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Ayfer Gürdal Ünal, Junk Plaza, Dünya Newspaper book supplement, 04.05.2012
Sertbarut utilises dualities in her story. Elite City versus Junk Plaza, money-grubbing chief physician versus idealist doctor Metin. She portrays corruption on the individual level and casts the ministry of health and the police as protective institutions that are above corruption. However, she makes her reader acutely aware that the true problem is social inequality and illustrates very well how social exploitation makes the rich richer and the poor poorer. From beginning to end, the novel features the excitement of a detective story.
Can a bad event result in a good outcome? If housing were to be made for the residents of Junk Plaza within Elite City, the children of the two neighbourhoods were to live together, give strength to each other and enrich each other, could we make the impossible, possible? Could both the rich and the poor approach this neighbourhood without prejudice? The author provides her own answer at the end of the novel.
I will not spoil the ending for you. But, if you want to dive into a less known world presented with high tension, through a brilliant use of language, and create emotional bonds with children who collect trash, Junk Plaza is a good read.
As the author writes, "Because the world turns for all of us. If humanity, who is at the top of the food chain, keeps eating one another, suffering and poverty will persist as a scar that cannot heal. After all, aren't we all blood siblings?" (p.150)
Ayfer Gürdal Ünal, Pepper the Fugitive Dog, Dünya Newspaper book supplement, 06.09.2013
Good-hearted ones, swindlers, compassionate ones and cruel ones. Greedy ones, the ones who protect Pepper, those who inform on their long-time neighbours just to get a reward out of Pepper. A plethora of human behaviour. Miyase Sertbarut wrote this book before the Gezi protests and before the prime minister said "inform on your neighbour who bangs on their pots and pans". However, with her artist's insight, she illuminated human behaviour and seemingly predicted the dark days that were ahead. This narrative contains an exciting chase story as well as the strength of friendship and solidarity. What is beautiful is that this solidarity is not limited within a single species. As much as dogs support each other, when the time comes, dogs support humans and humans support dogs, displaying unity and solidarity among all living things. This is what I liked the most about this work. Pepper the Fugitive Dog offers a very pleasurable read with its exciting narrative and shimmering language.
*Ayfer Gürdal Ünal, author and critic, jury member for 2012 Hans Christian Andersen award
Toprak Işık, author, Ice Dolls, Iyi Kitap Newspaper, 2015, Issue:72
Let's all name –however displeasure it causes us, one of the monsters: child abuse! Miyase Sertbarut has struck her pen to a significant wound. Isn't it one of literature's duties to expose the ills of society? Ice Dolls accomplishes this exceedingly well. It tells us of monsters who grow stronger as they remain in the dark. It says, look at these deplorable things. How will they be eradicated if you don't gaze upon them, if I don't gaze upon them? These stories should continue: because there are many wounds that need to be bled to start healing.
Some artists carve their statues out of ice in the winter. When spring arrives, although their wonderful creations melt away, the impression they leave on people remains. Miyase Sertbarut similarly created a world out of ice. She touched on the heart-breaking tales of orphanages. She voiced her story so well that it brings me joy to read such an adept author, especially these days when the Turkish language is challenged. It gives me confidence that our language is capable of telling these stories. Such that it encourages one to write and embrace the language. When the artist builds a city out of ice with words, the reader might wander in and get cold initially but that city made of ice would eventually embrace her like a mother and warm her.
Mavisel Yener, author, critic, editor, Snake Fort, Cumhuriyet Newspaper book supplement, 05.08.2010
Miyase Sertbarut is one of the adept names of Turkish children's writing. I am always curious to learn what is on her agenda. Like all her books, Snake Fort offers an exciting read for its audience. In addition to the science-fiction twist the book takes on towards the end, this is a work that would draw reader's interest towards fantastical literature as well as mythology. While the book would enlighten the reader on many topics, it would be unfair to pass over the use of language by the author. The novel, set in Snake Fort, commonly known by the locals as the "Shahmaran Fort" that sits atop the Ceyhan valley between Ceyhan and Adana, features descriptions whose colours, sounds and smells prove to be unforgettable. "Snake Fort was set up in such a way as to instinctively instil respect in people. As if it had physical presence, it resembled an emperor who could at any moment sprout thousands of arms that could grab you and drag you into its dark dungeons." (p. 29)
Imbued in Sertbarut's pen, is the secret of the whispers and screams of Ceyhan's stones, earth and trees. With Snake Fort, the author, while paying tribute to her homeland, also captures the voice that extends from the local to the universal. While the reader is asked to consider mankind's cruelty to each other and the environment, the reflections on history and geography are imparted without becoming tedious. In the character of Ihsan the treasure hunter, who lacks scientific, rational thinking, the author questions reliance on superstition and spurious tales. "I know of a prayer. We will write this prayer on a piece of paper and hang this from the neck of a rooster. Before dusk, we will let the rooster roam around here. We will dig the spot where the rooster chooses to call because wherever the treasure is, he will choose to call there."(p. 89)
Aslı Tohumcu, author, Kapiland's Guinea Pigs, Radikal Newspaper book supplement, 27.04.2007
It is hard, in our children's literature that tends to walk on egg shells when it comes to certain topics, considering it appealing or safe, to find the realism that is present in children's literature from across the wider world. We hear about the violence in our schools. We read that drugs are sold as easy as peanuts in front of school gates. We know that children are subjected to the sexual abuse of adults and their peers. We are aware that racism and fascism are on the rise under the disguise of nationalism or piousness.
Miyase Sertbarut, in her novel Kapiland's Guinea Pigs, aimed at teenagers, chooses her subject matter as an economic conspiracy that has unfortunately become mundane and endemic… Turkey is suffering from a very dangerous virus. The virus particularly affects young people of ages between seven and seventeen with the effect that it compels them into violence. Thankfully, scientists from Kapiland, in cooperation with scientists from Turkey, develop syrup that acts as an antidote to the virus. Called Anti-Row, the syrup is suspiciously available for free and thanks to the ministry of health's intense propaganda efforts, every single young person between the affected age group starts drinking the syrup. Throughout the story, Miyase Sertbarut highlights the strangeness of unquestioning belief and acceptance and the dangerous results of being governed by our fears.
In this world, just like there are people who face danger, voluntarily or not, there are also people who try to turn everything to their advantage helping the most selfish ones through their inconsiderateness, both exist next to each other. While the author makes her choice clear in the text, she also seems to expect her reader to pick a side as well. Meanwhile, she manages to enrich this exciting adventure story with frequent jokes by our heroes at the expense of the school headmaster and his deputy.
As the author Miyase Sertbarut aims to highlight, the problems of education in the country transcends living in Diyarbakir or Izmir. This problem that awaits solution from parents, teachers and most of all decision makers on a policy level is standing in the way of children like a mountain. Anyone who strives to summit this mountain can find a foothold on the pages of the book Unwanted Students Start Their Own School.
Sevda Müjgan Yüksel, author, Unwanted Students Start Their Own School, BirGün Newspaper book supplement, Issue 143, 7-20 March 2014
A family that packed everything they owned, their beds, pots and heaters and moved from their homeland (a village in Diyarbakir) where they didn't even had a plot of land to sell, to someplace else. The father tells his son "Look Levo, we left our home and came here". "Here" is a village outside Izmir. Because Levent will have a chance to go to a good school, not in the village they left behind but here. This means he will have a good job. A hope that "you will not end up like us". However, it doesn't take long for Levent to figure out that the good schools he was hoping to attend don't exist here as much as they didn't exist back in their village in Diyarbakir.
