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hi stephen, thanks for all the trouble your going too..
i had a thought earlier that made me even more confused...
its looking like the graphic card is responsible but earlier i realised that even if the card fails then why am i not able to control itunes via my iphone...
it says cannot find my library as if the pc wasnt on so from that i am guessing that allthough it might seem to have booted then perhaps it actually hasnt
would a failed gc cause that? if no then its something else...i was just about to buy a new card too
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That's a good point. Are you able to test the PSU like I suggested? Because if that's going, then the whole thing would make sense.
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Not easily I don't think... This has me totally baffled
Will do some more research but I suspect a format and start again maybe on the cards
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Not to worry. I don't think a clean install will solve the issue but it might be worth a shot. Before you do that, a stress test using prime95 will see if there are any graphics card or PSU issues. That might be a bit easier than the multimeter method.
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hi stephen
ok, i have now installed another graphic card and gone back to my old hdd
still the problem persists...
at least its narrowing it down now
incidentally the nvidia card i now have has cured the problem i had with the old hdd i took out because i couldnt fix it before...very bizzare (see my previous posts from a few years back)
but this is so frustrating now
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Ok, so you now have an NVIDIA card rather than the ATI and the problem still perstists am I correct? If so, then I think its probably the motherboard. If you can please run the Prime 95 test as stated in my previous post as if it fails or the computer turns itself off, its a PSU issue. If it reports no issues and runs fine, its a motherboard issue.
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So my fiance and I are planning a honeymoon for mid July 2016. I have been to many islands in the Caribbean (DR, Bahamas, Jamaica, Caymans, USVI) but she has not. I am trying to chose and island that is not super touristy and can offer good resorts, good selection of food, good snorkeling, and good views/water. We do not care about shopping, nightlife is not a huge points but we would like to be able to get a drink or two some nights, a casino would be a plus for me. Obviously many islands fit these descriptions so I have narrowed the selection down to about 5 islands below. Please give me your opinion of which one(s) you think are best for the things I have described.
Budget: $7700 for 7 days, including airfare. Have a little wiggle room if need to up budget.
Turks & Caicos: This is in my top two. Seems to not be super touristy, looks to have awesome water, beaches, and snorkeling. Very pricey. Is the food good here, are there a good amount of choices that are easily accessible? The landscape scenery seems to be average as the island is flat and semi-arid.
St. Lucia: My other island tied with T&C for top choice. Mountains and rain forests make this island very appealing and my fiance is in love with views. Seems to be prettiest island landscape wise. Water seems to be pretty but maybe not on level with T&C. Have read the snorkeling is good, is it as good as the others on this list? I read food is good but limited options as resorts are isolated and getting around is expensive as taxi is only option. Also very pricey. Seems my biggest beef is how you are stuck at your resort and have read alot of them gouge you and good is average. Exploring the beauty of the island seems hard/expensive because of topography and roads. Thoughts?
Antigua: Have not done as much research on this island. Seems to be a decent middle ground of alot of islands. Good beaches, easier to get around, average selection of food, selection of casinos, and direct flights. How are the resorts? I have the read the snorkeling is good. How is the beauty of this island compare to others on my list? Is this place as pricey as the other?
Grenada: My fiance likes it because she is obsessed with waterfalls. I know it is a lesser known option since its independence from Great Britain and civil war. Do not know much about this island. Price? Beaches? Snorkeling? Resorts? Food?
Places we will not consider: Caymans, Jamaica, Bahamas, Aruba, St. Martin, Dominica, Puerto Rico, Martinique.
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So my fiance and I are planning a honeymoon for mid July 2016. I have been to many islands in the Caribbean (DR, Bahamas, Jamaica, Caymans, USVI) but she has not. I am trying to chose and island that is not super touristy and can offer good resorts, good selection of food, good snorkeling, and good views/water. We do not care about shopping, nightlife is not a huge points but we would like to be able to get a drink or two some nights, a casino would be a plus for me. Obviously many islands fit these descriptions so I have narrowed the selection down to about 5 islands below. Please give me your opinion of which one(s) you think are best for the things I have described.
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First, you mention that you were considering 5 islands but only listed 4 in your question. Do you have a "specific" 5th option?. If so, please let us know which one.
One of your main desires seems to be snorkeling. If so, of the islands you mentioned the Turks & Caicos (I assume you are looking at Providenciales' Grace Bay where 95% of the resorts in the T&C are located) has the better snorkeling - both walk-in and boat access. Antigua has very little walk-in snorkeling and the boat access sites are just OK but certainly no where near as good as in the T&C's There's only a limited amount of snorkeling off of St. Lucia and since it's a very big island you have to do some serious research if you want to stay at a resort that's nearby. Simply put, no one goes to St. Lucia for the snorkeling. I can't comment on the snorkeling off Grenada as I've never snorkeled there but based on what I've seen while visiting that island there's probably not a lot to choose from.
If snorkeling is a high priority for you then you might want to look at St. John (USVI's) or Virgin Gorda (BVI's) as you find some of the best in the Caribbean on those islands and it will outpace the snorkeling on any of the islands on your list. Both of these islands have a great combination of beautiful light golden sand beaches lapped by calm bright turquoise waters, a decent collection of restaurants and a variety of very good to excellent resorts. The only thing on your wish list that they lack is a casino. You should give them careful consideration.
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RoamsAround, Thanks for the input! It seems that you bring a good perspective from the snorkeling point of view. I would like the snorkeling to be good/great but if some of the other criteria are met then I could compromise if the snorkeling was not incredible. After alot of research it seems that you cant beat the virgin islands for snorkeling in caribbean (Brit or US). I would consider the BVI but from what I have read they are super expensive and do not have alot of option for resorts and food. But maybe I am wrong, are they more expensive than T&C or St. Lucia?
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I think you are mistaken about the overall "expensiveness" of the USVI's and BVI's vs. the T&C's and St. Lucia. Like most destinations they have their share of very upscale resort properties but they also have a wide choice of more budget friendly options. You should have no difficulty finding plenty of very nice resorts in your $7,700 price range during July throughout those islands.
A honeymoon is a pretty special event and you'll want to spend it on a special island. Others may disagree but to me, Antigua doesn't have that "special" vibe. It's a grade "B" island (good but not great) - you want a grade "A" or A+" island for your honeymoon. That's why I recommended St. John (USVI's) and Virgin Gorda (BVI's) in my earlier reply.
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Hopefully Blamona, the T&C expert will answer this, but to respond to a few of your questions:
Grace Bay in Provo has one of the most beautiful beaches I've ever seen, and that includes Greece!
