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I thought I would share a rather humorous anecdote that ended in a freefall (not to be confused with a free-for-all).
My baby sister (two years my junior) was always the risk-taker amongst the four of us (as demonstrated in the baton twirler photo). I was the oldest and had two brothers younger than the two of us.
As we grew old(er), had families and careers she continued to confess a desire to skydive. As in jump out of a plane from a very high altitude, falling at a high rate of speed, planning on a large piece of fabric to break your fall enough to survive, thus experiencing extremely high doses of natural adrenaline. I was all for the high without the plane and such.
For her birthday one year I (who then lived in Memphis) went online and purchased her a skydive package at Perris Valley, California (She lived in San Diego).
I flew out a few months later on a casual visit and she squealed, "This is so great! We can skydive together." I was caught in the manhood dilemma (an instance where you know you are about to do something fundamentally stupid to avoid the sissy word).
So we drove to the desert, took a five minute introductory class, watched a 30 minute video of their lawyer telling us the papers we were signing meant if we so much as slipped on a banana peel in the parking lot they could not be sued, and then got on the plane.
It was a twin engine plane carrying about ten other jumpers and a pilot with a bucket of KFC between his legs (could I sue if the pilot choked on a drumstick.....NO). My sister and I were jumping last because as novices we were tethered to other (non-sissy) professional jumpers.
It took several looong minutes to climb to the required 14,500 feet. We then leveled off as one jumper after another leaped enthusiastically out the open door. My sister was woo-hooing.....I was near sensory overload. As my new best friend (strapped to my back) and I made our way toward the door I reached a point where I could see the jumpers as they fell away from the plane. Let me take a moment to alert any of you who have watched films of skydiving and thought, "Boy that looks like fun!" BE ADVISED: All those films are in slow-motion! You do not float gently away from the plane. You fall like a freakin' rock! I mean fast. Ahem... I digress.
My sister, and her new best friend, position themselves, rock three times, and leap. I hear the scream I've known since she was two for about a millisecond and she is gone. Out of sight! We get into position, then my BFF pulls us back in and announces, "We missed the drop zone, we'll have to go around." I have just spent 1 1/2 hours driving to the desert, 45 minutes of earthbound build up, fifteen minutes of ear popping ascension to walk to the door of my manhood and was told WE HAVE TO GO AROUND AGAIN!
The next three minutes went by very slowly. We again neared the door, I forgot to count to three (sensory overload thingy), and we were out.
It seemed like 30 seconds before I could breathe and I was not prepared for the noise wind rushing by at 125 mph makes. I did maintain consciousness and just about the time I thought I had a handle on falling like a rock the chute went up and the deafening roar changed to silence.
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By BERNIE BELLAN
Researchers from St. Boniface Hospital and Ben-Gurion University will soon be engaged in new types of collaboration in various areas of research as the result of an agreement reached recently between the two prestigious institutions.
At an event held Monday, September 12 in the IH Asper Clinical Research Institute at St. Boniface Hospital, Dr. Rivka Carmi, President of Ben-Gurion University, and Dr. Grant Pierce, Executive Director of Research at St. Boniface Hospital, announced to invited guests the unveiling of a new program of collaboration which will go by the title "Research without Borders – Partners in Science".
While we generally don't like to print press releases ver batim, the one sent to us Monday morning, September 12, was well written enough that it bears being reprinted almost in its entirety. Here is the press release issued jointly by the St. Boniface Hospital Foundation and Canadian Associates of Ben Gurion University, which also gives some pertinent information about the St. Boniface Hospital Research Foundation and Ben-Gurion University: "As leading research institutions, St. Boniface Hospital and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev have determined that knowledge is better served when transferred and enhanced by collaboration."
" 'Our researchers are working towards the same end goal – to change the face of health care as we know it, and to overcome today's most debilitating diseases and conditions,' said Dr. Grant Pierce.
"Professor Rivka Carmi added 'How thrilling to be part of this unique scientific partnership. As our sages have said, '"his can be a light unto the nations'", meaning that this should be a shining example of cooperation between two institutions - one whose roots are based in Catholicism and the other in Judaism'.
" 'With a thriving and active Jewish community in Winnipeg, and a distinct link to our heritage at St. Boniface Hospital, we would like to bring our communities together to support collaborative research initiatives, and have identified several areas of commonality,' said Chuck LaFlèche, President & CEO, St. Boniface Hospital Foundation. Mark Mendelson, CEO, Canadian Associates of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev added 'I am pleased to be able to work with my new partner on this project, and move forward in our fundraising endeavours.'
"The Research Without Borders fundraising campaign will officially commence October 16th, 2016, with a fundraising goal of $10 million – the funds will be divided between each institution and will focus on collaborative research efforts that span across oceans."
At the actual event Monday evening September 12, we learned more about how this project came about. Dr. Carmi explained that no small debt of gratitude is owed to Tova and Larry Vickar for bringing Dr. Grant Pierce and Chuck Lafleche of St. Boniface Hospital on a visit to Ben-Gurion University this past spring. Dr. Carmi said, "I have to thank Larry and Tova Vickar for orchestrating this whole thing and for bringing Grant and Chuck to Ben-Gurion University."
Dr. Carmi went on to note that many representatives of institutions of higher learning pass through Ben-Gurion University, often with the intent of creating collaborations between their institutions and BGU.
"If I could show you how many M.O.U.'s (Memorandum of Understanding) I have filed away in drawers…" that never led to anything substantive being implemented, Dr. Carmi said ruefully.
She went on to note: "We know that we are good but we know that we don't know everything…We (BGU and St. Boniface Hospital) are very synergistic and complementary in many respects."
Dr. Grant Pierce (who remarked that he had lived on a kibbutz for several months when he was younger) discussed three particular areas in which the two institutions are especially likely to benefit from joint collaborations : Cardiovsacular sciences (in which Winnipeg's own Dr. Lorrie Kirshenbaum is engaged in some leading edge research involving understanding the genetic basis for heart cells); food sciences – were BGU's "expertise in nutrition is world class", Dr. Pierce observed, and where researchers from St. B. will be able to assist researchers from BGU to better understand "why their nutritional interventions work"; and "neurodegenerative research" – studying dementia and Alzheimer's, where Dr. Pierce predicted, "we are in for some exciting research discoveries."
Dr. Pierce concluded his remarks by suggesting that the name of the joint program between BGU and St. B. might very well be changed from "Research without Borders" to "Research without Limits".
In an upcoming issue we will have more about the joint venture between BGU and St. B. and the fundraising that will commence in October with the aim of funding the project.

