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MIAMI – The shy, reticent California kid responsible for transforming the San Antonio Spurs, delivering a gassed dynasty its second wind, had come to the franchise with brazen strength, a stout spirit and a flawed shot. Hours after the NBA draft three years ago, the Spurs hurried Kawhi Leonard through his "Welcome to the NBA" news conference and out onto the practice court with shooting coach Chip Engelland.
As the clock lurched toward midnight on July 1, Engelland worked to change Leonard's release point, reshaping his shot and retraining his mind to trust what suddenly felt so awkward. Time was running out together, and soon the Spurs would leave a 20-year-old to administer his own reclamation. No coaches, no calls, no contact.
"He had come in, worked with Chip for three days and then – the lockout happened," Spurs general manager R.C. Buford told Yahoo Sports on Tuesday night. "There was intention in the [shooting] prescription given him. It was not just drill work."
Five months passed, the lockout ended and it didn't take long for the Spurs to realize Leonard had dutifully done the work asked of him and returned a different basketball player. In the Spurs' wildest dreams, they imagined Leonard as a relentless rebounder and a determined defender. Yet once Leonard developed a shot, he had a chance to be a star. Most of all, the Spurs had a chance to retool the Big Three, supplement the supporting cast and make a run again.
Leonard had 29 points, two steals and two blocked shots in a telltale 111-92 victory over the Miami Heat in Game 3 of the NBA Finals. Leonard did a magnificent job on LeBron James, holding him to 22 points and playing a part in disrupting him into seven turnovers. No one could see this Spurs resurgence coming on Tuesday night, the way no one could see Leonard becoming this kind of a star, this kind of a franchise-changer in the winter of Tim Duncan's and Manu Ginobili's careers.
Leonard is the reason the Spurs are chasing championships again. He changed everything for the Spurs. He gave them size and strength and athleticism to partner with his calculating, cunning basketball mind. Eventually, he gave them a startling offensive game to go with his stifling defense. Against Oklahoma City and Miami, he gave them a defender for Kevin Durant and LeBron James. Yes, Kawhi Leonard gave the Spurs a chance again.
"You could've never predicted this," Buford said.
No one ever saw him coming on draft night three years ago. Before that draft, Leonard had to slow down his workout schedule with an Achilles and ankle injury, forcing him to skip a late June session with the Milwaukee Bucks. Between the poor shooting and those injury doubts, there was an uneasiness of teams on draft night. This gave the Spurs a chance.
Around 3 o'clock on draft day in 2011, Buford called Leonard's agent, Brian Elfus, in his New York hotel room. San Antonio had done a thorough job of scouting and researching Leonard, but this was the first time Elfus had heard directly from Buford on him. He had been projected too high of a draft pick for the Spurs to be able to bring him into town for a workout.
"How's he feeling?" Buford asked Elfus. The agent informed Buford that he had taken Leonard to a specialist in the city that day, and his Achilles and ankle had fully checked out. Buford had history with Elfus, the Spurs had a solid doctor's physical on Leonard and soon Buford was back shopping guard George Hill for a lottery pick.
The Spurs had a small list of players in the 2011 draft that they were willing to trade Hill to obtain. As the top part of the lottery passed, the Spurs expected the Utah Jazz to select Leonard at No. 12, only the Jazz passed on him for Alec Burks. Leonard kept falling. They were sure he'd go 13 or 14, but the Morris twins were selected back-to-back. Somehow, Leonard made it to the Pacers at No. 15. Somehow, they had him. The Pacers desperately needed a veteran guard, and had long valued Hill. The Spurs so adored Hill, had become so fond of him, and Buford and Gregg Popovich loved the idea – if they had to trade him – of sending Hill back to his hometown of Indianapolis.
"The next time I heard from the Spurs," Elfus said Tuesday night, "they called me as Kawhi was walking across the podium."
The Spurs made the trade, and this would be one more franchise-changing moment that never felt that way in the moment. Buford drafted Ginobili with the 57th pick, and he became a Hall of Famer. They drafted Tony Parker with the 28th pick and hoped he could become a starting guard. He turned out to be an All-Star and an NBA Finals MVP.
Buford and Popovich are two of the greatest roster builders in NBA history, because they're forever finding the perfect blend of talent – the shooters and passers to make the system go, to make a symphony out of squeaking sneakers. They rummage through the bargain bins and Goodwill, finding the missing parts and reboot them as Spurs. They see a lottery pick dropping on draft night and make a play that changes everything for the franchise.
Leonard had been sluggish in Games 1 and 2 of these Finals, and Popovich pushed him to come out fiercely on Tuesday night. He had done it a year ago against Miami. They needed it again now. Within minutes, Leonard had made Game 3 his own. Within the night, the Spurs had a 2-1 series lead and regained home-court advantage. As it turns out, Leonard is the perfect Spur: relentlessly dedicated to his craft, and painfully private.
"He doesn't talk much," the Spurs' Tiago Splitter said. "But he plays great."
The beauty of the brains running these Spurs is that they forever see the possibilities, forever use imagination when evaluating talent and making the hard choices of player procurement. San Diego State coach Steve Fisher kept telling scout George Felton that Leonard was a "gym rat," and Engelland had evaluated Leonard in the predraft process and insisted to Buford he could fix Leonard's shot, that it wasn't so wayward. The kid had pride, immersed himself in the process and validated the draft-night gamble that turned a fading dynasty into a back-to-back NBA Finalist. Two victories from a fifth NBA title, the two victories the Spurs let slip away a year ago to Miami.
Here was R.C. Buford, the NBA's Executive of the Year, standing in a corridor of AmericanAirlines Arena, drinking a water, pounding a cup of almonds and considering the resurrection of a contender with the rapid ascent of a kid who proved his trustworthiness out of sight three years ago, but never out of mind.
"It's easy to make changes when you're in the gym every day, when you're in practice," Buford said Tuesday night. "But the trust of going out and doing it yourself, well, that's what we didn't know. He had come back, and you could see it. It was different. We knew he had done his work."
Three years later, Leonard had been the best player on the floor in Game 3 of these NBA Finals, had made LeBron James uncomfortable. Perhaps only the imagination and ingenuity of these San Antonio Spurs could've ever considered the possibilities of Kawhi Leonard. Out of nowhere, out of a free-fall, the kid changed everything. From Duncan to Parker, Ginobili to Popovich, this kid could make them champions again. Almost there, again. Almost.


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East Providence teen is arrested on child pornography, solicitation charges
NORTH SCITUATE — Members of the Rhode Island State Police Detective Division arrested Andrew Silvestri, 19, of 21 Harris St., East Providence, Sunday, Feb. 9, for the alleged crimes of Indecent Solicitation of a Child and Possession of Child Pornography, Major Todd Catlow, RISP Detective Commander, announced Monday, Feb. 10.
The Rhode Island Airport Police advised State Police Saturday, Feb. 8, that they had a 13-year-old female in protective custody that had just arrived at T. F. Green Airport on a flight from South Carolina. The Airport Police were alerted to the juvenile by concerned passengers on the flight that learned she was traveling alone and was going to visit a male subject she met on the internet. During the initial investigation the Airport Police learned that the male subject was in fact 19-year-old Andrew Silvestri, and at this point members of the Rhode Island State Police Detective Bureau responded to assist.
Detectives learned that the juvenile met Mr. Silvestri on the internet and the juvenile was led to believe that Mr. Silvestri was 17-years-old. The investigation also revealed that Mr. Silvestri had allegedly sent inappropriate pictures to the juvenile on several occasions. The juvenile's mother was aware of the relationship and gave permission for the juvenile to fly to Rhode Island.
Detectives examined the juvenile's cell phone and observed numerous text messages and pictures between Mr. Silvestri and the juvenile, some of which were inappropriate. The relationship between Mr. Silvestri and the juvenile continued through Facebook, Skype, text messages, and telephone conversations during the month of December 2013, and January 2014. The juvenile is currently in the custody of the Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth and Families.
Sunday, members of the State Police Detective Bureau, Uniformed Division, Rhode Island Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force and East Providence Police executed a court authorized search warrant at Andrew Silvestri's residence at 21 Harris St., East Providence. As the result of this search, Mr. Silvestri's cellular telephone was seized and examined by a Forensic Analyst from the ICAC Task Force, who identified alleged pornographic pictures of the juvenile.
Mr. Silvestri was taken into custody, processed at State Police Headquarters, arraigned before Justice of the Peace Raspallo, and released on $10,000 personal recognizance with the special bail conditions of no contact with minors and no internet use.
The Rhode Island Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force actively engages in investigative efforts to identify subjects involved in child exploitation-related activities.
The Rhode Island ICAC Task Force Program is administered by the Rhode Island State Police and supports a national network of multi-agency, multi-jurisdictional task forces engaged in investigations, forensic examinations, and prosecutions related to Internet crimes against children and technology-facilitated child sexual exploitation.
