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Raytheon Awarded $559 M for SM-3 Block IB
The Missile Defense Agency awarded Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) an undefinitized contract action for a fiscal year 2015 contract valued at $559,206,957 million for Standard Missile-3 Block IBs, which are guided missiles used by the U.S. Navy to provide regional defense against short- to intermediate-range ballistic missile threats.
Under this contract action, which was announced April 30 by the Department of Defense, Raytheon will deliver an initial quantity of 44 Standard Missile-3 Block IB all-up rounds and provide the work required to produce and deliver the third stage rocket motor reliability growth and design enhancements. The government expressed its intention to purchase additional missiles up to a total quantity of 52.
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Final assembly of the SM-3 Block IB takes place at Raytheon's state-of-the-art SM-6 and SM-3 all-up-round production facility at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Ala.
Deployed at sea for the first time in 2014, the SM-3 Block IB is on track for land-based deployment in Romania this year in line with the second phase of the Phased Adaptive Approach, the U.S.'s plan for missile defense in Europe.
About the Standard Missile-3
SM-3s destroy incoming ballistic missile threats in space using nothing more than sheer impact, which is equivalent to a 10-ton truck traveling at 600 mph.
- More than 200 SM-3s have been delivered to the U.S. and Japan to date.
- SM-3 Block IB will be deployed ashore in 2015 in Romania.
- SM-3 Block IIA is on track for deployment at sea and ashore in 2018 in Poland
Source : Raytheon Corporation (NYSE: RTN) - view original press release
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"I [heart] emo boys"
i love you, now, 'cuz u love emo boys!!! hahahaha
yes, yes I do
Emo boys <3<3
i think i might be turning emo too... i have no clue
i think i might be turning emo too... i have no clue
Me too, i love emo boy <3
Emo boys! <3
oh thankyou only one problem im gay but we can still be friends
yeah, who doesn't want to go out with a guy who lives a life of sadness and darkness. always talking about death as though there life means nothing.
Their hot...yeah call me gay all you want...I dont give a shit...
i dated one last year. x)
i dated one last year. x)
can i use this for my icon please???
Tee-Hee......Yesh I do
Did you make this stamp?
Ya me 2 hahaha
I typically find emo boys (and girls) very boring and unattractive.. But everyone's entitled to their opinion.
so true
dont we all
......people actually like emos like me..? wow,i AM clueless
me 2
WHO!!! LOVE!!! EMO!!! BOYS!!! Uh.
i do!!!
hm i'm an emo guy.....does this mean Im hot or something?
yea it means you are fuckin sexy that i will fuck you 24/7 if i get the chance
yep XD
espeacialy panadas your name wouldnt happen to be gaara would it
yes it does
uhh pretty much :3
I want a emo bf
I want a emo bf
ya i do too, i have one. (i am an emo girl.)
All I can say is that I agree with this icon La la la la <3
they are so sweet and adorable :3 real people
they are so sweet and adorable :3 real people
cool avatar
*does 1/2 heart hand thingy*
*does 1/2 heart hand thingy*
Emo boys are absolutely adorable!!!!
i love them!!
i love them!!
i want a emo bf!!! ans can we use this as a icon
i love emo boys too
I love them soooo much!!I WANT AN EMO BF!
i <3 emo boys too!!! :'D but there arent any emo boys at my school.....damn
I them to!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i so totally agree with this picture(: Emo Boys are my life and actually the guy i LOVE is emo(:
I prefer Metal head boy smashing emo boys to the floor. x3

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The Man I Love - Vinyl Record
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Flight arrivals into St Petersburg and transfer to the luxurious Grand Hotel Europe (or similar) for a two-night stay. This evening you are invited to a champagne drinks reception with the opportunity to meet your fellow travellers before our exclusive welcome dinner. Specially selected international wines are included with dinner, as with all meals during the tour.
At the start of your adventure why not extend your stay in St Petersburg with pre-tour nights to explore more of the city at your leisure and enjoy the lively atmosphere of the Christmas markets or go ice skating on one of the outdoor rinks in the central squares?
St Petersburg is a stunning city, crowded with splendid palaces, impressive historical monuments, wide boulevards, beautiful bridges and is renowned as the Ballet Capital of the World. St Petersburg is beautifully decorated in preparation for Rozhdestvo (Russian Christmas) which is celebrated on the 7th January. Today we have a guided tour of Catherine's Palace in Pushkin and the Hermitage Museum, the former Winter Palace of the Tsars which houses the royal art collection of over three million works. It is one of the world's largest and most impressive art museums. Make your evening in St Petersburg extra special by purchasing a ticket for a ballet or opera performance at one of the world-renowned St Petersburg theatres (subject to schedule and availability and pre-booked at least six weeks prior to departure).
Today there is a tour of St Petersburg featuring the key sights including St Isaac's Cathedral and Nevsky Prospect. This afternoon we transfer to the station to board Russia's premier train, the Golden Eagle and settle into our modern, stylish cabins to embark upon our rail adventure to the Arctic Circle. We have a unique opportunity to celebrate New Year's Eve on board at our signature Gala Caviar Dinner in the beautifully designed restaurant car, specially decorated tonight for our New Year's Eve Party. Enjoy complimentary champagne, international wines and live musical entertainment for a New Year's Eve you won't forget.
Today we have the opportunity to have a relaxed start to New Year's Day with a sumptuous breakfast and to unwind after our evening of celebration. We can reflect on the many sights we are about to experience on our rail journey, maybe listen to a talk or simply relax and enjoy the ever-changing winter landscape outside our window. Today our train crosses the Arctic Circle on our quest to see the Northern Lights.
This morning we leave our train with an overnight bag at the Russian border station of Nikel and we transfer by bus (90 minutes drive) across the Russian/Norwegian border to Kirkenes for a two night stay at the Thon Hotel (or similar). We will visit the magical Snow Hotel just 15 km outside Kirkenes. We'll have a welcome drink in the snow bar and a tour of the Snow Hotel with its ice sculptures and snow paintings by local and international artists. After a traditional meal including a reindeer hot dog in the snow hotel's warm lodge restaurant we'll take an evening bus tour in search of the Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights). If the sky is clear our guest astronomer will be on hand to advise us during star-gazing and will bring the night sky to life with his extensive knowledge.
Optional Activities in Kirkenes: You may like to book some additional optional activities such as a Snowmobile Safari, Snow Shoe Walking Tour, take a magical excursion by husky dog sledge or go in search of the Northern Lights by husky dog sledge. Each sledge is pulled by a team of eight dogs, and can seat two people and a driver called a dog musher. These activities have limited places and are weather permitting - please request at the time of booking the tour. Contact us for prices.
