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I needed a few photos of Willow reading, to accompany an article on the same subject that I'm submitting to Home Education Magazine. Our wintry weather isn't exactly conducive to reading picturesquely outdoors, so we retreated with the camera to the place we would have gone even if there hadn't been a photo shoot to do...

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Although I took care to comb the child's hair (normally it's her responsibility, and I let her get away with just brushing the outer layer of that wavy/curly mop) and to dress her decently (unlike her sister, who will regularly screen at least two outfits before leaving the house, then will preen and dance and talk to herself in the mirror once she's in the chosen frock, Willow's habit is to pick the top item from her shirts drawer, the top item from her pants drawer, and to attempt to do away with underpants altogether), you will notice that I forgot to actually have Will remove her coat for these first few photos. As she normally does, she ran straight into the children's department and dove right into a book, and I merely followed and snapped photographs:
Will doesn't pose as naturally for the camera as Syd does, but this isn't a problem when taking photographs of her reading, since she doesn't even notice me hovering there, camera up to my face:
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Here is my set up for a show that I'm doing this weekend (this is my first picture post... hope it works)

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I have a couple pictures of my booth in the gallery here. The pics are from the Bazaar Bizarre in Cleveland! It was freakin' cool!

Anyway, I had to take two pics, because it was an 8' table and not enough room across from it to get the whole thing.

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Hi everyone,
I plan on doing some local street fairs and festivals this summer but seeing as I am new to this I'm looking for new, creative, and affordable ways to display my wares.  I run a website that specializes in items by a variety of artists so my products run the gamut.  Anyone have any pictures of how they set up? Or any pointers to make set-up and break down easier?

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Thanks so much for posting.  I'm working on some ideas now.  My first market is next month.

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this is not the best photo, but in the center/left part of the screen you can see what my friend made to hold cuffs.

she used thin peices of driftwood and tied them together, so they hung like a rack. the top one was a bit thicker, and she wrote the price in white paint. the cuffs, which closed with velcro were easy for people to take on and off, and it also made a kind of 'wall' around the space.

i think it could be adopted for other things, like maybe scarves. it was easy to transport/move, because she literally just rolled the thing up. voila!

i sold a whopping three things last weekend (my first time) but i think i simply had the wrong stuff for the audience, at a concert... or that's what i keep telling myself... Wink

best of luck to you, you'll do much better at an actual craft fair!

please post photos or sketches if you see other cool ideas.  Grin

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I'm just starting out with craft fairs also, and I would say that's been the hardest part for me....figuring out how to attractively display my products.  I did one craft fair before Christmas and thought before I arrived that I had great display ideas....but when I looked around the room almost everyone else had a better display than I did.  It really seems to be all about presentation.
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I'm doing a market on the 16th.  I will be sure to take plenty of pictures then.

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i used some plates with fish gravel and this set up woked for me
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March 08, 2012 6:22 PM

Well, the track temperature was at only 12 degrees C also, lowering the grip level considerably. This in combination with the gutsy winds made it too dangerous.

March 08, 2012 6:54 PM

Crikey ! So they sit in the paddock wasting countless Euro's waiting for a Solar flare to dissipate.
Therein lies the problem. Waiting for a perfect day. Opportunity lost.
Are they going to wait out PI FP1 2012 until maybe the wind dies down and the track dries up ?
Aerodynamic efficiency is tantatamount. A dry,wind buffeted Aragon was an opportunity,not a liability.

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March 08, 2012 6:59 PM

Waste far more euro's by crashing for no gain.

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" PI FP1 2012 until maybe the wind dies down and the track dries up ?"

Well Ben Spies did pretty much that a few years back, can't recall the race result though.

As for the CRT's, they are so far from the configuration and specs that they will run by the Aragon GP's time, that the data is pointless with these winds. The preseason with a new bike is for finding a baseline direction for development, not fine tuning set ups in specific conditions.

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March 08, 2012 7:24 PM

Please, shut up all of you. It's not your team, your money, your call, your bikes - you're not the rider, or owner and you aren't there. Shut it already

March 08, 2012 7:31 PM

HULLO and no sympathy. No Bunny Hugging. At this stage of the game CRT 2012. Get your collective a**s on track if at all possible. JUNK DATA is better than no data. Apparently Aragon was dry.Breezy.
Can not is the brother of will not.
I reran Qatar 2011. Qually and the race. Much complaining about the wind prior to the race during testing. TEST FFS. Use the the opportunity.
The game gets underway in a few weeks.
No wonder some are Alien's and some ain't and never will be.

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March 08, 2012 7:39 PM

I used to fly radio controlled model aircraft in near 30mph winds at national aerobatic competitions.
Anybody dropping out (nobody did) because of the wind would have been seen as a wimp. These women need to toughen up.

March 08, 2012 7:58 PM

I'll leave it there and right now.
Parting shot... I'm disgusted with this CRT test.
As someone mentioned,track temp 12 Deg C. EXPLOIT it says I. Bridgestone could use the feedback for the benefit of all.
I hope it is colder, windier and less amicable tomorrow at Aragon. Great circuit !!
I also hope someone on a GP bikes relishes the opportunity to stride forward.
Safety ? What a crock excuse. Swim with sharks and you are likely to get bit. If you can't stand the heat,well...y'all know the rest.

Well at least they race in the rain unlike NASCAR. Plus these bikes are very expensive. Is it worth collecting junk data if it means crashing the bike and waisting more Euros?

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have any of you stacked a bike before or even ridden one?????? it frikkin hurts, so why on earth would you expect another person to go out and risk injuring themselves, for no real gain in information, this close to the start of the season??????? another way to look at it is why would you even risk wrecking the bike and injuring yourself on the first day of a multi-day test???????

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Valentino Rossi began his Yamaha return in style by battling up the order twice in Sunday's Qatar MotoGP, culminating in the Italian legend snatching second from rookie Marc Marquez.

Rossi had set a competitive pace all weekend at Losail, but lost out badly during the new qualifying format and lined-up just seventh on the grid.

When the red lights went out, Rossi picked up where he had left off before his ill-fated switch to Ducati by attacking his way to fourth by the end of the opening lap.

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Rossi's podium chances continued to deplete as he was held up behind Stefan Bradl, but once free he defied the odds to bridge a three-second gap to Cal Crutchlow, Dani Pedrosa and Marc Marquez, fighting over second. Rossi soon got the better of Crutchlow and Pedrosa, but rookie Marquez - whose aggressive riding style and determination has long impressed Rossi - re-passed the Yamaha rider on the penultimate lap.

A seven time MotoGP title winner, Rossi used all his experience to get back ahead and then contain the young Spaniard by 0.2s.

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“Then when I had some free track I had great pace and got closer and closer. At the end it was a great battle with all three - but especially Marc, until the last lap. I was maybe a little faster but we were very close.

