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Thursday, December 27, 2007
Missing Katz's Pastrami
Here's a quick post on my favorite pastrami spot in LA, Langer's in McArthur Park. Maybe that isn't saying much, considering there is a dearth of good delis in LA, especially compared with New York.
Truth be told, my real favorite pastrami place is in New York. I have tried Second Avenue Deli and the touristy Carnegie Deli of monstrously massive cheesecake fame. Some may argue Katz's Delicatessen is equally touristy, but my pastrami heart belongs to Katz's no matter what anyone says. Nothing beats the piping, juicy slabs of hot pastrami on rye and mustard with bright green pickles on the side that Katz's offers. Not to mention atmosphere, but I digress.
This was supposed to be about Langer's. As much as I like Langer's, I guess I can't help but yearn for the best. Plus, I was miffed that Langer's skimped on the pastrami the last time I went and service was a tad slow. The delectable chicken soup (basically comfort food in a bowl) looked great when it arrived and tasted decent but everyone else had nearly finished their meals by then.
I usually try to avoid delis like Canter's on Fairfax and Nate'n Al in Beverly Hills, not to mention Junior's in Westwood. I'm not going to honor Jerry's infamous deli chain, which is a sacrilege in and of itself.
What makes a good pastrami? The meat has a deep, complex flavor that brings out the salt, garlic, pepper and spices smothered all over it before it was smoked. The slices are thin (Langer's is a tad thick for my taste), tender to the point of crumbliness, juicy and super hot -- fresh out of the steamer. The bread is soft. The mustard complements the meat and strong rye bread perfectly. The pickles' sourness adds another dimension of flavor.
If you have never tried pastrami, you are seriously missing out. Photos are courtesy of RSB, who thankfully has the foresight to carry everything one may ever need in her bag. Long live the giant tote! By the way, she recommends skipping the cole slaw.
Validated parking is available in a separate lot on Wilshire a block east of Alvarado, but I recommend taking the Red Line of the metro (McArthur Park station) if you work anywhere near Koreatown, Downtown or all the way in Union Station.
Langer's Delicatessen
704 S Alvarado Street (@Wilshire Blvd.)
Los Angeles, CA 90057
(213) 483-8050
Sunday, December 16, 2007
None Tops This Dog
I finally made the trek out to Berkeley during my most recent Bay Area trip and took photos of my favorite hot dog of all time at Top Dog. I'm usually not a hot dog lover by any stretch and I frown when my partner shows a weakness for fast food. But this isn't fast food in the Fast Food Nation sense. It's the kind of dog whose quality you could vouch for. Top Dog prides itself in getting different sausages from the best vendors such as Molinari and Saag's.
I've tried most of the 11 kinds offered from the classic all-beef Top Dog to the healthier Lemon Chicken option but my perennial favorite is no doubt the Louisiana Hot Link, made of pork and beef and the spiciest of them all. The photo above certainly doesn't do it justice. The combination of the nicely warmed bun, the perfectly charred and juicy dog and the condiments is phenomenal. I'm a sauerkraut-kind-of person and boy, Top Dog has one mean sauerkraut. Top Dog practically turned me into a sauerkraut convert -- who knew piping hot fermented cabbage could look so inviting!
Not to undermine the importance of good mustard to finish off the toppings, Top Dog has at least three mustards to choose from depending on your heat tolerance. I like to have it with the mild mustard because the Hot Link is already pretty darn hot. The first bite into the sausage as it squirts yummy, spicy juices is so satisfying. Add the bread, sauerkraut and mustard and you're in heaven. Chopped onions are also available but I think they merely distract.
It's the perfect snack, at $3 a pop (it used to be $2.50 for the longest time) and you have to love the joint's decidedly anti-establishment messages wallpapered throughout its tiny space. I have had many debates about whether the original Top Dog in the Durant location has the best-tasting dog because of its weathered, aged griddle. I think it does.
When I went to Germany for the 2006 World Cup, to say I had overdosed on those ubiquitous bratwursts by the time I left three weeks later is an understatement. I was done, no more, nein danke. I swore I wouldn't have another hot dog again at least until the next Cup. Sure, a bratwurst is no Hot Link. But it's remarkable that the minute I saw Top Dog on the horizon, all traumatic memories of eating one too many bratwursts squeezed alongside those crazed, face-painted football fans whizzed away and the smell of hot dog on a griddle was irresistible.
We once bought the sausages and buns and served them to our friends and family at a beach-side barbecue to rave reviews (veggie dog available). It also helps that the place stays open late. The original shop closes at 2am (3am on Fridays and Saturdays) -- right around that time you hanker for something to get you going for the rest of the night to study for that exam or hop onto the next party (or just sleep).
Pink's or other hot dog joints in LA don't do it for me. I think Pink's is horrible and have yet to sample one here that's comparable to Top Dog. I was excited to see U-Dog in Westwood try a similar concept a few years ago but it didn't come close and it, well, closed (it is now a falafel place). Note to self: Must try the hot dog cart in Culver City that J Gold mentioned a few weeks ago.
Top Dog (Multiple locations)
Berkeley Southside
2534 Durant
Berkeley, CA 94704
(510) 843-5967
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They said of Lord George Gordon Byron, the 6th Baron Byron FRS, that he was "mad, bad and dangerous to know".
He's regarded as one of the greatest European poets and remains widely read and influential, both in the English-speaking world and beyond. He had a short life packed with the sort of adventure that only someone who doesn't have to work for a living can indulge in.
Byron's fame rests not only on his writings but also on his life, which featured upper-class living, numerous love affairs, debts, and separation. He served as a regional leader of Italy's revolutionary organisation, the Carbonari, in its struggle against Austria. He later travelled to fight against the Ottoman Empire in the Greek War of Independence , for which Greeks revere him as a national hero.
Plenty of men – and women – had lives which took them across continents, in the early part of the 19th century. Without them, we wouldn't have the world as we know it now: David Thompson (film link), Mungo Park (Google map link), Isabelle Eberhardt, Matthew Henson.
What made Byron famous was the circles within which he moved, and their ability to influence what was written in the popular press of the time. For most ordinary folk the picture painted of Byron – then, as now – was a cross between Captain Jack Sparrow and Bear Grylls, with a wild hint of Errol Flynn. Byron's antics, real or imagined, sold newspapers. Being from the nobility helped, in other words.
Byron also lived such a magical life that his image pops up in cameo across much later popular fiction.
He makes an appearance in "The Difference Engine" by William Gibson and Bruce Sterling, in Tennessee William's play "Camino Real", and the events featuring the Shelleys and Byron at the house beside Lake Geneva in 1816 have been fictionalised in film at least three times. He appears as a character in Susanna Clarke's "Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell"(2004) and also in Tim Powers "The Stress of Her Regard" (1989), where he and his entourage on the Villa Deodati perform a pivotal role within in the story.
Whatever the demon that rode Byron to his infamy, he relied very much on his wealth. But even wealth in a period where it was concentrated in the hands of a global elite, complete with slaves and factories and child labour, couldn't help save a man's life when illness struck.
As it was with Byron. He died, at the age of 36, from a fever contracted while in Messolonghi in Greece.
So how does this fit into this series on the influences of my novel, SHADOWBOX?
I can't stress how strongly the young poet's influence had on the people of the early 19th century. A life lived to the full, with permissive morality and a flagrant disregard for public opinion, appeals both to the young Louis Beauregard in SHADOWBOX as much as it attracted Austin Powers and the rest of the Swinging Sixties crowd.
And in his desire to mimic the life Byron lived – to understand the driven nature of a rich man tortured by events over which he has no control, and whose memories will not let him escape – the young Louis Beauregard channels his energies into a life of "debauchery and revels… in a city famous for glittering seductions and violent Revolution."
How he behaves there – and whether he survives – is revealed in the novel.
Next post in the SHADOWBOX series: In Byron's Shadow.
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According to the World Nuclear Association, the USA is the world's largest producer of nuclear power. Nuclear power from the USA accounts for more than 30% of the worldwide nuclear generation of electricity.
Over the next 20 years, the world will depend heavily on cleanly-generated electricity. Nuclear power is one of the most environmentally-friendly ways of mass producing electricity on a large scale.
Because nuclear power is a complicated process, many people mistakenly believe that nuclear energy is harmful. While the development of nuclear power has had its rough patches in history, it's currently one of our best alternatives to using fossil fuels for power.
To better understand nuclear energy's role in our lives, let's take a brief look at how it works and how it came to be.
How Does Nuclear Energy Work?
A nuclear reactor works similarly to a typical power plant. It uses energy to produce heat, which then turns water into steam. The steam pressure turns a generator, which produces electricity.
Unlike other power plants that run on fossil fuels, a nuclear power plant produces heat by splitting atoms, also known as nuclear fission.
Nuclear power plants rely on enriched uranium, a radioactive element found in rocks. Each uranium fuel pellet has millions of uranium nuclei, and when equipment splits these nuclei, the process releases a massive amount of energy. Some of this energy is radiation, but most of the energy is kinetic, which produces heat for the generators.
How Nuclear Energy Got Its Start
While nuclear energy sounds like a concept pulled out of a science fiction film, it actually had its humble beginnings when Rontgen discovered X-rays.
1895: The Discovery of the X-Ray
In 1895, Wilhelm Rontgen was experimenting with a Crookes tube, a glass gas bulb that gave off florescent light when a high-voltage current passed through it. He noticed the beam turned the screen a slightly greenish color, despite heavy black cardboard shielding the tube. He believed he was dealing with a new kind of ray, which he dubbed the "X-ray."
The discovery of the X-ray eventually led to X-ray photos and the scientific work of Henri Becquerel. Becquerel observed that uranium salts sitting on photographic plates would expose the images, and he noted the energy must have been coming from the salts. He named the occurrence "radioactivity."
Later, Ernest Rutherford studied radioactivity and its role in the atoms. He learned that the majority of the atom's mass is in its center, which led to the discovery of the atomic nucleus, as well as his eventual discovery of gamma radiation.
1939: The Discovery of Fission
While many scientists during this era were experimenting with neutrons and other parts of the atom, Otto Hahn, Fritz Strassmann, and Lise Meitner were the first to note that the uranium atom split when it was barraged by neutrons. They called this process fission, after binary fission in biology.
Physicist Leo Szilard speculated that fission was capable of triggering a chain reaction. While he originally tried to create this reaction with beryllium and indium, these elements were unsuccessful. After hearing of Hahn, Meitner, and Strassman's success, he concluded uranium would be capable of sustaining this reaction.
Szilard drafted a confidential letter discussing the possibility of nuclear weapons to President Franklin D. Roosevelt. He approached Albert Einstein to sign the letter as well. With the help of Enrico Fermi, Szilard successfully created the first nuclear reactor.
1951: The Creation of the First Nuclear Power Plant
The discovery of fission and the use of the atom bomb led to an explosion of experiments involving nuclear energy. By 1951, scientists created the first nuclear power plant to generate electricity: Experimental Breeder Reactor 1 or EBR-1. When it first started, it produced enough electricity to light four 200-watt light bulbs. It later generated enough electricity to power its building.
This led to the creation of Shippingport Atomic Power Station, which was the world's first full-scale atomic electrical power plant in the USA. Over its 25-year lifespan, it produced nearly 7.4 billion kilowatt hours of electricity.
Nuclear Energy Today
Currently the USA has 62 commercially-operating nuclear power plants, as well as 100 nuclear reactors. According to the World Nuclear Association, 6 new units may be working by 2020.
Due to developments in technology and safety procedures, nuclear power plants are safer today than they've ever been, and no catastrophic events have occurred for over 30 years.
However, a few individuals still worry about the potential risks of nuclear energy generation. In March 2002, inspectors found a 6-inch boric acid-created hole in a reactor vessel in Ohio. Only the outer layer of stainless steel remained as a protective boundary.
In the future, the age of equipment will have a negative impact on nuclear power plant safety. Whether the USA will be able to properly maintain nuclear equipment for over 100 reactors remains to be seen.
But with careful maintenance, nuclear reactors could continue to be a reliable way to produce energy while reducing carbon emissions.


