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15 New Orleans New Year's Resolutions for 2015
It's a brand new year which means the opportunities for us to discover or become reacquainted with New Orleans are boundless. While others are busy trying to keep their resolutions to exercise more or have a healthy diet, we have 15 more exciting ways to make the most out of 2015. Whether or not you're a visitor or a local, these 15 New Orleans resolutions are sure-fire ways to fall in love or reignite your love affair with the Crescent City.
1. Go Beyond Bourbon Street – Although the French Quarter is undoubtedly a top New Orleans attraction, New Orleans is made up of many different neighborhoods all with their own unique vibe. And just a short drive outside Orleans Parish is a whole different world of Louisiana culture and landscape. On your next trip, pay a visit to other neighborhoods like Mid-City, Bywater or the Riverbend and for the most authentic bayou experience, escape to the swamp on a Jean Lafitte Swamp Tour, the closest swamp tour to New Orleans.
2. Cruise the Mississippi – Because New Orleans is a port city, we have the Mighty Mississippi right in our backyard. Explore this magnificent waterway and enjoy expansive views of the city on a riverboat cruise. The Paddlewheeler Creole Queen offers daily cruises to the Chalmette Battlefield and nightly Dinner Jazz cruises.
3. Go to Mardi Gras – Mardi Gras, which is now officially underway, is indeed the greatest free party on earth. If you've never been, it's worth it to experience the most culture, music, art and celebration all in one place. Need to arrange lodging? Destination Management, Inc. offers four-night Mardi Gras packages with great rooms at the Astor Crowne Plaza.
4. Try new restaurants – New Orleans is known for its incredible food, and with the classic mainstays and innovative newcomers constantly cropping up, there is no shortage of offers. A great place to start is with On the Town concierge's diverse mix of restaurant members that include both traditional and modern dining options.
5. Play tourist – Tourist attractions are there for a reason – they offer a fun and easy way to enjoy the many charms of the city. On the Town's tour members, including City Sightseeing Hop-On Hop-Off buses, Haunted History Tours, City Segway Tours, Bullfrog Bike Tours and Mardi Gras World all offer tours of different cultural aspects and top attractions of New Orleans.
6. Go to festivals – New Orleans is a festival city. Right after Mardi Gras begins festival season, including French Quarter Fest, Seafood Fest, Bayou Boogaloo, BUKU Music + Art Project, and of course, the mother of them all – Jazz Fest. Jazz Fest is unique in that it equally celebrates music, food and art. Come experience the amazing New Orleans tradition with DMI's Jazz Fest travel packages with a range of lodging options for the first and second weekends.
7. Learn Creole cooking – If you love the food of New Orleans, learn how to cook it from the experts. On the Town member Langlois, an interactive cooking school in the Faubourg Marigny that is perfect for groups, parties and team building.
8. Join a second line – One of New Orleans' cultural phenomenons is a second line, which is a procession following a jazz or brass band that anyone can join in on. All that's required is a little dancing and having a great time. Check the second line season schedule for second line parades most Sunday afternoons in New Orleans.
9. See a New Orleans Jazz legend – In New Orleans, we're spoiled with amazing music every single night of the week. You can see local legends like Irvin Mayfield at Irvin Mayfield's Jazz Playhouse, Jeremy Davenport at the Davenport Lounge, John Boutte at d.b.a. and a variety every night at On the Town member Snug Harbor on Frenchmen Street.
10. Absorb New Orleans history – New Orleans has history lurking around every corner, and the best way to learn about it and experience it is to visit a historical site, like the Cabildo in Jackson Square, the Chalmette Battlefield and St. Louis Cemetery No. 1.
11. Get outdoors – This is a great way to keep your New Year's resolution to stay healthy. Enjoy the outdoors in New Orleans by kayaking on Bayou St. John, taking a bike tour or jogging down the St. Charles streetcar line.
12. Go to a Saints game – The New Orleans Saints have the best fans in the NFL. The team spirit and community is so strong and there is nothing like the Saints play a home game at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. Book your home or away game ticket and lodging packages with DMI.
13. Get cultured – Besides music and food, New Orleans has excellent theater and museums. You can't go wrong with On the Town museum members Audubon Aquarium, Audubon Zoo, Audubon Insectarium and National World War II Museum. See fascinating theater at the Saenger and Le Petit Theater, both in the French Quarter.
14. Imbibe – Although you have your choice of libations in New Orleans, try one of our signature classic cocktails like the Sazerac, Pimm's Cup, Bloody Mary and Ramos Gin Fizz for a true taste of New Orleans.
15. Ride the Streetcar – The New Orleans streetcar is a historic attraction and the oldest of its type of transportation in the United States. Riding the St. Charles or Canal Street streetcar is a great way to feel connected to New Orleans history, while touring the city and stopping at attractions along the way.


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"How do I love thee?" Tea Towels
With all do respect to Elizabeth Barrett Browning, we would like to add a couple of expressions of love to her heart-felt-but-a-little-too-wordy-for-our-taste list. "I love you like Biscuits and Gravy". (Kinda says it all, doesn't it?) And "You're the Cream in my Coffee". (If that doesn't say love, we don't know what does!) Cotton Teatowels emblazoned with sentiments of true love. If you know which side your bread is buttered on, we would suggest giving one of each to that special someone who is busy in the kitchen preparing dinner with love. $12

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The result of post-intercourse when a male ejaculates into a period-ridden vagina and withdraws to perform the traditional "dirty sanchez" on a woman. The male's shaft shoud be completely blanketed in period sauce, where he proceeds to wipe the filthy excretion above her upper lip (similar to a mustache).
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The mother of 14 is under investigation after an anonymous person reports that she uses welfare benefits when her income exceeds the minimum amount set by the government.
Nadya Suleman is being investigated for possible welfare fraud. Last week, an anonymous person made a report to the Los Angeles County Department of Welfare Fraud Prevention and Investigation, saying that the Octomom had been collecting welfare benefits such as food stamps.
"I can confirm that the authorities have been in contact with us concerning her income and we have been cooperating," a source told E! News. Based on California law, people may get government's assistance if their annual income is less than $119,000. Nadya, however, reportedly makes $200,000 a year from her public appearance and adult video. If the allegation proves to be true, Nadya could face more than 3 years in prison.
The Octomom admitted to Huftington Post in January that she was back to government's assistance because she went to rehabilitation for anti-anxiety drug addiction. "Going through recovery was an important step for me to take. Although it set me back financially a little bit, it was worth it. My choice to go back on assistance is only a temporary one. At this time my family needs the medical, dental and food assistance because it is so expensive," she said back then.
Suleman becomes a mother of 14 children, after giving birth to eight babies in 2009. Having such huge responsibilities, Suleman felt exhausted both physically and mentally. "I was starting to crack. And it got worse. I had all these panic attacks," Suleman said.
She, therefore, decided to get help. "There was a team of doctors and psychiatrists assessing me and diagnosing me. I was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder. Severe post-traumatic stress. In order words, [like] someone who's a soldier in war, I feel like I'm still in war sometimes. But we have to win, right? There are 15 lives at stake," she said in a footage of OWN's "Where Are They Now".


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Construction Company Introduction letter, Sample & Format
A Construction Company introduction letter is written by a construction company to its potential customers, introducing itself on its goods and services. It may be a new company or new branch which does not have very strong market presence; an introduction letter will help the business community to identify and liaise with the company for business.
Martin Spears
Managing Director
Carlson Construction Enterprise
443 Spiral Lane
San Diego, CA 98833
January 20, 2011
Roger B. McCloud
Wheels Precision Tools
425 Long Street
Gainesville, FL 32607
Dear Sir
RE: Introducing Carlson Construction Enterprise
Allow me to introduce a 'new kid on the block' – Carlson Construction Enterprise.
We are a construction company that has been established all over the western part of American and we are pleased to make our presence at this part of the country. There will be more Carlson Construction stores set up around this region as Carlson Construction aims to assist in providing stylish and comfortable homes to the community.
As such, Carlson Construction would welcome any business collaboration with your esteemed company as we work hand in hand to grow our businesses together. We would welcome good proposals of your goods and services as we offer the same to you. We can also assist in home or office renovations to your esteemed clients should there be a need for expert consultations on such tasks.
We look forward to a successful partnership with you.
