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A car racer, who loves skidding his car in the rains. After selling his tower transmission business, in thirty days mugged up everything to know about food parks and beat 27 applicants to win the tender to set up Gujarat's largest food park. Is addicted to gutka and other banned substances.
A gujarati from Malad, has managed to get 30 million customers for his astrology, bollywood downloads and cricket score services on Mobile VAS platform, but his beautiful wife isn't amused, she wants him to loose his 44 inch waistline!!! We'll put up his profile picture after he's lost some weight then.
When he's not giving a billion dollars to power plants and ports he does sky diving in New Zealand.
Is always asking why our Board of directors or group of shareholders does not have anyone from the fairer sex. Did not want to go on record while making these observations, lest his wife takes offence. Luckily for Shanky our inflight managers are all pretty airhostesses. The air hostesses who always have the safety and security of their passengers in mind (which includes safety from jealous wives), requested us not to upload his profile picture !!!
Goes long and short on the markets for a 50 bips arbitrage. Cut his cheque to us, in his first meeting with us over a pizza. We love making presentations at his house or rather in the gallery outside his house, cause he stays 10 feet away from Deepika Padukone's doorbell. Who knows we may just get invited by her for coffee one day. Such a great wheeler dealer that the younger Ambani brother gave him 300 cr for a few share certificates in his private limited entity.
Its no surprise that she had been crowned Miss Millennium in her college, but she's the proverbial beauty with the brains. She is partial to Louis Vuitton, Prada, Jimmy Choo. Has done jewellery designing from GIA New York. When she's not trekking in deserts, forests, mountains across the globe, she is busy taking care of her 15 kids. Nope she's not the biological mom of 15 kids yet, they are her students for Vedic mathematics.
Man with midas touch and a heart of gold. Sample some of his investments, a 3 cr investment in Poly Medicure Ltd. turned to 200 cr and a 1 cr investment in Orbit Exports Ltd. turned to 75 cr in a couple of years. And he's not even turned 30 years. With Harman's dating tips and Varun's swanky jaguar what more can our guys ask for. Teaches meditation, which our techies surely need if even a jaguar doesn't help them to score with girls.
Loved our maiden flight with Big B so much that he invested with us the very next day. Hmm he doesn't say it, but we are sure he wears a wig.
Chairman Manipal Global Education, served as a Member of the Board of Infosys from May 2000- July 2011. He was also the Chief Financial Officer from 1994 to 2006. Currently a member of Board of SEBI. While others can tune in to Arnab Goswami's show to listen to his words of wisdom, we are lucky to have him a phone call away.
Developed 2 million sq feet and has another 2.5 million sq feet under development across Mumbai. Some guys have all the luck in this world. He and his brother married the two daughters of billionaire stockbroker Radhakrishna Damani, a man whom Rakesh Jhunjhunwala considers as his guru. Need we say any more.


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How To Cook BBQ Spare Ribs
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Also known as "snake method", cooking BBQ spare ribs on a Weber smokey mountain cooker charcoal smoker is really easy. Even beginners can use this snake method to cook super delicious barbecue with such bbq grills.
Just put your pork or turkey in the smoker cooker at 10pm and they will be ready for serve 9am the next morning. You don't even have to get up during night to check or adjust. How cool is that!
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Apparently rooster sacrifice is done in the Santeria religion, which mixes Afro-Caribbean beliefs and Roman Catholicism: something similar happened in New Jersey a few months ago, for example. The roosters are sacrificed for saints or as an offering.
Kind of disturbing, and also unsafe, since they probably have germs and could attract rats.
Is this common? Has anybody else spotted this sort of thing in the neighborhood?
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Microsoft's June Patch Tuesday security updates includes several patches for unsupported versions of Windows.
Microsoft is taking extra precautions in its June update following last month's WannaCry ransomware outbreak and recent threats by The Shadow Brokers to dump more Windows vulnerabilities and exploits this month as part of its new subscription.
"Microsoft is announcing the availability of additional guidance for critical security updates, that are at heightened risk of exploitation due to past and threatened nation-state attacks and disclosures," it said in an advisory.
Microsoft warned that some the flaws posed an "elevated risk" of "destructive cyber attacks" by nation-state actors. The updates are meant to shore up systems against "potential attacks with characteristics similar to WannaCrypt", it said.
Some of the updates are new while others are for older platforms that would usually be restricted to customers on paid-for custom support agreements, but are being made publicly available.
Microsoft took the unusual step of patching Windows XP last month in response to WannaCry, however most of the affected systems were running Windows 7 without the already available patch.
Unsupported systems that will get today's updates include Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 8, Windows Server 2003, or Windows Server 2003 R2. Most of the updates address critical remote code execution vulnerabilities. Some are for flaws fixed as late as May, while others date back several years.
Eric Doerr, general manager of the Microsoft Security Response Center encouraged all customers on these older platforms to update as soon as possible, but stressed Microsoft would not change its current support arrangements. In other words, don't expect further patches for XP in future.
Microsoft has provided guidance for users on these older systems here, which include the relevant bulletin, KB article reference, and an indication of whether the version of Windows is affected.
Microsoft doesn't specify what nation-state threats it's received. However the hacker group, TheShadowBrokers, last month vowed to release monthly dumps, including new Windows exploits that were stolen from a hacking team within the USNational Security Agency (NSA).
In April, the same group, which presents itself as a skilled adversary to NSA hackers, released the password to an encrypted file containing the Windows SMB file-sharing exploitthat was subsequently used to make WannaCry wormable.
In the wake of WannaCry, Microsoft's top lawyer slammed the NSA for "stockpiling"cyperweapons, comparing their theft to the military losing Tomahawk missiles to criminals.


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Nette application is easily configured using NEON files. We'll talk about:
- how to configure your application using NEON files
- how to handle production and development modes
- how to create the DI container
In charge of setting up the environment and creating a Dependency Injection (DI) container in Nette is the Configurator class. It is used in the bootstrap file
bootstrap.php located in the
app/ folder.
Development Mode
Development mode is automatically enabled when we're running on the localhost. If you want to enable it even outside of
there, for example, programmers accessing from a specific IP address, you can use
$configurator->setDebugMode('23.75.345.200'); // one or more IP addresses
Even more secure is the combination of an IP address and a cookie. We will store a secret token into the
nette-debug' cookie, e.g. `secret1234, and the development mode will be activated for programmers with this
combination of IP and cookie.
The development mode can be deactivated by:
Debugging Tool Tracy
Turn on the great debugging tool Tracy, it'll store all exceptions into files in a
specified folder (
__DIR__ . '/../log').
$configurator->enableTracy(__DIR__ . '/../log');
The configuration is loaded and processed only once, and the result is cached, which greatly speeds up the application.
Therefore, we set the
setTempDirectory() path where the cache will be saved.
$configurator->setTempDirectory(__DIR__ . '/../temp');
Usually we will want to automatically load the classes using RobotLoader, so we have to start
it up and let it load classes from the directory where
bootstrap.php is located and all its subdirectories (i.e.
An alternative way is to only use Composer PSR-4 autoloading.
Configurator allows you to specify a timezone for your application.
Configuration Files
Typically, configuration files are written in the NEON format. Based on the configuration files, a system DI container is generated. This is the heart of the entire application. In a separate chapter, you can read everything about configuration.
We load the configuration files using
$configurator->addConfig(__DIR__ . '/config/config.neon');
The method
addConfig() can be called multiple times to add multiple files.
