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Please join us for the REEEC Noontime Scholars Lecture on Tuesday, Apr. 25, at 12 PM in 101 International Studies Building (910 S. Fifth St., Champaign). Lydia Catedral (PhD Candidate in Linguistics, University of Illinois) will give a lecture entitled "'I just say Russian': Speaking Russian and claiming Russianness among Uzbeks in the United States." All are welcome!
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Aside from the vast hydrocarbon wealth, Russia has been blessed with a bounty of other natural resources including coal, zinc and timber. With the global economy beginning to grind forward, any demand growth should help shareholders in suffering miner and steel producer Mechel (NYSE:MTL).
The firm — which sells metallurgical and steam coal, iron ore, finished steel products, nickel and zinc — has fallen hard as global coal prices continue to drop. Mechel actually shuttered some of its some U.S.-based coal mines due to risen supplies and falling costs. However, based on its last earnings report, things are looking up for the firm.
Mechel posted consolidated net income of $55 million in the third quarter of 2012 compared with a net income of $26 million a year ago — over a 100% increase. With the firm focusing on cost measures and its leadership position in steel production, analysts expect additional improvements to the firm's earnings. Price targets for Mechel shares are roughly 25% higher than it currently can be had for.

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BANISH evil spirits and take part in a wonderful traditional seasonal celebration this weekend as two community orchards hold their annual wassail.
Transition Town Dorchester will be meeting at the Railway Orchard at the Baker's Arms end of Monmouth Road, down a little alley between the road and the railway, at 11am tomorrow.
All are invited to come along, banish a few evil spirits and ensure good fruit for this year, or just have a sing and some fun with cider, apple juice and apple cake.
The party will then move on to the community orchard at Poundbury at about 12.30pm, ending up at the community farm for lunch and more wassailing at around 1pm. For more information email email@example.com A second annual wassailing event takes place in the Bridport Community Orchard in Priory Lane on Sunday at 3pm. The Wyld Morris Dancers will dance and lead the music and singing, with song sheets provided.
You can also enjoy hot apple juice and cider around the fire and all are welcome to join in, bringing noisy instruments, drums, tin lids, etc to scare the bad spirits away.


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More than 100,000 people flee Lebanon through Syria
More than 100,000 people have crossed into Syria from Lebanon over the past five days to escape Israeli attacks, Syrian authorities said on Monday.
Official data obtained by Reuters showed that at least 24,000 Lebanese entered Syria through four crossing points since Thursday, when Israeli Air Force strikes in response to the abduction of two soldiers by Hizbollah fighters intensified.
At least 27,000 Arabs, mostly Gulf tourists, also left, together with more than 6,500 foreigners and 19,000 Syrians.
Syrian border posts registered another 28,000 people leaving Lebanon, but their nationalities were not yet recorded.
Meanwhile, United Nations peacekeeping force in South Lebanon said on Monday it was unable to supply food and water to its troops or deliver humanitarian aid to civilians because Israel would not guarantee their safe passage.
The IDF have not responded to the UN's repeated requests to secure the safe transport of convoys carrying supplies to its positions, the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) said in a statement.
South Lebanon, which borders Israel, has been worst-hit in the Israel Defense Forces' six-day-old offensive against Hezbollah after the guerrilla group's capture of two IDF soldiers in a cross-border attack.
Monday Jul 17th, 2006 6:37 PM
Thousands of foreigners were fleeing Lebanon on Monday to escape Israeli air strikes which have pounded the country for six days, some travelling by road to Syria, others waiting for places on US and European ships.
Syrian authorities said more than 100,000 people, three-quarters of them foreigners, had crossed into Syria from Lebanon over the past five days to reach safety after Beirut airport was bombed and forced to close.
The United States flew out more than 40 citizens by helicopter and prepared to evacuate thousands more by ship. An Italian navy ship carrying 366 Europeans was the first vessel from Lebanon to reach the nearby Mediterranean island of Cyprus.
"I am glad to be out, but, on the other hand, I am so sad at what is being done to Lebanon," said Mona Demachkieh, 27, originally from Milan.
As Europeans gathered near their embassies in Beirut, the European Union urged Israel to guarantee the safety of tens of thousands of EU citizens in Lebanon.
"Several times, I have been in touch with the Israeli minister and urged them to give clear guarantees these people are not endangered," Erkki Tuomioja, the Finnish foreign minister, whose country holds the EU presidency, told reporters.
French move
France dispatched a chartered ferry to Beirut on Monday to pick up several hundred French nationals and take them to Cyprus. The ferry, guarded by a French frigate, was due to make at least three trips to Beirut this week.
A former French mandate, Lebanon is home to 17,000 French residents. Up to 5,000 French tourists are visiting the country.
France has mobilised some 800 troops to help with the evacuation and has seven helicopters in the area on standby.
"If things get complicated, we will go and find the French people where they are," Jean-Francois Bureau, the defence ministry spokesman, said in Paris.
Seventeen-year-old French national Fouad Jawad, waiting at the French embassy, cried at the sound of Israeli missiles bombing Hezbollah's stronghold in a Beirut suburb to the south.
"Our family is still there, we are afraid that something happened to them. They have not been answering their phones," said Jawad, a student.
"No one cares"
Mohammed Koubaissi, 40, a businessman with a French passport, said: "No one cares about Arab lives. Having a European nationality is like a pass from hell to heaven."
The United States flew 43 more US citizens out of Lebanon on Monday and hired a commercial cruise ship to help with the possible evacuation of thousands more, US officials said. The Pentagon said a naval destroyer would escort the cruise ship.
Sean McCormack, the US State Department spokesman, said the message to US citizens trapped in the conflict was: "Make sure your bags are ready to go. We are ... operating on a scale of potentially thousands of people who want to leave."
A first batch of 21 Americans was evacuated on Sunday as a US military team arrived to plan bigger evacuations.
The US State Department said there were about 25,000 Americans in Lebanon, but only about 8,000 had registered with the embassy as living in the country or travelling there.


