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"What had been perceived as gang warfare has quickly escalated in what can only be seen as civil war within the Superhuman ranks, with casualties reaching well into the hundred. The two forces met early in the hours of this morning and have been ruthlessly fighting since, in what has been dubbed the Battle for Oceanus. Yet what, the people ask, has the Government been doing about this?"
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"You have read my papers Mr President, you know what I have planned, what I can do... with your permission I can begin attaining my instruments and continue your work," the President sighed slightly.
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Advertisers are having a Moment moment.
In the past year, Twitter has struggled to find new users and significantly increase its ad revenue. The company has admitted that, yes, its product is confusing; non-users don't see a need to join nor do they quickly get it if they do. Advertisers meanwhile want to buy ads where they know they'll reach a lot of the right kind of users. Unlike Facebook, which boasts nearly 1.5 billion users capable of being targeted with extreme precision, Twitter has seemed like a less exciting place to buy ads.
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'What Twitter is really embracing here is what they really own—it's real time.' Chris Tuff, 22squared
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For Twitter, Moments is a way to make its service more accessible. It may attract new users to Twitter. It may mean people will use the platform differently than they have in the past. Either way, advertisers see a boon in Moments' emphasis on visuals like video clips and photos, its topic-based storytelling, its ability to capture live events, and its slower pace.
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Tuff says he believes advertisers will think of promoted Moments much like they already think of sponsored hashtags. "Whether you're tracking the floods happening in South Carolina or a TV show, it'll become instinctive for people to follow the related Moments," Tuff says. And that appeals to advertisers hoping to get in front of certain audiences. It also reminds Tuff and others of Snapchat's ads, another new format advertisers have been clamoring to buy.
"Advertisers activating around a specific event, sponsorship, or product launch will be best positioned to get the most out of Promoted Moments early on because they will need to have enough content related to a specific topic to share over the course of 24 hours," Taylor Wiegert, the senior planner for UX strategy at the Martin Agency, tells WIRED in an email. "Advertisers who have a story that's worth telling over the course of 24 hours (like, say, an Apple announcement) with tweets and Vines should consider Moments."
Although Twitter has not said it has plans for any other kinds of ads, you could also imagine the company selling ad space between swipes in Moments (or, say, after every fifth swipe inside a Moment). Sponsorship of live events such as the Oscars or NBA finals would offer another perfect opportunity for certain brands, especially with the help from Twitter's live-streaming service Periscope.
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Although what ads on Moments might look like is still an open question, ad agencies are already cautiously optimistic about the new feature's potential. First and foremost, Moments serves as a kind of user-friendly introduction to Twitter. If Twitter is, in fact, able to entice new users and, perhaps, even bring them into Twitter's larger ecosystem, it will be a success for advertisers who may want to reach as broad an audience as possible.
"The most exciting part of Moments from an advertising perspective is its potential to get Twitter in front of more people, some of which will create accounts and others who will just want to observe a particular topic and then move on," Wiegert adds. "More users means more opportunities for advertisers to reach the right ones and create Promoted Moments of their own."
Moments also functions differently from the typical Twitter stream—and its very visual form is an advantage to advertisers. "It's full of Vines, tons of Vines, almost exclusively Vines," Adam Simon, head of strategy at IPG Media Lab, jokes. "But it's very visual, very evocative, very emotional in a way that when I open my Twitter timeline it's not, it's mostly text.
"For advertisers, you always want to associate your brand with positive or exciting emotion. Having that rich visual lets you do that. It also lets you tell better stories."
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Ad agencies are also excited about the way users—assuming Moments attracts them—will interact with Moments. Twitter users typically zoom through tweets, skipping over many of them. They may only see the newest ones at the top of their feed. Moments feels slower, less chaotic, more curated—it's the magazine to Twitter's newswire. "It's more of a story," says longtime ad exec Dave Zinman, chief operating officer of ad-tech company RadiumOne. "To advertisers that matters. Whether the message is really targeted or not, you still have to get users' attention. Advertisers will totally pay for a more engaged person."
That's not to say that Moments automatically means advertisers will start funneling ad dollars away from Facebook to Twitter just yet. The product is new, and there's no guarantee that users, new or old, will flock to it. Advertisers will likely wait to see exactly what Promoted Moments look like, what the audience using it is, and how they can target users.
"We'll want to know what's open to us from a paid perspective and what types of content are rising to the top. Who's engaging? What types of consumers? How often are they coming? On mobile? On desktop?" says Matthew Wurst, vice president of social media at ad agency 360i.
"Twitter needs to continue to enhance tools they offer to marketers. Video is a big area for us as advertisers, but it's still relatively limited in terms of creativity and flexibility." Vines, for example, can only be 6 seconds maximum in length.
And yet with cofounder Jack Dorsey officially at the helm as CEO—and with the well-liked and ad-savvy Adam Bain as COO—agencies seem to think that Twitter might finally attract more users and advertisers—the lifeblood Twitter needs.Go Back to Top. Skip To: Start of Article.


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I need to track and maintain over 80 maintenance renewals for service agreements... how can i do this in spiceworks?
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May 13, 2008 at 3:32 UTC
Hi Michelle,
In the 3.0 version of the product we're adding the ability to track service providers and their agreements. You can track expiry dates, contracts, and contact information. You can try out the beta (search for 3.0) and let us know what you think.
May 13, 2008 at 3:33 UTC
In Spiceworks 2.1 you are unable to do this. HOWEVER, in 3.0 we've added a new feature for Service Providers. You can maintain your contracts here and even get notified when they are about to expire.You can test out Spiceworks 3.0 beta by searching for the 3.0 beta testing group.
Also, take a look at the help pages about Service Providers for more information, we have also creatd a video that is on the help page.
May 14, 2008 at 2:37 UTC
Can i also track pricing associated with these items?
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Can i also track pricing associated with these items?
Absolutely! Did you get a chance to take a look at the links I posted? They give a really good overview of what the Service Providers feature will have :-)
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Take a look at the screenshot I attached, I think you'll get a really good idea from this.


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Epilogue: Nearing the Beginning
While Fujitsu had a crush on Krystal when he first met her, after visiting one of Stoenn's labs for a tour after he put him on job training, he knew that they wouldn't get together; Roy and she seemed bound for life to begin with. Though, he could honestly say that he was happy for the two of them, his two best friends in the world, joining in marvelous matrimony. He was determined to do what he could to make their reception the best ever, so he contacted the Captain (whose name he could never remember), and through his connections he got them a gigantic luxury cruise liner, top of the line model, on which they would be spending their honeymoon, paid for by Stoenn, of course.
The night sky was gleaming with the late-Spring sky's stars, a crescent moon hovering over the ocean, magnificently luminescent. It was around twenty-one degrees Celsius out with a caressing breeze, blowing the salty ocean air. Somewhere off in the distance, a beautiful fireworks show was commencing in the distance, completely coincidental to the wedding. The waves were stealthy, making sound splashes against the docks, and some Dewgong were crying on a tiny isle nearby. It was all they could have ever hoped for.
