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I enlisted the help of a local sailboat Captain, for the jump South as my experience with offshore sailing is limited. I will leave out his name as he was a very nice guy and helpful but a few of his decisions were questionable.
Day one had captain myself and first mate Kathy up and moving with the high tide to escape Deltaville. We has a nice downwind motorsail maintaining 6 to 7 knots to the great bridge lock below Norfolk. We had intended to stop in Norfolk at a marina chosen by the captain. Unfortunately, I assumed he knew where he was going and he was expecting me to direct him there. I learned that he was not on top of the situation 12 miles past the mark. In his defense my iPad that I was using as a backup to the new chart plotter he was using had stop functioning properly. I believe that was the point that I stopped deferring to his judgement. We also lost the front running lights in the rain late in the day.
We started day two with dead batteries. I hooked up the generator to crank the engine and it started then stalled. After cranking for a bit it took hold but showed pressure on the fuel filters. We stopped early in Coinjock to see if we could get some mechanical help. I did some trouble shooting with Keith on the phone and determined that we had a valve left closed from the service in Deltaville restricting flow. We also found the alternator was not charging and a small fuel leak.
Day three. We received excellent service from the mechanic at Coinjock. Captain proved himself useless for diagnosing engine problems and to have no understanding of deisel engines.
Day three 10:00 found our captain afraid to cross Abermarle sound in 10 knot winds. After researching the forcasts and assuring the captain we could handle 3 ft water, we decided to go. The day proved to be a good down wind sail through the sound and down the alligator river. We anchored in 25 knot winds for the night with 30 plus gusts. Captain again showed questionable judgement and went to bed without any thought to an anchor watch. I spent the evening in the cockpit with my portable heater and a drag alarm. The wind died around 1 so I retired below for the remainder of the night.
Day 4. Captain awoke and proclaimed himself well rested. (Easier to do I guess when it's not your boat) we headed down the Aligator river and stopped for the day in Belhaven. Nice small town. No real services.
Day 5. Motor sailed to Orient uneventful day.
Day 6. Motored to Moorehead City where we took on fuel and pumped out.
Continued on to swansboro had to dock in 30 knot winds pushing us back and in. I handled the boat as Captain had shown that he had no experience handling a full keel. Unfortunately Captain didn't handle the fenders properly as he was to busy spouting docking orders that made no sense. We ended up damaging the rub rail against the dock where a fender should have been placed. That was ok though " no real damage". I think he said If that is all we tear up on this trip we will be in good shape. Again, not his boat.
Day 7. We motored on to Wrightsville Beach and found the last open dock to leave Zoe for a couple days while I took Kat to the Airport and picked up Keith for the open water leg of the trip. Captain top off to visit with friends and was nice enough to only charge half his rate for leaving the boat unattended. Not sure what is proper but I am not accustomed to paying someone to visit with friends.
Day 8. While Capt enjoyed his visit with friends I found batteries and switched them out. Then headed to Charleston.
Day 9. Captain still off fishing with friends for half price. I dropped Kat at the airport and picked up Keith. Headed back to the boat to prepare for an early departure.
Day 10. We headed out with the tide. Forcasts called for north winds 10 knots clocking east and building to 20 knots the next day. Plan was to head south and stop in Charleston. We took on fuel in Carolina beach. Seas were calm as we exited the Cape fear River. We motorsailed into the night. We decided on three hour watches. The autopilot was not effective with the following seas so hand stearing was required. The captain suggested raising the main to help stabilize the boat. The seas built to around 10 ft on the beam which made everything difficult. I hit the bunk at midnight leaving Keith and the Captain in charge. I woke around 3 to the sound of the boom banging on the gallows and went up to see what was happening. The main was jibeing and banging in the wind and the Captain had added a full head sail. The wind had clocked around on the port quarter and the captain informed me that we were overpowered. I told him we needed to get the main in and reduce the head sail. He thought we should just ride it out until light. Again not his boat getting beat up. I rolled up the jib and worked my way up front as Capt showed no interest in fixing the problem he had caused. We pulled the main in tight turned directly down wind and I dropped the main. He told me later he regretted not reeling the main. I regretted going to sleep and leaving him in charge. We weren't expecting the 20 knot winds until the next day but Zoe reefs easily and should have been done long before we got to that point.
Day 11. The seas were still 10 feet and confused. The wind was 20 knots gusting to 25. We chose to bypass Charleston as Parker's weather suggested the east winds would hold another day then clock south which would have stuck us in Charleston for several days. We ended up spending 40 hours in those conditions and arriving at St Mary's river inlet at dawn.
Day 12. We decided to dump the Captain in Fernandina and head to Cocoa Beach on the inside as the winds had clocked south at 20 knots. We rested for a couple hours took on fuel and pumped out. Then Keith and I headed on to Jacksonville. We stopped for the night at Beach Marine.
Day 13. We rose early and headed out for Datona beach. We bumped in St Augustine cutting a corner to sharp but was able to make it back to the channel without hanging up. We went through the bridge with Earl's Girls who later gave us some good advice about some serious shouling. We ran aground in the middle of the channel but powered through the sand and ended the day at loggerhead marina.


