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Solo Travel or Group Travel: Which Is Best? | Partnered Post

Usually, there are two main ways to travel. You can travel all by yourself, or you can travel as part of a group. For argument’s sake, a group is basically any instance where at least one other person joins you. So, if you travel with one friend, then I’m classing that in the group category!

Loads of people always ask which approach is better. Do you get more out of your travel experience when you’re alone or with others? It’s hard to give a clear answer as it genuinely depends on where you’re going, what you’re doing, and who you’re travelling with.

However, we can look at some of the pros and cons of both options. This way, you can decide for yourself which method might suit you!

Solo travel gives you more control & flexibility

The main argument in favour of solo travel is that you’re in control of everything. You decide what to do and when to do it. You’re not bothered by other people’s schedules, you can make changes at the last minute – there’s way more flexibility about this approach.

Also, when travelling on your own, you have the luxury of not needing to wait for anyone. If you’re ready to go out and explore, then you can. When you travel with a group, you have to wait for everyone to be ready to go. Even if there are two of you, your travel partner may take an extra hour longer than you to get ready every morning! So, if you want more freedom, then travelling alone might be for you.

Group travel is safer

There’s no denying that travelling with other people is the safer of the two options. It’s pretty straightforward and simple to understand. The more of you there are, the less likely it is that you’ll end up in dangerous situations. This is one of the main advantages of group travel, and it’s a key reason why lots of people actively seek out travel partners or group trips to go on.

If you’re on your own, then there’s definitely going to be an increased risk. Without wanting to scare you, it’s obvious that people will target individuals travelling on their own. Unfortunately, this is even more the case when young women travel alone. I’m not saying you should never travel solo, but take more safety precautions if you do. Oh, and pick and choose where to travel on your own. Going for a weekend away in Sweden is a lot safer than taking a month out to travel to South America on your own!

Solo travel builds confidence

Forcing yourself to go out in the big wide world is a massive step to take. Some people struggle to go to the shops on their own, let alone travel to a distant country. So, if you’re looking to improve your confidence and feel more independent, then solo travel is the way to go. It forces you out of your comfort zone and means you have to talk to other people. You need to speak to local guides or people that live in the places you’re visiting. You have to ask for directions or advice – it really builds you up as a person. Most people return from travelling on their own and feel like they’ve evolved as human beings. That’s a bit of an exaggeration, but you get the point!

While group travel will still help you feel more confident, it’s nowhere near the same experience. You can rely on the more talkative people in your group to do all the talking and interacting. You’re not forced out of your comfort zone as much, and it’s not as life-changing an experience – from a personal development point of view.

Group travel often helps you visit more places

The thing with group travel is that it sometimes makes it a lot easier to visit destinations that you’d struggle to go to on your own. Let’s say you wanted to go to Asia, this is a big trip to make on your own. Think about how long you’ll have to spend trying to figure out where to stay and where to go. It will cost a lot, and you may realise that it’s not possible for you right now. By contrast, a quick Google search will bring up loads of group trips to China, all packaged up and ready for you to buy. You travel with lots of other people, everything sorted for you, and it’s far more accessible.

Travelling with a group – either with mates or as part of a holiday package – usually ends up being cheaper. This is because the costs are split between multiple people. Again, this makes impossible holidays seem possible.

Solo travel can help you make more friends

This is probably the most debatable point in the article. I think that most people make more friends when they travel on their own. This goes back to the point I made about confidence; you’re forced to interact with others. It’s impossible to travel on your own and be an introverted hermit. You literally need to speak to people, and this means you have more opportunities to make friends.

Yes, if you travel in a group, then you can still make a lot of friends. Especially if you’ve booked onto a group holiday with people you don’t know. But, if you’re on holiday with your friends, then you may stick together a lot. There’s no need to go out and speak to other travellers unless you have to. You’ve got each other’s company, so you don’t feel the need to make as many friends.

In summary, both approaches have pros and cons. The best advice I can give is that you weigh up both options before planning your next trip. Think about where you’re going. Is it safe enough to travel on your own? Think about why you want to go away. Are you looking to challenge yourself and meet new people, or do you just want to have fun? By asking lots of different questions, you’ll soon figure out if your next trip will be better with friends/a group, or on your own.