This morning a unique winter experience awaits on our King Crab Safari. The excursion begins with a snowmobile-drawn sleigh across the frozen fjords. Warm clothing and a helmet is provided. Through a hole in the ice your master guide will demonstrate how to catch the magnificent Arctic King Crab (which can span two metres and weigh upto 15kgs) and prepare it for cooking. We then continue by sleigh to the nearby Fisherman's Lodge, where the crabs you catch will be prepared and cooked for you. It is here you can enjoy your delicious King Crab meal by the cosy log fire.
This afternoon we return to the Snow Hotel to see the resident reindeers and visit the biggest husky dog farm in eastern Finnmark or return to Kirkenes Village for a walking tour.
For a really memorable experience why not choose the 'coolest' hotel check-in around and stay overnight at the Snow Hotel? Upgrades to the snow hotel are limited so book early to avoid disappointment. The snow hotel stays at a constant minus five degrees centigrade and thermal sleeping bags are provided. Showers, toilets and a Scandinavian sauna are provided in a building next to the snow hotel.
Today we cross the border back into Russia and re-join our train which is waiting for us in Nikel. We'll spend the afternoon on board travelling through arctic Russia. Relax and enjoy the ever-changing winter landscape outside your window or chat to fellow passengers. Afternoon tea with freshly baked Russian cookies will be served in our stylish Bar Lounge Car.
We will continue to Murmansk, a city halfway between Moscow and the North Pole, and 120 miles north of the Arctic Circle. As the main city of the Kola Peninsula, it started as a tiny settlement and Arctic trading post. In 1916, under pressure from the British to establish a support port, Murmansk was founded. Thanks to the influence of the Gulf Stream, the port is ice-free year-round. Homeport of Russia's nuclear-powered icebreakers we'll visit the Nuclear Icebreaker Museum Ship
Petrozavodsk stretches along the western shore of Lake Onega - the second largest lake in Europe. It is one of the major cultural and industrial centres of the North-West of Russia and is the capital of the Republic of Karelia. We take a city tour and then celebrate Sochelnik (Russian Christmas Eve) with a Karelian Folk Performance and continue our festivities with a traditional Russian Christmas Eve meal, known as the Holy Supper. As always a generous allowance of international wine and drinks are included with our dinner as we celebrate together.
The historic city of Vladimir was founded in 990 and is one of Russia's oldest communities. With an architectural wealth, it has been decreed a UNESCO World Heritage Site. What better place to spend Rozhdestvo (Russian Christmas), celebrated today? Our tour takes in Uspensky Cathedral, built between the twelfth and fifteenth centuries. It is considered one of the most important and beautiful of Russian cathedrals, where many of the prominent Russian Tsars were crowned. From Vladimir we travel to Suzdal, one of Russia's most perfectly preserved walled cities dating back to 1024, located 35 kilometres from Vladimir. Here we visit the atmospheric St Euthymius Monastery to witness an enchanting choral performance by the resident monks. No Russian winter experience would be complete without the horse-drawn sleigh ride through this stunning location.
This morning we arrive at Moscow station.
Included in our time spent in Moscow is one night at the five-star Ritz-Carlton. Superbly located in Moscow city centre, and within easy walking distance of Red Square, the Kremlin and the Bolshoi Theatre, this historic hotel offers spacious and luxurious accommodation. The O2 Lounge, a stylish rooftop terrace, features panoramic views over the Red Square and the Kremlin.
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We visit the Red Square, an iconic symbol of Russia's former military and political might with its eclectic mix of fascinating architecture, such as the ornate St Basil's Cathedral's magnificent onion-domed spires, the beautiful façade of the world famous GUM Department store constructed in Tsarist times, and the sombre and evocative site of Lenin's tomb. We'll also take a tour of the opulent and unique stations of the Moscow metro - showpieces of Socialist art furnished with statues, frescoes and mosaics, unsurpassed anywhere in the world.
Our touring programme this morning takes us to the grandeur of the Kremlin - the spiritual, historical and political heart of Moscow. We will enjoy an exclusive private viewing before it opens to the public. We'll also see the treasures of the Tsars in the Armoury Chamber. A return to the Ritz-Carlton late morning brings the tour to a close and airport transfers are provided for your departure flights. Lunch, if required would be by your own arrangement. Flights should be booked to depart after 3pm or why not extend your stay in Moscow to explore more of the city at your leisure, go ice skating on the open air ice rink at Red Square or enjoy the Russian Christmas celebrations?


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Welcome to Sheffield Centralians CC
Who are we?
Founded in 1951 by old boys of High Storrs School - formerly the Central Secondary School - Sheffield Centralians is a thriving amateur cricket club. We have players from all walks of life - old and young, from Sheffield and further afield - brought together by a love of cricket.
Where do we play?
Our home ground is positioned just a mile away from the heart of the city, at Sheffield Works Sports and Social Club on Heeley Bank Road in S2.
What league do we play in?
In 2017 Sheffield Centralians will compete in Division One (Ist XI) and Division Four (2nd XI) of the Yorkshire & Derbyshire League on Saturdays. In addition, we run a midweek team in the Sheffield Works League, play a number of Sunday friendly fixtures, and compete in the Winter Indoor League.
The coming 2017 Season
2016 saw our Ist XI promoted back to the top tier and will start 2017 in division one. Our aim is to continue to build the team, gain confidence again in our ability and challenge for the top spot in our first season back.
The 2nd XI finished mid table in their league on a Saturday, with some noteable victories against the top teams. The midweek side will be starting 2017 in division two of the Sheffield Works Midweek League
Building a stronger club
We have continued to improve the playing facilities at Olive Grove in recent seasons, and now boast one of the best batting wickets in the league. We practice indoors during the winter, run outdoor nets during the season, and organise a variety of club social events.
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(A&O) has put a second partner into its Beijing operation after it emerged that the firm had poached Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer's former China practice head.
At the same time, A&O is undertaking a wholesale strategic review of its underperforming Tokyo office, with closure or downsizing options on the table for consideration. The alternative is to ramp up and look into recruiting bengoshi.
Thomas Jones, a US and Hong Kong-qualified corporate M&A lawyer and fluent Mandarin speaker, was head of Freshfields China's antitrust, trade and competition practice in Beijing before joining A&O and had held the position of head of the China office prior to that.
For Freshfields, Jones is the second head of its China operation who has left the firm in recent times. Michael Moser quit in March for O'Melveny & Myers, telling The Lawyer at the time (27 March) that he was "frustrated" with A&O's lack of a viable US operation. Like Moser, Jones is a US lawyer.