Levo is facing a patchwork of Turkish that approximates a language, some acquired in his native village, some used by the villagers that currently surround him and mixed with words that emanate from TV. He tries to understand his teacher but can't manage. He suffers while trying to read books. People make fun of the way he talks. He can't figure out how not to stumble and fall when he was born into another language and now being forced into growing up and understanding another.
Hayri (aka Marginal) and Mehtap, students of the Aydınlıkevler High school who spoiled the plan of the dominant forces in the first book (Kapiland's Guinea Pigs), take centre stage in The Dark Side of Kapiland. We join the action in a setting reminding us of Orwell's "Big Brother", where these rebelling high school students are being watched by shadowy forces at every turn and are brought to the doors of Kapiland as a result of a rigged exam that was publicised as a triumph. Documenting the machinations of this overarching government will be easy for the reader. Kapiland is a place where people become willing slaves that organise their entire lives around paying their debts to banks in order to keep buying things. A place where the homeless are kept in ghettos and every time they wander out of those gates, they are looked at as visual pollution, a place where scientists have lost all their standing and are used merely for state-sanctioned experiments and where any defiance is immediately ruled to be crushed! Kapiland itself is not a word chosen by coincidence. The word seems like an allusion to Disneyland, the heart of spectacle,carrying a stronger transparency than its various connotations with capitalism alone.
Mavisel Yener, author, editor, critic, Pepper the Fugitive Dog, Cumhuriyet Newspaper book supplement, 11.07.2013
Pepper the Fugitive Dog, through the character of Pepper who does not want to become a police dog, offers a look at issues such as freedom, love, productivity, change, sharing and independence. When Miyase Sertbarut was writing this story, the spirit of Gezi had not yet emerged and she is not a sage but an author who has deep insight and can render visible what is not seen. The novel contributes to the thinking process of the young reader with the story of Pepper.
Pepper's mother is a police dog, but that does not mean Pepper has to become one himself. He was born in a training facility and he is very talented. But, he is a dog with a free spirit. As he grows up, he becomes more aware and as his awareness grows, he becomes enlightened. Although the police officers think he can be tamed with "some cookies and lots of training", Pepper already knows the requirements to live independently. By escaping from the training facility that is well outside the town, he takes his first steps towards realising his dreams. After walking for a day and a night, he arrives in Ankara and befriends other street dogs that are living as freely as he is. Their voices are also reflected in his story.
The novel does not prescribe answers to its young readers about what is "good". While certain moral values are evaluated, the young reader is encouraged to consider various options in the spirit of democracy and without haste. The author manages to convey these lovingly and always keeping up a smile, often veering into the frame of laughter. The fast paced and solid construction of the text contributes to it being such an easy read.
Ömer Faruk Çınar, reader, middle school student, Hidden by the Fog, Cumhuriyet Newspaper book supplement, issue 1098, March 2011
I would like to introduce you to a book that I have read upon recommendation of my language teacher. The book is titled Hidden by the Fog, the author is Miyase Sertbarut, published by Tudem. The book covers the experiences of Ilay, who travels to the Kunduzlu village to join her aunt (unwillingly at first), the fog covering the village and the truths hidden behind that fog. Suspicious about the mine near the village, Ilay investigates and uncovers what is hidden behind the fog. My favourite character in the book is Ilay's aunt, because she is a very intelligent and skilful woman. In this book, I have seen that city life is not inherently better than country life and that we shouldn't forget about our relatives. One thing I would change about the book is the generally very brief length of the chapters. The author shows us country life can be as pleasant and interesting as life in the city. My favourite section in the book was titled "The Fog Clears" because many of the mysteries of the book are resolved. I would have named this book "Yellow Fog Dissipates". If I were the author, I would end the book by portraying Ilay's return to the city and her attempt to tell her mother what happened. The book is very beautiful and fun to read, apart from some of the sections that were too short. Recommended for all those who want to see the reality behind clouds of fog.
Ece Arar Emener, author, columnist, Hidden by the Fog, Radikal Newspaper book supplement, 03.06.2005
Hidden by the Fog has such a strong narrative that one is curious to know which method the author used while working on it. As if a great ball of yarn slowly unties itself in front of you and then re-ties itself all over again. This book is truly like a ball of yarn. Take Ilay, our protagonist for example; she feels completely genuine. There are many children like Ilay, who can't eat their omelettes without ketchup, who desperately desire a cell phone and derive the greatest joy from going to the movies and chatting with their friends and know of Anatolia and its villages only through movies and make fun of them. I was one of those children once and therefore I kept wondering how Ilay wouldbe transformed.
We learn so much about crows through this book, just like we did when reading Samed Behrengi, we learn to love and care again about crows thanks to Miyase Sertbarut. The events that unfold in Sisbağ where genetic research is taking place, is so exciting that one does not need to be a child to keep turning the pages in anticipation. Hidden by the Fog is a gripping work and also a novel that is contemporary and in tune with the times and the youth of today.
Burhanettin Duzcay, editor, Junk Plaza, Iyi Kitap newspaper, issue 39, March 2012
Junk Plaza features a beautifully flowing narrative. With her artist's sensibility, Miyase Sertbarut transforms poverty into the very air we breathe while we read, without turning it into emotional exploitation. She questions, and leads us to question, income inequality, the ethics of capitalism and the endemic problems of the system without ever becoming didactic.Junk Plaza is a book that will grab you with its exciting story and tension of a thriller.
At first, I was unsatisfied with the way the author wrapped up the story with a happy ending. Then, I jumped at the next sentence, "You would have liked the novel to end this way, wouldn't you, dear reader? With a happy ending, like a fairy tale…" Here was a great surprise that gave the novel an entirely new ending. I once again bowed in front of Miyase Sertbarut's storytelling prowess. I have never looked this closely to the "vampire people". I have read much about them, but now I feel like I know them. Children will be surprised by the truth while reading this exciting novel that is half-fantasy.
While The Shadow in the Cemetery takes us inside an old Turkish film by teleporting us into a neighbourhood we might have grown up in, it also portrays through a humorous perspectivethe endemic lynch mentality that exists in neighbourhoods and how this is expressed in social media. If we open our eyes, it becomes evident that this lynch culture has helped normalise rape and wasted our years and delayed progress by oiling the gears of the mainstream political stance. Hasn't our entire country been run on a lynch mentality for many years? How are we finally going to break free of this? Miyase Sertbarut offers a venue for children to think about lynch mentality and for considered adults to discuss it with children.
Miyase Sertbarut plots her novel Growing up with the Reality, Walking with Dreamswith a dramatic and strong through-line. She introduces an interweaving structure into her plot that might be one of the best implementations of the structure in modern Turkish writing. She provides a joyous airiness in her sentence structures, her detailing and the way she implies secondary meanings. All these lead to a novel that can be read eagerly.