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Stay at Home; some thoughts from Lockdown

I have, so far, been quiet about lockdown. But it feels odd to not share my experience on such a landmark event in all our lives. Our lockdown started a little earlier than most, with the children staying home from school on 17th March. School closures actually happened almost a week later, but we followed the Prime Minister’s suggestion that stopping all unnecessary social contact was particularly important for people with certain health conditions, and that they should be shielded for around 12 weeks. Some of you will already be aware that my children were born extremely prematurely, and had a very rocky start to life which has left them with less than perfect lungs. This means they are more likely to get pneumonia and complications arising from pneumonia. So, whilst they ordinarily live a normal life and aren’t particularly impacted by their lung issues day to day, we do need to be careful with them. My husband spent the next two days sorting out the working from home issues for his office, and he joined us on lockdown, exclusively working from home, on the 19th.

Initially, I suffered from a bout of PTSD relating to the trauma around my children’s birth and their precarious first few months. I had trouble sleeping and some deeply unpleasant lucid dreams, and was suffering anxiety attacks during the day. All triggered by the wash your hands messaging – washing your hands is a BIG feature of life when you have babies in SCBU and mine were there for 140 days. But my symptoms have improved enormously, partly as a result of the primary messaging changing from wash your hands (still hugely important!) to stay at home.

Food has been a stressful subject. It’s taken quite a while for the supermarkets to accept we are on the vulnerable list, and I really didn’t feel I could burden any of my neighbours with a full shop, so we have had to make some trips out for food. Luckily we have a very good butchers and farm shop nearby and most of the customers there have been very sensible about social distancing. Less so people in the supermarket, who seem to think that as long as they pass you at speed, they don’t need to stay the requisite 2 metres away. When you risk bringing a potentially life threatening illness back home to your children, this heightens anxieties to an uncomfortable level. But, I’m very pleased to say our local community has rallied around and we now have a weekly fruit and veg delivery (courtesy of a furloughed Italian restaurant), and Sainsbury’s now has us on their list so the kids can continue their coco pops addiction unhindered. I was also very grateful to be able to order flour from the lovely Kat Goldin at Gartur Stitch Farm so my sourdough bread baking has become a constant joy.

Homeschool is interesting. It’s not too much of a stretch to say, I am not one of life’s most patient people, so home schooling my children hasn’t been an easy thing to adjust to. But, having twins sometimes has its advantages. Whilst they aren’t necessarily in the same place academically, they are at least studying the same subjects at the same time, so I’m not coping with more than one curriculum, and they are good friends, so are supportive of one another, and happy to spend long periods just playing together. Their school’s IT and our rickety internet service has been a challenge for such a committed technophobe, but I’m just about there now.

The biggest adjustment for me has been the loss of solitude. If you are currently living alone, working from home, with perhaps only a cat for company, this may seem like a strange statement. But my pre lockdown life involved me being home alone (well, not entirely alone, as I have Merlin, my dog, for company, but you get my point) for up to 30 hours each week. I spent a significant part of this time working in my natural dye business and I’ve come to realise that solitude is a vital component of my art. Having the quiet space to be creative drives my dyeing. And that is gone for now and my dye pans are mostly quiet. But, I have been spending the little time I have in other ways. The pause has given me the chance to go deep diving in my undyed stash, to discover some lovely rarer breed yarns which will be getting the natural dye treatment. The first of these, 12 skeins of Whitefaced Woodland DK have been adorned with logwood and saxon blue indigo and will go in the shop in the next few days. I’ve also had more time to gather nettles and cow parsley and currently have yarn wallowing in vats of colour extracted from these plants. I’ve also been spending some time working behind the scenes on my website and getting myself a mailing list set up. More news on this at a later date.

