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I have just finished reading Philip Short's biography of Mao Zedong. Even as I write that sentence I blush at its exaggeration. The author is short, not his book. It's a volume of about 750 pretty big pages with a huge dramatis personae whose names my aging and occidental brain finds it difficult to keep straight. But it was the book that several knowledgeable friends told me I should read if I hoped to begin to understand Mao, who by any way of looking at things was among the most consequential actors upon the historical stage of my own times. I did a good deal of skimming and hopping about as directed by Short's comprehensive index. I did read major sections in their entirety, including that on the Cultural Revolution; so I will exercise a license to which I may well not be eligible and say that that "I read the book."
What did I learn about Mao? I well remember idealistic young Americans marching in the streets chanting his praises. On my own campus there were those who affected his dismal haberdashery. In France in 1968 I saw a huge sign fashioned by the student revolutionaries for one of their rallies that read "Our cause is invincible, for we have a weapon forged in Sinkiang." I didn't know what it meant exactly, but it sounded persuasive. Philip Short is an engaging journalistic historian, not a moralist or a political polemicist; but the gist of his book, in my admittedly episodic reading, is that Mao was one of the very greatest monsters in recorded history, perhaps even Numero Uno. The man achieved hecatombs that surpassed the joint production of Hitler and Stalin. He inspired the admiration and emulation of other murderous despots limited in their ambitions only by the comparatively more modest size of the populations under their subjection.
You should not have to read seven hundred pages to find out that a man was a monster. My complaint about biography as a contemporary literary genre is that biographies seem destined to get longer and longer. Having just spent the better part of a week working under the direction of my son Luke in trying to clean up my study I have seen for myself how easily and how quickly junk mail can become sacralized as an "archive". Technological developments in communication make it easy to create "documents" and way too easy to keep them. On Anthony Weiner's seized laptop the FBI has found 650,000 emails of conceivable pertinence to Hillary Clinton, Huma Abedin, fifteen-year-old girls in North Carolina and—who knows?—maybe even Carlos Danger himself. Most people seem to be concentrating on the "pertinence" issue, but I can't get there, my intellectual energies having been drained by the preliminary effort to imagine six hundred and fifty-thousand emails. Someday some biographer of somebody is going to find it necessary to read them and tell me all about them.
John Aubrey
Classical models teach us the wisdom of biographical brevity. Think of Plutarch, think of Seutonius. There are about twelve thousand words in the Gospel of Mark. Is there anything more biographically felicitous than Aubrey's wonderful and wonderfully titled Brief Lives from the seventeenth century? Samuel Johnson published the Lives of the Poets—fifty-two of them, like a deck of cards—in a single collection. A century later the cultural critic Matthew Arnold would nominate six of the best of them as established, permanent "points which stand as so many natural centres, and by returning to which we can always find our way again." That's pretty high praise. John Reed, a founder of the prelapsarian American Community Party, crammed more into his thirty-two years than the television lounge of your average pensioners' home could pool together. When he was twenty-nine he wrote a little autobiographical gem, Almost Thirty, that practically electrified me when I first stumbled upon it.
Only after reading Philip Short did it occur to me to pull down from its shelf my favorite contemporary collection of short biographies: Clive James's Cultural Amnesia: Necessary Memories from History and the Arts. This book, incidentally, is one I hope could be in my Desert Island Library should I ever be forced to put one together. Clive James was combating political correctness before it had even settled into its name. In this book he deploys his ideas through the medium of about a hundred biographical essays. For anyone inclined to respect learning, to honor history and try to be honest about it, and to value the Western cultural tradition and its distinctive achievements, one of the greatest obstacles is the slovenly but fashionable forgetfulness that he calls "cultural amnesia". I suffer as well from forgetfulness of the more conventional kind. I could not remember for sure whether he had an essay on Mao, but of course he does. It is five pages long, and that includes an encomiastic review of Short's biography and other relevant bibliographical information. His opening sentence: "The full evil of Mao Zedong (1893-1976) is continually being rediscovered, because it is continually being forgotten." So Short had to go long.
Clive James


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yep im all done too , map done bag packed just weather too check and shorts or tights descion in the morning . going to make it up as i go along on the iffy bits and have a steady plod round and enjoy the day. see you all there :thumbup:
yep im all done too , map done bag packed just weather too check and shorts or tights descion in the morning . going to make it up as i go along on the iffy bits and have a steady plod round and enjoy the day. see you all there :thumbup:
Interesting run today- think we had every weather bar torrential rain (thank goodness).
On paper I wasn't sure I liked the 'new' route and ceratinly the tussocks after Hoof Stones and the long road at the end took their toll, but on reflection it was nice to have the challenge of a new route. Thanks to all the marshalls who were efficient and cheerful as usual. Nice to chat to so many and thansk to those who kept me going
You had a good run Karen after looking like you were struggling early on. Well Done. Marshalls, as always were great, thoroughly enjoyed it.
Sorry i missed you old un, were you running with britnick from the start? Wish i was doing the fellsman again after today, but wife's birthday on the 28th so have to wait till Old Counties Tops for another long un.
Thanks all concerned
Hills and Guinness!
You looked to be going well yourself when I saw you at Penistone CP?
Well done Steve that's a brilliant time. Shame it clashed with Coledale otherwise I'd have done it this year.
Linda Murgatroyd, Calder Valley Fell Runners
i agree with karen an intresting day on new ground , we made a few "intresting" navigational choices and did 8.20 so a bit slower than id planned but had a good training day for fellsman and a few chats with a few freinds and made a couple more. i looked out for you steve but didnt see you mate i did start with nick which was as always a pleasure and met drunken euphoria and finished with claire so all in all a good day out a big thankyou to all the marshalls and organizers for all there time and work.
Good time on your feet training for the Fellsman mate, i made a right arse of nav from delph end to jerusalem farm, so much for my local knowledge, put my running partner through some heather bashing to get back on track
Great bloke is Nick, a good pony day out, all the best for the Fellsman old un:thumbup:
Hills and Guinness!
cheers steve hopefully get to meet you somewhere down the line, hes a top bloke. i chose a couple of bad lines but found a couple of good ones too