We go almost every year, and love it because of the stunning long beach, some of which is remarkably empty, especially early-mid morning.
There are lots of good restaurants on the island, though food is pricey at the more upscale ones.
Some resorts like SEVEN STARS are close to restaurants, the big supermarket, town, etc. For others, you will need a car since taxis are insanely expensive ( about $10 per person each way).
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I forgot to mention that one reason we keep going back to T&C is that it's an easy non-stop 3 hour flight from the East Coast. Not true of some of the other islands mentioned above.
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Thanks for the honesty and getting to the point, I like your style. What you said about Antigua was exactly what I was looking for. For people that have been to these places to differentiate them by what they offer. Since I have not heard anyone rave about Antigua since doing my research and due to your comments I think I am ready to take Antigua off the list. After looking today it seems the VIs would still be doable for us. However since I have been to the USVI before I was leaning more towards the BVI. Would you recommend staying on Tortola or Gorda? Seems like if we want restaurant selection Tortola is better?
Thanks for the input. You are like the 7th person to say T&C is their favorite destination. I can tell from the picture its beaches are gorgeous and the water is incredible. However I have a pretty high standard for beaches since I grew up in Destin, FL. We have sugar white sand. Being from the coast you learn from a young age that the real action actually happens in the water and on the boat, the beach gets a little boring after a while haha. Hopefully we can file a nice resort on Provo that has an ocean view. The premium resorts I looked at were pretty super pricey for next July but I didn't look that long. Still deciding whether to do all inclusive.
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Provo has sugar white sand, too. But if you're bored by the beach, you might want to look at another island with more action like St. John, for instance. Provo is very quiet, except for water sports.
Some resorts to check out that aren't as pricey: THE SANDS, WINDSONG, OCEAN CLUB WEST.
All of the resorts have ocean view and most come with kitchens, so you can scale back food costs by eating breakfast/lunch in your condo/resort.
Also many resorts offer summer deals of some kind. But it's probably way too early now to figure out what those will be.
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First, to put thing in perspective, I live in the Caribbean and have visited well over 25 different islands, many of them multiple time.
While Tortola is nice, my favorite island in the BVI's is Virgin Gorda (Note: No one refers to it as just "Gorda"). I first visited there some 30 years ago and have been back many, many times since then. Also, to put your mind at ease, Virgin Gorda has plenty of restaurants, not as many as Tortola, but more than enough for you to have lunch and dinner at different places every day of your week long honeymoon.
You should also be aware that on this forum there are a lot of T&C enthusiasts but I'm not one of them. One visit was enough for my spouse and me, we will not be going back. Provo's Grace Bay is indeed spectacular (11+ miles of sugar white sand) but the island is flat, arid and scrubby which is not to my liking. For us, an island needs more that just a pretty beach. We also found the locals lacked the friendliness that we found on other island.
The biggest difference between the beaches on Provo vs. the ones on Virgin Gorda come down to color of the sand - white on Provo vs. light gold on Virgin Gorda - and the "size" and number of the beaches. On Provo, the main beach is Grace Bay which is 11+ miles long. There are a couple other beaches around the island that are somewhat remote and devoid of any "facilities".
There are many more beaches on Virgin Gorda but they are are smaller "cove like" beaches that vary in size from a few hundred feet to about 3/4's of a mile in length. IMO, the beaches on Virgin Gorda are more "picturesque" being nestled among hundreds of naturally growing palm trees and other tropical plants and vegetation, which you really won't find on Provo (much of the vegetation at the Grace Bay resorts is man-made landscaping, not natural growing plants).
Have fun selecting your honeymoon destination.
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Thanks for the in depth info. After discussing with my fiance we are now very much considering the BVI. What is the most economical way to get to Virgin Gorda? Is it to fly into Tortola and then take a boat to Virgin Gorda?
In regards to T&C I will have to agree about the landscape. My fiance is very much into the topography and vegetation on an island. She wants to do some onshore excursions and places like T&C do not really offer that. Outside of the Virgin Islands is there anywhere else in the Caribbean you would recommend?
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No doubt Provo isn't for every taste. We go because we love the easy flight, the beach (!), the quiet, and choice of restaurants. But there isn't much to do other than water sports.
Now about the locals: I could say the same about lack of friendliness in parts of St. Thomas, Barbados, and even Aruba. I don't think this is particular to T&C.
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Getting to Virgin Gorda can be a bit of a challenge but it is definitely worth the trip.
The "most economical way" may not necessarily be the "best" way. You have to look not only at the cost but also take into consideration the overall amount of time you spend reaching your destination and whether or not you feel a particular way is worth the cost differential. Generally speaking the most costly method is to fly directly into VG from either San Juan or St. Thomas and the less costly method is to take one of the ferries from St. Thomas.
The only way to determine which is the "most economical" is to actually price out the different options for YOUR specific dates of travel. Airline flights from the US (I assume that's where you are flying from) can vary greatly depending on time of year, day of week and the particular airline's anticipated passenger loads for the flights you select. Ferry schedules sometimes don't "mesh" well with airline schedules meaning you could have long waits or connections that are so short as to be problematic. For instance you may find a bargain air fare to San Juan that will help offset the cost to fly from SJU to VG and make your overall cost lower than if you flew from the US into St. Thomas and took a ferry. Or, you may find that your timing is such that you can't make the short ferry trip but instead have to take one that makes multiple stops. The ONLY way to know what works best FOR YOU is to price out the different options - there is no "pat" answer.
Personally, when traveling I NEVER, intentionally inconvenience myself just to save a few dollars. I'd rather use the method that gets me to my final destination as quickly as possible and with the least amount of connections.
You basically have the following options:
1) You can take a private charter flight from either San Juan or St. Thomas to VG. This will be the most costly option and probably be outside your budget. I mention only because it is the best, quickest and easiest way to reach the island.
2) Flying into either San Juan or St. Thomas then taking a commuter flight (most likely on Air Sunshine) to Virgin Gorda. Depending on your actual dates of travel you may find the cost for flying in VG is not all that much more than taking a series of ferries..
3) Flying into San Juan than taking a connecting flight to Tortola and then a ferry to VG. Cost will be about the same or slightly less than option 2 but will take longer. (FYI - it makes no sense to fly into San Juan and take a connecting flight to Tortola and ferry to VG so I've eliminated that option).
4) Flying into St. Thomas than taking ferry to VG. Depending on day and time the ferry might make one or more intermediate stops or you might have to take 2 different ferries. Cost will be less than options 1, 2 or 3 but elapse travel time will be several hours longer.
