star Trek: The Experience was a themed attraction which opened in January 1998 at the Las Vegas Hilton in Paradise, Nevada, United States, based on the Star Trek entertainment franchise. The pavilion underwent one major renovation in 2004 which added the Borg Invasion 4-D attraction, which used state-of-the-art amusement technology where guests experienced an encounter with the Borg. Star Trek: The Experience was operated by entertainment management company Cedar Fair Entertainment Company after its June 2006 purchase of Paramount Parks from the CBS Corporation.[1] It closed in September 2008, and was scheduled to reopen in the Neonopolis Mall on May 8, 2009 in time for the premiere of the Star Trek film. It was then pushed back to 2010, and then in 2011 it was announced that they had lost the license.[2]
The History of the Future Museum[edit]
After purchasing a ticket, one walked through a museum that included numerous items from Star Trek history. It also featured several video display devices and a timeline of Star Trek events. Later, there were displays for each of the major alien races, which included the Borg, Klingons, and Ferengi. Ticket prices eventually increased to allow visitors unlimited rides throughout the day.
The last section of the museum was a hallway that served as the attraction queues. The left side was for the Borg Invasion 4-D, and the right side was for the Klingon Encounter. The Klingon Encounter held 27 people while the Borg Invasion 4-D held 48 people. Each show was constructed so that those "in the back" for the first part of the show would, in turn, likely end up in the front for the second half of either show.
The History of the Future Museum closed alongside the closure of The Experience in 2008.
The Klingon Encounter[edit]
Note: The exact attraction experience varied as a result of live performer input.
Initially, the visitors entered a small room with a depiction of "outer space". A small television in the upper right corner of the room displayed scenes from several Star Trek films. The group then entered a smaller, dimly lit waiting area of a traditional simulator ride. Hosts directed their attention to a safety demo for the shuttlecraft simulator ride. A few moments later the televisions flickered and the lights went out. Following was flashing lights along with transporter sound effects and a rush of cold air. When the lights returned, the group was on a transporter pad. Guests were now aboard the Enterprise-D, transporter room as seen in Star Trek: The Next Generation.
On the transporter pad, a uniformed Starfleet officer asked for the leaders of the group and directed them away for instruction. It was explained that the visitors were beamed aboard the Starship Enterprise to "what you would call the future" and the group was led to the bridge. Commander Riker appeared on the main viewscreen. Riker explained that Captain Picard disappeared the moment the group beamed aboard the Enterprise and thus one member of the group must be Picard's ancestor. A Klingon Commander named Korath used a time-rift to abduct Picard's ancestor and erase him from the time line. Starfleet Intelligence dispatched the Enterprise to intercept the Klingons' transporter beam and rescue the entire group. Riker directs the group to board a shuttlecraft with Geordi La Forge to escape the temporal rift, and return all guests to their original time. While the group was in the turbolift, the Klingons attacked the Enterprise and the turbolift entered a free fall. Finally, the group arrived at the shuttle bay.
The group boarded the shuttlecraft. The shuttle ride began with a battle between the Enterprise and Klingon vessels. The shuttle then returned through the temporal rift to present-day Las Vegas. The shuttle landed at the Las Vegas Hilton right next to the "motion simulators" shuttles the visitors were originally waiting to enter when they were "beamed off" at the start of the story. Captain Picard thanked the crew for restoring his existence. He said, "While only one of you is my ancestor, each of you hold that same opportunity for the future. Guard it well." Typically a custodian led the group to an elevator and then out to the Deep Space Nine Promenade and Quark's Bar. When the custodian led the group to the elevator, there was a television set which showed a "news" report where the military mentions that the shuttles over Las Vegas were weather balloons.
This simulation ride closed along with The Experience in 2008.
The motion simulator was developed by McFadden Systems, Inc.[3]
The Borg Invasion 4-D[edit]
Like the Klingon Encounter, Borg Invasion draws the visitor into a Trek-themed adventure. While Klingon Encounter is based on the Star Trek: The Next Generation series (which also introduced the Borg), this one is based upon the Star Trek: Voyager series. Once more, this adventure includes the use of costumed actors and video & audio participation of several Trek series cast members.
Unlike the Klingon Encounter which uses sets that duplicate (or come close to doing so) those on the ship in which it is occurs—namely USS Enterprise-D, Borg Invasion does not occur on sets familiar to Trek viewers—the USS Voyager is not used. Instead the action occurs at another site designed and created exclusively for the Hilton: a Starfleet space station.
