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They made their way down the Potomac River in dozens of canoes, scanning the calm waters and wooded shorelines for anything that didn't belong: floating tires, bottles, cans, pieces of furniture — the man-made refuse that constantly infiltrates one of the Chesapeake Bay's main tributaries.
On Aug. 9, scores of people filled 35 canoes to join a watershed cleanup effort organized by Keep Loudoun Beautiful, a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving Loudoun County's scenic beauty and natural resources and educating the public about the area's environmental challenges.
Over several hours on a sunny summer afternoon, the team of volunteers collected an alarmingly typical volume of debris from the river and its banks: more than 90 tires, 45 bags of recyclables and about 20 bags of trash, enough to fill an eight-cubic-yard dumpster with trash bags, said Blake Netherwood, vice president of Keep Loudoun Beautiful and chief organizer of the watershed cleanup.
"It could have been so much more than that," he said of the tires and other refuse pulled from the river and its banks. "But you run out of space in the canoes."
The organization typically conducts two watershed cleanups a year: one along the Potomac on Loudoun's border and one focused on internal areas of the county, Netherwood said. In April, the group combed the shallows of Goose Creek and its tributaries. In addition to the watershed cleanups, Keep Loudoun Beautiful also organizes smaller-scale community cleanups across the county throughout the year, Netherwood said.
New volunteers are sometimes surprised by the things they find in the river, including the large number of tires, he said. Some people pitch their old tires into the water rather than pay a fee to have them disposed of properly, he said.
"Joe Homeowner changes his tires every few years, and if the garage charges him for getting rid of the tires, what does Joe Homeowner do? If he was a responsible type, he'd go to the landfill and spend two or three bucks a tire," he said. "I'm not saying that people don't do that, because they do. But it doesn't take very many of them not to do that before suddenly you have a lot of tires appearing in the waterways."
Netherwood, who started volunteering with Keep Loudoun Beautiful more than 10 years ago, said the organization has done its best to keep up with the rapid population growth in Loudoun and the effects of that influx of people on the county's environment. Those effects often go unseen, Netherwood said.
"In general, the amount of trash in the Potomac doesn't change that much. And why is that? Well, it isn't because the population isn't growing. It isn't that we aren't having more and more people leaving more trash," he said. "The reality is that one or more times per year, typically several times a year, there are outrageous amounts of water that come down the Potomac and the creeks, and it flushes them out."
He said that heavy rains don't erase the trash problem, but just move it a few miles downstream or into a larger body of water, such as the sensitive and struggling environment of the Chesapeake Bay.
Keep Loudoun Beautiful was begun in 1972, when founder Agnes Harrison and several other county residents collected roadside trash and took it to the Loudoun County Government Center, where they presented it to county supervisors as evidence of a growing community problem. The nonprofit organization has generally received about $15,000 in funding from the county government — until last year, when mounting budget pressure led supervisors to cut funds to certain nonprofit groups, including Keep Loudoun Beautiful.
The organization is surviving on money that remained from the year before, Netherwood said, along with support from commercial and private donors. The group hopes that funding will be restored from the county or other sources in the next fiscal year.
"It's a real challenge for us," Netherwood said. "We've been entirely self-sustaining, and we don't really have contributions from individuals or firms exceeding $1,000." Running even a bare-bones watershed cleanup event costs upwards of $2,000, he added.
The organization's work is ongoing by nature: There is no "mission accomplished," Netherwood said, only the hope that the group's efforts will help encourage people to recycle and reuse materials so that less litter will end up in the county's roads, waterways and natural landscapes.
"Keep Loudoun Beautiful is all about recognizing that we'll never be in a position to say — well, we've done our job. People are going to do things that we would rather they not do in terms of spoiling landscapes and waterscapes," Netherwood said. "As citizens, we can look the other way and not do anything about it, or be a part of Keep Loudoun Beautiful and try to do something about it."


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Property Location
With a stay at Doubletree By Hilton Istanbul Old Town, you'll be centrally located in Istanbul, steps from Beyazit Square and Museum of Turkish Calligraphic Art. This 5-star hotel is close to Grand Bazaar and Suleymaniye Mosque.
Make yourself at home in one of the 171 air-conditioned rooms featuring MP3 docking stations and LCD televisions. Your room comes with a Select Comfort bed. Complimentary wired and wireless Internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming provides entertainment. Bathrooms have bathtubs or showers and hair dryers.
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Relax at the full-service spa, where you can enjoy massages. If you're looking for recreational opportunities, you'll find a health club, a sauna, and a steam room. Additional features include complimentary wireless Internet access, concierge services, and babysitting/childcare (surcharge).
Grab a bite at one of the hotel's 2 restaurants, or stay in and take advantage of 24-hour room service. Relax with a refreshing drink at one of the 2 bars/lounges. Breakfast is available for a fee.
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Featured amenities include complimentary high-speed (wired) Internet access, a 24-hour business center, and express check-in. Planning an event in Istanbul? This hotel has facilities measuring 3531 square feet (328 square meters), including meeting rooms. Guests may use a roundtrip airport shuttle for a surcharge, and free valet parking is available onsite.
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Declarations of love aren't an easy feat for a rough guy like Abraham Ford. #TheWalkingDead's most beloved rough southerner mostly spoke in metaphors that were as confusing as they were crass, leaving the people around him unsure of how to interpret his wisdom— and that included his gestures.
As we've come to realise with The Walking Dead, survivors often use subtle displays in body language to convey a deeper message. The backwards peace sign became a symbol of friendship between Sasha and Abraham; a way for Abraham to awkwardly convey his feelings for her without having to use his big boy words.
Typically, that beautiful display of love was used against all of us when Abraham got brutally Lucille'd by Negan in the premiere of Season 7. He threw one last double deuce at Sasha before Negan permanently destroyed the part of Abraham's brain responsible for hand gestures.
See also:
- 'TWD': Abraham's Last Stand Was So Much More Than 'Suck My Nuts'
- 'The Walking Dead': Daryl Secretly Told Rick Where Negan's Sanctuary Is And No One Spotted It
- Is It A UFO? Is It A Fire Hazard? No! It's A 'Walking Dead' Easter Egg!
It's On Like Donkey Kong
In what could be interpreted as a moving tribute to Abraham, some of the cast have engaged in an all-out flip off war, the likes of which may just rival Norman Reedus and Andrew Lincoln's notorious ongoing prank war.
Jeffrey Dean Morgan, who plays notorious Negan, found himself the victim of a drive-by-flip-off at the hands of Norman Reedus:
Though to be fair, Norman Reedus was probably just responding to this not-so-subtle message:
Even young Carl is getting amongst it, clearly unimpressed at Reedus documenting his ever-evolving luscious locks:
To be fair, it would be hard for the impressionable teen not to pick up bad habits hanging around this lot:
But first prize in the battle of the bird has to go to Michael Cudlitz, AKA Abraham, who recently had one final farewell message for Neagan:
And now for a moving tribute to The Walking Dead's most gifted wordsmith:
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Senate finance committee passes health care bill – but bigger battles still to come
Historic legislation to expand US health care dramatically and simultaneously control health care costs won its first Republican supporter during Tuesday's Senate finance committee vote.