You can check Air Sunshine fares and schedules at: www.airsunshine.com
You can check ferry schedules between St. Thomas and VG at the following websites: http://www.bestofbvi.com/info/info_bviferry.htm
Google "Getting to Virgin Gorda" for lots of information.
Last hint: You might also want to check out the BVI Forum on TravelTalkOnLine - use the search feature there and you'll find hundreds of threads on the different ways to reach Virgin Gorda. - the subject has been discussed ad nauseum.
Hope this helps.
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I'm adding my vote for Virgin Gorda, if you can find a way to make it work financially and logistically. It's a less touristed but beautiful island. Google image searches will help you get a sense of the beachscapes of both VG and T&C. I think VG is more different compared to Destin and will likely seem more exotic. Little Dix Bay is probably your best resort option. Lots of nice villas too, and you could always hire a cook/maid.
I went for a day trip to St. Lucia on a cruise stop and was really impressed with the island's beauty. And there's lots of waterfalls for your fiance! The problem, in my opinion, is that the resorts are either incredibly expensive (Jade Mountain, Anse Chastenet, Sugar Beach) or get mixed reviews. Can't really recommend one for you.
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Obviously not 1 island fits all, so if you want the best--
Water (turquiose): Turks and Caicos, Anguilla, Caymans, Barbuda, Virgin Islands, Grenadines, Out Islands of Bahamas. Avoid: St. Lucia, St. Kitts, Grenada (has some turquoise but not enough for the list) Antigua is turquoise but not same league as the list
Lushness (interiors which add to scenery and not meaning that all have turquoise water): Virgin Islands (probably most turquoise), Antigua, Grenada, St. Martin, St. Vincent, St. Lucia (not really turquoise waters)
Best snorkeling: Bonaire (no real beaches though), Virgin Islands, Caymans, Turks and Caicos, Belize, Roatan
Best Beaches: Turks and Caicos, Anguilla, Out Islands of Bahamas
Most expensive: Anguilla, St. Barts, Barbuda, followed by Caymans, Turks and Caicos
Best shopping: St. Martin, St. Thomas
Best Restaurants: Anguilla, St. Martin, St. Barts, followed by Turks and Caicos
Best beach bars: Virgin Islands, Out Islands of Bahamas
You will find fans for every island, you will find people that don't like other islands. You will find that some users love their island so much they recommend it even if it doesn't fit criteria
For example, I love Anguilla, Turks and Caicos, Virgin Islands, Out Islands Bahamas. Don't like Grenada, St. Lucia or Bequia (in Grenadines but LOVE the others) at all.
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For a honeymoon? I strongly suggest St. Lucia. T an C definitely has the crystal clear water because of its topography and location but St. Lucia also has wonderful water. If you stay in the Rondey Bay area in the north there are several good restaurants there as well as many resorts like Le Sport, Sandals, Club St. Lucia, Royal St. Lucian and others. They are not in remote areas. If you like seclusion then you can go to Ladera, Jade Mountain or Anse Chastanet which are in the Soufriere area on the west coast. These are all outstanding. Getting around the island can be reasonable depending on your contacts.
There is also a casino in Rodney Bay.
I have a personal blog on St. Lucia that you may find of interest and which may help you decide. Go to:
Good luck.
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Thanks Jimmie for your vote, it seems I am really going to try and book the BVI if all possible. Hopefully the resorts there are a tad cheaper than St. Lucia as the airfare is about $160 per person flying directly to Virgin Gorda. Since we are only going for 7 days and the fact we are flying from Houston does not really allow us to take the ferry. The flights land too late.
Roams, can you recommend your top resort choices for Virgin Gorda and Tortola?
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For honeymoon in VG definitely Little Dix Bay, not cheap but worth the money, it's awesome!
Many places to stay in different price ranges on Tortola, and actually easy access to hop around day trips to VG, St John, Jost Van Dyke (do not miss there 3) maybe even Peter Island.
What's nice about Tortola is it's a great base to hop around easily on ferries. (and the 3 day trips have amazing beaches, some excursions even combine a couple of them in a day and stop at others for snorkeling too)
If you want suggestions, what is your actual budget? As we can be all over the place if not
If you decide to stay VG you can actually day trip to St John too. (or switch it, stay at St John more economically them day trip VG and others)
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Go to the BVI forum on TripAdvisor and click on the "Hotels" link - you'll find listings for just about every hotel/resort on both islands with "hundreds" of reviews.
If your budget allows, on VG stay at Little Dix Bay, it's one of the best rests in the Caribbean. Look also at Mango Bay Resort (fantastic triple snorkeling reef that runs the entire length of the 3/4 mile long beach just 150' or so off the beach), Nail Bay or Guavaberry Spring Bay. On Tortola, look at Scrubb Island, Fort Recovery or Frenchman's.
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Well thanks guys for all the input. It looks like I am pretty sold on Virgin Gorda & the BVI. After looking at Little Dix Bay it seems they are actually running some pretty good deals right now. Alot of their packages come with free pickup from St. Thomas airport, Tortola airport or Virgin Gorda airport. Since they offer free shuttle service it seems that the best best is to fly in to Tortola and have them pick me up. Its only a 15-20 min ride from the beef Island Tortola Airport to the resort. That also saves about $200 in airfare as opposed to flying direct to Virgin Gorda. Plus with the distance of the VG airport from the hotel it takes the same amount of time as Beef Island airport.
Obviously now I have to chose which room type we want and go from there. The LDB resort offers a 2/3 meal plan where you get a selection of breakfast or lunch and dinner. They also dont make you buy it for every night you are there. How is the food on the resort at LDB? I probably would get the 2/3 meal plan for 4 out of the 7 days.
Can anyone also tell me of the best restaurants on Virgin Gorda? What about ones on Tortola? We may take the ferry there one day eat on Tortola.
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blamona my budget is in the OP, $7700. That includes airfare. Believe it or not Little Dix bay has some reasonable offers right now compared to the St Lucia and T&C resorts I looked at. THey have a stay 7 pay for 5 deal right now. It is just their normal ocean view rooms but they look bigger than alot of the midlevel rooms at other resorts. I will have to decide whether to rent a car or not. My fiance wants to do some hiking in the national park so a taxi there may be expensive. I am an American but should do fine driving on the left. Genetically I am British so it should come back to me lol.
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Sometimes a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
Just so you know Virgin Gorda airport is less than a 5 minute drive from Little Dix Bay. The boat ride from Beef Island (where the airport on Tortola is located) to LDB is more like 30 minutes - so, allowing for the time it takes to clear Immigration & Customs on Tortola and getting to the boat your total transfer time to the resort will be at least an hour, maybe longer. Immigration/Customs at Virgin Gorda Airport will only take a few minutes - from the time you deplane at VG airport until you are in your room at LDB will be about 15 to 20 minutes, and that includes the time it takes for check-in and drinking a welcome cocktail.