The wedding guests piled onto the gorgeous ship, taking in every one of the said details, and with signs pointing them to the ballroom, they let the party begin. There were two live bands on opposite sides of the dance floor; one was a small orchestra playing, well, orchestral music, and the other was Steely Ben, a hit pop artist, currently playing songs from one of his best albums, The Volbeat. It seemed as if both bands were competing to win control of the floor in an unsaid contest. On one other side of the dance floor, there was a fancy snack table lined with variable different foods (though you could eat a full course meal there if you wanted to). Then, above the area, there were a whole bunch of different contraptions made for producing trippy light shows for when everybody did start dancing, a good number put together by Roy, with some help from Fujitsu. The cake was yet to be seen.
Fujitsu was hovering around the snack table, admiring the handiwork and effort put into it (though refraining himself from eating any, since he just got over his sugar high), when Krystal and Roy walked up to him and gave him a group hug. "Thank you so much, Puuk. This is absolutely perfect," Krystal said, beaming.
"Eh, it wasn't really me, I just called the Captain and he did the rest," Fujitsu replied modestly, blushing and kind of being strained by the hug. They could tell this, so they let go a second later.
"It was still because of you that we got this," Roy said, trying to make Fujitsu not be modest. It didn't work, so he just gave up on that.
Stoenn strode up by the Insanity Trio, putting a gentle hand on Krystal. "Are you three enjoying yourselves?" he asked, taking a sip of champagne with his other hand.
"I dunno," Roy said sarcastically, glancing and smiling mischievously at Fujitsu, "this place seems kinda dinky, if you ask me."
Fujitsu pouted and slumped his shoulders. "Hey, we had to search through a cripe-ton of boat places that would do this stuff and make all the arrangements for all the stuffs, and do you know how hard it was to get these two bands to play together? They were-"
"Heel, heel!" giggled Krystal. "He was only joking with you."
"… Oh."
She turned to her brother and asked, "So, what is it that you wanted, Stoenn?"
"Ah, yeah, that's right! Aunt Raisin just came!" he said excitedly. This aunt must have been a favorite, because Krystal immediately got excited and went off with Stoenn to see her, forgetting about the two guys for the moment.
Fujitsu laughed. "And so she just leaves us. Maybe you should have a secret gay relationship with me in the meantime?"
Roy just gave him an odd look.
"… Hey, you teased me with the dinky ship thing, so what about me? I can't tease you?"
"Not like that, man."
Fujitsu put his hands on his hips and sighed, "Well, what can I do?"
Roy looked around the snack table and the ballroom. Looking back at Fujitsu, he suggested, "Well, you could tell me where the cake is. I'm kinda excited for it."
Fujitsu got all giddy with that suggestion. "Oh my God, oh my God, I knew I forgot something!" He grabbed and shook Roy by the shoulders. "You're going to love this cake! I made it myself just for the occasion!"
Oh crap, Roy thought.
Fujitsu reached into his pocket and grabbed a pokeball. He threw it up and out came his Raichu, Pichu. "It is time," was all he said to him, and apparently Pichu knew what to do because he nodded and used Agility to travel to the kitchen. Roy gave a nervous glance towards it. About half a minute later, a waiter came rushing out, pushing a huge cart with a giant lid on it onto the middle of the dance floor. He then expertly threw off the lid to reveal, simply put, the most delicious cake Roy had seen in his entire life.
A basic description of the cake would be that it was snowy-white with sparkles that made it seem that it had an intense aura of its own. The more specific details, however, are too fantastic to be described by mere words, and thus they will not be described.
"… And you made that," he inquired, goggling at the structure.
"Yup," Fujitsu replied proudly, adopting a heroic pose.
Roy turned to Fujitsu and asked, "Hey, mind me asking what flavor it is?"
Fujitsu spun to Roy, narrowed his eyes, and answered in a serious tone, "Cake flavor." And right after he said that, a smaller cake shot out of the big one, of which seemed to explode, and a guitar from the pop band cried. The smaller cake plopped down on the ground, followed by applause and laughs from the wedding guests.
Roy started laughing, too, but he stopped when he realized that that was the wedding cake. "Uh… please tell me there's a back-up cake?"
"'Course there is, buddy," Fujitsu responded, reaching again into his pocket, pulling out another pokeball. "You didn't think I'd leave you without a cake, did you?"
He tossed the ball way up high into the air and, surely enough, an equally fantastic cake beamed out, although it was a couple sizes smaller.
"Holy hell, man, how did you do that?" Roy asked, staring at Fujitsu with subtle amazement.
He replied, crossing his arms, "I dunno, man. It's kinda complicated."
"I'm a technician, remember? I think I can handle it."
"Oh yeah. Well, you see-"
The two of them turned their heads to a couple of feet in front of them. There they found the cake from the pokeball, splattered on the ground.
Fujitsu nor Roy said a word.
"I see that you two have been busy," said Krystal, walking back up to them, looking at the two piles of cake (the first one was already being cleaned up). She took and held Roy's hand, smiling.
Smiling back, he said, "Well, I don't think there's going to be any cake. Are you okay with that?"
"What do you mean, 'no cake'?" Fujitsu said, confused. He gestured to the splattered pile of cake before them. "There's some right there!"
"But... it's on the ground."
"That doesn't mean you can't still eat it."
In demonstration, Fujitsu took a plate, knife and fork from the snack table, cut out a section and plopped it onto his plate. He took a bite of it and smiled. "Mmm… tastes just like cake."
The newlyweds just shook their heads as they heard a giggle. Somewhere down the table a magnificent-looking woman was stealing glances at Fujitsu and giggled.
Roy grinned at Fujitsu. He went up to him and whispered "Hey, it looks like you got yourself a lady fan. A real looker, too." He made a subtle gesture to the woman. Fujitsu's eyes followed.
She indeed was a handsome young woman. Pretty curvy figure, deep green eyes, naturally great looking eyelashes, long, flowing brunette hair, what Fujitsu thought to be a sweet ass, and lastly a very bountiful bosom. Fujitsu's face flushed.
"Oh my God it's a girl," he stated, quickly moving behind Roy, despite being taller than him. "Hide me."
Krystal asked, "Oh, come now, Puuk, how old are you?"
"I don't know, I lost track!" he replied urgently. "And I don't know if I can act properly around girls!"
Roy put his arm on Fujitsu's shoulder. "Hey, if she's lucky enough to catch the bouquet, she could be marrying you in the future…. Shut up, Ego, I'm sure Fujitsu's not a stripper."
Fujitsu bit his finger. "Wait, the future? You mean… with jetpacks…?" he questioned curiously in a hushed voice.
"What need would we have for jet packs?" inquired Krystal, tilting her head.
Fujitsu got giddy again, and said. "Dude! Can't you see it?! If we waited a bit longer to do your wedding, we could have done the entire thing over Mount Attara with those things! And we could have done an aerial show, too! And everybody would be like 'p-WOOOOSSHH!' It would have been awesome!"
"Your imagination will never run dry, will it?" Roy asked, reaching for a fancy cup of gelatin, though it was more like a statement.
Fujitsu scratched his head. "It hasn't already?" He heard another giggle and jumped.
"Argh! I forgot about her!" Fujitsu half-cried. He started searching through his suit for something that most likely would have "saved" him. He didn't find it.
