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10 of the Best Value Locations for Euro Dollar Travelers in 2016
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- Overland travel to Kiev, Ukraine to catch your first flight
- Fly to Hanoi, Vietnam
- Travel overland through Thailand and eventually to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Next, hop down to Denpasar, Bali
- Fly from Bali to Wellington, New Zealand
- Fly to Mexico City, Mexico next
- And then to Toronto, Canada
- At last, fly back to Kiev before making your way home by land
Start wherever you are and plan an overland journey to Kiev. Take the train, take the bus, take your car and drive, even hitchhike if you like. Tour the gorgeous churches, visit Chernobyl, hike the breathtaking countryside. The Ukraine is a gorgeous country for intrepid travelers.
Fly to Hanoi, Vietnam. It's a great place to begin in Southeast Asia. Double check the availability of visas on arrival as the policy seems to change often. Order a hot bowl of Pho and celebrate the launch of your big adventure.
Journey overland through Vietnam, Cambodia and (or) Laos to get to Thailand, then turn south and head for Malaysia. Don't let your feet leave the ground. Soak in the sights and sounds. Travel slowly.
Fly out of Kuala Lumpur to Denpasar, Bali. Bali is a classic. Ubud is a great place to finally order green salads after weeks of plates of nasi goreng on the street. Find your peaceful place here.
Next, drop into Wellington, New Zealand. This country is a serious contender for the best place on earth for independent travelers. You've got to check it out. Hiring a camper van and hitting the roads is the best way to go.
From Wellington make the long leap to Toronto. Via Rail makes it easy to explore up and down the eastern coast of Canada: Ottawa, Montreal, Quebec City, even as far away as Nova Scotia. Don't stay in the city, take some time and find the real Canada.
Heading home, fly from Toronto. But not before you've explored the city, visited the country's capital, Ottawa, and taken a boat tour through the Thousand Islands of the Saint Lawrence River.
Total estimated cost for the flights for this trip? 2627 EUR.
Kiev tops the Price of Travel European Backpacker Index for 2016. After last year's instability, Ukraine is recovering and is a fantastic place for independent travelers.
Be sure to spend a few days in spectacular Kiev. Hire a driver and take a tour of Chernobyl, complete with geiger counter. Set off into the countryside for some hiking. Spend some time enjoying the Black Sea at the historic port town of Odessa. Explore these five strange Ukranian traditions that you will love.
1 EUR = 2.21 TND (Tunisian Dinar)
The dinar has gained slightly on the Euro this year but Tunisia remains a good choice for budget minded Europeans. With dozens of Mediterranean retreats and Roman ruins that are, arguably, better than the ones in Italy to ramble through, Tunisia is an inexpensive and somewhat exotic holiday for continentals.
If you've got more than a week or two for holiday, be sure to spend some time working your way down the Mediterranean coast and exploring the olive groves inland. The ruins at el-Jem are a gem. The sleepy town of Matmata (of Star Wars fame) will feel like visiting another world. And if you're lucky enough to be there mid-winter, the Festival du Sahara, at Douz, is not to be missed!
There is no better time for Europeans to visit Canada than now. With an almost 50% exchange rate, Canada becomes a first world budget destination. Cheap flights from major European cities to Toronto and Montreal make it almost worth a long weekend getaway.
There are more than 10 reasons to visit Canada now. It's home to some of the best skiing in the world, in the Rocky Mountains, at Banff. See the polar bears, at Churchill, and some of the greatest falls of them all, at Niagara. Feel the old world charm of the country's European roots in Quebec City, or dive even deeper into the indigenous history of Canada through the world class museums in Vancouver, Toronto (it's cooler than you think) and Ottawa. Discover indie travel in Canada for just $60 a day!
1 EUR = 18.76 MXN (Mexican Peso)
Mexico is always a good value for those holding first world currencies, but this winter it's a particularly good value against the Euro. With numerous mid-winter and spring break sales on beach resorts and all inclusive holidays, Mexico feels like a world away.
Beyond the question of whether Mexico is safe for solo travel (yes, it largely is) there are dozens of other questions about where to go and what to see. This is an incredibly diverse country that can't be neatly boxed within a two week visit. Mexico is more than just beaches, it's also bustling cities, amazing natural landscapes and a deep, rich, history that begs to be studied and explored. Ignore the myths, and take the kids to Mexico (or just yourself!)
Indonesia remains a bargain destination once you get there. Flights are long, and not particularly cheap, but Bali is a beautiful place to warm up mid winter. If you're looking for someplace as far from Europe, in geography and culture as you can get, escape to the islands of Indonesia.
Bali, while inexpensive by European standards, is far from the best value in Indonesia. You could take a cooking lesson while you are there. Chase the dragon, in Komodo, explore exotic Sulawesi, or get off the beaten track and road trip Borneo if you want to branch out a bit.
New Zealand
For Europeans looking for a comfortable, yet exotic, "easy" destination, New Zealand is hard to beat. The exchange has remained great for Euro holders in 2015 and should remain promising into 2016.
Get started with the ABC's of traveling in New Zealand, be inspired by 7 stunning lakes on the South Island, and plan to stay for as long as you can. Maximize your time, value, and experience by hiring a camper van and exploring the back roads, if you're so inclined. Spend more time in Wellington than Auckland. Don't miss Christchurch's farmer's market, and splurge on the steamboat ride on the lake at Queenstown. Bungee jump if you must.
The Euro has gained nearly .10 PEN in the past year, adding value to an already affordable and amazing destination. With the Amazon rainforest, the ruins of Machu Picchu, ethereal Lake Titicaca, and some of the best trekking in the world, you really must add Peru to your 2016 bucket list.
Get beyond the well trodden backpacker trail in Peru with some of the hidden gems of the country. Rent a car and explore the Sacred Valley on your own. Don't let age slow you down, I took my mom to Peru this summer, after a 45 year absence, here are nine reasons Peru is fantastic for senior travel too!
In August, the Tenge plummeted against the Euro when crude oil prices dropped and the government introduced a free floating exchange policy. Overnight, Kazakstan became a budget destination for Europeans. The KZT has continued to lose value against the EUR and it looks "good" for travel values into 2016.
Kazakhstan isn't a country that's on most people's travel radar. Why? Because it isn't easy and the tourism industry is emerging. Roughly five times the size of France, but with only about 17 million people, it's a country of contrasts. The people are highly educated (this is where the Russians blasted their rockets from) and yet the infrastructure is slow to develop. Discover how you can travel independently in Kazakhstan for $50 USD a day.
The Euro has gained slightly against the Kenyan Shilling this year, which means that those safaris are just a bit cheaper than they were last winter. Average indie travel in Kenya can be accomplished comfortably and safely for 50 EU a day. With safaris, expect to pay from 100 EU upwards, depending on the sort of safari you're planning.
Of course there is more to Kenya than the safari circuit. Spend some time exploring Nairobi. Consider getting off the beaten path and doing some indie travel around Kenya. Get your boots dirty and do some good working to save the endangered black rhinos, with Earthwatch. Make 2016 your year for getting your boots on the ground in sub-Saharan Africa. Kenya is a great place to start.
This is down from 26,050 this time last year, but Vietnam remains one of the very best budget destinations in Southeast Asia. Indie travel for less than 30 EU a day is very possible. The visa situation in Vietnam is often changing, so it's a good idea to research ahead of time what you need to get that arranged.
Once on the ground, Vietnam is a fantastic country for independent travel. It's a unique blend of communist ideals and capitalist advances. You'll find it a beautiful and sometimes frustrating dichotomy filled with people who are strong, resilient and full of life. The country is full of history lessons to be learned, sights, smells and flavors that are an assault to the senses. Don't leave without sampling a range of Pho dishes. Don't miss the lesser traveled Hue, and hang out at Vietnam's happiest beach town.
