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A supernatural West End smash musical will be coming to the New Wimbledon Theatre next Spring.
Ghost - The Musical - debuted in the West End in the summer of 2011 and is now embarking on a tour of the UK arriving at the New Wimbledon Theatre in April.
Based on the 1990 Oscar winning romantic drama, Ghost follows the supernatural story of Sam and Molly after Sam is killed after the couple is attacked as they return to their apartment.
Trapped between the world of the living and the dead, Sam embarks on a mission to communicate with his girlfriend through a psychic in the hope of saving her from his murderer.
Adapted for the stage by Bruce Joel Rubin from his own Oscar-winning screenplay, the musical features special effects and staging by Paul Kieve, a member of the Inner Magic Circle, and Tony Award-winner Matthew Warchus.
Paul Warwick Griffin, associate director, says: "Paul Kieve is probably one of the world experts in theatrical illusion.
"He worked very closely with the original director to create a world that allows us to do illusions which would allow for the story to be told as it calls for a guy that's dead to be walking among people for most of the show. He had to be able to walk through doors and jump onto a moving New York subway train.
"It is an extraordinary and unique challenge and was really quite exciting in terms of trying to solve but the only solution was to make sure that we were bring on the best people in the world.
"There are a lot of technical parts but it doesn't take away from the fact that it's really an incredible love story."
The score has been written by Grammy award winners Dave Stewart of the Eurythmics and Glen Ballard who co-wrote Alanis Morrisette's 1995 hit album Jagged Little Pill.
Warwick Griffin says: "Ghost won the Oscar for best screen play and the original screen writer, Bruce Joel Rubin, worked very closely with the stage adaptation in London, Manchester and New York.
"He was very much part of this process.
"Between Bruce who wrote the book and the music writers there was strong sense of team work between them and it's very truthful to the original movie.
"I think it delivers people's expectations who know and loved the movie in a fresh and exciting way.
"I know the writer was incredibly excited about reinventing something that was very much part of his life.
"But it's a great story and that's one of the things that is always important in a good piece of theatre."
Ghost - The Musical; The New Wimbledon Theatre, The Broadway, Wimbledon; April 31 to May 11; £15 to £45; atgtickets.com/Wimbledon; 0844 871 7646


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Tuesday, March 12, 2013 5:46pm
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The mosteoporosis beautiful as can be, every boy wants to date a girl who's name is shajada or if their middle name is shajada. Shajada's are pretty, honest, sweet, nice, but they also have a side to them that can spice anything up. Shajada's are freaks they compare anything and everything to you know what. People who usually he the name shajada are from the islands or their ancestors are from the islands.shajada's are lovers not fighters but that doesn't mean they won't swing, they''ll probably give you few chances before they swing, but when they do fight 9/10 chances they''re winning. Shajada's tend to make good friends and get attached to people pretty quickly and easily. Shajada's relationships last long
Shajada is...........all the above
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This biscuit is a very famous snack from Kampar, state of Perak. One who visited the northern part of Malaysia will always bring this as a gift for friends and relatives.
The unique is there is no trace of chicken in this little biscuit....Had no idea where the name came from...lol
They are deliciously sweet , savoury and a very distinct fragrance....I love it....
They are deliciously sweet , savoury and a very distinct fragrance....I love it....
There's two type of chicken biscuits, thick soft doughy type and thin with crunchy texture..and I prefer crunchy thin type..the thinner the best....Once you start munching it, you'll hardly stop, very addictive..lols.
Here's the recipe:
120 gm cooking oil
1/4 salt
110 gm caster sugar
1 tbsp maltose
2 pcs nam yee
1 egg
150 gm candied winter melon strips( finely minced)
40 gm garlic ( finely minced)
60 gm white sesame seeds
1/2 tsp five spice powder
1/2 tsp pepper
11/2 tsp sesame oil
330 gm plain flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp ammonia
Mix ingredients (A) and keep aside.
Combine ingredients (B) & (C) in a mixer.
Add in (A), mix to form a dough.
Divide the dough into a small balls.
Place between a plastic and roll flat.
Arrange on line baking trays.
Bake in preheated oven at 180 C for 15 minutes until golden golden
Cooled on the racks and store in airtight container.
**This oven temperature is just a guide line, you know your oven well.Adjust temperature accordingly.
Divide the dough into small balls....
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DETROIT - An Ohio mother of two who was arrested, detained and strip-searched because of her ethnicity filed a lawsuit today against Frontier Airlines, Detroit Metro Airport officials and federal authorities.
Shoshana Hebshi, 36, was born and raised in California. Her mother is Jewish and her late father emigrated from Saudi Arabia to the United States. On Sept. 11, 2011, she was forcibly removed from an airplane in handcuffs, strip searched, and held for four hours in a small cell even though she had done nothing suspicious. "I was frightened and humiliated, and my rights were clearly violated solely because of my ethnicity," said Hebshi, a freelance journalist who lives in Sylvania, Ohio, with her husband and twin boys. "As an American citizen and a mom, I'm really concerned about my children growing up in a country where your skin color and name can put your freedom and liberty at risk at any time. This kind of discrimination should not be tolerated. "I was a little outraged, thinking that they thought I had explosives or would harm other people when I was doing absolutely nothing but sitting there," Hebshi said. She says she wore jeans and a jacket and the only reason she could have been looked at suspiciously was because of her name.
She writes about the moments after police first arrived in her blog in a post called, "Some real Shock and Awe: Racially profiled and cuffed in Detroit."On Sept. 11, 2011, Hebshi was traveling to Detroit Metro Airport after visiting her sister in California. She was seated next to two men of South Asian descent, who she did not know. When the plane landed, armed agents boarded the flight and Hebshi and the two men were handcuffed and ordered off the flight at gunpoint. Officers refused to explain the arrest and Hebshi did not know when she would be able to call her family. She was placed in a 6' by 10' cell with a metal cot and a video camera above the open toilet. While in the cell, a crying Hebshi was ordered to strip naked and squat and cough as an officer looked on. The officer than looked in Hebshi's mouth, lifted her eyelids and searched her hair. She was released four hours later after being interrogated.
"The illegal arrest and strip search of Ms. Hebshi is not simply a mistake made by an airline employee or government agency, but a predictable consequence of institutionalizing racial stereotypes and mass suspicion as law enforcement tactics," said Sarah Mehta, ACLU of Michigan staff attorney. "Racial profiling is unconstitutional and counterproductive. No one is safer because an innocent mother of two was dragged off a flight, strip searched and held for several hours."
Through public records, the ACLU discovered that Hebshi was removed from the flight because she was seated next to the men and because of her ethnic name. A small number of passengers noticed the two men go to the bathroom in succession and complained to the flight crew. The two men were cleared of any wrongdoing and were also released from custody later that evening. "Law enforcement officers cannot use race or ethnicity to justify targeting someone for arrest," said Rachel Goodman, staff attorney with the ACLU Racial Justice Program. "This kind of discrimination leads to racial profiling, an issue that affects far too many communities across the country every day. Such practices are unlawful and also betray our cherished American principles of fairness and equality."
The complaint cites a number of violations, including unreasonable search and seizure prohibited by the Fourth Amendment, and discrimination prohibited by the federal civil rights laws. The lawsuit was filed against Frontier Airlines as well as officials with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Wayne County Airport Authority, Detroit Metro Airport Police, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Patrol (CBP). Federal law should explicitly ban racial profiling.
The ACLU has been encouraging Congress to pass the End Racial Profiling Act (ERPA), which would prohibit profiling on the basis of race, religion, ethnicity or national origin, and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to update its guidelines on the use of race in federal law enforcement. The lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan by the American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Michigan, the Detroit law firm of Goodman & Hurwitz, and the Washington, D.C., office of the law firm of Covington & Burling.
For more information about the case, Hebshi v. USA, including a copy of the complaint: www.aclu.org/racial-justice/hebshi-v-united-states
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We may never know for certain what prompted Jared Lee Loughner, a troubled 22-year-old college student, to open fire in Tucson, Ariz., on Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and her supporters, killing six innocent people and seriously injuring Giffords and many more. Easy access to guns facilitated the shooting. This is particularly the case in Arizona, where as one pundit put it, "someone can buy a Glock semi-automatic as if it were a quart of milk." But a profound fear and hatred for government also appears to have provoked Loughner into acting as he did.
The consequences of the events in Tucson are devastating. Yet in a sad commentary on American history, Loughner is hardly unique. From almost the first day the United States was established, there have been far too many Loughners, individuals who have defined "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness" according to their own distorted values. Then, instead of protesting peacefully or using their vote to effect positive change, they have opted for violence.
The U.S. has been one of the few, if only, democracies in which so many of its citizens have been excessively suspicious of government as an institution and actively detested the politicians who have led it. As the noted historian Richard Hofstadter wrote many years ago, "American politics has often been an arena for angry minds."
Consider that in 2009, according to the Alabama-based civil rights organization the Southern Poverty Law Center, there were more than 500 militia groups covertly operating in the U.S.
"From Idaho to New Jersey and Michigan to Florida," reported the centre's Larry Keller, "men in khaki and camouflage are back in the woods, gathering to practise the paramilitary skills they believe will be needed to fend off the socialistic troops of the 'New World Order.' "
Besides current fears that President Barack Obama -- allegedly a closet socialist who was not born in the country -- is secretly planning to repeal the Second Amendment to forbid Americans to carry guns, another key target of anti-government resentment through the years has been taxes. (Libertarian Frank Chodorov's popular 1952 title summed up this sentiment nicely: The Income Tax: Root of All Evil.)
Once Great Britain had been defeated at the Battle of Yorktown in 1781, the victorious 13 colonies had the difficult task of creating a system of government. Fear about losing local control, especially to a proposed new central government, was common among the newly established states.
Hence, in the Articles of Confederation, the first attempt to create a constitution, the national government had no executive nor did it possess the power to tax. Another concerted effort was required in 1789 to establish a viable central government, yet its power to impose its authority was challenged immediately.
In a telling example, when President George Washington and his treasury secretary, Alexander Hamilton, passed a federal tax on whiskey in 1791, angry western farmers and distillers not only refused to pay the levy, they also organized a rebel militia and committed acts of mob violence against federal officials.
Matters only got worse after that. In the aftermath of the Civil War, itself partially a backlash against federal power to abolish slavery, the Ku Klux Klan was created to terrorize African-Americans and enforce its own cruel version of justice. More amazing was that in its various reincarnations between 1865 and the 1950s, the KKK's appeal for a "white America" came with a distinct anti-government flavour that appealed to hundreds of thousands of people. In several states during the 1940s and '50s, it was impossible to get elected to public office without Klan support.
Both right and left extremists have challenged the right of the government to govern. In September 1901, at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, would-be anarchist Leon Czolgosz (as deeply troubled as Loughner), intent on changing the world, assassinated President William McKinley.
Three decades later, during the Great Depression, one of the most popular and influential figures in the U.S. was Father Charles Coughlin (a transplanted Canadian) who used the radio to champion his narrow views of democracy and morality. He blamed the economic turmoil on "international Jewish financiers" and eventually attacked President Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal as anti-capitalist.
Similarly, Sen. Joseph McCarthy's "Red scare" during the '50s was contingent upon spreading fear that the federal government was in the hands of communists. Echoing words that could well be expressed today by Sarah Palin and members of the Tea Party, McCarthy declared:
"How can we account for our present situation unless we believe that men high in this government are concerting to deliver us to disaster? This must be the product of a great conspiracy on a scale so immense as to dwarf any previous such venture in the history of man. A conspiracy of infamy so black that, when it is finally exposed, its principals shall be forever deserving of the maledictions of all honest men."
McCarthy eventually disappeared from Washington, but his obsessive mistrust of government lived on. It arose again in a terrible tragedy in the Oklahoma City bombing of April 1995 that killed 168 people and injured close to 700. The perpetrators were led by Timothy McVeigh, who wanted revenge on the government for its actions against extremists in Waco, Tex., in 1993 and Ruby Ridge, Idaho, a year earlier.
Like Jared Loughner and others, McVeigh's ideas about life and government were shaped while he was in his early 20s.
"By the time he was in junior high school, an early interest in guns had become an obsession," a profile about him in the Washington Post pointed out a few months after the bombing. "By high school, when he ran track and sold fast food, he was arming himself to fight alone in an apocalyptic war; by age 20, he was making and exploding bombs and shooting guns on a wooded lot that he described to army buddies as a survivalist bunker."
This much seems clear: As long as the U.S. continues to permit its citizens to carry guns and vicious anti-government propaganda is spread, other Timothy McVeighs and Jared Loughners will come forward and the tragedies of Oklahoma City and Tucson will be repeated again and again.


