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With this change, we raised the stakes by increasing each reusable bag credit donation to be worth 10¢ instead of 5¢. We need your help in creating the most positive change in our communities so we also ask that you round up your purchases to the next dollar amount for donation to our monthly Positive Change recipient. It may only be a few cents or spare change, but the cumulative impact on our community is astounding! On average, you help us raise over $8,000 each month for our Positive Change recipients.
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Stick Figures Stick figures can be happy! Or stick figures can be sad... Either way, where did stick figures come from? Well that's a very good question.... The first stick figures dated back to hieroglyphics and cave drawings. Early uses in American history include figures to represent isotypes. And now you get to see aFull transcript
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The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
Best place to get illusion spells?
As I said in the topic. I've found few there and even fewer there, you know? I'm not really finding any GOOD illusion spells. It's one of my main skills and I'm dissapointed to see how few and far between these illusion spells are.
I got like only one from Bravil. (eyes of eventide, nice) But after that I've found none actually.
So you have any advice to find the high-level illusion spells like charm, light, enrage, command, nighteye, paralyze and such? These LvL 1-3 spells what I have are getting useless...damn scaling...
C'mon, help an Argonian brother out.
Feralbreed-20 - 8 years ago
Top Voted Answer
Sorry, i'm a Breton, but i'll still help :)
In the Dark Brotherhood Sanctuary, there is that Khajiit who despises your character, but you can buy spells and items from him. He has an invisibility spell and a chameleon spell AND a nighteye spell, which is pretty cheap and a REALLY good deal (150 secs on self)....
There's also a couple people in the Arcane University who sell VERY HIGH LvL spells...
Olde-Fashund - 8 years ago
I would recomend getting the low level spells and creating your own high level one's. You can make spells in Frogcrag spire or the mages guild university.
jay3679 - 8 years ago
The most powerful of illusion spells (and other ones for that matter) is from the mages in the Arcane University. There are a couple (Borissean i believe and Gasper Valtrine) next to the spellmaking altars, and there is one in the chironasium (which is where you enchant stuff).
However, creating spells is even better because you can have mulitple effects for example:
Invisibility for 30 seconds + Night Eye for 30 seconds + Detect Life 50 points for 30 seconds (which is a mysticism spell effect) used for sneaking around dungeons.
Note however that these spells cost money to make and you need a good level Illusion level to make the stronger ones.
skilz2_kill (Expert) - 8 years ago
I'm a Redguard but hey may aswell help out an Argonian in need of some "Services" after all i despise Khajiit.
Now i suggest doing what i did, going to every person who sells spells and looking for any Illusion spells, i know that Raminus Polus at the Arcane University has a few, some Mage's Guild Members may have some, Earil's Mysteries may also be another place to try, look all over the cities and you may find what you're looking for, then make your own!
Have fun and if you want any more help just ask me via e-mail
Death_Master911 - 8 years ago
If you are a member of the Mage Guild, there is a guild that sells them. Cheak your charter if you have one or look through all of them.
blooddrinker432 - 7 years ago
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Tampa Bay Rays seem unlikely to make a big deal
With LHP Cliff Lee traded to Philadelphia, the Rays will continue exploring other options – likely from Toronto ace Roy Halladay and Indians C Victor Martinez down to another arm for their bullpen – but at this point seem unlikely to make any kind of major deal before Friday's 4 p.m. deadline for nonwaiver trades.
"I know (executive VP Andrew Friedman) is still hunkered down trying to get some things done,'' manager Joe Maddon said before Wednesday's game. "But let me put it this way – I wouldn't be surprised if nothing happened.''
Maddon called Lee "a very interesting pitcher" and said: "It's obviously good for the Phillies and he's in the other league, so that makes it better. … If we can"t have him, send him to the other league.''
He said Martinez, 30, has improved behind the plate and called him "a pretty complete offensive player.''


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The Board's letter indicates that the Board will require some further review on several discrete topics and Imperium is already well on the way to completing this additional review. Earlier this year, Imperium began consulting with various experts to continue to evaluate the potential risks the project could pose, both in response to the opponents' claims and to address the additional review requested by the agencies as conditions of approval. The focus of these experts was to compile responses and information for the permitting agencies on any potential issues, as well as any potential impacts to the community from additional rail and vessel traffic.
In addition, experts were hired in preparation for the appeal of the Imperium Shoreline permit to further define the appropriate mitigation required by the agencies through the SEPA process. These additional experts, who specialize in the fields of heavy industrial construction, spill response mitigation, rail hazards, cultural and archeological evaluations and many other areas, had been engaged to fully assess these issues in anticipation of providing clear guidance to Shoreline Hearing Board that the MDNS, as issued by Ecology and the City, was adequate. For Imperium, the good news is that much, if not all, of the additional evaluation materials that the Board highlighted in its letter yesterday have already been prepared by Imperium's expert consultants.
Imperium remains confident that the project impacts are fully understood by the agencies and by leading experts in the field, and that the mitigations highlighted in the letter from the Shoreline Hearing Board have already been addressed as part of this extensive process undertaken by Imperium. Imperium also believes that the existing regulations and the mitigation measures proposed by the City of Hoquiam and Department of Ecology adequately address any potential impacts. We intend to continue to complete the required evaluations and further our efforts of collaborating with the City and Ecology on these assessments.
Imperium has every confidence that the pending final decision from the Shorelines Hearing Board will ultimately lead Imperium to obtaining its desired expansion permits in the near future. We remain committed to the terminal expansion, as it is a strategic priority for Imperium and its success will create new opportunities for us and significant economic development in the region.
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Viet Nam urged to build up coalition against HIV/AIDSApr 3, 2002
Ha Noi - Health experts and social workers called for the building up of a coalition including Government and UN agencies, NGOs and people living with HIV/AIDS to reverse the disease during a conference from 2-3 April in Ha Noi.
The conference brought together policy-makers and health experts to discuss the outcomes of the first-ever independent Evaluation Report on the National AIDS Programme (NAP) from 1996 -2001 and recommendations for new strategy to fight HIV/AIDS over the coming years. This evaluation was conducted last year with the support from the UN Development Programme (UNDP) and Australia.
"The major shortcoming of the NPA is the lack of a legal framework and multi-sectoral coordination", noted Vice-Minister of Health, Tran Chi Liem at a conference on HIV prevention last week.
"HIV/AIDS is not just a serious public health concern. It is a vital development issue that requires a comprehensive and multi-sectoral response. The battle against AIDS can be won in Viet Nam but it requires a combination of prevention, education, behavioural changes, appropriate care and support for people living with HIV/AIDS", said Jordan Ryan, UNDP Resident Representative. He emphasized the need for mobilisation of all members of society for a comprehensive national response.
Participants agreed that the number of infections is constantly raising since the first HIV infection was reported in 1990 in Viet Nam, According to official statistics, as of December 2001, 46,334 people in Vietnam have tested positive for HIV, including 6708 who have developed full-blown AIDS and 3691 who have died from the disease. But the real figures might be much higher.
Infections have increased not only among drug addicts, sex workers but also pregnant women and new military groups. This trend has caused concern among health experts that the HIV/AIDS transmission is not just concentrated in high risk groups but has started to spread among the general population.
The Report identified legal environment and social perception as two major barriers to prevention efforts. "Condom use has a great potential to growth in Viet Nam", noted Prof. Pham Bich San, co-author of the Report. "40 million condoms were sold last year but only met about one third of the demand". Although condoms are widely advertised through media, they still suffer a poor image in the public eyes, being associated with prostitution, an illegal activity in Viet Nam. Sex education has started making its way to school but meets resistance from many parents who fear it encourages early sexual activity. "Condom should not be seen as a dirty thing but our saviour", said a representative of Viet Nam's Women Union.
It is estimated that 60% of all new HIV infections in Viet Nam are occurring among injection drug users (IDUs). Concern with arrest for carrying needle has been associated with sharing syringes and other injection supplies.
The Report recommended the NAP develop a country-wide harm reduction programme. The need for a separation of HIV/AIDS issues from "social evils" - drug use and prostitution - was voiced strongly by many participants. "The Government should review and adjust its policy on condom use and clean needles for groups with high risk behaviours", said Prof. Pham Bich San. "NGOs, especially national NGOs should be part of a coalition against HIV/AIDS because they are in best position to reach out to these groups".AIDS prevention should be not only primary - aimed at reducing the prevalence of new HIV infection- but also secondary - enabling those infected to avoid infecting others and to postpone serious illness. Mobilizing support to those who are ill is crucial to AIDS prevention. Discrimination against various groups in society is a major "risk factor" for HIV transmission, said experts. First, where a disease is associated with retribution and victim blaming, there is a danger of public resistance to funds being spent on it. Second, where intolerance and prejudice exist there is a tendency for groups to be driven underground, making prevention and treatment more difficult. Contact informationPublic Information Unit, Tel: (84 4) 942 1495; Fax: (84 4) 942 2267


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Fresh Coast artists have teamed up to release Non Perishables Vol. 3 today (October 10).
