text:
While other teams are busy making moves and taking their fans' interest seriously, the Feesh front orifice factotems are busy looking interested in free agents they have no intention of paying what they're worth or trades they have little interest in making. These bufones experts of long standing at the art of teasing their dozens of loyal fans. On the other hand, most of us have also become experts in seeing through this miasma of doubletalk:
Comments trickling portentously down the maracuya vine from the executive sweetshop prior to the end of the QO week had them interested in Jeremy Hellickson (fat chance) and now Kenley Jansen (right, Lord). I think Sidd Finch might have been mentioned by one of our local spawrts talk hoists, though down here they take such remarks seriously. Comments from President of Beisbol Dissimulations Mike Hill about how "pitching is our first priority" are shortly followed up by remarks like "as long as we find the right fit." Translation: we're not going out and bidding up expensive free agents, and we're certainly not giving up any of our goddamned draft picks. Comments about how it might be necessary to trade some combination of Marcell the Damned or Adeiny Hechavarria are followed by assurances that "we want to keep our young core together." Meaning: we're not going to trade young controllable players for more accomplished players we need to pay four times as much.
The catastrophic inseason trades that brought us Andrew Cashener, who spent the rest of the season getting tattooed, and J R Rodney, whom the Feesh paid his severance fee and shot into the air, to fall to earth they cared not where, might be informing Scrooge McLoria in much the same way Waterloo informed Napoleon. Given the owner's penchant for firing subalterns who can't fulfill his delusions of capturing lighting in a bottle during our subtropical dry season, you have to think that the wave of injuries that brought down the Iron Giant, Justin Bour and Marcell the Damned at about the same critical time last season provided Hill and company with the smokescreen that saved their duffs when their brilliant pitching selections – the Gopher King as well as Cashner and Rodney – crapped out bigtime.
Meanwhile, the rule five draft is coming up, which is when the Feesh front orifice collectively drools like one of Pavlov's blueticks.
Meanwhile, I am not holding my breath.


text:
Kathmandu: Call Mobility, authorised distributor for Huawei consumer device for Nepal, launched Huawei Nova 2i phones in the Nepali Market Wednesday.
The smartphone with 4 cameras will be available in the market from next week.
Nova 2i features front and back dual-lens cameras with 13mp/2mp front and 13mp/2mp rear camera, 5.9 inches IPS screen, 4 GB RAM and 64 GB ROM. It is priced at Rs 33,900.
In runs with the Andorid 7.0 operating system, and houses fingerprint sensor, USB socket, sensors and flash.
Director of Call Mobility Pulkit Bhimsaria claimed that Nova 2i was the first smartphones in the Nepali market with four cameras.
Huawei's spokesperson, Joyas, Director, "We know what's essential to today's consumers, and we created a new device that packs powerful features to keep up,". "We have come up with Nepal's first 4 camera smartphone, designed to help you engage with everyone, wherever they are in theworld, the HUAWEI nova 2i sets a new standard in innovation with its incredible performance, stylish design and advanced 4 cameras features."

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Houston's mayor is looking
to widen a ban on trucks in the left lane of highways around the city. The
announcement comes despite complaints from truckdrivers and other motorists
that keeping trucks in the outside lanes makes merging more difficult and
A pilot program enacted
in fall 2000 banned trucks from the left lane of an 8-mile stretch of the
East Freeway (Interstate 10). A recent study of the program by the Texas Transportation
Institute found that accidents along the segment fell by 70 percent during
the eight-month test.
Pleased with the results
of the program, Houston Mayor Lee Brown has reportedly asked the Texas Department
of Transportation to expand the left-lane truck ban to the North Freeway (I-45)
and the Pasadena-La Porte Freeway (Texas 225) from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. weekdays.
The Institute, however,
noted that increased police presence in the area could have helped account
for the decrease in accidents. Police issued more than 850 tickets in nine
months for violating the lane restriction.


text:
Rev. Heather Patriacca Tolleson – Senior Pastor
It is so wonderful to be back in the area that I grew up in, and serving a congregation committed to creating justice and equality in our community and beyond. Katy is a growing, diverse community. It is a great place to be.
I graduated from Cypress Falls High School in 1998 and headed to Texas Christian University to Study Religion and Psychology. Immediately after TCU I headed back for my M.Div at Brite Divinity School. It was in December of 2005 that I was ordained and begin my ministry in Kentucky. I have served congregations in Texas, Kentucky and most recently Arizona. I have also served as the Regional Staff for Youth and Children's ministries in Arizona.
It was the time in Arizona that most changed my life as it was there that I met my husband, got married, and had our first child. In 2014 we welcomed our second child into the world! We are excited to be here in Texas, serving this wonderful church, around good friends and family, and we look forward to seeing you soon! If you have any questions please contact us at firstname.lastname@example.com
Rev. Mike Miller – Minster of Music & LGBT Outreach
I'm very excited to be here serving in ministry at FCC Katy.
In 2014 I graduated from Western Michigan University with a degree in Vocal Performance and with an emphasis in church music and organ performance. For over a decade, I've been fortunate to have served in congregations in Michigan, Kansas, Germany, and now here in Katy, Texas where I have been commissioned into ministry.
I love studying how the Bible talks about the LGBT+ community and how we can build bridges between religious institutions and those marginalized communities in our world. I'm currently working toward a Master's in Divinity at Phillips Theological Seminary.


text:
75 Bridgeport Road East, Unit 2, Waterloo, Ontario N2J 2K1 | Phone (519) 880 0700 | Fax (519) 880 0727 | Contact Us
Home Our Bakery & Café Lunch About Us Nutrition Experts & Practitioners Blogs Events Special Diets
Useful Links | Returns Policy
View All
In Store Demos
Tuesday October 19th at 12:00 pm
Our guest speaker Heather Cowan will lead us through making the best non-toxic household cleaners and personal care products. You get to take them home, too!
Cost: $15 (includes all supplies, containers and lunchtime treats!)
Heather Cowan is an expert in do-it-yourself cleaning producs of all kinds. She is on a personal mission to replace all the toxic chemicals in her home with effective natural alternatives and she is going to lead us through making a few of her best finds for ourselves. We will supply all the necessary ingredients and take home bottles for you to make a natural kitchen cleaner, window cleaner, hair shampoo and rinse. Cost: $15 each (covers materials and healthy snacks!).
| Privacy Policy | Admin
Website: Common Sense Design


text:
Happy Birthday Images, HD Photos, Pics
Happy Birthday Images. Download HD Birthday Images, Photos, Pics and Happy Birthday Images Wallpapers to Wish in hd quality. Send Beautiful Birthday images, Download and send these Happy birthday pictures and wishes exclusively collected for you to use and share on Social networks to wish your friends, relatives and loved ones.
As birthdays are eternally incomplete unless someone special sends you fascinating and fashionable Happy Birthday pictures with a cute quote about your birthday wish written on it. So, friends don't let the birthday of your friends incomplete and send these beautiful birthday pics to them.
Best Birthday Images, HD Photos, Pics Collection


text:
- English »
Please view this article on our new website, www.ReincarnationResearch.com, at:
Change of Race through Reincarnation
An African Tribeman Reincarnates as a Caucasion in Europe
Past Life Stories that Show
Race Can Change from One Lifetime to Another
Ian Stevenson, MD Reincarnation Research with Change of Race
An African Tribesman Reincarnates as an Author's Son in Hungary
Note to Readers: Ian Stevenson. MD was a Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Virginia who wrote in a very academic style, as his target audience was fellow scientists. On the IISIS web site, his past life identity cases are presented as children's past life-reincarnation stories to make his academic work easier to understand. For those interested in appreciating the scientific rigor of his research, such as his use of multiple witnesses to establish corroborated testimony, please refer to the original reports written by Dr. Ian Stevenson.
Go to: Reincarnation Cases with Change in Religion, Nationality, Gender & Ethnic Affiliation
Go to: Independently Investigated Reincarnation Cases, featuring the Children's Past Life Research of Ian Stevenson, MD
Go to: Ryerson-Semkiw Celebrity & Historic Figure Reincarnation Cases
Go to: Reincarnation Cases: Alphabetical