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This week I was given a chance to look over a pair of Super Talent
Technology Corporation's 2GB (2 x 1GB Dual Channel) DDR2 PC2 8000 T1000UX2G4 overclocked RAM for gamers. The timings for
this set of memory is a tight 4-5-4-15 - compared to the common 5-5-5-15
variety. With 20 years under the belt, Super Talent stands behind their product.
All ram modules are protected with a lifetime warranty.
I'm going to be testing the ram and getting some of the scores based off the
set speed and then running some overclocked benches.
The package is a simple vacuum form of anti-static plastic and gives you the
view of both sides of the modules.
Now the ram heat spreaders are not attached with the clips, but
more along the lines of thermal adhesive.
System I will be testing the RAM modules with:
RAM stock spefications:
Basic tests will include running a suite of tests by Futuremark
and Sandra Lite XI bandwidth test. Stability testing was conducted for a
few hours with Memtest86+ 1.70 on stock speeds before an OS was loaded.
Next I moved over to the baseline testing at stock speed for everything I
might need - Orthos 9+ hours, All of the Futuremark test we have (PCmark05,
3DMark06, 3Dmark05, 3dmark03) and Sisoftware Sandra Lite.
With the Memory set at its stock setting and processor stock as well, we are
running at a 8:15 ratio for the memory.
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EDGE DiskGO 160GBNetwork HDD
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Regarding dun sa mga sponsored posts mo, kung tapos na yung 30 days period na nakasaad sa policy then pwede mo na siyang i-delete.
Pero, kung ayaw mo siyang i-delete, hanapin mo yung post mo tapos i-edit mo siya. Di ba may kasamang link na pinalalagay dun sa mga sponsored post? Sa dulo ng bawat link bago yung text string i dagdad mo yung rel="nofollow", parang ganito:
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After nun, punta ka dito:
tapos magpareconsider ka, pag ka log in mo. Sabihin mo sa kanila yung reason kung bakit sa tingin nila eh na violate mo yung provisions nila at kung ano ginawa mo para di ka na ulit makaviolate ng terms.
That's the thing about blogging, most of the time, we enjoy our freedom too much that we forget about considering other people's feelings. BUT, that is also the best in blogging, we, as bloggers, learn a lot from our mistakes, AND there is no other form of gallantry than in acknowledging your own mistake and taking necessary steps to rectify it.
Good luck and may your apology be accepted graciously by those who were offended. :)
re your post re negative comments re "strike" and "good morning"... dude it is your right to write about your insights. if some readers are offended, that's life. you cannot please everybody.
if you were deemed insensitive, live with it. but don't modify your blogs to suit "some" readers.
ganun talaga. =)
Hey there makoy :)
First of all this is your blog and you can write and say whatever you choose, that should be fine with anyone. People are entitled to their own opinions, and you should express yours with impunity(!) on this, your blog, your own space on the internet.
But of course since you've opened your blog to comments, you will also have to deal with other people's opinions that they can express here.
It's called interaction, and it's a great learning tool.
Keep blogging, man.
With freedom comes responsibility.
A blogger's entries shows what kind of person he/she is. You have the right to say whatever you want since this is your space, but always remember that at the end of the day, a hurtful word, or an insensitive comment may cause more harm than good. You don't want your picture secretly taken in a jeepney while you are in a very uncompromising yet innocent position, posted in cyberspace and be made fun of or be an object of much hateful words.
Your apology is truly unnecessary. You have the right to write whatever you feel like writing. Just be wary (if you care about it) of how you want your readers perceive on who the real Makoy is: through your words or what you intend of them.
Keep your posts flowing...
Hi, I found your link from filipinobloggers.com. Ang bait mo nag sorry ka- yung good morning post- I don't see anything wrong with your post though pero may mga tao kasi na sensitive din. It's your blog and you can write whatever but good job at nag sorry ka sa mga na offend. :)
Napadaan lang ako. :)
sana kase kuya ginisng mo at tinanong kung pede ba i post ung pic nya sa blog mo hehe
ayaw ko mag comment ng serious.. masyado mahaba haha
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The 4th annual Menu for Hope is nearing its final days of fundraising, but there is still time to get in your $10 donation, and chance to win the prize of your choice. Every year, Food Bloggers from all over the world join together in this fundraising campaign for the UN World Food Programme (WFP). Last year, they raised $60,925.12, and this year they are hoping to match that success to support the school lunch program in Lesotho, Africa. From Chez Pim, the founder of Menu for Hope: "We chose this particular program in Lesotho because the WFP is pushing an initiative to supply the program by buying directly from local farmers who practice conservation farming methods. We help feed the kids (which keep them in school) and support their parents and community farming. This sustainable approach to aid is something we believe in and strongly support." Visit the Menu for Hope website to view all of the raffle prizes and head to the Menu for Hope Firstgiving page to donate.
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Alisa is the founder of GoDairyFree.org, Food Editor for Allergic Living magazine, and author of the best-selling dairy-free book, Go Dairy Free: The Guide and Cookbook for Milk Allergies, Lactose Intolerance, and Casein-Free Living, and the new cookbook, Eat Dairy Free: Your Essential Cookbook for Everyday Meals, Snacks, and Sweets. Alisa is also a professional recipe creator and product ambassador for the natural food industry.


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South Texas Cities Sign Historic MOU to Recruit Foreign Investment
Glad to see representation from the RGV! Cities and trade groups from across South Texas signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Texas South-International Alliance (TS-IA) to recruit foreign investment and increase exports from the region.
Representatives of Brownsville, Corpus Christi, Edinburg, San Antonio, and San Marcos joined economic development leaders in signing the MOU during a ceremony at the International Center, 203 South St. Mary's Street.
"Together we can leverage the region's assets to increase foreign investments and exports to make the South Texas economy even stronger," said Councilwoman Elisa Chan, who initiated the alliance with support from Mayor Julián Castro. "This strategy will complement each of our traditional economic development efforts by increasing market share."
The 28-county South Texas region has a population of over 4.4 million people, while another 3 million live across the border in Mexico. In the decade between 2000 and 2010, South Texas counties grew by more than 24%, outpacing the growth rate of the state of Texas and far exceeding the U.S. growth rate of 9.7% in the same period.
South Texas has many unique assets in energy from the Eagle Ford Shale to the peak wind-power generation along the Gulf of Mexico. At the nexus of petroleum production and power generation are forward-thinking utilities investing in the New Energy Economy and water-savvy technology.
TS-IA has received support from Texas Secretary of State Hope Andrade and U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Market Access & Compliance Michael C. Camuñez. He had the opportunity to learn about the Texas South-International Alliance while delivering a keynote address to the San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce State of Trade Luncheon in October.
"I came away from my recent visit to San Antonio deeply impressed by the city and the region's efforts through the Texas South International Alliance to establish itself as an export center and hub for foreign direct investment," Camuñez said. "I congratulate the region for its vision, and I look forward to hearing more about this initiative in the coming months and years."
The MOU coincided with the 20th anniversary of the North American Free Trade Agreement and NAFTA20 Summit held in San Antonio. While participating in NAFTA20 on Nov. 15-16, the Alliance will share its vision for economic growth through international exchanges in culture and education and region-to-region trade missions.
"Promoting San Antonio's and South Texas's assets elevates the region on a global level and directly benefits our city by attracting trade and foreign direct investment back to the community and the South Texas region," said Rene Dominguez, Director of the City of San Antonio Economic Development Department.
South Texas is bound by the U.S.-Mexico border, Gulf of Mexico, and the interchange of Interstate 10 and Interstate 35, making it a key gateway to the Western Hemisphere, North American free trade, and the booming Texas economy. Ranked among the Top 50 regions for Global Trade, and ranks among the Top 10 U.S. Customs Districts for is trade with Latin America.
Across the region, trade thrives via five sea ports on the Gulf of Mexico, 14 land bridges, a North-South and East-West hub on the Interstate freeway system in the country's seventh-largest city, seven airports, and a future trans-border railroad.
TS-IA will focus on attracting foreign investment, increasing exports of goods and professional services, and strengthening civil society through exchanges in tourism and culture. TS-IA consists of elected officials and the leaders of economic development councils. Its charter cities include Brownsville, Corpus Christi, Edinburg, San Antonio, and San Marcos. Representatives meet quarterly in a different South Texas city.
"By promoting the key assets of the entire region, each city will brand South Texas as a strategic place for foreign investors seeking to build factories or invest in target industries of energy, bioscience and healthcare, logistics, advanced manufacturing and tourism," said Brownsville Mayor Tony Martinez.


