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Would the BBC ever report such a glowing account of English nationalism?
Gradually the Welsh people realised that when it came to a conflict with their bigger English neighbour, they had no control over their destiny
"It was born out of frustration," Alyn Ffred Jones added. "The frustration that they simply had been unable to do anything about what was happening to them."
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Will Wales be apologising to England for sending prisoners to English jails as Welsh jails are too overcrowded?
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This is a world where various creatures drawn by everyone live in a large three-dimensional space consisting of slopes with different elevations. There are high mountains and deep valleys in the world, living things cross the mountains and valleys, and spread out. The creatures you draw are somewhere in this place. Try looking for them
Living things eat each other and are eaten by each other to create one ecosystem. When the creature that you draw eats another creature then it will increase in numbers. Butterflies will increase in places with lots of flowers. If living things cannot eat or are eaten by others then they will die. If crocodiles are stepped on too much then they'll die. Flowers will bloom if you stand still, but will disperse if you walk around.
The butterfly you and everyone draw will fly through the other artworks of the Borderless World, crossing the boundaries of works, descending the stairs and crossing the floor. A Flutter of Butterflies is created from butterflies that are born from a person in the Butterfly House, and released from a character in Born From the Darkness a Loving, and Beautiful World.
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More than 10 million living species are said to exist on Earth. Each and every one of these species lives while interacting with the others. Plants create nutrition from rain, soil, and the sunlight (photosynthesis). Animals eat those plants. These animals, in turn, are eaten by other animals. When animals die bacteria decompose their bodies, allowing plants to use them for nutrition.
All these living things and the habitat they live in is known as an "ecosystem". Inside an ecosystem, everyone plays a specific role. Therefore, when an animal or plant greatly changes in number due to climate change or human intervention, the ecosystem's balance is destroyed, thus affecting all that live inside it.


text: Theories Cognitive Psychology Print How Your Brain Plays Tricks on You By Kendra Cherry facebook twitter Kendra Cherry, MS, is an author, educational consultant, and speaker focused on helping students learn about psychology. Learn about our editorial policy Kendra Cherry Medically reviewed by Medically reviewed by Daniel B. Block, MD on November 17, 2019 twitter linkedin Daniel B. Block, MD, is an award-winning, board-certified psychiatrist who operates a private practice in Pennsylvania. Learn about our Medical Review Board Daniel B. Block, MD Updated on December 08, 2019 More in Theories Cognitive Psychology Behavioral Psychology Developmental Psychology Personality Psychology Social Psychology Biological Psychology Psychosocial Psychology Your brain is a wondrous thing, but it's certainly not perfect. Sometimes it forgets important details, such as your overdue dentist appointment or a meeting with a client. Or it may fail to notice essential things in your environment, leading you to make mistakes that could cause you to get hurt, put yourself at risk of illness, or be just plain annoying. If you've ever forgotten to note where you parked your car and spent what felt like forever wandering around looking for it, you know how that goes. You might be inclined to write off these kinds of mistakes as simple errors or to blame them on things like stress or lack of time. The fact is, however, sometimes the brain drain is the problem. And it's inevitable. However, understanding how it can happen can help you to deal with it, so that you can take good care of yourself and your family, stay safe, and feel like you have a grip on your life. 1 Your Mind Likes to Take Shortcuts Thomas Barwick / Getty Images One of the biggest shortcomings of your brain is that sometimes it's just plain lazy. When trying to solve a problem or make a decision, your mind often falls back on rules of thumb or solutions that have worked well in the past. In many cases, this is a useful and effective approach. Using shortcuts allows you to make decisions quickly without having to laboriously sort through each and every possible solution. But sometimes these mental shortcuts, known as heuristics, can trip you up and cause you to make mistakes. For example, you might find yourself terrified of flying on a plane because you can immediately think of several tragic, high-profile plane crashes. In reality, traveling by air is actually much safer than traveling by car, but because your brain is using a mental shortcut known as the availability heuristic, you are fooled into believing that flying is much more dangerous than it really is. Knowing this won't keep you safer but it should certainly keep you saner during the flight. 2 Your Thinking Is Swayed by Hidden Biases Tara Moore / Getty Images These are predispositions that can influence how you perceive people (such as the halo effect), how you perceive events (the hindsight bias), and what aspects of a situation you pay attention to when making a decision (the attributional bias). Another is the confirmation bias, which can lead you to place greater emphasis or even seek out things that confirm what you already believe while at the same time ignoring or discounting anything that opposes your existing ideas. Such cognitive biases can prevent you from thinking clearly and making accurate decisions—about your finances, your health, and even the ways in which you interact in the world. 3 Your Brain Likes to Play the Blame Game Blend Images - KidStock / Getty Images When something bad happens, it is only natural to look for something to blame. Sometimes, though, we twist reality around to protect our own self-esteem. In other words, we may have screwed up but don't want to take responsibility for that. For example, after a day out at the beach, you find you've gotten badly sunburned. You may decide the sunscreen you were using was defective, rather than owning up to the fact that you never got around to reapplying it. Why do we engage in this blame game? Researchers believe that many of our attributional biases function as a way to protect our self-esteem and guard us against the fear of failure. According to this way of thinking, bad things happen to you because of things outside of your control. On the other hand—and there's nothing unhealthy about this as long as it's true)—your successes are the result of your traits, skills, efforts, and other internal characteristics. 4 Your Brain Can Be Blind to Change Besim Mazhiqi / Getty Images There's so much going on in the world at any given moment it can be hard for the brain to take in every detail. As a result, it's sometimes tough to completely miss major changes that happen right in front of our eyes. This is called change blindness. In studies, when conversational partners were swapped during a brief interruption, the majority of people didn't even notice the change. Researchers think a few things may be going on when this kind of thing happens. If you're busy concentrating on one thing, you simply have to tune out huge amounts of other information that your brain cannot deal with at that time. Expectations also can play an important role. Would you expect a person to suddenly transform into somebody else while you were talking to them? Of course not—so it's not so surprising you might miss a major shift in your situation or environment. 5 Your Memory Isn't as Sharp as You May Think S. T. Yiap / Getty Images Memory isn't like a video camera, carefully preserving events exactly as they occur. It's much more fragile, inaccurate, and susceptible to influence than you may believe. For example, research shows it's surprisingly easy to make someone have false memories of events that did not really occur. In one study, scientists found watching a video of other people do something actually led participants to believe that they had performed the task themselves. We also tend to forget enormous amounts of information, from trivial details we run into every day to important information that we need. Memory expert Elizabeth Loftus suggests that there are a few major reasons behind these memory failures. Failing to retrieve the information from memory, falling victim to competing memories, failing to store information in memory, and purposely forgetting painful memories are just a few of the possible underlying causes of forgetfulness. A Word From Verywell Your brain is capable of remarkable things, from remembering a conversation you had with a dear friend to solving complex mathematical problems. But it's far from perfect. So what can you do? There's no way to avoid all of these potential problems, but being aware of some of the biases, perceptual shortcomings, and memory tricks that your brain is susceptible to can help. Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Ever wonder what your personality type means? Sign up to find out more in our Healthy Mind newsletter. Sign Up You're in! Thank you, {{form.email}}, for signing up. There was an error. Please try again. What are your concerns? Other Inaccurate Hard to Understand Submit


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Friday, February 19, 2016
Government Publishing Office Announces govinfo
The Government Publishing Office recently announced beta launch of govinfo, a new site designed to replace FDsys in 2017. The site is designed to be user friendly and features modern, responsive design. According to the Q & A page for the site, key new features include:
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Friday, February 12, 2016
Don't Forget to Tell a Story: New Ideas on Presenting Effectively Using Data Visualizations, Infographics and More
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Anyone who knows me knows I'm all about that data. With an educational background focused in mathematics and statistics, I find numbers thrilling and graphical and pictorial representations of them nothing short of magic. And yes, contemplating the scope and power of big data makes me a little weak in the knees. But I know that at least half (or more?) of the library profession approaches these topics with a little less 'starry eyed wonder' than I, embracing a more practical mentality, maybe even tinged with confusion and/or fear.
