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Discover exotic flora and fauna as you traverse treetop bridges, float along the Tempisque River, trek to a volcano, and take guided walks at Monteverde's biological reserve.
Costa Rica's Natural Treasures
12 days from $3,881 | includes airfare, taxes and all fees
Discover exotic flora and fauna as you traverse treetop bridges, float along the Tempisque River, trek to a volcano, and take guided walks at Monteverde's biological reserve.
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Tortuguero National Park — 4 Days, 3 Nights
Encounter exceptional bio-diversity, from rain forest to marsh, where fresh water meets the sea to form canals, lagoons, and wetlands, and also to provide an important turtle nesting reserve. Your tour extension price includes:
- Round-trip transfers San Jose/Tortuguero by van and boat
- Accommodations for 3 nights: 2 nights in Tortuguero National Park at Pachira Lodge (First Class); 1 night in San Jose at InterContinental Costa Rica (Superior First Class)
- 8 meals: 3 breakfasts, 3 lunches, 2 dinners
- Included sightseeing: Tortuguero town and Caribbean Conservation Center; two boat safaris along the Tortuguero canals
- Services of expert staff and guides at Mawamba Lodge
InterContinental Costa Rica
The hotel is well situated in Escazu, one of San Jose's exclusive suburbs, and located within the Multiplaza Mall complex (close to shops and restaurants). The 372-room hotel has four restaurants, lounges, spa, fitness center, and heated outdoor pool (surrounded by tropical gardens). Each of the guest rooms has air conditioning, private bath with hair dryer, in-room safe, mini-bar, complimentary in-room wi-fi, TV, and phone.
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Your accommodations in Tortuguero will be at an environmentally compatible lodge that is comfortable but not luxurious. Although you may not have air-conditioning, television, or telephones in your room, most travelers find the accommodations to be an excellent complement with the natural environment.
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- Gretchen G.
This was an exceptional first time tour group experience. Smithsonian gets an A+ for combining learning and fun as a way to see new lands.
- Stephanie B.
The diverse perspectives and knowledge shared by and with the fellow travelers makes each trip unique, special, and memorable in ways words cannot express.
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Day 1 — Depart the U.S. for San Jose, Costa Rica
Arrive in the Costa Rican capital and transfer to your hotel located in the Belen area outside the city. This afternoon and evening are at leisure.
Day 2 — San Jose
After this morning's breakfast briefing, embark on an excursion through the Central Valley to Poás Volcano National Park. View the world's largest crater (a steaming, bubbling caldron), and take a guided walk along park trails. Continue to the Doka Coffee Estate, located on the fertile slopes of Poás Volcano, where you learn about coffee-making and Costa Rica's coffee industry, one of its largest exports. After lunch at the Doka Estate, return to your hotel late afternoon. Enjoy a welcome dinner tonight at a local restaurant. (B,L,D)
Day 3 — Arenal
Leave San Jose this morning bound for the Arenal region, passing picturesque villages along the way. En route visit a traditional mask-maker, then stop in Carrizal at the family-owned Botanical Orchid Garden, which features trails, exhibits, nurseries, and gardens dedicated to the wondrous orchid plant and its many varieties. After time to explore here, travel on to Arenal and your hotel, which offers magnificent views of Arenal Volcano. (B,L,D)
Day 4 — Arenal Region
This morning visit a local elementary school to enjoy a cultural exchange with the children and learn about Costa Rica's vaunted educational system – the country boasts a literacy rate of more than 95%. Continue to Ecocentro Danus, a biological reserve focused on conservation, environmental education, and sustainability. A series of trails wind through the secondary forest, where you see diverse flora, including orchids, bromelia, and heliconia, along with some of the preserve's 150 species of birds, sloths, and bats, among other fauna. Highlights include a butterfly farm with 30 different species and a natural water spring that attracts waterfowl, alligators, and iguana. Later today there's time for more volcano viewing before and after dinner (at a local restaurant) from a comfortable perch at our hotel.(B,L,D)
Day 5 — Arenal Region
On this morning's visit to Arenal's hanging bridges Sky Walk, enjoy the special opportunity to experience the rainforest from the canopy level as you traverse a series of five suspension bridges high above the forest floor. While you observe the rainforest from a unique perspective, your naturalist guide will point out some flora and fauna that thrive here. Then return to the hotel, where the remainder of the day is at leisure to relax amidst the beautiful grounds and thermal waters. Lunch and dinner today are on your own. (B).
Day 6 — Monteverde Cloud Forest
Travel today to the "green cathedral" of Monteverde. En Route stop to visit a non-profit handicrafts cooperative, dedicated to enhancing the economic and social well-being of local women artists. After lunch on your own in Santa Elena, continue to your hotel, arriving late afternoon. Dine tonight at a local restaurant in Monteverde. (B,D)
Day 7 — Monteverde
This morning embark on a guided walk through Monteverde's biological reserve, learning about the amazing bio-diversity in this relatively small area. Also tour the Hummingbird Gallery, where feeders attract seven different species of the delicate hummingbird. After lunch, visit the Monteverde Bat Jungle to learn about Costa Rica's diverse – and important – bat population. Late this afternoon return to your hotel for time at leisure and dinner on your own. (B,L,D)
Day 8 — Monteverde and Guanacaste
Depart by coach this morning for Guanacaste, Costa Rica's stunning northwest Pacific coastal region. Along the way visit Monteverde's delightful Butterfly Garden, with a variety of species including the stunning Blue Morpho and the virtually transparent Glasswing. Stop for lunch along the way, reaching your resort hotel overlooking the Pacific and the town of Tamorindo mid-afternoon. Later this afternoon enjoy a private cooking class and learn how to prepare a traditional tamale with local, market-bought ingredients. (B,L,D)
Day 9 — Guanacaste
A float safari on the Tempisque River highlights this morning's excursion to Palo Verde National Park, which is both an extraordinary wetland and also one of the world's last tropical dry forests. You should see abundant bird species and wildlife, possibly including monkeys, iguanas, and crocodiles in this unique ecosystem. Following your safari enjoy lunch at a local restaurant then return to your hotel mid-afternoon. The remainder of the day is at leisure along one of Costa Rica's most pristine beaches. Dinner tonight is on your own. (B,L)
Day 10 — Guanacaste
Today is at leisure to enjoy the beautiful black-sand beach and the amenities of your hotel, including an outdoor pool. Optional activities include snorkeling, kayaking, sailing, and diving. Dine tonight at your hotel. (B,D)
Day 11 — San Jose
Return to San Jose and arrive at your hotel in Belen early this afternoon. Enjoy time to relax and refresh before tonight's farewell dinner at your hotel. (B,D)
Day 12 — Depart for the U.S.
Transfer to the airport this morning for your return flights to the U.S. (B)
Included meals are denoted as follows: Breakfast (B), Lunch (L), Reception (R), Dinner (D)


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Raikkonen had made his exit from F1 at the end of the 2009 season, amid speculation that he wasn't motivated enough to continue.
