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Wednesday, June 11, 2014

Goodnight, Sleep Tight Blog Tour Review & Giveaway

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About the Book

Goodnight, Sleep Tight: What a Wonderful Flight by Louise Lintvelt Title: Goodnight, Sleep Tight: What a Wonderful Flight | Author: Louise Lintvelt | Illustrator: Do Thai Thanh | Publication Date: April 16, 2014 | Publisher: | Number of pages: 30 | Recommended age: 3 to 8 Summary: After an exciting flight, it is time to say goodnight. The tired sun sets overhead. Sleepy aircraft get ready for bed. They slow their propellers and park their wings. Time to snuggle up and tuck in...Goodnight, Sleep Tight. The charming illustrations and sweet rhyming text are sure to be a delight for sleepy aircraft enthusiasts.

* My Review *

Goodnight, Sleep Tight is a great picture book for young ones. My middle son is 7 and it was a fairly quick read for him. There were a couple of words he needed help understanding, but other than that, he liked reading it. He especially liked the illustrations. The illustrations were my favorite too. I think he also learned things he didn't know about each of the five aircrafts featured. Goodnight, Sleep Tight is the perfect length for bedtime ritual reading! Disclaimer: I received a copy of the book in order to facilitate an honest review. My opinions are my own.

About the Author: Louise Lintvelt

Louise LintveltI am from South Africa and I live in a city called Pretoria. I am a Chemical Engineer by day and a children’s book writer by night. I am married to a wonderful man and we have a beautiful two year old daughter called Allegra. I love writing stories for my daughter, who is a constant inspiration. I have always loved reading. My childhood was filled with books and you would often find me crouched the corner of my room devouring the pages of my favourite book. I lived for Tuesday mornings as this would bring with it the excitement of a trip to the local library for story hour and the opportunity to take home a new book. I was the local librarian’s worst nightmare. I would arrive a few minutes early to check that she had not mistakenly chosen a book that had already been read in story hour. I was a very bossy three year old with an insatiable appetite for books! This has not really changed much in the last twenty seven years. Dr. Seuss was my absolute favourite and to say that my copy of One, Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish Blue Fish was well read would be an understatement. When it comes to writing, my daughter is my biggest inspiration. I love seeing her face light up with excitement when we sit down to read a book before bedtime. My daughter was fascinated by giraffes after we went on a safari trip in late 2012. This planted the seed for my picture book called How Andrew Got His Spots which is a rhyming adaptation of a story I originally wrote in the third grade. My daughter has since grown into a healthy two year old with a passion for aircraft which was the inspiration for writing Goodnight, Sleep tight, What a Wonderful Flight. I am sure that there are many parents in the world (myself included), who are quite decidedly sick and tired of reading the same favourite picture book night after night. I believe that the words of Oscar Wilde best describe how children should feel about picture books when he said, If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use in reading it at all. Happy Reading!

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  1. Thanks so much for sharing your thoughts about this book in the Goodnight Sleep Tight Blog Tour. So glad your son enjoyed the book and learned a little something too!

    1. Thanks for letting me be a part of this book tour. :)


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Transitional Federal Government forces and Ethiopian troops seized two districts in Bay region in Southwestern Somalia yesterday.

Al-Shabaab militants abandoned Burhakaba and Qansah-dhere towns, about 200 and 180 km southwest of Mogadishu, the TFG reported.

“This is the third district in Bay region seized by pro-government forces,” said Mr Mohamed Hussein Afarale, a member of Somalia’s Parliament, who was with the advancing troops.

The MP made the remarks when the Ethiopians and the pro-government forces captured Qansah-dhere towns.

The advancing troops came from Baidoa town, 240 km southwest of Mogadishu, which Al-Shabaab lost in February.

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The Steelers went 13-3 and set a single-season team record for sacks with 56.

Not playing James Harrison very much can't be construed as an error. The results dictate.

But plenty of mistakes were made involving Harrison.

Keeping Harrison after drafting T.J. Watt was a mistake.

Releasing Harrison was a mistake.

When Harrison caused problems by falling asleep during position meetings, leaving the stadium when he was inactive and being generally disruptive, the Steelers should have sent Harrison home. Keep him on the roster and payroll, but bar him from the facility.

That way, Harrison couldn't have signed with New England.

Harrison leaving the Steelers was no issue. Nobody cared about that.

But when Harrison joined the Patriots, the locker room exploded with venom.

Harrison's departure didn't matter. Where he went did.

The Patriots' pass rush is weak. But, at 39, Harrison isn't likely to help much - his two participation sacks at garbage time against the New York Jets Sunday duly noted.

But joining the Steelers' overlords has Harrison's ex-teammates thinking too much about a team that already owns plenty of space in their craniums, and talking too much as well — although everything they said in the wake of Harrison leaving rang true.

On the field, Harrison's switcheroo won't much matter. Any impact will be mostly fake news.

But the way the situation developed is incredibly interesting.

Harrison felt the Steelers owed him. That he was promised playing time: Twenty-five percent of the defensive snaps, he said.

But true loyalty doesn't exist in professional sports. The Steelers paid Harrison over $40 million. You negotiate salary, not snaps. You're not guaranteed three innings, like in Little League. Harrison has zero complaint with the Steelers.

But you can see why Harrison might think he deserved better.

He was always buddy-buddy with Coach Mike Tomlin. Who can forget selfies with Deebo on Twitter?

Harrison ran roughshod over decorum during his entire Steelers tenure. A jerk and bully non-stop. When he committed domestic abuse, Dan Rooney bent over backward to defend him. It's the only time the late, legendary Steelers owner ever sounded like a fool.

Harrison played for Cincinnati in 2013 after spending the previous nine seasons with the Steelers. He retired as a Steeler, then immediately un-retired and kept playing.

In 2016, to marginalize the effect of Harrison’s age, his snap counts were light early in the season. But by season’s end he was a full-time player. Tomlin thought it important to maximize Harrison. Others were minimized.

The Steelers have always accommodated Harrison's timetable. Why would Harrison ever think it would be otherwise?

This season’s plan was likely the same as last season’s: Keep Harrison’s workload low early, increase it as the season progresses.

But, after Harrison signed a new two-year contract with the Steelers last March 1, the Steelers took Watt in the first round of the NFL Draft. Watt plays Harrison’s position.

Last season’s outline suddenly made no sense: If a young player is performing well and making progress, why bench him for an old player? If anything, doing the opposite is logical: Increase the rookie’s snaps as he gets experience.

