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Road Trip Slovenia
Road Trip Slovenia Itinerary
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Road Trip Slovenia: Part One, Ljubljana
The old town of graceful Slovenia capital, Ljubljana, centred around the castle on the hill, may be surrounded by urban sprawl, like many cities, but it retains a certain historic integrity. It was the perfect place to begin our exploration of this small but perfectly formed country.
With its small size and reasonably good roads, Slovenia is perfect for a road trip. We had a week to explore some of its towns and cities and tour its verdant, forested countryside. Though before we picked up the hire car we started with a day in Ljubljana's old town, on foot, getting a sense of the place that lay behind its fairytale façade.
Ljubljana's historic core is perfectly suited to exploration on foot. Eschewing the funicular railway we decided, since it was a lovely sunny day, to hike up the castle hill. Climbing the clock tower, we were treated to amazing views out over the old town and towards the imposing Kamniske Alps to the North. We later found some delicious food in the old town, eating a local speciality made of potato and pork fat in pasta parcels, which tastes much nicer than it sounds.
After we had thoroughly exhausted the sites of the pretty old town, we had some rain, so went to the leafy cultural area of the city, to explore the National Museum and the National Gallery, where we were particularly impressed by the works of the Slovene Impressionists. When the weather had cleared, we took a stroll through the lovely Tivoli Gardens.
A man in our hotel kindly recommended a restaurant for the evening, and the best places for a lively (but not raucous) night out. We had a hearty, stodgy dinner, heavy on the meat but delicious, then retired to a bar for some live Slovene musical renditions and some enthusiastic foot tapping. We made the acquaintance of an accordion player from Ptuj, in the east of the country, who said that we must make his city part of our itinerary, gave us his telephone number and address, and very kindly invited us to come and stay at the home of he and his wife, who, he told us, was an excellent cook. He would not take no for an answer, and even made us speak to his wife on the phone so she could reiterate the invitation. So we whole heartedly agreed to come and see them just a few days later.
We spent a comfortable, warm night in the hotel, then woke early the following morning. Before we headed east, we had a few places to the west of the country that we were desperate to explore. We picked up the hire car and set off for Idrija, where old mercury mines were our first port of call. So far, so good. Slovenia had definitely lived up to its reputation for friendliness and culture. Now to find out whether all we had heard of the rest of the country and its natural beauty was true.
Road Trip Slovenia: Part Two, Idrija and The Soca Valley
We nearly left Idrija off our list of places to go during our road trip in Slovenia – only a chance Internet search had yielded details of the fascinating history of the place and resulted in out stop off in what turned out to be an extremely interesting town.
Idrija's first claim to fame, as it were, is its geographical location, in an interesting juncture between the karst and the sub-alpine hills. The second thing for which Idrija is known is its history of mercury mining. For hundreds of years, mercury was mined here. Thirdly, Isrija is known for its bobbin lace, which is said to be particularly fine. There are a large number of cultural and historical sites and museum displays in the town, showing off its proud technical, industrial and crafting history.
The mercury mine was our first stop. You could still see the veins of oxidised mercury in the walls, and there was a chapel where the miners had prayed. We watched the well-presented video and took the interesting tour of the mines, and were saddened to hear about all the people who had lost their lives in pursuit of this valuable metal with its strange properties but at the same time fascinated by this glimpse into history. If you are over six foot – watch your head! The hard hats were definitely necessary. It was also nice to be given a coat to wear, since it was rather chilly below ground.
Next, we visited the interesting museum at Gewerkenegg Castle, where we found out a little more about mining history and lace making and saw some lovely examples of the work of some of the local lace makers. Heir folk art was really very intricate and had a delicate beauty which was surprisingly engaging.
After spending a little more time in Idrija, we head for the hills, taking the line of the Emerald Route towards the Triglavski Narodni Park and the Soca River Valley. Snow on the high peaks of the Julian Alps glistened in the sunlight, but down in the valley it was a mild spring day and not at all cold. We travelled some way up the road towards the mountains, stopping off in Tolmin to visit the natural wonder of Tolmin Gorge. We took a stroll across the 'Devil's Bridge' and saw the wedged rock covered with moss that looks a little like a bear's head. A cave nearby is called Dante's cave, as it is said to have inspired the poet to create the hell of the Divine Comedy, though we did not have time to take the guided tour.
We had arranged to go river rafting on the Soca, a popular activity said to be one of the best white water experiences in Europe. So we got back in t
Idrija and The Soca Valley
Road Trip Slovenia: Part 3, Rafting the Soca, Ziplining, Hiking
The next morning we got up bright and early and once we were all kitted out and had been given our friendly safety briefing and so on, we got into the boat with some others and headed off down river. The water was an amazing turquoise colour that didn't even really look real. (When we came back everyone thought the photographs had been manipulated, though they had not.)The mountain peaks rose around us as we made our bumpy way down the river, getting thoroughly soaked in the process. We could not have asked for a better way to see the natural splendour of this beautiful country.
We started at the Boka Waterfall and it took us around an hour or an hour and a half to make our way down this most scenic stretch of the river to the village of Trnovo ob Soci. After having some lunch near the Rafting rendezvous point in Bovec we decided on a whim to go zipling with the same outfit. There were several steel wires to zip down set in the wonderfully scenic Učja Canyon and we spent a happy hour or two whizzing down those wires and looking at all the landscape and wildlife. Usually, you have to book in advance but we were lucky and they were able to squeeze us in with another group.
We were pleased by the eco-friendly nature of the days activities, as we were aware of our carbon footprints after all the driving we had been doing lately. The valley is well protected and much is done to ensure that it stays as it is. We were not fortunate enough to see a bear while we were there, though we were assured that they do live in the valley. We did, however, see a number of quite rare birds and flowers. The ziplines were very sensitively installed and run, which gave us a lot of hope for the area.
After another good night's sleep at the campsite nearby, we drove deeper into the Julian Alps, determined to find some good hiking trails in the Triglav National Park to burn off a few of the calories from all the carbs., rich sauces and red meat we had been eating since arriving in the country. It was not difficult to find some excellent walks.
We spent a whole day tramping happily in the mountains, not returning to our campsite until the sun was sinking below the mountains and dusk was falling. It was warm work climbing the steep trails at times, but we were glad of the alpine climate which meant that temperatures were around 20 degrees Celsius and not around 30 degrees Celsius as they were in lower lying areas of the country.
Nursing our aching muscles we decided that it had definitely been worth the effort to see the spectacular views we had seen, though other walking areas were better for seclusion. We had met many hikers on the trails, sometimes big groups, but we never felt crowded and everyone was very friendly – the overriding impression we had gained of the country so far could probably be summed up in that one word.
Rafting the Soca, Ziplining, Hiking
Lake Bled & Lake Bohinj
Road Trip Slovenia: Part Four, Lake Bled and Lake Bohinj
Leaving the adventure of the Julian Alps behind us, we made our way round the edges of the Triglav National Park and headed for one of the most famous tourist spots in the country – Lake Bled. The calm bluish-green lake nestled at the foot of the Julian Alps like a scene from a fairytale – complete with magical castle on an outcrop beside it and a church with towering spire on a densely wooded island.
We rowed a small boat out to the island – there is no motorised transport on the lake so you if you want to get to the island you have to get there under your own steam. If you don't row, you will have to swim, as some laughing young people decided to do while we were there. The weather was baking hot, even though it was still early in the morning, so swimming in the cool, clean water was a definite temptation. We stayed in the boat though, keen to explore as much as possible before we moved on once more.
