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Kyoto Tours, Vacation Packages & Travel Experiences
Kyoto was the capital of Japan for over 1000 years before Tokyo became its capital in 1868 and is Japan's most beautiful city with a rich cultural heritage possessing 14 UNESCO World Heritage Sites. It is known as the "City of 10,000 shrines" because there are 2000 religious sites (mainly Buddhist). Other major attractions on a Japanese vacation are Kyoto's palaces and gardens plus its old and colourful neighbourhoods.
Arriving initially in Kyoto, one's first impression is that of a modern metropolis which it is in parts. However, it doesn't take long on a Japan vacation to unearth the infinite number of cultural treasures which are spread out all over the city.
To name all of the sites and venues that can be seen on Kyoto tours would take up a book. However, the following are some of the most significant and important.
Nijo Castle was built in 1603 as the residence of the first shogun of the Edo Period (1603-1867). Its palace buildings are arguably the best surviving examples of castle palace architecture of Japan's feudal era and the castle has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The entire castle grounds are surrounded by stone walls and moats.
The Kyoto Imperial Palace used to be the residence of Japan's Imperial Family until 1868. It is located in the spacious Kyoto Imperial Park, an attractive park in the centre of the city that also encompasses the Sento Imperial Palace and a few other attractions. The complex is enclosed by long walls and consists of several gates, halls and gardens.
Kiyomizudera, literally meaning "Pure Water Temple", is one of the most celebrated temples in Japan. It was founded in 780 and is best known for the wooden stage that juts out from its main hall. The stage affords visitors on Japan tours a nice view of the numerous cherry and maple trees below that erupt in a sea of colour in spring and fall. There are also panoramic views of the city from here.
Ginkakuji, the Silver Pavilion, is a Zen temple along Kyoto's eastern mountains. In 1482, shogun Ashikaga Yoshimasa built his retirement villa on the grounds of today's temple. The villa was converted into a Zen temple after his death. It consists of the Silver Pavilion, half a dozen other temple buildings, a beautiful moss garden and a unique dry sand garden. All of this can be enjoyed on a Japan vacation by walking along a circular route around its grounds from which the gardens and buildings can be viewed.
Kinkakuji, the Golden Pavilion, is a Zen temple in northern Kyoto whose top two floors are completely covered in gold leaf. It is an impressive structure built overlooking a large pond which reflects a mirror image of the temple. The gardens offer a few places of interest including a pond that is said to never dry up and statues that people throw coins at for luck.
Sanjusangendo is a temple in eastern Kyoto which is famous for its 1001 statues of Kannon, the goddess of mercy. The temple was founded in 1164 and rebuilt a century later after the original structure had been destroyed in a fire. The statues are equipped with 11 heads to better witness the suffering of humans and with 1000 arms to better help them fight the suffering. Altogether this is an awesome sight on Japan tours.
The Heian Shrine dates back just over a hundred years and was built on the occasion of the 1100th anniversary of the capital's foundation in Kyoto dedicated to the spirits of the first and last emperors who reigned in the city. The shrine grounds are very spacious and the main buildings are a partial replica of the original Imperial Palace from the Heian Period. The garden's most striking feature is its many weeping cherry trees making the garden one of the best cherry blossom spots in Kyoto.
The Ryoanji Temple is the site of Japan's most famous rock garden which attracts hundreds of visitors on a Japanese vacation every day. Originally an aristocrat's villa during the Heian Period, the site was converted into a Zen temple in 1450. The garden consists of a rectangular plot of pebbles surrounded by low earthen walls.
The Shugakuin Imperial Villa was built in the 17th century and consists of the Upper, Middle and Lower Villa areas, each featuring gardens and buildings of the traditional imperial style.
When strolling around Kyoto, make sure to take in Gion, Kyoto's most famous geisha district. It is filled with shops, restaurants and ochaya (teahouses), where geiko (Kyoto dialect for geisha) and maiko (geiko apprentices) entertain their assignations.
It is also an area with a high concentration of traditional wooden merchant houses.
Pontocho is one of Kyoto's most atmospheric dining areas. It is a narrow alleyway packed with restaurants on both sides offering a wide range of dining options from inexpensive to traditional and modern Kyoto cuisine and foreign cuisine. Most of the restaurants along the eastern side of the alleyway overlook the Kamogawa River.
The Philosopher's Path is a pleasant stone path passing through the northern part of Kyoto's Higashiyama district. It follows a canal which is lined with hundreds of cherry trees which, in early April, explode with colour, making this one of the city's most popular cherry blossom viewing spots on Japan tours.
The Kyoto National Museum is one of Japan's oldest and most distinguished museums. It is one of only four top-level national museums in Japan. The museum's permanent collection is presented to the public in rotating exhibitions and consists of archaeological relics, sculptures, ceramics, calligraphy, costumes and paintings.
A total contrast is the Kyoto Stationbuilding which was opened in 1997. The building's futuristic design and atmosphere was conceived to convey historical Kyoto through a modern design. The station's large main hall with its exposed steel beamed roof is meant to reflect both the structure of the station and the grid like layout of Kyoto's street network.
Another modern contrast is the Kyoto Tower, Kyoto's tallest building and a rare modern iconic landmark in a city famous for its ancient temples and shrines. The tower was completed in 1964, the same year as the opening of the Tokyo Olympics. There is a viewing platform with a 360 degree view of Kyoto and views as far as Osaka on clear days.
There is no doubt that Kyoto is a special city offering countless hours of enjoyment for the visitor.on a Japan vacation
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Japan Showcase Tour: Kyoto to TokyoExplore Japan's top cultural and natural destinations on this exciting 9-day tour. Begin in the beautiful ancient capital, Kyoto, visit Hiroshima and Miyajima Island, explore the small cities of Kurashiki and Okayama, then travel north by way of Mount Fuji to sensational Tokyo.
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Explore JapanExperience authentic Japan on this intimate small-group guided tour to four distinctive regions over twelve days, exploring extensively on foot and travelling by bullet train, regional train and bus
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Highlights of JapanExperience the many different faces of Japan from peerless contemporary Tokyo to traditional Kyoto and Nara. See majestic Mount Fuji and explore historic Takayama. You'll also visit Hiroshima, and see first hand how it has has developed into a vital symbol for peace.
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Historical KyotoVisit the majestic shrines of Japan's ancient capital. Kyoto offers travelers the chance to experience the history and tradtions of this vibrant and fascinating city.
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Koyasan Monastery RetreatThis retreat to spiritual Mount Koya (Koyasan) is the perfect way to delve into the quiet mysticism of Japanese Buddhism. Explore Koyasan with an expert guide, then join the monks for a stay at a traditional shukubo temple lodge.
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Taste of Japan with Naoshima ArtCombining modern and sophisticated Tokyo and traditional and historical Kyoto, this trip to Japan also visits Mount Fuji and Hakone National Park, followed by a ride on a bullet train. Then spend a day on a remote island in the Seto Inland Sea, exploring fabulous contemporary art installations.
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Wednesday, June 13, 2007
Ain't no flies on me, boy.
The rest of the world sneers at the South, and at Texas, and especially at rural Texas. I know--I've done a lot of the sneering. (I'm a Yankee, I'm practically required to).
