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Increasing glutathione can result in a reduction of the ageing process and increase energy levels and defence capacity.
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Skip to comments.OUTRAGE: DHS Releases Thousands of Illegal Aliens from Prison Citing Budget Cuts
Posted on 02/26/2013 5:53:51 PM PST by marktwain
Despite potential budget cuts being 4 days away and with Congress and the Administration negotiating to avoid them, the Department of Homeland Security has already started releasing hundreds of illegal aliens held in local jails in anticipation of automatic sequestration cuts out of a planned total of more than 10,000 aliens to be released.
Sources tell Stand With Arizona that DHS has 34,000 beds for illegal aliens, meaning that Secretary Janet Napolitano is releasing nearly 1/3 of all DHS-detained illegal aliens in the United States despite the fact that no actual cuts have even begun, and despite a record of massive wasteful spending by DHS over the past 3 years.
Napolitano had been warning of potential impact to DHS after impending cuts, but now she has jumped the gun by enacting a budgetary amnesty by fiat releasing thousands of criminal aliens amongst communities and families across the nation.
The New York Times reports that the aliens are being freed on supervised release while their cases continue in court. But as SWA has reported in the past, many aliens facing deportation or prosecution on immigration holds never show up for those hearings, and remain in the country.
One Arizona Sheriff called the DHS action politically motivated and dangerous.
Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu said Tuesday that Immigration and Customs Enforcement released more than 500 detainees in his county alone over the weekend. ICE officials told Babeu that they plan to release a total of nearly 10,000 illegal aliens.
Babeu described the move as a mass budget pardon and suggested the administration was going to unnecessary lengths to demonstrate the impact of the so-called sequester.
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"The next 72 hours are going to be prime time for armed defense, as a goodly number of criminals immediately re-offend on their release from prison."
Is this the OUTRAGE boehner needs to cave?
I'm not happy about this. It is intended to outrage us, it was slimy and irresponsible. But I'm not falling for it either.
This is totally true. How true is it, you ask? It is so true that OTMs (Other than Mexicans) will often times immediately turn themselves in once they are across. They know they will be transported to a big town, appear before an immigrations judge, and then be released awaiting a determination hearing. Big surprise, they never show at the hearing.
I am sick and tired of watching this Country go to hell at the hands of petty tyrants, and I alone am impotent to change a damn thing.
Sure, I can refuse to feed the beast where I can, but this government is flipping us all off, and all we can do is count their damn fingers!
We stand by because we certainly are not going to take their "bait" and that is wise, but...I'm sick of this...this..stuff. This petty, sleazy, anti-constitutional, POS and his minions, both d and r. Sick, sick, sick.
Wow. And before there have even been cuts. This is outrageous.
Nationally, 1/3rd of illegal aliens in DHS detention is about 114,000, based on 2011 numbers of illegals detained by them. So I suspect this 10,000 number is just in Arizona.
Be that as it may, it would not be unreasonable for Sheriff Babeu in Pinal County, and even Sheriff Arpaio in Maricopa County, to give public advisories that Napolitano has released hundreds, soon to be thousands of criminals on the street.
Many of them will have no family or resources, so what do they think is going to happen?
Any late night door knock had better be greeted with a pistol and a shotgun.
Looks like the stock value of various firearms manufacturers is going to go even higher!
it's treason and dereliction of duty.
We are getting to the point where the only solution will be an army of lone wolves.
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Broccoli Casserole with Chicken will quickly become your favorite recipe!
Some nights I just do not want to make dinner. Some nights I don't make dinner, let's be honest. …Sorry honey. Ha! But this is definitely going to be my go to meal on those nights because it literally takes less than 30 minutes to make. We've always got cheese, pasta and believe it or not broccoli. Broccoli is my son's favorite vegetable…and I have no idea how, but we definitely lucked out on that one. He loves his fruits and vegetables, and he eats them every day. So lucky! There must be something to feeding your baby vegetables before fruits, because that's what he did.
- 1 box macaroni {or other small pasta}
- 1 can chicken
- 1 head of fresh broccoli, boiled unil tender
- 1 can cream of chicken soup
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 1/3 cup mayonnaise
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- 1-1/2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- Prepare pasta according to box instructions
- Place broccoli in a medium saucepan with about 1" of water and boil until tender. About 5-7 minutes
- In a saucepan stir broth, cream of chicken, mayonnaise, chicken, and lemon juice together. Heat and stir until well combined and heated through
- Lightly grease a 9x13" pan, then spread the cooked pasta evenly on bottom of the pan
- Spread chicken cream sauce evenly over the cooked pasta
- Cover with cooked broccoli, and then sprinkle shredded cheese on top
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On Tuesday January 5, 1932, four-year-old Betty Doherty was taken by 4 meter crocodile as she and her four siblings were playing near their home on the banks of the Seymour River, about 12 kilometers east of Halifax.
Newspaper accounts say that the Doherty children were playing on the banks of the river near their home, when the crocodile suddenly appeared. 12 year old John Doherty carried one child to safety, and was carrying Betty from the danger zone when the reptile grasped the child's legs in its jaws, and tore her from her brother's grasp. John ran after Betty and caught her by the shoulders and bravely tried to save her, but the crocodile was too strong and hauled the baby into the water and took her beneath the surface. The distraught boy ran home and to tell his father of the terrible event.
Mr. Doherty immediately informed the Halifax police of the tragedy, and officers Acting Sergeant Frank Conaty along with Constables George Schnitzerling; Jens Fredericksen and Arnold Still, made an extensive search of the water and banks on the day of the crocodile attack and for several days afterwards, but failed to find any trace of the child.
A week after the attack, hunters Arthur Shaw, Bertie Carr and Jack Taylor, were hired to lay three snares along the river bank. On January 17, the crocodile believed to have taken Betty Doherty, was trapped about 100 yards south of the scene of the tragedy. Three Halifax police officers and the hunters took the crocodile by motor lorry to Halifax so that the stomach contents could be examined. No human remains were found in the crocodile's stomach and the body of Betty Doherty was never found.