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From the World Heritage inscription for the Historic Centre of Rome:
Founded, according to legend, by Romulus and Remus in 753 BC, Rome was first the center of the Roman Republic, then of the Roman Empire, and it became the capital of the Christian world in the 4th century. The World Heritage site, extended in 1990 to the walls of Urban VIII, includes some of the major monuments of antiquity such as the Forums, the Mausoleum of Augustus, the Mausoleum of Hadrian, the Pantheon, Trajan's Column and the Column of Marcus Aurelius, as well as the religious and public buildings of papal Rome.
The Historic Center of Rome is probably one of the most significant, historical, and impressive world heritage sites in the world. Like sites I've seen in Kyoto, Jerusalem or Angkor, there is a whole city of sites which could be world heritage sites on their own. The most significant and recognizable location in Rome is the Colosseum which was recently named as one of the New Seven Wonders of the World.
Italy has the most number of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the world. There are 51 sites in total recognized by UNESCO within Italy. One of these sites is the Historic Centre of Rome and the Holy See. This property comprises the Vatican and the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls.
The history of Rome has existed since the 4th or 5th century BC. To this day, you will see the remains and ruins of monuments from the period of the Classical Roman Empire. Some of these monuments include the famed Colosseum and the Forum Romanum.
The property was added to the UNESCO list in 1980; however, it was extended in 1990 to include the properties of the Holy See such as the Basilica of San Paolo fuori le Mura.
Getting to Historic Centre of Rome
If you want to go to the Historic Centre of Rome, you can travel via plane (for international tourists). There are two international airports in Rome: Leonardo da Vinci/Fiumicio International Airport or GB Pastine/Ciampino International Airport. From the airport, you can settle a private transfer to your hotel. Once in Rome, you will find a wide range of transportation options such as taxis or via railway to get to the historic center of Rome.
If you are coming from other parts of Italy, you can travel via train to get to the Historic Centre of Rome. Roma Termini is the main railway station of Rome. Hence, you must travel via this station. There are also several other railway stations to choose from in Rome. Finally, you can also drive to Rome from other parts of Italy. Driving to Rome is relatively easy.
Main Features
Plan on visiting the Historic Center of Rome? Here are the top sites, attractions or monuments that you must see:
The Pantheon is one of the most notable tourist destinations in the historic center of Rome. It was a former Roman temple but is now converted into a church. The Pantheon's construction was commissioned for by Augustus during his reign. However, it was Emperor Hadrian who saw the completion of the Pantheon.
Trajan's Column
This Roman triumphal column is another important structure within the Historic Centre of Rome. The column was built to commemorate the victory of Roman Emperor Trajan in the Dacian wars. This freestanding column was completed in AD 113.
Campo de' Fiori
This rectangular square is one of the most notable squares in Rome, Italy. At the center of the square is the statue of Giordano Bruno. The name of the square literally translates to "field of flowers", which is derived from the fact that the square was once a meadow.
Spanish Steps (Piazza di Spagna)
This famous attraction in Rome, Italy consists of the monumental 153 stairway steps. The stairway is a work of architects Francesco de Sanctis and Alessandro Specchi. The steps were constructed in the early 18th century and officially opened in 1725.
Papal Rome Structures
There are also several religious buildings that belong to the Papal Rome that is part of the UNESCO site. These sites and monuments sit outside of the extraterritorial properties of the Holy See. These monumental structures include the following: St Paul's Outside the Walls, Santa Maria Maggiore, and the San Giovanni in Laterano (St. John Lateran).
View the complete list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Italy.
View the complete list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Vatican City.
View the list of all of the UNESCO World Heritage sites I have visited on my travels.


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Former Rolex Rankings No.1 Lydia Ko has found herself firmly under the microscope so far in 2017 after a series of changes made on and off the course over the past few months.
Ko, still only 20-years-old, has switched coach, caddies twice, clubs and apparel affiliation lately and these changes have coincided with what by her incredibly high standards must be considered a drought in terms of tournament victories. The run at the time of writing comes in at around one year since Lydia's last triumph.
Though a run of this length without recording a tournament victory would barely raise an eyebrow in the case of almost all other professional golfers it is somewhat surprising in Ko's case, given her staggering start to life on the LPGA which saw her claim 14 wins, including two majors.
We recently caught up with Lydia, who spoke positively about the changes she's made across the board, which she firmly believes will make her a better player and help her strengthen her position at the top of the incredibly competitive women's game.


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Waitahanui Lodge
Classic, rustic, charming, quirky, nostalgic - all descriptions guests have used to describe the Waitahanui lodge. It's a kiwiana treasure right on the lake edge and just 10 minutes drive from the centre of Taupo and 5kms from the airport.
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Built in the 1950's on the shores of beautiful Lake Taupo, the Lodge consists of 5 stand-alone cottages, fully self-catering and sleeping from 3 to 5 people. Two cottages are absolute lake edge while the others just a few metres away.
Renovations and upgrading of facilities have been made to make your stay more comfortable but the soul of the old lodge remains. An on-site tackle shop sells fishing licenses, lures, flies and tackle or we can hire you what you need and set you in the right direction.
Our private boat ramp allows you to launch your own boat and be fishing within minutes or you can go for a leisurely row in our dinghy, kayaks & standup paddle boards. Create memories sitting at our lakeside barbecue area and watch the sun set.
Waitahanui Lodge, 116 State Highway 1, Waitahanui, Lake Taupo, 3378, New Zealand.
- Geschäftszeiten:
- 8am - 7pm 7 days
- Geschäftsmonate:
- ganzjährig
Anlagen und Einrichtungen
- BBQ Facility
- Internet (Public Use)
- Laundry
- Pet Friendly
- Nähe zum Flughafen:
- 5 kms from Taupo airport
- Nähe zum Busbahnhof
- Intercity bus service pick up and drop off right outsde the lodge on State Highway 1
- Nähe zur Stadt:
- 10 kms from Taupo town
- Anzahl der Zimmer:
- 5
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|$119.00 - $209.00
|$99.00 - $179.00
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- Extra person $20. A surcharge may apply to group bookings
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- Where public holidays and special; events fall into our low season, peak time rates apply


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For the dressing
¼ cup red wine vinegar
¼ cup parsley*
¼ cup dill*
1 Tblspn creole mustard
1 clove green garlic, pressed
¾ cup extra virgin olive oil
Salt & Pepper to taste
In a mixing bowl, combine garlic, herbs, vinegar and mustard. Slowly drizzle in oil until combined. Salt and pepper to taste.
For the salad
2 bunches kale, stems removed, julienned
2 bunches Swiss chard, stems removed, julienned
½ head cabbage, core removed, julienned
1 cup golden raisins
½ cup strawberries
½ cup basil, sliced thin*
½ cup almonds, sliced, toasted
In a large bowl, mix all ingredients together. Add dressing sparingly until dressed to the amount you like!
* Can be substituted for other seasonal green herbs if desired. Today, fresh mint and fennel are available at MCMULLAN FAMILY FARM.


