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The project: spend $500m building the biggest passenger ship in the world. Put in 1,557 cabins on 14 decks, add 11 restaurants and numerous cafes, lounges, clubs, pubs and bars. Create a casino, an ice rink, library, internet centre, gyms, golf driving range, salons and the now mandatory wedding chapel. Add a full-scale shopping mall for novelty value. Pitch in 1,176 crew and enough food and drink to sink an ordinary liner. Then the final ingredient: 3,500 or so passengers - 90% of them American. You have a cruise.
First sight of the ship is at Miami docks. It dwarfs the seashore office blocks. Big does not do it justice. Massive sounds better but is still wildly inadequate. The Explorer of the Seas is three times the size of the, er, Titanic.
Sounds like hell? Wrong. This is, as Royal Caribbean says: "Cruising for a new generation", (or as it doesn't say: fewer old folk). And it is true: there is barely a Barbie granny in sight, more likely a group of college kids. It's pasta not pavlova, basketball not quoits. The music is more Shaggy than Sinatra. The walls are hung with Annie Liebowitz and Henry Diltz originals of James Taylor, Jodi Foster, Meryl Streep. There's no herding, no heaving, virtually no queueing and no hassle. It may be vast but it is not vulgar.
Out of Miami towards the Bahamas. The children sign up for the kids' clubs where they are looked after by a small army of qualified teachers armed with computers, videos and games, and offered basketball, football, painting and drawing, on a designated kids' deck. The seven-year-old comes back two hours later with his hat on back-to-front. His new best friend is from New York. The four-year-old tells us she is in a group, and with Angel from New Jersey and Charlie from Georgia is practising a Britney Spears number for the show later in the week.
We bypass the duty-free shopping opportunity in Nassau and opt for the beach trip. Speed boats drive out to a cove that offers snorkelling, sailboarding and canoeing. The children delight in the way they can stand in the warm, turquoise water and see their toes. They can also see something else - bits of coral or weed floating at the wa ter's edge. Over a loadspeaker a friendly voice lists the competing attractions, adding: "And those things in the water, they're jellyfish..." He might as well have shouted "killer shark"; the assurance that they do not sting many people and those they do hardly feel a thing is virtually drowned out in the charge for shore.
The choice of where, what and when to eat is entirely yours. But, on two nights, formal wear is recommended in the main dining room (actually a three-tiered emporium catering for 1,900 people). We do not bother with the full formal but obey the ban on bare feet, swimwear and, curiously, tank-tops. Lots of Americans do go formal, though: the children, with their gelled-down hair, dark suits and clip-on ties look like extras from Bugsy Malone.
We are gradually turning into Americans. Power-walking around the decks before breakfast suddenly seems to be a perfectly natural thing to do; the invitation from the poolside bar, as the music of Garth Brooks breaks out, to join in the line-dancing seems, for a moment, like fun. And in that spirit we go to the ice show.
The US Virgin Islands look splendid, green mountains curtaining the port of Charlotte Amalie. On the Coral mountain trip, jeeps take us up the narrow hillside roads.
There's the castle where Edward Teach, aka Blackbeard, seems to have lived an interesting and varied life with his 14 wives, the inn where Captain Kidd drank, and the bay where Drake anchored his ships. The view of Drake is different here. "Drake was a cheat, a crook and a bully," says the guide. "But he knew how to whip the Spanish."
From the 1,900-seater restaurant to the 88-seater restaurant. Low lighting, rich colours and murmured conversations. Things look up. "Are you the honeymoon couple?" asks the head waiter. Once we were, we reply.
Only the power-walkers are about early in the morning as the ship slowly moves around the bay, under San Cristobal, an 18th-century fortress, and into San Juan, Puerto Rico. The island's links with the US are immediately obvious. Walking along the Spanish colonial streets of Old San Juan, one could imagine this is New York, if only for the prices in the restaurants and bars, jewellery and designer-label stores. The original Spanish invaders had intended the island to be called San Juan and the city Puerto Rico (rich port) but somehow the two were switched around. Out of the main thoroughfare and the place suddenly switches too; turn left or right on to a side street and into one of the bars where the locals drink and the price of a Cuba Libre falls to $1.
By way of surprise we are invited to the captain's table. The format is formal: the captain appears at the head of the stairs, the music strikes up, you rise, he descends the stairs, you take your seats for the formal photograph.
At the end of the meal, mementos - place name, signed menu and that photograph - are handed out. "You get one each so one of you doesn't lose out if you divorce," says the customer relations person. This does not appear to be a joke.
We do not get to see much of Haiti. In fact all we see is a sand-fringed peninsula called Labadee on the north coast. It is a beautiful setting with the barbecue tables facing out to sea but the gaze does continually wander to the crest of the hillside. Beyond, out of sight, there is presumably a fence and perhaps guards. The only locals are the souvenir sellers. For $5 the seven-year-old buys a postcard-sized original oil - a beach scene, signed Rodney of Haiti.
The pace is deceptively gentle - if you want it to be. It is possible to have a holiday without all the "fun factory" stuff, a world away from the old jokes about cruises being vessels where when the ship stops the sound of whining continues. The multi-lingual crew are endlessly helpful; free ice-cream dispensers are everywhere; a $20 per person drinks coupon buys as many soft drinks as you can consume for the eight days; the corridors and cabins are quiet; vibration and roll non-existent.
Early morning arrival back in Miami. We've travelled 2,554 miles. Only now do we hit our first serious problem: the children are refusing to get off.
Way to go...
Getting there: A one-week cruise of the western or eastern Caribbean with Royal Caribbean International (0800 0182020, royalcaribbean.co .uk) on the Explorer of the Seas cost from £1,069 per adult, which includes scheduled flights from London to Miami (and regional connecting flights from a selection of UK airports), an overnight in Miami, all entertainments, meals, room service and seven nights' accommodation on board, excluding drinks and personal expenses. A family room sleeping four would cost a minimum of £3,000 but check for special offers. Generally booking a few months in advance can save up to 30% and prices fluctuate due to demand. Children have to be 16 to be in a separate room. Children's clubs cater for ages from 2-18 and are free.
Flight time to Miami: 9 hours.
Time difference: GMT -5 hours.


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Golden girl Jess
Reporter: CHRIS LYNHAM
Date online: 07 December 2012
Jessica Lloyd has returned home to Saddleworth with four gold medals after making a splash in Brazil.
Representing Great Britain, the 17-year-old Olympian dazzled in the Brazilian School Olympics in Cuiaba, bagging first place in 50m, 100m and 200m freestyle races.
She was also an integral member of the winning relay team of Lloyd, Elena Sheridan, Danielle Lowe and Natasha Hofton, which finished five seconds clear of the chasing pack.
