Studying Spanish at Becoming Bilingual for the past 3 1/2 year has been a serious learning experience as well as a real joy. The classes are creative, fun and tailored to meet my needs. I find myself using Spanish more and more in my work as well as in my travels. It helps me to communicate with people and understand other cultures much more thoroughly. Becoming Bilingual is exactly what I was looking for in a language school!
Having studied in a small class with Diana in Viera I was hesitant to switch to web-ex when she moved to Missouri. What a mistake! When she moved back to Florida I decided to give it a shot. It is every bit as good if not better than a private class. When class is over you are able to play the whole class back to see and hear everything as many times as you want in a week. What could be better. Try that with a class.
It is my good fortune to have been in your Spanish class for the past three years. It has been a valuable experience to me especially in my volunteer work at the hospital where families of patients come in from various Spanish-speaking countries . Frequently family members are non-English speaking and being able to understand them and converse at some level really helps to allay their anxiety.
works the students hard in the recognition and use of verb tenses .
I heartily endorse Ms. Reese as a skilled Spanish teacher. She even has a great sense of humor when we students fail to perform as expected.
After unsuccessful attempts to study Spanish with other teachers, I found becoming bilingual. What a find! I have been studying Spanish for four or more years with becoming bilingual. Diana is always encouraging, patient and professional. She makes the lessons interesting, current and fun. While learning Spanish, I learned the culture of Latin America which developed a love of the art, food and music. When Learning a language one must learn the culture. I recommend Becoming bilingual to anyone who wants to truly learn Spanish.
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I've been learning Spanish now for almost one year with Becoming Bilingual and in that year I've learned so much! The emphasis lies on speaking the language and because the classes are so small you learn very quickly. We always have fun in class and it's very laid back (no tests or anything like that), and we have a great teacher.
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Learning Spanish through Becoming Bilingual was a wonderful experience. I learned more through their course than I did with any other method. You have the option of learning just the basics or becoming proficient in the language. I would greatly recommend Becoming Bilingual to everyone interested in learning Spanish.
Back in April of 2006, i arranged a trip to Honduras to live with a family for 2 weeks, learn a little Spanish and do some volunteer work. I didn't know a word of Spanish beyond 'hola'. I picked up a paper one day and read about becoming bilingual and immediately called Diana. It just so happened that she had a class starting the next week with just one other fellow wanting a 'crash course' like me. So, i attended just 5 classes with Diana. She tailored the class around my needs, and because of her, i was able to arrive in Honduras, all alone, at night, and manage to communicate very well to get where i needed to be and make all the initial arrangements until i got settled. Thank you Diana for saving me from floundering in the airport for hours!
It is very fun and really cool. You get to learn lots of things, play on line games in Spanish. We can see each other through a camera and talk through a microphone. I have been taking on-line classes since September 2006 and took Spanish classes with Mrs. Reese for ten weeks in the summer. It has been a learning experience. I just have learned so much now in the matter of about a half a year now.
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Jeffrey Wayne Collins, age 45, died Monday, October 29, 2018 at home. Jeff was born February 22, 1973 in Auburn, Indiana to Donna Sue (Smith) Ramer and the late Terry Wayne Collins. He married Deborah J. Back on October 28, 1996 in Auburn. He was employed with Baseline Communications, New Haven.
Mother, Donna Ramer of Kendallville.
Wife, Deborah Collins of Kendallville.
Daughter, Cayla Morgan of Fort Wayne.
Daughter, Darien Collins of Kendallville.
Daughter, Brylyn Collins of Kendallville.
Five grandchildren: Dustin Morgan, Jr., Christian Morgan, Kenzey Morgan all of Fort Wayne; Tatum Collins and Raiden Morgan of Kendallville.
Sister, Tammy Collins of Kendallville.
He was preceded in death by his father, Terry Collins on August 27, 2016; step father, Gordon Dean Ramer on March 19, 2016; sister, Jennifer Patrick on August 29, 2018.
Funeral services will be held Monday, November 5, 2018 at 1:00 PM at Hite Funeral Home in Kendallville with visitation prior to the service from 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM.
Burial will take place at Christian Union Cemetery, Garrett.


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Commission on the Philosophy of Technology and Engineering Sciences
The Commission takes technology to be the theory and practice of engineering. It considers the philosophy of technology therefore to refer to all philosophical issues regarding the goals, concepts and methods applied in the engineering sciences and engineering practices, broadly conceived, including their relation to foundational questions in the natural and social sciences. Instead of focusing on the relations between society and technology as such, the Commission encourages all philosophers to open the 'black box' of the in the words of Carl Mitcham 'humanities philosophy of technology,' and study its contents. Analytical philosophy of technology in the sense just described started the second half of the twentieth century, and gaining momentum the last two decades, nowadays, it has become an established and mature member of the philosophy community.
The aims of the Commission are twofold. First, it intends to raise awareness among general philosophers about the interesting epistemic, normative and conceptual questions raised by the practices of engineers and the more general philosophical implications of the answers to these questions. Second, the Commission would like to establish a platform for the growing number of researchers, philosophers and engineers alike, to discuss, criticize and announce philosophy of technology related events.
To these ends the Commission website will provide a membership list, accessible for all members, who will be given the opportunity to announce relevant meetings and publications. Moreover, the Commission would like to arrive at a situation in which it can sponsor some relevant events.

