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Essar Ports' 20 MTPA dry bulk terminal at Salaya, which commenced commercial operations in December last year, has already handled its largest vessel. On 17 May 2018, the terminal berthed and unloaded the MV Orient Vesta, which was carrying 1,57,228 tonnes of thermal coal for its client, Nayara Energy, formerly Essar Oil Ltd.
Since the Salaya terminal can handle vessels with a tonnage of approximately 100,000, the Orient Vesta had to be lightered by 45,750 tonnes at the Salaya anchorage. Thereafter, it was berthed alongside the terminal with 1,11,478 tonnes of cargo on board. The vessel was discharged in just three days with an average (on-berth) discharge rate of 36,400 tonnes per day.
Mr KK Sinha, CEO-Essar Bulk Terminal Salaya Ltd (EBTSL), said: "This is a proud moment for Team EBTSL. After its commissioning on 7 December 2018, the Salaya terminal has already handled 4.33 lakh tonnes of cargo across six vessels. We built this facility from scratch, and our performance in the initial months is testimony to its tremendous potential. I am certain that given Essar's track record of building global scale infrastructure projects, the Salaya terminal will also emerge as an asset of national importance."
The only all-weather deep draught port terminal in Gujarat's Saurashtra region, with direct berthing of Capesize vessels, the Salaya terminal is a Greenfield facility that has been built at a cost of over Rs 2,000 crore. It is capable of handling commodities like coal, bauxite, limestone and fertilisers, including both export and import cargoes. The terminal's infrastructure is best in class and compliant with global safety standards. It is equipped with two screw type ship unloaders, each of 2,500 TPH (tonnes per hour) capacity; one 1,500 TPH ship loader; a 20-km covered conveyor system of 5,000 TPH capacity; dust suppression and extraction systems, and a series of stacker cum reclaimers. The stockyard is integrated with nearby power plants that have a cumulative capacity of 1,710 MW capacity, with the conveyor system ensuring environment-friendly movement of coal. The conveyor is a complex 20-km network spread across both land, and sea and enables cargo loading and unloading on the same jetty.
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finished (Song ballad) Eventide
Mithius posted a topic in Post Your Original Music!I am trying to write more adult lyrics, that mean something real to me. This song has me trying to sing, some of the notes sung are too low for me but I tried. This is a ballad style track, uses some 80s synths too : ) Eventide: City lights the night sky line, moonlight drifts, rivers twist Starry sky, worlds unknown underneath were rivers flow But lately I just don't know why, I sigh Against the star lit sky. Fallen dreams, full embraced Miss her smile, her touch, her face Eventide by her side her Soft song voiced calms my tide And lately I just realized why, I sigh She was those stars in the sky Eventide can be downloaded from here: http://www.mediafire.com/file/zrjg5mzqn21/Eventide 192Kb.mp3
The palace of a 1000 Lizards: Level 1 boss(and lyrics)
Mithius replied to Mithius's topic in Post Your Original Music!Do not think that link works try this: http://www.mediafire.com/file/mykmzuajya2/Palace of a 1000 Lizards LEVEL1 Boss.mp3
Hi everyone hope all is good for everyone,been bit ill with a strange cough. This is some work that I have recently done. This is the lyrics and the link to a 2 min track. I would approach this music with much caution. Story: The Lizard King & his Queen have taken over the lands on one of the shores of antiquities way; the lands are not safe anymore the woman (Carina), that Myth loves, has fallen to the lies of a god that does not even exist because the people are really worshipping the Lizard King. The foul words of the Lizard King are so potent because his tongue is filled with vile poison that he has sold and told his race many lies, they now breed undead creatures. After being exposed to these lies for so long Carina now believes them and this has made her weak, this has made it possible for the deceased Lizard queen to live again the Lizard queen has taken over Carina's mind, Carina's mind and body have merged into the neither realm. The Lizard king and queens army will soon begin to advance, Myth must kill the Lizard King & queen, to stop the undead Lizard race that live in this part of the kingdom. This is Level 1, the palace of a 1000 Lizards. The Level 2 boss will be the Eyes of the dragon king, in the Cavern of a 1000 dragon eyes. Myth still searches for her she still lives the Lizard queen did not have a total grip on the mind and body of Carina The story continues………. well, that is if I get round to it. Title: Palace of a 1000 Lizards with white and black tongues. LEVEL 1 BOSS: The Lizard King Praising the Lizard King You have no name here He summons you to his will Black rocks raining down like fire Lies in the hands of god Praising the Lizard Queen You have no name here She summons you to her will Black rocks raining down like fire Lies in the hands of gods Price of life, turning sour, devour White tongues, black tongues, constant lying Stained tongues, worm tongues, constant sighing Shame tongues, fear tongues, always prying Palace of 1000 lizards, raising armies of the dead Marching all over lands, race un-compromised Race multiply, praying mantis when will you strike You don't know that I am god, you don't know me, I am god Forever you pray in fear to the Lizard king Forever strike me down. ---------------- Style music: shouting loud,rock metal stuff Listen with caution and at your own peril. And if you are a Lizard beware of this music. This is the link, size 3.34 Mb http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=36369b6a3748a783ab1eab3e9fa335ca4e792d99ef36e1ed Cool, take care best regards till next time, peace.
Cool digging these new layouts at Ocremix Hi everyone, Hi brothers,long time no post, long time not been around. I hope you all are okay keeping all your selfs well. Of late everything I do,seems broken into millions of pieces into a million of nothings. This 80s-90s slow rock ballad was composed in november It is called" Tears in the rain". I never really have done much vocal music let alone singing before and I am not a singer of any kind so the vocals are not that well done at all. One has to bear it I guess but I hope the lyrics get across. I was influenced in one scene, with some of the words near the end when he dies in bladerunner the movie, where he says "all those moments will be lost in time, like tears in the rain". I do not really know what those words in bladerunner or my lyrics really mean I guess it is ones own interpretation. These are the lyrics to the song. Life full of hope, Dreams into wine, With city folks. Flows down to meet, Rivers that wind, Onto the streets. At dusk smoke on the rise, On up ahead, Burning ones eyes. Streets crowded again, More and more, Another dead end. No where to fly, No where go, No broken wings, have got one home, Nothing to claim in oneself, Just another Isolated cell. Here tonight, Once one could see the horizon light, Those memories gone are lost in time, Like tears that fall in the rain. Here tonight, One could wait for a thousand years, One could cry a thousand tears, But in the rain those tears just disappear. http://www.mediafire.com/file/5g0wm1ykgma/Mastered tears in the rain mp3 256K.mp3 Everyone take care, best regards and peace out.
Street Fighter 2 Guile's Theme Rock Remix
Mithius replied to Tensei's topic in Post Your Game ReMixes!Good old SFII,cool Tensei-San this is rocking that's all I have to say bout that. Intro is great,guitars sound really powerful.Someone may have touched up on this before,near the end I hear a really fast synth or lead instrument. It would be great if in the mix this could be heard maybe turn down slightly a few DB on the rhythm guitars if anything just keep the energy that is already there. The mix may have some kind of static clipping, so you may want to adjust the overall volume in some places. This is all rocking stuff keep going.
COMPLETED PROJECT: Legend of Zelda 'The Story of Hyrule'
Mithius replied to Mithius's topic in Post Your Game ReMixes!just64helpin I am glad you are able to listen to the music in that there are no gaps present. And thanks to everyone who has shown interest and got something small maybe from the story of hyrule. Respect must go to Ramaniscence as this would have all been missed or passed if it was not for him.
