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Things have changed so much within a year's time-frame. We're living in another state. We are engaged. We have a dog. We both have full-time jobs. We both have more responsibilities.
It's a fact that I am not the same person as a year ago and if you asked me if I would do it over again, would I do anything differently? If we could go back in that exact moment in time when we were deciding to move here, would we have declined it? Nope. I wouldn't go back nor would I change anything because the person I am today is not the person I was back then. I am more mature, can handle more situations and have finally learned to stick up for myself.
What I would change is how my fiancé was treated at his job. I would change how degrading they made him feel. I would change how they looked down upon him. I would change how tired, sick and smelly he is every time he comes home. I would change how his mood alters in the blink of an eye. I would change how the words his boss said made him feel like s***. I would change how sad and hurt he sounded on the phone today. I would change how awful he feels when he goes into work each day. All of these things I would change because to see him hurting and or hurt makes me feel like absolute crap.
You see, when you witness your significant other hurt, it makes you feel the same way. If you truly love this person, their pain will become yours. So, I am feeling what he's feeling. I wish that I could make it go away, but I cannot. He would never shed a tear, but you can best believe I'll do it for him. And, I would do anything for this guy because I am madly in love with him. I could care less if you say, "oh, he's only your first love." Okay, and? You never forget your first!
All he can do is find another job and hope this never happens again. I will always protect him from being hurt. I cannot always prevent it, but I can try! And, I told him I'd support him no matter what and to do what he has to do. I will stand by him.. forever.
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The dating process brings in mixed feelings among many of us. For some, it means a feeling of anticipation and butterflies in the stomach sensation, while for others it might be just another waste of a free evening. Whichever category we belong too, we have a personal list of behaviors which we feel are unacceptable on a first date.
The other day I was sitting with my friends and this topic came up in the course of our conversation and all the ladies present brought out their disaster date scenarios out on the table and that is when I decided to take the top five in their list and write an article out of it.
Honey, the check is all yours: Women are two-faced this way, they want their independence and equality, but when it comes to chivalry you cannot do enough. Well, I don't know who made the rules but an woman would like the man to pay the check on the first date. And if the man is new-age who respects women power and feels that he has done a great job of making her feel like an equal by asking her to pay the bill, well unfortunately that is not how it works. This seems to be a cardinal rule of dating with only a few exceptions.
The whistling and "hey you's":
Whistling out for a waiter might seem dashing to some, but only in the movies. This seems to be a common opinion, women finds out a lot about a man's personality by the way he behaves with the wait staff. If a guy has the habit of whistling or shouting out to a waiter to get his attention, this might come out as rude or arrogant. A definite "No" on a first date, i.e. if the guy wants a second date after all.
What is that smell?: This is definitely not limited to the first date alone but then with a problem like this one's chances of a second date are slim. My friend had to invent someone's sudden death to actually escape a bad case of mouth-odor. She tried to lean back and avoid it as much as possible but it got to a point where it was either a quick escape or the table napkin over her nose. So if the guy wants to actually make it to the second date sometime in the future, better invest in some breath mints and mouthwash.
All about me:
When you go on a first date, usually it is a chance to get to know about each other and when the guy (or vice versa) spends the entire time speaking only about himself, he can see those invisible yawns on his date's face. Being full of himself, not giving his date the chance to even complete a sentence will only bring him down on the scale of manners and will not help to get him anywhere with the lady in question.
One kiss please: This is again a very sensitive area and opinions seemed to differ among my friends too. Some do not like the fact that you kiss on the first date, some thought it rude not to give a good night kiss and others felt a chaste kiss on the cheek is enough. Well, one friend gave a very strong view about necking and groping being completely out of the question and everyone seemed to agree to that. Well, I would say it depends on the chemistry between the two and you should try to read the body language too. But if he is coming on too strong or being forceful then he can kiss the second date goodbye.
These were among the top 5 in the list of unacceptable behaviors but I remember there being quite a few more. Being late on a date, not being dressed properly, talking about the ex on the first date, asking questions about sex-life were some of the other close contenders.