But when the world ends, I know where I want to be: behind thick walls, in the company of a bunch of wild-eyed rednecks who have more guns than teeth, who've been using those guns since before they could walk, and whose willingness to squeeze a trigger isn't diminished or affected by the amount of alcohol they've consumed or by the sight of a human (or what looks like one) appearing in their sites.
I saw what was happening fairly quickly. I'm online all day, every day, and when the blog posts started popping up on my Bloglines roll, I knew what was going on. (Trust me: when you live on Texas scrub land, the way I do, 25 miles from s.f.a. in three directions, and you walk your dog late at night, and actually listen to the night sounds...well, you're not surprised when people start saying that the dead are rising).
Home wasn't an option. I've buried too many pets in the acre out back for the trailer to be safe place to go to. (One zombie rat might not pose a problem. But I've put at least twenty of them in the ground over the years we've been here. And that's not even counting the zombie wasps we've killed).
But, honestly, I wasn't interested in that. We've got a prison here in town. Big prison. Large, thick walls. High security prison, too--it's where Texas executes its prisoners--so the guards are well-armed, and practiced with the guns. They've got enough food inside to last a couple of months, at least.
So I pulled aside a few friends at work, grabbed a few goodies, and drove right to the prison. The guards, well, they weren't necessarily happy about opening the gates, but a few more fingers on triggers are always welcome.
And now I'm inside, typing up a blog entry (probably my last). I'm sharing a cell (only bunks available here are in the cells) with my friends and the few other townies and folks from the library who made it here. We'll take our shift on the walls tonight, but before then...we're gonna have some fun. My coworkers knew some kids on campus with good weed, so we brought that. I put a keg in the back of the S.U.V. before we came. So we'll have a nice party tonight.
Of course, the guards have an even better idea. Turns out zombies are vicious (like the movies always said) but they're slow (Romero 1, Danny Boyle 0) and easy to catch. They threw a net over one, some scumbag the state shot up only a few years ago--he hasn't decomposed much--and tossed him in a cell. At the party, we'll start shoving people in there with him and see how long they last. I'm guessing it'll be more fun to watch than dogfighting. The guards and prisoners are using this to settle some scores. Me too. Me and a few of the professors brought a couple of Deans with us. They'll go in with the zombie, too.
And after that? Well, some of the guards grabbed a female zombie and have her in restraints down in the medical wing. I'm thinking we might have a little party with her later.
End of the world, my ass. This is the beginning of the best party ever.
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Sweet 'nother Texan!
How goes it in your neck of the woods?
- June 13, 2007 at 1:35:00 PM CDT
- Jess Nevins said...
Great! My neighbors just got here and brought some homebrew crank they've been selling to the students. I can hear some shots from where I'm sitting, but for the most part we're all just getting high.
If you can, get on over to the Estelle unit in Huntsville--that's where we are.
- June 13, 2007 at 1:40:00 PM CDT
Little chance of that....all the highways are blocked in DFW I'm going nowhere for awhile
Though I am tempted to make a run for it later on the bike
- June 13, 2007 at 1:48:00 PM CDT
- Jess Nevins said...
Damn. Sorry about that, man. Hope you've got some shotguns with you, or at least something that'll burn. (I brought some Bacardi 151 with me--better than gas for a molotov, that stuff).
- June 13, 2007 at 1:52:00 PM CDT
Ah man come on that's alc. abuse!
The wife has the shotgun...I'm stuck just north of downtown dallas off of 635
- June 13, 2007 at 1:55:00 PM CDT
- Jess Nevins said...
I wouldn't *drink* Bacardi--it's Jack or beer for me. But Bacardi sure lights up real good.
Remember the movies: keep your car moving if you can and don't stop for *nobody*.
- June 13, 2007 at 1:57:00 PM CDT
- Johnny B said...
Aw, I kid. 151 does make a real good Molotov cocktail.
Since I'm in KY, I'm heading for the Appalachians where the good ol' boys hide in the hills and hollers and can pick the undead off at their leisure.
If the roads are blocked, I know some pretty mean places a lot closer to home here that might do...
- June 13, 2007 at 3:19:00 PM CDT

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The 10 questions above have been taken from an OCR 2015 GCSE Higher Tier Maths sample paper and have been adapted to be multiple choice.
For many people, the beauty of maths at school lies in the nature of the answers – you are either right, or you are wrong. If you are wrong, you can – hopefully – learn how to be right, by following a set of logical rules.
No such luck with history or English, which require a certain element of personal interpretation.
An additional merit to maths, is the fact that, if you are wrong, you will still get marks for correct working out; 'If you don't know, give it a go' my maths teacher may very well have said.
Considering these plus points, is it any wonder that maths has knocked English off the top spot for most popular A-level?
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And, if recent reports are anything to go by, there could be an alarming dip in grades following exam reforms. Whether this applies to maths, though, remains to be seen later today.
However, whether the warnings apply to maths or not, from 2015, a new GCSE could affect these grades further.
Introduced as part of the Coalition's qualification reforms, the new syllabus is set to feature around a third more content and will require pupils to master essential concepts in greater depth.
The papers will include a new section on ratio, proportion and rates of change and will also require children to learn key formulas by heart – where previously, these would have been written on the paper.
Aimed at pupils aged 14 to 16, the goal of the new syllabus is to get pupils answering "real world problems", including financial mathematics, to ensure the area is covered in greater depth.
To cope with the additional content, it was reported last year that schools would be encouraged to provide at least one extra maths lesson each week, which, it was claimed, would "put England closer" to the best performing countries.
Eddie Wilde, OCR's head of maths said: "Due to increased emphasis on problem-solving and reasoning skills from September 2015, GCSE Maths will be more challenging as a whole.
"As these questions demonstrate, students will be expected to apply their knowledge of mathematical concepts in both mathematical and non-mathematical contexts."
The tougher maths GCSE is being launched following the introduction of a new 'core maths' qualification, which will be taught from September and which will be available to those pupils who choose to continue to study the subject beyond GCSE, but who don't want to take a full A-level.
Up to 5,000 pupils will begin the new qualification from September, however, the numbers taking the exam are expected to rise over the following years, from 5,000 to around 200,000 pupils.
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But how is your maths? Above are some of OCR's sample draft questions first published online in May 2014.
The questions have been taken from a 2015 GCSE Higher Tier Maths draft sample paper. Higher tier papers give access to grades 4-9 in the new grading system.
Questions have been adapted to make them multiple choice and this may affect their difficulty level; the multiple choice format is not one you would find in these papers.
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Column: Lead management increasingly leading to growth
Denis Pombriant explains why he expects lead management to become a major part of companies' CRM plans in the next four years.
I saw an interesting Gartner report the other day written by my friend Chris Fletcher, MarketScope for CRM Lead Management. What got my interest was this strategic assumption: "By 2015, 30% of Global 2000 companies that focus on improving lead management processes will increase revenue 5% to 10% through better qualification, prioritization, distribution, augmentation, allocation, tracking and closing of leads from multiple lead-generation sources."