Immersion of the visitors into the story line has no equivalent to the high-tech beaming on board the Enterprise-D used in the Klingon Encounter. Here it is accomplished only by a quick introduction of the state of danger to the participants. With the on-screen participation of Trek series cast members Kate Mulgrew and Robert Picardo, and numerous actors in realistic makeup and utilizing well designed props and sets, the threat of assimilation by the Borg seems palpable. The plot involves the participants in several close encounters with Borg drones.
Though using no ride simulator, this adventure culminates in a space battle with the Borg Queen via a 3-D movie with corresponding physical effects including water vapor, wind, and being "stabbed" with a Borg probe. (Thus the "4D" in the title.)
While the Klingon Encounter goes to great effort to utilize Trek staples to justify incorporation of 21st century humans into a futuristic, far-off adventure (beaming, a spaceflight, and time travel) no such effort is made to justify participation in the plot of Borg Invasion 4-D.
Secrets Unveiled[edit]
A special behind-the-scenes tour was also available for visitors in 2006. The tour followed a basic script and was timed to allow access to parts of the attraction while they were unoccupied by other guests enjoying the rides. Many of the tour guides also included trivia questions and allowed for Q&As during the tour.
Starting at the main entry, the tour guide explained the general history of the attraction and some anecdotes regarding the large model ships and items in the museum. As the guests were guided to the corridor housing the ride queues, they went backstage for the first time. Throughout the tour guests were taken through a series of backstage areas such as wardrobe and makeup, and were also given the opportunity to explore the sets used for the rides, allowing them more time to more thoroughly examine the details than allowed during the rides and revealing some of the secrets of how the show was operated to allow guests to become lost in the world of the 24th century.
Photography was not allowed on the tour due to copyright and licensing agreements with Viacom, the then owner of the rights to the Star Trek franchise.
At the conclusion of the tour guests were invited to sign a guestbook and were given a certificate containing the guests' name, the date, the tour number, and the signature of the tour guide. Guests were also allowed to keep the VIP badge they wore throughout the tour.
There were only five backstage tours on a given day and they were not included in the cost of general admission.
A decline in admissions along with diminished talks between Cedar Fair and the Las Vegas Hilton brought about the attraction's closure on September 1, 2008.[4]
The closing ceremony was held on September 1, 2008. The public was invited to attend the ceremony, which was presented in the tradition of a naval decommissioning ceremony. Giving the keynote at the closing was Suzie Plakson, who introduced all the members of Star Trek: The Experience staff. April Hebert, who played the Vulcan T'pril, was introduced last as the longest serving cast member of Star Trek: The Experience and given the United Federation of Planets banner. Avery Brooks and Chase Masterson were also in attendance for the closing ceremony, and Garrett Wang made a brief appearance at Quark's shortly before closing. Chad Boutte, Operations Manager of Star Trek: The Experience gave the final speech with the final words "live long and prosper".
Moving and sale[edit]
Mayor Oscar Goodman stated in a news conference on October 16, 2008 that a possible deal was being negotiated between CBS and Rohit Joshi, developer of the Neonopolis Mall.[5] The first phase of the re-opening was rumored to coincide with the theatrical release of the next Star Trek film on May 8, 2009.
Despite the announced deal, the remnants of the attraction, including the Quark's Bar sign, wardrobe and furniture from the recreated set pieces, were either sold during a warehouse sale in April 2010[6] or a larger auction in August 2010.[7] Anything deemed unsalable, due to size or damage, or that remained unsold at the end of the warehouse sale was destroyed.
The plans for the moving of Star Trek: The Experience stalled when Neonopolis lost the license due to noncompliance with the terms of the contract caused by a lack of funding.[2] CBS released a statement that they were still 100% behind the reopening, but it would be more like 2012.[8]
As of 2016 no announcements regarding a new, permanent Star Trek attraction to replace Star Trek: The Experience have been made.
See also[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Star Trek Experience (Las Vegas). |
- ^ "Cedar Fair, L.P. to Acquire Paramount Parks". Cedar Fair, L.P. 2006-05-22. Archived from the original on 7 March 2007. Retrieved 2008-12-19.