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Jerrod Niemann may more closely be associated with party anthems like "Drink to That All Night" or "One More Drinkin' Song" than ballads of devotion – even his 2016 duet with Lee Brice, "Little More Love," maintains his signature laid back vibe. That makes his musical pivot on new single "God Made a Woman," all the more surprising.
Penned by "Kiss You In The Morning" singer Michael Ray, along with Joel Shewmake and Jeff Hyde, "God Made a Woman" has Niemann singing from the perspective of a reformed man. "I burn that candle at both ends, 'till it met in the middle just smoldering / I was searching for something, didn't even know what I was after," he admits. Niemann performed an acoustic version of the song on Facebook earlier today, and the studio version (listen below) is available on Spotify. The studio version has subdued, melancholy musical accompaniment – jazzy drums, mellow guitar, light sprinkles of keys – that underscores his devotion.
"This song really hits home for me right now in my life," Niemann shared via Facebook, along with his acoustic performance. Niemann married his wife Morgan in 2014.
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Writing in the National Review Online, Charlotte Allen argued that the "feminised" culture of American schools has led to a situation where "helpless passivity is the norm".
"Male aggression can be a good thing, as in protecting the weak — but it has been forced out of the culture of elementary schools and the education schools that train their personnel," she argued.
Ms Allen suggested that some of the 26 deaths could have been avoided "if a couple of male teachers who had played high-school football, or even some of the huskier 12-year-old boys, had converged on Lanza".
"All the personnel — the teachers, the principal, the assistant principal, the school psychologist, the 'reading specialist' — were female. There didn't even seem to be a male janitor to heave his bucket at Adam Lanza's knees," she lamented.
Numerous bloggers and writers pointed out the factual inaccuracies in Ms Allen's article. There was a male custodian, or caretaker, at the school in Newton, Connecticut, who ran around the building warning others that there was a gunman. There was at least one male teacher, Theodore Varga.
There were no 12-year-olds to perform the tackles Ms Allen imagined could disarm a heavily equipped killer, as classes at Sandy Hook stop at fourth grade, when the eldest children are ten.
Amid national grief at the massacre of so many young children, and growing momentum for tighter gun and ammunition laws, the response was severe.
The Jezebel blog, calling Ms Allen a "noted asshole", said: "Do you know what would've happened if a bunch of "husky" 12-year-old boys tried to attack an adult male with a semi-automatic rifle? There would've been a bunch of dead husky 12-year-old boys."
The Huffington Post labelled her article as "inane drivel".
"Have we now reached peak Sandy Hook stupidity? Let's hope so," wrote Jason Linkins.
David Weigel, in a post on Slate.com headlined "The Stupidest Thing Anyone Has Written About Sandy Hook", pointed out that in other shootings men had died or been gravely injured trying to protect others. Jared Loughner, who killed six in the attack on Representative Gabrielle Giffords, did his damage in six seconds.
"Grown men in good health were cut down, because bullets move faster than people do," wrote Weigel.
Ms Allen was not the first to suggest that unarmed people "rushing" gunmen could work.
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While my reaction is quite as extreme as the one at Tiny Mix Tapes, I do have to say I'm a bit disappointed with Trent's latest. What it boils down to it this: The first single from With Teeth, "The Hand That Feeds" is the best song.
That's a shame. The first single should never be the best song (or maybe "the only good song" is a better way to put it) on a disc.
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Why Chinese And Indian Companies Are Failing To Innovate?
Surprisingly, not even a single Chinese or Indian company managed to scrape onto a list of the top 100 most innovative businesses in the world, 2015. Meanwhile, the list was comprehensively dominated by American and Japanese companies (35% and 40% respectively).
Japan and the US account for 75 percent of the list, making them the true innovation hubs of the world.
Well, one could argue that "innovation" can be notoriously difficult to measure.
Report is strongly skewed towards research and development spending, the quantity of patents filed by businesses, and how often their intellectual property is used by other inventors.
In order to be eligible for the top 100 global innovators list, a company has to first fulfill a simple criteria of quantity not quality. Only businesses with over 100 unique patents over the most recent 5-year period are even eligible for consideration.
However, if we keep measuring innovation by how much money you spend on R&D and patent volume rather than the quality of the ideas being created, Chinese or Indian companies are going to struggle to compete.
Report suggests that one way for developing nations to propel their economies forward is to invest in innovation and building a reliable intellectual property infrastructure.
Asia continues to lead the world in innovation with 44 organizations represented, with 10 French companies making the list, France was the best represented country in Europe, the United Kingdom continues to be noticeably absent, largely because of the country's relatively low Gross Domestic Expenditure on R&D.
Germany and South Korea took 4th and 5th place in the list with, respectively, 4 and 3 companies listed. Perhaps unexpectedly, neither the UK, India, nor China feature in the top 100.
The e-commerce giant, Amazon, which has expanded its cloud services business massively in recent years, debuted on Thomson Reuters' Top 100 Global Innovators, while ageing tech giants IBM and Hewlett Packard dropped out. You can find the complete list here.
Note: Launched in 2011, the Top 100 Global Innovators program identifies those companies that are best at turning creative ideas into commercialized inventions. The program honors the 100 most innovative organizations globally, as measured by a series of patent-related metrics: overall patent volume, patent grant success rate, global reach of the portfolio and patent influence.
Geographic breakout: List of countries with 100 most innovative businesses in the world, 2015:
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This study examines the extent to which the Bible's teaching regarding feminine nature and role shaped the changes modernity imposed on American women's lives in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. It focuses on Texas Baptists between 1880 and 1920--a biblically conservative group of lower- and middle-class southwesterners--and provides alternative data to the existing studies of northeastern and southern women. Chapter II delineates the specific biblical teaching regarding women that was emphasized by Texas Baptists and the ways they utilized those passages to justify an expanded role for women while retaining a concept of male authority in both the family and the church. Baptist women enlarged the scope of their religious activities most significantly between 1880 and 1920 in the creation of a successful missions support organization, the development of which is described in Chapter III. Although this all-female "union" enhanced women's administrative skills and gave them an avenue to power, it maintained an auxiliary position to the denomination as a whole and avoided theological and political issues. Chapter IV notes the same configuration of change in other religious activities of women: they expanded their sphere in worship, education, and benevolence but left ordination to both the ministry and the diaconate as a male prerogative. The widest field of service and the best possibility of a religious vocation for women lay in their serving as missionaries. Chapter V moves from the explicitly religious realm to other aspects of Baptist women's lives and focuses on the way Christian goals were translated into character models, educational pursuits, marriage, motherhood, and the exercise of civic responsibility. Between 1880 and 1920 Texas Baptist women used the Bible to justify their exercising greater freedom, but the patriarchal orientation of the church and the family was retained. Although this conservative reaction to change had some positive elements--it emphasized the interdependence of the sexes and the need for rearing children in a stable environment--it severely limited the full equality of Baptist women. That attainment necessitated further reinterpretation of their ideology and a willingness to deal openly with issues of conflict and power.
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I thought I would share with you what I've been up to lately. As you know, my McNeil's series came to an end with the release of the fifth book, In the Shadow of Vengeance. Publishing an entire series in eighteen months was an unbelievable dream come true. When it was over, I honestly didn't know what to do with myself. Part of me wanted to rush back into writing, but I hadn't a clue what to write. Besides, I had been working no stop and everything in me needed time to rest, step back and just enjoy my real world.
The next few weeks, the questions that circled around in my conscious night and day seemed endless.What type of book did I know want to write? Who did I want to write it for? Did I want to venture into the new and growing self-publishing world? Did I want to try out a new genre? Maybe my next book shouldn't be a full-length novel but something shorter, less intense like a novella or even a short story. And you can bet I drove my poor family and close friends crazy.
The one thing I completely forgot to add to my list of questions was what did I love to read?
Romantic suspense.
I love the action packed scenes that yank the characters from one near disaster to the next. And in the middle of all that chaos, I absolutely adore watching my hero and heroine fall in love across the page despite what's happening around them.
Of course, wonderful emails from readers tipped that scale enormously. For example, this one from my CONTACT ME icon:
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Here is a little look at how I develop my characters. It's going to be hard to read but I just wanted to give you an image of how I work out the main characters in each book. Once I finish a thorough bio of all my characters, I can't help dive into serious daily writing---because they won't leave me alone until I type THE END of the last book.
My heroine: Emersyn
My Hero: Alec
I will share more about this new WIP [work in progress] in days and weeks to come. New authors, if you ever have questions about my writing process, please don't hesitate either leaving a comment below or emailing me.
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For a long time, my preferred form of gambling would exclusively be casino gaming. I think the main reason for this is that it was the first form of gambling I was introduced to, and since I'm quite a habitual person, casino gaming quickly began to feel like "home" to me. I had some quick encounters with other forms of gambling such as sports betting (although I don't really care that much for sports) as well as bingo, but they never quite managed to live up to the excitement that casino gaming gave me. What I like most about the casino environment is the variety it offers – Many other forms of gambling feel like the games are very repetitive and there's never much new stuff going on, whereas in casino gaming there are always new games being added, and you've got everything from slot machines to table games and video poker.
But after a couple of years, is started finding casino games a bit repetitive as well. I was sitting in front of the same slot machines just putting coin after coin in, and it felt like it wasn't as fun as it used to be. I started talking to a friend about it – A friend who is also very interested in online gambling. He said to me that he had felt the same thing a while back, and that changing things up a bit might be the answer. He said that the reason he had grown a little bit tired of just casino games was the fact that there was little he could do in order to affect the outcome of a game. Casino games are entirely based on chance, and thus he decided that he would learn poker, as it's a game where skill is equally important as luck.
After our conversation I thought that I didn't really have anything to lose (apart from a small deposit) by signing up to a poker website and giving it a try. I started reading a few poker guides at the poker-section a gambling portal, and thereafter I created an account and started playing. I remembered all the hand combinations from playing video poker in the casino, and it didn't take me long until I was really starting to get into it. I quickly became quite good at playing cards, and I also realized that this was a much more social game than casino games, which are usually played in solitude, at least if you are playing on the internet. Here, people were constantly interacting with their opponents in the chat room, which made for some great banter and friendships started to form.
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Most childhood illnesses can be diagnosed without laboratory tests. A review of the symptoms and thorough physical exam are usually sufficient. Occasionally a urinalysis, throat or urine cultures are needed and these can be done in our office. When blood work or x-rays are necessary, these can be conveniently obtained at a local lab or radiology center, or after hours at a nearby hospital.
We make every effort to schedule appointments for ill children on the day that you call us. Please call our office ahead of time so that we can minimize the time that you will spend waiting.
For parents who would like their children to be seen for an acute illness (fever, earache, vomiting etc.), a "drop-in" clinic is held Monday through Friday from 8:00 to 8:45 AM. No appointment is required. There is no drop-in clinic on holidays or on Saturday mornings.