Tradition dictates that the stronger partner carry their loved one up the stairs to the church, but not sure that was a sensible idea- especially when we had to row back again – we decided to forgo that tradition. Still, we found the island an extremely romantic place, perfect for couples to enjoy some time together in the most insanely picturesque of surroundings.
We had a drink and a slice of a traditional dessert – a sort of vanilla slice – to fortify us, then hiked round the lake and up to the Castle. Since it was such a hot day it was pretty tiring and we were flagging by the time we reached the mediaeval castle overlooking the lake. Still, the views were astoundingly lovely, and the castle itself an interesting glimpse into history.
After reluctantly leaving beautiful Lake Bled, we wound our way south to another of Slovenia's famous scenic locations, Lake Bohinj. Lake Bohinj was somewhat wilder and less touristy than Lake Bled, but no less picturesque. In fact, Lake Bohinj, with its more unspoiled nature and tranquillity, was more our scene.
We pitched our tent at the campsite overlooking the lake, and took a stroll round the edge. When we got too warm, we went for a swim. There were a few other walkers and hikers, but it was not as busy as it has been at Lake Bled. Nowhere in Slovenia had been terribly busy though – one of the benefits to this country's somewhat overlooked status.
Late afternoon, we took the Cable car up the mountain, and looked out over the lake which was as still as a mill pond, glinting in the setting sun.
Slovenia was proving far more beautiful than we had ever imagined. We found ourselves wondering why so few people seem to visit this spectacular country from northern Europe or elsewhere. But we were glad that it was not a honey pot – all the more space for us.
Lake Bled and Lake Bohinj
Road Trip Slovenia: Part 5, Ptuj and the East
Most of Slovenia's best known attractions are to be found in the West of this small country. We had intended to remain in the West for the duration of our road trip but a chance encounter with an accordion player in Ljubljana meant that we were now on our way to stay with him and his wife for a night in the historic town of Ptuj.
We left beautiful Lake Bohinj and the Julian Alps behind and two and a half or so hours later we found ourselves in the historic centre of Ptuj, perhaps one of the loveliest towns in Slovenia, extremely glad that we had decided to come.
Ptuj's red roofed houses clustered round the castle on the rise, nestled in a wind of the calm, wide river. Its mediaeval streets were postcard perfect, the sun was shining and a cool breeze kept the temperatures pleasant.
We met our new found friend on Prešernova ulica, the atmospheric main street of the town, by the Church of St. George, and he guided us to his house which was quite nearby. His wife welcomed us warmly in perfect English, not at all dismayed to be hosting two strangers. They were used to it, she said, as they often hosted backpackers who were making their way round Europe.
We sat on their terrace in their little courtyard garden to eat our exquisite lunch of beef and fresh vegetables and shared a bottle of local wine. We could not believe our luck! Over lunch we discussed Slovenian culture, and current events in the country. In just that brief time, we felt we had learned more about Slovenia and Slovene people than we had in the entire trip up to that point.
After the leisurely lunch, we were shown up narrow cobbled lanes to the Castle. We looked back down over the pretty town, and took a look around the Ptuj Regional Museum which was housed in the Castle, which was itself an interesting mix of the architectural styles of different eras.
Later, chatting all the while in perfect English, our hosts took us for a stroll in the old town along the Drava river. Then we returned once more to their house, where a couple of their friends and fellow band members of our host joined us for a little party. We sat outside eating snacks and listening to them play the odd traditional tune as the wine flowed freely. It really was a genuine moment of connection and one of the highlights of our trip.
After an extremely comfortable night in their spare bedroom, a huge breakfast and some excellent coffee, our hosts tried to persuade us to stay, but amid promises to keep in touch and vows to return, we reluctantly left Ptuj and made our way back towards the West. We were going to see one of the most spectacular cave systems in Europe, and the country's coastline, for the last leg of our Slovenia holiday.
Ptuj and the East
Postojna & Skocjan
Road Trip Slovenia: Part Six, Caves and the Coast
The cave systems found in South Western Slovenia, at Postojna and Skocjan, are perhaps amongst the most popular of Slovenia's attractions. We had heard and read many good thing about these cave systems, and when we checked them out for ourselves, we were definitely not disappointed.
At Postojna, a train hurtled us through tunnels to transport us to the start of the guided walk. The air was chilly but the rock formations were spectacular – vast jungles of rock where one might almost expect to see delving dwarves.
Skocjan is somewhat less visited, but was perhaps even more enchanting. The tour took us through a number of huge halls full of stalactites, down secret passages and echoing chambers. Eventually we reached the stunning Murmuring Cave, which is said to be the world's largest subterranean canyon! We could almost imagine that we had entered the Mines of Moria, from 'Lord of the Rings', but of balrogs, fortunately, there was no sign.
We were glad that we had taken the time to see both of these cave systems, as each had something slightly different. Still, after our morning spend almost entirely underground, we were glad to get back up into the sunshine and head for Slovenia's coast.
Realising that Portoroz's glitzy hotels, casinos, skyrises and nightlife would not be for us, we decided to make straight for the more unspoiled Piran.
Piran could not be more different from its neighbour. Its historic houses crowd round the peninsula on which it is situated, clustered around picturesque Italianate squares. Church spires point to the sky and the whole of the old town juts out like a finger into the striking blue of the sea and the white sails of yachts stood out here and there against the waves.
Piran had a much more Balkan feel to it, the first time that we had been reminded of Croatia rather than Slovenia's other neighbours, Austria or other countries with a middle-European vibe, since we had been in this country.
We spent some time down in the harbour watching the boats, then went to Tartinijev trg, a striking oval shaped plaza ringed by pretty Venetian palaces and an imposing town hall. We sat a while and watched the people passing by, sightseeing and going about their daily business. Then we took a stroll in heat that could crack the flags down Rozmanova ulica to the Baroque masterpiece of the Church of St. George.
We drove up the short coastline, through the busy, historic, fishing town of Izola, the appeal of which was somewhat lessened by bad traffic, then stopped for dinner in another picturesque town, Koper, where, again, we strolled through the pretty streets soaking up the historic atmosphere.
Finally, we left the coast and made the short drive back to Ljubljana. Unfortunately, our time in Slovenia was coming to an end. But Slovenia and particularly its friendly people and breathtaking scenery had made a strong impression on us. We would most definitely be back, if only to catch up with our new found friends.


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Kuari pass is a picture perfect winter trek through snow clad dense forests of Oak and Rhododendron, which suddenly make way for wide open desolates of alpine meadows every once in a while. This interplay of landscapes puts up a splendid show for your eyes and for the camera! This trek offers some of the best campsites in Garhwal Himalayas, be it Chitrakantha or Khullara, both provide breathtaking views of the surrounding peaks of the infamous Mt Nanda Devi and Dronagiri. The Kuari Pass trek is also known as The Curzon Trail (named after the former British Viceroy of India "Lord Curzon")
Day 01: Haridwar to Joshimath (260 kms drive)
Start early from Haridwar as the journey from Haridwar to Joshimath is about 260 kms long and takes around 10 hours. Joshimath is a hub for pilgrim tourists traveling to Badrinath and Hemkund Sahib. Check in to the guest house at Joshimath.