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Cooking Channel's Eden Eats wasn't the inspiration for New York magazine's 13th annual New York Taste: A World of Flavors presented by HSBC Premier, but it might as well have been. For one night only, more than forty of New York City's hippest restaurants came together to present a truly global menu that spanned the map in taste, presentation and ingredients.
The spacious Skylight Soho was packed with eager guests sipping Spring44 cocktails and moving from station to station, sampling delicious bites. Chef Marcus Samuelsson of Red Rooster Harlem, Zak Pelaccio of Fatty Crab, Michael Lomonaco of Porter House New York and Dan Barber of Blue Hill were just a few of the all-star chefs in attendance.
I didn't sample all of the foodie fare, but the plates I did were works of art.
The Macarons (pictured above) from Francois Payard Bakery came in a vast array of playful flavors like gingerbread and coffee, but the PB & J elevated my favorite childhood snack to an entirely new level. (Recipe for Chocolate Macarons below.)
The Mortadella, Provolone and Red Pepper Spiedini from Lincoln was easy to eat and I loved the unexpected soft texture and pop of flavor.
Ciano's Crespelle Stuffed with a Ricotta-Spinach Filling, Tomato Ragu and Smoked Pecorino almost made me cry out mamma mia! in the middle of the packed crowed. Warm and comforting, I could have devoured a whole plate all on its own.
I am not a fan of beets, but Blue Hill made me reconsider. The restaurant's Forono Beets with Blue Hill Yogurt was instantly refreshing, and I enjoyed dipping the cracker in for every last drop.
If those dishes grab you, you'll love these:
- Morimoto's Foie Gras Doufu
- Marcus Samuelsson's Mango Couscous
- Alton's Toasty Coconut Macaroons
- Chuck's Roasted Beets and Red Chard Greens
Chocolate Macarons
Recipe courtesy François Payard
Chocolate Epiphany, Exceptional Cookies, Cakes, and Confections for Everyone
Clarkson Potter, New York, 2007
makes: 50 macarons
3 ½ cups (450 grams) confectioners' sugar
4 cups (400 grams) almond flour or finely ground blanched almonds
7 tablespoons (44 grams) Dutch-process cocoa powder
9 large egg whites, at room temperature
2 cups (400 grams) sugar
4 ounces (120 grams) 50% chocolate, chopped
2 ounces (53 grams) 100% chocolate, chopped
4 ½ teaspoons (27 grams) light corn syrup
1 cup (240 grams) heavy cream
Make the macarons: Place a rack each in the upper and bottom thirds of the oven and preheat the oven to 400°F. Line 2 baking sheets with silicone baking mats. If you have enough baking sheets, double them up (this will prevent the macarons from baking too fast).
Sift together the confectioners' sugar, almond flour, and cocoa powder over a large bowl. Stir in 4 egg whites, until the mixture is smooth and lump-free.
With a candy thermometer handy, combine the sugar and ½ cup (125 grams) water in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. If sugar sticks to the sides of the pot, dip a pastry brush in water and brush the sides.
While the sugar is cooking, put the remaining 5 egg whites in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment. Once the sugar reaches 221°F on the candy thermometer, start beating the eggs on high speed. When the sugar reaches 250°F, pour it into the eggs in a slow stream, with the mixer running, down the inside of the bowl. Continue beating until the meringue is thick and the bottom of the bowl is cool to the touch.
With a silicone spatula, gently fold the meringue into the dry ingredients, in 4 increments. Fold until everything is well combined.
Spoon the batter in a pastry bag or resealable plastic bag, and cut a ½-inch opening in the tip or corner of the bag. Pipe the batter into quarter-size circles onto the prepared baking sheet, leaving about 1 inch in between each macaron. The macarons should have a uniform size. Let them sit out at room temperature for 15 minutes, until a skin forms. This will transform into a beautiful crust on the finished macarons.
Put the macarons in the oven, and turn the oven off for 5 minutes. After that time, turn it back on to 400°F, and continue baking for 8 minutes, until a crust forms and they are soft inside. Remove from the oven, and let the macarons cool in the pans.
Make the ganache: Combine both chocolates and the corn syrup in a medium bowl.
Pour the cream in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat and bring to a boil. Pour over the chocolate, and whisk until the chocolate is melted and the mixture is smooth. Let the ganache cool, stirring periodically with a silicone spatula, until it reaches pipeable consistency, about 60 minutes. It should feel like a thick icing.
Assemble the macarons: Turn the silicone baking mat over, and carefully pull it away from the macarons, to free them up. Turn half of the macarons over, so that their flat side is facing up.
Spoon the ganache into a pastry bag or resealable plastic bag, and cut a ½-inch opening in the tip or corner of the bag. Pipe a nickel-size amount of ganache in the center of the macarons that are facing up. Gently press the remaining macarons over the ganache, to make small sandwiches. Try to match the size of the two halves as much as possible.
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LEADING trainer Robert Smerdon has been smacked with a $10,000 fine by Racing Victoria stewards and found guilty of negligence for presenting his horse Shewan to race on Caulfield Cup day after having been treated on the day.
A raid of Smerdon's Caulfield stables by stewards compliance assurance member Dion Villella on the morning of October 20 and subsequent inspection of Smerdon's horses set to race at Caulfield that day revealed fresh blood on the neck of Shewan, which was photographed as evidence by Villella. Smerdon argued the blood was the result of seepage following a standard treatment the day before.
But Racing Victoria veterinary consultant Brian Stewart said it was unlikely the presence of blood could result from an injection delivered 24 hours earlier.
''It is highly, extremely, extremely unlikely [that the blood is from an old wound] unless the horse is affected by some coagulation defect, and in a fit and healthy racehorse that is unlikely,'' Dr Stewart said.
Chief steward Terry Bailey said he had no doubt there would be public scrutiny of the penalty, given that trainer Nathan Schofield received a 12-month disqualification from stewards last week after being found guilty of attempting to stomach-tube a horse on race day, but he identified important differences between the two cases.
Bailey said there was no evidence Smerdon had been directly involved in the treatment or what the substance delivered to the horse was.
Blood and urine tests taken from Shewan and Mosheen, another horse inspected by Villella on October 20, have been cleared by Racing Victoria vets.
Smerdon has the right to appeal the fine but offered little indication whether he would pursue that right when leaving the hearing.
■After finally breaking his group 1 duck in the Mackinnon Stakes on Derby day, South Australian galloper Alcopop will tackle the best middle-distance horses in the world in the group 1 Hong Kong Cup at Sha Tin on December 9.
Trainer Jake Stephens was thrilled to get the invite from the Hong Kong Jockey Club after the Mackinnon Stakes win and said he and Alcopop's connections were ready for ''a once in a lifetime experience''. ''He's looking amazing and has put on about 10 kilos since Flemington,'' Stephens said.
''I never really thought we'd still be going at this stage but he just keeps going from strength to strength and since we're missing the autumn we thought we'd have a crack.''
Stephens said the option to contest the Hong Kong Cup at 2000 metres and weight-for-age was preferable to the Hong Kong Vase over 2400 metres, where Alcopop would have to meet Caulfield Cup conqueror Dunaden on level weights.


