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DANVILLE — Those who saw Dave Wottle win the 800-meter gold medal at the 1972 Munich Olympic Games likely have not forgotten.
With one of the all-time great stretch runs, Wottle roared from last place with 300 meters left to edge Soviet star Evgeni Arzhanov, who had not lost in four years.
Never mind that Wottle tied the world record of 1:44.30 at the U.S. Olympic Trials and, running for Bowling Green, was the NCAA 1,500-meter champion. The race in Munich made him an "instant" track and field legend.
Then, as The Star Spangled Banner blared while he was atop the podium, he forgot to remove the golf cap that he had worn during the race.
Suddenly, a legendary race was supplanted by a legendary gaffe. His apology endeared him to the public but, for all his achievements on the track, many probably remember the hat more than the race.
"They put the hat in the (U.S.) Track and Field Hall of Fame three years before they put me in the Hall of Fame," Wottle, who was inducted in 1982, said with a laugh. "That shows the importance of that thing."
He can thank his life for that hat. More on that later.
Wottle was part of an Olympic-star-studded cast of instructors at Centre College for the third annual Maximum Velocity Track and Field Academy, which wrapped up Friday.
The camp is the brainchild of Lexington's Sharrieffa Barksdale, a 1984 Olympian and former American record-holder in the women's 400-meter hurdles.
Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Barksdale's Olympic teammate and arguably the greatest female athlete of all time, has taken part each year.
This year's faculty Olympians also included four-time sprint medalist Ato Bolden; hammer throw American record-holder Erin Gilreath; pole vault former American record-holder Jeff Hartwig; high jumper Dusty Jonas; middle- and long-distance legend (36 American records) Francie Larrieu-Smith; and 400-meter hurdles world record-holder Kevin Young.
Al Joyner, Jackie's brother and the 1984 gold-medalist in the triple jump, was unable to appear because of a family emergency. Former University of Kentucky football player Littleton Ward, an outstanding jumper at Bryan Station High School, filled in for Joyner.
Young, who won Olympic gold 20 years after Wottle won his, said he was "giddy" at being able to rub shoulders with the man in the cap.
"I remember, when I was a kid, after the '72 Olympics he was like, in my little circle of friends, he was like a little catch-phrase," said Young, 45. "We'd say his name all the time. Whenever we did something goofy with a hat on our head, we'd say 'Dave Wottle!' ... So I found out he was here, and just as the kids look at me and say, 'Wow! Kevin Young, world record-holder,' I'm like, 'Dave Wottle, 800 meters, Munich Games. Winner. Golf cap,'" Young said. Then, with a laugh, he added, "I made it!"
Despite Wottle and his hat, Munich is rightly remembered for the deaths of 11 Israeli athletes and coaches.
Wottle's race took place before that act of terror.
"I was a wide-eyed young guy back then, but the Olympic race is something that's really remained fresh in my mind," Wottle, 61, said of his race. "I really see it, though, a lot through the camera's eye now. I have a harder and harder time remembering what I was seeing and feeling and thinking. I can remember a little bit what I was thinking because I can still see it in the camera, but what a great experience. You wish everybody could experience something like that."
Wottle, who had married shortly before the Olympics, roomed in Munich with marathon gold-medalist Frank Shorter.
Three days after Wottle won his race, he recalls how he learned about a crisis in the Athletes Village — and how naive he was then.
Shorter and his wife, Louise, were on a deck in the Village that night and heard the volley of fire that killed the first Israeli, Wottle said.
"But it was like you hear this car backfiring; you hear this 'pop-pop-pop,' and it's a loud noise and you don't think a whole lot of it," Wottle said. "I got up the next morning and went out for a run. I went out the back gate of the Village, so there's no one there. I went out for a run, and I was coming back in and I had my hat on, and it was after the 800-meter finals. The press corps was kind of staying at this gate and came down on me and said, 'What do you think of all the Israelis?' ... That was the first time I had found out about it."
A day later, the crisis still unfolding, Wottle went for another run.
"No one knew what was going on. I was coming back from an evening run; I was only running a few miles. And I had to get across this area — it was maybe 10 feet across — that was cordoned off," Wottle said. " ... If I didn't cross that area, I had to run about three-quarters of a mile or so around to get to another gate. And I was tired. So I ran down an embankment, jumped a 6-foot fence, ran under a bridge.
"Then, all of a sudden, I hear the guards yelling 'halt!' And you're just, 'Ah, heck with them.' Then I heard one say, 'Oh, it's Wottle' — I had my hat on. So I turned around to thank them, and they all had their machine guns pointed right at me. I tell people that's the day my hat saved my life.
"It was stupid. There's things you do when you're 22 years old that's kind of stupid. But I lived through it and hopefully learned a lesson."


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Fixed Term Tenancies
What is a fixed term tenancy?
A fixed term tenancy is offered for a fixed period of time rather than a lifelong tenancy. It is legally known as an assured shorthold fixed term tenancy.
Aragon gives all new tenants a starter tenancy. This usually lasts for 12 months and will convert to a five year fixed term tenancy at the end of the period if you have conducted your tenancy satisfactorily. Your tenancy agreement explains what rights and responsibilities you have. You should read it carefully before signing it.
During the fixed term period Aragon will not be able to bring the tenancy to an end unless you have breached the terms of the tenancy agreement.
Who is offered a fixed term tenancy?
From April 2013 if you're a new Aragon tenant you will be offered a fixed term tenancy unless:
- you currently have an assured or secure tenancy with a housing association or council, which are often called lifetime tenancies. If that is the case you will be offered a new assured tenancy.
- you are moving into a sheltered/retirement property.
- you are moving into a property designated for tenants aged 50 years or over.
- you are moving into a property designated for letting to applicants with a local connection to the village.
Can I appeal against a decision to grant a fixed term tenancy?
Yes. An appeal must be made within 28 days of the date of the offer of tenancy. The Head of Housing & Communities will consider relevant information you have provided and decide if the tenancy has been offered in accordance with Aragon's policy. If you would like to see a copy of the tenancy policy please contact our customer services team on 0300 123 5544.
You will be notified in writing of the decision within 28 days of the Association receiving your appeal. Before the outcome of your appeal is decided it is likely the property will be ready to let and you will need to accept the offer and start the tenancy. You are unable to delay your tenancy start date until your appeal outcome is known.
What rights and responsibilities does a fixed term tenant have?
Fixed term tenants have similar rights and responsibilities to an assured or secure tenant. The main differences are a fixed term tenant does not have the right to buy, and the right to take on a tenancy following the death of a fixed term tenant is restricted to the tenant's spouse or civil partner.
Can a fixed term tenant become an assured or secure tenant?
Not with Aragon Housing Association.
What happens at the end of the five year fixed term?
Aragon will review your circumstances at least 12 months before the tenancy is due to end and will conduct a further review seven months before. We will look at:
- your tenancy record, for example rent payment, antisocial behaviour or other serious breaches of tenancy.
- if you are under-occupying or overcrowding if the property has been adapted, for example for a disabled person, and no one in your household needs the adaptations.
- if there has been a substantial improvement in your household's financial circumstances. A financial assessment will determine whether you can afford to pay an affordable rent, or whether you can afford alternative accommodation such as private renting, shared ownership or outright purchase.
- if you are not engaging with us in the review process.
When reviewing this we will take into consideration the following:
- if a move would occur during the year a child in your household is due to sit their GCSEs, A-levels, or an equivalent form of examination.
- if a move would require a child in your household to change schools (unless it suits them to do so).
