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The Parent Q&A listing is intended as a way for parents to problem-solve and get a range of advice and recommendations from other parents. Professional advice is not accepted and cannot be requested. Open-ended discussions, editorials, and announcements are also not accepted. All posts must be either a specific question posed to other parents, or a response to someone else's question.
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Parents Only. Parent Q&A is intended as a forum for parent-to-parent advice. Professional advice is not accepted and may not be requested (see Advice about Medical, Legal & Financial Issues for more information.) You must be subscribed as a parent in order to post Q&A. Community subscribers (schools, businesses, nonprofits, etc.) cannot post unless they are also subscribed as parents and they are posting as a parent, not as a professional or as a business. See Why only parents can post.
Promotional posts are not accepted in Parent Q&A. This includes recommending a school, business or organization that you have a personal interest in, or that your friends, family, or colleagues have a personal interest in; posting a question asking how to market your business; signing your post with your business name, website, or email address.
Negative reviews and criticisms of schools, childcare facilities, or any other business must conform to BPN's Negative Review Policy. In general, negative reviews can only be submitted in response to a question from another parent. Negative reviews must be based on the author's first-hand experience, and they must be as objective as possible without name-calling. Questions may not be posted with the intent of soliciting negative reviews, nor may questions contain negative reviews.
Deceptive posts. This includes posts that are deliberately misleading as well as posts that are written in a way that will give readers a false impression about your intent. Examples: (a) Not disclosing that you are the owner or friend/family of the owner of the business you are posting about; (b) Asking for reviews of a school and implying that you are a prospective parent in order to solicit negative reviews for a school you had a bad experience with. See Fraudulent and Deceptive Reviews.
Gossip. Gossip is not accepted. We would consider a post to be gossip if it had a phrase such as "I heard that ..." followed by criticism of a person, place, school, service, or product.
Name-calling and inflammatory language. BPN subscribers are expected to remain civil and polite when posting on BPN. Posts that disparage other subscribers or their opinions or beliefs are not accepted. You may express your own opinions and beliefs, but you may not criticize those of others. Posts that use derogatory language to describe other people, businesses, or organizations are not accepted.
Judgmental and unwelcome advice is accepted, as long as it meets our other policies. If you are asking for advice, please be aware that you may receive responses that seem judgmental, or that you disagree with, or advice that you would never follow. BPN does have the goal of being helpful and supportive to the community of parents, but our community is very diverse, and opinions can vary widely on any given issue.
Enforcing the policies: BPN moderators are responsible for deciding whether Q&A posts meet BPN's guidelines and policies. Moderators may reject any messages that we feel do not comply with the policies, or that we feel are otherwise inappropriate for the list. Members who are not willing to follow the rules after a warning may be unsubscribed from BPN at the moderators' discretion.
Questions that BPN doesn't accept
BPN accepts all types of questions, not just parenting advice. Popular topics include advice about relationships, careers, Bay Area neighborhoods, how-to questions, vacation suggestions, and much more. See the Advice and Reviews Archive for thousands of past discussions in many different categories.
There are some questions that we don't accept:
Editorials, rants, and rhetorical questions. You should be asking a specific and concise question that you would like other parents to give you personal advice about. BPN doesn't accept questions that invite other parents to speculate about, or act on, a social or political issue. Your question will not be accepted if moderators decide that its main purpose is to vent, preach, berate, belittle, gossip, complain, criticize, or chastise, rather than seeking advice from other parents.
Questions seeking "the one true answer." Parent Q&A is intended as a way to get a range of opinions from other parents. Please use other resources if you are hoping that someone on BPN might know the correct answer to a specific question, such as "What time does Berkeley High start in the morning?" or "What are the ingredients in Tom's Toothpaste?"
Questions seeking professional advice. Questions that require special training and expertise to answer, such as medical, legal, or financial advice, are not accepted. See Advice about Medical, Legal & Financial Issues for details.
Survey questions. Questions such as "How much do you pay for daycare?" are not accepted because they have the potential to generate too many responses on a big list like BPN. We periodically run surveys, so if you have a suggestion for a survey, contact us.
Marketing questions asking whether there is interest in your product or service, or seeking advice about how to market your product or service are not accepted. These posts conflict with BPN's policy about advertising and promotion. BPN does accept announcements about parenting-related marketing research, focus groups, and the like, but it may require a paid subscription . See Research Queries on BPN for more information.
Requests for services outside the SF Bay Area. BPN discussions are limited to the Bay Area with the following exceptions: boarding schools, colleges, sleepaway summer camps, vacation spots, and "moving to a new city" queries.
Requests for services/items that are prohibited on BPN, such as posts asking about illegal products and services, or seeking/offering children to adopt, surrogates, donations of eggs, embryos or sperm. See Prohibited Items on BPN.
Questions that contain negative reviews. BPN accepts negative reviews if posted in response to a question, but not in the question itself, whether implied or explicit. Questions cannot include critiques of or gossip about specific people, schools, or businesses. We also do not accept questions that invite other parents to post negative reviews about a school or business. See BPN's Negative Review Policy for more information.
Questions that you have asked before. Please do not post a new version of a question you have asked in the past. We receive scores of new questions a week, and we want to give everyone the chance to have their question appear in as short a list as possible. It isn't fair to other subscribers if you repeatedly post the same question. Moreover, when the same person is posting multiple times about the same issue, it gives readers the false impression that many parents are concerned about an issue that in reality only one person is concerned about. If you didn't get the response you were seeking when you posted before, please try other venues besides BPN.
Responses that BPN doesn't accept
Replies that don't answer the original question, such as posting general comments on a related topic, posting a review of a different type of business than what was requested, or posting a complaint about the original question or its responses.
Replies that are not based on your own first-hand experience. Please post advice and reviews only about situations that you or your child have direct experience with. Your post should clearly show that you have used the service you are recommending, or that you have experience with the problem you're giving advice about. When parents are asking for advice from peers, they are looking for responses from people who have been in a comparable situation. Advice from parents who do not have first-hand experience is less helpful. For example, BPN doesn't accept reviews of a school that your child has not actually attended, or advice about teens posted by parents whose children aren't teens yet.
Replies that promote your own business, or that of a family member, friend, or colleague. This includes mentioning your business in your post, or signing with your full name or business name.
Replies that give professional advice rather than parent-to-parent advice. BPN's mission is to support parent-to-parent networking. BPN is not a resource for requesting medical advice, legal advice, or any other advice that requires special expertise. See Advice about Medical, Legal & Financial Issues for more information.
Negative reviews that do not comply with BPN's Negative Review Policy.
Multiple reviews of the same school or business from the same subscriber.
Follow-ups on your original post with clarifications, rebuttals, or new questions. Only one post per topic, per subscriber, please. (We do accept "thank you" follow-ups and summaries of offline responses.)
Why only parents can post reviews and advice
BPN's mission is to support parent-to-parent networking in the SF Bay Area. Therefore, all advice and reviews must be posted in the spirit of one parent helping and advising another. Professional advice is beyond the scope of BPN, and we do not accept questions from parents who are seeking advice from legal or medical professionals or any other type of professional expertise. Community subscribers can post reviews and advice only if they are also subscribed as a parent, and they must be posting as a parent, not as a professional or on behalf of their business or colleagues.