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This article was published 22/12/2012 (1704 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
So, you haven't bought your special woman a Christmas gift yet?
You're in big trouble, buddy, with only one day to go!
Never fear. Help is near! This story could save your love life.
When you're down to the wire and she's asking suspicious questions, you have to pull out all the stops. Only the most personal of gifts will do at this point. So memorize this: perfume, jewelry, lingerie (no purple pom poms).
Yours truly hit three shops guaranteed to produce gifts your wife or sweetheart will love and make you look like the thoughtful, prepared partner you, well, aren't. Not that you don't love her to bits!
First an inspiring rescue story: Ari Driver, owner of Perfume Paradise at Graham Avenue and Vaughan Street, has seen it all with desperate male shoppers.
"I had a guy phone at 6 p.m. last year, just when I try to close on Christmas Eve. He was at the office and BEGGED me to help him. He worked late and wanted to do it all over the phone. I said I'd do it and stay here late if he pre-paid with a credit card over the phone. What he wanted cost a substantial amount -- but he had no credit card. I said, 'OK, ask another guy at your office if you can use his credit card,' AND HE FOUND SOMEONE! We got it all gift-wrapped and he picked it up at 7:30 p.m. and I got my Christmas dinner at 8 p.m. that year."
PERFUME Paradise (253 Vaughan St.) is becoming well-known for its stock of allergen-free perfumes. No coughing, sneezing or stuffing up. "I have sourced out many fragrances made with no synthetics that cause the headaches -- like perfumes from all natural flowers. I have those as a little as $14 in Pacifica Lilac and as much as $300 for Bond No. 9. And then there's Joy by Jean Patou of Paris, made from flowers. It came out after the war and returning sailors used to bring it back for their sweethearts." Cost now? $260.
Perfume Paradise is open noon-5 p.m. today and Monday from 10 a.m. "until as long as we need to be here! My dinner will be waiting for me when I get there."
Top 11 Perfumes Women Love, according to Ms. Driver:
1) Lauren
2) Deep Red
6) Joy
7) Diva
8) Cinema
9) Ralph Blue
10) Gucci Rush
11) Arpege
AT 8:30 in the morning on Christmas Eve, people are quite collected, says Eyelet Dove owner Mindy Moss (485 Academy Rd.) "But by 3 p.m. it's 'Mindy help me!' By this time, money is no object. I suggest something and he says, 'YES! That will be perfect!' "
First Rescue Rule: Christmas is not a good time for flannel even if your wife always wears cuddly PJs with cute little bears. She will buy her own jammies, thank you very much. "So that's what you think of me?" is the cry you don't want to hear from the bedroom. Your major present should be a gorgeous negligée -- a far cry from flannelette, blenders or vacuums. ("Honey, stop crying. It has great suction!")
"By the 24th of December," says Mindy, "pyjamas had better be silk." They run $115 to $140.
A guy with a smaller budget could buy his darling some fancy Hanky Panky thongs.
"These lace thongs are No. 1 in the world, because they do not bite!" laughs Moss. At $28 a pair you can buy more than one colour, too. But beware of the "sexy-selfish" trap. That gift may be construed as a gift for the man's own viewing pleasure. Says Moss: "That's only OK if you buy a second gift clearly for her. Then everybody is happy."
If you are prepared to go over the top, a lilac and lace peignoir by Feraud of Paris costs $725. You heard me. Get that VISA smokin'!
INDEPENDENT Jewellers (Polo Park Shopping Centre and Notre Dame Avenue at Salter Street) owner Jeremy Epp says: "People come in with a sense of immediacy -- the time is NOW. They don't spend nearly as long looking. You can see the anxiety in their faces."
That's why the clerks ask the price-point right up front. For some people, the cost in the last hour is pretty loosey-goosey "But we have jewelry here from $100 to $50,000," he says, strolling over to the Pandora showcase -- the single most popular showstopper in the place. "Pandora bracelets (for precious bead collecting) are a phenomenon the last seven to 10 years. We've seen nothing like it" he says of the bracelets that offer a choice of 2,000 beads that can be added for their beauty or personal meaning. A sterling silver bead runs $30-$70 and a gold bead $300-$700. Epp notes bracelets like this can get you out of the doghouse multiple times. "Just bring home a new bead!"
The store's most expensive ring isn't even on display. He talks about it with stars in his eyes -- a large 2.98-carat sapphire with two moon-shaped diamonds guarding it on either side, in a platinum setting. The price? $15,000. "It's so rare -- one of a kind. My dad first saw it at a show in Thailand and then finally bought it from the dealer at another show in Hong Kong."
Not everything is quite so pricey at Independent Jewellers. An 18-inch string of pastel coloured, freshwater, undyed pearls will run you about $249. But if she loves diamonds, a double swirl of tiny diamonds on a dinner ring will cost you $1,695.
Young and in love, but not wealthy yet? There's the Trésor Paris line -- a young look with hypo-allergenic stud earrings at $29. "We can't keep them in the store. We have to order more every week -- they're just gone." The colourful hematite beaded crystal ball bracelets sell from $59-$399 and are very popular with funky folks. Independent Jewellers is closed Sundays at both locations, but open Monday 9:30 a.m.-6 p.m. in Polo Park mall, and 9 p.m.-5 p.m. on Notre Dame at Salter.
Merry Christmas, last-minute Christmas shopping guy. Take a deep breath. You can pull this off!


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During Friday's drive several accidents were reported including:
- EB I-94 east of Cadieux (left lane blocked)
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- NB Miller Rd. at Dix Ave
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Rain becomes more scattered after lunch, and mild air continues to pour in to Southeast Michigan. Afternoon highs will be 20 degrees or more above average in the low 50s.
Friday night will be relatively mild, misty and foggy with lows near 40. Fog forms with the warm air traveling over colder ground.
Saturday will be partly sunny after a foggy morning and warmer. Daytime temps will rise into the middle and upper 50s.
Sunday has January-like changes. Temperatures plummet back into the 40s then low 30s by the end of the day with scattered rain and snow showers. Sunday night's lows will be in the 20s.
Early next week will have sunshine again, but it will feel like early Winter. Highs will be near freezing, and Lows will be in the low 20s.
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Such people as are described above, who fail to give Allah due appreciation and thus are "ignorant," have interpreted religion in accordance with their distorted rationale and beliefs. The resultant understanding of religion shows apparent deviations from the original religion as set forth in the Qur'an. The Qur'an defines the religion brought by the Prophet Muhammad (saas) as a religion that "relieves people of their heavy loads and the chains which were around them." (Surat al-A'raf: 157) and as the religion that "contains no difficulties in it":
…He has selected you and not placed any constraint upon you in the observance of your religion-the religion of your forefather Ibrahim. In this, as in former scriptures he named you Muslims… (Surat al-Hajj: 78)
In the Qur'an, Allah has summoned people to reflect and, recognising the erroneous beliefs and methods they hold, to turn to the lifestyle deemed to be appropriate by Allah.
The society of ignorance, however, feigning not to see the explicit and comprehensible message of the Qur'an, has, in the name of Islam, fabricated a religion bogged down in bigotry. Some of the characteristics of this distorted religion are as follows:
- The religion introduced in the Qur'an summons people to serve Allah alone and thus liberate themselves from the yoke of all other beings. Accordingly, since he is not obliged to seek other people's pleasure, man is only responsible for seeking Allah's approval. The people of the society of ignorance, however, have developed an understanding of religion not as a way to seek Allah's pleasure and hence liberate themselves, but as a social institution. This conceives of religion as a factor applying social pressure to people. Owing to this perception, this false religion has lapsed into a form, which is primarily concerned with "what people would say,"-an understanding far removed from true religion.
- Having such misconceptions about religion, the society of ignorance has to a great extent identified religion with tradition. Local customs and beliefs and cultural factors have been incorporated into the religion, and "being pious" has deteriorated into "adherence to one's forefathers' customs." The religion brought by the Qur'an and embodied in the exemplary life of the Prophet (saas), however, bears no similarity whatsoever to these. In the Qur'an, Allah commands man to take His limits and the sunnah of the Prophet (saas) as a measure and nothing else. Throughout history, the prophets had to struggle with those who attempted to deny the truth by quoting the beliefs inherited from their forefathers. The morality they displayed is indicated in the verse below:
When they are told, "Follow what Allah has sent down to you," they say, "We are following what we found our fathers doing." What, even though their fathers did not understand a thing and were not guided! (Surat al-Baqara: 170)
The same theme is repeated in Surat al-Ma'ida: 104; Surat al-An'am: 91; Surat al-A'raf: 28 and in many other verses as well.
- The members of the society of ignorance, who perceive religion as a social institution and identify it with traditions, have in consequence distanced religion from rationality. However, as the Qur'an informs us, being a Muslim entails being wise. Believers are always summoned to think, to enquire and thus see the verses of Allah. Faith and wisdom are interrelated; as a consequence of exercising wisdom one attains faith, and faith grows ever more profound as one continues to exercise wisdom. The society of ignorance, however, believes faith to consist of "beliefs" alone. They perceive blind adherence to traditional knowledge as faith, whereas wisdom is the key to having a grasp of Allah's existence and His attributes. That is why faith in Allah in the society of ignorance is of a rather weak nature. In order not to shake this anti-Qura'anic, feeble faith, they have developed an irrational stance which implies that, "pondering too much over religious issues may be harmful to one's faith."
- This rationale, stemming from ignorance, sees no harm in introducing new principles to religion and making unlawful what is lawful.
The Qur'an frequently draws attention to this "prohibitive" rationale that disturbs many people:
Say: "Who has forbidden the fine clothing Allah has produced for His servants and the good kinds of provision?" Say: "On the Day of Rising such things will be exclusively for those who had faith during their life in the world." In this way We make the Signs clear for people who know.
Say: "My Lord has forbidden indecency, both open and hidden, and wrong action, and unrightful tyranny, and associating anything with Allah for which He has sent down no authority, and saying things about Allah you do not know." (Surat al-A'raf: 32-33)
What is the matter with you that you do not eat that which has been consecrated in the name of Allah, when He has made clear to you what He has made unlawful for you, except when you are forced to eat it? Many people lead others astray through their whims and desires unchecked by any knowledge. Your Lord knows best those who overstep the limits. (Surat al-An'am: 119)
You who believe! Do not make unlawful the good things Allah has made lawful for you, and do not overstep the limits. Allah does not love people who overstep the limits. (Surat al-Ma'ida: 87)
- As a result of this degeneration caused by the society of ignorance, Islam is being presented as "a religion peculiar to the Bedouins (nomadic Arabs)." Yet the facts are otherwise. Prophets have always been the most civilised people of their time. They were cultured and enlightened people with refined aesthetic values. With his palace, which is known to have been an architectural masterpiece abounding in many exquisite places, the Prophet Sulayman (as) is one of the most outstanding examples cited in the Qur'an.
Being a Muslim means not being attached to traditional culture or taking pleasure in nostalgic values. It is certainly not being "oriental" or being attached to only one culture, either. Being a Muslim is to be a servant to Allah and to be grateful for the blessings granted by Him. It means striving to know Allah, drawing nearer to Him and becoming a human being with a noble character.
A true Muslim is one who seeks the approval of his Creator, Allah, the Almighty, and who has distanced himself from any material or spiritual expectation other than earning His approval.
This is the definition of a Muslim.