text:
Note to 26-year old self:
If this is adulthood, I would like to politely withdraw. Everyone's obsessed with crafting a picture-perfect life but the truth is – in my world – adulthood is kinda overrated.
Hear me out here…
I can't shy away from the fact I feel that something greater out there is calling my name.
I've watched countless engagements pop up on my feed, babies enter lives, people buying property, planning weddings and job promotions here and there. But I'm tired of pretending I want any of that. Not right now at least.
This concept of adulthood, it's strange. I strongly feel the pull of travel calling me back. I'm ready for the strange, isolating, weird and wonderful. I'm ready for life to feel illuminating again. I'm ready for a change of scenery.
Because the daily grind and the repetitive day-to-day is killing my vibe. The predictability of 9 to 5 doesn't align with who I am. Predictability, it's a deal-breaker.
Not too long ago, I openly let someone know that I was feeling restless. I told her that "When I get restless, I usually end up booking a one-way ticket." To which she replied, "It's just your way of escaping."
As an avid traveller, this term, 'escaping' isn't foreign to me. And the truth is, I won't deny that it's not 100% true. To a degree, yes. But exercise this word with caution. Escapism, to me, means many different things. It's a willingness to pursue personal growth. Escapism is a healthy disregard for the status quo. It's my way of welcoming the new and unfamiliar.
It is our choice to leave the comfortable behind as we continue to seek the life that truly makes us feel alive. How easy would it be for us all if we could just stay put? Remain unchanged in everyday life, to the jobs that made us feel 70% happy? Stay in mediocre relationships, because we're too afraid of being alone. I want a colourful life. I want to inject as much fun, creativity, adventures and weirdly wonderful experiences as much as possible.
Isn't it funny, the life that manifests when you finally make choices that align with your soul? You are a fool to not question your peripheral vision. To only seek more out of life when it is too late. Perhaps it's time we replace 'escapism' with 'transformation'.
Maybe, I do leave to transform. To alleviate my soul from becoming nothingness. Because adulthood – to me- is becoming too predictable. And if experiences enrich us, why do we hold on to familiarity so strongly?
The truth is, I know I'm not the same person I was a few years ago. We're constantly changing, moving, discovering and evolving. That's life.
I can feel the pull of travel calling me back. But it's not to escape. I'm just politely declining your invitation, adulthood.


text:
Ms Smith, Lanarkshire
The service was excellent from start to finish and we really appreciated your friendliness and efficiency. We were in very good hands.
Property Of The Month With New Price Offers Over 120,000 With Home Value 140,000
Located in the village of Greengairs is this unique traditional detached cottage .
The well presented accommodation on offer comnprises entrance hallway lounge with open plan modern kitchen,separate utility room, three bedrooms and family bathroom. The property has double glazed windows, electric "wet" central heating and large private enclosed gardens with gardens shed and sun house which is currently used as a craft room.
The village has local shops and a primary school with main shopping facilities and high schools available in the nearby Airdrie or Cumbernauld.Purchasers can have the best of both worlds, village living but only a short drive to access all the major motorway networks for commuting throughout the central belt.
EER Band D
Contact branch for relevant Energy Performance Certificate
Live chat opening hours are 9am until 5.30pm Monday to Friday
Mortgage lenders have their own affordability criteria. That's why it's important that you speak to one of our Mortgage and Protection Consultants from Countrywide Mortgage Services. They will be able to give you information, talk you though your mortgage and protection needs and find the best products for you, using a wide range of lenders and its insurance partners.


text:
[Zenith News=Byun, Jin Hee/EN by Sung, Ji Su] South Korea's top actor, Song Joong-ki and actress, Song Hye-kyo are getting married on the last day of October.
Song Joong-ki and Song Hye-kyo who had recently denied rumors they were dating, announced early morning of Wednesday that they are to wed on Oct. 31.
Blossom Entertainment and UAA confirmed the reports in an early morning announcement with the speech: 'since marriage is also between families -- as well as between individuals -- they had to be careful. The two had to be cautious (about their relationship) until it bore fruit in matrimony'.
Their marriage announcement came as a surprise to many -- not only in South Korea but also in many Asian countries where the drama 'Descendants of the Sun' was popular.
Whereas the two shared the grand prize at the KBS Drama Awards last year, as well as the award for best couple. Plus, the rumors the Songs were dating subsequently surfaced, fueled by reports of the two being seen together in New York.
Finally the star actors will tie the knot in October who developed from a fictional couple in the smash-hit TV series 'Descendants of the Sun'.
Photo= Ha, Yoon Seo hays@
ZENITH NEWS firstname.lastname@example.com
<Copyright Holder © ZENITH NEWS, Reprint Without Permission and Prohibit Redistribution>


text:
Company Description
Established in 2007, Landiview Stone have exported a lot of stone products for garden, landscape and interior projects
Landiview stone is a specialist architectural & landscape stone supplier based in Xiamen, China.
The company started setting foot in architectural & landscape stone field from 2007.
Due to our untiring effort, Landiview stone has grown year on year from its inception and is now established as one of the most progressive Architectural & landscape stone supplier in China.
As an expert manufacturer of exterior stone products, we can supply a large range of custom made sills, quoins, curbs, steps, wall coping , pier caps , palisade , paving etc.
Apart from the utilization of stone from our local quarries, we also have cooperative relationships with other partner factories which is from North of china. As a result, we can also provide you the stone products from Qingdao port. Such as G341, G350, G354, G352, G375, G386 and blue limestone.
Equipped with advanced processing equipment, we have implemented a comprehensive management and quality system, maintained an experienced stone and trade staff. Accordingly, we believe we can offer you high quality novel stone products with excellent service, competitive prices and on-time delivery.
For meeting even exceeding our clients' expectations, Landiview Stone will continue to develop our products,technology and employees.
Contact Details
- Telephone:+86-139-06045070
- Fax No:+86-592 5568040
- Mobile::+86-13906045070
- Company Address:
Unit 1201-1203, Changjiang Building, No.270, Changhao Road, Xiamen, China
Send a message to this supplier


