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I need a vacation from my vacation!: Carnival Victory Cruise Review by spyder209
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I need a vacation from my vacation!
Destination: Southern Caribbean
Embarkation: San Juan
My DH and I went on this cruise with another couple. This was our third and their first. They have never really been anywhere, so we were really excited. We flew down on Fri. April 16 to have a few days in San Juan. We stayed at the Interconntinental Resort. It was a short drive from the airport. Our room was ready at 1:30pm when we arrived. The bed was the most comfortable bed I have ever seen. The pools were fantastic. The staff was very friendly and the bell hops always opened the doors for us and called us a cab. The ride to old San Juan was $19 for all 4 of us. We really enjoyed this hotel and would stay again.
We went to lunch at Metropol just walking distance from the hotel. The cuban chicken was amazing! The pina colodas weren't bad either. Oh yeah the fried plantains were also really good.
We hung out by More the pool and beach most of the day and for dinner we went to Platos. It was also walking distance from the hotel.
Oh I almost forgot, I had read several things on CC about a John Ripka that would try to scam tourists in Old San Juan by asking for money. He actually stopped us on the way to dinner on Friday night just outside our hotel. He told us that his father had been beaten and he needed money for a cab. I said are you John Ripka? He said yes and I said this is a scam and we all walked off. I think he thought I was crazy! Thanks to CC for that info!
On Saturday we decided to tour Old San Juan. DH and I had been to El Morro before but decided to go back to let our friends get a look. We also went to San Cristobal. For some reason entry into the forts was free that weekend! We also used the free trolley to get around, but it sometimes took a while to get to the stop. The bell hop at the hotel had given me a map of San Juan and it had information about some feral cats that live near the city wall. They are protected because they kill the rodents. There is a program to catch them and spay and neuter them and then release them. I am a cat lover and had to see them, so we walked all the way down the lawn of El Morro to the city wall and found them! this is just a few of them, they were everywhere.
After visiting with the cats and my husband forbiding me from taking one with me, we went to the shopping district. I exercised great restraint in the Coach and Dooney and Bourke store. We looked around downtown taking advantage of the free trolley. We ate lunch at Lupis near the cruise ship port. I had a sour cream cheeseburger with fried plantains. It was really good. We headed back to the hotel to hang by the pool and when I got back to the room I feel asleep and missed dinner. The beds are too comfortable.
April 18 Sunday We woke up early and had breakfast at Don Jose, short walk from the hotel. We got to the terminal at around 11:30 am and didn't wait in any lines. We got our fun pass and waited for zone 3 to be called. We were on the ship by 12:30! Our cabin was on the Panorama Deck 10 #1006. It was the first cabin at the front of the ship. I didn't pick it, it was assigned to me as a guaranteed balcony. The bathroom could use some updating. What is with that hairdryer? The cabins did not have a fridge, which was somewhat inconvienent. I bought soft drinks on board and could not keep them cold. The t.v. also looked like something from years past, but we really didn't have time to watch tv anyway. Our room steward Jusnija was really good and friendly. Our friends had an oceanview on deck 2 and were woken up early every morning with mechanical noises. We didn't have that problem on deck 10!
We laid by the pool and I did use the slide twice, it was fun but you had to really sling yourself down it to get any speed. Sunday was the only day that we had lunch on the boat. We ate in the Med. restaurant. It was ok. We had breakfast there everyday and it was the same thing except you could only get grits every other day. Not a big deal unless you are traveling with a truly southern girl, which I was. Forgive me if I repeat myself, but I lost my last post and had to retype. We had dinner everynight in the dining room. I found the food to be better than on the Miracle, but not as good as RCCL. Our waiter was fantastic. His name was Mr. T. He was so funny and he danced even when the music wasn't playing. He brought us two of everything. The dining room food was good, especially the warm chocolate melting cake, however I felt that there could have been a better selection each night. The lobster tails were good, I had two. Overall, it was better than expected. The first night I had linguini with italian sausage, tomato soup, and warm chocolate melting cake. It was my least favorite meal of the week. We went to the sailaway party on the Lido, but we were exhausted and decided to pack it in early and get ready for St. Thomas. The ship was really pitchy that night and I thought we were in trouble with our room location, but we didn't have that problem the rest of the week. Monday April 19 St. Thomas
I was up by 7:30am and ready to go. We ate breakfast buffet as we did every morning. It was alright, nothing wonderful. We did find a quiet spot in the adults only pool area at the back of the ship to eat breakfast. We met there every morning and ate at a table beside the omelette station. I don't think many people knew there was an omelette station out there and it was very quiet. We were off the boat as soon as they let people off. We took a taxi downtown to the shopping district ($8 pp one way). While we were shopping we ran into tour guides offering to take us where ever we wanted to go. I told the guide that we wanted to go to Coki Beach to snorkel. He said that he would have his driver take us on an island tour and then drop us off at Coki Beach for $25pp, so we did it. Our tour guide Maggie was a little hard to understand, but gave us a lot of info on the island and took us to various spots for pictures. We then went to Coki beach to snorkel on our own. It was a little croweded, but not too bad. The beach chairs were $5pp and they had a bar and grill right there. We snorkeled for a while and I was impressed with the caliber of reef and fish we saw there. It was a good spot to snorkel on your own from the beach. The waiters for the bar walked around all day asking if you wanted any food. We eventually ate on the beach and they brought it to our chair. DH and I had 1 hotdog, 1 chicken sandwich, 1 order of fries, 1 coke, and 1 beer for $20. After about 3 hours, Maggie came to pick us up and take us back to the ship. The tour company was Aaron Tours and I would book them again. So we made it back to the boat around 4:00 and relaxed before dinner time. We had late seating in the Atlantic dining room. Tonight I had peaches and cream, seafood newburg, and coconut cake. It was pretty good. We went to the Welcome Aboard show in the main lounge. I hate to say it, but the dancing was awful. It was painful watch. The cruise director Karl with a K was funny and did some pretty good impersonations. We also saw the comedians first show that night and I thought he was funny. We meant to go to his R rated show later, but we were tired and went to bed.
Tuesday April 20 Dominica
Once again up early and breakfast at the buffet. We booked the Hot Springs Escape tour through Carnival and met at the pier at 10:30. Our tour guide was Toineo. The bus ride was not for the faint of heart, but it was fun. We were skimming the side of the mountains and passing other cars on both sides of the road. There were only 4 people other than ourselves on the bus, it was great. We went to these mountains where you can swim in between them. It was really cold water at first, but well worth it. It was really neat. We swam through a cave and when we came to the end there was water rushing off the rocks and it made it impossible to swim to alcove at the end. There were tour guides at the end with a life preserver. They would throw it to us and pull us to the end. Then we would get up on the rocks and jump off. It was cool. Then we went to the sulphur springs. There was a very hot one that DH couldn't take for long. I loved it. There was also two medium hot ones and a third bath water like one. Then at the top there was the cool spring. It was really cold. The water was orange and felt very silky. We swam in there for about an hour. I loved this tour, one of the best I have ever been on. After the springs we went back to the port area and we asked our guide where was a good local place to eat. He told us to go to the Garage, which was not far from the ship. It was only a couple of blocks away, so we walked. I had the curry chicken with rice, beans, potato salad, and coleslaw. It was a ton of food. DH had the jerk chicken. One of our friends had some sort of caribbean hot wings. He loved it. All the food was very good and I think it only cost us about $20 for DH and myself to eat and he had 2 beers. It was very affordable. We then went back to the ship and hung out at the adults only pool. There were no kids. It was very quiet and relaxing. The hot tubs face the rear windows and is a good place to watch the sailaway. That night was formal night. I had the mushroom caps, 2 lobster tails, and the warm chocolate melting cake. It was all very good. We went to the Livin' in America show after dinner. The singing was good, but the dancing was still bad. The Fun Force break dancing crew was entertaining though.
I wanted to mention something about the Livin' In America show. I had read some posts about the dancers having inappropriate outfits, well here's what happened. In the Welcome Aboard show, the cruise director warned us that the dancers would be wearing some skimpy outfits. Well, they were wearing thongs. Not thongs underneath short skirts, just thongs. And I think, if I remember correctly, a bra top. It was like a Vegas showgirl. It didn't offend me, but I didn't have any children with me. I do remember thinking that it was an odd selection for a family show.
Wed April 21 Barbados.
Once again we had breakfast buffet and were off the ship early. We booked the 5 Star Catamaran Turtle snorkle through Carnival. It was the most expensive of the turtle snorkles through the ship. It was a mistake. I knew we were in trouble when we boarded the rather large bus full of people. We drove for about 1 minute to a catamaran beside the cruise ship port. I would estimate that there were about 75 people on our catamaran. We sailed to a place not far from shore to snorkel with the turtles. In fact, we were so close to the beach that I could have swam there. There were 3 other catamarans within yards of us with a ton of people on them. The tour operators told us that we could not wear our fins because we may kick someone. Go figure! We were on top of each other. Between the people on our boat and all the other boats it was a madhouse. There were probably 5 or 6 turtles. I got kicked several times and eventually just got out of the water. We had lunch on board that was actually pretty good and then they served rum punch and other beverages. I didn't like the rum punch, it was too strong. As a matter of fact, I didn't have any good rum punch all week. Maybe it was just me because everyone else seemed to like it. The tour also took us to another site to snorkel, but there were too many people and not a lot to see so we got back on the catamaran pretty quickly. We were unable to hang out near the nets or around the front and had to sit downstairs near the bar because of all the people. I was really disappointed with this tour. I sent Carnival an email about it this week just to let them know. They responded to my email and told me that they wished I had told them onboard. I wasn't asking for anything from them I just wanted to advise them that they need to look into how many people they are putting on these boats since I was not the only one who had expressed disappointment. Besides, if I would have went to customer service on the ship I probably would have gotten mad and it would have ruined my night, so I am glad that I didn't. Just be aware of what you may be getting into if you book this excursion. Of course, it could have just been an off day for it. Whatever, just my opinion. So after the 5 hours of catamaran with my closest 75 friends, we went back to the ship. My husband was to attend the art auction, even though I warned him that it only causes us to spend money. I am a huge Emile Bellet freak and always lose control when I see one that I want. Three glasses of champagne later (they do that on purpose), I bid on a set of 2 lithographs even though I have no more wall space and have 3 brand new lithographs sitting in storage! My friend had never been to an auction and she bought something too. When we went to our appointment with the art director to pay for them, he talked me into upgrading to a hand embellished canvas. I am going to kill DH for luring me to that auction. So we went to dinner after the appt. I had shrimp cocktail, Mahi-Mahi, and warm chocolate melting cake. The Mahi-Mahi was not wonderful, but the cake made up for it. The dancing by the waiters was great, it far surpassed the dance staff! __________________ Thursday April 22 St. Lucia
We went to our normal breakfast table and I decided to have an omeltte. It was this poor guy's first day on the omelette station. Bless his heart, he had no idea how to make an omelette. People started getting out of line and walking off because he could only do one at a time and it took about 10 min per omelette. They were all broken and he just piled them on your plate. I waited forever for mine cause I felt sorry for him and he really couldn't understand what people were saying to him. He was very sweet though and I told him that it was the best omelette I had ever had. After breakfast, we got off the ship and walked toward the tour operators in hopes of booking an island tour. We were bombarded by tour guides who were pushing each other out of the way. I thought there may be a fight. We finally picked one and got on a bus with a nice couple from England. It was just the six of us. Our driver did not really speak to us the entire time, but we tried to figure out what we were seeing. I can't remember the name of the tour company, but it was $35pp plus extra money to get into different places. He drove around the island stopping for pics and then took us the volcano. When we got there, the door opened and a man said $5pp to get into the park. We gave him the $5pp and the driver drove up a little bit and we got out. He stayed in the van until we came back. The volcanos really smelled like sulphur, it was so bad I thought I would be sick if we stayed too long. When we got back into the van he took us to a waterfall and said it is over there I will be here when you get back. We got out and followed a bunch of people threw a shack to the waterfall. A man was standing in the doorway say $2pp to get in. I thought that for $35pp these extra fees should have been included. I would not book this tour again. I really wish I could remember the company's name, sorry.
After the tour, we ate at Cafe Classique. It was in a sort of indoor market area right beside the Princess ship. I had a crab cake and DH had chicken satay. For dessert we had warm banana nut bread with coconut ice cream. It was pretty good. We took the water taxt $2pp back to our ship and got ready for the past guest party. We had never been to one before, but you had me at free drinks-whoo hoo. After are due share of free liquor we went to dinner. I had 2 yes 2 plates of escargot- yummy, beef chantebaird (sp?) and the Baked Alaska. All was wonderful except the baked Alaska, I had to get a warm chocolate melting cake after all. We went to the R rated comedy show in the Adriatic Lounge after dinner. I fell asleep, but DH and my friends though he was funny. Friday April 23 St. Kitts
DH and I booked the Sail and Snorkel Adventure through Carnival so we met the guide at the pier at 0930. We were excited to see that only 17 people including ourselves would be on the catamaran. We boarded the boat and sailed to ****ten's Bay. Yes it is pronounced the way it looks. The snorkeling was not the best in the world, but it was fun and the crew was great. As we were getting out of the water, one of the crew was washing us off with fresh water from the hose pipe. We I got on the boat he told me to take my hair out of my pony tail, so he could rinse it. I did and after he rinsed it, he said I will fix it for you. He combed it out with his fingers and braided it. I thought this was so funny.
