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Jim Lightner, 63, a lifelong resident of Chillicothe, Mo., died Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013, at Hedrick Medical Center, Chillicothe, Mo.
Jim was born the son of Buck and Naomi (Wilson) Lightner on July 12, 1949, in Chillicothe, Mo. He was united in marriage to Lovie Lionberger on Jan. 10, 1969, in Chillicothe. She survives of the home.
He was a 1967 Chillicothe High School graduate. Jim held several of the football kicking records at the Chillicothe High School, holding one for 42 years and was nicknamed "Golden Toe."
Jim was a member of the Calvary Baptist Church, Chillicothe Elks 656, Chillicothe Booster Club, Grand River NWTF, Quails Forever, Whitetails Unlimited, a lifetime Ducks Unlimited sponsor, and a charter member of Gill Camp. He loved to hunt and enjoyed taking his children and grandchildren with him. He was a great Pa Pa spending most of his spare time at their activities. He also enjoyed playing poker, unless he was losing.
Jim retired as Chief Deputy of the Livingston County Sheriff's Office on Oct. 31, 2012, after serving this community through the Sheriff's Office and Chillicothe Police Department for 28 years. During that time he changed many lives by treating everyone with respect. Jim had continued helping the Sheriff's department on a part time basis since his retirement, in helping with Court Bailiff and Security details in the Courthouse.
Jim was honored in 2007 as Deputy of the year from the Missouri Sheriffs' Association. In 2002, he received two awards for Valor from KQTV for performances while on duty. Jim also received three lifesaving awards and a significant number of commendations for helping people.
Survivors include wife, Lovie Lightner, of the home; one son, Tony Lightner and Krista Kasey of Chillicothe, Mo.; one daughter, Jenny Leach and husband Steve of Chillicothe, Mo.; one brother, Jeff Lightner and wife Kristine of Nokomis, Fla.; four grandchildren: Drake Lightner, Dawsyn Lightner, Gunnar Leach, and Jaidrian Kasey, all of Chillicothe, Mo.; mother-in-law Phyllis Lionberger of Chillicothe, Mo.; and several aunt, uncles, nieces, nephews, and cousins.
He was preceded in death by his parents; three sisters: Brenda Hicks, Debbie Lightner, and Dana Lightner; and father-in-law Clyde Lionberger.
Funeral services will be held at the Calvary Baptist Church, Chillicothe, Mo., on Sunday, March 3, 2013, at 2 p.m. A scheduled family visitation will be held at the Lindley Funeral Home, Chillicothe, Mo., on Saturday, March 2, 2013, from 6 until 8 p.m. Friends may call at the Lindley Funeral Home, Chillicothe, on Saturday, March 2, 2013, from 10 a.m. until 9 p.m.
Burial will be held at Edgewood Cemetery, Chillicothe, Mo.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Chillicothe Hunting and Fishing Club, and may be left at or mailed to Lindley Funeral Home, P.O. Box 47, Chillicothe, MO 64601. Online condolences may be made at www.lindeyfuneralhome.com.
Arrangements are under the direction of Lindley Funeral Home, Chillicothe, Mo.
Chillicothe resident Jim Lightner, 63, died Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013
Jim Lightner, 63, a lifelong resident of Chillicothe, Mo., died Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013, at Hedrick Medical Center, Chillicothe, Mo.


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MLB.TV subscriptions now available for 2014 season
Jason Aldean will use his MLB.TV account during the 2014 Burn It Down Tour to follow his Braves, whether it's at the airport or between songs at sold-out concerts. Peter Malnati, a rookie on the PGA Tour, will rely on it via iPad Air to watch Royals games.
Bryan McKnight will watch live Yankees games on an array of devices in Tyler, Texas, and Summerly Brown will stay connected to David Price and her hometown Rays while attending grad school and working in admissions at Mississippi State.
Jason Aldean will use his MLB.TV account during the 2014 Burn It Down Tour to follow his Braves, whether it's at the airport or between songs at sold-out concerts. Peter Malnati, a rookie on the PGA Tour, will rely on it via iPad Air to watch Royals games.
Bryan McKnight will watch live Yankees games on an array of devices in Tyler, Texas, and Summerly Brown will stay connected to David Price and her hometown Rays while attending grad school and working in admissions at Mississippi State.
They are among the millions of Major League Baseball fans from all walks who subscribe to MLB.TV to watch live out-of-market games from everywhere, and signups are underway for this year's MLB.TV Premium ($129.99) and basic MLB.TV ($109.99) packages, as the Internet's longest-running and No. 1 sports streaming product returns for a 12th season, priced the same as last year.
"Wherever I am, so is my game," said Aldean, the multiplatinum country music star and former high school first baseman. "Now it's cool, because it's kind of anywhere you go, you've got it right there. You can be walking down the street and pull [your iPhone] out and be watching on your phone. ... I can keep up with everything."
In addition to more than 400 supported mobile and connected devices, MLB.TV Premium will be accessible later this spring across new connected platforms, including Sony PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
MLB.TV Premium subscribers again will have access to every live out-of-market game across all supported devices, home and away broadcast feeds and a free 2014 subscription to the top sports app of all-time, MLB.com At Bat, on iPhone, iPod touch, iPad, supported Android smartphones and tablets, Amazon Kindle Fire and Windows Phone 8. Further details, including the introduction of additional device support, will be available upon the launch of MLB.TV Premium on each respective device.
"Our guiding principle for more than a decade has been to build the best and most reliable live streaming experience for our fans, and our developments for 2014 will be another emphatic step in that direction," said Bart Manning, vice president of consumer paid content for MLB Advanced Media. "We are excited that baseball fans will have even more ways to access and enjoy baseball games across the rapidly expanding universe of connected platforms and devices."