- where someone in your household has specific needs and a move would mean they are unable to access support networks and services which they rely upon.
- where someone in your household is in work or training and a move would make it difficult for them to travel to it.
How will I know the outcome of the review?
Aragon will write to you six months before your tenancy is due to end. Our decision is likely to be one of the following:
- you are granted another fixed term tenancy of the property.
- you need to move to another housing association or council property which is more suited to your housing need. We will offer you advice and support to help you move if this is the case.
- you need to move to alternative accommodation, for example private rented, shared ownership or outright purchase. We will advise you about who to contact about your housing options.
If you need to move, Aragon will then give you two months' notice seeking possession, under Section 21 of the Housing Act 1988.
Can you appeal against a decision that says you cannot stay in the property?
An appeal must be made within 28 days of the date of the six month review letter. The Head of Housing & Communities will consider relevant information and evidence provided by you, the tenancy review form and decision to end the tenancy. You will be notified in writing of the decision and the reasons for the decision within 28 days of the association receiving your appeal.
Can I end my tenancy before the end of the fixed term?
You can give four weeks' written notice (expiring on a Monday). You must sign and date it.
Can Aragon end the tenancy before the end of the fixed term?
If you break any of the tenancy conditions we can apply to the court for a possession order.
Need more help or information?
We offer many different support services to help new and existing tenants to manage their homes and tenancy successfully for example advice about your tenancy agreement, money management, benefits advice and accessing other services. Because of demand there can sometimes be a wait for these services. If you would like further information about any of these services please contact our Customer Services Team.
If you ever need advice about a tenancy, you can seek independent advice from your local Citizens Advice Bureau, law centre or a solicitor.

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This is the third installment of my comparison of Chiang Mai and Pattaya. Check out parts 1 and 2! Continue reading
Moving and Settling
A Tale of Two Cities, Part 2
The following is a continuation of my lengthy comparison of Chiang Mai and Pattaya. Newcomers, see Part 1.
7-Elevens versus Temples
Once upon a time, Chiang Mai and Pattaya met together for a few drinks. After getting will lubricated with liquor, Chiang Mai lost a bit of her usual class and accused Pattaya of being a bit slut. She added, "I mean, you don't even have but—what?—four temples? I've got hundreds of temples. So there!"
Pattaya replied, "Yeah, well for every temple you've got, I've got a 7-Eleven, a Family Mart, and a Tesco Express!"
"Impossible!" said Chiang Mai. "I've got hundreds of temples—more than anyone could possibly visit in a year. If a person were to feel truly pious, they could literally visit a different one every week!"
"Well," retorted Pattaya, "At least none of my residents need to go more than fifty meters to buy a pack of smokes, a bottle of Chang, and a condom!"
"You are a slut!"
"And you're a prude, holier-than-thou bitch!"
Pattaya grabbed Chiang Mai's hair and shit got real.
They haven't spoken to each other since.
In summary, whereas in Pattaya 7-Eleven puts Starbucks to shame with their proliferation, in Chiang Mai they're quite a bit rarer. In fact, you might just pass 30 temples before you arrive at the nearest 7-Eleven. And if you don't feel like doing that, try the neighbor. She's converted the front half of her ground-level apartment into a little, humble convenience store.
Central Festival
As one might expect in a city entirely centered around its nightlife, daytime boredom is a real struggle in Pattaya. As a result, many residents become quite familiar with the seven-and-a-half level shopping mall known as Central Festival.
There you have a whole array of international clothing stores—the kinds of places that make their clothing in sweat shops in the neighboring countries for pennies a day, then ship them to Hong Kong, then import them into Thailand with duty taxes.
But if you're not into buying a dress or a pair of jeans at three times the price of what you'd find in the local markets (but at twice the quality, it must be said), you can eat at one of the dozens of overpriced Japanese, Korean, Chinese, and American chain restaurants. Most people go there for SF Cinema City, which is arguably the best cinema in town.
However, the real attraction is the many retirees walking hand-in-hand with their granddaughters' Thai peers. Ogle the beautiful, tanned, skinny Thai girls, then look at their senile boyfriend and lose the sushi you downed only moments earlier.
Central Festival isn't unique to Pattaya. It's sort of like Westfield shopping malls (for you SoCal residents). And so there's one in Chiang Mai, too. It's older and smaller, but it still features the same international chain stores and restaurants, and it still has a state-of-the-art cinema on the top floor.
The one palpable distinction between Central Festival Pattaya and Central Festival Chiang Mai is the demographic. In Chiang Mai, malls feel like malls in America: hundreds of teenagers wandering its floors aimlessly in the rare escape from home and school that it affords them. There aren't addled pensioners twitching in the arms of their juvenile partners. Only innocent mallrats killing time and not finishing the homework assignment I gave them two weeks ago.
Sorry, Chiang Mai residents, but I scoff at your complaints about traffic and the driving habits of people in Chiang Mai. Pattaya is far worse, with hundreds of drunk tourists who think they can manage a motorcycle even though they've never driven one before, thousands of impatient migrants from rural areas who haven't adapted their driving habits to urban traffic, and probably millions of coach buses caterpillaring down every street and soi to show their Chinese riders the not-so-interesting part of Thailand.
Trust me: Chiang Mai is civilized compared to Pattaya.
Cafes/Beer bars
You really can't drive anywhere in Pattaya without passing a pinkly lit open-air beer bar stacked with ladies who couldn't get a job at the gogo bars. You can't walk any of Pattaya's broken sidewalks without hearing "Welcoooooooome!" or a deep-voiced "Sawadee ka!"
You really can't drive anywhere in Chiang Mai without passing a cutely decorated café that serves subpar coffee and features overpriced Thai food and half-assed Western food.
However, the cafes do find ways to distinguish themselves, and every now and then I find one worth visiting routinely. That's a lot more than I can say of the beer bars in Pattaya.
Friendliness of Locals
Probably the most useful generalization about these two cities goes like this: while Chiang Mai is everyone's city, Pattaya is nobody's.
And here's what I mean by that:
Nobody is really from Pattaya. It's a city full of people who have migrated there seeking the rich opportunities that sex tourism offers to people who are poorly educated. As a result, nobody really feels responsible for the city. Nobody seems to regard themselves as the city's caretakers or stewards. And so it sags in near dilapidation. At the same time, visitors receive only a superficial welcome. There's no pride in Pattaya, so why wash your greetings an enthusiasm for its culture?
Meanwhile, many Thais living in Chiang Mai are from Chiang Mai. They'll be the first to brag that theirs is the best city in Thailand. And because they're proud, they warmly welcome visitors. They usually want people to experience that special feeling that most visitors get when they come here. Chiang Mai has a character that usually stamps fondness in people's hearts, and engraves itself strongly in their memories.
It's not that Pattaya has bad food, nor is it that Chiang Mai necessarily has the best food in Thailand. It's just easier to find what you want in Chiang Mai. Moreover, because Pattaya is nobody's home, restaurants often close during holidays because their owners go back to their little villages hundreds of kilometers away.
Here's another way to look at it. Until I moved to Chiang Mai, I had never had a turkey dinner in Thailand. Until I moved to Chiang Mai, I had never had a Cubano sandwich in Thailand. Until I moved to Chiang Mai, I had never had a proper burrito in Thailand. And until I moved to Chiang Mai, I had to scour the streets looking for decent Massaman or Panang curry.
The only downside to Chiang Mai's food scene is that it can make a fella go broke real fast. Finding those cheap Thai restaurants for locals only has proven to be difficult since my arrival here. But time should remedy that.
Oh, and seafood…I miss fresh seafood.