Source: We've used Numbeo to base our infographic estimates of overall cost comparisons of the individual countries.


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Christopher advises global and regional manufacturers, life sciences and chemical companies and other technology- and knowledge-based entities to develop and implement IP strategies specifically designed to work to their competitive advantage. His practice focuses on complex technology licensing, strategic alliances and IP-related transactions, as well as trademarks and copyrights. A champion for open, focused communication, Christopher guides his clients through the complexities of acquisition, development, protection and commercialization of technology and brands in both traditional and electronic distribution channels.
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- Served as Special Intellectual Property Counsel to Chapter 7 Trustee for Microfibres, Inc., a global textile manufacturer, and advised the Trustee in connection with the management, conservation and sale of an intellectual property estate comprised of nearly 3,000 patents, industrial designs, copyrights and trademarks.
- Represented an international plant science company in development, roll-out and implementation of global licensing model for development, production and commercialization of herbicide-tolerant crops.
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From The New Yorker, meet amateur astronomer Joe Delfausse, who shares his telescope with all of New York City. On a road trip towards a darker sky, he and his friends also introduce the Bortle Dark Sky Scale, which indicates which of the nine levels of dark the sky is based on your location.Borrowed Light: An ambitious plan to see the light by stealing it and What happened to the Milky Way?


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The city of Kushima in Miyazaki decided to give Norfumi Nishimura a Citizen's Honor Award today. A presentation ceremony will take place on the 19th.
Said Nishimura, "This is a great honor. I'm glad that we somehow managed to meet the expectations of the fans living in my home town by working hard to win. I'll do my best not to disappoint next year and continue to put forth the effort to make sure we win. I hope that we can continue to rely on everyone's support."
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The full U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday overwhelmingly approved the fiscal year 2017 defense appropriations bill, with the support of the entire Alabama delegation, with a bipartisan 371-48 vote. In total, the bill includes $577.9 billion in funding, which is an increase of $5.2 billion over last year's funding levels.
"The bill closely reflects the Defense Appropriations bill the House passed last summer, and is consistent with the final National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2017," according to a statement from the House Appropriations Committee. "The legislation funds critical national security needs, including military operations and readiness programs, as well as health and quality-of-life programs for our troops and military families."
The bill has several big wins for the Yellowhammer State, including funding for three more Littoral Combat Ships (LCS), which are built in part by Austal USA, which employs over 4,000 people at their shipyard in Mobile. It contains $8.2 billion for the procurement of 74 F-35 Joint Strike Fighters, and the Montgomery-based 187th Fighter Wing is on the short list for being assigned this next-generation fighter jet. The bill also contains a strong budget for Army Aviation, including $187 million for 28 Lakota helicopters, which are the primary aircraft used for training at the Army Aviation Center of Excellence at Fort Rucker. Funding for key R&D priorities for the Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville have aso been increased
Additional bill highlights include:
- Rejects the Obama Administration's proposed troop level reductions that would cut as many as 36,000 servicemen and women from the Armed Forces;
- Fully funds a 2.1% pay raise for the military personnel;
- Provides for 1,305,900 active-duty troops and 813,200 Guard and Reserve troops;
- Provides funding for an additional 1,000 active duty Army soldiers, 1,000 Army National Guard soldiers, 1,000 Army Reserve soldiers, and 1,000 active duty Marines;
- Funds ongoing military operations against ISIS and other terrorist organizations;
- Provides funding for 13 Navy ships, 74 F-35 aircraft, 61 UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters, and other key military programs;
- Includes funding to address readiness shortfalls and much-needed maintenance; and
- Boosts funding for research and development of new military technology.
Here's what the Alabama delegation had to say about their votes:
Alabama 1st District U.S. Rep. Bradley Byrne:
Ensuring our military men and women have the funding and resources to do their job is a fundamental responsibility of Congress. By passing the Defense Appropriations Act today, the House is further reaffirming our strong, bipartisan commitment to supporting the U.S. military.
Working with my House and Senate colleagues, I am proud we were able to secure funding for the construction of three more Littoral Combat Ships. These ships are a key component of the Navy's fleet, and the additional funding is vital to the future of the Austal shipyard in Mobile.
I call on the Senate to quickly pass this funding bill and send it to President Trump's desk for his signature.
Alabama 2nd District U.S. Rep. Martha Roby:
I am proud to represent a district that is home to both Fort Rucker and Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base. I'm pleased to report that this bill contains a strong budget for Army Aviation, including $187 million for 28 Lakota helicopters. It also contains an increase of almost $450 million for the Air Force's cyber security efforts.
This Appropriations bill also contains funding for the procurement of 74 F-35 Joint Strike Fighters. The Montgomery-based 187th Fighter Wing is on the short list for being assigned this next-generation fighter jet, and our Alabama congressional delegation is working together to make the case to the Air Force why this special unit is an ideal fit.
Alabama 5th District U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks:
Importantly, H.R.1301 includes a 2.1% pay raise for our service men and women, reverses the Obama Administration's drawdown of troops, and increases funding for Israeli Cooperative Programs by $455 million. In total, $600.7 million is provided for the Israeli Cooperative Programs, including $332 million for equipment procurement and $269 million for research and development. An additional $43 million is included for Israeli anti-tunneling efforts.
I'm very pleased key priorities for the Redstone Arsenal community have been increased – notably high energy laser research, cybersecurity research for a variety of Army platforms and integration of systems, and the Army's important continued investment in Future Vertical Lift.
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For a few days we've been looking ahead to a temperature drop this weekend. On Saturday we're forecasting a high of 64 degrees which isn't exactly unusual for the time of year but will come as a bit of a shock after the last month. There are signs, however, that our cool down will be somewhat short lived.
In about a week another surge of warmth will overspread a good chunk of the eastern U.S. and Canada. Above you can see the day 6-day 11 temperature anomalies across North America. A deep trough of low pressure over the Pacific Northwest will force the jet stream north into Canada flooding us with more warmth. Another period of record warmth is possible for Columbus Day weekend.
Otherwise the weather pattern looks awfully quiet. A few showers are possible pre-dawn Thursday with some moisture streaming north (indirectly from Maria) and another period of showers on Saturday. Don't get too excited - most towns will struggle to see more than a tenth of an inch.


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Subic Bay to Manila
We left Subic Bay, after a three days of hanging with friends and seeing some sights we hadn't seen in years, and headed for Manila for a one-day layover before our flight back to Samar the next morning. We bused it from Olongapo to Manila and once we arrived at the Victory Liner bus terminal in Pasay, we picked up a cab to take us to the Remington Hotel (Resorts World) just across the street from Terminal Three. Our negotiation with the cab driver went as "Manila usual" and I had to threaten him with using UBER before he agreed to use the meter. He wanted P300 fixed and the meter actually clocked P164, so we won that round! And as usual, he was not the happiest camper. I gave him P200 total anyway because of his sweet submissive nature. After he dropped us off we checked in to our hotel and from there we would head over to the Mall of Asia (MOA) where we planned to kill the afternoon and find a good restaurant. Only this time we would use UBER Manila for a ride. I have never used UBER before and I had just downloaded the app to my wife's phone while at our friends house in Olongapo. This was a perfect time to try it out. Once I logged into UBER, I located a car (Black Uber Car) immediately and he was at the hotel within two minutes. I watched him make his way to the hotel on the UBER GPS screen. He was driving a new Toyota Innova and it was a really pleasant and cool (great air conditioning) ride. The UBER fare was only P146, even with heavy traffic and a rather long 35 minute commute. In most cities, UBER is a cashless experience and tipping is voluntary. Tips are not included in the fare, nor are they expected or required. As a rider, you are not obligated to offer your driver gratuity in cash. I gave him an extra P100 because it was such a pleasant experience and at this juncture, I knew I would never have to deal with Manila cabbies again!