$configurator->addConfig(__DIR__ . '/config/common.neon');
$configurator->addConfig(__DIR__ . '/config/local.neon');
if (PHP_SAPI === 'cli') {
$configurator->addConfig(__DIR__ . '/config/cli.neon');
Alternatively, we can use the
includes section to load more configuration files.
- parameters.php
- services.neon
- presenters.neon
If items with the same keys appear within configuration files, they will be overwritten or merged in the case of arrays. Each subsequent file
has a higher priority in merging. The file containing the
includes section has a higher priority than the
included files.
Parameters can be passed to the DI container by the
addParameters() method; their values must be known at compile
time. The container is always generated for the different values of these parameters.
'foo' => 'bar',
'baz' => '%tempDir%',
In configuration files, we can write
%foo% to access the parameter named
foo. By default, the
Configurator populates the following parameters:
debugMode and
Dynamic Parameters
We can also feed dynamic parameters to the DI container. Their values needn't be known at compile time: they are used at run time. Different values don't regenerate the container.
'remoteIp' => $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'],
Environment variables could be easily made available using dynamic parameters. We can access them via
%env.variable% in configuration files.
'env' => $_ENV,
Dynamic Services
We can insert an instance of a class into the DI container directly, before the DI container creates it for us. The service
must be defined with the
dynamic: true attribute.
class: App\Model\MyCustomService
dynamic: true
Create a new instance and insert it in bootstrap:
'myservice' => new App\Model\MyCustomService('foobar'),
Creating a Container
The method
createContainer() generates the container class and returns its instance:
/** @var Nette\DI\Container $container */
$container = $configurator->createContainer();
In the development mode, the container is automatically updated each time you change the code or configuration files. In production mode, it is generated only once and file changes are not checked to avoid compromising performance.
If we are creating a web application, all requests are handled by one file located in the public
www/ directory,
and that is
index.php. It just passes the control to the application (that is the
app/ directory), to
the bootstrap file
bootstrap.php. Subsequently,
index.php retrieves from the DI container the service
that runs the web application:
$container = require __DIR__ . '/../app/bootstrap.php';


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Silent Cruise is a
collection of eight short stories and a novella from award-winning Canadian
writer Timothy Taylor. The stories are sharp and acutely observed; the novella
intriguing. As a collection they present an array of characters and situations,
complex relationships, and some of the more finely crafted stories you are
likely to encounter. Taylor does not settle for easy solutions to the problems
his characters face. In fact there are no solutions at all, just situations
that change, often in ways the characters, and the reader, would not predict.
There is no sense that Taylor forces the direction of the narrative or
manufactures coincidences for the purpose of rounding off a plot. Even unlikely
outcomes are rendered natural, such is the skill of Taylor's writing.
Even in such a wonderful collection, some stories stand out. This is to
some extent a matter of personal preference, but there are a few stories that
are simply superb. 'Doves of Townsend' tells the story of Clare, an antiques
collector following in the tradition of her father, and drawn to Mr. Galbraith,
a contemporary of her late father's. The mutual attraction is beautifully
played out. Where Galbraith's maneuvering would be cynical or clumsy in the
hands of a lesser writer, with Taylor it has a warmth, even an innocence, that
leaves us in sympathy with both characters, and enchanted by the intertwining
of their lives. 'Smoke's Fortune' is the shortest story in the book, but its
brevity underscores Taylor's capacity to provide a window into the lives of his
characters. Hunting a dog in a field of wrecked cars may seem an improbable
context in which to reveal the humanity of a couple of adolescent boys, but
Taylor weaves such a deft narrative that you wonder if it could be done better
in any other setting. In 'Pope's Own' the quest to purchase a desirable Irish
cheese business becomes a tale of intrigue and complex relationships, not to
mention an absorbing account of how a specialty cheese is made. 'Francisco's
Watch' uses a family heirloom to follow an episode in the life of an artist who
gains long-sought recognition only to lose something more precious. The
protagonist of 'Prayers to Buxtehude' is no less unfortunate, losing love while
living his dream.
'NewStart' is an absorbing novella in which lives diverge, follow wildly
different paths, then reconverge. There is a compelling mystery that drives this
story, and Taylor shows that this genre need not be limited to contrived plots
and cartoon characters.
Taylor is adept in interweaving themes in his stories. There are always
multiple issues at stake, and the working out of one allows the unfolding of
another. The characters are real people; they can be imagined in your sitting
room, in the café or bar you visit, in a shop in your shopping precinct. The
stories leave their lives being lived; we are interested in their futures, even
if we have little idea what that might hold.
Taylor appears to be a meticulous researcher, or at least to have an in
depth knowledge of such things as food, painting, and information technology.
There are recipes, foods, tastes and smells in this book that make you think it
could have been written in a delicatessen. Insights from the visual arts add a
texture to the stories, especially NewStart. And most readers will have to take
Taylor's word for the accuracy of the account of the possibilities of the
Internet. At times I could have done with less detail. I felt that stories like
'Smoke's Fortune' and 'Doves of Townsend', which owed the least to research,
were the stronger for it. The situations were more empathic, the dialogue more
recognizable; the stories more securely set in the world we all know, even
while revealing it anew. To paraphrase NewStart's Capri's description of Roman
pasta, you cannot imagine these stories having any less in them, but you
wouldn't want to disturb the narrative by adding more.
I enjoyed this book a lot. I found it engaging, entertaining and with
that rare quality of providing credible insights into lives and situations that
I would not otherwise experience. The characters come alive on the page; the
dialogue is clean and crisp. A highly recommended read.
© 2004 Tony O'Brien
Tony O'Brien M Phil., Lecturer, Mental Health Nursing, University of Auckland
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The Winter Gardens Popular Open Day returns later this month, giving the general public access all areas to the historic venue. The Open Day will take place on Saturday 26 January from 11am until 4pm.
Doors open for the 2019 event at 11am to the wonderful sounds of the much-loved Wurlitzer Organ playing live in the Opera House, along with resident pianist, Brant Nuttall playing in the Mazzei Café. Throughout the venue displays and activities will be taking place, including displays of the original building plans and a chance to see one of the beautiful chandeliers from the Empress Ballroom up-close.
The Promenade Concert Orchestra will take centre stage in the Pavilion Theatre throughout the day whilst popular guitar duo Pineapple Jack take to the Gillow's stage from 1pm – 3pm.
Throughout the day guests can explore every nook and cranny of the world-famous grade 2* listed building during this access all areas event: treading the Opera House boards and viewing rooms where stars and world leaders have gone before them.
The experienced team at the Winter Gardens will be on hand throughout the venue to answer questions about the illustrious building's 140-year history.
The events offers the opportunity for guests to view the 3,000 capacity Empress Ballroom, which has played host to countless party conferences and politicians; and to marvel at areas such as the stunning Spanish Hall suite and discover more about its restoration from the people in charge of replacing the original glazed ceiling.
Get Involved
This year, the Winter Gardens are encouraging individuals with artefacts connected with the building to get involved on the Open Day. From pictures to programmes, autographs or something else, the venue are encouraging people to get in touch to display their items.
If you have something and want to find out more email email@example.com and a member of our team will get back to you to discuss further.
Kathy Smith, General Manager comments,
'The Winter Gardens Open Day is a truly special day, that allows us to invite the public for a rare opportunity to explore the entire venue and see for themselves how truly extraordinary the venue is along with the work taking place to ensure it remains so for years to come.'
Last year's open day welcomed thousands through the doors. This year's takes place this Saturday 26th January 2019 from 11am – 4pm. A minimum donation of £1.40 is encouraged, with all money raised going towards the 140th fund and the continued restoration of the venue.
