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Summer check-in
It's been awhile since I posted and I thought I would take a moment to do so. I'm crafting this in a small break time between writing and moving onward to firing up a Sunday grill and dinner. Please pardon any horrible grammar or typo issues! I just wanted to get this out there today.
I think I'd really like to review where I stand since kicking off this "Writing Semester" thing back at the first of the year. Quite a bit has happened and I've learned some pretty powerful bits of writerly wisdom.
I've mentioned a few here but I'll re-state them. First, the writer's gig is a lot harder than it sounds. Sitting inside during some of the most amazing Spring days I've seen in awhile was one of the toughest things I've put myself through. Secondly, digging down to understand why you subconsciously seem to resist the one thing you want the most is perhaps one of the most exhausting experiences one can have!
Other things learned? Scheduling is invaluable in trying to get a daily dose of words done. Another is learning how to say no to people when I should be writing. I failed at that more than I was successful but I learned how to do it. This is more than I can say for the first several decades of my life!
The cost of learning that lesson? I ended up being about three weeks behind my schedule.
The main success? The goal of getting a short story done, taken through a round of drafts, finished and being ready to start submission by May is still on track. It's coming in at about 15K word wise and I can't wait to get my first rejection notice! The submission process may not begin till June but, again, I'm closer to it than I've ever been before in my life.
I'll take it as a win.
Another success? I ran smack dab into another story idea. In resurrecting a short story I've wanted to do for a long time, it morphed on me and as of right now appears to be turning into a novel. I'm happy about it since I love the main character.
I've learned a veritable slew of new tactics and ideas to bring into my daily writing. One of those came from a very dear writer friend who turned me onto a series of podcasts called "Once and Future" hosted by author Anton Strout. These podcasts are interviews with successful published authors in the very fields I am looking to place my work. It's good to hear their stories and, honestly, they've inspired me and brought me hope on days I was really struggling. I'm working my way through the list but each interview opens up my eyes a bit more to the world of writing.
The most surprising thing I found from listening to them? I'm not as far off track or as behind as I originally had thought!
Ok, so I had a bunch of successes. Cool. Now, let's look at what went wrong. It's as crucial a part of the review process as looking at the successes. Besides the above-mentioned habit of letting myself get a bit sidetracked by other people in the middle of the day, I have to admit that I did not get the horror novel re-write done. I wanted to do it but every time I started it seemed to just slither and slide away. Maybe it's because of it's Lovecraftian origins? Maybe because it's not that good? It's caused me to take a very healthy pause about the piece. Perhaps it needs to sit longer or maybe I really do need to simply start all over from the beginning? It has a lot of issues and I need to re-evaluate where I am in my time and energy behind it.
Other things –
I didn't log my time very well.
I was distracted/blocked with my short story, "Spex," about halfway through the third draft because I couldn't come up with a solid ending to a scene. I let it bounce me off track for about a week.
I played around too much with trying to find different writing times instead of sticking with what worked.
I also never really gave a steady effort to finding an "outer office" or somewhere to go that wasn't my desk in my house. This was something I really wanted to try and somehow, in all the chaos of what I was doing, fell down on that one. I'll be looking into this one in the next few weeks.
Now what? Well, to be honest, the past several months feel like the first months of a new job or a new semester. It took a lot of energy to get myself acclimated towards what will NEED to happen and what is simply distraction, delineating between what works and what doesn't work. My aim now is to take that knowledge and to move forward even stronger towards finishing and submitting more pieces.
I want to get more short stories out but I'm struggling with the fact I may be more of a novelist. The jury is still out and so for the next few months I want to continue to push myself. I'll be crafting my new fantasy novel idea from the ground up as well. Shouldn't be too difficult as the story has lived in my brain for several years.
Another thing I'm working towards is to actually get some fiction up here for you to read. I'm considering a series of stories and a character whose home would only be here. I never wanted this blog to just be me talking about my "thuper theekrit projects" but never getting around to sharing them! Hopefully, I can change that in the weeks or months to come.
I had one more success over this time period. As May started to come up hard and fast on me and I was struggling with the craft of edits, re-writes and plotting I had a moment. I realized that I was deeply in love with this craft. That taking a piece from a chunk of raw idea and getting it into something that was shiny and pretty and entertaining toggled all of my creative switches. Even if my time diminishes in the next few months as financial pressures push me towards taking a full time, low paying job, I'm going to keep doing this.
I just don't think I have a choice in stopping anymore.
A Structure for Dreams, Part Two
Fighting with personal imps is rough business. I call them imps because I ascribe to the old Hellenistic version of demons or daimons. In that regard, daimons are teachers and helpful spirits. Imps on the other hand. Well, they're just a pain in the ass.
First of all, they're so damn sneaky. It's easy when they come at you head on like a rampaging zombie. They're easy to spot. It's when they come to you clothed in a skin that looks promising, alluring or, Universe forbid, play to your ego and make you feel important or helpful . That's when they REALLY get you!
What they really hate is when you make a schedule. What they hate even MORE is when you actually stick to it. It's their bane. It makes them hiss and spit and pull at their barbed tail. From that point forward it's their job to distract you, attack you and entice with you anything and everything in their disposal so you trip up, get off schedule and get distracted. I suppose I can't really get too mad at them. It's their job. It's what they were made to do. It's sort of like getting mad at deer or a gopher for devastating your garden. It's sort of what they are built for, you know?
I posted Part One of this series a little less than a month ago. In that time, I crunched out all the goals I set out for myself. Things were smooth and rolling right along. During this time the imps were, like Elmer Fudd, vewry vewry quiet. They were plotting and planning, looking for chinks in my schedule.
They came in the form of Spring Break, of spending time with family. They came in the form of distractions and helping other people out of jams. Now, don't get me wrong, there are things FAR more important than writing. However, in these cases, it wasn't so much the acts themselves which were wrong it's how I handled myself once they were over! Instead of hard knocks and shoves, the imps used a gentle pull technique, like a gentle shoreline tide which drifts you slowly and pleasantly away from shore.
This is what I meant by the battles ahead when I closed out Part One. Even as I wrote that post I knew the easiest part was going to be the first week of writing. The real fight was yet to come. I knew the imps (or as Steven Pressfield calls it Resistance) would be circling the fire, waiting for the right time. I knew they were there and I still wasn't ready for them.
There seems to be this misconception in the public that writing is an easy job. In one way, it's correct. You stay at home in your pajamas, eat ice cream and sit all day telling stories to yourself. Well, two out of the three isn't bad. I don't eat a lot of ice cream. Where this misconception is dead wrong is where it encounters what I am discussing here, the internal fighting that goes on with not just writers but most creative types. It's a daily struggle. It's the self-control that makes you sit down, day after day, for hours on end and crank it out.
If you decide to not take your opponent, your imps, seriously for one day, one week, then you will get bum-rushed like nobody's business. You end up like me, sitting in a daze and wondering where the last two weeks went. In the worst case you might even decide this creative writing stuff just isn't for you. If you do decide such a thing make sure you pause and listen. In the distance you will hear an impish cackle of utter, infernal joy.
These last few weeks have been hard. I'm still claiming victory over this little time period though. I'm claiming it because I spotted them at their little game and called them on it. I'm still here and plan to be a bit longer. I say it's a victory because I learned something.
Who knows, I did learn something so therefore they taught me something. Perhaps imps are just more annoying forms of a daimon? I can go along with that. It's all in how you look at it.
A Structure for Dreams, Part One
As mentioned in the last post, I'm writing again. However, that small phrase just doesn't capture the scope. It's more than just a story here or a story here. It's with focus. It's with intent and it's taking up a large chunk of my waking time during the day.
I've had an interesting start to the year and learned a few things about myself. One of those things was admitting, straight up, that I was scared to succeed at my dream of being a writer. I think it happens to a lot of us creative types. Hell, I think it happens to just about everyone. It comes in all sorts of different flavors. You get scared of criticism. You get scared of not being able to finish. You get scared of "revealing too much about yourself."
What was it for me? Honestly? I'm scared to succeed. If you only knew how much it took for me to not only see this fear but then admit it! I've still not been able to find the root of it's origin but I know it goes back decades. It caused an entire chain-effect of blockages to my writing. Blocks such as — If I succeed then a part of me is concerned it will bring all sorts of changes, all sorts of transitions and transformations. It means that somehow, someway, I'm good at what I do and, more importantly, the responsibility and duty that comes with it. I'd insert some pithy Spider-Man quote here but I think most of you already have what I'm saying. It also means that I have to take something that I love and do it every day, every month and every year for the rest of my life.