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The real news is that if it is worthwhile they potentially have the market, whatever display market they like, cornered. This could get interesting, but it may end up being a bit monopolistic if no one else can buy their displays... If they have a lower powered, reflective display, that is video capable and looks good and can be made for about IPS cost on a line very similar to a typical LCD manufacturing line they will really have something. Smart phone & tablet makers will be beating a path to the door, or Amazon will have a big time advantage.
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April 22, 2013 BY John Kim
From the weird world of unreleased Nike samples, we bring you the "Tile Posite" sample of the Nike Zoom Kobe III. Clearly the upper is made of some sort of composite material that Nike dubbed "Tile Posite", which is built via a seamless one-piece upper and some eccentric cut-outs around the foot for ventilation and/or aesthetics. The released version of the Nike Zoom Kobe III (if you young'ns can even remember) wasn't much more subdued in comparison, using a funky "tiled" cutout of squares stretched out to fit over the foot, so perhaps this sample we're seeing here is before the actual "Tile Posite" was even applied. In any case,we've got a gallery for you peer at below, so take a look and let us know if you have any Kobe IIIs in your collection.
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Commercial Filming and Photography
Permits are necessary for all commercial filming and still photography. Guidelines and other information, including a link to download the permit application may be found here.
PLEASE NOTE that this permit is not for those conducting Film or Still Photography Workshops - these activities require that you obtain a Bryce Canyon Commercial Use Authorization (CUA). Information and applications for a CUA are available here.
Bryce Canyon will provide a spectacular backdrop for your wedding. Locations are restricted and a permit application, as well as other information, is available at this link.
Scattering Cremated Remains
Bryce Canyon National Park does allow the scattering of cremated human remains within the park. This activity requires a Special Use Permit available here.
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Bosch's GSL 2 Surface Laser continuously checks floor levels and flatness. Eliminating the need for time-consuming floor spot checks and requiring just one person to operate, the GSL 2 provides quick, convenient and accurate tool for daily jobsite use. The GSL 2 can scan the entire floor within minutes and will never miss an uneven spot. A target plate and RC 2 remote control with a working range of 60 feet allow users to remain close to the uneven spots for marking and examination, rather than having to stay near the tool to operate. Flooring inspectors, screed workers, tilers and various trades people who lay out flooring can determine even surfaces, raised bumps or recesses in the floor with the GSL 2 at a more efficient rate than with spirit levels, optical levels, and rotary and line lasers.
Using the GSL 2 to check floor level and flatness is a simple and fast three-step process:
Step One:
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• Adjust the height of the GSL 2 until its two laser lines come together as one on the floor
• Set the laser using the knob
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• Use the RC 2 remote control to scan the floor surface, making sure to face the GSL 2 as it is operating. The remote control has 3 different speeds and has the ability to go back to the desired spot both in clockwise & anti clockwise direction.
• Begin observing the lines on the floor surface
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• Watch as the lines separate at points along the floor, indicating a bump or recess
• Use the provided easy-to-read target plate to determine the height of deviation at the uneven spot
• Mark the uneven spot where necessary for re-work
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I am looking for someone who has experience on the primary culture of breast cancer. I need a specific protocol on how to handle this kind of primary culture.
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most methods for primary cultures of tumor/cancer cells are similar. I did brain tumor cell culture. some people use trypsin to separate cells from each other but I didn't. I just cut the sample to very small pieces with a blade and grew them in RPMI. Some people use strainer to remove bigger pieces. I just have to warn you that the risk of contamination is very high. and make sure you don't use all of your sample in the first attempt.


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Comedy writers find sanctuary online
Comedy hasn't exactly vanished from TV screens, but the sitcom is definitely in decline.
Comedy hasn't exactly vanished from TV screens, but the sitcom is definitely in decline.
So far, the Emmy Awards has been one area of the business where original online content has not made much of a dent.
Reducing a half-hour or hourlong TV series to a short clip might not offer the best representation of a show's overall quality. But as the number of people watching TV online in bite-size chunks…
No director is hotter in fanboy circles than Zack Snyder, who has accomplished a feat long thought impossible by bringing the dense, deep and critically acclaimed graphic novel "Watchmen" to the…
Who made the movie: 'Watchmen'
"Watchmen" is a notoriously complex story, much like the process used to bring the graphic novel to life on the bigscreen.
The only thing more solid than the muscles, smackdowns and pile drivers laid down by the stars of the WWE is the company's television ratings.
Fincher's rep has been growing with films such as "Fight Club" and "Zodiac," and the Academy's broad admiration of "Benjamin Button" may be the breakthrough he needs to take home a trophy.
Boyle pushed himself by directing a film in which English was spoken only about half the time and which represented in stunning detail a largely foreign culture and land.
This is Daldry's third nomination, so it's obvious the Academy is a big fan of his work. That "The Reader" defied conventional wisdom to do so well overall in the nominations bodes well for a…
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Listen to both songs and then vote often for the song you like best. The deadline to vote is 5pm Central Thursday. Remember, your votes determine the winner. The winning band, who stays in the Rocktagon, will be announced Thursday night at 6pm and then we'll find out who the next challenger will be. The Rocktagon battle is brought to you by Unspoken Art Studio and Custom Tattooing.
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But that doesn't even begin to describe the misery that Artur and Tara-Lee Maciuszonek have endured since they unwittingly purchased a house damaged in the 1997 Flood of the Century.
Damaged so badly, in fact, that the Maciuszoneks had to have it demolished.
Now they pay rent for an apartment outside the city.
While still paying the mortgage on a house that doesn't exist.
How did they end up falling into this murky, mucky financial sinkhole?
The Maciuszoneks claim that their agent, Mark Beleshinski of Realty International Inc., advised them not to pay for a home inspection.
Beleshinski declined to comment on Thursday.
He cited an ongoing investigation into the matter by the Manitoba Securities Commission, which regulates real estate agents.
The agent for the vendor, Heather Streu of Royal LePage, had no problems telling her side of the story, though.
Streu said she didn't know it was a flood house, only that it had been moved from another location.
In any event, the Maciuszoneks say the house's history was never disclosed, which it should have been, given that it turned out to be not only a health hazard but uninhabitable.
Aside from how the house was sold, there's another odious question that needs answering.
How could this mouldy lemon of a house even end up on the market?