Chapter 2: A Tale of Two Cities
What crawls out of a slimy slum into the cultural mecca of Northern Thailand? Well, me, as it happens. If you've followed my adventures closely, you'd know that my experience in Thailand, though marked with marvels at many turns, has reeked of the ripe ribaldry of my fossil fellows. The giant brothel that is Pattaya is now my past, and I have finally arrived and settled in one of Thailand's most charming cities—Chiang Mai.
Now that I've taken some time off from writing and immersed myself in this new life, I'm ready to continue reporting my experiences to anyone who'll suffer through my amateur prose. However, I think for this new chapter, I'll skip the Lonely-Planet-esque overview of Chiang Mai. That's been done to death. Moreover, I sense that my readership will start to include fellow residents of Chiang Mai, so I don't think I'll bore them with descriptions they already know.
Instead, I thought I'd do a contrast, albeit an unfair one. It's a bit like comparing the bastards in "Game of Thrones": totally obvious but fun nonetheless. By the time I finished it, I had written 2700+ words, and since the internet seems to think that's too many for you to read, I broke it into three smaller pieces. The following is part 1.
Walking Streets
On a semi-regular basis, I used to haunt the inglorious neon lights that washed the throng of curious pleasure-seekers in a hellish hue of reddish pink. I used to walk the gauntlet of gogo bar hostesses and street advertisers shouting their rudimentary welcomes and enticements, shoving their laminated menus of ping pong shows and short-time sex in my face as I dodged drunken tourists gazing everywhere but directly in front of them. I used to go there simply because that was where my girlfriend and her friends liked to go to let off steam, and where the best clubs in Pattaya could be found.
It was Walking Street—the most famous street in Sextown. Though it was a mess of every shade of prostitution, it was also a place where adults could have fun and drink the sun into rising.
Chiang Mai's Walking Street is a different place. Every Sunday around 4 pm, Ratchadamnoen Road closes to vehicles, and creates a 1.5-km stretch of shops and food stalls. When you enter Sunday Night Walking Street from Tha Phae Gate on the east side of the moat, you can stare down the makeshift market until it disappears into a haze of forever. One is hard pressed to visit every shop in every nook, cranny, and alley. Even the numerous temples along that run open their grounds to vendors. Street performers and small bands huddle in the center of the street-come-walkway and fill the market with an assortment of sounds ranging from traditional Thai music to bluesy folk rock. My favorite is a band comprised of all blind men singing original, Beatlesque compositions in both Thai and English.
And whereas most touristy locales feature twenty shops with the same twenty trinkets, Sunday Night Walking Street features vendors plying truly unique, often handcrafted items: purses made of hemp, leather patchwork vests and bags, screen-printed t-shirts designed by the vendor herself, and more. It's an artisan's community with items you seldom want to pass up because you may never see them anywhere else.
The difference between these Walking Streets is stark: while one exploits human sexuality and debauchery, the other celebrates human creativity.
Loi Kroh is Mini Pattaya
Stemming from the southbound road that borders the eastern moat is Loi Kroh, a one-way street that connects the moat to the famous Night Bazaar. The first time I drove down this road, things felt simultaneously strange and familiar. There were many open-air bars with girls dressed in short, tight dresses standing on the sidewalk watching hopefully as I passed them by. There was also a complex of cubical-sized bars each with its own pool table, with even more Thai woman looking bored as they sat at tables in front of each one. There was even a few gogo bars and massage parlors with girls wearing the not-so-typical masseuse attire.
I had stumbled upon the one pseudo red light district in Chiang Mai, and my first thought was That's weird. The gravity of that thought and everything it implied suddenly hit me. I had left a city where all of this was normal. And I was now in a city where it was zoned in and isolated, so as not to smear the rest of the city's reputation.
Party till Tomorrow
It all depends on how you define "tomorrow." If you mean that you want to party until the sun comes up, go to Pattaya. If you're content with calling it quits when the clock strikes midnight, marking the technical beginning of the next calendar day, then stay in Chiang Mai.
Despite nationwide laws to close at 2am, many clubs in Pattaya don't start chasing out their clientele until the first dim rays of sunrise hit their doors. In puritanical Chiang Mai, however, bars must close at midnight, and only a few rebels remain secretly open through the infant hours of the morning.
Pattaya Cribs (Video)
For almost a year now, people have requested that I start posting videos instead of just writing about my time here. To be honest, I don't like making videos. Wordsmithing is much more enjoyable an art than video editing. But because I love my faithful readers, I'll give you want. And the topic of this post couldn't be any more appropriate for video format. Enjoy the brief tour of my humble lodgings in Pattaya. (By the way, iMovie sucks ass.)
Legal for Another Year
As of Tuesday, November 3, 2015, I'm officially legal in Thailand for another year. Sounds like no big deal, right? I mean, I jumped through all the hoops last year—don't I just jump through the same ones this time, too? Not exactly. Not in Thailand, anyway.
Thailand is just weird about foreigners. Just this past weekend, the "prime minister" of Thailand said that if there's no peace and order, he must stay on as prime minister and "close the country". Despite his deputy's insistence that it doesn't mean what it sounds like (and in good Thai order insists we shouldn't "think too much"), the PM's gaffe is hard to dismiss as anything less than a Freudian slip—a momentary lapse of the façade that conceals the strident xenophobia of the Thais.
Add to this the recent distrust of foreigners fueled by the Bangkok bomb and all of its allegations, and there's mass paranoia at the heart of Thailand's immigration. And unlike the United States's fear of Arabs shortly after 9/11, Thailand's paranoia is universal.
Then there are the actual foreign scabs. Some guys actually do come to this country escaping a troubled past in their homeland, and forge university diplomas and transcripts to gain legal working status. So Thailand's paranoia often gets affirmed.
What's that all got to do with me?
In the weeks leading up to my own visa expiration date, colleagues of mine were getting cockblocked at immigration. They were being told that their diplomas needed to be certified at their embassies. For British citizens, this involves nothing more than the nuisance of making an appointment and getting a stamp from the embassy verifying that the degree is valid. For the Philippines, same. For Europeans, same.
For U.S. citizens…hold on. It turns out the U.S. Embassy very explicitly does not verify degrees obtained from American universities—probably the result of some lawsuit 30 years ago.
So how does it work? When I first looked into it, I found this long annoying process detailed in a post I wrote at the time. In order to facilitate the annoying game of pinball my diploma needed to undergo in order for it to be usable in Thailand, I had to involve my gracious mother, who was at the ready with USPS express mail envelopes and money orders in the exact amounts required by each office the document had to bounce off.
Step one: mail a photocopy of my diploma to my mother, along with a notary request form for my university. (As it happens, Berkeley only processes requests for original diplomas at the end of each term, after which there's a 5 – 6 week turnaround.) My first mistake was trusting the Thailand Post's EMS service. I tracked the document to the Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok, and then static. My document disappeared into the ether. Upon notifying my mother of this mishap, she coolly replied, "Why don't you scan the documents and email them to me?" FACEPALM. Why didn't I think of that?
So she received digital copies of the documents, printed them, and mailed them with return envelopes and money to Berkeley.
Then one of my colleagues points me to an online forum where an American expat in Thailand describes the process of using an affidavit as a stand-in for legalizing his diploma. Essentially, you can just write a sworn testimony that your diploma is true and valid, sign it in front of an employee at the U.S. Embassy, and they'll put the official State Department seal on it.