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|Two men were sentenced to time in prison for their involvement in a gun-smuggling ring related to the botched Fast and Furious gun-walking operation.
Jacob Anthony Montelongo was sentenced to more than three years in prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy and dealing in guns without a license, and Sean Christopher Steward faces nine years in prison for conspiracy and making false statements to authorities.
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On Sunday, the weather was so nice so I decided to deck all-out in pink xD. I love being all girly, super feminine and princess-like ^^~
I'm still play around with the small barrel curling irons~ The curls seem much much nicer than when achieved with larger barrel irons. I feel rather excited to try new hairstyles soon xD.
And of course, when my boyfriend decided to bring me to the pub nearby called Elephant Walk Pub, I stood out as the only girl in pink, bows and frills lol. I got some ginger carrot soup with beef dip sandwich and a Pale Ale.
That Pale Ale was actually much better tasting than I expected. Can't remember which brand it was though *pondered*. Well, since I haven't drunk for such a long long time, the beer made me so tired lol. Afterward, when we hung out with other friends at Tea Work near our place, I decided to get Chocolate Coffee Milk Tea... It was a TERRIBLE DECISION ><. I was so exhausted yet wide awake til 4:00 in the morning T___T. And I got to wake up at 6:30 for school the next day >___<.
God, I hate myself so much.
So there, girls, it has been proven that BEER and COFFEE form an EVIL EVIL combination! Please do not repeat my mistake and showing up in class the next day with the look of a zombie T___T. It's ironic that I had to drink more coffee to stay awake in class; and the following afternoon spent exhausted-yet-very-wide-awake again.


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Industry / Web Service
(Est. 2006) "Eventbrite is the world's largest self-service ticketing platform, hosting a vibrant collection of live experiences to fuel people's passions and enrich their lives. For organizers, Eventbrite provides a seamless, professional grade solution to create compelling event pages, sell tickets, promote and manage events, and analyze results - from the web or any mobile device. For attendees, Eventbrite offers access to a wide variety of live experiences, from small photography and yoga classes to large concerts and festivals with tens of thousands of people. Founded in 2006 and headquartered in San Francisco, the company has processed more than 200 million tickets in 180 countries and has eight offices around the world. Investors include Sequoia Capital, Tiger Global and T. Rowe Price."
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The old logo was fine, mostly because I've always been a huge fan of Omnes, although I never quite understood the meaning of the holding shape but maybe there was none. The new logo answers the question no one asked, "What would the baby of Lineto Circular and FF Cocon look like?" The result is extremely unappealing. I've never figured out why some designers like "n"s and "r"s like these; they are unbalanced and unflattering. Add to that some gratuitous corner-curving in the "E" and some bottom-heavy "t"s and you get one of the worst, taken-itself-too-seriously customized wordmarks all year. I know some will say in the comments "Oh, it's not that bad", which is fine, except that it is. It is that bad.
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While the twelve year old Glenfiddich is a relatively non-descript malt, older bottlings are now gaining high praise including one award as the world's best single malt Scotch whisky. A panel of seventy five independent whisky experts in three countries voted Glenfiddich 40 Year Old Rare Collection the world's best single malt Scotch whisky in a competition held by the trade bible, 'Whisky Magazine' in 2003. The thirty year old is similarly luxurious, rare and complex and makes a wonderful after dinner malt.
Other reviews... Nose: Notes of sherry, fruit, chocolate, and ginger.Palate: Sherry, raisins, chocolate, ginger. Quite luxurious.Finish: Unhurried, with chocolatey notes and gingery dryness.Comment: Salient house characteristics, especially the chocolate, at their boldest and most sustained. 40% Alc./Vol. www.whiskymag.com
…comes through just about unscathed by time, or atleast the scars don't show too badly.
Rating: 85 - Jim Murray's Whisky Bible 2006.
Little known fact... Glenfiddich is the only Scotch whisky distillery to use a single source of natural spring water. The company bought 1200 acres of the Conval Hills that surround the distillery to protect the purity of the supply. From the source of the Robbie Dhu springs, the water is piped directly to the distillery, so nothing can get to the water - not even cattle or sheep are allowed there.The soft and clear Robbie Dhu spring water is used both for mashing and bottling. Glenfiddich is the only Scotch whisky distiller in the Highlands to do this and remains the only Highland Scotch whisky to be distilled, matured and bottled at its own distillery.


