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Neal Unger is a 62-year-old skateboarder who inspires kids to keep reaching their dreams and taking risks!
Through his street skating and work he does with the Next Up Foundation, which is a nonprofit for kids, he is truly an inspiration. The foundation helps kids reach their goals through skateboarding and after school programs. Neal is a magnet for kids in the neighborhood. His talents and awesome personality make him a perfect role model for kids in at-risk environments.
Through skateboarding or just being there for the kids, Neal is changing lives and teaching kids to reach for the stars!


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It was the catalyst to writing 'People At War' and to show empathy with the plight of the refugees.
We stand #withrefugees. Stand with us. Sign the petition today."
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People like you, people like me.
To escape the violence, they leave everything behind – everything except their hopes and dreams for a safer future. UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency believes that all refugees deserve to live in safety.
Add your name to the #WithRefugees petition to send a clear message to governments that they must act with solidarity and shared responsibility.
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The #WithRefugees petition will be delivered to UN headquarters in New York ahead of the UN General Assembly meeting on September 19. The petition asks governments to:
- Ensure every refugee child gets an education.
- Ensure every refugee family has somewhere safe to live.
- Ensure every refugee can work or learn new skills to make a positive contribution to their community.

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Dinner with CeCe
Just hanging out in our high chair ...
Snuck in a little applesauce ...
... and it apparently tastes like wet cement.
"Why are they doing this to me?"
"Get that stuff AWAY from me."
"These lips are sealed, Evil Woman with spoon."
I am eventually forgiven, and we live to try another jar of mush tomorrow.
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Oh my gosh!!! She is way too cute! I love those faces! I will never forget when my sweet baby boy (who is now 12) took his little baby hand and waved me off with a Eh, eh, eh, after looking at the food in his bowl as if I was offering him gruel!!!ReplyDelete
I didn't mean to scare you with my tales of no more brain cells!! Fortunately for you, the brain will be gone so you won't remember anything I wrote about!!! Great blog! Thanks for the smile!
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Thanks for visiting my blog and commenting.
I laughed when I saw these photos. My Miss B did the same thing with applesauce. She took to all other foods easily and made no faces but when she got the applesauce, I just about peed my pants from laughter. I can still look at those photos a year later and laugh hysterically.
Good times...


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THIS birthday seems like it was just yesterday!!
I LOVED this close-up photo of my daughter (at 6) blowing out her candles on her birthday cake.
It's highlighted by leaving it full-size and matting it. I cropped the two supporting photos a bit and put them on an angle on each side.
The title is divided (the '6' on the top left and 'candles' on the bottom) and I outlined the title letters to help them stand out a bit more against the bright background paper.
The little flower and chipboard grouping creates a visual triangle with the title elements.
Adhesive: Duck
Patterned Paper, Die Cut Alpha: Basic Grey
Chipboard: My Mind's Eye, Little Yellow Bicycle
Flower Stickers: Me & My Big Ideas
Ink: Colorbox
Paint: Apple Barrel
Marker: Sharpie
Scallop Punch: Fiskars


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Canada will continue fight against EU seal ban at WTO
ITK, Fur Institute ponder an appeal before two-month deadline
The Conservative government will continue to oppose the European Union's seal product import ban through the World Trade Organization, two federal cabinet ministers, including Nunavut MP Leona Aglukkaq, said April 25.
The statement, from Aglukkaq and fisheries minister Keith Ashfield, follows a decision of the General Court of the European Union April 25 that dismisses an application made in 2010 by Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami and about 20 other parties that was aimed at overturning the 2009 seal import ban.
"Our government's position has been clear: the ban on seal products adopted in the European Union was a political decision that has no basis in fact or science," the two ministers said.
In 2011, Canada asked the WTO to appoint a panel to hear their complaint against the EU seal ban, which Canada says amounts to an illegal restriction on trade.
"The Canadian government will continue to send a strong message that we are serious about defending our legitimate commercial seal harvest," the Conservative statement said.
That WTO panel is expected to hold a hearing on the seal ban challenge on April 29 and April 30 in Geneva, Switzerland.
Aglukkaq and Ashfield also used the issue to take a swipe at the federal Liberals, who have done well in recent public opinion polls following the election of their new leader, Justin Trudeau.
"Despite Liberal members' efforts to destroy the livelihoods of Canadian sealers, our Conservative government will continue to fight for hunters and their families," the statement said.
And the two ministers bragged that only the Conservative party is capable of representing hunters and people who live in remote coastal communities.
"While members of the Liberal Party continue to demonstrate a lack of understanding for this way of life in remote communities, our government understands that the seal provides healthy, traditional sustenance for many coastal Canadians, practical and beautiful pelt products and jobs for many families in rural areas," the Conservative statement said.
Also on April 25, the two Canadian organizations that launched the failed application, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami and the Fur Institute of Canada, said they may decide to mount an appeal within two months.
In its decision, the court ordered that ITK, the Fur Institute and the other parties to the application must pay court costs that the European Commission incurred while defending its seal import regulation.
The court ordered that the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union must pay their own court costs.
In a statement, Terry Audla, the president of ITK expressed bitter disappointment with the General Court's decision.
And he slammed EU officials who pointed to an exemption that allows seal products from animals hunted by Inuit to be exported to Europe.
"The EU has no authority to speak on what is best for Inuit. We Inuit have been telling the EU all along that the ban is not good for us. But their colonial, holier-than-thou attitude toward us and their self-serving interests have not resulted in a fair or just process for Inuit," Audla said.
Rob Cahill, the Fur Institute's executive director, said the EU ban hurts all sealers, whether they are Inuit or non-Inuit.
"With no market for selling seal products in the EU, there is no effective exemption for selling seal products in the EU," Cahill said.
The Government of Nunavut weighed in also, saying that the replacement value of seal meat caught in Nunavut is likely equal to about $5 million worth of food each year.
"Seal pelts, the useful byproduct of the hunt, are sold to offset the costs of harvesting activities and the high costs of northern living," the GN statement said.
James Arreak, the Nunavut environment minister, said the GN will continue to help seal hunters and try to find markets for their pelts.
"The Government of Nunavut, along with its fur marketing partners – the Government of the Northwest Territories and Fur Harvesters Auction – has been working to market sealskins internationally," the GN statement said.
Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. reacted to the court's decision by calling on Canada to reject the EU's bid for observer status at the Arctic Council, saying the EU's record on wildlife issues does not meet the Arctic Council's criteria for granting observer status to non-Arctic states.
The Arctic Council's 2011 Nuuk Declaration said that new observer applicants must demonstrate respect for the aboriginal peoples of the Arctic.
"The EU has demonstrated repeatedly that it does not support Canada's sustainable use of renewable resources. The EU demonstrated this through its actions on Canada's seal hunt and its recent lack of support at CITES on the polar bear harvest," NTI president Cathy Towtongie said.


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This has been very lightly sanded so to retain all the charm and character you would expect an item of furniture such as this to have developed over its life. Then finished with 3 coats of lacquer for maximum protection and easy maintenance.
Original handles are on the drawers and stands on very cute barley twist legs.
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….and now for something completely different.
I want to hear from you, the listener.
I want to know:
How are you doing?
How are you coping with an increasingly polarized social media landscape?
What sort of self-care or spiritual practices are you using?
I also want to hear how you are working through relationships–of any kind–where political, social, and theological disagreements have created a rift in the time leading up to and since the election. What are some examples in your life of ways you've struggled to reconcile with others, let alone reality itself?
These are open questions for me, and I don't have a great sense for the best way forward, or even if there is such a thing as a "best" way forward.
There are several reasons why I want to collect these stories. First, I'd love to collect these stories and share the compilation as part of a future episode. I think we can all benefit from the wisdom of the crowd, and from hearing a diverse set of voices. The Excommunity is much more than just me and my guests. It's all of you.
Second, the episcopal lectionary is absolutely killing it with apropos scripture. I'm recording this the week of February 5th, and today's Old Testament reading was Isaiah 58:1-12. Here is what verses 1 through 9 have to say:
If that doesn't sum up the struggle a lot of us are feeling, I don't know what does.
Finally, Felix Salmon wrote a great piece on Fusion called "Impartiality or diversity. Pick one." Here is a key quote:
I believe this. We have to understand that identity politics is politics. It takes vulnerability and courage to share our identities, but it can be rewarding as well. For many, "sharing your identify" is not even optional; it's who we are. And I think sharing your own perspective is the only way forward.
I'll be keeping this open for at least a couple of weeks. Use the hashtag #exvshare to propose and answer questions.