Becoming Cosmopolitan!
Returning to Samar with us was our 16 year-old niece, who is a pure province girl and basically has never experienced anything beyond what provincial life holds. She has never been to a real mall until this trip and has never eaten in a nice restaurant outside Mang Inasal. A new Super Metro grocery store and Jollibee's in Calbayog City is about the extent of her exposure to the entire modern world, other than Facebook and what she sees on television. So we treated her to some fine dining that included Japanese, Italian, American, and then a dinner at Chili's Restaurant. I got a kick out of letting her taste my Japanese Wasabe (came with my sushi). That look on her face was priceless! We also put her on the MOA Eye, gave her a first driving lesson on the bumper cars at the mall, and introduced her to the bowling alley inside the mall where she recorded her first strike! Her biggest thrill would come the next day with her first-ever airplane ride back to Calbayog City, and all the excitement that an airport adventure has to offer.
When it was time to leave the MOA and head back to the hotel, I logged into the UBER app and this time I received the message "UBER saturation rates apply this trip." I requested a "fare estimate" and it turned out to be P256 to P355 and was way more compared to our initial trip, and which was too much for a less than ten minute ride back to the hotel. I was resigned to hailing a metered taxi in front of the MOA. After two cabbies rejected us metered rides, a third one hesitantly took us on, then tried to play the "flat rate" scheme on us after we were all loaded in the car. Damn! Sometimes I wish there was an open season on cab drivers. It was raining out and I wasn't about to let the ladies get out and stand in the rain so I caved to the driver's demands of a P300 flat rate for a ride that should be less than P200. I should have just stuck with UBER. Damn again!
Hurry Up and Wait!
Back at the hotel, we arranged for an early 2:30am wake up call as our flight departed at 5:15. We were sleeping so good when Teri woke up and looked at her phone. Crap! It was almost 3:25am and we were late! Unbelievable. We have never missed a flight in our 30 years together and this did not look good. We sleepily and frantically scrambled to get everything in our bags and get out the door. Have you ever tried waking a teenager from a dead sleep to make a flight when they nary understand the sense of urgency of it all? Nevermind. I grabbed what I could and headed out the room door to get to the lobby and stop the airport shuttle which was about to leave (on the half hour). I had about two minutes to get down 7 floors. I arrived at the front desk and the concierge in record time and immediately launched three different conversations at the folks manning the two separate counters at once: Why did we not get our wake-up call? Can somebody please stop the shuttle from leaving! And, I need to express check-out, hope you don't mind, but I'm in a hurry. WHAT happened to our wake-up call! … all while still wearing my nightshirt. At this point I had to look down… "was I wearing my shorts or my skivvies?" Oh good, Shorts! I must have been a sight to behold. I know the two young counter clerks were completely dismayed as to what this crazy foreigner was rambling on about. Both girls exchanged some rapid banter and one of them kept repeating to the other "1:30… 2:30 wake up diba?… 1:30?" with a totally confused look on her face. It was all I could make out anyway.
The girls finally came down to the lobby with the remaining bags and what a sight that was! Me in my pajamas, and two women with ruffled hair, and crinkled clothes and a "no powdered" look. The concierge ushered us out the hotel's front doors to the waiting shuttle bus where we got loaded and were off. It was a 10 to 15 minute ride to Terminal 3 and we were pushing the envelope as far as making our gate on time for boarding. We still had to check in and get our boarding passes, and traverse all the airport security. It was going to be a photo finish most likely. It was then that I noticed the time on the shuttle bus clock. It was 1:31. Damn! My niece immediately noticed my facial expression and began laughing uncontrollably. It was pure RAOFL(her)AO! Me, I was dumbfounded. Relieved, but completely dumbfounded. I don't think I uttered a word for several minutes. MY WIFE says "Maybe I need a new phone?" I was still in my pajamas but was relieved that we did not have to sprint through the airport and I now had time to change into something more appropriate. And I had plenty of time to brush my teeth!
At the terminal, we got ourselves freshened up and we settled in at a snack bar to get something to eat. I ordered a ham and cheese croissant, coffee, and bought a freshly made chocolate chip fudge brownie to share with my niece. When she rejected my offer of half of the brownie, I had to ask the girl, who dreams in chocolate colors, why? She answered "Because I never eat chocolate in the morning." I then inquired "Since when?" "Since the day I was born!" was her reply. I think the excitement that my niece had for flying had been diminished somewhat as she did not look her teenage best, and she knew it. Once we boarded the Philippine Airlines (PAL) flight and took off, she went back to sleep – in true teenage fashion, only to wake up later and ask "are we there yet?"


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Microsoft Finally Rewards Prize to Android Owner Who Smoked Lumia 800
Yesterday, after the story got out that Microsoft wasn't giving an Android owner his proper prize after he smoked the Nokia Lumia 800 in the Windows Phone Challenge, the Internet went totally berzerk. Sahas Katta — the owner of the Windows-smoking Galaxy Nexus — was deluged with hundreds of comments on his blog, demanding that Microsoft fess up to its loss and give Katta his prize: a $1000 special edition laptop. The story ended up on the front page of Reddit, and when the folks at Reddit got their hands on the story, it spread like wildfire to dozens of publications. The biggest question of all, though, was why Microsoft didn't try to avert the PR disaster in the first place and just hand Katta his prize when he beat Windows in the first place.
Finally, it seems, the company is doing just that.
Last night, Ben Rudolph – head of the "Smoked by Windows Phone" campaign – said on Twitter that he wanted to "make things right," by giving Sahas Katta both a laptop and a phone. This morning, Katta announced that he would be receiving a Nokia Lumia 800 AND $1,049 Hunger Games Special Edition HP Folio 13 laptop from Microsoft. That's double the prize he was expecting. Katta says he plans on putting up both of the devices on eBay and will give the money from both to a charity of Reddit's choosing. So far, most of the readers are telling Katta to donate to a local charity or the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
While it's great that Microsoft is finally giving credit where credit is due, it seems like the company is more interested in disaster management than anything esle. The company's phone got creamed by an Android two whole days ago and they're just finally agreeing to give away the proper prize after being deluged with angry comments. While I wish I could say that they're being noble, it seems like this is really the least they could do after all the hubub.
There are plenty of great things about WP7, but when the company tries to take a very aggressive marketing strategy and then fails, it just makes the whole platform look suspect. Microsoft should have realized that the whole Android vs. Windows battle is one of the bigger memes on the Internet – and when you feed a battle meme, you need to be sure you're on the winning team.
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Paul W. Denman, 80, died Monday February 25, 2008 at the Albany Medical Center after a long illness.
A native and lifelong resident of the Town of Neversink, he was born January 20, 1928, son of the late Paul and Martha Denman. He was a graduate of South Kortright High School and served in the U.S. Navy in 1950 aboard the destroyer U.S.S. Carpenter.
He was a Corrections Officer at the Woodbourne Correctional Facility for 26 years and also worked as a carpenter. He was an avid hunter and fisherman and was a member of the Blue Knights Motorcycle Club.
He is survived by his wife of 56 years, Carol Denman, at home; four sons: Richard Denman and wife, Helen, James Denman and his sons, Nicholas and Jaxon, Michael Denman and wife, Kathlene and their daughter, Erin and Patrick Denman and wife, Laura and their children, Kyle, Wyatt, Rebecca and Robert, all of the Town of Neversink; one sister, Myrtle Many of North Carolina; two brothers, Raymond Denman of Ulster County and David Denman of Pine Bush and numerous cousins, nieces and nephews.
A celebration of Paul's life will be held on Friday February 29, 2008 at Ramsay's Funeral Home, 275 S. Main St. Liberty at 2 PM. Burial will be in the spring in Rural Cemetery in Grahamsville.