The story, as told by the Maciuszoneks, goes this way.
When the "Red Sea" washed over southern Manitoba in the spring of 1997, the house was located at 170 Greenview Place in St. Germaine.
Aside from how the house was sold, there's another odious question that needs answering.
How could this mouldy lemon of a house even end up on the market?
The story, as told by the Maciuszoneks, goes this way.
When the "Red Sea" washed over southern Manitoba in the spring of 1997, the house was located at 170 Greenview Place in St. Germaine.
After the 1997 flood, the province purchased the 1,800-square-foot, four-level-split house from the owners under the flood assistance program.
A few years later, the province sold it at auction for a mere $13,000.
The purchasers then moved the house from St. Germaine to an acreage in St. Clement, where they placed it on a new foundation at 4900 Rebeck Road.
Then in 2005, when one of the owners was transferred out of province, the house was put up for sale.
It sat empty on the market for several months.
Until the Maciuszoneks purchased it in February 2006.
The price: approximately $185,000.
The young couple knew it needed work.
But it was only when they began the renovations that they realized something was very wrong.
"While removing the stipple from the ceiling," they wrote in their letter to the Manitoba Securities Commission, "the drywall caved in and showed the water and mould damage beneath. The water issues were hidden with paint and wallpaper. The roof had leaks throughout and all the insulation had been saturated..."
There was more.
According to the Maciuszoneks, the house wasn't properly secured to the foundation, the electrical work wasn't properly done and there were structural issues.
They figured it all out only when their neighbour got to talking.
He mentioned that the previous owner was always talking about how he got the house cheap from the government.
As a flood home.
For the last nine months, the Maciuszoneks have been trying to get the Doer government to listen to their story.
After all, it was the province that sold this lemon and let it loose on the real estate market.
But it wasn't until Liberal Leader Jon Gerrard raised the couple's plight during question period in the legislature Thursday that the government was forced to deal with it.
Gerrard wanted the government to commit to some sort of compensation.
Minister of Finance Greg Selinger wouldn't.
But later -- after he met with me and the couple -- he seemed to leave the door to compensation slightly ajar, if not wide open.
I suggested the government had a duty to make sure the land title to the house carried a disclosure that it was a flood home.
If it had, the Maciuszoneks wouldn't be paying rent for an apartment and paying a mortgage on a house that doesn't exist.
"I agree with you in principle that when you're selling something that's a flood home that everybody should know what you're getting," Selinger said. "I mean, that kind of makes sense."
Jon Gerrard called compensation an ethical issue.
Doing the right thing, as it were.
But when they got home Thursday, Artur and Tara-Lee found an e-mail waiting from Judith Baldwin, co-ordinator of Premier's Secretariat.
Writing "on behalf of the Premier," Baldwin offered no hope.
Just some gratuitous advice.
"If you have not already done so, you may want to speak to a lawyer..."
Of course, the government can always fall back on the legal issue.
Buyer beware.
But, I would argue, buyers shouldn't have to beware of a government that sold a flood house.


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With their distinctive, red, white, and blue candy-striped uniforms, the Harlem Globetrotters are instantly recognizable on most courts and maddeningly difficult to guard during pickup games in barber-pole factories. Witness basketball at its most colorful with this GrouponLive deal to see the Harlem Globetrotters at Energy Solutions Arena on Monday, February 11, at 7 p.m. Doors open at 6 p.m. Choose between the following seating options:
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Since forming in the 1920s, the Harlem Globetrotters have continued to entertain millions of parents, children, and general basketball admirers with a trademark blend of athletic precision and razzle-dazzle showmanship. For the team's 2012 tour, a rotating roster of Globetrotter favorites take to the hardwood each game, so spectators might spot Special K sharing a behind-the-back pass with dunker Quake, whose high jump once cleared 7 feet, cruelly dashing his dreams of working in a ceiling-fan store. The Globetrotters might also present a study in contrasts with 5-foot-2 Too Tall and 7-foot-8 Tiny, the world's tallest pro basketball player.
During each Globetrotters game, youngsters laugh along and witness the jovial jocks performing classic routines of unconventional passing and sudden transmutations of water into confetti. Having performed in 120 countries and on all six penguin-overrun continents, the Globetrotters are one of the few teams inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as ambassadors of the sport.


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Make it Epic!: Norwegian Epic Cruise Review by Jdinbloom
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Destination: Western Caribbean
Embarkation: Miami
First-The restaurants included in the cruise price are fair. No spectacular meals at Taste or The Manhattan Room. Yes, the menu does change daily, but only on the right hand side of the menu each day. The Manhattan Room is beautiful, the music is a delight, but the food was just okay. Taste is a typical restaurant, and the food is the same as in the Manhattan Room. The pub was good-and we always had fast and friendly service here.
I did go to two pay resturants on the cruise. La Cocina-I was not a fan, but another in my group loved it. For $10, I would check it out if you love Italian. We did also dine at the French restaurant on board-$25 a person-and was quite impressed with the service as well as food. This was the best meal of the entire cruise.
Second-This is the More BEST cruise for nightlife. If you want to be entertained, this is the best ship on the water. That being said...It was NOT Blue Man Group or (Gasp!) Cirque. (More on that later). It was the Second City Group-You have to see the adult show-that was amazing....The crew on board has different theme nights-Fabba, White Hot Party-which are fun-let yourself go and dance in the middle of the ocean outside! Legends was entertaining.
BUT THE BEST is the Blues Cafe. WOW!!!!!!! This is a place where you connect with the entertainers, can relax on some big couches, and sip wine. I was so impressed with this group. It was like a big Jam Session-and if you are good at it-they will allow you to get up there.....singing, guitar, drums. It felt like we were all just hanging out having a great time.
The Blue Man Group-I just didn't get it. Some points were impressive-playing tubes, etc. But-Fake Vomit?!? It was gross. Not my idea of prime entertainment.
Cirque Dreams? More like Nightmare. I have seen over 9 Cirque shows and this is embarassing for the name Cirque to even be on it. I stayed for 25 minutes, enough time to get a slab of lettuce with russian dressing....and that was WAY too long. Each one of us walked out of this show. (Some had seen Cirque shows, some not) But, we all agreed it was AWFUL. Spinning food on plates? Lettuce moracas? Please....go back to the drawing board. They asked us not to leave after the beginning of the show....for the safety of the crew....I couldn't take it.....even the guilt couldn't keep me in there. If you go, do not expect Cirque like on land!