The Rhode Island ICAC Task Force is comprised of members of the Rhode Island State Police Computer Crimes Unit along with detectives from the Coventry Police Department, Warwick Police Department, Pawtucket Police Department, Woonsocket Police Department, North Kingstown Police Department, Jamestown Police Department, Portsmouth Police Department, Bristol Police Department; and special agents from Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and United States Postal Inspection Services (USPS).

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Marine Corps Association & Foundation 2011 Ground Awards Recipients
The Marine Corps Association & Foundation, in conjunction with HQMC PP&O Division, conducted the 9th Annual Marine Corps Association &Foundation Ground Awards Dinner on Thursday, 28 June at the Crystal Gateway Marriott, in Arlington, Virginia.
The dinner served as the opportunity to recognize the four Marine Divisions' Marines of the Year, the recipients of the 2011 Leftwich Trophy, Hulbert Trophy, Zembiec Trophy, the Chambers Award, and the MARSOC NCO/Critical Skills Operator of the Year.
The evening's guest speaker, Lieutenant General Dennis J. Hejlik, Commander, United States Marine Corps Forces Command; Commanding General, Fleet Marine Force Atlantic; Commander, United States Marine Corps Bases Atlantic; Commander, United States Marine Corps Forces Europe helped recognize the following Marines that best exemplified outstanding leadership and professionalism in their respective fields:
2011 Marine of the Year Awards:
Lance Corporal Daniel Godina- Recipient of the 2011 Marine of the Year Award-1st Marine Division. This award is sponsored by Battelle and the Marine Corps Association Foundation. A San Antonio, Texas native, LCpl Godina is currently stationed at Camp Pendleton, CA. He was full of excitement and was honored to be recognized at his first MCA&F event. LCpl Godina joined the Corps to be challenged and to set an example for his two younger brothers. "Since I have joined the Marine Corps, every second of it has been great. It has brought the best out of me."
LCpl Godina and his wife, Antonia Anna.
Sergeant Jeremy D. Butler- Recipient of the 2011 Marine of the Year Award – 2d Marine Division. L-3 Communications and the Marine Corps Association & Foundation sponsored this award. A Jackson, Mississippi native, Sgt Butler joined the Marine Corps to "better myself and join in a time of war." Sgt Butler served as an Infantry Squad Leader in combat in Marjah, Afghanistan. His bravery earned the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal with a Combat Distinguishing Device. On another deployment, Sgt Butler received the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal for his gallantry. Sgt Butler's Commanding Officer, Capt Steve Kosnik, accompanied him to the awards dinner as well as fellow Marines 1stSgt Mike Eversole and Sgt Jose Alfredo Murillo. Sgt Butler subscribes to MCA&F's Leatherneck magazine, which he stated, "gives us great updates on the Marine Corps, past and present."
Sgt Butler with his Commanding Officer, Capt Steve Kosnik and fellow Marines, 1stSgt Eversole, and Sgt Murillo.
Sergeant Jeff Majka-Recipient of the 2011 Marine of the Year Award-3d Marine Division. ITT and the Marine Corps Association Foundation sponsor this award. Sgt Majka is from Chicago, IL and currently serves in Scout Sniper Platoon, 2d Battalion, 3d Marines, Kaneohe Bay, HI. He was deployed to Afghanistan, Helmand Province twice and was awarded the Combat Action Ribbon and Good Conduct Medal along with several other awards while deployed. Sgt Majka joined the Corps because of the war in Iraq and in Afghanistan. He was honored and felt humble to be recognized and stated that three years ago a Lance Corporal from his platoon received the same award and that he wanted to continue to represent the great work of his Platoon.
Sgt Majka with his wife, Lauren and their son
Sergeant Brian A. Phillips- Recipient of the 2011 Marine of the Year Award – 4th Marine Division. General Dynamics and the Marine Corps Association and Foundation sponsored this award. Sgt Phillips is from Salt Lake City, Utah and is currently serving on the Inspector-Instructor staff with Fox Company, 2d Battalion, 23d Marines. He deployed to Iraq twice and performed duties such as MRAP driver, gunner, vehicle commander, navigator, patrol leader, and section leader in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Sgt Phillips chose military service because his father was in the Army and he wanted to follow in his footsteps. Sgt Phillips was accompanied by his wife, Stacia Phillips, and his father, Jack Phillips. His sister, Tiffany and brother-in-law, David were also present.
Sgt Phillips with his wife, Stacia, father, Jack, sister, Tiffany, and brother in law, David.
Gunnery Sergeant Timothy Hogan-Recipient of the 2011 MARSOC NCO/Critical Skills Operator of the Year Award. This award is sponsored by General Dynamics ATP and the Marine Corps Association Foundation. GySgt Hogan was born in Illinois and currently serves as a Marine Special Operations Team Chief for 2d Marine Special Operations Battalion (MSOB). He joined the Corps to follow in the footsteps of his father, who has been a part of the Corps since the 50's. GySgt Hogan was extremely humble and did not view the award as an individual award, but as a team award. His recognition would not have been possible if it wasn't for support from his battalion. In his spare time, GySgt Hogan likes to play the guitar, spend time with his family, and play with his son 4, and daughter 9.
Ground Leadership Award Recipients:
Captain Adam P. Wivell-Recipient of the 2011 Chambers Award for outstanding leadership by a company grade officer in the Marine Reserve component. This award is sponsored by Booz Allen Hamilton and the Marine Corps Association Foundation. The Chambers Award is presented annually to the Marine who best demonstrates the outstanding leadership qualities exemplified by Colonel Chambers during World War II. Col Chambers, USMC was the recipient of the Medal of Honor for his action as commander of the 3dBattalion, 25th Marines, 4th Marine Division at Iwo Jima. A native of Emmitsburg, MD, Capt Wivell currently serves as the Executive Officer of Echo Company, 2d Battalion, 25th Marines. After the Iraq War he wanted to help serve his country. Capt Wivell's recognition was based on exceptional leadership of his unit in Afghanistan. He was honored to receive the award and owed his success to his Marines. "It's a great honor, I owe it to my Marines. I couldn't have done it without their great drive and their leadership within the company. We have outstanding young officers and outstanding enlisted Marines, senior and junior, so I think it's a great honor to myself as well as to the Marines in my company."
LtCol Dan Whisnant and Mr. Paul Mayberry, Vice President of Booz Allen Hamilton present award to Capt Wivell.
Chief Warrant Officer-3 Keith A. Marine-Recipient of the 2011 Hulbert Trophy for outstanding leadership by a Marine Gunner. Sponsored by Nammo Talley and the Marine Corps Association Foundation, the Hulbert Trophy is presented annually in memory of Marine Gunner Henry Lewis Hulbert, USMC, Medal of Honor recipient, killed in action at the Battle of Blanc Mont, France on October 4, 1918. CWO3 Marine is from Wheeling, West Virginia, and currently serves as the Battalion Gunner for 1st Battalion 5th Marines. CWO3 Marine best exemplified outstanding leadership, courage, and technical expertise within the Ground Combat Arms community and within his battalion. He was honored to receive his award and mentioned it was a great accomplishment for 1st Battalion 5th Marines.
Col Peter Baumgarten, Edgar Flossheim, President & CEO of Nammo AS, and Scott Selle, President & CEO of Nammo Talley, Inc present award to CWO3 Marine
Captain Daniel L. Brooks-2011 Zembiec Trophy Recipient for outstanding leadership in the USMC Forces Special Operations Command. This award is sponsored by Lockheed Martin and the Marine Corps Association and Foundation. The Zembiec Trophy is presented annually in memory of Major Douglas A. Zembiec, USMC, killed in action in Iraq in May 2007. Capt Brooks was born in Birmingham, Michigan. He has deployed twice to Iraq with India Company, 3d Battalion, 7th Marines, where he directed local security and training in Ramadi, and Haditha. On a third deployment, Capt Brooks and his team conducted Village Stability Operations in Mirmandab Village, Afghanistan. Capt Brooks was en route to Afghanistan during the presentation ceremony and was unable to receive his award in person. Major Andy Christianson accepted on his behalf and proclaimed, "Dan is a true combat leader who does all the right things." He also had an entire support team present that included his parents and a group of his men. They each had something unique to say about his leadership: he looks out for his men and draws the best qualities out of them; he understands that great leadership also requires active listening. Maj Christianson also added: "He's got superb communication skills. That's not only with his men, but with the Afghans that he's mentoring and providing combat leadership to."
