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“Gateway to the Stars” by Matthew McGevna (from Long Island Noir)

Gateway to the StarsLong Island Noir
by Matthew McGevna
Mastic Beach, Long Island (from Long Island Noir)

Great with fear, Nick was deliberate about getting out of his car just as the policeman had told him. The order came after Nick was ordered to cut the engine because the noise from his broken muffler was “waking up the neighbors.” It was seven p.m. Late January. Nick was just about to cross over the Jessup Lane Bridge, which led to Dune Road in Westhampton Beach, a strip of wealthy homes built on a barrier island. Nick knew that the gravelly sound of his muffler roaring past Main Street would draw the attention of the village cops. He had no delusions. Even if he’d somehow gotten over the bridge, he’d still have the bay constable to deal with. It wasn’t that he picked his poison—his poison had picked him. He’d seen the reflector strips on the doors of the cop car just as he rounded the tall hedgerow and he knew he was caught—no time to debate whether he should try to make for the bridge, before the lights spun suddenly behind him. They illuminated the interior of his car. He could practically read the e-mail he’d printed out—between his sixteen-year-old brother Jeffrey and the lowlife who’d invited him to his beach house. In the dead of winter, it wouldn’t be hard to narrow down the few houses with the lights still on inside, and fortunately “The Famous Mr. Ed” provided the address and a description of his house (which he warned Jeffrey he’d never find—buried as it was behind all the ivy and scrub pine). A white, circular observation tower rising from the roof where I do all my meth and meditation, he’d written. Thank you, Facebook. Nick was lucky Jeffrey was somewhat readable—lucky that he’d paid attention one day to Jeffrey’s favorite song, Janis Joplin’s “Summertime.” Nick was only half-listening.

“One of these mornings, Nick, you’re gonna rise up singing,” he’d said.

“By rise up, you mean OD and choke on my puke?” Nick remembered joking.

But Jeffrey shot off, “You don’t get it,” before he could detect Nick’s humor. Trying to have one of those brotherly moments.

Earlier tonight, somehow Nick had remembered this, and with his mother sobbing in the other room, he went on Facebook and tried to hack into Jeffrey’s account, using any variation of Joplin’s song he could think of, before finally getting in with RISEUP. He’d gone straight to Jeffrey’s inbox and found two messages. One from their father. It had been awhile, but Nick recognized the shape of his own mouth in his father’s profile pic and shook his head in disbelief. Dad wasn’t on Jeffrey’s “friends” list, but there was a message waiting nonetheless, and the photo was an old one, from back when their father still lived with them. Back when he was a fairly quiet spectator, moving when Nick’s mother told him to move, remaining still when it seemed best to do so. It was taken before his father finally muttered to Nick in the middle of the night that he’d measured out his life in coffee spoons, and then got into his truck and pulled out of the driveway.

The note was brief but infuriating to Nick. How are you, where have you been, what’re you doing? For a moment Nick felt the urge to delete it. Instead, he rolled his eyes and moved on to the second message. Mr. Ed. Age: 16. Hometown: Oz. Quote: “Haytas only make me stronga.” The message to Jeffrey was written in the voice of God.

Good and faithful servant Jeffrey. Thou willest visit the house of true Dionysian worship: the 1333rd house of Dune Road, and thou shalt participate in much celebration and mirth, and thou must see that it is good, when one ascends Jacob’s ladder to the observation tower, where I myself do all my meth and meditation . . .

Douche bag. Nick printed the message and Googled the address. A photo of the house popped up in the search. From one of the local newspapers. It was a photo of two old men and an old woman. The caption read: Donna and Leonard Katzenberg donated $5,000 to Edward Schiffer’s charity at his home reception at 1333 Dune Road this weekend. Nick printed the article and read it while he drove out of Mastic Beach.

Edward Shiffer, the Famous Mr. Ed, hadn’t seen sixteen since 1970. An investment broker who owned a string of hotels. Nick had no idea what he was going to do when he got there, but before he even found his keys and told his mother he was bringing Jeffrey home, he’d grabbed his old Ken Griffey Jr. Rawlings bat—thirty-two ounces, and cherry-stained, with dings in the barrel from hitting rocks when he was younger. As he read the article he began to form in his mind exactly what he wanted to do, but probably wouldn’t. At the very least, the bat just might scare Ed Shiffer enough into getting facedown and not moving until he and Jeffrey were gone.

It was never going to work, Nick thought, and getting pulled over just before he crossed the bridge didn’t come without a little bit of relief. Perhaps he’d get the cop to do something legal. A little less violent. Something that might get Jeffrey some help and nab a pervert at the same time.

But the conversation got off to a bad start. The moment Nick said good evening, the cop said, “Stick your good evenings, give me your license and registration,” which Nick had at the ready. The cop took them. Said nothing until a smile of disbelief washed across his face and he shook his head. “How did I know you were from Mistake Beach?” he said. Nick said nothing. “I’m from there originally,” the cop added.

Nick said, “Oh yeah?” and the cop looked at him suddenly.

“Originally,” he repeated. “Pineway.”

“I’m on Mayfield,” Nick said, though he knew the cop had his license and could read. The cop gave him another look, as if to close the gap of familiarity.

“Are you bragging or complaining about that? Hope you’re complaining.”

“All right, step out of the car,” the cop said, backing away from his door. He tucked Nick’s information into his front pocket. Nick tried to ask him what he was stopped for, but the cop barked his order again and it startled him. Then he told him to cut the engine—that he was waking the neighbors—and, for the third time, to step out of the car.

“I know it’s not the quietest muffler,” Nick said when he got out, but the cop cut him off by nudging him back against the car.

“It’s not just the muffler. You also got a broken taillight, and you got a sticker on your back window obstructing your view, and your insurance is a week expired.”

“I didn’t notice all that.”

“Of course you didn’t—just like every other kid from Mastic I stop out here. What are you doing here?”

“My brother—”

“You robbing houses?”

“No, my brother—”

“What about your brother?”

“My brother has been missing for the past two days, and I think he’s up in a house on Dune Road.”

“Why would he be there?”

“He’s got a drug problem.”

“Are you bragging or complaining about that?”

Nick paused. “I guess I’m complaining,” he said.

“Well, complain to your psychiatrist, not to me. Okay, what’s the rest of your bullshit story?”

“It’s not bullshit, there’s a guy on Dune Road who met him over the Internet and invited him to a drug party. Look, I’ll show you the e-mail.” Without asking permission, he turned and ducked through the open window of the driver’s side door. He felt a sudden force yank him back, and he was instantly on the ground with a knee in his ribs.