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Thankfully, Apple's engineers have created other commands to help you speed up your workflow when dealing with many objects at a time (like, for instance, rearranging dozens of thumbnail images on a page). These are the Align and Distribute tools. They're tucked away in a submenu and they don't even have keyboard shortcuts assigned to them, but you'll be glad you have them when the time comes.
1: Media sidebar
With the Media sidebar selected (if you can't see it, go to View>Show Media), click on its Photos tab, then choose four or more of your pictures.
2: Dragging pictures
Drag these images onto your page. They'll be overlapping each other, but all still selected. Go to the menu bar and click on Arrange.
3: Horizontal distribution
Start with Distribute Objects>Horizontally. The images will retain their vertical position but won't overlap any longer.
4: Alignment
If you'd like them to be aligned, as if on a grid, you need to use another command. Click on the Arrange menu and this time, select Align Objects.
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TRANSFORMERS: FALL OF CYBERTRON features some of the most recognised voice talent in the franchise, with the iconic Peter Cullen and Gregg Berger, the legendary voices of OPTIMUS PRIME and GRIMLOCK from the original TRANSFORMERS animated TV series, reprising their roles for the game. Also joining the team are voice-over veterans Nolan North (BRUTICUS, CLIFFJUMPER and BRAWL), Troy Baker (AUTOBOT JAZZ, JETFIRE and KICKBACK), Fred Tatasciore (MEGATRON, RATCHET and METROPLEX) and many more.
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recently i was handed the chance to display my 4th year and current 5th year drawings side-by-side. i must admit that it was strange to see my work as a time-line, or a progress bar, and in many ways i was upset that my current work didn't yet compete with the images from 4th year. however, i feel validated in my current obsession with [space and object as revealed through light]
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New York, US (PANA) - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday said refugees fleeing conflict and persecution are entitled to protection and care, and expressed concern at some decisions that have undermined the integrity of the international refugee protection regime.
In a statement obtained by PANA in New York, Guterres stated: "Refugees fleeing conflict and persecution are finding more and more borders closed and increasingly restricted access to the protection they need and are entitled to receive, according to international refugee law."
The UN chief made a particular mention of Ethiopia, the largest refugee-hosting country in Africa, that, he noted "for decades has been keeping its borders open to hundreds of thousands of refugees from its neighbours, many times in dramatic security situations."
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Frankfurter, Felix, 1882-1965.
Case for the shorter work day.
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Frankfurter, Felix, 1882-1965.
Case for the shorter work day. Franklin O. Bunting, plaintiff in error, vs. The state of Oregon, defendant in error. Brief for defendant in error. Felix Frankfurter, of counsel for the State of Oregon. Assisted by Josephine Goldmark.
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December 29, 2010
New Years resolutions are often incomplete.
We make them, thinking that all we need to do is this one thing to have a better coming year. The reality is that we need to do several things to see year-over-year improvements in our lives. That's why so many New Year's resolutions are broken - they are all or nothing. In some cases, we make the same ones over and over again. What's the point?
I look at the beginning of the year, specifically the holiday period that precedes it, as a chance to reset. It's like powering down a computer, then rebooting it. Works better, usually, no? At Yahoo!, Jerry Yang kept three lists at all times, and these lists are the ones you should draw up this week and execute on over the next three months.
1 - The Stop Doing List. What habits, tendencies or activities are counter-productive? Create a plan with a deadline, and knock these off first.
2 - The Keep Doing List. What are our greatest hits from 2010? What's working, and shouldn't be forgotten? This is important, because unless you recognize the effective, you might replace it with the novel.
3 - The Start Doing List. These are activities, habits or projects that could add value over the coming year. Consider this list the end of procrastination or the tool that will help you close the good intentions-accomplishments gap.
For me, personally, here's mine: Stop/Wasting time grazing online. Keep/Blogging. Start/Writing a schedule for each day. Get it? This is how I can increase my personal effectiveness over the year. This isn't my complete 2011 lists, but now you get this point. What's yours?
December 22, 2010
It's better to give than receive, unless your receiver isn't up to it.
In other words, without a gracious receiver, gift-giving can be awkward, disappointing or worse - escalating. Sometime during the last decade, a new type of giving-mentality has erupted: You can't outgive me, I'm the Big-Giver around here!
Whether personal or professional, we've come to realize that when we give to others, we build our relationships and trigger the law of reciprocity. Or, as I'd say as a Lovecat, "Nice Smart People Succeed." So now it's an arms race of gift giving, where we one-up people's <feeble> attempts to give, give-back or be generous with us. I call this 'Bully Giving' - where the intention of the giver is to own the receiver, if only for a minute. In a holiday season scenario, where gifts are usually exchanged, this creates a bad situation.
Here's my point: We need to be good receivers, so others can experience the "Joy Of Giving". This is not a competition to see who the best giver is, or whether we are Net Givers in an exchange situation. It's about the spirit of giving, gratitude and love. And that requires as many good receivers as it does good gift givers. When you are given to this season, here are three ways you can embrace the art of receiving gifts:
1 - Be Available. When someone gives to you, be in full-receive mode. Pay attention to the card, what he says as he hands it to you, the packaging and most of all - the thoughtfulness behind the gift. Don't change the subject. Don't apologize that your gift is or may be smaller. Don't hold back emotions, in fact, make yourself emotionally available to truly show some happiness!