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Sunflowers in full bloom in Haebaru
July 11, 2013 Ryukyu Shimpo
About 25,000 sunflowers now as high as two meters are in full bloom in a 1,980 square-meter field in Miyahira, Haebaru. Local resident Shinsuke Arakaki owns the field.
Haebaru Town and the Town Tourist Association celebrated the sunflowers on July 10, but the flowers will still be at their best until about July 20.
Deputy mayor Shinsho Kuniyoshi, 119 pupils of Haebaru Elementary School and the mascot character for the town, Haerun, enjoyed walking around the field.
Arakaki grows the sunflowers as green manure for his pumpkin field.
The Haebaru Agricultural Youth Club and the school's pupils helped Arakaki to plant seeds this May.
Nine-year-old Yuka Tou said, "I learned from Mr. Arakaki that he grows sunflowers to help prepare the soil for growing pumpkins." Arakaki said, "I am glad that the children enjoyed themselves."
Contact Haebaru Tourist Association at 098 (851) 7273 for more details.
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Lord Leveson has shown great interest in an Irish model of press regulation that allows for independence and accountability, but it may not be enough to tame Fleet Street.
Ahead of the publication of Lord Leveson's report on Thursday one of the possible outcomes is an independent regulator with statutory backing, based on the system currently in place in Ireland.
An Irish-style press council is favoured by the National Union of Journalists (NUJ), according to the organisation's general secretary Michelle Stanistreet, who says regulation needs to be underpinned by a statute creating a body with clear terms of reference.
Ireland's system of press regulation was established in 2008 following years of debate over the country's difficult libel regime and plans to introduce tough privacy laws. The compromise was an independent press council and ombudsman tasked with safeguarding professional and ethical standards in print journalism.
The ombudsman enjoys statutory recognition and is tasked with taking complaints from members of the public and conciliating grievances to the satisfaction of all parties; where conciliation is not possible the ombudsman will make a ruling.
The press council is independent of the government and media, tasked with overseeing the code of practice for newspapers and magazines, and decides on appeals from the press ombudsman.
The council has 13 members; seven, including the chairman, are drawn from a "broad spectrum of Irish society", consisting of lawyers and academics. The remaining six represent the print industry, newspaper editors and the NUJ.
The code of practice enforced by the ombudsman aims to ensure reporting is true and accurate, comment is distinguished from fact and guarantees fairness, respect for rights and privacy. But while the ombudsman enforces privacy it also allows for people holding public office or seeking publicity to have their private lives probed where it is in the public interest.
Like the current PCC system Irish newspapers are not legally obliged to be regulated by the council, but publications that opt out face difficulties handling legal complaints. In April 2010 the press council was formally recognised under section 44 of the Defamation Act 2009, for the introduction of a fair and reasonable publication defence. Judges can now take into account co-operation with the council.
They have no power to initiate their own inquiry or even to examine or report on patterns of press misbehaviour
Noel Whelan, political commentator
Professor John Horgan, the current press ombudsman, is a former Labour politician who served in the Senate and the Dáil (Irish parliament) before becoming a professor of journalism at Dublin City University.
Mr Horgan told the Leveson inquiry that independence from the press, government and executive powers is vital for any regulator. He explained that every major newspaper in Ireland has been the subject of "critical adverse findings in one form or another" by his office.
"The sanction that we operate, which is the requirement to publish in certain modalities any decision upholding a complaint against them, is taken extremely seriously by the editors of all our publications.
"The public may not see it as seriously as they do, but in my experience, editors take it extremely seriously and would take considerable steps to avoid finding themselves in that situation."
However, not everyone agrees about the efficiency of the model. Irish Times political commentator Noel Whelan has recently claimed the press council is dominated by the industry and does not work.
Writing in the Irish Times he highlighted problems with journalists intruding on bereaved families: "The Ombudsman and council are neutered because they can only act when victims themselves complain.
"They have no power to initiate their own inquiry or even to examine or report on patterns of press misbehaviour."
Following the publication of topless pictures of Kate Middleton in the Irish Daily Star, Justice Minister Alan Shatter is now considering revisiting the planned 2006 Privacy Bill.
The threat of a privacy bill was first introduced by then Justice Minister Michael McDowell, of the now defunct Progressive Democrats. The prospect of privacy legislation and state regulation was enough to convince most editors to agree to an ombudsman solution.


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Behind the scenes at the L.A. Times' Test Kitchen
There's always something a-cooking or a-baking in the L.A. Times' Test Kitchen, which tests more than 600 recipes a year. And several recipes need to be tweaked, retested and so on until Times Test Kitchen Manager Noelle Carter gives them the stamp of approval. Only about 400 or so of these recipes are fit to print.
That means that the Test Kitchen is abuzz with activity all day long. And all day long, people from throughout the building just happen by. You know, just in case there's some food lying around that looks like it needs eating.
So in addition to creating, deconstructing and reconstructing countless recipes, Noelle has to keep people from eating goodies that need to be saved for photographs, videos or additional taste tests.
Here's how she does it:
The "No Touch No Eat" sign is a story in itself: Former L.A. Times Staff Writer Charles Perry, who still graces our pages, had it made about 10 years ago as an apology of sorts for tucking into a cake that had not yet been photographed. He made two others, too, that are still in use in the kitchen: "No Touch At All" and "Don't Even Think About it." (Perry was known for his signs. He had one -- "Vegetarians Will Be Shot" -- posted above his computer screen. If you asked him about it, he would hasten to add, "I won't shoot vegetarians for being vegetarians. What they eat is their business. I'll shoot them if they start talking about vegetarianism, because what I eat is my business.")
The cookies are the result of a Culinary S.O.S. request -- a reader asked Noelle to nab the recipe for the Tortona Chocolate cookies at Massimo's Delectables in Marina del Rey. Luckily, Massimo's was happy to help. The recipe will be in next Wednesday's Food section, so check back for it.
Perfect for St. Valentine's Day, no?
--Rene Lynch
Want more recipes? Check out our ever-growing collection of Times Test Kitchen recipes at latimes.com/recipes.
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Having your first baby is simultaneously exciting and nerve-wracking. Pregnancy is such a new and different experience that no amount of research and preparation can truly prepare you. It's a great joy, but it can also be one of the most difficult and uncertain times in a woman's life.
The last thing that any pregnant women needs is unwelcome comments from others.
For some reason, we seem to think that when a woman is pregnant we all have the right to pass judgment on their progress – or even worse, to treat their bodies as community property and start touching their tummy.
Pregnant women hear these comments on a regular basis from friends, relatives, neighbours or just from strangers in the street. Often these people think that they are being helpful. They're not.
"Gosh, you've gotten big – having twins are you?"
"Oh, you're very small for six months – you should be eating more!"
"You'll find it hard to lose all that weight once you've had the baby, dear".
These are all comments that have been directed at my patients over the years – and some are even worse than these. How would you feel if a stranger in a department store started to make disparaging comments about your weight?
Most people are well meaning. They don't realise that their uninvited commentary can be distressing to a first-time mother-to-be who is trying to do the best possible job she can for her unborn child. Pregnant women need our encouragement and support on the wonderful but difficult journey that they are undertaking.
As I explain to my patients, the only opinions that truly matter are hers and her partners.
So, if you're having a baby soon, how should you deal with unsolicited comments like these? The polite way is to explain that "My doctor says I'm just right". I'm sure there are some less than polite ways to convey your displeasure as well – but we won't go into those in this column! Perhaps we should have some T-shirts printed up for patients to wear during their pregnancies with the motto "I'm not too big. I'm not too small. Hands off"
So, next time you meet a pregnant women, here are a few suggestions: Firstly, don't touch their 'baby bump'. Secondly, take a moment to consider the impact of your words before you open your mouth. Remember that this time is one of the most important periods of their life and that a few words of support, encouragement and affirmation can go a long way.