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1. Re: How do I Sync Galaxy S III to Outlook 2010 E-mail?mdram4x4 Nov 27, 2012 11:49 AM (in response to BigLen64)
for email, just have the phone get it from the server.
see your email provider for this
2. Re: How do I Sync Galaxy S III to Outlook 2010 E-mail?BigLen Nov 27, 2012 7:02 PM (in response to mdram4x4)
That's basically what I'm doing right now mdram. I can access my e-mail but it's not a very efficient if you want to be able to access from outlook on your pc and/or from your Galaxy S III phone. The way I have been doing it now is to set the e-mail settings to leave mail on the server so I can access from either device.
But then I have to handle the mail more than once. Not efficient by any means. I need a good way to sync between the two. Thanks for the suggestion anyway.
3. Re: How do I Sync Galaxy S III to Outlook 2010 E-mail?Ann154 Nov 27, 2012 7:13 PM (in response to BigLen)
Can you setup the email account as exchange?
4. Re: How do I Sync Galaxy S III to Outlook 2010 E-mail?milanier Nov 28, 2012 3:59 AM (in response to BigLen64)
Same problem here. I cannot get my email messages from to be accessed on my phone. I must not have something set correctly but not sure what. Dazed and confused.
5. Re: How do I Sync Galaxy S III to Outlook 2010 E-mail?mdram4x4 Nov 28, 2012 5:20 AM (in response to BigLen64)
i dont think pop3 accounts are ment to sync in the way you want them to
that said, there may be thrid party software to do it
iirc htc has htcsync that does this
6. Re: How do I Sync Galaxy S III to Outlook 2010 E-mail?BigLen64 Nov 28, 2012 7:53 PM (in response to Ann154)
I was looking into the possibility of using an exchange online account. I just hate the idea of adding more expense. I really didn't anticipate there being any problem working with one of the most common e-mail programs. I guess it's all about the Android/Google connection trying to push everyone to Google based services. I'm wondering if I will still be able to integrate my pop accounts into exchange? Do you know anything about this? If I can do that it may be worth the $4/month.
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7. Re: How do I Sync Galaxy S III to Outlook 2010 E-mail?mdram4x4 Nov 28, 2012 1:42 PM (in response to BigLen64)
actually its not just android
even windows phones would require exchange to do what you want
8. Re: How do I Sync Galaxy S III to Outlook 2010 E-mail?clellisx Nov 28, 2012 9:13 PM (in response to BigLen)
I run my own 2007 Exchange Server. Outlook 2010 on my PC and use the default built in client on the S3. I have performed nothing special other than selecting the option to manually configure mail client on the phone. Once I setup my phone I was/am able to sync my calendar, email and contacts. When I delete or change anything on the phone it deletes it or changes it on the server which in return updates my Outlook client. I would highly doubt this is caused by Exchange 2010 but I could be wrong. Guess I'll find out when I put my new Exchange server online.
For clarification purposes, You can have an older version of Microsoft Exchange server and a new/newer email client like Outlook. Outlook 2010 isn't the server application - it's the client application. So in this particular thread Outlook 2010 means nothing. You need to specify what version of exchange SERVER is being used. If you are unsure hopefully your IT team has OWA (Outlook Web Access) setup. https://yourcompaniesmailserver.com/owa as a for instance. It'll tell you on the login page what version. There's nothing all that special that needs to be setup other than your exchange account on the SERVER needs to have mobile access enabled which by default (at least on 2007 exchange) wasn't. If you can't get the phone to pull email that can be your problem and/or try disabling the digital verification or certs option (something like that anyway) in the phone client. Hope this helps.


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Amboise is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France. It lies on the banks of the Loire River, east of Tours. Today a small market town, it was once home of the French royal court. The town of Amboise is also only about away from the historic Château de Chenonceau, situated on the Cher River near the small village of Chenonceaux. Its former name was Ambacia, from the old name of the river and marsh Amasse.
Clovis I (c. 466–511) and the Visigoths signed a peace treaty of alliance with the Arvernians in 503, which assisted him in his defeat of the Visigothic kingdom in the Battle of Vouillé in 507.
Joan of Arc passed through in 1429 on her way to Orleans to the Battle of Patay.
The Amboise conspiracy was the conspiracy of Condé and the Huguenots in 1560 against Francis II, Catherine de' Medici, and the Guises.
The Edict of Amboise (1563) conceded the free exercise of worship to the Protestants.
The Château at Amboise was home to Mary Stewart, Queen of Scots, for much of her early life, being raised there at the French court of Henry II. She arrived in France from Scotland in 1548, aged six, via the French king's favourite palace at Saint Germain en Laye near Paris, and remained in France until 1561, when she returned to her homeland - sailing up the Firth of Forth to Edinburgh on 15 August that year.
Leonardo da Vinci spent the last years of his life in Amboise. Some of his inventions are still there and have not been removed. The house has lost some of its original parts, but it still stands today and has a beautiful overlook of the Loire River.
Here was born in 1743 – Louis Claude de Saint-Martin French philosopher, known as Le Philosophe Inconnu. (d. 1803).
Abd el Kader Ibn Mouhi Ad-Din (c. 1807–83) was imprisoned at the Château d'Amboise.
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Is it too late for a "2014 Best of" post? Hopefully this one is only arriving "casually late".
That said, regardless of your photography experience, I think it's a good practice to go through your photos periodically and choose a few that you consider to be among the best. The transition from December to January provides, if nothing else, a convenient marker.
So, in no particular order, here are a few from my 2014 archive.
This is arguably my best Milky Way image. More details here.
From a quick trip up to Mt St Helens – here's an image of the edge of the crater that I'd posted over on the Facebook page.
And there I was standing on the Morrison Bridge (trying to get an image for the Bite of Oregon) when the bridge went up. I also posted a number of images from that gig over on the Camera 47 Facebook page.
From the Harrisburg Harvest Festival and Tractor Pull. More images from that afternoon can be found here.
Who would have thought that fisheye lenses and historic bombers were a great combination? More images of this B-17 can be found here.
2014 was the year that I learned about the IR72 filter + X100s. More details can be found here.
Happened to be in San Francisco for business and brought the X100s along. This is a panorama cobbled together from a series of handheld images.
Could I really have an annual list of photos and not have a rodeo image?
Or two? More images from this year's Philomath Frolic and Rodeo can be found here and here. If you're looking for more rodeo – check out the Exposure story.
Or some hot air balloon photos?
Just playing. This photo can also be found over on my Exposure.co site.
Had a chance to shoot some Polar Plunges for Oregon Special Olympics. The Portland event had a group of Super Plungers that ran once an hour for 24 hours into the very chilly Columbia River. I posted a number of photos from my time with the Super Plungers over on the Camera 47 Facebook page.
Just a bit of flooding here in Corvallis.
More Viking! At the Bend Polar Plunge. More images from my trip to Bend can be found here.
The debut of Saddle Shop over the summer. You can see more from this gig over at Exposure.co.
Was looking for a vintage-feeling portrait for this one that connected the student, his school, and sport.
At the county fair for a dance performance and happened to have the X100s + IR72 filter with me. Really dug the architecture + sun + colors on this one. I thought the combination provided an unexpected industrial feel.
Our dog was waiting for a bit of beef jerky in some pretty strong light with shadow.
Christmas morning sunrise over Fish Lake just outside Leavenworth, WA. Not sure what created all of the sparkles speckles. I'm guessing it was a really dirty filter. Then, again, it was Christmas morning.


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Ahead of Grail Launch, NASA Releases Sharper Images of Moon Landing Sites
NASA this week released new images of the lunar landing sites, which the space agency said are the sharpest photos ever taken from space.
The news comes one day before NASA is set to launch its nine-month Gravity Recovery And Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) mission to the Moon.
NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) snapped photos of where Apollo 12, 14, and 17 landed on the Moon, which "show the twists and turns of the paths made when the astronauts explored the lunar surface," NASA said.
The agency's Web site includes a slider tool where you can move back and forth between older, more blurry images and this week's crisper shots. A section of that sharper image is above.
"We can retrace the astronauts' steps with greater clarity to see where they took lunar samples," Noah Petro, a lunar geologist at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center a member of the LRO project science team, said in a statement.
The Apollo 17 site, for example, includes visible tracks from the lunar rover, as well as the last foot trails left on the Moon. There are also remnants of where the team set up scientific instruments that provided the first insight into the moon's environment and interior, NASA said.
