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Facing Rise in Terror Attacks, Govt May Revive National Counter Terror Centre
Faced with the threat of escalation of terror attacks in India post the surgical strikes in Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (PoK), the union government is trying to revive the controversial national counter terror center (NCTC).Arunima, October 15, 2016, 5:13 pm explore: India
Proposed NCTC has been 'kept in abeyance': Government
The chief ministers opposed NCTC on the ground that it would hurt the federal structure by allegedly giving unilateral powers to the central agencies.July 22, 2014, 6:21 pm explore: Politics
P Chidambaram makes strong pitch for NCTC
At the outset of an AICC briefing, Chidambaram said the Congress expresses deep regret and concern over the blast.May 1, 2014, 5:15 pm explore: Politics
Cooperation of people essential for fighting terrorism: Praveen Swami
Are places of worship soft targets for terrorists in India?July 11, 2013, 5:46 pm explore: India
Mahabodhi temple blasts may push Nitish to soften stand on NCTC
The multiple blasts in Bodhgaya, the first major terror attack at the pilgrimage spot and the rest of Bihar, may push Chief Minister Nitish Kumar to soften his stand in his opposition to set up anti-terror hub NCTC.July 8, 2013, 5:41 pm explore: India
Not exploring option to set up NCTC: Shinde
Sources said at Chief Ministers' conference on Wednesday, the Home Minister had said a decision on setting up NCTC will be taken only after a full consensus.June 9, 2013, 8:00 pm explore: Politics
Modi doesn't know what's happening outside Gujarat: Khurshid
Salman Khurshid also said Narendra Modi must not criticise the NCTC and should co-operate in fighting terror.June 6, 2013, 11:53 am explore: Politics
Modi vs Centre: Is internal security hostage to Centre-state tensions?
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi once again attacked the Centre over internal security and slammed the National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC), saying the big brother attitude of the government is not good.Rajdeep Sardesai, June 5, 2013, 11:46 pm explore: Politics
News 360: Modi opposes NCTC, accusing Centre of playing big brother
The government launches its counter attack saying Modi wants to bring back POTA and TADA back.Karma Paljor, June 5, 2013, 10:31 pm explore: India
All-party meet called on June 10 to discuss Naxal problem
The meeting called by the Centre on internal security on Wednesday into an all-out war between the Congress and the BJP.Arunima, June 5, 2013, 10:14 pm explore: Politics
NCTC a poorly conceived idea, disband it: Modi
The Gujarat Chief Minister warned that NCTC could result in irreparable loss to the internal security apparatus.June 5, 2013, 8:25 pm explore: Politics
NCTC upsets country's federal structure: Mamata
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee also claimed that the law-and-order situation was under control in the state.June 5, 2013, 7:47 pm explore: Politics
Modi knows a lot about terror, he knows how it works: Sibal
"Modi's administration has the ability to generate fake encounters. He must be knowing a lot about terror," Kapil Sibal said.June 5, 2013, 2:32 pm explore: Politics
Modi attacks NCTC, says UPA's big brother attitude is not good
Calling the internal security meet just a ritual, Modi questioned what the government was doing to ensure national security.June 5, 2013, 1:51 pm explore: Politics
PM pushes for Centre-state co-operation to combat Naxalism
Addressing the internal security meet, Manmohan Singh also highlighted the steps taken to ensure the security of women.June 5, 2013, 11:33 am explore: Politics
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I have to admit that my Sternbergia probably don't perform as well as they
would in a warmer climate, but they are surviving and hopefully will flower
this year as they did the previous 2 yrs. My house faces east and I have a
dogwood in the front yard, center but a little to the north. My lot is on a
curve so southern exposure is fully open after the sun gets past the Silver
maple on the southeast corner. The dogwood is underplanted with Candytuft and
various threadleaf coreopsis and then the sternbergia are on the eastern rim of
this. I've overplanted the Sternbergia the last 2 yrs with a brachyscome,
which is why it's sometimes difficult to know when they come up. I'm also
concerned now that the annual could be hogging the nutrients- except that maybe
the overplanting is a plus because I add fertilizer when I plant it. If they
need a bone dry dormancy, in general I would guess the dogwood and other plants
around there hog the water. That area does get dry and I'm not one to do a lot
of watering. It's also on a very slight incline down to the front sidewalk. I
hope all this rain we had this season doesn't do them any damage.
> Kitty, I noticed that the S. lutea I have been growing in a pot are
> emerging from dormancy. Now, I would much prefer to put these in the
> garden, but figured they'd never return as I don't have a place that
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Former New York Giants Player Leonard Marshall to Speak at FDU
MADISON, N.J. (November 2, 2011) Former NFL defensive lineman, Leonard Marshall, will discuss his book, When the Cheering Stops, at Fairleigh Dickinson Universitys College at Florham on November 9, 2011, from 3:30 to 5:00 p.m. Marshalls presentation will be held in Lenfell Hall and a question-and-answer period will follow his lecture.
Marshall played twelve seasons in the NFL and won two Super Bowls rings with the New York Giants before retiring in 1996. He was a starter on the New York Giants teams that won Super Bowls XXI and XXV. He is a noted philanthropist who has received several awards in recognition of his charitable work and is currently a professor of sports management at Seton Hall University. Marshall also runs an instructional camp for youth football players in south Florida, which offers scholarships annually to 50 underprivileged youths.
Marshalls book When the Cheering Stops describes one of the most memorable and unforgettable championship games in NFL football history: the 1991 game between the New York Giants and the Buffalo Bills. Marshall discusses how heavily favored the Bills were to win Superbowl XXV and how the unimpeachable game plan of Giants coaches Bill Belichick and Bill Parcells led the Giants to capture the Vince Lombardi Trophy. Copies of When the Cheering Stops will be available for purchase at the event.
Marshalls presentation is sponsored by FDUs Educational Opportunity Fund (EOF) program, the Diversity Council, Student Government Association, and the Office of Campus Life. The EOF is a university-and-state-sponsored program created in 1969 to ensure meaningful access to higher education for economically and educationally disadvantaged students.
The public is invited to attend this lecture and admission is free. For more information, call David Jones at (973) 443-8566. Fairleigh Dickinson Universitys College at Florham is located at 285 Madison Avenue, Madison, N.J. 07940.


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Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
Been there, plundered that.
Been there, plundered that.
A nostalgic look back at a vanished era, but also another, better movie.
Roger Ebert on James Ivory's "Howards End".
"The Ballad of Narayama" is a Japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice, telling a story of startling cruelty. What a space it opens…
On the latest from Lynne Ramsay and Fatih Akin.
Chaz Ebert reports on "The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)," "The Killing of a Sacred Deer" and more in her fourth video dispatch from Cannes…
An article about the reissue of "Two Weeks in the Midday Sun."
Pure metal.
PBS' American Masters has a special four-hours for foodies, with docs on James Beard, Jacques Pepin, Alice Waters and Julia Child.
A report on the L.A. Riots and the many documentaries looking back on it 25 years later.
An appraisal of how Ridley Scott has turned his "Alien" franchise into an echo of "Blade Runner."
A writer and his BB-8 watch all eight of the "Star Wars" films in numerical order.
