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Right on the Beach ** Best Value & Rates** More for Less $$$(58 Reviews)
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- Minimum stay:2-4 nights
- Sleeps:4
- Bedrooms:0
- Bathrooms:1
- Property type:Hotel
- Internet:Yes
- Pets considered:No
- Wheel chair accessible:Yes
About the Property
Oceanfront Condo Hotel (See Description), 1 Bath, (Sleeps 4-5)
Hotel Amenities * WIFI * Security * Comfort * Parking *
ESJ Azul is home to this well-kept beautifully decorated studio apartment. If you want luxury and comfort without paying the price of a hotel, this is certainly a must-stay property.
Right on Isla Verde Beach, this popular Condo is also near all kinds of attractions as well as having some great ones of its own to offer its guests.
ESJ Towers is next to the Wyndham San Juan Hotel & Casino as well as many other five star hotels. Interval International Timesharing owners uses ESJ Towers, so you can be assured that you will be staying at the best place available in Puerto Rico. It is also just minutes away from the Louis Munoz Marin International Airport.
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Property Type
- Condo
- On floor 16
House Rules
Children Welcome:
Playground, Kiddie Pool, Game Room, Pin Pong Table and games...moreless
- Non Smoking Only
- Pets Not Allowed
Accommodation Type
- Hotel
- Guests Provide Their Own Meals
Onsite Services
- Housekeeper Optional
- Concierge
- Wheelchair Accessible
Bedrooms: 0 Bedrooms, Sleeps 4, Beds for 4
Other Amenities
- CD Player
- DVD Player
- Game Room
- Stereo
- Television
- Family
- Sports & Activities
- Tourist Attractions
- Churches
- Cinemas
- Health/Beauty Spa
- Marina
- Restaurants
Local Services & Businesses
- ATM/Bank
- Fitness Center
- Groceries
- Hospital
- Laundromat
- Medical Services
Leisure Activities
- Boating
- Eco Tourism
- Gambling Casinos
- Horseback Riding
- Outlet Shopping
- Scenic Drives
- Shelling
- Shopping
- Sight Seeing
- Walking
- Wildlife Viewing
Location Type
- Beachfront
- Mountain View
- Ocean View
- Oceanfront
Sports & Adventure Activities
- Cycling
- Deepsea Fishing
- Fishing
- Golf
- Jet Skiing
- Parasailing
- Sailing
- Scuba Diving Or Snorkeling
- Snorkeling
- Snorkeling/Diving
- Surfing
- Swimming
- Water Skiing
- Wind-Surfing
- Dining Area
- Air Conditioning
- Clothes Dryer:
- Covered Parking:
- Elevator
- Fitness Room / Equipment
- Garage
- Hair Dryer
- Internet
- Iron & Board
- Linens Provided
- Balcony
- Deck / Patio
- Gazebo
- Lanai / Gazebo
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- Housekeeper Optional
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May 1 - Aug 15, 2017
4 night min stay
Rates are based on 3 guests; add $10 per night, per additional guest
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2 night min stay
Rates are based on 2 guests; add $5 per night, per additional guest
Additional information about rental rates
- cleaning fee $50 + tax
- Refundable Damage Deposit $200
- Tax Rate 7%
Approval of the rental agreement is needed.
Owner's cancellation policy:
50% refund for cancellations more than 30 days before check-in date.
100% refund for cancellations more than 60 days before check-in date.
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Car: Not Necessary
Castillo Tours bookings can be made in the lobby.
Owner info
Year Purchased: 2007
About the owner: I am former advertising executive that has retired and work from my house as a marketing consultant. I dedicate time also to take care of future guests and the properties our family rents for short time vacations.
Why the Owner Chose Cangrejo Arriba, Carolina, Carolina, Puerto Rico:
ESJ Towers is a well-known Condo-Hotel and is different from all the properties in the area. They have an outstanding service, check-in and check-out is available 24 hours, and besides having all the amenities that a guest will dream of....; ESJ has an outstanding location! Next to El San Juan Hotel and Casino, restaurants, fast foods, souvenir shops and with a Concierge in the Lobby.
The Unique Benefits at this Hotel:
I just love to experience the neatness of the complex... everything is in order in excellent conditions. Privacy, Luxury and a the best beach in the north of the island.
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- Primary: +1 7875319926 Monday thru Saturday 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
- Secondary: +1 2198667437 Monday thru Saturday 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Links to more information:
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ESJ Azul is located right on beautiful Isla Verde...peoples favorite Beach!!!
Easy check in and check out open 24 hours.
A convenient bar in the lobby with TV.
The apartment is very clean with an uplifting view of the ocean.
A wide screen plasma HDTV with cable tv service for your entertainment.
Glass door in the closet and good illumination lamps
Game Room for the Youngsters
The mini market is a delicious spot to buy goodies at last minute!!
ESJ has an olympic size swimming pool... with lounge chairs and umbrellas
Welcome to ESJ Towers, with security and private entrance.
Grand entrance of newly remodeled Lobby
Plenty of space to sit and relax in the lobby, decide the tour you want to take!
There is a cafeteria if you want a quick meal.
The studio offers the east ocean view, the condo location is oceanfront!!!
The bathroom has plenty of space with a double door closet
You can prepare meals in the room when you feel like staying home.
Billiard and games for the kids.
Direct access to the beach.
A covered garage with one parking space assigned for your use.
This listing was first published here in 2008.
Date last modified - Wednesday, May 24, 2017
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Following the most recent recession, an attempt has been made to explain current levels of unemployment as resulting from structural unemployment, or a mismatch between the skills of the unemployed and the types of jobs available. The evidence, however, indicates that the issue is actually a lack of aggregate demand. Since accepting one of these views over the other will lead to very different policy solutions, it is important to accurately assess the cause of unemployment. This issue brief finds that the evidence is overwhelming consistent with the view that a lack of demand, caused by the collapse of the housing bubble is at the root of U.S. unemployment. In this context, measures that focus on improving skills - a remedy for structural unemployment - will have little effect on overall employment.
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Chapter Three - Welcome To Your Residence
Bridgette noticed the other set of stairs that led up and up finally to the place they had been seeking.
"This is just great!" muttered Bridgette, "Not another staircase! Just another beginning to another restless task!"
Raphael, hearing what she had said, replied, "No, it's just like 5 stairs and we're up and about to your dorm hall."
Bridgette sighed.
When they finally ended the "restless task", Bridgette finally started relaxing again. She noticed the dark carpet with the name "Tokyo's International Boarding Academy" across it showing a big school.
She looked up at the posters put on the dark black walls of the hall and asked, "So, where is my dorm?"
"Umm, well you have to search for it. I want to see how good you are in navigation," Raphael said.
Bridgette sighed. That's just plain old stupid, he's not my teacher, Bridgette thought, and looked around for a door carved with the number 321 on it. She noticed the other doors with a golden plate stuck on the dark brown wood with the number carved. Bridgette looked around for a sign saying some directions but nothing came for the answers to her questions.