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"Am I a victim of DUI?" This is a question you may find yourself asking if you were recently in a car accident. Auto accidents are some of the world's biggest killers, and more than half of all road deaths in the United States affect 15- to 44-year-olds. If you've been in a crash and been seriously injured, you may wonder how to receive compensation for the accident. Additionally, you may have other questions, such as "Who should I call after a car accident?" or "Does marijuana use contribute to increased car accidents?" Here are the answers to your questions along with information on how to find a personal injury attorney. Who should I call after a car accident? If
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Semi truck accidents can be some of the most terrifying and dangerous collisions on the road today. Victims may feel that they have nowhere to turn if they have been seriously injured, or if they have a loved one who lost a life in the accident. The most important thing that an injured person can do after an accident is to discuss the case with a truck accident attorney who will ensure that that person's medical expenses are paid and justice is served. Just how common are semi truck accidents? The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration reports that the United States sees an average of 11 auto accidents involving at least one semi truck per day, and a significant portion of these are fatal truck accidents. This number also represents a large amount of total accidents in the U.S. F
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How to Calculate Wrongful Dismissal Compensation
Wrongful dismissal cases (also called unfair dismissal claims) are the recourse offered to employees who have been terminated in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the Americans With Disabilities Act, other federal statues, whistleblower protections, state laws or employment agreements. Essentially, what you should know as a worker is that if you have been fired illegally — despite the term, a firing simply being not "fair" isn't enough — then you have the legal right to attempt to recover the money you lost as a result of being terminated. Actually figuring out how much money to seek, however, can be tricky, which is why it's important to work with