All subscribers will have access to more than 200 live games from Spring Training in Florida and Arizona. Exhibitions start on Feb. 26. In the meantime, you can watch every pitch from the 2013 season on demand, and warm up by watching classic games on the At Bat app.
Aldean grew up following the Braves in Macon, Ga., and that usually meant being able to watch them on TV with Ted Turner's cable superstation. These days he follows them on an entertainer's schedule, needing access whether he's at an airport gate, hotel or ... on stage. His concerts are high-decibel happenings, and if you see a grimace or two while he's on stage, it could be that a Braves pitcher gave up a hit. That's what happens when you have MLB.TV going during a live gig.
"A lot of times what I'll do ... I'll have my cousin kind of keeping up with the score and then he'll relay the information to my [ear] monitor guy, and then between songs he'll kind of feed me the score," Aldean explained. "'Braves just scored, 3-2 or whatever, bottom of the seventh.' So I'll get an update every couple of songs or whenever something happens.
"I learned that when I try to record it on TV, DVR it or whatever, and I come in, by the time I get off stage, all of my friends have already texted me, 'Can you believe what happened?' So it usually ends up ruining the game for me. So it's better just to try to keep up with it in real time. ... If I seem like I'm in a bad mood on stage, and it's playoff time, then you know what happened."
Malnati, playing this week in the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, said that he is "pumped" to watch the Royals at each stop on the golf tour. He adopted the American League club while a student-athlete at the University of Missouri, and tour caddy Mikel Martin is a Rangers fan, so they will be watching plenty of baseball in 2014.
"I just got a new iPad Air, and I'll have that thing with me no matter what I'm doing," Malnati said. "If I'm sitting around in the evening with the guys or just laying in bed at my hotel, I'll be able to watch games on that and that's going to be the ticket. This will make it so much easier. This is a really cool year for me because I'm a rookie on tour, so I'm learning my way around."
McKnight, 20, said he became a Yankees fan in East Texas because of Derek Jeter and the team's frequent appearances on national television in the late 1990s. Now he is looking forward to seeing newcomers Jacoby Ellsbury, Brian McCann and Carlos Beltran in pinstripes, and he is curious to see if the Masahiro Tanaka signing was worth it, so he is and ready with an assortment of ways to watch live on MLB.TV.
"I haven't been this excited about a season probably ever," McKnight said. "I started using MLB.TV for the first time in 2013 and could tell right away I'd be using it for years to come. The majority of the time, I use it through the At Bat app, which is outstanding. I can watch games on my iPhone, iPad, Mac, and through my Xbox. You can also stream it via an app on smart TVs. It comes in handy when I am away from a TV and can watch my team live right on my phone or tablet. MLB.TV definitely gives you good bang for your buck."
Brown has been a Rays fan since going to the club's first Opening Day in 1998, and MLB.TV kept her in the loop when she went to Starkville, Miss. Now she is a social media specialist at Mississippi State's office of admissions and scholarships, ready to follow her team while working, going to grad school and training for triathlons. She watches most games via a Macbook Pro and iPad2, and said her new iPhone 5c will be key to the experience.
"Staying connected while always on the go is what MLB.TV means to me," said Brown, 24, from St. Petersburg, Fla. "I use these devices to watch the games home after work, during cycling training at the gym with WiFi, and downtime between work and my night classes during the season. Others should get MLB.TV for the 2014 season because it gives you access everywhere, anytime and the flexibility to watch the games that you might have missed. MLB.TV gives you the control to pick and choose what you want to watch, while giving you those extras that every baseball fanatic loves to know."
Mark Newman is enterprise editor of MLB.com. Read and join other baseball fans on his MLB.com community blog.

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Buffy's coming back to the small screen! Sarah Michelle Gellar is eyeing a starring role in a new sitcom in development at 20th Century Fox, TVLine reports.The best performances of 2012The half-hour comedy would be a new spin on the family comedy, following Gellar as a wife and mother, and the mischief she and her husband get into when their kids aren't around.How I Met Your Mother's David Hemingson and Love and Other Drugs' Margaret Riley will serve as executive producers of the untitled project, which will be shopped to networks in the next few weeks.Winter TV preview: Must-watch new showsGellar's last series Ringer, a CW drama in which she played mysterious identical twins, was canceled last year after one season.Do you think Gellar would fare better in a sitcom?
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Hoi An (Hội An - ĐVHưng) is a beautiful city in Vietnam, just south of Da Nang. The Old Town of Hoi An is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Hoi An, once known as Faifo, with more than 2,000 years history, was the principal port of the Cham Kingdom, which controlled the strategic spice trade with Indonesia from the 7th to the 10th century and was a major international port in the 16th and 17th centuries - and the foreign influences are discernible to this day.
The culture & heritage is mostly from the Cham people whose kingdom originally stretched from Hue South to Phan Tiet (South of Nha Trang) - the Champa's most likely originally from Java. The original Cham political capital was Tra Kieu, the commercial capital was Hoi An and the spiritual capital was My Son (Hindu). The Cham people were Hindu, and by the 10th century the influence of Arab traders to Hoi An resulted in some converting to become Muslims.
The second major influence was from the Chinese, firstly from traders but especially the escaping Ming Dynasty armies who after settling in Hoi An for some years moved further south and created Saigon as a major trading port.
The third and last major influence of culture & heritage was from the Vietnamese and is fairly recent and only came after the Cham lost control of this area. For a tourist wanting Vietnamese culture & heritage, Hue is a much better destination than Hoi An (but the weather is much rougher too!).
While the serious shipping business has long since moved to Da Nang, the heart of the city is still the Old Town, full of winding lanes and Chinese-styled shophouses, which is particularly atmospheric in the evening as the sun goes down. While almost all shops now cater to the tourist trade, the area has been largely preserved as is, which is unusual in Vietnam, and renovation has proceeded slowly and carefully - it's mercifully absent of towering concrete blocks and karaoke parlours.
