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Tuesday, June 29, 2010
It's June!!!!
Or at least until Thursday. And I would like to, at this time, make a blanket apology to everyone I have offended this month. Oh, and perhaps I should add May into the equation. My life, and everything going on in and around it, has just been too much with none of it getting resolved fast enough for my tastes. I find myself constantly wanting to yell, "Make it march!" Or, "Stop the World. I want to get off."
I don't think I am the only one feeling this pressure. I certainly know the artist community I belong to on the ethernet and here in the valley is going through many of the same feelings. I have had so many, I think I should withdraw from my first fair talks it isn't even funny. Have considered one of those voice messaging machines that has a press 1 for encouragement, press 2 for just a sympathetic voice, press 3 for practical solutions, etc. but I don't think I have any suggestions for number 3.
I just keep telling myself this too will pass. To assure myself of that I was looking at my calendar to assure myself that Mercury was not in retrograde to explain all the communication issues and I noticed I completely missed the summer solstice (June 21). No wonder I feel so out of sync.
So, like I said, I am sorry if in my haste I have wasted words and offended anyone. I will take a deep breath and try to begin July in a different frame of mind.
Sunday, June 27, 2010
I May Not Look Busy
June, July and August are very busy months in a mountain tourist town. Make hay while the sun shines as it were or at least the snow does not fly. As president of an arts council, a working artist in my own right, a gardener, a pet sitter, and a home owner the list of todo's of my own abound and time dwindles down daily. Mind you I am not opposed to helping my neighbors and friends out from time to time. It is what we do in the high country.And I may in the future need their help.
But some people have no idea what they are asking. Like my artist friend with the light boxes and failing ballasts. I came up with the idea of her switching over to battery lights so there would be no cords to irritate gallery owners, a problem she had shared with me. She wants me to spend my time googling possible battery lights for her art. "I am so busy," she whined and then launched into a list of deadlines that loomed. "Yes, Jane, I know because I got the same list of deadlines plus one." "Oh, but you are so much faster at this than I am," she said. Some people see others as staff.
But flattery will get you nowhere these days. I have learned to say no. Though with some people just trying to get them to hear NO takes a lot of time and I want to scream not merely NO but HELL NO. The problem is the worst when I, by all outward appearances, seem to be doing less. Artists require a lot of meditation time. Really, I am not making this up. And little interruptions don't go well. Easier to put down a wet paint brush and get back to it after a phone call then to set aside my thoughts on composition of a piece I am working out in my mind before putting pencil to paper. Creativity loves a void. The problem at the moment is keeping that void open.
Let's take yesterday: 1) putting labels on the post cards for Artsfest which approaches too rapidly, 2) meeting the plumber and my working friend's house to unstop toilet, 3) e-mailing back and forth in regard to a safety product we are trying to purchase for artsfest, 4) putting some thought into what paintings to submit to Contact and which to the NM State Fair Fine Arts Exhibit, 5) remembering I have to come up with a list of rules for Artsfest exhibitors - omg moment, 6) noticing the outside container gardens are wilting and I forgot to water them, 7) watering them, 8) leafing through sketch books to seek inspiration on my labyrinth painting, 9) finally giving in to the fur kid increasing pleas for a walk . . . suffice it to say the list goes on. Yesterday was definitely not a welcoming void for the muse.
May today be a better day or at the least more empty.
Friday, June 25, 2010
Attachment Disorder - Third Verse
I don't care what you want and what you agree he is willing to let you have, once you say I do he won't. Men are the masters of bait and switch. My most recent ex-husband told me constantly before we were married that he loved my independence and self-reliance but his needy ex-wife got all his attention, money, and time. (And he remarried her. I was just a sandwich wife.)
And believe me I fought for my rights. I had this downstairs office/studio where I wrote free lance articles and also made my masks. I posted "office hours" on the refrigerator. These were times I was to not be disturbed for anything short of a forest fire evacuation. I was NEVER in that office when he did not knock at least once for something petty. Like where I hid the clean towels in plain sight.
I could say it was just Marc, but Bruce always got drunk and vanished when I needed the Suburban to go to a fair with my weaving, and John would "drop in" to corporate headquarters drunk as a skunk and require a ride home.
Men are extremely nearsighted in my experience from Dad to brother to boyfriends to husbands. They do not see further than their own wants once they are sure of you. And no this is not my blind spot. Let's just look at religion. In the Muslim faith all the women will wait on the men in the afterlife. With Mormons the reason against women divorcing and re-marrying is that they would have divided loyalties in heaven. The Catholic's burned witches at the stake because after the plague, where more women survived than men, they owned property - heaven forbid. And in the last ten years the Baptist synod decided women were always to be submissive to their husbands.
Modern man has learned to pay a certain lip service to the desires of his mate. This is in part because women no longer NEED men and they have begun to see that just maybe they have to make us want them. But most men seem to be high maintenance and low return. Just enough of the good ones exist to make hope spring eternal. Who wouldn't welcome a help mate through life - someone to do those chores you haven't the time or energy for. But beware Lowe's and Home Depot now report that up to 70% of all lawn and power tools are now sold to women. AND not as gifts for men. It is just easier to mow the lawn yourself especially when Toro has redesigned the power mower so even women can start it. NOTE: to all makers of chain saws. You have continued to ignore female users of this tool. Get wise.
Today women can buy houses without men on the loan application. You can even have their tubes tied without father's or husband's permission (something I fought for in the early 70's), and you can go out to eat or to a movie alone. Even carry a hand gun! Or, and this is one of my favorites, buy sports clothing designed for women! Yes, we hunt and fish!
And more and more women are choosing to not be attached to a man. Unless he is rich beyond your wildest dreams there is not much of an upside to love, honor and obey in this day and age. What the mental health community calls attachment disorder is becoming closer to the norm. What is increasingly out of the normal range are those women that MUST have a man in their lives regardless of the cost.
Thursday, June 24, 2010
Attachment Disorder - Second Verse
Like Miss Elizabeth Swann of Pirates of the Caribbean I happen to find pirates quite attractive. I think it is genetic programming. And not just with me. Among baboons the young females leave their maternal gaytard and seek out the male juvenile delinquents of neighboring gaytards (yes, that is the name for a troop of baboons). After a riotous time and sure they are pregnant they go running back to mother. Stop me if any of this sounds familiar.
The mistake us humans make, to my way of thinking, is we think we can reform that pirate with the flashing eyes and devilish smile and we marry him. My father was a pirate. But mother had help from the military and World War II and Korea in his transformation. Due to my high level of self-preservation I never got pregnant in my dalliances with pirates though I stupidly married a couple. Unlike fur kids you cannot house break them.
I prefer the term self-preservation to attachment disorder. However, most trained mental professionals see self-preservation in women as a disorder. Yes, even in this modern age. And most of the fundamental religions about think women ought to be the submissive and supportive member of the union blessed by God. And when a marriage fails it is frequently the woman that gets the blame - bruises and all.
I was totally shocked when I worked with Peer Educators in northern New Mexico. Mothers and grandmothers blamed daughters for crying incest. It was family business and the way of it. Obviously they did not watch Oprah.