One such example emerged when he was seen busy enjoying an ice cream in the garage at the Malaysian Grand Prix, during his final year at the Italian team, after the race was stopped due to a heavy downpour.
"What can you do if the team tells you that your car is broken because they have an issue with it," Raikkonen revealed in an interview featured on the Official F1 2012 Season Review. "That you cannot race even if I asked that I want to race.
"People try to make a lot of bullshit for nothing. I mean there was absolutely nothing more for me to do to than eat the ice-cream," he explained.
The episode, however, became famous with his current team banking on its popularity last year, when it treated journalists in the media centre at Sepang with a Magnum stick.

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May 14 - At a meeting of National Gambling and Liquor Policy Council last
week, the Trade and Industry Minister, Rob Davies called for the creation of a
plan which would curb illegal gambling in South Africa.
The minister said that there was clearly the need for a national strategy
that would combat illegal gambling in the country, and that the National
Gambling Board has been given the green light to prepare an action plan which
will begin the eradication of illegal gambling. He also said that all of South
Africa's law enforcement agencies should be involved.
Davies said there was a strong need for national standards to be set
regarding South Africa's gambling activities. It was also revealed that between
July 2010 and April 2011, 350 illegal gambling machines were destroyed.
After a plan of action has been prepared, public consultations will be held
under the auspices of the National Council of Provinces. These consultations
have been discussed by the country's Members of Executive Councils for Economic
Development in each province.
The public's participation in these consultations is critical, according to
council. "The public has been urged to participate in the public hearings to
ensure that their views are represented on matters pertaining to gambling in the
country," it was stated. "The meeting also emphasised the need for provincial
licensing authorities to participate and enrich inputs as well as
The council meeting also discussed bingo in South Africa and
decided that the matter of bingo's legalities would be determined by Parliament
in its Gambling Review Commission Report.
Besides the SA Minister's gambling plan, Davies said
about bingo: "Against this background, the Council announced that the regulation
of bingo be subsumed in the boarder review process, pending public consultations
of the National Council of Provinces, which will inform on how the country must
proceed with a national policy and regulatory framework for bingo as a whole, a
moratorium on the issuance of all automated bingo due must be halted."
According to its website, the National Gambling Board, which was established
in 1996, "makes provision for the oversight of matters relating to casinos,
gambling, betting and wagering, and promotes uniforms norms and standards in
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Sarajevo (AFP) Feb 08, 2014
Bosnia braced Saturday for fresh protests amid warnings the country could face a "tsunami" of popular anger over its dire economy after days of riots left several hundred people injured.
The acrid smell of smoke hung over the capital Sarajevo where firemen spent the night dousing flames after protesters set fire to government buildings in scenes repeated in cities throughout the country.
The protests are the Balkan country's worst unrest since the 1992-1995 war and reflect growing despair over the state of the economy in a nation where unemployment stands at 44 percent and where one in five lives below the poverty line.
Police have used rubber bullets and tear gas to disperse protesters, leaving around 300 people injured since the demonstrations erupted on Wednesday.
"This is a state of war," warned the front page of the Oslobodjenje daily.
Bosnia's interior minister warned that government inaction could spark more popular anger, saying authorities had to launch an "anti-graft tsunami."
"If this does not happen, we will have a 'citizens' tsunami'," Fahrudin Radoncic said in a TV interview late on Friday.
The protesters are demanding the resignation of local and regional officials, whom they blame for two decades of political stalemate that has left the economy in dire straits.
Several senior officials in regional administrations in the southern town of Tuzla and the central town of Zenica resigned late on Friday under the pressure, local media reported.
"This is so sad, to see the towns ablaze less than 20 years after living through another hell," Jasminka Fisic, an unemployed resident of Sarajevo told AFP, referring to the country's bloody 1992-1995 inter-ethnic war that left 100,000 dead.
"People are entitled to act and say what they think, but not to demolish towns," she said.
- The anger of the hungry -
The protests first erupted in Tuzla, once the biggest industrial hub in Bosnia, where dozens of companies employing thousands of people were ruined after hasty privatisation.
Anger has also been fuelled by widespread corruption plaguing the country and the failure by politicians to overcome bickering and focus on the economy.
"Citizens' discontent is a consequence of misery and anger accumulated for twenty years," analyst Minel Abaz said.
"The anger of the hungry, the poor, the unemployed, the oppressed that has grown over two decades, exploded in the streets," said the editorial in the daily Dnevni Avaz.
Abaz said the painful post-war transition of Bosnia's impoverished economy has only brought "wealth to the ruling elite."
"Bosnian society is deeply divided... but the protests like this could be a good chance to overcome such inter-ethnic divisions," Abaz said.
Beset by endemic government corruption, Bosnia is among the poorest countries in Europe, with an average monthly salary of 420 euros ($570).
Adding to Bosnia's financial woes, the European Union said in December it would halve its financial aid over the nation's lack of progress with reforms needed to join the bloc.
Trailing behind their Balkan neighbours, Bosnia only started high-level accession talks with the EU in mid-2012.
But a complex institutional structure in the country established after the end of the war -- dividing power between its three ethnic communities, Serbs, Croats and Muslims -- has led to an almost permanent political stalemate because of inter-ethnic disputes.
The protests have so far engulfed towns in Bosnia's Muslim-Croat Federation.
But small-level protests without incidents were also held on Friday in Banja Luka, the capital of the Bosnian Serb entity Republika Srpska.
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Air Force Airman Sontae Kim is the son of Pomsuk and Chongmin Kim of Killeen. He is a 2008 graduate of Killeen High School. Kim earned a bachelor's degree in 2012 from the University of Texas at Austin.
Air Force Airman Mykel Y. Kopinski, son of Yuko and Michael Kopinski of Killeen, is a 2011 graduate of Shoemaker High School.
Air Force Airman Sarah M. Greer, a 2008 graduate of Shoemaker High School, is the daughter of Terry Greer of Killeen, and granddaughter of Gail Greer of Hardin, Ky.
Air Force Airman 1st Class Jeanette Inocencio Handorf is the former ward of Nita Handorf. The airman is a 2007 graduate of Salado High School.
Air Force Airman Kaleb J. Harris is the son of Tracy Harris of Temple.
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Moscow (RIA Novosti) Mar 26, 2007
The Russian Foreign Ministry is committed to energy security in the world, a senior diplomat said Monday.
"Our task is to minimize the unhealthy politicization [of the energy sector] and to prevent Russia's image from suffering as a result," first Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Denisov said in an interview with the magazine VIP-Premier, with reference to the Sakhalin II oil and gas project off Russia's Pacific Coast.
The project, formerly led by the Anglo-Dutch oil major Shell, was subjected to months of intense pressure last year from Russian authorities, who accused it of causing serious environmental damage to Sakhalin Island, including deforestation, toxic waste dumping and soil erosion.
In December 2006, Gazprom acquired a 50% plus one share in the Sakhalin II project for $7.45 billion. Shell previously held a 55% stake, while Japan's Mitsui and Mitsubishi owned 25% and 20%, respectively.