The culture & heritage that UNESCO World Heritage Site status for Hoi An Ancient Town was trying to preserve has long since gone because these things happen. Since 1999, when UNESCO WHS status was awarded, there has been a massive increase in "mass" tourism - with the result that most houses have been sold by the community to speculators and shop owners to be used for commercial purposes. The community, and with it their culture and heritage, has gone and in their place are shops, restaurants, art galleries, etc. There are literally hundreds of tailor shops in Hoi An all selling similar low value products to ever reducing numbers of Western foreign tourists.
UNESCO Biosphere Reserve status also applies for Hoi An Ancient Town, but in reality this status, like many other UNESCO statuses, is not being cherished by site management.
The main thoroughfare in the Old Town is Tran Phu. Just south of the Old Town, across the Thu Bon River, are the islands of An Hoi to the west, reachable via Hai Ba Trung, and Cam Nam to the east, reachable via Hoang Dieu.
Get in
By plane
The nearest airport is in Da Nang which has domestic connections from Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and Hue with Vietnam Airlines and VietJet Air and some international flights from Bangkok, Singapore Siem Reap, Cambodia (for Angkor Wat) and charter flights from China.
A taxi from Danang airport to Hoi An costs about USD22 using a taxi with a meter. This is one occasion where haggling to set a fixed price is cheaper than going by the meter, but good luck with this - despite clear signs everywhere listing fixed price fares to destinations including Hoi An (should be 400,000 dong) most drivers seem unwilling to discuss a fixed price. Meters will typically run to around 450,000 dong. The Hoi An airport transfer is highly recommended, the cost is comparable with a taxi (about USD20) but a better car and professional service. Air-conditioned Minibus-Taxis cost USD5 per person (there are no minibuses in airport, you should go first to the city). The ride takes about 45min.
Go Travel Vietnam (GTV), 61 Phan Chau Trinh St (on the corner of Le Loi Street, English speaking consultant) ☎ +84 915 454 949, offers transfers from Hoi An to Danang Airport and Train Station at 5 set times per day for 95,000 dong. This was by far the cheapest way to get from Hoi An to Danang airport or train station in April 2014; you must go into GTV to pre book at least one day in advance. They can also organize private car transfers FROM your hotel or from the Airport or train station as well for 290,000 dong. They were also able to arrange motorbike transfer to the airport for 150,000 dong for a midnight flight.
By train
There is no railway station in Hoi An. The nearest is in Da Nang, which receives several trains a day from Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Hue, Nha Trang etc. Most travel agents and hotels can book a train ticket for you.
Da Nang Railway Station: 202 Hai Phong, Tan Chinh Ward, Thanh Khe District, TP Da Nang, Phone: + 84 511 375-0666.
If you travel with family or big group, you should arrange a private car.
By bus
There are two different bus stations in Hoi An now (older guide books just show the one on D Hung Vuong)and the public buses to Da Nang leave from the station about 2km north west of the centre on Le Hong Phong.
A xe om from Hoi An bus station to the old town should be around 10-15,000 dong.
There is a public bus (#1) from Da Nang bus station to Hoi An bus station that costs 18,000 dong and takes c. 45min. There seems to be no fare written on the side of the bus, but the Ohh La La Socola cafe (14 Thai Phien Da Nang) provides anti-scam maps dated 25 Feb 2013. On the bus they try to charge foreigners 50,000 dong, close to the price of private vans from a hotel in Hoi An to the airport in Da Nang, close to the cost of a bus from Da Nang to Nha Trang (3.5/4h versus a 45min trip). Locals support the scam by pretending they are also paying 50,000 dong, insist on the fare and they will lower it to 30,000, insist and pay the official one. Expect no change if you have a 20,000 dong note. Beware of bus drivers putting your luggage at the front and sparing you the nicest front seat, likely they want you to pay 50,000 dong and threaten to kick you off. As soon as they see other foreigners to pick up they kick you off in their favour. Buses are frequent - every 20 or 30min pick time, else every hour - so you can simply sit down, have a coffee, enjoy air-con while talking to nicer locals and then jump on the next bus. Same goes for Hoi An - Da Nang. The bus passes through downtown Da Nang and near the train station as well. If you come from Da Nang airport, the closest bus stop of the same route to Hoi An is at the roundabout where the streets Nguyễn Tri Phương and Điện Biên Phủ meet (a nice 10-15min walk, since you can walk along the lake). This bus stop is clearly marked with a road sign. Google Maps also shows the locations of bus stops for this route in Da Nang.
There are no shortage of travel companies and private buses travelling to and from from Hoi An to destinations such as Hue, Hanoi, Saigon, Dalat and Nha Trang.
Open-tour buses like Sinh cafe, Hanh Cafe, An Phu run daily up and down the coast from Da Nang and Hue taking 3.5-4h and priced at 60,000-100,000 dong (Mar 2012) and Nha Trang taking 9-10 hours overnight and priced at USD10-15 (April 2013).
By motorbike or taxi
It is easy to take a motorbike or taxi to and from Da Nang via the Marble Mountains (see below), from where you can catch a train onwards. This trip cost 460,000 dong from Da Nang bus station, by the meter in Jan 2013.
By boat
Hoi An has a river system stretching hundreds of kilometres inland - this was the ancient transport network of the Cham Kingdom as they moved goods between the highlands and then via Hoi An and on to China. Speedboats or traditional ghe nang still sail on the river or sea.
Get around
The centre of Hoi An is very small and pedestrianised, so you will be walking around most of the time. Motorbikes are only banned from the centre of town during certain times of day, so keep an eye out for them; even in the most narrow alleys. Evenings are especially busy with motorbikes two, or even three abreast competing with pedestrians for even the smallest space on the street!
The city's government does not allow motorbikes to enter the Old Town on the 14th and 15th of each lunar month. On those evenings, a lot of activities, including traditional games such as bai choi, trong quan, and dap nieu are held in all over the town.