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The Perennial Plant Association recently named Asclepias tuberosa as the 2017 Perennial of the Year. With the plight of the monarch butterfly and the recent focus on pollinator health, this selection could not come at a more relevant time.
Once established, asclepias is known to be a hassle-free, long-lived perennial. It brightens the landscape for several months with its brilliant tangerine orange blooms. Butterfly weed produces lots of nectar and pollen, which is particularly attractive to the monarch butterflies, bees, hummingbirds and other beneficial insects.


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The impact of humans on our global environment poses an unprecedented problem for our species. Never before have we faced an existential threat whose solution is so dependent on coordination at the scale of our entire civilization. It has become clear that we need to do more than simply acknowledge the existence of climate change – we need a plan of attack. To this end, Seed Insights was founded with the goal of producing constructive environmental journalism – an outlet for content that will serve as a guide for how individuals and organizations can make a tangible, positive impact on the environment.
We grew out of Seed Consulting Group, an organization with the mission of providing consulting services to environmental and public health groups. Seed Insights is a vessel to take the sort of work we do with individual clients, and broadcast it to a much wider audience. Our goal is to chart a path forward on sustainability, to provide insights that will break down complex issues into a tangible course of actions.


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Advanced Micro Devices, looking to find a niche in the business market, plans to announce a large corporate contract next week, according to company executives.
The new customer is a Fortune 500 company located in the northeast United States, according to executives. AMD Chief Executive Hector Ruiz will announce details of the contract during his keynote address at the Comdex Fall 2002 conference in Las Vegas next week.
The company is expected to adopt Hewlett-Packard's new Compaq D315 business desktop, said Kevin Knox, AMD's director of commercial segment marketing and business development. The Compaq D315 uses AMD's Athlon XP processor.
The corporate deal, AMD hopes, will be the first of many. Executives recently pledged for 2003 to focus the company's efforts on winning business customers. AMD has sealed a series of customer contracts in recent months, including a PC deal with the U.S. Naval Academy.
The new strategy comes at a challenging time for AMD, which recently said it would eliminate as much as 20 percent of staff through job cuts and attrition, as part of a cost-cutting plan.
"Not having corporate business puts a fairly low cap on what (AMD's) market share can be," said Dean McCarron, an analyst at Mercury Research. "Corporate has been far from a stellar segment of the PC industry recently, but it still represents a very large volume (of processors)...about 60 percent of the market."
AMD's share of the processor market peaked at 21.8 percent in the second quarter of 2001, according to Mercury. Since then it has slipped to 11.6 percent.
"If you open up the corporate opportunity, the total potential market for AMD more than doubles," said McCarron.
HP said it went with the Athlon XP chip for its Compaq desktop following a number of customer requests.
"Over the last 18 months, our customers in small and medium-sized businesses, government and education have started asking for AMD by name," Jeff Groudan, head of commercial desktop marketing for HP, told CNET News.com when HP launched the new desktop in August.
"There really is no good reason why businesses could not standardize on an AMD platform...assuming the chipset and system vendors have their drivers stable," said Kevin Krewell, managing editor of the Microprocessor Report. "There's no reason why an AMD box can't be competitive."
Drivers are small software programs that manage interactions between software, such as operating systems, and hardware, such as graphics processors, network cards and CD drives. IT managers often look for driver stability in a PC, an indication that an overall system is sound.
Other potential customers are also considering the Compaq desktop, Knox said. It's "included on an awful lot of RFPs (request for proposals)," he said. "We've put a lot of sample units into accounts."
AMD is also looking at the market for business notebooks. The company is offering a new chip package that puts its Athlon XP chip in so-called thin-and-light notebooks--currently the most popular with corporate buyers. The first thin-and-light Athlon notebooks are expected to arrive in the first quarter of 2003.
Additionally, the company has been getting ready for its forthcoming Opteron server chip. Computer makers are testing the chip while AMD is discussing the chip's benefits with large corporate customers.
There's "more interest around Opteron and Hammer than we've seen with any other product," Knox said.


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Breakfast Event: How & Why to Hire Intrapreneurs Nov. 1st!
SMA South Florida has secured, Heather Deyrieux, the Director of Strategic Development at Dental Care Alliance & HR Florida State Council President-Elect. Heather will enlighten attendees on what are Intrapreneurs, why employers need them and how to recruit & retain them in the workplace!
This session will:
- Define "intrapreneur" and learn why you need them on your team to help achieve the organization's strategic plan
- Develop a business plan to influence key management
- Conduct job analysis and create job descriptions for this new type of employee
- Create a recruitment plan to attract and retain them in your organization
Event includes: program, breakfast, and is pre-approved for HRCI & SHRM recertification credits.


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Monday, February 22, 2016
Fangirl Wishlist #1
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I've never watched TWD but the S5 Pop is really cute :)ReplyDeleteReplies
I can relate to that when it comes to Pop's from shows/movies I don't watched :DDelete
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Oh my goodness the Hogwarts cups <3 Such a fun wishlist xReplyDelete
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I know right! :O Thank you, happy you enjoyed it!Delete
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I love those pint glasses! I have a glass/mug obsession but recently smashed my HP mug and I literally cried haha.ReplyDelete
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Oh good lord I need all of these. Didn't know it until I saw them all, but I NEED THEM. Specially loving the Harley Quinn bralette! Tania xx taniamichele.blogspot.co.ukReplyDeleteReplies
Know the feeling! xD I am in LOVE with the Harley Quinn bralette! That under a oversized mesh tee and a pair of Harley Quinn leggings mhmmm!Delete
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She and I
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I could not do so now, however. I had promised Min to speak to her mother as soon as possible; and, independently of that engagement, the interview would have to be gone through sooner or later, at all hazards. "An' it were done quickly, it were well done;" so, at last, my hesitation passed away under the influence of this, really vital, consideration. I nerved myself up to the knocking point. I gave a loud rat, tat, tat! that thrilled through my very boots, causing a passing butcher's boy, awed by its important sound, to inquire, with the cynical empressement of his race, whether I thought myself the "Emperoar of Rooshia." I turned my back on him with contempt; but, his ribald remark made me feel all the more nervous.
"Mrs Clyde at home?" I asked of the handmaiden, who answered my summons.
Yes, Mrs Clyde was at home.
Would I walk in?
I would; and did.
So far, all was plain sailing:--now, came the tug of war.
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From: http://adelaide.citysearch.com.au/arts/1137662802740/Tristan+Louth+Robins+&+Shoot+Collective
Sound artist Tristan Louth-Robins and Shoot Collective have joined forces to produce Tensions, an exhibition that examines the effect of an ever-increasing flow of information technology on the human psyche. Our daily lives are literally flooded with stimulation of the worst and most erratic kind – emails, text messages, phone calls, facebook and Myspace comments, advertising on the internet, television and radio; the list is as endless as the information itself.
However, the information superhighway we perceive to be not only entertaining but also necessary to our daily lives, is causing us to mutate from creative, active beings, into mere passive receivers of data. Scientific studies have suggested that, when exposed to large and continuous amounts of electronic information, the brain may be prevented from producing emotions such as empathy.
Tensions attempts to raise an awareness of the ubiquitous nature of communication technology and the resulting 'e-motions' that are replacing true and vivid human responses to worldly stimulation. It is highly appropriate then, that Louth-Robins opens his audience to the concepts of focused listening and heightened awareness. His collaboration with Shoot Collective is innovative and challenging and, most importantly, offers respite from the meaningless images flashing across our computer screens all day.
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Unfortunately I did not know of Martin Gardner's work until watching the embedded video. He inspired many and I'll be looking to read some of his books, articles, and trying to learn some magic myself. We can all use a little magic.
Boing Boing: RIP Martin Gardner
Douglas Hofstader: Martin Gardner: A Major Shaping Force in My Life
The Nature of Things / Martin Gardner from Wagner Brenner on Vimeo.


