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Cubs at Kanha @ Aditya Singh
Elephants are used to track Tigers in Central India @ Aditya Singh
A Tiger marking it's territory @ Aditya Singh
Male tiger in the meadows of Kanha national park
Kanha harbours the last population of Hard ground Swamp Deer or Barasinga @ Aditya Singh
Indian Wild Dog @ Aditya Singh
Gaur is the largest bovine in India @ Aditya Singh
Kanha National ParkMadhya Pradesh
Tucked away in the Eastern part of the Central-Indian Satpura Range, Kanha is one of the oldest and largest Tiger reserves in India. Legendary for its wilderness and tiger sightings, the reserve was immortalized by Rudyard Kipling, who set his 1894 Jungle Book adventure of Mowgli (the Wolf Boy) in these very forests. The vast size of the park makes extended explorations possible, making it a favourite with photographers for its sheer quality of wildlife viewing.
It was here that eminent American zoologist George Schaller undertook the first ever, scientific, field study of the tiger in the 1960s. 'The Deer and the Tiger', Schaller's detailed account of the ecology and behavior of Kanha's Bengal tigers and four prey species of hoofed mammals, is an inspiration for all naturalists. The vegetation comprises dry woodland on hill tops interspersed with dense forests and grassy expanses at lower elevations. Sal (shorea robusta) is the dominant tree in the meadows and bamboo is more common in the higher slopes and hills.
Immensely rich in game, Kanha has the distinction of harbouring the last of the highly vulnerable Hard Ground Barasingha. Tiger sightings are frequent and meadows abound with large herds of Chital and Barasingha. The park is also a good place to see the Leopard, Sloth Bear, Dhole (Indian Wild Dog) and Indian Wolf. Lesser predators include the Jungle Cat, Indian Fox, Small Indian Civet, Golden Jackal, Common and Ruddy Mongoose. The prey species also include Gaur, Sambar, Chital, Wild Boar, Chousingha and Barking Deer. Primates here are the Northern Plains Grey Langur and Rhesus Macaque.
The bird life is impressive, with over 300 species including the Mottled Wood Owl, Grey headed Fish Eagle, Red Spurfowl, Painted Francolin, Jungle Bush Quail, Blue capped Rock Thrush, Indian Vulture, Brown Fish Owl, Orange headed Thrush, Tawny bellied and Indian Scimitar Babbler, Tickell's & Ultramarine Flycatcher, Greater Racket-tailed Drongo, Malabar Pied Hornbill, Brown cheeked Fulvetta, Indian Scops Owl, Crested tree Swift, Sirkeer Malkoha, Zitting Cisticola, Scarlet Minivet, White rumped Shama, Indian Nightjar and Indian Thick-knee. Warblers found here are the Hume's Leaf, Sulphur-bellied and Greenish Warbler.
Fact Sheet
- State: Madhya Pradesh
- Area: 1945 sq km (Combining Core and buffer forest)
- Altitude: 500 to 1000 m above mean sea level
- Vegetation: Tropical moist deciduous, dry deciduous and grassy meadows
- Water resources: Suklum and Banjar and other small rain fed streams
- Winter: November to mid-February
- Summer: April to mid-June
- Monsoon: June to October
- Rainfall: 1224 mm
- Temperature: Min 1°C, Max 42°C


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Amazon Global ecommerce giant said it would continue to focus on every geographic segment of India's online retail market in response to the Flipkart which is targeting the country's vast rural hinterland and smaller cities as its future growth markets. Amazon sells more than 100 million products -books, electronics, grocery, fashion and lifestyle, and dozens of other categories -and the US behemoth says that over 50% of its orders come from Tier II and Tier III cities.
Many ecommerce executives say that now time has come for India's ecommerce companies to target specific segments of buyers instead of trying to be everything to everyone. Agarwal of Amazon disagrees.
Amit Agarwal, head of Amazon in India, said in an interview in New Delhi, "Our ambition in India is to become everything for everyone. We don't think that way (whether the time has come in India's ecommerce market to target particular segments of customers). We believe customers, wherever they are in India, should be able to buy and get products delivered to them. The differentiator is about how you deliver the customers' needs and not in trying to create formats. Amazon does that globally and we have been successfully doing that, and India is no different."
Agarwal,said his company wants Amazon.in to be a platform for anyone trying to find anything. "We want customers to be able to find, discover and buy anything online and any seller to sell anything online that is compliant and legal. If a washing machine breaks down and you are missing a part, you should be able to find it on Amazon and if you want to replace the whole washing machine, you should find that as well," he said. "We are not a part store or washing machine store but we are the biggest selection."
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Day 1: Arrival in Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City)
Upon arrival to Saigon airport, after clearing custom, you will be warmly welcomed by our driver and transfer to hotel, approximately a 30-minute drive from the airport.
Check into a good 3-star hotel.
The afternoon is at leisure to recover from the long trip.
Meals: Dinner
Accommodation: Green Stars Hotel or similar 3 stars hotel in Saigon
Day 2: Cu Chi Tunnels – Ho Chi Minh city tour
In The Morning : Cu Chi Tunnels
8.30 am. Depart from your hotel or our office to Cu Chi Tunnels – Ho Chi Minh city tour 1 day.
- Firstly, excursion Cu Chi Tunnels; an underground tunnels network constructed by Vietnamese fighters during the struggle for independence. It took about 25 years to build this underground city, which has living rooms, kitchens, hospitals, we
apon factories, storage facilities and command centre. The tunnel system was an excellent way for the Vietcong to move around the countryside undetected by the Americans and home to around 10,000 people who lived underground for several years.
- Before we go underground, we watch a short introductory video showing how the tunnels were constructed. We then spend the next hour exploring the maze of tunnels. Also on display are various mantraps and the remains of an American tank as well as numerous bomb craters made by 500 pound bombs dropped by B52 bombers.
- Have lunch at the restaurant, then we drive back to Ho Chi Minh City arriving at approximately 14.00pm.
In The Afternoon: Visit Ho Chi Minh City
- Secondly, Notre Dame Cathedral : Located in the heart of the city and it was built by the French in the late 1877s. Notre Dame is not just a the oldest Christian church of Vietnam but also a unique and excellent architecture of Saigon.
- Thirdly, General Post Office (Designed by Gustav Eiffel, the Post Office is a testament to the French presence in the late 1800s. The look and feel of this grand building is like an elegant railway station.
- Fourthly, you'll then be driven to visit the Jade Emperor Temple. It's one of the best Taoist temples in Vietnam, with superb effigies, remarkable carved panels of the descent to Hell and some what incongruous terrapin and tortoise sanctuaries. You can choose to visit Jade Emperor Temple or War Museum or Reunification Palace.
- Fifthly, then you'll have approximately two hour to visit Ben Thanh market, one of the liveliest areas of Ho Chi Minh City, is packed with every concievable commodity and a visit to lacquer workshop to see the complex processes and meticulous workmanship involved in this traditional Vietnamese craft product.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: Green Stars Hotel or similar 3 stars hotel in Saigon
Day 3: Mekong Delta full day tour
This Morning is Cai Be Floating Market Tour.
- 07.30am: this morning we will start to visit one day Mekong Delta tour (Cai Be – Vinh Long) around 3 hrs driving. On our dedicated bus/car you can see the green paddy fields stretching towards the horizontal.
- 10.30am: Arrive in Cai Be, you'll board a motorized boat that takes you to the small floating market and spend time there for an interaction that you'll see no where else in the world.
- Next, then on foot to reach a coconut candy, a crispy rice cake factories (served free with premium hot tea) and you might buy coconut candy and handcrafted items from coconut trees of Mekong Delta for souvenir.
- When you feel it's enough for the serenity, let's get back to the large motor boat for something different in Tan Phong Island. It is well-known fresh fruits whole year. On the way, we have a chance to look the sightseeing 2 long sides river and find out the life of rural people in Mekong Delta.
- The time now should be around 12 noon. Time for lunch! Let's go to the local people's house for that (in the seasonable fruits garden).
Afternoon tour is Vinh Long City.