Food at LDB is excellent but there are lots of good "off resorts" restaurants on VG. Chez Bamboo, Top of the Baths, Mine Shaft, Rock Cafe, to name a few. Like I advised above, go to BVI/Virgin Gorda forum on TripAdvisor and use the "Restaurants" link for a complete list and read the reviews. Do the same to check out restaurants on Tortola BUT you should know it's very difficult to go to Tortola for dinner as getting back to VG requires finding a private water taxi operator who is willing to make the crossing after dark.
If you are just planning to go to Tortola for the "day" I would't plan the trip around where to eat lunch. Instead, hire a taxi driver/guide for the day and have him show you around the island - it's better and more efficient than trying to driving yourself on a one day tour. Tell the driver what type of food you feel like having that day for lunch and have him recommend a place. You'll be pleasantly surprised. We do this often when traveling not only in the Caribbean but all over the world and have had some excellent meals - we've never been disappointed.
Whether or not you opt for LDB's Full Meal Plan or their Modified Meal plan is purely a personal decision. If you opt for a Modified Plan choose the Breakfast and Dinner Plan so you can have lunch at some of the local places. Your comment about choosing the Meal Plan for only part of your stay makes good sense as that will let you experience dinner meals at some of the restaurants around the island which is always a treat.
The VG National Park is only about a 5 minute drive from LDB Resort so cab cost will be nominal but you'll need to give driver a time for him/her to come back and get you when you finish your hike (or get his cell phone number so you can contact him) as no cabs will be just waiting around for fares. There are some great views from the top of Gorda Peak and it is not a very difficult hike. FYI - There are also some very nice hiking trails that you can access from LDB property.
Suggest you consider renting a car for part or all of your stay. It will give you the flexibility to fully explore the island and to come/go as you please. FYI - driving on the left is a snap - most people get the hang of it in about 5 minutes. Take your time driving and you'll be just fine. Take it from a seasoned traveller - hardly anyone ever regrets renting a car in the Caribbean but when using hindsight a lot of people regret not renting one.
Lastly, there are NO BAD ROOMS OR BAD ROOM LOCATIONS at Little Dix Bay - there are only different rooms in different locations and, as they say in France "Vive La Difference". Choose the one that fits best with your budget and you won't have any regrets. Remember, no matter which room you are staying in, you'll have full use of all the resort's amenities.
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Thats good to know about the airports. However since the flight would land at 6pm on Tortola I thought it would be cool to have the resort pick us up. We would be on the water around 7pm and should get some cool views on the water on our way to LDB. Plus flying into Tortola saves about $200. The airfare is tricky because in order to get a good deal you have to stop twice. If you fly directly to San Juan from Houston and then to BVI it doubles the price. Oh well! The total travel time (including layover) over there is only 9 hours so its not horrible.
But now that I have settled on a resort and island it opens up a whole new can of worms of planning activities, whether to do the meal plan, etc lol. I am still hesitant about doing 4 days of the modified meal plan. The problem is that they make you do the same meal combo for all three days. You can't do bfast & dinner one day and then do lunch & dinner the next. As you said when we are out on excursions and doing things we will most likely eat lunch out. But the problem is most of the excursions leave at like 8:30 or 9:am so I would have to wake up pretty early for bfast haha. But I guess I will just have bfast room service and pay the extra fee.
We plan to do alot of snorkeling. Looks like DiveBVI picks up at the resort so I am looking at them. We are debating whether to start our dive certification here and try some diving in the BVI. Its just whether it is worth all the trouble and time that will be spent learning a new hobby.
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RollTide - If you keep asking questions I'm going to have to start charging you for all the travel advice - just kidding, of course!
You are not clear whether you are flying from Houston to St. Thomas or San Juan then on to Tortola but either way, you'll be on one of the commuter flights into Tortola since that airport only takes small planes. Just take the flight routing that works best time/budget-wise for you. Again (as a very experienced traveler) , I caution you to make the routing which gives you the least amount of connections even if it costs a bit more. The more connecting flights you have the greater your chances are that you'll experience some type of delay or even cancellation. And on the WAY TO the Caribbean allow at least 60 minutes (90 minutes is better) between flight connections. On the way BACK allow at least 1 1/2 to 2 hours between your flight from Tortola to either St. Thomas or San Juan as you'll have to clear Immigrations/ Customs/TSA all of which can be very time consuming.
If your flight to Tortola lands at 6PM you'll be making the crossing to VG just before or just after sunset (depending on how long it takes you to clear Immigration & Customs and whether or not the flight is "on-time (commuter flights in the Caribbean don't always go on schedule). In July, sunset is between 6:50 and 7PM and it gets dark very quickly so I'm betting the last half of your crossing will be "in the dark".
For some great walk-in snorkeling on VG be sure to visit the Baths, Spring Bay (aka the Crawl), Savannah Bay, Mahoe Bay and Mountain Truck Bay. For boat access snorkeling sites you might want to consider booking trips to the Caves on Norman Island, the Indians, the Dog Cays or even to the reefs around Prickley Pear and Necker Islands. Dive BVI is a terrific company. You'll be in good hands if you dive with them or go on one of their snorkeling trips.
As for meals, if you don't do the Meal Plan you'll find that the "ala carte" meal prices at LDB are on the high side. If you "opt out" you'll do much better just taking some or all of your breakfasts at LDB (not a lot of off-site places serve breakfast other than resorts which tend to be pricy) and then have lunch & dinners wherever you want - either on or off resort. BUT, do this if you have a rental car otherwise you'll spend a lot on cab fares effectively wiping out any cost savings you get by not taking the meal plan. For what it is worth, in all my travels we've almost always found it more economical to opt out of meal plans besides, doing so allows you to sample a lot of the local cuisine and nothing stops you from eating at the resort whenever you wish.
Good luck.
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I think it's a good idea to rent a car for at least part of your stay -- may three or four days -- to do some exploring around the island. Traffic is minimal. We had a good experience with Mahogany Rentals many years ago. Roams has given you the best beach spots, and on the day you go to the Baths, make sure you get there early when it opens to beat the daytripper crowds. Spring Bay is my favorite, and there's decent snorkeling as you work your way south toward the Baths. Mahoe has a nice reef offshore.