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Between 2005 – 2007, the Rochdale Borough section of the Greater Manchester Fire Service reported a total number of 13,032 incidents, to which this statistic also included over 7,000 fires.
Maintaining your fire extinguishers at your business property should be one of your priorities as a business manager. Everybody knows the risks that fire can pose on a property, causing a health and safety concern to you, your employees, your assets and your business premises. You could lose out on a lot of business and assets if a fire is allowed to spread throughout a business premises. This is not to mention the legal implications which you could face as an employer if any member of staff has been injured in a fire at your premises.
Having well maintained fire extinguishers in designated areas around your business premises allows you to put a stop to any fire in its early stages, before it gets out of hand. A fire extinguisher is relatively easy to use and can be handled by any member of your staff. They should therefore be placed in appropriate areas around the business premises so that they can be quickly used if required.
The proper maintenance of a fire extinguisher should be conducted by a licensed consultancy firm, such as Total Fire Services. At Total fire services we have for many years been working on fire extinguisher servicing and fire alarm systems. Rochdale and surrounding areas can benefit from our expertise and professionalism in this industry.
Representatives from our company will be able to come and examine your fire extinguishers to make sure that they are in an appropriate location and readily accessible. We will also ensure that the fire extinguisher is set up properly and can be handled quickly with nothing obstructing the canister or its hose.
We will also check the condition of the canister, making sure that there are no cracks, dents, or rusting which has taken place. If the canister looks like it has been badly damaged, it could explode at any time which is very dangerous. If you at any time suspect that an extinguisher has been badly damaged, you should contact a professional fire extinguisher company promptly who can then inspect, and if needed, replace the item.
During a routine examination, one of our fire safety consultants will look at the labels on the fire extinguisher and will add an inspection label to the device whenever they come to examine it. Every six years, a more extensive and thorough fire extinguisher test should be conducted. This will look at the inside of the fire extinguisher itself and ensure that nothing is corroding. This is to ensure that the fire extinguisher is well maintained and ready for use at all times.
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Starting a book is hard, sticking with it is difficult and finishing it can seem impossible. There are going to be times during the writing process where you think, I shouldn't be a writer, I hate this book, I'm wasting my time.
If you can push through those negative thoughts and let someone else be the judge of your work then you will probably be pleasantly surprised. It's natural to doubt your abilities and your work at different times – writing a novel is hard work, it's tiring and it opens you up to public scrutiny. The closer you get to finishing a book, the more you will unfairly judge your work, in preparation for readers potentially doing the same.
In this post I hope to give budding author's a few sanity-saving tips for limping through tough times so they can keep on keeping on.
Tip 1: Do not pour over words or paragraphs trying to make them perfect. They will never be perfect because perfection is in the eye of the beholder. Hopefully you will have many more eyes on your work in the near future. Worry about neatening up sentences and choosing more appropriate or interesting words during your editing phase.
Tip 2: Can't think of a name, place or brand? Just move on. I like to mark places in my book that I need to revisit (maybe I want to do some research first or I have just got a complete mind-blank) with a double question mark (??). If you spend hours sitting there, not writing because you are trying to think of something that in the greater scheme of your novel is probably quite inconsequential, then you are not going to finish your novel in a reasonable timeframe. The longer you are writing a novel, the more worn down and exhausted you are going to become in the process, which leads into my next tip.
Tip 3: Stay positive. It is ok to criticize your work but ultimately, it doesn't really matter what you think. What matters is what your readers think, so try and keep things light and upbeat in your head.
Tip 4: Worn out? Stressed? Beating yourself up for not getting enough done? Give yourself a break. Sometimes the best thing to do is to have some time off and give yourself permission not to think about your novel. Come back to it when you feel more refreshed. You'll lose out on some quantity but you will win some quality.
Tip 5: Don't take yourself too seriously. Hopefully you are writing a book because you enjoy it, not because you are desperate to be the next J.K Rowling. Take the pressure off and write for kicks!
Tip 6: Feedback is your friend. Get as much as possible. The best source of feedback is a good editor who can make plot line, POV and characterization suggestions. I think it's best to get an editor looking at your work when you feel you are about 80% complete. I'd recommend letting a family member or good friend have a read of your first 4-5 chapters before then though. When it comes to feedback- the more the merrier, as long as you are not pandering to everyone's suggestions and consequentially sacrificing your ideas or writing style. My rule of thumb is Editor = Obey, Friends/Family= Consider.
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Will Joe Giudice Leave Jail For His Mother-In-Law's Funeral?
'RHONJ' star Teresa is inconsolable after her mom's death.
Teresa Giudice's mother, Antonia, passed away from health complications on March 4 at the age of 66.
The RHONJ star took to social media to thank fans for their support. She wrote, "My mother was a very cherished part of our family and she'll be deeply missed."
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Vitis Vinifera, Latin and exotic sounding, or as we know it, the common grape vine. Tony and Debbie McKendry chose the name Vinifera in 1992 for their small vineyard in Mudgee, and what they have gone on to create is anything but common. Life has not been without challenges for the McKendry's. The couple started out with small wine making dreams, which had to fit in with full time work in the medical field, raising four children and studying wine science on the side. When Tony was involved in a serious car accident and was hospitalised for many months, unable to continue working in a full-time capacity, the winery dreams were stepped up a notch, becoming something of a pleasant necessity. A compensation pay out was put to good use creating of a small, family friendly, and very pretty little winery and cellar door.
Beginning with more typical varietals of Chardonnay, Semillon and Cabernet Sauvignon, the McKendry's were keen to branch out, and with the Mudgee wine region having similar climatic conditions to the Rioja region in Northern Spain (a long and generally dry growing season with cool nights and loads of sunshine), Tony and Debbie went on an inspired journey into the world of Spanish wine. Their vineyards now boast a host of 'romantic-red wine' varietals, including Tempranilla, Grenache, Graciano and Montastrell.
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Two full days of driving, with a day of rest in between. That's a lot of traveling, especially considering I had just flown from Berlin-Paris-Seattle and got back to Seattle only 18 hours before we started driving. Here was the route we took:
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Day One - Seattle, WA to Park City, UT: 7:30am-midnight
Day Two - Stayed in Park City
Day Three - Park City, UT to Phoenix, AZ: 8am-9pm
Washington: mountains and evergreen trees until it gets to farmland
Idaho: Farms, nothingness, white water rafting on the Salmon River, and some brown hills
Utah: Refreshing to drive on an interstate highway instead of state roads. Gorgeous drive near Park City, where we stayed the night. Southern Utah started to look more and more like Arizona.
Arizona: Lake Powell hovering over the border (it has a crazy shape if you look it up on a map), lots of red rocks, these weird grey hills that made it look like we were on a different planet....and some more nothing until we hit Flagstaff and then Phoenix.