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"handed a WINNING bike to Rossi who took the EXACT same bike and went two seconds per lap slower" If you bother to check the RACE lap times from early 2011 you will see Vale was about HALF a second slower than Casey was on the Ducati. Before they started modifying it to hell.

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With all the change that has happened around the high performance computing (HPC) environments used in manufacturing over the past 20 years, two constants have remained: 1) the computer-aided engineering (CAE) workload – and hence the demand for compute power – have nearly doubled every year; and 2) the names of the ISV applications used today for CAE simulations are pretty much the same as 20 years ago (e.g. NASTRAN, Abaqus, Fluent, LS-DYNA). The first constant is a direct result of CAE becoming a core element in the product design process. The second is a result of the constant enhancements in both features and performance made by the ISVs.

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It is the HPC performance, and specifically the parallel performance of these applications, that I’d like to highlight. For many years CAE applications have run MPI parallel, but we are now seeing extreme scalability in the CAE applications (i.e. scaling to > 1000 cores) which is going to drive significant changes in CAE simulation.

For most of the past 30 years, to meet increasing demand for performance, the CAE field has relied on Moore’s Law or more specifically the steady increase in processor frequency.  In recent years the processor frequency has plateaued and the HPC industry has moved to “multi-core” processors to deliver more FLOPs per processor.  More cores per processor (combined with the move to cluster architectures) have resulted in a huge increase in total compute power.  Today it is common for large commercial CAE environments to have 10,000 cores available and several organizations are over 50,000 cores.  Of course, to leverage the increased performance of a multi-core processor implies the analysis is using more compute cores per simulation (i.e. more parallel scaling).  However, most manufacturing organizations have used the increase in total compute power to increase the overall throughput (i.e. capacity computing) and have not scaled up the performance for individual simulations (i.e. capability computing).

As the requirement for higher simulation fidelity is combined with tighter design schedules, there is a growing demand for significantly faster turnaround of large jobs – not 10 percent faster but 10 times faster.  With minimal increase in processor frequency, the best path to improve performance is parallel scaling of CAE simulations.  Recently the CAE ISVs have heard the demand for dramatically better scaling from their leading edge users and as a result there have been significant advances in applications scalability.  So the good news is that, although today most users rarely use more than a 256 cores, many compute-intensive applications do scale large CAE simulation to 2,500 cores or more.

However, for a new HPC technology to take hold in CAE there needs to be a high value simulation field (e.g. crash simulation or aerodynamics) which can leverage the technology.   Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) will likely drive the move to extreme scaling.  As an example of this, ANSYS has worked with Cray to improve Fluent scaling in recent versions to over 10,000 cores.  The figure below is an example of the performance for an automotive external aerodynamics simulation.   It shows strong scaling to over 12,000 cores.

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Overall, we are seeing major scaling improvements in other CAE codes, across all simulation fields.  Since most CAE simulations currently use less than 250 cores, scaling to 10,000 cores offers more than 40 times performance gain. So as the demand for compute power builds and the CAE applications are able to offer extreme scalability, large CAE environments are growing toward 100,000 cores or more.

Cray is working with third party ISVs to further advance simulation. As the leader at providing scalable HPC systems – systems with many thousands of cores – we work with third-party application providers to scale their applications to thousands of cores. The goal is to not only demonstrate the performance advantage but also quantify the value delivered in scaling CAE simulation to new levels.

Cray’s work with the ISVs has involved profiling applications to enhance scaling throughout the code and for a broad range of simulation features.  The joint effort between the system experts and the ISVs is crucial since the ISVs typically do not have the compute resources to test performance on thousands of cores.  Also, Cray has been able to work with the ISVs, and leading users, to demonstrate extreme scaling on production models.  These runs often require “cpu months” (24 hours/day x30 days = 720 hours) of compute time, but when using thousands of cores per simulation, this can be turned around in less than a day.

An example of this cooperation is shown in the following image.  It is a Metacomp/CFD++ simulation that was performed on a Cray system, and was a joint project between Cray, Metacomp and Swift Engineering.  The goal was to simulate the wake effect as one race car overtakes another. It required an unsteady solution for CFD – a model with over 110 million elements – moving mesh and rotating boundary conditions (for the tires).  Total run time was over 15 “core years” ( i.e. more than 130,000 core hours).

What does this mean for HPC in the Manufacturing Segment?

It means the potential is there for many CAE simulations to obtain a factor of 10 increases in performance (and every factor of 10 helps).  Many types of simulations are waiting for this level of performance to become practical in a production environment such as LES CFD simulations, stochastic simulation for complete systems, and running the largest crash simulations multiple times per day.

Extreme scaling is the only way to achieve this level of performance for a broad range of simulation.  It will enable CAE simulations with higher fidelity and faster turnaround.  Hence, CAE will add even more value to the product design process.

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      Dennis, thank you for the feedback. It is not clear what caused the cureve to dip at ~11K cores but it is not unusual to see this type of behavior. It could be something with that specific domain decomp. Also the runs are not necessarily on a dedicated environment or the system environemnt may have change from one day to the next, so it is possible for that to cause some modest fluctuations. We have run other models which show this level of scaling but do not show this performance dip.

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    What sources do you have that show the demand for computing power doubling every year?

    For NASTRAN, Abaqus, Fluent, LS-DYNA, do any of these options have a cloud version that allows this scaling over the cloud? Or are these clusters all in one location and run locally?

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      1. The statement about the growth in compute power is based mainly on person discussions with Auto and Aerospace companies from around the world over the past 25 years (and similar observations by other others in the industry). I think the point is that there has been a significant growth every year and as far as I can tell (and somewhat to my surprise) this growth is continuing for the foreseeable future. It should be noted that there are challenges such as power & cooling and SW costs which are a bigger issue every year.

      2. The short answer is yes, these applications can be used in a “cloud” environment and there are some organizations offering a cloud solution. But I think your question is more “is it practical to use these apps in a loosely coupled system or does it require a tightly integrated compute cluster?’. It is a matter of opinion as to what is practical but again the short answer is a tightly integrated cluster, with a high speed interconnect, is required for efficient scaling . Also there are major issues with data management when doing large CAE simulations on the cloud.

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2014 promises to deliver great and worthy information regarding digital music. Creative Spotlights had our ears tapped to the pulse of the music industry. From May 6th-8th, Music Biz 2014 touched down with opportunities for music industry professionals, lifestyle brands, musicians and artists from the online sphere.

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The day began with networking in the lounge with the music professionals that have came to this conference in order to gain a foothold and an understanding on where this industry is heading to in the future. In the afternoon it was all about the digital music experience and the platforms leading the way in transitioning our industry from a unit-based model to a service-based model.

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We interviewed the president of Music Biz – Jim Donio and he laid out a great description of the future of the music industry and where Music Biz fits in.

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PRESS RELEASE November 1, 2005—As cremation becomes the preferred post-death wish for most Americans, companies that cater to people's creative requests for scattering remains -- by air, sea and space shuttle -- are cropping up all over the country.