Yes, I still find myself insanely attracted to pirates. I content myself with watching them on DVD's. Though if one were to ask me on a short sail I might say yes. But I know better than bring them home. I have learned my lessons from the baboons.
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Attachment Disorder
I was chatting over coffee with a friend about her new "relationship." What is it about people "in love" that makes them want to fix you up? And why can't they get that some of us are totally happy out-of-relationship. Point of fact I am anxious and resentful in a relationship. I have faced the fact that I have an attachment disorder.
I have spent time in therapy and a lot of self-education on this. I probably am dismissive-avoidant mostly but having a few boyfriends turned stalkers in my past has put me leaning toward the fearful-avoidant model. To the point that sometimes when I meet a new man I begin back-peddling right after names are exchanged.
There was this comedian who joked about his new sobriety a lot. He said he loved Alanon, which is for people addicted to people addicted to alcohol. "I love sick women," he joked, "and Alanon puts them all in one room for me." Put me in a room with 50 men and I will fall in love with the sickest in seconds. Once burned (well, I won't give you numbers) twice way as they say.
Basically I am very happy out of relationship and very miserable in one. Mind you I have friends. I am a very loyal friend and have friendships going back decades. But they are all women, gay men or others with attachment disorders like mine. I am inclined to look at attachment styles as a sliding scale. I am toward one end (though not the extreme form which tends toward sociopaths) and at the other are people in relationship that seem unable to ever be out of them without becoming trembling masses of emotional jelly. That too is a disorder in my humble opinion. And I subscribe to the "woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle" theory of social connection.
"You just need to give it a try," my friend said. "There is the right man for you out there." Been there, done that, bought the t-shirt, and have the bullet holes in it to prove it." And the police files on the stalkers, the loaded guns around the house, and the fear of a knock at the door or the phone ringing. Who needs that?!!!
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
This Little Window of Time
Yesterday included the drive over the mountain to the dentist for the new crown. I like it. And after talking to friends of my age and how much they are spending on their mouths I guess this flurry of dental attention is not all that bad. It just whacked the budget. So I am doing windshield time on my return and figuring out what money there is to pay my bill off on Wednesday and I stop by the garden shop and buy plants.
This was so stupid on so many levels. One, the van was still packed with all the art fair stuff. And two, money is tighter than I want it to be. Still, here in the high country there is such a tiny window of opportunity to garden, and the impatiens I had put in the two containers by the steps don't like our cold nights. Now there are Geraniums there. And I have a third container planted and on the shelf by the door. The opening of the studio tour is July 24, 25 and 26 and I want the outside to look as nice as the paintings inside. Well, that is my excuse and I am sticking with it.
Beyond the tooth, the unloading of the van, and the digging in the dirt yesterday was about catching up with all the little stuff that fell through the cracks the last few weeks. But today has the possibility of getting back closer to normal. Yeah, sure. Need to hit the weeding outside, unpack more paintings inside. And do some sketching and a little painting in the heat of the afternoon. There have been those ideas rattling around in my head for a week. Need to get them out and down on paper.
Nothing but the commission I just got has to be done in the next three weeks. But two ideas are for a themed show coming up. And I am looking forward to wanting to paint as opposed to have to paint.
Sunday, June 20, 2010
No Down Time
Being busy does not get you past the issues you must deal with. It just delays them all.
I used to have a cat that loved it when I laid out a pattern on cloth in preparation for sewing. At the time I had no large cutting table so I laid the folding board on the floor and got down on my hands and knees to pin. Riley bided his time. Then from a far corner of the efficiency apartment took a run and leap and slid all my carefully laid out fabric and pattern into a huge rippling heap at the far end of the board. My life is looking like that at the moment. And if I don't deal with it soon it will only get worse.
But what I really want to do is just sit down in a corner of my studio (before I plunge it into chaos again by unloading all the art in the van) and have a cup of tea.
Thursday, June 17, 2010
Compassionate Leave
I have always loved this Andy Warhol painting of Marilyn Monroe (also a Gemini) because without a single change of expression the colors change her Mercurial mood. Like many an actress she had mastered the "looking good" facial expressions. I can be really good at that myself.
For a month now everyone has been asking me how I was. And I have been saying, "Fine. Just Busy." It wasn't like my husband had died. Mind you I have had one or two I would have cheered had they died. Sorry about that. Having my sister's husband die suddenly seemed rather removed from me so why shouldn't I be fine. If I had worked at a mainstream company I would not even have merited compassionate leave beyond attending the funeral.
Maybe it is just my close tie with my sister. I can so often read her mind even when separated by states. But it dawned on me this morning that I am not "fine-just-busy." Yes, I am busy and it borders on frantic. And now the little accidents have crept in. This happens when I ignore an issue. I tripped over my shop vac yesterday. Hell, it is 3 feet tall. Looks like R2D2 but I tripped over it. Nice bruise forming. And the broken saw must be something I am not paying attention to - mind elsewhere. And I stopped taking paintings off the studio wall yesterday when I realized my balance was not what it should be to be on a ladder. Stress can do that.
But taking a break (be it compassionate or otherwise) is not possible until Monday. So like Marilyn I will just smile for the camera.
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Ever Fell Like Screaming?
It wasn't just the broken DeWalt Compound Miter Saw that got under my skin yesterday. In fact its breaking, while a strain on the finances to fix, was a relief for the todo list. Clearly I cannot make more frames. So I began finishing artist canvases with wires to hang them, noting them down on the "new titles" list and packing them up.
No, the really frustrating part of yesterday was conversations. Communications were so screwed up that I double checked to see if it was a Mercury in Retrograde period. We are safe until August 20th. The first problem dealt with trying to reach a consensus in a group I belong too. We were doing this e-mail with reply all going on most of the time. That can be such an issue because someone always just replies to the last message instead of all in the discussion. Bad enough to follow one of these threads but I had another going on Facebook messages. I know I am in trouble when I decide to clarify the issues we are discussing. Some discussions just don't want clarity.
Which brings us to the telephone conversations of yesterday. I never seemed to get a direct answer to what I thought was a direct question. Back to trying to clarify. Mistake. Biggest mistake was calling ex-husband about the DeWalt saw. Did he even have a concept if it was fixable? Does he even hear me? We got back into one of those topics I always think is closed but he will walk the same ground on over and over and over. Which brings us to the artist friend and the labyrinth project. Artists when excited do not stay on topic. Make it march did not work with ex so I tuned out of half of her conversation and began to wonder how you draw a labyrinth. It seems like something interesting to put into a painting. Google at least gives me direct answers.
Then it hit me that if a labyrinth is about meditation then maybe Google is the modern Labyrinth. The Google search calmed me right down.
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
The Problem with Being Self-Employed
My basic problem with being self-employed is that I work for a perfectionist boss who often sets impossible goals and ridiculous deadlines. Fortunately, or unfortunately as far as the boss is concerned, I am a Gemini and ergo often of two minds. Yesterday evening as I was working on the last of three paintings I would like to finish before this weekend - and frame - it hit me how insane my boss is.
Right now, this minute, I have 13 new paintings for the fair of which seven are "significant new works" and of those three I consider major - the triptych and the two panorama paintings. I am usually totally happy with just 4 or 5 new works. Am I going to fall off the edge of the world if I do not finish these other three? And there is always the fair after this one.