Moderate, independent-minded Maine senator, Olympia Snowe, broke party ranks to join 13 Democratic members on the committee to vote for the health care measure largely shaped by committee chairman, Senator Max Baucus. The final vote was 14-9.
In explaining her vote, Snowe said, "When history calls, history calls." Her vote gives the Obama administration's desire to remake health care at least the patina of bipartisan support. Obama called the vote "a critical milestone" adding, "We are going to get this done."
This version now joins three other proposals from the House of Representatives and the Senate as both houses now gear up for full floor fights as well as an effort , further down the road, to reconcile the resulting measures between the two houses in a final bill that would go to the president for signature. Democratic Party unity will be crucial in the Senate with its tradition of allowing for unlimited debate on measures, unless at least 60 senators agree to close off debate.
Various interest groups – labour unions and business alliances among others – have already argued for changes in the middle-of-the-road measure structured by the finance committee under Baucus' direction. Despite the hurdles remaining, however, this proposed measure has already moved further along than the embarrassingly unsuccessful effort proposed at the beginning of the Clinton administration under the direction of the then-first lady and her policy advisor, Ira Magaziner.
The next step, now, will take place in the Senate as the Democratic Party's Senate majority leader, Harry Reid of Nevada, has already announced a full Senate debate will begin in 12 days. At least in theory, this debate will blend together with another heal


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This unique Sliding Patio Door Repair Kit is designed to repair most all sliding patio glass doors by replacing the sliding door rollers and track system and to be installed by virtually anyone. They work by gluing a hard, slippery plastic to the sliding patio door track and screwing a specially formed, "L" shaped Teflon impregnated bracket onto each end of the sliding patio door. The sliding patio door then slides Teflon on plastic using the specially formed brackets to straddle the existing sliding door track rail the sliding door rollers ride on and use it as a guide so the patio door slides straight.
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- The sliding patio door will slide like new - quiet too
- Fits most sliding patio doors up to 8 ft. long
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- "L" shaped Teflon Corner Brackets "Ski's" are 3/8" thick X 3" long with a 5/16" slot. Vertical portion is 2" high by 3/16" thick by 15/16" wide.


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Ghost Series
Ghost colors appear colorless when applied over a pure white background. They develop color when placed over a background with color, achieveing their full color potential over a black background. The photographs of the products are taken of pigment over a black background. Over a white background they will appear white.


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Chameleon Trailer (2008)
01 January 2008 Action, Comedy, Thriller 97 mins
Keiko who leads a lonely life as a fortune teller on the streets meets Goro, a leader of the con-artists. One day, Goro witnesses a group of men kidnapping a middle-aged man in the parking garage. Goro records the man on his cell phone without knowing he could be in big trouble.
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|The way to procure insults is to submit to them a man meets with no more respect than he exacts.
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|The way to see by faith is to shut the eye of reason.
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|The way to write American music is simple. All you have to do is be an American and then write any kind of music you wish.
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|the way we honor the dead is by living well...if we spend our lives never allowing ourselves to be hapy we are wasting what they lost."
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|The way we see the problem is the problem.
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|The way you let your hand rest in mine, my bewitching Sweetheart, fills me with happiness. It is the perfection of confiding love. Everything you do, the little unconscious things in particular, charms me and increases my sense of nearness to you, identification with you, till my heart is full to overflowing.
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the way you hate it's the way you love
the way you love it's the way you trust
the way you trust it's the way you think
the way you think it's the way you depend
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Combining the drama of combat with the analysis of strategy, tactics, and logistics, the author illustrates how wars have been fought since the Persians and Greeks crossed swords at Marathon nearly 2,500 years ago. Black and white illus.
Concentrating on land warfare, distinguished U.S. military historian Jones argues that most military events can be explained by military factors. The framework of his analysis is strategy, which Jones sees as remaining consistent for 2500 years. When applied, however, strategy becomes dependent on tactics and logistics. These in turn are constantly modified by technology. The result is an ever-changing dialectic of options that continues to make war a viable political option even in the nuclear age. Both history on a grand scale and a provocative intellectual exercise, this ranks with Theodore Ropp's classic War in the Modern World (1959). Dennis E. Showalter, Colorado Coll., Colorado Springs


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Chief Brown: Dallas needs more officers, higher pay
Dallas Police Chief David Brown told Dallas City Council members on Monday that Dallas needs more police officers with higher pay.
"We don't have enough cops," Brown said, adding that low priority calls have a response time of an hour to an hour and a half. "I think we've gotten to the point where we are doing less with less."
Brown did try to focus on the positives, saying the city was at 50 year historical low crime rates in various categories.
Dallas Police Association President Ron Pinkston had a different take on the latest crime numbers, pointing out that violent crime and murders were up for 2015 over 2014.
"We had 9,000 violent crime victims last year. That is a high number, we have to do a better job lowering that number," Pinkston said.
Dallas has 200 fewer officers than it did in 2010. Brown and Pinkston agree that hiring more officers and increasing pay can lower response times and violent crime.
"We're not attracting any officers to Dallas right now, and the ones we do get and train are going to Fort Worth, Austin, Plano," Pinkston said. "All the cities are taking our trained talent because of pay."
City council member Philip Kingston said he doesn't think the city needs more officers to be safe.
"When I look Houston, and Fort Worth, and San Antonio, and Austin, and El Paso, I see significantly lower staffing per thousand, and better response times," Kingston said.
Kingston added that the money to hire more police officers just is not there.
"We have a 900 million needs inventory in streets, we have a 300 million needs inventory in traffic signals. I'm sure people want to live in a city where the traffic signals work in the rain," Kingston said.
Officials said it take about nine months for a newly-hired officer to work their way through training and hit the streets.


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Street Lit
Working in a small, not very diverse branch, I don't get many RA questions about street lit. It's been a lot of fun exploring a genre I was unfamiliar with and discovering the subtleties and themes that run through it. The frames of street lit include overcoming poverty, crime, outrageous acts of violence, the importance of money, life being cheap, women are often sexually abused. Story lines include betrayal and revenge, rags to riches tales, hip hop, overblown crime and violence. There are also street lit books that include a strong connection to Christianity and redemption through religion. A lot of these books are popular with young adults. Part of the reason for this is that black characters do not feature strongly in many YA titles.
Some of the seminal works of street lit include Iceberg Slim's Pimp: The Story of my Life from 1967, and Donald Goines Whoreson. More modern street lit authors often publish their titles independently - author Vicki Stringer started the publisher Triple Crown for these titles. More modern titles that are highly influential include the work of Sister Souljah and Stringer. Street lit is also really taking off in ebook form right now.
People who read street lit are often interested in specific sub-genres. Getting to know these titles and authors will prove to be invaluable in connecting with the patrons. Fans of street lit love talking about their favorite authors and do not expect librarians to have knowledge of the genre. When you show even the smallest bit of knowledge they are surprised and thrilled, and you increase the likelihood of their being library advocates. Even if the books are not to your taste, with the violence and sexual abuse, remember that people often like to read exaggerated tales that match their own lives or fears for their own lives, and that identifying with a similar character and seeing how they deal with difficult situations is an extremely valuable tool and part of the reason why fiction is so important.
