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Debian vs. Ubuntu
Ubuntu is based on Debian, but both have different administrating teams. Hence, there are many similarities between the two – you can configure similar software, etc. Here is a quick look at their differences:
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I particularly like the way Judith recognises the effect of nerves and adrenaline and introduces techniques to manage them.
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The quality and professionalism of Judith's training style is excellent and she consistently generates the highest levels of delegate feedback and satisfaction.
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Judith has run over 150 courses to 1200 of our delegates in the past 16 years. She is a first class professional trainer whose course evaluation ratings are consistently the highest in the College – to the envy of most of our teaching staff.
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The Old Vic Theatre
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Empowering! I can take away what I learned today and use it to improve the quality of my work and home life. Thank you.
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As a company we have been delighted not only at the response from delegates atending your courses but also the vast improvements we have seen – especially in our Senior Managers with their conference presentations and also with our Trainers who once believed they knew it all – how wrong they were.
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The Restaurant Group Plc
Very useful course for those who think they know how to network. They don't until they have spoken to Judith.
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Your presentation was the last session at our training development event and was intended to leave people feeling on a 'high'. It met that remit fully with comments like: 'what a wow factor – this will certainly encourage me to make a fantastic impression."
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Brilliantly conceived, fascinating and stretching exploration of what it takes to be a world class presenter. You have to roll with the punches but it's a journey worth its weight in gold. 5 star.
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Thought I should drop you a quick note to thank you so much for the fantastic training. I've been through one or two courses in my time but that has to rank among the most effective in terms of delivering remarkable results in a very short period of time. Absolutely terrifying but well worth it!
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Atkins Plc
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BLOG: WEC 42 bantamweight title fight
I felt this way coming into the weekend. Post-UFC 101 I'm sure of it.
Sunday night's WEC bantamweight title fight in Las Vegas at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino between Miguel Torres and Brian Bowles will be the most competitive and compelling bout of the bunch. It could be the best of the year, but we're getting ahead of ourselves.
The brash Torres (37-1) has earned a well deserved reputation as deliverer of all things "fight of the year." He's cocky, stubborn, sometimes angry in the cage. While those traits might zap the energy from some fighters, they make Torres tenacious. And with a long reach, slender frame and high-energy style that mixes equal parts striking and submission, the Mexican American is a gifted mixed martial artist
-- which is great since it's all he's ever wanted to do.
Only recently, as lighter fighters received proper recognition for their accomplishments, has the 135-pound mulleted product of East Chicago, Ind., elevated himself to near universal recognition as a
top-5 pound-for-pounder.
Neither fame nor fortune have matched Torres' lofty position, though that's hardly an indictment of the fighter; it's a simple fact of life for mixed martial artists similarly sized and equally skilled as Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao.
None of it matters, obviously, should Torres fail in what would be his fourth WEC bantamweight title defense.
Sunday's challenger doesn't possess a quarter of Torres' in-ring experience, but that doesn't mean Bowles, a native of Athens, Ga., is out of his league. Hardly. He appears to be in the mold of WEC featherweight champion Mike Thomas Brown: a powerful wrestler adapted wonderfully into a well-rounded fighter. Bowles, 29, seems gritty enough to match Torres in the first three rounds, and his ability via wrestling to dictate where the fight plays out gives him a better-than- bad chance at ending Torres' reign and 17-fight win streak.
While Torres, 28, has recently embraced fighting to opponent's strengths as a test of his manhood, that seems unlikely here. Knowing he can't outwrestle Bowles, Torres is free to strike with power and rely on an active jiu-jitsu game when he's taken down. Like Torres'
Recent challengers Yoshiro Maeda and Takeya Mizugaki, Bowles (7-0) can't be afraid to exchange on the feet, but running at Torres arms flailing is begging to get knocked out. If he plays it smart and tight, Bowles has a real chance at pulling off what most would consider a major upset.
From my seat, Torres' focus and pressure will be too much over the course of five rounds.


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CHARLOTTE AMALIE, U.S. Virgin Islands, Sunday June 5, 2016 – The United States Virgin Islands Department of Tourism is taking steps to ensure that the Territory's tourism offerings are top of mind for Texas travelers.
Commissioner of Tourism Beverly Nicholson-Doty reported that recent visits to Dallas and Houston helped generate greater awareness about the special appeal of St. Croix, St. John and St. Thomas, as she met with members of the media, as well as a number of Virgin Islanders in both markets.