For more information about the open day, visit www.wintergardensblackpool.co.uk or call the Winter Gardens on 01253 625252.
Steve We are very fortunate to have this wonderful complex, there can't be many like it left in the Country. Long may it continue.


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Florida's Healthcare Real Estate Experts.
For More Information,
Boca Regional's Big Plans
During the next five years, Boca Raton Regional Hospital may change as much or more than it has in the previous 50 years.
The hospital's proposed parking garage—more about that in the next item—is the first of four projects designed to transform Boca Regional. The others are a second tower, new operating rooms and a new power plant. CEO Jerry Fedele estimates the cost at $260 million.
Fedele came in 2008 as the third CEO in 10 months. The hospital had lost $120 million, mainly stemming from the attempt two years earlier to create a $600 million academic center. After Fedele and the team he brought stabilized the finances, they changed the name from Boca Community to Boca Regional.
Since then, the hospital's core market has expanded beyond the city. Vice President Dan Sacco said the market now runs from Pompano Beach in Broward County to Lake Worth. As the market has grown, so has Boca Regional's share of the market. Even as competitors tout their emergency rooms, Boca Regional has grown from 35,000 annual ER visits to 55,000. Previously, Fedele said, only about 100 of the roughly 400 beds might be occupied on an average day in the summer. "Now, we're at 300-plus consistently. We're much less seasonal." He and I spoke last Thursday. The day before, Fedele said, "We were full."
Meanwhile, in the last 11 years Boca Regional has started an open-heart surgery center and opened the Eugene M. & Christine E. Lynn Cancer Institute, the Marcus Neuroscience Institute and the Christine E. Lynn Women's Health & Wellness Institute. A new robotic surgery program has three such devices that cost $2 million each. The Gloria Drummond Physical Rehabilitation Institute—named for the woman whose family tragedy led her to found the hospital— will open this year.
So Boca Regional has a stunning list of outpatient services, but what Fedele calls "capacity problems" for inpatient services. Many rooms are still semi-private, and what Fedele calls the hospital's increasingly "sophisticated patient population" wants is private rooms. Over the last seven years, he said, Boca Raton Regional Hospital "has fundamentally changed."
Accordingly, the projects will help the hospital meet those new demands. Eighty percent of the beds will be private. In practical terms, Fedele said, the hospital operates with 350 beds. If Boca Regional can replace the parking lot with the garage, it will shorten the distance patients must travel to the main entrance. Most would get there by using an air-conditioned bridge.
The new tower would be on the north side, out to Meadows Road, and the hospital would renovate the existing tower. Fedele would like work on the garage to begin next spring and be finished by the start of high season, and for work on the towers to begin in 2019.
In almost any other similarly sized area of the United States, much of this would not be possible. Fedele said Boca Regional ran a surplus of between $7 million and $10 million in its most recent budget year on revenue of about $450 million. At non-profit hospitals, Fedele said, health care is a low-margin business. Because of the philanthropic base in and around Boca Raton, however, the hospital doesn't have to pay for the improvements out of its operating surplus.
But while retaining that community identity, Boca Regional has widened its appeal and reputation. Affluent snowbirds who once flew home for advanced care are having it here. Turmoil at the North Broward Hospital District makes Boca Regional a better option for patients south of the county line. The relationship with Florida Atlantic University's medical school is growing.
Between the planned improvement and the new programs, nearly half a billion dollars could flow into Boca Raton Regional Hospital over 15 years. How lucky that protests 20 years ago prevented the board at that time from selling the hospital. Despite that fundamental change, Boca Regional remains Boca's own.
Hospital Garage
The hospital's proposed garage got a favorable recommendation from the Boca Raton Planning and Zoning Board, but the neighbors aren't happy.
Before the 4-2 vote, homeowners who live across the canal from the current parking lot complained about potential noise, exhaust fumes and excessive light. Some said their property values have been dropping and would drop if the hospital got permission to replace the roughly 200 surface spaces with 900 spaces in a 50-foot garage that could be 100 feet from their homes, rather than the 250 feet that otherwise would be required.
Some speakers made unreasonable suggestions. Example: build the garage on the north, which would force patients to cross Meadows Road. Some wondered if the garage would benefit employees more than patients, since the hospital moved about 300 employees from the lot to the nearby garage at Oaks Plaza on Glades Road. A hospital representative said "some" employees would return.
Mostly, though, the neighbors don't like the size and the proximity. Indeed, 100 feet is pretty close. But as I reported last week, the hospital could build its planned second tower at that location. The tower would be nearly 150 feet tall. Property records show that values of the homes across the canal have been rising, not falling. Though Boca Regional was much different when it opened in 1967, the hospital likely predates many of the homes.
And the need is obvious. Board member Janice Rustin noted the times that she had been unable to find a parking space. Boca Regional also is not the usual developer seeking a change from the city. The hospital holds near-iconic status, which was reflected in the comments from some board members.
Still, the neighbors likely will turn out in big numbers when the proposal goes to the city council. That could happen next month.
Source: BocaMag
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1xRUN Thru Interview
Loud Mouth Soup by Nekoes
1xRun: Tell us a little bit about this piece, is the original still for sale?
Nekoes: I created this piece for 1xRUN to do a print with. It's inspired by my lack of patience and understanding of my brother's mental illness which is a combination of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Yes the original piece and 4 others are available here on 1xRUN.1xRun: When was this piece created and with what materials?
Nekoes: This piece was created in January 2014 right after moving to Florida. Each piece in this series is mixed media on canvas. 1xRun: Anything immediate you would like us to highlight about this piece?
Nekoes: Banksy pushes Mongo.
1xRun: Tell us how the idea and execution came about?
Nekoes: By watching my brother smoke a ton of cigarettes and asking him a ton of questions about what the voices tell him and what his hallucinations are of. Then I just started too apply paint to the canvas.
1xRun: How long did the piece take?
Nekoes: About 2 weeks. I tend to stay working on a painting until it's done. I hate starting something and stopping then coming back to it.
1xRun: What is unique about this piece?
Nekoes: It's the 1st piece I painted after moving to East Coast. It's the first piece that I painted outside of my studio in San Diego. It's also on canvas which I never paint on. Each piece was also painted with a limited paint palette of house paints and spray paint I found at my moms house.
1xRun: Why should people buy this print?
Nekoes: Cuz' it'll get you tons of pussy, money and street cred by owning it…duh!
1xRun: Describe the piece in one gut reaction word.
Nekoes: Shhhhhhhhhh.
1xRun: When did you first start making art? What was your first piece?
Nekoes: I started painting graffiti in 1993 then got introduced too fine art in 1996 by Boshe OA Crew. I had my first art show I think in 1998 which was Modest Behavior with Monica Hoover, Shepard Fairey, Dave Kinsey, Dalek, Deform, Chie and a ton of other amazing artists. From that show on I have been creating artwork. I'd have to say my first piece was a painting of a giraffe.
1xRun: What artists inspired you early on? What artists inspire you now?
Nekoes: Early on it was Dr. Seuss, Shel Silverstein, Da Vinci, my Mom, SP One, Felon and Bosh, pals. As for now, Do the math crew, Honkey Kong, Tom Haubrick, Joey Vaiasuso, Adam Turk, Steven Dailey, Craola, Roids, Catcult, Onions, Sier mdr, Kris Konecki, Kevin Dickenson, Cooper, Aaron Delladova, Champ, Paul Dhuey, Mike Maxwell and Hamburger Eyes, to name a few.
1xRun: Do you listen to music while you work?