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Ok so after enough research to make my head explode we have decided on VG. We will stay at Little Dix Bay for 7 nights in mid July. The only real thing I am trying to decide now is flights. Unfortunately Houston does not offer much directly to Puerto Rico and even if we took Delta we would arrive in Tortola later than the American Airlines flights. American Airlines only offers us flights that have two stops. So the question becomes do we leave two hours earlier, fly to Dallas and then on to Puerto Rico. Or do we get 2 more hours of sleep the day after our wedding, fly to Miami and then on to Puerto Rico. The main thing here is whether flying to Dallas or Miami is better in July. Both flights eventually take the same plane from PR to Tortola. I REALLY wish Houston offered more direct flights to PR through different carriers. They want $1300+ to fly direct from Houston to PR then on to Tortola.
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Take it from a very seasoned travel (more than 2.5 million miles since 1985) - I have the following basic rules of travel (listed in order of importance):
1) Whenever possible fly non-stop to your final destination.
2) If you have to make a connecting flight or flights, always opt for the least number of connections for any give flight. The more flights you take, the more chances for something to go wrong.
3) Opt for the earliest possible flight. That way if things go awry you'll have more time to deal with any problems.
4) On connecting flights allow at least 60 minutes between flights for domestic transfers (90 minutes is better) and at least 90 minutes between transfers (2 hours is better) for international transfers.
So, if I were you, and assuming you have at least 60 minutes between flights in PR, I'd take the non-stop Delta flight to PR rather than the American connecting flight via MIA.
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The wisdom of our childhood lies somewhere in between the oneness of early infancy and the hardened sense of self that we create after the fall. We don't think of ourselves as wise at the time, though. Instead, we think of wisdom as something that older people possess – after having lived a long, long time and after having gone to school a long, long time. But it is precisely the absence of belief that she possesses anything at all that makes the wisdom of the child all the more exquisite and profound.
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Yes, but where did that child go? At times we speak as if the spirit of the child that we once were has taken leave, perhaps to dwell in an alternative universe somewhere. At other times we speak as if that child is still within us, buried deep beneath the psychic rubble that piles up in the unconscious mind in the course of constructing the adult self. However, both of these ideas are merely creations of the adult mind, projecting its current conceptualization of self-hood into the past. It might be more accurate instead to think of life as a "fountaining forth" from the ground of existence as conditions present themselves, and a passing away as those conditions subside. When we look at a fountain rising up out of a pool of water we perceive solidity where there is really just a continuous rising and falling of water. To be sure, we humans are so much more complex and longer lasting in the relative sense, but the principle is the same. From moment to moment and day to day the cells of our body arise and pass away, then to be replaced by others in a dynamic process that maintains the appearance of static existence at any particular point in time.
This fountaining forth continues throughout our lifetime, gradually changing over time such that the infant becomes the child, the child the youth, and the youth the adult – one transitioning into another so seamlessly as to be without demarcation. So it is not so much the case that the child is gone as it is that consciousness continues moment to moment with "eyes" that change ever so gradually over time. For just as our physical eyes can become distorted with cataracts and other obscurations, thereby drawing attention to themselves instead of the view that exists outside, so our vision of the world becomes distorted with belief and conceptualization, fear and desire. And, yes, these distortions relate precisely to the emergence of self-awareness that I've been speaking of thus far.
The wisdom of childhood, then, is that period of time during the course of our development – our fountaining forth into existence – when our relative independence of movement combined with our "clarity of vision" allows us to explore and examine and experience our environment and our relationship to it in the fullest possible way. The wisdom of childhood is the fully integrated wisdom of body and mind rather than something merely intellectual. I'll delve further into the wisdom of childhood, as well as this "clarity of vision" in a subsequent chapter. For now, though, let me close this one by returning once again to the Eden of my childhood, on a sweltering summer day…
It was one of those afternoons when prudent people stay indoors, out of the scorching sun and oppressive heat. Any outside chores that needed doing had been done earlier that morning, making the neighborhood seem strangely deserted long before the arrival of lunchtime. On another day we might have spent the afternoon digging a hole somewhere, big enough to hold us all within its earthy cool embrace. We might have perched ourselves in the shaded arms of that welcoming box elder tree just beyond our back gate, or puttered around in the vicinity of that stormwater drainage ditch threading its way between the hall of climbing oaks and the airy stand of birch trees. Heaven forbid, we might have even stayed indoors – perhaps begging our way into the home of the pretty older girl down the street that we might marvel at the shoebox full of quartz gemstones that she kept tucked away in the coolness of her basement. On this particular day, however, I was left to my own devices; and doing what I did best I loosed the latch on the backyard gate and started walking.
Now, children don't really take walks, do they? Taking walks is something that we adults do – with a destination and a route in mind, and a reason and many thoughts in mind as well. Children, on the other hand, become their walks, completely and effortlessly integrating their body/mind with the environment. Such is the wisdom of children. And so it was that I embarked, living out the reality that there was nothing else to do. I hopped the drainage ditch and skirted the backs of three yards, stopping to look at the cucumbers growing through the chain link fence of a fourth before veering into the Nursery's interior. It was hot and stifling, still and silent – save for the occasional crackling sound of a grasshopper's wings as it half leaped and half flew up the path in front of me, or the rustling of a field sparrow flitting about in the underbrush off to the side of the trail.
There would be days – after my fall, that is – when I would come to associate such solitude on a sweltering summer day with loneliness or sadness or boredom. But with the wisdom of a child I simply settled into that which was, feeling that which was without trying to name it or explain it or change it. Yes, I was alone and nothing much was happening, but by becoming as still and quiet as my surroundings any world that was "supposed" to be faded away and the one right in front of me began to reveal itself. Streams of red bugs made their way up and down the weed stalks… A cabbage butterfly danced upon the humid air… A box turtle crunched slowly through the leaf litter beneath a cluster of saplings… A spider waited as if dead in the middle of its web… With curiosity and wonder I observed my world in all of its varied abundance. It was a world of fruit and flower, root and stalk and leaf. It slithered and crawled and swam and flew. It was sky above and earth below. It was sticky and resiny, and soft and smooth. It was sweet and fragrant, and dry and dusty. It was more ways to be than could possibly be imagined – each unique, and each one somehow part of all the others.
I could have stayed in that world forever, but I had my time as well. Whether thirst or hunger or fatigue, at least one of them would send me home eventually – there to rest and ready myself for the evening. For sweltering summer days have their time, too; as did everyone who'd hid away in the shadows all day long. And so it was that after dinner, with the sun going down and the air growing cooler, the neighborhood came alive as if it were greeting a brand new morning. The adults returned to working in their yards or hosing down their concrete driveways or sitting on their porches talking, and we children took to riding our bikes up and down the street and sidewalks, ducking in and out of driveways, and chasing each other in bursts of activity.