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"A big computer, a complex algorithm and a long time does not equal science." -- Robert Gentleman
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Tips from the R-help list : shadow text in a plot and bumps charts
Stumbling across the R-help mailing-list I found, as often happens, two threads in the spirit of this blog (of course, since they come from the list, the quality is higher): here you can find a function allowing a shadow outline style for a text in a plot. From here you can follow an interesting thread depicting how to produce bumps charts in R.
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When it comes to the design of fans there hasn't been much innovation or change for a long time. An electric motor turns some blades which then produces a flow of air. The design is simple, yet effective, and we use such fans in everything from keeping our PC components cool to keeping ourselves cool on a hot summer day.
Dyson, most well known for revolutionizing the vacuum cleaner market with its bagless design, has now started another revolution with fans. Its researchers have managed to create a fan that has no blades yet still manages to produce a strong stream of air flow.
The Airblade hand-dryer, launched three years ago, was initially compared to a noisy trouser press. Now it is common in office, school and NHS toilets, drying hands in as little as 10 seconds and reducing infection by cutting cross-contamination from bacteria.
Stung by criticism of relying on overseas manufacturing facilities in Malaysia and China, Dyson said the new products would be assembled in the UK and exported from the UK. "We are a British company but we weren't allowed to expand in the UK," he said.
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Ok, maybe not quite, but football at 13,000 feet ain't easy....
At 4,090 metres (over 13,000 feet) above sea level, perched high in the Andes Mountains lies a town that has endured a history like perhaps no other. It once was a major source of wealth for a vast Spanish, boasting enormous silver deposits beneath the earth. It's decline has been dramatic however and nowadays it is a desperately poor place where men and teenage boys are often forced to risk life and limb daily in the dangerous mines just to feed their families.
Welcome to Potosi, Bolivia.
It's hardly a place where you'd expect football or anything else for that matter to flourish but the city is in fact home to two of the twelve teams in the Bolivian top flight. Real Potosi, the more successful of the two are enjoying something of a golden era and over the past decade have been fairly regular challengers for honours. Both they and rivals Nacional play at the Victor Agustin Ugarte, a modest stadium that can house around 30,000 people but is rarely full. As you might expect in what is officially the highest city on the planet, altitude is something of an issue.
To the average man, a mere leisurely stroll uphill here can leave you seriously short of breath, so 90 minutes of football can certainly take its toll on the lungs. It's an issue in various parts of South America and teams based in the Andes region regularly use it to their advantage when taking on opponents from lower lying areas. Their players are certainly more used to the challenge that playing sport at altitude presents and there is even evidence to suggest that Andean people have evolved to have greater lung capacities than people in other regions.
Either way, in football results often speak for themselves and it doesn't take a statistical genius to understand that altitude has a big impact in this part of the world. Quito in Ecuador and the Bolivian capital La Paz are regularly the scene of embarrassing defeats for the Brazilian and Argentine national teams and altitude is invariably the excuse. It's often even more of a factor in the Copa Libertadores where the midweek nature of the games leaves visiting teams with often only a couple of days to acclimatise.
Given all this, it's probably fair to say that few of South America's glamour clubs were overly pleased to see Real Potosi qualify for the 2012 Copa Libertadores. This week the club host Flamengo of Brazil in the first leg of a tie that will result in one of the two progressing to the group stage of the continent's biggest competition.
The Bolivian's have made five previous appearances in the Libertadores all coming over the last decade. The contrast between their home and away performance is vast. At home they have only suffered three defeats and have achieved standout results such as the 6-1 demolition of Uruguay's Penarol in 2002 and a 5-1 triumph over Brazil's Cruzeiro four years ago. However their eleven games outside Bolivia have seen them avoid defeat only once, a 1-1 draw against unfancied Union Maracaibo of Venezuela. In their most recent outing a couple of years ago, at this stage they held Brazil's Cruzeiro to a 1-1 draw in Potosi but were thumped 7-0 a week later in Belo Horizonte. Clearly a positive home result is of vital importance if Real Potosi are to have any chance of overcoming a Flamengo side captained by Brazilian legend Ronaldinho.
The Rio de Janeiro club are more aware than most about what an away day in Potosi is like. Despite Potosi being about as far away from the tropical weather and beaches of Rio as you can possibly imagine these two clubs have history. Five years ago in the same competition and same stadium as they meet this week, the two played out what is probably the most significant match in the history of the football at altitude debate.
On a cold, wet Potosi evening in mid February 2007, Flamengo were in town for the opening match of the group stages. The Brazilian players had had little time to acclimatise to the conditions and quickly fell 2-0 behind. Although they fought back in the second half, many visiting players resorted to using bottled oxygen to cope with the altitude problems. The game ended in a 2-2 draw but the almost farcical sight of players needing oxygen to complete a game of football meant the fall-out would continue for well over a year.
Flamengo claimed their player's health had been put at serious risk and vowed to refuse to play any future Copa Libertadores matches at altitude. They were subsequently supported by other Brazilian clubs and by May FIFA had effectively imposed a ban on all international matches, including those in the Copa Libertadores being played higher than 2,500 metres above sea level. The official ruling stated that games could be played but only if the visiting players had spent at least a week acclimatising to the conditions, something that was in practice impossible given the already packed football calendar. This in effect prevented numerous clubs across mountainous Latin America and three national sides (Bolivia, Ecuador and Colombia) from playing in their home stadia.
The likes of Bolivian president Evo Morales and even Diego Maradona led a strong campaign against the ban. It was Bolivia that was hardest hit and Morales somewhat dramatically described the ruling as 'a football apartheid'. This may have seemed a bit over the top but when you consider almost all Bolivia's major cities were located above the cut-off line, he certainly had a point.
The campaign against the ban was ultimately successful as every South American football confederation with the exception of Brazil agreed to ignore the time restrictions. The FIFA ruling was eventually overturned just over 12 months later and the 2010 World Cup Qualifiers took place as normal in the capital cities of the affected nations. As it happened, none of the countries who were supposed to benefit from playing at altitude qualified and to some extent this has led to the debate disappearing from the headlines.
With Real Potosi and Flamengo meeting again however, much of the talk in the build-up to the clash has inevitably been about altitude and the somewhat infamous clash five years ago. While the Bolivians are clear underdogs, shock results do happen on a fairly regular basis in this competition and if they were to win, there's little doubt the issue would resurface again in the Brazilian media at the very least.
While it may not be this year, it is perfectly plausible that at some point Real could progress as far as the knock-out stages. This would take us towards the South American winter where temperatures that drop well below freezing in the Andes would make Potosi an even more difficult place to visit. That situation may have to wait a while but there'll be more than a few interested observers as Ronaldinho and company line-up, with or without oxygen supplies for this week's Copa Libertadores clash.