Day 02: Joshimath – Dhak Village - Gulling (12 kms Drive, 6 km Trek)
We first drive to Dhak village, from where we start our trek to the Kuari Pass. We trek through a hemlock, oak and rhododendron forest for 3km before a short descent to the meadow and the campsite at Chitra Kantha (3310m). The impressive snow-capped ridge, including Chaukhamba 1 (7138m), can be seen beyond Joshimath. The shepherds living between here and the Kuari Pass Trek are from Rishikesh or Haridwar and graze flocks of sheep and goats throughout summer. There is a small spring line at the head of the meadow for replenishing your water supply.
Day 03: Gulling to Tali top (4 kms trek)
Today we will trek for around 6 kms to Tali Top through green vegetation and red rhododendron flowers which turn red during the blooming season in April & May. Climb up through the forested ridge of Rhododendron, Spruce and Silver Birch above Chitra Kantha. It takes around an hour to reach a prominent ridge top (3500m) and a further 30 minutes around to an open meadow where it meets the well-defined track from a place called Tapovan. We will camp at the alpine meadow at the end of Tali top.
Day 04: Tali top to Kuari Pass via Khullara and back (11 kms trek)
Today is going to be a test of endurance and as this is the longest day on the Kuari Pass Trek. First leg of today's trek is a gradual ascend till Khullara top and from there traversing through the snow patch we reach Kuari Top. At Kuari Pass top winds will gush past you. Savor the unending vistas of great Himalayan peaks, including the famous Nanda Devi. Nanda Devi (7816m) is the highest peak completely within India. It is surrounded by a huge circle of mountain walls with only one outlet, where the Rishi Ganga forges a route through deep, almost impenetrable gorges before flowing into the Alaknanda River. Given these natural defences, it was not until 1934 that the first mountaineers were finally able to reach the base of Nanda Devi. Return to Tali Top through the same route and enjoy the camp bonfire and sumptuous dinner at Tali campsite.
Day 05: Tali to Joshimath via Dhak (10 kms trek / 12 kms drive)
After breakfast, we trek downhill beside the Rishi Ganga River till the road where the taxi will take us to Joshimath. Overnight at hotel.
Day 06: Joshimath to Haridwar
Today we start early to reach Haridwar with a beautiful mosaic of memories to keep us company. If we reach Haridwar on time, then you can take part in Ganga Aarti at Har ki Pauri. Relive your trek memories as you bid goodbye to your new friends and fellow trek mates.
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Overview of the Trek
Max Altitude : 12700 FT.
Duration : 06 days
Difficulty : Moderate
Start / Finish : Dhak
Nearest Town : Joshimath
Trip Charges – INR 8,000 (without 5% GST)
Fixed Departures Dates:
3, 9, 16, 23, 30
For group of 10-12, we can customize trek as per date requirement including pickup and drop from Delhi.
What you get (Includes):
· All veg meals from day 2nd lunch to day 5th lunch.
· Tented on triple sharing basis during the trek.
· Guest House / Hotel in Joshimath on sharing.
· All necessary fees and permits.
· Morning & Evening tea with light snacks during the trek.
· Qualified and experienced Trek Guide and support staff.
· All camping logistics.
· Basic First Aid Kit
What you have to pay for (Excludes):
· Any Transfer cost from Haridwar – Joshimath – Haridwar.
· Any expenses of personal nature.
· Any meals during transit or during stay in Joshimath.
· Insurance of any kind.
· Porter/mule charges to carry your personal bag.
· Anything not mentioned explicitly in the above program.
Cancellation policy:
Up to 24 Days : 90% of Trek/Tour cost will be refunded.
Between 14-24 Day : 80% of Trek/Tour cost will be refunded.
Between 14-08 Days : 40% of Trek/Tour cost will be refunded.
Less than 7 Days : No refund


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2015 SUBARU Motorsport Activities.
4 February 2015
Tokyo, 4 February 2015 – Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. (FHI) and Subaru Tecnica International Inc. (STI). Today announced SUBARU motorsport activities for 2015 with the theme of widely promoting 'Enjoyment & Peace of Mind' which SUBARU vehicles provide.
Capitalizing on the advantages of the common basic performance across its vehicles – the Horizontally-Opposed Engine and symmetrical layout with a low center of gravity, SUBARU pursues 'Enjoyment & Peace of Mind', and participates in motorsports which offer the ultimate opportunity to demonstrate its pursuits. SUBARU also regards competing in and winning races as a challenge to take on for all SUBARU fans and owners around the world.
Nürburgring 24-Hour Race
STI will take part in the 43rd Nürburgring 24-Hour Race held at the Nürburgring in Germany from Thursday 14 to Sunday 17 May with the SUBARU WRX STI. This will be its 8th consecutive year to compete in the race since 2008. Based on the WRX STI, the racecar has been tuned in various areas such as the aerodynamics, suspension, rigidity of the body and output of the engine. With this car, STI will be aiming to reclaim its dominance in the SP3T class for cars with turbo charged engines displacing 2-liters or less. Taking advantage of the characteristics of the high-spec base car, the performance of the whole package has been enhanced and together with its past experience in the 24-hour race, the team will be looking to achieve even better results than ever. Hideharu Tatsumi from STI will act as General Team Manager while STI employees and dealer mechanics picked from selected SUBARU dealerships across Japan will operate the team. As for drivers from Europe, Marcel Lasée and Carlo van Dam will be joined for the first time by Tim Schrick, the 2014 VLN champion. Kouta Sasaki from Japan will also be driving for the team as he did last year.
SUPER GT Series
STI will run a SUBARU BRZ GT300 in the GT300 class of the SUPER GT series, the most prestigious motorsport category in Japan. The competition vehicle has adopted the FR system with the same powertrain layout as its mass produced road-going sibling. The performance of many areas of the car including the 2-liter turbo Horizontally-Opposed Engine has been enhanced for improvement in its comprehensive competitiveness. Together with R&D SPORT, which is the main operator of the team, STI will be striving to win the series, a goal which the team missed out on in 2014. Hideharu Tatsumi will continue to lead the development of the car and to act as General Team Manager. Hideki Yamauchi has been appointed as a new team driver and will be working with Takuto Iguchi who joined the team last year.
Other activities
STI has applied for FIA homologation for the new SUBARU WRX STI to accommodate the requests of its customers who wish to utilize the vehicle in various motorsports.
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Yesterday, 17th of February 2015, began the registration period for the official Catalan language exams.
Institut Ramon Llull's Certificates allows you to prove your level of knowledge of Catalan in both the academic and employment purposes (government, companies, institutions) and are divided into five levels according to the Common European Framework of Reference for languages: Nivell bàsic (A2), Nivell elemental (B1), Nivell intermedi (B2), Nivell de suficiència (C1), Nivell superior (C2).
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The RC4 from TC Electronic gives access to the RH450 Bass Head's tuner, mute switch, and 3 user preset memory banks. It is conveniently powered from the amp and is a great addition to the system for on-the-fly tuning and tweaking. Handy remote floor controller for RH450 amp headTuner indicatorMute switchFootswitches for 3 user preset memory banksPowered directly from RH450Cable included


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The Danelaw, as recorded in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle (also known as the Danelagh; Old English: Dena lagu; Danish: Danelagen), is a historical name given to the part of England in which the laws of the "Danes" held sway and dominated those of the Anglo-Saxons. It is contrasted with "West Saxon law" and "Mercian law". The term has been extended by modern historians to be geographical. The areas that comprised the Danelaw are in northern and eastern England. The origins of the Danelaw arose from the Viking expansion of the 9th century, although the term was not used to describe a geographic area until the 11th century. With the increase in population and productivity in Scandinavia, Viking warriors, having sought treasure and glory in the nearby British Isles, "proceeded to plough and support themselves", in the words of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, for the year 876.