The Natural Resources Ministry said a week ago that Sakhalin Energy, which operates the Sakhalin II project, has submitted a plan of measures to remedy the environmental damage caused by the project.
Most of the measures will be implemented by the end of 2008, Sakhalin Energy said.
Earlier, Russia's Audit Chamber assessed environmental damage inflicted by the project at $5 billion.
Sakhalin II comprises an oil field with associated gas, a natural gas field with associated condensate, a pipeline, a liquefied natural gas plant (LNG), and an LNG export terminal. Most of the LNG from the project will be exported to Japan, which is seeking to diversify its energy imports.
The project's two fields have estimated reserves of 150 million metric tons (1.1 billion barrels) of oil and 500 billion cubic meters of natural gas.
Addressing the construction of the North European Gas Pipeline (NEGP), the diplomat said its completion would not lead to a stoppage of the old transportation network.
The NEGP, or Nord Stream, pipeline, a $10.5-billion project that is expected to come online in 2010, will connect Russia's Portovaya Bay on the Gulf of Finland, near St. Petersburg, to Germany's Greifswald via the Baltic seabed.
"The motivation of countries speaking against the NEGP is largely due to the fear of losing profit, because resources will partly be shifted from old to the new gas pipeline," Denisov said.
"However, European gas consumers' demands are such that old pipelines will not be idled with the appearance of new ones," he said.
He also said gas from new deposits will be pumped through the NEGP.
The Russian energy giant Gazprom-led Nord Stream project includes two parallel legs measuring 750 miles each. The first leg of the pipeline, with an annual capacity of 27.5 billion cubic meters, is set to come online in 2010, and the second will double its capacity to 55 billion cubic meters.
German companies BASF and E.ON are Gazprom's partners in the project to supply Western Europe with gas across the floor of the Baltic Sea.
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The chiefs of the Big Three US automakers pressed President George W. Bush Monday to create more government incentives for the development of ethanol and other biofuels.
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By Lesley Toth
The Mille Lacs County Board of Commissioners will consist of three new members come January, and two incumbents.
One of those returning will be District 3 Commissioner Phil Peterson, who won the election against challenger Laurie Gahm by just 41 votes.
"I'm pleased that people have trusted me to be their commissioner," Peterson said a few days after the results were tallied. "One thing that's a little intimidating is that now I'm the senior member."
The newfound role will more than likely involve having to give advice and guidance to the three incoming commissioners.
"I hope I'm up to the task," he said. "I think it'll be just fine. These are good people. I look forward to it. It's always a challenge when you're affecting people's lives."
He said the tight race was a little surprising, but not so much considering who he was up against.
"Laurie [Gahm] would have been good," Peterson said. "She just ended up on the other side."
He said he was happy someone stepped up to the plate to become involved in local government.
"There's a lot of people who sit in the front row shouting," he said. "That's OK, that's America."
With the election over and the harvesting completed on the farm Peterson and his brother own and operate, he said the "glamour work" was over, now it's time for the real work to begin.
"God is good," he said.
For incumbent District 4 Commissioner Roger Tellinghuisen, a few aspects of the election were a bit surprising.
"I was very pleased with the turnout of voters," he said. "I didn't expect the margin to be as great as it was. Anybody can run for that job and anyone can win."
He said two things were working in his favor in terms of retaining his seat – popularity and population. Tellinghuisen said he was also surprised at the replacement of three commissioners.
"That kind of took me for a loop," he said.
He's curious as to what the newcomers to the board have in mind as far as goals and agendas are concerned.
"New blood means new ideas and sometimes it works really well and sometimes it doesn't," he said. "I look forward to some positive changes."
As one of only two returning board members, Tellinghuisen said he can offer a bit of advice to the fresh faces.
"Stay in good contact with your constituents," he said. "That's important. When they call, they want you to listen. If they have a problem – whether big or small – it's important to them."
One of those "new blood" commissioners will be the only female voice on the board. Genny Reynolds, who beat incumbent Jack Edmonds for District 1 by just 80 ballots.
"I am honored to represent the voters as a county commissioner," Reynolds said. "Getting to know the department heads and any concerns they may have would be what I may look at first. I will also be researching what other counties are doing to resolve similar issues."
Reynolds said she was surprised at beating incumbent Edmonds.
"We both worked really hard on our campaigns," she said. "It was a close race."
She credits her win to good old-fashioned, grass-roots campaigning.
"Going door to door and talking with the residents – I listened to their concerns and let them know I was committed to addressing the issues at the county level," Reynolds said.
Edmonds saddened by the results
"I was very disappointed," he said. "I was surprised. I campaigned very hard and I received a lot of positive feedback. I poured my heart and soul into that job. I thoroughly enjoyed it."
He said, while his own loss was shocking, he was not surprised at Wilhelm's win in District 2. Edmonds said he and Wilhelm are "lifelong friends."
"He's very popular in that district," Edmonds said.
As for future possibilities in the public service realm, Edmonds said he doesn't have any immediate plans.
"Not right now. I'm going to digest this and see what happens," he said. "I'd never rule it out, I guess."
Newly-elected Commissioner for District 5 David Oslin said he's up to the task voters have intrusted him to undertake.
"I was pleased with the results," he said. "I had kind of anticipated a larger turnout in my district, though. With three new commissioners and two seated commissioners, we'll at least have some continuity there."
Oslin said he plans on taking advantage of classes available to new county commissioners to better understand how government works at that level. He said his experience of the past year, serving on the Mille Lacs County Steering Commission, has also helped prepare him to serve on the board.
"That experience will definitely help," he said.
Oslin credits his win to friends and family, who helped pass out flyers and talk with constituents. Current Commissioner Frank Courteau lent Oslin his support in the form of an endorsement as well.
"The working relationships and committee assignments – I look forward to those," he said, adding that his past government positions in engineering and zoning are of particular interest. "And emergency services is kind of in my blood."
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"People were just voting for change, I guess," he said. "I think Tim will do an excellent job and I wish him all the best."
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"Public service is a thankless job. It's gratifying when you can help people, but it's kind of a relief when you're out," he said laughing. "It's good to see so many people stepping up."
As for his future in politics, Whitcomb said he isn't eyeing anything at the moment and doesn't have plans to run for election in the near future.
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Laurie Gahm, Tim Wilhelm and Greg McQuay were unable to be reached for comment as of publication Tuesday.


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Our editorial board having spent nearly an hour each with three candidates running for the El Dorado Irrigation District board, we have a different take on them than many of the establishment groups supporting one candidate or another.
For Division 4, it was crystal clear to us that Dr. Dale Coco is an outstanding candidate for that seat. His opponent, a lawyer, declined to meet with us.
For Division 2, we were able to meet with both candidates. In meeting and questioning Greg Prada we found him to be relaxed, at ease and more even-tempered than some of his writings would lead one to believe.
We hope he maintains that eventemperedness if he should win the election to the EID board. There is no question that he has a solid business background and he gave us a more detailed summary of the health care companies of which he has been CEO.