Lloyd, the youngest member of the Olympic squad, joined her teammates for two days of training in Rio before heading to Cuiaba.
Mum Ann said the trip was part of an exchange scheme: "Brazilian swimmers came over here in the summer and this nine-day trip was our turn to visit them. It gives our swimmers a taste of what it is like out there, ahead of the 2016 Games.
"Jess said it was testing at times because of the different conditions, climate and food.
"But Jessica and the rest of the Team GB swimmers performed very well and won almost every race in which they were involved. Now she is looking forward to a bit of a break."
Gold glee for Catherine too...
OLDHAM Aquatics swimmer Catherine Stott led the way in the Cerebral Palsy Meet at Leek.
The 12-year-old Saddleworth School pupil took top spot in 25m freestyle and 25m backstroke, and bronze in the 50m freestyle.
Mark Lord, head coach of Oldham Aquatics, said: "Catherine is a fantastic swimmer and is showing good potential for the future.
"Catherine competes as an athlete with cerebral palsy and is an inspiration to us all.
"The Paralympics inspired us all this year and proved that Great Britain can produce some great athletes."
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Kristin Davis hits a red carpet. Red carpet hits back for wearing that dress.
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Kate Middleton looked lovely as she stepped out on the arm of her hubby at the Natural History Museum for the premiere of Sir David Attenborough's new film, Natural History Museum Alive 3D, where the new mom selected a bespoke lace Alice Temperley dress we've actually seen her wear before! She loves to recycle.
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Kate first debuted the dress at the premiere of War Horse in January 2012, where the royal looked radiant on the red carpet, rocking the dress with bouncy curls and carrying a black clutch — and the 31-year-old looks just as stunning in the look this time around!
The Duchess is patron of the Natural History Museum and the ensemble was the perfect choice for the black-tie gala. The gown was the second get-up that Kate showed off of the day, as earlier the Royal couple was seen signing the book of condolences for Nelson Mandela, where she opted for a more demure look.
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Long-haul low-cost flying into and out of Australia will start to gear up early next year when AirAsia X, which currently serves the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur twice daily from Melbourne and 12 times a week from Sydney, starts flying non-stop to Bangkok, Thailand.
The long-haul arm of AirAsia is about to begin stage two of its development, where it opens up medium and long-haul services to the hubs of the parent's short-haul regional affiliates in south-east Asia.
Operationally piggy-backing on top of the AirAsia parent, AirAsiaX now has five Australian A330-300 destinations after beginning an initial four flights a week from Kuala Lumpur to Adelaide last Friday. That is expected rise to daily by the end of next year. AirAsia X also flies to the Gold Coast and Perth.
From Kuala Lumpur, the airline flies to a further 13 cities: Taipei (Taiwan), Jeddah (Saudi Arabia), Male (Maldives), Colombo (Sri Lanka), Kathmandu (Nepal), Tokyo and Osaka (Japan), Seoul and Busan (South Korea) and Chengdu, Beijing, Shanghai and Hangzhou (China).
The strategy now is to begin joining more of the dots. From early 2014, AirAsia X will initially base two 377-seat A330 widebody jets at Bangkok's Don Mueang airport – the Thai AirAsia base at the Thai capital's old international airport, which has been superseded by Suvarnabhumi airport.
Thai AirAsia now has about a quarter of the AirAsia group's fleet of 180-seat A320s flying to domestic and nearby international cities from Don Mueang airport, after switching from Suvarnabhumi a year ago.
AirAsia X boss Azran Osman-Rani is foxing about which of the existing dots will be joined from Bangkok, but he has already told the aviation trade media it will be a total of three destinations – one or two in Australia with one or two in China and north Asia.
As a result, there's a strong chance that AirAsia X could be flying against Jetstar head-to-head within a year.
Jetstar operates three flights a week from Melbourne to Bangkok Suvarnabhumi; Melbourne and Sydney will probably be the first Australian destinations to get direct flights to Bangkok with AirAsiaX.
That could set up a fascinating battle for hearts and minds. Until now, Jetstar and AirAsia X have avoided direct competition with each other like the plague.
With its Australian bases and crews and their much more comfortable eight-abreast economy configuration versus AirAsia X's nine-abreast*, Jetstar's smaller A330-200s are often 10-20 per cent dearer to Bangkok from Melbourne compared with AirAsia to Bangkok via Kuala Lumpur.
New direct services from Melbourne would lower AirAsia X's costs even more as every en route stop can add up to 25 per cent of the cost of providing the seat end-to-end.
And AirAsia X would have the advantage of a distribution network in Thailand, which Jetstar doesn't have.
Osman Rani explained the nuts and bolts of the new strategy to me last week after he flew in to launch the Adelaide service.
"The strategy from Bangkok is that we fly to the same cities AirAsia X is flying to today," he said. "Certainly in the first year, we want to reduce the (financial) risk of opening up new cities in a new country.
"We're still working out how we increase the Bangkok fleet, but we are taking another 20 (A330-300) aircraft in the next few years. It all depends whether we grow faster in Kuala Lumpur or Bangkok or another international hub.
"We know that the long-haul model works when there's a very strong short-haul feeder network to anchor itself on. It would make sense for us to go where AirAsia has at least 20-plus narrowbody planes."
That rules out new AirAsia joint ventures in India and the Philippines for the time being, as well as Japan, where AirAsia recently withdrew from a joint venture.
Within a year or so, apart from new flights to Thailand, AirAsia X will be looking at new services from Australia to AirAsia's other main regional hub, Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia.
*Jetstar's A330-200s have 20 recliner seats at 96 cms (38 inches) per seat row in business class and 265 seven-to-eight-abreast economy seats at 79 cms (31 inches) per row. AirAsiaX's larger A330-300s have 365 narrower economy seats seven-to-nine-abreast at 81cms (32 inches) as well as 12 "angle-flat" bed seats at 152 cms (60 inches) pitch.
Have you used Jetstar's service from Melbourne to Bangkok or Sydney to Phuket? How does the service stack up against AirAsiaX's flights from Australia to Kuala Lumpur? Would you opt for a cheaper AirAsia flight even though it would mean less seat space? Post your comments below.


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Re: st: Nonparametric Methods for Longitudinal Data
Nick Cox <email@example.com>
Re: st: Nonparametric Methods for Longitudinal Data
Mon, 11 Feb 2013 12:34:00 +0000
Questions like this raise more questions in their wake.
It is a bit puzzling that you have apparently only just discovered how
your response variable is defined. However, many medical and
psychiatric analyses make use of scores usually devised according to
the answers to multiple questions. They often work at least
approximately like measured variables; many researchers would argue
that treating them as ordinal is too pessimistic and indeed there are
usually too many distinct values for many standard models for ordinal
responses to work well.