During the visit, the Commissioner met with media houses such as American Way and Celebrated Living (American Airlines' in-flight magazines), El Heraldo News, The Houston Chronicle and Private Clubs Magazine, a luxury/lifestyle magazine targeting affluent travelers. She also hosted media, Virgin Islanders and influencers at receptions at Chocolate Secrets, owned by St. Croix native Pam Eudaric in Dallas, and the Caribbean-themed Calabash Island Eats restaurant in downtown Houston.
"In the past year, we welcomed more than 30,000 visitors from the Lone Star State and we look forward to building on this momentum with targeted initiatives in the marketplace," said Commissioner Nicholson-Doty.
As early as next week, members of the Department of Tourism, along with representatives from the private sector, will meet with travel agents, meeting planners and Virgin Islands Tourism Ambassadors in Houston and Dallas, as part of a four-day sales blitz.
Along with New Jersey, Massachusetts, Florida and New York, Texas is one of the top five domestic markets for the U.S. Virgin Islands. Commissioner Nicholson-Doty is hopeful that visitor arrivals will continue to grow this summer with new nonstop United Airlines flights from Houston to St. Thomas (four days a week), and from the east coast with daily flights from Washington Dulles to St. Thomas.
Four leading travel and lifestyle writers from the Houston area traveled with the Commissioner on United Airlines on Saturday for the launch of the new summer flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport.
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The 13th to 15th century records have now been updated on nons. What a job. The 15th century list is so long I've had to split the page!
Additionally I've updated the early records page and expanded the Needham's of Hertfordshire page. There is a lot more to do in analysing these records. I've yet to look at the 16th century where I know there are a lot more records. One area of concern is that I've found hardly any references to Needham Grange!


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Salmos 10
1 The title of the tenthe salm. To the victorie of Dauid.
2 I triste in the Lord; hou seien ye to my soule, Passe thou ouere in to an hil, as a sparowe doith?
3 For lo! synneris han bent a bouwe; thei han maad redi her arowis in an arowe caas; `for to schete in derknesse riytful men in herte.
4 For thei han distryed, whom thou hast maad perfit; but what dide the riytful man?
5 The Lord is in his hooli temple; he is Lord, his seete is in heuene. Hise iyen biholden on a pore man; hise iyelidis axen the sones of men.
6 The Lord axith a iust man, and vnfeithful man; but he, that loueth wickidnesse, hatith his soule.
7 He schal reyne snaris on `synful men; fier, brymston, and the spirit of tempestis ben the part of the cuppe of hem.
8 For the Lord is riytful, and louede riytfulnessis; his cheer siy equite, `ethir euennesse.


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March 9, 2018 – Is It Funny Or Offensive? (FOO) hosted a conversation with voices from all sides about comedy, culture and politics at Politicon. FOO founder, Norman Golightly, moderated the panel which included Bassem Youssef, Al Madrigal, Jason George, Michael Loftus and Doug McIntyre.
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Since it was founded in 1986, Hamiplant has developed in to one of the leading export companies of House- and Gardenplants in Holland. Hamiplant is based in Honselersdijk at the Trade Parc Westland and is part of the Dutch Flower Group. Our customers, mainly Wholesalers and Retailers, are located throughout Europe.
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HER SIDE OF THE STORY: Giving Voice to the Bible's Nameless Women
One of the pieces featured on VOX 3 Collective's Veiled Faces program, "Hope and a Hem," is the kernel of a new song cycle in the making, called Nameless, with text by Chicago poet Aaron DeLee and music by Artistic Director Brian von Rueden. This round table discussion lends insight into the origins of the piece, the preparations for performance, and future steps as more songs are written—and the singers Meghan Guse and Gretchen Adams prepare to record the material.
Q: Let's begin with the text. Aaron, how would you characterize the difference between your "Biblical Women" series of poems and your other work?
AD: I enjoy writing persona poems in general; it's really interesting to get into the mindset of another person and look at the world through their experience. In a way, it's my poetic version of playing a part like an actor. Also, I often focus on queer themes and/or femininity, so writing about biblical women doesn't stray much from my other work. However, one of the differences is that, while writing about these characters now, I have it in the back of my mind that the poem might be set to music. This changes some things slightly: how form might aid or hinder the writing, or perhaps a word choice here or there.
Q: How did you decide to turn these words into song?
BVR: I had asked Aaron to consider writing a few poems about female characters in the Bible, knowing that VOX 3 Collective was preparing a program on the subject, and that we wanted to include several new compositions. Having a wide range of texts at our disposal was important—one never knows what words will invoke the muse. "Hope and a Hem" struck me as the basis for a perfect song. The simple images and even phrases very much lent themselves to music, and the story has been a favorite of mine for some time. The idea of incorporating this poem/song into a larger work came later, as we realized how many compelling tales of nameless women abound in the Bible.