The release features performances by Okwerdz, Pass, Aspect One, Dirtbag Dan, Lush One, Daylyt and Nocando, among others.
Non Perishables Vol. 3 was executive produced by Lush One in association with King of the Dot Records. Lush One is a host for King of the Dot's Fresh Coast division.
The release is meant to coincide with King of the Dot's next Fresh Coast Battle Rap event, Battle of the Bay 6 (BOTB 6), which is slated to take place Saturday and Sunday (October 12 and 13). The event is set to include several artists featured on Non Perishables Vol. 3. The battle event video flyer can be viewed below.
Non Perishables Vol. 3 can be purchased for a price that a buyer determines via Bandcamp.
The project's cover art can be viewed below, followed by the stream and tracklisting.
1. "ANML PLNT" (Pass & Apes) f. Plex Rock & Roch 'Back Against The Wall'
2. "GANGSTAS IN THE PLACE" (Daylyt and Hibernation)
3. "IN TRAFFIC" (mic phenom & 2nd family)
4. "PEAKING" (Lush One & Aaronperpetuum) The Ultimate High
5. "COMING DOWN" (pistol mcfly prod by j listed)
7. "LUCK & LANA Kill the Computer f. Scarub Eligh
8. "ACID TRAP MUSIC" (Anam0ly)
9. "Hate Me Cuz Im Great" (DirtBag Dan & Okwerdz)
10. "Cry For No One" (Chase Moore, Saht, & C Plus)
11. "Steady Clockin" (Topr)
12. "Biff Tannen" (Plex Rock, Fredo, & Pass prod. by Drake Blackmon)
13. "Smokin Guns" (J Pro & Epsilon Project)
14. "Turn It Up (Aspect One)
15. "Long Walk Short Plank" (Joe Cutter, Phillipdrummond, DJ Ladyfingers)
16. "Crew Cut" (Cadalack Ron & Machina Muerte) 03:58
17. "Blood Debt" (Tantrum & Pariah)
18. "Young Lions" (Aspect One, NoCanDo, Kail, & more)
19. "SOUL CAL" (Lush One)
20. "Burnin It Up" (Manik, Lush One, & Candor)
21. "WOO SAH" (Malathion & Namek)
22. "Stomp" (DirtBag Dan)
23. "Machina" (Cadalack Ron)
RELATED: KOTD's Lush One & Aspect One Announce "Battle Of The Bay 6"


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Barrett: Closed.
Chollas: Open daily to youngsters 15 and under. San Diego Fly Fishers sponsors a Lend-A-Rod program on Sundays from 10 a.m.-2 p.m., and it includes free bait and tackle and fishing tips.
Cuyamaca: Private boats now are allowed on the lake, but the boats must be sprayed for quagga mussels by a high-pressure heated wash prior to entering the lake. Cost is $10 for the spraying and it's good for multiple trips to Cuyamaca so long as the boat is not used in another reservoir in between visits. Open daily.
Diamond Valley Lake: Lake has been planted by the DFG and will get another 1,000 pounds of trout from Mt. Lassen this week. The DFG planted small trout three consecutive days and that turned on the striped bass bite. Paul Thompson, 21.6-pound striped bass, swimbait. Louie Vega, Hemet, 17.35-pound striped bass, swimbait, Inlet. Sam Chavez, San Jacinto, 11.59-pound striped bass, Spro BBZ-1. Very good bass fishing here for bass in the 2-to 5-pound range. Bass hovering in the 10-to 25 foot range near the dams and south shore points. Furr, 4.59-pound bass, drop-shotting plastic worms, South Side. Trout biting near the East Dam, with some of them reportedly in shallow water, between 5 and 10 feet. Roy Leevano, Ontario, 7.58-pound trout, plastic crawdad, Third Cove right of the Marina. Derek Tryon, Murrieta, 7.52-pound trout, Power Bait, East Dam. Matt Johnson, Hemet, 6.96-pound trout, Power Bait, Shoreline. Crappie stirring, too. Johnny Duangmala, 2.91-pound crappie, Strike King lure, East Shoreline. Open daily. Launch ramp closed until further notice.
Dixon: Good trout fishing continues as bigger rainbows reported last week. Most of the trout are in the 2-to 4-pound range. Evan Burchell, Escondido, 5-8 trout, Whisker Bay. Open daily.
El Capitan: The 129 anglers checked reported 10 bass kept (185 bass released), 26 crappie and 3 channel catfish. Winter schedule with Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Mondays open to fishing and boating only. Sundays open to water contact only (water-skiing, wake-boarding, Jet Skis, towing inflatables). Rental boats available Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays (not after 10 a.m. on Sundays). All persons entering reservoir property must purchase a day use permit.
Henshaw: Open daily.
Hodges: The 211 anglers checked reported two bass kept (136 bass released), 10 crappie and 10 channel catfish. Rental boats available Saturday and Sunday only. Open Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday.
Jennings: Trout and bass fishing slowed, but there's a decent afternoon catfish bite in 140 feet water. Mt. Lassen delivers another 1,000 pounds of trout this week. Hugh Marx, supervising manager of the lake, believes bass fishing could break loose this weekend with the warming water. Open Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Check www.lakejennings.org for more information.
Loveland: The 79 anglers reported two bass kept (six bass released), five carp. Open daily to hike-in fishing only on a limited area of shoreline. No permits required. Fishing license is required. New 140-foot fishing pier open on the west side of the fishing cove.
Miramar: The 141 anglers checked reported three bass kept (eight bass released), 143 rainbow trout and two channel catfish. Open daily to fishing and boating. Pay fees at iron ranger or electronic pay station near the concession building. Rental boats available Saturday and Sunday only.
Morena: Trout are still going strong, with some bigger rainbows showing. Louis Bertussi, El Cajon, 12-8 trout, just four ounces below the lake record. Judy Bossard, Jacumba, 7-10 trout, and Tommy Bossard, 8-8 trout. David Waters, Lake Morena Village, stringer of trout, including a 7-10. These larger trout were caught toward the dam. Bass currently suspended in 12 to 15 feet of water, but are very line shy. Supervising ranger Beryl Buchanan advises finesse baits and tactics to fool these fish. He said watermelon seems to be most productive color for plastics. The recent rains have stirred the channel catfish. Lots of 2-and 3-pound channel catfish biting. For daily fishing updates, call Lake Morena's recorded fishing line at (619) 478-5473. Camping reservation number is (877) 565-3600 or (858) 565-3600 from outside county. Phone is answered seven days a week, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Open daily.
Murray: The 62 anglers checked reported seven bass (all released), two rainbow trout. Open daily to fishing and boating. Pay fees at iron rangers near the abandoned concession building or at key access points. Rental boats available Saturday and Sunday only.
Otay, Lower: Creel checks of 400 anglers showed six bass kept (389 released), 73 crappie, six bluegill and five channel catfish. Daniel Espinoza, El Cajon, 12.05 bass (released), homemade lure, Harvey Arm. Jhon Phongsavan, San Diego, 15.0 channel catfish, mackerel, Harvey Arm. Gary Smith, Compton, 9.80 channel catfish, mackerel, Bushlow Cove. Josh Jones, Spring Valley, 6.70 bass, (released), crawdad, Fishing Pier. Cameron Smith and Chuck LaVigne, first place ABA Tournament, 5 bass (released), 18.98 with a 6.70. Art Berry and George Pernicano, second place in the ABA Tournament, five bass (released), 16.22 with a 9.22. Open Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday. Pay fees at iron rangers near the boat launch and abandoned concession building. Boat rentals available all three days.
Otay, Upper: The 10 anglers checked reported 29 bass (all released). Open Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday for fishing, sunrise to sunset. Upper Otay is a catch and release only fishery. Bait is not permitted, only artificial lures with barbless hooks. Boats are not permitted on Upper Otay, only shore fishing, waders and float tubes.