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Uncyclopedia:Pee Review/A Peter Griffin Christmas
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edit A Peter Griffin Christmas
Something stupid I wrote my first year at Uncyclopedia. It was unanimously deleted before Christmas even arrived. Five years later, I've resurrected, tweaked and expanded it to something slightly less stupid. -- Kip > Talk • Works • • 19:13, Nov. 17, 2012
- I think it's fun and light. The issue is that I don't think there is much we can do with comedy shows except a) rip them to pieces or b) pretend they are about real person. When I read the South Park article I thought it would be a lot funnier to write a geographical article, as if South Park were a real town in Colorado, than to write a half-serious bio of the show, so I think your approach makes sense. I'd expand the reception section - I don't like the way the quote looks there, and I think we need to think of a smarter ending.
|This is moderately funny. However, it relies too much on borrowed humor, and, at times, is little better than a transcript. To be fair, I have seen similar humor "borrowing" that is much worse than a transcript.
I don't see much originality in the article. The "Music Video" section is notably bad, as it consists of little more than video transformed into a .gif. In other words, it is someone else's content, only in a worse format.
Even the "Track Listing" section is quite unoriginal. Although the list isn't borrowed, it is exactly what I would expect to see on an actual episode of Family Guy. This isn't parody, rather fan fiction. Fan fiction consists of taking someone else's characters and using them without alteration. Whereas parody consists of lampooning or exaggerating something. Parody is almost always comical by definition, but Fan Fiction can also be comical. In other words, parody mocks, while fan fiction reuses.
Some of the content isn't even fan fiction, but regurgitation of somebody's else's work. While fan fiction reuses, regurgitation simply vomits someone else's work in a a different format.
Most of the jokes are based "inside" the Family Guy universe. For example, the "Surfin Bird" reference and Peter's retardation are canonical. There are some comments that are witty, but even then, the jokes are using, rather than parodying, the subject.
Parodying inherently funny subjects is actually quite difficult. It is too easy to simply borrow humor. A good example of a parody of Family Guy would be South Park's Cartoon Wars episodes.
|Prose and Formatting:
|I don't see proofreading errors. However, I do have some issues with the formatting.
First off, you have an in-line image. I understand why that is here, but it is heavily borrowed humor.
Second, the article ends with a box template. Bright boxes only serve to clutter the article.
The info box on the side is short, which is good. Those generally turn into homes for red links and stupid one-liners.
Generally, don't use the quote template. As Oscar Wilde once said, "One can quote someone in the paragraph of a text. In fact, that is the normal method of quoting, rather than creating out-of-paragraph italics text." The 2nd quote can easily be removed by integrating into the preceding paragraph. The 1st one might be ok, but probably could be added in the intro somewhere.
|The first image is appropriate. The 2nd is also relevant, but is more of a silent video spork than an image. As I have previously mentioned, if I wanted to see the video clip, I would look it up on youtube. On a related youtube links are also bad. They are an even worse form of content borrowing. The fact that are hosted on another site makes it feel even more unoriginal to the reader.
|This article is funny, but there is actually surprisingly little content to this article. There is about 10 lines worth of paragraph text. The article looks longer because of the in-text image and the list. The list is appropriate in this situation, and isn't worse than the rest of the article.
There are some witty bits, but these are mainly borrowed from the in-universe of the show. That can be OK if used correctly. However, this article consists of mainly of direct content borrowing and reuse of characters. If the article consisted of reuse of characters and "original" parody, that would still be parody. This article, however, is still well within the "fan fiction" category.
You could fix it by adding more content to the article, preferably in paragraph form. However, I can't think of anything obvious to add. Since the article is just under 4 kilobytes long, I assume you probably can't either.
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|I don't know of any obvious fixes for the article. It isn't horrible, but it isn't "good" either. You could try expanding it, but the article as it stands feels like a regurgitation rather than a parody. If you have any ideas to expand it, do it. If not, I would suggest working on something else.
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|Please leave any comments on my talk page, as I have a watchlist over 11,000 pages long, and will possibly miss anything here. Also, you may want to withdraw your pee question at the fork.
|--Mn-z 14:16, February 9, 2013 (UTC)


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Permission to Yarnstorm: Tate Britain Unexpected Artworks
What happens when one of London's most famous art museums invites two of London's most infamous sneaky stitchers through the doors and lets them bring the yarnstorm with them? Simple really. We took the art world and our world of woolly mischief and squished them together. Deadly Knitshade and The Fastener yarnstormed Tate Britain in arty style… The Fastener conjured up colours from the Tate's collection. All that painty potential squeezed into tiny tubes ready to break free and run riot on the canvas, patiently waiting to be dabbed onto the end of a brush and turned...Read More