Bridgette walked on till she met a dead end. She stared at the similar dark black marble carved in bright white saying "Rooms 300-310" with an arrow pointing to the left. The other sign on the right of it said "Rooms 310-320" with an arrow pointing to the right. Bridgette walked to the right pathway and again saw a dead end except with the signs "Rooms 320-330" with an arrow pointing to the right and "Rooms 330-340" with an arrow pointing to the left. Bridgette moved to the right and turned around to see a golden plate with the number 321 engraved on it.
Raphael had been following her all along and looked on as Bridgette inserted the key and opened the door slowly. Bridgette quietly crept in but to her disappointment found no one.
"Alexis must be in class."
"But it's 5:00 pm now. She can't be having classes now!" Bridgette moaned.
"No but she must be taking the special music class."
"Huh? What are those?"
"Well, this academy is also a musical academy. Some students who are interested for taking classes on music join a special band and later on compete against other schools. If our school wins, then all of us go against each other and they get judged by music professors and many others. The winner gets a scholarship and well, they can use it for next year for a more professional musical class."
"Whoa! So you mean that Alexis is part of this so called "band"?"
"Not sure," said Raphael shrugging.
"She might be taking another extra class like Science or Math."
"Oh," Bridgette said sighing, "I thought I would actually see her again but it seems like I won't."
"You will but not now." Raphael said.
Bridgette realized that till now Raphael still hadn't smiled one bit at her. Why?
"Take a look at your dorm. Do you like it?"
"Of course I would. I mean with Alexis sleeping right next to me, it would be like a sleep over with my best friend for eternity," Bridgette said grinning.
So that's why she was so excited by the mention of Alexis Jordan, thought Raphael.
Bridgette noticed the big room with an attached bathroom on the left of the door. She opened it and entered the bathroom.
Raphael was about to follow her in but before he could Bridgette cleared her throat and said, "Uh, girls need some privacy. No boys in girls' bathrooms."
Raphael stopped in his tracks and said, "Sorry. I thought it was the Independent Studying Room."
"What is that?" Bridgette asked as she stared at the rich colored paintings on the wall and the luxurious look of the bathroom itself.
"It's your private room. There are 3 of them for each person."
Bridgette stepped out of the bathroom and looked on at the 3 beds each after another.
She jumped on one of them and said, "So, um are you gonna tell me more about yourself instead of the academy?"
Bridgette was getting used to Raphael's personality and was starting to get comfortable of asking a lot of questions. But she looked on at Raphael as his expression changed to alarm.
"Why would you be interested in learning about me?"
"Look Mr. Velvi-"
"Call me Raphael," he interrupted.
"Look…Raphael, I'm a girl with a lot of curiosity and eager to become friends with everyone. I want to know more about you. I became with friends with James, and now I want to with you. Is that disturbing you?"
There was complete silence.
Bridgette waited for Raphael's answer when he finally stammered, "Well, I am uh I think you should um no it's not disturbing me except… do you think we should get going to the next building?"
Bridgette looked on at Raphael. She had learned that he was disturbed by her in some way and she was planning to figure out why.
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John grabbed her hand, "but I have always been in love with you. It was nice to have a partner in crime, and do everything with my girlfriend, but nothing was better than being with you. I dreamed and fantasize about you all during my relationship with Nikki."
He lifted her head up, "do you hear me? You have always been my first choice."
Denise caressed his chin, "I really do love you. I want to be your partner in crime. Your Zoe to your Elmo. Ha! Or your peanut butter to your grape jelly."
John smiled, "and I really do love you more. You are stuck with me. I'll be honored to be your smooth and nutty peanut butter to your oh so sweet and delicious grape jelly."
Denise released a tear, "my heart is on the line. No more backsies."
They laughed as John questioned, "did you just say, no backsies."
Denise chuckled, "yes. No more changes. I don't want to go back and forth with us."
John hugged her, and Denise blocked his kiss.
"No kisses?"
"Um, you have been throwing up your life for the past four hours. No thank you. Ha! I don't love you that much."
They both laughed. John stood up and turned up his stereo.
Denise jumped up, "they are playing Janet's new song, Unbreakable!"
John went into his bathroom and took a shower as she sung out loud the lyrics. Denise text Eve and Drexel. Ten minutes later, she heard a knock at the door.
She looked through the peephole and saw Dan patiencely waiting. She opened it. Dan charged in.
"Are you okay? What the hell happened here? Did he hurt you?"
"Dan, calm down. Did you hear what happened to John?"
"Yes, Eve told me? Is Eve cheating on me? Is she leaving me?"
Dan's energy level shot up as Denise tried to calm him down.
Denise's eyes followed Dan as he paced the room, maneuvering around the flipped over furniture and broken glass piles.
Denise followed up by saying, "you're speaking really fast, and I need to you to calm down."
A soaking wet John stepped out of his bedroom. He wiped the water from his upper body. He noticed Dan very upset.
John mentioned, "yo Dan."
Dan replied, "good, I'm glad you are okay." He walked up to John and punched him as hard as he could in his right pec. John stumbled back.
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Met Commissioner Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe today apologised to the family of Bexley teenager Ally Calvert after wrongly linking his death to inhaling laughing gas.
The 18-year-old fell seriously ill after attending a party with friends in Thamesmead and died in hospital on Sunday, July 26.
Police said the death was believed to be connected with the use of nitrous oxide, or laughing gas, but a post-mortem examination found he died of natural causes.
Relatives cast doubts on the suggestion the legal high was a factor in the death, insisting an underlying heart condition was the cause.
On July 28, Sir Bernard told BBC London: "The amount of use of it makes you wonder whether combined with other things such as alcohol and other drugs it could be an awful cocktail.
"Certainly in this case it has led to a terrible outcome."
Today, Sir Bernard apologised to Mr Calvert's family having referred to his death as a "terrible outcome" during a radio debate to outlaw laughing gas.
He said: "On behalf of The Met I extended my condolences to the family and apologised for upset caused by the statements we made about Alistair's death.
On behalf of The Met I extended my condolences to the family and apologised for upset caused by the statements we made about Alistair's death
"I have apologised personally for the comments I made which inferred Alistair's tragic death was linked to the use of nitrous oxide and alcohol.
"By raising awareness of heart screening for young people I am certain Alistair's legacy will mean that good can come out of tragedy."
Jeff Boothe, the Bexley Borough Commander, added: "No inaccurate coverage should be allowed to tarnish the memory of Alistair. He deserves to be remembered for the fine, upstanding member of the community that he was."
A statement from Mr Calvert's family said: "Following the recent death of our son, grandson and brother Alistair Calvert, known as Ally to his family and friends, we would like to express our sincere gratitude for the love and support that we have received since his sudden passing.
We would like to express our sincere gratitude for the love and support that we have received since his sudden passing
"As a family, we have always been aware that Alistair did not take nitrous oxide nor excessive alcohol at a party on the night that he died.
"We were also advised, following his post mortem examination, that his death was due to an undiagnosed significantly enlarged heart which caused sudden arrhythmia death syndrome. Any reference that Alistair's death was due to nitrous oxide is completely false."
