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Welcome to the Universal Orlando Resort!
Universal Orlando
After parking the car in a huge garage and walking through the shops and restaurants of Universal CityWalk, we arrived at this small lake. The entrances to the two theme parks were on either side of the lake. To the right, you can see the entrance to the original Universal Studios Florida (we'll go there later in the day).
Directly across the lake is more of Universal CityWalk, which was full of shops and restaurants that anyone could access without an admission charge.
To the far left of the lake was our first destination.
Welcome to Islands of Adventure!
Universal Islands of Adventure
The icon for this park is the Pharos lighthouse, which was right at the entrance.
We arrived at the crack of dawn (okay, it was like 8:45 am). This was the crowd waiting for the gates to open at 9 am.
The first part of the park (their Main Street, if you will) was called Port of Entry. You walked under this bridge just beyond the turnstiles, and "The adventure begins!"
Universal Islands of Adventure - Port of Entry
This area was filled with shops and guest services. It featured "fantasy exotic" architecture that wasn't meant to represent any real place or time.
Universal Islands of Adventure - The Lost Continent
We passed through the Port of Entry area quickly and made a beeline with the rest of the earlybirds to the Harry Potter section of the park. On our way to Harry, we passed through another land (or "island," as they're known here) called "The Lost Continent." This is the exterior of a nice table-service restaurant called Mythos. I've never been myself, but I've read good things about this place online and I hope to eat here someday.
Much of this area's real estate was given over to Harry Potter. In fact, two of the roller coasters that were once part of this island were re-themed and are now part of Potterville (though they didn't actually move).
On our previous visit, we saw both Poseidon's Fury (a "special-effects adventure") and the live "Eighth Voyage of Sinbad Stunt Show" in this island. However, we didn't do anything here this time.
Universal Islands of Adventure - Wizarding World of Harry Potter
Success! We made it to the entrance of Harry's realm.
We arrived at Hogsmeade, the village near Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
Please respect the spell limits while in Hogsmeade.
The Hogwarts Express had just pulled into the Hogsmeade station.
Dave posed with the Hogwarts Express. The train would occasionally chuff and let off steam, but it wasn't a ride at this time--just a photo op. That would change a few years later....!
Later in the day, the conductor of the Hogwarts Express posed for a picture with Pat.
Despite the balmy Florida weather, it was always winter in Hogsmeade. Magic!
The entire village of Hogsmeade was incredibly detailed. Note how some of the chimneys are askew.
However, Hogsmeade was also incredibly cramped, as you can see by the people crowding the street. All the shops were designed for much lighter crowds than we experienced, and this was nowhere near Orlando's peak tourist season. It must be a nightmare then!
This building is the home of the Owl Post.
Owl Post sign.
The rafters of the Owl Post building were filled with roosting owls waiting to deliver your letter. The animatronic owls up there occasionally moved and hooted. (Sorry for the blurry shot!)
Hogsmeade featured Zonko's Joke Shop.
Zonko's advertised the "puking pastilles" that were created by the Weasley twins. It's hard to see because of the reflection, but the shop's exterior window featured this green-tinged animated figure demonstrating what happens when you eat one (i.e. puking into a bucket). Just the thing to help you avoid that wizarding exam you're not quite ready for! The pastilles must've been backordered, as I didn't see any real ones for sale inside the shop. :-)
Inside Zonko's, a sign said "Please do not walk on the walls." However, you can see by the footprints that not all the wizards have obeyed.
Adjoining Zonko's was Honeydukes, the shop to satisfy every wizard's sweet tooth.
Inside Honeydukes was a glass case called Clippy's Clip Joint. This mechanical man's hair is actually licorice, which the mechanical house-elves were trimming. Care for a bag of the clippings?
I purchased a Chocolate Frog at Honeydukes. When I got home I opened the box (seen at top). It contained a large frog, which was delicious, but it didn't go hopping about like the ones Harry and Ron bought, darnit! :-) It did include a wizard trading card, and mine featured Rowena Ravenclaw, who was one of the founders of Hogwarts. Besides the frogs, Honeydukes also sold all manner of magical sweets like Fizzing Whizbees and Bertie Bott's Every Flavour Beans.
This is the exterior of the Three Broomsticks restaurant in Hogsmeade.
Dave, Jon, Jeff, and Pat at the entrance of the Three Broomsticks.
We didn't eat at the Three Broomsticks, but we did pop inside to check out the offerings. Plastic versions of the food you could order were on display in the windows behind Dave.
I'd like the Great Feast, please! The Three Broomsticks also served appropriately British fare like fish & chips and shepherd's pie.
At the rear of the Three Broomsticks was the Hog's Head Tavern. Don't be startled--that mounted boar behind the bar might suddenly roar to life!
Several "shops" in Hogsmeade were just facades you could look into, but not actually enter. Such was the case with Spintwitches Sporting Needs. Their sign featured a couple of quaffles and an oversized golden snitch.
Another storefront you couldn't actually enter was for Dogweed and Deathcap, purveyors of magical botanical supplies. This facade was on the building which housed the restrooms in Hogsmeade. When you went inside the restrooms, you could hear the ghost Moaning Myrtle crying and talking--a little disturbing to hear a girl's voice resonating in the men's room! :-)
The window display for Dogweed and Deathcap included a mandrake plant. You could hear it screaming through the glass!
We waited over an hour to enter Ollivanders Wand Shop, where they put on a little show. They let in about 15 to 20 people at a time, and then Mr. Ollivander's associate, seen here, helped one random person choose their wand--or more accurately, helped them find the wand that wanted to choose them. Was it worth the wait? Not really. From the descriptions I had read online, I thought this would be more impressive. Of course, if you or someone in your party is the selectee, then that probably makes a difference!
Adjoining Ollivanders was Dervish and Banges, where you could purchase quidditch supplies and clothes, and see The Monster Book of Monsters on display (careful, it bites!)
I'm parched. It's time for a butterbeer!
Cheers, Hogsmeade! Butterbeer was essentially cream soda, but it had a frothy, creamy foam head on top that tasted like butterscotch.
Jeff says yum!!! Butterbeer was good. I wish I could've tried the pumpkin juice they were selling, too!
This was one of the re-themed rides that used to be part of The Lost Continent. This family-friendly rollercoaster began life as the Flying Unicorn, and we rode it back in 2000. It had been renamed Flight of the Hippogriff. The line was too long so we skipped it this time. I've read online that they added an animatronic hippogriff which bows to you as the ride begins.
For the main attraction here, we followed the signs to Hogwarts itself.
On the way to Hogwarts, we passed this cute snow wizard and his snowy owl.


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With her new installation at Chisenhale Gallery, Lucia Nogueira plays on our all-too-human feelings of vulnerability. She confronts us literally with darkness, emptiness and the probability of an imminent destructive force. The intense pressure suggested by capped ductile gas pipes, rising through a concrete floor, is foiled by a fragile combination of glass and mercury. An extraordinary elegance constitutes the switch whereby a most awful violence might be unleashed.
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Sunday, January 24, 2010
Currently On Repeat
The debut album by The XX was sent my way a few weeks ago (recommended by Best Friend, who else?) and I've had it on repeat for quite awhile now. Some of my favorite aspects of the XX: the sweet, innocent lyrics, mellow beats, and the heavy bass and dual male-female vocals (reminding me of the Pixies at times). "Islands" is my personal favorite off the album, but "VCR", "Heart Skipped A Beat" and "Crystalised" are definitely worth a listen as well. Enjoy!
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Mirror, Mirror on the wall....
"Mirror, Mirror on the wall, who's the fairest of all?" Most of us know this as a line from Snow White. But as I start this week I wonder if any of us really ask that question when we look in our Mirrors?