Who would have guessed that the most savage mad-dog frothing gangster in recent movies would be played by--Ben Kingsley? Ben Kingsley, who was Gandhi, and the accountant in "Schindler's List," and the publisher in "Betrayal," and Dr. Watson in "Without a Clue." Ben Kingsley, whose previous criminal was the financial wizard Meyer Lansky in "Bugsy"? Yes, Ben Kingsley. Or, as his character Don Logan says in "Sexy Beast," "Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes." Logan spits the words into the face of a retired London gangster named Dove. He's an inch away, spitting like a drill sergeant, his face red with anger, the veins throbbing on his forehead, his body coiled in rage. Dove (Ray Winstone), whose nickname is "Gal," lives in a villa on the Costa del Sol in Spain with his wife, Deedee (Amanda Redman), also retired, she from the porn business. He has no desire to return to London to assist in "one last job," a bank heist being masterminded by Logan's boss, Teddy (Ian McShane).
But you can't say no to Don Logan. This is what Dove says about him before he arrives in Spain, and when we meet him, we agree. Logan is dangerous not because he is tough, but because he is fearless and mad. You cannot intimidate a man who has no ordinary feelings. Logan is like a pit bull, hard-wired and untrainable. It's in his nature to please his master and frighten people. He has a disconcerting habit of suddenly barking out absurdities: He has a lopsided flywheel.
"Sexy Beast" is in a tradition of movies about Cockney villains. It goes on the list with "The Long Good Friday" and "The Limey." It loves its characters: Dove, the gangster gone soft; Logan, who is driven to impose his will on others; Teddy, who has a cockeyed plan to drill into a safe-deposit vault from the pool of the Turkish bath next to the bank, and Harry (James Fox), who owns the bank and thinks he is Teddy's lover when in fact he is simply the man who owns the bank.
The heist is absurd in its own way, once Dove gets to London and helps mastermind it. The burglars have total access to the Turkish bath, but it never occurs to them to drain the pool, and so they wear breathing gear while drilling through the walls of the vault next door. The vault predictably fills with water, leading to a wonderful moment when a crook opens a deposit box, finds a container inside, opens it expecting diamonds and gets a surprise.
The movie opens on an ominous note. While Dove works on his suntan, a boulder bounces down the slope behind his villa, barely misses him and lands in the pool. In the movie's second act, Logan is the boulder. Kingsley's performance has to be seen to be believed. He's angry, seductive, annoyed, wheedling, fed up, ominous and out of his mind with frustration. I didn't know Kingsley had such notes inside him. Obviously, he can play anyone.
His best scene may be the one when Logan gets on the airplane to fly out of Spain, and the attendant asks him to put out his cigarette. Anyone who lights a cigarette on an airplane these days is asking for it, but Logan is begging for a fight. Notice the improvised lies with which he talks his way out of jail and possibly into a nice check from the airline.
Ray Winstone's work is as strong, but not as flashy. He can play monsters, too: He was an abusive father in Gary Oldman's "Nil by Mouth" and Tim Roth's "The War Zone," and it says something when those two actors cast him as their villain. His Dove is a gangster gone soft, fond of the good life, doting on his wife, able to intimidate civilians but frankly frightened of Logan.
The movie's humor is inseparable from its brutality. The crime boss Teddy (suave and vicious) offers to drive Dove to the airport after the bank job, and that leads to a series of unexpected developments--some jolting, others with deep irony. These are hard men. They could have the Sopranos for dinner, throw up and have them again.
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A report from Cannes on the latest from Sofia Coppola, along with reviews of two films from Russia.
A look at the entire "Alien" franchise, and a reappraisal of its unloved installments.
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One of Tulkinghorn's scribes was devastated last week when she received a call from Denton Wilde Sapte. Her impending lunch with the firm's ebullient managing partner Howard Morris had been cancelled.
The poor hack was obviously gutted – she was going to have to pay for her own trough that day. But more than that, this was the third time in recent weeks that Morris had blown her out. Did the great man have something against her? she wondered.
A call to Morris's PA set the record straight. The lunch was due to take place during Passover, and Morris, a Jew, would be fasting.
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Nuts and Bolts (SummerzAngel)
One of the nuts looked up at packs of bolts supporting the machine of their home. They sneered down at her. She turned, oily tears brimming in her black eyes. There was one bolt who still gazed down at the lone nut. The latter turned, shocked to see him smiling at her. He waved; she blushed.
The machinery started and the bolts called to each other as the day's work began. The individuals gave each other one last smile, and then turned away to work, still beaming on the inside.
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You may have heard about the revisions to the Physical Health and Education curriculum in Ontario over which there was -- and still is -- considerable controversy. Ontario teachers had been using a curriculum from 1998 until the revisions came out in 2010. Although they were posted on the provincial website, they never saw the light of day primarily because of pushback from fundamentalist groups.
However, in 2015, after ongoing consultations with teachers, health professionals, parents and other interested parties, the curriculum, which included sexual health and personal safety, was finally ready for implementation.
Or was it?
Guidelines are only as good as the lesson plans that give them life in the classroom. And lesson plans must be approved by the local school board.
First misstep
Recently, an article appeared in the Toronto Star in which I was quoted regarding the way terms for genitals would be discussed in grade one. The headline referred to "sanitized" sex-ed (as if teaching dictionary words for genitals needed cleaning up). The curriculum guideline requires the teacher to "identify body parts, including genitalia (e.g., penis, testicles, vagina, vulva), using correct terminology."
So that's what they are teaching, right?
After months of discussion, the school cited in the article ended up offering parents "religious accommodation," allowing their children to opt out of a dictionary word class to attend a euphemism class. The following day I was asked to do five interviews of which I did three (in both official languages). I very publicly said that the school had unwittingly emboldened parents to challenge the curriculum at every level from grade one to grade 12.
It is the children who will pay. Starting in grade one they will lack the basic building blocks of language, the basis of future sexual health education.
Some educators argue that at least these kids will get something. They point out -- and rightly so -- that because there is no real oversight/monitoring over how -- or even whether -- sexual health information is taught, there are likely thousands of school children throughout the province who continue to have little or no sexual health information in the classroom because their teacher just skips that part of the curriculum. I do not agree, but I do commiserate with the principal who over many months tirelessly attempted to change parents' minds.
To teach or not to teach menstruation
The second misstep came from school boards relying on the official lesson plans put out by OPHEA . Puberty is now to be taught across the province starting in grade four rather than waiting for grade five. And a good thing, too, especially given the drop in age of menarche.
But OPHEA has taken menstruation out of the grade four curriculum despite the guideline that stipulates secondary sexual characteristics are to be taught:
"Describe the physical changes that occur in males and females at puberty (e.g., growth of body hair, breast development, changes in voice and body size, production of body odour, skin changes) and the emotional and social impacts that may result from these changes."
The curriculum provides examples, but in no way prohibits teaching the physical change most likely to frighten girls unless they are aware of its approach. Unfortunately, OPHEA interpreted the examples as limitations.
Teachers (and sexual health promoters who often assist teachers with the curriculum) were put in a bind. They were not to teach menstruation; they were not to answer questions about menstruation. A colleague pointed out recently, "There are no age inappropriate questions"; and of course, teachers learn how to answer questions in age appropriate ways.