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xinthius - Monday, May 13, 2013 - linkWhat an ugly laptop. Granted it's got to have a lot of thermal dissipation. Reply
cairbram - Monday, May 13, 2013 - linkThis laptop (I'm guessing) is actually available at Newegg but under the old gx60 name, it has the new A10-5750m but for the GPU its spec sheet says HD 7970m. Reply
JarredWalton - Monday, May 13, 2013 - linkI assume you're talking about this GX60 model, which isn't the same as the above:
GX70 3BE will have 8970M only, according to MSI. I'll let you know in a couple days what that actually means. :-) Reply
cairbram - Monday, May 13, 2013 - linkLooking at Meaker10's comment I now understand, MSI came out with a slightly upgraded version of their current gx60 but will replace it with a new version that has a 17.3" screen and new hardware in June or so. Reply
nigelpreece - Monday, May 13, 2013 - linkI just pre-ordered my GX70 3BE, you are correct Jarred Walton my vendor said it will ship from the factory 05/31/13. If anyone wants to pre order one, just do a google search for "GX70 3BE-007US" Mine ran me 1,329.61 Reply
Alexvrb - Tuesday, May 14, 2013 - linkWow that's a good price for this kind of graphical punch in a 17" laptop.
Jarred: Your idea that CPU-side performance improvements are limited to the 10% clock bump only may be flawed. Don't forget that they've also made improvements to their Turbo. The main additions are temp sensors that help their factor actual temp into their calculations, and the much-needed improved granularity. These changes alone will allow Richland to run at/near its maximum in more scenarios and stay at higher turbo speeds more often.
This may apply even more so when running games, as the integrated GPU is powered down in favor of the discrete chip. This will give the CPU cores of the APU more thermal headroom than a laptop relying on the APU to do everything by itself. Reply
JarredWalton - Tuesday, May 14, 2013 - linkIt's possible. One of the major issues with Trinity and Llano is that even though there was the potential to Turbo, there was no way to actually monitor how fast the CPU was actually running. On both Llano and Trinity, CPU-Z and other utilities (including AMD's own System Monitor or whatever it's called) would just report the base clock speed all the time -- so 2.3GHz on A10-4600M, even though it might be running at 2.5 or 2.7 or even 3.1GHz. Most laptops also provided no way to disable Turbo Core. Best-case, Richland may end up having ~20% more performance than Trinity, but I'd guess 10-15% is a far better estimate. Reply
Alexvrb - Tuesday, May 14, 2013 - linkI'm OK with 15%. Better than 10%. Anyway, I just wanted to point out that there's more to Richland than just a clock bump. As far as stopgap chips go, I think they did OK, especially since they seem to be hitting the same price points as Trinity. Reply
silverblue - Tuesday, May 14, 2013 - linkPerhaps, but unless AMD have tweaked Piledriver noticeably, I wouldn't expect more than 15% faster in lightly threaded titles, falling to less than 10% under duress. It'll bottleneck the 8970M less, but it will still bottleneck.
200Mhz is a nice incremental jump, however they should've considered at least 2.7/2.8GHz base in my opinion - with a 8970M on board I think they can afford a slightly higher CPU TDP. The iGPU clock increase is also quite marginal; we're talking 35MHz faster which is 5%. Every little helps, I guess. Reply
Alexvrb - Tuesday, May 14, 2013 - linkThe iGPU bump is irrelevant to the laptop in question, so I didn't bother addressing that. I suppose it's a nice freebie coming from Trinity. With that being said, bumping the base clocks isn't quite as necessary now with the improved Turbo I already mentioned above. If the iGPU is sitting idle, then it has more TDP headroom and it will increase clocks to whatever extent it can, even with all cores loaded. Plus the thermal sensors allow it to actually see what kind of headroom it actually has, so they don't have to be as conservative as Trinity. The base clocks are 200Mhz higher, the max turbo is 300Mhz higher, and if the slides are anything to go on, it will be better at sustaining higher speeds - especially with the iGPU idle.
Now with that being said, will this amount to more than a 15% boost? No. But for a budget gaming machine that already had potential, this is a nice improvement. It's hard to beat this machine for the money.
Personally I always thought they should sell a small number of GPU-less mobile variants, like the "Athlon" FM chips on the desktop. They would lose Enduro, though, and that's not acceptable to them. I wouldn't care though. They could make them 45 watt chips, clock them aggressively, and sell them as "FX" chips or something. The complete lack of a GPU and the extra TDP would allow for some nice clock improvements. I wouldn't run heavy games on it away from a wall socket anyway. Reply
Meaker10 - Monday, May 13, 2013 - linkNote:
GX70 = 17.3" Reply
Bob Todd - Tuesday, May 14, 2013 - linkAny chance of reviewing a SLI equipped Lenovo Y500? It's in the same budget range, but judging from Dustin's comment from your CES post about it I'm guessing the answer is no :(. It's too bad, because the older 650M SLI versions seem like a decently powerful bit of gaming kit for $999. I'm on a bit of a Lenovo kick lately since they seem to be the only one supporting mSATA (and now NGFF) across most of their lineup. Reply
Raniz - Tuesday, May 14, 2013 - linkI currently own a MSI gaming laptop and I won't be getting another one when it's time to upgrade.
The build feels very plastic, the touchpad is useless (no multitouch and scrolling is done by touching the corners) and to actually get any performance out of it I have to use MSIs power profiles.
I've only ever benchmarked it in 3DMark, but I get around 1.5x the score when I turn on 'gaming' mode. This switches the power profile in Windows to something predefined by MSI which means that any changes I've made to the power profile is lost.
I regularly hook up the laptop to my TV to watch movies or play some games, if I switch to the gaming profile, hook it up to the TV and then close the lid it goes into sleep mode. I have to change the power settings in the advanced profile settings to not sleep when I close the lid and if I restart the laptop or switch power profiles I have to do it all over again since the power profiles are hard-coded in some MSI application and are loaded and then removed again when you switch. The only power profile I can control is the standard one which has gimped performance. Reply
HisDivineOrder - Tuesday, May 14, 2013 - linkThat pricing is way too high. To consider a laptop with that CPU and it then be above $1k, you'd have to be brain dead. If you go above $1k, you shouldn't be considering an AMD CPU of any kind unless you are just a diehard fanboy who can't imagine a world where you bought an Intel CPU.
And even then you should be reconsidering. Reply
Alexvrb - Sunday, May 19, 2013 - linkYou'd have to be braindead to declare such a fact without the full review. I'd bet there aren't any 17" gaming laptops out there at this price that can outperform it... in games. Reply
Laststop311 - Wednesday, May 15, 2013 - linkI highly discourage anyone from getting a mobile radeon card. I have an m18x r1 and I have done a TON of experimenting with 6990m's and 7970m's single and crossfire. One story I will tell is how AMD did not have a driver that supported crossfire 7970m's for almost 6 months after its release. Crossfire barely could even function for almost 6 months then when it finally somewhat functioned it micro stutters WAY more than sli gtx 680m's. This will essentially be a crossfire if it combines the 8650 integrated with the 8970m discrete which means terrible god awful driver support for 2 connected amd gpu's and terrible micro stuttering and frame lag spikes.
Do yourself a favor and save all the driver headaches and stutters and go with a mobile nvidia card. Nvidia just has smoother gameplay. If this comment saves even 1 person from buying a radeon gpu it was worth it. Yes you will pay more for the nvidia gtx 680m/780m over the 7970m/8970m but as the ole saying goes you get what you pay for. Nvidia spends much more money and labor hours on developing top of the line drivers. AMD cuts corners and employees for driver development to cut costs and push their gpu's out cheaper and you suffer for that.
After the hell i went through with 7970m's in crossfire and how much smoother and more enjoyable gameplay became when i put in sli gtx 680m I will NEVER EVER EVER EVERRRR use Radeon products again. Reply
just4U - Friday, May 17, 2013 - linkhmm.. I will NEVER EVER EVER EVERRRR understand people like you. I've worked with and used 100s of video cards by both companies and both have had their fair share of issues thru the years. What happens when (not if..) you have a bad experience with Nvidia? Will you only use Intel? When that doesn't work out so well.. than what? Virge, Cirrus, Matrox, are not really in the game any longer so hmmm.. Reply
just4U - Friday, May 17, 2013 - linkedit cyrix (gahh.. its been so long..) Via should have been mentioned as well.. their still kickin. Reply
Bothai - Sunday, May 19, 2013 - linkgLM56q3whK Reply
Bothai - Sunday, May 19, 2013 - linkWould a GX60 be okay for a Uni student wanting to play some games like SWTOR on the go at above 40FPS?
Or am i asking too much with that Bottleneck? Reply
D.O.A. - Wednesday, May 22, 2013 - linkI have researched this laptop extensively (and I am going to buy). One of the reviews I read specifically stated that this was the perfect machine for a student who wanted to play almost any game at 40FPS on a budget. As for SWTOR... the linked article indicates you'd have no issues with the game on the GX60.
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/star-wars-gami... Reply
Manch78 - Monday, July 01, 2013 - linkIts good you highlighted to shortcomings of,the apu, but how come you didn't test other games like Crysis, or any of those. They arent CPU bound as much as SC, or GTA. The apu shortcomings are definitely apparent when running at lower details but at max settings, when the gpu is getting pounded not so much. Also, are yall going to review the Lenovo y510p with the dual 750m? I would like to,see how this stacks up to the higher end single gpu laptops, and whether its worth dealing with the hassle of sli, or crossfire. I haven't really read much into sli or crossfire. Does this laptop allow you to utilize the igp and dgpu at the same time? Reply
rburnham - Wednesday, September 25, 2013 - linkThe spec lists two HDMI ports, but the photo of the back of the unit shows one full sized HDMI port and one Mini DisplayPort. That makes me wonder if I can hook this up to a 1440p monitor via DisplayPort and output at 1440p. That would make this a heck of a workstation. Reply


