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140 Bourke Street
About Us
We offer 31 deluxe non-smoking units all with queen sized beds and quiet reverse cycle air conditioning. LCD digital TVs are in all rooms and offer free Foxtel channels. Free Wi-Fi is available in all rooms through out the motel. All rooms have a bar fridge, tea and coffee making facilities a toaster and microwave oven for your convenience. Breakfast to rooms is available 5 days per week. Charge back facilities are available for a range of local pubs and clubs. Atlas Motel also boasts a large salt water swimming pool and two free BBQ areas to use after a relaxing swim in the pool.
Our Facilities
Arrival / Departure Lounge
BBQ facilities
Charge Back from local restaurants
Disabled Facilities
Ice machine
Interconnecting rooms
Internet access
Luggage storage
Non-smoking property
On-site parking
Parking for boats and trailers
Room service - limited service
Self service laundry facilities
Swimming Pool
Vending machines
Our Rooms
Useful Information
|Check-in Instructions
|Check in at reception.
Reception hours 7.30am to 7.30pm.
If you require a later check in please phone during office hours to make alternative arrangements.
|Getting There
|From Sydney (Mitchell Highway)- come through 3 round abouts and take the second turn to your right (Bourke Street).
From Melbourne (Newell Highway)- at the first round about turn right (Mitchell Highway), come through 2 sets of traffic lights and take the first street on your left (Bourke Street)
From Brisbane (Newell Highway) - turn right at T-intersection (Newell Highway), at round about turn left (Darling Street). At second set of traffic lights turn left (Bultje Street), Take the first street to your right (Bourke Street).
|Free car parking is available for all guests outside ground floor units.
A large grassed area which is lit all night is also available for extra cars, camper trailers, buses, trucks, boats and horse floats.
|Things To Do
|There are many things to see and do in the Dubbo area some are, Taronga Western Plains Zoo, Old Dubbo Gaol, Dundullimal Homestead, Dubbo Observatory, Traintasia, Western Plains Riding Centre, Garling Gallery, Bill O'Shea Studio Gallery, Shoyoen Sister City Garden & Jurian Cermonial Teahouse, Aladdin's Cave Bottlehouse, Western Plains Cultural Centre, Biodiversity Garden, Terramungamine Rock Grooves and Royal Flying Doctor Base Education Centre and many more attractions to experience.
|Business Facilities
|Fax machine is availble for use and Free Wi-Fi is also available.
|Terms and Conditions
|No pets allowed in units this will incur a cleaning fee of $150, smoking in units will also incurr a cleaning fee of $150. Voilent and abusive behaviour will not be tolerated and police will be notified.


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Samsung Galaxy S5 is the latest high-end smartphone launched recently at MWC 2014 with some new features and hardware. Also earlier before the launch of this device we have got many rumors about this device.
Officially it facilitates finger print control, heart beat sensor, waterproof body, improved 16 MP camera with HDR technology enabled alongside a full HD 5.0 IPS display out of the box.
Samsung on the Galaxy S5 sport a heart rate sensor placed near the 16-megapixel camera, fingerprint scanner on the home button, and the IP67 certification that makes it water-resistant and dust proof. The handset also features a new build and design in terms of the back panel now being puncture, and comes with four colors with option back-panel design.
Samsung's My Magazine feature on the Galaxy S5 is almost similar to HTC's BlinkFeed app UI. It can refine in social updates and news feed from different sites for easy use in just a swipe on the screen. I have just seen that people are not liking this feature much that why I thought to write to how to disable My Magazine on Samsung Galaxy S5 with easy steps.
Meanwhile if you get any queries or doubt don't hesitate to ask them writing in the comment section, I will sure get back on the same as soon as I get time.
Steps to disable My Magazine on Samsung Galaxy S5
- From any home screen window, hold-press the Task-switching gesture(to the left of the home key), also you can hold–press on any blank space on any home screen.
- Then tap on the Home Screen Settings icon in the menu that appears next after the first step.
- From the Home Screen Settings menu, unchecked "My Magazine". Before making any changes it would be checked.
- Now again press the home button to go back and use the TouchWiz enabled home screen without Samsung's magazine widgets.
If you still not happy with it and want to remove it completely then follow the steps below,
How to completely remove My Magazine
- Go to main menu and the Settings panel on your Samsung Galaxy S5.
- Scroll down and under the Applications menu, click on Application Manager.
- Except all the options scroll down to the M's and click on My Magazine.
- Now Turn Off it by tapping on the option out there.
- Hit OK to confirm you would really like disable this feature on my Galaxy S5.
That's it, you have successfully removed My Magazine widget from your Samsung Galaxy S5.


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Inversion therapy is nothing new. Hanging upside-down to relieve pain and the effects of gravity have been documented as far back as 400 BC when Hippocrates, the famous physician, observed a patient being hung by his knees and ankles from a ladder to relieve an ailment. Today, inversion therapy commonly uses an inversion table to obtain the health benefits that come from reversing the gravitational pull on the body's organs, bones and joints.
Benefit: Lower Back Pain
A study entitled, "Adaptation of Tilt Table for Lumbar Traction," published in the Journal of Canadian Chiropractic Association, found that 88 percent of patients who underwent a series of eight inversion table treatments found major improvements in a number of complaints including spondylolisthesis, herniated discs, lumbar osteoarthritis with sciatica, and coccygodynia. The study found that inversion treatments help increase the space between spinal discs and reduce paraspinal EMG activity (an indicator of muscle pain).
Reducing the pressure on the spinal discs and increasing disc space has been found to relieve lower back pain. Inversion tables help to stretch and elongate the spinal column, allowing the discs to separate and opening up the vertebral spaces where nerves enter and exit, which enables nerve impulses to travel unhindered to and from the brain.
Benefit: Increased Trunk Flexion
Another study published in the Journal of the Canadian Chiropractic Association found that inversion therapy increased forward trunk flexion, the ability to bend over forward, by 25 percent. The inability to bend over forward severely restricts some everyday activities like putting on shoes and socks, and contributes to muscle atrophy.
Benefit: Improvement of Other Conditions
The EnergyCenter.com, a seller of inversion tables and equipment, claims that inversion tables can also help reduce tension headaches by taking pressure off nerves, increase flexibility, promote lymphatic drainage and blood circulation, and improve mood. By reversing the effects of gravity, the blood is able to circulate more freely to the upper body, including the brain. Inversion therapy may also be beneficial in recovering from high impact workouts.
Inversion therapy is not without complications. For most healthy people, inversion therapy poses few threats. The study published in the Journal of the Canadian Chiropractic Association found no increase in heart rate or blood pressure with inversion therapy. However, there may be an increase in eye pressure and people with retinal detachment are advised against the use of this technique. Other contraindications include stroke, recent head injury, spinal injury or bone weakness. Additionally, inversion tables are not recommended for use by people who have had recent back surgery, glaucoma, herniated discs, high blood pressure, hiatal hernia and other conditions that may be made worse by inversion therapy.


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Aboriginal education and communities
Education in schools, programs and connected communities.
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Student assessment resources and teaching strategies.
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Professional learning is a key component of continuous improvement.
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Encompasses all areas of school planning, ongoing self-assessment, annual reporting, external validation and policy implementation.


