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Before we get to the stories, I just want to make another plea to the Powers That Be behind the show to lose the new musical cues. It just cheapens the people you're highlighting. I promise that the dedicated fans of the show and the work that you do will still watch. The music doesn't make us care, the people do.
Now about those people….
Kathleen, New Jersey
Kathleen is a retired teacher. She says her house looks like a bomb went off inside a warehouse. Everything is tossed higgledy-piggledy without rhyme or reason. Every room in her four bedroom house is packed with stuff, things she gets at the dollar store, consignment shops, thrift stores and the side of the road. Her daughter Kristen worries about what people will think of some of her mother's "things."
You see, some of them are weird. Fun-weird, yes. But some are just plain "weird-weird." Kathleen calls them her specimens. She has a possum fetus in a jar. Tape worms floating in formaldehyde, baby food jars of ticks (okay, that is weird-weird.) A box of dried birds, another of mice, an owl in the freezer, nope, make that two. And the coup de grace, a pizza box filled with cicada husks.
Kathleen has hoarded herself out of her home and has moved in with her daughter Kristen. After a year and change, she has begun hoarding out Kristen's home. As expected, Kristen cannot live like that and has essentially kicked her mother out and contacted the show for help. Kathleen is devastated by this, but it's because she knows. She knows this isn't the way to behave, she just can't stop her compulsion.
Next we meet her son Gary, and through him we learn the story of how Kathleen came to be this way. She was once a highly organized professional, a dedicated teacher, mother, and wife. She and her husband loved each other fiercely, and they in turn loved their children with the same passion. A dream family filled with love and humor and intelligence.
In 1987, her husband was hit and killed by a commuter train. In the blink of an eye, the family's life was changed. Kathleen was beyond devastated, she essentially stopped living. Kristen says that she didn't just lose her father that day, she was basically orphaned. Gary puts it succinctly: "[Kathleen's] ship just took a hard right in the wrong direction."
Kathleen tells us about him, but is barely able to speak, even after all of these years. Her love is still so tangible, so strong, that she is overcome with emotion just trying to explain how much he loved her. (And she says that no one will ever love her like that again. Oh, bless your heart.)
Dr. Chabaud arrives on the scene with her smile and tenacious attitude. She realizes that Kathleen is "an explorer" and a naturalist. The specimens make sense. Well, some of them. Let's talk about the Saran-wrapped owls in the freezer.
Kathleen explains (as she carefully unwraps one and lovingly strokes its feathers – and it's huge) that she was driving, saw that it had been hit by a semi-truck (red flag) and found it on the side of the road, dead (red flag #2) and that it's "tragic to see what this once was." (all of the red flags.) She's very emotional as she tells the story. And we all can see instantly what the owl represents to her, can't we? Her husband?
The camera pans to more of her specimens: carefully preserved mice and birds, snake skins laid out to dry, and so on. Dr. Chabaud says that she has stepped out of her grief (for 25 years) to find things to hold on to, things that are dead and should be remembered.
Dorothy Breininger and the Got Junk? trucks arrive on the scene. Dorothy quickly assesses that Kathleen is a hoarder of circumstance and trauma. This is the type of hoarder that we've seen make tremendous strides., though The crew immediately starts dragging things out to the front lawn for sorting.
Dorothy takes her straight away to the pizza box of cicada husks. She recognizes that Kathleen sees value in them, even if she does not. And DOrothy won't do anything to them without Kathleen's permission. But…let's maybe think about doing something? Kathleen is going to do something with them, you see: sell them on Ebay!
Her children are dismayed. Who on earth…? Kathleen picks one up, regards it for a moment as she gathers her thoughts, and tells them all that she doesn't know why she's like this, she doesn't know how to not be this way and that she needs to be talked through the process. It has to be difficult for a once organized and intelligent person to now rely on her children to help her function, the doctor says gently.
"I'm tired of being thought of as a lunatic, because to me, [the cicada husks] are marvelous!" Kathleen sobs.
If I may. When I was growing up, we had a giant mulberry tree that would be covered in cicada shells every summer. Hundreds, if not thousands. And we would take huge handfuls of them and smash them in each other's hair. Ah, youth. We did not, however, think to keep them. We did collect live cicadas and keep them in glass jars, along with "lightning bugs" and ladybugs and so on. I completely understand what Kathleen means by them being marvelous. Who hasn't been awe-struck by a display of preserved butterflies? That she's holding onto something brown and "gross" shouldn't matter: nature is wonderful.
But there are mouse turds with the husks, so let's wait until next summer and get three or four, hmm? No, she doesn't want them thrown away as if they never mattered. (Aha.) Kristen, her kind and loving daughter, says, "This is clogging the arteries of this family."
"Okay," Kathleen says quietly, and allows them to be boxed up and carted out.
During all of this, Dorothy has had a team working on clearing out the living room. She takes the family in to see it, and it's totally empty but for a few basic pieces of furniture. Kathleen begins to cry again and throws her arms around Dorothy. She says it looks like it did when they first moved in and were a happy family. Memories of her former lovely life start flooding back and she wants to hold on to that now, not just anything.
Gary says, "The more progress you see, the more you want to keep going." Kristen uses this momentum to get her mother to address the owl. It needs to go. No more preserved animals in the freezer. Kathleen's plans were to send it to a university for study. But…she hasn't.
Dr Chabaud says, "Why would they want it? It's not a way to honor nature, wrapping it up and hiding it away." It makes the death meaningless to put it into cold storage (boy, the metaphors are just right there, gang!). As Kathleen explains why it's not meaningless, she begins to cry and says how it was awful that something in the prime of its life was hit and killed.
Dr. Chabaud smiles at her, waiting. Kathleen cries anew (she has been waiting to properly grieve for years, poor woman.) The doctor tells the camera that if she can really get at the core of her grief and come to accept that life can't be wrapped up and protected, she'll make great strides.
Speaking of wrapping, inside the house her "treasure" is found: her husband's ashtray with a cigarette still in it, wrapped in plastic. "That's all I have!" she sobs. She then has her light bulb moment as she knuckles away some tears. "I guess it was nuts." (Guys, I really like Kathleen.)
