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Welcome to Dreams Punta Cana Resort & Spa
Dreams Punta Cana Resort & Spa - All Inclusive
Secluded in a lush tropical paradise, Dreams Punta Cana Resort & Spa features one of the largest free-form swimming pools in the Dominican Republic, stretching from the lobby all the way down to the pristine beach.
Unlimited Luxury
Enjoy the many amenities of Unlimited-Luxury at Dreams Punta Cana Resort & Spa, where nearly everything is included. Every gourmet meal, every fine wine and cocktail, and so much more.
- Elegant accommodations with incredible views
- Gourmet dining at seven specialty restaurants
- 24-hour room service
- Unlimited top-shelf spirits at ten festive bars and lounges
- All day and nighttime activities and entertainment
- Option to upgrade to Preferred Club privileges
- Free WiFi and international calling with Unlimited Connectivity (coming soon)
- Full breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks
- Unlimited natural fruit juices and soft drinks
- Unlimited international and domestic top-shelf spirits
- Complimentary mini-bar refreshed daily with soft drinks, juices, bottled water and beer
- 24-hour room service
- Specialty restaurants with no reservations required
- Themed parties, oceanfront bars and entertainment venues
- Pristine swimming pools
- Pool and beach wait service
- Endless daytime activities and live nightly entertainment
- Explorer's Club for kids with supervised activities
- Core Zone Teens Club with teen activities
- Fitness center
- No wristbands required
- All taxes and gratuities
Preferred Club Privileges
Experience our highest level of luxury and personal service in the Preferred Club at Dreams Punta Cana Resort & Spa. Enjoy an upgraded room or suite, access to a private lounge, special concierge service and other enhanced amenities.
- Personalized check-in and checkout with concierge service
- Preferred status and amenities
- Access to private lounge and beach area
- Upgraded mini-bar service
- Pillow menu
- Upgraded luxury bath amenities
- Daily continental breakfast at Oceana Restaurant
- Afternoon hot and cold hors d'oeuvres in private lounge
- Exquisite desserts and fine liquors in private lounge
- Complimentary Internet access in room or suite
- Complimentary newspaper in room or suite daily (English and Spanish)
- Complimentary computer access in private lounge
Unlimited Top-Shelf Spirits
Enjoy international and domestic top-shelf spirits, fine wines and ice-cold beer at any of our five bars and lounges. Then keep the party going with 24-hour room service and your own complimentary mini-bar. All of your favorite drinks are served without limit or expected gratuities at Dreams Punta Cana Resort & Spa.
World-Class Spa
Indulge and invigorate your senses with a day in the Dreams Spa by Pevonia. The on-site spa at Dreams Punta Cana Resort & Spa offers à la carte treatment options ranging from the traditional to transcendent.
Activities & Entertainment
Do as much or as little as you like at Dreams Punta Cana Resort & Spa. After all, it's your vacation.
- Float down one of the largest free-form swimming pools in the Dominican Republic, stretching from the lobby all the way down to the beach
- Try your luck in our 1,643-square foot (153-square meter), on-site casino
- Shop for local handicrafts, jewelry and gifts
- Tee off at a nearby professional golf course*
- Drop off the kids at the Explorer's Club – a fully supervised children's program with lots of fun activities
- Give your teens their space at the Core Zone Teens Club
- Enjoy a wide variety of tours and excursions
*Additional costs may apply
Indoor/Outdoor Activities
- Ping pong
- Basketball
- Beach and pool volleyball
- Bocce-ball
- Jogging trail
- Darts
- Giant chess board
- Tennis/tennis clinics*
- Board games
- Yoga/Stretching
- Aerobics
- Beach football
- Dance lessons
- Cocktail and cooking lessons
- Spanish lessons
- Explorer's Club for kids*
- Core Zone Teens Club*
- Dominican Market – fine handicrafts, hand-made jewelry and more
- Theatre with live entertainment
- Themed nights
- Casino
- Horseback riding*
- Golf*
- Ocean Trampoline
- Baseball cage
- Archery &pistol ranges
- Inflatable climbing iceberg
- Beach Olympics
- Mexican bingo
- Blackjack tables
- Roulette tables
- Poker tables
- Slot machines
- Note: On-site casino hours are 4 p.m. – 3 a.m.
Nearby Golf Courses
- Punta Espada Golf Club
- Cocotal Golf &Country Club
- Punta Blanca Golf Course
- Punta Cana Resort & Club
Water Sports
- Water aerobics
- Non-motorized water sports
- Catamarans
- Introductory scuba classes in the pool
- Scuba diving*
- Kayaks
- Wind-surfing
- Snorkeling
- Motorized water sports* - SEA PRO
- Hobie Cats
- Babysitting can be scheduled through the concierge, please contact for details
*Additional costs
Explorer's Club
Open: 9am – 10 pm
Kids ages 3 to 12 can have the time of their lives at the Explorer's Club – all a part of their Unlimited-Luxury® privileges at Dreams Punta Cana Resort & Spa! Created especially for youngsters, the club is fully and professionally supervised and filled with adventures and activities that they will enjoy and treasure for a lifetime, while giving parents time on their own to spend vacation time their way. Time flies by with daily activities based around nature, science and exploration.
Once a week, the Explorer's Club offers a camping adventure on the beach as well! They'll make new friends from around the world, while parents reconnect with each other. Parents, we can even provide dinners for your kids when you want to enjoy a romantic evening alone!
Activities at the Explorer's Club Include:
- Arts & crafts
- Playground and dino-dig area
- Pirate ship water slide
- Indoor game room
- Storytelling and music
- Splash fountain
- Treasure hunts
- Sandcastle contests
- Hiking
- Board games/video games
- Weekly campout adventures
- Big-screen movies on the beach
- Kids stage
Please note that the entire Explorer's Club staff is American Red Cross certified, both in CPR and First Aid, and parents get a pager should they be needed for any reason.
Core Zone for Teens Ages 13-17
Open: 9am – 12 apm
The Core Zone Teens Club at Dreams Punta Cana Resort & Spa! allows teenagers to cut loose and really have the time of their lives. Located in the sports area, The Core Zone features nightly entertainment, daily activities and a vast array of sports and games. Nightly social events, held from 8:30 until Midnight, feature weekly bonfires and Disco mixers, are held for teens to make new friends, connect with those they are with and have an overall good time.
The resort's Entertainment Team is there to ensure safety and responsibility while the teens take part in all the activities that are offered. Not only is the Core Zone a great place for teens, but it also allows parents to have time of their own.
Activities at the Core Zone Include:
- Social events, including weekly bonfires and Disco mixers
- Snack bar with non-alcoholic drinks and snacks
- Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, Wii and other video games
- Rock climbing wall
- Basketball
- Batting cage
- Archery and pistol ranges
- Pool, ping pong, and foosball
- Teen Disco at the Sports Bar with non-alcoholic drinks
- Euro-bungee
- Internet center*
* Additional costs apply
Exchange vows in a romantic wedding gazebo overlooking a crystal-clear sea. Then join your guests for a dinner reception complete with a sparkling wine toast and wedding cake. At Dreams Punta Cana, our professional wedding coordinator will handle all the details, freeing you up to enjoy the wedding of your dreams.
Your Dreams Honeymoon or Anniversary
Start your new life together or write the next chapter at Dreams Punta Cana Resort & Spa. Choose from romantic honeymoon and anniversary packages thoughtfully designed to make the very most of your special time together.


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Just a reminder that although the "fiscal cliff" was avoided, most taxpayers will still be seeing a slight increase in taxes taken out of their paycheck due to the Social Security tax reduction expiring as of Jan 1. This means that SS taxes will go up by roughly 2%, so for someone with a SS taxable income of $50K, take home pay will be $84 less a month. I know it's been talked about all over the media, but I know many people are so over the news after the extreme saturation of election coverage.