After the excursion, we walked around St. Kitts close to the port area to find somewhere to eat lunch. We found Circus bar and grill a couple of streets from the shopping area. I had a flying fish sandwich and fries. DH had a chicken Roti (curry chicken with white potatoes inside a corn tortilla). Both were really good. For both with a coke and beer $20. When then went to the port area to look around. These guys with little monkeys came and put a monkey on me and then another one on my head. They were so cute. DH began taking pics and when he took the monkey off, the monkey tried to take my sunglasses. They were really adorable. They put them on DH and I took pics. Then they said $20. Well, they should have mentioned that prior to the pics. I gave him $5 and we left.
After some shopping, we went back to the ship to relax at the adult's only pool. For dinner that night, I had the red snapper. It was o.k, but DH had the filet mignon and it was excellent. And of course the warm chocolate melting cake! We went to the Magic show after dinner. Usually, I am not one who can figure out the tricks. Not this time, I think a 4 year old could figure them out. It was a poor magic show and I didn't think the magician had any personality. Anyway, my opinion only, I am sure someone like it.
Saturday April 24 St. Maarten
We did not have an excursion planned because I have been to St. Maarten before and I knew that I wanted to shop. We got off the ship early, I think we were some of the first few off. We got a wristband for the water taxi, so we could use it as much as we wanted. It was $6pp for all day. We took the water taxi to the beach and shopping area. I really like to buy tanzanite in the islands and had seen a ring at Tanzanite International in St. Thomas that I loved. I refused to buy it, despite DH's insistance to just do it! I tried to find the same ring at every TI and DI on every other port. So, we went straight to Tanzanite International. For some reason, they didn't have anything I wanted. The Diamonds International is right next store so we walked in. I did see the ring in white gold. I wanted it in yellow gold, so the guy said he could have it set in the yellow, but then he showed me the most beautiful ring. After much contemplation I decided to buy it. It was the last port and I really loved it, so what the heck. The salesman told me that it would be sized and ready by 1:30p.m. So we left and went shopping in the nearby stores. We found some local rum that was really good. It was vanilla banana rum and coco rum. They were in these really pretty handpainted bottles. The banana had banana slices in it. They were $11 a bottle. After shopping we walked back to the beach area. After seeing the beach again and realizing that this was our last day , we decided that we wanted to swim. We had to take the water taxi back to the ship to put on our bathing suits. When we got back onto the ship, they didn't take our rum. I guess it would have been pointless since they would have to give it back that night. We quickly put on our suits and back off the ship we went. We wanted to get a quick lunch on the island before we swam so we went to the Barefoot restaurant. It was in the row of restaurants by the beach. DH once again had a jerk chicken sandwich. I only had one bite and it was so hot that I thought I had done damage to my tongue, he enjoyed it though. I had the Caribbean ribs special. It was ribs, rice, beans, coleslaw, and a half an ear of corn. My friend Heather had ox tail. Yes I said ox tail. She wanted to try it, and she loved it. She thought that it tasted like beef stew. Walter had a grilled jerk chicken breast. I don't remember exactly how much it was, but I think for me and DH it was around $25. After we ate, we purchased some beach chairs. For $15 we got 2 chairs, 1 umbrella, and 2 beers. The prices increased as the day went on. When we were on the way to shopping it was $10 and when we were leaving to go back to the ship it was $25. The water was beautiful and really blue, but too cloudy to snorkel. I tried to snorkel a little bit, but could only see when I got close to the bottom. We did find some beautiful shells, I had not seen any shells anywhere else all week. It looked like a storm may blow in, but never did. It was really nasty looking over the mountain, but sunny on the beach. We swam for a while, picked up my ring, and then went back to the ship. When we got back into the cabin, our luggage tags were waiting. We had number 10 and our friends had 27. We went to the debarkation talk in the Caribbean lounge because the cruise director said that some things had changed. The talk only lasted about 15 minutes, but I didn't learn anything new. I did want to pick up the early debarkation tags because we had an 11 am flight. We picked up number 3 to get off the ship early. We then sadly went back to the room to pack. We got ready for dinner and packed our bags and then put them outside the door. We then went to the photo gallery to make final decisions on which of the pics we wanted to buy. I had never seen the way the pics were handled on this ship. When they ran out of room, they put them in plastic bins on the table. You had to sort through the thousands of pics to find yours in the meantime you are putting your finger prints and bending all the pics. I can't remember how this was handled on the other ships, but I don't remember the plastic bins. Anyway, people were frantic and everywhere. They were trying to find their pics. They were on both sides of the ship so people were walking through the security sensor with their pics setting it off over and over. It was defiantly chaos. Throughout the week we had put the pics we didn't want in the recycle bin, so luckily we only had to pick through a handful. After we did this, we went to dinner. I had the lobster bisque, chicken alfredo, Grand Marnier soufflE and my last warm chocolate melting cake . It was all very good. My friends got engaged at dinner. Mr "T" put her ring in a champagne glass and make the napkin into a bird. He put the napkin over the ring and gave her the glass. If you were in the Atlantic dining room late seating, then you heard her. She was so surprised. It was also our anniversary, so the waiter sang to us. It was a really nice dinner. After dinner, we went to the Legends Show. I thought it was good. The guest did the singing and impersonated famous artists. Then it was off to bed.
Sunday April 25 San Juan
We got up at 0700 and went to breakfast at our favorite breakfast spot. We had luggage tag 3 so were supposed to get off early. We were told to go to deck 1. We got to deck 1 by taking the stairs because we could not get an elevator. When we got to deck 1 we could see why. It was packed with people waiting to walk down the stairs to deck 0. We were squeezed in the corridor and the elevators kept opening. People kept getting off and we squeezed some more. The elevators would not go to deck 0 that morning, so the disabled and people with strollers were trying to get down the stairs. When they started to let people down the stairs, a woman in a wheelchair with an oxygen tank was being lifted down the stairs. The elderly were trying to carry luggage down the stairs and people were carrying infants and strollers. Many of the people beside me had luggage tags that were in the double digits, so I don't know what was going on. It was mass confusion. We finally got to deck 0 and walked off the boat. We had our passports in hand, but no one cared. We found our luggage in minutes in the terminal and got in line for customs. It only took a couple of minutes to get through customs and we were off to the airport. Well that concludes this review. We had a great time. As much as I like being on the islands, I could have done with at least one at sea day. I was exhausted from this trip. I had a lot of fun though. The food was better than expected, but I thought the layout of the ship was strange. The dining room in the middle kept messing me up. The entertainment was about the same as on the Miracle. I didn't like most of it, but I don't cruise for the shows. I thought the cruise all in all was good and would do it again, but might stay on the ship for at least one day. I hope this helped someone in their cruise planning. Happy cruising to you all!!!!! Less
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Beef Zucchini Soup Recipe
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"I make this wonderful garden-fresh soup as soon as my homegrown zucchini is plentiful," remarks Betty Claycomb from Alverton, Pennsylvania. "I often double the recipe and freeze some to enjoy later," she adds.
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- 1/2 pound lean ground beef (90% lean)
- 2 celery ribs, thinly sliced
- 1/3 cup chopped onion
- 1/2 cup chopped green pepper
- 1 can (28 ounces) diced tomatoes, undrained
- 3 medium zucchini, cubed
- 2 cups water
- 1-1/2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
- 1 teaspoon salt, optional
- 1 teaspoon beef bouillon granules
- 1/2 teaspoon sugar
- Pepper to taste
- Shredded Parmesan cheese, optional
- In a large saucepan, cook the beef, celery, onion and green pepper over medium heat until meat is no longer pink and vegetables are tender; drain. Stir in the tomatoes, zucchini, water, Italian seasoning, salt if desired, bouillon, sugar and pepper. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 20-25 minutes or until zucchini is tender. Garnish with Parmesan cheese if desired. Yield: 6 servings.
Originally published as Zucchini Beef Soup in Quick Cooking September/October 2000, p36
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Reviewed Aug. 14, 2017
"Just made this again tonight because zucchini is plentiful right now - as always it was very tasty. Love that it incorporates so many vegetables in such a low-calorie soup. I always double the recipe and freeze some for later."
Reviewed Mar. 5, 2012
"This turned out great! I doubled the recipe and put half in the freezer. Next time I will probably cut back on the tomatoes, it was just alittle too much for me."
Reviewed Aug. 5, 2010
"My family loves this recipe...I also put 1/2 lb of ground sausage, and put it over egg noodles. It is very good!!!! We make this when zucchini is plentiful"
Reviewed Jul. 20, 2009
"loved this! I added a can of tomato sauce, can of beef broth,and a tiny pinch of red pepper."
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Dr. Steve Greene is now sharing stories, teachings, and conversations with guests who lead with love on Love Leads, a new podcast. Listen now.
When I wrote The Purpose Driven Church, I made the bold assertion that every church is driven by something. That's still true, and as you prepare to lead your church into another new year, you must decide what will drive your congregation.
I can predict with certainty that in the next year, some churches will be driven by tradition. The year 2014 won't look much different than any other year, other than a few new faces and some tweaks here and there. Others will be driven by personalities and politics. Still other churches will be driven by debt, by the shape of their buildings or by a ministry structure so large and so inflexible that fresh growth will be difficult.
Healthy churches, however, will be driven by God's purposes next year. These churches will focus on the Great Commandment and the Great Commission, and they'll discover that God wants His church to fulfill five purposes:
- Worship. Healthy churches will magnify the name of Jesus in all that they do.
- Evangelism. Healthy churches will focus on the mission of introducing unchurched people to Jesus.
- Fellowship. Healthy churches will bring people into membership in God's family, the church.
- Discipleship. Healthy churches will help people become more like Christ.
- Ministry. Healthy churches will help people discover their SHAPE for serving others.
Leading your church into health and growth in the next year won't depend on launching a bunch of new programs and ministries. It will depend on designing and working through a process for making fully mature, reproducing disciples so that you can help people move from the community into your crowd, from the crowd into your congregation, from being part of your congregation to being fully committed, and from being committed into the core of your church.
These are the basic, biblical concepts behind what it means to be a purpose-driven church. In the next year, I want to help you and your church to discover how to do this in your ministry context so that it will be the greatest year of growth you've ever experienced. And growth is far more than numbers. We can grow larger, but we can also grow deeper, broader, warmer and stronger.
As you begin to review this past year of ministry, ask yourself the question: What has driven us this year? If it's anything other than God's purposes, right now is the best time to refocus and align your church's ministry with the heart and the purposes of God.
Rick Warren is the founding pastor of Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, Calif., one of America's largest and most influential churches. Rick is author of the New York Times bestseller The Purpose Driven Life. His book The Purpose Driven Church was named one of the 100 Christian books that changed the 20th century. He is also founder of Pastors.com, a global Internet community for pastors.
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Your gift to help a hardworking entrepreneur will double in impact thanks to a generous World Vision partner.
Kipsang is from Kenya. He has 2 children. He needs a loan of $500 to buy more cows.
Kipsang is from Kenya. He has 2 children. He needs a loan of $500 to buy more cows.
Kipsang buys and sells cows for a living. Currently, he has limited funds to run his business. With his loan, he will purchase more cows to raise to sell once mature. With increased cows, he hopes that his income will also increase. This will help his family have more money to buy basic needs and pay for schooling fees to ensure his two children earn a good quality education.
In addition, he hopes to expand his business and start additional business endeavors in the future to supplement his income. The additional income will help him and his family become more financially stable and improve their quality of life.
The Agriculture business sector covers all farming and livestock activities. Some entrepreneurs request loans to help in securing supplies and equipment. Others want to buy more animals to breed or purchase feed and medicines. The majority of our loan clients live in rural communities where agriculture is already understood as a business model. It is for this reason that approximately 50% of our loans are in the agricultural sector.
Kabarnet is located in Baringo District in the Rift Valley Province of Kenya. It is characterized by uninhabitable desert and fertile farmland, flat arid plains and steep slopes. Rural Kenyans generally live with their extended family in a cluster of huts, which provides shelter and symbolizes the closeness of the people living there. Family members typically share work responsibilities and resources as they support themselves through farming.
Children are considered a valuable resource in Kenya. A large family means more hands to help on the farm and ensures parents will be taken care of in their old age. Education is provided by the Kenyan government for children up to age 8, however, nearly 1.7 million children do not attend school because of failing economic and social systems.
With a population nearing 75,000 and 20 percent being children under 5, access to health services is limited in Kabarnet. According to the World Health Organization, the leading causes of death among children younger than 5 are pneumonia, diarrheal diseases, HIV and AIDS, and malaria. Efforts are being made to strengthen the capacity of health workers and services. To receive care, people must travel, usually on foot, at least nine miles to the nearest health center.
In Kabarnet, World Vision also focuses on education, immunizations, HIV and AIDS prevention education, food security, and sanitation.
Kipsang used the loan to purchase more cows, it has helped him to get enough funds to expand his business. The main challenge he has faced is the price fluctuation in cows and finding a good price to sell them.
He is paying his loan back on time. He would like to say thank you for helping him with his business.
Kipsang Langat has successfully repaid his small business loan. He invested the $500 into his livestock business by purchasing cows to raise and sell for a profit.
Thanks to the loan he received, Kipsang was able to use the profits from his business to purchase food for his family, expand his current business, and start a new business. In the future, Kipsang aspires to earn enough to start a new business, expand his current businesses, and take out another loan.
Kipsang's two children continue to study in school. Because he was able to invest in his business, he will be able to invest in his family.
Thank you for investing in the power of hardworking people, like Kipsang, through World Vision Micro. These funds are now available to help other entrepreneurs in Kipsang's community.