So off I ran to Bangkok. I planned an entire day of cover lessons to make up for my absence at school. I took a bus to the airport, then took the Skytrain to the Embassy. Then I waited. And waited. One thing America is good at shipping abroad is DMV-style bureaucracy. I found out the wording on my affidavit wasn't quite right. Luckily, they had little slips of paper prepared "For obtaining a Thai visa" to help me out.
Next day, I went to Thai Immigration. I had the giant stack of papers that my employer furbished for me, and slipped inside was my newly minted affidavit, along with a photocopy and original of my university diploma. I took a number, then grabbed a seat.
I sat there waiting through an entire extended family of Vietnamese immigrants processing visas at the sole immigration officer who checks them. My feet shivered in anticipation. My palms were sweaty. I chewed the inside of my lip. Inside, I churned over my plan B: if the affidavit isn't sufficient, it's ok, I told myself. Mom's still processing the legalization of my diploma. I'll just ask for an extension to buy more time.
Time crawled as I watched one Vietnamese immigrant after another bow politely at the immigration officer's irritated instructions to get photocopies of this or that. All the while, the red digital number above her desk read 644. My ticket was 645. Was I ever going to test my affidavit?
Ding! "Now serving number 6-4-5 at window number…6."
I calmly approached the officer with my novel manuscript in hand, bound together with a paperclip bent completely out of shape from the packet's unruly thickness. I shyly handed her my number and stood in front of her awkwardly. "Sit!" she shouted.
I placed the visa paperwork, along with my passport and work permit, onto the desk. She thumbed through the packet, verifying all my documents. She pointed to a copy of my diploma: "Original?"
I'd forgotten to hand her my new savior—the affidavit! I handed it to her.
She waved her hand frantically and pointed more emphatically at the diploma: "Original! Original!"
Ah, original!
I pulled out the original copy of my Berkeley degree. It's quite a work of art, I must say. On crème-coloured, off-white card stock, there are etched in sweeping, majestic calligraphy the details of my academic achievement: my name, degree earned, major area of study, graduation date, and even a note of my honors status. Then, larger calligraphy letters proudly boasting "University of California, Berkeley." And below that in the center, an embroidered golden stamp bearing the official Berkeley seal, accompanied by official signatures from various chiefs of bureaucracy.
I handed my shining relic to the officer, feeling proud of all the prowess and prestige it represented. But despite the magical feelings my diploma evoked within me, I also realistically expected that surely she'd now need my affidavit. After all, she can't possibly read the hieroglyphics of calligraphy, can she?
She glanced at it, and handed it back to me. I tried to hand her the affidavit. Again with the hand waving. "Not need," she said.
That was it? I didn't need to go to Bangkok? I didn't need to play document pinball stateside? All I needed was the original?
My theory: she was looking for an official U.S. State Department seal. It would have been embroidered with a golden stamp as well. It would have looked very much like an apostille; if Thailand was a Hague Convention nation, it would have needed to be an apostille. But alas, ignorance is bliss in this country. She saw the goldenness of the stamp, the dimples of the embroidery, and the austere authority of the seal, and thought to herself, "Damned if that don't look like a State Department blessing."
A flick of the pen and a pounding of stamp, and I'm good for another 365.
Surprise! From Thai Immigration: Certifying my Diploma
Here's a fun personal update regarding Thai visas. When I've finished what I'm about to describe, I'll revise this article to serve any American expats in Thailand. Until that time, if you see this little italicized intro, take the following info with a grain of hasn't-been-tested-yet salt.
As of about 2 weeks ago, Thailand Immigration has decided that too many bozos with Mickey Mouse degrees have infiltrated their country. So they want all those applying for a Non-Immigrant B Visa (particularly for teaching) to provide a certified copy of their university diploma. For any other nationality but American, this is as simple as turning up to one's own embassy and getting them to stamp it. Not so with America. The U.S. Embassy will not certify academic documents. They make this fact very clear on their website. They even go so far as to explain that they stopped providing this service in 1983. (I have a slight journalistic urge to investigate what lawsuit nearly happened back then to cause the headache I now have.)
So if you're an American teaching in Thailand, or if you're an American who needs a certified copy of your diploma for any other reason, here's what you need to do (I've also provided links to clarify the various steps. These links only apply to my circumstance. Naturally, you'll need to search for your university, state and nearest embassy/consulate.):
- Notarize the copy of your diploma. Many universities have a notary service available through the registrar's office. In my case, UC Berkeley has someone come in twice a month, and the registrar is the one who makes the sworn statement that gets notarized. You should check with your university to see if and how they provide this service.
- Authorize the notary. Send the document to the Secretary of State in the state where your university is located. Essentially, this step involves the secretary of state's office verifying that the notary public is valid. Usually you have to send a cover letter explaining what country you want to use the document in, so that they can apply the correct stamp/seal to it.
- Get a U.S. State Department Seal. This means you have to send the document to the U.S. State Department to have them authorize it. There are two types of authorization: Apostille and Certification. The former is useful for any country that signed the Hague Convention. Thailand is not a Hague nation, so the latter is your only option here. (Basically, the apostille guarantees that the document is legal in all Hague nations. For more exciting reading about the Hague Convention and Apostilles, just Google them.) This step is incredibly important because most Thai Embassies or Consulates in the U.S. will not legalize your documents without a State Department seal.
- Legalize the document in Thailand. The last step is to send the document to the Thai embassy or consulate nearest your university. They will legalize the document for you.
There might be a fifth step, which is to have the document sent to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Thailand. I'm assuming this is unnecessary for now, and plan to bring my consulate-stamped document to immigration and see what they say.
If any American expats in Thailand happen to be reading this, and can add or correct with a certain amount of confidence any of the above, please do so in the comment section.
Please also note that my sources, which I trust, inform me that an affidavit will not suffice, but maybe that depends on the immigration officer you get and the mood they're in that day.
Once I've succeeded in renewing my visa, I'll update this article to reflect my actual experience.
Getting a Thai Driver's License
Getting a driver's license: it's a nuisance many foreigners avoid here in Thailand. Absurd as it may be, many foreigners come to a country boasting the sixth most vehicular fatalities in the world, to drive a vehicle they've never driven before without a license or a helmet. I was one of those foreigners (plus a helmet) until just over a month ago. Maybe it was the 400-baht tickets I got two days in a row, or maybe it was this growing need to settle in more and become a legalized member of society. Oh, who am I kidding? It was the tickets.
Anyway, this is a detailed play-by-play of how to get a Thai driver's license. This particular post will be more accurate and detailed than my other articles about settling in Thailand. The reason is that there are some details that the other articles around the web have left out. So if you're a newcomer to Thailand, rest assured this will be accurate detailed information, as long as it remains relevant. And if you're just a faithful follower, then I hope you'll appreciate the tedious simplicity of the process.
Let's start with the requirements.
To qualify for a Thai driver's license, you need to satisfy essentially three requirements:
- Be of sound mind and good health (that is, not having mental or physical handicaps that will prevent you from safely operating a vehicle)
- Be over 18.
- If not a Thai national, have a Non-Immigrant Visa. (So tourists, you can bugger off!)
Car or Motorcycle?
Do you want a license to drive a car or a motorcycle? As in many other countries, these are not the same. You can get both, but must apply to each one separately. If you already have either one (International or from your home country), you can bypass the driving and written test for the one you have, as long as it's in English. For example, I have an automobile license from California (written in English, of course), but I don't have a motorcycle license of any kind. I didn't have to take either the driving or the written test to get my automobile license in Thailand. But I had to take both tests for the motorcycle license.