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I have had my Paseo for over a year. I have only had one mechanical breakdown in 30,000 miles, and that was when the distributor went out,luckily a hundred yards from home so I was able to push it the rest of the way.Now it's 180,000 miles. It drives like a new car. I had a beginner driver almost crash it and the bearings went out in the front and the back but I am surprised that's all that happened. Extremely well built car and very agile. Safe too. I'd totally get a teenager this car to drive. It's good pick up but it's not especially fast. I know a few people who drive this car and they will NOT trade their cars(and I have met almost 10 so far).


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New Orleans began counting its dead today as US troops turned to the gruesome task of collecting bloated corpses from the hurricane-torn city's flooded streets and homes.
Six days after Hurricane Katrina triggered the worst natural calamity in US history, officials prepared the country for a heavy death toll that is expected to number in the thousands across the devastated US Gulf coast.
"It is going to be about as ugly a scene as we've witnessed in this country, with the possible exception of 9/11," Homeland Security chief Michael Chertoff said, referring to the 2001 terrorist attacks on New York and Washington that killed nearly 3,000.
"I think we need to prepare the country for what's coming," Chertoff told Fox News today from a suburb of flooded New Orleans.
"I really want to tell people that we have got some tough days ahead of us."
Senior medical officials said 59 bodies had been collected in New Orleans so far, but cautioned that was just a fraction of those killed.
"It is a small number that everyone of us knows is going to grow," said Louisiana Health and Hospitals Secretary Fred Cerise.
Before the grisly hunt for the dead began in earnest, US troops scrambled to move out thousands of survivors still eager for evacuation amid the largest refugee operation ever seen in the United States.
A house-to-house search for residents who opted to weather Katrina at home raised the prospect of a possible showdown when Chertoff suggested they would be evacuated whether they liked it or not.
"We are not going to be able to have people sitting in houses in the city of New Orleans for weeks and months while we de-water and clean this city with the hope that we're going to continue to supply them with food and water," he told NBC's Meet the Press program.
Even as he spoke, residents of one evacuated New Orleans suburb were thronging police checkpoints in a bid to return to their homes.
Chertoff made the rounds of talk shows as part of a public relations blitz launched by President George W Bush's administration to counter widespread criticism of its response to Katrina.
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld fanned out across stricken areas today and Bush planned his second tour in three days tomorrow.
Chertoff defended the administration's handling of the crisis and stressed the immediate need was to deal with recovery and the needs of hundreds of thousands of refugees rather than getting bogged down in assigning blame.
"We are basically moving the city of New Orleans to other parts of the country," he said.
Authorities have estimated it would take several months to drain the one-time bustling jazz capital.
Relief and rescue efforts picked up steam over the weekend, with New Orleans' two major refuges cleared yesterday of the last of tens of thousands of survivors who had spent days trapped in squalor and fear.
The horrors of the past week also took their toll on the local emergency services, and Mayor Ray Nagin said several New Orleans police and firefighters had been driven to suicide.
"They've been holding the city together for three or four days, almost by themselves, doing everything imaginable," Nagin said, "and the toll is just too much for them."
Meanwhile, a Coast Guard rescue helicopter crashed in New Orleans today, but the two crew members were safe.
Despite a large influx of troops in recent days, security remained a concern and a running gunbattle erupted today as contractors for the US Army Corps of Engineers were shot at by unidentified gunmen and Louisiana state police returned fire, killing at least five people.
For many rescued survivors, evacuation was not the end of their ordeal, with packed buses reportedly turned away from shelters outside the disaster area.
New Orleans Council president Oliver Thomas said he accompanied 200 people who were rejected by three shelters.
Texas Governor Rick Perry warned today that his state, which has taken in nearly a quarter of a million refugees, was nearing the limit of its resources.
Perry said he was setting up airlift operations in Houston and Dallas where evacuees would be provided with water, food and medical assistance before being flown to other states.
At New Orleans airport, which was transformed into a holding pen for the elderly and infirm as well as a gateway for the departing, dozens of people from nursing homes and hospitals lay dying on stretchers on the floor.
The authorities in the city of Biloxi, Mississippi had to evacuate hundreds of people from one shelter amid a suspected outbreak of dysentery.
The death toll in Mississippi, the state worst hit by Hurricane Katrina after Louisiana, has reached 152.
Bush ordered 7,000 active duty troops to the affected Gulf Coast region to back tens of thousands of National Guardsmen deployed. Some 3,000 soldiers from the elite 82nd Airborne Division entered New Orleans yesterday.
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Staffers accustomed to John Howard's mercurial temperament were not surprised by his spontaneous decision last week to pay an unsolicited courtesy call on the drought. So precipitate was this visit, the drought had no time to smarten itself up, and was obliged to greet the PM in a state best described as under the weather. If this slovenliness dismayed the PM, he did little to show it. After vigorously shaking hands with the drought, and refusing its proffered bottle of Bundy, the PM turned to the day's main business.
We all know there's a drought, he informed the waiting media, and we all know no political force can deliver rain. These encouraging words helped provide the much-reviled drought with a rare and welcome sense of empowerment. Equally welcome was the PM's promise to consider additional Commonwealth funding for drought relief.
The ignorant could be forgiven for thinking this generous offer is a sordid pump-priming exercise. The drought now holds sway in many rural marginal electorates where, it must be admitted, it seems to be doing very well for itself. Surely there are constituents more deserving of relief, orphans perhaps, or distressed gentlewomen.
Such musings are unworthy, indeed traitorous. As a patriot, the PM is well aware that the drought is an integral part of the Australian heritage. A drought-free Australia would be like Switzerland without the Alps, or Ireland without the bogs. Mr Howard is also aware that drought and similar disasters have done much to mould our unique Australian character, commonly known as Fred.
Moreover, the PM is duty-bound to continue our proud national tradition of funding disasters. Australian governments have always shown a commendable willingness to pump hard currency into disasters, be they natural, military or economic. Australian taxpayers have underwritten such splendid catastrophes as the Gallipoli landing and, more recently, the Iraq entanglement, while untold millions have been expended on such national calamities as the private school system and the private health sector. On the macro-economic front, our national treasure has been invested in free trade agreements, which promise to be the greatest disasters of all.
Given this reckless extravagance, it is not surprising that the drought needs relief. We all do.
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July 28, 2010
At least 13 states are considering enacting taxes on plastic and paper bags used at grocery stores and carryout restaurants, but a Tax Foundation report shows the environmental benefits of the tax are often exaggerated and the tax becomes another general revenue grab by public officials, says Natasha Altamirano, manager of media relations for the Tax Foundation.
According to the Tax Foundation report:
- If designed as a tax meant to eliminate a bad side effect (in this case litter and other environmental problems), a bag tax may be considered successful if it achieves some environmental goals while still leaving bags affordable for the people who need them most.
- But the environmental goals set forth by public officials are often too ambitious to be achieved by a bag tax alone.
- Moreover, although customers might give up disposable plastic or paper bags from grocery stores and other retailers, they may instead purchase bags for household needs previously served by grocery bags -- such as trash liners or lunch bags -- which have the same chance of adverse environmental effects as grocery bags.
Bag tax legislation is pending in Alaska, California, Connecticut, Hawaii, Maine, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Texas, Vermont and Virginia. In Washington, D.C., a bag tax was implemented at the beginning of 2010:
- Originally labeled a "fee" for the Anacostia River Cleanup Fund, the bag tax in Washington, D.C., raised approximately $150,000 in its first month, according to a D.C. Office of Tax and Revenue report.