On the other hand, the OPHEA package contains the following gem:
"People with vaginas should wash their external genital area (vulva) regularly with warm water... Douching (using soaps or water in the inner vagina [sic] is not recommended because it may upset the pH balance of the vagina." (Grade 4 Understanding Changes at Puberty Personal Hygiene.)
So don't teach about menstruation, but introduce the fact that some women douche and it's not a good idea.When contacted by e-mail, an Education Officer in the Ministry of Education noted that
"while the Ministry of Education is responsible for developing curriculum policy, implementation of policy is the responsibility of school boards; and that the curriculum includes 'detailed lists of examples that teachers may (but do not have to) use in the planning instructions for students...'"
One sexual health promoter I spoke to said, "You can't go in and not do your job." So either staff are considered "guests" and dance around the facts; or they do their job. Because, if they can't do their job, what's the point of going into the classroom?
Parents say they want to be the first sexual health educators of their own children, but many shirk this responsibility because of embarrassment or lack of information. That is the reason such a high percentage of Canadian parents support sexual health education in the schools.
"Studies conducted in different parts of Canada have consistently found that over 85 per cent of parents agreed with the statement 'Sexual health education should be provided in the schools.'"
Many grade one children will finish the school year with no dictionary words for their genitals; and some grade four girls will start bleeding from a place in their body for which they either have no name, a family name or, if they are lucky, a dictionary word. Like many of our mothers -- and perhaps many of us as well -- they will think they are hurt or dying.
That is a very big misstep indeed.
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In Grade 1, students should be able to identify body parts, including genitalia like the penis, testicles, vagina, vulva, and use correct terminology.
By Grade 2, students will outline the basic stages of human development, including an infant, child, adolescent, adult, older adult, for example, and related bodily changes. They will also identify factors that are important for healthy growth.
In Grade 3, students will be able to describe how visible differences (like facial features, body size and shape, physical aids or different physical abilities. for example) and invisible differences (like learning abilities, personal or cultural values and beliefs, gender identity, sexual orientation, for example), make each person unique. Students will also learn ways of showing respect for differences in others.
In Grade 4, students will describe the physical changes that happen during puberty for males and females — the growth of body hair, breast development, changes in voice and body size, production of body odour, and skin changes, for example. They will also learn about the potential emotional and social impact of these changes.
In Grade 5, students will identify the parts of the reproductive system, and describe how the human body changes during puberty. They will expand their vocabulary with words like cervix, uterus, fallopian tubes, ovaries, endometrium, and clitoris, as well as scrotum, urethra, testicles, prostate gland, seminal vesicles, and vas deferens.
Students in the sixth grade will assess the effects of stereotypes — including homophobia and assumptions regarding gender roles and expectations, sexual orientation, gender expression, race, ethnicity or culture, mental health, and abilities, among others. They will also propose appropriate ways of responding to and changing some of these stereotypes.
In Grade 7, students will touch on consent and the importance of having a shared understanding with a partner about delaying sexual activity, for example. They will go over genital contact, vaginal or anal intercourse and oral sex (including choosing to abstain from these activities). They will also go over reasons for not engaging in sexual activity and the concept of how consent can be communicated in a relationship. Grade 7 students will also touch on the understanding of physical, emotional, social, and psychological factors that need to be considered when making decisions related to sexual health, including STIs, pregnancy, desire, pleasure, gender identity among others. Students will also delve into areas of cyber-bullying, harassment and behaviours like sexting.
In Grade 8, students learn about all six genders including male, female, two-spirited, transgender, transsexual and intersex. They also cover topics of sexual orientation (heterosexual, gay, lesbian, bisexual). When it comes to sex, students will learn about contraception and condom use for pregnancy, STI prevention, consent, and what it means to be in a healthy sexual relationship. For further development, Grade 8 students will also touch on the benefits or attractions of being in a relationship, along with drawbacks and risks like breaking up.
In Grade 9, students will be able to describe how to prevent unintended pregnancy or sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including HIV/AIDS. A further understanding of gender identities and issues around stigma, culture, religion, media, stereotypes, homophobia, self-image, and others.
Students should be able to describe factors that influence sexual decision making, including personal values, having limits, peer and family expectations, and myths and norms related to sexual activity or safe sex. Students will demonstrate an understanding of how to use decision-making and communication skills effectively to support choices related to sexual health. Discussions on misconceptions about sexuality in our culture, as well as what it means to be in a exclusive relationship.
Understanding a variety of mental illnesses and addictions including: eating disorders; major depression; anxiety disorders; psychotic disorders, and tobacco, alcohol, drug, gambling, gaming, or Internet addictions. Students in Grade 11 will cover proactive health measures like breast and testicular examinations, Pap tests, regular medical check-ups, stress management techniques, among others.
In addition to cyber-bulling, students in Grade 12 will also cover stalking, sexual assault, abuse within a family, extortion, and workplace harassment, for example. Further discussion on healthy relationships, developing healthy sexual relationships with others, and looking at relationships and stereotypes in the media.
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You have probably heard this message loud and clear: eat less salt.
Table salt is made up of a chemical compound called sodium chloride. The sodium portion of salt is responsible for its health concerns. High sodium intake is linked to high blood pressure, which is known to cause strokes and heart attacks. The Dietary Guidelines for Americans from the US government recommend that adults eat no more than 2300 milligrams (mg) of sodium a day—about 1 teaspoon of salt. Furthermore, for about half of all Americans—those aged 51 years or older, African Americans of any age, and people with high blood pressure, diabetes, or chronic kidney disease—the recommended maximum intake of sodium is 1500 mg a day. Currently, in spite of these recommendations, US adults consume an average of 3400 mg of sodium a day.
In May 2013, the Institute of Medicine released a report discussing findings from a review of the current worldwide research on sodium intake. The main conclusions of the report were
There is good evidence that eating more than 2300 mg of sodium a day increases the risk of high blood pressure. This increased risk of high blood pressure translates to an increased risk of cardiovascular (heart) disease. Cardiovascular disease is linked to poor health outcomes over time, including stroke, heart attack, and death.
There is not enough evidence to say that eating less than 2300 mg of sodium a day affects cardiovascular disease outcomes (stroke, heart attack, or death) either positively or negatively for the general population. However, in specific groups of individuals, there may be a few exceptions.
In people with mid- to late-stage heart failure, 2 clinical trials have suggested that a very low-sodium diet (around 1850 mg a day) may have negative health effects.
In people with known cardiovascular disease, diabetes, or chronic kidney disease, there is some evidence that a diet of 1500 to 2300 mg of sodium a day may have negative health effects compared with higher-sodium diets. However, this evidence is not strong enough to say that these individuals should be treated differently than the general population.
The report has caused some confusion and controversy regarding what is a safe and acceptable level of salt in the diet. Some news outlets interpreted this report as saying there was no benefit to decreasing salt intake, which is not true.
Because most Americans consume more than 2300 mg of sodium a day, they should still aim to decrease their sodium intake to the current Dietary Guidelines for Americans goal of around 2300 mg a day to lower their risk of high blood pressure and cardiovascular disease. However, there is not enough evidence at this time that further decreasing sodium intake to 1500 mg a day has extra benefit for cardiovascular disease outcomes.