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The award-winning musical theatre program at Maple Grove High School is presenting "Urinetown: The Musical" as its fall 2012 musical.
The story of "Urinetown" takes place in a Gotham-like town in a world where a 20-year drought has forced every citizen to use Public bathrooms to take care of their Private business. The story and score create an exciting journey for the audience through toe-tapping music, high-energized choreography, and a complex array of technical elements. Much like a Pixar movie, "Urinetown" is an experience that is appropriate for children, yet has a complex story that will make every adult member think and laugh.
So why did the production crew pick "Urinetown" for their fall production?
"It is always our goal to provide a complete survey of musical theatre for our students within the three musicals they have the chance to be a part of within their 3 years at Maple Grove Senior High," Artistic Director J.C. Lippold said. "'Urinetown' offers an important and relevant look at the way the American consumer culture works and the effect that it has on each individual within the diverse array of socio-economic groups of people. To create a theatrical experience that makes people think as well as entertains them is the biggest challenge for the theatre creator. The MGSH cast, crew and orchestra will have an experience unlike any they have ever had this fall."
Performances of "Urinetown" will be Nov. 2, 3, 9 and 10, at 7 p.m. There will be a matinee performance Nov. 10 at 1 p.m.
Tickets are $8 for adults and $6 for students/seniors/children. Buy tickets online at seatyourself.biz/mgsh.
More information on the production can be found at crimsonchoir.com or by calling 763-391-8736.
MGSH has become known as one of the premiere musical theatre high schools in the state of Minnesota through its' richly entertaining and highly professional productions including "Seussical," "Little Shop of Horrors," Elton John's "Aida" and last years Spotlight Awards Outstanding Production of "The Drowsy Chaperone."
Seniors Libby Kriz and Trevor Bunce recommend students new to MGSH to try out for a musical at the school. Libby started in last year's musical and Trevor has been in all the musicals at MGSH.
Libby said her family has always been involved in theater. She was in this past summer's Home Based Theater Company production consisting of MGSH alumni students and current students. "I really do love it and enjoy it," she said.
Two summers ago Trevor was in the Home Based Theater Company's production of "Thirteen." His family also does musicals in their backyard every summer, just for fun and the community. "We get bigger and bigger every year," he added. "My family is really into theater."
Libby and Trevor's advice is to try out and get involved in at least tech or costume.
"Just because you do sports, you don't have to be a theater person to do theater here," Libby said. "You can be from any walk of life and do it. You can enjoy it no matter where you interests lie."
Trevor added, "That's what's so great about here at Maple Grove, it's such a community. If you don't know what to do or where to belong, you just come here and everyone is just accepting and its just one big family."