In June 1932, John Patrick Doherty received a Bronze Medal for bravery from the Royal Humane Society of Australia, for trying to save the life of his sister.
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It's gotta be one of the greatest finishes in Golden Snowball history.
By the way, Albany is a flat-out disgrace. If this were European soccer, they'd be dropped to the Pennsylvania league.
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It's gotta be one of the greatest finishes in Golden Snowball history.
Competitive balance in this league is a real problem. Fans will start to lose interest if their city can never realistically contend. What if the second- and third-place cities were to meet in a one-week wildcard elimination snow-off, the winner of which would meet the first-place finisher in a one-month championship series? While the fourth-place finisher should receive one snowstorm of their choice from last year's top finisher. And to make sure the snowstorms get scored correctly, every city should have the right to challenge their one of their opponents' accumulations four times per winter.
This is absolutely brilliant. I love the one-week wild card elimination, and I would add that each city gets to name a "farm team," within a 30-mile radius, whose snow totals would be added to the mix. I'm tired of hearing Buffaloans carp about the placement of the National Weather Service snow measuring center. Let them have Lackawanna, and the whining will stop. (We'll add Fulton and shut their godddamn mouths for good!)
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The photos in this collection are during the quiet time in the valley, after the grape harvest, but before the winter pruning of the vines. Please enjoy these views of Livermore in the Fall.
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Washington - A newly disclosed memo reveals a warning by a US State Department investigator that contractors for Blackwater Worldwide saw themselves as above the law and that the contractors, rather than US officials, were in command.
The warning to State Department officials came just weeks before shootings in Nisoor Square in Baghdad that killed 14 people and wounded 18 others on Sept. 16, 2007. A trial in the shootings is underway for four former Blackwater security guards.
The New York Times first reported on the memo.
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Advertisers Flee Maariv for Yisrael Hayom
Sheldon Adelson's free daily, Yisrael Hayom ("Israel Today"), will increase the number of pages it puts out every morning by 50% after the Passover holidays, according to a source inside the paper. The American billionaire's entry into the Israeli newspaper market currently prints 32 pages a day, and will expand to 48.
The reason is a growth in advertising space sold, much of which comes from advertisers leaving Maariv. One of the main reasons for this is Yisrael Hayom's success in the latest TGI survey published at the end of January. The survey showed the paper reached a 15% exposure in the second half of 2007.
At the same time, Maariv is experiencing a serious and continuing drop in its advertising space sold - and revenues. Maariv still sells many more inches than Yisrael Hayom, but it also charges much more, too. The freebie charges NIS 15,000-25,000 per ad page, while Maariv gets NIS 25,000-40,000 for a full page in the news section on a weekday, according to the Yisrael Hayom source
The source said that in addition, Yisrael Hayom is now signing customers and advertisers to yearly agreements which are not only cheaper than Maariv's, but also provide much more value. Maariv's exposure figures are dropping according to the recent TGI survey, from 17% on average for 2007 to only 11.5% in January.
Maariv responded: "At the same time that we are improving the newspaper's content, the average price per [advertising] inch increased by 25%, which in the short term brings about a decline in the number of inches, but to a higher profit margin. We believe that in the medium and long term the updated newspaper will dramatically increase its number of inches."
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Shoulda Been a Hit: Rebecca Lynn Howard's "I Don't Paint Myself Into Corners" [Video]
Devoted Trisha Yearwood fans will remember this song. In 2002, Trisha featured "I Don't Paint Myself into Corners" on her CD Inside Out. She even released it, but it failed make much of an impact. Her version stalled out at #47 on the Billboard Country Music Charts. While that may not seem impressive at all, it actually fared better than the original version written and recorded by Rebecca Lynn Howard. It was the 3rd release off Rebecca's debut CD and served as a showcase for Rebecca's vocal acrobatics. This gal could write and she most definitely could sing. But none of the singles on her debut CD took and this one was most disappointing. "I Don't Paint Myself into Corners" stalled at #71 on the charts. Take a listen and you'll agree . . . it SHOULDA been a hit!
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These recipes will satisfy regardless of the weather
I'm not going to waste any time pontificating on how cold it's been.
In fact, for much of the past week or so it was unseasonably warm.
Nonetheless, we'll get right into a few ideas to warm the tummy and the toes.
Our first recipe really isn't a soup, though its name is literally "Dry Soup."
It's actually a pilaf-style pasta that's browned in vegetable oil and then cooked similar to rice in stock or broth.
When finished, a dusting of some shredded Parmesan and a dollop of salsa will give you a first course, a great luncheon with some crusty rolls, or side dish for dinner.
Sopa Seca(Dry Soup)
(serves four)
1 large tomato
1 large jalapeno chili pepper
1 small onion, peeled and coarsely chopped
1 large clove garlic
6 sprigs fresh cilantro
1/4cup vegetable oil
7-ounce package small shaped pasta such as alphabet
2 cups chicken stock
shredded Parmesan for garnish
Pico de gallo salsa for garnish
Heat a heavy, ungreased griddle or cast iron skillet over medium-low heat until a drop of water sizzles on contact.
Place the tomato and the jalapeno in the pan and cook, turning frequently, until the skins of both are blackened and blistered all over — about 15 minutes
Remove the tomato to a bowl to reserve the juices. Place the chili in a small plastic or paper bag and let it rest for 10 minutes.
When it's cool enough to handle, peel off the charred skin. If some tiny amounts of black bits remain, that's fine, they'll just add to the flavor. Remove the seeds from both.
Place the tomato, onion, garlic, cilantro and jalapeno in a blender or food processor and process until it is almost smooth.
Place the oil in a Dutch oven or medium saucepan, heat over medium-high heat and when warmed, add the pasta and cook, stirring constantly, until golden.Remove all but two tablespoons of the oil.