I welcome responses via email, at email@example.com, or via phone. I have a Google Voice account set up to receive voicemails at 312–857–4196. If you are comfortable having your voicemail or email shared on the show, please say or write that your message is "ok to share." And of course, you can always provide feedback regarding any episode at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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The American TFP has organized camps for young men over the last forty years. These educational programs, called "Call to Chivalry Camps" attract boys from ages 12 to 18 and seek to instill in them the same spirit of Catholic heroism and sanctity of ages past. To this end, each camp examines a period of history in Christendom that provides the overarching inspiration for the week to ten-day program. Examples of these include Catholic Mexico and the Cristeros; Poland and the Winged Hussars at the Siege of Vienna; Spain and the Reconquista; Portugal and the apparitions of Our Lady of Fatima; and Medieval France and the Vendee resistance.
The Call to Chivalry Camps use these historic events to present holy role models of the Catholic Faith in order to better face the present day crises of our time.
Learn All About the Prophecies of Our Lady of Good Success About Our Times
This year's camps, four in number, took Catholic Portugal as a theme. The impressive line up of educational talks focused on the medieval Military Order of Christ, Saint Nuno Álvares Pereira, Prince Henry the Navigator and, most importantly, Our Lady of Fatima and the centennial of her apparitions.
2017 Call to Chivalry Camp
Of course, no camp is complete without outdoor adventures. In this aspect the Call to Chivalry Camps also stand out. In addition to the hallmark medieval games, unique to these camps, favorite activities this summer included foam-sword-and-water-balloon capture the flag, rock wall climbing, an overnight camp out and hike, fencing lessons, firework displays and a public pro-life campaign.
In all, over one hundred and fifty participants benefitted from these programs this summer. A new generation of young Catholic men is eager to join the spiritual crusade for America's future. Here are some pictures for you to enjoy.


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Survival water purification systems are of extreme importance when traveling to places that feature conditions of wilderness. Whether it is camping or exploring new terrains, these systems will provide you with clean water that you can safely take while enjoying your adventure.
On top of that, they can also be life saviors when used in extreme situations that are not under our control such as hurricanes or earthquakes. In any case, it is never redundant to count with a survival water purification system among your belongings.
Top 3 Survival Water Purification Systems
Life Defender's Water Purification System
Best Water Filter Straws for Camping, Hiking, Hunting – Lightweight Survival Filter – 50% More Filtration Capacity Than LifeStraw – No Added Taste – Removes Heavy Metals & 99.9% of Waterborne Bacteria. LifeDefender's new limited edition comes in two colors, blue and the more popular army-like light/dark green design.
It allows the user to drink around 1,500 liters or 396 of gallons before needing replacement which means you can use it for over two years in survival conditions – provided you drink 2 liters of water a day. It has been tested to remove 99.9% of bacteria and other parasites which may be harmful to human health.
One of its main features is its lightweight given the fact that all parts are made up of plastic. On top of that, it can be easily carried by attaching the strap to your pocket or backpack. It has a shelf-life of 5 years and it comes with a 100% money-back guarantee backed up by LifeDefender.
2. Water Purification System by Survival Water FilterThis system comes with both a straw and a bottle that will help you store the purified water for a longer time. It has a 0.1 microns filter that will get rid of 99.9% of bacteria found in water (lakes, ponds, and even swamps).
The bottle itself will hold 22 ounces of water and the whole system weighs half a pound making it easy for the user to carry it with him even under the harshest conditions.
The bottle comes with a 7.3 feet paracord and it is BPA-free so users shouldn't be concerned with health issues regarding this aspect. The company also offers discounts when more than one product is bought. What makes this water purification system stand out from others is the convenience of the 650 ml bottle which allows the user to take advantage of the clean water during his or her journey.
3. Survival Filter Pro by Survival Filter
Survival Filter is a U.S. company that was established by a person from the military who was directly involved in operations in places considered "hot zones" such as Iraq and Libya, that's why the company's mission is to provide the population with easy access to clean water wherever they are located.
All of their products have undergone rigorous testing and it has been shown that the Survival Filter Pro can effectively get rid of 99.9% of bacteria such as the E. coli and the Staphylococcus aureus, and viruses such as the Phi-X174. With a 0.1 micron filter, the Survival Filter Pro is considered the filter with the "best independently tested system in the market". It has also been shown to get rid of Mercury and lead to levels higher than 90%.
The Survival Filter Pro comes with a lifetime warranty as well as a money-back guarantee if the client isn't satisfied with the product. This system prides itself on its fast flow rate of 500 ml a minute and its durability. Made up of ABS, it is meant to last for several years. The company usually offers clearances bonuses with price reductions that vary depending on the season.
When purchasing a survival water purification system you want to make sure of four things.
First, the system uses the best filtration system available which right now is a 0.1 micron system.
Second, you want to buy a product with lots of positive reviews which testify about the product's effectiveness.
Third, you want to buy a system that has no added chemicals in order to protect your health to the utmost extent.
Finally, also check out the system's capacity to make sure it will fit your survival water filtration needs.


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Walking past Summerhall (formerly home to the vet school of the University of Edinburgh) I saw an art installation outside by Mexican installation artist Antonio O'Connell called "Virus". I took photographs and examined it from different angles before reading his note on it. O'Conell states that that we live in a "contrasting world – where imagination is a luxury for some but a necessity for others".
I immediately thought of the words of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry in his brilliant book "Le Petit Prince" (The Little Prince), which has a theme of while children have imagination that is capable of understanding the essence of things, grown-ups have had their imaginations encumbered by attachment to the quantifiable. They have lost the curiosity of childhood, and their lives are bound by the here and now. What we see with our eyes is merely a shell; the essential reality of things is detected only by the heart.
I first read the book in French around twenty years ago and is still one of my all time favourites. As a deep thinker with a vivid and visual mind I can see this still true of now. I have a curtains that are a mix of blue flowers, which I swear the leaves spell life or love at one point! Equally, I agree with O'Connell that it has become a luxury as we too often do not take the time to look or read with the creatives or artisans that try to look beyond the boundaries and make us do the same.
If we do not know the answer to what a child has asked us we probably look the answers up on the internet so can explain it in a way they understand. My favourite time of year is autumn, I remember asking my great uncle and later my biology teacher what was happening, despite understanding the science I see it as part of nature's art. I love the idea that the deciduous trees are the girls of the forests where as the boys are the evergreens; the girls are in all their different coloured dresses ready for the autumn ball, but like Cinderella must disappear at midnight, hence they fall off the trees.
I think using our imaginations as to understand and appreciate what is happening in what we see, read, hear, feel, smell and taste is important as lets us experience more from this world than we can from a book or the internet alone.This in part is why do I not work in a laboratory now; I would be imagining the environment changing as I worked, the seeds or pollen from a particular tree telling me it was growing around 2000 years ago to the present day. The world is an infinite art gallery, with innumerable works of art.
Let your imagination lose, don't be afraid of being "silly" or "childish", it's what matters to and part of you. For example, water from a tap, does it not tickle the fingers or is sand on a beach the stars of the ground? Meanwhile, I'm off to find beech (Fagus sylvatica) seeds that have parachuted from the trees by my house and think of what the escape from each year, perhaps taking some photographs of them too.
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Welcome to the Office of Human Resources
The Portsmouth School Department is comprised of four schools serving approximately 2700 students. It is a high achieving school district committed to educational excellence.
The Human Resources Department is dedicated to promoting a positive work environment that encourages employees to perform at the highest level of achievement and to contribute in meaningful ways to the district. Recruitment, development, and retention of high caliber staff are key components in enabling the Portsmouth School Department to maintain and build upon its status as an outstanding school district. The Portsmouth School Department depends on quality staff, working collaboratively, to maximize student learning.
The Human Resources Department is committed to answering questions and offering guidance to employees and prospective candidates. To apply for vacant positions in the Portsmouth School Department, candidates must complete the application in SCHOOLSPRING
The Portsmouth School Department is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, or age.
Human Resource and Benefits Coordinator: Janet Marshall
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This is a weight loss procedure. Currently, most are performed laparoscopically. These include sleeve gastrostomy, adjustable gastric band, gastric bypass and Biliopancreatic Diversion with Duodenal Switch. This consultation will provide you with details about this procedure and go on to offer details of procedure relevant to thee. We will endeavor to explain to you how the procedures work and how it will help you achieve your desired weight.
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Nanavati Hospital, Mumbai
S V Road, Vile Parle West, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400056
Brief about Hospital
- 350 bed facility
- 55 speciality departments
- 350 consultants, 100 resident doctors, 475 nursing staff and 1500 employees.
Wockhardt Super Specialty Hospital Mira Road, Mumbai
401, Naya Nagar Road, Naya Nagar, Mira Road East, Mira Bhayandar, Maharashtra 401107 Mumbai, India
Brief about Hospital
- 350-bed multispecialty hospital founded in 2014.
- Features a specialized Heart Care Institute.
- Recognized for super specialties like Cardiology, Orthopedics, Neurology, Gastroenterology, Urology, Aesthetics and Minimal Access Surgery.
Apollo Hospitals, Mumbai
Plot # 13, Uran Road, Off, Parsik Hill Rd, Sector 23, CBD Belapur, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra 400614
Brief about Hospital
- Accredited by Joint Commission International (JCI).