2 - Be Authentically Grateful. Use receiving a gift as a platform to state your feelings for the giver. Let him/her know you are grateful for the gift, but even more, for the relationship or association. Let the moment of your expressed gratitude linger. As I talk about in my next book (Today We Are Rich), gratitude is a muscle, not a feeling. We need to work it out to increase our spiritual strength. After the holidays (or your B-Day), sit down and write Thank You notes, and be very specific about what the gift means to you, and how you'll put it to use. You don't need to reserve Thank You cards for weddings, graduations, etc.
(Note: When you express your gratitude, you are giving your Giver positive feedback. That will motivate the giver to keep on giving, because it's working. I call this living in the Good Loop and it requires positive feedback.)
3 - Be Humble. In the moment of receiving, be a little in debt to your giver. Don't analyze the gift in terms of whether it's big enough, too big, a surprise or better than other gifts you are getting. It's not a competition or an acid-test of others' feelings for you. It is a gift, and you are the recipient. Don't immediately respond with a superior gift, so as to take the moment away from the other.
Over the next few days, you'll have many chances to put this into play. During your next birthday, you'll really have an opportunity to say Thanks! and help spread the joy of giving.
December 17, 2010
Many of you are maxed out these days, buying gifts and finishing up work for the year. Next week, the whole process will involve travel, making December even more complicated. It's easy, with all of this activity, to miss out on the holiday spirit. After all, for most of us, we just want to 'carry on the tradition' - and as a result, work instead celebrate. By the 24th, we are feeling bah-humbug!
Don't let that happen to you. Remember that Christmas or the Holiday Season is about family, friends and reflection. On the other side of it is a new year of opportunity, roles and goals. The holiday season isn't about travel or gift-giving. That's what marketers want you to think. You should be staying in contact and giving to others year-round.
When I was growing up, my grandmother Billye had a saying, "It's Christmas Day every day in this household, when it comes to things you need. I give them to you on the spot." Sure, we still had gifts under the tree, but opening gifts wasn't the focal point of Christmas Day. Saying that we loved each other, praying and eating food with family - that's what the day was about. OK, and watching Cowboys games.
If you still can, circle the wagons, and declare Holiday Season 2010 as a time to celebrate success, survival and our social/family circle. Appreciate the family and friends that you have, instead of grousing about what you have to do for/with them this time of year. Look at all the holiday season busy-work, as Billye does, as a "Get-To" in your life, not this thing you "Have-To" do every December.
December 14, 2010
Everywhere I go, people ask me, "what's the next big thing?"
It's a fair question, I guess. All of us would love to catch a trend-wave, and ride into the beach with our pockets full of cash. We read about it all the time, from the dotcom boom to the rise of social media. Part of it is that we don't want to be left out, toiling in the past.
Here's the problem with this search: When you find it, and know for sure that it's the real-deal, you are usually too late to get a free ride. It's matured a great deal, and you will need to bring some real innovative value to the table to join it in progress. A better way to think about the 'timing of your life' is to be in search of "The Next Big You." That is when your capabilities, passions and purpose intersect with a sustainable trend. It could be a business trend (like quality in the 80's) or a tech trend (like social media today). That's what happened to me. I didn't look for the next-big-thing, I looked for a trend that leveraged what I had to offer.
When I went to work at broadcast.com (AudioNet in 1997), I connected my evangelism skills and marketing acumen to online broadcasting and advertising. The next big "Me" was the guy that sold the internet's potential, direct online marketing and communications innovation. It wasn't that I jumped in at the right time, it was a matter of fit: The trend suited me.
So, stop your search for the next big thing and instead:
1 - Identify three sustainable trends each January. They have financial value, are growing exponentially, and are generating tremendous buzz.
2 - Outline your core skills, interests and passions each January. Hopefully, you are adding something to your personal resume each year.
3 - Compare the two lists every month, to see if there's synergy. When you can straightline connect a trend with your potential, you now have something to pursue.
Whether by design or by accident, this is what all 'lucky' people do -- those that are often labeled as in-the-right-place-at-the-perfect-time. Bill Gates, Mark Cuban, Mark Zuckerberg ... all of them made this connection and made their mark.
December 10, 2010
One of my passions is discovering and sharing new music.
It can be indie-rock, nu-jazz, eletronica-pop, funk or even country. But it has to be *new* and embody the zeitgeist of what's going on in the world. That's why I love the CMJ charts, Pitchfork and Good Records. They track what's hot (either in college or for hipsters) and along with collaborative services like Pandora, Amazon and Apple Genius ... I have a great collection of records to choose from.
I'll listen to a few tracks of each, and usually buy a track to drop into my "New 2010" playlist. When I like a track, then another, I purchase it, usually at a store like Freakdaddy Records in Sherman Oaks. Sometimes I grab it from Amazon. The CD goes into driving-around rotation. I look for records that have a lot of great songs OR tell a story either sonically or lyrically. In many cases, the band/artist has a great song (such as Empathy by Crystal Castles or Dominos by Big Pink). In rare cases, the CD is so good -- it's an album!
Each year, using this system, I find about two dozen GREAT records. From that pile, I compile my top 10. I personally guarantee each one to rock your socks.