Miyase Sertbarut manages to cover many different themes while portraying Samet and Sinan, two passionate, daring and playful boys. Some of these themes are cruelty, honesty, making mistakes and justice. For example, in the story "That Kid", we hear from a girl complaining about the cruel new boy who arrived in her class. We get angry listening to her story, we feel her plight and we wonder what can be done. Then, following a clever turn in the story, we set aside cruelty and start considering justice. The Kid who Flew on the Fire Extinguisher has been a book that made me laugh, surprised me and made me think.
Who are You? by Miyase Sertbarut focuses on the experiences of Elif, who is transitioning from being a teenager into adulthood, and through Elif, the novel highlights the limits of our perception, reminding us that despite the limited colour spectrum we can see through, there is infinite diversity out in the world. Elif's perception of herself, her family and her friends evolve with her experiences. The notion of experience plays a large role in this evolution. This is because the idea of experience puts into contrast the notion of perception, the 'reality' that we see and what remains hidden as well as having empathy. This period when Elif questions herself as well as life in general, and occasionally feels alienated from it all, leads to moments of self-reflection and the discovery of self-expression.


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03 Oct
Jonah 1:1-2:1.11
The word of the Lord was addressed to Jonah son of Amittai:
'Up!' he said 'Go to Nineveh, the great city, and inform them that their wickedness has become known to me.' Jonah decided to run away from the Lord, and to go to Tarshish. He went down to Joppa and found a ship bound for Tarshish; he paid his fare and went aboard, to go with them to Tarshish, to get away from the Lord. But the Lord unleashed a violent wind on the sea, and there was such a great storm at sea that the ship threatened to break up. The sailors took fright, and each of them called on his own god, and to lighten the ship they threw the cargo overboard. Jonah, however, had gone below and lain down in the hold and fallen fast asleep. The boatswain came upon him and said, 'What do you mean by sleeping? Get up! Call on your god! Perhaps he will spare us a thought, and not leave us to die.' Then they said to each other, 'Come on, let us draw lots to find out who is responsible for bringing this evil on us.' So they cast lots, and the lot fell to Jonah. Then they said to him, 'Tell us, what is your business? Where do you come from? What is your country? What is your nationality?' He replied, 'I am a Hebrew, and I worship the Lord, the God of heaven, who made the sea and the land.' The sailors were seized with terror at this and said, 'What have you done?' They knew that he was trying to escape from the Lord, because he had told them so. They then said, 'What are we to do with you, to make the sea grow calm for us?' For the sea was growing rougher and rougher. He replied, 'Take me and throw me into the sea, and then it will grow calm for you. For I can see it is my fault this violent storm has happened to you.' The sailors rowed hard in an effort to reach the shore, but in vain, since the sea grew still rougher for them. They then called on the Lord and said, 'O the Lord, do not let us perish for taking this man's life; do not hold us guilty of innocent blood; for you, the Lord, have acted as you have thought right.' And taking hold of Jonah they threw him into the sea; and the sea grew calm again. At this the men were seized with dread of the Lord; they offered a sacrifice to the Lord and made vows.
The Lord had arranged that a great fish should be there to swallow Jonah; and Jonah remained in the belly of the fish for three days and three nights. The Lord spoke to the fish, which then vomited Jonah on to the shore.
Luke 10:25-37
There was a lawyer who, to disconcert Jesus, stood up and said to him, 'Master, what must I do to inherit eternal life?' He said to him, 'What is written in the Law? What do you read there?' He replied, 'You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind, and your neighbour as yourself.' 'You have answered right,' said Jesus 'do this and life is yours.'
But the man was anxious to justify himself and said to Jesus, 'And who is my neighbour?' Jesus replied, 'A man was once on his way down from Jerusalem to Jericho and fell into the hands of brigands; they took all he had, beat him and then made off, leaving him half dead. Now a priest happened to be travelling down the same road, but when he saw the man, he passed by on the other side. In the same way a Levite who came to the place saw him, and passed by on the other side. But a Samaritan traveller who came upon him was moved with compassion when he saw him. He went up and bandaged his wounds, pouring oil and wine on them. He then lifted him on to his own mount, carried him to the inn and looked after him. Next day, he took out two denarii and handed them to the innkeeper. "Look after him," he said "and on my way back I will make good any extra expense you have." Which of these three, do you think, proved himself a neighbour to the man who fell into the brigands' hands?' 'The one who took pity on him' he replied. Jesus said to him, 'Go, and do the same yourself.'
Who is my neighbour?
She has an aged mother to take care, a maid who gets on her nerve and her brother who does not bother taking care of their mother. The anxieties coupled with the inability of letting go of the past, at times she takes out on the people around her. The script that she carries with her daily is filled with negativity, anger and worry. She is none other than my mother.
Who is my neighbour? In this case she is my mother. At times I stay out to avoid communicating with her. Being a positive person, mum's negativity gets to me at times. I adopt the flight method – trying to disassociate with the situations at home. Recently, I make the effort to spend more time with her, taking her out for meals and being present for her as she talks about the issues she faces. I have also been praying for her, asking the Lord how to communicate with her and for his graces on her. My mother has my interests at heart, yet at times the communications can be quite harsh and insensitive. Maybe it's a state to test my love and patience for my mum.
In the Gospel of today, the wounded man was lying unconscious on the road. The Levite and the priest saw him on the road and both passed him by. It was the Samaritan, moved by compassion, went up and bandaged his wounds, carried him to the inn and looked after him. He even gave the innkeeper money and offered to pay for extra expenses to ensure the Samaritan is in good hands. If you were in the situation, how would you react?
Perhaps compassion and non-judgment would be an easier conclusion at which to arrive if we could remember that every person in our experience is serving as a perfect mirror that reflects back to us some aspect of our own character we may not choose to or can't see in ourselves. Many people avoid compassion, not because they are callous, but because of their own fear of the pain they see in others — it reminds them of their own vulnerability. Let us look at the people around us, who is my neighbour? How are we treating them?
(Today's OXYGEN by Patricia Ang)
Prayer: Lord fill us with love, compassion and forgiveness. Let us extend our hands to reach out and make a difference to the people that we meet.
Thanksgiving: Lord we give you thanks for all the blessings you have given us in our lives. Continue to guide and protect us.
Upcoming Readings:
Tue, 04 Oct – Jonah 3:1-10; Luke 10:38-42; Memorial for St Francis of Assisi
Wed, 05 Oct – Jonah 4:1-11 Luke 11:1-4
Thu, 06 Oct – Malachi 3:13-20; Luke 11:5-13; Memorial for St Bruno, Priest
Fri, 07 Oct – Acts of the Apostles 1:12-14; Luke 1:26-38; Memorial for Our Lady of the Rosary
Sat, 08 Oct – Joel 4:12-21; Luke 11:27-28
Sun, 09 Oct – Isaiah 35:6-10; Philippians 4:12-14.19-20; Matthew 22:1-14; Twenty-Eighth Sunday of Ordinary Time


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March 12, 2012
As you may know, we're in the process of launching our new reporting tool and at the moment it's in beta for our existing customers.
But what does 'in beta' mean exactly ? Find out by reading on...
According to the 'Hackers Dictionary', the Jargon File, the term 'beta' has been with us since the 60s when IBM built the very first large scale computer programs. As always though, it's usage has altered a lot and the phrase 'in beta' didn't really enter the public mind until Google launched it's webmail system as a beta.