Danelaw is also used to describe the set of legal terms and definitions created in the treaties between the English king, Alfred the Great, and the Danish warlord, Guthrum, written following Guthrum's defeat at the Battle of Edington in 878. In 886, the Treaty of Alfred and Guthrum was formalised, defining the boundaries of their kingdoms, with provisions for peaceful relations between the English and the Vikings.
The Danelaw roughly comprises 15 shires: Yorkshire, Five Boroughs of Leicester, Nottingham, Derby, Stamford and Lincoln, as well as Essex, the Kingdom of East Anglia shires of Cambridgeshire, Suffolk and Norfolk, East Midlands shires of Northamptonshire, Huntingdonshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Middlesex and Buckinghamshire; one third of the total area of the English kingdom at the time.
The prosperity of the Danelaw, especially of Eoforwic (Danish Jórvík, modern York), led to its becoming a target for later Viking raiders. Conflict with Wessex and Mercia sapped the strength of the Danelaw. The waning of its military power together with the Viking onslaughts led to its submission to Edward the Elder in return for protection. It was to be part of his Kingdom of England, and no longer a province of Denmark, as the English laid final claim to it.
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I ordered this It's Skin Star Cream via GMarket when it was release (whoah) because it's on sale and I'm glad that I got it even though I paid a gigantic amount of cash for custom taxes (I also got other stuff, but never again!). It's cute, it shiny and got stars on it's packaging...what more can a girl ask? But on the serious note, this is my "go to" face coverage because...
This stuff just do the the right things for my skin: it has light coverage perfect enough for me to blur the imperfections of my face making it look smoother and it gives this glowy effect because of the "shiny pearl powder" ingredient which when hit by light kind of glisten so it's not proper to go overboard with this product unless you wanted to look like a glistening vampire. Or if you wanted to highlight some part of your face then go ahead, double apply this cream it pretty much works like a highlighter in cream form.
Two more things that I like about this cream is that it has SPF25 so I don't have to apply a separate cream with spf and it's moisturizing: this one is definitely a makeup and a skincare product in one.
This can also act like a base slash cc cream though your foundation or bb cream shouldn't be too heavy specially those with oily skin since this cream is moisturizing.
See the "brightening" and "glistening" effect at the back of my hand? Not too obvious so it's perfect because I don't want to be like a walking disco ball!
Despite it's cutesy packaging, this cream is seriously good. It's like the better version of chin chan su that can work as a base, light bb cream or foundation, highlighter and a day moisturizer.


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LOS ANGELES — Fetish filmmaker Ira Isaacs was arraigned earlier this week on five new felony obscenity counts for videos allegedly distributed as recent as last month.
Isaacs told XBIZ that he pleaded not guilty to charges relating to the superseding indictment this week and that he'll be due back at federal court in Los Angeles for a June 13 status hearing. Isaacs at the arraignment was released on bond.
The new federal indictments, which join three older ones, allege that Isaacs, through his Stolen Car Films and LA Media companies, distributed by mail "Hollywood Scat Amateurs No. 7," "Hollywood Scat Amateurs No. 10," "Hollywood Scat Amateurs No. 38," "Trailers" and "Japanese Doggie 3 Way" — all deemed "obscene matter" by federal prosecutors.
The films were allegedly mailed by Isaacs' companies to consumers between January and the first week of April.
With the new indictments U.S. Judge George King vacated all scheduled trial dates.
Isaacs originally was charged in 2007 with federal obscenity violations over the mail distribution of "Gang Bang Horse — 'Pony Sex Game'" and "Mako's First Time Scat," as well as "Hollywood Scat Amateurs No. 7."
But his 2008 trial was put on hold after the recusal of Judge Alex Kozinski, who recused himself after public controversy surrounded his involvement in this case. During Isaacs's 2008 prosecution, the Los Angeles Times broke a story that Kozinski had been maintaining a website that showed pornographic images.
Kozinski, a judicial conservative and noted advocate of free speech, admitted to the Times that he was aware of the material on his site but later shifted partial responsibility for the images to his adult son.


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Pererenan Beach is a famous beach with great and powerful waves that make it as the favorite surf spot in Bali by both surfers from local and foreign countries. There are two surf spots available at this surf point with powerful, fast and barrel waves that make this beach as one of the best surf points in Bali Island. The beach is blessed by the breathtaking view and spectacular sunset at the late afternoon that creates the romantic nuance
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Just keep in mind that you are limited in how many tracks you can recorded SIMULTANEOUSLY by the input device. Overdubbing gives you access to every track your program can create, but if you want to record 8 tracks at the same time, you need in input device with 8 inputs. A workaround if you only have a stereo input device like an M-Audio M-Track or an ART USB Dual Tube Pre is to use a mixer and run left/right into the two channels. This, of course, messes up the ability to fix a single track in post-production.Jedaks wrote: ↑Sat Sep 02, 2017 9:26 pmThanks for the replies, it has helped a lot.
As well as classical music, we also play mainstream stuff. I wanted a way to simultaneously record two amplifiers and two vocal microphones but I just didn't know if GarageBand was capable of that. Now I know. Cheers
Use the amp as a pre amplifier for the microphone. mic -> xlr cable -> amp channel 1 input . Amp Phones out -> minijack cable -> laptop mic/line in.fast eddie wrote: ↑Sat Jul 07, 2018 1:17 amI am new at this and do not know how to interface my dynamic microphone ( SM 58) with my mac book Pro laptop (running Finder 10.13). I also have a Fender Acoustasonic 15 amp. I would like to do some home recording. I am trying to figure out how to input the microphone to the laptop and use Garage Band (10.3.1). Any help is appreciated.
for somewhat better audio quality, the next thing you might want to try an audio interface "breakout box". They arent too expensive. Most have XLR, 1/4", and USB connections, and even the cheaper ones usually supply phantom power if you have a condenser mic. I use an older one by M-Audio and it works great.fast eddie wrote: ↑Sun Jul 08, 2018 3:49 amThanks. Will try that tomorrow.
Tonight I did this:
Sure SM 58 mic -> macbook pro mic input (using pigtail connector) -> GarageBand -> back out from laptop -> Fender amp ch.2 input .
I used a pigtail 1/8 " (??) connectors to connect both input and output to my laptop.
Hope this makes sense. Seems to work. I will try your suggestion tomorrow.
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Hay demasiada basura en el tacho y no puedo cerrar la tapa.There's too much trash in the can and I can't close the lid.
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Hay demasiada basura en las calles.There's too much rubbish in the streets.
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A retelling of Snow White (and a few other fairy tales on the sidelines) Nameless by Lili St. Crow was strange but also satisfying. It is nothing at all like the Strange Angels series, but still a good read.
When Camille was six years old, she was discovered alone in the snow by Enrico Vultusino, godfather of the Seven—the powerful Families that rule magic-ridden New Haven. Papa Vultusino adopted the mute, scarred child, naming her after his dead wife and raising her in luxury on Haven Hill alongside his own son, Nico.
Now Cami is turning sixteen. She's no longer mute, though she keeps her faded scars hidden under her school uniform, and though she opens up only to her two best friends, Ruby and Ellie, and to Nico, who has become more than a brother to her. But even though Cami is a pampered Vultusino heiress, she knows that she is not really Family. Unlike them, she is a mortal with a past that lies buried in trauma. And it's not until she meets the mysterious Tor, who reveals scars of his own, that Cami begins to uncover the secrets of her birth…to find out where she comes from and why her past is threatening her now. (GoodReads).