The layout of the ship is strange....First-Cabins. Yes, the sinks and bathrooms are laid out differently....we had to knock loudly when entering so we would not catch someone nude out of the shower.....but, the room? Not a dealbreaker for me. I was hardly ever in it. The balcony is nice, the beds comfy. If you are on a girls trip....bring an over-the door shoe organizer to stash toiletries, as there is not much space in the sink area. Also, ask your room steward to empty the fridge and stash your goodies in there. The only thing that was realy annoying? The toilet. So loud you woke everyone up in the room every time you used it!
No mid-ship elevators? Yes, a problem if you are handicapped or in a hurry. You have to walk a lot back and forth. P.S. The elevators are ALWAYS slammed, so plan on walking some stairs.
The Spa/Fitness Center-Great. Buy the spa pass, and use the pools and lounges in this area. Take the tour on the first day if you are unsure. I loved it, and spent many hours outside on the balcony on a lounger! (But-one suggestion to the crew...PLEASE put up a quiet sign. People are resting, and pay a premium for it! At times people used it like a hot-tub reunion.)
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NFL GM says so. Contradicts what I've been hearing on this board.
NFL GM says so. Contradicts what I've been hearing on this board.
1. C.J. Mosley LB Alabama
2. Jordan Matthews WR Vanderbilt
3. (comp) Philip Gaines CB Rice
4. Arthur Lynch TE Georgia
5. Ross Cockrell CB Duke
5. (comp) Derrick Hopkins DT Virginia Tech
6. Josh Mauro DE Stanford
6. (comp) Shaquil Barrett OLB Colorado State
7. Quincy Enunwa WR Nebraska
Yup...thin at the top for sure (the "elite" prospects in this draft simply don't compare to elite players in past drafts), but overall it's a deep draft class. Rounds 2-3 should be stronger than usual, and I've heard that there are more draftable players at the end of the draft, so we could be able to get UDFA's that would otherwise be late round picks in other drafts.
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1.30 ILB Zach Cunningham 6'3" 234 Vanderbilt
2.62 OLB Jordan Willis 6'4" 255 Kansas State
3.94 CB Sidney Jones 6'0" 186 Washington
3.105c DE Tanoh Kpassagnon 6'7" 289 Villanova
4.135 CB Rasul Douglas 6'2" 209 West Virginia
5.173 RB James Conner 6'1" 233 Pittsburgh
6.213 SS Lorenzo Jerome 5'10" 204 St. Francis
7.248 TE Michael Roberts 6'4" 270 Toledo
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This will be a great draft for o-line and d-line. Just not as good for the skill queer positions.
Another AS masterpiece.
Yeah, there appears to be no franchise QB in the draft, nor does there appear to be an elite RB or WR. I think most here could say that without talking to a GM.
I think to say it's the worst in the last 10 years is a stretch. Look at 2009:
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KARACHI: Dolmen Mall Tariq Road and Dolmen Mall Hyderi recently hosted a grand and well-attended Sunday Brunch, inaugurating their Sunday is a Funday series. The Sunday brunch was hosted at the Dolmen Mall Tariq Road food court, possibly the largest and most extensive food court in the country. The brunch was an activity-oriented event with unique games for children such as a real time simulation of Angry Birds where visitors could send Angry Birds hurtling toward a platform.
"The idea of this brunch is to make Sunday afternoons an exciting and entertaining time for families here at Dolmen Mall, Tariq Road and Dolmen Mall Hyderi ," said //, ,Marketing Manager at Dolmen Mall, Tariq Road & Dolmen Mall Hyderi. "We wanted to give families a reason to come out on Sunday afternoons and do something together."
The brunch was attended by various cross section of Karachi iets with their friends and families who were eager to spend time together and enjoy. A huge variety of cuisine was available at the various outlet at the food court.
"I think this is a great idea," said Mrs. Rabia Jamael, 38, who had come to the brunch with her two children aged 4 years and 6 years. "My children are super excited because there is so much to do here."
Besides the activities arranged by Dolmen Mall Tariq Road & Dolmen Mall HYderi, the massive Sindbad situated near the food court was also open for families.
Other activities such as face painting, caricature making and tarot cards, were also in full vogue.
Mrs. Kiran Khan who had come to the brunch with her husband and 8-year-old said her daughter was just not getting off the jumping castle. "I think she has been on the castle at least 10 times," she said, "and now she is getting set to attack the angry birds kiosk. I can see her playing this game for a good hour now."
Lucky draws were constantly being announced throughout the event, and games were being played enabling visitors to win free meal vouchers.
Shahista Wahidi, the morning show host was a special celebrity guest at the event. Shahista Wahidi played games with visitors, signed autographs and held an impromptu singing competition.
"I am really having fun," said Shahista Wahidi, beaming at the crowd gathered around her. "I think this is a great initiative of Dolmen Mall, Tariq Road, and I plan to come back also with my friends and family to enjoy this brunch."
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Perspectives on Single Euro Payments Area adoption in the light of the financial crisis
The scope of this article is to point out how the present financial crisis is affecting the European payments landscape and the Single Euro Payments Area implementation. The current unpredictable and very challenging market situation has not fundamentally changed the fact that payment services need to continue modernization in order to become more flexible, agile and adapt in order to comply with its important purpose in society. SEPA is needed to ensure the new modern payment platform that can enable Europe to move beyond basic services, increase payments efficiency, embrace innovation and integrate further services in the trade process. Today, the turbulent market conditions could have the effect of accentuating rather than reducing the business case imperative and momentum to achieving full SEPA implementation.
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TOURISM bosses selling Grand Depart souvenirs say they have been inundated with demand.
York's Visitor Centre is selling t-shirts, keyrings, badges, rucksacks and other Tour de France-themed merchandise, and staff said they are having to restock shelves almost hourly.
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Mark A. Thomas, 58, of Liberty passed away Jan. 5, 2014.