Up until then, it was really only programmers or project managers who used the term, with something being 'alpha' meaning it wasn't ready for use at all, and 'beta' meaning it was essentially complete but not yet full refined or tested.
But GMail was available for five years in this 'unfinished' state, and it's very common in modern software development to adopt rapid, early-and-often releases rather than major updates on a longer timescale.
So what does 'beta' really mean ?
For the team lead at the popular source control provider Fog Creek, beta can mean 'going dark':
"We have a strong rule against publishing road-maps for products, for a simple reason: we don't like to disappoint you. We hate promising you'll have some awesome new feature in Kiln 45.7, like telekinetic abilities, and then smashing your hopes most excellently by announcing we've had to delay them until 45.8. Instead, we prefer to surprise you each release with piles of new goodies. A kind of monthly Christmas for Kiln, if you will."
Benjamin Pollack
For Joel Spolsky, talking about his new Trello list-of-lists collaboration tool, beta means:
"It's delivered continuously ... A feature that you built and tested, but didn't deliver yet because you're waiting for the next major release, becomes inventory. Inventory is dead weight. ... It's not exhaustively tested before being released ... because bugs are fixed in a matter of hours, not months, so the net number of "bugs experienced by the public" is low."
Joel Spolsky
Certainly the way we see it here at Extravision is we'd much rather give you something amazing now and some more later rather than 3 amazing things much later. We do this by aiming for only a month or so between each update.
And we certainly want to know as soon as possible if something doesn't work for our users so we can make you happier. This provides a good check that we're always heading in the right direction with new features or improvements.
But shortening the time between releases can be a big change for the development process as it means we'll be making changes more often to the running code; we no longer wait till there is a large batch of changes to deploy in a single 'large drop' with a lengthy period of testing during which we refuse to add new features.
This causes knock on issues with making sure everything is tested, integrated and generally working well, but allows use to be a lot more responsive and agile.
So we have a 'beta'- this is something we can update more rapidly than the live site as we hear what you like and don't like, the things you use most and the things you use less. Not everything in it may have been tested as well as everything else, but while we're doing that testing there's no reason why it can't be used more widely.
So internally we're now using this as the main day to day reporting tool, a process the IT industry calls 'dog fooding'; using your own product yourself.
In this way, although any bug is bad, it's less bad if we find it rather than our customers find it!
We can also keep the good internal momentum of rapid changes, without having to worry about temporarily breaking anything, or having a piece of the application that doesn't really look good enough to get out the door.
And we can also gradually add more and more clients to the system which is useful in case it's the 101th client that breaks the metaphorical donkey's back.
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This outfit may be the priciest 'Pumpkin Spice' you'll ever run across, but we can promise you, it will also be the most fabulous.
Fall is officially here and since everyone is in the mood for a little pumpkin spice, we thought our latest Outfit of The Week needed some too. We are focusing on the autumn party circuit this week, and what better way than with an ultra sparkly cocktail dress? No one does high glamour quite like Tom Ford, which is why this dazzling number was a must for our festive look. The glitter and glamour of the '70s serve as a reference point for the designer's latest collection; and this sequin-embellished dress is full on vintage inspired chic. Round, orange-hued sequins coat this dress that gracefully drapes from the shoulders and gathered waist. A silk lining ensures this piece is comfortable to wear, despite the unique fabrication. Now we totally understand that this isn't an exactly affordable piece, but fashion is often about fantasy, so we're just here to give you a little outfit inspiration. A gold or even black sequin dress could easily work with the vibe we are setting here, and you can find them fairly easily in all different price ranges. Continuing our wardrobe dreamin', we paired our radiant dress with sexy heels. Giuseppe Zanotti's bronze leather sandals are a supremely versatile style you'll keep coming back to every season. This sleek and minimal pair has a pin-thin heel tempered by a 10mm platform. Staying in the metallic family for accessories, we went for the gold. Charlotte Olympia's 'Pandora' clutch has been handcrafted in Italy with flakes of gilded foil suspended in glossy clear Perspex. It is detailed with the designer's signature crystal-encrusted spider clasp, and has a handy pouch to keep cards, keys and lipstick secure. Since our dress is such a sparkler, we wanted to keep our jewels a bit low-key. Plukka offers a simple mix of diamond and rose gold stud earrings that make a statement without stealing the show. One of the most important factors of a perfect fall look is beautiful fall makeup. To create a warm, bronzey glow, we chose Guerlain's Terracotta 4 Seasons Compact. A versatile must have palette of four buildable, matte shades perfect for bronzing and contouring. For our lips, we went for one of our favorite up and coming brands, Jouer. The brand's Long-Wear Lip Topper is making waves in the beauty world. And their 'Tan Lines' shades just happened to be the best finishing touch to our shimmering look. This outfit may be the priciest 'Pumpkin Spice' you'll ever run across, but we can promise you, it will also be the most fabulous.


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Last month, Leatt invited the Transworld MX crew to Los Angeles County Raceway in Palmdale, California, to unveil their latest product, the GPX 6.5 carbon helmet. Since then, we've spent some time out at our local tracks testing Leatt's latest offering. Our thoughts? Well, check out the video above to find out.
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Talking about the hottest designer of the moment, Isabel Marant who is responsible for Hollywood A-listers' off-duty look, who also just signed up by H&M to design for their autumn's designer collaboration collection, you cannot get any hotter than this.
I still remember that I fell head over heels for Isabel Marant's Reilly jacket when I first saw it on Blake Lively. What a stunner! I mean the jacket and the price is truly a stunner as well. Selling at over £1000, I can only afford to buy two sleeves.
I started searching for a cheaper version of Isabel Marant's Reilly jacket. I still wanted the jacket to have that easy to wear look, you can simply team it with a pair of jeans, also it should still have a great quality to it ( just because it's cheaper, it doesn't mean you have to give up on quality). I finally found Malthilde print jacket from Monsoon that meets my requirements. The price tag: £89, how lovely!


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The National Park Service(NPS) issued a warning last week to all people residing in its parks and campgrounds, in RVs in the backcountry, or on houseboats in government owned marinas — that they will be required to leave the parks by 3 p.m. last Thursday and find other accommodations due to the federal government shutdown.
At Lake Mohave, for example, part of the Lake Mead National Recreation Area, the park is closed to the general public. The Lake Mead NRA is operated by the National Park Service, part of the U.S. Department of the Interior.
When Lake Mohave facilities are on a holiday schedule such as Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day, the entrance station is closed, but visitors are still permitted to enter the park. That was not the case Tuesday, as the entrance was barricaded and a park ranger was posted there to determine who enters and who gets turned away.
"The difference is we don't have the full-time staff in the park," said Christie Vanover, Lake Mead NRA public affairs officer. "So there are times when we don't have entrance station crews available but there's still the security and the protection within the park for people to recreate and there's still full concessions operations." (See TV report)
All people residing in the park — in the Katherine Landing trailer village, in homes at Cabinsite Point, or on houseboats in the Katherine Landing marina — will be required to leave the park by 3 p.m. Thursday and find other accommodations, Vanover said. For the duration of the shutdown, however, anyone with personal property in the park will be allowed to enter to retrieve it, she said.
"We can't deny access to personal property," Vanover said. "We are allowing them access into the park in case they want to remove any of their belongings inside of their vessel or trailer, or if they want to actually remove their vessel or (campground) trailer from the park so that they can use it at another location."