By bike
You can easily get around on a bicycle to most of Hoi An's attractions, as motorcycle and car traffic is banned from the city center's tourist area during most daylight hours. You can use a bicycle to go the beach or reach some of the more remote hotels. It is easy and cheap to hire a bicycle (c. 20,000 dong per day in Jan 2013). For mountain bikes, head to Anh Cuoc shop, at 635 Hai Ba Trung.
Traffic in the area of Hoi An is minimal, so if you've been avoiding getting on a bike in the big cities, small towns and the surrounding countryside like Hoi An are ideal to get used to the road rules.
By taxi
Taxis can be found in the middle of Le Loi St, over the river on An Hoi or called by phone. When busy, taxis may refuse your fare back to your hotel from town if it is too close, opting for larger fares. Arranging a shuttle from your hotel may be a better option although prices can be higher. A local 15 minute taxi fare is around 60,000 dong.
Motorbike taxis, of course, are always an option. Some shops have electrical bicycles (especially along Duong CuanDai, close to the centre -75.000 dong, Jan 2013). You can also charter boats for about US$1/hour.
By motorbike
Cost of motorbike rentals in Hoi An town as of Feb 2013: 80-100,000 dong A hotel may charge double. You get a step-thru with auto clutch. These can handle two full sized adults easily enough! There are any number of small shops renting them, you will be offered a helmet usually. Take it every time - there are plenty of roadside helmet checks. Failure to wear one results in the bike being confiscated and a US$75 fine. Worse, you probably haven't got a Vietnamese driving license and there are no papers to sign, no agreements made so you are on your own legally.
Ride to the outskirts of Danang to visit the stunning Marble Mountains. If you look left from An Ban beach, you can see the Marble Mountains ( 3 prominent lumpy hills) clearly - the high rises further on are Da Nang. Bear in mind the total lack of signposts, and just keep looking left at the flat terrain until it isn't flat any more! You are on a dual carriageway road all the way. It's standard practice for the bike to have only enough gas to make it a few metres to the next gas station.
In addition to gas stations, there are also little hand-operated roadside pumps everywhere; these can be convenient, but they're more expensive. The proprietor may show you a sign with a few calculations for non-Vietnamese speakers such as 3 litres is 90,000 dong. You actually see the gas draining through a calibrated sight glass. In a commercial gas station they can, and do bang in half a tank then shut the machine off to serve someone else. The amount in money has gone from the display, and he tells you a totally made up figure. All this makes the roadside hand pump with sight glass a lot more foreigner friendly. Gas costs around 25,000 dong/litre and one litre is enough for sightseeing to the beach and back and zipping around town. If you take a trip - lets say you ride to My Son 2-up - then you will use about 4 L. It's inevitable that you will get lost 5 times between Hoi An and and My Son! Luckily fuel is cheaper out in the countryside.
Important: foreign International Driving Licences are NOT valid in Vietnam and in case of accident, a foreigner driving a motorcycle without a valid licence is at fault and will pay! Also personal insurance may not be valid for someone riding on a motorcycle with a driver who does not have a valid license.
By boat
The old Champa way was to travel by the river system. The rivers of Hoi An cover hundreds of km and offer an interesting & adventurous alternative to travelling by road. Get on a boat and you'll begin to see a whole lot more of Hoi An and the Delta.
Old Town
Entry to all historical sites in Hoi An is via a coupon system, where 120,000 dong (US$6) (November 2013) gets you a ticket that can be used to enter five attractions: one museum, one old house, one assembly hall, the handicraft workshop (and traditional music show) or the traditional theater, and either the Japanese Covered Bridge or the Quan Cong Temple. Tickets are sold at various entry points into the Old Town, including Hai Ba Trung Street, and also at some of the attractions, including the Cantonese Assembly Hall. The city requests that visitors dress "decently" while visiting sites in the Old Town, as in men wear a shirt and women don't wear a bikini top, sleeveless blouse or skirt above the knees. Respect the local culture and remember that you are not on the beach.
First, you may choose one of the two landmarks of Hoi An:
The ticket allows admission to one of the four museums in the Old Town:
There are three old houses that exist in an awkward halfway state between museum show-piece and somewhat shabby residence for the family that lives there. Your ticket allows admission to one.
Numerous congregation halls, where Chinese expatriate residents socialized and held meetings, are dotted about the town. They are typically named after the home region of their members, such as Fujian and Canton. Your ticket allows admission to one. Some do not have ticket-takers, so it's up to your conscience if you want to try wandering into a second.
Finally, you can choose one of the following to get some "Intangible Culture":
One tourist trap all shoppers in Hoi An must know is that almost everybody earns commission from referring buying customers to shoes and tailor shops. This includes almost every receptionist, door boy, taxi drivers, hotel bus drivers and even staff of 5 star resorts. There might also be some random friendly stranger who approaches you to his 'family' shop which offers the 'best' value. The next moment you know it, you might be paying an inflated price and 30-50% of what you bought go into the pockets of the friendly local or receptionist you've just met. Beware also of Tour Guides who brings you to retail shops that are not screened by their companies.
Almost every building in the downtown area of Hoi An that isn't a restaurant is a shop selling one of the following: clothes, shoes, souvenirs, bags, or jewellery. These places are pretty much entirely geared to sell to tourists, not Vietnamese. Prices are often inflated compared to the rest of Vietnam because of this, and are quoted in dollars (usually a bad sign), so haggling is advisable. Even so, the sheer range of available styles and the ability to get any clothes custom made for you can make it worthwhile.
Most ATMs in Hoi An have a withdrawal limit of only 2m dong (≈$94). Withdrawing higher amounts will require multiple withdrawals and may incur expensive banking fees from domestic banks. An ATM which allow for withdrawals of 5m dong with no fee is located at the northern most junction of Hai Bà Trưng and Bà Triệu (lat. long. 15.883119, 108.325015). The ATM is Military Bank - MB.