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Played by IGOR. A solid run with improvements to be made, but it makes a good guide for dealing with some of the more annoying traffic in this OCM. How are you faring so far in the qualifier? Good luck to everyone for the main draw!
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Man, I just started playing this game and watching this guy(and many others) drive makes me want to stop trying LOL.
Great run, thanks Myth for the great content.
Looks like IGOR's FD3S is the car we'll face in the Main Draw again.


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Trip Overview
People often describe flying in to Reykjavik as akin to landing on the moon. With it's barren volcanic landscape, Iceland is truly a land of extremes.
Despite its modest size, the island hosts a spectacular array of scenery and a huge amount of challenging hikes and climbs. With vast icecaps dominating it's centre, hot springs, rocky peaks and lush valleys, it is a unique place to take an adventurous journey.
This short itinerary includes ascents of two mountains, as well as an ice climbing lesson on the glacier and a dip in the famous Blue Lagoon.
Accommodation & Service
Iceland has a wonderful variety of places to stay, and as with all of our trips, we hand pick a selection of the best. From beautiful lodges in the wilderness, large expedition dome tents on overnight treks and luxury boutique hotels in the city.
The Itinerary
Day 1 - Arrival in Iceland - Ice climbing
On arrival at Keflavík International airport you will be greeted by your guide that will take you along the south coast to the Sólheimajökull outlet glacier. The outlet glacier is located between the ice caps Eyjafjallajökull and Mýrdalsjökull and here fully qualified guides will take you ice climbing. After some great fun scaling the walls of ice you head to a comfortable country hotel where you spend the night.
Possibilities of Northern Lights viewing in the night.
Day 2 - Hengill Volcano Hike
After breakfast you head to the Hengill volcano, located to the South of Lake Þingvallavatn. The drive takes you through the southern farmlands and to the Northern tip of the volcano where you will start the hike. At Dyradalur valley we get out of the bus and set out for the hike to the summit of the volcano. After a short walk up the valley we start the ascent up the slopes to the summit. From the summit we have amazing views north over Lake þingvallavatn and all the way to the Langjökull ice cap. After enjoying the views we descend down to the vehicle and drive to Reykjavík and a comfortable hotel for the next 2 nights.
Distance: ~10km Walking time: 5 - 7 hrs
Day 3 - Essa Mountain
Today we drive a short distance to the foothills of the Reykjavík city mountain Mt Esja, right across the bay. There are many different routes available up and down this great mountain where some of the city folks make their regular training instead of in an indoor gym. After our day on the mountain we head back to the city and return to the hotel for the night. Dinner at one of the great local restaurants.
Distance: 6 – 8 km Walking time: ~5hrs
Day 4 -The Blue Lagoon
You can enjoy a leisurely morning until your guides come by to pick you up for the transfer to the airport. En route we stop at the Blue Lagoon to soak in the healing waters of this magical spa. The tour ends with your guide dropping you off at the airport in time for your check in.
There are countless treks and challenges which we can offer in Iceland, so please contact us for more details.
Leadership by qualified Icelandic Mountain Guides
All accommodation and meals as described in the final itinerary
Transfers as described in the final itinerary
Private transfers throughout the programme
Specialist equipment required for ice climbing
All entry fees for activities in the final itinerary
International flights
Entry visas if required
Alterations to the itinerary
Beverages in hotels
Travel insurance
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Iceland enjoys long seasons, however the winter months are significantly colder with low temperatures and short daylight hours. The Northern Lights are most visible from October to April.
Difficulty Level
This example programme involves ascents of two mountains, however the terrain is not technical and they are suitable for walkers with good basic fitness.
Equipment list
A full kit list will be sent to you at time of booking.


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Summer Drink | SPICY WHITE GRAPE & CUCUMBER COOLER #lastdaysofsummer
It makes me so sad to see summer go. I had such a great time this summer with friends and family, travel and in my home. That is why I'm celebrating the #lastdaysofsummer before it's all over. I've made this spicy refreshing drink several times for guests this summer and It is the perfect blend of everything! It's boozy, refreshing and has a kick. I used the ginger infused gin, seen HERE which adds sweetness and a little spice. Enjoy!
Ingredients for 1 Serving
- Juice of 1/2 lime
- 1 shot sage simple syrup
- Juice of 1 peeled cucumber and a package of grapes (I added a double shot for each serving)
- 1 shot of ginger gin
- 2 slices of jalapeño
- Fresh sage
- Garnish: 1 slice of cucumber, 1 slice of lime, a sprig of sage and a slice of jalapeño (optional)


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LAVA Collective is putting on a show in London featuring work by some of amazing artists as Philip Lumbang, Peru Ana Ana Peru, Destroy & Rebuild, Shepard Fairey, Ernesto Yereno, Mike Giant, Blek Le Rat, Swoon and many others.
If we were in London, we would go. (Damn you large body of water!!!!)


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Sorry, it's been quite a while since I have written on my blog. 2014 was not the best year for me and I'm determined to make 2015 better. I have missed blogging. Many things have happened. I have started a couple other blogs, I also have another story coming out this year (although it's not official yet). I also have a novel I'm trying to get published that I co-authored with a good friend Caitlin Ricci. We have been rejected by a couple of publishers but we are still submitting and hopefully picked up, if not maybe we'll venture into the self publishing realm.
I'm hoping to start-up with this blog again to help with authors and events in my favorite genre of m/m paranormal romance. I would love some feedback on what extra things you would like to see on the site if any, I love comments, re-posts and feedback so please feel free to comment below.
Now for some shameless advertising for myself and awesome talents 😉
I have started a writing blog. Mostly I wanted a place for writers to get together and talk about the market, readers, and what they have learned. I'm hoping to build a community of writers who want to have fun. Please join and follow me at Write and Keep Writing.
I have a new portfolio page, I do cover art, illustrations, and graphic design. You can find me at Breathless Design and here is my Portfolio. I also have prints available of several of my illustrations and graphic design at Imagekind and Deviant Art.
I have also been working very hard on my graphic design and illustration. The merman on this post is one of my new illustrations. Please feel free to let people know about my graphic design, illustrations, and cover art, I love to help out authors looking to self publish or who want unique designs for bookmarks, trading cards, website banners, etc.
So check out my new stuff and keep writing!