“You looking to get shot!” the cop screamed. “You never reach into your car like that—what are you reaching for?” The cop jerked him up off the ground and slammed him on the trunk. Nick yelled that he was sorry, but the cop told him to stick his sorries; to keep his palms and his right cheek down on the trunk. Then he went around to the passenger’s side of Nick’s car and yanked the door open. He grabbed the papers, including the e-mail. Stuffing them into his back pocket, he ripped open the glove box and pulled everything out. He moved to the seat cushions, the door pockets, and ran his hands under the seat.

“Where’s the weapon?” he yelled. Nick said he didn’t have one, keeping his face on the trunk. “Bullshit, everybody in your town’s got some weapon. Never stopped one that didn’t.”

From then on Nick would only answer direct questions. His knees could hardly hold his weight. His chest ached. He wanted to vomit.

He was reminded of why he’d never tried to help his brother. The last time was in the sixth grade. Jeffrey was eight. It was the day after the Fourth of July, and Jeffrey had gone off with friends to collect fireworks that hadn’t exploded—either because they were duds, had bad fuses, or were dropped by someone in all the excitement. His friends kept beating him to the prize—grabbing the spare firecrackers, bottle rockets, and jumping jacks before Jeffrey could reach them.

He came home crying, holding out three broken firecrackers in his palm while he rubbed his eyes and told Nick his friends weren’t being fair. One of them even tackled him to the ground, punched his ribs, and snatched the jump rope Jeffrey had found fair and square.

Nick rode his bike down to the kid’s house and called him out, shaking his fists at the front window. But the kid stepped out with his three older brothers: thirteen, fourteen, and sixteen.

Nick limped back home. His bike had been thrown over the fence into a sump. And the only thing Jeffrey could think to do was get mad that Nick hadn’t recaptured his jumping jacks for him, and storm into the house, slamming the door. He didn’t even stick around to hear Nick’s side of things.

The front door of the car slammed, and the cop had opened the back door to continue his search. It took seconds for him to see the bat lying across the backseat and exclaim, “Ah, I thought so!” He showed Nick the bat with a satisfied smile.

“I play baseball from time to time,” Nick said, which was a lie.

“And what were you planning to do with this tonight?”

“Nothing,” Nick said, which was the truth.

“We’ve had three smash-and-grabs this month on Dune Road. Think I got the guy who did ’em?”

“What’s a smash-and-grab?” Nick asked.

The cop came around the car, grabbed Nick’s shoulder, and flipped him over so he was faceup. Then he waved the bat at him.

“You’re in enough trouble as it is, you wanna be a fuckin’ wise-ass, I’ll jam this bat right down your throat. You’ve been smashing windows and stealing shit from cars.”

“I have not!” Nick said.

“Then why do you have this?”

“I told you, I was heading over to that guy’s house. He’s got my brother.”

“So you were gonna do something with it—a minute ago you play baseball, now you’re gonna use it on someone?”

“I don’t know why I took the bat,” Nick said.

“Just shut the fuck up before you make it worse on yourself. You got any drugs on you?”

“What? No!”

“I’m going into your pockets, if I stick myself on a needle you’re a dead piece of white, Mastic trash, you hear me? I’ll ask you once more.”

“I don’t do drugs,” Nick said “I’m a sophomore in college.”

But the cop said that meant nothing, and after the lie about the bat he didn’t believe a word he said. He had probable cause to search him. He recited his legal cover all while clutching at the outside of Nick’s pockets. Nick could see the cop’s breath pulsing into the cold night past his shoulder, as the cop rifled through his pockets. He came out with a few dollars and put them on the trunk. The wind blew them onto the street. Nick reached to catch them, which earned him another face-plant onto the trunk.

“Are you seriously on something?” the cop asked. Nick thought it was rhetorical, until the man stepped back and told him to undress. Nick must have looked as if he’d never heard English before. The cop repeated it, and told him he needed to complete his search.

“It’s January,” Nick said.

“You wanna cooperate and get undressed here, or in jail? It makes no difference to me—I still get a paycheck.”

Nick pulled his jacket off, slowly, while shaking his head. The cop told him to throw the jacket on the ground toward him. He did. The cop picked it up. Same with the shirt. Then the pants. He collected them all. His dirty sneakers, his socks. He told Nick he could pull his underwear down below his balls, turn slowly around, and then pull them back up. It was then that Nick first felt the cold—when a solid wind coming in from the bay slid through his underarms.

“Good—sit on the trunk of your car.”

Nick asked for his clothes back, but the cop was already making a retreat to his squad car, with Nick’s clothes held in a heap in front of him, like evidence. The cop asked Nick if he had a record, and Nick shook his head.

“Bullshit. You wanna tell me now, get your clothes back, or you gonna make me look it up?”

“Look it up!” Nick yelled. “I don’t have a record.”

“We’ll see,” the cop said, and slid into his car with Nick’s clothes.

Seated on the ice-cold trunk, Nick stared across the bay at the scattered lights that rose above the shoreline—like white holes punched into black paper. He could only hear the bay, leaping up with a spray to kiss the wind, while reeds sang softly between them, lined like Christmas carolers along the foot of the bridge.

What about afterward? he thought, when he tried to imagine his brother. He hugged his arms, now leathered from the cold. If Jeffrey is rescued, will he ever be saved? Will he appreciate it? Alter, or change?

He pulled his knees up—to fold the parts of his body not normally exposed into the parts that were. Get the back of his thighs elevated off the trunk. He thought to move to the hood, where it was likely still warm from the engine—but he stared into the cop’s windshield and thought better of it. Instead, he forced his mind away from the cold again, and thought of the ride out—the tree-lined boulevards, the loop through Main Street, and the theater marquee he’d driven past. The old-fashioned bulbs mounted beneath, pouring yellow pools onto the sidewalk. As if they’d blink and John F. Kennedy would suddenly be alive. Be superb again. Be hoisted on shoulders. Back before everyone had given up on the cure for death.

As he’d passed the marquee he was reminded of his first movie. Being taken by his father to see Snow White. He was ten, and Jeffrey was six. Nick had begged to see the movie all week. They were between paychecks, so his parents decided to leave Jeffrey home with his mother. On his way out, Nick turned in the doorway and saw Jeffrey’s blank face peeking out from behind Mom’s legs. Nick started to cry and asked if Jeffrey could come, but they said it was the only way.

Shivering now—his mouth stiffening at the jawline—Nick could only remember those few things. Jeffrey’s unmoved face staring quizzically back at him while he wept. His father finally “putting an end to this dinner theater” by shutting the door. And the dry taste of popcorn he barely ate.