COMPLETED PROJECT: Legend of Zelda 'The Story of Hyrule'
Mithius replied to Mithius's topic in Post Your Game ReMixes!Cool SwordBreaker, there was some ideas I really was interested in, like. "There he stood alone on the balcony of Hyrule Castle,reflecting on his past memories, his past life. He had never seen his parents. He fought many battles. The green-clad warrior had nobody to turn to when he was hurt physically or emotionally. It was a miracle that he was still alive…still sane…he suddenly remembered someone important who aided him through everything". This is great and if any feature animation or film was ever made, I would like to think that Link has never seen his parents. And grows into the hero from his own accord, having both positive and negative traits.From the people he knows and around him,cool idea Swordbreaker. - I also like, how you bring the uncle back into mind, As in the game Zelda III, Link receives the sword and shield from his uncle from there he is not really in the picture anymore. Though you bring him back into view, I would say in this respect he looks upto his uncle. As a more important figure into Links past history. - Link got close with the princess. Link, in the Story I wanted, was there to save Hyrule, after that he leaves Hyrule so Link could not really have got too close to Zelda. There is some kind of relationship known to all between Zelda and Link but it is never fully explained in the games, for me that is the direction I wanted and also it would have been too difficult to implement as that would be another story, within the story, One that I could not possibly know or write about. Overall it is good you gave closure to what maybe alot of Zelda fans would want. - And lastly I like how you opened very detailed, of the different regions of Hyrule, Zoras domain(A race that only became fully realsied in "Ocarina of time",in Zelda III they where Links enemies other than the King of the Zora's). Particularly liking to the Death mountain, it is great that it casts a shadow over Hyrule. With the now graphical advances on the new systems this shadow idea could be cast in real timeover the land of Hyrule, if there was to ever be another Zelda game. Your opening captures Hyrule perfectly. Zelda II, to me is a great Zelda, it was the 1st Zelda I ever played I played the first years later and then Zelda 3, So I played the Zelda series 2,1,3. I never even heard of Nintendo though one Xmas I was very lucky I got a Nintendo with a bunch of games, Turtles I, castlevania I, Metroid and Zelda II. As a kid I did not even take in the fact that there was a Zelda I. There was no internet help back then if you got stuck in a game, though it was possible to call Nintendo hotline for help. I spent weeks and weeks, months cannot really remember on Zelda II, which is probably now what makes it seem like the biggest Zelda in the world. Though if I am honest it does to me convey the sense of a huge overworld, it does this because the overworld sections are viewed like Zelda I but zoomed right out, in this view you cannot attack. Beening zoomed out makes it feel like a very big world as you travel to village and village. Is this not like in the Final fantasy worlds of RPG, Zelda II, on a scale is tipped more in that direction,of an RPG. There was also many villages in Zelda II and gathering information at these villages was something new and gave the villages a purpose. That is the one thing I would want, if there ever was a next Zelda on the new systems. They have races Gorons and Zoras and so fourth. They have Kakariko village and Hyrule city, in the next one have as many villages as in Zelda II as wellas everything else. I know this would be very difficult as in the games I have played from Nintendo, they create ideas in games that serve's the gaming experience. In todays age, with the power of all these systems it would be all well to have a super large world with 10 villages and 10 areas, though if they do nothing and are just there for wondering around, it would really serve no purpose and in the end it would not be worth it, everything to me is for the gaming experience. As there have been times in games when it must be bigger more of everything, more, more, more, more.but they do not question why? what do these areas or things do in the game? How do they effect the game late on? then those areas or things will indeed, feel a little empty. Also Zelda II's West region and East region continents, to me in a small sense relates and predates Zelda 3's light and dark worlds. This is how I understand how it could of evolved and is just an interpretation. In Zelda II you start of on one continent the enemy encounters are not so troublesome. Zelda 3 you start of in the light world enemies you encounter are not so troublesome. Zelda II the second continent is different and the enemy encounters are more troublesome. Zelda 3 the dark world is different and the enemies you encounter are more troublesome. It is not much really but at the basic of basic levels that is what is happening and a relation is born. Hello Just64helping,is there a way to not have any second pauses between tracks. When I got it finalized, it was oringally one whole track but I asked is it possible to mark out sections of each tracks so it could register on a CD. CD1 and CD2 as a download should be okay as that was archived into one downloadable Mp3 file. And maybe as Ramaniscene said it could be the media or the media settings you are using. Hello OverCoat, staying dedicated for many months is a difficult thing to do, encouragement is not so easy to sustain. Though if perseverance is held, it can find a conclusion of some sort. I do not know what to say the japanese have listened to it, that is good I hope, that is too much.
COMPLETED PROJECT: Legend of Zelda 'The Story of Hyrule'
Mithius replied to Mithius's topic in Post Your Game ReMixes!Thanks Sword breaker The singing voice was done by Amy, I asked her would she sing this melody with these words, that I wrote and she said yes. It was challenging, as there are some phrases, that are not in common time though she got through it. I am not sure what you mean by chorus, though as an answer everything else regarding vocals was sample base. I guess the rest of the project is so, so. The written story I understand, is not that readable, I have never done anything like that before but I like some of the ideas that came to be, because of the music, most of the ideas came about because of the music. Idea The great bridge - A bridge that stretchs out for miles and connects 2 continent's together, they have bridges in Zelda,not ones that really connect 2 land masses together I imagine a very long bridge Idea The Golden forest- A forest of golden light, that surrounds Lake Hylia and also has a shrine in the centre of the lake. how this shown in the pictures, is not how I am seeing it. Though the forest of light only appears when the 3 suns merge into 1, the forest becomes a glowing light not Xray, something else I just do not know what. I think these ideas have been told before but not in zelda and this is for the zelda world. "Divide your story into pages. In each page, you have the text obviously in addition to its associated artwork that fits with the scene and the associated music track that's directly streamed as the reader delves into the story text". This is a great Idea but would there not be some problems because some of the written story is sometimes longer or shorter to read then the music. Is that not what makes it all unstable or maybe if people did not care if it is longer or shorter it would then work. The artwork- it would be cool to have someone draw artwork for this, though who would be willing to draw ideas, for this Project. Ramaniscence this is too cool, I will keep on saying this is all more than I imagined. Zelda III "A Link to the past" by Nintendo really defined the Zelda series. it was one of the first games to appear at around the time, when Super Nintendo launched, it needed to say many things,to many people and it did. It returned to an overview, look down perspective. From Zelda 1 and it evolved all of the ideas from the previous games to the next level.
Donkey Kong Country 2 'Klomp's Romp'
Mithius replied to Mithius's topic in Post Your Game ReMixes!Thanks Geoffrey Taucer, the Reverb on the Violin, I will turn down the reverb. At around 0.31 I used a muted trumpet on one melody and an open trombone on another melody, when the Trumpet goes to a high register it sounds weak. Overall this is a weak remix of the ship theme, if I was to go back to the original verse and chorus theme and expand on that my version of the verse and chorus of the theme is at 0.52 - 1.20s. Then somehow make my way to the ending then possibly it could create some sense of a structure being present. Thanks for your criticism, comments.
Donkey Kong Country 2 'Klomp's Romp'
Mithius posted a topic in Post Your Game ReMixes!WIP Klomps Romp, Hi to all this is Klomps Romp any advice in the mixing would be greatly appreciated. what instrument levels should be changed and at what times? what about the bass is the level okay,? should there be more low end or less, or high end? Guitar rhythm and leads the levels? is the distortion okay? and anything else regarding the mix. Thanks for your time. It is Titled Klomps romp revised here is the file: http://www.mediafire.com/?owtyzytyibn
Donkey Kong Country 2: Serious Monkey Business - History
Mithius replied to Geoffrey Taucer's topic in ProjectsI think everyone is going stone me out of the village. This an revised version, I am not sure if this is any better,I changed the compressors on the Acoustic guitars and took out a a little of the mids on the overall track,does that work?. And For the lead Acoustic sections I accidentally added a mild distortion ,it sounded cool, though does that work here?. Are the levels right? i feel like im in a rush for no reason,this is not to be even used, man is that madness,that was a band. It is Titled: Klomps romp revised here is the file: http://www.mediafire.com/?owtyzytyibn If anyone has any ideas I would appreciate it cool and thanks
Castlevania: Bloodlines 'Reincarnated Soul'
Mithius replied to WillRock's topic in Post Your Game ReMixes!Hello Willrock 07, Regard mixing- I would turn down some of the low end Frequencies 20-200 Hz on some of the low pitched sounds, or another solution is the reverb you use, use a smaller room reverb or use less and if the reverb has a bass cut or something of a similar nature, use some bass cut, maybe all that is needed is the reverb to sit well in the mix. Try to make sure every instrument defined,which is easy to say but hard to do. An example If you are layering 2 or more sounds together, for example 2 or 3 basses ask the question do you need 2 or 3 basses layered and if you do, ask the question do they take up the same frequency range, maybe you want that, then that is okay but it will be more difficult to define each sound or instrument.I hope this is some small advice that can be used or applied.
Donkey Kong Country 2: Serious Monkey Business - History
Mithius replied to Geoffrey Taucer's topic in ProjectsHi this a near finshed Klomps "Bluegrass" romp. I was wondering is there anyone willing to master this. Also do you think any of the levels of any instruments should be changed, what instruments and at what time in the track so I know where to change the levels. This track is at minus -3 DB , I have left room for it to be mastered by someone. the MP3 Was compressed to 192Kb. it is 3.21Mb The structure for this remix is : Klomp verse - 0.00 - 0.16s break 1 - 0.16s - 0.52s Klomp verse - 0.52s - 1.02s Klomp Chorus - 1.02s - 1.20s break 2 - 1.20s - 1.59s Klomp verse -1.59s - 2.09s ending- 2.09s - 2.20s The file is here http://www.mediafire.com/?vwd5uzdwxvw There will be 2 files one is a rough version and the other is titled: Klomps romp -3DB for mastering And sorry before I was, did not mean to be rude to Tensei-san or anyone else.