When I hit the bed last night I was so exhausted I fell more into a coma than slumber. So deep was my sleep that when the power went off I was only vaguely aware briefly before falling back into the void. I never even heard the two battery backups beeping for two hours. So the slacker in me had a Come-to-Jesus discussion this morning over the first cup of coffee. There are enough paintings. And I like the big three on the artist canvas and unframed. They look so much more modern and clean like that. And didn't my biggest commission this winter want his unframed. And aren't there a lot like that on Canyon Road (big Santa Fe art gallery area).
So the boss has backed off a bit. She has seen the impossibilities of doing all on the list to do and not dying in the process. But she has been saying nasty things about me. Is there a labor relations board for the self-employed?
Sunday, June 13, 2010
Sunday Morning Chat Over Coffee
Yesterday was a friend day. It began with a round of calls from my sister and others. Then continued through a few errands to lunch.
In my neck of the woods errands can be done in less than an hour. No traffic, not great distance, few shopping options. Or they can take hours because of running into friends. Yesterday was such a day. Old friends (Jack and Shirley with news they were moving back), new friends (a couple at the gallery that had questions), surprise friends (two census takers - yes, I did not mail mine in, folks), and just chatting with clerks about the new hardware store addition (long overdue) or the new clerk at the market.
I was late for lunch with Jessica. But then she was too. But that was of no consequence because she was talking to Jack and Shirley. No problem with the tardy table clearing because we just stood by their table and chatted until the new waitress got around to it. Then later that evening off to a reception in the middle of a huge rain storm, ergo it was sparsely attended. We have such great weather in New Mexico that we don't brave the bad. My neighbors did come. I don't see them in the neighborhood. But one person that should have attended for business reasons was not there after telling me she would be.
Nor did she call. Seems she had a date. Remember when you were in high school and your mates dropped all plans they had for ages for some dorky boy? I seriously thought we mountain women had outgrown that. We're an independent lot. Even the married women go out with the girls (some even prefer it). Us single women fall into two basic categories: No way am I going there again and Only if he has a twin engine plane and a business that keeps him away 50% of the time. So I am always shocked when I chance upon the boys first - GF's if I don't have a date type.
It is a newbie thing. They just cannot help themselves. Big city women have two hobbies - shopping and collecting men. Neither of these two options are available here in the hills. We generally figure give them two years to adjust. Or move. But some of the old friends that move away, like Jack and Shirley, move back. Rather a large number in fact. It has gotten to the point I don't much take "goodbyes" seriously.
So today I am not answering the phone. Or going anywhere beyond one purr kid gig. You know where you stand with cats. They are very upfront.
Saturday, June 12, 2010
Upon Reflection
It seems as if I have not paused to catch my breath since sometime in April. Even my normally quiet mornings here in blogland have been scheduled and timed and limited: So much to do and so little time to do it.
And maybe just a bit afraid to stop. Everything going on that I have pushed to the back because I don't have the time for it just now will come crashing down around me. Yesterday I paused in morning chores and realized the grass needed mowed. And that I had not weed-wacked after the last mowing. Where oh where was that weed-wacker anyway let alone the charger for it. (Note: Women cannot start the conventional pull to start weed-wackers so mine is battery powered). Then it was charge it and then plant the new gooseberry bush and pansies I splurged on. See what happens when you pause to reflect?
I was in the studio by 9:30 but so energy charged that sitting down to paint seemed impossible so I began working on frames - the gluing pieces of trim together part. And counting (and re-counting) the pictures to be framed and those to come off the walls for the show next week. This time next week I will be stowing the last of the boxed paintings in the van and beginning the short drive to Red River. Ready of not!
Was working feverishly on Picture Picks Winners Gallery this morning and realized it was less bright beyond the windows than I was used to. And that I had the afghan over my lap and my hoodie on and up. Got up from my chair to get coffee and realized it was cloudy. Had to double check that with my weather bar on my browser (BTW it has been known to be wrong). But yes it is partly cloudy and 34 F.
And it is past time to slow down just a bit and smell the roses. Well, they aren't blooming yet but I found out the Hansa rose I thought was dead was coming back. I noticed that when I mowed over it yesterday. June is one of my favorite months here in the highlands and there are no guarantees I will see it again. Time to pause and take in the world around me.
Friday, June 11, 2010
I Like Playing with Layouts
I like playing round with the "furniture" on my computers and my blogs. In fact that was the greatest fun about Y!360. You could redesign your page infinitely and we all took the greatest pride in doing so. And we did it frequently. At least once a season. Since its demise (maybe because of our constant rearranging of the furniture) I have been stuck on platforms with only a limited amount of options - if any. Facebook and Pulse certainly offer none. Don't mention Multiply - I am never going back.
So imagine my rather pleasant surprise this morning when after signing on to my dashboard here at Blogger I found they were offering a new design feature. And course I had to jump right in. First I played with a blog I don't hardly use any more. I had within the limits tweaked my other blogs to a livable level. After trying on all the clothes on the rack as it were I was ready to embark on a rearrangement of one of my main blogs.
The selling point with all the new templates and design features was the larger "blog" space. I am not one overly enthralled with gadgets but the ability to move them in such a way that they did not impinge on my space for posting pictures and words of wisdom was my primary concern. And that I could pick a template and still arrange all the elements to suit me was a real winner. So two blogs rearranged and only one more to go. Well you do have to save something for a dull moment.
Monday, June 7, 2010
Denial is a Survival Skill
A friend gave me a refrigerator magnet some years ago that reads: Denial is a God-given survival skill. I was at the time trying to be rigorously honest with myself and others to everyone's dismay. But since having the responding magnet afixed to my refrigerator door I have considered the times that denial is to be just that - a survival skill.
The Sioux City United Airlines crash 20 some years ago is one such example. The pilot and his co-pilot and another United Airlines instructor ignored that they were in a no-win situation with the hydraulics out and managed to get Flight 232 to the ground with more that 2/3's of the passengers surviving. Consequently flight simulators stopped programming no-win scenarios. What StarTrek fans know as the Kobayashi Maru. There are times we really don't need to know all aspects of a situation. It is wise at times to whistle in the dark.
I am in denial mode at the moment. My eyes are fixed at a set goal and I am ignoring all that deters me from that goal. The goal is the Red River Fine Arts and Wine Festival June 19th and 20th. And having five more paintings finished and over a dozen framed before then. I am ignoring the neighbors, the fact that the grass needs mowing, the garden weeds, the increasingly cluttered studio - the list can be extended but I will not bore you. I am also ignoring the fact that my set goal of that 5/12 may be impossible. But darn it I am going to get as close as possible!
Saturday, June 5, 2010
Dealing with Compassion Fatigue
The term compassion fatigue was one I first heard more than a decade ago. It is a term normally used to define a condition of caregivers who struggle to function in care giving environments that constantly present heart wrenching, emotional challenges. But it is now seen in those of us trying to affecting positive change in society and seeing little positive movement and coming to the realization that our mission, perceived as so vital, is elusive, if not impossible. This painful reality, coupled with first-hand knowledge of society's flagrant disregard for the safety and well being of the feeble and frail and helpless, takes its toll. Eventually, negative attitudes prevail. And what seems like chronic fatigue and indifference sets in. We shut down, turn out.