Originality: 10. Whoa, alternative history with magic and vampire politics and dystopian cities AND fairy tale retellings. Oh, also there is a private girls school run by nuns. And cults. I am probably forgetting something as well.Also, the language is HARD to follow. This is a complex world and you are not given any help in figuring out what a person's "Potential" is, the different between a "jack" and a "Twist", both magically inclined/mutated persons. If you give it a chance you figure it out, but its not easy.
Absurdity. 9. See above.
Level of Paranormal Romance: 3. For all of the potential swoon with Nico, this books underplays the romance. It is very effective, but more about how Cami feels about the relationship than anything else.
Level of Harry Potterness: 6. At first I could not get into this book, but I read it slowly and gave it a chance, and I am happy I did. This bizarre world (and narrative voice/language) eventually hooked me. I will be reading the next book in the Tales of Beauty & Madness series.


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They are constructed by a technique of rolling and shaping narrow strips of paper called quilling or paper filigree. Quilling was first practiced by Renaissance nuns and monks who are said to have made artistic use of the gilded edges of worn out bibles, and later by 18th century ladies who made artistic use of lots of free time. I find quilling exquisitely satisfying for rendering the densely squished and lovely internal landscape of the human body in cross section.
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Anyone else out there ever get so excited about something that it can quickly turn into nerves? Me tooo.
And that's because all around us we're in a constant dance with polar opposites. We live in a world of duality. Our existence is relationship based. Yin to the Yang, Feminine to the Masculine, Lightness to the Darkness, Intuitive to the Logic, Life to Death, Nerves to the Excitement.
One simply can't exist without the other.
We're constantly dancing between the expansiveness of yang energy and the nurturing, contracting, softness of yin energy.
The concentration towards one favoured energy within our society has a large degree of path dependency. But no energy is above another. Both are of equal significance. And both reside within us all.
For as far back as I can remember I've always thought I needed to push myself into this expansive yang energy - an energy that doesn't come so naturally to me day to day. I'd spend weeks, months, years swimming against my own natural flow. And as a result I'd get ill. I would need to spend a good amount of time in contraction, resting in the yin'est of the yin (if that's even a thing!)
How empowering though, to know that we're in a constant dance between expansion and contraction. It's like a pulsating beat, each drum sequence unique to each individual.
We've been in this dance since birth. And we'll be dancing it until the day we die.
We begin life in a place of darkness, a cocoon of safety. We travel through a tight canal and open our eyes to this big wide world with an expansive breath. As we grow, we have moments of this bursting energy, and other moments of seeking the softness of solitude.
Nature is our constant reminder of this dance, and there is nowhere where this dance is so beautifully revealed than through the transitions between seasons. The transitions between lightness and darkness as we celebrate the tides of death and rebirth.
Following our own natural dancing rhythm allows us to honour where our body is at, and what energy we need to call upon at that given point of time; whether that be the energy to allow things to die away or the energy to birth things into existence.
Tune in to yourself and be aware of what energy feels most natural right now. Are you dancing or fighting the flow?
Become aware of the moments you've lost the beat to your own dance, and ask yourself "For who am I trying to benefit?" If the answer isn't you… well, then I think you know the solution. If the answer is you, then ask yourself if the fight is for your highest truth, as … "What is the purpose of this life but not to dance until the end."


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With the "wedding of the century" taking place this week, London is invaded by all sorts of visitors. Some have spent a fortune on looking good on tv, others will have spent their money on getting here to watch them. That much I expected, and also that I would encounter more than the odd random stranger in town - but not that one of them would come into my house uninvited. Luckily, my guest needs no money to look good, does not behave disorderly after a few drinks and is perfectly capable of enjoying a glass of Riesling in silence.
So it was not quite the tiger who came for tea, but still a colourful guest - the ladybird who came for Riesling.
After recently exploring his 09 Pinot Gris, it is now time to taste Helmut Dönnhoff's 2009 Riesling. Dönnhoff is the uncrowned winemaking king of the Nahe region and one of the (more or less crowned) archdukes of German Riesling, so I was very curious to see how his entry-level Riesling would do.
After it had been sitting in my famous wardrobe for a while, the Dönnhoff's time had come when I set out to visit one of London's secret supper clubs.
Wine journalists, bloggers, trade people - sure they all love Riesling. But real people? What do they think about the world's most exciting white grape variety? You may think you know, but you have no idea. Over the past few months, a Wine Rambler covert investigation team infiltrated Twitter to uncover shocking evidence. This, ladies and gentlemen, is what people really think about Riesling.
Men in the know
riesling = skim milk, sauvignon blanc = whole milk, chardonnay = heavy cream
I can't stand sweet wines! Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc, etc. nor the people that drink it! YUCK! Learn your wines people!!!!
Germany only have pinot noir and riesling. Don't ask me why.
Trollinger-Lemberger-Riesling hangovers are the worst.
careful! Riesling is like a woman= sweet but can give you a #headache if you have too much in one day!
Sometimes you have no idea what you are looking at. The other day I pulled a bottle out of a newly arrived cask of wine that I hadn't actually ordered - nor had I heard of the winery before! Turns out that the wine merchant had sneakily squeezed it into the box as a thank you for a good customer. Herr Behringer also asked me for my opinion.
Following the recent debate on neutrality of wine bloggers I should probably add that this is the first wine we have received from Behringer without paying, that he did not ask us for a review and that the wine is not in his portfolio (I wonder if he plans to change that though). Anyway, Mr Behringer, here goes.
The Mosel, Germany's best known wine region, hosts many styles of Riesling winemaking: There are the modernists, there are the traditionalists, there are the ultra-traditionalist. And then, there is Jos. Christoffel Jun. The winery's website nicely underscores their brand of conservatism, in that there isn't one. If you want to get your hands on any of the older vintages (back into the 80s, rumour has it) they still have on offer, get your ass down to the Mosel. Or else get lucky on eBay, like your undeservedly fortunate correspondent. For about 12 €, shipment included, I got this Spätlese from the year Frank Zappa died.
Reinhard Löwenstein is a well known and, at least for some, controversial German wine figure. A communist in his youth, he is among the few writing winemakers (and not afraid to quote Marx) and also a vocal proponent of the idea of terroir in Germany. On his steep Mosel vineyards he almost exclusively grows Riesling, often substantial wines that need time to develop their potential.
I mention this because when the other day I wanted to introduce a friend to Löwenstein Riesling I only had a 2008 to hand and was a little concerned about opening the wine so early.
Last autumn I drank my first Kirchmayr wine. It was a 16 year old Grüner Veltliner, and I was very impressed. Beautiful bottle design, marvellous bouquet and a wine that was focussed, sharp and sophisticated - yet not aged, not even old. It was pure joy. Kirchmayr have a whole range of wines - "Solist" - specifically made to age well and only to be released to market after years of maturing. So I had to get a bottle of Riesling to find out if it would be as good as the Grüner.
When I reviewed the Grüner, I took an excessive amount of photos of the bottle (same beautiful design for both varietals), so please take a look at that post, also for some background on the winery. But now to the Riesling.
Piesport is a lovely village in the German Mosel Valley. Because of the peculiarities of the German wine law, the name can show up on the labels of very cheap wines from somewhere in the area (Piesporter Michelsberg), or it can be on first class Riesling from some of the Mosel's best vineyards. After having recently indulged myself in the delights of the supermarket wine version, it is now time to revisit the outstanding Goldtröpfchen vineyard version.