Face-palming himself, he whined, "Damn it! I forgot my Escape Rope in my other expensive suit!"
The woman broke out in laughter. She covered her mouth in an attempt to make it less obvious, and took the second line as a cue to exit stage left. The second Fujitsu peeked back at the spot she was before, he calmed down. "Phew, I thought she would never leave…. although I really wonder if she actually found me funny or was just laughing at me."
"What I am wondering is why you have an Escape Rope in a different suit," Krystal said, taking a sip of water.
Fujitsu replied, pulling a Charleston Chew from seemingly nowhere (but not doing anything with it), "Well, I forgot which suit was what and put it in the one that I play football in. It's my most expensive one, too."
"Hey!" called a voice from a couple of yards away. The trio looked in that general direction to see a man with a large camera set strapped to him jogging towards him. He seemed exhausted. "I've been looking for you guys. You didn't hire me for nothing! Now hold still, I need a couple of group photos of you."
"Will they be in sepia?" Fujitsu blurted out.
The guy looked at him funny. "I don't know, I mean, if they want them to, then yeah."
Fujitsu gave a puppy dog face to the couple. "Please?"
Roy scratched his head. "Well, I mean, it wouldn't hurt to do a couple of pictures like that, but why?"
Fujitsu looked unsure, which was saying something, seeing that he was always sure of himself, even when it involves something he says being most likely improbable. "I dunno…. It just seems right, you know? I just can't explain it. Maybe it's to make a cheesy moment or something."
Roy looked at Krystal, who only shrugged. "I imagine six would be sufficient."
Fujitsu immediately hugged the two of them. "I will forever be in lesbians with you guys."
"Please, guys, I know it's your big day and all, but could we hurry up with this?" urged the camera man.
In response, Roy swept Krystal off her feet, picked up her and gave a wide grin. Krystal started giggling at the action.
"Uh, hey, you, ponytail-guy. Smile normal. This ain't a freak show," the camera man ordered, his camera already set up.
The newlyweds took a chance and looked at Fujitsu to see what he was doing. His smile involved really curling the corners of his mouth like the Grinch and sticking out his lips as far as they could potentially go. He noticed the two of them staring at him, so he decided to dance some strange country dance. Roy and Krystal gave away and started laughing, which, in turn, made Fujitsu crack up. Which in turn made them crack up.
The camera guy smiled and shook his head. "A gimmicky wedding cake whose destiny is to be ruined, four-hundred pokedollars. Having your reception on a cruise liner a day before it was supposed to arrive, one-thousand pokedollars. Capturing an honest-to-God moment of happiness with your best friends…." He clicked the shutter button, and looked at the digital results on screen with glee.
"… Seven pokedollars and ninety-nine cents. Plus 'tax'."


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An Athlete in Action: Profile of a Volunteer
Above: Colby Thompson, graduate student at FDU and servant leader. (Photo by Dan Landau)
By Dan Landau
As a College at Florham undergraduate student and a member of the Devils basketball team, Colby Thompson sought to enhance the image of student-athletes on campus. He was involved all four years with the Student Athletic Advisory Committee (SAAC), which helps student athletes take an active role in the community, and served as president during his junior and senior years.
Under his leadership, the group was especially active and focused on showing that student athletes are trying to make a difference, he says.
Much of the SAACs service comes in the form of fundraising. Over the past two years, the SAAC raised $5,000 for breast cancer research. The organization also held sports clinics for special needs children at The Childrens Institute, read to children for Read Across America Day, participated in Relay for Life and conducted monthly campus clean ups.Right: Colby Thompson reads to elementary school students as part of his service work with the SAAC.
Currently a graduate student in the QUEST education program, Thompson looks back fondly on his undergraduate volunteer activities. I got a lot out of volunteering with SAAC exposing myself to new things and meeting new people. Looking back on it all now, I would say more than anything, the volunteering was fun.
Thompson heavily emphasizes how enjoyable serving others can be. I would encourage students to volunteer and get involved. Volunteering isnt just work, but can be a lot of fun.


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...and then forward with his vision of Nassau County, New York's future!
Many who read this article will not be from New York State let alone Nassau County on Long Island and will therefore ask themselves why they should care about what goes on there.
The answer is simple!
Because the administration of Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano is a roadmap for any governmental entity that wants to provide itself with the best model for achieving financial stability and the people who live there and companies that do business there an environment with the greatest potential for them to succeed and thrive.
Jobs, stable taxes, an end to government waste and creating an environment that's appealing for businesses both old and new!
Political Analysis of Nassau County Government
For those who read The Political Commentator on a consistent basis you know that the opinions offered here typically have to do with national and international issues with a particular focus on national security.
Much time is also spent questioning the motives and policies of the Obama administration when it comes to moving the country forward in the right direction.
Today, however, as a resident of Nassau County in New York State, my focus is much closer to home.
The adage that all politics is local has held true in the past and still holds very true today.
As a concerned citizen who owns a home, a business and who has kids in school I, along with over 1.3 million of my neighbors, also have a huge stake in the successful and thriving future of Nassau County.
Past Democrat administrations in Nassaus County, including the prior Suozzi administration, have taken the opposite tack to the Mangano mission statement above.
County Executive Mangano looks towards 'jobs, stable taxes, an end to government waste and the creation of an environment that's appealing for businesses both old and new' as the preferred method for maintaining the best quality of life for those who live and/or work here!
On-the-other-hand, Democrats in the past have implemented policies that resulted in bloated infrastructure, deficit spending, budget shortfalls and tax hikes that made Nassau County unattractive for both existing businesses and those who may be considering a move of their personnel and operations here.
And, as any amateur economist can tell you, a loss of businesses results in a loss of jobs, high unemployment and a need to raise taxes in order to make up for budget shortfalls that exacerbate existing monetary problems and that brings on new ones as well.
Democrat Tom Suozzi now wants another shot to do more of what he has done in the past. Can Nassau County and its citizens afford for that to happen?
The Ed Mangano vision for a thriving Nassau County
To make a long story short, yesterday I once again had the pleasure of meeting and listening to Ed Mangano articulate his vision for Nassau County going forward.
And while a vision for the future is all well and good, at the same time I can also look at the tangible results that he has accomplished during his administration.
The results of his policies since taking office are obvious to any Nassau resident who opens a tax bill and sees stability, opens a Newspaper and sees businesses choosing to stay here and others to move here or who examines the employment statistics and sees a Nassau County unemployment rate of 6.4% compared to a New York State level of 8.2% and a national level of 7.6%. (Source as of March 2013)
Mangano cut $290 million is wasteful government spending eliminating over 1,700 positions, eliminated patronage jobs, implemented public-private partnerships and more.
Critical for homeowners such as myself, he eliminated the 16% property tax hike that had been planned by the Suozzi administration and equally as important has held the line since.
If only local school districts could say the same!
And he has helped to bring or keep here in Nassau County over 18,000 jobs.
The botton-line?
Can Nassau County residents afford to go back to the type of borrow and spend mentality that created huge deficits, resulted in higher taxes and that threatened to drive people out rather than bring new people, businesses and jobs in?