The hire gives A&O 15 partners in its China group, based in Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong and New York.
A&O's six-partner Tokyo office was launched in 1988 and is understood to make a substantial operating profit, but is in the red after partner drawings are taken. The firm's management is meeting to discuss the future of the operation in the coming weeks.
A&O's review of Tokyo comes just a few months after US firm Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton announced that it was closing down its Japanese office, shutting the doors in late April to focus its attention on mainland China.
Lovells' Japan office was saved from the axe despite a year-long review of its operations after picking up some high-profile instructions.
In contrast, Linklaters has invested heavily in the region and launched the country's first fully integrated law firm in April last year.


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"A Prairie Christmas" is a program that celebrates Christmas through music, stories and memories from the Heartland. "A Prairie Christmas" is a series of 24, 1 hour programs that are produced in such a way as to be run once a day from December 1st thru the 24th, and then run concurrently on Christmas Day, or anyway that fits your clock. This is a wonderful opportunity to bring a unique holiday program that can be sold to your local sponsors. The program is 49:00 minutes in length which includes three hard breaks and one soft break for local avails.
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Palo Alto is chugging forward with a study of potential options for keeping cars and trains from having to cross paths.
The city council voted 7-2 Monday to pay New Jersey-based Hatch Mott McDonald up to $127,550 to evaluate a trench for Caltrain between San Antonio Road and Matadero Creek, as well as submerged roadway crossings at Churchill Avenue, Meadow Drive and Charleston Road.
For Council Member Pat Burt, Caltrain's plans for electrification and to eventually connect with downtown San Francisco were compelling reasons to undertake such a study. Electrification, in particular, could eventually boost the number of trains from five or six per hour to 10, making it more difficult for cars to get from one side of the city to the other.
"This is a critical part of our long-term future," he said. "If we just kick this down the road and don't even evaluate our alternatives until it's essentially hit us in the face, we're not going to have the options at that time."
However, Council Member Larry Klein said the study was a waste of both time and money. He pointed to past estimates that it would cost up to $600 million to build a trench spanning the length of the city and that grade separations would run about $50 million each.
"I think this is an example of Palo Alto hubris," he said. "We have a tendency to think that we can do everything and we can't. We don't control the money on this and we're not likely to."
Klein also argued that the city needed a better sense of whether the public is in favor of the idea of separating cars and trains. Submerging the roadway at Churchill, Meadow and Charleston might require land that is currently occupied by as many as 100 homes, he noted.
"We need first to get buy-in from the community that this is something they want," Klein said. "Everybody here assumes that grade crossings are just a wonderful idea. We're not hearing that from the public."
Council Member Karen Holman, who joined Klein in casting one of the two votes against the study, agreed.
"Every time we go forward thinking we're doing the right thing and with good intentions, but the public isn't with us, we get a backlash, and it sets us back both in terms of time and cost," she said. "And I think we need to do a better job at reaching out to the public to get them involved and engaged in this proposal."
But the rest of the city council viewed the study as a chance to be proactive.
"I certainly hear Council Member Klein's admonitions that we're way ahead of it all and I think Palo Alto should stay ahead of it all," said Council Member Liz Kniss.
"I really like the concept right now that we are not with a gun to our head trying to make quick decisions on the fly during an environmental impact report and that we can actually be knowledgeable," added Vice Mayor Nancy Shepherd.
The study will take place in two phases, according to Richard Hackmann, a project manager and analyst with the city. In addition to evaluating the options for keeping cars and trains separate, the first phase will identify potential project impacts and provide rough cost estimates. The options and costs will be further refined during the second phase of the study.
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Julius Erving ascended to rarified air in the 1970s as a high-flying superstar of the upstart American Basketball League, then the NBA, as he defined the small forward position and went on to become an archetype of style and class for the sport. Nicknamed "Dr. J," Erving filled up score sheets as a lithe, 6'6" forward for the University of Massachusetts before leaving school in 1971 to join the ABA's Virginia Squires. His dynamic aerial drives to the bucket began garnering real attention in 1973 when he was traded to the ABA's major market jewel, the New York Nets. Becoming a rare breakthrough star in a sport with marginal mainstream appeal at the time, he led the Nets to two titles and garnered three scoring titles and MVP Awards. With the 1976 ABA/NBA, he moved to the Philadelphia 76ers, whom he made a perennial NBA power, but the team came up short in epic battles with rivals the Los Angeles Lakers and the Boston Celtics. Erving finally helped bring the NBA title to Philly in the 1982-83 season, but, with the aging team's fortunes declining, the Doctor retired in 1987, having scored over 30,026 points in his pro career, a feat achieved by only four other players. One of those rare talents who periodically alters how a sport is played, Erving leapt well outside the fundamentals to bring spontaneous, balletic artistry to the game and presage later talents such as Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant and LeBron James.


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Changing your behaviours Part II: How to increase acceleration behaviours
In Part I of this series on changing behaviours, I outlined a few strategies on how to reduce unwanted behaviours. In Part II, I will focus on how to increase acceleration behaviours. With acceleration behaviours, the key is the desire to increase the frequency of behaviours we deem to be adaptive and important (e.g. exercising, finishing homework, eating vegetables, etc.).Read More »


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Foolproof Trailer (2003)
03 October 2003 Action 97 mins
Kevin, Sam and Rob have an unusual hobby: planning foolproof heists, without intending to actually perform them. The game goes wrong when their latest plan is stolen and carried out. Things get even worse when a mysterious man approaches them with an offer: plan a heist for him, or go to jail. As the clock ticks, they find that the risk might be higher than just their freedom.
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Scottish diners are to be offered the chance to help cut the volume of food waste from restaurants by taking their leftovers home.
Zero Waste Scotland's 'Good to Go' scheme, being piloted in participating restaurants in Glasgow, Edinburgh, East Kilbride and Irvine, will offer those dining out the chance to take food they can't finish home with them in new branded take-home containers in a move designed to end the stigma associated with asking for a 'doggy bag'.
The pilot was launched yesterday at Two Fat Ladies at The Buttery by owner and Chair of Glasgow Restaurant Association Ryan James, Zero Waste Scotland's food waste expert Ylva Haglund and Environment Secretary Richard Lochhead.
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Research by WRAP, which delivers the Zero Waste Scotland programme for the Scottish Government, shows that three quarters of diners would like to see doggy bags offered in restaurants, but around half admitted to being too embarrassed to ask for them. The pilot uses the new 'Good to Go' messaging to promote the option of take-home containers in a very visible way with branding on display in restaurants, in a bid to make taking leftovers home more socially acceptable. The pilot will investigate the effect that creating a visible message to consumers and using eye-catching branded containers has on increasing the amount of food wasted in the participating restaurants.