- 500 bedded facility and has access to world-class technologies.
- 13 state-of-the-operation theatres, advanced laboratory and medical diagnostics and 120 ultra-modern I.C.U. beds including N.I.C.U. & P.I.C.U
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Goregaon Link Road, Mulund-West, Maharashtra 400078 Mumbai, India
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- 300 patient beds and 20 specialized departments.
- Equuipped with one of the most comprehensive organ transplantation programs.
- Awarded with multiple accolades including Asian Patient SafetyAward and Healthcare Leadership.
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After her last film "Mr. Joe B. Carvalho" received mixed reviews from the audience, Soha Ali Khan is all set to embark on her next film which is being helmed by national award winner Shivaji Patil and is a "powerful story", says the actress.
Soha took to Twitter to announce the news Saturday.
"My next film is set in Delhi on October 31 1984 and is a powerful story directed by national award winner Shivaji Patil," the actress posted on the microblogging site.
Patil bagged the national film award for his Marathi film "Dhag".
The actress has been seen in other films like "War Chhod Na Yaar", "Saheb, Biwi Aur Gangster Returns" and "Tum Mile".
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Welcome to City of Monrovia Human Resources, a division within the City Manager's Office. Our team of dedicated staff coordinates activities related to recruitment benefits, training and professional development, workplace safety, and wellness programs for all of our employees.
Employment with the City of Monrovia
As employees of the City organization, our mission is to serve the people of Monrovia and to create a community that offers a premier quality of life. To achieve this, we have adopted as our organizational values a commitment to serve with Humility, Hunger, Loyalty, and Smarts. We believe that individuals who genuinely possess these values help achieve our mission for the community.
Humility is our greatest and most indispensable virtue. Those who are humble make great team players because they care primarily for the overall success of the team. Those who demonstrate hunger seek out better ways to do things and don't shy away from a challenge. An individual demonstrates loyalty to the organizational mission by supporting team members, and by challenging and disagreeing, in a healthy way, to arrive at the best service or solution. Lastly, being smart is not just about intellectual capacity, but about interpersonal capacity. Those who are smart are aware that their words and actions have an impact on others in the group and communicate effectively to create consensus.
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L'Oreal HIP Jelly Balm - Ripe
Tester: Hispanic (Venezulean) about Salma Hayek's complextion with med. pigmented lips.
"The latest lip product from L'Oreal' HIP line will satisfy a preference for sheer (but strong) color, and your sweet tooth as well.
The first shade I tried was Ripe, which is a very flattering, warm, dynamic pink. The texture of the jelly balm is very much fitting the name - it's soft, balm-like and almost spring-y to the touch in the pot. It was very smooth going on my lips as well. The fragrance is the most amazing caramel/vanilla blend. It's not sickengly sweet, but rather a warm, yummy comforting fragrance that is not heavy or cloying at all.
This was perfect for everyday wear when I wanted a touch of color (tinted) that was light and moisturizing, and not super shiny. The visual effect is more that of your lips being moist rather than shiny. The staying power was very good; both when I wore it alone or layered it over a warm pinky-brown lipstick. It was never sticky or gooey on my lips. Since this is a sheer color, so if you have dark lips, you will need to wear a neutral lip pencil first if you want to see it more prominently.
I ususally applied with my fingers, but it also worked just as well with a lip brush (I know a lot of you don't like putting your fingers in pots).
Ripe was certainly the color that flattered me the most, and that I kept reaching for, but I also loved , Savory (warm apricot) and Plush (light baby pink) (all the product names are akin to food descriptors). There are also several deeper shades such as Delectable (deep red) and Luscious (deep plum) that look amazing on darker complextions (think Gabrielle Union to Alek Wek). These are really mistake proof, rich and moisturizing and a great price too." L.D.
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Located in the province of Jiangsu, Suzhou is a big city just west of Shanghai. The city is situated on the lower reaches of the Yangtze River and the shores of Lake Tai. Known for its canals, bridges and classic Chinese gardens dating back to 1500s, it is one of the most beautiful in the province. Apart from its natural beauty, the city also has an eyeful of temples, pagodas, and museums that highlight the cities history and culture. With a population of 4.33 million people, the city is also an economic hub with plenty of business, shopping and sightseeing to be done. Because it is not as popular as the major cities of Bejing and Shanghai, it is often less crowded during peak season.
With so many incredible bookstores and libraries, China has become a haven visited by book lovers. From innovative architecture to mind-blowing interior design, these bookstores and libraries draws bookworms from all over the world. Here are a few of book lovers favorite places to go see when you're next visiting China.
For Muslim travelers, it can often be difficult to find destinations that cater to their religious needs. From making sure that food is halal to having a mosque close by to do daily prayers, there is a lot to take into consideration when traveling as a Muslim. The city of Xi'an in China offers Muslim travelers a variety of options that perfectly suits their religious beliefs. As the capital of the Shaanxi Province in central China, the city was once known as Chang'an (Eternal Peace), and home to the Zhou, Qin, Han and Tang dynasties' ruling houses. Today the large city is haven for tourist of all religions with stunning attractions, but also offers Muslim travelers what they need, including the following:
Located in the province of Yunnan in southwest China, the Old Town of Lijiang is a well-preserved old city of ethnic minorities. Surrounded by the tree-covered Lion Mountain in the west, Elephant and Golden Row Mountains in the north, and vast fields with crystal clear waters running through it in the south, Lijiang is absolutely beautiful and picturesque. The old town itself occupies 3.8 square kilometers and was built in the late Song Dynasty/early Yuan Dynasty. The city was built along the old trade route of the "Old Tea Horse Caravan Trail" and was once a confluence for trade. It is also the only old city built without a city wall around it.
Besides its picturesque natural beauty, breathtaking cities and incredible ancient beauty, China also host numerous festivals and holidays. With millions of locals (1.3 billion to be exact) plus a huge number of tourists coming from all over the world to witness these traditional celebrations, crowds can become a problem.
Located in central China, Chongqing is a sprawling municipality which is intersected by the Jialing River as well as the Yangtze River. These rivers make for beautiful landscapes including the famous Three Gorges. The municipality is also has mountainous areas which is home to ancient cities, rock art and various temples. Because of its amazing location there are certain things that you can do in Chongqing that you can't do anywhere else in the world.
Put pedal to metal and cruise along China's expressways and national highways to discover the true natural beauty, unique construction and incredible villages that this massive country has to offer. From roads that run through mountains to those that are elevated hundreds of metres in the air, when it comes to road tripping in China you are in for an incredible experience. Here are six of the best road trips to do in China.
A must-visit for those who want to see a more authentic China, free of skyscrapers, crazy traffic and polluted air, is heading to Tibet - a region on the Tibetan Plateau in Asia. Visiting this region is like taking a step back in time and exploring a whole other world.
With China being such a beautiful and diverse country, it boasts a variety of unique, ancient and fun festivals. From festivals that celebrates the country's natural beauty to those that celebrate the history and culture of the nation, there is a festival for everyone. Here are seven of the best tourist-friendly festivals to attend when visiting China.
Beijing has some of the finest restaurants in the world serving delicious Chinese food, but with the good comes the…weird? Yes, Beijing offers foodies a mouthful weird and wonderful culinary experiences.
Located in southwest of China, in the province of Sichuan, is Chengdu. Known for its delectable cuisine, which is made up of delicious hot pots and flavoured with Sichuan peppercorns, there is always a yummy aroma wafting through the streets of the city. The city is also known for the famous Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding, which is first on our list of top eight things to do in Chengdu.
China is a massive country made up of densely populated cities, beautiful countryside and an incredible history, but it becomes hard for visitors to see everything in one short trip. So when you're planning your trip to China, why not start with South China. Made up of seven provinces, including Guizhou, Yunnan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, Fujian and Taiwan, this part of China is absolutely stunning. Providing tourists with a unique opportunity to see all the best that China has to offer, South China has plenty of things to see and do - and here are the some of the best cities, attractions and regions to visit:
Travelling with kids can be tough, but with the variety of attractions and activities to do and see, China is perfect for a family vacation. From amusement parks to seeing pandas, this beautiful country offers the entire family. Here are a few destinations in China that both children and their parents will love.
With over 11 000 miles of coastline, China boasts a variety of beautiful islands which have stunning beaches, romantic getaways and amazing landscapes. The warm ocean, white sands and gorgeous accommodation options makes for the perfect island destinations. From Hainan Island with its vacation resorts to the volcanic rock island of Weizhou, here are some of the China's most beautiful islands.
Even though Zhuhai is often overlooked by tourists for bigger cities like Shanghai and Beijing, it is a definite must-add to your Chinese bucket list. Whether you're a golfer, foodie or love shopping, this city on the border of Macau has something for everyone and has become a hub of activity.