Donkey Kong Country 2: Serious Monkey Business - History
Mithius replied to Geoffrey Taucer's topic in ProjectsHello, I cannot stop, for I have done a fair amount already even a finished structure. It is short 2.20s but at double time of 130Bpm. I have to continue I am sorry. If it okay as a remix cool if not it is still cool. That is how things have turned, the funny thing is, this piece is something I would not do. Though it has turned into something I now do.
Donkey Kong Country 2: Serious Monkey Business - History
Mithius replied to Geoffrey Taucer's topic in ProjectsHi I have been working on Klomps Romp,I will post,hope soon. I know now Tensei has it but I will still post it, if you like it cool if not cool.


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BONE, HENRY F. (1835–1917). Henry F. Bone, minister and Confederate officer, was born in Tennessee in 1835, the son of Henry P. and Narcissa Bone. He moved to Texas sometime after 1850, settled in the area between Dallas and the Oklahoma border, and studied to become a minister. In June 1861 Bone joined the Eleventh Texas Cavalry, then being organized in nearby Grayson County, as chaplain. On May 8, 1862, Bone was elected as major, but this commission was rejected by the examining board. In response, he tendered his resignation as chaplain on June 14, 1862. This resignation was accepted on July 7. After this date it is unclear whether he continued to serve with the Eleventh Texas Cavalry. On December 31, 1863, Bone married Mary Jane Ritchie in Cooke County. The following month, in January 1864, he received a grant of 160 acres in Wise County from J.W. Hale.
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Following the Civil War, Bone pursued a career in the ministry in both North Texas and Middle Tennessee. From 1868 to 1869 he was the minister at White Rock Presbytery in Dallas. Between 1870 and 1873 Bone was minister at McMinnville Presbytery in McMinnville, Tennessee. He returned to Texas in 1874 and ministered at Guthrie Presbytery in Dallas until 1876. In 1891 he preached at the Bones Chapel Church in Whitesboro, Texas. Sometime later, Bone relocated to Winona Lake, Indiana, and began ministering at Paris Presbytery. He eventually retired at Winona Lake and passed away there on August 16, 1917. He is buried at Fairview Cemetery in Gainesville, Texas.
Cooke County, Texas Marriage Index (http://www.rootsweb.com/~txcooke/Cookemarriages.txt), accessed May 3, 2006. R. Scott Gartin, "Field & Staff," 11th Texas Cavalry (http://www.11texascav.org/regiment/field_staff3.shtml), January 26, 2011. Rev. Henry F. Bone c1835 –1917 Cumberland Presbyterian Minister (http://www.cumberland.org/hfcpc/minister/BoneHF.htm), accessed May 3, 2006. Dallas Morning News, December 15, 1891.
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Today's recipe is 'Pyaz ki Bhajiya'. As Ramadan is almost here, get ready for iftar time. Pyaz pakori is one of the most common dish on the iftar table during Ramadan. It is very easy to prepare recipe, and takes only half an hour to prepare it. You can enjoy it during tea-time or as a snack. Serve it with chutney of your choice or ketchup.
For crispy bhajiya outside and soft inside, you will need gramflour, chopped onion, green chillies, chopped coriander and few spices. More or less ingredients of bhajiyas are same, the main ingredient is the main difference. Use this recipe for preparing other bhajiyas like cabbage, spinach or potato.
You can share your re-creation of this recipe or any other recipe from Rasoi Recipe. You can share it on Facebook page or directly mail it to me on firstname.lastname@example.com . I would love to hear from you guys. If you have any suggestions or if you want to share your views or appreciation, you can leave your message in the comment section below.
More pakori recipe that you can try are – Paneer Macaroni Pakodi (Cottage cheese pasta pakori) , Gobhi Pakora / Cauliflower Fritters Recipe , and Gobi Pakora (Cabbage Fritter/Patta gobi pakora) .
Servings: 3-4
Duration: 30 minutes
Ingredients for Pyaz ki Bhajiya
|1 cup
|Onions (chopped)
|2 medium to large sized
|Green chilli
|4-5 medium sized
|Coriander leaves (Chopped)
|2 Tbsp
|Red chilli powder
|1/2 tsp or as per taste
|1/2 Tsp or as per taste
|Garam masala/ All spice powder
|1/2 Tsp
|Cumin Seeds
|1/2 Tsp
|Carom seeds / Ajwain seeds
|1/2 tsp
|Baking Soda
|1/8 tsp or a pinch
|as required for fritter consistency batter
|for deep frying
Method for Pyaz ki Bhajiya
- Peel and wash onion. Chop onions lengthwise of medium thickness.
- In a mixing bowl, add gramflour, chopped green chillies, chopped coriander leaves, salt, red chilli powder, cumin seeds, soda, and carom seeds.
- Add chopped onion in the bowl, mix well. Keep it aside for 15-20 minutes, if you have time.
- Next, add water as required for fritters consistency.
- Heat oil in a deep pan. Start frying fritters on by one on medium to high flame.
- Remove bhajiya on paper tissue or absorbent paper.
- Serve it with ketchup or chutney.


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Breaking News in Lemon Law California Cases
October 15, 2014 – Toyota has issued three new recalls which equate to more than 1.75 million vehicles being recalled. The largest and smallest of the three recalls mostly covers vehicle sold in Japan. The second recall of 759,000 vehicles include 423,000 Lexus models sold in the United States made between 2005 and 2010. The Lexus IS, GS and LS luxury sedans and Toyota Auris compact hatchback are among the 10 models being called back. Toyota is trying to fix an issue with the fuel delivery pipes which can increase the risk of a vehicle fire. This recall certainly keeps eyes on Toyota this year. Earlier this year Toyota agreed to pay a $1.2 billion dollar fine, the largest ever paid out, to settle a criminal investigation into its conduct during an acceleration recall 4 years ago of more than 10 million vehicles.
GM also has the public's attention this year. GM has recalled more than 30 million vehicle so far in 2014. General Motors has been taking a lot of heat with regards to how it handled an ignition switch flaw which has been traced back to at least 23 reported deaths in the U.S.
Future Auto Market
Ford is looking to get back into the small Pickup market in the U.S. Not since the Ford Ranger has Ford had a small or mid-sized pickup on the U.S. market. According to USA Today, Ford marketing leader Dave Scott noted that it would likely have to be a compact pickup, smaller in size than the recently debuted full-frame Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon midsize pickups, and may even be better served on a unibody platform. In order to succeed, the truck would also have to offer as much as 25 percent better fuel economy than the full-size pickups and cost $5,000 to $6,000 less than a base-model half-ton.
Tesla's newly launched Model SD electric may in the future have the capability of picking up its passengers autonomously by using the company's new Autopilot function. According to Tesla's CEO Elon Musk, by integrating a number of safety technologies, Tesla's Autopilot system could eventually enable its electric cars to drive and collect passengers without anyone at the wheel.
Motor Trend SUV of the Year – 2015
Honda CR-V is named Motor Trend SUV of the Year for 2015. Motor Trend has announced 2015's SUV of the Year, from a category which included Porsche Macan, Cadillac Escalade, Subaru Outback, Chevrolet Suburban and BMW X5. The 2015 Honda CR-V took the gold calipers in the SUV category. Motor Trend looked at six different categories ranging from overall design to safety and efficiency.
Ford Fiesta and Focus Transmission Shudder (ie: feels like a teenager learning to drive stick) Caused by Internal Fluid Leaks: A new Ford Technical Service Bulletin ("TSB") addresses a potential mechanical defect to do with transmission fluid leaking internally, causing a shudder or "trailer hitching" feeling while driving. TSB 14-0047 was reported by Ford on March 11, 2014, saying: Ford – When taking off from a stop, using light acceleration, the automatic transmission would exhibit an intermittent transmission shudder and may or may not be leaking transmission fluid from clutch housing. Model 2011-2014 Fiesta, Focus. Ford TSB 14-0047, NHTSA Reference #10055320.
