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Trevor 4-1-13Sent off 20 grams of gold and recieved £52.91 wanted around £100 but 5 emails later all ignored still nothing from them they just take your gold and give you around £2 a gram for it .Don't get caught with these toe rags.You won't get your gold back and the money they give is crap.be warned.
Postal gold offered me a pittance, I refused it on 2/11 and requested return of my goods, I then got an email advising payout made! They had sent my money to wrong bank account any way, I have requested return by E-mail and received a call to say it would be 10 days, nothing received 3 weeks later, so several E-mails all unanswered down the line I am writing a letter and getting proof of postage so I can begin legal action.Steer clear of this company, at best they are unequiped to do deal with correspondence, at worst !!!
Postalgolds first offer for my jewellery was refused,I requested the return of my gold.
A second offer - nearly double was also refused. I told them I wanted my gold returned to me as in their advert.
They advised me in an email I could put the money for the cheque -which
I have still not got - in their bank account and they would return my gold!
They ignored my request for a tracker or proof of postage for the cheque they sent to me.
Very concerned I got in touch with Trading Standards who advised me to write a letter with this in the main body:-
<<The order number----------
I have been in touch with Trading Standards and on their advice am writing to you.
As per your terms and conditions I am canceling your contract and request the return of my gold within 14 days.
If I do receive your cheque it will be returned to you.
I request a response to my letter within 14 days>>
( For those like me that did not know, an email is no good in a court of law)
Trading Standards advised me to get proof of postage for my letter they said recorded delivery can be refused. I sent two,one recorded and one with proof of postage.
Track recorded/registered mail at:
Update 25th November
Yesterday I had a phone call. They said they had got my recorded delivery letter and would cancel the cheque which they assured me they had sent sent and return my gold within 14 days.
That same day I got 2 emails from the company
email 1
Congratulations! We have analysed the items you sent us using your Gold Kit and your gold has been converted into cash!
Your Postal Gold payment has been sent; please find the details of the payment below:
Email 2:
Regarding your recent transaction with Postal Gold; we are sending this email as confirmation that we have now received your refunded payment and will be sending your goods back to you within 10 days......
My gold was returned by courier on the 27th November. To date I have not had a cheque.
My advice is to steer clear of this company.
I sent gold to postal gold and thought it was worth over £700, I would have accepted around £500 but all they offered was £105. When I said it was not enough they said they could sell it retail and offered £190. I have returned the cheque and am waiting for the gold back. They have emailed me to say it is on its way and could take up to 10 days.
Sue - Manchester I sent 210 grams of gold to postal gold. they sent a chque for £627 which I returned and requested my gold back, I eventualy got my gold back and took it into H and T pawnbrokers and received £1003, so I would tell people to forget sending gold to postal gold and take to a local shop when they offer a much better deal
I posted off 100 grams of mixed gold to postalgold.com and was offered £350. I then asked The Manchester Gold Company fora price and they paid me £895!!How on earth do we get such a discrepancy? Postal Gold have been unable to tell me but I can tell YOU one thingDon't use them!!! These postal gold companies may well advertise that they pay a high price but I can assure you that they do not. I was paid in cash straight away without having to give my bank details....
They ought to be called postalgold.con thats what they are i sent 2 items of 9ct gold and i know they were genuine but i had a email from them saying that they were non precious metal i phoned them to ask about this and they said it was of poor quality so no good to them and i would have to send them a cheque for £10 in the next 6 days if i wanted it back this i did by recorded delivery and i tracked this and it was delivered to them the next day idid not hear from them so i phoned them and they said they would get back to me they did not so i phoned again and was told they did not pass my cheque on in time so my items have been distroyed please if anyone has had a problem contact watchdog ihave
What a absolute con, I sent my gold chain in which weighed 92grams which was valued at700 + postal gold then offered me 147pound for a 600 pound chain they didnt send the cheque out within 24hoursi have waited 5 days now for the cheque and it still hasnt arrived and you only get 7days to return the cheque or your gold is lost i have phoned them 3 times now poor customer service and they just keep saying itll be fine when its abviously not if i were you i would stay well clear of postal gold its a CON you get better prices at the pawn shops you have been warned to this day i am still waiting for the cheque i think its a jhoke its on tv and they can still rip you off blind !!!!!!! no STar rating at all a big con
I recently sent three items of jewellery to PostalGold.com. I have a gold allergy, so thought it would be a useful way of recycling and have a payment in return. I submitted my jewellery, and was disgusted to receive a measley amount of £3.57. I, consequently, contacted the return payments line, for the return address, which is not provided on any documentation. They offered me an extra £2.00 for my jewellery! I returned my cheque by First Class Recorded, which PostalGold would have received within the stated seven day return period, to enable them to return my jewellery.Unfortunately, they denied receiving the cheque in time, and sent it for melting! They resent a cheque for £5.57. I have, consequently, reported them to the Trading Standards Authority.I would advise anyone not to send jewellery to this company. They are not reputable.
I`m fully aware that in this time of recession the purse strings can potentially be stretched to their limits. Not everyone has an endless supply of wonga at their disposal. This gives rise to certain unscrupulous charlatans that like to capitalise on the financial misfortunes of others. Sometimes they manifest themselves as just common or garden conmen or as loan sharks, and in other instances even set up companies and have convincing if not slightly tacky television adverts with which to purvey their own brand of schadenfreude.
In my opinion Postalgold.com appear to be of the latter genre. Mrs. F-B saw the television advertisement, and duly contacted the freephone number to order a "Gold Kit". The kit arrived on our doorstep a day or so later. Mrs. F-B then began rummaging through cupboards and jewellery boxes. Eventually she had found gold weighing approximately 70 - 80 grams of varying carats, some 9 and some 18 all mixed in. Now Mrs. F-B is in no way naive, and in most cases is a far sharper cookie then I could ever aspire to be. However I did say to her I thought she would be better off selling to a local company rather than doing it this way, but after a brief discussion we both said we`d see what Postalgold.com come back with.
Mrs. F-B then sent this off in the post..........and waited............and waited.............and waited. Eventually after more than 10 days, I decided to check whether or not they had received our consignment. They Hadn`t, it was at a P.O Box address awaiting collection. We decided to contact Postalgold.com and find out what the delay was. On ringing the freephone number, we were told that it was "currently unavailable" on several occasions. After much perseverence we eventually got through and were told that due to action by postal workers in London, it had effectively delayed their process, however we were assured that the cheque would be received within the next 24 - 48 hours.
Checking the gold prices online, I fully expected to get somewhere in the region of £6.00 - £6.20 per gram for 9 carat and £13.00 - £13.25 for 18 carat. Even in the worst case scenario, we expected for our 70 odd grams a total in excess of £400.00
So 48 hours later the cheque landed on our mat. A cheque for............................................................£159 and some odd pence. This was just over one third of the price we would have been offered by a local scrap metal merchant. Mrs. F-B went ballistic ! She telephoned Postalgold.com, spoke to the same lady again and asked her what was the meaning of this paltry sum ? She was then told that the price of gold constantly fluctuates, and that this was the price at the time her scrap bits were assessed. So the price of gold had dropped by £4.00 per gram in the space of 24 hours ?...............yeah right ! Mrs. F-B then asked why was there no receipt stating exactly what carats and weights were contained within her "Gold Kit". Any bona-fide scrap merchant will give you a receipt showing the details / true weights and price etc. The reply was that they don`t issue receipts. I don`t think it even warrants a comment. Hoist by their own petard methinks.
Mrs. F-B had them on the rack. The lady at Postalgold.com then asked us to hold the line whilst she had a word with the manager. Well clearly a minor miracle had occurred, as after roughly 30 seconds we were instantly offered an extra £80.00. I wonder how that became possible all of a sudden ? Needless to say Mrs. F-B refused, as it was still roughly half of it`s true worth. Postalgold.com have said that as we are returning their cheque, it will take them up to 30 days to return our gold.
The bottom line in all this is if you want top dollar for any scrap gold, then go to a specialist scrap metal merchant, a jeweller that buys scrap gold (there`s always one on your local high street), or if push really does come to shove, a pawnbroker.
Update 17/08/2009
It now appears that Postalgold.com have mislaid Mrs. F-B`s gold consignment, although they are adamant they have sent it back to us via recorded delivery. Apparently they send the Gold to a separate Assay Office to have it weighed and valued, and it is they who return it to the seller. We have asked for a tracking number and as of yet this has not been forthcoming (Mrs. F-B asked for this last Wednesday 12/08/2009). Mrs. F-B has also asked for the address and telephone number of the Assay office in question in order to do our own trace. Postalgold have flatly refused to give us any information other than The Manager is looking into it.
Should nothing be forthcoming in the next 48 - 72 hours, Mrs F-B will then be contacting Trading Standards and BBC`s Watchdog
After reading a review on this website about Postal Gold I decided to take a look, I had lots of jewelry that was either broken or I just didn't wear it any more so I thought this site sounded like a good way of getting a bit of extra cash.
The website is www.postalgold.com, it's very straight forward to navigate around and it pretty much tells you all you need to know. Basically they are a company who pay you for unwanted gold (they do not payout for gemstones), they also accept platinum and palladium but not silver.