Q: What is your creative process, when writing about these familiar characters?
AD: I like to reread the passages these women come from, do some research about them, fit the context in my mind and go from there. I'll cling onto an image and run with it: what they're holding, what they're aiming at, what they're suffering, or a phrase they might say. There's often so much to be unpacked from a few short verses.
Q:What was the compositional process like, in creating these pieces?
BVR: I've never really thought of myself as a composer. I briefly dabbled in writing musical theatre in my angsty teenage years, and I later wrote some small liturgical settings for special occasions—baptisms, weddings and so forth—but otherwise I've restricted myself to performing. Somehow, though, finding these texts flipped a switch. I remember sitting in a church pew one Sunday morning, and the spark hit. I spent the afternoon plunking at the piano and had a finished draft of the first song by evening. Later pieces were constructed on more complex poetry. Accordingly, I spent much more time discussing the text with the poet, and letting the musical ideas simmer a while. I think the overall cycle will reflect that—and mirror the lives of these nameless ladies: there are impulsive moments of passionate inspiration, offset by contemplative passages of deep thought and reflection.
Q: Ladies, what were your initial thoughts when asked to sing on a concert of Biblical Women?
MG: Excited seems a trite word for the occasion, but…I was excited! I feel like most of the most-discussed figures in the Bible are male, so it was nice to be given the opportunity to represent some of the important female figures. I was especially excited to be portraying an "Unknown Woman," one of the myriad of followers who were touched by their association with Jesus. She didn't need to be famous, or well-known (like Mary or Esther, some of the other characters featured on the concert), but she was important enough to mention.
GA: When I first learned about VOX 3's Veiled Faces concert, I was interested to learn what the program would feature. I was very interested in the diversity of the characters and music styles included in the program. The contrast between the new pieces and the old, coupled with a common thread weaving the genres together made for a very cohesive and thought-provoking program.
Q: What is your goal, or your "take" on these ladies? Is there a story or character that particularly resonates with you?
BVR: To me, "Hope and a Hem" is the core of this Nameless cycle. The character of the Hemorrhaging Woman in Luke 8:42-48speaks to the very heart of the silent suffering endured by many women, sometimes even in the name of religion. But the message of the story is one of hope and faith. In a college Bible study, a friend shared this as a passage that was very meaningful to her in dark times. I think that we can all relate to that need to hope and believe.
AD: I'm always taken with Lot's wife. I think she is such a sympathetic character, with a heart-wrenching story. People often think of the Sodom and Gomorrah story as a sort of condemnation of homosexuality, but I first think of Lot's Wife when I hear that passage. Why shouldn't she be able to look back at her home? To me, the passage concerns matters of obedience and disobedience; an extension of Eve's story, in a way. I'm interested in portraying women's struggles to be a little more equal, and the tribulations they face for that. And, I'm intrigued by how faithful and devout women prove themselves in these texts, many times more so than men—but somehow seem to be completely overlooked.
GA: It seems these women have much richer stories than are portrayed in The Bible. Their stories are stated, but there is rarely any background to give the reader an idea of the characters' motivations. As I investigated Lot's wife and read others' commentary about her choices, it seems that people are very quick to judge her as a weak person. To me, that seems unfair. I think she, as well as many other female figures featured in The Bible are far more complex than they are portrayed in their stories. These Nameless pieces give us a chance to explore different sides of these characters. We get to relate to them as human beings, and think about who they were and what motivated them to make the choices they did.
Q: What can you tell us about the music?
BVR: My style is quite tonal, and I think much of the music reflects the kind of music I like to sing: gratifying vocal lines, well-supported by harmonic structure, with dramatic moments and interesting effects. Much of the inspiration also comes from the great composers of the past. I thought of songs, written by the likes of Schubert, Debussy, Brahms, Wolf, Fauré, or even Ned Rorem, that addressed similar characters or situations. I studied the rhythms, melodic intervals, chordal structures. And I let those ingredients stew for a while, as I absorbed Aaron's words. Sometimes, I even directly incorporated elements of these older works: The bass line for "Hope and a Hem," for example, is based on a 1617 "Sancta Maria" setting by Claudio Monteverdi, with the rest of the material superimposed above. That particular piece stuck out in my mind, as the prayer to the Virgin Mary includes a petition "intercede pro devoto foemineo sexu" — "for all the saints of the female sex," and it resonated as the perfect basis for this song that deals with the silent pain endured by the woman in Luke's Gospel—and so many other nameless women who followed in her footsteps.