Add the pureed tomato mixture and cook, stirring often, for 2 minutes. Reduce the heat to low, add the chicken stock and bring to a simmer. Cover the Dutch oven and cook until all the liquid is absorbed, about 20 minutes.
Serve in bowls with the shredded Parmesan and a dollop of salsa.
Here's a hearty favorite that will always be welcome on a chilly day.
Accompany this hearty southern favorite with some cooked rice.
Chicken Gumbo
(serves four to six)
A 4-pound stewing chicken
1 tablespoon salt
2 quarts water
1/2pound cooked ham, diced
1 cup celery, diced
1 tablespoon bacon fat or butter
1 bay leaf
2 tablespoons chopped parsley
1/2teaspoon thyme
3 cups sliced okra, blanched in boiling water if using fresh or, use frozen
2 tablespoons filépowder
5 cups cooked rice, hot
Cut up the stewing chicken and boil in salted water until tender, about two hours.
Remove the chicken, strain it and reserve the broth.
Cut the chicken into large bite-sized pieces. In a medium skillet, sauté the ham and celery in the bacon fat or butter and then add the bay leaf, parsley and thyme.
Cook for several minutes, then add to the chicken broth along with the okra.
You will need about 6 cups of broth. Simmer for 10 minutes.
Add the chicken and reheat.
Just before serving, add the filé powder.
Place spoonfuls of rice in the serving bowls and ladle the soup over top.
As always, enjoy!
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The Patriots and the Ravens will play on Sunday night in one of the biggest games in the infancy of this NFL season.
One team, we'll call them Team A, will likely try to push the tempo, run some no-huddle and maybe even look to stretch the field, take the top of the defense and do every other cliche for throwing the football. In short, they might be looking to pass — and pass a lot.
The other club, Team B, might look to establish the running game early and often in an attempt to slow the game down some, and call on its defense to make some big plays.
In years past, the Patriots were Team A and the Ravens were Team B. This Sunday, however, there's a possibility we could be looking at things the other way around.
Both teams enter the primetime tilt with some uncertainty on the offensive side of the football. For the Patriots, the reunion of offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels and Tom Brady's bunch hasn't been as seamless as many figured it would be. New England has struggled at times offensively, especially in a Week 2 loss at the hands of the Arizona Cardinals.
The loss of Aaron Hernandez early last Sunday didn't help matters much, and McDaniels and Co. will need to find a way to remedy that this week and in the coming weeks. They brought in Kellen Winslow Jr. this week, and he'll try to be some version of Hernandez in the absence of the real thing.
This, of course, takes away one more option for Brady, who hasn't been all that Brady-like this season. Of course, "un-Brady-like, or whatever you want to describe it as, is still pretty good for most NFL quarterbacks. However, No. 12 has looked skittish at times, and his trademark pinpoint control has abandoned him at least in the early going.
You can probably blame a good portion of that on a questionable offensive line. Brian Waters doesn't appear to be on his way north any time soon, and that leaves New England with holes on the O-line — like Donald Thomas at right guard.
Tom Brady is good, but no matter what Patriots fans may want to believe, he needs some help, too.
So what do the Patriots do this Sunday? Maybe they look to establish the run again, like they did so effectively in Week 1. Stevan Ridley had a coming out party of sorts in the season debut against the Titans, showing up Chris Johnson, while carving the Tennessee defense up for 125 yards on 21 carries.
The idea of an efficient rushing attack with a shaky offensive line may seem counterintuitive, but the Patriots have shown early on that they can pave the way for the running game. Rob Gronkowski, with all of his pass-catching capabilities, is a tremendous run blocker. Julian Edelman has shown in his increased role an ability to run block as well. Basically, you can shake some things up and get creative with run calls if need be.
Attempting to run against the Ravens may seem like a fruitless effort, but they've shown through an admittedly small sample size this season that they're susceptible to the run. Baltimore, who ranked second in run defense in 2011, is in the middle of the pack this season, having allowed 258 rushing yards in two games. That's good for 13th in the league.
They may be ripe for the picking, too. This isn't your older brother's Ravens defense, at least not yet. The loss of Terrell Suggs — who may be the best defensive player on this planet — cannot be overstated. He makes everyone's job easier, and the pressure he can put on a quarterback is paramount. The Ravens also lost Jarret Johnson to free agency, and linebacker Paul Kruger is battling a back injury. Their absence may not be as profound as Suggs', but it's just another one of the adjustments the Ravens have had to make and continue to make.
"That's all adjustment," linebacker and defensive freak Ray Lewis told reporters earlier this week. "That's all adding this person, adding that person, fixing this, fixing that, this person goes down, that person goes down, lose a Paul Kruger after not having a Terrell Sugs. Moving a lot of people around and a lot of different communication things really have to pick up as you go farther in the season."
Will the Ravens eventually rise to the top of the league when it comes to defense? Yeah, maybe. It's probably not advisable to bet against Ray Lewis. But for now, they're not the defensive unit we've come to expect.
They're also not the same offensive team, either. The Ravens have opened some eyes on the national stage already this season. Joe Flacco and the rest of the Baltimore offense exploded in Week 1 against the Bengals. The Ravens, who have been all about the grounding and pounding in the past, moved the ball effectively through the air in Week 1.
That's probably going to be a good thing this week, too. The Patriots have been one of the most impressive rushing defenses thus far, highlighted by their Week 1 performance where they held Johnson to just four yards in steamrolling the Titans. The Ravens do have Ray Rice, but there's been an inexplicable reluctance to give him the ball through two weeks. He has just 26 carries thus far, a curious total given his 6.4 yards per carry.
Conversely, Flacco has attempted 71 passes through two games. Heck, he's even completed 43 passes, meaning he has 17 more completions than Rice has carries. What does it all mean? Maybe nothing, but it least gives you an indication of where the Ravens are as an offense.