I liked that and felt in broad agreement, but the 30% measure seemed rather conservative. Fletcher is a good and careful analyst, and I would not say he's wrong, just that the number seems low in light of the things that are swirling around the economy. Ironically, I agree on the revenue increase numbers, as small as they seem, but probably for different reasons. I think generating revenue at all, never mind increases, will be a challenge in the next few years.
First, 2015 is still almost four years away, and that's almost an eternity in this market. More important, lead management and related subjects such as marketing automation, drip marketing and revenue performance management have been percolating for quite a while. Companies such as Marketo, Eloqua, Manticore Technology, Unica and many others have been making a living at it.
It would not surprise me if the next four years saw the exponential growth part of lead management's growth curve. That's why I feel 30% is a low number. Note that this implies more companies will actually take on the technology, but it seems like the ones that will make out well are in the 30% minority. It doesn't have to be that way.
In my view of the world, I expect that the next four years will drive much more intense use of modern marketing and lead management for reasons that include demographic shifts and financial doldrums.
The population, at least in North America, Europe and Japan is aging. That's about a billion of the richest people on earth, the ones with the most purchasing power. Fewer young people are entering their productive years, and more are retiring. People who retire live on fixed incomes either from savings or pensions or a combination. They also don't buy much. Younger people forming households are the buyers, and to have net growth, young people entering the economy have to outnumber those leaving. It looks to me like demand will decline for structural reasons.
On the finance side, if you name a country in the developed world, you can probably identify a debt crisis waiting to happen. Debt-to-GDP ratio in many of these countries is so high that it is hard to see how they can borrow more money to pay their way. You might want to look over the thought-provoking book Endgame, at least for a diagnosis of the problem. Some form of belt tightening will need to happen and that could easily translate into less money in circulation. That, in a nutshell, is the financial reason for demand destruction.
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Get up close and personal with some of the UK's top chefs at the AEG Taste Theatre, including Tom Kerridge and Marcus Wareing as they share their festive tips and tricks.
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The course will be a mixture of front-led instruction and interactive small group discussions.
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These 30 minute small group sessions are an opportunity for you to obtain support for searching databases and using referencing software. General advice and support will be offered, and any specific queries will be addressed.
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These twenty-minute sessions are chance to practice searching medical/scientific databases, use referencing software, and have your questions answered about literature searching for your dissertations.
Introduction to Bibliographic Searching in Theology and Religious Studies will give a brief overview of the issues of searching for publications in general, and follow this up with searching the specialist Theology and Religious studies bibliographic database ATLA and Index Theologicus.
The UL is unique: a national, legal deposit library with an amazing collection of around 8 million items in total, and over 1 million maps. This special session consists of a tour to help participants get to know the building, followed by an introduction to the Map Room and its holdings.
An introduction to the various online catalogue interfaces used by the University, presented by members of staff at the main University Library.
The session will cover different ways of finding print and electronic resources held by the University of Cambridge. We will introduce some of the systems you will need to use, and try to explain some of the functions (and quirks!) of these systems.
There will be a presentation covering the various catalogues and web pages, followed by some hands on exercises to give you some useful practical experience.
The Chinese collections of Cambridge University Library are among the finest outside China, including inscribed oracle bones dating from the 13th century BC; over 200,000 printed monograph titles, the earliest of which dates from the 12th century AD, and about 3,000 serial titles; about 200,000 digital books; as well as manuscripts, paintings, rubbings and other artefacts. This session will provide a brief introduction to these collections and guidance on how to make the best use of them.
Critical appraisal is the process of carefully and systematically examining research to judge its trustworthiness, and its value and relevance in a particular context.' Amanda Burls, What is Critical Appraisal?, Feb 2009
'An Introduction to Critical Appraisal' will help you understand how to critically appraise a Randomised Controlled Trial (RCT). Using the CASP Checklist the course covers samples and sample size, randomisation, bias, statistics, significance (P Values and Confidence Intervals) and relevance.
We ask that you read a paper that will be provided before you attend the session, in order for us to make the best use of the time together.
Ever wondered what lies behind the scenes of the Music Department at the UL? Following a quick tour of the open stacks, Music Department staff will take you to delve into the odd architecture of South Court, say hello to our elephants, meet some of our rarest and tiniest books, and discover why music librarians sometimes need to be good detectives. There'll also be a guide to finding music, for those who haven't used our card catalogues before.
- Nervous or intimidated about visiting the UL for the first time?
- Don't know where to begin with a Literature search?
- Can never find the books you need on the open shelves?
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Email firstname.lastname@example.com to arrange a session. Tell us what you need help with and we'll match you with a member of library staff who can show you what you need to know, whether it's searching the catalogue, using Electronic Legal Deposit, finding open shelf books or something else entirely.
Don't suffer in silence - Book a buddy!
Copyright can be confusing. Music copyright can be a minefield. This course looks at the benefits of copyright in relation to music, and how to navigate what the law does and doesn't allow you to do. With hands on examples to evaluate, and some real-world copyright issues; this is an opportunity to discuss and find out more about the complex world of musical copyright, and its near relation musical plagiarism.
A guided tour through the open stacks and Anderson Room (Music Reading Room) at the University Library. This will provide an overview of the wealth of music materials held here, and how to find them. There's also a look at the digital resources available, and an overview of other music resources at the UL.
The Map Department contains some 1,100,000 maps, both British and foreign, several thousand atlases and other material. This session, based in the Map Room, is designed to give an overview of holdings and guidelines for accessing and using them.
The University Library holds over 9 million physical items and provides access to millions of online resources. In this session an experienced member of UL staff will show you the basics to get you started.
The tour will include:
- A brief introduction to iDiscover - your main tool for locating resources in the UL and other University of Cambridge Libraries
- A tour of the physical spaces including the Main Reading Room and Open bookstacks
- Demonstrations of how to locate the physical items you need and brief explanations of Electronic Legal Deposit and E-Resource access
- We'll show you where the important things are such as toilets, Tea Room, and comfortable areas to work
- We'll answer any questions you may have
- We'll make sure that by the end of the tour you will know where to go to find help
- Are you a new undergrad who is intimidated by the thought of entering the UL?
- Are you a second or third year who has never set foot in the UL and is embarrassed to admit that you don't know what you're doing?
- Have you been struggling on your own and just need a few tips and tricks to get what you need?
If you answered yes to any of the above questions then this tour is for you!
Finding the UL intimidating and confusing is perfectly normal. It is also normal for undergraduates to only use the UL for the first time in their third year, so you are definitely not alone!
On this tour a friendly member of our Reader Services team will show you around, explain the UL's unique way of shelving books, explain what Electronic Legal Deposit is and answer any questions you may have. Most importantly we will show you where to go if you find you need help.
Don't suffer in silence! Help is here!
The University of Cambridge has over 100 libraries, with the UL alone housing over 9 million items, and this doesn't include the plethora of electronic items available on and off campus.
If you are feeling overwhelmed and aren't really sure how to search for and access the items on your reading list then this session is for you!
We will cover
- Understanding a reference
- Understanding what kind of material is available , both physical and electronic, and how to access them
- A guided tour of some of our search platforms including iDiscover and the A-Z database index
- A few tips on searching beyond your reading list
The course will be led by members of the University Library's Reference Team who will provide friendly instruction and who will be able to answer any questions you may have.