Iain Gulland, Director of Zero Waste Scotland, explained the need to cut restaurant food waste: "Over 53,000 tonnes of food is thrown away in restaurants in Scotland each year, which is not only a huge waste of money, it's also a huge waste of good food and the energy and water that went into producing it. Research shows that most people want to take leftovers home to enjoy later, but are embarrassed to ask, so the 'Good to Go' pilot is all about making it a normal, mainstream thing to do."
Environment Secretary Richard Lochhead commented: "It's remarkable that the equivalent of one in six meals served in restaurants is thrown away. We want to reduce this, not only to make the most of the food we pay for when we're eating out but also to help the environment. The 'Good to Go' pilot project will make it easier for diners to take home what they don't finish to eat later, rather than it ending up in the bin. It's heartening to see the level of commitment to this pilot from the catering industry and food businesses, which I hope will help us toward achieving our zero waste ambitions."
Ryan James commented: "As a restaurateur I'm obviously passionate about amazing food, so I'm delighted to support anything that helps to ensure as little as possible ends up needlessly going to waste. Taking leftovers home is the norm in many countries, but there seems to be more of a stigma in Scotland, so by promoting the 'Good to Go' message and presenting diners with their food in a funky container we're hoping it will show everyone that it's actually a cool thing to do."
The restaurants participating include Two Fat Ladies at The Buttery, Café Gandolfi, Mother India, Mother India's Café, Black Sheep Bistro, Nur, Ad Lib (Ingram Street), and Mister Singh's India in Glasgow, The Carrick in Irvine, The Tower in East Kilbride and Edinburgh Larder Bistro in the capital. The pilot will run until the 25th of May and research will be undertaken to investigate the impact and determine if the scheme will be rolled out nationwide.


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Amazon Cruises on the Zafiro
The Zafiro is a newer floating five-star hotel that will take you to the world of the National Reserve of Pacaya Samiria on a little different itinerary.
Admire the beauty of the National Reserve and relax in the circular Jacuzzi; let your imagination fly with the idea of the sunset over the river and the forest, rest on the private balcony of your own suite or on a soft bed listening to the bustle of the jungle. Lie down in the massage room or even exercise in the gym. This idyllic journey through the wonders of the Amazon rainforest is complemented by the outdoor lounge bar, the indoor reading lounge, the observation deck, a boutique on board. Passengers on the Zafiro will be amazed and joined in their discovery of landscapes, of local daily life, of smiling and open hearted people of the Amazon and the great variety of flora and fauna that the Amazon has for us.
Nineteen luxurious suites characterize the Zafiro. These include air conditioning, private bathroom and 21-44 meter square of comfort, privacy and tranquility. Four of them are interconnected for family use and 2 give a view of 90 degrees and 01 at 180 degrees. With independent balconies and panoramic floor to ceiling windows, the suites offer beautiful views of the landscape. You can observe nature from an intimate and exclusive setting, surrounded by a classic style.
There are different appetizers between meals at disposal of the passengers, usually served during readings in the afternoon and before dinner enjoying the sights and sounds of the night accompanied by our band on board playing regional, national and international music. Peruvian cuisine is among the most varied and best in the world. It's a reflection of its three main geographical zones, the coast, the Andean highlands and the jungle, and a fusion of influences from different times and immigrant cultures. While the Peruvian cuisine is recognized internationally in the last few years, food and its provision is one important part of the Peruvian culture and a very personal way to express the Peruvian identity. The Executive chef will delight your palate with an Amazon fusion cuisine. You can savor it while enjoying the spectacular view of the landscape and biodiversity that the Amazon has to offer. Spices and hot jungle peppers will season your dishes, and fruits such as the aguaje, carambola, cocona and camu camu will refresh the palate of the most discerning gourmet.
The itineraries are based on high water/rainy season or low water/dry season. All activities are optional, although we encourage all guests to tempt their adventurous side. 2-3 times daily excursions (one in the morning, one in the afternoon) include swimming with dolphins, fishing for piranhas at sunset, skirting the riverbanks in search of playful creatures, birdwatching, trail walks, and visits to local communities to interact with the native people. Optional early birdwatching excursions before breakfast are also available.
2017 Rates per person in US$:
2017 Dates:
4 Days - July 23,26, Aug. 2, Sept. 20,24, Oct. 4,11,18, Nov. 1,15,22, Dec. 6,20,27
5 days - Sept. 16, Oct. 7, Nov. 4, Dec. 2,16,23,30
8 days - Sept. 16, Oct. 7, Nov. 4, Dec. 2,16,23,30
2018 Dates:
4 Days - Jan. 17, Feb. 28, March 21,28, April 4, 11, 25, May 2,9,16,23,30, June 6,20,27, July 4,11,18,25, Aug. 1,15,22,29, Sept. 5,12,19,26, Oct. 3,10,24,31, Nov. 7,14,21,28, Dec. 5,12,19,26
5 and 8 days - Jan. 13, Feb. 24, March, 17,24,31, April 21,28, May 5,12,19,26, June 2,16,23,30, July 7,14,21,28, Aug. 11,18,25, Sept. 1,8,15,22,29, Oct. 20,27, Nov. 3,17,24, Dec. 1,8,15,22,29
They transfer people to the boat at 9am. You should get a flight that departs after 5:30pm on the last day.


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London has a deserved reputation as an axis for arbitral excellence, but reputation alone will not ensure its continued supremacy. By Khawar Qureshi
For many years London has occupied a pivotal position as the chosen seat for dispute resolution by the process of arbitration. The international reputation of English law, English courts and English legal professionals, taken together, have widely been seen as providing a predictable, consistent, highly respected, relatively expeditious and expert dispute resolution process.
In recent years, despite the strong support shown by the English courts to the arbitral process, international business users have displayed increasing frustration at the cost and time involved in resorting to arbitration in London.
Disproportionate legal fees are seen by some users as being a major disincentive to arbitrate. Such fees are even more likely to be the subject of concern in these uncertain times.
The recent decision of the European Court of Justice in the West Tankers case (2009) has been viewed by some as a blow to London as the pre-eminent international arbitration centre of choice.