Mark was born Nov. 5, 1955 in Excelsior Springs, to Murrell J. and Patty R. (O'Dell) Thomas. He was a 1974 graduate of Orrick High School. Mark retired from General Motors after 35 years of service and was a member of UAW and the fire brigade. He was currently employed at the Liberty Community Center. Mark attended Shoal Creek Community Church and enjoyed helping with his grandchildren's Cub Scout group.
Survivors include his wife, Denise Thomas; father, Murrell J. Thomas; two sons, Jason Thomas and Matthew Thomas; daughter, Jennifer Thomas; sister, Lois Stein; brother, Roger Thomas and 13 grandchildren.
Mark is preceded in death by his mother, Patty R. Thomas; sister, Teresa L. Thomas; brother, Everett Thomas and granddaughter, Patricia Thomas.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m., Friday, Jan. 10 at Church-Archer-Pasley Funeral Home, Liberty. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 11 at Orrick Christian Church. Burial will follow at South Point Cemetery.
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Will Smith will be popping up all over India's TV screens next week.
Will Smith will be popping up all over India's TV screens next week.
India's biggest movie event, the government-backed 36th Intl. Film Festival of India, will kick off in its new permanent home in Goa on Thursday.
Beverly Hills-based Indian billionaire Bhupendra Kumar Modi has set up entertainment shingle Spice, which will put $100 million into family-oriented films.
The Information and Broadcasting Ministry of India plans to check TV channels that carry out stings on unsuspecting individuals, following a string of sexy exposes.
India's media conglom Zee Telefilms plans to launch a global English-lingo news channel with an Asian perspective by the end of this year.
Iranian helmer Asghar Farhadi's "Shahre ziba" (Beautiful City) won the Intl. Film Festival of India's Golden Peacock Dec. 9.
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Young Tiger Jr.NTR starrer 'Ramayya Vastavayya' audio launch date was confirmed. The movie makers are planning to unveil the audio of Jr.NTR's upcoming film'RV' on September 8th in Hyderabad. The shooting of the film is progressing at brisk pace. 'Gabbar Singh' fame Harish Shankar is directing this film. Popular producer Dil Raju is the producer of this film. Latest sensation SS Thaman is scoring the music for this film. Lucky girl Sruthi Hassan and Tollywood's top heroine Samantha are playing female lead roles in the film.
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With students and parents preparing for an extension of the ongoing teacher strike into the new school year, a public spat erupted Thursday after the province's Education Minister said negotiations are impossible because the leaders of the B.C. Teachers' Federation are at a conference in Kamloops.
Despite a media blackout instituted by mediator Vince Ready last week, Peter Fassbender pinned blame on the striking teachers in an early morning interview.
"If they are up there, they aren't able to be at the table," he told CBC Radio.
(Read up on the issues and history of the education labour dispute with our explainer Q&A.)
Negotiators in the six-month labour conflict have only met twice this summer, once in early July and again in early August. However, BCTF President Jim Iker and the government's lead negotiator have met in private a number of times between those two meetings.Several hours after Mr. Fassbender spoke, Mr. Iker called the minister's statement a clear breach of the media blackout policy adopted by both sides.
"It is unhelpful that the minister is again playing politics in the media instead of allowing bargaining to resume behind closed doors," he said in a statement.
Mr. Fassbender told The Globe and Mail on Thursday afternoon that he was "absolutely not violating the blackout," but was informing parents in his role as Education Minister. He said his goal was to talk about a new website with information on the province's pledge to provide parents with a $40 daily subsidy if the strikes go beyond the first day of school.
"I would suggest Mr. Iker get in touch with our chief negotiator; it isn't just Mr. Iker but also his negotiating team that are all up there," he said.
After a BCTF executive meeting on Wednesday and Thursday, part of the union's normal summer conference to train local officers, a special assembly was called for Friday. Mr. Fassbender said he hoped that union negotiators would come out of that meeting and start negotiations.
"Us being up here in the Okanagan has nothing to do with meetings not taking place," a BCTF official said Thursday. "Jim [Iker] has said he is available at any point and the bargaining team is available at any point."
Despite Mr. Fassbender's repeated pledge that the province's negotiators are ready to meet "24/7," the union has stated that it will only negotiate after a number of preconditions set for those talks by the governing Liberals are removed.
Mr. Fassbender said he couldn't comment on the preconditions due to the media blackout. However, a BCTF official said that what the government had requested was a "preagreement that would set the outcome of the talks."
No date for future negotiations has been set. Mr. Ready has said he will begin to mediate the dispute when he feels both sides will be ready.
A number of community centres across the Lower Mainland have started advertising day camps, expecting that no settlement will be reached in the next 11 days.
On Wednesday, the superintendent of the Vancouver School Board warned parents in a letter that no decision on the start of classes should be expected before Aug. 29. Superintendent Steve Cardwell apologized to parents for what he called a "frustrating, disappointing and worrying time for everyone."
Students at the Prince of Wales Secondary School were informed that a mid-September camping trip was cancelled.
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In what is becoming a Porsche tradition, the works 911 GT3 RSR won the 39th running of the Nurburgring 24 Hour endurance classic at the weekend, beating the factory BMW M3 GT - the only car to finish on the same lap - and three Audi R8 LMS coupés.
It was the factory team's fifth win at the 'Ring in six years, as drivers Marc Lieb, Timo Bernhard, Romain Dumas and Lucas Luhr laid down a new race record, completing 156 laps of the tortuous Nordschleife - that's 3959km of flat-out racing - in 24 hours.
They took the lead shortly before midnight on Saturday and held on for more than 16 hours and 108 consistently fast and mistake-free laps under intense pressure on one of the toughest race tracks on the planet.
Berhard said afterwards: "We knew before the start we could only win if we all - drivers and crew - worked together as a team."
In fact, the team's only crisis came right there in the pits. Lucas Luhr explained: "During one of the pit stops the petrol pump didn't work - the fuel simply didn't come out. So we had to push the car back to another pump, which cost us almost a minute."
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Seven hours later, the same problem struck again; this time repairs took 40 minutes and the hybrid rejoined in 105th, 10 laps off the pace. Clocking lap times that were sometimes faster than the leaders', it ploughed through the field to 23rd.
