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Copa America schedule change could have negative consequences
CONMEBOL's decision to start playing a Copa America every even year is a money-based one but is it the right one for the quality of the tournament?
CONMEBOL's decision to start playing a Copa America every even year is a money-based one but is it the right one for the quality of the tournament?
The decision will put the South American tournament in line with UEFA's European Championship.
Only three of the 12 stadiums in Brazil built or renovated for the 2014 World Cup will be used for the 2019 Copa America, CONMEBOL announced.
Lionel Messi was sobbing uncontrollably after Argentina's loss to Chile in the Copa America Centenario, says strength coach Elvio Paolorosso.
Argentina's 1-1 draw with Iceland wasn't the end of the world, but it does raise some changes that Jorge Sampaoli should consider vs. Croatia.
Messi is still searching for a major title with his country as he prepares for the World Cup -- a tournament for which Chile did not qualify.
The U.S. won't be at the 2019 Copa America, which is a shame considering how valuable that tournament has proven for young players.
The 2019 Copa America in Brazil will feature Japan and Qatar and no teams from North America.
Even though the United States is sitting out this World Cup, the Copa Centenario games on U.S. soil helped South American teams tremendously.
A sports marketing executive has testified that he kept a secret ledger of payments made to South American football executives.
A former marketing CEO has testified that Fox Sports partnered with his firm to make millions of dollars in bribes to high-ranking soccer officials.
CONCACAF president Victor Montagliani said talks are "continuing" with CONMEBOL to hold another joint Copa America tournament in North America.
Arsenal forward Alexis Sanchez says his full focus is on helping Chile win the Confederations Cup and not on deciding which club he will play for.
The field for the South American championship has traditionally been 12 teams, but that standard was broken last year with 16 teams playing in 2016.
CONCACAF president Victor Montagliani says that negotiations with CONMEBOL for another combined Copa America are "beyond preliminary."
Club America coach Ricardo La Volpe says he plans to copy the Atletico Madrid model in Thursday's Club World Cup semifinal against Real Madrid.
He says, 'Hold on, speak to my friend.' And Suarez gets on and says, 'Hi, this is Luis Suarez, how are you?' And he was our translator," said Lagerway
Corinthians' Marlone, Daniuska Rodriguez and Mohd Faiz Subri are the three nominees for the FIFA Puskas Award 2016 for the best goal of the year.
Lionel Messi, Neymar and Saul Niguez are among the 10 nominees for the FIFA Puskas Award 2016 for the best goal of the year.
United States Soccer Federation president Sunil Gulati said challenges remain in making regular participation in the Copa America a reality.
Hernandez and Aranguiz will again put aside the Copa America rivalry between their home countries to help Bayer Leverkusen win silverware.
Clint Dempsey called the performance of the U.S. at the Copa America "a great experience, something I'll be able to tell my kids and grandkids about."
Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo had contrasting summers, but Portugal's success does not settle the debate about who is better.
Gerardo "Tata" Martino has resigned as head coach of Argentina less than one month after the Albiceleste's Copa America 4-2 loss on penalties to Chile
"If Leo goes, I believe Sergio will go also. They'll leave room for new players," said Aguero's father, Leonel del Castillo.


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So, I decided I should probably find a more detailed way of keeping people abreast of my activities in Belize than just pictures on Facebook. Clearly, like most students studying abroad, I came to the conclusion that a blog would be the most efficient way of achieving this. I thought about giving you the low down on the country in this first post (because no one seems to know much about it) but I figured you know how to use Google by this point. I considered detailing how excited and nervous I am to go but, if you know me, you know I'm not huge on emotions. In the end, I simply wanted to put something out into the universe to let you all know that this burgeoning blog exists and I think I'm going to leave it at that. Check back later (in about a week) for something more exciting!
Here's a picture of The Great Blue Hole

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This week, it was alleged that Here Comes Honey Boo Boo matriarch June "Mama" Shannon rekindled her decade-old relationship with a sex offender, Mark McDaniel.
She was dating Mark in 2004 when he was convicted of assaulting a relative of June's. He served 10 years and was released in March. However, June has allegedly chosen to reconnect with the man who abused her relative. She has been buying him gifts including shopping for a used car. There is also photo evidence of the pair on a hotel bed together, taken a few weeks ago. TMZ seems certain they are in a romantic relationship. TLC too, as the network cancelled the show.
However, June released a video saying that people are selling lies to the media and don't believe everything you read because she loves her kids.
Now, daughter Lauryn "Pumpkin" Shannon has denied that Mama June is dating Mark.
Pumpkin, 14, tells RadarOnline, "They story is not true. My mom left Mark 10 years ago," Lauryn, 14, insists. "They haven't seen nor talked [to each other] in 10 years." There are recent photos. However, Pumpkin says, "It's photoshopped,"
She continues, "[Mama] is all about the kids. She only needs us girls, no one else. We are all sticking together as one happy family with us four girls."
June, 34, recently separated from partner Mike "Sugar Bear" Thompson, 42, after he set up online dating profiles looking for other women. He is father to Alana "Honey Boo Boo" Thompson, 9.
Jessica Shannon, 17, also lives with June in MacIntyre, Georgia home. Anna "Chickadee" Shannon Cardwell, 20, and daughter Kaitlyn, 2, live in Alabama with her husband, Michael Cardwell.


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I've Finally Found Swimsuits I Don't Hate My Body in, and It's All Thanks to This Brand
I'd consider myself an "in-betweener" when it comes to size – not plus size, but not fit and toned, and definitely round around the edges ("apple-shaped," if we're using the fruit-size guide). I'm not especially self-conscious in clothes, but when I'm wearing a swimsuit, I hate everything about my body. All I see are doughy, jiggly bits.
That is, until I discovered Aerie one-piece swimsuits. I've known all about Aerie and its #AerieReal campaign for a while now, but I had never tried on the brand's swimsuits before this Summer. What inspired me to give them a try was an Instagram from one of my favorite body-positivity champions, Jenna Kutcher. She regularly posts photos of herself in Aerie swimsuits, with honest captions about her struggles with body image. I thought, if she can post photos of herself in a swimsuit for her thousands of followers to see, I can find a way to feel good in one as well.
I ordered a ruffly, textured, black one-piece with cutouts (sadly no longer available) that was sexy and flattering and comfortable – I couldn't believe how good I felt in it. After wearing it in public, I was even more confident; so much so, in fact, that I went back and bought two more swimsuits in different styles: an olive one with piping and flower cutouts ($28, originally $47), and a light-gray one with a very deep tie-up front ($27, originally $50).