China is not as well known for its beaches as it is for its incredible cuisine, history and incredible landmarks, but that does not mean that the country does not have beautiful beaches. If you're looking to catch a tan, want to take a dip in either the East or South China Sea or just want to have an oceanside vacation, then here are the five top beaches in China to do so.
Foodies from all around the world flock to China to experience the unique flavors of this incredible country. From the salty yet simple flavors of the north to the hot and spicy flavors of central China, every region has its specific taste which foodies love. If you're a foodie, here are some of our favorite Chinese dishes from all over the country for you to try.
Located on China's central coast is the massive city of Shanghai. The city is not only the biggest in the country, but is also a global financial hub. With tourists and travelers flocking to the city's main attractions like the popular Bund, Ya Garden and Xintiandi, the smaller, less popular attractions are often overlooked. These smaller attractions have over the years become some of Shanghai's best kept secrets.
Being such a massive country, China has so many diverse landscapes. From stunning rice fields and lush national parks, to quaint old towns and vast mountainous regions, these landscapes are all so different, yet beautiful in their own unique way.
From the language and culture to the food and festivals, China is a country known for its diversity. With people everywhere, loads of noise and a constant hustle, first time visitors to this country can easily get overwhelmed. Before you land on Chinese soil, here are a few things first time travelers need to know to make your trip to China an awesome one.
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Bidvest Rental Rental Terms for travel between 01-Apr-2018 and 31-Dec-2050
Rental Guide
All vehicles are hired subject to the terms of conditions set out in the Bidvest Car Rental (BCR) standard Rental Agreement, copies of which are available at all rental branches and on the internet under our Terms and Conditions of rental. We do suggest that you familiarise yourself with the contents of this document and we welcome any questions you may have.
• BCR Fleet
The group/models mentioned may be altered without notice depending on availability and BCR reserves the right to substitute vehicles should the reserved vehicle not be available at time of hire;
• Extension of rental period
Should a rental be required for a longer period than initially reserved, such extension must be authorised by BCR prior to the termination date and time. Should the extended rental period not be authorised by BCR the renter will be in breach of our Terms and Conditions and as a result, will not be covered by any form of waiver and the full vehicle value will be held at the sole risk of the renter.
• Renters
For security reasons, renters need to produce a valid form of identification and a valid unendorsed driver's license at time of rental.
International visitors are required to produce their passports when collecting their vehicle. Foreign driving licenses are acceptable provided the language used (printed thereon) is English and there is a photograph present. Should a license be in any language other than English, we require an International Driving Permit to be produced at commencement of the rental.
The minimum age for drivers and authorised co-drivers is 21 years. In the event of the driver being below 21 years of age, the following will apply: Between the age of 18 to 20 years: The renter/driver must provide proof of private insurance cover for the BCR vehicle.
• Additional drivers
Waiver charges will increase in the event of a co-driver being nominated: R310 (N$310; P310) per driver per rental
• Rates
The minimum rate charged will be for a period of 24 hours. Rates are quoted per 24-hour period from the time of rental until the return of the vehicle. Rates are quoted in the currency of the country of rental origin. R = South African Rand, N$ = Namibian Dollar, P = Botswana Pula.
NOTE: Any rate including UNLIMITED MILEAGE is ONLY applicable to international visitors holding a foreign passport & driving
license with a return airline ticket to their country of residence.
All rates are inclusive of VAT, where applicable.
• Fuel:
Rates quoted include maintenance and oil but exclude petrol/fuel. Fuel is for the renter's own account. Each vehicle is refuelled by BCR on return at the standard government legislated fuel tariff regardless of whether the fuel gage indicates that the vehicle is full. Vehicles refuelled at independent stations are not guaranteed to be filled to capacity.
• Refueling Fee:
BCR charges a refuelling fee of R15 (N$15; P15) if the vehicle takes more than R50 (N$15; P15) worth of fuel.
• E Toll:
As a car rental company, Bidvest Car Rental, a division of McCarthy Limited (Company registration number 1991/003245/06), is legally obliged to comply with the regulations of the South African road service SANRAL. This includes that all vehicles must be fitted with a disc for the electronic calculation of toll fees (e-tag).
Please make sure that such disc is always fitted to your windscreen, typically behind the rear-view mirror.
As soon as you pass a toll plaza the disc will make a beeping sound, which means that it is working. If it makes no beeping sound or three beeping sounds, the device is broken and must be replaced. In such case, please contact the nearest Bidvest Car Rental branch.
The fees for registered e-tag users, as specified in the government gazette, apply.
Bidvest Car Rental limits your fees to a maximum amount of R266.00 per month (or part of a month) for light vehicles (class A2), as determined by SANRAL, plus an administrative fee of 20%.
In the event where your rental period enters the next month, the fees will again accumulate to a total amount of R266.00 for vehicle class A2. We adhere to SANRAL's calendar month (1-31).
If, for whatever reason, you change your rental vehicle, the toll fees will accumulate on the replacement vehicle. This way the cap may be affected.
Bidvest Car Rental's e-tag disc may not be removed or damaged. Wenn a toll disc gets lost, removed, stolen or damaged you will be charged a fee of R1000.00, which is to be paid immediately; the disc in question will immediately be blacklisted by SANRAL.
Please note that the cap of R266.00 for vehicle class A2 excludes conventional toll stations (i.e. toll plazas on open roads outside the province of Gauteng). Please go to www.sanral.co.za/etoll for more information on the toll plazas that are not included.
For D2D (door to door) and vehicle rentals including a chauffeur within the province of Gauteng we charge a toll excess of R20.00 per transfer.
When quoting for bus rentals, incurring toll fees are invoiced based on the supplied itinerary.
During delivery and collection, Bidvest Car Rental reserves the right to invoice for the toll fees between its nearest branch and the delivery or collection address. At the same time, the fees published in the government gazette are valid for registered e-tag users.
Every day, Bidvest Car Rental Pty Ltd receives a list of all transactions recorded on the previous day at the toll plazas by SANRAL. These lists are saved by us on our system.
The item "e-toll" on your account indicates the accumulated amount under the product category and the individual amounts along with the date and time for each plaza that you have passed during the rental period.
Bidvest Car Rental charges a handling fee of 20% on your total toll fees which is appropriated for the administration of the infrastructure and administrative support for the toll collection and payments to
Toll fees received by us after the final invoice are invoiced as a late surcharge. Reimbursement takes place through the payment method that has been agreed upon in the rental contract.
Should there be delays in the SANRAL network, you will be invoiced by us for fees that have accrued during your car rental period as soon as we receive them. Therefore it could mean that you receive an invoice from us for late surcharges more than once. Such potential delays are beyond our control.
Our 7-day refund period commences from the return of the rental vehicle.
• Contract Fee:
A rental contract fee is applicable to all rentals. There is a legal requirement to store documents for a period of 5 years. The fee is for the cost of administrating, storing and retrieving all rental contracts. R73 (N$73, P73)
• Tourism levy:
Members of the South African Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association (SAVRALA) agreed to impose a 1% tourism levy to be used to promote tourism in South Africa under the auspices of SATOUR & SATBC.
• Airport Surcharge:
Rentals from Airports are subject to an additional surcharge. ACSA airports 11% per rental; other airports 10% per rental
• Delivery & Collection or Lost Key Call Out Fee:
This charge applies to deliveries/collections within 25km of the BCR rental office. Delivery and collections outside city limits (>25km) will be charged at the applicable fee plus R12 per km (N$12, P12). Lost Key Call Out Fee excludes the cost of replacing the keys - this will be levied separately.
- During office hours-: Monday to Friday 08h00 to 17h00 = R390 (N$390, P390) - After hours & weekends = R730 (N$730, P730)
• Baby/Child Seat:
Available by prior arrangement: R345 (N$345, P345) per rental.
• GPS Rental:
Handheld navigation system available by prior arrangement: R90 (N$100, P100) per day.
• Claim Administration Fee:
An administration fee will be charged on ALL liability waiver claims. This includes claims where the renter/driver has taken Super Collision Damage Waiver and/or Super Theft Loss Waiver. The liability amount on the waivers contributes towards the repair cost of the vehicle; the claim administration fee covers the cost of processing the claim. This includes items such as quote gathering and legal services. R650 (N$850, P850)
• Assessors Fee:
All damage sustained to the rental vehicle in excess of R5000 vat incl (N$5000; P5000) is appraised by an independent assessor. The evaluation has a cost element, but provides assurance to the renter and/or their insurer that the damage costing is legitimate, not inflated and consistent with acceptable industry standards. R750 (N$950, P950)
• Overdue Rental Administration Fee:
Should the rental vehicle not be returned by the agreed date & no prior arrangement has been made to extend the rental, the vehicle will be collected by BCR and an Overdue Rental Admin Fee will be charged. R600 (N$600; P600)
• Traffic Fine Administration Fee:
Should the renter receive a traffic fine whilst renting the BCR vehicle, a Traffic Fine Administration Fee will be levied per fine to cover the cost of redirecting the fine to the renter. R275 (N$275, P275)
• Towing Charges:
The renter will be liable for the full cost of the service rendered.