Poway: In the last two weeks the lake has turned out 15 trout between 7-and 11 pounds. The best bet is slow-trolling or picking a spot along the back shore of the lake and soaking night crawlers. Mario Gonzalez, San Diego, 8.2-pound trout, Power Bait, Shoreline. Billy Chadwick, Fallbrook, 8.0 trout, Power Bait, Shoreline. Brian Clague, Escondido, 7.7 trout, night crawler, Jump Off Point. Warren Hibi, 7.2 trout, crankbait, Boulder Bay. Next big stocking of trout is March, with 2,500 pounds put in ahead of the Open Trout Derby. There will be several trophy trout planted for the Derby, which goes March 14-15. Anglers are eligible for prize if they enter the derby. Awards ceremony will be held March 15 at noon. Prizes will be awarded for the largest trout overall and in three divisions – men's women's and youth. And there will be a raffle. Derby tickets go for $10 for adults and $5 for youths for each day of the event. A Derby ticket must be purchased in order to fish on either day even if you do not choose to participate in the Derby. Permits also required. There will be 50 rental boats available on a first-come, first-served basis for Derby participants. The lake will be closed to boating and fishing on March 12 and 13 so the lake staff can get ready for the Derby. Open Wednesday through Sunday.
Santee Lakes: Lake will be stocked with trout Friday, and the final trout stock of the season is set for March 13. Check www.santeelakes.com for photos and more information. Open daily.
San Vicente: Closed. For construction schedules and information on the Emergency Storage Project, go to the San Diego County Water Authority's web site at www.sdcwa.org and click on San Vicente Dam Raise.
Sutherland: Lake re-opens Saturday, March 7. Will only be open Saturdays and Sundays this year. Turkey Tune-Up is Saturday from 9 a.m.-2 p.m., with a lottery drawing at 1 p.m. for turkey hunts. Closed to fishing.
Sweetwater: The 24 anglers reported 3 bass (all released). Open Saturday, Sunday and Monday to limited shoreline fishing only.
Wohlford: Trout fishing remains solid, with night crawlers being the best offering right now. Ron Bloom, Escondido, 5-0 trout, night crawler, Willow Cove. Rex Blackmon, Escondido, 3-13 and 3-8 trout, green Power Bait, Boat Dock Cove. Bass fishing also starting to improve, with bass up to 8 pounds reported. Crappie biting, too. Open daily. Ban on private boats remains in place due to the threat of quagga mussels. Other banned equipment include canoes, kayaks, float tubes, trolling motors, fish finders, anchors, etc. Rental boats available. Open daily.
Trout stocking schedule: Diamond Valley Lake (1,000 pounds, Mt. Lassen). Lake Jennings, 1,000 pounds from Mt. Lassen. Santee Lakes, 1,000 pounds.
Pt. Loma Sportfishing, H&M Landing, Fisherman's Landing: 38 anglers, two half-day boats: 17 sculpin, two calico bass, 11 sand bass, one cow cod, two red rockfish, 21 bocaccio, 73 rockfish.
Seaforth: 10 anglers, one half-day boat: one sand bass, two sculpin.
Noteworthy: Steve Weitzel, Murrieta, 24.5-pound rainbow trout, a new lake record at Corona Lake. He was using orange Nitro Bait.
Seabass Tournament: On May 23 there will be a White Seabass Tournament to Benefit Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute (HSWRI). The tournament will feature a wide range of trophy categories, including trophies for the biggest white seabass, halibut and yellowtail. There also will be a special trophy for the angler who releases the most fish. Special prizes will be given for any white seabass captured alive. It will be placed into HSWRI's brood stock program. Fishing categories include: Open Division (private boaters), Party Boat Division, Kayak Division, Spearfishing Division, and Fly Fishing Division. All of the categories offer junior angler awards. It starts with a seminar and Captain's meeting from 7-9 p.m. May 21 at Shedd Auditorium at the HSWRI headquarters. The meeting will cover final rules, bait availability, and feature expert advice from some of California's best white seabass anglers. "Lines In" call is at 12:01 a.m., Friday, May 22. "Lines Out" is 6 p.m. Saturday May 23. The Awards Barbecue Banquet and Raffle-Auction is May 24 between 11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. Those attending the banquet will get a behind-the-scenes tour of HSWRI's hatchery and breeding program where white seabass, yellowtail, halibut, striped bass, and rockfish are being raised. SeaWorld offers an interactive display including live flamingos, penguins, Arctic foxes, geckos, and other sea birds. All net proceeds from this non-cash event will benefit HSWRI, a 501(c)-(3) non-profit organization and the world's leader in white seabass stock enhancement. Since 1983, HSWRI has released more than 1.4 million juvenile white seabass into California coastal waters. For more information, check www.hswri.org or contact Karen Terra (619) 226-3870.
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Flashback Video – Michael & Janet Jackson In Scream!
Back in 1995 Michael and Janet Jackson teamed up for "Scream."
Both, Janet and Michael had not worked together on anything since 1982 when Janet sang back up on Michael's "P.Y.T" song.
"Scream" not only won a Grammy and MTV Awards but it also is one of Michael Jackson's most acclaimed music videos! And it gets better because this video (at the time) was listed in the Guinness Worlds Records as the most expensive video ever made…a cost of $7 million dollars! (Insert Dr. Evil pinky to the corner of mouth here)
To this day it's one of my favorite MJ videos – check it out for the first time or for the second…enjoy!
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April 10, 1998, 8:00pm, from Stacy and Joslyn: Hey! It's the night before prom and we are bouncing off the walls! We are getting ready to make one last run to the mall and Wal-Mart. The local newspaper is going to do something on us and our dresses. One of the local stations wanted to do something, too, but they wanted to follow us around all day tomorrow and stuff so we still don't know about that. Well, that's about it for now. We'll be going crazy until tomorrow. Let's just hope we get enough sleep! Thanks once again!!! Everyone who has seen them has been so amazed, the dresses are absolutely breathtaking!
April 11, 1998, 10:00pm (EST): From Stacy's mom:
Well, they're off – to the prom. and I can't tell you how fantastic they looked. You really should have been one of the twenty (or so it seemed) people here at the house between 4:00 and 6:00. What a lively mad-house, but Stacy (at least) seemed to eat it up in style.
Last night Joslyn and another friend (Sarah, who was asked to the prom just a few days ago) spent the night. It had been several years since we had hosted a girl's slumber party! Sam and I crashed at about 11:00 PM (we are old!), but the girls stayed up doing girl-things!!
Up semi-early this morning. I rolled Stacy and Joslyn's hair at about 10:00, and they relaxed around the house until it was time to go for their hair appointments at 1:00 (I stayed home and worked in the flower beds, but apparently Joslyn's mother met up with the girls for their) Estee Lauder Complete Make-Overs (aka the make up guidelines the girls had from you and from a Titanic magazine) at the local mall. They also met up during their make-overs with the journalist from The Huntsville Times. Stacy was particularly pleased that the journalist asked them about extra-curricular activities at school, and about college plans. Me too!
Stacy got home at about 4:30, and even with jeans and an old tee shirt, she was stunningly beautiful. The hair was half-Kate Winstet/Titanic and half-Stacy, and she really looked gorgeous. (OK, I'm her mother, but I am NOT exagerating). The journalist arrived not long after Stacy got home, and she just sort of made herself comfortable (as I hoped she would) following Stacy around. Joclyn and her mother, grandmother and father arrived shortly after. Joslyn also looked STUNNING!!
The house was also opened to friends of mine from the neighborhood who were privy to the BIG PROM PLANS, and "viewing" of the couples began at 4:30. The television crew and the newspaper photographer also arrived at about this time. I'm telling you, you were the only person missing, and we all truly missed you. Wish you could have been here to see your girls.
Then the dates arrived a la tuxedo!!!!! When they were dressed and came out everyone was speechless with the awe of it all.
To make a long story just a little shorter, there will be a story (with color photo) in the newspaper tomorrow (you can be sure that I will mail you a copy on Monday), and the local ABC affiliate is covering the "story" on the 10:00 PM news spot tonight. We will make a copy for you but don't look for that until next week. It will probably take a few days for Sam to make copies of the video.
You are a close third for Queen of the Day (following only Joslyn and Stacy). You must know that we had our doubts (although the girls NEVER did) about hiring a seamstress over the internet to do prom dresses. Of course, at this point, I regret any doubts I ever had. Actually, I knew when we met in Atlanta that I had no doubts. Although a lot of the girls' thrill was that you were as excited about the project as they were.
Any way, I sort of suspected that at some point during today or this evening your thoughts would turn to Huntsville, Alabama, and you might say to yourself, "Gosh, I guess the girls are putting on their dresses right about now!" so I thought I would give you this Mother's view of the day. I am sure that Stacy will give you a first-hand recount of the
evening's events either tomorrow or Monday.