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AquacultureUK2016: Are Salmon Farms Really to Blame for Wild Fish Decline?27 May 2016
UK - For years salmon farming has been the target of environmentalists and angling groups that blame sea lice from the farms as the cause of sea trout population decline. Taking a closer look at the data, Dr Martin Jaffa, from Callander McDowell, explains why he thinks salmon farms are not to blame.
During his presentation at Aquaculture UK this week, Dr Jaffa explained that many groups claim sea trout catches are down on the west coast of Scotland due to presence of salmon farms and therefore sea lice. However there are other differences between the east and west coasts not just the prescence of salmon farms.
For example, said Dr Jaffa, the east and west coasts have completely different sized river systems which obviously perform in different ways.
Digging through the data has also shown that some research actually shows increases in catch numbers on the west and a decrease on the east.
The loch Maree and loch Ewe river systems, once known for their huge sea trout catches, was apparently the first place where the problems of sea lice came to attention.
The initial study study showed sea trout catches declined in the 1980's and the only area change the researchers saw was that there was now farming in the loch.
However, taking a closer look at the data it can be seen that the fishery was already in decline before salmon farming even started in the loch.
In other data sets, salmon catches in the loch are included (which were left out of other reports). This salmon catch data showed that salmon, which were coming down the same stretch of river as the sea trout did not experience a decline in numbers and actually an increase.
This of course brings to mind the question of why if sea trout declined due to apparent sea lice did salmon numbers not decline also?
The reason of course, said Dr Jaffa, is that it probably has nothing to do with sea lice.
Similarly, in other parts of Scotland there are examples of areas where salmon farming takes place but wild fish catches have increased, such as the river Lochy and where there have been huge sea trout losses but before any salmon farming takes place.
It can also be seen that the migratory route of many juvenile salmon pass all the salmon farms on the west coast as they head north and their catches are increasing.
Yet the trout which migrates locally and does not go past the salmon farms are in decline.
Sea lice from salmon farms therefore do not look to be the reason for the declines. They may be impacting slightly on numbers but this is on fisheries that are already declining.
No one knows exactly why these losses are happening but it could be due to a number of things including changes in weather, breeding, disease, predators, river systems. Any of these could be the real cause.
Dr Jaffa also made the point that after 40 years of studies, the word 'probably' is still used to define the relationship between sea lice from farms and wild catch.
We therefore need to find the real answers, Dr Jaffa concluded.
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The Best Location on West Bay Beach!!! This 2500 square foot, 3 bedroom, 3 bath, two story condo is brand new and very spacious. It is right on the beach in West Bay. It is close to everything yet very quiet and private. You do not get the people traffic from the Cruise Ships. The water taxi comes right out front for your convenience.
There are only 6 condos in this project. There are two huge patios to enjoy the incredible views from. We are completely furnished right down to BBQ and beach towels. Please see more information and pictures on our website. We can also lock off the second story to make the property more affordable. Please call us or email us regarding our low season rates.
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Our family went to Roatan on a vacation and fell in love with it. We live in Southern California and go to Roatan as often as we can. When you get there, you will fall in love with it too!!
We found this to be the absolute BEST LOCATION on West Bay Beach and could not pass it up. It is close to everything, yet very quiet and private. Just perfect!!
The property is well taken care of and in the perfect location. Close to all the restaurants but removed enough that you feel secluded. The caretaker took us out on a couple snorkel/fishing expeditions. The beach is great for playing and the snorkel just off the house is as good as any in the island. Owner will change a few shower heads that need to be replaced. Very well equipped house!
Location is the very best. Beach front, cruise ships going by during morning coffee, sunsets on the patio, ocean view and walk to shops, restaurants and all activities. a true find!
I had the change to stay at Debbie's condo at West Bay during Christmas and new year 2016 with my extended family (6 adults & 4 kids)
What an amazing place, it is located at the perfect spot at the very end of the beach and shielded by the Las Rocas.
This location allowed us to have an intimate beach to play with our kids and leave the gears and toys there with no fear of them being "borrowed".
When we wanted more action, we just needed to walk the path to goes across Las Rocas for 2 minutes and we were on the main beach of West Bay where many restaurants, bars and attraction were available.
The tours guide that we booked were coming on the beach just in front of the condo to pick us up. The snorkeling in front of the condo is good and with a small 10 minutes' walk you will be at the natural park.
Local peoples are very friendly and are not annoying when they try to sell you things.
The condo was in a A1 condition, very clean, plenty of water, dishes, blanket, towels, the pool (which is bigger than it looks on the picture) and beach were cleaned daily.
All the equipment provided (oven, grill, washing machine, dryer, A/C) was running in good condition and worked as expected.
We had no problem at all during our 14 days there. There is even a local guy coming at the condo every morning to delivery local pastry and if we wanted some fresh seafood or fish, the guy called his friend and no later than 15 minutes after he was there
selling us fresh food at a very competitive price. Check-in and check-out were very fast and with no problem, the transportation was also a pleasure, guys were right on time and did all the work.
Debbie was very fast replying and answering my questions by email, payment with her was easy and I got my security deposit in my mailbox 10 days after check out.
Do not miss out on this place.
If/when I go back to Roatan, I will look to rent the very same condo.
We stayed here for four nights with my entire family. It was 9 of us and we all slept very comfortably. The house was great and lovely. The kitchen was fully equipped, which was really useful as we cooked almost every day. The living room and dining table were big and spacious. The outside balconies had views to die for. And to make this house even more amazing, its location is perfect. The beach off the house is beautiful, with views to die for, and it is very secluded from the big crowds, despite the fact that Weat Bay is literally around the corner, abouta five minute walk away.
Debbie was very helpful and thanks to her and the property manager our stay was perfect, Debbie even helped arrange transport from the airport, stopping at a big grocery store before getting to the house so we could get food.
Overall our stay was perfect and I can't say enough good things about the house, its location and the attention provided. This is highly recommended and we hope to be back
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Loops 5-9 is a 2.5 mile lightly trafficked loop trail located near Williamsburg, Virginia that features a lake and is rated as moderate. The trail is primarily used for hiking, trail running, nature trips, and birding and is accessible year-round. Dogs are also able to use this trail but must be kept on leash.
dogs on leash
kid friendly
nature trips
trail running
wild flowers
1000 Lakeshead Drive, Williamsburg, Virginia
It's a short and easy hike. The woodland views are nice, but unremarkable. I would recommend combining loop 5 with another loop. Overall an enjoyable hike.
Like most of the loops in the park, it offers a beautiful walk in the woods. This trail has beautiful views of Queens Creek. And the mixed hardwood forest is magnificent. Be prepared for a lot of up and down, but never more than a few feet.
Some nice views of Cub Creek. Lots of big trees. I saw four deer but before I could get the camera out of my pocket the family moved on at a high rate. This trail has a lot of up and down but it is only a few feet.


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For a Moment
Have you ever been in love with someone who would reject you by her own nature? I have.
I felt in love with my best friend, Jenny. We are friends for a little over an year now, I don't know exactly when started falling for her.