NASA was able to capture these higher-res images by adjusting the LRO's orbit. "Without changing the average altitude, we made the orbit more elliptical, so the lowest part of the orbit is on the sunlit side of the moon," said Goddard's John Keller, deputy LRO project scientist. "This put LRO in a perfect position to take these new pictures of the surface."
The switch moved the LRO from an altitude of about 31 miles to almost 13 miles. It remained there for 28 days, enough time for the Moon to completely rotate. It returned to its 31-mile orbit yesterday.
"The new low-altitude Narrow Angle Camera images sharpen our view of the moon's surface," said Arizona State University researcher Mark Robinson, principal investigator for the LRO camera. "A great example is the sharpness of the rover tracks at the Apollo 17 site. In previous images the rover tracks were visible, but now they are sharp parallel lines on the surface."
The shots also captured trails to the west of the landers, where the Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package (ALSEP) was placed. The ALSEP was used to provide insight into the Moon's internal structure, surface pressure, and atmosphere composition. At the Apollo 12 site, in particular, there is a bright, L-shape that marks the location of cables running from ALSEP's central station to two of its instruments. Those cables are small, but they reflect light very well, making them visible in the photos.
On the GRAIL mission, meanwhile, scientists are looking to determine the structure of the lunar interior from crust to core and advance our understanding of the thermal evolution of the moon. The spacecraft is scheduled to launch atop a United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket tomorrow morning, though weather at Florida's Cape Canaveral might force a delay. For now, however, live launch coverage will start at 6am Eastern Thursday on NASA TV.
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Trace the history of photography as it reveals the bank's past with Capturing the City: Photography at the Bank of England at the Bank of England Museum
Images from the Bank of England's own photography collection, which spans the entire history of the medium, go on display alongside artworks and artefacts in this free exhibition. Explore the history of the bank – from its building to its staff and social activity since the Victorian era – through these rarely-seen photographs and objects, while tracing the history of photography itself.
Winning entries from the photography competition ran in partnership with the Royal Photographic Society are also showcased in the exhibition, and you could even get your own photos featured via the Bank of England's #CitySnapsBoE Twitter competition.


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Our Philosophy is simple. With CARE, providing patients with safe, high quality medical care is at the heart of everything we do. Parkland's many clinical innovations have changed the way providers all over the world deliver care in areas such as trauma, burn and obstetrical care. With COMPASSION, we care about you. Parkland employees are called by our mission - to care for Dallas County's most vulnerable people. Our dedicated staff is committed to the health and well-being of each patient – body, mind and spirit. We serve our Community as Parkland reaches beyond the walls of our hospital to serve people in their neighborhoods, schools and community centers. Outreach programs are focused on preventing illness and injury by providing education and preventive screenings throughout Dallas County.
At Parkland, we employ the most skilled health professionals and state-of-the-art technology and equipment to provide a variety of medical services to our patients. Our focus is not just to care for the acute illness but to also support the journey of recovery, including therapy, support and education.
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First Time Cruiser NCL Sun Jan 2008: Norwegian Sun Cruise Review by gizmo22a
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First Time Cruiser NCL Sun Jan 2008
Destination: Western Caribbean
Embarkation: Miami
We arrived in Miami two days before our cruise. We rented a car with Dollar. They had a shuttle that drove you from the rental agency to the cruise port. We dropped our car off at noon and were at the port by 12:30pm. Embarkation was very smooth. It only took us 20 minutes. When we boarded the rooms weren't ready, so we ate lunch in the Outdoor Cafe which provided some great views of Miami.
The Ship
Since I've never been on a cruise ship before, I was very impressed with the Sun. It was large, clean, and a lot nicer inside then I expected. It was a little confusing to find our way around the first day, but by the second day, we had no problems finding anything. We stayed on the Oslo deck 6A oceanview which is a small half deck, not connected to other floors on the ship. You could only reach it by stairs from floor 7, so it More wasn't in any high traffic area. This turned out to not be any problem whatsoever, and it was, in-fact a very quiet floor. The room stewards were very friendly and made it a point to learn our names. Our only complaint was on tender days when the ship dropped anchor at 7:00am which was very loud, though I'm sure everyone else in the bow had this problem as well. There were lots of lounge chairs, but it was difficult at times finding a towel or a place to sit near the pool. The upper decks seemed to be the most available. Our biggest surprise was the salt water pools, though I'm sure every new cruiser finds this to be surprising. The bar servers were in full force and never let you forget that drinks were available. Quiet spots on the ship were plenty. One of the nicest places and most under-utilized was the front observation lounge on deck 12. We were sailing over playoff weekend and the ships crew were very nice about the football fever, turning one side of the pool deck near the bar into a bigscreen tv viewing area.
Onboard Activities
I realized by midweek you can't do everything on a cruise, but we certainly tried. If there is one free thing everyone on this ship needs to do, is the cha-cha and meringue lessons with Olga & Dima. The classes taught simple steps, but these were two of the best and most entertaining hours on the ship. Dima is absolutely hilarious. We tried yoga, but found the class to be too short (35 mins) and too novice for our needs and not worth the extra $10. The free gym equipment suited us just fine. The production shows were good and worth attending. The newlywed game and some of the game shows were fun to watch. The Ms. Norwegian Sun pageant was funny. The staff put on a show called "Fountains" which was downright hilarious, and every younger person on the ship should attend the "Quest" scavenger hunt in dazzles the last night (definitely R rated). We did think Bingo was overpriced for the amount you pay for two rounds and small pot sizes. About half of the guests made an honest attempt to dress for the optional formal night. Men wore either a shirt & tie or a suit. Most women wore a nice cocktail dress. We ended up changing into more casual clothes after dinner and pictures. There was always something to do if you wanted to be involved and at the same time you could always find a quiet spot to read a book or just sun worship.
We picked NCL with the intention of trying most of the specialty restaurants, but that never materialized. The specialty restaurants were generally ½ price between 5:30 and 6:30. We ate Il Addagio the first night. The food was northern Italian cuisine, not a lot of pasta, and was wonderful. We ate in the seven seas the next night and were so impressed with the atmosphere, food, and service, we never found it necessary to eat in any of the other specialty restaurants. We never had to wait for a table in the Seven Seas. The food was fantastic. I compare it to the dinners you would pay $25-$40pp in most house restaurants in hotels like the Marriott and Hyatt. You would be selling yourself short if you settled for the upstairs buffet every night. We really didn't eat lunch on-board because of shore excursions, but we did agree the breakfast was not the best we've had and needed much improvement. Yes, the eggs were runny, but if someone can find a way to make non-runny bulk eggs, they'd be a rich person. Breakfast was so inconsequential to our trip, though, it was a non-issue. The waffle bar was decent. The wings in the sports bar made for a good pre-dinner snack and the ice cream bar was good but tended to run out of flavors.
Again, if you are worried about the freestyle dining options and don't feel it necessary to pay extra for meals, you will find great service and menu options at one of the two main no-pay restaurants all week. If you can't find something that suits your taste you simply aren't trying.
Roatan is simply beautiful. The port area looks and feels like a third world country, but it's the beaches that makes this place a wonderful port. If you skip the shopping and take a taxi straight to the west end beaches, this will be one of your favorite stops on this trip. Our ship was the only ship in port, so we docked right on the island and walked off the ship by 8:30. We booked a private tour online with Victor Bodden tours. Basically we hired a driver for the day who took us anywhere we wanted. Carlos was our guide, and we couldn't have been any better. He drove us all around the island, told us all of the history, and always made sure we stopped at great photo spots. We went to the iguana farm which was cute. My wife got to hold an orange monkey. We then went to the south shore zip line. This was a last minute decision and we didn't need any reservations; our driver just took us there and were immediately strapped in. It cost $45 per person which was less than the ship's excursion. We then went to half moon bay for snorkeling. This was absolutely beautiful. The water was so clear, and we could see so much coral. We brought our own snorkel gear, but you could rent some as well. We could have spent all day there it was so nice. We had lunch and were easily back at the dock by 3:00 with time for shopping.