Q: Did you notice any differences between how you prepared this music – a newly written set – versus other music you have sung?
GA: Preparing for a premiere was a wonderful experience. It was very rewarding to work so closely with the composer throughout the entire process. From the moment we received the music to each performance in the concert series, we were able to communicate and collaborate to shape the performance together.
MG: I tend to learn music by listening to recordings (many different versions to make sure I'm not picking up any one singer's interpretation or vocal quirks). After I listen to the song several times, I usually dive right in and start singing. With new music…that's not really an option. You have to do a lot more leg work before you get to the singing phase: Rhythm, then text, then notes last.
GA: Working on a new set, there is no "performance practice" precedent, which is very exciting. We had the privilege of working with a blank canvas while having the guidance of the composer along the way.
MG: Exactly. Especially since these pieces are duets, it can be even harder to put the piece together, as you need to make sure both parts are represented evenly and correctly, while still being true to our own voices. But that is one of the things that makes new music exciting: your input forms a large part of a completely new work of art, and you can make it your own.
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AD: I come at these poems with some working background knowledge on the stories of these women. I was born and raised Roman Catholic, but fell off that bandwagon late in high school. The Catholic community I came from was big on women being able to take on larger roles within the Church, potentially becoming priests(esses); so my angle on equality is probably rooted there.
MG: I grew up Catholic, but we weren't terribly good about attending church. Consequently, all three of these stories were new to me, so I'm enjoying learning about them and connecting their stories to all women. I can't help thinking that the reason they weren't given names is that they were meant to be a bit more universal. Each time I work on a piece, I keep thinking that that character is the one I connect with the most…but then I work on another piece, or do more research, and then I change my mind again!
GA: The particular Episcopal congregation I grew up in was (and still is) very warm and welcoming—never exclusive, judgmental or elitist. That environment, where everyone was embraced and treated with respect and equality shaped my beliefs significantly. Thinking about the struggle and injustice that many of these women experienced makes me outraged on their behalf. Giving them a voice and telling their stories—even centuries later—honors them and gives them the respect they were denied in their time.
Q: What is it like for you, as a writer, to work with a composer?
AD: I never really thought of myself as a songwriter before, but this has helped me grow as an artist and exercise my talents. This has certainly made me a stronger poet for it. Specifically, it's good to get some feedback on one's work. It is also exciting and very rewarding to see what one's work might inspire in another artist, and how they might interpret it.
Q: What about the performance? You had four opportunities to perform this piece live – did your interpretation change at all?
GA: With each performance, I felt more connected to the nameless woman as well as with the audience. Also, when singing with another person, each additional experience allows you to grow together and play off one another. Each performance is unique and provides a different take on the piece.
MG: We were constantly refining the performances. Gretchen and I would chat the whole ride home from the concerts, talking about what needed to be improved (usually, "Sorry, that part wasn't as perfect as I would've liked!"), or what went particularly well. As we head to the recording studio, we're continuing to refine and connect to the piece. As we incorporate the other pieces in the set, it also makes me regard "Hope and a Hem" in a different manner – we're not just telling one story any more, it's just a chapter in a larger work.
Q: Several audience members seemed to connect with the piece "Hope and a Hem" – why do you think that is?
MG: I think it's a combination of the text, the music, and the performances. The text is a poignant retelling of a Biblical story depicting an "everywoman" character. Not all of Jesus's followers were famous—some were normal women, suffering through regular human ailments. The music is beautiful to listen to, while still being faithful to the nature of this woman who was desperate to find relief. To me, the soaring melodic opening seemed to all of the unnamed, anonymous women of the Bible crying out for help.
GA: The themes in the text are universal and timeless. It is a story about the human condition. The idea that a situation can be so desperate that there is nothing left to lose resonates with everyone—regardless of gender, age or situation. As human beings, we experience dark times, but are built to believe against all odds. We trust that clinging to the thinnest thread of hope or taking even the smallest action could bring about positive change. Also, I think that the use of second person in the setting of the poem is very direct, and allows for an immediate connection between the singers and the audience.
Q: The rest of the cycle is still being written. How did this grow from one song into something bigger? What do you expect from the future pieces?
MG: I think Brian meant to write more than the one piece, but after each performance, Gretchen and I would constantly beg for more songs! With as many songs as there are about the "Marys" (The Blessed Virgin and Mary Magdalene), it was about time that someone gave the unnamed women a voice as well!