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e-GEOS, togheter with its australian partner Geospatial Intelligence Pty Limited, has recently won an international tender to provide its services to AMSA (Australian Maritime Safety Authority) whose objective is to to monitor the marine environmental safety. AMSA's request was for a service provider capable of supplying an oil spill monitoring and surveillance service, based on SAR (synthetic aperture radar) technology.
AMSA's aim is to have a routine monitoring of specific maritime areas of interests (such as commercial routes or off-shore platforms) and to better coordinate emergency operations in the event of an oil spilling incident.
e-GEOS, with its partner Geospatial Intelligence Pty Limited can provide assistance to AMSA to:
• Monitor and detect illegal vessel-sourced pollution for compliance purposes
• Confirm suspected oil spill incidents
• Rapidly evaluate and deploy for oil spill response purposes
• Carry out experimental assessment of other potential capabilities, including for search and rescue
The COSMO-SkyMed constellation of radar sensors can acquire images indipendently of the weather and light conditions and allows for efficent monitoring through its short revisit times.
The partnership with Geospatial Intelligence Pty Limited and AMSA is a significant milestone for e-GEOS in the Australian space market, and showcases the reliability of italian company in the Earth observation field.


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Makers (In the USA and most of Canada) don't forget to set your clocks back one hour. Here's a great article on NPR that has some history and the changes in 2007 for daylight savings time… Fun fact – "Benjamin Franklin is credited with first proposing the idea of Daylight Saving Time in 1784. He hoped to save on candles." – Link.
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How To Rebook An Appointment
You can also Rebook old, completed appointments too! Just in case your client says;
"Can you please book me the same appointment as last time?"
Once you've clicked Rebook, all you need to do is find the new date and time and click on the calendar to create a new appointment.
Please note, "Rebooked" appointments though the checkout window will not send Confirmation messages, as it is booked in person. All rebooked appointments Rebooked will, however, receive Reminder messages based on your Reminder Settings.


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Being Creatively Different
While I love creating graphic designs, I also love writing and since I moved town late last year, I've been focussing on writing a book. It's not the first one I've written, but will hopefully be the first one that I publish.
This is the first in a series of three fiction books, with the first book set in 1904 in Sussex, United Kingdom. I'm endeavouring to keep the information as historically accurate as possible. That in itself is extremely challenging because oftentimes the specific information I am chasing is simply not available, even when I go directly to the source. This is sometimes because their historical records simply don't go back that far.
With the writing , and the follow-up months of editing completed, it's now been passed onto an Editor for the final version before I put it online as an e-book.
Writing is such a personal thing, and anyone else who writes knows how vulnerable to criticism we can be. I'm fine with feedback about how a story can be improved, or editing in general, but it's scary to put it out there for people to read who may or may not like it.
There are several interesting twists and turns coming up in books two and three and I'm keen to get into writing again. Unfortunately, I'm stuck in the tedious, research stage of book two at the moment and finding it difficult once again, to obtain specific information that I need to get a good start on it.
Meantime though, that means the graphic designs are on hold … but I will get back to them some time soon hopefully.


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COLERAIN TOWNSHIP — The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency has scheduled a public hearing at 6:30pm on April 2 to accept public comments on Rumpke's request to increase by 300% the deodorizer it uses to mask odors from the landfill. Rich McVay, Rumpke neighbor and president of Property Owners Want Equal Rights, urges his neighbors to turn out for the hearing. He connects the ongoing underground fire at the site with a 400% increase in odor complaints, which has led to the plan to increase deodorizer use. In a recent notice he remarked, " During the summer of 2012, a new form of this same deodorizer was introduced at the landfill. Since this introduction a number of people have reported they have experienced skin rash or breathing issues which may be the result of this deodorizer." The hearing will be held at the Colerain Township Community Center, 4200 Springdale Rd.
– Melissa K. English, Development Director, Ohio Citizen Action


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The CTSI Seminar Series features local and national speakers on emerging topics of broad interest to clinical and
translational research faculty, staff, and students. Areas of emphasis include translational research, mentoring, career
development, and diversity and health disparities. Presentation may include reports of new research findings, case studies in
advancing research along the translational spectrum, and practical presentations on leveraging research resources and tools.
Click to view upcoming CTSI Seminar Series.
Effective Meetings: Make Every Moment Count!
Amy Wallis, PhD
December 8, 2017
The Origin, Evolution and Principles of Patient and Research Navigation
Harold P. Freeman, MD
November 28, 2017
Can we engineer a safer game?
Jason P. Mihalik, PhD, CAT(C), ATC
November 8, 2017
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Challenges and Opportunities for Immunotherapy in Prostate Cancer
James L. Gulley MD, PhD, FACP
September 20, 2017
Learning Health Systems: A Growing Force for Transformation of Individual and Population Health
Charles P. Freidman, PhD
August 15, 2017
Supporting and Performing Pragmatic Clinical Research
Russell L. Rothman, MD, MPP
July 19, 2017
Millennials: Attracting, Managing and Mentoring
Rogan Kersh, PhD
May 31, 2017
Bridging Research and Practice Through Pragmatic Trials: An Introduction and Case Example of the COMPASS Trial
Gary Rosenthal, MD, Pam Duncan, PhD, Sabina Gesell, PhD
April 25, 2017
Exercise for Fall Prevention
Thomas W. Storer, PhD
April 6, 2017
Alzheimer's Disease Core
Center: New Resources for the Wake Forest Research Community
Suzanne Craft, PhD
November 1, 2016
Diabetes Care and Research in the 21st Century: Update from the Center on Diabetes, Obesity and
Donald A. McClain, MD, PhD
October 19, 2016
The Intersection of Culture,
Politics, and Research
Adrian Banning, MMS, PA-C, Drexel University
September 27, 2016
Incorporating Implementation Research into Clinical Effectiveness Trials: Toward Using Hybrid Effectiveness-
Implementation Designs
Geoffrey M. Curran, PhD
University of Arkansas For Medical Sciences
September 22, 2016
Training Grant to Broad Implementation: The Pathway to the HEART Pathway
Simon Mahler, MD, and Chad Miller, MD
June 29, 2016
Evolution of Clinical Care Delivery in Service Lines, Shared Services, and Integrated Practice Unit
Kevin High, MD, MS
June 13, 2016
Altitude Physiology: Translating Research from Mount Everest to the Critical Care Unit
Daniel S. Martin, BSc, MBChB, PhD
June 8, 2016
Gaps in Prevention Research for Addressing HIV-related Disparities in the United States
Donna Hubbard McCree, PhD, MPH, RPh
April 4, 2016
The Journey from Quality Improvement to Pragmatic Trial: Towards a Learning Health System
Cheryl Bushnell, MD, MHS
March 16, 2016
CTSI Strategy Within an Evolving Learning Health Care System
King Li, MD, MBA
February 25, 2016
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CNMI Tax Amnesty Program May Need Extension: Inos
Governor says many applications have been sent incomplete
By Emmanuel T. Erediano
SAIPAN, CNMI (Marianas Variety, Jan. 10, 2014) – The CNMI administration has been receiving requests from many delinquent taxpayers to extend the tax-amnesty program, Gov. Eloy S. Inos disclosed yesterday.
The program that took effect on Dec. 4 expired on Jan. 2.
In an interview, Inos told reporters that the Legislature has to amend the tax-amnesty law or Public Law 18-29 in order to extend the program
The governor said a lot of the applications that have been filed "have been incomplete."
"It is quite an intense documentation. So there are suggestions that we might have to extend the deadline," he said adding that many of the applications for tax amnesty have to be supported by documents.
"There is just not enough time to do it all. What needs to be done is probably extend [the program.]"
Asked how, he said the law needs to be amended.
Because he still does not have the total number of people applying for the amnesty, Inos could not tell how long the extension should be.
In a separate interview, Rep. Tony P. Sablan, IR-Saipan and the author of the tax amnesty law, said he is looking at extending the program for two to three months.
He acknowledged that the taxpayers that the program is trying to help had less than three weeks to get their tax papers in order.
"A lot of those taxpayers asked Revenue and Taxation for more time to get their prior-year tax records together," Sablan said.
Even Rev and Tax, he added, is having a hard time producing returns so it was really hard to meet the deadline.
Finance Secretary Larrisa Larson said the filing of applications for tax amnesty went smoothly but many applicants who had not completed their papers are now asking for an extension.
Rev and Tax, Larson said, is still working on those applications "and it's our hope that everyone will have complied [with the documentation requirements.]"
Variety learned that two days ago, there were about 300 applicants who were able to file their prior tax returns. But filing of returns or the actual application is just one part of the program.
The applicants still have to go to the collection branch to file a waiver of penalty or interest.
The tax-amnesty law allows delinquent taxpayers to settle their tax debts without having to pay penalties or interest. They can work out a payment plan and their penalties and interest will be waived.
Sablan said he is confident that this will help increase revenue that the government badly needs.