Col Steven Grass and Mr. Ron Richburg, Lockheed Martin representative, presenting the award to Maj Andy Christian on behalf of Capt Brook
Captain Casey Brock-Recipient of the 2011 Leftwich Trophy for outstanding leadership. This prestigious award is a trophy given for outstanding leadership and is presented annually in memory of Lieutenant Colonel William Groom Leftwich USMC, who was killed in action in the Republic of Vietnam in November 1970. An Oregon native, Captain Brock is currently serving as the Operations Officer for 1st Battalion, 5th Marines. He joined the Corps to continue a family history of military history and because of the aftermath of 911. He was honored to receive this award and even more honored to represent 1st Battalion 5th Marines. He stated. "To be nominated by my battalion-that in itself is an honor, but to be chosen by peers and the Marine Corps is humbling and overwhelming." Capt Brock and CWO3 Marine are the first Marines to receive two prestigious awards from the same battalion for their outstanding leadership. "It's an honor, the Hulbert and Leftwich Trophy came from the same battalion, which brings attention to what 1st Battalion 5th Marines has done and is doing."
Capt Brock with LtGen Dennis J. Hejlik and Col Baumgarten
Click HERE to see more pictures, video and a full synopsis of this event!
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On Sunday, I ventured up to Redhook Ale Brewery (Portsmouth, New Hampshire) for a special tweet up hosted by Sean and Ian of 2beerguys.com and Brian of Seacoast Beverage Lab. The event was in conjunction with Portsmouth Beer Weekend that had been going on since Wednesday and concluding Monday with the Kate the Great tapping at the Portsmouth Brewing Company.
For those not familiar with Redhook, Paul Shipman and Gordon Bowker founded Redhook brewery in Seattle in May of 1981, with their first official pour occurring in 1982. Almost 30 years later, Redhook has expanded to Portsmouth to offer bi-coastal opportunity to enjoy "Liquid Goodness" as they like to phrase their hand crafted beers. While some of their brews may be hard to come across, chances are you can always find their Long Hammer IPA (6.5% ABV), and that's OK, as it's been touted as one of America's best tasting IPA's.
The highlight of Sunday's event was a special brewery tour with Jason, a veteran brewer at Redhook for the past 4 years and having spent years as a brewer at Casco Bay Brewing Company (now part of Shipyard Brewing Company in Portland, Maine). Jason took us through parts of the brewery that are usually not featured on the "traditional tour" and was really an eye opening experience at the size of of all the equipment. Jason noted that since Redhook partnered with Goose Island, Kona Brewing Company and Widmer Brothers Brewery (to make the Craft Brewers Alliance), the Portsmouth brewing location has brewed some 30+ different types of beer! In addition, the alliance also allows the four breweries to come together and collaborate on some new beers.
In addition to a great tour, pints of Mud Slinger Nut Brown, ESB, Blonde and IPA were enjoyed by the group.
Here are a few pictures I snapped. For more pictures, check out Beer Zen Girl's blog post on the event.
A big thanks to Ian, Sean and Brian for hosting a great Sunday Funday event at Redhook!
Nick is a fun-loving beer enthusiast from all around New England. Connect with him on Twitter and Untappd.
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Play is work to children. Kids' learning games and preschool
educational activities are the best tools to teach children. It is
through play that kids enjoy themselves and find learning fun. This
positive experience turns a child into a passionate learner in years to
come. It helps to nurture the attitude and mindset of a child to be a
keen learner since young.
The child will take this positive mindset to adulthood. Having a right learning attitude is important since one can never stop learning throughout in life.
With this
strong belief, I turn from a professional executive into a stay at home
mom to coach my children. To me, parents need to take responsibility to
create learning opportunities for our children. This is what we have done...
"What matters is that our children grow up to have a LOVE for Learning, and to be Life-Long Learners. It is a Marathon, not a Sprint."
- Heng Swee Keat, Former Singapore Education Minister.
We make learning interesting and enjoyable. Kids develop continuous passion to acquire knowledge when they find it fun. Learning and acquiring knowledge becomes a JOY and NOT a CHORE anymore!!
We do not spend huge amount of money to buy the latest games, gadgets or toys when teaching our kids. Some of my creative ideas.....
- How a stay at home mom can teach preschoolers with daily activities. There is no need to spend a single cent.
- Teach kids learn to tell time easily with a few practical steps.
- Learn science without expensive equipments or kits. Arouse the curiosity and build kids' observation skills with easy hands-on science experiments.
- Groom kids to be a passionate reader with guided reading activities instead of simply reading to them daily.
- Create and play some fun math activities. It is so much fun that our kids beg us to teach them math.
- Make learning fun for the whole family with kids' printables for family time.
Select the right learning games and activities for our kids is important. We may want to consider some factors such as children learning styles and age level. I strongly suggest these 7 important considerations when selecting kids' learning games.
We give our children a balance lifestyle and habit before inappropriate screen time habit kicks in.
With information technology advancement, internet, television and many modern gadgets have provided lots of educational entertainment for kids. However, studies had shown that too much screen time per day has negative effect on children development and behavior.
Educational activity such as art and craft has therapeutic effect. It is a good way for kids to reduce stress.
Do you know that garden is one of the greatest learning playgrounds for kids? Include outdoor activities in the garden. We keep them learning and physically healthy at the same time.
There are many online games available. Be aware that some of these games promote violent and aggressive behavior. I have painstakingly gone through the search myself to find online learning games for kids with educational value and appropriate topic. These are online games that I personally let my kids play and learn.
In this part of the world most children enrolled in tuition centers.
Most parents frowned on me for not enrolling my kids in any tuition. The
rote learning system schools are not doing good to the children either.
Though Singapore has one of the best education systems but sending my
children back is not a viable option due to family reason. Anyway,
Singapore education system is known for being too stressful for kids. It
kills off the learning interest. Home schooling is not allowed under
Our children still attend school in Malaysia but we take educating our kids into our own hands. Coaching the children at home allow us to adopt the best curriculum as supplementary learning resources for teaching them. Learning materials such as Math Worksheets based on Singapore Math and many others are available on this site.
We take this opportunity to bond with our kids while teaching them. I strongly believe this positive learning experience will pay off in the long term. It inspires them to continue to be a passionate learner. The good memory of learning with us, their parents, stays with them forever.
Parents are the best teachers for children. Teach them with learning games. Play educational activities with them... Have Fun!!
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For every great party there has to be an after party. Not all after parties are great, but not all after parties are on a boat in Detroit....
On Sunday, May 24th, Paxahau, Cheap Sunglasses, and Redbull Music Academy team up to bring music lovers everywhere the official Movement '09 After Party on the "Detroit Princess", docked directly in Hart Plaza on the river.
Boarding begins directly after the festival, promptly at 12 Midnight. The Princess will leave at 1:30 AM with or without you, so get on the boat!
The cruise will go for 2 hours, returning approximately 3:30. After that, the Princess will remain docked, with the party still going strong. You will be allowed to get off the boat if you so desire, or you will be able to get on the boat to finish the night out right.
Alcohol will be served.
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This event will be 18+
30$ Limited Advance Tickets (Get them before they are gone!)
As many of you are seasoned veteran party goers and festival attendees, you know that the costs involved with doing a boat party are tremendous, especially one with 3 rooms and a lineup as stacked as this one. The ticket price may sound like a lot, but there will not be an event like this anywhere else all year!
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Pre sales are highly encouraged, as we expect this event to sell out quick.
Physical Location of the Princess: She is docked on the Detroit River near Hart Plaza where Atwater and Civic-Center Drive meet.
1st floor:
Cheap Sunglasses Presents:
Innervisions Label Night w/
AME - Dj set
Dixon - Dj set
Henrik Schwartz - LIVE
2nd floor:
Paxahau Presents:
Keeping the party going with…
Desolat vs. Cadenza label party.
Loco Dice vs. Luciano
Continuing their headlining set from the
Main Stage on to the boat into the late night sea...
3rd floor:
Red Bull Music Academy Presents:
Carl & Stacey's 40th birthday Celebration!
Carl Craig - DJ Set
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Wsg: Marc "Mk" Kinchen & Scotty Deep – very rare DJ set
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Regulators approve $350M increase for FPL
TALLAHASSEE—After tweaking a controversial settlement agreement, state regulators Thursday approved a plan that will lead to Florida Power & Light increasing base electric rates by $350 million in January.
State Public Counsel J.R. Kelly, whose office represents consumers in utility cases, said he will "strongly consider" appealing the decision to the Florida Supreme Court. Kelly has argued for months that FPL's base rates should drop --- not increase --- next year.
But members of the Florida Public Service Commission, which voted unanimously to approve the four-year rate deal, said it was fair to consumers and to FPL. They said it would provide predictability about electric rates while having relatively little impact on customers' pocketbooks.
"It is good for the customers,'' Commissioner Lisa Edgar said. "It is good for our local economies. It is good for businesses that are hopefully looking to expand here in Florida."
FPL early this year filed a proposal to raise base electric rates by $516.5 million in January 2013, but it announced in August that it had reached a settlement agreement with groups of large electricity users. That proposal called for an initial $378 million increase in January and three future increases when new power plants start operating.