Even in the cold, through clenched eyes, he pictured Jeffrey’s face staring back at him. Blank as lions from the kill. Could there be an afterward, after that?

In greater nightmares, Nick often fixed his mind on one solitary image. A cop coming up to his mother’s door. Wipers would nod across the windshield of his squad car. The only movement Nick would notice on the dull gray screen behind the officer. Are you Mrs. Mahler? he’d ask. Whatever the outcome. Dead or arrested. Nick had never allowed himself to imagine what would happen after.

But those nightmares had stopped awhile ago. Nick wasn’t sure when. He figured the mind could only hold so much before it either stops dead or says: Do what you must. I can’t feel you anymore. But since he was only twenty, midway though his sophomore year at college, his mind didn’t stop, and so he did the latter. Jeffrey drifted in, and through him, around him. Left when Nick arrived, arrived when Nick left. Somehow the milk in the fridge needed replacing. The cereal was left out. A door slammed. Someone turned on the shower and a voice mumbled from it. That voice, which never asked a question. Shouted. Sang. Needed something—a ride to the store for cigarettes, even. Nothing. Mumbles. The occasional hums from its room late at night, when the stuff hits the veins and the limp body leans back against the baseboard. Mmmm. Mwahhh. The numb sound of the voice breathing, as if through a straw.

Somehow a door would be locked, and Nick’s mother would bang to be let in. She’d know, but not really know, what he was doing in there. She’d suspected often, but only caught him once. Jeffrey had found his old skates and his hockey stick one day, and rolled through the house laughing, out onto the porch, sloshed across the grass like wading through water, and moved into the street. Nearly hit by a car, he spun around. Slap-shot a rock as it passed. Ducked away from another car that honked. Then he skated off. Crashed into the mailbox and bounced the back of his head off the street. When his mother ran out to him, some blood had trickled from his ear.

She was too nervous, sitting in the waiting room, to wonder about how they would pay the bill for his stupidity. That was Nick’s father’s job—staring up at the TV as if he were paying attention to the woman on Maury obsessed with knitting dog clothes. Her family crying and begging her to stop. He shook his head and stood up, muttering, “How the fuck does this happen?”

It happens, so said the doctor, because acid makes it happen. They found it in his system. It was complicating his concussion. Nick’s mother wanted to see him. His father was pacing the floor, repeating stories of wrapping the bleeding heads of drunken sailors back from shore leave before they got shipped off to Vietnam. He hated the sight of bandages. He’d go in, he said, and make sure to only look at Jeffrey’s feet. But the doctors wouldn’t let either of them visit just yet. There were “hurdles,” they said.

After that, Nick’s mother put Jeffrey in all sorts of therapy sessions, which made the ghost in Nick’s house seem like a ghost finding final peace. Drifting away. Only the stories of him began to fill the rooms. How long he’d been using. How poorly he fit in at school. And another piece of puzzling information that had somehow been tucked away from his parents all these years: he had a vastly above-average IQ. A “superior genius” rating, said one doctor—and he asked if they hadn’t noticed this. They hadn’t. Nick’s father had actually suspected the opposite. The doctor asked if they’d ever witnessed Jeffrey pick up a violin, or sit at the piano and start making sense of it, but they admitted that they never had instruments lying around the house. They weren’t really music people, Nick’s mother said, though that wasn’t really what she meant.

“If you had instruments, you might have caught this. It’s generally where extraordinary intelligence plays itself out,” the doctor said. He shook their hands after the meeting.

Nick could offer nothing to the investigation his parents launched after that—to get to the bottom of who knew about Jeffrey’s genius. The only thing Nick was able to contribute was an instance when they were in elementary school waiting at the bus stop, and fat Danny Yukely was challenging other kids to fight, and Jeffrey told Nick that Danny was the only person he would never fight because he had no “triangles.” He was only circles. When they boarded the bus, Nick asked him what he meant. Jeffrey—second grade and laughing all the time—went into an explanation of a system of his own making, that people are made of shapes, mostly triangles, and you can beat people who have a lot of triangles because triangles are clumsy. He could see when people had triangles and when people didn’t, and fat Danny Yukely didn’t. He was all circles. And circles could not be knocked over. No one’s ever seen an upside-down circle, have they?

When Nick’s mother finished listening to this story she told Nick it sounded idiotic. Nick agreed. “Except,” Nick said, squinting, “I still remember that because it’s sort of true.”

The car door slammed again. And the cop—all circles, Nick suspected—was carrying his heap of clothes in front of him. He stepped a little closer and threw them at Nick, who instantly snatched as much as he could from the air and started to dress. His jaw shook terribly.

“All right,” the cop said. “Doesn’t look like you have a record.” Nick nodded. The cop noticed and added, “So I was right again.” Nick was too cold to question his logic.

“My brother,” was all he could mutter, and the cop pulled the e-mail out from a pile of things he’d grabbed during the car search.

“Your brother’s doing drugs?” He shook his head in disgust. “Younger or older?”

“Younger,” Nick said.

“So this is your fault. Okay, here’s what’s up. As far as I’m concerned he’s over on Dune Road, he’s the bay constables’ headache. If he’s still alive. I’ll radio his name to the constables. If he turns up, we’ll let you know. But you should know, I’m keeping this e-mail and he will be under arrest.”

“What about Ed Schiffer?” Nick asked.

“Don’t worry about him—I’m telling you about your brother—he’s out here, he’s using substances, if we find him, he’s ours. But you’ll be notified.”

“He needs help,” Nick said, though he knew it wouldn’t matter. “He’s a prodigy—he’s supposed to do better things.”

The cop asked him what a prodigy was.

“A genius,” Nick said.

The cop made a fart noise. “Some genius.”

“Will he get help if we find him?”

“Not up to me.” The cop was writing something. “And what do you mean we?”

“Can’t I go look for him? On Dune Road?”

“Are you drunk?” the cop asked. “Say the alphabet.” Nick said it. “Here’s what’s gonna happen. These are yours.” He handed Nick four tickets and his information. “You’re gonna get into your car and you’re gonna swing the front end around so it’s facing north, okay?” Nick nodded. “Then you’re gonna take this road all the way up to the roundabout, and you’re gonna take the left exit. Got it?” Nick nodded again. “That road leads straight into Mastic and Mastic Beach. Go there. Stay there. We’ll call you if we hear something.”

Nick, realizing he’d been listening to false directions, shook his head and looked at the tickets.

“You in college?” the cop asked. Nick nodded. “Get good grades?”

“Dean’s list,” he said quietly.

“Are you bragging or complaining?” the cop said with a slight smile.

Nick laughed a little. He started to walk away. The cop called out to him. Nick stopped. The cop walked closer.

