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Table of Contents
Climbing History
Getting to the Crag
Route Descriptions
Restrictions and Camping
Dead Cholla Wall is located outside of Taos, New Mexico in the Rio Grande Gorge. This area is popular due to the short hike and the solitude and tranquilty offered by the canyon. The area offers beautiful views of Taos and Wheeler Peak to the East, and the Rio Grande River lays 600 feet below at the bottom of the gorge.
This area is composed of 60' black and red basalt rock, and like all New Mexico's basalt cliffs, the area above and below is covered in loose, dangerous rocks that can come free at the slightest touch. Please take precautions when walking too and from the area along the West Rim Trail not to accidently send any rocks free into the fall zone of the climbers below. There are more then 25 bolted routes, and several crack climbs that accept gear. Most of the climbing is on small in-cut holds, along with cracks that vary anywhere from finger jam to arm bar size.
Climbing History
This area was discovered in 1989 by Ed Jaramillo and Cayce Weber while looking for a good spot to develop sport climbing in the Northern New Mexico area. It was widely favored by the two because of the quality of rock, views, and of course the multi-faceted climbing it provided. They named the area Dead Cholla Wall after a large dead cholla cactus that was along the trail on the approach to the area. The crag started out with many routes in the 5.10 to 5.11 range but has been widely expanded to include a range of routes varying from 5.7 to 5.12-
Getting to the Crag
Directions can be followed coming from Taos or heading from Espanola, either way while on Highway 68 turn north in the town of Pilar, at the Rio Grande Visitor Center, onto Highway 570. Drive along Highway 570 which is paved for about six miles, gently winding along the banks of the Rio Grande River. At the Taos Junction Bridge you will cross over the river and the road becomes Highway 567. Highway 567 is unpaved and often closed in the winter months. Head up the West Rim of the gorge on Highway 567 for another 1.7 miles until you crest the gorge and the road becomes paved again. Continue on the pavement for another 0.4 miles, look for a sign "West Rim Trail" that also has a dirt road to the right. Take a right here and continue down until you reach the parking lot. The trailhead is on the south side of the parking lot and has another sign stating "Dead Cholla Wall 1/4 mile". Hike along this trail which runs on top of the crag for about 5 minutes, the trail will make a sudden quick series of switchbacks towards the end to get you to the crag face.
Route Descriptions
Routes are listed from left to right as you face the wall.
Where are the Bolts
- 5.11a Jam a 40-foot finger crack. Gear route.
Kissing Fish
- 5.9 Hand and finger crack. Gear route with anchor
Jam Time
- 5.10b One of the best crack climbs here. Gear route.
Blind Faith
- 5.10+ May need gear before first bolt. 3 bolts to 2 bolt anchor.
Queso's Delight
- 5.12- Runout and difficult. Gear route with anchor
Lava Flows
- 5.11a Up and arete. Need small placement for first 20 feet. 5 bolts to anchor
Open Season
- 5.10c Finger crack up to prow. Gear plus 2 bolts to anchor.
Cholla Back Step
- 5.11 Climb the corner. Gear route to anchor.
- 5.11d Steep face with layback. 5 bolts to anchor.
Merege Left
- 5.11 Shares first bolt with Gorge Yourself, then left up steep red face. 4 bolts to anchor.
Gorge Yourself
- 5.10d Wires and TCU's needed after two bolts. Anchor
Just Arose
- 5.11 Climb the Red Streak. 4 bolts to anchor
After the Pillar Came Down
- 5.10b/c Face climb up thin crack to dihedral. Gear route with no anchors. Belay from top of cliff.
Toxic Socks
- 5.12 Steep Face up red wall. 6 bolts to anchor
Special Ed
- 5.11+ Thin crack and corner route. 5 bolts to anchor.
- 5.7 Face climb right wall past two bolts and then up the crack. 2 bolts to anchor.
- 5.10+ Small holds and smears. 5 bolts to anchor.
One for the Book
- 5.8+ Hand Crack. Gear to anchor
Corrido Del Norte
- 5.11 Pale face right of corner. 4 bolts to anchor.
Back to the Creek
- 5.11a/b Scramble up loose low angle rock and clip a bolt in an inset corner. Jam the overhanging finger crack (gear) to a ledge. Continue straight up past three more bolts to a two bolt anchor.
No Lines
- 5.10+ Face moves past crack on right. 3 bolts to shared anchor with No Waitng.
No Waiting
- 5.11 Face climbing up white streak. 5 bolts to anchor.
Fesival sin Peliculas
- 5.10b Good pro. Gear route no anchor.
Twisted Feet
- 5.11a Long reaches and lots of stemming up pale face. 5 bolts to anchor.
Doc's Dangle
- 5.10b/c After second bolt move left to thin edging. 4 bolts to anchor.
Somebody Loaned Me a Bosch
- 5.11a Start up Doc's Dangle but move up right after first bolt. 4 bolts to anchor.
Either Or
- 5.11 Face climb to the right or crack. 4 bolts to anchor
- 5.11 Steep face climb up arete. 5 bolts to anchor.
Restrictions and Camping
Dead Cholla Wall is located on BLM land so primitive camping is limited in the immediate area. A great and logical choice is to camp at any of the developed fee sites in the Orilla Verde Recreation Area. Please do take precautions as to limit your speed through the village of Pilar.
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Join the TranzAlpine Train and embark on one of the world's most famous rail journeys that boasts incredible views
See where the original treaty between the British and New Zealand's Maori people was signed at Waitangi Treaty Grounds
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Be met at the airport and transfer to your hotel. Enjoy a Welcome Dinner this evening.
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Board the TranzAlpine train this morning.
Journey towards the picturesque Franz Josef Glacier taking in the awe-inspiring natural surrounds.
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Journey north to Aoraki Mt Cook National Park and choose your activity.
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Travel to Lake Tekapo and visit the stunning Church of the Good Shepherd, a treasure found between the lake and its many surrounding mountains. Later, travel to Christchurch airport for your onwards flight to Auckland.
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HARRISON, N.Y. -- Three suspects in a White Plains burglary were arrested in Harrison Tuesday afternoon, according to police.
White Plains police responded to an interrupted residential burglary on Devonshire Drive in White Plains at 12:02 p.m. on Tuesday and put out a hotline message to the county within five minutes, according to Harrison police. While responding to the area, Harrison police stopped a car that matched the description of the suspect vehicle, and which matched the description of a car that had previously been seen leaving locations of residential and commercial burglaries throughout Westchester County.