The changes approved Thursday will lead to a $350 million increase in January, while continuing to allow FPL to raise base rates in the future for the new plants. In trimming the potential January rate increase from $378 million to $350 million, the PSC said $18 million of the savings will be reserved for residential customers.
"Surely, what I think was a fair deal has been made more fair, with most of it benefiting residential customers,'' said Jon Moyle, an attorney for the Florida Industrial Power Users Group, a business coalition that approved the agreement with FPL.
But Kelly said the plan approved Thursday wasn't much different from the August proposal and is not "fair and reasonable to the ratepayers." Kelly's office delivered a document to the PSC during the middle of the day that made clear it would not support the deal.
Utility base-rate cases, which involve complex financial and technical information, often are controversial. But FPL's decision to negotiate a settlement with the large electricity users --- and the lack of agreement by the public counsel --- touched off a fierce debate before the PSC.
After commissioners recommended changes to the proposed settlement Thursday morning, they recessed for about 90 minutes to allow FPL and other parties in the case to determine whether they would go along with the plan. Officials from FPL and the PSC's staff could be seen huddling as they tried to work out details.
Along with Kelly's office, the Florida Retail Federation opposed the deal. Kelly has argued that FPL's rates should decrease by as much as $253 million in 2013.
While base rates will increase in January, FPL says many residential customers will actually see slight reductions in their monthly bills. That is primarily because the base-rate increases will be offset by decreased costs for natural gas that fuels power plants, a cost that is passed along in customers' bills.
FPL said a residential customer who uses 1,000 kilowatt hours of electricity a month will see a 37-cent decrease in January to $94.25. Such monthly bills would then increase by less than $1 in June, when a new Cape Canaveral power plant comes online, according to FPL. Future rate increases would happen in 2014 and 2016, when power plants at Riviera Beach and Port Everglades start operating.
In a prepared statement, FPL President Eric Silagy called the deal an "important step forward for Florida's economy and energy future."
"By helping us keep bills low and reliability high, this four-year rate agreement is a win for all of our customers now and in the years ahead,'' Silagy said.
One of the key issues in the case was how much profit FPL should be allowed to make. The August settlement proposal called for FPL to earn a return on equity --- a key measure of profitability --- of 10.7 percent.
As part of the deal Thursday, that target was reduced to 10.5 percent. Commissioner Eduardo Balbis said that was a fair amount because FPL will need to attract investors to help finance the new power plants, which the company says will be more efficient and cleaner for the environment.
Also, the commission killed an FPL proposal to increase the amount of fees it charges customers who don't pay their bills on time. FPL wanted to increase the minimum late-payment fee from $5 to $6, but regulators strongly opposed the idea.
"It is a big deal to me,'' Commissioner Julie Brown said. "It's a principle issue."


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"This is the most delicious party I ever went to," observed Maud, with her mouth full of
honey, when the feast was well under way. "I do wish I could have a nice room like this,
and a cat and a bird that would n't eat each other up, and a dear little teakettle, and
make just as much toast as I like."
Such a peal of laughter greeted Maud's pensive aspiration, that Miss Mills smiled over
her solitary cup of tea, and little Nick burst into a perfect ecstasy of song, as he sat on
the sugar-bowl helping himself.
"I don't care for the toast and the kettle, but I do envy you your good spirits, Polly," said
Fanny, as the merriment subsided. "I 'm so tired of everybody and everything, it seems
sometimes as if I should die of ennui. Don't you ever feel so?"
"Things worry me sometimes, but I just catch up a broom and sweep, or wash hard, or
walk, or go at something with all my might, and I usually find that by the time I get
through the worry is gone, or I 've got courage enough to bear it without grumbling,"
answered Polly, cutting the brown loaf energetically.
"I can't do those things, you know; there 's no need of it, and I don't think they 'd cure
my worrying," said Fanny, languidly feeding Ashputtel, who sat decorously beside her,
at the table, winking at the cream pot.
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find how good work is; and when you once learn that, you won't complain of ennui any
more," returned Polly, who had taken kindly the hard lesson which twenty years of
cheerful poverty had taught her.
"Mercy, no, I should hate that; but I wish some one would invent a new amusement for
rich people. I 'm dead sick of parties, and flirtations, trying to out-dress my neighbors,
and going the same round year after year, like a squirrel in a cage."
Fanny's tone was bitter as well as discontented, her face sad as well as listless, and
Polly had an instinctive feeling that some trouble, more real than any she had ever
known before, was lying heavy at her friend's heart. That was not the time to speak of it,
but Polly resolved to stand ready to offer sympathy, if nothing more, whenever the
confidential minute came; and her manner was so kind, so comfortable, that Fanny felt
its silent magic, grew more cheerful in the quiet atmosphere of that little room, and when
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Every year at this time we try to give to those who serve us throughout the year especially our postal people. Do you do something special for yours and if so, what? Don't forget the homemade cookies!
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Every year at this time we try to give to those who serve us throughout the year especially our postal people. Do you do something special for yours and if so, what? Don't forget the homemade cookies!
My sister is a carrier and she LOVES the home baked goodies! Also chocolate candy!!
I live in a small town of about 60 people and our mail comes via mail carrier (rural route). He is a friend of the family and I made little quick breads, and we have hunters who give us so many jars of homemade jellies and jams each time they come we can not keep up, so I made a little package of breads and jellies to give to him and he ended up getting in trouble as the head postmaster here (who can be a real pain) said this was accepting bribes while on the job. So now we give them to him when not in his official vehicle. Even though he uses his own personal car for delivering mail.
What a load of crap that you can't give a gift to someone without someone else saying it's a bribe! We give to the postman, the paper guy and I usually leave some cookies for the boys on the trash truck! This year I'll probably take a plate of cookies to the gals at the bank, they've been so helpful this year. Also the Dr. office as I have an appt right after Christmas.
We share with our carrier all through the year. She loves our garden. She especially loves my pepper jelly ;-)
I Cant be;iev the postmaster!!! Bah Humbug! We live in a small town of 1000 and I try to make up goodies for the postmaster, mail lady, bank gitls ect they are all such a big help to me as I am diosabled. They leave pkg on the doorstep , carry pks to my car whatever i need!
I give my daughters bus driver a gift a few times a year... Xmas gift- usually something from Home Depot or Lowes- hes a guy after all !! , a valentines goodie bag full of chocolates, Easter goodie bag - Homemade jams & Jellies... He is the best, wont leave till he sees me and my daughter is safe and sound..
Mail Lady gets a gift card....
Im making my Post office lady a tote with a few goodies inside.. Soaps, hand lotion, note pads, pot holders, and whatever I can think of..
A group of us have taken in a family and for the twelve days of Christmas we leave gifts at their steps, ring the bell and RUN LIKE CRAZY to the car.. or just leave it in their PO box..
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That postmaster is out of line. The Postal Service does have a policy of limiting gifts to a $10.00 value anything over that may be considered a bribe. However, there is no law nor regulation that requires these servants to report to their gifts to their bosses. I know of several postmasters who tell there people this very thing. So be as generous as you wish.
A bribe to do WHAT???!! exactly? deliver your mail before everyone else's?
well, the carrier shouldn't even let the the p.m. know he got a gift. we give ours something every yr. since i order lots of stuff on line, and she delivers so good, puts it on the porch. bags it so things don't get wet. etc. yes, and i know it's part of her job, but we like her.


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Many skaters take the first minute to get their big jumps out of the way. Mao's swan program suffered choreographically at Worlds because they basically rearranged her jumps dramatically. Her team probably just wanted her to test out next season's potential jump content so as not to have to make major changes mid-season.
But it is not true that all her programs have lacked choreography in the first minute. Liebraustram had great choreography right the way through.
I thought Swan Lake showcased her interpretative skills well. She expressed a range of different moods, from quiet to sad to exhuberant not just with her face but with her edges. I felt that I Got Rhythm also improved after it was tweaked with more emphasis on the slow part in the middle.
In terms of Mao's musicality, isn't that self-evident? I love to watch her in motion. She moves her body so beautifully and delicately. I recently realized this afesh when I watched the Four Continent gala. Unfortunately for Gracie, she skated right before Mao, and I suppose her exhibition number does not hide her weakness too well. Watching them back to back, it was clear that there was a huge difference between them.


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A combination of recent events has raised suspicions that the Duchess could give birth as early as this week.
British officials are hoping that the impending royal birth will produce a bouncing baby buoy for the economy.