GA: I think that each song in a set influences how the others are interpreted. I am eager to have the entire picture of these pieces and see how they complement one another in context of the full cycle.


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Darby, Pa. (May 28, 2019): On May 28, Mercy Fitzgerald and Mercy LIFE held a Memorial Day wreath-laying ceremony honoring fallen men and women of America's Armed Forces. As part of Mercy's ongoing Military and Veterans Health Program, the event provided the opportunity for military personnel in the community to connect with their local healthcare professionals.
Dozens of local veterans, colleagues and community members gathered for a short prayer service, wreath laying and presentations about the importance of Memorial Day. The event also featured participation from James Birkhead, head of the Delaware County Chamber of Commerce's Veterans Committee and remarks from David Morales, Veteran Liaison for VITAS Healthcare, and U.S. Army veteran Theodore Katz, MD, Medical Director of the Central Appeals Unit.
"We are proud to honor those who lost their lives while protecting our freedom," said Dr. Katz. "Commitment to the military community is very important to our team. We want to ensure all military service members, veterans and their families in our community have access to high-quality and culturally sensitive healthcare."
Through the Military and Veterans Health Program — led by Dr. Katz and Jacquelyn Petrosky, Recreation Therapy Supervisor for Mercy LIFE— hospital colleagues are trained to recognize and respond to challenges specific to the military community, while providing respectful and culturally competent healthcare services. During the event, veterans and military personnel were treated to a free lunch at the hospital and offered free information about available healthcare services and other veteran-focused resources in the community.
For more information on veteran-centered care provided by Mercy Fitzgerald and Mercy LIFE, visit www.trinityhealthma.org/milvets.
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Balancing on the borders of Ricefields in Sapa
Balancing on the borders of Ricefields in Sapa
Balancing on the borders of a rice field with endless beautiful views… sounds great, right? A trek through the valley of Sapa is definitely an item to add to your bucket list.
Sapa is located in the North of Vietnam, close to the border of China. This area contains impressive rice terraces, colorful people and the highest mountain in Vietnam, the Fansipan.
How to get from Hanoi to Sapa?
From Hanoi, the hysterical and cozy metropole of Vietnam, there are several options to get to Sapa.
Here are 6 guesthouses and hotels in Sapa
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The train from Hanoi to Sapa
The sleeper train will bring you to Lao Cai, 40 kilometers from the Chinese border. The journey takes about 8 hours and the price of a ticket starts at $20~onwards. The cost depends if you choose a hard or soft sleeper. From Lao Cai, it's a one hour drive with the minivan along a route full of twists and turns but still so beautiful. You can buy a combi ticket for the train + minivan on the main train station in Hanoi. Click here for more train info.
Check out all hotels and homestays in Sapa under $50
The bus from Hanoi to Sapa
The sleeper bus to Sapa has become more popular in the last years. This is because of the new highway which was opened in 2014. It makes the journey a lot more comfortable because it will take you from Hanoi to the center of Sapa town within 6 hours. The costs will be about $10-$20~, and that's cheaper than the train. It wouldn't be a problem finding a bus ticket — they sell them literally everywhere in Hanoi.
Tip: Take the train on your way up to Sapa to experience the ride, and when you return, take the comfy bus :)
How to arrange a trekking in Sapa
It's super easy to arrange a trekking in Sapa town because there are as many guides as tourists on the streets. The guides with the traditional clothes are called Hmong women. When you get dropped off in town, there's a big change; you will be swarmed by people asking you: "Helloo, wel al you flom? Do you want to do shopping ol tlekking?"
Some of these women don't have a license to do trekking, but that doesn't necessarily mean that the trekking isn't good. Most of the time you can arrange a reliable trekking itinerary from the place you will stay.
If you like it more the easy way, you can book an all-in-one tour to Sapa on several places in Hanoi.
Don't forget to bring these travel essentials ?
Homestays or hotels in Sapa
Where you're staying overnight totally depends on you and your choice of trekking. If you are going for a day trek, then it will be fine to stay in a hotel in Sapa town. If you decide to do a multi-day trek, it will be cool to spend the night in a homestay in the valley around Sapa.
"Here are 6 guesthouses and hotels in Sapa"
You can go really basic with the locals or a homestay with some more facilities like Luckydaisy Buffalo House. Eddie is running this homestay together with his Vietnamese wife in the small village, Ta Van.
Tip: Be sure of a great guide and route without too many tourists! At Luckydaisy Buffalo House, they can arrange a multi-day trek with one of their guides. Ask for guide Zu ?
