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Reading Festival is undoubtedly a must-attend summer event for all young Southerners and with this year's rock meets indie meets electronic line-up it is definitely not one to be missed. Stretching across the August bank holiday weekend (26th – 28th), it is situated perfectly in the middle of every student's summer holidays.
Reading and Leeds are sibling festivals and so share the same acts, nevertheless Reading holds the original site for the festival at Richfield Avenue. This year, it will be playing host to some of the biggest acts on the music scene at the moment on the main stage, as well as having six alternate stages to this; NME / BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio 1 Dance, The Pit, Festival Republic, BBC Radio 1Xtra and Alternative. How will we fit it all in!?
Friday night kicks off the weekend's antics with chart toppers and local boys, Disclosure and Foals. Disclosure are an electronic music duo from Surrey, who are actually brothers (let's hope for no on-stage sibling squabbles). Both of their albums have been nominated at the Grammy Award's for Best Dance/Electronic Album, which is no surprise with songs like 'White Noise' and having worked alongside big artists such as Sam Smith, who has previously released a Bond theme song. Foals are also local boys, being from Oxford. Their vibe is more English indie rock, which gives a perfect range of music on the Friday main stage to help begin a bank holiday weekend of music.
The Saturday line up sees two American bands rock the main stage; Red Hot Chili Peppers and Imagine Dragons. Red Hot Chili Peppers are claimed to have said last year that the summer festival that they really wanted to play this summer was 'Reading and Leeds', so it seems that we are definitely in for a treat. The song that we are all looking forward to has to be Imagine Dragons' multi-award winning song 'Radioactive' – I can guarantee that you will be screaming it out for the rest of the weekend.
To round off the weekend, Sunday's line up headlines Biffy Clyro as well as Fall Out Boy, who will definitely bring a blast from the past with the likes of 'Sugar, We're Goin Down' and 'Dance, Dance.' Excitingly, Biffy Clyro are the only headliner to have their own bundle package, comprising of a Deluxe CD version of Ellipsis, a t-shirt and a weekend or Sunday ticket, so if you are a super fan then this is definitely the package for you.
If the main stage is not your thing, then the other six stages will have something on offer to suit you, including artists such as; 99 Souls, Lady Lashurr, Duke Dumont, The Temper Trap and Sneakbo. Even if you are not a music-lover at all, you can just go along to soak up the atmosphere and sit around in the campsite for the weekend with your friends and visit other attractions such as the rides, film showings and games. The atmosphere is constantly buzzing and it becomes extremely easy to completely forget about the concept of sleep. It is only when you get home after having such a blast that it all hits you at once and you are reminded that you are not super-human after all!
Festivals are clearly not the cleanest places to be. If you catch a shower at the site on the first day or just after a cleaning break then you are extremely lucky, but if not there are some alternatives. Many people visit local leisure centres to the Richfield Avenue site and shower there for just a small fee – these showers get regularly cleaned. If that trek is not for you, then it is definitely recommended to pack some supersize baby wipes and give yourself a once over twice a day! You are going to probably get very muddy, and if the mud does not make you smelly then it will be the sweat from standing in massive crowds of people…
A lot of Reading attendees also make use of the large, local Tesco. If you are unsure of where it is, there will be plenty of crowds heading that way so not to worry, just buddy up with another group of people and all head over to make some more friends while you are at it. Even so, it is advisable to take some food to the festival with you, especially to put your parent's minds at ease that you will not starve…
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Since moving to Charleston in 1999, Bryan has produced 5 full-length albums, as well as co-written, and produced countless songs, for other artists. He was also instrumental in founding the College of Charleston Radio Station, and is helping to develop a music industry concentration there.
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The Azerbaijan Entrepreneurs' Confederation is interested in increasing the number of businessmen among young people, President of the confederation Mammad Musayev said, Trend reports.
He was speaking at the conference "Youth Employment: Views, Challenges and Perspectives of Employers."
He said that favorable conditions have been created in Azerbaijan for entrepreneurs.
Musayev added that youth employment is a part of total employment in Azerbaijan.
"Without high-quality secondary, vocational and higher education, it is impossible to talk about decent jobs for young people," he said. "Therefore, it is necessary to improve curricula so that they meet the requirements of the labor market."
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Does anyone else feel bothered when people term us as coders instead of developers or programmers..?
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Should i be concerned about what people think about my job ? Because i think ' a coder ' and ' a developer ' sound a lot different .
I have seen the overuse of the word coder recently in a series called 'Silicon Valley' and was intimidated by them.
Between us here, the devs, the terms are not synonyms, but for the outside world they are. I agree with the coder <= programmer <= developer (comparator is for the knowledge and responsibilities, not quality), I'll not start discussion, here, again.
I wear different hats, depending on the knowledge the interlocutor has. I often address myself as:
- I have an office job - very few ppl are here nowdays, that doesn't know what a computer is
- I work on computers - for non-technical
- I can make your startup a reality, from IT, networks, websites and marketing - for dreamers
- I do websites - for non-technical ppl that knows about the internet
- I am a programmer - for people that knows what an app/website is. Coder is not used in EU, at least not my Romania, but for their perspective are synonyms.
- I am a developer - for technical people, that knows what a Tester, Designer, Manager does.
- I am a full stack web developer with experience on mobile and desktop, cloud engineer and (soon to be, wishful thinking) technology architect - for really tech ppl
I personally feel that the difference between a coder and a software engineer is so significant that I wrote a whole article about it: agilistandre.com/three-levels-matu...
The term 'coder' does seem a bit reductive for the amount of concepts necessary to be a developer. It could also be accurate depending on the developer and the organizational expectations. The developer could be only interested in translating what they are told verbatim into machine code. The organization could also have a micro-managing culture which makes them see developers simply as verbatim code translators. This would also lead the developers working there to look at themselves the same way. As "coders". Seems like this would be the case in a show like Silicon Valley, although I haven't seen it. I did watch a little Halt and Catch Fire and there was a definite executive-enforced "coder" ethos there.
However, I have answered to a lot worse than "coder" before. And I probably wouldn't correct anyone (friends, co-workers in other departments) describing me that way. Without experience in a specific job (any job), humans automatically invent a simple mental model of what that job involves. Just enough to interact with someone in that role on a surface level. Think of your interactions with the accounting department. :)
I suppose within the industry the semantics actually mean something. I prefer being called a Developer rather than coder, or programmer. Yet I know someone else that prefers being called a Programmer.
But from outside the industry people don't pick up on these nuances, and in the end we all write code; it's the one thing they understand.
So don't let it bother you, in the end it's a label we bestow on ourselves more than anything.
I'm not bothered by the terms themselves so much as the attitude/tone/context they're used with. I've been programming since the mid-90s, and prefer simply "developer" if someone's asking. "Coder" sounds a little naive.
I would be concerned if someone I worked with or for had no respect for software craft or process, and thought of writing software as a low-skill thing. But I don't get hung up on the terminology necessarily.
I personally would not let it bother you. To me they pretty much all mean the same concept. I would also say if you like your job who cares what others think of a title. I also would not be bothered by a tv show.
If I had to choose, I'd prefer to be called a developer rather than a coder or programmer. But I usually remember that most (non-developer) people I know don't understand what I do anyway, so I can't blame them.
I think in a way we've done ourselves in as an industry by not really standardizing ourselves. It's hard to fault outsiders for calling us anything in the world.
I'm not hung up on job titles that much as long as the pay is what I want.