In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to the Daniel Pierce Library in Grahamsville , Grahamsville First Aid Squad or the Grahamsville Fire Dept.
Funeral arrangements by Ramsay's Funeral Homes Inc., 845-292-7160.
Paul W. Denman
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It was great to see my sister and her family. She was so gracious to let us stay at their house for the week. Her daughters let Terry and I sleep in their bed, Maddie was in the pack-n-play in our room, Nathaniel slept down in the basement, and Caleb was going to sleep on a mattress on the floor in the boy's room. The first night, Caleb woke up crying at about 2 in the morning. My brother-in-law went in the room and brought him to us. (I wasn't awake for any of this) Caleb woke up sad and frightened. He didn't know where he was, or where we were. So, we ended up putting the mattress on the floor in our room. We were all snug in the room for the week, but it all went well.
We left at 6:00 A.M Monday morning. We made 2 stops for food. Breakfast was at Perkins (YUM) and Lunch was at a Truck Stop. We only made one other stop, and that was to get gas in a city just about 15 minutes from our house. We got to my sister's house at about 5:00. It seemed like the drive went quickly, and the kids were amazingly happy. We really didn't have any major issues or crying spells. I will say I am happy that we have a portable DVD player. We did watch a couple movies on the way out there, and a couple on the way home. Monday night we just hung out at their house and chit chatted. The kids had a fun time connecting and playing together. Suppertime! Caleb, and his two cousins. The one in the hat (Z.) is 6 years old, and his younger brother (E.) will be 3 in September. Caleb and E. are only 3 1/2 months difference in age.
Here is some of the clan! My sister's daughter, E. is the one in the white shirt, and she is 5.
E. and Maddie. E. was excited to have Maddie come. She loved playing with her. E. is a very girly girl, and so is Maddie, so they got along great.
When the kids were out playing in the back yard, a bird decided to nail Nathaniel with his deadly weapon.
I am sure that the bird knew Nathaniel was a hunter (or he does with his Dad) so, the bird fought back. ~LOL He did have his camouflage hat on. I thought it was pretty funny. Nathaniel wasn't impressed, to say the least.
Tuesday, we slept in a little bit~ like 7:00 A.M. ~ and just hung out in the morning. We decided to go out to eat for lunch. We went to Applebee's. Then, we drove to Aurora to the train yards to watch trains. Caleb and I took a cat nap. Then, we went to a park to play for awhile.
It was fun to just spend some time together as a family. Next we went to look for a swim suit for Terry. Can you believe that Walmart in Illinois does NOT carry swim suits in August? That is crazy! I think they should sell them year round! People travel in the winter, go to the gym/hotel, or other things. That was silly. In the evening, we just visited with my sister and her family. I didn't feel well that evening, so I am glad things were low key.
Wednesday, we drove to Chicago and went to the Shedd's World Aquarium. I love this place! I went there when I was in High School, and I loved it then! We saw so many great looking fish, and other aquatic animals.
What a big fish!! (and what a big baby bump!!)
We saw the dolphin show, but I will say I think it wasn't as great as I remember it to be.
Brotherly Love~
All the Dolphins got up on the edge and posed for us.
We ate lunch at the Shedd's restaurant: Soundings. We had a great view of the city of Chicago from up there. The prices of the meals were spendy there, but we didn't have cash on hand to buy from the vendor's outside of Shedd's.
The Dolphins were really fun to watch! We were amazed at how fast they swim! I read on the Shedd's website that the Oceanarium will be in construction for 9 months starting in September and be closed. So, I am really thankful that we went when we did!
This crab was crazy looking. He even had the Ocean animal life growing on him, as well as it was growing on the rocks in the tank. I am not sure what it was. It was fun to watch him, though.
These are some Sea Horses. What amazing creatures!
We also watched a Dive Show, where a diver went in with a pool of fish and talked about what they did, liked, how they responded to things in the ocean, etc. It was a great experience, and fun to learn more. The kids all liked our day there, but they were tired when we were done. When we left, we were walking on the sidewalks. We noticed two squirrels chasing each other, and it was so comical. Then, the one squirrel took off, and one was left behind. So, we decided to feed something to the squirrel. He got pretty close to Nathaniel, and I think he would have got a little closer, but Caleb made some sounds and got out of the stroller.
A seagull joined in on the snack time, and I think they wanted to have a fight over the cereal. It was a fun time, and we enjoyed the interaction.
Next, we stopped at the Children's Garden, located near the Shedd's Aquarium. The kids had a great time playing in here. It was a "yuppie park" as Terry called it. I thought it was interesting and fun.
Madelyn loved the rocks.
The floor under the jungle gym was squishy, like a soft foam. There were some planets, spherical shapes, that the kids played with or on, too. Maddie really liked playing with the rocks. After the park time, we decided to head back. We did a little sight seeing, then got back on the road for my sister's house. We noticed we needed gas, so we pulled into a gas station. $4.47 a gallon in Chicago!!! Isn't that terrible? We only got 4 gallons to get us back. That was a ridiculous amount to pay for gas! My sister said Chicago is the most expensive for gas anywhere in the state. I believe it! We had a late supper Tuesday night...it was about 8:00. The kids were very tired from a long day.
I will write more about our trip over the next few days, and share photos that we took. I didn't want to write it all in one, because there is so much to share with you. So, stay tuned to what happened next. :)
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And for the second half of class, we got to draw the wolf-dog, Lucian. It was a lot of fun, but challenging at first especially. Applying the knowledge I learned from doing the structural drawings made it a lot easier to draw the active wolf from life. I realized I wasn't quite capturing all of the shapes correctly, but I plan to work on drawing four-legged animals a lot more in the future.
Total Morning Session: 78
Total Afternoon Session: 50


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If we look at the history of the world, we tend to admire people who have been innovators and creators.
Whether it is Albert Einstein, Thomas Edison, the Wright Brothers from the past, or the likes of Bill Gates and Steve Jobs in recent times, there is something about these creative people that make them so admirable.
The truth is we are all very creative. We've all been gifted with a mental faculty called our imagination. Just like building a physical muscle, our creativity is a skill that is developed through the deliberate practice of using our imagination.
A big reason why we want to develop our creativity is because our ability to achieve higher levels of success is directly attributed to our creativity skills. The more creative we are, the better the solutions we can produce, which means we can add more value in the world and be compensated accordingly.
There are a number of obstacles we face when we attempt to develop our creativity muscles. These can include:
- Our beliefs and paradigms – the way we habitually think, feel and behave, and also what we believe to be true or untrue about the world.
- Having low self-esteem – how we think of ourselves in relation to coping with the challenges of life.
- Not being able to find the relationship or connection between things.
Just like any other obstacle, the above obstacles can be overcome if we are committed and want to improve our creativity. Here are five easy and practical ways to start developing your creativity so that you can develop better solutions, overcome challenges much quicker, and become more effective in how you work.
- Start doing creative writing. It has been said that our imagination is the bridge to our intuition. In creative writing, you want to start visualising, which is a process of generating images, a particular outcome you want. When receive an image or a scene, write down what it means to you.
This is where you just "make it up" and be as outrageous and bold as you can be. As you continue writing, you will receive more and more insight, which can be the idea or inspiration you require to move closer toward the outcome you want. The key is not to stop and "censor" what you are receiving because it doesn't make sense to you or feels stupid or wrong.
- Look for similarities and differences between things. As an example, if you look around you, you will be able to easily identify two things. Firstly, notice what is similar about those two things. Come up with at least ten things that are similar. Next, notice what is different about the two things. Again, come up with at least ten things that are different.
This is part of the process of developing your creativity muscle, which can only be strengthened through exercise. The more you do this exercise, the more confidence you will develop in your ability to come up with creative solutions.