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Whether your friends talked you into a weekend warrior event or you are seriously training as an athlete, avoiding injury is an utmost concern.
When we push ourselves physically and mentally in pursuit of our sport, part of our training, maintenance and recovery is making sure our bodies can perform at optimum levels. You train endlessly, watch what you eat and evaluate how you will face your next challenge.
Feeding our bodies the correct protein/carb ratio is important, but also correcting imbalances you may have in the muscle tissues, reducing areas of tightness that limits your freedom to operate will reduce the risk of injury.
Give your body ALL it needs! Sports Massage encompasses rehabilitation, prevention and maintenance. Your therapist can design your session to improve recovery time between workouts or events, reducing the muscle holding patterns and tightness which will impact the potential of injury. During training, scheduling weekly or bi-monthly sessions is highly recommended to prevent injuries by "re-balancing" your body. Especially after an event or strenuous workout, massage can play heavily in treating minor injuries and relaxing muscles with in the first 48 hours of your event.


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Love this article….exactly what I believe in (although not sure about the technology choices)
Love this article….exactly what I believe in (although not sure about the technology choices)
The new company is going great so far. Amazing how quickly you just jump right in, feel confident to make decisions and start accelerating forward.
Already at the point where there is more work to do than available hours to do it, but I made sure not to sit on the laptop during Thanksgiving yesterday (just the occasional iPhone email….well, and a little laptop in the morning).
Sorry that the 49ers lost yesterday, but pretty much to be expected – a 4 day week and a trip across the country – that's tough for even the greatest teams to overcome. Best thing for me was that they appeared to emerge unhurt – after Alex Smith took so many sacks it's a small miracle that he wasn't hurt.
Next week….pricing, roadmap, engineering, hiring, marketing, operations, finance…..yep, all the good stuff.
First the bad….I was so sick on Monday and Tuesday that I didn't make it into the office. Can you believe that….what CEO calls in sick on their first days at a new job (figured it was better than being known as the CEO that made everyone else sick).
The good….everything else. Cool company, cool people (although have only met about 1/3 of company so far), cool technology.
TONS of work to do (of course)…..but that's what I enjoy.
Looking to bring on board top talent quickly.
PS I'm not allowed to tell you where I'm at yet because they want to wait a couple weeks to announce – which is fine by me.
They announced their funding today and were written up in The451.
I really like Ben (founder and CEO) and they have great investors as well – good luck guys!
The other night on the Chelsea Handler show, she asked Justin Bieber "Do you write all of your own tweets?". Justin replied "yes" (somewhat tongue in cheek) to which Chelsea sarcastically replied "Well, so do I then".
Of course, pop stars flying around the world, Hollywood A list etc, I understand why they don't have time to write their own 140 characters but it got me thinking about Blog posts from technology company executives.
I wonder how many are actually written by that executive versus how many are ghost written by marketing and simply published under that executives name?
In a prior company, I was told that "all blogs are written by corporate marketing and subject to legal approval" to which I politely replied "count me out" (they actually then allowed me to continue writing my own). Blogs/tweets I believe have to be a reflection of the individual and their personality not just the message that the corporate marketing folks want to deliver. If it is a pure corporate marketing message then publish it under the name of the company, not the individual. I understand if we want someone to fix it up grammatically, I understand if a public company wants to get it OKd by legal but….the basic message has to come from the individual (we are people not robots).
So, as you read blogs by technology executives, stop and think "real" or "sham".
Often you will find that the more polished the writing, the less chance that the executive had anything to do with it – hence you will quickly realize which category this blog falls into.
It's interesting how life works sometimes. About 6 weeks ago, I had stopped looking at companies to join and decided to do my own start-up. I loved the idea that I had (still do), had developed a prototype, put together a rough plan, spoken to investors, pulled together a founding team and was on the verge of closing a term sheet when…..a recruiter that I'd worked with in the past called me.
The call went something like this "Gary, I know that you told me not to call you because you're committed to your own start-up, but I have an opportunity that appears to be a perfect fit for you". I listened, got excited, decided to open the door and investigate this new opportunity.
Many meetings later with a combination of investors, founders and executives and I'm more excited than I was at the start of the process. Very impressed with the founder/executive team – super smart and highly dedicated and from everything that I know, really outstanding engineering team.
I cannot say too much about what the company is doing right now (not yet launched) but you can be sure that I wouldn't be joining unless it was set up to (1) Deliver incredible value to customers (2) Disrupt some huge markets.
As of yesterday, I accepted the CEO position and cannot wait to get started.
As I've been pondering what to do next with my career, I've often thought about crossing into the consumer space as opposed to the B2B space that I've done for most of my career.
Of course you see the dramatic growth of companies like Dropbox, Zynga, Facebook and others and consumer looks really, really exciting.
But, I also think the recent situation at Netflix should serve as a warning – not only to would be executives such as myself but also to investors.
The Netflix executive team is highly experienced, very smart and have built an amazing company over many years. They cannot be accused of being young and inexperienced, this is not their first rodeo and yet even with such an experienced team, it appears there may have been some mid-judgement.
In my opinion, this shows what a fine line there is between hero and goat in consumer driven businesses. Groupon….darling a few months ago, to goat and maybe back to darling again? Zynga…..darling and yet, their latest financial results had everyone wondering if the company was losing its shine. Facebook, goes from strength to strength and yet, how many times has Facebook upset its users – having to backtrack on multiple ocassions.
If you were to think about the Enterprise (B2B) space; I think we'd all agree that the manner in which some enterprise companies treat their customers would mean that they deserve to be out of business a long time ago. Horrible support or forcing customers to purchase more than they need because of leverage that they have on other products or trying to catch customers out through the use of complex contractual language or price hikes that come out of nowhere.
Anyhow, the only point that I'm trying to make is that historically enterprise companies grow slower but also have greater sustainability due to "customer lock in".
But, I believe that will change. I believe that the consumerization of IT will mean that enterprise customers will have choices and will be able to switch providers much easier than in the past. This also unlocks the door for new, innovative enterprise suppliers to grow much faster than they have historically
And I believe that enterprise suppliers need to hold themselves to a higher standard than they have in the past. They need to hold themselves to a "consumer-like" standard where they need to think that customers are free to stop using their service at any time and they have to deliver value every day.
So, I'm sure I will stay in the Enterprise space but, whatever I do, you can be sure that the customer and customer satisfaction will be front and center.