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PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, Palawan — Puerto Princesa's 85,000 monthly average visitors is expected to double due to Boracay's impending closure, an official of the City Tourism Office (CTO) said.
CTO promotions and marketing division chief Michie Meneses said that starting next week, 10 redirected flights from Kalibo, Aklan, will be bringing guests to Puerto Princesa.
They are those whose bookings in Boracay had been cancelled due to its April 26 scheduled six-month closure by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR).
"This is a good opportunity for us to have these tourists see the beauty of Puerto Princesa," Meneses said, adding the arrivals of redirected flights were confirmed to them by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP).
She said among those they will showcase are the community-based sustainable tourism sites (CBSTs) in various barangays in the city, and the banner destinations: Puerto Princesa Underground River (PPUR) in Sitio Sabang in Barangay Cabayugan; and Honda Bay Islands in Barangay Sta. Lourdes.
She added that a group of tour operators in Boracay had paid them a visit almost two weeks ago to ensure the smooth travel of the tourists and that they will be taken care of.
Meneses said the increase in tourist arrivals will not be a problem since the city has 270 establishments that offer an estimated total of 4,000 rooms.
On tour packages, she said tour operators and CBST managers are almost ready with the tour bundles they have repackaged to be presented in new ways.
"There's nothing new except that tourists can avail tour bundles. For example, the existing underground river tour package will be bundled with CBST sites at a minimal additional cost. That way they could say there are more to Puerto Princesa than its famed underground river," she added.
However, before these could be offered, the Sangguniang Panlungsod will have to deliberate on tour bundles and pass a city ordinance, she said. (PNA)
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A stochastic random-races algorithm for routing in MPLS traffic engineering
This paper1 presents an efficient adaptive online routing algorithm for the computation of bandwidth-guaranteed paths in Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) based networks, using a learning scheme that computes an optimal ordering of routes. This work has two-fold contributions. The first is that we propose a new class of solutions other than those available in the literature incorporating the family of stochastic Random-Races (RR) algorithms. The most popular previously-proposed MPLS Traffic Engineering (TE) solutions attempt to find a superior path to route an incoming path setup request. Our algorithm, on the other hand, tries to learn an optimal ordering of the paths through which requests can be routed according to the "rank" of the paths in the order learnt by the algorithm. The second contribution of our work is that we have proposed a routing algorithm that has better performance than the important algorithms in the literature. The efficiency of our algorithm was experimentally established.
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Before you comment you might consider the patient has recovered and moved on with his life.
Taken from an old episode of? Trauma:Life in the E.R. "Never say never" Season 7 Episode 5 September 30th 2002


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- Soak jujube in a small bowl of water for 10 to 15 minutes. Drain, pit, and cut into thin slices.
- Combine 1/2 cup water, salted shrimp, scallions, garlic, and ginger in a food processor; puree until smooth.
- Pour puree into a large bowl; add jujube, radish, chestnuts, pear, carrots, red chile pepper, green chile pepper, brown sugar, and 2 teaspoon salt. Stir in remaining 5 cups water. Mix in cabbage until well coated.
- Pack cabbage mixture into an airtight jar. Pour in any liquid left in the bowl.
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I walked through a local cemetery today, Memorial Day. Two girls in bike helmets were picking dandelions and sticking them on the graves of Civil War soldiers.
I was about to leave but I stopped myself and sat on a stone at the entrance. One moment, one day to think about war, about soldiers who die for their countries, for their governments, sometimes for reasons that are big and clear and noble and often for murkier ones that are hard to justify. The Civil War will never lose its sting. Brother fighting brother.
But my mind went to another continent, another era and I thought about my grandfather who commanded a battalion of tanks in WWII in the North African desert under British commander Monty then went on to fight in Italy. I never knew him, he died years later, still young, of Lou Gehrig's disease. I have a beautiful picture of him and my grandmother in my kitchen.
Growing up I had a favorite glass. It was small with a pattern of painted black stars. One day I broke it. My mother sighed, then she told me my grandfather had carried it all through the war.
He wrote her letters, often with little sketches of his surroundings - his tent, his boots - and cheerful stories. I've seen the letters in his rapid inscrutable hand, double-sided on thin lined paper in fountain pen.
After the war he took his family to Italy. My mother tells how at a battlefield cemetery where he had fought he looked at the names of the men and wept. He was a big proud handsome man and she had never seen him cry before. She said he would never talk about it.
How do you thank someone for risking his life for country, family, for you and everything you know and hold dear, for fighting in one of the greatest struggles between good and evil the world has ever seen?
Dear Major Barker, grandpa Reg, thank you. Sorry I broke your lucky glass.


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The Distance
So what did you all think of Episode 511: The Distance?
Overall I felt it was just ok.
The group struggles with Aaron's proposition to join him and his people. Rick I feel does a lot of overthinking in this episode that puts the group at risk almost costing them his, Michonne, Glenn and Aarons lives.
Putting myself in his shoes I completely understand his decision and Carol even lets him know this at the end of the episode by saying, "Even though you were wrong, you were right." Everybody knows that all of his overthinking was to protect his family and I don't mean just Carl and Judith, but everyone in the group.
One of the biggest question marks or eyebrows being raised from the episode that was left unanswered was where is the picture of you people? Aaron comes up with a shakey at best story that the film developed but came out bad which lead to the 3 questions. How many walkers have you killed? How many people have you killed? Why?
How about Glenn's driving through the walker highway from hell? This scene was pretty crazy and again one that could have been avoided. During the panic to get back to the group following a signal flare Aaron steps up with Glenn to help save both Rick and Michonne. From there they find the group and another new cast member, Eric. The episode ends with the group staring down the gate to Alexandria
What do you think of Aaron and Eric? Is this Alexandria really safe? Can the group trust these people?
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1925 Bungalow Add-on
"We hired Krista for an add-on to our 1925 bungalow. Every step of the way was an absolute pleasure. Her rates were very reasonable and she was always accessible. Unlike other professionals involved, she understood that this was our house, so she went with our design decisions, not hers. While she gave her advice, she was never offended if we didn't take it. Krista was extremely respectful of our time and space, as we were living in the house during much of the construction. We were also impressed with her attitude about any problems that arose: she was quick to remedy mistakes and without argument, extra charges, or even a hint of annoyance.
And Krista showed an uncanny willingness to do whatever was needed to get the job done. At one point the painters needed some nails ground off from under the roof but they were 20 feet in the air and the temperature was 101. To avoid any delay, Krista climbed up the ladder herself with the grinder and proceeded to grind the nails down in that heat with sparks falling over her. Incredible dedication.
Lastly, Krista is fun to work with. She has a great sense of humor and a wonderfully positive attitude that is a big help during what can be stressful times. Highly recommended!"
D.J.- Bouldin
North West Hills Floor renovation
"When I tell people about our experience with Krista as our GC, I always preface it by saying, 'This is the general contractor story you never hear.' She was nothing short of incredible!!
I'll never forget when she told me that she'd complete the job in 6 weeks and I firmly doubted that possibility given my experience with home renovations in the past. Yet, she not only finished on-time, but under budget! My wife and I left the house for the first several weeks during the demolition, and Krista was always on-site and updated us daily on the progress made by her and her conscientious crew. She explores options when problems arise, perfectly synchronizes the variety of tasks going on during any one day, efficiently manages materials and resources and even talked my wife and I off the ledge a time or two when things didn't look quite right.
In the end, she and her subs delivered a beautiful first floor renovation that was far beyond our expectations. You cannot possibly go wrong with Krista and I regularly recommend her to friends and colleagues!"
Mike- North-West Hills
D.C. Kitchen Renovation
"Krista and Alan did an amazing job on my kitchen renovation, which they managed to complete lickity split, including building a new structural support for one wall! I am thrilled with my new kitchen, which beautifully blends the original exposed brick and heart pine floors of my 1920s home with crisp white cabinets and stainless steel farmhouse sink and appliances.
Krista and Alan custom built countertops from ambrosia maple slabs, maintaining the live tree-edge as an elegant, subtle design detail. I was impressed with their attention to detail and thoughtful approach to the design, but even more so with their creative problem-solving. It was important to me to maintain the historic character of the home, which required Krista and Alan to find creative approaches to address sloped floors, damaged bricks, crumbling plaster and structural challenges, all of which they did efficiently and with beautiful results. I honestly just can't thank them enough. Our new kitchen has improved our quality of life and brings us joy every day."
Caryn and Josh- Washington D.C.
Barton Hills Renovation
"Krista did an amazing renovation on our house - the entire downstairs plus master bed/bath and guest bath upstairs. It was a pretty big job with moving load bearing walls, electric, plumbing, new floors, insulation, brand new kitchen and baths….the works. However, Krista did it all on time (just a few months) and on budget!
I knew it was going to be a good experience before she even began. She said she would need access to the house so that all her subcontractors could come over and do their bids. "A couple hours in the morning is all I'll need" she said. I thought "no way- multiple subcontractors coming over, none of them will be on time, this will take all day." Boy was I wrong - they all showed up on time or early, everyone was done in a couple hours!
That scenario sums up how the rest of the renovation went. Krista runs a tight ship! We were out of town for a lot of the renovation and Krista made sure we had daily updates on the progress and any punch lists that needed completing. After seeing our neighbors stuck in renovation hell for months (or years), I am forever thankful for Krista and her crew! I would recommend her in a heartbeat!"
Beth- Barton Hills
Travis Heights Kitchen and Living
We have known Krista Ernst for over 15 years and she was the perfect choice to remodel our kitchen and downstairs. From her positive, efficient attitude to her eye for detail, functionality and beauty we couldn't be happier with the results.
Krista has a wide range of skills that were showcased in our project. First- she is organized and very good at creating and following a plan. Her communication with us and our architect about what was needed was clear and timely. She has a wonderful group of subs who work with her who are all professional, respectful and hard-working. And she was willing to work with some of our people to help cut costs a bit.
During the project Krista was able to regroup when we were handed surprises and come up with economically feasible and aesthetically beautiful solutions. She did all of this while not showing frustration, she jumped in with a sledgehammer when needed and kept us up to date with our options. She is a stickler for schedules and it was clear she was disappointed that the project took half a week longer than she predicted. That said, she removed a wall, moved another wall (1 foot thick walls made of brick), put in a support header and completely remodeled our kitchen from head to toe, with significant changes to 2 other rooms, in 9 weeks!
3 years after our kitchen remodel we are still completely in love with it. Our kitchen continues to look and function beautifully. We continue to be thrilled and strongly recommend her for any of your future projects. Just try to not schedule her when we remodel our bathroom!
Joellen- Travis Heights