We look - check our hair, our makeup - even look between our teeth for food but do we REALLY see? I'm not talking about asking if we are "beautiful" on the outside - but really using the mirror to look within ourselves and see both the beauty and the flaws that exists in each one of us.
Well, I for one am trying to be brave enough to view myself as I am beauty & flaws! It's not always fun - but I trust that I will grow from the experience and truly become a better person from it with His help.
I want to learn to do the small acts of kindness that many of our parents taught were just common courtesy. To allow others to check out before us in the grocery line - especially when our cart if chocked full and they only have one or two things or maybe they have a child that is being hard to handle or just because we had that little nudge in our spirit! To slow down and take time while we drive or walk and not "plow" others out of our way....even when they are driving us "crazy". To show a bit of kindness to a complete stranger look them in the eye and smile...something so simple and yet we in our "hurry" forget to do it. There are thousands of other ways we can do simple small things - and none of it costs us a penny...just a bit of kindness and courtesy. Both of which are returned twice over when we give them out.
I'm definitely a selfish human and no where near where I want to be...but I'm willing to keep trying...are you???
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Dollar at 3-yr low vs euro; stocks extend record run
By Caroline Valetkevitch
NEW YORK, Jan 12 (Reuters) - The U.S. dollar slumped to a more than three-year low against the euro on Friday, extending recent losses on expectations European Central Bank policymakers are preparing to reduce their stimulus, while a key global stock index was on track for an eighth week of gains.
U.S. stocks rose with bank shares, which climbed following quarterly results from JPMorgan Chase & Co and Wells Fargo.
The euro's rise weighed on the dollar index, which measures the greenback against six rival currencies. The index was down 0.94 percent, after slipping to a four-month low of 90.954.
The dollar index was down 1.23 percent for the year, its worst performance over the first nine trading days since 2010, according to Reuters data. "The latest ECB comments were a bit on the hawkish side, so that's giving more life to the euro," said Minh Trang, senior currency trader at Silicon Valley Bank in Santa Clara, California.
Sterling rocketed to its highest level against the dollar since the vote to leave the European Union after a report that the Netherlands and Spain were open to a deal for Britain to remain as close as possible to the trading bloc. Sterling was last trading at $1.373, up 1.43 percent.
U.S. stock indexes hit all-time highs, along with the MSCI world index. Strong U.S December retail sales data also helped stocks.
The S&P financial index was up 0.6 percent. While tax-related costs are expected to weigh on banks' earnings, they are expected to benefit in the long run from a lower tax burden.
"The fact all the big money center banks beat on the bottom line is a good omen for the rest of the earnings season," said William Lynch, director of investments at Hinsdale Associates, in Hinsdale, Illinois.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 185.41 points, or 0.72 percent, to 25,760.14, the S&P 500 gained 15.39 points, or 0.56 percent, to 2,782.95 and the Nasdaq Composite added 40.17 points, or 0.56 percent, to 7,251.95.
The pan-European FTSEurofirst 300 index rose 0.23 percent and MSCI's gauge of stocks across the globe gained 0.72 percent.
A robust U.S. inflation report boosted Treasury yields.
The two-year yield, sensitive to traders' views on interest rates, rose to more than 2 percent for the first time since the financial crisis.
In commodities, oil prices rose for a sixth day after Russia's oil minister said that global crude supplies were "not balanced yet," alleviating market concerns about a wind-down of the OPEC-led deal to reduce production.
U.S crude oil rose 50 cents to settle at $64.30 a barrel, while Brent rose 61 cents to settle at $69.87.
For the Reuters Live Markets blog on European and UK stock markets, open a news window on Reuters Eikon by pressing F9 and type in 'Live Markets' in the search bar.
(Additional reporting by Marc Jones in Helen Reid in London and Kate Duguid, Sinead Carew and Saqib Aqbal Ahmed in New York; Editing by Bernadette Baum and Nick Zieminski)
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5 Summer Skills to Master Before Labor Day
The sun is setting earlier and beach days are numbered, but theres still time to master these critical PM-worthy skills before Labor Day weekend, from grilling the perfect burger to maximizing the splash from your cannonball into the pool.
Erin Scottberg
Aug 31, 2011
Courtesy Steve Raichlen
The sun is setting earlier and beach days are numbered, but there's still time to master these critical PM-worthy skills before Labor Day weekend, from grilling the perfect burger to maximizing the splash from your cannonball into the pool.
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How to Grill the Perfect Burger
Steven Raichlen, author of
The Barbecue Bible
and host of
Primal Grill
on the Public Television Service doesn't mess around when it comes to his favorite summer pastime: grilling. To begin working on the perfect burger, Steve recommends starting with a half-and-half mixture of ground chuck and ground sirloin: "the former for flavor, the latter for style." Look for a fat content of 10 to 15 percent. "The fat is where the flavor resides in any meat," says Raichlen. "The more fat you have, the more luscious and rich it will feel in your mouth. But you don't want to take it too far, because you don't want to bite into a mouthful of grease. Fifteen percent is the best of both words." If you want a lower fat content without sacrificing flavor, try an animal with leaner meat, such as bison. But the meat is just the beginning. Here, Raichlen shares with us his tips for grilling a perfect burger.
1. Keep the meat cold
(it helps to wet your hands with cold water), and handle it as little as possible when shaping patties. Over-handling "bruises" the meat, and compressing the meat too much will lead to dense, dry burgers. Make the burgers a few hours ahead of time and chill them on a plate covered with plastic wrap. This firms up the burger and helps it hold together during grilling. Leave them in the refrigerator until the last minute, or place them on a sheet pan over another sheet pan filled with ice.
2. Keep it simple.
Raichlen seasons his burgers with nothing more than sea salt and fresh, coarsely ground black pepper. "Save the fireworks for the garnishes," he says.
3. Lightly brush the burgers
on both sides with melted butter or extra-virgin olive oil just before grilling. This helps prevent sticking and adds an extra layer of flavor. You'll also need to practice good grill hygiene by heating, scraping and oiling the grill's grate prior to grilling.
4. "Do not,
I repeat, do not press on a burger with a spatula while it's grilling," says Raichlen. All this does is squeeze out the juices onto the fire.
5. After about two minutes on the grill,
give the patty a quarter-turn to get those handsome grill marks. After that, aim to flip the burger only one time. "As you ascend the ladder of grilling enlightenment, you want to get to the point where you only flip once," he says. When the edges begin to brown or you see a few little pearls of blood bleeding through the top, the meat's ready for its one flip.
6. Do not overcrowd the grill.
Follow the "30 percent" rule—leave 30 percent of your grill free of food. That way, if you get flare-ups, you have a place to move the burgers if they start to burn.
7. Make sure your burger's cooked:
While medium or rare burgers are tasty, you don't want your burger to make you sick. Insert an instant-read thermometer in the thickest part of the patty to make sure you've cooked the meat to at least 160 degrees. But you don't have to sacrifice the joy of a juicy burger for your health. "I like to place a disk of herb butter in the center of the meat patty," says Raichlen. Or, try an "inside-out cheeseburger": mix shredded cheese into your raw burger meat. The cheese melts as it cooks, keeping even well-done burgers moist.
8. Let the burgers rest,
off the grill grate, for a couple of minutes before serving. This allows the meat to "relax," giving you a juicier burger. (The same holds for grilled steak.)
9. Grill your bun.
"An un-grilled bun is like an unpressed shirt," says Raichlen. "You need the gentle softness of the bun with the crunch of the bread." Brush the cut sides of the buns—Raichlen recommends the sesame variety—with melted butter or olive oil and grill for 1 to 2 minutes. Top with a red, ripe tomato—"the sort that goes
if you drop it"—some lettuce, and maybe some grilled onions. Bon appétit.