No matter what side of the spectrum you land on, it's undeniable that data visualizations and infographics are powerful tools in your arsenal of 'storytelling' that is so essential to proving your value to leadership, stakeholders, administrators, patrons, co-workers and more. This storytelling helps in educating your audience on who you are, what you do, what services you provide, and how these are valuable to them.
So here's a few links I've run across recently that could help you tell your own story in some new ways that are as visually appealing as they are effective.
First up is a post from LAC Group entitled "We Help You Find Information – Now Some Data Visualization Tips to Present It", which offers a variety of resources and suggestions for data visualization, tailored for all audiences – including those with scarce graphical design resources and those limited to PowerPoint software. Check it out for a few tips and tricks, as well as a collection of curated links to resources offering basic data visualization advice and inspirational ideas and videos.
One of the LAC Group's tips is to avoid overwhelming your audience with too much information, and instead focus on adding meaning and context to the right information. Jeff Bennion at Above the Law echoes this in his recent post on How to Present Beautiful Evidence, where he offers litigators ways to more effectively present evidence to their audience. The tips offered resonate just as much to librarians, presenting 'evidence' of their services and their value to educate a variety of audiences. Bennion encourages you to kill the bullet point approach and instead present your data in well-designed graphics.
So how to get these well-designed graphics? Well, if you've got Office 2016, you have access to a set of new charts that could help you with your story telling. Take a closer look at the Office Blog's recent post on 3 New Ways to Drive Business Decisions Using the New Excel 2016 Charts. They walk you through a few ways these charts can help you visualize gains and losses, show relationships between your data, and illustrate statistical patterns.
If you're looking for infographics instead of traditional Excel charts, HubSpot has a current offer for 15 Free Infographic Templates in PowerPoint (+ 5 Bonus Illustrator Templates). These fully customizable templates will help give you some inspiration, along with a foundation to build upon on your own, directly in PowerPoint or Illustrator. Yes, it is absolutely free (if you are amenable to their privacy policy and fill out their fairly brief form, that is).
And if you don't have a pile of data on hand but you still want a chance to break your bad habits and introduce a little more pizazz into your presentations, check out Kris Turner's post on the RIPS Law Librarian Blog, Presenting….five alternatives to PowerPoint. Tunner lists five solid alternatives to PowerPoint that are definitely not Prezi – see if there's something new to you. I'm looking forward to exploring EMaze, myself!
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Man, woman, life, love: stories from Africa, the Caribbean, and beyond
Listen to Jan Blake tell tales of lovers, shape-shifters, the wise, and the foolish. She will transport you to faraway places, wrapping you in the rhythm of her words and transfixing you with the power of her stories, before bringing you safely home. These tales will bring a tear to your eye, a smile to your lips, and put a spring in your step.
Jan Blake is one of the leading storytellers, and has been performing worldwide for over twenty-five years. Specialising in stories from Africa and the Caribbean she has a well-earned reputation for dynamic and generous storytelling. Highlights include being resident storyteller at Hay Festival, curating Shakespeare's Stories, with the Royal Shakespeare Company, and being the recipient of the Thuringe Marchen Preis, awarded to those who have devoted their lives to storytelling. Her epic telling of The Old Woman, the Buffalo, and the Lion of Manding about the Malian hero king Sundiata Keita recently won a British Award for Storytelling Excellence. In 2015, her partner clients included the British Museum, the Royal Opera House, the British Library, and Bulgari.
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Ever since Republicans took control of half the country's statehouses this year, the anti-abortion movement has won one victory after another. At least 64 new anti-abortion laws have passed, with more than 30 of them in April alone. The campaign is the largest in history and also the most creative. Virginia started regulating abortion clinics as if they were hospitals. Utah, Nebraska and several other states have stopped private health insurers from covering abortions, with rare exceptions. South Dakota will soon tell women that before they go to an abortion clinic, they must first visit a crisis pregnancy center whose mission is to talk them out of it.
For abortion foes, the state victories are a balm after a long period of frustration. "In eight years of Bush, we saw almost no movement," one anti-abortion organizer told me. But now? "The way we're gathering momentum is just amazing," says Charmaine Yoest, the president of Americans United for Life. Her group offers state lawmakers 32 pieces of model legislation, and its approach is to chip away at the protections of Roe v. Wade rather than challenge it outright. Taken together, these new state laws are hugely effective — incrementalism on steroids.
Naturally, abortion rights advocates are terrified by this. On a recent episode of her show, Rachel Maddow presented a map demonstrating how hard it is to get an abortion across large swaths of the country. It was a reminder of just how long some women could have to spend on a bus to get to a clinic.
Maddow then suggested that the laws are going unchallenged and that the abortion rights movement is in disarray. Maddow's guest that night — Terry O'Neill, president of NOW — told her that people on their side were gun shy, afraid to bring a suit that could end up in the Supreme Court and thus test Justice Anthony Kennedy. Two decades ago, Kennedy was crucial to the 5-to-4 watershed decision to uphold Roe in Planned Parenthood v. Casey. But that was before Samuel Alito, an abortion opponent, replaced Sandra Day O'Connor, one of Kennedy's co-authors in Casey. Now that Kennedy is in the company of four avowed conservatives, should abortion rights advocates stay out of court entirely if that's what it takes to maintain the constitutional status quo? "I understand how this has happened," Maddow said. "I do not understand how it ends."
But here's where Maddow and the other worriers are wrong: litigators trying to uphold a woman's right to an abortion are not running scared. In fact, they are being remarkably shrewd in their case selection. They're bringing suits all over the country — they're just not challenging every single state restriction, no matter where it's enacted or how many women it affects. "We don't jump when the other side says 'Jump,' " says Nancy Northup, president of the Center for Reproductive Rights.
The bait that they have been wise to avoid involves the prohibition of abortion after 20 or 22 weeks of pregnancy. Abortion foes coined the term "partial-birth abortion" in the mid-1990s for a particular late-term procedure and later persuaded the Supreme Court to uphold Congress's ban. Along the way, they reduced popular support for reproductive rights more broadly by making late-term abortion seem as if it were the norm rather than the exception. Yet only 1.5 percent of abortions occur late in the second trimester. And in three of the five states that recently banned the procedure, no doctor provided late-term abortions anyway. In other words, these particular restrictions are largely symbolic. If the abortion rights groups were to sue, they would risk returning to dangerous political ground.