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And you thought you had a rough day at the office: a prostitute in Zimbabwe passed out during sex with her john. As she was being placed inside a coffin, she suddenly woke up and began screaming, "You want to kill me!", thus freaking everyone the f**k out. The woman, identified as MaNdlo, reportedly collapsed and "died" on the job at the Manor Hotel in Bulowayo, Zimbabwe. Authorities wasted no time putting MaNdlo inside a steel coffin, as they assumed her cold body mean she was dead. Nope! "It was like a movie," The Huffington Post quoted a source "People were running away in different directions. It was a scary incident because we were all convinced that she had died because she was just cold. Miracles surely do happen." Or maybe people just need to learn how to take a pulse. [Huffington Post]


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Political Prisoners in Venezuela?
When politicians and political actors commit crimes, can they hide behind cries of persecution? As international organizations backed by Washington condemn the Chavez administration for alleged political persecution, the facts shed light on the difference between activism and crime.
Amnesty International sent out an urgent action appeal last week, claiming five individuals were under intense political persecution by the Venezuelan government. The international human rights defense organization alleged that "over recent years, the Venezuelan government appears to have established a pattern of clamping down on dissent through the use of legislative and administrative methods to silence and harrass critics. Laws are being used to justify what essentially seem to be politically motivated charges, which would indicate that the Venezuelan government is deliberately targeting opponents".
What Amnesty International fails to outline or detail is who the individuals at issue really are and what the facts behind the crimes they are accused of actually contain. The urgent action appeal mentions Venezuelan Oswaldo Alvarez Paz, an ex governor of the State of Zulia who was arrested and charged with "public instigation of criminality" and "spreading false information" two weeks ago. Alvarez Paz, who participated in the April 2002 coup d'etat against the Venezuelan government and has consistently promoted publicly the violent overthrow of the Chavez administration, stated on live television that the Venezuelan government was supporting terrorist groups and facilitating drug trafficking. In the context of his statements, Alvarez Paz was supporting allegations from a Spanish court and several right-wing international organizations that were calling for international condemnation of the Venezuelan government.
Those defending Alvarez Paz shield themselves behind concepts of freedom of expression. But are citizens free to go on live national television and accuse the president of a nation of drug trafficking and terrorism without presenting any evidence? Would that happen in any other country without consequence? Imagine a former governor in the United States going live on NBC news and accusing President Barack Obama of terrorism and drug trafficking with no evidence to back such dangerous claims. The individual would be immediately arrested by Secret Service and prosecuted to the full extent of the law for not only spreading false information, but also for endangering the life and image of the US presidency.
In most democracies that recognize and cherish the right to freedom of expression, limitations are imposed when it comes to jeopardizing the security of a nation or its leaders. Furthermore, no one has the freedom to defame and slander others publicly with no evidence and no consequences. Hence, Alvarez Paz's actions violated not only Venezuelan laws, but also international principles of free speech. Freedom of expression is not absolute under international law – it's limitations are imposed when such speech clearly infringes on the rights and safety of others.
But in Venezuela, many believe they are above the law, especially those from the ruling class that dominated the nation during the last century. Most of those involved in the April 2002 coup d'etat that overthrew the government, for example, haven't been prosecuted for their crimes, and they continue to organize to bring down the Chavez administration. Only three police commissioners were brought to justice for the April 2002 coup, after a court ruled they were responsible for ordering the massacre of Venezuelans protesting in the streets eight years ago. Nevertheless, the three police commissioners, Ivan Simonovis, Lazaro Forero and Henry Vivas have appealed to international organizations claiming they are political prisoners because they oppose President Chavez. Their conviction was upheld this week in Venezuela by an appeals court.
Releasing Prisoners Illegally, a Right?
Another case mentioned by the Amnesty International alert is that of Maria Lourdes Afiuni, a Venezuelan judge arrested on December 10, 2009 for aiding a prisoner to escape from a courtroom and flee the country. Judge Afiuni was charged with allowing Eligio Cedeno, a Venezuelan banker prosecuted and imprisoned for corruption and embezzlement, to exit her courtroom out a back door. She had called Cedeno into a hearing without notifying the prosecutor's office, in clear violation of legal proceedings, and once she had him physically in the courtroom, she released him through a back door, allowing for his escape to Miami.
Judge Afiuni was subsequently detained and charged with corruption. President Chavez did publicly cite the case as evidence of corruption in the legal system and called on the Attorney General's office to take action. But, the Venezuelan President was not responsible for the Judge's detention, and her arrest was not arbitrary, but rather was based on solid evidence of judicial misconduct and abuse.
Violent Protest and Corruption
A New York Times article from last Sunday brutally attacked the Chavez administration and accused it of "stifling dissent" through the arrests of these individuals. The article cited the case of General Raul Isaias Baduel, a former Defense Minister and Chavez ally currently imprisoned for corruption. The Times article attempted to portray Baduel as a victim of President Chavez, yet failed to mention the former military official was caught red-handed with stealing more than $30 million USD while in office. Baduel had acquired businesses, farms and properties inside and outside of Venezuela while in his capacity as Defense Minister. Only after Chavez forced his resignation and he was later investigated for corruption did General Baduel claim he was a victim of political persecution.
Richard Blanco, an opposition leader, was also cited in the Amnesty International alert, alleging some kind of political persecution. Yet Blanco was detained in broad daylight after physically attacking a police officer during a public protest and inciting others present at the demonstration to violate the police barricade and engage in violent protest. His actions took place on live television and can hardly be disputed.
Other opposition leaders charged with crimes such as corruption have fled the country, unwilling to face charges or undergo the judicial process. Several of these higher profile individuals have obtained asylum in the US and Peru, both havens for criminals from Latin America. Former governor of Zulia, Manuel Rosales, who was found with millions of dollars of stolen wealth from his years as governor and mass, illegal land accumulation, fled justice last year after initial charges were brought against him. From Peru, where he was given asylum, Rosales alleges he is a political prisoner of the Chavez government. He is joined by other corrupt and violent criminals, including Nixon Moreno, charged with attempted rape of a female police officer and Oscar Perez, charged with armed violence and criminal incitement during protests last year.