text:
Dispatching Interpreters
Product Description
All Star dispatching onsite service means that the qualified and competent interpreters to be tested and dispatched to the working place of the clients provide written translation or oral interpretation services in accordance with the clients' requirements at the designated sites the clients require satisfying the demand of the onsite translation or interpretation service of the clients.
——Dispatched foreign interpreters onsite service (written translation /oral interpretation services)
——Dispatched domestic interpreters onsite services (written translation /oral interpretation services)
——Short and medium term escort interpreters: escort interpreters concerning solving related daily life problems, business escort interpreters, escort service in technical and work interpretation
Service Items
——Standardization evaluation for spare interpreters
All Star will make definitions for appropriately allocating interpreters as per the All Star Classification Criteria for Dispatched Interpreters and provide demonstration resumes of interpreters working on different languages for clients. Clients will be provided one to three spare interpreters for selection after the evaluation and sifting are finished within three to ten days upon receiving the requirements from the clients. Finally, the competent and qualified interpreter will be decided by the clients in the way of "remote interview or communicating over the phone plus interview on the spot".
——Pre-job training for qualified interpreters
Before dispatching the interpreter(s), All Star (Beijing) will set a serial of training for the selected interpreter(s)., including basic training and normal interpretation skills and so on. The basic training involves in the enterprises culture of All Star (Beijing), Specifications on Site Interpretation Service by Dispatched Interpreters and business manners, etc.. IN addition, as to the projects those last more than 3 months, All Star will require 10 days for interpreters to run in the projects so as to receive a preliminary knowledge on the profile, work content and working process of the projects, meanwhile, the customers can also conduct an actual comprehensive evaluation to the interpreters.
——Monitoring and management for interpreters' service
In order to satisfy the clients, All Star adopts the management of interactive communicating methods, such as cycle assessment, random inspection and feedback by visiting the households.
——The alternative interpreters for emergency
For unsuitable interpreter in the trial period, All Star will offer a list of alternative interpreters within one to ten working days, and then the clients pick out interpreters for assessment and evaluation, finally the suitable interpreters will be confirmed. If the selected interpreter who is dispatched to the site is unable to provide service in case of illness and emergency and other critical conditions, All Star will provide an alternative interpreter within one to ten working days in accordance with the different regions and the interpreter will be dispatched to site after assessment and evaluation by clients.
Reflection of the Value
——Building bridges for communication in the process of business
——Driving down the Total Cost of Ownership when recruiting the interpreter by itself
——Meeting the diversified requirements
——Shortening the period of "demand and supply" of interpreters
——Increasing the additional value of project operation from personalized interpreters
Potential Customers
Our business targets at main industries such as international projects and electric power when implementing the overseas projects and dispatching the working group. The possible departments needing dispatched interpreter services concerns translation...
Dispatching Interpreters
Dispatching Interpreters 相关主题
- (9-14)·[Honors] 2012 SI Conference
- (6-18)·[Honors] All Star- TAC
- (6-18)·[Honors] 欧亚明星荣获全国翻译行业质量 服务 信誉AAA级企业
- (6-18)·[Honors] 欧亚明星荣获中国涉外翻译行业十大最具影响力品牌
- (6-18)·[Company Culture] 欧亚明星 中医健康指导
- (6-15)·[Company Culture] 欧亚明星2011圣诞节
- (6-15)·[Company Culture] 欧亚明星2011年年会
- (6-14)·[Exhibition] 欧亚明星会展翻译
- (6-13)·[Theme Service] Composing translation
- (6-12)·[All Star Multi-media Service] All Star Multi-media Service
- (6-12)·[Company Culture] 欧亚明星2012精美台历赠送给广大客户
- (6-1)·[Training Service] Training Service
- (6-1)·[Shorthand Service] 欧亚明星 翻译速记服务
- (5-30)·[Teleconference Translation Service] Teleconference Translation Service
- (5-30)·[Dispatching Interpreters] Dispatching Interpreters
- (5-30)·[Patent Translation] Patent Translation
- (5-30)·[Honors] 欧亚明星-中国涉外翻译领域最值得信赖翻译服务机构
- (5-30)·[Contact Us] 欧亚明星翻译联系方式
- (5-22)·[Company Profile] Company Profile
- (5-22)·[English Books] Book publishing translation business:
- (5-22)·[Interpretation] Interpretation service
- (5-14)·[Theme Service] English Translation
- (5-11)·[Translation] Written Translation Service
- (6-13)·[Industry Solutions] Automation&Manufacturing industry
- (5-22)·[Exhibition] Convention & Exhibition translation service


text:
Google and NASA announced there collaboration for D-Wave X2 quantum computer for which they say its is 100 million times faster than a conventional computer chip.
So why they need this insane quantum computer ? well, this giant can can answer certain algorithms in seconds rather than years.
We found that for problem instances involving nearly 1,000 binary variables, quantum annealing significantly outperforms its classical counterpart, simulated annealing. It is more than 108 times faster than simulated annealing running on a single core – Hartmut Neven (Google director of engineering)
According to Engadget, the computer figures out the "most efficient overall course of action to complete a task when given a set number of options"
"It is a truly disruptive technology that could change how we do everything," said Deepak Biswas, director of exploration technology at Nasa's Ames research centre in California.