1 - Brothers by The Black Keys. This is the record of 2010. It showcases their gritty funky, yet highly danceable side. This is the soundtrack for any rock party you want to throw.
2 - Astro Coast by Surfer Blood. This Palm Beach FLA band has the oomph of Silversun Pickups with the tunesmith power of Wheezer. Top CD in rotation in my car this year.
3 - Wilderness Heart by Black Mountain. This band combines a southern feel with the bluesy-psychedelic side of Led Zeppelin.
4 - There Is Love In You by Four Tet. Best electronica record of 2010. Throw this into the Folktronica pile, alongside a brooding Chemical Brothers or the Underworld. Track 2 KILLS.
5 - Permalight by Rogue Wave. Best collection of songs I've heard all year. He's not just a great writer, he's got the indie-hook thing down to a science. Sing along hipster rock.
6 - Plastic Beach by Gorillaz. Wow, this combo has honed their style into it's own funk-jazz-hip hop genre. The strongest collection of tracks they've offered yet.
7 - The Winter Of Mixed Drinks by Frightened Rabbit. This Glasgow three piece plays with an emotional urgency that makes me miss Big Country or Cactus World News.
8 - Budos Band III. Best instrumental record of the last few years - funky, jazzy and shake-your-booty party music. Think War meets De Phazz by way of East L.A. Party soundtrack!
9 - Sisterworld by Liars. What a dark, but lovely hard rock record. The lead singer is crazy, but the band is remarkably methodical. Think Jesus Lizard, early NIN or even Cop Shoot Cop.
10 - Mixed Race by Tricky. The king of trip-hop is back and his tracks are better than ever. He's matured a ton, but at the same time, re-captured his bounce and edge. If you liked Massive Attack's last attempt, you will LOVE Mixed Race.
Here's my picks for last year: Top 10 Modern Rock CDs of 2009
December 08, 2010
We are all thinking about appropriate business holiday gifts.
After all, the season gives us an opportunity to give to others - and our business partners and co-workers deserve something under the tree from us! We might worry that the gift is too personal, too expensive or just too whimsical. So we look for clues, or even worse, guess. Sometimes, we grab some swag from the company closet or hit up Sam's Club for high calorie tokens of Biz Love.
But that's not the way to 'multiply the value' in this world. The best give you can give someone at work is a dollup of know-how. The best source of that is in books. When you hand pick a book for someone, based on their needs or dreams, you are prescribing a better life for them. When he reads it, he'll get inspired to do something with the insight. He might even share it with others. Who knows, he might become a book reader.
If you give books, encouraging knowledge sharing, you'll create a more innovative culture - prone to solving problems with ideas instead of worrying and fretting. At Yahoo!, I loved to find specific 'book solutions' for people in my life - and give those on holidays of all types (as well as birthdays). Several of my friends called me Dr. Tim because of this tendency.
NOTE: Giving current books reduces the risk that your recipient has already read it. You can also casually ask someone if they've read any of the three or so books (still not divulging your strategy).
Here are four great books to give this year:
1 - Mesh: Why The Future Of Business Is Sharing by Lisa Gansky
2 - Rework by Jason Fried and David Hansson
3 - Delivering Happiness by Tony Hsiesh
4 - Multipliers: How The Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter by Liz Wizeman
If you'd like to suggest some great books, do so in comments.
December 06, 2010
From big brands to new BFFs, spam is on the rise in your Inbox.
Over 10 years ago, Seth Godin sent a shot over the bow with his book Permission Marketing. He made the point that when you don't have permission to interrupt someone, you are hurting your brand and not likely converting much business either. He argued that the key is to first ask for permission to add someone to a marketing list, then make offers to them until they decide to retract it. For a period of time, big brands of all types took this seriously, some even requiring opt-in selection by potential list recipients.
Recently, it's all changed, though, as companies of all sizes boldly started to add anyone to any list without any type of permission. I realized this when I decided to clean up by bloated Inbox. I noticed that I was receiving dozens of newsletters and announcements every week that I never asked for. I patiently opened each one, clicked on the unsubscribe link and then flagged the email as Junk. What really surprised me was this: The biggest spammers were companies I did business with, but never gave permission to add me to their lists. Joe's Jeans, Amazon, Roku, Participant Films, Target, Apple (yes, Apple) and about two dozen other companies that had required an email from me as part of an e-commerce transaction. NOT ONCE did I select (add me to the list) and every time, I deselected it when it was presented to me. In several cases, cashiers at retail stores asked for my email address, but never explained why. Now I know.
What does this mean? A new generation of marketing decision makers have decided we don't have anymore privacy rights, so they are adding names to lists as fast as possible, and building a new eCatalog model to make our Inboxes as unwieldy as our mail boxes. It's not just the .com sites or the spammers anymore, it's the marketers. What they fail to realize is that when you require a consumer to unsubscribe from you or flag you as Junk Mail, you are weakening your brand to them - making it even harder for future/legit marketing to convert. That was the point that Seth stressed to marketers with his book: Earn permission, it's an asset and a brand of it's own.