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I have decided to restrict posts to once per week.
In the beginning I said that I wanted to write blog posts that were mulled over, not dashed off. So far there has been little mulling, and much frantic dashing.
The new arrangement means that either the posts will get better, or I'll get lazier. As always, your prediction is as good as mine.


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Is Success in Your Line of Sight?None
Working on a goal? Studies have shown that when achievement is within our grasp, we're more likely to work even faster to make it to the end. If the finish line is on the horizon for you, rev up your jog to a sprint! If you're not quite there yet, read this article on how to get there.


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API Monitor 2 – Hook API Calls
Monitoring API calls on operating system is important to verify what the application is changing on the system. API monitor is a program that can be used to monitor and display API-calls made by various applications and services. It is a very good tool for investigating different malwares in sandbox.
Features for the API Monitor include the following:
- Supporting 64-bit Windows
- Summary View with Syntax Highlighting- 13,000+ API Definitions, 1,300+
- Structures, Unions, Enums and Flags
- Buffer View
- Displays a call tree which shows the hierarchy of API calls
- Decode Parameters and Return Values
- API Monitor lets you control the target application by setting breakpoints on API calls
- Monitor now allows monitoring of any API from any DLL without requiring XML definitions to created
- Includes a memory editor that lets you view, edit and allocate memory in any process
- Includes dynamic call filtering capabilities which allows you to hide or show API calls based on a certain criteria
- Supports monitoring of COM Interfaces
- When an API call fails, API Monitor can call an appropriate error function to retrieve additional information about the error.
- API Monitor lets you capture and view the call stack for each API call.
- The GUI is completely written and provides a number of useful features with a pre-defined or custom layout options.
- The Running Processes window displays a list of running processes and services that can be hooked.
- Monitoring Windows Services
- Creating definitions for any DLL.
- The Hooked Processes window displays processes that are previously hooked or are currently being monitored
The program can also be used to sniff internet explorer or Firefox encrypted SSL traffic or to check email content for further investigation and also to find critical vulnerabilities in operating system or applications.
You can download the latest version at the official website: http://www.rohitab.com/downloads
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The Man with the Golden Gun
The Man with the Golden Gun is the ninth spy film in the James Bond series and the second to star Roger Moore as MI6 agent James Bond 007. A loose adaptation of Ian Fleming's novel of same name, the film has Bond sent after the Solex Agitator, a device that can harness the power of the sun, while facing the assassin Francisco Scaramanga, the "Man with the Golden Gun". The action culminates in a duel between them that settles the fate of the Solex.
In London, a golden bullet with James Bond's code "007" etched into its surface is received by MI6. It is believed that it was sent by famed assassin Francisco Scaramanga, who uses a golden gun, to intimidate the agent. Because of the perceived threat to the agent's life, M relieves Bond of a mission revolving around the work of a scientist named Gibson, thought to be in possession of information crucial to solving the energy crisis with solar power. Bond sets out unofficially to find Scaramanga.
After retrieving a spent golden bullet from a belly dancer in Beirut and tracking its manufacturer to Macau, Bond sees Andrea Anders, Scaramanga's mistress, collecting golden bullets at a casino. Bond follows her to Hong Kong and in her Peninsula Hotel room pressures her to tell him about Scaramanga, his appearance and his plans; she directs him to the Bottoms Up Club. The club proves to be the location of Scaramanga's next 'hit', Gibson, from which Scaramanga's dwarf henchman Nick Nack steals the "Solex agitator", a key component of a solar power station. Before Bond can assert his innocence, however, Lieutenant Hip escorts him away from the scene, taking him to meet M and Q in a hidden headquarters in the wreck of the RMS Queen Elizabeth in the harbour. M assigns 007 to retrieve the Solex agitator and assassinate Scaramanga.
Bond then travels to Bangkok to meet Hai Fat, a wealthy Thai entrepreneur suspected of arranging Gibson's murder. Bond poses as Scaramanga, but his plan backfires because Scaramanga himself is being hosted at Hai Fat's estate. Bond is captured and placed in Fat's dojo, where the fighters are instructed to kill him. After escaping with the aid of Lt. Hip and his nieces, Bond speeds away on a khlong along the river and reunites with his British assistant Mary Goodnight. Hai Fat is subsequently killed by Scaramanga, who replaces Fat as the "new Chairman of the board" and takes the Solex.
Anders visits Bond, revealing that she had sent the bullet to London and wants Bond to kill Scaramanga. In payment, she promises to hand the Solex over to him at a boxing venue the next day. At the match, Bond discovers Anders dead and meets Scaramanga. Bond spots the Solex on the floor and is able to smuggle it away to Hip, who passes it to Goodnight. Attempting to place a homing device on Scaramanga's car, she is locked into the vehicle's boot. Bond sees Scaramanga driving away and steals a showroom car to give chase, coincidentally with Sheriff J.W. Pepper seated within it. Bond and Pepper follow Scaramanga in a car chase across Bangkok, which concludes when Scaramanga's car transforms into a plane, which flies him, Nick Nack and Goodnight to his private island.
Picking up Goodnight's tracking device, Bond flies a seaplane into Red Chinese waters, under the Chinese radar, and lands at Scaramanga's island. On arriving, Bond is welcomed by Scaramanga, who shows him the high-tech solar power plant he has taken over, the technology for which he intends to sell to the highest bidder. Whilst demonstrating the equipment, Scaramanga uses a powerful solar beam to destroy Bond's plane.
Scaramanga then proposes a pistol duel with Bond on the beach; the two men later stand back to back and are ordered by Nick Nack to take twenty paces, but when Bond turns and fires, Scaramanga has vanished. Nick Nack leads Bond into Scaramanga's Funhouse where Bond poses as a mannequin of himself while Scaramanga walks by, taking him by surprise and killing him. Goodnight, in waylaying a Scaramanga henchman into a pool of liquid helium, upsets the balance of the solar plant, which begins to go out of control. Bond retrieves the Solex unit just before the island explodes, and they escape unharmed in Scaramanga's Chinese junk, later subduing Nick Nack who challenges them having smuggled himself aboard.


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Athletes and CEOs have mentors and coaches… why not you?
Extremely successful leaders, entrepreneurs, executives, experts, even nobel laureates have had mentors and coaches… why not you?
Athletes and CEOs have coaches. Extremely successful people who have had mentors and coaches attribute their success to the help, assistance, guidance, and questioning of their mentors and coaches. A key to influential coaching and mentoring is engaging a mentor or coach EARLY in one's career.
Many individuals believe they should wait until they are presented with a new position or new responsibility before engaging a mentor/coach. This is often too late. Those who have achieved the greatest heights have had mentors and coaches early and throughout their careers.
Why don't aeronautical engineers, electrical engineers, and technical managers have coaches and mentors?
Actually you should.
It is true that sometimes you can find coaches and mentors inside your organization. Much of the time you can't.
Sometimes it's a function of time. Their lack of time.
Sometimes it's a function of chemistry. There isn't any between the candidate and the coach or mentor.
Sometimes it's that they don't exist. The organization just is not large enough to provide the people necessary to coach and mentor.
Sometimes it's that they can't coach, mentor, and teach. The potential coaches and mentors don't have the temperament to be coaches/mentors.
Sometimes it's that they don't have the knowledge. The potential coach or mentor just hasn't yet acquired the knowledge or experience to be at a level where they can contribute anything significant to the candidate's career.
So for these reasons and others, often the person and/or the organization looks outside the organization for a coach or mentor. However, another challenge arises because often those coaches and mentors found are not from the discipline of engineering so their effectiveness may not be as "on-target" as the client would like.
So at certain points in an engineering or engineering management career, the need a coach or mentor, someone on the outside to provide advise and guidance past the obstacles and over the gaps in the candidate's learning and experience. And it would ideal if that coach or mentor has specific experience in the world of engineering and technology management.