Of the two candidates for Division 2 our endorsement goes to Greg Prada. We see him as a strong advocate for the ratepayers. Now it is time for EID to scale back the multi-year multi-digit rate hikes. Home construction is picking up and EID will be building up a capital improvement fund with those hookup fees. They will also help maintain its debt ratios without resorting to big rate increases. We see Prada as someone who will work to keep those rate hikes in check.
"You don't run out of money in the end. You run out of money along the way," Prada told the Mountain Democrat.
He also told us he is "not pro-growth" nor is he "no-growth." That is the appropriate stance for someone seeking to be a policy maker for a water district. Development decisions are made by the El Dorado County Board of Supervisors and the county planning division. EID's job is to make sure there is water available to meet the needs of the county's General Plan. The policy issue for EID is to make it affordable.
We remain wary about his attitude about agricultural rates. This is an irrigation district and that belt of farms and wineries east of Placerville is preserving the rural character of this county. We will be watching him on this issue.
While we appreciate Prada's pursuit of affordable water and sewer rates, we differ with him on hookup fees. He would like to see them higher than what EID just approved. Originally EID had proposed $41,000 for a water and sewer hookup in El Dorado Hills and nearly $36,000 in the rest of the district. By using replacement cost instead of depreciation, the district staff reduced the combined hookup fee for water and sewer to $30,000 and used one rate for all the district. Of, course this allows developers to build homes with a slightly lower cost. Anyone has to be naive not to think that all these impact fees paid to various government agencies doesn't raise the cost of a new home. And it sure discourages the individual who buys a piece of land in the county and wants to build a house on it for his family.
He criticized the board for approving the five-year capital improvement plan and said he would "push back on debt, push back on these projects." We agree that the CIP should be more carefully parsed by the board and that Prada would be a leader on this. Should he be elected, we also will be watching him to be sure he is not putting reliable delivery of water at risk.
"I would not say yes to everything, but I would not say no to everything," Prada told us. That is a reasoned approach. We believe Greg Prada will be an advocate for the ratepayers. For that we endorse his candidacy for Division 2. He represents no constituency other than the ratepayers.


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They do not necessarily represent the views of Expert Africa.
Heinitzburg Hotel review
This was our second time there and it was exactly as expected.Read more about the whole trip
Excellent hotel
Lovely accommodation. Excellent customer service. Very good quality food.
Location was good with excellent views.
Heinitzburg Hotel review
Attentive helpful staff. Lovely terrace.
Excellent dining.
The room is small and comfortable, but nothing very special despite being a castle. We were given an adjoining room, and we could hear everything that was going on in the other room.
The service is slip-shod, and the concierge is disinterested and indifferent. We told them we were interested in visiting the National Museum and asked them if it was possible to walk there, and they told us we could. It was a good 20 minute walk in the hot sun, but more importantly, it was closed on Saturday, which they did not bother to tell us. When we asked them how long it took to get to the airport, their response was that they had never been to the international airport, so they didn't know. We had to ask them repeatedly to ask someone for this information.
The only thing going for the Heinitzburg is a lovely terrace that gives a commanding view of Windhoek. We had booked a table at Leo's Restaurant, but were told that we could not dine on the terrace even though we saw others dining on the terrace. We went to the restaurant at our booking time, and ate inside.
Later, we decided to move out to the terrace for drinks and saw others dining there again, so we asked about this one more time. This time, the manager overheard us and gave quite a rude and defensive reply - basically implying that it wasn't "personal". We didn't take it as such, we only wanted to understand why some people could dine outside and what the difference was. Essentially, there was a private event that took place earlier, and had we waited until 7pm (30 minutes after our dinner booking) we could also have gotten a table to dine outside. None of this was communicated to us, instead we were told about this in an unpleasant manner after the fact.
We would not recommend this hotel.
Ending our Namibian adventure on a high note.
A lovely welcome with canapes and sparkling wine. Porters to bring the luggage from the car park to our rooms was very welcome.
Excellent swimming pool and grounds. Terrace with views of the city was stunning, with more than sufficient tables and chairs for guests. Dinner, wines and breakfast were very special.
Staff were friendly and attentive and truly service ambassadors.
Well located
Small boutique hotel within walking distance to city center.
Great restaurant, beautiful views from the terrace, friendly restaurant staff.
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Nice hotel
Comfortable hotel . Nice restaurant . Great place for sundowners!Read more about the whole trip
Heinitzburg Hotel review
Very good first stop, very comfortable, nice pool, good food.
Not well signed from the main road so worth giving people basic instructions & suggesting a stop at the supermarket nearby to get water and snacks for the days ahead.
Disappointing introduction to Namibia
Beautiful terrace with panoramic view--service staff friendly and eager to please but did not appear to be empowered to make decisions without asking management. This was only place that did not welcome us with a drink---just told to sit on terrace until room was ready. Room large & nicely furnished but in a turret so very dark--when asked if they had lighter room manager appeared--arrogant manner---told us --what do you expect it's a castle---keep lights on if you don't like it.
Dinner in Restaurant 1st night was very expensive, odd combinations of ingredients, minute portions and served pretentiously under silver domes. Subtle pressure was exerted to have expensive drinks and to direct you towards dining in hotel restaurant. Groups of staff stood around watching you eating ,making you feel somewhat uncomfortable
Overall not very welcoming---rigid rules & regulations & pretentious
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Discussion in 'ACFriends' started by winga, Dec 4, 2012.
Y hullo thar!
Man, wonder what @Foxy looks like in those outfits? How about it, Foxy? Some show and tell? :-D
So the thread quit giving me alerts.
52000 posts pls
I didn't realize so many things happened in Malta.
LOL cats are so stupid, but so entertaining....
And, no, my cat wouldn't do this....she's not a DERP.
lol that made me laugh
i cant tell what is going on in that picture. i even tried to make it bigger
It's a cannabis growing cupboard.
sigh, it looked like a pot of chili with something flying over it lol
The sand people travel in single file to hide their numbers . . . .
@-Foxy-'s house and car?
i almost got a car like that after the guy plowed in to mine but since i was hit in the back, that car scared me too much to drive on the highway at 80 all the time. no umm cushioning from getting hit
So what you are saying Foxy is that you prefer to have more cushion for the pushin?


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Liza Minnelli's little sister Lorna Luft is singing at the Crazy Coqs cabaret at Corbyn and King's new Brasserie Zedel by Piccadilly this week, accompanied by her husband Colin Freeman on the piano.
Last night she told how she stayed at the "famous and chic Savoy" when she was six or seven and her mother Judy Garland thought it would be amusing to swap around all the shoes left in the corridors for cleaning. "I don't think Judy Garland did this," said her mother, referring to herself in the third person and blaming Lorna for the prank.