In my case, I never add someone to my email newsletter. They must choose to do so via visiting my site. Often I offer book lists, downloads, etc. during my conference talks. I could easily grow my newsletter from its current size (around 8,000) to about 20,000 or 30,000 if I was willing to break the rules - but I don't because I know it would be a violation of trust. And I also know that it wouldn't be good personal branding when these unsuspecting folks start to receive my newsletter out of the blue. Sure, I may reply to an old email from a fan with a single message about a new book, but that's a far cry from sticking them on a list distribution (to receive countless emails over time).
Audit your own company's policies here, making sure you aren't one of them too. Sergio Zyman, former CMO of Coke, argued that good marketing "is a service, that adds value when you buy, consume or own a product." Interruption without permission isn't a service, it's an annoyance, and can only reflect poorly on a company's marketing acumen.
I'm no longer going to give my email address to stores I shop at. I've got a Yahoo email address for eCommerce transactions, so I can still get my confirmations of a successful transaction or shipping information without having my regular email Inbox spammed. I'm going to boycott companies that insist on adding me to their lists, or refusing to unsubscribe me when I ask. Pass it on.


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Hi everyone!
I have completely not updated this blog in quite a while! So here we go.
I've been living in La Paz now for over six weeks. To be honest, writing that makes it feel like it's flown by but really it does feel like a lifetime ago that I was meeting everyone at the airport.
I'm living in a neighbourhood in La Paz called Bolognia which is very quiet and peaceful. We are about a half hour's minibus drive away from the main centre and about a 10 minute trufi ride (shared taxi) from the posher, pricier end of town but we don't get stuck in the middle as we're over a slight hill (someone accurately said we are literally over the hills and far away). I live with Cecilia, who is our extremely lovely host mum, Daniella, our host sister, and Saara who is another British volunteer. It's a great little house and a fab place to live.
Each day I go to work at about 9:30am to the office which is in an area of La Paz called Sopocachi which is fairly touristy and there are plenty of great places to get snacks or lunch. Our days vary so much. We have had basically no communication from our partner organisation, the Department of Citizenship Culture (??!), since I last updated this blog so we have gone off piste and done our own thing. We have two team leaders, one Brit and one Bolivian and they have been really great with what has essentially been a crappy situation for them to be stuck in. They have been contacting all sorts of organisations across the city. Yesterday we had a really interesting meeting with a human rights organisation who had gathered a few of the main LGBT rights organisations in La Paz who then appealed for us to help them and asked us to think of ideas of how we can raise awareness and gain support for their mission to pass a law which allows same sex couples to raise a child. We brainstormed ideas today which we will present to them tomorrow.
We are continuing to work at Fundación Alternativa which is the allotments where families can grow fruit and veg to sell. It's actually a really awarding project because each week you can really see how we're making a positive change; there are already so many more raised flowerbeds now than when we started work there.
We have also been trying to work with an African-Bolivian organisation to help them but they have managed to cancel many meetings with us so far! Although there is one tonight to perhaps see if we can support them out in Las Yungas which is a jungle-y area near La Paz in the next few weeks.
What else? We have designed and painted a mural opposite a hospital and ran a few events in a popular square; on noise pollution and more recently for World Population day on refugees where people wrote down what they wanted for La Paz, had their photo taken with their answers and were given sunflowers to grow.
As per with this blog I should probably talk about the food we've been having here. Similar to Ecuador the staple meal seems to be meat and two carbs (rice and potatoes). On any street there will be about one hundred little chicken shops (broasterías) which sell delicious roast chicken with rice, fideo (a tasty sort of spaghetti), baked potato and plantains (savoury bananas) which costs less than £2 for a huge meal. Cecilia is a great cook so we get a bit more variety at home like curry, lentils, meatballs, chicken-y rice risottos etc.
After the first few weeks when we were advised against eating street food due to our delicate British stomachs we have now completely embraced it. Very popular here are salteñas which are sort of like pasties with a sweeter pastry filled with chicken or beef or vegetables. They're tasty but I prefer the empanadas with puff pastry which are great. Also very popular are choripans which are just chorizo in a bread roll with some salsa and salad. Recently we've tried a new street food which are like deep fried salteñas but with a more curried filling and lovely. My personal favourite though is how on every corner there is a lady with a cart of oranges and a juicer who will sell you a pint of freshly squeezed orange juice for 7 Bolivianos which is about 70p. Fairly spoilt for choice really!
I've managed to get out of La Paz a couple of times now at the weekend. A few weeks ago we went to Coroico which is about 3 hours away and in a jungle-y area in the mountains. It was fairly warm, about 25 degrees and just lovely and relaxing. We stayed in a hotel for £5 each a night which had a lovely pool and we found a wonderful restaurant which had delicious food, cocktails and hammocks so I managed to while away three days there essentially. The views were stunning and it was a perfect way to relax.
Myself and a couple of others have also walked up to the Muela Del Diablo which is a rocky formation on the mountain horizon at the rim of the bowl of La Paz. It took us about 3 hours to walk up to the top and we had incredible views of La Paz and the surrounding areas. We had got almost all the way down when one of the girls went over on her ankle. We had to hail a taxi and then a very friendly local wheeled her down the last 10 metres to the road in a wheelbarrow! She didn't break it but she's had it wrapped up and been walking with a cast since then.