Thanks again for making Stacy and Joslyn's Senior Prom such a spectacular, and truly, a night to remember.
Suzanne (aka Stacy's mother)
April 14, 1998, from Stacy and Joslyn:
On Saturday morning we had hoped to sleep in to be all rested up but, alas, we had to get up and get our hair curled. Stacy's mom did the hair rolling while we ate breakfast, then we sat outside to let our hair dry. A friend of ours came with us to the hair place and to get our make-up done. The woman who did our hair is Joslyn's long-time hairdresser, but we did stop by on Wednesday to discuss hairdo's. We arrived at 1:00 P.M., and Terri ( the hairdresser) got started right away.
The newspaper woman ( Courtney Hardee) arrived soon afterwards. Joslyn's hair was done first in a french twist with the ends curled. A piece of hair was swept to the side and placed behind it was the tiara. We couldn't use your idea because the tiara was more like a headband. Little tendrils fell by her ears. Stacy's hair looked almost exactly like Kate's when she wore the dinner dress, complete with tendrils and rhinestones along with the beaded strand running through it. Your directions were perfect (Terri remarked on how good a job you did). Unfortunately, there aren't any great pictures of our hair, but there are a couple side shots. While our hair was being done the newspaper woman asked us questions and got our story. It was a good article because she got the whole story plus a little about us.
After the hair, we headed over to the mall for our make-up. We were loaded down with magazines and pictures of Kate and her make-up explanations. The make-up people did a great job. They were careful to match everything, but didn't go too far. While we were there we saw our senior counselor. She was very excited for us. We saw her today (Monday) and she said she clipped the article. We were doing great on time. We were back at Stacy's house by 4:15. We started getting dressed soon afterwards. The newspaper woman wanted to be there to see the struggle to get in the dresses without messing our hair up! It was an experience! Stacy's was the hardest since she can't step into her dress. We managed okay, though.
Everyone at Stacy's house went crazy with compliments on our dresses and everything else. There were parents, friends, neighbors, more parents and cameras. The camera man and interviewer showed up and set up in Stacy's room. Ryan and Butch (the dates) had already gotten dresses and ready. The T.V. newswoman interviewed us individually as we sat on Stacy's bed. We proceeded to tell them the whole dress story also. After the interviews, we went outside in Stacy's backyard to meet with the newspaper photographer. She sat all four of us down and posed us and took quite a few pictures. There were also about four different family members & neighbors taking pictures at the same time! After, we had to walk down a little hill in the backyard and take some more pictures for the photographer and serve as background for the T.V. newswoman's opening story monologue. Finally, the news people left and we were left to more family pictures. After this Butch and Joslyn went home to take pictures and show off to her family and Stacy and Ryan went to Ryan's house to do the same.
Next, the four met up at Joslyn's and Butch's place of employment, Barnes & Noble Booksellers, and showed everyone there our dresses. They were all very excited and more pictures were taken. By then, it was about dinner time. The reservations were for 7:30 P.M. Almost immediately after we got there, we could hear three women whispering off to our right. We heard them say "Let's go ask them," and they approached us, asking if our dresses were from Titanic and telling us how beautiful they were. Later, after dinner, Stacy and Joslyn went to the ladies room to reapply lipstick. There, we were approached by two other women who hadn't seen the movie, but automatically told us how gorgeous our dresses were. They were really excited. After we told them that they were from "Titanic," they were even more excited. They went so far as to insist on opening the door for us. Immediately after, one of the waitresses recognized our dresses and praised us to high heaven.
After that, we were finally headed to prom! When we walked into the room, our French teacher, who had come just to see us, came up to us and told us how great our dresses were. Her sister-in-law had also come to see us and they proceeded to take pictures. Friends came up to us with cameras and people we don't know came up to us with cameras. Six teachers in all came to praise our dresses. All in all we had at least 150 pictures taken of us over the course of the night!
The first song we danced to was "My Heart Will Go On" (if you can believe it!) from "Titanic." We stayed at prom for close to two hours, then headed back to the hotel for movies and Nintendo games. When Joslyn and Butch arrived (before Stacy and Ryan did) the hotel clerk immediately recognized her dress and had her turn around and show it off, saying how beautiful it was all the while.
The whole night was truly magical and none of it would have happened without you! Everything went just as we had hoped it would. It was perfect! Monday, two days after, people came up to us in all our classes. In Economics people we don't ever talk to came up to us and told us how beautiful our dresses were. That put a wonderful end to the perfect prom experience!
Thanks for all you've done,
Joslyn & Stacy
From the April 15, 1998, USA Today and the Los Angeles Times:
"Silver screen silks"
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – Like other teen-age girls, Stacy Johnson and Joslyn Hernandez have seen Titanic more than once. But their consuming interest was the dresses. The two figured the elaborate, expensive costumes – which won an Academy Award – would be a surefire way to stand out at Butler High School's spring prom. The problem was getting replicas. On the Internet, they discovered seamstress Jennie Chancey, whose Sense and Sensibility Clothing in Virginia makes period costumes. She agreed to recreate two of the evening gowns worn by actress Kate Winslet. Chancey kept costs down by substituting silk taffeta for dupioni silk, and used lace overlay and beaded fringe for the trim. Each girl paid about $500. "Ours were the only ones she was making," Johnson said. "And no one else would have any like them."
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May 5, 1998: NBC's "Access Hollywood" featured the gowns last night on its show! Hope you were able to see the girls model their dresses.


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" Free online file conversion. "
With the popularity of digital cameras & the ability to take good quality digital images from a mobile phone, it's never been easier to send instant pictures to friends & relations all over the world.
We are all like 'Japanese tourists' clicking away at the slightest thing & sending on our images via email or websites.
But what if you want to digitise an old photo from the pre digital age? You can easily scan an old picture but when it comes to sending it via email the recipient may not be able to see it as it's not visible until converted.
The same applies to certain documents that get sent to me from time to time, I can't see the attachments because they haven't been converted. In the past I would ask the sender to resend them but the problem remained as the sender was unsure of the problem in the first place.
However, all is not lost, there are many ways to get images & documents converted buy if you are like me & not that technically skilled with computers it may look like a daunting task.
Not so, thanks to a clever website you can now quite easily convert old files into a format most people will be able to see & best of all its generally free of charge.
Zamzar is a free conversion site that allows users to convert old photos or old documents so that they can viewed on most computers. You don't need software & you don't even need to register unless you intend to pay for their enhanced services.
It works like this: go to www.zamzar.com & have a look around their website, if you intend to convert numerous files then you would be best advised to register & pay for a fast download facility. However if you are like me & only need to convert a handful of files/photos you only need to give them your email address as they will send your conversion(s) to you via email.
I recently scanned some good quality old photos but they were too big & couldn't be viewed by my friends when I sent them via email.
I went onto Zamzar's website & clicked on convert files.
The next part is in four stages, stage one is to browse through your files on your computer to find the photo or document you want converted.
Once you click on it the name of the file should be transferred into the little box on the screen, however I did notice that sometimes this doesn't happen but it doesn't prevent you from going on to stage two.
Stage two asks you to choose the image or document file you want converted to, there are quite a lot to choose from but I clicked on jpeg for my photo.
Stage three asks for your email address & stage four is their terms & conditions plus the icon for downloading the converted file.
At this stage one converted file may take the good part of a couple of minutes to convert even with broadband but when its complete a message pops up to let you know they have emailed your converted file or photo.
You simply go to your mail box collect your email form Zamzar which can take up to five minutes to arrive & download your converted file from the link on the message they create.
You can choose to 'run it' or 'save it'; I chose 'save it' & filed it into my documents folder to use at a later date.
The conversion is spot on with no reduction in quality; it can be emailed & viewed at the other end without any problems, job done.
There are some issues though; it can be a slow process if you have a lot of documents or files you want converted. In this case you would be better off paying for the enhanced speedier service which can cope with bigger amounts of files to convert & store them on line if required.
For free you get 100mb file size, 5 concurrent conversions, no online storage, very basic priority conversions, minimum email response times & nothing else.
For $7 a month the storage is doubled, you get 7 concurrent conversions & a low priority (better than basic priority!) file conversion with a one week email support response time.
For $16 a month, storage is now 400mb, with 10 concurrent conversions, medium priority file conversions, a personal file inbox, a few other benefits plus a 4 day email response time.