Cave tubing was probably the final selling point of why we picked the NCL Sun. When we were looking at destinations, we thought Belize was a little odd, but when we found out there was cave tubing, we were immediately sold on this trip. We booked a trip through cave-tubing.com with Yhony for $45 per person, which is half the price of the cruise ship's excursion, but turned out to be twice was fun, and even more safe. There were two other ships in port that day, so we knew we had to get an early tender. Tender tickets were to be handed out at 8:30am. We were there with a few people by 7:30. We decided to form a line at 8:00 and actually received a ticket by 8:15, and on shore by 9:00. Yohny was there personally to greet us. We waited about 20 minutes for other passengers, then boarded a bus. We took a short bus ride to the office where Yhony himself drove a few passengers he was waiting for in his pickup to meet the bus. This is where Yhony worked his magic. I've never seen any person go out of his way to make sure everyone was happy as Yhony did. When you have Yhony on your bus, you know it's the party bus. We took a 45 min ride to the caves and getting there was half the fun. Once we arrived, we took a 30 minute walk upstream and then floated down. We were all linked together and had a guide, Dirty Harry, who steered us, which made the trip very safe. We didn't have to paddle once. Harry was a great guide who answered all of our questions. He even carried 5 tubes for the ladies for the whole walk. The caves were awesome. It reminded us of the pirates of the Caribbean ride. The water was a little chilly, but very gentle. We were back at the ship by 3:00 with plenty of time for shopping. This was absolutely a great time and I would highly recommend Yhony for the price and the fun.
There were 10 ships in port this day, and the port area was crazy. We had to tender, but the boats held almost 400 people, so it was not an issue. In-fact, it took longer to load than to actually ride to the dock. We had no set tour, so we figured we'd go to Paradise Beach. A round trip taxi ride was around $30-40. We were approached by a guy on the dock about renting a scooter. It was $35 for a tandem scooter for the day, so we did that. The rental process was no problem, and all you needed was a $50 cash deposit or a credit card. We rode about 15km to Paradise Beach. It was an overcast day, but the beach was about ¾ full. There were plenty of lounge chairs. The area was very nice, free, had clean changing rooms and bathrooms, but you were expected to buy food. We had a bucket of 5 beers for $15 and the best nachos ever. If you don't mind crowds, this place is great for the money. This place is really good for families and kids. We didn't pay the $9 for use of the water toys, but everybody who did seemed to love the giant inflatable iceberg and trampolines.
Great Stirrup Cay
This is NCL's private island. It's basically like being on the ship, but on an island. All of the staff from the ship comes over and serves you food and drinks. The food is free, and you pay for drinks with your cruise card just like on the ship. It's a big, lazy day on the beach. We have a couple pieces of advice. There are only about 40 lay down lounge chairs on the island. If you absolutely have to have a lay down chair, get on the first tender, and even then you are not guaranteed one. It really depends on when you get off the tender, otherwise you will get stuck with a folding chair or a picnic table in the shade, of which there were plenty. Rental of snorkel gear by the ship was a bit steep at $29, but we found a great set at Sam's Club for $40 which we brought with us and used in Roatan as well, so it paid for itself. The snorkeling is fun if you go out of the bay area and behind the rocks. We also snagged a bunch of bread from the buffet, swam out with it in a bucket, and fed the fish. That was so much fun. All in all, it was a very relaxing day.
We chose express disembarkation. We had to carry our bags off, which was no problem. We were off the ship by 8:00am. We had a rental car reservation with Alamo, and we only had to wait 5 minutes for a shuttle to the rental car agency.
We had the best time on the Norwegian Sun. The ship was great, the food was excellent, the service was unbelievable, and the ports were so much fun. I would recommend this cruise to anyone. Less
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The National League's Pitcher of the Month for April admits he's been off in May.
"I think it's more a mental thing than a physical thing,'' John Maine said. "I kept thinking, this can't be real. I knew I would lose eventually. It's almost a relief to get it out of the way."
With that twinge of doubt, Maine said he started to press and when he does that he begins to overthrow and lose his command. He walked three in his last start and six the one before that in San Francisco.
Maine goes tonight against Tyler Clippard of the Yankees.
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NATE Awards First Round
April 14, 2008
ARLINGTON, Va. - North American Technician Excellence (NATE) announced the first group of winners in the inaugural NATE Bowl contest that kicked-off on Feb. 1. These monthly winners were awarded prizes for a variety of accomplishments, including the contractor with the most new certifications in a given month; the contractor with the most re-certifications in a given month; and the contractor or technician with the highest NATE certification score for the month. February's Tools of the Trade prizes were supplied by JB Industries through the efforts of Johnstone Supply.
The February division leaders are: Division 1, AC/DAC LLC, Nashville; Division 2, Peaden Air Conditioning, Panama City, Fla.; and Division 3, Bryan's United, Gretna, La.
The most new NATE certification winners are Brothers Air & Heat, Rock Hill, S.C., and Southport Heating & Cooling, Kenosha, Wis. The most NATE re-certifications are Wendland Air Conditioning and Heating, Portland, Texas, and AC/DAC LLC, Nashville. The highest NATE certification score went to Michael Nuzzo of Southport Heating & Cooling, Kenosha, Wis.
"We congratulate this round of NATE Bowl winners and look forward to announcing many more as the contest goes on through October," said Rex Boynton, president of NATE.
"It's our hope that all HVACR contractors will get involved in this good-natured competition to leverage their commitment to excellence in a fun way."
In addition to monthly prizes, the five contractors at the end of the contest with the most NATE Bowl points in each of the three divisions will be entered into a grand prize drawing for a Super Bowl package to be announced in early November. Teams can get points for every NATE-certified technician they have on staff.
Additional points can be earned each time a technician gets certified (or re-certified) or earns additional NATE credentials. All points accrue during the NATE Bowl season, which lasts through October 2008.
For more information, visit www.natex.org.
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Five Years After 9/11
From Algeria to Iraq
All But Forgotten Lessons from Nearly 50 Years Ago
By David Galula
The recollections of RAND consultant Lt. Col. David Galula, who served as a French commander in Algeria from 1956 to 1958, have a remarkable, almost timeless resonance nearly half a century later, with striking parallels to America's recent experiences in Iraq. This essay is drawn from a RAND report written by Galula in 1963. He died in 1967 at a young age, depriving America of his guidance at a time when the United States was becoming more deeply involved in Vietnam.
From the time of my arrival in Algeria until October 1957, my battalion's quartier covered most of the Djebel Aissa Mimoun, an area five miles square. In my zone, as everywhere in Algeria, the order was to "pacify." But exactly how?
Muslim children march in a parade during official independence celebrations in Algiers, Algeria, on July 5, 1962. The majority of Algerians voted for independence from French colonial rule in a nationwide referendum held July 1 of that year.
The sad truth was that, in spite of all our past experience, we had no single, official doctrine for counterinsurgency warfare. At one extreme stood the "warriors," officers who had learned nothing, who challenged the very idea that the population was the real objective, who maintained that military action pursued with sufficient means and vigor for a sufficiently long time would defeat the rebels. At the other extreme were the "psychologists." To them, psychological action was the answer to everything. In between the "warriors" and the "psychologists" stood the bulk of French officers left to their own devices with their practical problems.
I, too, had an axe to grind. There was no doubt in my mind that support from the population was the key to the whole problem for us as well as for the rebels. By "support" I mean not merely sympathy or idle approval but active participation in the struggle.
A thorough census was the first step toward controlling the population. Control also meant that my soldiers had to know every villager by sight. I committed villagers to the French struggle by requisitioning their labor and paying them for their work. I opened a dispensary. I opened a school. Reflecting on who might be our potential allies in the population, I thought that the women, given their subjugated condition, would naturally be on our side if we emancipated them. I took care that the children were kept busy in school and in organized outdoor games.
In March 1957, I was well in control of the entire population. The census was completed and kept up to date, my soldiers knew every individual in their townships, and my rules concerning movements and visits were obeyed with very few violations. My authority was unchallenged. Any suggestion I made was promptly taken as an order and executed. Boys and girls regularly went to school, moving without protection in spite of the threats and terrorist actions against Moslem children going to French schools. Every field was cultivated. As they recognized the difference between their prospering environment and those surrounding areas still in the grip of hostilities, villagers were easily convinced of the need to preserve their peace by helping to prevent rebel infiltration.
French Generals Robert Allard, left, and Jacques Massu oversee their domain in Oran, Algeria, on May 22, 1958. The 1962 referendum ended 132 years of French rule. In 2000, Massu acknowledged the practice of torture and summary executions during the war in Algeria.
Throughout the war our prisoner camps were open for unannounced inspection by the International Red Cross, the reports of which were made public. As was the case with every one of our activities, for a long time no standard pattern governed our conduct toward the prisoners, and the atmosphere varied greatly from camp to camp. In the best camps, efforts were made to sift the tough prisoners from the soft; where it was not done, the camps became schools for rebel cadres. In some camps, by contrast, psychological experts thought they could convert prisoners by having them repeat regularly certain slogans and songs.