Current Recalls according to NHTSA:
October 15, The Lexus IS, GS and LS luxury sedans and Toyota Auris compact hatchback are among the 10 models being called back. Toyota is trying to fix an issue with the fuel delivery pipes which can increase the risk of a vehicle fire.
October 15 1,368 Triumph Street Triple R motorcycles from 2012-2013, Recalled for bolts that may loosen and restrict steering.
October 15: 198 Keystone Hideout 308BHDS fifth wheel trailers from 2014-2015, Recalled for an outlet that is not part of a GFCI protected circuit, which could increase the risk of electrical shock.
October 14: 291,703 Chrysler vehicles from 2008, including Dodge Charger and Jeep Grand Cherokee models, Recalled for the ignition key which may stick between positions; sticking between ON and START could cause loss of certain electrical function, and between the OFF or ACCESSORY position, the engine will turn off.
October 14: 114 Jayco Jay Flight travel trailers from 2015, Recalled for inadequate venting for the gas range.
October 14: 72 Starcraft AR-One travel trailers from 2015, Recalled for inadequate venting for the gas range.
October 10: 220,423 Nissan Altima vehicles from 2013, Recalled for the hood latch which may corrode, causing the hood to unexpectedly open while driving.
October 10: 165,923 Mitsubishi vehicles from 2008-2011, including Lancer and Outlander models, Recalled for potential engine stalling.
October 10: 56 Subaru Outback vehicles from 2015 equipped with the trailer hitch assembly, Recalled for mounting nuts that may have been over-tightened, causing them to break.
October 7: 18,245 Chrysler Ram C/V Tradesman vehicles from 2013-2015, Recalled for air bags that may inadvertently deploy.
October 7: 7,598 Chevrolet Caprice vehicles from 2011-2013, Recalled for transmissions that may allow the vehicle to shift from "Park" without use of the ignition key or brake pedal.
October 6: 290,241 GM vehicles from 2010-2015, including Cadillac SRX and Saab 9-4X models, Recalled for a potential loose toe adjuster link which could cause loss of vehicle control.
October 6: 89,294 Chevrolet Spark vehicles from 2013-2015, Recalled for the hood latch which may corrode, causing the hood to unexpectedly open while driving.
October 6: 46,873 GM vehicles from 2008-2013, including Chevrolet Caprice and Pontiac G8 models, Recalled for the ignition which may allow the key to be knocked out of the run position.
October 6: 24,497 Dodge Ram ProMaster vehicles from 2014, Recalled for head restraints that may not properly limit an occupant's head movement during a crash.
October 6: 10,005 GM vehicles from 2004-2007, including Cadillac CTS-V and STS-V models, Recalled for a potential leak of fuel.
October 6: 1,787 Toyota FJ Cruiser vehicles from 2014 with the optional "Trail Teams Ultimate Edition" package, Recalled for potential loss of steering control.
October 6: 1,624 Dodge SRT Viper vehicles from 2013-2014, Recalled for air bags that may not deploy properly.
October 6: 304 Chevrolet Sonic vehicles from 2014, Recalled for air bags that may not fully deploy as intended.
October 6: 301 Ford vehicles from 2014-2015, including Ford Escape and Lincoln MKC models, Recalled for potential stalling.


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Media Advisory/Photo Op
Charger Foundation and Degrassi actress suit up needy kids
Feb. 9, 2005 — The Charger Foundation is charging in to help needy and homeless
children in the GTA this winter.
With Winter still here and cold temperatures forecasted, desperately needy kids who
have gone without winter clothing basics this frigid winter will finally have snowsuits,
mitts, gloves and hats, thanks to The Schools Snowsuit Challenge and Kids In
The Cold Clothing Program initiated by Windfall Clothing Service, and The
Charger Foundation.
Tomorrow morning, Thursday, February 10 at 11 a.m., at The Bargains Group
Warehouse, 890 Caledonia Road (side entrance), The Charger Foundation will
present Windfall Clothing Service with a $5,000 cheque to purchase winter clothing
accessories for distribution to family agencies, including Massey Centre and MacAuley
Centre and others..
Actress Sarah Barrable-Tishauer will be on hand for the presentation. The 15-yearold
actress, who plays Liberty Van Zandt on the popular television series, Degrassi:
The Next Generation, is a Windfall volunteer and helped spearhead this year's
Snowsuit Challenge. The Snowsuit challenge raised enough money to purchase over
125 Snowsuits.
"The snowsuits and winter clothing accessories will go to severely underprivileged
children – most of whose lives are in such turmoil, that they are not even attending
school," says Helen Harakas, executive director of Windfall Clothing. In the past 5
years, the number of children in Metro emergency shelters has increased by a staggering
The Charger Foundation created by the Sapi Family and Hinchcliffe Sapi
Chartered Accountants is dedicated to fostering fundraising initiatives for the
homeless and less fortunate, especially children in our society.
The Bargains Group is also be making a large donation of 1000 winter hats to help
needy kids stay warm this winter.
Media Contact: Lorne Simon, Michael Communications Media Group
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There are about 30 million Christmas trees sold in the United States every year. More and more Americans have been buying their Christmas trees in stores to avoid a tree removal fine. Most of these trees are conifers, or cone bearing trees with needles. Pine trees have their needles in clusters of two, three or five while the needles on fir and spruce trees are individually attached. Needles of fir trees look flat and those on spruce trees are more squared. In the southeast, Cypress trees, particularly the Leyland Cypress, is popular as a Christmas tree. Its needles are arranged in flat sprays. Read More→


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A must-read treatise in the movement towards an Islamic Renaissance. Dr. Qaradawi contends that the extraordinary pressures of the modern world and internal decadence have distorted the Islamic vision of many Muslim youth. The response has been a retreat from modernism to conservatism and extremism. The author addresses the above predicament by analyzing the causes of the crisis and showing how to approach the Qur'an and Sunnah in a balanced and comprehensive manner to bring back a true Islamic civilization.


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In brief: The Belkin TuneCast 3 is a simple, attractive FM transmitter that may be suitable for rural users and long, desolate road trips, but it just doesn't quite cut it in a big city.
I'd be lying if I said I wasn't a bit disappointed. In general, I shun the use of FM transmitters: The audio quality is not up to par with direct line-in or cassette adapters, and searching for an open signal is often a crap shoot. I was one of the fortunate MP3-player users to have both a CD changer and an "old-school" tape deck in my car (in case you were wondering, that's the reward you get for driving a 15-year-old vehicle). However, the cassette player started making this obnoxious clicking noise when presented with any tape, so I found myself on the hunt for a decent, not made for iPod FM transmitter for use with my Creative Zen V Plus. In fact, many of the iPod-ready devices offer auxiliary inputs for use with other MP3 players. I was considering the best-in-class DLO TransPod FM, but do you see how bulky that thing is? It dwarfs the poor Zen V, which would no doubt bounce around precariously in the iPod slot (damaging the dock adapter while it's at it).
Enter the Belkin TuneCast 3. It's compact, it's understated, and it has an ample, tactile control pad (with up/down tuner keys and two preset buttons) and a crisp, illuminated digital display. Nifty. The TuneCast 3's design is what initially attracted me to the device. The body is black and charcoal gray (matches my car's interior quite nicely), and at 2.8x1.7x0.8 inches, the transmitter--along with the Zen V--fit perfectly in my ashtray (which, naturally, is not a place for cigarette butts). Of course, if your ashtray is otherwise engaged, Belkin includes a handy mounting clip that you can affix to your dash. The TuneCast 3 attaches to your MP3 player's headphone jack via a 20-inch 3.5mm cable that can be wrapped around an indentation in the device for shortening or storage. Another plus is that the transmitter doesn't pull juice from your player: It can be powered from two AA batteries or a cigarette lighter adapter (both included). And all this for a street price of about $40. So what's the catch?
Unfortunately, it's a big one--or it is if you live in an urban area, at least. I took the TuneCast 3 out to my car, fired it up, and began searching (with a note of desperation) for an open station. In fact, we have a couple of unused frequencies in San Francisco, and I was able to tune into one with moderate success. The static stopped, the music began, and I was happy--until I started moving. Some spurts of static began to invade my tune. Hmm. As I made my first turn, my music dropped out entirely and was interrupted by some very loud static (you have to turn your volume up a lot when using the TuneCast, which is common for FM transmitters). I frantically tuned my stereo and the TuneCast in alternating movements, all the while trying to keep my eyes on the road and my hands on the wheel.* Alas, my attempts were in vain--attempts at tuning, that is. (Neither autos nor humans were harmed in the making of this blog, which isn't a stretch when you're going 5mph.)