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4. Japanese toilets, which apparently are loaded with more technology than early nuclear submarines. Including apps that "record and track your bowel movements."
5. Lolo Jones, and the fact that drug testers crashed her birthday party this week:
6. Light beer, which is becoming less popular, with survey respondents saying they're "getting tired of the taste." Taste?
7. Nick Symmonds, who is writing about his experiences at the IAAF World Championships in Moscow right here at RunnersWorld.com, including his opinions on keeping political statements out of competition. (Because I am not competing there, I suppose it's OK for me to make my own statement.)
8. Wednesday's Google Doodle, which commemorated what would have been Abebe Bikila's 81st birthday:
(Thanks, Luis Freddy Barraza.)
9. That mysterious dead shark in a NYC subway car, which is equal parts weird and sad.
10. The Falmouth Road Race, which marks its 41st running on Sunday.
I'll be joining several RW colleagues this Sunday for an RW Half & Festival training run in Center Valley, Pa. You should come. Details here.
See you next week, everyone.
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The Huddersfield Christian Fellowship has been granted planning permission for the religious complex on St Thomas Road in Huddersfield.
As well as the main auditorium, the 3.7-acre (1.5 hectare) site will include a children's play area, seminar rooms and parking for up to 250 cars.
Work on the site is expected to begin in 2006.
Bigger premises
The community church's current home is a former superstore, which was converted into an 800-seat auditorium in 1999.
Despite a national trend of declining church attendances, Pastor Colin Cooper said his congregation had continued to grow, leaving only a few free seats at the weekly Sunday service.
"After only six years, we all agreed that new and bigger premises were necessary," he said.
"Because we work into the surrounding area - providing food parcels for the poor, working with young people and the elderly and putting on seminars for married couples - it was decided that a purpose-built church would be best suited to meet the many needs of a growing community."