The lack of a concrete, precise doctrine resulted in a mosaic pattern of pacification in the field. My battalion's quartier could be considered as well advanced. Immediately to the north of us, rebels still controlled the population.
The war in Algeria broadly conformed to the characteristics of revolutionary war. And the essential "laws" of counterinsurgent warfare, as I see them, had to be respected by us. In all probability, these laws will apply to counterinsurgencies elsewhere.
The first law. The objective is the population. The population is at the same time the real terrain of the war. Destruction of the rebel forces and occupation of the geographic terrain led us nowhere as long as we did not control and get the support of the population.
The second law. The support from the population is not spontaneous and in any case must be organized. It can be obtained only through the efforts of the minority among the population that favors the counterinsurgent.
The third law. This minority will emerge, and will be followed by the majority, only if the counterinsurgent is seen as the ultimate victor. If his leadership is irresolute and incompetent, he will never find a significant number of supporters.
The fourth law. Seldom is the material superiority of the counterinsurgent so great that he can literally saturate the entire territory. The means required to destroy or expel the main guerrilla forces, to control the population, and to win its support are such that, in most cases, the counterinsurgent will be obliged to concentrate his efforts area by area.
Destruction of the rebel forces and occupation of the geographic terrain led us nowhere as long as we did not control and get the support of the population.
As the war lasts, the war itself becomes the central issue, and the ideological advantage of the insurgent decreases considerably. The population's attitude is dictated not by the intrinsic merits of the contending causes, but by the answer to these two simple questions: Which side is going to win? Which side threatens the most, and which offers the most protection?
What I achieved in the Djebel Aissa Mimoun was not due to magic and could have been applied much earlier throughout Algeria. I am not writing all this to show what a genius I was, but to point out how difficult it is to convince people, especially the military, to change traditional ways and adapt themselves to new conditions.


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Star Wars: Rogue Squadron 3D
Tow Cable FAQ by Jimbo
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Rouge Squadron Tow Cable FAQ
By Jimbo
This is a FAQ just for the Tow Cable on Rouge Squadron for the Nintendo
64 and the PC. If you want help with the levels check out my full guide
at gamefaqs.com
Table Of Contents
1. Introduction
2. Controls
3. Wrapping with the Cable
4. Other tips
5. The Levels
6. Legal Stuff
1. Introduction
Ok the Tow Cable is only for the Airspeeder and it is used only for the
AT-AT's so whenever there's a level where you're the Airspeeder there
are gonna be AT-AT's the levels that you have to do this on are.
- Defection at Correlia
- Imperial Construction Yards
- Escape From Fest
On these three levels it can get really hard at sometimes so you've got
to just go slow and not worry about anything but going around the AT-
AT's after a while it becomes second nature.
3. Controls
To release the tow cable toward the "leg" of an AT-AT you have to press
the secondary weapon button and that button is;
Luke's Settings - C-Left
Wedge's Settings - C-Left
Janson's Settings - C-Left
Hobbie's Settings - C-Down
Once you know what button you have to figure the right time to push it.
Once thing you can do is wait until Luke says "release tow cable now"
you can do it then if you want or you can do it by yourself. I rather
do it by myself because I think it works better.
To get it almost every time wait until your right by the leg and you
started to pass it. Do this because the tow cable does come out from
the back of the Airspeeder and because you don't have to travel around
as far.
3. Wrapping with the Cable
Ok this is one of the hardest parts of the game. For some people this
can take hours to be able to do just one from many different reasons. I
for one have never found it hard so that's why I'm writing this guide.
Most people have there own reasons.
Some of these can be either hitting the leg from turning to sharply or
not turning sharp enough and just going off and losing the hook onto
the leg. These things can be corrected very easily just by figuring
that one you hook the AT-AT's leg the view will change. Once the view
changes you will have to go with the change so the direction controls
will also change. Once it does try to get use to the change and then
get as close to the legs as you can without hitting it. Sometimes you
can get into the perfect position to just hold it in one direction and
hold it there. If you can't do that try these solutions
- Once you hook the AT-AT just get low to the ground but not to low as
to where you hit it causing you to go spiraling of into nowhere.
Once low enough get in close to the legs. If you can while you going
from front legs to back or vise-versa speed up then when you come to
the legs where you have to turn let go of the boost and if you have
to slow down with the brakes. This sometimes through will offset the
camera (even more) and you won't be able to see. If that little
glitch doesn't happen that should work very well. Also while doing
this if you can try to get it so when you take the turn at the end
of the legs you turn as the feet move forward.
- If that solution above doesn't work try this. When you hook the AT-
AT it might make it easier to go so your moving with the AT-AT so
it's on your left. This seems to work better for me. Now that you're
set up get low to the ground again. Getting low makes it easier
because you don't have to wrap as far as above and sometimes when
you're above the ground by a lot it will just break from being too
high. Once low try to look at your shadow that is on the ground. Use
the shadow to go around the legs. This is the most common e-mail
people send me when they tell me how they did it. If you can use
that technique that's great if not I'm not to sure what the problem
might be.
After those solutions or your own that you put together from both of
them don't work e-mail me at email@example.com and I will try to help you
4. Tips
Ok there are a couple of little things that just might make the
difference of you doing it in time or not. Here are the ones I know if
you think there are some more that helped you out e-mail me and I'll
put them and your name on this FAQ.
- Use the brakes whenever you are going to fast and you can't see or
- Also use boost when you're on the straight part so it doesn't take
as long.
- Make sure you can see where the leg is when you release the tow
cable toward the foot.
- Get in as close to the legs as you can but never go inside the legs
because you wont comeback.
- Get low to the ground so the cable doesn't have to strech as far and
so, if you need you can use your shadow for steering.
- Make sure you know what direction turns which way. (You'd be
surprised how many people can't figure how to move left and right!)
Wall that's all that I can really think of for now if I come u with
more you'll get an update. Also send in your problems and souloutsions.
To my E-mail address which is at the top of this FAQ.
5. The Levels
There are only three levels with the tow cable but that's enough to
annoy you to the point where you hurl the game at the wall but DON'T!
If you do you'll regret it.
- Level 4 Deflection at Correlia
This level only has two of them. The first one you have to do is after
you have killed a couple of Tie's where Crix Madine is. The AT-AT is
behind the Capital Tower more by the water when you see it you have to
kill it pretty fast or it will blow away the building and you'll fail
the mission.
The second one is after the first one. Once you kill the first AT-AT
and then some more Tie's you'll have to go back and protect Crix
Madine. This time kill the two AT-ST's then try to kill the little
Storm Troopers. Now head back away from the water and you should see
it. You have a little less time here so you gotta move quick.
- Level 7 Imperial Construction Yards
This level you don't even have to wrap the AT-AT's so don't worry
they're there but you don't have to worry about them.
- Escape From Fest
This level is the hardest one. There are three of them and you only
have one chance. If you don't do it the first time of trying you most
likely won't win. The first one is the left and ahead of your starting
point. Don't go straight away or he'll kill the walkers give him half a
minute then go. Wrap it as fast as you can but this time you might have
to dodge laser fire from the little Storm Troopers.
After you kill that one head across the bridge that you probably saw
earlier then you'll see another one straight ahead. Go and kill that
one also having to dodge even more and stronger laser fire so watch
out. After that ones gone go back toward the bridge that is probably
blown by now and make a left you'll see the last one pretty soon. This
time you have to move super fast if you want all three of the walkers
to live. Once he's gone just watch for Tie Bombers and you got it.
6. Legal Stuff
This FAQ is c Copyright to Jimbo 1999. This FAQ my be used if you get
permission from me and also put my name and address.
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Paperwhite blooms
Paperwhite blooms in saucers with hardware add simple elegance to any holiday setting.
Hardware, Soft Blossoms
Paperwhites arranged in a bowl or an antique jar set with a handful of hardware make a surprising -- and eye-catching -- centerpiece. Tuck the cut stems in the nuts and washers and add water. The blooms will last 4 to 5 days in water freshened daily.
Glass Housing
Turn a glass block into a cool container to force paperwhites. Mask off the center of the block with painter's tape, spray with chalkboard paint, and leave a message in chalk.