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How to Throw a Horseshoe
At almost every summer event, be it a barbecue, pool party or country fair, you can find someone playing horseshoes. The game's simple enough to set up — all you need are two stakes planted 40 feet apart in level ground, and some horseshoes. So chances are you've played once or twice this summer, but did you actually play well? Casey Sluys of the National Horseshoe Pitching Association outlines two basic pitches for all skill levels. But before you can do that, you have to learn the lingo: "Horseshoe pitching has it's own nomenclature," Sluys says. For our purposes, here's an abbreviated glossary:
Heel or Heel Calk:
The area of the horseshoe (at the open end) that includes the "tips" and the "hooks."
A live shoe that comes to rest vertically while touching the stake. This shoe has a scoring value of one point.
A rectangular area around the stake and between the platforms. Players pitch the shoes into the pit, which is filled with clay or sand.
Pitcher's Box:
The 6 x 6-feet area located at each end of the court. This area includes the pit and pitching platforms.
A ringer is a shoe that comes to rest while encircling the stake. A straightedge touching either the tips or any part of the heel calks of the shoe must clear (not touch) the stake in order to be declared a ringer. A ringer has a value of three points.
The area of the horseshoe that is farthest from the open end.
If you're a beginner, it's best to start with a single-flip pitch. Hold the horseshoe by the toe (the closed end), with the heel calk (the open end) pointing toward the stake. Grip the toe between your thumb and first two fingers. Swing your arm forward, letting go soon after your arm passes your leg. Give it enough speed for about a 6- to 8-feet arc, with enough rotational speed to flip the shoe once. "Some flip it multiple times, but you have less control that way," says Sluys. "It's strictly personal style."
Once you get some more practice under your belt, you can try it the way the pros do it: a one and a quarter turn. Hold the horseshoe by your side, parallel to your leg, with the opening facing to the rear, gripping one of the shanks with your thumb and first three fingers. Bring your forearm up, and as you pass your leg, rotate the forearm so your palm is flat and facing the stake. Release the shoe as you would a Frisbee, with just enough snap to rotate it one and a quarter times. Again, try to maintain about a 6- to 8-feet arc.
As you begin to swing your arm backward, begin to step forward. Then, as your arm moves in front of your body, make the step — kind of like releasing a bowling ball. Be sure to follow through with your arm after releasing the shoe toward the stake.
Individual style can be great when it comes to pitching, but it's important to know the rules before you break them.
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How to Make the Perfect Cannonball Splash
The cannonball. It might not win you a gold medal for difficulty at the Olympics, but do it right and you'll definitely leave your mark — and everyone around the pool soaking wet. This childhood classic is a simple maneuver: jump off the board, ball yourself up in the air and try to hit the water with as much force as possible in an attempt to make the biggest...splash...ever. While the United States has yet to recognize Cannonball Diving as a sport worthy of a national championship, our Canadian neighbors do hold an annual National Cannonball Championship contest.
This year's event was held on Aug. 13, in Toronto. High school English teacher Brian Utley came in first, and he attributes his stellar cannonballing to his size: The champ weights a hefty 383 pounds. "The last couple of years, I've been the biggest contestant," Utley told his hometown newspaper, the Calgary Herald. "I think that helps."
In addition to his weight, Utley suggests being able to take a small beating is a necessary quality for aspiring cannonball champs: "It hurts," he told the Herald. "There is no cushion. You're landing on your butt and the backs of your legs. I get beat up pretty bad." We asked some regular Joes for their cannonball tips and strategies, and most supplied one of two positions. The most common is a simple ball: hands wrapped around the legs, attempting to enter the water feet and butt first, leaning back slightly for more surface area to smack. Some said they prefer keeping their arms on their sides or even holding them outward a bit, while still others said they like to keep their legs crossed Indian style. Bottom line: Your best cannonball splash is going to depend on your weight, size and the height from which you're jumping. Don't be afraid to experiment. The goal is to have fun — fun for yourself, at least, if not those getting an unexpected poolside soaking.
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How to Build a Cornhole (Bags) Set
The game of cornhole isn't as geographically widespread as horseshoes, but it's beginning to catch on outside its native Midwest. It's a typical lawn game: The gameplay involves throwing four cornhole bags at a board with a hole in it. Players win points for sinking bags in the hole or for hitting the board. Four sunk balls in a turn confers a bonus.
Even in the country's Heartland, there's a great debate as to what the game's called. According to Frank Geers, president of the American Cornhole Organization (ACO), the game has its strongest roots in two cities: Chicago and Cincinnati. However, ask a Chicagoan to play cornhole and you might get a funny look; they know it as bags, while other areas refer to it as beanbag toss.
It's traditional to paint your set with the logo of your favorite sports team or your alma mater's mascot. When you're ready to play, arrange the boards in your yard so the front edges are 27 feet apart, and start throwing — but don't forget about strategy. "I'm offensive minded," says Geers. "I'm all about putting it in the hole as often as I can, that way, you have to match me. But others like a defensive game. They'll throw a blocker, or a bag that is purposely thrown just short of the hole, to block sliders." A slider occurs when you throw the bag so it slides across the surface into the hole.
To get started, download the
ACO's official Cornhole rulebook
and the
ACO's plans
for a regulation cornhole court layout.
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How to Soothe a Sunburn
Yes, getting sunburned is bad. You should be wearing enough sunscreen when grilling and horse-shoeing to prevent your skin from turning a toasty shade of red. But sometimes sunburns do happen. We asked Dr. Andrea Cambio, a board-certified dermatologist in Cape Coral, FL, to recommend some sunburn remedies and to debunk others.
Dr. Cambio does NOT recommend any of the following widely reported remedies: Do not spray the area with distilled, white vinegar (or yellow mustard). Do not cover the area in shaving cream, Noxzema, plain yogurt, Preparation H or Windex.
According to Dr. Cambio, the best home remedy is to first cover the sunburned area with a barrier cream like zinc oxide then apply a cool compress, like ice wrapped in a cloth rag. You should do this even if you are anticipating a burn after a day outside but aren't yet showing one. The doctor says you may bathe the burn in milk or treat the burn with a mixed paste of cold aloe vera and dry oatmeal.
Ask your doctor about taking acetaminophen, ibuprofen or aspirin, and seek immediate medical attention if you have blisters or feel ill, because these could be signs of sun poisoning. Also, talk to your doctor before using any lotion containing a topical anesthetic – applying it to your sensitive, burned skin could cause you to develop an allergy to it.
Of course, the best thing to do is avoid a sunburn in the first place. Look for an SPF of at least 30, and a product that blocks both UVA and UVB rays.
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Mr. Wimbish received his Bachelor of Science in biology and chemistry from Georgia State University in 1985. He received his Juris Doctor from Capital University Law School in 1992.
Mr. Wimbish joined Wilkes & McHugh in 2006. Prior to that he worked at Benjamin S. Williams & Associates where he pursued serious medical malpractice and other catastrophic personal injury cases on behalf of plaintiffs.
- Capital University Law School (J.D.)
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He is a member of the Florida Bar, the State Bar of Georgia, the American Association for Justice, and the Georgia Trial Lawyers Association.


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Pakistan Prime Minister admits terrorist attack on Pathankot airbase hurt talks with India
Pakistan Prime Minister admits terrorist attack on Pathankot airbase hurt talks with India
Pakistan will soon complete its investigation into the Pathankot terror attack and make it public, Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said Saturday.