This tour of the Divinity Faculty Library is primarily aimed at members of the University who are not Divinity Faculty members, but any member of the Divinity Faculty is welcome too. Each tour will be led by a member of the Divinity Faculty Library team.


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OnePlus, a Chinese Smartphone Maker, Opens Up About Its Missteps and Global Push
OnePlus is the new Chinese smartphone vendor behind the "One," a phone that's attracted rave reviews on Android gadget websites and consumer tech magazines for the product's impressive specifications and competitive $299-$349 price. The company was founded a year ago by a former vice president of Chinese smartphone maker Oppo, and has been shipping its phones, sold online, in China and to various other markets including the U.S., Canada, the U.K. and Germany.
But OnePlus has also drawn criticism for selling its phones by invitation or through limited pre-orders only, making its products difficult to buy, and for holding attention-grabbing social media campaigns that some have deemed offensive. OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei spoke to The Wall Street Journal by phone from his office in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen, discussing the company's global ambitions and its marketing missteps.


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Dexterous advancement has turned into a standard approach for most programming improvement groups today.
Be that as it may, many individuals don't know how programming advancement has developed over the most recent 30 years. In this post, we will take you through the advancement of light-footed improvement and its different procedures.
History of agile: The ' Heavyweight' Era
In the '80s, building up a product program implied sticking to the then-predominant Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) or Waterfall Methodology. The SDLC procedure was described by substantial documentation, a considerable measure of forward and backward with the customer, prerequisite examination and long stretches of working just to set the documentation right.
'What's the matter with that?', you may inquire.
Lloyd Wilkinson here discloses to us what was precisely amiss with this heavyweight programming improvement strategy. "Does anybody trust that the record under thought indicates completely and without reservation, the framework the client needs to take care of his business issue? Keep in mind, this isn't our first rodeo. We've been down this way sometime recently. Is there a statement in the report for change demands? Obviously, there is. Why are we as of now expecting changes to a record and prerequisites that we have quite recently burned through 2-3 months working over to ensure we have considered every contingency and gotten everything without flaw? Since it's essentially difficult to get it precisely right the first run through. Change is inescapable. Now and again it is on the grounds that the business changes. This happens always. Once in a while, it is on the grounds that, even with awesome care being taken, the investigators may not get the prerequisites and details perfectly the first run through", composes Lloyd.
When the documentation was finished and went into real usage, months or even years passed by and the framework was no more in accordance with business' desires. Or on the other hand surprisingly more dreadful, the business changed and subsequently required an alternate framework by and large. In this procedure, you couldn't backpedal a stage; things got dubious in the execution stage.
These troubles were basic to all product designers amid that period and gravely influenced profitability.
Agile history: nowadays
Basically, Agile is all that Waterfall was most certainly not. It is a test early and frequently strategy which stresses cooperation, coordinated effort, persistent arranging, fast iterative improvement and developing the plan. And all techniques which go under the spry umbrella, intend to do only this. How about we rapidly comprehend the major deft strategies and how they function.
Agile metodology
SCRUM: It an all-encompassing, incremental and iterative item improvement procedure where the advancement group acts as a unit working towards a shared objective. It grasps imagination and vulnerability and concentrates on the learning procedure – what is constructed and how it is fabricated. SCRUM takes a shot at the standards of persistent change, cooperation, and induction.
Behavior-Driven Development (BDD): As a piece of this procedure, the software engineer starts with composing usefulness which is most critical to the end client. The engineer here strides into the clients' shoes. She initially composes a test, measures it against client desires and after that goes ahead to compose the application. It is something beyond a procedure, it is a worldview.
Test-Driven Development (TDD): This relates to the reiteration of a short programming improvement cycle where the designer initially composes an experiment, which characterizes a specific usefulness, and after that delivers a short code piece to breeze through this test. Subsequently she continues redressing the code until the point when it meets the benchmarks indicated in the test. This enhances software engineers' profitability (as demonstrated in a recent report), lessens the odds of having bugs in the last item and there's significantly more trust in the group and the clients.
Adaptive Software Development (ADP): In this procedure, rather than recording the code on the PC framework, engineers convey a thought in their brain. Thus, at whatever point an adjustment or change ask for emerges, the designer essentially actualizes it. Since there are no pre-arranging steps, the engineer makes the product quickly.
Extreme Programming (XP): Extreme programming centers around cooperation and joint effort. It was gone for enhancing engineers' responsiveness to changing client necessities. XP touches upon 5 key purposes of programming advancement: correspondence, effortlessness, criticism, regard, and valor. It is a predecessor to the majority of the present dexterous procedures and backers visit discharges in short programming advancement cycles to acquaint focuses with embrace change solicitations and client input.


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Street Muscle Goes Late Model, Merges with Power & Performance
The number one muscle car magazine on the planet is going late model. Power Automedia made the decision to merge Power & Performance with Street Muscle starting October 1st.Read More
How Exactly Does Dual-Fuel Work on a Gen 3 Coyote?
Gen 3 Coyotes are effortlessly making gobs of power and it was high-time we started to explore exactly how fueling works on these cutting edge dual-fuel EFI systems. SCT and Tuners Inc walk us through the software.Read More
LS vs. Coyote 2: Post-Dyno Q&A Session
The LS put up over 1,750 hp with an F-1X and the Coyote over 1,300 with the ProCharger F-1A-94 on tight budgets. We'll explain the backstory behind the builds, the dyno competition, and some of the lessons learned.Read More
Pony Wars: 2019 Rules & Updates – 3 Cars, 3 Separate Build Teams
Pony Wars 2019 features 3 cars and 3 build teams. A few other rule changes will make for an interesting match-up in 2019, including testing at MATS.Read More
Applications Open for the COMP Cams Dream Team
Do you have what it takes to build a single-digit drag car in 10 days? Join an all-star cast to compete for $10k in cash at the 2019 $10K Drag Shootout.Read More
Horsepower Wars Season 2 Preview
Pony Wars and the $10K Drag Shootout return for Season 2 with a few twists you won't want to miss. Meanwhile, the Junkyard Truck Challenge gets dirty.Read More
The $10K Drag Shootout: Learn More About Our Top 9 Finalists
Listen to host Dennis Pittsenbarger break down our list of the Top 9 Finalists for the Horsepower Wars $10K Drag Shootout.Read More
Power Automedia Acquires Xceleration Media, 7 New Websites
Power Automedia jointly announced the acquisition of Xceleration Media LLC this morning, which adds an audience of over 1 million enthusiasts to the stable of 12 existing automotive magazines. Read More
2017 Street Machine Summer Nationals Winners Announced
If you've been following our coverage online of the Street Machine Summer Nationals in St Paul, MN, then you'll know it was an epic collection of muscle cars, trucks, street rods, and anything automotive.Read More
NMCA West/Hotchkis Autocross Hosts Around 70 Cars
While the National Muscle Car Association (NMCA) may historically be known as a drag racing organization, autocross has quickly become a staple at its four NMCA West events.Read More
4 Things You Might Not Know About E85 with VP Racing Fuels
Though E85 has been on the market now for some time, there are still some misconceptions that we hear often in our travels. We called VP Racing Fuels as a follow up to our previous piece on ethanol.Read More
Holley EFI Training, West Coast Style
If you weren't impressed enough with our recent trips to EFI University's Lake Havasu City, AZ campus, then perhaps you will be more excited with the prospect of getting hands-on experience with Holley EFI software.Read More
PRI 2016: PBM Full Engine Kits for BBC, SBC, & SBF
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PRI 2016: Livernois Takes the EcoBoost & Coyote By Storm
The horsepower wars are heating up among the Big Three as Detroit continues to churn out more powerful pony cars – as well as sport compacts, sedans and trucks – by the day. Read More
PRI 2016: Optima Batteries Announces 2017 OUSCI Schedule & Changes
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PRI 2016: M&H Racemaster Slicks for 17- and 18-inch Wheels
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£1500 towards your deposit + £99 Service Plan + 3 Years Roadside Assistance + 4.9% APR Representative
Excludes S Model
Citigo really does re-define what's possible with a city car - small exterior dimensions yet exceptional interior space offering ample space for four adults. Nimble, exceptionally comfortable and with high levels of equipment, Citigo has been designed to deal with almost anything that modern life can throw at it.