Her friend Barry Manilow once told her there was a picture of Lorna in his room when he stayed at the Savoy and she has since performed at the Savoy Theatre. So all is forgiven.Reuse content


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by Eric Steinhart Why is there something rather than nothing? This question includes God in its scope: if there is a God, then God is something, so we can always ask: why is there God rather than no God? This implies that the question cannot be answered by appealing to God. It can't be answered [Read More…]
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Kesha, 'Shots on the Hood of My Car' – Song Review
Kesha's back with a brand new track that's loaded with futuristic electronic noises, Kesha's upbeat attitude, and of course, alcohol. 'Shots on the Hood of My Car' takes us right into the heart of Los Angeles, where the 'Your Love Is My Drug' hitmaker is cruising the streets with her pals, taking shots at every stoplight.
At one point in the pop-tastic tune, Kesha makes a reference to the end of the world, adding what she would do if it actually happened. "Sometimes I think about it / The world was about to end / I call the people who have been there through the thick and thin / I buy a bottle of the finest scotch there ever was / And we can watch it blow into oblivion."
By the time the chorus rolls around, we're wondering where the singer is headed, and whether we'll love or hate this new track. "And we go down, down, down like shooting stars / In the night time, time, time while the world's still ours / We won't cry, cry, cry while the ending starts / We're going down, down, down on the hood of my car," she sings in her usual, autotuned way.
We love those carefree and fun summer nights, rolling around under the stars and getting into trouble, but not at the expense of someone's life. Don't drink and drive, kids! Safety PSA aside, this song is just … Terrible.
The verdict? We hate it. 'Shots on the Hood of My Car' is boring, uninventive, and it's been done before many times over. In the end, there will only be one 'Your Love Is My Drug.'
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A CHARITY has launched a new service to help bereaved and lonely residents in Tendring.
Clacton-based Community Voluntary Services Tendring (CVST) has started a district-wide group following a £3,500 grant from Tendring Council.
CVST chairman Brenda Ellis said the aim was to make people feel less isolated.
Volunteers have been trained and activities organised including talks, demonstrations and trips out.
"Our own survey last year proved there is a need and we are delighted with the progress we have made in setting up the group," said Mrs Ellis.
"The idea is that the meetings will help those attending feel more relaxed and valued through the various therapies and activities.
"They will also have the chance to volunteer and get involved with community activities."
The charity was picked to receive the council cash, which has come from recycling metals from crematoria throughout the country.
Council environment boss Nick Turner said: "Loneliness and isolation is a problem for many people and this group will make a huge difference to so many of our vulnerable residents."


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Local search results are getting increasingly important, but how do we influence these results? How do you rank number one for a competitive and lucrative term like [hotel new york"?
The New Type of Link
Link building definitely won't die off because of local search results. It will become even more important. But how does a link make you a local authority?
It doesn't! Your address does. Your address is the new link!
Just like a link, websites will list your company, including an address, as a vote of confidence — to let their visitors know they should visit your shop, hotel, restaurant or office. And just like a link, an address listing shows various signals of relevance for Google to pick up.
Company Name
Where links have an anchor text, address listings have a company name. You might expect this to be one uniform name for all your company listings, but research shows that various additions tell a lot about the real theme of the website.
It isn't surprising that the company name used in online address listings is one of the most important signals Google looks at in its Google Places algorithm.
Page Relevance
Just like in normal links, text around the address is naturally relevant. Your address is listed either on a page with relevant other companies in the same category or it is listed on a page just about your company.
In any case, the entire page should be relevant to what you sell or do. The closer text is to your address, the more relevance it should show.
Normal href Links
Below your address there could be a normal link to your website. This is the finishing touch that verifies that the listing is for your company and not just someone in the same building.
The URL could just be your home page and should be the same as the one you'd like to enter in your verified Google Places listing.
Google Places Algorithm Evolution
The Google Places algorithm definitely is still evolving. The changes we currently see mainly involve the integration of various types of reviews.
Because the competition hasn't really started gaming these search results, many changes will still be made to combat future spam activities.
- Main Focus on Information From Business Owner: Depending on the amount of online savvy competitors in your region it should still be easy to rank for your desired keyword combination. For example, [grocery store Clinton NJ" should show your company as long as you're close enough to the town center and have tagged your company as a grocery store in the admin panel for your verified listing.
- Expanding with Social Information: So far it isn't a big ranking factor if you have a lot of positive reviews, but it does effect peoples choice to click your result or to contact your company. Expect this to become a much more important (direct or indirect) ranking factor in the near future.
- An Address Becomes a Real Link: Google knows how to evaluate links, but this expertise doesn't yet show in its local algorithm. For competitive industries (e.g., hospitality), I can still trick it and rank number one. When various types of spam detection are added to the algorithm, I can start to really benefit from my link building expertise.
Local Link Building
Local link building is all about getting your address on all the places where you'd normally settle for just a link. Always have your most important search term integrated in your company name and have it listed as such.
Besides business directories, you should start contacting industry authorities and get them to place great advertorials on your business, including your address. Where sites might be wary to place a dofollow link, an address will never be a problem.
Link building and address building will become similar activities. In link building, you focus on the additional value a visit to your website brings to their visitors. In address building, visiting your store or office needs to be a logical next step — or the location of your hotel needs an address to determine if it's near the beach, the airport, or great nightlife.
Currently effective address building can be done by advertising. Opposed to paid links, there isn't something like a paid address yet. Try to find sponsorship opportunities where you get a permanent listing for a one-time investment.
Your competition probably isn't putting in a lot of effort into Google Places results yet. Create a clear advantage over them while you still can.
Join us for SES London 2011, the Leading Search & Social Marketing Event, taking place February 21-25! The conference offers sessions on topics including search engine optimization (SEO), keyword analysis, link building, local, mobile, video, analytics, social media, and more. Register now.
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"Everything was great," he told GoBlueWolverine. " From the tour. From the place we ate at. To the facilities, the stadium -- it was just wonderful."
And after his visit, McMillon said if he wasn't seriously considering Michigan before, he "most definitely" is considering them now.
"Pretty much everything opened my eyes today," McMillon said. "I learned a lot about Michigan that I didn't before. I didn't know Tom Brady came out of Michigan. I didn't know Larry Foote. Lamar Woodley, Charles Woodson and all the great athletes they have in the NFL came out of Michigan. They have a great fan base and alumni. Their funding they get for academics and athletics is just tremendous. I found out a lot information today. Everything was great."
The Memphis (Tenn.) Whitehaven High also spent some quality time with Michigan coach Brady Hoke during his visit. The U-M headman gave him a strong academic push during his stay.
"He said I was here for academics first," McMillon said on his conversation with Hoke. "He wanted to make sure I was serious about getting my education and being a better athlete for them."
McMillon had a chance to talk with defensive coordinator Greg Mattison, who also serves as the U-M linebackers coach. McMillon said Mattison mentioned his NFL experience with the Ravens. However, Mattison mostly talked about developing him as a better person on and off the field.
"The conversation went great," McMillon said on his talk with Mattison. "He didn't talk too much about his NFL experience. He just wants to make me a better man. He wants to make me a better linebacker."
