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We always try our best to make things better! To ensure that your holiday arrangement to be served in the professional services.
Our valued clients can send us your feedback about our service to email@example.com. Your feedback will help us to improve and develop our services and arrangement.
this is just to let you know that we had a great tour of Cambodia and all
clients have been very happy with it.
Should we ever come back to that part of the world we will get back to you.
Best regards Enrico Pellicioli
Hi, I just wanted to pass on my biggest thanks to your team at Mittapheap Tours. my girlfriend and i had an amazing trip through Cambodia last month. from enquiry to our guides. it was all first class. i will definitely be recommending your company. thanks once again P.s a huge thank you to our Siem reap guide: Keo Sophal!
Steve Colton
Dear Sokhema,
We want to send you BIG thanks for another fabulous stay in Cambodia.
Once again Mittapheap Tours and Travel has given us terrific hotel package deals for our stay during the low season. We were warmly welcomed at the Victoria Angkor Hotel and Resort and treated outstandingly well....beautiful suites, lovely fruit baskets and 50% off spa treatments. Hotel de la Paix also looked after us very well, as repeat guests, upgrading us to a suite...what a delightful surprise!
Thank you all at Mittapheap for your wonderful service.
We look forward to visiting Cambodia next June 2011.
We'll be in touch.
Until then we wish you all the very best,
Warmest Regards,
John and Annie Coulton
Dear MT,
We would like to send this e-mail since we forgot to submit our survey form.
We would like to commend your assitance to us, from the first day on Phom Pehn to Siem Reap, Kosal and most importantly Mr. Thrap Sakhorn during our Siem Reap tour! He is an excellent companion! Great tour guide! We enjoyed his company, great rapport, well-versed with Angkor Cities history... if we will come back to see Cambodia we would like to have him once again! As well as the driver has been nice too!
Please ensure that this feedback reaches him. We just wanted to let him know how much we appreciate his time, his knowledge and his wonderful personality! Let us know if the survey form needs to be scanned to you for proof.
Thank you for this unforgettable trip! We will recommend you to our friends!
Kindly reply back when this reached you...
Jewel and Mitzi
Dear Ms. Sokhema,
Our family just returned from a memorable 10 day vacation. We wanted to especially thank Mr. Borey for his attention and care during our stay in Siem Reap. We were traveling with our 80 year old mother, and it was her wish to visit Angor Wat. Mr. Borey was very knowledgeable, and provided insight into the historical, religious, and archeological aspects of Angor Wat. But most importantly, he took great care of Grandmom.
We knew that June would be quite hot and humid, and we were concerned that Grandma would not do well. Mr. Borey kept her as comfortable as possible, always looking for shaded areas with a place for her to sit or perch so that she could rest. He advised us ahead of time if there were stairs or inclines, then she would decide if she could make it up, or wait below.
Angor Wat was definitely the highlight of our trip. Please express our combined "THANK YOU'S" to Mr. Borey for taking great care of us, and Grandma.
On behalf of our entire family of 10,
Melinda Kiang
Dear Ms Sokhema
We have returned safely from a very enjoyable holiday in Siem Reap. We are very happy with the services of our guide James with his expert knpwledge of the sites and gave us many good recommendations for meals and even made the arrangements for us.
We will certainly recommend your company to our friends.
Thank you
Weng Chun
Hi all at Mittapheap tours,
Just want to thank you for the well organized tour you organized for me in Asia.
I appreciate your effort and i had a wonderful time in Cambodia and Vietnam.
The tour-guides and drivers were friendly and made me have a great time over there.
Ruud de Vaal
Dear Sokhema,
Thank you for your kind email. Our apologies that we have not been in contact earlier.
We had another fabulous trip to Cambodia. The Victoria Angkor Hotel treated us exceptionally well from the moment we were picked up at the airport in their Vintage Citroen. We enjoyed our stay there for the three weeks more than ever before. It is a beautiful hotel. The functioning of the hotel has definitely improved in the last couple of years under the management of GM, Mr Raphael Guillien and we trust it will go well with Mr Hanno Stamm as GM now.
Thank you for looking after us with your prompt and efficient service, wonderful price package, VIP status and spa 50% discount (which I used and enjoyed very much).
Don't hesitate to ask if you require any other information.
We look forward to returning to Cambodia around the same time next year and will keep in touch with you.
Warm regards and take care,
Annie and John Coulton.
Thanks you very much for your excellent service. Our ever smilling guides and drivers, Rut and Sok (Phnom Penh) and James and Tha (Siem Reap) have exceeded our expectations. The polite Rut is very informative and patient, tried very hard to get halal food for us (We were well - fed!) Intellectual James who is very friendly and humble, got us to choose our own menu when he could not find any halal food. Also our two skilful driver, Sok and Tha never fail to drive us around beautiful Cambodia safety and waited for us poticutly. They made us feel as if we were travelling with friends.
No wonder the name " Mittapheap" Travel and Tours!
Our beautiful experience in this smilling and clean country, honestly made us consider planning future trips here.
Orkun to Rut, Sok, James and Tha!
With best regards,
Fadzli and Hazlia
We pretty much had our own private tour, it was nice.
The guide and driver were friendly and very patient. The guide was also very flexible, polite and provided historical background for each site. Knowledge of English language skills are excellent!
We had an excellent time visiting the Angkor site and the guide was very accommodating and hepful in taking us to shooping , various restaurant, places we wanted to see.
I would recommend his services and the tour company again.
Lindsey Mitchell
Very impressed with the knowledge and his understanding or Cambodian culture, helpfull in all ways. Jame vvery good, felt very saft with our transportation driver "Tha"
Dear Ms. Sokhema,
Our family just returned from a memorable 10 day vacation. We wanted to especially thank Mr. Borey for his attention and care during our stay in Siem Reap. We were traveling with our 80 year old mother, and it was her wish to visit Angor Wat. Mr. Borey was very knowledgeable, and provided insight into the historical, religious, and archeological aspects of Angor Wat. But most importantly, he took great care of Grandmom.
We knew that June would be quite hot and humid, and we were concerned that Grandma would not do well. Mr. Borey kept her as comfortable as possible, always looking for shaded areas with a place for her to sit or perch so that she could rest. He advised us ahead of time if there were stairs or inclines, then she would decide if she could make it up, or wait below.
Angor Wat was definitely the highlight of our trip. Please express our combined "THANK YOU'S" to Mr. Borey for taking great care of us, and Grandma.
On behalf of our entire family of 10,
Melinda Kiang
Dear Ms Sokhema,
Just a note to say that we had a good trip to Siem Reap and had fun despite the hot weather. The services, accommodations and food provided for our package were good and we would have no hesitation to recommend your agency to our friends. We are glad to have chosen your agency for our trip.
Whilst writing, I would like to contact Dina, our guide at Siem Reap who stood in for So Wat when he fell ill. Will you be able to let me have his email address?
Thanks again,
Dear Sokhema
Happy New Year. As promised I have done a short write up of our holiday in Cambodia in November 2008.
We arrived in Siem Reap on 5th November and our guide Mr Sovan plus driver were there to meet us. The hotel Sofitel Angkor Phokeetra was excellent and we enjoyed the wonderful pool there.
We loved the four days around the temples and sites around Angkor. In the evenings we tended to get a taxi into Siem Reap and eat and relax around pub street where we enjoyed great food at good prices. Mr Sovan and driver were both excellent and always punctual, importantly we thought the driving standards were first class.