IQ is an example familar to many.
Statistically, it's a myth on several levels that "parametric
analysis" requires a response variable to be normally distributed. At
most, it's a secondary assumption of some regression-like methods that
error disturbances be normally distributed. There are also many
methods that are not non-parametric for other distributions
(exponential, gamma, etc., etc.). Also, what about transformations or
similar link functions.
So, manifestly I can't see your data but I'd suggest that your
impression that you need quite different methods is jumping to
conclusions prematurely.
"Stata" is so spelled.
On Mon, Feb 11, 2013 at 12:16 PM, Thomas Herold <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote:
> I am currently analysing a dataset on the influence of certain treatments on
> depression. We have three different treatment groups and five points of
> measurement.
> The problem is that it has recently been discovered that the depression
> score we are working with can only be interpreted as ordinal data. What´s
> more, the resulting variable is far from being normally distributed - the
> data is just not suitable for parametric analysis.
> Concerning the independent variables: Some of them change over time (e.g.
> financial situation), others are time-invariant (e.g. treatment).
> Is there any nonparametric model for longitudinal data in STATA? Does anyone
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Elena: Angele Meade (soprano)
Arrigo: Gregory Kunde (tenor)
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June 14, 2010
Planning To Replace My Old Car
I own a 2001 Honda Accord. It's a great little car, and even though it's a decade old, it still gets really great gas mileage. The paint and the interior are both in pretty decent shape, despite the fact that the right-front panel was recently damaged and repaired. I like the car, but with growing kids and the fact that it has nearly 200,000 miles, it's time to think about replacing it.
It never hurts to plan ahead – even years ahead – so that's what I'm doing.
I've already started to compile a list of used vehicles that I might want to purchase. I want to buy something a little bigger than the accord, maybe a small cross-over or a mid-size SUV. I'll be comparing gas mileage, insurance cost, safety information, etc.
I have created a budget category labeled – car replacement – and I'll fund it each month. Instead of making payments to a finance company, and paying interest, I'll be making payments to myself, and earning interest. My plan is to save up 100% of the cost of the newer car and avoid financing.
I have a good relationship with my insurance agent. When purchasing a newer automobile, it's very important to know how much it will cost to insure the automobile. I'll take a list of four or five automobiles to him. My agent will run the numbers and let me know how much it would cost to insure each.
The Accord is in good shape and I hope to keep it for a minimum of 3 years. At that time, I'll consider selling it, trading it, or keeping it. My oldest daughter is almost 11 years old. In just over 5 years, she'll be ready to get her license. It would be great if the Accord makes it that long, even if she just uses it for a little while, as she learns to drive.
Obviously, if I want the Accord to last 3 (or more) years, I need to continue to maintain it. I've recently had new tires put on it. I change the oil and have it serviced on a regular schedule. Fingers-crossed, when I'm ready for the newer car in a few years, the Accord will still be in good shape, ready to be sold, traded – or kept.
Living the debt-free life, it's imperative that I plan – plan – and then plan some more. There's always something to think about, something to prepare for, something that will need replacing. Saving enough cash to pay for the things we want keeps us out of debt – and in the long-run – save us money!
We love our Honda CR-V (2006). We've got about 75,000 miles on it and I'm hoping to drive it until it dies. It only seats 5 (like your accord), but if you can get a used CR-V in the future the configuration, the reliability, and the handling are top notch.
And awesome to have you back to blogging 🙂
Wow! How on earth did you get such a high milage on a car that's only nine years old? Cars here generally last a good 25-30 years, and our 1994 Toyota Corona (not considered old by any means) has a huge 150,000 *kilometres* on it (considered a heck of a lot!). I know Americans drive a lot, but… 320000km? In a nine year old car? Whoa.
What a great plan of action you have being ready to replace something that you know will eventually wear out. It's too bad that others can not think ahead, or maybe they do but are just not willing to put the effort in that it takes to plan ahead. Those of us that plan ahead, STAY ahead!
Good luck on your present car and i hope you have not once ounce of trouble with it from now until it's time to go on to another life.
A bigger car might just mean a newer Accord. I read recently that a 2010 Civic has the same amount of interior space as a 10-yr old Accord. Due to many new redesigns over the past decade, you can get a lot more car for a lot less money now!
Time for 2 year old blog comment.. I don't know where 'Kate' lives.. I had assumed Canada but her comments that she didn't know Americans drive so much leads me to believe maybe the UK.. because here in Canada, people drive alot.
I've got a 2006 Accord that's got 150,000km on it at present. I average around 30 000km a year… and I'm not even an extreme commuter like alot of people I know.


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Why does my dog take his kibble out the bowl and to the carpet to eat?
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Probably goes back to instinct somewhat. When a dog, wild or domestic, eats his natural diet (*meaty* bones, organs, etc), he doesn't eat out of a bowl because he has to work at the food and it's easier to do so in his own way rather than out of a bowl. Kibble, on the other hand, is very simple to eat, so many (most?) dogs will eat it right out of the bowl.
Might want to think about putting newspaper under your dog's dishes for your dog to eat over when he takes it out of the dish. It's not hard to teach a dog to eat in a certain spot.
Cookies 'n' Creme (1998-2011) answered on 5/27/10. Helpful? / 0
I agree with Cookie. It's likely instinct related.
Jack does this (Louie wouldn't dare waste time doing it, he's all about scarfing.)
Jack seems to prefer putting it on our persian rug and then standing on it. Sigh. Guess some dogs like to do this while others aren't as interested.
Jack answered on 5/27/10. Helpful? / 0
Not sure, but Saphira (German Shepherd) takes everything out and puts it all over the floor...Kind of like a BUFFET TABLE. Then she goes from one item to another and eats EVERYTHING! (She gets kibble, cooked chicken breast, carrots, applesauce and cottage cheese.)
The other day she got baked potaoes, hard-boiled egg and her kibble and did the same thing.
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Most whys are guesswork. Shepherds? Yes, I had one. She would take a mouth full of kibble and walk into the other room to chew it. I am used to Labs that eat like you are going to take up the uneaten food in 15 seconds, not 15 minutes. They are terrible.
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LOL, my dog will do the same thing. I agree with everyone else, it is instinct related. My dog, if she's eating outside, will also take some kibbles and bury them-also instinct related. I think she's saving them for later.
Put newspaper or a rag down where he takes them.
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Jeff does the same thing. He is a Shiba Inu and we have hardwood floors. The food bits get everywhere including the bottom of our feet and then make it into our bed and I hate it! I have no idea how to break this habit. We tried moving his food into a smaller space via the bathroom, but he still goes into the bathroom, grabs his food, and brings it into any area that we are in to eat it.