All you need to do is request the postal kit by filling in the short form on the right hand side of the web page and then wait for you kit to arrive (mine came the next day). In the kit you get two envelopes, one is padded for the jewelry to go into and the other is a pre paid Royal Mail envelope, you put whatever jewelry you want to cash in (does not matter if its broken) into the padded envelope, you need to make sure the details are correct, then put it in the postal bag and drop it into your local post office.
The envelope is insured for up to £500 so it is totally safe send your gold through the post, once they have received your item they value it and email you to let you know how much you it is worth, I sent a broken bracelet and got £10 for it which I didn't think was to bad especially as I hadn't worn it for years.
If you don't agree with the valuation then you email or phone them to let them know, then you give them their money back and they will send your items back to you, they will not melt the gold until 7 days after they had issued the payment so you have plenty of time to get your gold back.
If it turns out that an item you sent is not gold then you can get it sent back to you but it will cost you £10, so it's best to make sure its gold before you send it.
I received the check two days after I had posted my gold to them so payment is very quick indeed, you can also request payments via bank transfer. Overall this is quite a good way of getting rid of broken chains etc and making a bit of cash out of them.
Times are tight at the moment and every penny counts. I had just put the baby to bed and sat down in front of the television for a moments rest. An advert caught my eye. It was for Postal Gold. They were saying they could send me money for broken or unwanted gold such as jewellery and could offer me more than a pawnshop or jewellers. The company claims to be one of the UK's leading jewellery buyers and they buy your broken or unwanted gold for melting and refining.
The advert made the process sound really simple and as I had two necklaces in my jewellery box that were broken and had not seen the light of day in years. I went to the website www.postalgold.com and entered my name and address. Within 3 days I had a letter from them with two envelopes inside. The instructions said to place my items into the small envelope, write my details on the outside, place it into the larger envelope which was already recorded delivery and paid for, and then get my bum to the post office and send it. To be honest it was very simple.
2 days after sending the parcel I received an e-mail confirming receipt of it at the Postal Gold end and that they would within the next day or so have a price for me and send a cheque my way. I had ticked the box asking for a cheque but there were a few other options of how to be paid. I didn't tick the box asking for my stuff back if it was priceless or not actually gold as I knew it was and that it thus wouldn't be sent back but that option is there for a price of £10 should you find it needed.
I sent two snake-chains that were quite small and of no value to me in their current state but Postal Gold sent me a cheque for £35.44. I was really chuffed! Price is worked out based on the current market price of gold.
Easy as 1 2 3:
1) Order free gold kit by entering your name, address, email and phone number on their website or by phoning 0800 007 5806
2) Send in your gold using the envelopes provided
3) Receive your payout!
I wasn't sure at first what to expect but I am happy with the results. Usually I watch those sort of adverts and completely ignore them. Maybe it's the small bank account that makes me pay more attention theses days but whatever the reason I'm glad I did.
Helpful bits:
How can I tell if my gold is real? http://www.postalgold.com/testjewellery
Reasons to deal with Postal Gold, http://www.postalgold.com/dealingwithpostalgold
Funny thing is I've not seen the advert since!?!?!
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Catch some shut eyes at an area hotel or bed & breakfast and prepare yourself for a sun filled day!
The Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum is the first stop. Offering multiple exhibits and educational programs, the world of science is right at your finger tips…it's yours to explore!
A short ride to Chelsea brings you to the one and only Chelsea Teddy Bear Company Factor and Museum. You will be able to trace the evolution of toys, from old wood toys to tin toys to the #1 toy in the world, the teddy bear. Then, take the special behind-the-scenes factory tour and learn how teddy bears come to life in the factory tour.
Lunch time! The Arctic Breakaway in Chelsea is a full featured Restaurant located on the second floor of the Arctic Coliseum, an ice arena equipped with video game machines and air hockey tables.
Last stop, a little fun at the Rolling Hills Water Park in Ypsilanti Township! The water park features a wave pool, water slides, lazy river, spraygrounds, and a sand play area. Concession stands offer affordable summertime treats, healthy choices, and grilled foods. The park isn't just a water park though, don't miss the nearly two miles of paved trails, three miles of nature trails, 18-hole disc golf course, playground-level ball diamond, a sand volleyball court, and horseshoe pits.

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March 11, 2013
The Nevada Athletics Department is providing fans the opportunity to participate in a pre-sale for 2013 football season tickets. Through this pre-sale, fans will have the advance opportunity to select from the best available season ticket locations in Mackay Stadium before they go on sale to the general public.
Fans wishing to take advantage of this opportunity are required to register online for the pre-sale. Registered fans will be contacted by the ticket office beginning on March 18, in the order that their registration was received.
To register, simply click the link below and complete the registration form. Fans who register will receive a call from the Wolf Pack ticket office (beginning on March 18) to determine the best possible location. Online registration will end March 17 at 11:59 p.m.


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Updated: Ochocinco, Haynesworth restructure contracts with Patriots
According to NFL Players' Association records, Patriots wide receiver Chad Ochocinco has restructured his contract and will make $1 million in base salary for 2011, $3 million in 2012, and $3 million in 2013.
Ochocinco, who was scheduled to make $6 million in base salary for 2011 before the restructuring, may have performance bonuses built into his new deal.
Also, defensive lineman Albert Haynesworth, who was slated to earn a $5.4 million base salary this season, has restructured his deal down to a $1.5 million base.
UPDATE (9:30 p.m.) – Jason Cole of Yahoo! Sports reports that Haynesworth can earn as much as $5.85 million this year through playing-time incentives. If he plays 20 percent of the defensive snaps, he earns $1 million; he'll earn at addition $590,000 at 45 percent, 50 percent, 55 percent, 60 percent and 65 percent of defensive snaps (for a total of $2.95 million), and a spot in the Pro Bowl gets him $400,000.
Haynesworth was scheduled to make $6.7 million in 2012, $6.5 million in 2013, $8.5 million in 2014, and $10.3 million in 2013 according to NFLPA records.


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If Drake's "Girls Love Beyoncé" track, an one-off he put out earlier this year didn't let people know how deeply he is feeling Queen Bey, perhaps hearing that the pair have collaborated on her new music will.
Currently on press rounds for his just released rap album "Nothing Was the Same," the 26-year-old sat down with Ryan Seacrest for iHeartRadio to talk up his record. During their chat the rapper revealed his admiration for the songstress and that they had worked together.
"I reached out to her and asked if I could come and be a part of her project, and she was kind enough to invite me out there, and we did some work together," Drake said.
Warming to his theme, the Toronto native told Seacrest, "I'm a Beyoncé believer. I really believe strongly in her talent and her position in our generation.
"I think she's one of the biggest stars ever," the 26-year-old added. "But especially for these girls right now. I feel like they need Beyoncé."
On Sunday, before an New York audience for Elliott Wilson's CRWN series, Drake opened up on how his standout album track "Pound Cake" with Jay Z was inspired by the "Halo" singer.
"'Pound Cake' happened while I was writing for Beyoncé or working with Beyoncé. Not writing for, working with. I hate saying writing for 'cause she's a phenomenal writer", Drake explains.
Praising the Houston native, he added, "She has bars on bars."
He continued, "I sent the song back to Jay, and that was when it almost became a Jay Z song. He's such a good guy. He was just like, 'Man, I gave my word.'
"Everybody around him was hype around the song," added Drizzy. "We're all so grateful to have Hov. I don't know what I'd do without that guy sometimes. He's full of gems, full of advice, and obviously one of the most talented people."
In July it was reported the "Crazy in Love" singer had gone back to the drawing board with her upcoming album while her rep said she "continues" to work on a new set, so whether Drake's co-write(s) or guest spot(s) make the eventual cut remains to be seen.
Drake also pulled yet another rabbit out of his hat at NYU revealing he wants to unleash a singing-only album at some point.
Meanwhile, Beyoncé and her acclaimed Mrs. Carter Show tour are currently wowing the masses in Latin America.
The 32-year-old played Mexico City's Palacio De Los Deportes arena on Thursday and heads into her final South America show in San Juan, Puerto Rico on Saturday.
The mother-of-one who is traveling with her 20-month old daughter Blue Ivy will then take a short break before resuming the Australasia leg of her tour on October 16.
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Traveling in space can be hard on an astronaut. You lose bone mass, you can't burp, you get nauseous and you can't stop sweating.
As you might imagine, that last one can wreak havoc on personal hygiene. Not only might you stink up the International Space Station or your spacecraft, your hair can become an unholy, matted mess. Who wants to circle the globe or be representin' to aliens looking like that?
Not Karen Nyberg, a mechanical engineer and the only female astronaut currently aboard the ISS. Nyberg, 43, has long blonde tresses that demand care and attention, whether they are hanging naturally on her shoulders or sticking straight up in a weightless environment.
Below is a video of Nyberg demonstrating how she washes her hair in space. If you're one of the thousands of
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He is, as well, a good actor, and New London is a yachting port.
Part of the Sabbath was passed in New London; and at this place, he attended public worship.
New London is a seaport town on the west side of the Thames.
They were presented to those officers at New London, on board their respective ships.
At two we arrived at the little village of New London, in a country abounding with hemlock pines.
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The premises were taken down for the New London 127 Bridge approaches.
On arriving at the capes the small pox became general among the other crews—disease obliged the fleet to run into New London.