What the decision in West Tankers means, in the short term at least, is that English courts will not be able to grant anti-suit injunctions vis-à-vis EU court proceedings, but our courts are still able to grant anti-suit injunctions in respect of non-EU court proceedings concerning arbitrations. Many hope that EU courts are much less likely to be the subject of an abuse of process than courts in some non-EU states. Given that anti-suit injunctions are still available in respect of non-EU court proceedings, it is argued on this basis that the core purpose and benefit of anti-suit injunctions will not be undermined significantly by the West Tankers decision.
Rivals to London
Nevertheless, a bigger question still needs to be considered: is London in danger of losing its place as one of the most preferred seats for international arbitration?
A ;research ;paper ;published ;by International Financial Services London in September 2008 indicates that around 5,000 arbitrations take place each year in the UK, almost 3,000 of which are based upon the London Maritime Arbitrators Association rules. Around 100 arbitration matters end up before the English courts every year under the Arbitration Act 1996. The overwhelming majority of attempts to challenge the arbitral process are dealt with expeditiously and fail before our courts.
On the strength of these statistics alone, some argue that there is little cause for concern. Most arbitral institutions in London have seen an increase in the number of arbitrations dealt with by them over the past 10 years and, until very recently, this has been seen as a continuous upward trend. So what has changed?
One of the reasons why international parties choose to arbitrate in London is, frankly, because they perceive a lack of credible and alternative regional facilities. This is no longer the case. Relatively new centres, such Hong Kong, China, Singapore and the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), have been leading the way in recent years to develop and establish respected international dispute resolution centres.
In addition, traditional centres such as Paris, Geneva and New York are
beginning to stage a fightback to regain some of the ground lost to London over recent years.
Furthermore, the English Commercial Court has begun to display strong and encouraging signs of recognising the immense and valuable role it has performed for international business users.
On 16 February 2009, Dubai hosted a major International Bar Association conference on the subject of international arbitration attended by around 500 lawyers from all over the world.
While the new Dubai International Arbitration Centre (established by the
DIFC together with the London Court of International Arbitration) is as yet untested, the London arbitration community may wish to consider whether a strong and concerted response is needed to address concerns of international users, so as to ensure that London does not lose its position of pre-eminence.
Khawar Qureshi is a QC at Serle Court


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War in Iraqi Feminist Writings
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This study focuses on a selection of writings of three prominent Iraqi women about the war in Iraq and its aftermath using an analytical and descriptive method. The writers studied in this thesis are well known in the Arab world and won worldwide recognition and literary awards. The selection of novels and short stories came as a result of sifting the works that reflect the feminist mood and sentiment during a harsh period of violence and conflict that left Iraqi women struggling with huge and difficult responsibilities to fill the gap and vacuum created by the war with Iran (1980-1988) and the first Gulf War 1990, then the invasion of Iraq in 2003. Chapter One will be a general introduction of the impact of the war on Iraqi women and their reaction to the consequences of the violence and the turmoil during the last three decades in Iraq. Although the fallout of war was widely treated by male writers, women fiction writings hold a significant position in war literature, hence the focus in this thesis on the three feminist writers who won merited acclaim. Chapter Two is devoted to Diasy Al-Amir's short stories that display a deep sentiment and vividly reflect a woman's feeling of the harshness and severe impact of first, the civil war in Lebanon (1975-1990), as well as the Iran – Iraq war when Daisy returned to her country to find it in a more vicious conflict that took a sectarian leaning. Daisy Al-Amir is regarded a genuine representative of Iraq's short story and deservedly won international acclaim. She excels in the genre of short story, immersed in difficult situations depicted in her collections of short fiction. Chapter Three examines the works of Lutfiya Al-Dulaimi, a writer and journalist, who occupies a unique position in Iraq's literary map. She, more than the other feminists, led a campaign to portray the situation of Iraqi and Arab women with focus on the war. Al-Dulaimi's writings reflect the impact of the war on herself and on her society. Chapter Four focuses on Dunya Mikhaill's war poetry written while she was inside Iraq as well as her poems published in exile. The choice of Dunya stems from her achievement as a poet and how, through her poetry, shares the agony and suffering of her people. The vehicle of poetry is the most effective means of expression to embody an agonizing experience especially of women who were burdened with tremendous amount of pressure, fear, hopelessness, and loss of the beloved ones. Her prose poems will be discussed with reference to her sources of influence, namely the Bible and Iraq's classical literature.
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The Lotus Esprit 'submarine' car from the 1977 James Bond film The Spy Who Loved Me has sold for £550,000 ($940,500) at auction.
The car sold to an anonymous phone bidder on Monday at the RM Auctions sale in London.
See Drive's list of the Top 10 James Bond cars.
It was driven - and captained - by Roger Moore in the film, where it plunged into the sea after a high-speed chase.
The car was discovered recently after spending years in a storage unit.
"Bearing in mind it is not a car that can be driven on the road, the price just goes to prove the draw that all Bond-related memorabilia has," says RM Auctions Europe, Peter Haynes. "We are very happy with the price, it is very strong money for what is an important piece of movie memorabilia."


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148 Pine View Drive, Marilyn N. Cannon to Albert D. Cannon, $0.
148 Pine View Drive, Albert D. Cannon to Chris L. Strickland, $107,000.
148 Pine View Drive, Chris L. Strickland to Brandi Nicole Hollis, $0, gift deed.
226 Richmond Drive, Davina R. Cone to Ocwen Loan Servicing LLC, $0, first transferee foreclosure.
226 Richmond Drive, Ocwen Loan Servicing LLC to Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., $0, government/nonprofit public corporation.
534 Cobblestone Circle, Michael Howard to Vernon Lester Padgett Jr. and Susie A. Padgett, residential, $135,000.
425 Lemans Drive, Cindy Michelle Igou to Federal National Mortgage Association, $0, deed in lieu of foreclosure.
252 Old River Road, John L. Knecht to John R. DeLoach and Linda J. DeLoach, residential, $202,000.
867 Mt. Pleasant Road, David E. Scruggs, Sr. to Cynthia Scruggs Hall, $0.
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228 Ridge Road, Owen McKinley to Ronald W. Williams and Wendy S. Williams, residential, $0, gift deed.
Old Louisville Road, 270-23, Mary Angela Exley to Claudette H. Jordan, agricultural, $0, gift deed.
134 Scholar Road, Mark A. Norris to Tammy B. Norris, residential, $0.
120 Biltmore Drive, Suntrust Mortgage Inc. to U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, c/o Michaelson, Conno and Boul, residential, $0, government/nonprofit public corporation.
131 Buckskin Court, Victor Paul Brown to Regions Bank DBA Regions Mortgage, residential, $0, first transferee foreclosure.