A Houston company, Space Celestis, will launch the ashes of loved ones into space on a shuttle from Vandenberg Air Force Base. The company will stuff up to 7 grams of ash into lipstick-sized containers that orbit for a few years.

It is, however, a bit pricey. The costs range from $1,000 to $12,000, depending on the amount of ash and the type of orbit (earth orbit is cheapest, the lunar is more expensive). The ashes will orbit with a shuttle sent up to monitor satellite communications, and remain in space until the shuttle crashes and burns back into earth's atmosphere.

Many of Santa Barbara's private airplane companies offer flights for families who want to scatter their relatives' ashes over landmarks or parks. California law only requires that the owner's permission be granted before scattering on private property.

The Santa Barbara Sailing Center, among others, offers sea excursions that can be coordinated by funeral directors. The Sailing Center does about half a dozen ash-scattering excursions per month, and the rituals run the gamut, said Sherry Lutz, private events coordinator.

After taking their mom's ashes on various trips around the country, three sisters once chartered a boat to put her in final rest. The captain even put a sailing cap and sunglasses on the urn before the ashes were scattered, Ms. Lutz said.

"For some people, it's a very joyous occasion," she said. "For others, it's very sad and traumatic."

The law requires ashes to be scattered at least 500 yards or more from shore, and this cannot be done from a pier or wharf. Any container or flowers that accompany the ashes must be biodegradable. It also helps to be aware of some logistical issues, such as facing downwind so the ashes don't blow back on the ship.

If families want to keep some or all of the ashes, other companies offer artistic services for preserving memories. Loren Dion and Nick Savage, both 25, run a store called Memory Glass in Carpinteria, where they create pendants and glass sculptures using a small, finely ground amount of the cremated ash and infusing it with color and other designs.

So far, business has been brisk, Mr. Dion said. They've sold about 400 since opening shop two years ago, he said.

An art shop in Mississippi, Eternally Yours Memorial Art, will layer fine ash on top of paintings, which are typically custom-designed to fit the person's interests or lifestyle.

LifeGem Memorials, based in Chicago, will take the remains of a relative and compress the ash into a diamond. Company officials say there is enough carbon in one person to make between 50 and 100 diamonds (although each one costs about $4,000).

Another company, Eternal Reefs, will attach cremains to ocean reefs, anchoring them with concrete, which costs about $850. The company president came up with the idea in honor of his dad, who wanted to be surrounded by life, not death.

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Pat Burrell Will Be Inducted into the Phillies Wall of Fame, Your Woman’s Heart

The Phillies announced today that Pat Burrell will be inducted into their Wall of Fame:

Left fielder Pat Burrell will become the 37th inductee into the Phillies Wall of Fame on Friday, July 31, prior to the 7:05 p.m. game vs. the Atlanta Braves at Citizens Bank Park.

“It’s a tremendous honor and privilege to be added to the Wall next to Philly’s all-time greats,” said Burrell. “My family and I couldn’t be more grateful for the support from fans. Their votes are the reason that I will now be enshrined in Phillies history.”

Can’t wait.

Side note: I have it on good authority that the last time Burrell was honored in Philly, in May of 2011 to retire as a Phillie, he invited the guys responsible for the don’t let your girl get Burrelled video to the game… and spent the days and weeks before and after it texting the girl from the video, who was dating one of the guys in the group. So, yeah, Burrell was trying to Burrell (v.) the girl in the video about him Burrelling girls. God he’s a legend.

BREAKING: A Drunken and Shirtless Pat Burrell is Slip-and-Sliding with Chase Utley

Chase Utley just posted this on Instagram (!!!) shortly before the Super Bowl. I’m several beers deep, and so, too, is Pat Burrell, it would seem. Video after the jump. Continue reading

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Spotted Jason Kelce and (not pictured) Connor Barwin over by PYT at the 104.5 Block party on Saturday.  Talking to fans, taking pictures, and just hanging out having a good time.  Another example of these guys embracing the city and the fans even during the off season.

God damn right it is, Alec. Love the OD shirt, and also the too-short shorts.* A much more understated appearance by Kelce in Northern Liberties than Pat Burrell’s in 2012 when he grabbed a girl’s tit and I had the photo but had to remove it because the girl’s lawyer threatened me and claimed it was taken out of context because it’s obviously very easy to take a picture of Pat Burrell grabbing a tit out of context you fucker. Was that a run-on sentence?

Anyway, Kelce’s awesome.

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Now if you’ll excuse me, I have to wipe something off my chin.

*Are those Dockers? Please be Dockers.

Dan Carcillo Plays for the Rangers Tonight, Here’s My Favorite Car Bomb Moment

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This post originally appeared on the site on May 13, 2011, the day after Dan Carcillo manually stimulated what turned out to be a CB reader in an Atlantic City hotel room. I was told, at the time, that “her dad would be proud” because she denied Carcillo sex… and instead settled for a stand-up triple.

When Dan Carcillo (@og_carbomb13) Tweets to fellow NHLer Paul Bissonnette, good things are bound to happen.

Car Bomb quickly disarmed and removed the Tweet.

Just another day inside the head of Dan Carcillo, folks.

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These (soon-to-be) NHL Draft Picks Were Eager to Get Drunk and Screw Before Their Big Day

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This post originally ran just over a year ago, when our favorite (NOW MARRIED!) puck bunny conquered roughly half a dozen soon-to-be professional hockey players. Sadly, there was no similar venture this year (that we know of…). So, while the sports world slows for a few days as we celebrate Bill Pullman’s famous Independence Day speech and I stock up on coffee, beer and Haribo Gummy Bears for our Flyers free agency running commentary on Friday, let’s relive the beauty and majesty of Princesss Sass, a tradition unlike any other.

Before we delve into the shadowy world of jersey chasing – puck bunnydom, to be specific – let’s rewind to an earlier time.

Back in April, during that series in which the Flyers embarrassed the half-assed hockey team from the western end of the state, we introduced you to (our favorite) partially cloaked Penguins fan: Princesss Sass, as she’s known on the Interrods.

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We first came across Ms. Sass when she posted pictures of some signs she brought to the CONSOL Energy Center to harass the Flyers. We then followed her solo travels to Philadelphia for Game 3 and, as recently as last week, featured her in our special puck slut PSA relating to the announcement of the NHL Draft coming to the City of Brotherly Love in 2014. Sass’ appearance in our PSA was to demonstrate the shooting-fish-in-a-barrel nature of the NHL entry draft, an event that sees scores of young, mostly Canadian, teen-something boys flock into a particular city for, up to that point, the biggest weekend of their lives. The weekend when they become men.

We have to give Sass credit. She’s taken our heavy ribbing in stride (even though I once called her a slore), almost reveling in her role as the stereotypical puck slut from Shittsburgh. But now she’s outdone herself. She has given us an exclusive, meticulously detailed account of her weekend at the NHL Draft – complete with pictures and screenshots – where she warmed up about a sixth of the top 60 picks.