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Annapurna Base Camp Trek
- 15 days / 14 nights
Sagamartha (Everest) Base Camp trek takes us into one of the most spectacular regions of Nepal where the Sherpa culture thrives amongst the highest peaks in the world. The Sagamartha massif as seen from Thyangboche and Kala Pattar is a sight you will never forget, and the hospitality of these tough mountain people will remain with you for a long time. This is the traditional trek to view Sagamartha, following the historic trail and travelling in true expedition style; it will appeal to those who wish to retrace the steps of history to the base of the highest mountain in the world.
When it comes to spectacular breathtaking mountain panoramas, the Everest base camp and Kala Pattar Trek is without equal, if you like to walk, this is one of the most inspiring places in the world to do it. After exploring the temples, shrines, bazaars and restaurants of Kathmandu we take an exciting mountain flight to Lukla, the gateway to Everest region.
Day 01: Kathmandu.
Your arrival to Tribhuwan International Airport, you will be met by our Airport Representative, and transfer to hotel. Overnight at hotel .
Day 02: Kathmandu.
Sightseeing tour of Kathmandu valley, Briefing and preparation of trek, Overnight at hotel .
Day 03: Kathmandu-Lukla-Phakding
Early in the morning, Flight to Lukla (2804 mtrs.), we begin our trek to Phakding (2610 mtrs.) - 3 hours easy walking. Overnight at Guest House.
Day 04: Phakding-Namche Bazaar.
Trek to Namche Bazaar (3535 mtrs.). Overnight at Guest House.
Day 05: Acclimatization day in Namche Bazaar.
Day 06: Namche Bazaar to Tengboche (3850m).
By reaching Tengboche, we visit a monastery known as Tengboche monastery. Overnight at Guest House.
Day 07: Tengboche to Dingboche (4350 mtrs.).
Trek to Dingboche, Overnight at Guest House.
Day 08: Day trip to Chhukung valley and trek back to Dingboche.
This day we will have trip to Chhukung valley, then we return to Dingboche in the evening. We will take you to Chhukung Ri (5546 mtrs) too. Overnight at Guest House.
Day 09: Dingboche to Lobuche (4950 mtrs.).
Trek to Lobuche, Overnight at Guest House.
Day 10: Lobuche to Ghorakshep (5160 mtrs.) to Everest Base Camp (5400 mtrs.).
Trek to Ghorakshep, Everest Base Camp and return to Ghorakshep, Overnight at Guest House.
Day 11: Ghorakshep-Kalapathar (5545 mtrs.)-Pheriche (4280 mtrs.)
The day starts with a hike up to Kalapathar (5545 mtrs.), an excellent viewpoint to observe the Mount. Everest and innumerable spectacular mountains views. Then trek back to Pheriche (4280mtrs.). Overnight at Guest House.
Day 12: Pheriche to Khumjung (3753 mtrs.).
Trek to Khumjung Village (3753 mtrs.). Overnight at Guest House.
Day 13: Khumjung to Phakding (2610 mtrs.).
Trek to Phakding (2610 mtrs.). Overnight at Guest House.
Day 14: Phakding to Lukla.
Trek to Lukla. Overnight at Guest House.
Day 15: Kathmandu.
Morning flight back to Kathmandu from Lukla. Overnight stay atHotel .
Day 16: Leisure day in Kathmandu (It's also spare day incase of bad weather in Lukla). Overnight stay at Hotel .
Day 17: Transfer to Airport for your home departure.
What is Trekking?
A walk of few or many days up and down trail villages, hills & forests is call trekking. A walk through the hills of Nepal will not only give you a view of the mountains, but also take you through remote villages inhabited by hospitable people who will always well comes you smiling. We invite you to join us on visit to this remote region to see the truth of your dream.
Trekking Styles:
There are very various ways of trekking on foot through Himalayan range of Nepal. Whey is planning a trek you need to think carefully about deferent styles of trekking available. Remember that when hiking in any major renege of the mountains, it makes seems to go with at list on while chosen companion, as a slip and a sprained ankle can acquire at any time. It is also prudent to register with your embassy before setting off, and to sign in at any police checkpoint along the way.
Typical Trekking Days:
Most of days begin with stunning Himalayas sunrise when the crew bring around a piping hot cup of tea and a warm bowl of washing water. After hearty breakfast cooked we generally walk for 3 to 4 hours. You are encouraged to walk at your own pace, stopping frequently for photographs or to explore local villages. There is a lot of leisured time, you are allowed to rinse out clothes, read novel books or explore small mounds. .
The journey on the Himalayas varies in length to reach our campsite or lodge by the afternoon. The rest of the day is free to explore, read or write up diaries while dinner is being prepared by the trekking staff. The evening is spent in the mess tent or lodge following a three course meal. On our higher altitude treks, rest and exploration days are build in to the ensure proper acclimatization. So Samrat Tours & Travels P. Ltd classified his trekking into three types.
Private Groups:
Every year, Samrat Tours & Travels operates a tangle of private groups. They may be a small or a big groups, wishing to go trekking with their friends around Annapurna, Dhaulagiri, Langtang, or they follow the itinerary which has included many destinations of Nepal. This is besides included the Everest region & various regions. Samrat treks has the expertise to provide you a high quality service at very competitive prices.
School & Collage:
Samrat Groups , which specializes in trekking, handles School & collage groups to the Himalayan at the affordable prices. The itineraries of this company are designed to provide a real insight in the cultural, religious and environmental aspects of the Himalayan but just as importantly, they are fun, exposed to a Samrat adventure. Students will quickly discover the rich rewards of exploring the globe. Please contact more information. Family Holidays:
We have introduced two programmes for the different Himalayas (Annapurna, Langtang & Mt. Everest regions)as the camping trek and tea house trek. The company operates specially family as well as student groups . The mentioned regions are suitable to the families for going trek, no trouble on the route.. Departure dates are fixed. of both groups. The company allows families with younger children to travel together..
General Information:
Trekking in the Himalayan. The best way to experience Nepal's unbeatable combination of natural beauty and cultural riches is to walk through them. The immense contrasts in altitudes and climates found here support an equally spectacular of lifestyles, vegetation and wildlife. Trekking in the mountains of Nepal is more a cultural experience than a wilderness expedition. You will be passing through picturesque villages inhabited by diverse ethnic groups. You will see Cheetri farmers working in their fields and Tamang herders grazing their animals on the steep slopes. And you will meet Gurkha soldiers on the way ,come across Sherpa yak drivers transporting goods over the high mountain passes. And always in the background, the icy pinnacles of the Himalayan loom over the scenery.