Ideology is not an exemption from criminality. After a lengthy period of impunity in Venezuela, the judicial system is finally beginning to risk imposing the law, at whatever cost. In November 2004, Federal Prosecutor Danilo Anderson, charged with investigating individuals involved in the April 2002 coup d'etat, was assassinated in an atypical terrorist act after his vehicle was blown up. To date, his case remains unsolved.
You CAN call the POTUS a terrorist, you just can't threaten him
Eva said: "Imagine a former governor in the United States going live on NBC news and accusing President Barack Obama of terrorism and drug trafficking with no evidence to back such dangerous claims. The individual would be immediately arrested by Secret Service and prosecuted to the full extent of the law..."
That's actually incorrect. You can call the President of the U.S. anything you want. You just can't threaten him with violence. That's the only way you would get arrested for what you said about him in the United States. People call the President a terrorist here all the time. In fact, Harry Belafonte was fond of calling Bush a terrorist and never once was arrested for it. A former governor could call Bush or Obama whatever they wanted to and would never be arrested.
Regardless of the laws in the US or any other country, Venezuela has a right
to their own laws, cultures, and beliefs. However, it is wrong for ANY country to allow a person unwilling to face charges or undergo the judicial process in another country refuge. It appears that Miami is becomming a safehaven for criminals from other countries that agree to do the dirty work of the US goverment. God help the people of Miami.
Quote from Eva Golinger
"But are citizens free to go on live national television and accuse the president of a nation of drug trafficking and terrorism without presenting any evidence?"
The key phrase there is without presenting any evidence. There is no evidence that Hugo Chavez supports drug trafficking and terrorism. On the other hand the US government's history of drug trafficking is well documented. Barack Obama has proven he supports terrorism through his actions including ordering the assassination of a US citizen, his continuing the US occupations of Iraq and Afghanistan and support of US war crimes and crimes against humanity, his approving of bombing Pakistan, his support of providing financial and military aid to the terrorist governments of Israel, Colombia, and Mexico among others, and the US government's harboring of foreign terrorists in the US such as Luis Posada Carrilles. Also threatening to attack Iran for supposedly having nuclear weapons is also an act of terrorism.
Also calling someone names isn't the same thing as making libelous or slanderous and defamatory accusations against someone.
Over the years I have often
Over the years I have often felt Ms. Golinger is not a reliable source of information, this article further strengthens this belief. Golinger writes that :
"Imagine a former governor in the United States going live on NBC news and accusing President Barack Obama of terrorism and drug trafficking with no evidence to back such dangerous claims. The individual would be immediately arrested by Secret Service and prosecuted to the full extent of the law for not only spreading false information, but also for endangering the life and image of the US presidency."
This is absolutely false, politicians and media personalities have equated Obama with Stalin, Hitler and/or an actual terrorist, NO ONE has been arrested for making such crazy claims. The secret service is too busy dealing with ACTUAL threats to the life of the president, which is its job, not baseless accusations of corruption or authoritarianism. Gollinger also suggests that calling someone a drug trafficker is equal to endangering their life...when did insults become equated with life-threatening situations? And since Chavez regularly insults his opponents, accusing them often of much worse does Golliner plan on calling for his arrest? I am not holding my breath on that one. Also, how does a NYT article "brutally attack" Chavez, a brutal attack is a lot more than another sloppy piece from Romero.
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Economic uncertainties including uneven growth in China, European Union policies and the future fiscal environment in the U.S. are growing. Moreover, easy central bank monetary policies will set to impact world oil prices. Risk of an event-driven Iranian supply disruption coupled with lost production in both Iran and Syria (as opposed to already announced sanctions by the U.S. and Europe) will remain key factors in the oil markets over the succeeding months.
Natural gas has been the standout commodity in the U.S. and Europe, up by an average of 67% over the past twelve months. Oil prices, though stable, have edged down from the relative highs last year, and this has had clear consequences for performance across debt and equity markets.
Crude Oil and Natural Gas Price Performance
Source: Barclays
Buyback Growth Story
The challenges facing the European oil sector ranged from high decline rates, high maintenance capex and relatively small pipelines of high-return investments, all of which are huge challenges. Goldman Sachs advised investors to spend capex only on medium or high-return projects (with breakeven below US$90/barrel). The rest of the cash should be spent on buybacks and focus on growth per share. This strategy will boost high returns for the sector, even better than targeting growth at any cost.
The chart below shows estimates of growth under the current investment plans and per share volume growth if the companies stopped spending on projects with breakevens over US$90/barrel over the next five years and used that cash to buy back their own shares.
Growth Estimates: Share Buyback vs. Capex Investments
Source: Goldman Sachs
Companies who opt for share buybacks would see an improvement of growth rates from 0.6% to 1.5% annually. The companies that would benefit the most would be Shell (RDS.A) (NYSE:RDS.B) and Total (NYSE:TOT) with 1.5% average annual improvement in per share growth, followed by Statoil.
Strongest Cash Flow Growth
The chart below shows the incremental cash flow over the next three years that will yield from the Top360 oil pipeline operators. Shell stands out for having the strongest cash flow growth in 2013, mainly because of the Pearl GTL ramp-up that only reached full utilization in 4Q2012. Enersis (ENI) achieved the second-highest growth in 2014 to 2015. ENI owes it to a variety of start-ups and ramp-ups in Kazakhstan, Angola, Norway, Algeria, Venezuela and Russia.
Cash Flow Growth Forecast
Source: Goldman Sachs
Shell has indicated that it will spend $34 billion of organic capex in 2013, which combined with announced acquisitions of $2 billion and divestment worth $3 billion, implies a net capex of $33 billion.
Most Attractive Dividend Yield
Shell and Enersis have the most attractive balance of high and sustainable dividend yields. The chart below shows the positive spread between dividend yields and US$ 10-year bond yields. Shell, TOTAL and ENI have the most attractive spreads.