- After the rest, we are divided into many small groups and get on small row boats. During this 20 minutes trip, your boat will zigzag through a maze of shadow canals to enjoy the fresh air along the canal and wonderful water coconut tree landscape. Taking a break and roaming through a village about 20 minutes to visit our natural view with quiet and peaceful villages or we can relax on a hammock for a short rest in Mekong Delta.
- The next stop is Vinh Long City from Island, we will land on a marketplace and walk around to have a good opportunity for seeing how and what the poor rural people of Vietnam sell in Vinh Long City. You are encouraged to interact with the merchants and see how loving and respectful they are. It takes about ½ hr here to find a lot of interesting things for little amount of money.
- The stop will be brief, ensuring that we come back to SG before 7 PM.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, dinner
Accommodation: An Nam Legend Hotel or similar 3 stars hotel in Hanoi
Day 4: Hanoi City Tour
07.45 – 08.30: Get picked up by our tour guide and bus. After short drive, start visiting first place named Tran Quoc Pagoda, a Buddhist relic and national heritage lying on the West Lake.
09.00: Visit Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum, the final resting place of Vietnam's greatest father, walking along Ho Chi Minh's stilt house where he lived and worked from 1958 to 1969.
10.00: Visit One-Pillar Pagoda – the one modeled after a lotus flower, a symbol of Hanoi city.
11.00: Visit the colorful features of the 54 ethnic groups of Vietnam in the Ethnology Museum.
13.00: Bus takes you to a local restaurant in Hanoi Old Quarter, have a rest and enjoy the lunch.
14.00: Visit Temple of Literature, the most famous temple situated in Hanoi, also functioned as Vietnam's first university. It was first constructed in 1070 under King Ly Nhan Tong and dedicated to Confucius, sages and scholars. A vast structure that has existed to present day.
15.30: Drive to legendary Hoan Kiem Lake, visit Ngoc Son Temple dedicated to Van Xuong saint and former general commander Tran Hung Dao for his struggle against Mongolians. You also see the beautiful Vietnamese and French architecture around the lake.
16.00: Arrive back to your hotel.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: An Nam Legend Hotel or similar 3 stars hotel in Hanoi
Day 5: Hanoi – Halong Bay
07.30 – 08.30: Our tour guide and bus pick you up at your hotel in Hanoi old quarter.
08.30: Departure to Halong Bay for 3.5 hours.
10.00: Arrive in Hai Duong province, and have 20 minute short break.
12.00: Arrive to Tuan Chau harbor, 12.15 Welcome to Rosa Cruise and Enjoy Welcome drink. Get a brief introduction about cruise and safety guidelines. Check-in your cabin.
12.30: Enjoy Vietnamese seafood and vegetarian lunch, while cruising in the magnificent Halong Bay, admiring the fascinating rock formations in the bay.
14.30: Take rowing boat through the village or kayaking to visiting around the floating fishing village.
16.00: Visiting Halong Pearl Farm Village, and Swimming in the bay.
17.30: Come back to our Rosa Cruise and relax.
18.00: Join cooking class guided directly by Chef of Halong Rosa Cruise. You have chance to practice Vietnamese traditional dishes such as spring roll or famous cuisine of Vietnam.
19.30: Time for dinner enjoying special food on the cruise.
21.00: Evening entertainments: play game on the cruise: cards game, chess, karaoke, squid fishing, and overnight on the Rosa Cruise.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: Rosa Cruise or similar 3 stars cruise
Day 6: Halong Bay – Hanoi
06.30: Early morning sun risers can enjoy Tai Chi lesson on sundeck.
07.00: Morning view of bay's landscape with a cup of tea or coffee. Have breakfast.
08.00: Arrive Sung Sot Cave (Amazing Cave) and joining with guide to visiting and explore the cave.
10.00: Check-out and enjoy a fantastic cruise on the bay.
11.00: Enjoy the lunch on cruise.
12.00: Rosa Cruise are landing Halong Bay harbor, tourist say goodbye to sailors and finish the cruise.
12.30: Return to Hanoi by shuttle bus.
14.30: Stopover in Hai Duong province to visit a ceramics workshop.
16.00 – 16.30: Arrive in Hanoi end your trip.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: An Nam Legend Hotel or similar 3 stars hotel in Hanoi
Day 7: Hoa Lu- Tam Coc
Breakfast at the hotel.
07:30 – 08:30 Get picked up by our tour guide and bus then depart for Ninh Binh province (90 km south of Hanoi). Have a break 20 minutes half way to relax and experience Vietnamese handicraft products such as lacquer wares, paintings, embroideries…
10:30 Arrive at Hoa Lu, which is once depicted the ancient capital of Viet Nam, settled up in the 10th century.
11:00 Visit temples of two dynasties of Dinh and Le with a very unique architectures in the old time.
11:30 Visit the excavation area beside the Le Dai Hanh temple. You experience the vestiges of Royal Palaces ground dated back 10th century. Go back to the bus and drive to Tam Coc.
12.30 Lunch in restaurant.
14:00 Board the sampan boats (2 people share a boat) in Tam Coc dock to drift down the river among the villages, mountains and lush rice fields. Passing through 3 caves "Hang Ca – First cave, Hang Hai -Second cave, Hang Ba – Third cave" to get a strange feeling. Boat returns to the dock for bus drive back to Hanoi.
18:00 Arrive in Hanoi.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: An Nam Legend Hotel or similar 3 stars hotel in Hanoi
Day 8: Hanoi departure
Breakfast is at the hotel.
Meet our guide and driver to transfer to Noi Bai airport for boarding your onward flight back to home.
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KUIQPICK v.1.0 is a capillary-based vacuum-assisted device for tissue microdissection and collection of cells from cell culture dishes. High quality RNA, protein, and DNA are isolated from dissected samples, suitable for genomics and proteomics applications.
The advantage of KUIQPICK is its cost effectiveness, flexibility and ease of use compared to existing technologies, such as LCM and FACS.
Using the X-Y mechanical stage the tissue/cells of interest are located. A single press of a button initiates collection of the tissue area/cells into the disposable capillary unit (DCU). Collected samples are transferred to a test tube for further experimentation.
KUIQPICK is perfectly suitable for the collection of live cells and cell clusters. It collects cells from adherent cultures and subanatomical areas from live brain tissues without affecting their viability so that the collected cells can be used for further culturing.
KUIQPICK can be applied for the collection of various types of cells grown as adherent cell cultures. Individual cells may be collected for their further experimentation, such as microarray based gene expression analysis, or for recultivation. Please see Protocols below.
Original concept of Kuiqpick and some of its applications in several research areas are described in the original article published in 2012. For more detailed protocols please refer to the Application Notes below. In addition, a new application of Kuiqpick for the collection of individual cells from adherent cell cultures is described (Protocol 3) below.
Isolation of specific subanatomical regions or single cells in the central nervous system is a delicate procedure requiring careful preparation of tissue specimen. In areas with low cell density singe cells may be collected using Kuiqpick, while in areas with high density of cells within a cellular layer (e.g. granular cell layers of the cerebellum, dentate gyrus, or CA1-3 areas of the hippocampus) clusters consisting of the same cell types may be collected with each single acquisition step†. Separation of cell bodies and dendrites can also be performed in certain areas of the brain, such as the hippocampus and cerebellum. This protocol describes the isolation of single cells, cell clusters, and subanatomical regions from sucrose treated brain slices. Sample microdissections are provided to demonstrate the effectiveness of this method.
Kuiqpick v.1.0 is an efficient and effective way for the isolation of subanatomical regions from live brain tissue slices. The vacuum pulls the cells into the capillary with minimal mechanical damage, and large areas can be collected quickly using disposable capillaries (DCU) with greater inner diameters. This protocol describes the technique established to isolate living cells from live brain sections for primary neural progenitor cell culture. A simple protocol for the collection of various subanatomical brain regions and the successful subsequent recultivation of stem cell cultures is described here.