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What a long, strange trip it's been. Last year at this time, I was happily riding through Rohan alongside my wife, discovering the joys of dispatching Bugud and the grind of Hytbolt. It's strange to remember that my only real "outward" voice was my Twitter account. This blog did exist, but was used exclusively to showcase Braxwolf's backstory to the six people who were interested in reading it. The "posts" page was only created recently. I was happy to use my precious free time playing the game, listening to podcasts on my drive to work, and goofing off with my kinmates and Twitter friends. A consumer, for all practical purposes.
Then, on June 14th, I saw something in my RSS feed that altered my involvement in the game and community, though I didn't know it yet. In a post titled CSTM to End with Episode 200, community stalwart Goldenstar explained her and Merric's plans to shutter the Casual Stroll to Mordor podcast. To the casual consumer, it seemed as though CSTM had always been there, so we naturally assumed that it would continue to be. CSTM was my Monday morning drive podcast, which means that it was the first thing I looked forward to hearing every week. Of course, the reasons for CSTM shutting down the podcast were completely understandable, but for those of us who had built them into a weekly routine over the past several years, it introduced some very interesting questions. First and foremost, would the community step up and fill the rather large gap?
I had seen the announcement for LOTRO Players prior to June 14. Somewhat ironically, my first exposure to the site was via CSTM. However, my initial impression was one of slight confusion. The content looked to be very similar to what CSTM was already doing – news, community events, and fan fiction. Why try to cover the same material as CSTM? Adding to my confusion was the understanding that it was being overseen by Andang, a CSTM contributor who by all accounts seemed to be on very good terms with Merric and Goldenstar. It was only after the June 14 announcement by CSTM that the whole LOTRO Players "thing" fell into place for me. Andang had a heads-up, and was going to attempt to be the one to fill in the gap! Big shoes to fill, to be sure. That challenge was very interesting to me. I wondered if he could do it.
I probably would have left it at that, and remained consumer for life, but then in July LOTRO Academy released their podcast episode 79: LOTRO Players in which Andang was a guest and spoke with Branick about the inception of the website, his hopes for the future, and a solicitation for new contributors. To be honest, I had fleeting thoughts of sending some sample writings to CSTM in the past, but there was always something that held me back. What would I write about? How would I have time? Why would they want me when they already have such a great stable of contributors? In hindsight, these were all pretty poor excuses and the truth was probably closer to me being too intimidated and too afraid to put myself "out there". Anonymity can be a very nice thing, sometimes. Andang's appearance on LOTRO Academy was just enough to convince me to give writing about LOTRO a shot. Perhaps I could have some small part in filling in the CSTM gap.
I approached Andang with my idea of a different kind of fan fiction series (my Letters from the West) and he was very encouraging. I must have been a little fired up, too, because it looks like the LOTRO Academy podcast was released on July 3, and my first LOTRO Players post came out on July 5 of this year. I didn't waste any time! Now that I was a contributor to the site, I started paying careful attention to the content. I subscribed to the new LOTRO Players News podcast immediately, and studied the interaction between the cast. Podcasting is one of those things that, in the back of my mind, I know that the best podcasters make the difficult seem easy, but I still had this feeling that I'd like to try it. One night, I was having a conversation with Mysteri, and I got up the "gumption" to mention that I'd like to try it sometime. Within the next week, I had an invitation in my inbox from Andang asking if I could participate in the Wildermore Zone review episode of LPN. I was extremely nervous for about five hours leading up to that podcast. Mentioning that I'd like to try it out is one thing, but realizing that I'm going to be talking LIVE with such community giants as Andang, Pineleaf, Ethelros and Mysteri was something completely different. It was the first time I'd spoken to any of them using anything other than instant message or forum comment. Voices that are normally recorded and played back at me were now going to be listening to and reacting to my feedback. And, oh, by the way – whatever I said was going to be recorded and played back, and potentially picked apart by those with much more game experience than what I had. What did I have, anyway? Nothing special, really. I don't raid. I don't PvMP. I craft if I have to. I don't role play. I'm just this average guy who enjoys playing the game with friends. The only thing that probably got me through that first episode (LPN Episode 8) was the realization that the 'normalcy' is exactly what attracted me (and probably countless others) to CSTM in the first place. Merric and Goldenstar always felt like friends, even if you never actually had any interaction with them.
I must have done something right, because I distinctly remember that the first thing Andang said after the recording was over was "Brax, that was AWESOME!", which really made be feel good. He next extended an invitation to be a regular member of the crew, which was very surprising but I quickly accepted with the caveat that I may not be able to make all episodes due to a busy family schedule. The recording was almost two hours, and I listened to it again that night. It's a practice that I've continued with the episodes I appear on, so that I can hear them right away, and then again later in the week, in order to look for things to improve on.
Fast forward, and my involvement in LOTRO Players has resulted in so many awesome opportunities this year. I've met new players, both within LOTRO Players and outside of it, I've been blessed to podcast with not only the regular crew, but also Layanor (of LOTRO Reporter), Roger Edwards (of Contains Moderate Peril), Chris Perry and Harry Hol (of MMO Reporter), and Justin Olivetti (of Massively). I was able to participate in, and assist with the 2013 Fellowship Walk. As a result of my exposure to the creative video community within LOTRO (I credit Pashbo, Lilikate, and of course Andang), I have recently spun up my own YouTube channel and started a regular feature (The Braxclan) where I get to play the game with my two oldest sons, and people actually watch it! Really, one person shouldn't be allowed to have this much fun.
So, how was my personal 2013 in LOTRO? It was a complete blast. This is what a hobby should be like. I get to try new things, meet new people, be a part of something larger than myself, and schedule it all around my own family situations. Having said all that, I am enjoying the moment. Because if there's something I've learned, it's that situations change, people change, and this moment will never come again. Of course, I'll keep doing this as long as it's fun. Here's hoping we have many more years of fun ahead!