As would be expected, there's paperwork
To apply, you'll need to bring the following paperwork to your local Ministry of Land Transport office:
- Application (which can be obtained at the office, or online)
- Valid passport with valid Non-Immigrant Visa
- Signed photocopies of your passport's first page, the Non-Immigrant Visa page, and the page with the stamp of your last entry.
- Valid International Driver's License(s) or license from your home country (as long as it's in English)
- Signed photocopy of your driver's license
- A letter from the doctor verifying that you're healthy enough (mentally and physically) to drive
- Proof of address, which certifies that you reside in Thailand, from your country's embassy, or from the Immigration Bureau (document must be no more than 30 days old), OR
- Your Work Permit along with your tax identification number
You can use your work permit instead of the proof of address, but you'll need your Thai tax identification number. If you've been in Thailand less than 12 months, you probably don't have one, in which case you'll need to go the embassy/immigration route.
NOTE: If you're applying for both the car and motorcycle license, you'll need a set of paperwork for each one. So double your application, certification of residence, and photocopies.
Proof of Address
Since I went to Immigration to get my proof of address, I'll detail the process here. At least at the Jomtien Immigration office, it's pretty straightforward. Talk to the people at the counter and tell them you want a letter certifying your residence. They'll give you an application (make sure you get two if you're applying for two licenses). Photocopy your passport main page, non-immigrant visa page, and your work permit main page and address page. Submit the completed application(s) and signed photocopies, along with 250 baht per application, receive a number, and go to the window where your number is called. A stamp here and a stamp there, and you'll have your letter(s) certifying your residence in Thailand.
Head on over to the Land Transport office to submit your paperwork. At the Banglamung office, I did this at Window 11. (It's a good idea to get there early, as there are usually a lot of people and you could end up there all day. The doors open at 8:30. I arrived at 7:45.)
Color Blindness, Reaction and Depth Perception Tests
Once you turn in your application bundle, they give you a green card with a number. When they call your name, you'll be asked to line up with other applicants for your color blindness test. This involves a large grouping of colored dots on a poster about 2 to 3 meters away. They point to a color, and you say it. They perfectly understand the English color names, so don't screw it up by trying to show off your Thai.
Then you and the other applicants gather around a chair that's positioned behind reaction and depth perception testing apparatuses. For the reaction test, you sit in the chair and hold down an acceleration pedal. A set of green LEDs resembling a volume indicator illuminate. Once they climb into the red, you have to push the brake pedal immediately. The depth perception test involves holding a remote with a red and a green button. About two meters away, and above the green and red LEDs from the previous test, are two sticks. One remains stationary closest to you. The other moves horizontally towards you (and the stationary stick) when you press one of the buttons (I don't remember which one, but the testing personnel make it pretty clear which). If you allow the moving stick to pass the stationary one, you fail. You get three attempts at both tests.
If this sounds confusing, don't panic. At least at the Banglamung office, the testing guy had a really good system for making sure everyone understood—he simply gave instructions to a Thai applicant, and as the Thai applicant followed directions, all us non-Thai speakers saw how to do it.
If you don't need to take the driving or written tests—in other words if you have a valid license (auto and/or motorcycle) in English—this is where you'd skip the next few steps and go straight to Payment and Photo.
Driving Test
Motorbike driving tests take place first thing in the morning (I don't know about automobiles because I didn't need to take one). So by the time you finish your paperwork and pass the color blindness, reaction, and depth perception tests, you'll have missed the driving test for the day, and will have to return the next day. That's honestly the most annoying part of the whole process.
When you arrive for your test, you should line your bike up with everyone else's at the entrance to the course. They should already have your paperwork when they're ready to begin. At the Banglamung office, once they verified our paperwork they had us gather in the center of the course. When we were all assembled, they explained to us (in Thai) that we were to watch a staff member drive through the course to see where to go and what to do.
It's a pretty easy test. Its most notable "obstacles" include a short incline and decline, a cone slalom, remembering to stop completely at stop signs, signaling turns at intersections, and a 30-meter rubber plank, the length of which you must drive over without falling off (hint: increase your speed moderately). It's over and done with fairly quickly, consuming only about 90 minutes of your morning, waiting time included.
Written Test
The written test is also basically a no-brainer, and there's one available in English. If you're American, and haven't taken international driving courses or tests before, you might want to bone up on your knowledge of international signage and road markings. Our signage and markings in the U.S. vary in many ways. If you already have a good knowledge of international signage and road markings, and also possess even the slightest common sense, then the test is mostly straightforward.
As this is Thailand, however, there is one challenge to the test—it's poorly translated into English. So on some questions the wording can be confusing. On a select few other questions, the "correct" answers are actually wrong. Then on a couple of other questions, the answers don't pertain to the question. Take note of my mocked up example to the right.
Luckily, there are seemingly exhaustive cheat sheets available online. You'd be wise to read through them two or three times, especially to be aware of the "trick" questions. You have to score a 90%, which means getting no more than four questions wrong. If you fail, you have to come back the next day to retake it. Try to avoid something so ridiculous.
NOTE: when I took the written test, they had me wait in a video room, where a driving safety video was being played. However, the video had hardly begun before they called my name into the testing room. Maybe the safety video is optional, or maybe it depends on what time of day you take your test.
Pay Up
Once you've passed your tests, they'll have you sign a form, and send you to window 3 to pay the fee. It's so dirt cheap you'll wonder why you ever risked getting an instant ticket or bribing a police officer. For a motorcycle license, it's 155 baht. For the automobile license, it's 205. Pay the money, get your receipt. Simple as that.
Say "Cheese"
Along with your receipt, the cashier will give you a blue plastic card with a number. After a 15- to 20-minute wait, your number will be called. Sit in front of the lovely lady and get your picture snapped. I can't remember exactly, but it seemed there was a certain color or pattern shirt/blouse that doesn't work well with the cameras and the background, but they have shirts and blouses available to put on over yours if that's the case (so don't sweat it). The "photographer" will ask you to verify your information (name and date of birth) on her computer screen. Then sit back down to wait again.
NOTE: They will in fact give you a separate card for each classification. So if you get both the automobile and the motorcycle licenses, you'll end up with two physical licenses. It's not a mistake; it's just typical Thai inefficiency. And for that reason you'll probably have to take two separate photos for each license.
After just a few minutes, they'll call your name, and hand you your shiny new driver's license. Easy, right?


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The Lord is Risen, Alleluia! May the peace of our Risen Lord be with you during this Easter Season! The Triduum celebrations here at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel were wondefully and solemnly done. Fr. Robert Juroszek celebrated the Holy Thursday Mass and spoke about how the Eucharistic celebration first instituted by Christ is now one that is offered not only by the presiding priest but by the whole gathered assembly. He urged people to bring their lives to the Altar of the Lord in order to make the paschal mystery more fully part of their own story. Fr. Frank Scornaienchi celebrated the Good Friday service of the Lord's Passion and noted that to follow in the footsteps of the Lord who "surrendered himself to death, even death on a cross" implies that we accept and be reconciled to our own mortality by dying to self and living lives of service to others. In anticipation of the Easter Vigil, he concluded his homily by noting that what comes after we breath our last is sure to "blow our minds." The choir of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel did a fabulous job with the music at both services and, all in all, everyone seemed very pleased and uplifted. Enjoy the attached photos of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel and have a blessed Easter! Pat, TOR
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For the past 10 years, my wife and I (and now our two girls) have spent part of our summer in Lake City, Colorado. Like so many mountain towns in the state, Lake City experienced a boom period in the late 19th century thanks to mining. At its peak, the population of Lake City pushed 2,000, driven largely by an influx of people with dreams of striking it rich in the mineral-dense San Juan Mountains, Colorado's largest mountain range. For some, wealth came, but for many more the hope of hitting the mother lode was never realized. As quickly as Lake City's mining industry boomed, it seemingly just as quickly went bust. By the early 20th century, the excitement and energy of Lake City had fizzled. Some people remained, but the town was left a shell of what it was in its prime. Today, Lake City's mining roots are evident in just about any place you look. Tailings, sealed-off mine shafts, miner's cabins, old rail lines, to name a few, dot the landscape and serve as living relics that will hopefully forever remind Lake City's visitors of its beginnings.