If you believe that the same old Democrat way of doing business is bad for Nassau County and by extension bad for you and your way of life, then get behind Ed Mangano for another term as County Executive!
The Political Commentator offers its wholehearted endorsement for Ed Mangano's performance as the County Executive of Nassau County!
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Keywords: The Foo Fighters, Green Day, Jimmy Eat World, Alkaline Trio
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Duration: 3:47 Tempo: Med Fast BPM: 137
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Instruments: Guitar, Drum Kit, Drums, Bass, Electric Guitar, Electic Piano, Piano, Synthesizer, Vocals, Bass Guitar
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Language: English
Album: Last Night A Rock Band Saved My Life
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Sleepy eyes awake to find the feeling's lost throughout the night.
You breath out commotion, deprive me of oxygen.
One more time with misery, she'll dance around the room with me.
She steals my reflection. No problems, just questions today.
Run faster my friend, I'll see you around. (All I ever wanted to be)
We'll meet again, I won't let you down.
Shake me off to break the dust. A sharp contrast to dry my eyes.
A promise so simple, you told me you won't back down.
One more time sweet misery, we pull apart across the seam.
Don't give a pulse, don't refrain, don't look up, don't give in.
Always and forever, this drains me here forever and I can't say I blame you.
(I won't say it)
I never told you that all that we've been through has somehow defined me, opened my mind.
I couldn't save this, without you I'm worthless, a ship plotting circles, wasting your time.
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With a stay at Manchebo Beach Resort and Spa in Oranjestad, you'll be on the beach and minutes from Alhambra Casino and close to Royal Plaza Mall.
This 4-star resort is within close proximity of Links at Divi Aruba and Druif Beach.
Enjoy a meal at one of the resort's dining establishments, which include 3 restaurants and a coffee shop/café. From your room, you can also access room service (during limited hours). Mingle with other guests at a complimentary reception, held on select days. Thirsty? Quench your thirst at a bar/lounge, a beach bar, or a poolside bar.
Make yourself at home in one of the 72 individually decorated guestrooms, featuring refrigerators and LCD televisions. Your pillowtop bed comes with down comforters and Egyptian cotton sheets. Rooms have private furnished patios. Cable programming and iPod docking stations are provided for your entertainment, while complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you connected. Private bathrooms with showers feature rainfall showerheads and designer toiletries.
Relax at the full-service spa, where you can enjoy massages, body treatments, and facials. If you're looking for recreational opportunities, you'll find a health club and an outdoor pool. Additional amenities at this resort include complimentary wireless Internet access, concierge services, and babysitting/childcare (surcharge). Guests who want to try their luck at the slots can hop on the complimentary casino shuttle.
All-inclusive rates are available at this resort. Meals and beverages at onsite dining establishments are included in all-inclusive rates. Charges may be applied for dining at some restaurants, special dinners and dishes, some beverages, and other amenities.
Featured amenities include complimentary wired Internet access, a computer station, and complimentary newspapers in the lobby. Free self parking is available onsite.
Enjoy a meal at one of the resort's dining establishments, which include 3 restaurants and a coffee shop/café. From your room, you can also access room service (during limited hours). Mingle with other guests at a complimentary reception, held on select days. Thirsty? Quench your thirst at a bar/lounge, a beach bar, or a poolside bar.
About the Manchebo Beach Resort and Spa
All-Inclusive Details
All-inclusive room rates at Manchebo Beach Resort and Spa are available. These rates are higher because they include onsite food and beverages in the room rate (some restrictions may apply).
Food and beverages
- All buffet and à la carte meals, snacks, and beverages included
- Room service during certain hours
Not included
- Golf green fees
- Use of golf cart
- Use of golf equipment
- Miniature golf
- Motorized water sports
- Sailboats
- Scuba-diving certification
- Scuba-diving excursions
- Scuba-diving lessons
- Snorkeling excursions
- Snorkeling gear
- Tennis lessons
- Tennis racquets
- Windsurfing equipment
- Bottled wine
- Bottled liquor
- Minibar
- Room service
- Airport transfers
- Childcare
- Laundry/dry cleaning services
- Spa/beauty facilities and services
- Activities and services offered by independent operators
- Offsite tours
- Transportation to offsite activities
Gratuities and taxes
Gratuities and taxes are included. Additional gratuities at guests' discretion are accepted.
- Onsite live performances
Activities and facilities/equipment
- Pilates
Property Features
Some rates at Manchebo Beach Resort and Spa are all-inclusive. These rates include onsite meals and beverages, and may include taxes and gratuities. Additional charges may apply for meals at some restaurants, special dinners and dishes, certain beverages, and other amenities.
Hit the beach and work on your tan in the sun loungers (chaise longues) or relax in the shade with complimentary cabanas and umbrellas. Pamper yourself with a treatment at the full-service spa and enjoy amenities at Manchebo Beach Resort and Spa like an outdoor pool and a health club.
A free manager's reception is offered on select days. There are 3 restaurants on site, along with a coffee shop/cafΘ. You can enjoy a drink at one of the bars, which include a beach bar, a poolside bar, and a bar/lounge. A computer station is on site, and both WiFi and wired Internet are free in public spaces. Limited free parking is available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Smoking is allowed in designated areas at this 4-star Oranjestad resort.
- 72 guestrooms or units
- 2 levels
- 6 buildings
- 3 dining venues
- Built in 1966
- Bar on the beach
- Bar by the pool
- Bar or lounge
- Manager's reception (free)
- Coffee shop
- Childcare (surcharge)
- Cabanas on the beach (free)
- Beach lounge chairs
- Towels for the beach
- Umbrellas for the beach
- Cabanas by the pool (free)
- Poolside lounge chairs
- Umbrellas for the pool
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Dry cleaning
- Self-service laundry
- Front desk (24 hours)
- Staff is multilingual
- Storage area for luggage
- Tour and ticket information
- Concierge
- Wedding services available
- Library
- Garden
- Gift shop
- Computer for guest use
- Newspapers in lobby (free)
- Bellhop
- Smoking in designated areas
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi , Free wired high-speed Internet
Free self parking, Parking (limited spaces)
Room Amenities
Manchebo Beach Resort and Spa offers 72 air-conditioned accommodations, which are accessible via exterior corridors and feature iPod docking stations and laptop-compatible safes. Rooms open to furnished patios. Each accommodation is individually decorated. Pillowtop beds feature Egyptian cotton sheets, down comforters, and premium bedding. 32-inch LCD televisions come with premium cable channels. Guests can make use of the in-room refrigerators, microwaves, and coffee/tea makers. Bathrooms include showers with rainfall showerheads, bathrobes, designer toiletries, and complimentary toiletries.
This Oranjestad resort provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Additionally, rooms include complimentary bottled water and hair dryers. A nightly turndown service is provided and housekeeping is offered daily.