Please review the sources provided in your syllabus. The readings are light this week; please take this opportunity to work on your final projects! There isn't as much on the African American genre (not as much as Urban Fiction or Street Lit anyways) so here are two websites that can help you out:
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African American, GBLTQ, and Urban Fiction annotations from the following students:
Week 14 Prompt
Consider yourself part of the collection management committee of your local library, or a library at which you would like to work. You must decide whether or not to separate GBLTQ fiction and African American Fiction from the general collection to its own special place. Some patrons have requested this, yet many staff are uncomfortable with the idea - saying it promotes segregation and disrupts serendipitous discovery of an author who might be different from the reader. Do you separate them? Do you separate one and not the other? Why or why not? You must provide at least 3 reasons for or against your decision. Feel free to use outside sources - this is a weighty question that is answered differently in a lot of different libraries.


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What did you learn in your first year of college golf with the Arkansas Razorbacks?
"You want a long list?" she said. "There was so much. I learned a few things about my swing. There was a whole lot of mental stuff — the way I looked at the game and how to go about the course. How to hit different shots, the mental approach as you go about the course. I learned more than I ever thought I could learn."
Roachell, one of the most successful girl high school golfers in Arkansas history, played in every event in her first year with the Razorbacks. Her best finish was a tie for 19th in the fall. Her best round was 72.
"I also learned I have great teammates," she said. "I'm looking forward to what we can accomplish this season."
In the NCAA Regional, the Razorbacks finished two strokes short of qualifying for the NCAA tournament. Roachell had the low round the first day and finished 38th overall.
"We just missed; I don't really want to feel that way again," she said. "I have a good feeling coming into this season. We want to win the SEC championship and I'd like an NCAA championship before we leave. I like our team. We have good competition and competition is good. All the girls pull for each other."
Roachell finished the summer amateur season with a flurry, winning the Arkansas Women's Golf Association Stroke Play title to bookend her match play championship earlier.
"I wanted to play as many tournaments as I could to keep the feel of competition," she said.
Roachell stays busy. Golf is the only season that has both a fall and spring season.
She's been an avid Razorback fan since childhood and playing for the Razorbacks has been her dream.
She's majoring in sports management. She intends to be involved in sports after a possible pro career.
"The first year was fun and everthing I could have imagined — and more," she said.
(Sports columnist David McCollum can be reached at 501-505-1235 or email@example.com or follow him on twitter @dmaclcd)


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Homes & Gardens
All things home and garden
In-Home Artist Spaces
Few things seem more romantic than the idea of an in-home studio – a place to create, a refuge from the world. Three area artists and a writer know that the creative life has its rigors, but the joy of stepping into a studio all your own makes the sacrifices worthwhile.
Whimsy in High Places
What is it about inaccessible places that make our imagination churn and call out to our other selves?
Four Great Gardens in Central Pa.
Led by Harrisburg Magazine's Contributing Horticulturalist Bob Carey, take a tour of four amazing gardens in Central PA.
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The Well Groomed Tree
Hairstyles change and so do tree pruning practices. The haircut or style you sport says a lot about you and even tips folks off about your background and experience. Same goes for trees.
A Ditch by Any Other Name
Though you may have already forgotten last season's floods, the frequency and severity of these events is not lost on folks who are responsible for managing our water supply. Storm water is the buzzword for the bad guy behind every rainy day; and folks are desperate to deal with it.
Water, Water Everywhere
An unusual noise caught my attention. It was the sump pump merrily doing what it was meant to do – emptying the water out of the sump pit. Problem was; it hadn't rained for over two weeks.
Preservation Before the Frost
With frost predicted for this past weekend, I decided it was time to rescue some fresh herbs and preserve them to take us through the winter.
Harvesting Our Garden's Carrots
Although we could be in the midst of a long, cold winter, it's easy to enjoy the fresh flavor of carrots from our home garden with a little prep work!
The Plant Doctor Goes XXX
Though recognized today as a foundational Saturday-morning program at Harrisburg's 5,000-watt WHP Talk Radio 580 AM, Falk's Plant Doctor has dispensed advice to central Pa. listeners from other radio stations, notably WKBO. There's never been a time when he wasn't on the air in the past 30 years
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Its 1810 exterior is of the Federal period, but step inside and you'll find much of the historical décor and architectural details reminiscent of Colonial and Victorian eras, thanks to the inspired touch of owners Pat and Kelly Kline.


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Discussion in 'Lifestyle' started by Sam Gamgee, Nov 17, 2004.
I can't choose between RENT, A Chorus Line, or Les Miserables.
...I cry every time that I've seen RENT.
But there is a new play that open on Broadway called 'BARE: A Pop Opera'... It looks like it will take me back to my high school experience, and I wanna go see it.
I hear BARE is kinda neat, but haven't seen it.
I'm not a musical fan.. Although Music Man is kinda neat .. and Phantom of the Opera and Grease are cool too.
im not gonna share my opinion on rent cause i got flamed last time i did but whatever floats your boat. I'm conceptualizing Broadway as any musical that has been in a theater district of a major city.
For me, I have to say there are many. I liked aida, and as i look back i enjoyed phantom even though i was a bit disappointed at first.
Jerry springer the opera was interesting as well.
Phantom of the Opera is my favorite just because of the songs. I saw Miss Saigon and thought it sucked. I've never really had many opportunities to see musicals.
Phantom of the Opera and Les Miserables. Can't decide between the two which is my favorite.
...I promise not to flame... Everyone has a right to an opinion, sooo...?
I didn't like Phantom of the Opera at all.
I thought the story sucked... and the music was marginal.
But, then again, I'm not a huge fan of Andrew Lloyd Webber
Yeah, it's one of those ones were you either love it or you hate it.
Oh, I've seen Beauty and the Beast on Broadway as well.
My fiance and I are honeymooning in NYC, at the end of February.
We were talking about seeing "Moving Out" and "Rent"
Which one would be better? And, is there something else we should check out instead?
I'm not really into theatre, but she was a dancer in college and loves the theatre, so I am taking her to a show. Since I am going, she has agreed to let me "help" her decide on what to see. I want something kind of upbeat, fun and easy to watch. Nothing like Phantom, Les Mis, but more along the lines of West Side Story.
Am I way off base? I don't know shit about Broadway theatre
i've seen Cats.. wasn't too fond of singing, gymnatic, jungle creatures.. but my aunt is taking me to see Rent sometime in march.. hopefully that will be a better experience. just as a sidenote.. i've seen the play Leading Ladies.. quite an experience.. full of laughs.
Cats sucked.
Man, I hated that musical.
But, then again, I don't like cats... so singing cats wouldn't really do a hell of a lot for me anyway.
Well, West Side Story is fun, but depressing in the end. Still, it's got some great songs you know, and some cool dance stuff for her.
OKLAHOMA is always good. Also, songs you'll know, good dancing.