Situated at the northern end of the San Juan Mountains, Lake City serves as the county seat of Hinsdale County, considered by many to be the most remote county in the lower 48. Just west of Lake City sit five of Colorado's 14,000 foot peaks: Uncompahgre, Wetterhorn, Handies, Sunshine, and Redcloud. To say raw natural beauty is in abundance is a gross understatement. Approaching Lake City from the south provides you with an impressive glimpse of some of this beauty. From the south, after summitting two passes (Spring Creek and Slumgullion), Highway 149 drops you into the valley below, where Lake City sits snuggled amongst the mountains.
You go to the same place long enough and you begin to notice not just major changes, but minor ones as well, which makes returning to Lake City year after year even more exciting and intriguing. You start to really know the land, the subtleties of the rivers and streams, the movement of the deer, the locations of the different wildflowers. This year, thanks to a healthy amount of snow (something that has been lacking the last two years in Colorado's southwest), water levels have been refreshingly high. Areas of the Lake Fork of the Gunnison and Henson Creek that have been possible to explore the last two summers have been submerged, or even washed away. This land is constantly changing, always subject to the unyielding forces of nature.
Part of the trip we look forward to most is Lake City's 4th of July celebration. The 4th kicks off with a parade through town, followed by races and festivities at the downtown park. The day concludes with a bang. Literally. Fireworks light up the sky and surrounding mountainsides to cap off a memorable holiday.
Each year, Suzanne and I get out for at least one long hike. Having hiked four of the five fourteeners in the area, we've ventured out the last few years to hike some of the many longer trails surrounding Lake City. This year, we chose Alpine Gulch, a trail that winds its way up through a drainage basin and eventually above treeline. Our route didn't see us that far; instead, we hiked four miles out and the same four miles back. Afternoon thunderstorms and having to re-cross a raging creek seven times spurred our sooner-than-expected return. Over the course of four miles, we passed through aspen groves, small meadows, dense pine stands, and, of course, over a creek...seven times.
We've started a new tradition in Lake City, which is now in its third year: four wheeling the Alpine Loop. Each year, we rent a Jeep Wrangler and drive the 30+ mile stretch of road that traverses some of the most scenic stretch of Colorado backcountry. On the loop, you summit two passes, Cinnamon Pass (12,640 feet) and Engineer Pass (12,820 feet). Between the two, you can descend to one of Colorado's most visited ghost towns, Animas Forks, which is always one of our favorite stops. Perhaps the most well known destination along the route is American Basin, one of Colorado's most famous wildflower areas. The wildflower blooms this year weren't quite at their peak during our stop thanks to a healthy snowpack this year, but we weren't disappointed.
On the final morning of our trip, I returned to an area I hadn't been to in seven years. Wetterhorn Peak offers one of Colorado's classic Class 3 climbs and the basin out of which it rises is stunningly beautiful. The objective on the final morning wasn't a summit of Wetterhorn, just a photography outing to capture an area I hadn't been to in a number of years. Above treeline, the San Juans loom over you and at your feet flows Matterhorn Creek, still swollen from snow melt.
Can solitude be found in Colorado's San Juan Mountains? Absolutely. Depending on the time of year you visit, you may have to venture higher and further to find it. I wonder if the miners felt the same?
Without a doubt, Lake City is one of Colorado's small town gems. If you haven't been, go as soon as you can. Any season will do. More information about Lake City can be found on the following sites:
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Retribution is the second chapter of the series Mysteries of My Past.
Synopsis Edit
Shenji and Kuro's unit attacks a Fire Nation camp, and their Captain takes the information contained within for a secret.
Plot Edit
Shenji's unit fell into its formation soon after the Captain's speech. It would be a long march, and the group knew that nighttime was the best opportunity they had to damage the Firebenders. It was common knowledge that Firebenders were weaker under the moon, but their camp was still a distance away. The group would have to make good time to catch their foes at their weakest.
The soldiers trudged on, each semi-conscious while others were starting to fall asleep walking. Kuro was wide awake, using his alert demeanor to keep those around him from drifting back to sleep. He was waking up someone to his left and didn't see Shenji's head bobbing up and down. Ready! Aim! Fire! the voice in his head called. Shenji jerked awake, unsure as to what the dream was about.
"Winning the battle?" Kuro's voice called from beside him. Shenji knew Kuro's positive attitude wouldn't last long, so he decided to play along.
"If that was any indication of how this ambush is going to go, we've got it rough already."
"Then wake up, you'll need to be alert." Kuro had already reverted to his silent stoicism. The rest of the journey was made in silence, with Shenji managing to remain awake until they reached their destination. The scout at the head of the line returned, having located the campsite.
The Captain ordered a halt, and the soldiers quickly responded. "Men, this is what we're here for. Earthbenders, spread out and raise the protective wall! Warriors, gather within the perimeter! We attack on my signal!" The pair split up, preparing to meet each other on the battlefield, like they always managed to.
The Beginning Edit
After waiting for a few moments, the Captain threw his arm forward, motioning for the start of the attack. The warriors sprinted off into battle, although the camp was mostly empty. The soldiers were mostly asleep, save the night guards. A guard was quickly impaled by a spearman, letting out a gruesome scream as the blade pierced him.
"Here they come," Shenji thinks to himself as the Firebender falls to the ground. The night guards were all defeated, but he knew that the cry for help had woken up the rest of the group. Soon enough, the soldiers left their tents, ready for battle. Shenji gripped his hammers tightly, moving closer to the first soldier he sees. The soldier jabs a spear at him, but Shenji moves to dodge. He kicks the spear from the soldier's hands, sending the weapon near the woods on the far side of camp. Shenji slams the hammer into his opponent's helmet, leaving a crack while making the soldier slump to the ground.
Turning back into the fray, Shenji sees the Captain battling both a Firebender and a warrior. The Captain ducks, sending the Firebender's blast into the soldier behind him. Now that he was down to one opponent, the Captain moves on to finish his final enemy. He smashes his fist into the ground, sending a pillar of earth into the Firebender's chest. The Firebender collapses to the ground, though he slowly stands up. He begins sending several small fire arcs at the Captain, forcing the officer to raise an earth wall for defense.
Before the Captain can retaliate, the Firebender is knocked off his feet by a boulder. Shenji looks past the enemy, managing to find a friend. Kuro gives Shenji a smirk before preparing the finishing blow. Kuro jumps into the air, crashing his feet into the ground with force of a meteorite. The ground begins cracking as a powerful fissure approaches the Firebender. The Captain leaps above the fissure, landing in its center with a look of tenacity. The fissure stops, and in its place erupts an earth pillar that strikes the soldier with blinding speed. By the time the Captain has put the column back into the ground, the soldier lays sprawled out on the ground, his armor caved in.
Shenji feels a warm burst from behind him, so he turns and ducks. Luckily, the blast he felt had simply went past his neck. He sees several Firebenders struggling against the soldier, so he rushes towards them, immersing himself in the thrill of battle.