We then went on to Battambang by boat (that was our idea) but wish the new high speed, high quality service had been running then! Battambang was a bit of a disappointment but the hotel there, La Villa was fine, although it was rather dated but we enjoyed our day there.
Our guide Mr Rith was excellent and again the drivers were both first class, all were punctual and very pleasant. The hotel in Phnom Penh, the Inter Continental was excellent and the staff there were very helpful. Thank you for arranging the visit to the boat race for us, that was memorable and we really enjoyed it.
From there we went to the coast and had eight great days in Sihanoukville at the Independence hotel. The hotel was very comfortable, the major downside was the climb up from the wonderful beach back up to the hotel, but it at least got us to shed some much needed weight. The hotel rooms were good, our only complaint was the hotel seemed to lack any ambience when eating there. As a result we tended to eat out locally where we enjoyed some excellent local food. The beach at the Independence hotel is memorable, one of the very best we have stayed at around the world.
Finally, thank you for your excellent organisation of our visit which went without a hitch. We would recommend you and Mittapheap to anyone.
I will send some photos separately in case they stop the note getting through to you.
With kind regards
Ian & Hilary Reed
Dear M/S Sokhema
We have just returned from our trip to your country and would like to thank you for the excellent arrangements you made for us.
Everything went smoothly, from being met at the airports, the Hotel arrangements, Tours etc.
The Tour guides and drivers were exceptionaly efficient and we finished our trip with a deep appreciation for the culture and people of your country.
We would not hesitate to recommend your company to our friends in India and in the USA.
Thank you again for your help to make this trip a memorable one.
With Best Regards.
Dear Sokhema,
Many thanks for the wonderful holidays we had in Cambodia through Mittapheap travel & tours.
The hotels and drivers were excellent.
We wish you a very happy new year.
Best regards
Pierre, Anne-Sophie and Charlotte
Dear Sokhema,
I wish to place on record the excellent services provided by your
company during our visit to Cambodia from 19 Oct to 25 Oct 2008. The
arrangements were perfect and the tour guides and drivers extremely
helpful and polite. Please convey our appreciation to all of them,
especially to your office in Siem Reap.
Anil Harnal
James is knowledgable as a guide, speaks very good English. he is an asset to your Company. San (driver) was very pleasant and accomodating-another star Overall, excellent service. Food is guestionable??
Dear Ms. Sokhema,
I'm writing just to let you know that our trip to Cambodia was really great.
We enjoyed every visit, and each site that we have been at. Our guide was extremely knowledgeable and kind, as well our driver, who was very polite and helpful. We truly recommend them for your next reservations with other tourists.
You have a beautiful country. A sad recent past due to war and tough regimes, but with a clear positive mindset towards the future. And this is mainly due to the great people in Cambodia.
Thanks for your help and for arranging this great tour. We will certainly take this as one of our best experiences in life.
Best regards,
Renato Maschetto de Sá
Director HVAC & Electrical Components - Asia Pacific
GM Global Purchasing and Supply Chain
Tel.: ++82-32-520-1349
Dear Mr Sengmap,
Firstly, thank you for all your efforts to make my stay great.
I would like you to know that the honestly of the driver who dropped me at the airport is unquestionable.
I unknowingly left my wallet/phone in the car when I was dropped off at the airport. Your driver discovered my personal belonging and came back to the airport to return my items.
This is exemplary employee you have in your company.
Please recognise the good deed of this person and thank him again for me.
Dear Sophy,
I am writing to say thank you for all your recent assistance with
booking our accommodation in Siem Reap at the Victoria Angkor and
Hotel de le Paix. The bookings all worked well and we had another
great stay in Siem Reap. We really enjoyed the temples again. We are
so glad we returned to Cambodia and saw more of the country including
Phnom Pehn and meeting you. Thank you also for offering the airport
transfer to Siem Reap airport. As we hadn't been in contact with you
since Phnom Pehn, we had organised our tuk-tuk driver whom had driven
us around for the ten days to drive us there and didn't like to
change our plans for him. We thank you for the kindness of the
transfers and it was greatly appreciated in Phnom Pehn.
We like Cambodia so much that we are already planning to return
hopefully as early as June 2007. We will certainly look at
Mittaheap's website and hopefully there will be some more great hotel
deals then like this summer.
Thank you for everything once again Sophy,
And maybe we'll be in contact again next year. Feel free to email us
with any offers Mittaheap may have for hotels in Siem Reap and Phnom
Pehn and flights to Luang Prabang, Laos from Siem Reap.
Warm regards,
Annie and John Coulton
Dear Sitha,
Just a quick note to say thank you very much for organising the collection of our clothes and sending them on to us in Phnom Penh. Please also convey our thanks to your colleagues in Siem Reap - you were all wondeful.
Our trip has almost come to an end, we fly back tonight. We have had a very intersting and relaxing holiday and it has been great getting to see Cambodia. Its a beautiful cuntry and I am sure we will be back again on holiday.
Thank you again for all your hard work
Derrick & Sarah
Dear Sitha,
Thank you so much for your assistance with our trip. The Hotel de la Paix was wonderful – the rooms are lovely and the staff took very good care of us. We had a great time and will tell our friends about your service.
Susan Harris
I wanted to take a minute to let you know how pleased we were with the quality of our recent trip to Cambodia. Your country is a wonderful place.
In all aspects, it was a memorable experience. In particular, the hospitality of James, Chea, our driver, and yourself was exemplary. The professionalism shown reflects great credit on yourselves and your organization.
We will strongly recommend visits to Cambodia through Mittapheap travel to co-workers, friends and family.
I request that you please forward this note to the management of your company so they might know of our gratitude and appreciation.
Greg Plemmons
BDM, Transportation
Thank you for your help on our recent trip to Cambodia. It was a pleasure to meet you at the airport. All went well and we had a great trip.
FYI - The Shoka resort was very nice but we had problems with the air conditioner in our room. They moved us to a new room and it was fine but I think this is not an uncommon problem so you should know this.
Thank you again, Stacey Sessions
Dear Sophy,
We are back to Singapore after a wonderful visit to your country – Royal Kingdom of Cambodia. We enjoyed our visit immensely and have come back home carrying beautiful memories of your country and your wonderful people. Angkor Watt will remain in front of our eyes through out our lives.
We would like to specially thank our tour guide Mr. Thap Sukhorn who was very knowledgeable, and our driver Mr Tha who made our stay enjoyable.
We have attached a picture of our family along with our guide and driver for your pleasure.
Thanks once again
Best Regards,
V. Kumar
Dear Sopheak,
We wanted to write a word of appreciation to thank you for the excellent trip that we had in Cambodia. The guides were helpful and patient and took good care of
us. Also we had adequate time to rest between each visit so that we were never totally exhausted.
A special thanks to our exceptional guide at Siem Reap who really made our trip an absolute pleasure. His French was excellent and he also took great pains to
explain each and every temple in detail. We really appreciated his knowledge and insight.
We also would like to thank our guide in Phnom Penh who always ensured that we had enough water while travelling and also was extremely kind.
Thanks to this well organised journey, we shall always have fond memories and will definitely recommend our friends to visit. We really loved the hospitality of
the people and the rich culture that we saw.
Best regards,
Mr and Mrs Fraysse
I just wanted to say thank you Mittaheap Tours for making my stay in Cambodia so fantastic
Everything was just great from the hotels, the tours, to the transfer services. I would be more than happy for my name to be used for any testimonial as I could not fault
any part of my trip organised by yourselves.