How many images can you see of oil-coated pelicans dying on a once pristine beach before you just shut some part of your mind off in an effort to save a modicum of your sanity? This shut off point comes earlier if you are dealing with personal issues that require you to care or even just function. We cannot all sit at our computers or in front of the television and cry over the horror.
Organizations dedicated to aid and rescue like the American Red Cross see it in their workers and provide counseling for them. They also try to rotate them so they don't have to show up for every disaster. And they know the third earthquake will get fewer donations of money than the first.
When did you start shutting down? After the Haiti Earthquake? Or the Chilean Earthquake? Or the one in Tibet? (Somewhere along there news began to more finely filter and we didn't get the whole story.) Or the 11 oil workers that died in the initial Deepwater Horizon explosion? Or the first oil killed pelican? I think they are up to over 300 in Louisiana alone.
They discovered after 9/11 that you can get post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) from just watching the World Trade Centers collapse hundreds of times. And you can get compassion fatigue from being bombarded by images of situations you want desperately to change but feel helpless to do so. Both of these can trigger old issues you have not dealt with. Awareness is the first step toward relief.
It is especially important to normalize your life as much as possible with exercise and meditation and getting away from the televised and e-mailed images for just a bit. And doing something! Even if it is just signing a petition or writing your congressman about reforms in off-shore leases and liability limits. (Yes, Virginia, there are legal limits to what BP's liability in this disaster are.)
Remember accepting the presence of compassion fatigue is validation of the fact that you are a deeply caring individual. We need more of those in our world today to balance all the uncaring SOB's heading companies.
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
June! Already?
My birthday is in the month of June. And I always get a bit crazy around significant days in my life. It is a time for introspection and review of the year and my life. Figured I would begin silly this year with googling other people sharing my birthday. One is Lili St. Cyr the famous burlesque dancer of the middle of the 20th century. She was creative, flamboyant and daring and someone who shares her birthday might be inspired to act a little bit more boldly in their every day life! I've done flamboyant and daring, Lili.
Another performer and dancer born on my special day was Josephine Baker.
I also share June 3rd with King George V of England and Jefferson Davis the president of the Confederate States of America. Actually ruling a country isn't for me. To keep myself humble in this regard I keep cats. Purr kids defy rule.
Allen Ginsberg the beat poet of performance art fame also was born on June 3rd. He and Raoul Dufy pushed the limits of creativity. Ginsberg with words and Dufy with color.
Discovery of his work this morning was an early birthday present. Don't you just love all that color?
Other people that share my birthday can be found on the Brainy History website. You might also want to look up yours. I found it rather inspiring.
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4nights,5days Departure from Local Areas(Nagoya)
Enjoy local dishes while viewing one of the three greatest gardens in Japan, traditional townscapes that are still preserved, Japan's natural scenery, and more. Walk along a tourist route that has been rated three stars in the Michelin Guide.
Nagoya, Okazaki
Nagoya -- [JR Central Towers] -- <subway 12 mins.> -- Shiyakusho -- [Nagoya Castle] -- <by walk> -- [White-walled Area] -- <by walk> -- Shiyakusho Station -- <Meijo Line 15 mins.> -- Kanayama -- <Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line 3 mins.> -- Jingu-mae -- [Atsuta-jingu Shrine] -- <by walk> -- Atsuta -- <JR Tokaido Line 50 mins.> -- Okazaki -- <Aichi Loop Line 5 mins. > -- Nakaokazaki -- [Haccho Miso] -- <Aichi Loop Line 10 mins.> -- Okazaki Station -- <JR Tokaido Main Line 30 mins.> -- Nagoya
*The times required with public transportation are approximate.[Discount Ticket]
Nagoya Station Area
The area in front of JR Nagoya Station is lined with tall buildings that have various kinds of commercial facilities in them. Opposite Midland Square stands the 245-meter-high JR Central Towers, another landmark of Nagoya and only 2 meters shorter than Midland Square. It contains the first-class "Takashima-ya" Department Store, Tokyu Hands that offers various miscellaneous goods and restaurants. On the 51st floor there's a wine lounge, restaurants and cafes, where you can spend a little time enjoying the night view.
White-walled Area
On the way, you'll pass a white-walled area that miraculously avoided any damage during the last war. It is here where the Samurai warriors serving the Tokugawas used to live, and in the modern age, the Toyota family who created the Toyota Group and Akio Morita, the founder of Sony, used to live there. Even today, there are houses and churches with centuries of history and black-painted wooden fences that remind us of the Samurai residences of the past.
Atsuta-jingu Shrine
Atsuta-jingu Shrine enshrines the "Kusanagi-no-tsurugi" sword, which is one of the Three Sacred Treasures, and has been revered by warlords since ancient times. Here, visitors can enjoy a moment of relaxation in silence, away from the bustle of the city.
A recommended dish when visiting Atsuta-jingu Shrine is the famous specialty of Nagoya, "Hitsumabushi", which is steamed rice in a box topped with thin strips of grilled eel. It can be enjoyed in many ways such as with condiments like green onion, wasabi, and dried seaweed, and covered with green tea at the end.
Haccho Miso, Misokatsu, Udon Noodles boiled with Miso
Made with fermented grain, miso is a seasoning that has been a part of meals in Japan since ancient times. Haccho Miso is a type of bean miso that is characterized by its reddish-brown color and strong flavor, and is an indispensable part of Nagoya cuisine. It is used in famous Nagoya dishes such as misokatsu (tonkatsu with miso sauce) and udon noodles boiled with miso.
Hida Takayama
Nagoya -- <JR Takayama Main Line Limited Express 145 mins.> -- Takayama -- <10 mins. by walk> -- [Hida Folk Village] -- <10 mins. by walk> -- [Festa Forest] -- [Chanoyu-no-mori] -- <10 mins. by walk> -- Takayama
Hida Takayama
This town commands a view of the mountains of Hida, known as the "Japan Alps", and is called "little Kyoto in Hida" since it has many temples and shrines, as well as wooden houses, craft shops, and sake breweries. Let's first travel by rickshaw around the area where traditional wooden buildings are concentrated.
Speaking of Takayama, the city is known for sake made with brand-name spring water from the Japan Alps. Many breweries also offer tastings, with "Funasaka Syuzo" offers a brief explanation in English as well.
Hida Folk Village
Takayama is a city that looks out over the mountains of the Japan Alps and still has old town streets. Visit the "Hida Folk Village" on the circular bus route inside the city and see the precious folk dwellings carefully preserved in the gassho-style.
Festa Forest
Take the bus again to get to "Festa Forest", the first underground dome in Japan where you can enjoy beautifully decorated "yatai" floats and the largest drum in the world. There is also a display of highly intricate clockwork dolls. In the adjacent "Chanoyu-no-mori", national treasure-class ceramics are on exhibit. You can drink tea from a cup made by a master craftsman.