- Play imagination games. This can be played bewteen two or more people. One way is to start telling a story and end with "and then," at which the next person continues the story and ends with "and then" to pass onto the next person. Keep going until every person has had a turn to participate in the story.
To take it to the next level, have each person speak for at least 30 seconds when telling their story. This is a great ice-breaker or energiser for team meetings or workshops.
- Do the "30 Circles" Test. On a piece of paper draw 30 circles going six across and five rows down. Once you have your 30 circles, adapt as many of those circles into objects of some form. For example, you can turn one into a basketball, one into a sun, one into an orange.
The objective is to get as many as you can in one minute. Quantity is more important than quality here. This is about testing your ability to get creative in a short period of time.
- Do a brainstorming exercise. Voltaire once said, "No problem can withstand the assault of sustained thinking." In this exercise, which can be done with three to five people, identify a challenge you'd like to overcome and come up with any many ways to overcome that challenge. One thing to note is no idea should be judged or critised. Let the ideas flow.
At the end of the exercise, you may have many ideas that aren't useful, however you'll also have a few ideas that could be really helpful. All it takes is one good idea to overcome your problem. The more you do this exercise, the better your creatvity and problem-solving skills will be.
Our ability to innovate, solve problems, make a bigger difference and earn more money, is directly proportional to our ability to be more creative. Creativity is developed through practice and the above ideas will certainly help increase your creativity if you consistently apply them.
Question: What is another technique or exercise that can help us be more creative?
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Erecting a beautiful structure is just the first step towards the completion of a construction project. All your valuable time and money can go down the drain if proper attention is not paid to installing the necessary safety measures. Ensuring the complete safety of the structure/building is crucial. Every year, thousands of people die due … Continue reading
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New Parent Night
University Place Pediatric Clinic holds New Parent Night once a month to give parents new to our practice an opportunity to meet our doctors. There is no charge for this, and we welcome both expecting parents as well as parents that would like to bring their children as new patients to our practice.
These 1 hr. sessions are generally small and informal. Each month one of our five board certified pediatricians will be your host. They will give you a brief introduction to the practice and answer any questions that you might have.
Come get acquainted and learn why University Place Pediatric Clinic is the place to bring your child for their medical care.
Please call our office at (253) 564-1115 to learn when our next New Parent Night will be held.


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First published in a purchasable hardcopy format back in June of 2004, US author J. L. Bourne's novel 'Day By Day Armageddon' had originally started out its life as an online fiction journal, akin to the likes of 'Alpha_Dog' (2002 - 2008). The novel has since spawned the long awaited and eagerly anticipated sequel - 'Day By Day Armageddon: Beyond Exile' (2010).
DLS Synopsis:
It was almost four in the morning on New Year's Day when he decided that he'd start writing a journal. He was on leave at the time, taking a break from the military training in his temporary home in Arkansas. But he wanted to get himself home. And so after a ten-hour drive, he finally arrived back in San Antonio, Texas. And that's when the first reports of a strange type of influenza virus that was spreading across China began to emerge across the news channels.
At first it started out as just a particularly robust viral strain that was rapidly spreading across China. The US government soon stepped in and deployed some of their troops to bring whatever help and aid they could to the increasingly crippled nation. But then rumours of people coming down with the sickness started to crop up in Honshu, Japan. And before you knew it, the Atlanta Centres for Disease Control were reporting a confirmed case of this new disease at the Bethesda Naval Hospital in Maryland.
Alert to the snowballing series of events that were unfolding before his eyes, he starts stockpiling whatever essential supplies he can, including securing as much ammunition as he is able to get his hands on for the numerous guns in his possession. With the reports escalating almost by the hour now, his preparations extend to fortifying his small suburban home – barring-up the ground-floor windows and hastily cementing broken glass around the tops of the property's walls.
It's not long before the call comes in from his Navy base ordering him to report to duty. But by now the epidemic has gotten out of hand. The virus has mutated into something horrific. Those infected by the virus are quickly dying off, only to reanimate following their death, now rabid bloodthirsty walking corpses compelled to kill and consume the flesh of the living.
Deciding that ignoring the call to duty would be by far the smartest (and no doubt safest) decision to take in the face of such a devastating global collapse, the lone Navy officer hunkers down in his secured premises, hoping to wait out the worst of the escalating madness. But as the days go by, the horror on the streets around him just gets worse. The haunting screams of the dying sending shivers down his spine and he hides away in his hurriedly fortified home.
With the world gone to hell, the sudden revelation that his neighbour, an engineer named John, along with his pet dog, Annabelle, are still alive and holed up in their house across the road from him, brings with it a wealth of utter relief. But it isn't long before the swelling ranks of the flesh-hungry dead are surrounding John's property, forcing a last-minute desperate evacuation. And now, the two survivors along with John's trusty dog are together and trying to work out their options. They know that they need to get away from San Antonio, and fast. The numbers of undead have become too concentrated in the area. The danger has become too great there now. And so they set off on the road, looking for somewhere safer to hole up. Somewhere where they can hide out without the constant pressure of the undead clawing away at their backs.
But out on the streets, the danger is everywhere. The threats are greater and the chances of survival in this hostile new world, get smaller by the day. Along the way they will face hordes of the undead, fellow survivors wanting help and corrupted paramilitary units who cast a far more serious threat to their survival. It's a dog-eat-dog world, where only a very few will have the stamina and skill to survive for long…
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Written in diary format, with the date and time preceding each entry, Bourne's novel utilises this little used conceptual format, which has as many pros as it does its undoubted cons.
Even though the novel is written very much from a first-person-perspective, the constraints of the diary format (or perhaps a failing with Bourne's own writing) has meant that little in the way of well-established characterisation is ever really achieved. Even with our narrator, the hardened US Naval Officer, the reader knows very little about this individual or his background. True enough, it's unlikely that upon embarking upon a 'real life' journal, someone would spend pages upon pages writing down descriptive details about themselves and their past. And so it's easy to lay much of the blame of this on the doorstep of the journal-style-format. However, perhaps the author should have worked around this problem in some other way. With enough time and effort put into the task, I'm sure it would be possible to somehow address and ultimately rectify this problem of severely lacking characterisation.
Another issue that is inherent with the journal/diary format is that each entry is obviously written in hindsight – i.e. post whatever events have occurred. With this firm knowledge always at the back of the reader's mind, it's hard to keep together much in the way of mounting suspense, when we already know that our narrator is going to be alive and as such, clearly able to write up this very entry.
The storyline isn't exactly the most original of zombie apocalypse plots. Most notably, the plot can be seen as a mix of 'Alpha_Dog' (2002 - 2008), 'Autumn' (2002), 'Dawn Of The Dead' (1978), 'Down The Road' (2005) as well as pretty much any other zombie apocalypse survival-cum-road-journey novel. However, what makes the tale particularly stand out from these others is the author's decision to make our narrator (and principal protagonist) a trained Naval Officer. Instead of having Average Joe member of the public as the one whom the reader will hopefully be sympathising with, our narrator is instead someone who can handle such situations with a greater degree of knowledge and instilled military training. And (admittedly a little surprisingly) it actually works. Bourne ensures that our unnamed narrator (who is undoubtedly based upon himself, being himself a US Naval Officer) is still portrayed with very human qualities; with his own fears and emotional challenges thoroughly detailed within the journal. Indeed, our man doesn't start out as a particularly heroic individual, but over time, gradually rises to the challenge as he adjusts to, and accepts, this new vicious post-apocalyptic environment.