• Cleaning Fee:
A cleaning / valet service may be charged at the sole discretion of BCR.
• One Way fees:
A one-way fee is charged when a renter collects the vehicle from one BCR location and returns the vehicle to a BCR location in excess of 50km from the rental location. The one-way fee will be quoted at time of reservation/quote. The one-way fee covers the cost of relocating the vehicle back to the original location.
• Cross Border Rentals
No cross border rentals allowed to Angola; Malawi, Mozambique; Zambia; Zimbabwe, even if returning to South Africa / Namibia or
Any renter wishing to cross borders (South Africa / Namibia / Botswana / Swaziland / Lesotho) must be in possession of a letter of authorisation from BCR, obtainable from BCR at the time of rental.
• Terms of Payment
An authorisation deposit is required on American Express, Diner's Club, Visa or MasterCard credit cards;
BCR does not have the facility to allow the use of Debit or "Electronic use only" cards as a method of payment.
An authorisation deposit will be held on the credit card for the duration of the rental. Should the rental be extended, or an incident takes place, further funds will be held on the card to ensure that all costs are covered by the deposit. Once the rental has been finalised, the actual rental amount will be debited from the credit card and the authorisation amount will be released.
Due to high risk associated with rentals over a weekend, an additional authorisation is required to ensure there are sufficient funds in the event of an incident.
• Waivers & Liability
BCR provides liability waivers for the renter against financial loss; namely Collision Damage Waiver (CDW), Super Collision Damage Waiver (SCDW), Theft Loss Waiver (TLW), and Super Theft Loss Waiver (STLW), Tyre & Glass Waiver & Hail Damage Waiver.
• Collision Damage Waiver (CDW)
In the event of an accident where the vehicle is damaged or written off, the liability of the renter is limited to the liability as set out in the table below (under "Standard Liability") irrespective of fault or cause.
This is provided that the renter is not in breach of any provision of the rental agreement. Should the renter decline to take CDW, the renter will be liable for the full amount of damages to the vehicle, or the full replacement value of the vehicle in the event of an accident, where the vehicle is damaged or written off.
• Super Collision Damage Waiver (SCDW)
In the event of an accident where the vehicle is damaged or written off, the liability of the renter is limited to the liability as set out in the table below (under "Super Liability") irrespective of fault or cause.
This is provided that the renter is not in breach of any provision of the rental agreement. Should the renter decline to take SCDW, the renter will be liable for the full amount of damages to the vehicle, or the full replacement value of the vehicle in the event of an accident, where the vehicle is damaged or written off.
• Theft Loss Waivers (TLW)
In the event of theft, hijacking or loss of the vehicle and/or any accessories, the liability of the renter is limited to the car group liability as set out in the table below, (under "Standard Liability") irrespective of fault or cause.
This is provided that the renter is not in breach of any provision of the rental agreement. Should the renter decline to take TLW, the renter will be liable for all damages suffered by BCR, resulting from theft, hijacking or loss of the vehicle and/or any accessories.
• Super Theft Loss Waiver (STLW)
In the event of theft, hijacking or loss of the vehicle and/or any accessories, the liability of the renter is limited to the car group liability as set out in the table below (under "Super Liability") irrespective of fault or cause.
This is provided that the renter is not in breach of any provision of the rental agreement. Should the renter decline to take STLW the renter will be liable for all damages suffered by BCR, resulting from the theft, hijacking or loss of the vehicle and/or any accessories.
• Tyre and Glass Waiver
Damage to tyres and glass (including windscreen) is EXCLUDED if no theft or collision of the vehicle has occurred. Tyre and Glass waivers can be purchased at the time of rental to waive this risk provided that the renter is not in breach of the rental agreement. R50 (N$100; P100) per day
• Hail Damage Waiver
Hail damage is specifically EXCLUDED from waiver liability & the renter is fully liable for any such damage caused to the vehicle: R50 (N$50; P50) per day
• General Information on Liability Waivers
Standard Liability is applicable to CDW and TLW, Super Liability is applicable to SCDW and STLW.
• Southern African Residents:
The renter/driver must provide proof of private insurance cover for the BCR vehicle if the purchase of liability waivers is declined.
• International Visitors:
The purchase of liability waivers is COMPULSORY. The rental will be declined if the renter/driver does not purchase Collision Damage Waiver and Theft loss waiver OR Super Collision Damage Waiver and Super Theft Loss Waiver.
• Personal property is not covered by the waivers reflected above
• Waivers do not include any damage to the vehicle incurred as a result of potholes, dust storms and/or sand. • Towing charge is for the renter/driver's account.
• In The Event Of An Accident
Remember that under South African law, all accidents must be reported to the nearest police station within 24 hours of the accident having taken place. In accordance with the terms and conditions as set out in BCR's Rental Agreement, all accidents must be reported to the nearest BCR location and all necessary documentation completed within 48 hours. Non-compliance of the above could result in your claim being repudiated.
• BCR Assist offers the following:
• Medical Assistance – 24-hour service for all medical emergencies, be they accident or illness related
• Free transportation to the nearest appropriate medical facility by ground or air in the event of a medical emergency; • Access to medical doctors, ICU, nursing sisters and paramedics;
• Assistance with admission to the medical facility; Many hospitals require a deposit upon administration, BCR Assist will guarantee payment of such deposit up to an amount of R2 000.00 (N$2 000.00, P2 000.00), which will be recovered from the renter; • Monitoring of the patient's condition and, on request, updates to family;
• Telephonic medical advice for minor ailments;
• Telephonic immunization or prophylaxis advice;
• Roadside Assistance in South Africa
The 24-hour BCR Assist call center has access to a national network of motor vehicle service operators for mechanical breakdown and/or vehicle accidents.
• When requested by the customer, BCR Assist will assist with:
• Dispatch an approved towing vehicle to remove your rental vehicle to a specialist workshop.
• Provide roadside assistance for common minor problems. For example: flat tyres, lost keys, lack of fuel, etc.
• Relay messages to family and colleagues in the event of a collision or breakdown.
• Assist with accommodation and travel arrangements.
Kindly note any charges attracted by the contracting of any of these offered services, will be for the renter's personal account
• Directions in South Africa
If the renter is unable to find their way, they need only contact the BCR Assistance toll-free number to be assisted with directions, whether it is a specific street address or assistance on the shortest route to take to a destination
• BCR Assist Contact Details: South Africa: 0800 11 57 67 OR Cross Border: +27 11 991 8092
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The debut date of the collaboration is 14. November 2013, and the collection will be in 250 selected stores around the world. More info to come, but for now enjoy the fabulous French designer with the video bellow
The debut date of the collaboration is 14. November 2013, and the collection will be in 250 selected stores around the world. More info to come, but for now enjoy the fabulous French designer with the video bellow
Rihanna's new vid is out. It's Cheers (Drink to That), the third track from her last album Loud .
The video is cool! I am a big fan of music videos from real life settings travel, concerts, fan meet-ups… It just seems so real and makes the "stars" from the glossy videos a bit more reachable and human. And of course in this video we can see all the different hairstyles the blogosphere has been writing about, as well as the high-waisted hot pants. Hot or not?
However on a first listen, there was something that bothered me in the song. The "Yeah Yeah" part after each verse was very familiar, and I realized with the help of google that it is Avril Lavigne's song '"I'm with You". Check out Avriln's video after 2:21. So my most normal question is – is it ripped off or is it a collaboration? I'm pretty sure Avril is in Rihanna's video, above, but hell… if you put a key phrase from someone else's song, quote them in the title! It's not that hard!
What is the new cool thing you will ask? Tumblr, I shall respond.
With tons of reviews and opinions buzzing in the blogosphere, sites like Business of fashion, Techcrunch and Refinery29 all published their little pieces on Tublr. So yeah, it is buzzing, so it has a factor of coolness to it, and the reason is simple. It is like an inspiration board that meets a gallery in terms of volume, meets a photographer studio in terms of soul.
I opened a Tumblr account not too long ago… to be honest I was quite skeptic about it. There was simply no point for me to have an account there, as I already had my blog, and twitter, and facebook, and linked in, and reddit, and dig, and… and… you get it. Why is there one more social networking something of some sort for me to spend time on, and pay attention to, when I already hardly unplug?
HOWEVER, I'm in absolute love with Tumblr, and to be honest after Facebook, it is the second most used app on my phone. Yes, it even beats Twitter! Why? Because it brings me beauty! It is the little place online haven of pretty where I find gorgeous images that are simply fed to me when I open my dashboard. Yes I spent a bit of time curating the people to follow, but one cannot get it wrong if you choose anything in Art, Photography, Fashion, Architecture… so now every time I open my Tumblr I am flooded with images of beauty, serenity, amazing places, great fashion… photographs that take me away. The level of aesthetics in the posts is amazing, although they range from funny, to cute, to silly to simply gorgeous.