Instead, lawyers representing their side have been challenging the laws that hurt women most — which are also the ones most likely to sway public opinion back to their side. Can it really be good politics for a state to tell private health insurers what kind of coverage for women's health they can and can't provide? Or to take away the money that allows Planned Parenthood to prescribe birth control and treat S.T.D.'s? Quinnipiac and CNN polls from earlier this year both found majority support for continuing government financing of Planned Parenthood. There's also a clear argument against laws like the ones that permit Virginia to regulate abortion clinics like hospitals or that allow Louisiana to immediately close an abortion clinic for any technical rule violation. In making early abortions more burdensome and costly, these laws take aim at the ordinary version of the procedure that women experience and for which support is greatest. In a 2007 poll, Gallup found that twice as many people favor making late-term abortion illegal than favor overturning Roe (72 percent versus 35 percent).
Abortion rights advocates are also trying to prevent South Dakota from mandating that women wait a full 72 hours for an abortion. This comes on the heels of a lawsuit that challenges the requirement that mandatory counseling include the claim that abortion is linked to an increased risk of suicide (there is no reliable evidence to support this). In Casey, the Supreme Court allowed states to impose only a 24-hour waiting period and to require counseling that accurately explained the stages of fetal development. The South Dakota law is far out enough that when I asked Yoest about it, she said only, "That's not one of our pieces of legislation." If the battle reaches the Supreme Court, there's presumably little chance that Justice Kennedy would sign off on requiring doctors to read a script of made-up data posing as facts.
These are precisely the kinds of cases that lawyers in support of reproductive rights should pursue, because they portray abortion foes as radical. The South Dakota fight shows that in the name of protecting women, abortion opponents are willing to demean them — by forcing them to visit a crisis pregnancy center and listen to unsupported medical claims. (According to a 2006 Congressional investigation, most of these centers give out inaccurate information about abortion's health effects.)
Playing defense like that might not be inspiring, especially when the other side has devised such a clever incremental strategy. But with the legislatures controlled by Republicans and with recent polls showing that more Americans now identify as "pro-life," it's the best that abortion rights advocates can hope for right now. It's not just a good legal strategy; it also offers the movement the strongest chance of taking back the statehouses, where the real action is.


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A place to share ideas and thoughts about miniatures, scale models, architecture and display my collections of Tynietoy, Strombecker, Tootsietoy, Halls, Kage, Kilgore &; Arcade cast iron, and a few other antique miniature finds and projects. Tulsaarchitect on Instagram firstname.lastname@example.com
Friday, February 22, 2013
Humble Beginnings
We got the keys to the new house today and we start moving in tomorrow. I went over tonight to make sure everything was in order and snapped a picture of the space for my new miniature room. It is an unfinished area of the house over the garage.
It's not much yet, but it has a lot of potential and possibilities. Wish me luck!
Thursday, February 14, 2013
Happy Valentines Day
Happy Valentines Day to all my blogger friends. We are a couple of weeks away from closing on our new home (and my new miniature workroom) The new workspace is actually an unfinished room and I will be posting pictures on here as I make progress.
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Roentgen's Berlin Secretary
I came across this video of a beautifully crafted 17th century piece of furniture and all of its "transformer" like features. Very cool!
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1st Congrats on this big decision – buying a home is a very big deal! It's one of the largest financial decisions you are going to make. This decision will also determine your lifestyle, your monthly budget and your long-term neighbors. My point is – don't take it lightly.
Due to the size of this responsibility I have a process to help my clients buy a perfect home. I don't just put you in my car and start showing you houses – most of the time that's a waste of your time and mine. If you just want to pick houses off the internet and see them – use Redfin. If you want to get clear about what you need, want and consider all your options, then here is how I can help.
1. The very 1st step is for us to chat over the phone or email. I want to find out the basics – why are you looking to buy, when and what areas you are considering. I will also ask you about your price range and if you had a chance to talk to a lender (if not – not to worry). Once we chat we will set up a time to get together and discuss your home buying much deeper.
2. Consultation in person. Usually we get together at my awesome office in Courthouse, Arlington. Here is what we discuss:
- Your current situation
- What is your search criteria for the new home
- How I can help you achieve your goals
- Buying process: loan, making an offer, contract period, closing costs
- Current market conditions
- Paperwork for me to represent you (if that's what we want and decide)
- Look through available listings in MLS with your search criteria and select the ones you'd like to see. I use an elimination process vs. selection – so we will consider all homes within your search criteria and then eliminate the ones that won't work. This way we will make sure we are not missing out on anything.
3. Loan pre-approval. Before we start looking at homes – you will need to get a loan pre-approval from a lender. I recommend a lender Marc Aymard – he is really great about explaining the loan process and presenting you with the options available to you. With all the media talking about strict lending guidelines – there are lots of options for buyers with low down payments. Once you have a pre-approval letter – we can start looking at homes.
4. Looking at homes. This is the fun part – at least in the beginning. Some homes are vacant, but many are occupied and need an advance notice for showings. During our 1st tours we will see ALL listings that might work for you. Our goal will be to keep a roll of top 3. There is no 100% perfect home – if it's 85% perfect – it's probably the right home for you. If we find "the home" that you are interested in – we will make an offer. If not – we will continue looking. I will set you up on automatic listing updates from our MLS that has the most accurate and up-to-date listing information. We will be keeping track of the market together and the minute the right home comes along – we will jump on it quickly. Keep in mind – the best listings – I call them "cream puffs" – usually sell in a few days.
5. Making an offer. Once we find the perfect house we will make an offer. We will look up similar homes that sold in the area to make sure we don't offer too much. There are standard forms that we use for all resale transactions in Norther Virginia to make an offer. There are similar forms for DC and MD, but they are different jurisdictions with slightly different form requirements. Most important items that seller will be looking for:
- Offer price
- Closing cost credit from the seller towards your closing costs
- Earnest Money Deposit (good faith deposit – I usually explain this in person)
- Settlement date
- Type of financing and lender's reputability
- Items that we expect the seller to leave in the house (we will mark all appliances that stay, etc)
- Inspections: home inspection, termite, radon, possibly lead based paint
- Other contingencies – financing, appraisal
- Potential pre-settlement or post-settlement occupancy
If the house has been on the market for a while – there usually is a lot more negotiating with the seller. In this case we go back and forth a few times and play an increment game. If the house just hit the market and we are competing with an 2nd offer – we will have no negotiating power and will try put put our best foot forward right away – no playing games.
6. Contract period. Let's say the negotiations went well and we have a ratified contract. (that's what the final agreement is called) This process is usually 30-60 days. During this process we will be doing our due diligence and will be removing the contingencies one by one. Your chosen lender will get the loan process started and order an official property appraisal. Title company will be making sure you will be receiving a clear title. We will be scheduling inspections, moving money for the down-payment, fulfilling every lender's request and reviewing condo/HOA docs. Buyers have a few ways to cancel the contract: home inspection, HOA condo/document review. If the appraisal comes in lower than the sales price and the seller does not agree to lower it – you have the right to cancel the deal.
7. Walk through inspection. Right before the final signing we will get a chance to go to the property and inspect if the home is in the same condition and if all agreed upon repairs were completed.
8. Settlement. The final signing is called a settlement. Usually is happens at the physical location of the Title Company. You will have to bring your ID's and the remainder of the down payment. Once all the documents are signed and the money is delivered to the Title agent – you get the keys! Yay! You can move in! Congratulations!!!