The attack had a negative impact and disturbed the talks with India which were "going in the right direction" after the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj, he said. "The investigation into the Pathankot incident is underway and we will make its findings public soon," he said while talking to reporters here.
"Whatever facts come out we will bring them forth before everyone," he said.
Mr Sharif vowed that Pakistan would go to any length to uncover the alleged use of its soil in the January 2 attack on the air base in Pathankot by suspected JeM terrorists.
"It is our responsibility to uncover if our soil was used in the attack. We will do this and the ongoing investigations will soon be completed," he said.
The terrorists were being defeated and in desperation, they were carrying out isolated acts to make their presence felt, he said, adding that the remaining ones will also be eliminated. Meanwhile, Pakistan's Punjab law minister Rana Sanaullah said none of the "suspects" arrested in connection with the attack have been charged.
"The investigation team is probing the matter and its findings will be made public," Mr Sanaullah told reporters.
Responding to a question whether any link of Jaish-e- Mohammad (JeM) has been established with the attack, he said: "The investigation team is also probing this."
He had formed a six-member committee headed by additional inspector general of Punjab's counter terrorism department.


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What to do? cloak everything in lush secondary packaging? talk about limited editions or celeb endorsements? mmm Starbucks would appear to be about to make a virture out of the fact, their $1 dollar coffee tastes the same as the $4 version mmm, this is going to be interesting.
Starbucks brews instant coffee for cash strapped customers
NEW YORK - Starbucks, which built its business on selling $4 cups of coffee, is to offer customers instant or soluble coffee for less than $1, which it claims tastes as good as the real thing.
The Seattle-based retail coffee giant will begin selling an instant variety of coffee, called Starbucks Via, next month at selected stores.
"...Howard Schultz said that people being served the coffee could not tell the difference between instant and fresh brewed...."
Now I drink a ton of coffee, am also very picky about where and what i order, so I find this at the very least an intriguing challenge! hats off to Starbucks for giving it a go, especially for flying in the face of conventional brand planning.


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A New Baby, and a New House Too!
Three years ago, I met the love of my life. I knew from the moment I laid eyes on her that she was the one for me. Thankfully, she had the same response to me! We married after a few months of dating, and we have been living in my apartment ever since. When she told me a few weeks ago that she is pregnant, that changed everything for us. We want to raise our family in our very own home, so I went to a website that helps to secure mortgages for contractors.
I had been looking at this site for a few months now because I wanted us to get started on our family sooner rather than later. I was hoping to be in our own home before we started having babies, so I knew that I had limited time to get things started. I was pretty excited about this, as was my wife. While I took care of the paperwork for the mortgage, she started looking at different homes for sale in our area. When she found a four bedroom home with a nice piece of property, she fell in love with it. I did too!
So, the only thing stopping us from getting it was the mortgage, but I knew that would not be a problem because of the company that was helping me. I am a contractor, which could make things harder for us if we went the traditional route for a mortgage. I knew what we would be up against though, which is why I started working with this company from the beginning. They were able to help me find the right mortgage company, and it was actually a lot easier than I imagined getting everything ready for the mortgage. She is now three months pregnant, and we know we will be in our home before the baby is born!


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Congratulations to Idaho AGC members Jennifer Grenrood and Mark Richardson of Pinnacle Surety Services: The 2016 Awards for Excellence in Surety Bond Promotion and Advocacy granted Grenrood and Richarson the Platinum Award for helping to facilitate a policy change with the Ada County Highway District (ACHD). This change will permit qualifying developers to use Surety Bonds for the first time in decades when constructing road and storm water systems in their developments. It will result in saving developers thousands of dollars and increase development. The ACHD will also benefit from increased impact fees associated with this change.
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Every first Friday of the month is a treat for the MBN family. We try out a different hot spot for breakfast all over Orange County.
October we checked out a small place with big flavor and originality, served on a waffle! The Bruxië is a new take on the authentic Belgian Waffle. Perfect for breakfast, lunch, mid day snack as well as a dessert or late night treat. It's located in Old Town Orange and has become so popular they've opened a new location in Downtown Brea! Beautifully designed by our friend SueEllen Langford
The MBN team had a blast at the Bruxië. The breakfast was great as well as the service. One of the owners,Kelly Mullarney, was especially hospitable and made our visit fun and enjoyable. We recommend Bruxiës to all our readers!
We would like to cordially invite any of our clients to join us for breakfast! Every month we'll invite a different client to join in the fun and good food, pictures will be taken and a blurb about your company will be featured in our blog. So if you're interested please contact Christie at email@example.com for the details…


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We are passionate about church and family combining influences to impact a child.
Our Sunday morning GenKids program consists of Preschool and Elementary groups and eventually they move into Youth. The children are dismissed after the singing into their own groups where they can GROW and learn more about the Bible as well as CONNECT with other kids to make healthy and lasting friendships. Every Sunday the kids get videos, crafts & activities, teaching, memory verses and more. View our GenKids Core Values.
Preschool : Ages 0-5
INCITE WONDER...helping preschoolers embrace a God who is bigger than their imagination.
Our Preschool groups are designed so that each preschooler will grow up believing that:
1. God made me.
2. God loves me.
3. Jesus wants to be my friend forever.
Elementary : K - Grade 6
PROVOKE DISCOVERY... and invite kids to a new understanding of how to grow in a relationship with Jesus.
Our Elementary groups are desined to shape identity through planting these truths into the heart of every elementary age child:
1. I need to make the wise choice.
2. I can trust God no matter what.
3. I should treat others the way I want to be treated.
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FUEL PASSION...by giving students and young adults opportunities to be the church, to make a difference and influence their generation.
These groups are designed to give students the lasting understanding that:
1. I am created to pursue a relationship with God.
2. I belong to Jesus and I am who He says I am.
3. I exist to demonstrate God's love to a broken world.
Want to do more at home? The Parent Cue helps parents create a rhythm for spiritual teaching with their child. It also keeps you up to date with what your child is learning each week in GenKids. You have access to videos, memory verses, and much more as well as the monthly theme, or "Bottom Line". Download the Parent Cue app on your smartphone or request a paper copy from here.


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EXCERPT: Road to Nowhere/
by M Robinson
I once read that every warrior hoped an honorable death would find him. I always went looking for mine, but not even the Reaper wanted me.
I was trained to kill. I was trained to not ask why. To take orders and just march in line. Hooah motherfucker.
Life or death.
Ride or die.
And I'm not only talking about the military. I'm talking about the life that led me on the road to nowhere.
My life.
I fought for my brothers.
I fought for my family.
I fought for my country.
And I fought for her…
Never realizing I might die for them too.
Mia Ryder.
Mia fuckin' Ryder.
I sat at the train tracks. Desperately trying not to think about her, but it was easier said than done. She came into my life like a fucking hurricane, destroying everything in her path. A girl from the right side of the tracks, which for some reason I couldn't ever fucking fathom.
Falling for a man like me.
I had made mistakes, too many to fucking count, but life didn't give you a do-over. All that was left for me to do was to accept them, even fucking embrace them. They became a part of me, as much as every tattoo that covered my body. Every one of them meant something to me. They were my battle scars. Far worse than the ones I got in war. In the eyes of others, they were just colorful, intricate art.
But to me...
They were my solace and my pain.
Nothing had changed since the last time I fucking lived in this godforsaken town. No welcome home party from family or friends, no thanks or parades from the town residents for serving our country.
Not one fucking thing.
Everything I had done, I had done for my family, for the MC, for her…
I fought for my fucking brothers.
I fought for my goddamn country.
I fought for my girl.
Never realizing…
I might fucking die for them too.