For once, I was enjoying Summer to its fullest – paddle boarding, laying out by a pool, swimming in a lake – without covering my stomach, self-consciously wrapping a towel around my waist, or hiding in a cover-up. I wasn't even comparing myself to the other bodies around me. It's amazing the freedom you can have to think about other things, focus on relationships and self-care, and just generally feel happy without anxiety when you're not bogged down by self-consciousness. So thank you, Aerie, for making such a point to celebrate bodies of all sizes and for creating a swimsuit that makes me feel good about my body. I'm a fan for life!


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Saturday, May 24, 2014
Ocean Of Tea, Chamomile
Hailing from the beautiful country of Egypt, chamomile tea is derived from the tiniest and prettiest chamomile flower. Delicate in nature, bright with yellow color and innocent as can be, these chamomile flowers make for a calming cup of tea. These blossoms are harvested and dried to make this delicious tea that comes to you complete with whole dried chamomile flowers. Golden in color and light in taste, this is a gentle tea for those looking for a caffeine free treat. Slightly sweet with apple undertones and floral scents, this could be the tea for someone looking for a light tea with a hint of honey. Forget the store-bought, pre-sealed packets that cannot possibly deliver the depth of flavor that this chamomile tea can. Try it for the first time, and it will be the only chamomile tea you will be hooked on. This is a caffeine free tea.
Sample provided by Ocean Of Tea
My Review:
I am having a very hectic month. There is so much to do and I feel like none of it is getting accomplished. The last couple days I have made it a priority to finish a few things before starting something new. One of those priorities was to get this chamomile tea reviewed. I have been sitting on it for a few weeks, waiting for a calm moment. It's not happening, so I am making one right in the middle of the day. Crazy, I know.
I really do like the simplicity of Ocean of Teas sample labels. It tells you what you need to know without a lot of stuff getting in the way. I opened the resealable pouch and could immediately catch the slightly tart and sweet scent of chamomile. It is almost apple with hints of honey. The flowers seem smaller than I remember but it has been a while since I last relaxed with a cup.
I used a Finum basket, though a pot, or my press, would work equally well. Water heated to 210 F was added to the cup and I steeped for 5 minutes. Now that I am taking my own pictures of the dry leaf, I need to figure out a lightbox, or at least an attractive spot, to capture the cup pictures. I am setting the plate full of leaf on my laptop and snapping the pics. Pretty sure that is not the best idea for a full cup. Anyway, this brews a beautiful golden cup that lightens the spirit by putting thoughts of sunshine in my head.
I'm not sure why I don't drink chamomile more often. This is very tasty. It is sort of like apples along with flowery notes and a touch of spice. I am also getting a slight saltiness and minute traces of mineral. I used filtered water but it is possible the last notes are from our water. It is a very nice cup of warm relaxing chamomile.
For fun, about halfway through the cup I added a small splash of sugar free vanilla syrup to the cup. I buy it at Walmart on the coffee and tea aisle. The result was interesting. On the rare occasion that I drink chamomile I usually use a vanilla bean chamomile. I realize this syrup probably contains no real vanilla bean. I preferred this herbal without the syrup. If you have actual vanilla bean pods, go ahead and experiment, otherwise I think you will find this much more pleasing without additions.
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by Tony Daltorio, contributing writer
Even after a sharp sell-off on commodities prices, the spot price of platinum remains within reach of a two-year high. That high was hit last month at around $1,870 per ounce.
The consensus in the industry is for higher prices in the coming years. And this is despite the disaster in Japan, whose automotive industry is one of the biggest consumers of the precious metal.
Why so much bullishness?
The main reason investors, analysts and those in the industry point to is the challenges facing South Africa's platinum mining companies. South Africa is the world's biggest producer of the metal. It produced 4.6 million of the 6 million ounces mined in 2010.
Problems in South Africa
Some metals have seen a spectacular appreciation in dollar terms. For instance, palladium has quadrupled from its lows in late 2008.
However, the prices South African miners receive are not keeping pace with costs.
A basket of platinum, palladium and rhodium weighted for the level of the average South African miner's production has risen just 4 percent in rand terms in the past 12 months. This is according to Walter de Wet, head of commodities research at Standard Bank.
That compares with cost rises of 8-9 percent in wages, 25 percent in electricity and 18 percent in fuel.
Because the mining companies pay costs in a strong currency but take payments in a weak currency, the rand's strength against the dollar erodes earnings.
The rapid increase in costs means prices are unlikely to fall far from current levels, most analysts believe.
And let's imagine the scenario where platinum prices stay steady or even fall. It won't be a pretty picture. Leon Esterhuizen, mining analyst at RBC Capital Markets, puts it this way: "If we get sideways prices for even a year you will see [mine] shutdowns." He added that the big platinum producers are "running out of [profit] margin".
Supply Constraints
Johnson Matthey, in its annual report, also stated that platinum prices would not fall far from current levels of $1,765 per ounce.
Its annual report estimates a net surplus of just 20,000 ounces of platinum at the end of 2010. This is down from a surplus of 635,000 ounces the prior year. The drawdown was due to last year's recovery in car manufacturing.
But even if the price of the metal does rise, do not expect the normal supply side response.
Due to the geological freak of nature, most platinum production will continue to come from South Africa and Zimbabwe. Although it should be mentioned that production is increasing in both Russia and North America.
With the notorious power shortages in South Africa, the mining companies simply do not have enough reliable electricity to expand production at their mines. This in itself will support platinum prices.
Platinum Investments
For investors looking to profit from rising platinum prices, perhaps the best way is through the use of exchange traded funds. One such ETF is backed by actual physical platinum. It is the ETFS Physical Platinum Shares (NYSE: PPLT).
If one does purchase PPLT, an investor should keep in mind the well-known volatility of precious metals day-to-day prices If one does purchase PPLT, an investor should keep in mind the well-known volatility of precious metals day-to-day prices. Make sure to properly manage your risk via position sizing. A free calculator is available at SmartStops.net.. It's the way all intelligent investors should manage risk in our 21st century markets. .
as posted at: http://www.minyanville.com/businessmarkets/articles/platinum-commodities-prices-commodity-prices-precious/5/31/2011/id/34862
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Fujifilm FinePix S2500HD megazoom camera
Is it raining cameras or what here at Coolest Gadgets? Apparently so, with a slew of Panasonic and Fujifilm digital cameras covered today, but here's the last one for the 26th – no guarantees that tomorrow will bring more news of digital cameras, although we're pretty sure that they over-hyped Apple iTablet will most probably command news portals and blogs tomorrow morning. The Fujifilm FinePix S2500HD megazoom camera boasts an 18x optical zoom lens and HD movie recording to get the ball rolling, and is fully compatible with HDTVs when you want to view both still pictures and movies. Capable of shooting video in High Definition (you won't get full HD though) at 1280×720 pixels/720p, this ought to make a decent stopgap measure if you are in the market for a camcorder at this point in time. More on the Fujifilm FinePix S2500HD after the jump.