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Key Ocean Independence Team Updates in 2021
Despite the global upheaval in 2020, Ocean Independence quickly adapted to the changing market conditions, comfortably outperforming the overall yacht sales market and successfully handling challenges in yacht charter and management. To help continue the growth of business goals into 2021 and beyond, several key team member updates have taken place within the company. These team members are set to continue our philosophy of being an advice driven yacht brokerage business working to the highest possible standards and delivering the ultimate yachting experience.
Lukas Stratmann returns to Ocean Independence after a period of time working in the yacht sales department at Abeking and Rasmussen. This has served to greatly strengthen his knowledge as a large yacht consultant, particularly specialising in new build and refit construction. His continued high degree of success in yacht sales, supported by a solid knowledge of efficient management, financial services and marine engineering make him an outstanding all-rounder. Lukas started his career as a superyacht captain, cruising extensively across the globe. Once shore-based, he has used this experience and become renowned in the industry for his advice-driven and meticulous approach, together with respected maritime acumen. Based between Düsseldorf and Palma, Lukas will take a leading role in yacht sales in the German speaking market.
Helene Delstanche takes up the role as Charter Fleet Manager, providing the primary point of contact for the busy charter management team. Having amassed a wealth of experience in charter management at a senior level at Burgess for more than a decade, Helene brings valuable business acumen, a strong network of global contacts and excellent interpersonal skills. Principally working alongside Ocean Independence Sales Director, Toby Maclaurin, Helene will be involved in contractual and ethical queries whilst further developing streamlined business procedures, offering exemplary customer service and collaborating with industry-wide yacht brokers. Having gained a reputation for integrity and professionalism, and as a prior member of the MYBA committee safeguarding competence of new members, her highly effective work ethic will be a vital asset to the team.
Joining the Sussex, UK office is Senior Charter Broker Hanneke Maljaars. Hanneke has amassed a wealth of knowledge from a long career in the yachting industry, including as Brokerage Manager at Burgess yachts. She was subsequently involved in setting up the company's OceanStyle division, where she held the position of Global Sales and Marketing executive, as well as a Charter Broker under MYBA. After a 10-year break during which time she had a son, built up an online retail business, and accumulated a loyal client database of UHNWI's as Sales Director of a luxury ski chalet company, Hanneke is now excited to bring her expertise to the Ocean Independence team.
Mike Edwardson also joins the Ocean Independence Sussex office, as Publisher. Well known throughout the superyacht industry as former Editor at Large of the popular yachting publication SuperYachtWorld, Mike brings his enthusiasm, photojournalism and a multifaceted skill set to the company. Working within the global marketing team, he will contribute significantly to content production and in-house publication.
After a year that saw a 22% growth in yacht sales over 24m for the Ocean Independence team, Sales Manager, Claudio Arpino, will expand his role to become more management-based and broker-facing during 2021. An integral part of the Ocean Independence team since 2005, Claudio has contributed to many years of considerable company growth, principally developing and adapting a customized CRM system, uniquely tailored to fit our specific industry requirements. He has additionally supervised a wide range of yacht finance ventures and comprehensive group sales projects. With this insight and expertise, Claudio is now refining his focus in his capacity as Sales Manager to drive and develop the success of the busy yacht sales department, enhancing their communication, direction and achievement. Claudio will additionally look to integrate new and experienced brokers into the business to grow this continuingly developing division.
With an exceptional closing quarter for yacht sales in 2020, Ocean Independence lead the way into the coming year with a positive and optimistic approach. Continuing to achieve success and fulfilment for clients around the world, Ocean Independence are looking to welcome experienced sales and charter brokers to join the team. Please contact us or email [email protected].


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Munich is the centre of the art jewellery world. Visitors from Munich made New Zealand part of this international scene, in which it now plays a key role. Does the search for international fame involve an abandonment of provincial identity? Or is it possible that we see ourselves more clearly from a distance?
by Kevin Murray
Hermann Jünger in New Zealand
German goldsmith Hermann Jünger can be considered the godparent of art jewellery. After the devastation of World War 2, Germany found a way to make the world beautiful again - in miniature. In 1972, Jünger became professor of goldsmithing at the Academy of Creative Arts Akademie der Bildenden Künste in Munich, which allowed him to foster the development of a new art form that transformed the goldsmith from a technician to an artist. Jünger himself had made the foundational move in the critique of preciousness, which opened up the non-monetary value of jewellery. Jünger's unique artistic sensibility revealed the painterly quality of gold as a material in itself, allowing for its irregularity.
In 1982, Jünger was invited by one of his ex-students, Hendrik Forster, to give workshops in the rapidly developing Australian scene. Local jeweller Gillian Snadden found support through the QEII Arts Council and Goethe Institute to bring Junger to Nelson where he gave a workshop. There was no national association at the time, so it was one of the first events when New Zealand jewellery artists had the chance to meet each other. The focus of the workshop was the circle:
"When we give new relationships to these values, when we discover that shades of change can bring about strong, expressive results, that, for all the simplicity of form, there is enough scope for a completely personal expression, that there will and can always be other, new circles."
This mysteriously simple task was the kernel that would go on to inspire key local artists. This formalist teaching method involves the use of a basic shape as an organising principle to connect disparate elements. It helped foster individual artistic expression in a spontaneous and coherent manner.
Jünger's visit blazed what was to become an increasingly popular path between New Zealand the centre of the jewellery world in Munich.
A rich exchange followed. In 1990, the year before he replaced Junger as Professor of the Munich Academy, his star student Otto Künzli was invited to Australia by Helge Larson, head of the new jewellery department in Sydney College of the Arts. The NZ wing was organised by Kobi Bosshard and involved a two-week workshop at his Fluxus workshop in Dunedin. Künzli also gave participants a set number of tasks, though they included emphasis on the personal dimension of jewellery, such as making "a special gift for a special person". Künzli returned, including talks and workshops in 2003, 2014 and 2018, where he gave the keynote for a jewellery conference at the Dowse Museum.
Otto Kunzli tear pendant, stainless steel, Germany, 2003.
Otto Kunzli © All rights reserved Te Papa
There was much traffic in the other direction. Closer at hand, Melbourne's Gallery Funaki was established in 1995 and featured exhibitions by Künzli and his students. Over time increasingly numbers of New Zealanders made a pilgrimage to the Munich academy in their European travels. Some enrolled as students.
In 1995, Lisa Walker arrived in Munich with an artistic practice that drew inspiration from nature. In Munich, she began experimenting with new materials that are usually beyond the pale in gold and silversmithing, such as the glue gun. Taking NZ mussel shells from a local restaurant, she covered them with cheap and gaudy decorations, in defiance of the piety towards materials back home. Ironically, the experience gave Lisa Walker freedom to express a NZ identity she wasn't able to at home.
Antipodean return
Success in Munich wasn't about leaving NZ behind. In 2009, one of Künzli's star students Karl Fritsch returned with Lisa Walker to relocate in Wellington, where they now have a flourishing practice. Fritsch is a key figure in the art jewellery world, notable for a freedom of imagination that he applies to the enduring classics of goldsmithing. As a New Zealand resident, he plays an active role locally, such as co-curating the Wunderrūma (2014) exhibition with Warwick Freeman, which took New Zealand artists to Munich. Wünderrumer reflected a particular rural NZ sensibility about folk practices such as fishing. The exotic context appealed to Munich tastes. CNZ played an important role in funding many other exhibitions of NZ work in Munich, such as Objectspace's Iwa: New Zealand Makers, Contemporary Jewellery from Aotearoa (2018) curated by Peter Deckers.
While there is fear of a homogeneous international style, appeal to a global audience can also lead to the accentuation of national identity, as a way to claim attention beyond the colonial shadow. But the traffic is now two way: Aotearoa today acts as an important destination and offers a distinct voice in the expanding art jewellery world, offering a sense of place that is otherwise missing in the Munich scene.
Header image: Hermann Jünger, brooch, gold, silver, ivory. Germany, 2002. Te Papa, all rights reserved.
Hardcover book published by Te Papa Press
Murray, Kevin. 'Our Place in the Jewellery World', Auckland War Memorial Museum - Tāmaki Paenga Hira, Published: 11/11/2019.
Hermann Jünger, 'To the goldsmiths at this exhibition', in Snadden, Gillian (ed.), Impulse and Response: An exhibition of contemporary jewellery. Wellington: Goethe-Institut and QEII Arts Council, 1983.