Education is important to McMillon. He is considering aerospace engineering as possible major and took in a tour of the academic facilities during his visit.
"We took a tour of the aerospace engineering," McMillon said. "We talked with the professors and sat down with them for about an hour. We were just talking about the aeronautical program and the internship that they have and everything that they offer."
At 6-foot-4, 245-pounds, McMillon currently holds notable offers from Alabama, Auburn and Ohio State. And will taking in a visit to OSU today.
As far as Michigan is concerned, McMillon said he will "definitely" make it back again sometime soon.
"I would love to come up there and visit Michigan again," McMillon said. "If it wasn't so far away then I would comeback all the time. Most definitely will try to make it back for an official visit."
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Less Than A Block To Either Wade's Beach Or Fresh Pond This Newly Built Stylish Traditional Has A Large Private Garden, Open Floor Plan, 2 Owner's Suites. Beautiful Amenities Like Beamed Ceilings, Indirect Lighting, 2nd Floor Veranda And Wrap Around Deck. Private Yet Close To It All. Md-Ld $35K, June $6K, July $15K, July-Ld $30K, Aug-Ld $17K.
The Hamptons may be internationally renowned as a playground for the rich and famous, but there's so much more to this striking region on the eastern end of Long Island, New York than parties and polo within Gatsby-esque luxury homes. For starters, while the sidewalks of the hamlets and villages that make up the area collectively known as The Hamptons are often teeming with a who's who of bold-face names and C-suite executives, the beaches are the real stars here.En savoir plus sur les propriétés de luxe à The Hamptons And Northfork


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Y'all can start whenever you want, but this is for November. Deadline to have pics posted is Sunday Nov 27, that way whoever wins has time to think of December's so it can start on Dec 1.
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A few of us went up to the Digg offices the other day to show them Apollo, and had a really good meeting. I demoed an application I wrote called Maptacular which Kevin Rose mentions in the latest episode of Diggnation. There's also an interview with Kevin Lynch at the end which was conducted at Apollo camp and is worth watching for a quick summary of Apollo, and a brief history of how and why Apollo came to be.
If you watch the entire episode of Diggnation, I feel I should warn you. Apollo has the distinction of being mentioned in the same episode as "Craziest Urinals From Around The World" and something about a woman's foot that I'm not going to elaborate on here. May or may not be work-safe, depending on where you work.
Maptacular is a Flex and HTML Apollo application which lets you drag vCards from your local machine onto a Google map in order to map them. I'm going to release the source pretty soon — I just have to find the time to clean up the code a bit.
Just curious — anyone know how Maptacular got its name? Nobody has mentioned anything about it yet. Hint: it's related to Mike Chambers' MP3 player application called Ascension.


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Life After Dating: The Inescapable Logistics Of Love
"I just assumed that when I met my soulmate and fell in love, all of these annoying day to day things would fall into place."
I'm on the phone with a friend of mine, who's a couple years into a relationship that is overflowing with romance. Their pairing has everything: the meet-cute; the deep, spiritual connection; the sizzling sexual chemistry; the stimulating intellectual back and forth; the aligned life goals and values; the mutual belief that the other is the most amazing human to ever grace the Earth.
They've committed to a life together, they own a house, they're very, very happy. There's just one problem: they can't for the life of them figure out how to plan their weekends. Her go-with-the-flow attitude clashes with his get-shit-done vibe and all of a sudden their dreamy love connection is imploding into a cranky spat about how long they're going to spend at Home Depot and who hit the snooze button for the fourth time.
"I know we're meant to be together," she says, "so why can't we figure this out?"
"Here's the thing," I tell her, "you guys have got the love part down. But at least 50% of any relationship is dedicated to hashing out details and logistics. It's going to take some work, but the sooner you make peace with that fact, the better."
It was only recently that I've been able to make peace with this fact myself. A few years ago, I read somewhere that being in a relationship is like running a business with someone. My romantic, idealist self was instantly repulsed by the idea. To me, love was a magical, nebulous force that existed outside the drab confines of plans and practicality. The idea of comparing love to a business agreement offended me down to my hopelessly romantic core. Like my friend, I wanted to believe that when you find a perfect love, the boring details of making a life together just, you know, work themselves out.
At the same time I was being offended by this throwaway sentence I read in a random article, my boyfriend Nick and I were really struggling with some of the practical aspects of our relationship. We fought about cleaning the house, clashed about how we wanted to spend our days off, and failed spectacularly at communicating during conflict. The love was there, but the day-to-day, logistical side of our relationship was a mess. Basically, if our relationship had been a business, we were driving it into the ground.
One day I had a long-overdue epiphany: as much as I didn't want to deal with the logistical side of our relationship because I felt like it got in the way of the lovey-dovey side, the opposite was actually true. Not dealing with the logistics made it impossible to enjoy the love we had for each other. Nothing kills unicorns and rainbows faster than fighting over whose turn it is to vacuum. Slowly but surely, I accepted this, and we learned how to manage the practical side of our relationship. We made a chore schedule. We took turns planning outings and dates. We worked on our communication skills. Our daily life got easier, our connection got deeper, and the love we had for each other felt stronger.
This experience really drove the point home: there is a difference between being in love and being in a relationship.
Love is gazing deeply into each other's eyes and seeing something that's simultaneously mysterious and familiar.
A relationship is playing rock-paper-scissors to see who will take out the trash this week.
Love is feeling completely safe and accepted by someone on a level you never thought possible.
A relationship is writing "have sex" on the calendar because you're both so busy and exhausted.
Love is being able to speak volumes without words.
A relationship is figuring out how to communicate in a way that is respectful and clear, no matter how angry or confused you are in the moment.
Love is generosity and truth and beauty and art and poetry and soft kisses and symphonies. A relationship is milk coming out of your nose from laughing so hard, Netflix in bed, dumb fights, dirty dishes, morning breath, conflicting ideas about punctuality, and period stains on new sheets.
Figuring out the practical side of your relationship doesn't lessen or cancel out the love part; in fact, working on these things as a team can bring you closer together. Plus, when you've got the day to day details running smoothly, you'll have that much more time for snuggling, sex, gazing into each other's eyes, and discussing the meaning of life. It's not all unicorns and rainbows, but it's real. It's work, but it's worth it. I still don't like to compare it to business, but as far as business deals go, a loving relationship is a damn good one.
I've been in a relationship for 10 years now, and we still struggle with logistical things all the time. It's something that most couples constantly work on, especially as new life challenges (moving in together, dealing with family drama, buying a house, having a baby, losing a job, combining finances) come up. But there's something empowering about realizing that navigating these things takes mindfulness and conscious effort. As my friend is learning now, the end of the honeymoon phase can be rough, and all the nitty gritty details of life don't just fall into place. Love, in its purest form, is simple. Life is complicated. Combining two lives? Extra complicated.