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A bittersweet valentine to the 90s complete with pagers, Discmans, and 1GB hard drives, this touching love story follows Seo-yon as she tracks down a college crush she met years ago in an architecture class. Enlisting him to design her family house, she finds herself falling back in love, but one thing stands in the way of her happiness: his fiancee.


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Situated in the Minervois the village of Castelnau-d'Aude is a stones through away from our property. The village lies in the Aude valley on a small hillock between the Canal du Midi and the Aude River. The Pyrenees lie to the west and the Montagne Noir to the east.
On 4500 m2 are two completely seperate houses, surrounded by trees, shrubs and flowers, especially in the spacious terraces of the house, further large carport.
The property is newly developed to an extremely high standard (you need only a tooth-brush and personal belongings!!!!! for All-in is All-in) and is ideal for that family ((1-6 persons, with inside and outside tables and chairs for 6 persons, and even for both terasses)) self catering holiday. we believe that a summer holiday should be for all the family, and provide a BBQ, plancha and wok. Dishwasher, Washing machine and other appliances make your stay that little bit easier. If you are looking for a rural location, quiet peaceful with stunning views over vineyards and well developed and maintained gardens then write us a mail..
Note! i a beautiful swimmingpool (daily cleaned), a current stream and a roof with gliding panels, swimming from APRIL up to and including OCTOBER.. Use of the pool is completely private ( owners do not swim with the quests and most of the time early in the morning and late in the evening).
Golf court ( 18 holes): Carcassonne has a beautiful situated 18-holes golf court, which is at an easy distance from Castelnaud'Aude.
This home is appropriate for young and old, to our regret excepted handicapped people, for there is a staircase in the villa.
Attention: we have a house for six persons and a baby or little child counts also for one person in our perception! Three bedrooms, each for 2 persons;
The house is very clean and complete, no need to bring your own linen, kitchen utensils etc. Look at our own website in which you will find the list of inventory : www.petitparadislanguedocroussillon.com and www.petitparadislanguedocroussillon.nl
As an extra service we give you weekly clean linen for the beds, so NO NEED to wash the bedlinen!
Finally you will find all the cleaning products for the machines, kitchen and toilet!
Attention: no waterwasting boxershorts in the pool!!
our former life was always 'filled' with people, at work and at home.So our next step in France wasn't quite so difficult. After building our own home we planned ' Petit Paradis'.
Within two years we reached our goal.
It's a place to share with our family, friends and quests.
A beautiful landscape, historical and cultural very attractif for us and for you!
Really a lot to do.
Lucia Spaander purchased this villa in 2008
Ihe property is lying in a beautiful and calm region; it's chosen for the rest and silence, but..............
if you like shopping centers, towns, mountains and sea they are not far away and easy and within a short time to reach
We devellopped the houses and the garden self and with such a great pleasure!
It was a very interesting and creative process which has given us a lot of satisfaction.
The difficulty for us was the placing of the pool, but looking at the pictures we think that we were right.
The gite was very clean and was extremely well equipped, the best I have ever experienced so far! The situation was perfect for visiting all we wanted to see, of which there is an awful lot, Canal de Midi, Cathare Castles, Abbey's etc. The boys loved all the castles and grottes and most of all I think the pool!
We had the time of our life wIth the family! You really have everything you need in the house and the pool was great! It was very clean and the outside kitchen is fantastic! The owners are friendly and helpfull. We surely go back because we only stayed one week and we want to see so much more of the area.
We chose this villa because we were going to France so early in the year and thought the covered pool would be an asset - how right we were! We did have some fantastic weather but on those "iffy" days we could still sit by the pool, reading a book, enjoying the scenery and even having a dip because it is heated. Overall this was one of the most relaxing holidays we've ever had - the villa is so well equipped, you literally could turn up with a bottle of suncream and want for nothing. It was ideally situated for cycling to, and then along, the Canal du Midi, in both directions. The village is a five minute drive away and has a brilliantly stocked supermarket and a great little bakery. We visited lots of other little villages in the region and thoroughly enjoyed Carcassonne - both within the walled city and in the town centre itself. The main bedroom in the villa is a very generous size while the other two bedrooms suffer a little from low ceilings - however, our 16 and 14 year old sons managed quite well.
1 teenager and 1 youngster meant we had to have somewhere to keep both entertained while allowing myself and my wife to relax. I am happy to say that this villa had it all from a private swimming pool for the youngsters to a shaded area for us to sit down and enjoy the warm sunshine. The pool was immaculate and well kept - check out the bubbles !!
The villa does have everything u could ask for and Lucia and Leendert were always at hand to help us make our stay as comfortable as possible while allowing us space to ourselves. Not surprisingly u will need a car to get around but lezignan is a few km away where u can get any food essentials u require.
Lucia's recommendations for food were excellent -- Narbonne's "Le Buffet" is highly recommended as is "La Peniche" at Homps. There is plenty to see and do in the area.
i would highly recommend this property
Family from iRELAND
We were a party of Six, Three adults, Two teenagers and our youngest, Eight years old. Petit Paradis is a beautifully well equipped holiday home with everything you'll require to make your stay a pleasant one. Living accommodation was very comfortable and an enjoyable place to spend an evening. The swimming pool was superb, very clean and fitted with a jet stream strong enough to swim against. The cover made for a very warm environment on the cooler days and is retractable on the hotter ones.
The location and region has everything that you could possibly ask for. The owners live in close proximity but allow you your own privacy. The garden area supplies plenty of shade if you like sitting out of the sun, however I found it too shaded. There are other areas suitable for bathing and loungers, chairs and tables are supplied, but on the down side they feel detached from everywhere else. The main bedroom is quite large with ample storage space, the two smaller bedrooms are suitable for younger children but not for adults.
There are some fantastic restaurants in the area and plenty of shops a short drive away if you decide to eat in. there are some fantastic food markets as well as some delicious inexpensive wines. We have been to the region each year for the last four years and still find plenty to do as well as seeing some fantastic sights. A car is a definite must have for this region wherever you stay. Thank you Lucia and Leendert
With 3 children from teenage to a four year old, the property and the location have everything that you could possibly ask for. We used the swimming pool virtually every day in April. The cover really does provide a longer swimming season. The owners are on hand, but you have total privacy and use of the pool from breakfast time until evening.
The house should appeal to anyone who loves France but appreciates bright, contemporary interiors with a good use of colour and texture. The outside eating areas add greatly to usable space and can be thought of as two additional rooms. Bedrooms are not large, but this is a holiday house and this is not a problem.
The kitchen is a great place to cook. There is everything that you would want down to herbs and balsamic vinegar. The equipment is new and spotlessly clean.
The outstanding feature of the house is the thought that has gone into the equipment provided, we really could not think of anything that was missing. Even shower gel and toothpaste are there if you have forgotten your own.
There is so much to do in the surrounding area for all interests ad ages that a 40km radius is almost the farthest that we traveled in the two weeks.
If you arrive on a Saturday, make sure that you get to the small Intermarche in La Redorte before it shuts at lunchtime on the Sunday - its only a 10 min drive. Other shops are not open on the Sunday.
Highly recommended.
Minervois, Canal du Midi, Narbonne, Beaches, Vineyards ,Carcassonne, La Redorte(shopping at 4,5km, Perpignan, Montpellier ).,mountains at short distance -Montagne Noir and the Pyrenees , lac de Jouarres, historical and cultural very interesting and a lot to do.
Beautiful nature and nearby possibilities for walking. at short distance you a have a tennis-court
Swimming: sea, lac ,
private pool. measuring: 10 x 4mtrs and 120 - 180 depth
Pool with high covering /gliding panels, ideal for early spring untill autumn! excellent for little children
specially built so, You can already swim from April till November!
to contact us by website for all your information:
** www.petitparadislanguedocroussillon.com **
Your payments by internet with an international Bank!
In this website ((English, German, French and Dutch) you will find all the things you like to know,
For instance: futher details about our property,, details about the swimmingpool, access to the mountains, the sea, the day-trips, finally the situation.
Location via Google Earth with the following coordinates:
43° 13' 41. 58' N and 2° 40' 35. 18' E
Other Activities: tennis and canoying at short distance
|Rate Period
|Weekend Night
Jul 2 2017 - Sep 2 2017
Changeover Day: Saturday
7 night minimum stay
|Refundable damage deposit
Change -over day is always saturday. IF YOU SEE THE SUNDAY IN THE CALANDAR BE SURE THAT WE MEAN THE SATURDAY.
Just this calander does not work appropriate!
We require 25% at booking to secure your dates. This is none refundable and so we recommend that you take out travel insurance. We require the balance to be paid in full within 30 days of you arrival dates.: a security deposit is required of € 350 which will be refunded within a week; payment by International European Banking.
Final cleaning costs € 100.- (obliged)
Note: water,gas, light, linens, towels and media are included in the rental rates! You will also find english and german broadcastings
, linen and towels (plenty of it)and the house 'Petit Paradis' is extremely well equipped.
ATTENTION: The rates are the same as in previous years,
and ALL IN - REALLY ALL IN
You have the obligation to leave the villa in clean and good condition at the end of your stay. Any damage will be deducted from your security deposit.