New Boots
I just thought you should know something. Since it applies to the nature of the blog I thought it would be good to mention it. Besides, this blog could use a post, right?
I'm writing again.
After the long and weird year that was 2011, I'm back to the fine craft of telling stories to myself and then hoping that someone, somewhere likes them too. In a way, it sort of crept up on me. More accurately, I would say it slid up next to me in my subconscious like a submerged reptile, looking at me with its gleaming and hungry eyes.
Yes, my writing is an ambush predator.
When I wrote here last I was doing something I had never done before. I had given up on having any writing goals. No word counts. No time in chair. Nothing. None. Zip. Nada. What was I thinking? I ended that post with the wonderfully archaic kernel of truth, "It's about the journey, not the destination." I busted out laughing so loud reading that sentence yesterday I'm sure I startled my neighbor.
I laughed because 2011 proved it. As a journey, 2011 was an amazing, terrifying ass kicking I never saw coming. Somehow, someway, a part of me knew it ahead of time and took a little of the pressure off in advance in regards to my writing. No goals, no pressure, right? Of course, it means not much writing either. I really didn't write anything last year. Well, nothing in fiction anyway. I wrote on coyotewatches.com. I poked around here and there with some small bits of fiction for an MMO game I play.
This is because, elsewhere, I was getting my head handed to me.
I lost my job in March. I floated in a weird limbo state for a month or so afterwards. I kept looking for jobs but there was nothing happening. I kept kicking around the idea of using the extra time to write but for some reason, I never did. It never came to me or, using the analogy from above, maybe I never ventured close enough to shore? Regardless, I did what I felt was right. I worked on other projects, I kept applying to jobs and spent time with my family. In late summer an incredibly freakish alignment of supernatural forces allowed me to return to college after being gone for 20 years and finish my degree. It had to be supernatural. It was the only way to explain my ability to get financial aid for the whole thing.
I went from coasting to an action packed overload of credit hours so as to get things done in one semester. Nothing much else existed in the span from late August to December. Nothing but books, paper writing, classes and relearning that most interesting of dances, the academic shuffle. I persevered. The dragon was conquered and a 20 year quest was complete. What I got out of it was something more powerful than a diploma. I had gained self-confidence.
With the end of the year came a chance to relax, overlook my achievements and to spend time with my family and friends. I sat on the beach of my accomplishment and allowed the storm of 2011 to drift away as quickly as it had rolled in. I fiddled with the little umbrella in my drink, relaxed, closed my eyes and mulled over my options as you would on vacation. Perhaps a nice walk on the beach later and then a visit to that nice restaurant? Oh, yes, that sounds very nice and tomorrow we'll take a hike and make dinner for the family.
And that's when the damn alligator jumped me!
It hit me with story ideas and death-rolled me so I couldn't sleep at night. I would hear dramatic music and scenes would start to gnash at me. Characters growled to me in my downtime. They grabbed, tugged, twisted and pulled me back into the water with the only thing left behind was a little pink drink umbrella tilted and askew on the ground. For a two weeks it bashed me badly and I couldn't understand what was happening. I was depressed. I was tortured. I was unfocused. I needed to DO something but for the life of me I couldn't figure it out.
Then, well, I did and here I am, proudly wearing a fine set of alligator boots and once again looking at long hours sitting by myself at my desk and typing about people and things that don't really exist. (or do they?)
One destination reached only means another journey can now begin.
That's fine. I'm looking forward to it.
Some People Sing
I realized something this past year. I'm incredibly creative in the shower. Maybe it's why some people sing or talk to themselves? Whatever loosens a person's vocal chords and inhibition, for me, seems to loosen up my creativity and storytelling. Maybe it's the perception of privacy behind the closed door, pulled shower curtain and wall of water in a confined space? I'm not sure what it is but what I do know is that as I relax, my mind wanders. As my mind wanders the ideas start coming fast and furious.
This can be incredibly frustrating.
My office is right next to the bathroom so there have been many times I've finished up quickly, toweled off and rushed to my desk, clad only in said towel, to type out those ideas or scribble down what thoughts I could before they misted off into the void. Usually, it's too late. Or worse case scenario, I have to get dried off, dressed and dash off somewhere that involves responsibility or errands and doesn't involve sitting at my desk. I feel like I might as well be throwing a handful of delicate gems in the trash.
It doesn't apply to only writing. All manner of inspirations come to find me in that little steam cubicle, from organizational ideas to how to better handle a clunky project at work. Funny enough, this included the final idea that allowed me to put an end to all of my shower woes.
"How can I get this stuff recorded for later?" The question rattled around and around. I was leery about a voice recorder. Last I checked, electronics were a no-no around moisture. Maybe hire a secretary to dictate my thoughts? I think my wife would disapprove. Hire my wife to do the same? More of a possibility but not by much.
What about a dry-erase board? Uhm, what part of "dry-erase" do you knot get, genius? I started thinking about a small piece of chalkboard but wondered if the chalk would clog the drain. Then, it hit me. I dashed out and typed out a Google search for "scuba underwater writing." I could almost hear the choir of angels floating over my computer desk when the results were in and the solution to my problem stood a mere click away.
Now, I don't know how the stars had to align in order to get a dive shop landlocked in the middle of South-Central Indiana but I already knew we had one in my hometown. Another quick search and I had the location; no more than five minutes away! Oh, kind fates, how I thank you! Over the holiday break, I took a quick drive, decided to spend $10 of Santa money and came home raring to get wet!
Yes, it worked like a charm. I purchased the 6″ x 8″ slate and the size is perfect for writing notes and even small paragraphs of fiction. The pencil writing does have a tendency to smear just a bit and you have to be careful holding it. The small pencil is a bit of a pain but any pencil will work. I've even thought about using the cheapo plastic mechanical pencils for this sort of thing. Who cares if it gets wet if it works?
Yes, you can use both sides and after you've dried your hair AND put on pants, the wonderful snippets of creativity are waiting patiently and sitting on a towel. Warning – y0u have to let it air dry because drying it off has the same effect as, well, a big cloth eraser. As eraser's go, anything will work to clean it up when you are done. I use a kneaded eraser from any self-respecting art and craft store. A big Pink Pearl eraser would do just as well. I don't think I need to say this but, for your own sake, wait until it's dry.
For those that may either be financially or scuba shop challenged and/or don't want to pay shipping charges, I offer a site I discovered AFTER I'd purchased mine – DIY Dive Slate. Yes, they're pretty easy to make and I might just have to craft a larger upgrade in the near future.
The ability to make my own larger version is good because, with this new discovery, I may have to start putting back funds for a larger water bill.
There are other jokes I could have gone with there but I decided to keep it clean.
Kernels of Truth from 2010
Because I started this blog at the beginning of the year I felt beholden to offer up a post at the end. It's all the rage in the blogosphere this time of year but just because it's fashionable doesn't mean it's a bad idea. It's a good thing to look over the navigational charts and see where you started, what went right, and what went wrong. What I learned this year though is that it's more about how you represent your journey.
This blog was started near the end of 2009 but, as the year turned into 2010, I decided to "hire myself" as a writer. I was hoping to kick things off forcefully and this blog was going to help. I had some grandiose plans coming out of the gate of January 2010. Yeah, that didn't work out so well. At the end of January, I lost one of my writing icons, Robert B. Parker. That one stung and seemed to set the tone for the rest of the year. Funerals, stress, finances, and an overall crazy life tossed me around. As Life came rolling over me, I couldn't seem to get the energy to write fiction. I poked at it. I played. I DID do some writing and some of those pieces fit nicely under the category of "a pretty good start." However, I didn't get anything done. As far as this blog goes, counting this one, I've got 8 total posts over the course of the year and the first kick-off to an Allegory Harbor story.
I had high hopes for so much more.
As the end of the year wraps up, I've been thinking about all of it and my writing. It's hard not to look it over and call it a failure. Some kernels of truth did come forward and they might just serve me well for many years to come. If so, then it's possible the stress of the year of 2010 was well worth it.