Check out all hotels, hostels and homestays in Sapa under $50
Best time to travel Sapa
The best time to travel Sapa is now. Yes, now! Because of the tourism programs in Vietnam, Sapa is changing a lot. A dam for power supply is under construction and a cable car to the top of the Fansipan mountain is opened last February, and because of that, the villages are suddenly a lot less outback.
Go to Sapa from March to May and September to November for the best temperatures. To be sure of beautiful green rice fields, visit between May and September. Accept the fact that it will rain more in that period. From December to February, it could be snowing, but don't hesitate to go because of that; All the pictures above were taken in November and it was beautiful.
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Thank you so much for your sharing, it's so great, detail and very useful for everyone travelling to Sapa.
I'm also a local guide in Sapa, so when read your blog, I'm so happy to see the beautiful photos about our hometown. I also want to introduce our country's beauty with many foreigners friends. So if anyone want to explore Sapa, you can contact me, we will guide you to explore the local life with interesting culture, the stunning rice terraces with beautiful view points.
See you in Sapa!
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Amazing photos !!!•
Great impression on Sapa.
Sapa sure is great. If you're lucky and arrive at the right time, the green rice paddies are amazing there!•
Hi! Thanks a lot for that great article !
I have a quick question though on something.
I'll be travelling to Sapa mid-October with my girlfriend and I was thinking of spending 2 nights over there. I see that you recommend then to sleep outside of Sapa with the locals. We'll be having 2 bags each so I guess it will be a bit difficult to go trekking with these 2 bags. What would you recommend?


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Technology – an enabler
Government continues the mantra that SMEs are the lifeblood of this country, promoting economic growth, creating jobs and fostering innovation. But, for many of us running small businesses, life is tough as hell and decent advice is difficult to find and often confusing as highlighted by Holly MacKay in her recent post.
Currently, for many service and manufacturing businesses, it is a given that a dominant buyer has all the power and that waiting for payment beyond the payment terms is commonplace. A recent survey published by Experian indicates that out of 1.7 million SMEs surveyed, over 600 thousand confirmed the above.
What really struck me in the survey report was that average debt has increased by 70% compared to a year ago, with a figure of £20,403 and with 1 in 5 of the surveyed companies facing bankruptcy, all mainly due to delayed payments.
If you are facing the above who can you turn to? This used to be banks but that avenue is much reduced. You may have an exceptional CFO or financial advisor who understands all the nuances and options, in which case you are fortunate.
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BUDAPEST, HUNGARY – Night Train to Vienna – 1974
None of it would have come to pass—not the desperate quest for the traitor, not the strained alliances nor the needless deaths—were it not for poor Heathcliff. He was their tragic figure, their broken promise. In the end, he would prove to be yet another feather in Gabriel's cap. That said, Gabriel would have preferred that Heathcliff were still on his side of the ledger. Assets like Heathcliff did not come along every day, sometimes only once in a career, rarely twice. Such was the nature of espionage, Gabriel would lament. Such was life itself.
It was not his true name, Heathcliff; it had been generated at random, or so his handlers claimed, by computer. The program deliberately chose a code name that bore no resemblance to the asset's real name, nationality, or line of work. In this regard, it had succeeded. The man to whom Heathcliff's name had been attached was neither a foundling nor a hopeless romantic. Nor was he bitter or vengeful or violent in nature. In truth, he had nothing in common with Brontë's Heathcliff other than his dark complexion, for his mother was from the former Soviet republic of Georgia. The same republic, she was proud to point out, as Comrade Stalin, whose portrait still hung in the sitting room of her Moscow apartment.
Heathcliff spoke and read English fluently, however, and was fond of the Victorian novel. In fact, he had flirted with the idea of studying English literature before coming to his senses and enrolling at the Moscow Institute for Foreign Languages, regarded as the second-most prestigious university in the Soviet Union. His faculty adviser was a talent-spotter for the SVR, the Foreign Intelligence Service, and upon graduation Heathcliff was invited to enter the SVR's academy. His mother, drunk with joy, placed flowers and fresh fruit at the foot of Comrade Stalin's portrait. "He is watching you," she said. "One day you will be a man to be reckoned with. A man to be feared." In his mother's eyes, there was no finer thing for a man to be.