text:
Spurs scorers:-
Davies, 62
Sheringham (pen), 71
Gardner, 89
West Ham scorers:-
Kanoute, 66
Sinclair, 77
Attendance:- 36,005
Referee:- Uriah Rennie
Spurs (4-4-2):- Keller; Taricco (sub Thatcher, 46), Perry, (sub Doherty, 32), Gardner, Ziege; Davies, Redknapp, Bunjevcevic, Etherington (sub Iversen, 84); Sheringham (Capt), Keane
Subs not used:- Hirschfeld; Acimovic
Booked:- Bunjevcevic, Redknapp
West Ham (4-4-2):- James; Pearce, Breen, Repka (sub Winterburn, 9), Dailly; Cole, Lomas, Cisse, Sinclair; Di Canio (Capt) (sub Carrick, 79 - Lomas took armband), Kanoute (sub Defoe, 84)
Subs not used:- van der Gouw; Camara
Booked:- Sinclair, Kanoute
Sent off:- Pearce (foul on Keane - last defender, conceded penalty)
For the second time in five days, Spurs were involved in a thrilling London Derby, and this time they were on the right side of the 3-2 result. After a first half which was dominated by the referee's whistle, and where neither goalkeeper was really challenged, the second half had more flow, and certainly more excitement than most observers would have anticipated. The Sky TV viewers must have been pleased with the fare offered, as twice, bottom-of-the-table West Ham came back from a goal down, and looked like salvaging a point, despite being a man down due to Pearce's cynical tackle on Robbie Keane in front of goal, where a goal looked a certainty. A very cool Sheringham converted the penalty.
Spurs fans will have been highly pleased with Keane's performance, and indeed he deserved his man of the match award. Robbie was all over the pitch from left to right. He always wanted the ball, moved well off the ball, and entertained us with plenty of skill, and a number of good efforts on goal. Once again, Spurs won in the closing stages, and it has to be said that Lady Luck was on our side, as Anthony Gardner (22 next Thursday) was allowed to storm out of his half, and fire a shot from 22 yards which was cruelly deflected past James off Gary Breen.
Glenn Hoddle was presented with his August Manager of the month award before the game, but sadly, not too many of the full house had taken their seats at the time. This is the second award Glenn has won in the last year, after a gap of several years since the Francis days when such an award had come to the Lane. Similarly, Spurs returned to second place in the league to confirm their best ever Premiership start, and are only one point behind Arsenal, despite having an entire first team missing from the action.
Indeed, Dean Richards was unavailable today, due to a shoulder problem, and Les Ferdinand was rested completely. Hoddle seems to have adopted a policy of not playing anyone with even a slight knock, and when you run down the list of players yet to return to consideration, you cannot help but feel that the result would be improved performances, and perhaps an extended stay in the upper echelons of the table.
The subject of the West Ham boo boys - Tomas Repka - was hurt in only the fourth minute in a 50/50 challenge with Jamie Redknapp, and soon had to be replaced by Winterburn who got the expected welcome from the home contingent! After 6 minutes, Robbie Keane was showing us the shape of things to come, when a defender's head sent a high ball in his direction. Robbie first flicked the ball over a defender's head with his left foot, then sent a right foot shot just over the bar.
Most of West Ham's early efforts fell to Joe Cole, which was lucky, as he rarely provides a finish for all his delightful midfield play. This time, the linesman had missed two obvious offsides by Kanoute, allowing Cole a shot which was well over Keller's bar. Chris Perry was having a great game at the heart of the defence, but sadly had to leave the field on a stretcher, after a crunching block of the advancing Kanoute, who had evaded Anthony Gardner, and was about to shoot. Perry had sent Matthew Etherington away though on one of several dazzling runs, which was thwarted just outside the box.
For all their early possession, Spurs were guilty of over-hitting crosses and free kicks, giving James little to worry about. Cole again was a threat after 18 minutes, as he burst through the middle, but again struck off target. Keane was busy in front of the South Stand, but his back heeled reverse pass was too clever for Simon Davies. Then Keane was on the left, feeding Ziege whose low cross was aimed at Sheringham at the near post, but cleared for a corner. Subsequently, Teddy was beyond the back post for another Ziege cross, but headed wide.
Sometimes, Spurs were guilty of delaying their build-up, allowing West Ham to get behind the ball too easily. It was clear that it was going to take some clever stuff to beat the desperate Hammers today. Such was the case when a build-up on the right eventually led to Bunjevcevic arrowing a left foot shot from 20 yards, that threatened James, but curled wide of the keeper's right post. Bunjee then got booked for a late tackle on Lomas. Referee Rennie could not stop blowing his whistle, as if it was a major emergency, but to Lomas's credit, he was up quickly, and even tried to dissuade the referee from getting a card out.
When Perry had to be taken off, the referee gave a dropped ball, and Keller had to put the ball out of play to enable Doherty to get on. Again, West Ham are to be given credit for the spirit in which they gave the ball to Spurs from the dropped ball, and the throw. Cole was again off target when Di Canio touched the ball down for him in the centre of the 18 yard line. Sheringham got on the end of another Ziege cross, but headed straight to James, whilst complaining vehemently that Dailly had impeded him.
West Ham countered, and Kanoute's cross from the right was met by Sinclair at the near post, but the shot was high and wide. The same player hit wide again, after Gary Doherty had gifted what should have been a routine clearance down the line. Doherty was to make some important blocks during the game, but he would also be exposed for pace in the second half.
Ben Thatcher replaced Taricco at the start of the second half, and once again Christian Ziege moved to a right wing-back position, as Spurs reverted to a three at the back, with Etherington having to get up and down on the left. Ziege hit an early free kick with his left foot that was always going wide, giving James (wearing bleached hair) no bother at all. Etherington led a sharp beak away attack and passed inside to Davies, who found Robbie Keane, whose shot was not far off the mark, but suffered a little as he scuffed the ground as well.
I should mention that since the Spurs pitch was re-laid in the summer, sprinklers have been installed, and so far, the pitch has been generously watered at half time. This does mean that sometimes the ball holds up better than one would otherwise expect, and there were a couple of occasions when this benefited Spurs. To their credit, West Ham were taking the game to Spurs, and Spurs had a scare when firstly a Di Canio cross was headed back across the goal, and Keller could only palm the ball away, allowing Di Canio to follow up and hit a hard cross which Kanoute could not direct on target.
Matthew Etherington was unlucky when his excellent tackle on Di Canio only sent the ball to Kanoute, whose cross was met by Lomas, but headed over by a distance. After 61 minutes, Spurs took the lead with a great goal. Thatcher led the break out, and fed to Keane, who immediately sent Etherington away. Matty got deep down his flank, and was able to cross back low into the pat of Simon Davies, who met the ball perfectly in front of Dailly, to slide home a perfect left foot shot to the right of James.
The Hammers responded strongly, and Spurs were kept on the back foot. It came as no surprise when they got a quick equaliser, after another Di Canio right field cross was headed back across the goal by Dailly, giving Kanoute an easy tap-in. Robbie Keane was then away on the break for Spurs, and should have shot himself, but instead tried to set up Etherington, but put the ball behind the advancing colleague.
Keane's sublime skill won us a penalty, as he received a low ball from Bunjee on the right, then flicked over Pearce who tripped Keane just as he was about to pull the trigger. Rennie had no choice but to award the penalty, and send Pearce off. Pearce had been a hero for West Ham in the last game between these two sides, when he hit a rocket equaliser late in the game, but this time he had to slope off with his head down.
Despite delaying tactics by James and Di Canio, Teddy Sheringham once again confidently fired home the penalty to James' left corner. Keane was the first to congratulate his new captain. Within minutes, it was Teddy giving Keane the chance to score, as Keane tried a delicate chip over James, who was only a couple of yards off his line. The ball was only just over the bar. Next it was our Robbie threading a ball for Sheringham, that just didn't quite reach the player.
Again, Spurs failed to hold their lead, and Spurs will have to be prepared for a sterner challenge at Old Trafford next week. Redknapp got booked for a foul about 40 yards out - Di Canio took a fairly quick free kick, and Ben Thatcher stood still as Trevor Sinclair raced into space to flick the ball past Keller. Gary Doherty's big scare came when Cole broke out of the West Ham half, and had the beating of Gary all the way to our area. Luckily for us, Cole tried to go the wrong way, and Thatcher recovered to block his shot for a corner.
Doherty was at the other end, and challenging for a high ball, which gave Simon Davies a shooting chance, but his left foot effort went low to the right of the goal. Just when it was looking like a draw, up came Anthony Gardner, receiving the ball in his own half, then being allowed to advance unchallenged all the way to the edge of the area, before he unleashed a not too powerful shot, which was deflected to the right of the despairing James by Gary Breen. This was Gardner's very first goal for Spurs at the top level, and he was swamped on the ground by his delighted team-mates. Cisse had a driven shot over the bar before the end, but the points went Tottenham's way to put them back into second place.
Whatever happens at Old Trafford, we will remain above United. When was the last time we went to Old Trafford above the hosts by such a margin, and when did Man Utd last lose three consecutive league games?
� Premiership Review Index
� Brian Judson's Preview for this game can still be read here
� Check the current team appearances, cards and scorers in all competitions


text:
I have some Question to ask about ELTE exam,
What is ELTE exam? I never heard about ELTE exam what i've heard is TOEFL, SAT and IGCSE
Because thats my Entrance Exam for my University that i am going to study in Dubai, I just want to clearly know what exactly it is.
can anyone help me?
Thank you


text:
Our apologies for the technical difficulties you are experiencing. Let's give this a try:
Click here to give us some details =D
We have tested the link once again, and AGAIN it appears to be high functioning. If all else fails, please send me an email to firstname.lastname@example.com and with your e-mail and phone number. We will contact you as soon as we receive it.
Thank you for your patience and perseverance - You truly will deserve an extra special treat Saturday!


text:
The quick thinking of a lorry driver averted a potential inferno involving a chemical tanker today on the Newtown road.
Firefighters from Welshpool and Newtown were called to the other side of Garthmyl at lunch time today, where a lorry was reportedly on fire.
However, a specialist chemical unit from Newtown was also summonsed after it was discovered that that the lorry was pulling a cargo of molten sulphur.
But thanks to the driver unhitching the trailer and containing the fire to his engine, a more serious blaze was avoided.
"The lorry driver realised the cab was on fire and he quickly unhitched the trailer which allowed the firefighters to contain the fire to the cab and not let it spread," a fire spokesperson told us.
"It was a chemical tanker transporting molten sulphur which can be dangerous in a fire but it was quickly extinguished."


text:
This form is provided as a convenience for our clients.
Not a current client ? Click here
If you do not have an established account and are not setup in our system or if you enter your contact information differently here than our system shows, this form may not be successful.