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Last Tuesday's 3rd Annual Snowbird Marathon drew over 500 participants in spite of rain early in the afternoon. There were smiles and laughter as many arrived in hilarious costumes to enjoy live music, food and drinks, free give-aways and the mock obstacle course in the parking lot of Monroe Canal Marina in Saint James City.
The event began at Low Key Tiki with goody bag pick-up at 2:30 p.m. The bags included a T-shirt along with a genuine race bib and various items donated by local merchants. The band Last Resort performed at Low Key Tiki throughout the afternoon. Multiple valuable door prizes were given away and there was a costume contest with awards as well.
"We ran out of measuring sticks," said Leigh Lingwall, one of the organizers, "so we can't guarantee that it's precisely a zero K, but I'm pretty sure nobody really cares."
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A few of the many "marathoners" participating in the 3rd Annual Snowbird Marathon.
After the singing of the National Anthem by Amy Fredricks of ST. James City, the boat horn sounded the start and participants maneuvered through obstacles which included an agility cone, a 7-foot-high limbo pole, and a zip line which featured actual zip ties. Some people liked it so much they did it twice! Since there is no prize for being fast, people could take their time on the course and in the marina store and at Woody's Waterside to enjoy shopping, food and drinks before returning to Low Key Tiki for door prizes.
Proceeds from the event go to the Greater Pine island Elks to help children on Pine Island through scholarships, summer camp, field trips and other activities supported by the Elks. Organizers wish to thank all sponsors and participants for their enthusiastic support and hope to see everyone back again next year.


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Hello Residents,
Prior to this week's City Council meeting, Mayor Jim Watson formally announced that he will be seeking a mandate from Committee and Council to allow the City of Ottawa to enter into negotiations with RendezVous LeBreton Group (RLG), the National Capital Commission (NCC) and other government partners on the redevelopment of LeBreton Flats.
The decision was made to ensure that the best interests of the City and its taxpayers continue to be represented in the redevelopment of this significant land area, including a more viable transit system, an increase in environmental sustainability and a more prosperous and vibrant core.
In this memo, the Mayor also announced plans to work with the Ottawa Senators organization, businesses, residents, and the City's West-End councilors including myself to ensure that appropriate options are being developed to help make up for the potential economic loss to Stittsville, Kanata and the West End of Ottawa, should the Canadian Tire Centre be relocated.
While the ongoing project of the Lebreton Flats redevelopment will no doubt become a large contributing milestone in the future of our City, I must confess that losing Stittsville's own Canadian Tire Centre in its current location would certainly prove to be a disappointing moment for our West-end residents and myself, included.
The Ottawa Senators hockey team is a prominent attraction existing within the West-end area. For many of us, they have become a part of our everyday life and have mutually benefitted our economic foundation.
It is sad to consider losing one of Stittsville's most beloved landmarks but I do remain optimistic that whatever may eventually occupy the space of the Canadian Tire Centre will be a positive boost to our west-end economy.
I look forward to working with the Mayor, my Councillor colleagues, and the Senators organization going forward and as always, I will happily share any updates with our community as they arise.


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There are not too many cocktails out there that are under 50 years old, but The Bloody Caesar enjoys a cult status, especially in its country of origin, which happens to be Canada. The cocktail was invented in 1969 by Walter Chell, who was given the job of creating a signature cocktail for an Italian restaurant.
He knew that the mixture of claim juice and tomato sauce would help associate patrons with Italy, as both tomatoes and clams are prominent in that particular cuisine, and even worked on perfecting the recipe for months before debuting the cocktail, when it proceeded to spread like wildfire. There are cocktails that skyrocket In popularity, but the Caesar seemed to be an anomaly, managing to become Calgary's most popular drink only within five years of its creation! In fact, there is even a Caesar Day in Calgary, which is certainly a remarkable accomplishment for any cocktail.
- 1 to 1.5 ounces of vodka
- Worcestershire sauce (several dashes based on preference)
- Celery salt
- Fresh ground pepper
- 1 celery stalk
- Hot sauce (several dashes, often half the amount of the Worcestershire sauce)
- 6 ounces of Clamato juice
- 1 teaspoon of lemon or lime juice
- Rim the highball glass with lemon (or lime) juice and salt. Afterwards, add as much ice as you are comfortable with.
- Pour the vodka and Clamato juice over the ice.
- Add the Worcestershire sauce, pepper sauce, and hot sauce at your discretion/liking.
- Stir well.
- Garnish with a celery stick, or even a pickle, if you prefer.
- Highball glass
- Ice
The Bloody Caesar is certainly a hearty drink, and the kind that you may not want to have on a full stomach. It certainly is associated with more than simply Italian cuisine these days, as over 350 million Caesars are consumed every year in Canada alone! This is quite a ridiculous statistic when you realize that the total population of Canada is around 30 million. Enjoy a refreshing Bloody Caesar responsibly today!


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I was working on my mid-term assignments for the 'Ethnicity study' class, and the thing I'd been doing was this essay about 'United Kingdom'. I stayed up late, working to analyze the subject, and I did a lot of reading too, and during the time, I remembered something very interesting that I just can't wait to put on to this blog.
I love history, I always do :), and when you're talking about European history, especially UK, you'll think about this one thing, and it's INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION. And as for me, when talking about this one thing, there'll always another one thing that comes out in my mind, and it's one of the greatest literature masterpieces written by Charles Dickens, OLIVER TWIST..
I'm a huge fan of the book, the play, and the movies, and I go gaga everytime I talk about the FASHION!!
There are some styles I captured from Roman Polanski's Oliver Twist (2005), which is the newest version of the movie, and which is also my favourite (unfortunately, it didn't reach success on the academy :( ). Most people said that this Roman Polanski version is too dark and gloomy, but I found it very profound and artistic, Polanski's style (remember, 'The Pianist??).
Barney Clark did a marvelous job in building the character of Oliver, and I also love the character of Fagin played by Ben Kingsley. The dark and gloomy feeling of the movie really represents the era (which was during the Industrial Revolution in 19th century), cause no offense, the play 'Oliver!' is definitely artistic and undeniably amusing, but for Oliver Twist, I kinda prefer the more realistic version, which is Polanski's.
And somehow, the wardrobe department also did the very good job in capturing the style,
take a look.. :)


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Energy is one of the largest expenses in greenhouse growing. Today, there are many technical solutions to help drastically cut the power bill. And yet, identifying the best possible setup among the many technical and climate solutions available, is still a huge challenge that needs to accommodate production targets. That's why the French engineering company Agrithermic created the Hortinergy software - calculating exactly this. Recently they've added an add-on for the semi-closed greenhouse. Yesterday they were awarded the Sival D'OR 2019 at the Sival Innovation competition in the Services and Software category.
A good day for Vincent Stauffer and his colleagues from Agrithermic. The software that the company developed for making better decisions in the greenhouse, has been awarded the Sival D'Or - the highest award for novelties at the French exhibition Sival. It will be an addition to their prize cabinet.
"Hortinergy is online modelling software allowing to calculate the energy consumption in greenhouses anywhere worldwide", Vincent Stauffer with Agrithermic explains. "By comparing the various technical solutions available to you, you can find the optimal configuration for your objectives and eventually reduce your energy costs sustainably." Also the software can calculate how various decisions will influence the climate conditions.
Specific parameters
He shows how the algorithms take into account greenhouse specific parameters. "The light transmission depends on the cover material, for example. We also use the evapotranspiration of the plant cover based on the outside climate, various internal set points, the crop type and leaf area index - you name it and we measure it." Also there's various technical solutions used from a database. "Types of glass, plastic membranes, climate screens", he sums up.
According to Vincent, Hortinergy is the ultimate decision-making tool. "It offers a great way to forecast the operating costs, even before a greenhouse is built. The same goes for retrofitting of the greenhouse: calculations can be done before you start the renovation or the investment. The software is also to help you with decisions in the cultivation. If you change the screens or the screen settings, the climate conditions will change as well. With the software we can simulate this. Users can compare several technical and economic scenarios."
The semi-closed greenhouse model. Read more about it here.
Therefore the interest in the software is broad: greenhouse builders, crop advisers, consultants. "Hortinergy can be used in various crops: tomatoes, cucumbers and peppers, but also potted plants and cannabis. By entering the details of the specific situation, it calculates various options and therefore offers more insight on the greenhouse. It helps you to make decisions since it calculates the result on forehand."
Last year an add-on was created for 3 screens management and recently an extra tool for the semi-closed greenhouse was published. Currently this new model is under validation with 2 semi-closed greenhouses located in CTIFL in Carquefou and Balandran in France. "A mild & wet climate and a hot & dry climate", Vincent concludes. He will share the results in June 2019 at Greensys and at the GreenTech.