Number One – I talked about this in my previous post in November. It's not about goals. It's about getting something, no matter how small, done on a daily basis. Even if I take the time to scribble out 20 words on a scrap of paper, I've moved it forward.
Number Two – It's not really about the completion of goals as much it's how much you learn from failing at them. I started the year with bold, strong steps. I put forth a forceful push and you can hear it in the tone of my writing. "Fear was no longer an option and I realized that this was it. It was fight or die. Write or die." I talked about going hard until my eyes crossed. I might as well have added things like "I'm pushing forward until my fingers bleed" or, maybe, "I'm going to finish this story or pass out from exhaustion and hunger."
Isn't that what all "great" writers do? Poundy, pound, pound! Isn't that what much of the writer's advice says? "Force your way through it!" "Hammer it out!" Maybe I'm not destined for greatness because looking back, it all comes off a little silly. There's something to be said for conviction of purpose. Many a great deed has been accomplished by running till the wheels fall off. It's just that I think this year I went "more boldly" then necessary and what I found is that particular mode of thinking, right now, may not be the most healthy for me.
Number Three – This one might be more powerful than the previous two. It's also been a bit harder to wrap my head around. It's hard to write when you run around with the perception that your life is hectic/crazy/insane, that your world is falling down around you. If you carry that perception you also carry with you the appropriate responses, some of which are not the best for a healthy, creative lifestyle. Those responses have a way of wearing you down, tiring you out, so that when you DO actually get a chance to sit down and be creative, you've got nothing to give. You're tapped out. In order to fix that you've got to go to the source, take a hard look at your deeper perceptions and, in turn, how you react to them.
Don't misunderstand, sometimes life throws a lot at you at once. It happens. You're forced to triage. This year was definitely one of those for me and I never got the chance to recalibrate those reactions until much later in the year. As things wrap up, it's what I'm doing right now.
You live. You learn.
What about the year ahead? Do I have any plans? Any goals? I may be the only blogger this week that takes this particular stance for my end-of-year/ New Year post but for once I can say, with utmost confidence, "Goals? Nah, not really."
I know I want to post more here this year. I'd like to get more than 8 posts, that's for sure! I want to add a bit more on shared storytelling and definitely offer up a web-based serial piece. I'm not gonna put those down as goals though. Consider them notes to myself that I may or may not look up at the end of 2010 when it's time to do this all again.
This year I'm planning on just cruising around the Harbor and seeing what happens.
Which brings me to the bonus Kernel of Truth.
It's about the journey, not the destination.
Reporting Out
June is over and I'm happy to report that I completed my goal of 1,000 words a day. The bonus data is that I succeeded that goal by a decent amount. The surprising bit is that on a weekly level, I was able to kick out much more then 7,000 a week. My key drop off points were, as you might imagine the weekend. Looks like I'm going to continue this crazy quest after all!
I'm very pleased with it but I am not about to shoot myself in the foot and raise the goal. Success is invigorating and I plan to keep it right where it is.
And yes, the promise I made last month of putting a short story up here is legit. I'm working on it now. Think of it as a July special.
Thanks everyone for your support and encouragement.


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Transport in North Koreatransportation in north korea
Transport in North Korea is constrained by economic problems and government restrictions Public transport predominates, and most of it is electrified
- 1 Restrictions on freedom of movement
- 2 Roads
- 3 Public transport
- 4 Railways
- 5 Water transport
- 51 Merchant marine
- 6 Ferry Service
- 7 Air transport
- 8 See also
- 9 References
- 10 Further reading
- 11 External links
Restrictions on freedom of movementedit
Travel to North Korea is tightly controlled The standard route to and from North Korea is by plane or train via Beijing, China Transport directly to and from South Korea was possible on a limited scale from 2003 until 2008, when a road was opened bus tours, no private cars Freedom of movement in North Korea is also limited,1 as citizens are not allowed to move around freely inside their country2
RoadseditMain roads of North Korea Map of Motorways in North Korea Future Motorway Plans Right hand drive RHD Toyota Landcruiser in front of a Pyongyang hotel
Fuel constraints and the near absence of private automobiles have relegated road transportation to a secondary role The road network was estimated to be around 31,200 km in 1999 up from between 23,000 and 30,000 km in 1990, of which only 1,717 km, 75%, are pavedcitation needed However, The World Factbook published by the US Central Intelligence Agency lists 25,554 km of roads with only 724 km paved as of 20063 As for the road quality, drivers will often swerve and change lanes to evade potholes, and this includes going into opposite-direction lanes at times Likewise, sections under repair may not be properly signalled, so oncoming traffic should always be expected even on a divided motorway
There are three major multilane highways: a 200-kilometre expressway connecting Pyongyang and Wonsan on the east coast, a 43-kilometre expressway connecting Pyongyang and its port, Namp'o, and a four-lane 100-kilometre motorway linking Pyongyang and Kaesong The overwhelming majority of the estimated 264,000 vehicles in use in 1990 were for the military Rural bus service connects all villages, and cities have bus and tram services Since 1945/1946, there is right-hand traffic on roadscitation needed In cities, driving speeds are set by which lane a driver is in4 The speed limits are 40 km/h 24 mph, 60 km/h 37 mph and 70 km/h 43 mph for the first, second, and subsequent if existing lanes from the right, respectively A white-on-blue sign informs about this4 The leftmost lane, if it is number 3 from the right or higher and is not a turning lane, is often left vacant, even by tourist buses, while the second-from-right lane is generally used to overtake vehicles from lane one, such as public transport buses and trams
Besides the blue in-city sign, all other occasions, such as motorways and roads outside cities, use the more widely known red-circle-with-number-inside sign to post speed limits On motorways, the typical limit is 80 and 100 km/h for lanes from the right, respectively, as posted on the Pyongyang–Kaesong highway, for example The rightmost lane of a motorway is sometimes, as seen on the Pyongyang–Myohyang highway, limited to 60 near onramp joining points
Automobile transportation is further restricted by a series of regulations According to North Korean exile Kim Ji-ho, unless a driver receives a special permit it is forbidden to drive alone the driver must carry passengers5 Other permits are a military mobilization permit to transport soldiers in times of war, a certificate of driver training to be renewed every year, a fuel validity document a certificate confirming that the fuel was purchased from an authorized source and a mechanical certificate to prove that the car is in working order5
Although it drives on the right, North Korea has imported various used RHD vehicles from Japan through Russia, from tourist buses to Toyota Land Cruisers and Hiacescitation needed
As of 2017, electric bicycles are becoming popular in Pyongyang; about 5% of bicycles are electric Both locally and Chinese electric bicycles were available6
A highway outside of Pyongyang
Roadworks in North Korea The blue truck in the foreground is a Chinese-made Dongfeng
A main road in Pyongyang
A side road in Kaesong
Public transporteditSee also: Trams and Trolleybuses in North Korea
There is a mix of locally built and imported trolleybuses and trams in the major urban centres of North Korea Earlier fleets were obtained from Europe and China
Pyongyang tram in 2009
Trolleybus near Pyongyang Railway Station in 2007
Former Zurich type Be 4/4 tram on the Kumsusan Memorial Palace line
A Pyongyang Trolleybus Works Chongnyonjunwi
A Proton Wira yellow taxi in Pyongyang
RailwayseditMain article: Rail transport in North Korea See also: Sino-Korea Friendship Bridge and Pyongyang Metro
The Korean State Railway is the only rail operator in North Korea It has a network of over 6000 km of standard gauge and 400 km of narrow gauge 762 mm lines; as of 2007, over 5400 km of the standard gauge well over 80%, along with 2955 km of the narrow gauge lines are electrified7 The narrow gauge segment runs in the Haeju peninsula8