- But aren't parents missing out on helpful advice from a fellow parent who has special expertise?
Yes, sometimes. BPN parents who are also doctors, attorneys, therapists, CPAs, and other professionals really do want to help their fellow parents by posting information they might not have access to otherwise. But we don't accept professional advice on BPN for the following reasons:
- BPN's mission is to support parent-to-parent networking. Seeking advice from professionals, or giving advice based on professional expertise, is beyond the scope of BPN.
- BPN has no way to know whether the person giving you legal or medical advice has the training and background they say they have, and neither do you. We don't want subscribers to get inaccurate information that could affect their child's health or their family's finances from a well-meaning subscriber who is not actually trained in the law or medicine.
- BPN subscribers who *are* lawyers, doctors, accountants, etc. cannot give you sound advice based on a brief message you posted to BPN. In fact, many professional organizations specifically prohibit this, because such issues are often complex, and require a more in-depth and in-person consultation to give accurate advice.
- You used to accept advice from schools and business owners. Why the change?
We made this change in 2015 when we became a 501(c)(3) nonprofit and moved to a new website. Since its founding in 1993, BPN's mission has been to support parents in the SF Bay Area. Initially only parents could subscribe. In later years, as we began allowing schools and childcare providers to post about their programs, we opened up subscriptions to "parents and people who work with children." Anyone who was eligible to subscribe, including business owners, could give advice or recommend themselves in response to a parent's query. However, as the years went by, some discussions on BPN started to be dominated by subscribers recommending themselves and their businesses. Parent participation in the recommendations newsletter declined as it began to resemble a collection of free advertising posts for local businesses and private practices. In 2015, when BPN was granted nonprofit status, we decided to return to our original mission of parent-to-parent advice and reviews. We still allow community members to publicize their child-related programs on BPN, but they must purchase a community subscription and post announcements rather than participating in Parent Q&A. The fees from these community subscriptions ensure that BPN will continue as a community resource for years to come.
How to post to Parent Q&A
Only parent subscribers can access the Post a New Question button (why?). There are 3 ways to post:
- Click 'Post a Message' in the main menu on the website and then click Post a New Question, or
- On your account page (click 'my account' in the upper right corner) click 'Post a Message' and then click Post a New Question, or
- If you are reading archived reviews or advice, you'll see a button at the top that says Post a New Question
Filling out the 'Post a New Question' form:
- Title: Type a title that is specific, so parents know what you're asking about without needing to read your question. "Playgroup in Albany for 6 month old" is better than "Seeking a Playgroup"
- Question: Type your question. Note the icons in the bar at the top of the message window allow you to format your message:
- B = Boldface. Select text that you want to be boldface and click this
- I = Italics. Select text that you want to be italicized and click this
- Bullet or numbered list. Click on a line of text and then click this to put a bullet or number in front of the line. Click it again to remove the bullet.
- Indent. Click on a line of text and then click left arrow or right arrow to indent it or remove indentation.
- Link to a website. (Looks like a carabiner) Select a line of text and click the carbiner icon. Type the URL (web address) you want to link to into the pop-up window and then click OK to create a link to a website.
- Include in "Parents of Teens" Newsletter? Check this only if you are asking a question about teens, preteens, or young adults. The Teens newsletter contains only the questions that have this box checked, and they are not included in the Parent Q&A newsletter.
- Category: The category is used to get your post to the right moderator who is going to review it. Moderators may change the category later to match a topic in the archives that matches your question.
- Contact:
- Hide username? If you check this, your username will not be displayed on your post, and other subscribers cannot reply to you directly. We don't recommend checking this box. If you want to be anonymous, instead choose a username that doesn't identify you. You can change your username on your account page.
After you have filled out the form, click Preview, and then Submit for Review. A moderator will review your post within 7 days.
How can I post a response?
Only parent subscribers can post a response to a question in Advice & Reviews (why?).
Ways to respond:
- In the newsletter, click "Respond" under the question you want to reply to, or
- Click on the title of question you want to respond to, whether in the newsletter or on the Parent Q&A page (look under "Listings" in the main menu) or on an archive page (if the question is not closed)
Filling out the 'Parent Replies' form:
- Post a reply: Type your response. Note the icons in the bar at the top of the message window allow you to format your message. (Instructions above in Filling out the 'Post a New Question' form).
- Hide username? If you check this, your username will not be displayed on your post, so other subscribers cannot message you directly. For this reason, we don't recommend checking this box. If you want to be anonymous, instead choose a username that doesn't identify you, that your posts can be signed with. You can change your username on your account page.
Click the Submit button. A moderator will review your post within 7 days.
Can I post anonymously?
Yes. Your name and email address are never included on your post unless you type them into the body of your message, which we don't recommend. Your post will be signed with the username you have chosen unless you check 'Hide username' when you post. If you choose to hide your username, your post will be signed "Anonymous."
However, we recommend including your username on your posts. It makes BPN friendlier, and it gives the community the chance to get to know regular posters. More importantly, other parents will be able to send you a private message by clicking your username on your post (only parents who subscribe to BPN will be able to see your username.) You can change your username on your account page if you have chosen a username that is not anonymous enough.
How can I contact the person who posted?
Parent subscribers can send a private message to another subscriber using BPN's messaging system, which relies on your username (not your real name or your email address.). To send a message, scroll to the end of the post and click their username. Note: If they elected to hide their username on their post, you will instead see "Anonymous" and you cannot send them a message.
Note that usernames are not displayed in the newsletter and they are also not visible on the website to anyone who ia not logged in as a parent subscriber. If you are reading the newsletter and you want to send a private message to the poster, click the title of the post to view it on the website - you must be logged in to your BPN account. Scroll to the end of their post and you'll see their username, as long as they did not elect to hide it when they posted. Click their username to send them a private message.
Can the moderator forward a message for me?
Please don't ask moderators to forward a message for you or say in your post "Contact the moderators for my email address." It is time-consuming for moderators to look up your post, find your email address, and then forward a message for you. Our moderators are volunteers with jobs and families and they are working on BPN in their "spare" time. Instead use BPN's messaging function, which was designed to allow subscribers to contact each other. As long as you don't check the box to hide your username on your post, other subscribers can contact you directly. You can change your username if it is not anonymous enough for you to feel comfortable about signing your post.
Where can I read responses to the question I posted?
Once your question has been approved and is published on the website, you can check for responses in several ways:
Click Parent Q&A under "Listings" in the main menu, and then scroll down till you see your question. You will see the number of responses received so far --- responses approved by the moderator as well as those still awaiting review. Click on your question to read responses that have been approved.
You can go to your account page (click "my account" at the top of any page on our website). Find your post and click to view it along with any responses.
Wait for the weekly newsletter and look for this week's responses to your question. Are you subscribed to the newsletters? If not, edit your account and choose which newsletters you want to receive.
If you signed your post with your username (i.e., you didn't check "Hide username"), then people can send you a message directly.
Please Note: Sometimes questions don't get any responses. Read the following tips about how to post a question that is more likely to get responses!