The show and the two DJs behind the prank in December were widely condemned after the death of a nurse who answered the phone and helped them get confidential information
The couple will break tradition by not spending Christmas with the rest of the royal family. Kate had been hospitalized after suffering acute morning sickness
Jacintha Saldanha's body was kept at her husband's home in the town of Shirva for a few hours before being taken to the church for a prayer service and burial
Jacintha Saldanha's family gave an emotional tribute outside of London's Westminster Cathedral following a memorial Mass mourning the loss of the mother of two
Jacintha Saldanha. 46, left behind three notes, copies of which were handed over to her family after she apparently committed suicide
Staff at the radio station behind a prank call to the Duchess of Cambridge's London hospital that ended with a nurse's suicide have been moved into safehouses, according to reports.
we have, probably unknowingly, turned one tragedy into another. Mourn Ms. Saldanha, but let's not also mourn the loss of livelihood and quality of life of the DJs,
The Australian radio station behind a hoax phone call to the London hospital where the pregnant Duchess of Cambridge was being treated could face criminal charges for airing the conversation, legal experts said Tuesday


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by: Sanja Pekic
American rapper of eccentric style Nicki Minaj launches her first fragrance called Pink Friday, which is also the name of her first studio album from 2010, in collaboration with the Elizabeth Arden company. The fragrance is out from September 2012.
"Pink Friday is a celebration of my life at this moment; it is a reflection of me as a creator, and an expression of me as a woman. I know my Barbz [that's what she calls her fans] will connect with and appreciate each aspect—from the name, to the outrageous bottle design, to the vibrant colors that create their own song. Pink Friday shows off my personality and style; it's exciting to express my voice through another dimension," says Nicki. "I was involved in every aspect of the decision-making process—it seems easy because I always get this feeling inside: I know if something is right or wrong. Each detail needs to 'wow' me or it is not an option; that's my way of composing perfection."
The scent is an intoxicating floral-musky one as it mixes playful fruity notes, pink flower petals, creamy vanilla, musk and woods. It opens with juicy notes of star fruit, Italian mandarin, and a blackberry and raspberry hybrid called boysenberry. Lotus and starry jasmine petals are in the heart, while the base consists of caramelized pear, vanilla, musk and woody notes.
Top notes: star fruit, mandarin, boysenberry
Heart: lotus, star jasmine
Base: vanilla, caramelized pear, musk, woodsy notes
The bottle appearance is something like a bust of Nicki herself, consisting of the torso and the head with the famous pink wig. It is designed by Lance McGregor of Paul Meyers and Friends.
The fragrance is available as 50 and 100 ml Eau de Parfum with 200 ml body lotion and 150 ml hair mist.
Source: press release
Nicki Minaj in my opinion copies Lady Gaga... She tries to wear those crazy outfits and colorful hair...Even if im not a fan Im still curious to smell it.
I didnt know this site was for reviewiong BOTTLES!!!!!What does the fume SMELL like?I havent reviewed in almost a year but,,,it seems the reviewers have changed.The OLD croud use to at least give people some information and,give the fumes themselves a chance!!LOVE YALL,Noki
I want it SOLELY FOR THE BOTTLE. It's to camp not to love it
The bottle alone scares the crap out of me.. I hope this smells decent and isn't one of those cliche typical celebrity fragrances. I wouldn't buy it though.
i am not sure why/how the marketing department comes up with this idea of a human torso in this campaign? Does it design for children under 7 years old? The fragrance notes sounds very lovely, and i would buy if it has been in a 'normal' looking bottle, but common, this human plastic thingee is just not cute. Barbie looks better and cuter than this. I really like to know who is the targeted market audience for this perfume? So tacky! Her shoes even look better than her head!
Why not made her shoe as a perfume bottle? It would have been original and I would buy it.
its at norstroms yall......now , i heard this is good ...
I'm obsessed with celebrity fragrances, and the tackier the celebrity and the bottle, the more I love it when the juice is actually nice. Can't wait to try this.
i dont know if i should get this.the bottle will keep me up at night...
The ugliest bottle of perfume I have ever seen. If anything this may prevent me from even trying the perfume.
Is it that any so-called "celebrity" with 10 seconds of fame, can make a perfume? I think it would sell far more without the scary looking bottle design and not using her as a celebrity. It seems like a delicious scent to me, but the whole idea behind this is a turn off for me.
I am incredibly excited for this. The scent sounds wonderful and I'm loving the ridiculous-ness of the bottle.
the notes in this seem to die for, I am really excited for this to be released into the wild.
I do not like niki minaj or her music but I do like the bottle design. seeing as niki minaj isnt really known for singing or dancing properly I think that it is safe to say this is not a celebrity perfume.
minaj probably had nothing to do with the scent or the bottle so we may as well just consider it to be a novelty and leave it at that.
gee i hope it smells as good as it sounds on paper.
wow some ppl are just out to bite heads off instead of reviewing constructively, sux
Weird looking bottle, not as ugly as everyone else is making it seem! I don't really like Nicki or her music, not beign a hater but all I see is a woman with no talent trying too hard to be noticed + always showing her attributes" anyway back to the bottle, although the notes sound interesting I will not be purchasing this frag. I just can't picture Nicki's steel like head on my dresser lifelessly starring at me! Plus I don't really like celebrity frags, except for meow by Katy Perry which I recently purchased and LOVE! ♥
COMING IN 2013...NIKKI MINAJ flanker: moment for life, 2014...pink friday noir, 2014 summer...barbie love...flanker...with green hair ..coming in 2015: NIKKI "see thru U..DIAMONDS....I SEE AHEAD ITS COMING...SMH!
Personally I'm not a Minaj fan or a barb as she calls them but I have been known for my tacky weird taste and I must say that I do love the bottle and that's the only reason I would get it because as so many others have stated the perfume itself doesn't seem to be anything special or different
Kinda disappointing. I remember Nicki said that her perfume would smell like a "grown ass woman"- and then here we are with a fruity floral vanilla...
This bottle is the kind of thing that could scare small children.
If it's her wig that comes off like a cap (instead of the head), I'm going to have a moment of hysterical laughter.
Vile bottle. I'm in shock. I was thankful that Amanda Lepore didn't do something like this, but here she is anyway, on somebody else's perfume. Oh, help me.
the bottle is creepy
Can celeb frags stop being so generic? Another fruity floral with vanilla, yawn.
Barbie terminator !!!
I like dolly looking bottles like Anna Sui and the Harajuku lovers and all and I always have something good to say about them because too me there adorable and fun to collect..but this..this is the first doll/like bottle I find hideous! Nicki Minaj has such a cute get up,. seriously Nicki, couldn't you create something more cuter and less frightening?
the notes do sound rather lovely but this is something I wont have out on my vanity...I'll only get this for the scent if I like it
I must say, the bottle is a tad frightening! But like all celebrity fragrances, i'll give it a chance, no matter how much I like/dislike the celebrity, as the composition sound very pleasant.
The bottle looks like Gaultier Classique gone robot hooker. Perfume sounds nice enough albeit generic.
I would buy the perfume only because there are so many haters around... Seems like this bottle is going to be a collectors peace because of it's hideousness :D
Also, I wouldn't really judge anything by the notes because often they're not even the same notes I smell in the fragrance. Scents are unique combinations that are very difficult to put into words... Even if all the ingredients used were listed, it would still be impossible to imagine the scent in your head because it's a coctail -not a sequence of it's ingredients.
People smell scents differently, based on their scent history and personal capability to differentiate ingredients. Many like some scent because of it's "vanilla" or "musky" or "spicy orient" quality but the majority just likes the mix. It's very difficult to judge something you haven't smelled unless it smells exactly like one single and common smell like strawberry or lemon.
There's no need to mock a perfume that hasn't been released!
And it doesn't matter what you think of Nicki Minaj as a person. She still might make a great perfume. Besides, you only know her image, not her real personality. She's trying to be irritating and controversial and obviously is doing a good job! This wouldn't be the first celebrity fragrance many like even if they didn't like the person who made it. How do we know if Nicki has anything to do with the production of this fragrance anyway? She propably only approves it after someone else has done it...
Looks like an academy award in drag.
Completely hideous!!!!
Keep this away from children, surely. This bottle would freak them out with nightmare.
Anto, I'm with you but this section IS the section for chitter chatter. The fragrance review section is the section for reviews :)
I'm bored of review who are not perfume review,fragrantica,do something for god sake!
Nicki who? It's really hard to take this bottle of whatever seriously. I am quite sure people won't be clamoring in 30 years for a "vintage" bottle of this stuff. Nor will anyone remember Ms. Manaj.
Just another synthetic popcycle/koolaid/fruity mess that the perfume industry is foisting upon us. I'd rather donate my money to charity than purchase this ugly headstone looking eyesore. Do you really want to smell like starfruit?? And what is a "woodsy note" anyways? Where does one find Woodsy Note in nature?