It's okay, it's normal for people to do crazy things in their grief. It's the keeping it for 25 years that isn't normal. Dr. Chabaud asks her if her husband is in that ashtray.
And now the clean up begins. She just lets so much go after this point; she and her children work together and start to connect again. It's so lovely to watch. Meanwhile, Dorothy has had a "secret project" underway and takes Kathleen to one of the cleared-out bedrooms. She's turned it into a "nature center" for her.
In the room are two tables with the specimens floating in formaldehyde, tools and implements, boxes of dried birds, boards to mount and preserve things, an amazing mud daubber (a type of hornet) nest that is easily the size of a bowling ball, mounted on a large stick and hanging off the wall. Birds nests. Antlers. It's wonderful, it really is. It looks like a science teacher's lab, and it doesn't seem weird or odd, just utterly fascinating. She's so happy and thanks Dorothy for it. Now she doesn't have to be embarrassed.
Merry Maids are on the job cleaning and sterilizing the house. It's a four bedroom house that was completely emptied and cleaned. Dorothy says it's the fastest clean up she has ever seen. Way to go, Kathleen!
Kathleen took a break after filming (I bet she was worn out!) She is highly motivated to take advantage of the services provided by the show, both for a mental health specialist and an organizer.
(More about Kathleen in the Show Discussion section.)
Scott, Cedar, Michigan
"I'm Scott, the…collector."
Scott just likes things. And he doesn't like to have just one of something, he wants them all. Lighters? He has a few. Try 42,000 of them. Baseball cards? Oh, sure! About a quarter of a million. They're all valuable, of course. "You name it, I've got it." And he has everything in a multitude of places. As in 'loaves and fishes' multitudes. Over 500 properties, truck trailers, sheds, barns, storage facilities, all his and all are filled. Over 500 properties, gang.
How does he even have this much? He's essentially addicted to auctions. When people don't pay their bills for a storage locker, there is an auction to get rid of it and clear the space. You can buy things piecemeal or put a bid on the whole lot. Guess what Scott does.
He has cars, buses, ambulances, old trucks. His wife is fed up. He's drunk on the sell, completely addicted to "getting a deal." Scott says that he bought things to make money, but unfortunately he "fell in love" with the stuff and won't let anything go. Not one thing will he let go on 500 properties. His son Corey is beyond angry about this. He tells us that his dad fuels his addiction by borrowing money from everyone. His parents, his kids, his employees.
He owes hundreds of thousands in personal loans, and possibly millions in unpaid property tax on half of his properties. He can't afford to have all of them, he can't afford to keep buying more, and yet… he still does. He's bankrupting his family and driving them all away. His wife clearly states that he has destroyed their marriage. (I didn't get if they were divorced or just separated. She wasn't present for the clean up.)
Scott says that "If you get something really cheap, it's exciting," and his eyes light up like a Christmas tree. I made a prediction right about here that this was going to be a failure.
He went behind everyone's back and bought 300 VCRs a week or so ago. VCRs. Oh, Scott. Keri, his daughter, just thinks he's selfish. He's holding onto everything and ruining the family in the process. And it turns out that Corey has quite the head for business. He knows how to liquidate a large percentage to help the family out of crisis – Scott won't let him.
This is all terrible for Scott's health, as well. He had a heart attack that required seven stents put in. He had a second heart attack that resulted in a triple bypass. That's massive! The kids don't mean to be ugly about it, but if Scott dies, what are they supposed to do with all of this junk? It needs to be dealt with, and fast.
Dr. Zasio arrives at one of the properties that has twelve barns packed full. He tells her plainly that he's a collector, not a hoarder. (Collector: has a system of organization for incoming and out going. Hoarder: doesn't.) They hop on a golf cart to his "valuables" barn. He explains how he can't buy one generator, he buys 35. "I got carried away." Um, you think?
He tells her that he wants to get rid of stuff so he can get more in. UM, HOARDER SAYS WHAT? Dr. Zasio stops him and says that she's not here to help him get more. And if that's what he thought, she'll pack it up and go. He bites his lip and says, no, no, that was just a slip up. Mm hm. We'll see.
Who else to take on this curmudgeon but Matt Paxton with the Got Junk? trucks. He says plainly, "This is the biggest crisis situation I've ever seen." 500 properties, all like this? Yeah. (I'm still blown away by that, can you tell?)
Right off the bat as things are paraded past him to make decisions, he refuses to let expired perfume be tossed. It's unusable, but he is stuck on the fact that the bottles are in boxes that have never been opened. Surely that's protecting them? Corey pushes him to make decisions (you can tell that Corey is at the end of his rope, and understandably.) Matt gets him to work with Scott; it's the only way to get Scott to understand the scope of the problem and how to fix it.
Scott has Corey plugging in all of the busted vacuum cleaners before throwing them out; they might still work! Nope, none of them do, and Corey quickly tosses them in the back of a garbage truck. Scott defends his actions by telling his son and Matt, "I want this [the stuff he wants to "sell"] to protect my properties." He still thinks that there is money to be made with all of his things. Well, you can only get money if you sell them.
Corey proves how astute he is by coming back with, "If you didn't have all of this stuff, you wouldn't need more properties and then need them to be protected." As you can imagine, this only frustrates Scott more – he wants to be in charge, he wants to be the idea man, he wants to be in control of his family's destiny. And here is his 32 year old son, ready for the torch to be passed.
When Scott realizes that his lighters have been taken away, he gets irate. Dr. Zasio steps in to get Scott to communicate with his family in a more productive way; shouting doesn't accomplish anything. As they begin that work, Scott's elderly parents show up and start sifting through things, taking and hiding items. Well, well, the apple doesn't fall far from the tree, it seems.
Dr. Zasio calls a time out. She and Matt have a family meeting where Matt asks the parents if they just might have a hoarding problem, too.
He tells them plainly to stop taking things off the trailer as they're enabling Scott. Scott, meanwhile, takes a break from all of this, upset by the turn of events.