- Private patio (furnished)
- Pillowtop beds
- IPod dock
- In-room dining (limited hours)
- LCD television
- Cable channels
- Premium channels
- Refrigerator
- Microwave
- Coffee maker
- Egyptian cotton linens
- Down blanket
- Shower
- Rainfall showerhead
- Cribs (free)
- Rollaway beds (free)
- Housekeeping (daily)
- Nightly turndown service
- Hair dryer
- Laptop safe
- Bathrobes
- Designer toiletries
- Telephone
- Iron and ironing board
- Desk
- Exterior corridor access
- Climate control (air conditioning)
- Ceiling fan
- Ensuite bathroom
- Unique decor
- Connecting rooms available
Food & Drink
Room service (during limited hours) is available.
The resort hosts a free manager's reception on select days.
Omakase Sushi Bar - This restaurant specializes in sushi and serves dinner only. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. Reservations are required. Open select days.
Ikes Bistro - This poolside fine-dining restaurant specializes in Mediterranean cuisine and serves breakfast and dinner. Guests can order drinks at the bar and enjoy alfresco dining (weather permitting). A children's menu is available. Reservations are required. Open daily.
Chophouse at Manchego - This restaurant specializes in international cuisine and serves dinner only. Guests can order drinks at the bar and enjoy alfresco dining (weather permitting). A children's menu is available. Reservations are required. Open daily.
Pega Pega Cafe Beach Bar - This beach bar specializes in international cuisine and serves lunch only. Guests can enjoy alfresco dining (weather permitting). Happy hour is offered. Open daily.
Start your morning with a buffet breakfast, available each day from 7 AM to 11:30 AM for a surcharge. The resort hosts a free manager's reception for you to enjoy on select days. Room service is available during limited hours.
The resort hosts a daily happy hour with live music at the Pega-Pega Bar. Live piano music is also featured most evenings at the French Steakhouse.
Nearby Things to Do
Guests at Manchebo Beach Resort and Spa may book either an All-Inclusive plan or a Room-Only plan. Please note the following recreational amenities may not apply to all guests (scroll up to the All-Inclusive Plan Details section for more information).
The four hectares (10 acres) of powdery sand beach are dotted with more than 40 widely spaced thatched-roof shades for reading and napping. A pool provides freshwater swimming. The resort's health spa offers yoga, Pilates, and meditation classes (surcharges).
Motorized water sports are barred from the section of Eagle Beach fronting the resort, but a wide variety of water sports, including parasailing, deep-sea fishing, snorkeling, and scuba diving, are available from independent operators farther north on Eagle Beach, which extends about 2.5 km (1.5 miles). Golfers can book tee times at a nine-hole golf course across the road or at the 18-hole Tierra del Sol golf course, five km (three miles) away.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the resort; fees may apply.
- Mountain biking nearby
- Golfing nearby
- Snorkeling nearby
- Windsurfing nearby
- Kayaking nearby
- Sailing nearby
- Scuba diving nearby
- Water skiing nearby
- Skydiving nearby
- Parasailing nearby
- Surfing/boogie boarding nearby
- Bicycle rentals nearby
- Pilates classes on site
- Volleyball on site
- Yoga classes/instruction on site
- Beach volleyball on site
- Beach yoga on site
- Boat tours nearby
- Ecotours nearby
- Golf lessons available nearby
Spa Services
Overlooking the turquoise blue sea you will find a Caribbean-Balinese style spa retreat. Teakwood furniture, chanting birds, and soft music in the spa's outdoor massage cabanas overlooking the beach stimulate waves of serenity.
A selection of individualized treatments, including relaxing, hot stone and shiatsu massage therapy are available. Spa del Sol also offers a variety of body scrubs and wraps, and a variety of honeymoon packages and couples treatments.
The resort offers weekly complimentary yoga classes on the beach with a combination of low impact exercises and styles.
- Steam room in spa
- Massages on beach
- Spa tub in spa
- Massages
- Number of treatment rooms 5
- Outdoor treatment areas
- Couples treatment rooms
- Body wraps
- Body scrubs
- Aromatherapy treatments
- Body treatments
- Facial treatments
- Roll-in shower
- In-room accessibility
If you need to make special requests for accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when booking your stay.
Hotel Policies
Check-in time ends at 1 AM
Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Minimum check-in age is 21
Check-out time is noon
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Free rollaway/extra beds!
- Free cribs (infant beds)!
- No pets allowed
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit or credit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification are required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
Optional extras
Hotel Name
- Manchebo Beach Resort
- Manchebo Beach Resort Oranjestad
- Manchebo Beach Oranjestad
- Manchebo Beach
You should know
Reservations are needed for massage services and spa treatments. For reservations, contact the resort before arrival using the contact information on the booking confirmation. Connecting/adjoining rooms are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property at the number on your booking confirmation.
Awards & Affiliations
- This property is affiliated with the International Gay & Lesbian Travel Association (IGLTA) and welcomes lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) guests.
Honeymoon special:
Honeymooners booking a reservation via this Web site receive one bottle of house champagne.
Marriage certificate may be required at check-in to qualify.
Must write "Honeymooners" in the Special Requests box at the time of booking to qualify. When indicating "Traveler and room preferences" during booking, click on the link that says: "I have a special request".


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When it comes to cutting electricity use, could public exposure be a more effective motivator than saving money?
Households whose daily electricity consumption was displayed outside their homes reduced their usage at a rate two and a half times that of households monitoring consumption in watts and dollar values, University of Sydney researchers found.
During a seven-week project, residents in Darlington displayed blackboards showing their electricity consumption over the previous 24 hours and competed to reduce their energy use.
One of those involved, Gabriel Clark, felt there was an element of Big Brother to the public monitoring but said "anything that can stimulate alternative ways of getting people thinking about their energy usage" was worthwhile. "If you're publicly showing your underwear then you're probably going to keep it clean," he said.
Researcher Martin Tomitsch said the displays and social comparisons were effective in changing behaviour, with households cutting their consumption by an average of 2.5 per cent per week when their private electricity use was made public.
''It's not so much peer pressure, but friendly competition,'' said Dr Tomitsch, from the faculty of architecture's design lab. ''It allowed people to compare their own consumption to the neighbours'. It's not very meaningful knowing how many kilowatts you use per day ... [but] having the public displays gives you a frame of reference.''
Dr Tomitsch followed up the 2010 project with one this year in Forest Lodge, where households' real-time electricity usage was displayed on the street.
''In both studies what we learned was the displays became a trigger for conversations about sustainability, energy consumption,'' he said. ''They were starting a discourse around the topic in the community.''
Dr Tomitsch will present the findings at the Making Cities Liveable Conference in Kingscliff this week. There was greater scope for data collected in areas like energy and water consumption to be made available to the public and channelled into conservation efforts, he said.
''It's all about making the invisible visible in a meaningful way, to inform decision-making in everyday situations, leading to more sustainable use of resources and infrastructure,'' he said.
The role of social discussion in energy conservation has also been highlighted by Energymark, a grassroots program designed by the CSIRO and about to be launched nationally.
Through regular meetings and kitchen table talks about energy and climate change issues, 550 participants in NSW reduced their annual electricity bill by an average of $150, recorded energy savings of between 12 and 23 per cent and reduced their carbon footprint by almost 11 per cent.
Kevin Luten, the director of Behaviour Design Works, which is working with the CSIRO on the launch, is also speaking at the conference.
He said the program was ''a little bit like a book club ... prompting the discussion about home energy use and how people can save money".