The driver of the car was identified as Klodian Gjeka, 19, of the Bronx, police said. White Plains police advised that two additional suspects had fled the burglary on foot and were at large. After an investigation the two suspects were identified as Joland Gjeka, 16, and Petrit Abazi, 19, both of the Bronx, according to police reports. Harrison police investigated the incident with officers from White Plains, Rye and Mount Pleasant, and search warrants were issued and executed for their homes. The two suspects were arrested late Tuesday at 843 Fox Street in the Bronx.
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Kevin P. Durkin, partner at Clifford Law Offices, has been named to the Chicago Police Memorial Foundation Executive Committee.
Durkin has been active a number of years with the Memorial Foundation that gives back to the community in many ways including helping families of fallen and injured Chicago police officers.
Durkin also sponsors a team every year in the Chicago Police Memorial "Run to Remember," a 5K race that is its major fundraiser. Durkin has served on the Board of the Foundation as well as its advisory committee.
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IAWTV: changes afoot. Meetings today and Thursday
Like many people, I've been waiting see what would happen at the next two IAWTV (International Academy of Web Television) meetings held in New York today, and LA on the 17th. After the May meeting in LA, Jenni Powell did an excellent summary, as did Liz Shannon Miller from NewTeeVee. Felicia Day, who is a member of the Board couldn't attend but wrote about her thoughts regarding the future of the IAWTV post-Streamys. The excellent podcast, New Mediacracy, also recorded a show straight after the May meeting, with Tony Valenzuela, Casey McKinnon, Barrett Garese, Brett Register, and Rudy Jahchan. This podcast is hosted by Zadi Diaz, Steve Woolf and Chris McCaleb. I highly recommend listening because it touches on many of the pertinent matters related to the whole new media/web video community in a straightforward and personal way.
Earlier today Brady Brim-DeForest tweeted a link to an open note from him to the members of the IAWTV:
"...I am writing to inform you of my intention to resign my position as a member of the Board of Directors of the International Academy of Web Television, in concert with three of my fellow founders, Joshua Cohen, Marc Hustvedt, and Jamison Tilsner. Jamison and I will also be resigning our respective offices as Treasurer and Executive Director of the IAWTV..."
Mr Brim-Deforest and the other members will not be leaving the IAWTV but will remain members and still contribute as such. A letter from Elizabeth Flack dated May 26th, which was been posted on webseriesnetwork.com, said that this would happen and also outlined the new committees being set up. It also announced a new 'Director Emeritus' seat to be held by one of the six founding members of the IAWTV.
Real changes are afoot and it looks like the June meetings might bring about some positive plans for the future. I'm looking forward to seeing feedback from people who attend.
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The Frederick County Sheriff's Office says a 48-year-old Frederick man is being treated at Shock Trauma in Baltimore after a bullet fired by his 12-year-old son bounced off a truck and hit him in the chest.
Cpl. Jennifer Bailey said the accident happened Tuesday at a farm in northern Frederick County.
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Is $30,000 cheap?
The system we built over the last one hundred years has dropped the cost of energy to virtually nothing. Yet the ease of consumption has only increased our total consumption. Not all of that consumption produces economic value. The EPA estimates that 30% of the energy consumed by the commercial sector is wasted. In the Pacific Northwest, the average electricity rate is half the national average. So if a business spends $100,000 per year in electricity, they are wasting approximately $30,000 per year.
Every business owner can think of many ways to invest an additional $30,000. But saving energy is actually the wrong approach. It is energy one doesn't need to consume in the first place. It's impossible to 'save' what one doesn't need. It's like buying more flour than one needs to make bread. A baker doesn't save money by the simple act of buying the right amount of flour.
When we apply this framework to energy, we need to ask the question "can I function normally and consume less energy?" For instance, does one's company function normally after replacing all incandescent bulbs with LEDs? Does an automated HVAC control system, affect productivity? Would weatherizing windows affect your business practices? In each case, the company will function as normal. Yet each energy savings measure could substantially reduce the electric bill. From an energy perspective, one saved energy. From a financial perspective, one reduced waste.
The common approach: Energy management to save money
The common approach to energy management is to purchase more energy efficient equipment. This takes up-front capital. Solution providers quantify the return-on-investment (ROI) of upgrades to make the project attractive. Some projects can have ROIs and paybacks of a few months to a few years. These are great income statement arguments.
A frequent challenge is overcoming this first-cost barrier of financing a retrofit. Many new financial innovations have focused on lowering that first-cost barrier. Solutions such as energy performance service contracts, on-bill financing, and property assessed clean energy (PACE) financing can eliminate the installation costs in lieu of payments out of future savings. These are great on-balance sheet and/or off-balance sheet approaches.
A needed tool: Money management to reduce energy
Given that money and energy are tied, it is possible to reduce energy through disciplined management of money. Consuming electricity is equivalent to the utility cash flow; it can be used as a tangible proxy for energy consumed. Through utility money management, a company can use a full suite of accounting tools to manage energy. The operational utility costs are monitored via the profit & loss statements. Capital costs affect the balance sheet. Month-to-month consumption can be monitored via the cash flow statement.
A company can then apply well-understood and accepted financial practices to utility cash flow in order to manage energy. A holistically managed cash flow can lower overall operating costs. It includes both operational and capital expenses that support the bottom line.
A cash-flow based energy management solution fills a needed gap that connects waste with investments. Waste negatively affects a company's cash flow all the time. Retrofits and improvements have a long term positive effect but may need an upfront expenditure. In the ideal world, a company would shift their wasted expenditures into investments. However, business-as-usual does not accomplish this task. Through disciplined control of cash flow, one can apply financial tools to identify and reduce waste.
Seven principles for fiscal discipline in utility money management
The goal is to use money management to help control for energy consumption. A strategically managed budget is able to help you manage the cost as well as grow your business. Below are the seven principles when designing a utility money management program.
1) It must be have a plan that focuses on your business goals.
Companies purchase equipment to generate revenue. Equipment also consumes energy, an ongoing fixed cost. These expenses need to reinforce business goals. A plan gives companies a clear roadmap of how continuous improvement in the business can lead to reduced utility costs.