The Institute of Medicine called for more good-quality clinical research to be done on this topic but was not asked to make a specific recommendation for the ideal amount of sodium in the diet.
Eat salt in moderation. Most salt in the diet is "invisible" and is contained in processed and restaurant foods. Therefore, salt intake can be decreased by eating out less often (especially at fast-food restaurants) and eating less prepared or packaged foods. If you do eat out, you can ask to have your meal prepared with less salt. Reading labels on prepared foods to look for sodium content per serving also helps. It is generally healthier to cook using fresh foods rather than buying already prepared or packaged foods.
Institute of Medicine reporthttp://www.iom.edu/Reports/2013/Sodium-Intake-in-Populations-assessment-of-Evidence.aspx
Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2010http://www.health.gov/dietaryguidelines/2010.asp
To find this and previous JAMA Patient Pages, go to the Patient Page link on JAMA's website at jama.com. Many are available in English and Spanish.
Conflict of Interest Disclosures: All authors have completed and submitted the ICMJE Form for Disclosure of Potential Conflicts of Interest and none were reported.
Source: Strom BL, Yaktine AL, Oria M, eds. Sodium Intake in Populations: Assessment of Evidence. Washington, DC: National Academies Press; 2013.
Topic: Diet and Nutrition
Jin J, Sugerman DT. Salt in the Diet. JAMA. 2014;311(12):1265. doi:10.1001/jama.2014.90
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We got married in 2010 in Brazil but it took me a long time to come here,My husband is American citizen,and we just filed to adjust my status ,the question is we have been married for almost 3 years now,but we have been living together for a few months in here only..I have an interview coming next month,if i get approved, do i get the 10 year green card ? and then how long waiting to apply for citizenship ..thank you
If your permanent resident status application is approved, then you will get a 10-year green card. If you are a permanent resident, and you are living with your husband for 3 years as a permanent resident, then you can apply for citizenship. If you are not living with your husband, then after 5 years as a permanent resident, you can apply for citizenship. Best of luck to you.
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Awesome! Thanks a lot .
It is best to consult an attorney. I believe that you could obtain the permanent 10 year green card. But you have to live with your spouse for 3 years and be a green card holder before you can apply for citizenship.
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Depends on what happens at the interview.
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Most likely. Its always best to work with an immigration attorney.
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Decadence Abroad Offers a Luxury 2 Bedroom Apt, Nessebar Sleeps 6(3 Reviews)
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- Minimum stay:1-7 nights
- Sleeps:6
- Bedrooms:2
- Bathrooms:1.5
- Property type:Apartment
- Internet:No
- Pets considered:Yes
- Wheel chair accessible:N/A
About the Property
1 double bedroom, 1 twin bedroom, 1 bathroom 1WC, open plan kitchen\dining area
The living room has two wonderful leather sofas for you to recline on whilst listening to your favourite sounds on the hi-fi whilst having the last night cap. The three seater sofa converts into a double bed.
A lovely dining table and chairs are situated by one of the windows in the living room with a view to the sea.
Guest Book & Comments Book: Please find placed on the coffee table our Guest Book where I have hopefully provided you with as much information on the various attractions of Sunny Beach, Nessebar, Bulgaria itself. Its also where you find the do's and don'ts of the Ravda Residence, if there is any? So please do take the first few minutes after unpacking to sit down with a cool drink and read the Guest Book. There is also a Guest Comments book which we would like you to complete on your departure, all comments good or bad welcomed. Please also make note of any minor repairs which need attention and the maid will check the book on a regular basis.
The apartment has an inventory list which is checked weekly, so please record any breakages in the Comments book at the back, as this saves any misunderstanding.
Flights: Flights are direct to Bourgas which is approximately 20 minutes away from the apartment. Flights depart from various airports throughout the United Kingdom. Flights have dropped in price this year, 2016 as more airlines are now flying into Bourgas.I am more than happy to spend an hour or so on the net helping you to find flights if you would like me to, I have found a flight for us that the travel agent could not! Our friends, either Elena or Nicolli are taxi drivers and will meet you at the airport to take you to the apartment. We have provided the names and numbers of our taxi drivers in the guest book.
Entertainment: Our apt is in a quiet complex overlooking the beach which is also nice and peaceful, as one guest said, much better than the holiday package to Sunny Beach. We have noticed the prices in Sunny Beach have risen sharply this year, whereas Ravda and most of Old and New Nessebar still give good Bulgarian money for value.
The residents of our complex all agree as well as previous guests, this is a stunning part of Bulgaria and we are very lucky to own property in such a stunning location. We also have a lovely hotel next door where you can eat and drink, again at good value. There are so many areas of this part of the world to explore, whether it be the many local areas with their various restaurants, many with live entertainment at night, or if you take one of the trips advertised on various boards scattered around the place.
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Member since: 2004
Property Type
- Apartment
- On floor 1
- 91 m²
House Rules
- Max. occupancy 6
- Children Welcome
- Pets Considered
Accommodation Type
- Vacation Rental
- Guests Provide Their Own Meals
- Long-Term Renters Welcome
Bedrooms: 2 Bedrooms, Sleeps 6, Beds for 6
Bathrooms: 1 Bathroom, 1 Half Bathroom
Other Amenities
- We have a lovely little balcony with a table and four chairs, where you can enjoy your breakfast overlooking the sea. Fantastic. Also from the balcony you will see the children's play area, and the barbeque area. On your arrival you should find in the fridge, a carton of milk for that all important cup of tea after your flight, and fresh orange juice. Enjoy your stay at our Residence in Ravda....moreless
- Books
- CD Player
- Games
- Radio
- Satellite / Cable
- Stereo
- Television
- Family
- Holiday Resort
- Luxury
- Sports & Activities
- Tourist Attractions
- Bay/Sound
- Churches
- Cinemas
- Marina
- Museums
- Playground
- Restaurants
- Ruins
- Theme Parks
- Water Parks
Local Services & Businesses
- ATM/Bank
- Groceries
Leisure Activities
- Beachcombing
- Gambling Casinos
- Horseback Riding
- Outlet Shopping
- Paddle Boating
- Scenic Drives
- Sight Seeing
- Walking
Location Type
- Beach
- Near The Ocean
- Oceanfront
- Resort
Sports & Adventure Activities
- Cycling
- Fishing
- Freshwater Fishing
- Jet Skiing
- Paragliding
- Pier Fishing
- Sailing
- Scuba Diving Or Snorkeling
- Sound/Bay Fishing
- Surfing
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Water Skiing
- Wind-Surfing
- Basic Soaps
- Bottled Water
- Hair Dryer
- Iron & Board
- Linens Provided
Living Room:
Two leather sofas, coffee table, TV and sound system...moreless
- Parking
- Parking Off Street
- Security System
- Sunbed
- Toilet Paper
- Towels Provided
- Washing Machine
- Cooking Utensils
- Dishes & Utensils
- Dishwasher
- Microwave
- Oven
- Refrigerator
- Stove
- Toaster
- Balcony
- Beach Chairs
- Child's Swing
- Lawn / Garden
- Outdoor Grill
- Sand Box
- Unscreened Porch / Veranda
- Walkway To Water
Pool / Spa
- Communal Pool
- Outdoor Pool
Building Type
- Building
RatesCurrency Conversion
|Weekend Night
|Monthly *
May 20 - Jun 24, 2017
7 night min stay
Jul 1 - Sep 2, 2017
7 night min stay
Sep 3 - Sep 30, 2017
7 night min stay
Additional information about rental rates
- Refundable Damage Deposit $129.36
- No additional mandatory fees
Bulgaria although a member now of the EU, still uses the lev as their currency, therefore a lot more holiday spend for your English pound. Consider what you will pay per head for hotel accommodation and I bet our apt with flights on top will work out to your advantage. Plus you have a home not just a room. I can now take Credit and Debit card payments
The apt can be booked off season for those people wishing to come to Bulgaria with the intention to buy a property. As we do not wish to encourage those who just want to visit Bulgaria for cheap drink, and we also do not wish to upset our neighbours, we ask that families and professional couples only make enquiries of our lovely apartment.