Come Sunday, though, the Patriots and Ravens will renew their rivalry. Just don't be surprised if it looks a little bit different than Ravens-Patriots games of the past.
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Sanjay Jha confirms Motorola XOOM pricing at $799; Wi-Fi only model to be priced at $600
The Motorola XOOM has been picking up quite a buzz ever since CES in Las Vegas where it was named "Best in Show". With a dual-core Tegra 2 processor under the hood, and Android 3.0 running the show, the tablet is about as high-end as you can get although it will launch as a 3G device upgradeable to Verizon's LTE network. The 10.1 inch display features resolution of 1280 x 800 and the XOOM features a 5MP camera with dual LED flash on back and a 2MP front facing camera.
Just the other day, we reported that Best Buy was planning on taking pre-orders for the tablet on Thursday, priced at $1,199. That price, of course, turned out to be a placeholder and the entire page was taken down by the big box retailer. Unfortunately, it also looks like the Thursday start of pre-orders was also incorrect. But With Verizon having started to turn its attention from the Apple iPhone to the HTC Thunderbolt, we would expect the launch of the Motorola XOOM to not be that far away.
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1. protozeloz (Posts: 5396; Member since: 16 Sep 2010)
I thing both prices are good, they have the latest of the latest and look like a great option
2. downphoenix (Posts: 3165; Member since: 19 Jun 2010)
The wifi price is just right, I may actually make this my 1st tablet unless the Optimus Pad is similarly priced and has a wifi only version, but why a 200$ difference for 3G version? A 3G radio doesnt even remotely cost that much, there is almost a 900% markup on the price of the radio. And expect to hand over another 100$+ for the 4G upgrade module.
3. narley (Posts: 357; Member since: 14 May 2009)
oh ya $600!!!
thats awesome. i was going to use mobhotspot to do it rather than over 3g. so that will be awesome to save the $200
4. Sniggly (Posts: 7305; Member since: 05 Dec 2009)
The 200 dollar price difference is probably related to the upgradable status to 4G. That's my guess. Still, for a product only a few months newer than the iPad which kicks its ass, I would say that's a good deal.
5. JeffdaBeat (unregistered)
Am I the only person that thinks these fucking Tablets are over priced? I mean, I get the iPad. Everything Apple sales costs a lot of money. But when I can grab a netbook, notebook, and desktop for cheaper than a limited tablet, that's fucking ridiculous. I seriously feel like this is pure profit these guys are grabbing...and people are dumb enough to shell it out...
Tabs should be around the $400-$600 range. When they are drifting upward of $700, it's truly outrageous...truly, truly, truly outrageous ($5 to anyone who guesses where that quote is from...)
6. ItsMichaelNotMike (Posts: 8; Member since: 21 Nov 2010)
You're not the only person. But I think your price is too high. For what they are tablets should only be about $350 to $400 MAX.
The concept is ridiculous, take a netbook, limit that, get rid of the keyboard, etc. then hike the price double to triple what a more powerful netbook costs.
Actually though I think the market for these will fall flat. For one, the only people buying them are those with a disposable income. There's only so many of those customers to go around.
I know for sure that 90% of the consumers out there are not buying $600 to $800 tablets. They are already tapped out with a superphone, netbook and desktop. A limited functionality tablet simply does not fit into the budget.
7. Gems...Gems are truely outr (unregistered)
I agree the tablets are much overpriced. Two october's ago I bought a netbook that plays full 1080p videos through hdmi for $400. Why are tablets costing so much more than that? Is it that expensive to make a smartphone bigger without phone properties? Essentially that is all these tablets are will the arrival of new smartphones. The iPad is a bigger iPhone4, and the xoom is a bigger Atrix. Now there is a bit more to it than that, but not enough to justify the prices they are sold for.
Then again we should consider that buying a tablet is like buying a phone off contract. In that regard the price actually seems reasonable.
8. JeffdaBeat (unregistered)
Hahah! Jem!
10. Goldeneye (Posts: 419; Member since: 22 Jan 2011)
Nope you're not the only one, its just stupid to spend that kind of dough for a computer wannabe, I don't care what version of android or OS has, still is not a real computer! for that money I'd get a very decent laptop and again a real computer
9. PhoneLuver (Posts: 481; Member since: 05 Jul 2010)
The reason that they're so expensive is mainly due to the amount of development currently being made to create them, materials being used etc..
The prices should drop/stabilize to somewhere around the $400 to $600 mark.
My main concern and I sat this over and over is that these tablets are NOT independent devices! A netbook is a completely independent device that has USB etc.
We need tablets where synchronization is optional, but the device can function sufficiently well without it! Additionally, support for Word, Excel, Powerpoint etc support should be a default feature.
11. FightForTheLost (Posts: 20; Member since: 25 May 2010)
This thing has a USB port I thought...lol. Also, most of us have WiFi at home/work/school or have a phone/other device that can drop a hotspot. So I don't see a whole lot of sense coming out of your "tablets are not independent" comment. I mean, I get that it's not a netbook. But they've certainly improved over what they used to be. And Google has some cloud tech that will allow for cloud printing/syncing of data, so I think it's pretty independent in that regard.
Not hating, I just don't fully understand it I guess. I'm looking to get the Xoom for college because I could type reports on it (with BT keyboard) and use it in other ways, too.


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The second thing we pride ourselves in, is our hospitality. We do our best to establish, a warm homey environment. The moment you walk in the door, you are considered part of the family. We provide a free map and enjoy giving tips on the city, so you can fill your few days or maybe many days, with lots of things to do. Our knowledgeable staff can also give suggestions for your continuing journey out of Malaysia's capital city.