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Cruises are great for all ages
I have been on 18 cruises, so needless to say I love to cruise. Now that I am a mom, I love to cruise with kids! I find it to be a great family vacation because there are opportunities for all ages to have fun. But making the most of a cruise comes with experience or following some advice from the seasoned cruiser. I want to share some tips for boarding day that will ensure your cruise vacation gets off to a great start! Some of these tips are specific to families traveling with young kids but many of the cruise boarding tips are best practices for all cruisers.
What to expect when you arrive at the port
Arrival time to the port is a personal choice to some extent. There is always a time at which you must be on board, usually about an hour or two before the ship departs. Your cruise paperwork will tell you that you will not board until a certain time. However, as soon as the previous cruisers are off and the ship gets cleared they will begin boarding. You never know when that will be but this has allowed us about 3 hours more on the ship that we were not expecting. So if you want to get to the ship early, then go right ahead you just might get to be one of the first on!
If you are flying the day of the cruise, you will definitely want to make sure you allow for the possibility of flight delays and traffic to the port. I highly recommend flying in the day before and enjoy the port city for a day to allow for a stress-free boarding day.
The lines at the port can be very long during certain times. We choose to either arrive early so that we are in the first group or towards the end of boarding to skip all the waiting. Also if you are a frequent cruiser on the same cruise line you will earn status levels and most of the perks include priority boarding. This helps with the long lines and expedites the entire boarding process!
Don't just pass by the Boarding Photo. These are so fun to collect if you take several cruises to see how your family changes with each vacation. Don't laugh but I like to have us all dressed with coordinating colors so that our cruise boarding photo is cute and frameable. Love these memory keepers!
You boarded the ship, now what
Staterooms are typically not ready for you to enter until after 1:00pm. So keep this in mind when you are deciding what you will be carrying on. You will have access to just about everything else on the ship. So bring a small carry-on bag (this bag works great for us) with a change of clothes like a swimsuit or dress depending on what you want to do the evening of embarkation.
Luggage gets delivered to your stateroom through out the afternoon and sometimes well into the evenings. The cruise lines usually say that your bags should be in your room by 10pm but I think the latest I ever got one was 6:00pm. Again keep this tip in mind when choosing what you carry on and wear when boarding. You will want to have anything you may need to get ready for dinner and the night events. And if you have a baby make sure all its essentials are with you when boarding. The bags are rarely delivered together so who knows when you will get that bag you consider the most important!
A Mandatory Emergency Drill will be conducted right before the cruise ship sails away. This drill is to help you familiarize yourself with the procedure that will take place in case an unfortunate event occurs. So despite your anxiousness to get the party started, pay attention it could possibly save your life later! It does not last long and nothing on the ship is open while it is happening.
Make sure to get your kids their ID Bracelets. These are for children usually under the age of 16 (I think) to wear that states which emergency station they are assigned to. So in the event of an emergency and your children are not with you for whatever reason, the staff will immediately know where to take them to meet up ith you.
If you chose a specific time for dining (not the anytime dining option) then make sure to visit the dining room to see where your assigned table is. It is important to know that on boarding day the maitre d' is typically available to take questions and make changes, if possible.
Tour the Kids Program and register your kids for the week! Boarding day is the perfect time to let them meet the staff and check out the rooms where all the fun kid things take place. If you are in the process of deciding which ships are best for your family vacation see photos and read about our experience with Royal Caribbean's Adventure Ocean Kids Program. We will experience Carnival's Camp Carnival In January, so check back for our take on it.
Make sure to walk around the entire ship to get familiar with everything you want to do before the cruise gets started so you spend time enjoying it instead of getting lost! Plus there have been many times where I heard people say "I didn't even know that was there until Day 5" Enjoy all the ship all week! I suggest starting at the top and working your way down. And take a pedometer (here's my favorite) to see how much you walk on this vacation- I bet you will be surprised!
Have tours, dining, and packages preplanned. Use a certified Travel Agent. Travel Agents no a lot of information, usually from first-hand experience and then classes given by the cruise lines. They can save you time and money by watching for promos, rate drops, etc. Plus Travel Agents have already done all the research for the port destinations and can help you experience the destinations the best way that fits your liking! If you need help planning your upcoming cruise, please email me, I am happy to help you with any questions. And if you need assistance with booking it, I have been an independent travel agent for 8 years as a side gig; I love to cruise and have been on 18 cruises in the past 15 years so I am happy to help you plan the cruise you have been thinking about.
If you plan to be cruising with young kids, check out my other family cruise posts: Allure of the Seas is the perfect cruise vacation and Adventure Ocean Kids Program. Then stay tuned for my Trip Report on our upcoming Family Cruise on the Carnival Victory in January.
Hope you found this helpful and if you take a family cruise tag me on Instagram (@mandymcarter) so I can see all the fun you are having!
I want to inspire you to spend authentic time with your family! From playtime to travel. Whether you explore your city, state or the world, just get out and see, do and eat new things! And I strive to encourage women to pursue their dreams. In addition to my favorite job of being the mother to two crazy little kids, I am the Marketing & Events Director for Housewives In The City South Florida, a freelance travel writer, and manage digital marketing for small businesses. Let's connect!


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Access All Areas Batman Guitar Plectrums (Set of 5) BATPICK5SET1
Featuring custom Batman and The Joker designs, plus the famous Batman comic book logo, this Batman guitar plectrum set is perfect for acoustic, bass and electric guitars. Each plectrum features the iconic Batman symbol on the rear side and is medium weighted (0.71mm) with a smooth finish. Ages 4 and up. (Barcode EAN=5060237893597)


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While money is a leading cause of marital strife, a recent Ameriprise study found that nearly seven in ten couples say they have good financial communication. Before wedding planning kicks into high gear, make conversations about your finances a priority. Taking the time today to talk through money matters can create a solid foundation for your collective future. Use the following five principles to guide your money conversations:
Take turns sharing your vision for money management as a married couple. Listen carefully to what your future spouse says is important to him or her. Acknowledge your differences and build on your strengths. If your expectations don't match up, try to find a compromise. Some couples sidestep conversations about money to avoid feelings of hurt, fear, anger or remorse. Creating a habit of regular communication may help you to avoid heated arguments, and can help to ensure you're on the same page financially before you walk down the aisle.
Financial secrets can destroy trust. Share the specifics of your financial history and current situation if you haven't already done so. Your future spouse deserves to know if you're paying off college debt, or if you've made any financial mistakes in the past (and how you've rectified them). Disclose the good news, too. Divulge details about savings you've tucked away or a family trust that helps to supplement your income so you both know the sum of where you stand.
Once you've shared your current situation and history, discuss your goals for the future. Be open about what your dreams are, but be ready to compromise. While you don't have to agree on everything, having shared goals (purchasing a home, saving for college if you choose to have children, retirement, etc.) allows you to combine forces on savings and gives you a road map for spending.
To avoid any miscommunications as newlyweds, discuss and assign responsibility for financial roles. Is one of you better at monitoring online accounts and paying bills? Are you both enrolled in a retirement account and taking maximum advantage of employer contributions? Who will be the primary contact for your financial advisor, tax professional or estate planner? Two is better than one when you're able to divide and conquer financial tasks, but make sure you're both in the loop on key decisions and money matters.
Once you're married, make it a priority to update your financial documents. It takes discipline, but taking care of these housekeeping tasks right away protects you in case something unexpected happens. Several steps to consider:
Like most things worth achieving, preparing for a lifetime of financial compatibility takes work. If you and your future spouse can commit to the same money values, it may help you to create a solid financial foundation.
Brandon Miller, CFP is a financial consultant at Brio Financial Group, A Private Wealth Advisory Practice of Ameriprise Financial Inc. in San Francisco, specializing in helping LGBT individuals and families plan and achieve their financial goals.