I'm not sure what else is playing. I'm told "The Producers" is a hilarious play/musical, but I'm not sure if it has dancing.
Cats is the worst.
I liked Cats.
Memory. All alone in the moonlight
I can smile at the old days,
I was beautiful then.
I remember the time I knew what happiness was,
Let the memory live again. ...Daylight. I must wait for the sunrise,
I must think of a new life
And I mustn't give in.
When the dawn comes tonight will be a memory too
And a new day will begin....Touch me. It's so easy to leave me
All alone with the memory
Of my days in the sun.
If you touch me you'll understand what happiness is.
Look, a new day has begun.
I love Andrew Lloyd Webber. Of course that means Cats, Phantom of the Opera, and Starlight Express are in my list of must-sees. Also loved the Producers.
My favorite? Hairspray! Being from the Baltimore/Annapolis area makes it a little more personal for me. It was so cute, and funny... best time I've ever had at a Broadway show.
The only one I haven't liked? Rent. I did not like the show at all. Not to mention the theatre in NYC is gross, by far the worst theatre I've been to.
I haven't seen it on Broadway, but West Side Story isn't exactly upbeat.
Thanks, Sam. I know she would like West Side Story (she played Maria in college) and I will look into "The Producers"
I've seen it and wouldn't mind sitting through it. Of course, I haven't seen it done professionally though. Might be kind of cool
Thanks to all for the thread and suggestions
does ANNIE count???
that was my favorite growing up
I liked Phantom of the Opera
I wanna watch:
Lion King - lotsa people say its really really good
The Producers
Sure it is.
Officer Krupke is a hilarious song.
I feel pretty is cute
America is really funny.
Cool is, well... cool!
It ends sad, for sure. But, it's got a lot of great songs... About 90% of it is hopeful and upbeat!
Prior to seeing Anger Management, I would often hum 'I feel pretty'... But I luved the choreography in 'America'.
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Attracting Big Talent to Small Cities
Specialized-talent shortages can be especially challenging to overcome when the positions are with companies in small communities that lack the glamor of New York, Chicago or Los Angeles, but experts say it can be done.
By Lin Grensing-Pophal
Suppose you are a recruiter trying to recruit an electrical engineer for a company in Eau Claire, Wis.; or a neurosurgeon in Rochester, Minn., or a software developer in Fairfield, Iowa. While the challenges of finding specialized talent are manifold everywhere, they are often compounded for organizations located in small, remote or non-glamorous locations.
But experts say that need could actually drive creative solutions and opportunities for finding the right matches, but only if companies focus on two key concepts: reality and transparency.
Abhay Padgaonkar, president of Innovative Solutions Consulting in Phoenix, says he struggled with the issue of attracting talent to a small-town environment when he co-owned a medical practice in a small community in Arizona.
"With the nationwide shortage," he says, "recruiting doctors to any location is hard enough, but getting them to come to a small town-with a population of 50,000-in Arizona with the closest airport in Las Vegas, 150 miles away, was a nightmare."
Today, Padgaonkar's consulting firm works with clients to address these and other recruiting challenges.
"You are just not going to be able to compete against the glamor, sports, culture, private schools, cuisine and spousal opportunities that a major city has to offer," says Padgaonkar. "So, you have to avoid going into battle with a sword. Instead, the trick should be to develop an unconventional, slingshot strategy."
The good news, he says, is that large companies in big cities also contain numerous challenges to workers, which, in turn, may make such destinations less appealing to some candidates.
"Larger employers are typically more bureaucratic and inflexible," he says. "The traffic is horrendous, the cost of living can be very high to unaffordable, crime rates can be high and the working hours can be very long, especially with long commutes."
And those very challenges, experts say, present ways that recruiters, HR professionals and hiring managers can successfully position their companies, and their communities, to attract top candidates.
But the most effective way to attract top talent, says Terry Gallagher, president of Battalia Winston, a New York-based executive-recruiting firm, is by taking the time to really get to know the candidates and to understand their unique personal and family needs and desires.
"We call it the 'What's in it for me?' factor," he says.
As a medical practice co-owner, Padgaonkar also utilized a similar approach, adding that he didn't leave recruitment to others.
"I contacted potential candidates myself, established a peer-to-peer relationship and personally conducted every interaction, including a one- to two-day community visit," he says. "I anticipated every imaginable question or concern they would have and either answered it right away or researched it and got back to them in a timely manner."
That personal connection is critical, experts say, as those connections can often extend beyond the candidate to also include important members of the family, generally a spouse or significant other.
"We try to get inside their heads early," says Gallagher, who says it is critically important because, if the spouse and family are not on board, it can derail the entire recruitment process-sometimes even after the candidate relocates.
For that reason, says Gallagher, the recruitment process cannot simply be about selling the attributes of the company and the location.
"We also talk about the potential downsides up front-you've got to be transparent," he says.
The recruitment process is almost like a dating game, says Robert J. Edmonds, president and CEO of Kolmar Labs Group, a cosmetics firm in Port Jervis, N.Y., a small community (population 8,668) located on the banks of the Delaware River.
Edmonds was successfully recruited by Gallagher, and he says the personal connections and benefits the location and company offered him and his wife sealed the deal.
Edmonds says he has moved a lot during his career and was tired of constantly relocating. The move from Wisconsin to the East Coast wasn't an easy one, he acknowledges, and it required input and support from his family-a wife and three children, all either attending a university or about to start their own careers.
Experts say that successful recruitment of key candidates to smaller, less-glamorous locales requires a good understanding of the unique benefits the locale has to offer, so it's important to fully understand the allure of larger environments, says Padgaonkar.
In recruiting for his medical practice, he says, he would personally tour the community with the candidate and a realtor, showing beautiful yet affordable homes within a 10-minute commute from the hospital.
"We would joke that the walk-in closet was probably bigger than their studio apartment in New York," he says.
Other ways to combat the big-city allure, Padgaonkar says, is by finding connections between a candidate's needs and company and community offerings, which include emphasizing the following qualities:
ç Flexibility. "To counter the bureaucratic rigidity often seen in larger cities and employers, I offered flexibility in every imaginable way-number of working days in a month, working hours, time off and compensation model, among others."
ç Prominence. "In larger cities, it is very easy to feel like a small fish in a big pond. I countered that by demonstrating they could feel like a big fish in a small pond. I hosted dinners with top hospital administrators and prominent specialists in the community who extolled the lifestyle, regaled the candidates with stories about how they fled large cities and demonstrated collegiality."
ç Uniqueness. Recruiters, HR professionals and hiring managers shouldn't just play defense, says Padgaonkar; they need to play to their own strengths as well.
"I took full advantage of the unique location and its strengths-sunny weather, beautiful lake, golf courses, low cost of living, low crime rates, good public schools and drivable distance to large cities like Las Vegas or Phoenix."
Did his approach always work? No. But, he says, "it certainly went a long way in attracting top talent to a small city."
When it comes to attracting C-suite level candidates to smaller locations, a recruiting firm is likely to be involved in the recruitment process, but HR still plays a critical role, says James Wright, a partner with Bridge Technical Talent, an IT staffing firm based in Kingston, R.I.