Ashes to ashes, dust to dust, and all that fucking shit. I once read that every warrior hoped a good death would find him. I always went looking for mine, but not even the Reaper wanted me. I thought fighting for something I believed in would make me a good man.
In the end, it never mattered. I would always be on the wrong side of the tracks, and they would always lead me to the wrong station. Changing my people, places, and things throughout the years didn't help change the outcome of the choices I'd made. Of the things I'd done.
At the end of the day…
I was already nailed to the cross.
I was fucking born on it.
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Skills shortage or skills scam?
When South African companies talk of a skills shortage, some people scoff at the idea and point to the official unemployment rate hovering at around 25%, with young people under the age of 35 making up about two-thirds of those out of work. The scoffers rightfully ask how there can be a skills shortage when so many people are unemployed, many of whom have already given up hope of ever finding a job.
"It may seem strange that some people complain about a skills shortage with such a high rate of unemployment, but the shortage is a fact occurring in areas that require skilled employees, such as programmers, project managers, networking technicians and so forth," says Peter Searle, CEO of software development company BBD. "The evidence of the shortage is in the costs companies have to pay to obtain these sought-after skills, which are comparable to the costs European and British companies pay."
Another piece of evidence supporting the shortage is the rapid turnover of staff with these skills. Searle says employees do not leave because their employer is a bad payer, but because the demand for these skills is so high that companies continually offer more money to poach good people.
"It's hard for youngsters to resist the temptation of a pay raise, so they move from one employer to the next, not realising the potential damage they are doing to their careers by continually jumping ship," adds Searle. "At the same time, employers often fail to realise the trend they are setting by poaching to fill their skills requirements, it does the industry in general no good."
Furthermore, he says that while the ideal behind Black Empowerment and Employment Equity ratios is laudable, the manner in which it is implemented actually serves to reduce the number of black skills in the market because it plays down the benefits of training in favour of poaching skills of the right colour.
Equity ratios miss the boat
"There are simply not enough black skills in the market to allow everyone to have the "right numbers" of senior people on board," notes Searle. "If government really wants to improve the number of black skills in the market, it should start by enforcing specific numbers of basic skills and then slowly move up the ladder to ensure that the more senior positions can be filled by capable people able to support and mentor other youngsters as they start their careers."
The limited number of senior black management skills in the market simply means there is more competition for them. They keep getting better pay offers and often move into jobs that are not in the best interests of their ultimate careers or their industries.
Another problem the South African business community faces is the poor state of basic education in the country. This is a significant point of failure in the drive to reduce unemployment.
"We are also constantly focused on professional development for our staff, not only as a means of continually improving the skills and capabilities of the company and its services, but also as a means to retain staff. For those who stick around, not only do they make a good income, they are also continually exposed to the latest in technology and have the opportunity to work themselves onto the teams that do the type of work they have a passion for."
"Job hoppers, on the other hand, may make good money, but they are never around for long enough to turn basic skills into real expertise and make a difference in some of the most exciting IT projects out there," he adds.
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The lunch special is so that you can pop in and pop out if you want. But, of course, you're welcome to sit down and eat. House of H is famous for their food and decor: think marmite-jar chairs and cool post-apocalyptic-hideout style restaurant and rooftop bar with food so good Capetonians drive from all over – Northern Suburbs, Southern Suburbs, etc. – to come here specifically.
And, for a sit-down lunch you might also want to have a look at their burgers. There's a classic cheeseburger, chicken and "Karoo oyster" veggie option and they go for about R105. But, what you get here is a generous (and we mean generous) portion of chips with H's famous chilli sauce – the one in the glass skull – and three helpings of salad of your choice. From roasted veg to quinoa, kale and fancy coleslaw, the salads are excellent.
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On Monday, WE CAN sent a letter to the Eugene City Council, Mayor, and City Manager, supporting a facilitated, trust-building next step in the South Willamette Special Area Zone process as recommended by Oregon Consensus in their assessment report.
The outcome of the South Willamette process has a broad impact—the South Willamette Special Area Zone was initially a pilot, and it is important that we find a constructive outcome, as it will impact not just the residents of that specific area, but anyone who has an interest in the future of both that neighborhood and all of Eugene.
Mayor Piercy should launch, and City Council should support, a facilitated process to build trust, improve communication, and develop better mutual understanding as the next step in the South Willamette process.
In particular:
1. This process should be designed and facilitated by a neutral third party
2. The process should be inclusive, and open to the wide variety of stakeholders who are impacted by the outcome of the South Willamette Special Area Zone.
3. The process should be seen as a first step to building better trust and relationships between the various stakeholders in the process, and reducing the adversarial conflict that have developed.
We wish to support and participate in constructive conversations that respect and balance all the differing needs and opinions as Eugene wrestles with the difficult questions of how to shape our future as a community. WE CAN commits to support such a constructive process, and invite others groups to as well.
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N.Y. death under investigation for possible link to hazing at Penn State-Altoona fraternity
A Penn State Altoona fraternity has been suspended amid hazing allegations that may be connected to the suicide of one of its members.
Marquise Braham, 18, jumped from a hotel building on Long Island in New York during spring break, police said.
A criminal investigation is being conducted by Logan Township police.
"This young man committed suicide Friday in New York," said Police Chief Ron Heller. "We have allegations of hazing, possible drug use and alcohol use. We are looking to see any connection between the allegations and the young man's death."
Hazing is a crime in Pennsylvania. Heller said his office is working with the Blair County District Attorney's Office to decide how to proceed.
A campus spokesperson confirmed Thursday that Phi Kappa Sigma is under investigation for the incident.
"They have been put on suspension for allegations of violation of student conduct," said Marissa Carney, media relations coordinator.
She could not confirm the specifics of the incident because of privacy issues. Carney was, however, able to confirm that Braham was a freshman at the campus.
"We are taking all allegations seriously," she said.
Phi Kappa Sigma national Executive Vice President Michael Carey offered the following statement: "We would like to offer our heartfelt condolences to Marquise's family, friends and all those affected by this tragedy. We share in your sadness. We have advised local members to cooperate with the campus investigation and provide as much information as they can. In addition, we are conducting our own investigation of the chapter."
The national organization has also suspended the chapter pending the outcome of that investigation. According to the group's "New Member Education Manual," available on its website, the fraternity "expressly forbids hazing," calling it detrimental to fraternity goals.
That has not stopped individual chapters from participating in the practice in recent years. At least four other chapters have been suspended, either by the national chapter or individual universities, for hazing activities.
West Virginia University suspended its chapter for three years after a November 2010 hazing incident. Cornell University placed its chapter on one year of disciplinary probation after an April 2012 hearing for hazing, then followed that up a few months later by pulling university recognition for a year for an alcohol violation.
Vanderbilt suspended the fraternity in the 2009-10 academic year for continued violations and said it is eligible to return to the university in 2015. The University of Delaware suspended its chapter until spring 2018 for hazing policy violations.


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The goal of this seminar is to give you a useful template on how to:
(a) define what capital and investor types you need,
(b) prepare your company to present to the investors,
(c) understand the basics of investment cycles and lingo, and
(d) get you on the path to secure that needed funding in a way that protects you, your partners and your company.
This seminar provides an introductory view into the world of capital financing options and approaches to help you find and secure the right type of financing and investor for your business. This seminar covers a lot of ground that usually takes years to learn. During this seminar, we will cover the following items:
What types of capital and how much funding does my company need?
Non-Disclosure Agreements and how to protect my/our IP (Intellectual Property)
Is my OA (Operating Agreement) attractive or unattractive to investors? Why?
Is my Business Plan investor ready?