“One of these days when you get a house out here, you’ll realize why we’re so by-the-book. This is the gateway to the stars; there’s a lot of money out here, and they don’t want just anybody drivin’ around. Sorry I had to be a hard-ass, but you understand, right?” He waited for an answer, but none came. “I mean, look at me, I come from the same town as you—I didn’t get it either, but these people, they’re real intense about riffraff coming into the village. People bringing fights and stealing shit—people like your brother, all due respect, you know?” The cop was again answered with silence. “No hard feelings,” he said, and turned to walk away. “I hope we find your little bro.”

Minutes later, Nick was reaching the roundabout where he needed to yield, and noticed that the cop had followed him out. He locked stares with him in the rearview mirror, and the cop nodded to him just as the circle cleared. They parted ways.

His body warmed as he blasted the heat and watched the slick surface of Twin Ponds glide by his passenger window—frozen under a foot of ice. Winter birds waddled with their young through paths cleared by skaters. Every star was visible. It made everything inside Nick seem immense. Earth, a place to be swallowed. Mastic Beach, a labyrinth. Guilt, anger, love—unavoidable. Life . . . long. Stars . . . mighty things to hide between. Waddling birds and their roost . . . sage in their simplicity.

It stuck in his chest to think so, but just then he wanted Jeffrey to run. Run and hide, and disappear. Even if it meant he would never see him again. Jeffrey wasn’t part of the same world, Nick knew this now. He’d break spirits that tried to ground him. Was bigger than all of them—Nick was mistaken to try and find him. For what, and who would he find? And do what? And how would he convince something that had sailed away so long ago to come back over the bridge? To his own destruction? The cop even told him so.

He shook his head at how, just hours ago, he was praying to find him—a short while ago he breathed with relief that a cop might be able to help him. Now he couldn’t imagine a worse fate, and wasn’t that how the world he lived in really was? Always having to wait for a bad thing to happen so it makes way for something potentially good?

He pulled into his driveway and idled there. The heat was still on. Light bled white and silver onto the frost-speckled lawn when his mother pulled the front door open. He watched her peer through the reflection of their glass door, shield her eyes, and press her face against the glass.

She focused on Nick. The exhaust pulsed—spat clouds of mist around his car. Nick watched her and then looked over at the empty passenger’s seat where he knew his mother was hoping to see her other son. He looked at the seat and half smiled at Jeffrey. Not there, but never before so close.

MATTHEW McGEVNA received his MFA in creative writing from Southampton College in 2002. His fiction has appeared in Ozone Park Journal, Karamu, Confrontation Magazine, and Epiphany Magazine. The story included in Long Island Noir is part of a collection based on his experience growing up in Mastic Beach. He currently lives in Center Moriches, New York, with his wife Joanne and his son Jackson.

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That was my late father's 1962 walkathon certificate. The 17 miles (27.2km) walkathon was from Muara to Brunei Town and was held on 28th October 1962. It was organised by Brunei State Amateur Boxing Association. I guess some of your fathers were not born yet at that time.

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Doctor Who: The Girl Who Waited (Spoilers)

Good points:

- Apart from the hand wavey convenience of the start (why the hell didn't Amy just go back to the Tardis room?), this had something resembling a coherent plot.
- It was very powerful emotionally.
- The garden was lovely.

Bad points:

- This is a plot we have seen before.
- Girl companion being rescued once again.
- It kind of sends a message of "old" = "disposable".
- This meme of "The Doctor lies" is really beginning to disturb me.  I lost respect for the Doctor in this episode.

"The Girl Who Waited" is basically "Turn Left" without the (Donna) nobility.  Alternate version must be sacrificed so that "right" timeline can be resurrected.  But where alternate Donna - horrified, agonised - stepped into the breach, alternate Amy - bitter, betrayed - demands to be saved as well.  And the Doctor agrees, the Doctor lies, then the Doctor shuts the door in her face.

It's one of the worst things I've ever seen the Doctor do.

  1. I agree completely. There was something really . . . SEXIST about this episode. That Rory automatically prefers the young Amy who wants to be saved instead of the capable woman she became, that the men don't even consider saving her first instead of wiping out the timeline (no one suggested we save the lone centurian of waiting, did they?). The only thing that at all redeemed it for me was that old!Amy herself chose to make that sacrifice in the end.

    Old!Amy was awesome. Why is it that I love Amelia-the-little-girl and the Amy-who-might-or-might-not-be, but I find the current Amy so insufferable?

  2. Old!Amy was fascinating, and I love Amelia. I don't mind Amy most of the time, but she's very inconsistently portrayed and she gets rescued a LOT. A very high percentage of the episodes boil down to "rescue Amy".

    And all this hiding things from each other. Rory and Amy hiding the Doctor's death from the Doctor. And now Rory hiding that they lied to and sacrificed Old!Amy to Amy. Not to mention that they now seem fine with losing their baby.

    This series seems determined to take all the _fun_ out of Doctor Who, all the goodness, all the nobility, and replace it with cowardice, incompetence, cruelty and failure. Dressed up in "gosh that's a cool idea!".

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Rambling Recommendations

I could not name a tenth of the books I've read.  Nine times out of ten times I will remember that I've read it - if I read the blurb of the book.  Only a small portion of books leave any kind of lasting impression on me.

The following recommendations aren't necessarily my favourite books - it's more books I recall enjoying, but which are currently not tremendously well-known.  You can take recommendations for the more well-known stuff (like McKinley's Beauty) as assumed.

The Daughter of Time - Josephine Tey

The Daughter of Time I'll start with the only book which, when I'd finished reading it, had made the world a different place.  The ground had shifted.
The Daughter of Time has one of the most unutterably boring premises I've ever encountered.  Tey's British police detective is laid up in hospital, restless, and his friends and acquaintances bring him history books to distract him.  He reads a bunch of books about Richard III.  The end.

This is a book not simply about Richard III, but about the construction of history.  About all the things we think are real, known and accepted fact, without really understanding how facts are constructed.  I would never have believed I could be so fascinated by this book - enough that I've re-read it a number of times.

Black Hearts in Battersea - Joan Aiken

Black Hearts in Battersea Black Hearts is the second book in Aiken's "Wolves" series, but the first, the somewhat saccharine Wolves of Willoughby Chase, can be safely skipped over.  Black Hearts introduces one of the stand-out absolute best YA/MG girl characters in all of literature - Dido Twite.

Dido's world, an alternate history with a distinctly Dickensian feel, is dark and unpleasant, and Dido is at the absolute bottom of the heap.  Defiant, mouthy, indomitable Dido Twite, who looks like a molting sparrow and is the bravest person you'll ever meet.