.Hints for Posting Questions that Get Good Responses
Some questions posted to BPN do not receive any responses. Here are some suggestions about how to post a question that is more likely to get responses:
Don't post a question that is asked frequently and is well-documented on the website, such as "Piano teacher" or "Pediatrician." Few parents reply to questions that already have a lot of advice on the BPN website. Look at the previous discussions on the website first. If you still want to ask your question, make it more specific, such as "Piano teacher in Richmond" or "Pediatrician at Kaiser Vallejo."
Looking for a doctor or other medical professional?
Check the website of your insurance plan first to see who's available, then look on BPN for reviews. Most pediatricians and Ob/Gyns in the Bay Area are part of larger practices, and these practices, especially in the East Bay, most likely have many reviews on BPN. So check those first.
Don't ask for referrals to doctors who accept a particular type of insurance (except Kaiser, but say which Kaiser). Most parents do not know all the insurance plans their doctor accepts, so they can't recommend their doctor to you unless they happen to have the same insurance plan you have. Instead check the website for your insurance to find out which doctors accept your insurance.
Don't ask for doctors who are accepting new patients. Most parents do not know if their doctor has current openings. Instead please check the website for your insurance or phone the practice to see which doctors are available.
Be specific. If you have Kaiser and you live in San Francisco, don't post a question asking for "Kaiser Pediatricians" unless you are willing to travel to any Kaiser in the greater Bay Area. Say which area you're looking for. Your title should be specific too, such as "Seeking a Kaiser SF Pediatrician. "
Remember BPN's demographics when you ask a question. Subscribers live all over the SF Bay Area, so if you are looking for a preschool, include the specific neighborhoods you are interested in so you don't get reviews of preschools in faraway cities. On the other hand, the majority of BPN subscribers live in the East Bay cities of Oakland, Berkeley, Albany, Richmond, El Cerrito. So you may get few or no reviews for preschools in Danville or San Jose.
Make sure the title on your post is specific enough that people reading it know what you're looking for without having to read the entire text of your question. Readers tend to scan the titles to find questions they are interested in. A short general title such as "Problem with son" is less likely to draw the reader's attention than one that's more specific, such as "8 year old son refuses to dress himself."
Don't post a question that is too vague, such as "ISO a great preschool" or "Seeking a pediatrician." Make your question specific enough that readers will be inspired to give you their own inside information on the topic. Questions that get the best responses are those asking about specific features that aren't easy to find, such as a "Preschool with lots of male teachers" or "African American pediatrician"
But neither should you post a question that is so specific that almost no one reading it will know the answer to, such as asking about a specific daycare that only accepts 6 children at a time.


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From its earliest days, science fiction has asked whether or not we're alone in the universe. Steven Spielberg, Ridley Scott, Sigourney Weaver and others ponder the question: What can aliens teach us about ourselves?
Since the Gaia Spacecraft's second massive data drop last week, scientists have released over 30 new research papers in just two days following the announcement. One especially intriguing paper describes the possibility that a powerful gravitational force sent ripples through our galaxy, like a stone into a pond, between 300 million and 900 million years ago that might have been due to a close approach from the Sagittarius Dwarf Galaxy orbiting the Milky Way around 70,000 light years away.
The mass distribution of young stars may not be the same everywhere in our Galaxy, contrary to what is currently assumed. If this turns out to be the case, the scientific community will be forced to re-examine its calculations about star formation and, eventually, any estimates that depend on the number of massive stars, such as the chemical enrichment of the interstellar medium, and the numbers of black holes and supernovas.
Technology evangelists dream about a future where we're all liberated from the more mundane aspects of our jobs by artificial intelligence. Other futurists go further, imagining AI will enable us to become superhuman, enhancing our intelligence, abandoning our mortal bodies, and uploading ourselves to the cloud.


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The mornings are now chilly enough that I don't hesitate to put on a sweater after waking up. It's useless to say that Fall is here, because the weather can be so unpredictable, but I have seen red maple leaves already fallen, waiting for the rest of their friends to join them. I daresay it'll be long now, as when wind hits my face it's no longer refreshing, but a little chilly. Let's enjoy these days, for they'll be gone far too quickly. And enjoy some wonderful writing and photographs, too! Welcome to the YWP newsletter!
If you already know what the newsletter is, feel free to skip the next paragraph.
Hello! This newsletter highlights writing, audio and images and any happenings in the YWP Community. We are a small band of YWP Community Leaders who also help create Challenges and select Daily Reads, Recommended and work for Publication. As the editors of the newsletter, our role is to bring you authors extra audience and shine and to bring you readers some special pieces of work. Please pass along this newsletter or the links to the stories to bring the authors even more viewers. Enjoy!
This week we feature the work of Quell, nean_bean, wondering about rain, Love to write, lily veronica, About to Snap, Rubber Soul, Abrieart, Marina2020, and Anna.
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The Sweetness We Forget
By Quella
Perhaps death smells like autumn leaves,
maple hands gently fallen,
bodies curled in sweet blood hues
Laid at the feet of their mothers.
What a wonder it is that we try so hard to pretend we will never fall from our trees.
It seems such a tragedy to leave this world bare,
To be swallowed by snow.
We forget it seems,
That there is a sweetness in
The bloom that comes later
And a sweetness too in the falling,
In returning to the earth
In red.
(photo credit: nean_bean)
By wondering about rain
All the flowers in the world
wouldn't have been enough,
not nearly.
Not enough to cover the gentle
valleys of your heart or the
bed of candles lit as prayers
and silent whisperings to something
bigger than you.
All the time in the world won't
erase the ever-present
smell of the kitchen as you,
small but a force of nature,
worked throughout it.
The quiet shuffle at 5 am
as you awoke to a day as I am sure
had been done your whole life.
Wisely crafted from years past
I felt you always saw
right through people.
"Oh Mija I have missed you".
I have missed you too but now
the words are spoken
to an empty chair and the
quiet flickering of candlelight.
(photo credit: Love to write)
By lily veronica
Alone in your room
Your friends left an hour ago
Tomorrow is the first day of school
Summer, you realize, drifted by the way you fall asleep
Slowly, then suddenly
You want to cling to these last few moments even though
Your outfit is planned
Your bag is packed
Your face is washed
You had to fill that hour with something, or the first day of school would have been shit
So you click a nob
Move the needle
Lay on your bed as the music starts
The music you listened to all summer
And as you fall asleep so does
The warmth
The green
The sun
The happiness
"Until next June," you think
"See you soon"
-august 28th, 8:19 pm
(photo credit: About To Snap)
I always ask "are you there?" not because I don't know that you aren't, but because maybe you will see that I'm here and join me.
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UK Wallball is thrilled to announce that after a year in the planning we'll be officially launching the the Kentish Town courts on Thursday 5th September at 4pm. Anyone is welcome!