text:
Fenton and Loughna (2013). The search for common ground Civil–military coordination and the protection of civilians in South Sudan
This is an online version of the original, to see the full document please download the full report.
Download this report
This desk-based study assesses the contribution of humanitarian–military coordination to the protection of civilians (PoC) in South Sudan, with a particular focus on the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). The mandates of both UNMISS and its predecessor, the UN Mission in Sudan (UNMIS), have been broad and ambiguous, with highly ambitious PoC objectives. However, neither seems to have had a clear and mission-wide understanding of what was expected in terms of PoC, and the military component (particularly in UNMIS) haslacked the skills, capacity and willingness to protect civilians in any substantive way. Under-resourcing, insufficient troop numbers, weak transport and logistics capacity and competing demands and priorities have all presented operational challenges for both missions. One of the central problems with both missions has been the tension within their mandates between protecting civilians and supporting the peace process and the Government of South Sudan (GoSS). Current PoC strategy provides noguidance on how UNMISS shouldrespond when the security forces of South Sudan represent a threat to the population, and there is a widespread perception that UNMISS is unable or unwilling to challenge the GoSS and the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) on key issues related to its mandate.....
Category: Human Rights and Protection, International Assistance and Interventions


text:
The U.S. Navy's surface combatants are the spine of the American fleet. They escort and help protect aircraft carriers from threats on, above, or under the sea, provide ballistic missile defense, carry Tomahawk cruise missiles that can hit targets far from the shore, conduct exercises with partner nations, and are sufficiently numerous to help reinforce both the idea and the fact of American presence around the world. Their technological edge cannot be separated from the U.S. Navy's global dominance, and this edge requires care and investment.
However, as the pressure of defense budget cuts grows, investments in future strength necessary to meet existing defense commitments are increasingly at risk. For example, the Navy canceled its next generation cruiser program, the CGX in part to fund current operations. It cut back the purchase of its new maritime patrol (P-8) aircraft to help pay for current operations.
Extending this approach by postponing technological advances would send fissures through the keel of American seapower. It would open the way to a feebleness that is justified neither by America's interests nor by its current finances – defense spending as a percentage of GDP is at one of the lowest levels since 1948. America is still a wealthy nation. Cost is not the issue. Political will is.
Lessons Learned?
"In modern war," wrote Adam Smith in 1776, "the great expense of firearms gives an evident advantage to the nation which can best afford that expense…" Smith was right about wealth. But robust defenses also depend on seizing opportunities at once, exploiting new technology without delay, and maintaining or increasing an advantage over an adversary. Delays in taking the whip hand can be fatal, or at least perilous.
Early 16th century Venice, for example, was awash in wealth earned from commerce, and fees that were charged for the transfer of goods between land and sea. Their Ottoman enemies were also well off. And they applied themselves successfully to modernizing the design of huge siege cannon whose rounds could penetrate the walls of strategically placed Venetian fortresses built centuries earlier. Venetian cannon makers caught up within a few years but not before the city-state had lost several key positions to superior Ottoman weaponry. This was a large step in Venice's descent from its former position as the foremost Mediterranean naval power. Timing can be critical.
And so it is for the U.S. Navy surface fleet. Over the past decade the surface fleet has experienced the cancellation of a new generation of cruisers and the virtual elimination of a new class of destroyers. Can solutions to these unanticipated misfortunes arrive in time to assure America's continued dominance at sea?
Warfare is like a river that deliberately changes course to vex bridge builders, tunnels, commerce, and transportation. In human conflict adversaries constantly seek to use strategy, tactics, technology, and organization to confound one another. Both contestants rake the battlefield with machine gun fire and one of them builds the tank. One side realizes the effectiveness of aerial bombing. The other develops radar to detect enemy planes. The contest does not end except for the vanquished and those who accept the consequences of disengagement.
Competitive Advantage Today
When the guided missile cruiser, USS Ticonderoga (CG 47), was commissioned in early 1983, a new age dawned in naval warfare, that of the air warfare dominance ship. Integrating a steered beam, phased array radar, the SPY-1A, with the standard missile family of interceptors, Ticonderoga made every other air defense ship on Earth obsolete on the day she sailed. Phased array radars transmit a host of pulses that—unlike previous radars—can be swiftly slewed from one direction to another thus allowing a ship to track and target a multitude of airborne threats with a single defense system.
Twenty seven air dominance cruisers of the Ticonderoga-class were eventually built, and the Aegis weapon system at the heart of those ships was further integrated into a line of air dominance destroyers of the Arleigh Burke-class. Beginning with USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) in 1991, the Navy has built or plans to build in excess of 70 of these ships, known as Flight I, II, or IIA destroyers.
Designed to combat the threats posed by the former Soviet Union's navy and land-based air forces, American cruisers and destroyers fitted with Aegis systems formed the backbone of the Navy that helped end the Cold War and which dominated the world's oceans for two decades thereafter. As time passed, they added capability against ballistic missiles to their existing defenses against air-breathing threats, both manned and unmanned.
But the world has changed, and the contest between new and newer technologies is as sharp as ever. Threats to our fleet, fielded forces, friends and allies, and our homeland have become more lethal. Potential adversaries do not seek to confront us on the high seas, but deny the U.S. Navy access to the areas from which we can honor our treaty obligations to allies like Japan, South Korea, and the Philippines.
Russia has built an anti-ship missile, the SS-N-26 (Yakhunt) that it offers to the export market including such rogue states as Syria. The missile travels at several times the speed of sound at various altitudes including close to the sea surface, and carries a 550-pound explosive warhead. This missile significantly challenges even the updated defenses of aging U.S. surface ships and opens the possibility of their destruction or serious compromise.
China is far along the path of introducing advanced anti-ship cruise missiles, together with over-the-horizon and satellite sensors to guide them to their targets. This includes an anti-ship ballistic missile that could hit an aircraft carrier underway at a distance of up to 1000 miles. If China were to succeed in effectively severing communications between the U.S. Navy and our Asian allies, and then use its growing arsenal of submarines, surface vessels, missiles, and naval aviation to buttress its newly empowered position in the West Pacific, America's current position as the pre-eminent Pacific power would become vulnerable, if not untenable.
Iran cannot hope to threaten the U.S. fleet as seriously as China. But the Iranians' combination of swarming small boats packed with explosives and suicide crews, midget submarines, and sophisticated anti-ship missiles—both cruise and ballistic—parallel China's goal of denying the U.S. Navy access to strategic nodes of the Persian Gulf.
In short, America's rivals have developed or are in the process of fielding systems specifically designed to counter the Aegis system and to neutralize the U.S. advantage in air and missile defense: high speed cruise missiles with maneuvering ability at the very end of their flight, stealthy manned aircraft that fire precision weapons, and anti-ship ballistic missiles.
At the same time, the cruisers and destroyers of our Aegis fleet have begun to show their age. Congress authorized the Aegis-equipped Ticonderoga-class cruisers in the Carter administration. The cruisers were built for nearly a decade and a half beginning in 1980. The first went into service in 1983. They have started to reach the end of their useful service life. The first five cruisers were taken out of service from 2004 to 2005. The rest will be retired as a class by 2029 unless money can be found to modernize half (11) of the remaining Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruisers.
Between a defense budget-cutting administration and a compliant Congress that are together responsible for well over a trillion dollar reduction in defense spending, that remains a big "unless."
In any event, the air defense technology that offered a substantial tactical advantage to the U.S. combat fleet at the beginning of the Reagan administration is not keeping up with the lethality of the threats that the Navy faces.
Once the U.S. fleet's air dominance is removed or countered, the aircraft carrier will become more vulnerable. And if aircraft carrier defenses against enemy planes and missiles cannot be reasonably assured, they will be forced to operate further from their targets. Greater distances generate less power. If carriers are forced beyond the range of their aircraft they must choose between irrelevance and the risks of operating under extremely dangerous conditions. In the end, if power cannot be effectively projected from the U.S. Navy's premier platform, friends and allies will look elsewhere for security as adversaries are emboldened.
Flight III DDG
When the Navy canceled its next generation cruiser program (CGX) in 2010, the fleet was left with no successor to the Ticonderoga-class cruisers, nor had it planned for a successor to the Flight II-A Arleigh Burke-class destroyers. The workhorses of the fleet were fast falling behind the evolving threat, and the Navy needed to adapt its shipbuilding plan to ensure it stayed ahead of the threat without a substantial gap in production.
The answer was the Flight III Arleigh Burke-class destroyer. It was designed to carry the next generation integrated air and missile defense dominance radar, called the Air and Missile Defense Radar (AMDR). Originally planned for the CGX, AMDR represents a quantum leap in surface integrated air and missile defense.
AMDR is not the only advanced technology that the Navy plans to assure its technological edge. Others include a supersonic cruise missile that offers ships the ability to strike targets independently of satellite or previous internal guidance, and the electro-magnetic rail gun, a weapon that uses electricity to generate a high-speed magnetic field to launch a projectile whose velocity requires no warhead to destroy its target.
But AMDR is central because it is key to defending the ships equipped with new offensive weapons. Thirty times more sensitive than the latest version of the SPY-1D radar at the heart of the AEGIS combat system, the new air defense radar is able to process thirty times the number of discrete air and missile tracks.
The air and missile defense radar fully integrates the air defense and ballistic missile defense missions so that a ship equipped with the radar can neutralize ballistic missiles as well as air-breathing threats simultaneously. Most important though, the increased sensitivity of the radar provides increased ability to detect, track and neutralize stealthy threats. These include lower radar cross section (RCS) targets as well as those that are capable of high speed end-game maneuvers, for example the above-mentioned Russian SS-N-26. The new radar also dramatically increases ships' capabilities against a number of ballistic missile threats.
Initially envisioned with an integrated S-band search radar and an X-band tracking radar, the Navy chose to equip the first 10 Flight III's with the AMDR-S and relied upon the existing AN-SPQ-9B radar to fill the X-band requirements. The second tranche of destroyers will have a new X-band radar (AMDR-X), which will be competed separately from the S-Band radar and its radar system controller.
This second tranche of destroyers represent a straightforward opportunity for the command and control upgrades necessary to turn the Flight III destroyer into a combatant that is close to a true "cruiser," a powerful combatant the need for which is as firm as the political winds required to pay for it are inconstant. The cruiser's mission is one that the Navy desperately wishes to continue to fill, as is demonstrated by leadership's willingness to exchange the immediate use of 11 cruisers by laying them up for years in exchange for their eventual modernization.
The substantially increased power and sophistication of new radars are useful not only to defend a ship but to project its power. Missiles borne by surface ships to defend against aircraft and other missiles will also benefit from the new radar's expanded range and accuracy.
Centerpiece of Fleet Air and Missile Defense
The immediate prospects for needed increases in the Navy's shipbuilding accounts appear dim. The cancellation of the CGX and the huge looming costs of replacing the ageing Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine fleet (SSBN) are signs of sharpening financial woes. Thus the Navy seems unlikely to build a "cruiser" replacement for the retiring Ticonderoga-class.
This suggests that the AMDR-equipped Flight III Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer will be the centerpiece of fleet air and missile defense for much of the 21st Century. It also indicates that the Flight III ships will eventually have to evolve to meet the command and control requirements that the cruiser force now performs. This would likely include a larger combat information center with added stations/consoles to accommodate the air and missile defense commander role, in addition to larger staff planning areas, and increased communications capabilities. None of these upgrades are particularly complex, but they will have to be planned in advance and then integrated at a useful point in the fielding of the Flight IIIs.
This is exactly where money and timing intersect. One of the congressional committees that controls defense spending decreased funding for AMDR this year by $17 million dollars as a result of what it assumed would be program delays. No such delay took place. And the cut will likely be restored. But it stands as a small example of disruptions that can delay the modernization of the Flight III Arleigh Burke-class destroyers' defense.
The relatively insignificant slight to the Flight III program's AMDR is not the whole story. It is a case in point, a means of glimpsing the whole by looking at a part. The many obstacles confronting American seapower today are symptoms of a great naval power in decline: sequestration, budget cuts that will occur even if sequestration is lifted, cancellation of planned ships, interruptions in fielding the systems required to modernize vessels that are being constructed, diminishing objectives for the size of the future U.S. combatant fleet, and long-term plans for fleet size and shape that depend on large and sustained additions to the historic size of the Navy's shipbuilding budget.
The fortunes of American seapower have paralleled the international community's search for order. This order waned in the interwar years and revived with a strong postwar American economy matched by a robust military and a clear vision of defending the U.S. and its allies. Revitalizing American seapower alone cannot address the civil wars in Libya and Syria, the consequences that will follow if Iran becomes a nuclear power, the rise of a brutal Middle East terror state, Russia's slow-motion invasion of Ukraine, and China's increasing boldness in sovereignty disputes with its neighbors. But it would be a good start.