Dictators: Winners All the Way - Application for Pardon - Application Granted!!Application for Pardon – Application Granted!!
Tucsonsentinel.com has an article dated February 7th 2011, which talks about disposed dictators taking up residence in London. There is even one that is given 24 hour police protection. So, what does this article show?
When one becomes a dictator, he literally becomes the god of his land. His word is final and the land becomes his for the harvest. That is how they rob the resources of their country. Their people might suffer for their basic needs while the dictator, his family, friends and cronies all live in luxury. Being a dictator guarantees economic profitability.
When in political power, dictators build their network of friends who are labeled as political allies. These allies would directly or indirectly benefit from the alliances. In return, the allies would cover for these dictators in national issues as long as they feel that their friends are still profitable to them. When it is time for a dictator to leave, the political allies would handle the bureaucratic mechanisms necessary to ensure a comfortable journey to safe havens complete with all the ill-gotten loots. And mind you, dictators travel first class all the way. In their safe havens, these dictators would receive state level protection which even the citizens of the safe haven cannot dream of in their lifetimes. But it would be the citizens' tax money that will be used to protect the VIP guests.
No matter what the economic state of the safe haven is, the VIP dictators, their families and cronies will live in luxury. And who knows, one day one of their friends might become the power in their former land. Then, they can return to a red-carpet homecoming. And with a presidential pardon, their slate would be wiped clean and they can settle down for a new season of harvesting with their friends. If that doesn't happen, it doesn't matter because there is enough loot to last a few generations without having to work.
Seeing the above list of benefits in being a dictator, it is no wonder that the new trend for political Careership is to eventually become a dictator. What other career in this world assures impunity than a dictatorship in which one can rob their nation and yet retire in luxurious comfort under 24 hour police protection in the safe haven of their friends? Dictators seem to be winners all the way. Thanks to the wise taxpayers of dictatorship-friendly havens.


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The psychologists at Central Psychology are dedicated to providing assistance in a warm, respectful manner. We will work collaboratively with you to generate solutions to your presenting problems.
We practice in accordance with professional and ethical codes of conduct outlined by the Psychology Board of Australia and the Australian Psychological Society.
Rebates are available through private health insurance, or Medicare with referral from your GP, paediatrician or psychiatrist.
We are experienced in working with children, adolescents, adults, couples and families.
Anna Sfyris is the Principal Psychologist at Central Psychology. She has treated children, adolescents and adults for a range of issues.
She has experience working with a range of treatment modalities including individual psychotherapy, individual cognitive behavioural therapy, psychodynamic therapy, interpersonal therapy, child therapy, adolescent therapy and parent work.
Anna completed postgraduate studies in adolescent and child psychology in 1990. She completed a research study exploring adolescent academic achievement and family environments. She has worked with adolescents in a counselling capacity since that time.
She completed further postgraduate studies in the use of clinical hypnosis as an adjunct in the treatment of a range of psychological problems. As part of this qualification, Anna completed a thesis exploring Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
She has a special interest in the exploration of dreams to inform clinical presentation and to extend one's understanding of the unconscious and one's inner world.
As part of completing Master of Psychology, Anna completed a Thesis exploring Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy as it is being currently practised in Australia. This style of therapy typically involves working more deeply with complex presentations.
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Employee Retirement Income Security Act financial definition of Employee Retirement Income Security Act
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The law that regulates the operation of private pensions and benefit plans.
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
Legislation in the United States, passed in 1974, that established a number of regulations to ensure that employers and other involved parties do not misuse the funds entrusted to them in retirement accounts. Among other provisions, the Act requires retirement account managers to provide information to account holders on a regular basis. It also sets standards for managers' use of discretionary authority and allows account holders to sue their pensions for unpaid benefits.
A 1974 act that protects the retirement income of pension fund participants by setting standards for eligibility, performance, investment selection, funding, and vesting. The Act was designed to curb abuses by pension fund managers so as to ensure that retirement funds would actually be available at the time of the workers' retirement.
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA).
This comprehensive law, best known by the acronym ERISA, governs qualified retirement plans, including most private-company defined benefit and defined contribution plans, and protects the rights of the employees who participate in the plans.
ERISA also established individual retirement arrangements (IRAs), made it easier for self-employed people to set up retirement plans, and made employee stock ownership plans part of the tax code.
Among ERISA requirements are that plan participants receive a detailed document that explains how their plan operates, what employee rights are -- including qualifying to participate and uniform vesting schedules -- and what the grievance and appeals process is.
In addition, ERISA assigns fiduciary responsibility to those who sponsor, manage, and control plan assets. This means they must act in the best interests of the plan participants. ERISA rules do not apply to plans provided by federal, state, or local governments, church plans, or certain other plans.
ERISA has been amended several times since it was passed in 1974, making some provisions more flexible and others more restrictive. Among the changes were the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA), which provides continuing access to coverage, for a fee, when an employee leaves an employer who offers health insurance, and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), which protects access to health insurance coverage for employees and their families with pre-existing medical conditions when the employee leaves a job that provided coverage and moves to a new job where coverage is also offered.
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Justice Sandra Day O'Connor delivered the opinion of the High Court that the Employee Retirement Income Security Act requires both a procedure for amending a benefit plan and a procedure for identifying the persons having the authority to make such amendments.
Retirement health benefits
of violating the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) in the management of its employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) shows that the ripple effects of the Supreme Court's 2014 decision in Fifth Third Bancorp v.
Regulations of the Internal Revenue Code, Employee Retirement Income Security Act, and Age Discrimination in Employment Act will affect efforts by employers to extend benefits beyond age 65.
Boomers and life: improved group life insurance benefits could entice boomers to keep contributing at work
412 (1)(7)(C)(ii) (and parallel Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 Section 302(d)(7)(C)(ii)) to determine current liability for participants and beneficiaries (other than disabled participants) of defined-benefit plans for plan years beginning in 2007.
Mortality tables
The Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) has begun a new enforcement initiative to monitor the quality of audits of employee benefit plans subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
DOL targets employee benefit plans
This reference reprints the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) as amended through April 15, 2005 and pertinent sections of the Internal Revenue Code.
ERISA: The Law and the Code, 2005 ed
Department of Labor are offering free seminars to educate employers and service providers about their fiduciary responsibilities under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) (www.dol.
The AICPA Personal Financial Planning Membership Section
Department of Labor are expanding their nationwide campaign to improve workers' health and retirement security by educating employers and service providers about their fiduciary responsibilities under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act. The expanded program is part of a series of compliance assistance initiatives by the department's Employee Benefits Security Administration, which regulates employee pension and health benefit plans for U.S.
AICPA, state societies, labor department expand national education campaign on fiduciary responsibilities and health benefits compliance
525 would bring health plans offered by associations under a federal statute, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), allowing them to comply with one federal statute.
Association health plan legislation moves out of committee
Disagreeing with the Eighth Circuit, the Third Circuit held that a health maintenance organization (HMO) does not breach its fiduciary duties under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) when it fails to disclose the financial incentives it provides to health care providers to ration care unless (1) a member of the HMO requests such information, (2) circumstances have put the HMO on notice that its members require such information to avoid making bad decisions regarding their health care coverage, or (3) an HMO patient was harmed as a result of not having such information disclosed to them.
HMOs not required to disclose financial incentives used to encourage health care providers to ration care except under limited circumstances
The Insurance Department also learned Benefit Plans may have been marketed as a Federal Employee Retirement Income security Act plan, exempt from state regulation.
Dental plan under investigation. (Insurance)
The Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) exempts self-insured plans from state regulation since they are regulated by federal law.
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A superb example of Tasmanian Chardonnay showing a complex bouquet of intense cool-climate characters, crisp acidity and silky mouth-feel. Pair with fresh local seafood, light pasta dishes and delicate vegetable dishes, or enjoy the unique flavours on their own. The wine was wild yeast barrel-fermented in multi-age French oak puncheons, together with extended cool temperature post-fermentation development. This vintage can be enjoyed now or cellared for up to four more years. The 2012 Cape Bernier Chardonnay is a standout amongst Tasmanian and Australian Chardonnay wines, being rated 95pts by Huon Hook and awarded Top Tasmanian Chardonnay by Winestate and a Gold Medal at the 2015 Tasmanian Wine Show.
Wild yeast barrel-fermented in multi-age French puncheons, with an extended cool temperature post-fermentation development for 9 months in barrel. The wine underwent 100% malolactic fermentation. The mlf is a masterstroke, giving the wine great texture and mouthfeel, the pH still low, the total acidity perfect; pink grapefruit and white nectarine still rule the roost over the oak.