- 4:00 – 4:15 – Participants arrive
- 4:15 – 4:30 – Welcoming speeches
- 4:30 – 4:45 – GBR Team Demonstration
- 4:45 – 5:25 – Taster sessions with GB Team
- 5:25 – 5:30 – Closing speech
The project is in partnership with Camden Council and our sponsors – UCL and UCL Academy. They were built by a volunteer group of Wallballers at the end of July and have been tested for a month before the grand opening on Thursday 5th September. We hope the courts will be used not only by local communities & schools, but by outreach initiatives and charity groups too. The court use will be monitored and evaluated throughout the year and in 12 months time we'll take our data back to the Government and if it looks good, we'll start to roll out wallball across the country.
Getting there:
Tube = Kentish Town or Camden Town (10 min walk)
Overground = Kentish Town West (1 min walk)
Everyone is more than welcome at the launch. You can view the flyer here:


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Maths Day at the Grove
Today children in EYFS and KS1 carried out a range of interactive and fun maths activities. Pupils were able to put their mathematical knowledge to the test throughout the day and use this to create things such as fraction pizzas and numicon cities. It also gave children a chance to talk through different ways to get the same answer and there were some super examples of peer talk and learning. A year two pupil had this to say, 'It was really fun. We played lots of number games and did lots to do with our number bonds. There was a huge puzzle - we were adding and we had to help each other, listen to each other and take turns.'


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Welcome to episode 16 of The Wonder Junkie Podcast, in this episode, we're doing Netflix recommendations with regular film / TV guest Ted Bennett and feature our interview with Mandy Patinkin.Read More
Episode 07 - Matt Ross (Captain Fantastic)
Welcome to episode 07 of The Wonder Junkie Podcast featuring film director of Captain Fantastic, Matt Ross. Myself and Ted Bennett speak to actor and film director Matt Ross about the initial inspiration behind the story of Captain Fantastic, how difficult it was to cast child actors, how far Matt could live off the grid and if he'll be reappearing in American Horror Story?Read More
Episode 06 - Blaine Harrison (Mystery Jets)
Welcome to episode 06 of the Wonder Junkie Podcast featuring Blaine Harrison from Mystery Jets. Was great to speak to Blaine about how he originally started as a drummer, how Mystery Jets got signed off the back of hosting island parties, his charity work with Attitude Is Everything and the cosmic themes behind their latest album "Curve Of The Earth"Read More
Episode 05 - Sahil Makhija (Demonstealer)
Welcome to episode 05 of the Wonder Junkie Podcast featuring Sahil Makhija (Demonstealer) from Indian metal band Demonic Resurrection. Really great to catch up with Sahil, we spoke about what it was like to grow up in Mumbai, how his parents discovered western music which they passed onto him, his YouTube cooking channel "headbangers kitchen" and what it takes to cut through the noise of the internet to make your band succeed.Read More
Episode 03 - Tony Bellew (Creed)
Welcome to EP03 of the Wonder Junkie Podcast, this week myself and Ted Bennett speak to professional boxer and actor Tony Bellew upon the release of Creed. We ask him what it was like to play 'Pretty' Ricky Conlan, if it was difficult to transition to acting from boxing and if he ever had to actually hit Sylvester Stallone on set!Read More


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This match was played in terrible weather conditions, rain sweeping across the park, a strong a cold wind, temperature about 1 or 2 degrees.
That is not to say the pitch was unplayable – it was hard in places, but playable.
Town kicked off and immediately set up an attack. Davies racing into the Moors area unmarked, right from the kick-off . He managed the same trick more times in the early stages of the match, before drifting into a more central position.
Rubyn Gill had a couple of chances, one was saved, the other over the bar from 20-yards. Coming up to the half-hour, the Moors were awarded a free kick on the very right hand point of the penalty area. Martin's kick was headed home by Jordan Clarke. Town tried to respond, and – once again – a defensive mistake allowed the impressive Terrance Davies to score from an almost impossible angle.
A couple of nasty challenges by Broadway were punished by a free kick, but nothing else. With six minutes of the first half to go Mbuti produced a cross that was tapped home by Clarke for his second. So it was at half time, but would Moors rue allowing Town that goal?
It was a rejuvenated Town that took the field for the second period. The more Town showed that they wanted to win this game, the more the Moors looked as if they did not like the conditions at all. Two more defensive errors by the young Moors let Town have two shots, both were off target. But it was a warning that the Moors would have done well to take. They did have the chance to go three, one, but unfortunately Clarke fluffed his lines on the goal-line.
Town were getting joy along Moors flanks, and Davies headed home his second on the hour mark. As we approached the finish line, it was Town who were making the running, and it was no real surprise with, with 10 minutes to go, Broadway – who many in the visiting section of the crowd thought luck to still be on the park – took a needlessly giving away free kick some 30-yards out from Moors goal. His shot hit the top corner of the net and gave Ben Maxwell (who had replaced the injured Bobbie Biddle) no chance.
Town played out most of the rest of the game by Moors corner flags, and that was that. Once again the young Moors had given their opponents gift wrapped goals. It is Tipton Town who go into the last eight of this competition. To be fair, it was they who adapted to the conditions and who deserved their victory.
Moors: Biddle (Maxwell): Mbuti; McNally; Jones (Bennett); Kendrick; Thomas; Gill; Martin (Campbell) ; Mahmood; Jordan Clarke; Sephton (c). Subs unused: Binner & Kouakou
Next Match: Saturday 22nd December 2018: Bolehill Swifts v MAFC – KO 3pm at Rene Road, Bolehall, Tamworth, B77 3NN
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In the painting you see a faerie woman dancing at the fire in the forest at night. She dances to the beat of a drum, and a feather as her wand calling for new flight. She's lost in trance in the womb of the ancient Mother of all. The rhythm pulses electric effervescent lights to shine upon her dark night. The rainbow light is her cosmic prayer, a universe she holds reverent, and her body is bare. Dancing her Rebirth gracefully bursting out of her cocoon, sacred geometry's and symbols glisten under the moon.
Faerie dancing… night in the forest,
The Rainbow moon is rising…, crickets sing her chorus.
Electric light shines reverent for her prayer
She knows both sides. Her body is bare
She feels,
She heals,
and dances her pain,
she dances and trances
Till death is had and rebirth is gain'd.
Cher Lyn
Some Indigenous matriarchal societies still practice their old ways keeping the ancient teachings alive. The Maori traditional women give birth in ten minutes, in more of an orgasmic explosion than that of pain. A dichotomy of what our patriarchal modern culture for decades has taught us for sure. By taking away the natural instincts of woman to give birth, the trauma's our mothers and our mother's mothers have passed on through experience, through the trails of our DNA memory codes is tragic. The Maori healers speak of and how important it is to shift this paradigm for the healing and survival of our culture.
As we go through the numerous ego deaths and rebirths we experience on this earth plane in the new paradigm, (which entails letting go of the old paradigm,) it is no longer necessary to extend and suffer the illusion of conditioned pain any longer. Many difficult ways our culture has tried to give birth, physically, emotionally, spiritually and symbolically. We are on the cycle back returning to our ancestral ways of the Earth with much wisdom to share from our experiences.
Like the caterpillar once nesting in the closed chrysalis state, we eventually develop the strength and learn to open into a new realization, new territory and real eyes of the light. The caterpillar does not know it's going to have wings and fly in the sunlight as a beautiful butterfly full of color and joy. Still, that unknowing does not stop her from persevering through to her freedom, and the light.