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News Hub: Higher Retail Sales to Boost Markets
WSJ's George Stahl reports January retail sales inched higher by 0.3%, registering their seventh straight monthly gain.
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Women Rule Hedge Funds
By Ally Batista
It seems as if males dominate the financial sector, so when it was announced that female-managed hedge funds are earning more than funds run by men, I had to admit, I was a bit surprised.
According to a new study conducted by the consulting firm Rothstein Kass, hedge funds owned or managed by women earned, on average, 8.95% through September 2012, compared with 2.69% average for all hedge funds.
Why do women earn more? Apparently, women are more risk-adverse and take more time to assess the market before acting, according to the study. Women also tend to improve their financial skills with age.
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Across the country, defined benefit (DB) pension plans are being replaced by defined contribution (DC) pension plans, with many seeing the shift in terms of a tug of war between the interests of the employer and the employee. It wasn't always that way, however. Defined benefit pension plans were the norm across the public and private sectors until about a decade ago. DBs do guarantee a fixed amount upon retirement, and the employer does take on all the responsibility and risk of running the pension plan, but because DB plans were designed to encourage long-term retention of employees, they are not portable.
But back in the days of high interest rates, some employees began discussing the fact that DBs were resulting in them missing out on the higher returns, says Luis Seco, who specializes in pensions and is Director of the Masters of Mathematical Finance Program at the University of Toronto. "Their pensions were paying relatively low returns compared to the interest rates. If interest rates were 10 percent, and they were seeing a four percent rate for their pensions, it looked small," he says. "People tend to look back rather than forward. That can be a mistake. So when you look back and interest rates are high and your benefits have been low, then you want to change."
There are some $10 in DBs for every DC dollar. But the momentum is definitely towards DCs. That means more attention on DCs, more focus, more development, fixing, repairing, improving all the elements in DCs whether it is for plan sponsors or employees
The change was in the form of DC pension plans, which had arrived on the scene in the 1980s. Instead of a set amount guaranteed upon retirement, DCs are based on set contributions by employers and employees into the employee's pension account. In the days of economic boom and high interest rates, this would have been appealing to employees. And DCs are portable—seemingly a better match for the 21st century employee, who is likely to have multiple employers over the span of his or her career. As well, instead of the boss having all the investment decisions, it's the employee who is in charge of his or her DCs investment choices. DC plans are also far more affordable for medium and small-sized companies for whom DB plans were often out of reach.
But then a different kind of change hit in 2008: the global financial sector's meltdown, an international recession, with the US, Canada's biggest trading partner, struggling through its worst economic crisis since the Depression, troubled stock markets—and low interest rates.
"The reality is that with the low interest rates, many DB plans are underfunded," says Mr. Seco. "When you have a defined benefit pension plan, all the risk is absorbed by the employer. With a DC plan, all the risk is absorbed by the employee."
DBs, many organizations decided, were no longer fiscally feasible. So the number of DC plans has been skyrocketing in the last decade. Many employers with DB plans, says Michel St-Germain, a board member at the Canadian Institute of Actuaries, have been switching over to DC plans for new employees.
"DCs could become the mainstay pension funding vehicle," says Jeff Gray, vice-president, Proteus Performance Management Inc. "It is still not the case when you look at the actual of employee pensions in Canada. There are some $10 in DBs for every DC dollar. But the momentum is definitely towards DCs. That means more attention on DCs, more focus, more development, fixing, repairing, improving all the elements in DCs whether it is for plan sponsors or employees."
We have realized that employees have difficulties making the choices on how much to contribute and invest, and so on, so default options have been developed
Already that's begun. Turns out, the empowerment over their own pension decisions is a headache for many employees who lack investment expertise and often don't have a personal financial advisor. "We have realized that employees have difficulties making the choices on how much to contribute and invest, and so on, so default options have been developed," says Mr. St-Germain.
Another attempt to simplify DC pension management for the employee is the introduction of the target-date fund. "The fund is built so as the person grows older, the percentage invested in equity funds decreases," says Mr. St-Germain. "And there is also the target benefit plan. I call it a collective DC. Instead of each employee having their own account and managing it individually, it's on a group basis. If you can pool enough money together it spreads the risk, reduces the fees, but it does have governance issues in terms of who speaks for the group. We haven't quite found the best way to do this."
Yet another development to address some of the issues with DC plans will likely be in the form of guaranteed minimal withdrawal benefits, says Mr. Gray. "These are funds that have guaranteed monthly payouts down the road. So if you put money into this fund, you're guaranteed a minimum of monthly benefit. There is a cost–a fee because you are now insuring output for that money. But I think it will meet the curb appeal of employees who want to know what they're going to receive, even it costs them more."
Employers provide a barrage of information and hotlines for employees but it is informational, it's guidance not advice. There's still far too much guessing from members on how much to save and where to invest it
Mr. Gray also believes that DCs will evolve in the coming years towards a more advice-based model. "Employers provide a barrage of information and hotlines for employees but it is informational, it's guidance not advice. There's still far too much guessing from members on how much to save and where to invest it," he says. "People are not making informed decisions. They need detailed financial planning that looks at the bigger picture of their circumstances and needs. I see the advice model, in terms of DCs' evolution over the next decade, becoming mainstream," says Mr. Gray.
Employers are hesitant to provide advice because of the risk of being sued—and moving away from DBs has been about reducing risk–but at the same time employees are now carrying all the risk, building pensions in what could be a low interest landscape in an increasingly tightly linked and volatile global economy for many years to come—with little knowhow on how to invest and plan effectively. "Survey after survey we've taken says employees want the advice-based model," says Mr. Gray.


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Inside Out Project - Episode 1 - Tunisia
"Artocracy in Tunisia" is the first of the INSIDE OUT series and took place just eighteen days after JR's 2011 TED Talk.
Six photographers travelled the country to take pictures of « every day » Tunisians who represent the Tunisian diversity: men and women, young and old, rich and poor, civil servants, business people, manual workers, the unemployed, and farmers among them. This was a significant moment for a country that, until the revolution, could only display portraits of the ruler in the street.


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Happy new year. :)
Today's a big day, release-wise. The January edition of Deco(c)rate has been released today, yay! If you're not familiar, Deco(c)rate is a monthly subscription box focused on homes and decor. This month's theme is Frozen Elegance, and Second Spaces has contributed the Frozen Elegance Table shown above. If you're already subscribed, then you should have received your Deco(c)rate box by now. If you're not, no worry! You can still purchase this month's crate! Check the Deco(c)rate site for all the details and info!
Also, today starts the January round of Collabor88!! This month, I have the Chic Gym Sideboard, a great repurposed piece for your home gym...or just, you know, any old room where you'd like to put it. I'm not trying to tell you how to live. ♥
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Checking in from the Ontario Power Screen House Walkway, a footbridge on the Greater Niagara Circle Route that crosses an early hydro forebay.
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Episode 24: Ontario Power Gate House
Checking in from the Ontario Power Generating Station Gate House, which controlled the flow to first major AC generator on the Canadian side of the Niagara river.
Episode 23: Hydro Control Gates
Checking in from the intake control gates at the entrance to the massive subterranean hydro tunnels supplying water to the Sir Adam Beck hydro stations
Episode 22: Nikola Tesla's Monument
Checking in from the monument to inventor Nikola Tesla at the brink of Niagara Falls, where the War of the Currents was won.
Episode 20: Haulage Road Trail
Checking in from a short trail with roots in Niagara's hydroelectric history, dating from the construction of Sir Adam Beck II in the 1950s.


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June 23, 2008 (UAE)
Damas, the undisputed watches and jewellery retailer in the Middle East, has launched new models of its elegant and distinctive house brand – Montega.
Dedicated to producing superior quality timepieces in a classic and timeless style, Damas has more than accomplished its goal through these amazing models whicwh are setting new trend in the region.
As symbols of sophistication, these coveted Montega watches continue to adorn the wrists of some of the top Arab celebrities in the region.
They are big fans of Montega as it is trendy to wear a watch of nearly every colour this season, including the 'must have' red. This ever-so-sophisticated look is enjoying a major resurgence right now.
Not only does a Montega watch flatter your wrist, it is also the perfect accessory to most of the summer's trendy outfits. No wonder the label is fast becoming one of the most widely recognised brand names, offering stylish connoisseurs a wide variety of designs.
The latest collection is studded with high quality diamonds for that confident sparkle every minute of the day. Montega watches offer a perfect combination of grace and class.
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As I'm ramping up my training offerings through LitheSpeed, I realized I would face the same marketing challenges that plagued my start-up back in the 90's. What's the difference between now and then? This time, we have tools like Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and of course blogs. As many of you know, even if you have the greatest idea since sliced bread, if you can't get the word out, you will fail. With that, I am distributing unique discount codes to different social circles. I am also sharing unique discount codes with friends and colleagues, like Peter Saddington over at AgileScout. Thank you, Peter! Read more over at that AgileScout blog.
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Cleo the Cat
The Cleo the Cat collection is designed for little girls that love to wear comfortable cotton clothing, dresses, and leggings as well as love their feline cat friends. The Cleo the Cat collection consist of four lovely coordinating fabrics, one woven cotton and three cotton knits. We love how the rich Dark Ocean Blue, the Deep Lagoon Blue, The Berry Ditzy Dots, the Citron Green Floral look so smashing together, and not to forget how adorable and playful the prints are featuring cats and colorful flowers. You are sure to find the "purr-fect" fall outfit for your girl in this collection. If you are in need of a girls Thanksgiving dress, Party Dress, Birthday Dress or Cotton Play-wear set, we hope you are "feline" this collection!