What is a Prospectus? And, what Investors look for in a Prospectus?
Why type of investors shall I/we chose?How to find potential investorsTailor your Pitch to each potential investor
Presenting to Investors
How not to kill the deal—dangers that can destroy all your hard work
Closing the deal
Presenter's Bio: Alejandro Di Tolla
Alejandro is a serial entrepreneur: He spent 12 years in the High-Tech sector, the last four as Director of Business Development for the Americas and Southern Europe. He retired in 2003 and a few months later started GBDS (a Due Diligence & Feasibility, Early Stage Investment and Business Consulting) to provide services to companies in the first rounds of funding. In 2007, he started NW Return 2 Work LLC (NWRTW) a multidisciplinary medical services group of clinics, and in 2013, he co-founded Eco Ventures LLC—a Tier 3 Recreational Marijuana production and processing operation in WA State. All three are multi-million dollar businesses which continue to grow and thrive.
Alejandro and his partners have invested in multiples companies and businesses during the last decade. Alejandro is very familiar with the Venture Capitalist world and investment cycles, needs, methodologies, processes, and requirements to get funded successfully.
Furthermore, Alejandro has vast experience working closely with top government officials domestically and internationally, creating productive long-term relationships with VP and C-level executives of many of the top Global 2000 companies. He had lead several multi-million dollar projects and has spoken at several domestic and international events.
Andrew Yang is an international marketer with over 19 years of experience in successfully leading brand marketing strategy execution and sales in both the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries. He has global commercial experience in North America, Europe, China and Asia in numerous industry fields including: vaccines, metabolic bone disease, orphan diseases, HIV and infectious disease, surgical reprocessing and bioproduction manufacturing. Andrew has proven ability to lead initiatives across cultural, language and commercial barriers to achieve focused results and creative solutions.
Andrew currently serves as managing director of Iridium Strategy Solutions LLC, a consulting firm advising technology and life sciences companies. Most recently, Mr. Yang led the global marketing initiatives for Thermo Fisher Scientific's BioProduction division, working with a globally diverse team on improving customer experience initiatives and developing key brand strategies. Andrew also has entrepreneurial experience during his leadership tenure as CEO of Potomac Labs, where he was responsible for defining corporate strategy and directing overall key growth initiatives.
Andrew began his career at Merck & Co. in Market Development and later joined Genzyme Corporation as the Asia-Pacific commercial liaison, responsible for global marketing, product launches, and country sales based in Tokyo, Singapore and Hong Kong. Prior to joining Potomac Labs, he led global vaccine launch initiatives for AstraZeneca's MedImmune subsidiary.
Mr. Yang received his M.B.A. from Georgetown University and an A.B. from Cornell University. Andrew is an active Georgetown alumnus and currently serves as an MBA recruiter, MBA guest lecturer and mentor for Georgetown's business school.
Vito Perillo was the CEO of Pacific Pipeline, Inc. The largest privately-held book distribution company in the western U.S., 185+ employees, $50+ million annual revenue, serving customers in the US and Canada from a clean, well-lighted 100,000 sf warehouse in Kent, WA.
Supplier of national best-sellers, children's books, computer books, cookbooks, locally published guidebooks and more than 85,000 other hardcover and paperback books and gift items to Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble, Costco and hundreds of independent bookstores across the US and western Canada. We provided financing and expertise to launch the "Over Washington" book publishing project as a fund-raiser for public television KCTS-9. We conceived, developed and executed the annual "Gift Ideas" holiday book catalog which circulated in the Seattle Times, Portland Oregonian, Spokane Spokesman-Review, and San Francisco Chronicle in support of independent booksellers.
Vito founded the company as a start-up sole proprietor, guided its growth, development and expansion into local market dominance. Subsequent to his "retirement" in 2001, Vito became involved in small business development and consulting and served as a SCORE counselor. Clients have included specialty retailers, small manufacturers, automotive repair shops, and (his favorite) a gourmet travel agency that resulted in a year-long assignment in Italy.
Ray Carveth. Over the past 4 decades Ray has worked with the business community in many roles, as a business owner, a governmental regulator, an adjunct college professor, a communications trainer, President of a national business association and a board member or advisor for several organizations.
He's helped non-profits, privately held companies, government agencies and business associations throughout the United States.
It's his belief that many businesses fail not because they aren't good at what they do but because they aren't structured or organized to succeed. His goal now is to help solve that problem wherever possible.


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Is it your purpose in life to share the ancient arts of health and well-being? Unlock your personal power and become a force for positive change. This four month course has been thoughtfully designed to give you time to immerse yourself completely in the ancient Chinese arts for health, wisdom, power, and enlightenment. Internationally recognized instructor's certificate will be awarded on successful completion of the course.
All of the rooms are designed with serious Kung Fu students in mind. Every room has an inspiring mountain view from the front door and a roofed front terrace to sit in the shade and get the benefit of the views and the fresh mountain air. They are within very easy walking distance of the training facilities and the restaurant.
There are two types of room, shared and private rooms. Shared rooms hold two people. They are spacious, have separate bathrooms and toilet or washrooms, and are equipped with fans. They are arranged in two buildings, each with six rooms. The front terrace is two meters deep and serves as a social area where students can relax and chat outside of training time.
The private rooms are designed for single occupancy. These rooms are finished to a high standard with tiled walls and thicker mattresses. Each "house" has two rooms which are completely separate. They are located slightly further away from the center of the retreat, which gives a quieter feel. Nam Yang also supplies communal tea and coffee making facilities and fridges.
The Course includes and begins with our 29 Days 200-Hour Intensive Shaolin Kung Fu and Qigong Teacher Training in Pai, Thailand. This highly concentrated 200-hour course is intended for those with a strong desire to teach, a thirst for the best instruction and it's the best possible start to the Apprentice Instructor Scheme. Those who take part should be capable of training 50 hours a week for four weeks.
The course includes:
Book, video, and photographs are supplied as part of the course. This course is run by Nam Yang Puglistic Association, founded in Singapore in 1954 by Great Grand Master Ang Lian Huat and dedicated to passing on the real arts of old China. Nam Yang has now become an international community with branches in Thailand, UK, Russia, Italy, and Germany.
Train with experienced professional teachers, including Master Iain Armstrong in relaxed, constructive atmosphere. Leave your ego behind and become part of the community. This course is taught for Westerners. Nam Yang understands what you need. Complex concepts are explained in clear English by experienced teachers. There is no need for translators. Training will be held daily except on Wednesdays and Saturdays, which are rest or activity days.
Master Iain is a Kung Fu philosopher and author with 36 years of living Kung Fu. Trained personally by Grand Master Tan Soh Tin in Singapore, he's a two-time world champion and veteran of real street battles. Famous for his high-quality Kung Fu teaching, his instructional films and magazine articles, and for his demonstrations of Iron Shirt Qigong, Master Iain is a mine of information but retains a very practical, down to earth, and realistic approach. Most people who meet him are struck by his air of calm, patience, and wisdom.
Andrew is a very patient, clear Instructor. He has a good eye for detail and a calming nature about him. His favourite aspect of teaching is helping others achieve their goals of self-improvement and seeing their progress. The way that all aspects of Kung Fu link together as a martial art and in life is what fascinates him most about it. Andrew teaches our traditional fighting lessons, assists Master Iain with instructor training and takes charge of discussions on kung fu culture, philosophy and wisdom if Master Iain is away.
The Nam Yang Mountain Kung Fu Retreat School is designed to be the ultimate martial arts training and meditation venue. It is set on 2.1 acres of land on the side of a mountain spur, bordering the jungle and maintaining awesome views across the Pai river valley to mountains rising steadily to the Himalayas.