- ^ a b "No Progress On Bringing Star Trek: The Experience Back To Las Vegas [UPDATED]". TrekMovie.com.
- ^ Huffstutter, P.J. (August 4, 1997). "Virtual Rides Take Off". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 29, 2012.
- ^ Pascale, Anthony (2008-06-29). "Star Trek The Experience Closing In September [UPDATED]". TrekMovie.com. Retrieved 2008-06-30.
- ^ SPILLMAN, BENJAMIN (2008-10-17). "Star Trek The Experience — Going BOLDLY Downtown?". lvrj.com. Retrieved 2008-10-17.
- ^ 'Trek' fans, want Picard's chair? It's for sale Business Week
- ^ Propworx Auction News
- ^ "Star Trek : The Experience Lives On?". vegastripping.com.
External links[edit]
- Star Trek: The Experience at Memory Alpha (a Star Trek wiki)
- Star Trek: The Experience 360 Virtual Tour
- 2008 disestablishments in Nevada
- Cedar Fair amusement parks
- Simulator rides
- Works based on Star Trek
- Tourist attractions in the Las Vegas Valley
- Amusement rides introduced in 1998
- Amusement rides manufactured by McFadden Systems, Inc.
- Amusement rides that closed in 2008
- 4D films
- Space in amusement parks
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This morning, five of the nine members of the board of education gathered to discuss the implications of the new test, known as STAAR (State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness.) Alicia Thomas, deputy chief academic officer, said the test is designed to be more rigorous, more complex and longer with a shorter completion time.
Rising ninth graders are first in line to take STAAR, which will go into effect in spring 2012. (Sophomores and juniors will still take TAKS.) Students are used to having to take only four exit exams. Under STAAR, they'll have to take 12 to graduate. A school will be rated either "acceptable" or "unacceptable" based on how the students test.
When students across Texas took STAAR during a diagnostic field test earlier this year, the results were "extremely low," Thomas said.
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Grier said that the test necessitated a curriculum overhaul. Not that that's teaching to a test, he argued. Grier preferred the term "aligning curriculum," which pretty much means an overhaul.
Kids will begin taking STAAR when they're just third graders -- at which point, according to Thomas, you can predict college performance. "If you are successful with the third-grade STAAR test, that means you are on track to be college-ready," she said.
And if they're not? If a student fails a STAAR test in grades 3-11, HISD will be required to provide remediation, probably in the form of tutoring. Nobody on the board knew how the cash-strapped district would fund the state mandate.
The board couldn't even decide how to break the news of the new test to parents. Board member Manuel Rodriguez Jr. suggested he and president Paula Harris "host a TV show." Board member Larry Marshall, who is prone to complaining about either the ungodly earliness or brutal lateness of HISD meetings, suggested that the issues were too important to bring up at 8 a.m. "This is too big for an 8 o'clock meeting," he said. "This needs to be a full-blown press conference." Assistant Secretary Mike Lunceford mentioned that he hasn't heard from any parents about the test (which probably means they don't know about it).
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Join us for the 3rd annual 5K Run/Walk for physically and emotionally healthy kids to support the Cattaraugus County Suicide Prevention Coalition. The race starts at 9 AM at the Olean YMCA on Saturday April 26, 2014. Join us for tons of activities and free giveaways following the race for Healthy Kids Day!!!
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Spiderman hasn't come to save the day, he'd rather go around annoying people while capturing all the fun on video camera. In Poland, Spiderman hits the streets and harasses the people he once saved, using his arsenal of silly string and lasso to really tick them off. You'd think this wannabe superhero would be in better shape, considering how often he has to run from the cops!
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Silly string is highly flammable. He's lucky he didn't set the McDonald's staff on fire. What an idiot.
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Following the success of extreme Right Wing candidate Marine Le Pen in the French election and growing fears over Iran's plans for their uranium enrichment plants fears that the Germans will start a final apolitical battle are virtually non-existent.
"They may even be our allies in a third World War," was the opinion of MOD Chief Ian McKeane. "Imagine the shame of returning home from a war and having to tell your parents a German saved you. Most will probably hide it."