A big thank you to all the people at Mittaheap Tours who were a part of this especially the guides and drivers
A special thanks has to go to Borey for looking after me in Siem Reap, the experience of watching the sun rise over Angkor Wat and swimming in the waterfall at Phnom Kulen will stay with me for a very long time. Please tell him I hope his new born baby is doing well.
You have a wonderful country and wonderful people all with such beauty and history,
I don't think it will be to long before I return for more experiences of Cambodia
With kind regards
I am writing to let you know how much my family; Joanne Thomas, Patricia Tresness and Anna Tresness and I enjoyed our recent visit to Siem Riep. Our guide was "Sam". Our tour was arranged by Green Bamboo tours in Vietnam.
We were in Cambodia Country from March 6-8. Sam was an excellent guide. He was very knowledgeable and helpful and we
learned a great deal in a small of time. He was at all times courteous and helpful and he made our trip to your country a very interesting and educational experience. We enjoyed our time there very much and if any of our friends ask us for advice on visiting your country we would certainly recommend your agency and especially your guide Sam. Our driver, whose name
I have misplaced, was also a very careful and skilled driver. He too was pleasant and helpful to us during our visit.
I hope to be able to come back someday and see more of your country.
Sherry Thomas
Dear Mittapheap Travel,
I want to express my gratitude for the travel arrangements you provided for my party of four in Siem Reap, March 5-8. The hotel, transportation and meals were excellent. The Angkor Century Hotel was first rate. Of particular note, I wish to commend to you the tour guide you provided, Mr. Joe Top. The four of us agree that Joe was the best, most personable guide
that we met during our month-long stay in Cambodia and Thailand. Through Joe we gained a warm insight and affection for Cambodia and it's people. Joe is a credit to your company and a guide we will recommend to our friends who
visit Cambodia. Thank you again.
Paul Burdeno
Dear Sopheak,
Just wanted to let you know that we were very happy with the arrangements that you made for us for our tour of Angkor Wat. Things went very well without a problem, except when there seemed to be a misunderstanding about the payment for the Tonel Sap lake tour which we hope is settled. We appreciated the flexibility of the program and the guides and we would like to commend our guides Narean and Panny and our driver Mr. Ron. Panny, specially, is a very good guide -- knowledgeable, responsible, friendly, nice and honest. We appreciated the fact that he would say he did not know the answer to our question and that he did not invent answers just to be able to say something. The pacing/timing of the tours was also excellent -- not too long or too short, tours only during the time of the day when the heat was bearable, and with time for us to rest in between tours. I will definitely recommend your company to my friends.
Also, we were glad we chose to stay at Angkor Village. The staff are very nice and policies are flexible (we did not take our lunch on one of the days that we had a voucher and the hotel allowed us to use that voucher on our the day we left). And the food was excellent! We love amok fish!
Again, thanks for your assistance in making our trip to Angkor Wat a real pleasure.
Hello Sopheak
I am just writing to let you know how much we enjoyed the tour with your
We were met at the airport door. Your Guides & Drives were very professional. The Guides both spoke perfect English and were very knowledgeable. The Drives were very patience & safe on the roads.
Our accommodations were very good. We had comfortable rooms & felt very safe. The food was also very good. The Guides accommodated our eating requirements by allowing us to order ourselves.
The itinerary was perfect. We were able to see all of the interesting sights and we never felt that our time was limited or rushed.
Cambodia is a very beautiful country. The Cambodia people were very friendly. Phnom Penh had many beautiful buildings and Angkor Wat was amazing.
We are anxiously awaiting the development of our film!
I would highly recommend a trip to Cambodia and a tour with your company!
Thank you
Jennifer Dyment & Ben Weinstein


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A simple classy unique design. Think old Hollywood.
Ronis Restaurant
My restaurant has been in business for twenty years in Beverly Hills. Its got three televisions break fest lunch and dinner. Beer and Wine. It is Family owned and operated. Roni is the owner. The place has a 1940's nostalgia to it. exposed brick, celing fans. The client el are all regulars who make ronis their local hangout. here is a link with some pictures of the place.
I want a logo so I could get match books made and t shirts and because we are getting busier by the week. Its been twenty years so I think its finally time.
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Auckland Zoo - Latest News [Page 1]
Celebrating World Turtle Day
Monday, 22 May 2017, 1:29 pm | Auckland Zoo
Auckland – Tomorrow (Tuesday 23 May) marks World Turtle Day around the globe and to showcase the true meaning of the day, SEA LIFE Kelly Tarlton's and Auckland Zoo vets have undertaken a medical check of a recently rescued, critically endangered ... More >>
Giraffe Mtundu to set sail for Sydney
Tuesday, 21 February 2017, 10:25 am | Auckland Zoo
Auckland Zoo's young male giraffe Mtundu sets sail for Sydney this evening, bound for a new life at Mogo Zoo as part of the Australasian zoos regional breeding programme for this threatened species. More >>
Outstanding community support provides more
Friday, 3 February 2017, 10:51 am | Auckland Zoo
Thanks to the generosity of New Zealanders and the outstanding efforts of The Warehouse staff, more than $126,000 has been raised to enable thousands of students to participate in The Warehouse school Zoofari programme at Auckland Zoo in 2017. More >>
Giraffe on the move
Monday, 30 May 2016, 9:33 am | Auckland Zoo
The transport of a Giraffe from Auckland Zoo to Wellington Zoo today will draw a few double-takes as the tall cargo winds its way down the country. More >>
Giants heading to Hauraki Gulf isle
Thursday, 17 December 2015, 9:40 am | Auckland Zoo
Over 300 wētā punga, bred at Auckland Zoo, will be released into forest habitat on an island in The Noises group within the Hauraki Gulf this evening. More >>
Orangutan trio bound for the USA
Thursday, 12 November 2015, 10:45 am | Auckland Zoo
Three of Auckland Zoo's six Bornean orangutans fly out to L.A. tonight bound for new homes at Los Angeles Zoo and Florida's Busch Gardens to help progress the international breeding programme for this endangered great ape More >>
Zoo celebrates release of 300th kiwi
Saturday, 10 October 2015, 12:23 pm | Auckland Zoo
A noisy little kiwi named Tīhoihoi (Maori for raucous) is today settling in to life on Rotoroa Island, becoming the 300th kiwi chick that Auckland Zoo has successfully incubated, hatched, reared and released to the wild. More >>
Pāteke to be released on Rotoroa Island
Thursday, 24 September 2015, 10:43 am | Auckland Zoo
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Northland students enjoy adventurous Zoofari
Wednesday, 26 August 2015, 2:02 pm | Auckland Zoo
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Northland schools travel south for a wild education
Tuesday, 18 August 2015, 5:31 pm | Auckland Zoo
Auckland Zoo is welcoming its first Northland School today as part of the Warehouse Zoofari programme, giving more young Kiwi kids the chance to engage in a wildlife education and experience a day and night at the Zoo. More >>
Elephant Anjalee has arrived!
Monday, 22 June 2015, 10:09 am | Auckland Zoo
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Rare takahē to be released on Rotoroa
Wednesday, 20 May 2015, 11:52 am | Auckland Zoo
Two of New Zealand's critically endangered takahē will be released onto Rotoroa Island this Saturday 23 May – a free event open to the public. Seventeen-month-old takahē Teichelman (male) and Silberhorn (female) are the first of up to five breeding ... More >>
Zoofari education continues to go wild at Auckland Zoo
Monday, 11 May 2015, 3:55 pm | Auckland Zoo
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Panmure Bridge School goes on Zoofari at Auckland Zoo
Thursday, 7 May 2015, 2:55 pm | Auckland Zoo
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Red panda cub helping out forest guardians
Thursday, 9 April 2015, 10:30 am | Auckland Zoo
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Saturday, 28 March 2015, 10:41 am | Auckland Zoo
Auckland Zoo and principal partner Mazda have announced the lucky winner of the Meerkats in a Mazda2 competition - Wendy Naidu! More >>
Elephant Anjalee is on her way to Auckland Zoo
Friday, 13 March 2015, 8:16 pm | Auckland Zoo
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Ever seen a meerkat in a Mazda?