Harrison should have been cut when Watt was drafted. The need for Harrison just wasn’t there anymore.

Watt got the starting job and kept it. He posted seven sacks and 54 tackles. Watt’s sack number is impressive given that he dropped into coverage more than Harrison was asked and because the Steelers’ pass rush became more interior (witness defensive end Cam Heyward’s team-high 12 sacks).

What the Steelers did, worked. They were 4-5 at mid-season last year. They were in the midst of an eight-game win streak at mid-season this year.

Harrison wanted that disrupted to suit him. So he could play. That’s selfish.

When Harrison didn’t get his way, he portrayed himself as a victim. The tough guy became a martyr.

Then Harrison went to New England.

The Patriots almost always beat the Steelers. If they do it again in the AFC Championship Game, Harrison’s impact will almost certainly be more imagined than real. He likely won’t play much and won’t impart the Steelers’ secrets to New England Coach Bill Belichick. Harrison napped during meetings, remember?

Harrison is a backup. If, say, second-string tackle Chris Hubbard got cut and went to New England, the furor would be comparatively minimal.

But Harrison is an attention junkie. He conceived this commotion, caused it, and then wallowed in it. Harrison produced it like one of his workout videos.

Harrison is an all-time Steelers great.

But he’s no longer a Steelers hero.

No legitimate Steelers fan should take Harrison’s side. He shouldn’t be allowed to retire as a Steeler (again).

Harrison has a chance to get a Super Bowl ring as a New England Patriot. The cost of that should be forfeiting his legacy in Pittsburgh.

Mark Madden hosts a radio show 3-6 p.m. weekdays on WXDX-FM (105.9).


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Tuesday, March 10, 2009

JK Rowling on the route to personal happiness

So given a Time Turner, I would tell my 21-year-old self that personal happiness lies in knowing that life is not a check-list of acquisition or achievement. Your qualifications, your CV, are not your life, though you will meet many people of my age and older who confuse the two. Life is difficult, and complicated, and beyond anyone’s total control, and the humility to know that will enable you to survive its vicissitudes.
JK Rowling http://harvardmagazine.com/commencement/the-fringe-benefits-failure-the-importance-imagination

Tuesday, March 03, 2009

How often should I meditate?

Half an hours meditation each day is essential, except when you are busy. Then a full hour is needed
(St Francis de Sales, 1567-1622)

Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Epicurus on informed desire-satisfaction

71. Question each of your desires: “What will happen to me if that which this desire seeks is achieved, and what if it is not?”
Vatican Sayings

Monday, February 23, 2009

Is morality objective? James Rachels' view

A truth in ethics is a conclusion backed by reasons. The “correct” answer to a moral question is simply the answer that has the weight of reason on its side. Such truths are objective in the sense that they are true independently of what we might want or think. We cannot make something good or bad just by wishing it to be so because we cannot merely will that the weight of reason be on its side or against it. And this also explains our fallibility: We can be wrong about what is good or bad because we can be wrong about what reason commends.

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Monday, January 19, 2009

Aristotle on the benefit of examining the nature of the good life

 Will not the knowledge of [the good] , then, have a great influence on life? Shall we not, like archers who have a mark to aim at, be more likely to hit upon what is right? If so, we must try, in outline at least, to determine what it is ...
Aristotle, Nicomachean Ethics, Book 1, Chapter 2

Derek Parfit's Optimism about the future of Ethics

[In the long-term future,] there could be higher achievements in all of the Arts and Sciences. But the progress could be greatest in what is now the least advanced of these Arts or Sciences. This, I have claimed, is Non-Religious Ethics. Belief in God, or in many gods, prevented the free development of moral reasoning. Disbelief in God, openly admitted by a majority, is a recent event, not yet completed. Because this event is so recent, Non-Religious Ethics is at a very early stage. We cannot yet predict whether, as in Mathematics, we will all reach agreement. Since we cannot know how Ethics will develop, it is not irrational to have high hopes.

-- Derek Parfit, Reasons and Persons, pp.453-454.

Tuesday, January 06, 2009

Richard Branson on his attitude to life

"However hard I'm working and however tired I am I make sure I just
enjoy every single second of my life"

Richard Branson

Quoted in Laurence Shorter: 'Life has never been so good'

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The Difficulties to Dismiss FPI

If the motherland can speak, it will cry after watch the Indonesian situation now. Many days before, there were three people killed and four people injured in incident of violence in Cekeusik, Pandeglang, Banten. They are members of Ahmadiyah, one of the Islamic groups based in Jakarta. They were killed after being tortured by hundreds of people who join Islamic Defender Front (FPI).

Yesterday, President of Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) has ordered law enforcement officials to search for a legitimate and legal way to dismiss FPI who can be blame in this situation. However, many people still doubt that Presidentt SBY will dismiss FPI. The purpose of this essay is discussing the several factors that indicate the difficulties to dismiss the mass organizations like FPI.

For those who believe the statement of SBY will dismiss FPI consider many argumentations. Perhaps they could say that all words from the president have implications to every law enforcers. They might say that the statement of President SBY is very clear in order to create a better circumstance in religious atmosphere including relation between Islamic follower and Ahmadiyah follower. This is true if we think that statement of Presiden SBY would be followed by law enforcer. But this is partially wrong when we think the sociological fact or the relation of FPI with other mass organizations, and political network behind the FPI. Believe it or not, the existence of FPI is related to the government who always take advantage from it.

Besides that, there are various opinions about the existence of FPI and the position of Ahmadiyah. Many people still believe that FPI has the good intention to protect Moslem Community from many things that can be recognized as contrary to Islamic religion principle. They trust and support FPI to supervise the nightclub in Jakarta and to warn people who tried to interpret Islam with broad interpretation. Many Islamic communities convince that Ahmadiyah had wrong interpretation about Islam and tends to destroy the fundamental principal in Islam.

But, it is not a strong argumentation to let the FPI action to Ahmadiyah follower. We can’t forget the fact about FPI actions. FPI members always create a terrible situation. They attack other group and sometimes harm people. They also often act brutally and ignore the principle of tolerance among religious communities in Indonesia. The incident in Cekeusik which three people died is not the first. There are series brutally actions in previous time. Because we live under the law umbrella, the government should take the strong decision to dismiss FPI. But it is hard to dismiss FPI for several reasons.