We strongly recommend you to take out a travel insurance that covers the cancellation fees. Its your responsibility to ensure that the insurance is adequate and appropriate for your needs.
***BE AWARE that 2014 has the same rates as in 2011, 2012 and 2013 and we hope that our visitors will appriciate this!!!!!!!!!!!
The change-over day is in always SATURDAY.
The calander system is not quite appropriate and indicates in the calender a Sunday, so please if you aren't sure mail or call me
The arrival time is 16.00 hrs pm
Departure 9.00 hrs am
25% at booking to secure your dates;
the balance to be paid in full 6 weeks of your arrival date;
security deposit € 350.00, to be refunded within a week on your bankaccount
final cleaning costs € 100,-


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Interested in seeing pictures of the Clista A. Calhoun Center, visit our CCC Photos page. Visit our Event Photo Album to see past events held at the Clista A. Calhoun Center!
The Friends of the Mansfield Female College Museum host several Community Events throughout the years. Broadway Comes South 2014 brough Broadway to DeSoto Parish. Other events include the Texaco Country Showdown Local Competion and the prestigious Texaco Country Showdown Louisiana State Finals competition. Each of these events brought national attention to the DeSoto Parish Communities!
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audiodharma Cable Cooker™: Flooding With Signal - A Review
Product photos courtesy of Alan Kafton and audioexcellence az
What's cookin', and why you should care
If you are (like me) a guy who takes his car in for an oil change before he goes over the 3,000 mile recommended manufacturer's limit; or if you obsess over your car's performance and have to take it in for a tune-up long before it's due, then you'll love the audiodharma Cable Cooker™. If, on the other hand, you're the kind of guy (also, like me) who can't stand it when his expensive gear isn't running up to snuff and you suspect the interconnect cables, speaker cables, and AC cords are keeping your system from sounding its best, then boy have I got news for you. If you belong to neither of these categories, but you would like to find something that might improve your system (like me), kick it up a notch or two, without investing (very like me) in a major, and majorly expensive, overhaul—wait 'til you read this. Before you plunk down your hard-earned cash for new cables, or new gear, you've got to hear what the Cable Cooker™ can do for you and your system.
What, you might ask, is it? A fair question. The Cable Cooker™ is a device that pushes a signal through your cables (interconnects, speaker cables, or AC cords) at hundreds of times the voltage and current levels than they're used to. The signal is a sweep tone, from the lowest lows to the highest highs (approximately 20 to 20kHz) that repeats and repeats, though not in your ear. Properly treated (read the instructions carefully) the results can be pretty sensational.
All the various cables I've cooked have become (I imagine) more like the cable their designers imagined, have come to act more like the theoretical model as described in textbooks. For one example, we know that heating metals agitates the molecules and causes them to move around inside whatever physical structure they inhabit; wires, PC board traces, soldering tabs. The very process of soldering on the RCA jacks probably "deforms" (in the sense of "forming" a capacitor) the metals of an interconnect cables a significant amount.
Cooking the cables corrects this "deforming" by a significant amount. Usually, how that subjectively translates is with cleaner, crisper, more vivid, more holographic sound reproduction with particular improvement in the upper and lower extremes of the audio range. Higher highs, Dudes, and lower lows. Well, maybe not exactly "more," but there is better definition, greater separation of instruments of differing timbre within the same register.
Use your mentality and consider a piece of music where the bass viols, the celli, the organ, tympani and bass drum are all getting a workout, say, Fauré's Requiem. On "raw" cables, or before getting cooked, the various tones in this range (say 32Hz to 120Hz) can get a bit smudged together making it hard to separate one instrument from another. After cooking, the instruments stand out one from the other making it easier to follow what's going on. Wake up to reality in the treble region where, say, the cymbals, triangle, tambourine, and violins are all active separately and together, say, in Rachmaninoff's Symphonic Dances, the Cable Cooker™ cleans up the blurring and smearing. And if cooked cables clean up large orchestral works, they will equally well clean up jazz drumming, or bluegrass banjo picking, or Rock guitar solos, and (in theory) everything else.
How it works - some speculation
How does this happen? Consider the metaphor of a stream bed. According to my geologist friend, John Curl, during the dry season, what with erosion and the usual squalls and mid-sized storms, the water has to go over and around the rocks and boulders strewn randomly along the streambed. White water would be a crude measure of the rate of collisions. During the rainy season, what with large storms and perhaps even hurricanes, the water comes with such force (miles per hour) and volume (gallons per hour) that the rocks and boulders are pushed to the edges (or bottom) of the streambed creating for the most highly energized water a path of least resistance.
Similarly, during routine use, even playing music loudly, the cables of the average system have randomly arranged crystals of metal in the path of the electrons causing collisions at a certain rate. The increased or decreased rate of collisions is inferred from the measurement of lost percentage in the ideal propagation velocity, expressed as percentages of the speed of light. During cooking, which is analogous to "flooding," the signal comes with such force (voltage) and volume (amperage) that the molecules are pushed into alignments that create a path of least resistance, from RCA plug IN to RCA plug OUT, causing collisions at a much reduced rate. I must plead ignorance of anyone's measuring the propagation velocity in an interconnect before and after cooking the cable. But, according to my ears, there is a difference, and the analogy works for me.
We've all noticed that an ice cube enlarges in the tray compared to its liquid form. This is because the molecules, while freezing, align in a crystalline formation. The same thing is true of molecules of metals. When metals are "frozen," or taken to temperatures approaching absolute zero, the molecules also align in crystalline formation. Silver solder is said to "form" into a more advantageous series of "tunnels" than regular lead/tin solder when it changes state from molten liquid to crystalline solid. When various metals have achieved this crystalline "tunneled" state, electrons can zip through the wires at greatly increased speed, due to minimal collisions, and this phenomenon has been used to good effect to study and implement super-conductors.
Since the work on super-conductors, we've come to recognize that annealing metals by subjecting them to extremes of temperature (either hot or cold) makes sonic changes by forcing the molecules into various crystalline formations. We can see how cable-cooking is based in similar theory. The as-yet-untested hypothesis is: The signal is able to traverse the length of the cooked cable with fewer collisions than in untreated (raw) cables.
Handling the cost, and re-treatment
The Cable-Cooker doesn't require the capital-intensive and time-consuming Cold Rooms that super-conductors require. I'm told it takes one week to incrementally get objects in the Cold Room to their coldest, about a week in that environment to get the cables in question to chill out, and another week to incrementally raise the temperature of the cables back to normal. The good news is that you don't have to put up with all that, and you don't need to have a massivo budget to acquire the benefits of cable cooking. The Cable Cooker™ itself costs less than many of the top flight cables cost. The Cooker requires minimal monitoring. It achieves its end in a matter of days (sometimes hours) instead of weeks. And it provides much of the same benefits as cryogenic treatment (aligning the metal molecules) though by less extreme means. Even skeptics I've introduced to the world of the Cable Cooker™ agree, "It works!" And, relative to cryogenic treatment, when the cost of a Cable Cooker™ is shared by a local group of audiophile buddies, it's quicker and cheaper than doing the cryo frosty freeze on your wires.
Interestingly, after three or four months of use (your mileage will vary), the cooked cables seem to drift slowly back to near their usual "raw" state, sounding less vivid. For optimum results, the Cable Cooker™ would have to refresh cables every so often. For the audiophile who can own a Cable Cooker™, this is a small concern because he can daisy chain about three sets of interconnects per session and refresh his most used cables whenever he likes in about twenty-four hours. For audiophiles without deep pockets the Cable Cooker™ might be the answer for an Audiophile Club, or a reason for starting one (formal or informal), where the expense can be shared. Each member could schedule his use at regular intervals. It would take a membership of 90 to rotate through a three month cycle.
Categories of cables
Various cables in a system handle differing signal strengths: the phono cables, from the tone arm to the pre-amp, routinely handle the millivolts of signal; the line level interconnects from, say, the CD player to the pre-amp, handle the next least, from small fractions of a volt to an upper limit of two volts; loudspeaker cables, from the amp to the speaker, sometimes handle considerable amounts of current; and the AC cords, from the AC source to the gear, can handle amounts mimicking air-conditioners. The lowest level (phono and line-level) cables benefit most from cooking. The loudspeaker cables benefit less. And the AC cords (especially to the amps) benefit relatively least. I'm not sure, but intuitively it seems the phono interconnects never get a chance to "form" as they see such low voltage and current. Cooking them yields a significant result. The AC cord to a Class A power amplifier might draw as much current as a refrigerator-freezer, and so it probably gets "formed" pretty well in normal use. Close behind AC cords, I'd say, come loudspeaker cable, because loud playing gives them a good chance to "form."
Again, the interconnects achieve greater vividness, especially at the upper and lower octaves of the audio bandwidth. I experienced that as greater separation of instrumental timbre, and separation of instruments in space. All together the impression is one of greater clarity of sound, with a larger sound field. Cleaner cleans, Dudes, and deeper deeps. Loudspeaker cables have to be treated longer and they yield a subtle, but noticeable, increase of the same characteristics as the interconnects. More of the same. AC cords have to be treated longest for the subtlest return. Also, more of the same, and in smaller quantities, but noticeable by the discerning Dude. I guess there is a caveat here: High resolution systems benefit a good deal. Low resolution systems won't be able to capture what's going on. Good mid-fi systems might be large benefactors with one pair of interconnects to the CD player, and one pair of loudspeaker cables. And I got a startlingly good kick up a notch when I cooked the cables in my multi-channel surround sound system. That really perked things up a good bit.