Thursday, 29 January 2015, 4:19 pm | Auckland Zoo
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Friday, 14 November 2014, 12:05 pm | Auckland Zoo
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5.0 stars 6 totalReview Cornell Hatcher
Posted by Ruby
My case is still ongoing, and can't give details, but I will say that I made the right choice retaining Mr. Hatcher to handle my divorce case with absolutely no regrets whatsoever.
Posted by Leticia s
I had a pleasant experience from beginning to end. Everyone in the office was kind, patient and understanding. From the paralegal work to the actual hearing i felt like every aspect of my case was as important to them as it was to me. This was not the experience i had had with other attorneys and it was a pleasant new feeling. They truly went above and beyond for me and helped me get through this difficult situation with grace and dignity.
I had a divorce and a legal name change handled by the firm and both were handled quickly and professionally with very little i had to do on my own and even the things i did need to handle myself, i was walked through what i needed to do and that helped ease my anxiety about the situation. Being estranged (abandoned really) at the time, my funds were very tight, but they worked with me on a fair price. We came up easily with something i could afford, there was no haggling with me and again, even though i was not in a great financial situation at the time, i felt like they took my case seriously.
Having dealt with other divorce attorneys for this case and in the past I was happy to find Miles & hatcher. I felt my best interest was absolutely their first priority throughout the entire process.
Posted by Fitzgerald
Cornell's superior knowledge of the law and meticulous strategic planning was crucial to my obtaining 50/50 custodial guardianship of my two daughters. Cornell has listened to my needs and concerns and went beyond what I could have hoped for during this difficult situation. He is professional, detail-oriented, responsive and always has my best interest in mind. He negotiated the sale of my home when my ex spouse was not being cooperative, and made custody arrangements for the best interest of my children and myself. Cornell is very aggressive and effective at court hearings, and when negotiating with my spouses attorneys. Cornell is very straight forward and takes his time explaining my options and gives me excellent guidance. I am very pleased with the outcome thus far!
Posted by Jorge
In 2012 my ex filed restraining orders and for divorce. Her attorney called me and told me I had court in the morning. The next morning I didn't even get to see the judge and was ordered to move out my house by 5:00pm and couldn't contact or see my boys. My Uncle used Cornell for his divorce and recommended me to his office. I was scheduled for an appointment the same day and met with both attorneys Cornell and Brian. They met with me for over an hour and explaind what had happened and how we could move forward.
At the next hearing the restraining orders were dismissed and I was sent to mediation to talk about custody and visitation. At the next hearing Themediator recommended that I have supervised visits and take parenting classes. I was honestly disappointed with the results but over the next year we went to court 7 seven times and at every hearing i got more time with my boys. I eventually was awarded custody every Monday to Wednesday morning and every other weekend. We finally had trial in January to resolve the divorce and I was able to keep my retirement and terminate spousal support. During the entire case the staff was amazing. Alexes was the paralegal assigned to me and she was great she answered all my questions and walked me thru the whole process. Very satisfied
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Anal? Rogue? Lucifer?
These certainly don't sound like names that would adorn a sweet and cherubic bundle of joy, but surprisingly, they are. Though hard to believe, parents have actually bestowed these lovely names on their children, leaving their unwitting charges to fend for themselves in the playgrounds of their futures.
Whatever would possess a parent to name their child something that would inevitably set them up for a lifetime of embarrassment, scorn and possibly physical harm is beyond me, because, really -- could someone named after a much-maligned part of the body or The Devil himself really have any other fate?
Recent times and modern parenting styles have spawned (pun intended) a plethora of non-traditional names that have been bestowed on the next generation of kids. Classic, "old-fashioned" names such as John, Mary and William have given way to Connor, Aiden and Ethan. Lovely names, the latter, nothing wrong with these at all. Individuality and a bit of flair never did any child wrong. It is when parents cross over the line and decide to provide their child with a gift that keeps on giving: a name that will be fodder for schoolyard bullies when they're young and scant job opportunities when they're old, because let's be honest: it's the kids who bear the brunt of their parents' "creativity" in the naming department.
Case in point: the poor child incredibly named "Adolph Hitler Campbell."
Out of all of the names in the world, why on earth would parents choose one of the most despised historical figures to ever blemish the earth with his presence? The parents of little Adolph Hitler Campbell lost custody of him and siblings (one of which was named "Aryan Nation") and rightly so. Unfortunately, these poor children, who had nothing to do with the choice of names that they were given, are now in the custody of the state, away from their parents and any sense of family that they once had (though one must question the ability of parents to adequately raise their children in light of the names that they chose for them). How is this right?
I recall going into a coffee shop a few years ago and being served by a very sweet-looking teenage girl who provided me with exemplary service. Nice, right? Well, yes...except when I looked at her name tag, I was shocked to find that her name was Lucifer. That's right, LUCIFER. Now, I don't know if this was some type of a joke, if it was teenage rebellion on steroids or just the result of parents who felt that they were "sticking it to the man" or the establishment or, whatever...nonetheless, I felt incredibly sorry for this girl. Even if she had determined that she was going to rename herself after "The Prince of Darkness" it was a bad move. After all, most of us want to evoke positive imagery when our names are mentioned, not thoughts that conjure up fire and brimstone, whether you believe in "The Devil" or not. Either way, it's not positive.
Because of the increasing trends behind baby naming in modern times, certain countries have taken it upon themselves to put a stop to the insanity. If you live in Germany, Sweden, China or Japan, you are limited to what you can name your children. Now, while this may seem somewhat totalitarian in theory, one has to respect the fact that these countries are trying to protect the kids of parents who may have less than stellar abilities to choose a reasonable baby name. Thankfully, a level-headed judge in New Zealand allowed "Talula Does The Hula From Hawaii" to change her name after the nine-year-old girl couldn't take the humiliation and trauma of having to live with such a moniker. Unfortunately Number 16 Bus Shelter did not have the same fate and is living on in inevitable embarrassment, much to the chagrin of anyone who has the random fortune of interacting with this child. Heck, even Zowie Bowie, the son of über-cool rock star David Bowie wanted to be a little more "normal" and changed his name to Duncan.
I'm all for uniqueness when it comes to naming a child. After all, no one wants to give their child a name that will be shared by three or more kids in their grade school classroom. That being said, parents still need to consider certain parameters when making a decision that will affect their child for many years to come, if not for their whole lives. This is serious stuff, folks.
Let's stop the insanity, parents. Naming your kid "ESPN," "Hashtag" and "Fish and Chips" (twins) is bad enough; saddling them with "Sing Praises," "Brfxxccxxmnpcccclllmmnprxvclmnckssqlbb11116" and "Number 16 Bus Shelter" is downright wrong.
Call me a prude, a stick-in-the-mud or a square, but I long for the days of John and Martha.
Humble Clover, until recently a name most often found in the barnyard, tops our list of unusual girls' names you'll be hearing a lot more of because 109 little girls were given the name in the U.S. last year, the most of any of our 11 choices for girls, but it's also one of the hottest choices in the group. Clover is a charming, offbeat botanical name used by Natasha Gregson Warner to honor her mother Natalie Wood, who starred in the film Inside Daisy Clover.