Basically ALL of the federal parks under the National Park Service (NPS) are closed. This includes the National Parks, National Monuments, National Recreation Areas, Wildlife Refuge Areas. Even Great Smoky Mountains National Park which some people thought might remain partially open, seeing as how it has no "gates" and no entrance fee, is closed.
The Park Service's main webpage, nps.gov, has been shut down but some individual park sites are still up. NPS status can be found on the Dept of Interior's website, www.doi.gov.
The official contingency plan for the national parks says, "Park roads would be closed except when they are necessary as thruways" which has implications for parks like the Grand Canyon and Zion but I really don't know the current status.
Your options for parks during the shutdown include state parks and tribal parks.
Options in Arizona and southern Utah (for example) are myriad very attractive state parks and parks on tribal land. Around Page that would be Antelope Canyon, then there's Monument Valley, or Canyon de Chelly, to name just a few. the latter two absolutely top notch destinations. There are many notable State parks along UT SR 12, Goblin, Kodachrome, etc, and outside Moab there's the Dead Horse Point SP, which gives you the same views Canyonlands, its next door big neighbor, as well as many trails Outside Phoenix there's the Lost Dutchman State Park which leads you along or into the Superstitions , etc … there's no dearth of possibilities: there are myriad options, and of course, as stated above, some of the parks have 'normal' highways running across them (Zion, Capitol Reef)
Vanover said 170 Lake Mead NRA employees have been furloughed. There are another 60 who are considered essential, including park rangers "so that they can still provide emergency response for the limited (number of) people that are here as well as provide security not only for the property but for the resources. And then there will be a water treatment facility operator who will remain on staff and then there's a couple of other administrative folks who will remain on staff, including myself," she said.Vanover said the Lake Mead NRA welcomes approximately 450,000 visitors in October and the economic impact on the area economy, which includes Bullhead/Laughlin and Las Vegas, is roughly $17 million for this month alone.
From Jan. 1 to Aug. 31, 1.1 million people entered the park at Katherine Landing, up from 660,000 at this point last year, Vanover said. "We don't know the full reason but we do attribute it slightly to fluctuating lake levels at Lake Mead, whereas Lake Mohave doesn't have the same fluctuating lake levels."
Because they will not be maintained, the National Park Service and Lake Mead NRA websites will be down for the duration of the shutdown, Vanover said. For updates on the shutdown, go to www.doi.gov/shutdown.
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On the Government Shutdown – Anyone care to refute the following:
— The people who wrote Obamacare refuse to live under it themselves. That's right, Congress won a waiver from Obamacare.
House Republicans first voted to fund all of government — except Obamacare. Obama refused to negotiate and Senate Democrats refused to pass it.
Then the Republicans voted to fully fund the government, but merely delay the implementation of Obamacare for one year. Obama refused to negotiate and Senate Democrats refused to pass it.
Finally, the Republicans voted to fully fund the government, but added a requirement that everyone live under Obamacare. No more special waivers for Congress and their staff, and no waivers for big business without the same waivers for individuals.
Obama refused to negotiate and Senate Democrats refused to pass it
You say you'll change the constitution
Well, you know
We all want to change your head
You tell me it's the institution
Well, you know
You better free you mind instead
But if you go carrying pictures of chairman Mao
You ain't going to make it with anyone anyhow
It is funny how Eric Holder can choose to enforce only the laws he chooses to and you seem to be fine with that.
Only a Tyrannical Dictator says I will Not Negotiate unless they do what I say. O is treating the American people like a stepfather that is beating a women's children until she does exactly what he says and then he tells her children if your mother would just do what I say without concessions then I will stop beating you.
Riddle me this Batman – If the Park Service doesn't have the funding to keep open-air parks and monuments OPEN (armed guards everywhere were not necessary before the shutdown) then where did they find the resources to put these armed guards everywhere during the shutdown?
Sarah Evans
Senator Reid and Barack Obama, please stop holding this country hostage! The House of Representatives, fulfilling their Constitutional mandate has been passing funding bills and sending them to the senate. Reid, under orders from Obama (and we thought he worked for the people of Nevada) has refused to bring a single appropriations bill up for a vote. Reid and Obama are insisting on a pork laden omnibus spending bill and zero debt limit. This is absolutely irresponsible.
Reid has refused to submit a Senate budget since Obama was inaugurated (in violation of the Constitution) and will not consider anything other than a blank check. Perhaps Senator Reid needs to be reminded that all appropriations originate in the House, not the Senate. Maybe some of his fans and followers need to be reminded of this as well.
Chas Holman
Speaker Bohener, at least put up a clean CR to the floor so your OWN party can vote on it. My goodness.
This is beyond criminally negligent at this point and during economic recovery what you are doing is nothing shy of treasonous.
Congress has a fiduciary and judicial obligation to pay the bills for the laws they have passed, it is really quite simple.
Stop the d@mn games.
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I'm trying to infer programmer intention by observing semantic changes as they edit files. My first attempt was to parse the syntax trees to determine the changes made by the programmer. I first used a generic diff implementation but quickly realized I would need somethign more semantically aware in able to infer any serious meaning about the changes intended by the programmer. I started reading about change detection algorithms which meant looking up a lot of mathematical symbols I'm not accustomed to.
As seems to always be the case with "great ideas that nobody has done" I've run into a lot of unforseen issues. For example:
const name = "Merrick";
Say a programmer changes this variable name:
const me = "Merrick";
The code assistant should note the change as occurs, character by character. As we diff the two trees we might see the following events:
The cursor jumps down to the end of name, and hits backspace:
{ node_type: 'Identifier', type: 'change', name: 'nam' }
And another:
{ node_type: 'Identifier', type: 'change', name: 'na' }
And another:
{ node_type: 'Identifier', type: 'change', name: 'n' }
And one more:
{ node_type: 'Identifier', type: 'change', name: '' }
But wait, we can't have an empty identifier, that won't parse... So, we need to wait till we are parseable again, the developer types "m"
{ node_type: 'Identifier', type: 'change', name: 'm' }
And one last event:
{ node_type: 'Identifier', type: 'change', name: 'me' }
Ok, now the code assistant should suggest that you update the use of
found in
console.log, this poses a really challenging issue. Connecting "me"
to "name". The variable was "name" a long time ago, so how do we know to suggest
name to me at this point? Do we need to persist the scope some place? That we
can adjust references as we receive changes? So
name references are updated to
n, (parse failure),
me. And after even
identifier change
events we suggest updating? How do we know "name" is the good state for
reference? How do we avoid pointing variables inbetween name to me, meaning if
there were also a variable "nam" how do we avoid accidentally pointing nam to
me? I suppose by checking if there is a corresponding VariableDeclarator for nam
I could avoid destructive suggestions.
Conclusion for the day: My mind is tired. I anticipated this would be extremely difficult but in my initial excitment I definitely believed it would be easier than this. AI would be a long term goal, I'm just trying to solve the problem of determining programmer intention using stateful change observation at this point. I've been battling a lot shame and self-confidence issues as I've faced friction. Hard not to feel stupid, or that I should have gone to school. I can't help but feel inadequate as it takes me 2 hours to read 6 pages to try and comprehend it and look up mathematical symbols on wikipedia.