His hammers like extensions of his arms, Shenji moves his arms with ferocious speed. The soldiers before him fell as his weapons connected with their armor. Seeing a Fire Nation soldier sneaking up on an already occupied Earthbender, Shenji takes action, throwing a hammer at the invader. The blunt weapon connected with the soldier's elbow, literally disarming him as he drops his sword. Shenji sprints to him, pushing him away while kneeling down to pick up his opponent's sword. The swordsman was unaware that is was his very weapon plunging into him, and he quietly falls to the ground.
The Earthbender he had just saved was finally brushed aside by his Firebender opponent, who decided to move on to Shenji. The bender sent a fire ball at the Earth Kingdom soldier, who rolled out of its path. Shenji picked up his spare hammer, moving out of the way of a second fire blast. While avoiding the attacks that threatened him, Shenji struggled find an opportunity for retaliation. After the volley of attacks finished, the Firebender hunched over slightly to catch his breath. Seizing the chance, Shenji threw his newly picked up hammer at the bender, who was too unfocused to dodge.
His faceplate caved in and the soldier stumbled back, clutching his face while trying to stabilize himself. As he moaned in pain, a boulder collided with his side, knocking him over and leaving him in worse shape than he was in before. Kuro approached, smirking at the defeated Firebender. "That's why you should have stayed in your own country," he says bitterly, motioning for Shenji to continue the battle elsewhere.
Victory Edit
The two run off into the center of the main brawl. Had it not been for the different uniform colors, the pair wouldn't have been able to discern who to attack. Luckily, the Fire Nation's red stood out. Shenji looked around, trying to decide who to attack first. He feels a warm rush behind him, also hearing a sound like something was plunged into the ground. Turning around, he sees a raised square of earth, obstructing his view of what was behind him. "Watch it, Shenji," Kuro says, running towards the wall. He thrusts his hands into its center, breaking the slab out of the ground and hurling it towards the two Firebenders behind it.
"Thanks, Kuro." Shenji only wore his light armor, as Kuro was always there to deflect the attacks approaching him. Even when Kuro wasn't there, he never seemed to face anyone skilled enough to hit him. Shenji approaches a Fire Nation spear soldier, striking his back with the hammer and knocking him out. Dropping his hammers, he picks up the spear, using its blunt end to deflect a soldier's sword before stabbing the blade into his shoulder. When he kneels down to pick up his hammers, a fire blast almost grazes his back. The blast wasn't aimed at him, but rather it was an attack meant for Kuro.
Kuro raised a small earth column, moving the Firebender's arm out of its expected path and sending the fire into the sky. As he ducks to avoid the third blast, Kuro grabs hold of the raised earth, ripping it out of the ground and using it as a blunt weapon to strike the Firebender. Seeing that the battle was going nowhere, Shenji decides to tip the balance in Kuro's favor. "Think fast!" the warrior calls. Kuro blocks a blow from the Firebender and turns around, seeing his friend lob his hammer into the air. Catching the blunt weapon, Kuro turns and smashes it into the ground, lifting the Firebender off the ground and knocking him into a nearby tree. Having defeated their last foe in the region, the duo move towards the center of the camp, where a group of Earth Kingdom soldiers had surrounded the last conscious Fire Nation soldiers.
"What do we do now?" one soldier asks.
One soldier moves a little forward, speaking just loud enough so that the whole camp could hear. "A prisoner of War is someone who tries to kill you, fails, then asks you to spare them in return. It's a 'Wasteland' mission for a reason."
The soldier, Luo, was a growing leader. His words were of great influence to his comrades, and he turns his back on the circle, moving out to assist in the searching of the campsite.
The Discovery Edit
The pair turn and leave the group, deciding to help look for anything of use. Entering into one of the only sturdy structures in the camp, Kuro returns carrying a barrel of blasting jelly. "We're in luck! There's some meat in there!"
Ignoring Kuro's excessive optimism, Shenji moves to the second structure. He noticed that the door was locked with a rather rusty chain. "Something has to be in there..." he thinks, picking up a hammer from his side. He quickly shatters the lock, opening the door to see a room with a desk littered with papers. "Captain, I think I found something!" Shenji calls over his shoulder, causing the mighty Earthbender to make his way towards the hut.
"What is it?"
"I don't know. It looks like it's an officer's study. If there's information we're after, it's probably here."
"Great find," the Captain says, patting Shenji on the back while walking into the study. The soldiers begin to crowd around the door as the Captain starts rummaging through the papers, intent on finding a specific piece of information.
After several moments of searching, the Captain's face lights up, clearly having made a discovery. "That's it!" The officer's face finally cracks a smile, picking up a scroll and holding it up, words facing him. After he finishes reading, he rolls the scroll up, putting it under his armor.
"What's in there, Captain?" Kuro asks, voicing the opinion of the entire group.
"Sorry, I'm not at liberty to disclose that information; orders from above." The Captain lets out a small sigh before moving towards the group. "What are you waiting for? Move out! Back to camp!" The soldiers salute their leader, turning and beginning the march back to their base.
Shut Down Edit
The march back to camp was silent. The tired soldiers were in no mood to make conversation, and their usually talkative Captain had been ordered into silence. By the time they got back to camp, they were both solemn and wide awake. Sitting around their fire pit, the soldiers remained silent, until one left a dangling question. "How 'bout that battle?" A grin emerged on all the soldier's faces, and their spirit had been restored.
"Those Firebenders never stood a chance!" Kuro exclaims. "We'll have this war wrapped up in no time."
"I beat a guy up with his own spear!" a soldier from the far side of the pit says, causing a small amount of laughter and pleasure.
"I beat a guy up with his shield!" the one next to him says. "It wasn't defending him very well!"
The group continued their celebration until Kuro had an unexpected flashback to earlier in the day. Changing the conversation's direction, he catches the entire grouping off guard. "Does anyone have any idea why the Captain didn't tell us what was on that scroll?"
"Come on, Kuro," a voice from behind the Earthbender calls. "He already told us that he had orders to keep quiet, and I respect him for keeping to them." The group turns to see Luo standing above them, staring at Kuro. "I suggest that we all keep to our orders and help bring this war to a close." Before anyone in the circle can reply, the soldier briskly turns and walks away.
"Well then," Kuro says, rotating back towards the center of the circle with a confused expression. "It was just a question," he mutters in Luo's direction, despite the fact that the soldier can't hear him.
"Don't worry about Luo," a soldier from across the pit says. "He means well."
"You don't have to tell me twice," Kuro replies. "By the way, Shenji. I think I left something on the path back. Come help me find it." It was the General's policy to have paired expeditions, giving the two a better chance of survival if they happen to encounter Fire Nation soldiers. Most of the soldiers disliked the policy, but since it was the rule, it was obeyed. Shenji reluctantly rose and followed his friend, heading in the direction opposite that of Luo and back towards the Fire Nation camp.
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Billable 25 Sep, 2006
Mike Zornek, the gentleman behind the stupendous Subversion screencast I mentioned a while back, has announced Billable, a nifty wee time-recording and billing application for the Mac.
As one would expect, he has produced a five minute screencast which outlines the main features of the utility. It looks like it hits that "simple enough" sweetspot that makes for the best OS X applications, and I feel an urge to go freelance just so I can use this instead of the painful timesheet system we have at work. Great stuff!


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Exam application
To apply for an exam, please complete the on-line application form (here) or scroll down below. Exam application fees can be paid in cash upon arrival at the event in Euro please, separately from other fees.