As the twilight deepened our play reached an even more heightened level of immediacy. The cicadas were droning loudly and the fireflies were blinking brightly and our mothers had begun to call us home. Fifteen minutes was about all the time I had. How should I spend it? Should I ride the trails that I'd just walked that afternoon, this time in near darkness? I'd never done that before, but it suddenly seemed like the most totally right thing to do. And so I wheeled my bike through the backyard and out the back gate and into the strangely familiar unknown.
I picked up speed on the trail between the birches and the white cedars so that by the time I passed the sinkhole I was riding like the wind, with bats tracing spastic circles in the twilit sky, and fireflies flickering like tiny tea lights all around. Of course I knew the path by heart – every dip and turn and root – but riding in near darkness was brand new to me, and my heart was pounding in my chest. Then, as I passed the dark and thorny grove of honey locusts, the trail became as I'd never known, mysterious and alive – as if it somehow knew me and awaited my arrival at every turn. The trees and underbrush, the rocks and grass seemed to reach out to me from darkness as I passed.
I'd never felt fear in the Nursery before, except for those times when I'd found myself climbing too high up into one of the great climbing oaks, or that time I almost got stuck up on the barn roof. It took me by surprise and made me wonder what was happening. Whereas at the beginning of my ride I'd raced like the wind on account of the sheer joy of being alive, now I turned the pedals furiously in an attempt to keep from being seen until I'd passed. Onward through the darkness I raced, as the trail twisted and dipped and launched me into the air – catching me and launching me again and again until my neighborhood and my family, my warm bath and soft bed finally caught me one last time. But as I nodded off to sleep that night I knew that there was something different about that ride – something that I would never, ever forget.
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Welsh surname Powly comes from the personal name Hoel or Howell, which were both derived from the Old Welsh name Houel. The surname Powly features the distinctive Welsh patronymic prefix "ap-". The original form of the name was ap-Hoel or ap-Howell, but the prefixes have been assimilated into the surname over the course of time.
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Breconshire (Welsh: Sir Frycheiniog), a traditional county in southern Wales, which takes its name from the Welsh kingdom of Brycheiniog (5th-10th centuries), where the name "are descended from Philip ap Howell, whose pedigree is traced to Edwin ap Grono, Lord of Tegaingl, founder of the XIII noble tribe of North Wales and Powys." [1]CITATION[CLOSE]
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There are relatively few surnames native to Wales, but they have an inordinately large number of spelling variations. Early variations of Welsh surnames can be explained by the fact that very few people in the early Middle Ages were literate. Priests and the few other literate people were responsible for recording names in official documents. And because most people could not specific how to properly record their names it was up to the individual recorder of that time to determine how a spoken name should be recorded. Variations due to the imprecise or improper recording of a name continued later in history when names originally composed in the Brythonic Celtic, language of Wales, known by natives as Cymraeg, were transliterated into English. Welsh names that were documented in English often changed dramatically since the native language of Wales, which was highly inflected, did not copy well. Occasionally, however, spelling variations were carried out according to an individual's specific design: a branch loyalty within the family, a religious adherence, or even patriotic affiliations could be indicated by minor variations. The spelling variations of the name Powly have included Powell, Powel and others.
Powly Early History
Powly Early History
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Powly research. Another 399 words (28 lines of text) covering the years 1600, 1798, 1673, 1750, 1795, 1608, 1660, 1624, 1680, 1660, 1637, 1630, 1692, 1689, 1628, 1678, 1660, 1678, 1632, 1696, 1688, 1803, 1834, 1641, 1721 and 1653 are included under the topic Early Powly History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Powly Early Notables (pre 1700)
Powly Early Notables (pre 1700)
Prominent amongst the family during the late Middle Ages was Thomas Powell (c.1608-1660), a Welsh cleric and writer from Cantref, Breconshire; Sir William Powell, 1st Baronet (c. 1624-1680), born William Hinson, an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1660; William Powell (d. 1637), was an esquire of...
Another 142 words (10 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Powly Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Powly In Ireland
Powly In Ireland
Some of the Powly family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. More information about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
The Great Migration
The Great Migration
North America in the 1800s and 1900s saw the arrival of many Welsh people hoping to share in the wealth of land, work, and freedom that they felt North America held. Those who made the journey often attained those expectations, but only through an enormous amount of hard work, perseverance, and often a bout of good luck. These immigrants helped contribute to the growth of industry, commerce, and culture of both Canada and the United States. Discovered in the immigration and passenger lists were a number of people bearing the name Powly: Edward Powell, who came to Virginia in 1587; John Powell arrived in Virginia in 1607; Thomas, who came to Virginia in 1618; Gody Powell on record in Virginia in 1623.
The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.
Motto: Edrych i fynw
Motto Translation: Looking Up.
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We've selected the the best pieces to add a little something extra to your wardrobe because when it comes to clothes, the sparklier, the better. Read on for more.
There are certain aspects of childhood that are harder to let go of than others. At the top of the list would be ice cream for dinner, running through sprinklers, and most definitely anything adorned in glitter. So we couldn't be more excited to announce that sparkles are back in style and you can now incorporate them into your look without feeling like you raided your childhood closet.
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Greek Pottery
Little survives of Ancient Greek painting except for what is found on the earthenware, and shards of pots discarded or buried thousands of years ago. Because of its durability pottery comprises a large part of the archaeological record of Ancient Greece, and the best guide we have to the customary life and mind of the ancient Greeks.
Just like we have many different types of cups, bowls, and plates that we use in our lives today, The Ancient Greeks had many different shapes and uses for the pottery they made thousands of years ago. There are also many different styles from different time periods.
Hydria: Used to hold water
Amphora: Used in many ways,
Unpainted: maritime storage
Painted: used as trophys
Skyphos: Deep drinking cup
Oinochoe: Used to pour wine
Kylix: Shallow wine cup
Krater: Used for mixing water and wine
Lekythos: For storing oil to be used for perfume.
Greeks did not always bath therefore oils were used to mask body odor.
Also used to anoint bodies in burial
Aryballos: used to contain perfume or oil
Alabastron: For storing olive oils or other oils and used mainly in athletic settings
The way that pottery was painted, developed over time, and is what archaeologists use to determine what time period the pottery came from.
Proto-geometric Period: 1050-900BC
Bronze age: Minoan Style
from the island of Crete
used floral and marine designs, sometimes added people.
Used concentric circles and horizontal bands
Figures were rare
Geometric Period 900-700BC
Covered in Abstract designs
Greek Meander introduced
Horror Vacui: Fear of empty space
Archaic period 600-480BC
Orientalizing Period 700-600BC
Introduction of mythical creatures:
Griffins, Harpies, Gorgons (Medusa)
1st use of black figure technique
Depiction of greek Gods and goddesses became prevalent
Greek Heroes were also esteemed.