For being a budget guest house we do provide a couple perks that you won't find in many places located in the Golden Triangle. We have many types of rooms available, double-ensuite, double, single, family, and dormitory beds. All rooms are clean, with a window and fan, except our ensuite, which comes with A/C. On check in we provide you with a fresh towel(all rooms) & free roll of toilet paper(for single, double, en-suite, & family rooms only). In the morning, there is a free simple breakfast, with all day coffee and tea, that will help you get started so you can begin your tour of this great city. We provide 24 hour reception, same-day laundry service, and free WiFi in all the rooms, so you can stay connected at all times or get help at any hour.
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This place is really nice. I thoroughly enjoyed my stay in KL. Thanks to the extremely polite and humble inn keepers I was able to get into the flow of the hustle bustle city. They let me know about how not to get ripped off and all that jazz. Plus they told me the cheapest way to get to Batu Caves. A must see if you go to KL. As an Australian backpacker / journeyman / traveler I would recommend these guys. No frills. No bullshit. Just nice honest people providing a good place to stay and sleep.
PS. Don't trust cab drivers from KL Sentral or the Airport, get buses, it's quite a safe city and easy to navigate if you have your wits about you.
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Strongest point: very, very friendly staff who went out of their way to help me with directions and general advice about the city. Other than that this is a pretty good example of a budget guesthouse - you probably won't find better for such a low price (40 ringgit per night for a single room), which includes breakfast (toast and coffee - surprisingly tasty, considering). The rooms are basic (mine literally had just a bed in it) but clean, and all have windows (surprising how many of the budget places don't). Bathrooms are fine, they're all shower-toilet cubicles, which takes a little getting used to, but clean.
There were lots of common areas to hang out in, which is good because the rooms can get a little claustrophobic. Sofas and TV in reception, a spacious kitchen area (no stove, just kettle and toaster), and a huge verandah out the back. Good wifi reception.
And a great location - a few minutes away from the subway station, and just off a busy road with plenty of convenience stores, cheap restaurants etc, though the actual street is on is quiet. Walkable to all the main shopping/ sightseeing areas. Overall, I'd recommend this for anyone on a budget. It's definitely not the Hilton, and the walls are a bit thin, but it's unlikely you'll find anywhere better at this price.
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First and last time Royal cruise.: Mariner of the Seas Cruise Review by bfunston
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First and last time Royal cruise.
Destination: Mexican Riviera
Embarkation: Los Angeles
This was my sixth cruise, first on RCCL- This is the third for my boys and they are hooked, so it looks like we'll be cruising annually. We were excited about this cruise to finally sail on RCCL- our previous cruises have all been on Carnival, save one on Princess. I will primarily compare this cruise to our experience(s) with Carnival.
Overall we had a good time and enjoyed the cruise; no matter what, we try to have fun but there were some significant downers on this cruise that will prevent us from returning to RCCL.
Ports- been to all so many times, not worth discussing. It is personal preference anyway. One mention- we normal grab a cab in Puerto Vallarta to the sea life park and ride water More slides all day. Its now called aqua-adventure and has become substantially more expensive...I would never book a shore excursion with ship. I continue to read people paying 50-60 bucks per person for a glass bottom boat road ride to El Arco and lands end in Cabo. $20 for four people is what we paid this time and we got them to drop us off and pick us up at beach afterwards.
I'll start with all the good: -Service was great. Our dining room waiter and asst. waiter were probably the best we've had. Cabin Steward was good. We never had a problem with service anywhere throughout the entire cruise. Great table mate pairings as well. -Cabin size/layout. We had a D1 balcony stateroom (6652) and while no bigger than other cabins we've been in, it seemed more functional and spacious. -Ocean Adventure Program. My kids absolutely hate the Carnival version, but said this was "OK," which means it was probably pretty good. My older son commented that the games were better and the staff actually participated rather than just explained activity. I liked it because there were some family events and because there wasn't the hard sell you get on Carnival. -Coffee: Best coffee I've had on a cruise- this is subjective of course but I really enjoyed the coffee (Seattle's Best) served at the cafe promenade. Pastry was decent here too. -Casino Slots: I actually $1000 one night on $0.25 machine and another $700 the next night on the Wheel of Fortune $1. Was surprised that cruise slots paid- I'd never seen it. -Em- and Debarkation: Unbelievably easy on both counts. One thing I hate about Carnival is the rush to get you out of your room. Royal noted" relax in your stateroom until you assigned time." We were in no rush so this suited us well.
Not so great: (or carnival is better) -Beds: The carnival beds are so much more comfortable. -Cruise director: Three weeks later and I can't remember his name- I can remember the way he looked and he did do a pretty good rendition of "Mustang Sally" one night but this is the first cruise I've been on where the Captain (Johnnie) comes over the PA more than the CD. -Ship- Largest ship I have been on by far, but always crowded everywhere. And while the royal promenade was cool, it was like being at the mall, December 23rd, in a good economy! Ship had a weird layout also, not being able to get to one area without going a level down and coming back up for example. -Photos- RCCL needs to teach the staff to take better photos. The only decent ones we got were so expensive and had fingerprints all over them. Bought them anyway, but for some reason carnival photo seem better and operation more organized. -Liquor prices- way higher than Carnival last year. -Sanitation Nazi's- It bothered me that every time I entered a room, some staff member was stopping me and shooting Purell into my had. It caused major log jams into dining room at night and I doubt it does any good. People either exhibit good hygiene or they don't. (How did mankind survive or so long without Purell??) BTW I never got a wart in my life until I cruised- now three years straight I get a wart about 1 moth after returning from cruise- all on the hand. Weird, but proof that Purell is worthless as I understand warts are mainly viral. If people would just wash their hands!