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Friday, July 13, 2012
Ace Wilder - Voodoo Amore
How long didn't we get a new explosive eurodance-anthems in French? Kate Ryan leaves French area so we need someone to fill this space and we've got a great candidate!
Ace Wilder was born in Sweden but raised up in Florida working as a child model, show jazz dance but also developing songwriting skills. When Ace has come back to Sweden in 17, she has started her own band PMD still working at the same time as a songwriter for other artists.
Now she releases her solo-single "Voodoo Amore" connecting tenderness of French lyrics with a really massive stomping choruses into a real dance-monster that Kate Ryan undoubtedly wouldn't mind to get but it's performed by Ace, it sounds ace and we're officially excited about this artist.
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Nice song... Haven't much about it after its release... She has just released a new song... What is your take on it... Is it a radio hit or just another in betweener?
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Scout Day in Bryson City: Earn Your Railroading Merit Badge
September 5, 2015 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
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Join us for Scout Day!
September 5, 2015
Earn your Railroading Merit Badge at the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad in Bryson City, NC!
- Scouts/Scout Leaders: $26.00*
- Adults/Chaperones: $36.00*
*Ticket price does not include 7% Historical Preservation Fee and 6.75% NC State Tax.
Scout Day Schedule:
- 8:30 – 10:00 a.m.
- Merit badge training begins in the Smoky Mountain Trains Museum located at the Bryson City Train Depot Railroad Square
- 10:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
- Enjoy the train ride to the Nantahala Outdoor Center
- 1:00 – 2:00 p.m.
- Boxed lunch and train equipment tour. *Boxed lunch included with ticket purchase!*
- 2:00 – 5:00 p.m.
- Return back to Bryson City depot and conclude merit badge training
Mr. Gonzalez is the POC and needs to get the list together ASAP in order to purchase the proper amount of tickets. WALK UPS ARE NOT ALLOWED AT ALL.


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Crystal Catering Equipment is a long established family run business with over 20 years trading and 40 years industry experience in all aspects of our wonderful industry. Brian, the owner served a 5 year apprenticeship in a 4 star hotel in his home city Glasgow followed by catering manager of Laura Ashley PLC plus experience in hospital catering. Richard has approximately 10 years apprentice front of house, hospitality industry, Victor is the cheeky but friendly chappy with 5 years experience front of house.
Being a family business we have not only built up a friendship with both our customers and our suppliers but also a growing knowledge of the industry. Our suppliers are numerous, these are just a few- Rational, Blue Seal, Gram, DPS Crockery, Robo Coupe, Winterhalter, Amefa cutlery and Genware.
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> Pivots > Electric Intermediate Pivots
At Marray, we do not modify any pivots from Rixson, Dorma or other companies. We found that manufacturering our own intermediate offset pivot to our own specification gave the best results. Most intermediate offset pivots are made from a brass or bronze base material. These materials are not suited for fire doors with ratings in excess of 20 minutes.
Additionally, once a listed product, such as a pivot or hinge has been modified from basic construction requirements (refernece ANSI 156.1 and NFPA 80), the product must be re-tested and listed as a new product category.
Marray is the only manufacturer of 3/4 offset electrified intermediate pivots whose products are listed for three hour (3 hour) fire rated openings.
TEF2+4C. 1 pair 18 awg @ 16 amps, 5 seconds. 2 pair 30 awg .10 amp. Voltage is up to 48VAC/DC
TEF10C. 1 pair 28 awg @ 1 amp continuous. 4 pair 30 awg .10 amp. Voltage is up to 48VAC/DC
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Rated: M
Running Time: 122 mins
Director: Jeremy Hartley Sims
Starring: Brendan Cowell, Gyton Grantley , Anthony Hayes, Steve Le Marquand, Chris Haywood, Bella Heathcote
Release Date: 16th April, 2010
Released a week before ANZAC day, Beneath Hill 60 is a classic war film which celebrates the Aussie spirit of mateship, and the bravery of our soldiers during World War I.
Brendan Cowell heads up the cast of A-List actors, playing Oliver Woodward, a real life Australian miner who fought on the Western Front in 1916. He left behind his young love Marjorie (Bella Heathcote) to join a team of Australian tunnellers, whose mission was to dig underneath German lines in Belgium and set off a series of massive explosions, with the aim of killing thousands of German troops stationed above.
It's a story not many know about, and one which gives us a glimpse into the true horrors of the Great War. Knee deep in mud and water, the Australian miners worked silently in those torturous conditions, knowing their lives could end at any moment, with German troops doing the same thing only meters away.
Joining Brendan Cowell in the ensemble cast of Aussie miners is Gyton Grantley as Norman "Pull-Through" Morris, the always excellent Anthony Hayes as Capt William McBride, Harrison Gilbertson who plays the young soldier Frank Tiffin, and Steve Le Marquand, who steals the show as the gruff Sergeant Bill Fraser.
Chris Haywood also shines as an annoyingly by-the-book English officer, and Aden Young has a brief cameo as a Canadian miner.
The pace of the film is a disrupted as the story jumps back and forth in time, between the slower romantic scenes, and the action packed war ones. I understand why it was important to give background to the character of Oliver Woodward and, show what he was leaving behind, but these scenes are much less interesting than the war story.
Beneath Hill 60 follows the same conventions as your standard war film, with only a couple of surprises. For example, as soon as a touching personal story about a character is revealed, you know they are going to die.
One refreshing difference is that we are given a look inside German trenches; where you see how their soldiers were going through the same emotions as ours, giving the enemy a face instead of simply being stereotyping them as "evil".
Uncomfortably tense at times, and beautifully shot, director Jeremy Hartley Sims has pulled together a great cast for an interesting story; showcasing the extraordinary task this bunch of ordinary Aussies were able to achieve.
3 ½ out of 5
For a complete guide to what's worth watching at the cinema, tune into Movie Juice this Saturday night 7:15pm on Movie Extra.
Reviewed by Alicia Malone.
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The naked truth about invisibility in Hindi films
With Emraan Hashmi's 'Mr X' about to release, a look at a 1971 film where Vinod Mehra played a cocky invisible man.
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With India's newest invisible man film – the Emraan Hashmi-starrer Mr X – set to release, there has been much talk about computer-generated effects, and even more talk about the fondly remembered Mr India. But forget all that. It is time to rescue from film vaults another, older movie that features an invisibility device.
In the 1971 Elaan, upwardly mobile journalist Naresh (Vinod Mehra) and his girlfriend Mala (Rekha) run afoul of one of those "international" crime syndicates that use high-tech gadgets (blue rotary phones! walkie-talkies! flower pots that can be twisted about to make a door open!) and do unspeakably evil things such as printing literally dozens of fake one-rupee notes and hanging them on a clothes-line to dry. ("Ek din India ki currency fail ho jaayegi aur hum log maalamaal ho jaayenge! Ha. Ha. Ha.")
Soon Naresh finds himself locked in a cellar alongside a seemingly crazy old man who claims to have invented an "atomic ring" that can make you disappear. Where is this ring, you ask. It turns out that the old man has kept it safely buried in his thigh for years, waiting for a good-hearted person he can bequeath it to. When Naresh respectfully addresses him as "Baba", the old chap realises that Bilbo Baggins is here at last; so he tears open his own leg, extricates the ring from his gory flesh and tells Naresh:
"Put this in your mouth, then take off all your clothes, and see what happens."
(Or words to that effect.) I should mention that there is no disinfectant in this cellar.
Remember this excellent Christopher Walken monologue from Pulp Fiction?
"This watch. This watch was on your daddy's wrist when he was shot down over Hanoi. He was captured, put in a Vietnamese prison camp. He knew if the gooks ever saw the watch it'd be confiscated, taken away. The way your dad looked at it, that watch was your birthright. So he hid it in the one place he knew he could hide something. His ass. Five long years, he wore this watch up his ass. Then he died of dysentery, he gave me the watch. I hid this uncomfortable hunk of metal up my ass two years. Then, after seven years, I was sent home to my family. And now, little man, I give the watch to you."
At least the Walken character doesn't ask little Butch to put the watch in his mouth. No such luck for Naresh.
In most invisibility stories, either the device-user disappears fully, along with the clothes he is wearing (Mr India, The Lord of the Rings), or the body disappears but the clothes can still be seen (the 1933 Invisible Man the Kevin Bacon-starrer Hollow Man). The science of Elaan is a little more complicated: You have to take off all your clothes if you want to turn invisible – otherwise it won't work at all.
And it must be done in a pre-specified order:
1) First remove your shirt.
2) Then, carefully place the atomic ring in your mouth – not like you're Rajinikanth flicking a cigarette, but like you're Vinod Mehra ingesting a Hajmola for a TV ad.
3) After this, remove your trousers. (No one ever needs underwear.)
It is only the magical combination of ring-in-mouth PLUS trousers-off that leads to invisibility. Omit one of these important steps and you're either standing there half-dressed and visible with a ring in your mouth, or naked and visible with a ring in your hand.
Also, the moment your body comes in contact with any sort of cloth – if someone throws a towel over you, for example – all of you is visible again.
This is where I present my carefully worked out thesis that Elaan isn't so much a film about invisibility as a film about the liberating joys of nudity.
No one is too impressed with the invisibility idea anyway. It is treated as a plot detail, easily jettisoned when other details, such as sleek orange cars, come along. Unlike Mr India and (presumably) Mr X, where so much hinges on this marvelous superpower – and the writers know they can build a whole adventure around it – Elaan looks at its own script and goes: "Invisibility? Uh-huh. What else you got?"
Consider a scene where Naresh meets Mala, who has joined the CBI after her father is murdered. (It's that easy. You just join, and get a special number and your own wristwatch-like gizmo, on which CBI boss Iftekhar can call you anytime – and he does, usually at the precise moment when you're undercover in the villains' den with bad guys all around you.) She yearns to avenge her daddy; we know this because she is throwing darts at a board with an expression of annoyance, like a picnic has just been cancelled due to rain.
So Naresh gives her the good news straight.
"Mere paas atomic ring hai!"
"Atomic ring? Woh kis kaam ka hai?"
"Usse mooh mein rakhne se aadmi gaayab ho jaata hai. Iss se hamara mission aur bhi aasaan ho jaayega."
(Mala titters, like she has heard that the weather will improve in the evening. The background music is soft and romantic and not at all conducive to conversations about atoms and protons. So they talk about things more exciting than invisibility, such as where to go for dinner.)
The nakedness, on the other hand, is what really drives this film. Often, when Naresh is being pursued by the bad guys (say, during a breakneck car chase), he has to dump his clothes and vanish. Which means that each time he wishes to become visible again, he must:
1) Find a clothes store.
2) Find a shoe store.
3) Sneak into each of them by turn.
4) Pilfer things in his invisible state without the salesmen noticing anything amiss.
5) Wait for a changing room to be unoccupied.
6) Enter the changing room.
7) Check for CCTV cameras…
See how this sort of thing might slow down the pace of what was intended to be an action movie?The half-invisible Vinod Mehra in Elaan.
By the film's climax, the dominant mode is low comedy, and people are falling over themselves to get hold of the ring mainly because it gives them an excuse to take off their clothes. After all, what is the point of having both Rajendranath (as Naresh's buffoonish friend Shyam) and an invisibility-nudity ring in the same film if you can't use lines like these?
Naresh (having been cornered by the bad guys): "Shyam, apne mooh se ring nikaalo."
Invisible Shyam: "Par main toh nangaa hoon!"
So Naresh takes off his own coat and drapes it around Shyam's lower half (wisely), and voila, the buffoon reappears.
Elaan's casting was prescient, I feel. After early stints as a hero in B-movies, Vinod Mehra would become one of the invisible men of mainstream Hindi cinema – not so much a second or third lead as a noble foil who always had a brave, rueful smile on his face; making up the numbers in multistarrers like The Burning Train and Jaani Dushman; or appearing as a martyred policeman in the "pre-credits backstory compression" (to use a delightful phrase coined by the writer Rajorshi Chakraborti) segments of 1980s movies.
In Elaan, having got a chance to play the lead, he shows terrific screen absence in scenes like the one where he romances Rekha (while being invisible), or strides heroically into a room to foil the plans of international bad men (while being invisible), or rides a motorbike (while being invisible) with his friend clinging to him. Of course, the second you remember that Naresh is also naked in all these scenes, you start to understand why Elaan has remained largely unseen for decades. But you could say that's a pretty good achievement for an invisibility film.