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The National Library of Medicine has announced the release of a new Turning the Pages virtual book on its Web site, via iPad App, and in kiosks onsite at the NLM. The new project features selections from a colorfully illustrated 19th-century manuscript from Mongolia on astrology and divination following Mongolian and Tibetan Buddhist traditions.
This Turning the Pages project includes a selection of 15 images from the over 40 pages in the Mongolian Book of Astrology and Divination, along with a curator's descriptive text, putting many divine figures and astronomical charts into context for a modern Western audience.
Launched at the NLM in 2001, Turning the Pages represents an ongoing collaboration between research engineers at the Lister Hill National Center for Biomedical Communications and curators and historians at the NLM's History of Medicine Division, to help make the NLM's rare and unique history of medicine collections widely available to the public.*
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Kansai airport is the international airport in Osaka. It is the closest international airport to Kyoto, Nara and Kobe too. There are many ways to get downtown Osaka, Kyoto and Kobe. In this post, I give you basic information about the route to major spots in Osaka. I also have another links below to tell you about Kansai airport.
How to access to Osaka, Kyoto and Kobe from late arrival flight at Kansai airport
Kansai airport transportation guide
How to choose the deals for access to/from Kansai airport
- 1 Limited Express Haruka
- 2 Kansai Airport Rapid Service
- 3 Nankai Railway Limited Express rapi:t
- 4 Airport Limousine
- 5 How to find the best way
- 6 Possibility of transfer to overnight trains and buses service on arrival day
Limited Express Haruka
If you want to start to use your Japan Rail Pass right after you arrive at Kansai airport, most of you take this express train "Haruka". It is fast, convenient and no extra charge with using Japan Rail Pass, JR West Kansai Area Pass (non reserved seat only), JR West Kansai WIDE Area Pass, JR West Sanyo Area Pass and JR West Sanyo-Shikoku-Kyushu Area Pass. This train takes you to Tennoji, Shin-Osaka and Kyoto directly. But this train do not stop at Osaka station because this train go through bypass line to Shin-Osaka and skip Osaka station. Therefore you need to transfer to a local train to Osaka at Shin-Osaka station. It takes only 3 minutes to get Osaka from Shin-Osaka. But it is no doubt of inconvenience. If you go to Kobe, Himeji and other cities to west from Osaka, you need to transfer to a local train at Shin-Osaka station too. So I recommend you to take other way if you go to Kobe and other cities to west from Osaka. And also if you go to Osaka, you may consider to use Limousine bus or local train. Please read next chapter and some more below.
If you want to use Haruka but you want to save your days of Japan Rail Pass, you can pay a single fare (basic fare + express surcharge) 2,980 yen to Shin-Osaka or use some discount tickets. You can get more information on the post, Kansai Airport Limited Express "Haruka".
Kansai Airport Rapid Service
If you want to use a train, but you want to save a fare, Rapid train "Kansai Airport Rapid Service" may be considerable. This is a sort of a local train. You don't need to pay any limited express surcharge. And also this train takes you to Osaka station directly. This is different from Haruka. It takes about 65 minutes to get Osaka. The fare is 1330 yen to Osaka. You can get more informations on the post, Kansai Airport Rapid Service and Kishuji Rapid Service.
Nankai Railway Limited Express rapi:t
"rapi:t" is the express train that is operated by Nankai Railway. You cannot use Japan Rail Pass to take this train. But this express train takes you to Nanba directly. Nanba is one of the biggest downtown core in Osaka. JR has station in Nanba. It is a bit away from the centre of Nanba area. And also you need to change train at Tennoji station by both Haruka and Kansai Airport Rapid Service. The fastest "rapi:t" takes you to Nanba in 35 minutes. This is the fastest in all trains of JR and Nankai Railway.
This train is not covered by Japan Rail Pass and any other JR passes. The basic fare is 890 yen. And you need to pay another 500 yen for limited express surcharge. If you want to take Super seat, limited express charge is 200 yen higher (700 yen).
There are some discount ticket is available. Rapi:t Tokudane Round Trip ticket includes basic fare and surcharge. If you have a plant to use Rapi:t for round trip between Namba or other Nankai stations and Kansai airport, this ticket gives you about 500 yen save. And Kanku Chikatoku ticket includes basic fare and Osaka subway one way ticket. If you go to Namba and change to subway, this ticket is the best value. And Kansai Thru Pass can be used for the trip to/from Kansai airport by Nankai Railway trains. But Kansai Thru Pass does not include surcharge. If you take Rapi:t, you need to pay surcharge.
Nankai "rapi:t" images
*Sonic Rail Garden has copyright for all images of accommodations below.
Super seat (surcharge 700 yen / seat configuration 2+1, seat pitch 1200mm)
Regular seat (surcharge 500 yen / seat configuration 2+2, seat pitch 1030mm)
Luggage space and other facilities
Nankai Railway local train
Nankai operates many local trains between Kansai airport and Nanba. Airport Express is a sort of local train. You don't need to pay any surcharge. It takes 45 to 50 minutes to get Nanba. If you want to save your money, this train might be your choice.
Airport Limousine
If you will stay at the major hotel in downtown Osaka, Limousine may take you to the door of the hotel. They have a lot of the route to many places in Osaka, Kyoto, Kobe and many places in Kansai area. Especially if you go to Kobe, Limousine is the best way. And also the buses stop at the most of major hotel in downtown Osaka. The fare is from 1500 yen to Osaka. The travel time is 70 minutes. It is fast and cheap. But I am sure that it is most convenient way when you have several big luggages. Osaka station is huge and there are a lot of passengers. Sometimes only 5 minutes walk around Osaka station may make you headache! If you need more informations about the schedule and the fare, please refer Kansai Airport Limousine website.
How to find the best way
First of all, check your location of your hotel or the place where you want to go. If you stay in hotel, you can find the nearest station of your hotel on your hotel website.
Osaka (Umeda)
Take Limited Express Haruka or Kansai Airport Rapid Service. As I think this is the easiest. If you have Japan Rail Pass, JR West Kansai Area Pass or other JR West rail passes, you can take Haruka. But as I mentioned above, Haruka do not stop at Osaka. You need to transfer to local train to Osaka at Shin-Osaka. Please get the details about Shin-Osaka station at the post, Shin Osaka station guide. How to change Shinkansen, Haruka, Thunderbird and local train access to Osaka, Umeda and Namba.
Namba and other areas in downtown Osaka
Nankai Railway is the best. You can access to Namba by JR trains. If you have Japan Rail Pass or other JR West Rail passes, you can choose JR trains. But you need to transfer trains at Tennoji or Shin-Imamiya. And Nankai Namba station is better location. It is located in the heart of Namba.
If you go to other locations in downtown Osaka, such as Uehonmachi (Tanimachi-Kyuchome), Nihonbashi, Tenmabashi, Yodoyabashi, Shinsaibashi, Honmachi, Sakuragawa, you can transfer Osaka subway at Namba. You can transfer to three Osaka subway lines, Midousuji line, Yotsubashi line and Sennichimae line. You can use Kanku Chikatoku Ticket for Nankai and Subway combination transfer.
Tsuruhashi, Morinomiya, Osakajo-Kouen (Osaka Castle), Kyobashi (Osaka Kanjo line east side)
JR lines is easier to get these locations. Use Kansai Airport Rapid Service or Limited Express Haruka to get Tennoji. And then transfer to Osaka Kanjo line Uchimawari line (trains go to counter clockwise direction).
Limited Express Haruka is only direct service and the fastest. If you want to save cost, use Kanku Chikatoku Ticket. Take Nankai railway to get Namba and transfer to subway Midousuji line. Shin-Osaka is located on Midousuji line too. If you want to use Kansai Thru Pass, you can use this Nankai-Subway route too.
Use Kansai Airport Rapid Service to Nishi-Kujo on Osaka Kanjo line. And change a train for JR Hanasaki line at Nishi-Kujo. Universal-City station is two stations away from Nishi-kujo. You may take limousine bus to Universal-City. This is only direct service to get there.
Limited Express Haruka is the only direct service by rail. Limousine bus connects Kansai airport with Kyoto station as well. But bus timetable is always affected by traffic. Train service is more punctual.
After arrival at Kyoto, you may take subway, bus or taxi to get your place.
If you use Kansai Thru Pass or want to use other than JR trains, you can take Nankai-Osaka subway-Hankyu route. Hankyu takes you to Shijo-Kawaramachi. But it is too many transfer and long trip. Please see the details at the post, How to use Kansai Thru Pass. Compare pass and single fare.
If you get Kobe by rail, take Limited Express Haruka to Shin-Osaka and transfer to Special Rapid Service. This is the fastest and easiest.
If you use Kansai Thru Pass, you can take Nankai and Hanshin to get Sannomiya (Kobe). Please see the details at the post, How to use Kansai Thru Pass. Compare pass and single fare.
There is high speed ferry service between Kansai airport and Kobe. Actually this ferry service takes the shortest route and the fastest. Please see the Kansai Airport website to get the details.
There is no direct train service. Take Haruka or Kansai Airport Rapid Service to get Tennoji. And then transfer to Yamatoji Rapid Service to get Nara.
If you use Kansai Thru Pass, you can take Nankai and Kintetsu to get Nara. Please see the details at the post, How to use Kansai Thru Pass. Compare pass and single fare.
Possibility of transfer to overnight trains and buses service on arrival day
I have received the question about transfer to Overnight service from Osaka to Tokyo, such as Sunrise Izumo/Seto, Highway Bus Dream, on arrival day. I don't recommend you to do it
Because all seats are reserved. There is no Non Reserved Seat. And also basically you cannot reserve it before you arrive in Japan.
*Please see the details about reservation issue at "How to reserve the train seat of Japan Railway. Is Online reservation available for Japan Rail Pass user?".
If you cannot reserve your seat on arrival day, you have to find your accommodation on the spot. Both Sunrise and Dream are popular. If you cannot make it, it is no surprise.
If you want to avoid any risk, don't think about overnight train/bus services. Book your hotel in Osaka or surrounding area for arrival day.