As a very simple microblogging platform Tumblr allows only simple images, quotes, and videos. Rarely there is a post that is more than a hundred words, so I am not paying a lot of attention, to be honest, but simply skipping through the images. I love how informal the platform is, it is very relaxed, and free. One image is reblogged hundreds of times, so the most popular (read stunning) ones will eventually reach your Dashboard. So for me Tumblr is like a feed of the Best of Flikr and Google Images, brought to your doorstep. Of course not for everyone, but for those who have interests in all things pretty (like moi) I would definitely say, give it a browse!
Images luxurypassport.tumblr.com and inz.tumblr.com
It is almost here!! Lanvin's Collection for H&M is almost in stores. But before the coveted November 23rd is here we can salivate while looking at the gorgeous photos H&M uploaded on their Facebook page. Make sure you take a look for yourself! Also one of my fave bloggers DisneyRollerGirl posted pictures from the UK preview so make sure you check them out too. 🙂
The only thing I am really hoping is that these clothes are as exquisite and high quality on the hangers in stores as they look on the pictures on Facebook! Here are my faves:
Architectural designs, saturated colors, belted looks… what is there not to love?!
J'adore this tee!!! It is so badass!
Love it or hate it the fur vest is here to stay this winter. I just hope they don't come alive at night to haunt us for our fashion decisions…
Which is your favourite!?
So Coco got us a little sneak peek of the funny crazyness that is coming up early next week on TBS. It is pretty funny for a 240 second clip. Featuring Sheldon Cooper from Big Bang Theory a.k.a. Jim Parsons, a piccolo player, 20 fans for audience and a band I have never heard of the 4 minute clip gives us a little taste of what to expect and it is as funny as could be.
Excitement is upon us for the next 6 days. I do hope Coco does not disappoint the gazillion fans he has out there tweeting and facebooking about him, although many of them did not know he actually has a TBS show lined up. After the huge social media buzz around him early this year let's see what happens…
Katy Perry's new video is great. It was shot in Budapest and has kids from several European countries participating in it. The song has a great and positive message and is dedicated to the It Gets Better campaign. Katy explained that the inspiration for the song came from a quote by Jack Kerouac (below) that her new hubby Russel Brand told her. Cute!
Gorgeous ensembles were featured in the first ad for Lanvin's collection for H&M.
And I do agree with Emily from Fashion Foie Gras that the gray haired lady looks like Uncle Karl's sister… 🙂
So the countdown has begun! 12 days and the collection will hit stores… so get your patience on and mentally prepare for long lines!
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My amazingly favourite fashion brand Anthropologie is opening its first Accessories Store! And it is nowhere else but in the DC area – Chevy Chase, Md. The coveted date is October 29th!
It was announced officially yesterday on WWD by Wendy Wurtzburger who said: "It will be the equivalent of going down the rabbit hole and finding a magical world with more of what she loves"!… and I definitely am ready to jump into it in two weeks.
The store is going to carry shoes, jewelry, scarves, belts and many other little gorgeous things that bring happiness to one's existence. So let's cross fingers that it is going to be as amazingly Anthro as it sounds, and keep tight for a week and a half until it opens. Can't wait!!!
I just read on AdAge that GAP changed their logo.
From the classic simple:
To a something that could have been made on paint:
Why? Are they rebranding completely? There is no good explanation so far…
I am just thinking why would you change something that is classic, simple and triggers so many emotions and memories with no good reasoning behind it? Hope we get an answer soon.
Twitter has evolved!! At last!! It has pictures, and videos, and maps, and it is all on the same page, and you don't have to go back and forth, and you can search so much easier, (phew!) yeah I am excited!
I am still discovering all the little new developments, as I just got updated like yesterday, but so far so good!
But dear Twitter peeps, one little thing- can you add a date! You can still say 1 hour ago, but please do add a date somewhere on the tweets… just a little suggestion.
Oh yeah… and they have a pretty sweet ad to promote their developments.


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On Friday, January 8, 2016 Revcontent announced that an official all-cash deal had been struck to acquire ContentClick, the largest content recommendation advertising platform in Europe. The deal has arrived just in time – as the industry outlook for native advertising continues to grow without a hint of doubt in sight.
When our mate at Revcontent reached out to us with the acquisition news, we knew that we had to pass it along to you and our other readers, since a significant number of you are already partnered with Revcontent.
But, even if you haven't partnered with Revcontent just yet, this new deal could give you the opportunity to connect with a pretty rewarding platform that's now taking on an additional niche millennial and mobile angle.
The acquisition of ContentClick, based in Bath, U.K., provides Revcontent not only with comfortable logistics for expanding into exciting international territory (located near yours truly) – but also adds a massive amount of European native ad inventory to the brand, which just might give partners a profitable new demographic to dive into…
Targeting European millennial audiences using mobile devices does give native advertisers and publishers the potential for huge scale (and much less competition) in an industry that has pretty much revolved around desktop usage thus far.
Revcontent could now hold even greater potential to connect content creators and advertisers with much higher returns, if they can continue to optimize and scale their formula for market growth – just as they would a winning native ad campaign…
When we chatted with John Lemp, CEO of Revcontent he was keen to identify the shift in the market saying "There's a revolution happening where consumers are just wanting advertising to be different. They're wanting it to not be so in your face. There's a push to get better quality across the board,"
"But we're growing just because we're learning,"
Lemp continued humbly – unusual for a CEO who's shaking up the advertising arena – one of the oldest industries in the world (seriously, it's believed to have been created by the ancient Egyptians sometime around 2000 B.C.)
Interestingly John also gave us his thoughts on the future of building native ad arbitrage websites (heh).
While he didn't really comment on the idea that building a trashy native ad website has the potential to generate Awnold Schwarzenegger levels of bankroll (which it does), he did agree that their time was limited and real native brands will make up the future of native advertising and online marketing as a whole.
Working regularly with companies such as Forbes and Newsweek provides Mr. Lemp with a unique view of what's heading this way, and be advised he expects the native landscape to be totally different in 12 months' time as the industry 'evolves'.
But, he's very passionate about the opportunity that native advertising can bring to the little guys actively seeking to support the media brands of the future and maintain the 'bio'-diversity..
"It's a changing media landscape, and it's a great opportunity for people to come in and build those media brands. There's never been a time, I'd say, since the printing press, that's been as open as right now."
Woah! Hold on a second! Did he just say "native advertising: the new printing press!" ? well not quite, but if your a Native Ad Buzz reader then you already have a pretty good idea that native's impact has been gigantic!
And don't panic our affiliate and product owning brothers and sisters, we pushed the limits a little bit, and dug even deeper, asking for his thoughts on whether native advertising would continue to be a good medium for internet marketing and product sales in general, after all he is one of us! ;).
"Yeah. I think with the proper disclosures, it's a great opportunity for people…I have a background in the affiliate side. The big goal with that is to make sure that they're advertising the right products, and advertising the right products that are adding value to people. That's really important. We spend so much on compliance just to make sure of that."
And there's more, the animated Revcontent CEO, also predicted that the rise of ad-blocking and probable FTC regulations will only add fuel to the native advertising fire – likely transforming native into the most prevalent and successful form of online advertising in the near future.
This dedication to providing advertisers, publishers and consumers with the honest and reliable experiences that they crave is what's truly driving the successful native advertising brands into prosperity.
Meanwhile, the native networks that refuse to adapt to authentic human desires are quick to vanish in an industry that demands amazing digital experiences without the BS.
With upwards of $1M in total revenue being generated per day, in addition to now having grasped control over the relatively-open playing field that is the European digital advertising market – Revcontent is ultimately pushing for even greater growth, while also committing to improve the native advertising experience for practically everyone involved.


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Dr. Andreas Jung (Universität Trier): "Universality of composition operators and applications in complex dynamics"
09.06.2016 von 14:00 bis 15:30
LMS 4 - Raum 325 - Seminarhörsaal
Ein Vortrag im Rahmen des Oberseminars Analysis auf Einladung von Prof. Bergweiler und Dr. Nieß.
Universality of Composition Operators and
Applications in Complex Dynamics
Let D be an open subset of the complex plane and let f be a holomorphic
self-map of D. We consider the composition operator with symbol f, which
is defined as
Cf : H(D) → H(D), Cf(g) := g ° f.
The transform Cf is a continuous linear operator on the Frechet space H(D).
In case that f is an entire function (not a polynomial of degree 0 or 1) and
D is a suitable f-invariant open subset of the Fatou set of f, we investigate
which level of universality the composition operator Cf|D can have, i.e. we
characterize the H(D)-closure of orbits of functions g ∈ H(D) under Cf|D.
Hence, the theory of dynamics of continuous linear operators on spaces of
holomorphic functions is combined with the theory of non-linear complex
dynamics on the complex plane.