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Jason Dirk Motl, 44, Eagle Bend, was charged with one felony count of fraud by using a financial transaction card without authorization.
On Aug. 10, The Rice Police Department received information that Motl, a former employee of a Rice business, had used a company credit card to buy 200 gallons of fuel for his personal use. The $789.81 in diesel fuel was bought in Motley Aug. 7.
The owner of the business told the police Motl had no reason to be in Motley with a company vehicle. It was later learned through video tapes the diesel fuel was put into a tank in the box of a pickup truck by two heavyset men. The business owner said he did not own a pickup like the one described and that he believed it was Motl's personal vehicle.
The Rice police officer contacted Motl Aug. 10, and told him it was believed he used the gas card for his personal use. Motl allegedly said he did use the card and that he put the fuel into his friend's truck because he owed his friend money. According to the criminal complaint, he also told the officer that he believed he could use the card for whatever fuel he needed, since the owner of the business gave it to him.
The business owner made it clear he did not authorize the purchase of the fuel.
If convicted, Motl faces a maximum penalty of five years in prison and/or a $10,000 fine.


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Browns Crossing is the old name of the Colorado town of Nederland. The tiny 1.5 square mile town is rich in characteristic Rocky Mountain charm but still retains much of the grit of the original 1800s settlement, a combination that I adore.
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by Tammy Sakry
Staff Writer
St. Francis' Pioneer Days has been an event enjoyed by many over the years. But the fun could be at an end.
The city and the Pioneer Days Committee will be holding two special public meetings March 15 for area business members, residents and organizations to talk about the future of the event.
This could be the last year for the event, which is scheduled June 8, 9 and 10.
The council needs to think seriously about the future of Pioneer Days, said Councilmember Steve Kane.
It is a large expense for the city and it needs to find other organizations that are willing to take over it over or change what it offers, he said.
Kane suggested eliminating the parade.
"We need to need to make up our minds" on what the city will sponsor, he said.
With the possibility that the city could eliminate Pioneer Days from its 2013 budget, the March 15 meetings at 2 and 6 p.m. will allow city staff to talk to area businesses, organizations and residents to see if there are groups willing to step up and help with the cost or take over as well as get input from them about the event.
Pioneer Days is very expensive, said Barb Held, city clerk and Pioneer Days organizer.
Last year, the city paid $8,400 in overtime for the hourly public worker employees to work during the event and around $4,200 for the parade, which included paying for trophies, high school band travel expenses and paying for specialty bands, like the Cracker Jack band.
"It all adds up," Held said.
When the council talked in December about the possibility of ending Pioneer Days, City Administrator Matt Hylen said the festival relies on funds from private donations and city funds and has run in the red for a number of years.
The March 15 meetings will be in the city hall's community room, 23340 Cree St.
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Record label owner Yhudee Manuel of the StarStone Records (formerly Pearls records) Nigeria who is also a brand and marketing consultant kicks off his 2015 campaign ON A SOUND note with a brand new song to showcase his record label by assembling young and talented artists who are currently signed to come together and do a song for Nigeria and Africa as a whole titled: NIGERIA ARISE. A Peace Anthem fro Nigeria Performed by Yhudee Manuel Featuring Olive Brown, P-Dee, Dessy and JSongs.
The song is one piece of classical that is born out of his love for his nation,the song is a call to all people to rise up and live up our hero's past dreams which is unity,peace and progress.. The lyrics are heart touching and mind blowing.
The record label will soon release it set of artists latter in the year. Enjoy the music and do well to drop your comments.
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XL888 is a highly potent and orally bioavailable ATP-competitive inhibitor of HSP90, a molecular chaperone protein that regulates the activity and stability of a range of key regulatory proteins, including a number of kinases implicated in cancer cell growth and survival. In preclinical studies, XL888 has been shown to inhibit the proliferation of a broad panel of human tumor cell lines, and to induce marked degradation of HSP90 client proteins, including BRAF, MET, and HER2. XL888 was discovered by Exelixis and is wholly owned by the company.
Clinical Development
Exelixis Internal Development
In 2008 Exelixis conducted a phase 1 study evaluating the safety and tolerability of XL888 in subjects with solid tumors. In order to focus the company's resources on its lead compound, cabozantinib, Exelixis elected to deprioritize XL888 as well as its other pipeline assets.
Moffitt Cancer Center Investigator-Sponsored Trial (IST)
In 2012, Exelixis granted permission for researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center to initiate a phase 1 IST evaluating the combination of XL888 with vemurafenib in malignant melanoma. The researchers' preclinical work showed that vemurafenib resistance can arise in melanoma cells as a result of the upregulation of HSP90 client proteins, and that these proteins are effectively downregulated by XL888 treatment. These findings led to the hypothesis that co-treating melanomas with vemurafenib and XL888 may delay the development of resistance and improve duration of response. Data from the phase 1 clinical trial were presented in a late-breaking oral presentation at the 2014 Society for Melanoma Research Congress. Investigators reported that the combination was generally well tolerated, and the objective response rate in 12 response-evaluable patients was 92 percent.
Future Development
Based on the phase 1 results, as well as the successful outcome of coBRIM, the phase 3 pivotal trial of vemurafenib and cobimetinib, the Moffitt Cancer Center plans to initiate a phase 1b triple combination of vemurafenib, cobimetinib and XL888 in patients with metastatic melanoma.
XL888 is an investigational compound; its safety and efficacy profile has not yet been established.


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The other day we went down to the pond to visit our rescued brood of duckies. Wow! They've grown! As they waddled up to see us, they kindly posed for a few pictures.
Those babies have clearly not slowed down, because they were really hard to get a photo of. They're still really cute, though, huh? I think Jake wanted to take one home and hide it in the bath tub. (shh! Don't tell Hubs!)
Friday, June 12, 2009
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- The Texas Rangers' losing continues. They made it seven September defeats in a row with a 6-2 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday night at Tropicana Field.
The Rangers, who are 2-12 for the month, fell behind Tampa Bay for the first wild-card spot. They were holding onto the lead for the second spot, pending the final of the Cleveland-Kansas City game. If the Indians win, they'll pass the Rangers by a half-game.
Can't get a lead: The Rangers made it 63 consecutive innings without a lead. It's an impossible accomplishment. They did end a streak of trailing for 34 straight innings when they tied the game at 1 in the fourth inning on a single by A.J. Pierzynski.
Garza struggles again: It's been a September to forget for Matt Garza, who couldn't produce a shutdown inning as the Rangers' offense tried to keep him in the game. Garza allowed a run in the third inning after a wild pitch and a sacrifice fly by Desmond Jennings gave Tampa Bay a 2-1 lead. The Rangers tied the game 2-2 in the top of the fifth, and after Garza struck out Yunel Escobar to start the bottom of the inning, the former Rays pitcher allowed four straight hits. David DeJesus had a double and Ben Zobrist, setting up the heart of Tampa Bay's lineup, singled. James Loney squibbed a single inside the third-base bag for a 3-2 lead. Evan Longoria followed with a single up the middle for a 4-2 lead. Garza's line was finished off when Wil Myers doubled off reliever Jason Frasor for two more runs.
Garza in September: The Rangers' big trade acquisition before the July 31 deadline has allowed 15 runs in 15 1/3 innings during the most crucial month of the season. That's with 22 hits and six walks.
Offense trying: They still can't get the big inning -- except for the bottom of the eighth in Friday's 9-8 loss to the A's -- but the Rangers' offense did at least tie the game twice. Trailing 1-0, Ian Kinsler led off the top of the fourth with a double. He moved to third on Elvis Andrus' sacrifice bunt. Kinsler was then trapped between third and home on a groundout to third by Alex Rios for the second out. But the Rangers still managed a run. Rios stole second, went to third on a passed ball and scored on Pierzynski's two-out single. With the go-ahead run at third, Lance Berkman struck out to end the inning. The Rangers tied the game again at 2-2 when Mitch Moreland ended an 0-for-22 stretch with a double to center field. He scored on Kinsler's double inside third-base bag. The inning ended when Kinsler was picked off second with Andrus, the Rangers' best hitter in September, at the plate.
Martin withe the assist -- again: Leonys Martin might have kept Garza from taking an earlier exit by coming up with his 14th outfield assist of the season. With a runner at second and one out in the bottom of the third, Zobrist ripped a single to center field and Martin came up firing, making a perfect throw home to nail Escobar at the plate to keep the Rays' lead at 1-0.
Watch out for Myers: Myers appears to be on his way to winning the American League Rookie of the Year award. He had a home run in the second inning for a 1-0 lead. He had the two-run double off Frasor in the fifth inning to break the game open and give Tampa Bay a 6-2 lead. Myers just missed a grand slam in the bottom of the sixth off Neftali Feliz as Martin ran down a towering fly ball at the base of the center-field wall for the third out of the inning.
Up next: The Rangers will try to end their seven-game losing streak when they send a pitcher to be announced, probably Alexi Ogando or Nick Tepesch, against Rays right-hander Jeremy Hellickson (11-8, 5.04 ERA) at 6:10 p.m. on Fox Sports Southwest and ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM and 1540-AM.