We met at first in highschool. One day she needed help studying for math so she asked me and I was glad to help her. I had the highest grades in math of the class. You could say I was good at it, unlike most of the students. Studying we got to one point where we left the books aside and started chatting, then we realized how much we had in common. We became friends quickly. We began to spend lots of time together. I hadn't yet asked her out on a date or told her about my feelings. I never took the initiative with things like that, I was planning on telling her eventually though. My feelings for her were getting stronger.
We used to go to movies, parties, parks. Once we went camp, that's was when she told me she was a lesbian. She was afraid to be discriminated and only told that to her closest friends. Not even her parents knew about it. I knew she needed support and so did my best to give it to her. And of course I kept it in secret as she asked me to. But it hurt, I felt I a squeeze in my heart when she told me that. We would never be together. She would never see me as someone she would date. But in spite of that, my feelings kept getting stronger.
You may say that I shouldn't be in love with a lesbian girl, but the heart doesn't choose that way, it just chooses.
Nowadays we live in the same building and we study in the same university. I like being around her all the time. Often I go over to her room so we can study together or maybe this is just some excuse I tell myself just to spend with her. I hope she doesn't think that way.
One day we were chatting and she invited to go with her to her cousin's wedding I accepted the invitation, always enjoyed going anywhere with her. At the day of the wedding I thought about getting her a present so I stopped by at the jewelry store and bought her a diamond necklace. It cost me half of my salary but I knew she would like it. I thought she could use it at the wedding. I went to her room to give her the necklace and when she opened the door I saw she was getting dressed and I saw her and I was amazed I thought "wow! She is really beautiful" and so I told her, she thanked me and invited me in. She had this beautiful black dress, it suited her very well, her hair was thrown to the side. Everything combined so perfectly with her and I thought the necklace would as well.
"I got you a gift". I said.
"Oh, really?"
I showed her the necklace, she sigh and said:
"Oh my God, William, That's beautiful!"
"Did you like it?"
"Yeah! I'm gonna use it today." She said before I suggested it.
"Let me put it on you."
While I was putting the necklace on her I thought about how close we were and yet how distant I felt from her since she didn't know about my feelings and because they wouldn't be answered. But I loved so much this closeness we had.
"It must cost you a fortune." She said.
"Well…" – I started talking – "You know, you are my best friend. That's what friends do. You mean a lot to me Jenny."
I tried to say that in the most serious way possible.
She turned to me and smiled.
Then we started staring at each other for some time. It was actually a brief moment but time seemed to have slowed down to me.
For a moment I thought I should kiss her, it felt right to do it.
For a moment I thought she could have feelings for me. For a moment I thought she could turn straight for me.
I was convinced I should kiss her. So I leaned myself towards her slowly, I was afraid she would turn her face, but she didn't, she had a shy expression on her face, I ignored it. She was about to say something but I continued.
I kissed her. I was overjoyed. That kiss meant the world to me. At that moment I was happy. I had kissed before but never experienced the same feeling. And I felt like our relationship was complete.
Then she pulled away slowly with that same shy expression on her face. I felt that same squeeze in my heart of when she told me she was a lesbian. But there's was something more, there's was fear too. I was afraid.
I thought that I probably shouldn't have done that.
"I'm sorry." I said.
"I'm lesbian William."
"I know."
That hurt. More than when she told me about her homosexualism. Again I had never felt like that before but this time wasn't happiness it was pain.
There was an awkward silence.
"I should go. We meet at the church, ok?" She said at last.
I nodded yes. I didn't know what to say.
After she left I kept thinking about what had happened. "Even for just a moment I was stupid to think that she would have feelings for me, a man, not a girl.
"She didn't seem surprise about the kiss, what if she knew about my feelings before the kiss? Maybe she did."
I only hoped our friendship wouldn't be affected. I hoped at least her friend I would continue being.
At the wedding we barely spoke at each other.
A few days later out of the blue in order to try to maintain our friendship, pretending that nothing had happened, I invited her to the movies. I was reluctant to do so but I thought "It's Jenny for God's sake." So I invited her. For my surprise she acted like nothing had happened. We had a pretty good time that day.
On the way home I asked her, almost stuttering, but I had to ask her:
"Di…did you know abou…about my feelings for you?"
After a brief silence she said in low ton of voice:
"Sometimes the idea crossed my mind but only when you leaned towards me that day that it seemed realistic to think that way."
We stayed in silence for a while then she started talking about the movie we saw. We were chatting like we usually did. And I was relieved we were still friends.
Two months later she got a girlfriend, her name was Elena, she was nice. It hurt to see them together my feelings were still there. I couldn't be close to her without wanting to be even closer, without wanting to touch her. But I had to accept.
I was still her friend. She never left me aside to be with Elena. She spent a lot of time with her but she spent a lot of time with me too.
One day Jenny got the news that her father had passed away, he had a heart attack. Jenny was devastated. I barely knew him but I knew he was important for her and so I felt really bad for her. Of course Elena and I did our best to give her support through this tragedy. Although it was an awful moment I was glad to be there for her. I knew I could help her through this later I would be glad to do it.
Guess I was happy just to be her friend, I thought about her father that would never have this pleasure again, to be there and help her in moments of pain, to be there and laugh with her in moments of joy, I was happy to just be there when she was there. Then I realized I should really be. She was the best friend I could ever ask for. What if I had never met her? How awful would that be. I will remember the moment of that kiss, I will remember and save with me that even for a moment I had everything I wanted.
Although I didn't have all I wanted, I had her with me. And it was all I needed.


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John's official contributions for White Wolf include the following:
Additional Edit
Conceptual and Design AssistanceEdit
- 2002/November: Aberrant: Aberrant: Underworld
- 2000/June 12: Aberrant: Aberrant: The Directive
- 1999/December: Aberrant: Aberrant: Project Utopia
- 2006/March 20: Exalted: Exalted Second Edition
- 2003/November 3: DAM: Dark Ages: Mage Grimoire
- 2003/March 3: MTAs: Dead Magic II: Secrets and Survivors
- 2001/January 22: Aberrant: Aberrant Players Guide
- 2000/July 10: Aberrant: Aberrant: Elites
- 2000/January 3: MTAs: Mage: The Ascension Revised Edition
Charm Design AdviceEdit
Concept and DesignEdit
- 2004/August 21: CofD: World of Darkness: Storytelling System Rulebook
- 2006/August 10: PTC: Promethean: The Created Rulebook
Developer Edit
- 2012/November 27: MTAs: Convention Book: N.W.O.