There are a lot more details in this process and I did not want to overwhelm you! I usually walk my clients through all of them in a timely manner. During the contract process I send my clients a email every week with a to do list – so they know what to expect. If you have any questions about the process – please don't hesitate to ask. I'm here to help!
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It has come to our attention that Allen Armentrout, the man who drove to Charlottesville, Virginia, faced down a mob of screaming, hateful, communists, and did not flinch, has been unenrolled from Pensacola Christian College where he was preparing to complete his senior year.
Now, we don't know him personally, and we don't know much about him except what he did in Virginia. But he stood up for what he believed in. He defended his heritage. And now he's had his name slandered and the gutless wonders at PCC have tried to quietly be rid of him. The administration at Pensacola Christian College should be deeply ashamed of themselves. The people that Armentrout stood up against would not hesitate to burn that college to the ground. They would deny them the freedom to worship God.
Frankly, Allen Armentrout is too good for them. We wish him the best and salute him for a job well done.
If you haven't watched the video of the encounter, be sure to do so. But be forewarned that the communists he faced said some things that were not suitable for polite company. The video is embedded in the linked article above.


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Last night I decided to thresh and winnow a quarter of my wheat (the Blue Tinge Ethiopian Wheat). There are lots of methods for threshing small amounts like this, but last night I decided to stomp on the wheat on a sheet. Real technical. haha. It was fun and it would be a good stress reliever.
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Introduction To A Family In Motion
A Family Moves To Thailand
On warm sunny days when Portland opens her arms wide and shares all her treasures with us, and when everyone has a smile on their vitamin D-deprived faces–even the hipsters who never smile–then the idea of leaving this charmingly quaint city that after six years has finally become home is achingly painful. However, on days like today, when the cold rain catches us by surprise, and we drive around listening to depressing news about the cultural and economic sinking of our country, our move can't come quickly enough. You see, my husband and I have decided to take advantage of our unique position to go off the beaten path and have an adventure that will surely be worthy of at least a few good stories.
Thailand Is Unconventional
We have never been the couple that follows conventional norms. Bucking at the idea of a traditional career path, we chose to start our own business, a restaurant and bar in Portland, Oregon. For whatever reason (luck, business savvy, sheer determination) our business succeeded. It succeeded for five years despite a lot of kinks to our original business plan: personality conflicts (I hate change; husband thrives on it), a child (funny how kids change your plans), and a recession that rocked this country and the world. Despite everything, we were able to sell our business and slowly begin the process of disentangling ourselves from the material and ethereal possessions that have become integral to our lives here.
Narratives on Thailand
The purpose of this blog is to narrate, in varying voices, our process of moving to Thailand. Both funny and poignant, we hope to convey our emotions and the technical and logistical hurdles we expect (and couldn't possibly expect) to encounter along the way. Our goal is to blog right up until the point where we board the airplane to our new home, Thailand. And then, once there, we will surely have plenty of rich material to post about our experiences as foreigners in a new country. If no one else on earth reads this blog, I hope at least our daughter will find a little humor in reviewing our writings at a later date, from a different point of view.
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kate a.
8 years ago
We live in Oregon and have been offered a job in Thailand, Iwas wondering where in the process you are? I have 4 kids 7-10 mo. I would love to get in touch with you. I understand moving a family though. Good luck. Kate


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by Tommi Parkko
"So long as a man rides his hobby-horse peaceably and quietly along the King's highway, and neither compels you or me to get up behind him,—pray, Sir, what have either you or I to do with it?"
Laurence Sterne, Tristram Shandy
It was that time, the bear was lowered from the mouth of heaven,
a yellow helmet, on it a red cross and a bird,
the ropes passed from the groin to the shoulders
from the tops of the trees deep into the stomach.
You were by the side of the highway, the land opened up before you
its shipwrecked tale:
asphalt and grass, a stone's helplessness, a ploughed acidic field.
The stone was newborn, and the fontanel,
the voice bounced on the bones of the skull, the mill ground
salt, in the grains of the wheat an abyss, an abyss
for disputes and thundering.
On the road that led to the edge the elks and the birds
confronted one another,
you saw it all and it was good,
stone and flesh intertwined like milk round coffee,
you can isolate the limit! Your axis round everything,
the stars, the child's skin smelt fresh.
You have not been given your voice, you
and three others.
You were too late, the alarm clock stopped, the train left,
you read the book by chance, the round form,
the sounds had already been assigned.
Not good enough for you the noise,
the whir of the cypress or the swishings of the whale.
You have not received a voice
from anyone, no rattle
of tongue or creature
though you asked and asked.
Your friends took the boom of the thunder,
the tinkling of the waterfall and the cry of the pelican.
you listen your ears
hopeful, starry bright,
there is nothing yet:
do not turn your back on a world
that does not give you your voice.
The police band accompanies two thousand
dachshunds into town, coffee pots drift on the tide
noses outstretched.
My illness is not a medicine, but one must
dive into the river all the same.
I wait for the darkness that on my eyelids is like a paper margin,
the air's victory over the land,
a rainbow sucks the water of the river
to rain it down elsewhere. The word is mist
and pouring rain in the library.
I wear out the wooden walls and the newspapers with my open eyes.
It is all from the sky, the frogs,
the slow steps of the ice to the airplane and
the programming that is called maturity.
[From Pelikaani, Savukeidas, Turku, 2011]
Translated from Finnish by David McDuff


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Unhandled Promise rejection: Error: XHR error (404 Not Found) loading http://localhost:4200/ws
require('./lib/');... but for some reason it's trying to load
lib.js instead of
lib/index.js when
libis imported in that module
main property was for
/index.js and inside it is a
require('./lib') call.
main will not help systemjs resolve the lib file
require('./lib') be
lib.js and
require('./lib/') be
./lib/index.js? :D
require('./lib/') load
./lib.js... if we didn't want to do directories, that in my mind should do
./lib/.js :D
defaultJsExtensions is set to false by default, so most likely what you'd get from the web server would be
index.html in that case, which would likely give you a 404
@horizon/client and it requires
express.io-client which in turn requires about another 5 modules, which probably each require like 5 modules themselves :D
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Salad Ingredients
- 4 cups green leaf lettuce
- 1 cup julienned carrots
- 1/2 cup thai basil, chopped
- 1 cup bean sprouts
- 1/4 cup green onion, chopped
- 1/2 cup cilantro
- 1/2 cup cucumber, seeded and sliced
- 4 ounce (one bundle) rice vermicelli noodles, cooked
- 1 cup toasted peanuts
BBQ Pork and Marinade Ingredients
- 2 pounds pork butt
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1/4 cup fresh lime juice
- 2 tablespoons fish sauce
- 1/4 cup water
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2/3 cup sugar
- salt and pepper, to taste
- 1/2 onion, chopped
Salad Dressing Ingredients
- 2 clove chopped garlic
- 1 tablespoon chili garlic sauce
- 1/4 cup rice vinegar
- 1/4 cup lime juice
- 1/4 cup fish sauce
- 1/4 cup water
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
In a microwave-safe bowl combine all the marinade ingredients except for the pork and chopped onion and microwave for 2 minutes. Stir the marinade until all the sugar has dissolved and allow to cool for 10 minutes. Add the pork and chopped onion to the marinade and massage the meat for a couple of minutes. Marinade the meat on the counter for 1 hour (or more if you have time).