It might look rather compact, but don't let its size fool you as the Fujifilm FinePix S2500HD comes with an impressive 18x optical zoom covering a versatile 28-504 mm (equivalent to a 35mm camera) range from wide-angle to ultra telephoto. Regardless of whether you are going to shoot landscapes, interiors, large group shots, distant sports or wildlife action, the Fujifilm S2500HD is more than ready to handle the aforementioned situations with aplomb. The inclusion of Dual Image Stabilization mode with a mechanically stabilized CCD sensor with high ISO sensitivities provides anti-blur protection, so you can suffer from shaky hands without worrying about the picture coming out wrong.
Apart from that, the Fujifilm FinePix S2500HD is also equipped with Face Detection which is full well capable of identifying and prioritizing up to 10 faces in a single frame, where it will go about adjusting the focus and exposure accordingly to ensure that sharpness and clarity of human subjects in the picture is captured, without paying any regard to the background. Automatic red-eye removal will instantly check each detected face for red-eye, followed by a correction automatically. We hope to get more details on this megazoom camera soon, especially the price!
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Hello, dear readers!
First, thank you so much for reading this blog. You have no idea how much I appreciate that you take the time to mentally download some of my ramblings and excitedness over books (yes, I know my grammar and such is horrible in that sentence...bah gram-bug).
Second, as this blog has grown, you may have noticed that some things have changed. It is not strictly a review blog, for one thing. For another thing, I'm toying around with formatting of posts in order to make this a bit more of a reader-friendly blog. What this means is that, for example, my reviews are now going to have an "In a nutshell..." section after the book/author info. This new section is essentially the abstract. It comes first because I recognize that many of you, just as I, have super busy lives and may not want to sit through the entirety of my mind ramblings before getting to "is this a good book or not?" Therefore, you shall get the abstract, and then you can read the rest of it if you so choose. I hope you do read the rest of it! I rather like my writing. :P
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List of Vivaldi bugs
hondac last edited by Gwen-Dragon
Nonfixable Vivaldi bugs, please test them.
Menu is opening on SpeedDial after closing a tab with mouse gesture (menu depending on where over SpedDial cursor will end up).
'Always save to default folder' enabling despite not selected. Make sure you've got option to always save to default folder switched off. Visit vivaldi.com and start downloading 32-bit version. When dialog box appear select option to always save to default folder and then deselect it and then choose 'Save as' option. Then start downloading 32-bit version again - the dialog box won't appear and option to always save to default folder will be turned on in the settings.
New child tab not opening at the end after resurrecting from trash.
1.Open in a new tab https://vivaldi.com/blog/ .
2.Open link to latest blog post in a background using mouse wheel.
3.Close the orginal tab (vivaldi.com/blog/).
4.Bring it back from the trash.
5.Open another link to another blog post in a background using mouse wheel.
6.It will open in front of first opened blog post.
7.Open a few other blog posts - they will now open behind the first post.
Vivaldi can't restore tab.
1.Open link.
2.Close Vivaldi.
3.Open Vivaldi.
4.The tab will turn blank, no option to restore url.
Vivaldi tab slows down after viewing many pages.
1.Start viewing photos (by clicking on the picture you move to the next picture).
2.After some time Vivaldi will be slower and slower (after about 100 pictures it's really noticable).
3.Manager shows that tab uses over 1GB of RAM!
4.Only way to remedy this is middle click on next photo button and continue browsing in new tab.
5.It's not problem of my PC (I've got 12GB of RAM, quad core processor and an SSD).
Rightmost tab in the stack is always on top after starting Vivaldi, not the one you were viewing.
1.Open 3 random websites.
2.Move tab1 over tab2 to stack them (tab1 will be on top).
3.Switch to tab3.
4.Close Vivaldi.
5.Open Vivaldi.
6.Tab2 will be on top in the stack (despite the fact that tab1 was on top when closing).
Autocompletion was somewhat working in previous release but is broken again – chosing what to fill apparently at random.
Tab thumbnail is always showing top center of the page, not actual content. It shoud show current content of the page (if you scroll to the end it still shows the top). Also tab thumbnail is showing only center of the page, not the full width – thumbnail is cut from both sides.
Moving cursor over tab's thumbnail should show this particular tab in background (because thumbnails are sometimes unreliable). Currently it's impossible to move cursor over thumbnail.
Vivaldi should be first sugesting currently open tabs for SpeedDial when adding a new SpeedDial entry using the big plus button (currently it suggest apparently some random pages from history). Or allow dragging tab from tab bar to add it as a new SpeedDial entry.
No option on SpeedDial to change URL of tile. Should be in right click menu.
No option in settings to disable autofill in text boxes on pages. The only way is through chrome://settings/.
Double click on tab bar should open a new tab.
On some websites I get message "JavaScript from mhjfbmdgcfjbbpaeojofohoefgiehjai. Please wait." (usually on websites with pop-up adds). Why?
Download folder should be chosen from list of folders on your PC - you should not expect people to type it down manually. Especially that it's not working. I wanted to save to desktop, I wrote path to desktop but files are not appearing on desktop. Instead a second desktop folder is created in my user profile and files are saved there.
When starting download option 'open' should be renamed to 'save and open' - because it's saving the file to download folder and opening it, not to some temp folder where it gets deleted after viewing.
Add button to enable/disable Java/Flash. It should be placed next to URL bar and change color when website is using Java/Flash and you've got them disabled.
No warning when closing Vivaldi when file is downloading.
When playing longer gifs, after some time, artifacts appear.
Searches not shown on scroll bar. Use Ctrl+F and search for phrase: LTPS. It won't show on the scroll bar. After 2nd letter it disappear from scroll bar. Same for other words (like: amoled, dark etc.).
Scroll bar shows one more search result than there actually are. Use Ctrl+F to search for "avag". There are only 2 such terms but on scroll bar on the left you will see 3 results higlighted - one of them will be at the beginning of the scroll bar (use F3 to move between them). Is Vivaldi treating the search term you input as one of the results it finds on webpage?
Wrong naming of key shortcuts - 'Next tab (recent)' and 'Previous tab (recet)' are switched (I've got 'Cycle in tab order' selected).
Anything written with slash ('/') in url bar is treated as an url – so I can't search for anything containing slash or perform division using Google.
Anything written with dot ('.') in url bar is treated as an url – so I can't search for anything containing dot.
Give option to move button for opening new tabs (plus button) in front of tabs (now it's always behind them) or on the bar with back/forward buttons (put it in front of them).
Some improvements to tab closing. When the bar is full of tabs after closing a tab other tabs keep their size as long as you keep cursor over them - but all tabs on the right move to fill the space. Tabs should hold their position (with blank spaces for closed tabs). It would make selecting and closing tabs much easier.