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Climate change in Vietnam 'destroying family life'–Latest BBC Lies
By Paul Homewood
h/t MrGrimNasty
If it's climate change, you can pretty much guarantee the BBC won't tell you the truth!
In fact, as with many deltas around the world, the problem has very little to do with rising seas, but soil subsidence:
Newswise — River deltas face threats other than rising sea levels. Physical geographer Philip Minderhoud (Utrecht University and Deltares Research Institute) has studied soil subsidence in the Mekong delta, and managed to raise the issue with the Vietnamese government. Minderhoud will defend his dissertation in University Hall at Utrecht University on 15 February.
In the late 1980s, Vietnam transitioned towards a market economy, which resulted in increased agricultural production, population figures, and urbanisation, all of which heightened the demand for ground water. But as Minderhoud wrote in his dissertation, pumping out ground water exacerbates the problem of soil subsidence. "The area also has a soft, shallow soil layer. The growth in infrastructure that has accompanied the past few decades of economic development has placed an extra burden on the soil. This is another reason the soil is subsiding, which makes the sea level rise more quickly in relation to the land. It's as if the delta is sinking into the sea. Plus, salt water is pushing ever farther land-inwards, so the delta also faces the problem of salinization."
Philip Minderhoud is regarded as the world's leading expert on soil subsidence in the Mekong delta. His paper, Impacts of 25 years of groundwater extraction on subsidence inthe Mekong delta, Vietnam, notes that during the past 25 years, the delta sank on average ~18 cm as a consequence of groundwater withdrawal. In comparison, sea level rise of 2mm a year is relatively insignificant.
The paper also states that over the past 25 years, groundwater exploitation has increased dramatically, transforming the delta from an almost undisturbed hydrogeological state to a situation with increasing aquifer depletion.
And it is not just water extraction:
Upstream damming and extensive mining of the Mekong's riverbed for sand is causing the land between the sprawling network of rivers and channels near the mouth of one of the world's great rivers to sink at a pace of around 2cm (0.75 inches) a year, experts and officials said…
Across the region, local authorities are struggling with a rapid pace of erosion that is destroying homes and threatening livelihoods in the Southeast Asian country's largest rice-growing region.
A key cause is the years of upstream damming in Cambodia, Laos and China that has removed crucial sediment, local officials and experts said.
That sediment, vital for checking the mighty Mekong's currents, has also been lost due to an insatiable demand for sand – a key ingredient in concrete and other construction materials in fast-developing Vietnam – that has created a market both at home and abroad for unregulated mining.
"It's not a problem of the lack of water, it's the lack of sediment," said Duong Van Ni, an expert on the Mekong River at the College of Natural Resources Management of Can Tho University, the largest city in the Mekong Delta region.
At this time of year the waters of the Mekong used to flow into Vietnam as a milky-brown crawl, locals and officials said.
Now, the river runs clear. And without fresh sediment from upstream, the deeper riverbed creates stronger currents, which in turn eat away at the banks of the Mekong, where those who rely on the river for their livelihoods have their homes.
The problems began when China built its first hydropower plants in the Upper Mekong Basin, said Ni. That left Laos, Cambodia and Thailand as the main source of sediment for the Mekong in Vietnam, he said.
Sand mining in Cambodia boomed over the last 10 years, fuelled in part by demand from wealthy but cramped Singapore, where it is used to reclaim land along its coast, and culminating in a government ban of all Cambodian sand exports in 2017 under pressure from environmental groups.
But hydroelectric projects have continued. Earlier this month, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen opened a US$816 million hydroelectric dam in Stung Treng province, near the border with Laos, built by companies from China, Cambodia and Vietnam.
Unsurprisingly the BBC make no reference to either of these factors, but spend 10 minutes mentioning climate change every few seconds.
Dropout permalinkOctober 9, 2019 7:02 pm
Isn't that what happened to New Orleans?
MrGrimNasty permalinkOctober 9, 2019 7:55 pm
It's back to the Penguins today – it's hard to know where to start dismantling this story based on fantasy.
But nevertheless, every time I heard this story mentioned on BBC news the presenter stated Antarctica SEA ICE IS MELTING and Antarctica IS WARMING.
The BBC supposedly holds itself to high standards but is now a fake news disgrace and an embarrassment.
This story was straight from the climate change propaganda sausage machine and widely disseminated in the MSM, published without regard to objective fact or rational balance.
Funded by WWF (suicidal Walruses!), a review of 150 studies – so as is now common, this is not actual new research, they probably start out with a conclusion that they want to support, and rehash selected old work to keep the scare alive in the MSM.
Phoenix44 permalinkOctober 10, 2019 9:31 am
A data dredge of selected research with the algorithm tuned to find "something."
P hacking and cherry-picking which papers you use.
Its fraud and lies. Simple as that.
Broadlands permalinkOctober 9, 2019 8:07 pm
The confusion between a rise in sea level and geological subsidence is common. Subsidence is also taking place in Bangladesh and in the US Gulf Coast. Rising sea level has not created a lasting submergence anywhere that humans are permanently residing. It does make for more scary fodder for the climate alarmed to display almost daily.
john cooknell permalinkOctober 9, 2019 9:47 pm
I saw this several weeks ago on the BBC "Science" webpage, and just ignored it.
Most things on the BBC "Science" web page just come straight from "Extinction Guaranteed".
mikewaite permalinkOctober 9, 2019 10:14 pm
I thought that I saw a notice in the TV guide about a BBC programme,presented by Ian Hislop, about lies spread by the media. I did not view it, assuming that it would contain nothing but anti-Trump and anti-Brexit stories, and of course "all the lies" that come from climate -change sceptic websites.
Thomas Carr permalinkOctober 9, 2019 10:38 pm
Here we go again. Has the BBC no recollection as to why water extraction from the aquifers under Venice had to stop? Difficult to know whether the BBC has no recollection, is lazy or stupid.
Jason permalinkOctober 9, 2019 11:40 pm
Is anyone complaining to the BBC about this constant broadcasting of outrageous falsehoods?
October 10, 2019 12:09 am
Yes & it is totally ignored
john cooknell permalinkOctober 10, 2019 12:07 am
I am, had a complaint about Whaley Bridge dam emergency coverage being due to "climate change" .
So far they sort of admit they got it completely wrong but they are still just defending the line "we should all be concerned about climate change" so apparently anything goes.
bobn permalinkOctober 10, 2019 12:11 am
Just for fun. Many you'll have seen before.
The Competitive Enterprise Institute has published a new paper, "Wrong Again: 50 Years of Failed Eco-pocalyptic Predictions." Keep in mind that many of the grossly wrong environmentalist predictions were made by respected scientists and government officials.
Bryan Wilson permalinkOctober 10, 2019 8:48 am
Not sure if you heard this interview earlier in the week but some of the guff from the interviewee, totally unchallenged JV, was appalling.
Regards and keep up the good work.
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bobn permalinkOctober 10, 2019 9:13 am
So daming the river to produce green renewable energy is the culprit.
PaulCn permalinkOctober 10, 2019 9:33 am
This is not the first time the BBC have done this. The same disgraceful distortion was present during that awful program "Climate Change The Facts". A quick check showed that Jean Charles Island was under threat because of sinking land levels, salination and canals cut through the delta; deltas are unstable places anyway. All this information was freely available on Wikipedia of all places who are even more alarmist than the BBC if that is possible. I was surprised this was not picked up at the time, maybe it drowned in the flood of inaccurate facts that pervaded the program.
Harry Passfield permalinkOctober 10, 2019 4:15 pm
Something not dissimilar was reported on Farming Today this morning. A reporter was interviewing an English vineyard owner who was doing very well producing good wine in Yorks (I think he said). He'd been at it for 20 years or so and was remarking that CC was bringing his harvests forward each year. My take on it was that it wasn't so much CC as having been getting huge experience with tending vines over 20 years that had produced a very efficient process that was making for an efficient vineyard. He certainly was earning well from it, CC or no.
The odd thing was, when he was pressed by the reporter to find something bad to say in relation to CC he came up with the problem caused by heavy rain causing the vines to take up too much water which caused the grapes to split. So, what did he put this down to, asked the reporter (in hope, I suspect). Oh, says the owner, that's bad weather, which is to be expected at times.
See, warmer is CC; wetter is weather.
David permalinkOctober 10, 2019 7:37 pm
If the BBC sold or rented out its programs such as Strictly and Casualty, the income they would produce from advertising would pay for the rest of the proper serious output.(Not the fake news of course ) Assuming they then made the majority of their 30000 employees redundant they could then abolish the license fee
Adam Gallon permalinkOctober 13, 2019 7:22 pm
Another dam will be built. Some of the drawbacks are mentioned. https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/our-river-was-like-a-god-how-dams-and-chinas-might-imperil-the-mekong/ar-AAIGPKQ?ocid=spartandhp
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An independent review has called on the Federal Government to change its telecommunications policy for rural Australia.