"This is an issue we face all the time trying to get top tech talent to Providence, Warwick and other small cities in the smallest state," he says. "It's a major challenge."
Every department needs to be on the same page, he says, must be well-versed in the benefits the company and the community can provide, and prepared to be part of the sales team.
"You have to educate the hiring managers to sell the city as well as the opportunity," he says. "You can't do it alone."
In fact, he says, even in small locations where competition for candidates can be especially tough, it can be helpful for HR professionals to reach out to their HR peers in other organizations.
"HR people talk to other HR people and, without giving away trade secrets or anything, they all face the same problems-they should be talking to other people about what they can do to sell the city," he says.
But sometimes, the challenges organizations based in non-urban areas may be-or seem-insurmountable.
In those situations, HR can play a role in helping the organization think differently about how it might meet its staffing needs, says Ravin Jesuthasan, a managing director at Towers Watson in Chicago, and the co-author of Transformative HR.
As an example, he points to Topcoder, an online community for moonlighting technology professionals.
Jesuthasan says the use of virtual employees has accelerated, with more organizations considering how they can get their work done through employees who are not physically co-located.
"So, a company in a small, rural town potentially can access someone in a big city like Chicago or New York," he says.
HR, he says, should take time to understand the "elemental activities" of a particular job and how the job might be broken down into fragments, some of which might need to be handled in-house, and others which might be done through other means.
The need to attract specialized talent is not going away anytime soon, says Jesuthasan.
"This is just the tip of the iceberg of a very significant change in how companies are getting work done," he says.
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on 7/25/2016 2:32:00 PM
Age: 19-24
Skin: Very Oily, Fair, Warm
Hair: Brunette, Straight, Fine
Eyes: Hazel
I go through phases where I am obsessed with fragrance collecting. Just found a 1 oz of this at Target in my area for 8.98 and had to try it. It does remind me of JS Fancy but they are not exactly alike. This fragrance lasts...it's like the energizer bunny. Very foodie smelling. I can smell the saltiness as well though. It's pretty nicely balanced and I feel like it suits almost any age. I'm wearing it in the summer right now and I find Fancy to be a more winter fragrance but this could work in any season. Overapplication could cause it to be cloying. If you don't like fruity caramel scents, avoid this. I feel like it could be at home at a nice restaurant or a college coffee shop. Feels like being wrapped in my favorite fuzzy blanket.
For reference, I also like VR Flowerbomb, VW Princess, JS Fancy, VS Bombshell
on 7/31/2015 12:36:00 PM
Age: 44-55
Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium, Neutral
Hair: Blond, Straight, Medium
Eyes: Grey
I cannot believe the low ratings this fragrance has, but I know fragrance is so very subjective and personal. And I rarely go with the mainstream, anyway..:/ lol ;)
That said, I am surprised by how well I am enjoying this fragrance!!
I got suckered in by the very pretty, feminine bottle. I typically do not care what a bottle looks like (one of my ageless all-time old-time faves, Angel, by Thierry Mugler, I actually disdain the bottle..it is pretty and I get the cutesy aspect of it, but I would much rather it came in a simple bottle), but this bottle, plus the very feminine. girly scent, I just had to have.
I tend to go for more mature (not old lady) fragrances, and while to me, this seems more girly. I am thinking, generally speaking, teens and 20-somethings and maybe even 30-somethings would be more geared towards liking this. I am in my mid-40's and to me, I typically feel like I've long since 'outgrown' this type of fragrance..BUT..I actually quite like it! I bought this in the Summer, for a fun, girly, carefree type of scent. And yes, I do love the bottle, and the bottle feels/fits nicely in the hand when spraying (weird quirk, I know, but I like it!).
This fragrance lasts on me a good 8 to 10 hours, and even 12 hours actually. VERY LONG LASTING, and the best part is, it dries down the same scent on me as when first sprayed. This also smells the same on me as when sprayed on the tester sheet, so it is nice that my body chemistry does not alter the scent (which, imho, is the mark of a truly great fragrance).
One of the fragrance sites lists this as being ideal for Fall and Winter, but to me, it is great for Summer, year-round, really. That same site lists the description as: "The composition begins with delicious aromas of salty caramelized apple and star anise combined with freshness of bergamot and roasted almond scent. Sensual honeysuckle is mixed with delicate freesia and lily of the valley, creating the feminine core. Warm musk, patchouli, tonka bean and vanilla from Madagascar are placed in the subtle oriental base." --Little wonder I love this fragrance--as I love all of the notes in it!
Can't say for sure if I would re-purchase, as I have a lot of fragrance to work through, and to me, this is likely a one-time only purchase (that I quite enjoy!), but I would not object to re-purchasing it, and would definitely consider re-purchasing! So, in that aspect, I said yes, I would re-purchase. Is this my holy-grail, every-day, go-to fragrance..? No, by no means..But it is a lovely, feminine (and imho, it is actually a great year-round scent!--except maybe not for Spring..?) and the bottle is just sooo very pretty! Again, I rarely get 'suckered in' by pretty or cutesy bottles, but something about this, I just had to have, and love!! (And FWIW, I am not necessarily a Mariah Carey fan, but it is cool that this is manufactured by Elizabeth Arden, a great company!)
on 5/24/2015 10:34:00 AM
Age: 44-55
Skin: Normal, Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Brunette, Other, Other
Eyes: Brown
I'm a bit of a perfume snob, so I was very surprised by how much I enjoy this. Picked it up for a song at a discount store and figured I could find a home for it if I didn't like it, but I would buy it again for myself. It's not as sweet as the notes suggest...the florals freshen and lift the scent. Overall, it's very soft and stays close to the skin. If you like scents like the original Hanae Mori, give this a try.
on 9/29/2014 9:33:00 PM
Age: 44-55
Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Brunette, Other, Fine
Eyes: Brown
First on the skin, I got a super sweet salted caramel with buried, barely-there floral notes, then it dried rapidly to a sweet, boring floral and was gone in two hours. Uninspiring, not worth the effort of applying. All that being said, it probably won't offend anyone and it was a pleasant scent if you like super sweet gourmands.
on 11/3/2014 3:58:00 AM
Age: 36-43
Skin: Acne-prone, Fair, Not Sure
Hair: Blond, Other, Other
Eyes: Blue
Let me start by saying I am a perfume junkie..some women buy shoes, pocketbooks, clothes...I buy perfume. I have everything ranging from your 150$ bottle, to your 12$ bottle. I personally like the sweet smelling perfumes. This is probably one of my top 3 favorite fragrances I have ever smelled...and that is saying ALOT. Get compliments everytime I wear it. Men, women, young, old. The best way I can describe it is that it smells like someone poured hot caramel all over you...and then put a scoop of vanillla ice cream on top.