''People don't like to be told what to do,'' he said. ''But a group discussion, coming up with shared ideas they'd like to try, is a much more effective approach.''


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A HIGH-powered alliance of top Australians has unveiled a new national sporting flag and plans to use it to gatecrash major sporting events.
Ausflag will push for sporting bodies and fans to embrace the green, gold, blue and white flag - still featuring the Southern Cross - and even want it to be raised as the official flag in Olympic Games medal ceremonies.
The not-for-profit group's directors include businesswoman Janet Holmes a Court, former Australian of The Year Patrick McGorry, television journalist Ray Martin and author and former Wallaby Peter FitzSimons.
The new flag is pitched at sporting events only, but the group hopes to use it to help change attitudes and eventually knock the Union Jack off the official flag with another design.
It is pointing at Fiji's recent moves to change its flag and the recent debacle at the London Olympics when Great Britain, Australia and New Zealand all shared the podium looking almost identical with the Union Jack on their flags.
"Britain, Little Britain and Littler Britain," Ausflag chairman and former NSW Nationals MP Robert Webster said.
Mr Webster, who compares the Union Jack's placement to Google letting Apple feature in its advertising, said there was a reluctance to wave the official flag at events and fans instead used inflatable kangaroos.
"This new design is a sporting flag, but our aim eventually is to change the Australian flag," he said.
But the Australian National Flag Association, which supports the current design, said it was a shame that each national day triggered a call for a new flag.
"It's unnecessary," ANFA spokesman Bert Lane said. "Even from a sporting point of view, we have had athletes going to the Olympics every time with this current flag."
Ausflag is calling for sponsors to help bankroll promotions and distribution and plans to roll it out at major international sporting events such as cricket, tennis, rugby league and rugby union.
Martin said the directors all had their own opinions on the best flag design but the end concept had their main points of agreement no Union Jack and the presence of green and gold.
"I'm just tired of Australians wrapping themselves in the Australian flag and all you can see is the Union Jack," he said.
Mrs Holmes a Court said the group had some money but would soon move to a campaign mode.
"It would be lovely if we had a flag of our own that doesn't reference anybody else's flag," she said.
Originally published as Oi, oi, oi, is this our new sporting flag?
265 comments on this story
- the lone gunmen of Posted at 24/01/2013 8:58pm
What a dud.
- Davo of Posted at 24/01/2013 8:59pm
It's crap. And I mean no disrespect to our country, but this flag is, again, crap.
- Philip Marks of Brisbane Posted at 24/01/2013 9:00pm
Not on my watch Ausflag. And I'm sure most Australians will feel the same.
- Radagast of The Real World Posted at 24/01/2013 9:01pm
Dull, dull, dull.
- Al of Gold Coast Posted at 24/01/2013 9:03pm
Could they dream up a more BORING flag than this one?? I think not. AND to think someone has probably been paid for this crap.
- Rick of Acton Park, Tas Posted at 24/01/2013 9:03pm
To replace the current flag (and it has to be replaced) the design needs to be an improvement on what we have now. I for one could live with this design.
- Johnno of Posted at 24/01/2013 9:05pm
Get lost - that is just plain UGLY - Lets call it the ugly flag.
- Chris of Canberra Posted at 24/01/2013 9:05pm
What's wrong with being proud of what we've already got?
- Tim of Canberra Posted at 24/01/2013 9:05pm
This is not my flag.
- Gary Maton of Penrith Posted at 24/01/2013 9:06pm
What idiots,once again it is the minority trying to dictate to the majority I am more in favour of our current flag than this pathetic attempt to replace the one we have. Are these people Republicans and not Monarchists of course they are not.Let us hope that sanity prevails and we stick with what we have.
- Wayne Newman of Adelaide Posted at 24/01/2013 9:06pm
Your joking right
- Ben of melbourne Posted at 24/01/2013 9:06pm
Just repulsive! What were they thinking?
- 92WG Dude of Edinburgh Posted at 24/01/2013 9:07pm
How unoriginal.. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Operational_Service_Medal
- WTF of Posted at 24/01/2013 9:08pm
- Todd of Perth Posted at 24/01/2013 9:08pm
I 'spose these special aussies have failed to get that the majority of Australians want to keep our own flag, Ray Martin has no cred trying to change the flag one ANZAC day, I'm pretty sure they haven't polled the veteran community
- Matt of Sydney Posted at 24/01/2013 9:09pm
Worst .... Flag .... Ever!
- Real aussie of Posted at 24/01/2013 9:09pm
Martin.If you don't like us, You are free to leave this country any time you wish.
- richard of gold coast Posted at 24/01/2013 9:09pm
yuck how long did this flag take to think this one up . so sad
- Princess Peach of Posted at 24/01/2013 9:10pm
That is the ugliest flag I've ever seen.
- Shaun of Posted at 24/01/2013 9:12pm
Will we have to change the flag everytime FitzSimons sees it in a context he doesn't like?
- WhatThe? of Posted at 24/01/2013 9:12pm
Why? This Design is So Sad! Lets just forget the fact that we have a Constitution and that this should be a referendum decision for the Australian people. :(
- every one will say of Posted at 24/01/2013 9:12pm
isn't that the Fiji flag!LoL
- Jimmy of Sydney Posted at 24/01/2013 9:12pm
Like it much better than the current flag!
- Dave of Bathurst Posted at 24/01/2013 9:12pm
Boy do I get sick to death of these flag changers. GO AWAY!
- Paul Suters of India Posted at 24/01/2013 9:13pm
"I'm just tired of Australians wrapping themselves in the Australian flag and all you can see is the Union Jack," he said. And I am tired of these people trying to tell us what we should think. The boxing kangaroo flag is iconic. If they try to sell this flag, I think that people will more and more use the Boxing Kangaroo flag. To be honest I quite like this flag - but it says nothing about Australia except the Southern Cross. The Southern cross is on 5 different flags. Why do we copy that, but cannot stand to have our heritage on the flag?
- Jacob of Australia Posted at 24/01/2013 9:13pm
That's downright boring.
- Rocky Dave of Posted at 24/01/2013 9:14pm
We've had the boxing kangaroo for 20 years now... Why try to fix what isn't broken? LEAVE MATILDA ALONE!!! (anyone else remember the 1982 commonwealth games?) The boxing kangaroo is unmistakably Aussie! That garbage submitted looks more like something from a south pacific island....
- Dixy of Canberra Posted at 24/01/2013 9:16pm
The flag of my country has a union jack on it. If they don't want to be in a country with it on their flag, they can move. I hear the US is nice this time of year.
- Nat of Canberra Posted at 24/01/2013 9:17pm
First world problems
- sam of GC Posted at 24/01/2013 9:18pm
1st of april came early?
- I come from the Land of Down Under Posted at 24/01/2013 9:18pm
Looks like a cigarette packet. The boxing kangaroo will belt that back to where it came from quick smart.
- Fragglerocker of Posted at 24/01/2013 9:20pm
So - No history behind it at all, and absolutely awful to look at. I think I'll just keep the one we already have.
- MeAgain of Posted at 24/01/2013 9:21pm
There is no national identity with this flag. keep to what we have.