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Telfer Gold Mine towards Port Headland, Western Australia
Summer 1978/1979
UFOINFO Sighting Form Report
Summer - (December - March) (1978 or 1979)
About 80 KM northwest of Telfer on his way out from the Telfer Gold Mine towards Port Headland, he saw two very bright white lights low down far ahead. He stopped his truck waiting for an assumed approaching truck to pass over the narrow road in front of him - as at this point the gravel track would not allow two large trucks to pass without potential bogging in the sandy road verges. After a few minutes the lights disappeared and he assumed the other truck had pulled off the road. Driving forward he encountered no truck, nor vehicle dust, the road being totally devoid of traffic. He assumed the truck had been much further away and drove off on a side track, but was puzzled by the brightness of then lights which suggested the source had been fairly close, but meant the truck must have had some new sort of ultra powerful spotlight.
Later at 1:00 AM in dark night time conditions on the same Telfer Road running towards the NW - whilst opposite Baxters Mill and the isolated Telecom hut there - some 140 KM of Telfer - past the Woodie Woodie Manganese Mine Road turn off - and between the Oakover and Nullagine Rivers near Yigalong Creek - he saw a sudden huge static white light "eruption"come display to his approx northeast coming from beyond a small range of distant hills. The source appeared to be out near the abandoned Lochinvar Station to the east of Warrawagine Station - possibly near the Braemar Outcamp - but exact ground level source was hidden from view by the distant hills.
This light was very bright intense white with tinges of blue near the visual base along the distant hill top. It consisted of 5 - 6 large near vertical but fan shaped rays that went high into the atmosphere. Each ray fanned out wider with increasing altitude. The light rays seemed to curve over towards his position - as if emanating from a central source. The power of this event was enormous such that he could see very clearly for say 50 KM around. For instance hills to his southwest that he knew to be over 20 KM away were lit up as if in very bright daylight.
The light was so bright that he turned off his headlights and drove for a considerable time aided only by the light from the white fans. Finally after say 10 minutes he turned his lights back on as the exotic light was no longer good enough to drive by. He did not notice the white fan light turn off but rather thought it dimmed with his increasing distance, and as further hills and scrub obscured it from his view.
The white fan light event lasted for several minutes and involving an enormous power output. the event caused the hairs on his back and neck to stand up - partly due to shock and amazement plus an element of fear. As he was alone he decided to keep going at a speed to clear the area.
The only other vaguely similar event ever seen by him was in may 1966 whilst driving at night in the dark with a friend near Kumarina on the Mt. Newman Meekatharra road. A bright white - yellow "fireball" crossed the road 100 meters in front of their car at very low level giving them both quite a shock. This event lasted just a couple of seconds.
Thanks To Harry Mason - Perth, Western
Brian Vike, The Vike Factor (Into The Paranormal)
Website: http://the-v-factor-paranormal.blogspot.com
Website: http://the-v-factor-paranormal-2.blogspot.com
[UFOINFO thanks Brian Vike for passing this report on.]