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Non-alcoholic blueberry and banana cocktail
- Add the Alpro Coconut Original, frozen blueberries, frozen banana and a squeeze of lime into a blender.
- Blitz until smooth.
- Pour into a glass and serve.
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3 Ways to Help Prioritize Your SEO Efforts
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When you launch a new site or enter the SEO game for the first time, one of the first steps is spending some quality time working on on-page optimization. But once you've finished your work, then what? How often do you optimize, or re-optimize?
In-House SEO: Top 3 SEO Initiatives Before the Year End Freeze
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I hate writing blog introductions, so here's a list of facts that will give these photos context:
1. The Bride and Groom are Brian and Meredith. They're getting married in October and having their wedding at the clocktower in Downtown Denver. (Thus the clock pictures)
2. Meredith likes bright colors and glamour and so do I. I think that's why they picked me to shoot their wedding. I've been promised Wizard of Oz references, and old school Marilyn style glamour. Plus the inside of the clocktower is four floors of ridiculousness and chandeliers. I'm getting excited just imagining the images I'm going to get to make.
3. We got up early on a Sunday and traipsed around Downtown Denver for these pictures. We were looking for a mural that we never found. I'm not sure if it was painted over or I'm just that directionally challenged. Either way, these serendipitous photos materialized on the journey. My creative ethos is very comfortable with spontaneity. (I played improvisational jazz piano for years...) Plus, I love what happens to people's faces when they relax and are never forced to pose, just to be.
Brian and Meredith--Thanks again so much.