- 2002/November: Aberrant: Aberrant: Underworld
- 2002/July 1: MTAs: Tradition Book: Hollow Ones
- 2001/August 20: Adventure!: Adventure! Rulebook
- 2001/January 22: Aberrant: Aberrant Players Guide
- 2000/October 16: Aberrant: Aberrant: Church of Michael Archangel
- 2000/October 16: MTAs: Sorcerer Revised
- 2000/October 2: Aberrant: Aberrant Worldwide: Phase II
- 2000/September: Aberrant: Aberrant: ReignofEvil.com
- 2000/August: Aberrant: Aberrant Worldwide: Phase I
- 2000/July 10: Aberrant: Aberrant: Elites
- 2000/June 12: Aberrant: Aberrant: The Directive
- 2000/June: Aberrant: Aberrant: Fear and Loathing
- 2000/April: KOTE: Dharma Book: Bone Flowers
- 2000/March: Aberrant: Aberrant: XWF
- 2000/February: Aberrant: Aberrant: Teragen
- 1999/November: Aberrant: Aberrant: Year One
- 1999/September: Aberrant: Exposé: Aberrants
- 2003/September 22: DAV: Road of Sin (book)
- Exalted's Caste Book: Eclipse
- Exalted's Caste Book: Night
- Exalted's Caste Book: Twilight
- Exalted's Caste Book: Zenith
- Exalted's Exalted Rulebook
- 2003/March 31: Exalted: Exalted: The Abyssals Rulebook
- Exalted's Exalted: The Dragon-Blooded Rulebook
- Exalted's Exalted: The Sidereals Rulebook
- 2003/November 3: Orpheus: Shades of Gray
- 2003/December 15: Orpheus: Shadow Games
- Orpheus' The Orphan-Grinders
- 2002/January 14: VTDA: Ashen Cults
- 2000/May: VTDA: The Ashen Knight
- Vampire: The Dark Ages' Fountains of Bright Crimson
- 1999: VTDA: Jerusalem by Night
- 2000: VTM: Clanbook: Nosferatu Revised
- 2001/March 5: VTM: Clanbook: Tzimisce Revised
- '2000: VTM: Vampire Storytellers Handbook Revised
- 2002/September 30: VAV: Victorian Age: Vampire Rulebook
In-House PlaytesterEdit
- 2006/March 20: Exalted: Exalted Second Edition
- 2001/August 20: Adventure!: Adventure! Rulebook (as John "John Q. Public, The Puritan" Chambers," Storyteller for Team Lobo Blanco)
- Vampire: The Requiem's Bloodlines: The Chosen ("Too Many E-Mails That No One Cares About", "Everything Bad That Happened to John Chambers' Phone")
Special Thanks Edit
- 2001/February 5: MTAs: Tradition Book: Akashic Brotherhood : John "Women Behind Bars" Chambers, for finding the most available of ladies.
- 2000/October 16: MTAs: Sorcerer Revised : John "Oedipus" Chambers, for his reactions to Kraig's journeys.
- 2000/June 26: MTAs: Dead Magic : John "Grabby" Chambers, for his innovative courtship techniques.
- 2000/March 20: MTAs: The Bitter Road : John "Green Card" Chambers, for delving into the American travel system.


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Forbidden PassionsMature
Based on the relationship between Rose and Dimitri in the Vampire Academy book series
As I picked up the quiver,
There ran a gentle shiver
Along my spine in anticipation
Of the touch that would come
From my instructor, the one
Who would guide me and bring such sensations.
Adjusting my stance
For what was joyous as a dance
With him as my partner, for this and the next
Part of training me in combat
In the field and on the mat
Together we aim to fight and be the best.
Our adrenaline pumps,
Our hearts strongly thump
In our chests as we prepare for fight.
I will learn a new move,
Then he'll push me til I prove
That I know it and can get it right.
After, when we go to change
We walk together on the range
And though our future says we should not
We walk, our hands just gently brush
How I long to feel his touch
Cool fingers on me to ease the hot
Fire burning me up inside out
But I feel his struggles' shouts.
Desire versus honour within him
Sweet, stolen kisses no longer
Hold up to our strong hunger
So at last it takes over, we give in.


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The New Crew Member (Prologue)
Of girls disguised as men, missing brothers, and the ocean.
Something about the new crew member sticks out compared to the rest of the crowd. Something about the delicate curve of his jaw line, something about the way everyone else towers over him, something about the defiant spitfire glare of his eyes when someone teases him over his slight stature.
He's much too young to be on a ship, you think when he grins toothily up at you over the bucket of soapy water. Though he's shown that he's much stronger than he looks, the captain has him assigned to mop duty. The last time you remember being as short as he is was when you were twelve. The thought of your twelve-year old self on this ship makes you grimace.
"What's with the face?" he asks in a lilting voice, much too pleasant for a sailor. He'll lose that musical quality to his voice soon enough anyway. "Did the cap'n reassign you too?"
You snort, ruffling his sandy brown hair roughly before turning away. "Just finish quickly. Cook's almost done." As you make your way down below deck, you look down at your hand as if you can figure out what's so strange about that new crew member from the phantom feeling of his hair. Well, he's friendly enough, you guess.
The ocean's a dangerous place, but it's the only place a healthy man like you, who came from a secluded seaside village, can make a decent living. These days, the name of the pirate ship, The Nautilus drifts from the shaking mouths of sailors in taverns and burrows its way into listening ears, resting comfortably in their dread. Of pirate ships, The Nautilus is a legendary one, its raids dying the wooden floorboards of a ship red, leaving the surviving sailors traumatized and too afraid to step foot on another ship ever again.
You haven't encountered this famous ship once in your lengthy three years of sailing. After all, it's just one ship out of many, and the ship you're sailing on isn't too attention-catching.
However, the cargo you're carrying is worth too much to take risks, so you're surprised when the captain calls for all the crew members to gather up. You take your place among the others and raise an eyebrow at the small youth by the captain's side. With light brown hair tousled by the wind and a short, frail-looking stature, he looks like he wouldn't survive a day at sea. His amber eyes, though, speak of a strong willpower. Just one look at those eyebrows drawn down in a determined V, and that proud smile pasted on his face makes you rethink your earlier assumption.
"This here's Sam. He'll be joining us from now on," the captain called out. You're not sure if you're just hearing the irony in his words.
Next to you, Jonathan has a hopeful look on his face with his hands clasped together as if in prayer. You pat his back and he smiles nervously up at you. He's the poor sap who has to swab the deck all by himself, and he's wanted someone to share in his misery for a while.
There's no more to see here, and you're already moving away to mind your own business as the captain turns to Sam and talks to him, probably instructing him on how the ship is run. The usual.
The captain's orders are absolute, and you earn what you eat. The captain hates idleness where it is not due, to the point where he works alongside his crew. For that, you respect the man. Forgetting those fiery amber eyes, you wonder if this Sam will be able to keep up. The boy barely comes up to your shoulder.
You cast a look behind you, and before you can get a clear view of the new kid, an arm wraps around your shoulders and violently pulls you to the side.
It's Arlen. A rather cheerful man. One of your good friends. He grins even as you blink in mild surprise.
"Can't take your eyes off the new crew member, Quinn?" he asks teasingly. "I swear the boys these days are looking more and more feminine!"
You push him aside with a grim smile. "As long as he can work," you say, shrugging.
"Of course! Cap'n don't care s'long as they can work!" Arlen exclaims, laughing. You nod towards the crow's nest, hoping he'll go back to his own duty if you tell him to. He has sharp eyes, and sometimes you wonder if it's because of his boundless energy. Waving goodbye, he runs off to climb up to that high spot above the ship.