Before last weekend’s event, which was held in Pittsburgh, Sass tweeted a preview of her outfit for the draft’s first night. For her and other puck bunnies (and I do wish to not be graphic here), the thought of bagging an up-and-comer who might one day drink from Lord Stanley’s Cup (or, less ambitiously, bookend Pierre McGuire along an NHL dasher) makes their underoos drippier than a protagonist during the rain scene in a mid-oughts romance flick.*

*Ryan Gosling vociferously objects! “I’m wetter and I look better! And I’m a poet.”

You see, hockey players, unlike athletes from the other three major sports, are fairly accessible. For example, if you were a jersey chaser and wanted to fuck LeBron James, you’d likely have to make it through long lines, VIP ropes, possibly a background check, a publicist, some posse and Mike Miller before you ever got near King. Then there’s a good chance you’d have to be taken for a test spin (perhaps simultaneously) by a few members of his inner-circle – sexual gatekeepers, if I may – to see if you were up to the task. With satisfactory performance, you might – might – have a chance to score with LeBron.

Conversely, if you wanted to bump baby makers with, say, Jeff Carter, all you’d have to do is wear a revealing tube top to La Costa this Friday night.

It’s just… easier to get with hockey players.

At the NHL Draft, it’s easiest: puck bunnies want in early and not-even-old-enough-to-shave athletes want their first (or second or third) groupie. It’s a perfect balance, this delicate ecosystem of fuck. And that’s where we begin our story.

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[Note: We’ve removed players’ names from the story and texts. But among those included are five first-rounders, four second-rounders, two sons of former NHLers, and one (now) Flyer. All are 18, or younger.]

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The Flyers Partied at Caesars in Atlantic City Last Night

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Usually the Flyers wait until after their early exit from the playoffs to party in AC. But hey, that might be kind of difficult this season… so they hit up Caesars and its nightclub, Dusk, last night, according to several on the Twitters.

View the Tweets and (incredibly strange) bathroom selfies… after the jump.

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Bernie Parent Talks About His Primitive Side, Encourages You to Stay Horny

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Bernie Parent is now writing a column for as part of the enigmatic website’s misguided effort to increase page views and save money by bringing on mostly non-writers to, well, write, an undertaking that likely won’t lead to a measurable increase in visits to the site.

Well, maybe Bernie will lead to a measurable increase… in visits to the site.

In what has to be one of the strangest and most surreal (read: awesome) columns you will ever read, Bernie, citing his “balls to go out there at 66 years old” for the Winter Classic Alumni Game in 2011, encourages you, the reader, to find your hidden wolf this Valentine’s Day.

Ladies and gentleman, Mr. Parent: [the fun parts are highlighted]

For some, Valentine’s Day is a time to show your appreciation for loved ones. For others, it’s a day of impending doom, a pointless “holiday,” and a yearly reminder of the reasons you are single.

Being that I am a seasoned ladies man and “Philadelphia’s most interesting man,” I have the same message for both types of people: Find your wolf.

If you are single, allow yourself to do some inner-searching and find the person that you want to be, so you are ready and willing to share that with someone else when the time comes. Remember, happy feelings will attract happy circumstances.

For those of you that are in a relationship, let your partner be their own wolf. Don’t restrict your partner. Let them fulfill who they are as an individual; it does not mean they don’t love you. If you let them go, let them do, they will explore and be their own person. That is what makes the bond between the two of you stronger.

Don’t leash them, don’t cage them, just have fun. And do it together.

“I am a free spirit; either admire me from the ground or fly with me, but don’t ever try to cage me.” –Unknown.

I’ll open up the floor to the readers. Email me your questions.

Stay horny, my friends.

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I am speechless. Horny, but speechless.

Never change, Bernie.

Hartnell and Parveen, Sittin’ in a Tree

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Not since that time NBC 10 sent Sheena Parveen on an awkward lunch date with goofball Hunter Pence have we had a story about, well, Sheena Parveen going on a date with a goofball local athlete.

Dan of Gross of was informed by a tipster, who says he works at the Irish Pub, that Hartnell and Parveen were having drinks at the bar late Wednesday night. Doing his usual due diligence, Gross found that it wasn’t the first time the pair had beverages together: [

Parveen was also seen hanging with Hartnell in the VIP area at Dusk at Caesars in November after the Operation Hat Trick charity game he organized at Boardwalk Hall to benefit Hurricane Sandy relief efforts.

This is huge, folks. Hartnell’s apparent courtship of Parveen puts him in rarified Philly-cock-swinging air once inhaled by the likes of Pat Burrell and, yes, John Bolaris (back in his Lauren Hart days). This story also answers the question: How does Scott Hartnell celebrate being named the fifth hottest hockey player by Cosmo

What’s more is that the decision to go to the IP is a move ripped from the pages of Burrell’s playbook. It’s like the sex manual that Kevin’s brother talked about in American Pie 2– this book that some guys brought back from Amsterdam in the early eighties. What to do with your tongue, things like that. And each year, it got passed on to one East student who was worthy of it.

Only one local athlete at a time is privy to the book's contents– things like, "cab companies quickest to Irish Pub, Public House and Drinker’s," "how much get home money to give in the morning" (it’s commensurate with her education), and “cunilingizing a TV anchor.” HARTNELL’S GOT THAT BOOK! Not saying he did those things with Parveen, but he has the book. Jeff Carter had it before him (Hartnell presumably skipped the chapter about how to start a rumor that you’re nailing your teammate’s wife). John Clark before that. Darren Daulton back in the day. But now it’s Scottie’s. His to do with what he will. Perhaps he’ll marry a Hooter’s girl, dye his hair blonde, or ride down Broad in celebration on a Clydesdale-pulled wagon. The possibilities are endless.

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Recognizing our full freedom in Christ begins with an awareness that our sins are forgiven and we face exciting possibilities for a new life. While it is right to revel in our newfound freedom, we must never forget that it is just the beginning of a long journey toward becoming the person God wants us to be. Real freedom includes release from all the limiting factors that hinder us from regularly bearing fruit. Among these factors is a wrong attitude toward self. When we fail to see ourselves as God sees us, things begin to fall apart at the center of our being, and we become weighed down with insecurities of all kinds. Then we quickly become mired in trying to prove ourselves by driving, pushing, achieving, and accumulating more and more things.

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Keeping the water out of the homes in Bourne Park Close, Kenley, is a constant battle with pumps running 24 hours a day.

The entrances to the houses are barricaded with sandbags and front gardens have been flooded with duckboards being put down so people can get in their homes.

Liam Lynch, who lives in one of the worst affected houses has had five pumps in his garden for the past two weeks and said everyone is doing all they can to help keep the water out of his home.

He said: ““The water is coming through from everybody’s gardens, coming into ours and flooding the grounds.

“I cannot see it being a short term, it’s going to be more of a long term thing.

“We must have had at least 2,000 sandbags down here so far.

“Everybody has been absolutely fantastic and they must be absolutely knackered, crew after crew has been down here.”