Calla, an exotic flower name given to just over 100 girls in the U.S. last year, puts a fresh spin on two of its overused relatives, Lily and Callie. A trivia detail any little girl named Calla will surely love: Princess Calla was a character in a 1980s Disney show called "Gummi Bears."
Grayson may have already popped -– there were nearly 4000 of these latter day Jasons born in 2011, vaulting it into the Top 100 -- but quieter brother Gray was given to just under 100 boys last year. One of the few color names better suited to boys than to girls, there are slightly more boys given the spelling Grey. We predict the numbers of Grays and Greys to swell, along with boys named Graylon, Grayton, and so on.
Name of the Greek god of the west wind, Zephyr is starting to blow into the modern world along with many of his ancient brethren. Until recently, most children only heard the name, spelled Zephir, as the appellation of the monkey friend of Babar the Elephant in the classic French story books. But in the future, Zephyr will more likely be a preschool classmate.
Lux, a cooler way than Lucy to signify light, was given to 77 girls last year but is attracting attention thanks to the kickass heroine of the League of Legends game as well as the main character of the hipster novel and film The Virgin Suicides. Lux can also make a sleek, surprising middle name.
Italian place-name Florence has been chic in England for several years now, but in the U.S., it fell off the Top 1000 around the time Florence Henderson starred in "The Brady Bunch" and has yet to climb back on. A Top 50 name in the UK, last year Florence was given to only 73 little girls here. But we see Florence along with flowery sisters Flora and Fleur set to blossom.
Lazarus is rising again. While only 71 boys received the Biblical name last year, we see an increasing number of parents interested in Lazarus, in the vanguard of the next wave of ancient names. Lazarus also embraces several related names with considerable appeal: the Eastern European Laszlo, Latinate Lazaro, Hebrew Eleazar, and cool boy Lazer.
Cool girl name Waverly was used for a character on "Friday Night Lights" and also gets some appeal from the fashion for girls' names that end in the lee sound -- Ashley's daughters, like the popular Kinley and Hadley. Television's "The Wizards of Waverly Place" helped popularized it. Pictured: Actress Selena Gomez who plays Alex Russo on "The Wizards of Waverly Place
French favorite Marguerite means "daisy" (and also "pearl," both great names in their own right) and is starting to attract attention here as a more exotic and attractive spin on the standard Margaret. Saint Marguerite was a pioneering nun.
Indigo, a name as alluring as the dark purplish blue color it represents, was given to only 62 girls last year. But as a color name it could eventually challenge Scarlett, with its fashionable I beginning and O ending, and it's independent-minded nickname Indie.
All names Bella have attracted attention since Isabella scaled the charts. Bellamy puts an androgynous, surname spin on the genre. Originally French for fine or beautiful friend –- belle ami -– Bellamy got some attention as the name of one of the seven children of the Novogratz family of the reality show "9 By Design." Just over 50 girls received the name last year, but we predict the numbers to climb steeply. Pictured: The Novogratz family
The melodic Coralie, which means Coral, was given to only 38 girls last year. But parents newly enchanted by Cora and longtime fans of Caroline are looking to it as a new twist on those favorites. Popular in Quebec, there are characters named Coralie in two 19th century novels.
Nero is not the most inspiring namesake for a young boy -– he was the emperor who fiddled while Rome burned. But with the fashion for all names Ancient Roman, we see interest in Nero rising too. The Roman Nero's birth name was Lucius, another obscure name attracting more heat, and there is also a modern fictional detective hero named Nero Wolfe.
Scandinavian name Stellan is a natural to migrate to our shores, on the heels of trendy sister Stella. Jennifer Connelly and Paul Bettany's son Stellan is a namesake of actor Stellan Skarsgard -- that's him with now-grown actor son Alexander. Despite its celebrity connections, only 37 boys were named Stellan in the US last year. Pictured: Jennifer Connelly
Cyra, which may be pronounced sigh-ra or seer-a, is the newest spin on Keira and Cara. Cyra also relates to also-fashionable brother name Cyrus; both have Persian roots and mean "throne." There was also a fifth century saint Cyra. Only 19 girls were named Cyra in the U.S. in 2011.
An Irish name that means "freckled," Breccan was given to only 17 American boys last year but is set to rise on the heels of once-obscure brothers such as Declan and Brayden. Breccan was the name of both a saint and a mythological figure. A modern bearer with a less-attractive phonetical spelling is Breckin Meyer.
Ancient Roman emperor name Tiberius was also the name of two figures in the Harry Potter universe, enough to draw attention to a name never in the Top 1000 and given to only 17 American boys last year. But like brethren Atticus and Titus, we see interest in Tiberius rising and predict we'll all be hearing it outside of history books.
Snow is one of the freshest, coolest names around, especially for winter babies. Given to only 13 girls in the U.S. last year, it's attracting twice as much attention as the average name on Nameberry. We see it rising along with simple, offbeat nature names such as Bay and Lake, Fox and Wren.
Balthazar, also spelled Balthasar, was the name of one of the Three Wise Men who visited the infant Jesus. The name has been used quietly in the modern world, most notably given to young oil heir Balthazar Getty. Balthazar has also been the name of many literary heroes – of Shakespeare and Balzac, James Bond and Buffy the Vampire Slayer – as well as of a fashionable restaurant in New York. Only 13 boys received the name last year, but we see that number rising.
Roman Cato may be the most quietly used of our collection –- only 8 boys were given the name in 2011 –- but it may be the choice most likely to rise the furthest fastest. The reason, of course, is "The Hunger Games." While that fictional Cato was anything but an appealing character, Cato is a straightforward, modern-feeling name with the fashionable O ending. Pictured: Actor Alexander Ludwig who played Cato in "The Hunger Games"
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Why I'm still watching "Grey's Anatomy"
All of my friends have heard the Grey's spiel. Now it's your turn.
Grey's what? It's still on the air?
Grey's Anatomy is a super-soapy, hour-long drama on ABC. It's about surgeons. It originally aired as a mid-season replacement for Boston Legal in March 2005, and it's now in its ninth season. It's won a mess of awards, though none of the really serious ones. (I don't count a Best Supporting Actress for Katherine Heigl as serious. Leave me a note if you want to discuss this further.)
The cast includes Ellen Pompeo as the titular Meredith Grey, Sandra Oh (the best part of Sideways), Sara Ramirez (of Spamalot on Broadway), Jesse Williams (Cabin in the Woods — which, watch now), Patrick Dempsey (who, did you know, was in a spectacularly campy Molly Ringwald movie from 1993, Face the Music?), and Kevin McKidd.
And it's the best show on TV?
No. It's solid, certainly — between Rhimes's brilliant casting and the consistently good writing, direction, and acting (again; Katie Heigl aside), Grey's is a stellar example of an hour-long drama. There are tons of others, though, that are as good or better: Mad Men, Justified, Friday Night Lights, The Wire, and The West Wing come to mind.
So what's the hook?
It comes down to the medium. Bear with me for a moment.
A movie has a few hours to introduce you to its characters; to get you caring about them; to build a story that pays off. I love movies; they can be transcendent and life-changing, but even the best writer is limited, in this way, by the format.
Taking re-watching into account, I figure I've spent maybe ten hours total watching each of my favorite movies (like Almost Famous, That Thing You Do!, The Wizard of Oz, and The Matrix).
Guys. I have spent two hundred hours with Grey's Anatomy. That's more hours, total, than I work in most months.