Furthermore, much of what I thought was poor execution of design, or mistakes in manufacture, or bad matches between my system and various "raw" cables, seemed to go away once the cables were cooked. In some sense the cables came more to sound like each other. So, you might say, the cables all began to perform closer to their design concept of ideal. I can understand why engineer types for so many years have said, "Cables are cables. They should all sound alike." It seems the benefits of careful handling, dressing, roping, filament thickness ratios, careful metallurgy, insulation materials, termination materials, are all undermined by the process of soldering and the effect it can have on the metals. The Cable Cooker™, I believe, corrects this damage. I think no audiophile, or audiophile club, should be without one. I'm not kidding. Would you hesitate to own the latest and greatest breakthrough in cable technology? This may be it.
If you'd like more information, especially frequently asked questions and answers, you might go to http://www.audioexcellenceaz.com and surf around until you find the Cable Cooker™ and the section of the website dedicated to it. I have met Alan Kafton, the Big Daddy of cable cooking, at a recent audio show, and he seemed like a real nice dude. He's really into this offshoot to audio technology, but he's also a retailer who's forced to know a lot about all phases of sound reproduction. He has my confidence. Check him out.
For the record - what I "cooked"
The cables I "cooked" were Goertz Alpha-Core, silver and copper, interconnects and speaker cables; Harmonic Technology, silver and copper, interconnects, speaker cables, and AC cords, Twister Pair Designs, copper interconnects, speaker cables, and AC cords; and Silver-Fi silver interconnects. I was able to cook one and A/B test against the remaining "raw" cables of the same make and manufacturer. I have renewed respect for all of these cables, once cooked.
My complex system, now featuring a Shadow electronic crossover, and a (for review) Rives parametric equalizer, in addition to my regular (highly modified) Mark Levinson JC-2 pre-amp, Parasound Halo JC-1 amps, Marantz 8260 SACD multi-channel CD player, Monster Automatic Voltage Stabilizer (AVS 2000) and Monster Home Theatre Reference Power Center (HTS 7000), VPI HW.4 turntable, Souther-Clearaudio linear tracking tone-arm, and top of the line Grado Master Statement cartridge LP front end, has many interconnect cables. Even my speakers have to have separate (100Hz and down) woofer cables and (100 Hz and up) tweeter cables. My more or less home brew speakers have never sounded better. I mean, I've been able to voice my system as never before with cooked cables in selected spots until it is nearly exquisite. I say this as someone who's been privileged to listened to J-10's system, and to many other high class systems in the better Audio boutiques in my (Baltimore-Washington) area, and at the shows. The Cable Cooker™ has inched me further toward the ideal of "live, acoustic music, in the room."
The Cable Cooker™ has brought an added degree of clarity to my system that creates a better facsimile of having the musical event in the room. This is especially true of intimate jazz combos, small folk ensembles, classical string quartets, human voices (male and female); it also grants me a closer look at the intricacies of complex classical music. I'm not saying it changed my chicken droppings into chicken salad. My big system was pretty good before cable cooking came along. But I am saying that the Cable Cooker™ allows for greater resolution and sharper focus without being obtrusive. I don't know if I'll be able to live without it.
Just for fun, I dropped a couple of cables on an audio buddy, whose wife calls him "Pooh Bear." Pooh has a modest system. I brought him two pair of identical interconnects that came with my Marantz SACD player, one "cooked," one "raw." After anticipating he'd say all my enthusiasm was smoke and mirrors, he finally had to concede that there was a significant difference. Pooh said listening made a believer out of him, and he was a man of science who ran an important lab during his professional career. His parting shot was, "I still have to see a photo from an electron microscope, and propagation velocity data from a reputable lab." Like Othello, he has to have ocular proof. I'm not sure how you could get samples from a "cooked" wire without "deforming" it. I'll have to think about that.
Summing up: The Cable Cooker™ can transform entry level interconnects to surprisingly good ones, medium speed cables to real good, and excellent cables to breathtaking. This item should be standard equipment for anyone who sells or manufactures audio cables. It should be standard for recording studios, or bands with lots of mixers and microphone cables. And it should be standard for anyone who has a big bucks invested in a primo system.
Trust me. If you can't justify the price ($650 for "Standard" model; $779 for "Pro"), talk a buddy or two into coming in as partners. You'll all be glad you did.
Ciao, bambini.
Alan Kafton
audiodharma Cable Cooker™ info page: http://www.audioexcellenceaz.com/audiodharmacablecooker.htm


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33 Outstanding Examples of Matte Painting
Matte painting is considered logically as invisible environments for film. Visual effects shot so realistic that might make the audience think they were filmed in location. Matte Painting is a technique used to add wonder and excitement to a static landscape, set or distant location which filmmakers use to create an illusion to the environment in a movie scene or film that would otherwise be too expensive or impossible to build or visit. The scene might be an exotic setting, some other time period or an unbearable camera angle, but the outcome effect will look like a real place, photographed with real camera.
Today we present 33 Outstanding Examples of Matte Painting masterpieces that are seamless and realistic visual effects and were an integral part of the director's vision. The prominent genre of design can make us think that we are travelling to the past and as well as to the future. Try to browse this list and check out the stunning and dynamic outputs from combining 3D, photographic elements and hand-painted elements. Enjoy!
Castle Matte Painting
BY: rebekahlynn
A beautiful matte painting of a castle.
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Fallen Beauty
BY: everlite
A really breathtaking piece of work that look so realistic.
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Haunted Castle Matte Painting
BY: CamT
An absolutely amazing matte painting of a haunted castle.
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The Mall
BY: frenic
A beautiful matte painting of a futuristic mall.
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The World
BY: lincochuan
A matte painting of a wonderful imaginary land which was created using Photoshop CS2.
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Water Temples-Matte Painting
BY: Yaroslav
An extremely beautiful matte painting of temples floating in a water.
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Gallery-Matte Painting
BY: Tomasx4
The Moravian Gallery in Brno.
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Castle of Valleyfield at Dawn
BY: fstarno
A fantastic style matte-painting of the College of Valleyfield in Montreal, Canada area.
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FF Matte Painting
BY: Zita52
Another nice matte painting.
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Matte Painting: Moon Explosion
BY: San-Chan15
A stunning matte painting of a moon that looks like as if it is exploding.
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Matte Painting-New York
BY: Turtlefan926
A matte painting of aliens destroying New York which can be used as a background in a movie.
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Matte Painting Exercise
BY: fluffyvivi
Just an experiment at some matte painting.
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Jungla en Nueva York
BY: Deividart
A matte painting of a jungle located in the city of New york.
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Arctic Express 2008
BY: Raphael-Lacoste
Another unique and mind-boggling matte painting.
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BY: kievda
A matte painting of Atlanta that is under attack.
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Burning Kingdom
BY: Dark-Adon
A very dramatic matte painting with all the things happening outside and then a girl is hiding away.
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Path to the Gothic Choir
BY: Raphael-Lacoste
A matte painting inspired by Caspard David Friedrich's works on Eldena's Abbey.
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Cathedral Ruins
BY: bpsola
Another great-looking matte painting of a ruined Cathedral.
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Desert Palace
BY: CassiopeiaArt
An amazing matte painting of a very beautiful place.
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Mattepainting-Perry Rhodan
BY: Sven Sauer
A matte painting inspired by a complex system of oil-platforms which was used as a new background-image for the "Perry-Rhodan"-Adventure Game.
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It Came from Outside
BY: bustercloud
A matte painting of a city that invaded by aliens.
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BY: kievda
Scene post apocalyptique matte painting.
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Matte Painting / Photo Manipulation 2009
BY: Wael Saad
A matte painting innspired by a trip in Egypt.
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BY: Kevin Rivas
A matte painting which shows a great scenery.
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Matte Painting / Photo Manipulation 2009
BY: Wael Saad
A matte painting innspired by a trip in Egypt.
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Sole Method ts Artwork
BY: isisdesignstudio
A matte painting used for a t-shirt artwork of Austrian metalcore band named SOLE METHOD.
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Spooky House- Matte Paintin'
BY: ryujin2490
A matte painting of a spooky house.
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Matte Painting
BY: Veronica Spinato
Another fantastic matte painting.
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A Little Girl's Dream
BY: Ythren
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London Meteor Strike
BY: MaxHitman
A matte painting of a meteor that strikes in London.
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Volcano Matte Painting
BY: Rachel White An absolutely fantastic matte painting of a errupting volcano.
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BY: YovoYovchev
A matte painting showing a perfect apocalyptic atmosphere.