It is particularly confusing to the younger generation, raised on stories of the previous great wars. "Germany started World War I, Germany stated World War II now Iran is going to start World War III? That's a stupid ending to the Trilogy, like Ewoks stupid. By the way can we just finish this triology already? The fourth is usually a reboot where everything is fun again. The world really needs rebooted"
The economic toil they could cause to the world of comedy cannot be understated. Many older comics make a living reminding people about the holocaust for a few laughs. "If we fight alongside Germany that means I've only got one joke left," cried Ian Hislop, "there are only so many variations of 'John Prescott is fat' I can do."
Football pundit Alan Shearer laughed off our concerns. "Write Germany off at your peril. No one ever expects them to do well but that old cliché about German efficiency always wins out in the end. I'm fully confident if anyone will murder us all it will be them"
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Pipeline operator Magellan Midstream Partners LP (MMP - Free Report) announced better-than-expected second-quarter 2013 earnings, on the back of strong activities from transportation and terminal operations.
The Tulsa, Oklahoma-based oil distributor reported earnings per unit (EPU) of 65 cents (excluding mark-to-market commodity-related pricing adjustments), surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 53 cents and the prior-year quarter adjusted profit of 51 cents.
Total revenue of $443.9 million was down slightly (by 1.3%) year over year and also fell short of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $452.0 million. Substantial fall in revenue from product sales hurt the results.
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The 626 Night Market is coming back, for the third time this year. This time the event will be held at the Santa Anita Park in Arcadia and will be running for two nights, on Oct. 20 and 21. Admission is free of charge and the events will be staged in Santa Anita's spacious infield area.
"Though we really liked Pasadena and the last event, our goal is to ultimately make the event reoccurring, and make it a two day event each time," Jonny Hwang, event organizer and founder told Squid Ink. "Putting it in a public area on the street is really difficult. Arcadia is more suitable. There's a lot more parking and you can set up there early and clean up on Monday. We don't have to worry about rush hour."
Like the previous two night markets, the October event will feature Asian street foods, local businesses, and new entrepreneurs. And this time, they're adding new features. "We will have more decorations, movie screenings on the lawn, live art and games for people of all ages," Hwang said. "However, our focus is still on providing exposure to interesting pan-Asian foods and products."
The last night market was largely considered a success and had over 200 unique vendors with a large section dedicated to the food. And keeping with their motto of supporting local businesses, vendor fees this time around will be less expensive.
"It has decreased by about $130 per night and includes equipment such as canopy rental, permits, and electricity," Hwang said. "Our rates are lower than most, if not all, large Asian events. While we are not subsidized by host cities or media entities, one of our primary goals is to support local businesses and entrepreneurs as a platform with a low cost of entry."
Hwang added that he is capping the number of vendors to approximately 200.
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Tony Blair and Fergie doubtless bridled at news that Guy Ritchie had made the royal wedding guest list ahead of them, but – his friendship with the happy couple aside – Ritchie is an expert in the trials of married life, and amply qualified to advise Kate and Wills on the way to wedded bliss. Not only did dear Guy nobly spend eight years putting up with Madonna, but he also, it has been claimed, made a significant physical sacrifice to satisfy his Kabbalah-observing former wife. According to New York magazine, Karen Berg, a spiritual adviser to Madonna at New York's Kabbalah Centre, claims the star "keeps a kosher home, she observes Shabbat, she circumcised her son and had her [ex-] husband circumcised". Adult circumcision is a painful procedure with a surprisingly lengthy recovery period, and may go some way to explaining Ritchie's sometime fondness for sweatpants.
* Like the irate suburban schoolteacher that he so closely resembles, Energy Secretary, putative Lib Dem leadership contender and sower of Cabinet unrest Chris Huhne is the non-digital embodiment of Godwin's Law: "As an online discussion grows longer, the probability of a comparison involving Nazis or Hitler approaches 1." Huhne – who reportedly confronted Dave and Gideon in Cabinet about the scurrilous claims made by their "No to AV" campaign – continues to compare those claims to the propaganda of Joseph Goebbels. In a 2009 Conference speech condemning the Tories' far-right friends in the European Parliament, Huhne mentioned Cameron in the same breath as the Waffen SS. Another section of said speech, excised before Huhne could deliver it, described William Hague as a "skinhead". The Nazi-themed slur was replaced, my hasty research suggests, by a less controversial observation: "You can tell a lot about a party by the company it keeps." Too true.