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Ann Arbor staging classification scheme is a common one for Lymphomas. It is based on the results of imaging studies and related tests that reveal the extent of the cancer involvement.
HL is often described as being "bulky" or "nonbulky." Nonbulky means the tumor is small; bulky means the tumor is large. Nonbulky disease has a better prognosis than bulky disease.
NHL is a complicated set of diseases with a complex classification system. In fact, the classification system is continuously evolving as we learn more about these cancers. The newest classification system takes into account not only the microscopic appearance of the lymphoma but also its location in the body and genetic and molecular features.
Grade is also an important component of the NHL classification.
- Low grade: These are often called "indolent" lymphomas because they grow slowly. Low-grade lymphomas are often widespread when discovered, but because they grow slowly, they usually do not require immediate treatment unless organ function is compromised. They are rarely cured and can transform over time to a combination of indolent and aggressive types.
- Intermediate grade: These are rapidly growing (aggressive) lymphomas that usually require immediate treatment, but they are often curable.
- High grade: These are very rapidly growing and aggressive lymphomas that require immediate, intensive treatment and are much less often curable.
The "staging," or evaluation of extent of disease, for both HL and NHL, are similar.
- Stage I (early disease): Lymphoma is located in a single lymph node region or in one area or organ outside the lymph node.
- Stage II (locally advanced disease): Lymphoma is located in two or more lymph node regions all located on the same side of the diaphragm or in one lymph node region and a nearby tissue or organ.
- Stage III (advanced disease): Lymphoma affects two or more lymph node regions, or one lymph node region and one organ, on opposite sides of the diaphragm.
- Stage IV (widespread or disseminated disease): Lymphoma is outside the lymph nodes and spleen and has spread to another area or organ such as the bone marrow, bone, or central nervous system.
Both HL and NHL are further classified with letters.
- An "A" or "B" designation indicates whether the person with lymphoma had symptoms such as fevers and/or weight loss at the time of diagnosis. "A" indicates no such symptoms, and "B" indicates symptoms.
- An "E" designation indicates that the tumor spread directly from a lymph node into an organ or that a single organ outside the lymphatic system is affected with no apparent lymphatic involvement. If the spleen is involved an "S" designation is added.
Treatment is based on the actual classification of disease, the stage of disease, prior treatment (if any), and the patient's ability to tolerate therapy. If the disease is not an aggressive form and is truly localized, radiation alone may be the treatment of choice. With aggressive types of NHL, aggressive combinations of chemotherapeutic agents are given even in early stages. More intermediate forms are commonly treated with combination chemotherapy and radiation therapy for stage I and II disease. The biologic agent interferon has been approved for the treatment of follicular low grade lymphomas, and an antibody to CD20, rituximab (Rituxan), has been effective in achieving partial responses in patients with recurrent low-grade lymphoma. Studies of this agent in combination with conventional chemotherapy have demonstrated an improvement in survival as well. Central nervous system involvement is also common with some aggressive forms of NHL; in this situation, cranial radiation or intrathecal chemotherapy is used in addition to systemic chemotherapy. Treatment after relapse is controversial. BMT or PBSCT may be considered for patients younger than 60 years of age.
Lymphoma Treatment
The vast majority of cancer patients receive ongoing care from oncologists but may in fact be referred to more than one oncologist should there be any question about the disease. Patients are always encouraged to gain second opinions if the situation so warrants this approach. In addition to one's primary-care physician, family members or friends may offer information. Also, many communities, medical societies, and cancer centers offer telephone or Internet referral services.
Once one settles in with an oncologist, there is ample time to ask questions and discuss treatment regimens.
- The doctor will present each type of treatment, discuss the pros and cons, and make recommendations based on published treatment guidelines and his or her own experience.
- Treatment for lymphoma depends on the type and stage. Factors such as age, overall health, and whether one has already been treated for lymphoma before are included in the treatment decision-making process.
- The decision of which treatment to pursue is made with the doctor (with input from other members of the care team) and family members, but the decision is ultimately the patient's.
As in many cancers, lymphoma is most likely to be cured if it is diagnosed early and treated promptly.
- The most widely used therapies are combinations of chemotherapy and radiation therapy.
- Biological therapy, which takes advantage of the body's innate cancer-fighting ability, is used in some cases.
The goal of medical therapy in lymphoma is complete remission. This means that all signs of the disease have disappeared after treatment. Remission is not the same as cure. In remission, one may still have lymphoma cells in the body, but they are undetectable and cause no symptoms.
- When in remission, the lymphoma may come back. This is called recurrence.
- The duration of remission depends on the type, stage, and grade of the lymphoma. A remission may last a few months, a few years, or may continue throughout one's life.
- Remission that lasts a long time is called durable remission, and this is the goal of therapy.
- The duration of remission is a good indicator of the aggressiveness of the lymphoma and of the prognosis. A longer remission generally indicates a better prognosis.
- Remission can also be partial. This means that the tumor shrinks after treatment to less than half its size before treatment.
The following terms are used to describe the lymphoma's response to treatment:
- Improvement: The lymphoma shrinks but is still greater than half its original size.
- Stable disease: The lymphoma stays the same.
- Progression: The lymphoma worsens during treatment.
- Refractory disease: The lymphoma is resistant to treatment.
The following terms to refer to therapy:
- Induction therapy is designed to induce a remission.
- If this treatment does not induce a complete remission, new or different therapy will be initiated. This is usually referred to as salvage therapy.
- Once in remission, one may be given yet another treatment to prevent recurrence. This is called maintenance therapy.