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On Tue, 16 Sep 2003 18:22:27 +0200 (CEST), Simon Matter wrote: > >> On Tue, 16 Sep 2003, Simon Matter wrote: >>> No please. There are better solutions than mkfs in most situations. Why >>> being so afraid about kernel modules and rootkit binaries? Boot from a >>> CD >>> like knoppix or similar. Then mount all filesystems and examine the >>> system. First check whether your rpm database has been touched. A recent >>> backup may help here. Then rpm is your friend by finding out which files >> >> How do you know that you can trust your rpm binary? How do you know that >> you can trust your rpm database? How do you know that you can trust >> *anything* on the system? > >You boot from CD. Then you can use rpm2cpio running from the CD and >extract the rpm package which is installed on the target system. Diff all >the files and you're sure your rpm binaries are okay. Actually, if you have a "live" CD (like Knoppix) then you can use the RPM binary on the Knoppix CD. RPM has this nice feature where it can go though all of the files and all of the RPMs (you need to have those from somewhere safe, like CD or known-good source) and provide a report as to which files from which RPMs have changed. I am not sure anymore what the trick is, but you can also have it tell you if a file came from an RPM or not and get a list of all files that are not from RPM. (This could be huge if you server has lots of data or user files) Anyway, I always keep a trusted CD or two (actually, I am just starting to move to DVDs now) that are bootable and have all the tools to revalidate my systems. (and fix/restore them as needed) It gets more interesting when you have to do this with remote servers :-) -- Michael Sinz - http://www.sinz.org/Michael.Sinz/Linux - Linux@xxxxxxxx
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Gary Locklear
Missing since September 6, 1974 from Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina
Classification: Endangered Missing
Vital Statistics
Circumstances of Disappearance
Locklear was last seen on September 6, 1974, walking down Remount road at 22.00. He was walking home from a friends house.
He left all his possessions at home, including his wallet.
North Charleston Police Department
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:
North Charleston Police Department
Agency Case Number: 1974028555N
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Magic on the Med - August 2011: Carnival Magic Cruise Review by LukeT1987
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Magic on the Med - August 2011
Destination: Europe - Western Mediterranean
Embarkation: Barcelona
Firstly..... the ports of call. We have visited a number of the ports of call previously so on some days opted to take advantage of having the ship to ourselves.
Monaco - Did the hop-on-hop-off bus tour for 17EUR pp. This was a great way to see all of the sights in Monaco and leaves from the cruise terminal. Would recommend doing a full tour on the bus (approx. 1 hour) before deciding which sights to see in more detail second time around.
Savona - Stayed on the ship, however trips to Portofino looked good and city nice enough to have a little walk around.
Rome (Civatavecchia) - Visited Rome before so stayed on the ship and pretty much had the ship top ourselves.
Naples - Hydrofoil to Capri (34EUR pp return) and arranged boat trip with Gianni's boat tours (see TripAdvisor). 3 hour boat tour was fantastic and recommended and great value at More 30EUR pp. Capri is beautiful and we spent a couple of hours after the boat trip just sitting at the Marina eating the most beautiful ice cream.
Messina - Stayed on the ship (as many others seemed to).
Dubrovnik - What a beautiful place. Taxi from Port to Old Town cost 10EUR. We opted to go directly to the cable car which takes you to the top of the mountain with the most amazing views of Dubrovnik and the Adriatic Sea. Beware that you must pay for the cable car in local currency or credit card (costs approx 10EUR pp). We then walked through the Old Town which is not physically demanding and is great to do. At the end of the of the Old Town furthest from the Marina, there is a restaurant outside the gate to the town with fantastic views and reasonable prices.
Venice - Sailed in to Venice as the sun was setting. Made an early start the following day and used the frequent waterbus (Vaporetto) to get around. This costs 18EUR for a 24hr pass and actually allows you to see most of the sights and get off and on at the major attractions (Rialto Bridge, St Mark's Square etc). If the ship allows for you to visit Venice during the evening, you must go to see St Mark's Square.
Secondly...... the Carnival Magic.
The ship is fantastic and is very well looked after, despite it still being pretty much brand new. The RedFrog Pub seemed a popular addition to the Carnival ships and boasts a good selection of draught beers. The food was fantastic, particularly in the Main Dining Room. We had an amazing table for two in the Southern Lights dining room (table 764) which had fantastic views out to see. Not only was the quality of the food fantastic, but the service was second-to-none, probably the best I have received on any previous cruise. Our waitress Yolanda Kristianos and her assistant, Aloyssos, were fantastic and made dining each evening a real pleasure; both are truly a credit to Carnival.
The pool areas are possibly on the small side and don't get me started on the sun loungers situation. Carnival really needs to do something about reserving sun loungers, some from as early as 5am.
Cabins were comfortable and clean, despite only having an inside cabin. Rooms were cleaned twice a day and the laundry was returned quickly and pressed to perfection.
Entertainment was varied and mostly of a good quality. Cruise Director John Heald was entertaining and I personally found him to be very funny. We were a bit disappointed with the movies shown on the Seaside Theatre each evening, but I guess that is down to personal preference and when we did go up on to the pool deck, the fresh popcorn smelled great.
Initial embarkation and disembarking after the cruise was stress-free, thanks mostly to details being inputted by way of online check-in.
Overall, a fantastic holiday on the Carnival Magic and, apart from a few niggles that need sorting, we would most definitely recommend this cruise. Less
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There's one common truth in higher education: College costs are rising.
Financial aid officials help parents and students navigate the waters of paying for college, but one difficult decision is how best to use money saved in a tax-advantaged college savings account known as a 529 plan.
Those rising costs are why Craig Munier, financial aid director at University of Nebraska--Lincoln, says parents need to think about their overall strategy before one penny saved in a 529 plan is withdrawn: how they'll pay for as much as possible over the course of four years.
Taking out money before parents and students have a long-term plan isn't a smart move, he warns.
"Many families may be inclined to simply draw down 25 percent of their student's 529 fund balance each year for four years," says Munier. "But since college costs, like many other things, have a tendency to go up in price each year, families can offset some of that annual increase in cost by how they draw down a 529 balance."
Experts say families should figure out an annual distribution schedule before the first year of college.
[Take these steps to get money out of a 529 plan account.]
Withdrawing a smaller percent early on allows money to grow and for families to pay a larger percentage of later college years, he says. He recommends families use 15 percent of the money in a 529 plan for a student's first year, 20 percent in the second year, 30 percent in the third year and 35 percent in the final year.
Laurie Wolf, executive dean of student services at Des Moines Area Community College in Iowa, has a different distribution plan to stretch out college savings plan funds: withdraw 20 percent per year.
"This will leave you with some funds in case your student has to attend a fifth year," she says. This strategy could help a child who is an education major required to do a semester of student teaching after four years of course work, for example.
There are other ways to make college savings go further. One way is to carefully pick 529 plans that are consistently getting good returns, says Eileen O'Leary, assistant vice president of student financial services at Stonehill College in Massachusetts.
In Massachusetts's 529 plan, families have consistently seen good returns, she says. But anyone in a plan that isn't performing well consistently may want to contribute to a plan that is, she says. This strategy can provide more funds for later college years.
[Find out when you should stop 529 plan contributions.]
Another step is to teach students to budget, so distributions go further. Parents should make it very clear what maximum amount they are willing to pay and what they expect their child to contribute, Wolf says. "Be very frank with how much money there is to work with."
"Explore budgets, planning and the value of picking up part-time employment," she says. With part-time work, students can potentially graduate with less debt and have a financial stake in their own education before they graduate.
The final step in withdrawing funds is carefully planning the actual withdrawal - and part of that is knowing due dates.
[Learn what 529 plan savings can pay for.]
Contact your plan manager or financial advisor well before you need withdrawals, experts say. Ask "How much advance notice does the 529 plan need to process your request to withdraw funds?" Wolf says. Then ask the university "When is the due date for payment at the college/university?" she says, and mark your calendar or planner with these dates.
"Remember that you do not want to miss the payment due date, as there may be late fees that you will need to pay to the college and/or the student's enrollment may be dropped due to nonpayment," she says.
While it's hard finding the cash to save for a student's education, the work begins before the first bill is due - and doesn't end until a student graduates.
Trying to fund your education? Get tips and more in the U.S. News Paying for College center.


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FLORENCE, S.C. – Emily Brandenburg, a senior defender and goalkeeper on the Francis Marion University women's soccer team, has been named to the first-team ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-District III Team.
A native of Martinez, Ga., Brandenburg has compiled a perfect 4.00 grade point average as a political science major. She was one of only four non-ACC student-athletes on the 11-player first team.
On the playing field, she appeared in all 16 matches this past season for the Patriots and made 10 starts. She played five matches in goal, making four starts, and recorded a 3.25 goals against average with 28 saves. She also played in the field as a defender in 12 matches, including six starting roles.
In addition to playing soccer, Brandenburg is a member of Zeta Tau Alpha Sorority, and is a member of Omicron Delta Kappa and Chi Alpha Sigma (national college athlete) honor societies. She has served as head delegate for National Model United Nations China, and is a member of the Student Leadership Advisory Board. She has been involved with FMU's Campus Outreach, the College Republicans, and the Honors Student Association; been a University Marshall, a Honors Ambassador, and an Orientation Leader; and was named Miss Congeniality at the 2007 Miss FMU Pageant. She has been named to both the Peach Belt Conference Presidential and FMU Swamp Fox Athletic-Academic honor rolls each of the last three years.
She completed an internship in the United States Senate during the spring of 2009. A current resident of West Columbia, she was named the 2009 South Carolina Cherry Blossom Princess and represented the state in the 97th-annual national Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington during March.