333 Windsor Road, Wilfred O. Brown to Wilfred O. Brown and Kelly Jean Browne, $10.
307 Westminster Drive, John Edward Deason to Noralee Robertson Deason, residential, $0, divorce-based transfer.
660 Griffin Lake Road, Linda J. Morgan to 660 Griffin Lake LLC, residential, $24,000.
337 Shirley Drive, Federal Home Loan Corp. to Debra K. Stansbury, $0, government/nonprofit public corporation.
102 Gospel Place, Carey Taylor to Mary Daughtry, $1.
Pryor Road, out of 218-8, Ruben H. Rahn to Charleen Alice Virginia Burke, $35,000.
89 Stonewall Drive, Andrew Capwell to Wells Fargo Bank N.A., residential, $0, first transferee foreclosure.
309 Pebble Drive, Sue A. Nolen to Saxon Mortgage Services Inc., residential, $0, first transferee foreclosure.
309 Pebble Drive, Saxon Mortgage Services Inc. to Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., residential, $0, government/nonprofit public corporation.
336 Keller Road, Melissa Hall Osteen to U.S. Bank N.A., as trustee for BAPC 2007-3, residential, $0, first transferee foreclosure.
124 Johnson St., John W. Perkins to Claydie L. Perkins, residential, $0, year's support order.
123 Huger St., Louis H. Bragg to Thomas M. McDermott, $110,000.
408 Lexington Ave., Autice M. Taylor to BAC Home Loans Servicing L.P., $0, first transferee foreclosure.
408 Lexington Avenue, BAC Home Loans Servicing L.P. to Federal National Mortgage Association, $0, government/nonprofit public corporation.
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403 Hummingbird Lane, Phyllis S. Hathcock to Trina F. Warlick, $70,000.
115 Stillwell Road, Michelle Bray to Household Realty Corp., $0, first transferee foreclosure.
Laurel Street, S101-9, Leette T. Burns to Hillary L. Burns, $0, gift deed.
118 Red Fern Court, Gregory K. Talbot to Wells Fargo Bank N.A., residential, $0, first transferee foreclosure.
118 Red Fern Court, Wells Fargo Bank N.A. to U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs, residential, $0, government/nonprofit public corporation.
4404 Ga. 21 N., Household Finance Corp. to Ronald Kessler, residential, $14,000.
1452 Clyo-Shawnee Road, Davie J. Davis to Ronald Francisco and Vickie A. Francisco, $51,830.
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John R. on 09/16/2011
Spoke with Moira. She said this was her first time going to them and they were great. She loves her vehicle and wanted it fixed right. The service end has always been excellent so she didn't think this repair would be any different. She was right. She wouldn't hesitate to go back. She wouldn't go anywhere else now. Julie, who works there was so kind to take her under her wing. She was quite upset about her vehicle. Julie took the time to look at her vehicle and give her good advice. She was going to have to come back the following week for them to give her an estimate. Julie gave her a ball park idea. It put Moira's mind at ease. She appreciated Julies concern and wants to thank her. She took good care of her. Everything is great. She's pleased with the repair.
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Evening Tabata – 5/14/15
The 4 sequences for tonite borrow from our 10 exercise sequence of the early morning workout .. we'll use pairs tonite, alternating between exercises on the 20 second work blocks…
1a. Side Jump Burpee 1b. Seal Jack
mod this down to an elevated step out burpee with travel from plank position along with step jacks
2a. High Plank Sitouts 2b. V-Sit Foot Taps
mod this to an elevated cross body mountain climber and seated Russian twists
3a. Plank Jack 3b. Power Jack
mod this to elevated plank step jack and total body extensions
4a. Back Lunge Pulse (left leg back) 4b. Back Lunge Pulse (right leg back)
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Hospital: an Unhealthy Business
Every public hospital in Australia is confronting the mismatch between their income and the demand for services and cost of treating sick people
Norman Swan: In June 1997 Victorians were in the middle of major industrial action by nurses in its public hospitals. And it's probably fair to say that public hospitals have faced more financial pressures in Victoria than any other State.
But they're not alone. Every public hospital in Australia is confronting the mismatch between their income and the demand for services and cost of treating sick people.
Tomorrow night on ABC Television, there's a very timely documentary which follows staff and patients through 16 weeks, at the end of the financial year, in St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne. They're having to deal with a large budget over-run.
The doco's called 'Hospital: an Unhealthy Business', and was made by Catherine Marciniak.
One of the many ironies in the film was that St Vincent's is a spanking new facility, which was built as a proud example of the hospital of the future. Yet no sooner had it opened than the State Government seemed to start talking about closing it.
It must have been an interesting time to be filming there.
Catherine Marciniak: Yes, it was, I mean it wasn't exactly what we'd expected when we first started filming there. One of the reasons we did decide on St Vincent's as a case study was because they had taken on that rhetoric of being more efficient, and we thought that if anybody could make that equation of more for less work, it had to be them.
Norman Swan: What you found was basically a hospital in crisis.
Catherine Marciniak: That's right. And I think this is a universal. There seems to be a preoccupation with how we're going to ration rather than how health is going to be delivered.
Norman Swan: I mean we heard that amazing conversation between the middle level manager and the cardiologist who heads the Cardiac Department, about whether or not they could use these little stents to hold open arteries after they've done a balloon catheter on patients with angina.
Man: We're going to talk about stenting.
Man: David said his intention is to peg us at about 20% - funding for 20% for the balance of the year, which will be tight, and takes us back to roughly what we were doing December, November-December.
Man: Well it's going to be a matter of how we're going to implement it.
Man: We bomb out by very, very, very large amount; we stand out like a sore toe, and we've got two approaches to this: we either self-manage it as best we can, or we run the gauntlet on this, which will probably end up in a fight with me and David over it. And I don't think anybody - I don't think we need to do that.
Man: And this would be proposed to the end of the financial year?
Man: Yes. My understanding is that what we'll be doing is those ones that we think will do better in the long-term with the stent, we won't be stenting them, so we'll move the cost to the next financial year, because they'll come back next year when they have troubles again.
Man: Well that's one approach.
Man: Yes, well that's what the argument's going to be about - that all this is based on the fact that the patients will do better in the long term with stenting, and if you don't stent them, then they're going to have more problems during the follow-up period and they'll come back more often. Which will be good for the hospital because they'll get more DRG units.
Man: Yes.
Man: Yes, but not so good for the patient.
Norman Swan: An amazing conversation, and if those are the conversations they're having on camera, what are they having off camera?
Catherine Marciniak: Exactly. You know, that was a very common thing. I mean one of the reasons I wanted to track down new technologies was it is one of the big areas in public hospitals that is being rationed.