- That translates to taxes on approximately 3 million disposable bags, a far cry from the 22 million bags the city originally projected would be taxed each month.
- Despite that revenue shortfall, D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty (D) has proposed an intergovernmental transfer of the bag tax funds to pay for general city services not necessarily related to any environmental programs.
"Taxes are charges to pay for general government services, while fees defray the cost of a service provided to a particular individual," said Tax Foundation tax counsel and director of state projects Joseph Henchman. "Americans have historically scrutinized any charge with 'tax' in its name. Fearful of being branded as a 'tax hiker,' politicians are reluctant to call anything a 'tax,' so they often incorrectly categorize these bag taxes as 'fees.'"
Source: Natasha Altamirano, "Bag Taxes Are Bad Tax Policy," Heartland Institute, July 17, 2010.
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Breast Aug - Saline Filled 350cc Implants and a Mini(Benelli) Lift.
7 months ago, I underwent Breast Augumentation with Saline filled 350cc Implants and a Mini(Benelli) Lift. I had a nipple insision, I went from an A cup to a D cup. My nipples were also reduced alot in size, My before and afters show a drastic difference. I Love my Breasts now I couldn't be happier with the exception of my 2 concerns. I'm assuming that it's because I need a... READ MORE
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Breast Revision with Internal Bra and Lollipop Lift, I Want to Go Down a Cup Size, Would It Look Strange to Go Smaller? (Photos)
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text: ISLAMABAD - Former President and Co-Chairman Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), Asif Ali Zardari, has sought performance and attendance report of PPP parliamentarians and directed leader of opposition in National Assembly to furnish detailed report in this connection.Details said, names of Syed Naveed Qamar, Malik Noor Rabbani Khar, Faryal Talpur and Ghulam Rasool Koreeja have been specially reported who remain absent from assembly.Sources informed that the PPP co-chairman has also sought record of the speeches made by PPP MNAs in the assembly and further directed members to ensure their presence. Sources said, a daily performance report of PPP members will be also sent to Zardari from the chamber of leader of the opposition.This news was published in The Nation newspaper. Read complete newspaper of 16-Dec-2013 here.


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3* Shetland Self Catering Holiday Houses at Nordabrake
If you're looking for Shetland self catering accommodation, our Nordabrake self catering houses are ideal for parties of all shapes and sizes, from couples to families to larger parties wanting to rent several houses together: for people wanting to do their own thing while taking advantage of our facilities as and when it suits.
You can cater entirely for yourself/ves in a fully-fitted kitchen, or alternatively you can relax while enjoying delicious meals in our restaurant.
Houses are generally let on a weekly basis. However, they may also be rented from as little as 2 nights if your stay on Unst is shorter. The houses sleep 5 adults.
Full details on rates and availability can be found by selecting our on-line booking page. Weekly rates are shown against each month, and if your intended visit is for a few days, please click on your preferred date and select your number of days.
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All residents have access to our restaurant which serves lunches and evening meals, please check for opening times, as these vary throughout the year.
Nordabrake is situated on the north side of Saxa Vord and consists of 13 warm and comfortable houses set in a circle around a central lawn with children's play area.
Each of the 13 Nordabrake houses has been awarded 3 stars under VisitScotland's Quality Assurance Grading Scheme.
All houses are equipped with a wide range of useful appliances to make your stay as enjoyable and carefree as possible.
Sitting Rooms - Sitting rooms are large and equipped with TVs, DVD, CD players and board games.
Dining Rooms - Dining tables are in the conservatories - light and bright during the day, very atmospheric at night.
Kitchen - Kitchens are well equipped with electric cookers, microwaves, fridge-freezers etc.
Bedrooms - 1 double, 1 twin and 1 single. Bedrooms are bright and airy with ample storage space. Linen is provided and cots by arrangement.
Bathrooms - All have baths, showers and electric shaver points. Towels are provided.
Heating - All houses are heated throughout by electricity, included in the price.
Laundry Facilities - Laundry facilities include washing machines, indoor clothes drying and ironing boards and irons.
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The Generic Pharmaceutical Association on Wednesday expressed concerns that the current structure of the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement (TPP) will impede generic utilization.
With the announcement of Alliance Boots' year-end results Thursday morning, the future of what a finalized Walgreens/Alliance Boots merger might look like materialized to a greater degree.
Alliance Boots on Tuesday announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire Farmacias Ahumada.
Not Your Mother's hair care brand expanded its U.S. retail distribution with more than 10,000 stores and almost doubled its SKU count in first quarter 2014, and now the manufacturer is broadening its international reach by launching in Walmart Mexico.
Following reports in the media in Mexico and Chile of discussions between Alliance Boots and Grupo Casa Saba and its shareholders, Alliance Boots confirmed that it has stopped all discussions.
Turkish retailer Migros appears to fit Walmart's acquisition criteria even if the timing of a potential deal is less than ideal. Turkey's leading retailer has been in the headlines a lot this year because the company's private equity owner, BC Partners, is reportedly looking to dump its ownership position roughly four years after acquiring a majority stake.
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90210 Recap "It's Getting Hot in Here"
90210 "It's Getting Hot in Here": Most Scandalous Moments
On this week's 90210, the girls head to a yoga retreat. Naomi, Adrianna, Silver, Annie, and cousin Emily pack their bags for a secluded getaway full of reflection and downward-facing dog. It can't all be Zen though; despite the mellow locale, each of the characters encounters her own share of drama. Annie is fending off Emily who is out to turn Annie's friends against her, Silver is grappling with her feelings for Navid, and Adrianna opens up about the baby she gave up for adoption. Surprisingly, the one person who seems the most chill is Naomi.
Back home, Debbie tries to get some alone time with Ryan, until Dixon ruins their romantic evening by unexpectedly showing up. They'll have to keep their relationship under wraps for now, but one of the show's couples does get to bring their love out in the open. Finally! To find out who and to get the full rundown of the night's events, just
- Emily schemes against Annie. She may be from Kansas, but don't underestimate the bubbly, good-natured Emily. This week, she dyes her hair brunette, which makes Annie freak out. She complains to Debbie that Emily's trying to "single white female" her (just like I said!), but Emily overhears, which only ups the ante. As a result, Emily starts stooping to new lows to make Annie's life a living hell. First, she tells Naomi and Adrianna lies to turn them against Annie, and then she spies Debbie and Ryan making out. Who knows what she'll do with that info. Annie, beware.
- Silver and Navid get busy. The sexual tension heats up in Silver and Navid's illicit affair. She tells him that they can't keep progressing with their relationship because of Adrianna; however, when Navid shows up at the yoga retreat — and Silver's feeling all hot and bothered (literally) — she has her way with him in a tent. But, when Adrianna spots Navid later on, she runs up to kiss her boyfriend and all is like usual. Enough already!
- Charlie finds out about Liam and Annie. One couple that does get some resolution is Liam and Annie. She gently calls it quits with Charlie, but he's still suspicious about whether there's another guy involved. So when Liam's phone beeps signaling a text, Charlie takes a quick peek to see whom it's from. It's Annie, of course. He replies as Liam, telling her to come over the next day. When she does, Liam's there waiting. Charlie's gone off to Paris for a semester abroad, so the two lovebirds can finally be together — with Charlie's blessing, no less. I did a little jig over this happy turn of events. Might as well enjoy it while it lasts though; you just know that Emily will be mucking stuff up for them soon.