Will prevent me from returning: (or anything would be better) -Food: I'm not as critical as other concerning the dining room food for Dinner- but everything else (with exception of Johnny Rockets) was bad. I expected better than carnival and got worse...a lot worse. I thought the nightly dinners were decent so I won't complain about them but the Windjammer was really bad. This is from someone who has no problem eating at Denny's. Some standouts from the windjammer: Bacon so thin, so raw and so greasy it would make a goat choke. The deep fried potatoes they called hash browns, either in the shape of a wedge or a tater tot or in a the McDonald's hash brown shape were always floating or swimming in grease, even right out of kitchen they were so bad. Scrambles eggs horrible. Biscuits horrible (Flour/Shortening/baking powder/salt/milk- how freeking hard is that?) Toast always rock hard and cold...and not really toasted. Pancakes, French toast etc all cold, cold, cold. I never saw a grill for hamburgers \ hotdogs; they were served in big metal pans swimming in greasy water and had been cooking for what tasted like hours- so so dry. Fries were coated and not to my liking and the pizza was only a step above frozen, usually cold. I think you get the idea....but in case it wasn't clear...cold, greasy, low quality sums it up. I honest can't say we really enjoyed anything from the Windjammer...
-Elevators- the worst of any ship I have been on- slow, slow, slow. Between the stair climbing and the food I actually lost weight on this cruise. Yes...lost!
-Price: Much more expensive than Carnival, still trying to figure out why?
Lastly, and many of you will think me a jerk for writing this, but the ship was booked with (I think I heard) 800 deaf passengers. Now...I have nothing against deaf people, but I think if RCCL is going to book out 1/3 or 1/2 ship to a particular group they should tell you that before you book. If definitely changed the feeling of the cruise; there were times when entire public rooms were silent. Trying to get from one end of promenade to the other was difficult; "excuse me," didn't work and deaf people I noticed tend to stand around in circles, making an already tight feeling ship tighter. I am absolutely certain the entertainment and activities were changed to accommodate them. I'm not saying it was bad, it was just different and I think we had a right to know before we booked. Just imagine getting on a cruise booked with 800 preachers, strippers, car salesmen, republicans/democrats or whatever...don't you think Royal should disclose that? I stand by what I said so if you want to tell me what a jerk I am...go ahead, email me (firstname.lastname@example.com), but I stand by my feelings. Less
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NEW YORK -- The Los Angeles Dodgers are on track to become only the second major league team with a $200-million payroll and could end the New York Yankees' streak of 14 years as baseball's biggest spender.
The Dodgers are at $214.8 million for 21 signed players next season, according to a study of their contracts by The Associated Press. That follows last weekend's addition of free-agent pitcher Zack Greinke in a $147-million, six-year contract and South Korean pitcher Ryu Hyun-jin for a $36-million, six-year deal.
"Creating a lot of buzz, that's for sure," Greinke said. "And you do wonder when things are going to stop."
Crediting the $3.9 million Boston is paying Los Angeles next year as part of last August's trade, and not counting the portions of signing bonuses for players obtained from the Red Sox, the Dodgers' 2013 payroll currently is at $207.9 million.
The Yankees have led each year since the Baltimore Orioles edged them by $200,000 in 1998, and New York has been at $200 million-plus every season since 2005. The record opening-day payroll of $209.1 million was set by the Yankees in 2008.
Los Angeles, almost certain to pay the luxury tax next year, has joined the high rollers since the Dodgers were bought in May by Mark Walter's group, which also includes Magic Johnson and Stan Kasten.
"When we took over the team, we said we were going to spend money, and I guess you guys are seeing that we're trying to do that," Johnson said.
Under outgoing owner Frank McCourt, the Dodgers started the season with the 12th-highest payroll at $94.7 million. They boosted spending with the mid-season acquisition of Hanley Ramirez, Adrian Gonzalez, Josh Beckett, Carl Crawford and Brandon League.
The Dodgers finished 86-76 last season, eight games behind eventual World Series champion San Francisco Giants in the NL West. The Dodgers haven't reached the World Series since winning the title in 1988.
In addition to their players with agreements, the Dodgers have two players eligible for salary arbitration: catcher A.J. Ellis and right-hander Ronald Belisario.
New York's 2013 payroll is at $176 million for 13 players, including a $12-million deal for third-baseman Kevin Youkilis that hasn't been finalized. Four Yankees are eligible for arbitration: pitchers Phil Hughes, David Robertson, Joba Chamberlain and Boone Logan.
The deals for Greinke and Ryu contain numerous complex provisions and perks. Greinke gets a $12-million signing bonus, of which $7 million is payable by Dec. 31 and $5 million on Feb. 1, 2014. He gets a $17-million salary next year, $24 million in 2014, $23 million in 2015, $24 million in 2016, $23 million in 2017 and $24 million in 2018.
He can opt out of the final three years of the contract within three days of the final game of the 2015 World Series. Greinke doesn't have a no-trade provision, but if he's dealt during the season, he can decide within three days of the end of the World Series whether to terminate the contract. If he's traded during the off-season, he gets an extra $3 million and has the right to end the deal immediately.
Ryu gets a $5-million signing bonus, half due on April 1 and the rest on April 1, 2014. His salaries are $2.5 million next year, $3.5 million in 2014, $4 million in 2015 and $7 million in each of the following three seasons. He can earn an additional $1 million annually in performance bonuses, $250,000 each for 170, 180, 190 and 200 innings.
If he has 750 innings pitched from 2013-17, he can opt out of the final season. If he wins the Cy Young Award, his salaries for remaining seasons would increase by $1 million. They would go up by $750,000 if he finishes second, $500,000 if he finishes third and $250,000 if he finishes fourth or fifth.
He has the same opt-out rights as Greinke, but without the $3-million payment, and he can't be sent to the minor leagues without his consent.
-- The Associated Press


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My first year here as an international student is not lonely as I expected. I got into the Learning Community Program that the university offers and it has been a meaningful experience, and also an easy way for me to connect and get to know the other freshmen coming here. This program is about first-year students choosing the same learning community in which they can live next to each other, go to the same classes, and that has made life in university much more comfortable and fun! The professors are great and kind, they always offer help when you have trouble understanding materials. The campus is beautiful, and there are many places you can stop by near Villanova. The spirit here is also fundamentally strong, can be manifested by the passion for basketball here, maybe because the school's team won the NCAA last year. Overall: Nova Nation!