Wow. It also has tremendous lasting power, which is especially important to me. I LOVE THIS PERFUME!!!!!!! Men also especially seem to like this....maybe its the food thing! I will literally spray some on myself for no reason just to smell it. THATS how much I like it.. If you like sweet smelling fragrances, there is NONE better IMO..
on 6/7/2014 1:33:00 AM
Age: 30-35
Skin: Other, Other, Not Sure
Hair: Other, Other, Other
Eyes: Other
This is the first perfume i've ever had to actually wash off because i couldn't stand it on my wrists. Yuck!
on 7/2/2013 3:33:00 PM
Age: 25-29
Skin: Normal, Medium, Warm
Hair: Brown, Wavy, Fine
Eyes: Brown
I saw this in a tester, so I sprayed some as I was leaving the store. The scent smelled soo good and lasted. As the previous reviewer stated, it was similar to Vera Wang Princes. I felt it was a bit stronger with better lasting power. I smelled the sweet caramel, but it was definitely a grown up version of that type of scent. I never purchased this, but if I had the funds, I would. Again, this was the smell from the tester I sprayed myself with, but I would go out and buy it.
on 6/3/2013 7:22:00 AM
Age: 36-43
Skin: Sensitive, Fair, Warm
Hair: Blond, Kinky, Fine
Eyes: Green
Top notes: bergamot, salty caramelized apple, toasted almond, star anise
Heart: honeysuckle, freesia, lily of the valley
Base: musk, patchouli, tonka bean, vanilla
I added the notes first because it was the notes that inspired me to buy this unsniffed (big risk, I know). The salted caramel had me intrigued and I couldn't resist. It is actually a pretty good fragrance. It has good sillage and lasting power on my skin, which is a huge plus for me. I get very disappointed spending money on a fragrance, only to have it disappear within an hour. I do smell the salted caramel part, which is very well done and different. This is a sweet (and a little salty) interesting scent. However, it did remind me slightly of Vera Wang Princess. Although the florals came out on me a bit more in Dreams. They both have a similar dry down, in my opinion. If you like Princess or Prada Candy, I would certainly recommend you try it.
on 4/10/2014 6:48:00 PM
Age: 19-24
Skin: Normal, Medium Brown, Warm
Hair: Brown, Wavy, Medium
Eyes: Brown
This smells like pineapple soda. Dreams is an extremely sweet candy fruity gourmand scent. I think the heavy caramel and synthetic vanilla make the apple note so sweet it is almost unrecognizable. It's definitely more like green apple candy than a true apple. I don't get any anise or patchouli, for those who dislike such notes. There is a similarity to JS Fancy but I much prefer Fancy. It smells more warm and caramelized whereas Dreams is extremely sharp to my nose and almost too sweet. I am a lover of Fantasy, Fancy, TM Angel, Prada Candy, etc. so I definitely appreciate tooth-achingly sweet scents but this one is just too syrupy and artificial. I want to like it but the initial spray is unbearable. It's ultimately like a poor quality Prada Candy mixed with Fancy and splashed with jello mix. This was a blind buy encouraged by all the reviews that hail this as a delicious caramel fragrance. Personally, I'll stick with Fancy.
on 4/7/2014 4:14:00 PM
Age: 56 & Over
Skin: Dry, Fair, Cool
Hair: Blond, Straight, Fine
Eyes: Blue
So I�m shopping the cosmetics aisle of a drugstore talking to the Beauty Advisor, and she suggests Mariah Carey�s Dreams perfume. The Beauty Advisor goes on enthusiastically telling me how much she adores the fragrance of this perfume and how it makes her feel. Out comes the bottle for a spritz.
What a lovely bottle! I love the curvature, reminding me of perhaps a champagne flute. The topper, typical of Mariah and her fascination with these diurnal insects, is of three translucent butterflies, designed to appear as if they are fluttering about the top of the bottle. The name, Dreams, is embossed in the glass with a miniature butterfly at the base.
The bottle is far more elegant than the juice inside. The bottle is the selling point of Dreams. Other than the butterflies made of plastic, which I understand in today�s marketing, the bottle is quite pretty. The target audience probably couldn�t afford what the company would charge for a topper made of real glass butterflies that would have taken away the cheesy look. But we�re not talking vintage Lalique here either. What�s inside is no more than common sweet and warm caramel-vanilla body spray. Simply put.
Frankly, it seems more like a body spray than an Eau de Parfum. It�s lasting power is minimal and its projection is no more than a skin scent for me. Nose to the bone on this one and I�ve been wearing it off and on for over a week. This is a light, gentle scent that can be seasonless, depending on the age group wearing it.
Caramel is the star of this fragrance and keeps its place throughout the run of the perfume. The almonds lend a salty flair to the caramel, keeping it less sweet for the first 30 minutes or so until the vanilla kicks in ever so lightly to make Dreams a sweeter experience. A very light, very gentle musk underlies Dreams so innocently you hardly know it�s there. Patchouli is listed also, and if you�re worried about it, don�t be. I couldn�t even smell it. After about an hour, its time to re-spray.
If you put your nose to your skin and inhale deeply, you can experience a definite Werther�s candy shop experience. Maybe Dreams is a good name for this one because its really hard for me to experience this frag during my waking hours.
It�s a safe bet for much younger women and those entering the fragrance world as a gift. It�s just unobtrusive, uncontrary, so subtle and simple. Definitely not a winter frag, a perfume like this would be consumed by the elements. I can see it worn in warmer weather to bring out its simplicity.
Thank goodness it can be found at deep discount outlets for much less than retail prices, since projection and longevity are kept at minimum standards. It�s not a perfume worth paying full price for by any means.
Its only saving grace is the bottle and that�s only if you like butterflies for your collection.
Dreams will make a good spritzer for bed-time use since you won�t be awake long enough to appreciate how little it really lasts on your skin. Spraying it on linens or scarves may make it last longer.
Top Notes: Bergamot, Salted Caramel Apple, Star Anise, Roasted Almond.
Middle Notes: Freesia, Honeysuckle, Lily-Of-The-Valley.
Base Notes: Tonka Bean, Madagascan Vanilla, Patchouli, Musk.
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text: USA New York gets wheelchair-accessible cabs By Kate Rice / November 30, 2012 Share 1 -- New York City's Taxi and Limousine Commission has introduced Accessible Dispatch, a dispatching service for wheelchair-accessible taxicabs. Accessible Dispatch provides on-demand cab service round the clock with no reservations necessary. It is operated by Metro Taxi, a company located in West Haven, Conn.,that has dispatched 233 cabs to locations in Manhattan. There are five ways to request a wheelchair-accessible taxi. One is to call 311, New York City's general number for information about the city. Or, users can call (646) 599-9999, text (646) 400-0789, use the mobile app "Wheels on Wheels" (WOW Taxi) or order online at www.nyaccessibledispatch.org. The dispatch service provides service for travel originating in Manhattan and ending anywhere in the five boroughs, Westchester and Nassau counties, and Newark, Kennedy and LaGuardia airports. Passengers pay the normal metered taxi fare in New York City from the point of pick-up to destination. There are no extra costs to passengers. The wheelchair-accessible vehicles are rear- and side-entry minivans. When offered a trip, the taxi driver must accept it within two minutes and proceed directly to the pick-up location. Accessible Dispatch will pay drivers directly for the "deadhead," or the portion of their trips en route to scheduled pick-ups. These costs are funded through a fee paid by all New York City taxi medallion owners. All drivers who operate a wheelchair-accessible cab have been or will be trained in wheelchair assistance and boarding and deboarding protocols. Follow Kate Rice on Twitter @krtravelweekly.