2) The plan must be multi-year long
Some energy needs are short-term, such as higher heating bills in the winter and higher air conditioning bills in the summer. Other energy needs are long term, such as retrofitting LEDs or HVAC systems. Multi-year plans are more effective because they are able to mitigate both short-term risks while achieving long-term goals.
3) It must be responsive and flexible to change
As the saying goes, no plan survives contact with reality. We know that business plans will change over time. As needs evolve, the money management system also needs to be flexible to change. Although the goal usually stays the same, the pathway to get there needs to be continuously updated.
4) It must be interdepartmental and organization-wide
Energy and utilities are consumed by every department in an organization. The plan must incorporate all stakeholders, from finance to operations to marketing and communications. The plan and strategies must be comprehensive and capture all costs associated with utilities.
5) It must be a separate line item in your budget
The most important metrics for success are financial. Having a separate line item in your budget and cash flow statements makes it transparent to manage these metrics. Regular financial reporting helps departments have a common language to communicate their progress towards goals.
6) It must incorporate all costs – both operational and capital.
Utility costs are more than just one's bills. Maintenance costs, capital set-aside funds and planning/engineering costs should be included as well. Managing all costs in a holistic manner helps minimize the total budget while giving flexibility to respond to emergencies.
7) It must have a single-point of responsibility within the organization
Execution is most effective when there is a single-point of responsibility. The plan needs to identify the individual or team that will be responsible for setting goals and monitoring the metrics. The team needs to made energy investment decisions, communicate with the organization, and report to a company's financial directors.
The Utility Money Management Solution
Here at Distributed Energy Management, we have taken these seven principles to heart. We have created an automated solution that helps commercial clients maintain a disciplined and robust money management program for their utilities. At its core is a financial platform housed at Kitsap Bank that manages the cash flow related to utilities. This consolidates bills, energy services, etc. that a building already consumes. It adds to that a capital set-aside that helps anticipate future needs and cushion unexpected emergencies. All transactions are automated in order to reduce error and improve accuracy. In essence you are become proactive managers instead of retroactive consumers – we put you in control.
Through our program, we help clients reduce waste. The difference: saving money is opportunistic and reactive. Reducing waste is proactive and strategic. We help businesses determine what they should expect to spend on their normal business activities. We work with clients to tailor their energy expenses to their strategic goals. We implement a fiscally responsible program that reduces waste. We increase transparency between CFOs, accounting, operations and other departments to make decisions that benefit the entire organization. In essence, we are a partner that makes a client's team more productive.
Benefiting from utility money management
A company should see some immediate benefits after implementing a utility money management program. Responsibilities that are traditionally diffused throughout an organization are now centralized with clear metrics and transparent activity. This consolidation of activity enables control over future decisions. Companies are now able to take advantage of several additional benefits.
Leveraging outside funds – One immediate advantage is being able to leverage utility incentives to maximize one's own money. Many utilities will pay up to 70% of qualified energy efficiency projects. Financial entities have special interest rates for qualified 'green' loans. Companies that already have a capital set-aside fund find it easier to attract lenders and incentive programs.
Reducing errors through automation – Many tasks surrounding utility management is transactional in nature – whether it is paying of bills or filling out efficiency loan forms. Automation of these tasks saves time and the reporting easier. More importantly, automation reduces human errors. In one case, a company estimated that it took over 8-hours to gather a year's worth of utility bills. Because of this barrier, the client never had visibility into their actual costs. A manager can be focused on setting strategy and goals instead of spending their time on data gathering and entry.
Improved relationships and communication – Clear financial metrics gives visibility and coordination for entire organizations to make decisions. For some that own their own buildings, these metrics allows different departments to set priorities. For organizations that have tenant / manager / owner leasing relationships, this improves relationships and gives clarity to expectations amongst the stakeholders. In all situations, information transparency helps to improve relationships.
Focus staff time on core business needs – Well-run companies want their staff focused on their core businesses. Support roles, such as interfacing with utilities, equipment vendors and a myriad of players in the energy field, becomes an added cost and distraction. By centralizing all non-core activities, one reduces overhead costs. One company found that consolidating non-core activities freed up scarce hours of their busy managerial staff.
Enable future growth – A robust utility money management program helps companies plan for future growth. Companies find it easy to incorporate additional energy expenditures of expansions and increased revenue. In one case, a company was preparing for a major retrofit in two years. They had no plan for how to do the retrofit – just that they needed one. After implementing a utility money management program, they began to systematically plan for all of their needed improvements and found a way to tie in both incremental changes and major renovations into a cohesive strategy.
Achieving fiscal discipline
At the end of the day, there are only two metrics of importance – top line revenue growth or bottom line profitability. A robust utility management system helps companies manage both. It helps achieve top line revenue growth by freeing up staff to perform core business tasks instead of utility support functions. It helps achieve bottom line profitability by reducing costs and freeing up valuable resources. Some companies have been able to achieve both.
One client, a restaurant owner, created a utility money management program to help manage his cash flow. With the transparency Total Utility Budgeting provides, the owner is now motivated to manage energy as a valued resource and has information to better run his business. The result: within twelve months the client achieved a 31% reduction in electricity bills while growing revenues near 30% at the same time. As the owner said, "Good business decisions are ones that reduce costs and increase sales in the long run. As long as I am trying to improve my business, there will always be opportunities to reduce energy costs."
In conclusion, a fiscally disciplined approach to utility money management can achieve cost savings and energy savings. Energy can be made tangible by centralizing all utility costs and functions under a budgetary line item. It can be achieved organization-wide and must be focused on a company's business goals. It can increase productivity of staff by removing unnecessary work. A well designed program can both achieve cost savings and productivity improvements.


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Comilla Tourist Attraction is Maynamati War Cemetery, Shalbon Bihar, and Mura. It is an old city and has rich civilization.
Comilla Tourist Attraction
BARD is a name of a Bangladeshi organization in Comilla. It means Bangladesh Academy for Rural Development (BARD). The institution works for research and training of local people rural development. It is at Kotbari Mainamati-Lalmai area 10 km from Comilla town. The campus covers 156 acres of land. There is training campus, mosque, rest house, library, restaurant, auditorium, pay ground, small hills, and open space. The main planner of this BARD is Dr. Akhtar Hameed Khan. It is a good place for a tourist.