Add option to search for two different phrases on one page (higlighted with two different colors).
Status bar improvements (this bar at the bottom with zooming etc.).
1.Allow to move it from the bottom to below the URL bar.
2.Add button on the right of URL bar to show/hide status bar.
3.Allow to customize status bar (add/remove other options besides zooming and tiles).
4.Add option to show link's URL close to the link instead of on status bar (looking at the bottom is inconvenient).
Add option to set a static grid on SpeedDial (n x m, ie. 5 x 9) and put thumbnails anywhere on this SpeedDial grid (with unused cells invisible). It will work very well with custom backgrounds (you could remove thumnails covering important parts of the picture). Currently you can only place thumbnails in linear fashion and they change their position when you change size of the window (what's the point of SpeedDial tiles when they change their position on the grid when you change window size and you have to search through them?).
Please make password manager like in the old Opera. With separate button and shortcut for filling passwords. Managing multiple accounts was much easier. And login wasn't visible to everyone.
Add option to see picture data via right click menu (i.e. size, resolution, etc).
Add really private window. Under 'Open private window' add menu position 'Open extra private window' (or different name you find suitable) - it will open completly clean private window - without history and search suggestions. So when somebody asks me to check something on the net I can open him this extra private window without all my data. Currently private window has access to all my history, passwords etc.
Videos won't play in Vivaldi.
Can't see the quiz – works fine in Edge but there's blank space in Vivaldi.
Below the picture there should be a quiz – works fine in Edge but there's blank space in Vivaldi.
Many frames dropped on YouTube videos. Especially on high fps and high resolution ones – sometimes really visible stuttering. Same videos play with no droped frames on Edge.
All bugs performed on latest stable Vivaldi on Windows 10.
//MODEDIT: Removed non-public URLs
Gwen-Dragon Moderator last edited by Gwen-Dragon
No developer will have time to read the thread and long list, i fear.
If you found a bug, please report each issue separately to the developers to fix it.
How to do a bugreport for Vivaldi
Report every bug seperately at https://vivaldi.com/bugreport/
Describe the issue as precise as you can.
If you use any extensions please give information which ones you use.
If you have a URL or a own testpage which can checked, add it to the bugreport.
If you have own testcase files (HTML, CSS, JS etc.) add them to the confirmation mail you get after report.
If you have a screenrecording video, you can attach it to give the developers a hint how this might happen or look like.
You will get a bug confirmation mail and in a reply to this mail you can add more information and files as attachments for the testers and bug tracking team.
Thanks in advance for helping us to make Vivaldi better!
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For missing features (not all is a bug!) please add such request.
How to make a feature request for Vivaldi
If you think your problem can be solved by a missing feature, please add a request at https://forum.vivaldi.net/category/48/features-requests in the corresponding thread for your browser version.
Thanks in advance for helping us to make Vivaldi better!
zaibon last edited by zaibon
1. Is known and already reported
3. Is known and already reported
4. Is known and already reported
6. Is - as far as I know - known and already reported
7. Is intended behaviour to save some resources in case you have a gazillion of open tabs so vivaldi don't need to load every site in every scrolling state but just a short pic so you can recognise the site you visited and where it is placed.
13. Is known and already reported
18. Is known and already reported
23. and 24. can be bypassed through a searchengine shortcut search. So when you want to search on google(or whatever searchengine you use) type the shortcut in front followed by a blank e.g. I want to search for
slice.breadI type
g slice.breadin addressbar
25. I think there was a tweak in the modifications forum that did exactly what you want (but afaik there is work in progress for a more customiseable address and tabbar)
31. Is known and already reported
32. I really like this option you should post it as feature request in the thread Gwen Dragon suggested
35. Works pretty well over here maybe your adblocker is a bit too restrictive?
EDIT: I googled mhjfbmdgcfjbbpaeojofohoefgiehjai and it seems that this ID belongs to the build in pdfviewer somehow.
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Anything written with dot ('.') in url bar is treated as an url – so I can't search for anything containing dot.
This is the same with all other browsers I tried.
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I've filled many bug reports since the technical preview but they didn't get fixed (I know it takes time and some have higher priority, but I got no response after resubmitting them as advised).
I fear my feature requests will disappear in the request thread and noone will look at them.
I don't run adblocker (or any other extensions).
Recently I've encountered another bug. After opening links from this topic https://forum.vivaldi.net/topic/16441/weird-bug-with-accented-character-in-url and visiting them Vivaldi turned into white rectangle - everything disappeared. Rebooting system didn't help, Vivaldi was still broken. I've finally managed to fix it but after that Vivaldi stopped saving last session. After some time I've managed to fix that too. And it happened on stable.
My enthusiasm for Vivaldi is fading a little bit. I've stopped running snapshots some time ago. But stable is too problematic too. I've stopped recommending Vivaldi to my friends. You can only make good impression the first time - and they all were not happy because some website wasn't working properly or something was broken in Vivaldi. They are not interested in fancy gimmicks like taking screenshots - they just want their browser to work. And I don't want them to get bad impression of Vivaldi now, because maybe in the future it will deliver all its promises. I'm considering moving to other browser for now. I like Vivaldi features but it's sometimes problematic as everyday browser.
These problems gave me an idea for another feature - add option in context menu to open tab in different browser (i.e. Edge).
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The song is one of the most popular on The Life of Pablo, mainly because it features West taunting Taylor Swift by saying he'd like to have sex with her, since he made her famous. When West first released the song in February, Swift's rep told Entertainment Weekly that she didn't approve.
"Kanye did not call for approval, but to ask Taylor to release his single, 'Famous,' on her Twitter account," the representative said. "She declined and cautioned him about releasing a song with such a strong misogynistic message."
Not only did West not heed her warning, he dropped a video that only throws fuel on the raging fire between the two artists. In the video, West and his wife Kim Kardashian are naked in bed, but they're not alone.
They're also joined by Swift, Vogue's editor-in-chief Anna Wintour, Rihanna, Chris Brown, Caitlyn Jenner, Bill Cosby, and even presidential candidate Donald Trump.
West told Vanity Fair that "Famous" is not an attack on these celebrities. Instead, it's about fame itself.
"It's not in support or anti any of [the people in the video]," West said. "It's a comment on fame."
No matter the inspiration, "Famous" is a daring video — and Twitter definitely reacted.
Some Twitter users couldn't believe the College Dropout rapper included photoshopped bodies of celebrities in a video.
me after watching kanye's famous video #TIDALXFAMOUS pic.twitter.com/pN9lOkerYg— abil (@grvngestyles_) June 25, 2016
The entire internet right now. #TIDALXFAMOUS pic.twitter.com/l7kTzZbRQ2— Andrew Nucatola (@andrewsfancyhuh) June 25, 2016
Other Twitter users didn't understand the purpose of the video whatsoever.