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This interview with Lisa Gersh, chief executive of Goop, a wellness company, was conducted and condensed by Adam Bryant.
Q. Tell me about your early years.
A. I grew up in the Bronx, and my parents both worked. My mom had the greatest impact on me, in terms of always telling me that I could do whatever I wanted to do. You need your parents to tell you that because sometimes when you're just hanging around in seventh grade, it doesn't quite feel that way.
We grew up pretty poor. My parents both lost their jobs when I was 11, and I understood at a very early age that I was going to have to make things happen for myself. I realized that babysitting for a dollar an hour was never going to get me anywhere, so I read an ad in the newspaper for umpires for girls' softball. They didn't have an age requirement. So I went to five classes, and I got my degree in umpiring girls' softball. These girls were older than I was, and I made $5 a game.
I was a pretty entrepreneurial kid. I always had a job in high school. I got a job at the Foodtown grocery store, and because it was unionized, I got time and a half on holidays and double time on Sundays. The work could be really boring, so I figured out how to make it more challenging. I memorized all the prices in the store. I was the human scanner. It almost became like a circus show. People would come in my lane just to watch me do it.
And when I was a waitress, I never wrote down anyone's order. It would really annoy customers because they were sure I would get it wrong, but I never did, even when there were 12 people. To this day, when I go out to dinner, I absolutely know what every single person has ordered. And when the waiter walks over and can't remember who ordered what, it drives me crazy. Why can't you remember? You wrote it down.
When you think about your leadership style today, do you see your parents' influence?
My mom was a great listener, and so much of leadership is about listening and really taking in all the information but ultimately being able to make a decision.
Listening seems like an increasingly rare skill, particularly with all the distractions from technology.
Active listening is hard. I think people do have trouble focusing and concentrating. But active listening is so important for leaders because, often, when people come into your office, they don't really want to tell you everything. So if you're not actively listening, you're going to miss it.
What were some early leadership lessons for you?
A mentor, Geraldine Laybourne, gave me a great lesson when I had my first child. She said the best way to control the "terrible 2s" and make your kids happy is to learn how to say "yes." It doesn't mean giving them everything they want; it means directing them to something else.
The same thing is true in business. It's about learning to say yes. People pitch ideas all the time, and I find that others in the room can often want to say no and talk about why it's not a good idea. A bunch of really smart people can kill any idea. You can always find out what's wrong with an idea, but you can't necessarily find out what's good with the idea.
And so the first thing she said to me when we were starting Oxygen Media is to learn how to say yes. Listen to people's ideas almost like an improv session, and play with the ideas. It doesn't necessarily mean you're going to do the idea. It just means you're going to listen to the idea and work on the idea.
The other thing that was really interesting about managing in a creative company was learning how to deal with creative people because, as a lawyer for many years before that, I was not known as a creative person. When you're in a legal or business meeting, you don't egg people on. You pretend like you don't care. It's almost like buying a house. You sit with your arms crossed and you pretend like you're not excited. And it could be the greatest idea in the world, but you don't want to show your hand.
But a creative meeting is different. If someone's coming in with their creative idea, they're baring their creative soul. And if you sit there with your arms crossed and you don't say anything, they're really not going to give it to you.
My partner at Oxygen took me to every meeting early on because I didn't know anything about the business. At one point, I said to her: "You never take me to the creative meetings. Why not?" She said: "Because you sit with your arms folded across your chest and it's not good for creative meetings. You have to learn 'the nod.'" I said, "What's the nod?"
And the nod is when you lean in and you nod your head and you keep nodding your head when someone is pitching an idea. That way, they get more and more excited about the pitch and they give you their best work. So you have to learn the nod.
How do you hire?
If I'm hiring for my team, I want them to tell me they want to be the C.E.O. at some point. I want them all to be training to be C.E.O.s, to feel the same kind of ownership that you do when you're a C.E.O.
But with everyone I interview, I'm always looking for smart. And I don't mean academically smart. I mean someone who's really had to use their intellect to move forward. You can tell that pretty quickly.
I also like people who've had to be somewhat independent in their life, and they've done something that's a little bit off course — like they were an art history major but then decided to be a coder, and that's their passion now. I like inconsistencies because I think they're going to think more broadly.


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The third and final fight in the Ali vs Frazier trilogy certainly did not disappoint. Ali, in typical fashion, jeered Frazier nonstop… "killa and a thrilla and a chilla, when I get that gorilla in Manila." The hype was at an all-time high, and as a result of the promotions, a global television audience of more than 1 billion tuned in to watch. The fight was an all-out war and Ali won by TKO after Frazier's corner conceded the fight before the 15th round. Many don't know, Ali also was on the verge of quitting… he told his biographer, "Frazier quit just before I did. I didn't think I could fight anymore." This piece entitled, "Thrilla in Manila" has been created to celebrate the life, career and perseverance of "The Greatest" of all-time.Each print we produce is printed per order, locally in a small print shop in South Florida. LEBO also personally hand signs and thumbprints each one. This print will ship out in approximately 9-15 business days.This item features:
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By Muriel Chiron-Charrier
Marie Curieuse... mais qui est donc Marie Curieuse ? Ce pourrait être vous, si tout comme elle, des questions vous assaillent dès le matin à l. a. sortie du lit : Quelle différence y-a-t-il entre los angeles théine et l. a. caféine ? remark le savon a-t-il été créé ? A quoi sert le collagène présent dans notre épiderme ? Avec quoi se maquillait Cléopâtre ?
Sur un ton à los angeles fois drôle et sérieux, l'auteure nous fait découvrir l'histoire d'un produit, les origines de ses composants, les réactions chimiques pour arriver à un tel résultat et son utilisation... bref l. a. petite chimie du matin ! Chaque partie est construite autour d'une thématique.
Les explications sont claires et concises et les illustrations décalées nous emportent dans le monde de Marie Curieuse.
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This is the proportion of calcium salts to collagen in healthy adult bone. Almost all the body's calcium is stored in bone and is released from there as required by other tissues, such as skeletal muscle, which requires calcium to contract. As already noted, collagen fibres compose most of the organic component of dry bone. Bone cells are another organic component of bone. In the matrix of bone, the basic cells are called osteocytes. Also associated with bone are bone-forming cells, called osteoblasts.
350-1350 AD) In the Middle Ages—the 1,000 yr period from approximately 350 to 1350 AD—scholarly attention to physical matters was essentially nonexistent. The Middle Ages was dominated by two philosophical beliefs, asceticism and scholasticism, both of which focused exclusive attention on matters of the spirit and the mind to the complete neglect, and indeed active suppression, of scholarly attempts to understand anything related to the body or human movement. Asceticism was a religious preoccupation with extreme self-denial of the physical in order to exclusively focus on spiritual matters as presented in the evolving Christian faiths.


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More Voxaganda to justify ideological bigotry
If you wish to be incited and misinformed for no good reason, go read Vox.
It is sophistry at its worst.
A couple of recent articles goes to show why Vox is mere comfort propaganda for people who live in the bubble on the Left.