Next, prepare all the salad ingredients.
Toast chopped peanuts by placing them in a medium hot frying pan (no oil) and stir for about 8 minutes or until toasted.
Prepare salad dressing by combining all the salad dressing ingredients and microwaving the dressing for 2 minutes. Stir the mixture until the sugar is completely dissolved and place in refrigerator.
Cook vermicelli noodles according to package instructions, drain, and rinse in cold water. Set aside. *You may want to use kitchen shears to cut the noodles a few times. This makes it easier to toss in the salad.
Place pork on hot grill and sprinkle salt and pepper over the meat. Cook the pork until internal temperature is 140F degrees. Remove from heat and let it rest for 5 minutes and cut into bite sized pieces. I grilled the pork on my cast iron grill.
Assemble the salad by placing lettuce on the bottom of your plate (or bowl) and placing all the other ingredients on top. Top off with toasted peanuts. Finally add salad dressing right before serving. Enjoy!
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The Mapmaker's Children by Sarah McCoy
Crown Publishers
May 5, 2015
320 pages
In honor of Mother's Day today in the United States, this lookery examines two women who redefine "mother" and "children" in Sarah McCoy's The Mapmaker's Children.
To be frank, the opening paragraph of this historical novel did not appeal to me. If I had picked up the book in a bookstore, it would have gone right back onto the shelf. However, because Crown Publishers were kind enough to send me an advance copy of the book in exchange for my honest review, I stuck with it — and I'm glad that I gave this novel another chance. The following pages were well worth reading.
Sarah Brown is a daughter of abolitionist John Brown. Her story starts in New Elba, New York in 1859. Although her age is not revealed, she seems to be in her teens. She has barely survived a wide-spread plague of dysentery, only to overhear her physician tell her mother that Sarah would never be able to have children. Mrs. Brown is devastated by the news. Who would love and marry her barren daughter?
Fast forward to 2014, New Charlestown, West Virginia, where Eden and Jack Anderson have moved into an older suburban home. Like Sarah, Eden is not been to conceive, in spite of years of trying and enduring various fertility treatments. As much as she loves Jack, Sarah's mood swings and other treatment side effects have left her feeling hopeless and on the verge of proceeding with a divorce.
Jack attempts to enlarge their household with the addition of a dog. Eden is NOT amused, and rejects the pet at once. Jack travels for work, so he hires Cleo, a ten-year-old girl to care for Cricket until he can find the mutt a new home. Although Eden and Jack have lived in the small town for some months, Eden's unsettled health kept them housebound. Cleo becomes Eden's guide to life in the hamlet of New Charlestown.
The author alternates between Sarah's and Eden's stories. Sarah stumbles upon her father's secret Underground Railroad (UGRR) activities late one night. She draws a map to guide an illiterate group of slaves to safety. John Brown and his select group of trusted friends of the railroad are so impressed by the simplicity and accuracy of Sarah's map, that they swear her to secrecy and set her to work on creating pictures with hidden codes and symbols directing escaping slaves to freedom in the North.
Eden and Cleo become close friends as Eden drifts away from Jack. Soon the two are cooking organic dog food for Cricket. Keeping her strange eyes on the cooks is an antique porcelain doll's head found when Cricket discovered a forgotten root cellar beneath Eden's home.
Back in the nineteenth century, John Brown is arrested for his part in ambushing the Harper's Ferry armory. Sarah, her mother and sisters rush to Virginia to see the horribly wounded prisoner before his death sentence is carried out. The Hill family are their hosts in New Charlestown, and also trusted friends with an active role in the Freedom Train. George Hill and his son Freddy accept Sarah's involvement as well, although her family remains ignorant of her activities. The Browns return to their home in New York, but Sarah and Freddy maintain a lifelong friendship and correspondence.
McCoy traces the life of Sarah and the Brown and Hill families based on documents and research into the families' histories. She ties Sarah's life to Eden's, a century and a half later using compellingly believable creative license as well as historical facts. Both women's stories are intriguing — one real, one fictional. With letters, newspaper articles and other devices, author Sarah McCoy has created an exceptionally readable novel of two women's struggles to define themselves in their personal lives and communities. Meticulously researched, but never dry or boring, The Mapmaker's Children is a testament to the abilities of women to take on the mantle of motherhood without being broodmares both one hundred fifty years ago and today.


text: Theatre Please note this event has already taken place and you are viewing an archived page of the Lakeside website.For a list of current events, exhibitions and workshops, please click on 'What's On' in the menu above Prehistoric Pot Making - New Workshop Added The 11am session has now sold out, Please contact the Box Office on 0115 846 7777 to be added to the waiting list *** New Adult Only Workshops Added*** One more workshop is now available on Friday 28 March, 2.30pm - 5pm. Please call the Box Office on 0115 846 7777 to book a place. ***please book in advance by calling the Box Office on 0115 846 7777*** 11am - 1.30pm (adults - 16+) and 2.30 - 4pm (children aged 7-15) These classes are run by modern craftspeople who undertake experimental archaeological work to try and understand how objects were made and used in the past. Graham Taylor from Potted History will be taking two classes in Prehistoric pot making. These will include looking at techniques of Neolithic and Bronze Age pottery construction and making a pot to take away. Numbers are limited to 18 per class.


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Current word count, as at 10 November 2016: 23,092/50,000 words. I'm doing way better on word count this time around, as compared to previous years. It's quite exciting!(more…)
October 2016 – Update
The last time I shared anything on my WordPress blog was in August 2016. Scheduled art posts aside, I can't believe it's been that long. As I mentioned then, we were evicted from our house. I don't know what the rental laws are like in other parts of the world – I've heard that parts of Europe tends to be a lot more protective of tenants' rights – but here in Victoria, Australia, they're pretty awful. It was only in the last couple of months that the Victorian Supreme Court made the decision that properties must be maintained in a liveable condition. That's right, up until very recently, landlords were allowed to rent dangerous, derelict properties to tenants. It took a woman from a low socio-economic bracket and her Legal Aid lawyer (Legal Aid being a free legal service for poor people who need access to assistance) to fight the monster that is rental laws in our state, and I thank God for her willingness to take this fight to the highest levels. Someone had to.
Australian Federal Election
The Australian Government has announced an early Federal election for the 2nd July 2016. I know, I know. It's easy to fall back on the belief that it's a crummy system, the two major parties can appear almost identical in their seeming incompetence, and we have had so many Prime Ministers in the last few years that it's getting difficult to keep up (Howard, Rudd, Gillard, Rudd, Abbott, Turnbull… did I miss anyone?). So I get it, presented with those options it doesn't seem awfully appealing to vote. However, in Australia we don't get a choice, as such. Voting is mandatory for most Australian adults so if you're over 18 years old this is an appeal to check if your enrolment details are correct.
As I've mentioned ad nauseum, my uni studies were in were in the fields of sociology, journalism and political science. For reasons that are still unfathomable to me, my extended family have largely interpreted that to mean that I'm a qualified as a social worker and / or psychologist. Firstly, I can't think of worse torture than to have to deal with other people's problems – I have more than enough of my own. Secondly, they are vastly different sets of qualifications. There is some overlap (people I knew studying social work when I did my sociology degree often had to take sociology units for their course, but the reverse was not true). But it seems to fall on deaf ears when I try to explain that the reason I talk a lot about politics, society, culture and social issues is because it's very hard to not do that after taking two university degrees in those fields.