Corey takes over and boy, do things start clearing out. He has some auctioneers come out to look at rifles, tools, and so on. Scott surprisingly lets them go, with praise from Dr. Zasio. He starts selling off the valuable things, which is terrific! Then they get to the vast majority of the hoard, which is just…junk. VCRs, cheap little end tables, old technology that isn't salvageable like cameras and radios. (Not in the bulk that he has.)
Scott is shocked that there's no money in 300 VCRs. He paid money for it, after all. And what about those batteries? They're brand new in the box! Well, they were twenty years ago. Again, he's stuck on the idea that something in a box equals value. Matt says gently, "These are experts telling you that you can't sell it."
It sinks in, and you can see the frustration and upset on his face. He looks like a man that has just realized he's been conned. (And he has – by himself and his addiction.) Only five percent of his hoard can bring in good money, it seems.
Matt pulls Scott and his family aside. He knows that there are millions in taxes owed and says that Scott simply has to sign Power of Attorney over to Corey, since he's willing to make the hard decisions, and quickly. "It's the only way to get you out of this." Scott could go to jail for monies owed.
He agrees. It can't be easy for him, but to his credit, he does. Everyone makes sure that he isn't being coerced, that he's doing this freely. He says he's doing it freely. Well, there's progress right there. The team knew they couldn't clear Scott's hoard. They came to get the ball rolling and to give Scott tools to handle the rest on his own. He will, with Corey in charge.
Corey managed to make $30,000 on the auctioned items, which barely makes a dent in the amount owed. But it's something. The next step is to bundle up facilities and sell them as whole lots, not unlike what Scott did in the beginning to acquire things. Then they can sell off properties and pay off debt. Corey has helped Scott get his spending under control so no new items are coming in. They're working together with the IRS to get a payment schedule for taxes owed. Good job, Corey.
Show discussion
Scott's case was one where the addiction to having was so apparent. The scope of his hoard is unfathomable, and it's a wonder his family was still speaking to him by the time the show was filming, honestly. But when his parents showed up, skulking about and picking through the mess to hide what they felt was valuable, I think that was one of the turning points for Scott. It's not just a hobby or a way to make money, his parents share the same illness, and I think he finally saw that.
As far as Kathleen goes, oh, she just reminded me of every wonderful science teacher I had growing up. I was a Biology major, and delighted in all of the specimens in the labs. I get it, why she's attracted to those things in particular. And I was fascinated at how obvious it was that she collected things that had been alive once, how she wanted them to have meaning, to still be appreciated and admired. How it made her sad to think of something being killed in its prime.
Amazing how she wasn't able to make the connection to her husband, how he'd been killed in his prime and she was holding on to everything that symbolized that. (And I got the impression that her children hadn't made the connection, either.)
I think it's so helpful to the viewer when you can clearly see how someone got to Point B. It takes mental disorder out of the scary realm ("Well, that lady is just crazy! Birds in her freezer?") to a clear understanding. Her husband was hit and killed. She's a former science teacher who marveled at life. Now she collects things that once were alive to try and preserve what they once were.
That makes sense. Obviously it's not healthy, but we can understand and appreciate how she came to this place in life. And by getting her to actually grieve, and to have people there to help her move through her grief, she's able to start making healthy decisions.
Side note, something I find fascinating about the process is how the person must physically go through their things. With Scott, it was evident that he got a sort of "high" off of buying things. When you get that endorphin release, you want to have it again. (See: over-eating, drugs, sex, running, etc.) New pathways have to be made in the brain, new positive experiences have to be had in order to release those endorphins again. And hopefully that new "high" will be better than the destructive one.
(And we would like to point out Matt Paxton's website 5DecisionsAway, which you can access on our sidebar. Podcasts, helpful hints, and Matt's humor all wait for you.)


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Canon Fullframe Mirrorless First Specifications
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CARSON, Calif.—Here's a play DeVante Parker hasn't made often in his three years with the Dolphins.
Late in the third quarter of Miami's 19-17 victory over the Chargers this afternoon, Jay Cutler launched one down the right sideline for Parker in single coverage against cornerback Casey Hayward. The ball was underthrown, but Parker outjumped Hayward and reached over the top of his shoulders for a 31-yard catch that ultimately led to a field goal.
It's one thing to be tall and fast, which Parker has been since childhood. It's another to be nasty.
"That's being a monster," said Jarvis Landry, who has his doctorate in that style of play. "That's what he is. That's what we always need."
Parker looked at Hayward after the play and said, "You thought you had it, huh?"
Where's this guy been?
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"I'm a little more aggressive now," he conceded. "Last year I was injured all year and I just didn't have a chance to do that. Now I'm healthy and I can make plays like that. When you go out there knowing you're healthy and you can just go out and play, you play at your best."
Parker caught four passes for a team-high 85 yards, which comes out to an average of 21.3 per reception, and Cutler used him well.
Early in the fourth quarter, Cutler rolled right to avoid pressure. As the play broke down and he searched for a receiver, he saw Parker down the middle of the field with a half-step on cornerback Trevor Williams.
Cutler dropped back two steps, then fired one across his body that drifted down the middle of the field in a way that only Parker would have a shot at it. He reached over his left shoulder and pulled it down for 31 yards.
"He threw a good ball to where only I could get it and if I didn't, no one else would," Parker said. "He threw the ball where it needed to be… I enjoy it a lot. He has confidence in all of us and he trusts we can go up and make the play."
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IDBI Bank Q1 net profit down 66%Wednesday, August 06, 2014 l Source: Livemint
IDBI Bank on Wednesday reported a net profit of Rs.105 crore for the April-June period, down 66% from Rs.307 crore in the corresponding quarter a year ago, owing to lower net interest income (NII) and a fall in other income.
The bank's NII for the three-month period was down 15% at Rs.1,250 crore from Rs.1,475 crore in the same quarter last year. Other income dropped to Rs.500 crore from Rs.717 crore a year ago.