Takayama -- <10 mins. by walk> -- [Jinya-mae Morning Market] -- <10 mins. by walk> -- Takayama Station -- <50 mins. by bus> -- [Shirakawa-go] -- -<30 mins. by bus> -- Gokayama (settlement of gassho-style houses)
Jinya Asaichi Morning Market
At this market, fresh vegetables, fruit, flowers and craft articles are sold by local people. After shopping, let's take a stroll through the old town streets.
"Takayama Jinya", a restored local agency from the Edo period, is something that you must see. Around 60 similar facilities existed throughout Japan in the Edo period; however, this is the only one that still looks today as it did back in those days.
You will see a village of gassho-style houses such as the "Wada House", a 300-year-old traditional folk dwelling. The panorama of 113 such houses viewed from the observation deck of Hagimachi Town is splendid. Let's experience Japanese life as it was so long ago in the Minkaen or Gassho-style hamlet. The village of Gassho-style houses with sloped roofs in Shirakawa-go is a registered World Heritage site.
Gassho-style houses, terraced fields, and rice terraces surrounded by mountains dwell in perfect harmony. This is "Ainokura Gassho-zukuri village" in Gokayama (Nanto City, Toyama Prefecture), which is also registered as a UNESCO World Heritage site, as is "Ogimachi gassho-zukuri village" in Shirakawa-go.
Gokayama -- <90 mins. by bus> -- Kanazawa -- <15 mins. by bus> -- Kenrokuen Shita -- [Kenrokuen Garden] -- <20 mins. by walk> -- [Kanazawa Castle] -- -<15 mins. by walk> -- [Nagamachi Bukeyashiki-ato] -- <3 mins. by walk> -- [Nagamachi Yuzen Kan] -- <20 mins. by walk> -- Kanazawa
Kenrokuen Garden
After checking out, you can take a walk in the Kenrokuen Garden, one of the three most beautiful gardens in Japan. The landscaping of these expansive Japanese-style gardens started at the beginning of the 17th century. Kenrokuen Garden presents the beauty of the four distinctive seasons including the cherry blossoms of spring and the red maple leaves of autumn. The Yukitsuri method of supporting the branches with rope to keep them from breaking due to the heavy snow is a winter tradition.
Kanazawa Castle
The Kanazawa Castle, located next to the Kenrokuen Garden, is a reconstruction of the original that was built in the latter half of the 16th century. It is one of the largest and greatest wooden castles built since the 19th century. A park surrounds the castle, offering wonderful scenery in the cherry blossom season as well as in the snows of winter. The castle is sometimes lit up at night depending on the season, so it would be worth an evening visit, too.
Nagamachi Bukeyashiki-ato (ruins of old samurai residences)
As you walk among the clay walls, artificial ditches and gates, you half-expect samurai to suddenly appear. Some residences are open to the public.
Nagamachi Yuzen Kan
You could also pop into the Nagamachi Yuzen Kan where there are demonstrations on a type of dyeing called Kaga Yuzen and exhibitions of ceramics and antiques. Kaga Yuzen is a dyeing method that was developed in Kanazawa in the late seventeenth century. It is characterized by its realistic painterly images.
Kaga cuisine
Let's try the unique local Japanese food called "Kaga cuisine". Kanazawa faces the Japan Sea and offers tasty seafood such as shrimp and crab. The sushi called "oshizushi", which is different from the sushi found in Tokyo, and colorful confectionaries are also characteristic of the area.
Higashi Chaya-machi -- <10 mins. by bus> -- Kanazawa -- <JR Limited Express Shirasagi 180 mins.> -- Nagoya
Higashi Chaya-machi
Buy some souvenirs at "Higashi Chaya-machi", a shopping district since the Edo period, or at the shopping area in Owari-cho town, and then go to JR Kanazawa Station. Confectionaries or stunning craft products covered with gold leaf are specialties here.


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PHILADELPHIA - October 24, 2011 --The man whose recovery from a catastrophic brain injury led the Vatican to canonize an Italian priest says his case can be described as nothing short of miraculous.
William Glisson says he can't make sense of his amazing recovery any other way.
Glisson was unresponsive after suffering a brain injury while inline skating in March 2002. The Edgmont man was comatose in intensive care when a family friend slipped his mother two bone fragments belonging to the Rev. Luigi Guanella.
One shard was placed in Glisson's hospital bracelet, the other in his mother's pocket. After two weeks of praying, Glisson woke up.
Glisson attended the Mass on Sunday where Pope Benedict XVI canonized Guanella. The 19th century priest was a champion of the poor and disabled. A suburban Philadelphia home for mentally disabled men and teens is named for the priest.


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Last year my husband got a bad boil on the back of his leg. Even while on bactrim he developed two more close to the first one, but they all eventually healed. For five months he had no more and nobody else in the family got any. Then after five months my 11 month old daughter started getting a few little blister looking pimples in her diaper area and one day one of them developed into a painful boil. One week later my 5 year old daughter developed a boil on the back of her leg. They all healed OK, but off and on ever since then my baby still gets those pimples in her diaper area. I do everything I can to treat and prevent them, and I am super paranoid that she will get another boil. I talked to the pediatrician about it, and asked to have her tested for MRSA(hoping that she would test negative, or that the doctor would at least say it probably wasn't MRSA), but the doctor just said it probaby is MRSA causing her pimples and acted like it wasn't a big deal! She told me to give everyone baths in bleach water once a week and wash our hands a lot. She said if you have it all you can really do is try to keep your bacteria count knocked down and try to prevent infections. I have researched as much as I can on MRSA and so much that I read is so scary it just makes me sick to my stomach. I have read that there are ways to try to get rid of it, like putting meds in your nose and using special soap, but our pediatrician acted like that wasn't even possible to clear it for good. She said it almost always comes right back. I am so worried for my kids. Also I would like to have a third baby, but I don't know if it's even safe to if we have MRSA in our family. Especially since I have had two c-sections and would have to have one this time too. I have heard horror stories about women getting MRSA after c-sections, but I hate to not have another baby if we want one. What should I do? Is there any way to rid your family of MRSA? It has been six months since anyone had a boil in our family, but we had five months of no infections between my husbands infection and my daughters', so I am worried that we are carriers now. Would it be too risky of me to get pregnant since I will definitely have to have a c-section? Thanks for any help you can give on my problem.
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Repeal and Replace
has become the most important jargon, to date, in the 2012 race for the presidency
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The term jargon is used to describe speech or writing that is often pretentious in nature, employs convoluted phrasing, and is in many instances rather vague. And, within that definition 'repeal and replace' has taken center stage.
I will leave it to others to discuss the political jargon that surrounds the mechanisms of repealing The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, disdainfully known as Obamacare. Repeal of that legislation lies within executive perogative and the machinations of congressional procedures that if employed would 'reconcile' the current president's health plan out of existence.
Romney states, if elected president this November, that he will give [offer] a waiver to all 50 states allowing them to "discontinue" the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Notwithstanding the fact that Obama used the waiver to allow states not to
implement most of the Bush 'No Child Left Behind' educational reforms.
In addition, there is the fact that some of the provisions of the Act are very popular among many voters, such as those letting young Americans remain on their parent's insurance policy until 26 years of age, closing the Medicare gap in prescription drug coverage, and the remedy for coverage of those with pre-existing conditions.