The Black Figure Style became very popular.
At this time period, pottery became more valuable and used in trade between other civilizations.
Popular styles
Black Figure
Red Figure
White Ground
Black Figure Painting
The human figure is most dominant.
Figures are painted black (females always depicted in white).
Red Figure Painting
Figures were now shown in red with black backgrounds.
White Ground Painting
Pottery painted with a white slip, and then figures painted over top
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Talking to Mikael Forssell, the names of various managers keep cropping up at a time when strong leadership becomes absolutely vital going into a gargantuan weekend that sees Birmingham come face to face with Fulham, those other favourites for the drop.
For a start, Forssell knows all about Roy Hodgson, the man in the home dugout at Craven Cottage today. He naturally knows a lot, too, about his former boss, Steve Bruce, though not all of it induces entirely happy memories.
Then there is Alex McLeish, his present manager, whose show of faith hasn't gone unnoticed. Not totally unrewarded either. Two goals in the last two games might only have helped Birmingham reap a single point from games with Aston Villa and Liverpool, but it proves that the striker is in decent nick going into a game of such magnitude.
Forssell, what's more, thinks he knows what's coming having played under Hodgson when he managed Finland, when he narrowly failed to qualify for the finals of Euro 2008.
"He was great for us but I know he thinks defensively a lot," Forssell says. "He's a bit different to other English managers. With Finland, we kept a tight shape, didn't let in too many goals, but we didn't attack too much either.
"I don't think he'll be urging his players to go full blast to win this game. I think he'd rather keep a solid base, play out 70 minutes, keep it 0-0 and then see if they can score from a set-piece or counter-attack."
A very similar story, in fact, to when Finland needed a win in the final game of their Euro 2008 qualifying campaign.
"We had Portugal away and we basically had to beat them," Forssell recalls. "It finished 0-0 and for most of the match we tried to keep it that way. Only towards the end did we push people on."
Birmingham, however, look to be planning a slightly different approach; not what you'd call gung-ho, but certainly an attitude to showcase their strengths.
"All I know is that we're definitely going to Fulham to win," the club's top scorer insists. "We're not going to think, 'oh, if we get a draw and maybe someone else loses we'll still have a chance.' We'll just go there and try to beat them.
"We should be positive because we've actually created chances and scored goals over the last six months. It's not always been that pretty going forward but at least, compared to other teams down there, we've scored goals. That has to be a good thing.
"Two years ago, when we got relegated, the atmosphere was very bleak. Everyone was very down. There was no confidence in the team. But there's a very positive atmosphere now. The manager has done a great job."
Not that he's suggesting the previous incumbent didn't. Forssell, in fact, has lots of good things to say when it comes to Bruce's six years at St Andrews. Unfortunately, the forward's chronic knee problems, which kept him out for long periods, eventually came between player and manager.
"Steve was a great manager here and he's done brilliantly at Wigan, but it got to the stage where he hadn't got any trust in me. Last season in the Championship, I had recovered from my knee surgery but when I came back in the January he wouldn't pick me at all.
"I kept playing for the reserves, scoring goals every week, but it didn't make any difference. You need a run of games to get into the right habits. When someone doesn't believe in you, it is very difficult to take that next step and get your rhythm back." And now that he has, all that remains is to see the job through, firstly by reversing a dreadful away record down by the River Thames.
"Obviously, we know what's at stake but to be honest this is why we play football - striving to overcome the pressure and taking joy from that.
"I know people will talk about the financial aspect, losing out on all that money, but in the end it comes down to football - who can bring their best game to the table.
"And we know that if we do get relegated, there's a reason for that. It's down to what's happened throughout the season, not just in this one game."
There speaks a man of considerable experience, who's been here before during loan spells at Crystal Palace and Borussia Monchengladbach.
Back then, though, he was actually a Chelsea player, still harbouring hopes of making it at Stamford Bridge, but hampered by a knee injury that subsequently followed him around.
So when he sat down on Wednesday to watch his old team triumph, was there any sense of 'what might have been?'
"I never look at anything like that. It would just be making excuses. You have to learn from your past but always look ahead. I'm really happy for them because they deserve it."
Anyway, that was all a long time ago. Now 27, Forssell has since grown accustomed to different challenges.
"We've been down at the bottom for such a long time that we haven't been able to relax for one single week. So now, when other people are getting tired mentally, I think it's good for us because we are used to it.
"But we're coming to the stage now where there aren't any excuses.
There's no more 'next week' to put it right."
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Mohamed Fayed, the Fulham chairman, will give a rousing pre-match address to his side today before they take on Birmingham in a last-ditch attempt to secure Premier League survival. Fulham go into the game two points behind their opponents, who are one point from safety. The Harrods owner will attempt to inspire the west London side to their first back-to-back wins for nearly 20 months, after their victory at Manchester City last week.
Manager Gary Megson views today's encounter with Sunderland as one of the biggest games in the club's history. Megson's side have pulled themselves out of the Premier League relegation zone with seven points in their last three games but remain in deep trouble. "It is a huge game, one of the biggest that Bolton have ever had, and certainly the biggest this season," said Megson, who has also compared the clash to the final game of the 2002-03 campaign, when Bolton beat Middlesbrough to stay up.
Kevin Doyle will follow Frank Lampard's example by putting personal heartache to one side and rejoining Reading's Premier League survival attempt at home to Tottenham today.
| What can happen this weekend...
| The key fixturesFulham v Birmingham (Today)
Bolton v Sunderland (Today)
Reading v Tottenham (Today)
Chelsea v Bolton (May 11)
Derby v Reading (May 11)
Portsmouth v Fulham (May 11)
Birmingham v Blackburn (May 11)


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Akil Mitchell will never watch the incident that made him an unwitting celebrity.
The American who came to New Zealand to pull down rebounds for the Breakers received last night a horrifying example of what can go wrong when battling for those boards.
And so did his teammates. And the fans sitting in the front row. And anyone watching on television at home or morbidly curious enough to seek out the subsequent, sickening footage.
Not Mitchell, though. With his left eye returned to its rightful place, with his vision miraculously unimpaired and his spirits remarkably high, he can discuss in graphic terms what transpired when he reached to his face and felt something terribly awry.
But, having experienced it first-hand, a second look won't be warranted.
"[Teammate] Paul [Carter] really wanted me to see it and I was like, 'I can't do it'," Mitchell said today. "It kind of makes my eye throb a little just thinking about it, so I don't know if I'll ever be able to watch it."