Being a sophisticated city car, the Citigo has a choice of two new, three-cylinder, highly efficient 1.0-litre petrol engines. With excellent agility and precise handling, getting around town is a breeze. Three door versions get an 'Easy Entry' system to allow easy access to the rear seats. The front passenger's seat can be moved and folded forward to ensure easy access to the rear seats.
There's a host of safety and comfort technologies available too, with a new head-thorax side airbag to protect the heads of the driver and front passenger and, for the first time in a Skoda, there's a portable satellite navigation system. The device is fitted to the dashboard, but can be removed if it's needed elsewhere. The five-inch touch-screen system also provides the car's Bluetooth hands-free phone connectivity, as well as showing important information such as onboard computer, optical signals from the parking sensors, etc.
With safety in mind again, the Citigo is also available with City Safe Drive - a new braking system which uses a laser sensor that is activated automatically at speeds below 30 km/h where there is danger of a collision.
It came as no surprise to us when the Citigo was named 'Best City Car' and 'Car of the Year' at the 2012 Auto Express Car of the Year.
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Retail Insurance in Henderson and Asheville, NC
Keep your Business Running at a High Level
Barnette and Coates Insurance provides insurance to retail businesses in Hendersonville, Asheville, Fletcher, Saluda, Weaverville, Leicester, and surrounding areas.
Retailers face a number of challenges when it comes to keeping their business running at a high level, including everything from regulatory issues and theft, to competition within the industry. When it comes to managing the risks of running your own retail business, you want the best protection possible. Barnette and Coates Insurance will work with you to formulate an insurance package fit for your business.
Here are some of our insurance options for retailers:
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- Business interruption insurance
Contact a representative at Barnette and Coates Insurance to go over these and many other insurance options for retailers.


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Was audio always in the background of your life?
My generation took its cue from our parents. My parents were immigrants from Germany, and the only money they spent frivolously was on records. Each was chosen carefully and played carefully and I think that translated down to me. My father was intimately involved when I purchased my two first systems.
As for music, well I'm not a flower child, I'm 1950's-raised,… so I'm '60's to '70's music, late Elvis and then onto the music of psychedelic rock and folk particularly.
Who's your ideal customer? Who "gets" Being There?
There are a sub-group of people who do need to have a quality playback to get total satisfaction and that's what my little shop is all about.
I live on the Hockley Road, and in summer you have the cyclists whizzing by… so what makes a good bicycle? When I'm on it I don't hear it, I just hear the wind. That's quality, that's someone who's put a lot of time and energy and thought into the purchase of that bicycle because it gives them it back with every breath they take.
Audio is the same thing. There is definitely an enriched experience as you step up and begin to deal with quality files, vinyl or digital, and the equipment necessary to play it back in such a way that they're in the room there with you, or you're in their performance hall with them. That's the objective: to re-create.
You've written on your store window, Humble High End… what's the philosophy?
People smile when they read that sign. They relate to it instantly. It communicates that this little store understands you and your reluctance at times to come into a HiFi store, because your experience tells you that it's full of snobs and million dollar equipment and it's intimidating and you're afraid to ask a question. And so it puts people at ease and comfortable and gets across instantly that we're not here to score points.
You're not a tech-head, though… that's part of it.
When I ran a healthcare advertising agency, I knew nothing about the technology of the pharmaceutical industry, it's irrelevant. What you need to understand are the benefits related to something. That's not an easy task. We think we understand but we often don't.
The people who come in are surprised that something like a high-end HiFi shop exists, but people who understand HiFi know HiFi and they seek you out. There's lots of, "Geez I didn't realize something as wonderful as this is in our little town, thank you for being." Part of the game is to create awareness that you do exist, but you also need to create a certain awareness for quality playback and what that's all about.
So I see my little shop as a playground for buying, advertising creative outlets and games. That's why I created the store. It's a personal outlet, taking a hobby and seeing if it can work commercially. It's a tough time for HiFi because in some ways home theatre and various conveniences like mp3 have not done music a service. Yes, there is a resurgence in vinyl, however, we have to be careful because the numbers are still small.
I was saying the other day to someone that you can't look at an mp3 for two hours in your bedroom, like you can or could with an album cover.
It's a very strong resurgence that's just beginning to take traction, there's lot of talk about it, but some of those articles miss a key point: to appreciate good music you need to take the time to listen, so what does that mean? It means you need to unplug. You need to unplug your phone, your computer, your television, you need to unplug mentally… and that's the revolution, in my humble opinion, that I'm mining. A resurgence to music being the central form of entertainment for the family.
That makes a lot of sense, because if you're going to treat a vinyl record the same way as you treat an mp3, which is just background music, then what's the point?
That's how I see it from a needs perspective and a benefits perspective. The music brings a couple together on a Friday night. They are listening consciously, they may have a glass of wine or two, but certainly the music is the reason for being unplugged.
My entire approach in the shop is definitely an artistic environment. I've got two rooms: one's essentially a listening room, the studio living room kind of feel and stuff, very uncluttered. This is not an environment where people come in and say ok, I want this this and this and it's wrapped and out you go. We don't have shopping carts. It's very much a relationship: constantly tilling the soil and adding some fertilizer, watering the plants and watching them grow… and that's the way the relationship works over time.
And people loosen up and people like talking about their stuff. It's a commonality. What's interesting again is that all my customers know their first real stereo purchase. "I remember when I bought it, it was my first paycheque… My dad was with me, I just got out of University…"
It literally is for many their first paycheque, so what's that all about? It was aspirational, a sign that you worked hard. And you were listening to music, it was a common language so to speak. As a teenager, you'd ask, "What kind of music do you listen to?" You'd go down to Sam the Record Man, you'd come back with two or three precious albums, maybe one was a demo or special 0.99 sale, and you got to look through the records and that way you were exposed to new bands as well. Like going to a library. Well, we don't go to libraries anymore, we don't shuffle through the shelves anymore… and so there's a whole lost world that I think vinyl is re-creating.