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Baby Pink Instax Mini Album
This darling Mini Album is perfect for adding a few of your favorite Instax photos to share with friends and family, or to carry in your bag so that you can add photos as you take them! Album size is approximately 4.5" x 5" and pairs with the Instax Mini Album Pocket Pages (sold separately).
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INVISTA is a fully integrated spandex producer and has developed and commercialised cost competitive technologies for the manufacture of 1,4 butanediol (BDO), Tetrahydrofuran (THF), and Poly(tetramethylene ether) glycol (PTMEG) which are the key raw materials for the manufacture of spandex. These technologies are now available for license through IPT.
There are multiple technologies for the manufacture of BDO/THF and ultimately polyurethanes. One key to profitability is access to reliable technologies. IPT offers reliable proven technologies for BDO/THF and PTMEG .
The major growth across many intermediates segments is driven by downstream demand, especially in Asia.
Butanediol (BDO) is a key intermediate feeding key growing downstream markets (1) PTMEG, (2) PBT and (3) GBL.
Tetrahydrofuran (THF) is a key intermediate, predominantly feeding PTMEG but also the solvents and pharmaceutical markets.
Polytetramethylene ether glycol (PTMEG) is the premium component for a wide variety of polyurethanes, polyesters, and polyamide elastomers. It reacts with isocyanates or organic acids to form elastomers. Primary end-uses include spandex, castable polyurethanes, thermoplastic polyurethanes, polyurethane coatings and sealants.


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Oneness is no more automatic with Christ than it is with our wives. Our salvation is expressed in an ongoing process of spiritual growth in which we're strenuously involved.
Take sexual purity, for example. At a single moment, salvation freed us to be sexually pure. But in another sense, salvation gave us only the opportunity to be sexually pure. We still must chose oneness with Christ.
"It is God's will that you be sanctified: that you should avoid sexual immorality" (I Thessalonians 4:3). Oneness, then, is an act. While feelings of intimacy flow from oneness, oneness itself is not a feeling. It's a state of being. Feeling regret over my sexual sins did not make me one with Christ. Preaching against sexual sins did not make me one with Christ. Walking purely makes me one with Christ. If I'm sexually pure, Jesus and I are one in this regard. If I'm not, we aren't.


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Namaste blog tribe
I still feel shit. The worst part about the crash-like low times is the literal sitting around and waiting for it to pass.
It has to pass.
One of my best friends killed himself in April. I never mentioned it in these parts because I wasn't ready, I'm probably still not. But considering that two of my best friends have now killed themselves over depression, in the past 20 months, I can't help but think of them both when I get this low. (more…)