"Goldtröpfchen" means little drop of gold, and the Rieslings made by Theo Haart and family in Piesport can indeed be described as such. Today's Haart Riesling even comes with a gold capsule ("Goldkapsel"), indicating that the Haarts were particularly pleased with the quality of what went into this bottle.
Piesport is the name of a wine growing village in Germany. On steep hills along the Mosel, some of Germany's best Riesling is grown. "Piesporter Michelsberg", however, only indicates that the wine comes from grapes grown somewhere in the area. It is a designation no quality producer with a good vineyard there would use, so when you find it on a label you are most likely looking at a mass-produced wine that will probably not even contain grapes grown in Piesport itself.
I bought my Michelsberg for £3.99 from Sainsburys as part of a blind tasting experiment in cheap German wine. How did it fair?
"This monstrosity tastes monstrously good." - This is what Imperial Chancellor Otto von Bismarck had to say about a wine from the Ungeheuer vineyard. "Ungeheuer" is the German word for "monstrosity", and it is also the name of a famous vineyard in the Pfalz region. It is about time for us to review an Ungeheuer wine, and today we are looking at the premier dry (GG) Riesling from Mosbacher - one of the top Pfalz wineries.
"Premier", "top", "monstrously good" - can the wine stand up to all this praise or were the Wine Rambler and good old Bismarck (posthumously) left disappointed?
Over the past few years I have reviewed quite a few Haart Rieslings, and for this reason I had considered scaling down for a while (with the writing, not the drinking of course) in order not to bore you. It's good I did not make it into a New Year's resolution though, as the latest Haart I opened was so stunning I honestly cannot remember having had a young Mosel late harvest Riesling of this quality.
A friend of mine gave me ten little bottles / Of some special stuff that he brewed up his-self / So I took it and hid it down in my basement / But my wife found out about it and she told me to get rid of it or else / And since I didn't like the way she said or else / I went down there and proceeded to carry out her instructions [...] Picked up the first bottle, pulled the cork out of it...
It did not quite happen like this. Admittedly, there was a basement. And I went down there. Picked up a bottle. Or two. Actually, there were 74. Also, they were not small. And despite the time it will have taken him to put it all together, I am fairly certain host Robert Giorgione did not brew them up by his-self. Even so, he managed to get Riesling from all over the world to London for a blind tasting that I could not miss. And so I went down there and proceeded...
A good Riesling wine of Auslese quality will usually need a few years before it really shows its potential and some of the outstanding ones may need a decade or more to get there, depending on whether you like them fruitier or a little more sophisticated. The other day, the time for Theo Haart's 2001 Auslese had come, and as it was my last bottle we will never know whether it would have been even more delightful had I waited five years more.
We just voted not one, not two, but three dry Rieslings into our top five picks of last year. We didn't do that to make a point, those were just the wines we happened to enjoy most. Having said that, it is true that the effort many english-speaking wine lovers will make to ignore any german wine that is not sweet Riesling have not ceased to amaze us - amaze, and annoy us ever so slightly. This is not, I hasten to clarify, because we fail to appreciate the great sweet Rieslings. They are indeed unique, delightful and still handsomely underpriced in the global scheme of wine. It's just that this fact is already widely known, so frankly, it is not exactly breaking news to report on another little marvel of liquid stone and sweet peachy caress.
But on this January day, the time has come to do just that.
As a wine drinking year, 2010 was not without its disappointments. Among them, a Bacchus that bored us to tears, a burgundy that let us down - and, most grimly, a swamp gas attack from the Loire that we would rather not talk about just yet. The ritual that helps us get over these low points is the yearly selection of the Wine Rambler's top five german wines. The shortlist was substantial as always, and the choice was not taken lightly - and by the way, one of our favourite daydreams is that sentences like this might one day cause actual nervousness among german wine makers.
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Seeing how good their reputation is, it was high time for us to review a wine made at the Willi Schaefer winery. The Schaefer estate is run by Willi and Christoph Schaefer, father and son, who on a few hectares of steep Mosel land exclusively grow Riesling. They feature a label design that just screams traditional Germanic Mosel style, bordering on cute cliché. I like it, of course. The family also seem to be traditional in other ways as they still don't have a website. Or they hide it. There is nothing that needs hiding about this wine though. Not only highly enjoyable on its own it also paired very well with Tim Burton's Sleepy Hollow on a cold autumn night.
It was a cold and windy night. Suffering from a somewhat congested nose, I still desired a glass of wine to keep me company while I watched Christopher Walken decapitate fat blokes in the woods. Just a little light-hearted fun, what could be better than a Mosel Kabinett?
Every other season I assemble a group of wine loving friends at the Wine Rambler London HQ. The mission is simple: drink some wine and have fun. As that might seem too frivolous in the current times of austerity a little work is also required of my guests - and that is to share their impressions of the wines. For the autumn tasting in November these impressions ranged from 'body shop mandarin lotion' and 'broccoli' to 'tennis balls' and 'cold custard'.
As is the law at Wine Rambler seasonal tastings, all wines have to be tasted blind. This avoids bias and, most importantly, makes it more fun and adventurous. As my wardrobe is mostly stocked with German and some Austrian wines this is what my guests have learned to expect, but I always aim to have at least one surprise in store for them...
Cool mineral, herbs and peach - whenever I hear these words I have to think of the bouquet of the Rieslings Theo Haart produces from grapes grown in the famous Goldtröpfchen vineyard at the Mosel. This wine is no exception, it just adds tropical fruit and a hint of citrus to the mix, plus aromas of rubber balls and a faint hint of vegetable, identified as broccoli by my friend Bethan. For a wine of Auslese quality it is still relatively young, so maybe give it some decanter love to allow it to develop properly.
The Van Volxem estate needs no introduction. The excellent Rieslings made by Roman Niewodniczanski (English speakers are invited to send us recordings of how you pronounce that name) don't require the endorsement of the humble Wine Rambler - although we are happy to give it, for what it is worth. Today though we are looking at an entry level Riesling from VV, the Saar Riesling. A hundred years ago Riesling from the Saar was amongst the most prestigious and expensive wines in the world. How about the 2009 basic Riesling from a winemaker dedicated to restore the Saar to its former glory?
I am a Swabian. It is not easy for me to admit this. Not even in English and to an audience for which this may not mean anything at all. In Germany, there is nothing cool about being born into the tribe that is famous for bringing the world inventions such as the compulsory weekly sweeping of the staircase (I am not kidding, it is called Kehrwoche) or a special mortgage savings account (Bausparvertrag).
The latter may recommend us to the English, but I am coming out tonight for another reason. Yes, I am a Swabian and there is nothing cool about it. But I am also a Swabian who as a child played just a stones' throw from where Rainer Schnaitmann now makes this great value kick-ass Riesling in the town of Fellbach. Also, I am the Swabian who was lucky enough to down the wine with a cool Scottish girl who likes her white wine dry and has a crush on Swabians.


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This article talks about luxury hotels but in actual fact, I would say it applies to the greater hotel population! As an artist, I am excited about the fact that art can potentially reach more audiences by coming out of galleries and into hotels. Not only does art enhance the uniqueness of a hotel environment but it provides a way for guests to connect with the art itself and the spaces the art 'lives in'.
Luxury hotels are becoming fine art spaces to rival many galleries . . .
Alex Toledano, a Paris-based art consultant whose clients include Ritz-Carlton hotels, says: "Hotels, especially hotel owners, recognise that they have been spending a decent amount on art for many years without it doing anything special for their property. They've realised that the money could be used not only to tell an interesting narrative about their properties but also to make them more memorable."