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Movin' on up.. to the east side.. to a deeeeelux apartment in the sky-y-y
Dear The World,
After much thought and discussion, Steff and I have decided to pack up out blogs and move across town to Blogger. We've enjoyed our time here at WordPress, but are ready for a change in our internet lives. We would love you forever if you came to visit.
The NEW and official home of Green Elevator Industries is….
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Wild Sweets just introduced their Cocoa Bean To Chocolate Afternoon Tea experience at their retail store in Richmond. The session lasts approximately 75 to 90-minutes and each guest is served a multi-course set menu of about 13 chocolate-based items for $39.99.
Chocolate Tea
You start off with their chocolate tea infusion made with whole cocoa beans and can potentially be aromatized with fresh elements like citrus zest. Their chocolate tea is delicious and quite unique.
Each bite is very interactive, so you get to play with your food and design how you want it to look like.
This dish has Cocoa nibs bread, Goat cheese gelée, Pickled cucumber, Puffed peas crunch, and Mint oil.
The biscuit has Tuscany ham, Jarlsberg cheese, cocoa nibs & Kalamata dried figs. It is also served with Mustard oil, pickled red onions and Crème fraîche. The biscuit was pretty dry.
This has Dark chocolate & hazelnut praliné 'Air', Foamed Chantilly cream and Puffed rice crunch. I loved this item! I love porous the item is and the texture was awesome.
Egg Salad
Put this item together with Cocoa nibs bread, Sous Vide egg shavings, crispy shallots, Salsa Verde and Chives oil. It was so cute and reminded me of a mini breakfast sandwich.
The vials has a Citrus chocolate consommé with the Lemon Vodka and Semi-candied Kalamata olives. On the left, you have Olive Madeleine.
This definitely wasn't for me.
This has Cocoa nibs bread, Grape tomato confit, Pesto pulled Mozzarella, and 2 pieces of Crispy back bacon. It was delicious especially the back bacon.
Cream Puff
This has Textured pâte à choux, Crispy praliné , Orange caramel compote, Milk chocolate Chantilly, and Orange zest oil. It was absolutely delicious.
Cheese and Fruit
On the bottom, you have Biscuit sablé, Pear panna cotta, Pear vanilla bean confit, and a Crunchy cheese chip. It was ok, but that cheese chip was delicious.
You will find Crispy meringue, Dark chocolate thin, White chocolate Chantilly, Caramel banana, and Almond banana crunch. A nice combination of textures.
On the plate was a Almond streusel cookie, Créme brûlèe, Baked apple shavings, French Brandy mist and Apple chips crunch.
You will find a Chocolate & dried cherry scone, Red fruit confit, Crème fraîche Chantilly, Kirsch mist, and Lemon zest oil. This was delicious as well.
Truffe du jour' in vintage origin dark hot chocolate
This was a nice way of ending the meal.
A great way of ending the 13 course session with chocolates.
Final Thoughts
It was a fun interactive meal if you are looking for something different than the regular afternoon tea. The items I had will probably be different based on seasonality. For $39.99, it's a good price and you'll be full by the end of it.
We Rate Wild Sweets:
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January 12, 2013
Paris Tag
For this tag I started by using some gesso on the background and then stamped a script from the Paris Exposition set in maroon ink. I added a torn book page and then sprayed some brown glimmer spray over the top. I used the Eiffel Tower image from the Paris Exposition set as my focal image. It was colored using Distress Markers and the edges were distressed. I embellished using a doily, grunge board flourish, lace, charm, bling and some roses.
This set is so fun and perfect for anyone who loves everything French. Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to join us on Wednesday January 16th for our Monthly Blog Hop. The Design Team has some gorgeous projects to share with you
Designer - Kate Yetter
10 comments:
- Yvonne Garner said...
Your tag is just beautiful! I particularly like the flourishes along the border. Bravo!
- January 12, 2013 at 12:49 AM
- inkypinkycraft said...
A stunning make, love the colours and the vintage feel trace x
- January 12, 2013 at 1:59 AM
- butterfly said...
Delicious! The distressed book page background is the perfect setting for that romantic Paris stamp - fabulous tag, Kate!
Alison x
- January 12, 2013 at 3:32 AM
- jo said...
Absolutely stunning Kate!!!
- January 12, 2013 at 3:58 AM
- Lucy Edmondson said...
This is gorgeous; love everything about it,
Lucy x
- January 12, 2013 at 4:20 AM
- Gerrie Johnnic said...
Beautiful Kate!
- January 12, 2013 at 7:45 AM
- Terry said...
Kate, this tag is gorgeous! Love the doily behind the Eiffel Tower!
- January 12, 2013 at 9:03 AM
- Mary Ann Potter said...
Love this! I have a collection of very old magazines, St. Nicholas Magazine for Children, that date back to the late 1800's. One of them has a fabulous article about going to the Paris Exposition all those years ago! Vintage Paris - very cool!
- January 12, 2013 at 3:07 PM
- Samantha Elliott said...
Beautiful tag Kate! Well done!
- January 12, 2013 at 4:37 PM
- Wendy said...
That's a very gorgeous tag Kate!
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Upstairs we have a state of the art friendly & Quiet Cyber-cafe where you can come Surf the internet print out your work.
Downstairs you can Fax Print scan Copy email etc.
We charge only $3/Hr and printing is extra
Looking for a great internet cafe? Try our new and improved computer systems located in our cyber internet cafe.
We have a Cyber-cafe for safe and quiet internet surfing.
Cyber cafe is $3/hr with printers attached for your printing needs.
The compuers have headphones and Webcams for privacy.
Our internet is powered by Verizon FIOS at 35MBPS so it is very fast inernet.
Come in and surf, print, scan, copy etc.
It is a quiet place and that is the way we like it.
Check out your emails too.
Also Print/Copy/Scan/Fax servises available at reasonable rates
Come in if you just need to print some documents.
we can fax for you as well or make photo copies.
We have printer with scanning features and color as well.
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More UK budget cuts as election looms
Jan 06 - British finance minister George Osborne reinforces his plans for lower spending to allow for the possibility of tax cuts as the Conservative-led government tries to seize the initiative in a pre-election year. Joanna Partridge reports
Visiting a business in Britain's Midlands, Finance Minister George Osborne has a lot to smile about. The UK is enjoying a surprisingly strong recovery - it's now one of the quickest-growing developed economies. But Osborne's warned voters that the economic improvement can't be taken for granted. He's announced more major cuts to welfare spending - to help reduce what is still a big budget deficit. SOUNDBITE: George Osborne, British Finance Minister, saying (English): "As we start the New Year, I want to warn you about a dangerous new complacency around in our politics at the moment. You hear some of my political opponents talking as if the hard part of the job is done, and we can go back to the bad old habits. We have got to make more cuts -- 17 billion pounds this coming year, 20 billion pounds next year, and over 25 billion pounds further across the two years after that." After years of austerity, many wonder where Osborne will find these extra savings. Will Hobbs is from Barclays. SOUNDBITE: Will Hobbs, VP Research, Economics & Strategy, Barclays, saying (English): "We suspected that even without the spending cuts that the Chancellor enacted in his last budget, that the deficit would narrow automatically, just because the tax take would rise in a recovering economy, and that much has come true and actually the need for austerity has got much much less." Now the economic outlook is brighter, the government is facing calls to put more money in people's pockets. It's also facing criticism from the opposition Labour party about the decline in living standards since the financial crisis. Osborne and his Conservative colleagues are already looking ahead to the election in May 2015 - some predict they may cut taxes beforehand to win over voters. Risks to the recovery also remain - Osborne warned of repairs to Britain's banking system and troubles in the euro zone.