Forget page after page of bloodspill and visceral descriptions of stomach-churning gore. In this respect the novel is much more in tune with the likes of David Moody's 'Autumn' (2002), with our protagonist's thoughts, feelings and emotions surrounding the growing ordeal, forming the main body of the journal entries. And this is another aspect that works in the novel's favour. With a constant internal-monologue of desperate questioning at what to do next, fear at the unfolding horror, and a growing concern for his family back in Arkansas and his Naval friends back on base; the journal entries are able to home in on a realistically portrayed human response to the epidemic. And as a result, bonds between reader and narrator are erected and constantly reassured.
For the most part, the novel keeps its cards close to its chest. The early pages deal with a much more carefully worked out storyline, keeping the pace steady, whilst layering up the various intricacies that really make the novel work so well. However, as the story progresses onwards, Bourne seems to lose this carefully calculated approach and instead opts for a much more immediate and energetic pace. Once the two survivors and the dog are on the road, the speed at which events take place seem to quickly gather in momentum, with one thing leading to the next, which feeds off the next, and so on. A real sense of urgency becomes the new dominating emotion. Existence is dangerous and there's potential danger around each and every corner.
The family that they meet along the way are as painfully undeveloped as John and our journal writing narrator are. They have names and lukewarm positions within the grand scheme of things – but very little else. Again, this is a disappointingly missed opportunity in which the author could have really gone to town on encapsulating another individual's reaction to this utterly demanding premise. However, the added characters end up bringing little else to the novel, except for a slight change in the direction and diluting down the now familiar loneliness.
But overall the novel works incredibly well. It's exciting and tense, with a snowballing sense of urgency that gets the reader desperately wanting to read on. A quite off-putting amount of typos, along with a general lack of having been proofread, does detract from the tale to a certain degree. There's no "it's supposed to be a journal, so it's got spelling errors, warts and all in there". Did such mistakes appear in Bram Stoker's 'Dracula' (1897) which incorporated a similar journal-keeping format? No. And that's because it's a format used to deliver the story – not a perfect carbon copy of a fictional diary.
The ending is not so much an ending as it is a gigantic cliff-hanger to practically guarantee that the reader will purchase the next instalment – 'Day By Day Armageddon: Beyond Exile' (2010). The novel also concludes with a seven page excerpt from the author's next proposed project, entitled 'Dead Land' which looks to this time be written from a third-person-point-of-view.
The novel runs for a total of 250 pages.
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A new independent café with a focus on speciality coffee and unusual baked goods came to the village in April 2017. Buchta is the Czech word for cake and indicates the origin of the owner. the shop is a welcome addition to village and joins with Bakery 47 and Studio 70 in bringing a long neglected part of Strathbungo back to life.
Buchta is open everyday except Mondays - 8.30am - 5.00pm


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When I was taking photos at China Square last weekend, I walked past this air-conditioned eatery named Da Lu Xia Mian and was tempted by the irresistable aroma of prawn mee soup.
I ordered a bowl of prawn noodle soup which costs $5. Concentrated with the delightful sweetness of prawns and pork ribs, the flavorful soup complements the noodles very well. Although the halved prawns are nicely deshelled, they could have been more fresh and tasty.
With competition from two other famous prawn noodle stalls (The Old Stall Famous Hokkien Prawn Mee and Ah Hui Famous Hokkien Big Prawn Mee) located at Hong Lim Food Centre nearby, it is still worthwhile to pay $5 for Da Lu prawn noodle for its delicious soup and dining in an air-conditioned environment.
Da Lu Prawn Noodle
22 Cross Street
China Square Central
Singapore 048421
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Da Lu Prawn Noodle
Posted by kensongs at Tuesday, June 23, 2009
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Just a spoonful of this aromatic truffle sauce is pure culinary magic on just about any savory dish. To create a chunky, umami-enriched sauce, artisans combine earthy champignons de Paris (European mushrooms) and extra-virgin olive oil with bits of fragrant Italian black summer truffles from Abruzzo. The resulting condiment is amazingly versatile. When it comes to uses, the only limit is your imagination. We love tossing it with pasta, mixing it into scrambled eggs, adding it to sauces and gravies—or using it to make luxurious garlic bread. This savory truffle sauce comes to us from Ian Purkayastha of Regalis Foods, a top purveyor of rare truffles and authentic truffle condiments for Michelin-starred chefs around the world.
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WBC: Japan at Korea – Game day – Japan beats Korea in 10, 5-2
by Gen on Mar.23, 2009 @ 8:43 pm, under WBC
Tags: 2009 World Baseball Classic, WBC2k9 Korea
Starting pitchers:
Hisashi Iwakuma
Jung Keun Bong
Early reports indicate that Johjima will be hitting clean-up and that both Kurihara and Kataoka will be in the starting line-up (Hara is loading up the line-up with righties).
Starting line-ups:
JAPAN KOREA RF Suzuki CF Lee, Y SS Nakajima DH Lee, Jin CF Aoki LF Kim, H C Johjima 1B Kim, T 1B Ogasawara RF Choo LF Uchikawa 3B Lee, B DH Kurihara 2B Ko 2B Iwamura C Park, Ky 3B Kataoka SS Park, Ki SP Iwakuma SP Bong
For those wondering, this article mentions that Darvish could be available to pitch in relief again tonight against Korea.
Here are his exact comments from the article:
"I threw that last pitch with all my might so I'm not sure how my shoulder will feel tomorrow, but I intend on being ready if needed."
Umpires: HP: Derryl Cousins. 1B: Carlos Rey. 2B: Ron Kulpa. 3B Willie Rodriguez. LF: Paul Emmel. RF: Paul Hyham.
Weather: 70 degress, clear.
Wind: 10 mph, Out of CF.
Top of the First
Decent inning there for Japan. They made Bong throw 28 pitches (15 strikes) that inning. Johjima had a really nice 9-pitch at bat -- he was down 0-2 and managed to fight his way back to get a walk.
I'm not really sure how I feel about bunting Nakajima so early in the game.
Bong also seemed to be struggling with his command a bit, like having a hard time getting his curve over for a strike.
Bottom of the First
Nice first inning for Iwakuma: a strike out and 2 ground ball outs.
10 pitches (6 strikes) that inning.
Top of the Second
Japan threatened again, getting two runners on after 2 out. Ichiro ended the inning with a ground out to first.
With the 23 pitches (13 strikes) Bong threw that inning, he's now sitting on 51 (28 strikes) for the game.
Bottom of the Second
1-2-3 inning for Iwakuma. Foul out, strike out, and a ground out to second. So far so good for Iwakuma.
13 pitches (7 strikes) that inning.
Top of the Third
Tough inning offensively for Japan. They did manage to score the first run of the game, but they ruined a great chance to put a couple more runs on the board when Kurihara grounded into a double play. This is where you begin to wonder how things would have turned out had Murata not gotten injured.
Japan did make Bong throw more pitches that inning -- 74 pitches (46 strikes) overall.
Bottom of the Third
Iwakuma continues to pitch well -- he's on a really nice pace right now. Pop out to first, strike out looking, and a ground out to second.
7 pitches (5 strikes) that inning.
Top of the Fourth
First 1-2-3 inning for Bong. He only needed 8 pitches (5 strikes) for that inning. He's now sitting at 82 pitches (51 strikes) for the game.
Bottom of the Fourth
Iwakuma had a bit of a problem in the fourth in his last start against Korea (he held Korea hitless through 4 innings in that game as well) and he almost ran into some problems again here after getting the first two outs of the inning.
But he got out of the inning on a LONG fly ball to right.
17 pitches (10 strikes) that inning.
Top of the Fifth
Another inning where Japan should have been able to score at least 1 more run. Instead Johjima strikes out for the first out and a strike 'em out (Ogasawara), throw 'em out (Aoki) double play for the final 2 outs of the inning.
Jong really did a great job in relief there for Korea.
Bottom of the Fifth
Iwakuma gave up a lead-off gaming-tying homer to Choo, but bore down and got the next three outs (including a great play Uchikawa made for the second out).