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Short of the Week: Thanksgiving
By Jenny Guffy
When life gets extremely hectic, it often becomes easy to neglect the small things. But Thanksgiving by Jonathan Bregel reminds us to be thankful for all we have, all year round. Featuring his own family, Bregel's short focuses on how the simple moments ultimately mean the most in the life.
The holidays are a perfect time to count your blessings and remind those you love how thankful you are for them. As Bregel stresses, it's about focusing on the small things rather than getting lost in the big picture. So let's all try to do that this season!


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Oh My God! I always love Lebonbon's stylish design, but their 2017 FW collection is really special! I will introduce their FW designs from now on in case you travel abroad or are looking for some long sleeve design for air-conditioned place!
This Beautiful Lace Frill Blouse is the inner, that model wore in flare trench dress green. I love how this beautiful shows in neck and wrist area! How thoughtful they design the entire look! Don't miss this gorgeous basic item, you can match with any style! and it is not thick, so don't worry about it!
Made in Korea/ Brand : Lebonbon (Ksisters is the exclusive distributor in SG)
Hand wash recommended.
Check out check version : Link
Check out flare trench dress green : Link
Size Chart(cm)
Woman Free Size : model is 162 cm. (Till UK12, you can wear)
Girl model is 110cm tall, 17kg and wearing size M. Height is more correct reference than age.
Delivery of preorder/back order items will take 3-4 weeks from order confirmation. Worldwide shipping is also available.


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Foundational Human Needs and Insecurities and their Effects on Romantic Relationships/
As I have mentioned a fair amount in previous posts, humans have needs. In some ways, this is obvious. For example, it's clear that if I do not eat, I will die. Yet, it's also true, and not so clear, that if I do not have human connection, I will not live well at best, go insane at medium, and, again, die at worst. (Usually only babies die of lack of connection, but there have been links between life span and social life.)
In the scientifically and materialistically (e.g. atheists) minded communities, it's very common to reduce every issue or behavior to something relating to the desire to survive. However, this isn't a complete view of human life. A simple, but perhaps flawed, example of this is to think about what would have someone jump in front of a bullet for someone else. Another point to consider is what would have humans evolve to think at all. Animals survive fine without thinking, and, in many cases, emoting capacity.
In any case, we as humans have different realms within us. We have the physiological realm of the body and body chemistry that functions mostly without our being aware of it. We have the realm of feelings, where we have emotions. Emotions are also body chemistry, but we can be aware of them. Then we have the realm of thinking. Thinking is also body-related, but is the most superficial, new, and least in control part of our selves. Thinking is fundamentally self-awareness.
Of course, we can be broken down into many different parts, and all parts of the body are interconnected (also the great neuroscientist Damasio says, it's basically impossible to denote where body chemistry's impact on our self-awareness ends and our awareness's impact on it begins), but the reason I do it this way is to discuss fundamental insecurities. The reason I want to discuss fundamental insecurities is because they come up a lot in relationships.
I propose that the fundamental need of our biological self is survival. Therefore, the fundamental insecurity and question of this part of ourselves is safety. Am I safe?
In a relationship, this will come up a lot. You will be with your partner and something they do or say will make you feel fear for your wellbeing. When you feel taken care of, you will feel joy. Therefore, I also propose that the fundamental upsetting emotion of the body is fear and the fundamental comforting emotion of the body is happiness.
You would use this as a practical tool by noticing when you are afraid and pinpointing what is happening in the situation that is making you feel unsafe.
I propose that the foundational need of our emotional self is connection, and the question of "Am I connected?" is the most important for this realm and creates the most insecurity. However, I also believe this is kind of a misnomer, because connection in many cases means an exchange of love, or some kind of loving act. So you could also say the question is "Am I loved?"
Therefore, I believe the fundamental comforting emotion of the feeling part of you is love and the fundamental upsetting emotion is sadness, the sadness you experience when you feel disconnected.
So when you're having an emotional issue that makes you feel sad, you can try to pinpoint what is disconnecting you from your partner and how can you connect back together.
I propose that the fundamental need of our thinking part of ourselves is understanding. Therefore the most basic question and insecurity of our thoughts is "What does this mean?" "What's the point?"
This is both a cosmic issue, meaning that we seem to crave to understand the meaning of life, but also a personal issue in that we don't know what we are doing in relationships, why we want certain things, why someone would want us or the fear that they really don't, that there is something we are missing.
When we do not understand something, we become frustrated, angry. Therefore, I believe the most basic upsetting emotional experience of the thinking part of us is anger, and the most basic comforting emotional experience of the thinking part of us is the "a-ha," or the surprise of new clarity.
So for this as a tool, if you're feeling angry in your relationship, you can try to understand what it is that you do not get about yourself or your partner. What do you not understand about a situation? What question do you have? What do you want to know that you just can't let go of?