Bloom Ball
Small ball ornaments make perfect little vases for tiny paperwhite blossoms. Add them to holiday place settings, tabletops, and mantels.
Coffee, Tea, or Flowers
Grow paperwhites in coffee mugs for a fun holiday accent or hostess gift. Fill a cup with river rock or stones. Nestle one or two bulbs in the stones and add just enough water to touch the base of the bulbs. You'll have cups of blooms in 4-6 weeks.
Sweet Wreaths
Paperwhites have a strong, spicy fragrance that complements fresh evergreens. Tuck the tiny blossoms into a wreath for an attractive and aromatic display.


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Explore this lush, vibrant and modern city in one of our centrally located hotels. With a fascinating mix of Chinese, Malay, Indian and Western cultures, Singapore offers something for everyone.
Experience mouth-watering food at one of the local hawker centres or splash out at one of many stylish shops and treat yourself to a Singapore Sling at the famous Raffles Hotel. However, Singapore is not all about shopping and eating. Minutes away from the centre you can find outdoor activities, a contemporary art scene as well as sparkling reservoirs and green forests - the 'Lion City' will not disappoint.
Burma Highlights and Cruise
Day 1: UK to Yangon
Depart London on your scheduled overnight flight to Yangon.
Day 2: Yangon
Upon arrival on day two visit the Shwedagon Pagoda, Southeast Asia's most stunning spiritual monument.
Day 3: Yangon
Today enjoy a full day city tour of Yangon, a city of market lined streets defined by a skyline of high-rises, towering Buddhist pagodas and evocative colonial architecture where a strong British presence can still be felt.
Day 4: Yangon to Bagan
Take a flight to Bagan and visit the busy Nyaung Oo market where locals gather to sell traditional goods. Continue to the Wetkyi-in Gubyakgyi cave to observe the frescoes and rare ancient paintings before visiting the Ananda temple. This evening enjoy a spectacular sunset over the Bagan landscape.
Day 5: Bagan to Mt. Tantgyi
In the morning, head to your ship in Bagan and begin sailing to the domineering peek of Mount Tantgyi. Disembark at the riverbank and ascend the mountain for incredible views beside the golden pagoda which crowns Tantgyi. Return to the boat for an evening on board at leisure.
Day 6: Mt. Tantgyi to Yandabo
Begin today with a scenic cruise along Ayeyarwady River to Yandabo Village. Witness the unique crafting of terracotta pots, which are covered in straw and set ablaze for a period of three days.
Day 7: Yandabo to Ava
En route to Mandalay, stop at the ancient Burmese capital of Inwa to enjoy a tour of this metropolis' former grandeur including the Bagaya Kyaung monastery.
Day 8: Ava to Mandalay
Following breakfast, enjoy a sightseeing tour of Sagaing and it's stupa-topped hillocks before continuing your cruise to Mandalay where you will disembark. In the afternoon, ascend Mandalay Hill for panoramic vistas of the city.
Day 9: Mandalay
Journeying to Burma's religious centre of Buddhism, you will visit Mandalay Palace, the residence of the last Burmese Monarchy. A stop in Amarapura reveals the famous U-Bein bridge, the oldest and longest teakwood bridge in the world before returning to Mandalay for an evening at leisure.
Day 10: Mandalay to Inle Lake
Fly to Heho and board a boat to reach your hotel before visiting Paw Khon village to observe the locals silk weaving and creating their handicrafts. Located in the heart of the Shan Plateau, the stunning Inle Lake is home to the indigenous Intha people, renowned for their unique 'leg rowing' of traditional boats.
Day 11: Inle Lake
Today explore the Indein villages on the mainland with bamboo and teak stilted houses and pagodas dating back to the 17th century. On the way back to the hotel a stop will be made at a silver workshop to see beautiful jewellery made from silver ore.
Day 12: Inle Lake to UK
Following breakfast, fly to Yangon and onto your return flight back to the UK.
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Day 13: Inle Lake to Singapore
After breakfast transfer to the airport for your flight to Singapore via Yangon. Upon arrival transfer to your chosen hotel, rest of the day is yours to spend at leisure.
Day 14 - 15: Singapore
Your day is free to explore the fascinating city state of Singapore, one of the leading economic centres of South East Asia.
Day 16: Singapore to the UK
After breakfast transfer from your hotel to the airport for your return flight to the UK.
Unfortunately, we do not have any places with no single supplements on this tour. However, if you are happy to share with another passenger of the same gender, then let us know at the time of booking and we will endeavour to find you a travelling partner. Alternatively, please ask about our single supplement prices in order to book your own twin room
If the group departure dates are not suitable for you and you would prefer a more personal and flexible experience then you can choose to book a private guide for your tour at a reasonable supplement.
UK passport holders are currently required to obtain a visa prior to travel. We work closely with The Travel Visa Company who will be able to arrange the visa on your behalf. Please call them on 01270 250 590 and quote 'Mercury Holidays'. The cost of the visa is approximately £65 and your passport must be valid for at least 6 months from the date you intend to leave Burma. Alternatively, if you wish to apply for your visa online, please visit myanmarvisa.com/evisa. We recommend that you allow one month for an online visa to be processed. This will cost you USD $50. Further visa advice should be sought from the applicable tourist authority for other nationalities and for general queries. We strongly advise you to check with your destinations' Tourist Board or Embassy for the most up-to-date guidelines regarding required passport validity.
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If booking more than 10 weeks before departure a deposit of £250pp will need to be paid at the time of booking with the full amount payable at 10 weeks prior to departure. The deposit applies to adults and children. If you are within 10 weeks of travel then the full balance of the holiday will be payable.
We recommend that you consult your local GP for advice on vaccinations and travel health before your departure.
This tour is accessible to most people with an average level of fitness and normal mobility. It involves full days of sightseeing, often on foot and includes some climbing of stairs and getting on and off coaches and boats. This tour is not suitable for anyone with walking difficulties.
The minimum number of travellers in your group will be 12 and the maximum number of passengers on your cruise will be 48. If in the unlikely event there are less than 12 people booked on your tour date then you may be asked to change to a different date. A full refund will be made available to you should this alternative not be suitable.
This is a fully escorted tour, meaning that you will be met on arrival at each destination and will have a regional guide with you during your stay in each place. There will be five separate guides in total (Yangon, Bagan, Mandalay & Inle Lake) including one English speaking guide on your cruise ensuring that you have first-hand knowledge at all times.
The currency in Singapore is the Singapore Dollar you can buy currency before you leave the UK or in Singapore from currency exchanges or ATMs.
You will need to take money with you to cover any personal purchases such as souvenirs, laundry and extra drinks and snacks. Approximately £200 will be sufficient for the durations of the tour, depending on how much of a bargain-hunter you are!
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text: America's 102 most outstanding youth volunteers – two from each state and the District of Columbia – were named State Honorees today by The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards, a nationwide program honoring young people for exemplary acts of volunteerism. The awards program, now in its 18th year, is conducted by Prudential Financial, Inc. in partnership with the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP). Each of the 102 State Honorees will receive $1,000, an engraved silver medallion and an all-expense-paid trip in early May to Washington, D.C. for four days of national recognition events. During the trip, ten of them will be named America's top youth volunteers for 2013. In addition to the State Honorees, the program's judges recognized 234 students nationwide as Distinguished Finalists for their impressive community service activities. Each will receive an engraved bronze medallion. More than 400 other applicants were awarded Certificates of Excellence for their volunteer work. (See attached list of State Honorees and Distinguished Finalists.) Many of this year's State Honorees and Distinguished Finalists were recognized for working to combat bullying, raise money for cancer research and make more activities accessible to people with disabilities. Others were honored for mentoring other young people and supporting U.S. veterans and troops. A great deal of energy was also devoted to addressing critical needs abroad; many honorees volunteered to help provide impoverished and disaster-stricken communities overseas with food, clothes, shoes, education and comfort. Learn about the volunteer activities of each State Honoree and Distinguished Finalist at http://spirit.prudential.com. "Prudential is proud to honor these students for making meaningful contributions to their communities," said Prudential Chairman and CEO John Strangfeld. "We hope that shining a spotlight on their initiative, creativity and compassion inspires others to consider how they, too, can make a difference." "Through their volunteer service, each of these young people has made his or her mark on at least one person, school or community," said JoAnn Bartoletti, executive director of NASSP. "When you consider the collective impact of each of these individual acts, it's clear that young people can be a major force for good."