January 2011, from certain airports RYan Air are doing flights to Plodiv from £59, Plodiv is 4hrs drive to Racda, the taxi fare would be 200 lev which is £87.62p, so a very cheap holiday.
Owner's cancellation policy:
50% refund for cancellations more than 7 days before check-in date.
100% refund for cancellations more than 14 days before check-in date.
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Car: Not Necessary
From the main road in front of the apartment turn left and a twenty minute walk will take you to the area of Ravda itself. Here you will find a lovely little collection of bars \ restaurants, shops and a funfair. To the right from the apartment, again about twenty minutes walk takes you to Nessebar, old and new. Both are very busy areas. Old Nessebar however is just gorgeous as it is a quaint old town with so many little streets going off in all directions and all filled with goodies to take your leva. This property was featured in March edition 2006 Place in the Sun magazine.
Sunny Beach is a 10 - 15 minute bus ride away and the buses are 5 mins walk from the apt. This is where the majority of the water sports are. Walk along its main promenade but take a swerve off to the left and find the Street of Arts and just enjoy the talented artists.
Other Activities: Aqua Parks, trampolines, bungy jumps for small and big, fun fairs.
Golf: Sliven is about an hour and a half away from Ravda and next year if not the year after a golf course will be completed a lot closer, maybe half an hour away. So golfers keep checking this site.
Owner info
Year Purchased: 2004
About the owner: Mac and I have now retired, as well as renting out the apt in Bulgaria for a number of years, we had a hire boat business here in the UK which we ran for 10 years. Sadly Mac had a brain aneurism in March this year 2016, thankfully he has recovered well but I felt stress was a big issue and so decided the boat business had to go, as it is a stressful and very expensive business to run. I intended to sell the apt but prices for property have fallen, so I have put it back on the rental market for people to enjoy for a while longer, as Bulgaria itself is becoming more and more popular as it is still fantastic value for money. Do come and stay at the Ravda Residence and have a great time.
Why the Owner Chose Ravda, Bulgaria:
This apt is on the ground level so no mobility issues, if you have children, they can play in the children's play area and you can keep your eye on them from the balcony. It is close for shops, bars restaurants, bus services to Old Nessebar and Sunny Beach. The apt itself is directly above the beach and the complex is small, so a peaceful holiday is ensured.
The Unique Benefits at this Apartment:
Beautiful location away from all the noise of Sunny Beach but close enough to go and enjoy the night life it has to offer.
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- Secondary: +44 1142347897 Anytime
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Beach in front of the Apartment
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Double bedroom
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This email came across my desk only yesterday. Jimmy T, a damn good friend of mine, sent it to a mailing list that I frequent and then kindly gave me permission to post it here. It's what I consider to be essential reading for anyone who wants to break into the field of comic books. Beware, sharks troll those waters.
Before we start understand this - Jimmy is one of the all-time good guys. He's done some work for me in the past and I've always offered to pay him, and he's always refused. I don't expect that to continue and I'd be more than happy to pay him for anything he's done - but, as I said, he's a good guy and someone I'm happy to call my friend. Add to that he's an exceptionally talented artist in his own right (the art in this post was all inked by Jimmy). I've seen him grow into the artist he is over the past few years and it's been a thrill to see someone just starting out slowly but surely establish himself as a professional inker by furthering his talent via hard work and by listening. What happened to Jimmy and Cesar Feliciano at the hands of this particular shark should not happen in this day and age - and there shouldn't be a need for a site like Unscrewed, yet there is and it does. You'll find links scattered throughout Jimmy's account and I urge you to click them and read up as much as you can. Of particular note, click this link to an open letter that Tony Isabella has been distributing and see if you're able to sign it. Also, feel free to pass any of the links, or information, in this post anywhere you want - the more people that see it the better.
Sadly getting done over happens to almost everyone - no matter what we read, hear or see before we ease in. You'd think with all the stories I know of about people in these industries then I'd certainly know better, yet I got done over by a publisher recently and it's still costing me, both professionally and personally. These people exist only to do damage and then walk away from the train wrecks that they leave behind. It takes people as brave as Jimmy and advocates like Tony Isabella to expose such people - at risk to their own careers - and it shouldn't (Tony has gone on record as saying this about Olney: "In my 35 years in the comics industry, he's one of the worst and most vile and most untrustworthy people I've come across." Now Tony has met almost everyone, including some of the real pieces of work in the comic book industry, so for him to make that claim, well you do the math). Yet these things shouldn't happen either. Publishers like Rick Olney (no links for this arsehole) are a pox on the comic book industry, hell, they're a pox on any industry, and the sooner they get out of things the better.
I doubt that anyone will stand to defend him (but hey - if you are one of the ones that want to defend him then feel free to get in touch - this blog always has a right of reply, unless you're clearly an idiot who wants to rant and rave), and as recently as this week I've heard he's still at it, this time ripping off Barry Pearl's brilliant book on Marvel by claiming it as his own and then acting belligerent when called out on it. It's odd but Olney's actions make those people that we've read about in the books about comic book history look like saints - at least they'd throw people a bit of cash every so often. But, as I wrote Barry, history, and people, tend to have a way of catching up with arseholes like Olney, usually in carparks. So read the following and learn from it.
THIS is a true story not a RANT! Ignore it if you are already one that has been taken, because it is long, and has suggestions for those doing small press and indy work. Especially working for people that are publishing comics without a lot of references.
I figured I would post this so others won't do what I did.
I was asked to ink a story over a fellow artists pencils, for a book called Monster Squad, by Rick Olney of Tightlip Entertainment, out of Mowhawk, NY (off route 84). We were told we would get paid every ten pages, plus bonuses and percentages. We had some people on board that a lot of you know or heard of.
It looked like a good thing because the penciler is a friend, so we agreed. Contracts signed, and we went to work, but that's when things got strange. Everything was delays and scripts were not finished as well as characters developed, but promises of making it up to us were made, and he supposedly was a fellow Marine, which we take seriously, Semper Fi and all that.
Anyway I noticed as we started the first three covers that he was getting promo clocks, and messages were flying about sculptures which he made photos available to us in our private forum.
Good! Right! If he has the money for that stuff, we should be OK. Well now I see the fellow who made the clocks ask for a check, and Rick starts running him down on the forum. The fellow responded politely that he needed the money for the clocks at least as he had paid for them. Rick again started to verbally abuse him.