- Adrianna uses her baby story to make money. I would take Charlie back if it meant getting rid of Adrianna. This week, she acts like a brat at the yoga retreat, until the girls call her out on her awful behavior (tell it, Naomi and Silver!). You would think the dose of tough love would do some good, and it does for a hot second. Adrianna comes clean about why she's so upset about her failed fame: if she gave her child up for adoption in order to create a great life for herself, then what was it all for? I actually felt bad for Adrianna — that is, until she leaves the retreat. She calls a reporter offering money for her story, and says she has something to increase the price tag: juicy scoop on the baby she gave away. Furthermore, she tells him that she's trying to get the child back. Ugh! How can the writers make her so unlikeable?
- Naomi gets lost in the wilderness. Well not exactly, but it may be the end of the old Naomi, as we know her. Even though she complains about the retreat's atmosphere, Naomi actually takes a lot away from the excursion. She tells the yoga guru that she wants to use her rape experience to actually give back to other women. It's a wonderful thought, but it may not be as good as it seems. Did you see next week's preview? Looks like Naomi may venture into the deep end with this new spiritual enlightenment.
What did you think of the episode? Are you as happy for Annie and Liam as I am? Weigh in below or check out the 90210 Superfans group in the community.
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|Her death will not be investigated; we will investigate Savannah's black crime problem
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She was found more than a month ago in a burning car. Her alleged murderer, 36-year-old Shan Demetrius Cheley, is a world-class poster child of recidivism -- he illustrates why America needs much harsher penalties: namely, castration and the immediate expulsion from the rolls of welfare, food stamps, or Section 8 Housing Vouchers of any of their progeny. The police had him locked away in a Savannah jail for a month, before they charged him with murder.
Amber was white; Cheley is black. Here's what Chief Willie Lovett - the first black police chief of Savannah - had to say about how these two "met" [Police chief speaks out about Amber Deloach murder, WBTV, 10-23-2012]
"He actually met her the night before the murder at a downtown location in passing. He befriended her and it went from there," Lovett said. Lovett wouldn't say whether drugs were involved, but he did say Cheley was arrested with cocaine on him. WTOC spoke with a member of Cheley's family who didn't want to be identified. "Everytime something happens, they go after a black man.
Just because he has a history doesn't mean anything. I don't know him to be mean, violent, or a bad person," the family member said.Again, something doesn't seem right here. Especially when you consider the history of Savannah and the reality of crime in the city. Luckily, the nonfiction work Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt provides a look at the racial dynamics of Savannah in ways no establishment media Disingenuous White Liberal (DWL) could be expected to write:
The story of blacks in Savannah was, of course, a very different one from that of whites. Slavery was forbidden in Georgia in 1733 (Oglethorpe called it "a horrid crime"), but in 1749 the colony's Trustees gave into pressure form the settlers and legalized it. Despite a long history of oppression, the 1960s civil rights movement in Savannah was almost entirely nonviolent. Civil rights leaders staged sit-ins at lunch counters, swim-ins at the beach, kneel-ins in churches, and a fifteen-month boycott of segregated stores. Tensions rose, but peace prevailed, largely because of the tireless efforts of a forward-thinking mayor, Malcolm Maclean, and a nonviolent strategy adopted by black leaders, notably W.W Law, the head of the local branch of the NAACP. In 1964, Martin Luther King declared Savannah "the most desegregated city in the South." In 1980, the population of Savannah was half white and half black. (p.41)
Interesting history, but what was the reason such so-called "oppression" existed in Savannah and elsewhere when the two racial groups encountered one another and white men (using history and the behavior patterns of blacks as their guide) created laws to protect their life, liberty, property, and posterity? Berendt provides the reason for this onp.332-333:
While Savannah had grown accustomed to receiving compliments for its good looks, the city was thoroughly unprepared for a shockingly negative piece of news about itself that came howling out of the FBI in Washington and resounded around the world.
Savannah had achieved the highest per-capita murder rate in the United States the previous year – 54 murders, or 22.6 murders per 100,000 people. Savannah had become the murder capital of America! A stunned Mayor John Rousakis looked at the figures and complained that Savannah had been the victim of a statistical fluke. The numbers reflected murder rates in the metropolitan areas. Unlike most cities, Savannah did not have vast outlying suburbs with thousands of untroubled suburbanites to dilute its murder rate. When the murder rate was confined to actual city limits, Savannah ranked fifteenth in the nation, which was still a troubling distinction for a city that was not even among the country's hundred largest cities.
Intending the clarify the matter, the city manager, Don Mendosa, announced that a breakdown of police showed crime in Savannah "is a black problem." Nearly half of Savannah's population was black, he said, but 91 percent of the murderers were black, and 85 percent of the victims were also black. The same was true for rape (89 percent of the offenders and 87 percent of the victims were black). Ninety-four percent of assaults and 95 percent of the robberies involved black offenders. The city manager was not a racist. He expressed compassionate concern for dealing with the root causes – 12. 1 percent unemployment among blacks, compared with 4.7 for whites, and similar disparities in school-dropout rates, teenage pregnancies, unwed mothers, and family income.
|Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil:The book let's us know almost all crime (rape, murder, assaults, robbery) in Savannah is black
The now-majority black city council holds meetings to discuss the problem of black-on-black crime and it works a racial-bloc to ensure that things go "their way" in a city under complete black-rule for the first ever [A diverse and divided city
Majority rules City Council decisions, political alignments, Savannah Morning News,1-30-2011]:
It signaled a shift into another age of Savannah's history, one marked by a city governed by its new black majority.
One that will require the former white majority to learn how to operate as a minority. It is a shift that is happening not only in Savannah, but also across the country.
It was a slow progression. Savannah's black residents became the majority in the 1990 Census. In 1995, the city elected Floyd Adams Jr. as the city's first black mayor.
By the November 1999 elections, council had its first black majority when Edna Jackson, now mayor pro tem, was elected at large and became the fifth black member of council. Doug Bachtel, a University of Georgia professor specializing in demographics, points to two underlying changes that shift a city's population to majority black.
"White flight" came first after school desegregation. Middle- and upper-income white families left the city, moving onto the islands and west Chatham and later out into Effingham and Bryan counties for better schools. The next exodus is called "bright flight" and was triggered when upper- and middle-class African-American residents left for the same reasons: Fear of crime and the desire for better schools and newer homes.Whites leave a city when it becomes untenable to live there, when the state no longer actively protects their interests but has been subverted to promote the interests of Black America. Black political solidarity is to be commended, expected even, and applauded in a progressive kind of manner; white political solidarity is immediately a harbinger of insidious actions, to be chastised, with all white people taught by the new state that they must wear garlic and carry wooden stakes in case it ever shows its face in daylight again.
What does all this have to do with Amber? Simple: any white person who lives in Savannah is aware of the inherent dangerous involved in visiting any area where they are visibly the minority. The reality of the black monopoly on crime in Savannah is well-known, and 36-year-old Shan Demetrius Cheley looks like a perfect candidate to be featured on A&E's First 48 show.
There was an article from the Christian Science Monitor, published back in 2003, that detailed the savagery in the black community that is as common as backyard picnics and trick-or-treating in white communities [Amid moss and murder, Savannah mobilizes, 6-3-2003]
A few blocks from Savannah's historic squares and horse-drawn-carriage routes lies a world that Jason Johnson, the rap artist "Camoflauge," knew all too well - a backwater of dingy housing projects haunted by drugs and the echo of gunshots. For "Down by the River" and other songs, the city was Mr. Johnson's inspiration. It was also his downfall.
On May 19, the "thug life" he rapped about caught up with him: A lone bullet killed the dreadlocked rapper as he walked outside his studio, Pure Pain, carrying his infant son. The boy was unhurt.
Johnson's death was the third of four murders in five days, all in a muggy Gothic city swathed in as much myth as moss. Then, after nine days of calm, a fifth man was killed outside a nightclub Friday. It's a homicidal streak that police call "exceptionally unusual" for these sleepy streets.