The provisions for bad loans fell by 6.5% year-on-year to Rs.776 crore in the April-June period from Rs.830 crore in the same period last year. Gross non-performing assets (NPAs) for the state-owned bank worsened, climbing to 5.64% from 4.9% in the previous quarter.
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In Greater Manchester we are committed to ensuring at all our children are ready for school and ready for life. Our revised Early Years strategy 'Starting Well' will build in the successes and strengths of the New Delivery Model and will be widened to include broader aspects of Early Years such as reducing child abuse in the context of 'place based' public sector reform.
We have been developing and rolling out our 'Early Years New Delivery Model' which is a programme of evidence based assessments and interventions to improve outcomes for children. Our programme includes evidence based assessments, including ASQ 3 and evidence based interventions such as developing the skills of health visitors in conjunction with infant psychologists to improve the mental health and emotional wellbeing of infants and their parents. It also includes delivery of evidence-based parenting programmes. The programme is a partnership between health services, Children's Centres, independent and charitable providers and early education with improving the quality of education seen as key to improving outcomes for children. We are working on improving children's communication and language as well as on ensuring that all 2, 3, and 4 year olds have access to settings rated 'good' or 'outstanding'.
Working in partnership with parents is central to the project so we are developing the workforce to work flexibly and build their skills to work in an empowering and client centred way using high quality interpersonal skills.
Children who are developing well at age 3 are highly likely to perform better throughout school and into adulthood. Early Years is seen as a key priority across Greater Manchester because it is recognised that pregnancy to age 3 is a crucial time for development of secure attachment, rich language development and healthy physical growth.
Jill Beswick, Early Years Workforce Development Lead, Greater Manchester Public Service Reform Team


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C&C launched Jamieson Digestive Care, a new line of natural probiotic products to relieve gas, bloating and diarrhea, and simultaneously, introduced Jamieson into a new retail aisle – "The StomachSection". C&C created a humorous It Happens media kit complete with a whoopee cushion and a lighthearted but informative booklet filled with stats on stomach discomfort was designed to overcome the media's reluctance to cover gas, bloating and diarrhea. The head on with humourPR-approach worked. The media relations campaign secured an audience reach of 15 million and an MRP score of 85%. As a result and according to Nielsen MarketTrack, by the end of the year, Jamieson was selling the highest volume of any other Probiotic brand in both the stomach and the vitamin aisle.
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Kumar Sangakkara, a top Sri Lankan cricketer, took to Twitter recently with a series of tweets criticising a UK immigration official following a 'horrendous experience' at Heathrow Airport.
Such is his importance to Cricket in April 2015 the Sri Lankan Sports Minister had urged Sangakkara to continue to play in test matches. Despite pleas to stay on by the Minister and many others he no longer plays in One Day Internationals (ODIs) and will soon be retiring from Test cricket.
Sangakkara's first tweet on his official Twitter account read: 'Had a horrendous experience with a rude, patronising and extremely discourteous UK immigration officer.' This comment was 'retweeted' nearly 800 times and 'favourited' 663 times.
Considered one of the best batsmen of all time, Sangakkara had travelled to the UK to join the Surrey cricket team for the County Championship. Without giving specific details of the incident, the 37-year-old was extremely critical of the service he received from a UK border official at Britain's busiest airport.
Need for vigilance
Sangakkara's second tweet read: "I understand the need for vigilance completely, but common courtesy and manners is not too much to ask for." However, despite the incident, he did say that this was just one bad experience in over 15 years of visiting the UK and all other immigration officers he encountered at the time 'were lovely.'
A further tweet posted on the social networking site read: "No matter colour, religion or fame, every well intentioned traveller deserves courtesy. Luckily for me it was one person and just this once."
Professionalism and courtesy expected
A spokesperson for the Home Office said: "All UK immigration officials have a duty to serve with the upmost professionalism and courtesy. Should we receive a complaint regarding Kumar Sangakkara's experience at Heathrow, we will of course thoroughly investigate the matter."
It's understood that Sangakkara, will not be lodging a complaint.


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Taster Cruise Diary – Day 2
Day 2 – our day in Rotterdam
By breakfast time the Crown Princess was approaching Rotterdam and we were passing a scattering of industrial buildings and modern white windmills. From the cruise terminal in the heart of Rotterdam it was an easy walk to all the things we wanted to see. Although a free shuttle bus was available to take guests to the train station and commercial area, we decided to walk across the Erasmus bridge, known as The Swan due to the shape of its pylons.
Spido Harbour Tour
From the other side of the bridge we took the Spido Harbour Tour, which lasted 75 minutes, on a large boat with indoor and outdoor seating areas from which to view all the interesting buildings alongside the Maas River. Rotterdam was largely destroyed by bombing during the Second World War, but the city has more than made up for this with interesting shaped modern buildings by notable architects, which were pointed out in the commentary. The harbour tour also took us past the dock areas with colourful containers stacked up like lego and ships being loaded with cranes, before bringing us back past the old cruise liner SS Rotterdam and the Crown Princess moored on Wilhelmina Pier.
Our seafood lunch at Schmidt's
We asked a local for a recommendation for somewhere to eat roll-mops, to which my husband Guy is addicted, and he directed us to Schmidt Zeevis, a prizewinning fishmonger's and deli just 5 minute's walk away. We found counters full of fresh seafood and ready-to-eat fish dishes to take out. Sharp suited business-men and locals were standing at the tables and counters, eating everything from raw fish Japanese style to lightly battered fish selections with a selection of dips. I ordered the lunchtime special, while Guy had a selection of herring and roll-mops which cost us around €10 per person for a really fresh and authentic lunch.
The Haven Museum and Maritime Museum
Strolling down the Leuvehaven area of the harbor full of old boats, we were invited on board one that was part of the Haven (Harbour) Museum. This Dutch barge named Gertrude, was built in 1908 and housed a whole family who lived on board. The volunteer guide took us into the boat to see the old-fashioned living room, bedroom and kitchen, with the childrens' bunks down below. Walking further on we looked around the Maritime Museum and especially enjoyed the Mainport Live spectacle with a model of the port and noisy video presentation to give you the feel of the life and vibrancy of Rotterdam. Upstairs there was the Sea Palaces Exhibition with examples of cruise ships since the 1920s, showing how the cabins and public spaces have developed from a luxury experience that only the very wealthy could afford to the holiday playgrounds of today.