This application note is aimed at demonstrating the performance of Kuiqpick on adherent cell cultures and determined that this is a suitable method for individual cell collection and subsequent clonal expansion. Kuiqpick also accurately and rapidly acquired both fluorescently labeled and non-labeled individual cells directly from standard culture dishes, and more importantly, the collected cells were suitable for subsequent recultivation.
Below are the sample videos of cell and tissue collection process using Kuiqpick v.1.0. The videos show both collection of the specific tissue areas and individual cells from brain tissues and adherent cell cultures.
Video 1: Sample microdissection of mouse hippocampal subanatomical regions from 50 μm sucrose treated fresh frozen tissue sections using Kuiqpick v.1.0.
Video 2: Sample collection of individual neurons from 20 μm sucrose treated fresh frozen mouse brain sections and SH-Sy5Y human neuroblastoma cell lines using Kuiqpick v.1.0.
Protocol 1 Microdissection of Brain Tissues Using KuiqpicK (Protocol_1._Microdissection_of_brain_tissues.pdf, 218 Kb) [Download]
Protocol 2. Collection of Neural Progenitors from Primary Brain Tissues Using KuiqpicK (Protocol_2._KuiqpicK_for_collection_of_neural_progenitors.pdf, 169 Kb) [Download]
Protocol 3. Collection of Individual Cells and their Clonal Expansion from Adherent Cell Cultures (Protocol_3._Cell_collection_and_expansion.pdf, 354 Kb) [Download]
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I am 19 years old and I was born in Galicia, Spain. I have lived in A Coruña all my life. I studied the artistic high school in IES Adormideras. Now, I'm studying interior design in EASD Pablo Picasso. I am neat with my projects, hard worker, attentive... but I am also a bit shy.
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The worst thing besides a long haul flight in a cramped seat is a layover at an airport that offers little for travellers. Many airports come with a few shops and eateries, but do not offer jet-lagged travellers any other benefits.
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Those who have a layover of 2 to 3 hours can shop for duty-free products, marvel at their art installations and capture a few pictures for social media. The experiences heighten if you have a little more layover time to spare.
There is a 24-hour cinema at Terminal 3 or the latest movie screenings on the Fox Movies Premium Channel at Terminal 2. All movies are free. If you are more of a nature person, try taking a walk through their well-kept gardens. Look out for the sunflower, cactus and orchard gardens.
Travelling families will find solace at the Kids World, or at one of their wellness salons. Before you leave, make sure you hear about the Peranakan Love Story, a tale of two young adults set in Singapore in the 1930s.


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Jennifer Lopez has been seemingly aging in reverse for decades, but the 49-year-old has now, more than ever, come to resemble a 25-year-old: specifically, Ariana Grande. When J. Lo stepped out in New York City today, she could have easily been mistaken for the Sweetener singer. That's largely due to the outfit she wore: an oversized top with a high ponytail, hoop earrings, and Versace thigh-high boots in lieu of pants, which have been trending for quite some time now.
The look Lopez was spotted in has basically become Grande's uniform as of late, as she wanders around the same city with her fiancé, Pete Davidson. Grande even wore a pair of blue, thigh-high boots recently, with an oversized sweatshirt, when performing at March for Our Lives.
While at least one tabloid has remarked that Lopez is borrowing Grande's look, that assessment hardly seems fair. For one, Lopez has been wearing her hair in a high ponytail — whether all up or half-up, half-down hair — since Grande was in elementary school. Just look to her 2001 "Love Don't Cost a Thing" video as proof. It's also possible that the two simply share the same aesthetic.
Either way, Lopez looks like she's barely changed since those "Jenny From the Block" days, a phenomenon which she, herself, has commented on. "Listen, at some point, I'm going to age," Lopez she said to Emmy Magazine in May. "They'll say, 'She looks old!' But, right now, I'm holding it together."
One of the reasons she's able to do so is because she treats herself with kindness, leaving affirmations all around her house, from on her pillows to decorative objects. "Affirmations are so important," she told Harper's Bazaar in its April 2018 issue, in between discussing her love life with Alex Rodriguez. "I am youthful and timeless. I tell myself that every day, a few times a day. It sounds like clichéd bullshit, but it's not: Age is all in your mind. Look at Jane Fonda."
One thing that's not just in her mind? Her healthy habits, which include the basics, as A-Rod revealed in the same story. "She really leans into the big fundamentals, like getting her rest, eight to 10 hours." Grande is right with her, there.


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There's no denying that everyone has different taste when it comes to romantic gestures. Some people love PDA and others prefer to express their love more privately. Some enjoy a night in with Netflix and a big, comfy blanket while others prefer jetting off to an exciting new destination. Of course, there are also people who love all of the above!
Regardless of how you choose to express your love, and whether you're a hopeless romantic or hate cheesy gestures with all your heart, these sites from the world's best romantic films will excite even the most curmudgeon of humans.
New York City
Perhaps one of the most iconic movie scenes ever filmed and most definitely the most memorable scene of When Harry Met Sally was filmed at Katz's Delicatessen when Sally demonstrates to Harry how to "fake it" whilst eating her coleslaw. This scene led to two very famous lines. One spoken by someone at a nearby table who says, "I'll have what she's having". The other: the line outside the door at the deli!
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Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles is filled to the brim with iconic movie locations and sets. One of the more recent romantic scenes that the city was graced with was filmed at Cathy's Corner, a paved road that overlooks the San Fernando Valley in Griffith Park. It is here that Mia and Sebastian tap dance to "A Lovely Night" in La La Land.
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Atlanta, Georgia
When Clark Gable, the male lead of Gone with the Wind, was in Atlanta for the movie's premiere in 1939, he visited the Cyclorama, a 360-degree panoramic oil painting that depicts the Civil War Battle of Atlanta. At the time, this was the largest oil painting in the world! Gable commented that the only way it could see improvement was if he was in it. It's believed that after this remark was made, his face was added to one of the figures in the painting.
Seattle, Washington
Those who have seen Sleepless in Seattle will remember when Sam takes Victoria, his love interest with the hyena-laugh, to the beautiful Dahlia Lounge. It is here that Annie's hired secret investigator photographs the two out on their date. What many movie-goers don't know is that Dahlia Lounge is actually one of Seattle's top restaurants!
London, England
Just 20 minutes from the heart of London, go for a lovely walk, have a cuppa, or devour a delicious slice of cake around Hampstead Heath. Enjoy amazing views of the city from the top of the hill and channel your inner Julia Roberts or Hugh Grant from Notting Hill when paying the Kenwood House a visit.
Paris, France
The Phantom of the Opera takes place in Paris in the 1890s, based on a ghost, known as the… phantom of the opera (who would have thought?), who haunts the architectural masterpiece that is the Palais Garnier.
Venice, Italy
Those who know Casanova will immediately recognize 6099 Sestiere Cannaregio in Venice as Casanova's balcony in the film's depiction of the Venetian Lothario.
Casablanca, Morocco
Though set in Vichy-controlled Casablanca during World War II, the entirety of Casablanca was actually filmed in Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank, California except for one scene that was filmed at Van Nuys Airport in Van Nuys, Los Angeles.


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Puppets don't make up for unlikable characters
|Von Orthal Puppets presents
|Berwyn Avenue
|Written by Cynthia Von Orthal
Directed by Cynthia Von Orthal and Tiffany Lange
at Raven Theatre, 6157 N. Clark (map)
through Dec 19 | tickets: $15 | more info
Reviewed by Keith Ecker
I get that Berwyn Avenue is supposed to be a 1970s kitchen sink drama about blue-collar life in Chicago. And on some levels, the play, produced by Von Orthal Puppets, achieves this.
The characters like to drink and bowl. They all have heavy Chicago accents. And at dinnertime, the parents call out for their kids, who run loose through the neighborhood. It may be stereotypical, but for some, this was reality. However, I give less credit to the constant peppering of 1970s references throughout the play. There are just too many forced mentions of nostalgia, including nods to quick tan and the singing nun.
Still, a good story and engaging characters could have made this play. Alas, an uneven plot and unlikable characters nearly destroy it.