Because of lack of maintenance on the rail infrastructure and vehicles, the travel time by rail is increasing It has been reported that the 190 km 120 mi trip from Pyongyang to Kaesong can take up to 6 hours9
Water transporteditTaedong River in Pyongyang Yalu River near Sinuiju Nampho Nampho
Water transport on the major rivers and along the coasts plays a growing role in freight and passenger traffic Except for the Yalu and Taedong rivers, most of the inland waterways, totaling 2,250 kilometers, are navigable only by small boats Coastal traffic is heaviest on the eastern seaboard, whose deeper waters can accommodate larger vessels The major ports are Nampho on the west coast and Rajin, Chongjin, Wonsan, and Hamhung on the east coast The country's harbor loading capacity in the 1990s was estimated at almost 35 million tons a year There is a continuing investment in upgrading and expanding port facilities, developing transportation—particularly on the Taedong River—and increasing the share of international cargo by domestic vessels
|Ports in North Korea
|Chongjin, Haeju, Hamhung, Kimchaek, Kaesong, Rasŏn, Nampo, Sinuiju, Songnim, Sonbong formerly Unggi, Ungsang, Wonsan
Merchant marineeditSee also: North Korea Maritime Administration and List of North Korean merchant ships
In the early 1990s, North Korea possessed an oceangoing merchant fleet, largely domestically produced, of 68 ships of at least 1,000 gross-registered tons, totalling 465,801 gross-registered tons 709,442 tonnes deadweight DWT, which included fifty-eight cargo ships and two tankers As of 2008, this has increased to a total of 167 vessels consisting mainly of cargo and tanker ships
|Fleet by type
|Bulk carrier
|Chemical tanker
|Cargo liner
|Petroleum tanker
|Reefer ship
|Roll on/Roll off
Ferry Serviceedit
North Korea maintains the Man Gyong Bong 92, a ferry connecting Rajin and Vladivostok, Russia10
Air transporteditSee also: Air Koryo and Pyongyang Sunan International Airport Pyongyang Sunan International Airport Air Koryo Tupolev Tu-204 Pyongyang Sunan International Airport ramp
North Korea's international air connections are limited in frequency and numbers As of 2011, scheduled flights operate only from Pyongyang's Pyongyang Sunan International Airport to Beijing, Dalian, Shenyang, Shanghai, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore, Moscow, Khabarovsk, Vladivostok and Kuwait International Airport Charters to other destinations operate as per demand Prior to 1995 many routes to Eastern Europe were operated including services to Sofia, Belgrade, Prague, Budapest along with others
Air Koryo is the country's national airline Air China also operates flights between Beijing and Pyongyang In 2013, MIAT Mongolian Airlines began operating direct charter services from Ulaanbattar to Pyongyang with Boeing 737-800 aircraft11
Internal flights are available between Pyongyang, Hamhung, Haeju HAE, Hungnam HGM, Kaesong KSN, Kanggye, Kilju, Najin NJN, Nampo NAM, Sinuiju SII, Samjiyon, Wonsan WON, Songjin SON and Chongjin CHO All civil aircraft are operated by Air Koryo, which has a fleet of 19 passenger and cargo aircraft, all of which are Soviet or more modern Russian types
As of 2013, the CIA estimates that North Korea has 82 usable airports, 39 of which have permanent-surface runways12
|Airports – with paved runways
|> 3,047 m
|2,438 to 3,047 m
|1,524 to 2,437 m
|914 to 1,523 m
|< 914 m
|Airports – with unpaved runways
|2,438 to 3,047 m
|1,524 to 2,437 m
|914 to 1,523 m
|< 914 m
See alsoedit
- Tourism in North Korea
- This article incorporates public domain material from the Library of Congress Country Studies website http://lcweb2locgov/frd/cs/
- ^ United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees July 2, 2008 "UNHCR Freedom in the World 2008 - North Korea" Unhcrorg Archived from the original on October 18, 2012 Retrieved 2011-04-08
- ^ North Korea: Freedom of movement, opinion and expression - Information sheet Archived 2015-02-16 at the Wayback Machine, Amnesty International, PDF Archived 2013-10-19 at the Wayback Machine, published 2 August 2009, accessed 2011-04-08
- ^ "North Korea: Transportation" CIA World Factbook Archived from the original on July 3, 2015 Retrieved July 13, 2013
- ^ a b "Driving in North Korea and Speed Limit Regulations" New Focus International Feb 24, 2013 Archived from the original on July 17, 2013 Retrieved July 13, 2013
- ^ a b "North Korean traffic police moonlight as service stations" New Focus International July 12, 2013 Archived from the original on July 15, 2013 Retrieved July 13, 2013
- ^ Frank, Ruediger 6 April 2017 "Consumerism in North Korea: The Kwangbok Area Shopping Center" 38 North US-Korea Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies Archived from the original on 11 April 2017 Retrieved 10 April 2017
- ^ Kokubu, Hayato, 将軍様の鉄道 Shōgun-sama no Tetsudō, ISBN 978-4-10-303731-6
- ^ Rob Dickinson "A Glimpse of North Korea's Railways" The International Steam Pages Archived from the original on 2 May 2008 Retrieved 4 July 2009
- ^ Paul French 2007 North Korea: The Paranoid Peninsula – A Modern History 2nd ed New York: Zed Books, p 18, ISBN 1842779052
- ^ Shim, Elizabeth May 18, 2017 "North Korea ferry service launched between Rajin, Vladivostok" UPI The Man Gyong Bong 92 left the North Korean port of Rajin on Wednesday evening with about 40 passengers on a trial run It arrived in Vladivostok on Thursday at 8 am, Russia's state-run Tass news agency reported
- ^ "Archived copy" Archived from the original on 2014-03-28 Retrieved 2014-03-30
- ^ "Archived copy" Archived from the original on 2015-07-03 Retrieved 2010-05-17
Further readingedit
- Download a map of the entire North Korean Railway system to Google Earth here
- Ducruet, Cesar et Jo, Jin-Cheol 2008 Coastal Cities, Port Activities and Logistic Constraints in a Socialist Developing Country: The Case of North Korea, Transport Reviews, Vol 28, No 1, pp 1–25: http://wwwinformaworldcom/smpp/462288788-26821155/content~content=a782923580~db=all~tab=content~order=page
- Jo, Jin-Cheol et Ducruet, Cesar 2007 Rajin-Seonbong, new gateway of Northeast Asia, Annals of Regional Science, Vol 41, No 4, pp 927–950: http://wwwspringerlinkcom/content/625g177v07722201
- Jo, Jin-Cheol et Ducruet, Cesar 2006 Maritime trade and port evolution in a socialist developing country : Nampo, gateway of North Korea, The Korea Spatial Planning Review, Vol 51, pp 3–24: http://librarykrihsrekr/file/publication/att_file/publication2/PR51_01pdf
- DUCRUET, Cesar, JO, Jin-Cheol, LEE, Sung-Woo, ROUSSIN, Stanislas, 2008, Geopolitics of shipping networks: the case of North Korea's maritime connections, Sustainability in International Shipping, Port and Logistics Industries and the China Factor, International Association of Maritime Economists IAME, Dalian, China, April 2–4
- DUCRUET, Cesar, ROUSSIN, Stanislas, 2007, The changing relations between hinterland and foreland at North Korean ports 1985–2006, 6th Inha & Le Havre International Conference, Inha University, Incheon, Republic of Korea, October 10–11
- DUCRUET, Cesar, ROUSSIN, Stanislas, 2007, Inter-Korean maritime linkages: economic integration vs hub dependence, 15th European Conference on Theoretical and Quantitative Geography, Montreux, Switzerland, September 7–11, pp 133–139 ISBN 978-2-940368-05-1
- ROUSSIN, Stanislas, DUCRUET, Cesar, 2007, The Nampo-Pyongyang corridor: a strategic area for European investment in DPRK, Recent Changes in North Korea and the Role of the European Union, Institute of Unification Studies & Hans Seidel Foundation, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea, June 1
- ROUSSIN, Stanislas, DUCRUET, Cesar, 2007, Doing business in DPRK for the European companies: the logistic issue, Seogang University, Seoul, Republic of Korea, May 26
- ROUSSIN, Stanislas, DUCRUET, Cesar, 2006, Logistic perspectives in DPRK, Annual Fall Meeting of the Korean Society of Coastal and Ocean Engineers, Seoul, Republic of Korea, September 15–16
- Ducruet, Cesar et Roussin, Stanislas 2007 Coree du Nord : vers l'ouverture des ports maritimes, Journal de la Marine Marchande, No 4566, Juin 22, pp 6–9
- Ducruet, Cesar et Roussin, Stanislas 2007 L'archipel nord-coreen : transition economique et blocages territoriaux, Mappemonde, Vol 87, http://mappemondemgmfr/num15/articles/art07302html
External linksedit
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- Drive through central Pyongyang at rush hour on National Day Holiday on YouTube
- Transport in North Korea at DMOZ
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Tuscany is a region of Central Italy, bordering Emilia-Romagna north, Liguria to the north-west, Tyrrhenian Sea to the west, Umbria and Marche to east, Lazio to the south-east. The territory is two thirds hilly and one fourth mountainous. The remainder is constituted by plains, that form the valley of the Arno River.