Norman Swan: What you show is that at every level in the hospital, people are obsessed with cost, and you can almost feel the tension if somebody had to stay beyond what they were being allocated in terms of their diagnostic related group in the jargon. How much stress did you see amongst staff?
Catherine Marciniak: Oh I think they were heavily stressed. I mean the whole idea of trying to trade out of a budget deficit meant that the people who are on the ground - the nurses and the doctors - were continually having to balance this idea of trying not to cost too much, but at the same time meeting the needs of their patients. And I think the end result of the hospital not meeting budget in that financial year shows that in fact there was a priority given to the health of the people. But whether that continues to be the case in the future, I think is highly unlikely.
Norman Swan: And the other extraordinary thing was that they had made a decision because of the way they pay for hospital beds in Victoria, according to activity, the social case mix funding system, that their way of meeting their budget was to treat more patients, yet all you showed us were patients who have been treated at a loss. So in other words, they were pushing through and just increasing their losses.
Catherine Marciniak: I think that's right. I mean the idea that they could trade out of it, using a business term, actually didn't prove to be something that was feasible. People have said to us 'Well you seem to have only covered the loss-making patients', but certainly about 90% of the patients that we followed came in a loss, and the 10% came in breaking even. And the reason we ended up following a cancer patient story was because they said to us, 'Well cancer is one of the ones that we do break even on.' So I thought OK, well I'll follow a cancer patient and then that one, like a lot of cancer patients also blew out.
Norman Swan: And this is a woman, a young woman, with lymphoma, and you have a conversation between what seemed to be two accountants who are totting up at the end of the day the wins and losses, and the guy in the suit bemoans the fact that she hasn't made them money.
Woman: She's been in and out quite a lot actually, this patient.
Man: ....lymphoma, ah.
Woman: And she was in for 15 days as well.
Man: All right. So the weight's higher because the patient had an operation, putting in the inter-ventricular reservoir for chemotherapy, that certainly makes it a major operation, yes. All right.
Woman: Even though it's still 15 days for that, it's --
Man: Yes, it's still not particularly good money, but previously if she hadn't had that ventriculostomy, to put in the reservoir, a sixth of the money for having lymphoma, but once you have a reservoir put in your head to put the chemotherapy - which is a reasonably major procedure, but it probably only contributed to a small proportion of the costs.
Norman Swan: And that patient died four months later. Catherine Marciniak's film is called 'Hospital: an Unealthy Business' and it's on ABC Television tomorrow night at half past eight. Try not to miss it.
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Ahmedabad, India (PressExposure) April 27, 2012 -- India is a country known for its rich and varied culture with a different color at a different block. Jaipur, also known as the pink city, had a glorious past and still it maintains its colorful culture. Palaces, architecture, temples, festivals and competitions have always been and still are the main attractions of this city. But now times have changed as Jaipur is the capital of Rajasthan state and has evolved into an urban city with a developed circle of trade & commerce. Tourism is still a major source of income for the government but the promotion of trade & commerce and business has been standardized here, thanks to the advent of technology and how it spread has! Jaipur has its own search engine which has been creating awareness among users about local trade since the recent past. Check it out at http://jaipur.infoline.in
Many cities have city specific search engines which are used to find out the goods or services prevalent in that particular city entered as key words by the users. The main motto behind this step is to promote the Local Business Market and trade of the city and it has been a boost to the local industries in the recent past. Be it textiles, metallic parts, paints, stationary, food joints, hair parlors, gardens, libraries or any other trade...it will be promoted by the Local Search Engine and will stretch the chances of one's business as long as it is in the city. The procedure requires a simple step of registration with the site and that's it, the registered firm will be mentioned on the search engine the next time a relative keyword is entered. Keyword are mostly the nature of the trade or the name of the venture which will be detected very easily by Jaipur Local Search.
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We had a conversation recently in which the spokesperson announced," Since the ages, we have been and are still passionate about our culture and business. In this modern world of trade where ethics have been tweaked by competition, why should we get sidelined and not do anything about it? So we came up with the concept of Jaipur Local Search and are happy that it is doing exactly what we had wanted it to perform. We guarantee a sure-shot and equal method of marketing and promotion for all." Such strong words have been backed by the clients who are satisfied to be enlisted on this search engine.
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Oxford, Massachusetts (PressExposure) May 28, 2013 -- Phoenix Challenge coins, a popular manufacturer of challenge coins, lapel pins, and patches, recently launched a new website to improve customer experience when visiting their online display and shop. The new website features beautiful graphics, new products and services, and an easy to use customization form with quote capabilities.
Challenge coins are a popular practice for military, police, fire, and EMS personnel. Military, government, and local challenge coins are given to a unit to symbolize the unity and excellence of its members. Phoenix Challenge Coins offers die-cast, 100% original designs that customers create. When ordering, customers can submit a coin design of their own or work with the Phoenix Challenge creative team to design a unique coin for production. Challenge coins for sale from Phoenix Challenge Coins are never resold. The design and production coins are the property of each customer, and the company promises never to remint coins for sale elsewhere. This practice ensures challenge coins created for a unit stay within that unit and are not sold for profit on the Web to the general public. Each production includes an extra fifteen coins, produced to replace lost challenge coins or for sale to supporters of a particular unit. Mass produced challenge coins for retail profit is a practice Phoenix does not endorse.
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Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad, (FSARS) detectives have caught a deadly armed robbery gang and arrested key members of the syndicate.
The thieves were caught with 17 stolen exotic cars and other items where uncovered by the police, the police revealed that the items also included two locally made single barrel pistols and assorted ammunitions.
Police Public Relations Officer, Frank Mba said that his noys had started investigating the group for some time now, and knew they specialise in robbing motorists of their cars.
He said: "The suspects were arrested following a petition by one of their victims who complained that he was robbed of two vehicles and other valuables on June 27, 2013 at his Ile-Ife home.
"Consequently, the arrest of one Omoniyi Ajewole, a 28-year-old male from Ilesha and his evidence upon interrogation led to the arrest of other gang members namely: 20 years-old Oluseye Idowu Jacob, who is also from Ilesha in Osun state, Oluwadamilare Rasaki, Ajisafe Olawale, Ogunniyi Sunday, Tolani Babatunde aka Biggy, Abubakar Umar aka Barry, Odeyemi Itunnu aka Gomina and Ayodeji Olumudi.
"While commending the police detectives for their commitment, diligence and professionalism which led to the breakthrough and subsequent recovery of the stolen items, the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar, enjoined the citizens to continue to support the police with relevant information, calling on all those who had lost their vehicles in the recent past to come forward with their proof of ownership so as to reclaim them."