Berwyn Avenue focuses on a slice of Gay Martini's life. Gay is the mother of seven children and the wife to a deadbeat drunk fireman. She chats on the phone to her best friend Babs Blahute about items she put on layaway at Sears and cooks up Kraft dinners at night for the kids. Her 15th anniversary is on the horizon, and she's planning a big barbecue to celebrate the event, despite the fact that her husband hasn't made it home in more than two days.
Meanwhile, Babs' tomboyish daughter Sin and Gay's son Scooter have a close-knit friendship. The two spend nights over at each other's houses and stay up late telling scary stories. Eventually the lives of both families are shaken to the core when tragedy strikes one of the children.
The plot is all over the place. One minute we're focusing on Gay and her marital problems, the next we're focusing on Barb's husband and his affinity for Gay, then we delve into Gay's husband's love for Barb, then we visit with the kids for a while. It's dizzying and only serves to drag the play down, both in coherency and pacing. The climactic anniversary barbecue ends up being fairly anticlimactic, save for the deus ex machina in the form of the aforementioned child tragedy.
Worse though are the unlikable characters. I know Cynthia Von Orthal, who wrote and directed the piece, was trying to make Gay into a tough but loving mother figure. But she's just so negative that it's a chore to try to like her at all. In fact, that applies to all the characters. Everyone wallows in their mildly tragic lives to the point that the only feelings evoked are pity and contempt.
The set design and puppetry, both credited to Von Orthal Puppets, are enjoyable. The puppeteers are talented, and sometimes the technical feats alone redeem scenes.
A sharper script and more dynamic characters could fix the flaws in Berwyn Avenue. In its current form, the puppetry is the production's highlight. Unfortunately, it's just not enough to carry the show.
|Rating: ★★
NOTE: This show is not appropriate for children
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New Orleans Museum of Art was the final destination, preceded by First Presbyterian Church, Windsor Court, and Arnaud's. What do all of these locations have in common? A recipe for a truly fabulous New Orleans wedding! Mix all of that with coordinator Leslie Campbell of Leslie Campbell Weddings and you have a stellar wedding event! Carly and Jeffrey's wedding events were in full swing by early evening Friday night. Their guests stepped off the buses shortly after we arrived to Arnaud's French 75 Bar. It was an intimate meet and greet as everyone bumped elbows and laughed and hugged, and greeted loved ones that they hadn't seen in awhile. After the cocktail hour the group was escorted into the cottage for dinner. I always enjoy rehearsal dinners because we really get to know the couple and their families really well, especially when there are toasts involved. This rehearsal was no different, I always find myself choking up behind the camera at the moving stories that always seem to be told at a wedding. I always feel blessed to witness and capture those memories.
I could tell this would be a very fun group. I think they all stayed out until a decent hour Friday, but they were still ready to go on Saturday when we showed up. Carly was super-relaxed and chill, ready for the day to officially start. And Jeffrey was surrounded with his guys — he seemed a little nervous at the beginning of the day, but once things were in full swing he found his groove. The ceremony at First Presbyterian Church was absolutely beautiful! One of my favorite photos from the day was of them walking out the side aisle of the church. After the ceremony the party continued at the New Orleans Museum of Art.
We were fortunate enough to have some time to create some beautiful photos with just the bride and groom in the Sculpture Garden once we arrived to City Park. After that, the night went perfectly as planned. Everyone enjoyed the food, friends, family, and the band. The couple departed through a stream of silver poppers to their get away car.
Thank you very much for allowing us to be a part of your special day!! Enjoy!
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Canada's first Jewish chief justice
The Right Honourable Bora Laskin was a respected constitutional and labour law professor and a respected justice on the Supreme Court of Canada from 1970 until his death in Ottawa in 1984. From 1973 until 1984, he served as chief justice of Canada and was the first Jew appointed to the Ontario Court of Appeal and to the Supreme Court of Canada.
Laskin was born in Fort William (now Thunder Bay) on October 5, 1912. In high school, he excelled in both academics and sports and was his graduating class valedictorian. He earned his BA and MA from the University of Toronto and law degrees from Osgoode Hall in 1936 and Harvard in 1937.
He returned to Toronto and found it hard to find a job due to anti-Semitism in the legal profession. His first legal job was writing case summaries for The Canadian Abridgement.
Laskin found his calling as a law professor. He taught at University of Toronto and Osgoode Hall Law School from 1940 to 1965 and was a founder of the Canadian Association of University Teachers. He wrote numerous texts including the first casebook in Canada on constitutional law which was used by a generation of law students across the country. Laskin was one of the leading Canadian experts in constitutional law and labour law during this time
Until the 1950s in Ontario and other provinces it was common for Jews, blacks and Asians to be prohibited from purchasing land in many places. Laskin was an important part of the Canadian Jewish Congress legal team responsible for fighting to abolish these bans.
Laskin was appointed to the Court of Appeal for Ontario in 1965. In 1970, prime minister Pierre Trudeau appointed Laskin to the Supreme Court of Canada. He was the first justice on the Supreme Court not descended from Canada's two "Founding Peoples" – the English and the French. In 1973, Trudeau appointed Laskin chief justice.
Laskin lived in Ottawa from the time of his appointment to the Supreme Court. He was married to Peggy Tenenbaum and they had two children: John, who became a lawyer and judge and now serves on the Court of Appeal for Ontario, and Barbara, a communications professional.
Laskin received honorary degrees from many Canadian universities as well as from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and University of Padova in Italy.
He passed away on March 26, 1984, at age 71, and Peggy died shortly after.
The Bora Laskin Faculty of Law at Lakehead University in Laskin's hometown of Thunder Bay and the Bora Laskin Law Society, Ottawa's Jewish law society, are both named in his honour.
Ben Dodek is a Grade 10 student at Nepean High School and a graduate of OJCS.
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The time was growing short. The Savior knew that He had but a short time to be with the disciples that He had chosen to reveal Himself to. He began to comfort them with words that would reassure them that His imminent death was not the end.
He told them to not be troubled. Just believe in God and in Me, He was saying. Trust Me. It is going to get rough, but stay in the ship. After the crucifixion, I will rise again after three days and three nights. I'm going to prepare a place for you, and I will come back for you so that you can be where I am. Anyway, you already know the way to that place where I'm going.
Then Thomas spoke up and said, "We don't even know where you are going, much less the way to get there." Thomas was evidently thinking of a literal geographical location.
"Thomas, I am the way to get there. I am the truth, and I am the life. I am not only the way to get there, but I am the destination, as well. If you realized just who and what I am, then you would know who the Father is and where He is."
"We will be satisfied if you just show us the Father."
"After all you have witnessed me do, don't you realize that the Father is the only one who has done these miracles through these hands? Look at me. Look past the flesh, and when you see the invisible Me inside, that spiritual force that lives in my body–when you have really seen Me, you have seen the Father. For the Father is living inside of Me, and it is He who is doing all the mighty works that you see me do" (John 14: 1-10).
He was reaffirming that the Father is Spirit, or how else can the Father be dwelling in the Son? You cannot stuff the body of the Father into the body of the Son. The Father, then, has to be a Spirit who dwells in His Son, which is the Spirit in a human form.
Christ's New Commandment
Then He gives us a command in v. 11. "Believe Me." Believe what? "Believe me when I say that I am in the Father and the Father is in me." Believe the truth of my words that the Life is living in me, and that I am the way for you to get this Life, who is the Father.
Then He makes a promise in v. 12. "Whoever believes me when I say that the Father is in me–that person will do what I have been doing. He that believes on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do because I am going to my Father." He who believes the Savior's words that it was Yahweh Himself, the great Eternal Spirit Creator, who was dwelling in Him–that believer will do the same things that the Savior did! What an astounding promise!
This promise has to be to those people who know and the believe the truth about the Father being an ivisible Spirit residing in His body–us. "And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, I will do it that glory will come to the Father (v. 13).
What Are We to Ask?
Two questions arise that need clarification. What exactly are we to ask? And what does it mean to ask it in His name? What are we to ask? We are to ask Him to do the same things through us that He did in human form! We are to ask for the greater works to be done by His Spirit in us–that the Father may be glorified.