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Saturday, February 11, 2012
Helmut Lang Fall 2012 RTW
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Helmut Lang Fall 2012 Ready-to-Wear
Timeless in an eerie Lang style? I don't know. But I do know that these sharp suits will be a dream work-attire for me, and those over-the-knee suede boots are already on my lust list.
Also, I don't usually pay too much attention to what the designers wear but Nicole and Michael Colovos are looking as chic and cool as their collection, even more perhaps! I love their vibe, and this is just proof that they were made for Helmut Lang.
Other collections I love are Jason Wu and Rag & Bone. This strong presence of the color red I am finding very pleasing. Thoughts? xx
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I simply love this "studied" minimalism, thanks for sharing dear!ReplyDelete
These suits are insane, like you said, so sharp! I'm liking the brick red.ReplyDelete
simplicity and chic at it's best. beautiful!ReplyDelete
those suits are definitely super chic <3ReplyDelete
GREAT BLAZERS!ReplyDelete
Oh my gosh, what a great collection! Very cool looks!ReplyDelete
wow i actually love every single of these looks!amazing!ReplyDelete
i love the first blazer!Just found one more reason to start working after graduating in stead of going for an MBA!:PReplyDelete
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I love this collection! Simple and chic!ReplyDelete
so effortlessly cool!ReplyDelete
man this is perfection.. xReplyDelete
I liked Helmut Lang, it was a really good collection. Rag & Bone too. Jason Wu was good too but i don't know, after seeing the details pictures, i'm a little bit disappointed by what i saw during the livestream. But so far, my favorite are Hervé Leger and Prabal Gurung (even if a lot of people are seeing it's a lot Givenchy).ReplyDelete
Love the photos!ReplyDelete
So awesome. I hadn't heard of Helmut Lang until a few months ago but now I am obsessed! Happy to have stumbled upon your blog; hopefully if you have time you'll be able to stop by mine too. :)ReplyDelete
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Helmut Lang always hits cut and fit right on the mark. Thank you for sharing these. Gosh Im going to have to buy several of these pieces...in my dreams.ReplyDelete
<3 Helmut LangReplyDelete
this is a gorgeous collection! he always makes such streamlined and gorgeous pieces :)ReplyDelete
awsome photos!ReplyDelete
Love the white fur!ReplyDelete
Black and white = perfectReplyDelete
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Parade of Nations Sept. 20: Differences that Unite
September 5, 2008—
Students from more than 70 countries attend Michigan Tech and will provide the backdrop for the 19th Annual Parade of Nations—a festival of music, food and ethnic pride.
"Weaving Cultural Harmony" is the theme of the 2008 event, scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 20, 2008.
"It's a celebration of differences that brings the community together," said Native American Outreach Coordinator Lori Muhlig, who is a coordinator of the event.
This year's program includes the traditional parade, ethnic fare and clothing, plus a Native-American performing group, Fast Horses. The Minnesota-based Lakota family, Fast Horses, has performed music and dance worldwide since 1998. The group also will present in area schools on Friday, Sept. 19, and after the parade at Dee Stadium.
The parade begins at the Hancock Middle School and ends at Dee Stadium on Houghton's waterfront, where there will be a diverse offering of handcrafts and tasty treats. This year, an activity tent along with free pony rides will be available for children.
The parade will feature community members and students from Michigan Tech and Finlandia University—all gathering to represent diverse heritages. The parade will include floats competing for prizes, local high school and middle school marching bands, and the Michigan Tech Pep Band.
"Parade of Nations emphasizes cultural uniqueness," said Muhlig. "At the same time, it teaches us what we, as human beings, have in common." Muhlig said on average, about 5,000 people attend the parade and festival annually.
For more information about the parade, visit www.paradeofnations.mtu.edu or www.ips.mtu.edu or contact Muhlig or Madeline Mercado Voelker, Hispanic/Latino outreach coordinator, at 487-2920.
For information about Fast Horses, visit http://www.thefasthorses.com/.
Michigan Technological University (www.mtu.edu) is a leading public research university developing new technologies and preparing students to create the future for a prosperous and sustainable world. Michigan Tech offers more than 120 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in engineering; forest resources; computing; technology; business; economics; natural, physical and environmental sciences; arts; humanities; and social sciences.


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Heating up on "Big Bend Flats". Texas
I write a bit every day. It is part of my breathing it seems like. Breath out to allow breathing in. The heat index should have been proud of reaching the three digits for days on end while having us as a must to remain here. Of course now, this evening, a large storm moved in with much rain, wind and cold air. So my Journal is only true for the past days and not today. Does it really matter? It was then those days past a must to go on riding, hot or not, part of Life's Therapy to ride, a familiar loop to Terlingua, and on River Road to Presidio, Marfa, Alpine and back here. From "inside my helmet" I should often call the pages created. That is when it happens, the voices express themselves. An "Art Show" in Presidio lured us in. The most important aspect of the week however was "Old Faithful" going, not under the knife, but the wrenches. New rear engine main seal, clutch and a variety of maintenance aspects which will allow us to once again get rolling. Was it my doing? Of course not. My ability does not go that far and my good fortune to have a Friend such as Paul in charge of it all, well, there are no words for my gratitude toward him as not only he is the best "mechanic" around, but also an incredible "Human Being" when truly experiencing the Man one on one for a few days. It is all done, finished, rolling... 3 days it took, 3 days of Spirit being unhappy seeing his car away and apart on one wheel! This body is a bit sore from pulling, lifting, aspects uncommon throughout our "regular" days. On to Albuquerque... should be a good ride.
Be well, always.
Ara and Spirit
Our "Fate" in Albuquerque. NM
I know it is a Monday. The Dealership is closed. "Old Faithful" is sitting 600 miles from here, should I say "a blown engine"? That is basically what it is! Yes, after spending days changing a clutch and a rear main engine seal. different department! Till this morning, as the expression says, I did not know if I was coming or going. Trying to regroup. Yet, our good fortune tagged right along with us. We limped right into Sandia's BMW Motorcycle Service door! Our Presentation was the next day. They bend backwards and so quickly determined what was wrong. Everything. "Old Faithful" gave it her last breath to take us there. That in itself was amazing. More good Karma as within a couple days a Friend living near by gave us a drive back here to "The Oasis" where we are waiting, unpacking what has been thrown in the car, repacking to hopefully go back soon and continue our Journey. A new engine has been found, 2 years younger and with only 30,000 miles! Will this give us another 250,000 miles to go? Hoping and projecting. It was bound to finally happen, Nothing lasts forever and I am so thankful all is falling nicely together even though my emotions are at their highest. The Presentation went very well to a full packed house... More on that the next time. The backroads to Albuquerque... Enjoy this new entry.
Be well, always.
Ara and Spirit
hope good karma continues!!
thanks for the adventure
Trying to swim upstream... Texas
I have to be so glad all this is happening now and not within a hot and dry Desert while isolated and miles away from civilization. Old Faithful awaits in Albuquerque. She is in good hands at Sandia BMW Motorcycles, she has the best mechanic taking care of her while a replacement engine is on it's way. 2 years newer, with only 30,000 miles on her, it is as a new heart is being transplanted without loosing her Soul. Yet, it has been strange, specially the first few days. Amazing how a machine can develop such a Soul which when not together leaves an empty daily space.
Regardless, our Presentation went on real well, the slide show mixed in with a couple of Spirit's Videos [of course!], narration of a few close to my Heart destinations, mixing in a bit with tips also throughout the Tech Session that followed, all I must say was entertaining as we also made some new Friends. Standing room only, the hour went by fast as Old Faithful was rolled in into the room. I think she also enjoyed the time present with so many.
We should be rolling a week from today... should be as the new engine is being dropped off on Monday. Packing and on our way tomorrow on a slow pace this time exploring more of those back roads around Albuquerque. 55 being one of them.
Be well, always.
Ara and Spirit
Ara and Spirit,
I hope that, when Old Faithful gets her new heart, the feeling you get when you're back with her is good, and rejuvenating!
Thank you always for sharing!
Northbound. In lust with Carrizozo. NM
Sometimes it happens as in a few years ago when arriving in Big Bend and Terlingua. There is an indescribable sensation that penetrates one's inner senses and makes it all happen, happen as I would like to spend some serious time here.... That is what Carrizozo did to me while after leaving Valley of Fire [NM] to come into town when my stove lost a part. Will see... might be a good space for next winter.
In the meantime we are circling Mountainer having accepted the hospitality of new Friends and tomorrow is on the way to again Albuquerque to saddle up with Old Faithful.
Sandia BMW Motorcycles in Albuquerque I must say has done everything possible for us to get rolling without much delay. Quite a task I must considering installing a new engine and the intricacies of reinstalling the sidecar. A bit more complicated on the GS [R1100] while there is not front frame and engine bolts are forward the main supports.
Seems as it has been an eternity. Seems. Will not be that much longer till the three of us again are reunited and rolling, this time toward Arizona.
Enjoy Carrizozo photos. There will be more.
Be well, always.
Ara and Spirit
More of "Carrizozo" and "Chaco Canyon". NM
This vast space has touched us. Carrizozo is till fresh in my mind, the quaint feel and friendliness of the locals, the proximity of so many new roads, all makes me want to make it an "Oasis" for us next winter. Will see! Maybe. As everything else on this Journey of ours. "Chaco Canyon" where we also spend a few days, well, none has yet sank in due to the enormity of what we encountered. The past remains of a Culture so intense, the many dwellings standing and preserved from an era when yet "metal tools" where just not around.
"Old Faithful" is up and running. The anticipation of the repairs dollar amount was a shock, of course, like everything else, yet, it has been done right and can only hope many new miles are in store ahead of us.
To compound it all however half of our camping gear has been stolen from one night in Albuquerque, simply lifted off "Old Faithful", another shock, another setback.
Sometimes the skies open up and the storms drop to no end. That is how it right now feels as we try to move on toward Flagstaff. Check out our Merchandise section...
Enjoy the photos, the roads. On we go for more... Trying!
Be well, always.
Ara and Spirit
Hello Ara,
I am so sorry you are seemingly on trial here lately. It was bad enough having your transportation silenced but to lose your gear too is very testy! I do hope you are able to replace what you need here soon and I'll cruise on over to the store and see what I can find in an attempt to throw a few coffers hoping some will begin to pile up for you! Take care m'friend.
Give Spirit a pat for me!
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All Middle Eastern Fare for the In-Laws (Armenian) And the Grill got a workout. I went through a fair amount of Oak. Lule Kebab, Chicken and Plenty of Sides. Best food wise Easter in recent memory!
Chicken Marinated in Yogurt, Garlic sumac, Aleppo pepper and Lemons
Lule Kebab (50% Chuck 50% Lamb, alspice, cumin, onions, parsley and Pepper Paste)
A Trio of Purees (left to right - Humus, Mahamara and Baba Ganooj)
Everything on the Grill
The finished product in Lavash bread