#TidalxFamous Nobody knows what it means but it's provacative.....it gets the people goin— Jeffrie Papa (@J_Pops33) June 25, 2016
Twitter users also noticed some notable celebrities missing from "Famous."
I know one celebrity Kanye KNEW not to put in his video #Tidalxfamous 👑🐝 pic.twitter.com/EIhCZDxiq4— King Ricky (@kingrickeasy) June 25, 2016
Imagine If drake was in that famous video Ima be so satisfied with that I ain't complaining at all pic.twitter.com/AvfxyG8xtX— noura (@OVONoura) June 25, 2016
Many are wondering how Kardashian will respond, though West said that she approved the video.
"[I say] a lot of lines other wives would not allow a husband to say," he told Vanity Fair. "But my wife also puts up photos that other husbands wouldn't let them put up. One of the keys to happiness in our marriage is we're allowed to be ourselves."
Twitter is dubious.
when you realize your husband is about to get sued by literally everyone #TIDALXFAMOUS pic.twitter.com/bvkPdvND6n— adina® (@dinahsukulele) June 25, 2016
One person who should be proud to be included is Donald Trump.
Since no one else is going to say it,— Samantha (@sAmaNthA_m183) June 25, 2016
Clearly Kanye isn't insulting Trump, check out the hair he gave him. That's a compliment #TIDALXFAMOUS
Now comes the inevitable backlash. Here's how Twitter sees it:
Kanye's legal team after everyone sues because of #TIDALXFAMOUS pic.twitter.com/bd6604DtaW— Mike (@M_Shel6) June 25, 2016
Everyone contacting their lawyers rn. #TIDALXFAMOUS pic.twitter.com/9ucUtztrbq—  (@PhattieBey) June 25, 2016


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This stunning collection of accessories by Hong Kong-based brand Matter Matters is showcasing a variety of bold and graphic designs that have drawn inspiration from contemporary geometric shapes.
With so many different fashion retailers on the market, new and emerging companies must seek design inspirations from a variety of unusual places, which is exactly what Matter Matters has done with this chic collection of accessories. Incorporating a variety of color-blocking techniques, striking geometric forms and a combination of pop art influences and colors, this inventive new collection is here to wow consumers with its visually striking designs.
From vivid contemporary clutches to minimalist wallet designs, these Art Deco-inspired accessories by Matter Matters is sure to make an impression with its bold geometric inspirations and use of soft and subtle pastel colors.
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Psychiatry is the study of mental illnesses and emotional problems; their diagnosis, prevention and cures. It not only focuses on the mental and emotional aspects of the disease but also the physical illnesses that are linked to mental disorders. Psychiatry provides a variety of psychotherapeutic, medical and psychosocial treatments to cater to the needs of patients. The field of psychiatry is a constantly growing one, with more and more findings emerging about the brain and its complex workings. Research centers throughout the world are working on projects aimed at finding better cures for mental diseases and disorders.
What Do Psychiatrists Do?
Psychiatrists are healthcare professionals who specialize in the cure of psychological disorders. They hold a medical degree and are authorized to prescribe medication for the treatment of mental disorders. As psychiatrists work in different capacities depending on the workplace setting and fields of expertise, their duties greatly vary, nevertheless, several duties are common to all. These include:
Types of Psychiatrists
Aspiring psychiatrists can choose from a number of fields to specialize in. These include:
Psychiatry Education and Certification
How to become a psychiatrist? Becoming a psychiatrist requires extensive education and practical experience. The following three stages have to be completed before one can become a practicing psychiatrist:
Doing well in high school is necessary to get accepted at an approved college where one has to complete all the pre-med courses in the form of a Bachelor of Science program. These courses primarily focus on biology, physics, chemistry and organic chemistry. College takes around 4 years to complete and by the end of third year, the MCAT which is the standardized admission test for medical schools. Performance in both college and the MCAT determine one's eligibility for acceptance into medical school.
Medical school also takes about 4 years to complete and can be broadly categorized into two components. The first stage takes two years and comprises of basic science knowledge with focus on subjects like pathology, anatomy, biochemistry, histology, pharmacology and immunology; the second stage focuses on clinical rotations where candidates work with doctors and resident doctors in different areas of medicine including surgery, internal medicine, psychiatry, neurology and pediatrics. By the end of the last year students start applying for residency programs in their field of interest which would be psychiatry if one is aspiring to become a psychiatrist. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, some colleges provide accelerated six or seven-year programs, combining both bachelor's and medical degree.
Residency in psychiatry takes another four years. It basically involves practical experience in various medical settings with initial focus on general medicine and neurology rotations. The rest of the residency focuses on different areas of psychiatry and other electives. Typically, it takes one year to complete in-patient psychiatry, one year in out-patient psychiatry and the rest of the time on subspecialties of psychiatry.
Before commencing practice, a psychiatrist has to go through two more stages. Upon completion of the required education, the state board exam is to be passed to become a licensed practitioner. Each state may have slightly different requirements for the licensure. Next, one has to obtain certification from the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology; this is optional, but highly recommended.
Skills Required for Becoming a Psychiatrist
The profession of a psychiatrist requires certain skills that are necessary. These skills include:
Job Outlook and Salary
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the median pay for psychiatrists was $187,200 in 2012. However, depending upon the location, qualification and work setting, the salary may vary. BLS projects an 18% increase in demand for psychiatrists by 2022, which is higher than the 11% average growth rate of all professions. This is due to the growing population which will accelerate the growth in demand for healthcare services.
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Welcome to Cyberconinc.com!
We specialise in web design, hosting and SEO. Cyberconinc.com is a newly created IT-company, however we do have several decades of experience behind us. Cyberconinc.com currently employs 4 people, we are however looking for more. If you are interested in a a new position (you can work from home), please contact us.
Our recent projects
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Autonoleggiousa.it is an Italian website focusing on car hire in the United States. Cyberconinc.com is responsible for the online content as well as hosting the website.
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Hyrbil Usa is the Swedish version of the sites above. The website compares most car hire companies in the USA to find the best prices.
www.mietwagenusa.com compares more than 50 car hire companies in the US. The website targets german tourists going to the US.


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Remember Monopoly? How one person with either luck or foresight bought all the railroads, milked the other players, and, towards the end, extended loans or gifts to keep their fun going a few more rounds? The end, however, was always the same- the game died because its mini economic system could not keep going if one person has all the money.
This seems an apt portrayal of our current economic seizure. An economy depends on the continual flow of money around, from one person's pocket to another's, and around again. The last two decades of rising income and wealth inequality meant that the mass of people have less money to spend, (and much of that money illusory, being debt), and the wealthy more. Since the wealthy tend to save their money, particularly as future prospects dim, we have the basic conditions for an economic heart attack- reduced circulation of money, and an even greater entrenching of the wealth divide.