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Washington, D.C. (PRWEB) November 27, 2012
Today, WeDo Technologies, a leader in revenue and business assurance solutions, announced that they will be attending TM Forum's Management World Americas 2012 in Orlando, Florida from December 3rd – 6th. WeDo Technologies is participating in the event's unique Catalyst program, and will have several executives available to demonstrate its industry-leading business assurance solutions.
WeDo Technologies Supports Innovation and Collaboration
WeDo Technologies is a leading contributor to TM Forum's Catalyst program titled 'LTE (4G) and Mobile Money - Risk or Reward?' The Catalyst program takes an innovative approach to creating leading-edge solutions through short term projects by providing a neutral collaborative environment and a process for working together to for solving common, critical industry challenges that culminate in live demonstrations at TM Forum's Management World events and contributions to improving TM Forum best practices and standards.
The 'LTE (4G) and Mobile Money - Risk or Reward?' project addresses such concerns as how the rollout of Long Term Evolution (LTE) will change mobile networks, and how telecom operators can better prepare to handle money transfers. It includes insight into how new sources of revenue can also raise the risk of fraud and revenue leakage, and highlights how to best mitigate these risks. IDC Financial Insights' 2012 Consumer Payments Survey reports mobile payment use nearly doubled this year, a trend that will continue to grow, especially with the increased use of tablets and smartphones.
"WeDo Technologies is a long standing contributor and collaborator with TM Forum's Catalyst program, leading the release of the Fraud Classification Guide and participating heavily in the Business Metrics Automation program," stated Aileen Smith, chief operating officer at TM Forum.
"One of the primary objectives of this Catalyst project is to have areas such as revenue assurance and fraud prevention become an integrated part of new product planning and risk reduction initiatives, taking them from a reactive approach to a proactive one that minimizes and prioritizes problems based on the probability and impact of their occurrence. To do this, the Catalyst team set out to build a standard model and best practice that measures the overall financial impact of potential risks, so that service providers can better prioritize and budget their activities according to their financial impact."
WeDo Technologies and the other Catalyst participants will be showcasing the following key components of their initiative in Management World Americas' Forumville area of the expo floor:
- Operational and business risk mapping model for LTE networks and Mobile Money
- Revenue Assurance and Fraud Management for LTE
- Revenue Assurance and Fraud Management for Mobile Money
"Revenue Assurance and Fraud Management should no longer be viewed in isolation," stated João Resende, Vice President for Product Development at WeDo Technologies. "This Catalyst shows how solution vendors are working to integrate these areas into their tools in order to help service providers better understand the risks underlying the release of new technologies. This broader picture helps protect revenue and optimize business by providing valuable data to practically every part of the organization."
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About WeDo Technologies
WeDo Technologies is a worldwide leader in revenue and business assurance, providing software and expert consultancy, to intelligently analyze large quantities of data from across an organization helping to negate or minimize operational or business inefficiencies and allowing businesses to achieve significant return on investment via revenue protection and cost savings.
WeDo Technologies works with some of the world's leading blue chip companies from the retail, energy and finance industries, as well as 140 telecommunications operators from almost 80 countries, through more than 400 highly-skilled professionals.
WeDo Technologies is owned by the largest non-financial Portuguese group – Sonae Group which has 61,000 employees in 18 countries. As well as telecommunications, the group is active in Retail, Real State, TMT, the Wood industry and other business areas. Revenue and Business Assurance, sometimes also called Profit or Revenue Protection, are the domains where WeDo Technologies - through its Software and Services - has become recognized as a constant innovator and true market leader.
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- Unto the fighters and populace of the Ayreton area, I give greetings.
As our usual site for Sunday fighter practices (Ida Noyes at U of Chicago) is unavailable for this coming Sunday, March 6, I have found an alternate site at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Lombard. The practice site is available from 2-6 pm, and the site is asking for donations in cash to cover utility expenses, although no donations are required.
The site is also available for practice on Thursday evenings, from 6:30 to 9:30 pm. So far this practice is only running in March, while the Theives of Hearts Tuesday practice site is iffy, but if there is sufficient interest we might continue the Thursday practice indefinitely.
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by Camilla Holst Nissen Toftdal
Copenhagen, Denmark (SPX) Sep 19, 2012
An elaborate system of leads spreads across our hearts. These leads - the heart's electrical system - control our pulse and coordinate contraction of the heart chambers. While the structure of the human heart has been known for a long time, the evolutionary origin of our conduction system has nevertheless remained a mystery.
Researchers have finally succeeded in showing that the spongy tissue in reptile hearts is the forerunner of the complex hearts of both birds and mammals.
The new knowledge provides a deeper understanding of the complex conductive tissue of the human heart, which is of key importance in many heart conditions.
Forerunner of conductive tissue
"Until now, however, we haven't been able to find conductive tissue in our common reptilian ancestors, which means we haven't been able to understand how this enormously important system emerged," says Bjarke Jensen, Department of Bioscience, Aarhus University.
Along with Danish colleagues and colleagues from the University of Amsterdam, he can now reveal that the genetic building blocks for highly developed conductive tissue are actually hidden behind the thin wall in the spongy hearts of reptiles. The new results have just been published in the journal PLoS ONE.
Different anatomy conceals similarity
"By comparing adult hearts from reptiles with embryonic hearts from birds and mammals, we discovered a common molecular structure that's hidden by the anatomical differences," explains Dr Jensen.
Since the early 1900s, scientists have been wondering how birds and mammals could have developed almost identical conduction systems independently of each other when their common ancestor was a cold-blooded reptile with a sponge-like inner heart that has virtually no conduction bundles.
Human foetal hearts
"Our knowledge about the reptilian heart and the evolutionary background to our conductive tissue can provide us with a better understanding of how the heart works in the early months of foetal life in humans, when many women miscarry, and where
Identifying the evolutionary building blocks of the cardiac conduction system in PLoS ONE.
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LG Optimus Pro unveiled
The Optimus Pro runs on Android 2.3 Gingerbread. Given the form factor of this smartphone, screen size had to be sacrificed as evidenced by the 2.8-inch QVGA display. The Optimus Pro also packs a 3 megapixel camera on the back.
The Optimus Pro is more than likely an attempt to lure BlackBerry customers to Android much like the similarly built Motorola Droid Pro did. There isn't any other specs on this device yet and we don't know about planned availability, although this phone is apparently on sale in Italy already.
How does everybody feel about this form factor? Any BlackBerry users considering the switch to Android that would consider the LG Optimus Pro if and when it becomes available? Tell us what you think in the comments below.
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1. Abdullah (unregistered)
*below the screen, not beneath..
Anyway, I think touchscreen+qwerty phones are the best combo. I have a Samsung Galaxy Pro myself and couldn't be happier :)
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I was a huge blackberry fan, I went from a curve 8530, to a bold 9650, to a style 9670.. and the web experience is terrible so I am now using a Motorola xprt. Best decision i've ever made for a wireless device. Bye bye blackberry.
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*There aren't any other specs not "There isn't any other specs"
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East Texas Boys Fare Well in Class 5A Events at UIL State Track + Field Championships
AUSTIN — East Texas did not produce many Class 5A state track and field participants, but the few who qualified for the trip made the most of it.
Six East Texas 5A boys athletes all return to the region with medals after Saturday's UIL track and field championships, led by Tyler Lee's Jay Roberson, who won the 5A pole vault at a height of 16 feet, 6 inches.
Longview produced the other five medalists, four of whom were responsible for the Lobos' silver-medal winning performance in the sprint relay (40.78 seconds) — JaMycal Hasty, Deionte Wall, Jared Love, and Nathan Jones.
Longview's Cedric King also won silver thanks to his 23-foot, 3/4-inch long jump Saturday morning.
Roberson's vault of 16-6 beat Amarillo Tascosa's Noah Zorsky, whose best vault was 16 feet, 3 inches. Klein Oak barely beat Longview's sprint relay team, finishing with a time of 40.66. Port Arthur Memorial's Jammil Peeples won long-jump gold with a 23-10 1/2.


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UNITED STATES v. LAU SUN HO. (l)lstrlct Court/N.D. California. No. 8,500.
February 2, 1898.)
The action of the, collector of· a port in permitting a Chinese laborer to land, upon representations that he was born here, is not in anj' sense judicial, and, in a proceeding tor the laborer's deportation,does not constitute evell {lriroa facie evidence ot his right to remain in the United States.