Nekoes: Yes, music is key in my creating process. Lately it's been Skrapez, broadcast, Stereolab, Adrian Younge, Garland Green, Unbroken, Amenity, Slapshot, Eyeforeye, Madlib and Quasimoto,
1xRun: If you could collaborate with any living artist who would it be and why? Any deceased artists?
Nekoes: Adam 'Honkeykong' Hathorn. He's super talented, a great shit talker, works hard as fuck, and good with the ladies. He also drinks like a fish, has the same terrible taste in hip hop tunes as me and his art is usually dick and fart jokes based. Alright done blowing Adam now. For the next question it would be DONDI!!!!!! Because it's DONDI!!!
1xRun: What was the first piece of art that you bought? Do you still have it? The last?
Nekoes: The first original artwork that I bought was 6 pieces from the homie Swamp Donkey at his lil show at Che Café. No, I gifted a few to the homie Omye and an ex-girlfriend. The last pieces that I bought were some small framed prints from the art walk in Santa Ana.
1xRun: Any big shows or events coming up that you'd like to share?
Nekoes: I will have a solo art show at Left Hand Black on May 3rd in San Diego, California. After that I will be in a group art show of skateboarders about skateboarding called Kicked To The Curb group show at Labodga Gallery on May 10 also in San Diego.
1xRun: Where else can people find you?
Nekoes: Instagram @sluttybuddy


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I've just returned from a trip to NYC and Las Vegas mostly for work. But my son was able to stow away with me to NY for some much needed adventure time. Our dear friends where there with my sons lifelong playmate. So play we did! We also spent a day at Coney Island which entertained me to no end. What a crazy, kookie place. We marveled at the characters, the food, the NY-meets-beach combo and the lost souls who use it as their stomping grounds. We all enjoyed the day! Luckily I managed to avoid fried oreos and the freak show. But we did jump a bunch of rides and watched drunk people dance on the boardwalk. (no I wasn't one of them)
It's been a marathon summer and I'm really excited to be home. There's so much inspiration and excitement out there and taking that all home with me to digest and reinterpret will feel just right. I have to admit I'm a little excited for fall, school starting and getting back to a little routine...and salads!


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Lydia's Lechon Quezon City, Inc. (LLQCI)is a chain of freestanding, in-line food and shopping plaza as well as mall restaurants which caters an almost exclusively native Filipino cuisine to patrons. Its core product is the iconic Lechon (roasted pigs) identified with the Philippines' world renowned festive culture. The LLQCI is a 100% Filipino owned corporation. We are searching for aggressive and self-driven entrepreneurs who might be looking for another portfolio to add in their multi-unit food service business or a start-up professional.
Franchise Support
Lydia's Lechon Core Support Group provides industry-compliant support for our franchisees. Everything from site acceptance to training to marketing support is just a phone call away. Further, we continue to develop and implement many in-house operations innovations to deliver our delicious Cebu Style lechon and our premium boneless stuffed lechon and other native cuisine offerings to our customers more efficiently than ever before. We continuously evaluate our systems, from back to office production and point-of-sale just to provide our franchisees the best programs available to support their restaurant operations.
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The game last night saw the Bisons pull out an impressive 2-1 overtime win in which Alanna Sharman scored the overtime winner, and goaltender Rachel Dyck was more than impressive. The Bisons seem to rise to the occasion each time they run into a ranked opponent, and there's a chance for the two-game sweep tonight as the two teams meet once more at Wayne Fleming Arena!
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Living on a property in the subtropics where I rely totally on rainwater and natural rainfall for watering, I love growing vegetables and at times have been virtually self sufficient, as well as giving excess to friends. However, I am often in full production over the summer and autumn months when it is hot, wet and humid and this is not the time to grow traditional northern European crops.
I am often busy on weekends and vegetables that don't require constant maintenance are therefore the backbone of my vegetable garden and I suspect these plants are the ones that many other time-poor gardeners would find most reliable. Interestingly most of them were the staple plants grown in my area decades ago, when gardeners relied on their own produce and grew plants that were suited to the local climate.
Here are my top 10 vegetables to grow in the subtropics:
1. Cherry tomato (Solanum lycopersicum var. cerasiforme)
A few months after moving to my current property, and before I started to do much in the garden, a cherry tomato plant appeared in the rocky subsoil on a barren dam wall. Within a month or so it was covered in fruit – very large and delicious fruit. As much as I picked them, the more tomatoes the plant produced. First they were used in salads, then in sauces and finally in delicious tomato soups. Cherry tomatoes lend a distinctive and delicious flavour to cooked dishes. I love the way they burst in your mouth – little bombs of flavour.
Today this same area where the cherry tomato appeared is mulched and the soil is now a rich brown, due to cultivation and the addition of large quantities of organic matter. Whilst I continue to remove tomato seedlings among the groundcovers at the front of the garden, there is always room for a few tomatoes to grow between the establishing shrubs. These plants have continued to grow and fruit copiously despite the 7 months of drought we have recently endured.
Cherry tomatoes are a very different breed to the prima donna tomatoes with the larger fruit. They are vigorous, and generally disease and pest free. This includes the ubiquitous fruit fly, which dislikes the thicker skins of this tomato. They also come in a wide variety of colours and flavours.
2. Pumpkin (Cucurbita maxima and Curcurbita pepo)
I'm a fan of blue pumpkins such as 'Queensland Blue', 'Triamble' and 'Oxheart'. I prefer the flavour and consistency of these pumpkins in savory dishes and soups. However blue pumpkins are less widely available these days as many cooks find the hard skin difficult to slice and the pumpkins too big for the dishes they intend to make. Sadly these big blue pumpkins are disappearing from the grocer's or supermarket shelves and our gardens and being replaced with the increasingly popular "Jap" pumpkin (more correctly 'Kent').
As much as I resent the lack of diversity in pumpkins and the dominance of the "Jap" pumpkin in our lives, I have a newfound respect for this cultivar.
A seedling appeared of its own volition at the edge of a garden bed a couple of years ago. I suspect it came up as the result of incorporating some home made compost. Before I got round to removing the seedling, it was off and away and young pumpkins were visible. By the end of the season the plant had produced over 80 pumpkins. Friends often went home with them. The only maintenance involved was directing the growth of the plant over the lawn rather than over adjacent groundcover plants in the garden bed.
I finally cut the plant back last August, after removing the last fruit. However by October this same plant was back again, and before I had a chance to remove it, the first fruit were almost ready to pick.
I still have half a dozen fruit from last year. They are still in good condition but lack the flavour and sweetness of the fresh fruit. I can see why pumpkins were such a mainstay in the early pioneer gardens. They are hardy, prodigious producers and provide a year round crop which is readily stored. The local wildlife don't seem to like them either. They will give the odd pumpkin a peck or bite, but this is it.
Whilst the "Jap" may be a super star when it comes to production, all pumpkins grow well in the subtropics. They are generally sown in August or September in beds well dug with large quantities of compost and a good handful of fertiliser. Keep the young seedlings well watered and once they are away, remove all but the most vigorous of plants.
Give these plants plenty of room to spread as they can readily cover 3 to 5 metres of ground. An old trick is to keep turning the runners back into the centre of the plant to limit them spreading too far. If you lack space, try some of the compact cultivars such as 'Golden Nugget'.
Keep the plants well fed and watered during the growing season and stand back!
3. Poor Man's bean/lablab bean (Lablab purpureus)
The Poor Man's been was widely grown in northern Australia last century, particularly in rural areas. This heirloom bean was a reliable 'stand by' and is grown on farms in my area to this day.