Dharma Sagar
Dharma Sagar is a big pond in Comilla. Big ponds are known in Bangladesh as Dighi or Sagar. It is in the middle of Comilla city near Comilla Mohila Mohabidhalay and Rani Kutir. There is a park beside the pond. The pond was dug by the Tripura's King Dharma Manikya in (1714-1732). Before there was an island in the middle of the Dighi. This Digi is in now Comilla Municipal Corporation. Every year there is a Mela near Dhormo Sagor Dighi and Nouka Baich in Pohela Boishakh.
Nazrul Institution
Nazrul Institution Center is in Comilla town; Rani Kuthir is beside this and behind Rani Kutir there is a Dighi, it is called Dharma Sagar. It is a newly built house. Now it is used for art and culture activities. Guest house facilities are here. Comilla is the hometown of poet Kazi Nazrul Islam.
Matri Vandar
Comilla Matri Vandar is a sweet shop. This shop is in the main city. It is famous for Rosmalai and very delicious. Rash Malay. Malayi is basically made by local cow milk and sugar at Kandir par. They have only one branch in Bangladesh. But you will find lots of outlet at many places at Comilla. They do not allow sweet to eat in their shop. Only can buy. Opposite of it there is a kali mandir. The shop has established on 1930. All travelers taste this sweet, when they are in this town.
Rani Kuthir
Rani Kuthir is in Comilla town, Nazrul Institute is beside this and behind Rani Kutir there is a Dighi, it is called Dharma Sagar. Once This house was allocated for Dr. Acther Hamid Khan, who was the main planner of Comilla BARD. Now it is is the main hub art and culture activities.
War Cemetery Comilla
It is near Maynamati cantonment in Comilla. In Second World War, 9 war cemeteries were built in Myanmar, Asam, and Bangladesh. Among them, two are located in Bangladesh, and one is in Comilla, and the other is in Chittagong. There are now 736 graveyards who died in the world war from 1939 to 1945 (UK 357, Canada 12, Australia 12, Newzealand 4, South Africa 1, India 178, East Africa 56, West Africa 86, Burma (Myanmar) 1, Belgium 1, Poland 1, Japan 24, Rhodesia 3). It opens whole the year. Only 4 days in a year it close.
Chandimura mandir is one of the oldest Temple in Bangladesh. It is at Lalmai Comilla. This Mandir has been established in 7th century by Provabati Debi, wife of a Buddhist king Devkharag. Chandimura. It has two Mandir. One is for Lord Shiva and another is for Goddess Chandi. It is also known as Chandi Mura Shebasram. Temple is very near to Comilla-Chandpur highway in Lalmai.
Sri Sri Rajesshwari kali Bari
Sri Sri Rajesshwari kali Bari is in Comilla town at Kandirpar road. Tripura Moharaj Ratna Maniko Bahadur has built it in 1702. The stone statues of Kali has brought from Vanarasi, India.
Pubali Bank
Pubali Bank Main Branch Building is in the middle of Comilla. it is an old building. At the time of British-India, it was a branch office of Bank of Tripura.
Famous Places in Comilla
Here is a brief list of main Comilla Tourist Attraction.
- Ananda Bazar Palaces
- Bakhrabad Gas Field
- Comilla Zilla School
- Kort-Bari
- Lakeshore Lake
- Lalmay Hills
- Meghna-Gomoti Bridge
- Moynamoti
- Moynamoti Museum
- Shalbon Amorous Diversion
- Town Hall Memorial
- Victoria College
- Archaeological Heritage and Historic Royal Palaces
- Hatiabhanga Fort (Daudkandi)
- Palaces of Bhoj King,
- Pashchimgaon Nawab Bari
- Mazar / Tomb / Graveyard / Dargah / Mosque
- Mazars of Panch Pir (five saints) at Shashidal (Brahmanpara, 1815)
- Shah Suja Mosque
- Saitshala Jami Mosque (Brahmanpara, 1719)
- Mura
- Kotila Mura is about 5 km north of Salban Vihara.
- Charpatra Mura is a shrine about 2.5 km. northwest of kotila Mura stupas.
- Charandra Mura
- Rupban Mura
- Itakhola Mura
- Satera Ratna Mura
- Hindus Temples and Mandirs
- Chandala Shiva Mandir (Brahmanpara, eighteenth century)
- Chandimata Mandir (on the top of Lalmai Hill of Barura)
- Hasnabad Math
- Harimangal Math (Brahmanpara, 1822)
- Jagannath Bari Temple and Lake
- Ramnagar elongated Math (Brahmanpara, 1705)
- Saitshala Rammahan Mandir (Brahmanpara, 1805)
- Saptaratna Mandir (Jagannath Mandir)
Transportation and Communication
Car, bus, and train are primary transportation to reach in Comilla. You can get direct gate lock AC bus services. The main bus terminal in Comilla is Shashongachha or Jangalia bus terminal and station rd is the BRTC bus counter. Generally from Dhaka bus starts from Saidabad and BRTC counter from Kamlapur bus stop.From Saydabad bus also available. It takes 2.5 to 3.5 hours to reach Comilla. The bus is available after every 20 minutes. The train station is in Dhaka Kamlapur.


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Whippoorwills Call is a peaceful and relaxing cabin that has a beautiful view of the lake. This one bedroom log cabin sleeps four people in a lovely location where you can hear the frogs croaking. At the Whippoorwill's Call log cabin you can enjoy a wood-burning fireplace, a king bed, sleeper sofa, two televisions, VCR, DVD player and an indoor whirlpool tub. The log cabin also has a private outdoor hot tub on the screened in porch. This log cabin sits above the small lake at Hidden Mountain West, where you can also enjoy views of the mountain. It is located close to all the activities and attractions of the area.
The Hidden Mountain Resort has been providing guest with accommodations for over 34 years. They offer two convenient locations. Hidden Mountain East is located just past the Apple Barn and Cider Mill. It is a gated community that has a mixture of manicured grounds and natural wooded areas that have 1 to 14 bedroom log cabins along with two and three bedroom mountaintop villas. Then they have the Old Homeplace Community that has 1 to 5 bedroom farmhouse cottage log cabins. You will also find a Class A Motorcoach Park, The Dell at their Hidden Mountain East location.