Watching it is one thing but joking about it - as became increasingly evident during an engaging 15 minutes with an eager press pack - was another matter. After last night posting on Twitter a pairs of eyes and asking his followers if it was "too soon?", Mitchell turned today's media session into a comedy routine.
He revealed he could still see from the eye after it had popped out of his socket, saying the sensation was akin to "a chameleon, how they can see different directions".
Asked about providing his teammates a pep talk before they take on Sydney in his absence on Sunday, Mitchell replied: "No clue what I'm going to say - it's not like I'm dead or going to be a ghost and come back and haunt them if they don't win."
And was his newfound fame worth the ordeal? "If someone told me I could (suffer the injury and) get more Twitter followers or delete my Twitter, I'd delete my Twitter."
Laughing, Mitchell explained, was helping him heal, in addition to reassuring friends, family and well-wishers that the harrowing incident looked significantly worse than it was.
But the humour also served to disguise how serious the injury could have been. From the moment the finger of Cairns' Nnanna Egwu dislodged Mitchell's eye to the instant, in the back of an ambulance heading for Auckland Hospital, it slipped unassisted back into the socket, his imagination ran wild with potential long-term ramification.
Instead, given Mitchell's eye was merely bruised and scratched, with a headache for now the only apparent consequence, the 24-year-old could be back on the basketball court as early as next week.
"I don't like to use the word luck - I think blessed is a better word," Mitchell said. "As serious as the injury could have been, for everything to be OK and for me to be able to see you guys and joke about it is something I can only describe as a miracle."


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Homemade Camo
This forum is all about homemade ghillie suits and some other cool tricks you use for camo.
i have started to make a urban(trash can) ghillie suit once i finish i might post it.
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You may laugh but when the cops r coming and they dont c me in the trash can you'll wish u were me.
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my dad has a bunie hat or something that is spelled like that, its camo and has a ring going around it makes good camo
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NEW ORLEANS — Though New Orleans enjoys a fabled reputation for adult-focused revelry, my husband and I brought the kids along on our recent summer visit and found plenty of family-friendly attractions rich in historical and entertainment value.
Our first evening in town, we cruised the Mississippi River aboard the Natchez, the last authentic steamboat on the river.
Already mellowed by the balmy breeze and soulful strains of the live jazz on the boat, we easily drifted into slumber at the Roosevelt New Orleans, a gloriously restored historic hotel dripping with chandeliers and gilded columns.
Morning found us at Cafe Du Monde, enjoying café au lait, fresh orange juice and piles of powdered sugar-dusted beignets.
Delving into New Orleans history via an open-air bus tour, the kids giggled as the tree limbs laden with Mardi Gras beads along St. Charles Avenue brushed our heads. Winding past Mardi Gras World, we peeked into a warehouse containing fantastical sculptures taking shape for next year's Mardi Gras parades.
In the 1,300-acre City Park, the kids romped in Storyland's whimsical playground, took a spin aboard a century-old wooden carousel, basked in the shade of sprawling live oaks (the oldest grove of mature live oaks in the world) and gazed at a lush sculpture garden's works of art.
Driving past Greek revival homes en route to the Uptown area, we found Superior Seafood and Oyster Bar, a gorgeous space featuring a Parisian-wrought zinc bar, marble-topped oyster bar and reclaimed wood flooring. We devoured a filet mignon salad with Gorgonzola, masterfully blackened drum fillet and raspberry-drizzled flourless chocolate cake.
The next day, we breakfasted on Mangalitsa sausage biscuits and homemade pop tarts at chef John Besh's Soda Shop before taking in the National WWII Museum.
The kids gasped at seven vintage warplanes suspended from the ceiling, toured the interactive exhibits and checked out the flourishing Victory Garden.
We learned much from Tom Hanks' 4-D documentary, Beyond All Boundaries, and we wrapped up our visit at the museum's other Besh restaurant, the American Sector. Feasting on pulled pork sliders, spicy meat pies and maple cupcakes topped with candied bacon, we enjoyed a sweet ending to a getaway with something for all ages.
Jennifer Babisak is a Pasadena, Texas, freelance writer.
When you go
Steamboat Natchez, 400 Toulouse St., 1-800-233-2628; steamboatnatchez.com
The Roosevelt New Orleans, 123 Baronne St., 1-800-925-3673; therooseveltneworleans.com
Cafe Du Monde, 800 Decatur St., 504-525-4544; cafedumonde.com
Hop On-Hop Off open-air bus tours: 1-800-362-1811; citysightseeingneworleans.com
Mardi Gras World, 1380 Port of New Orleans Place, 504-684-7440; mardigrasworld.com
City Park, 1 Palm Drive, 504-482-4888; neworleanscitypark.com
Superior Seafood and Oyster Bar, 4338 St. Charles Ave., 504-293-3474; superiorseafoodnola.com
The National WWII Museum (including Soda Shop and the American Sector), 945 Magazine St., 504-528-1940, nationalww2museum.org


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"Rap is something you do, Hip Hop is something you live"~ KRS-One. The Hip Hop Subculture. Hip Hop Manifests via. Communication and Expression/style (re)Claiming space Appropriation of text and technology Social justice Class and racial inequities Lack of resources
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From a male blog reader:
I have caught my wife cheating 3times and I forgave her for the sake of our kids but she keeps doing it and blaming it on spiritual husband .
To my own understanding spiritual husband is suppose to be in your dream and remain in your dream, but my wife sleeps with different young guys and bring them to our home . Am not small, my dick size is very moderate and I do my best to satisfy her but she keeps cheating and allowing me to catch her.
This last one was with a very small boy of about 20years, she had the guts to bring him into our home even when the kids are at home, she shamelessly was screaming so loud before I came.
I can divorce her quickly, but I need to be sure she does not have a spiritual problem . I love my wife. I need different opinions pls.


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Creatine for Brain as well as Body
This section is devoted to what we currently know about creatine and what role creatine may play in the battle against Huntington's Disease. You probably know of creatine as a supplement for muscle builders. But creatine has also been shown to have some interesting properties that have HD researchers excited. Read on for more details.
Creatine is a compound which has been found to slow disease progression and increase survival time in the R6/2 mouse model of HD. It has been found to be safe and well tolerated in Huntington's patients and is currently in clinical trials. Creatine addresses two sources of pathology in Huntington's Disease. Mitochondrial dysfunction results in energy impairment; creatine boosts cellular energy. In addition, oxidative stress occurs with aging and neurodegenerative disorders including Huntington's; creatine is an antioxidant.