We always have free will and are given the choice to struggle for as long as we wish, remain unchanged and stagnant, or we can break free and surrender the ego to the death that always precedes a Rebirth and discover the fear of change was just an illusion.
Perhaps it is to rebirth the meaning of "leadership", calling forth the wisdom of life to serve and guide in the next stage in evolution. Therefore sharing what we are learning with others, creating support and connections to further our individual and collective work
Whatever the case we can use the butterfly as an example to pursue our own innate knowingness to free ourselves from the conditioned lies we grew up with. Develop our own talents and follow our dreams into flight. No one can live for us and they certainly cannot die for us. It is up to each of us to become our own butterfly rebirthing fully from our chrysalis state to unfold the creases to freedom and experience the dance in the elder wood of an enchanted forest, or the flight into a starry night, or the deep breath of a lovers kiss.
It is time to re-embrace the ancient feminine wisdom and dance with new clarity, sing with clear perception and rock on to a new rhythm.
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City Tank Specially Designed For Belt Drive
City Tank Specially Designed For Belt Drive
Frame manufacturer Tank Cycle has designed a special frame kit for belt drive systems. According to the company, the City Tank drive system will be the trend for future urban and trekking bikes as it is very easy to maintain and the system itself is very clean as it does not require lubrication.
This drive system weighs much less compared to a regular chain set and above all it is much quieter. An important feature of this belt drive frame is the fastening of the right side seat stay on the drop out with bolts. This construction allows the right side seat to be opened for easy adjustment of the belt.
The rear dropout has a width of 135 millimetres allowing to belt drive systems to be fitted as well as a Shimano Alfine speedhub. Of course this frame can also be used in combination with a chain drive. The City Tank will be available as frame kit for OEM as well as in complete bike form.


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Merry Christmas, muthafuckas… it's finally here. Mykki Blanco's latest video.
This one's less stylish than "Wavvy" but it fits this song perfectly. Herky, jerky, and totally lurky… And we love the harsh mix of feminine bitch attitude and scratchy husky masculine braggadocio. Hip-hop just turned a corner. Like Marlon Brando or Heath Ledger did for the world of acting, hip-hop now has it's own… a blend of the feminine and the masculine into a creature that's more than both.
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How did you start dancing?
My mom tried to get me to dance for years, and I never wanted to. When I was five or six, my mom and I were at the local grocery store, and I told her I wanted to tap dance. She was like, "Are you kidding? I've been trying to get you to take ballet since you were three." And I said, "No, I don't want to take ballet. I want to take tap." That was it. That's how it started.
Do you remember any particular reason why you wanted to take tap?
I think I've always liked rhythms. So for me, tap was it. I knew drums weren't an option, so tap was the next best thing.
Why do you think your mom wanted you to try to dance?
I think every mom wants her little girl to be in that tutu when she's three and to be an absolute disaster on that stage. I think it's just every mom's dream [laughs].
What happened from there?
When I was around 11, I realized I should take other styles, so I started ballet and jazz. I also did a lot of theatre dance. In my ballet school, there was a great guy who danced with Fosse in all of his shows, so I gained a really strong Fosse background. Throughout high school, It was a constant battle for me between sports and dance, but I finally picked dance in the end.
How did you decide that dance was what you wanted to do?
I think a big thing for me was seeing Hairspray on Broadway in high school. I remember during the finale they did an encore of "You Can't Stop The Beat." I remember being up in the mezzanine and seeing the entire orchestra on their feet and all of us were on our feet too. I remember having that feeling of "This is it.This is what I want to do. I want to make people feel this way—the way that I felt during that encore." I think that's what got me here.
Where did you go to school?
I went to Oklahoma City University as a dance major. I was there for four years and graduated, and I've been in New York City for the past two.
How did you find out about OCU?
I told my dance teacher who I grew up with that I wanted to go to school for dance.She said I needed to go to a school with a strong tap program. The options were U of Arts, OCU, and I think Elon. I picked OCU because I liked their tap audition the best.
How did you move to New York?
I knew that I always wanted to end up here. When I was in college, I was figuring out if I was going to live with people from school or what was going to happen once I got to New York. I did a show in Oklahoma over the summer and then decided to move in the Fall. I was looking at sublets and found a long-term one that I liked. I didn't want to stay home. I am from Jersey, so I was figuring out whether it'd be cheaper to commute everyday or to just live here. Cost-wise it was about the same, so I figured I'd ratherlive here and have an apartment to go back to after a long day of auditions.
What are you up to now?
I am in a tap company called Cats Paying Dues, directed by Andrew Nemr, but we're taking a year off. I am about to go do White Christmas at the Ogunquit Playhouse in Maine. We'll do that Thanksgiving through Christmas. I am also auditioning and taking lots of class and just living the dream.
How do you like living in New York?
I love it.
What's your favorite part?
I don't know if there's a single favorite thing. I think the energy in the city is really great. It's so cool and so exciting. It's truly a city of endless possibilities. Day to day can be very challenging. Work is hard and so is the audition grind. It's hard to balance going to your survival job, auditioning, and taking class. But I wouldn't trade it for anything.
What are you currently doing as a survival job?
I bartend and serve at Percy's BBQ and Darts which is on Lower East Side. It's fun. I think it's important to find a survival job you actually enjoy, otherwise you're just going to be miserable in between dance jobs. I was balancing two restaurant jobs for a while, but I just quit one. I have some days off now, which is nice. I can use those days to take class.
What's your least favorite part about living in the city?
The MTA. The trains are never reliable. But I don't think I really have a least favorite part. I really do enjoy living here.
What are your aspirations?
I would love to do a national tour. I think that would be my goal. Everyone loves Broadway, and I would love to do Broadway. But for me, something that I have wanted to do since middle school and high school was a tour. You can see the world, the city, the country, and do a show. I think that would be so fun.
What would be your dream show?
That would be 42nd Street, but that ship has sailed. It's a quintessential golden age musical—lots of tap, lots of legs—it's perfect.
What would be your number one advice to people?
Don't analyze every no. It's a waste of your time, it's a waste of your energy. Just because you get cut doesn't mean you're not talented or you're not beautiful or you didn't nail the combination. There are so many factors going on behind that table that you know nothing about. Consider yourself having a successful audition if you go there and present yourself in the best way possible and you feel great about what you showed to the creative team. Otherwise you will be miserable if you get down on yourself after every no you get. There are a lot of no's, and that's okay.
What's been your toughest time as a dancer here?
I think adjusting my first year here, finding time to take class, balancing time to take class with working your survival job, and figuring out how to navigate New York City was tough. You need to take class every day. It's something I look forward to now. Class has become my outlet where I get to perform because I am not really performing in a show right now. For me, the answers are always in class. Even if you are exhausted or you don't want to go, you need to go back. You find classes like Al Blackstone's that just give you soul cookies. It makes you remember why you do what you do and why you deal with all the bullshit.
Any teachers that you recommend?