Then a creator asked about checks for work done and was promptly treated the same way. This went on for a while but he would e-mail us saying that they were being paid and to keep going and what wonderful work we did. He then was going to pay everyone to go down to Pittsburgh for the show and we would all meet. Well when show date came he denied it but told me in an e-mail he would reimburse me but not to spread it around. I declined.
By this time my penciler (you all know him) and I talked it over as we had 10 pages done and invoiced him. The response was that covers did not count as pages and they would be paid for at the completion of each book. I told him I don't think so, and he said just finish three more pages and I will get you a check out post haste.
Cesar (whoops!) and I discussed it and said, well we are committed this far lets see what happens. In the meantime the Freedom Three comic was being done at the same time, and we all shared a forum together. And they were being berated everytime someone mentioned payment. Excuses flew left and right like a crack head talking to a counselor.
Rick ranted and started to sound delusional. Still we were polite and stayed quiet until our invoices were sent. We were told checks would be forthcoming (that was over a year ago).
After my third invoice I received an E-mail from Rick stating I was talking about him in a forum, which I'd never heard of, with some people I also had never heard of, and as we had a non-disclosure agreement I was now in big trouble. So I basically told him I had never signed a non disclosure agreement, just the contract, and I was coming to see him face to face in so many words, any time, any place get my dough...in fact his rant infuriated me so much I almost took the ride to take the pay out of his hide that day but one of my brothers cooled me down.
Remember by this point I looked up the link and now saw how many people this weasel had screwed and the list was still growing.
He then apologized and asked If we would rather do another book for him (he appeared to have the IQ of a lugnut by this point with his rambling). I declined. So here we are a year strung out and I am so pissed I want to draw and quarter this maggot (pardon me to those of sensitive tastes).
Up comes http://www.unscrewedcomic.com/ and I see he is in to artists and creators etc., for over $60,000.00 and I lost over $2,000.00 in promised payments.
And he still was having Chuck Dixon going to write for him in his e-mails to me!!!! I do not know if Chuck got paid yet but he threatens everyone with lawsuits and had some people nervous. To those nervous people I encourage you to slap a lawsuit on his fatass and I will take the ride to collect it if you like. Believe me he is a putz.
So now the present.. TA DA.. I beat him in court today and will file in New York to see if I can enforce judgement as I have been a Constable for over 30 years and can do it in my sleep. Otherwise I will sell it to someone their to make his life miserable. It stopped being about the money early on and became principle.
So heed this warning if Rick Olney asks you to do anything for him. And if you know him and see me and him at the same show point him out so I can say "Hi".
MORAL: If you work for an independent or small press make sure to include in all agreements or contracts at least a variation of:
1 - If payment is not made within the specified agreement period, then all agreements and contractual obligations with *company et all* are hereby null an void. Further the publisher will be liable for agreed upon percentages of projected sales, bonuses and interest in any litigation that may result from such non-payment.
2 - Original artwork will be returned to Inker unless the artist makes a deal for less pay, and it is agreed upon that they split. This is because some inkers depend on the revenues of inked page sales to make up for the small pay they get.
3 - An advance of one page is made as security and payment should be made upon completion of each page thereafter. This could be two pages to ten pages depending on what the publisher can afford for his project. If the publisher cannot pay you, why is he producing a comic?
4 - If the publisher feels you are not right after the first few pages he can cancel you with an agreed upon dismissal fee (you may have given up another book for him). This only if he or she puts a dismissal clause that you are not up to snuff, otherwise, disregard.
If a publisher does not like this, then don't do it. You're going to get peanuts from most indy's and small press anyway so why chase for it. There are some that do pay decent. I want to qualify that, so I don't get e-mails.
Green Lantern rebirth payed $450.00 per page to pencil. Some small press are giving guys that have decent talent, $10.00 to $100.00 per page. With print runs of 50 to 2000 copies they are not going to make any money percentage wise. So with so little money at stake for talent to try to break in, I think it is disgusting that these predators screw them like that.
I am payed well for what I do so I don't need inking for a living. I do this for the love of the craft. I do not seek a job with anyone, unless Archie asked me because Bob Smith is cool and I want to be like him.
Anyway you get the picture. So people like Cesar who deserves a break with a major company, does not get screwed like that wasting over a year, that could have been better served by penciling for cool inkers like you guys...and young ladies ( yeah I see some of your cool inks too).
Sorry if this was long but I had to reaffirm this. OK back to the boards, and I won't ever bore you with this again. I just thought it was worth mentioning. And a tip of the hat to Tony Isabella for his help as well.
---Jimmy T
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Sunday, May 13, 2007
Tightlip Entertainment: Lessons Learnt The Hard Way
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What a sad story, Jim.
I hate to hear about such things, but I am glad that forums like Danny's exist to keep people properly informed of such behaviors.
By the way, I love that BATMAN piece on the blog entry, sort of Neal Adams meets Adam West meets Joe Staton!!!
This is high praise coming from me.
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Andrew McElwee
Andrew McElwee (died 18 June 1968)[1] was a British trades unionist and Labour Party politician.
McElwee joined the Clydebank branch of the Amalgamated Society of Woodworkers in 1907. He subsequently transferred to a union branch in Brixton, London. He was elected to the union's general council and was chairman from 1924 to 1926.[2]
He was nominated as the Labour Party candidate for the Manchester constituency of Hulme with the support of the woodworkers' union, but failed to win the seat at the 1924 general election.[3] In 1925 he was chairman of the Dumbarton and Clydebank Labour Party, and gave evidence to an enquiry into the Clydebank Rents Strike.[4]
McElwee again stood at Hulme at the 1929 general election, and was elected. However, he became involved in a dispute with his sponsoring union, who refused to support him at the ensuing election in 1931. The Divisional Labour Party asked him to stand down as candidate, but he refused to do, and after a search for a replacement candidate he received the Labour nomination.[5] He was defeated, with the Conservative Party regaining the constituency.
In February 1932 the executive council and a number of officials of the Amalgamated Society of Woodworkers issued summonses alleging criminal libel against the former MP. The allegations centred on statements made in four letters written by McElwee about the union. The letters accused identifiable officials of corruption and of misappropriation of expenses.[2] In May 1932 he entered a plea of guilty to the charges and was bound over to keep the peace on his personal recognisance of £100.[6]
- ^ Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "H" (part 4)[self-published source][better source needed]
- ^ a b Criminal Libel Charge, Ex MP and Trade Union officials, The Times, February 26, 1932, p.4
- ^ The General Election - Nominations, The Times, October 20, 1924, p.24
- ^ Clydebank Rents Enquiry, The Times, February 27, 1925, p.9
- ^ Manchester and Salford, The Times, October 14, 1931, p.6
- ^ Charges of Criminal Libel - Ex Labour MP bound over, May 3, 1932, p.7
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- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by Andrew McElwee
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The Missing Pearl
The day that Ele was to leave the land of rope swings and tree forts, wilderness and farmland, was the day that her dear dog vanished. It was as if the dog knew that the family was moving away and so it did what Ele could only imagine doing—it vanished into the magical woods of Zoe Island.