It's a communal thing, listening, as friends, as families.
Now, everybody after dinner — if they even sit at the dinner table — they go off into their rooms. But in the shop, dad or mom will come in with their kids to the shop, and they're relating at a level that you don't often see, it's heartwarming. And so the kids pick an album and they get to play it on Friday night with Mom and Dad. That's sharing, it's phenomenal.


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UK punk act Apologies, I Have None have announced that they will release a split with Australia's Luca Brasi on April 22, 2016 on cassette through Holy Roar (limited to a one-time pressing of 200 copies on grey and blue cassettes) and digitally via Uncle M Music. The split will feature a new song and a rarity from each band. Apologies, I Have None will release a new full-length album later this year.
You can view the tracklist below.
Apologies, I Have None released their latest EPBlack Everything on May 12, 2015 through Beach Community. The EP was their first release since the departure of vocalist/guitarist Dan Bond.
1. Wraith
2. Red Wine
3. Aeroplane
4. Borders and Statelines
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Like any other area in life, healthy eating and weight loss can be greatly influenced by our environment and seemingly trivial everyday tasks. Because our shopping habits have a direct impact on our dietary choices, optimizing our behavior in this area can be a simple way to increase our chances of success.
Weight loss has an undeniable psychological component attached
to it, even for individuals that don't necessarily resort to
emotional eating as a
way to release tension or stress. Perhaps one of the biggest
reasons why many people fail to lose weight is that the habits
required by a certain diet are contrary to their current ones, so
stepping out of the comfort zone all at once is certainly
As countless studies have stressed already, seemingly insignificant cues we don't pay attention to can influence our behavior to an impressive extent. Marketing experts have greatly boosted the sales with clever tricks that can pass unnoticed for the untrained eye, but using psychology to our advantage can certainly improve our choices. Here area a few ideas to get you started:
Create a list
The importance of planning can't be stressed enough since it is a well known fact that unplanned purchases can really wreak havoc on our budget and even our waistline. Shopping with a list and sticking to it and avoiding going hungry are two of the simplest ways to make healthier choices. By avoiding bringing temptations to your home in the first place, you will have an easier time sticking to your diet.
Shop like a man
Speaking of temptations, your shopping style becomes really important when going shopping in different ails. While reading labels and taking time to select the best produce for your needs is certainly a desirable, rational behavior, in the areas where less than stellar food choices are, having a more pragmatic approach, similar to the approach men usually have when shopping is generally best as minimizing the time you spend in the "forbidden foods" area will make sticking to your original plans easier.
Go for flavor
While it is true that healthy foods don't necessarily have to be expensive, sometimes going for pricier alternatives can be the best choice, especially when it comes to cheese or sweets. Maximum flavor might mean that you get to feel satisfied with a smaller quantity which in turn can make it easier to stick to your diet without feeling deprived.
Avoid products marketed to children
These types of products tend to be high in sugar and fat and should be viewed more as treats. If you want a decadent treat, selecting small portions is a good choice as you are able to get instant satisfaction without extra temptations.
Avoid emotional shopping
Most of the buyer's remorse is usually linked to unplanned purchases and this includes food shopping where the quality of the items purchased instead of the price is what triggers regrets. Every time we cave in to temptations we reinforce the unwanted behavior of emotional eating, so resisting our urges is really crucial in order to avoid regrets.
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(Updated August 2016) According to the book Celebrating SIGLAP, the name of this leafy area around Upper East Coast Road was derived when "a Malay chieftain, Tok Lasam, who upon first landing in the area during a particularly dark thunderstorm, called it Si-gelap, which translated literally from Malay means darkness that conceals". Today, there is no concealing that Siglap is a unique enclave in the East of Singapore with a laid-back vibe and a bustling cafe scene. The cafes in Siglap range from the new wave coffee joints to the ones serving traditional local coffee or teh tarik.
There is a cafe in Siglap for almost everyone, every occasion and every budget. You can find one open at anytime of the day or night. The mat rocker and his minah, the hipsters looking for their special brew coffee, the tais tais wanting to sip tea after getting their nails done, the taxi uncles having a break before midnight or ordinary patrons like us can all find a cafe to enjoy in Siglap. These cafes also offer a wide variety of snacks and light meals. From pies, cakes and ice cream to kaya toasts, you can have them at one of the many cafes in Siglap.
Here is a list of our favourite cafes in Siglap.
Stamping Ground Coffee House
87 Upper East Coast Road
Singapore 455223
Tel: +65 9070 7610
Opening Hours:
Tues-Sun: 09:00 – 18:00
Stamping Ground Coffee House ticks all the right boxes for a cosy cafe – good looks, good vibes and good coffee. Their bottled cold brew coffee is one of the best in Singapore. The food menu is limited but include items like Pastries, Bacon Jam Brioche, Tuna Croissant and Mushroom Toast. A latte is $5. See our post Stamping Ground Coffee House East Coast.
Craftsmen Specialty Coffee
2 First Street
#01-01 Siglap V
Singapore 458278
Tel : 9658 0769
Opening Hours:
Mon – Thu : 8:30 am – 9:00 pm
Fri – Sat : 8:30 am – 10:30 pm
Sun : 8:30 am – 9:00 pm
Craftsmen Specialty Coffee FB Page
Craftsmen Specialty Coffee is the cool cafe in Siglap complete with the "industrial look" – exposed ceilings, bare concrete floor, "semi-finished" walls and "Edison" filament light bulbs. This is where you will find the trendy set.
Their Brew Bar offers coffee made using V-60, Chemex, Siphon, Woodneck or French Press. They offer attractive cakes and pastries, ice cream, waffles as well as sandwiches. It is one of the best places to have a good cup of coffee in Siglap. A latte is $5. See our earlier post Craftsmen Specialty Coffee.
Plank Sourdough Pizza
1 Swan Lake Avenue
Singapore 455700
Tel: +65 6448 9288
Tucked in the heart of Siglap residential estate, the place has a casual and relax feel. It is a place you feel you can linger for a while. You can mix and match the items from the menus of Plank Pizza and Baker & Cook bakery. A flat white is $4.50. See our post Plank Sourdough Pizza – a top table in Siglap.
Killiney Kopitiam
11 Upper East Coast Road
Singapore 455205
Tel: 6443 7628
Opening Hours: 7am – 11pm
This is one of the first branches of Killiney Kopitaim and it has been packed almost every morning since it opened many years back. In addition to eggs and toasts, they also have lasi lemak, carrot cake and even char kway teow.
Killiney Kopitaim is our favourite place for traditional local breakfast in Siglap. A Kopi C is $1.60.
The Royals Cafe
19 Upper East Coast Road
Crescendo Building
Singapore 455209
Tel : 6445 6457
Opening Hours:
Mon – Fri : 9am – 10pm
Sat, Sun & PH : 8.30am – 10.30pm
Best known for its delicious mini pies, the Halal-certified cafe also serves all day breakfast, lunch and dinner. The menu has western classics as well as favourite Malay dishes so you can have pan-fried salmon or nasi lemak or choose between braised lamb shank and mee siam. The Royals Cafe also has a wide variety of cakes and cookies. There is a tea set for 2 at $16.80. A flat white is $3.90.