text:
Here at MommyMatter.com, we tend to buy a lot of random things and always say we really should write about them. This morning, while showering, the decision has been finalized. We are going to start reviewing the many products we use within our homes. Of course we are going to occasionally take on some product reviews people request us to do, but with these reviews, we are going to be excessively honest about everything and tell you of how much we liked them or disliked them.
We aren't the kind of girls that hold ourselves back, and will gladly give products the full walk through. If we don't like something we'll tell you why, if we do like something we'll tell you why. In the end, it is a win win situation for us all! This page will be the home of all product reviews we do. We will link over to every single product review that we do so you can easily find exactly what you want to read about.
Some things that we are guaranteed going to write about include:
- Clothing
- Food Products
- Pet Products
- Hair Products
- Apparel
- Online Systems
- Electronics
- etc.
This list is literally never ending with all the things that we will review. We aren't kidding when we say we buy a lot of things, and a lot of random things that we could probably live without, but choose not too!
Product Reviews
We will list every product review that we've completed below. We will attempt to keep things in order alphabetically, but no promises. We may get lazy and just throw them up!
- 2013 Chevrolet Malibu vehicle review
- Bosch Tassimo T55 Single Serve Coffee Maker review
- Clearasil Ultra Perfecta Wash review
- Drop the Worry Ball book review
- EcoTraction review
- Eggies review
- Elite Big Dog Remote Trainer Collar review
- Eucerin Skin Cream review
- Finish Quantum Dishwasher Detergent review
- FreePriceAlerts.com web service review
- Glad to Go Lunch Containers review
- Green Works Cleaners review
- LeapFrog LeapPad Explorer review
- Learning Money with Leo App review
- Le Savonnier Marseillais Body Wash review
- LG Optimus Black Skype Edition Phone (LG Revolution) review
- Magic Romper from SoRad review
- Meaningful Beauty Skin Care products review
- Milk Bone Healthy Favourites review
- Mom's Kisses review
- More Time Moms Calendar review
- Nature Valley Granola Thins review
- Paper Hat Press Personalized Books review
- Peanut Butter Cheerios review
- Performatrin Ultra Adult Dry Dog Food review
- Pillsbury Chocolatey Crescents review
- Sailun Tires (PTPA) review
- Serta High Back Managers Chair review
- TOMS Canvas Shoes review
- Twistos Baked Snack Bites review
- Well.ca company review
- VTech Switch & Go Dinos review
View all product reviews now!
Have a product you want us to review? Here at MommyMatter we are always accepting products for review. Unlike other bloggers, we do not charge for product reviews as long as we can keep the products forever. Contact us today to find out how you can have your product reviewed by us!