I absolutely love it here at Nova! The atmosphere is truly that of a close knit community yet the school is still big enough to offer the alumni connections and some of the research opportunities available at bigger schools. There are so many different opportunities to get involved on campus - there truly is (many) something(s) for everyone. Orientation at Nova was absolutely spectacular and they really pulled out all the stops to welcome us. But it became clear very quickly that this would be a theme for my next four years. At Nova, you go big with school pride, or you go home. I think this was seen very clearly after we won the basketball national championships this year. We're still riding that wave of glory. Overall, there's just so much that I love about Nova and I really can't wait to find even more to love about in the three years I have left here. Ignite change, go Cats!
The Business School (VSB), especially, has terrific connections. Villanova students GET JOBS. Villanova alumni hire Villanova students because they just have that much love and passion for the school. Business school students have the best opportunities, but that is not to say that the other schools do not have success stories! You'll get a fantastic education and experience through any of the schools--hell, the College of Engineering is also nationally ranked--but the VSB alumni seem to be constantly, consistently reaching out to current students. Businesses WANT us.


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On Tuesday, actor Eric Balfour visited Brittany Murphy's mother Sharon and husband Simon Monjack at the Hollywood Hills home where the actress, 32, died Sunday.
"Everyone is devastated," he told UsMagazine.com. "We are trying to be strong for them."
In the early 90s, Balfour, now 32, was also a member of a band called "Blessed with Soul" that featured Murphy.
He said her death is "just a tragedy."
"I've known her since I was 14-years old," he told Us. "Brittany was one of my oldest friends."
"We are very sad she is gone, and we are asking everyone to be respectful," he told Us.
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A PLAQUE commemorating the heroism of Sgt Pilot Bruce Hancock which was believed to have been stolen has been recovered from the person who took it.
The plaque commemorates Sgt Pilot Bruce Hancock's decision to destroy a German bomber by ramming it while flying in an unarmed aircraft during the battle of Britain.
Although it was reported to the police as stolen the plaque was actually removed by staff from RAF Brize Norton, who planned to refurbish it but did not inform anyone in the area.
A spokesman for RAF Brize Norton said: ''I can confirm that on August 8, a serviceman from RAF Brize Norton removed a brass plaque from the RAF Windrush memorial after being informed by a visiting pilot that its fixings had started to become loose.
"Keen to prevent the plaque from being stolen, it was therefore removed with the intention of refurbishing it before being re-secured to the memorial. At the time, it was thought that the plaque was a military dedication, and so, regrettably, its significance to the local community and elsewhere was not appreciated fully.
"Consequently, whilst its removal was carried out with the very best of intentions, we wholeheartedly apologise for any upset this misunderstanding may have caused. The plaque has now been returned and Royal Air Force Brize Norton very much looks forward to supporting the rededication ceremony.''
Bill King was there when the plaque was presented 20 years ago and explained that to remove it without informing anyone was an outrage given the significance of the incident.
Speaking on behalf of the North Oxon and Cotswold Area Military Vehicle Trust (OXCOT) he said: "It really has caused a tremendous uproar. The parish council were very unhappy, the farmer who owned the land is very unhappy about it and OXCOT are very, very unhappy about this whole thing."
"The plaque has been in situ for 20 years and then was suddenly removed."
He explained that the land is owned by a tenant farmer, Roy Limbrick, who looks after the site and keeps an eye out for suspicious activity.
He also questioned why the staff from Brize Norton did not inform anyone in the village, or the police after the plaque was reported as stolen.
Bill has asked for a formal apology from those responsible at Brize Norton and for the refurbished plaque to be put back in place as soon as possible, which has now been agreed.


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There is nothing like a boundary for 'Pawanism' with millions of fans it come becoming disciples for that unique feeling. Of course, all Powerstar fans are Pawanism followers only. But how far cashing on that feeling will click at box office in a commercial way?
A couple of guys are now coming up with a movie titled 'Pawanism', where the story of revolves around couple of hardcore fans of Pawan Kalyan. We have seen films like 'Seenugaadu Chiranjeevi Fan' and how they have sank without any trace already. So it could be expected what will be the fate of such flicks made on cashing popularity of a hero. Moreover, making a film on Pawanism kind of subjects is a mediocre idea. Though many people connect to Pawanism by heart, they cannot digest someone making it as entertainment. Also we cannot define what Pawanism is exactly is, as neither Pawan nor any hardcore fan issued any guidelines or path for that.
Simply saying, every Indian loves God and prays to him, but that doesn't mean all films made on God will run for 365 days in all centres. On the other hand, some say that Pawanism is made with a good cause and will be received well. Let us see.


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Hole-by-hole updates: Lydia Ko in final round
Welcome to the live updates of the final round of the New Zealand Women's Open from Clearwater Golf Course, near Christchurch.
Understandably, most of the interest is around the only Kiwi to make the cut, teen sensation Lydia Ko.
Ko is joint leader after two of the three rounds and is due to tee off this morning at 11.45 alongside fellow leader Seon Woo Bae (Korea) and Italy's Giulia Sergas, who is a shot back.
Ko and Bae are six-under but there were 21 players in the red before play started today and the scoring, and conditions, are great.
There's little wind, but that's likely to change this afternoon.
The scoring is already hot this morning, England's Elizabeth Bennett has shot from one over to four under, after picking up five shots on the opening five holes.
Ko will have the biggest gallery again and even on the practice range had to put up with plenty of interested spectators.
It's easy to forget Ko is still just 15, but should she get up today as nearly everyone on course hopes, it will be her third win in a professional event after winning both the New South Wales and Canadian Opens last year.
It's all set up for her to stamp her mark on the world scene today and should she overcome the expectation and pressure, it will be a very popular win.
Join us for hole-by-hole updates of Ko's final round.