Mas-Ayu Restaurant
55 Upper East Coast Road
Singapore 455215
Tel : 6449 2844
Open 24 Hours
Whether it is for early morning coffee, lunch, afternoon tea, supper or midnight refreshment – you can always head to Mas-Ayu. Reputed to be one of the best Malay food stalls in the area, Mas-Ayu Restaurant has been around for many years. They are open round the clock and specialises in very affordable Malay and Thai dishes. Lontong, Nasi Goreng Ayam, Nasi Pattaya and Nasi Paprik are among the favourite dishes there. Must try beverages will include Teh Tarik and Ribena Limau.
The interior is clean and neat with simple and homely decor. Al fresco dining means sitting on a concrete parapet or a red plastic chair with a wooden bench as a table – but it is literally dining under the palm trees. Mas-Ayu is a charming rustic place for good affordable food and drinks. A Teh C is $1.30.
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Unlike the usual Starbucks outlets in shopping malls, the Starbucks in Siglap has a very laid back feel. You walk past lush greenery to get to its entrance. The interior does not have the usual slick Starbucks cookie-cutter look. It has a lovely cosy atmosphere.
This is one of our favourite Starbucks outlet in Singapore. It has a different vibe and yet there is still free WiFi and you know exactly how your latte is going to be like.
As you can see, when we are in Siglap and we need a tea break or a place to relax over a cup of coffee, we are spoilt for choice. If that is not enough, there are many other interesting cafes just a ten minute stroll away in Frankel Estate. The residents of Siglap are so lucky.
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What is mindfulness?
Someone once said, "Time is like a river. You cannot touch the same water twice, because the flow that has passed will never pass again. Enjoy every moment of life."
And that sums up mindfulness in a nutshell. How often do we think of the past and of what we have missed, or sit in regret because we didn't do something or say something at the time. And how often do we think about the future and what we want and what we are going to do, but the tomorrow of our future never seems to arrive.
At times we can be so busy with our thoughts that we don't even notice what is going on around us. Have you ever found that you have left for a destination and travelled there but been so absorbed in your thoughts that you don't remember how you got there?
Mindfulness means becoming more aware of the here and now and stilling the many thoughts that flow in and out of your mind at one time. Being mindful involves letting go of negative feelings, past hurts and grudges but acknowledging the events that led you to the way you feel, but not allowing those feelings to take control of your life.
Walking mindfully is one way of staying in the present moment. Become aware of each step that you take when you are walking somewhere and start to notice your surroundings as your walk. Try to empty your mind of all the things you need to do during the day and start to include more positive thoughts into your day like, "I am having a wonderful day" or "I am going to take the time to listen more attentively to others today".
Be aware of your breathing. When we get stressed or tense, our breathing becomes more shallow and so less oxygen is distributed throughout the body. When the phone rings or you are about to go into a meeting, take in a deep breathe and let it out slowly. This will help you to stay focused and present in the moment.
When you are eating or drinking something, take a moment to enjoy the taste. Very often we will eat a meal and be so engrossed in our thoughts that we don't even notice what we are eating or how much food we are putting into our mouths. Become more aware of the texture of your food, whether it is hot or cold, and notice how your mouth feels as you chew the food.
Practicing mindfulness is also a wonderful way for preventing life from getting in the way of living, and for full experiencing each special moment in your life.


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Mike Day joined the Zacharias Trust as a part-time OCCA Fellow in September 2016. He has recently graduated from the Oxford Centre for Christian Apologetics (OCCA) and is in the process of reading for a Postgraduate Diploma in Theology at the University of Oxford. He currently holds a postgraduate qualification in Education from the University of South Africa and a first-class BA in English Literature and Classics from the University of Cape Town. Prior to moving to Oxford, Mike taught English at an all-boys high school and was a member of staff at Common Ground Church, Cape Town, for five years. He is passionate about communicating the reasons for and relevance of the Christian message in contemporary culture, particularly the historicity of Jesus and the Bible.


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Does An Aspiring Author Have A Chance With A Traditional Publisher?
Hi Mel,
Thanks for your advice the other day. I think I would like to have a shot at publishing my novel. Is it correct that no publisher, however small, will even glance at a submission without an agent? It all seems a bit of a Catch 22 situation. Where do I start to find an agent that will target the small publishers? I do have the Writers' & Artists' Yearbook but don't know where to start. It seems that agents won't accept a submission via email either.
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Hi Freda,
Many apologies for the delay in responding to your message. I've been inundated with requests for my book (via the Woman Alive Book Club) and wanted to do justice to my answer to you.
Publishing is, indeed, a Catch 22 these days. Many of the larger publishers will not accept un-agented manuscripts. However, that is not always true of the smaller publishing companies, some of which will accept online submissions. My advice would be:
1. Determine your book's genre
You have already told me that you've written a novel, but it's surprising how rarely it seems to occur to an aspiring author to consider genre when approaching publishers or agents. You need to determine what category your book falls into: is it romance; a thriller; crime; chick-lit; erotic; spiritual?
2. Highlight publishers and agents in W&A who publish similar books
The Writers' & Artists Year Book, and Writers' Handbook both list publishers and agents. It's a long, slow process, I know, but you need to spend time, at this stage, matching your book to publishers. One of the easiest ways of doing this is to find published authors whose work you admire, and whose style and subject most closely resemble your own, and make a note of who publishes their books. Those are the publishers you should target.
3. Highlight publishers online
As this article in Suite 101 urges, give small publishers a go! Yahoo publish a Directory of small press publishers for fiction and there are others online. Many use print on demand (POD) and I shall be writing about this at a later date.
4. Establish their manuscript submission guidelines
If you can't find out the manuscript submission guidelines for the publishers and agents you've selected from W&A, look online. Some will accept e-mailed submissions, but you need to follow their instructions to the letter: no cold calling; no attachments; no partial manuscript until invited. Multiple submissions used to be a no-no; that is no longer the case, but many publishers will want you to be up-front if you are targeting others simultaneously.
5. How To Write A Proposal
Read my article, Manuscript Submission Guidelines: How To Write A Publishing Proposal For Your Book. Use the information gathered in 2 above, in your query letter: "I see that you publish Jodi Picoult, and I believe that my book is a similar genre because . . .†Keep your letter short – one page – and include details of your book; your platform (marketing skills) which for you, Freda, will include the fact that you've been in the business of promoting a product; network (people / organisations that may help in marketing your book); and any expertise you may have, or speaking experience.
5. Join Relevant Organisations.
LinkedIn have many forums, including one for Aspiring Authors, where you can exchange ideas and experience with others wanting to know about writing and publishing a book. For real-time fellowship, the Association of Christian Writers in UK will furnish you with invaluable help and support.
I hope that helps Freda. I've kept the second part of your letter for another day, when I'll address the whole issue of print on demand and self-publishing.
Take care,
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Think about the last time you stopped in a convenience store. Maybe you needed a pack of cigarettes (those things will kill you, you know), or bought a few Powerball tickets (those things never win, you know). Maybe you were hungry, and grabbed a questionable looking hot dog (those things will -- never mind, you'll figure it out). But what if a convenience store sold something like ... good barbecue? And pie?