The point being that learning about politics personally made me realise that while it is unreasonable to ever expect an election or government to result in a utopian society, it is extremely valuable for the people to let their voice be collectively heard. When we consider that people in other parts of the world and through history have risked their lives for the freedom to elect their government, we in Australia are really in a privileged place. We have a collective voice that others could only dream of. Choose the lesser evil, if that's how you need to frame voting for yourself. Even better, actually reflect on the policies of a few different parties to see which ones best align with your own reflexively examined value system. Cynicism and despair are understandable, but surely that just shows how important it is that you contribute? What if everyone who's despairing could be, I don't know, a potential Labor voter, say because you're feeling frustrated at attempts to remove weekend rates from your wages? It could change the ultimate outcome of the election.
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Books: Laudato Si'
At some previous point I already noted that I read Pope Francis's 2015 Laudato Si': On care for our common home. It is available for download at the Vatican website (see HERE for the text, PDF and other language versions).
I haven't really got the words to fully do it justice. It is an appeal to all people – not just Catholics – to reflect on our relationship with the Earth, nature and cosmos. To consider how our actions of consumption, greed, control, and for many Christians, a theology of Dominion, deplete and damage the world of which we are a part. And that it is the poorest of the poor who experience the worst effects of environmental degradation. This Papal encyclical is a God-send for me, as a person of faith with a university degree in Environmental Sociology, and who tries to live a minimalist lifestyle (somewhat unsuccessfully) and who makes an ethical and ecologically-conscious choice to live on a plant-based, wholefoods diet ("diet" in the sense of a lifestyle of healthy eating, as opposed to a temporary fad to effect extreme weight loss), and who is deeply concerned with the sociological impact of theological perspectives on ecological conditions.
Video: Facing the Canon with Tom Wright
Some interesting and challenging food for thought from Anglican Bishop NT Wright. If I recall correctly, I am pretty sure Canon J. John once spoke at my church in Melbourne, Australia years ago.


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40 Inspirational Photographs of American House Architecture
The continent of North America has a very rich history following the past 300-400 years. The United States has grown from a few small colonies into a large western empire in the modern world. Our culture has grown dynamically in music, theater, and even architecture. American homes have seen decades of growth all under the founded principle of Manifest Destiny.


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Cercare un hotel a Paramaribo
Città nei dintorni di Paramaribo
19 hotel a Paramaribo
Offerte speciali
Guesthouse Amice
A partire da 50 USD
Featuring a garden with a swimming pool, Guesthouse Amice offers rooms with free Wi-Fi only 3 km Paramaribo city centre. Breakfast and free parking are provided. Hermitage Mall is 2 km away. Bright and spacious, rooms at Amice Guesthouse feature air conditioning and ceiling fans. Some of them have private balconies. A continental breakfast is served daily. Drinks and snacks from the bar can be enjoyed on the sun loungers by the pool. Airport shuttles can be arranged. Guesthouse Amice is 60 km from Pengel Airport and 50 km from White Beach.
Sheva Hotel *****
A partire da 111 USD
Boasting an indoor swimming pool, a hot tub and gym facilities, Sheva offers luxurious accommodation in Paramaribo. There is an on-site beauty salon. Wi-Fi and private parking are free. At Sheva Hotel, air-conditioned rooms are styled in a tasteful palette of warm shades and include satellite TV and bathrooms with baths. Some suites feature spa baths and the family Suite offers 2 bedrooms and kitchen facilities. Guests can enjoy a buffet breakfast with coffee and tropical fruits. The restaurant offers regional flavours and room service. Downtown Paramaribo is 3 km away. Shuttles to the airport, 80 km away, can be arranged.
Queens Hotel ***
A partire da 60 USD
Queen's Hotel is located in Paramaribo's main entertainment district, just 200 metres from the Presidential Palace. It has its own nightclub, and rooms feature free internet access. The air-conditioned rooms at the Queen's include satellite TV and a coffee-maker. Each one comes with private balcony and a private bathroom. The Garden (Lounge, Restaurant and Bar) serves Surinamese and international food. There guests can enjoy a drink, a delicious meal or an appetizer before heading to Club Starzz. The hotel has a sauna and hot tub. There is also a fitness centre, and a range of massage services are available upon request. Paramaribo Zoo is some 15 minutes' walk from the Queen's, and the riverside promenade is just 1 block away. You can drive to Zorg en Hoop Airport in just 10 minutes.
Courtyard Marriott Paramaribo ****
A partire da 115 USD
Situato a soli 5 minuti di cammino dal palmeto, il Courtyard Paramaribo propone una terrazza, una piscina, un centro fitness, un ristorante, un bar a bordo piscina e camere dotate di TV via cavo gratuita. Le luminose sistemazioni del Paramaribo Courtyard presentano interni spaziosi, un arredamento moderno, pavimenti in moquette, l'aria condizionata e un'ampia area salotto. Presso il ristorante gusterete una vasta gamma di piatti internazionali, mentre sui lettini a bordo piscina potrete sorseggiare i vari drink serviti dal bar. Il Courtyard Paramaribo dista 5 minuti a piedi dalla cattedrale e 45 km dall'aeroporto internazionale Johan Adolf Pengel - PBM.
Tropical Palace ***
A partire da 50 USD
Offering a charming courtyard with a central water fountain, the hotel is only 250 metres from Maretraitte Shopping Mall. Rooms have private balconies and free Wi-Fi. Private parking is also free. Historic Zeelandia Fortress is 1.5 km away from Tropical Palace. S.A.B Museum is 3 km away. Shuttles to the major city highlights can be arranged. A continental breakfast with tropical fruits and breads is served daily at the Palace. Guests can also enjoy drinks from the bar by the water fountain. Air-conditioned rooms have TVs and minibars and feature private bathrooms with showers. The airport is only 40 km away.
Kekemba Resort Paramaribo ***
A partire da 70 USD
An outdoor swimming pool surrounded by gardens and a hot tub can be enjoyed in Paramaribo. The city Zoo is only 2 blocks away. Wi-Fi and private parking are free. Kekemba Resort Paramaribo has colourful apartment-style units with air conditioning, full kitchen facilities including kitchenware and refrigerators. They also have flat-screen TVs and are fitted with mosquito nets. BBQ facilities are available and there are spacious outdoor seating and dining areas with views of the pool Downtown Paramaribo is 3 km away. Bicycle and car rental can be arranged. Paramaribo Airport is 50 km away. Private parking is free.
Hotel North Resort ****
A partire da 83 USD
Featuring a spa, a fitness centre and a swimming pool, Hotel North Resort offers self-catering rooms with free Wi-Fi only 1.5 km from Paramaribo city centre. Breakfast is provided, and there is a restaurant. Bright and spacious, rooms at North Resort feature satellite TV and air conditioning. Self-catering facilities include microwaves and refrigerators. Laundry service is provided. A buffet breakfast is served daily. The restaurant prepares local and international specialties, whereas drinks and snacks can be enjoyed at the bar. Guests can relax on the patio or by the pool. They can get fit at the fitness centre or treat themselves at the spa, which features a massage room and a sauna. Free parking is available. Hotel North Resort is 4 km from Palmagarden zoo and 50 km from J.A.Pengel International Airport.