You stand there and watch him go, your smile fading as you're reminded of just how high the crow's nest is. You're not so good with heights.
Which is probably why you're working below deck. As you head off there, the new crew member scurries into your path with the captain following after.
For a short moment, you find yourself staring into those wide eyes with those long eyelashes and you're caught in the fiery maelstrom of the boy's eyes. As if he's willing to sweep aside everything for his goals. What are his goals anyhow?
"I'm Sam!" the boy pipes up, breaking the spell. He holds out his hand with a big grin.
You don't mention that you already know his name, and you take his hand, hoping your own doesn't tremble as much as you think it does. "Quinn," you say.
"Huh, you're quiet, aren't you?" Sam murmurs, quirking one eyebrow. "Simple too." You nod, wondering if you should feel offended by the boy's straightforwardness.
As you two shake hands, you can't help but wonder at the calluses on the boy's hands. From the look of him, you wouldn't have thought that he had done much work in his life. He must be holding many surprises inside of him, waiting to let themselves be known.
It's the start of a strange friendship, but you wouldn't mind having the boy's strange fiery passion on board.
Though getting caught in it sounds much less appealing.


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TACACS uses allow/deny mechanisms with authentication keys that correspond with usernames and passwords. Cisco, which designed and launched the TACACS protocol, is also its owner.
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Mourinho was seen to gesticulate towards the referee at St James' Park following a foul committed on one his players during the Carling Cup quarter-final on Wednesday. The Portuguese has since been criticised for allegedly attempting to influence officials, but Jewell is adamant there are far bigger things to be worried about.
He told The Times: "I was at the Chelsea game on Wednesday and I saw what Jose did, but everybody says and does things in the heat of the moment that we all think: 'I wish I hadn't done that'. There are worse things in the game than that though. Sometimes it all becomes a bit of a sideshow with managers doing and saying certain things."
He added: "Last week it was me against (Sheffield United boss) Neil Warnock and now it's Jose Mourinho. But the manager isn't playing and he can't influence things as much as people think.
"All this talk about manager's shenanigans - it's all about the players really. Jose is the way he is, but we all make instant judgements about things."
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Author: Judy L. Baker
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Keywords: mumbai, case, transport, poverty, urban
Number of Pages: 81
Published: 2005
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The poor who live in zones 1-3 (central Mumbai) live closer to the non-poor than do poor households in the suburbs. They also live closer to higher-paying jobs for unskilled workers. Workers in these households, on average, commute short distances (less than 3 kilometers), although a non-negligible fraction of them (one-third in zone 2) take public transit to work. It is true that the cost of housing for the poor is higher in central Mumbai than in the suburbs, but the quality of slum housing is at least as good in central Mumbai as in the suburbs. The poor who live in the suburbs of Mumbai, e
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|Project Name
|Climate Resilience and Green Growth in Critical Watersheds
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|Project Status
|Project Type / Modality of Assistance
|Technical Assistance
|Source of Funding / Amount
|Strategic Agendas
|Environmentally sustainable growth
Inclusive economic growth
|Drivers of Change
|Governance and capacity development
Knowledge solutions
|Sector / Subsector
Agriculture, natural resources and rural development - Agricultural production - Forestry - Irrigation - Land-based natural resources management
Energy - Energy efficiency and conservation - Energy sector development and institutional reform
Information and communication technology - ICT industries and ICT-enabled services
Transport - Road transport (non-urban) - Water transport (non-urban)
Water and other urban infrastructure and services - Urban policy, institutional and capacity development - Urban solid waste management - Urban water supply
|Gender Equity and Mainstreaming
|Effective gender mainstreaming
The TA seeks to demonstrate climate resilient green growth options in critical watersheds in the lower Marikina river basin, Camarines Sur and Davao Oriental and strengthen the capacity of local government units (LGUs) to mainstream climate change concerns into development planning. Priority is given to watersheds because of their role as water support system' for both upstream and downstream communities such as domestic water consumers, irrigation water users, and hydropower companies. The watersheds are chosen based on their (i) high bio-physical vulnerability to climate change; (ii) high levels of urban poverty and population density with settlements in vulnerable locations; and (iii) high demonstration potential for mainstreaming climate resilience and green growth in local development at both policy and operational levels. The TA will create a green growth road map for three critical watersheds by considering five dimensions (i) economic development; (ii) resilience to climate change; (iii) biodiversity, ecosystems and social development; (iv) GHG emissions; and (v) poverty alleviation and deliver the following four outputs.
Output 1: Collection of baseline information, and assessment of vulnerability to climate change. It involves stocktaking and vision setting for each watershed based on socio-economic profiling in consultations with stakeholders, including vulnerable communities, women and the private sector. It includes (i) baseline data collection through review of development plans and survey of local institutions, governments, and businesses; (ii) assessment of vulnerability to current and future impacts of climate change; (iii) economic valuation of natural resources and ecosystem services; and, (iv) preparation of GHG inventory following the global protocol for community-scale GHG emissions. Scenario setting will involve projection of future trends in usage of the natural resources and associated impacts.
Output 2: Identification, analysis, and prioritization of gender-responsive and locally appropriate adaptation and mitigation measures. An inventory of climate change actions with the most significant impact across the five dimensions relevant to green growth will be prepared. Based on feedback from stakeholders including vulnerable communities, women and the private sector on the feasibility of implementing such actions, a short list will be prepared and a cost-benefit analysis will be used to assess potential outcomes of proposed measures. Such efforts will lead to effective integration of climate change into comprehensive development plans, investment plans and disaster risk reduction and management plans of the participating LGUs.
Output 3: Selection of pilot demonstration areas and implementation of gender-equitable measures. Based on specific criteria, sites will be chosen to implement priority adaptation and GHG mitigation measures such as promoting renewable energy, forest rehabilitation and reforestation, community-based DRRM, and other measures focusing on sustainable management of natural resources. The primary focus of the TA will be on non-structural measures, which will not only enhance resilience of communities to climate change but also improve economic well-being. Community-based measures that improve resilience of women, children, and marginalized groups will be prioritized.
Output 4: Development of knowledge products and strengthening of stakeholder capacity. It involves (i) disseminating the TA findings to national and local governments, private sector and civil society through workshops, seminars and knowledge products; (ii) documenting the process for future reference of stakeholders in demonstrating successful climate actions in other areas; (iii) preparing local climate change action plans and guidelines for effective integration of climate concerns in development plans; and (iv) strengthening the capacity of key stakeholders including women in vulnerability assessment, economic analyses, and piloting of climate change actions. Such actions will strengthen capacity of LGUs and national agencies to implement climate actions beyond the TA period.
|Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy
The Philippines is highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. The country is ranked highest in the world in terms of vulnerability to tropical cyclones and third in terms of the population's exposure to floods and droughts. Enhancing the climate resilience of the economy and the adaptive capacity of the populations is thus crucial for sustainable development. Climate change-induced economic losses are particularly high in urban and peri-urban areas largely because of the increasing fragility of urban ecosystems and the low adaptive capacity of communities. The need to develop ecologically stable and economically resilient urban areas has been recognized by many stakeholders but the concept has not been widely demonstrated.