The Cube Houses
We had picked up a leaflet for the Architecture Walking Tour, which we followed along the canal to find the Art Nouveau Witte Huis or White House, an attractive eleven story building which was considered the sky scraper of its day. A little further were the famous Cube Houses designed by Piet Blom, looking like a forest of cubes, each on its own trunk, containing the staircase. One of the houses is open as a museum and on looking around, I decided that the houses are better to look at than to live in, with very small rooms and slanting ceilings tucked into the cube shape.
The Water Taxi to Hotel New York
By the afternoon, we were a little foot weary and so we took one of the yellow and black water-taxis from Leufthaven, speeding across the harbor to get off just by Hotel New York at the end of Wilhelmina Pier. In its heyday, this was the luxury hotel where cruise passengers would stay before joining their cruise to New York, but now it has a lively brasserie and outdoor terrace where you can have a meal or a coffee. We sat inside by the reading table under an enormous crystal chandelier and had a coffee and slice of apple cake before walking back to the Crown Princess on the other side of the pier.
Tomorrow is a sea day, as we travel from Rotterdam to Guernsey, when we will have a better chance to explore the ship and everything it has to offer.
Heather Cowper
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From what we've seen of the President-elect so far, he seems to like big, bold ideas. Here's one that could change the world.
The US and China are the world's largest economies and, not surprisingly, the biggest producers of polluting greenhouse gases ("carbon"). Thanks largely to agreements reached in recent years between the two, a global deal was reached in Paris in late 2015 to address climate change by dramatically curtailing carbon emissions.
Critics complain that the Paris agreement doesn't go far enough to avert the most serious long-term consequences of climate change, because if all commitments made by nearly 200 nations are achieved, warming will only be held to an average annual temperature increase of about 3 degrees centigrade instead of the generally accepted target of 2 degrees or less.
One reason the world would fall short of its goal is because China committed to "peaking" the growth of its emissions in 2030 and reducing them only thereafter. Many fear we can't wait that long, as more carbon is stored in the atmosphere for decades. Moreover, the President-elect has said he would abandon the US commitment under the Paris agreement.
So how do we put policies in place that finish the job, while stimulating sustainable economic growth worldwide?
The Trump administration could make a deal with China that pledges to keep the US in the Paris agreement, striving to meet its carbon reduction goals, in exchange for China committing to peak emissions in 2025.
This first part of the Big Idea would actually be the easiest to achieve. I'll bet China could now easily commit to peaking its pollution five years earlier because, since the original deal was made for peaking in 2030, China has made great strides in energy efficiency, deployment of renewable energy, and replacing the dirtiest coal-fired boilers and power plants with cleaner ones (yes, still coal, but far less polluting than their predecessors).
And as Leonardo DiCaprio and I explained to the President-elect, when we met with him in early December, he can walk away from the Paris agreement, but the vast majority of what the US committed will happen anyway, thanks to state and local renewable energy deployment, energy efficiency programs, regional cap-and-trade programs, and by California's clean car emissions standards (which were essentially federalized into the CAFÉ fuel economy rules that are now delivering more fuel-efficient vehicles to American consumers, something that is obvious good for everyone).
The second part of the Big Idea might be harder to achieve, except for the fact that our next Secretary of State may be Rex Tillerson, currently the CEO of Exxon/Mobil. To help the world achieve the goal of limiting warming to 2 degrees centigrade or less, the US and China would agree to implement a price on carbon emissions of at least $25/ton by 2025 and call on the other signatories to the Paris agreement to do likewise. That price, whether implemented with a simple carbon tax or through a market-based cap-and-trade program (such as the systems already in place in parts of the US, Canada, Europe, and China) would force polluters to pay to clean up those emissions and/or provide the incentive to avoid polluting in the first place.
But why would a Trump administration and a conservative-dominated Congress with many members who deny climate science or are openly hostile to climate solutions want to engage in 25 by 25? It is worth quoting directly from a speech by Rex Tillerson to answer that question:
"At ExxonMobil, we share the view that the risks of climate change are serious and warrant thoughtful action. Addressing these risks requires broad-based, practical solutions around the world. Importantly, as a result of the Paris agreement, both developed and developing countries are now working together to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions, while recognizing differing national responsibilities, capacities and circumstances. In our industry, the best hope for the future is to enable and encourage long-term investments in both proven and new technologies, while supporting effective policies. Which is what we are doing. We have long supported a carbon tax as the best policy of those being considered. Replacing the hodge-podge of current, largely ineffective regulations with a revenue-neutral carbon tax would ensure a uniform and predictable cost of carbon across the economy. It would allow market forces to drive solutions. It would maximize transparency, reduce administrative complexity, promote global participation and easily adjust to future developments in our understanding of climate science as well as the policy consequences of these actions."
Although Mr. Tillerson has not specifically called for the carbon tax to be $25/ton, some of his Exxon colleagues have supported that level in various meetings, presumably with his blessing. Critics will say $25 may not be enough, but it's a meaningful down payment on getting polluters to pay for dumping their waste into our shared atmosphere, instead of making the whole world subsidize that unsustainable business model.
So how would President Trump explain this deal to those constituents who agreed with his previous contention that climate change was a hoax perpetrated by the Chinese? First, he could say he had gotten a better deal than President Obama (China agreeing to peak emissions sooner). Second, he could say that regardless of one's views on climate science or policy, the 195 nations that signed the Paris agreement will keep their commitments and will need a lot of American technology to do so. If we walk away from our commitment, those nations will shop somewhere else, resulting in America losing jobs and income that could otherwise help us achieve Mr. Trump's lofty goal of 6% economic growth.