Net neutrality is now officially on life support. Here's what happens next by Aja Romano is something I'd expect from a high school nerd who thinks they are mature, but has no reasoning abilities:
The vote to repeal came in spite of overwhelming bipartisan support for net neutrality from the public, as the FCC was clearly determined to move ahead with the repeal. Tensions were high during the hearing — and at one point, in the middle of Pai's remarks, the room was evacuated for about 10 minutes due to an apparent security threat.
Democracy was never based on the number of Facebook likes. It was always based on a model that was based partly on numbers, but always included a rig based on strategy. Rigs are in place to ensure that the chosen leader can do more than a short-term pander: they must have a mind for long-term planning.
The most pronounced form of this rig is the US's electoral college, but Canada's First Past the Post is also a good example.
In the US, the point isn't to grab redundant votes, but strategic ones: you could then just focus all of your resources on populous states, such as New York and California, and then ignore everyone else; so to force candidates to be visionaries that could see the entire country, once you got a majority in a state, you got a fixed number of votes, and it didn't matter if you got every vote, or won by a single vote.
It is a rig that Republicans understand far better than Democrats, and Hillary Clinton did not understand at all.
But neither does Vox.
They are whining that the majority of people want net neutrality. So what? I am also certain a majority of people want a free lifetime supply of beer and getting millions of dollars without working.
And what did this majority do to ensure net neutrality? Post someone else's DIY propaganda posters on their Facebook feed. Use the proper hashtag on Twitter? Sign a petition on Change.org?
None of that means very much. That is venting, not (a) showing your stance, or (b) proving you have teeth that will bite if your interests are threatened.
That Vox does not understand its own environment is chilling: we have people reporting on things based on childish assumptions and discuss things they know nothing about.
It is no different than a random Facebook feed.
It Vox likes to pretend it knows something, with headings such as "The Big Idea", which it has yet to deliver.
The left shouldn't make peace with neocons — even to defeat Trump by Robin Wright is one of those typical Voxaganda pieces that likes to commit various acts of political and ideological discrimination as it wishes to incite wars for no good reason.
The most interesting weakness of the article comes here:
Again, I say: I'm not. I've advocated something called "mindful resistance," and one thing it entails is figuring out what array of forces created Trumpism so we can attack the problem at its roots. Well, (IMHO) there are few people who have more influentially abetted those forces than Bill Kristol.
Well then, Wright should consider to sever all tie with the Left as they ignored constituents who had repeatedly demanded that their economic plights be addressed by them.
Hillary Clinton and her ilk deliberately ignored them because it didn't fit the narrative.
Linear divides are not reality. They are hypothetical constructs, and Vox actively and repeatedly exploits them. What mindful resistance is, in fact, is deliberate exclusion and discrimination: we do not factor in other people's wants and needs because we have created a false pecking order, where, of course, we are right and "they" are wrong.
What we have right now is ideological anarchy with people shaming anyone who does not applaud their sophistry and decrees.
What democracy actually needs is sensibility, humility, and most of all, facts. Not sway or spin on facts, just facts.
Facts that people can take to the bank. Facts that have been found, vetted, tested, and analyzed.
Online news sources, far from being superior to the traditional print ones, have been, in fact, far, far, worse.
There is the reason for why publication like Vox have been instrumental in the death of journalism, and something I will discuss in the coming days.
But suffice to say, the Internet's inherent rigs make it the propagandist's medium, and, as, Marshall McLuhan, once said, the medium is the message, Vox proves this medium is a grifter ready to fleece its pigeons -- of their active critical and free thought and skepticism.


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The minister also added that the repeated firing and shelling into the Indian territory "will prove to be Pakistan's foolishness and will cost them dearly".


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About K9 Corral
K9 Corral is a full-service boarding, grooming and training facility owned and operated by Becky Edwards. Here at K9 Corral, we have a wonderful facility with lots of room for dogs to run, play and get fresh air and sunshine!
Meet the Owner
Becky was introduced to working cowdogs in 1991. She worked during her high school and college years for dairy farmers in Colorado. While running sorting alleys at the local Livestock Sale Barn, Becky was able to train her personal dogs on a daily basis. In 1996 Becky purchased Double J Pet Ranch, the largest boarding/training facility on the front range of Northern Colorado.
For 10 years she dedicated her time and energy to her clients' dogs, as well as developing her personal stockdog breeding program. Being introduced to the "Trial World" by Mr. Roger Culbreath in 1996, she was hooked. Many wonderful people like Roy Cox, Keith Gilleon, Aaron Hayes and James Clark have mentored her, helping her be the stockdog handler and trainer she is today.
Moving to Texas in 2004 and opening K9 Corral has allowed Becky to focus more on her family and her desire to have a strong and ethical stockdog program.
— The Lord has blessed us with two wonderful girls, Shaelee and Wylie, who put a smile on my face and a reason in my heart every day. I thank God for our family and friends and will serve our clients to the best of our abilities. Becky Edwards
Becky's credentials include:
- 1997–2003 National Western Stockshow and Rodeo Stockdog Trial, Assistant Superintendent
- 1997–2003 Annual Stockdog Blowout, Stockdog Trial, Owner
- 1997–2004 Lonestar Cattle Dog Futurity, Foundation Board of Directors
- 2003 Lonestar Cattle Dog Futurity Handlers Hall of Fame, Nominee
- 2006–2014 Red River Retriever Club Secretary/Treasurer
- 2004–Present Owner & Operator of K9 Corral
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Nepal is country with innumerable types of terrain and the best way to explore the on a motorcycle Nepal is where the mighty Himalayas meet the lush green tropical region of the Terai plains. For the past few years, Nepal has become a popular destination for motorcyclist around the world as it offers views of the magnificent Himalayas, colorful and vibrant cultures, ancient temples and monasteries and more.
The Kathmandu to Muktinath ride is one of the ultimate rides that passes through the the Himalayas with views of implausible gorges, high passes and enormous vistas passing through authentic Tibetan villages, barren ridges, eroded cliffs and Moraine valleys. Its landscape is unrivaled for it has a stupendous wilderness, pristine scenery, snow capped peaks, spectacular monasteries and caves. This ride provides an insight into the Nepali culture the beautiful landscape of mountain, rivers and jungles. The city of Kathmandu valley show cases the rich cultural heritage of temples, stupas and monasteries and beyond the valley the scenery comes to life. The landscape of mountains, rivers and jungles ranges from 800 meters altitude of the terai belt of the Chitwan National Park to the high altitude desert plateau of Lower Mustang (3800 m) riding through the Kali Gandaki gorge, the deepest gorge in the world. The Marpha, Jomsom and Muktinath areas provides insight into ancient cultures and religion and the Chitwan National Park is one of Asia's finest wildlife nature reserves providing visitors with an opportunity to ride elephants in search of the Royal Bengal Tiger, the one horned rhinoceros and other mammals, reptiles and birds.
ANNAPURNA REGION: The Annapurna Region in central Nepal is the most geographically and culturally diverse Region for trekking. The Annapurna Conservation Area Project (ACAP) working along with the King Mahendra Trust for Nature Conservation, have declared this region as the area of conservation and sustainable development. Stretched over 26,000 sq. km, the area boasts of a variety of diverse cultures, tribes and castes as the Brahmins, Chettris, Newars, Gurungs, Magars and Tibetans. This area has sub- tropical lowlands, valleys, bamboo, rhododendron and oak forests, alpine meadows, windswept desert plateaus and the towering Annapurna Mountains. This area has the world's deepest river gorge, Kali Gandaki, lying some 6900 metres / 22,563 ft., below some of the world's largest and most beautiful mountains as the Annapurna I (world's 8th highest) and Fishtail (one of the most beautiful). Animals and birds are in abundance in this region, 440 species of birds and animals like the marten, deer, langur and the elusive snow leopard live in this area.