To address climate change, the government enacted the Climate Change Act of 2009 (Republic Act 9729), which established the CCC as the government's sole policy-making body tasked with coordinating, monitoring, and evaluating programs and action plans related to climate change. The Climate Change Act provided the principles guiding the formulation of National Climate Change Action Plan 2011 2028 (NCCAP), which aims at gender-responsive and rights-based sustainable development through seven strategic priorities, namely: food security, water sufficiency, ecosystem and environmental stability, human security, climate-smart industries and services, sustainable energy, and capacity development.
Pursuing green growth and climate resilience strategies at LGU level can address both causes and consequences of climate change. Further, carbon intensity and resource efficiency are increasingly significant in determining economic competitiveness of LGUs. The capacity of LGUs to mainstream climate change concerns into development planning is limited however.
The TA fully supports the implementation of NCCAP and the Climate Change Act, which aims at mainstreaming climate change and disaster risk reduction and management into national, sector and local development plans and programs. It has strong links to the Philippines Development Plan 2011-2016 , especially with regard to goal 3 (enhanced resilience of natural systems and improved adaptive capacities of communities to cope with environmental hazards including climate-related risks) of the strategic framework for conservation, protection, and rehabilitation of the environment and natural resources. The TA has robust linkage to the ADB Country Partnership Strategy 2011-2016 and its thematic paper on climate change and disaster risk reduction and management (DRRM), which recognizes the need to increase the resilience to climate change and natural disasters while harnessing opportunities for greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation. In addition to contributing to the objective of strengthening the institutional capacity, the TA closely aligns with ADB's Strategy 2020, Southeast Asia Department's climate change implementation plan, ADB's Water for All policy, ADB's Water Operational Plan 2011-2020, and various sector assessments, strategies, and road maps in terms of increasing resilience to climate stresses (agriculture and natural resources sector), promoting use of renewable energy (energy sector), and enhancing water sanitation through effective waste management (urban development sector).
The TA builds on vulnerability assessment methodologies developed under ADB-funded regional TA on adaptation and DRRM projects undertaken in Manila and other areas. It will promote synergies with ADB lending programs such as the Integrated Natural Resources and Environmental Management project and benefit from other climate change projects funded by the German Agency for International Cooperation, the Global Green Growth Institute, the Australian Agency for International Development, the United States Agency for International Development and the United Nations Development Program in terms of exchange of relevant datasets and information on good practices for green growth and climate resilience.
|Enhanced climate resilience and green growth in critical watersheds
|Description of Outcome
|Improved ability of LGUs and other stakeholders to mainstream climate resilient and green growth options into development programs, plans and policies
|Progress Toward Outcome
|TA is in final stages of implementation. Increased capacity of LGU staff to integrate climate change concerns into local development planning has become evident. All participating LGUs prepared local climate change action plans and integrated them into comprehensive development plans or comprehensive land use plans.
|Implementation Progress
|Description of Project Outputs
GHG inventory and assessment of vulnerabilities to climate change at LGU level
Gender-responsive priority measures for adaptation and GHG mitigation for each LGU
Selection of pilot areas and demonstration of priority climate change actions
Climate change knowledge products to enhance technical capacity
|Status of Implementation Progress (Outputs, Activities, and Issues)
Consulting firm was mobilized on 5 May 2014. Inception workshop was held in July 2014. Baseline information for 9 LGUs was collected. Sub watershed maps for the three project sites were created and database generated. Information brochures in English and Tagalog were prepared for the 9 LGUs. Project website at www.ecotowninwatersheds.wordpress.com was updated with 2 News articles and photos.
GHG inventory and vulnerability assessment in priority sectors was completed in September 2015. Priority climate actions were identified by December 2015. Climate change action plans for all 9 LGUs were prepared as of March 2016. LGUs submitted the prioritized climate actions. Pilot activities are in progress. 14 knowledge products were prepared.
|Geographical Location
|Environmental Aspects
|Involuntary Resettlement
|Indigenous Peoples
|Stakeholder Communication, Participation, and Consultation
|During Project Design
A series of meetings took place from October 2012 to May 2013 between CCC and ADB to clarify the outputs and outcomes of the proposed TA. Consultations with stakeholders, including representatives from priority watersheds, were held during this period. ADB circulated a draft TA concept paper for comment by government agencies and other stakeholders. Following a fact-finding mission, and reflecting the feedback from the Department of Finance and the National Economic Development Authority, a memorandum of understanding was signed with the vice-chair of CCC on 5 July 2013, agreeing to the core elements of the TA (impact, outcome, outputs, cost, financing, implementation arrangements, and the consultant terms of reference).
Additional consultations on the design and terms of reference of consultants were held from September to December 2013. No objection letter from the Department of Finance for the TA was received in early February 2014.
|During Project Implementation
|Consulting firm was mobilized in May 2014. Consultations with a wide range of stakeholder groups were held at national and LGU level in conducting vulnerability assessment and in preparing the greenhouse gas emissions inventory. Several LGU representatives participated in training activities and workshops. The representatives of LGUs visited Japan to learn more about ecotowns and to discuss potential collaboration with Ecotowns in Kitakyushu and Kawasaki cities. LGU stakeholders discussed local climate change action plans, and identified priority mitigation and adaptation activities.
|Consulting Services
|The TA will be implemented over 30 months from 1 October 2013 to 31 March 2016. and will require an estimated 14 person-months of international and 200 person-months of national consultant inputs, to be engaged through a consulting firm in accordance with ADB's Guidelines on the Use of Consultants (2010, as amended from time to time).
|Procurement and disbursement will be done in accordance with ADB's Procurement Guidelines (April 2010, as amended from time to time) and ADB's Technical Assistance Disbursement Handbook (May 2010, as amended from time to time).
|Responsible ADB Officer
|Ancha, Srinivasan
|Responsible ADB Department
|Southeast Asia Department
|Responsible ADB Division
|Environment, Natural Resources & Agriculture Division, SERD
|Executing Agencies
Asian Development Bank
6 ADB Avenue,
Mandaluyong City 1550, Philippines
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|01 Mar 2013
|Fact Finding
|25 Oct 2013
|Last Review Mission
|Last PDS Update
|30 Mar 2017
|Signing Date
|Effectivity Date
|25 Oct 2013
|23 Jan 2014
|23 Jan 2014
|15 Jul 2016
|30 Jun 2017
|Financing Plan/TA Utilization
|Cumulative Disbursements
|Project Sponsor
|25 Oct 2013


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Will I Get Any More Projection from a Low Profile After They Settle? (photo)
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Will I Get Any More Projection After They Settle?
With over the muscle implants, you don't get the flattening of the implants that occur with under the muscle implants, and therefore the early results are closer to the expected outcome. That said, there may appear to be more projection as the swelling resolves. It may seem counterintuitive, but in some patients swelling obscures some of the contours and after the swelling has resolved the projection looks more noticeable.