Jun-shidoin (Graduate), Karate or Bojutsu 1-dan
Sei-shidoin (Instructor), Karate or Bojutsu 2-dan
Exam application fee: 40 €
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Diploma registration fees
If you pass the exam, there is also a diploma registration fee. Diploma registration fees should also be paid in cash (Euro, please) at the event after the exam results are announced.
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What's my rank? When was my last exam?
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What's the exam curriculum?
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The Minnehaha Creek Watershed District: Minnetonka Mn . Portraits, Wildlife and Landscapes for their Brochure and web-site
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BY: Shannon Jewitt | Nov 27, 2013
A Thanksgiving-esque dinner for breakfast may sound unusual, but it's very typical for Annie Godette, a nurse who works the 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. shift at Little Company of Mary Hospital in Evergreen Park. "I'm actually very strange," Annie said. "I'll wake up and I'll have dinner. I live still with my parents and my family. So if they made dinner, I'll wake up and have a turkey dinner with them." She packs a small lunch for work, generally whatever she can eat in the small amount of time she isn't tending to patients. After work, she either heads home or out to eat for her final meal of the day. She warned us, though: "I'm not a healthy eater in general. I never have been. And then at nighttime when you're hungry, there's only certain places you can go. It's usually not the most healthy joints." Annie gave us a few of her recommendations for eating out before the sun comes up. "I feel like the night shift," she said, "is such a different world." Here are three spots from this world that are worth finding: Beverly Bakery and Coffee Roasters (Beverly | 10528 S. Western Ave.) "If I've had a bad day at work, I'll stop by the bakery. And that happens, probably once a week or every other week," Annie said. "It's a cute little bakery, and it's delicious." The bakery offers countless fresh-brewed coffees and pastries, including gluten-free varieties. Annie, however, made it clear she has a favorite—"Their croissants are to die for." Nonna's Pizza (Oak Lawn | 13636 S. Cicero Ave.) "And sometimes, if I've had a really bad day at work, I'll stop at McDonald's on the way home, or some 24-hour pizza place," Annie said. That 24-hour pizza place is Nonna's, where "you get this ridiculously huge slice of pizza for $5." A small price to pay for the cheesy, greasy goodness of what the restaurant boasts is "the world's largest pizza slice." Niko's Breakfast Club (Oak Lawn | 4002 W. 111th St.) "If I go out to breakfast, which happens more often than not, I go with a coworker or some friends who are also nurses who work the night shift," Annie said. This Oak Lawn greasy spoon serves eggs in just about every form, including omelets, frittatas, skillets, and scrambles, as well as six different varieties of french toast.
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One to one: £90 Two to one: £130 Three + : £60 per person
What do I need to bring? All boards, paddles, wetsuits, buoyancy aids and safety items are included in your lesson price. Just bring a towel for changing, some bathers to wear under the wetsuit and some snacks or packed lunch if you wish. Bring any medication you might need such as an asthma inhaler. Will I fall in? Not everyone does, but a lot of people do. After all, it's why you've chosen to go paddle boarding instead of walking along a pier – for a bit of frisson and excitement outside of the norm! You'll be wearing a wetsuit, will be attached to your board, buoyancy aids are available, and your instructor will be right alongside you to assist. Is it hard to stand up? That depends on the sea state on the day and your balance and fitness levels, but everyone should expect to enjoy at least some time standing upright on the board, paddling. Bear in mind though that the bumpier days are often the most fun, and the clients who fall off a few times in their first session are often the ones who become the most addicted. What if it's too rough? Safety and enjoyment for our clients is paramount. Wind is a deciding factor; except for Elite SUP sessions we reschedule sessions when it's blowing over 15mph. Unbroken swell itself isn't an issue other than having a slight destabilising effect, but the shorebreak at the launch and land site needs to be safely navigable or we reschedule the session. Choppy water and bumpy seas are a reality and should not detract from your exhilaration ☺ Are the boards easy to carry? The boards weigh around 15kg, and have a carry handle in the middle of the deck so are actually quite comfortable to carry. We're as close as you can get to the launch spots so transporting boards isn't a big deal. How far out will we go? In the Intro SUP sessions, we stick pretty close to the launch and landing beach, and can venture a little further as your confidence grows. For the Adventure SUP and Elite SUP sessions, we establish distances and routes on a session by session basis.


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What is Razor Web? How can it gets inside my computer?What will it do to my computer?Answers for these questions will be shown in the below post.
About Razor Web
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[ https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/IVYDE-342?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:all-tabpanel ] Nicolas Lalevée resolved IVYDE-342. ----------------------------------- Resolution: Invalid > IvyDE requires newer version than Ivy provides > ---------------------------------------------- > > Key: IVYDE-342 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/IVYDE-342 > Project: IvyDE > Issue Type: Bug > Affects Versions: trunk > Reporter: Stephen Haberman > > In the Ivy project, the META-INF/MANIFEST.MF has: > Export-Package: org.apache.ivy;version="2.0.0", > org.apache.ivy.ant;version="2.0.0" > But in IvyDE, the feature.xml has: > <import plugin="org.apache.ivy" version="2.1.0" match="compatible"/> > So when I was building a local "ivyde.zip" file to use when our outstanding patches to Ivy/IvyDE (via putting the jars into our ECLIPSE_HOME/dropins directory), OSGi could not start IvyDE because it's Ivy requirement couldn't be satisfied. > After I changed Ivy's MANIFEST.MF to export version="2.4.0" (for all of the exported packages), then it started working just fine. -- This message is automatically generated by JIRA. If you think it was sent incorrectly, please contact your JIRA administrators For more information on JIRA, see: http://www.atlassian.com/software/jira
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On March 8, thousands of women joined today to celebrate a very important date: International Women's Day. To raise awareness about modern feminine issues, as well as the impact women have on the economy, women from all over the world participated in A Day Without Women.
This specific march was similar to the one held on January 1st, called Women's March. However, it focused more on the economic, as well as political and social contributions that women provide everyday to their countries and the world, contrasting the more politically-driven march earlier this year.
There is not as many estimates on how many people marched on March 8th as there are on January 21st, but schools in several districts cancelled classes for the lack of female teachers who were absent, an action encouraged by the march to show solidarity and support for the cause.
"School in such places as Prince George's County, Maryland; Alexandria, Virginia; and Chapel Hill, North Carolina, canceled classes after hundreds of teachers and other employees let it be known they would be out".
The German airline Lufthansa had six all female crew flights traveling across the globe on International Women's Day, and the Swedish sports teams wore tweets by Swedish women on their jerseys. Even countries where freedom to petition and freedom of assembly are more heavily regulated participated in the march, including Istanbul, Japan, and Spain.
Common phrases during the march were "Resist like a girl" and "Nevertheless she persisted", the latter being a quote from Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell who silenced Senator Elizabeth Warren during Attorney General nominee Jeff Sessions' nominee debate.
Many of these marches and events have been in response to Donald Trump's election, who has been criticized for his rhetoric about women, including the leaked audio from Access Hollywood.
Although some interpret and say that these marches are politically driven, others say it is just a day to celebrate women and their impact in the world, not just in the U.S. where Trump is the president.
Overall, many consider March 8th to be a very special day which does not only resist certain political leaders, but celebrates women all around the globe. I wish I could have participated, but I am proud to see women from everywhere join together and honor their hard work.


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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A sobbing Rihanna has told Oprah
Winfrey she felt protective of boyfriend Chris Brown after he
beat her up more than three years ago and was concerned that
everyone would think of him as a monster. The ``Umbrella''
singer, in a rare emotional TV interview set to air on Sunday
detailing her thoughts about the highly publicized 2009
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