This was a proceeding to procure the deportation of Lau Sun Ho, as a Ohinese laborer not entitled to remain in the United States. IT. S;Foote, U. S. Atty. D. Riordan, for defend;lDt. DEHAVEN, District Judge. The affidavit upon which this proceediri'g is based charges that the defendant is now unlawfully within the limits of the United States, and it is further charged therein that the defendant"Reached the said port ot San Francisco, state and Northern district of California, from Hong Kong, China, on the steamship Peru, in the month of December, 1896, and by means of false and fraudulent representations that she was a llative born of the said United States, made to the colleetor of said port, his deputies and officers, having then and there in charge the examination of Chinese persons making application to land at said port, she, the said Lau Sun Ho, · · · was then and there ,and thereby landed on the 20th day of January, 1897, by said collectQr, at said port, whereas, in truth and in law the said Lau Sun Ho · · · was not then and there, or at any time, entitled to land at said port, and be within the limits of the United States, inasmuch as she was not a native born, as 'falsely claimed by her."
The'sufflciency of this affidavit is not to be determined by the strict rules applicable to pleadings, and, giving to it a very liberal construction, affidavit may be construed as charging that the defendant is a Ohinese laborer, and not lawfully entitled to remain in the United States. The special referee to whom the case was referred, with instructions to hear. the testimony and report to the court the facts, and to recommend such judgment as in his opinion ought to be entered, has filed his report, in which he says:
"The onIymaterial evidence submitted for my consideration is the order of the collectcr of ot said port, permitting her to land, and the testimony of Mrs. Hull (who understands the Chinese language), of the Methodist Mission, where the defendant has been tor the last seven months, and of Look Gum, ,a female Chinese interpreter there, to the effect that the defendant told them several times, in the Chinese language, since she has been at said mission, that she Was born in China, outside ot Canton, that she had been deceived in coming here" and that she wanted to be returned to her mother, in China; and, further, that she had been taken by them to said mission from a brothel in Ross alley, ,in city.. ;Hlld there been no previous investigation and decision by an offlC(;li.' havingJ'uU jurisc1iction to hear and determine the right of the defendant itO: 'the UniteU 1 should have no hesitation in finding that she was born in China, and a subject of the Chinese empire; for she arrived at said port from China, she speaks only the Chinese language, in dress, features, ana general app.earance she resembles Chinese females, and her own statementi'1 given in evidence are that she was born in China. Upon what evidence the collector decided that the defendant was entitled to enter the United States, and to remain therein, I am not advised; but I must assume, and I have no
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dO,u,bt,that the evidence was. lUUple to warrant his d{lcislon. Suqlideeisl<!u having- been duly made, the of pI'QOl is upon the government to. clearly establish that It was obtained 'by means of false, and fraudulent tions.' I find that the foregoIng evidence is' insufficient to sustain the allegaJ tlons of such false and fraUdulent representations, or to set aside; cancel, or annul the declsl.on of the collector tbat sbels entitled to land" and to be and remain in theUnlted States.. I do tberefore recommend that judgment .be ent.ered therein that she be discharged."
No exceptions have been taken to the findings or recommendation of the special referee. The general practice of the court, in proceedings like this, is to give judgment in favor of the defendant without further inquiry, when such judgment has,been recommended by the referee, and no exceptions are taken to the particular findings of fact which justify such recomm.endation; but it is apparent from the report of the referee in the case now before the court that his recommendation thattbe defendant be discharged is based entirely upon what he cousidel's the legal effect of the action of the collector of the port of San Franciscoin permitting the defendant to land in this country upon her arrival from the Chinese empire. I am unable to concur in the conclusion of law thus reached by the referee. The action of the collector in permitting the defendant to land at the port of San Francisco does not have the same effect as the decision of an officer or special tribunal expressly empowered by law to hear evidence and pass upon questions specially referred to such officer or. tribunal· for final deter· mination, such, for instance, as the decision of the officers of the land departmentin a contest between citizens, or between a citizen and the government arising under the pre-emption, homestead, or other laws providing for the sale and disposition of public lands.. It Js,01 course, well, settled that the. decisions of the officers of the Hind department in such casesare binding upon the parties affected, and can only be set aside for fraud,imposition, or mistake of law. Johnson v, Towsley, 13 Wall. 72; Steel v. Smelting Co.. 106 U. S. 447, Ct. 389. The same rule applies to the action of a board or officer by law with the duty ofapproving or rejecting claims against a county, town, or city. Thus, in Osterhoudt v. Rigney, 98 N. Y. 222, it is said:
"The acts of a board of audit, within Its jurisdiction, In the absence of fraud or collusion, are final and conclusive, and cannot be questJoned In a collateral proceeding.. , Whether the claim Is a proper town or county charge, in a case where it:1e doubtful and rests upon disputed evidence, and what amount shaH be all9wed wben not fixed by statute, are questions which the statute commits to the determination of the board of aUdit; and, however much It may err In judgment upon the facts, so long as It keeps within Its jurisdiction, and acts in good faith, Its audit cannot be overhauled, but is final, as well to the tax, payers as to the claimant."
But the action of a collector of customs in permitting a Chinese alien to land in this country is not in any sense judicial, and does not fall within the rule applicable to decisions of special tribunals of the character of those which have been referred to. Tbe law does not give to such order or permission the effect of a judgment that such perSon is entitled to remain in the United States. The only effect of such permission is that the passenger claiming the right so to do is
allowed to land, and if subsequently such alien is arrested, and charged with being unlawfldly withip.,the United States, the order of the collector of custonis, under which such person was permitted to land, IS not even prima facie evidence of his right to remain in the United and the court; in such a proceeding, inquires into the truth of'the'matter, unembarrassed by such order of the collector. In re Li Foon, 80 Fed. 881. See, also, U. S. v. Jung Ah Lung, 124 U. S. 621;SSup. Ct. 663; U; S. v. Chung Shee, 22 C. C. A. 639, 76 Fed. 951. In the present case the evidence clearly shows that the defendant has upon more than one occasion admitted that she was born in China, and her general appearance indicates that she is a Chinese person. Italso appears that she first came to the United State$ on January 20, 1897, and is a laborer. No attempt has been made by the defendant to explain ,or deny that, upon the several occasions testified to by the she made the statement that she was born in China; and there IS nothing whatever in the evidence which tends in the least degree to discredit the truth of such admission, and it must therefore be accepted as true. Judgment will be entered for the deportation of the defendant in accordance with this opinion and the findings this day flied. '
THE THREE FRIENDS. UNITED !'i,TATES v. THE THREE FRIENDS. (CIrcuit Court of Appeals, FIfth Circuit. No. 563.
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charged, In one article', that she was '"heavily laden with supplies, rifles, cll,l'trldges, * · * and other munitions of war;' Including one large 12pound Hotchkiss gun." In the follOWing article It was charged that the vesse} was "fitted out IWd armed by beIng heavily laden with supplIes, rIfles, cartrIdges," etc., "with Intent," etc. Held that, while this libel was lackIng in legal precisIon, yet, taken as a whole, It was sufficient as against ob, jectIons first urged on appeal. '
, A libel of forfeiture against a vessel for violating the neutrality laws
Appeal from the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of Florida. This was a libel of forfeiture against the steam vessel Three Friends for alleged violation of the neutrality laws. Exceptions to the libel were sustained in the court below, and the government appealed. . J. Ward Gurley, for the United States. A. W. Cockrell, for appellees. Before PARDEE and McCORMICK, Circuit Judges, and SWAYNE, District Judge. PARDEE, Circuit Judge. The serious questions presented on this appeal have been disposed of in the decision of the supreme court on another libel against the same vessel (The Three Friends, 166 U.S. 1, 17 Sup. Ct. 495); and ordinarily we would have naught to do in this case but reverse and remand. The appellees, however, con-


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Four years, four parties, four hangovers. Fun x 4... Images for each party are chronological and you can see the slide as the party slides into the night and the less wicked depart leaving only the hardy tippers to fill the evening with that din of distant laughing and anonymous unintelligible conversations.
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- Publish Date Oct 11, 2009
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Here is a helpful guide for using PhotoStory. Please look at the bottom of page 1 for information about WP3 and WMV, and on page 8 for instructions on how to save your story.
Thanks for trying again but I know how to use Photostory.
The tutorial didn't help.
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It's a glitch somewhere that won't allow photostory to convert the project.
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