In one way, the spree illustrates how America's hip-hop wars have jumped the borders of New York and Los Angeles - and leapt into the sleepiest corners of the South. But from vigils to funerals to late-night summits in church rectories, Savannah's black community is reacting to violence with vigor. The aim: Not just to end the current shooting spree, but to make sure disillusioned African-American kids, here and elsewhere, have a chance for careers beyond despair.
"This is a time of violence, but it's also a time of opportunity," says Rev. Thurmond Tillman of the First African Baptist Church.
A Gothic city and an old opportunity gap
For Savannah's black community, behind the stately Georgian architecture and moss-laden squares, Camo-flauge's death marks a deep cultural disparity between Savannah's poor blacks and wealthier whites. Black youth, many here say, have few options for advancement, and some have begun to lose hope for the future.An opportunity gap? That stately Georgian architecture, moss-laden squares, and the bustling commercial area of Savannah known as River Street (Riverfront) all exists because of white people, and it is their descendants who now abandon the city to black-rule. It has nothing to do with a cultural disparity; it's simply a racial disparity.
In the absence of white political control and a white majority to keep taxes (both through business and private taxes) flowing and property value high, black-controlled Savannah reverts to... the same type of civilization found in black-controlled Birmingham or Detroit.
Black-run Savannah is a nightmare, resembling black-run Macon, and, tragically, black-run Atlanta. Amber is another death, but her death is a statistic in a nameless war that is being waged across the nation, just another white casualty in a nation that is quickly subverting to the type of culture the racial group in charge of that certain geographic area/city is capable of producing.
Blacks in Savannah are incapable of holding aloft or maintaining the civilizational standards set by whites, who now flee for the safety of a city controlled/populated by people who... aren't black.
The name Amber DeLoach will be little remembered and long forgotten when the last white families are finally forced to leave the stately homes in the Historic District of Savannah, the crushing tax burden of propping up an 85 percent black city (and having armed guards patrol the property) making it impossible to live there.
But there's something incredibly rotten in the story of her death; it's too bad the stench of black political control of Savannah is an even more odiferous problem (one that can't be publicly debated). WBTV 3 News, Weather, Sports, and Traffic for Charlotte, NC


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Blair wants to take her teacher down and finds out a secret that she can use as a weapon in the new 'Gossip Girl'.
Things are getting more and more complicated between Blair and her new teacher, Rachel Carr, in the next "Gossip Girl". Blair devises a plan to bring down the teacher in retaliation for not playing by the unspoken rules of Constance Billard and finds it easier when she knows that Dan may have an affair with the young teacher.
In "Carnal Knowledge", Serena spots Dan in a bar with Rachel. After Chuck wakes up in a hotel and only has a minor recollection of what happened the previous evening and who he spent the evening with, Nate and Vanessa try to help him fill in the missing pieces of what is turning out to be an increasingly intriguing mystery.
The episode will air Monday, February 2.
Meanwhile, a scoop from E! spills that a "former bigtime couple" are getting back together and it is neither Blair and Chuck or Nate and Jenny.


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Hello wiki its just me Original Heir please stay in your seat.
So i decided to get more into reading fanon, and just reading in general. However, im not really sure where to begin. I appreciate a mature plot or anything well written. I dont really like anything that largely goes against canon but i dont mind some plotholes. Im sure a blog post like this has been already made before and i admit its a very self serving. However, without further adieu i would like to ask the wiki-
>what is your favorite fanon?
>what is the story about/why do you like it?
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Washington, DC - Last night in the Lt. Governors debate in Newton, Republican Karyn Polito reaffirmed her support for controversial Republican voter ID laws that needlessly make voting harder and suppress voter turnout.
In response to Polito's comments, Pratt Wiley, the Democratic National Committee's Director of Voter Expansion, released the following statement:
"In Massachusetts this year, Gov. Patrick signed one of the most expansive and modern voting laws in the entire nation – bringing early voting, online voter registration and pre-registration to the Commonwealth. These improvements are going to bring more citizens into the process, because in Massachusetts we know we solve problems with more democracy, not less. The choice is clear, while Steve Kerrigan is committed to expanding opportunity for all, Karyn Polito is pulling a page from the same cynical Republican playbook that believes that when fewer people vote, they win more elections."


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If old-snake is going to call this a fight, then we at least need some proper battle music. And I can think of none more epic than this:
I don't know what to say about this game that hasn't already been said. It's as perfect a game as we will ever see. So instead of me rambling, I'm going to do this in the style of my last SMW support blog. Here are reasons why you should vote for Ocarina:
- Link is the Hero of Time. It doesn't get cooler than that.
- You're not gonna find this in MGS3:
- Ganondorf is a total badass
- The mysterious Forest Temple
- The desolate Fire Temple
- The intricate Water Temple
- The grim Shadow Temple
- The exotic Spirit Temple
- Where else can you get advice from a tree?
- The Chamber of the Sages
- You know you remember the first time you ran around Hyrule Field with Epona
- fire arrows, ice arrows, and light arrows
- Saria
- Koji Kondo soundtrack = win
- Sheik
- the world wouldn't be the same without Navi
- this slick reference to the title theme of A Link to the Past (starting at 1:33):
- the coolest Mirror Shield of them all
- great temple bosses
- these guys:
I'm not here to argue whether or not Ocarina of Time is the best game of all-time, whether or not it's overrated, or even whether or not it's better than MGS3. I'm just here to say that it's a fantastic game that deserves your vote in the MyIGN Video Game Tournament.
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Listening To: Vision of Division by The Strokes
Anticipating: Star Fox 64 3D


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Ad Networks Frequency Cap
When ad networks tell a publisher they want a frequency cap of 6/24; are they implying that each different ad unit size (728x90, 160x600, 300x250) can have a cap of 6/24 (accounting each ad size separately)? Or do they want only 6 total ads showing up in a day, accounting for each ad size?
Yeah typically frequency cap is on the product level and not the creative level. If banner sizes are different products than I would assume that each size should be set at 6/24.
Our process is the same as Jalal's - that its 6/24 for the whole campaign not individual creatives (unless they say otherwise)
I would recommend asking the publisher which they want. Lead with something like..."so you'd like EACH ad size to show only 6 times to a user in a 24 hour period?"
If you offer up the other...they'll take it and you'll show less ads and therefore make less money. ;-)
I think they mean an ad can only be seen by one user up to 6 times in 24 hours.


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Horizon Tangiers Terminal Selects Aegean
Horizon Tangiers Terminal S.A. (HTTSA), has selected Aegean Marine Petroleum (Aegean) (NYSE:ANW) as its sole bunkering company for its terminal in the port of Tangiers. The agreement, which is subject to final documentation, is scheduled to become effective in January 2009. HTTSA's appointment of Aegean as its exclusive bunkering company in this critical region is an important part of its effort to expand the terminal. Aegean Marine Petroleum will provide retail bunkering services to ships in port and at sea on an exclusive basis for a period of 25 to 35 years. Aegean will also have the right to expand its operation as the sole bunker tenant beyond the port perimeter, which is strategically located along the Strait of Gibraltar connecting the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea. Yusr H. Sultan, Member of the Board HTTSA, said, "After conducting an extensive review over the past six months, we are pleased to have selected Aegean Marine Petroleum as the sole bunkering company within the port of Tangiers. The port currently serves approximately 7,000 vessels on an annual basis and is expected to increase to more than 10,000 vessels annually upon completion of our terminal's planned expansion in 2010. In carefully selecting a bunkering company to meet our considerable growth, we focused on Aegean's industry expertise, modern bunkering fleet, extensive capacity, strong safety track record and financial strength
Aegean Marine Strengthens Presence on the U.S. East Coast
Aegean Marine Petroleum Network has announced the launch of a new service center in Savannah, Georgia, the third largest container port in the United States. The operations in Savannah will be managed by the existing Aegean U.S. team. Under the terms of the agreement with Colonial Terminals, Inc., Aegean will lease tankage from Colonial's oil terminal on the Savannah River.