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Because I don't get out of work until 7, unless I'm really starving and grab a pastry after work, my weeks are largely void of sweets. This is good for my ass. But it also means I go a little crazy on the weekends.
Out and about, on foot or bicycle, with about 14 hours of daylight, I pass many, many boulangeries, patisseries, chocolatiers and confisseries and it's hard to resist. Indeed, I research and seek out a few in particular (I'm trying to keep up with Sweet Freak, too).
This past weekend, I really did it up.
It started with a beautifully soft and buttery croissant from La Flute Gana. Truly, truly buttery, flakey and delicious.
Later in the day, I had an excellent American treat: a cupcake from the seven-month-old Cupcake & Co. It was pistachio cake, with a raspberry jam center and cream cheese frosting. Divine, I tell you. Taking on the Americans in the sweets world is apparently no problem.
My other two sweets were good, not great. There was a petit gateau with coconut in the batter and a chocolate fondant center and an apple tart from Poilane (cutest little web site). This boulangerie is renowned for its breads, which I'm also a sucker for, but when it comes to sweets, I should really stick to the hardcore patisseries.


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Wilfred Yu, Open Source Virtualization Engineering Manager
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Interview: Wilfred Yu, Open Source Virtualization Engineering Manager
Wilfred Yu is an engineering manager in the Intel Open Source Technology Center in Santa Clara, California. He joined Intel in 1983 and had been involved in a series of operating system projects for Intel® processors. He currently manages the team that is adding Intel Virtualization Technology to Open source VMMs. He received his Bachelors degree in Engineering from McGill University and his Masters of Applied Science and PhD degrees from the University of Waterloo, Canada.
Dawn: What do you like about working in Intel&aposs Open Source Technology Center (OTC)?
Wilfred: We have a great mission here and a great team of people to make it happen. People are not shy about questioning the status quo. We get to work on challenging problems and we get to do these with the best and brightest inside Intel and in the community. If you&aposre into bleeding edge stuff, OTC is the place.
Dawn: Can you tell us more about the work that Intel is doing for open source virtualization?
Wilfred: We have been working for the past five years to add Intel virtualization technologies (VT) to open source virtual machine monitors (VMM) projects. Xen was our initial target, but we have extended our involvement over time to include KVM. Initially, Xen could only boot para-virtualized Linux guest. We added code to enable Xen to use Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x) to boot unmodified guest OSes, like Windows. We worked with the Xen maintainer to extend Xen to 64-bit. We added support for Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed-IO (VT-d) so you can assign PCI devices to guest OS&aposs. We also added support for Intel Trusted Execution Technology (TXT) so you can authenticate the VMM you are booting on a platform. We are now pushing virtualization changes for power management, IO virtualization and RAS.
Dawn: How important are open source virtualization projects, like Xen and KVM, to cloud computing solutions?
Wilfred: Very. Some of the most prominent cloud solutions out there are built on open source VMMs. The cost factor is an important determinant. And the fact that you can get full sources to the VMM means that you can make changes to meet your cloud needs. I truly believe that open source virtualization is powering the cloud.
Dawn: What do you do for fun when you aren&apost working on virtualization technologies?
Wilfred: What&aposs more fun than work? Seriously. I have kids that are approaching college age. I spend time with them when I&aposm not doing Intel work.
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Pakistani security forces surrounded Bonistan area of District Panjgur on 29 October 2017 and
took over a girls school and house of a local, Naseer and turned the both places into military garrison. Naseer and his family was forced to leave the house, locals say.
Th educational structure and academic activities are severely affected due to continuous military operations.
Another report of a military operation in Gazzi area of Jhaoo has been received. 24 persons were reported abducted and forcibly disappeared during this operation.
According to details, it's been three days a military operation is ongoing in Gazzi and surrounding areas. Women and children have been taken to military camp and were severely beaten up by forces and then released.
From Gazzi area, Mulla Ibrahim Mulla Yaqub, Alam Kamal Khan, Dr. Naseer Kamal Khan, Shams Musa, Siraj Issa, Miran and Mohammad have been abducted by security forces.
Mehrab Ibrahim, Abdul Karim Yaqub, a shepherd, Nek Mohammad Yaqub, Mohammad Hammal, Karam, Khair Bakhsh Musa, Master Sadiq Musa, Jamal, Lal Bakhsh, Abdullah, Mola Bakhsh Asso, Mohammad, Rashid Lal Mohammad, Qadir Bakhsh Tajo, 13 years old Wahid Omer, 14 years old Akram Din and 80 years old Shah Beg were abducted from Kohadu area of Jhau.
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Well... By now you probably figured out that IFIOTI... can happen on Wednesday or Thursday. I'm somewhat lazy/forgetful, and often don't do things on time. So there's that.
Anyhow, I've been keeping extremely busy off of the interwebz (working on making a full length music album, and starting a remix project for a record label...) so thats my excuse and I'm sticking to it.
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Preparing The Workforce Innovation For The Modern Era
Preparing The Workforce Innovation For The Modern Era
Acknowledged seems to perform a perception that the impetus of our impetus, performance measurement and purchase problems and difficulties inaccuracy in what we halt to the workforce. Proof tells us that the difficulties and obstacles are not being of what we 'do' to the staff, they are smartly caused by the mindset which believes that now managers we could mold and command the staff to 'do' what we need. Preparing The Workforce Innovation For The Modern Era
This mindset or mild of thinking is regularly the basis of fault. If what we are caution first off to the workforce is not working together, therefrom we retain to copper what we 'do' to the staff. The greatest hindrance that blocks the street of the staff's purpose is the boss telling them what are their targets, telling them what machines and equipment to end to stretch those targets and most especially telling them what to act.
The largest lump of the answer is totally child's play and that is Workforce Innovation # 1. ) Closing telling mortals what to make – – but ergo what move bosses and managers keep to make? How to inform the gathering that telling persons what to end is miscalculated? Or perk you mortally have to determine that at all? If we believe in the competency and cost of the staff and we know that they wish a undertaking vigorous done, so the management's venture stops being to entertain the staff to conclude what we need by begging them what to prepare and positive starts being to catch for the things that are keeping the staff from practicality a first-class job, and removing them.
Preparing The Workforce Innovation For The Modern Era, Preparing The Workforce Innovation For The Modern Era, The initial proposition that we want to work from this workforce innovation is that the staff know well and understand how to do a good job, they want to do a good job that could come up to the standards and they just need to be equipped with what they require in order to comply with the task.
Managers and leaders only need to listen to what the staff want and give it to them. Workforce Innovation # 2. ) The management needs to speed up in listening to the workforce. If only we are able to modify the manner that the workforce feel about what they do, then the managers will ask, "Well, how did that happen? " It is because when individuals are proud of what they achieved, their performance becomes amazing.
Actually no one has been asked what to do. We simply permitted the workforce themselves to become as competent and capable as they could by getting rid of the barriers that bosses put in the way and the ending performance makes the managers wonder, How did you manage to do that? Because they asked, we can now reveal to them, because they asked.
We do not have to let the managers to 'do' any differently. When they find out what is happening to their workforce and their end results, they will fully understand it for themselves. So how to tell people that telling others what to do is wrong? No, you do not – – simply make them curious about the possibilities, and then they will get the rest on their own. Preparing The Workforce Innovation For The Modern Era


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Medieval Education and Professions
In Medieval England the country was largely agricultural and the majority of land was held by the Church, the Crown or Knights who were bequeathed titles. This land was then rented out, thus many people worked as tenant farmers or labourers. It was not easy to move up the social scale or change profession without money. Trades were kept within families and apprenticeship were expensive. However, some tradesmen and merchants were able to live comfortably, marry well and improve their social standing.
Education was the preserve of the wealthy male or those who had entered religious life. However it was also possible for poor boys to be sponsored through the beneficence of a rich relation, friend or acquaintance. In return for such generosity, the benefactor would be helping to ensure their place in Heaven, plus they would guarantee loyalty from the student and their family. Men of the cloth were often employed as scribes for the wealthy illiterate, of which there were large numbers.