Floating Masterpiece: Thats how Lonely Planet termed Venice. And I can't agree more after having spent some days here 🇮🇹 with my family. I am not fully aware of the history of Venice unlike Rome or Florence, but I cannot imagine humankind daring to build a city of marble palaces on a bunch of lagoons by the Adriatic sea. It is simply impressive.
That's how we knew its touch-down Venezia from the airplane. We were flying from France and thus landed a bit far from the main island. Although Marco Polo airport is a bit away from Venice main island, but very well connected by both by road and water. This was the only time we took a roadway bus instead of a water taxi for the next few days. We had to walk around half-an-from the the bus terminus in the main island. Since we were arriving close to midnight, little did we know the charm of Venice from that walk. But one thing we realised about Italy instantly is that we would enjoy the "noisy street-side shops" here much like India.
The next morning we prepared ourselves for long walk. In no time we were across the beautiful canals & bridges across Venezia alleys.
Even being one of the most touristic places on the earth during summer, Venice does not seem to lose its enchanting power. It only adds to the vibrance! And not to mention, the archipelago is a photographers' paradise.
Boats lie all around ready to ferry you across islands. Venice is an archipelago of roughly 120 islands formed by more than 150 canals of shallow lagoon. Reportedly there are 410 bridges connecting them.
We wouldn't mind spending time across the canals and absorbing the vintage beauty across them.
Soon we were at the Alilaguna harbour in front of the Royal Gardens, near St. Mark's Square, We were ready to take the cruise across the three major islands of Venice: Murano, Burano and Lido! The ferry tickets are available on the spot. But just to be to be safe I had the tickets booked online from GetYourGuide!
A couple of km away from the main island lies the island of Murano! It was hardly a 20min boat trip.
Happy faces at Murano, the island with an unique character.
Ever since the medieval and Renaissance period, Murano evolved into the world's leading centre for glass manufacture. The skill and tradition exists even today that attracts tourists all over the planet.
You could walk by the alleys of this island and never stop staring with amazement at the beautiful glass work.
The visit to the glass factory of Murano was one of the most enchanting experience!
Most people are accustomed with pottery where potters carve out beautiful pieces from clay. But what if I told you molten glass? The artists effortlessly transformed molten glass in the furnace into a beautiful horse figure within minutes. The artisans of Murano of this kind still employ centuries-old techniques like glass blowing to craft everything from contemporary art glass and glass jewellery to Murano glass chandeliers and wine stoppers.
Countless vases, bottles and bowls, ornaments, paperweights and mirrors in Murano's shops are an evidence of enormous importance of the glass industry to this island. The glass art experience will be etched for a long time.
The ferries or cruises between the islands of Venice are well planned and packed with people all through the season! Off we were to Burano Islands, roughly 10-12km from the main Venice island.
Burano is famous for lace work & rich coloured houses. it is the home to bright fishermen-houses & lagoon sea-food eateries!
Burano is actually an archipelago of four islands linked together by bridges.
It was intriguing of how Burano is painted with rich colours for each & every house.
We missed out on the Burano cookie called "Bussolà" & "Esse" which is pretty famous local offering of the isalnd.
The green water channel adds to the mesmerising hue. Apparently the fishermen painted their houses bright to see them from long distance when they were far away for fishing.
We were at a time when the island was flooded by tourists. But if we visit the more secluded and local parts of the island, the tranquility and calmness of elderly ladies embroider can blow your mind off. It is a paradise.
It is rated as one of the most colourful places on earth, ofcourse that makes it picturesque for everyone to strike a pose!
Family picture by the colours of Burano!
As you can notice, the typical Burano's houses are similar looking squared-shaped divided into several floors. The history of different colours which are an attraction today goes back to the original usage of delimiting individual properties.
Simple and elegant paintings stood by the colourful alleys of the island.
Next stop by the ferry: Lido di Venezia or the Lido Island.
As you travel across the ferry, lies a beautiful skyline through Adriatic!
Lido is more of a long sandbar than an island. We were already tired in the heat by the time we reached Lido after Murano and Burano. We took a quick stroll and mostly chill by the shacks over some pizzas. If you are short on time, I would personally recommend to skip Lido.
The cruise across the islands of Venice always have a spectacular view of the tiny shores all around!
Venice: The City of Love!
We were back in the main island by the same harbour.
Ofcourse we prefer summer, but this particular day had the Sun scorching at us. Thus the secluded streets of Venice for a change.
The Venice main island had a canal passing by every 10min of our walk. By now we were climbing beautiful bridges every now and then.
The St Mark's Basilica church stands all along the Piazza San Marco Square reflecting the glories of Venetian architecture.
Piazza San Marco or the St Mark's Square is the most important urban square of Venice. The Campanile stands tall across the Basilica at the Piazza San Marco.
St Mark's Basilica is connected to the famous Doge's Palace to the right. It is the Venetian Gothic palace that was once residence of the Doge (supreme authority) of Venice. Now it is the heart of 11 beautiful museums.
Piazza San Marco or the St Mark's Square overlooks a huge crowd of tourists very single day!
The next morning we were exploring the alleys of Venice main island. Narrow alleys here simply gives up on GPS and always led to a canal sooner or later. A planned navigation isn't a good idea here for sure!
The alleys of Venice at some point no wonder got us nostalgic with the vintage North Calcutta streets from our hometown.
Packed with tourists, thats how the main alleys of Venice look like on a Saturday morning!
Venice is also known as the "City of Masks"! The distinctive masks are the major features of the Venetian carnival tradition! Given the variety and the colours, these masks turned out definitely to be an unique souvenir for us tourists!
Food was something I always looked forward to in Italy and Venice was no different. One always had innumerable eatery options throughout. The street food of Venice especially can make you go overboard. The alleys are always line up with varieties of local fresh food! Also the lagoon aquaculture yields seafood in Venetian cuisine that is rare. Venice has its history tracing back to the ancient spice routes by the canals!
Chocolate fountains across the narrow alleys and canals are an unique experience. This floating city is well-known for its food culture and amazing wine bistros at every corner of the streets!
Too bad we didn't have the chance to experience sunset in this city of bridges and canals!
Boats lines up across the shores of Venice, an exquisite city that seems miraculously built on water.
It was already time we needed to hop into the famous Gondola! What more could be the iconic symbol of this romantic city! A Venetian Gondola ride across the canal is worth the experience, taking you back in time.
These rowing boats specially suited for lagoons were once used by the upper class locals when they were 10,000 in number. Now there are only 500 gondolas going around mostly for tourists!
And there is a super-happy family selfie during the gondola ride!
These gondolas reminded us of the ones we have in Dal Lake and Gulmarg back in India, something that I wish to experience soon.
The half-an-hour Gondola ride took us through some really beautiful narrow canals across the island.
It was interesting to go under the same bridges we were walking over the other day.
Gondola rides are beautiful in Venice with your loved ones!
Ponte dei Sospiri or simply the Bridge of Sighs is most famous white limestone bridge of Venice.
This arch bridge crossing Rio di Palazzo is extremely beautiful given that it is not blacked out by tourists on a sunny summer afternoon!
Right when you go out of the train station, stands the beautiful basilica of San Simeone Piccolo across grand canal!
It is the heart of water-taxis and water-buses connecting Venice throughout.
TheGrand Canal of Venice is the largest of the innumerable Veneto canals with glorious architecture lined up across its bank.