Day 1: Ride from Kathmandu to Pokhara [Distance 210 km]
- Meet and transfer to the workshop for an introduction to the Motorcycles and Road Captain and briefing about the traffic rules and regulation of Nepal and about the ride.
- Set out of the Kathmandu to the Prithivi Highway. Firstly we negotiate the traffic out of Kathmandu and ride out of the Valley to the check post of Thankot located on the crest of a ridge and descend to Naubise, 17 kilometers of winding mountain road. From here, the highway is much more defined and makes a smoother ride. The ride from here is scenic as we follow the banks of the Trishuli river, a river very popular for rafting adventures and we arrive at Kurintar, 97 kilometers from Kathmandu in about another 1 ½ 2hours where there is a nice restaurant "Riverside Springs Resort". After a short break, ride to Muglin (110 kms from Kathmandu), the junction where the highway bifurcates, South to Chitwan and West to Pokhara. Head west for 90 kms to Pokhara by firstly crossing the suspension bridge and following the Marshyangdi river for a while. Pass through typical Nepali landscape of scattered villages with ochre coloured thatched houses, rice fields, winding roads and groups of small settlements.
Our arrival in Pokhara area is greeted with fantastic views of the western Himalayas, the Annapurna range and the famous Fish Tail Mountain. Pokhara stands at 884 m above sea level, about 700 m lower than Kathmandu Valley. In Kathmandu Valley the high temples are all around you, in Pokhara it is the mountains. Only foothills separate Pokhara form the full height of the Himalayas, and the magnificent 8000 m. peaks of the Annapurna range. Overnight at the Hotel
Day 2: Ride from Pokhara to Tatopani [Distance 105 km]
After early breakfast, set out for Beni Bazaar, 78 Kms on the Baglung Highway this takes about 3 hours and a convenient place to stop for lunch. From here we set out on the newly constructed road to Jomsom. The new road is a rough affair as the terrain has to be maintained regularly due to landslides and land slips due to the monsoon season. However it is more than compensated by the charm of the region and the scenic natural beauty. Crossing small streams and negotiating gravel paths, arrive at Tatopani (26 Kms) which means "Hot Water", and is one of the most popular overnight stops in this area. The name Tatopani is Nepali translation for Hot Springs, and is located close by. Overnight at the Tatopani
Day 3: Ride from Tatopani to Jomsom (2713 m) [Distance 40 km]
After an early breakfast, set out on the trail by following the Kali Gandaki River passing waterfalls and Thakali and Magar Villages to Dana (4750 ft./ 1446 m.). Steeply ascend to Ghasa (6600 ft./ 2012m) along the Kali Gandaki gorge, the deepest gorge in the world. As we pass between the Dhaulagiri and the Annapurna mountain range, a dramatic change in vegetation is witnessed from green forests, to dry arid desert. It takes gradual acclimatizing with the surrounding. The Thakali's are the dominant tribe of the valley, related to the Gurung and Magars of the southern slopes. From here we head to Jomsom passing through the villages of Kalopani and Marpha. Upon arrival check into the Guest House.
Jomsom (2713 m) is the Administrative center of the Mustang region and the gateway to the Annapurna region. A land of mystique, the rugged peaks of the Annapurna, Nilgiri and Dhaulagari gaze down in their awesome splendor at weathered landscapes that contrast with the deep river ravines over noisy riverbeds. Jomsom is a mixture of hard work, social frivolity tempered by culture founded on deep religious traditions. It has the only airport that operates daily scheduled flights to Pokhara in the early mornings before the winds build up. Overnight at the Guest House
Day 4: Ride to Muktinath and then descend to Kalopani via Kagbeni.
After breakfast we set out for Muktinath, one of the many pilgrimage places in the Kali Gandaki basin. Set out of Jomsom Bazaar, cross the wooden bridge and then ride to the river bed. The going is slow here because of the uneven graveled road but after a while we ascend on a dirt track ascending all the way to the settlement of Muktinath by way of Jharkot. If lucky, one can find ammonite fossils millions of years old but one can also buy them directly from the traders. The arid desert landscape, rolling hills and the mountain views offers abstract beauty gives a feeling of being on top of the world. Muktinath at 3800 m, its eternal flame draws the Hindus and Buddhist alike and is therefore interesting to note the mixture of Buddhist and Hindu culture in this area. There are many interests to occupy the day in this ancient town, which also used to be the capital of one of the province of Mustang. It draws thousands of pilgrims annually. After the visit, ride down to Kagbeni (2800 m) which is the gateway to Upper Mustang. (Note: The Kaligandaki Valley becomes increasingly windy during the day as the winds blows south to north and makes it difficult for travelers. So it is a good idea to start early and reach Kagbeni for lunch.
Kagbeni means "Bolt at the two rivers". At an altitude of 2840 meters it is a famous village of Baarah Gaun ( twelve villages) region in Mustang district. It is a fascinating medieval village with closely packed mud brick houses, dark alleys. The village stands in a little green oasis dominated by its red monastery. This village also boasts of a Monastery and the monks are of the yellow hat or the Gelup Sect. The Kali Gandaki was one of the major trading routes between Tibet and India. The traders brought the famous salt from Tibet and barley, spices and clothes from India. After the Chinese invasion in Tibet, the trade came to an halt but is slowly improving. After lunch it is an 45 minute ride to Jomsom but we continue further 25 kilometers, about 1 ½ hour slow ride to Kalopani and check into the Lodge. Overnight at local lodge.
Day 5: Ride from Kalopani to Pokhara [Distance 124 km]
It is a pleasant relief to be able to tackle the roughest section of the journey in the early morning. Descend to Tatopani (21 kilometers) and then continue riding back to the settlement of Jaleswor located close to the river and then continue on to Beni. After a quick stop for a quick, set out following the trail along the river and the after about an hour meet the main highway at Maldhunga and then continue to Pokhara which is reached in about 2 ½ hours. Overnight stay at the Hotel
Day 6: Ride Pokhara to Kathmandu & Departure
After breakfast, ride 200 kms to Kathmandu with enroute stop for lunch at a local restaurant. Upon arriving at the ring road of the Kathmandu city, ride straight to the Workshop.
Cost Includes
- Hire of 350 CC Royal Enefield Electra Motorcycles.
- Services of an experienced Road Captain on Motorcycle and back up support of a trained Mechanic, including the cost for their meals, accommodations and daily allowance.
- Annapurna Conservation Area Permit (ACAP) Fee
- Trekker's Information Management System (TIMS) Card Fee
- Comprehensive medical kit.
Cost does not include:
- All Meals
- Personal insurance and evacuation charges
- All expenses of personal nature such as drinks, laundry etc.
- Insurance against or for accidents / loss of life, loss of goods etc.
- Third party insurance
- Tips to guides, drivers
- Any item not included in the above "cost Includes"
- Costs incurred due to natural calamities, strikes, and break downs & anything beyond nature