Aegean Acquires Double-Hull Tanker
Aegean Marine Petroleum Network Inc. (NYSE:ANW) announced on Jan. 15 that it has taken delivery of the Hana, a 1992-built 1,615 dwt double-hull bunkering tanker to be renamed the Ace Hana, following the company's agreement to purchase the vessel from an unrelated third party. The Ace Hana is expected to be deployed to the company's Greek market. E. Nikolas Tavlarios, President, commented, "With the strategic acquisition of the Ace Hana
Aegean Acquires Bunkering Double-HullTanker
Aegean Marine Petroleum Network Inc. (NYSE:ANW) announced it has taken delivery of the Linnea, a 1980-built 11,520 dwt double-hull bunkering tanker to be renamed the Aegean Star, following the company's agreement to purchase the vessel from an unrelated third party. The Aegean Star is expected to be deployed to the company's West African market by the end of the second quarter of 2009. E. Nikolas Tavlarios, President, commented, "With the strategic acquisition of the Aegean Star
Aegean Marine Gets New Bunkering Tanker
Aegean Marine Petroleum Network Inc. (NYSE: ANW) announced that it has taken delivery of the Tilos, a 5,500 dwt double-hull bunkering tanker newbuild from Qingdao Hyundai Shipyard in China. The vessel is being deployed to Singapore to support the company's existing bunkering operations in this market. E. Nikolas Tavlarios, President, commented, "We are pleased to take delivery of the Tilos. In deploying this new double-hull vessel to Singapore
Latvian Shipping's IPO in 2016
Marine petroleum transportation specialist Latvian Shipping Company (LSC) hopes to raise EUR 80 million via an initial public offering (IPO) on the Riga Stock Exchange in the first half of 2016. The Supervisory Council of LSC has supported the Management Board's proposal to raise the equity capital in the IPO. LSC is looking to double its share capital and raise equity of EUR 80mn in order to pay down existing debts due in 2016 and 2017
Aegean Marine Acquires Bunkers at Sea
According to an AP report, Aegean Marine Petroleum Network Inc., a Greek supplier of fuel and lubricants to ships, said it has acquired Bunkers at Sea, a Belgium-based supplier of marine fuel to vessels in port and at sea. Financial terms were not disclosed. Bunkers at Sea serves about 45 ports located throughout Northern Europe. In 2006, the company recorded total marine fuel sales volumes of more than 325,000 metric tons.
Bunker Suppliers, Aegean Marine, Show Healthy Q2 2013 Results
Greece headquartered Aegean Marine Petroleum Network Inc. announce financial and operating results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2013. Second Quarter Highlights Sales volumes of 2,693,151 metric tons. Gross profit of $69.5 million. Operating income of $12.7 million. Operating income adjusted for the sale of non-core assets was $13.2 million. Net income attributable to Aegean shareholders of $5.5 million or $0.12 basic and diluted earnings per share.
Aegean Expansion Plans in Morocco
Aegean Marine Petroleum Network Inc. (NYSE:ANW) announced that Horizon Tangiers Terminal S.A. (HTTSA), a special purpose consortium, has named Aegean as the exclusive bunkering company for the new port in Tangiers, Morocco. The agreement is scheduled to become effective in January 2009 upon completion of final documentation. The appointment of Aegean by HTTSA is a part of the consortium's effort to expand the modern port in this growing region
Aegean to Acquire Verbeke Bunkering N.V.
Aegean Marine Petroleum Network Inc. (NYSE:ANW) announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Verbeke Bunkering N.V., a physical supplier of marine fuel in the Antwerp-Rotterdam-Amsterdam (ARA) region, the world's second largest bunkering market. The acquisition, which is subject to the completion of detailed documentation, is scheduled to close by the end of the first quarter of 2010. Verbeke Bunkering is majority owned by the fourth generation of the Verbeke family
Johansen Joins EBDG Electrical Team
Erik Johansen joined Elliott Bay Design Group's (EBDG) New Orleans office in December 2016 bringing with him 20 years of marine electrical experience. Johansen's expertise includes supporting offshore vessel operators with major modifications
Glosten Promotes FitzGerald to Principal
Seattle-based naval architecture and marine engineering consultancy Glosten has promoted Ken FitzGerald to Principal. FitzGerald is a graduate of Louisiana State University (BS, Petroleum Engineering, 1992), and joined Glosten in 2003 after 13 years working in commercial oceanography
Aegean Marine Rolls out New Market in Rostock, Germany
Aegean Marine Petroleum Network Inc. has announced the launch of a new service center in Rostock, Germany that will serve all German Baltic Sea ports and Southern Scandinavian ports. The operations at Rostock will be managed by the existing team at OBAST Bunkering &
Transnet Appoints Ngqura Liquid Bulk Terminal Operator
The Port of Ngqura is poised to play a vital role in ensuring the security of South Africa's fuel supply, while creating a new petroleum trading hub for Southern Africa in anticipation of the relocation of existing liquid bulk facilities from Port Elizabeth.
RSC Bio Solutions Launches Environmental Education Campaign
RSC Bio Solutions, a global leader in environmentally acceptable lubricants (EALs) and cleaners, has recently launched a new education campaign aimed at informing the industry and the general public on the causes and dangerous effects of petroleum-based oil spills and leaks on both land and water
Large or Small, Land or Sea, Every Spill Matters.
There is growing concern regarding the environmental impact and associated costs of petroleum based fluid discharges. Petroleum is persistent and toxic. It damages living organisms including plants, animals and marine life for many years. While many believe that the bulk of this environmental
Essar's Terminal at Kandla Port crosses 100 mi tonne throughput
The marine terminal of Vadinar Oil Terminal Ltd (VOTL), which is part of Essar Ports Ltd, has been the best performing terminal in the Kandla Port Trust (KPT) for two consecutive years. The terminal recently received a certificate of appreciation from KPT
Tsakos Orders Tankers at Sungdong
South Korean shipyard Sungdong Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. (Sungdong) has won an order from Greece's Tsakos Energy Navigation (TEN) for two 74,000 deadweight tonnage (DWT) crude-oil carriers with an option for two more.
Partners Target Improved Maritime Efficiency
On May 25, 2016, The University of the West Indies Arthur Lok Jack Graduate School of Business (UWI-ALJGSB) together with the Trinidad and Tobago Shipbuilding & Repair Maritime Cluster (TTSR) signed a Memorandum of Understanding to undertake maritime project initiatives involving research
Crowley Christens Third LNG-ready Product Tanker
Crowley Maritime Corporation christened the third of four new LNG-ready Jones Act product tankers at a May 5 ceremony at the Julia Street Cruise Terminal in New Orleans. The 600-foot-long, 50,000-dead-weight-ton (dwt), 330,000-barrel-capacity MT Louisiana is capable of carrying crude oil
Alabama Shipyard to Repair MSC Tanker
World Marine of Alabama (WMA), a division of World Marine, LLC, competitively bid and won a contract to dry-dock and repair the USNS Lawrence H. Gianella (T-AOT-1125), a Military Sealift Command (MSC) tanker operated by Ocean Shipholdings, Inc.