There is so much to do when you visit the Smoky Mountains area of Tennesee. You can enjoy visiting Dollywood, Ripley's Aquarium, white water rafting, mini golf, golf and ziplining. You might want to visit the Great Smoky Mountain National Park any time of the year. The Great Smoky Mountain National Park is one of the most popular parks in the United States with over 10,000,000 visitors last year. There are lots of trails that you can hike in the park with scenic views all year long. You can plan a hike during the winter months and enjoy some scenic views of the snow covered the Smoky Mountains. Other activities you can enjoy include family entertainment theaters from acrobats, fly fishing, hiking, cowboys, musical entertainment, comedians, and magic. There is also great designer outlet malls, and restaurants to enjoy. Other attractions you can enjoy in the area include Dolly's Splash Country, Ober Gatlinburg, The Track, Nascar Speedpark, Wonderworks, Dixie Stampede, Titanic, and so much more.
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Compassion International works with children living in many of the world's poorest countries. These children live a life that is not easy or comfortable. The world's poorest countries have some of the worst conditions and the hardest circumstances to overcome.
When a child is registered in Compassion's child development program, he has the opportunity to break what is often a generational cycle of poverty. The cycle of poverty is an all too common problem in the world's poorest countries and is very difficult to break out of.
As a part of Compassion's program, children get food and clean water, regular medical checkups, vocational training and a chance to hear the Gospel. In the world's poorest countries, opportunities like these are hard to come by. Compassion offers children hope where before there was none.
When you sponsor a child through Compassion's program, you are making an eternal difference in one of the world's poorest countries. Sponsoring a child is a life-changing decision for you as well as the child you sponsor. Why not get started today?
The world's poorest countries are home to millions of children in desperate need. Families of many of the children in our programs live in extreme poverty, defined by the World Bank as living on less than $1.90 per day.
Children living in extreme poverty throughout the world's least developed countries lack access to clean water, healthcare and educational opportunities.
According to UNICEF, an estimated 17,000 children under the age of five die every day, mostly from preventable or treatable causes. Nearly half of all deaths in children under age 5 are attributable to undernutrition. This translates into the unnecessary loss of about 3 million young lives a year. 1
Adequate food, clean water and adequate sanitation are scarce resources in many of the world's poorest countries. A lack of food and clean water make a disease that would be a nuisance to a child in the developed world deadly to a child in poverty.
UNESCO reports that one in six children in low and middle income countries will not complete primary school in 2015. 4
Many children in the world's poorest countries do not attend school because they have to work to earn money for their family. Others cannot afford the uniforms, shoes or supplies. Without an education, these children cannot earn an adequate income to support themselves and, as a result, they remain stuck in the cycle of poverty into which they were born.
We bring hope to children in some of the world's poorest countries through our holistic, long-term child development model.
The United Nations categorizes 47 countries as the poorest and weakest segment of the international community. These countries, the least developed in the world, are determined by three criteria: per capita gross national income, human assets and economic vulnerability to external shocks.
"Their low level of socio-economic development is characterized by weak human and institutional capacities, low and unequally distributed income and scarcity of domestic financial resources. They often suffer from governance crisis, political instability and, in some cases, internal and external conflicts. Their largely agrarian economies are affected by a vicious cycle of low productivity and low investment. They rely on the export of few primary commodities as major source of export and fiscal earnings, which makes them highly vulnerable to external terms-of-trade shocks." 5
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The UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) directly parallel what Compassion does. But when it comes to goals and implementation we sometimes take a different approach. This is a quick analysis of the SDGs and how they most closely match our work, along with ways they overlap and differ.
1 unicef.org/statistics
2 UNDP. Human Development Report 2016. Human Development for Everyone.
3 World Health Organization Media Centre Fact sheet N°392. Sanitation, November 2016.
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The IronRuby project is a community project, and has contributors inside and outside of Microsoft. We have integrated the work of several external folks into the product (thanks!), and we are making rapid progress. We'd like to try to make things easier. We'd like to not be in the way of community work on IronRuby; we'd like to give the community a little more ownership over this project. Ideally, we would all work out of the same repository, but this can't happen right now. However, we have some ideas to make things easier. First, we're moving to Github. I'll be creating the Ironruby project on Github at http://github.com/ironruby/ironruby. This will be the same user on Github that we use for IronRuby-contribs, and our versions of RubySpec. The biggest upside of this is that anyone can fork IronRuby and work on it, and submit a pull request to get it integrated back into the main tree. However, we don't want to be in the way of accepting patches. Next, we're going to institute a Linux-like system of Lieutenants. We're looking for people who are passionate and knowledgeable about the IronRuby project to take on this role. The goal of this system is to streamline the process, and make it easier for our external contributors to get code into IronRuby. We'd like to have Lieutenants who can take the patches and pull requests, code review them, and then commit them to their trees. Then we can pull these forks into our repository when we do pushes, and integrate it into one repo. Our hope is that we can be viewed as just one node in the tree, or ring. We shouldn't have to be the central repository; we're just one of the repositories. Finally, we are going to be getting rid of the history in SVN, which for the most part is a bunch of commits saying "sync to the head of TFS." We are doing this to get a fresh start. The layout of the new Git repository is going to exactly match our internal layout. That makes maintaining the transforms from TFS to GIT much easier. It also will make things easier when talking about the locations of files. We hope that these changes will make things easier for all of you. Thanks, ~~~~ JD http://blog.jredville.com
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Whoo hoo! Great job guys! This is very exciting. One question though, will folks still need to have a signed agreement to contribute code?
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You have no idea what this news means to me. It's like... IronRuby is really getting started... More then willing to continue helping in any way I can. :)
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You waited your whole life for this season. Your wedding date is on the calendar! There is so much to do and the list is overwhelming. What's on the To Do list?: announce the engagement party; select who is in the wedding party; schedule the planning meetings; shop for the dress; decide on the venue; […]READ MORE
This year the calendar indicates that Mother's Day falls on May 8th. That gives us approximately one month to prepare to honor the woman of the hour, Mom. I can't, however, begin anything about Mother's Day without first acknowledging my own Mother. I recognize how fortunate I am to have my Mother as a […]READ MORE
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BEST OF SHOW!!! We thought you would really enjoy it! In this Beer Friday episode we are still sipping on Miller Lite - because it is clean and crisp and we would love a show sponsor. Mark thinks he coined the term Entrepredouche - unfortunately his idea is a late as usual and we bring you a couple epic blog posts! Biggest Entrepreneurial Douche: Jack McBride - Nomitated by The Lost Ogle Miller Lite Girls - Lets Get That Sponsorship! Bryan slurs out the following blog readings - My Top Ways to Make Money Online - Navid Moazzez How To Launch a Brand New Websites (with a Bang!) - The Ultimate Guide - Smart Passive Income - Pat Flynn Mark extolled the virtues of: 3 Ways to Find a URL That Can Rank & Make Money - Adam Riemer Thanks again to everyone that has been taking the time to LIKE our Facebook fan page! If you can spare a few extra moments, it would REALLY help us out if you could subscribe to our podcast in iTunes and possibly even RATE and REVIEW us by following this link which will open up your iTunes so you can leaving a rating and review by clicking on that tab. Every subscription, rating and review helps our show become more popular and get more viewers!Read more »


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We work with Parastatals, Private Limited Companies, City and Town Council, Government Organisations and Non-Governmental Organisations. The service that we provide is on high demand especially at this time when the economy is in the tracks of recovery.