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Arzu Studio Hope is a not for- profit organization which supports women in rural villages of Afghanistan by providing social benefits and fair wages for the production of high quality rugs.
"Partnering with Arzu to produce this collection allows us to provide our customers with the quality rugs they demand while supporting Arzu's outstanding efforts," said David Grasse, president of Due Process.
Bakshayesh rugs were regarded as the height of artistic achievement and luxury during the 19th century. Today, Arzu and Due Process continue that tradition to deliver the new Bakshayesh Collection.
"We will be starting production with a line of very finely woven traditional designs that will become timeless antiques for the future and lend themselves to the centuries old weaving styles of this Afghan region to produce collectibles of future generations," said Grasse.
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This is starting to get inconvenient. It is putting a wee damper on my enthusiasm though I still have random urges to squeal with joy and do a jig in the middle of the road. I am so happy to be here. Tomorrow is the last day I will be able to remain calm about my bags because I have booked a train out of here on Tuesday to go north where it is not polluted, much cooler and where no one speaks english. I am going to trek in the rainforest, bamboo raft down a river, pet and snuggle tigers, ride on elephants, sleep in hilltribe villages, eat with the locals and hopefully not have to do all this with only two sets of clothes. And not very good sets at that.
Bangkok has 12 million people. 12 MILLION. And though I dont know how large it is, it is certainly smaller than Toronto at 3 or 4 million. No wonder when I rode in the back of a tuk tuk ....small three wheel bike-cum-wagon thing... going a hundred miles an hour up and down speed bumps trying to hold in my lunch, I felt like I was swallowing a ton of diesel fluid. Eww. Many people here sit on the sidewalks selling various things - fruit, veggies, strange red liquid concoctions in clear plastic baggies - with masks over their mouths. That has got to tell you something.
Walking down the street I was marveling, albeit somewhat ironically, that the second I walked passed something delicious and went to inhale again, I was immediately assaulted by the strong smell of something just as equally disgusting. This, my friends, is disturbing. I dont know what it is that smells so bad and seems to be near the food vendors but it certainly makes me wary.
Speaking of food, I have yet to be brave enough to face the foreign whatchamahooey on a stick-in a bag-just handed to you mano a mano. The fresh fruit in a baggie is very tempting but considering that is a possible way of contracting hepatitis I will stay away.
Just as I suspected, I am not culturally shocked and though I am tired, I have been forcing the jetlag to Back the Fuck Off - excuse my french - because I have better things to do with my time than sleep. Like clothes shopping. I am an involuntary shopper people. I am shopping for clothes against my will but if I have to wear those heat rash inducing sweatpants one more day, I might just lose it. It has taken me TWO days and countless hours to find anything that even slightly fits me. And I ended up with green yoga-ish pants and a really cute shirt that I thought would fit but is still a bit too small. So in the end, I am sitting here writing to you feeling and certainly looking like a stuffed sausage. That makes me cranky. I am not, by any means, a fat person. But walking into store after store looking for a pair of underwear and having sales person after sales person look me up and down, squint, wince and say For you.....hmmm....BIG size! Not only do I have to deal with that but then I have to deal with the fact that even their ENORMOUS size does not fit my elephantine - if you google elephantine it comes up with jumbo jet as an example...this made me laugh hysterically - Canadian ass.
You do not even want to imagine the effort it takes to fold yourself into a pair of underwear that just. does not. fit. properly. Nor can you imagine the discomfort but you can only turn one pair of underwear inside out so many times before it just REALLY isnt clean anymore. And thus, they are now hanging from my bed in my desperate attempt to have them dry over night after cleaning them in the shower. Dry over night in this humidity.... not likely.
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However, all this shopping has opened up a very interesting part of Bangkok to me. The rich people vs poor people. I consider myself the latter, especially seeing as I need to financially sustain myself without work for the next however many months but because of my North American background, it is assumed that I am the former. Which means that when I asked where to go shopping to someone on the street, they pointed me to this giant shopping center full of brand name designer clothes. A pair of shorts was around four hundred dollars. No thanks. And it took me about 20 mins to figure that out, math is not my friend.
Nearby there was another sort of shopping, it was the labrynth maze from hell sort of shopping. I cant even really begin to describe how it is set up but its very fun. Hard to navigate and I think I went up and down the same hall a thousand times but if I had been interested in buying clothes, it would be a very cool place to go. All the stores are very very small and very unique. It was interesting to see the difference in decor how some places were just a couple racks and a cash register and how some were nearly an art studio in their originality.
Last night I also braved the Suan Lum Night Bazaar which runs until 130am. That was also a fun experience though I would never, in a million years, go with anyone else. There was barely enough room for me..... and my elephantine ass... to get between racks and through the crowds. Surprisingly, I wasnt bothered by people trying to sell me things like in Mexico where they nearly assault you in an attempt to get you to purchase their wares. There was one very charming man who probably could have coaxed the life savings out of an old lady, he was very good at his job but I wasnt interested in a pashmina scarf. Its too bloody hot for that! Though I suppose I could have tied that around my ass. - notice how I cant get off that topic -
Bangkok is very lived in and it is very obvious I dont belong here. I go hours without seeing another caucasian person - which is what I love most about this city - which makes me happy but also makes for a bit of intimidation at night. It isnt that I dont feel safe, but I certainly dont feel like I can just wander around like I did in Europe. People here are going about their lives, doing what they need to do and though their economy thrives on tourism, I am getting the impression they arent too fond of us. And who can blame them...question mark, cant find the question mark!.... Now that isnt to be misunderstood as I feel intimidated because Im white. It is because even at my worse, I am more privileged than almost everyone I see here on the street. And that is because Im white.
I was wondering today how it would feel to have my language cast aside and told that I should learn a different one because it would make life easier. How would life be easier by learning a foreign language and having to stumble through it awkwardly...question mark. I see Starbucks, MacDonalds, 7-11 everywhere. Globalization is like a disease here and it makes me sad. Im not so naieve that I dont know it was inevitable and is inevitable eventually everywhere but that doesnt mean I wish it werent. Of course, Im sure that would mean that I wouldnt be able to be here either. Its a catch 22 really.
Many times in the last 48 hrs Ive wished to be an invisible observer but its pretty hard to be invisible when you are so obviously not from here. Im a neon gringo here!....a reference only three people will understand. I sometimes feel like Im being judged for other tourists mistakes or just how they choose to travel. There are many tourists here who come to drink cheap liquor, lay around on the beach all day and sleep their way through an entire village. I am not a tourist. I try my best to experience other cultures without leaving any trace of myself behind when I leave, in my opinion thats what it means to be a conscious traveller.