The top of the range $49 a month package gives you 1gb storage, 15 concurrent conversions, high priority file conversions, personal inbox which you can manage, a few other benefits & a 2 day response time of email support
Other gripes? Well when they send your converted file via email you have to open it or save it within one day or its deleted & you need to start all over again.
Scanned images that are converted sometimes are left with a grainy look but that could be down to the quality of the original photos or damages caused by scanning & not the conversion.
Zamzar will also convert video files as well as photos & normal files.
Overall I would recommend Zamzar file conversions if you just want the odd photos or file converted & best of all its free without registering.
Link: http://www.zamzar.com/
Programmed with: HTML & JavaScript
Developed by: The Zamzar Team
Type of site: Online Converting Tools
~ Overview ~
This website is state of the art technology and is a wonderful tool for converting all types of your documents. I tend to use this for converting Office 2007 documents which I cannot open as we only have Office 2003 at work which means we cannot open new 2007 Office files.
In a nutshell you upload your document you wish to convert, then choose the conversion type e.g. DOC from DOCX (Office 2007 file extension) and click the convert button. You can also download videos too as long as you have the URL of the video and the last option you can manage your files online (100 GB (Gigabytes) of space allocated to each user)).
~ Ease of use ~
The website is very user friendly and I found it very easy to navigate around the site without any problems occurring. Users can sign up for a quicker service which has a small premium attached but having tried the free version it is already super quick.
~ Graphics ~
The graphics are very basic and only has a picture of a chameleon which can easily change it colours which relates to the fact that you can convert your documents in a similar way. Each page has very little graphics and just does the job you require from the service. There are a few adverts but that's how they can continue to provide an excellent free service.
~ Hyperlinks ~
I tried clicking through all sections of the site and having done this on many occasions have not stumbled across and hyperlink errors (web links).
~ Page Loading Speeds ~
The home page is very quick to load up and so are the other webpage's on the site. The slowest page I found when clicking was the Blog page but maybe this is down to the extra graphical content on the page.
~ Sections of the site ~
Home page: The home page is just what you would expect, straight to the point with the conversion tool the main aspect of this page. You can click browse, find your document, then choose the conversion type, enter your email address and click convert - it's that quick!
Manage Files page: Here you will have to signup to use this service but here you will be able to manage your converted document/files. An excellent use I got out of this was saving and converting my YouTube videos.
Conversion Types page: I found this an excellent section of the site which enabled me to find what files/document types I could convert and found practically every file I could thing of could be converted.
Tools page: This part of the site just informs you of how to use the tool to convert the documents or files that need converting e.g. What is the tool, How do I get your newly converted file and how to use the tool.
Blog page: This page allows users to write about the tool and also to discuss new updates and new file which can be converted and tends to have more graphics here than the rest of the site.
FAQ (frequently Asked Questions) page: Like any other well designed website they all have frequently asked questions which speeds the process up to getting the answer to your questions about the tool or any concerns you have about uploading a confidential document.
Pricing & signup page: I found this very helpful when deciding what package to go for and is presented as a matrix table showing you the cost and what services are provided for your type of service. The more you pay the better the Zamzar service you get for your management of files and storage allocation.
~ Compatibility ~
Having tested this on several browsers I found no incompatibilities with the website. I used Firefox, Netscape and Internet Explorer and all performed well during my testing.
~ My Opinion ~
Overall without this I would have been stranded a couple of times with new office files which I cannot open in old Microsoft applications. Yes you can ask the person who sent the file from Office 2007 to go back and resave the document as a 2003 office file but that takes a lot longer sometimes trying to explain to someone how to do that. With this tool it takes a few minutes, and produces a good quality conversion of your file.
I don't just use the site for converting; I also use it to store lots of my files online and saves me time searching through my hard disk.
~ Conclusion ~
If you want to convert Microsoft Word documents or PDF document then this is the tool for you. Ever wanted to unlock your PDF and convert it to PDF so you can edit it, then this is the answer to your problems without the need for downloading updates for adobe acrobat software.
~ My Rating ~
So, a friend sends you a file which is important but it's in a format not supported by any software you own. You don't have time to ask for it in another format. What do you do? Convert it!
For me personally it was converting a PDF into an image file because Adobe Reader decided that it didn't want to print anything. I tried my favourite media-convert.com but it was unavailable.
I used zamzar.com (which a friend liked using) and uploaded the pdf. The amount of formats Zamzar supports are decent enough with quite a few popular document, image, video, audio and compressed archive formats. An annoying thing I noticed was their insistance to subscribe and pay them.The layout was simple enough and self explanatory, so I was able to do that easily. I waited for a processing information bar or a wait for conversion, then I remembered they send you a message by email when it's done.
Ok, so 5 minutes later, nothing there. 10 minutes later, nothing there...30 minutes later, nothing there... After an hour had passed I decided to say screw this and I downloaded a trial software which converted my file for me off-line. Since it was only about 200KB, it took only a matter of seconds, which was very useful, especially compared to the experience I was going to have with regards to time with Zamzar. I did manage to get satisfactory results from the software.
The next day, I received an email from Zamzar, telling me my upload was done. Great, I didn't even need it any more. The next day, out of curiosity, I went to see the quality of the conversion, but it says that they only keep converted files for a day, so that wasn't useful forever. Also, apparently subscribing members who pay quite a large fee get priority, this annoyed me as I thought it would be a good little free service. This goes $7 per month, $16 per month and $49 per month and the improvements with payments weren't that great to be honest, for example the $49 per month plan gives 1GB max filesize, 15 concurrent conversions, 100GB storage with file management, priority conversion, and SSL. All of these I didn't really need.
My friend who recommended it to me said that he had received good quality conversions although those were on videos.
It has always been a mystery to me why Microsoft created two suites of applications that do essentially the same thing. I'm talking about Office and Works. OK, Works is clearly the cheapo "productivity" suite and as such doesn't have as much under it's belt as the vastly more expensive Office but even so, I can't see why anyone would bother with Works when you have something like OpenOffice available or, the more recent Google Online Application - Docs - to create documents, presentations and spreadsheets.
I suppose most users start making use of Works simply because it often comes ready installed on new PCs. Certainly, on my wife's it did. It had a full copy of Works, without any time restrictions plus a copy of Office on a 90 day trial. Certainly we never bothered obtaining a licence for Office when the 90 days were up. We have better things to do with our money. I even tried de-installing it but, in usual MS fashion they make that almost impossible. It seems to infiltrate the computer's systems like a virus.
So, naturally, my wife started migrating to using Works; it seemed to her to have everything she needed, which really wasn't much. Not only that but for those relatively inexperienced computer users, it provides a seemingly convenient front-end to all the things you might want to use. This includes such as Outlook Express, for your email. Just fire up the Works Control Panel and everything is just a click away.
Wife's job entails her needing to write lots of documents so the Works equivalent of Word started getting a lot of use. Mostly my wife worked, at that time, from home so compatibility wasn't really an issue. So long as she could create the document she wanted and print it off on the home printer, that was all she needed. It was printed documents that she sent to anyone who wanted them, not the actual files.
Then her job changed a bit and instead of just working from home she also had an office base that she needed to visit from time to time. That meant that she needed to have access to the files that she had created at home but on a computer provided there for shared use.
One day I'm at home doing the vacuuming (I'm retired, my wife isn't) and I get an anguished call from my beloved. She's emailed to herself at the office a file she created at home and she can't open it; can I please send her another copy. I open up her laptop and ask which file she wants. I find it and email it to her (I really should have asked questions first). A quarter of an hour later I get another call; that one doesn't work either.
Now I start asking questions. I ask her what she's trying to use to open the file on the office machine. She doesn't know; it's the one on the machine for writing documents. My wife isn't the most computer literate person in the World! Eventually, after a lot of "look in here" and "tell me what it says there" type questions we confirm that the office machine has MS Office but not Works. The file she has emailed herself is in Works format.
So, now we have a problem. How do we get the document into a format that Office (Word) can understand. Now, of course, the correct question we should be asking is, why is it that MS has made it so that a document created with one of their products simply cannot be understood by another MS product which does pretty much the same thing. In fact, could it only ever be MS who does things like this? I know of no other.
Now, we tried lots of things. Firstly we tried saving the Works document in Word format. Works claims that it can do this. The only problem is, it doesn't actually work. The document I tried to save was 24Kbs in Works format. When Works had saved it in Word format it took up a simply unbelievable 75Mbs!!!!! I emailed it to my wife and that alone took an eternity. When she tried opening it in Word she told me that she went away to make a cup of coffee and when she got back Word was still trying to digest it! Clearly it was suffering from a bad case of indigestion and after half an hour she cancelled it.