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Seven-o'-clock in the morning. Now, time for school. Boring old grade 12 High School. The very same place that I've always attempted to avoid. I can't fit in at home, I can't fit in at school. Why is our world so unforgiving? So cruel? Why is there a law that you're obligated to go to school? I mean, most of the stuff we learn in school will never be useful! So what if someone wants to end up like a nobody with a job for a nobody, the home of a nobody, and the life of a nobody.
I walked down the stairs into the kitchen. I grabbed a box of cereal and a bowl. I opened my refrigerator and grabbed milk and orange juice and a glass from the cupboard. I poured my cereal and milk, and then stared at my empty glass. I concentrated hard on the carton of orange juice. I snapped my fingers, and the cap flew off.
"Hmm..." I said.
I focused on it once more, only this time, I visualized it pouring itself into my glass. I exhaled slowly, and blinked. The orange juice carton rose into the air, an aura of blue surrounding it. The carton hovered over my glass, and there was a tap on the door. I lost my focus, and the carton of juice tipped over, and spilled on both the table, and me.
"Aww! Shoot! Now I have to clean this up!" I said angrily.
I stormed over to the door, dripping in Tropicana Orange Juice. I opened the door and greeted my best and only friend, Jack.
"Oohhh! Skylar! You um... kinda have a little bit, okay, whatever. Are you coming on the school trip?" asked Jack.
"School trip?" I asked wiping juice off my forehead. "What trip?"
"The one to the museum! You know! Near the Empire State Building?"
"Oh! Yeah, I'm going."
"Well, come to the school with me," Jack replied.
"Uh, not sure if you noticed but, I'm covered in orange juice. Can you help me?"
"Sure," he said, and trotted into my kitchen.
"Whoa! How'd you manage this?" he asked as he gazed around.
"I..." I stopped. I was being overwhelmed by so many people in the house. Too many thoughts, cramming themselves into my conscienceness. I never learned how to control my power. In school, sure I could cheat, but it was hard. With 29 other kids in the class, I found it overwhelming to attempt to read thoughts. And so everyday, I would get home with a migrane headache, and I couldn't listen to them. So, I finally found a solution to my predicament. When I listened to music, I could drown out thoughts. But right now, right here, I couldn't stand it!
I grabbed my head and stumbled. Holding on to one edge of the table, I collapsed. "Skylar!" Jack ran over to me and picked me up.
"I need to get outside," I said still clutching my head.
Jack dragged me out the door and the pain ceased immediately. I got up and said to forget the spill.
"Whatever. Let's get to school for the trip!" I said eloquently.
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I didn't anticipate the cold weather to remind me of you as much as it does.
February 2, 2015 4:45 PM
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The cold weather reminds me of you.
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I'm starting to view the paid-for period of an MMO's life as the pre-pubescent stage: the inevitability of growth into F2P is starting to look like it's in the DNA. Both Everquest and Aion are noticing other MMOs, worrying about their acne and taking an interest in clothes. Aion in particular is experiencing a growth spurt, finally readying version 3.0 for everyone to play.
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The last time I mentioned that NC Soft's sort-of-flying MMO, AION, was going free-to-play I used the phrase, "there's no such thing a free launch". However, the accolades, the knighthood, the journalism awards and the general celebrity that came from such an extraordinary joke never materialised. This gross oversight should be sorted out quickly. And here's your chance, because there's a date for the change now, and more details of what happens if you were a subscriber. Because come the 28th February, Europeans won't need one to get in.
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…or alternatively, jump into one of the many Valentine's Day events taking place this week in assorted games. Almost anything with a cash shop will be running a sale, but many are running special events. (Though not all. DC Universe Online for instance scrapped the Valentine's content it tried last year in favour of waiting until the team has the time to do something good instead.) Jump in with a loved one, or just celebrate Aching Solitude Awareness Day by ganking any of those pesky doting sweethearts who get too close. Like I care. Sob.
Aion Flying Free: F2P From February
The next MMO making its inevitable way to being free-to-play is NCsoft's Aion, the flying game that does its best to never let you fly. Come next February and you'll not need to pay to get into the game, via the powers of Gameforge. This is, say Eurogamer, NCsoft's plan to "boost player numbers in Europe". In other words, people aren't playing the disappointing Western incarnation of the MMO, and they want to reawaken the servers. And this is a long-proven method.
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Playing Brink this weekend made me worry. But not about the usual things. I was worried that there would never be another way to experience the details of its world – no possibility for further exploration of the Ark and its precarious situation. This isn't something I normally think about when faced with a multiplayer shooter. I certainly had no interest in finding out more about the world of Quake III, or Battlefield 2, because nothing in them really inferred anything outside those isolated battlegrounds. Their conflicts were their world entire. Not so with Brink, and, now that I come to think of it, a few other worlds, too. I begin to wonder whether game fictions might be too readily disposable.
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The 2.5 update for Aion, Empyrean Calling, brings in some graphical tweaks and a new character customisation system. It's really rather lavish, as you can see in the trailer below. It always amazes me to see the amount of content that gets poured into these games, and it's a strange kind of cruelty that the actual game structure means the likes of me will never actually get to see it. I'd happily wander around as a tourist for a few hours.
Aion players can apparently already access the new patch on the test server.
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(Edit: Aha! RPS commenter and all-around clever human Kitz informs me that this is because us foreign types received the original 2.1 Korean patch in instalments, for some reason. Thanks, Kitz. Thitz.)
What is interesting about both iterations of the 2.1 patch is that they make this famously grindy game less grindy, so if you just wanted to play a fun game where you character flies around on a pair of modular wings, now might be your chance. Back in November the developers "significantly" increased drop rates, and with 2.1 pt. 2 they've lowered the quantity of materials required for crafting and increased the rewards you get for finishing campaign quests. Each patch adds lots of new crafting recipes, too. I've re-posted the trailer for the expansion, Assault on Balaurea, below. It has many wings in.
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The evolution of the type I interferon gene family in mammals
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A phylogenetic analysis of mammalian type I interferon (IFN) genes showed: (1) that the three main subfamilies of these genes in mammals (IFN-β, IFN-α, and IFN-ω) diverged after the divergence of birds and mammals but before radiation of the eutherian orders and (2) that IFN-β diverged first. Although apparent cases of interlocus recombination among mouse IFN-α genes were identified, the hypothesis that coding regions of IFN-α genes have been homogenized within species by interlocus recombination was not supported. Flanking regions as well as coding regions of IFN-α were more similar within human and mouse than between these species; and reconstruction of the pattern of nucleotide substitution in IFN-α coding regions of four mammalian species by the maximum parsimony method suggested that parallel substitutions have occurred far more frequently between species than within species. Therefore, it seems likely that IFN-α genes have duplicated independently within different eutherian orders. In general, type I IFN genes are subject to purifying selection, which in the case of IFN-α and IFN-β is strongest in the putative receptor-binding domains. However, analysis of the pattern of nucleotide substitution among IFN-ω genes suggested that positive Darwinian selection may have acted in some cases to diversify members of this subfamily at the amino acid level.