Yeah. And in two hundred hours over nine years, I've formed an emotional bond with these characters. So when something high-stakes and dramatic and life-changing happens to them, I have a huge amount of built-in context, understanding of their circumstances, and investment in their journey.
I just re-watched the Season 6 finale (the second half of a two-parter in which a man whose wife's just died starts shooting everyone, and the cops lock down the hospital, and about a third of the cast gets killed off) and when I saw this moment — where Cristina realizes that there are no "real" surgeons around, and so even though she's just a resident, she has to operate on her best friend's husband, Derek, who's just been shot in the chest, and April asks "who's going to operate on Dr. Shepherd?", and Cristina looks at Jackson, and steels herself, and says:
"I am."
I still weep. Uncontrollably.
Not because it's the most nuanced storytelling in the world, and not because I'm a huge Coldplay fan, and not even because the stakes are unbearably high, but because two hundred hours. I've spent years and years with these characters, watching them struggle, falter, learn, and grow. I don't get that from almost any other type of entertainment.
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ST. JOHN'S, NL – The St. John's IceCaps rode strong defensive play to a 1-0 triumph over the Binghamton Senators Saturday at Mile One Centre to sweep the two-game series.
Eric O'Dell scored the game's only goal on a second period power play while Eddie Pasquale stopped all 24 shots he faced for his fourth shutout of the season. Robin Lehner made 29 saves in the Binghamton net but was saddled with the loss for the second consecutive night.
With the victory, the IceCaps extended their home winning streak to a season-high three games and completed a two-game sweep at Mile One Centre for the first time this season.
After a scoreless first period, the IceCaps appeared to get on the board when O'Dell shovelled in a rebound to Lehner's left. However, referee Trent Knorr determined that Jason Gregoire made incidental contact with Lehner and the goal was waived off.
Following the play, Senators forward Darren Kramer took an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty after a dust-up near the IceCaps bench, and on the ensuing power play St. John's capitalized. With Pasquale on the bench for the extra attacker after another delayed call on the Senators, Ben Maxwell controlled the puck and gained the Binghamton zone before finding O'Dell streaking down the left side. O'Dell made a strong move to cut towards the net and slid a wrist shot underneath Lehner to make it 1-0 St. John's.
The IceCaps got in some penalty trouble towards the end of the second frame when Maxwell was whistled for goaltender interference, followed by a delay of game penalty to Max Macenauer after he committed a faceoff violation for playing the puck with his hand. However, St. John's managed to escape the situation with some strong shorthanded play and held on in the third for the 1-0 win.
The IceCaps continue their six-game home stand Tuesday and Wednesday when they host Atlantic Division rival the Worcester Sharks. Catch all the action with broadcaster Brian Rogers at stjohnsicecaps.com and on 930 AM This Is Newfoundland Labrador, or watch online at ahllive.com. Puck drop is 7:30 p.m. with the pregame show getting underway at 7:00 (all times Newfoundland).
F Eric O'Dell extended his point streak to three games and has scored a goal in back-to-back outings… St. John's went a combined 3-for-16 on the power play in the two-game series. The IceCaps killed off 7-of-8 shorthanded situations… F Ben Maxwell led St. John's with four shots on goal and collected an assist on O'Dell's goal, earning third star of the game for his performance… G Eddie Pasquale's shutout was his fourth of the season. The sophomore netminder had four in 38 games last season… The IceCaps reached 60 consecutive regular season sellouts at Mile One Centre.
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Gund Tea: Lesley-Ann Dupigny-Giroux, Meeting UVM's Land Grant Mission: A Reflection on the Vermont State Climate Office
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Lesley-Ann Dupigny-Giroux, Associate Professor, Geography and VT State Climatologist, discusses the role of the Vermont State Climate Office at UVM.
The Vermont State Climate Office is an AASC-recognized State Climate Office. As such, Dr. Dupigny-Giroux' mandate to provide climate research, outreach, communications and information to the State of Vermont, dovetails intricately with the UVM's mission and land-grant legacy. Her presentation will highlight her contributions, challenges and lessons learned while working with K-grey Vermonters, State and Federal Agencies and UVM students.
A Production of the Gund Institute for Ecological Economics, an affiliate of the Rubenstein School for Environment & Natural Resources at the University of Vermont
This event is part of the weekly Gund Tea Series, an opportunity for affiliates of the Gund Institute for Ecological Economics and the broader University community to engage in robust discussion about topical research, current events, and relevant theory.
The Gund Institute is a hub for transdisciplinary scholarship, based at the University of Vermont and comprising diverse faculty, students, and collaborators worldwide. Together we conduct research at the interface of ecological, social, and economic systems, develop creative, practical solutions to local and global environmental challenges, and provide future leaders with the tools and understanding necessary to navigate the transition to a sustainable society.
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Active Funds Have Time on Their Side: Lubos Pastorby
It has been another disappointing year for investors in actively managed funds.
In 2011, about 79 percent of large-cap mutual fund managers trailed the Standard & Poor's 500 Index, according to Morningstar Inc. The average equity mutual fund lost almost 3 percent last year, compared with a 2 percent gain for the S&P 500, says Lipper U.S. Fund Flows. Hedge funds fared even worse, with an average loss of 5 percent, according to Hedge Fund Research Inc.
These weren't aberrations. Numerous studies show that most active funds have underperformed passive benchmarks over time, primarily due to costs and fees. Not surprisingly, most academics and many market professionals are recommending passive investing. Even superstar active managers such as Peter Lynch and Warren Buffett have advised most investors to hold index funds.
Investors have been listening. Exchange-traded funds are gaining popularity. Also, the share of assets invested in equity index funds relative to all equity mutual funds grew to 14.5 percent in 2010, from 5.2 percent in 1996, according to the Investment Company Institute.
Yet these figures indicate that most money remains invested actively. Why is the active management industry so large when its performance has been so poor?
Stupid Investors
Most explanations for this continued dominance suggest that investors aren't very smart. For example, they may be fooled by slick salespeople or are unable to correctly interpret performance data. Or they may believe they can all pick above-average fund managers. There is some truth to all these interpretations.
But investors don't have to be stupid. In a recent paper I wrote with Robert Stambaugh of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, we argue that the large size of the active management industry is understandable even if investors are smart. Our conclusion is based on the realization that this industry faces decreasing returns to scale: Any fund manager's ability to outperform a passive benchmark decreases as the industry grows.
The idea is simple. As the active industry grows, more money chases opportunities to outperform passive benchmarks, and such opportunities become harder for managers to find. Conversely, if the industry shrinks, less competition among the remaining active managers makes it easier for them to find mispriced securities and outperform.
At the extreme, if investors moved all of their money to index funds, markets would probably be rife with mispricing. With no active managers searching for mispriced assets, the first dollar invested actively would earn a high return by picking low-hanging fruit, tempting investors back into active funds.
For an analogy, think of active managers as police officers and of mispricing as a crime. If there were no officers patrolling the streets, there would probably be some crime. But as the number of officers increases, the amount of crime is likely to decline.
Decreasing returns to scale imply that the industry's alpha, which is the expected benchmark-adjusted return from investing in active funds, isn't constant. Instead, alpha decreases as the industry grows, and it increases as the industry shrinks, where industry size is measured in relative terms as the share of actively managed assets in total assets under management.
Alpha Revision
This inverse relationship between industry size and alpha offers an explanation for the continued popularity of active management. Investors require a small, but positive, alpha to invest in active funds to compensate for the associated risks. They don't know the exact value of alpha, but they learn about it by observing the funds' returns. If these returns turn out to be disappointing, investors revise their beliefs about alpha downward and reduce their investment in active funds.