text:
Sydenham, London, SE26 5LD
33 Broseley Grove London England SE26 5LD GB
Bubble That Gift brings a high-quality, personalised style to gift presentation and table centrepieces. Our gift-in-a-balloon service is a unique way of gift wrapping and presentation. In addition we create nostalgic memories for your special day, through our sweet buffet hire service, favours and party bags, and table centrepieces.
Centre bubble 1 year ago
Frozen buffet. 1 year ago
Frozen bubble 1 year ago
Logo 1 year ago
Daisy theme bubble 1 year ago
Baby Converse bubble 1 year ago
Valentine bubble 1 year ago
Purple themed Sweet buffet 2 years ago


text:
Mini Geodes Rose Gold Cufflinks - Limited Edition
Mini Geodes Rose Gold Cufflinks - Limited Edition
A breathtaking collection of natural geodes plated inside with white platinum or 18k gold. Set within a classic oval shaped case, with claws and a cut out back to view the natural green geode colour underneath, these cufflinks are meant for the special occasions in your life. Limited Edition. Please note that each geode is naturally occurring in nature and no two cufflinks would be the same. Thus making each piece, a one of a kind cufflinks.
- Material: Sterling Silver


text:
A trip to Ladakh had been on my plans for quite some time and finally this year, this plan took shape. Below is an account of how our 9 days journey went; a brief Ladakh travelogue. Itinerary that we followed for the trip was as mentioned below.
- By train from Bandra TT to Jammu tawi – Day 1
- Reached Jammu tawi with 1 night stay at Jammu – Day 2
- Jammu to Srinagar by road – Day 3
- Leave from Srinagar to Leh Ladakh by road – Day 4
- Local Sightseeing in Leh City of few below places and arranging permits & getting acclimatized – Day 5
- Leh to Nubra valley via Khardung la, Diskit Monastery, Hunder (Sand dunes) – Day 6
- Nubra Valley to Pangong Tso and back to Leh via Chang La pass – Day 7
- Rest/Relax with Shopping within Leh city – Day 8
- Flight from Leh back to Mumbai – Day 9
The trip above trip includes sightseeing of Srinagar, Gund, Sonamarg, Baltal, Zozila, Drass War memorial, Kargil, Lamayuru, Fotu La, Phey, Magnetic hill, Leh City, Shanti Stupa, Leh Palace, and Namgyal Monastery.
After arriving at Jammu by train, we stayed at a hotel nearby called Le Roi. It was a good hotel and our stay was comfortable. If you want to stay at Jammu, I can recommend this place.
We went to inquire at the bus stand near railway station for Srinagar bus. There weren't any and we were told that there were no JKSRTC buses to Srinagar from that particular bus stand. For a bus from Jammu to Srinagar, we would either have to get it from Main Bus stand Jammu; or else go to a place called Raghunath temple somewhere near there. Buses from railway station only ply to inter city like Katra, Banihal etc.
So we went to the General bus stand which was really crowded. After inquiring , we were told that during day, only shared cabs leave for Srinagar; fare of which would be around Rs. 700 to Rs. 1000 per person. Luxury buses always leave at night; making the entire travel to Srinagar a night journey for which you have to book your ticket with the private bus operators near the General bus stand. The JKSRTC buses for Srinagar usually leave in the first half of the day, in the morning.
So on Day 3, early morning, we took those mini buses that leave from Jammu station to General bus stand, ticket of which is Rs. 20 per person. After reaching the bus stand, we inquired for Srinagar taxi and bargained to 750 per person. It was a Qualis cab. Someone came to us and said that we should go to Banihal Railway station and from there we could get a DMU to Srinagar for around Rs. 50 per person. Fare for shared taxi from Jammu to Banihal is around 400-500 per person.
So now we had two choices. We could either pay Rs. 750 for a shared cab all the way to Srinagar. Or we could get a shared cab for Rs. 400 – Rs. 500 till Banihal Railway Station and from there board a train for Srinagar for Rs. 50 per person.
I wasn't sure whether Banihal train to Srinagar was operational. Because of all the unrest that takes place here in the valley, trains often get cancelled. Hence we decided to go all the way from Jammu to Srinagar in the shared cab itself. We started from Jammu at around 9 am. The Jammu – Srinagar highway was under construction for most of it, all the way till Srinagar. There was a lot of traffic from both side for which we had to wait nearly 2 hours. You will also find multiple army convoys on this route which will also cause delay in the journey.
By the time we got to Srinagar, the clock was already showing 6 PM. We stayed at a hotel called "Hotel De apple". It was not too far from TRC stand; and at about 10 to 15 minutes of walking distance from Dal gate. The hotel was decent enough and our stay here was comfortable. Both of the hotels (in Srinagar and Leh) I had booked in advance on MMT. Because roaming around searching for a hotel upon our arrival; with my dad accompanying me; would have been a hassle which I wanted to avoid.
For our stay in Srinagar and the journey to Leh, I had already booked a taxi driver by the name of Noor Mohammed. Private taxis in Srinagar are a bit on the costlier side. Depending upon the number of travelers, the Dal Gate Taxi Union Rates can be starting from anywhere between Rs. 15k to Rs. 18k.
Anyways, Noor was not available on the day of our arrival; so he sent his brother Murtuza to pick us up who charged us around Rs. 13k to 15k. For Day 3, we stayed at Srinagar and did some shopping. On Day 4, Murtuza sent another one of their brothers, Vidayat Ali, to pick us up from the hotel at around 5 AM. He was driving a Mahindra Xylo; and hence our journey to Leh started with small stops for sightseeing as per our itinerary.
We traveled all day that day and arrived at Leh at around 7 PM. The entire city was crowded with tourists and I was surprised to see so many people here. For our stay at Leh too, I had already booked our a hotel in advance. It was Hotel Nezer View Guest House which was just about OK, nothing too great about it. It was around 15 to 20 minutes of a walk from Leh market. Some roads in the Leh were under construction and due to the sewage lines, it was a horrible smell in the air all around.
The owner of the hotel informed us that the next day, 15th June, was going to be Eid; and the permit office will be closed; or open for just half a day. This kind of was a hitch in my plans as I wanted to go to Nubra valley on 15th. I thought of changing the plans then to get the permit on 15th in first half; but then getting shared cabs at last minute too was going to be a problem. So the hotel owner actually arranged the permits for us. We paid Rs. 1400 for 2 people for 3 days ( I guess their commission was also included).
Budget trip to Ladakh now a days is really not that great an option. The hotel owner himself arranged a private taxi for us for Nubra on 16th, Pangong on 17th and then back to Leh. Amount was paid for this 3 days trip was Rs. 9600 + 9500 + 3000. We really had not many options and agreed on the same.
So next day on 15th , we roamed around in Leh market and went to see the permit office. There were hardly any people there and the office too was closed. People there said that it will open by 10 AM; but I didn't bother since we had already paid Rs. 1400 to the hotel guy for the permits. Then we inquired at taxi stand for shared taxis. The drivers said that to go to any agency like K2 travel agency; if you want to travel in Ladakh on sharing basis. Private taxis are always ready to go on sharing basis since there are more tourists coming in and less taxis. Another choice is to go to the bus stand for any tempo travelers.
I on the other hand wanted to see the best view, so we didn't like the idea of sharing and paid that above mentioned huge amount for private taxi. Then I asked the hotel owner to arrange Activa for me for Leh sightseeing. It cost me Rs. 800 for a day; till 8 pm to be precise. I used it to go to Leh Palace, Shanti stupa & Namgyal Monastery; and little roaming around the market. Then I saw that the permit office was closed with no people around at 2 afternoon. Then I understood that most people go via agent for permits.
So on 16th it was Eid and we left for Khardung La at 9.30 AM; reached at around 11.30 at the top of the peak. I was shocked to see how crowded it there was. There were people, cabs and tempo travelers all around; so much that even finding a place to park proved to be a tough task. We waited nearly 15 mins up there.
Check point before Khardung La
Many people and bikers were even arguing in order to click photos in front of that huge Khardung La board. I myself just clicked one quick selfie; and moved away from there. To be honest I was more excited to see all that snow all around.
My dad was feeling a little short so he was inhaling camphor. It was OK though, just a little discomfort; no major or minor health issue. The key is to sit at one place and rest until you are feeling better. We waited there for about 15 minutes and started on our way to Nubra valley. From Khardung La, we continued driving all the way to Diskit Monastery and reached there at around 1 PM. We had a quick lunch there at one of the hotels and left for Hunder.