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The standstill agreement, which expires on Thursday, will be extended for one month, the Guardian has learnt. It gives the ailing owner of the Independent and Irish Independent newspapers yet more time to thrash out a deal with its bondholders.
The board of INM is due to meet on Thursday to discuss the company's precarious financial position, which has seen INM's share price plunge by 80% over the past year, ahead of half-year results on Friday. Those figures are expected to show that the recession has continued to pound the advertising market.
There is still a considerable gap between the two sides over the extent to which the €200m tranche of bonds will be repaid and pushing those talks into September means those negotiations will coincide with €50m of the company's bank debt falling due.
INM insiders maintain that recent disposals and further planned divestments mean the company has the cash to meet the bank repayment.
The bond deal, however, is a thornier issue. "An agreement will eventually come," one person involved in the negotiations said. "We have to do some work, but I think it will restructure."
Bondholders owed the €200m propose swapping their debt for most of the company's equity, wiping out the 29.5% owned by the family of the chief executive, Gavin O'Reilly, and the 26% owned by Irish billionaire Denis O'Brien. In May Gavin O'Reilly took over from his father Sir Anthony, who built up INM over several years, after a crucial deal with O'Brien, who had been a persistent critic of management at the company. Last month O'Brien warned that the future of the publisher, which also has operations in Australia, South Africa and Asia, hung in the balance as the refinancing talks dragged on.
The bondholders are not requesting the majority shareholders inject additional capital in the ailing business, but demand that if they want to keep a stake in the company they should buy it from them after the proposed debt-for-equity swap. Shareholders are vehemently opposed to such an all-out takeover by bondholders.
The board of INM has proposed that O'Brien and O'Reilly inject about €60m into the company, while it will be able to raise a slightly smaller amount from asset disposals. In July, INM sold down its stake in Indian newspaper publisher Jagran Prakashan, raising €22m. It also sold its 18% stake in Cashcade, the owner of gaming brands including Foxy Bingo, for €15.3m to PartyGaming.
Together the cash from shareholders and divestments was supposed to be used to pay off the bondholders, whose bonds are trading at less than a quarter of their face value, and, to sweeten the pill, bondholders would also be given a 10% stake in the company.
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Fabricio Werdum and Antonio Nogueira ready to rematch after hiatus
On a summer evening seven years ago outside Tokyo, Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira was seeking to bolster his already extraordinary mixed martial arts legacy. At 30, he'd already been the first man to wear the Pride Fighting Championships heavyweight belt. He'd won 27 fights, had been in the ring with Fedor Emelianenko three times and with Dan Henderson twice. Now "Big Nog" was looking to add a Pride Openweight Grand Prix title to his resume, and the only obstacle standing between him and the semifinals was a skinny jiu-jitsu player from Brazil.
Fabricio Werdum didn't give his countryman much trouble that night. The most generous thing you could say for him is that he survived the three rounds, during which Nogueira outclassed him when the fight was standing and even outmaneuvered him on the mat. Fabricio was thoroughly manhandled. But who would have expected anything different? While Werdum was just a year younger than Nog, he had far less MMA experience. He was coming off an impressive submission of the not-yet-bulked-up Alistair Overeem, but that win in the tournament's opening round was just the 10th pro bout for Fabricio. He'd made a name for himself as a grappler, but his pair of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu World Championship gold medals didn't come to his aid when he was getting punched in the face.
"Nogueira was more experienced then," Werdum recently acknowledged, "and I got beat up in that fight."
Do you believe in revenge? Werdum and Nogueira, coming off a stint as coaches on the second season of The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil, meet again in the main event of a UFC fight card on Saturday night in Fortaleza, Brazil, that also will crown a TUF champion (8 p.m. ET, Fuel TV). The reality show was seen only in Brazil, so American fans won't have much emotional investment in the battle between Nogueira-coached fighters William Macario and Leonardo Santos for the UFC contract. But there'll be much interest in the main event. Beyond the opportunity for payback, there also will be extra incentive for Werdum, who has won five of his last six bouts and could be granted a title shot with an impressive performance.
That's the first hint that this is a rematch in only the literal sense. While Nogueira (34-7-1, 1 NC) was a fighter at the top of the MMA game the first time these men meet, he's now a weary war horse who's glacier slow -- at least in comparison to the smaller, speedier men now at the top of the heavyweight food chain -- and getting by on his rugged resiliency. Werdum (16-5-1), on the other hand, has rounded out his game, having added a Muay Thai black belt to his ones in jiu-jitsu and judo. He's no longer a one-dimensional grappler, as he showed in his first-round TKO of Mike Russow in his most recent fight last June. Having not fought in a year might have slowed his momentum, but as Werdum said when he spoke with reporters shortly after the Nogueira rematch was announced, "I'm much stronger now."
Werdum is also in a stronger position than his opponent. Nogueira is in the midst of an extended up-and-down stretch that's pushed him out of the title picture. Ever since 2008, when he beat Tim Sylvia for the interim UFC heavyweight belt, the resume of the man nicknamed "Minotauro" has been a checkerboard of success and failure. He lost the faux belt to Frank Mir in his next bout, then beat Randy Couture in his next, then fell to a pre-championship Cain Velasquez. After a year and a half on the shelf following knee surgery, he made a victorious return in August 2011 against Brendan Schaub. Less than four months later, though, he suffered two losses -- he lost a fight to Mir and lost the use of his arm for many months thanks to Frank's bone-breaking kimura. Last October "Big Nog" was back in the cage and finished Dave Herman. So, if we're keeping track of the pattern of ups and downs, Nogueira is now due for a loss, no?
Even a win wouldn't put Nogueira in a title fight, and he's not even sure he wants to work toward one. It depends on the outcome of the third meeting between Velasquez and former champ Junior dos Santos, a fight the UFC has announced will happen but has not yet given a date. Antônio and Junior are longtime friends and training partners on Team Nogueira, and like Cain and his American Kickboxing Academy buddy Daniel Cormier, they're not willing to fight each other. Not even for money. Not even for the belt. Said Nogueira of Dos Santos: "I saw this guy train since he was a purple belt."
Werdum has friends in Brazilian MMA gyms, too. He considers Nogueira among his heroes. But he has no conflict of interest in his career plan. "My biggest goal is to fight for the title," he said. "I have to win this fight in order to be in title contention."


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Truly fantastic work. You have a knack for words, how they piece together, and it shows in this story. A beautiful, sorrowful read, which I'm glad I went through with. I'm going to show this to a friend of mine who lost his dad; I bet he'll like it.