So whilst it was rough at first, very recently I’ve begun to wonder if I don’t prefer some aspects of our lockdown life. Is it possible that I might be living my best life right now? Shielding our children means that we stay at home all the time. The only exceptions to this, are the daily dog walks I and my husband individually take; and we only take these because its very quiet here and very easy to stay a long way away from other people. It’s not that I dislike other people (far from it!), but as an introvert, every social interaction is a drain on my energy, and recognising the impact that has on my life has been eye opening. Our lives have become very unhurried – nobody is rushing in or out of the house anymore. I’m not chasing the kids to eat their breakfast, wash, brush their teeth, get dressed, find their school bags and get in the car – all before 8am every day. We are eating more healthily (well, apart from the coco pops!), because we aren’t relying on meals out and takeaways to make up for a lack of time or energy to cook. I’m enjoying meal planning and cooking a good deal more than I was before lockdown. I’ve learned things about thrifty cooking that make me disproportionately happy – for example, all my vegetable peelings go in a bag in the freezer now for stock, rather than in the composting bin. I’m enjoying the challenge of slightly random ingredients and making a lot of very nice vegetable soups. I’m noticing things on my walks that I’ve not noticed before; was the sky ever so blue, or the hedgerow ever so verdant? The children are reading a lot more, which pleases me immeasurably. I’m taking a great deal of pleasure from our garden and from the birds frequenting our bird table – all things I was seemingly too busy to do before lockdown. And I’m unearthing long buried wips and unfinished projects, most recently a quilt now on my daughter’s bed, which I started long before my daughter was even a thought.

So, when a friend on a zoom catch up, recently asked us all if we were ‘over lockdown now’, I was given cause to think that, whilst it feels a bit odd to admit it, a little part of me will be sad when lockdown is over and we all get back to some normality. I don’t want to go back to my too busy pre-lockdown life; I want to keep the time and energy to notice the blue sky and the hedgerow, the flowers and the birds.

This has made me to wonder if anyone else feels the same. Are there any aspects of your lockdown life which you want to take with you back into normality?

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New Movie- Nile Adventure with My Property slave pj

#ClipsOnTravel #Madame Catarina

In this amazing new movie shot entirely on location on the River Nile Madame Catarina decides to have some fun with her British Butler -slave pj. The movie is now available at C4S here. Readers of this blog will know all about the Nile cruise but if you don’t you can follow the story here

The Movie begins with a new set of stunning opening credits and we see Madame Catarina returning to her luxury steam ship after riding in the desert. Madame Catarina decides to change for dinner and summons her slave and property slave pj to her cabin to help her prepare. The hapless slave is is instructed to remove his clothes and chastity device and present himself naked apart from his mask, collar and leash. Before long he is kneeling before his Mistress with his cock and balls tightly bound as Madame Catarina takes her riding crop to his cock and nipples. Gagged he is then made to become Madame Catarina’s footstool as she decides which stockings to wear….

What can I say about this movie? Obviously I am bias but it is amazing…and what you see actually happened!

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Of course Madame Catarina also offers sessions at her saloon in Central Berlin so if you genuinely wish to serve Madame Catarina in person please check out the details and links here . Genuine inquiries only!

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Dos and Don’ts of Eating for Better Sleep

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    Most people know that eating well can help them feel better and reduce their risk of some serious medical conditions, like diabetes and heart disease. However, what many people don’t know is that their eating habits can also have a significant impact on their sleep quality. It’s not just what people eat either, but how and when they eat as well.

    Curious about how to eat better foods for a sleep boost? Below are some simple dos and don’ts of eating for getting some shut-eye.*

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    Don't: Eat Lots of Sugar

    Does sugar taste amazing? Yes. Can it negatively impact sleep quality? Also yes.[1] While you don't have to completely eliminate added sugar from your diet, it's best to limit the amount of sugary drinks and foods you consume. Keep sugar intake to 6-9 teaspoons a day.

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    Do: Eat Your Fruits & Veggies

    Craving something sweet? Grab some fruit; it's a better choice for getting that sugar fix. Research shows that kiwis, tart cherry juice, and bananas can be particularly great for aiding rest. Vegetables, too, can also help you catch some Z's. Try green veggies like asparagus and lettuce for some great results.[2,3,4]

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    Don't: Eat Right Before Bedtime

    Big meals right before bedtime are a no-no when it comes to healthy sleep. There's no shortage of research that suggests large meals right before trying to sleep can negatively impact your rest.[5] If you really need a bite before bedtime, there's a better solution than a hearty meal.

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    Do: Eat a Light Snack

    If you're hungry around bedtime, opt for a light snack instead. Something like an apple, banana, or Greek yogurt (without tons of added sugar) can be great nighttime snacking choices.

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    Don't: Skip Breakfast

    Some research links consistently skipping breakfast to poor sleep.[6] You don't have to switch to eating continental platters, though. Just a little something healthy can be enough to help you fuel your body at the start of a new day.