* London's theatre critics are accustomed to insults from their rival reviewers, but it's a rare thing to be named and shamed by an actor – admitting that one reads one's reviews isn't the done thing in Theatreland. Still, that hasn't stopped Lynda Bellingham, Loose Woman and erstwhile Oxo Mum, who has the Mail's 2008 review of Calendar Girls etched deep into her memory. The offending writer, she recalls, was Quentin Letts (2010 British Press Awards "Critic of the Year", no less), who compared her floral costume and "spherical" physique to that of the late King of Tonga. "This from a man who is less than rake-thin himself," Bellingham complains. "I've been doing the show for two years... whenever I run off and do the quick change into my flower costume, Quentin Letts appears in my mind's eye. Fortunately, I do not have enough respect for his knowledge of theatre for his review to upset me." As she notes, Letts has very thick skin, so I expect he's unruffled by her taunts.
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A new report on faith-based organizations (FBOs) confirms that these groups are vital to meet the current and future health care needs of Africa.
The report, commissioned by the Tony Blair Faith Foundation, synthesized research on the role and impact of the tens of thousands of FBOs working on health in Africa - organizations that represent a diversity of faiths and denominations. There's a major pearl of wisdom in this report, but first, some key points.
There has always been a link between faith and health, going back thousands of years with people looking to spiritual forces for causes and cures to illnesses. Today's faith-based organizations use more science-based technology and are major contributors to Africa's health care systems while still addressing both physical as well as spiritual health.
The evidence is clear: FBOs have a major role to play in global health because of their vast networks globally and at the community level, their high level of trust from their constituents and community members, and their commitment to caring for the health and lives of everyone, including the most vulnerable.
This report also highlights the strengths FBOs have, particularly in the area of community-based health and behavioral change communication programs.
Religious organizations all across Africa have become leaders in HIV education, prevention, and caring for HIV-positive community members. Pastors, imams and priests have become global health experts, and of course, they should know best how to speak to their community of faith with language and messages that are acceptable to and impactful with that community.
Another issue this report highlights is the difficulty of knowledge sharing within the faith-based community and with secular non-governmental organizations (NGOs), the private sector, and governments. Information and knowledge on lessons learned is generated but then tends to get lost. As a result, the people working on the ground providing services are oftentimes unaware of the work of others or research findings that could contribute to their own work.
The global health community is gradually engaging more with faith-based organizations, but there is an inclination of mistrust from both sides, secular and faith-based, when it comes to partnering. But, just as the panel concluded from the Perspectives event: we must all work together to make the world a better place.
The report provides a few recommendations for these organizations. Better research is needed on how faith-based organizations contribute to global health, the best way to document that contribution, and how to improve communication and collaboration between the FBOs and secular organizations as well.
The report also suggests taking a fresh perspective of faith-based organizations in this rapidly-changing world of ours. Faith-based organizations should embrace this data-driven world to have better insight into their contributions, to identify changes in health markets, and to better deliver those services.
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Sunday, January 10, 2010
Don't You Have Lots of Color In Your Garden?
I have orange.
Some really nice blue with the orange.
A big white "X".
And a large area of flags and yellow, orange, blue, white, and red.
Before we left for South Carolina we had some sewer issues that we thought were resolved. When we returned there were flags. Now we have Miss Utility marking all the utilities. Apparently the county needs to do some repair on the sewer line. While I am glad something is getting fixed, I do not relish my front garden getting dug up. I went to save some daffodil bulbs inside the white square...the ground is frozen solid. Will keep you posted.
In the meanwhile I will enjoy the scenery out back with the ice sparkles on the creek. This is my entry for Gardening Gone Wild's photo contest this month. The theme this month is 'Winter's Beauty'.
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I came by when I saw the word 'color', thinking your garden was really blooming;-) I feel your pain re; digging up the garden area. We had that happen several yrs. ago, at the corner garden at the bottom of the driveway, when our plumbing was backed up. THey dug down 17 feet and removed something that was left in the pipes by none other than a previous plumber: a plumbers snake!!!
ReplyDeleteOh, and such pretty shades too. LOL! I am sure you are glad to get it fixed but don't you hate to dig up things now. We had a gas meter line change and I had to dig up plants that i had used to try to hide the thing. Nothing like moving them three times huh? ;-)
I love your selection for the contest.Good luck Janet!As soon as I saw those markings, I knew it just had to be Miss Utility! They were in front of my house the other day when yet another water main broke so I have yellow and blue marks all over my yard, sidewalk and on and on it goes. Love your entry for the contest!!! Best of Luck to you!!!