Custom made Suits
Can be made by any shop which displays suits at the front and has large bolts of cloth on shelves on the wall. You can choose the colour and type for every material used, and can dictate every part of the style. Measurements are taken and the specifications are either sent out for fabrication at a factory or workshop outside the city or, more rarely, made in-house. The suit is usually complete by the next day, though for best results there is then a second (or even third) fitting, when they adjust the suit to more accurately suit your body and tastes. Most shops will keep tailoring it until you are satisfied.
It should be noted, however, that the quality of tailoring and materials, especially for business suits, is NOT comparable to what one can expect from a bespoke tailor in Savile Row, or even the better tailors in Singapore or Hong Kong.
If you are looking for a more run-of-the mill or casual going-out suit Hoi An tailors will be more than adequate (and better than off-the rack, obviously), but especially if you work in finance or senior management this is not the place to go to for high-end work clothes.
Why? Hoi An tailors simply do not have the right clientèle (think backpackers and budget tourists, not business executives) and therefore are not trained to the same high standards. They also tend not to have repeat clients and are often more interested to get you to pay and out of their shops as quickly as possible after they have delivered a wearable, but not exactly customized and properly fitted product.
There is typically no elaborate, multiple fitting and re-fitting process with the tailor. If not specifically requested, you will most likely only ever deal with shop owners who outsource the actual tailoring work to sweat shops in the outskirts of town, and who may not even know how to or care about translating your fitting requests to the actual people doing the work. Outsourcing tailoring work also means that shop owners have a strong incentive to minimize additional fittings and rework as it will cut into their profit margins.
Caveat emptor - and remember where you are: there is no trade association, Office of Fair Trading or similar to complain to if you are not happy.
If you do insist on getting something done, below are a couple of hopefully helpful tips how to approach the situation. Getting tailored clothes done in Hoi An can be a fun and budget-friendly experience, just be sure to know what to expect and how to minimize the risk of being taken advantage of. Come prepared with a healthy dose of scepticism when listening to the sales pitch and make sure that the shop's interests are aligned with yours. Make sure that you have leverage to get refitting work done until you are happy (see below). Do not just rely on sweetly smiling shop assistants and their promises - there is usually a clear inverse relationship between the friendliness of their tone and how much money you have already parted with:
-Pre-pay as little as possible: Paying a significant deposit takes away the only leverage you have with shop owners to facilitate multiple 'real' fittings with tailors present. Shop owners will ask for significant or even full pre-payment to 'cover upfront costs', 'buy cloth', 'pay staff', 'cover urgent hospital bills for the ill grandmother', etc. Customers should resist this as much as possible. While it may not be easy to get the prepayment down to zero (not impossible, though), never pay more than ~25%. If the shop refuses, simply walk out and find a more reasonable one. Paying more will greatly reduce the shop's incentive to deliver a product which you are truly happy with: Deposits are never returned if the customer is not happy with the product. If you decide not to buy a substandard piece but have already paid most of the price, the shop will simply sell your clothes to the next customer, after some alterations, and keep your money - effectively selling the clothes twice.
-Stand your ground and ask for rework if you are not fully satisfied. Politely, but clearly and repeatedly state that you will not pay for the piece if rework is not done to your satisfaction (note, however, that this will only work if you have not already paid a significant deposit - see above). Don't hesitate to deliver this message in a confident voice, especially if other potential customers are within earshot. Also, insist on having the tailor doing the actual work present at all fittings. Make this clear on your first visit. If unhappy with the results of fittings, insist on going to the tailor's workshop for final alterations until you are happy. This may be resisted as workshops are typically squalid affairs which shop owners don't want their usually Western clients to see (Yes, your tailored clothes are really only that cheap because you are taking advantage of extremely low wages in Vietnam.).
-Know what you want, bring samples of what you like and check every piece thoroughly: It is always a good idea to know in advance which 'specs' you want for your custom clothes (collar shape, cuff type, monograms, etc for shirts, for example). Bring a list if necessary. If you have something more unusual done and order multiple pieces, have them do one piece first and check that you like what you see. It helps a lot to bring a piece of your clothing where you like the cut or which has some obscure detail you would like replicated. Do not assume that local tailors are familiar with the intricacies of bespoke tailoring and the myriad of options and customization available which a more traditional tailor is familiar with and can advise you on. It is also a good idea to have the shop confirm to you in writing what you have ordered, including all the specs and prices you have agreed upon. Finally, when you receive the product make sure to check that all the details have been done as agreed - on every piece.
-Quality has its price, including in Hoi An: If you go for the cheapest shop or cloth on offer you will be disappointed. This does not mean, however, that you should not negotiate. It's part of the experience.
-Bring enough time and don't go for the 24h-suit (unless you want to look like a clown): You will need at least a few days for proper fittings. Let the shop owner know that you have enough time to come in multiple times. A negotiating tactic may involve being vague on your departure date - once more unscrupulous shop owners know when you need to leave they might string you along and not invest their time and money for proper fittings.
-Obviously, shop around, do some on-line research or get personal recommendations before making a financial commitment.
-Get a receipt and keep it: This can be helpful if some eager customs inspector at your home airport decides to query you about how much your custom made clothing has cost as he may suspect that you are above the duty-free limit.
Cloned clothes
Hoi An has a long tradition of copying and then rapidly making up new garments for travellers.
You can bring in clothes (or even a picture of clothes) that you want copied to any tailor shop and they will try to imitate it. You can often choose the type of fabric and the colour for the copy. You can bargain for a better price, especially if you are getting multiple copies.