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    Do: Have Regular Eating Habits

    Our body loves routine. While eating the exact same meals at exactly the same time every day isn't the solution, it is good to have somewhat regular eating habits. Why? Because, according to some research, consistently erratic eating habits is associated with poorer sleep.[7]

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    Don't: Eat Empty Carbs All the Time

    Simple, empty carbs can be fine every once in a while—but not all the time. Keep the ultra-refined carbs to a minimum.[8]

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    Do: Eat Whole Grains

    Completely cutting carbs out of your diet isn't the solution for better sleep.[9,10] Instead, opt for whole grains, which are less refined than other types of grains. There's plenty of research linking whole grains to a host of health benefits, including improved sleep.[11,12]

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    Don't: Consume Lots of Saturated Fat & Salt

    Saturated fat is one of the "bad" fats that's best to avoid for plenty of health reasons, including aiding sleep.[13] Likewise, research suggests that salt can negatively impact circadian rhythms, which regulate sleep-wake cycles.[14] Unfortunately, about 9 out of 10 people in the United States eat too much salt on a daily basis. The average sodium intake for adults in the U.S.? About 3,400 mg![15]

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    Do: Eat Fatty Fish

    You need fat in your diet, but it needs to be healthy fat from foods like salmon and avocados. In fact, some research links fatty fish to moderate boosts in sleep.[16]

    You'll also need a little bit of salt in your diet, but not too much. The American Heart Association says that the ideal recommended daily sodium intake should not exceed 1,500 mg.[17] Now, cutting back on the salt could mean less chances of fragmented sleep as well as improved heart health—making this eating habit a priority.

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    Don't: Use a Nightcap

    This tip might seem a little counterintuitive. After all, most know that alcohol can cause drowsiness. However, just because alcohol can make you sleepy does not mean it will help you sleep well. Why? Because alcohol can suppress restorative REM sleep. That suppression can lead to issues like memory problems, and you'll also be more likely to experience disrupted rest later in the night.[18]

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    Do: Cut Off Caffeine 6 Hours Before Bedtime

    Most know that caffeine is disruptive to the sleep cycle. What most don't know is that caffeine can affect the body long after you've downed your favorite beverage... which means you need to cut off caffeine early in the day if you want to better protect your sleep. Research suggests that you should quit intaking caffeine at least 6 hours before your planned bedtime.[19]

    Final Thoughts

    Being more conscientious of how we fuel our bodies can help us not only catch some Z’s, but also feel more energized and healthier overall. Remember, it’s not just about what you eat, but how you eat, too.

    [15,17]American Heart Association. (2018). How much sodium should I eat per day?

    [5]Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2016). Tips for better sleep.

    [19]Drake, C., Roehrs, T., Shambroom, J., Roth, T. (2013). Caffeine effects on sleep taken 0, 3, or 6 hours before going to bed. J Clin Sleep Med, 9(11):1195-1200.

    [1,4,6,7,8,11]Katagiri, R., Asakura, K., Kobayashi, S., Suga, H., Sasaki, S. (2014). Low intake of vegetables, high intake of confectionary, and unhealthy eating habits are associated with poor sleep quality among middle-aged female Japanese workers. J Occup Health, 56(5):359-68.

    [2]Kelley, D. S., Adkins, Y., & Laugero, K. D. (2018). A Review of the Health Benefits of Cherries. Nutrients, 10(3), 368. doi:10.3390/nu10030368

    [18]Mann, D. (2013). Alcohol and a good night’s sleep don’t mix. WebMD. Retrieved from

    [13]Melaku, Y. A., Reynolds, A. C., Gill, T. K., Appleton, S., & Adams, R. (2019). Association between Macronutrient Intake and Excessive Daytime Sleepiness: An Iso-Caloric Substitution Analysis from the North West Adelaide Health Study. Nutrients, 11(10), 2374. doi:10.3390/nu11102374

    [16]St-Onge, M. P., Mikic, A., & Pietrolungo, C. E. (2016). Effects of Diet on Sleep Quality. Advances in nutrition (Bethesda, Md.), 7(5), 938–949. doi:10.3945/an.116.012336

    [10]Tan, X., Alén, M., Cheng, S.M., Mikkola, T.M., Tenhunen, J., Lyytikäinen, A., … Cheng, S. (2015). Associations of disordered sleep with body fat distribution, physical activity and diet among overweight middle-aged men. J Sleep Res, 24(4):414-24.