Her mother was in a busy stress, her father sick in bed, and so it was up to Ele to embark on an urgent search party for her beloved companion before it was too late.
"Oh Pearl, where have you gone?" she called, running through the tall grasses by the fishpond.
It was very unlike her dog to stray too far from the farmhouse, and Ele knew she was afraid to go beyond the orchard for fear of the raccoons and foxes. And yet, a peculiar feeling drew Ele along the trail from the garden gate up the hill behind the greenhouse to the edge of the woods. She had walked, skipped, and ran this trail since she was a small child, but something about today made her nervous, as if she was venturing beyond some hidden boundary.
"Pearl?" she called softly. "You didn't go into the woods did you?"
The saddening realization that this may be her last time walking this trail made the scene feel different, almost unfamiliar.
"Pearl, I don't want to leave our home anymore than you do. But we can't stay here."
Lingering at the edge of the woods, she turned to gaze over her childhood home. The blue paint of the farmhouse was peeling in the summer sun, and the plants on the deck were overflowing with joy for life, their colors vibrant and expressive. The home as a whole seemed nestled in a little paradise of farmland, orchards, and gardens with the rich green of the forest surrounding it all in a comforting embrace.
Feeling the love for her home suddenly deepen and grasp at her heart, Ele let a sob break free. This is where she had grown up. This is where her imagination dwelled and played. This home protected her from the worries of the big world beyond Zoe Island. Yet somehow the worries had found her family even here in this oasis of childhood dreams and make-believe. Her father had fallen ill and the money was falling short. And then her mother, who had always felt isolated on such a small island, found a new job in the big city.
A sudden rumble brought Ele back into the urgency of the present, and her eyes flashed to the driveway where the big ugly moving truck sat puffing smoke and fidgeting impatiently. Time was running short! Turning her back on the scene, she took one solid look at the shadowy trail and began to run. A thrill welled up in her chest as she imagined running away from it all; maybe she could find Pearl and the two of them could hide out in the woods until her parents gave up and left. They could build a fort and live in the woods like elves, only sneaking back for food and supplies.
But Ele knew she was getting too old for such dreams and the city was going to swallow her up soon enough. But first she had to find Pearl!
Five steps past Trickle Creek, Ele stopped short as this familiar place felt different once again. Was it just the looming fact that she was leaving and not coming back? Or had something changed? She soon found herself gazing up a slight incline to the barbed wire fence that lined this side of the property. The fence held a grim reverence for Ele, instilled with the memory of those steely twines latching onto her, ripping her dress, pulling her hair, and not letting her go until she had carefully detached every individual twine while tears blurred her vision.
For some reason, even as she had grown into an agile young woman of a solid fifteen years, she still remained respectful of this fence and their previous encounter. Looking at it now, she knew that she could cross it without an issue, maybe even grab hold of a post and hop over it entirely. And yet, for some reason, the far side of this fence had never called to her. Until now.
Frowning, Ele walked cautiously up the slight incline, all too aware of the distant rumble of the moving truck. At the base of the fence, she could see where an animal had burrowed under the lowest strand of prickly metal, and the space where the dirt had been scratched away was just large enough for Pearl to fit through. Perhaps she had chased a rabbit under the fence and not known how to get back.
Climbing shakily over the barbed wire, Ele felt a strange thrill in her limbs. There was a distinct trail angling up the hill between the rocks and brush and Ele wondered again why she had never ventured over this fence before. The back of her parent's property did not even have a fence, just a few pink ribbons hanging from the trees. And the fence that ran along the eastern side was made of wood and half rotten anyway.
Ele scrambled up the trail, careful not to get caught in the blackberry vines or brush the stinging nettles along the way. It wasn't a very friendly trail, and the rocks kept slipping and scattering beneath her feet, but Ele soon reached the top where the trail continued through tall grass and below snags of prickly rosebuds.
Here, she found a series of old clay pots lining the trail and bursting with weeds and green yellow grass. But what startled her were the shadowed faces that peered out of each pot, carved in stone and each holding a unique expression. The first glared at Ele as if daring her to keep walking. The next face looked to be laughing at her, and not at all in a nice way. By the time she got to the third, Ele was unsure whether she ought to continue along the path. The third face was gravely serious, and its eyes bored into her, commanding her to stop. She felt an icy chill at the back of her neck and a little flickering flame in her stomach. But curiosity drew her onwards.
After several more faces, which equally questioned her with glares and scoffs and arrogant scorn, Ele stamped her foot and turned to the faces directly. "You are all the most ugly faces I have ever seen!" she said. "You think you own the world by scaring everyone else away, don't you? Well," she paused, "I think you're hiding something." And she continued to walk the trail with resumed confidence.
It wasn't until she had rounded a bend between the thick undergrowth that her footsteps came to a stop. A series of paw prints followed the trail straight into a large yawning mouth in the hillside. The hole was blacker than a starless night and the entrance was lined with jagged rocks.
Ele's eyes were wide and staring, but no light came to her from within the cave and nothing revealed itself. And yet the darkness was staring her down in a far stronger way than those faces had done. With thick, prickly bushes lining the pathway, there was nowhere to go but into the cave or back the way she had come. And with another ten steps of innocent forest before the cave, she couldn't turn back so soon.
She took one step and felt a trill of fear. But she was able to calm herself down with a few words of reason. "This place is on my neighbor's property. Old man Jenkins is a sweet old man. What's to be afraid of?"
After another couple steps, she felt a sense of self-doubt. Again, a few careful words convinced her to carry onwards. "...Well, of course I don't know what's in the cave. And that is why I am just going to take a quick peek. No harm in that."
Another few steps and Ele felt a new sensation. "Maybe I shouldn't be here. What if someone catches me sneaking around...?"
But by this time, Ele was only a few steps away and she could see stone stairs descending into darkness. And then, her mind, which was still fumbling to keep the experience at bay by busying itself with words and explanations, was suddenly blown silent like a candle going out as her vision plummeted into darkness. Her mind reeled as the world seemed to burst open at the seams and a million eyes peered out of the dark unknown at her. She felt entirely exposed and vulnerable, as if she had crossed all the lines past all the warnings, climbed over every guard rail, unhooked from every safety rope, and was now standing on a tiny ledge thrust over an abyss. And it felt as if all the while her entire world had stood by and watched in dismay, and everyone was judging her and scolding her and yelling at her to come back.
Shaking, she took another step, but her body was tingling and the air felt alien and raw in her lungs. Her body buzzed with energy and her mind began to panic. She didn't belong here. She wasn't meant to go into the cave. She must get back to what was familiar.
Ele might have taken a few more steps. She might have descended into the ultimate unknown. She might have left behind everything she knew. But instead, a voice suddenly shattered her concentration and she felt her whole world pulling her back like a recoiling spring.
"Ele!" came the cry of her mother's voice through the trees. "We're going to miss the ferry!"
And as Ele fled the darkness back into the sunny forest, the unknown was replaced with a world so familiar that all of her fears were erased. It took less than thirty seconds to rush past the stone faces and to scramble down the hillside and over the fence. And in another minute, Ele was in the midst of her parents' weariness and her mother was goading her into the truck, assuring her that Pearl would turn up and be transferred to the new home eventually. And as Ele worried about the fate of her dog while trying to not cry about leaving her childhood home, the experience of the dark cave began to seem like nothing more than a dream.