Bargaining when having custom clothes made: Custom clothes will cost more than ready-made in Vietnam, but should not cost anywhere near as much as in North America/Europe/Australia. You should aim for a fair price, with which both you and the shop owner are happy. If you are not happy with the price, you can go to one of the multitude of other stores in the city; if they are not happy, or feel you are being unfair in your negotiations, there is a chance they will not try as hard to make sure you are satisfied with the result.
When you first see the exterior of the Hoi An Cloth Market, a squat building that has seen better times, your first inclination will be to make like Usain Bolt and, well, bolt. Especially when you spy the mouldy green interior walls. But resist that impulse and bravely make your way through this warren of small stalls, of which number 20 is near the northeast corner of the building, and situated near stall number 90 (sequential numbering would be too simple, wouldn't it?). On one side of stall 20 is a sign that reads "Cloth Market Ngoc Hien No. 20" and on the opposite side of the 150 square foot stall is a cute hand-made sign reading in red ink
Try to find a small lady, about 36, named Hoa Thi Huynh, the industrious and honest proprietor, or perhaps one of her two sisters who may be on duty at that moment (and who look nothing alike). Hoa is a whirling dervish of activity, communicating by phone with her off-the-premises seamstresses while locating bolts of fabric and taking measurements of, or fitting, her customers. Hoa is now a bit of an internet celebrity, having been featured in an article. Hoa's strengths are ladies dresses and blouses, and men's shirts. As noted above by another contributor, it is best to bring her an exact sample. A customer bringing his or her own fabric can get shirts made for as little as $5, while dresses go for $15 to $60 depending on the complexity involved. In many cases, an item can be turned around in one day, but you would be better served providing her with more time to make adjustments. She can also do more detailed assignments (three men's shirts with handkerchief linen from Europe and patterned after a Guayaberas Finas Cab linen guayabera from Veracruz and Merida came out splendidly).
Custom made shoes
All the shoe shops in Hoi An will make custom shoes for you. The greatest concentration of shoe stores is along Hoang Dieu street, where there are at least eight (small) stores in a row. You can ask them to make you a style that you see there, or one in a catalogue or picture. You can choose the material, colour and type of base. While some shops may work from conventional sizing, most will simply trace an outline of your foot and take some measurements. As with the custom clothes, the fabrication is usually done a little outside of town, or at least in an area with lower rent costs.
WARNING: Not all the shops are reliable and none is willing to refund your deposit if you are not satisfied with their work. Agree on a small deposit, if they are confident on their skills they will agree too. Asking if they will be able to make the shoes as required is not enough, because consistently with the local mindset about not losing face, they will never say "no, we don't have the know-how to make your shoes this or that way". So be extremely specific, don't forget to mention the colour of the stitchings (unless you like the stitching with a different colour from the leather). Ask them about the base, or you'll get a leather shoe with a plastic base cloned from some brand, and even if they trace the outline of your foot, you may find a different sized base, because they don't actually make the base custom sized. If you are not satisfied and want your deposit refunded, the shop attendants may start being aggressive and verbally abusing. The police are not going to enforce your "rights" (naively assuming you have any, as a foreigner customer). This warning is based on a negative experience at Lộc Phước, 45 Trần Phú Street, Hoi An.
Regarding business cards: Many shops in Hoi An rely on getting an edge above their competition by satisfied customers recommending their store to others. Most stores in Hoi An have business cards, and will be happy to give you one, so you will come back when you next want something, or so you will pass it on to someone else. If you got a good price and/or had a good experience, ask for a business card. If you see something you like, but are not sure about it, ask for a business card (if you come back still looking unsure, maybe the price will go down!). If you are getting a suit made and want to make sure you can find the shop again, ask for a business card - many have a small map of Hoi An printed on the back. If by chance they do not have a business card, you can take a picture of the sign above the store with a digital camera/camera phone. Find shoe shops where is written: No like = no pay.
Quality: Quickly made clothing will often not have double stitching, and thus will be less resilient. This is important in clothes that see a lot of stress, like casual pants and activewear. You can show the shopkeepers double stitching and ask for them to do the same.
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Food in Hoi An is, even by high Vietnamese standards, cheap and tasty. In addition to the usual suspects, there are three dishes that Hoi An is particularly famous for:
The Central Market is a large building whose interior serves primarily as a place for food vendors. The venors offer food all day starting in the morning. Seating on stools, eating a bowl of Cao Lau with wooden chopsticks, and sipping the ice cold "White Coffee with vinamilk" is an adventure. However, be warned that it is standard procedure for all food vendors to approach you immediately on entrance and try aggressively to have you sit at their stall.
If you would like to avoid having to choose, a particular stall that serves Cao Lau has garnered the praise of Anthony Bourdain and is generally known to be one of the best places in town. It is [Stall 34 (E034)] which can be identified by the said label placed on the pillar behind the stall. Prices will vary atrociously, as shopkeepers swarm over you to sell you things, or even shove plates of food before you. Just keep declining politely and return the food if you don't fancy it. Keep small denominations of dong with you, as you probably won't get change if you give them US$. Also, confirm the prices before you partake of the food. Prices range from about 7000-20000 dong for a bowl of Cao Lau noodles, and 5000-7000 dong for a coffee. The baguette is a nice snack, and should not cost more than 10000 dong. You can point and say yes or no to the vegetables and chilli that they will add. Mineral water is around 10000 dong for a big 1.5L bottle.
Walking along the river at night, you will find a lot of pubs. Beer is around 30000 dong. Cocktails are around 20000-50000 dong. There are some bar foods available, such as fried prawn crackers for around 15000 dong a plate. Just walk into any pub and have a seat. Feb 2013- look out for "fresh beer" signs in some bars and restaurants. These sell very chilled glasses - probably half pint - beers at a ridiculous 3 to 5000 VND. Produced by Viet A Breweries and really not bad at all. Keep a look out for "Happy Hour" boards too.
Avoid the riverside cafe called Cafe Can. The cafe has the worst reviews of any in town. Customers complain about appalling service.