Does anyone know if this is in Macy's yet?
haha that's right sexy spice, I like getting her head off if I don't like her but for me, I don't like or dislike her, I don't even listen to her music but pulling her head off is a great option for the haters >:)
the nicest bottle is katey's pink one purr I guess, it's just so cute & pink & I ador cats alot ♥
bottle is freaky demek istiyorum,ustune para vrseler almam bu kadinin parfumunu
Please Arden, don't just do another Britney fragrance with a couple of notes changed like you did with Wonderstruck!
bottle is freaky
This fragrance should have been a straight up grape koolaid with a Smirnoff vodka. Uhm, and... The bottle so could have been a bobblehead.
So much for hype/promo... she should have said this fragrance was going to smell like pink cadillacs, weed and fresh pressed money.
I love Nicki Minaj, but i'm not that interested... If it was not for Fragrantica, I would have never known Nicki Minaj was coming out with a fragrance.
Hideous bottle is hideous.
OMG, this bottle is ugly !!!!
unfortunally perfumes makes sometimes whoever has money
So...to spray the fragrance one has to first decapitate Ms. Minaj?
I don't really know who Nicki Minaj is but if I see this somewhere I'm definitely going to try it. I think the bottle is cute and playful and the scent sounds juicy. So many fragrances want to be serious it's nice to see Nicki is having just plain fun with this. We don't always want to smell serious, seductive, sexy, etc. just fun, yummy and girly.
wow!! the bottle is pretty that's a thig but.. HOPE this is not another to sweet bubble fruits scent, with no lasting power... i kind of getting sick of theses scent!! xoxo
cros my finger it will be as lovely as the bottle originality!! Like Nicki Minaj!! IS!!
The design of the bottle really fits the personality of Nicki. If persay Paris Hilton did something like this, it would come off as tacky and vain. I am quite surprised no booty was involved. And also, does the head come off or just the weave?
As for the scent, nothing sounds ground breaking, it's the safest route: fruity floral. I think as a collector, I'd love to own it for its bottle. Lets face it,love it or hate it, this is a true representation of Minaj. Vain as it may be. The scent? meh, I'd probably use it as a room mister (like i do with Britney's midnight and hidden fantasy)
Fixed! Thanks, Patrickdisco!
I'm with nattonline: the bottle reminds of JPG Classique, or the dolly heads from Anna Sui. I kind of like the bottle design, actually.
The notes on this one are not appealing to me at all, though I'll certainly give it a sniff before passing final judgment.
"Nicki" is misspelled in final paragraph of description
Love the bottle
haha what was with the picture fragrantica put up of the bottle originally? it was terrifying! this is still really wierd but it's not so bad as originally thought. It's definitely not going to smell special judging from the notes so I'll pass since I have enough fruity floral.
I loooove her boots in the picture. Those are crazy awesome.
I actually like the bottle design. It's like a crazy spin-off of JPG Classique. Haha! All I hope for is the fit and finish and plastic components (if any) are not cheap and low grade.
WOW, everyone seems to really not dig the bottle. Apparently I have absolutely no taste because I LOVE it! Hahaha! It's supposed to be "outrageous" just like her! The notes sounds right up my alley so I'm really looking forward to it. I'm terrible, I know, so sorry everyone else! : )
Ok, seeing the bottle in pics posted online make me want this even more!!! I AM OFFICIALLY OBSESSED with it and want the bottle in every size! I hope it comes in a 1 oz too!!! Her head is the cap! Absolutely hilarious and I cannot wait to see it in person. It definitely puts a smile on my face so how could I pass up owning something that does that?! : )
the notes sounds very much great! sounds nice!
Really creepy bottle :/ the notes sounds pleasant but not unique. Going to smell similar to every other Celebrity perfumes.
This is probably going to be a big seller. But wow what a unique bottle , I like that.
Sounds like a typical, fruity floral celebrity fragrance. I would've expected something a little more creative from Nicki Minaj.
I can't wait to get this.
Hilarious! This one will definitely be on one of our "ugliest bottles" threads!
I like the kitschy bottle, hate Nicki's music but like her attitude...
it's the fragrance itself that truly matters though i'm not going to wear anything that contains 'caramelized pear' as i hate foody notes.
Well the good thing about this bottle is, if you don't like Nicki, you get to pop her head off everytime you want to use it!
Horrible bottle, personally I don't like Nicki, I've got my doubts...
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Peaceful Apartment With Terrace
Size58 m²
Floor No.2(with elevator)
- Internet/WiFi
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- Towels
- Elevator in building
- Family/child friendly
- Disabled access
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Accommodation summary
|Calle el Lirio, 29640 Fuengirola, Spain
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Very quiet area away from the noise of the city, can park your car comfortably.
There is a double bed, double sofa bed.
Always have guides, maps and discount bonds of different cultural and leisure activities at your disposal so you can make the most of the Costa del Sol.
In summer season only weekly rental from Saturday to Saturday.
The park is closed for the residents of the building, I provide a key to the barrier.
House rulesThe first breakfast is always available for guests (cereal with milk or mixed fruit).
Nordic neighbors generally very quiet and polite.
A must own vehicle. Train station, bus and taxi about 4 minutes drive.
The beach is about 1600 meters approx.
Ideal to rest.
You must pay the day of entry a Security Deposit refundable € 150 which is refunded on departure.
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We had a wonderful time at Aitor's apartment. It was very comfortable and had beautiful views both front and back. Aitor is a very helpful host and we will be returning very soon
Excellent for 2 persons in possession of a car. The apartment is very good and the price is cheap. The host is helpful.
There is an excellent Italian restaurant in the building, MonteMare. You will like the kinds (8) of Lasagna's they make. You are welcomed by a nice woman who fluently speaks English, Spanish and Dutch and ...
I also recommend the cheap golf course La Norea nearby in La Calle de Mijas 10 km away.
Not a good address if you have no car,
Nuestra estancia en Fuengirola fue genial. El apartamento está a 5 minutos de la playa en coche, hace un par de grados menos que al nivel del mar, lo cual se agradece mucho por la noche para poder dormir. Esta totalmente equipado, excepto porque no tiene horno, pero del resto perfecto. Utilizamos un montón la terraza para descansar después de la playa y para cenar al fresquito. Aitor es súper atento y amable y nos dio un montón de recomendaciones sobre a que playas ir y que visitar en los alrededores. Repetiríamos sin dudarlo.
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watermelon my fav!!
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That's a little taste of SUMMER!:)
So nice.
MMMMMMM -- can I have A slice
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Very Americana, love it!
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Sibling Dispute Leads To Arverne Fire
An Arverne teenager was arrested last week for allegedly starting a fire in his home by throwing floor cleaner and a pile of clothes onto the top of a lit stove after arguing with his sister, according to court papers.
Shawtaine Goodluck, 18, was in his home near Beach 69 Street with his 15-year-old sister when the fire occurred at around 11:30 p.m. on November 27. Firefighters reported to the home and contained the small fire without any injuries to responders or the two residents.
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The Bulldogs needed nearly all 40 minutes to dispatch a pesky Eastern Kentucky team (1-2), which had taken Wisconsin to two overtimes in its first-round game here. Indeed, the Colonels led for much of the first half and kept the momentum into the second period.
"This was an extremely gratifying win because of the progress it shows that our young team has made so far," Georgia coach Dennis Felton said. "We knew Eastern Kentucky presented a difficult challenge for us. We knew they were tough to guard because they play so well together and they've got great shooters all over the floor."
Eastern center Alonzo Hird gave the Colonels their largest lead of the game at 49-42 on a putback with 14:07 left. The lead remained at six nearly two minutes later, when Humphrey connected on a 3-pointer that got the Bulldogs within three at 50-47.
Humphrey's trey began a string of six consecutive field goals by Georgia from 3-point range. By the time the sixth bucket dropped – another by Humphrey at the 7:43 mark – the Bulldogs had taken a 63-57 lead.
"We just kept doing what we do best…play hard, move the ball on offense and play together," Humphrey said. "I knew that if we stayed confident that good things would happen and they did."
Still, Georgia led by just 70-66 when Eastern's Jason McLeish connected with 2:33 left. The Colonels were then unable to capitalize on a Levi Stukes turnover and a Georgia possession that produced three missed shots. Mike Rose rebounded the third miss and lofted an errant pass, which Mercer intercepted and slammed home an unchallenged dunk.
Humphrey, who was the game's high rebounder with 10, secured the victory with four free throws over the final 30 seconds. In Georgia's second-round win over Fordham on Sunday, he had teamed with Mercer to score 32 of the Bulldogs' 79 points.


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Panorama of Ra'anana
|Coordinates: 32°11′N 34°52′E / 32.183°N 34.867°ECoordinates: 32°11′N 34°52′E / 32.183°N 34.867°E
|2 April 1922
|• Type
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|Ze'ev Bielski
|Population (2015)[1]
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Ra'anana (Hebrew: רַעֲנָנָה, lit. "Fresh") is a city in the heart of the southern Sharon Plain of the Central District of Israel. Bordered by Kfar Saba on the east and Herzliya on the southwest, it had a population of 70,782 in 2015.[1] While the majority of its residents are native-born Israelis, a large part of the population are immigrants from the Americas and Europe.