Al. Absolutely. I also love Billy Griffin. Their classes are very similar. For tap, I love Ray Hesselink. He's a perfect balance of musical theatre tap and rhythm tap, which I think is hard to find. Other than that, just take as many as you possibly can and figure out who you like. Every dancer has a different style and teaching preference.
Did you ever think about throwing in the proverbial towel?
I think more so in college I questioned a lot if I was doing the right thing, if I wanted to pursue this for the rest of my life. There definitely are days when you're walking to auditions in the morning--you're with everybody at Penn Station going to their 9-5, thinking, "Wow, that must be nice to have that consistency in your life. To be able to put on business clothes and know exactly what you're doing, where you're going, to have that security." But at the same time, I wouldn't trade this for anything. I would be so miserable at a 9-5. I am right where I am supposed to be.
When I am having a bad day, my go-to is always exercise, whether that's a dance class or going to the gym. I don't have a lot of downtime. If I am having a bad day--tough. I just have to keep going. You have to go to work, or go to that audition, or go to that class. I don't really have time to think about where I should go or what I should do to cheer up. I just have to push through it.
Who has been one of your most influential teachers in life?
If I go back to OCU, it'd be either Brian Marcum or Diana Brooks, for sure. I feel like they always believed in me. Brian was so great because he's been here and he's done it. He gave such great advice and always pushed us. He'd say, "You guys have no idea how great you are and how well you will do." I think that constant inspiration from him was always helpful. Diana is just so fierce and so cool. She was my role model for tap, especially. I think I tried to take her rhythm tap class every semester possible with my schedule. I loved her energy. I loved being around her. I loved how she pushed me. She was tough on us, but she was still sympathetic. It always came from a good place. You could tell that she still really cared
Is there any last thing you want to share with the world?
Trust your timing, trust the universe, and just do you. Persevere, believe in yourself, and trust you'll get wherever you need to go.


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Dan Akin is heading to the NCAA Tourney after helping University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) to the America East Championship title.
The freshman contributed 6 points and 5 boards in 21 minutes of action as UMBC took down top seeds Vermont with a 65-62 triumph in the final.
Congrats to BA alumnus Dan Akin on making the America East All-Tournament team! He will be heading to the NCAA tournament with @UMBC_MBB – just the second time they will dance in school history! #AbbeyNation pic.twitter.com/ZT68G4oVwt
— Barking Abbey (@AbbeyBasketball) March 11, 2018
Akin was named to the All-Tournament team alongside two of his team-mates having also earned recognition during the regular season with a place in the All-Rookie Team – a year after GB Under-20 Akwasi Yeboah achieved the same feat.
The Barking Abbey alum started 18 of 34 games this season with a best of 11 points coming against Maine as well as against UMass Lowell in his side's post-season opener.
UMBC are the 16th seeds in the South Regional and open against the top seeded Virginia (31-2) in Charlotte on Friday for their first NCAA Championship encounter since 2008.
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Our December update covers one-click approval, joining an organization in Pyrus, searching tasks by assignee, and more.
Reports you need
Different specialists need different data in reports on the same form. In the Help desk form, for example, a support manager checks the time of first response and the time of overdue tickets, and a project manager wants to find out what problems clients are usually reporting.


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Kirkland Signature Facial Towelettes vs Neutrogena Makeup Remover Towelettes
We're makeup remover junkies, but our golden child Costco has let us down - we'd skip these Kirkland Signature Towelettes.
The Kirkland Signature doesn't claim to compare to Neutrogena Night Calming wipes, so take this comparison with a grain of salt. That being said, we weren't huge fans of the product overall. They got an overall similarity score of 60%, and were dinged based on smell and the feel of the cloth.
As one consumer said, they smell "like baby wipes, are harder to open, and they dry out faster than the Neutrogena." The cloth on the Kirkland Signature is purposefully bumpy. Surprisingly, they did feel similar on the face after using.
(FYI: Brandefy rates store brands (i.e. Kirkland Signature) versus name brands (i.e. Neutrogena) so we can tell you when there are as good and when they are not. We do this through ingredient analysis and consumer sensory testing.)


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Can the flu vaccine give me the flu?
No. The flu vaccine is made with dead flu viruses, so it can't give you the flu.
How serious is the flu?
The flu is one of the top causes of death in the United States. Each year thousands of people are hospitalized and die because of the flu.
Who should get the flu vaccine?
It is recommended that everyone 6 months and older get a flu vaccine each year. This is especially important for pregnant women, children, older adults, and people with chronic conditions such as asthma and diabetes, or kidney, heart, or lung disease.
Why should I get the flu vaccine, I'm healthy.
If you get the flu vaccine you are protecting yourself and your loved ones and community. Flu spreads from person to person. So if you get vaccinated you are preventing someone else from getting the flu, who might be less healthy than you. The flu is very dangerous for children and older adults, so you protect them when you protect yourself.
Is the stomach flu the same as the flu?
No. The stomach flu is a stomach disease and the flu is a lung disease. Some people who get the flu vomit or have diarrhea, but those are symptoms of their flu not the stomach flu.
When is it too late to get the flu vaccine?
The best time to get the flu vaccine is early in flu season, such as October. But you can get the flu vaccine any time during flu season, between September and May. It will still help protect you and your community whenever you get it.
Do I need to get vaccinated every year?
Yes. Each year the flu viruses are different, so each year the flu vaccine is different.
How important is hand washing?
Washing your hands and covering your cough are important and do help prevent the spread of flu, but the best way to keep you and your community safe is to get a flu vaccine.
How is flu spread?
Flu is mainly spread from tiny droplets in coughs and sneezes.
Do I have to get a shot?
No. The flu vaccine is available as a shot and as a nasal spray.
Can I tell if someone is contagious?
Not always. Adults can spread the flu a full day before they start having symptoms, and for five days after becoming sick. Children can spread the flu for a longer period of time.
How quickly does the flu vaccine work?
Two weeks after you get vaccinated. That's how long it takes your body to make the antibodies that protect you from flu. And that's why it's important to get the flu shot early.
What's the difference between "influenza" and "flu?"
Influenza is a viral infection that attacks your respiratory system — your nose, throat and lungs. Influenza is commonly called the flu, but it's not the same as stomach "flu" viruses that cause diarrhea and vomiting. When you get a flu vaccine, you're protecting yourself and the people around you from influenza.
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I'm a pretty big fan of Pardon the Interruption, Tony Kornheiser and Michael Wilbon are the best analysts in sports. Kornheiser is maniacal and a bit off his rocker but an incredibly astute observer an unabashed at telling it like it is, no matter who is offended. Wilbon provides the more even keeled counterbalance and a little bit of street cred while dolling out some actual journalistic reporting. For the past couple years they have been espousing the death of the sport of boxing. To listen to them the entire sport will fade into relative anonymity alongside horseracing, bowling, and curling.
Our first night in Pascuales, was Saturday night, the night of the Pacquiao-Margarito bout. I had heard that they'd be showing the fight on the street outside the local tienda so I wandered down the road for a beer and a look. About 30 Mexican locals gathered in the parking lot, grilling, downing Corona Familiar cervezas, and shouting at the T.V. About 20 more sat scattered amongst the tables and bar of the restaurant next door. It reminded me of the early Tyson fights, when pay-per-view wasn't solely relegated to the UFC crowd.