She was selected to the second-team 2008 ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-District III Team following her junior year. That season, she appeared in 16 matches in goal, making 13 starts. She registered a 2.16 goal against average, while posting three shutouts and a 5.1 saves per match average that ranked 89th among all NCAA Division I goalkeepers.
Her career totals include 44 matches played and a 2.53 GAA (in goal) with 123 saves.
She is a graduate of Lakeside High School in Augusta, Ga., where she was a first-team All-Area selection on the soccer field.
The Academic All-District Teams program honors male and female student-athletes annually who have succeeded at the highest level on the playing field and in the classroom. Individuals are selected through voting by the College Sports Information Directors of America. District III includes Florida, Georgia, Virginia, and North and South Carolina.
To be eligible, a student-athlete must be a starter or key reserve, maintain a cumulative grade point average of 3.30 on a scale of 4.00, and have reached sophomore athletic and academic standings at her current institution.
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MF Jennifer Harvey VIRGINIA TECH Jr. Roanoke, Va. 3.96 Chemistry
MF Becky Edwards FLORIDA STATE UNIV. Sr. Downingtown, Pa. 3.77 Marketing
MF Hailey Beam CHARLOTTE Sr. Cornelius, N.C. 3.80 Finance and Marketing
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D Blakely Mattern SOUTH CAROLINA Sr. Simpsonville, S.C. 3.85 Busn Admin. & Int Busn
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How to Register Medicinal Products through the Decentralised Procedure
This course, a Thomson Reuters Cortellis Regulatory Online Learning module, covers how to register a pharmaceutical or medical product using the decentralised procedure. The course examines the products the procedure applies to and describes the steps for completing and submitting a marketing authorization application. The phases and key events of the evaluation process and the possible outcomes of the procedure are discussed. The course concludes by examining the tasks that occur after the decentralised procedure is finalized and the parties responsible for completing them.
Featured topics
Registering a pharmaceutical or medical product using the decentralised procedure
Who should attend?
Professionals and experts in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device fields
Learning objectives
Participants who complete this course should be able to:
- Understand to which products the decentralised procedure applies
- Clarify the aspects to consider when defining a strategy for submission
- Identify the authorities that can provide regulatory and/or scientific advice
- Understand the role the Reference Member State plays in the procedure
- Differentiate the phases of the decentralised procedure
- Review the activities involved in the procedure's timetable
- List the content of the various assessment reports
- Explore the possible outcomes of the decentralised procedure
- Examine post-authorisation activities
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Germans from Russia to meet March 25
Die Deutsche Freiheit Chapter of the Germans From Russia Society will meet on Sunday, March 25, at 2 p.m. at Zion Lutheran Church basement social room.
The meeting is open to anyone interested in the German heritage.
An interesting afternoon is planned with German exchange student Lisa Grewing sharing her experiences and answering questions from the attendees. Also on the program will be selections by Abby Ottenbacher.
A short business meeting will be held which includes election of board members for the ensuing year. Plans for floats for the "Big Q" celebration this summer and Schmeckfest event in September will be discussed. Lunch will be served so bring a friend and enjoy the afternoon.
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ASB Cantometer Index Lifts as Labour Market Recovers Further
• Further lift in
Canterbury employment demand drives another increase in ASB
• Outside of construction, Canterbury recovery remains gradual.
The ASB Cantometer index lifted further over February, rising to 0.6 from 0.5. The lift follows labour market data, released in early February, which revealed an improvement in employment in the Canterbury region. In particular, hours worked recovered strongly over the December quarter, with this measure lifting from -1.4 to +0.1 within the Cantometer Index.
ASB Chief Economist Nick Tuffley says, "Labour market data has been very volatile over the past year. But generally, we're seeing a pickup in construction employment and a gradual recovery in employment demand for the Canterbury region as a whole."
The remaining sub-indices remained relatively steady over February. The construction index remains strong and continues to underpin the recovery in the Canterbury region. Nick Tuffley notes that, "We're still yet to see meaningful improvement in the Miscellaneous category. So while we've seen spillover effects of construction to retailing, other areas have yet to benefit meaningfully."
"We expect Canterbury reconstruction activity to underpin the nationwide lift in residential construction over the coming year. However, for the time being, spillover effects from construction remain relatively confined to retailing," says Mr Tuffley.
"In light of indications of less momentum in the wider economy and subdued inflation pressures we continue to expect the RBNZ will leave the OCR unchanged until March 2014," concludes Mr Tuffley.
About the Cantometer
The Cantometer is designed to summarise activity in Canterbury. The study takes a range of publically available regional economic data, which is standardised and aggregated into a summary measure. The index has been rebased to zero in June 2010 (the end of the quarter immediately preceding the first earthquake) such that a positive number represents activity being above pre-earthquake levels.
Along with the aggregate Cantometer index, there are five sub categories: Construction, Housing, Employment, Consumer spending and Miscellaneous*. These sub-indices will provide some insight into which sectors are driving the rebuild activity at a given point in time.
For most activity the data reference the level of activity. However, when incorporating wages and house prices into the index we believe levels are less informative. Instead the index uses prices relative to the rest of the country. An increase in relative prices is a signal for resources to be reallocated to the Canterbury region.
The historical Cantometer series represented on the charts is a simple average of the complete set of data for each month.
*The miscellaneous category includes electricity, car registrations, guest nights and permanent and long-term net migration. A common factor driving these areas will be population growth, and we expect all these indicators to increase as the rebuild gathers momentum.


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Agyness Deyn Marries Giovanni Ribisi In Surprise Ceremony
- British model Agyness Deyn married actor Giovanni Ribisi in a surprise ceremony in Los Angeles last weekend. Um, did anyone even know they were dating? I sure didn't. [Does this mean she's a Scientologist now too? — Editor] [Huffington Post]
- Good Humor ice cream bar shortage?! Stop the presses! [The FW]
- One Direction bandmate Zayn Malik, who is Muslim, has been accused of "pimping Islam" because he tweeted about Ramadan. Yup, we really have to worry about the radical Islamization of the world's 12-year-old girls. [PopCrush]
- NBA star (and Eva Longoria's ex) Tony Parker has filed a $20 million lawsuit against the NYC nightclub where Drake and Chris Brown's entourages fought last week, claiming he was injured in the brawl and that W.i.P. Nightclub never should have let both men in at the same time. [TMZ]
- 10 life lessons to be learned from "Degrassi: The Next Generation." [Gurl]
- Men: here's some modern urinals you need to pee in. [Modern Man]
- What did Lady Gaga's manager Troy Carter mean when he referred to her as a "200 pound toddler"? It doesn't sound like a compliment. [PopCrush]
- Charlie Sheen has been cast as the President of the United States in a Robert Rodriguez movie called "Machete Kills," in which I can only assume he is portraying George W. Bush. [Celebrity Cafe]
- Dennis Rodman's ex-wife has accused the former basketball star of domestic abuse, claiming he drunkenly came into her house at 2:30 a.m. demanding to see his son and roughed her up … then left and returned several hours later wanting to take them out to breakfast. Sigh. Michelle Rodman has now taken a temporary restraining order against him. [TMZ]
- Pregnant Snooki tripped in her platform sandals, because of course she did. [US Weekly]
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Vicious storm pummels Southeast; 2 die in Georgia
ADAIRSVILLE, Ga. — A storm system raked the Southeast on Wednesday, spawning tornadoes and dangerous winds that overturned cars on a major Georgia interstate and demolished homes and businesses, killing at least two people.
In northwest Georgia, the storm system tossed vehicles on Interstate 75 onto their roofs. The highway was closed for a time, and another main thoroughfare remained closed until crews could safely remove downed trees and power lines from the road.
WSB-TV in Atlanta aired footage showing an enormous funnel cloud bearing down on Adairsville, about 60 miles northwest of Atlanta, as the storm ripped through the city's downtown area. The system flattened homes and wiped out parts of a large manufacturing plant. Pieces of insulation hung from trees and power poles, while the local bank was missing a big chunk of its roof.
One person was killed and nine were hospitalized for minor injuries, state emergency management officials said. Residents said no traces remained of some roadside produce stands — a common sight on rural Georgia's back roads.
One other death was reported in Tennessee after an uprooted tree fell onto a storage shed where a man had taken shelter.
In Adairsville, the debris in one yard showed just how dangerous the storm had been: a bathtub, table, rolls of toilet paper and lumber lay in the grass next to what appeared to be a roof. Sheets of metal dangled from a large tree like ornaments.
"The sky was swirling," said Theresa Chitwood, who owns the Adairsville Travel Plaza. She said she went outside to move her car because she thought it was going to hail. Instead, the passing storm decimated a building behind the travel plaza.
"It sounded like a freight train coming through," she said. "It looks like a bomb hit it."
Powerful winds ripped through the entire region, with gusts powerful enough to topple tractor-trailers in several places.


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AbulEdu Calcul Mental is a software tool that trains children in mental calculation as stipulated by the French Ministry of Education for primary schools. Activities include addition, subtraction, multiplication of integers, addition tables (+2 to +9), times tables (x2 to x9), additional additives (to 10, to 100, to 1000), multiples (of 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 and 50), and orders of magnitude (with additions, subtractions, and multiplications). There is also an editor and selective launcher.