The believers in Yahweh-is-the-Savior ["I, even I am the LORD (Yahweh in the original Hebrew); and beside Me there is no savior."]–believers will do greater works than what He did 2,000 years ago in His incarnation as the Son of God. The Father, who is that great invisible Spirit, who dwelt in the Son and did the works, the miracles, the wonderful gifts to men of healing and deliverance from demons, wants to do the same works–only on a much greater scale through a body of many sons. And so we will do the same works by the Father, the Spirit, dwelling within us. It is not by our might, nor by our strength, by "by my Spirit saith Yahweh" that the works will be done.
The Main Pre-requisite
So it boils down to receiving more of the Spirit, more of the Father within us. And the main pre-requisite in receiving the Spirit is obeying the Son of God, for He gives the Spirit to those who obey Him (Acts 5: 32). He continues speaking in v. 15, "If you love Me, you will keep my commandments."
What had He just commanded the disciples? He had just told them to believe Him when He said that the Father is in Him. "Believe also in Me," He said. He told them to believe Him and His word as to just Who was in Him. "Believe Me!" That was the commandment.
He was telling them: You believe in God and you know that He is the Father/Spirit. This is good. Now believe that the Father is in Me! Believe Me! For it is the Father speaking to you right now through my very lips!
This is the commandment that He wanted us to obey–believe that it was Yahweh clothed behind His special veil of flesh.
After Believing This, What Comes Next?
Immediately after this order to believe that the Father is in him, He says that He will arrange for the Holy Spirit to come down to us, to "be with us forever." Forever. This signifies that once a person really receives the Spirit of truth, who is the Comforter, that He will never depart from us. He will abide with us forever!
Bottom line: We must believe that "God was manifested in the flesh"–that Immanuel was God with us, walking on this planet in a human flesh body. The Creator is Yahweh, who is an invisible Spirit that hides Himself behind a veil of flesh. This is exactly what He did in the man Yahshua of Nazareth. Now He is asking us to see past the His fleshly body [which has been changed into His spiritual body anyway] and believe that the Father was in Him, residing a brief time in that mortal flesh. He walked among the special people of His creation. Yahweh is the Word, and He was made flesh and dwelt among us. And He has promised that all those who believe this word about Himself will do the same things that the Savior did. And thousands of sons doing the same works that the Savior did will the "the greater works."


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Season 2018-19 Opinion Talking Points
Siren "spells danger"
Well the title is a bit of a rework of the Billy Ocean hit, Red Light Spells Danger, the explanation is for readers not of a certain vintage.
When I first heard the siren coming out of my TV, I can say it certainly got my attention as I tried to work out what was happening. Slowly, the cogs moved into gear and I realised this was deliberate and a part of the match build-up. My initial reaction was — this seems to work. I rather like the idea. Not usually prone to rushing into instant decisions, I have listened to and reflected on this new pre-match item. I have mentioned it to a few friends who are impressed. I am now happy to come well and truly off the fence.
Whoever thought of this idea is a genius and deserves an award of serious standing. My feeling is that the siren provokes serious levels of emotion and I imagine these will be different according to the individual. Nevertheless emotions will be stirred. No bad thing as the kick-off looms. My own interpretation is that this is a message to the opposition: you are now in a place where deep down you really don't want to be and what happens next is going to be exceptionally uncomfortable. There is an overwhelming emotion working against you and your best outcome will be to leave unscathed to fight another day but winning is not an option. What a message/emotion to transmit! The "bear pit" that is uniquely Goodison only adds to the atmosphere.
And yet I feel that we could possibly make more of this fantastic idea while also recognising that sometimes "less can be more" and possibly how things are at the moment is where we should stay. Anyway, here goes with my thoughts that I would like to put out there for consideration.
I think the siren should last a little longer for maximum effect; I feel at the moment it has not got the time to fully raise the emotions, temperature, atmosphere and send the right message.
Could it be used for a second time as the players are shaking hands? That would have some effect but would it contravene Premier League Rules?
Could it play a bigger role in the immediate pre-match moment, before the Z-Cars music is played? I was thinking along the lines of a table in the centre of the pitch with a large obvious button that can be pressed by a fan, personality, dignitary, or prize winner — you get the idea.
Would it be possible to get hold of an actual siren that could be manually operated for an individual to crank up — even if it is actually not making the sound? Kind of visual effect?
How about the siren sound being linked to the big screens for further effect?
I would welcome ideas from ToffeeWebbers. Could they be passed on to the club by someone from the ToffeeWeb hierarchy if it is felt we are onto something?
Many clubs have pre-match rituals. The Premier League is worldwide but we could maybe have some further distinction alongside the Z-Cars theme with our rituals?
Did I say earlier "less can sometimes be more"?
Well, there are my thoughts; I would be interested in the views of my fellow Evertonians.
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1 Posted 08/05/2019 at 10:27:26
3 Posted 08/05/2019 at 10:47:17
Come to think of it, let's try and introduce it to the away games. This time next year, we could be top 4. Nice to dream... isn't it?
4 Posted 08/05/2019 at 12:24:55
5 Posted 08/05/2019 at 13:29:47
I love the siren. It is edgy. It drowns out everything else and even hushes the crowd a tad, especially the away support who appear gob-smacked, with WTF! expressions.
What I would prefer towards the 'less is more' idea is (and I know this may be heresy, to some)...cut 'The Grand Old Team' song and go just with the siren and Z-cars theme.
Personally, I've never particularly liked the GoT song. It's very 1960s, 1950s even, and more than a bit 'naff' and 'meh' for me. Nor is it exclusive and original. Don't Spurs and Celtic have their own versions?
For me, GoT gets far too much airplay both pre- and post-match. It doesn't make a statement. It doesn't strike fear into opposition teams or supporters. It's more likely to be sniggered at.
Go with just the siren and Z-cars. Both raise the hair on the back of the neck and, Shakesperian-like, are saying:
"Cry 'Havoc!' and let slip the dogs of war."
6 Posted 08/05/2019 at 14:59:47
The flags and banners have been distributed by them too. Perhaps someone with better first hand knowledge could elaborate further.
For the siren to stay effective, Everton have to be 'at it next season otherwise I think the novelty will wear off?
7 Posted 08/05/2019 at 15:29:59
8 Posted 08/05/2019 at 16:38:29
9 Posted 08/05/2019 at 20:15:51
The siren is genuinely dusturbing. Make it louder, longer and give a pay rise to the totally unevertonian, gem who thought of it.
I was going to develop this idea, with, Anfield, siren and err... No best not.
10 Posted 09/05/2019 at 01:10:46
I do like the sirens but not sure it would work for if we get Accrington Stanley in the cup.
If you write to the club Barry they do write back. I suggested they put angry birds on the front of the kids kit. They wrote back saying maybe next season. Not sure if it goes against the deal with Sportpesa but I hope it happens.
11 Posted 09/05/2019 at 04:55:38
I like the post too, Barry and my sentiments about the siren are the same as yours. Its great and I want it clearly audible by anyone in L4 and especially around Anfield so they know the main event, with the edge and danger, is happening somewhere else and their tour operator absolutely sold them the wrong ticket (haha).
The other ideas are a bit cringe. Theyve got away with taking a risk and breaking a tradition by adding the siren and it signals the commencement of hostilities, as Barry says in the OP, to try to cash in on it with gimmicks like the big button would undermine its mysterious and fanbased origins and appear somewhat desperate on the part of the clubs marketing department, in my opinion.
As someone said, the siren shuts everyone up, it suppresses everything else, a bit like a minutes silence which, when lifted, allows the crowd to all release their built up tension, in unison, with impunity - guaranteed, orchestrated noise, released.
The only amendment I would make is to further crank up the anticipation by stopping the music prior to the siren 30 seconds or so before it starts and making Z Cars the last thing to play before kick off, the second silence after Z Cars ends being the natural opportunity for the crowd to find full voice again 5 seconds before kick off.