Incidentally, Iwakuma only has 5 ground ball outs and 4 fly ball outs in the game so far. Based on these two numbers alone, Iwakuma isn't really having a very effective game.
13 pitches (8 strikes) that inning.
Top of the Sixth
1-2-3 inning for Jong -- Japan is having hard time catching up to his fastball. Jong now has 3 strike outs over 2 inning of work.
Bottom of the Sixth
A bit of a scary inning there for Japan. Walks have come back to haunt Japan a number of different times and Iwakuma walked Lee, Y after getting the first out of the inning -- he's probably the last batter you really want to walk.
Fortunately for Japan, they managed a strike 'em out (Lee, Jin), throw 'em out (Lee, Y) double play to end the inning.
14 pitches (6 strikes) that inning.
Top of the Seventh
Another bad inning for Japan's offense. They did manage to score a run, but they really should have been able to score at least one more run. Instead, Johjima hits into a double play to end the inning.
Bottom of the Seventh
1-2-3 inning for Iwakuma, but all three outs came on fly balls.
10 pitches (6 strikes) that inning.
Top of the Eighth
Iwamura comes through with a really big sac fly to give Japan another run.
Now the question is, who pitches the 8th and 9th for Japan?
Bottom of the Eighth
For some reason, Hara trotted Iwakuma out against for the eighth. Why he did, I have no idea. If that weren't enough, he left him in even after giving up a lead-off double.
They bunt in the first inning to try and get a run and yet they don't take a pitcher out to protect a 2-run lead in the 8th. Makes no sense.
And not only did Japan give up a crucial run, Korea gets to send up their 2, 3, and 4 batters to plate in the bottom of the 9th.
Iwakuma's final line:
7.1 IP, 27 BF, 4 H, 2 BB, 6 SO, 7 GO, 8 FO, 96 pitches (54 strikes)
Top of the Ninth
Japan had another good chance to tack on a run (runners on first and second with 1 out), but failed. This is why giving up that second run in the 8th is big.
Bottom of the Ninth
It looked like Sugiuchi would start the ninth, but after Korea announced a pinch hitter, Hara made the move to bring in Darvish.
Sugiuchi's final line:
0.1 IP, 1 BF, 0 H, 0 BB, 0 SO, 0 GO, 1 FO, 5 pitches (2 strikes)
Darvish quickly got the first out, but then walked the next two batters. He struck out Choo for the second out, but then gave up a game-tying single to Bum Ho Lee. Darvish struck out Ko to end the inning.
Top of the Tenth
Just as Hara suffered from a brain fart in leaving Iwakuma in, seems like Korea also suffered a bit of a brain fart in the top of the 10th by pitching to Ichiro. They probably felt they could get him out based on how they've pitched to him in the past 4 games, but this isn't the same Ichiro they faced in those 4 games.
Bottom of the Tenth
Darvish walked the lead-off batter but bore down after that and got Choi to strike out swinging, Lee to fly out to center, and Jeong to strike out to end the game.
Darvish's final line:
2.0 IP, 10 BF, 1 H, 3 BB, 5 SO, 0 GO, 1 FO, 41 pitches (25 strikes)


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Hesitantly, I decided to peek at the official chip time of the last 5K. I felt I totally blew it, and was beating myself up, because I felt so off that day, and I don't even know why. To my surprise it was a 39 minute finish! Again, another lesson learned, I knew nothing about a chip difference, but that makes sense–I was freaking when my running app said one thing, and the finishing clock said something different. I figured it was the extra running around people, whatever. But, yeah we all cross the start at different times. So, that isn't bad considering everything, it was still a 12.49 mm pace. I was 46th out of 99 in my age group and 447 out of 799. It could be worse. I will do better the next time, and I learn something new with every race.. this is only my 3rd event ever. And, it is a better time than the other two… All I wanted was to see improvement, and I did.
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Jamie Canaves has been a writer ever since she was given a toy typewriter to distract her away from her abuelo's. When not writing she is creating for Dinky Cow, inhaling books, smiling at desserts, and asking her goat-dog "What's in your mouth?" (Her toy typewriter and her abuelo's typewriter now have prime real estate on her desk.)
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If these opening times are not suitable to you, please speak to us when making your booking and we will try to accommodate you.
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Your dog must have had their vaccination and kennel cough at least 3 weeks prior to their holiday; you may want to check they are going to be in date for their stay with us.
Bedding – vet beds, blankets and towels are ideal items as they are easy to wash. We can supply bedding if you would prefer.
Favourite toys to help your dog feel more at ease. We do also have lots of toys available.
If your dog is on a prescribed diet please bring this with you.
Medicine – if your dog is on any medication prescribed or not, please bring this with you along with instructions on how much to administer and when. If your dog is diabetic and requires insulin to be injected please provide a sharps box. Please note there will be an additional charge for administering insulin.
Let us know if your dog hasn't been their usual self, as although they may be up to date with their kennel cough there are many different strains. We may advise they see a vet before their holiday with us.
Please do not overfeed your dog prior to their arrival or feed them anything out of the ordinary for them as it may cause an upset tummy.
We feed large breed dogs using raised stands to avoid stomach torsion; if you have one please bring it along with you.
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Passage Function: Passage door hardware has no locking mechanism. Both the interior and exterior handles are always free making it perfect for hallways, closet doors, and anywhere else a lock isn't needed. Passage door hardware can also be used in conjunction with a deadbolt to secure a back door or entrance.
- Crafted with solid brass and genuine lead crystal
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Futurism, future cars, future aviation, flying cars, watercrafts, future concepts
Ford comes out with a futuristic vehicle for the coming generations who would desire a digitally customizable vehicle and a social space to hang out. Ford DualMode 2030 with its two modes Viz. maglev and street mode is a revolutionary vehicle for those who use maglev guideway for highway use. The first mode (maglev) takes in use an independent guideway system generally used for faster and longer journeys. The second one (street mode) allows your optional manual to drive through your local streets. This system saves huge energy, providing a credible solution for cities built around the freeway system. More images after the jump.
The seating layout is two people front-to-back. This to set a new standard car footprint, increase efficiency in aerodynamics, and to facilitate better social interaction, where two people can face each other while on their automated commute. If more than two people are travelling, they can use a publicly available DualMode vehicle, and everyone can interact via digital wall panels inside the vehicle.
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Foods that Taste Good to Chemotherapy Patients
Each person who undergoes chemotherapy to treat or control cancer will have a unique experience. Some people experience few side effects from treatment and others experience many side effects, some of which include nausea, vomiting, constipation, diarrhea, pain, fatigue, hair loss, poor appetite and mouth sores. The side effects from chemotherapy treatments can affect how a person eats and how food tastes. Foods that taste good during chemotherapy differ for each individual, just as each person experiences different food aversions and intolerances. It is important to discover the foods that are tolerated, because the nourishment from food helps to fight infection and helps with the healing process.
Cold drinks like shakes can be soothing, especially if you have no desire to eat solid foods or if you are experiencing mouth pain. There are numerous ways of making shakes. See which combinations taste best by experimenting with different ingredients like vanilla yogurt, tofu, cottage cheese, frozen yogurt and peanut butter. If you need more calories, you can try adding a packet of instant breakfast or some protein powder to the shake.
Smoothies are cold and soothing and often easier to consume than solid food during cancer treatment. You can make homemade smoothies by blending your favorite ingredients, such as vanilla yogurt, tofu, rice milk, almond milk or soy milk with different frozen fruits, such as frozen blueberries, bananas, mangoes, strawberries or pineapples.
Soft Foods
Soft foods like cooked rice cereal, oatmeal, mashed potatoes or scrambled eggs are soothing for someone experiencing side effects from chemotherapy, such as mouth pain. These foods can be made bland, which is often desired by people experiencing nausea, vomiting and other digestive problems. You can increase the calorie content of the cooked cereals by adding ingredients such as nuts, peanut butter, butter or an egg while cooking.