Ra'anana's high tech industrial park is home to many leading global companies and local start up companies. It was designated a "Green City" award by the World Health Organization in 2005.[2]
In 1912, the Company for Jewish Settlement in Israel formed the "Ahuza A – New York" group to purchase land in Palestine for agricultural settlement. The First World War delayed their plans but on 2 April 1922, two wagons left the corner of Lilienblum and Herzl Streets in Tel Aviv carrying four "Ahuza" members, three laborers and two armed watchmen. After a five-hour journey, they unloaded their baggage at the place destined to become Ra'anana.
According to a census conducted in 1931 by the British Mandate authorities, Ra'anana had a population of 615 inhabitants, in 182 houses.[3]
In its early days, the settlement was called "Ahuza A – New York." The Arabs of the region called it "Little America" as most of its residents were English speakers and came from New York. Later it was renamed "Ra'anania" and finally the founding settlers chose "Ra'anana" as its official name. By 1948, it was a village of 3,000 residents.
By the late 1960s, it had a population of 8,500 spanning an area of 15 square kilometres (6 sq mi).[4] In the 1980s Ra'anana was declared a city.
Local government[edit]
- Baruch Ostrovsky (1931–1955, 1957-1959)
- Michael Pasweig (1955–1957, 1959-1960)
- Yitzhak Skolnik(1960–1969)
- Benyamin Wolfovich(1969–1989)
- Ze'ev Bielski (1989–2005, 2013–present)
- Nahum Hofree (2005–2013)
Ra'anana has both a large English-speaking population and a Spanish-speaking population, mainly from Argentina. The number of French immigrants is also on the rise.[5]
Though the majority of Ra'anana residents are secular, there is a sizeable religious community, mainly consisting of Modern Orthodox Jews, many of whom are immigrants from the US, UK, South Africa and France. The religious community generally lives on the north side and the secular community on the southern sides. There are nearly 100 synagogues in Ra'anana, ranging from small minyanim to large edifices, and including a wide range of traditions, including Progressive (Reform), Sefaradi, Ashkenazi, Yemenite and even Afghani, and Libyan synagogues. Many of these synagogues cater to specific immigrant groups. There is also a small Hasidic community of Clevelander Hasidim, led by the Clevelander Rebbe of Ra'anana, Rabbi Yitzchok Rosenbaum. The orthodox chief rabbi of the city is Rabbi Yitzhak Peretz.[6]
Industry and commerce[edit]
Ra'anana has an industrial zone in the north of the city, which is home to Renanim shopping mall and many high-tech companies, including Emblaze, Hewlett-Packard, NICE Systems, SAP, NCR Corporation (formerly Retalix), Comverse, Red Hat, Waze (prior to Google acquisition) and Texas Instruments. In addition, Microsoft's head office in Israel and Amdocs are located in an office complex at the eastern edge of the city, close to Ra'anana Junction, where Highway 4 meets Ahuza Street, Ra'anana's main boulevard. Ahuza Street runs through the city from east to west and is lined with shops, restaurants and a cultural center.
Ra'anana has 12 elementary schools, 10 middle schools and 8 high-schools.
Educational programs for gifted students start in the third grade. A program for the encouragement of girls to study technological subjects has been developed as well as a technology-focused leadership development and information management program, the first of its kind in Israel. The program, created in conjunction with "Ness Technologies", uses advanced technology as a catalyst for developing skills.
Ra'anana has developed supplementary education programs for the afternoon and evening hours, which meet the needs of thousands of children, aged 5–18. These programs foster creativity, promote social involvement and cultivate leadership skills. The supplementary education projects include over 20 "Batei Talmid" citywide extracurricular programs, an afternoon daycare program, and music, dance, art and science centers. Other programs include summer camps and summer activities, university for youth, dance troupes, the Children's Parliament, an acting school, a school for the performing arts, and gifted children programs, that serve as a model for many other cities.
Ra'anana is home to the Open University of Israel and Ra'anana College.
Parks and museums[edit]
The park of Ra'anana is the largest urban park in the Sharon region. It offers walking and bike paths, sports fields, a zoo and children's petting corner and a lake in a clover shape reminiscent of Ra'anana's coat of arms. There are two fountains in the lake and pedestrians can cross over it on the bridge. The lake is surrounded by special gardens, including the Seven Species garden, and shaded walking paths. There is also a restaurant and small art gallery. The Founders Museum presents the story of Ra'anana's original settlers, from the arrival of the Ahuza Alef-New York Association until Ra'anana achieved local council status in 1936.[7]
Ra'anana Park Amphitheatre has been the venue for musical acts such as Backstreet Boys, Evanescence, Alice Cooper, Lauryn Hill, Tori Amos, Chick Corea, Ian Anderson, Ziggy Marley, The Cranberries, and Pet Shop Boys.
Hospitals and medical facilities[edit]
Ra'anana is home to the Loewenstein Hospital Rehabilitation Center. Loewenstein was established in 1958 and is the only rehabilitation hospital operated by Clalit Health Services, Israel's largest health care provider. Its current multi-floor building is situated in a large gardened area and accommodates 240 rehabilitative beds for short and long term hospital care.
As a national rehabilitative center, patients are admitted from all parts of the country, all health funds, from the Ministry of Defense, the Ministry of Health, and from general hospitals and clinics, both from Israel and overseas.[8]
The main soccer club of the city is Hapoel Ra'anana. In basketball, the city is represented by Maccabi Ra'anana who play in the National League.[9]
The Ra'anana Roosters are the local rugby team, and the area is a center of rugby union in Israel, with the Israel Rugby Union being based there. With a large population of American expatriates, the Ra'anana Express are an inaugural team in the Israel Baseball League.
Notable residents[edit]
- Naftali Bennett, businessman and politician, leader of The Jewish Home party.
- Peter Deutsch, former US congressman
- Raanan Gissin, political scientist, analyst and consultant specializing in the Arab-Israeli conflict. Former senior adviser to former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon.
- Israel Gohberg, Israeli mathematician
- Yihye Haybi, Yemenite photographer
- Haim Hefer, Israeli songwriter, poet, and writer
- Uzi Landau, Minister of National Infrastructure
- Keren Leibovitch, champion Paralympic swimmer
- Paul L. Smith, American actor
- Roi Ranen, Israeli international Pianist
- Shoni Ranen, Israeli renowned flautist
Twin towns[edit]
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Ra'anana has the following twin cities with:[10]
- ^ a b "List of localities, in Alphabetical order" (PDF). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ^ Sinai, Ruth (2005-09-29). "Ra'anana receives WHO safety award". Haaretz. Retrieved 2013-03-12.
- ^ Mills, 1932, p. 15
- ^ Patai, Raphael, ed. (1971). "Ahuza". Encyclopedia of Zionism and Israel. Vol. 1. New York: Herzl Press/McGraw-Hill. p. 17.
- ^ Hoffman, Carl (2006-09-07). "Ra'anana's French revolution". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 2009-05-06.
- ^ Ra'anana Religious Council
- ^ Yad Labanim
- ^ "Loewenstein Hospital Rehabilitation Center". Clalit Health Services. Retrieved 23 May 2011.
- ^ Maccabi Raanana basketball team – Eurobasket.com
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Ra'anana Twin towns & Sister cities - Friends around the World". raanana.muni.il. Retrieved 24 March 2010.
- ^ "Stedenband Opsterland-Ra'anana" [City Connection Opsterland-Ra'anana]. Stedenbanden.nl.
Vanaf 1960 onderhoudt de gemeente Opsterland contacten met de gemeente Ra'anana. Deze contacten zijn in 1963 officieel vastgelegd in een 'vriendschapsverdrag'. In maart 2000 is een delegatie naar Ra'anana gereisd om te praten over een meer themagerichte invulling van het verdrag.
- ^ Being the first to twin, a central street in the Ra'anana is named "Opsterland"
- ^ "Poznań - Miasta partnerskie". 1998–2013 Urząd Miasta Poznania (in Polish). City of Poznań. Archived from the original on 2013-09-23. Retrieved 2013-12-11.
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Soldiers are not Heros!!!!!!
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#1 Dec 1, 2008
I am tired of everyone thinking that all soldiers are heroes. The truth is they are just doing their job!!!!!! I am tired of going somewhere and seeing someone out with their uniform on. What is the purpose of this. Do they want a handout? Is it popular to wear your job uniform everywhere we go. If thats the case we ought to thank anyone who has any job uniform on when we see them out. Most soldiers did not join soley because they care about any of us Americans. Most likely they joined for their own selfish reasons, like to get their college paid for or they just have no other skills in life.