Vegan/ Vegetarian
Prices in the very centre of Hoi An are generally a little inflated by the tourist trade - An Hoi island is no longer the bastion of cheap street stalls that it once was; or if it ever was. The tourist trade has really hurt the prices of all areas of town. Don't pay more than 10,000 dong for a baguette; 10,000 dong for a beer (most places want 10-15,000 dong); and 20,000 dong for a bowl of noodles. Look for the signs "FRESH BEER" -it's a glass (300mL) for 4,000 dong up. Great value. Bike towards An Bang beach and check out some of the street side restaurants for some cheaper eats.
(and according to several false reports of it temporarily being closed for renovations but now open), it has been permanently closed and is no longer in existence as of July 2014. Despite conflicting information on the internet, its closure has been verified in person by and no replacement venue has taken its place. In other words, there are no discotheques in the beach area, as Zero Sea Mile is touted as being the one and only. Don't believe any locals that tell you otherwise, as some still genuinely believe it is still in existence based on heresay.
Most of Hoi An's high-end hotels are located along the unbroken beach stretching from Danang to Hoi An. Closest is Cua Dai Beach 5 km away.
It is more likely to find a good bargain in the evening, when budget hotels try to fill their rooms for the night.
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If motorbiking you can check out a Google map of ancient Cham sites near Hoi An (actually (actually, the Chiên Đàn Towers are about 500 meters to the north-east from their marked position, they are on the AH1 road), also...


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La Isla Bonita
June 26, 2012
Since I've been on a blogging hiatus due to wedding hecticness, I thought it was only appropriate to kick off the summer featuring some of the amazing food my husband and I experienced during our honeymoon in Belize. We actually had two legs of our trip, so I'm going to write two posts on our travels, one from each region we vacationed.
We first visited the island of San Pedro, Belize, which you may not know, inspired Madonna's song, La Isla Bonita. The "isla" was, in fact, very beautiful and the people friendly. My favorite part, of course, was the food! Our favorite restaurant, Waruguma, was El Salvadoran inspired and had two of the best dishes we ate on the island (we actually went there twice during the week we were there). Our favorite were the Pupusas, which is a corn pancake filled with whatever you like. Choices usually include beans and cheese (our go-to order), pork, chicken, shrimp, etc. This dish is served with a cabbage slaw that you pile on top as well as a mild "red" sauce. The first day we arrived, we went straight to this little hole in the wall and ordered a few Pupusas and a Shrimp Coconut Cream Burrito. Wow. Probably the best burrito I've tasted in my life. I've already tried recreating it, but, in my opinion, was not even close (although Jim said it was fantastic).
Another highlight of the trip was the Friday night Mayan buffet at Elvi's Kitchen. What a spread! There was a delicious Cream of Squash Soup garnished with toasted pumpkin seeds and croutons, Caramelized Plantains, Chicken Mole, Refried Black Beans, Shrimp Tostadas, Fish in a Coconut Broth, Tamales and Flan and Fresh Fruit to end the meal. Jim was unable to surpass his buffet record of six plates of food. I ate a mere four. Needless to say, we were stuffed upon leaving!
Most of our other meals consisted of popping into places someone had recommended. A local bartender at the Wahoo Lounge recommended The Reef Restaurant which was very good. We ordered Pupusas (of course), Panades (which is basically an empanada) and Salbutes (similar to a tostada). Another place we tried was Hemingway's. The owner, John, was extremely friendly and the Snapper Cakes there were divine. Since we were honeymooners, he offered us a special concoction of fresh squeezed juices and rum. It was very refreshing and I will be making this at home, as well.
If you are a coffee drinker, the best (read strongest) coffee can be found at the Sailaway Cafe. They also serve a pretty mean pannini with chipotle dipping sauce that Jim and I split for an afternoon snack.
Throughout the trip we also made a couple late-night stops at the street vendors. They might quite possibly have the best food in the country! Cooked fresh right in front of you and loaded with veggies and hot sauces. Yum!
The last evening we went out to a fancy dinner at Blue Water Grill, white tablecloths and all. Although we were a little wary upon entering because there were no locals inside, we were blown away by the service and taste and presentation of the food. We ordered Gazpacho and Coconut Shrimp to start off with and both were absolutely delicious. I've already recreated an amazing Gazpacho and will be sharing that recipe soon. I ordered the special which was an Oven-Fried Grouper with a Lemon Mustard Sauce, Rice and Roasted Veggies. Jim ordered Grilled Grouper topped with a Mango Salsa and served with Sweet Potato Patties. The meal here was an exquisite end to our journey.
We were definitely sad to leave the island when our time was up…especially since we missed the start of lobster season/LobsterFest by two and a half weeks! In between meals we spent our time snorkeling, biking, fishing and enjoying island life. However, the second leg of our trip did not disappoint. Next up: San Ignacio, Belize!
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When Larry Gelbart likes someone's writing, I pay attention, especially when that writer is a friend of mine.
Television writer Doug Molitor has just released his first novel, Memoirs of a Time Traveler, in paperback through Amazon's createspace.
Here's the story: "A wild, Amazonian tourist from the future drags a young archaeologist of today on a chase through time, from ancient Atlantis to a hellhole future, from 1776 to Golden Age Hollywood, trying to stop her psycho ex, whose thefts of legendary objects are rewriting history. Sci-fi meets romantic comedy with sword-swinging adventure."
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"I need 1.21 gigawatts of electricity!"
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And if you are a fan, you're definitely going to want A Matter of Time: The Unauthorized Back to the Future Lexicon from Hasslein Books and author Rich Handley.
The massive book ships in November, but you can pre-order it from the official website.
According to Handley, his lexicon "brings fans the entire franchise: every character, place and object ever featured in the BTTF mythos, from not only the films, but also the screenplays, cartoons, novels, video games, card game, amusement-park ride, music videos and more."