Dividend Yields vs. Bond Yields
Source: Company Reports
Stock Valuation
Sector valuation is not so compelling. The integrated oils underperformed the market by 20% in 2012, widening the P/E discount to 22% versus the 16% 20-year average. Despite the dramatic underperformance (a reversal of the 2011 outperformance), this discount is not large enough for a sector that is likely to expect a severe earnings contraction in the coming years. According to Goldman Sachs' oil price estimates, earnings growth registered a negative 6% CAGR (compounded annual growth rate) in 2017, after rising broadly in line with the market over the past two decades.
European Equity P/E vs. Integrated Oils P/E
Source: Goldman Sachs
P/E Multiple Forecasts, 2012 - 2013
Source: Barclays
RDS stock is presently an inexpensive buy. It trades for just 7.9X twelve-month trailing P/E and fetches a 5.2% dividend yield. The company exhibits solid and stable earnings with a market capitalization of $213,967 million as of March.
Share Price Catalysts
Goldman Sachs lowered its EPS forecast by 4%/4%/6% in 2013/2014/2015, respectively, because of higher cash costs, depreciation and amortization and exploration expenses.
Royal Dutch Shell Price Target History
Shell's stock was downgraded to Sell from Neutral. The company is embarking on a major capex expansion to boost growth momentum in the second half of this decade and consolidate its leadership in unconventional products (LNG, FLNG, GTL and shale). The stock had a Buy rating from Goldman Sachs since start of 2010, and then rated Neutral until October of last year.
Equity Earnings Growth vs. Sector Earnings Growth
Source: Goldman Sachs
Over the next three years, Shell will have little additional cash flow growth to fill in declines from older legacy assets, as well as unproductive capital builds in Australia and the U.S. As a result, returns and free cash flow will decline in absolute terms and comparatively versus peers in the coming years.
Meanwhile, Barclays expects Shell's medium-term production growth as less differentiated than previous years. As a result, they no longer anticipate the stock to stand on a significant multiple premium relative to its peers.
With the Pearl project central to the delivery of its 2012 cash flow target, the failure of this project would have a major impact on both stock valuations and investor sentiment. In such a scenario, analysts would expect the shares to trade at a 15% discount.
Those interested in additional information on the industry outlook are invited to read the first paragraphs of our article on Exxon Mobil (NYSE:XOM) here.
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my wife and i only do 1 big holiday a year usually 15+ nights we have have sailed on RCL 4 times and QM2 once we saw a good priced Sea Princess cruise sailing on Nov 10 from Barbados i dont want to risk our 1 holiday on an unknown.
help please
Princess offers a fine cruise product, at least on par with RCL if not a little bit better. The Sea Princess underwent upgrades last year including the adult-only Sanctuary and a general sprucing up. It is moderator Penny's favorite ship.
If you liked Royal Caribbean, you'll like Princess. If you enjoyed the QM2 more, I'd stick with a similarly upscale cruise line for your next vacation.
Sea Princess is my favorite ship also, but I agree with Sandy: you just can't compare it to the grandeur of QM2. But if you meet it on its own terms I think you will really love it.
She is my favorite ship, not too big, but big enough. Easy to navigate. We've sailed on her sister ships, too, but she's still my favorite. Probably because of the crew, they were outstanding! I haven't sailed the QM2, so I can't really compare, but to RCI, I prefer Princess.
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Going on the Qm2 again would be amazing (the staff the food the boat, not so much the evening entertainment) however the cruise we would like to do this year is simillar to last years UK to NY to Carribean only is almost double the price.
I have just read some of the RCI thread and i now know why we decided to break from RCI in the first place, there constant penny pinching was getting out of hand and it was showing on the staff and the food and other aspects.
If the Sea Princess is good enough for Penny then is is good enough for us..
thanks for the advice we saw a great cruise from L.A. to hawaii 14 nights on the Golden Princess in November, any info on her would be nice, although its a bit late since we have already booked it
We have just booked our first cruise on Princess also. We are on Crown Princess Oct 17/10 Canada and Colonial America. We were also unsure. We have done 3 crossings on QM2 and 4 on QE2 and another cruise on the Coronia (Which is now gone). We have travelled on Norwegian,
Carnival (never again) and Holland America. Cunard is of course, very upscale but we enjoy it. We also enjoyed our voyages on Holland America. We have been assured from the boards that if we liked Holland America we will like Princess. We can compare notes later.
I feel that you have made a good decision.
Hello dodonnell72; I am booked on the October 13th Golden Princess sailing to Hawaii. We did this cruise three years ago on Island Princess and loved it so much we are going back. We also were on Golden Princess the same year to the Mexican Riviera.
The best news is Golden Princess recently underwent a major reburbishment, and I hear from friends that have been on her that she is absolutely resplendent
In case you missed it, here is a link to a photo journal that was kept of her recent drydock.
I've started a roll call for the 10/13 sailing; we could chat further about the ship and itinerary there, if you care to.
We were on the Golden Princess a couple weeks ago for our Alaska cruise. She really is a beautiful ship. The food was probably the best we have had on any cruise. And the entertainment was superb.
We ate in the Donatello dining room and enjoyed the 5:30 traditional dining. The tables in that dining room were nicely arranged and not crowded.
The best part is that the crew were very nice, helpful, and fun to talk to.
I think you will really enjoy the Golden Princess!
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In November, a unanimous Superior Court jury found the county liable for extensive damages to a house in the unincorporated territory near La Mirada. Homeowner Loren A. Reeves contended the damage came from a badly deteriorated drainage pipe that had not been maintained since it was installed nearly 50 years ago.
The drain finally was replaced in April 2010 — two years after the suit was filed.
County supervisors voted in late January to take the case to the appellate court rather than pay the money.
"The County and its lawyers are driven to crush these people. Frankly the lawyers representing the county… have used very hardball tactics against vulnerable parties and their lawyers," said attorney Serge Tomassian, representing the Reeves. "I'm sure the Board is getting wrong information here."
County officials say there may be other reasons for the damage to the house on Fairhope Drive. In fact, other homes away from the drainage site may also be damaged, they say.
Tomassian countered: "If you do have a soil condition there, water leaking out of this pipe will have made the condition worse."
The Reeves first noticed cracks in their home in December 2007, on the side nearest the pipeline, which takes runoff water to Coyote Creek. The 1960-era house sustained several cracks in the foundation.
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