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We had a good time with lots of treats to eat, and general book discussion. I can't wait for the next meeting as it is one of my favorite things to sit around and talk about books with other people face to face.
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If the image looks pixelated or badly resized, don't let it fool you. It is actually a close-up of an image which measures just 50 micrometers across -- the same as a single human hair.
The world's highest resolution color printer, which produced the image, was developed by researchers at the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) in Singapore.
According to the creative minds behind the machine, the new printing technique it uses can theoretically produce images in full color of up to 100,000 dots per inch.
To put things in perspective, your average household printer can produce images of up to 10,000 dots per inch.
According to the authors of the study, which is published in Nature, the highest possible resolution for a color image is "determined by the diffraction limit of visible light." Instead, the non-colorant method the team used bypasses the limited scalability of normal colored ink.
Instead of coloring particular sections of an image with different inks, an ultrathin metal film covers the entire image causing encoded colors to appear at the same time. Each pixel is printed through deposits of four metal nanostructures -- each just tens of nanometers in size -- which are then capped with nanodisks.
The nanostructures can be spaced differently to control the light they reflect, which then changes the palette -- certainly a world away from standard methods.
Dr Karthik Kumar, one of the key researchers explained to The Petri dish:
"The resolution of printed colour images very much depends on the size and spacing between individual 'nanodots' of color. The closer the dots are together and because of their small size, the higher the resolution of the image.
With the ability to accurately position these extremely small color dots, we were able to demonstrate the highest theoretical print colour resolution of 100,000 DPI."
The new printing technique could be used for a variety of applications, says the team; including printing high resolution watermarks and high-density data storage disks, optical filters, and even entering the fantasy world of spies to create secret messages.
The research was published online in Nature Nanotechnology.
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U.S. students look for a way out after Trump's unexpected win causes uncertainty.
Ashley Aalto, Staff Writer
With President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration into the White House now in eyesight, many Americans are becoming increasingly anxious at the thought of the possible changes that may occur over the next four years. Many Americans have been looking to leave the U.S. for fear of their country's future. In fact, as the election results became clear in November, the Canadian website for immigration crashed due to the high volume of traffic. Sentiments of immigration to Canada continue amongst Americans, and are especially seen among university students.
Since the presidential election on November 8th, 2016, the rates of American applications to Canadian universities have skyrocketed. The University of Toronto saw a 70% increase in American applicants in contrast to previous years. In addition, their "Future Students" webpage saw an increase from 1,000 visits on November 7th, to 10,000 visits on November 9th.
This isn't the largest increase a Canadian university has seen in interest from American students. University of Saskatchewan has seen a 392% increase in traffic on their "Undergraduate Admissions" page, and a 191% increase in the U.S. web traffic on their "Graduate Programs" admissions page since the election.
Though the election may have persuaded a much larger number of American students to attend a university in Canada, it is not unusual for Canadian universities to receive a substantial number of American applicants. Canadian universities are putting more focus on international recruitment than ever before. Due to the aging of the Baby Boomer generation, which accounts for a large portion of Canada's population, the country is constantly looking for ways to encourage foreign students to attend Canadian universities. In 2014, the Canadian government stated its plans to double the number of international students by 2022. Canadian universities have been working hard to attain this goal by recruiting more within the United States. Because the U.S. is Canada's neighboring country, recruitment tactics tend to be more successful than recruitment in other countries, as it promises an abroad experience that is not too much of a culture shock, nor too far away from home. Many universities in Canada offer a wide variety of classes and a diverse environment in which to learn; in addition to offering great programs and an international experience, if foreign students complete a degree at a Canadian university, it makes it easier for them to gain citizenship. This may be another appealing aspect of attending a Canadian university for international students wanting to immigrate.
This is good news for international students, but there are negative factors that affect all applicants. Due to the increase in applications, there will be more competition to gain acceptance from a Canadian University. Kim Barlett, the director of admissions at McGill University, states, "There's a lot of world events that can have an impact on the number of applications, but admission requirements stay the same." Like many other Canadian universities, acceptance at McGill is based on grades, and it does not have regulations based on province or nationality. This means that the number of American students being accepted may rise, causing some Canadian students to be denied.
However, there may be some positive effects of more American students attending universities in Canada. In 2014, international students spent approximately 11.4 billion dollars on tuition and personal expenses. This gave Canada's GDP 9.3 billion dollars, which translates to approximately 122,700 jobs for Canadians. Canada's economy has actually benefitted from international students, and the increase in American applications in recent months may continue to benefit Canada even more.


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Vibrant and charming. Velvety calfskin leather declined in a shimmering red. The Léman Red holder is the ideal case for your Léman pen. It matches all the leather goods in the collection to suit your needs.
Sleek design, confident, contemporary style.
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Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 60 / Number 2 / August 2011 / Pages 433-440
Power Plant, Demo, and FNSF / Proceedings of the Nineteenth Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy (TOFE) (Part 2) / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST60-433
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The strategic plans for the Korean fusion DEMO program of which the total investment and duration are estimated to be 5 to 11 billion US dollars and around 27 years respectively were developed by adopting various practical skills of the business management and project management disciplines including gap study, analytic hierarchy process and work breakdown structure.
The vision, mission and strategic objectives of the program were set in line with the national policies on the promotion of the fusion energy development. The key strategies and strategic initiatives of the program were derived from SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats) and matched pair analysis. The implementing measures for the strategic initiatives were studied and the critical success factors for the program were also defined.
To facilitate the R&D portfolio management, the Program was divided into three sub-programs in accordance with the three phases of the Program.
The R&D activities and facilities of the 2nd phase program were pulled from the final product of the program that is the fusion DEMO Plant by carrying out a gap study. The implementation plans including the estimated costs, human resource plans and timelines are also prepared and introduced.


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Maintaining communications infrastructure can be a challenge when your sites are remote from your primary business locations. CommSite offers a dedicated team of specialists to provide you with a 24/7 solution. We run a large, fully equipped fleet of more than thirty service vehicles, stocked with all the tools, equipment and consumables required. We provide an impressive selection of system testing capability and current test equipment. Our crews attend to maintenance regimes right across Victoria and interstate (for specialist activities), deployed from their nearest regional office location – see Contact page. This minimises travel time and expenditure to our customers – we are never far away.
In addition to our maintenance and on-call support programs, we also provide independent audit services for existing sites, presented in a detailed report on the operational condition, quality and asset details of all on-site equipment.
CommSite provides you with all the turnkey maintenance services required to ensure your communications investment is properly maintained and operating at its optimum level. We provide comprehensive facilities maintenance, including:
- tower inspections and safety climb re-certification
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Our customer owned spares inventory is centrally controlled with software which also manages our field team tasks, providing our clients with fully automated and efficient task processing. Our statewide operational facilities carry spares and consumables close to where they are needed, keeping deployment times minimised.
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If federal legislators can't come to terms and the budget "sequestration" does occur, there will be effects in Portage County including to health, education and military training.
The head of the local Head Start early education program said they are being told by state directors to expect an immediate hit.
"We are anticipating an 8 percent cut, about $240,000," said Suzanne Livengood, executive director of Portage Learning Centers, which operates Head Start programs in the county.
The program serves 290 Head Start students in its five preschool centers and another 84 Early Head Start students up to age 2. Livengood said the cuts would mean serving up to 40 fewer students.
"Transportation may be affected as well. We do not want to do that, being a rural community," Livengood said. Each center has a bus to pick up students, she said.
There are centers in Waterloo Elementary School in Atwater and in Central School in Kent. The program has its own buildings in Streetsboro and Ravenna, and three classrooms for Early Head Start at the Happy Day School in Ravenna Township.
Livengood said they are working on a plan to accommodate the cuts.
"We will look at community needs. There's a need in every communty -- that's the problem. We don't want to cut services to any area, but it looks like what they are forcing us to do," she said.
Lt. Col. Edward Meade, garrison commander at Camp Ravenna Training Center, said he expects to feel the effects of federal employee furloughs.
He estimated it will amount to about 22 days of furlough without pay, which will impact scheduling through the end of the year, Meade said.
Meade said the center already took a 12 percent cut to its maintenance budget in the Defense Department budget cuts approved last year.
No scheduled training has been canceled at the center which occupies most of the former Ravenna Army Ammunition Plant east of Ravenna, Meade said. A graph by the Department of Defense showing a state-by-state impact on the military shows a $700,000 impact in Ravenna.
DuWayne Porter, head of the Portage County Health Department, said he expects some of the grants the department depends on could be delayed.
"We're not sure exactly what to expect. Like everybody else, we're going to have to wait and see," Porter said.
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Groupon Customers Stand by on Settlement Refund
(NEW YORK) -- A class-action lawsuit might result in a refund for Groupon customers who purchased deals from the company between Nov. 1, 2008, and Dec. 1, 2011.
Chicago-based Groupon notified customers Friday of a proposed $8.5 million settlement after more than a dozen lawsuits in several courts claimed, for instance, that Groupon vouchers had illegal and undisclosed expiration dates and restrictions.
Among the claims is that some of the wording under question in Groupon's fine print was alleged to have violated a federal gift-card law that prohibits selling gift cards that expire in less than five years.
The class-action settlement website, GrouponVoucherSettlement.com, states that plaintiffs accused Groupon vouchers of containing "expiration dates and other restrictions in violation of federal and state law and challenged statements on [vouchers] and in terms of use and terms of sale on Groupon's website used in connection with the offering or sale of [vouchers]."
Website customers who would like to participate must submit a claim form to receive a settlement voucher. The amount to be refunded has yet to be determined.
A judge must approve the proposed settlement during a final approval hearing July 20. Groupon, which established the $8.5 million settlement fund to issue refunds, less plaintiffs' attorneys' fees and costs, has not admitted fault by agreeing to the proposed settlement.
Customers who object to the settlement, including the requested attorney's fees, and decide to opt out of the settlement must file with the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California by July 6. That would permit them to pursue their own legal action against Groupon.
Julie Mossler, a spokeswoman for Groupon, said the company does not comment on litigation.
Copyright 2012 ABC News Radio