Anyway, full credit to Tony Bellews team, The Originals and the club for creation, lobby and implementation of the amended theme and long may it stir the emotion.
12 Posted 09/05/2019 at 08:22:06
13 Posted 10/05/2019 at 22:01:12
I'm just jaggin'. That song is awful. It's played at American arenas at like every single sporting event. Annoying as fuck.
I love the siren. It should last longer. It's a call to arms, and there's something about that sound that makes you want to circle the wagons and have at it. As Amazing Grace is to inspiration, the siren is the war cry to arms.
Keep it. Make it a bit longer and a bit louder. It's great.
I'd sing GOT while the players come out, then play the siren to seriously whip everyone up while they shake hands, right up to kick off. But whatever the order or sequence, keep the siren.
Maybe an animal sacrifice at the center of the pitch to the Everton gods? The animal wearing a rs jersey? Again, kidding.
The siren has the intended effect - 40,000 (or so) fans feeling the tribal adrenaline coursing through their veins, ready to get behind their team with the denizens of hell in front of them.
I absolutely love the idea of silence just before the siren. One of the Turkish teams do this thing prior to a game that's just spine-tingling. Before their chant, they hush one another. But it's like dead silent prior to the chant, and it's sick. Silence before the siren would be so incredibly eerily frightening, the opposition would shit their pants. Love that idea, Drew.
15 Posted 10/05/2019 at 22:29:40
Welcome to the Jungle would be apt in some of the boozers around Goodison on match day!
16 Posted 10/05/2019 at 23:24:44
The first minute of this.
Probably not the match-going individual's cup of tea
17 Posted 12/05/2019 at 17:55:11
Let the sound of that and the opening of Z-Cars haunt them forever!
18 Posted 13/05/2019 at 11:37:42
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In spite of what was termed a damaging series of strikes, the Lufthansa Group made a net profit of €1.78bn (about £1.5bn, $1.91bn) for 2016, a 4.6% increase over the previous year.
Annual revenue fell by 1.2% to €31.66bn as traffic revenue dropped by 3.3%. Operating expenses were 5.3% lower at €31.75bn, with fuel costs down by 15.5% and staff costs by 8.9%.
Although staff numbers rose by 3.1% during the year, the group said costs were reduced partly by a change to retirement and transitional benefits for cabin crew at Lufthansa mainline. This led to a saving of €652m over the year.
The group carried 109.7m passengers in 2016, a year-on-year increase of 1.8%. Capacity, in available seat km (ASK), rose by 4.6% as larger aircraft were introduced on certain routes.
Lufthansa said capacity growth was particularly strong to the Americas, but shrank in the Middle East and Africa region. Europe and Asia capacity growth was in line with the average.
A cause for concern was the push by low-cost airlines into the higher-value business travel segment, such as Ryanair into Lufthansa's Frankfurt hub, which, Lufthansa said, "puts severe structural pressure on the airlines in the group".
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Master P is not here for Kobe Bryant's show of support for Lamar Odom.
According to the Rapper, Kobe could have saved Lamar and stopped all of these from happening. Lamar after getting kicked off the NBA and separating from his wife Khloe Kardashian seemed to have gone downward spiral and even though he was barely in the news after the highly publicised divorce, he clearly wanted to get back on the team.
According to TMZ, Master P is not buying all of the support Bryant is now showing Odom. In fact, Kobe must have known Lamar was desperately trying to get back on the team and with Kobe's popularity he could have influenced the NBA to get him back.
And because the NBA giant did not do that, Master P believes all he is doing right now (going to be by Lamar's side when the bad news broke) is just some publicity stunt.
Master P also describes himself as Lamar's mentor, saying he knew what the former Kardashian spouse was going through and his struggles.
This is not the first person trading blames since the Lamar news broke.
Other people have also attributed Lamar's tragic state to Khloe Kardashian and her family.
Media personality Piers Morgan wrote an article about Lamar's tragedy being the famous family's fault.
Watch Master P talk about Khloe and Kobe below…


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|Block Grants for Community Mental Health Services
|Mental Health has not yet developed a process to verify whether the subgrantees' actual expenditures of federal grant funds are for allowable activities and costs.
|Partially corrected. Mental Health established a workgroup in March 2010 to determine the feasibility of having its Program Compliance Division conduct audits of the counties in accordance with Mental Healths risk analysis procedures and federal requirements. Mental Health had anticipated that this finding would be fully addressed by September 2010. However, due to extensive discussions and issues raised, Mental Health revised its implementation date to December 2010. In March 2011, the workgroup prepared and distributed a draft recommendation to Mental Healths management. The recommendation included three possible solutions to meet the allowability of costs requirement for fiscal year 2011-12. This new process will ensure that only allowable activities and costs are paid for with the block grant funds. If Mental Health is still responsible for administering the grant for fiscal year 2012-13, then the workgroup recommends that Mental Health consider expanding the process developed in the prior fiscal year. The expansion of the process would further ensure that only allowable activities and costs are paid for with block grant funds.
|Block Grants for Community Mental Health Services
|Mental Health still needs to make further refinements to its process for complying with the maintenance of effort (MOE) requirements. Specifically, Mental Health did not provide documentation to support the percentages it applied against the total of managed care and realignment dollars to arrive at the amount it reported as expenditures for children with serious emotional disturbance (SED). Additionally, Mental Health was unable to provide documentation that showed the components and expenditures used to generate the fiscal year 1994-95 threshold of $160 million. For the MOE requirement related to the State's expenditures for community mental health services, we found that Mental Health did not include any expenditures from the Mental Health Services Act, and it could not positively state whether other State agencies fund community mental health programs for adults with serious mental illness (SMI) or children with SED.
|Partially corrected. Mental Health established a workgroup in February 2010 to research the percentages used to support the managed care and realignment dollars used in its calculation of MOE for children with SED, and examine for revision its methodology for the MOE calculation for community mental health services. Mental Health had anticipated that this finding would be fully addressed by September 2010. However, due to extensive discussions and issues raised, Mental Health revised its implementation date to December 2010. Initially, Mental Health researched legislation on Managed Care and Realignment, as well as internal documents, which explained the MOE requirements. In addition, Mental Health attempted to locate the fiscal year 1994-95 financial statement used to establish the baseline for SED expenditure, but they could not be found. In March 2011, the workgroup developed a methodology, which will enable Mental Health to determine the dollar amount expended on approved actual claims for managed care. After the dollar amount is determined, Mental Health will recalculate the managed care percentage for each fiscal year. Mental Health is researching alternatives to determine the percentage used to support the realignment dollars used in its MOE calculation. If Mental Health is not successful in its efforts to reevaluate the percentages used to support the managed care and realignment dollars, then Mental Health will seek guidance from its federal awarding agency to determine how it can adequately determine the threshold. Also, the workgroup has developed procedures to capture actual expenditure date based on the Governors Budget for calculating the community mental health services MOE requirement.


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1.canutourah in ancient history, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, the year 1421. Title :
"Relations between the Nabataeans and Jews in Palestine and the position of the Romanian state, including from the late second century BC to the first century AD."
2.majstar in ancient history, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, the year 1411.
Title :
"Dimensions of the Roman presence in the Arabian Peninsula since the last decades of the first century BC to the end of the first century AD."
Scientific activity:
A member of the Archaeology and History Society in the Gulf Cooperation Council
In Saudi Historical Society member.
In Saudi Arabia effects Association member.
In the Arab Archaeologists Association member.
Member of the Union of Arab Historians.
- Member of the General Assembly cultural literary club in Jeddah.
Member of the Saudi Society to preserve the heritage.
In the UAE Heritage Society member.
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Deputy Dean of Library Affairs - King Saud University, 1435-1436 e
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Third, research and seminars, conferences and workshops:
Released her book "The relations between the Nabataeans and Jews in the balance of the Romanian state ..." the General Authority for Tourism and Antiquities in 1434 AH
Under copyright book "Reflections of Arab women in ancient times in the light of the inscriptions"
Search "women's knowledge of writing in a semi-old Arabian Peninsula community" from the third century BC to the seventh century, a study in the light of the Arabic inscriptions, No. 20, Adumatu, July 2009 AD
- "Property rights at Nabatiyeh women", a study in the light of the Nabataean inscriptions, Journal of the Faculty of Tourism and Antiquities, King Saud University, Riyadh 0.2009 M.aladd 1.