Comissioned by the Howard Government, the review has found that mobile coverage only exists across around 15 percent of the country. The committee has urged the Government to take action to rectify this.
Committee chairman Dr Bill Glasson told ABC Rural it's difficult to tell how much improvements would cost, but that the bush needs a better minimum service guarantee.
"Within that area, the economic basis of this country exists. In other words, that's our mining towns, our mining communities. It's our agricultural towns, which produce a vast amount of our gross domestic product," he said.
"And I think that we owe it to [them to] put in appropriate telecommunications services, so that we can support them in the industries that they exist in."
This week hundreds of regional Australians suffered after Internet connections were severed without notice for a week following a dispute between satellite provider IPSTAR and Internet Service Providers (ISPs) Lisp and GoBush.


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Remember this post? Well, it looks like we know our boys and their shoes pretty well!
Posts Tagged 'member: all
More Pierre Hardy Love
Tags: brand: Pierre Hardy, clothing: shoes, member: all
Big Bang's favorite shoes?
Tags: Big Bang's Favorites, brand: Pierre Hardy, clothing: shoes, item feature, member: all
These shoes were released earlier this year, but Big Bang's love for them hasn't lessened any. Of course I'm talking about the Pierre Hardy "Perspective Cubes" Limited Edition Sneaker.
These shoes were released in June of this year and are limited to 500 pairs worldwide. They were sold at Pierre Hardy Paris, Dover Street Market London, Barneys New York, and 10 Corso Como Seoul, as well as a few other specialty stores around the world. Surprisingly, Barneys New York seems to have some in stock here if you're willing to shell out $500.
Now that I've
bored everyone to tears given you information on the shoes themselves, go under the cut to see the many pictures of Big Bang wearing them.
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Big Bang Loves Schmid
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These shoes are absolute hell to find! So I've only got TOP's, but a link to the website's included.
(Click here for original size. In this picture, TOP is the only one not wearing Schmid.)
(And in this picture, TOP is the only member whose shoes I could find. Naturally.)
Schmid Terel Gold Scales (Fall 2008 Collection)
The official website is here. More power to you if you can find the actual shoes! ^^
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Go under the cut for Big Bang's shoes ^^
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People Are Not Usually Useless
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Another brand Big Bang seems to adore is Pa:nuu! Pa:nuu clothes have proven difficult to find, and some things I'm not sure on the exact name or line because a lot of the websites I went to were in…Swedish? ^^;
Anyway, on to it!
The pictures I'm using here are my own personal scans from one of Big Bang's 2009 calendars, so if they're not up to par I apologize.
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I couldn't resist, I really couldn't.
Why yes, TOP is wearing the John Galliano hoodie I posted about in a previous entry!
It was a little hard to find one single frame in the MV for "Gara Gara Go!!" that showed them all at one time, so..
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Back in February 2011, on vacation with my brother and his family we decided to go and watch a shuttle launch from Cocoa Beach.
Parking wasn't too bad – we managed to park at a meter on the roadside fairly near one of the boardwalks to the beach.
It was February but the weather was good and we had fun playing on the sand, eating a picnic while waiting with many others for the launch to take place.
Having waited several hours, bought binoculars to see the launch and a radio to hear it, we managed to almost completely miss the event by looking in the wrong direction!!
Before we travelled home we visited the massive Ron Jon Surf Shop for some essential souvenirs.
Combined with a 6 hour journey back to Orlando (it was Daytona weekend the same day and the toll road was rammed) it turned out to be a very memorable day for many reasons – we still laugh about it 6 years later and the best thing is that apart from the fuel, toll and parking it was pretty much free fun in the sun!


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The dark beauty of function evaluation
A recent post in the Visual C# IDE forum (seems like I start a lot of blogs this way J) got me thinking about function evaluation ("FuncEval") while debugging. I don't think there is any scarier term for a debugger developer – seriously, I've seen them cower in fear. FuncEval is, quite simply, the process of invoking a method while stopped in the debugger. This feature is invaluable for managed code debugging for a number of reasons; chief among them, however, is the very simple desire to see the value of properties in the various data windows. Keep in mind that underlying a property are the getter and setter methods. FuncEval not only enables property evaluation, but also features like debugger visualizers, design time expression evaluation (and expression evaluation in general), the object test bench and many others that make the managed world a fun place to be.
So, why would a debugger developer hide whimpering in a corner every time a new feature based on FuncEval is introduced? The Visual Studio debugger is designed to allow deep inspection of data at a given point of time in an application's execution. That 'point in time' can be hit via a breakpoint, stepping, an exception being thrown, etc. Now, let's suppose that the problem is an exception. The debugger may stop the program at the point where the exception is unhandled, enters user code, is thrown – generally good places to understand what the problem is. The point is at that moment in time the state of the program is such that an exceptional situation occurred and the debugger's job is to give the developer enough information about the state to find out how to prevent it in the future. The problem is that function evaluations can modify that state. This is often referred to as a side effect of the evaluation though, in truth, it could easily be the desired behavior of the evaluation and only a side effect when evaluated in the debugger. An example will probably clarify this a bit:
Code example
class Handle
public bool CheckSomething() { return true; }
class BehavingBadly
private Handle handle;
public Handle Handle
if (handle == null)
handle = new Handle();
return handle;
public void DoSometing()
if (handle.CheckSomething()) { }
class Program
static void Main(string[] args)
BehavingBadly bb = new BehavingBadly();
Run this program under the debugger. An exception is thrown in BehavingBadly.DoSomething because handle is null. Let's suppose that the first thing that the developer does is to open up the locals window and expand 'this' to examine the state of the object. At that point, the Handle property is executed, it sees that the field is set to null, and subsequently allocates a new Handle for it. This could clearly be confusing – a NullReferenceException, but handle is clearly assigned a value!
It turns out that it's even more insidious. Function evaluations are order dependent. If an 'implicit' function evaluation, like a property, changes state that another field depends on then the value shown in the debugger may not actually reflect the current value of the field. For example:
Code example
class Program
int a;
int b;
public int B
get { a++; return b; }
static void Main(string[] args)
Program p = new Program();
Set a breakpoint on the closing brace of Main and start debugging. Examine p in the watch window. Notice that the debugger says that the current value of p.a is 0. Type p.a in the watch window. It now says the value of p.a is 1. This becomes even more interesting from a UI perspective because you may have multiple windows showing the same data (like the locals and watch in this example). In that case, should the property be called twice, or should the debugger attempt to cache the value and show that? How long does the value stay cached for – what if there is an explicit call, say, in the immediate window that affects its value? The debugger currently reevaluates properties for different views (in VS 2003 a single view, like the watch window, could actually cause a property to be evaluated many times).
I'm sure it's becoming clear why debugger developers aren't huge fans of implicit function evaluation (that is, function evaluation that happens without an explicit user action). It turns out that there is even more bad news. Function evaluation is slow, hundreds of times slower than simply examining a field. It's also not guaranteed to finish executing; a property evaluation may simply spin forever. Therefore the debugger imposes a 10 second timeout at which point it attempts to abort the function evaluation. The CLR can't actually guarantee much about function evaluation aborts, so it's not an operation we want to happen very often. In addition, function evaluation runs in the debuggee itself (which is how it modifies the debuggee's state). That means that when a function evaluation is occurring the debugee has an active thread. This can cause difficult to understand and debug problems, particularly in multi-threaded applications.
It may seem like I'm making a case for eliminating FuncEval (or at least implicit FuncEval) entirely. On the contrary, I'm as much to blame as anyone for the increased usage of implicit FuncEval in C# debugging in VS 2005. In VS 2005 I was the PM for the expression evaluator, which is the part of the debugger that understands a particular language (such that it's possible to evaluate arbitrary expressions like 1+Foo() in the immediate and watch windows). A number of the features that improve data visualization require function evaluation to work. For example, the VS 2005 C# debugger will implicitly call ToString on objects that are displayed in the debugger variable windows. This often gives a significantly better immediate view of the data. Debugger visualizers and type proxies, extensible systems for providing your own data visualization also require function evaluation. Type proxies are used to greatly enhance the display for collection types like Dictionary<T> (where the underlying store isn't even close to the client's conceptual model).
The trick of course is to harness the power of function evaluation in such a way that for the vast majority of cases it makes it easier to debug a program instead of harder. That's why we try to limit the number of places that we perform implicit function evaluations to methods that should not have side effects. Property evaluations are very often safe to call because a large number simply return the underlying field. ToString methods should virtually never modify the state of the object.
I've got a lot more to say on the subject, including common examples of performance problems that may be introduced by function evaluations, customization options, workarounds for situations where better data visualization is important but you can't use ToString, when function evaluation doesn't work, and of course a more convincing explanation as to why implicit function evaluation is a good thing. Unfortunately I'm exhausted so it'll have to wait for another day…