Grand Riverside Hotel ****
A partire da 70 USD
Boasting an outdoor swimming pool with bar service and views of the river, Grand Riverside offers rooms with private balconies in a quiet area of Paramaribo. The downtown area is 2 km away. Free Wi-Fi and breakfast are included. Guests staying at Grand Riverside Hotel can book massage sessions or drive up to the local market, an 8-minute drive away. There is an on-site restaurant offering Surinam-European fusion cuisine and breakfast is served daily. Rooms are fitted with air conditioning, seating areas and balconies. Some of them include views of the river and all of them include private bathrooms with free toiletries. White Beach is 30 km away and shuttles to J Pengel Airport, 42 km away, can be arranged for an extra fee.
Tran Elite Hotel Apartments ***
A partire da 50 USD
Featuring an outdoor swimming pool, a garden, and a restaurant, Tran Elite Hotel Apartments offers free Wi-Fi and Continental breakfast in Paramaribo city. The rooms in Tran Elite Hotel Apartments feature a TV and a private bathroom. Room service is provided. The transport service includes a shuttle from the airport and 24-hour taxi service at a fee. Massage sessions and private dance lessons (salsa, zouk) can be arranged. Tran Elite Hotel Apartments has a restaurant that serves international and regional dishes. Paramaribo's financial centre is 2 km away and there is a bus stop in front of the hotel. There is a shopping centre 1 km away and the bustling night-life centre of Paramaribo is 7-10 minutes away by car. Free parking is possible on site.
Savannah Hotel & Casino **
A partire da 58 USD
Featuring a casino, a restaurant and a bar, Savannah Hotel & Casino offers rooms with free Wi-Fi and air conditioning only 1 km from downtown Paramaribo. Free parking and breakfast are provided. Fort Zeeelandia Museum is 1 km away. Fully carpeted, rooms at Savannah Hotel & Casino are fitted with TV sets electric kettles and refrigerators. All of them have private bathrooms. A continental breakfast is served daily. International dishes can be ordered at the restaurant, which offers special discounts to guests. Drinks can be enjoyed at the bar. Since both of them are featured inside the casino, children under 21 are not allowed in the premises. Massage sessions can be requested. Savannah Hotel & Casino is 8 km from Zorg & Hoop Airport and 45 km from Johan Adolf Airport.
Tropicana Hotel & Casino **
Comfortable rooms and an on-site casino can be enjoyed only 300 metres from Paramaribo Central Market. Guests can exercise at the gym, dine to live music at the restaurant and enjoy free Wi-Fi throughout the hotel. Tropicana Hotel & Casino has rooms with private balconies, air conditioning, minibars and safety deposit boxes. Some rooms include spacious seating areas. All bathrooms at Tropicana feature showers, free toiletries and slippers. Fort Zeelandia Museum is 1 km away from the hotel. The tour desk can provide tips for getting around the area. A continental breakfast with tropical fruits and jams can be enjoyed daily. Johan Adolf Pengel Airport is 45 km away. The restaurant offers a special discount to guests.
Mirage Hotel & Casino **
A partire da 58 USD
Featuring a restaurant and a casino, Mirage Hotel & Casino offers rooms with air conditioning and free Wi-Fi in Paramaribo. Breakfast and free parking are provided. Fort Zeelandia Museum is 1 km away. Decorated with parquet floors, rooms at Mirage Hotel features seating areas. All of them have private bathrooms and cable TVs with local channels. A continental breakfast is served daily. International dishes can be ordered at the property's restaurant and there is a special discount for guests of the hotel. Guests can try their luck at the casino. Mirage Hotel & Casino is 45 km from the local bus terminal and from Johan Adolf Pengel Airport.
Paradiso Inn Apartments & Rooms ****
A partire da 45 USD
Featuring a garden, an indoor swimming pool, and a children's playground, Paradiso Inn Apartments & Rooms offers free parking in Paramaribo. Commewijne river is 10 km away. The accommodation in Paradiso Inn Apartments & Rooms features a private bathroom and cable TV. Wi-Fi access is available for an extra fee. Laundry, dry cleaning, and ironing services can be arranged, as well as currency exchange. S.A.B. Museum is 2 km away and Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport is 50 km away.
Rachel's Apartments
A partire da 55 USD
Only 550 metres from Combe Market, these fully furnished apartments in Paramaribo offer free Wi-Fi and private balconies with seating areas. Private parking is free. Rachel's Apartments are equipped with air conditioning, spacious interiors including seating areas with sofas, dining areas and full kitchen facilities. All apartments have cable TV, DVD players and private bathrooms with bathtubs, free toiletries and bathrobes. There are laundry facilities in the building. S.A.B Museum is 1.3 km from Rachel's and Commewijne beaches area 1.3 km away. Luggage storage is available and Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport is 50 km away.
Phoenicia Princess Suites ***
A partire da 79 USD
Only 100 metres from the central market, Phoenicia Princess Suites offers self-catering rooms with free Wi-Fi and plasma TVs in downtown Paramaribo. It features a restaurant and a casino. Free parking and breakfast are provided. Decorated with tiled floors and wooden stylish furnishing, rooms at Phoenicia Princess are fitted with air conditioning and heating. All of them have private bathrooms, and some feature seating areas with comfortable armchairs. A continental breakfast is served daily. International dishes can be ordered at the bar, and drinks and snacks can be enjoyed at the bar. Massage session can be requested. Phoenicia Princess Suites is 40 km from J. A. Pengel Airport.
Kaikoesi Apartments
A partire da 75 USD
Featuring a restaurant, a swimming pool and a tropical garden, Kaikoesi Apartments offers self-catering accommodation with free Wi-Fi in Paramaribo. Breakfast is included and the bus station is 300 metres away. The studios in Kaikoesi feature kitchenettes, private bathrooms, and air conditioning. Some studios have balconies. Room service is provided. Buffet breakfast is served daily, and laundry and dry cleaning services can be arranged. 24-hour security is provided. For dining options, guests can go to Blauwgrond, a Javanese district with various bars and restaurants, which is a 10-minute drive away. Paramaribo city centre is 5 km away and Maretraite shopping centre is a 5-minute drive away. Free public parking is possible on site.
Bed & Breakfast Flores
A partire da 50 USD
Located in a residential neighborhood 7 km south of Paramaribo city, Bed & Breakfast Flores features a garden and a terrace. Free Wi-Fi and Continental breakfast are included. The rooms in Bed & Breakfast Flores have private bathrooms, air conditioning, minibars, and flat-screen TVs. Guests at Bed & Breakfast Flores can arrange beauty treatments and massage sessions in the Flores salon and High Tea's are provided. Laundry service and meal services are available. Hermitage shopping centre is a 15-minute walk away and Johan Adolf Pengel international airport is a 45-minute drive away. Free parking is possible nearby.
Asteria Studios **
A partire da 80 USD
Asteria Studios is centrally located in Paramaribo, between Kwatta and Zorg and Hoop, in a quiet neighborhood. Free Wi-Fi is provided and the Academic Hospital, Anton de Kom University, and U.S. Embassy are located nearby. The studios in Asteria feature cable TVs, air conditioning, fully equipped kitchens, and private bathrooms. All have small patios with wooden benches. Guests at Asteria Studios can request car and bicycle rental services, as well as laundry, dry cleaning and ironing services. Asteria is 5 km from Waterkant and Watermolenstraat, 33 km from White beach and 50 km from Pengel airport. Free private parking is possible on site.