We tried other formats such as Rich Text Format (RTF) but none of our attempts came out with any better results. Finally I installed PrimoPDF and "printed" the document in PDF format. At least she would be able to print it locally, even if she couldn't change it (without full Adobe Acrobat that is, although even the standard version costs over £300). Sorting out getting it into Word compatible format would have to wait.
We never did really solve that problem. In many cases it was a case of having to recreate the document using OpenOffice (which I had installed on her home laptop). OpenOffice can import a whole raft of different file formats but Works isn't one of them, even though they've been promising it. I understand that Sun's Star Office version of OpenOffice has the capability but that's chargeable whereas OpenOffice is free. Even Google Docs can't import Works files although it does understand Word.
That was, until the other day when I read a review here by alphason about a website called Zamzar. I read his very good review in high hopes but was disappointed to read that conversion from Works format seemed not to be included (and I commented as much).
Still, my interest was piqued and so I went there to take a look. When I did, much to my surprise I discovered that there, hidden amongst the page upon page of document, image, audio (Zamzar calls it music!), video and compressed file formats, there indeed was ".wps", MS Works format, and Zamzar would convert it into, amongst others, MS Word document format! Just exactly what I needed, but what sort of a job would it make of it? The only way was to give it a try.
I chose the very file that had given us such problems. Zamzar offers a free conversion service for files under 100Mbs in size and this wasn't even a fraction of that. For this free service you don't even have to register with Zamzar. On the home page, in the middle of the screen is a row of boxes that you fill in with the information Zamzar needs in order to do the conversion. There are three tabs, Convert Files, Download Videos and Manage Files. In my case I was going to Convert Files.
The first box (Step 1) asks you to identify the file to be converted. You can type the name in the box itself but you are more likely to use the "Browse..." button alongside it to find the file. Having selected your file from the normal Windows pop-up panel, the file chosen is then listed below the boxes. There is a "Remove" button alongside the file name so that you can change your mind. You can select more files to convert but the free service limits you to a maximum of 5 at a time.
Step 2 is to choose the format into which you want to convert the file. I selected "doc". Then in Step 3 you enter your email address so that you can be notified when the conversion is complete. Finally, Step 4 is the Convert button, above which is a link to Zamzar's Terms and Conditions for using their service. The page then changes to show a blue bar that indicates the progress of the upload of the file to be converted to Zamzar. That's followed by a "File Uploaded" webpage. Now all you have to do is wait.
Well, we waited... and waited... and waited...
Zamzar seems to take an interminable length of time to complete the conversion. I appreciate that this is a free service and that the website clearly states that this is a Beta implementation but, come on!!!! It was several hours later that the email announcing success arrived. As a service if you were desperately waiting for the converted file in order to get on with some work, it would have been a dismal failure. I'm guessing that whilst this is still a service in development they haven't dedicated a whole load of resource to carrying out the conversions. Whether or not this will change in time remains to be seen.
Zamzar has four classes of service from Free to Business at a monthly fee of $49. The free service offers no priority guarantee for conversion whilst Business offers "High" but doesn't state what High actually means. The two service in between (Basic and Pro), cost $7 and $16 respectively. It's not just the conversion priority that varies with cost. Maximum file size, number of concurrent conversions increase as well and with the paid versions you get to store your files on-line at Zamzar. For the free conversion they only offer to keep the converted files for 24 hours.
Well, the email finally arrived. The link it provided to the converted file enabled it to be downloaded to the local computer. The job it had made of the conversion was reasonable but lacking in several respects. For instance, although all the text was there and in pretty much the right places, some graphics were missing and most of all, the background pattern was entirely missing. Still it gave something to work on that didn't require us to start again from scratch. Some way to go before it's a perfect conversion though.
Most of all the resultant file hadn't ended up the simply stupid size that Works had created when it had tried to do the job. So, for the requirement at hand, Zamzar generally must be awarded a qualified success. In so far as it is the only means of which I know that converts Works files to other formats in any way shape or form, that makes it the only game in town!
Zamzar does seem to have a few unique features, such as the ability to do a conversion from a URL link to a website. One specific use for this is to convert videos directly from the YouTube website and other similar websites.
I have to confess that I cannot foresee any circumstances under which I would be likely to want to pay for one of Zamzar's upgraded services. The frequency with which we would need to convert a file format, this likely only ever to be Works, is limited and so we can live with the current slow turnaround and incomplete conversion. Anyway, my wife is now finally using OpenOffice at home and with that you can save the files it creates in any number of formats, including MS Word.
As it is, I am pleased to have found Zamzar. It's partially cured a nasty headache. Thanks, Dr alphason.
Zamzar is a really handy online utility that allows you to convert various types of files into other types. For example you may have an Adobe pdf document that you wish to convert into Microsoft word format, well this is what you do..
Navigate your browser to www.zamzar.com, fill in each of the 3 boxes
Step 1: Browse PC for file to convert or input url of website;
Step 2: Select the type of file you wish it to be converted to;
Step 3: Enter an email address.
Now with this free account you will receive an email anywhere from a few minutes to a couple of hours later with a link to download your newly converted document. Easy hey?
Zamzar supports many file types and you can convert between most of them. Here is a list for each different type of file - you can get full details about the meanings of the file extensions from the site.
Document formats:
csv, doc, docx, odp, ods, odt, pdf, ppt, pptx, ps, pub, rtf, wpd, wps, xlx, xlsx.
Image formats:
bmp, gif, jpg, pcx, png, tga, tiff, wbmp.
Audio formats:
aac, ac3, flac, m4a, mp3, ra, ram, wav, wma.
Video formats:
3g2, 3gp, avi, flv, gvi, m4v, mp4, mov, mpg, rm, rmvb, vob, wmv.
Compressed formats:
7z, tar.bz2, cab, lzh, rar, tar, tar.gzh, yz1, zip.
A basic file conversion is free, but heavy users may wish to subscribe in order to get faster and larger conversions:
Free Accounts:
Maximum 100 MB file size, 5 concurrent conversions.
Paid Accounts:
$7-$49 per month, 200- 1 GB file sizes, 7-15 concurrent conversions, priority to convert of free accounts, faster e-mail support, ability to rename files.
I have used this service many times and have always had pretty good results, delivery to my email is usually fairly quick even just using the free accounts. The only problem I have sometimes had is when converting documents with images, sometimes the text is fine but the images are formatted wrongly.
For a free solution this is great - you don't even have to register. I know there are other programmes available for conversions but this is just so easy for the occasional user who does not want the hassle of finding and downloading other applications. If you were to be a heavy user though maybe other solutions would suit you better.


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MANILA, Philippines - Alliance Global Group Inc., the holding firm of real estate tycoon Andrew Tan, is scaling up its investments in the hotel and gaming sector as it prepares to bankroll $1.5 billion to build more than 5,000 hotel rooms over the next five to seven years in a bid to become the largest hotel owner/operator in the country.
AGI, through a joint venture with Genting Hong Kong Ltd., will start construction next year of a new gaming complex, Resorts World Bayshore, at an estimated cost of around $1.1 billion.
Slated for completion in 2016, Bayshore will be a themed tourism estate that will offer around 3,500 hotel rooms alongside leisure, retail, gaming and entertainment facilities.
The first phase of the project, occupying about 16 hectares, includes the development of a luxury and a five-star hotel as well as a Grand Opera House, possibly doubling the 1,500-seating capacity of the Newport Performing Arts Theater.
In a text message, AGI president Kingson Sian said the company would spend another $350 million to $400 million to build more hotels within Resorts World Manila, its first casino venture located across the capital's newest airport terminal.
Launched in 2009, the 25-hectare Resorts World Manila attracted 4.5 million foot traffic last year and sees the number increasing to seven million this year amid a buoyant local economy.
Sian said Marriott International Inc. will build another 200 rooms in the next two to three years and expand its 342-room hotel in Resorts World Manila.
A 350 to 400-room Sheraton Hotel will also rise at the Resorts World complexo boost AGI's current hotel portfolio of 1,570 rooms.
Tan, ranked as the country's sixth richest man by Forbes Magazine, is betting big on the tourism sector on the back of a booming local economy fueled by robust remittances from overseas Filipino workers, a low interest rate regime and strong corporate earnings.
The aggressive move is seen to help the government attain its target of increasing tourist arrivals from 3.5 million last year to 6.5 million in 2016.