The 40-year-old added: “I must take my hat off to them, they have done everything they can and quickly.

“This water is coming from Godstone Road and through the hills.

“The council has said if there is any issue they will move us out.

“”Everything we need we have been keeping upstairs for two weeks.”

Seventy-five-year-old John Curd said: “It’s very worrying and we have had to move a lot of stuff off the floor.

“Since they have started pumping the water seems to be going down a bit but I’m still worried about the water coming in.

“The council has been very good trying to help us out but there is more rain forecast so I’m just going to keep an eye on everything to make sure it’s alright.

“The neighbours keep coming in to make sure I’m alright which is very good.

“Touch wood the water has not come in yet.

“I have lived here for 44 years and this is the worst it has ever been.

“I would not evacuate because I have been here so long and I want to protect my house as much as I can.”

And their neighbour Suzanne Pritchard, 33, said: “We have been flooded before so we had sandbags from last time and the local authority helped us put them against the fences and there’s not much else we can do.

“They are trying to pump some water away and with the rain that is forecast it is just a case of hoping for the best because the water has to go somewhere when it rains.

“We are scared of being flooded again and we have taken out the electrics in the front room and I have two cats and am concerned about the water being contaminated.

“If the water comes in we would start moving things upstairs.”

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Boss Harper: Ledgister's return will keep Beavers frontman Moone on his toes

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Hampton & Richmond Borough boss Mark Harper praised returning striker Joel Ledgister after his goal secured three points against Lewes on Tuesday night, writes Tom Ambrose.

The hosts opened the scoring in the first-half when Joe Turner’s rocket beat Lewes’s Kieron Thorpe, but Anthony Thomas drew the Sussex club level, curling in from distance moments later.

Ledgister, who recently re-joined the Beavers from Boue Square South side Chelmsford City, found the winner thirteen minutes from time, stabbing home skipper Max Hustwick’s knockdown, to Harper’s delight.

He said: “Joel gives us another threat up front because to be honest, we haven’t been scoring enough.

“If Charlie Moone wasn’t in such good form, we could be struggling – it’s all about competition for places.

“We looked much better than Saturday and overall I am pleased with our performance.”

Hampton, thrashed 4-0 at Bury Town in the FA Cup on Saturday, made a strong start when Turner’s drive was parried by Thorpe.

A frenetic few minutes followed, starting when Gary Holloway was booked for a late challenge on Steve Brinkhurst after 25 minutes.

A minute later, Hickey’s lofted ball through to Turner set the midfielder up for a thunderous volley to give the hosts the lead.

Before Hampton even had time to draw breath, Lewes’s Thomas took advantage of a fortuitous deflection off team-mate Karl Beckford’s backside, curling in to draw the Rooks level.

Just before the break, Ledgister saw a goal ruled offside after reacting quickest when Moone hit the woodwork.

On 50 minutes, James Simmonds thundered a shot against the cross-bar as the hosts piled on the pressure.

But the breakthrough came after 77 minutes when Holloway’s free-kick was knocked down by skipper Hustwick who found Ledgister unable to miss from close distance.

Lewes created one final chance on 89 minutes, but Nathan Crabb could not keep his shot down.

Hampton boss Harper added: “We got taught a lesson on Saturday – we have to turn up and work hard.

“We were far too complacent against Bury Town, but today we showed signs of improvement.

“It sets us up nicely for Whitehawk on Saturday which ought to be a good battle.”

Hampton & Richmond: Chiweshe, Kamara, Bray (Jenkins 81), Hustwick, Powell, Hickey, Turner, Holloway, Moone (Bent 83), Simmonds, Ledgister (Bettemar 78). Subs not used: Jeffreys, Bates.

Lewes: Thorpe, Conroy, Hamilton, Walder, Robinson, Breach, Crabb, Beckford (Schaaf 64), Godfrey, Thomas (Fergany 83), Brinkhurst (Howell 75). Subs not used: Cooper, Stubbins.

Attendance: 296

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Serenade of the Seas Cruise Review by kcsun: Great time on the Seranade!

Serenade of the Seas 5
Member Since 2009
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Cabin Not Rated
Dining 5.0
Embarkation 5.0
Enrichment Activities Not Rated
Entertainment 2.0
Family & Children Not Rated
Fitness & Recreation Not Rated
Public Rooms 4.0
Rates 4.0
Service 5.0
Shore Excursions 4.0
Value for Money 4.0

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Great time on the Seranade!

Sail Date: March 2012
Destination: Southern Caribbean
Embarkation: San Juan

Embarkation: we flew to San Juan 2 days ahead, to see Old San Juan. Had dinner and enjoyed the flamenco show at Barrachina one night. At the port early, took about 30 minutes from arriving until we were on the ship. Lunch in Windjammer- forgot this ship has very nice outside dining areas, which we used every time we ate in the Windjammer. Luggage was delivered in a very timely manner. Cabin was ok- in the very front so quite a bit of walking (but made for a quiet area).
Dining: we had the later dining time and lucked out with a table for 4 and no one else showed up. The best service by our waiter and asst. waiter- and we found the food quite good. Some meals better but overall good. Windjammer was also good- some rather interesting selections. Dined at Portofino one night- excellent food and service. Well worth the $20 charge.
Activities: Only show we went to was the Quest- a riot. Did a little damage in the casino (to ourselves, not the house!). With a port-intensive cruise More like this one, not much inclination to do a lot once back on the ship.
Ports: did mostly beaches- the ride to Cane Garden Bay in Tortola was hair-raising but afforded wonderful views. In Dominica, took the trolley tour. A very poor city but we found the people so warm and friendly. Our guide was very proud of his country. Usual vendors on the beaches- most unusual was the green velvet monkey ("Max") in St. Kitts!
Disembarkation: Waited in the Platinum and above lounge and were off the ship quickly. Seemd like one of the smoother disembarkations I have experienced.
Overall: Enjoyed the Seranade very much. Yes, it does need a touch-up but the staff we encountered were very helpful and friendly and our stateroom attendent Elroy was a gem. I'll take that over shinier windows anytime! Less

Published 04/05/12

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Cabin review: E1

I questioned the balcony on cabin 8508 when I booked. I was told it was full size for it's class but the ship diagram looked funny to me. Sure enough, we were the first balcony on the starboard side from the front. The view was abstructed by a curving wall, so I was not happy.