He adds that hotels used to purchase decorative art from "manufacturing companies" that churned out works in bulk. "Now you're starting to see the desire of hotels to ask more of the artwork to make their property unique, rather than resembling many others."
There is also a move away from abstract art, previously considered the "least offensive" form, he says. "Now, hotels are willing to take more of a risk. That is what is making art in hotels exciting right now. Our clients are asking for a diversity of art that we wouldn't have expected a couple of years ago."


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Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race
Elsie Gabriel
Impressive, international, competitive, colossal, adventurous and classic are the words which overwhelmed me as I walked through the gates of the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, to join thousands of spectators who came to pay tribute to the participants at the start of the 68th Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race.
At once I knew why it was such an iconic sport,of which so far I had only read about in the sailing and sports world news magazines.It was wonderful to be invited for such an adventerous classy sport which takes on wind and water to emerge victorious.
The assorted fleet were registered and set to sail as we came in to flag off the competition for the 68th Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race and true to it's name I knew it would provide a spectacle befitting of the event's reputation. The Boxing Day annual 628-nm ocean classic running from Sydney to Hobart, often referred to as a 'nautical rite of passage', has been sponsored by Rolex since 2002.Rloex as apt as ever ruled the timely sport by the ocean side.Event organizers Cruising Yacht Club of Australia (CYCA) were equally alive with enthusiasm and sportsmanship.
TheSydney to Hobart Yacht Race is an annual event hosted by the CYCA, starting in Sydney on Boxing Day and finishing in Hobart, Tasmania. The race is run in co-operation with the Royal Yacht Club of Tasmania and is widely considered to be one of the most difficult yacht races in the world.
The 68th Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race once again lived up to its reputation as one of the world's toughest ocean races and am glad I was there to witness this milestone, once in a life time experience.
It is said that the race was initially planned to be a cruise by Peter Luke and some friends who had formed a club for those who enjoyed cruising as opposed to racing, however when a visiting British Royal Navy Officer, Captain John Illingworth, suggested it be made a race, the event was born. Peter Luke, who contributed to the formation of the Cruising Yacht club of Australia and the establishment of the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race, died on 23 September 2007 aged 92.
The Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race has gathered much might over the decades, since the inaugural race in 1945, to become one of the top three offshore yacht races in the world, and it now attracts the biggest yachts from all around the globe.
All I could hear was the buzz of 'Wild Oats' in the air amidst much conversations. Eventually I came to learn that the race record was set in 2005 by Wild Oats XI which crossed the line in a time of 1 day, 18 hours, 40 minutes and 10 seconds. And later, it was wonderful to know that the previous record was beaten by Wild Oats XI in 2012 when it crossed the line in 1 day, 18 hours, 23 minutes and 12 seconds. This brought about another record for Wild Oats XI , as they became the first boat to claim the treble – race record, line honours and overall winner – twice.
Bass Strait and the eastern rough waters of the Pacific Ocean are renowned for their gusty treacherous winds and notorious seas. Although the race mostly takes place in the Tasman Sea, the shallowness of Bass Strait and the proximity to the race course means that the fleet is very much under the influence of the Strait as they transit from the mainland to Flinders Island. Even though the race is held in the Australian summer, storms often make the Sydney–Hobart race cold, choppy and extremely challenging for the crew.
The Rolex Sydney to Hobart is often described as the most grueling long ocean race in the world. This traditional sporting event a day after Christmas is filled with tradition and has the ability year after year to bring an entire country to a dramatic stand still. A fiercely contested race across the often dangerous seas, this is always an engaging event for the whole of Australia.
Seventy six boats of various types and sizes, the largest of them 100-footers, started off right before us. Leading the pack from the starting line was five-time line honors winner Wild Oats XI, which last year lost out to Investec Loyal. As the race leaders turned right into open sea, one could see how Wild Oats XI was kick starting as the leader.
Over the past 68 years, the Rolex Sydney Hobart has become an icon of Australia's summer sport ranking top in public interest. No annual yachting event in the world attracts such huge media coverage than does the start on Sydney Harbour. I bowed down to Sydney's offering, as one attraction I wouldn't forget in a long long time.
For me, the fresh strong southerly breeze and sunshine provided the perfect angles for all the photographs I wanted to capture, it sure was a photo journalist's delight. That December month,the weather gods intervened to make the 2012 race all about the big boats.
This grand classic ocean race is remembered for many things from records and personal achievements, challenges to tribulations and unfortunately, disasters too. It has proved quite a baptism for the news traveler in me, I was simply overjoyed to simply watch the frenzy of the crew preparations and catch first hand conversations with some sailors!
Yachts scorched out briskly with the endless blaze of media and public attention, as I waved vigorously, knowing deep in my heart that the crew in every yacht surely must be bowing their heads to God above and to nature below!
Ofcourse I wasn't there at Hobart for the winners reception which is said to be as grand as the flag off but I did come to know of it's spirited battle for line honours just as I had expeced. The Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race Australia adventour sports tourism is here to stay, and you gotta see it if you are down under during the Christmas vacations.
Yachts scorched out briskly with the endless blaze of media and public attention, as I waved vigorously, knowing deep in my heart that the crew in every yacht surely must be bowing their heads to God above and to nature below!


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3 Questions Smart People Ask to Keep Their Retirement on Track
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If you're looking for a pro to help you manage your investments, there's no shortage of advice on what questions to ask when interviewing a potential financial advisor. But what about after the hire? How do you ensure your future's going according to plan?
These three questions are a great place to start.
How Do My Funds Compare to Other Similar Funds?
Hopefully, you invested in good growth stock mutual funds with a long history of above-average returns. Even so, it's a good idea to sit down with your financial advisor periodically for a performance check. Your funds should perform much like the S&P 500—it swings up and down but consistently trends upward in the big picture.
If one of your funds has a bad quarter, don't panic. Remember, you're in this for the long haul. It takes time for a fund to ride out the stock market's fluctuations and live up to its potential. Before you make any sudden moves, take a closer look by comparing the fund to others in the same category.
If one of your funds has a bad quarter, don't panic. It takes time for a fund to ride out the stock market's fluctuations and live up to its potential.
Let's say one of your aggressive growth stock mutual funds has taken a dip. Check other aggressive growth stock funds to see how they're faring. If they're down 17% and your fund is only down 15%, you're doing pretty well in the grand scheme of things. Stay the course and give it two or three years to bounce back.
Understand & Own Your Investing Future
If a fund continually lags way behind its category peers, talk to your advisor about your options. Just keep in mind that moving funds should be a rare event, and it usually costs money. Take fees and commissions into account to make sure changing funds is really worth the expense.
Am I On Track to Reach My Goals?
Part of any successful retirement plan is taking the time to make sure you're on track. Your advisor should have no problem meeting with you annually to discuss your progress—and more often when you have concerns or are transitioning into retirement.
If you don't have a specific target in mind yet, it's time to get serious about putting your goals on paper. The Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) found that workers who calculate how much money they'll need to retire comfortably aim higher when it comes to their savings goals. An experienced advisor can help you pinpoint your magic number and show you how to reach that goal with confidence.
Workers who calculate how much money they'll need to retire comfortably aim higher when it comes to their savings goals.
Just be prepared to give it all you've got. According to the ASPPA Journal, studies show that retirement success depends more on your savings rate than any other factor. Dave recommends investing 15% of your household income into Roth IRAs and tax-advantaged retirement plans, because 15% enables you to build a solid future while still enjoying life today. If you're already contributing 15%, give yourself a pat on the back—you're doing great! If not, that's okay! Work with your advisor to devise a step-by-step plan for getting there.