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To meme or not to meme: that is the question
by Plaid Press
In early April, a new internet icon, or "meme," was born. From a video of him yodeling the song "Lovesick Blues" by Hank Williams at his local Walmart, small country boy Mason Ramsey rose to stardom. For more than a week, thousands of reposts of this video took over social media. Ramsey became so popular that Ellen Degeneres invited him onto her show, giving him a $15,000 college scholarship and a performance at the Grand Ole Opry later that week.
The organizers of Coachella also invited Ramsey to perform in front of an enormous crowd of people. Though Ramsey is talented, all of this fame came about from a video of him yodeling in Walmart, something so simple. The drastic rise in fame that happened so quickly is astounding.
You may be asking, "Have Americans lost their minds?" They'll go for anything that's entertaining, but this is ridiculous. This cycle of the internet discovering a new figure to "meme-ify" occurs constantly due to the support of youth culture and their obsession with social media, but the worst part is that adults are helping to fuel it.
Ellen's show is only one example of how quickly netizens accept spontaneous fame, even if little talent existed to earn the fame, excluding Ramsey, whose yodeling talent is actually very impressive.
While Ramsey impressed the internet with his exceptional yodeling skills, there is a tendency in meme creation of choosing people with shallow or mediocre skills as the face of a new meme, which is where problems arise. Doing this only shows how ignorant Americans are. We easily drink up silly things such as having a meme-famous child on a talk show but fail to notice the actions worth recognizing.
For example, a young boy named Asean Johnson made a series of speeches fighting for the protection of public schools after Chicago public schools announced that they were planning on closing down almost 54 schools. He managed to save his elementary school from shutting down and has recently developed an interest in politics. Don't think that's impressive? Maybe the fact that Johnson is only nine years old will put things into perspective. Where's his meme?
However, he is no Lil Tay, a nine year old girl who recently skyrocketed to fame when a video surfaced of her being present during a fight between rapper Bhad Bhabie and Instagram star Woah Vicky. Lil Tay has a reputation for repeatedly saying the n-word. Johnson gets little social media fame, but Lil Tay does?
The message that we are sending out about fame is concerning, that anyone can be famous as long as they entertain the internet. People need to understand that we don't need more "Alexes from Target" or "Damn Daniels." We need to stop exploiting entertainment and take notice of those who work hard for what they earn. We need to recognize the people, young or old, who are doing something important for society, not just making silly faces.
While Ramsey's fame is far more well-deserved than most meme-famous people due to his skills that left the internet quaking, he has become a meme of the past. The internet remains on the search for a new viral video to memeify. Maybe the next meme will be someone like Johnson and not someone like Lil Tay.
Author: Plaid Press
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Rascular is highlighting its ability to provide direct control of streaming content to dominant social media platform Facebook Live using its flagship control technology Helm. This can be achieved via Helm on a PC or via associated, device-independent web panels. This allows a tight integration for broadcasters and playout providers between broadcast devices and streaming content. Operators can quickly and easily control both the streaming encoderand Facebook Live from a single screen. Helm communicates with Facebook using the latter's Graph API. Because Helm supports all the Graph API features, an incredibly wide range of applications is possible, both for delivering content – including of course live video – and monitoring the audience for that content.
Providing the flexibility required in modern broadcast facilities, Rascular is showing its new web panel capabilities at IBC 2017. Alongside the flexibility that device independence provides, they also allow tight integration with live broadcasting to social media e.g. Facebook Live. Panels can be used in all modern browsers on mobile and desktop platforms. They also facilitate the remote control of services and equipment for pop-up and OTT channels and are ideal for integration with cloud-based encoding technologies. For existing Helm users, already created panel designs can be easily converted to Web Panels. Helm's familiar drag and drop designer allows the easy creation of new panels to the user's specification.
Rascular has created a cost-effective solution to provide automated time-of-day router switching using a self-contained, PC-based router control panel, which provides bothmanual and automated time-of-day switching.
Rascular will also be highlighting its ongoing development of control technologies for hybrid and pure IP broadcast routers at IBC.