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OWNERS of pitbull terrier dogs are incorrectly registering the animals with local councils under a range of other breed descriptions including Australian terrier — and "terriecross" — but no one has yet been prosecuted on the issue.
Police have launched an investigation into the vicious attack on Good Friday of 92-year-old Irene Koutsounadis by her grandson's dog Caesar, described by police as an American pitbull terrier, a restricted breed.
Rockdale Council has confirmed Caesar was registered as an Australian terrier, a small dog which bears no resemblance to a pitbull.
The new Minister for Local Government, Paul Toole, yesterday called for a full briefing on the history of dogs registered at the San Souci address as police prepare to interview Mrs Koutsounadis' grandson, alleged bikie associate Pandelis Germanos, who is in jail serving a sentence for drug offences.
Germanos had Caesar and another four pitbull-type dogs registered at the house, where he lived with his mother Vivi Germanos Koutsounadis, who lost two fingers as she tried to pull Caesar off her mother.
In 2012, two of the dogs were seized and euthanased after they escaped into a neighbour's garden and attacked police, who were called to investigate.
The incident report called them "pitbulls" but one, Debo, was registered with the council as a bull terrier (staffordshire) and the other, Ammy, as an American Staffordshire terrier.
Irene Koutsounadis was yesterday being visited by family at St George Hospital where she is in a critical but stable condition and out of intensive care. Caesar was destroyed after the attack.
Owners leave themselves open to be prosecuted under the Crimes Act for making a false and misleading statement in their dog registration, an offence which carries a maximum five-year prison term.
"Anyone who has a pitbull would never admit it," elite dog trainer Steve Austin said yesterday.
American Staffordshire terriers (amstaffs) are a legal breed which has divided vets and other experts over whether it is a pitbull by another name.
"The American Staffordshire terrier is identical in nature and type to the American pitbull," Mr Austin said.
However, Dogs NSW, an offshoot of the Australian National Kennel Council, disputes that amstaffs are the same as pitbulls.
"We have found that registering with the council can be meaningless," a Dogs NSW spokesman said.
On Monday, a dog owner faces Manly Local Court to fight a declaration that his pitbull-type dog is dangerous following a number of vicious attacks on other local dogs. It is registered as a "bull terrier/staffordshire (terriecross)''.
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The ministry of evangelization carried out by Christian parents is original and irreplaceable. - John Paul II in Familiaris Consortio
Parents, we welcome your involvement in our parish's youth ministry program! Young Church will thrive best when the entire parish, and especially parents, plays a part in forming our youth.
The very best way you can be involved in Young Church is simply by continuing to support and feed your son or daughter's personal relationship with Jesus. Thank you for your openness and contributions to the work of God in their lives!
If interested, please also consider becoming involved in the process of building up the youth of Holy Cross in one of these ways:
- Chaperones: We'd love to put together a pool of parents/adults we could contact when we need more adult chaperones and drivers for certain events.
- Discipleship Groups: A big part of our ministry will be done in small group discipleship happening outside of the parish and in the homes of our parishioners. If you're interested in being involved in the discipling of teens by facilitating/mentoring a group or offering to host a group in your home, please let us know!
- Intercessory Team: intercessory prayer, especially to the Blessed Mother, is the wind in the sails of any ministry effort. We need people praying for the efficacy of the efforts Young Church in our teens lives.
- Financial Support: the work of youth ministry requires considerable resources of time, talent, and, of course, treasure. Please consider supporting the work of Young Church by donating to our program.
If any of these options have sparked your interest, please email Tim Glemkowski, Holy Cross' Director of Youth and Young Adult Ministry, at email@example.com or call 630-879-4750 ext. 111 to discuss your involvement in our program! Any and all involvement in our youth ministry program will be preceded by safe environment training.


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We all know how strong our emotions can be - but do we really appreciate that they can actually help us to achieve what we want?We sometimes disregard our feelings and carry on living life the way we have always lived it - but our emotions are in fact the key to finding a life that is the way we always dreamt it would be.
Top life coach and author Lynn Grabhorn helps us to realise how negative feelings create negative energy and events, then presents the techniques we can use to recognise these negative emotions, change them into positive ones - and watch the transformation begin.Written in a clear, friendly, direct style and with real-life anecdotes as examples, this book uncovers the real strength behind our emotions - and will help everyone who has ever wanted to turn their life around to achieve their true desires.
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I have to admit, I was not able to complete this book. While I liked the way Grabhorn wrote and enjoyed her sense of humor, the content was a bit too hokey for me. I had read The Secret and recognize that there is a lot to be gained from positive thought. However, after reading most of the Secret and about 1/2 of this book, I'm convinced that I am not a believer in the true power of positive thinking and that it will attract what you want in life. My review only pertains to that part of the book that I read and I'm noting that Grabhorn's writing was not necessarily what i disliked but the theory.
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The author of this book seems to have taken most of her material from another group. She died soon after publishing the updated version in a way that belies her claims in the book. I can only say that, although I do think there is merit to the idea of the power of thoughts, there are MANY much better books out there on the subject. For example: Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill, and more recently The Field by Lynne McTaggart.
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This 6-day tour is designed around seeing one of the new 7 Wonders of the World "Machu Picchu Tours". Take the Lima City Tour and enjoy Miraflores for an evening. The next day you will be flying to the majestic city of Cusco, the jewel of the Inca culture. Here you will experience the Tour Sacred Valley of the Incas and see some of the finest stonework ever created in the world. Cusco, the surrounding Sacred Valley and Machu Picchu, wrapped in mysticism, still generate an incredible energy that will make this one of your most memorable trips.
Machu Picchu Tours – Lima and Cusco City Tour – Sacred Valley Tours
- Day 01 – Arrive in Lima. Private transfer to Miraflores hotel
- Day 02 – Lima City Tour ½ day
- Day 03 – Lima – Cusco – Cusco City Tour
- Day 04 – Sacred Valley Tour all day
- Day 05 – Machu Picchu Tour. Return to Cusco
- Day 06 – Cusco – Lima
Day 01: Arrive in Lima.
You will be greeted at the Lima Airport and transferred in one of our secure, modern, private vans to your hotel in Miraflores. Enjoy the nearby shopping and restaurants in Miraflores on the Pacific Ocean.
Day 02: Lima City Tour
After breakfast your guide will meet you in your hotel lobby and with your private driver take you to enjoy the Lima "City of the Kings" City Tour. Begin with a visit to the Plaza de Armas, a World Heritage UNESCO site, with its bronze fountain built in 1560. Next visit the Cathedral Museum of Gold and the Catacombs of San Francisco where you will see a fine collection of pre-Columbian gold, silver and bronze, weavings, ceramic works, mummies, catacombs and a splendid collection of arms from the Spanish colonial era.