    [9]Tanaka, E., Yatsuya, H., Uemura, M., Murata, C., Otsuka, R., Toyoshima, H., … Aoyama, A. (2013). Associations of protein, fat, and carbohydrate intakes with insomnia symptoms among middle-aged Japanese workers. J Epidemiol, 23(2):132-8.

    [14]Xie, J., Wang, D., Ling, S., Yang, G., Yang, Y., & Chen, W. (2019). High-Salt Diet Causes Sleep Fragmentation in Young Drosophila Through Circadian Rhythm and Dopaminergic Systems. Frontiers in neuroscience, 13, 1271. doi:10.3389/fnins.2019.01271

    [3,12]Zeng, Y., Yang, J., Du, J., Pu, X., Yang, X., Yang, S., & Yang, T. (2014). Strategies of Functional Foods Promote Sleep in Human Being. Current signal transduction therapy, 9(3), 148–155. doi:10.2174/1574362410666150205165504

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Cavemen make great fighter jet pilots

Lost in the mazes of this dungeon that I call home, I often have to use cunning and stealth to avoid being ensnared by dangerous creatures looking to do me harm. How I wish these creatures were even half as dumb as the villainous Psychlos from John Travolta’s pet project film, Battlefield Earth.

This movie is one of the greatest box office flops of all time. There are some who argue that this can be put in the so bad that it’s good category. I consider myself somewhat of an expert in bad films. This is simply so bad that it is bad. Totally and completely bad. I don’t find any redeeming qualities in this film and it’s downright painful to watch.

I’ll tell you the premise and then I’ll go into some finer detail on the awfulness of this abomination.

The year is 3000 A.D. and the human race has been nearly wiped out by a vicious, war hungry race of aliens called the Psychlos. When these aliens attacked, virtually everything on earth was wiped out. To the point that humans are basically living as primitive cavemen. They think that old structures that were once office buildings were built by “the gods”. They have some simple encampments and ride horses and things like that. Things that visually look almost identical to the opening of Planet of the Apes. There’s a standard heroic caveman dude with the standard heroic name of Jonnie. The humans at the beginning know that there is a threat out there but it seems like they haven’t encountered the aliens in a while because some think these creatures are real and some don’t. Caveman Jonnie is out hunting or something and comes across a few more cavemen and they are suddenly captured by the aliens. Just like Planet of the Apes they are then herded into cages and put to slave labor. They even get the same hose down. Then we get to meet the career defining performance of John Travolta.

Travolta plays the evil Psychlo, head of security, Terl. He has wild cackling laughter for no reason for most of the film. He overacts to the point of absolute insanity and most of the time he is talking to another Psychlo named Ker, played by Forest Whitaker of all people. You can feel Whitakerr’s pain just emanating out of his face the whole time, wondering how the heck he ended up in this film.

Back to a bit of the plot, Ter, wants to get off Earth and the only way he can do that is by making some money for this corporation on the Psyhlo home world. The Psychlos are pretty dumb though. They see humans as a menial labor species but don’t seem to think they are capable of using weapons, pushing buttons, or speaking with each other. In a weird effect in the film, the Psychlos and humans go back and forth, neither knowing the other language. It kind of works but it’s really distracting when they suddenly go from weird grunts in one perspective to speaking perfect English the next.

Jonnie, is able to nearly escape, kills a Psychlo and hangs onto the weapon. Ter’s reaction to this is disbelief but as soon as he sees that it’s true, decides to use the humans to mine gold.

Okay so to put this in a more succinct summary, bad aliens who are dumb, want cavemen who are slaves to mine gold. The cavemen want to not be slaves. With me so far? Good.

To train the humans, Ter hooks Johnnie up to this magic technology that will teach Johnnie the Psychlo language. But it doesn’t just do that, it also teaches him about the entire Psychlo history and culture. Johnnie is suddenly converted into the only human who actually knows what is going on. Now he’ll be able to mine gold and fly spaceships.

But of course, humans always endure so Johnnie is smart enough to figure out that he can use this to defeat the Psychlos. In the end, as expected the humans win.

Again to make this summary a little more succinct, the evil aliens give the cavemen the very technology they need to overthrow the aliens.

On the surface, in some ways this could have worked. Like say, if it had been, I don’t know, Charleton Heston playing the lead character and the bad guys were actually apes and we called it Planet of the Apes. At least in that one, Charleton Heston was not an actual caveman and knew stuff.