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The UAE will continue to face a shortfall in rice supplies at least until August when consumer and producer nations replenish stocks and expected extra crops boost supplies, traders said on Sunday.
Rice output is set to rise this year as major producers plant additional crops, likely slowing or halting a rally that has caused prices to more than double since January.
"The UAE's rice shortage won't ease before August when production in countries like India and Pakistan rise, and we see more supplies in the market," an Abu Dhabi-based rice importer said.
"Of course, we will have to assume that unexpected incidents like hurricanes or floods happen in the middle and make things worse," he said.
India, the world's second-biggest rice exporter in 2007, banned all non-basmati rice shipments in March, one of a series of protectionist measures worldwide that triggered a wave of panic buying, causing benchmark Thai prices to nearly treble.
Vietnam, China and Egypt have also curbed exports.
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Rice importers in the UAE are demanding at least a 25% subsidy for rice as international prices continue to rise and stocks come under pressure.
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All of the contractors that are in our network have been thoroughly verified. Also, if possible, contact former clients to get their impressions. The contractor should be able to provide names and contact information. Ask the clients about the work they had done.
See if they had any problems, ask how the workers proceeded to do the job and see if the work dates were respected as promised, etc. The more you know, the more you'll be able to make an informed choice within the group of contractors that have presented quotes. Before you start up a renovation project, don't forget to check with your local authorities to know if you need a special permit for your renovation project.
If such is the case, take the proper steps to obtain it. You need this permit. If you don't have it, in the event of a problem, you would be held responsible. A few important things to known:
- A legitimate contractor should provide a commercial address
- They should always visit your house before they give you a price quote
- If a person shows up at your door selling doors and windows, roofing, thermal insulation material, outdoor siding and/or the services that come with these products, make sure that the company has all the valid permits required for an itinerant salesperson.
- In Quebec, you can check with the Office de Certification Commerciale du Québec
- In Ontario, you can check with Consumer Protection of Ontario
- In Nova Scotia, you can check with Access Nova Scotia
- In Alberta, you can check with Service Alberta
Getting quotes and signing the contract
After you've made the initial contact with the renovation companies, now comes the time to start talking about price quotes. As mentioned above, getting at least two quotes will be beneficial, as you will be able to compare between the two. If possible, get at least three (3).
These basic pieces of information should be included somewhere on the quote: a description of the work that needs to be done, the required materials, the detailed price for each element, the terms of payment and last of all, a calendar indicating the dates at which the work will be completed or, at the very least, the beginning and end dates.
Always keep the quote!
You could add it as an annex on the contract. In general, the contractor should only ever ask for a small deposit at the time of signing (some don't ask for anything). If they work with deposits, make sure that you never pay more than 10-20% of the total amount.
For the rest of the payment, you can make an arrangement on the spot. Just be sure that you won't pay the whole sum before the work is completed. It may seem obvious but it is worth repeating: a written contract acts as a guarantee. If there is a problem with the quality of the work, it will be easier for you to assert your rights if you have a contract which includes a lot of detail regarding the details of the work that was supposed to be done and that was included in the supposed agreement between you and the contractor.
It will also prevent the fact that they could end up doing extra work without your consent and try to get you to pay afterwards. A proper contract should include:
- The contractor's name and their contact information, including their business address;
- Licence and permit numbers, if applicable;
- The work dates (beginning and end);
- The contractor's written guarantee that they will adhere to any municipal regulations and building codes that are applicable in your area;
- Liability insurance policy number, along with the name of the company;
- A detailed description of the work that is to be done, as well as the materials and the quantity that will be used for each of these;
- The total cost of the work and the payment method;
- Extra notes which vary from one contract to another. For example: writing down that the workers will have to clean up after the work is done.
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The storyline centers around Dr. Yung, an enigmatic Pokémon scientist who has developed a new technology called the "Mirage System" to resurrect extinct Pokémon like Kabutops and Armaldo. Ash, Brock, May, Max, Professor Oak, and Misty show up at the Mirage Mansion at Dr. Yung's invitation, and watch a demonstration of the machine's capabilities. In the middle of a battle between Dr. Yung's Mirage Pokémon and Ash, the machine goes haywire and a Mirage Aerodactyl swoops in and kidnaps Dr. Yung. The Mirage Master appears out of nowhere and announces to everyone that the Mirage System can be used to create Pokémon with absolutely no weaknesses. He threatens them, and they make their escape from the mansion. Unfortunately, Dr. Yung does not make it out, and the gang decide to go investigate. Professor Oak becomes kidnapped, and while he is in the presence of the "Mirage Master", he learns that the Master is actually Dr. Yung. Ash infiltrates the mansion, while Misty follows after him, and both reach the two professors. Upon their arrival, Dr. Yung completes his masterpiece, a Mirage-Mewtwo that could absorb and use the abilities of other Mirage Pokémon, even after the Mirage Pokémon has "died". At the sight of a Mirage Mew flying by the window, Dr. Yung orders Mirage-Mewtwo to destroy it, believing it to be a failed experiment, as the Mirage-Mew understood feelings which were not necessary from Dr. Yung's view. The mansion opens up its towers, distributing many hologram machines that allow Mirage Pokémon to travel outside the castle.
Country: USA | Japan
Language: Japanese | English
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Mega-Lite Releases New Nova-Lite Fixtures
- by Jacob Coakley
Mega-Lite's new Nova-Lite series of lighting fixtures are designed to be versatile enough for stage or house lighting needs. The Nova-Lite series consists of six fixtures with wide coverage and options in color changing, white or ultra-violet output. The Nova-Lite Q200 (RGBW), Nova-Lite T200 (RGB) and Nova-Lite UV200 (ultra violet) fixtures are equipped with a powerful 200-watt single source LED. The Nova-Lite VW150 (variable white), Nova-Lite WW150 (warm white) and Nova-Lite CW150 (cool white) house a robust 150-watt LED. The units have a 55-degree reflector beam angle and also ship with 30-degree and 15-degree lenses for longer throw applications. A 60-degree diffuser accessory is available for softening the edge of the output. A barn door is also an available accessory. These units will also work for house light applications thanks to a hanging adapter designed to fit a 1/2in all-thread or steal cable. Additionally, the series is ETL listed, making it certified for installation in more venues.
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Welcome to BiochemDen Structures gallery. Biochemistry is one of the major subject in all life sciences related subjects. Most of the science experts are considering this is "Super Chemistry".
Today, this post is created by adding few of the important Biochemistry structures for easy reference. I think this very useful for every student s and biology teachers.
Not: do not forget to bookmark this post. In coming days we are adding more structures in this page.
- Carbohydrates are the Staff of Life. Why?
- What is Amino acid and its Structural Chemistry?
- What are Lipids ? What are the Importance in Human Body
- Why Proteins are Very Important? How to Explain?
- VITAMINS : The Micro-nutrients in Our Body
- Color reactions of Amino acids
- Qualitative Analysis : Color Reactions of Lipids
- Colorimetric Analysis: BRADFORD PROTEIN ASSAY
- Color Reactions of Carbohydrates (Practical Protocol)
- Basic Overview of Carbohydrate Metabolism
- What is Endocrine system and its secreting Hormones
- What is the Composition of Blood ?