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Ankle injury will cost Kentucky's WR Dorian Baker (8 starts '16, #5 receiver) 'significant time' collegefootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2017/08/21/ank… via @CFTalk
Ankle injury will cost Kentucky's WR Dorian Baker (8 starts '16, #5 receiver) 'significant time' collegefootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2017/08/21/ank… via @CFTalk
Clemson names Kelly Bryant (PS#27) new starting QB espn.com/college-footba…
Kickoff Weekend is almost here, and @Marvel has us pumped for an incredible lineup of games. pic.twitter.com/AFdiapJRMZ
Texas landed a commitment from ESPN 300 offensive lineman Rafit Ghirmai on Monday. The commitment gives the Longhorns 15 ESPN 300 commitments, which is the most of any program.
Ohio State named a record nine captains for the 2017 season. Among the list of players is quarterback J.T. Barrett, who is the first three-time captain for the Buckeyes. The group was voted on by their teammates and features five defensive players and four on offense. Paris Campbell, Jalyn Holmes, Sam Hubbard, Tyquan Lewis, Terry McLaurin, Billy Price, Tracy Sprinkle and Chris Worley are the other eight players named as captains.
Meet Browns LB coach Blake Williams' daughter, Dakota. The Browns are undefeated in her lifetime. pic.twitter.com/bzyu6IvVPi
Georgia has been ranked in the preseason poll each of the last 16 years, last missing in 2001. In 12 of those 16 years, the Bulldogs have been ranked between 8th and 23rd, and in nine of those years, they were ranked between 11th and 19th. Georgia starts the 2017 season at No. 15.
Two weeks from tonight ... pic.twitter.com/ocVXyEtjV9
Old Big East rivals West Virginia and Virginia Tech are ready to rumble on a Sunday in DC. pic.twitter.com/4Xb4UJRb2c
Florida is 17th to begin the season. This is just the second time in the last seven years the Gators have been ranked better than 22nd in the preseason (2013 - 10th). The Gators won just four games that season
No. 1 Bama is ready. No. 3 FSU is ready. @Marvel is ready. pic.twitter.com/FDyXgmnp2e
Kickoff weekend is almost here. pic.twitter.com/ifNxZ6kqqj
Wolverines. Gators. Coming soon. pic.twitter.com/TfkVJzMNFj
The @Marvel covers are here! With CFB's kickoff weekend just 10 days away, we're rolling out the top six matchups… twitter.com/i/web/status/8…
Each of Auburn's last two Top-10 final rankings have come when the Tigers have been unranked in the preseason (2013) and in 2010 when they were ranked 22nd in the preseason. Auburn starts the 2016 season ranked 12th.
Just 12 days now until 13th ranked @LSUfootball tussles w/@BYUfootball in HOU. @espnbob, @AllisonW_Sports & @thewhalelives bringing it!
10 more days. pic.twitter.com/WmhQuTFzrU
Alabama is the only SEC team ranked in the preseason Top 10. It's the first time since 2003 that the SEC has had just one team in the preseason Top 10. That year, LSU won the BCS Title with a preseason ranking of 14. LSU is 13th in preseason poll this year, while Auburn, Georgia and Florida are 12th, 15th and 17th, respectively.
This is the first time since 2012 that USC is ranked in the preseason Top 5. That year, USC was preseason No. 1 and finished the year unranked. The last three times USC was ranked in the preseason Top 10, the Trojans have disappointed, losing at least four games all three times and finishing unranked in two of them. The hype train had not been kind to the Trojans
Alabama also received 52 of 61 1st-place votes. In the last 40 years, nine teams have received 50 1st place votes in the preseason poll. None of won the national title.
ESPN Stats & Info dropping knowledge today: Alabama is preseason No. 1 for the 6th time (4th time under Nick Saban.) Each of the previous three times the Tide were preseason No. 1 under Saban, they did not win the national championship. Alabama has been in the preseason Top 5 each of the last nine years. That is the longest such streak in school history. The Tide have been in the preseason Top 3 eight straight years.
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A saltbox roof can be made of metal sheets, clay shingles or a flat asphalt shingle roof. Whether purchasing roofing for new construction or a replacement for an existing home, finding the right style, color, and material can be both frustrating but rewarding.
Basics Of A Saltbox Roof
A saltbox roof can make a home get noticed. Usually found on a wooden frame house, a saltbox has a single story in the back and two in the front. The result is a flat-fronted home with a long, low roof line. Asymmetric sides and a central chimney combine to create a distinctive look reminiscent of the wooden lidded box that people used to store salt in. They are often seen on 17th century Colonial style homes.
Costs Of A Saltbox Roof
Price Range: $4.25 to $9.00 psf
Asphalt shingles are more common and less expensive. Wood shakes are another material that is often used, but can cost double. Installation of a saltbox roof is more expensive than more conventional styles. The steep slope makes it a more dangerous job that demands a contractor with skill and experience.
Advantages Of A Saltbox Roof
The saltbox roof has a unique and memorable look that can lend visual interest to your home. The asymmetrical lines work well on both rustic country designs and sleek modern styles.
Ease Of Construction
When replacing an existing roof, the saltbox design can be built onto the current structure. While the steep incline does require skilled contractors, the work itself is less demanding than some styles that need large amounts of material to be removed before installation.
Weather Resistance
Saltbox roofs are especially suited to areas with frequent rains. The steep slope prevents water from pooling and causing roof damage. Rain and snow are shed quickly to minimize the risk of mildew, rot, and warping. Fewer leaks mean less frequent repairs, which can make up for any additional costs.
Energy Savings
A saltbox roof can bring significant energy savings. Easier to insulate than many roof shapes, they also provide excellent thermal insulation naturally. Lower heating and cooling expenses and a greener home attract many to this roof style.
Attic Inadequacy
This isn't the best design for an attic. The slope require an interior ceiling to be sloped as well. The space for storage is extremely limited. If attic space is important it might be a problem.
The sloped design of a saltbox roof demands adequate ventilation. Heat and moisture can build up in the high peak even more than in more conventional roof shapes. Roof vents and fans are necessary and should be inspected regularly.


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Rolling Stones – live 1981 [part 6]
Rolling Stones – live 1981 [part 6]
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Rolling Stones – live 1981 [part 6]
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8:20 Epic
I though it was this concert in witch kith hits a fan with his telecaster
but i prefer keith. keith is music…ron is complement.
i love this concert very much all songs are very owesome
What a finish to end with Satisfaction :D.
3:48 – 4:04 I prefer Ron and Keith just playing
Nice touch with Hendrix's Star Spangled Banner to close
Buen documental.
was at show New Orleans Super Dome. Largest indoor concert at the time
2:10 badassery
Not a bad drummer charlie this band may get somewhere if they keep at it
thank you its only rock n roll gold rings on ya!!!!!!!
The Star Splanged Banner
I guess Mick didn't show up, what a lost!!!!!
This ain't how I remember Stones concerts at all.Usualy there are 5 minutes
breaks between average sound quality songs.This is all very highly
orchestrated and cleaned up in the studio.That doesn't antimatter
ofcourse..'twas all about being in the presence of 'royalty'….
a sit & a sip & the crowd goes wild 4 Keith
Thanks a lot! i remember when I was 14! This is one of my favorites!
this cleaned up?, yeah right… this is rock n roll
to me the best time stones alive!
The best, words are not enough for this phenominal band
" El 7 de Julio estuve en el Vicente Calderón. ( Qué recuerdos de aquellos
tiempos )
Memory doesn't serve then. I was at this show (Meadowlands) and it was
phenomenal. Listen to Brussels Affair 1973 as well if you have any doubts
about sound quality without studio enhancement. Brussels is a bootleg.