Now, one tendency I have when I watch virtually any movie is to overthink it. I wouldn’t write movie reviews if I didn’t. But here are some ways that this movie goes completely stupid.

The makeup on the Psychlos is absurdly bad. Don’t believe me? Look at the picture at the top of this post. That’s a rejected Star Trek alien if I ever saw one. These creatures are also supposed to be bigger than humans. I’d say they are roughly Shaq sized but the framing of the shots often makes the size relatively flexible and you really notice that. Also, why do they have fur on their hands?

The effects in this film are abysmal. They look clunky and weird compared to today’s films certainly but even for the time they were just bad. The blasts from the weapons are a vague streak of white light. At least make them red or blue or a bright color. Also, these guns sometimes outright kill, sometimes can blow a hand off and sometimes launch someone non-lethally through six panes of window glass. The ships look like there is no chance period they could stay airborne. The one or two shots we get of the Psychlo home planet looks like someone built the same building five bazillion times and then turned some lights on.

The acting is so bad. It’s not just John Travolta who fails here, it’s almost everyone. The cavemen are never believable at all.

Then there are the Psychlos and their plots. First off, fine they want to mine gold. why would gold in specific be a precious metal on any world besides earth? There’s no more intrinsic value to it than any other ore, especially if you come from a planet that is not Earth and might not even have gold. But okay, I can kind of get past that, there are other space movies where gold is precious.

But why would you give the humans access to all your technology? I mean any good warrior wants to know their enemy before the fight. But the Psychlos are like, hey here’s everything about us, have at it.

There’s good reason for the Psychlos not to go to where the humans mine the gold, the area is radiated. Why this particular kind of radiation doesn’t harm humans is never explained.

But instead of setting up some way of monitoring the humans. these aliens, who are smart enough to figure out space travel, don’t even think to monitor with some kind of camera to see what the humans are up to.

Then there are the cavemen. This is the oddest problem in this film. So, Jonnie is the leader and he got to learn from the magic machine. But they meet this other group of cavemen and they are never exposed to the magic learning machine. However, even without it, these cavemen are able to fly fighter jets. Why? Because it’s “like taming a horse”. Yup. Horses, fighter jets, pretty much the same thing for sure.

Also, the humans are able to defeat these Psychlos due to a series of ridiculous events. First of all, they fake mining the gold because Jonnie read about a place called Fort Knox. It’s convenient they had time to travel and get the gold and that they were easily able to break in and that the gold was still completely intact. Cause. you know, breaking in to Fort Knox should be relatively inconvenient for these guys right?

Conveniently, they are close enough to an Air Force base, the fighter jets still work, there seems to be working fuel which should have expired roughly one thousand years before, and they have nuclear weapons there.

There’s a fairly serviceable battle sequence at the end where the humans trick Terl into transporting a nuke to the home planet of the Psychlos but the visual of the cavemen in the fighter jet blows all credibility here.

In summary, do not watch this film. It’s not good. It’s worse than not good. It’s beyond terrible. Stay away at all costs.

This one left me frustrated enough that I want to go in a different direction for my next review. I am going to watch Undercover Grandpa. It could be about a grandpa who goes under cover, or it could be about someone who goes undercover as a grandpa but my bet is that this is ninety minutes of an octogenarian under a blanket.

Excruciatingly yours,

Slick Dungeon

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The management of Golden Race informs about sustainable growth of corporate revenues

For the past 12 months Golden Race, one of Slotegrator’s partners, has experienced significant growth resulting in steady increase of its revenues. The official statement was made by the CEO of the company Martin Vahter at iGaming Super Show in Amsterdam in July.

At the moment Golden Race owns more than 30 thousand stores selling up to 7 million tickets a day. Such stores were opened both in Europe and Africa where the company’s market share accounts for 80% of all sports betting solutions. Experts tie such a success with active development of technologies, implementation of innovations in development of new games, as well as the right choice of the business development strategy.

Martin Vahter noted the last year’s gimmick - Real Fighting, was officially presented at ICE 2016 as one of the most demanded products by Golden Race. After the game was officially released it was awarded with SBC in the category of “The best new virtual sports product”.