Reading and Writing
In Medieval England, most people were illiterate. This is why Church stain glass windows and wall paintings depict bible stories- it helped the congregation follow the biblical stories. If you were lucky enough to receive an education, however, then you would have learnt French and Latin, the language of the Court and the Church.
What is more, printing had not yet reached England, so books as we know them did not exist. Books were hand-made from manuscripts and hand-written by scribes in places such as St Augustine's Abbey in Canterbury. There was no paper, so vellum, an animal hide which was commonly calves skin, or parchment was used.
Religious Pilgrimage
England was Catholic and religion was prevalent in society. A pilgrimage was viewed as a way to atone for sins or ask for God's hand in your misfortune through miracles and cures. Making the long, arduous, dangerous journey and offering sacrifices to God or the saints could absolve sins and generate God's mercy.


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I decided as half the year is about done an update was in order.
Its winter here and while the real icy weather hasn't quite hit we are getting more rain than is normal making the days rather bleak...perfect for quilting if one wasn't at work!
Firstly; I recently holidayed on Hamilton Island in the Whitsunday region of The Great Barrier Reef. I instantly fell in love with this idyllic paradise; Whitehaven Beach is truly magnificent, the water really is that blue and the sand the purest white! I am extremely thankful I enjoyed it above by helicopter and by the sea; with both options being essential on a trip to this region. The weather, the food, the people; everything was perfect.
|Whitehaven Beach, Whitsundays
I also made sure I saw the sunrise
A Room With a View At the ReefView Hotel
Some of the locals
A Dink or Two
Not in time for Cuddles The Wildlife
Park but a very close view: Love our Koala's.
So beautiful to see them "at Home"
A Potoroo (so small and very cute)
And a 4.5metre (14 feet 7 inches) Saltwater Croc called this Park home
Back at home a few projects closer to completion and underway:Irish Circles a pattern by Karen Cunningham needs its borders
The centre ring got a personal touch
Little Sparrow started many years ago now is back on the agenda; a Susan Smith design
This is Susan's Quilt; I have a long way to go!
Most recently I visited my Granddaughter Miller; she is now 4 months old & the most beautiful little treasure. She fills my heart & her Uncle Sam is pretty smitten too
Miller 4 Months
With Uncle Sam
And Mim & Uncle Sam
And what would a post be without Angus XXX
Well that's it for now, hopefully next post will have some of JulieAnn's work: we are off on a weekend away stitching. Stay Posted!!
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Wednesday, June 30th, 2010
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WILLISTON, N.D. - Williston State College is pleased to announce that it has received about $165,000 from an American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) grant, administered by the ND Department of Commerce.
According to the North Dakota Department of Commerce website, www.nd.gov, "The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009 was passed by Congress and signed into law by the President on February 17, 2009. It includes funding for infrastructure, as well as increases in education and human services funding." It also stated that, "As per the legislation, a majority of the more than $580 million in ARRA funding for North Dakota is committed to education, transportation and human and community services."
"We received a state energy grant from the ARRA Funds Energy Efficiency Program for State Facilities," said Keith Olson of the WSC Small Business Development Center Office. "The grant was designed to help state facilities make energy improvements that will save utility costs."
The plan for WSC is to put in all new lighting in all buildings on campus, buy four tankless water heaters for the residence halls, thermostats for the Crighton Building, and more.
"With our particular grant application, we will see a quick payback," Olson said. "We'll be able to recoup the entire cost of the grant in about 4 to 5 years. These changes could help us save close to $40,000 a year in utility costs."
"The college is being aggressive in trying to reduce costs, and one way of doing so is energy efficiency," said WSC President Raymond Nadolny. "Staff has done a great job in looking at funding that can make us more efficiency and more green at the same time."
"This is great for the college," Olson added. "It will save a lot of money on utilities, helping us to be as fiscally responsible as we can with the resources we are given. It will be good for the state."
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I always wanted a pony for Christmas and for some reason, I never got one. Maybe this year will be different! (here's to hoping) Well lucky for you there is Peachtree Estate Sales! You will find that special something for that special someone!!
This sale has art, lamps, chairs, lampshades, chandeliers and lots other antique furniture. So much to choose from!!! Get there early for the best choice!
Thurs, Fri, Sat
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10-3 Fri, Dec 2
9-4 Sat, Dec 3
3211 Flamingo Dr
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You know the drill.
Please READ BELOW:
***ALL SALES ARE FINAL!*** It's up to YOU to plug something in, try it out, etc. This is not kindergarten friends. (Although I really did love kindergarten. Just sayin')
NO PRESALES over the PHONE unless OTHERWISE STATED:
Peachtree Estate Sales DOES charge sales tax –ALL SALES ARE FINAL! – 3% charge on all cc/debit cards in addition to the sales charge.
*Keep our sales orderly! Do not 'dump' items out of things, if you move something put it back!
BE RESPECTFUL to one another — it's just 'stuff'. No need to be ugly or rude to another customer. If we feel you continue to have aggressive behavior or don't use your 'MANNERS' we will ask you to leave.
All LARGE items are priced, and smaller ones of significant monetary value. All smaller items are priced in a 'group' pricing. Make a stack of all items at checkout and we will give you a price on your group of items. Happy Treasure Hunting! Woot! Woot!
**Parking — Can only park on ONE side of the street ONLY! Park on the side of the street that house is located on. Do not block driveways or mailboxes, please. Thanks!
NO CHECKS ACCEPTED – CASH OR CREDIT/DEBIT ONLY (3% added for all cards)
*Because of the many people who attend our sales, questions re: individual items are very hard to answer —- just come to the sale!
We accept CASH/CREDIT – Debit run as credit (add 3% on all cards)
Come prepared to take your items home SAME DAY.
For insurance purposes, staff members cannot carry heavy/large items for you.
You must arrange for your own people to carry/load/deliver your items.
We price 'to sell' the first day and throughout the length of the sale.
We have the 'right' to go through any bags you bring into the sale.
Peachtree Estate Sales is not responsible for accidents nor is the homeowner.
**Children must remain with parents at ALL times.
Bring bags/totes/boxes/newspapers for wrapping — to help with your items. We do not provide these.
If we SELL OUT of items before the end of sale time, we will close the sale down early.
We APPRECIATE our customers – and thank you for coming to our estate sales!
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Mid to late summer is an ideal time to plant seeds for "a second gardening season" that can be as productive as your major early spring plantings.
For a delicious and very nutritious cornucopia of fall meals, late summer is the time to plant juicy lettuces; cool-season aromatic herbs (dill, garlic chives, chervil, cilantro, arugula, and parsley); hearty greens like chard or kale; baby pak choi, and other Asian greens; as well as carrots, beets, leeks, peas, green onion, spinach, radishes, fennel and all the brassica family members.
Late planted crops have less competition from weeds and pests and grow beautifully with less garden work. In milder areas of the country, you'll have great harvests in time for Thanksgiving and many crops will hold perfectly through the early winter months without bolting to seed or becoming bitter tasting as they would in the heat of early summer.
It may seem odd to be starting new seeds when a lot of your summer produce like squash and tomatoes are still cranking, but it's well worth the effort. For reliable harvests in cooler weather, seedlings must have good initial growth and well-established root systems. The goal is to have fully grown, ready to pick plants that basically store themselves in the garden throughout the fall, so you can pick them as you need them over a long sustained harvest season.
Start seeds in containers or in a garden area with dappled sun or light shade, wherever seeds can germinate comfortably out of the hot sun but still get plenty of light after seedlings are well-established. Plant in well-prepared moist soil and in the evening so they will have the advantage of cooler night temperatures to settle in and minimize shock. If daytime temperatures are still in the high 80's, shelter your newly transplanted seedlings with row covers or a shade cloths for a few days so they can adjust heat and sun.
Once the seedlings have acclimated, don't forget to supply adequate moisture to these young crops and fertilize them regularly in the early growing stages.
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So it behooves us to take a minute and look at all this.
Is Islam really beautiful and peaceful? Is there more than one Islam? Is there a true or "Western Islam" and an oppressive or "Distorted Islam"? Is true Islam nothing like the supposedly disfigured monstrosity presented by the jihadists and suicide bombers?
Are you serious?
If you really are serious and really want to find out then I suggest you listen to ex-Muslims, like the one in the following video and that you study the central sacred texts of the Faith. The man in the video speaks both from personal experience and from the most authoritative texts in the religion - Qur'an, Hadith, Sira, Tafseer and Shariah.