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Silver Galapagos Cruise Review by AhoyLady: Wonderful trip on Silver Galapagos

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Cabin 5.0
Dining 5.0
Embarkation 5.0
Enrichment Activities 5.0
Entertainment 5.0
Family & Children 5.0
Fitness & Recreation 5.0
Public Rooms 5.0
Rates Not Rated
Service 5.0
Shore Excursions 5.0
Value for Money 5.0

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Wonderful trip on Silver Galapagos

Sail Date: June 2014
Destination: South America
Embarkation: Other

Wow, I disagree with a lot of the review below. We had a spectacular time and thought the service was first rate. The waiters were very responsive and polite - super professional. Juanito, one of our room stewards, made wonderful "towel animals" for us every day. Our room was kept tidy (even our clothes were folded for us) and clean. Every member of the staff was great and went above and beyond. We've traveled on Silversea once before, and the service on Silver Galapagos was as good as on Silver Spirit. We were surprised at how much we enjoyed the food, given the terrible prior reviews. We enjoyed our meals - plenty of selection and very good quality. If you're looking for Michelin-rated dining, then don't go to the Galapagos. But we thought the food was really good. The pastry chef made delicious cookies and crème caramel, along with other great desserts. We didn't care that much about what liquors were available, but I do see what the prior reviewer means. This is an More expensive trip and one might have expected upgraded liquors. But it didn't impact us. I was happy with Bailey's Irish Cream and vodka with cranberry juice. The expeditions were all outstanding and every single guide was an expert. It was incredible - they knew every flower, bird, animal, and tree. There were no questions left unanswered. And we swam with turtles and sea lions. It was magical. Incidentally, the staff was excellent when it came to ensuring everyone's safety. Absolutely excellent! We were on many of Fernando's tours, and he was fantastic (as was Jorge, Xavier, and all the rest). Ivan's photography was great.

It's true that the ship could use a face lift. That's the one part that is not up to Silversea's standards, especially considering the price. But our room was still lovely (although if you look closely, you can definitely tell that it's seen better days - paint peeling, terrace balcony not varnished, etc.). But I have no qualms about recommending this trip. It was fantastic, and Silversea has clearly been working very hard to fix most of the prior problems. We had such a good time, we didn't want to come home.

Ok, I do admit that Silversea really needs to do something about the elevator situation. There was one small elevator that was operated by a hamster running around in a wheel. I don't deny that there were times when I was so tired I would have liked to use an elevator rather than climb 4 flights of stairs. Despite the elevator, it was a wonderful trip and I highly recommend it.

Incidentally, we were supposed to go on Celebrity's Galapagos trip last year, but it was cancelled due to Lobster-gate. When Celebrity cancelled a week before our trip, we scrambled to book another trip and ended up on Silver Spirit in the Mediterranean. It was so awesome that we ultimately booked Silver Galapagos instead of Celebrity for our Galapagos trip. For anyone thinking about going on the Celebrity trip, please note that Celebrity, as compensation, sent us coupons for 25% off any Celebrity cruise. Five weeks later, they rescinded the coupons and sent us new coupons for 25% off ONLY the Galapagos trip. That trip was booked so far out and was totally booked during any times we could go, that the coupons were rendered useless (and had a 2 year time limit). We're done with Celebrity (not because they cancelled, but because of the way they handled the aftermath), and Silversea is the beneficiary of our future cruises. In fairness to Celebrity, however, a friend went on Celebrity in February and had a wonderful time. Less

Published 07/08/14

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Cabin review: Silver Suite604

Lovely room with a balcony.

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Majesty of the Seas Cruise Review by Jaretr1: Majesty is ok, great value.

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Cabin 3.0
Dining 4.0
Embarkation 5.0
Enrichment Activities Not Rated
Entertainment 4.0
Family & Children Not Rated
Fitness & Recreation 3.0
Public Rooms 3.0
Rates 5.0
Service 4.0
Shore Excursions Not Rated
Value for Money 5.0

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Majesty is ok, great value.

Sail Date: December 2009
Destination: Bahamas
Embarkation: Miami

This was my 10th cruise, but first on RCI. My previous 9 were on Carnival. I have done this same 3 day Bahamas run on Carnival 3 times, twice on the Fascination, and once on the Imagination. This was also the first time I cruised alone. To be fair, I will keep my comparisons between the short cruises as I am sure Royal's longer cruise product on the bigger ships is completely different. I chose the Majesty because about 2-3 weeks before the cruise, when I realized I would be going alone if at all, they offered a very acceptable single rate. Carnival and Norwegian did not. A week before the cruise Carnival dumped the pricing on the Imagination and I could have gotten aboard for about $30 less than what I paid for the Majesty. However, the price I paid never went less than what I paid (I Know because I kept checking).

To begin with, the Majesty, while in fine condition and overall clean has the most uninspiring interior decor. Almost no where on the ship did I feel like I was More aboard something nice and upscale, with two exceptions. Boleros is the most modern and upscale public room on the ship, nicely done. The public restrooms, all redone and look like they could have been lifted from the Oasis! The rest of the decor reminded me of a budget motel or retirement home, complete with the green outdoor carpet on the pool decks!

The Windjammer buffet has a great layout that is superior to anything on any Carnival ship. Plenty of stations with a nice variety and never a line (with the exception of the omelette station for Breakfast). I didn't try the Compass Deli or Johnny Rockets. Breakfast was standard fair and acceptable. I had lunch one day in the dining room and it was very good. Dinners were all above my expectations (which admittedly were low). I found the food overall to be as good if not a little better than any of the 3 day cruises I did with Carnival. My waiter and dining room staff were all very good. Speaking of food, I did miss a few things from my Carnival experiences such as lobster tail, free sushi bar (no sushi to be found on the Majesty at all), 24 hour yogurt and ice cream, espresso or cappuccino for free during meals. I kinda felt on some occasions RCI nickles and dimes a little to much. For example, if you want fresh squeezed Orange juice for breakfast, that's $2.95, a fillet for dinner, that's $14.95 etc. Why not make your best product available for everyone all the time! I know cruise lines are trying to extract every single ounce of revenue they can with the cruise fares being so low, but sometimes its a little insulting.

As far as activities and entertainment, that was on par with Carnival. Ricky Matthews the cruise director was full of energy and personality and was all over the ship. The comedian, Tony Daro was very funny and actually had a routine, rather than make fun of people in the audience for 45 minutes ( I have seen that before). The production show was good as well. Quest on the last night, hosted by Ricky, was hysterical. Its amazing the ridiculous things complete strangers will do with each other for a laugh or two!

I also missed not having beach towels in the stateroom, which Carnival does. To go ashore with one, I would have had to go all the way to the pool deck and then all the way back down to leave the ship, an inconvenience. However, I did like that big boards with the cruise Compass were all over the ship, which made it easy to keep track of what was going on (Carnival does not do that).

Overall, all things considered, I felt I got a very good value for my money. The staff and crew were friendly, the service throughout the ship was very good, the food was good, just the ship itself left a lot to be desired. If I am looking at another 3 day cruise, Carnival will continue to be my first choice if the prices are comparable. I prefer the layout and look of the Imagination (especially after the redo) (Fantasy class ships) and those little things Carnival does that Royal does not. I look forward to try one of Royals larger newer ships on a longer cruise to truly make a comparison. Less

Published 12/08/09

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Cabin review: N

I had a ocean view cabin on Deck 2 aft. Its no secret the cabins on this ship are the smallest in the industry. Having said that, I had enough space for me, and another person for a 3 day cruise. Beds were comfortable. And despite only having a porthole, it was enough to let me see out and let the light in. I hardly felt the ship moving and didn't hear a peep from anything else. Be aware that ocean view cabins on deck 7 allow no privacy since the windows overlook the exterior promenade where lots of people go walking by. Deck 8 cabins also probably have pretty poor views.