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text: Downloaded the game and tried playing in on Steam, whenever I try to open it I get this error message: The cave requires a GPU the supports shader model 3.0. The game will now exit. I took my computer in a got it hooked up with a new graphics card thinking that was the problem, It did not end up doing anything different after it was installed, same message. Does anyone know what I can do to fix this problem?


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Search EngineOptimization, SEO abbreviation, is a long term process which involves certain factors consists for which a website rank higher in search engine.
Till yet, you might have been get-know about various seo factors - perhaps are you aware what the millionaires or big guys aren't sharing with?
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And to be frank, of-course with you (yes, I do) I'm breaking down few of the On-Page SEO Factors which probably you aren't aware of.
Isn't quite it interesting topic, to deal with?
And so,let's gear up, and learn few on-page seo factors.
1. Keyword Research and Selection –
To start keyword research you need to think about your visitors, Keep this in mind…
Your keyword for which you are going to write it related to your article topic for which you want to do keyword research. You are optimizing for the keywords plan for which visitors associate with the information you are going to do offering.
If you are a new in the blogging and you keeping small authority on eyes of search engines, you need to do your efforts on long-tail keyword plan terms and Semantically Related Keyword Planner as part of your keyword search round.
2. Optimize Keywords in URL –
Make primary URL for your page or readers, make sure your URL is optimized with the best of search engines. Just as the best make fill your web page with best keyword and relevant with your niche and topic you are writing about, you should give a name to the file after your main keyword plan.
Making your article relevant to article contained with-in the page. It is not only an important SEO organization factor, If you have a WordPress.org based site, and your URL structure shows just directly after your domain name to words for the address.
3. Optimize Keywords in Title Tag –
The title tag is possibly the most important tag in a website which help you to make best title when you try to increase your search-engine rankings for a particular keyword or keyword phrase.
Search engines use the text contained within the title tag as a primary factor to determine what the content of a certain web page is about.
4. Optimize Keywords in Description Meta Tag –
You should optimize each and every meta description tag which are very important for your web site because meta description tags are the main tool which describe you that what your site have in it information that your visitors see when your site is in front of them.
Even though the meta description tags are not important to search engine rankings but they are extremely important in gaining user click-through from search engine result pages (SERPs).
5. Optimize Keywords in Heading Tags –
H1, h2, h3 to h6 tags – The headlines to the articles you write are crucial… as I mentioned in the Title Tags area, you have less than 10 seconds to get the attention from the user's attention.
Your headline, which will be the description of the post on your blog, is around 90 percent is the main source which attract the reader to read your blog, so make sure your headline title will surely get interest from the reader.
Use the header tags to apply significance header to topics on your page. Search-engine ranking algorithms always take a look on the header tag of your website.
And perhaps, le me know what's missing (through comments)
And perhaps, le me know what's missing (through comments)


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Gone are the days – for me – when I buy dozens of crappy souvenirs of a place – but I still love checking out souvenir shops and I also love hunting for something really special to take home to remember a place. Plus I've got a young son – and kids are notorious for looking for the rubbishy souvenirs, right?
That's why I was so interested to talk to these three great guests about what kind of souvenirs they bring back from their travels.
I also promised during the episode to share a couple of photos of souvenirs around our house. These prints of St Basil's Cathedral and Dubrovnik aren't some I bought while actually there – I was backpacking and couldn't carry anything extra – but I love them and enjoy them from my dining table.
And my son and I are always transported back to Iceland and Germany when we look at his ornamental puffins and seagull. These little characters take part in lots of games around our house and fortunately have learnt to speak English (because we really struggled when the puffins would only chat to us in Icelandic!!!!).
Show notes: Episode 42 of The Thoughtful Travel Podcast
Great Travel Souvenirs
What do you bring back from a trip besides photographs and stories? I talked with three Australian travellers about their favourite souvenirs and how important they are as a means for remembering travel experiences.
Sarah Ridout lived abroad in France, England and Ireland for over a decade before returning to Australia, and she collected a very smart kind of souvenir so that she's constantly reminded of those experiences. Following Sarah, I chat with Julie Jones who explained that the kinds of souvenirs she and her family bring home from a trip have changed over the years. Holly Galbraith then chats with me about her aim to have ethically sourced souvenirs from her travels.
- Thoughtful Travellers Facebook group
- Sarah Ridout's website
- Sarah's novel Le Chateau – hard copy (in Australia)
- Le Chateau in Kindle version
- Julie's blog Have Wheelchair Will Travel
- Have Wheelchair Will Travel Facebook community
- Holly Galbraith's website
- Holly's Tourism Upgrade podcast