Poor Man's Bean enjoys a tall frame or teepee upon which to climb. The beans are broad and fleshy, and produced in large quantities. Pick them young and daily to encourage continued production. Unlike the more common green bean, this plant is a lot more drought, pest and disease tolerant. It will also tolerate slightly saline water or soils.
A short-lived perennial plant, it will continues to produce beans for 2 to 3 years. However the best production is in the first year.
This attractive plant also has edible young leaves and edible sweetpea-like flowers. I have used the leaves in both salads and cooked dishes. The flowers make an attractive garnish.
The beans have a stronger 'beany' flavour than the more popular green or French beans we know and love. They are particularly well suited to curries, stir fries and stews, where the flavour and texture can complement and stand up to other strong flavours.
Beware, Lablab beans include many different and distinct cultivars. Some have fleshy, flavoursome, edible, young pods whilst others are used as agricultural fodder crops and are quite inedible. Don't buy the wrong seeds. Seeds of the Poor Man's Bean are not readily available commercially, but are often grown by senior gardeners or in rural areas. They are often available at organic gardening clubs or events.
4. Choko (Sechium edule)
I escaped the culinary horrors of mid-century Australian vegetable cookery. However I have tried some of the choko recipes from this era. They are simply appalling. No wonder many people cannot stomach the thought of eating this vegetable. Don't blame the vegetable – blame the cook! The choko may not be a 'Diva' vegetable, but it is certainly a talented member of the supporting cast in any dish. Just like zucchini, squashes or eggplant, it absorbs flavours and provides a crisp texture to a dish.
Whilst native to Mexico, I have had delicious dishes utilising this vegetable in South East Asia, France and Italy, where chefs have recognized its great potential. More recently many of our well-known cooks have used their skills to showcase this wonderful vegetable.
The choko's vigor and ease of growth is legendary. More infamous still is its productivity. Flower initiation and then fruit production are triggered by declining daylight hours. This leads to a feast or famine scenario. Start picking early. Sweet, young, walnut sized fruit are delicious picked straight from the plant, added to salads or lightly cooked in hor d'oevres. Half grown fruit are much more tender than the fully formed fruit sold in the supermarkets and lack the central seed.
Everything about the choko is edible. The young shoots ,which are a popular green vegetable, and the root of younger plants is also widely eaten.
Plants appreciate organically enriched, moisture retentive soils and a large and solid climbing support. A water tank, shed or outdoor "dunny" make great supports and will soon be completely covered.
While there are many different cultivars of choko, a large green cultivar is most widely grown. I grow the white choko, a cultivar that is seldom seen these days. The fruit are a luminous white and less slimy than the popular green variety. The fruit look stunning on the vine and an added bonus is you can find them at twilight or by torchlight if you need to locate some vegetables late in the evening.
5. Ethiopian or Kenyan Cabbage (Brassica carinata)
Most of the Brassicas we grow (cabbages, cauliflowers, broccoli, kale and Brussels sprouts) originate in the cool, moist climates of northern Europe. Whilst they may grow well in the cooler subtropical winter, they quickly bolt to flower as the temperature rises.
The ancient cabbages from North and Central Africa are a different breed and happily grow through the hottest, wettest and humid summers. They form large open heads of delicious sweet flavourful leaves.
Like any of the leafy Brassicas, these plants appreciate deep well-worked, highly fertile moist soils and regular applications of fertiliser. They quickly grow into large leafy rosettes, which are very attractive in the summer garden.
This is the cabbage that provides an authentic flavour to an African dish. However it is also a great substitute for cabbage or kale over the summer months.
6. Sweet potato (Ipomaea batatas)
Sweet potatoes thrive in our subtropical climate. They soon form a dense leafy groundcover. Plants can be propagated from cuttings or from sprouted tubers. They are best planted out as the weather starts to warm in spring.
Sometimes the issue is how to control growth on these plants. Many gardeners trim them back over the growing season to keep plants compact and use the shoots as a green vegetable or as propagation material for further crops.
Another problem is finding tubers at harvest time. Gardeners often place small sticks or stakes next to the newly planted cuttings to mark the spot.
There are numerous cultivars of sweet potato being grown in Australia, with variously sized, shaped, coloured and flavoured tubers. Currently the popular orange 'Beauregard' is most widely available. This intrigues many overseas visitors as these orange cultivars are generally used for sweet rather than savoury dishes overseas. Like potatoes, the varied sweet potato cultivars are often suited to specific dishes.
The main enemy of the sweet potato is the bush turkey. They will destroy a crop overnight. Many people plant their cuttings under pegged chicken wire to protect the juicy tubers. Sweet potato weevil can also be a problem in some areas.
7. Luffa (Luffa cylindrica)
The luffa plant is a vigorous vine well suited to training over a pergola or large trellis. This highly productive plant can look quite ornamental when covered with hanging fruit.
The fruit can be used in a diversity of dishes, as a substitute for zuchini. The fruit is a little moister than a zucchini and has a distinctive but attractive flavour.
Luffa plants are certainly a lot easier to grow than zucchinis and suffer from few, if any, pests or diseases. Being a large vine they are less sensitive to periods of dry weather or heat. However like all vegetables, you will be rewarded for additional watering and feeding by the increased production of these delicious fruit.
If you can't keep up with all the fruit on the vine, leave them mature and you will produce your own bathroom sponges. Wash of the flesh from a mature fruit and this is what you are left with.
8. Sweet Leaf (Sauropus androgynus)
My favorite vegetable, with the most delicious 'greens' you can ever eat, grows on an ornamental shrub. The leaves are true to their name and have a delicious nutty flavour which many people compare to peas. The leaves can be eaten from the bush, added to salads, or lightly cooked in a dish.
The plant naturally grows as an attractive, open, willowy shrub 2 to 3 metres tall by 2 to 2.5 metres wide. However it is generally pruned as a more compact shrub to 600 to 1 metre wide by 1 to 2 metres high.
Plants grow best where they receive morning sun and some protection for harsh afternoon sun. They will also grow well in semi shade or where there is shade for part of the day, which makes them ideal for many urban gardens.
Plants prosper in deep organically enriched soils with regular applications of fertilizer. They appreciate additional watering during dry periods to maintain vigorous growth.
9. Surinam spinach (Talinum triangulare)
You can't have too much spinach over summer. This plant will surely deliver all the greens you can eat. It is also very ornamental, forming a small bush of fleshy deep green leaves topped with attractive pink flowers….. An ideal plant for an ornamental potager garden.
Being a succulent plant, it will survive through dry periods and then shoot back into vigorous growth as the warmth and moisture returns over summer. It will also grow well in semi-shade or areas shaded for part of the day.
Leaves should be only lightly cooked and added as the last ingredient to the dish. Many people eat both the leaves and flowers raw, however they do contain oxalic acid, so eating large quantities of the raw leaves is not recommended.
10. Basella, Malabar Spinach (Basella alba)
This vigorous climbing plant produces large edible, broad, fleshy leaves. It soon cavers a trellis or frame and one well-grown plant can produce enough spinach to feed a family.
There is secret to using the leaves in dishes. Add them after all the other ingredients and cook briefly to maintain the flavor and leaf structure. You can readily overcook the leaves of this plant and end up with green sludge. However many cultures appreciate this glutinous effect and use the leaves to thicken soup or add varied textures to a dish. I find Basella leaves delicious and quite addictive.
The juice from the red berries can be used as a natural, crimson food colouring.
Two forms of this plant are commonly grown. One has bright green leaves and the other has leaves and stems with a reddish brown cast to them. They both taste the same so it is up to you which one you chose to grow.