Although I found several clear stations that would pick up the music from the transmitter, my songs were interspersed with persistent static, usually keeping time with the bass. Then, of course, there is the "dangerous driver" factor--if your FM transmitter cannot pick a station and stay with it for the majority of the drive, you shouldn't be using it. (At least, not without a passenger in the car to do the tuning.) It's possible that the TuneCast 3 will perform significantly better when taken outside the city limits (test to come), so it could be a decent option for rural users and road trippers. City dwellers, however, should steer clear.
*Note: Do not attempt
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By Dianna Rievaj, Lawyer & Notary Public, Highlander Law Group
Part I – The Rent Increase Control Clause
I recently came across a story in the news highlighting the unfortunately common situation where a small business owner is facing financial disaster as a result of terms in their commercial lease they didn't fully understand when they signed. Cash flow challenges are reality for most small business, particularly those in the start up phase. As a result, many view spending money to have a lawyer review what appears to be a standard lease is a luxury they can't afford.
In the article the shop owner is lamenting that the government hasn't but in legislation limiting a landlord's ability to increase rent. In a free market society, that simply won't work. Unlike a residential lease situation, where the government has chosen to put in protections to protect renters, a business is not forced to entered into any given lease or accept any particular lease terms. Conversely, we all need a safe, affordable place to live. Compounding that, the relationship between residential landlords and tenants is often a David vs. Goliath situation. With a commercial lease you have two business parties, both seeking to make a profit, entering negotiations to see whether there is a good fit. If either party decides it's not a good fit (ie they aren't happy with the terms of the lease), then that party can walk away and seek out a better alternative.
In the newspaper story the shopkeeper was upset that she was effectively forced to move out of her location at the end of her lease because she couldn't afford the increased rent the landlord was offering to renew the lease. The landlord had done significant renovations to the building and understood the market could bear a significantly higher rent for the location. The situation could have been avoided without government interference had the shopkeeper negotiated a rent increase control clause into the lease. In a situation where a tenant is renewing their lease, this type of clause limits the amount of rent increase under the new lease. Typically, a rent increase clause is tied to the local Consumer Price Index or set at a certain percentage.
Most small business owners would benefit from having a lawyer in their back pocket that they can call if they have questions. Having your commercial lease reviewed by a lawyer is a great way to develop just such a relationship. In addition, the relatively small amount you'll pay to get advice that can help you prevent a disastrous situation like this one is certainly worth it.
If you're looking for guidance on this topic we'd be happy to help. You can call us at (902) 826-3070 to set up a meeting or contact us online. You can also schedule a no commitment Issue Review Consult for $100+HST where you have the opportunity to explain your situation to a lawyer and get basic advice before deciding whether or not you'd like to retain us.
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The boy continued to meditate. One day he heard a strange noise coming from the box. He opened it and hundreds of tiny flies escaped into the room. As they flew up from the box, the boy lifted his eyes and saw his master standing in front of him. 'Good luck,' the master said, smiling. 'You can go down the mountain now.'
That boy was Mingwei Lee, now a 33-year-old conceptual artist whose powerful, healing work blurs all boundaries between East and West, the spiritual and the earthly, art and life. 'Whenever I'm stressed out or depressed, I remember my master's gift to me,' says Lee. 'It was about transformation of energy, of material, of life, from a dead bird -- which used to fly -- to hundreds of these flies. And it


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After the drama of last week's broken needle, which was promptly replaced by Get Knitted, this week has largely focused on getting ready for the AscendancyLRP tabletop roleplay and skirmish game this coming weekend.
There have also been several visits from British Gas who now apparently do annual electrical tests for Homecare customers as well as servicing gas boilers. Unfortunately, my house's wiring failed and needs a new RCD as the current one turns out to be too sensitive and is cutting out with only minor provocation. With the house's wiring being of unknown provenance and age, the fusebox is no longer in common use and so a replacement RCD is a special order... We now await the electrician's call to say its arrived.
As I mentioned in my previous post, I finished the humungous doily which came to an end abruptly after several nights of working on the last row, when I suddenly ran out of doily to crochet. Once I'd bound off it looked fairly impressive, but I waited to take any photographs or blog it until I'd had a chance to block it. On Sunday morning, with the weather dry if rather grey and non-descript I thought maybe I could dry it outside and so I decided to have a go.
After gently washing and soaking the doily in hot water for over an hour to make sure it was properly wet, I put it in a mesh laundry bag (the kind I use for delicates or containing fleece for scouring) and spun it on a low speed in the washing machine to get most of the water out. Then I set to work with my foam squares and three pots of quilting pins...
The Between Meals Centerpiece (Ravelry Link) doily is huge and is a combination of fairly dense crochet bands with openwork in between. I tackled the pinning by starting with the centre circle, then moving onto the middle circle, stretching the damp cotton out as I went. I placed the pins at wide intervals and then went around again placing pins between pins, so I evened out the tension. I put in another row of pins just inside the border, ending up with pins every two inches or so. The final row of pins stretched out the border.
Once I was done, I got Dave to help me carry the whole thing outside very carefully so the foam tiles didn't come apart. We left the doily sat on the bins to catch what sun there was, bringing it in again at dusk and laying it on the floor overnight to make sure it was absolutely dry before I removed the pins.
We did try propping the doily, still pinned to the mats up against a wall (something I've heard of folks doing on Ravelry) but while that looked promising initially, it didn't prove to be cat proof. The instant Charlie came in, he made a beeline for the huge doily and spotted the tiny gap between doily and wall. As I'm sure everyone knows, any tiny gap is always improved by the addition of a cat and Charlie is a cat who has no appreciation for the size difference between tiny and a rather large tom. He has wriggle power and a big head, a combination that has always worked well for him.
Fortunately, I saw the cat dart over the doily; was already moving as I saw him stick his head down the side of the mat made up of foam squares and caught the doily before anything catastrophic happened. Phew!
Monday, I unpinned the doily and allowed it to relax a while before laying it out on the bed to photograph it properly...
I give you my version of the Between Meals Centrepiece an original pattern from 1917. I managed to find it again on Annie's Attic, despite it having disappeared the last time I looked. There may be other sites out there that are hosting it if you hunt about.
My Between Meals Centrepiece was crocheted with Clea from Circulo Yarns, shell beige or colourway 7650. I used a 2mm hook because I'm a tight crocheter which gave me a final diameter of 32.5 inches or 83cm, which isn't far off the expected 30 inches reported on Ravelry. I didn't block this one to death, but I did stretch it out to dry although tension was minimal. Before blocking the Clea looked a lot more springy whereas after, it looks exactly like a huge doily should.
This is my first ever go at a doily and I deliberately picked the BMC because it was challenging but it really doesn't contain anything too difficult in the way of stitches. If you can follow American notation (rather than UK), can make a chain, slip stitch, single crochet, double crochet and treble treble (or is it triple triple in American?) you can make this doily. The most difficult thing is the need for perseverance as it takes a long time and those last few inches take forever, with time seeming to slow to a crawl.
The one drawback to the pattern is that it isn't charted, so if you need charts to work this kind of pattern you'll need to make one yourself. Fortunately for me, I'm not dependent on charts although I prefer to work with both so I can compare from written instructions to chart if I need clarification. However, there were moments when I certainly wished I did have a chart as it wasn't always easy to understand what the written instructions were trying to tell me to do.
There are also a couple of minor mistakes in the pattern, where the stitch counts don't work out and I had to fudge things a little. Silly me though, because I didn't note them down I just sort of got on with it... The other thing I'd advise when making up this doily is to read ahead. Understanding what you'll be expected to crochet into the row you're working is essential as is keeping an eye on the tension, otherwise you could find that you get to an end of a round and can't actually crochet the next row into this one, because you can't get the hook through the tiny, tiny little loops.
Overall, I really enjoyed making this doily although I still claim I do not have the lifestyle that supports the use of such frivolous pieces of lace. It took me two months, but I was working on other projects alongside it. I didn't get bored or lose heart and found the whole thing a fascinating experience. This is the first time I've worked something on so tiny a hook and that did give me tension issues at first, but over time I got the hang of it. Even though I have nowhere in my tiny house to display such things, I may well have to make another doily or two, just to prove it wasn't a fluke.
Finally, here is it again, this time displayed on a table at this week's meeting of Coventry Knitwits. The Britannia has dark wood tables in the bar which I thought would show up the pattern nicely. As you can see, the doily is so huge only just fits...