Hotel Palacio ***
A partire da 68 USD
Located in the city centre, Hotel Palacio offers free Wi-Fi and buffet breakfast in Paramaribo. The central market, Independencia square, and Zeelandia Fort are 200 metres away. All rooms in Hotel Palacio feature private bathrooms and air conditioning. The suites feature city views as well. Laundry services can be arranged upon request. Guests at Hotel Palacio are provided private parking for an extra fee.


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Those spikes are SHARP! So - a durian cozy:
Now the irony ... durians are meant to be EATEN ... after which, they no longer need a cozy:
So .... how about a dual-use cozy? My favorite basket - used to carry my lunch and knitting to work - really, truly needed a cozy as well, as you can see:
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(BTW, this was made out of some sort of very rough stiff stuff I bought years ago when teaching - we had to have a craft section and I bought it for macrame. Not sure but it might be hemp.)
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On normal people using linux, part 3 – Annia Zacchi September 12, 2014Posted by tumaix in planetkde-tomazcanabrava.
Another friend approached me to get rid of Windows, the problem was vulnerabilities and virus. She was an artist for life and paint, so I explained to her that Adobe no more and she didn't really feel moved by that so I tougth "hm… this can work out".
So, I got archl inux[1] installed on her computer, explained her a bit of the stuff and told her "anything you need, just ask.", strangelly, nothing she asked for one month, and since I had moved from jobs to another state, I tougth that she had come back to the windows-side of the force. "Hey annya?", "Hey", "How are things up there with linux?", "Well, it's great actually. I'm using windows only to play LoL", "oh, cool, I tougth you hade come back to windows because you never asked me anything, actually", "No, that wiki that you pointed me out is really good. so I started reading it a lot, and krita, OH GOD. that program is amazing."
I was shocked. Literally shocked. I know that linux is not that easy for newcommers, and I'v installed linux for a lot of newcomers, but this was the first newcommer that didn't had trouble using it because SHE HAS READ THE WIKIS AND TRIED TO LEARN. What if everybody could do that, this could go soooo beautiully.
"And you didn't had any problems?", "Well, my tablet doesn't work with the system libraries, so I went to the website, got the drivers source, compiled and blacklisted the system ones, so nothing anymore." whow. WHOW.
I really wanted that all my users were like her. This is also a plus, what krita can do if you are a good artist, drawings by Annia Zacchi
Usually I write more, but my broken feet is hurting so much that I can't think straigth. 🙂
- 1. Denis Falqueto - September 12, 2014
Wow!! Congratulations to Annya. She's talented and smart! She'll do great things with Linux 🙂
- 2. STiAT - September 12, 2014
Nice! Well, reading helps a lot, and Arch isn't the easiest distribution out there too.
Since shared here, I think I'm welcome to use the last picture as desktop background? I like it (a lot).
- STiAT - September 12, 2014
Good to know, thanks and thanks to her for sharing :).
- 3. Richard - September 13, 2014
Nice story, but:
that's just not normal people!
Kind of unfortunate, but on the other side you have to see not everybody has the time / understanding to read on wiki's. They just want/need an out-of-the-box experience, which is a sensible & rightful request.
Unfortunately linux was&is not so good with OOB experience…
- 4. Martin - September 14, 2014
> so I went to the website, got the drivers source, compiled and blacklisted the system ones
That's just not normal people!


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School teachers will have access to new resources to support their teaching of Australia's Indigenous histories and cultures under a new Coalition Government project.
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Minister for Indigenous Affairs Nigel Scullion said that to know the history of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians is to know the history of Australia.
"Our nation is so proud and privileged to be home to the oldest continuing cultures on earth yet many Australians today do not have a good understanding or knowledge about the history of our nation prior to European colonisation – it is my sincere hope that resources like this will educate our students to better understand the unique histories, languages, cultures and stories of First Australians.
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As 2017 comes to a close, I am feeding into the obligatory New Year's prediction hype. This year was a very good year to own stocks, most domestically and internationally. In fact, according to The Wall Street Journal, international equities did better than U.S. stocks for the first time since 2012.
Fueling the rise in stocks around the globe were technology companies, an uptick in growth around the world and relatively tame inflation readings that have kept central banks from reigning in their accommodative policies too quickly. Here at home, prospects of corporate deregulation and tax reform also created an optimistic air on Wall Street.
Through the close on December 29, the final U.S. trading day of 2017, the Dow Jones industrial average had posted 71 record closes, the most in a calendar year ever and its best year since 2013, according to The Wall Street Journal.
The three major U.S. stock market indexes–the Dow industrials, S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite–all posted their best years since 2013.
According to FactSet, companies in the S&P 500 are now trading at roughly 23 times their past 12 months of earnings, compared to the 10-year average of about 17-times earnings.
Internationally, stock indexes also posted strong gains. Hong Kong's Hang Seng gained 36%, its largest annual increase since 2009. Japan's Nikkei index rose 19%, the most since 2013 and London's FTSE-100 added 7.6%, ending the year at an all-time high.
AAII Weekly Survey Question
With the U.S. bull market closing in on its ninth year, it's not unrealistic to ask "where do we go from here?" And that's exactly what I did. Two week's ago, I posed this question to our readers:
What is your prediction for the S&P 500 in 2018?
Here are the results:
Over the last two weeks, 2,526 readers participated in this survey.
With 38% of the votes, the biggest block of our readers believes the S&P 500 will rise between 6% and 10% in 208, taking a relative breather compared its 21.8% advance this year.
Coming in second with 24% of the votes, our readers think the S&P 500 will be relatively flat in 2018, losing no more than 5% and gaining no more than 5%.
Twenty-two percent of our readers are optimistic that the S&P 500 will rise between 11% and 20% in 2018 while only 4% think the S&P 500 will turn in another 2017-like performance by adding more than 20%.
Only 11% of our readers see the S&P 500 turning in a negative 2018 (outside of those that see the index being flat). From this group, only 20% see the S&P 500 entering bear market territory with a 20% or more decline.
Weekly Special Question
As we enter 2018, I was also curious to see what our readers are hoping for in the New Year. So the last special question asked:
What is on your investment wish list for 2018?
Perhaps not surprisingly, the biggest single block of responses (26%) called for continued portfolio and stock market gains in 2018.
However, I was a bit surprised that the second most common wish for 2018 was a market pullback or correction (10%). However, upon further reflection, this would alleviate the fear that the market is overvalued and would present a buying opportunity for some investors.
The third largest block of responses wished for higher interest rates in 2018, as many investors continue to feel the pinch of a decade of record-low interest rates.
Here is a sampling of our readers' wishes for 2018:
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- "A bitcoin bubble implosion."
- "Ability to predict the market peak."
- "Continued bull market and no black swans!"
- "To make money!"
- "Protection of capital."
- "A 'correction' so I can buy on the dip."
- "Little volatility."
Everybody has an opinion! Why not give us yours? Participate in our weekly member poll, updated every Monday, and see the results online at www.aaii.com/memberquestion.