A headline that declares "President Trump and Exxon/Mobil Agree to a $25 Carbon Tax by 2025 in Climate Deal with China" may be thought at first to be another wave of fake news. But if we don't embrace big, bold initiatives that simultaneously address the sustainability of our environmental and economic future, the real headlines will be far more unbelievable.


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"We had gym memberships, but never went. We had a desire to be healthy, but weren't motivated until we realized The Challenge was a system we could follow and a lifestyle we could embrace.
Some of our Vi products include Vi-Shape, Vi Crunch, Vi-pak and NEON Energy Drink. Ruby lost 17 lbs. and built 13 lbs. of lean muscle while Shantelle lost 27 lbs. and built five pounds of muscle."
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|Brent Kennedy 48 episodes, 2009-2011
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|Gary Strange 41 episodes, 2009-2011
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|Judith Winter 40 episodes, 2009-2011
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|Jenny Zalen 32 episodes, 2009-2011
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|Ivan 27 episodes, 2010-2011
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|Josh MacIntosh 27 episodes, 2009-2011
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|Kai Booker 26 episodes, 2009-2011
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|Ethan Wakefield 25 episodes, 2009-2011
|Adam Fergus
|Adam Fitzpatrick 24 episodes, 2010-2011
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|Dave / ... 23 episodes, 2009-2011
"Therapist" Dr. Tom - who is constantly spouting famous and not so famous historical quotes - is Erica Strange's savior and worst enemy. Erica, a young adult woman, is having a bad life because of the bad decisions she's made. Erica provides Dr. Tom with a long list of those pivotal moments in her life that she feels have led to the bad state she is in today. Erica is initially unaware of what Dr. Tom is intending on doing with this list. What he does do is transport her back in time to each of those moments so that she, with all the knowledge of her present day life, can make better decisions to fix her life. Regardless of these new decisions, Dr. Tom hopes that Erica will come to the realization that although the opinions of others about her life do matter, it's what she thinks of her decisions and her life that are more important. Written by Huggo
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If you haven't experienced the wacky tradition of the holiday season English "panto," get yourself to Theatre Britain's production of Jackie Mellor-Guin's Dick Whittington, currently onstage at Plano's Cox Building Playhouse. It's broad comedy on two levels: a fun fairytale for the kiddies, some mildly bawdy double entendres for the grown-ups. With "Dick" in the title, you can see where that can go.
In the "dame" role (always played by a man in big drag) is Dallas actor James Chandler, playing "Dame Overeasy," a flirty pastry chef given to sidling up to men in the audience and asking, "Fancy a large tart?" He's hilarious, swishing around in a huge dress decorated with a strategically placed pair of fried-egg appliqués.
In the title role, playing the "trouser role" (always a young girl in short pants and boots), is super cute Jad B. Saxton. Her character is the plucky boy seeking his fortune in London. He almost finds it, only to be thwarted by a gang of evil wharf rats, led by their queen, played by Kate Rutledge. Dick's sly puss (played by Jean-Luc Hester) saves the day.
All the ingredients of a panto are put into play by director Sue Birch, including the cheery audience singalong, the sighting of a scary ghost ("No! He's over there!") and, of course, the happy ending.
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Theatre Britain also tosses in some glow-in-the-dark puppets and makes smart use of every inch of Darryl Clement's pastel storybook set made of wooden crates, funny flags and signs (the coffee shop is titled "Barstucks").
Go on and go with it. And check out the offerings at intermission. If you've never tried an English Crunchy bar or a bag of roasted chicken-flavored "crisps," they're well worth the $2 investment for a little bite of Old Blighty.
Dick Whittington continues at the Cox Building Playhouse in Plano through December 28, with lots of afternoon matinees and early evening performances. Box office, 972-490-4202.


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Lezione di ProvaUnica, 30 minuti
Statistiche insegnante
Un giorno
2 anni fa
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Competenze Didattiche
Principiante Superiore
Intermedio Superiore
Avanzato Superiore
British English
Studi e Formazione
2017 - 2018
Masters in Media Practice for Development and Social Change
University of Sussex - United Kingdom
2009 - 2012
Ba Political Science
The Universtiy of Sheffield - United Kingdom
Esperienza Lavorativa
2013 - 2015
• Language instruction for the 'L'Angles Professional per a Comerc Internacional' (Professional English for International Commerce) course including a session on presentation skills. • Delivery of private English lessons tailered to student's professional needs relating to the Legal, Creative and Banking sectors. • Delivery of ´Oratoga´ Presentation Skills workshops for college students in Barcelona in preparation for the ´Treball de Recerca´ (a presentation of their research representing 10% of their final college grade)
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CERAN Lingua - Belgium
• Delivery of highly tailored English instruction based on individual student requests, making a professional analysis and quickly offering effective and personalised solutions. • Assessment of student knowledge of the target language and culture in order to set clear learning objectives. • Support students, predominantly managers and executives, to use English in business meetings, presentations, negotiations and less formal setting including lunches and dinners. • Running introductory ´ice-breaker´ sessions, to welcome students to the course and inform them about the week ahead. •Running mid-week inter-cultural communication sessions with up to 35 students in order to facilitate their learning through engaging linguistic activities. • Creation of solutions to help students to maintain and develop their longer term objectives.
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Just returned from a 10 day cruise on the '' Oceana'', which set out from Southampton on the 19th Dec.2013, obviously taking in Christmas. We had been on the boat for about 5 hours, when both my wife and I started vomiting. This lasted for about 30 hours, and was caused by the boat being unstable and rolling all over the place. During this time, the toilet packed up, and we were without a toilet for about 6 hours. Both my wife and I were not well for most of the cruise, because of the instability of the boat. In fact, on Christmas Day, my wife had nothing to eat, and I only managed to keep a half a bowl of soup down.
The only time we felt O.K. was when we went ashore. I had a couple of cooked breakfasts towards the end of the cruise, and my wife had one on the last day.