Caterpillar: Further Division Consolidation
Caterpillar Inc. will combine two divisions dealing with power and energy, adding more detail to a restructuring announced last year, and plans to complete this by June 2016, the company said on Wednesday. Caterpillar announced a number of personnel and consolidations
Harley Marine Acquires 10 Vessels from Enterprise Marine
Harley Marine Services (HMS), a full service marine transportation provider, has acquired certain offshore marine assets of Enterprise Marine Services LLC (EMS), a subsidiary of Enterprise Products Partners, L.P. The acquisition includes 10 vessels to be used in current operations: six
Polarcus Extends Collaboration with Turkish Petroleum
Polarcus Limited announced a two-year extension of the support services agreement with Turkish Petroleum covering seismic data acquisition management, maritime management and crewing support. Reference is made to the stock exchange notice published by Polarcus on 02 January 2013
GIB India Adds Bunker and Lubricant Trader
Global marine fuel and lubricant trading and brokering company Glander International Bunkering (GIB) has hired Ankita Batra as a trader for its India office. Batra joins (GIB) with a post graduate in the domain of Energy Trading from the University of Petroleum and


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Yes, the Sox were my pre-season pick to win the series, but that had changed after months of frustration and disappointment. June started with that same disappointment but came to an end with a glimmer of hope. Ken Williams changed that glimmer of hope to an expectation that anything less then the playoffs will be a huge letdown.
Alomar was brought on to be a table-setter, something D'Angelo Jimenez started the season as. Jimenez began to struggle as the months wore on and the Sox grew tired of his numerous mistakes. His replacement, Alomar, is a veteran, a 12-time all star, and possibly the greatest second baseman ever. At 35, he may be on the downside of his career, but he is still one of the best defensive second baseman in the game, and has the same bat speed and knowledge he had in 2001 when he hit .336 with 20 homers, 100 RBIs, 113 runs and 30 stolen bases. Whether he can revert back to those numbers is unknown, but many feel confident that a move to the American League, to a team that is in contention and also features his brother Sandy Alomar, is his best shot at reviving his once Hall-of-Fame-bound career.
The question is, what does Alomar do that Jimenez doesn't? When you look at their numbers this season, you see that both have similar averages, on base percentages and few stolen bases. But looking beyond the numbers, Sox fans know the mistakes that Jimenez, 25, made. Whether they were defensive blunders or boneless baserunning mistakes, the Sox were sick of his act. While much older, Alomar is the exact opposite. One of his strengths is his ability to do the "little things". Alomar is a 10-time gold glove winner and will greatly improve the Sox "up the middle" defense. Alomar also excels at bunting and brings above average speed. While his stolen base numbers are way down since going to the Mets (6 this year), it isn't because he's lost speed, but because of manager Art Howe, who isn't a big believer in the running game.
For this trade to work out for the Sox, Alomar will have to revert back to his "Indians" numbers. At the current rate, Alomar is just a minor upgrade over Jimenez, which isn't worth losing a 25-year-old second baseman (designated for assignment; most likely to be traded, or waived, unless he clears options) and one of the best relief prospects in baseball, Royce Ring, for. The loss of the other two prospects, Edwin Almonte and Andrew Salvo, is trivial as Almonte is a fringe prospect while Salvo is a reserve minor-leaguer best known for his ability to get on base.
After filling the Sox hole at the top of the order, Williams went on to fix their lack of left-handed bats by adding Carl Everett. Not much is known about this trade other then the Rangers will get two lower-level minor leaguers and a conditional player, all to be named later. The Rangers have to choose from a list of eight players, which is said to be a mix of position players and pitchers. Since it is hard to gauge what the Sox gave up, you can't say whether they won this trade or not, but the Sox making the World Series would be an automatic indication that it was worth it.
Everett started the season hot, but has cooled off in June, causing many to worry. Rest assured, as long as Everett is healthy, this is a simple slump. Everett will instantly become the team's leading home run hitter (18 HRs ties him with Frank Thomas) and also has an OPS (OBP + Slugging Percentage) over .900 .
Many have also questioned his attitude, but those are of the past. Since joining the Rangers there haven't been any negative reports on Everett. The only bad story Everett has been involved in this season was when he was hit in the head with a cell phone. Ironically enough, he will now be playing in a stadium named after a cell phone company.
Everett's teammates in Texas have all said good things about him; most notably, the 200% effort he puts in once the game starts. Those are the exact type of players that you want on a team. Whether wild or not, he plays with heart on the field and has one goal: to win. Those are the kind of guys the Sox need.
The only real concern I have with Everett is whether he can be an adequate centerfielder. I do think he's a great addition, but defensively Everett has lost a step. Of course it isn't like the Sox had a gold-glover in the outfield, and I'd say at the very worse, Everett would be comparable to the way Harris and Rowand play, although I happen to think Rowand plays good defense. Most likely Everett will play a lot of centerfield, but I think the Sox are going to really mix things up a lot, playing Everett in left or DH on certain days with Daubach, Harris and Rowand getting time in the field. The biggest stat with Everett is his .356 on base percentage, a considerable upgrade over Aaron Rowand's .279 OBP, Willie Harris' .224 OBP and Armando Rios' .257 OBP. As you can see, this is a huge upgrade from what the Sox had and should be a big reason the offense only gets stronger.
The other big benefit of these moves is that it gives the White Sox a very strong bench as they now have two solid defensive replacements in the outfield with Rowand and Harris; two good backups in the infield with Graffanino and Harris; a good backup catcher in Sandy Alomar; and a strong hitter, whether it is Konerko or Daubach. Plus, if Paul Konerko ever got back into form, they'd have a whicked power hitter off the bench or as an everyday player.
Final Take
Ken Williams is making a name for himself with these moves and could turn into the front-runner for the Executive of the Year award. But that is all an after-thought. The important part is the Sox have filled two major holes (centerfield and the leadoff slot) without giving up anyone on the major league roster and thus far only one solid prospect, a reliever.
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She's undoubtedly one of the most recognized faces in pop culture so it's not surprising that Gwen Stefani landed a spot covering the January 2013 issue of Vogue magazine.
The 43-year-old rock star showed off her sparkle in Saint Laurent for the Annie Leibovitz front page shoot while opening up about everything from motherhood to her music.
A few highlights from Miss Stefani's interview are as follows. For more, be sure to pay a visit to Vogue magazine!
On being pregnant while recording her first album:
"I did my first solo record and went on tour while I was pregnant. I would want to throw up during certain songs. Certain outfits would make me sick. It was torture. I toured until I was four and a half months pregnant, showing. I came home and had Kingston, and when he was eight months old, I went back on the road. I nursed him for fourteen months, so I would literally do my hair and makeup, go back to the bus, nurse him, put him down, and walk out onstage. And I did that for 100 shows."
On motherhood:
"It's super fun being a mom, but it's not what you think it's going to be. And it's really gradual. At first, your life is totally the same. You have this cute little thing that you get to drive around everywhere and you're so proud and it's amazing. And as they grow older, it really does start to change your life. Like, Oh, my God, they have school, they have to get through first grade, they have to learn to read. It starts getting so serious, and you're like, Aaaaaaah!"
On her band, No Doubt:
"I feel like we've always been in our own little lane. Never fitting in. Never a nineties grunge band, never a pop girl band. And it's the same now. I did the solo thing, but I felt like I was trying to play a character in a way, this Alice in Wonderland pretend version of myself. But this, being in No Doubt, is really who I am."
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Subject: Re: [OHPUTNAM] index of surnames Frey/Fry included in theFamilyMaps of PutnamCounty
Date: Fri, 23 May 2008 23:51:34 -0400
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.............. We have Jacob Frey born 1827 in Chambersburg, Pa and lived
and married Delila Niemeyer in Putman Co, OH.where he lived his adult life.