Last weekend I managed to get to Lake Titicaca. We had to take a minibus from La Paz to Copacabana which took 3 hours, followed by an hour and a half trip on a boat to Isla del Sol where we walked up an extremely steep hill at very high altitude to the village at the top. It was completely worth it. I had the most magical weekend sipping pineapple juice and looking across the lake which is absolutely vast at the snow-topped Andean mountains in the distance. It's so understandable why it's thought to be the birthplace of the Incas; I've never seen such a massive lake be so still.
It's been a great six weeks and although I can't wait to get home and eat some decent cheese and have Marmite on toast, I will really miss this whole experience.
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In the spirit of MTV Celebrity Death Match ........ Let's get it on!
(does anyone remember that show or did I just date myself??)
So on the home page of every Etsy shop it will tell you when that owner "opened up shop". I like to think that my little Etsy shop has two birthdays. The one on my homepage says I have been open since October 27, 2011 because that is the day that I sat down and filled out all the info needed to become a seller. However I did not actually list any of my toppers to be sold until the first week of February 2012. Yep four months later..... sometimes I can be a bit of a procrastinator. Therefore, when the time comes I will be celebrating both those dates as the birth of my fun little shop. I never thought having an Etsy shop would be so fun, and I really am grateful at the chance it has given me to expand my business, even if just a little bit.
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JAMMU, Oct 4: Amandeep Hospital, which is North India's one of the biggest multi-specialty hospital with pioneering in Ortho & Joint replacement, has arranged special OPD of famous Gastroenterologist of India, Dr Jagdeep Singh in Jammu.
He will check patients of Liver Diseases, Jaundice, Hepatitis B & C, Wheat allergy, Gastro-Intestinal bleeding, pancreatic diseases, ulcerative colitis and stomach as well as intestine diseases.
Dr Jagdeep Singh is MD (Medicine), DM (Gastroenterology) AIIMS, Senior Consultant, Gastroenterologist and Ex-Consultant, GB Pant Hospital, New Delhi, Fortis Escorts Hospital, Amritsar and SPS Apollo Hospital, Ludhiana. He is member of American Gastroenterological Association and Indian Society of Gastroenterology. He is having vast experience and expertise in this field.
Dr Singh will hold his first OPD at Amandeep Multi-Specialty OPD, Marble Market, Greater Kailash, Jammu on October 5 from 9 AM to 2 PM. Patients can avail this golden opportunity by visiting Amandeep Multi-Specialty OPD. Patients should bring their reports, if any, with them. Prior appointment can be booked by calling at 94191-29200.
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Reports of shots fired at a San Diego military hospital in southern California appear to be unfounded following an initial sweep of the building, according to authorities.
Navy spokesman Jon Nylander said there was no immediate evidence of a shooting or casualties after a witness reported hearing three shots in the basement of building 26 at the Naval Medical Centre San Diego at about 8am (local time).
"They did an initial sweep and they didn't find anything, so they are doing a more thorough sweep," Mr Nylander said.
"They have not located any evidence of a shooting having taken place."
The Naval Medical Centre San Diego warned of the possible active shooter on Facebook and urged those to "run, hide or fight".
"**!ATTENTION!** An active shooter has just been been reported in building #26 at Naval Medical Center San Diego. All occupants are advised to run, hide or fight. All non-emergency response personnel are asked to stay away from the compound, located at 34800 Bob Wilson Drive, San Diego, CA 92134."
Local police, assisted by Navy dogs and California Highway Patrol officers, searched the building and lockdowns were put in place at nearby schools, however they have since been lifted.
San Diego, the southernmost city on the California coast, has a sprawling military infrastructure and is a major port for the US Navy.
The hospital is located in the city's Balboa Park, close to San Diego's famous zoo.
The investigation is ongoing.
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Paul Savarino Joins Able Services as Vice President of Engineering
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LOS ANGELES, Aug. 1, 2017 /PRNewswire-iReach/ — "With great pleasure I am able to announce Mr. Paul Savarino has agreed to join Able Services as Vice President of Engineering," said Jeff Palmer, Senior Vice President of Engineering. "Paul's vast experience in sustainable facilities operations and his customer centric hospitality background make him a fantastic addition to our team."
Mr. Savarino will be responsible for executing the continued expansion and quality assurance of Able's well-known brand of facility solutions in the Los Angeles region.
Paul began his facilities career at the Ritz Carlton Hotel Brand in Boston and was promoted to the company's San Francisco property where he eventually became the Director of Engineering. As the Director of Engineering at the Ritz, his experience prepared him for his next promotion to the Director of Property Operations at the "World Famous" New York Palace Hotel.
The Palace is a 1.2 million sq. foot property consisting of 900-guest rooms, 2 restaurants, 4 kitchens and 30,000 square feet of function space. Like all iconic hotel properties, the Palace is a 24/7 day a week operation. Mr. Savarino's role not only included streamlining and teambuilding a staff of over 50, but he was also responsible for a major property renovation and reposition.
Paul is well versed in budgeting, capex project management, energy savings, labor relations and sustainability initiatives. Under his tutelage, the Palace Hotel developed a strategic sustainability plan which includes operating with 100% renewable energy and resulted in the property's Green Key Certification with a 4-key Rating. The Palace is the largest of all green hotels in NYC.