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Hi there. Remember me? I used to occasionally ramble about these pages, boring you with my depressive mutterings. Yeah, it's been a while. Life got a little too interesting and I just went and hid under the bed, metaphorically speaking. Took me a bit to crawl out. Not very conducive to a writing career, that whole not-writing thing. But sometimes you just have to wallow in it until you figure out that what you really need is a good shower and a shot of bourbon and to just get over it.
Just to bring us all up to speed, I'm still not working in a "conventional" sense, though my husband and I have started a small business catering to our historical re-enactment group that's been showing some promise. The hubby is blacksmithing while I'm doing needlework and weaving. That's given me a good bit of pleasure, figuring out new patterns and seeing them come alive and then watching them walk away with a happy someone.
And it's given us a small (very!) amount of money to help supplement the household. Not as healthy for the bank account as desired, but certainly a lot more fun than typing up disciplinary memos.
After sending out hundreds of resumes and/or applications and only landing about a half-dozen interviews, with all thanks-but-no-thanks responses (used to be if I could get an interview, I got the job – but that doesn't happen anymore…) I've pretty much given up on the idea of going back to an office environment. Didn't think that I'd have a problem with that, but being told you're not wanted anymore is different from deciding that you don't want to anymore. Yeah, let's just add more fuel to the depression.
And I hit a milestone this year: the half-century mark. Yep, I turned 50 a few weeks ago. At least, that's what my driver's license says. My mom says I'm only 41 since she's only 59 and she wouldn't lie to me, would she? I know, probably not something I should brag about, given today's youth-oriented market for just about anything (writing included), but dammit, I earned those years. When I was a kid 50 seemed like some unheard of ancient age that no one ever really reached, but now that I'm here, I wonder what all the fuss is about. I don't feel like 50 and I've had people tell me that I don't look like 50, which just makes me wonder what the hell does 50 look like anyway?
I also stopped coloring my hair. Partly because I just couldn't afford the salon bill anymore, but also because I was just done pretending to be something I wasn't. Let's just age gracefully, shall we? It helps that I seem to have a lovely shade of silver coming in, instead of dull grey, with a bit of a wave to the hair it didn't used to have. All those years of perms and color and here I am just letting Mother Nature do Her thing to get the same result for free. Lessons learned.
And while I haven't been writing here, I have been writing. Some. Not nearly enough and I'm ashamed that I've been wasting the opportunity given me with this time on my own. I'm determined not to piddle anymore of it away. I finished my novel earlier this year, and then choked for months on the query letter to an agent I'd like to have represent me. That's on my hit list to get completed this week, come hell or high water. I'm tired of being afraid it won't be perfect. Nothing is perfect. And nothing gets me nowhere, so I might as well get over my OCD issues and just throw it out there.
I finished a short story and just submitted it to the third magazine for possible publication (two rejections already – I took them better than I thought I would). I also have two other short stories in process, and have been mulling over possible story lines for a sequel to my novel. My initial plan was to go back to a trilogy I started years and years ago, but I got side tracked. There are a couple of characters that have been running around my head for the last few months, demanding attention. They started out as part of a fan-fic mental exercise I gave myself, trying to envision how a favorite sci-fi show could be rebooted ten years after the fact using these new characters as catalyst. Then they just kind of took over and dragged me into a world wholly their own. Sometimes you just don't have a choice in these matters. I've already jotted down several scenes and they haven't shut up, so I guess it's on to a full draft now.
So, there you go. Not exactly all the details, but enough to let you know I'm still around and still trying to plug through this. Okay, maybe I'm not as exciting as the Republican debates on Fox News or as cute as the kittehs on icanhascheezburger.com. But neither are you. And that's why we're here, commiserating and swearing and beating our heads against the table, so we can make our own way in this crazy world.
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Wednesday, 2019-02-20
Bible Reference: 2 Timothy 2:24–26
Translation: The Good news Translation (GNT)
Bible Text: As the Lord's servant, you must not quarrel. You must be kind towards all, a good and patient teacher, gentle as you correct your opponents, for it may be that God will give them the opportunity to repent and come to know the truth. And then they will come to their senses and escape from the trap of the Devil, who had caught them and made them obey his will.
OBSERVATION: Look for the 'so that' phrases in Scripture. Often you will see that God has something intentional to accomplish through a particular word that just came before us in our Bible study. Today is one of those special times, and I believe that God is seeking our attention so that His Word might be better accepted by those we minister to. Dig in with me, won't you?
APPLICATION: An important tip I gained from a conference speaker, is to look for the 'so that' in God's Word, as well as trying to use that connector in my prayers when asking God for things. In the scripture today, it is important for us to note that Paul is teaching Timothy to be conscious of the following things so that the people might see God and desire to know Him. I believe that it is critical for Christian leaders and teachers to leave no doubt that they follow the teaching that they share with others. In our Scripture today we see a few qualities emphasized by Paul, and I believe they are still just as critical to teachers and preachers of today, so let's meditate on these:
- Do not quarrel – remember, it takes two to quarrel! Sometimes it seems like Satan may have sent certain people into the classroom, or the church, to disrupt the teaching of God's Word, because it appears like they do their very best to get the teacher off track. God expects us to be understanding and not quarrel. The last thing we want to do is to open the door to Satan's temptations and roadblocks to God's message. Remember the importance of our job in doing God's work. If we commit to His work, and surrender our will to His, He will help us to deal with the distractions and troublemakers;
- Be kind towards all – it is so human for us to love the 'teacher's pet', but despise the troublemaker – the one who is constantly looking to put us on the spot with challenging questions, disrupt the class, or deliberately throw us off track;
- Be a good and patient teacher – to be a good teacher, I believe it is important that we have sought God's will for the class, studied the lesson well, and therefore excited about teaching all that God has taught you, to the students that God has placed before you at just that perfect time. To be patient, means that others in the room may have a word from God also, therefore they may have valuable input to add to your teaching. Being patient means accepting the fact that not everyone in the class will be at the same level you are at in knowledge or their relationship with the Lord;
- Be gentle as you correct others – treat students as individuals that you want to help get into the boat, not sit back and watch them drown. Show them that you want them to understand what you are trying to relay. Show them that you care about them.
Let's be careful to always remember that we are representing the Master, as we try to share His Word with others, so let's act like we believe He would act, if He was standing before the class. Let's look for His heart and try to imitate that same heart as we teach. God's Word is very clear: He desires that none of His kids should perish. Let us therefore do all we can to help prevent any from perishing because of their sin, or lack of spiritual understanding. God can use even you, friend! Please be obedient to whatever He should ask of you.
PRAYER: Lord God, thank You for using even us to get Your message across to the lost, and to the stubborn who allows Satan to distract them. I agree that Your Word is very powerful, but I also know that often You will show one person something totally different to another saint, from exactly the same passage. Please help us to always recognize that as a key indicator that Your Word is alive and will speak to different folk differently. Please help us to study Your Word and be ready to share how It spoke to our heart. May our teaching fall on good and obedient ears so that Your will might be accomplished in the hearts of those who so desperately need You. Touch the hearts of Your Bible teachers even now dear Lord, so that they may proclaim Your Word in power and in the full strength intended. You are awesome oh God, and I worship and adore You today for who You are and for all that You teach me through Your Word. Have Your perfect will and way today oh Lord in the lives of all who open Your Word, AMEN!
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Pre-Trip Information
Fishing on the Northern Rivers of the Kola Peninsula:
The Northern Rivers of Russian's Kola Peninsula including the Kharlovka, Eastern Litza, Rynda and Zolotaya must be considered some of the very best Atlantic Salmon rivers in the world today. The territory of the ASR is extremely remote and unspoiled by human intervention. The whole operation is efficiently managed with military discipline. Both intimate and manageable in size, the Northern Rivers provide unique challenges to our guests with the possibility for huge rewards. The following pre travel document will explain the conditions you will encounter, the tackle and clothing that we feel is necessary and some general background information. Before leaving for the Atlantic Salmon Reserve we suggest that you use the following guidelines to help equip yourself suitably. Basic Itinerary for the week.
Please look for exact flight info for your week on the travel page:
New travel Info for the season 2020 will be posted around the New Year.
|Arrive Friday
to Helsinki
|Stay Friday night in Helsinki for charter flight to MMK Saturday
|Overnight in Helsinki Hotel
|Depart 08:15 am
|Finnair Charter to MMK
|Check-in International Terminal with Passport and Visa
|Arrive MMK 10:00 Clear Customs. Depart with Helicopter to camp --pm
|Arrival to Murmansk Helicopter transfer to lodge
|1 hour flight time to the lodge Lunch upon arrival evening fishing session
|Sunday -
- Friday
|09:00 am deploy for fishing
18-19:00 return back to lodge
|Daily Routine
|08:00 Breakfast
14:00 Streamside Lunch
20:30 Dinner
|08:00 Breakfast
--:-- Depart camps for MMK
11:40 Depart MMK for Helsinki
13:25 Arrive to Helsinki
|Returning from the camps to Helsinki
|Estimated arrival time to Helsinki is 13:25 followed by International connections back home
Please note this itinerary is shown as a guide only and local times may change due to unforeseen circumstances.
Russian Visa:
Everyone is responsible for obtaining their own visa. Please double check your passport and visa well before you leave your home country. Remember a passport must be valid for 6 MONTHS AFTER date of planned departure from Russia. Your visa must have your name exactly as it is written in your passport and the dates in your visa must cover your entire visit to Russia.
Please note that ONLY tourist visas are allowed to enter the Camp territories. Business visas are NOT allowed. Thank you for understanding!
Unfortunately, Russia recently changed their visa requirements for British passport holders to include the submission of finger print scans. https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/russia/entry-requirements
Therefore, we are sending our British friends their Russian invitation letters early to allow extra time to complete the process.
Application Example
We can also recommend the following Visa support agencies:
Visa Services in London (Carolina). Her telephone number is 020 7229 4784.
Other agencies include:
We apologise for any inconveniences this may cause. Please do let me know if we can be of further assistance. Looking forward to seeing you on camp! Kind regards, Maria
Booking Confirmation:
Your booking is not confirmed until a 50% non-refundable deposit is received. Approximately 90 days prior to your holiday, you will be sent a final confirmation letter requesting the remainder of the payment. All guests are reminded to take out appropriate travel and cancellation insurance.
Helsinki to Murmansk Charter flight – operated by Finnair Saturday Flight Details – season 2020. Please note exact travel times for your week on the travel page.
Tickets & Check-In:
On Saturday's passengers should be in the Helsinki Airport for check-in no later than 2 hours before departure where they will be issued with their ticket. We will send you a confirmation boarding pass. Just show your passport and visa and, provided they are in order, they will give you your ticket and check you through. Please arrange with the hotel for a suitable wake up call and remember that a meal will be served on the flight. The Helsinki to Murmansk flight number will be posted as soon as it becomes available. The 2020 Flight Number will be Finnair MMK-HEL _____. We advise that outbound flights from Helsinki be booked to depart after 16:00pm. Finnair and the Kharlovka Company are not responsible for ramifications of any delays (i.e. missed flight connections).
Helsinki Accommodations:
ASR guests are encouraged to make their own hotel reservations at the Helsinki Airport Hotel for the Friday night the day before their departure.
Finnair Charter Baggage Allowance:
This is 22,9 kilos + rod case in the hold and 8 kilos carry on of reasonable volume. Please bare in mind that travel to and from the Lodge and Murmansk is by helicopter, and the weight is limited. It is a good idea to ensure your baggage carries the name of the fishing lodge you are visiting along with a contact number.
Lost Luggage:
Our charter flight will not wait for lost baggage. We suggest you instruct your airline to deliver lost baggage to your Helsinki hotel to await collection on your return journey. We strongly recommend all guests carry one medium (not large or your airline might put it in the hold) sized hand baggage with vital clothing, washing kit, medicines, cameras and equipment etc. Think carefully about this. We have in camp spare jackets, waders, rods and rough clothes for example so that in emergency you only need your reel, leaders and flies and even these could be supplied.
International Travel:
Everyone will make their own arrangements to arrive at Helsinki Airport on or before the Friday of each week and for their home departure on Saturday. Where possible on the return journey you are advised to allow at least three hours for transfer due to possible late departure from Murmansk. However, all guests must appreciate there can be considerable delays on returning from our camps in the Arctic Tundra through Murmansk Airport such as fog, helicopter delays, airport procedures & baggage handling. It must be clearly understood the company is not in a position to accept responsibility for missed international connections.
Missed Flights:
If you arrive late and the check in gate is closed telephone us immediately through Maria on +7 921 772 6857 and give her your cell number if you have one. If you miss our charter flight the only way to get to Murmansk is to make your own arrangements via Moscow or St. Petersburg. Stay calm – It has all happened before. We will discuss arrangements to get you to the camps as quickly as possible.
The Kharlovka and Rynda Lodges:
The Kharlovka camp has undergone a complete facelift over the last few seasons. All guests are now accommodated in private wooden cabins with full en-suite facilities including warm heaters, drying closet, and 220V European two pin plug power points. The cabins are interconnected with the main lodge by an intricate network of walkways to preserve the fragile tundra below.
Depending on the conditions, guests to the Kharlovka camp spend up to half their week fishing on the Litza River with some having the chance to spend the night there in the upgraded Tent camp. A maximum of 7 beats or 14 guests a week will fish the Kharlovka and Litza rivers. Over the last several years, the Rynda Camp has been improved to the highest standards. We have enlarged the dinning room area last year and have built a new sauna. Peter Power has created an enduring tradition of organizing house parties to fish the Rynda who will continue to experience something extra special. Nowhere else will you see the meticulous attention to detail, evident throughout the whole ASR, displayed so prominently and hence the overwhelming popularity of the Rynda for those wishing to take ladies and or children.
All 12 guests are accommodated in the most sophisticated and fully fitted private log cabins on the Kola Peninsula, with views looking onto the Rynda Falls and Home Pool. The food is of the highest standard and the streamside lunches including the hot russian soups are a welcome daily treat.
If requested, and many days if even not, there will be a roasting hot sauna prepared for your arrival back to the lodge where rods can relax after a hard day of fishing.
There are also nicely stocked fly tying facilities at both of the camps in addition to a complete selection of fishing gear should you need to borrow anything.
The Rivers:
Kharlovka with its sister river Eastern Litza, are two of the world's most prolific rivers for big Atlantic salmon. The combination of awesome big fish and the manageable size of the rivers is a great asset when compared to other Kola destinations. Both wild and demanding they provide the biggest challenges along with some of the biggest silver rewards anywhere. The Rynda and Zolotaya Rivers fall through more gentle gradients than the Kharlovka and Litza Rivers. There are some 75 interesting named salmon pools that require the angler to read the water and consider each cast. The successful angler approaches the fishing carefully in intellectual contemplation and, however experienced, listens to the guide. Some say the rivers are reminiscent of Iceland. They, and the accommodation, are attractive to lady fishers as we are to them! Although Kharlovka & Litza have twice the annual water flow of Rynda & Zolotaya – it is a stunning fact that every year Rynda produces nearly as many landed salmon. The difference is that the size of the MSW Atlantic Salmon is likely to be 20% less. A 25lbs fish from the Rynda is more likely to be a 30lbs fish at Kharlovka and so forth. The best fish taken at Rynda was 42lbs whereas at the Litza it was 47.5lbs.
Customs Limits:
It is important not to bring into Russia more alcohol and tobacco than the legal allowance because it can cause a major hang up at the airport. The allowances are: Alcohol=2 Litres Total; Cigars=50; Cigarettes=200; Tobacco=200 grams
Communications at Lodges:
For the most part our operations are within a "Restricted Military Zone". Under new rules it is forbidden for guests to bring satellite phones to the camps. Our comprehensive "certified" e-mail and telephone systems will be made available to guests for outgoing communications for which they will be charged. Thankfully there is no mobile phone service in the area yet. In coming guest communications will be relayed through
Telephone: +7 921 275 9821 or
MMK Office +7 8152 275 628.
Both fixed and tented camps are equipped with HF radio linked to all other camps and to the head office in Murmansk. Most of the time guides can communicate by VHF radio to the camps and with each other. Generally guests are fishing within walking distance to the camps for the guides. When we venture beyond walking distance, to Kharlovka Park for example, we plan to use hand held satellite telephones. The in-camp hosts have satellite telephone/fax that can be used by the guests in emergency.
Strictly Catch and Release:
NR have substantially invested in a major conservation program, called "Back to Nature", for the protection of the Atlantic Salmon in particular and the "tundra" flora and fauna in general – In accordance with the Mandate of the Atlantic Salmon Reserve established in June 2007: ALL FISHING SHALL BE BY "CATCH & RELEASE" ONLY. Please remember the following guidelines:
- Never pick up a fish by its tail.
- Never drag a fish up onto the bank.
- Keep the fish in the water as much as possible while unhooking and photographing it.
- Never handle a fish with dry hands.
- Use barbless hooks, pinching down barbs is sufficient and do not use treble hooks.
The Fishing Programme:
On arrival, on Saturday afternoon, the camp manager will make a brief orientation and safety speech to advise you about the weekly routine. After a hearty breakfast, each team is deployed by helicopter to the beat designed as per the fishing schedule. Depending on weather conditions Kharlovka guests will have the opportunity to fish during the week on the Litza River. The same for the Rynda guests, who conditions depending should each have a day on the Zolotaya river.
Fishing hours run from early morning to late evening in coordination with the camp manager. Rod Sharing may be allowed in special situations. We operate a team system of one guide and two anglers.
Our local Russian guides are 'tundra-smart' with intimate knowledge of the area and with all skills needed to ensure safe and enjoyable days out. Their English is good. The Guides are long standing experts on the rivers with the majority of them having more than 10 years of experience, we are proud to have these dedicated and hardworking men onboard. They know where the fish lie and the flies and techniques to catch them in all water conditions. They are fully equipped to support your days fishing.
A hot and rich lunch is prepared on the riverbank. In the late afternoon the rods are flown back to camp for drinks, dinner and stories. If they wish guests may continue to fish after dinner in the Home Pools, or indeed further a field if accompanied by their guide. There also is high standard trout and char fishing in the vicinity and guests will be facilitated if they wish to enjoy this experience.
The MI-8's are used throughout Russia and in many countries worldwide and have an enviable reputation as a workhorse helicopter that is reliable in all situations. We do provide hearing protection for your daily flights.
Rubber dinghies are available in the majority of the pools for the guides to transport guests across the river. All fishing is done by wading and never from the boats.
We always recommend the use of life jackets especially when using boats for river crossing and these are readily available to guests. It must be clearly understood that salmon fishing in fast flowing rivers is a dangerous sport. This is especially so in isolated tundra conditions and made all the more so by the use of helicopters. We use all reasonable efforts to properly maintain our equipment and train our staff in matters of safety however all visitors must understand that safety standards in the wilderness may not always meet those they are used to.
Please let us know in advance of any serious health problems you may have. If you have any special dietary requirements due to ill health, such as if you are diabetic or require a low fat diet, please advise us as soon as possible.
We have a fully qualified doctor in residence throughout the season. In addition certain members of our staff have basic medical training. In the event of more serious needs we would generally expect to reach a hospital in Murmansk by helicopter within two/four hours. If necessary hospitals in northern Norway or Finland can be reached via air ambulance.
Rods, Reels and Lines are again very much a question of personal taste. It is essential that reels contain at least 200ms of well maintained backing and that they have a reasonable drag system. Clear nylon or fluorocarbon in breaking strains 12-35lbs should take care of the business end. Many of our fish are large and unusually strong – given the chance they often run out long lengths of line. The Windcutter type lines with interchangeable tips cover most situations however many of the guests are now changing over to Guideline type shooting heads. Later on a light standard sinktip or a full floater is about all one needs.
Double handed rods in 14-16' for line weights #9-12 are favored in the early season and 12-15' in weights #8-10 at summer height. A single handed rod for #7-9 lines is perfect for dry fly and other surface oriented tactics, although much of this can be done with the double hander too. A 15' #10 rod would be the ideal all rounder. We keep a good stock of SAGE rods, along with reels etc., in the camps for the clients' use. A broken rod will not spoil your holiday!
As to fly selection it again varies with the season. Early on bigger and gaudy tubes of 3/4" and 1 ½", like Temple Dogs and Willie Gunns are called for, with Sunray Shadows tubes soon to follow. The tubes are fished with Loop type double tube hooks. Salmon are salmon and all the old favorites from home will have their day. We feel that fly size and presentation overrules patterns. Experimentation is one of the joys of fishing and stone fly nymphs and even trout flies have been used to great effect. Our American and Canadian friends have also proven the worth of Bombers and riffled Muddler type flies. Other summer killers include small bottle tubes, Sunray Shadows, Frances, Alistair, Baby Temple Dog, Snaelda, Willie Gunns, Green Highlanders, Cascade & Green and Red Butts. Please remember to bring a pair of good pliers to help release fish when you are on your own.
Throughout the season on the north coast of the Kola there are likely to be sudden swings in the conditions you will encounter while fishing. Often dramatic changes occur during a 12-hour period that will involve adding or subtracting several layers of clothing. It is important to ensure your layering system accommodates all the extremes that you will encounter at the time of your visit. Extremes of cold may be encountered at the beginning and the end of the season, and at any other time temperatures can range from below zero to 32ºC.
Neoprene is suitable for the early but may be rather hot during the summer. Gore-Tex is suitable throughout the season, layers being added when necessary. Chest-high, stocking foot waders with separate felt-soled boots is the best choice.
Trip Insurance:
You are reminded that Kharlovka Company does not provide any form of insurance or refunds/credits. All guests should have adequate arrangements in place to cover their personal circumstances. There are potential dangers and inherent risks in your fishing holiday. You will be living and fishing in the remote wilderness amidst rugged terrain and sometimes wading in fast flowing rivers. In the tundra transport is by Russian helicopters or boats or inflatable dinghies. International travel arrangements and/or your holiday in Russia can be disrupted by adverse weather, regulations by government or military authorities or other factors beyond our control causing you additional travel and accommodation costs and/or termination or cessation of your holiday. The Kharlovka Company cannot be held responsible for events that may occur. By confirming your booking with us you have accepted that your holiday and associated travel is taken entirely at your own risk.
Contact Information:
Maria Kolotova, Office Manager
Naberezhnaya Reki Moiki 18A, office 1N,
191186 St.Petersburg,
Russia Office: +7 812 702 58 58
Mobile: +7 921 77 268 57
We normally send out the guest's final booking confirmations about 3 to 4 months prior to their fishing holiday. Then upon receipt of your final payment – You will receive a downloadable/printable PDF of this Pre Travel Document including confirmation for your place on the Helsinki Charter, along with your Russian visa invitation and instructions.
After your trip:
When you return from your adventure to the ASR we would like to hear how you got on, if you enjoyed your experience, and how we might be able to improve our operation. We value your comments and want to continue improving to make sure that we are offering the best standards and services possible. Have a good trip and we look forward to hearing about it on your return! Thank you for choosing to join us on the Atlantic Salmon Reserve. We believe the whole experience to be the opportunity of a lifetime. We wish you a successful, rewarding and enjoyable trip and look forward to seeing you on the camps again very soon…
Vladimir and Justin