And surely, unless you were determined to live in the land of wishful thinking, you would want to investigate the facts of any given religion by studying its central texts and its central figures.
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In the name of Dawah (inviting people to Islam), people and groups that seek to expand Islam tend to stick to certain approaches and strategies, and those strategies don't always present questionable Islamic matters the right way.


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About two weeks ago I attended Family Dollar Fabulous. Family Dollar Fabulous is a great event that showcases the wide variety of top tier hair and beauty brands that are offered at more than 8,100 Family Dollar stores nationwide. Family Dollar has also expanded to offering a fashion forward affordable clothing line called "Just Be…". This year, Family Dollar Fabulous stopped in Atlanta at the Intercontinental Hotel and hosted more than a dozen of our favorite hair and beauty brands such as Goody and Organic Root Stimulator, and about 40 of your favorite beauty bloggers/vloggers around the nation.
We enjoyed two days of being pampered and exploring the Family Dollar brand as a whole in addition to being able to speak with some of the brands face to face to learn more about their offerings and for them to learn more about us. I've captured some of the goodness below to give you all an idea of what this event was all about. I learned so much about Family Dollar and definitely have a different perspective and respect for the brand as a whole. Some of the things I learned about Family Dollar because of attending this event are:
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1. Family Dollar has some of our favorite beauty and hair care lines from Dark and Lovely, Organic Root Stimulator, L.A. Colors, and Covergirl to name a few.
2. Family Dollar is about empowering women to be fabulous no matter their financial or social circumstance.
3. Family Dollar makes fashion and beauty accessible with top tier beauty and hair brands along with their new clothing line, Just Be.
Get into some of the photos below highlighting some of the fun we had over two days while being hosted by Family Dollar.
Look at all the beauty and hair product goodness that you can get for less at Family Dollar? I mean…
Met this country singing beauty, Mickey Guyton, at the Kotex U booth. She was so sweet! Love meeting great people living in their purpose. That shine from within is truly undeniable!
Had a ball at the African Pride Booth AND won a 3 month of supply of hair products. This is on top of the full sized products I received in my goodie bag!
The Cantu booth was adorable. I was able to make my own special hair product "cocktail using some of their premier products in addition to some of our favorite essential oils to provide intense moisture to my natural hair.
You can't go wrong with body sprays! Especially with these Body Fantasies goodies. Love adding body sprays to my shower/bath routine.
Nice set-up at the Luster's Pink booth. Who remembers Pink lotion moisturizer? I mean if you have naturally curly hair and you did not have this staple in your household growing up, we may have to re-evaluate some things…
Organics by Africa's Best gave a great recap of their brand's history and growth in addition to having a bartender to make us bloggers some mocktails. I think some of the girls were more interested in the bartender than the mocktails…
Just about all the girls left the Fabulous event with instant manicures courtesy of Edge press on nails. In a pinch and need your nails done? These are an affordable and quick way to get your nails together for a day or night out.
Dark and Lovely has always been a staple in my household growing up, can't wait to try their Au Naturale line!
Optimum Amla Legend line is definitely one of my favorites. Their blow out cream does wonders for a silky and shiny blow out!
Organic Root Stimulator (ORS) educated us bloggers about how to take care of our scalps in order to have healthy hair. They had a camera that showed the condition of our scalps in addition to explaining how we can achieve the best scalp condition possible for healthy hair from root to tip. Definitely one of my favorite booths.
The Tone and Smooth N' Shine booth was a fave of mine as well. I love my plush robe in addition to getting my hair slayed by celebrity hair stylist, Larry Sims. The folks in this booth were very hospital and genuine.
I love seeing a brand grow and develop. Learning about how the Ultra Sheen brand has grown and developed products to match their customer demographic was intriguing. I also got "tatted" with a novelty tattoo from Beyonce's flash tattoo line.
Loved this panel discussing how to be true to yourself and radiate beauty from within. I also loved the fact that the panel wanted to understand and learn from us bloggers as well. Expertise shared across platforms, genres, and professions for sure.
Highlights from the "Just Be…" boutique. How fab are some of these pieces? I mean, the quality was legit y'all. I was definitely taken back. I love how Family Dollar has incorporated fashion in a way that is affordable without losing the quality of the garment for the price point.


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How to Comment & Why It's Good for Business
|Do you think commenting on blogs are for know-it-alls? Do you think the World doesn't need to read your opinion? Are you still struggling with crafting a clever comment?
You're Not Alone.
I know that commenting can be daunting for the shy and introverted artist, but doing this will help build your brand and bring traffic back to your site. Honest! I've outlined few more reasons why commenting is good for your business and how to cultivate your legacy.
Presence is the New Dial Tone
Commenting on other blogs/sites promotes your business, builds your brand online, and fosters communal support. It also cultivates trust among your new friends, educates your new and current collectors, and build your tribe –and you thought it was just for your own site!
Think NPR where their part of their tagline reads, "Supported by listeners like you." Blogging and comments are a very similar paradigm. Today, content is king and participating is the new currency. Because we seem to be so crowded on Facebook (FB) "Hey everybody, look what my cat just brought me!" , we're becoming even more fragmented from authentic dialog –this goes for extended families and communities alike. By participating on blogs through comments, you're supporting your community in three ways:
- The artist/gallery as author
- Yourself
- The Customer
You'll also find that you leave a much more lasting impression on the site than you would on FB. You want to leave a legacy, right?
Repository and Legacy
Think of your blog as a repository of your intellectual wealth and leaving comments on other blogs as a legacy of influence. FB isn't forever, but your Web site/blog is. FB changes it's MO everyday and we simply can't guarantee that it will stay around forever. We've seen our own comments on FB hiccup and get lost in the system on an all-too-frequent basis. Mark could sell it tomorrow and it could morph into something completely different next week –and you can't control that. What you can control is your own Web site, your own blog, and as importantly, your legacy. By posting in your repository, you can broadcast (share) on FB and encourage comments back on your post.
Hint: Copy and paste a portion of you first paragraph on your wall and create a crumb trail with ellipsis to feed curiosity -this will encourage your readers to take the link and leave a comment on your blog. Don't forget the link!
Are you still struggling with "I" vs "We" when it comes to identifying yourself as an INDIECreative? Do you think your customers won't take you seriously when you tell them that it's just you who makes your product?
You'll be surprised
Over the past 10 years, the US has seen a dramatic shift… I vs We | IndieCreatives
You get the idea, right?
Trend Shifting
To reinforce the stability of your Web site vs FB, try to recognize that FB is another social media tool to help broadcast/share your insight. By the way, just found an interesting article about FB and posting too much, too often can get you unfriended. By in large, artists aren't self-promoters and by posting way too much about kitty could prevent you from sharing the real meat of your business. So, I believe we're beginning to see a shift in online behavior again and this bodes well for our blogs, too!
Party on a Blog
Think of the conversation as a party. The blog host begins a topic and comments can eventually turn a dialog into a party on someone else's blog home. You'll find new friends who relate to what you have to say, thus, bringing more traffic to your Web site. I know I get traffic when I respond with a wise, funny, or passionate comment.
Bloggers & Commentors are People Too
Specifically, and this is critical, the most important thing people want in their lives is to be acknowledged. They want to know they matter. Commenting on another blog is not only good for presence, it's good for the spirit. Replying to a comment on your own blog also acknowledges the person who took the time to leave a thoughtful note and promotes goodwill. Chances are pretty good that visitor will return as a regular, too.
Bonus: Leaving comments regularly is good fodder for other unknown visitors -you never know who's reading.
I know you're shy, but…
We really need to hear your voice. Really. We know you have something to say. You could begin with empathy or sympathy -do you relate to the author's position? How? Do you have a personal experience with this? How have you dealt with it?
Hint: You can start small and grow when you're feeling more comfortable.
Try: I'm in awe of your unique style. I'm still developing mine and find your work inspiring.
Be Useful (aka Don't Make Noise)
Commenting for the sake of commenting just adds clutter and noise. Please read the entire thread and take a 2nd glance to make sure you've read it correctly before making your comment. If there are a number of comments already, take the time to read them as well because someone may have already posted the exact sentiment you wanted to convey.