You will visit the upscale neighborhoods of Miraflores and San Isidrio as well as the old streets of Lima. We will finish the tour at Huaca Pucllana, an important ceremonial and administrative culture center in ancient Lima, built in the 4th century AD. You will be returned to your hotel in the early evening after the tour.
Day 03: Lima – Cusco flight. Cusco City Tour
After breakfast you will be greeted by your driver and taken to the Lima airport. After your one hour flight east over the Andes to Cusco, you will be greeted at the airport and taken to your hotel to checkin. Rest and acclimate to Cusco's 3,300 meter elevation.
In the afternoon your guide will meet you in your hotel to begin your unforgettable Cusco City Tour privately or with a group, depending on which option you chose with your itinerary. Visit the Plaza de Armas, the temple of the sun (Koricancha), and La Catedral in the center of Cusco. Afterwards you will go north to visit the ancient ceremonial sites of the Incas just outside of Cusco: the megalithic walls of Sacsayhuaman, Q'enqo and Pucapucara . Also visit the baths, canals, aqueducts and waterfalls of Tambomachay. After completion of the tour you will be brought back to your hotel around sundown.
Day 04: Sacred Valley Tour, Cusco.
One of the most important tours recommended by ILE Tours is the full day Sacred Valley Tour. Here you will learn of the Incas important and impressive legacy left to us by their knowledge of building with great respect for the sun and nature. After breakfast you will be greeted in your hotel and driven NE out of Cusco to Pisac . Stop periodically at scenic overlooks for pictures of the dramatic landscape before continuing on to Pisac.
Known for its indigenous craft market (on Sunday, Thursday and Tuesday) Pisac was also the easternmost fortress of the Sacred Valley. The fortress you can still see high above the town square to the north. Next we will continue west through the Sacred Valley to the picturesque town of Urubamba where we will stop to enjoy an excellent Andean buffet lunch in one of the best restaurants.
You will next visit the archaeological city of Ollantaytambo, the Inca's northern fortress city that guarded the Sacred Valley in the north. Here you will appreciate the complexity of the magnificent Inca construction built in accordance with the landscape.
Ollantaytambo still retains its original Inca style and layout with narrow streets and even narrower canals. If time permits visit Chinchero, a traditional town that still retains its typical form of dress and life. You will see some of Peru's finest crafts made in Chinchero. After a full day of traveling you will be brought back to your hotel in the early evening.
Day 05: Machu Picchu Tour.
Very early in the morning our staff will greet you at your hotel and take you to the Poroy train station for the train to Aguas Calientes. You will be greeted in Aguas Calientes by your guide and taken by bus up to Machu Picchu, one of the most remarkable and enigmatic archaeological sites in the world. Few works made by man are as harmonious with nature as the citadel of Machu Picchu. The "Lost City" is located at the top of a flattened mountain. Enjoy the wonders of Machu Picchu with your guide: the Sacred District, the Popular District to the south, and the District of Royalty in the urban sector.
Visit the Temple of the Sun, the Room of the Three Windows and Temple of the Condor. Besides the outstanding archaeological remains see the spectacular panoramic views of the Jungle Mountains and the Urubamba River 400 meters below. After the tour return to Aguas Caliente by bus and board your train back to Cusco. You will be greeted at the train station and taken back to your hotel.
Day 06: Cusco – Lima.
In the morning after breakfast you will be met at your hotel at the pre-arranged time for the ride back to the Cusco airport for your flight to Lima and international connection home.
What is Included:
- All airport and train station private transfers
- All tour admissions mentioned on the itinerary
- Train ticket from Cusco – Aguas Caliente – Cusco
- Bus ticket from Aguas Calientes – Machu Picchu – Aguas Calientes
- Professional English speaking guides
- All hotels in Peru
- All breakfasts in hotels
- lunch on Sacred Valley tour
What is Not Included:
- International Airfare
- Travel Insurance
- Meals not mentioned in the itinerary
- Mini bar items in hotel
- Drinks and tips
- Baggage porterage
- Tips
- Laundry service
- Personal Expenses
- Souvenirs
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We just returned from an 6 day family vacation in Lima/Cusco and Machu Picchu. did an excellent job with planning and organizing our custom vacation. We were very pleased with the organization, promptness and attentiveness of our tour coordinator. We enjoyed mountain biking, archaeological sites, hiking, and wonderful dining. I would recommend Iletours and his company highly! 5 stars!
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We had the best time in Peru thanks to Mark and the Iletours team. We are quite
picky when it comes to our vacations and don't settle for less than 5 star quality but they
made excellent recommendations and we stayed in the Best Hotels. The trip was very well
planned and coordinated and they were very patient with us considering the many changes we
made while planning the trip. Mark, our travel advisor, was very helpful and answered all our
questions before and during the trip. I recommend Iletours
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I am so glad that we went with Iletours for our memorable trip to Macchu Picchu. From the planning stage to the actual trip, they have been excellent: very responsive to our e-mails during the planning stage and we felt very taken cared of during the actually trip. Our tour guide, Jair, is very knowledgeable and patient with us (especially with the questions of an archaeology and history enthusiast here).
Definitely Definitely recommend that if you want a stress free holiday in the great Machu Picchu, go with Iletours!
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We went out our honeymoon in October and used Iletours to book the whole 6 day trip. Everything went perfect; every private transport was on time, every guide spoke perfect English for our private tours. Mark arranged everything in Cusco and our guide Henry in Cusco/Sacred Valley/Machu Picchu was great! Would def.book with Iletours again when visiting Peru!
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My husband and I booked our honeymoon to Peru through The Iletours Company. We traveled in October of 2014. Neither of us speak Spanish very well and decided it would be best to book everything through a travel company, which we've never done before. We couldn't be more happy with the service, tour guides, and exceptional planning. Everyone we interacted with was extremely friendly, resourceful, and nice. We traveled to 3 major cities/areas in Peru and all timelines were perfect. We couldn't have had a better trip. Our tour guide throughout Cusco, Sacred Valley, and Machu Picchu, Mark, was excellent. We also went to Lima and Puerto Maldonado. Every city we went to we were always given all the information we needed up front on timelines and our next tours.
We honestly had the trip of a lifetime. I'd highly recommend this company if your traveling to Peru.
"Machupicchu fue increible, recomendable para la familia!"
Nuestro primer viaje con mi familia a Machupicchu fue increíble un lugar mágico e indescriptible imaginar que antepasados de origen americano hayan construido una majestuosa ciudad encima de una montaña, montaña que tan sólo verla es imposible imaginar tan difícil proeza. Gracias por haber organizado mi viaje y brindarme un servicio de calidad con un precio altamente competitivo y bueno. Recomiendo encarecidamente a todo aquel que quiera viajar a Machu Picchu y disfrutar de hermosos paisajes pintorescos de Cuzco contar con los servicios de ILETOURS ya que su personal es muy amable. Gracias Mark!
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Iletours made our trip to Peru an unforgettable experience. They helped us with a personalized itinerary that made the best use of our time there and led us to experiences we would never have found on our own. They made our travel worry free with all the logistics handled seamlessly. The guides were outstanding. We are so glad we chose this company. Worth every penny!


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