It was the ambition of most cadets to serve abroad in a rezidentura, an SVR station, where they would recruit and run enemy spies. It took a certain type of officer to perform such work. He had to be brash, confident, talkative, quick on his feet, a natural seducer. Heathcliff, unfortunately, was blessed with none of these qualities. Nor did he possess the physical attributes required for some of the SVR's more unsavory tasks. What he had was a facility for languages—he spoke fluent German and Dutch as well as English—and a memory that even by the SVR's high standards was deemed to be exceptional. He was given a choice, a rarity in the hierarchical world of the SVR. He could work at Moscow Center as a translator or serve in the field as a courier. He chose the latter, thus sealing his fate.
It was not glamorous work, but vital. With his four languages and a briefcase full of false passports, he roamed the world in service of the motherland, a clandestine delivery boy, a secret postman. He cleaned out dead drops, stuffed cash into safe-deposit boxes, and on occasion even rubbed shoulders with an actual paid agent of Moscow Center. There were vastly more sophisticated means of transmitting intelligence these days, it was true. But the SVR, for all its technical prowess—or, perhaps, because of it— was innately distrustful of computers and mobile phones, preferring the old ways to the new.
Consequently, Heathcliff was a man constantly on the move. It was not uncommon for him to spend three hundred nights a year outside Russia. The work left him unsuited for marriage or even a serious relationship. The SVR provided him with female comfort when he was in Moscow—beautiful young girls who under normal circumstances would never look at him twice—but when traveling he was prone to bouts of intense loneliness.
It was during one such episode, in a hotel bar in Hamburg, that he met his Catherine. She was drinking white wine at a table in the corner, an attractive woman in her mid-thirties, light-brown hair, suntanned arms and legs. Heathcliff was under orders to avoid such women while traveling. Invariably, they were hostile intelligence officers or prostitutes in their employ. But Catherine did not look the part. And when she glanced at Heathcliff over her mobile phone and smiled, he felt a jolt of electricity that surged from his heart straight to his groin.
"Care to join me?" she asked. "I do hate to drink alone."
Her name was not Catherine, it was Astrid. At least that was the name she had whispered into his ear while running a fingernail lightly along the inside of his thigh. She was Dutch, which meant Heathcliff, who was posing as a Russian businessman, was able to address her in her native language. After several drinks together, she invited herself to Heathcliff's room, where he felt safe. He woke the next morning with a profound hangover, which was unusual for him, and with no memory of engaging in the act of love. By then, Astrid was showered and wrapped in a toweling robe. In the light of day, her remarkable beauty was plain to see.
"Free tonight?" she asked. "I shouldn't."
"Why not?"
He had no answer.
"You'll take me on a proper date, though. A nice dinner. Maybe a disco afterward."
"And then?"
She opened her robe, revealing a pair of beautifully formed breasts. Try as he might, Heathcliff could not recall caressing them.
They traded phone numbers, another forbidden act, and parted company. Heathcliff had two errands to run in Hamburg that day that required several hours of "dry cleaning" to make certain he was not under surveillance. As he was completing his second task—the routine emptying of a dead-letter box—he received a text message with the name of a trendy restaurant near the port. He arrived at the appointed hour to find a radiant Astrid already seated at their table, behind an open bottle of hideously expensive Montrachet. Heathcliff frowned; he would have to pay for the wine out of his own pocket. Moscow Center monitored his expenses carefully and berated him when he exceeded his allowance.
Astrid seemed to sense his unease. "Don't worry, it's my treat."
"I thought I was supposed to take you out on a proper date."
"Did I really say that?"
It was at that instant Heathcliff understood he had made a terrible mistake. His instincts told him to turn and run, but he knew it was no use; his bed was made. And so he stayed at the restaurant and dined with the woman who had betrayed him. Their conversation was stilted and strained—the stuff of a bad television drama—and when the check came, it was Astrid who paid. In cash, of course.
Outside, a car was waiting. Heathcliff raised no objections when Astrid quietly instructed him to climb into the backseat. Nor did he protest when the car headed in the opposite direction from his hotel. The driver was quite obviously a professional; he spoke not a word while undertaking several textbook maneuvers designed to shake surveillance. Astrid passed the time sending and receiving text messages. To Heathcliff she said nothing at all.
"Did we ever—"
"Make love?" she asked.
She stared out the window.
"Good," he said. "It's better that way."
When they finally stopped, it was at a small cottage by the sea. Inside, a man was waiting. He addressed Heathcliff in German-accented English. Said his name was Marcus. Said he worked for a Western intelligence service. Didn't specify which one. Then he displayed for Heathcliff several highly sensitive documents Astrid had copied from his locked attaché case the previous evening while he was incapacitated by the drugs she had given him. Heathcliff was going to continue to supply such documents, said Marcus, and much more. Otherwise, Marcus and his colleagues were going to use the material they had in their possession to deceive Moscow Center into believing Heathcliff was a spy.