After advancing the Palace's operations, Paul moved west to the La Quinta Resort and Club as Director of Property Operations. He was tasked with delivering outstanding guest experiences and achieving financial profitability. Most recently Paul has had oversight and managed several capital improvements at The Beverly Hills Hotel including renovations to the historic bungalows, meeting spaces, outlets and public areas.
"We are truly excited to have Paul's expertise and leadership added to our Los Angeles operations," said Jeff Palmer. "One of our core cultural values as an organization is to deliver superior value to our customers. Paul Savarino is a proven asset that will help us execute."
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With more than 17,000 employees servicing over one billion square feet of real estate, Able Services provides engineering, janitorial, and IFM services to all commercial and corporate real estate facilities across the United States. Family-owned and privately held. Since 1926. We are "Service at Work." Visit us at: ableserve.com
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Hello fashion lovers, and welcome to the Mid-Ulster's newest weekly fashion, beauty and lifestyle page!
Each week we will be keeping you up to date on the latest trends and styles from across Mid-Ulster as well as showcasing Mid-Ulster's best and brightest fashion boutiques and beauty salons.
This week, we are checking out the style in Spoilt Belle, Magherafelt with proprietor Rachel Shivers.
Despite only emerging onto the fashion scene in Mid-Ulster in October 2013, Rachel has really made Spoilt Belle a true force to be reckoned with in the fashion stakes.
As well as the store on Broad Street, Magherafelt, Spoilt Belle has become a leading fashion website shipping their stylish clothing worldwide.
Rachel took time out of her busy schedule to talk us through just some of the styles and trends which Spoilt Belle will be stocking this Spring/Summer '15.
Bold, bright, botanical prints look set to be a huge trend for Spring/Summer '15, according to Rachel.
I know they aren't to everyone's taste but even throwing in a small element of bright, print into your outfit via a scarf or top can really update your outfit from bland to fab.
I myself used to shy away from bold prints but in recent years I have embraced it! I don't mean I'm quite ready to rock the head to toe bold prints like some celebs carry off so well but it is a trend I am growing to love!
Rachel also notes that stripes and pastel shades look set to be a big hitter yet again this season, and I for one am excited for this as it is one of my favourite trends.
I have always been a fan of stripes and the nautical trend, so this is something I am looking forward to in particular this season.
We've seen lots of mesh panels and cut-outs in recent years and according to Rachel that trend is showing no sign of disappearing, so ladies it is time to dare to bare!
If cut-outs aren't your thing, then the midi skirt which has proved immensely popular in the past will be right up your street.
This very classic style which can flatter almost any figure looks set to be huge this Spring/Summer, particularly in holographic materials, continuing the bold, bright theme.
If you are looking for sophisticated style then tailoring is another big theme coming through yet again for Spring/Summer '15.
Who doesn't love a fitted blazer and tapered trousers! I for one can't wait to get my bright and pastel coloured blazers which were huge last year out again this season!
For more information on any of the styles pictured on this page check out www.spoiltbelle.co.uk or call the store on 028 79 300775.
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Excellent investment or long term development opportunity due to location! Currently woods and a former citrus grove. Future land use is A/RR. 29+/- total acres - 22+/- acres uplands. Water provided by 8" well.
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This late harvest dessert wine is Vignoles, a popular grape of the Finger Lakes region of NY. The nose is excellent--honeydew melon and spiced honey with a touch of citrus fill the glass.
We tasted that same spiced honey, some juicy golden apple and even a little caramel! It has a nice herbaceous/grassy note to it that really brings it down to earth.
It is a dessert wine, so expect a considerable amount of sweetness, though it isn't overly so. It's not a fruit bomb of a wine. The finish is long and acidity is just slight. This Vignoles has a wonderful depth of flavors showing complex flavor profiles that are exquisite. Superb effort by Hunt Country Vineyards!
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Solar ALMA Workshop
The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), an international partnership of Europe, North America and East Asia in cooperation with the Republic of Chile, is the largest astronomical project in existence.
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Th workshop is hosted by Astronomy & Astrophysics Group, and will take place in School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Glasgow.


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Sporting Kansas City's 2-0 victory against Philadelphia on Wednesday in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup semifinals was an emotional one.
It's the kind of win that sometimes takes the wind from a team's sails, zaps a club's collective strength for the next game.
"Wednesday's win was obviously a massive result for us," Sporting KC manager Peter Vermes said. "Playing on the road in a semifinal and a little bit of a revenge match for the club based on the last result we had in Philadelphia, it was probably our best performance all year tactically."
The hugs were a little more intense and the smiles a bit broader as Sporting advanced to the Open Cup final for the first time since winning the title in 2004.
But Sporting KC can't afford to get too wrapped up in the chase for the Open Cup — and a spot in the CONCACAF Champions League — not with seven games, including two friendlies during the 22-day stretch before battling the three-time defending Cup champion Seattle Sounders for the Open Cup title.
"It's a tremendous opportunity, not only for our organization but for the state of Kansas as well as Missouri, to host an event like the U.S. Open Cup final," Vermes said. "I am very thankful for our ownership group for securing the bid.
"It's a big achievement, but at the same time nothing's happened. We haven't done anything yet. The game is on Aug. 8. Our focus has been on getting to the final, but now we have a lot of goals to accomplish along the way."