Importantly, the reduction in active investment in response to underperformance is cushioned by the inverse relationship between industry size and alpha. In such instances, investors know that alpha is too low at the current industry size, but they also know that alpha will go up after they reduce their investment in active funds. As a result, the industry shrinks only modestly after a period of underperformance.
When returns are decreasing with scale, past underperformance doesn't imply future underperformance; it implies only that investors should shift some money from active funds to index funds. Following a period of underperformance, the active industry should shrink in relative terms, but it can remain large.
Stambaugh and I developed a model of active management under decreasing returns to scale and applied it to equity mutual funds. We showed that despite the industry's poor track record since 1962, its current size can be rationalized with decreasing returns to scale.
By contrast, under the more traditional assumption of constant returns to scale, according to which alpha is unrelated to industry size, the industry would have disappeared years ago.
We also simulated the industry's future performance under decreasing returns to scale. We found that the industry is likely to remain large for decades even if it continues to underperform passive benchmarks.
Importantly, the future performance of active managers is likely to be better than their past performance. Because of the rapid growth of indexing, the active industry today accounts for a smaller share of assets under management than ever before. A smaller industry should perform better in the future.
In addition, the growth of indexing itself creates opportunities for active investors. Index funds tracking popular indexes such as the S&P 500 and Russell 2000 tend to rebalance at index reconstitution dates so as to minimize tracking error. This rebalancing creates price pressure, which leads indexers to buy high and sell low. Active managers can profit at the expense of indexers by trading ahead of reconstitutions.
Sooner or later, the effects of smaller scale and index reconstitutions should improve the active managers' performance to attractive levels. But whether that will happen this year or 20 years from now is anybody's guess. Meanwhile, if you want to be on the safe side, stick to index funds.
(Lubos Pastor is professor of finance at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a contributor to Business Class. The opinions expressed are his own.)
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Homicide suspect Francisco Miranda arrested after nearly 20 years on the run
Game of dominoes turned deadly, officials say
BETHLEHEM, Pa. - One of Pennsylvania's top 10 fugitives is now behind bars, thanks to the persistence of Bethlehem police.
Francisco Miranda is accused of stabbing a man to death nearly 19 years ago before going on the lam. He told police he's been looking over his shoulder ever since.
Part of the neighborhood where the homicide happened has been torn down and rebuilt.
The houses may have changed, but police said but the facts remain the same.
Jorge Velsaquez was stabbed in the heart on June 12, 1994, and dropped off at St. Luke's Hospital in Fountain Hill, Lehigh Co., where he died, police said.
Bethlehem police figured out Velasquez was stabbed after a group of people were playing dominoes at a home in the 600 block of Aaron Street on the city's south side, near the former Bethlehem Steel.
Witnesses claimed they saw Miranda, then 30, stab Velasquez, also 30. Miranda then disappeared, police said.
Detective Mark Diluzio was working in vice back then and helped homicide detectives search for Miranda.
"I do remember the scene. I do remember the people involved and the emotions at that time, and it does leave a mark on you," said Diluzio.
Six years later, Diluzio, now a homicide detective, reopened the cold case and started tracking Miranda. Call it good old-fashioned police work or persistence, it paid off.
Miranda was located in the Dominican Republic, and the wheels were set in motion to catch him and bring him back to be prosecuted.
After nearly 19 years and a lot of teamwork between state, federal and international law enforcement, Miranda is now behind bars in the Northampton County Prison.
"You can run but you can't hide. We are going to to continue to come after you using every resource available, federal, state and loca,l to bring you to justice," said Chief Jason Schiffer, Bethlehem Police Dept.
"We do believe that, even though time has passed and it is a case that is essentially 20-years-old, we believe that this case can be successfully prosecuted," said Northampton County District Attorney John Morganelli.
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this is a work in progress. I wanted to do a jungle/safari themed quilt to go with my daughter's room, but she is a senior in HS now, and I am just getting around to it, SO....I've decided it will be a graduation present she can take to college with her, because after all, It's a jungle out there!
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I have seen references to these bees in a hand full of Threads lately. Is it really likely that this strain of bee has been able to remain intact in the environment? It seems unlikely to me, what w/ all of the other bees that we have had since we stopped importing German bees, when?, back in the early 19teens or when?
I thought that I encountered these bees back in Ohio in 1984, but I only assumed so and didn't know much about bees and beekeeping at the time. I'm sure that I mentioned them to Dr. Tew, my professor, but I don't recall his reaction. And I'm sure that I didn't verify it in any way.
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Well, as the old saying goes, "you ain't seen nothing yet".
Following another three quiet days in Bangkok we were kind of getting used to the traffic, the pollution and the food. And then we went to India. Our plane gets in at about 8pm and, from the safe, calm, neon-lit uniformity of the passport control and baggage claim, everything looks more or less the same as Thailand, or anywhere else for that matter. Then, as we round the final corner from Customs to the arrivals hall, we start to realise what we have gotten ourselves in for.
Either Gandalf has been in this business for so many years that he is supremely confident at his job or he is so old that he just doesn't give a shit any more, but he drives like he is auditioning for a job as a get-away driver. Mind you, everyone else on the road is aiming for the same job. Lane markings are merely lines on the road and mean absolutely nothing. Taxis, tuk tuks (called auto-rickshaws here), the occasional regular car, bicycles, pedestrians and even animal-drawn vehicles jostle randomly for space on the frantic motorway. We had thought the traffic in Tokyo and Osaka was nuts but it was nothing compared with Bangkok. Now, Bangkok traffic seems like a Sunday afternoon jaunt in the countryside next to this mayhem.
The closer we get to town, the crazier it gets. Bangkok drivers, for all their death-defying eagerness, very rarely used their horns. Indians drive with their thumb on the horn and honk it every time they get within honking distance of another vehicle - i.e. constantly. Our driver, with his 70 years of experience, plays the horn better than most, almost like a musical instrument. In spite of apparent deafness and absurdly thick glasses that suggest his sight isn't much better, Gandalf grips the wheel tight and just guns it, creating half gaps between two other vehicles in the same lane and veering onto the opposite side of the road whenever he feels like it, all the while swearing away at his fellow drivers.
His confidence begins to flag once he realises he has no idea where our hotel is, so he turns around and starts yelling at us in Hindi. We have no idea what he's saying so all we can do is repeat the name of the hotel. This seems to piss him off even more and he stops the car in the middle of the road, gets out and asks directions. This happens a couple more times before we eventually arrive somewhere near our hotel.
Jane's Aussie friend Evie had put us in touch with a good friend of hers from when she lived in India. We call Rajesh, apologising for the late hour, and he gives us instructions on how to meet him tomorrow for lunch.


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A university study has found little evidence to support banning ATMs from gaming venues.
The Australian National University study, which surveyed 755 ACT residents, found no unambiguous evidence that removing the cash machines would help people with gambling problems. It suggested the inconvenience to residents who used the ATMs at clubs would outweigh the benefits.
The study was by the ANU Centre for Gambling Research and funded by the ACT Gambling and Racing Commission.
Centre director Jan McMillen said some punters reported that without the machines they would find money elsewhere.
"Certainly we've found the convenience of ATMs in gambling venues appears to be related to higher spending on gaming machines but we did not find an unequivocal relationship between problem gambling and the use of ATMs," she said.
Of those who identified as problem gamblers in the study, 60 per cent usually used ATMs at clubs and other gaming venues, compared with 25 per cent of regular gamblers, 12.7 per cent of recreational gamblers and 5.2 per cent of non-gamblers.