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Kids refusing to follow their parents into the family business is a time-honored tradition in fiction and in real life. But what if your parents are vampires and you'd rather do your own thing? That's the fun premise behind Lea Hernandez's new Indiegogo project, The Garlicks.
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Comic Book Plus has loaded up a ton of old stuff, including complete copies of Capa-Alpha, the legendary (and still publishing) apa (amateur press association), of which I was once a member in reasonable good standing. This is from K-a #20 (May 1966), pages 21 and 21 at the link. It's from a zine by Andy Zerbe called Saraband.
Zerbe collected the circulation reports from the various comics that published them and posted them in a list. These should be referring to the average sales from 1965. And not every title is listed; Zerbe reminded in his introduction that not every publisher and not every title had a circulation report.
There are some Marvel and DC titles included, but you'll have to go to the link to check them out. I find this kind of thing fascinating as a snapshot of the industry at a specific time.
Naturally, looking at the numbers, any publisher today would kill to have sales like these, but it was a different era, newsstand only and there's no going back. Here are four of the publishers Zerbe tracked: Charlton, Archie, Dell and Gold Key.
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There are two kinds of music I don't like: Country and Western. And there's one kind of comic book I'm not naturally drawn to: the celebrity biography, particularly one of a musical act.
And yet at San Diego this year, I picked up a preview copy of Abrams Comicarts' upcoming musical biography graphic novel The Carter Family: Don't Forget This Song by Frank M. Young and David Lasky.
I'm not supposed to quote from it since it's an uncorrected proof - a sampler - and only contains the first 64 pages out of 192, but based on what I read, I'm hooked.
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I've talked before about my friendship with Jan Strnad - we go way way to the days when Jesus rode a dinosaur, and he was the guy who taught me the secrets to writing comics.
Jan's cred includes a ton of collaborations with Richard Corben, some of the best of the old underground comix, the occasional work for Marvel and DC (Sword of the Atom), a run on Dark Horse's Star Wars comics, animation writing (Darkwing Duck), indy comics (Dalgoda) and novels.
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Originally Posted by SWTORI think it's more than the free-to-play model – it's more that there is a lot of competitive offers. If it was just free-to-play games and they weren't very good it wouldn't even be a question but there are definitely good games out there and good games coming out, so of course all of this competition impacts your plan with what you want to do.
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Asif Andalib
Asif Andalib (27 November 1967 / Moez Monzil, Komlapur, Faridpur, Bangladesh)
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Make Love With Me My Dear
Love has created an illusion
I see you everywhere
My feelings for you is on and on
You are my far and near
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PHILADELPHIA FREEDOM and NISHIJIMA ARTICLES
Here I am at the Philadelphia International Airport with an hour to go before my re-rescheduled flight back to Montreal. I had an extra day in Los Angeles after the first flight I booked got delayed such that my connecting flight wouldn't happen. Now my connecting flight to Montreal today was canceled so I was put on a different one. This is why I need to cut back on travel!
I've been looking at some of the comments, and I'd like to point everyone to a website that's been linked on this blog for ages, but which some of the people who comment on this website seem unaware of:
Lectures and Articles by Nishijima Roshi
One of the comments under the last piece referred obliquely to Nishijima's "very personal and particular interpretation of Dogen." I have to assume he means Nishijima's ideas about the fourfold logical structure of Shobogenzo. This way of reading Dogen isn't simply a personal bias, but the result of decades of working with the text.
Nishijima has written a very detailed explanation of this way of reading Shobogenzo, which is available as a free download at:
Understanding Shobogenzo
Another comment says something about Nishjima being "the ANS/four views crank." Nishijima's ideas about the ANS (autonomic nervous system) are covered in this piece:
Buddhism and the Autonomic Nervous System
I do not find these ideas "cranky" at all. He is trying to use the language of science rather than the language of mysticism to explain the effects of zazen practice. He doesn't claim to be a neurologist or even an expert in the workings of the ANS. This he makes quite explicit in the first paragraph of the piece. But he does find this means of expressing how zazen works far more useful than the older, more mystical sounding language.
It's very easy to condense someone's body of work into a few choice words and thereby dismiss it entirely. D.T. Suzuki did that when he wrote about Dogen. So it happens to the best of us and is often initiated by people with impressive credentials.
I just wanted to give anyone who was interested a chance to check out Nishijima's own words for themselves. Most of the articles on the page linked above are short and easy to read.


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I am one of those servicemen getting the runaround from the Department of Veterans Affairs.
I was injured on active duty in 1986. My job was to carry supplies on a ship. While doing this I felt a pop in my back. The medical ward said I strained my back. I was put on bed rest for a couple weeks then returned to work. No X-ray or MRI was done. It was forgotten about.
My back has gone out several times since then. Before I got out with an honorable discharge, I copied my medical record. While scanning through my record, I noticed I was missing the part about how I injured myself on active duty. I asked a friend who works for the medical department and we found the missing page.
Later, I joined the Army Reserves. My unit was called up to deploy to the Gulf. During our interviews, we were asked if we were ever injured and I mentioned being injured while on active duty in the Navy. I was told not to say anything or I would not go. So I didn't and off I went to my mobilization site in New Jersey, where my back went out again. The clinic doctor there, who remains nameless, put his hand on the small of my back and said he detected nothing wrong. I also had sinusitis, he said, and that was the excuse that sent me home. I couldn't go to the Gulf.
Keep in mind, no X-rays or MRIs were done at this time.
I went back to my civilian job and was laid off — the boss said he couldn't use somebody with a chronic back injury. So I applied for VA disability. The VA denied, they turned me down. So did SSI.
My point is that I was injured on active duty, twice turned down for disability and for medical treatment, but meanwhile I'm injured for the rest of my life. After serving 17 1/2 years I think I deserve better than that.


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