Myth Happens

'Myth Happens' is my own term for a sub-genre of MG-YA books set in this world, where creatures of magic and myth take over the lives of a group of children - often taking them off to other worlds.  If you've read the The Dark is Rising series you'll have met this concept before.

The Weirdstone of Brisingamen, The Moon of Gomrath, The Owl Service - Alan Garner

The Owl Service The Weirdstone Of Brisingamen The magic in Alan Garner's books is dark and strange, sometimes creepy, often overwhelming, at times quietly invasive.  Haunting.

The Weirdstone of Brisingamen and The Moon of Gomrath are the first two parts of a trilogy written in the 1960s.  Garner has finally completed book three - FIFTY YEARS LATER!  And George R R Martin fans thought they had it hard.

The Owl Service is not part of the same series, but is definitely a book which will stay in your head a long time after.

Speak Daggers to Her - Rosemary Edghill

Speak Daggers to Her (Bast Mystery, #1)Back when urban fantasy and paranormal romance weren't formalised genres, Rosemary Edghill (a pen name of eluki bes shahar) was writing the Bast series.  Bast is a practicing white witch: a pragmatic woman dealing with the tensions of the neo-pagan community.

This is not a series with vampires and werewolves around every corner, nor is there hot sex at every opportunity.  Bast finds herself in the role of detective, and her investigations are the focus of the story.

A fascinating look at neo-pagans, thoroughly enjoyable 'teckery, and some rather dark developments at the end of the series.  One of the few urban fantasies I found at all interesting.

Secondary World Fantasy

Angel with the Sword - C J Cherryh

Angel with the Sword (Merovingen Nights/Alliance-Union Universe)A secondary world version of Venice, with one of the romance tropes I'm a complete sucker for - determined, defensive, independent lower class woman saves upper class pretty boy.

While not one of Cherryh's better-known books, this is my favourite of her work.  It's a stand-alone, set in the shared world of Merovingen, and just, hell, if you like romance, and really solid world building, and saving pretty noblemen from drowning, you'll be all over this book.

Point of Hopes - Melissa Scott & Lisa A Barnett

Point of Hopes (Point, #1)And now a secondary world version of Reformation/Renaissance times!

Point of Hopes is one of the few books I've encountered which, like Champion of the Rose, is set in a bi-normative world.  Nicolas Rathe, a 'pointsman' (guard/policeman) is trying to work out why so many children are disappearing, and teams up with Philip Eslingen to investigate (leading to a nice little romance).

The worldbuilding in this book and its sequel is outstanding, astonishingly intricate, never overwhelming.  Tremendous.

Song of Sorcery - Elizabeth Scarborough

Song Of SorceryFluffy fantasy!

Light-hearted, fairy-tale-ish, dramatic, romantic.  Great for younger teens or those who want something sweet and light.

First in a series of related books which are straight-out fluffy fun.

Science Fictional

The Universe Against Her - James H Schmitz

Universe against HerFirst in a series of books about Telzey Amberdon, one of the first kick-ass teen heroines.  Telzey is a xenotelepath, and the government doesn't like her much.  But there are giant psychic cats!  What more could you want?

By today's YA standards, this is fairly mild - Telzey is a young lady with little apparent interest in romance.  But lots of espionage and sneaking about and giant psychic cats!

As an added bonus, I believe the entire series is available for free at Baen's Free Library.

Hellflower - eluki bes shahar

The Price of the Stars - Debra Doyle and James D MacDonald

Hellflower The Price of the Stars (Mageworlds, #1) Smugglers!  Pirates!  (Oh, sorry, 'freebooters'.)  Two classic space opera series.

If you were going to pick just one, go for Hellflower (Butterfly St Cyr and Tiggy Stardust!  Seriously!), but both are great reads.

  1. I want to read allll of these. Well, I'm a bit iffy on the The Daughter of Time one after reading some of my friends' reviews on Goodreads. I KNEW you'd be good for some more obscure fantasy and sci fi recs and you totally came through. They probably aren't obscure to you, but still...

    Thank you! (I've already put 4 on hold at my library)

  2. Some of them are probably less obscure in Britain/the Commonwealth, but others aren't nearly as well known as they should be. [Melissa Scott also does pretty awesome SF.]

  3. Thanks for the recommendations, Andrea. I now have 4 books on on my April 'buy' list. 3 are from your list.

  4. I figured by sampling many genres the list would have something for everyone.

  5. Ah...Telzey Amberden.. I think I have all those books. I must check to be sure...I must pull them out and reread them :)

  6. Spooky how close most of these are to my Never Forget This One list. The only three I'd add that are definitely in the Only Have to Read Once - cdn't cope a second time - category are Suzy McKee Charnas' *Walk to the End of the World*, Mary Genle's *Ancient Light*, and Alan Garner's *Red Shift.* All three fabulous, all unforgettable. All totally scarifying. Read at your own risk.

    In a kinder mode, Carole Nelson Douglas's first Irene Adler mystery, *Goodnight, Mr. Holmes* - wonderful re-take on "A Scandal in Bohemia" - and Elizabeth Marie Pope's second and unfortunately last YA, *The Sherwood Ring.* Good ghost-type story using history from the US War of Independence in up-state New York, and starring my now favorite Scarlet Pimpernel figure.

  7. _The Daughter of Time_ and _Hellflower_ are only available in spines. I am a converted eReader. I read only eBooks. Downloaded the sample for _The Price of the Stars_. If it passes my sample test, I shall buy it.

  8. It's a constant source of frustration to me how many books are not available as ebooks yet. Often this is not even the choice of the author, who would make the books available if they could.

  9. I can't wait to read some of your recommendations. Just in case anyone is interested, some of the "Telzey Amberdon" books by James H Schmitz are available for ereaders on the Baen publishing website. Some of them are free as well. You can read on the computer or email them to your reading device. Many of the sci-fi authors I read I came to know through the Baen website.

  10. Tor is running a promotion for _The Price of the Stars_. $2.99 in eBook for a limited time.

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Tuesday, 14 May 2013

My Favourite Bit of Singapore

Just like many metropolitan city, Singapore is one of the fastest growing Southeast Asian countries. This post is not blabbering about the economic growth, but something I like about the city, personally.

Living in Singapore for 20 months, I try out many things in the eye of an explorer. I love travelling however skeptical about what are the things being introduced in bookshop’s travel guide. And that’s also the reason why I do not like to go on group tours by travel agents if I can. Here's some of my personal recommendations if you wish to visit Singapore.