Friday, 2 October 2009
The humungous doily
Posted by Julie Spriddle at 14:09
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wow... that is gorgeous... I don't know how to crochet.. I never tried, but this is fantastic.ReplyDelete
Wonderful! I especially like the textures in the close-up shots!ReplyDelete
Really looks good, you do need to find somewhere/way to display it.ReplyDelete
Well Julie your a super star it looks just as good in the picys as it does close up ....well doneReplyDelete
That is stunning, congratulations on finishing your doily, it does look very beautiful.ReplyDelete
It's massive and brilliant, well done you!ReplyDelete
Fantabulous !! I keep thinking of trying a doily and you are certainly encouraging me to try. though I am tempted to try the mad 3d Swan one I found recently. I think I linked in in Ravelry if you want to look.ReplyDelete
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Focusing on our latest trends in the internationalization of higher education, which includes the mobility and exchange students programme that is crucial for International students to immerse themselves into social and academic cultures of other countries and to provide opportunities for international students to study in and experience the cultures in Malaysia.
The purpose of the Student Mobility Programme is to offer opportunities to International university students to undertake undergraduate studies at Universiti Utara Malaysia as a way to incorporate an international dimension to their university training and to gain intercultural knowledge, skills and experience in another country.
While you are studying overseas, you can remain enrolled in full-time courses at UUM and able to receive credit for your degree. In most cases, you will be able to combine travel and study without adding extra time to your studies.
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Something is counterfeit if it appears to be genuine but is not. The problem with counterfeit money is that you can use and spend it and often the recipient will not recognize it for what it is. Then one day you attempt to use what is counterfeit with someone who knows what is genuine. Not only do you not get what you wanted but the fake money you have is forfeit as well.
Life is like that. You can spend your life on things that don't have real value. You can invest in what you think will make you happy. Then you meet the One who is genuine. You realize at that moment your life has been invested in counterfeit living, so much so, that you have become counterfeit yourself. But the One who is genuine has no use for that which is counterfeit, except to throw it on the manure pile.
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So I've been working on the sequel to You Can't Cure a Witch's Curse, and a few chapters in decided I was going to switch tacks and do a wordless book. Then I came up with an art book idea which I was going to do alongside it, but I am SO much more excited and naturally curious by visual inspiration right now that I've realised it's time to give fiction a break.
This doesn't mean I'll stop writing, of course – let's not get too crazy – it just means that right now, fiction isn't doing it for me. And if I have to force myself to get excited about working on my book, something's wrong.
I'm working with life-coach-in-training, Inger Kenobi. I've enjoyed Inger's blogs for a long while, and when she approached me for a practice session I jumped right in. In that session (which I will do a vlog about) we talked about listening to our bodies, something I had discussed with my counsellor a few years earlier, and becoming more true to myself. For me, a 'go for it' feeling was sunshine; a warm, dry mist.
And when I thought about my book, that's not how I felt. When I thought about mythical skeletons and fairy tales and having fun with art my little ball of sunshine began to grow.
So I'm following my sunshine. Which means more visual awesomeness for you, and lots of exploration and experimentation for me.
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Seminar on Turkey's Regional Culinary Cultures and Traditions was held at YESAM on May 3rd, 2012
Nedim Atilla and olive oil manufacturer Selin Ertur gave a lecture titled "Quality Olive Oil" to chefs at YESAM (Culinary Arts Center).
Chefs learned proper techniques - while tasting various types of olive oil - to better differentiate between high and low quality products.
Appreciating our olive oil
Per the decisions reached at the Olive Oil Summit organized by the Ministry of Culture, YESAM hosted a seminar for cooks and chefs on branding Turkish olive oil and differentiating good olive oil from bad.
During his opening remarks, Nedim Atilla described Anatolia as olive oil's birthplace while expressing his disappointment in the overall apathy towards olive oil.
The seminar also featured Selin Ertur, the only Turkish olive oil manufacturer to judge on international tasting panels. Ertur had chefs taste 9 different olive oil samples as he went over techniques to differentiate quality olive oil from inferior products.
During taste testing, Ertur listed sunflower, canola, cotton, corn and soy-based oils among 'seed' oils that are frequently genetically modified (GMO). Olive oil, on the other hand, is derived from fruit and gets its flavor profile from different types of olives from different geographies. He noted that conditions in Turkey are not as conducive as those in Italy to produce a wide range of olive oils; however, the kind produced in Turkey is well suited for non-industrial daily consumption.
Ertur added that the trick to cooking with olive oil lies in understanding the chemical reaction that occurs when ingredients and oil are combined. To maximize flavor, the olive oil should match the flavor profile of the ingredients used. Matching the ingredients with oils can maximize flavor, but is an exercise necessary only for cooking with olive oil and is not applicable to cooking with seed-based oils.
Selin Ertur summed up the overall pairing of food and oil as follows;' olive oils with strong fruity aromatics should be used raw in salads or to dress grilled fish. These can also be paired up with vegetable soups, legume soups, pastas and risottos. Olive oils with mild fruitiness are recommended for grilled meats and vegetables, such as eggplants.
Olive oils, low in fruitiness are best for fried food, mayonnaise, egg-based sauces and cream-based soup applications.
Vedat Basaran revealed in his closing speech that YESAM's goal is to promote the usage of high-quality Turkish olive oils in professional kitchens. He also stated that while Turkish chefs and cooks consume a lot more olive oil now than they used to, they still need to find ways to introduce Turkish olive oil to visiting tourists and chefs worldwide.
Lecture video is in Turkish.


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Guest blog by Marie White.
It all started with my friend in England, who had been staying in hostels for many years and would regularly write to me about her trips and the wonderful hostels she had stayed at. Though intrigued, I had never stayed in one. So, when I decided to go and visit her in 2001, she decided to introduce me to hostelling. I really enjoyed the trip - and the hostels. However, it wasn't until 2004, at the age of 73, that I decided to try "hostelling" on my own.
My first hostel was in Downtown Victoria, BC. Never before having booked a hostel and not being sure what kind of accommodation I wanted, I booked a "dorm" room. (Since then, I have learned there are all kinds of accommodations and now choose a 4 or 6-bed room as it seems to be the most readily available and works for me. I don't mind sharing!) Upon arrival, I discovered I had a top bunk. Oh dear, how was I going to able to climb up there! A young lady in the room was making up her bed and probably saw my look of panic. She said "I will take the top and you can have the bottom!" This was my first experience of the caring friendly people you meet in a hostel. What better service can you get than that and usually under $30.00 per night? (Note: I now ask for at time of booking - and receive - a bottom bunk. In fact, hostels usually put a sign on the bed "Reserved for Marie White").
After a few days in Victoria, I headed off on my Vancouver Island adventure. I booked a seat on the train up the coast to Parksville. I was let off the train at the Parksville stop, which happened to be in the middle of nowhere (I hadn't done my homework very well!) I was stranded. Well not really. Another lady had gotten off the train as well; she, however, was being met by someone. Swallowing my pride, I asked if I could get a ride into Parksville. They kindly took me into the city where I caught a bus for Point Alberni, my next hostel stop.
This second hostel was more like a B&B. I had a private room and was even able to have dinner there. The next day I took a "mail boat" ride up the coast stopping at villages along the way. Very interesting.
The following day I took a bus to Tofino, site of my third hostel. It was a new building and quite "posh" as the Brits say. My room (shared with three other females) looked out onto the water - it was a 5-star resort in my mind.
The next morning, while having my breakfast in the breakfast room, a young man who was packing his lunch asked me what I was going to do that day. I replied I was going to walk to the beach, which I hadn't realized was quite a distance away (again, not so good on my homework). He said he was going to Long Beach to surf and offered to take me along. I said "fine" and off we went. I spent a lovely day at the beach reading while he surfed. When I later told my daughters what happened, they exclaimed "and you always told us not to go off with strange men!"
My fourth hostel experience was back in Victoria at the same one I had stayed at before (and where I had left my large suitcase which they kindly stored for me). The young man at the desk asked if I had had a good time away and seemed genuinely interested, wanting to know the details (something you wouldn't get at most - if any - hotels)! He then told me about the hike planned for the next day with a guide and asked if I would like to go on it. I did and it was fun to spend a day with a bunch of 20 year olds. Many hostels plan trips for their guests, which is particularly great for someone travelling alone and without a car. Hostel adventures are always great; I recommend them to everyone.
Hosteling in New Zealand
I decided it was time to try hostelling in another country. I planned my first major trip alone to New Zealand from February 10 to March 16, 2008. (In planning this trip I learned what a great tool the internet is planning trips including booking accommodations and transportation).