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Chinese police have detained a man in the southern city of Shenzhen for stealing and selling numeric user names stolen from China's popular QQ instant-messaging (IM) service, the official China Daily newspaper reported Wednesday.
The man, who was not named in the report, has admitted to stealing and selling QQ user names for years, China Daily said. The man apparently stole the user names by decoding and changing the passwords, according to the report.
QQ is an IM application developed by Tencent Inc., of Shenzhen. The company claimed to have 173 million active user accounts at the end of June, with up to 16 million accounts active at any given time.
With so many users, QQ user names must now be at least nine numbers long. Shorter user names, of five to six numbers, are worth a premium to some users who are willing to pay up to 1,000 renminbi ($124) for a six-character user name, according to the China Daily.
User names with fewer characters mean that a user has been a QQ user since the early days of the service, which was launched in 1999, and this gives the user status in QQ circles, said Catherine Chan, a spokeswoman for the company.
The problem of stolen user names is not new, Chan said. "We have had some users having their names stolen or hacked, and we've done everything we can to help those users regain their names," she said.


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Just a quick note today! I was very lucky to be one of the participants in the A Quilter's Mixology Sew Along over on the Sew Sweetness blog. I finished the quilt top and am sharing photos with you over on Sara's blog. Hopefully I'll have a finished quilt to share here soon! 🙂
Ok, back to sewing more with those Modern Solids. I've been busy and am almost done with my blocks!


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RECIPES: Recipe Details
Marinated Burgers
The sauce is what makes this burger truly tasty. You can add it to the meat and/or pour it on top before you cook the meat. You must finish the cooking by flame broiling it to enhance it's true flavor.
1 medium onion chopped
1/2 cup oil
4 garlic cloves
1 TBLS. of Ginger
1 TBLS of dry mustard
1/2 cup soy sauce
1/2 cup of wine vinegar
1 qt of Cabernet
1 pint of bourbon
2 lbs of lean ground beef
2 loves of crusty french bread
Chop 1 medium onion set aside. Press 4 cloves of fresh garlic, set aside. In blender, blend 1/2 cup vegetable oil with 1 TBLS of powdered ginger and 1 TBLS of dry mustard. Blend to smooth consistency. Add chopped onion to blender and mix well. In large crock add 1/2 cup soy sauce and 1/2 cup of red wine vinegar. Stir. Add 1 qt of cabernet wine. Stir. Add 1 pint of bourbon and stir. Add blender mixture to crock and stir till mixed. Store 48 hours uncovered in refrigerator. Wash hands. Remove hamburger from package and add 1 cup of sauce to hamburger and mix well. Salt and pepper to taste. Set aside. Light bbq grill. Grill burgers to liking however, medium rare is recommended for this stage. Once done place burgers on steel plate and add 1/2 cup of marinated sauce over each burger and place under flame broiler to finish, about another 2 minutes. Since the sauce has an alcohol base, be mindful this will flame under the flames of the broiler. Be careful not to burn food. Use lowest grill possible. The idea is the enhance the flavor of the burger and dry some of the sauce up. Once done, slice loaves of french bread on angle. Place a burger on the bread and serve. Slice extra pieces of bread for sopping up the sauce. Enjoy!
This is recipe that I got from my father. This was a favorite in his restaurant for years until he retired. He never gave this out to anyone but me. He has given me permission to share it with the world. We will split the prize if we win. Thank you.


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Retinol treatment on very fine and sensitive skin improved spots and skin texture overall but created other problems,such as broken veins, super-dry lips and under-eye wrinkles.
I'm 51, with very fair skin. I began to use a retinol treatment (Obagi) about a year ago for unprecedented outbreaks of spots. I started and remained on the lowest strength because of skin sensitivity. The product helped marvellously with the spots, and I noticed the overall texture of my skin improved (though wrinkles under my eyes appeared almost immediately).
About a year in, however, my lips had dried up so much I couldn't seem to rehydrate them, and I developed broken capilliaries on my cheeks. I cut down to once a week use of the cream and IPL improved the veins, but only somewhat. I am now unsure whether to continue with the cream at once a week, to go back to daily use, or to stop altogether.Is there anything I can do to prevent the problems re-occuring? Thanks.


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This article was published 25/11/2011 (2093 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
Brandon University faculty have ended the longest professors' strike in Manitoba history.
BU president Deborah Poff said a tentative agreement was reached around 9 p.m. Friday, ending a 45-day strike that first began Oct. 12 and interrupted the school year for 3,100 students.
The two sides entered mediation Oct. 25 far apart on wages, benefits, working conditions and contract language. Earlier this month, a mediator declared an impasse between the university and its 240 professors.
Poff would not discuss the terms of the agreement, and said it still needs to be ratified by union membership.
"I think we need to do some healing but I think most people will be extremely relieved," Poff said.
Poff said classes will resume on Monday, and the university plans to ensure every student completes the school year.
During the strike, she said the university drafted a "worst-case scenario" plan to push December exams into January, and extend the second term to April 24 to ensure every student can complete the year and graduate on time.
Poff said staff will talk to students and parents and draft a plan. She said BU's senate would have to approve shifting exams and term classes around.
"We'll re-think it this week now that we know," she said.
The labour dispute was settled before professors were ordered to vote on the university's final contract offer.
On Monday, Labour Minister Jennifer Howard took the unusual step of ordering faculty members to vote on the university's latest offer "immediately." The vote was to take place over three days next week.
The move angered the union and was condemned by those who felt it undermined the collective bargaining process, including The Canadian Association of University Teachers.
The York University faculty strike in 1997 lasted 55 days and the Laval University strike in 1976 went on for four months, according to the Canadian Association of University Teachers.


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To keep within my budget I use a lot of mince; beef, pork, chicken and even venison�when it's on special. We make meatballs, spag bol, lasagne, nachos. All yummy but all starting to get tired through overuse.
Anyone have some new ideas? I need some inspiration.
Anohter thing that goes great with mince is filo pastry so maybe you can try making some filo pastry mince thingys:):)
We love turkey mince as well and as well as being probably the most heathly mince you can make all the same stuff with a little bit of experimenting, I tend to experiment with all my minces and many of the dinners that my family like the best have been mince experiments:):)