He died in Andersonville prison in GA during the Civil War. We have not
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Jacob and Delilah Frey were married 17 MAR 1850, in Knox Co., Ohio (source:
Knox County, Ohio Probate Court Marriage records, 1808-1951 I don't know
why the wife of Jacob Frey who lived in Putnam Co., Ohio was listed as
"Melissa" In 1860.but a Jacob "Neimire" family lived next door
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GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Add Charles Woodson to a growing chorus expressing concern with the prospect of opening the season with replacement officials.
The Green Bay Packers safety told USA TODAY Sports that during three preseason contests he hasn't been convinced the replacements can handle the speed of the NFL game, and he expects it will be reflected with missed calls during the regular season if the league doesn't settle its labor dispute with locked-out officials.
"They haven't been very good," said Woodson, a 15-year veteran. "That's the honest opinion. Before preseason started, I think you're optimistic. But it's almost like a young guy coming into the NFL. The game goes too fast for them.
"Now, could they go through a season and get better? Sure. But there's going to be a lot of bad officiating going on until they catch up to the speed of the game."
Asked to project how games will be affected, Woodson said: "There will be some things you normally wouldn't get away with. It's not that you'd be trying to get away with them, but you will because the official didn't see it or he didn't know to make the call. We need the (regular officials) back."
NFL officials insist they have seen improvement with replacement officials during each week of the preseason, and Commissioner Roger Goodell said the league is preparing to start the regular season without the locked-out crews.
Packers coach Mike McCarthy said, "It's a work in progress."
Nonetheless, the Packers' preseason victory at Cincinnati on Thursday night kicked off another weekend of intense scrutiny of the replacements -- and more apparent gaffes that sparked criticism:
* Bengals coach Marvin Lewis questioned whether a replacement official knew the rule for protecting a defenseless receiver in flagging safety Taylor Mays for a hit against Packers tight end Tom Crabtree.
* Friday night, officials erred in ordering an untimed down the end of the first quarter after Chicago Bears cornerback Charles Tillman was penalized on the final play of the quarter in a game at the New York Giants.
* The Minnesota Vikings' Chris Kluwe, following Friday night's preseason game against the San Diego Chargers, tweeted that the NFL should "kiss and make up" with the locked-out officials.
"Frankly," Kluwe tweeted, "it's kind of embarrassing."
In Woodson's view, at least two cases on Thursday night raised questions. He said officials missed a pass interference call by a Bengals defender against receiver Jordy Nelson. The defender didn't turn his head while making contact, Woodson said.
Woodson also maintained that an official demonstrated a lack of confidence in making a holding call after a lengthy delay.
"I think all of us were about to come off the sideline and throw the flag for him," Woodson said. "You've got to be confident in what you do."
Is Woodson nit-picking with his criticism? He acknowledged the locked-out officials had their share of calls questioned, too.
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It was only top-ranked North Carolina's first exhibition. That doesn't mean UNC coach Roy Williams let his standards slip. Williams yanked his starters and his primary reserves for the Blue team early in the second half, sparking the Tar Heels to a decisive 114-62 victory over Division II Shaw on Saturday at the Smith Center. (Raleigh News & Observer)
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Another British-made film that enthralled crowds in Telluride is more of a dark-horse candidate.
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Stratigraphic Locations and Rank Determination of Subsurface Pennsylvanian Coals in North-Central Texas: Pilot Study for Coalbed-Methane Potential Assessment
A study conducted by the Bureau of Economic Geology (BEG) in collaboration with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) demonstrates the feasibility of using drill cuttings and well logs to determine the depth, stratigraphic location, and rank of Pennsylvanian coals in North-Central Texas to assess coalbed-methane (CBM) potential. Paleozoic bituminous coals have been known since the mid-1800s in this region, and coal was mined through the mid-1900s. However, information on coal rank and CBM potential in this area is scarce. Recently established CBM gas production from Cretaceous bituminous coals in the Maverick Basin, South Texas, focused attention on the potential for CBM gas production from coals of comparable maturity in North-Central Texas and on basic data acquisition to assess this potential.
Drill cuttings and well logs on open file at the BEG were used in the study, which followed an initial geographic information system compilation of selected published data on Texas coals conducted by the BEG for the USGS. More than 100 coal and coaly shale samples, mostly from depths of <2,000 ft, were collected from washed cuttings from 10 wells in Archer and Young Counties.
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Should I use Trulia or Zillow to put a price on my home?
Because, at least in the St. Augustine market, the prices they generate on a given address are consistently inaccurate.
I did a really basic sampling of seven homes that closed locally in the last ten days just to see how the estimates worked out.*
For Zillow five of the homes were within 10%…this is worlds better than when we sampled Zillow in 2011 and it was off over 20% on average..
However, one of the seven was off by 12%, and another was off by 21%. In addition, two of the seven were undervalued (by 8% and 12%).
So while being within 10% is fine for pricing, you would really hurt yourself if you priced your home at $274,000 and could really sell for $310,000, or priced at $146,000 and could really sell for $159,000.
And if you are a buyer who made an offer based on a Zillow estimate of a home at $101,000, it would probably kill you to know you could have bought it for $80,000.
For Trulia I was only able to find six of the seven properties. All but one were off by 10% or more, and three were off by more than 20%.
Trulia undervalued five of the six properties. In one case, Trulia valued a property that sold this week for $240,000…for $170,000, underestimating its market value by 29%.
I guess the upshot is that you can't rely on systems for pricing that are right only part of the time. You can certainly use them to get a ballpark estimate, but how do you know you aren't one of the really bad estimates that the system will spit out? The answer is you don't know.
Here's where I beat the drum for getting a good Realtor (such as myself, for example).
I know that the old mattress leaning up against the neighbor's garage is going to affect the price you get for your home. I know that in a certain neighborhood that homes that don't back to the apartment complex are going to sell for a lot more than the homes that do back to the apartment complex.
I personally know of two homes sitting nearly side by side, separated only by a vacant lot. Yet one will sell for more than the other…they were even built at the same time with similar floor plans. Maybe we're only talking $8000 more, but $8000 is a lot of money, right?
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There was no specific methodology for picking certain homes, except that they all closed within the past 10 days of this writing.
751 Gilda, sold for $80,000. Zillow value: $101,000 (+21%). Trulia value: $92,000 (+13%).
232 Marshside Dr., sold for $435,000. Zillow value: $474,000 (+8%). Trulia, no value given.
5169 Medoras, sold for $240,000. Zillow value: $251,000 (+4%). Trulia value: $170,000 (-29%).
417 Chamberlain, sold for $159,000. Zilllow value: $146,000 (-8%). Trulia value: $155,000 (-3%).
518 Gentian, sold for $215,000. Zillow value: $216,000 (even). Trulia value: $171,000 (-20%).
107 Dolphin Dr., sold for $270,000. Zillow value: $255,000 (+6%). Trulia value: $205,000 (-24%).
16 Sandpiper, sold for $310,000. Zillow value: $274,000 (-12%). Trulia value: $273,000 (-12%).
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Among the dinner talk with some of the writers was Randy Johnson's miserable year. The consensus is it couldn't happen to a better guy. Here's a guy who has it all and he walks around miserable all the time. Somebody wondered if Johnson had any friends in the game, and the name Billly Wagner popped up.
My response was, "Well, Billy Wagner likes Bonds. … I gotta feeling Wagner would like Charles Manson."
Here's the Met lineup, with the date next to their name being the last time they homered:
SS Jose Reyes: June 5, at Los Angeles
C Paul Lo Duca: May 13, at Milwaukee
CF Carlos Beltran: June 9, at Arizona
1B Carlos Delgado: June 9, at Arizona
3B David Wright: June 9, at Arizona
2B Jose Valentin:June 4, vs. San Francisco
RF Endy Chavez: April 30, at Atlanta
LF Lastings Milledge: June 7, at Los Angeles
LHP Tom Glavine: 9-2, 3.06
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