The first is the networking. Social researcher from Netherland, Gerry Van Klinken, ever describes about the networking of FPI. In one of international publications, he said FPI has strong network with the regime and many prominence people including General Wiranto (former The Chief of Indonesian National Army), and General Kivlan Zen. They were noted as one of the founding fathers of FPI. According to historical data, FPI was established in 1998 when the regime of Soeharto falls down. In that situation, many pressure groups were established to anticipate the horizontal conflict between government and society.  Klinken also said that it is impossible to dismiss FPI because of the relationship and back up from prominence people. There is a mutual symbiosis between military officer or politician and FPI member. Politician and military need FPI to express their hidden agenda about political issues, and FPI need them too in order to get the finance for their activity.

The second is the influence. FPI has strong influence to its follower. From year to year, FPI maintain its ideology to encourage its follower. Andri Rosadi, the researcher from Gajah Mada University, said FPI masses are the youngers who have strong motivation to express their religious thought. They have the same dream to practice the Islamic value in their everyday life. They have the same disagreement to the government and start to make a movement to reach their dream. Most of them believe this government must be replaced with Islamic government in order to create Islamic government. The famous quotation from FPI website is noble life or died as syuhada.

The third is the situation. According to Van Klinken and Rosadi, the existence of FPI is depends on the politic, social, and economic situation. In politic situation, the government can’t guarantee peace and freedom for people to express their belief. The government is not established law to punish everyone and mass organizations who attack the freedom of other people. In social, many radical organizations are increased because of problem in law enforcement. There are no rules about mass organizations that limit mass activity. In economic, there is huge numerous unemployment in our society. These situations give contributions to the establishment of radical organizations like FPI.

Considering the networking, the situation, and influence, it is difficult to dismiss FPI. Although the government success to dismiss this organization, but in the same time, the same organization will established with the different name. If the government wants to solve the problem about radical organization, it must solve all problems in social, politics, and economics.

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TIN news:   Export and import through Benapole land port remained suspended since Saturday morning due to a strike by Indian traders.
The Indian traders enforced the strike protesting the hike of truck parking charge at the Integrated Checkpost in Petropol port of India. Long tailbacks on both sides of the border have already created following the strike.
Nearly 1,000 trucks carrying different goods, including fish, betel leaf, onion and flowers, remained trapped at both land ports due to the strike since morning, said assistant revenue officer of Beanpole checkpost Hasabul Islam.
The parking charge on four-wheel Lorries was raised to 270 Indian rupee from 80 while that of 16-wheel lorries to 560 rupee from 120.
Kartik Chakrabarty, general secretary of Petrapole Clearing & Forwarding Agentd Welfare Association, alleged that the port authorities suddenly increased its charge on truck parking. The traders will continue the strike until the parking charge is not brought down, he added.
Earlier on Friday, chairman of Indian Land Port Authority YS Sherawat and chairman of Bangladesh Land Port Authority Tapan Kumar Chakraborty jointly inaugurated the ‘Integrated Checkpost’ in Petrapole land port, India, according to UNB.

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To develop high quality technical personnel with a sound footing on basic engineering principles, innovative research capabilities and exemplary professional conduct to lead and to use technology for the progress of mankind, training and adepting them to changing technological environment by providing the high quality instruction, infra, faculty, effective teaching and learning methods imbibing socio-ethical, eco-friendly and entrepreneurial values as the inner strength for rural development

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We, at Tirumala Engineering College, Strongly believe that Quality is the essence of life. Hence, TEC will constantly strive to improve the quality of education and training imparted to its students by establishing state-of-the-art laboratories and modernizing them continually, upgrading the knowledge and skills of its staff periodically and developing strong linkages with industry.

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The Tirumala Milk Products Pvt. Ltd is stewarded by five humble sons of the soil, moderately educated, but fired by a sprit of enterprise. In a short span of 15 years, the Dairy Group expanded its transactions to all the four Southern states and ushered into one of the Mega-Industrial Houses. With its varied milk products, its annual turnover has astonishingly shot up to Rs:1500 Crores. Foreign investors, too, have started showing keen interest in the Dairy. IIM Students have come down to study this marvel of rular initiative. Their business preoccupations notwithstanding, the dairy management had always been conscious that the tremendous breakthrough they had achieved was made possible by the cooperation of the humble dairy farmers who formed the backbone of their industry. This nagging sense of gratitude is what inspired them to set up an Engineering College in the vicinity of their origins with a view to promoting technical education for faster growth among their rural brethren.

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European Commission’s proposals would ban e-cigarettes

| November 27, 2013

New European Commission proposals, if adopted, would ban every e-cigarette on the EU market and would severely limit or make unviable the development of new products, according to Clive Bates, the director of Counterfactual, a public interest consulting and advocacy group.

“Late last week the European Commission circulated a confidential new proposal for regulating e-cigarettes,” Bates wrote on The Counterfactual website.

“The document was sent only to those negotiating the future of e-cigarettes behind closed doors in Brussels—representatives of the European Parliament and European Council.

“This isn’t a final proposal, but it provides the negotiators with something to discuss.”

Bates said that a copy of the document had been obtained by the Nicotine Science and Policy website and was at

“It is quite frankly appalling—lacking any legitimacy in public health or internal market policy-making …,” Bates continued. “Make no mistake, if implemented this proposal bans every product on the market today and would severely limit options for future products—and may make it commercially unviable to develop in future.”

In a long piece, Bates goes on to list the main troubling features of the document; how the proposals should be scrutinized; and how to respond to the proposals.

His piece is at

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The famous mixture of cool and aromatic tobaccos, first specially blended for the third Earl of Craven in the 1860's. A very traditional latakia mixture.

Blend TypeEnglish
ContentsLatakia, Oriental/Turkish, Virginia
FlavoringOther / Misc
Packaging50 grams tin
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DrDyson Reviewed By DateRating StrengthFlavoringTasteRoom Note
DrDyson (126)
Medium None Detected Mild to Medium Pleasant to Tolerable

Craven Mixture was a beautifully balanced, old-fashioned English mixture – supposedly the “Arcadia Mixture” celebrated by J.M. Barrie – that is no longer made. It began life in the 1860s and was last seen (by me, at least) in the 1980s. There are from time to time rumours of a comeback or a clone, but I've never seen any sign of one. I don't really know of anything that could be called an approximation, with the possible exception of Gawith's Squadron Leader. One can only wonder why so many of these marvellous old tobaccos disappeared yet there is still a market for cherry-flavoured blasphemies and tongue burners.

Ah, I miss CM still. “It's the smoothest and most satisfying tobacco a man could wish for”, says an old advertisement from 1928. In the same advertisement it is advertised as being available in tins and “cartridge form” – i.e. in the soft paper packets that were in use before those wretched plastic pouches came along. CM was to English mixtures what Balkan Sobranie was to Balkan mixtures: the absolute ne plus ultra. The “Craven Ready Rubbed” to which “Holy Smoke” is (I think) referring has nothing in common with Craven Mixture but the Craven name. Craven Ready Rubbed is in my opinion the worst kind of supermarket garbage. Craven Mixture would be highly recommended if you could still get it.

5 people found this review helpful.

Pipestud Reviewed By DateRating StrengthFlavoringTasteRoom Note
Pipestud (1825)
Medium None Detected Medium Pleasant

One of the finest tobaccos of its kind that I have very smoked. The Original Cravens Mixture was a middle of the road, deeply flavorful English mixture with sensational Virginia leaf, smoky, sweet and fragrant Latakia, and fine small leaf Orientals that added just enough spice to compliment the overall presentation.

4 people found this review helpful.

Noorrmm Reviewed By DateRating StrengthFlavoringTasteRoom Note
Noorrmm (193)
Medium None Detected Medium Pleasant to Tolerable

An old favorite of mine from the 70's, long gone from the market in its original form. Simply a well balanced, tasty, and cool smoke that I could enjoy all day and into the evening without switching off. Always lit well, burned cool and dry. One of the few that said "hit me again" as I cleaned the pipe. DAMN, I miss it.

If this was the basis for the fictitious Arcadia Mixture, then I can understand what the fuss is about. McC's Arcadia didn't get it right, IMHO.

2 people found this review helpful.

SteelCowboy Reviewed By DateRating StrengthFlavoringTasteRoom Note
SteelCowboy (685)
Medium None Detected Medium Pleasant to Tolerable

This review of the Craven Mixture is based on one half of a two tin set recently purchased from a consignment seller. This mixture comes from the pink lidded tin that I believe is from the 1990's. Based on other reviews, I think it's safe to assume that Craven Mixture had a pouch version, possibly in the final days of distribution. It is only a guess, but my opinion is it's unlikely that the pouch version was the exact same blend as the version found in the tin.

Upon opening CM, the appearance is that of a typical medium English blend. The Virginia's showed some sugar crystals on them. The moisture level was perfect and Craven produces clouds of very smooth smoke. I am sure that the Latakia has softened with age and in this case, it seems to have melded beautifully with the other component tobaccos. With the exception of the aged Virginia's, there isn't very much sweetness to the blend and I imagine that the Latakia was far more forward when it was originally tinned. If you are a fan of aged tobaccos and medium English blends, this little gem is worth the price. Highly Recommended.

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shakenbake Reviewed By DateRating StrengthFlavoringTasteRoom Note
shakenbake (7)
Medium to Strong None Detected Medium to Full Pleasant to Tolerable

I just got around to popping open one of my tins that I had bought in the 1990s, and already aged a few years. This was the original mixture with the pink label, not a replacement or imitation.

The tin aroma was heavenly, with the fruity, sweet scent of matured and aged Virginias that evokes memories of great tobaccos of the past. While smoking this bowl, I tasted the Latakia in this mixture; it was subdued by the 25+ years aging, but present nonetheless. After two to three re-lights, I was able to keep it going with occasional tamping for about a half an hour. The strength and flavour seemed to be constant throughout the smoke that lasted more than a half an hour in a size 3-4 bowl of my bent apple. The Virginias and other components really delivered a pleasant taste and smoke.

All in all, a great smoke, evoking memories of pipe pleasures from the past. Some of the later-day reincarnations of this noble mixture do not do it justice. Once my stash is exhausted, I will miss it. Its memories will encourage me to try to find a suitable alternative. Although I do not believe that I will find an exact replacement, those of us who have been fortunate enough to have smoked it have been fortunate to have experienced a most noble tobacco.

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Connoisseur Reviewed By DateRating StrengthFlavoringTasteRoom Note
Connoisseur (42)
Medium to Strong Mild to Medium Medium Tolerable

Craven Mixture is an interesting tobacco in that I normally do not like Latakia blends. I bought a couple of tins of this a while back not realising it had latakia and was pleasently surprised how rich, smooth and flavoursome it was. Medium to dark brown ribbon cut tobaccos with almost perfect moisture, which burned well from the first light. The flavour could be best described as coconutty but definitely not overpowering. I don't know how much Latakia is in this stuff, but it certainly didn't smell like traditional English blends. Definitely worth a try.

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Holy Smoke Reviewed By DateRating StrengthFlavoringTasteRoom Note
Holy Smoke (26)
Mild to Medium Very Mild Mild Pleasant

Well, this was bland.

I can't really remember anything of note whatsoever about this tobacco and frankly, I have no interest in buying another pouch to refresh my memory. It's just another one of those 'supermarket' blends that do any good pipe an injustice.

Anyone who thinks that this modern (pouch) version of craven is the arcadia mixture must be living in Neverland.

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Inquisitor Reviewed By DateRating StrengthFlavoringTasteRoom Note
Inquisitor (155)
Medium None Detected Medium Tolerable

(From blind tobacco tasting review)

Appearance: A blend of roughly 50% brown tobaccos and 50% black tobaccos, cut short, no pressing evident. Not much contrast in the tin.

Tin Aroma: A strong Latakia smell hits you first (I would guess at least some Cyprian Latakia). Beneath this, aromas of barbecue sauce/Slim Jim, smoky campfire and wet dog become apparent. In short, an overall smokiness which covers any other aromas which might exist.

First Smoke: Again, I used a corn cob. The first sip of smoke came on as a fairly typical Oriental English, that is, dry, mouth-drying, Latakia-dominated flavor, a significant Oriental presence and very little Virginia toastiness and warmth. To be fair, I don?t love this type of blend, with the exception of Dunhill EMP. So, not surprisingly, I find the smoke to be somewhat boring, with little development or variation of flavors from beginning to end, and very little complexity. It isn?t terrible, but I ?m quite indifferent to it. I wouldn?t willingly choose to smoke it again.

Second Smoke: In a Hardcastle Deluxe that smokes English blends like a champ. Unfortunately, the smoke is virtually identical to the first smoke in the corn cob.

Third Smoke: In a ?London Pipe Shop? pipe, a thick briar no-name straight Dublin. Given the lackluster results of the first two smokes, I approached this tobak with some reluctance, on a dog walk at 11 pm, around 22F. I believed that this would be my last smoke ever of this blend. The pouch aroma was of a smoky barbecue sauce, not especially pleasant. The flavor, however, was very different from my first two attempts. Sweeter, better balance, more VA character. Then, did overnight DGT.

On re-light, immediately gave good flavor without bitterness (again, Vas). Not a heavy English, and the bass note is only an accent, with a ginger-like bitterness common (for me) with English blends. A honey-like mild sweetness plays throughout the top and mid-levels, with faint suggestions of licorice, barbecue sauce and fresh-cut wheat. The Virginias play a gradually increasing role, and the toasty/sweet trademark of high-quality leaf is most welcome. In the last ¼ of the bowl, the Vas drop out, leaving mostly a smoky flavor and a moderately ashy bitterness.

Summary: This blend is neither great nor terrible. I would say that it is ?good.? It certainly poses no threat to Renaissance, Raven?s Wing, Celebrated Sovereign, Mc #2020 and a few others. The pipe, or maybe tester? s hydration/dehydration, makes a big difference. If it smoked like it did the first two times, I would probably dump the bowl before the halfway mark. If it smoked like the third smoke, I would smoke the entire bowl without any regrets.

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A Sutliff match of the legendary Murray's (after it was branded for some time by Dunhill) now discontinued Elizabethan Mixture. It is a well combined blend of Virginia with perique.

BrandSutliff Tobacco Company
Blended ByCarl McCallister
Manufactured BySutliff Tobacco Company
Blend TypeVirginia/Perique
ContentsPerique, Virginia
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JimInks Reviewed By DateRating StrengthFlavoringTasteRoom Note
JimInks (2077)
Mild to Medium None Detected Medium Tolerable

I’ve compared this to the original (which once was a regular smoke for me) and I'd say this blend is fairly close, but not an exact match. It’s certainly closer than the current DE production by Dunhill, which I consider to be inferior to both the original and the Sutliff Match. The Murray’s version was a little more complex in taste, and had just a little more bright lemon Virginia. The perique is very peppery in both, slightly more plumy here. The brown Virginia is virtually identical: a little grass and earth with some citrus. As much as I liked the Murray’s product, I would say this is as close as you can get. A little more sprinkling of citrusy, spicy floral lemon Va., and it’d virtually be the same. Because the new version is different from the Murray’s, which is what the Match attempted to copy, I would not consider them to be similar. The proportion of ingredients in the new Dunhill version is different, and is a shag cut , which the original never was. Nor is this Match, which is ribbon cut.

The nic-hit here is in the center of mild to medium, which is a tad less than the Murray’s version. The strength level is closer to medium than it is to mild, while the Murray’s was medium. No chance of bite or harshness is present. Burns cool and clean at a moderate pace with a very consistent flavor. Leaves little dampness in the bowl, and requires an average number of relights. Has a pleasant, slightly lingering after taste, and stronger room note. Can be an all day smoke for most people.

The Murray’s version of DE was one of the very few blends m'lady openly complained about. When they quit making it, she was very happy. A couple of years back, I tried the Match for the first time. Five minutes after I started smoking it, she came back to the studio and said, "Are you smoking that crap again? I thought they quit making it." Telling me that she recognized the smell after several years just struck me kinda funny. That, besides the taste, amplified my assessment that the Match is close indeed. I gave the Murray's version four stars. Couldn't do that for the new release, which is a two star blend. This gets four stars.

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fr_tom Reviewed By DateRating StrengthFlavoringTasteRoom Note
fr_tom (312)
Medium None Detected Medium to Full Tolerable

I have either never had the original or it was bowl or two from friends 30 years ago. I am not comparing this to my memory or my imagination.

I found this to be a solid VaPer. The Virginias are both bright and dark, and provide an excellent foundation. They are slightly heavy and full with just a little citrus and hay. The perique is a solid presence that does not overpower. It is peppery when puffed and some plum is there when sipped. I did not taste any topping.

I liked this, and I could see smoking a lot of it. It is not one of those tobaccos that wows you or has you marveling at complexity. If you are looking for a "full" VaPer that satisfies, this one is a solid 3+.

6 people found this review helpful.

albfneto Reviewed By DateRating StrengthFlavoringTasteRoom Note
albfneto (184)
Medium to Strong Mild to Medium Full Tolerable

Is a blend of Virginia with Perique. During smoking, the Perique is easily scented, peppery, very peppery. After a few minutes, you may note the Virginia. Is a decent Virginia-Perique. No complexity. The components easily separated If you enjoy a mixture not complex, when the Virginia and the Perique can be easily noted, try this.

4 people found this review helpful.

SmoothGentleman Reviewed By DateRating StrengthFlavoringTasteRoom Note
SmoothGentleman (5)
Mild to Medium None Detected Medium Pleasant to Tolerable

Very tangy and citrusy; the bright virginias play a big part in it. The perique isn't peppery, or not enough to be noticeable, but gives a sweet plum flavour. It is a very sweet tobacco. I would probably suggest it to someone who smokes aros and wants to try out virginias and Va/Per. Not an overly complex smoke, but an enjoyable all-day smoke for certain.

Pipe Used: MM legend

Age When Smoked: Less than one week

Purchased From: 4noggins

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StevieB Reviewed By DateRating StrengthFlavoringTasteRoom Note
StevieB (1538)
Medium to Strong None Detected Medium to Full Pleasant

Sutliff Tobacco Company - Match Dunhill Elizabethan Mixture.

Having no idea of the original I'll forego any attempt to make a comparison. But that doesn't really matter to me though, as this is a damn good blend, whether it's a clone or not!

The mixture's quite coarsely cut, there's a few sizeable leaf like pieces. The majority of the blend looks medium brown, but there are one or two jet black specks mixed in. The smell from the loose pouch is pure and uncased.

The smoke tastes FABULOUS. I get lots more Perique than Virginia; it may be a bit too much for some. There's lots of 'dark' Perique subtleties: it's plummy, figgy, and rich, with an equal measure of spice. I don't get much of the Virginia, I can't really identify much grass/citrus from it; I often struggle picking up on Va traits in heavier tasting blends, though. The temperature of the smoke's relatively low, and it burns superbly.

I get a decent hit of nicotine from this, and unlike my fellow reviewers to date I don't find the room-note too bad!

An easy one to rate:

Highly recommended.

Pipe Used: Altinok Lee Van Cleef Meer' (friday pipe)

Age When Smoked: One month

Purchased From: 4noggins

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toddsmith7378 Reviewed By DateRating StrengthFlavoringTasteRoom Note
toddsmith7378 (14)
Mild to Medium None Detected Mild to Medium Tolerable

When I read the rating it tells me "somewhat" recommend, which sounds about right. It may only give it a couple stars though which I think its better than that, I just only "somewhat'" recommend the stuff.

I've only had the current Dunhill Elizabethan. It kind of resembles that blend at times. It's a fairly light VA/Per and resembles it to a degree, but its also different.

The Dunhill Elizabethan I enjoy is kind of citrusy/grassy in the Virginia realm of its flavor with a dousing of tasty perique. Compared to many of the VA/PER blends I've tried, not many have the high end where Elizabethan does.

This one doesn't quite get there at the high end. It's clearly different Virginia tobacco with some of its own nuances. It doesn't quite go into Red or dark flavored Virginia at all, so it keeps itself from being that type of VA/PER.

If there's a range of Virginia taste from high to low end, I'd put Elizabethan at the high end, and this one at mid-high, but never grassy citrusy high. Maybe only slightly grassy with some other mid type flavor not prominent in the current Elizabethan blend. This mid high flavor I taste quite prominent and if its in the current Elizabethan mixture by Dunhill, its a background player, not at the forefront like in this blend.

Like other Sutliff blends, it has a very slight, really slight, mustiness to it, maybe attributed to an older, or lower grade of tobacco than in most modern tinned blends.

It's basically an Elizabethan blend with lower grade of tobacco, maybe. Maybe not, and its just Sutliff's flavor, I can't quite say as I'm no tobacco expert.

It might be good enough to have on hand if you really just need a cheaper alternative to Elizabethan in bulk. It's not bad by any means and is quite smokeable, but calling it a complete match isn't accurate to this modern Dunhill rendition.

It may taste more like the Murray's version I've never tried. I bought 8 ounces of the stuff and was somewhat disappointed in the first bowl I smoked through a cobb. I've given it more of a chance in some of my favorite briar pipe's and have to say its growing a bit more on me the more I smoke it.

I do love the Elizabethan profile and this has it maybe more than other va/per's out there, so on that alone, its pretty good. If you love elizabethan just that much more than everything else and want a variation of it, this could be a top choice, but don't expect an identical copy to the current version.

Pipe Used: Briar, Cobb

Age When Smoked: New

Purchased From: Pipes and Cigars

Similar Blends: VA/PER.

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Monday, 29 July 2013

Beach Themed Window Display

Here at Toyday we have brought the beach to our window display - we've even brought the sand! Our window display shows all the sorts of things you could possibly want to make your trip to the beach even more enjoyable.

We've got everything from buckets, spades and frisbees to hoola hoops and wooden boats. Our widow display even has a few seagulls flying above.

 To make it look more like the beach we also brought in some beautiful sea shells and rocks.

Sunday, 28 July 2013

How to make your own erupting volcano

This erupting volcano makes a perfect landscape for your toy dinosaurs, both before and after the eruption.

All you need to make this is:

• A small bottle
• Bicarbonate of soda
• Vinegar
• Water
• Washing up liquid
• Red food colouring
• Some sand
• A few small rocks

The Lava
All you need to do is half fill the bottle with water, and add about 5 heaped teaspoons of bicarbonate of soda, a squirt of washing up liquid and a dash of red food colouring. Give this a good mix.

The Volcano
Place the bottle down where you would like the centre of your volcano, and pile up the sand around it, up to the neck of the bottle.

Place some small stones or rocks around the volcano, and add your toy dinosaurs if you wish.

The Eruption
When you are ready for the grand event, simply pour the vinegar into the bottle right up to the top and enjoy as the molten lava flows down the volcano!

Saturday, 27 July 2013

hand clapping rhymes

Hand clapping has been happening on the playground for years and years. Everyone knows the different rhymes that get passed down through the generation. From example, I was singing rhymes that my great grandmother did when she was small! There are so many that I never even knew, but one that most people know is the famous 'see see my playmate'
A very simple one that is so easy to learn (although there are a few different lyrics)

One I recently found online was this one called 'Boom Snap Clap' which seems to be a lot more complex that the first one... (they even use their legs!)

Here are a few more rhymes that you might remember-

High low
chicken low
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My boyfriend gave me an apple
My boyfriend gave me a pear
My boyfriend gave me a kiss on the lips and threw me down the stairs
He threw me over Ireland
He threw over France
He threw me over the USA and then pulled down my pants!

Miss Mary Mack, Mack, Mack

All dressed in black, black, black

With silver buttons, buttons, buttons

All down her back, back, back

She asked her mother, mother, mother

For fifty cents, cents, cents

To see the elephant, elephant, elephant

Jump the fence, fence fence

They jumped so high, high, high

They touched the sky, sky, sky

And didn't come back, back, back

Till the fourth of July, July, July

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Thursday, 25 July 2013

The weather has been hotter than it has been in several years which means if you if you have a small child this is the BEST summer of their whole little lives! It is certainly turning out to be one of the best I've ever had, I can remember heatwaves but I didn't live by the sea side when I was little so now I am reliving my beachless youth!
Although thunderstorms have hit most of the country, we have been mostly protected here in Looe and the beach is being enjoyed by holiday makers from all over the British Isles.
There is so much fun to be had on the beach, it's not just sandcastles and paddling, Looe has a bouncy castle and giant slide for the kids, you will see people playing all the usual outdoor games like Frisbee, Cricket, and flying Kites but you will also find some of the older traditional games like Quoits and Boules still very much alive down here! The beach is also a perfect place to practice your Juggling or Diabolo skills, and the sea makes it a safe place for Fire Poi or Staffs
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I have been helping with the sandcastle building because I found a chip cone on the beach and used it to make pointy tops on the towers, that made me very popular with the girls and now I'm not allowed to sunbathe until I have finished a princess castle before the tide comes in! I am planning a giant sand sculpture soon, just need to decide what to make.........any ideas?

Monday, 22 July 2013

Every Baby Needs A Mobile

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Saturday, 20 July 2013

The World's Best Sand Castles

It's now been about 3 weeks of amazing weather! Everyday the temperature has been reaching about 30 degrees and it's supposedly meant to get even hotter next week (!!!) I've been spending a lot of time on the beach and I've noticed all these children with different buckets and spades, making sand castles. I really believe that sand castles are one of the best parts of being on the beach!
 So I did my research and found some amazing images of sand castles created by people on different beaches, all around the world-

Maybe your sand castle isn't as glamorous as these ones but you can try creating all different types of castles- tall, short, large, thin...
At Toyday we sell all sorts of spades and buckets to enjoy with the family or with your friends. So enjoy the sunshine whilst it lasts and get yourself to the beach!

Friday, 19 July 2013

Anna's Visit to England

I'm Anna and I'm 16 year old. this is my second experience in England but this is my first "job experience". in the morning I'm going to school and in the afternoon I'm going here for work. I've never worked yet so I have a little fear! I hope to learn this language because my English is poor. I'm living in a family very very beautiful with 2 girl: french girl and spanish girl. I will live in Totnes for 2 week. I work in a "toy shop" and I work on the till. It's not difficult but i have fear all the same!

With my teacher and my class, we visited the castle and we went to the train station.On Saturday, tomorrow, i will go, with my Italian friends, to Exeter. We will do more shopping!! I think that Totnes is a good city and there are more beautiful shops in the center, in fact, I already bought a dress.

Wednesday, 17 July 2013

Looe is a Place of Smugglers Tales and Pirate Legends

If you take a look around Looe it doesn't take much to imagine it as a town of smugglers and pirates. With it's narrow alleys and hidden nooks there was plenty of places for a pirate to slip away unnoticed, or as they were often armed, jump out on a lone customs officer.

Smugglers Cottage on Looe Island
Looe island became a hub for smugglers who could pay to have their goods stored in a cave out of sight
from even themselves. There is a cave on the island that is said to be over 30 yards long. Legend has it that there are secret tunnels connecting the island to Looe.

The island was brought from Elizabeth I by the Trelawney family in the 1600's, the island was then rented to the Finn family in 1781. Finn had just spent 7 years on Mewstone island off shore from Plymouth as punishment for the crime of causing a nuisance to his neighbors and apparently got the taste for an isolated life. The Finn family also shared the island with the Hooper family who have connections to smuggling.

Amram Hooper was said to be the chief smuggler of the time, although he and his family didn't smuggle the goods themselves they would hide contraband goods for a fee and then get them across to Looe when the coast was clear. Smuggled goods would include spirits, tea and silk stockings or anything that had a high duty. He along with his sister Jochabed and daughter Matilda are involved in many of the smuggling stories of the island although often the spellings of names get changed.

Matilda was nick named Black Till which is very similar to another island resident Black Joan a member of the Finn family. There are two stories of Black Joan committing murder the first I heard was that she killed a tall man on the island the skeleton of which has been discovered there and the second story of how she got into an argument with a Jamaican seaman in the Jolly Sailor Inn and shot him in the head. Although jailed for this crime she was acquitted despite the witnesses probably due to the magistrate being one of her best customers. The tale of Black Till is that she would pretend to be in distress in her rowing boat to distract the attention of any officers so that her father could move the contraband goods.

The islanders were not alone in their smuggling. A farmer would ride his white horse along the coast to signal that the coast was clear and if it wasn't he would take it back home. The Hooper gang were later joined by Thomas Fletcher, an Irishman who absconded from the coastguard to join the smugglers.

Who knows what hidden treasure could be found on the island. There is a story of how a group having a picnic on the island rushed into a barn when it started to rain and fell through the floor. Under the floor they discovered hidden spirits.

The Jolly sailor where Black Joan was said to have shot a man was also home to a quick thinking landlady. When a customs officer came to check the pub she quickly sat on an illicit keg and concealed it beneath her petty coats whilst calmly knitting. There are also stories of a woman who concealed a secret passage in a Looe cottage behind her skirts.

The house built by customs to keep an eye on smuggling in Looe.
Every Tuesday in Looe during the high season you may see a pirate walking around as their legends are remembered by the local people who dress up as pirates for one day a week. If you want to join them and get your own piratey treasures take a look at our website.

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Sunday, 14 July 2013

Pets Without The Mess

Here at Toyday we have a range of animal theme toys for those children who would love a pet but can't have one.

Hamster On A Wheel - £8.99
This battery powered hamster runs around and around in his wheel. Easy to put together and also comes in two colours.

Cat In The Bag - £5.00
Put the cat in the bag on the floor and watch as he rolls around trying to get out. Comes with bag, motorised ball and tail of the cat.

Singing Bird - £14.99
Turn the key on the bottom of the bird cage, look and listen as he sings his song and moves in time with his song.
 To open any products page simply click on the image.

Saturday, 13 July 2013

How to juggle...

I've always been so fascinated at the concept of juggling. I remember my Grandparents taking us to the Circus every summer and I was just so wonder-struck at the different tricks by acrobatic performers. They'd go from using three simple balls to 4, 5, 6, 7 etc. Then they would set them on fire and start throwing them around their necks and legs. Absolutely insane! It's always been on my bucket list to learn how to juggle, especially in the summer because there's a lot more space and longer days to work at it.

So here is a simple guide on how to juggle-

 1) start with one ball. Start passing one ball from one hand to the other. Try and get the ball at eye-height or higher. Your hands must not move too much, so aim to keep your elbows at your hips.
2)Practice scooping your hand. This will help make juggling a lot easier. Just scoop, or dip, your hand before tossing the ball. Practice scooping and tossing from one hand to another, don't let the arc rise above your eye level.
3) now use two balls. Toss ball A, and when it reaches the middle of its arc, toss ball B. Practice until this becomes very natural.
4) finally, three balls! Put two balls in one hand and the another ball in the other hand. Start by passing ball 1 from your right hand and once it reaches the middle of its arc throw ball 2 to your right hand. Then, once ball 2 is at its peak throw ball 3 (making sure you've caught ball 1!)
It sounds complicated, i know! Which is why you should purchase our juggling balls that even have their own diagrams on the box. Just keep practicing and practicing until you feel comfortable...

...and remember- even the most experienced jugglers and acrobats had to start somewhere!

Wednesday, 10 July 2013

Do You Remember Your First Computer Games?

Blake is only 5 and already he has started saving up for the very latest Xbox although he has told us he also wants and Ipad. Little does he know that when he is our age these will be the devises he will have nostalgic memories of playing 'retro' computer games on.

I remember our first Atari games console complete with joy stick and block like games that pushed into the top. We only had 4 games, our favourites being Space Invaders and Pacman.

Next we had a commodore 64 that my parents brought second hand. It was definitely one way of teaching children patience as it took so long to load a game. When we got bored of the games that came with it I spent my Birthday money on a Quick Draw Mcgraw game. Adam has equally fond memories of his first Spectrum computer which is where he did his first computer programming. A skill which later proved very useful when designing all the Toyday computer systems that we all use on a daily basis.

Sunday, 7 July 2013

Horse Themed Toys

Horses are beautiful animals that many little boys and girls dream of owning one day. Here at Toyday we have a range of horse themed toys that your children will love.

Here are a few:

First we have a Wooden Horse Swing - £39.99. This solid birch swing has high side so it is safe for young children and comes with strong rope and metal hoops so that you can hang it from anywhere. As it comes plain you can even paint it to look like the pony of their dreams.

Next we have the very traditional Hobby Horses - Prices range from £19.99 - £30.00. All of our hobby horses are made of wood, come with bridles on and come in a range of colours.

Finally we also have - for the younger children - a Wooden Pull Along Horse - £16.99. Great for children who are learning to walk or crawl as it will encourage them to pull it along.

Click on any of the images to go straight to the product page.

Saturday, 6 July 2013

Crazy for Crab fishing

The Quayside in Looe is the perfect place to go crab fishing and visitors here line the harbour with their buckets and bait. Our shop is positioned right in the middle of the East Looe Quay and we sell a bucket, bait and line deal for £3 to hundreds of tourists. I can see them from the shop window and I often walk along the Quay after work to check out how they have fared. Today Looe is holding a crab fishing competition with prizes for the most crabs caught. Find out more about crabbing and marine conservation with the experts from the Looe Marine Conservation Group
Last week I saw a little girl giggling away as she filled her fathers hood with little crabs while he was busy concentrating on his own crab line!

What can you catch?

There are 3 main types of small crab living in the rocks of the quayside.

Common Shore Crab

These little guys are the main ones you'll find, they can vary in colour from dark bottle green to purple.

Edible Crabs

You can tell it's an edible crab by it's pie crust edge. Don't take them home to eat though, they are far too small, these are just babies! If you want crab you can buy one of their great grand parents from the local fish market and that will feed a family of 4!

Velvet Shore Crab

These can be identified by their feathered back legs which they use to swim with. They also have amazingly beautiful front claws with mutlicoloured markings. These are the rarest of the bunch.

How to do it

You can buy your Bucket, Bait and line for £3 from Toyday and then pitch up at the Quay.

Step 1

Fill your bucket with sea water. Try and find a little patch of shade to put it in, crabs are not happy in direct sun light.

 Step 2

Get the bait in the net without letting the Sea Gulls steal it! If you are fishing with little ones, do this for them, the sea gulls tend to pick on the smaller children and leave the big adult humans alone (they know where their bread is buttered!) We supply frozen bacon in small plastic bag so you can slip it all in the net in one swift go. It is frozen to stop it rinsing away in the current quite so fast, and the crabs can't eat as much as of so it will last longer. Bacon is of course irresistible to crabs!

Step 3

Drop your net of bait down into the water and wait until you see a crab grab on and start munching. If you slowly lift the net the crab instinctively grips on.

Step 4

Stick it in the bucket and have a look at the crazy little things!

Crabs are not friendly creatures, they don't like each other much and if you over crowd your bucket a fight is likely to break out. Don't let them build up on top of each other in there, you can still keep count and put them back every time the bucket fills up. If the tide is low don't chuck them over the side, they have a heavy exoskeleton and will fall hard and fast, if there isn't enough water to slow them down they might crack their shells!

Handle with care! The best way to pick up a crab is from behind with your thumb and fore fingers on the edge of it's shell. Out of the way of the pincers and avoiding the delicate eyes or antenna.

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A Walk to Remember around the Surreal Lakes of Rajasthan

Rajasthan is a standout amongst the most mainstream vacation spots in the nation, known for its compositional grandness and is saturated with history. But apart from all this, there is a plenitude of beautiful excellence in the locale. Be it the far reaching Thar Desert, Aravali mountain range, wildlife asylums or the national parks, voyagers feel nature’s abundance in the district. Adding to this extravagant rundown are the various lakes in the state around which you can take that blissful walk or sit down and spend some hours of serenity.

If you have decided to head to Rajasthan for your upcoming holidays, then make sure that you have the following gorgeous lakes covered in your itinerary. You can get to know the Rajasthan tour packages price and detailed insight on any one of the leading online travel portals. Once you are done with this process, you can take a look at these stunning lakes of Rajasthan.

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1. Fateh Sagar Lake

Fateh Sagar Lake is said to be the pride of Udaipur city. It is one of the four noteworthy pools of the city. A fake lake worked by Maharana Jai Singh, Fateh Sagar Lake is situated in the north of Lake Pichola. The lake was constructed route in 1978, however got its name from Maharana Fateh Singh, who later made increments to it. The length of the lake is 2.4km, while its width is 1.6km and it is 11.5 meters profound. Situated in the south-west part of the city, it is a noteworthy vacation destination. The lake has three little islands that can be come to by a watercraft.

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2. Lake Pichola

The character of Udaipur city, Lake Pichola is the most well known lake in Udaipur. It is a counterfeit freshwater lake that was made in 1362 AD. The lake got its name from an adjacent town – “Picholi” town. Students of history trust that the various lakes in Udaipur were worked to take into account the watering system and drinking water needs of the encompassing ranges. The most extreme length and broadness of the lake are 4 km and 3 km separately. The lake was worked amid the rule of Maharana Lakha. Later, Maharana Udai Singh was profoundly hypnotized by the magnificence of the lake and established Udaipur city on the banks of the lake.

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3. Balsamand Lake

Balsamand Lake is found 5 km from the fundamental Jodhpur city, with the Balsamand Palace at the scenery. Worked in 1159 AD by Balak Rao Parihar, it is a manufactured lake. The lake is 1 km long, 50 m wide and 15 meters profound. Today Balsamand Lake is a standout amongst the most prominent excursion spots in the locale. The lake was intended to be a repository that could give water to the neighboring Mandore town. Maharaja Sur Singh of Jodhpur fabricated this wonderfully cut, eight-pillared royal residence as a late spring retreat which is currently a legacy inn.

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Nakki Lake is situated in the delightful city of Mount Abu. It is the biggest man-made lake arranged at a tallness of 11,000 meters. Considering the pleasant background of the lake, numerous individuals additionally call it the ‘Affection Lake’ of Mount Abu. It is one of the most attractive spots in Mount Abu and has fascinations like boating and beautiful fountains.