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|The Higgs Boson may be produced through the decay of two gluons. Source: Wikipedia Commons. Licensed under GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2.
The Large Hadron Collider's Search
The Higgs boson is the only particle left that has not yet been observed by experimental research in the Standard Model of particle physics which lists some 40 species of elementary particles. One of the goals of CERN's Large Hadron Collider, situated beneath the border between France and Switzerland, is to search for this particle when it reaches full operation.
The Higgs boson is a component of the proposed Higgs field. Even in completely empty space, the Higgs field has a value that is non-zero. It is theorized that this non-zero value gives mass to other elementary particles that do in fact have mass.
How Does Mass Arise?
But how can one particle give rise to mass in another particle? This would seem at first glance to involve circular reasoning. The Exploratorium gives a great analogy here:
Imagine you're at a Hollywood party. The crowd is rather thick, and evenly distributed around the room, chatting. When the big star arrives, the people nearest the door gather around her. As she moves through the party, she attracts the people closest to her, and those she moves away from return to their other conversations. By gathering a fawning cluster of people around her, she's gained momentum, an indication of mass. She's harder to slow down than she would be without the crowd. Once she's stopped, it's harder to get her going again.
One reason that the Higgs boson has not yet been observed is because of the predicted large amount of energy necessary to create it. Generally, physicists believe that the Higgs boson will have a mass between 114 and 1,000 GeV / c2. The LHC will be able to operate at up to 7,000 GeV / c2 on two beams.


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Over 2 years ago my best friend and I set off to go on a train trip to celebrate the twin's anniversary. It was a total bust. I still wanted desperately to take the children on a quick train trip. Today we made another go at it.
I looked at the dozens of stops all over Southern California, looking at minute maps and trying to figure out where would be the best stop that would allow us plenty of activities that were within walking distance. We ended up choosing Camarillo, CA. It would allow us about an hour on the train (going through several tunnels and right next to the airport).
I was able to easily purchase the tickets online at www.amtrak.com. Glendale has a metrolink ticket station that automatically prints out the tickets for you. I was pleased to see that because it saved me $15 in shipping fees.
We arrived early to print our tickets and ensure we didn't miss the train. Just as we were getting ready to get on the platform a freight train came roaring through the station. There is no more appropriate word than 'roaring'. I could feel the vibrations in my chest and felt like a child myself as I heard the whooo whoooing of the horn. It was amazing. But short lived as I realized Alexander was visibly shaking out of fear and William was trying to hide behind the stroller. It all backfired as our much quieter passenger train arrived. William only saw similarities between the two trains and I had to literally drag him kicking and screaming onto the train. 30 minutes into the train he would still cry if I wasn't physically touching him. *sigh* I always feel like such a horrible mother because I force him to do things he is obviously scared of, but at the end of the day he only remembers what a great time he had on our newest adventure.
We departed from Glendale, CA and traveled north on the Pacific Surfliner line. There were stops about every 15 minutes as we headed north which kept the children from getting too bored. Fortunately, my mom partner in crime, P, had the foresight to bring crayons. The kids stayed busy with snacks and coloring. They mostly switched seats and ooohed and aaahed out the window.
We arrived in Camarillo about 30 minutes later than planned. The train platform is in the middle of a quaint town. Its a really nice area. We walked the 4 blocks to Dizdar Park (be aware there are no bathroom facilities at this park, either use the train before departure or stop in at one of the many storefronts along the way). This park was very nice, with lots of shade and a nice play structure for the kids. Alexander crawled around in the sand, while the boys dug in the dirt in the hopes of digging so deep that the 60 foot tree would fall over.
For lunch we walked a few more blocks down Ventura Boulevard to Olas Mex Grill. It was very yummy and the perfect family environment for a group of 2 moms, 6 kids and 2 strollers. There were many restaurants along the way including Bandits Grill and a Mongolian BBQ. I also noticed quite a few restaurants across the 101 freeway as well, so there was lots to choose from.
We managed to get back to the train platform on time. The train was on time too - an extra bonus! The train stewards were the same ones who rode up with us and they were happy to listen to our stories of travel and how our day turned out. They were also very helpful and accommodating in getting the strollers on and off the train and even the children. One of the men even remarked that he was happy to see that William seemed to be enjoying the trip a lot more as we headed southbound.
I would highly recommend this as a day trip for the preschool-group who loves trains so much. We had a really great time and I would say it is far less taxing than a trip to Disneyland.
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[caption id="attachment_399" align="alignnone" width="360" caption="William is still a bit apprehensive"][/caption]
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[caption id="attachment_404" align="alignnone" width="360" caption="Alexander spent his time \'reading\' on the floor or walking (not cruising) back and forth between the seats."][/caption]


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To the Editor:
This past month some of Troy's finest pizzerias came together for Sigma Phi Epsilon's Third Annual Pizza Tasting. Each year, during Fall Rush, as part of their goal to bring RPI students closer to the community of Troy, the brothers of SigEp hold the pizza tasting. The previous years have seen fantastic turnouts and this year was no different, with as many as 150 people participating in the event. The brothers were able to get nine pizzerias to participate in this year's competition, including student favorites like Pizza DaVinci and Big Apple Pizza, as well as national pizza chain Domino's.
Not only did well-known favorites donate pizzas, but some of Troy's lesser-known pizzerias participated as well, giving them a great chance to gain exposure to RPI students. Many of the more unknown places, such as Valenti's Pizzeria and Pub, Carol's Place, and DeFazio's Pizzeria, did relatively well compared to the eateries close to campus. This has allowed them to reach out to a consumer group that may not have known about them otherwise, which overall has a positive impact on local business in Troy.
Each pizzeria donated its best pies—cheese and specialty—to SigEp as the brothers opened their doors to the students. People were encouraged to rank the pizzas on several criteria, such as cheese, sauce, topping, crust, and overall. There were separate winners for each category and all of them received plaques to proudly display. After all the votes were tallied, in a somewhat surprising turn of events, last year's winner, Pizza DaVinci's, was unseated. The new winners were DeFazio's Pizzeria and Carol's Place, voted best overall and best specialty, respectively. Carol's Place is located at 536 Pawling Ave., and DeFazio's Pizzeria is located at 266 4th St., and it is strongly recommended that you give them a try if you have not already.
"We are anxious to see what next year will bring and we hope Carol's and DeFazio's will try to defend their respective titles," said Roger Samson '13, president of Sigma Phi Epsilon. Dylan Martinez '12, vice president of recruitment for the fraternity, added, "I was blown away by the level of participation we saw from the pizzeria owners. They really went above and beyond to help make Pizza Tasting a resounding success, and we were truly pleased with how well the event turned out. Next year's Pizza Tasting will be bigger and better than ever before, so keep an eye out!" With an event that has been such a growing success, the brothers of Sigma Phi Epsilon look ahead to next year hoping for an even greater turnout and more participation.
We would like to give one final thanks to the participants in this year's Pizza Tasting: DeFazio's, Carol's, Chris', Big Apple, DaVinci's Valenti's, Hoosick, Dante's, and Domino's. The Third Annual Pizza Tasting was an overwhelming success, and next year's will likely be even better!
Devin Nathaniel