We had booked a couple of shore excursions, in Casablanca and Cadiz, but because my wife was ill on the day we were in Cadiz, she dare not go on the coach. I went to tell them that we would not be able to go on the trip after all, but I was told that because we hadn't given 48 hour's notice, we would forfeit the cost, £72. How we were expected to know, 48 hour's in advance that my wife was going to be ill, I'll never know. The last straw was when we couldn't get a decent cup of coffee one evening, from one of the bars, as there had been black-tie dining that evening. We were told we would be able to get one after 9.30 pm, but just then they would be serving cocktails.
We have found out since returning, that the Oceana was built for the Caribbean, and not for going down the Atlantic Coast , and that the ship's bottom is too flat to go where we went.
The entertainment was pretty amateurish too, and all together the whole experience of the cruise was pretty awful, and a waste of money.
I doubt whether we shall ever cruise again, after this experience, but if we do, it certainly will not be with P&O!
The cabin was ample, but was small, compared to previous ones on other cruises, although we had never been with P&O before, and P&O could learn a lot from Royal Caribbean.


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This may seem of-topic, but here goes:
i've been a Microsoft die-hard since my first experience with DOS 6 when I was 11. Recently tried out a win8 computer but was VERY disappointing. Since then i've been thinking about converting one of my older computers into something more open-source, like Linux. In my point-of-view, Microsoft is turning into a modern-day corporate Titanic, just 'too dang big to fail'.
Could you friendly folks here get me started about various installation hurdles and getting started tips? I could probably muddle through it but in the interest of saving time...
Also, where do i get a copy of Linux?
Am planning on switching out the current 14 GB HDD (yes, that old, but it has important original files that i have yet to make copies of) with a 6 GB blank, just enough to get me started. I think i might be able to get a 50 GB when i'm going full-force.
Thanks for all future help.
Not everyone can decipher Klingon script...
chay' ta' SoH tlhe' vam Doch Daq
"Microsoft is turning into a modern-day corporate Titanic, just 'too dang big to fail'."
They did that long ago.
"Could you friendly folks here get me started about various installation hurdles and getting started tips?"
Depending on the age of the machine (if it can boot to CD), start of with live distributions:
Find one you like, then you can commit. That way, you can try one out before ever changing out your HDD. Remember the live CD's run much slower than an installation---though some have "switches" that allow you to load the entire distro to RAM (assuming the machine has enough to do so)...
"Channeling the spirit of jboy..."
It can boot from CD, not THAT old, only win 98.
Maybe you could recommend some program compilers (c++, it's the only one i'm half good at) for Linux? I can't remember if C++ is limited to Windows.
Not everyone can decipher Klingon script...
chay' ta' SoH tlhe' vam Doch Daq
"Channeling the spirit of jboy..."
You didn't state the specs for your Linux system. We'd need to know to be able to suggest the best Linux distro for your hardware config. There are literally 100's of distros to choose from & some are more lightweight than others. Personally, I'm a fan of Linux Mint. There's a main version & several sub-versions as well. The main difference lies in the desktop environment that's used.
If you check the Mint website, you'll see Mint KDE, Mint Xfce, Mint Cinnamon, Mint Mate, etc. The desktop environment (KDE, Xfce, etc) determine how things are displayed & how the menus are presented, it can also impact system performance. For example, KDE is more of a heavyweight so more RAM is needed, Xfce is lightweight so you can get away with less.
One good thing about Linux is that most distros can be run directly off a bootable CD/DVD, no hard drive is required. A "live CD/DVD" doesn't perform nearly as well as a full install, but it will give you a taste of what Linux is all about. Most Linux distros are free & downloadable in ISO form. All you need to do is decide on a distro, download the ISO, then burn to a disc using ImgBurn (or a comparable burning program). Then just boot off the disc & take it for a test drive.
You can find a lot of Linux news at DistroWatch.com. The right hand column has the distro top 100 list. I think Mint became #1 a little over a year ago, dethroning Ubuntu which held the #1 spot for quite a few years. Mint is based on Ubuntu.
Another thing to mention is that new Linux versions are released approx every 6 months. For example, Mint 9 LTS (Long Term Support) was released in May 2010 but support ends in April 2013. Mint 10 & 11 are already considered obsolete & Mint 12 support ends in a few months. Mint 13 LTS was released in March 2012 & will be supported until April 2017. And a new version, Mint 14, was just released in December but will only be supported until April 2014.
I've been using Unix & Linux since 1998 but not as a replacement for Microsoft. I don't think they are good enough, to replace Windows completely & the main reason is drivers. It's 3 times as hard to get something working than it is with MS.
I don't like Windows 8 either. I may buy another Windows 7 machine, which I really don't need know or try Mac OSX, which has a FreeBSD Unix terminal, in it.
How do you know when a politician is lying? His mouth is moving.
Mainly hate win8 for the complete lack of backwards compatibility. As if Microsoft wants to forget it's glorious past of the Desktop.
Anyway, here are the specs of the win98 system i'm going to convert:
CPU: PIII at 450Mhz
RAM: 192 mb SDRAM at 100Mhz FSB
HDD: Not sure at the moment but am planning on over 5 GB at the least.
Also has a DVD/CD-R drive and a quad speed CD drive, plus a 3.5 floppy.
Does this help?
P.S did some research and I might put Ubuntu Linux on a seperate HD on my P4.
Not everyone can decipher Klingon script...
chay' ta' SoH tlhe' vam Doch Daq
Linux will run on that machine & its a good start. Sooner or later, you'll want newer hardware. When I bought my first Lenovo Thinkpad (3000 N200) it had Vista. I formatted it & replace Vista with FreeBSD 7.0 at the time. It ran really well since it was hardware. I still have the same machine, now with 8.3
Just like with MS, I like to stay one version behind, until the bugs are addressed.
How do you know when a politician is lying? His mouth is moving.
"Mainly hate win8 for the complete lack of backwards compatibility. As if Microsoft wants to forget it's glorious past of the Desktop."
That was by design. M$ realizes that it has to have a cross-platform base (PC's, Tablets, SmartPhones, etc.) if it wants to survive. Of course they're not going to keep supporting older hardware or devices; hardware manufacturers want to push "newer" and "better" just the same as Microsoft---it's how they make money...