More tourists are expected to flock the country once the four casino resort hubs along Roxas Blvd. open in the next four years.


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US deploying 275 military personnel to Iraq
About 275 US military personnel are being deployed to Iraq to protect the Baghdad embassy and US citizens.
Abbott and Shorten lose steam in polls
The PM and Opposition leader have both slipped in popularity following the budget, according to a new poll.
Bishop says no plan to evacuate officials
The Foreign Minister has played down reports SAS soldiers could be deployed in Iraq to rescue Aust officials
Lawyer says authorities could have saved boat
The lawyer representing survivors of the 2010 SIEV 221 disaster says authorities could have saved the boat.
US sends another ship as Iraq concerns grow
The US defence secretary has ordered another ship to the Persian Gulf as concerns grow in Iraq.
Greste trial verdict set for next week
Australian journalist Peter Greste is set to hear the verdict of his Egyptian trial next week.
Baird's first budget set to be announced
The NSW Treasurer is set to deliver his first budget and is expected to announce a surplus by 2015/2016.
Australia faces legal action over SIEV 221
The federal government is facing legal action over a 2010 asylum seeker boat disaster off Christmas Island.
Michael Schumacher out of coma
Michael Schumacher has been transferred to a facility in Switzerland after emerging from a coma.
Baden-Clay's ex-lover to resume evidence
The former mistress of accused wife killer Gerard Baden-Clay will resume her evidence at his murder trial.
Strike force investigates Jamberoo death
Police are resuming investigations into the death of Sydney man John Gasovski.
Harris 'humiliated' in his child sex trial
Rolf Harris' lawyer says his good reputation has been savaged during his child sex trial.
Govt senators speak out on debt levy
The government's bid to have high income earners pay more tax has taken a hit from its own senators.
Jordan prince to be next human rights chief
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Some movies are so tense and deeply affecting that they shave years off your life as you're watching, only to give back that lost time, and more, at the end. Alfonso Cuarón's Gravity is one of those movies.
Sandra Bullock and George Clooney play astronauts — one a medical engineer, the other, as he puts it, the guy who "drives the bus" — who find themselves adrift in space, cut off from almost all communication with Earth. This is Cuarón's first movie since his stunning dystopian fantasy Children of Men, from 2006, and his first in 3-D. After several years of 3-D pointlessness, I'm thoroughly sick of the format, and you may be, too. But instead of attempting to make us believe 3-D is a new language, Cuarón and cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki use it simply to expand the emotional vocabulary of filmmaking, to explore both wonder and the thing that makes wonder possible: despair. Forget stretched-out blue people, Peter Max-colored flora and fauna, and explosions comin' at ya: To see Clooney and Bullock floating and circling one another, nearly drifting into oblivion only to be reeled back, all captured in takes so long it's as if Cuarón's camera can't bring itself to look away — this is what 3-D was made for.
Gravity is remarkable because it's both a spectacle and a platform for its actors, especially Bullock. Cuarón has some fun with stock 3-D effects: Wrenches, bolts, fountain pens and a little Marvin the Martian figurine complete with scrub-brushy helmet all float by at some point in that optical neverland between the screen and our fingertips. As astronauts Ryan Stone and Matt Kowalski, Bullock and Clooney float, too, but it's a different and generally more marvelous thing. In the early moments, the two have left the comfort of their space station. She's intent on installing a very important whatchamacallit into a thingy; doing so successfully will give her a chance at better funding for her research back home. He, on the other hand, is just fooling around, trying out a new jet pack; he resembles a toy, a human Buzz Lightyear who, thanks to NASA technology, really can fly. While Stone sweats, Kowalski busies himself with being a goofball, entertaining ground control in Houston with tall tales and general waggery.
Directed by Alfonso Cuaron. Written by Alfonso and Jonas Cuaron. Starring Sandra Bullock and George Clooney.
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What follows is a romance, with elements of romantic comedy and dream logic mixed in. If Clooney's is the encouraging voice you want to hear when you're trapped in the vast nowhere of space, Bullock's face is the one you want to see. An early scene shows her drifting farther and farther from everything she knows, tetherless, possibly losing oxygen. She's terrified but also astonished at what might be happening to her, and she has never looked more beautiful. And for all the dazzling technique, this really is Bullock's movie. Stone continues to talk even after contact with home has been lost: Kowalski has reminded her that even though she can't hear Houston, Houston may be able to hear her, which is as apt and unsentimental a metaphor for prayer as I can think of. And so she takes us into her confidence with her soliloquies; we might be the last human beings to hear them, but Bullock treats them like casual conversation. She's the perfect opposite of a grand dame actress: Instead of making pronouncements, she strives to connect.
Gravity is harrowing and comforting, intimate and glorious, the kind of movie that makes you feel more connected to the world rather than less. In space, no one can hear you scream. But a whole audience can hear you breathe. And that is a wondrous thing.


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We have now entered the month of August. August gives us hope that the weather may soon cool down, which is much appreciated here in the south at least. August is also symbolic for another special occasion…weddings. Our current month ranks as one of the top choices for wedding dates, followed closely by September. Therefore, it's wedding season, people!
When engaged, a bride's mind races trying to organize and plan to make the big day perfect. One very important aspect of planning a wedding is inviting your loved ones to share the excitement with you. I feel like I get a wedding invitation in my mailbox every other week these days. I am always excited to see the invitations for showers and such because the cute designs show off a theme we will be partaking in. I love a party with a theme.
Whether those invitations are for showers, rehearsal dinners or the big day itself, we here at Confections by Shara's Paperie have you covered. Our wedding invitations are great for customizing to match every detail of your wedding. Bridal shower invitations are also fun for us to create for you. Check out some of our invitations for the bride to be on our website, shopconfections.com, under the invitations tab. They can give you an idea of what you like and then we can personalize them to your liking. Happy Shopping!


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With no fewer than 11 Big East teams currently projected to make the NCAA tournament, it's safe to say the 2011 Big East tournament marks the largest gathering of at-large teams ever seen at one of these events. Look at it this way: There will be 15 games played at Madison Square Garden between Tuesday afternoon and Saturday night. And unless DePaul, South Florida, Providence, Rutgers and Seton Hall start springing upsets left and right, there's a good chance that only one of those 15 games (Seton Hall versus Rutgers, Tuesday at 2 ET) will feature two opponents not going to the NCAA tournament.
Indeed it's a mark of just how deep the conference was this season that even a team such as Connecticut, who's playing in the opening round on Tuesday, is on track for a No. 5 seed in the NCAA tournament, according to Joe Lunardi's latest projection. This field is nothing if not stacked. You'll hear a lot of hyperbole about just how stacked, of course, but one thing is most certainly true: Given that top seeds such as Pittsburgh and Notre Dame receive byes that place them in the quarterfinals, the first one or two opponents the Panthers and Fighting Irish face in the conference tournament are likely to be much tougher than the first couple teams they see in the NCAA tournament.
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I very much like this TV spot by BBDO Toronto and Nexus Productions for the Royal Bank of Canada. I like it because it's beautiful, it's as simple as that A sweet & retro style for an animated piece that tells the story of a successful business. via Motiongrapher.
From Canada, test your breath using the mike of your PC or just typing in what you just ate. Silly. But viral!
From Canada, the Theatre of the Absurd applied to cheese. An advertainment experience to make you discover great Canadian cheeses. It's so silly that it becomes amusing… via
From Canada (via Freddy's blog), acampaign to raise awareness around the risks of brain injuries. The idea is to convince people to wear an helmet everytime the perform potentially risk activities, such as biking, skating, but also working in a construction site. The website features a 3D brain that simulates what everyday social situations may be like after suffering brain injury. You can take a series of tests by answering questions or playing little games that show you how your capabilities may result affected if you don't protect your head. I really like the approach and the tone of voice they've given to this campaign, because it touches important points to get teens' attention but, at the same time, sends out a positive message: having fun doing crazy things it's not prohibited, but remember to protect your head when you do it (see the "can I go out and play?" section). The agency behind the site is Artistech Newmedia while the offline side of the campaign has been created by DDB Canada. If you continue reading this entry, you'll see the print ads they've created.
In Canada, Unilever brand Thermasilk has launched "Hit On My Hot Guy" a site that tries to answer every girl's dream – give her the ability to create the perfect "hot" guy. The site offers dozen of possibilities to teenagers wanting to create and share their ideal boyfriend. I believe it also has good viral potentials in the target audience, also because there are prizes to win. In three weeks Hit On My Hot Guy generated 120,000+ unique visitors, 30,000+ contest entries and over 73,000 send-to-friends. A 15-second spot on MuchMusic is driving traffic to the site. There are also sponsorships on teen sites including the virtual teen community Habbo Hotel Canada where the Thermasilk has created the 'Hit on My Hot Guy' room. The good thing about this advertainment website is that it also provides product related information such as tips to get wonderful hair and the brand is always placed in good position. The agency behind all this is Capital C.