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Although the doughty Simeon von Pumpernickel continues his pursuit of fame and fortune, they just as doughtily continue to elude him.
Plus, to lessen the sting of his woes, he has taken up carousing with Charles Clarence, who as previously noted is a dipsomaniac. ("White whiskey" is a dressed-up euphemism for what my ancestors called moonshine.)
Last night Simeon got royally blitzed, donned a lampshade and proceeded to drunk-dial every film producer and theatrical impresario he could think of. It's a good thing the phone wasn't plugged in.
I'm a bit worried for our theatrical friend. If this keeps up he's going to need an intervention.
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CODEPINK: Knitivism for Peace & Mother's Day
Short notice on this, but it's still doable!
Copied from the CODEPINK website:
Calling all CODEPINK knitters! We are creating a beautiful, quilted cozy to cover the fence in front of the White House to honor Mother's Day. The message will be "We will not raise our children to kill another mother's child"-inspired by Julia Ward Howe's Mother's Day Proclamation. We'll be piecing it together from individual squares knitted by YOU as part of the 24 hour Mother's Day vigil for Women who live in War Zones. The best part is you don't have to be an experienced knitter to help! This is perfect for knitters of all skill levels—and a great opportunity for those who want to learn! Celebrate the time honored tradition of the radical act of knitting. How-to-knit page here (just in case!)
Go to the site for all the details. Basically they just want 4X4 tightly knit or crocheted squares, pink and green (a ratio of about 5:1.)
They need them by next Monday, May 4, so they probably need to be mailed by Thursday, maybe Friday. It's doable! I pledged 6 squares a couple of hours ago and am almost finished with my third.
I've already received acknowledgment of my pledge note, too - CODEPINK women rock!
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I swear I've become a blog post writing machine lately! After starting my new (ish) job, and launching PW Branding and Design, I was pretty burnt out, and constantly sleepy (still am…), but with a bit of planning, I've got into the rhythm of keeping up this little blog amidst all the other madness.
Anyway, as some of you may know, last year I decided to cut off most of my hair. Let me start off by saying, it was not thought out.
I was literally walking in a mall on a Friday evening, and I was like, "hey, your hair is heavy af, you have nothing to lose, a pixie cut would be fun." By midday Saturday, I was sporting a much shorter cut. I shit you not, between the time of the decision making and the actual cut was less than 24 hours.
To say that I hated it when I had it cut is a plain old lie. It felt good to have shed away all the hair that had been my veil of security for so many years. See, my whole life, I had felt like I was surrounded by so many beautiful women, and I was the tomboy. But I always had decent long, thick and straight hair. That was the one thing I was always complimented on, so it became that the only way I felt beautiful was to have long hair that was set to perfection, and I didn't care that it gave me endless headaches and took hours in my day to set. Until I had enough, and that pixie was a result. I felt pretty good leaving the salon. Until the next day, when people started to question my sexuality and blatantly tell me that I didn't look good. The funny thing was, i hadn't even asked a single one of them how they felt about hair that wasn't on their heads, but apparently, people seem to think their opinions on someone else's appearance matters (hint: it doesn't). Then I ended up in a relationship when I wasn't really expecting to be in one. At first, I was told my hair didn't matter, but then started the comments that he liked me better with long hair (and no tattoos). All this combined negativity really left me hating my appearance. I started to hate what I saw in the mirror. So I started the long and frustrating process of growing my hair out, not because of what I wanted, but to stop hearing all the negativity.
Needless to say, the people who were so negative about how I looked eventually fell away from my life, and I was back to a bob cut. Long hair, and I just didn't feel like me. I had felt so much like me when I left the salon that day, before everyone told me how I should look. That was what led me to go back to a salon a month ago. My confidence has built this year, which has been a long and tough road. This time, I took a few weeks to make up my mind and decide if my self esteem was ready for the inevitable mean comments from people, and only when I was sure that it was, I took the plunge. This time, I love my hair. This is me, with fuss free hair. As a woman working full time and running her own business and trying to graduate, it's a relief to have hair that's good to go in a few minutes each day. People still make annoying comments, but it doesn't really bother me that much because I know what's good for me now. I'm enough for myself, and anyone who wants to be in my life needs to accept that.
I hope that if there's anything you wanna do, you have the courage to do it, in spite of anyone else's opinions.
Your pixie haired girl,


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Join us as we welcome our friends from San Diego's Ballast Point Brewing Company on Wednesday October 11th! We will be pouring both the crisp Bonito Blonde Ale & the much-heralded, hoppy Sculpin IPA. Paired with complimentary pizza from Bushwick's own Archie's Pizza! Sure to be a fine time!
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Displaying 1 of 1 Format: Kit Author: Karon, Jan, 1937- Title: At home in Mitford [club] / Jan Karon. Series: Mitford years 1 Subjects: Borrow-a-book Club. Notes: The first novel in the Mitford Years series. Borrow-a-book Club is a service available to Burlington County Library System customers wishing to establish book discussion groups. Contents: 14 pbk. books -- 1 hbk. book -- 3 large print books -- Clip board. Web Site: Click here to fill out online form to reserve kit and see full list of titles Call Number: Canvas bag with books ISBN: 014025448X (20 cm. pbk.) 0143035037 (18 cm. pbk.) 0670882259 (hbk.) 9780143114017 (lg. print) Control Number: 358753 System Availability: 1 # System items in: 1 Current Holds: 0 Medium: [club] Request It Please select and request a specific volume by clicking one of the icons in the 'Find It' section below. Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Find It Large Cover Image Trade Reviews Booklist ReviewGentle Father Tim is an Episcopalian rector who enjoys a gentle romance in a gentle North Carolina town full of quirky, unthreatening characters, reminiscent of those who lived in television's Mayberry. Books in the Mitford series are also available from Penguin, giving them the rare distinction of having crossed over from a Christian to a mainstream publishing house. Summary The first novel in #1 New York Times bestselling author Jan Karon's beloved series set in America's favorite small town: Mitford.

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Chargers' Keenan Allen had one historic half of receiving
Keenan Allen certainly didn't freeze up in the Frozen Tundra.
The Chargers star put on a catching clinic against the Packers on Sunday. And he finished with the single-best 30 minute span of receiving in team history:
No other Chargers receiver has ever done that in a half of football, according to Ricky Henne of Chargers.com.
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Allen finished his afternoon with 14 catches for 154 yards. His team didn't earn the win, but rest assured he'll earn a Pro Bowl nod this season.
Someone's gotta tell Keenan Allen it's only halftime. #SDvsGB pic.twitter.com/DFKisgIoFm
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By The Way – July 2017
New highs! The S&P 500, Russell 2000, Dow and Dow Transports, (that's a Dow theory buy signal by the way), have all made new highs, yet almost all the commentary I read focuses on the reasons the market is overvalued (including I might add my own most recent letter). The concerns expressed are mostly well-reasoned and rational, but are contradicted by the continuing strength of the market. It seems to me that we are nearing an inflection point where either the bull or bear case will prevail. I believe the matter will be resolved when there is a clearer picture of economic and earnings growth globally, and in particular in the U.S. There is a "Goldilocks" theory that believes a slow but steady increase in GDP and inflation, much as we have experienced recently, is sufficient to support higher stock markets. While I appreciate that hypothesis, I would feel much more comfortable if some of the Trump proposals with regard to tax reform and fiscal stimulus actually come to fruition. Given the gridlock we are witnessing in Washington, confidence in a positive outcome is difficult to maintain. Time is of the essence if we are to see legislation passed this year that will have a positive economic impact in 2018. Unfortunately, we have three big issues to be dealt with in a short space of time; healthcare reform (the Republicans had to drag John McCain, an 80 year old with brain cancer, out of the hospital and across the country just to pass a bill that only allowed debate on healthcare to begin); a debt ceiling increase and budget resolution; and tax reform. Volumes could be written about the behind-the-scenes bargaining in Congress, but here is one of my current favorites: Republican leadership is thinking of attaching the debt ceiling and budget bill to a popular bill that provides healthcare to veterans, in order to make passage easier than if brought to a vote on its own. The Trump administration's lack of leadership, weak approval rating and numerous distractions are certainly not helping move matters forward, and are indeed counterproductive. We watch in awe, and hope for the best.
Unfortunately, central bank policies have once again become a significant factor causing short term market volatility. Every meeting, every speech, every press conference is scrutinized and dissected for any nuance that would suggest the direction of policy. And it's not just the Fed, but the European Central Bank, The Bank of England, The Bank of Japan and The People's Bank of China also come under the microscope. In my opinion, this is a poor usage of time and energy. Let's accept the fact that we have passed the point of maximum monetary stimulus. Central banks are still being accommodative, but the longer-term direction is now toward less stimulation. It will happen in fits and starts, but barring significant economic weakness (which we certainly don't want to see) policy will be gradually more restrictive. We should ignore the short-term unpredictability, and accept that the huge injections of liquidity we experienced post the 2008 crisis are things of the past.
Closer to home, there is no doubt housing prices were out of control in Canada, particularly in Toronto and Vancouver, and that the amount of household debt is what could be described as excessive. However, we now have every level of government, banks, myriad institutions, and regulations all piling on to correct the perceived problem. In addition the Bank of Canada raised its regulated interest rate with a consequent effect on mortgage rates. As the old saying goes, "The cure can often be worse than the disease". One doesn't need a long memory to recall what a collapse in the housing market did to the U.S. economy less than a decade ago. I am sincerely concerned that those in power are not paying sufficient attention to possible "unintended consequences" if their new rules lead to a debt crises for individual home owners and trigger a serious decline in financial markets and the overall economy.
STCA Canada New Housing Price Index (normalized to 100) & YoY%
Enough of my ranting, it remains a bull market. We will proceed accordingly, until otherwise informed.
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"Your High Calling" – Charles F. Stanley
"Be sure to carry out the ministry the Lord gave you." – Colossians 4:17
Do you find God must constantly prod you to keep growing in your faith? Or perhaps you've progressed in your relationship with Him, but there's not much fruit and you wonder what's going on?
If so, then it may be that the Lord has called you to serve Him in a specific way, but you've refused. It's possible that you're not using your gifts to honor Him, or you are ministering in areas that make you feel comfortable rather than really obeying what He's asked you to do.
Friend, you may have your own goals, but remember, the highest, most wonderful purpose you can embrace is to faithfully carry out whatever He specifically created you to do (Ephesians 2:10). Those who follow Him in such a way encounter adversity, yes, but they also experience the power of the Holy Spirit – for guidance, faith, hope, and strength when doing the Father's will.
That is life at its very best. So don't settle for anything less. Be sure to carry out the ministry he gives you.
Lord, where would You have me serve You? What did You create me to do? Lead me – I will obey and glorify You, amen.
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01 June 2004
Swisscom Mobile has launched a number of attractive data services, just in time for the 2004 European Championships in Portugal: SMS and MMS info services deliver background information, results and the latest pictures from Portugal. Fans will receive the latest information about the day's events or the Swiss national team, for example. On Vodafone live! it will also be possible to see the full range of information and entertainment services for EURO 2004 at a glance. Swisscom Mobile is also running an SMS EuroQuiz, offering not only instant and weekly prizes, but also the chance to win a trip to Portugal in the quiz final.
Two EURO 2004 bundles are available for football fans from Swisscom Shops: If you take out a new Swisscom Mobile subscription, you will receive an original national team T-shirt from Puma and a Sony Ericsson Z600 with five individual, exchangeable covers. Swisscom Fixnet is presenting the