Unlike his namesake, Heathcliff was neither bitter nor vengeful. He returned to Moscow a half million dollars richer and awaited his next assignment. The SVR delivered a beautiful young girl to his apartment in the Sparrow Hills. He nearly fainted with fear when she introduced herself as Ekaterina. He made her an omelet and sent her away, untouched.
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The life expectancy for a man in Heathcliff's position was not long. The penalty for betrayal was death. But not a quick death, an unspeakable death. Like all those who worked for the SVR, Heathcliff had heard the stories. The stories of grown men begging for a bullet to end their suffering. Eventually, it would come, the Russian way, in the nape of the neck. The SVR referred to it as vyshaya mera: the highest measure of punishment. Heathcliff resolved never to allow himself to fall into their hands. From Marcus he obtained a suicide ampule. One bite was all it would take. Ten seconds, then it would be over.
Marcus also gave Heathcliff a secure communications device that allowed him to transmit reports via satellite with encrypted microbursts. Heathcliff used it rarely, preferring instead to brief Marcus in person during his trips abroad. Whenever possible, he allowed Marcus to photograph the contents of his attaché case, but mainly they talked. Heathcliff was a man of no importance, but he worked for important men, and transported their secrets. Moreover, he knew the locations of Russian dead drops around the world, which he carried around in his prodigious memory. Heathcliff was careful not to divulge too much, too quickly—for his own sake, and for the sake of his rapidly growing bank account. He doled out his secrets piecemeal, so as to increase their value. A half million became a million within a year. Then two. And then three.
Heathcliff's conscience remained untroubled—he was a man without ideology or politics—but fear stalked him day and night. The fear that Moscow Center knew of his treachery and was watching his every move. The fear he had passed along one secret too many, or that one of the Center's spies in the West would eventually betray him. On numerous occasions he pleaded with Marcus to bring him in from the cold. But Marcus, sometimes with a bit of soothing balm, sometimes with a crack of the whip, refused. Heathcliff was to continue his spying until such time as his life was truly in danger. Only then would he be allowed to defect. He was justifiably dubious about Marcus's ability to judge the precise moment the sword was about to fall, but he had no choice but to continue. Marcus had blackmailed him into doing his bidding. And Marcus was going to wring every last secret out of him before releasing him from his bond.
But not all secrets are created equal. Some are mundane, workaday, and can be passed with little or no threat to the messenger. Others, however, are far too dangerous to betray. Heathcliff eventually found such a secret in a dead-letter box, in faraway Montreal. The letter box was actually an empty fat, used by a Russian illegal operating under deep cover in the United States. The illegal had concealed a memory stick in the cabinet beneath the kitchen sink. Heathcliff had been ordered to collect it and carry it back to Moscow Center, thus evading the mighty American National Security Agency. Before leaving the apartment, he inserted the flash drive into his laptop and found it unlocked and its contents unencrypted. Heathcliff read the documents freely. They were from several different American intelligence services, all with the highest possible level of classification.
Heathcliff didn't dare copy the documents. Instead, he committed every detail to his flawless memory and returned to Moscow Center, where he handed over the flash drive to his control officer, along with a sternly worded rebuke of the illegal's failure to secure it properly. The control officer, who was called Volkov, promised to address the matter. Then he offered Heathcliff a low-stress junket to friendly Budapest as recompense. "Consider it an all-expenses-paid holiday, courtesy of Moscow Center. Don't take this the wrong way, Konstantin, but you look as though you could use some time off."
That evening, Heathcliff used the secure communications device to inform Marcus that he had uncovered a secret of such import he had no choice but to defect. Much to his surprise, Marcus did not object. He instructed Heathcliff to dispose of the device in a way it could never be found. Heathcliff smashed it to pieces and dropped the remains down an open sewer. Even the bloodhounds of the SVR's security directorate, he reasoned, wouldn't look there.
A week later, after paying a final visit to his mother in her rabbit's hutch of an apartment, with its brooding portrait of an ever-watchful Comrade Stalin, Heathcliff left Russia for the last time. He arrived in Budapest in late afternoon, as snow fell gently upon the city, and took a taxi to the InterContinental Hotel. His room overlooked the Danube. He double-locked the door and engaged the safety bar. Then he sat down at the desk and waited for his mobile phone to ring. Next to it was Marcus's suicide ampule. One bite was all it would take. Ten seconds. Then it would be over.


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