Smokie's Bar-B-Q is just such an establishment, tucked in a generic-looking convenience store at the corner of Frankford Road and Hillcrest Road in North Dallas. In addition to smoked meats, their website advertises the shop as a "unique store with a humidor that sells fine cigars, South African groceries, breakfast tacos from 8:30 a.m.-10:00 a.m. Mon - Friday and the Texas lotto." Intrigued, I stopped in for dinner.
The store really is as-advertised. A counter sits near the entrance for buying your domestic smokes and lottery tickets, while two long shelves stock various South African staples I'd never heard of, like fufu flour, piri piri sauce, various candies and a cleaning product called Handy Andy. Spanning the width of the back wall is large glass-doored humidor. Two thirds of the floorspace, however, is taken up with tables covered with plastic gingham tablecloths. In the back corner, manning a prep station, a refrigerator and a hot box, is Smokie himself, proprietor Charles Smith.
We ordered our food, then sat at one of the tables, where Smokie promised to bring our order. My three-meat plate of brisket, ribs and sausage arrived, pre-sauced, with a side of green beans and coleslaw. I'm usually wary of meats that come already slathered with barbecue sauce, but Smokie's sauce concoction is quite good. Bits of lean brisket that had escaped saucing were full of smoky flavor, if a touch dry.
The sausage was like no other barbecue sausage I've tried; the links themselves were sized like breakfast sausage, but the meat inside was very lean, smoky and tasty. Smokie wouldn't tell me where he procures the sausage, but would say that he was the only location he knew of that served it. The pork rib in my combo plate didn't have much rub, but was moist and tender.
You can also order your meats on a bun. The pulled pork sandwich came piled nearly three inches high with sauced pulled pork. A fork is required, as I couldn't see a way to bring the sandwich to your face without wearing half of the meat. And that would be a travesty, because the pork was a smoky and juicy pile of awesome.
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It's also a travesty to glance over the sides. I thought the green beans were super fresh, and the coleslaw was crisp and crunchy, and not too sweet. The barbecue beans might be better than what your grandmother makes.
I don't know what came over us, but when Smokie came by our table after we finished and asked if we wanted pie, neither of us could say no. The pies are served warm, and are baked by Smokie's wife. The pecan pie I ordered was like all the good parts of Thanksgiving, but in April and without the annoying relatives. The baked coconut pie I tried tasted equally good, like a unique take on a southern chess pie, but better because coconut.
Smokie's also offers delivery of his tasty fare to the surrounding neighborhood, although I didn't ask if they could toss in some scratch-offs and a pack of Marlboro Lights as well. Maybe you're thinking to yourself, how can good barbecue come from a place that sells regional groceries, cigars and breakfast tacos? Don't ask, just try it. And save room for the pie.
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Nauticon has panels ranging from anime to science fiction and comicbooks to webcomics, discussions of Star Trek or Doctor Who, programs run by the Dirty Old Lady's League and the Miracle Providers Drag Queens, and everything in between. Activities include a hike out to the lighthouse, incredible shopping in Provincetown, a creativity table, karaoke, kite flying, fan-run parties, and the Artists Colony. All of this is part of your badge cost!
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Tuesday, November 3, 2009
YNS: Happy Holidays!
It's time for another Your Next Stamp challenge! This week not only do we have a fun challenge for you but we are also previewing some brand new digital images! :D The YNS designers have come up with some fantastic Christmas images this month and you are definitely going to want them! As soon as I saw this snowman I fell in love with him and knew he needed to be printed out immediately! I must admit that I have a slight obsession with snowmen! Haha!
For this week's challenge, Simonne has challenged us to create a non-traditional Christmas card which meant we were not allowed to use the usual reds and greens! This new Mind's Eye paper was perfect for the challenge! I pulled my color scheme from it and then used my Copics to color in my snowman. For my layout I used this week's Mojo Monday sketch challenge as well!
So do you want to see what I did this weekend? My husband and I spent as much time together as we could (especially since he had to leave again this week) so we decided to spend our Saturday outside playing in the snow and building a snowman! :D It was so much fun! Here is a picture of our finished product!
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- cabio's craft corner said...
Wow, what a great time to show your snowman picture and to post this card in time. Your choice of colors on this card is so cheerful. Hope you have a cheerful day although it's snowing in your area :o)
- November 4, 2009 at 2:50 AM
- Tasha said...
Love the snowman card - the colours are so funky and the layout is fab!
Cool snowman you built - we dont really get enough snow to build snowmen!
love tasha xx
- November 4, 2009 at 4:40 AM
- Lana said...
Wow what a great time to showcase your card ;0) Bright cheery and fun just what i love.
Lana x
- November 4, 2009 at 4:57 AM
- Christi said...
Simply adorable and I love that snow pic! Too cute!!!
- November 4, 2009 at 8:51 AM
- Jekka said...
I love your card!! It is a perfect winter, thinking of you card or Christmas.
Your snowman reminds me of the one snowman I built when I was a kid. We didn't have much snow but I was determined. He ended up being only about a foot tall but I named him George. Thanks for bringing back a great memory!!!
- November 4, 2009 at 12:09 PM
- Kerri said...
This is so cute and colorful, Stephanie!!! I love it!
- November 4, 2009 at 3:27 PM
- Maylee said...
What a fun color combo you've used, so beautiful! Love that pic of you two-you're so cute together!
- November 4, 2009 at 3:41 PM
- Cathy said...
Wow what a great card!! I love the colors. They are so cheerful!! I also love your snowman. You already have that much snow this year?? Hugs, Cathy
- November 4, 2009 at 6:14 PM
- Karen said...
That is such a great picture of the two of you! What a wonderful way to spend the afternoon :) I love all the bright colors on your card - so cute!
- November 4, 2009 at 6:58 PM
- Sheila said...
Love the snowman card and the different colors. Your snowman is cute and it looks like you had fun building him.
- November 4, 2009 at 7:44 PM
- Carolina said...
What an adorable card Steph and grea pic of the two of you - TFS!
- November 5, 2009 at 1:35 AM
- Ida P. Krause said...
Cute snowman card and what a perfect photo to go with it. Glad you had a good time with your hubby building your snowman.
- November 5, 2009 at 12:08 PM
- Sandra Farrell said...
Great card - what detail! I love the snowflakes. And I also have that DSP. Please check out my blog for blog candy. stamperontheshore.blogspot.com
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Just a very quick review today of Katy Perry's new Eau de Parfum 'Killer Queen'. I received this phial of perfume in my October Glossybox and it's only tiny so I haven't really been wearing it much, but I did still want to review it as I had already mentioned it in my October Glossybox review post. Killer Queen perfume is described as 'a charmingly playful yet lethally gorgeous floriental fragrance' and contains scents of dark plum, wild berries, Red Velvet flower, Patchouli Heart and Liquid Praline. Personally for me all I can smell is the berries, it's a nice warm fragrance that is very fruity, but I'm not getting the floral essences coming through. I would have to say that I find this fragrance OK but nothing too special, however I do appreciate that perfume is a really personal thing, and if you like this one you're in for a treat as it's very reasonably priced. I will be giving what is left in this phial to my...Read More