The Driver took us to a guest house by the name of Habib guest house at 4 pm. This guest house was good. We freshened up and at around 5.30 – 6.00 PM left for sand dunes; and to see the double hump camel rides. I didn't take the ride though but they were asking for Rs. 200 – 300 – 500 depending on how long you were riding the camel.
Even this area for camel safari was so crowded. So many tourists with so many children.
After roaming around for an hour, we left for our hotel. We spent one night there at the guest house.His daily fare was inclusive of buffet style dinner and breakfast. After having our dinner, it was time to call it a day and rest.
Next day we left for Pangong Lake at 7.15 AM via Shyok road. It did not take too long and we arrived at the lake between 12.30 noon to 1 PM. This was again a crowded place. We took some pictures, spent some time by the lake; and in another 30 minutes, started for our way back to Leh city.
At the shooting point at Pangong, there are only restaurants and less home stays. Those who want to do night stay should go further 10 kilometers to Spangmik. If you want an even quieter place then further 10 kilometers is Marek which would be ideal; away from the crowd at shooting point.
Even for clicking a photo with this Yak, they were asking for money.
If you want to click a photo with the so called "Kareena Scooter", you will have to pay Rs. 50 to Rs. 100. If the ladies wanted to put on the Saree for the picture, there was an additional charge for that also.
Along the way towards Pangong Lake, you will find marmots. Anybody who will be visiting Ladakh, please don't feed these animals. Their numbers are decreasing because of tourists feeding their own food to them; due to which these animals lose their taste of natural food like grass, leaves etc and start depending on tourist offered food and eventually die if no proper food is available. There are also boards put up & the driver also advises
PS: The Biscuit wasn't given by me
We never had lunch here at Pangong Lake because the driver said it would be expensive. So we left for Leh and somewhere in between, there was a point of many mini dhabas and restros; so we had lunch there (Dhabhas are cheaper than restaurants). We crossed the Changla pass and there were few nomadic people houses along the way. I brought that Yak butter from them. They asked for Rs. 1000 per kg so I bought a little for Rs. 200.
We reached back at our hotels in Leh at around 5.30 – 6 PM and rested for the entire evening. Next day, we had saved for some shopping. We brought Army T-shirt caps and a pant, some bags and accessories, so full day was spent in shopping only.
Last day, we left for Leh airport early morning by 4.15 AM. It was a good thing that we told the hotel owners to arrange for us our airport cab. There was a little hassle to leave at 4 am because the hotel staff was still sleeping. At last their room boy got up, and helped us. The cab was waiting outside the hotel. The Leh airport opens for passengers at 5. We reached early and sat outside the airport. Even at that early hour there were many people waiting out there. And then we boarded our flight home thus marking an end to our trip to Leh Ladakh.
A few tips from my side for anyone visiting Ladakh:
- If you are a family with children and also if you are on tight schedule, budget trip & sharing rarely works, because it becomes difficult to find a taxi & sharing persons in peak season.
- The taxi stand & Leh bus stand is far about 10-15 mins walking, it might be hassle
- But if you have ample days, you need to inquire & book sharing at least 1-2 advance with any agencies in Leh, they will put you in tempo travelers
- I have also seen big families booking their own private tempo travelers. For small families, a cab is OK, we had got Innova just for 2 of us.
- Our driver was telling us that sharing hardly works because conflict of interest takes place among the passengers; and the driver stops according to his main points. He will not stop for sightseeing wherever or whenever you wished him to.
- For us, we had hired private, so the driver was in our control. I used to keep telling him to stop many places to click pictures and also for natures call. He was cool and this was actually the first thing that I told him about, that I will be asking him to stop often during the trip.
- I have never seen private mini buses plying on these sight seeing routes, majority are these Leh Ladakh taxis & tempo travelers.
- When it comes to hotel booking, it is advisable to book in advance through package or online portals if you are with a family. If you are in a small group of friends of girls & boys on bike, then it becomes easy to look for hotels and research around by your own after you reach Leh.
- But as of now, expenses & tariffs are increased over the year and living expenses for lunch & dinner in Leh city is increased. eg tea is 15-20-25. Per day proper meal for 2 people will at least be around Rs. 1000 along with water bottles as water refilling points were closed in some places.
- Diskit & Hunder, are remote places and hotels & guest houses are far away from each other. Same thing again, book in advance if you are with family. If you are in a small group of friends of girls & boys on bike, then it becomes easy to look for hotels and research around by your own. I was with my dad, so I wouldn't have managed so much. Even the drivers also have contacts about hotels in Diskit, Hunder, Pangong lake. I don't know about the prices, generally it won't be less than 1500 per person.
- Ok. Main thing is Srinagar to Leh. Below are a couple of contacts that you can rent a cab with. People going should contact them well in advance. They will definitely arrange cabs and drivers; but please don't ditch them. They trust people calling & booking them. They have Leh registered taxis & they won't be around TRC taxi stands in Srinagar. Noor Mohammed – 9419890787 – call him first, you can also take my name Jacob. Vidyat Ali– 9622406977. They also take sharing, but you have to inform them 2-3 days before, that you are looking for sharing cabs. You'll get stuffed in the cab & they will have minimum halts all the way to Leh for around 2000-4000 approx per person.
- For those going on bikes from Jammu to Srinagar to Leh, its advisable not to put Indian Flag when you are on the roads from Jammu to Srinagar to at least Baltal. We met some group of bikers from Mumbai who spoke well with us and told us that 1 guy was on his bullet had the Indian Flag tied on his bike. As he was crossing Dal lake and initial villages on that road, people there stopped him; threw stones at him and on his bike; and sent him back. He had to go back home because his bike was not in good condition. Even those villagers were looking at us as well in suspicion when we were passing by their houses
- Last thing is please inform every bikers of Ladakh to ride slow and properly, I had witnessed 1 accident of a bullet & Jeep. It was a horrible accident. Bike's front tyre and guard was totaling gone. It was a rented bike from Leh. They had to call up the pick up van to carry the bike to Leh for which Rs. 9000 was the charge. Those rental company owners told these people to go to any Enfield showroom and get the bike repaired by themselves. This Accident was on the way from Pangong to Leh. There were smaller accidents as well, of cars & bikes touching and scratching each other.
- Many people depend on Maps, Maps will not show you proper timings of roads and passes. There were people going towards Pangong via Chang La Pass at 4 -5 in the evening. The probably would have not made it to the lake before nightfall.
- Night Riding and driving is not advisable in Ladakh.
- One day Pangong trip and back to Leh is possible. One day Nubra valley trip till Hunder and back to Leh however would become a hectic schedule.
- Ladakh trip must be properly planned with the number of people in advance, if group of friends, then sharing of expenses becomes cheap and you as a group can hire 1 private taxi. There are solo travelers who book private taxi also and they are the only person in the cab.
- I guess I only messed up at the permit part, I would have saved 300-400.
Ladakh Travelogue
I hope the Ladakh travelogue above and information provided was of help. If you have any further questions, you may comment and ask below; or in the post at our Community Forum; and I will be glad to answer.


text:
Toddler gets stuck in his own toy
- 09 Feb - 15 Feb, 2019
An Italian hairstylist was determined to make the weirdest and hairiest car ever. Even the peeps at the Guinness World Records have vouched for its weirdness.
Salerno's Maria Lucia Mugno spent more than 150 hours covering her car Fiat 500 in more than 264 pounds of human hair which she brought from India.
"We shampoo it, we brush it, we trim it," she says about her car's long tresses, adding that her inspiration came from a dare, a bet, whilst she was working.
"My friend didn't think I was capable of making a car that was entirely covered in real hair. And when he saw my finished work of art, he was completely shocked by what I'd made," she said when speaking to the press.
Mugno's car might be hairy, but it is legal to drive on the streets because she has not covered its engine with hair. She said that it would have "created a fire hazard".
She admits that people are not sure how to react after looking at her car when she drives it around. "When they see it's actually hair, it disgusts them," she said and further states that she takes care of the hair as if it were on a person.