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Hey SP,
I've tried to solve this issue before but couldn't quite understand the help that was being offered, so I'm going to try again.
My goal is to have the .htaccess file forward the URL to https:<url> if the directory being browsed is /basket or /cms and vice versa, URL to http:<url> if the directory being browsed is not /basket or /cms. Currently what I have in my .htaccess forwards to https correctly, but not does forward back the other way. Any tips would be greatly appreciated.
This is my current .htaccess file
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} !on
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^/(basket|cms)\\/
RewriteRule .? https://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI} [L,R=301]
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} on
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/(basket|cms)\\/
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !\\.(gif|png|jpg|jpeg|css|js)$ [NC]
RewriteRule .? http://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI} [L,R=301]
Why not just force everything over HTTPS? Loads cleaner and you never have to worry about a cookie leaking out.
We have our reasons unfortunately lol.
I note that you are aware that support files should not be redirected back to http from an https request so you are aware of the pitfall of forcing in both directions. :tup:
When Apache 2 first came out, it broke my mod_rewrite code by refusing to match the / after an opening ^ in the DocumentRoot. Since you have that in your mod_rewrite code, either you're using Apache 1 or that is the likely problem (apart from unnecessarily escaping /'s which is not a problem, just a waste of your effort ... and makes reading your code more difficult).
Finally, when you're using http, {HTTPS} is null, not off. While !on should work, it didn't so I recommend using {SERVER_PORT} instead (using port 80 for http and 443 for https). Try:
RewriteEngine on
RewriteCond %{SERVER_PORT} ^80$
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^(basket|cms)/
RewriteRule .? https://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI} [L,R=301]
RewriteCond %{HTTPS} on
# or RewriteCond %{SERVER_PORT} ^443$
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^(basket|cms)/
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !\\.(gif|png|jpg|jpeg|css|js)$ [NC]
# You don't need the No Case flag if you're consistent in your use of lowercase file extensions
RewriteRule .? http://%{HTTP_HOST}%{REQUEST_URI} [L,R=301]
Basically, a very good job!
I copy-pasted your code, but everything worked as expected. The real problem must be elsewhere. One possible place to check is whether the secure server's configuration will read htaccess files (the secured and unsecured server configuration may be different).
If you like, we can start a new thread to troubleshoot this former issue of yours, because not even Apache 1.3 will match a leading slash from an htaccess file.
The value will indeed be "off". This is confirmed by the documentation:
HTTPS: Will contain the text "on" if the connection is using SSL/TLS, or "off" otherwise.
As well as by the logs:
RewriteCond: input='off' pattern='!on' => matched
Hey guys, I really appreciate all of the information that has been shared here. It got me thinking and I figured out what my issue was.
My domain is split into two versions a dev. subdomain and the www. live domain. I do all of my tests on the dev (development) subdomain and that's where I had my .htaccess file that I was experimenting with. However I've been aware from earlier tests that when I turn on https://dev.domain.com that for some reason I'm actually browsing the live site. I presume that has to do with how the secure certificate is made. So to make a long story short, the issue was that the dev. .htaccess file was correctly forwarding me to HTTPS://, however once I did that I was now browsing the live site (even though it still said dev.domain.com in the URL!) and of course the www.domain had the old .htaccess file that would not switch back correctly. Very weird, but I've learned my lesson!
Thank you for your help.


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> Bjork: Biophilia
I learnt many things from Bjork's 7th album, Biophilia. I was listening to it while reading Joseph Campbell's "The Power of Myth". Those two experiences, randomly juxtaposed, happened to make for a beautiful and unexpected overlap. Both works happened to discuss a lot of the same ideas...the human body as an electrical energy field...the similarity of the movement of atoms and the motion of the planets...the music of the spheres above us. Or to quote the breathless Wired magazine cover story on Bjork's revolutionary app album, this magnum opus promised to "define humanity's relationship with sound and the universe" even as it was to "pioneer a music format that will smash industry conventions". Cut to my eye roll. I am not ashamed to admit that my key motive for downloading this sucker was to see how the M/M (Paris) design ethos would translate to the technical language of an app. (That was totally fabulous btw and the font work sits so prettily on an IPad I loathe to contaminate with bad design). I was thinking the music would simply be superflous. So I started playing with the "Heaven" app, a song with lyrics which overlay different myths of the creation of the universe as told in various cultures. Joseph Campbell again you see. The app gave me the option of singing along to the "sheet music" scrolling by on my I-Pad in an acapella version. And in a magical moment I found I could actually follow the notes, high and low. Not since childhood had I experienced such a sense of openness and play when it came to music. They say making Biophilia cost Bjork and her record company a fortune. Apparently not only did this complex, imaginative and supremely creative experiment boggle the minds of most of Bjork's listeners (you don't want to read the Itunes reviews), the critics couldn't figure out what to make of it. But for all the people to whom Bjork whispered that "you too can decode the mystery of music", "You too can make a song" , she has achieved something beyond historic. She has created a new template for listening to music in the 21st century. Joseph Campbell would consider her journey true to the dynamics of a classic hero myth.


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Barnet joint head coach Mark Robson admits he has "no qualms" about Edgar Davids' red card in the 1-1 draw with Accrington Stanley.
After a goalles opening 45 minutes, the Bees went behind in the second period when Rommy Boco slotted home from close range.
But Barnet levelled through a Mark Byrne penalty and, despite Davids' red card, they held on the secure a point.
The Dutchman, who'd been booked for a foul on Will Hatfield earlier in the second half, caught James Beattie and referee Lee Collins showed him a second yellow card.
When asked about the decision to dismiss the Champions League winner, Robson answered: "I think once you're booked you've got to be careful and you can't make any challenges unless you're 100 per cent sure.
"So I have no qualms with it. The only thing I would question is the first yellow card; whether that was a definite booking I don't know."
The Bees control the opening half and created plenty of openings. However, they couldn't find the first goal and went in at the break level.
Robson believes that his side must take their chances when they're on top.
He explained: "I think we were in control in the first half and every time we went forward looked quiet dangerous and threatening. But we couldn't get the goal to go ahead.
"We probably didn't get enough bodies in the box I think in the first half. When we did get into positions we needed one or two more in there.
"So that didn't quite happen but if we get the opportunities and we don't take them, then the other team are still in the game."


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- Τοποθεσία:
- Olbia
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- Tavolara Island
- Δείτε στο Google Maps
A tall dark shadow looms up, creating a unique skyline over the horizon; the small island of Tavolara, 10 km south of Olbia, looks like a giant Giandujotto (you know, those exquisite long skinny chocolates that look like upside-down boats) ending with an immaculate double-sided strip of powdery white sand, Spalmatore beach. Get here first thing in the morning by sailboat, raft, or bateau from nearby Porto San Paolo. Bathing in the perfectly still, looking-glass-transparent waters of Tavolara will be a moment of bliss you'll never forget.


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Police shut a Watford FC fans' pub hours before the match against Crystal Palace FC after learning former Hornets owner Laurence Bassini was quitting as supervising manager.
Watford Chief Inspector Nick Caveney said he temporarily closed the Yellow and Red Lion as the Stanmore businessman's decision left confusion over who was responsible for the venue.
The closure means the pub, in Vicarage Road, will now need to have its licence reviewed by Watford Borough Council.
In a report to the council, officers said Laurence Bassini had been designated premises supervisor (DPS) since April but had not been in the pub since it opened due to his status as a "figure of hate" among Watford FC fans.
Watford Borough Council said Mr Bassini had applied to be removed as DPS in January but the application was rejected as it did not include the statutory fee or premises licence.
John Corkett, a Hertfordshire Constabulary licensing officer, said police had concerns about the running of the Yellow and Red Lion under Mr Bassini prior to its closure.
In a report to the committee, Mr Corkett said: "Mr Bassini is unfortunately a figure of hate as far as Watford supporters are concerned.
"He has not set foot in the venue since it reopened for business under his tenure in April 2012. A DPS does not have to be physically present in a venue but it is preferable that he/she has some idea of what issues are apparent."
Mr Corkett said Mr Bassini had leased the premises to a "Mr A" who was running it, but did not have personal licence to sell alcohol.
He added: "As far as Hertfordshire Constabulary was concerned this was a very unsatisfactory state of affairs.
"It effectively meant that although Mr Bassini was not breaking the law by choosing to remain as DPS, he could not have any knowledge of issues arising and was so remote from day to day operations that he declined to be part of any process or dialogue with police to address licensing concerns.
"The venue is a potential flashpoint for disorder."
Mr Corkett said police had wanted to discuss issues around preventing disorder during the Crystal Palace match with Mr Bassini in the week before the fixture.
However the day before the match the force learned he wanted to relinquish his post of DPS.
Among the documents submitted to the council was a report from Watford Chief Inspector, Nick Caveney, explaining why he decided to shut the Yellow and Red Lion pub hours before the Crystal Palace match.
In his report, Chief Insepector Caveney said there had been other match day problems with the pub since it opened.
In October glass bottles thrown into and from the pubs ground before a Peterborough game. Away fans had also been spotted in the pub on separate occasions in December and January.
Chief Inspector Caveney was in charge of the police operation for the Crystal Palace match and said he was only informed about the lack of clarity surrounding the pub's ownership on the morning of the game.
After meeting with "Mr A" he decided to close the pub using a section 161 order.
Chief Inspector Caveney cited the previous problems, the heightened risk of disorder at the Crystal Palace match and the management situation at the pub as reasons for its closure.
Following the incident Hertfordshire Constabulary is seeking to add a condition to the pub's licence that someone with a personal licence to sell alcohol be present at the venue when Watford FC are playing.
Watford Borough Council is due to review the pub's licence next week.