There is real disagreement among Republicans between conservatives who do not want to promise to keep even the most popular planks of Obamacare, and the more moderate forces who want to embrace independent voters who support them.
Romney states that his replacement plan will return healthcare responsibilities to the states where he believes they rightfully belong. And, since it is obvious that the states need money to finance such a plan, Romney wants to take Medicaid money currently administered by federal agencies and give it to the states as block grants, which would in effect dismantle the federal Medicaid system as it exists now.
The states currently need some 150 billion dollars to beef up their high risk health coverage pools, and there is nothing preventing the present congress or the executive from providing those funds today. Where is a treasury secretary with the wisdom of an Alexander Hamilton, when you need one - some of the debts of the states should become the burden of the nation as a whole.
The only thing preventing such a move is politics itself. This administration does not want the embrassment of trying to give money to the states, some of whom would refuse it as a matter of principle hoping to be able to accept it after the election when the press will be on to other matters.
Though not mentioned in Romney's plan, one assumes that he is aware that forgiving the states the money they owe the federal government in Medicaid matching funds would go a long way towards reducing large structural budget deficits in the several states including New York, Ohio and especially California. Again, though not mentioned it is assumed that Romney would distribute health care funds to the states in terms of their population, and not against some less fair concept like poverty.
Romney's plan also includes giving individuals the same tax advantages that companies have when they buy health insurance for
their employees. He also wants to allow individuals to buy insurancee across state lines which is not the way the unsurance industry is currently regulated. All in all, Romney believes that by encouraging consumers to shop around for medical services, a more competitive health care provider market will be created.
Although, to do all these things is a task that would make the passage of Obamacare seem like a walk in the park, nonetheless Romney's health care plan incorporates features that the current plan which he wants to replace does not. And, as a matter of policy, does not take the American health care system further down the path towards a single payer system as a prelude to universal coverage.
The system of - if you are employed - you are insured - is a New Deal era reform which reflects a time when it was reasonable to assume that a person could work for the same employer for one's entire career. In effect, the insurance policy and the tax breaks, were owned by the employer and given to the employer, respectively.
Life expectancy tables at that time recorded European males paying into the Social Security and Medicare system and retiring at age 65, while their African American counterparts paid into the system but died before the age of sixty-five and so never drew money from the system. Life expectancy has improved and demands on the social security system have increased accordingly.
Allowing individuals to own their own insurance policies and being able to buy insurance with pretax income, is a reform that is long overdue. Forcing the states to allow individuals to buy insurance across state lines is more problematic. If one believes in state sovereignty, then one does not dismantle a system which to date is clearly within the purview of the states. Romney will need to have Republican control of both houses of the congress and the support of the states to effect such changes. Whether the states are willing to go along with such a fundamental change in insurance regulation is anybody's guess.
Dismantling the federal Medicaid system and turning it over to the states is not without its problems, and representing a party that espouses the belief that private sector techniques would improve management of our public sector would however, finally be put to its ultimate test.
Some have suggested that Romney ought to draw a line and distinguish the parts of the health care system adopted in Massachusettes during his administration, from the changes in that system that took place after his tenure. That carries with it a number of problems, not the least of which is the fact that once a seed in planted one expects a plant to grow. There is little to be gained by a point by point analysis of the changes that have taken place in the Massachusettes health care plan that was the model for the president's recently upheld health care reforms.
No less than 30 times over the last 18 months House Republicans have voted to repeal or defund the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. This week, July 9 2012, the House will take up attempt number 31. Members of the House know that even if Mitt Romney wins the November election, that it will be difficult for the Republicans to actually repeal Obama's signature health legislation.
No less than 30 times over the last 18 months House Republicans have voted to repeal or defund the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. This week, July 9 2012, the House will take up attempt number 31. Members of the House know that even if Mitt Romney wins the November election, that it will be difficult for the Republicans to actually repeal Obama's signature health legislation.
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What is goal? just to size the the house? Cost the system? Pay back on HVAC upgrade? Pay back sealing building? How much do you do a year? If just one a yr just MJ 5 or do it by hand. If like me 3-4 a day then need it quick I will use design star / write soft and this will give pay back and pre sell the job.
I like Wright soft with drawing boxes, I can run a load in 10 min whole house. room to room in 60 min. I find the number a little high 20% if not using blower door and right R- in walls and attic. if building is rated very loose and end up tight then very over in BTU's. I like to run the heating system at design temp and see if it runs 100% at night, that's my goal. Most systems are 300% to large around here I see a 120,000 BTU and needs only 33,000 BTU at very cold design temp or a 3 ton AC after attic sealed and windows redone just 2 ton is needed. Look at the tablet whole house app.
I got to agree with Eric on WrightSoft - with that let me also add; get training on it. It is to easy to get the numbers wrong & it will help you make sure you aren't oversizing to much. With that they will also show you that Manual J is not the end all be all - you still have to work through Manuals S, T, & D and how to get it right using their software.
Elite software is what I use. The company also has tech support.
Wrightsoft. With the accurate inputs, full version, I have hit the actual design load--clocked meter- within 3% and one, which deliberately under-sized, anticipating unfinished improvements proved within 5%.
The learning curve can be steep but we design radiant floors, walls, driveways and Unico high velocity as well as low velocity all with one brand.
how did you prove the load is right? This winter I am putting a hour meters on heating systems on a very tight buildings. I find 80% of systems are very over sized 3-4 times is very common
Clock the meter under design conditions.
do you find the gas gas meter to be off as much as 30% - more when old? Just Change out the meter then gas cost go up? I find the inside cups fill full of "tar" like a carburetor, and bearing get coated.
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Roofer in Deltona, FL
Any time you need to enlist the help of a team of roofers, consider hiring RDG Roofing. Our company is family-owned and -operated, and our main priority is to deliver high-quality workmanship. We're proud to be fully licensed, bonded, and insured, and we're skilled at handling large projects. We take on jobs in:
- Deland
- Deltona
- Debary
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If you have a problem with your roof, our team can do a thorough inspection and give you a free, written estimate. We'll work hard to fulfill your expectations. In order to deliver long-lasting results, we use premium-quality roofing materials. Customers rely on our company when they require:
- Roof installations
- Roof leak repairs
- Roof repairs
- Roof replacements
RDG Roofing is proud to offer a two-year warranty on all work. We go the extra mile to make sure the job is done right. If you need a team of roofers in Deltona, FL, to ensure that your roof remains in good condition, give us a call today.
No matter your business or building size, RDG Roofing offers quality commercial roofing solutions in Deltona, FL. We'll work with your architects and contractors to develop a customized roofing plan for your new commercial construction. Or, if you're the proud owner of an existing commercial structure requiring roof installation, roof repair, or roof maintenance, we'll be on hand to help.
Your roof is one of the most important components of your home, and it needs attention from time to time to make sure it's up to spec. If you need reliable home roofing services in Deltona, FL, trust the team at RDG Roofing to get the job done.
Whether you're constructing a brand new roof or are looking to make repairs to an existing roof, it's important to get your hands on the right set of supplies. At RDG Roofing in Deltona, FL, we offer a wide range of metal roofing supplies for contractors and handy homeowners alike.