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Was surprised to discover that people in Aveyron resent the expression la France profonde. They interpret it as condescending, implying a backwater inhabited by country bumpkins. No matter how hard you insist you meant it as a compliment to a rural area that has preserved its authenticity, the Aveyronnais will look at you suspiciously, or at best dubiously, and understandably so, since not so long ago the Aveyron was precisely this, backward and underdeveloped. Today, still, the keen observer will detect remnants of those times here and there, even in its main towns (the largest of which, Rodez, has only 53,785 inhabitants, and that's including the suburbs).
The phrase sounds particularly offensive when uttered by the 'cousins' who have made it in Paris, les Parisiens – not a very popular lot down here who, I've been told, behave as if they own the place when they come down for their holidays. Some 320,000 of them live in the Paris area, sometimes going back several generations. There are many more who have by now been diluted into the general population and no longer identify with the homeland. This is the largest French community living in the capital, outnumbering the Bretons and the 263,000 who reside in the Aveyron, over half of whom are actually outsiders. That's without counting their compatriots who moved further afield and left us no statistics, and whose success stories reach as far as California and the Argentinean Pampa.
No matter where they have settled, the Aveyronnais diaspora has always been dynamic, enterprising, hard working and intelligent – the perfect combination of ingredients for success. Added to this is a shrewd business sense inherited from their peasant ancestors, which in Paris, helped them conquer the entire café industry. All the legendary cafés once frequented by Jean-Paul Sartre, Simon de Beauvoir and other Ernest Hemingways, belonged to Aveyronnais. Many still do. In California, some of them were equally successful in the laundry business, which later shifted into Chinese hands. I am yet to find out whether Thomas Keller's famous restaurant The French Laundry in Napa Valley was not initially a French laundry owned by an Aveyronnais.
Life was no bed of roses back home, a hilly, rugged land, spreading over 873,512 hectares ( 3386 sq. m). on the southern edge of the Massif Central. Winters were harsh, hillsides were steep, the soil was poor and the road network was inadequate, leaving its mosaic of miniature regions cut off from one another, and the area as a whole isolated from the outside world. Other than in Roman times, highways always shunned it in favour of the more convenient basin of the Rhône to the east and the Garonne Valley to the west. Even today, when technology can defy natural obstacles, the high-speed TGV has chosen to skirt it, simply because it would not have paid off to bring it over. Guidebooks followed suit, inexcusably, brushing over one of the country's most compelling areas with impunity. No wonder most foreigners have never heard of the Aveyron. Those who think they have are often embarrassed to find out they had confused it with the town of Avignon, the capital of the Vaucluse in the southeast. When guidebooks do mention some of its sites, rather than situate them in the Aveyron, where they belong, they incorporate them into overlapping geographical or historical regions – the Quercy for instance, which takes in Western Aveyron, thus adding to the confusion.
To clarify matters, the Aveyron was one of the 83 départements (administrative districts) created during the French Revolution, when the nationalised territory was redistributed (today there are 95 départements in metropolitan France). By and large, it replaced the old province of Rouergue and was renamed after the most central of its three main rivers, the other two being the Lot and the Tarn, to the north and to the south respectively. All three rivers are tributaries of the Garonne, but the Aveyron alone takes its source in the département, by Séverac-le-Château. Owing to its isolation, the Rouergue remained a distinct entity and developed a strong individual character and a unique identity, at once quintessentially French yet mysteriously different, going back to the ancient Celts for sure, perhaps to dawns unknown. This is la France profonde at its deepest, as tenaciously rooted in its identity as it was in its struggle to survive in an inhospitable environment. It was that tenacity that enabled the Aveyronnais of Paris to pile up small fortunes of francs behind their café counters, when given half a chance. But the homeland offered no such opportunities and lagged behind. It was archaic, remote, and deserted en masse by its natives.
But France was changing, putting aside the unpleasant parenthesis of the Occupation and shaking off the dust of the past. Optimism reigned supreme in the 1960s, striding towards prosperity to the delight of French households, and also towards the advent of the consumer age, which was not to everyone's liking. Following the legacy of the May 1968 'événements', many young people turned their backs on the alienating city and wandered through the French countryside in search of Arcadia. Some found it in the Aveyron where they settled under the newly coined label of néo-Aveyronnais, often in old, deserted farmhouses they bought and did up for a song. The natives eyed them with suspicion and overall did not welcome their arrival, but it's a good thing they came, because they injected young blood and breathed new vitality into an area that was in danger of dying out.
Imbued with the energy of 1968, the politically-minded among these néo-Aveyronnais headed south, towards the vast uplands of the Larzac, where they joined forces with some natives under the umbrella of the Confédération Paysanne. Led by the high media profile José Bové, they fought a ten-year, nationwide battle from 1971 to 1981 against the extension of a military camp at a place called La Cavalerie. Since then the Larzac has remained a hotbed of political activism, taking on all the planet's ideological struggles. focusing at present on the ecological repercussions of globalisation. Hence their fight against malbouffe (junk food), which led to the dismantling of the McDonald in nearby Millau and to the destruction of genetically modified crops, of which more later. How extraordinary that this remote, empty corner of France was picked out in August 2003 to host a gigantic protest with international coverage against the World Trade Organisation meeting in Cancun, Mexico. Driving through the empty Larzac, the Confédération Paysanne's giant graffitis stand out against the vast horizons, yet the majority of Aveyronnais are hardly sympathetic to the movement. On the other hand, they often do share their dislike for Brussels whose agricultural legislation is threatening to destroy that very rural France the néo-Aveyronnais came seeking.
Your average Aveyronnais is no revolutionary. He is hard working and wished to enjoy some of the windfalls of the post-war national prosperity, which he converted into boring modern bungalows that scarred the landscape but had running water and bathrooms. This was only a gesture towards progress, however. Big-scale development could only be hoped for by breaking through the area's isolation. It took twenty years of Aveyronnais tenacity to persuade the authorities in Paris to bring over a north-south axis of the motorway, but it still needed to be joined to the strip lying south of the Tarn Valley. The Millau Viaduct now provides the hitherto missing link that will eventually bring together northern and southern Europe. It is a twist of history that faraway Aveyron may one day become a major pivot of international communications. No less paradoxical is the fact that the world's tallest and most spectacularly contemporary bridge should stand like an emblematic spearhead towards the future in an area where the most ancient past of France has been recorded.
While we visitors meander through the countryside in search of a quaint, perched village, the local inhabitants of the Aveyron get wired to the internet. Today's Aveyron has become the breeding ground of a new creative, forward-looking generation, a mix of natives, néos, and an increasing number of foreigners, who are no less miffed by the old picture-postcard image of the Aveyron than others are by the phrase la France Profonde. But somehow they have managed to update the picture-postcard rather than do away with it – and this is the key to their unique achievement. My journey to the Aveyron allowed me to see and hear several of their success stories. Thanks to this new breed of inhabitants, the Aveyron is undergoing a stupendous transformation which is turning it into the up-and-coming département of contemporary France. This was confirmed by a survey conducted by the French magazine l'Express which examined quality of life in metropolitan France by départements. Amazingly, the one-time destitute, backward Aveyron came out the winner!
Until recently the direct day train ride between Paris Gare d'Austerlitz and Aveyron's capital Rodez took 7 hours, a lovely slow-pace journey from Figeac on, stopping on its way at every little town. Despite petitions, the train was cancelled in December 2006 because the line wasn't deemed profitable enough, so now it takes even longer to get here by train. Distances in the Aveyron are still measured in time rather than in mileage. Modernity has stepped in, but tactfully. The slow-paced traveller will rejoice. To buy the book directly from the author: //www.thirzavallois.com


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When Writers Meet
1945: War correspondent George Orwell was delighted to find that Ernest Hemingway was staying at the same hotel in Paris. The two men had never met. Orwell went up to Hemingway's room and knocked. A voice bellowed at him to come in. He opened the door and said sheepishly, "I'm Eric Blair." The American was standing on the other side of the bed, packing suitcases. "Well, what the –ing hell do you want?" he shouted. Orwell spoke again. "I'm George Orwell." Hemingway pushed the suitcases to the end of the bed. "Why the –ing hell didn't you say so? Have a drink. Have a double."
Source: Paul Potts, Dante Called You Beatrice (1960), p. 82


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Mesa, AZ - It was a nice victory for the #10 Mesa Thunderbirds Wednesday night as they defeated the Ottawa University JV team in three sets, 25-11, 25-22, 25-18.
It was nice for Mesa Head Coach Megan Taylor as she was able to utilize all the players on her roster thoughout the match.
In set one, Mesa had total control from the first serve, jumping out quickly to a 12-6 advantage then extending it to 20-9 while finishing off the set with a 25-11 win. In set two, the Spirit kept with the T-Birds, even going ahead 19-16 at one point. Mesa however rallied, tying the set at 22 then finishing off the set with a 25-22 win. In set three, Mesa pulled away around the 10 point mark, extending their lead to 15-12, then 20-14 and finishing off with a 25-18 win.
With the victory, Mesa moves to 9-2 on the season. They will travel to #8 South Mountain for a big conference matchup with the Cougars on Friday night at 7 pm.