Basella enjoys moisture and food. If you want a lot of leaves, work lots of organic matter into the soil and then feed and water it well during the growing season.
So there you have it – my top 10 subtropical vegetables. If you are not familiar with some of these plants I recommend you give them a go. They can provide you with some reliable, low maintenance vegetables and can form the backbone for your vegetable garden. You will always have vegetables at hand.


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In the summer, I like to use the oven as little as possible. In preparing for our week-long car trip to Wyoming, I wanted to pack some snacks that would help keep us going without being too unhealthy or expensive. Homemade Chex Mix fits the bill (and is delicious!!) but running my oven for an hour in August is about the last thing I want to do. Kitchen tip: use the microwave to make Chex Mix! My basic recipe is the same:
Chex Mix
3-6 tablespoons butter (less is lower fat, more is yummier; I use about 4.5 T)
2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
1/2 tablespoon seasoned salt
3/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon onion powder
3 cups each Rice Chex, Corn Chex, Wheat Chex
1 cup pretzel sticks or mini twists
1 cup bagel chips or melba toast, broken into bite sized pieces if necessary
I measure all the cereal, pretzels, and chips into a gallon ziptop bag. In fact, I will sometimes measure it all out and just store it in the ziptop bags ready to be seasoned and cooked. (You'll need two boxes of wheat Chex to one box each of rice and corn and I think you'll end up with six total batches.)
Melt the butter in a cup or bowl, stir in seasonings. Pour over cereal, zip top closed, and shake well but gently to combine. Pour into a large bowl. Microwave on high for two minutes, stir. Microwave another two minutes on high and stir, then microwave one more minute. Bowl will be HOT! Pour out on newspapers (I cover them with a layer of paper towels) to cool and dry. Flavor improves as mix cools. Store in an airtight container if you have any leftover.
In the winter, I prefer to make the mix in the oven. I just bake it at 250* for an hour, stirring every 15 minutes.
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Microwave Chex Mix
Posted by Lenetta at 9:22 PM
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2 comments:
- Connie said...
Thanks for the tips - using the microwave and doing the pre-measured bags!! I will use both!!
My kids love Chex Mix!! So do I!!
Many blessings!!
- August 18, 2009 at 5:17 PM
- 2Shaye ♪♫ said...
I love chex mix! I like to bake a huge batch each winter, but I've never done the microwave option before. This would sure be nice for those times when I DON'T have time to do the long version.
- August 20, 2009 at 11:09 AM
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Okay this tutorial has taken me a while to put together, time has been a premium these last couple of weeks, so I do hope you can follow along.
If not please feel free to ask questions.
Okay first up you will need
2 pieces of chipboard / Kraft card 6" x 6"
1 piece of chipboard / Kraft card 6" x 2"
1 Piece of white printer card 6" x 6"
NB: I have used different colour tapes just to help you see where to put the tape.
1) take the 6" x 2" piece as shown
2) Tape up
3) stick centrally onto white card
4) tape up
5) Place and stick 6" x 6" kraft card as shown leaving a 1/4" gap from spine
6) Repeat on other side
7) turn this constructed piece over and tape as shown.
You will now need
1 piece of decorative paper for the spine 8" x 4"
2 pieces of decorative paper 8" x 8" for the covers
Washi tape or ribbon
1) Take your decorative spine paper and stick as shown making sure to place it as central as possible.
2) now stick on your decorative paper for the covers onto either side,
just slightly overlapping spine paper by 1/4".
3) If using washi tape or ribbon adhere in place now to hide the join of the papers.
4) turn over again, and tape and cut corners as shown.
5) peel away DST backing and fold paper in and stick down
Put the outer album to one side.
We will now make the spine to attach pages to later on.
You will need a piece of decorative paper 12" wide x 5 3/4" high.
Score down 12" width at 1 1/8" in from left edge. Then from this line score across the width in a pattern of, 1/2", 1/2",1/4",1/2",1/2",1/4" repeat till you are 1 1/8" from the right hand edge.
1) On the back of this piece we will then tape up the first 1/2" gap of each repeat
2) Your 12" x 5 3/4" piece of paper will look like this on the back
3) Peel away backing of tape, and fold 1/2" section onto themselves
your piece will now look like this
Each of the little peaks need to have double side placed on either side,
Sorry you can just see it in the photo below,
this is ready to attach the pages in later, but first we need to put it into our album
1) turn over and tape as shown, lots of tape is essential.
2) this now needs to be placed inside our base album,
making sure to take care it is placed even and dead centre, left, right, top and bottom,
the page peeks fitting nicely onto the 2" spine Kraft card.
3) Take 2 pieces of matching cardstock 5 3/4" x 5 3/4" and adhere to inside covers.
This is your base album almost complete, all you need to do now is create the pages,
I have used 8 x 5 3/4" x 5 3/4 inch scalloped cards for mine.
1) cut each card in half on the score line.
Then tape one piece as shown, and stick a matching piece on top. Repeat for the rest of the card pieces.
We leave the straight edge open to attach to the peeks of our spine, and the top scallops open to leave a pocket for a tag.
Optional step: if you want an additional pocket, take another 4 scalloped cards, cut in half down the spine and then each half piece, in half again across the middle, you will have 16 pieces as pictured below.
Tape sides and bottom and attach to either side of your pages at the bottom.
Now to assemble in the album, take double sided tape off of either side of your peaks, open up straight edge of pages and place peak in between and press down.
Repeat with each page, it is easier if you decorate the pages as you go.
My finished album
The one I have created would be great for cupcake recipes and other bakes.
I have used Dove crafts cupcake boutique range for my example.
Would make a great memory album though all grungy and distressed.
I hope you understand my instructions and enjoy making this album.
Please be kind to link to my tutorial if you share your makes on your blogs,
and give me a shout as I would love to see what you make.


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Aasgard Sentinel, The Valkyrie
Washington, Stuart Range
The granite walls and peaks of the Stuart Range have seen prodigious new route activity in the last few years, with the rock generally excellent and often studded with knobs and fins when the cracks peter out. After climbing the north ridge of Mt. Stuart in June with Graham Zimmerman and Scott Bennett, we had intended to repeat a neo-classic of the area, Acid Baby, which climbs a 300m tower looming above Aasgard Pass. As we post-holed up from Colchuck Lake, I realized my one ascent of the route had left me with almost no recollection of where Acid Baby went, but I had remembered a long dihedral to the left. Scott and Graham were happy to try something new, so we began up a slab 40m to left of Acid Baby.
We generally followed a left-facing corner system, which yielded five pitches of 5.10 climbing before joining Acid Baby for its remarkable finish—a hand-traverse along a knife-edge prow. The crux came high on the second pitch, where Scott's onsight of a steep corner was briefly halted as he changed footwear mid-pitch, thus nearly, but not quite, leading all the hardest pitches in tennis shoes. The route was quickly repeated by several friends and neighbors from Leavenworth, with generally positive reviews: The Valkyrie (300m, 5.10).
Blake Herrington, AAC


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|South America: Muslim Population Circa 2000
Although thousands of enslaved Muslims from Africa were carried to South and Central America from 1450 to the 1830s, few South American Muslims today are the descendants of the formerly enslaved. Except in a few places, the practice of Islam disappeared as a major religious belief among the enslaved Africans of South America (as was the case for the enslaved Africans of North America, who were Muslim). Today, most South American Muslims are immigrants, or the descendants of immigrants, who came from India, present-day Pakistan, Java, and other parts of South and South East Asia. Beginning in 1838, Asian and South East Asian Muslims arrived in South America to work as indentured laborers, merchants, and farm workers. New waves of Muslim immigrants continued to sweep into Brazil, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Argentina, Peru, and Trinidad throughout the 19th century, including people from Lebanon and Palestine.