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Society for Social Medicine (SSM) & Early Career Researchers (ECR) Network Platform
In the current technological age where information is only a simple press of a button away, people connect to each other on a myriad of platforms, such as LinkedIn, Twitter, Research Gate or Facebook. These networks are influential not only in bringing connections into an online domain but also in introducing people with similar interests to each other via interest groups and mediated introductions. Although specific interest groups can be created on platforms such as Facebook, work-oriented platforms such as LinkedIn have become important means of job-related external and internal professional relations.
SSM, as an academic Society, could harness the power of the social networks to create depth and enhance community experience. In the long run, a network platform that is based on research interests of the SSM members can become a foundation for further development and integration of interactive technology in the future.
Currently, the SSM members find information about the Society via:
- SSM Website
- SSM & ECR Newsletter, Emails, Twitter, Facebook
- SSM Conference and other one-day events
- SSM & ECR Mentoring scheme
- ECR Gig trail
As a current member of the SSM, you will be able to access the Network Platform through a private and secure area of the website named Members Area, under the following link: http://www.hg3.co.uk/ssm/members.aspx.
Now, SSM members could find out information and research interests of other SSM members via the Network Platform, by selecting the Search heading. If you would like to connect with other SSM members on specialised professional interests within the SSM community, please select Forum discussion heading and introduce a key topic of interest (e.g. diet, mental health, policy). Please log in as normal with your email address and password, then you will find the two new tabs in the menu bar.
For more information on how to use the Network Platform, please click the following links for further details: Network Platform FAQs, Step by Step User Guide, and the Network Platform Code of Conduct. These documents can also be downloaded from the Documents section of the SSM Members Area.
Scope and Objectives
The proposed network platform aims to extend and consolidate the current Society portfolio of information transfer and intra-Society connectivity. These important areas of information transfer are vital to SSM members. The network platform also takes into consideration the needs of ECRs in integrating them into the research community based on their specific research areas of interest.
- The network platform's main focus is to link people with specialised professional interests within the SSM community and encourage the generation and sharing of resources and ideas for the advancements of Social Medicine in research, education, practice and policies.
- The network platform aims to achieve an increased online visibility of all SSM members who work in similar areas of interest, as defined by the key areas of interest recorded and updated in the SSM database. Given the breadth of knowledge and research experience within the Society, the Network Platform would allow members to link to each other on specialised areas of interest, allowing its members to identify other fellow SSM members working on common topics at various stages of their careers (ECR, senior) and different locations within the UK or abroad.
Network platform: preparation, execution, consolidation
The network platform will operate in many ways as a LinkedIn or Research Gate interest group but is enhanced and coordinated by the Society and the information its members have provided. The social element of the network platform facilitates membership-binding in that the activity within the platform becomes the added value of the membership.
Preparation of the Network Platform
We are currently working on the following components:
- An up-to-date database of current SSM members and their status of seniority (ECR, non-ECR) together with the keywords for their research interests. It is highly desirable to have such a database accessible and searchable at any time to allow network analyses that are of interest to all SSM members and the SSM executive committee, such as identification of geographical pockets of research interests, upcoming trends in integrative research, and the reciprocal influence of the SSM community on related disciplines.
- Access to member's only section on the SSM website that allows a member to see and search for up-to-date profile research interests of other SSM members. This creates the visibility needed and provides the members with the possibility to "follow" another member, for senior members if they are available for mentoring junior members, and for junior members to indicate if they are looking for a mentor.
Execution of the Network Platform
We are planning to create several research interest groups based on the keywords provided by SSM members. Examples of groups are:
- Social Determinants of Health
- Primary Care
- Diet
- Cardiovascular disease
- Cognitive disorders
- Methodology (qualitative, quantitative, systematic reviews)
- Health policy
It is envisioned that the development of these interest groups will be followed by the introduction of specialist facilities which could include:
- An on-line ask-and-answer forum/ topic discussion (interactive)
- Special SSM sessions of Interest Groups at ASM (e.g. lunchtime or Thursday afternoon 5-6 pm)
- Research highlights relevant to that group (online + ASM information)
- Notifications of jobs or events related to the group (uploaded by the panel members + ASM)
- Information about specialised research tools and resources (online+ ASM)
- Incentives to promote collaborative work (across different levels of seniority)
- The existing features within SSM to connect people could be integrated within each of the platform components. This will allow current active members to find their way easily in the system and be the first to populate it.
Consolidation of the Network Platform
To make the network platform self-sustaining, SSM members will need to understand the utility of the platform and its operationalisation. This is the added value of the network and in turn the added benefit of being an SSM member.
Please note that the Network Platform will only be available to current members of the Society. If you have not renewed your membership, you will not be able to access it until you have paid the subscription fee.
Opting Out
Should you wish to opt out, and choose not to share your details with other SSM members, please log into the Members Area, select 'Update your details', and then scroll down to the bottom and tick the box at the bottom of the page.
Once you have opted out, other members will not be able to search for you on the Network Platform, but you will still be able to use the search facility and online forum yourself.
SSM Network Platform Working Group
Dr Dorina Cadar (UCL) & Dr Janice Atkins (University of Exeter)
Should you have any queries about the Network Platform, then please do not hesitate to contact us at Hg3 Conferences Ltd email@example.com.
If you wish to become a group coordinator, please contact Dorina Cadar or Janice Atkins.


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Turkey and United States have confirmed earlier agreements to let Turkish Aerospace Industry (TAI) build 109 TAI/Sikorsky T70 Black Hawk helicopters, the Turkish version of the S70i.