Are you in need of roof installation services in Deltona, FL? You've come to the right place. RDG Roofing is a trusted provider of residential and commercial roofing systems, and we welcome the opportunity to earn your business and add you to our growing list of satisfied customers.
Good quality service and very professional
RDG Roofing did an outstanding job on my house they don't waste no time they're very professional, organized and clean. They did my house in less than 2 days .
Would highly recommend
RDG roofing did a re-roof on our duplex in Deltona. Doug was very quick to respond to our needs and completed the job quickly.
On time and on budget!
I called RDG for an estimate on a complete reroof. My roof was 21 years old and has been through four hurricanes and had some leak damage. Doug was very responsive and came out and conducted a thorough inspection and provided an estimate on the spot. He also gave expert guidance on color selection. Once I gave the nod, the roof was completed within a week and it looks fantastic! The crew was a professional, well oiled machine. Best quality for the money. I highly recommend RDG for any of your roofing needs.
Professional, Friendly and Fast!
I called RDG roofing for a leak in my roof that was going to one of the bedrooms . Doug had his worker come found the leak and fixed it within 2 days. But that's not were It stopped. I then asked Doug how much would it be for a new roof since there were lots of lose shingles even though i got a new roof after the 2004 hurricanes thinking at that time the roofers that did the work then rushed the job since so many roofs were damaged also they are no longer in business. So Doug gave me the estimate but did not stop there he also had his person meet with me and the inspector for the insurance company to prove that high winds caused this issue. After all was said and done the insurance company paid for the roof as well as the leak in one of the bedrooms to fix the ceiling. Then after I got the approval Doug's Crew came within a week and put up the new roof. I was able to upgrade the roof since the insurance company paid nice! I was very impressed with Doug's crew and the work they did. They took the extra steps to make sure it was done correctly replacing the dry rot , wood; re-nailing the wood planks and so on. There crew chief Ceaser was real easy to work with and the crew itself really seem to be organized and efficient the way they work everyone worked well together and new the job they had to do . A well oiled machine. I just like to thank RDG roofing for the great job they did and definitely would recommend them as your next roofer.
Tricky repair
Doug was recommended to us from our Realtor. He responded to our need with promptness, extensive knowledge, and professionalism. He made sure that we were satisfied with the work done and was willing to go that extra mile with an old quirky house. Thank you.
RDG Roofing is top notch
Doug has the hardest working crew. We had to get our roof replaced due to hurricane Matthew. Doug was the first one to come give us an estimate and it was the most reasonable estimate. He was very good with informing us of his timeline as to when his crew could come replace the roof. When the did come out they were the hardest working crew. They had my roof stripped and replaced within a day and half. They were very diligent in making sure my property was free from roof nails so I didn't have to worry about my dogs stepping on them. They went over my property at least twice with the magnet on both days. My roof looks great. Doug and his crew were a pleasure to deal with. Since Doug is a general contractor I am having him send out a crew to repair some ceiling damage. I trust him completely. If you want an honest reliable professional company to do a great job putting on a roof hire RDG Roofing.
A great experience
RDG/ Doug is highly competent and his crew worked hard and well. He is pleasant to work with and will provide a good choice of good materials for the roofing. His pricing fit well with what I was seeing on the internet for such jobs. Be sure to get a wind mitigation document from him afterwards that may be used to help with the costs of your home insurance.
Very Satisfied!
We were experiencing roof leaks and Doug Richards came highly recommended by a trusted source. Our roof was only 8 yrs old and our previous roofer no longer lives in state. Doug informed us that the shingles were faulty. He obtained the required documentation in order for us to receive credit for new shingles. Doug was very personable, prompt to respond to calls/texts and pricef fairly. He recommended that we replace our 23yr old skylights and we are very glad we did!The new ones are more energy efficient AND we can now easily hear the tv when it rains. The crew were polite and VERY hard working. We are happy with the results and definitely recommend RDG to others!
Very Satisfied!
We were experiencing roof leaks and Doug Richards came highly recommended by a trusted source. Our roof was only 8 yrs old and our previous roofer no longer lives in state. Doug informed us that the shingles were faulty. He obtained the required documentation in order for us to receive credit for new shingles. Doug was very personable, prompt to respond to calls/texts and pricef fairly. He recommended that we replace our 23yr old skylights and we are very glad we did!The new ones are more energy efficient AND we can now easily hear the tv when it rains. The crew were polite and VERY hard working. We are happy with the results and definitely recommend RDG to others!
"You need a new roof!"
"You need a new roof" are not a homeowners favorite choice of words, but when you have someone like Doug it makes things so much better. Doug and his crew were fast, reliable, so so very kind and exceeded our expectations when it came to roofing and just overall as a company. I would highly recommend Doug, we are so happy that he was recommended to us and just want to do the same for others! Jessica McCarty-Carvajal
More than pleased
When I found that I needed a new roof, I searched for a local roofer online and was connected to Home Advisor. Within 2 hrs. Doug Richards called and came out to give me an estimate in another hour. As a widow who has never had to deal with a project this large, I was immediately at ease and confident that Doug was the right choice. his estimate was much more reasonable than I had expected and he gave me information on everything that was happening in the process. His crew was beyond polite and respectful of me and my property. When we were struggling to get my sister with her walker into the house, they immediately appeared to help. We overheard the county inspector saying what a great job they were doing with the roof and it looks wonderful! I would highly recommend RDG roofing and construction to anyone.
Quality roof and courteous, professional service
RDG Roofing replaced the roof on our home in the spring of 2016. We compared estimates from three contractors and found RDG to be the most competitive and the most professional/knowledgeable. Our home is around 2,000 sf and the entire job took under a week. The crew was fast and professional. When they were finished the only thing they left behind was a beautiful new roof. Highly recommend this company.
Honest, reliable and efficient!
I've used RDG several times in the past and I've found that they're work is high quality, and the men on the job are very friendly and professional! I would recommend RDG to everyone!!
Would use again
Doug listened to our needs and scheduled the work in good order. He even made a special 50-mile trip to pick up something he thought would be better than what was available locally. He was familiar with the solar tubes we had been thinking about and we are happy with them. Our new roof has been trouble free.
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Last night on Real Housewives Of New Jersey things returned to some familiar territory: everything is all Teresa Giudice's fault! Now, generally I agree that Teresa is to blame for pretty much all atrocities ever bestowed upon RHONJ (except for Jim Marchese, of course, that's all Amber!), but I do fail to see how she is to blame for Victoria Gotti telling a salacious story about Teressssa Aprea's mother and husband.
Who exactly was Teresa gossiping about it to, again? Dina Manzo? I mean, if you're gonna blame anyone, blame Rino – he's the one who told the story to begin with! I guess everyone is afraid to blame Victoria!
Jacqueline Laurita is back and she's hasn't changed a bit – still bringing both the maturity and the class! She's slurping wine through a straw and getting as my husband calls it "loadie" (drunkboots). So loadie she forgets how many kids she has… And we all know what happens when Cacklin'-Jacqueline gets tipsy: drunk lips, sink ships! Or in this case drunk lips, might mean mob hits.