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Animated films have come a long way since Toy Story 1 with each new film creating a new benchmark for others to look up to, and some even making it to the Oscars.
28th October is considered as an International Animation Day and to mark this day, we've have pulled out some classic movies that made their way to the Oscars.
1. Toy Story 3
Source: amazon
Directed by Lee Unkrich, the third instalment of this franchise just got better! Revolving around the toys Woody, Buzz Lightyear, and their friends; the toys face uncertain future and situations.
2. Finding Nemo
Source: steampowered
The movie that gained popularity and accolades from many is surely the one that will live up to your expectations. The journey to find the Nemo will take you for a memorable (largely) underwater journey.
3. Up
Source: rogerebert
A movie that revolves around the old man and a kid with weirdo talking dogs. What ties them all together is thousands of balloons that help them fly away to their final destination.
4. Inside Out
Source: savethecat
A unique concept to be thought of. The movie beautifully blends the emotions felt by a person by giving the emotions their own personality. The movie will surely make you fall in love with yourself.
5. Ratatouille
Source: rogerebert
A quirky movie that apparently has rat as the head chef and humans as sous chefs. Ratatouille will take you to the wonderful Paris and its many shades of food.
6. Frozen
Source: talkingwithtami
A vista to watch, Frozen is a lovely movie which will melt your heart. The movie is a beautiful blend of sister's love, friendship and betrayal set against the backdrop of freezing winter.
7. Zootopia
Source: disney
An adventure film of Walt Disney Animation, the movie shows the world of anthropomorphic mammals with the protagonist as a cop.
8. The Incredibles
Source: movies
This Pixar animated movie is a movie of super heroes where every member of the family is a super hero. With a nice movie plot and action scenes, the film is really incredible.
9. Wall-E
Source: blogs
Produced by Pixar Animation, Wall-E is that sci-fi movie which conveys the true meaning of love as discovered by the "trash compacting robot".
10. Brave
Source: itunes
A movie which clearly breaks the gender stereotype, this brave curly hair girl takes audacious steps to go beyond her own fear and fights to get back her mother.
Title image: rogerebert, games.diney
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This involved agitation of the solids via high pressure water cannon and removal of build-up as slurry. This resulted in their full pond water capacity being re-instated.
The products we were dealing with were process slimes, fines and other miscellaneous solids. The removal of the solids build-up was completed within 5 days.
Hydromining of process area run-off pond
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- Discharge booster pump
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- Mobile workshop
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Marching shirtless to protest price rise
Taking their shirts off, about 100 men went on a protest march in the Capital to voice their concerns on the price rise of commodities in India.delhi Updated: Aug 07, 2008 17:08 IST
Taking their shirts off, about 100 men went on a protest march in the Capital on Thursday to voice their concerns on the price rise of commodities in India.
Organised by the Delhi unit of the Indian Justice Party, the march saw the demonstrators gather at the Ramlila grounds in central Delhi before taking their march on to the roads and congregating again at Jantar Mantar near Connaught Place.
Udit Raj, national president of the Indian Justice Party, said inflation has made life very difficult for a common person who is struggling to make both ends meet.
"The price rise of commodities, like vegetables and cereals which we all sustain on, has made them almost untouchable. Reports say that 79 per cent of the Indian population lives on less than Rs 20 per day. How does one expect that a bulk of the population will lead a healthy life with this kind of inflation?" Raj said.
"This half nude demonstration is to protest the price rise and tell the government that it can't go on ignoring these vital issues and divert the attention to the nuclear deal," he added.
Raising slogans expressing similar sentiments, one of the protesters said: "The price rise has almost made us nude (as in, they can't afford to buy anything). Vegetable prices have become Rs 40-50 a kilo...."
"But because of the cultural ethos of the society, we decided to have a half-nude demonstration."