Mba revealed that they have made plans to arraign the criminals to court.
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'Hi' from Danniella Westbrook for £25: Hard-up actress flogs video messages
HARD-UP Danniella Westbrook is flogging personal video messages to fans for £25.
The actress's plight emerged this week when she tweeted a link to a website offering the filmed greetings.
Danniella, 41, who played Sam Mitchell in EastEnders, has had a long battle with cocaine addiction.
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One World Tribe began performing in 1994, started by bandleader Kennedy Thompson with diversity, justice and great music in mind. Covering music by Bob Marley, Santana, Ruben Blades, The Meters, Stevie Wonder and Johnny Klegg, the group quickly developed a fan base in Erie, Buffalo, Pittsburgh and the surrounding areas of Northwestern Pennsylvania and Upstate New York.
Original music gradually replaced much of the cover material, as the Tribe's fan base continued to expand. Rochester and Syracuse became regular stops, with frequent trips to Harrisburg and State College. Songs like No Justice, No Peace, Money Don't Make It Right, and Award-winning Unity and Diversity, the title-track of their first album, made the band's message clear, and entertained at the same time.
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With an emphasis on lyrics and vocal harmony combined with restrained, well-crafted instrumental passages, Moonshine Still doesn't initially seem to be cut from the typical jam-band cloth. But the group's swirling keywork and Byzantine guitar figures layered over repetitive reggae-tinged beats verify that at least one of its feet is planted in the land of hemp and goatees. Moonshine's sound ranges from glossy moments reminiscent of the Talking Heads to less-varnished interludes recalling, well, jam bands. In addition to wowing audiences at roots festivals like Kansas's Wakarusa, California's High Sierra and Florida's Magnolia Fest, the act has toured with Leftover Salmon frontman Vince Herman -- and even joined the Salmon on stage for some of that group's final Southeastern shows in 2004.
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Shah Rukh Khan denies being part of Sanjay Leela Bhansali's film
There were strong rumours of Shah Rukh Khan and Sanjay Leela Bhansali getting together again for a new film after people spotted them bonding together on various occasions.
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After her high-profile role on Friends, Aisha Tyler continues to blaze new career paths.
On paper, she's a mass of contradictions: a child of working-class Oakland, Calif., educated at a private school in Berkeley. A Dartmouth College graduate and model-pretty bombshell who can hold her own as a standup comic, actor and author.
And a proud black woman who brought a complex character to one of TV's whitest sitcoms, NBC's Friends.
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"Being the only black kid in my school . . . I always hated it when people made assumptions about what I was like or what my background was," said Tyler, 33, calling from the West Coast at the crack of dawn, her words interrupted by the occasional yawn.
"I decided . . . I was going to break every stereotype . . . be a white-water rafting guide, go rock climbing, listen to punk music. When I was young, it was a hard row to hoe. But I'd like to tell kids that someday, being different will be a good thing."
That range has paid off. Years after her first big show biz break, as host of the now-defunct cable show Talk Soup, she has a book (Swerve: Reckless Observations of a Postmodern Girl), film roles (the upcoming DMX/David Arquette film Never Die Alone) and her turn as paleontologist Charlie Wheeler on Friends.
"It was definitely a validation . . . the people who have guested on Friends: Brad Pitt, Sean Penn, Julia Roberts and, you know, me," she said, bursting into laughter.
Hired for a part that wasn't written specifically for a black woman, Tyler soon discovered producers had big plans for Charlie. She sparked a love triangle and ran off with a character played by Oscar nominee Greg Kinnear, her predecessor on Talk Soup.
And though others touted Charlie as the show's longest-running black character, Tyler just enjoyed stealing the spotlight on one of TV's hottest comedies.
"I hope (people's) frustration over (the lack of diversity) is tempered by the fact that when they wrote this role, they didn't wimp out," Tyler said. "They wrote her so smart and sexy and elevated, she wasn't just the black girl on Friends."
After bonding on Friends, Tyler and star Lisa Kudrow teamed up for Aisha, a comedy series CBS is considering for fall. Centered on a gregarious fashion designer who finds her hip company bought out by a bland corporate behemoth, the show won't be based on Tyler's life or any market-research-driven game plan.
"Any time you try to figure out what the marketplace wants and put it in a show, you wind up with The Single Guy," she said, referring to an NBC sitcom of the mid 1990s starring Jonathan Silverman. "The reason people love Friends is because they feel, on some level, that they're real people. I wanted to feel free to create something new . . . but based on my personality."
Now Tyler is on a tour that brings her to Tampa this weekend. She's promoting Swerve, which she calls "a longer, more extended conversation," filled with rants about bikini waxing, the perils of dating and the insult of being called sassy.
She remembers when she used to dress down while performing comedy, afraid audiences couldn't accept a woman who was pretty and funny.
"It's a challenge every day to prove that women can be sexy, funny and smart," Tyler said. "The terms aren't mutually exclusive. . . . Though I think people definitely (believe) that."
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On Halloween night, Hairy Scarey, Winifred Witch and Screech Ghost are plotting their mean-spirited spookings. Casper refuses to join them and decides to go trick-or-treating dressed as a real boy, but neighborhood kids see through his disguise and run away in fear. Casper is heartbroken until he meets a special group of orphans who accept him for who he is, a ghost. But their fun is soon spoiled as Hairy Scary and his ghostly crew interfere. Now it is up to Casper and his new friends to stop their ghastly games and save Halloween before it is too late. --Wikipedia
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Review of Competition Law and Policy in the Czech Republic
The Czech Republic competition law is based on familiar European substantive concepts. Features that were appropriate for a transition setting are being revised in anticipation of EU accession. The enforcement body was at one time a separate Ministry; now, the Czech Office for the Protection of Economic Competition is an independent agency. Provisions for exemption are well controlled, and the processes for applying it are working well; however, stronger enforcement powers may be needed to deal with secret cartels. The major challenge of improving competitiveness by completing the reform of the inherited industrial structure requires solving problems of corporate governance and financing. The role of competition policy in that task will be modest.
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Happy Easter Every One and for those who dont celebrate Happy Sunday
Artist I am not
I'm still trying to figure out the connection between rabbits and eggs? Anyway Happy Easter to you!
I know exactly what you mean, Tyson. I can never work out which came first. The rabbit or the egg.
It revolves around some ancient peagan thing with firtility. You know breed like rabbits. Hiding eggs....
Being Protestant I go with the Rising of Jesus.
The candy is still nice.
Ok... off the religious thing.