- Ryan of Brisbane Posted at 24/01/2013 9:22pm
Why do we always need to change things? Just leave it be. A pretty arrogant attitude from the Ausflag folk too. I won't be supporting it.
- Keep our flag of Australia Posted at 24/01/2013 9:23pm
So you are encouraging athletes to suck like this 'flag'?
- Brett of Western Australia Posted at 24/01/2013 9:24pm
Looks like the sort of flag you'd expect from a third world country. Surely we can do better? Our current flag is already much better than this.
- Tony of Posted at 24/01/2013 9:25pm
- Ray of Perth Posted at 24/01/2013 9:28pm
Yuk, what a mess, looks more like something from a banana republic, no class at all. At least the present flag reflects our origins which some chip-on-the-shoulder types seem determined to air-brush out of history.
- AusFail of Posted at 24/01/2013 9:33pm
Looks hideous, like someone just stitched an old sports uniform and flag together. Completley uninspiring and boring. Atleast if they feel the need to change it paying some respect to Australias indigenous heritage would be a start.
- LuckyCountry of Southport Posted at 24/01/2013 9:33pm
Looks like the flag of some small Pacific Island state - boring!
- Respect of Posted at 24/01/2013 9:33pm
The only flag I would respect is the current one without the Union Jack and that's if we are forced to change our currant flag. Any other and I would use it to wipe my floor with.
- Dan of Sydney Posted at 24/01/2013 9:34pm
I do not think of Australia when I see this. I think of Brazil and Rwanda first, both whom can see the Crux too. Instant fail.
- yawnagain of melb Posted at 24/01/2013 9:39pm
I'm so sick of people who want to change the flag. Whats the point? If we change it, there will just be more people who don't like the new design, and they'll insist on changing it again. You can't change Australia's heritage by changing the flag. Unfortunately, it does show disrespect to the tradition of previous Australians. Next these people will want to change our national animals. Maybe to a sheep and horse... you know... coz they're here now, and we like them! In the future, our national animals will be a cheese-burger and an iPhone, and we'll have these flag-changers to thank.
- Andrew of Canberra Posted at 24/01/2013 9:39pm
These are people that struggle to tell the difference between the Great Britain and Australian flags and they are telling us what our flag should be. Really? Lets take a look at their offering. Firstly there is the green and gold stripes - as everyone knows that is the national colours of South Africa. And the Southern Cross, linked through history to South Africa by sailors rounding the Cape of Good Hope. So let me get this straight they were aiming for a flag distinctively Australian. FAIL. We have a flag that is recognised around the world as Australia, no matter what some peoples small minded insecurities over it are. Lets talk about the real issues affecting this country not get side tracked by these petty has beens looking for 5 more minutes of fame.
- Steve of Brisbane Posted at 24/01/2013 9:40pm
Obviously none of the directors of Ausflag have fought for their country.
- sam of Posted at 24/01/2013 9:44pm
As a child I saw our current flag raised above my school, I felt nothing but pride. Our flag tells a story about our origins, you can't change facts, the British settled Australia. As an Adult I saw that same flag draped over the coffin of my friend while we were in Afghanistan, I can never tolerate the Idea that our flag is not a testiment to our nation and it's people.
- Tony W of Posted at 24/01/2013 9:46pm
So this so called elite think they can just tell the rest of the country what flag we should use? I think we are all entitled to input on either sporting or national flag changes. I do however agree that the union jack needs to get off our flag/s.
- Michael of Posted at 24/01/2013 9:51pm
We already have an Australian flag and it was raised by free men at Ballarat!
- C'mon, Aussie of Posted at 24/01/2013 9:51pm
The colours are very Anglo-centric. Why don't we take the opportunity to bring the First Australians into the fold with a new flag?
- micheal fletcher of Posted at 24/01/2013 9:53pm
now there is nothing wrong with our current flag (which was designed by competition if i recall) Why a small group has to waste time on this when there is so much out there in the comunity that really could use the time and effort expended. ... but hey, way to go if you want a flag that looks like one from some dodgey 1960's tin pot republic.
- andrew of canberra of Posted at 24/01/2013 9:54pm
Ugly what a waswas of time and money
- Stop trying to rewrite history! of Posted at 24/01/2013 9:55pm
The current flag is perfect, full of meaning and history, for the love of god's own country be proud of it don't change it!
- Captn K of Melbourne Posted at 24/01/2013 10:03pm
"Blue and Green should never be seen"
- Mac of Posted at 24/01/2013 10:05pm
Every Australia Day-it's as regular as clock work these so called 'top' Australians roll out their new flag and old debate. This flag is ugly. Rich people's hobby-horse.
- Muz of Brisbane Posted at 24/01/2013 10:09pm
Not a great design but getting rid of the union Jack is a good start. The sooner we have our own flag the better.
- Leah of QLD Posted at 24/01/2013 10:13pm
No. The whole point of displaying the flag at sporting events is national pride - therefore, you display the national flag. I don't really want to change our national flag but I'm happy enough for there to be a conversation about it... but displaying a flag at sporting events other than our national flag is just stupid.
- Chris of Coonabarabran Posted at 24/01/2013 10:15pm
I never really gave the flag debate serious thought until I read the news about Fiji. Australia has grown up and forged it's own identity, one that doesn't include the Union Jack other than on the national and state flags. Most Australian's identify with the Southern Cross, even the national cricket team, so I can certainly see this design being waved (hopefully in a respectful and non-boofhead-like manner) wherever Australia is represented.
- Dennis of Posted at 24/01/2013 10:16pm
"It would be lovely if we had a flag of our own that doesn't reference anybody else's flag," she said. It's our HERITAGE. It should be there. It should be a reminder of where we came from and how the hardships that many people early on had to deal with to build our great nation. Australia has very little history in comparison to other nations. To lose the who reason of how we became is ludicrous.
- Gina Hill of Posted at 24/01/2013 10:17pm
Love this design. A modern flag for a modern nation. Let's go for it Australia.
- Appalled of Posted at 24/01/2013 10:19pm
Looks like a bad tea towel. What a snub to our Anzac Legacy.
- Toby of Las Vegas, NV Posted at 24/01/2013 10:19pm
The Australian flag is a symbol of who we were, who we are, and who we will be. If the public decide to become a republic then of course the flag should change, but until that time it is our flag and it should be flown as a symbol of Australia at all events.
- Dave of Melbourne Posted at 24/01/2013 10:19pm
Do these jokers use MS Paint for their creations? Scruby and his band of busy-bodies trying to impose their nanny-state agenda on the population. Go away.
- John Dark of Posted at 24/01/2013 10:21pm
I ... actually don't mind it.
- mars of bne Posted at 24/01/2013 10:25pm
NO!! nice try, but NO!! & go away...
- Greg of Posted at 24/01/2013 10:30pm
Who cares...our current flag looks good. At the end of the day Australia was founded by Britain & we have maintained close ties. I for one would feel no different or more proud of being an Australian by removing the union jack from the flag, I would probably be reluctant to accept the new flag & definitely wouldn't be flying it anywhere...leave it alone & focus on more important things like poverty & world hunger, this is where money should be spent.