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Every person seeks blessings before starting to live in their dream house. You invite your family and friends to participate in your moment of joy and in order to invite all your guests. here are ideas for Housewarming invitation wording.
Moving into a new home is one of life's most exciting occasions. They say, a house remains a house, till it has occupants in it. Once people move in and love overflows, it ceases to be a house and becomes a home. We all know a home is where the heart is and that's a sole reason, why we have housewarming parties.
-We are glad to inform you that finally we have moved to the nest of our own and you are heartily invited to attend the small party that we have kept tonight. Please come with your family and enjoy the dinner, wine and some good music.
-We solemnly invite you to our housewarming party this evening. As we have moved to our new home, we thought of a small get- together with our dear friends and relative to celebrate our ne place. Please do visit and oblige.
-After a huge round of hassles, finally the day has come and we have got our new house. Kindly remain present on tomorrow's housewarming party with your family and help us make our house a home.
-A home is made with love. And it is this love that we would like you, to share with us. Our new house needs the warmth of good friends like you to make it into a home. Do join us as we move into our new house which is just down the lane.
-We want the warmth of our friends and relatives and the mouth watering aroma of good food to fill up our new place. This is why we take pleasure to invite you and your family in our house warming party this evening.
Whether Come and go, or come and stay, we would love to see you either way. Please come join us at our housewarming party this evening as we await your auspicious presence at our new home.
-The Doormat says "Welcome". But we have got a new door this time. We take the pleasure to heartily invite you to our housewarming party this evening. Kindly join us on this special day of celebrating our new nest.
-The boxes are unpacked, but the wine glasses are set. And it's time for you to join the celebration at our new residence. We will be delighted to see you with your family at our place this evening at our housewarming party.
-We have several big boxes of stuffs that our house needs. But to make this a home, all we require are your smile faces. So please, do bring in your smiles and good wishes at our housewarming party this Sunday evening.
-The house is open and the tables are set. Your auspicious presence is wall we await. So do remain present with your family at our housewarming party this evening.
-A home does not seem like one unless we have the sounds of laughter of joy in it. please visit us tonight at our housewarming party and help us make our new house a home sweet home.
-The unpacking is done and the welcome mat is set in its place! Now it's time to let you in as we got our new space! Please oblige us with your propitious presence at our housewarming party tonight.
-We earnestly solicit your presence on this occasion to have dinner with us and bless our home. With the blessings of God and all our elders, we have been able to fulfil our dreams of moving into our new home. On this auspicious occasion of our housewarming ceremony, your presence will be highly appreciated.
-We would like to share our joy with family and friends. Please grace us with your presence and blessings. We cordially invite you and your family to share our joy and happiness on the occasion of our Housewarming Party this Sunday.
-A house never feels like one without the presence of friends and family in it. As we move to our new house, whole heartedly invite you to kindly join us at housewarming ceremony this Saturday as your affable presence will turn our house into a home.
-Say hello to my new home at our party tonight. We want you to usher some positive vibes at our new pad. Can't wait to show you around! Come over and join us for our Housewarming Party!
-We moved to our new place at (address). To celebrate this wonderful event, We are gonna have a Housewarming party, and with your presence it will be a great delight. Here's hoping you'd make it!
Every person seeks blessings before starting to live in their dream house. You invite your family and friends to participate in your moment of joy and in order to invite all your guests, you need to have proper housewarming invitations wording that would touch the heart of your guests. You can customize any housewarming party invitation to fit your style and party theme.


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You & Me & Everything - Album
"The MacQueens are a Canadian folk group, with latest song The Seeker being a stunningly beautiful track that we simply can't stop listening to."
— Jane Howkins - York Calling (UK)
Introducing The MacQueens
married Canadian alt-folk duo
The MacQueens are Kris and Livia, a married Canadian music duo known for compelling songwriting, rich vocal harmonies and intricate instrumentation. Time and time again, they encounter enthusiastic responses to their performances. In August of 2019 they released their first studio album, "You & Me & Everything". Their music, described as "beautiful," "haunting" and "amazing", has been played on over 40 radio stations in Canada, including regular coast-to-coast rotation on the CBC.
Listen Here:
You & Me & Everything 3:11
Ordinary Man 3:39
Better Angels 4:18
Tear It Down 4:19
Fall Away 3:26
Signs 4:29
The Seeker 3:46
Found Here With You 3:32
The Pearl 3:26
The Telling And The Show 3:59
Performance Video
Contact us for booking information or just to say hello at info@themacqueens.ca.


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# Welcome to Intercode

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- serves as the public-facing web site for a convention
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Q: Make pairs of file and columns for use in a loop? I want to make a pair of file and the columns that will be needed from it in a loop.
I am thinking a dictionary would be ok but not sure.
Example:
files: file1,file2,file3,etc

dict1 = ({file1:its needed columns,file2:its needed columns})

Later it will be used in this function:
for i in dict1: # below it reads the files from arcpy - not important
    df = pd.DataFrame.from_records(data=arcpy.da.SearchCursor("key_of_dict",
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    #then make a new column that will apply the value_counts to a certain column
    df['count_of_a_col']=[df['one_col'].value_counts().loc[x] for x in df['one_col']]

How can I make this work?
Note
The columns will not always be the same in each file.
For one file we need two certain columns and for another totally different. That's why I think about using dictionary.

A: Are you looking for this?
dict1 = {'file_name_1': ['on_column', 'another_column'], 'file_name_2': ['again_column']}
for k, v in dict1.items():
    df = pd.DataFrame.from_records(data=arcpy.da.SearchCursor(k, v))
    column_for_count = v[1] if len(v) >= 2 else v[0]
    df['count_of_' + column_for_count]=[df[column_for_count].value_counts().loc[x] for x in df[column_for_count]]
    # do what you want with v