The role of women in the temple in the Arabian Peninsula in the seventh century BC to the fourth century AD "magazine circuit, Year 37, No. 3.
Pilgrimage in religious thought at the Arab north and south of the Arabian Peninsula in the seventh century BC to the fourth century AD - compared in the light of the study of inscriptions. A series of scientific deliberations of the Court of the annual meeting of the Society (1) Saudi Arabia through the ages, Riyadh 1431/2010 S181-228.
Bouh women in the ancient Arab civilization, through the study of inscriptions, Saudi Journal of archaeological studies, a series of court proceedings of the annual scientific meeting of the Assembly (2) 0.1432 0.2011 m e, pp 171-204
Palm in the Arabian Peninsula in the Arab sources and the old classic - cultural study, in the book (the Arabian Peninsula, Greece and Byzantium, cultural interaction through the ancient and Middle Ages, Volume I, Riyadh 1433 AH / 2012, pp. 169-190.
- Lighting on the insurgency in Dmsa (Madain Saleh) 98-106m through the North Arabian inscriptions, accepted for publication in the Journal of History and Archaeology of the Gulf Cooperation Council.
- In addition to their participation in numerous conferences and seminars and scientific sessions inside and outside the Kingdom.


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So, to pick up where I left off –
The 23rd and 24th of October (Sunday and Monday), I didn't ride.
On Sunday, there was very little guilt about not doing so because out of 7 days, I'd rolled on 6 of them. Combined with that, 35 F and rain, just quashed any potential for motivation to pedal through the drizzle and sprinkle and a helping of wind.
Monday, October 24th was more complicated. The weather was foul, but not quite as bad as the previous day. It was a tiny bit warmer, but with work starting at 10 am and Jens to shuttle to the train station at an inconvenient hour combined with the need to get ready… yeah, wasn't happening. No way I was going to get up at 3 am to juggle it all. If I wake naturally at 4 am, I'll go ride, but no way I'm setting an alarm for earlier than that.
The weather didn't really improve on the 25th, but avoiding '3 full days without rolling' was high on my list. At least it being a day off meant I could curl up under warm blankets with hot tea after a hot shower. So, out Loke and I went into the murk.
Jens dropped us off at the storage. It was murky, gray and wet. With temps in the 30's and the rain, I took the time to put the fairing on while Loke sighed at me.
The sponge-ball pulled us into a brisk cruise of 13 mph as drizzle splattered the screen and gave the tires on pavement that distinctive sound as only water-logged asphalt can. I sort of hunched down as we rolled along the starting streets, the piles of fallen leaves mounded at the curb edges making a squishy sound as Loke's paws pounded down in them. 33.2 F according to my Garmin, but at least I wasn't going to be sitting at work chilled after the ride.
Sadly, the trees were starting to look a bit tattered. The weight of the water clinging to the leaves helps gravity tug them off the limbs. Combined with a touch of wind and down they go. Some the trees were defying it all and keeping a good cover of their autumn glory.
I stuck to the River Loop again. The rain and chill would have been much worse out in the countryside where the wind holds greater sway. 5 degrees colder and snow, there would have been no stopping me since snow is easier to keep warm in than rain. Another layer or two and off down the roads across the fields Loke and I would have gone.
The rain and dense gray filter of clouds blocking the sun washed the world out into dreary hues. Without the bright colors of leaves, it's one of the times of year I like least. Everything turns into colors of mud and gray.
Still, we did about 5 miles, feet snuggly warm and cramp free. We rushed home to dry off and chow down on breakfast after the exercise whet our appetites. Fortunately, though the rain was enough to get me damp, it didn't get past the top layer as I had to go out again to get the trike back to the garage.
Wednesday, October 26th, out the door for a ride again. The original plan had been I have the car, but at the last minute, Jens decided to take it since he had to leave fairly early.
As a matter of fact, it was a bit before sunrise (around 6:30 am) when he dropped us off at the storage. The sky and inky black above us as I started down the ramp, the car pulling away. I happened to look up and blinked in surprise.
There in the sky beyond the faces of the surrounding apartment buildings was the thin sliver of the moon. It seemed for the first time since the one beautiful morning of sun, the sky had somewhat cleared.
I was a little disappointed that my phone made the crescent look a bit fat and weird, but there it was. The moon.
Loke was fairly 'meh' about things it seemed. He waited patiently while I readied everything. I appreciated at that, preferring not to have people awaken so early by a yodeling husky. Still, once all was ready, he moved out at a brisk but still sedate jog as I made the turns onto the streets to head for the overpass to take us onto the cycle paths.
The Grave Mound loop crossed my mind, but the still wet grass and pavement made a convincing argument against it. The paths out there are gravel in some places which can get mushy after a lot of rain or snow-melt. In other stretches it's a kind of packed dirt/clay mix that can get just as mushy as the gravel with an extra helping of slippery on the steep little climbs involved. I may be wearing sturdy boots instead of clunky cycle shoes for riding at this time, but that doesn't mean I particularly want to get up and push the trike over hills.
It was the coldest morning we've had in a while. Almost downright seasonable if you can believe it, rather than 'unseasonably warm'. I kept expecting to see frost and find icy patches on the pavement. Instead, it was just wet. Lots and lots of wet.
By the time I reached the river, my Garmin's temp display showed 32.4 F. The faint hints of coming daylight were strengthening, creating silhouettes of clouds on the horizons, but hints of clear skies above. The path along the river bank finally showed me the frost I was looking for. It gave the grass and weeds a faint, ghostly look where the the pools of light fell. The wet leaves had a distinctive crunch where they'd frozen. The shallowest puddles on the path had the spiky looking skins of hair thin ice on their surface where the path lights reflected.
The temperature dropped below 30 F for a time and a mist started to rise from the grass, coming no higher than my head on the trike.
I made it to the end of the path and turned back to rejoin the loop to the apartment. The coming sun brightened the mist a little more and it came up a little higher. Across the river, it was starting to look like proper patches of fog.
When we arrived back at the apartment, I was remarkably free of anything that felt like a chill or a foot cramp. It almost appeared that my feet really were adjusting to SPD-less riding and I'd managed to get perfectly dressed for the temperatures we had. Of course, the fact that there was nary a breath of wind helped immensely.
Jens didn't get home until fairly late and during the day, I started to feel pretty sick really. So, the trike stayed here rather than going back to the storage.
Thursday, October 27th, I didn't feel any better. Actually, it became worse. Bad enough I considered going to the hospital for a significant part of the day. The only reason I didn't go was that the last 2 times I've gone, they kept me for 3 days and ignored me for 2.5 of those days. Just left me completely alone except to bring food while the beds crippled me. I came out of there feeling worse than when I went in. I could have keeled over and no one would have known until a nurse came to make sure I'd taken my medication the next morning. If I'm going to be left that much alone, then SEND ME HOME to languish in comfort at least. Took me a week each time to get my back back to a point I could walk without pain.
So, I just waited it out. When Jens came back home that evening, I did take the time to get the trike back to the storage though. He asked about it and I miserably pulled myself off the couch. Without changing out of the comfy, sloppy clothes I'd been laying around in, I shoved my feet in my crappy pink sneakers, put the harness on Loke and grabbed my handlebar bag. It was warm enough, almost Swedish summer
It wasn't anything fancy. I flopped into the trike, struggled my feet under the Restraps and pushed. A whopping 0.54 mile. Or was it 0.51 mile? Well, either way, a silly short distance that couldn't truly be counted as a ride. Even that short distance reminded me why I don't wear normal clothes for rides though. A couple spots started to chafe and would have done so if I'd gone any further.
But the trike was secure and out of our way.
Friday, October 28th, I felt better and bounced out of bed in anticipation of the lovely day the forecast had promised.