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Confession: I got a little carried away today. 😀
Early this morning (well, I guess actually yesterday at this point), a regular customer asked me if I had my ticket yet. Ticket? Am I going on a trip I don't know about? He clarified that he was talking about the lottery (didn't say which game, I looked it up later) and how the jackpot was unbelievably high. Um, okay.
Not only had I never played the lottery, I'd never really even considered it. Okay, maybe once or twice I've thought "ha, yeah, that would be nice" and dreamed a bit about what I'd do with the money. Mostly pay off school loans. (Same with quiz shows, which I do actually think of playing.) And lately I've had a pretty big preoccupation with money (more on that in a bit). It seemed like a weird coincidence and so I started thinking about it, but ultimately talked myself out of it.
Then I talked to my husband about it, knowing that he would laugh it off and tell me it was ridiculous to play the lottery. That's kind of how he is. But instead he did the math and said statistically it's sort of worth it to play at that value, I don't really know why. But at any rate, that was too much of a coincidence for me. It's like the universe is telling me I have to play! What if I ignore it and all the numbers are exactly what I would have picked!? I would feel so bad for ignoring the universe.
So I got my first ever lotto tickets (one with chosen numbers, one random)…and started dreaming. Now, it's not like I want a lot. Pretty immediately after I started thinking about where to spend it I started thinking about all the donations I'd want to make and started to panic at how many there are. That much money is actually kind of scary! Like I'd feel like I have to find a way to give to everyone and I'd always feel guilty about it. I actually started to hope I wouldn't win. But I did also start looking at some nice houses (I do that anyway, I love shows about houses and real estate) and think about what I could do in terms of career.
I've been looking at religious education, which I've discussed here a bit. I still want to do that, but maybe not just that? What I'd really like is something I'm calling a "community development minister" in my head, a mix of religious education, community events, and reaching out to parts of the community that can't come to church. I think religious education looked to me like the closest to that I could afford. Once I thought about having more money than I could spend, my first thought was that I could afford the ordination requirements that make me the most anxious, and it wouldn't matter if I could find a job doing that because I could afford to do it for free.
I was recently asked why I'm wasting my time, which threw me more than I want to admit and made me think about whether I should even be alive if I'm not going to do anything worthwhile. It's weird how much damage people can do when they think they're giving you a compliment. You never know where people's insecurities are. I don't say that to make anyone feel guilty, and it's not something that's only happened once. It's a comment I get a lot from quite a few people who know me, and it always hurts. This one just came at a bad time. Mostly I share it to give context and also maybe to make people think about what they say and how it might be taken by someone in a bad situation.
But the most important part is that thinking about it made me realize I am doing something worthwhile and that only I get to decide what success looks like in my life. Part of why I'm doing this blog and the videos (other than that I love blogging) is so that I can get more experience in areas where I know I'm weak. I need to be more comfortable sharing my thoughts even when I think they're uninteresting or childish. I need to get used to the sound of my own voice before I can really feel comfortable speaking to large groups of strangers. And although I feel I was good at writing sermons before, I'm out of practice and need to re-learn how to do that, especially in a UU context and as part of a worship service. (The latter has been on my mind a lot lately and will likely be discussed here soon.)
A lot of my classmates were older, already had experience in work and in ministry. They were just there to get the required education for what they already knew they wanted to do. I was at seminary for education, a lifelong student at that point, with only a vague idea where I was going with it. Even the people closer to my age had pretty much known they were going to be pastors and had experience leading or even teaching in church. I had no experience, coming from a very different tradition where I was discouraged from leadership, and frequently felt a little (or a lot) out of my depth.
That got a lot better during my time at seminary, and it's still getting better, but I'll admit I'm also still not sure I'm ready to be a minister. I need to be involved with a church, ask if I can teach a class or lead a group for awhile, see how I do at that. I need to experience myself as a leader, something that's never happened before. And in the meantime, things like working in a retail position and having to talk to people all the time have also been a big help, even if it's also frustrating. Soon after I became a cashier, my husband commented that I was a lot louder and more comfortable speaking with strangers in public even off the clock. I'd attributed the ease of discussion at work to having a script, but the skills carried over and I'm better at unscripted conversation now too. I'd even say I like it.
None of my time has been wasted. Well, maybe some. I could probably stand to spend a lot less time worrying, and I'm working on it. But not working in the job I want right now doesn't mean I'm failing. It means I'm a little behind and I'm doing what I can to build my skills so I can do well at it. The goal is to be confident and useful in whatever I do, not rush to where I think I should be or compare myself to former classmates.
So I'm not going to rush. But the realization that if I wasn't worried about money I'd head straight for ordination means something. At the very least, it means I should talk to some people who have been through the process or are going through it now, figure out how much things like CPE and a career assessment actually cost, try to think of ways to budget for that. Find out if I can do an internship and CPE (separately, not all at once) while also holding another job so I don't have to worry about money and whether I have to choose between a career or kids. I may not be ready now, but I owe it to myself to consider the options seriously and decide where I'm heading.
(In case you're wondering, my first and probably last lotto attempt was a bust: not a single matched number! Ah well, it was an adventure. I had fun taking a walk after work and meeting new people. And it clearly gave me a lot to think about.)
(Also, in anticipation of anyone telling me gambling is bad or ministers shouldn't gamble: …Yeah, okay. I thought about not posting this, but want to be honest. Immediately after I started thinking about that much money, really more than I can even conceptualize, I started to think winning would be worse and that I'd made a mistake. The important thing was that this was the first time "what would you do with a million dollars" questions actually made sense to me. So I got carried away by the idea of a ridiculous amount of money (seriously, how does that even exist in the world, let alone potentially go to one person?), but something good came out of it.)


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Web. Mvc. ViewComponents
ViewComponents are HTML Helpers on Steroids: reusable pieces of UI that are skinnable (using Partial Views) and redestributable. Just like the CustomControls of ASP.NET WebForms.
A ViewComponent is:
Reusable / redistributable;
Easy to consume from Views (using fluent syntax) as well as easy to author (by using a simple set of base classes and interfaces);
Able to provide rich UI components;
Using a Component based model that will allow you to create shared functionality from which more specific components inherit from;
In the end nothing more than a ViewModel created and populated by its Fluent wrapper. Just the ViewModel is used within the skin / partial view.
See the version list below for details.
Install-Package Skywalker.Web.Mvc.ViewComponents -Version 1.1.0
dotnet add package Skywalker.Web.Mvc.ViewComponents --version 1.1.0
<PackageReference Include="Skywalker.Web.Mvc.ViewComponents" Version="1.1.0" />
paket add Skywalker.Web.Mvc.ViewComponents --version 1.1.0
- Skywalker.FluentComponents (>= 1.1.0)
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Greenwell Point Accommodation
South Coast Retreat offers a range of holiday accommodation at the tip of Greenwell Point, just 2 hours from Sydney and Canberra. We are situated at 119a Greenwell Point Rd, across 1 1/4 acres of waterfront land. There are 9 Holiday Cabins, a 4 bedroom waterfront mansion, 4 self contained luxury safari tents and 4 beautiful bell tents with shared facilities.
All our accommodation is new or newly renovated with clean crisp linen and hotel amenities. We offer start-up breakfast hampers in all our accommodation and well as indulgence hampers and more.
Come and see why we are rated by Trip advisor as 4.5 out of 5, and why holiday makers keep coming back to Greenwell Point.


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The Pastoral Boom, the Rural Land Market, and Long Swings in New Zealand Economic Growth 1873-1939
Greasley, D.
Oxley, L.
Permanent Linkhttp://hdl.handle.net/10092/767
A pastoral boom led to higher farm and manufacturing productivity and to New Zealand attaining the world's highest HDI in 1913. Staple exports invigorated the land market, diffused rural land ownership, and fostered intensive growth. The gains from higher land prices spread widely, but land market volatility also created instability. New Zealand had the world's highest GDP per capita in 1938, but she experienced long swings in her growth rates. Dramatic swings in rural land market activity engendered by the pastoral boom contributed powerfully to a long depression in the 1920s; subsequently a new monetary regime facilitated fast recovery.