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Hi Jan, yes, not exactly the color I would like. Apparently a utility punctured the sewer line and there is a burr inside the line. ewww
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Hi Sweetbay, no, not the color I would like to have. I keep wondering when they are coming to do the work.
Hi Les, haha right! Thanks, same to you.
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Hi Catherine, would you believe I asked the sewer line guys to save them and they did! Nice guys
Hi Noelle, berries would have been nice! thanks, I have seen a lot of great photos entered in the contest.
Hi Frances, thanks! you are right, the earth will heal. Today is supposed to be about 50 degrees. May get the garden put back together.
Hi Bangchik, right!!
Hi Kathleen, well after seeing the damage to the sewer pipe, I am glad it was done.
Hi Melody, thanks!
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James Franco to me, seems to be ooze all the qualities of a Genius Doofus. Or is it Doofus Genius? I think James is generally quite intelligent, but always seems a bit wasted off, if you will. Watching James with his big ol' grin and crinkly eyes endearing himself to the appreciative audience on The Actor's Studio with James Lipton (and who really knew Mr. Lipton was that funny?) made me giggle. But, I laughed out LOUD at Lipton's "We certainly DO!" when James Franco wondered aloud if he should be discussing his "research" as a male prostitute in the film Sonny — watch and you'll see what I'm talking about.
Sonny was released in 2003, without much fanfare and was directed by that nutbar, Nicolas Cage. After watching the trailer, though, I'm intrigued. The episode of The Actors Studio aired on December 7th, and I certainly hope they re-air it, since I missed the show.
I understand this was the hottest ticket EVER for a guest on The Actor's Studio. That says a LOT about the love folks have for this silly-smart actor. Industry-types were begging for tickets, and students were lined UP…with hundreds turned away. I'm very intrigued about his co-hosting of The Academy Awards with Anne Hathaway. Somehow, I think they will be the yin and yang of each other; Anne being the highly strung (perhaps disapproving?) half and James being the mellow dude half. It could be super-funny.
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A Spatiotemporal Autoregressive Price Index for the Paris Office Property Market
This article applies the spatiotemporal hedonic approach to the analysis of office transaction prices in the Paris property market ("i.e"., central Paris and its inner suburbs). The analysis focuses primarily on the market's two main business districts (the Central Business District and the La Défense District). We find that spatial and temporal dependence effects are strongly present in these submarkets. Additionally, we propose a hybrid method for incorporating a temporal regime switch into the spatiotemporal autoregressive model. The regime switching around 1997 ("i.e.", in the presence of temporal heterogeneity) substantially affects the significance of spatial and temporal dependences. Finally, we build a new price index that incorporates both spatiotemporal dependences and temporal heterogeneity. This index differs strongly from the usual hedonic price index. Copyright (c) 2009 American Real Estate and Urban Economics Association.
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Hello, I'm very new to fly fishing... haven't even gotten to the water with it yet. I have a few Q's: Is it necessary to use a leader and a tippet or is a leader good enough? Also, what techniques should I use for fishing still water lakes? Do I use cast and retrieve methods? I have been reading about fishing streams and rivers, but haven't seen much on lakes. This is concerning lakes in the San Fran area. Thanks in advance for any advice.
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A Vintage Model of Trade in Secondhand Markets and the Lifetime of Durable Goods
How is the replacement of durable goods affected by the existence of a secondhand market? To answer this question, a vintage model of durable goods replacement is specified where efficient trade in used goods arises by assuming the existence of two types of consumers differentiated by income. The resulting steady state optimal replacement decision and secondhand market price are characterized, stressing the influence of economic depreciation. Compared to autarky, the consideration of an efficient secondhand market between high and low income people modifies the age profile of prices, increasing and decreasing for durable goods owned by high and low income people, respectively. Moreover, at the age at which used durable goods are traded, not only ask and bid prices are equal but also their age derivatives.
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In this scenario you can't look to historical data to measure or predict the success rate of the new TLDs because past new TLDs have been largely managed by big businesses who have strong revenue streams from other business lines that they could use to support a slacking TLD. Nor, in fact, can you use a traditional '9 out of 10 start ups will fail' sweeping analogy that VCs and other entrepreneurial commentators use. This space works differently. There is added support from the registrar channel, and there are considerable barriers to entry for a hopeful new TLD from the regulatory environment.