Here's my advice: confront the nitty gritty details head on. Find ways to make them fun, if you can, but don't despair if you can't. Draw on both of your strengths to make the most of your life together. Streamline errands and chores whenever possible. If your schedules are packed, carve out time for intimacy and spontaneity (as counter-intuitive as that might sound). Try to consciously find a balance between being romantic partners and being — gulp — business partners. Forgive yourself and each other when you lose that balance. Then try to find it again.
Because all you need is love, but you also need a grocery list.
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The Kineticard (US patent # 5,901,484) was originally developed in 1997, and is a novel greetings card that you can send through the mail. The card consists of two parts. The printed card has a curious design that consists of what appears to be a random collection of vertical lines. These lines contain information about six different images, that together form an animation, in this case the 'Dancing Man'.
To make the animated sequence visible, the complex image has to be viewed through a plastic sleeve that has a fine pattern of black lines printed on it.
In between the black lines, the plastic is clear, and the card beneath can be seen through the plastic. As the plastic sleeve is slid to and fro, different selections of lines become visible, and the animation appears. This is sometimes called the 'Picket Fence' type of animation, since that is what the foreground pattern of lines resembles.


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The videotape Kramer made is played for the jury. When the NBC executives arrive, George forgets about the trial for a moment and complains loudly about the plane. The prosecution begins to call their witnesses and each will do more to break down the characters of the foursome. First, the arresting officer is called to the stand, followed by the victim. Then the prosecution begins to call a variety of familiar faces. Starting with the elderly woman that Jerry stole the marble rye from. The virgin, Marla, is called to the stand and she tells the court about the foursome's contest. Further testimony is given by the bubble boy. The woman who needed a handicapped spot. The doctor who was on duty the night Susan died. Sidra, the woman with no implants. Mr. Bookman, the library cop. George's former girlfriend Robin, whose apartment caught on fire. The security guard from the parking garage. A detective from when Kramer was dressed like a pimp. The low-talker tries to testify (only she can't be heard). Steinbrenner talks about calzone and George's communism. The man who runs the cockfights. The pharmacist who sold Elaine a case of contraceptive sponges. A co-worker tells about Elaine's Christmas card. Mr. Pitt tells about when Elaine tried to kill him with a pillow. The soup nazi takes the stand and finally Babu Bhatt returns to the US to tell about the cafe and his deportation. They are "very, very, bad." Rivera Live reports that the jury is in deliberation. Meanwhile, the foursome speculates on life in prison. Estelle tries to bribe the judge to be lenient on George if he's found guilty. A montage of activity is shown while the jury is in deliberation, that includes people we didn't see testifying like the Rabbi, Wilhelm, Keith Hernandez, Bania, Peterman, Puddy, Newman, Mr. Lippman, Poppie, Mr. Ross browsing for a handgun and ends with Jackie Chiles "cross-examining" Sidra outside the courtroom. The jury comes back. Jerry asks Elaine what she was going to say to him on the plane as it was crashing. She responds, "I always loved U-United Airlines." The jury returns a verdict of guilty. The foursome shows no remorse as they are sentenced to a year in jail, for doing "nothing." Jackie testifies to Jerry about Sidra's lack of implants. As the foursome sits in a prison cell, Jerry comments about the second button on George's shirt. A conversation they had nine years earlier on the 5th of July 1989. Jerry closes with a prison-based monologue.
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This is just the kind of amusingly off-center comedy now missing from NBC's lineup, one of those rare, delightful meshings of concept, cast and execution, with producer Tom Cherones providing inspired direction. Nothing is forced. [31 May 1990, p.F9]Los Angeles Times Full Review
The weakest aspect of Seinfeld is a wacky next-door neighbor played by Michael Richards. Richards is doing little more than an impersonation of Christopher Lloyd's Jim on Taxi, and he ought to cut it out.Entertainment Weekly Full Review
Funny. The characters, even the hip comic star, become likable very quickly. Despite yourself, you'll be laughing before the first commercial. [31 May 1990, p.C11]Philadelphia Inquirer Full Review
It works. It's different. It's fun, offbeat and charming. [31 May 1990, p.5]Houston Chronicle Full Review
One weak link is fellow stand-up comic Michael Richards as Seinfeld's wacky neighbor. He isn't wacky or neighborly enough; it just doesn't work. But he's in the minority where "Seinfeld" is concerned. You may not convulsively guffaw, but you're bound to convincingly smile. Here's one that worked out just right.Washington Post Full Review
Seinfeld's gentle humor is easy to take. Unlike other current comedians, such as Andrew Dice Clay or Sam Kinison, Seinfeld isn't angry: He's more awed by the wonder of it all. [13 May 1990, p.13]Newsday Full Review
The writing - so thankfully different from the hammering rhythm of most sitcoms - comes from Seinfeld and Larry David ("Saturday Night Live"). [31 May 1990, p.C5]Seattle Post-Intelligencer Full Review
There are some who might be jarred by the format, seamless as it is. And still others might be compelled to argue that with this format one gets neither a sitcom nor a comedy show, but insufficient portions of each...But there is an intriguing honesty to this method, and, in its fashion, it shows how life's tiny travail can work its way into comedy club laughs. [31 May 1990, p.C4]Chicago Tribune Full Review
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The Baptism of our Lord | Epiphany 1 | Ordinary Time 1
Frank Ramirez
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Luke 3:15-17, 21-22 — Isaiah 43:1-7
Acts 8:14-17 — Psalm 29
"Stranger in a Familiar Land" by Frank Ramirez
"Eyewitness" by Keith Hewitt
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Stranger in a Familiar Land
by Frank Ramirez
Acts 8:14-17
Now when the apostles at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had accepted the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them.
-- Acts 8:14
It was tough for Peter and John to travel to Samaria. Samaritans and the various branches of Judaism were as close as cousins -- and fought like family too! Put simply, the Samaritans were those members of the people of God who'd been left behind while others were dragged off to exile in Babylon. When the exiles returned and took over, there was a good deal of resentment, anger, and fighting between two groups that shared the same concept of God, as well as the same scriptures, culture, customs, and language.
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The Fancy Boys Follies
That Other Woman's Child
That Other Woman's Child is, to my knowledge, the first 26-year-old musical that the New York Musical Theatre Festival has produced. Sherry Landrum and George S. Clinton's bluegrass hoedown premiered in Los Angeles in 1982, then lay dormant until 2003, when its creators resuscitated and rewrote it to better match modern tastes. In terms of sheer vivacity, it's easy to understand this work's appeal: It's packed with the kind of raucous song and rambunctious dance that are frequently in short supply in today's committee-approved musical climate.
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The cast has been astutely assembled: The sophisticated Mossberg, the down-home Noble, and the cheerfully crotchety McCullough center the action, but Quinn VanAntwerp is a friendly mix of Garth Brooks and Kenny Chesney as the country-star wannabe, Canedy Knowles finds real brightness in a rebellious daughter, and Dave Schoonover is a voice-stretching standout as her reddest-of-necks betrothed. The six-piece band is loaded with Southern-flavor instruments like a fiddle, a banjo, and even a saw and washboard, and really groves under David Libby's musical direction. It's the most authentic part of That Other Woman's Child, the only thing that exists because it needs to, rather than merely because someone thinks it should.