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Hemas PLC – Sri Lanka's largest pharmaceutical distributor contracted Saberion to custom develop an android based mobile application that connects their legacy web based backend to their salesforce.
Saberion is proud to be amongst the first native android and IOS development services providers in Sri Lanka, maintaining a fully fledged in house mobile services team from 2009. Our focus has always been in the marriage of mobile and web technology – a competency that certainly helped in the development of the Hemas FMCG Application.
With over 200 personnel across the island and unique discounting and operational requirements, the Hemas solution was one of the biggest and most complex mobile applications development projects at the time it was developed.
The previous software written for rugged handhelds and archaic palmtop based devices was very limited in functionality and given the high cost per device resulted in a high replacement cost each time for loss or damage on the field. In order to overcome this the entire logic was rewritten with new functionality available on the latest Android OS including GPS, queuing and cloud based processing. We also built the application to run off low cost android devices.
Deployment and training was undertaken at the Hemas premises with an initial limited rollout followed by a Nationwide deployment shortly after.


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next day we stop at guhagar and head straight for the beach. curious young local boys follow us there. we show off our bikes and they impress us with their human pyramids. we teach them ultimate, they teach us kabaddi. fun fun fun.
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Project Druid
A downloadable game for Windows
Project Druid is a game from the past. It was made according to the rules of lost and forgotten systems and games. A game without the fancy graphics and system from todays games. A game you can sit down for and just play and enjoy. It can be hard it can be easy , it all depends on yourself.
A labyrinth game based on the concept of the c64 game Druid. Simple graphics and simple game play which will keep you busy. A small but entertaining game. Find the keys hidden in the labyrinths to proceed and try to stay alive while your playing. Old skool graphics and game play.
- Total of six levels of big labyrinths
- Bosses
- Monsters
|Back To Basics Gaming
In order to download this game you must purchase it at or above the minimum price of £1.50 GBP. You will get access to the following files:


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Insider's Intro to What to Do in Sausalito
We'll make you an expert Sausalito visitor in just a few short minutes!
1 Great Hour to 1 Great Day in Sausalito
Our itineraries give you multiple choices to customize your visit to your tastes
Bike Across the Golden Gate Bridge
With links, maps and the safer new route if you continue for more fun in Sausalito
Visit the Houseboats in Sausalito (Free!)
The famous, the infamous, and the history behind them
Sausalito Dining: Best Views, Best Food
You have almost 70 different dining options here. We rank them for quality, views and more
Visit Muir Woods
One of our greatest National Parks is just 30 minutes north of Sausalito
Take a Walk on the Bridgeway Promenade (Free!)
Big views of the San Francisco skyline, Alcatraz, Angel Island and sailboats on the Bay all make for one of the most popular things to do in Sausalito
Calendar of Sausalito Events
Music is playing somewhere in town almost every night and there are lots of things to do
The Bay Model (Amazing & Free!)
Picture the miniature special effects set for an action movie on San Francisco Bay.
Now imagine that it's filled with real water and its as big as a city block.
See Spectacular Views of the Golden Gate Bridge (Free!)
Most locals don't even know about many of these spots! Another of the most popular things to do in Sausalito
Take a Bus Tour of Sausalito
We have Insider Tips to save you time, money and aggravation while you're having fun in Sausalito
Visit the Tall Ship being built in Sausalito (Free!)
Shhhh… There's a tall ship hidden in a tent in northern Sausalito
The Record Plant historic site (Free!)
.Prince, Whitney Houston, The Grateful Dead, Fleetwood Mac, Santana, Metallica, Stevie Wonder & Mariah Carey all recorded here
Walk Across the Golden Gate Bridge (Free!)
We'll give you directions, places to park and all the details you need
Visit Alcatraz
A common shared tour site with Sausalito, & Tips on getting tickets when they're sold out
Marine Mammal Center (Free!)
Watch how stranded sea lions and seals are nursed back to health to return to the wild
Wine Tasting in Sausalito
Each tasting room has different wines and a different personality — one of visitors' favorite things to do in Sausalito
Ride the Sausalito Ferry
The boats connect Sausalito to Fisherman's Wharf and The Ferry Building
"Have a Drink on Sally!" (Free!)
The Sally Stanford Fountain honors our former Mayor, the most famous Madame in the history of San Francisco
Art Galleries in Sausalito
The mainstream storefronts downtown and the local artists' private galleries
Shopping in Sausalito
There are some unique, fun spots that don't have The Same Old Stuff
Golden Gate Bridge Photo & View Spots (Free!)
Go to the same spots where famous photographers captured their masterpieces
Spaulding Wooden Boat Center
Building traditional wooden boats by the Bay
Bay Area Discovery Museum (great for small kids!)
A world-class kids' activity center and museum right here in Sausalito
Point Bonita Lighthouse (Free!)
Beautiful in its own right, and great views of the Golden Gate
Ice House Sausalito Visitor Center & Museum (Free!)
See artifacts from Sausalito's history and get suggestions from local docents
Sausalito Visitors Kiosk (Free!)
A great first stop when you step off the ferry and you're looking for fun in Sausalito
Walk on the Sausalito boardwalk from a Rita Hayworth & Orson Welles movie scene (Free!)
Most of the background scenery remains the same, seven decades later!
See Bill Dan (if he's around) balance rocks on the edge of the Bay (Free!)
Notice that his fingers never leave his hands!
Sausalito Art Festival
The largest outdoor art festival in North America, held each Labor Day Weekend
More Fun in Sausalito
Go see the famous elephants and fountain in Viña del Mar Park
Have lunch in the places where Rachael Ray shot her TV show
Take the kids to a Sausalito playground
Take the Heath Ceramics Factory Tour and see how bowls, plates and tiles are made
Grab a Deli Sandwich, and then Eat it in a Shoreline Park with a Great View
Enjoy a quiet moment at the O'Connell Memorial Bench
Go to the beach for cool fun in Sausalito on a hot day!
Fun Things to Do Near Sausalito
Ride the San Francisco to Sausalito Ferry
Walk from the Golden Gate Bridge to Sausalito
Visit the Marin Headlands Visitor Center in the GGNRA
Ride a Bike from Sausalito to Tiburon


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I always get this error when trying to connect to wordpress.com
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3. I saw the error message tip on your troubleshooting page.
My site's xmlrpc.php?rsd shows "XML-RPC server accepts POST requests only." So does that mean my site is misconfigured? How did that happen? I don't know anything about lighttpd. I looked everywhere on my cpanel and file manager about it but I haven't found an "etc/lighttpd" folder to upload a 'wp-rewrite.conf' file (which fixed another user's xml_rpc-32601 error).My site is on a shared web hosting at Hostgator.
Please help me! I've been googling for solutions the past week and nothing worked. This is already driving me crazy. 🙁
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