After a few days in Sydney, Australia (paid for and planned by my children as a Christmas gift), I arrived in Auckland. When choosing a hostel, I wanted someplace near the train station as I was taking the train and ferry to Christchurch to begin my adventure. (You will see I usually call it an "adventure," not a trip, because for me that is what my travelling is.) This next - my fifth - hostel was, believe it or not, called "Nomads Fat Camel!" How could you pass up a hostel with a name like that!? There was a bar attached but that didn't really bother me. Again, the staff were polite and helpful, even taking my too-large suitcase (I learned to pack lighter after that trip) up the stairs to the 2nd floor where my room was.
My sixth hostel was in the centre of Christchurch on a lovely square with a majestic Anglican Cathedral across from it. I was very saddened to learn the church was destroyed in the 2011 earthquake. After a few days of sightseeing, I was off by bus (no train going that way) to visit a friend at the very bottom of the South Island. Dulcie and Pete showed me around Invercargill.
Next stop – and my seventh hostel – Queenstown for just an overnight stop. When registering, I learned I was on the 3rd floor. Being one of the few hostels without an elevator, the staff member said if I waited a bit, he would take up my suitcase. But another guest happened to be going up then so he took it. I said "I need you tomorrow at 6am when I am going to get the bus" and would you believe he was waiting at the top of the stairs the next morning to carry down my suitcase! I don't believe this would happen in a hotel.
Arriving in Greymouth my eighth hostel had something to do with the church but was now a hostel. To me, that is what makes hostelling so interesting – most have a history; most have been "something else" in another life. Each one is so different.
Taking the Tranzalpine Train the next day to Christchurch, I experienced the incredible Arthur's Pass covering 94,500 hectares of rugged wilderness rising to Mount Rolleston at 2,270 meters. The train's "widow car" provided amazing views that I had never before - or since - experienced (I love trains and have been on a lot of them). I stayed at the same hostel that I had when I was in Christchurch before. This time I had more days there so did more sightseeing. The staff asked me where I was going next and booked all my hostels and transportation for the rest of my trip saving me time, helping me with decisions and at no cost.
I then flew to Wellington, site of my ninth hostel. On one of the bunks was a sign: "Bed Reserved for Marie White - bottom bunk." I had remembered to ask when booking it!
My tenth hostel was in Napier, a city destroyed in 1931 by New Zealand's deadliest earthquake but later rebuilt in Art Deco Style. Here I met a lady from England that I since remain friends with. When you stay at hostels, other guests usually ask "where have you been? where are you going?" and always have lots of suggestions of what to see and where to go.
I reached my eleventh hostel, in Rotorua, by bus. I was booked in a "mixed room." Oh, dear! However, I ended up being given a private room instead at no extra cost. I met up with my friend Addie from England and we spent three days together doing the sights and as usual, found myself running into people I had met previously at other hostels. I took a tour to the top of North Island so now I can say I have been from the bottom to top of New Zealand.
But I wasn't finished yet... next stop (and my twelfth hostel) was in Coromandel, a lovely little town. While walking along the water, I met a couple just setting out their lunch. We got talking and learned that they lived in Hamilton (New Zealand) and I, of course, in Hamilton (but Ontario). They were quite interested in what I was doing and invited me to join them for lunch. I spent a lovely afternoon with people I'll never see again!
Back in Auckland for my thirteenth (and last) hostel before heading home, spent it at a in a different hostel than my first. Again, staff were helpful and polite.
So, how was hostelling in another country? Great experience. I never could have afforded it if I hadn't stayed in hostels. Hostelling is the only way to go, especially for someone travelling alone and on a budget.
Everyday Tourist Note: This is the first in a series of super senior hosteling blogs by Marie White. She is working on one based on trip with sister to Canada's East Coast with some notes from Iceland. And this spring she is doing the West Coast from Washington state to Alaska.


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I stood on the hill over Arlington
Where my fathers before me were lain.
And thought of the peace in my green backyard
That they bought for me with their pain.
The score upon score of their brothers,
Still loyal in ranks beside.
Will march into Heaven in soldierly rows
When the Bridegroom calls his bride.
The sting of death does not touch them now.
They're sleeping and waiting for God.
In the green, green hills of Arlington
'Neath the nation they saveds' fair sod.
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June 27, 2013 (New York, NY) – Combining the latest and most successful treatment methodologies with an all-star staff of experts in addiction and trauma healing, Breathe Life Healing Centers opens its doors with locations in New York and Los Angeles. Founder, Board-
Breathe Life Healing Center, is now New York City's premier renewal program for those seeking a better life. Brad and co-founder Rev. Michael Ingersoll have crafted a dynamic 90-day spirit-based program leading guests to change as they transition from self-harm to self-discovery through highly personalized Life Skills Workshops. After a well-received start in New York, Breathe LA opens September 2013 in Beverly Hills.
"Brad is a natural innovator and proponent of treating the whole person," said Dayton. "I have long advocated that trauma is at the core of many self-harming behaviors, including primary food addiction. I've spent my career integrating psychodrama and sociometry with research on interpersonal neurobiology and attachment. I've created a focused therapeutic model that is both intrapersonal and interpersonal in order to make experiential healing, which has become the therapy of choice for trauma, tangible and accessible. Breathe Life Healing Center is a place where that hope and help come alive along with a necessary attention to the spiritual aspect of recovery."
With 41 beds total – eleven in New York City and thirty in Los Angeles – Breathe accommodates guests after acute detox and psychological assessment for long term treatment, up to as many as 12 months depending on guest needs. With 24-hour staff coverage and varying levels of qualifications in behavioral health at the house and clinic, the schedule includes communal dining with a focus on nutrition, daily group meditation, yoga and a robust physical activity program. Dr. Dayton's clinical program features our proprietary four-day a week Relational Trauma Healing track in a full-day schedule. Services consist of individual and group counseling, medication monitoring, treatment goals and strategic recovery planning, and reparative family and relationship therapy, which makes up the clinical day programming. Breathe focuses on guests with chemical dependency, anxiety and/or depression, and obesity related recovery. Infusing life at Breathe, is a non-faith-based emphasis on the spiritual side of recovery tailored to each guest.
"After participating in over one thousand interventions in my work as an interventionist, I have worked with a number of long term rehab facilities, which I would hand-pick to fit each client's needs and geographic circumstances," said founder Brad Lamm. "Over time I have seen that certain practices and techniques are particularly effective and can increase someone's chances of success in their recovery. I have often dreamed of combining those elements under one roof. Today that has become a reality as we open Breathe. A unified program that creates community and recovery in remarkable ways."
Looking to bring the most inventive thinking and practices of the last 30 years into its curriculum, Lamm recruited renowned trauma psychologist Tian Dayton as Director of Clinical Programming to launch her just-developed relational trauma healing track at Breathe's day clinic level. Widely known as the prime mover of psychodrama, Dayton is a best selling author who galvanized the field of behavioral health with her research and clinical development relating self-harming behavior to prior life trauma.
Incoming CEO Deb Hughes comes to Breathe with a dynamic background in program and business development, strategic planning, and a tremendous foresight on execution and expansion. Her experience with dual-diagnosis, eating disorder treatment, adolescent and adult programming, as well as a deep working knowledge of business development, transitional living, outpatient treatment programs and IOP services provides her the opportunity to make an unsurpassed difference in the lives of Breathe guests. "This is such a profound opportunity for Breathe Life Healing Centers to shift the paradigm of how wounded people heal their lives and those of their families," says Hughes. "By implementing our Phases of Change curriculum, people are afforded the chance to remake their lives and find a new way of living."
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My OpenSuse Update Experience
I recently updated my home computer from openSuse 11.4 to version 12.1. In this post I'd like to recount the steps, pitfalls and successes I had in the process. Maybe someone will find this helpful.
I've been with Suse Linux since version 5.x. In the past an installation would usually take me a week to get everything setup the way I wanted. Ethernet, graphics, printer and many other things required a lot of searching and this took a lot of time in the pre-google era. In the meantime the install process goes very smoothly. However, the last few updates I did were always from scratch. That is, I would reformat my root partition where the system files were located and leave my home partition the way it was (with a backup of course). This time I wanted to do a straight upgrade without cleaning up. Since the last few installations and upgrades went so smoothly I assumed this one would be a piece of cake. I had kept my 11.4 distribution up to date and was pretty much one leap away from the new 12.1 distribution.