Both the US helicopter manufacturer and TAI have now activated the contractual agreements. The machines of the so-called Turkish Utility Helicopter Program (TUHP) will be produced over the next decade in Turkey. The Turks will even manufacture a 109 additional baseline S70i choppers to Sikorsky over the next 30 years, aimed for export markets in Southwest Asia, Central Asia and Africa.
Black Hawks to the forces
Of the 109 new Black Hawks to be rolling out of the factory in Turkish Ankara the coming decade the Gendarmerie (Jandarma Genel Komutanlığı, JGK) will get the most, with 30 helicopters. Each 20 T-70s will go to the Turkish Land Forces (Türk Kara Kuvvetleri, TKK), the General Directorate of Security (Emniyet Genel Müdürlüğü, EGM) to be flown by the National Police, and the Ministry of Forest and Water Management (Orman ve Su İşleri Bakanlığı, OSİB). The latter will be equipped for fire-fighting duties. The Special Forces Command (Özel Kuvvetler Komutanlığı, ÖKK) will get eleven, the Turkish Air Force (Türk Hava Kuvvetleri, THK) six. Finally, a pair of T-70s will go the Gölbaşi command unit of the Turkish National Intelligence Agency (Milli İstihbarat Teşkilatı, MİT).
Co-develop the T70
Production at the new TAI assembly line will commence in 2018 with five kit aircraft shipped from the US. From assembly TAI will move forward to become a full production plant, including the local manufacturing of entire airframe structures and rotor blades. Alp Aviation, a Sikorsky joint venture, will precision-machine the dynamic components and flight controls and assemble landing gear and transmissions. Aselsan and Sikorsky will co-develop an enhanced digital cockpit known as the Integrated Modular Avionics System (IMAS); and Turkish Engine Industries (TEI) will build engines under license from General Electric (GE).
Avionics qualification
To facilitate the development and integration of the IMAS, Sikorsky will transfer to Aselsan a new S-70i helicopter to be utilized as the Prototype Turkish Utility Helicopter for the qualification of the new avionics system in 2019.
Delivery schedule
The first T70s are planned to be operational in 2021, with the final of 109 machines scheduled for delivery by 2026. The total program is worth 3.5 billion US dollars.
Turkish S70s
The government and defence services of Turkey already fly many older S-70 derivatives, with 106 with the Land Forces and 28 with the Gendarmerie. The Turkish Naval Forces (Türk Deniz Kuvvetleri, TDK) ordering 17 new S-70B Seahawks back in 2006 to complement the seven it already had.
© 2016 Airheadsfly.com senior contributor Marcel Burger
Featured image (top): A Turkish armed forces Black Hawk in its typical habitat (Image © TAI)


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Flash Media Finder
Welcome to Intercon's Flash Media Finder. Whether you are looking to upgrade your printer or you are looking for flash media for an existing printer, the Flash Media Finder can tell you which particular flash card your printer takes.
Finding flash media by printer model
If you don't know what flash media your printer takes, the Printer Model section has printers sorted by vendor, then by printer model within that vendor. We currently have information for printers from Lexmark, HP and Kyocera. Or see our complete list of vendors and models. Each flash media type is linked to a page that gives you more information about the media.
Finding printers by flash media type
If you want more information about a particular flash media type, check the Flash Media section, or if you want to know what other printers use that flash media (useful if you're upgrading your printer), each type has its own description page. On these pages you find information such as a picture of the media, its physical dimensions, a list of other printers that use that flash media, and any other notes including installation instructions (if available).


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Last week, I drove out to the box factory to see my brother Jeff and my cousin Nick. Ostensibly, I made the trip to check up on Mom's financial situation. Really, though, it was an excuse to spend three hours chatting about nothing and everything all at once.
As I was looking through Mom's Social Security info, I decided to check my own account online.
"Look," I said. "I'll get $1125 per month if I start Social Security in thirteen years. If I wait eighteen years, I'll get $1598 per month. That's as if I had another half-million dollars saved for retirement." [I based this very rough estimate on the math for the four-percent rule.]
"Wait," Nick said. "You can check your Social Security benefits online?" He was less interested in my hypothetical half-million dollars in added wealth than he was in looking at his Social Security account.
"Yes," I said. "Of course. Generally speaking, the U.S. government websites are awesome." It's true. They are. Our government may get a lot of crap for the things it does wrong, but government websites are universally useful and informative.
"But is that safe?" Nick asked.
"Yes, it's safe," I said. "It's the official Social Security site with official Social Security information. The government isn't trying to scam you."
"I didn't know you could do this either," Jeff said.
"Huh," I said. "Maybe I should share this at Get Rich Slowly. If you guys don't know about this, there are probably tons of other people who haven't heard about it."
How to Check Your Social Security Statement Online
It's easy to check your Social Security statement online. Everything works exactly as you'd expect and the website security is tight. Here's how.
- Head to the official Social Security website. (Make sure you're at ssa.gov and that the start of the URL includes "https" indicating that it's a secure connection.)
- Create an account. Follow the instructions carefully. When you receive your activation code, return to the Social Security website to complete the process.
- After you've created your account, log in. Even here, you'll encounter an additional security measure. After you submit your password, the website will email you a one-time security code. After you enter that, you'll be able to access your information. (You'll get a new security code each time you access the account.)
From the main page of your account, you have access to all of your basic Social Security info, such as your earning record:
And your estimated benefits:
You can also download your most recent Social Security statement and/or order a replacement card. (True story: My Social Security card was stolen from the glovebox of my Datsun 310 GX in 1988, when I was a sophomore in college. I've never replaced it.)
There's not a lot to see in your Social Security account, but that's fine. Sometimes you simply need to check your estimated benefits or your lifetime earnings. The Social Security website makes that easy and efficient to do.