I think it's safe to say a strong number will fall out before they even hit the market. They will perhaps not make it past the objection contention phase, or the auction rounds will tire their cash reserves. Or the simple waiting game of the ICANN process (negotiate, award, contract, delegation, launch x months x bleeding into years) will cause them to run out of cash or motivation to continue with the business. This could be as many as 20% of the names, possibly more.
And then you have their actual market testing. This industry has the benefit of a long-standing and strong registrar channel. If the name is reasonably generic and they are picked up by many in the channel, the name should tick along over time. Look at .BIZ. We braced ourselves expecting bigger results because it wasn't registering enough to cover it's costs (nor our expectations). But Neustar is a big business and continued to run .BIZ, and now the years of investment in that name have paid off with over 2 million names. Time and the registrar channel take care of a decent generic TLD.
Alternatively, if you as a niche applicant (geographic, community or industry) have been diligent about exploring and fully understanding your market, you also have a great shot at this space. It's reasonably unexplored territory.
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Plans by three television companies to launch a joint "video on demand" scheme would restrict competition in the UK, a Government watchdog said today.
The Competition Commission published provisional findings into its examination of "Project Kangaroo" - a venture by BBC Worldwide (BBCW), ITV and Channel 4 (C4C).
It found the scheme would result in a "substantial lessening" of competition in video on demand (VOD) services in the UK.
But the project would not have a negative effect on online advertising or content acquisition, the Commission found.
UKVOD would create a "one-stop shop" for programmes on demand, giving viewers the chance to view recently-aired material as well as archive broadcasts.
The same "catch-up" services would remain in place via the individual broadcasters' websites, so a key new element will be viewing archived programmes.
Competition Commission chairman Peter Freeman said: "Video on Demand is a relatively new and rapidly-expanding medium and UKVOD clearly has much to offer.
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The Commission said there could also be issues when the three broadcasters, which own most of the archived content in the UK, came to grant licences to use the material to third parties.
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One of Tyler Cowen's six rules for dining out: "Get out of the city and into the strip mall." In that spirit, I want to recommend three strip-mall restaurants that offer great food for vegans, vegetarians, and ominvores alike. If ever you're in the appropriate strip mall:
Cedars Mediterranean Kitchen, 1206 E. 53rd Street, Chicago. I can recommend the hummus, stuffed grape leaves, red-lentil soup, eggplant stew, and seafood kebab.
Golden Harbor Chinese Restaurant, 505 S. Neil Street, Champaign, Illinois. Two menus: one American and one Chinese, the latter also available in English translation. The Chinese-menu dishes are drier and tend to showcase one ingredient. The Chinese-menu shrimp with garlic, for instance, has bamboo, water chestnuts, and red pepper but no broccoli, carrots, pea pods, or brown sauce. One revelation: the Chinese-menu hot and sour soup, which is lighter and hotter than the American version, and teeming with egg, pork, scallions, and tofu. It might be a meal in itself. The Chinese-menu dishes and round tables with Lazy Susans make the Golden Harbor ideal for large groups.
Istanbul Café, 1450 W. 86th Street, Indianapolis. I can recommend the appetizer sampler (babaganoush, dolma, fried eggplant in tomato sauce, ezme, hummus, tabouli), stuffed cabbage rolls, shish kebab, and Turkish coffee. The Turkish coffee is especially nice if you have a long drive home from Indianapolis.
If you know a great strip-mall restaurant, please, share it in the comments.
[I played Tyler Cowen at a chess tournament in Passaic, New Jersey, almost forty years ago. He should have won, but I managed to eke out a draw. You'll have to take my word for it.]
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Three great strip-mall restaurants
By Michael Leddy at 1:08 PM
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- Diane Schirf said...
I recommend the Nile on 55th Street, although I'm not sure it's in a strip mall.
- May 10, 2012 6:09 AM
- Matt Thomas said...
Way to bury the lede. I want to hear more about this chess match.
- May 10, 2012 12:04 PM
- Michael Leddy said...
Here's the restaurant Diane has recommended.