Port and Shore Excursions

Coco Cay was a nice stop. From the ship it looked tiny. Until I got on land and began walking around the entire island, an hour later I was exhausted. There was an abundance of beach chairs, either near the crowds, or on the back side of the island where it was more serene and you could hear the waves landing on the sand. Tendering was smooth and without issues.

Nassau is becoming a place I do not like. The people are to pushy and with me, that just does not go over well. I do not go on this short cruise for the itinerary, and unfortunately, Nassau is the closest major port to South Florida.

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Carnival Dream Cruise Review by myymadison: Eastern Caribbean - Blast

Carnival Dream 5
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Cabin 5.0
Dining 5.0
Embarkation 4.0
Enrichment Activities 5.0
Entertainment 5.0
Family & Children Not Rated
Fitness & Recreation Not Rated
Public Rooms 5.0
Rates 5.0
Service 5.0
Shore Excursions 4.0
Value for Money 5.0

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Eastern Caribbean - Blast

Sail Date: July 2011
Destination: Eastern Caribbean
Embarkation: Port Canaveral

We just returned from our Eastern Caribbean cruise, and wanted to share our thoughts..... We arrived a day early and stayed at the Radisson, right next to the port. They have the park and ride, so Saturday morning, we waited out front with our luggage, and rode the shuttle over to the boat. The porters, took our luggage out of the shuttle van ( don't forget to tip them $1.00 per bag is usual tip ).. and inside we went. Lines moved quickly ( Carnival has that down pat ).. and onto the Dream we went. Up to the Lido deck ( deck 10 ), for lunch... and to look around. We cruised the Western on Dream last summer so we were familiar with the boat. We had a nice lunch ( Mongolian- and a salad, fruit for desert ).. it was almost 1:30pm by then, so we went to our room ( Main deck - 2nd floor )...and our room was ready. We put our carry on bags away, then waited for the Muster Drill. Carnival has made this easy ( we weren't required to take our life jackets ). After the muster drill, we went up More to the Lido deck to watch as we left the port. The shows were alot of NOT miss Dancing in the Streets, although I would recommend going to the shows. We also went to see each of the comedians ( R-rated was too funny ).

We decided to try the Steak House this cruise, and was quite disappointed. Honestly... don't waste your money. The food in the dining room was better than the steak house.

I do have to say that our Head waiter was George in the Crimson Dining Room, and if your lucky enough to get him, your sure to have a great time !! He was WONDERFUL. Also, Elvis was our Maitre' D... and he was quite handsome and very very nice.

Food was excellent, service was excellent, had a WONDERFUL time !!!!! Less

Published 07/10/11

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Cabin review: 4D2323

Cabin was great... however.. kids were roaming the halls all hours of the night.. banging on our doors.. did NOT like that at all !

Port and Shore Excursions

We booked an excursion though Carnival to Atlantis, and the Aquarium. Alot of beautiful fish. I think we could have done this cheaper had we just taken a Taxi to Atlantis, then paid there for the Aquarium. We actually caught a taxi back, and walked through the straw market. Make sure you haggle with any of them on the price they offer - ( they usually will come down ). We also went to Senor Frogs and had a drink.. alot of fun !!!

As we were pulling away from the dock, a family of 10 was running toward the Dream on the dock. Too late .. They missed the boat !!!

( someone on our cruise had a medical emergency when we were about 45 minutes out of Nassau, so they anchored the boat in the ocean, put the family with the emergency on one of the life boats(with a motor), also with a DR. from the Dream, and they took him to Nassau for medical attention. At that time the family of 10 was allowed onto the life boat and brought back to the Dream )..... They were VERY lucky.. ( Prayers for the family with the emergency ).

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St. Marten - we we did a Sea/See tour booked through Carnival. We all loaded onto an Air conditioned bus, and our tour guide - Ankie ( Onkie )... was an excellent host. She told us all about St. Maartin, and St Martin. ( French Side and Dutch Side ). She told us interesting facts of things I would have never even asked about. Alot of fun on the bus tour. They dropped us on the French side, and we walked to the straw market..then we walked back to meet the tour.. and we got on a party boat, and toured the island by boat. We went by the airport and a huge plane took off right above us WOW !!! Free Rum punch...and Beer, soda, etc.....

Would reccomend this tour !!!!

BEST port by far, and it was because of what we did. I pre-booked.(NOT CARNIVAL TOUR)... SUNNY LISTON TOURS.... and were met when we got off of the Dream. Sunny himself was standing right outside of the gate waiting on us. He took us on a tour of his Island, pointing out things of interest along the way. We stopped at several beautiful overlooks, to take pictures and have some local drinks.. ( Bushwhackers, and the BEST Banana Daiquiris I have ever tasted ) We got to shop the straw markets.. ( honestly, once you have seen one... you have seen them all ).. Sunny then took us to Sapphire Beach.. OH MYY was it Gorgeous !!!!! We swam in the ocean... and had lunch..Then Sunny took us around for another hour... then back to the port... We sang.. and Sunny was flying around the curves... it was fun. The other tour guides were pokin along ( ha-ha )... they would all stare at us, because Sunny made it alot of fun as he sang along with us !!!! HIGHLY RECCOMEND SUNNY LISTON TOURS !!!!

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Celebrity Millennium Cruise Review by beppy: Millenium - it's all about perspective

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Cabin 5.0
Dining 5.0
Embarkation 5.0
Enrichment Activities Not Rated
Entertainment 5.0
Family & Children Not Rated
Fitness & Recreation 5.0
Public Rooms 5.0
Rates 5.0
Service 5.0
Shore Excursions Not Rated
Value for Money 5.0

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Millenium - it's all about perspective

Sail Date: December 2011
Destination: Western Caribbean
Embarkation: Miami

December 3 -Ã¢â¬" 8 Millenium
Having read several reviews about the Millenium of late, we were concerned before we boarded. This was our 10th cruise on Celebrity so we know what to expect. We were not disappointed at all.

Embarkation: It was likely the smoothest we had encountered. We used a Miami parking lot on 7th for $4 a day. It was secure 24/7 -Ã¢â¬" there were no issues at all. We did have to arrange our own taxi ride for $8. We arrived at 10:15AM and boarded at 11:05. We were at the pool with a drink by 11:15. The Aqua Spa restaurant opened where we had a lovely lunch. It was the smoothest embarkation ever.

Concierge Suite: #8156 Steward - Joseph We wanted to see if there was a significant difference between an inside stateroom that we have often had, and a Concierge suite. We had read that once you experience a balcony, you'd never go back to an inside. That wasn't the case for us at all. Some flowers, a bottle of champagne, a few appetizers More daily, 2 plush robes and a better shower head we felt aren't close to being worth the extra money for Concierge class. As for the balcony, we weren't convinced on that either. It was noisier than any inside cabin we've had, but the sliding glass doors did make it feel much larger. We will go back to our inside cabin and take that money to spend it elsewhere. If someone felt claustrophobic, then an inside would not be a good choice. But we like the total darkness, place a towel at the bottom of the door and carefully choose our cabin at the end of a corridor to reduce outside traffic noise. One thing we did like was the bed on the long wall so that will be our compromise. Joseph was superb.

Ship: The ship is getting older so there are signs of wear like some scruffy legs on chairs, some rust on balconies, worn wood around the pool deck. But there is nothing to stop any reasonable person from having a great cruise. If the appearance of the ship needs to be a 10/10, pick a newer ship. I can never understand people who complain about the smallest things that have nothing to do with how to have fun and relax.

Dining: We like traditional dining because we enjoy getting to know our tablemates and have always had wonderful folks to chat with. This time we had 3 couples from Florida with whom we had a great time. As we age (55-60) it is harder to deal with the set times though. Early seating is too early and late is too late -Ã¢â¬" a real dilemma. Our head waiter was just OK, but never made the effort to go that extra mile, get to know our likes or try to get to know us at all. He was often talking with his fellow head waiters in the corner. We do like that Celebrity continues to offer the chance to adjust gratuities, so we were able to acknowledge our wonderful assistant waiter Andreas. With a wife with a gluten issue, we have had to deal with the matre d' on every cruise. Most have been amazing, going out of their way to manage the dietary restriction. Again, this cruise -Ã¢â¬" just OK. The food was very good but not excellent -Ã¢â¬" maybe an 8.5/10 not the 9.5/10 we have been accustomed to with Celebrity. There were misses -Ã¢â¬" a cold steak, crÃÂ¨me brulee that was too heavy, too few vegetables on the entrÃÂ©e. But there were hits -Ã¢â¬" the Hake in parchment, any of the chilled soups, chocolate soufflÃÂ©, amazing cookies at the Ocean's restaurant, and Aqua Spa anything. Again if something isn't to your liking, send it back and ask for something else. I suppose some people just like belly aching.

Service: Other than our head waiter, everyone was outstanding. Jonathon, Edgar, Roger, Dennis, Raymond -Ã¢â¬" all outstanding barmen. Everyone we dealt with had a smile, greeted us, seemed happy and all were a pleasure to deal with.

Ports: I've never understood reviewers who complain about the ports. We all know the ports ahead of time, and pick the cruise knowing that, so I have a hard time understanding the complaining. I do wonder why RCCL invested so much money in developing the port in Falmouth, Jamaica. It is just too sketchy for us although the small immediate port area does look nice even with the same old stores. I think we spent 15 minutes buying some coffee.

Cost: The 2 of us had a Concierge Suite for under $1000 for 5 days with $150 OBC -Ã¢â¬" where can you do better than that! We parked 35 minutes away from the pier for $20 for the 5 days and our bill was $209 since we used up our OBC and I had the premium package. I drank whatever I wanted and my wife had 4 martinis. Someone complained about not being served when they had a drink package -Ã¢â¬" I found the opposite. They got to know you and wanted to keep you happy. I walked into the martini bar every night and Roger said, "I'll be right there with your Paradise martini!" Someone complained about the sommelier who ignored them -Ã¢â¬" I found the opposite -Ã¢â¬" she was wonderful. At Cafe Cova -Ã¢â¬" they were awesome. Maybe the people who complain don't know how to treat other people and treat them like servants. When you give off an air of entitlement, I can't help but feel you get back what you deserve. We had a wonderful experience with everyone on the ship. These folks work hard!

Entertainment: I had the premium package and made excellent use of it. It doesn't take long with a cappuccino for breakfast, a few bottles of water, 3-4 drinks around the pool, 2 martinis before dinner and a glass of wine at dinner for the package to pay for itself. Next cruise we are Elite so may have to rethink that. We have never chosen Celebrity for its entertainment. But this cruise, there was a marked improvement. The dance band in the Rendez-Vous lounge was awesome, Metropark could really sing, the guitarist was great, and the troupe of singers and dancers were miles above the normal high school talent we often have seen. Usually the boys can either sing or dance -Ã¢â¬" this time they were great at both. The guest acts were weak- comedian was just fair and the juggler -Ã¢â¬" well -Ã¢â¬" a juggler. Celebrity does seem to understand their demographic market better. We don't choose HAL because we are only 60 and act like 50. We don't choose Carnival because we aren't 20 -Ã¢â¬" 30. We don't choose RCCL because we don't need rock climbing and food quality matters to us. Celebrity seems to get the fact that its market is generally the 30 -Ã¢â¬" 70 crowd, mostly couples who want service. It was horribly loud around the pool (so we found another area) and there is little to do from 5 -Ã¢â¬" 7 as you are waiting for late seating. Other than that, we were very satisfied. One reviewer complained bitterly about gay couples. I want to address that. Yes, there were many. SO WHAT! There was no inappropriate public behavior at all. These were well mannered, well dressed, pleasant men who shouldn't be expected to take some "gay only" cruise. If the reviewer was uncomfortable with something, it was likely his own ignorance. Were there people who were put off the ship because of behavior? Yes, there were 3, I believe -Ã¢â¬" all related to drugs. These guys broke the law -Ã¢â¬" and knew the consequences. Surely that should matter far more.

Disembarkation: We decided to try the express walk off. What a breeze! We were in our car by 7:10AM having had breakfast at 6:15, walked off at 6:45, and got a cab. We will certainly be doing this again when we disembark the Eclipse in Southampton in May next year. (I just have to convince my dear wife to take one bag!) Less

Published 12/14/11

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Cabin review: C38156

Cabin 8156 - very quiet, no noise through walls - away from elevators - little corridor noise - plenty of drawer space, private balcony - a great location - aft on a quiet deck - simple walk up 2 decks to Lido, down 3 to bars and dining room. We always pick Deck 8 on the M-class ships.

Port and Shore Excursions

Jamaica has never been a place we felt entirely safe.
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There were 12 foot waves on the reef and you had to be an excellent swimmer to not be taken by the current. Luckily I am and saw great fish but it was work. My wife lasted about 5 minutes and returned to the boat.

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Default New cruiser: question about beds

Okay this is definately a new cruiser question but my fiance is wondering how the twin beds/convert to queen works. Is there a gap in the middle? Can you sleep in the middle? Are they comfortable? We just have an interior room to save money as we plan to spend most of our time out of our cabin, but it is our honeymoon and would be rather displeased if there was an uncomfortable gap in the middle of the bed.
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Default Cape Horn on Celebrity

Has anyone done the South America cruise on Celebrity around Cape Horn? Would be interested to read experiences, good and bad.
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