Toast and Crackers
Small meals and snacks, like toast or crackers, are often better tolerated during chemotherapy, and it helps by adding extra calories to the diet. Toast or crackers can be eaten plain, or if you need extra calories in your diet, try adding high-calorie toppings like cheese, peanut butter or mashed avocado.
Bland Foods
Bland foods like plain noodles with olive oil or butter often taste best during chemotherapy. Foods that have a strong odor like fish, onions and garlic can be revolting to patients undergoing chemotherapy, so it is best to serve bland foods without spices and seasonings.
Clear Liquids
If you are having trouble tolerating even soft foods or smoothies, clear liquids like vegetable broth or chicken broth can be a way of getting liquids into your diet. Broth does not provide energy, so it is important that you talk with your doctor and dietitian if you are only able to tolerate broth. Clear liquids like fruit juice or popsicles are a way of adding calories and liquids to the diet.
It is important to discuss proper nutrition during chemotherapy with your doctor and dietitian, especially if you are experiencing side effects from your treatment or if you are experiencing weight loss.
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While mindlessly browsing for new photography gear (something I do a little too much...), I came across some cheap extension tubes. Having never
Recently, we took the kids down to Rotorua for a few days to enjoy the touristy attractions. One morning, as we were heading out from the hotel,


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Last week I was watching Pets TV on SkyAngel (our TV service provider)and they were featuring a little ranch in Temecula, California called The Alpaca Hacienda. Was it coincidence that this program aired just before I was to head out to California? I think not! Some of you may be aware of my blossoming love affair with alpacas. Anyway, after watching the program, I immediately contacted Danny to ask him if it would be possible for us to visit while we were in Los Angeles. Being the sweetheart that he is, we made arrangements to visit Beth and her alpaca herd for Valentine's Day.
Here, Beth was introducing me to the ladies in her herd. They are pretty shy animals, but very tender and affectionate when they are comfortable.
While I was sponging up all the information I could about these gorgeous beauties, Danny was getting friendly with the girls.
Here's another lovely lady...
and another!
These girls would have gotten in Danny's lap if he were sitting down. They loved the attention and allowed us to rub, scratch, and hug them!
This tiny little girl was...I hope I get this right...a rose grey Suri. There are 2 types of alpaca; Suri (surrey) and Huacaya (wah-KI'-ya). The Suri has long silky locks while the more common Huacaya has short dense fiber like a teddy bear.
We can't forget about the gentlemen. These are the young fellas and look at that view. Beth and Mike have a little slice of heaven tucked away in the hills of Temecula.
This guy is the prize of the herd...Crown Royal. He was pretty funny because he just looked at us with a look saying, "Yes, I know I'm beautiful." And he was! They all were!
Here's just one of the amazing things that Beth did with her alpaca fiber. These felted scarves were works of art that would make a stunning addition to any outfit. Check out Beth's Etsy Shop to see more of her amazing creations.


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Massachusetts Home Education: Information for Superintendents
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Information for Superintendents is provided by Massachusetts Home Learning Association and Massachusetts Homeschool Organization of Parent Educators. Please send comments to firstname.lastname@example.com.
Court Rulings on Home Education in Massachusetts: Ten Points from the Supreme Judicial Court's Decisions
Last updated August 8, 2002
School District Policies Must Be in Keeping with Court Decisions
This document aims to assist school district officials in understanding the Commonwealth's home education law so that they may align their policies with that law. Be reviewing the relevant statutes and court decisions when developing home education policies, school districts will be able to ensure that their policies and language do not go outside the boundaries of statutory language and court decisions.
Legitimate considerations for school officials who are reviewing home education proposals are delineated in two Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court decisions:
Care and Protection of Charles (1987)
Brunelle v. Lynn Public Schools (1998)
Each school district maintains its own home education policies, which must be in keeping with the guidelines of these two court cases.
Ten Points from the Supreme Judicial Court's Decisions
Our observations on the rulings are included in red italics following each point.
1. "[H]ome education proposals can be made subject only to essential and reasonable requirements" Brunelle at 519
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Charles determined that home education came under this provision of the
General Law: that superintendents shall approve instruction that "equals
in thoroughness and efficiency, and in the progress made therein, that in
the public school in the same town." General
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school committee may enforce "certain reasonable educational requirements
similar to those required for public and private schools."
at 336
3. Charles provided guidance that school committees MAY use.
4. Guidance about subjects taught.
5. Guidance about competency of parents.
6. Guidance about hours of instruction.
7. Guidance about instructional materials.
9. Home visits cannot be mandated.
10. Institutional standards cannot be applied to this non-institutionalized setting.
Copyright 2001, 2002 by Massachusetts Home Learning Association and Massachusetts Homeschool Organization of Parent Educators. Pages may be freely copied provided that the following sentence is included with any citation: Information for Superintendents is provided by MHLA (mhla.org) and Mass HOPE (masshope.org) and can be found in its entirety at either one of those sites.
August 2002 edition
The information on this website does not constitute legal advice; it is provided for informational purposes only.


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Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Udi's bagels
The bar has been raised. I just had an Udi's plain gluten free bagel and am wowed. I am posting to resist consuming the three remaining in the package. Light, a little chewy, toasts well and tastes damn close to the original. SO GOOD
Is it really gluten free?
A small study on grain contamination is making it look like just because something shouldn't have gluten in it doesn't mean that is always the case. The follow-up piece just posted offers some advice, but its grim. Its clear that cross-contaminants are not being properly listed and the phrase "gluten free" or "not made with any gluten containing products" really doesn't cut it. I am not saying that I am going to start growing and milling my own grains but it makes me want to move to Italy or Ireland where gluten-free replacement products are subsidized, rather than putting the financial and information gathering burden on the consumers.
Found by way of The Essential Gluten Free Blog
Found by way of The Essential Gluten Free Blog
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
I dined on one of the best tamales I have ever had. (no photo, sorry I was busing eating)
I fell in love with Soma cafe, a small coffee shop with amazing espresso and fantastic decor. They carried gluten free muffins - the orange poppy seed blew me away. As great as that was, the Thai food at Esan Thai really stole the show. Pressed bellow the glass on the table was a warning about ordering. It informed all diners if you order a dish, you will pay for it. There are no substitutions and many of the flavors are strong, and it warned against ordering new dishes or ordering hot items, and listed 6-8 menu items that we (the diners) should probably not order. I was grateful to be eating with a group of people who shared the same enthusiasm for ordering as many items off the "you shouldn't order these" list as possible. The Som Tum (cold, green papaya salad) was really good. The yellow curry was solid, tasty and not too hot. The Moo Num Tok was almost my favorite, it was thinly sliced pork, chilies, mint, cilantro, shallots, fish sauce and toasted rice. It was hot, sour salt and crunchy and perfect with the sticky rice. But then came the Pan Nang curry. The tofu arrived enrobed in a coconut milk curry filled with roasted cumin, but the smell of freshly sliced kefir lime leaves sprinkled across the top really set the dish apart. It was spicy, floral, slightly sweet and complicated. I wanted to have a second stomach just to eat more. We went back there two days latter and I ate the best Larb of my life. Who knew some of the best northern Thai cooking was in Indiana?
I came home and made a cobbler - the I have ever made. I didn't measure a damn thing and it turned out wonderfully.
It also made a mess, but I love the colors.
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This recovery and enrichment program allows students to repair poor past performances, expand scope of knowledge and sharpen study skills. Students may participate in a variety of recreational activities, and a sports camp is included in the cost of the boarding program. The academy also runs a two-week leadership camp for boys, ages 13-17.
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