Things & Places I like in Singapore

1. Diversity of Shopping Culture – Orchard Road
#Orchard Road. Here you can get everything you need from head-to-toe, and it's always the place I go to when I need shopping!

 All you can get from Local Designers to International Designers, prices from High Street to Luxury.

2. Haji Lane
It is the quirkiest place I've been to in Singapore. Click here to read about my blog post for it

3. Red Dot Museum

I'm always into modern art and design stuff. When I know about the existence of this museum, I paid a visit and get inspired. I have lots of inspiration for designs and illustration purposes.

4. Hawker Centres

A typical hawker centre offering very affordable delicacies. If you're looking for Singaporean food, lookout for the hawker centres that is located in many corners of Singapore.

5. Transport

Singapore's public transport is efficient and reachable to many corners of the city by MRT or buses. Even when you need taxi, the fare is quite affordable.

6.  ZoukOut

I'm lucky enough to been to ZoukOut twice with my best companion, it is indeed an international event that is so grand and fun! You'll get to know more DJs and my favourite for now is Calvin Harris. Look out for this event every year during the second weekend of December.

7. Concerts
Many local and international artist performed in Singapore, as a hub for entertainment.

January 2013: Swedish House Mafia #OneLastTour. It was absolutely epic and still so happy that I was there to witness the history.

For more concerts/events, go to www.sistic.com.sg

8. Food of International Diversity

In Singapore rich with many expats, you can get not only local Singaporean/Asian food, you can get to try many authentic international food, like British, French, American, Japanese, Korean, Lebanese, etc.

Below are a few of my favourites.
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Ice-cream sandwich for only $1!

English Breakfast.

Egg Tarts from a very traditional Chinese bakery.

When people talk about British food, the feedback is always awful. I may and may not agree with it from my stay in UK for 4 years. People would definitely think about fish & chips. It is ever oh-so-easy to have this meal in UK, either in university’s refractory, restaurants or chippy store. From personal experience, it’s not easy to get nice fish & chips in Asia. Fortunately for Singapore, they have authentic fish & chips. They also serve fried Mars Bar! (Give it a try!)

Smiths Authentic Fish & Chips
230 Tanjong Katong Road,
Singapore 437018

Many of you may have heard about the infamous macaroons from Paris, Laduree. It is now available in Singapore!

All in all, Singapore is a nice place for a short breakaway, that you get to see, feel, eat, and experience a lot of things. If I return to Singapore, it would be all because of the 8 points mentioned above.

Till then!

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Monday, 2 July 2012

Well our road trip has come to an end and the King is back on his proverbial London throne, so to speak - not that he doesn’t spiritually take it with him wherever he goes. Needless to say, we are both sun-kissed, jetlagged as anything, and the King has managed to amass even more cars than before we left. My living room is starting to resemble an international speedway, but hey, you can’t come between a royal and his passions.

After a holiday, there’s nothing I like better than reflecting on a successful sojourn (there’s also nothing I like LESS than unpacking so procrastinating is key) and reliving all the good bits. I assure you, the four airline flights during our little trip are not one of my more cherished memories. Yesterday while the King screamed the bloody plane down and I was eyeballed by every person in cabin for my inability (apparently) to control my child’s outburst, I must profoundly thank the steward for coming over to me and offering me a stiff drink. Thankfully, the King swiftly passed out thereafter and was kind enough to allow me three inches on the seat next to his feet. Let's just say, the chiropractor will be one of my first visits in the next week.

So overall, what were some of the overriding things that stuck with me from the journey? Hmm, let’s see. My son's appetite stuns pretty much anyone that crosses his path. In fact, his ability to eat this trip even awed me, and I thought I saw it all upon meeting my husband...Seattle, while incredibly beautiful, rivals England as the wettest place on long as the King has his bag of cars he will set up home anywhere – and more importantly, if that home itself contains toy cars, well even better (prepare yourself for car theft as well)...stocked pantries and drawers of food prove a prodigious challenge for the King’s minders (ahem, me)....grandparents and a trampoline are the greatest gifts a mother could ask for, especially if you combine the two (serious amusement). Followed closely by being able to play a DVD in the car during LA rush hour - a true blessing and necessity. Sadly, now the King thinks all cars should carry such capabilities and is quite annoyed when the black cab doesn't provide such a service.

Another holiday occurrence, the King strangely developed – and undeveloped, it happens fast in the world of a 2 year old, a fear of dogs, water, and slides. Thankfully all seem to be subsiding thanks to a little loving push in the right direction. “You love the pool, see, pool, niiiice. And look there’s a dog in it going down a slide!” Might as well conquer all those phobias at once.

Then there was the abundance of family and friends who were always around, which the King relished in. In fact, he spent the morning walking around our flat calling out to his grandfather with a puzzled look on his face. Either that or he was demanding to return to his Grandfather's house, suddenly realizing that city living puts a serious cramp on his need to spread out. The only thing that now scares me about returning home is now that he knows the joys of having other children around, he may start demanding I provide him with more heirs. Furthermore, the lack of other children around on a daily basis means that I am back to being a one woman entertainment center, which does not bode well for my old jetlagged body....thank god for the thirty hot wheel cars lined up on the sofa in the living room.

Happy Monday All.

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Applied Microphone Technology designs microphone specific for each instrument and does not adapt one microphone for many instruments. The M51 has been designed for bass drum but works equally well in other applications such as boundary layer micing (conference, stage). The M51 is a bold new direction for microphones incorporating integrated circuit technology, an interchangeable chip that allows for multi-purpose use, and emulates many popular microphones with the advantages of its ultra compact size.

The M51 is capable of picking up subtle passages as well as sound pressure levels up to 151dB at studio quality levels. Very high sound pressure level handling in conjunction with a condenser clear, low distortion signal makes up the M51’s characteristics.

With a cardioid pattern with high gain before feedback it also rejects unwanted high frequencies and external noise. Its rugged construction of anodized aviation aluminum allows it to withstand high impact while being lightweight and non-corrosive. The M51 is terminated to the AP40 Studio Preamp with an XLR connector and includes a cast aluminum pre-amp which is powered by phantom power or a 9 volt battery. Comes complete with microphone, AP40 preamp, cable, and case.

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1.2 Miles Of Old Road Removed From Sunny Brae Forest – October 18, 2011

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

This map shows the legacy logging roads in the Sunny Brae Forest/Beith Creek Watershed which have been removed. Courtesy City of Arcata.

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SUNNY BRAE FOREST – When the City of Arcata took possession of the Sunny Brae Forest, it still bore all the scars of decades of aggressive logging. These include logging roads and primitive creek crossings dating back to the 1940s.