Phase One
This forum thread pointed me to two explanations of how to go forward with and upgrade: SDB:System upgrade and Chapter 15. Upgrading the System and System Changes. I chose to first try the SBD:System upgrade. I did the steps under Prepare your installation and Running the Upgrade. At the step issuing the command "zypper ref" things started to go bad. Sorry but I can't remember the exact error message but I think it had something to do with the RPM library. I was hoping to do a pure internet upgrade (i.e. no need to burn an installation DVD) but that hope died with the errors coming from the zypper command. So I began doing the other approach (Chapter 15. Upgrading the System and System Changes) and started an ISO Download heeding the warning about Persistent Device Names by changing my fstab entries via Yast to mount using a label. The original 11.4 system was still working after this change so I thought everything was OK. After a few hours I gave the install DVD a try as per the instructions. I got to the point where I instructed the installer to do an update rather than a complete install. At this point the installer would go no further. And the error message was disturbingly windows like: something involving the RPM package library and continuing the message "unknown error."
RPM Package Library
I discovered that my RPM package library file /var/lib/rpm/Packages was corrupted. I was unsure how and when this occurred but I strongly suspect that the aforementioned zypper command was the culprit. Somehow I've had better luck with Yast and am still a littler uneasy with the zypper command. Anyway, I was stuck trying to find a way to re-create the Packages file. After several unsuccessful attempts using rpm to rebuild the file, I discovered that openSuse makes backups of the rpm Package library. They can be found in /var/adm/backup/rpmdb. As I understand it the rebuild function is not a recreation but simply a reparation of a corrupted file. If I didn't have a backup i'm not sure what I could have done. Probably do a clean installation instead of an update. Anyway, once I cleanup up my RPM package library the update via DVD worked just fine. Until it came time to reboot into the second phase.
When attempting the reboot GRUB was not able to boot the system. Due to my previous experiences installing Suse I knew that this was not a major problem, just bothersome. I had to figure out how to convince GRUB to boot into the system which I was confidant was properly installed. I dove into the GRUB command line editor and began playing around and reading the help. By a stroke of luck I happened to find an "easy" solution. The GRUB entries for the boot disk and the initrd referenced my hard-drive as (hd0). However, my hard drive has three paritions and the boot disk is in the second one. I manually changed the prefix to be (hd0,1) [1 indicates the second partition as the first is 0]. After this the newly installed system booted into its second round and every went without a hitch. All the vital components seemed to be working. I was glad I was able to get over two major hurdles. But things were not finished yet.
I have an ATI-Radeon graphics card which runs quite well with the open source drivers, but I do notice the proprietary drivers do run a tad faster. I notice this when the mouse cursor moves over areas where a pop-up box is displayed. It works but it's slow enough to be irritating. The native ATI driver can be installed easily and after a reboot things are working quite well. The downside of this is that using tumbleweed in this constellation is not recommended. I'm still debating this one.
Another irritating thing is that was quite irritating was the lack of audio. I spent several hours looking at pulse-audio and also settings to no avail. In Yast my sound card was recognized and even played a test sound. But within KDE itself no sound. The pulse audio setup, kmix and so forth showed only a dummy sound sink. The solution was very simple. The user must be added to the audio group. After I did this everything worked like a charm. An easy solution but bothersome because this was not required before.
The final problem was a real pain and caused me much anxiety. Kmail (now kmail2) is unable to migrate all my Kontact data: mail, contacs, calender etc. This was quite unnerving. I quickly found several forums on the openSuse site where frustrated users were ranting about the major KMAIL FAIL. I shared their concerns and was equally displeased. I have several hundred emails and rely heavily on my calender. I was not looking forward to digging through my old files and backups to restore my data to a usable state. BTW, the kmail/kontact data locations can be found here.
I considered going to Thunderbird or even using Claws but I really wanted to stick with Kmail if it were possible. I spent a few days fiddling around trying to see if the other software could do what I need and most of all if they could import the mail data, which was still intact. What I eventually realized is that I had panicked. I just needed to get acquainted with the new setup, in particular how to manage the new akonadi, and kontact/kmail worked just fine. Akonadi just needs to know where the data is and it works just fine. Once i got that set up correctly, kmail2 was able to read my old mail directories without a problem. At first I saw my old mail directory tree but everything was empty. I though they had all been erased but it was simply a matter of telling kmail2 to do an update of the directories. After that everything was there.
The thing that helped me get that all cleaned up is to realize a few new tings about the kontact/akonadi architecture. Akonadi is a data layer between kontact and the hard-drive (I'm still using vcard and ical files). Once I got the data sources in akonadi cleared up kontact worked just fine. Because the initial migration failed and I tried several manual attempts akonadi was full of entries which pointed to nothing useful. After looking more closely I deleted all the extraneous entries and recreated those for my calendar, email directory and contacts list. That was a scary situation but in the end everything is working well.


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The Makings of a Mrs. Part 4...The Ceremony!
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Well I can agree that this day was HOT, I can feel the humidity just looking at how huge my hair was in the pictures.... 98 Degrees is cool when it's Nick Lachey singing some tunes, not when it's on the thermometer.... but it still turned out perfect anyways!ReplyDelete
Awwwww so special! Love how everything looks and you my dear look so stinkin' happy! Love it!ReplyDelete
That wagon, so precious!
Love the new design btw!
Absolutely gorgeous Shannon! I love the yellow on the bridal party, so pretty! Have a good weekend!ReplyDelete
You look beautiful, amazing photos, nice blogReplyDelete
I LOVE the Uncle Mike here comes your girl pic! So cute!ReplyDelete
Gorgeous photos!ReplyDelete
And lady, love the new blog design! Looks fantastic!
Just added your new button too ;)ReplyDelete
We got married in may of last year and it was 100 degrees!1 I had so many layers under my dress and my bridesmaids were complaining of the heat (We got married inside but took pics outside) and I wanted to kill them cause they were in short dresses!! haha its a good laugh now!ReplyDelete
ahhh. that "here comes your girl" sign is simply adorable. you are gorgeous ... and these pictures. LOVING them. every single one of them.ReplyDelete
So beautiful! I just looked through all of your wedding pictures and read your story and got a little teary-eyed!! Can't wait to read more about you!ReplyDelete
Happy Friday!!!
Everything looks beautiful! I love your hair and your dress.ReplyDelete
beautiful!!!! have a great weekend lady!ReplyDelete
Oh, Shannon.... this is so lovely! You're such a beautiful bride!ReplyDelete
Gorgeous!!! I am loving all these recaps! I love the shot of y'all kissing where the photog was kind of behind the tree. So beautiful!!! <3ReplyDelete
How beautiful! Love all the colors you picked! Plus, your dress is amazing!ReplyDelete
It looks ABSOLUTELY amazing, and I love the pic of your dads...That is absolutely priceless :)ReplyDelete


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He was famed as an honest and well-liked player, who refused to give up his job as an apprentice plumber when he signed for the club for just £5-a-week in the 1950s.
During his playing career George had two spells in black-and-white. First when Wor Jackie Milburn was in his prime and a second alongside stars including Ivor Allchurch, Len White and George Eastham.
Bob Moncur: "I'm one of the few guys remaining from when I went to Newcastle and played with him in 1960.
"He was what I liked to call an old-fashioned outside left, or what would be a winger these days. Over the years I met him on many occasions.
"George was always humorous and always had a dry joke. As a player, he had a great left foot. While he didn't make it in what you might describe as the big time, he was a popular player.
"He will be missed by Newcastle United fans I'm sure."
George played all his Football League career in the North East, having two spells with United and also serving Hartlepool and Darlington with distinction.
Born in the city, Luke's first period at St James' Park in the early fifties saw his way into the first team blocked by Scottish maestro Bobby Mitchell.
A former England schoolboy international, George went off to Hartlepool where he scored 61 goals in 183 games before returning to Tyneside at the end of the fifties for a fee of £4,000.
In the 1959-60 season, Luke took over from Mitchell on the left wing and looked a penetrating forward in 29 matches that produced four goals.
His League career ended at Darlington before George returned to Tyneside and opened a carpet shop in Forest Hall, North Tyneside, where he lived until he died.
Married at the age of 20, he continued to live with his parents in a council house in Daisy Hill and didn't buy his own home, for £1,500, until just before he returned to sign for the Magpies.
His retirement from the game gave him the opportunity to become a collector of Newcastle United memorabilia, counting a Championship medal dating back to 1906-07 among his collection.
In his latter years, George divided his time equally between Tyneside and Tenerife, with six months in each. It is understood he had been suffering from ill health recently.
He is survived by his partner Lynne, wife Ruth and sons Tony and Hylton.