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Karis provides a loving home for women struggling with addictions and mental health challenges.
Supporting pregnant & single moms with babies up to 2 years old in a drug-free environment to help them in their recovery and to gain self-esteem, self-respect, life skills, & parenting skills.
Supporting & empowering women in the early stages of recovery by providing programming which includes life skills development & counselling within a family community.
Supporting women as they transition into independent living in the community.
Karis Support Society seeks to impact the community and the Province of British Columbia by providing safe housing, support, life skills, and training for people caught in life altering addiction and mental health challenges.


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This chapter explores both the ability of white supremacists to connect globally through Internet technologies, and considers international efforts to combat white supremacy. The United States is not a willing partner in fighting white supremacy online due to certain interpretations of the first amendment. However, absolutist views of free speech contradict the Supreme Court of the US which has ruled that there is a burning cross is not protected by the first amendment. Failing to take action against white supremacy online, the US functions as a global haven for hate speech.
Recommended Citation
Daniels, Jessie. "Combating Global White Supremacy in the Digital Era." Chapter 9. Cyber Racism: White Supremacy Online and the New Attack on Civil Rights. 2009.


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Clint Eastwood, Hollywood, and Conservatives
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Five Film Favorites: Music
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The Silk Road Less Traveled from Kyrgyzstan to Tajikistan
Join an adventurous journey through two of the most remote and rarely explored countries in Central Asia – Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. Experience the proud traditions and hospitality of Kyrgyz nomads in the highlands, enjoy visits with local Tajiks in their timeless mountain villages, and take in majestic and hauntingly beautiful landscapes along one of the world's most scenic drives, the Pamir Highway.
18 Day Trip
- Small Group
Limited to 12 passengers
- Travels to:
Central Asia, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan
- Explorer Series:
Bishkek to Dushanbe
18 Day Trip
- Small Group
Limited to 12 passengers
- Travels to:
Central Asia, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan
- Explorer Series:
Bishkek to Dushanbe
MIR Signature Experiences on this Tour
Learn how the Kyrgyz set up their traditional yurtsRead More
Learn how the Kyrgyz set up their traditional yurts, the round collapsible homes that nomads have lived in for thousands of years....
Witness a thrilling game of kok-boruRead More
Cheer on participants at an exhilarating match of kok-boru, a traditional Kyrgyz horse game still played much the same way as it was by medieval nomadic tribes....
Catch your breath at Pamir Highway vistasRead More
Admire the unmatched mountain scenery and plunging valleys along the Pamir Highway, one of the highest international highways in the world....
Explore Khorog, on Tajikistan's Pamir Highway, set near the Afghan borderRead More
Explore the capital of Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region, Khorog, set at 7,000 feet near the Afghan border...
Why Travel with MIR on this Tour
- Over 30 years of Central Asia travel experience
- Travel programs such as Vassar, Dartmouth and the Harvard Museum of Natural History have chosen MIR to guide them to Central Asia
- Twice named one of National Geographic Adventure's "Best Adventure Travel Companies on Earth"
- MIR affiliate office in Uzbekistan
- On-the-ground support and quality you can trust
- Personalized travel planning from start to finish
- Guides and tour managers that clients rave about
MIR's Explorer Series trips are for those seeking a more active adventure. These interactive cross-cultural journeys are more limited in size and deeper in focus, with a variety of accommodations ranging from small private hotels to rustic lodges and homestays. Explorer trips may feature hiking and outdoor opportunities. Groups have a firm maximum of 12 travelers.
Itinerary & Highlights at a Glance
Days 1-4: Bishkek, Chon-Kemin, Son Kul
Begin in Kyrgyzstan's capital, Bishkek, then drive to the traditional village of Chon-Kemin to experience everyday life in the countryside. Spend a night in a yurt near alpine Son Kul Lake, surrounded by the towering peaks of the Tien Shan. Visit with nomadic shepherd families, and witness an exciting match of the Kyrgyz horse game kok-boru.
- Bishkek, capital of Kyrgyzstan at the foot of the Ala-Too Mountains
- State Museum of Fine Arts, featuring Kyrgyz art and handicrafts
- Osh Bazaar in Bishkek, with local crafts, dried fruit, nuts, prepared food and brilliant Kyrgyz textiles
- Master class in silk and wool scarf-making
- Burana Tower, one of few remaining Silk Road watchtowers in Kyrgyzstan
- Traditional performance of selections from the Epic of Manas
- Son Kul Lake, surrounded by yurts and lush pastures, where animals graze in the summer months
- Overnight in a yurt on the shore of alpine Son Kul Lake
- Visit with a local semi-nomadic shepherd family
- Local match of kok-boru, a nomadic Kyrgyz horse game played similarly to polo
- Yurt set-up demonstration
Days 5-7: Naryn, Tash Rabat, Kochkor, Bishkek
Meet with a community of villagers from the Afghan Pamirs, and discover how they create felt according to traditional methods. Explore the 15th century stone caravanserai in Tash Rabat, a former highland outpost on the Silk Road. On the way back to Bishkek, enjoy lunch with a local family in the little village of Kochkor.
- Visit with a community of Kyrgyz villagers from the Afghan Pamirs
- Traditional craft of felt-making in Kulanak Village outside Naryn
- Hiking in Eki-Naryn Valley
- Demonstration of preparing Kyrgyz beshbarmak, the national meat and noodle dish of Kyrgyzstan, and boorsok, a fragrant, sweet bread fried like doughnuts in oil
- Tash Rabat, an ancient stone fortress and Silk Road caravanserai from the 15th century
- Lunch with a local family in little Kochkor Village
Days 8-9: Osh, Sary Tash, Murghab
Fly to Osh, and browse the lively 2,000-year-old Jayma Bazaar, Central Asia's largest open-air market. Depart on the stunning drive along the Pamir Highway, climbing up over dramatic 14,000-foot Kyzyl Art Pass into Tajikistan and down to Murghab. Enjoy commanding views of the Pamirs, and stop for a picnic lunch at gorgeous Karakul Lake.
- Jayma Bazaar, one of the largest open markets in Central Asia
- Kyrgyz bread baking
- Pamir Highway over 14,000-foot Kyzyl-Art Pass into Tajikistan
- Picnic at high-altitude Karakul Lake
- Murghab, highest town in Tajikistan and second-largest town in Gorno-Badakhshan
Days 10-13: Langar, Yamchun, Yamg, Khorog
Continue through the Wakhan Corridor, pausing to meet with local villagers and to admire Buddhist stupas and fort ruins. In Khorog, capital of the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region, sit in on an evening service at an Ismaili Muslim prayer house, and chat with a representative from a local Tajik NGO.
- Langar petroglyphs, time permitting
- Yamchun Fort with views across the border to Afghanistan
- Khorog's botanical gardens, among the world's highest at an elevation of 7,600 feet
- Visit to a local school in Khorog
- Evening prayer service at a jamaatkhana, a community prayer house for Ismaili Muslims
- Lunch with a special guest speaker from a local Tajik NGO
Days 14-18: Kalaikhumb, Dushanbe
Follow the Panj River to the mountain village of Kalaikhumb, once the home of a great fortress. In Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan, visit the fascinating Museum of Antiquities and the nearby 18th century Hissar Fortress.