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Yadav serves on the advisory boards of many private companies and global agencies including large multilateral, bilateral and private philanthropic organizations. He also advises pharmaceutical companies on their supply chain strategies in Africa and other frontier markets. He is the author of many peer reviewed scientific publications and his work has been featured in prominent print and broadcast media including The Economist, The Financial Times, Nature, and BBC. Yadav has been on the faculty at the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business and School of Public Health. He is also a visiting scholar at INSEAD. Previously, Yadav was professor of Supply Chain management at the MIT-Zaragoza International Logistics Program and a Research Affiliate at the MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics. Yadav obtained his Bachelor's degree in Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, MBA from the FORE School of Management, and PhD from the Manderson School of Business at the University of Alabama.
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Lordswill Academy is recruiting to fill the vacant positions below:
Job Title: Teachers
Mathematics, English Language, Igbo Language, Hausa Language, Guidance and Counseling, Trade, Home Economics, Music, ICT, Creative Art, Physical & Health Education, Basic Technology, Social Studies, Civic Education, Business Studies, Commerce, Government, Accounting, Agric Science, Biology, IRK, CRK, Literature-in- English, French, Primary and Pre-school Education, Chemistry, Physics, Economics.
Job Title: Head-Teacher
Job Title: Principal
Location: Abuja
Job Description
- We believe in the professionalism of our teachers and the positive impact they make on our scholars. We are proud of our long term success and measurable impact on our community.
- Currently we are in need of world class high performance teachers – focused on excellence and continuous improvement.
- We are passionate about education and all forms of learning. Teaching for us is the most fulfilling career.
- Interested candidates with suitable qualification and experience (Minimum of 2.1 in a relevant Bachelor's Degree, a PGCE [Post Graduate Certificate in Education] and a minimum of 3 years suitable teaching experience) are invited to apply.
Interested candidates must be:
- Passionate
- Creative
- Enthusiastic
- Flexible
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- Everyday Learners
- Values Driven
- Broadminded
- Dedicated
If these strike a chord with you, then we would like to hear from you.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their applications and resume/CV's to: [email protected] use the title of the subject/position you are applying for as your email subject.
Application should contain the following (photocopies):
- Birth certificate or age declaration
- Certificate of origin
- First school leaving certificate
- Computer literacy certificate
- Nysc discharge certificate
- Evidence of previous appointment & reason(s) for leaving
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- Handwritten application
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Seniors 2013!
You made it! It's your final year of high school then on to the next stage of your life.
This will be a very busy time preparing for your BIG day in May! You have college applications to complete, sporting events, Homecoming Dance, Prom and the biggest day of them all……Graduation Day!
In all the busyness, don't forget about "YOU".
I'm sure your high school has offered you a senior portrait day,
and that's fine, (for the yearbook) but you can have so much more!
This is your "time to shine"!
A Standard Senior Location Session includes:
On Location Photo session
(Metro Atlanta Area; up to 3 hrs; 3 changes max.)
Personal viewing appointment to make your selections
Online web gallery of your selected images for 7 days
Senior Location Session Fee $375
*$25 off Session Fee if booked by September 30, 2012.
*Session fee must be paid in full to secure session date.
*Session must be completed by 10-31-2012.
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This character has the look of a country girl, but she comes from a cultivated family and has received an aesthetic and somewhat unconventional education.
Sir Clifford Chatterley
This character is the baron of Wragby Hall. He is a victim of the war and paralyzed from the waist down.
This character is the gamekeeper at Wragby Hall and was formerly a blacksmith at Tevershall colliery until he left his wife, signed up for the army, and went off to the Colonies.
Mrs. Bolton
This character is a thirty-seven-year-old widow. Her husband was a miner at Tevershall pit until he was killed in an explosion.
This character is an Irish playwright who has tried to gain popularity with the London aristocracy, but they have rejected him because of the way he has portrayed them in his plays.
Bertha Cloutts
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A few years earlier to make a complete website, we used only html/css that was so hard and time consuming. To make this easier we got CMS (content management system). There are many CMS are found in www world. These content management systems are too popular to the website developer and publisher for their awesome interface, usability and easy control system. For these kinds of opportunities make a publisher able to create a website without any knowledge of script language or any kind of program language. This is the main facilities of CMS. I will introduce you top10 best CMS (content management system) in the world in this article with my little knowledge.
10. Concrete Five
This content management system is only made for marketing. This is a strong CMS and open source content management system. Who wants to make a site to marketing can use this CMS.
Website URL: http://www.concrete5.org/
9. Expression engine
Many CMS can be found in the internet. But if you want to make a large site you can depend only on expression engine. It has multilayered security system. You can use it as framework also. Sony, BBC, Nokia and Apple are using this CMS to make their site
Website URL: http://expressionengine.com/
8. Typolight
Typolight is an Ajax and Web 2.0 technology based content management system. The advantage of this CMS is live update and multilanguage support. Who has multiple blog they can use this CMS.
Website URL: http://www.typolight.org/
7. Modx
Modx is an open source PHP application framework; with which you can decorate your site as you want. It has a strong community that's why you can find beautiful template on the internet. There is word about modx that, zero restriction and fast to build, means you can build your site 100% with your choice.
Website URL: http://modxcms.com/
6. Frog CMS
This content management system has a great name for simplifying CMS. With well decorated and clean user interface, flexible templating advantage for every page, simple user management and permission this best CMS is an awesome program for website development.
Website URL: http://www.madebyfrog.com/
5. Cushy CMS
This is a simple content management system. By this CMS you can create a site without any cost with unlimited change, unlimited user and unlimited page.
Website URL: http://www.cushycms.com/
4. Silver stripe
Open source and flexible CMS. You can find almost every tool to complete a web project
Website URL: http://www.silverstripe.org/
3. Drupal
At present in the web development arenas most famous name is Drupal. It is based on PHP. It's also called by Drupalcore. From 2006 to 2009 Drupal got 1st CMS award and 2010 took 2nd place. Now this is third famous Content management system.
Website URL: http://drupal.org/
2. Joomla
In the scale of popularity Joomla is the 2nd popular content management system. It is totally open source software based on PHP and MySQL. You can easily make a website with this powerful application. It started in 2005 with some MAMBO feature and trademarked by a none profitable company named MIRO INTERNATIONAL PRIVATE LTD. At Joomlas first release it is downloaded 2.5 million times.
Website URL: http://www.joomla.org/
1. WordPress
If you consider web standard, usability, decoration and popularity WordPress is the No 1. content management system in the world. It is also based on PHP and MySQL. At first wordpress was a free blogging platform and then it makes an engine to let any blogger make their blog by free download. By this CMS you can build a blog without any knowledge of PHP, MySQL and database. Matt Manuel first published it in 27th May 2003. 3.8 is the last version of wordpress.
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With close connections to popular commons areas, you're in the heart of the community with easy access to dining choices, the fitness center, library, community center and more. Our residential living apartments offer spacious outdoor balconies and patios that provide scenic views of the surrounding countryside, perfect for bird watching or just relaxing after a full day. And because your housekeeping, home maintenance and dining needs are all included in one monthly fee, you can focus instead on doing the things you enjoy most.
The full list of Apartment features includes: