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The basics:

Welcome to this ASP.NET tutorial. According to Microsoft, "ASP.NET is a technology for building powerful, dynamic Web applications and is part of the .NET Framework". This tutorial will teach you ASP.NET from scratch, and no knowledge of any kind of serverside scripting is required. Basic HTML and CSS knowledge is preferable. Having worked with Classic ASP or PHP won't give you much of an advantage, since ASP.NET is a whole new way of doing things.

.NET is language independent, which means you can use any .NET supported language to make .NET applications. The most common languages for writing ASP.NET applications are C# and VB.NET. While VB.NET is directly based on VB (Visual Basic), C# was introduced together with the .NET framework, and is therefore a some what new language. Some people call C# "the .NET language", but according to Microsoft, you can do all the same things, no matter if you're using C# or VB.NET. The 2 languages are not that different, and if you have used one of them, you will have no problems at all learning the other. In this tutorial we will use C#.

One of the main differences between ASP.NET and Classic ASP/PHP is the fact that ASP.NET is compiled, while Classic ASP is always interpreted. PHP can be compiled by using commercial products, but usually it's interpreted as well.

Ever since the first version of ASP.NET, the framework has evolved in so many ways and so has the tools for you as a developer. We will discuss this in the next articles, before we create our very first ASP.NET website.

ASP.NET - Web Forms or MVC?

When ASP.NET was originally released, there was only one way of doing things. Later on, Microsoft was inspired by frameworks like Ruby on Rails and added the ability to use an MVC (Model-View-Controller) approach for your ASP.NET websites. With that move, ASP.NET was basically divided into ASP.NET Web Forms (the original approach) and ASP.NET MVC. They share a lot of functionality, thanks to the .NET framework, but there are many differences in how to accomplish even the most basic tasks.

In this tutorial, we will focus on the Web Forms part of ASP.NET.

IDE or editor?

This tutorial will use the free Visual Studio Community IDE from Microsoft. Despite what some people think, ASP.NET can be used without an IDE. It would be perfectly possible to write ASP.NET code in Notepad, and use the commandline compiler included with the .NET framework. Some people might actually prefer this "back to basics" way of doing things, but I believe that ASP.NET is best programmed with a decent IDE. You can use an IDE from another vendor, and you will still be able to follow most of this tutorial. We will use Visual Studio Community since it's free, quick to install and easy to use. Besides, using a good IDE will make a lot of things faster in the long run.

Download Visual Studio Community

So, to get started with this tutorial, go ahead and download Visual Studio Community from Here's a direct link to the download page:

As soon as you have downloaded and installed it, you are ready to proceed with the next articles, where we will create your very first ASP.NET website.

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Thursday 24 October ASPECT Day Two

8:30 Coffee

9:00 Performance

  1. Closer running: magic capacity potion or poison? Felix Schmid, University of Birmingham, UK with Hongsin Kim, Philip Dakin, Shuxia Lu,
  2. Arrival time robustness of eco driving strategies under two ATP systems Jan Hoogenraad, Spoorgloren, Netherlands
  3. Improved system modelling for better railway performance, Arco Sierts, InteVice, Netherlands

Human Factors

  1. Operational and human factors testing to commission ERTMS in Denmark, Amanda Elliott, Innovace Designs, UK
  2. Driving Efficiency & Resilience to Human Error: SafeCap Automated Verification of Signalling Data, Dominic Taylor, Alexei Iliasov, Alexander Romanovsky, Karl King
  3. The Art of Interrogation - For Better Requirements Capture, Alexandra McGrath

  • Panel Discussion
  • Break

Design Resilience

  1. ROCC and Role: Implementation of operational control centres for resilience Victor Abbott, Jacobs, Australia
  2. Rail’s particular challenge with resilience, Alexandra McGrath, VicTrack, Australia
  3. Fallback systems and resilience in India,Ganesh Kumar Dwiivedy, Indian Railways, India

  1. Adaptive real-time fault diagnosis for track circuits, Xigao Liu, Beijing Hollysys, China
  2. Video Track Inspector - hands on predictive maintenance on track circuits, Joost van Kalsbeek, Strukton and Thomas Hempel Siemens
  3. Rail yards, a challenge through growth and changed landscape,Folkert Bouma, ProRail, Netherlands

  • Panel Discussion
  • Lunch

Innovation and Future Development (1)

  1. Study of vehicle communication-based train control (VBTC), Ying Lin, Beijing Hollysys, China
  2. Valise – video balise for dependable train positioning, Richard Shenton, RDS International, UK
  3. Development Trend and direction of Train Control System, presented by Fei Yan. Written by Bin Ning, Tao Tang, Hairong Dong, Jing Xun, Yidong Li, The State Key Laboratoy of Rail Traffic Control and Safety, Beijing Jiaotong University, P.R.China and Chunhai Gao, Feng Bao, Traffic Control Technology CO., Ltd. Beijing, P.R.China

  1. A fair signalling architecture, André Radomiak, Alstom, Belgium
  2. Scalable and relocatable interlocking device, Natsuki Terada, Rail Techical Research Institute, Japan
  3. Architecting railway systems for resilience, Luke Church, Thales, UK

  • Panel Discussion
  • Break

Innovation and Future Development (2)

  1. Virtualising control centres: can cloud computing deliver increased resilience? Matthew Slade, CPC Systems, UK
  2. Exploring virtual coupling: operational principles and capacity analysis, Egidio Quaglietta, TU Delft, Netherlands
  3. Digital Systems: Transforming Rail Transport in Sydney with ETCSL2, TMS & ATO, Stephen Lemon, Transport for NSW

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Conference Social

An informal social will be held after the formal close of ASPECT 2019 at the Lijm & Cultuur Creative Laboratory giving delegates the chance to network over drinks and food. We welcome all ASPECT delegates to join this event, whether attending the technical visits the day after or not.

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96 Houchin Blvd, La Veta, CO 81055 View this listing location on Google maps

3 beds 3 bath 1,500 sqft. 2.01 acre 1986
Constructed in 1986 by O.D. & Imogene Parsons, this home was one of the first homes built in Paradise Acres & it was designed completely around the glass that is still found throughout the home today. The Garden was offered by all as a community co-op. Perfect for year round living or summer gatherings w/ the ability to sleep 18. This home simply has a warmth that wraps its arms around you!

Detailed Items

  • Architecture Style : Other
  • Has Basement
  • # of Floors : 2
  • # of Parking Spaces : 2
  • Has Patio
  • floor : Tile
  • roof : Unknown

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All information provided by the listing agent/broker is deemed reliable but is not guaranteed and should be independently verified. 96 Houchin Blvd, La Veta, CO, 81055 is a residential listing of 1,500 sqft on a lot of 2.01 acre. This residential listing has 3 bedrooms, and 3 baths. The map for this location is located at

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Watermark at Harmony

Spring, TX

3530 Discovery Creek Blvd. Spring, TX 77386

281-430-3600 281-430-3600

Harmony is a brand new apartment community in the heart of Spring, Texas. The location is absolutely perfect! You are minutes away from The Woodlands and Historic Old town Spring. Our non_smoking community offers an array of amenities that include a screened in resident lounge with ceiling fans, game room, fitness center and private conference areas. Come lease your upscale luxury unit today.

Lincoln Property Company's Resident Services

  • Online Rent Payments
  • Online Maintenance Requests
  • Transfer Program
  • Resident Referral Program
  • 24 Hour Emergency Maintenance
  • 24 Hour Lockout Service
  • Package Acceptance

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We've set up a quick and easy way for you to pay your rent online so you can focus on the more important and fun things in life. Visit our Resident Portal and pay rent with a simple click of the button.

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We strive to make your experience at Watermark at Harmony effortless and worry free. Should there be any concerns about your home, please fill out your resident service request and one of our team will contact you within 24 hours

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Knoxville, TN

ATM business for sale $365,000

This portfolio currently operates 89 ATM machines in the Knoxville, Gatlinburg, TN and surrounding areas. This portfolio is showing net income of $162,473 for 2019 with annual growth coming up in 2020.

All of the machines are owned and operated by the seller and all of the equipment has been EMV upgraded.   The machines are a mix of Genmega 2500, Onyx  models and all are EMV upgraded.  75% contract coverage and seller is open to terms to cover the downside on the contracts.

This is an ideal ATM portfolio with a very strong numbers a great regional presence with room to grow in Knoxville! There are strong margins,  newer equipment and Knoxville and surrounding is an area where an aggressive sales team could continue growing 10%+ year over year making this a great opportunity for existing or new buyers in the industry!

ATM Route Details

  • Asking Price- $365,000
  • Net Income-  $162,473
  • Additional rotating vault cash required to load machines weekly- $125k- 150k
  • Number of Machines-89 full service, all owned equipment
  • Hours Required Weekly- 40, 1 tech can handle the entire route
  • Location Types- Convenience store, bar, hotel
  • EMV Upgrade- all are EMV upgraded

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Saturday, March 9, 2019

Maurice Sendak: A Warm Bottle In the Night Kitchen

I'm in the milk and the milk's in me.
In the Night Kitchen

A copy of Maurice Sendak's In the Night Kitchen (1970) boasts an original sketch of Mickey—yes, he's named for the well-known mouse—proudly clutching a milk bottle. The image is echoed on the back of the dust jacket and on the front board cover. This superb copy of the twenty-fifth anniversary edition of the book, published at $15.95, is currently listed on AbeBooks for $1,195.

Maurice Sendak
AbeBooks Listing Retrieved January 18, 2019

Note:  There is scarcely anything better that could have happened to a book by Maurice Sendak than for the author to have added an original sketch for a young fan. Those young fans who find themselves now all grown up are encouraged to forward images of such sketches suitable for blogging.

At press time, as we old-timers sometimes still call it, this book was still available for purchase.

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Saturday, March 2, 2019

Ronald Searle: How to Be Topp with a Sketch of Molesworth Reading

Molesworth reading? A copy of the American edition of How to be Topp (1954), a book by Geoffrey Willans with illustrations by Ronald Searle, has been graced by Searle with a drawing of the one and only Nigel Molesworth reading, it would seem, the newspaper. The drawing is undated, but the signature seems roughly to correspond to the era of publication as any fule kno.

Ronald Searle
AbeBooks Listing Retrieved August 17, 2014

Note:  Harry Potter fans may not be aware of the connections between the series by J. K. Rowling and the Molesworth books. For that matter, Rowling herself may be in denial. But you and I can learn about the Nigelian origin of the name Hogwarts and other influences on Rowling here.

Ronald Searle added sketches to countless books, yet only a few have made their way onto the internet. You can help preserve them for posterity by submitting scans or photos to this blog.

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The 1982 Syndrome

In the city by the bay, I’ve noticed many, many trends.

People love flip cup.
There is no ‘off night’ when it comes to the social scene.
Theme parties are the name of the game.

And, the most prevalent of the few, is 1982.

"Nineteen eighty-two?" you say. "What’s that?"

Let’s do the math. Let’s say that you’re a boy (a hot one, at that),
and you live in the city. Let’s also just say that you hit on me or
that, on the off-chance that you’re THAT cute and I’m THAT drunk, I hit
on you. Then, my friend, 1982 is very relavent.

It’s because it was when you were born.

Yes, my friends, my social debut onto the San Francisco social scene
clearly coincides with the onset of what I’m now coining "The 1982
Syndrome." In other words, every guy I meet is 23.

Now, a bit about these youthful lads – in their nubile exuberance,
they *ALL* assert that there’s very little difference between 23 and
28, which I, in my not-so-youthful exuberance, know is their futile
attempt to get me between the sheets (or at least pressed up against a
wall or making out at a club.) You see, I’ve BEEN 23. And to that matter, I’ve also been 24, 25, 26, and 27. At 23, they don’t know better. At 28, I DO.

I’m going to pretend it’s my new-found moisturizing regimen or
perhaps the fresh air of the city. But alas, I think it’s just mere
demographics – the social scene here spans many ages whereas in
Atlanta, it pretty much segregates according to decades. The 23
year-olds play with kids their own age at bars where college fake-id’s
are still the norm. The 26 and older crowd, otherwise known as "If
you’re not married by now you’d better give up, take up knitting and
get a cat", plays in their own sandbox with their own kind. The
young’uns, hypothesizing on what us elders would be discussing at cool
East Atlanta bars (besides hemmorhoids, viagra and cat litter) wouldn’t
imagine of hitting on one of OUR group; the same is held true
conversely. But here,  hallelujah, the plebians mingle with the
royalty, the young with the old – caste intermingling is the norm. And
– Bobbi Brown cosmetics or demographics aside – the true beauty of
being 28 is not just that we know better; it’s that we know better but
are wise enough to do it anyway.

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Yes, you will receive a tracking link both via text message and email. You will receive the link as soon as we have handed over your parcel to the parcel service which usually takes approximately one week. Until then, you can check the status of your delivery on "my pages".

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Gas credit cards shell

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A gas credit cards shell is an ordinary plastic card with a credit limit. Today every person in his life uses a credit card and more often has several credit cards. One of these credit cards can be a gas credit cards shell.

How to choose a gas credit cards shell?

When choosing a gas credit cards shell, you need to pay attention to the following parameters:
The interest rate is the price of the loan that you pay the bank for using the money. The lower the interest rate, the better.
The credit limit is the maximum amount that you can borrow from a bank. The credit limit depends on your ability to pay.
An interest-free period is a period of time during which you can use borrowed funds for free. Usually it is 50-60 days.
Availability of additional options for the card. Additional options include SMS-informing, Internet banking, bonus programs and other options.
A gas credit cards shell must have all of the above functions.

What are the additional options for a gas credit cards shell?

A nice addition for a gas credit cards shell can be additional bonuses. For example, the function Cash Back thanks to which a certain percentage of the purchases returned back to the card. The card can be charged interest on the positive balance of funds on the card account. Card service can be free of charge. The card can have a contactless payment function. Or another bonus program may be offered for the gas credit cards shell.


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Comic wrap

IMG_3996Gift wrap.  A hot topic of interest for {auntie dotes}.  Why stop at awesome presents when you can make them look even awesomer with a bit o strategically placed paper and tape?

But what do you do when you can’t find the perfect wrapping paper? Get creative!

The Beano makes the perfect gift wrap for a 7 year old boy’s birthday stash.  It even gives a better fold than some cheaper rolls of wrapping paper.

And for the tricky shapes? We got a £1 Spiderman plastic tablecloth and wrapped our present like a wine bottle. Super we say  (^_^)  Happy Birthday Lil GN ♥

Bean boozled

Lil D is a big fan of these two youtubers.  For months now she has craved the jeopardy of not knowing whether the jelly bean she’s about to eat is lovely lime or lacklustre lawn clippings; perfect peach or vile vomit.

She’s absolutely on her own in this desire.

But with D Daddy’s birthday on the way, Lil D convinced her mummy that it would be an hilarious addition to the celebration.

Hee. She was right.

The parcel was delivered with giggles, perhaps tipping D Daddy off that something was on the way, but he didn’t flinch.  Well not at that point.

Lil GN stepped up to take part (but wisely backed down after a chorus of doom filled warnings) Lil C knew immediately that a pack of sweets that may taste like snot were not for her.  Lil D looked round for more players  (D Daddy had no choice)…and found Bear (who had spent the weekend before adamantly declaring she would only risk the blueberry/toothpaste option.  Oh Bear, how naive you were.

And so the fun began (there is video evidence somewhere).  The first few seemed to go down surprisingly well.  The audience hid their disappointment.  Lil GN and Lil C began to think they could get involved.

Then, it struck!! whether it was vomit or snot we will have to ask Bear, all we know is it was hilarious!  The faces pulled got worse and worse.

Yet, through it all, Lil C got the nice version of every sweet.  I wonder if all that watching of Mo and Ro gave her some tips.

I probably shouldn’t enjoy it too much though, there’s another box ready for Christmas…


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You're absolutely right.. No idea how I forgot that :)

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Our team is built on a foundation of knowledge and understanding. Many of our attorneys and staff members have been through the immigration process with their own families. With a combination of legal experience and personal immigration experience, we are well equipped to help you navigate the complexities of the U.S immigration process.

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At the Nanthaveth & Associates, PLLC, we will act as your guide through the complex U.S. immigration system. We offer comprehensive legal services for employers, as well as for individuals. An attorney from our firm can advise you on matters such as business immigration, labor certification and helping you obtain work visas for your employees, in addition to employment eligibility verification and any other issues which may pose a barrier to the operations of your company. We can help you apply for a family visa, fiancé visa or immigration visa, as well as guide you through the process of obtaining a green card for lawful permanent resident status.

When your right to live and work in this country is at stake, you should not take any chances by representing yourself with immigration officials. Let an immigration attorney from our law office guide you through the process and fight to defend you. Your concern is our concern and we offer honest, straightforward advice and will help you find the solution that best meets your needs.

Our offices are located centrally in Austin, Texas and Baton Rouge, Louisiana, but we can work with clients throughout the U.S. and across the globe. We offer bilingual services in Spanish, Laotian and Thai, with translation in other languages available upon request.

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Whether you have come to the United States to unite with family, flee persecution, compete in a sport or further your career, Immigration Attorney Vi Nanthaveth can help you achieve your goals. As a young child, Ms. Nanthaveth first entered the United States as a refugee from Laos. She has personally experienced the complications of the immigration process. Like other immigrants, she and her family came to the U.S. to seek a better life and better opportunities.

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As a city attorney for St. Gabriel, Louisiana, Mr. Bush was the lead attorney in sales tax litigation which will result in the City receiving an annual revenue increase of over half a million dollars, as well as a lump sum receipt of sales and use tax revenue of over 1.6 million dollars.  Recently, Mr. Bush disengaged from his criminal defense practice due to having accepted a position as an Assistant District Attorney for the 23rd JDC District Attorney’s Office for Ascension Parish, Louisiana and now focuses primarily on prosecution of felony criminal matters, private personal injury litigation, family and immigration law.

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Obligation-free quotes to maximise total land usage for landscaping and house construction.

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Get the balance sheets of the company ABÜM Beteiligungs GmbH with the commercial register 209473z from the Austrian Business Register.

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In a night of action-packed racing, the WORLDS BEST in Supercross battled it out inside Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney!

The defending champion, Jason Anderson, once again took a trip down under and it’s safe to say that the 2018 World Supercross Champion is in blistering form, with the 25-year-old being visibly superior to the rest of the competition.

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Scenery of West Izu & Geisha Style Performance (2N3D)

Price Per Person

Tour code : 005002A

From JPY 105,000

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Course combining the rich history of Atami hot springs resort town with the breathtaking scenery in the Izu peninsula region.

Trip HighLights

  • Two nights accommodation.
  • Mix of self-guided activities and guided tours
  • Two breakfasts and two dinners included
  • Itinerary designed to introduce lesser known region within easy reach of Tokyo area.

Quick Itinerary

  Day One

9:00  JR Atami Station  Meet tour guide

Your guide will welcome you to the charming hot springs town of Atami. You will walk to a bus stop together.
  Travel by taxi with guide.
9:15   MOA Museum of Art
11:00  Atami Geigi Kenban Kaburenjo  You will watch a practice session of the Atami Geigi-shu in a local theater.

This theater is a key part of the community here in Atami.
  Train to next location.
Lunch  Local Specialty Tofu  The taste is prized because it uses local spring water.
14:00   Spring Water of the River Kakitagawa
15:30  Numazu Goyotei  A Former Imperial Villa
17:00  BreezBay Hotel (or similar)  Check in to accommodation. Dinner included. Enjoy the various different kinds of hot spring baths on offer.
Meals Included: Lunch ☑ Dinner ☑

  Day Two

9:00 Sightseeing Taxi will collect you from accommodation.  This part of the course is self guided.
10:00  Koganezaki Park  Famous views of the pacific coast and, weather permitting, Mt. Fuji!
11:00 A Stroll Around Matsuzaki to See Old Fashioned Architecture
  Free time for lunch
14:30  Cape Irōzaki  Where the sea crashes into the southernmost tip of the Izu Peninsula.
15:30  Ryugu-Kutsu  Where the sea crashes into the southernmost tip of the Izu Peninsula.
16:30 Accommodation: Shimoda Yamatokan (or similar) Check in and enjoy the views of the ocean and splendid dinner.
Meals Included: Breakfast ☑ Dinner ☑

  Day Three

9:00 Sightseeing Taxi will collect you from accommodation. Self guided tour course.
9:10  Murakami Gassho-zukuri Mingeikan
10:00   Perry Road
10:45   Shirahama Shrine  Over two millennia of Japanese Shinto history in this ground.
13:30  Jogasaki Coast  Impressive coastal views and a fun bridge to cross for the thrill seekers.
15:00 Tour Ends at Ito Station.
Meals Included: Breakfast ☑

Access Information

Tour Start Point Atami Station
Tour Start Point Map
How to get to the Tour Start Point From Tokyo:
About an hour and forty minutes on the Kodama Shinkansen Bullet Train.
Tour End Point Ito Station
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MOA Museum of Art

MOA Museum of Art

Commanding a spectacular view of Sagami Bay, this museum is home to a wealth of artistically and historically important pieces. The view from MOA’s main lobby takes in the islands of Hatsushima and Izu Oshima.

Dance Performance at Atami Geigi Kenban Kaburenjo

Dance Performance at Atami Geigi Kenban Kaburenjo

The Geigi Kenban Kaburenjo is where Atami’s own Geigi-shu, a group of traditional entertainers, hone their craft and put on a public performance every Saturday and Sunday. Their public performance is the real deal. A dance called Hana no Mai. It means the Dance of the Flowers. Geigi and geisha are related words and there may be some similarities between this dance in Atami and the famous geisha who entertain guests in the traditional way in Kyoto.

The dance is a charming one and moves to the accompaniment of three-stringed Japanese shamisens. The Geigi dance from long ago and the old fashioned vibe of Atami and its hot spring resort town atmosphere will take you back in time.

Koganezaki Park – The Golden Cape

Koganezaki Park – The Golden Cape

The name of this location translates to Golden Cape because of the beautiful color of the cliffs when the sunlight touches them.

Visitors looking for a shot of Mt. Fuji or the beautiful blue of the Pacific come here and, weather permitting, they can see both together.

A Stroll Around Matsuzaki to See Old Fashioned Architecture

A Stroll Around Matsuzaki to See Old Fashioned Architecture

At the quaint town of Matsuzaki, you will have a chance to see a charming old merchant’s house called Nakase-tei. This house thrived as part of the textiles industry during the 19th century and is an excellent example of a namako-kabe style building. The word namako-kabe refers to the walls striking latticed pattern created by the dark tiles and white plaster. The pattern created reminded people of a kind of sea cucumber called a namako.

Other fine examples of these distinctive patterned tiles can be found at a house called Izu Buntei, the Izu Chohachi Art Museum and the National Cultural Heritage Site at the Iwashina School.

Cape Irōzaki - Coast formed by volcanic activity

Cape Irōzaki - Coast formed by volcanic activity

Part of the fine scenery of the Izu region is the Irozaki Peninsula. There is an observation area from Oku-Irozaki which gives the very best views of the jagged coast where the land juts out into the beautiful Pacific.

Ryugu-Kutsu – A Spectacular Sea Cave

Ryugu-Kutsu – A Spectacular Sea Cave

A cavern formed when the roof of a marine cave crumbled leaving an opening of 50 meters or over 150 feet. The mysterious sea cave can be observed from different vantage points. Ryugu-Kutsu’s name means the Palace of the Dragon King.

Murakami Gassho-zukuri Mingeikan

Murakami Gassho-zukuri Mingeikan

A chance to see the famous thatched rooves like in the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Shirakawa-go. This building was relocated from Shirakawa-go in the 1960s. It shares the charming architectural style and high, thatched roof of other houses in that famous village and endured the blizzards of the colder Gifu region for 200 years.

Perry Road – Steeped in history

Perry Road – Steeped in history

This walk is named after Matthew Perry.

No, not Chandler.

Commodore Matthew C. Perry, who played a key role in opening Japan up to trade with the United States in the 1850s. A treaty opening trade ports up was signed in this area.

Perry Road is lined with gas lamps and has some old fashioned Western style houses and a pleasant retro feel to it.

Jogasaki Suspension Bridge

Jogasaki Suspension Bridge

About 23 meters or 75 feet above the waves and water of the Jogasaki Coast is a suspension bridge. Thrill seekers will enjoy taking a walk across it as it sways in the wind!

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[the day before departure 1 day before departure]
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・During the tour, large items such as suitcases and duffle bags will be kept in the trunk of the taxis. When getting on and off, please feel free to request access to your belongings from the driver at any time. However, we ask that you keep any valuable and fragile items as well as perishable food items with you at all times. Please acknowledge that we are not liable for any damages to your luggage in the event of an accident during transportation. We do not take responsibility for the damage, loss or theft of items due to negligence of the transportation company or its employees.

For customers joining tours during the winter period
・Over the winter season (December to March), it is not uncommon to see snow in Japan. Please understand that weather-related changes in the road conditions will also impact the tour schedule. If you need to catch a train or a flight to another city at the end of the tour, we advise you to give yourself extra time to work around any potential delays.

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・Tourist spots may sometimes need to be changed, or the length of travel time required may be different due to traffic conditions, etc. Please note that additional charges may be applicable if the arrival time is later than the end time specified in the itinerary.

Tour operation: regarding the minimum number of participants
・Tours may be canceled if the minimum number of travelers is not reached. In that case, an e-mail notifying customers to this effect will be sent up to 12 days before the start of the tour. Full refunds shall be issued for any canceled tours.

Mr. Tone of the Atami Geigi Kenban Theater

Mr. Tone of the Atami Geigi Kenban Theater

I started here at the Kenban Theater in 2018 having completed my time working in an Atami ryokan inn.

Atami is a fantastic place for visitors because of its wealth of hot springs and flowers which they can enjoy throughout the seasons.

Every Saturday and Sunday at 11:00am, we have a public performance of the Hana no Mai dance. Hana no Mai means Flower Dance. The show lasts for about half an hour and is a magnificent affair. The troupe dances in full costume. The costumes and the stage decorations change every month to match the theme of the season.

By all means, please come along at least once to see this great Atami show for yourself.

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I realize that airlines can operate with different numbers of Pilots and Flight Attendants, depending on the route, aircraft and length of flight (EET). Which are the types of crew members that an airline can have, with the correct titles? I've heard about captains, master captains and cruise captains, but how can I identify them during the flights?

As the EET is variable from flight to flight you should better say that it is dependent on specific kinds of operation or routes, which is quite the same but includes also the time before and after the flight. Flight duty time starts at check in and ends at check out.

There are general requirements based on the maximum allowed duty time of a crew member, which are again based on the regulations of the aviation authority of the operators country. Finally it differs from airline to airline and is regulated by the operations manual, which can of course be not less restrictive than the authority, but there are some general titles you often hear:

  • Captain The Captain is the PIC (pilot in command) of this flight and responsible for a safe operation. He must be on station for departure and arrival.

  • First Officer The F/O is also found on every airliner operation. On short or medium ranges he is the 'Copilot', some airlines fly with two F/Os on long haul flights and in some portions of this flight most probably the two F/Os are in the cockpit and the captain takes a nap.

  • Second Officer When starting at an airline, you sometimes begin as a S/O and are only alloweed to do specific tasks. So for example handling the radios during departure and arrival, or having the controls during the cruise phase.

  • Cruise Captain Well, read the name ;) He might be a Captain and only in the function of a Cruise Captain for a specific flight, but once again, it depends on the operator.

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Lasting impressions of Delhi

November 08, 2015

2 days too long in the Capital.

After being in India for a little over a week, we were pretty confident we had experienced and grasped true India. We had been to Mumbai and Goa, two completely different areas of India but we had already seen so much through these amazing experiences, met incredible people and been confronted with some harsh and raw realities of India.

We had navigated our way around Mumbai via local side-hanging sardine trains, eaten delicious food from happy smiling street vendors, visited a slum, learnt to block out the blinding noise of 100s of horns at once (‘horn-ok-please’ they say), ridden tuk-tuks all around town chatting with drivers about Ricky Ponting and Aussieland, met so many people that have friends in Aus, mingled with the locals of Goa, ridden a scooter around town and haggled with many at markets and bazaars. We were falling in love with India. The people, the landscape, the optimism, the colours, the diversity and the food (don’t get me started on the food).

The streets of Mumbai, very chaotic but orderly..

But then we arrived in Delhi… An altogether different world, with a giant slap in the face. Making it an unforgettable 2 days.

The Indira Gandhi Airport, as with most of the airports in India are calm, clean billion dollar buildings.. But then you step outside into the harsh reality of India and its a different story. Delhi was no different.

We prepaid a taxi from the airport, as you do, particularly when you arrive at 2am and made our way out of the airport and onto the streets to find our driver.

From that moment it was absolute chaos, the kind we hadn’t ever experienced, not even in the past 11 months through Central or South America. It was a chaos of colour, noise, smog, smoke and people trying to help find our cab “I’ll take you” “I’m your driver” “I’m prepaid taxi” “Need help?” “Where you go?” “I have a good hotel”.. touts. They were in every nook and corner trying to help or sell something or the other.

We found our prepaid taxi, closed the doors and warmly welcomed the silence. The streets were quiet enough and our taxi driver seemed to know where he was going.. we were moving quickly. Then we got to a point of a closed road, still roughly 2km from our hotel. The driver insisted that we couldn’t go around to another road, that all the roads were closed and it was to difficult to get to the hotel. “Call your hotel and tell them we cant get there” We don’t have an Indian phone number of course “I can call” “You have to pay more to get there with another taxi”.. Looking at our map it was clear he was lying and trying to play us as the fool. Eventually after quite a bit of yelling, demanding and giving him turn by turn directions (almost sounds like Melbourne) we made it to our hotel. Was he even our prepaid taxi driver? We still don’t know. How do you ever know?

The hotel staff were useless, but I won’t even go into that. Time to sleep.

We woke up the following morning fresh and ready to see Delhi, we were excited! But before seeing anything we had to head to the train station and get tickets for the remainder of the trip as we would be travelling on train around Rajasthan.

The ever present tuktuk

Trains are the quintessential way of travelling around India and roughly 30,000,000 Indians travel by train through India per day. Yes I did write 30 million. So as you can imagine it is tough to get tickets and they must be booked very far in advance. As a tourist we are lucky to have a small quota dedicated to touristic travel, but even these seats fill up quickly.

Our hotel was less than 1 km away from the station so we chose to walk the distance. We were immediately approached by several tuktuk drivers offering us a lift for only 20-50 rupees (less than $1). They seemed friendly and helpful but we insisted on walking as we wanted to get to know our local area a bit better. After saying no quite a few times they instead drove alongside us for awhile chatting and asking us to take photos of them! Eventfully they understood we actually wanted to walk and sent us off in the right direction with specific detailed instructions, along with a warning to look after our bags and that it wasn’t really a safe area. Btw, it is a safe area and a very touristic area that we stayed in.

We were at this stage about 200m from the station and ready to turn right when a very friendly local told us we just needed to cross this road to get to the station, but why were we going there? That we needed to go to the government office in the centre of town as tourists to get train tickets, not to the station. We knew tickets as tourists were challanging to get and he was very convincing. We had read about the Government office as a form of help to tourists so we agreed. He helped us hail a tuk-tuk for a good price and told the driver where we needed to get to, the government tourism office. The driver was lovely- asking us so many questions, sharing humour about Aussies and how good we are at cricket. About 20 minutes later we arrived at ‘the government office’ where we were warmly welcomed outside into a travel agent office and introduced to a man who guaranteed us that we were in the right place and that he would help us buy train tickets. Great! There were also other tourists in here at the time.

As soon as we entered the office we knew that it wasn’t the government office, regardless of what this man guaranteed us. We decided to stay, go along for the ride and hear him out. He offered us tea and beer and started planning our itinerary around Rajasthan. We knew it was a busy period with the Diwali holiday coming up and that trains were quickly filling up so were keen to organise ourselves ASAP. The itinerary he planned out with us sounded great/ everywhere we wanted to go and achievable in our tight time limit. We started looking into trains & every-time he searched for a train he would turn the screen away and then show us that they were fully booked. He followed by suggesting to go via taxi that he would organise for the entire trip, a private driver, all paid for, no hassle, cheaper than trains! Wow! Can you imagine travelling in a taxi for an overnight trip of 14 hours? Our driver could barely stay awake in the 1.5 hour journey from Goa airport.

We were familiar with the train system and Simon had looked at the availability that morning and knew that there were still seats on trains, so we questioned him. He turned around with an over the top audacious spiel about us not trusting him and Indians and that we needed to trust him. In order to prove he was legit he opened Facebook and showed us some reviews from other fellow ‘Aussies’ he had helped, while rambling off a number of clients he had organised trips for. Not exactly what we wanted to hear and at this point decided it was time to leave. We were correct in our assumption and that our time was being wasted. We left the office and were told immediately that this was a fake tourism office and that the actual government office was on the next corner. Basically, we knew exactly what was happening but went along for the ride anyway, still extremely frustrated that we had wasted an hour. On a positive, we had a better itinerary than we went in with and the taste of a delicious chai lingering.

We made it to the government office around the corner and she told us straight away that we needed to buy tickets from the international tourist bureau at the bloody train station! She also showed us photos of what the office looked like because there were many fake offices along the way with touts again trying to scam tourists. We looked for a tuk-tuk for the same price we had already been given and were quoted overcharged prices with all of them, only getting a cheaper more reasonable price if we “just look at my friends shop on the way, only looking”. Again running into many ‘helpful’ people directing us to the office, we found a tuk-tuk, told him specifically where we wanted to go and he had the nerve to drop us at a yet another ‘fake office’ demanding it was the real one and then wouldn’t take us to the real one. Absolutely fed up with Delhi touts by this point we decided to leg it, listening only to ourselves and not believing a single word anyone would tell us. It’s a shame it came to that.

Do you know what, we actually made it to the train office!! 3-4hrs after we set off that morning. Unbelievable.

After around an hour of waiting, and then over 30 minutes to buy tickets with the worlds slowest computer system we finally had 3 train tickets getting us to and from 3 of the 5 places we wanted to go. Lucky, with only a few seats to spare. Job done. It only took half the day! And by this stage we had grown beyond tired of Delhi, it was draining- the scamming, the distrustful people, the noise. We walked back to our hotel with a delicious lunch pit stop. Food in Delhi is something that definitely doesn’t dissapoint. Dinner that night was also uneventful and delicious.

Delicious Chai on the street. A favourite chaiwala we found.

The next morning we were booked onto a tour through PajarGanj and with a foundation called Salaam Baalak (meaning hello, greeting children) that helps street kids in Delhi- providing them with a home, education and health care. It was a confronting experience hearing what children and families are faced with here in India. With many of the children both boys and girls (5-18yrs) fleeing small villages for many different reasons to make their way to Delhi, believing they would have better opportunities. Unfortunately for 90% of the children this is not the case and they end up on the streets involved in drugs, begging and struggling to survive. That’s where Salaam Baalak steps in to try and help as many children as possible.

It was great meeting many of the boys aged around 5-12 who are happy, healthy and safe with opportunities they wouldn’t have found elsewhere. This was the one thing I wanted to do in Delhi, so I’m happy to to have experienced this and hopefully contributed in some ways via donations.

Following the tour we had the most incredible vegetarian thali around the corner from our hotel and headed back to collect our bag, giving us 1.5hrs to get to the Old Delhi train station located 4km away to get our train to Jaipur. It seemed to be far too difficult for the hotel to organise a taxi “the taxis are broken down” and after 30 minutes of sitting around listening to back and forth Hindi going nowhere we reluctantly went with a tuk-tuk with all of our luggage!

A journey that should have taken 30 minutes max in traffic took over 50 minutes.. With the driver taking us on the most complex ridiculous traffic congested route of 8km, getting us to 50m away from the station in the middle of an intersection, literally 5 minutes before our train left. We were already prepared to miss the train and have to stay in Delhi for an extra night and try to find a new train ticket for tomorrow that wouldn’t be available. So we just had to go for it. We jumped out onto a busy road with oncoming traffic, crossing an intersection by holding our hands out telling traffic to stop and RUN into the back entrance of the station trying to find the platform where our train departed from. We ran as fast as our bags would allow us, asking anyone we saw where to go.. all pointing us in a general direction up the platform. Seriously, the longest platforms ever and barely a sign or information board in sight! It was 3:19pm now and our train was leaving at 3:20pm and we still had no clue where the train left from. We were told platform 4 from a man working at the station and we ran up the stairs pushing rudely past so many people, accidentally slapping people in the face with our backpack waist straps. Ok we were now on platform 4, we ran to the front looking for our carriage while asking if this was the ashram express and them responding with a head wobble and a no… Great. 3:21pm. We were at the end of the platform and it wasn’t our train.

In some other universe or place we must have done something right because we could see our train on platform 3 across the tracks, it hadn’t left yet. There was a ramp leading to the tracks and we could walk across the tracks in front of the train and thankfully climb in the doors that were open from the tracks. It was now 3:23pm. We had to jump over the blue, foul smelling waste channel & climb into the train. We threw our small packs on and Simon pulled himself on. Then the train started moving and I literally had to hang on the side and pull myself up as it rolled away.

We actually got on the train with not even a second to spare.

We are now sitting on that train, drinking chai masala while sharing some homemade snacks with the family sitting across from us. We talked about Diwali and the many colourful, wild holidays and rituals India celebrates. We shared our story from Delhi. We played and spoke with their 7 year old son. They asked us many questions about our trip and adventure. We spoke about trains and they told us that they had to book the seats they were sitting in 4 months in advance. We laughed together and slowly forgot about Delhi, focusing on the next leg of our journey.

We still cannot believe we made this train. And that we are out of Delhi. It was only 2 days, but it was 2 days too long. Farewell Delhi, time for Jaipur and what it has to offer.

Additional Note. After chatting with a few travellers in Jaipur about our experiences in Delhi, it is clear that almost everyone is tricked, scammed or taken on a ride to no where sometime while they are there. A couple from Lithuania had an almost identical story and it was so funny chatting with them and comparing war stories.

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Anyone can be a Christian pastor

Arkansas Church Musician Rapes and Kills 3 Year Old

A 3-year-old girl was killed after investigators said she was severely beaten at her home near Forrest City, Arkansas. St. Francis County Sheriff’s Office said Deonte Miller a local church musician and live-in boyfriend of the girl’s mother is responsible. Arkansas police arrested Deonte Miller, accused of murdering the 3-year-old that “was bruised from the waist up” and appeared to have “had a cord tied around her neck.” Police say he possibly raped the girl because blood was found to support such allegation.  The girl’s mother said she received a call from Miller on Friday morning, urging her to rush home.  When she got home, her daughter was unresponsive.  The woman called police, who rushed the child to a nearby hospital while giving her CPR, Fox13 reported. Doctors put the girl on life-support, but she died hours later at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital in Memphis.

Miller is charged with capital murder. Deputies said the 20-year-old suspect who also has a criminal history admitted to them he was babysitting his girlfriend’s children when he hit the child and gave officials at least five different accounts of how the girl was injured.

The girl’s mother said she doesn’t believe Miller, who she’s only known for six months was responsible.

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Leuven Monthly 6

There were 14 players this time, including two new players, Geert and Philip (from Duffel and Brussels respectively), which we’d like to welcome to our club.

For the first time, there was no squash games in the building, and we could even hear the dice rolling on the board! A very relaxing evening for all of us.

This concluded our matches for Spring, and the winner is Johan Segers.
Johan and Alain both had 67 points for Sprint, but since Johan already have a win against Alain, he was considered the overall winner for the season. Congratulations Johan!

On the second Sunday of December, Johan will play in the finals against Nader, the winner of Winter games, and the future winner of Autumn.

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  • Leuven Monthly 9: 25/11/2018
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Kevin is a roly-poly flying pony. He has everything he needs – a constant supply of biscuits and his best friend, Max. Misty Twiglet is a famous pop star. She has everything she needs except for a perfectly quirky, one-of-a-kind pet. The roly-poly flying pony kind…

When Kevin is kidnapped, Max and his sister daisy come to Kevin’s rescue, and there’s no way they’re giving up on him without a fight.

This is the second book in a hilarious new series brought to you by the creative and inspiring duo Philip Reeve and Sarah McIntyre and is packed with amazing two-colour illustrations. Also available by the same authors:

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2015 September

Bali international Convention Center is a proud host to BII Maybank Bali Marathon

The Westin Resort Nusa Dua, Bali was delighted to welcome back the BII Maybank Bali Marathon 2015 for their return to Bali International Convention Centre (BICC) as the Registration Venue for this international annual marathon event. BICC’s Exhibition Hall as well as Exhibition Gallery were chosen as the Registration Venue as well as the Race Exhibition for two days in a row, 28th and 29th August 2015. The marathon itself was held on Sunday, 30th August in the rural beauty of Gianyar district with a route passed cultural landmarks and local scenery.

The resort was chosen again to accommodate this international annual event as the venue for registration where around 5,000 runners came to reconfirm and collect their race packs prior the race. This event took place at the Exhibition Hall as well as Exhibition Gallery of Bali International Convention Centre. There was an exhibition held at the Exhibition Gallery located on the second floor for all official sponsors of this event for interactive games and showcase of their products. The Westin Resort Nusa Dua, Bali also took part in featuring a health-enhancing menu with SuperFoodsRX selection as well as coffee and tea for a to-go meal that can be enjoyed by runners and visitors during this exhibition. The BII Maybank Bali Marathon is an annual race event that has attracted many runners from Indonesia and overseas to participate every year since 2013. The event is truly complements the Westin brand concept of ‘preserving wellness in travel’.

For more information, please visit the website www.westin.com/bali or connect with us to keep yourself updated in regards to the latest inspiring program and activities on resort’s Facebook www.facebook.com/westinbali or follow the property on www.instagram.com/westinbali or www.twitter.com/westinbali

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LT Hockey League

Kaunas Hockey are celebrating a 4-1 win over Gelezinis Vilkas with two goals from Kumeliauskas.

Kaunas Hockey wanted to refuel after the victory over Energija at Iron Wolf and retract the next success. Iron Wolf was also very motivated after the derby victory over the Hockey Punks and wanted to keep the points.

However, Iron Wolf had already after 90 seconds in a sub-match, but this was without consequences. Kaunas was the better team and had better chances. After a pass from Zukauskas to Kumeliauskas and he scored the 1-0 (7.). Iron Wolf had not digested that hit yet, only 40 seconds later Guoga scored the 2-0 (8.). This double strike unsettled Iron Wolf so much that Kaunas had two power plays in a row. But Kaunas was negligent, and so Iron Wolf managed a few seconds before the break by Misiukas the 1-2 (20.).

By this goal just before the break were released at Iron Wolf forces and were able to open the game in the middle period. Kaunas Hockey showed a certain hardness and so Iron Wolf came to three power-play opportunities. But the guests were very low and so Kaunas survived these dangerous situations unscathed.

Also in the final period Kaunas played very physical and iron Wolf came nerdly to two power plays. Despite good chances, no goal could be scored. Kaunas was better. Ten minutes from time, Kumeliauskas scored after a pass from Guoga the 3-1 (50.). Towards the end of Iron Wolf a time-out and goalie Petiul went off the ice. Kaunas take this opportunity and just seconds before the end Gutauskas scored the decisive 4-1 (60.). This confirms Kaunas Hockey the current good form and remains in second place in the league.

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Former Ravens Linebacker Zachary Orr Un-Retiring After Five Months

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At age 24, former Raven Zachary Orr is far from ready to hang up his cleats, if he has a choice.

Orr retired earlier this year after doctors discovered he had a congenital neck condition and that one of his vertebrae hadn’t fully developed. The somber news shocked the Ravens franchise, who had watched Orr elevate his play as a lineman last season. He led the team in tackles with 132, ranked third on the roster in interceptions and earned a second All-Pro team nod in his third year in the NFL.

“I’m blessed and thankful that I’m able to walk away from the game in good health,” he said in January.

But his health may be better than he was originally told. This morning, the linebacker told the NFL Network he’s since visited other doctors, who told him his condition doesn’t make it less safe for him to play football compared to an average healthy player.

Orr said ex-Baylor quarterback Seth Russell advised him to visit a West Virginia-based spine doctor who treated Russell in 2015. Multiple physicians subsequently told Orr he was well enough to play, with or without his spinal condition.

“As far as me physically, mentally, I’m ready to go,” Orr said on TV. “I’m feeling better than ever.”

Orr’s career is now wide open. While he left the game with a verbal pledge to retire, he never actually filed the paperwork, according to Mike Garafolo of the NFL Network. And while he would have been a restricted free agent for the Ravens this summer, the team never offered him a tender, and the deadline to do so has  passed.

Garafolo said Orr already has a meeting set with the Detroit Lions, and has informed the Ravens of his intention to come back to the NFL. The linebacker said he’s “eager to see” where he ends up.

His old teammates were understandably shocked about the news. A couple immediately jumped into recruitment mode.

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How William Cashion of Baltimore’s Future Islands fame Pranked me into Discovering My Favorite Sandwich

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Baltimore's Future Islands, William is farthest back.

In the summer of 2006 my friend Rob and I were staying over at the apartment of William Cashion, the bass player for Future Islands. William lived alone and had a real Fight Club refrigerator — in the sense that it was nearly empty except for condiments. Before heading out one morning, William took a look in his fridge and told Rob and me if we got hungry “I guess you could have a… peanut butter and mayonnaise sandwich. Haha.”

Man, isn’t this story great so far? Can you see where this is going?

I was incredulous at first, but behind my doubt, William must have sensed an underlying gullibility. He told me that the PB&M was “a North Carolina thing. Ha.” William is from North Carolina, so how could I argue with that?
After he left, still chuckling (which, in hindsight, should have been a red flag, but I just assumed everyone from North Carolina chuckled all the time), Rob and I tried the sandwich, and as you can tell from the title and first paragraph, actually liked it.

The epilogue to this story is that it wasn’t until last year — many, many sandwiches later —  that I learned that peanut butter and mayonnaise sandwiches were not a staple of the North Carolina diet.

I ran into William on the street and thanked him for introducing me to peanut butter and mayonnaise sandwiches and told him how I ate them all the time. His response: “What are you talking about?”

It was like the end of The Sixth Sense, when you find out that Bruce Willis has been dead the whole time and you immediately run through all these flashbacks, thinking, “Of course! It’s almost too obvious!”

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Angel on the Right

(Fararishtay kifti rost)

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Uktamoi Miyasarova, Maruf Pulodzoda, Mardonqul Qulbobo, Malohat Maqsumova,

Angel on the Right depicts the travails of tough ex-con (and former projectionist) Hamro. Upon returning home to his village after doing time in Moscow, Hamro is immediately confronted with the last requests of his ailing mother, menacing debt collectors, and a son he didn’t know existed. His schemes to appease both his mother and his creditors and avoid his parental responsibility are thwarted at every turn in this affecting dark comedy with a mysterious twist. Usmonov shot the film on location in the Tajik village of Asht and expertly employs nonprofessional actors including his own mother and brother, achieving a singular sense of authenticity.

Kate MacKay
  • Pascal Lagriffoul
  • Tajik
  • with English subtitles
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  • Color
  • 35mm
  • 90 mins

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Zero Carbon Britain

The Center for Alternative Technology in Britain released a report that says Britain could reduce their carbon emissions to net zero by 2030.  It means we don’t need to rely on technology that hasn’t been developed.  I hope it gets good publicity and maybe the U.S. can see what options are really available.

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Overheated by Andrew Guzman

The subtitle for this book is The Human Cost of Climate Change.  It paints a scary picture of what the world will look like in fifty years and a hundred years.  It also makes a compelling argument for why we can’t afford to ignore what is happening.  The book assumes that there will be a 2 degree Celsius rise in temperature by 2100.  This is on the low end of the temperature rise that can be expected.  It’s smart in that it allows the author to avoid being considered too alarmist and it turns out even a 2 degree rise would be horrific.  I think everyone should read this book.  Rather than write a true review, I would like to highlight some of the author’s major points.

I knew that the Industrial Revolution was the beginning of humanity’s love affair with releasing greenhouse gases (GHGs, the most important of which is carbon dioxide) into the atmosphere.  What I didn’t realize was that the Earth didn’t start warming immediately.  It wasn’t until the 197os and 80s that it started and it started slowly.  This delay means that even if we stop releasing GHGs entirely right now the Earth would still warm for a while.

One of the major human impacts of climate change will be the displacement of people.  People will be forced out of their homes for a variety of reasons; rising oceans will force people away from the coast, higher temperatures will cause droughts and widening deserts, glaciers melting will cause floods in one season and droughts in another.  Glaciers store water and release it into rivers as they melt.  Melting too fast or disappearing and melting not at all creates floods, droughts and then a lack of water.  Hurricanes and other major weather events will get worse because warm ocean water fuels hurricanes.  These displaced people will live in refugee camps and overcrowded cities that will have poor sanitary conditions and people packed together breed disease.

The politics involved in global warming are complicated to say the least.  But certain things are relatively clear.  Rivers don’t pay attention to political boundaries and the need for water will cause conflict.  For example, Turkey puts a dam on the Euphrates River and Syria and Iraq have a lot less water to work with.  Tens of thousands and maybe millions of people moving to other countries when their countries are no longer habitable will also cause political tension.

What you don’t want to know:  There are island nations, including the Maldives and Tuvalu, who will disappear under the sea even if we start cutting GHG emissions right now.  “The level of GHGs today is higher than at any point in at least 650,000 years and is currently rising more than fifty times as fast as what would be caused by natural fluctuations.”  “The best information we have from still-earlier periods suggests that you would have to go back at least 15 million years to find another time with concentration levels [of CO2] as high as today’s.  During that period, temperatures were much warmer than they are today, sea levels were 20 to 35 meters higher, and no permanent ice cap existed in the Arctic.”  “Every year, a part of Nigeria about the size of Rhode Island turns to desert.  Across the continent, the Sahara is spreading southward at a rate of more than three miles a year.”  “Between the mid-1970s and the year 2000, for example, climate change caused the annual loss of more than 150,000 lives….”

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WMO: ‘Unprecedented’ global warming from 1990 to 2010

This is scary, but really important.

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Rate of sea level rise doubled in the first decade of the 21st century

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FRISCO — High-impact climate extremes and record warmth in many parts of the world marked the 2000-2010 period, according to the World Meteorological Organization, which last week released a report detailing the globe’s climate during the first 10 years of the 21st century.

It was the warmest decade since the start of modern measurements in 1850, with more national temperature records broken than in any previous decade. Along with analyzing  global and regional temperatures and precipitation, the report took a close look at extreme events, including heat waves in Europe (2203) and Russia (201o), Hurricane Katrina in the United States of America, Tropical Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar, droughts in the Amazon Basin, Australia and East Africa and floods in Pakistan.

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I have been reading in a new book, which I will review soon, about sea levels rising as a consequence of global warming.  A friend of mine found this article.  Don’t forget to click on the left to see the pictures change as sea levels rise.  It may seem like the 25 feet rise won’t happen for so long that it isn’t even worth thinking about.  Think about how many people will be displaced by 5 feet in Back Bay, and remember that Boston has resources and wealth to deal with it.  There are many countries in the South Pacific that will have much more significant flooding and will not have a wealthy nation helping the people who are displaced.

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Climate Myths by John J. Berger

I recently read Climate Myths by John J. Berger.  I was hoping to learn more about the science of climate change and what, if any, controversies still exist in the scientific community.  Perhaps my expectations were faulty, but I was sorely disappointed by the book.  The first (and very significant) portion of the book is dedicated to the various organizations that have gone out of their way to dispute climate change and how serious it is.  He mentions organizations that don’t exist anymore, which may be interested to a researcher but seem to have no relevance for me.  What was helpful was his discussion of certain more prominent climate deniers and why their credentials make them less credible than climate scientists who all agree on global warming and its impacts.  However, I didn’t like how far he goes in disparaging some of the organizations, even comparing them to Joseph McCarthy and the anti-communism in the 1950s.

I was disheartened to learn about how the media has helped these organizations and climate deniers by giving them as much air time as the thousands of scientists who agree on the gravity of global warming.  One of Berger’s examples was The Wall Street Journal, and here is an article I found: No Need to Panic About Global Warming.  If you look at the sixteen scientists who signed the articles very few, if any, are on the cutting edge of climate science.

Another reason for my reading the book was to feel more prepared to refute in conversation those who might be on the fence about global warming.  The second (and much shorter) part of the book is helpful for that.  He goes through the various ‘myths’ and why they are flawed.  I was very glad to find out about the reports from the Intergovernmental Panel on Cimate Change (IPCC) that operates under the U.N.  American politics being what they are, this seems like a good place to point people.

I hope to find books that I feel more ready to recommend.  This one is helpful only if you’re specifically interested in the organizations (past and present) who have made enough of American doubt climate change so that politicians are unable to make any progress.


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U.S. Capitol Police arrest protesters who were staging a sit-in in the office of Sen. Charles E. Schumer on Monday. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call)

Last week seems like, well, right. But it was all of a week ago we quoted without commment Patricia Murphy of Roll Call saying something about how the incoming president would need Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY), “the rising Senate Democratic leader and the man poised to be a Clinton consiglieri or Trump’s not-so-loyal opposition”. Shoulda, coulda, doesn’t matter woulda said something, you know? Because, a headline today from The Hill tells us, “Protesters block Schumer’s office, call for new leadership”, and, you know, why not?

Meanwhile, Roll Call runs a bland, informative headline, but stings in the sub with, “Protesters chant for Schumer to ‘grow a spine,’ step aside for Sanders or Warren”.

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Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-SC04), chair of the House Select Committee on Benghazi, speaks in an interview 16 October 2015.  (Detail of photo by Getty Images)

“I would say in some ways these have been among the worst weeks of my life. Attacks on your character, attacks on your motives, are 1,000-times worse than anything you can do to anybody physically―at least it is for me.”

Rep. Trey Gowedy (R-SC04)

The first point, to wonder what it is Mr. Gowdy, the chair of the House Select Committee on Benghazi, thinks he is doing to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, should meet resistance; set that urge aside. There is a lot going on, here. Rachel Bade of Politico hopes to explain:

Gowdy says the specifics of his rebuttals don’t matter; he feels he “just can’t win.

“I think that’s just [the Democrats’] MO: If you can’t attack the facts, you can attack the investigators … just attack, attack, attack and something will take hold,” he said. “[A]t some point, maybe something will stick, or maybe you get them off track or you get them to do or say something stupid, then you can seize on that.”

He also lays some blame at the media’s feet, arguing they’re too quick to report Democrats’ accusations without checking the merits, or the story of an ex-committee staffer who accused the panel of focusing on Clinton.

“You can work your entire career to have a reputation, and then someone you have no recollection of ever meeting sits down with a reporter and you’re immediately in a position of having to defend and it’s impossible to prove a negative,” he said.

This is a basic political maneuver very much associated with Karl Rove: Assign your greatest weakness to your opponent. With Republicans, it has pretty much become a tell: “I mean, honestly,” Gowdy complained of Huma Abedin’s testimony, “have you ever heard a more absurd critique than leaking the fact that one of the more recognizable people in the world was coming to Capitol Hill?”

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P.O. Box 117155

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  • Tel: (352) 273-3272
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Ph.D., Psychology, Stanford University, 1995; M.S., Statistics, Stanford University, 1993; B.A., Psychology, Cornell University, 1990

Interests: consumer and managerial decision making, judgment under uncertainty, consumer reasoning, mathematical psychology, statistics and research methods.

Professor Brenner's research investigates how consumers and managers make predictions, inferences, and decisions. He has published articles on the determinants of overconfident predictions, the evaluation of biased evidence, the assessment of subjective probability, and contextual influences on consumer choices.  He teaches courses in consumer behavior, quantitative methods & statistical modeling, and managerial decision making.

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Butter Braids Arrive March 9 –

Thank you for a great sale. I can’t begin to express my gratitude for all the help.

The Butter Braids arrive Wednesday, March 9 around 11:30 am. We hope have things sorted and organized by the lunch hour if all goes well. This will enable some parents to pick up orders during lunch and throughout the afternoon. Smaller orders can be brought home by the students after school.

The butter braids need to be picked up and delivered, or frozen until they can be delivered. The band building will be open from 12:00 pm to 6:30 pm for butter braid pick-up.

Washington D.C. Rehearsals Started Monday Feb. 8 –

The rehearsals for our Washington D.C. trip are well underway. The rehearsals are Mondays and Wednesdays after school until 4:30 pm. These are required unless a child has given me advance notice of a conflict. The last rehearsal will be Monday, March 7.

Washington D.C. Concert March 8 –

The Symphonic Band will perform the music for the upcoming trip in BMS Schafer Auditorium on Tuesday, March 8 at 7:00. Students should arrive at 6:30. All are welcome and admission is free. The students will wear tan pants and the red pull-over jackets.

Washington D.C. Trip Chaperone Meeting March 8 –

There will be a meeting for our Washington D.C. chaperones after the concert next Tuesday. We’ll discuss the trip, and what to expect on the upcoming trip.

Washington D.C. Concert Attire –

The Symphonic Band will wear matching red pull-over BMS band jackets and tan pants for the Washington D.C. performance. This will enable the band members to dress in layers to stay warm and still match by wearing the red jacket over the top. The jackets are ordered and will be available in the band office for $20. Students will be responsible for finding appropriate tan pants. The students should wear comfortable shoes or tennis shoes.

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In 2009, Christopher Causey bought his house in Westview to be close to the Atlanta BeltLine. After meeting his wife Nicole two years later, the couple have been living on the Atlanta BeltLine’s Westside Trail ever since. The house seemed to be the ideal home for the couple, but having been built in 1940, needed upgrades.

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Hi, I am Vimari and at 42 years old I finally know what I want to be when I grow up. 🙂

I help professionals overcome dissatisfaction & skepticism, believe in their purpose and amplify their unique gifts so that they can get their groove back, become high performers and finally do work that moves them.

I took a few detours before arriving at where I am today. When I was 15-year old I thought I wanted to be an attorney. My parents thought I was on the right track as I definitely could argue a good case and did a great job of representing myself as a teenager. But that changed by the time that I was getting ready to graduate from high school and at that time I wanted to be a Psychologist.

It turns out that my journey took a different turn at 17. Life happened and as an independent high-school graduate, I moved out of my father’s house and started living on my own. My parents had not saved for my college and therefore I had to continue working to support myself. Thanks to my dad I had started working part-time at the hotel where he was a General Manager and once I graduated high-school I was able to go fulltime. I decided to take a break from school in order to support myself and save some money but my career ended up taking off and I never went back. At 18 and after going fulltime at the hotel in Long Island, I realized that I needed to make more money and decided to look for a job in Manhattan. I put my own resume together, went into the yellow pages and wrote down the names and fax numbers of the Waldorf Astoria and the Essex House. I had been working at a limited service hotel and at this time I was very clear about wanting to work at a luxury hotel and I thought I start with those two. I decided to fax my resume and the first call I received was from the Essex House. I was super excited and I did not say a word to my father as I did not want him to make any calls on my behalf. I wanted to get my next job all on my own.

I went shopping and purchased my first two-piece suit. It was a black skirted suit and I wore a white collared shirt underneath with black pumps and kept my jewelry to a minimum. I wanted to look mature and older, and I think I accomplished it. I took a printed copy of my resume with me to my interview and felt prepared. I got to the hotel and went into the basement to where HR was located. I met the hiring coordinator who led me to complete a written assessment – at the time I called it a test. I didn’t expect to have to complete an assessment and I was extremely nervous. I hated taking tests and felt intimidated by the process. I completed it and about two weeks later I received a letter that I believe I still have somewhere that said that they decided not to move forward with hiring me. I was devastated that I didn’t even get to meet with a manager. I was certain that they would have hired me if they would have met me in person and if I didn’t have to take that damn test.

I decided to go back into the yellow pages and write down the fax numbers for a few other luxury properties. I faxed my resume and received a call from the Surrey Hotel. I went in for the interview at the corporate office and they sent me the same day to the hotel to meet with the Front Desk Manager. I met with Helene and she hired me on the spot. I was super excited and felt like a grown up. I got this new job all on my own and I am now working in NYC.

I gave my dad my two weeks notice and he was very proud. I started working at the Surrey Hotel as a Front Desk Agent and was promoted to Supervisor in less than six months. My career in Hospitality took off and I grew into different leadership positions leading teams of up to 25. I spent a total of 22 years in Hospitality, ten in operations and twelve in Sales & Marketing.

I remember getting the itch to leave the industry every three years. I didn’t feel fulfilled or challenged. So every three years I was seeking a new promotion. I was a high performer but I didn’t know how or why. It all came so naturally to me and I didn’t know what else I could do or what other industry I could go to. I didn’t want to go back to college to get a degree because I thought it would take too long. I took the Real Estate course in NY as an option when I was 19 and because my dad had gone into that industry but I had no interest and let it go.

In 2008, I remember taking the course in Florida thinking that perhaps I would find it interesting as I was older but again I didn’t feel the passion for it so I started to do some soul searching and in 2010 I wrote a brief summary of what I could do. It turns out that I wrote the following:

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I also wrote down an intro, an about and my fee at $50 per hour. I put the summary away and forgot about it. I find this hilarious now because life comes full circle and I found those two pieces of paper in a drawer somewhere last year when I was in the process of developing my “Productively Yourself: Progress, Passion and Purpose” workshop. I found them and it confirmed to me that I was on the right track.

If it wasn’t for my last position as Director of Sales & Marketing in 2011, I would not be where I am today. I accepted a position at a hotel that I was not crazy about but it was a lot closer to home, and they offered me a compensation package that I could not refuse. Immediately after starting there I knew the culture was not a fit. I was devastated as I had left a wonderful position where I was highly respected, making good money, with an amazing team, all because I was bored and wanted to work closer to home.  I now found myself for the first time in my 21 year career at a job that where I was completely unhappy working for a leader that I could not look up to or respect. Day one I knew that I should have left but I didn’t want to quit and I was afraid of how that would look on my resume. So I decided to stay one year, do the best I could and then leave. Today, I feel grateful for this experience. That position and that hotel brought out the entrepreneur in me. I did not have many resources, therefore, became very resourceful, and I learned systems I probably would not have learned anywhere else and some of the projects I took on would typically not fall under a DOSM position so for that I am grateful.

I had planned to leave Nov 2012 as it would have made a year and I thought that would look good on my resume but things didn’t work as I expected, and sometime in October my boss blindsided me calling me into his office for a write up because he was not satisfied with the results from my teams. It turns out his excel numbers were not correct and by this time I was mentally and physically exhausted. From that moment on, we did not see eye to eye. A few weeks later I was called into HR and I was offered a severance package. Life could not have been so perfect. Surprisingly I was super excited. I had the plan to quit in November and take December off without pay and now I had a generous severance that would allow me to enjoy my time off.

I took the rest of November and December off to de-stress, and get my groove back yet a little concerned because for the first time in my life I did not have a job and I had no idea what I wanted to do next. There wasn’t another hotel in the area that I was excited about and after all, I knew I had outgrown the industry. About a week into my time off, I was feeling terrible filled with doubt and fear because it dawned on me that I did not have a job, I was in the middle of a divorce (that’s another story) and I had no plans when suddenly my phone rang. I moved the phone to look at who was calling but I hit the green button by accident and had to answer it. To make the already long story short, my first client was on the other line. Yes, that’s right – my first corporate meeting. The woman that called me was referred to me by a client I had worked with almost 10 years prior. She was responsible for putting together an annual sales conference and had no idea what to do. Her colleague who I had worked with at one of my hotels gave her my cell number and told her that if she called me she would be in the right hands. I told her I was no longer working in hotels but that I was independent, and that if she liked she could hire me as her meeting planner. She did. and just like that, I had my first client.

I created Be Productive Meetings & Events, LLC Jan of 2013 and I hit the phones to get more clients. I got my CMM Certificate (Certified Meetings Manager – basically the Masters in Meeting Planning) and I made the decision to do whatever it takes not to ever step into a hotel as a fulltime employee again. A few past clients gave me the opportunity to work with them, I also worked a few Task Force jobs for some of my favorite hotel leaders and I made it work. But suddenly I was feeling that feeling that I would get every 3 years except it was only a year into my independence as an entrepreneur.

I went back into doing some soul searching and I realized I was missing my teams. I was missing the leadership and coaching component of my job. I decided to go to Tony Robbin’s Unleash the Power Within and I hired a coach shortly after and my coach is who encouraged me to get my coaching certification. With his guidance, I did the schooling and became a Strategic Intervention & Leadership Coach in late 2014. I had no idea what I was going to do with it and continued working as a Meeting Planner. Throughout the time I was going to the classes and coaching I realized I was finally feeling fulfilled. I continued coaching friends and referrals from friends in order to get more experience and in 2017 I made the conscious decision that I would start advertising myself and that’s when Be Productive Coaching was born. I ordered business cards and got a website still not sure of what my niche would be. Finally, in 2018 I made the decision to no longer solicit for corporate meetings and that my focus would be on growing my coaching practice. Today, I continue working with a few of my repeat clients handling their meetings and the rest of my time is focused on my coaching.

I share my story with you because I want you to know that things do not happen overnight and that I can certainly relate. I know what it is to be in an environment where it’s all about the ROI. I know what is like to fear the transition from doing work that supported you for so long, to doing work following your purpose and your passion.

I know what it is to not see a way out. My mind was completely closed from the possibilities. Then something unexpected happened and a door was opened for me to start living my purpose, and here I am six (6) years later realizing that door was opened all along.

I never imagined that I would feel the way I do today. I am the proof that it’s possible. I wish I had that wake-up call 10 years ago, and because I didn’t…..I want to wake YOU up to the possibilities.

Do work that moves you. Overcome skepticism. Believe in your purpose and amplify your gifts.

Other people do meaningful work……..YOU can too!

With love,

About the author: Vimari Roman is a Career & Leadership Coach who helps individuals achieve their peak potential and live a fulfilled life by utilizing their natural gifts and talents (also known as strengths).

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