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25 November 2020 Belarus Junior Eurovision 2020 by Anthony Granger
Belarus: Arina Pehtereva Reveals First Images of Her Junior Eurovision Staging
Arina Pehtereva has revealed the first images of her performance of "Aliens" for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2020.
Arina Pehtereva has revealed the first sneak peak images of her performance for the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2020. The photos which were taken at the recording of her performance in Minsk, Belarus give an indication of what to expect on Sunday afternoon.
Image Source: BTRC
Who is Arina Pehtereva?
Twelve-year-old Arina Pehtereva was born in Mogilev, Belarus. She began her singing lessons at six years old, and has since participated in numerous national and international competitions, including The Voice Kids. The singer is no stranger to the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, having participated in the Belarusian national final on multiple occasions.
Arina was internally selected by BTRC to represent her country at this year's contest with her song "Aliens".
Belarus in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest
Belarus debuted at the first edition of the Junior Eurovision Song Contest in 2003, and have been present at every contest since. To date, Belarus have won the contest twice – first in 2005 with Ksenia Sitnik and her song "My Vmeste", which received 149 points, and the second time in 2007 with Alexey Zhigalkovich and his song "S Druz'yami", which received a total of 137 points. Their worst entry came from Egor Volchek and his song "Spjavajtse So Mnoj" in 2004, which received only 9 points. Belarus have placed in the top 3 a total of 5 times to date.
Tags: Aliens Arina Pehtereva
Posted by:Anthony Granger
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Suge Knight's Son Says The Story About Him Revealing Tupac's Murderer Is A Lie
Eddie GonzalezTwitterContributing Writer
Suge Knight is one of those rare people that any outrageous story he's mentioned in seems true and possibly is true. All of these things are stories that actually happened in the last two years: Suge ran over two guys with a truck, killing one and seriously injuring another, Suge got shot multiple times at a Chris Brown party and survived, Suge showed up to court claiming he was blind, Suge was abducted by two aliens and killed one to escape. Okay, I made up that last one but it's just as believable as the other three, and the other three actually happened. The point is, if the news is absurd and about Suge Knight it's somehow reasonable.
So it's a bit surprising to find out that the latest ridiculous bit of Suge news just might be false, at least according to his son. Jacob Knight took to Instagram to deny the story that Suge revealed who murdered Tupac in a court affidavit. According to that report, Suge named "Reggie Wright Jr. and his ex-wife Sharitha" as the culprits and claimed they were after him, not Pac.
Jacob Knight is calling BS, calling the whole thing a "terrible publicity stunt" and saying that "Tryna Profit Off My Dads life is sick" in a brief Instagram post. Check out the entire statement via Jacob's Instagram account below.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BSeb504g6ZQ/
This is terrible publicity stunt and these are the same ones that want to keep my father locked up. Tryna Profit Off My Dads life is sick and he deserves his rights and freedom! They never mentioned him getting shot back then now they say this?
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The Retreat at ChampionsGate offers several floor plans from 2 Bedroom, Golf Course Condominums all the way up to Large, Spacious 9 Bedroom Pool Homes. All of the homes feature stainless steel appliances, upgraded cabinetry and tile along with granite counter tops in the kitchen. The builder is also proud to offer their eco-smart package, efficient features that help conserve energy. The outside elevations are very appealing with many offering brick paver driveways, stone facades and tile roofs. The resort is gated at it's multiple entry points, with manned security, to help ensure safety for both the homeowners and visiting guests.
The Oasis Clubhouse, with its massive 20,000 sq. ft building is SPECTACULAR! There are two huge resort-style pools, one being an adult pool while the other pool features an exciting water slide. For the little ones, there is a splash park that will provide hours of entertainment. There is also a lazy river to soak in the sunshine along with private poolside cabanas. A restaurant and a full-service bar are available to serve up your favorite food and drinks. The fitness wing has all the latest in cardio and weight training equipment while the spa will help rejuvenate your tired muscles. The resort also features organized games for kids. While the kids are busy having the time of their lives, each of the poolside loungers has a flag that you simply lift up. Within seconds, a pool attendant will be available to take your order.
There is also an 18-hole golf course and future plans include a tennis facility with 7 tennis courts and a center court having stadium seating. The amenity package at Champions Gate rivals any vacation rental community in the Orlando area.


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Home Security FAA's Web Security Audit: 3,857 Vulnerabilities
FAA's Web Security Audit: 3,857 Vulnerabilities
By Alex Goldman | May 09, 2009
Just how secure are the government's IT systems? You'd think that at the very least, critical systems would be protected and invulnerable, but you'd be wrong.
On the heels of news that the DoD had been penetrated and the electrical grid suffered a breach comes news that our air traffic control systems have been attacked numerous times and are poorly defended.
A security audit of the Web applications used in the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) air traffic control (ATC) systems found 763 high risk, 504 medium risk, and 2,590 low risk vulnerabilities. Issues included such basic security errors as the use of default passwords in applications, failure to patch applications in a timely manner, and failure to deploy intrusion detection systems (IDS) throughout the organization.
Such shoddy security led inevitably to intrusions. "In February 2009, hackers compromised an FAA public-facing Web application computer and used it as a conduit to gain unauthorized access to personally identifiable information (PII) on 48,000 current and former FAA employees," the report said.
The audit covered June 2008 through January 2009 and was conducted by KPMG. It wasn't published till April 16, 2009.
The report indicates other problems. "In 2008 hackers took control of FAA's critical network servers (domain controllers) and gained the power to shut down the servers, which could cause serious disruption to FAA's mission-support network. In 2006 a viral attack, widely distributed on the Internet, spread to FAA's ATC systems, forcing FAA to shut down a portion of its ATC systems in Alaska."
The report added that the 2008 incident "had not been remediated" by the end of 2008, along with at least 150 other cyber incident alerts.
Many vulnerabilities were easily avoidable, but that's not an uncommon problem, even in the private sector. Just last month, Verizon Business' RISK team reported that many businesses that suffered breaches had failed to change default credentials, had failed to patch systems, and had failed to deploy IDS.
In several cases, the report said, companies claimed to have deployed IDS but Verizon Business' team could not find them.
The FAA audit report shows why it might be difficult to find a poorly-deployed IDS. Auditors identified 734 facilities and said that IDS had been deployed to 11 of them. Part of the problem, the report said, is that the FAA does not have an adequate map of its own network.
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In our book, there is no better winter cocktail than a hot buttered rum. A few simple tweaks elevate this from a fantastic quick cocktail, to the sublime. Anywhere butter is good, brown butter is better, and our friends over at Black & Bolyard make some incredible brown butters. We pair their bay leaf brown butter with our black pepper syrup, and a fine aged rum (we're partial to Ron Zacapa 23), a liberal lashing of freshly grated nutmeg and a cinnamon stick. It doesn't get any better than this on a frigid winter night. Or morning.
Add syrup, brown butter, rum and boiling water to a mug. Grate a generous amount of nutmeg into the mug, then stir with the cinnamon stick until the butter is dissolved.


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Nuria Rubio Guerra
Nuria Rubio Guerra passed quietly on Jan. 1, 2021 at age 87 at S.P.J.S.T. Skilled Nursing & Rehabilitation in El Campo. She was born in Santiago de Cuba on May 30, 1933 and is the daughter of the late Manual and Maria del Carmen Portilla Rubio.
Nuria enjoyed a wonderful and eventful youth in Cuba surrounded by her three sisters and a brother. She graduated from Escuela del Hogar "Oriente" in Santiago de Cuba where she studied to be a primary school teacher. On July 31, 1955 she married the love of her life, the late Julio Guerra. While in Cuba, their first children, Julio III and Nuria were born. In 1962, they immigrated from Cuba to the United States as refugees from communism. They lived in Amarillo where Julio attended West Texas University and obtained his master's degree. They moved to Wharton in 1968 where Julio was a Spanish teacher with Wharton County Junior College. Their third and last child, Teresa, was born in Wharton.
Nuria was a primary school teacher in the Cuban public schools before arriving to the United States. After moving to Wharton she worked as a teacher for the Head Start program at Alabama Street School. Later, she worked at No Nam Boutique where she greeted and assisted customers and became a friendly face for 19 years. She was generous with her time and was a volunteer at Gulf Coast Medical Center. Nuria was also a member of the Holy Family Catholic Church in Wharton. She lived in Wharton for 51 years. She loved children and enjoyed baking, gardening, reading, and spending time with family and friends. Her delicious meals and wonderful desserts such as flan and her famous rum cake will always be remembered. She was a devoted and loving wife to her husband of 53 years, Julio, whom she cared for during an extended illness.
A private funeral Mass will be celebrated at Holy Family Catholic Church in Wharton and rite of committal and burial at Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery, with Father Samuel Appiassi officiating.
Survivors include son and daughter-in-law Julio C. Guerra III and wife Stacy of Helotes; daughters and sons-in-law: Nuria Anzaldua and husband Arnold of Wharton, Teresa Aiken and husband Clark of Austin; seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Aaron Anzaldua, Alex Guerra, Chris Aiken, Chad Hubenak, Garrett Sliva, and Justin Garza.
In lieu of usual remembrances, the family requests memorials to the Houston Hospice – El Campo, 1102 North Mechanic, El Campo, TX 77437.
Funeral services are under the direction of Wharton Funeral Home. Condolences may be left at www.whartonfuneralhome.com
To plant a tree in memory of Nuria Guerra as a living tribute, please visit Tribute Store.
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You have to try the 4 person air hockey. Posting game-breaking Information is a reportable option and will be removed. This review is a bit biased because our middle school band trip included a stop here for dinner and entertainment. The food finally came and was pretty gross although they had good fries. Join the journey of us doing long-term travel and full-time travel and we work and travel the world! I can stop right here and there would be no need to explain further why they get 5 stars. There were favorites from my childhood, and I really loved checking out the giant Connect 4.
Would you recommend Wednesday night at Dave and Busters to a friend? This is like an adult version of Chuck-E-Cheese. The point being, some throwback video games are always fun for nostalgia. As you walk inside, straight in front is a large bar where patrons can relax with a drink. Even when it was crowded here, I never felt I was being smooshed. Plenty of parking, clean bathrooms and room to roam. From what I've heard, it's bigger than the one in Orlando and a lot more spread out. The prizes got an upgrade, too! Cloth napkins, quality silverware, real glass glasses, etc.
But the prizes are much better. Games were good, and it was a nice facility. The prize store has really good prizes and adults and children would enjoy the selection. Seriously, maybe after yall have been dating for awhile and your just looking for a fun date night but that's a ridiculously awkward place for a first date. While it was very good our first visit, service and food have not been the best since that first visit. You may love these too:.
The food isn't very good, and it's expensive. There were a lot of different games I could choose from, and I didn't have any wait time. You don't need to do that. In my opinion, they are single handily saving the mall. It was really tasty and plenty of food for under 600 calories. There's always a combo deal to get a discounted power card with some menu items.
Is this a cool idea for a first date?
All in all I had a good time. Salsa dancing at Dave and Busters at Tempe Marketplace on Wednesday. A few of the games were over with a lot quicker than anticipated and some lasted longer than anticipated, so it made up for it. You can tell because everything looked perfect. It reminded me of festival games, so I loved it! I don't know that this is a problem or has been a problem for them but while I was there a child was lost and crying and I could only think to myself that there is some sicko in here that would have love to found the like girl.
Plus, you can purchase the glass to take home with you! I am so happy you found the site! Good time, lots of children were there until 11 though. It's a plastic card that is part of doing business and it's something I don't think they should charge customers for. She gave us some game cards but not enough for everyone. I love a good date that you can do year-round and enjoy! The game area is a lot of fun for kids young and old, as there's something for everybody. Went up to the front where I was merely advised to put the card in half way or slow. I have had the food at this particular location one time. To add your venue is free.
Better than any cake I have had at any other restaurant, with some of the Cheese Cake Factory choices coming close. We had food in one of the showrooms and it was great. We decided to share the Three-Cheese Grilled Cheese Sticks as an appetizer and Oh My Goodness, they were so delicious, I nearly ordered them as my entrée after taking the first bite. After eating we headed over to the games and had an absolute blast. Social dancing: Social dancing at Dave and Busters starts at 8. We thoroughly enjoyed every bite of our dinner and enjoyed chatting and relaxing, catching up with each other from a busy week and planned some fun for the weekend ahead.
Wednesday night salsa at Dave and Busters.
Our server kept a careful eye on us, making sure our drinks were full and that we stayed comfortable and happy but we never felt pressured to hurry, even on such a busy night. After playing some other games and a few happy hour drinks, we went to check our ticket balance. On Monday there is a beginner class. Then we were told by the bar manager Angie that everyone at the table would get a discount bill for the wait and only one person received that discount. And games you get to be active on, like jumping a light that behaves like a jump rope. I hate seeing calories on menus because I'd rather just enjoy a day out without knowing, but everyone else at my table ordered stuff that was stupid indulgent lol! I took these photos at the.
We enjoyed our appetizer and made our dinner decision: Bang Bang Chicken with Spicy Thai Peanut Noodles and the Short Rib and Cheesy Mac Stack. Every child was laughing the entire show. Allison is a born and raised Kentucky girl, with sweet tea in her veins and travel on her mind. Night time dates are so cliche and she'll be expecting it. I can't thank the entire staff enough! An amazing feat with 13 kids in all.


Permanent residents should be as concerned about the country's sovereignty as Singaporeans (Not born in S'pore, but they've served full-time NS; Nov 15).
The positive outlook of the males covered in the news report, who had become PRs under the sponsorship of their parents, is heartening.
Whether living, working or studying here, PRs must play their part in national issues that affect them, especially those relating to security.
Committing themselves to full-time national service is a key responsibility that they should be prepared to shoulder if they have Singapore's interests at heart.
Such an enlistment will give them a sense of belonging and ownership, which will go a long way in easing the process towards becoming Singapore citizens when they complete their full-time NS.
Their willingness to undergo the two-year enlistment period is testament to their desire to have a stake in Singapore's well-being.
The Enlistment Act which makes NS mandatory for male PRs is an important step in the right direction.
What is more important is that foreign-born men who call Singapore home must come forward to fulfil their NS obligations.