It found 3.1 per cent of the problem gamblers and regular gamblers might benefit from the removal of ATMs, while 1.2 per cent of the population might be inconvenienced.
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Anti-gambling crusader and former head of the InterChurch Gambling Taskforce Tim Costello said there was overwhelming evidence that showed accessibility to ATMs compounded problem gambling.


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I don't PM isht that doesn't break. Don't have cash to waste and if I did, I still wouldn't waste it.
I never said I don't flush coolant/diff/trans every 50000 kms and do my oil changes every 10-15K kms. I take care of my car, but if it ain't broke, don't fix it. Mechanic FTW, I have a good handle on the pulse of my car.
If I'd have JFOJ'd or Mangoed as those "gurus" suggest, I'd have thrown away somewhere in the neighbourhood of 2 grand by now and not had my car running any better than it is in the current condition.
P.S. My Victor Reinz (OMG!!!!!11) VCG isn't leaking either some 1.5 years later, should I post in that thread too?
This board like any other car board has an epidemic of people with no mechanical skill who all think they can/should work on their own vehicle. There are few that can/should as evidenced by the multitude of inane/assinine threads that exist. On top of that we have others telling these very same people who don't know WTH they are doing to replace isht at crazy intervals. These people are either egomaniacs who think everyone should follow their (mostly unfounded) advice, or secretly parts dealers or work in the auto parts industry. I vote for the former.
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John Farrell talked to Dave O'Brien before Game 2 of the ALCS against the Tigers. The manager told Dave that the Sox won't make excuses for the Game 1 loss.
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John thank you very much gorgeous night here for game two in. John as we sit here and your office not that long after one of the most amazing pitching performances I've ever seen at Fenway Park I wonder if you feel the same way. Which Sanchez and our bullpen did last night. You just don't see against a good Red Sox lineup in this ballpark over that was historic. Yet Davis -- you know whether it's Fenway Park or any part ballpark in America that the stuff that they threw across home plate from the first pitch to the last one last night. As seem like every got -- came to the mound right handed left him with smiley included you know it was mid to upper ninety's fastball but with good location. And they executed secondary pitches and yet we created some opportunities by virtual walk. I'd particularly the first and second inning and a big situation that six were. Once again the difference last night is a two out base hit by Peralta and and we were unable to to connect. In a key moment. I thought the term for Sanchez effectively wild was made for -- walks six guys he uncorked a wild pitches but he had guys guessing and guessing wrong all night long well he had three very good pitchers were really late action and that that's the biggest -- delayed action to the strikes on whether you can say that attributed to the six walks through over the wild pitches as you mentioned. But when you throw a fastball that's got good sinking action he threw some in at the left handers hipster. To come back over the inside corner to get a couple of calls strike three's in that situation but still his signature pitch is that. Changeup that he can vary anywhere from you know high seventies low eighties all the way up to high eighties and it's got almost like. For Paulus put type action to it Andy was particularly tough on left handers who gets the strikeouts with that pitch and under. -- -- telling his -- really good last night when he threw one of those change of you mentioned at 69 miles an hour look like any fist pitch. Well he's got that today you know on our scouting reports the little bit of a -- ball almost where he can really kill the speed with that. But to have that kind of range of velocity is to go to in addition to late action with a three pitches. Obviously by the the numbers on the board is very difficult -- did the Red Sox lay off contribute at all to the result last night John. -- I don't wanna just pinpoint on one thing we ran up against very good pitching yeah I think his game as we've all come to the be comfortable with his is a daily game but the schedule is what it is we we get three days down -- traveling West Coast East Coast so. You know you can so you can pick your poison on which path to take care but still that they're guys -- an excellent game against us. I know a lot of the web sites around the country are talking about the umpiring in the caliber of -- behind home plate yay or nay. Just so you're on record once again Joseph west performance behind the plate last night it'd make an appreciable difference. I would be on the side of -- you know you know Joseph and you know and again that many pitches thrown across home plate there's there's going to be some borderline pitches that give you get a you don't get. We might have been a beneficiary of some pitches that were called strikes as well also. To it to say that. You know Joseph -- strike zone was the reason why we didn't get a hit until the ninth inning would be ludicrous on my part. You know he's a very sees an umpire you know umpires don't draw those assignments. And get not only of the crew chief but game one and in a post and post season series and we'll also have game seven. If your ranking or your rating isn't near the top of the groups -- that there's objective categories and objective rankings that they go through as well so. Another that's strike zone had nothing to do with that outcome last night. You have Clay Buchholz going tonight they go Max Scherzer. I would think the guy who's the odds on favorite to to win the Cy Young award but the last time the Red Sox faced him. They beat him here the Sox have had good numbers can you talk about the of the approaching insurers are why the Red Sox have had success and anyone can say they had success against -- Well -- you know and it its particular left -- hitters and had success with maybe the exception of nominal and you know seemingly. You would think against right handed pitchers that you would have good success against as well but -- A lot of those numbers might have come a couple of years ago as well. We don't see Mac shares are probably more than one time a year and I think we got him twice this year so far once they -- most here. In Fenway Park but what he's been doing of late he's controlled his fastball early in the count much much at a greater percentage. In other words he's not trying to Max out with -- every fastball -- throw. He'll get that command fastball to get ahead in the count and then he'll look to step on it you know get that mid to upper ninety's fastball that to -- some guys off but. That the key for us tonight again is not going to be the chase that fact that that changeup that he's become very good with. That he gets a lot of strikeouts with at the bottom of the zone right on top home plate. Fans and in many cases the media tend to overreact to one game. Granted it was a one hitter in there were seventeen strikeouts in the game. But how do you react to it and facing a guy of this caliber knowing that Verlander goes in game three is well. Well we can't you know. Dave you know I've talked about there's a number times during the season is that we can't go back -- yesterday and we can't get to Tuesday too soon so. Marchers on -- tonight we we have some familiarity with and we've got some guys are a lot of particularly Ortiz Ellsbury and Saltalamacchia of handled him very well in the past. But that tonight's approach will be to do what we can inside at tonight's ball game to win it. Who we know going back to early September when he pitched against us here. If he was efficient we had to swing about a little bit earlier and it in the count. Nobleman almost gets a key two out base hit for two run RBI single that ended up being the difference in the ball game we're Jon Lester pitch an outstanding game that night as well also. We know we're gonna get all the stuff thrown -- us that's the time of the year we're going up against very good teams and we got -- probably the Cy Young award winner -- mentioned earlier this and I. Finally our Mercedes-Benz question of the night for John -- about your lineup and you have made a couple of changes for game tuna. Yeah we have I just look at that you know Mike Napoli had some struggles against -- in the past and he's one for about fifteen. And you know Jonny Gomes who was in there and I typically is not against a right handed starter -- given that we're doing it for right handers. Wanna get his energy and and in his approach in the mix here as well for us tonight he's been very good defensive left field force. He get to base hits off that off -- in that game we mentioned previous and my car was at first base tonight salty back behind the plate as well so. I can't say that their wholesale changes these are guys that we've gotten key contributions. 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Here is a couple of pictures of my 528 Sport.
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19" Breyton Spirits 255/35/19 fronts 275/35/19 rears (currently on 17" M5 replica winter wheels)
E60 Carbon M5 Wing mirrors
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Quad Exhaust
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Carbon Hamann styled splitter (to be fitted)
and a nice shiney one before I changed the wing mirrors
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M5 Mesh and air intakes
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