Tickets online, Venue information, and Performance Schedule: The New York Musical Theatre Festival
Disclaimer: I'm not exactly a member of the target demographic for The Fancy Boys Follies. So I'll admit that there might be some powerful social commentary I missed in David Pevsner's burlesque revue, some complex satirization of gender roles and the politicization of male sexuality I'm not "fancy" enough to understand.
But in the opening number, the company sings "No subtleties to ponder / It's all single-entendre tonight," so it's more likely the show is exactly what it appears: a cheap excuse for cheap sex jokes and for showing off a Chippendales-worthy dancer (Dave August), who spends his nearly every moment onstage parading through a five-song strip tease. Even if you like the idea, The Fancy Boys Follies still might push its "bad vaudeville" shtick too far.
"Big Daddy Rick and His Amazing Baby Dick," featuring Tom Stuart as a Carnac-styled mind reader and Jim J Bullock (yes, that one) as his diaper-wearing sidekick, is laden with such creaky jokes, even the performers' faces acknowledged the supreme difficulty in selling them. The opening number recreates a honky-tonk, with the twanging company wailing (among other things) about the inconvenient places one can develop Human papillomavirus. A glittery rethink of Gypsy's "You Gotta Get a Gimmick" for contemporary male strippers makes you long for the original's dramaturgical nuances, and the show's (ahem) climax is an extended and lifeless oratorio about sex toys.
The show does pursue charm at one point, in "Meet Cute - A Mini-Musical," about two angels (Bullock and Stuart) helping two lonely guys (Jon Powell and Howard Kaye) summon the courage to speak to each other; and "The Saga of Roark and Lance" is an elaborate Hollywood coming-out parable that might have more impact were it not rolled into an ill-conceived "Gay TV" sketch. Everyone in the cast is able, if lacking the charisma real vaudeville shows demanded. And choreographer Michael Lee Scott and director Randy Brenner prevent things from grinding to a complete halt, even if they never keep them moving at the breakneck clip probably required for the jokes to land.
Pevsner, who has been assisted by seven different composers and whose work has been augmented by Bruce Vilanch, and the performers are at their best when they're not trying so hard, as reflected in the show's final two songs: "The Gay Old Times," a vibrant, a capella declaring that the best of times for sexual liberation is always now, and "I Gotta Give It Up For Love," which excites with its unfettered sentiment and precise, Jersey Boys-style choreography. These numbers approach that dreaded commentary, true, but they also embrace romance rather than just sex. In their context here, that helps make them the fanciest and finest of all.
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Hi, when i create a translation of a content type that have noderefence fields, i like, if the node referenced not have a translation yet, i can create a translation like 'create and reference'
Comment #1markus_petrux CreditAttribution: markus_petrux commented
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Do you mean a "Create translation and reference" feature? hmm... sounds interesting, but this process would need to know which node you would like to translate, and this exposes a workflow that's not covered here.
I don't have time to add features like this one at this moment, but I would accept patches for evaluation.
Comment #2markus_petrux CreditAttribution: markus_petrux commented
|buton to create translation
|» Button to create translation and reference
Comment #4markus_petrux CreditAttribution: markus_petrux commented
Aha! Thanks for the hint. Honestly, I haven't played with translations with this module enabled, yet. So that helps, and this feature really makes sense.
I'm keeping the request as postponed, however, as I'm pretty busy right now. I hope to get some time in a few weeks. Not really sure exactly *when*, but I mean it should not go beyond a few months, just a few weeks. Still, patches are welcome.
Comment #5markus_petrux CreditAttribution: markus_petrux commented
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Just added a few more issue components. Sorry for the noise.
Comment #6markus_petrux CreditAttribution: markus_petrux commented
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When you translate a node, by default the node reference fields are filled with the nodes of the source translation (in the case that this referenced nodes not have translation, such as our use case). Then we have the node which we woudl like to translate.
hmm... not sure why, but now that we've started to play with i18n on our project I don't see this behavior, or there's something I'm missing. :-|
This is how I see it:
a) When a node translation is started, node reference module tries to find translations for the nodes in node reference fields. If no translation is found, node reference module leaves the node reference field empty! So the translation form is loosing track of the nodes referred on the source translation. This operation performed by node reference module is not optional.
b) When a referred node was based on a type that's not translatable, leaving the node reference field empty is ok. But, if it was translatable, we may want to keep track of this so it is still present on the translation form, and there will be an error if you submit the form, but here we could add a "Create translation and reference" button. This button would take the nid of the non-translated node from the node reference field and use it to open a modal dialog frame with the translation form of that node. When submitted, the nid of the translated node could be used to replace the value of the node reference field, as we already do with the "Create and reference" button.
Am I missing anything? Is this work flow correct?
Comment #7markus_petrux CreditAttribution: markus_petrux commented
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Just wanted to mention I started to work on this. It will work as follows:
When a translation is started, for node reference fields that have missing translations the following warning will be rendered on top of the nodereference widgets:
"Missing translation for Referred node title [nid: XXX]. This post can't be referenced. Translate and reference now."
The node reference field will still contain the untranslated reference. This will enable the "View on new window..." button, so that can be used to inspect the untranslated node.
The last sentence of the "Missing translation" warning will be a link. This link will open on a modal dialog to allow the user to create the translation. When the translation is submitted and saved, the modal dialog will close and the node reference field will be automatically populated with a reference to the newly created translation.
The "Missing translation" warning will also disappear as soon as the contents of the node reference field is changed.
This feature will require the "Create and reference" option to be enabled for the node reference field, and of course it requires the core translation module, with additional support for i18n.
Comment #8markus_petrux CreditAttribution: markus_petrux commented
|Button to create translation and reference
|» Add an option to "Translate and reference"
Now that 6.x-1.1 has been released, my intention is to commit this feature as soon as I got it working on my development environment. This will allow others try the dev version for a while, and we can then fix anything that may arise.
This is complex because of the changes made by CCK itself and Node reference to fields when a translation is started, as explained previously. So let's see how it goes...
I expect to have it basically done by this week end. If I can't this week end, it will be the next due to lack of time, probably. Well, time will tell...
It would be great to know if there's more people interested in this feature, if so, then please chime in and subscribe. Specially when the feature is committed, so that we can know if it is working ok out there or not. Thanks.
Comment #9markus_petrux CreditAttribution: markus_petrux commented
|» Fixed
Committed to CVS, including updated README and translations folders.
I have also updated to project page to reflect the availability of this new feature.
Please note that if you are upgrading from a previous version of NR, then you need to run update.php. The "Translate and reference" feature requires this module to load just after the content module, so the module weight needs to be changed in the {system} table for this feature to work properly.
My intention is to keep this in dev for a while, and if no major problems arise, then release a new stable version with this feature included.
Thanks in advance to all those that try the dev version. If you do, please post some feedback in this issue, so that we know it's been working or not for you. Thanks. :)


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