Hint: Get your comment in early!! 😉
Many times I will read and re-read to ensure I'm focused on the topic. How many times do your thoughts blend with ideas taking you off course? Happens to me all the time. I may have to read a section a 3rd time censoring my wandering mind. I want to be useful, don't you?
Tip: Read Saving Your Words Without the Drama for those times you're crafting a post. Sometimes, our internet connections aren't as reliable as we believe and you can lose your words in a blink of an eye.
Stay Short and Sweet
Insightful, useful, and concise is the key to a great comment. Try to constrain yourself when responding. It's about adding to the conversation and continuing the dialogue, not a place for your own monologue.
Hint: If you've got more to say, you might consider writing your own article and then come back to post your comment. Add the link, too, if it's relevant.
Please Stay On Topic
When comments are enabled on blog posts, it's because the author wants to hear your voice on that subject -not on the one before or the one after or that your cat barfed a hairball while you were posting. Don't change the subject.
Hint: If you want to remark on a specific passage of the article, copy and paste that short section and add your comment beneath. Ala:
[…Try to constrain yourself when responding.]
So true! Anything longer makes one look like a longwinded blowhard. I read that Paul Krugman is now having his assistants delete any comment that expands beyond "3 inches on my screen." Who has that kind of time to write novellas on someone else's blog?
Contribute Insight
Be a part of the conversation, not clutter. Being a noise maker by exclaiming, "I love puppies" doesn't win you points, nor does a simple "Ditto!" or "Great post!" They're annoying at the very least and a stream of consciousness is irritating -both may get edited or deleted. When you do contribute, provide inspiring insight when you know you have an opinion because others are looking for additional veins of thought, not just the author's. When you do contribute something wise, you'll gain followers (people like smart people). As you contribute, you build your brand.
Hint: You have the option of including your Web site addy in the field box (before the comment box) so be sure to include it –not in the comment box -that's spammy. Readers have been conditioned to click on a commentor's name to take them to their Web site and remember to take advantage of it! You'll thank yourself later. 😉
Support Other Artist Bloggers
Bloggers appreciate comments, we really do! Contributing to blog posts of other artists and galleries also helps to build rapport and interest. Definitely match the passion and spirit in which the author posted. There are a few artist blogs out there who match my passion and when I'm incited, they appreciate it.
Hint: If you can't purchase their work, please share some uplifting thoughts. As artists, our art is the first to get crossed off Maslow's hierarchy of needs and in tough times, we could really use some encouragement.
What not to say to a professional artist:
- "Keep up the good work!" Ack! Really? It's not only authoritative, it's pithy. Strive to remain a peer, not a micromanaging boss or overbearing parent.
Try: I really love your elegant style, I would collect it all if I had the space.
- "I wouldn't use that color!" Giving tips on how to paint, what color choices to make or how to design a bag is treacherous territory. They're the expert of their art, not you. They've taken the time to develop their style, let them be the one to unfold their inner genius.
Try: I would love to see you include big cats in your series. I would be the first to buy a tiger print!
Know When to Comment, Know When to Email
This is a gray area and can get sticky quickly. If you're not sure where to draw the "I was just trying to be helpful" line, here are a few gems to use as guidance.
- If your comment is about menial criticism on spelling or grammar, then you might consider emailing the author privately.
- If your comment is pointing fingers at the author and not a constructive disagreement, then you might consider emailing the author privately.
- If you've been drinking heavily (caffeine, sugar, alcohol), then you might consider emailing the author privately. Same goes for smokin' dope, shootin' up, or any other illegal activity we just don't need to know about.
Can you think of any more? Let me know!
All in all, I hope the tips above will help you reach out one blog at a time, gaining comfort and traffic along the way.
Bonus Time!
Bonus – On this blog, those who comment frequently get noticed. You get to see your avatar positioned proudly on the leader board. Your position on the leader board indicates to others that you're insightful, helpful, and not to mention, endowed with a charming personality.
Bonus – I will be running contests for those top contributors on the leader board, so there's no time like the present to start commenting!!
How will you comment today?
Here's to Cultivating Your Creative Independence
12 Responses to "How to Comment & Why It's Good for Business"
I really enjoyed reading the article and have to admit to not commenting well – I'm probably not now either! I do like to leave something behind, but am not sure I always do it…that said, the article is well written and full of good, clear, easy to follow advice. Thank you.
I want to thank you for presenting your readers with a wonderfully written post full of great advice. I am not the best at leaving comments on other blogs, but you have given even the shyest of blog readers enough pointers to help them out of their shell. I think what I appreciate the most is the section on bloggers are people too. There are those out there that forget it is another living, breathing human being they are addressing and even though the person is not right there in front of them, they are still a person with feelings. It is way to easy to hide behind the anonymity of the internet and we say things that we would never say to someone's face. Thank you again for your insightful and educational post!
I have found that not only commenting on blog posts but on FB posts and forums is a great way to get your name out there and become known in the community you are seeking to join.
I use my name as well as my business name when posting so that the two will be known together.
Thanks for the great thoughts.
Thank you so much for some wonderful tips! I appreciate the affirmation that bloggers like comments–I crave them!! Sometimes I'm not even sure that there are readers out there until I check my traffic (there are, they're just quiet).
I have a tip to add, if you don't mind. Especially because it just happened! Visual imagery is important and can make you more memorable. Make sure your avatar is consistent so other bloggers/posters recognize you.
Yours is! I followed this post from the Hive just because the title was interesting, and didn't even realize it was you, Lisa, until I went to post and saw your avatar. I'm already a customer of yours and love my journal cover!
Thanks for everything! (now my post is too long!)
And it's ironic that I can't figure out how to get my own avatar up on your site.
Tip #2 from me — learn more about the Internet so you can manage your avatars. 😉
Thanks for the link! Gravatar activated.
Tip #3–revisit blogs you've posted in. You may find great answers or comments to your post (like links to get a Gravatar)!
Thanks for the tips I enjoy reading them!


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Created as part of the Saskatoon Teachers' Association's The Teacher Project, the video is one of three highlighting work being done by teachers here in the city.
'I was so proud': The Teacher Project shines bright light on special relationships
When Cheryl Lenz-Fabian first watched a video profiling her heartwarming relationship with student Jeffre Hubert, it brought tears to her eyes.
Created as part of the Saskatoon Teachers' Association's The Teacher Project, the video is one of three highlighting work done by teachers in the city. The videos have reached tens of thousands of people since they were posted online on Nov. 14 and have been shared on social media hundreds of times.
Lenz-Fabian, a functionally integrated learning assistance teacher at Bethlehem Catholic High School, said she was "very much surprised and delighted" by the response to the video.
"I love that little boy so much," she said of Hubert, a Grade 12 student who has Down syndrome.
"To see how far he's come, it was so wonderful. I was so proud."
Lenz-Fabian said the video, which features her class executing a traditional pompom routine, highlights the importance of providing equal learning opportunities for students with special needs. Their potential is endless, she said.
"You can't limit them, because they may struggle in certain areas, but when you find that gift, it's just wonderful."
Since the project's launch, people have spent about 946 hours watching all three videos; they spent 581 hours watching Jeffre's video alone.
Jeffre's mother, Barb Hubert, said her son was thrilled when he finally saw the finished product, watching it over and over again. It's got to the point where people in the community have even started to recognize Jeffre and his teacher from the clip.
"It really does show that kids can do anything," Hubert said. "It doesn't matter if they're labelled or if they're not labelled. If you have the right support system and people are accepting, then people can do anything."
Marc Gobeil, who co-chaired the STA committee behind the project, said the people featured in the videos were nominated by fellow educators and he hopes they serve as a boost in a financially challenging time for the sector.
"It's so easy to get caught up in some of the negatives that we really wanted to showcase some of the work that's being done by teachers," he said. "Not everybody realizes what goes into an everyday classroom. Everybody has an idea from their experiences at school, but that's changed so dramatically."
Teachers go above and beyond regardless of funding cuts or regardless of anything political."
The videos were shot by local production company Versa Films. STA president Vincent Mamer said he "loved the final result," noting the work that went into the videos was "top notch."
"The stories are great," he said. "These are three stories of great teaching that's going on in our schools and really, they're exceptional, but not they're not atypical. You see examples of this in schools across our city."
Gobeil said the STA has not fielded any negative comments about the videos and he hopes the STA can continue producing them into the future.
"My goal would be to see at least three videos of the same nature released every year."