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Do I Need to Make Any Adjustments?
If there's one thing you can count on in life, it's that things change. Buying a new home or expanding your family? Tell your financial advisor. Major life changes can affect your risk profile and your long-term financial picture. A true pro will take recent developments into account and make sure your investing strategy stays in line with future goals.
Other changes happen beyond your everyday view. For instance, a new state law could impact your tax liability. Your advisor should alert you to any legal or regulatory changes you need to know about so you can make informed choices about your investments.
Honesty Is the Best Policy
You should feel confident that your advisor will answer as many questions as you need to ask to understand how an investment works.
If your financial advisor gives you the runaround, find someone else. It's your money. You deserve an honest picture of where you stand and where you're headed.


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When it comes to the truly rich people in the world, there is always a focus on where they are congregating and where they can be found. Some people may have the intentions of meeting these mega-rich people and befriending them or becoming their new partner but for the majority of people, it is just a good thing to know. There is a lot to be said for an area or location that has a number of considerably wealthy people in it and at the moment, London is one of the biggest places in the world for billionaires. There are 104 people in Britain at the moment that are classed as billionaires with respect to the sterling currency of the UK and 72 of these billionaires can be found in London.
This means that London has a greater number of billionaires than any other city in the entire world and it is also good news for Britain. This is because the overall number of billionaires in the country ensures that Britain hosts more billionaires per head of the total count of the population than any other country in the entire world. Not everyone will think this is a good thing; in fact, there will be plenty of people who think this is a bad thing for the country. However the findings, which were printed by the Sunday Times, really show the differences between the rich and the poor in the United Kingdom.
When you take on board that many people in the UK are struggling financially at the moment with the use of food banks being extremely important, there is a concern that the discrepancy is becoming too wide. Economic growth may be at a strong level in the United Kingdom but it is not something that everyone is getting the chance to enjoy or benefit from.
London remains the global leader for billionaires
London is clearly the UK and world leader when it comes to housing billionaires, at least by Sterling standards. With 72 billionaires of this level, London beats Moscow into second place with the Russian city boasting of 48 people who would be classed as a UK millionaire. In third place is New York which can boast of 43 people of this stature, narrowly pipping San Francisco which can boast of 42. Up next in fifth place is Los Angeles, which can call upon 38 people and in sixth position is Hong Kong who can call on 34 billionaires with respect to Sterling.
The richest people in the UK are Gopi and Sri Hinduja, a pair of Indian born brothers who can boast of a fortune amounting to £11.9bn. This is a sum of money that is in excess of $20bn, and the money has been derived from the actions of the Hinduja Group, which is their family owned business. The Group has an interest in the media, property around the world, banking, oil and the automobile industry.
The previous leader for UK billionaire's was Alisher Usmanov, who now finds himself in second place, although he may argue that he should be listed above a pair of brothers. The Russian, who was born in Uzbekistan has suffered a dip in his huge fortune due to the Ukraine crisis and the impact it has had on his businesses. This is not to say that anyone should currently be feeling sorry for Usmanov and his range of London properties but it does go to show that even the richest of people can have a bad day, month or year.
An interesting fact about the list of the 50 richest people currently with property in the UK is the fact that the lowest ranked person had a personal wealth of £1.5bn. 10 years ago, a personal wealth of £700m would have granted access to the list, another sign of the rising levels of money in London. When you consider the boom of the London property market, it is easy to see that there has been a correlation between these factors, pushing up the prices of top end properties in the English capital. With no real signs of the top end of the London property market slowing down, there may not be a change or end to this state any time soon.
Andrew Reilly is a freelance writer with a focus on news stories and consumer interest articles. He has been writing professionally for 8 years but has been writing for as long as he can care to remember. When Andrew isn't sat behind a laptop or researching a story, he will be found watching a gig or a game of football.


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Hello Kitty will take you to the forest to harvest the fruit and make a cake. It's funny when sometimes Hello Kitty fails and becomes chocolate covered, you can scrub her in the bath!
Hello Kitty will take you to the forest to harvest the fruit and make a cake. It's funny when sometimes Hello Kitty fails and becomes chocolate covered, you can scrub her in the bath!
No time to type a reply? Kitty's got your back with these quick and easy responses in a cute way.
Hello Kitty's Pie Shop is a fun game that lets you play as Hello Kitty in her kitchen. Don a baker's apron and hat to start making the best cakes and pies in town.
Choose from a wide variety of shapes for your base, select different fillings, cover it, bake it, take your creation out of the oven and decorate your pie with various colorful, mouth-watering toppings!
After you're done, you can share your delectable creation with your friends!
April also means the full blossom of sakura season. Enjoy the transient beauty of flowers with Hello Kitty.
Spring has arrived and many beautiful Hello Kitty flower buds bloom again.
What an adorable 3D Hello Kitty bow pattern! I can already think of different ways to use this cute bow for shoe clips, hairband….
Control Kitty to swim through the ocean in this endless underwater adventure game. Leave a trail of bubbles as Kitty swim, and be careful to avoid mines or other obstacles. Watch out for sharks which hunger for fish. See how far you can get without dying in this new, fast paced, and completely free underwater Kitty adventure game.
Use this "Hello Kitty for Messenger" app to decorate your favorite pictures with Hello Kitty stickers and share them. You can create delightful pictures using Hello Kitty Stickers. After creating a picture, send it via Facebook Messenger or save it to your album.
Hello Kitty has just opened her new beauty salon and has hired you as the manager!
Don't disappoint her and show that you have what it takes to run a successful business. Hire and command most of Sanrio's popular cast of characters like My Melody,Badtz-Maru, Kerokerokeroppi and the others. Work hard and make sure to give the beauty treatment that the citizens of Sanrio Land deserve. Upgrade your equipment and train your staff to make sure they cater to your customer's needs. Prove that your skills are top of the line!
Hong Kong dim sum wins. Shortly after the opening of the first Hello Kitty dim sum restaurant in the world, it has reached for another Sanrio character theme – this time Little Twin Stars. I wanna try the pink and blue shrimp dumplings!


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Asia Argento is paying tribute to her late boyfriend Anthony Bourdain by sharing a new selfie of them together.
"Two weeks without you," she captioned the picture on Instagram, which shows them looking happy together on a vacation.
Anthony was found dead of suicide two weeks ago in his hotel room in France, where he was filming an upcoming episode of his CNN series Parts Unknown.
Asia met Anthony while filming an episode of Parts Unknown with him in 2016 and they had been dating for over a year when he died. After his death she released this statement: "Anthony gave all of himself in everything that he did. His brilliant, fearless spirit touched and inspired so many, and his generosity knew no bounds. He was my love, my rock, my protector. I am beyond devastated."
We continue to send love to Asia during this difficult time.
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NEWARK — Not many ordinances have passed with as little resistance as the so-called ban-the-box proposal that the sometimes-divided Newark City Council passed unanimously on Monday night.
With a 9-0 vote, Newark became the most recent in a growing number of both public and private employers to remove any inquiry about a prior criminal conviction from its job applications.
The effort, sparked by a grass-roots group called the Newark Think Tank on Poverty and sponsored by Councilman Jeremy Blake, was designed to eliminate one more unnecessary barrier that citizens returning to society after a prison stint face in attempting to rebuild their lives, advocates say.
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