Sad and beautiful does not begin to describe this story. My only complaint was lack of interaction between Twilight and the other members of the Mane 6, despite that great job on the story.
Way to make me bawl my eyes out
But lovely story, it was a joy to experience the emotions. Although I haven't lost a parent or other relative yet, I could feel Twilight's sadness and regret.
i completely lost it at twilight's speech at the funeral
very well written
I have the biggest lump in my throat right now. This is so beautifull and well written and emotinal and I can really releate to Twillight here, I lost my dad three years ago and not a day goes by where I dont remeber him and regret I never got to know him quite as much as I should have. The phrase "you dont know what you got till its gone" also fits well with this story.
I'm not usually a fan of sad stories. After all, they make me feel sad, which is not something I normally look for in my pleasure reading.
This story is one of the few sad stories that I love anyway. Its message is so powerful and profound that I feel like a better person for having read it.
You've heard me say before that stories about ponies are really stories about people. They may be odd, cartoonish, four-legged people, but people all the same. This is one of those stories where the people come through as characters, not cartoons. Excellent work.
I'm finally starting to catch up on all the wonderful stories that this community produces. I'm starting slow, checking out authors' smaller works to see if their writing clicks with me.
It's safe to say I'll be looking forward to the rest of your collection.
A really heartfelt, and heartbreaking, tale. I can't say that I can relate to what Twilight's going through, but it's got a good message, none the less.
Really liked how the dialogue flowed, how real the situations between characters played out. That's not an easy thing to do with the written word. Each scene had enough room to breathe without filling it up with unnecessary exposition. Letting the reader fill in the unspoken parts was really effective.
I prefer more upbeat stories, but I do dig into the sadder stuff from time to time to round out my reading experience. I think I hit my quota for some time to come.
Thanks for sharing! It was a delight.
I struggle to find the words to express the beauty of this fic,
Thank you for writing it.
A very moving piece, excellent work
Very impressive. Very, very impressive. The pacing of the dialogue was spot on, something you should be commended for. This story was quite powerful, but it never felt self-indulgent or cloying, a trap that so many 'sad' fics fall into. However, there was something about Twi that... stuck out to me. I am not sure if that was in a good way or a bad way, but it did nonetheless. I can't quite put my finger on it either. Very annoying.
Regardless, I enjoyed this. It was short, it was powerful, and it was subtle. An impressive piece of story craft. Keep up the great work.
You're all right, Drakmire. This is a very good thing you've done here. You felt some powerful things when you wrote it, I can tell. Everyone who reads this will experience feelings that they will have to think about, because this is a universal story. It's not necessarily a story about ponies, but it's a story about life, and living, and feelings we all share, and events most of us have to live through. I'm very, very glad that I saw your name on this story and decided to read it.
Now that that's out of the way: Why do you have to be so good, and make me look so bad?
Oh, man. This was some heavy stuff. No tears on my end, but my heart's sitting pretty heavy in my chest right now.
I can relate to Twilight in this story quite a bit. I'm not very close with my parents; I don't quite know why, aside from not having much in common. We have some fun times together, but admittedly, I don't know that much personally about either of them, and if I had to give a eulogy, I don't think I'd have very much to say. That's not an easy thing to admit to myself, so coming across this story that expresses this very situation so starkly, I came away feeling plenty somber.
That said, I really must tell you that the pacing in this story is fantastic. You know how to use your line breaks and paragraphs very well, and I admire your sparse writing style. It's not very descriptive, but it's actually better for it, instead using descriptors only when necessary. I always thought it better to say something in fewer words than too many, lest things get too muddled. This was written in a way that every word seemed to count, and have impact. Of course, that's also because a large portion of this is told in dialogue. Very, very good, natural dialogue.
Take notes, everypony. This is how you write a story.
Good job, Drakmire
*sigh* I think I need a hug.
This might take a while, but I'm gonna have to give the most powerful hug I've ever given to every member of my family. I lost my grandmother many years ago. I was so young. I never really knew her, nor what death meant at that time. But I do find myself thinking a lot about what I would do if I ever lost a friend, a brother, a sister or a parent, and it's not pretty.
I guess the only thing there is to do is to love and appreciate every moment you spend with them and never take anything for granted.
Thank you for this story. I cried practically during the entire thing, even now as I am writing this comment. I was feeling a bit "bleh" prior to reading this. I feel a lot better now. Thank you.
The whole time I read this story I was also thinking back on my grandfather's funeral and all the things I wish I had told him before he passed. This was a very touching and lovely story. Exceptional work.
Thank you all for your comments, great and small. I'm honored to hear that some of you have been touched by my little story here, and it's been my pleasure bringing it to you.
Beautiful, Absolutely Beautiful!
I'mma go hug my mum now
This fic reminds me of me when I lost my twin brother - there are some things that never should have been left behind, just as there are some pains that will never go away.
Thanks for writing this - it was beautiful.
- Midnight Specter
As one who lost there mother in her early 40s this piece struck home rather hard. I went through everything twilight did. For nearly a decade I didn't talk with her or have any contact at all. I got a visit from a police officer in Baltimore that she had a massive stroke and was in critical condition at the Cleveland clinic. I hopped the next greyhound to Cleveland and met up with the rest of the family and visited her in a coma over the next few days. She was almost completely fine when we visited her on the 4th day, she was wide awake laughing talking about how she missed us and asked why we didn't stay in contact.
I didn't have the heart to tell her that the reason I lost contact was becuase of her blatant drug abuse and complete neglect of her poor choice in father figures. For most of my life she had been struggling with those issues when i had finally had enough at 16 and bailed out on the abusive household to pursue something for myself completely shutting myself off from everyone, not so much as leaving a contact number. My mom passed away the next day when a long clot shot into her heart, killing her in her sleep. I still have regrets about what I could have done if I had been less selfish and had my mothers drug problem fixed first hand instead of running away from my problems.
Sorry for venting in comments but i thought that I at least explain how hard this hit home. I hope you continue your amazing work Drakmire.
ps:thumbs up
pps:takes away a good lesson from this the people you love could be gone tomorrow, cherish what you have with them now.
I made it through most of the story okay, but towards the end, when Twilight gave her eulogy, the tears started to fall. This story hit me and made me think on my relationship with my mother. We're actually pretty close, and when she passes away, I know that it's going hit me really, really hard. I hope it won't be for a long while, though. I'm no stranger to pain and loss, but some losses cut deeper than others.
Beautiful and sad. Very well done.
I really liked this story, but I can't really say if it is because of it being really good, or simply hitting a sore point of mine. Anyway, the characterization of Twilight's grief was very good, you could really fell from the text a sense of restriction, as she tries to repress her feelings as she goes through the story. The dialogue was also very subtle. A great piece all in all!