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Update: The trailer was now released, which is included below.
We recently had Lemonade Detroit shoot interviews of Detroiters being successful in Detroit despite the economy. From their own website, the synopsis for the movie is:
"Lemonade: Detroit" is a film about the disarming resilience of a city that can no longer rely on a single industry for its livelihood, and the entrepreneurial strengths of those who are reinventing themselves and their communities.
Instead of sensationalizing blight, "Lemonade, Detroit" will sensationalize hope, told through the intensely personal stories of those who are turning the city into what it will become.
What they've done in other markets, they're now doing in Detroit with a Motown twist. This is a great opportunity to see hope in Detroit and positive news instead of the countless negativity that we encounter every day. There are bright spots in Detroit, there are success stories in spite of the economy, and there is hope. The following trailer for Lemonade Movie shows you what they've done before, although they were here in Detroit shooting for a new movie on hope in Detroit, it gives you an idea of the excellent film makers that are putting it together!
Lemonade: Detroit Trailer from Erik Proulx on Vimeo.
You can also view a little more of one of the interviews that is the owner of my favorite crepe place! As Torya Goes, Detroit Goes
The Lemonade Detroit crew was also nice enough to take some great shots of our loft space that they used downstairs for interviews and some shots of a portion of the warehouse they took over upstairs for a different backdrop. We would like to thank Erik Proulx and everyone from Lemonade for using our space to shoot such a great movie with an excellent message.


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Re: The Essential GT Car List
Way2gd4u956 wrote:
My ultimate wish is for all of the cars to be premium with as much detail as possible. I honestly do not care what cars are in GT, as long as effort is put into each of them, I will be happy forever.
that is faulty logic if I may say so, as it is only setting us up to have more complaints.
if the standard (pun intended) for GT is to have no standards, and all premiums, PD can accomplish this by simply removing all standard cars from the game, and then lists like this will be even more extensive with people begging for certain cars we used to have.
I understand everyone wants stuff to be shiny and perfect-looking, but seriously, the standards still drive good, are fun, and there are so many of them that if GT5 didn't have them, we'd have moved on to something else by now.
PD did put effort into the standards. They put forth the effort to give you hundreds and hundreds of bonus cars that otherwise would not be in the game. It's not like they said, "okay for this car we'lre going to make it look bad and for that car, good."
I'm sorry if that comes across as condescending, but if you really don't like the standards, you can always drive the cars that are premiums and stay out of rooms that are racing only a standard model car. Then, you'd have your dream game, because as you said, you don't even care which cars you'd have or wouldn't have...
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Re: The Essential GT Car List
lol... sorry man, but sometimes it's really hard to tell someoen they're not seeing something and not have it sound that way
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Manufacturer: Toyota
Corolla FX16 GT-R 1987 (maybe more)
Race series: Can be modified to run in SCCA Street Prepared
Country of origin: Japan (?)
I can't figure out the new picture posting method.....
Either that or it doesn't like Linux.
From what I am told, this car may not be powerful, but it's made to race, and with some suspension mods can challenge an EVO! ( in corners )
This was Toyota's all out racer for the cheap, and had special suspension setups to allow racing tuning of the suspension out of the box.
This is a very fun car to drive, and MANY of the surviving ones are set up for racing. With a power upgrade, it WILL be civics!
I have a link to another forum where this car was fondly remembered, but I wasn't sure it was okay to post it here.
I am autistic, but not always eloquent.
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That's one of the things that the F game likes to be misleading about.
Only the Autovista cars in Autovista mode have that polygon density. During races, their pixel density is less than half what it is in Autovista (In other words, less than Gran Turismo 5's pixel density during races)
By the way, another thing T10 makes misleading was the F5 trailer. That is not even close to what gameplay will look it. It was just a pre-rendered animation.
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I'm not sure on the exact details, but yes, the F game's Guiness World Record of 800,000 polygons is only for Autovista cars in Autovista mode (when there is just one car and a very simple background). The cars do not have that level of detail during races.
Also, I don't like to believe rumors, but this one seems believable to me. Some people say the reason the F game's engines noises "sound" better, is because they enhanced them, the same way movies enhance sound effects. By comparison, Gran Turismo kept the sounds as they were recorded from the cars.
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In a way, yes. You work your way up from a base modle. I have owned about 8 XBOX's, and a PS3 since launch, Ps2, ps1, yada yada. I have kept current with games on both consoles. FORZA is NOT in ANY WAY on the same level as GT in terms of simulation. It's pure arcade, and the physics are not realistic. People swear they are, but I don't think that FORZA punishes drivers for driving errors the way GT Does (rewind a corner and do it over-peh!).
What I will say is aesthetically speaking, the game looks better. The cars are intricately detailed, the backgrounds are realistic (GT5's are OK, but I'm sure we all realize that they could be better). How many cars in GT have no driver view detail (black interior detail)? How many have no RM? How many look exactly the same before/ after a car wash? On how many can you put a lick of personalization?
FORZA has no car wash, so GT wins that one!
My point is that you go to each game for a different reason. If you want all premium cars (detail wise) , go get an XBOX and play FORZA (this is the point I was trying to make with my original post, but I was on my way out the door). If you want access to the real world cars that drive (ha!) today's racing pulse, get GT and the thousands of cars it offers. You won't see the detail though, as they have quantity over quality. The quality is excellent for the number of cars, but FORZA wins as far as looks go IMHO.
The PS4 has a 50% more powerful GPU, 2 GB more usable RAM for developers, and over 100% more bandwidth than the XBOX 1; more than enough to address these minor complaints I have.
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I agree, but the backgrounds are wayy better in Forza. The car detail drops, but there are improvements in other areas. Get in a Zonda and go into cockpit view. Look at the clunky lights sticking up and tell me GT has better car pixelation. You may be right on the other cars one sees while driving.
I won't make an argument on xbox's 512 unified RAM to sony's 256/256, as GT is not ported from another platform other than the computer, but I will say that MANY more games drop in 1080p on the XBOX, and it's not the same when your tv upscales as when the dev does it. Yes, they render all games in 720p (current platform), but the way they port them to XBOX/PS3 is different. Many times the Ps3's octagonial 720p CELL looks better than XBOX's 1080, but that is not the case with these two games.


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Microsoft: Official price reduction of Xbox 360 Elite
Much is rumored about a possible cancelation of the Xbox 360 Pro which could go hand in hand with a price reduction of the top model Xbox 360 Elite. The latter has now been officially confirmed.
Microsoft has officially confirmed that their console will be available in only two versions from now on. The Xbox 360 Pro with its 60 GByte hard drive will disappear from the market little by little.
From today the price of the top model Xbox 360 Elite is cut by 50 Euro and will be available for just 250 Euro. For financial reasons the HDMI cable will not be included in the package anymore, the rest of the standard accessory remains constant, though. The Xbox 360 Arcade keeps the price of 200 Euro.
According to Microsoft the separation of entry-level and premium level will be clearer now. The reason for Microsoft to take this step is the latest price cut of the Sony PS3 Slim. Console fans will be pleased about the reduced prices - will Nintendo soon cut Wii prices, too?