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Drawing from the life and work of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Dr. Reggie Williams will explore how the Harlem Renaissance interrupted the thinking of the theologian by offering alternative ways of understand God in Christ. This interruption provided Bonhoeffer with new ways of addressing the struggles and problems of his world. Dr. Williams will utilize Bonhoeffer as a guiding metaphor to frame our conversation on Interrupting Whiteness: Harlem Renaissance, Black Christ, & Christian Ethics.
Dr. Reggie Williams is Associate Professor of Christian Ethics at McCormick Theological Seminary.
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Get Your Dance On with Tannis!
Featuring live dance music with Annie Hat and the Vantwistics
The Board of Directors of NACL Theatre invites you to join us for a dinner-dance to support the future work of NACL and to honor outgoing artistic director and one-woman tractor-beam, Tannis Kowalchuk.
Swing your partner high on Saturday, December 8th from 6 to 10pm at the Narrowsburg Union—Eat, drink, and make merry with friends of the theatre!
Dinner features a whole roast pig and fresh turkey from Roman's Meats in Honesdale; wine, beer, and a special cocktail, the "Tannis Fizz" courtesy of Anna and Alan Li; dessert by Beach Lake Bread...
...not to mention, a silent auction, a super-duper raffle, and boundless merriment!
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Venom of Vipers
In Romans 3:10b-14, Paul collects a bunch of lines from the Old Testament—ranging from Psalms to Ecclesiastes. He may not have been the first to gather these lines. Regardless, he presents them, and the effect is a bit humbling and very discouraging:
There is no one who is righteous, not even one;
there is no one who has understanding, there is no one who seeks God.
All have turned aside, together they have become worthless;
there is no one who shows kindness, there is not even one.
'Their throats are opened graves; they use their tongues to deceive.'
'The venom of vipers is under their lips.' 'Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness.'
Six times in this English translation "no" or "not" is used, giving it a negative tone. (I have a degree in English; I can't help it.) Words like "worthless," "graves," "deceive," "venom," "vipers," and "bitterness" enlarge this negative tone to one of doom, danger, and death.
What are we to do with this? How can these words inform who I am and how I live?
They help me be gracious with others by reminding me of my own unrighteousness, ignorance, worthlessness, and capacity to be mean.
I have a friend who sinned—there's a shocker. All sins have consequences; this is one of those sins with significant physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual consequences. Some sit in judgment of her. Many gossip about her, some under the name of "prayer request." Would Paul call her worthless? Absolutely. But Paul would call me worthless, too.
Hopefully I can prove Paul wrong and show her kindness while others are attacking her with the venom of vipers. Paul challenges me not to sit in judgment of those vipers either, because I've also injured many with my words.


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Grants Available for Agricultural Projects
The City of Carlsbad is now accepting grant applications for agricultural, coastal and lagoon projects covered by its Agricultural Conversion Mitigation Fee program, which collects money from developers when agricultural lands in the coastal zone are converted for development.
"The goal of this program is to reinvest in the community by enabling organizations and individuals to pursue projects that will enhance the City of Carlsbad's quality of life in environmentally advantageous ways," said Pam Drew, an associate planner who helps administer the program for the City of Carlsbad.
At a Glance
Projects that may qualify for a grant include:
Restoration of the coastal and lagoon environment;
Purchase and improvement of agricultural lands for:
o Continued agriculture production, or
o The provision of research activities or ancillary uses necessary for the continued production of agriculture and/or aquaculture in the city's coastal zone, including farm worker housing;
Restoration of beaches for public use; or
Improvements to existing or proposed lagoon nature centers.
Applications are available on the city's website and are due by 5 p.m. on May 30. Completed applications must be mailed to:
City of Carlsbad
Planning Division
Attn: Pam Drew, Associate Planner
1635 Faraday Ave.
Carlsbad, CA, 92008
More Information
The Agricultural Conversion Mitigation Fee program fund contains approximately $200,000. Grants previously funded by the program range from $15,000 to $2 million. Projects that have received funding include remodeling lagoon nature centers and improving aquaculture production at Agua Hedionda Lagoon. The program was created by the state in in 1984 and has been administered by the city since 2004.
A seven-member, City Council-appointed public committee will review grant applications and recommend projects for funding to the City Council. The City Council will make the final decision on grant awards.
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New YouGov research suggests one in seven customers can be convinced not to leave a network when calling up to cancel contracts
One in seven mobile customers has been talked out of leaving their existing network when they call up to terminate a contract, new YouGov figures reveal.
The research carried out on behalf of business process outsourcing company Firstsource Solutions which surveyed over 2000 UK adults also revealed different age groups react differently when encouraged
One in four customers aged between 25 to 34 are likely to remain with their existing provider while only six per cent of over 55 year olds would be persuaded to change their minds.
Most UK operators generally estimate customer churn between 30 to 40 per cent – the highest in Europe according to a case study carried out by research group Pitney Bowes.
The research according to Firstsource Solutions executive vice president telecom and media division Santanu Nandi, reiterates the importance of traditional person to person communication between customers and operators.
Nandi said: "The survey shows that good interpersonal communication and empathetic customer service can make a real difference to telecoms operators' business.
"Although customers are increasingly being encouraged to use email, text and online chat, there are still advantages for mobile and broadband providers in retaining voice contact with customers.
"A good conversation with a customer service advisor is more likely to persuade customers to retain their contracts and even to buy more services such as mobile data or broadband."