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Exactly 20 years after Israel defeated Arab forces in the June 1967 Six-Day War, FRONTLINE broadcast this report examining how, despite Israel's smashing victory in that war, many Israelis felt that something had gone wrong in the time since then. This 1987 program explores a nation struggling with its image and role as a democracy and hotly debating its secular non-religious state - the cause, say many, of the country's crisis. As the film relates, the conquest of the holy places in the Six-Day War sparked a religious awakening throughout Israel, and the number of religious fundamentalists and their influence grew tremendously. This brought deep divisions and new tensions between the non-religious and the very religious.
Shattered Dreams of Peace: The Road From Oslo
Producer Dan Setton's widely-acclaimed 2002 FRONTLINE program which vividly chronicles how the peace process begun in Oslo in 1993 came undone over the years that followed. The program draws on interviews with top Palestinian and Israeli leaders and the negotiators involved to chart the dynamics of politics and violence that over eight years destroyed the hopes of Oslo.
Battle for the Holy Land
From this FRONTLINE 2002 report on Palestinian suicide bombers and the Israeli intelligence operatives trying to stop them, here is a timeline of the cycle of violence between Israelis and Palestinians, from the start of the second Palestinian intifada in September 2000 to April 2002.
Yesha Speaks Out
This is a community blog as well as grassroots advocacy initiative of Jewish settlers of communities in Yesha (Judea, Samaria, Gaza and the Jordan Valley). It offers a valuable personal perspective on the settlers' experiences and views. As the site states, "Tired of hostile media and ineffective government "hasbara" (public relations)," [the Yesha communities] "have decided to directly share their experiences, their first-hand accounts and their thoughts and feelings on current events with interested individuals from around the world." The site includes letters, poetry, pictures and additional background.
Summary of the Opinion Concerning Unauthorized Outposts
This harsh government-commissioned report, released in January 2005, accuses Ariel Sharon's government, as well as previous Israeli governments, of illegally promoting settlement activity. This summary outlines how the Housing and Construction Ministry, the Education Ministry and the Defense Ministry worked to "systematically establish illegal settlement points" and over years illegally funneled millions of government dollars to build the infrastructure for scores of unauthorized settlements, including the recent period when Sharon promised to freeze settlement activity and dismantle illegal outposts built after March 2001. This investigation was conducted by former Israeli chief state prosecutor Talya Sason.
Sharon's Wars
In the course of offering an assessment of the ultimate meaning for Israel of Ariel Sharon's plan to withdraw from Gaza and build the security fence,New York Times reporter James Bennet examines, in this August 2004 magazine cover story, the life and guiding instincts and beliefs of Sharon and how "today's Israel -- with its won't-be-fooled-again attitude about any warm peace with Arabs -- is Sharon's Israel."
Among the Settlers
In this May 2004 article, New Yorker writer Jeffrey Goldberg takes a look at the history of Jewish settlements in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, talks to present-day activists and settlers and assesses whether the "Jewish Underground" is a legitimate threat to the peace process. "Hard-core settlers and their supporters make up perhaps two percent of the Israeli populace, but they nevertheless have driven Israeli policy in the occupied territories for much of the past thirty years," he writes. "...For now, the settlers are outnumbered, by secular Israelis as well as by religious Jews—and there are many—who venerate life more than land. But the majority has not yet found a way to bend the minority to its will."
Sharon's Endgame for the West Bank Barrier
(PDF file) In this evaluation of Ariel Sharon's plan to build a barrier fence along the West Bank, published in Washington Quarterly, 2004, George Garvilis of MIT's Center for Strategic and International Studies writes, "the barrier isolates outlying and ideologically extreme Jewish settlements in the West Bank. It excludes them from the fence's protection and symbolically places them outside of Israel's future boundaries. Although these settlements will temporarily receive IDF protection, the barrier enables their dismantlement."
Disengagement Plan
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We had a wonderful Christmas and the kids are still completely in awe of their goodies. I am still gathering my pictures for that post, so it will come soon. I promised Christmas card pictures and wanted to make sure I delivered. It is so fun to look back at our pictures from years past and see how much we have all changed. The twins are no longer babies, which makes me so sad! Where did the time go???
Friday, December 27, 2013
Christmas Card Pictures
We had a wonderful Christmas and the kids are still completely in awe of their goodies. I am still gathering my pictures for that post, so it will come soon. I promised Christmas card pictures and wanted to make sure I delivered. It is so fun to look back at our pictures from years past and see how much we have all changed. The twins are no longer babies, which makes me so sad! Where did the time go???
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Sunday, December 22, 2013
November and December
Things around here are busy as usual!!! I realized that I hadn't blogged since Halloween and decided that I needed to do one before Christmas arrives.
We had a break from birthday parties in November, so we spent most of our weekends hanging around the house doing activities. We did start a new tradition of making a thankful banner. Each night before bed, we would all say one thing that we were thankful for and I would jot them on a small piece of paper. I punched holes in the papers with the intention of hanging them on a string, but never made that happen, but I do have a nice stack of things we are thankful for. The twins came up with unicorns, lunchboxes, teachers, Sambo, Mommy, Daddy, and SueSue. It was a neat reminder of all the many blessings we have to be thankful for and I can't wait to do it again next year.
The weekend before Thanksgiving, Tim and I went to Chicago for two nights. It was our 2nd time to get out of town all by ourselves since becoming parents. SueSue and Malley came over to stay with the twins or to have a sleepover as Brooklyn called it. They played, did activities, and had a GREAT time!!! One of Brooklyn's thankful items was - that Malley and SueSue were coming to stay with her.
Tim and I had a blast as well. We stayed at the Wit, which is centrally located by the Magnificent Mile. We got popcorn from Garrett's, ate delicious pizza at Lou Malnati's, explored Millenium Park, went to a movie, ate a great dinner at Weber Grill, had the most amazing breakfast ever at Wildberry and then visited the firehouse where Chicago Fire (one of our favorite shows) is taped. We did a ton of walking in freezing temperatures, but loved it! It started snowing on our last day there and we were nervous about being trapped there like we were a few years ago, but luckily we were able to get out in time, before the weather got really bad.
It was such a treat to be able to get away and have time alone to focus on our relationship. It is so easy to get caught up in work, kids, appointments, etc., and to let your relationship fade to the back of your list of priorities. As it turns out, I still love Tim!!! Good news, right? I actually love him more now than ever before. He has transformed over the years into a father and a provider for our family and he supports me and my crazy ideas without fail. He accepts me just as I am and makes me feel loved every single day. I realize just how truly blessed I am to have such an amazing partner in this journey of life and I thank God for him daily!
For Thanksgiving, we went to my mom's house and had a yummy meal. It was so nice to spend time with the whole family and to catch up with everyone. I still am in favor of having a family dinner once a week to give us all time to reconnect!
The weekend after Thanksgiving, we went to Abilene to visit my grandmother, Aunt Lovey, Unka Dean, and Uncle Shane. We had a Thanksgiving #2 while we were there and also had pictures taken for our Christmas cards (that still haven't arrived yet - guess they will be New Year's cards). We walked around the mall and ACU and then ate dinner at one of my favorites - Town Crier. It was a short visit, but very fun!
We thoroughly enjoyed the great ice storm. School was cancelled Friday and Monday and we were able to go outside and sled in the backyard each day. The kids had a blast and would ask all day long if we could go back outside. Our backyard has a great slope to it and once we got the right tool - tote lids, we were good to go. Tim and I even took part in the fun!
Tim's birthday was on the 14th and we celebrated as a family by having dinner at Martha's. The next day I surprised Tim with a segway tour around Fort Worth. This was by far, one of the most fun things I have ever done. We went from downtown to the Stockyards and back, all along the Trinity Trails. I saw parts of Fort Worth I never knew existed before! We will definitely be doing this again! After our tour, we ate an insanely delicious dinner at Reatas.
Work is going well for both Tim and I. Tim has been extremely busy with clients, showing houses in the evenings and on the weekends. Such a blessing! I am still learning so much and love that each day is a new challenge. I never know what to expect and that definitely keeps me on my toes. I started doing my first PDAS evaluations, which is still so crazy to me. I am now the person that makes people nervous, which is so crazy. We are fortunate to have a great staff with truly exceptional teachers, so that makes things run very smoothly!
I am also still an Ambassador for Plexus. The all-natural products are fantastic and have helped so many of my family members and friends make positive changes in their health and wellness. They are losing weight, sleeping better, feeling more energy, curbing their appetite, and feeling better overall. I was an Ambassador for 11 days in October and made enough money during that time to pay for our extra expenses in Chicago such as meals, taxis, entertainment, etc. November was my first full month and I tripled the amount I made in October! I have built a great team of 8 people and even got my first promotion to Silver Ambassador! Plexus has been a huge blessing for our health as well. Tim and I have both lost around 15 pounds. I am no longer needing naps like I used to and am not wanting to eat ice cream every night. I am excited to see how this company improves our lives in 2014!
I am going to post our Christmas card pictures in a post tomorrow since there are many of them. :)
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Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus tweeted on Tuesday that Donald Trump will be the party's presumptive nominee, after Ted Cruz dropped out following a big Indiana primary loss.
He tweeted: ".@realDonaldTrump will be presumptive @GOP nominee, we all need to unite and focus on defeating @HillaryClinton." He added the hashtag "#NeverClinton."
Cruz dropped out after losing the must-win state of Indiana to Trump by a wide margin.
John Kasich, the Ohio governor also running for the GOP nomination, decided to remain in the race. He is currently running in fourth place by the delegate count, behind Cruz and Sen. Marco Rubio, who dropped out in mid-March.