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Soon enough there is a courtesy knock, a Hello and the doctor emerges. Just a few family history questions, says the doctor glancing at my chart.
I see here you have a daughter. I nod and smile. What I'm about to ask isn't just for our records, but for your daughter too – there may be hereditary conditions of which she should be aware.
That hits me hard, and I volunteer information in rapid succession: Well, my mom, grandmother and great aunt died of cancer. I'm also realizing my mom dealt with depression, sometimes I struggle too. I make sure to watch what I eat – kind of – because people are overweight in my…STOP. STOP NOW the doctor interrupts.
My feet haven't stopped their nervous swing, and I shrink into a ball of bewilderment and irritation.
The doctor continues, This is too much – cancer, depression, weight issues. Ms. Fritsch, think about it: this is absolutely frightening! Is there anything uplifting – or at least not so dramatic -- in your family history? My mind swims so fast with outrage and confusion that I can't even spit out a word. All I can think is:
Dude, you're supposed to be helping me – and by extension – helping my daughter. You asked for my family history, and it happens to include cancer, depression and weight issues. You think I like owning up to all of these risk factors that could put my daughter in peril? Help me help her so I can act sooner rather than later.
Settle down. That whole conversation never happened.
Although a form of that very conversation is happening right before our eyes, and it has been happening for generations.
Every four years, our nation gets a check-up. Flag pins, flag hats, flag cakes everything flag and patriotic is waved by folks vying for political office. We, the people, stop for a moment and test the nation's blood pressure, heart rate and other vitals.
If there are odd growths, we take a biopsy or x-ray in hopes they aren't malignant or metastasizing. Sometimes we demonstrate, or protest, or work with our elected officials to excise the abnormality.
Sometimes someone speaks to draw attention to a risk factor, and like every MDA telethon, they reassure us that while progress has been made, there is still work to do to eradicate the disease. Which is what FLOTUS did so eloquently when she said this:
She was acknowledging a risk factor within the nation's history, but at the same time, pointing to progress on beating the collective illness.
Yet there were cries of Slavery wasn't so bad or Move on and that's just history.
And that's the point. It is history. Our history.
From The Trail of Tears, to Jim Crow, to five thousand lives lost to lynching, to chattel slavery so horrific and entrenched, the only way I can trace my lineage is to refer to the will of the man who owned my family; to housing restrictions, to a segregated military up until the mid-1940s, to resettlement of Japanese Americans after Pearl Harbor, to voting restrictions -- y'all, our risk factors are HIGH.
It's crazy to glaze over risk factors in your family like cancer, depression, obesity,
alcoholism or any other disease, and brush off the possibility it might be passed down.
It's just as crazy to glaze over, gloss up or ignore the frightening part of our nation's history in political conversations, blogs like this one or, for heaven's sakes – our kids' history books -- in hopes it will erase these risk factors altogether.
alcoholism or any other disease, and brush off the possibility it might be passed down.
It's just as crazy to glaze over, gloss up or ignore the frightening part of our nation's history in political conversations, blogs like this one or, for heaven's sakes – our kids' history books -- in hopes it will erase these risk factors altogether.
The real question is whether we address our national risk factors during this year's doctor visit, or let them remain unattended and a potential full-blown disease for the next generation.