- Kalaikhumb, once home to a great fortress
- Dushanbe, capital of Tajikistan with shady traditional teahouses, chaikhanas
- Imposing 18th century Hissar Fortress
See Dates & Prices for more details or to see suggested extensions.
MIR's Explorer Series trips are for those seeking a more active adventure. These interactive cross-cultural journeys are more limited in size and deeper in focus, with a variety of accommodations ranging from small private hotels to rustic lodges and homestays. Explorer trips may feature hiking and outdoor opportunities. Groups have a firm maximum of 12 travelers.
Tour Dates & Prices
Land Tour Price, Per Person
based on double occupancy
- 4-12 Travelers $7,895
- Plus Internal Air $80
- Partial Single Supplement $825
2020 Dates
- July 13-30
- $7,895
- Max 12 Travelers
Land Tour Price, Per Person
based on double occupancy
- 4-12 Travelers $7,995
- Plus Internal Air $100
- Partial Single Supplement $895
2021 Dates
- July 12-29
- $7,995
- Max 12 Travelers
Group Size
Really Small Groups – Never More than 12 Travelers. Guaranteed!
What's Included
On Your Tour
- Shared accommodations in well-located hotels, rural guesthouses, and yurts. In yurts and rural guesthouses, sleeping accommodations are shared among several group members, and facilities are outhouse-style. Shared accommodations may be mixed-sex.
- 18 breakfasts, 15 lunches and 14 dinners. A few meals are not included so that you may enjoy a chance to dine on your own.
- Restaurant tips for included meals.
- Services of an experienced, English-speaking MIR Tour Manager with local guides at specific sites.
- Arrival/departure transfers. MIR will arrange for all travelers to be met on arrival and seen off on departure whether we make your airfare arrangements or not, provided you arrive and depart on the tour start/end dates in the tour start/end cities.
- Ground transportation throughout itinerary by private mini-coach, jeep, or van (size of vehicle depends on group size and terrain and will vary from country to country).
- Guided sightseeing tours and entrance fees as outlined in itinerary.
- Gratuities to local guides, drivers, porters, and other service personnel.
Before Your Tour
- Personalized pre-departure support from one of our knowledgeable Tour Specialists.
- Complete pre-departure information including detailed packing list and reading list.
- Touring with MIR handbook with country-specific information, maps, and travel tips.
- Customized visa application instruction kit (if applicable to your itinerary; please note, visa fees are not included in the tour price).
- Final document packet including luggage tags, final updates, and more.
- Assistance booking your custom flight arrangements (on request; please note that international and internal airfares are not included in the land tour cost).
MIR's Explorer Series trips are for those seeking a more active adventure. These interactive cross-cultural journeys are more limited in size and deeper in focus, with a variety of accommodations ranging from small private hotels to rustic lodges and homestays. Explorer trips may feature hiking and outdoor opportunities. Groups have a firm maximum of 12 travelers.
Prepare for Your Trip
International Airfare
MIR's in-house, full-service air department will gladly assist with your air travel needs.More Info
Reading List
MIR recommends reading up before you leave home. So settle back in your armchair with some of our favorite books about our favorite places.More Info
Most MIR programs require one or more visas, and each visa requires a completely blank page in your passport. Visa information for this particular tour is listed in the Detailed Descriptive Itinerary.More Info
Stay a Little Longer…
Consider a post-tour extension to Uzbekistan or China and Tibet. All of MIR's destinations are open to you, and all can be attached to this program. Please contact MIR for more details about exciting options for extended travel.
Or, choose from these suggested itineraries:
Is this Trip Right for You?
This Explorer Series program, by nature, is designed to be comfortable for western travelers, but is a very adventurous program to a rustic part of the world. It is important to keep in mind that the countries of Central Asia are, in general, not up to the standards North American travelers expect.
A full list of details about the rigors of this tour are explained in the Detailed Descriptive Itinerary.
Read our Travel Journals
MIR's Travel Journals offer first hand accounts of MIR's fascinating destinations.
Fred Lundahl's Dispatches from Central Asia
Fred Lundahl spent 30 years serving in U.S. embassies abroad with the Foreign Service. He fell in love with Central Asia, and still travels there every couple of years. His import store in Langley on Washington State's Whidbey Island, Music for the Eyes, is filled with exotic treasures personally collected from foreign lands, especially the Silk Road countries of Central Asia. Fred traveled with MIR on a custom, private journey through Uzbekistan and Tajikistan in 2016. Here are his dispatches from the road.... Read More
Chinese Turkestan & Central Asia: Exploring the Silk Road
Andrew Barron, MIR's Director of Scheduled Group Tours, visits the ancient Silk Road in Western China and the 'Stans with the Chinese Turkestan & Central Asia scheduled group tour. Read about his journey from Almaty to Urumqi, Kashgar and Bishkek.... Read More
MIR in the News
MIR's Siberia Travel Expertise Mentioned in Men's Journal Magazine
April 1, 2019
A recent feature in Men's Journal Magazine about adventurous — yet still accessible — far north destinations included both the legendary Trans-Siberian Railway and the route's most naturally stunning highlight, UNESCO... Read More
MIR's Russian Space Tour "One-of-a-Kind"
March 28, 2019
Iconic Life, and online publication that spotlights up-and-coming trends in travel, fashion, food, and luxury goods, recently included MIR's Inside the Russian Space Program small group tour in its list of "Favorite One-o... Read More
From the Blog
Field Notes from MIR Tour Managers Reporting in from St. Petersburg to Samarkand
June 1, 2020
In this edition, we feature profiles from some of our tour managers who are reporting in from Central Europe to Central Asia on how they are staying well and wisely spending their time while temporarily off tour manager duty.... Read More
Field Notes: Connecting People From Afar – Turkmenistan, Georgia, Russia
April 30, 2020
For 35 years, MIR, whose name means peace and world in Russian, has had a singular purpose: connecting people through travel in destinations farther from the familiar. We know from traveler feedback, and as travelers ourselve... Read More


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About Czuku
Czuku is passionate about the creativity and expression of what the literary world has to offer us. Through works of commercial fiction that transport us to the parallel universes and beyond to classic literary fiction which highlights the societal struggles of eras past.
Who wouldn't want to learn about such a world rich in imagery, craft, imagination, and passion? We are literary fanatics who take every opportunity there is to soak up the goodness of literature in any way, shape, or form. We're talking about lengthy pieces of prose, epic poetry, fiction, non-fiction, and the list can go on!
Don't be afraid to explore your own depths of writing talents. Use what you know well and tell a story no one else can. Break the rules and find your own voice. Go full on with a literary adventure that could very well be your next fantastical escape from the reality of a non-stop bustling world.
The topics we have chosen to cover with all things related to literature are as follows:
- The history that has shaped French literature into what it is today,
- A careful selection of the greatest French classics we believe everyone with a love for French literature should read.
- An in-depth and informative look into how literature is depicted and accepted through the eyes of society today.
- Research and studies which reflect the effects of literary reading throughout the schooling careers of children. This highlights the effects of personal growth and cognitive development.
- Many people today will disregard any form of literature as a work of art. However, we disprove this theory with the simple fact that just as an artist uses paint to create a colorful canvas, so too does a writer using evocative words as a tool to create a written work of art.
- Everybody knows about the annual awards ceremony dedicated solely to the awarding of Nobel Prizes in various categories of notable works. However, there has not been enough said about the Nobel Prize in Literature.
- The French writers, old and new, of the 21st-century, have continued to show why and how French literature has always played a revolutionary role in the world of literary works.
If you have any suggestions regarding our content or general inquiries, please contact us.
We look forward to hearing from you!