Wp Auto Affiliate Links is a Wordpress plugin that automatically adds affiliate links to blog posts. You can choose the keywords for which affiliate links should appear, see suggestions based on the most used keywords in the content, exclude specific posts from adding links, set the maximum number of times a keyword is replaced in a post, and choose if you want to show affiliate links on the blog list pages (homepage, search, archives).
Inspectime is a server side time tracking solution. Key features are: very easy and accurate time tracking by entering events, live monitoring of employees' work, powerful real-time reporting, support for the time management technique Pomodoro, role-based rights management, suitable for both project- and product-based companies, ready for integration with other systems, and many exports for further processing. It is available as a Web hosted service or self-hosted application, with support for many modern Web browsers.
Simblog aims to be one of the most easy-to-use and lightweight blogging platforms. It emphasizes user experience, workflow, and ease of use without neglecting usability and extensibility. It will take full advantage of what HTML5 and CSS3 have to offer without delving too deeply into experimental features. It is built on its own lightweight framework, which allows a high degree of extensibility and modularity for your blog. It uses Smarty as a templating engine (which also provides a caching mechanism), jQuery and Kendo UI for frontend design, and MySQL as a database.
Box is a framework to build complex applications with simple repetitive tasks assimilated to a "black box". It is highly inspired by signal processing processes applied to the Web. It will replace any MVC or 3 layer patterns that are unaware of real Web programming needs. It natively includes high parametrization, languages, and templates for each task in the framework.
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A Magento script for online bookings.


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For wedding mishaps — cake falls on ground, bride and bridesmaids break bed, wedding party falls into lake — there's YouTube. For canceled weddings, there's BridalBrokerage.com.
The start-up company makes a market between previously remote parties on the wedding continuum: couples who've decided not to marry who want to sell the wedding goods and services they've bought, and couples keen to buy a "prepackaged" wedding and save money at the same time.
Founder Lauren Byrne had the idea three years ago, when a friend of hers who was to be in a wedding on St. Johns had to eat her ticket and dress when the wedding was canceled. When Byrne started telling people her idea, some were skeptical
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Woods woes opens door for Harrington
Padraig Harrington of Ireland holds the Wanamaker Trophy after winning the 90th USA PGA Championship.
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Tiger Woods showed his toughness in 2008, but with the US superstar sidelined for much of the year it was Padraig Harrington who emerged with the lion's share of golf's most glittering prizes.
Not surprisingly, 2008 began with a buzz of anticipation surrounding Woods, after he declared that he believed a calendar Grand Slam was "well within reason".
As it turned out, Woods needed a near superhuman effort to win just one major championship. But he provided the indelible image of the golf year as he hobbled and grimaced to victory on one good leg at the US Open championship at Torrey Pines.
Woods forced a playoff, then downed a game Rocco Mediate for his 14th major title, and two days later revealed he did it with a blown ligament in his left knee and two stress fractures in his left leg.
"I'm still trying to figure out how I did it," Woods admitted in December, still unsure when in 2009 he would be ready to return to competition.
Talk of a major sweep for Woods in 2008 had already been silenced, thanks to South African Trevor Immelman's triumph at the Masters in April.
And Woods could only watch as Harrington swept up the final two major titles of the year, capturing the British Open for the second season in a row in July and the US PGA Championship in August.
The 37-year-old's exploits earned him Player of the Year honours on two continents - from the European and US PGA tours.
Since the US tour began the honour in 1990, only three other non-US players had taken the award - Zimbabwe's Nick Price in 1993 and 1994, Australian Greg Norman in 1995 and Fiji's Vijay Singh in 2004.
Harrington became the first European to win consecutive majors in the same season, a feat only he and Woods have managed since 1994.
Despite his individual success, Harrington was unable to lift Europe to victory over the Woods-less United States in the Ryder Cup.
A young US team grabbed back the coveted team trophy from Europe at Valhalla in Kentucky 16.5-11.5 - their biggest win in 27 years.
After grinding out a 9-7 lead in two gripping days of foursomes and fourballs, the US hotshots, spearheaded by exciting rookie Anthony Kim, let loose in the closing 12 singles, which they won 7.5-4.5.
The Ryder Cup also gave 48-year-old journeyman Kenny Perry a chance to shine in his home state, the perfect punctuation to a season in which he won three titles in a five-week span.
The Ryder result was a ringing endorsement for US skipper Paul Azinger, who spent the previous two years master-minding the campaign to stop the rampant Europeans winning the trophy for a fourth straight time.
Despite Europe's Ryder Cup disappointment, the globalisation of golf was apparent in 2008 in the world rankings, with eight out of the top 10 at year's end hailing from outside the United States.
International talent swept US golf's top-player honours.
Germany's Bernhard Langer was named Champions Tour Player of the Year and Rookie of the Year, Zimbabwe's Brendon de Jonge was named Player of the Year on the Nationwide Tour and Argentina's Andres Romero was named the PGA Tour's Rookie of the Year.
The explosion in global growth was reflected in the European PGA International Tour's unveiling of the "Race to Dubai" for 2009, with the tour culminating in the inaugural $US20 million ($A29.21 million) Dubai World Championship tournament in November.
The US Tour, meanwhile, continued to tinker with its own big-money season finale in a bid to build interest in non-major events - something which might prove even more important as worldwide economic woes impact sport.
The US Tour's $US10 million ($A14.6 million) FedEx Cup title went in 2008 to Fijian veteran Vijay Singh.
Singh topped the US money list, but it was a sign of just how dominant Woods was before injury cut short his season that he finished second in earnings.
Woods won four of his six US tour starts as well as Europe's Dubai Desert Classic.
While 2008 ended with the time of his return still shrouded in doubt, one thing was clear - Woods will no doubt come out itching to take on all those who emerged in his absence.
"I want to be out there and competing and trying to mix it up with the boys," Woods said.
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American Idol Review: The Top 5 Divas [Video]
For the first time in the history of American Idol, there's an all female Top 5. And, last night, they tackled two songs a piece: a song from the year in which they were born and a song from a diva! So, how did they'd do? WBKR's American Idol expert Steve Thompson shares his review of last night's show!


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Anderson Cooper Isn't Happy with Alec Baldwin
It hasn't been the best week for Alec Baldwin.
First, he had to testify against his stalker and now Anderson Cooper is pissed off.
Known to ruffle a few feathers when it comes to his often colorful descriptions of the paparazzi, this time, Baldwin's taken it a bit too far after reportedly calling a reporter a "c**ksucking f*g" early Thursday in NYC as he was fending off photogs from his wife Hilaria Baldwin and their newborn daughter.
Only, he claims he didn't use an anti-gay slur, but uttered the far less offensive words "c**ksucking fathead."
Either way, Cooper, who's openly gay, isn't amused:
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The Margaret Mahy Family Playground is a regional destination where people of all ages and abilities can enjoy a diverse range of activities.
The Margaret Mahy playground was inspired by and named after one of New Zealand's esteemed and popular author of children's and young adult books. Margaret Mahy (1936-2012) wrote more than 100 picture books, 40 novels and a collections of short stories. At the time of her death she was awarded the international Hans Christian Andersen Medal for her "lasting contribution to children's literature".
The theme of the playground was inspired by the natural environment of the Canterbury Plains and Port Hills. The central location is bordered by Madras, Manchester and Armagh streets, and is part of the Ōtākaro/Avon River Precinct.
The playground features a unique mix of playground equipment, interactive spaces, gardens, artwork, water features, recreational and picnic areas, visitor parking, and public facilities to be used and enjoyed by children and adults alike.
The design of the playground was developed by way of collaboration between local children who who took part in the BNZ Amazing Place Competition, Ngāi Tahu, play equipment specialists and official designers.


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Tikka Masala Chicken & Capsicum Wraps
Recipe by Mandy
These are a great easy to make & filling meal. I used some leftover shredded chicken & leftover rice to whip these up. Went beautifully with the chappati wraps I had in the cupboard.
Top Review by Andi of Longmeadow
As I was preparing this recipe, I had already made the chicken breasts for our dinner recipe, so this was a breeze to put together for a quick lunchtime treat. I split a piece of pita bread in half, and wrapped this delicious rice, chicken, pepper, and lovely sauce up in it, added a bit of sliced onion and enjoyed my lunch. I love the hot peppers and this really gave it a nice zing. Yummy! Will make the easy special treat again....thanks, Mandy!
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Ingredients Nutrition
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 1 onion, chopped
- 250 g chicken breasts, sliced
- 2 red capsicums, cubed
- 1 (400 g) jar masala, simmer sauce
- 300 g cooked basmati rice
- 6 naan bread, indian bread wraps
Directions See How It's Made
- Heat oil & saute onion for 2 minutes.
- Add chicken and saute for approx 5 mins, add capsicum and saute until chicken is cooked through.
- Add simmer sauce and rice and heat through.
- Warm 6 wraps & fill with chicken filling.


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Moc Toe 6" Boot
The Moc Toe 6" Red Wing 213 shoe, from the 200 series, comes in the beautifully oiled Oxblood leather paired with contrasting white stitching. Made originally for the American factory worker, the boots are made with Oxblood Mesa leather and feature a Brown Neoprene cushion as well as Red Wing's patented triple stitched quality and Goodyear welt construction. A pair of boots that deserve to be well-loved.
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