Left to its own devices, and as we have seen over the last couple of decades, laissez-faire concentrates wealth upwards. A zealous and amoral focus on the rights of property and the fruits of economic success, however gained (think Bain) lead to a winner-take all system. Coupled with a political system beholden to money, it generates a spiral of entrenched interests and corruption. Only very rare crises of labor shortage (historically due to plagues) have historically reversed this flow within laissez-faire rules. The ultimate example is Rome, where the Senatorial class had massive land holdings, armies of slaves, and eventually exempted itself from any public duties, starving Rome of resources. It was a system that, for all its glories, was far less prosperous than our own, prone to revolt and ultimately, to rot.
What does laissez-faire accomplish by its concentration of wealth? For one, it forms the basic motivation to work.. whether to become wealthy or to keep body and soul together. For another, it is thought to put money into the hands of those best able to invest it productively (the vaunted "job creators" of GOP parlance).
Are those who have made a mint in our economic system the best investors for our common future prosperity? I think that logic has a few holes in it. Firstly, many of the wealthy are inheritors of wealth, and have no more economic accumen than a squirrel. I have proposed making the inheritance tax 100% to address this problem. Second, much wealth has been gained in the most amoral and unethical venues, (cf. Wall Street, board rooms elsewhere, and again Bain), full of self-dealing and cronyism. This hardly creates the forward-thinking, entrepreneurial venture creation and especially technical innovation we need to encourage.
And what are the harms of this concentration? Economically, as alluded to above, the wealthy may just sit on their hands and not invest their money, in which case the whole system grinds to a halt. On the other end, are the poor enlightened by their poverty, or have their character improved? Does this Darwinian system make them less likely to reproduce, in deference to their more successful betters? No, and no again. The immiseration of the mass of people serves no purpose beyond motivating them to engage in work- a point which we are obviously far, far, beyond. And of course keeping people persistently unemployed- the fruit we are currently harvesting from financial instability and unequality- is the exact opposite of what the whole mechanism was supposed to accomplish, which is employing everyone's talents to the best effect and for the general prosperity.
Politically, economic concentration leads to the very opposite of public good, as entrenched interests, (exemplified currently by the fossil fuel and financial industries, among many others), turn their wealth into corruption, buying legislators, elections, indeed burrowing into our very minds via the corporatized media.
So a modern economy needs some mechanism to counteract the natural course of laissez-faire. As a result, we engage in all the mechanisms of taxation, regulation, and redistrubution that now exist, from income taxes to welfare, Social Security, the military-industrial complex, and unemployment benefits. While the GOP harp about how evil these programs are and how they need to be "privatized", i.e. terminated, the last decades of rising inequality and, finally, economic breakdown, clearly show that stronger methods of redistribution are needed.
History provides countless mechanisms of economic redistribution, from the systematic to the catastrophic:
- Extended families
- Public works
- Philanthropy
- Circuses, staple food distribution
- Educational programs
- Dissollute gambling by the rich
- Taxation
- Old age pensions
- Inheritance taxes, divided estates
- Inflation, devaluation
- Begging, alms, charities
- Church donations, tithes
- Markets and trade
- Debt cancellation
- Corruption, patronage
- Land reform
- Expropriation
- Robbery, crime
- War, plunder
- Revolution
So the idea that "redistribution" is somehow inherently wrong couldn't be more misguided. It is why we have a society and culture in the first place. Better to arrange it systematically and productively than anarchically, but somehow, some way, a society's resources need to be and will be distributed to all members in some degree, by some method. The problem is really how to make flows of money through the economy optimally stable and equitable, while maintaining incentives that generate the original productivity.
The goals should be fairness, uniformity, legitimacy, and effectiveness. Markets have many of these characteristics, especially broad effectiveness, though we shouldn't kid ourselves that any market is truly "free". All are afflicted with unequal information, power, and other problems requiring ongoing regulation by entities superior to the market.
These desired attributes are present with a great deal more justice and redistributive power in a well-run democratic government and its universal programs of taxation, pensions, education, etc. These are far more fair and effective than relying on charity, gambling, crime, luxury spending, philanthropy, or other such miscellaneous methods of redistribution. They are also more macroeconomically useful, i.e. adjustable on a very large scale. When it comes to problems of common action, which describes this issue of regulating and counterbalancing the laissez-faire system, government is not only not the problem, it is the only solution, though dependent on its institutional quality.
Thus our moment of economic crisis, while temporarily strengthening the very forces that caused it, demands a conscious, long-term, and organized corrective response. Responses like taxation that is actually progressive in practice, not just in principle, strong estate taxation, increased outlays for education, a sustainable energy future, and a job guarantee for everyone willing to work.
Image of Andrew Jackson, the first president to do serious battle with the emerging corporate monster, here in the form of the specially chartered Second Bank of the United States, which he destroyed. "Biddle, thou monster, Avaunt!"
- Martin Wolf on the critical and rising importance of public goods.
- Martin Wolf gives his succinct economic prescriptions.
- On the foolishness of low capital gains taxes.
- More on the shady money behind Bain.
- The status of the "corporations are people" movement.
- Speaking of fights against the evil empire, an endlessly funny / loving homage to Star Wars.
- Apple uses on quasi-slave labor in China.
- At the same time, it doesn't care very much about its investors, either.
- Leakers get screwed. Killers and torturers, not so much.
- Warren Buffet as an object lesson in MMT economics.
- Economic quote of the week, by Winston Churchill, via Bill Mitchell
"I should like to see the State embark on various novel and adventurous experiments … I am of opinion that the State should increasingly assume the position of the reserve employer of labour. I am very sorry we have not got the railways of this country in our hands."
- Show of the week: Alabama shakes.


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Meltdowns and Manicures
If horses had rear-view mirrors, then after Monday night at Dream Riders I'd be looking at my comfort zone through it. It amazes me that every time I try to form a comfort zone, it quickly gets demolished, which I guess is a good thing and a great way to beef up my coping skills! It's so hard to have a comfort zone when everything changes and I have to work with new horses and riders. I found out that we were short on volunteers Monday night so everyone was pulling double duty just to keep everything running semi- smoothly. I also found out that I would be working with not 1 but 2 historically "challenging" riders…. and on top of that, I would be working alongside my boss… no stress!