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|Suggestions Derived from Study of the Und Adriyatik Case
|PERKOVIC Marko; FERRARO DI SILVI E CASTIGLIONE Guido; HARSCH Rick; GUCMA Lucjan; VIDMAR Peter; PETELIN Stojan; BULGARELLI Barbara
|Proceedings of the International Symposium on Electronics in Transport - A Condition for Sustainable Development and Prosperity of a Modern and Safe Transport vol. 16 p. 1-10
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|Summary: The ro-ro vessel "Und Adriyatik" ignited off the coast of Istria in February, 2008, resulting in a serious danger of explosion and loss of life. The crew, however, survived after abandoning ship and spending an hour and half afloat in or clinging to a six-person life raft (before being rescued from the cold sea); they did not drop the anchor, although they jumped ship from the bow, and so the ship was burning and adrift. The crisis itself and the overall response to it provided researchers an opportunity to employ various technologies in a genuine crisis situation, resulting in the usual benefit of furthering knowledge of basic safety at sea, traffic monitoring, transporting dangerous cargo on ro-ro's, ro-ro ship construction, fire spreading, evacuation, preparedness and respond strategies when the weather forecast and ocean conditions are unpredictable, as well as ancillary benefits such as finding that such an occurrence in a relatively small sea area (near the Bay of Trieste, surrounded by three potentially affected nations) amplifies problems related to international cooperation. Moreover, there are legal problems concerning the position of the ship when the fire started (inside or outside Croatian territorial waters) and the common recognition of boundaries, in the sense that the Croatian Environmental and Fisheries Zone (EFZ) does not coincide with Search and Rescue (SAR) zone and with the Italian view of what waters are or are not international. Meanwhile, as every opportunity for study should be taken, we also look here are at the specific circumstances of the fire and believe the open sides of the top covered deck have a decidedly deleterious unintended effect. Key words: Traffic monitoring, RoRo fire safety, Simulation, Crisis Management, Law of the Sea
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Can Simple Informational Nudges Increase Employee Participation in a 401(k) Plan?
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This article is forthcoming in the Southern Economic Journal, and this preprint version appears with the permission of the Southern Economic Association. Copies of the computer programs used to generate the results presented in this article can be made available upon request, but the data used are proprietary. The authors would like to acknowledge support from the U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) funded as part of the Financial Literacy Research Consortium. The authors would like to thank Annamaria Lusardi, Olivia Mitchell, Sarah Holden, and Lina Walker, as well as participants at the 2010 Financial Literacy Consortium meetings, the George Washington University and Federal Reserve Board Financial Literacy Seminar Series, the 2012 Society for Labor Economists annual meeting, and the 2012 APPAM annual meeting for useful comments. The authors also thank Steve Reeder for his participation in this research project, for making the data available to us, for facilitating the sending of the surveys and flyers, and for his ideas and suggestions throughout the research project. The opinions and conclusions expressed herein are solely those of the authors and do not represent the opinions or policy of SSA, National Bureau of Economic Research, any agency of the Federal Government, any other institution with which the authors are affiliated, or the employer with which we partnered.
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