In the early morning, when you begin training, the mountains are usually shrouded in mist which gradually clears as the sun rises. The school is built in the local Shan style architecture according to Chinese Feng Shui principles. Thailand is a great country. It is one of the most popular destinations for international travelers. Thailand is close enough to Singapore that their top masters can travel easily.
The North of Thailand has some of the very best chi in the world. It flows down from the Himalayas. This makes for a perfect place to practice chi kung and seriously boosts health and vitality. This was the primary reason for choosing the location of Nam Yang. The Pai valley is an area of incredible natural beauty. High in the mountains, it epitomizes the Kung Fu dream of training in pure, fresh air with awesome views, away from the distractions of modern life and the pollution of modern cities.
It is easy to grow and prepare healthy natural food in the farmland around Pai which allows you to eat the sort of diet supports on your training. Thailand is a fairly economical country in which to operate. It is not the cheapest in the world but is very cheap compared to western countries. The Pai district is popular with tourists because there are so many things to do. You will have two days off each week and have a fairly long break from training in the middle of the day.
A stay at the mountain retreat can be a holiday as well as a training experience. Nam Yang Mountain Retreat is located in the foothills of the mountains overlooking the Pai river valley in the northern part of Mae Hong Son, Thailand's remote North Western province. Mae Hong Son translates as 'the land of mist'. It is dominated by fairly high, forested mountains and is sparsely inhabited, mainly by Thailand's famous hill tribes.
Pai is the main tourist center in Mae Hong Son province and ideally suited to receive and entertain foreigners. It has a population of about 3000 who, at peak times, are heavily outnumbered by tourists. Pai acts as a hub for activities and excursions, such as trekking, elephant riding, caving, ox cart riding, rafting, off road driving or motorcycling, waterfalls, temples, and hill tribes.
The favorite way to get around for most is to rent a small motorcycle for about 80 THB per day. It contains a multitude of bars and restaurants with very reasonable prices. There are many market stalls selling local food and goods, and shops selling any supplies you are really likely to need. As you would expect in Thailand, the town also boasts a number of beautiful Buddhist temples run by monks.
For most of Nam Yang Kung Fu Retreat's guests, the food is one of the highlights of their stay. Quality food is essential for martial artists in hard training. Nam Yang has their own kitchen garden, herb garden, and fruit trees all of which are entirely organic. They are now partially self-sufficient for fruit and vegetables. What they don't grow themselves, they choose carefully usually from the local farmers' market or from people they know well.
The rice is bought from a rather remote hill tribe village in the mountains. By buying rice directly from cash poor ethnic minorities, Nam Yang support their families. Local style food is prepared with an emphasis on the use of beneficial herbs to increase its value. The diet is calculated to best support the Kung Fu training: Nam Yang understands that you are what you eat.
Food prepared on-site is as fresh, organic, and healthy as possible and is usually delicious local Thai or Shan style, or occasionally Chinese or southern Thai style.
Meals start with one or two types of fruit and usually some salad. They then typically serve two main dishes with rice. Most dishes are vegetarian, but they do serve meat. There will always be at least one vegan dish as part of each meal. They also try our best to cater for specialist diets.
Nam Yang supplies breakfast daily and evening meals on training days. Drinking water is supplied free with meals and is available from the kitchen free of charge at any time for resident students. They also serve special tea two to four times a day. Either high quality Chinese tea - something integrally connected with Kung Fu training - or herbal tea for health benefits.
The instructors eat in the dining area, together with the students, which is testimony to the quality of the food and helps provide a good ethos for the school. Meal times are therefore ideal for discussing Kung Fu and asking questions.
Almost any style of food can be purchased in Pai, (Italian, western, middle eastern, Chinese, Indian, and more). The local diet is based mainly around rice, meat, freshwater fish, vegetables, fruit, and spices. However, seafood is relatively expensive in the mountains. Local fruit and vegetables are great, fresh, and very cheap.
Pai is a hub for adventure tourism. Most of the students hire a moped so as to get around and appreciate what the area has to offer. Moped hire is very cheap. Safety first is reccommended when dealing with mopeds. There is a huge range of activities available locally, including:
There is a masseuse available on call who specializes in traditional Thai massage, herb massage, and oil massage. The cost of the massage is from 200 TBH per hour. Compared to prices in the West, this is ridiculously cheap!
Chiang Mai International Airport
88 km
Transfer available for additional US$131 per person
Please book your flight to arrive at Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK) or Chiang Mai International Airport (CNX). Arriving at Chiang Mai is much nearer to the Kung Fu Retreat but Bangkok has more flights and is usually cheaper. Once in Bangkok, you can book a domestic flight to Chiang Mai. Transfer from and to the airport is available upon request.
If on a budget, Nam Yang Kung Fu Retreat recommends you fly to Bangkok to Chiang Mai, then to take a minibus / Aya Service to Pai and a taxi to the retreat from there. The flights from Chiang Mai to Pai Airport (PYY) are currently no longer available. For airport transfers from Chiang Mai to the retreat, Nam Yang Kung Fu Retreat can arrange a taxi from Chiang Mai Airport (CNX) to the retreat for around 4,100 THB (131 USD).
Once in Chiang Mai, take a minibus to Pai. Minibus trip costs about 200 THB and has awesome views. It takes about three and a half hours, most of which is spent on amazing winding roads through mountains. The views are breathtaking and the journey is an adventure. You are recommended to travel during daylight. The most popular minibus provider is AYA Service. Their office in Chiang Mai is opposite the train station. Book on to the next available minibus if you have not booked already.
Once you arrive in Bangkok, you can get an overnight sleeper train from Bangkok's central station, Hua Lam Phong, for around 1,000 THB each way. Booking in advance is recommended. Please be aware that trains in Thailand often run very late. The trains are very comfortable and afford great views of the Thai countryside. Minibusses run between about 7:30 a.m. and 5 p.m.
If you arrive in Chiang Mai later than about 3:30 p.m., you are likely to need to either stay overnight in Chiang Mai or get a taxi to the Kung Fu Retreat. If staying overnight, which is the cheapest option, it is recommended that you still go to the AYA Service office when you arrive and book a minibus for the next day. Then look for a guesthouse nearby. You should get a nice room with fan for 400 to 500 THB.
Nam Yang Kung Fu Retreat can arrange for a taxi to come to the airport to meet you. Alternatively, you could speak with drivers in the taxi rank outside the airport but Nam Yang Kung Fu Retreat recommends you settle on a price before heading off.
If Nam Yang Kung Fu Retreat arranges a taxi for you, they will need to pay in advance so please do not pay the driver otherwise he will think that he has just got the best tip of his life and likely take a week off.
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Dear Bruce,
It's been some time since I shot trap competitively. Heck, handicap loads were 3 drams and 1 1/8 ounce of your favorite shot in those days and no one ever heard of choke tubes. The trend I see for a lot of clay target sports is lighter yet faster payloads, sometimes reaching over 1400 fps in the sporting clays game.
Are blown patterns, that is, patterns losing their density due to velocity, something to be concerned about? I've read many articles over the years about lowering velocities to increase pattern densities so I'm concerned that too much velocity might have the opposite effect. Your discussion about smaller shot charges helping to decrease recoil was most enlightening, but should there be any concern about excessive, or increased, velocity?
Any enlightenment you can provide will be gratefully appreciated.
A reformed trapshooter
Dear Dennis,
"Blown" patterns can result from a poor gas seal or a wad disrupting the shot charge. This is simply due to a faulty shell design, inferior wad or poor shell assembly. Higher velocity and/or heavy payloads will damage more shot due to setback, but this only degrades the pattern. It doesn't "blow" it.