My first rider of the evening is a little guy named Mark. Mark has severe Autism and is easily over stimulated. He HATES wearing his riding helmet, and if the horse stops for too long, he starts to cry and wiggle around. Last week, he had a complete meltdown and his side walkers had to end his lesson early. Knowing all of this, I was a little apprehensive to work with him- I mean the only meltdown that I've ever handled was my own, and that is different! The fact that I would be working with both of my bosses (at different points during the lesson) offered little comfort; it might have made me more nervous. It's difficult to remember the little rules/protocols when you're the lead dog because you don't usually have to worry about them all the time like the rest of us do. That's fine, and I totally understand that when you're in charge you can do things that usually aren't done-like talking to the leader while side-walking. I felt pretty much by myself during part of the lesson because the conversation didn't involve me, and there was little discussion about what was going on. Please don't hear this as me speaking negatively about my superiors- I just found the dynamic of the "Leader" in the volunteer position very interesting (among other things.) I became hesitant and began to second guess myself while working with Miss Jennifer and Miss Corky because they have so much more experience than me. I'm not usually like that because I love what I do and I usually take more of an interest in the rider than I did the other night. Thankfully, there were no meltdowns with Mark Monday night! We had a fairly smooth ride and he seemed to enjoy being back in the saddle (literally.) It was difficult to work with him at times because he has a toy horse that he carries with him all the time and he kept playing with that rather than participate in the activities. He also has almost no verbal skills, which also presents its own challenges. Although I understand that these quirks are all qualities of Autism, it still doesn't change the fact that I', not 100% sure of how to best work with a person who has a more severe form of Autism than what I am used to. I really can't wait to learn strategies for working effectively with patients who have Autism. I think, in part, it comes with practice!
Since we were so short staffed, I had to work the last lesson, which is a rare occurrence for me! I was working with a teenage rider named Raven who has an anxiety disorder and some sensory "issues" which makes it difficult for her to execute proper riding techniques at times. She loves to talk, and sometimes she fixates on certain topics of conversation. For instance, Monday night, I was told at least 15 times that she had her nails done last week and that she would be getting them done again soon. We could have been talking about worse subjects- but it was very interesting to hear the different ways she made the same story connect to whatever we were talking about at the time. Obviously it was very exciting for her to have been pampered- who can blame her for that?! After all, disability aside, she is still a 17 year old girl. It took me an embarrassingly long time to come to this conclusion- maybe by the fourth time she told me about it. Maybe that simple act made her feel "normal"… don't most 17 year old girls enjoy having their nails sparkle? I know I did, and still do! She was fixating on it because it meant something to her, not because she couldn't think of anything else to say! I guess that means that I am at least a little guilty of thinking about a rider in terms of his or her condition… not per-say in what they cannot do, but as a means of explaining why they do the things that they do. I forget that people who have disabilities can do things or react to things simply because they are human: that's all the explanation needed. I hope that confessing this doesn't make me a bad person- I would never "dis" a rider's abilities, but I use the disability as a means to explain the situation around me. I am really thankful to Raven for repeating her story until I came to this realization!
It breaks my heart to think that in 3 weeks I will be leaving DR for the summer! I've grown used to the routine, even though it forces me to adapt to new things, I still love every minute of what I do… and I think that is the general idea about one's vocation; even in the midst of challenges and or struggles, at the end of the day you love what you do.. and you willingly sign up to do it again!
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One of our favorite guests is back in the Bandit Lair with us today, NYT Bestselling author, Lorraine Heath. Lorraine, pull up a barstool and let's talk about your newest release. (By the way there's Tim Tam's in the Lair today!)
Suz: BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND DESIRE is the second in the Scoundrels of St. James series. Can you tell us about the story?
Lorraine, nibbling on a TimTam while giving a quick wave to the Bandits: The story involves Jack Dodger, the owner of a notorious gentleman's club. One of his patrons-the Duke of Lovingdon-bequeaths Jack his London residence in exchange for which Jack is to serve as guardian of the duke's 5-year-old son. Needless to say, the young widow is outraged that this scoundrel is charged with leading her son into manhood. And Jack, who trusts no good fortune, is working hard to discover why the duke would want him to be guardian. Yet, he can't deny that he's intrigued by the young widow.
Suz, eyes twinkling: Mmmm, we met Jack Dodger in your last book, IN BED WITH THE DEVIL. Jack's a scoundrel of the first order and quite happy in that state. What made you want to bring him change? And how did you achieve that?
Lorraine: Jack has had a very rough life. All of his role models have been the dregs of society, quite honestly, and yet there is a core element of goodness in him that he doesn't want to acknowledge and that few see. He's had to fight to survive and on the surface he always puts himself first. In IN BED WITH THE DEVIL, Jim tells Luke that he would follow him into hell without ever asking him why they were going. None of the scoundrels would do that for Jack because they'd think he was going for his own gain. Yet, in truth, there isn't anything that he wouldn't do for them. He might grumble about it, be unhappy about it, but he'd do it.
So in BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND DESIRE I matched Jack against a woman who has never even fantasized about doing anything improper. I put him in a situation where he has to behave. Suddenly a 5-year-old boy is looking to him for guidance, and all Jack knows is how to be a scoundrel. He doesn't want this lad to grow up to be like him and he has to change his ways in order to be what the boy-and eventually his mother-deserve.
There is nothing Jack won't do to earn a coin. To earn what Lovingdon has left, he must change. And in the changing, he acquires more than he ever thought possible.
Suz: What is it about the heroine, Olivia, the Duchess of Lovingdon, that intrigues Jack the most in your mind?
Lorraine: Good question. What intrigues him the most, I think, is the very thing that irritates him the most: she's so blasted proper. She believes in following rules, honoring duty, and never straying from the righteous path. She represents everything he abhors, but her conviction in what she believes to be right fascinates him.
Suz: There are at least three more members of Feagan's kids who have been featured in the first two books in this series. Any plans for them?
Lorraine: Oh, yes. Frannie's book, Surrender to the Devil, will be released in July 2009. The one thing Frannie never wanted was to be part of the aristocracy so, naturally, there is a duke in her future. Jim's story, Midnight Pleasures with a Scoundrel, will be released January 2010. Jim's story has been the most challenging to write so far.
Suz, leaning in to whisper: Which of the scoundrels do you like the best?
Lorraine, laughs: Whichever one I'm writing a story about. I like them all for different reasons. Luke was so tormented; Jack is such a scamp; Frannie is the glue that holds them all together; Jim is the one who truly loved Frannie; and Bill . . . well, he's a bit of a mystery.
Suz: I'm not sure if our readers are all aware, but you also write YA under two different names, Rachel Hawthorne and Jade Parker. Care to tell us what's going on in that world?