I've just had the honor of giving you the 100th thumb.
Congratulations on a beautifully-written story. It really was like Twilight to act like this.
There are stories here that touched me more than this one, but it's probably due to the fact that I cannot even begin to imagine myself in such a situation like Twilight. My mom still means a world to me and let Celestia banish me to the moon the day I forget about my duties as a son.
Oh, man, this was hard to read. Very good, but the subject matter was hard to read. I lost my mom last year. I didn't have the disconnect Twilight did with her mom. Actually, we were very close. I lost my only confidant when she died, and it was and still is a very difficult time for me. I have to admit, I started crying at the part where she smelled her mom's perfume, and the description, "unbearably familiar." Two little words, and it sums up exactly what it's like to smell the scent of a loved one who just passed. Oh, reading this fic, I had to stop many times because of all the parallels I had in my life. It wasn't over-dramatized like most death fics can be - you let the mourning speak for itself.
My personal sentiments aside, I thought you captured Twilight's mourning very well. It was also told in almost a minimalistic way, which works out perfectly for this story. You cut out the excess and kept exactly what was needed. The only problem I had was sometimes the dialogue was a little too minimalistic for my taste. While at times, it perfectly captured how real life conversations could be, other times it just seemed odd. That might have just been me, though. OH, and this is just a personal thing, and is not a jab at the story or you, the author, but personally, I kept thinking, "Twilight, you don't have to say ANYTHING, actually." I just wish someone would have said that to her rather than expect her to say something. Aside from taking away that expectancy that she had to speak, it would show that she WANTED to say something, she just didn't know how to say it. But that's a minor nitpick. I might have been taking it too personall >_<
Great job.
I remember when my mother passed away, I was somewhere around seven.
Good story, good job.
Very well written! I really enjoyed reading this.
I guess I have to reread it, normally I am a sobbing heap when I read storys like yours...
but now not even one tear came from my eyes, I guess my moot is not sad enough.
No offence though, its really wondeful!
Wow man, just, words can not accurately describe how I feel right now
Pretty much every bit of this, felt very in character to me
and now I feel guilty for not really talking to my Mom while she is still alive especially since we had a bit of a scare a while back, sure I don't have the level of disconnection Twilight had, or that some of you guys have described, I'll send her a card and call on Mother's day, Christmas, her Birthday, but that is just about it
>>524012 I wouldn't worry about it too much, I didn't cry that much either, but once you read the, shall we say, stronger sadfics (i.e. My little Dashie) you tend to cry at others less. Though I did bawl a bit while reading 'I Couldn't wake you, Because you can Never Wake up Again', that might have had more to do with the fact that a child died
This was very nice. I thought the way you presented Twilight and how she dealt with not knowing her mom was well done. Nicely played
I don't normally comment on any story that I read, but this story has deeply moved me to write one. And, if you'll allow me a moment to share my story, which methinks is reflected in this fic:
You see, my grandparents passed away no less than a year ago. Now most people would be able to stand up and say, "Yeah, so did mine, but you don't hear me sobbing about it on some story with ponies in it." That's because most of those people were able to get to know their grandparents. Me, I barely even remember them, even to this day, after all of my time trying to learn what they did.
In the fic, Twilight's speech struck at one of my heart strings, making me reflect on what I myself have failed to do as a grandchild. Celestia's final little speech also got me, only because it is true: I may have the faintest of memories with me about my grandparents, I still carry them with me all the way.
Even as I type this, I still lapse back to those memories. I still feel the warmth that my grandmother gave off every time I was around her. I feel the strength that resonated off my grandfather. I feel their love, even after about a year of them not being here anymore. But I also feel this sadness of my own creation, for taking them for granted. I feel my own regret.
I thank you, for writing such an amazing and deeply moving fanfic, as it has helped at least one brony out there with their inner struggles.
Greetings Drakmire,
I read and commented on this story via the PFV some time ago (and you replied), but having just left a rather negative assessment on Device Heretic's Dictated, Not Read, and it made me want to come back and re-read this as a comparison.
Honestly, it makes me feel like I've grown as an author, since I got a LOT more out of it on the second pass. For starters, I can really appreciate the simplicity, elegance and pacing of the dialogue now. I didn't like how broken up it was the first time round, and maybe I've just loosened up when it comes to stylisation, but this time it totally worked. I very much liked the strained feel of the various different conversations, but the only thing that still felt just a tiny bit off was that they felt a little bit samey (no doubt very hard to make them different when they're all displaying the same emotions). Willow Whisper was the only one that stood out as being characterful within the context of being upset, and I think it detracted from Twilight insofar as she reacted to each of them in much the same way because of this. On the other hand, it made her scene really stand out, along with Twilight's first return to her parents' house. That's really the only issue I can fine that I'm not completely 100 percent behind now, so I figure that's pretty damned good!
Lastly, I think I figured out why Celestia's words didn't work for me. I think if someone said that to me, it would piss me off rather a lot. Now I can appreciate that, it irks me less. Not much less, but less.
Genuinely fantastic work, Drakmire. Keep it up.
Scott 'Inquisitor' Mence
Well, I told you I'd leave a comment on this story last night, and now I'm just getting around to it.
This is the kind of fanfiction that takes me back to my early days in the fandom, honestly--Shining Armor makes no appearance here, Twilight's mother dies, and Twilight is exceptionally distant from her family and knows it--these kinds of plot points were everywhere while we only had Season 1 to go off of. And I really miss those days. It seems fanfics are quite constrained by all the new canon Season 2 introduced. So, knowing this came out around "It's About Time" gives me hope that authors will be a bit more daring when it comes to what's canon and what's not in their stories--god knows I abuse all hell out of the privilege by saying "oh, most of Season 2 hasn't happened yet."
The Hemingway-esque narration is obvious right from the get go, and there was that lovely passage with Willow where you let yourself expand a little bit on the details to break up the consistency. In a way, it's harder to write about death using less words than more, and though I would normally ask that an author describe a character's appearance even if we're already familiar with it from the show, you don't surrender to that urge and I think the characters emerge by speaking for themselves. Man, that sounded much less trite in my head. I do wonder what would've happened, though, if you'd intercut Twilight's eulogy at the end with some observations, however--that was pretty much three paragraphs of dialogue and done and I feel like you could've profited from a little expansion outside of just what she said, if that makes sense.
Anyway, I'll end this comment by remarking how I really need to get back into reading fanfiction for fun, or if only to see how people who aren't me go about writing things.
Dammit, i shed a tear. I didnt cry, but i shed some tears. Good writing man. Good writing,
You packed a great deal of narrative into a very tight space while still showing all the emotion. Brevity like that is hard to come by.