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A man has been arrested in connection with an attempted abduction in Worcester.
A 20-year-old man handed himself in at Worcester police station after CCTV footage was released showing a man police wanted to speak to about the attack.
We reported how a man grabbed a woman as she was taking a shortcut through the car park at Asda in Lowesmoor on Sunday morning on her way to work.
The woman walked past a man sitting on a metal bicycle bar at around 7.15am before he got up and followed her for a short distance.
He grabbed her from behind, put his hand across her mouth and pushed her into some nearby bike racks and up against a concrete wall.
The woman struggled and, in a matter of seconds, he released her running off into St Martin's Quarter.
A spokeswoman from West Mercia Police said: "As a direct result of the media appeal a man handed himself in to police and has been arrested in connection with an attempted abduction in Worcester on Sunday.
"He is currently in custody."
Detective Inspector Andy Price of Worcester CID said: "The arrest came as a direct result of the appeal we made and we would like to thank the media and the public for their support."
If anyone has any further information about this offences, DI Price can be contacted via the non-emergency police number 101 or information can be passed on anonymously through the independent charity Crimestoppers (0800 555 111 or via their website: crimestoppers-uk.org).


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WASTE which is being illegally dumped is blighting the lives of people on a quiet Wellington street, it has been claimed.
Empty paint tubs, cardboard and other household waste has been fly-tipped in and around Sylvan Road, making it look shabby and left for somebody else to clear up.
Cllr Ross Henley, who represents Wellington East on the town council, sent these photographs to the County Gazette and says people are fed up of waking up to the mess.
He said: "There are several instances of fly-tipping on this site and it's looking very untidy and scruffy in places and upsetting residents who live there.
"Sylvan Road should not be used as a base for fly-tippers to dump their rubbish."
Cllr Henley believes reduced opening hours at the tip at Poole Brickworks, near Nynehead, has contributed to the increase in dumped waste spotted over recent weeks.
He said he has also noticed waste at other locations and is calling on it to be sorted out.
Cllr Henley, a LibDem, added: "The Tory-run council of closing the tip at Poole two days a week and on Sunday afternoons is leading to fly-tipping in residential areas in my division.
"I have reported fly-tipping on its own land at the Blackdown Business Park, behind Sylvan Road. The area is looking very scruffy.
"The Deane should clear up its fly-tipping problem as soon as possible before it gets worse."
Taunton Deane Council says convictions and fines are likely for would-be offenders.
A spokesman said: "It seems unlikely that changes to recycling site hours made two years and ten months ago are suddenly surprising would-be legitimate users of Wellington Recycling Centre and forcing them to break the law by fly-tipping their waste.
"Far more likely is that the fly-tips in these recent cases are from rogue builders or other tradespeople who cannot in any case use Wellington Recycling Centre to dispose of their commercial waste.
"No one should excuse the crime of fly-tipping for any reason, and all people in Wellington can take action to deter or catch criminals, from checking that anyone taking away their waste – be they builders or man-and-van traders – has the right waste carrier licence, to reporting and giving evidence against fly-tippers."


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Did you know?
Peter Mokaba was an activist against the apartheid regime. Born and bred in Polokwane, he died in 2002.
The design of the Peter Mokaba Stadium pays homage to the province's iconic tree, the baobab, sometimes called the 'upside-down' tree as it is topped by foliage that resembles a root system.
This 2010 FIFA World Cup™ stadium is constructed largely of concrete, topped by a steel structure supported by giant 'tree trunks' in each corner. These 'trunks' cleverly hold lift shafts and spiral ramps.
This Polokwane sports stadium, which hosted four first-round matches during the big tournament, is located 5km from the city centre. Its construction created jobs for hundred of locals, with much of the budget directed into local Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) businesses.
The stadium's VIP area boasts accommodation for 500 VIPs and 1 675 media representatives, an 800-m²-reception area and lounge, offices and storage areas, and parking for both players and officials. It has become Limpopo's prime venue for football and rugby matches, political rallies and entertainment events.
Former African Player of the Year, Didier Drogba, made his international debut for Côte d'Ivoire in a memorable African Cup of Nations (CAF) qualifier against South Africa at the old Peter Mokaba Stadium.
Polokwane is the gateway to a number of other countries in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) that lie on South Africa's northern borders, namely Botswana, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Mozambique.
Travel tips & Planning info
Who to contact
Polokwane Tourism Information
Tel: +27 (0)15 290 2010
Email: email@example.com
How to get here
The Polokwane International Airport, is also known as Gateway International. Polokwane is located on the N1 highway and can be reached in a three-hour drive from Johannesburg's OR Tambo International Airport.
Around the area
East of the city is the Kruger National Park, the premier wildlife experience in South Africa. Also nearby are the scenic Magoebaskloof Mountains with quaint hamlets, silver lakes and lush forests.
What to pack
In the winter months Polokwane experiences very pleasant daytime temperatures with lots of sunshine. The evenings are however a lot cooler. Summers can be blisteringly hot, so pack sunscreen.
Where to stay
Polokwane has a full range of accommodation options to suit all needs and budgets.


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[SAO] 16 - An open invitation to RPS chums
Before I begin, I'd just like to quickly say that even though this isn't strictly RPS-related, I'm writing with the best intentions in the hope that a few of you feel like joining in on the fun. If you've got a problem with such posts, please PM me or something, rather than derailing the thread.
Anyway, I've been asked by my clan to welcome all RPS readers and forumites to Team SAO's 16th 'event' get-together tonight. We're a friendly, sociable clan who play a lot of Left 4 Dead 1/2, and also a fair amount of Blood Bowl, Bad Company 2, Worms Reloaded and a few other things. Such as the wonderful Gartic. We also pioneered the now widely-used Left 4 Dead Addon Installer.
We're a welcoming clan with members of varying skill, but most importantly, we're not competative; we simply want to meet up and have a good time! These events provide us with the opportunity to invite new people to play with us in a cheery, often somewhat inebriated environment, with plenty of stupid banter between our members whose locations range from New York, to Newcastle, or even [what I presume is] a small wooden hut in the Australian outback.
We've got a brand new 50 slot open Ventrilo server and a number of slightly modded L4D servers with small gameplay-enhancing additions, such as being able to choose which infected you spawn as, or the ability to 'ghost' to more advantageous spawn points. Depending on how many people show up, we're likely to have a couple of L4D versus games going at any one time, alongside a few matches of Blood Bowl, or a few rounds of Bad Company 2. This will go on well into the early morning (I think our record was about 12 hours), so feel free to show up at any point and drop in for a game of something. Our L4D servers even have spectator slots, so you can sit in with a beer and chat on vent as you watch the action unfold!
If you fancy dropping by, just post here or drop me a PM, just so that we know you're not some random vent troll who (as often occurs with an open vent server) has stopped by to wreak havoc on our precious ears.
Oh, and we've got a nice little trailer to help advertise the event. Its quite pretty.
Gaming will start tonight at approximately... whenever. I'd probably guess around 9pm GMT, but feel free to drop in on the vent server before then to say hello and hang around for a game of something. Oh, and remember to say Frenz0rz sent you, for I shall be given cookies in return. At least, thats what they told me...
Hope to see you later!
- Frenz


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MIAMI SHORES, Fla. – The Saint Leo women's soccer team was tripped up in its quest for a fifth-straight win as the Lions fell 2-1 to host Barry University in Sunshine State Conference action on Wednesday night.
Barry (9-3-0, 4-0-0 SSC) used a constant attack and a swarming defense, led by goalkeeper Becca Rogers, en route to winning its fifth consecutive game, while the loss brought Saint Leo's four-game win-streak to an end.
It took just nine minutes into the match for the Bucs to get on the board with a blast off the foot of Tamara Vuckovich, nearly 50 yards out, to beat goalkeeper Abby Evans on the free-kick opportunity. The goal was reminiscent of the one the Lions' scored in their 1-0 win over Lynn last week.
The first half belonged to the Bucs, keeping constant possession and holding the Lions' offensive star Arielle Kabangu, who entered the game with 15 goals in 10 games, in check.
Saint Leo (7-4-0, 2-1-0 SSC) trailed 1-0 early in the second half, but looked like a revitalized team following the intermission. The Lions turned up their offensive aggressiveness, which was led by Saffron Jordan.
With a one-goal lead, Rogers made five of her nine saves in the second period. Jordan struck three shots in a matter of minutes, all within range, but Rogers was up to the challenge making saves all night.
The Buccaneers responded with another goal, this time Vuckovich finding Lavinia Nkomo who made a run down the left side to beat the defense and Evans, increasing the Bucs' lead to 2-0.
The Lions added a late goal in the 84th minute to break the shutout bid, the goal coming off the foot of Genevieve Gignac, but Barry was able to hold on for the 2-1 victory.
The setback marks the Lions' first SSC blemish of 2013.
The Lions return home and will face Florida Southern on Saturday evening. The game, played on Pink Day for Breast Cancer Awareness, will be the second meeting between the Lions and Mocs, with Florida Southern claiming a 2-1 victory in the SSC +4 game on September 18. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. at University Field.
For the latest news, updates, and information on the Saint Leo Women's Soccer team, be sure to visit SaintLeoLions.com. Fans can also stay up-to-date on the latest Lions' news by following Saint Leo Athletics on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Youtube.
Credit to Barry University Sports Information for portions of this release.