Lorraine: After 3 consecutive months of releases in the summer of 2008, Making a Splash: Rob
yn; Making a Splash: Caitlin; Making a Splash: Whitney; Jade doesn't have anything on the horizon. Rachel, however, has been a very busy girl. Suite Dreams hit the bookstores Dec. 23. It's the story of an Aussie who comes to the States for holiday and ends up sleeping on the couch in the heroine's dorm room and sweet dreams ensue. Bandit Anna Campbell (hi, Anna!) was a tremendous help with the story, helping me to create a character who didn't sound quite so American. It was a lot of fun having Anna answer my questions, because she has such a lovely accent even when she's writing. (And I can't wait to get my little fingers on Tempt the Devil. You, Bandits, are all on my "to read" list-you are quite a talented group.)
Then beginning in March, the Dark Guardian series-which involves werewolves who live among us, unknown to us-will begin hitting the stores. Moonlight in March, Full Moon in May, Dark of the Moon in July. They were very different from anything I've written before. A little darker, and just a bit sexier (how can shapeshifters not be sexy?) than the beach and winter reads I've written for teens up until now. Each story involves a different girl striving to find her place within the pack and with her destined mate while their existence is threatened by a research company who wants to discover what makes them a unique species (and somehow market it). My personal tagline for the series is-Each girl will be asked: What price will you pay for love?
Lorraine: And while that would be a great question to leave you with-what price would you pay-we're so close to New Year's Eve and since my New Year's resolution is to read more in 2009 what reads do you recommend?
Lorraine will be giving away a gift card to the one lucky winner's choice of Borders, Barnes & Noble or Amazon.com!!


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Normally the twisting of an ignition key doesn't constitute news here at Autoblog, but this is one of the few exceptions. Back in January, Hennessey Performance announced the HPE700, a concoction born from the combination of an LS9 supercharged V8 from a ZR1 and a 2010 Camaro. The Texas-based company only recently shoe-horned the engine into the engine bay. A video camera was on when it was finally time to start the newly created monster, and the sound is nothing short of amazing. The result of open headers plus what appears to be a fairly aggressive cam makes for a sound that has the hairs on the backs of our necks standing on end. Have a listen for yourself by watching the video after the jump. Thanks for the tip, Brian!
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Eagles Nest hits ten year milestone
The spectacular Eagles Nest in New Zealand has rolled out a special package to celebrate its tenth anniversary. The Winter Package, which includes "A la carte bach experience", offers massive savings of up to 50% to enable guests to truly experience the world's ultimate retreat.
New Zealand's spectacular Eagles Nest, set atop its own private peninsula, overlooks the beautiful Bay of Islands with awe inspiring views.
The majestic 75 acre estate includes five private, luxurious villas which have been specifically designed to maximise and enhance views, with large windows and elegant, simple interiors. Feature include heated horizon edged pools, jacuzzis, designer kitchens and private cinema systems as well as security gates, complimentary high speed wireless internet access and under floor heating.
Culinary resources including resident chefs, a superb wine cellar and freshly sourced local foods, are known to create memorable experiences for guests in the privacy of their own villa. Meanwhile spa therapists are on call for in-villa treatments and there is even a resident Personal Trainer to help enhance guests regimen.
The Bay of Islands is also renowned for every water sport known to man, from sailing or cruising around any of the 144 Islands; to kayaking and exploring lagoons, natural rock caves and quiet sandy beaches or relaxing amongst the mangrove forest. There is also a rage of fishing opportunities, dolphin watching, diving or water sports.
On site activities that guests can participate in range from yoga and guided meditation, to a spa therapies afternoon, or an Eagles Nest romantic afternoon which includes a personal tour of the Bay Islands with champagne and a choice of activities with a personal chef on hand.
For those guests who prefer a little light adventure, there are a range of unique activities from helicopter rides to horse trek riding or even sky diving for any adrenaline junkies.
Guests can have their meals catered for by any of the five resident Personal Chefs; indulge with spa therapies provided by the estates beauty therapists and even work out with the Estates resident Personal Trainer.
As one of the only eight properties in New Zealand to be rated "Exclusive" by New Zealand's official grading agency, Qualmark, it is hardly surprising that Eagles Nest was named New Zealand's Leading Resort by the World Travel Awards. This year the resort has been nominated in the categories of 2012 Australasia's Leading Villas and 2012 New Zealand's Leading Resort.
Despite being only ten years old, in order to maintain its leading edge and to enhance guest's experiences, Eagles Nest is frequently having renovations and upgrades.
"We are constantly upgrading the property and services offered to guests," explains Callum Farnell, general manager of the property. "This year will see many of the villa outdoor entertaining areas enhanced offering guests the most luxurious of outdoor entertaining/leisure facilities."
He added: "There is nothing like, overlooking your private infinity edged lap pool to the spectacular Bay of Islands with a superb glass of New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc whilst your Personal Chef prepares are in-formal pool side gourmet barbecue!"
With a wide range of services available, the high end property caters to all types of guests including families and couples and is popular with international visitors, especially from the US, Europe and Australia.
"We target couple, families & multi-generational high end clientele from our traditional markets out of North American, United Kingdom & Europe and Australia," says Callum.
"As each of the villas is its own private entity, there is no sharing of facilities so couples can enjoy a nice romantic escape and families can enjoy some quality time sharing stories around the villas private pools and grounds." He adds.
In recent months, the property has been looking to expand into new emerging markets from China and the UAE, with a number of targeted marketing initiatives through luxury travel trade shows.
Eagles Nest has remained at the forefront of social media and is active on popular forums including Twitter, Facebook and YouTube, Callum explains: "Our Facebook page is a great forum to communicate short lead time special offers, local events and competitions.
"We see a great deal of support from previous and prospective guests and the dialogue on the page is fantastic."
Commenting on the significance of social media for the property, Callum reveals that most of the properties budget for PR and marketing in in fact directed towards online optimisation.
"Social media has been fantastic for Eagles Nest. Being a small property with only five villas, our marketing and PR spend needs to deliver a ROI.
"It has provided to be a very cost effective form of media to interact with our web savvy guests," he added.
"Most of our marketing and PR spend is now directed to online optimisation and marketing.
"We definitely see it as a priority due to our size, we find it is the most cost effective medium to reach our specific clientele and delivers the greatest ROI," he concluded.
To find out whether Eagles Nest is triumphant at the World Travel Awards Asia and Australasia ceremony this year which takes place on October 18th, visit www.worldtravelawards.com.


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Lea Michele Remembers Late Boyfriend Cory Monteith's Birthday with Cute TwitPic!
Lea Michele is remembering the birthday of her late boyfriend Cory Monteith today.
"The biggest heart and most beautiful smile.. In all of our hearts.. We love you so. Happy Birthday," Lea captioned a lovely photo of her and Cory laughing together.
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Cory would have been 32 years old today. We can't believe he's been gone almost a year. Happy birthday, Cory!
Lea also took a moment to acknowledge the holiday too. "Happy Mother's Day to my beautiful mommy Edith. Thank you for being the most caring & amazing mother in the world," she wrote.
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