18TH HOLE (finish)
Lydia Ko in the New Zealand Women's Open champion. She made her regulation par four at the last to win by one after Lewis bogeyed 18.
Ko, at just 15, has beaten 143 other golfers, mostly pros and won her third professional tournament.
She's been brilliant all day and while others faltered under pressure, the youngest player in the field didn't.
She received a huge roar and standing ovation from more than 1000 people surrounding 18.
She shot a final round 68 to go with her earlier 70 and 68 and apart from a duffed chip on the third, was a model of consistency.
That's us for the day, thanks for following, stay tuned to Stuff.co.nz for a wrap of the tournament.
Ko and Lewis tied with one to play. Ko drove into the rough and was unable to stop her second where she wanted to. She then left her tricky 40 footer nearly four feet away. But cool as you like, Ko saved par. Lewis made her par from a long way away and is heading down 18. Bae missed her birdie putt and needs something very special to feature now. Keating is finished at -8.
Status quo here. Ko doesn't hit the best tee shot at the par three but makes three still. Lewis is on 17 and is a long way away for two. The penultimate hole is a lot easier than the last and if Lewis can't make this long putt, Ko has a real sniff. Bae back within two after making two at 16. Keating's one back and playing the last.
Ko back on top. Lydia Ko hit her second at the short par four 15th to four feet and sank the putt to join Lewis at -10. Lewis, then sinks a four footer at 16 for a par three to stay at -10. Keating remains one back after she too parred 16.
Ko remains one back after missing her fourth birdie putt in a row. This one, on the par five 14th, narrowly missed, catching the lip. She sinks the three footer for par to remain one behind Lewis who also parred 14. Four to go and needs a birdie.
Keating had just dropped a shot on 13 while Lewis made birdie at the same hole to go to -10.
Ko puts her approach at the short par four to just five, but misread the slippery downhiller. She's at -9 and one off the lead with five to play. Bae and Sergas both made fours too.
Three on top. Ko misses a chance for the outright lead. The Kiwi put her eight footer outside the hole and it never took the break.
Bae makes par and Sergas missed the green then three putted from the fringe.
Lewis and Keating are both -6 today and are tied with Ko at -9 for the tournament.
Bae falls back. Seon Woo Bae can't up and down at 11 and drops to two behind Ko and Keating. Sergas sinks a monster for two while Lo makes a two-putt three for par. Lewis is third, one back.
Ko, Bae and Sergas all make fours on the relatively short par five 10th. That puts Ko back on top with Keating who charged up the leaderboard after making an eagle at the par four eighth, making at two at the par three ninth then another birdie at the 10th.
Great golf and in for a gripping finish here.
Ko loses the lead. The tricky par three proved pretty simple for this group. All three found the green. Ko had the longest and toughest putt, down hill and left to right, about 45 feet. She hit an extremely tough putt very gently and it stopped six inches away. Great putt for par. Sergas and Bae both make their short par putts.
And now's where it all gets serious, the tougher, more open back nine on a Sunday afternoon. Big pressure for all, especially the 15-year-old with 95 per cent of the gallery support.
Keating now takes the lead. She's -9 after shooting an impressive 31 on the front nine then making a four on the par five 10th. Leads by one.
American Amelia Lewis eagles 10 to move to -8 alongside Ko. The course is getting beaten up without its usual defence, the wind. Ko needs to make a couple here early in the back nine.
Ko's lead cut in half. Up wind, water all down the right, eight is normally a very tough hole. Not for this group, though. Ko puts her second to 15 feet and the other two are closer. Bae makes her three footer after a sensational second but Ko and Sergas miss. Ko still at -8, Bae now lurking at -7, tied with Australian Stacey Keating.
Ko still leads by two. Three pars at a pretty uneventful seven. Bae and Sergas both two putt from the top tier while Ko's approach was only 12 feet away but she missed the putt. Her iron play is, again, superb.
Ko makes birdie. Lydia Ko has opened a two-shot buffer after sinking a 15-footer for birdie at six. Took on the bunker just short of the green with her second and got the reward. Bae and Sergas miss shorter birdie putts and make par. Ko is -8.
Ko has a tap in for par at the up-wind par five. All three laid up, Ko and Bae made four while Sergas missed a tap in for par and her three-putt six drops her another shot back.
Ko missed the fairway with her second and wasn't able to stop her third as she would have liked. She had the longest birdie putt, about 25 feet, but went the closest. Ko leads by one from Bae and the brilliant Bennett who is -7 through 10 holes today.
Ko and Bae both go close on the short par three fourth but Sergas missed the green badly and got a bad bounce. She fails to get up and down and drops a shot. Bae, from 15 feet, missed her birdie chance. Ko makes her 8 footer. Perfect tee shot. Pin high with a wee uphiller for two which she makes to get back to -7.
A rare blemish for Ko. A second from the rough was big on the short, dog-leg third. That left an awkward chip which Ko duffed. Her next was close and she walks away with a bogey five. Sergas make four but Bae three putts for five. And all three are level at -6
After another perfect drive, Ko missed the green right with her second on the down-wind par 5. She chipped to 12 feet, her third going right over the cup. She left her slippery birdie putt on the left edge and made par.
Bae put her second in the middle of the green and made a relatively simple birdie four while Sergas got up and down from the greenside bunker for birdie.
Ko and Bae tied at -7, one ahead of Sergas. England's Elizabeth Bennett is six-under today through eight holes and only two behind Ko and Bae.
There's still very little wind here and it's very warm on course. The leading group, Ko more specifically, is attracting all the attention and are enjoying a gallery of around 500.
Perfect start for Ko. No early signs of nerves; first drive in prime position and her second, from about 115m ends up about 15 feet short. She rolled in the putt for birdie and the outright lead.
Bae missed the green left but nearly holed her third from the bunker. Ends with par to stay at -6. Sergas was closer than Ko but missed birdie putt and stays at -5