The locals didn't care who you were as long as you weren't a Pacquiao fan. They fed myself and some Aussie blokes carne asada and fish tacos and took turns running inside the store to sell more beer. Throughout the under-cards, which were mostly Mexican fighters, the crowd was evenly split, even when a kid from Sinaloa was losing to an American. But once the Pacquiao bout was underway there were no mixed allegiances. Unfortunately for the crowd Margarito, despite being substantially taller with about seven inches more reach, was no match for Pacquiao and his relentless two footed assaults. I'm not sure what the official score cards had but I only gave two rounds to Margarito (Pacquiao won by unanimous decision). But those were two of the most fun boxing rounds I've ever seen. The locals would yell and cheer and call both men unrepeatable slurs that almost always ended in madre. Boxing is alive and well in Mexico. Oh yeah, in the Philippines, they want Pacquiao to run for President, not exactly a sign of pending death there either.


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A Night for Dancing and Love/
Blending of families and cultures can be seamless and a lot of fun. Meghan and Muff successfully blended two cultures and made the day so meaningful. They truly looked at who they were as a couple and chose to make the day about what mattered to them most, family.
We had a lot of fun putting their wedding day together. From margaritas (their favorite drink) to music, the entire event was personalized. This was the third wedding I planned for Meghan's family. At every wedding, the bride/groom from her family collected images from the previous generation's wedding. Some dating back to great, great grandparent status. It was so wonderful to see a reminder of the successful couples that led to this very moment. Meghan and Muff chose to display these photos on a wall together with the guest seating chart. It was such a warm way to welcome their guests.
My most fond memories of this wedding were on the dance floor. They played a fun mix of both American and Indian songs. It didn't matter what culture the guest came from; the dance floor was full. I will never forget hearing one of my favorite songs "Galway Girl" by Ed Sheeran come over the speakers. It is a more traditional Irish pop song. I've never heard it at a reception and my first thought was, "Oh, will this work? I mean I love this song, like LOVE it but will people dance to it?" And, sure enough the floor was packed and most everyone was trying to do an Irish jig. Now, every time I hear that song (and I do frequently as it's on one of my playlists) I see the full dance floor of two different cultures dancing an Irish jig.
When you're planning your wedding, make it about you and your families, your guests will appreciate it and remember your day for years to come.
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A clean movie for the entire family, Sui Dhaaga captures life in a middle class family with aspirations to make it big, something that so many of us can relate to.
After a very long time has a mainstream movie been made in Bollywood which has touched my heart, and made me cry buckets… so much so that I had my husband and kids consoling me in middle of the movie!
Went for a show of Sui Dhaaga with family last weekend (it being the beginning of a long Gandhi Jayanti weekend and all, and me not being in a mood for a long road trip to a nearby hill station which hubby and kids were insisting upon, as September had been a killer of a month, work-wise).
Honestly, I had not gone with too many expectations. I had seen the review in Mint Lounge that morning, and had felt that it would be a decent family movie, so I asked my husband to book the tickets! On reaching the movie, and settling into seats with huge tubs of popcorn, I had no idea that the next few hours would be such a wistful trip down memory lane for me.
The movie had me at the opening scene itself… that 'Machar daani lagake chhat pe charpai dal ke sona', and waking up to an everyday morning struggle of the parents to 'motor chali ki nahi!'… I could almost hear my father's voice screaming across the house to my mother, checking if the tank on the terrace was getting filled! And there I was, transported back to my childhood house with a terrace, and an overhead water tank!
The movie went on to capture the daily struggles and nuances of a lower middle class B-town life so well, I was left astonished! Kudos to Sharat Katariya for capturing the life of the majority of India in smaller cities!
Anushka Sharma is Mamta, the bahu with a pallu on her head, overworked, with household chores from morning till night, with no time for love or romance in her newly wedded life. She has played this part with so much sincerity and conviction, that you wonder if it's the same actress who was crooning 'Mein bani teri Radha' in a short red dress with Shah Rukh Khan a while ago! Hats off to her for a superlative performance here. For me, she was definitely the strongest reason to love the movie!
While big city women may discourse on feminism, it is really women like these who lead the way in bringing about any social change. And the way in the next scene her mother-in-law says 'Mamta shaadi mein jaane se manna kar rahi hai… uske shaadi ke baad saare blouse dheele ho gaye hain…' I can actually picture an ordinary household in any small town, where the daughter-in-law of the house feeds everyone else first, and has her own meal last, after finishing all the household chores of the day.
Varun Dhawan is charming as Mauji… you love his attitude towards life when he says 'Sab Badhiya Hai' between all the mayhem in the house, the taunts from his father, the deceitful behaviour of relatives, trickery of friends, and manipulation by bosses. If only he was a bit less good-looking! He looks devastatingly distracting in few of the scenes!
Apart from these fabulous performances by the lead actors, it is the Bauji (Raghubir Yadav) and Maaji (Yamini Das) who steal the spotlight as typical lower middle class parents. They are more worried about where the next meal will come from, and how the medical expenses will be paid, when Mauji narrates his dream of participating in Fashion Funda, a Fashion Show competition showcasing new and upcoming designers.
The movie leaves you inspired with a feel good message, that luck favours those who put in their sweat and blood to achieve their dreams. The encouragement provided to local artisans and the spirit of entrepreneurship throughout the movie is commendable.
My personal takeaway from the movie is that truly behind any successful man is a strong woman. Mamta isn't as talented as Mauji, but she is his pillar of strength when no one else in the family supports him. She is the one who eggs him on to stand for himself, rebel against his bosses, start something on his own, and works shoulder to shoulder with him in setting up the business, all the while maintaining a dignified bahu stance. The art of how she tactfully gets her way through is a must-learn for me!
Overall, this movie is a must watch for anyone looking for start-up inspiration, and believes in values of determination, persistence, and perseverance to achieve their goals. A heart-warming movie from Yash Raj Films with some endearing performances! Bahut Badhiya Hai!
A version of this was published here earlier.
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A Newbie's Approach to Credit Card Points and Miles
So you've taken advantage of Thrifty Traveler's crazy cheap flight deals. You've read our articles on how to travel for cheap in cities on your bucket list. Maybe you've even signed up for Thrifty Traveler Premium to get insanely cheap flash sales to cities all over the world.
I've done same thing! Booked a wildly inexpensive flight to Phoenix from Minneapolis roundtrip. Got a Thrifty Traveler Premium flight deal from Minneapolis to Budapest for under $280! However, I knew that there was an aspect of being a Thrifty Traveler that I hadn't yet tapped into; utilizing valuable credit card points and miles.
I was nervous about getting into the credit card points and miles world at first. I feared there had to be a "catch", worried I wouldn't be organized enough, and felt confused about what points and miles were and how to use them. After going to the first Thrifty Traveler Flight School conference, I realized that the benefits of credit card points and miles were definitely worth the effort. I decided to open a few credit cards which I will outline below.