Matt, all I remember is that we each played some good moves and some careless ones. I used to record all my tournament games, but I think the record of this one is long gone. - May 10, 2012 11:43 PM


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- Date: Aug 4, 2011 01:58 JST
- Tags: Adaptations, Fine Art, MAD, Music, Otaku, Touhou, Video Gallery
Leon, PLEASE cover more of these cultural activities with relevant interests! I can't stand another top 10 something...
Artefact should cover Japan news, Leon should cover entertainment, and no one should cover the dumb polls...
I can find more of them
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_-mxFF_clU&feature=related [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_-mxFF_clU&feature=related] (Double Spoiler - Mystery in Your town. If you couldn't figure the song out)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNeak9hdfXA&feature=related [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNeak9hdfXA&feature=related] (Fires of Hokkai and Cosmic Mind- Emotional Skyscraper)
shadow arts are from China kthxbye
Hey buddy I can help you feel better.
Kanji are from China too. And Sado. And Noh Theatre. And pretty much everything else the poor little japs got.
And China stills sucks more dick than any other far east country.
Butthurt much?
And the Japanese actually made something good of it unlike the Chinese, kthxbye
LOL must be really hard being a chinaman being butthurt all the time over having to suck dick from every neighboring country that was under your ancestor's boot.
And compliments from the western weeaboos just adds salt to the wound.
So pitiful for the yellow monkeys from your town man.
One of those truly great creative facets that shows you what's right with Japan.
ZUN must be feeling like king right now. He's dominating everything. :V
Impressive, Grandiose... You can't help but applause, even behind a screen
I cannot imagine how much effort is made into assembling such a team, composing such an arrangement and then making a very professionally well-done video out of it.
The uploader of the video kineienami is credited in the credits himself. His other videos show his other traditional musical arrangements. Though this one clearly revealed his inner-otaku.
I doubt the musicians themselves had any idea of what Touhou is and are just playing the sheet music much like how orchestras around the world are paid to play anime and video game musics nowadays.
It is exactly this sort of brilliant creativity spawned by something originally 2D that Ishihara and his crazy right-wing goons are trying to destroy.
I wonder if they have ever thought of touring with this and other arrangements like it outside of Japan? I think it would be a fantastic opportunity for some sponsor like Sony or Toyota to promote.
Their performance is simply spellbinding!
I would definitely want to see them perform live!
And here we go! Touhou conquering another one!
I still can't believe how unbelievable humongous Touhou is.
I mean in TOranoana there is no Touhou section... they have a Touhou floor (Floor 2) dedicated... and so much more, the doujin music, everything... started by ONE MAN.
Nominated for most influential person in modern pop culture ^_- !!
Touhou has a Guinness World Record, FYI.
Really? What record is that?
Yep its true, here's the link: http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/Search/Details/Mostprolific-fan-made-shooter-series/73841.htm
They look so freakin' serious in the face. Just like..."Yeah we playin' this shit."
This was beautiful. I only wish traditional music from my part of the world was actually pleasant to listen to.


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Songs at 6:30 Concert Series: Ray Owen
Thursday, July 11, 2013 at 6:30 PM
Westminster Branch
For all ages
Join us for this free evening concert series featuring local and regional musicians. Bring a blanket or chair and enjoy some terrific music. Sponsored by The City of Westminster, Downtown Westminster Main Street Program, and Coffey Music. Rain location: lower level of Longwell Parking Garage. Children 3 and under must be accompanied by an adult caregiver.
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Culture Shock
Dates 23 Jul '12 to 18 Dec '12
Flexible? Yeah, sure
Est. Cost 3,000 - 4,500 GBP (GBP United Kingdom Pounds)
Type Travel Partners Wanted
Name Southeast Asia Trip = Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia
I'm a 20 year old guy from England in great shape, I have been travelling before but not to South-East Asia. I want to do Deep Water Soloing in Thailand as well as rock climbing and in Laos. I would like to motorbike for most of the trip or get a car to save money on transport (dont have to) Want to immerse myself in a new culture and visit the many temples South-East Asia has to offer. Would like to do the Full Moon Party in Thailand and visit Vang Vieng in Laos. Visit Halong Bay, Angkor Watt, Luang Probang and The Gibbon Experience are all high on the list of things i want to visit but I also want to get off the beaten track and away from the touristy areas. All of this is up for debate and if you can only join me for part of the trip thats cool too, so get in contact asap!
Southeast Asia Trip = Thailand, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia
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