While it isn’t ready for safe public access yet, some of the damage has now been reversed. Some 1.2 miles of logging road and nine unstable Beith Creek  stream crossings have been removed in a project funded by the state Dept. of Fish and Game’s Fisheries Restoration program, the federal Fish and Wildlife Service and the City of Arcata.

Roadwork in reverse. Courtesy City of Arcata

Not built to modern standards, the unpaved roads were removed, with a narrow, four-foot “bench” left for forest access, maintenance, tree planting and as a basis future trail building. The areas were mulched and will be revegetated in future volunteer work days.

The old stream crossings posed a threat of collapse, with built-up sediment threatening to engulf downstream habitat.

“From what I saw up there, some of the finest trails in Arcata will be in the Beith Creek area, for quality of experience,” said Environmental Services Director Mark Andre.

Following more maintenance, plantings and once nature takes its course, the former roads will become some of Arcata's most beautiful forest trails. Courtesy City of Arcata.

The Forest Management Committee will schedule a publicly attendable walk-through in November, beginning at Fickle Hill Road, going through the newly acquired Morris Property and ending on Margaret Lane in Sunny Brae sometime in November.

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In our increasingly digital world, audiophiles know that the real recording is on vinyl. That’s why sales of vinyl continue to soar. Mike Evans offers a sumptuous visual celebration of this medium’s fascinating history and triumphant rebirth. From weighty 78s to feisty 45s, from eccentric EPs to legendary LPs, he brings vinyl recordings off the shelves and out of the crates, spotlighting:

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Saturday, January 28, 2012

Nail combo Du Jour 1.28.12

I'm am really loving this nail combo. I am pretty mesmerized by it actually. I couldn't stop staring at it during dinner. I bet my boyfriend thought I was quite annoying.

Anyway it is Revlon's Sparkling ( which I am so impressed with alone- I have worn three coats on my nails for about a week now and am smitten) and Deborah Lippmann's Shake Your Groove Thing. I believe Sparkling is a DL dupe too! Honestly though, $20 for DL vs. $6 for Revlon, I can't lie, I live you Deborah Lippman, but I will go for the Revlon! I have over 10 DL's and I love love love but for $6 and great quality it's a no brainer.

Soooo... This is 3 coats of Sparkling with 1 coat of the DL over it. The DL gives a metallic finish to it, like gold pailletes. I believe Milani has a gold dupe for this as well if you don't want to splurge.

Thoughts? Comments?

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Revlon Lip Butters Du Jour 1.24.12

So this isn't a review yet because I just wanted to share something quickly. I know you are probably sick and tired of hearing about these suckers but i wanted to share a juicy online tidbit I found! I was on the hunt for these FOREVER. I finally found a few at my CVS back home by families house on Long Island. I picked up Cupcake and Tutti Frutti, they weren't my first choice but I love them so much. Cupcake is HG material for me, perfect baby pink! You can see quick swatches on my hand below and cupcake on my lips. Naturally, I went on the hunt for more. They are non-existent in NYC.

Anyway, lo and behold, you can order them on I don't know why no one has spoken about this yet! Go order! Hurry! That was the juicy tidbit, by the way.

I just placed my order for Sugar Frosting, Creamsicle and Gumdrop.

Do any of you have? Do you love/hate?

Saturday, January 21, 2012

Scenery Du Jour 1.21.12

Wanted to share some Long Island scenery with you...

And some Riley!

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Drugstore Products Du Jour 1.18.12

My go to mascara all the time, have been trying out Armani's Eyes To Kill... Eh! Not impressed, back to L'Oreal for $7.99 vs $30.

Now, let's talk a new found Love for $13.99, Sally Hershberger's hyper hydration! Beyond loving, if you have dry hair, go get this. It smells fab and softens hair immediately. It's tag line is "rehab for stressed hair", hello, that's mine. I have very long, dry, highlighted hair. It totally needs rehab! It also contains keratin which I love!

Anyway have you tried either? Love/hate? Tell me!

Sunday, January 15, 2012

Coats +OOTD Du Jour 1.15.12

It is beyond frightful outside in NYC. Coats almost just don't do enough. Might need to invest in a mega space heater that someone follows me around with... Kidding. Kinda.

Anyway, in honor of the cold please see my Recent OOTD's including coats!

I love outerwear abnormally!

Saturday, January 14, 2012

Instagram Du Jour 1.14.12

Love instagram! Follow me at DaraKaye to get daily pics. Addicted.

PS: leave your name so I can follow you guys too.

Thursday, January 12, 2012

Cheap Jewels Du Jour 1.12.12

Proving you don't need to spend a lot anymore to find great jewelry pieces!

Forever 21, $6.99

Friday, January 6, 2012

Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Photo du Jour 1.4.12

Love this photo.

New years outfit du jour 1.4.12

Wanted to share my new years outfit as so many of you had asked. I don't really like to dress up. As you know my style is pretty much plain, neutrals with lots of accessories! I basically wear leather leggings and a white T or Tank every day. That being said, I stayed true to form and went with that, with a fur vest thrown over ( courtesy of my boyfriend for my birthday- best present- so me )

What did you wear on new years? Did you stay true to your style or venture out!?

Ps: sorry for the blurry shots. Couldn't stand still clearly!

Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Dior Du Jour 1.3.12

Sharing a pic along 57th Street in NYC.

Monday, January 2, 2012

Vintage Rings Du jour 1.2.12

A shot of my rings for the day. Rings are my favorite accessory. I will always chose a ring over necklaces or earrings.

All rings in the photo are vintage (grandmothers wedding bands from both sides and my mom's pass me downs) except the rose gold Cartier love band on the bottom right.

Would love to see the rings you wear daily! Tweet me pics @belledujournyc

Sunday, January 1, 2012

New Year Du Jour 1.1.12

Happy new year everyone! I can't believe it 2012 and I still have this blog! It's been long journey and I want to thank you all.

Every year I make stupid resolutions that I never keep. This year is different. I'm making small resolutions that I can keep. What are yours?

Mine are:
#1 blog everyday for Jan and 5 times per week thereafter (even only if a picture).
#2 Drink green tea every morning.
#3 Try to see the positivity in all situations!
#4 Be open to new experiences.
#5 Start to like to run! Hint to myself: strategically plan to run before a more enjoyable exercise like Pilates!
#6 Remember to find the joy in everyday.
#7 Think in abundance!