Dont get me wrong, any soldier who died surving this country deserves the utmost respect, and I thank them for their past and present service. But they did not join for my behalf or any other Americans behalf.
#2 Dec 3, 2008
Good Lord what are you crying about???? People in everyday jobs wear their uniforms when they are NOT at work. Military personel who are wearing their uniform in public are either ON the job or coming or going from their job. They are not permitted to just "hang out" in their uniform. They do deserve praise. It doesn't matter what their intentions were for joining. The average job, you don't take the chance of being sent to a war. Would being sent to war actually be worth it, if you were just looking for college help? I think not. Grow up, if you want the same praise as the soldier who is fighting to protect you, then join a branch of the service.
#3 Dec 3, 2008
Hey buddy, I was a fireman and everday i went out, I risked my life and I did it for others. I also never wore my uniform to go grocery shopping or ever saw another Fireman wear theirs. and I stand by my point, most that join are hoping they dont get called, they only did it to get college paid for or cant do anything else.
United States
#4 Dec 3, 2008
It's true what they say. Most civilians just aren't worth it.
#5 Dec 5, 2008
#6 Dec 5, 2008
AS I said, they are only allowed to wear their uniform while on the job. You wore your fireman gear while you worked didn't you? We could say that fireman get that job just to be considered a hero, but we don't. My son joined the Marines, knowing damn well he could be sent over seas to fight. It didn't stop him. He does not wear a uniform when he is not working, because he could get reprimanded for it. He didn't join to go to college. He joined because he believes in fighting for our rights. He is proud, and so am I that he is a Marine. He doesn't need anyone to pat him on his back and call him out. Most do not look to be called a "hero", they look at it as part of the job, like you do. He is not in it for a college degree either. We are fighting a war right here on our own streets, this is a way for him to be part of a positive thing. Instead of going to work everyday at any kind of job, and walking from his car to his house and possible being killed. Who remembers you after your dead besides family? Get over your pity party for yourself. If you want the praise, join the military. My son did, and is a fireman himself. Shaking my head at your self pity.
#7 Dec 24, 2008
Jordan a clown like you has no clue as to why we join. Just be glad that we did join, other wise clowns like you may not have the freedoms you so richly use.
Baulkham Hills, Australia
#8 Apr 12, 2009
I can't believe someone could be so ignorant! You have no respect for these people who will risk their life to help their country. You can't call someone selfish when they are making the ultimate sacrifice to help others. You are filth and should be ashamed of yourself. You are partially the cause why people outside of America hate the country so much.
#10 Apr 13, 2009
You are a real MORON... Why don't you take your sorry ass to war for us? If not.. SHUT UP. You are NOT brave enough to take the BULLET!
"Down in the Bayou"
Since: Apr 08
Vancleave Mississippi
#11 Apr 14, 2009
being a hero IS THEIR JOB..you mamby pamby little prick...
#12 May 5, 2009
I am tired of everyone thinking that all soldiers are heroes. The truth is they are just doing their job!!!!!! I am tired of going somewhere and seeing someone out with their uniform on. What is the purpose of this. Do they want a handout? Is it popular to wear your job uniform everywhere we go. If thats the case we ought to thank anyone who has any job uniform on when we see them out. Most soldiers did not join soley because they care about any of us Americans. Most likely they joined for their own selfish reasons, like to get their college paid for or they just have no other skills in life.
Dont get me wrong, any soldier who died surving this country deserves the utmost respect, and I thank them for their past and present service. But they did not join for my behalf or any other Americans behalf.
are you special? I sighned up to serve my country. not for colledge you leftist commie child. Next time you decide to open your mouth to bad mouth me and my comrades think about this you drive down a lonly road and get blown up. Now admin lock this thread.
#13 May 5, 2009
Why don't you SHUT UP! What did you do copy and paste this? YOU ARE A MORON!
#14 Jun 14, 2009
HOW CAN YOU SAY THAT NO MAN OR WOMAN THAT FOUGHT TO ALLOW YOU YOUR BASIC FREEDOMS ISN'T A HERO? Soldiers are standing on the front lines trying not to get killed so they can live to fight another day for all the selfish people JUST LIKE YOU! you need to learn some respect. Why don't you go into the military and learn the things every soldiers has to know to live while you sit on your couch eating potato chips like a disgusting slimy PIG! It's people like you that cause more unnecessary deaths all over the world. Look in a mirror before you try and call our military men and women selfish.
"Down in the Bayou"
Since: Apr 08
Vancleave Mississippi
#15 Jun 15, 2009
Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, Airman, and Coasties..are just ordinary men and women...doing extraordinary things...rather heroic aye?
#16 Jun 17, 2009
Blessings to the everyday heroes during extraordinary moments.
My husband joined the Marines after Pearl Harbor because he thought it was his duty. He was very lucky to have fought and survived Iwo Jima because many of his 18 year old buddies did not return to live out their lives.
There were few monetary or health benefits then.
They joined and fought because their country needed them and it was the correct thing to do.
It truly was a time when young people understood the meaning and costs of freedom from repression and invasion.
He understands today at age 86 that every day is precious so he truly understands what others have lost - the years, the hours, the minutes of life.
He cries when a police officer or fireman/woman is injured or killed and still does what he can to preserve peoples' rights when others don't get it. He often prays for today's young people who put themselves squarely between citizens and dangerous perpetrators - in the US or foreign nations.
Words of thanks never seem enough to those who put their very lives on the line for us. I only hope we are worth it.
"Down in the Bayou"
Since: Apr 08
Vancleave Mississippi
#17 Jun 17, 2009
well said...and I salute your husband..they truly are the greatest generation...
Barrigada, Guam
#18 Jun 27, 2009
What a little bitch! hahaha, He/She would have cried just at MEPS. Go screw off. So what if they signd up for college, they're deployed now! Teachers were just boring old teachers until Columbine. Just because they picked a desk job, doesn't mean they aren't extraordinary people, when the time comes. I'm a military wife, and yeah, some of those people are sacks of shit, but that guy will have my husbands back when bullets are flying. Freedom of speach for YOU will always be protected by those kinds of people. If they didnt' exist, you wouldn't have that right to open your stupid ass mouth.
I'm proud of my husband doing his job, 98% divorce rate, because he spends more time away saving your freedom, than he does at home with me. He is a Hero, even if he doesn't die "just doing his job".
United States
#19 Jul 11, 2009
Cannot believe this site exists!!! It must be nice to sit back and make judgements from the comfort of your home surrounded by family. Meanwhile I have to try and explain to my three year old son that his daddy is going away for a year to serve his country and stand up for cowards who don't have the courage or bravery to do it themselves. If you want to be able to speak about this at all then I say to you but on some boots, grab a gun and go out and fight for your country otherwise shut the hell up. I hope that my son never has to experience seeing some group of morons disrespecting what his father is. His dad is a soldier through and through and he believes in what he is fighting for. Soldier or no soldier my husband is a hero to his sons and his entire family. The next time you see a soldier maybe he's in uniform because he is on duty dumbA$$!! Maybe he is coming home from overseas fighting for your right to spout off ignorance. Maybe you should start mentoring a child who doesn't have a mother or a father or maybe be a big brother to a child who for a year doesn't have their hero around. Or better yet buy a one way ticket to Iraq or Afghanistan, maybe they won't behead you for being American.
#20 Jul 14, 2009
My whole family has been in the military in one way or a nother. I had a greatx2 uncle who was on both sides of the cival war. He started for the south and ended up going to the north. A grandpa who was in WW2, another uncle in Nam. My mom was in the Army and now I am. So for people to say that soldiers are not heros, the desurve to be takin around back and shot by a firing squad. I personaly am about to go to Iraq. I asked to go with another unit, same as how i signed up with out being told to. You know why? To protect every little dumb asses freedom of speech. So when i come home they can sit there are say that i did it for my own selfish reasoning. You know what, if thats what you think, here is what i think.
"If you are not behind our troops; feel free to stand in front of them!"
Apo, AE
#21 Jul 31, 2009
I have one thing for you, I am [email protected] tired of getting shot at, so I tell you what if you won't stand behind me as a soldier then stand in front me so I don't get shot. As far as the uniform thing goes, why do you think we call it a monkey suit? I cant wait to get my uniform off when I get home, and even if when I do where my uniform there is a sense of pride and honor that goes into wearing nothing I would expect an uneducated "it" like yourself would understand when you put on your burgerking hat. No one joins the military with the intentions of dying, I will tell you as I tell my squad, I am not willing to die for my country but I am [email protected] willing to make them die for theirs. If it comes down to me or them, it will always be them. You suck at life, so come'on I dare you to spend one night over here. Bring your burgerking hat, and your uniform see how much of a "HERO" you feel wearing it.
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