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I usually build my own, but with speaker cable, you don't have to be as picky as you do with instrument cables. Pretty much any decent brand you find in the local music store will be fine. Rapco/Horizon, Planet Waves, Pro Co, etc. The biggest thing is I prefer to go 14 ga or heavier, with soldered-on plugs. (Vs. molded.)
you mean the repairable twist-on metal plugs? yeah, i prefer those too because i like to fix my own stuff.
what lengths are you guys using? i'm just going to set the head on the cab and i don't really want 50 ft of cable to screw with. i'm thinking 6 or 10 ft would be fine, but most of the stuff i'm seeing is 50 ft. :eek:
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Who Should Sarah Jessica Parker Date Next?
Sarah Jessica Parker has stopped pretending she's happy in her marriage with Matthew Broderick and is reportedly looking for her own place in New York City. Although Broderick was the one caught cheating, we think Parker will start dating someone else soon because she emotionally checked out of this marriage some time ago. Sean Penn: He's married to Robin Wright, but the two have separated twice before, so we're guessing their marriage isn't all that solid. Parker's acting career wouldn't overshadow Penn's, so the two would be able to enjoy each other's successes. Penn wouldn't be seen as the man with Parker, as Broderick came to be known.
Keanu Reeves: Both Parker and Reeves grew up in blended families, but Parker's home life was much, more stable. She could be the grounding force to finally anchor Reeves, who didn't purchase a permanent residence until 2003. In addition, Parker has been romantically linked to at least one musician, so we know she likes an artist-type. Reeves plays the bass and he could inject a great deal of excitement into Parker's life as she gets over Broderick. She and Reeves also have their left-handedness in common.
Adrien Brody: Parker will need a take-charge kind of guy when her divorce proceedings begin and she starts filming the "Sex and the City" sequel. Brody fits that bill. He can inject some passion back into her life. Remember the back-breaking kiss he gave Halle Berry at the Oscars? They both have Jewish backgrounds. And his artsy swagger will complement her model-esque strut.
Luke Wilson: Parker loves those brunettes. And she had great chemistry with Wilson in "The Family Stone." He is also definitely a family man, someone she wouldn't mind having around son James Wilkie Broderick. He'd be the perfect comedic counterpart to her poised, serious nature.
Ben Roethlisberger: This would be a just for fun hookup because he's so not her type. But she needs someone like Roethlisberger, who is young and popular. This hookup would be the perfect way to get back at Broderick. And since he has a demanding schedule, she'll have time to devote to James.
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Live Rust - Neil Young
Cinammon Girl, The Needle and the Damage Done, SUGAR MOUNTAIN, After the Gold Rush, Tonight's the Night - this album is QUITE the collection of some of Young's best hits. "In addition to the mellow songs, there are some louder, electric ones that are incredible as well, with Cinnamon Girl and Like a Hurricane being good examples. This album definitely has the 'live' thing going for it, and when you hear these cuts you won't settle for the studio versions anymore - it's cool to hear Neil connect with the audience - "When I get big, I'm gonna get an electric guitar. When I get real big". I kid you not - there is not a dud on the album. It is just incredible, and capable of providing pleasure worth orders of magnitude more than its price. I actually am typing this review because I would love to think someone bought this album as a result of it and enjoyed it as much as I have over the years (in CD format now, of course!)" Review by David Benditt Courtesy of Amazon.com
Riccardo Tisci, the creative director of the Givenchy Mison, designed the new Kanye West album cover. Awesome I would say!
This is a great CD that's free to download, or stream! Check it out!
Rap baby. Co-collaborated with Gorillaz and Lilly Allen.
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This was a sick cd but oddly produced by all east coast producers. Oh well. it sounded west coast.
It was all a dream. I used to read work up magazine. This is his last cd and it set him up as the legend he is known for.
This is a good cd but it seems he gets really stuck in one mood. He's still an amazing lyricist.Tags: music, CD, Rap, Eminem, eminem showAdded 8 Years Ago from Amazon.com
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Kanye west is not a furry. His samples are so good. He has a true talent.
This is Kanye's very good followup to College dropout. This is before he went all 808's and heartbreak. This is an awesome cd with catchy hooks.Tags: music, CD, hip hop, Rap, graduation, kanye west, the college dropout, late registration, 2008 grammy awards winnersAdded 8 Years Ago from Amazon.com
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Luda is always so clever with his punchlines.Added 8 Years Ago from Amazon.com
One of my favorite albums to listen to when I travel. Especially on am track to up state New York. I hear she had displeasure with fame and the music industry but we know we can't stop a genius, even if she or we try.
I really like this album. I wasn't a big Kid Cudi fan until I heard this stuff. Now I'm definitely down.Tags: music, CD, albums, hip hop, fresh, Rap, kid cudi, man on the moon, man on the moon: the end of dayAdded 8 Years Ago from Amazon.com
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It's CLASSIC old-school rap, OKAY?!Tags: music, CD, entertainment, Rap, Sugarhill GangAdded 8 Years Ago from Amazon.com
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This 2000 record started making its way onto many of the best of the decade list. Amazingly, I had never even heard it. I figured all the nods warranted a listen and now I can stop listening. Think Girltalk, but infinitely better ... This 2000 record started making its way onto many of the best of the decade list. Amazingly, I had never even heard it. I figured all the nods warranted a listen and now I can stop listening. Think Girltalk, but infinitely better and not specifically rap.
best rap song, ever?
Perhaps the most famous of Hendrix's releases, he was at his PRIME when they recorded this version of Purple Haze. "When Jimi Hendrix walked onto the stage at Monterey he was relatively unknown in the United States. When he wal... Perhaps the most famous of Hendrix's releases, he was at his PRIME when they recorded this version of Purple Haze. "When Jimi Hendrix walked onto the stage at Monterey he was relatively unknown in the United States. When he walked off the stage, popular music had been completely transformed. The American debut of the Jimi Hendrix Experience at Monterey isn't just the most exciting live rock concert ever recorded; it's also one of the most significant moments in the history of modern American music. Hendrix took the music world completely by storm and turned it on its head. His influence today is greater than ever, 41 years after the fact. Days after the mind-boggling "set the guitar on fire" stunt, Hendrix was a household word. The set kicks off fast and hard with Killing Floor, one wonders how Mitch Mitchell (drums) could keep up without injuring himself. Next up, Foxey Lady, soon to be a standard. The treatment of Bob Dylan's beautiful ballad, Like A Rolling Stone, is compelling and soulful. Rock Me Baby is simply beyond belief; it throws off heat like a jet engine. A hard-edged version of Hey Joe comes next; it's blues all right, but psychedelic blues. By the time Hendrix gets to Can You See Me? it's clear that he and his cronies are all settled down and solidly in the groove, this one speeds past like a bullet. The Wind Cries Mary is handled gently and carefully, it's a great song and provides a welcome break from the mayhem. Purple Haze has never sounded ruder, more demented, and incoherent - it is riveting. If you have any imagination at all, think about what this music must have sounded like to people who'd been nursed on The Platters, The Four Freshmen, and The Beach Boys. We are now completely accustomed to the influence Hendrix has had and it's easy to forget that when this was recorded what Hendrix was doing wasn't merely new, it was earth shattering. As to the closer, Wild Thing, I remember the Troggs version, sort of a frat house crowd pleaser. Hendrix takes it into the stratosphere; in many ways it's the highlight of the performance. Burning the guitar was theatrical genius, really, after you've just invaded the greatest nation on earth and conquered it in one night, what else is there to do?" Review by El Lagarto Courtesy of Amazon.comTags: audio, electronics, ipod, music, gadgets, CDs, headphones, entertainment, CDAdded 8 Years Ago from Amazon.com


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Help me out here. Coming in late. Has it been reported that Gerald Green is leaving Nets for Pacers? If not, consider it reported.
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Peter Vecsey@PeterVecsey1
Help me out here. Coming in late. Has it been reported that Gerald Green is leaving Nets for Pacers? If not, consider it reported.
Salary decides good move or not
Everyone too busy in the other thread to notice this.
Would have rather had mayo or Lee.... more of a sure thing to me.
love gerald green. dude can shoot and dunk like a monster
Green is a great backup SF for danny we needed one
I told you guys in Brooks thread, Green outplayed him in second half of the season. Good signing for backup sg-sf hope it hapens.
here is nets fan take from last season
Insanely athletic.
Solid finisher
Great from distance in catch and shoots.
Decent off ball slashing ability.
Beast in transition.
Seemed to have a good attitude and a hard worker.
Solid defender.
Lateral quicks are surprisingly average for his athleticism, but very good recovery speed.
Awful handle.
Limited passing ability.
Even though he shouldn't be forefront of an attack, still disappears to often.
Still raw after all these years.
Overall if he can improve he can be a very good role player at off the bench at either wing spot and has the rare remaining potential to be an average starting small forward if your 2 is a high usage guy.
Now I'm officially upset with our offseason.
Solid move if he's cheap
Gerald Green @RealGGreen
Meeting with pacers
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This is turning out to be a crazy day for Pacer fans.
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Gerald Green has officially agreed to a contract with the Indiana<s style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(102, 181, 210); ">#</s>Pacers. Great move, bringing in scoring off the bench.
We're certainly getting more athletic.
If GG has matured he would be a nice addition...depending on the contract. I think he is a better fit than Courtney Lee or OJ Mayo though simply because he has more size to play small forward.
These are definitely not Larry Bird moves lol
Lance oops to Pendy, Green, AND PG? :drool:
Don't expect him to give you the same type of numbers as last year in NJ. He isn't getting 25 mins a game in Indiana.
Agin, not to burst bubbles, but Massey is just a user like us. In fact, he has an account here at PD: http://www.pacersdigest.com/member.php?23716-EvanMassey
Like the signing, but let's see for how much.