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Alert EasyPro Version 18 is in General Release
After months of beta testing and a year of development, Alert Management Systems is pleased to announce the general release of Alert EasyPro Version 18. As always, our current users have contributed to our development – thank you!
The main focus of this year's annual release is the completely new Document Center. Document Center is exactly what it sounds like – a center that focuses completely on documents. Users are able to (via print, fax, or SSL/TLS encrypted e-mail):
- Send statements with our without invoices
- Nightly transmission of End-of-Day open invoices and open reservations
- Batch convert and print reservations
- Batch print contracts without conversion
- Send open invoices from customer account
Enhancements at the Counter: 28 new features, including:
- Changes to the ticket log and exceptions reports
- Special rate overrides: the special rate for the ticket can be overridden to a different special rate for each rental line item
- Creation of a new memo database, which allows users to select subject lines and memos from preset values
Work Order Enhancements: 8 new features, including:
- New filters
- Added e-mail addresses to the work order customer screen
- Free-form phone number field was added to the "received by" area
- Ticket images are saved with each change
Purchase Order Enhancements:
- The purchase order system was added to the operations dashboard software! Purchase orders are now displayed, and can be sorted/filtered. Tabs available for requisitions, pending approval, approved, reorder report, open POs, closed/canceled POs, receipts and vendors.
- Added PO item notes
- Serial numbers are now able to be entered upon receipt
Other System Enhancements:
- Back office – new features
- Operator Dashboard – Purchase Orders are now included!
- General ledger interface enhancements for QuickBooks
- Sign & Rent now includes a new report
- Rain days can now be entered on a saved main ticket screen, cycle billing edit screen, or check-in screen.
- Seven new reports, system-wide
- Credit Card processing is now available to the Approval Code gateway, as an optional replacement to PAYware Connect.
Alert EasyPro Version 18 is available at no charge to any client who maintains an active support agreement.
*Annual updates are FREE with any Alert Support Plan!
The latest Sign&Rent enhancement allows the signer to process a credit card payment, right from the customer or driver's smart phone or tablet. The seamless process is quick and easy for an end-user, and results in a secure "MOTO" (Mail Order-Telephone Order) payment in real-time. Since the payment goes through Alert's secure credit card software, no additional fees apply and there is no extra work.
Sign&Rent (by Volatile Studios, www.signandrent.com) turns any smart phone or tablet display into a full-color, paperless version of the rental contract. The customer and the driver can collaborate, taking photos to show equipment condition, pre-existing damage, or any notes. All the information collected, including signatures, customer initials, and customer comments, become an instant part of the digital contract. A copy of the contract is automatically transmitted via e-mail to the customer and the store to provide a permanent record for easy look-up by either party. At the rental store, the approved contract is automatically filed in the correct customer and contract record, solving another huge admin problem.
If an authorized signer isn't available on site at the time of delivery, the rental store can send a link to the authorized signer's smart phone, regardless of location. Again, it's a collaboration: The signer and store staff person can review the photos together by phone, to see that the equipment is in place, that the meter or mileage readings agree, or even verify date and time stamps on the photos to gain further confidence that the customer and the store are in full agreement.
This release was timed to be available for early adopters of the new EMV credit card technology. V17 is downloadable for free for supported customers.
Rewrote the credit card processing software to maintain existing processing and develop new process for changes in credit card requirements.
Alert EasyPro Version 17 (V17) includes nearly 100 new features that are available free for all Alert customers on an Alert Support Plan. Many of them were recommended by customers via Alert's unique voting process at its annual User's Conference. Highlights include:
Dispatcher Dashboard: 8 new features, including...
Purchase Order System: 7 new features, including...
Work Order System: 5 new features, including...
Added filtering by serialized sales items by location during the parts selection process.
Added new warning when work is reflagged from warranty to non-warranty work to review charges.
Sales and Rental Item Handling: Dozens of new features, too numerous to list...
Alert EasyPro Version 16 (V16) was built from the ground up. Faster-loading graphical dashboards, more robust kits and hundreds of new features are among the many benefits of improvements that were made to almost all Alert EasyPro screens. Underlying components of Alert (including the programming language) were updated to the latest revisions. The result is a highly stable and even more graphical system, which also provides a fresh platform for future development.
Alert EasyPro V16 includes an amazing number of industry-leading feature enhancements. Here are just a few of the many exciting new online inventory software features:
There are many new or improved Advanced Alert Options available including:
ALERT EXCLUSIVE: Operator Dashboard is included FREE with every Alert System...
Learn more about how the Operator Dashboard can help you in your industry
Features include:
HIGHLIGHTED OPTION: Customer Portal 'plugs in' any Alert rental store's web site...
A fast loading, password-authorized self-service web site for your rental customers. It allows customers secure access to their own accounts to review and print invoices, make payments via credit card, and more. The Customer Portal helps you improve customer service, increase productivity and profitability, and improve back office efficiencies.
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IGP Institute Resource Library
The IGP Institute aims to be the first stop when participants, course graduates and industry professionals need to find answers. We are the source where they can go to continue to enhance their learning and understanding of grain processing, grain storage, grain markets and all IGP Institute-related topics.
The IGP Institute offers course participants, graduates and industry professionals multiple resources: The IGP Institute Collection, K-State Departmental Collections, Course Manager Suggestions and General Articles of Note. All of these are accessible from this webpage and will lead you to a vast array of information and resources.
IGP Institute Collection
The IGP Institute has established a collection within K-REx to assist course participants, industry professionals and stakeholders. This collection is specific to the work and research being done by the IGP Institute and the courses offered, featuring articles by course managers, affiliated lecturers as well as work by grain science and industry faculty and faculty of other K-State departments. The collection is growing and will continually be updated as more articles are published with current research and articles of value, no matter their publication date, are added.
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Upon review of the IGP Institute collection, those with research ideas are encouraged to contact IGP Institute faculty to discuss possible future collaborations.
K-State Departmental Collections within K-REx
Grain Science & Industry: This collection focuses on the research being done within the department of grain science and industry and the three main programs - Bakery Science & Management, Feed Science & Management, and Milling Science & Management. You may find the same article within the IGP Institute collection and the Grain Science and Industry collection as they have many overlapping areas of interest.
Animal Science: This collection focuses on the topics relating to the curriculum which includes animal nutrition, genetics, reproduction, behavior, physiology, business and technology. This collection will be of most interest to those working within the feed and pet food industries.
Food Science Institute: This collection represents "the breadth and depth of scholarly output at K-State related to the Food System in its entirety. Collections in this community feature materials that represent the totality of the "food system" from production through processing through consumption of final product."
Agricultural Economics: This collection focuses on topics relating to agribusiness and agricultural economics, including agricultural law, accounting, business consulting, commodity merchandising, finance and insurance, government service, human resources, marketing, natural resources, operations management, and production management.
Plant Pathology: This collection focuses on the research relating to the department's curriculum which has programs in molecular biology and genetics of pathogenesis and host plant resistance, fungal genetics, wheat cytogenetics and improvement, classical plant pathology and extension. This collection will be of interest to those searching for the biology and genetics of grains, plant-specific or plant breeding-specific information.
K-State Research & Extension: This collection contains publications that cover a wide array of agriculture topics and reports on the state of agriculture.


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After the grand success of OnePlus 1 the upcoming handset OnePlus 2 by OnePlus is been leaks have been hitting the Web almost every day. As we approach the OnePlus 2's launch, more rumours spreading through different media day by day. OnePlus has just announced the launch date 27 July for OnePlus 2 which is barely a month away from now.
Now what recent news is, it appears that OnePlus is planning to have three models of the OnePlus 2. The trio of OnePlus 2 version have three different models known as- A2001, A2003, and A2005. All have been certified with hardware version 2.2 and software version 2.01 for Bluetooth 4.1 specification.
The A2001 has actually popped up in benchmarks in recent months, showing a phone made by OnePlus that runs a Snapdragon 810 processor and has 3GB RAM.
So what would three models mean?
We are expecting that OnePlus is separating out the handset by providing different storage capacity or may be RAM, because it seems that the Processor may be same for all 3 variants of the handset.
The OnePlus 2 A2001 will likely be the base model with Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 v2.1 SoC coupled with 3GB of RAM and 16 GB internal storage, OnePlus 2 A2003 will pack the same SoC, but will feature 4GB of RAM and 64 GB internal storage and OnePlus 2 A2005 with 128 GB internal storage. Yet, there is no clue on the OnePlus 2 A2005 hardware. What we are hoping is it will likely be the range-topping variant with the most built-in storage.
Source: primatelabs