Within moments, I discovered it was a lie. It was chill and the traffic on the street outside had the wet pavement sound. Looking out the window showed gray skies and rain. That left me in quite a funk. Then someone from work called, desperate to have me come in for the day. I refused at first, but I wound up going on for the last half of the day because it was a family emergency for them.
Naturally, the sky cleared and spent the last few hours of daylight staring at small slivers of blue sky between the buildings outside the shop's windows.
Saturday, October 29th turned out glorious! Everything that had been promised for Friday. Frustratingly, I had errands that needed done or I'd have flung the trike in the car and taken off for fresher ground for an all day ride.
Still, I was determined to make something of the day. About noon, after the errands were done, I dressed for a ride and out the door with Loke. It was important he get a run because the hubby and I were to see a movie that evening.
I decided that the Vaksala loop was calling. It's been months since I last rolled that way. Between the storage and the Grave Mounds, it's the paths and such as if I'm doing just the Grave Mound Loop. Just instead of turning left, I continue straight on the cycle path beside the road where the train tunnel has been built.
I wasn't feeling the most frisky physically. Hardly surprising since I'd been so unwell the day before. Still with the sunshine and pretty day, my mood was bright and Loke was helping me along with his own brand of enthusiasm.
My plans for a 10 or so mile outing ended up derailed when my chain suddenly jumped off the rear cogs as I climbed a very steep, but brief slope. I was caught in the middle of it, no way to pedal up and not daring to let the trike roll back down. That's where a good parking brake is worth it's weight in gold.
It clamped the rear wheel good and tight so I could wrestle myself up. The angle of the trike on the slope and the fairing made it a bit of a challenge. Just as I rocked to my feet, a guy who had passed me stopped to ask if I needed help. I was touched, but told him I was fine, but thank you.
It took a few minutes for me to get the chain back on the cogs from where it had wedged itself against the spokes.
Since I wasn't sure why it did the jump, I was wary about going on out to Vaksala. Since the trike has shifted flawlessly since, I think it's just a case of bad timing on the shifting that made the chain jerk and wobble right off the gear teeth. Rather than risking getting caught out in the country, I made the turn to just make the ride into a Grave Mound loop. It netted us 6.14 miles.
Sunday, October 30th, the day was as even prettier as the one before, and a tiny bit warmer. I decided to ride, but rather than bolting out the door at 6 am to avoid feeling the least bit rushed before readying for work, I lingered.
8 am, out we went. I'm so glad I did it then and not earlier even if I felt a bit rushed.
If I'd gone out at 6 am, I might have had more time to get more miles, but I doubt I would have ridden further than the 6.5-ish miles I did. Going out that early though would have meant missing the opportunity to ride in the sunshine as I'd probably have finished the ride before the sun really had a chance to get up.
I felt pretty good and Loke moved like a well tune machine. Given how much bread he's managed to find that people have been scattering around in random places of late, that is good to see. I keep waiting for it to catch up with him and set his body off into a bad flare up of inflammation and skin infections. So far, so good though.
Time being short as it was, I stuck to the River Loop, but enjoyed the gorgeous weather. The recent winds and abundance of rain had hurried the leaf fall along. Many of the trees are splaying their bare branches against the sky with a few here and there still keeping their showy cladding. The golden quality of the light at this time of year is breathtaking, when it manages to emerge from behind clouds.
More miles would have been nice as I lacked just 10 miles to break last year's distance by a little bit. Riding the entire time in the sun was a more than fair trade though.
I went to work with a cheery smile.
There had been part of me that had longed to break last year's distance before the end of October, but with a full day of work awaiting me on Monday, I had to give up that plan.
Jens had just picked me up from work and made a quick stop to run into a shop for food when my phone rang. It was someone from work who called to ask if I could work Thursday instead of Monday. Suddenly the goal of breaking last years distance by October 31st plopped right back into the realm of possibility.
As additional motivation, I even had an errand to run downtown!
So, Jens dropped me off at the storage before running to work. Loke waited patiently as I hitched the trailer to the trike before we rolled out.
Loke's indiscretions appeared to have caught up with him and inflamed his muscles and ligaments. He was moving a bit slower than he's done in the past week or two. Even a few times there was a bit of a limp and obvious stiffness in his stride.
Actually, I wasn't much better. My hip has been giving me complete fits off and on. No clue what's up with it. Generally, I've been okay once I manage to get the foot on the pedal, but on Monday, October 31st, it made it uncomfortable to turn the cranks. It definitely felt the additional weight of trailer and 10 liters of water. Determined, stubborn, or both, I pushed on.
Such a pair we were.
I wanted to be at the camping/outdoor shop right at opening, so kept a close eye on our speed in regard to distance remaining as well as the distance I wanted to make. I added occasional little extra zigs and zags to the route.
One of those was to go by the outdoor rinks of the bandy court and public skating. In spite of the rain and day where we had almost summer temps, the rinks are in use, ice and piles of plow debris from conditioning the surfaces.
When we came up to the pedestrian/cycle drawbridge, I took off through the lovely little riverside park instead of crossing it right away. Rolling at walking speed since the paths are designated for pedestrians, I enjoyed the lingering autumn leaves and occasional pop of color from autumn blooms.
That took another roughly 10 minutes and we arrived at the shop with only 5 minutes to wait. I dashed in and grabbed the new coat I wanted which happened to be the only other one in my size and we pushed on. I also stopped at the shop to pick up a few items I'd left there the day before when I thought I'd be working the next day.
Original expectations of the day had been to head out toward Vaksala church and Granby Mall once finishing downtown. The body had other plans. I was ravenously hungry, which doesn't usually happen during rides, and my hip was increasingly uncomfortable. All I could think about was getting home and putting a hot pack on the pain and something to eat. The order of which was in contention.
It appeared the morning's outing was going to have more than 9.5 miles when I got back home. Fingers were crossed that it would be enough to officially make 2016 my second best year ever.
I wasn't confident though and decided to add the short distance between the grocery store and apartment before I parked the trike until my husband came back from work.
I'm glad I did, or I'd not have crossed paths with the couple who owned a gorgeous husky girl. She had one blue and one brown eye. Unlike so many huskies with dark black body markings and masks, she was like Loke. All gray and white, though her body marks were softer edged, like carefully blended chalk pastels as well as being symmetrical. Her owners commented about how much they loved Loke's random splotches.
Honestly, she looked like she could have been one of Loke's sisters. Or at least a 1st cousin. Enough so that I asked where she'd been born. Further north than Loke, but that doesn't mean that they aren't related.
She was 6 years old and just as fit looking and hyper as Loke was at that age. It made me happy to see that given the last time I met a 6 year old husky, he was practically crippled with arthritis, overweight, and far too old for his age.
When we moved out, she so badly wanted to come with us.
My Garmin displayed 9.83 miles when I got home.
After taking some pain meds, inhaling a chicken salad, and heating the buckwheat bag to put on my hip, I sat down to add everything up.
2015 miles – 1,185.42
2016 miles? 1,185.40
I couldn't believe it. Even after trying to add the little wiggles as well as the short dash past the apartment to the grocery store, I was 0.02 mile short. Seriously. What are the odds of winding up with so little between distances under such random circumstances?
I laughed and laughed. I wasn't heart broken by it since I was still going to be getting trike back to the storage. Even if I took the most direct half mile dash, it would be enough that 2016 would be the new second best. 2.33 miles of my usual route back would give me 2.31 miles over that distance.
And that's just what happened. In the gathering gloom of sunset, Loke and I set off for the storage when Jens called to say he was coming home. It always amazes me how quickly the days get short at this time of the year. 4 pm and I needed lights.
The end of October 31st saw me with 1,187.73 miles in 2016.
You know what that means, right? That means for November and December, it's all toward the goal of breaking the mileage of 2008. Finally, the chance to make another year into the best ever since I first bought my trike in 2006. I need just a bit over 35 miles to match it. 37 miles will let me declare that I have more miles than I did in 2008.
It feels surreal, but it's gonna happen.
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