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Once Upon A Time In Venice Blu-ray Review
"Once Upon A Time In Venice" is a colossal waste of talent. Continue reading
Precious Cargo Blu-ray Review
"Precious Cargo" is anything but precious. Continue reading
The Player Blu-ray Review
"The Player" is Robert Altman at his best. Continue reading
Extraction Blu-ray Review
About as fun as a tooth extraction. Continue reading
VICE Blu-ray Review
"VICE" is a lifeless sci-fi film. Continue reading
The Prince Blu-ray Review
"The Prince" is a better than your average VOD/Made for DVD action flick. Continue reading
Red 2 Blu-ray Review
"Red 2" is a rushed and lazy sequel. Continue reading
A Good Day To Die Hard Blu-ray Review
"A Good Day To Die Hard" is the worst film of 2013 so far. Continue reading
Looper DVD Review
"Looper" is unique, but overrated. Continue reading
Armageddon Blu-Ray
Michael Bay's big film before "Transformers" was this doomsday plot action thriller with producer Jerry Bruckheimer on board. Stars Bruce Willis, Ben Affleck, Liv Tyler, Steve Buscemi, Billy Bob Thornton, Owen Wilson, Michael Duncan, and Will Patton are put in charge of saving the planet from a rogue comet the size of Texas, as no one in the government can hold a candle to these oil drilling experts. (We need these guys in the Gulf of Mexico right now!). The semi-serious plot (the end of the world sure is funny)involves their recruitment, training and their adventures getting to the comet to drill a hole and stuff it with a nuke before it impacts Earth. Along the way they team up with a space happy Russian cosmonaut and "serious" members of the NASA crew.
The science part of this science fiction film is laughable but the movie in general is really one of those "put your brain on hold and just watch the action" type films anyway. If you can get around those facts that are glaring in parts (fires in space?) you could enjoy the film for its effects, humor and action sequences.
The blu-ray picture is up to Disney (Touchstone) standards, as well as the DTS-MA sound. Extras are not plentiful at all, which is a disturbing trend for Disney films( Tombstone also lacked extras found on the Vista series dvd set) but all we get on this blu-ray is Aerosmith's music video I Don't Want To Miss A Thing, a theatrical trailer, and teaser trailer. With the Criterion dvd set loaded extras this a real letdown.


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From: Erfurt, Germany
Erfurt tourist information
The Erfurt Tourist Information office is on Benediktplatz, near the western end of the Kr�merbrücke. It offers free maps and brochures, has a shop with guidebooks and Erfurt souvenirs, and will help you find a hotel room, private room, or vacation apartment if you arrive in the city without a reservation.
Ask about the Erfurt Card, which includes public transportation, museum admissions, sightseeing tours, and reductions on other cultural activities and attractions.
If you're planning to use lines like "Do you come here often?" or "May I walk you home?" from your English-German phrasebook, stock up on the official Erfurt-Kondom, which the tourist office was selling a few years ago (and presumably still is) in an attractive souvenir foil packet.
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Plaid bid to devolve air passenger duty rejected by MPs
You have three MPs. How do you get noticed in a parliament of 650?
Plaid Cymru's strategy is to highlight issues where there are differences between the Welsh Labour government and Welsh Labour MPs. Plaid put themselves on the side of the Welsh government and call votes on which Labour MPs are unlikely to support them. The vote is usually followed by a "Labour betrayal" press release expressing Plaid Cymru's shock that their opponents failed to support them.
So last night, as MPs debated the Finance Bill, Plaid forced a debate and a vote on the devolution of air passenger duty. The party's Treasury spokesman, Jonathan Edwards, told the Commons that the absence of APD from the Wales Bill currently going through parliament was - and this may not surprise students of the Plaid Cymru thesaurus - "a slap in the face to Wales". Perhaps only time considerations prevented it from being called "a snub to Wales" too.
Plaid had no expectation of winning last night's vote but hoped to highlight differences between Labour in Wales and Westminster.
Mr Edwards and his colleagues pointed out that First Minister Carwyn Jones has said: "Air passenger duty is another tax that should, in my view be devolved. While London struggles with where to build additional airport capacity, we in Wales face a very different problem. Our national airport in Cardiff has not enjoyed the growth in passenger numbers and destinations that we need to help drive economic growth. Devolution of air passenger duty would give us a useful tool to incentivise the growth of Cardiff airport and other smaller facilities, such as Anglesey in north Wales. APD has already been devolved to Northern Ireland for long-haul flights; at a minimum, I believe Wales should have parity."
The UK coalition government has rejected that appeal, rejecting the advice of the Silk commission. There is little sign that a Labour UK government would do things differently. Labour Treasury spokeswoman Catherine McKinnell told last night's debate: "We have been very clear on numerous occasions that Labour remains to be convinced of the merits of devolving APD. We do not believe that it is necessarily the correct way forward at this stage."
Plaid MP Hywel Williams intervened: "You says that Labour remains to be convinced about devolving APD. Have you told Carwyn Jones?"
That question was met with a pause so long it convinced MPs that Ms Ms McKinnell didn't know who Carwyn Jones is. She eventually replied: "As I said, the Wales Bill, which is currently going through Parliament, contains a number of devolved tax powers for Wales and is the appropriate place to debate these issues."
Plaid Cymru lost the division - by 254 votes to 9 - and their "Labour betrayal" press release arrived within two hours. It had three different photographs Jonathan Edwards attached. A cynic might suggest the press release had been written some time earlier.
Catherine McKinnell's statement was, said Plaid Cymru, "an extraordinary announcement". Newspaper colleagues rushed to hold their front pages as Jonathan Edwards added: "The vote was a test of the authority and credibility of the first minister and the ability of the Labour Welsh government to follow through on its rhetoric.
"The first minister has repeatedly said that his Welsh government is in favour of devolving APD. But that position has been blown apart by his own party's shadow Treasury ministers who said the Labour party is yet to be convinced of the merits of devolving APD.
"As I said during the debate: if the First Minister's own party colleagues don't take him seriously, then why should the people of Wales? The authority and credibility of the First Minister is in tatters."
As "extraordinary announcements" go, it really wasn't that extraordinary. But the party of three MPs got itself noticed. MPs are now off for their Easter break and so am I. Bye for now.


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One Direction heartthrob Liam Payne is pleading with obsessive fans to lose his address after it was accidentally posted online.
Friends of The Story of My Life hitmaker recently shared photos of his house on Twitter.com, and sharp-eyed fans, who used the shots to track down his address, have started hanging out outside.
In a new tweet, the 20 year old has politely asked fans to refrain from camping outside his house to allow him some privacy during his precious time off.
He wrote, "I know my friends have tweeted a lot of pictures of my house the past few days but can people please stop coming and waiting outside.
"I'd just like to be able to walk outside as everyone does and enjoy time with my friends, not feel bad for not wanting to take a picture."
The gracious Payne added, "Sorry if I've been rude to anyone but I've come to realize if I take one picture more people keep coming everyday. hope everyone's good."