The Capital One Venture Rewards Credit Card
The first card I opened was the Capital One Venture Rewards credit card. This was an easy choice for me, especially with earning the 50,000 miles after spending $3,000 in the first 3 months and then earning 2X miles on every dollar. These miles are a great way to save money on Thrifty Traveler flight deals, or even cover the cost of an Airbnb.
Chase Sapphire Preferred Card
Once I received my signup bonus on the Capital One Venture Rewards card, I wanted to try another. Thrifty Traveler got me really excited about the sign-up bonuses you can receive. After reading that the Chase Sapphire Preferred card was Thrifty Traveler's top recommendation, I knew this would be my "long-term relationship" card. The sign-up bonus is great (currently 50,000 – equivalent to $625 towards travel), and you earn 2X points on restaurants and travel worldwide.
Credit Card Consulting
One of the best perks of the Thrifty Traveler Premium membership is that every Premium member gets FREE credit card consultations with Nick Serati, points and miles extraordinaire. Nick helped me choose both of these cards based on the categories I spend money in and my upcoming travel goals.
How I Reach Sign-Up Bonus Requirements
The best thing about these cards is their sign-up bonuses! 50,000 points (almost $700 towards travel) for spending $3,000 in the first three months? Sign me up. However, I know that number can sound scary to someone that's new to points & miles. Here's what I do to meet those spend requirements:
- Check, please! I pay for the bill when I go out to eat with friends or family. They can then Venmo me their portion of the bill. That way I get points, and we save the waiter the hassle of splitting the check.
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Elevation: 10,380 ft
Prominence: 538
Climbing and access information for this peak is found on pages 304 and 305.
Big Windy Peak is situated on the main Lemhi crest, south of Sheep Mountain and just north of Trail Peak. The peak's summit area is the largest that I know of in Idaho. It's hard to figure out where the high point is on the open expanse that comprises the summit. See the Spring Mountain Canyon Road page for access details. A road leads almost to its lofty summit. The peak was used as a fire lookout in the 1930s. Climb the peak via a short walk from the road on its northern side.
Use this link to read the updated access information: Big Windy Access
Ray Brooks provided the following trip report.
I blush to admit to the forum that my only mountain this year is 10,390 Ft. Big Windy Peak in the Lemhi Range. However, I did not ride an ATV to the summit plateau. I parked my 4-Runner at 10,000 Ft. and defied the local ethic ("it ain't worth going if you can't drive there") by walking a mile to the summit.
The fire lookout question?
Rick Baugher has a short but interesting write-up on the subject of Idaho fire lookouts on the Idaho A Climbing Guide website. He notes there were 36 lookouts above 9,000 Ft.
Big Windy Peak has a huge summit plateau, but just south of the north-most high-point I found what appears to be the remains of an early 1900's tent cabin. There is also a fallen telephone pole with missing insulators. A very well defined trail leads a few feet to the summit.
No mines are closely adjacent.
Several old telephone poles are still standing in the upper Squaw Creek drainage, that goes down to Little Lost River.
Anyone have an opinion?
Climber Trip Reports
Regions: EASTERN IDAHO->Lemhi Range
Mountain Range: Lemhi Range
Year Climbed: 2015
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The United Nations secretary general, Ban Ki-Moon has called on his member states to stop protecting and start prosecuting their peacekeepers who have been accused of rape and sexual exploitation. The UN has been plagued with scandals involving sexual assault (often including children) by its peacekeepers for more than two decades, and has been criticized for failing to address the issue. Ban said the UN has been limited by their member states' governments in its ability to respond, which is why he has now called on the countries to show more "institutional responsibility" in prosecuting those cases. "I have been talking to the leaders of those countries concerned to make sure that they'll be punished in accordance with national laws. We are very seriously discussing how to handle this matter." he told The Guardian. "There is a growing awareness among the member states that they should be more practical and cooperate fully with the [UN] secretariat." The UN has already begun withholding payments to countries who haven't acted on allegations of abuse by their peacekeepers, but refuses to name which nations.
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Uttar Pradesh is the mine of historic cities and ancient places. From Varanasi, the oldest-living city, to Agra, the city of Taj, there are innumerable places in the state of Uttar Pradesh which depict their glorious run in the past through the presence of monuments in the form of forts, temples, mosques, palaces and tombs.
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So, let's learn about the historical places in Jaunpur which an ardent traveller should never forget to visit.
Also Read: Top 10 Places To Visit In Uttar Pradesh This Season
Shahi Qila
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Unarguably, Shahi Qila is the most visited historical monument in Jaunpur. It was built during the 14th century and is situated near Shahi Bridge. It is built of stones and other materials which were brought from the palaces and temples owned by the kings of Kannauj.
Even though Shahi Qila, also known Jaunpur Fort, has gone through several wars and destruction, it is still standing strong, narrating its tough times and beautiful past. It has also been under the control of several kings from Tughlaqs, the Lodhi dynasty and the Mughals. So, how about taking a tour of Shahi Qila this season?
Travel To These Enormous Forts In India
Atala Masjid
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Jaunpur is immensely popular amongst tourists and travellers for its beautiful and magnificent mosques. There are several marvellous mosques present within the boundaries of Jaunpur which are visited by hundreds of locals and tourists every day.
Atala Masjid is one amongst these most popular mosques in Jaunpur. It is a 15th-century Islamic masterpiece, which was built by Sultan Ibrahim. There is also a religious school present in the precinct of the mosque. Today, it is under the care of the Archaeological Survey of India.
Visit These 6 Magnificent Mosques In India
Jama Masjid
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Built in 1470, Jama Masjid is another place which you cannot afford to miss considering its religious and historical significance. Apart from offering grand prayer halls where prayers are offered 5 times a day, Jama Masjid also harbours the beauty of architecture through its wonderfully built domes and arches. It is a perfect blend of Islamic and Jaunpur architecture. If you are looking to scrutinise the architectural beauty of Jaunpur, then you must visit Jama Masjid.
Also Read: Interesting Facts About Jama Masjid In Delhi
Shahi Bridge
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Also known as Akbari Bridge or Mughal Bridge, Shahi Bridge was built during the 16th century under the reign of Mughal Emperor Akbar. It is one of the few instances of Mughal architecture in and around the region of Jaunpur.
Hence, Jaunpur is also sometimes referred to as the city of Shahi Bridge by locals and several tourists. Even though it partially collapsed during the 1934 earthquake, it is still in use. Shahi Bridge is built on Gomti river and is a must-visit historical place in Jaunpur.
Also Read: Visit These Capitals Of Mughal Empire
Lal Darwaza Masjid
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Another architectural beauty in the form of a beautiful mosque, Lal Darwaza Masjid was built during the 15th century by Rajye Bibi who was the queen of Sultan Mahmood Sharqi. Being one of the most noted figures in Jaunpur, this marvellous mosque is visited by thousands of tourists every year.
Lal Darwaza Masjid is dedicated to Sayyid Ali Dawood Qutubuddin, a significant saint during the Sharqi dynasty. It served as a private mosque to Rajye Bibi until her death. You must not miss this beauty of Islamic architecture while in Jaunpur.