Trojan condoms is online in Canada with a new website to "showcase" its products. The site is conceived as an hotel, and visitors are invited to explore the rooms to discover what the silhouettes are doing and, of course, the different Trojan condoms available. If you're in the office, be aware to visit the site with the audio turned off.
Two campaigns promoting milk consumption. The first is an outdoor ad created by Advico Young & Rubicam for Schweizer Milchproduzenten (Switzerland). Milk gives strong bones. The second is a billboard created by BBDO Montreal for Le Lait (Canada). One glass of milk is good, but two are better. I prefer the Swiss one…
On MSN/Sympatico Workopolist sponsors today a nice April fool's joke. If you go on http://sympatico.msn.ca (today only!) you can find the link to send a fake release complete with your own photo. I've decided to replace Dan Rather at CBS News… I'm the new anchor! (thanks Sabrina)
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First Annual Report on Diversity
I am delighted to provide the University of Rochester community the First Annual Report on Diversity. During the 2006-07 academic year, the University of Rochester began a new faculty diversity initiative and continued to make progress on an existing staff diversity program and various school-based efforts to increase the diversity of our student population. Because the faculty effort is the newest element of the University's overall diversity and inclusion program, this report focuses primarily on that component.


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Enjoy hearing your favorite Disney, Pixar, Marvel and Star Wars stories come to life during interactive Story Time events.
Walt Disney was an innovator who continuously made advances in animation which continues today at The Walt Disney Company.
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Google has announced an update to their app security protocol for Android, which will now continuously scan your devices for nefarious app activity. Prior to the update, Android verified the security of an app on install, but this update will keep scanning your device for any strange activity. It's a measure to thwart malware and other odd app behavior.
We previously reported on this change, which has rolled out just as described. You install an app, and Play Store Services checks to make sure it's a safe version. Malware and suspect code can sneak past the gate, though, further damaging your device. In a time when nefarious black-hat hackers are finding ways to manipulate a device and bypass permissions, this update is timely.
Much like you see if/when you download apps outside of Google Play, the warning message will alert you to any apps that Google feels may be acting out of line. From there, you'll have the option to remove the suspicious app.
Should you be concerned? Not too much. Google says "the good news is that very few people have ever encountered this; in fact, we've found that fewer than 0.18% of installs in the last year occurred after someone received a warning that the app was potentially harmful." Downloading from the Play Store is always your best bet, but this is another stopgap to keep your device safe. Let's hope it's a lasting one.
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Welcome To Joanne's Gourmet Pizza!
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What makes Joanne's Gourmet Pizza so good?
Using the same rules and recipes that our parents have used for the past 35 years, we've incorporated an artistic, gourmet flair to our menu. We pride ourselves on having the largest selection of gourmet pizzas on Long Island as well as a multi talented expert Chef in our kitchen.
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Strange Days Beer Fest: Supporting Strange Brewing Company's Legal Dispute
Strange Brewing Company (SBC) located in Denver, Colo., was notified in September that they would need to cease commercial use of 'Strange Brewing Company' because of the trademarked "Strange Brew" owned by a homebrew shop in Marlboro, Mass., operating under the name Strange Brew Beer and Winemaking Supplies.
SBC was notified in a letter, which was published by Denver Westword, stating: "'Strange Brewing Company' is causing and is likely to continue to cause consumer confusion, deception, damage to my client's good will, brand name and reputation, and constitutes a direct infringement of my client's federal trademark rights."
In an effort to settle the matter out of court, Tim Myers,SBC Head Brewer, suggested a cross-marketing solution between the two stores, through the sale of a beer kit. In Myers response he states: "In the homebrew and craft brew spirit of 'Collaboration Not Litigation' we would request a meeting with your client to discuss these options before entering into a protracted legal dispute." The idea was promptly rejected and the homebrew shop has insisted on formal legal action by the courts.
Although a collaborative effort was not reached by the two litigating companies, camaraderie in the craft brewing industry has stepped up to help the revered SBC. The Rackhouse Pub is hosting S.O.S.! Save Our Strange! – Strange Days Beer Fest on January 27, 2013. In a resounding mutual effort to help the Colorado brewery through its legal litigation, two dozen Colorado breweries have contributed beer and support for owners John Fletcher and Myers.
The festival looks to include a fine sampling of beers to be tapped at this unique beer fest held at The Rackhouse Pub on South Kalamath Street in Denver.
Tickets to the event are selling fast! For more info, to purchase tickets and view the participating breweries list, visit RackhousePub.com/SOS
Andrew Kaczmarek, is the current Craft Beer Program Intern, hop farmer, beer writer for the CU Independent, homebrewer and student at the University of Colorado in his final semester. When not pursuing hoppyness, as a Colorado native, he spends his free time skiing, camping or biking in the Rocky Mountains.


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Thankfully, the summer heat is coming to a close, and the fall brisk air is starting to swoop in. These weather changes only mean one thing – a change in wardrobe. I don't know about you, but I love fall weather clothes. It just reminds me of wearing a big comfy sweater and drinking a pumpkin spice latte (ahh heaven). So how do you make this transaction without looking like a 1987 JC Penney catalogue ad? Yes, I'm talking about that ugly big sweater with leaves and pumpkins on it. Please, put it away. Better yet, burn it.
Lucky for all you FatWallet readers, I browsed some fashion websites and put together eight must have's for this Fall. These pieces will certainly not put a dent in your wallet, and you can use them over and over. So what are you waiting for, lets go shopping!
For the Weekend:
Steve Madden Intyce Leather Boots – $149.95
Who wouldn't love these? These are real leather, and an awesome brown color. The thing with boots is that they never go out of fashion. These are durable, and will stay with you for many seasons. I bought the knock-off version of these at Target last season, and they are already falling apart. Poor decision on my part.
J.Crew Stripe Hoodie – $78.00
Nothing feels as good as putting on a big, comfy hoodie on a Saturday morning. Wether you are running errands, or having a few friends over for an outside fire – this is the perfect casual hoodie. I love the nautical theme as well. J.Crew makes great pieces, and this cotton pull-over will certainly keep you stylish and comfortable.
Gap Fitted Boyfriend Ruffled Shirt – $54.95
I am a sucker for big denim shirts. They remind me of my "art shirt" in 5th grade, lol. However, they are making a big comeback in the fashion world. This gem from Gap is so cute, and I love the ruffles on the collar. It's fitted as well, so you can wear it on a casual night out on the town.
TOMS Womens Classic Plum Cord – $54
Either you are a fan of TOMS, or not. I have to admit that they are little different looking. However, they are super comfortable. Plus, for every pair of shoes you purchase, they will donate a pair to a child in need. This plum color is gorgeous, and the corduroy just screams fall.
For the Week:
Old Navy Women's Striped Color-Block Jersey Dress – $24.94
It seems to me that color blocks are everywhere. I've seen them on ballet flats, but how adorable is it on this cotton-knit dress? You can wear this with leggings or boots to the office. It comes in lots of cute colors too – coral is my favorite!
Banana Republic Classic Belted Trench Coat – $198
How cool does this coat look? You can be the Carmen San Diego of your office haha! This is a wonderful piece for the fall. If you think the price is a little steep, think again. Banana Republic produces quality items, and this coat will never go out of fashion. Plus, the khaki color is very neutral. I bought a similar trench coat in a mustard color, and I often feel weird for wearing it because of the odd color. You can't go wrong with this one!
Nordstrom Tasha Statement Necklace – $78
Anybody that knows me, can tell you that I'm a huge fan of big cocktail jewelry. Some women are too scared to wear big pieces, but they are a must with some outfits. I fell in love with this necklace when I saw it on Nordstrom's website. It would go great against a black turtleneck or wrap dress. The multi-colors would really make you pop!
Express Infinity Leopard Scarf – $20.93
One accessory that I can't get enough of is a great scarf, even better a print scarf. This leopard scarf from Express is exactly what I'm talking about. Leopard could be seen as an acquired fashion taste, but when its in scarf form – it'll spruce up any ordinary outfit. I have a few infinity scarves from Express, and let me tell you – they are so soft. You'll want to take a nap its so soft.
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