Among those goals is staying atop the Eastern Conference standings.
Sporting KC wore the regular-season conference crown a year ago and hopes to do so again. Snagging a point or three in Columbus would help achieve that goal.
But this game against the middle-of-the pack Crew team, amidst all the excitement of reaching the Open Cup final, could be a trap game.
Vermes and the Sporting players, however, insist the sole focus has switched to the Crew, and that they will be ready and raring to go at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday at Columbus Crew Stadium.
"We had a big game, and now we have another," goalkeeper and captain Jimmy Nielsen said. "There shouldn't be a letdown. We want to be on top of our table, so we have something to play for and something to defend. Philadelphia was a good win for us, but all the focus should be on Columbus now. I'll be very disappointed if that's not the case."
Sporting KC and D.C. United lead the Eastern Conference with 33 points, but United owns the tiebreaker on goal differential.
With the New York Red Bulls lurking in third with 31 points, it's unlikely any team will pull away, putting a premium on collecting every point possible.
"Of course, it's a big game," Nielsen said. "The rest of the games this season are all in our conference, so they are all big games. We are on top of the league, and we want to stay there. Anytime you are at the top, other teams are going to try and take you down. We have to be ready."
Sporting KC doesn't mind if the fans look toward the Open Cup final.
By Friday morning, the club said more than 10,000 tickets had been sold for the Aug. 8 matchup with the Sounders.
"That doesn't surprise me," Nielsen said. "We have some fantastic fans. Right after the game, we were all pumped. Everybody around the team was very happy and very proud. It's going to be a big challenge, because Seattle has won the Cup the last three years. It will help that we are at home in front of our fans. We'll do our best to bring back the title."
Season-ticket holders have the option to retain their seats for the game, and there will be a presale for members to purchase additional tickets beginning at 9 a.m. Monday.
Tickets for the final go on sale to the general public, including to fans in Seattle, at 10 a.m. Tuesday.


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Smart Fortwo Electric Drive
Electric drives have been part of the smart concept right from the start. The later integration of the components needed for electric drive was planned at a very early stage. For example, there is space for the battery in the underfloor between the axles where the tank is located in other smart models . The electric drive module does not limit the space available in the smart fortwo electric drive in any way; there is just as much interior and luggage compartment space as in a smart fortwo with a combustion engine.
A 30 kW magneto-electric motor is installed at the rear of the new smart fortwo electric drive and reacts immediately and without delay. Powerful torque of 120 Newtonmetres is immediately available. This results in a surprising amount of power when pulling away. The smart fortwo electric drive accelerates from 0 - 60 km/h in 6.5 seconds – just as quickly as a petrol model which it initially leaves behind it. Its maximum speed has been deliberately limited to 100 km/h, a suitable speed for the city. Thanks to the power characteristic of the electric motor, the smart fortwo electric drive needs just one single fixed gear ratio. There is no need for any gear changing – a major advantage in dense city traffic. To reverse, the engine's direction of rotation changes.
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The Behemoth, creators of zany cartoon sidescrolling shooter, Alien Hominid, really do like that Xbox Live Arcade technology. As evidenced by their high-def port of the previously mentioned title to X360 Arcade and their next trick: Castle Crashers -- a four-person, side-scrolling bash 'em up in frenzy vein of Viewtiful Joe Red Hot Rumble or Double Dragon.
The Behemoth didn't have very much luck shopping the strangely appealing brawler Castle Crashers to publishers and were thrilled at the ease of which it will find a wide audience (and a cheaper price) via the Xbox Live Arcade.
We got to play a quick round of the game, and the bright, rich cartoon colored visuals helped keep the frantic, four-player brawling from getting confusing. The same alien humor evidenced in their previous title is here in spades. It may prove to be a great way for X360 owners to settle scores in groups this fall.


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Ayushmann Khurrana and Bhumi Pednekar starrer comedy romantic drama Shubh Mangal Saavdhan is receiving positive reviews from viewers as well as critics, but not attracting much audience in theaters, as most of them are diverted because of Baadshaho and existing Toilet Ek Prem Katha. Like the first one, this one too getting mixed reviews from critics and positive from viewers.
But due to clash with a biggie Baadshaho, it got lower audience in theaters on Friday. The movie recorded only 10-15% of occupancy in morning on 1400 screens in India and overall 20-25% throughout the opening day. With this, R.S.Prasanna's directorial Shubh Mangal Saavdhan raked the business of 2.71 crores.
On Saturday due to positive buzz, it witnessed fair jump and collected the amount 5.56 crores to make it's 2 days domestic total as 8.27 crores. The film has in fact opened even better than Bareilly Ki Barfi [2.42 crore] though the fact also remains that Eros gave it a much wider release. That also stems from the kind of confidence that the makers had in the film since flooding the screens with a product doesn't necessarily translate into good numbers all the time.
Nonetheless, a start has been made by the film and for the leading lady Bhumi Pednekar this is yet another success in the making after Dum Laga Ke Haisha and Toilet – Ek Prem Katha. She has been projecting a middle class small town girl quite well on screen and though one just hopes that she doesn't get typecast into such roles, for now it is working for her and the films which she is signing.
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