Shot which is less round due to setback will not pattern as tightly as perfectly round shot, but it won't be too far away either. My tests of the cheapest chilled shot vs the hardest "magnum" shot showed about a 10% pattern difference. IE- the good stuff shot 60% in a particular barrel and the soft shot was 50%. Certainly a difference, but hardly a "blown" pattern.
I don't know whether light fast loads deform more shot than heavy, moderate loads. You'd have to pattern test the particular shells to find out. Personally, I'm not a fan of light fast loads because I know that pattern fails before energy. The heavy loads with the full compliment of pellets always pattern better than the light fast guys that use small shot charges. The percentages of the heavy load may not be better, but there are so many more pellets to start with that the actual pellet count in the pattern is higher. It's pellet count, not percentages, that break targets (Gee, I wish I'd been the first to say that instead of about the one thousandth.)
Most of the work on the light fast loads has come from people who used light loads to avoid recoil. Nothing wrong with that if your gun kicks you too much. But, just as we do with every other thing, once light loads became popular, people wanted to "improve" them by increasing the speed. And thus raising the recoil.
In the case of the ISSF Olympic 24 gram loads (7/8 oz) at a nominal 1350 fps, they went with the extra speed because they were mandated to use dinky 24 gram loads by the rules. They are just trying to max the 24 gram loads. Remember, the 24 gram loads were adopted by the ISSF to LOWER scores. This they have done. ISSF scores are now approaching what they were in the old days, but you must remember that Olympic athletes get better every year in all the sports. The fact that the little 24 gram loads have delayed this inevitable progress is ample proof of their inferiority. World class ISSF shooters are definitely better than they were 20 years ago, but the scores are the same. That's due to the handicap imposed by the shells.
I've never fully understood the need for hyperspeed loads, unless it's a demonstrated energy need. Many people like the fast shells because they don't need as much lead on longer targets. True enough. But, lead is just something you get used to. It's not an absolute of any kind. If you practice with 1200 fps loads all the time, you will learn the leads needed with those loads. A shell that gives you a shorter lead is neither here nor there.
In exchange for the extra speed, you give up pellet count if you are going to keep the recoil roughly the same. That's not a trade I'm willing to make. The added energy of the high velocity shell pellet is minimal. A #7-1/2 started at a stately 1135 fps has .8 ft/lb energy at 60 yards. The same pell et started at 1330 fps only has .9 ft/lb at 60 yards (Lyman's reloading book). I'd sure rather have 25% more little lead soldiers on my side than that tiny bit of extra energy.
Bruce Buck
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In my April 5, 2018, posts I promised to show a couple revised 8" Waldorf type dolls. These two dolls have larger heads than first 8" doll I made. I think the slightly larger head, 5-5 1/2 inches looks a lot better on this size doll. The first one I made had a head just under 5 inches in diameter.
The pattern is the traditional limbed doll found in Maricristin Sealey's book, Making Waldorf Dolls, Creative Doll-Making with Children. I copied the pattern and decreased it to 70% original size with the scanner on my printer. The author does give very good information about the head size for the patterns in the book. But when I decreased the pattern size, decreasing the head size by 30% was just a tad too much. That's why I increased the head size when I made these dolls.
Here's another 8" doll I made. This doll has her arms sewn on with the seams top and bottom on the arm. Her arms are always outstretched. The doll above has arms sewn on with seams medially, front and back. Her arms hang more naturally. It's interesting to see what a difference that small change makes. I happen to like the arms both ways.
The pink hair is a mix of a variegated pink/natural/lavender yarn and two other pink yarns. This was fun, but I'll probably stick with more natural hair colors!


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There have been a few queries asking why organizations should use at least one Team Area with all same members as in a Project, using IBM Rational Team Concert (RTC).
The requirement for end users maybe something similar:
We have small projects only about 20 members per each and we don't need separate project members into teams.
Is there any reason why we should use at least one team with all same members as is in project?
Or can we just use only project without creating teams at all, if we don't need more than one team?
Is there like some reporting or source control aspect which might be missed if at least one Team Area is not used in projects?
--> The following details provide some basic information about Team Areas and their usage in RTC:
Creation of Team Areas is optional and not mandatory. It is up to the discretion of the users to analyze and see if having a team area is required or not.
Having at least a single team area or not will not have any impact on either reporting or source control aspects of RTC.
Team Area is more of an encapsulation model sorts to encapsulate users into a particular team and a specific iteration/Release.
For example:
Assume the Product Development team consists of a Development line and Maintenance line.
Here one might want to create two teams and add users accordingly, such that Development line users will have access to Development Project
Area and Maintenance line users will have access to Patch/Fix-Pack Project Areas only. In such cases, using Team Areas will help.
Otherwise based on the need, users can go ahead and use the single Project Area for an entire team of small size.
The advantage of this is, it will reduce the overhead on the administration aspects for a Team Area.
--> Here is what the Team Area serves:
Having a team area is optional, but most projects of moderate to high complexity will have one or more team areas.
A team area serves these functions:
Defines the users (team members) on the team and specifies their roles.
Defines the timeline in which the team is participating.
Customizes the project process to the needs of the team.
Rational Team Concert allows for a hierarchy of team areas to accommodate more complex projects and large teams with varying needs
within the project. Any contributor to a project can participate in one or more team areas.
--> Additionally, the following article from Jazz.net has details on how the Team Areas are used with a Project:
I hope this note serves users with similar questions using RTC.


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So Brad's brother and his girlfriend visited us for a few days from last Saturday until Wednesday afternoon. It was wonderful to have people in the house during the day!!! They have been in Vancouver for the last 8 months and are off to Rome for four and then to Dublin for another four – so this was the first and last time they'll see Gwen for a while! Continue reading
Monthly Archives: August 2008
New Toy!
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So in my new Bible reading plan (which I'm going to post about every so often, helps keep me accountable!!), I just finished Jeremiah. It's a book that's made me go "Hmmm …". Continue reading
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Roll baby, roll!
It's official – my baby is a genius! She rolled over today front to back. We were just playing – I rather enjoy letting her have some back/tummy time without a diaper because she loves it so much – and she leaned her head to one side and flopped over! Continue reading
Oh blog post, where art thou? Plus nursery pics.
I just wrote a huge blog post. And hit 'publish'. And lost it. Woe is me. Continue reading
Brad is currently working on a photo sharing piece for our website so we can put up a tonne of pictures of Gwen and it can be easily accessed. It'll be password protected, so as long as you're a friend, you can have the password and see our pictures! This here blog will be eventually migrating over there too – it'll still be a WordPress blog, but it'll be a .org one instead of a .com – hosted on our website. I'm excited that it's actually getting on it's way. Brad's also programming me a recipe/grocery program too, so I can have all my recipes online and click them and it'll print out the groceries needed for the specific recipes. Cool, huh?
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New resolve.
I've been really bad lately at reading my Bible. At talking to God.
Really bad.
I can't seem to remember to do it, although when I do I feel ten times better and have a hundred times more patience for everything in my life.
So I have resolved to keep up with this reading schedule. I don't even have to remember where I am or remember to go sit down with my Bible. I just have to click on the link, change the translation to NIV, and read. Because right now, I just need to read and not feel guilty about forgetting.
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Two month appointment
Well, the appointment went well. And, thank goodness, Gwen is NOT teething, as we thought she might be! There was a funky white nodule on her gum and we couldn't figure out what it would be other than a tooth – which we thought was the reason she's been so unhappy lately. Apparently, though, it's a cyst. The doctor didn't seem too surprised, so I guess they're fairly common. Weird. Continue reading