Good, very good. I enjoyed the minimalist approach to descriptions and actions. It really helped the dialogue to stand out. Nice.


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Raul Conti Stadium, Puerto Madryn
Sunday, 11 June
Kick-off: 1840 BST
Live on BBC Radio Wales, Radio Cymru and this website
Wales scrum-half Mike Phillips is eager to prove himself against one of the best in the business when he faces Argentina captain Agustin Pichot.
Phillips lines up opposite the Pumas' Stade Francais number nine in the first Test in Puerto Madryn on Sunday.
"Pichot is world class and it's great to pit yourself against these players and see how you measure up," he said.
"It will be a great experience that I'm
sure I'll learn from, he pulls all the strings for the Pumas."
The Cardiff Blues 23-year-old aims to show his World Cup credentials to new Wales coach Gareth Jenkins, with first-choice Dwayne Peel left in Wales to recuperate.
Phillips' brilliance in a losing cause against France in the final game of the Six Nations in Cardiff was hailed as one of the best solo performances against Les Bleus in recent years.
"All I can do is carry on where I left off against France and play my game. I don't want to put too much pressure on myself," added Phillips, who partners Blues team-mate Nick Robinson at half-back.
"It's been great playing together for both club and country, I think it's helped us both.
"Nick is a bit of a general on the field, he likes to organise people around him and boss people like most outside-halves.
"It's good to have a familiar face outside you but we know it's going to be tough against Argentina."
Pichot could be excused for knowing little of Phillips, who started last season as third-choice for Wales behind Peel and Gareth Cooper, both Lions tourists.
But Phillips' Six Nations performance has seen his scrum-half peers sit up and take notice.
"I saw Mike Phillips have a wonderful game against France in the last week of the Six Nations, everyone was talking about him," Pichot said.
"He is just the latest in a long line of good Welsh scrum-halves who I have admired.
"Wales always seem to produce them ever since Gareth Edwards, Robert Jones, Rob Howley and Dwayne Peel.
"I enjoy playing against them because they are always so good."


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This company, owned by a "Craig Sackheim", is a classic run of the mill office supplies scammer. Personally, I am very shocked shady businesses like this continue to exist.
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2. If you or someone from your office hang up on them knowing they're sleazy from the get go, they'll continue to flood your phone line with calls until they get that one employee who doesn't have decision making authority to vaguely give a "yes" confirm. It could be an iffy 50-50 confirm for all we know.
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Unfortunately, this above happend to my company to an exact T. Now I have garbage products which I don't want or need... and the same phone lines which I should be using to conduct business is now being flooded by a deranged scammer harrasing me to take me to court. Too bad he has no leverage and these types of conducts are prohibted by California consumer affairs law LOL.
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Grilled Chicken and Corn Lettuce Wraps
Grilling ears of corn in the husks before cutting off the kernels gives the resulting wraps a smoky-sweet taste.
- Servings: 4
- Yield: Makes 8 wraps
Source: Martha Stewart Living, June 2008
For the Chicken
- 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut lengthwise into 1-inch-wide strips
- 1/3 cup fresh lime juice (from about 4 limes), plus lime wedges for serving
- 1 jalapeno chile, chopped
- 4 garlic cloves, chopped
- 3 tablespoons coarsely chopped fresh cilantro, plus sprigs for garnish
- 2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 teaspoon coarse salt
- 3/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
For the Corn
- 2 ears of corn, husks intact
- 1 bunch scallions, trimmed
- 1 teaspoon extra-virgin olive oil
- 1/4 teaspoon coarse salt
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
For the Lime Yogurt
- 1/2 cup plain nonfat Greek yogurt
- 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
- Freshly ground pepper
For the Lettuce Wraps
- 1 avocado, cut into 1/4-inch-thick slices
- 8 large leaves iceberg lettuce
Make the chicken: Place chicken in a large bowl. Add lime juice, jalapeno, garlic, cilantro, and oil, and turn chicken to coat. Cover and refrigerate, turning occasionally, for 1 hour.
Make the corn: Preheat grill to medium-high. Soak corn in cold water for 15 minutes, and drain. Grill corn and scallions, turning both occasionally. Cook scallions until tender, about 5 minutes. Cook corn until husks are brown but not black and kernels are cooked through, about 12 minutes.
Let corn cool slightly, and then husk. Cut kernels from cobs, chop scallions, and combine with oil, salt, and pepper in a medium bowl.
Remove chicken from marinade, and season with the salt and pepper. Grill, turning once, until cooked through, about 3 minutes per side.
Make the lime yogurt: Stir together yogurt and lime juice in a small bowl. Season with pepper.
Assemble wraps: Divide chicken, corn, yogurt, and avocado among lettuce leaves. Serve immediately with lime wedges and cilantro sprigs.


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New Orleans
Thursday, March 18, 1999
Step up and hang on tight--the InteractiveMedia team went on an exciting adventure courtesy of Mr. Charlie. Mr. Charlie isn't an amusement park ride, it's the very first movable offshore drilling rig ever constructed. The rig doesn't drill for oil anymore though, it's permanently parked in Morgan City, Louisiana, about an hour and a half drive from New Orleans.
Why does a drilling rig have a name? That was our first question when we arrived at the International Petroleum Museum & Exposition. Here's the story...back in 1947 when companies began drilling for oil off the coast of Morgan City, the process was not easy. The rig had to be built from scratch on site. Every time a company wanted to move to a new drilling site, it had to rebuild the drill. Finally, a young Naval Academy graduate, Alden J. "Doc" Laborde, had an idea. Why not build the rig, put it on a barge, and float it from site to site? Doc had a hard time convincing companies his idea would work, but he kept at it. Someone finally bought his idea--Mr. Charlie Murphy. Get the connection? (The rig was actually named for Mr. Murphy's dad, Charlie Sr.)
Mr. Charlie isn't just a piece of the past, it's also helping the oil industry move forward. Today, a lot of companies use it to train employees, bringing them on board to "learn the ropes" before they do the real thing offshore. The museum also runs its own training programs through its International Petroleum Training Institute. During actual training, the students stay on board for twelve days and learn everything from first aid and CPR to water survival techniques. They work, sleep, and eat on board, just like they would offshore. When they finish the course, they're ready to get a job and do it safely!
We got a chance to take part in one of the rig's training activities today. Check out the picture of our producer clinging to a big net hanging from a crane. This activity teaches workers how to safely get on and off boats pulling up to the rig. A huge crane hoists the net and transfers you from the platform of the rig to the boat and then back again. Deanne (our producer) says she had a really smooth ride and a great view of the river!
We want to thank everyone at the museum for making our day so interesting! International Petroleum Museum & Exposition has a great Web site.
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