Here is to a fabulous 2012!
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Your daughter will be inspired and brimming with confidence this summer as she learns how to make clothing, tote bags, stuffed animals, quilts and more. You’ll be amazed by the quantity and quality of  completed  projects that she brings home! We cater to all levels of sewing experience, so this camp is great for beginners AND more advanced sewers alike! The minimum age to attend Summer Camp is 9 years old. Please be aware that there is a sweet loving dog, Rosie, who lives with Ms.Toni and is always with her in the studio. She is 10 years old, gentle and laid back, but if your daughter is highly allergic to dogs it would be best for her to not attend camp.

Advanced Camp:

We are offering 3 weeks of ADVANCED CAMP. We have been offering Sewing Camp for the past 10 years and consequently there are a lot of girls who have attended for many years and have gotten older and would benefit from a more advanced camp where they would be encouraged to become more self-sufficient and able to complete a project with less help from the teacher. We would supervise having them cut their own patterns and do their own pinning and ironing.  We normally do all of those things for them and doing more for themselves would enable them to become more autonomous sewers. The minimum age to qualify for Advanced Camp is 12 and they also need to have attended Sew Crafty’s Sewing Camp 2 previous years.

Description & Cost

DUE TO THE PANDEMIC WE HAVE CHANGED THE SCHEDULE FOR CAMP. The cost WAS $485 per week per girl – But now that we are offering HALF DAY sessions to avoid having lunch together we are charging $275 per week.  The morning session runs from 9″30AM-12:30PM and the afternoon session runs from 1:30-4:30. Only 3 girls are allowed in each session to help keep our distance and everyone must wear a mask. If you don’t feel safe about having your daughter attend we will refund your deposit.

Week 1 —6/8-6/12  FULL
Week 2 — 6/15-6/19 FULL
Week 3 — 6/22-6/26 FULL
Week 4 — 7/6-7/10 FULL
Week 5 — 7/13-7/17 FULL
Week 6 — 7/20-7/24 FULL
Week 7 — 8/3-8/7  FULL
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Week 9CANCELLED due to changes in DPS back-to-school start date

Cancellation Policy:

Deposits will be refunded only if notice of cancellation is given at least four weeks prior to start of  the session.

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To register email with your daughter’s name and the week you’d like her to attend.

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Though there are some reports that the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will release the answer key of the Central Teacher Eligibility Test (CTET) soon, but the board has not confirmed any date yet. CTET Director, Anurag Tripathi said, “The date of the declaration of answer keys has not been decided. The board is trying to release the answer keys soon.” The candidates who had appeared in the examination can check the answer keys through the official website,, once released.

Over 16 lakh appeared for the CTET examination that was conducted on Sunday, December 9. Around 16,91,088 candidates sat for the examinations, out of which 58 per cent candidates were female, 33,107-differently abled and 199-transgender.

From this year, the candidates will get certificates in digital format. “Saving of a huge sum of rupees and precious resources such as paper, trees, water and most importantly large scale carbon emissions (sic). This has been CBSE’s commitment towards environment protection through state-of-art IT initiatives in exam related activities,” said Tripathi.
“The mark sheets and certificates which will contain encrypted QR code can be downloaded using the login credentials that will be sent by the board,” said CTET director.
Candidates can download and open the app by entering the login credentials that will be sent to the candidates on their respective mobile numbers registered with CBSE.

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Mayor Rosal: Int'l airport a big boost to Bicol's economy

LEGAZPI CITY— Mayor Noel Rosal, also Regional Development Council (RDC) Chairman, on Thursday expressed optimism that the operation of Bicol International Airport (BIA) will provide a big boost to the region's economy by bringing in more tourists and investments.

Rosal, in an interview, said the construction of the BIA is now in the final stage and the facility is expected to operate before the year-end.

"The operation of the BIA would bring millions of foreign tourists in Bicol and those tourists are not just visitors but also potential investors who can probably put up business establishments that will surely improve the economic growth rate and address the unemployment problem of the entire Bicolandia," he said.

Rosal, meanwhile, said the RDC-Bicol will support the revival of Philippine National Railways (PNR) that is seen to decongest the traffic situation on the main road going to Metro Manila and vice versa.

He said the construction of the 639-kilometer railway project is expected to start on the first quarter this year.

"Based on the study, the travel time from Manila to Bicol would be shortened by almost 80 percent or from the original traveling time of 12 hours, it would reduce to only five hours," he added.

Moreover, Rosal vowed to strengthen the small and medium enterprises in this city as one way of improving livelihood in the communities by giving more employment opportunities to the people.

In the agricultural sector, he said the RDC will work to improve the cacao, pili and abaca industries, noting that these agricultural products have a very high demand for export.


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Insurance companies have a unique set of goals to achieve through their websites. With many companies, competition has become severe. Websites contain quotation tools, price comparison options, and even package information. What you need to do is grab your audience’s attention and convince them to ask you to bid or use the tools on your site to convert them to customers. To get there, you must have a strong strategy for SEO, or you may not find your insurance site in the first place.

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SEO will provide you with a great advantage when competing with other insurance companies. If your insurance is done properly, you can win the war on traffic and outweigh your competitors. This means that keywords related to competitive insurance are heavily used on and even outside your website.
To prepare to build a strong SEO strategy, you must do a keyword search. This can be done using Google Keyword Planner. You can also check relevant keywords on Google when you perform a relevant search to find out what people are looking for.
Once you’ve got your keywords, you’ll need to set your content so you know where to go. Make sure duplicate content is not as diverse as possible. Even a related subject can lead to accidental repetition. When selecting the content you want, think about the questions that customers frequently ask. Write reviews and articles related to these frequently asked questions. People come to insurance sites to get answers, so give your visitors what they’re looking for.

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Once content is set, it’s time to type and embed it in your website. However, make sure that content is not the only thing you rely on. Effective SEO strategy has many moving parts. You can link to trusted websites in some places across your content, but do not do so much. You should also make sure that your pages are linked to each other. Internal linking is an important part of ensuring that search engines are indexed for every corner and corner of your website.
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In addition to the SEOs on the page, get some high-level websites to link with you. Do not create a set of links yourself because this may seem undesirable. People used to go to directories and create incoming links to their websites in order to add some “link juice”. Google on tactics like this. If they see a tactic as an unwanted message, they will be classified as a black hat SEO move you just want to keep away from. Sure, there are times when you create links to your site, especially when you list sites like Yelp. However, do not want to go and create hundreds of links per week. It’s better to happen naturally.
One way to promote organic links is to create a blog. If you provide people with valuable content regularly, they’re more likely to share the site. Topics should be fun because visitors will not share boring content or content they’ve ever passed.

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You also want to make sure you use social media. Place social media sharing buttons on your website so that your pages and blog posts can be shared. You want to share your content on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and anywhere else your visitors want to publish. It is easier for them when they have buttons, especially when accessing your website from their portable devices.
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