- K2 of Nowra Posted at 24/01/2013 10:31pm
It sure beats the Union Jack.
- Peter D of Brisbane Posted at 24/01/2013 10:33pm
Sod Off AusFlag
- Ryan of Posted at 24/01/2013 10:33pm
The Australian flag has 6 stars... I'd be embarrassed to use that flag and I'm sure the athletes would be too..
- A True Aussie of Sydney Posted at 24/01/2013 10:33pm
Another DUD design from Ausflag. I'll agree to change our flag when the state of Hawaii removes the Union Jack from it's flag.
- Chris p of Posted at 24/01/2013 10:34pm
Thats awful
- Glenn of Canberra Posted at 24/01/2013 10:35pm
Seriously, that flag is crud. The boxing Kangaroo, everybody knows who we are. This thing, I don't know, it looks middle African with some stars.
- Big Dawg of Canberra Posted at 24/01/2013 10:35pm
If you're going to compare Australia's flag with another and propose an alternative at least make sure that the alternative isn't victim of the same fault. This sporting flag has an almost identical design to the Solomon Islands. If "Ausflag"'didn't realise this then they must be complete amateurs.
- steve of Perth Posted at 24/01/2013 10:41pm
Better than the one we have. We dont need the Union Jack on ours any more.
- Dave spencer of Darwin region Posted at 24/01/2013 10:41pm
Why not leave it as it is. We are recognised by our flag and our flag represents the history of our nation. Run it up a d I will burn the thing and put the Aussie flag up in its proper place. As an Australian I can only say piss off and leave it alone, dick heads.
- John of Perth Posted at 24/01/2013 10:44pm
now instead of looking like poms when we wrap ourselves in our flag we can look like south africans.... awesome!
- Peter Rozendaal of Posted at 24/01/2013 10:44pm
Come on, one island and we all live on it. Embrace our flag, use for it for good and be dammed if you use for bad. Any cloth you choose will eventually be used to upset some historical colonialist or convict and definately the poor indigenous people who were still fishing at the time. Get over it, love Australia and be proud.
- kynan mordue of Posted at 24/01/2013 10:47pm
The union flag is only a union jack at sea, so unless we are competing on the water for example America Cup then it's simply the union flag.
- Rossco of Posted at 24/01/2013 10:49pm
that design is actually simple and brilliant. I really like it. Way better than that boomerang flag garbage that came out today...
- Tony Stott of Forster, NSW Posted at 24/01/2013 10:50pm
YES! What a no-brainer
- Peter of Brisbane Posted at 24/01/2013 10:51pm
The Brits can change their flag, and probably will if the EU eventually succeeds. And why remove the Federation star?
- Raif M of Armidale Posted at 24/01/2013 10:55pm
What a waste of time. Couldn't these leaders be putting their efforts to something useful. So long as there is an Australian out their trying their heart out, I'll be barracking for them. I don't need to see the colour of their flag. Anyone getting hung up on seeing the union jack and awards ceremonies should spend less time raging and more time at sporting events, having a life.
- Gale of melbourne Posted at 24/01/2013 10:59pm
YUK. Stripes. It looks like every other flat in the world. If we must change our flag, why can't we use the native australian one.
- Rodd of Sydney Posted at 24/01/2013 11:03pm
Nope. Looks like a quiz question "Name the Central African Republic of which this is the flag?"
- Seriously of Brisbane Posted at 24/01/2013 11:07pm
We already have a flag, its the ANF, which I, my mates, and many of our forefathers fought under to ensure our freedom in many international campaigns. We didn't play cricket or soccer for our freedom, we carried guns with real bullets and were prepared to lay down our lives for that flag and what it stood for. Until you've done the same, put your sports flag and shinpads back in your country road bag and go back to the Institute of Sport and play with your balls. AusFlag, just another group of self-licking icecreams!
- Thomas of Posted at 24/01/2013 11:09pm
Love it! The sooner we change to this the better.
- Straya f yeaaa of Straya Posted at 24/01/2013 11:11pm
looks racist
- David Goldin of Potts Point Posted at 24/01/2013 11:12pm
I love it. It contains green and gold, and has our Southern Cross. Simple. Stylish. Inclusive. Infinitely better than our current national flag
- David Lloyd of Posted at 24/01/2013 11:12pm
It would be nice if people had the intelligence to recognise the difference between the flags; changing out flag won't change our nation's average IQ but I'm sure it will lower our wisdom.
- Tom of Darwin River Posted at 24/01/2013 11:21pm
Who are these toffy-nosed a**holes to tell me what my flag should be? Four rich people's opinion!? Australians have fought and died, and represented their country under this flag for more a long, long time. The Union Jack represents how this country was first founded, and should remain there as long as we are a part of the Commonwealth.
- Steve of Perth Posted at 24/01/2013 11:26pm
NO. I choose what flag we march under. I pay for these "elite" sportpeople with my taxes. The arrogance to propose a flag; saying we should march under this is astonishing. Yet again, those closet advocates of change try to get their way through the back door when the front door remains firmly closed. To those people who advocate change, why change? Beacuse it is not "my flag". Well then, here's a solution. Leave for a country that is your flag. And I love the Google and Apple anology. I only wish that a nation could "delete" those advocating changing the flag. Better still, perhaps we could "control-alt-delete" them from any further comment.
- Rici of Perth Posted at 24/01/2013 11:27pm
- David of Melb Posted at 24/01/2013 11:28pm
NO NO NO every year they try to change the Flag and become a republic, when will people like Ray Martin get it we don't want his changes. There was a national vote years ago and it got rejected by the people. We like the flag the way it is thank you, we also like the Roo and the very things that make us Australia, and other country s like these things about us, Stop trying to change things for change sake. Also leave out National Anthem alone, Old wise saying. If It Ain't Broke, Don't Try to Fix IT
- dob of Posted at 24/01/2013 11:29pm
That flag looks so ugly.
- Aussie of Perth Posted at 24/01/2013 11:53pm
What the hell is wrong with our Australian flag? this design is horrible imo. I thought the flag presented at official functions was our national flag?
- BOOYAA of Posted at 24/01/2013 11:56pm
ausflag, waste your time and money on other efforts. We're (most of the nation and those who have served under it are) proud of our flag.
- Enough of Posted at 25/01/2013 12:01am
Give it a rest ausflag! THE flag is our flag, get used to it, so go retreat to your favourite exclusive restaurant and drown your sorrows in chardy!
- Peter of Brisbane Posted at 25/01/2013 12:01am
Like it!! It has my vote.
- Tomodomo of Posted at 25/01/2013 12:02am
Very clashing colours, are we out of graphic designers in the country? Just take out the blue and leave the green and gold with the southern cross and it's already 10 times better.
- JW of Posted at 25/01/2013 12:21am
Not my favourite design, but i like. For all those who say "we fought under the current flag", "its tradition" etc. I've served too, and actually our flag has only been in its current form for a couple of decades (in WWII it had red as the main colour, not blue). I say make it the national flag, and lets be proud to be our own nation.
- Ashley of Posted at 25/01/2013 12:46am
Blue and green must never be seen. I like the pattern but not the colour combination...


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