"Anyway, here are the specs..."
That machine would be good for a lighter version of Linux (DSL, Puppy, Slax), but needs more horsepower (CPU/RAM) for heavier distros (Ubuntu, Mint, etc) if you're planning on running anything graphical...
"Channeling the spirit of jboy..."
MS has abandoned more advanced users in my opinion.
How do you know when a politician is lying? His mouth is moving.
"did some research and I might put Ubuntu Linux on a seperate HD on my P4"
IMO, Ubuntu is a poor choice for a beginner. Make sure your system at least meets the minimum RAM requirement of 512MB (more would be better). I strongly suggest you do a 'test drive' by running it off the Live CD rather than installing it to the HDD. And if you do decide to install it, you might want to consider doing a WUBI install from inside Windows. If you're not familiar, a WUBI install is similar to installing any software program & can be uninstalled simply by going to Control Panel > Add/Remove. If you attempt a full blown installation, you're going to have to deal with the Grub boot loader plus it's generally recommended to install Linux to 3 partitions (root, swap, home). It can be installed to a single partition, but there are reasons why it's better to have more.
Ubuntu Installation/SystemRequirements
Deciding on Ubuntu Partitions and Sizes
I didn't even bother with Linux at first. I started with FreeBSD (Unix). If you ask ten more people, you'll get 10 different answers & be more confused than you are now.
How do you know when a politician is lying? His mouth is moving.
Agreed. Going graphical I'd personally stick as much ram as possible in the system he is going to trial Linux though.
Going the Linux route is not going to ensure backwards compatibility any more than Windows 8.
"Going the Linux route is not going to ensure backwards compatibility any more than Windows 8."
Agreed. Like Windows, backwards compatibility isn't as important with newer distros; though you could try older ones. Again, your Win98 system (as it is now) won't handle the more "popular" versions of Linux. Even your P4 (as stated) may need some additional horsepower...
"Channeling the spirit of jboy..."
Suggest --
hard puppy http://www.puppylinux.com/hard-pupp...
antiX-12-base-i486 http://sourceforge.net/projects/ant...
as-is your PC: with a swap file
w/512MB RAM: as-is antiX-12-base
Best wishes with the PIII !


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Reported: 11/25/2011 10:07:33 PM 22:07
Posted: 12/12/2011
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Shape: Triangle
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East Chula Vista, CA Friday, November 25, 2011 at approximately 7:30PM while observing the night sky for meteors my brother in law pointed out a triangular shaped craft moving from west to east. A total of four of us immediately looked to see the approximately 1,000 foot wide equilateral triangle with three white lights traveling at an estimated 5,000 miles per hour directly overhead. It took approximately 5 second for the craft to travel the entire horizon from east west direction before disappearing from sight. There was no noise.


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Ever wish there was a magic pill that could make you a few inches taller? I did… Until I learned a few tricks that made me look taller than I was. Here are 5 tips and tricks to elongate your spring outfits.
- Who wears short shorts?-Me obviously. Lol, I don't really mean to wear super short shorts, but they seem extra short on me for some reason. Wearing shorts gives you the illusion that you're taller because the more leg you show, the longer you look.
- Go With The Flow– It's all about color matching your top and bottom to create a one-piece like look. It could be an all white summer outfit or a fiery red power suit. Monochrome is the way to go, to the help you flow, from head to toe.
- Perk 'Em Up, Ladies!- Not those you silly. :p Whether it's block heels, cork wedges, platform jellies, stiletto gladiators, or lucite booties, if it can boost you up a couple of inches, I say wear 'em! We have just as many open toe options for summer so keep 'em perky ladies. The shoes of course. J
- Take A Hike-You can literally take a hike if you want some fresh air and exercise, but I'm talking about hiking up the waist and wearing high waist shorts/pants. This can instantly add 2-3 inches on your legs. Pure David Copperfield.
- Drag Queen– It's ok to dress in drag! Summer tends to bring out a lot of palazzo pants and these pants were made to drag (more graze) the floor. If they hit your ankles, it's actually too short. Those extra few inches of fabric can go a long way and lengthen your legs.
So we're all going to magically grow a few inches, right?
Top: Make Me Chic
Shorts: Gap, similar here
Shoes: Kate Spade (old), similar here and here


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De Choice Hotel
Jalan Masjid, Tawau
Tel: 089-776655, 776761,
Fax: 089-756655
De Choice Hotel is the formal Monaco (2000) Hotel.
|Standard Single Room
|Rm 80++
|Standar Double Room
|Rm 95++
|Deluxe Double Room
|Rm 125++
|Deluxe Business Room
|Rm 180++
|Preferental Room
|Rm 350++
|DE CHOICE HOTEL is renovated in
2008 from
the formerly Monaco (2000) Hotel. (means The Previously Monaco 2000 Hotel renovated to this new De Choice Hotel
with a new look)
The hotel also have Coffee House at the Lobby, a nice restaurant.
TOWN CENTER Within walking distance are MB HOTEL and KING PARK HOTEL and others. Just 5 minutes to MB Hotel on the same road.
Though De Choice Hotel is located at the corner of the Tawau Center, it is only less then 10 minutes walk to Jalan Bunga, the Hotel Street. So you can imagine how small Town Center is.
The hotel is walking distance to any bank, supermarket, food center and night market.
Being with a look of "Business Hotel" yet low-cost, this is a place popular for events such as school party functions.
This hotel looks new but it was renovated from one of the oldest "TALL" building of Tawau. One of the tall buildings in the town that has a elevator in those days of "1970s Timber Era". The elevator by now is old fashion but it is in good running condition.
Being a budget hotel that save you a lot of unnecessary spending, guest can expect the room to be small, simple bath and toilet facilities and economy services. Yet for a budget room you get a window view to the streets outside, not many of other hotels in the same range offer such.
The hotel is popular of the local, thus the counter staff do not yet have experience in practicing English with foreign tourists.
HOTELS IN TAWAU Friday, December 04, 2015 01:03:39 PM


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