The main revenues of the company come from retail sales, however, the company is gradually expanding its presence on the market of mobile applications for the online sector. Last year mobile sports betting versions were launched in Kenya and Nigeria and at the moment it is being eagerly downloaded by various users from other regions.

According to Vahter, the company started with sales of 2 thousand tickets per day, though currently it sells around 2 million tickets daily. Applications are available both for iOS and Windows via Opera Mini.

This brand is still holding leading positions in land-based business and is looking forward to expanding its presence in mobile and online sectors. The CEO of Golden Race pointed out that preliminary results of company’s performance will be officially presented at next ICE Totally Gaming show.

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If a phone can't be charged, you have the potential to lose all the data you have stored on it. If the USB port on your BlackBerry gets loose or broken, one option is to take the phone apart and repair or replace the port. To properly do the job, you'll need to have a careful hand for removing potentially-fragile plastic, and be familiar with the use of a soldering iron.

Remove the back cover and take out the battery.

Remove the screws under the back cover using a Torx screwdriver.

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The Cities with the Most Mansions

What does your dream house look like? For some, it must include a swimming pool. Others want a 10-car garage to fit their collection of Lamborghinis. Those who prefer the urban lifestyle might opt for a Manhattan penthouse with views of Central Park, while those who love the mountains might be more interested in a Montana ski chalet. In any event, there’s one thing almost all dream homes have in common: they’re big.

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Since most of us will never own a mansion, the best we can do is ogle at those that belong to others. (See: MTV Cribs.) If you do have the budget for a mansion, however, you might want to start your housing search in Utah: the Beehive State is home to all three of the metro areas with the most mansions. If you prefer a locale that is less land-locked, the Connecticut coast might be a good choice. For warmer weather, check out Honolulu and Atlanta.

To find the cities with the most mansions, SmartAsset analyzed Census Bureau survey data on people living in America’s largest 100 metro areas. We calculated the percentage of owner-occupied homes that have at least five bedrooms and 15 rooms total.The total includes living spaces only, not storage closets, bathrooms, hallways and so on.

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The Top 10 Metro Areas with the Most Mansions

Key Findings

  • Big homes in Utah. Maybe it’s because Utah has the largest average household size of any state, but there sure are a lot of mansions in the state’s three largest metro areas. Provo-Orem, Ogden-Clearfield and Salt Lake City all have mansion ratios of more than 1.4%. Only four other U.S. metros broke the 1% mark. (Provo-Orem is way ahead of the pack, at 2.4%.)
  • 5 in 1,000 houses are mansions. Across the 100 metro areas we analyzed, about 0.5% of homes had at least five bedrooms and at least 15 rooms total. That means that (in these cities) only the top half of the top 1% of homeowners live in a mansion.

The Top 10 Metro Areas with the Most Mansions

1. Provo-Orem, Utah

The Metro Areas with the Most Mansions

The Provo area has one of the strongest regional economies in the nation, posting major job growth in recent years. Families in Provo are also much larger than those in the rest of the country, with an average household size of 3.62 (the national average is 2.63).

Perhaps that combination of an economic boom and large families has led to the abundance of mansions in the Provo metro. Or maybe people in Provo simply love giant houses.

In either case, our analysis found that more than 2.4% of homes in the Provo metro area have at least five bedrooms and fifteen rooms total. That is easily the highest number in the metro areas we studied. In fact, it is more than double the percentage of mansions in every other major U.S. metro save three.

(Note: the mansion pictured above is east of Mount Timpangogos, opposite Provo. It is therefore not part of the Provo metro area. Nice view though.)

2. Ogden-Clearfield, Utah

Can’t find your ideal mansion in Provo? Drive north an hour to the Ogden area, which has a crop of mansions itself. The Shadow Valley area in south Ogden is particularly well-stocked with big houses, many of which have brilliant views from the slopes of the Wasatch Mountains.

Find out now: Can you afford a mansion in Utah?

3. Salt Lake City, Utah

The Metro Areas with the Most Mansions

Utah’s biggest metro area isn’t quite as mansion-filled as the Provo and Ogden metros, but it beats every other major U.S. city. Our analysis found that 1.44% of houses in Salt Lake City have at least five bedrooms and at least fifteen rooms total.

The city of Holladay, located southeast of Salt Lake City, might be a good place to begin any mansion hunt. It has a high concentration of multi-million dollar homes. As of this writing, Zillow lists 14 homes of over 10,000 square feet for sale in Holladay alone.

4. Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut

The Metro Areas with the Most Mansions

Located on the shores of the Long Island Sound north of New York City, the Bridgeport metro has long been one of the wealthiest areas in the United States.  As of 2014, the metro area’s median household income was $85,925. That’s 60% higher than the national average.

Even $80,000 per year would not be enough to make the mortgage payment on a multi-million dollar mansion, however. Many of the Bridgeport area’s mansions cost upwards of $5 million. If you want moorage for your yacht, expect to pay even more.

5. Washington, D.C.

The Washington, D.C. metro area (which includes parts of Virginia and Maryland) is home to some of the nation’s most famous mansions. There’s the White House of course, which after several centuries of improvements slides in at 53,000 square feet and is worth north of $100 million dollars (ignoring the historical value and the fact that it will never, ever be for sale). There’s also George Washington’s famous Mount Vernon crib, an 11,000 square foot plantation house on 500 acres of waterfront real estate.

Not in a position to buy the headquarters of the U.S. executive branch or a designated National Historic Landmark? No problem – about 1.1% of D.C. area homes have at least five bedrooms and fifteen rooms total.

If you’re looking for a mansion within the district itself, northwest D.C. neighborhoods such as the Palisades and Westmoreland Terrace may be your best bet. Just remember: it’s going to cost you.

6. Atlanta, Georgia

The Metro Areas with the Most Mansions

Atlanta’s Buckhead district, located in the northern part of the city, may have the highest concentration of mansions of any urban neighborhood in the country. Some zip codes in Buckhead have median household incomes of more than $100,000.

For example in 30327, which stretches from the northern end of Atlanta into Sandy Springs, an Atlanta suburb, the median income is $147,852. As of this writing Zillow lists more than 30 homes of 10,000 square feet or more for sale in that zip code alone.

7. Honolulu, Hawaii

The Metro Areas with the Most Mansions

If you’d like your mansion to include easy access to great surfing and perfect weather twelve months a year, the island of Oahu may be the place for you. In the Honolulu metro area (which includes the entire island), about 1 out of every 100 homes has as least five bedrooms and at least fifteen rooms total.

Not all of these are beach front of course, but plenty are, and many more have their own swimming pool. If you get stuck in a mansion without a pool or beach access, you may have to use one of the many nearby public beaches. Poor you.

8. Orlando, Florida

The Orlando metro area is one of the few Florida metros that doesn’t touch the sea, but if waterfront property is your thing there are still plenty of options nearby. Mansions line many of the inland lakes surrounding Orlando. The town of Windemere, for example, is practically busting with mansions (such as the Cartmel Castle).

9. Raleigh, North Carolina

The Metro Areas with the Most Mansions

The North Carolina capital city has been growing rapidly in recent years. Between 2013 and 2014 the metro area population increased by 2.3%, placing it among the country’s 15 fastest-growing metros. Between 2000 and 2010, the city’s population increased by more than 40%.

It appears that, despite all that growth, there’s still plenty of space for mansions. Our analysis found that 0.84% of homes in the Raleigh area have at least five bedrooms and 15 rooms total.

10. Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California

The Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura metro area (which is coterminous with Ventura County) sits along the Pacific Coast between Los Angeles and Santa Barbara. While it doesn’t have the cachet of nearby Los Angeles County locales such as Malibu and Hidden Hills, Ventura County isn’t lacking for star power.

Westlake Village, for example, is or was home to such icons as Joe Montana, Jamie Foxx and Will Smith. The median home value in Westlake Village (which straddles the Ventura County-Los Angeles County border) is $928,800, according to Zillow.

By the Numbers: Metro Areas with the Most Mansions

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1. Public-use Census survey data is “top-coded” to protect the identity of survey respondents. Homes with a higher number of bedrooms or total rooms than the top-coded amounts (5 and 15 respectively, in many states) are recorded as having 5 or more bedrooms and 15 or more total rooms.

Nick Wallace Nick Wallace studied Economics at the University of Washington. He enjoys getting people thinking about finances by looking at the numbers. Nick is a freelance journalist and data analyst living in Michigan. He still lends his economic and analytic expertise for SmartAsset's studies.
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'On a cold Christchurch morning, while the city was sleeping, before the birds roused him with twitters and cheeping, curled up on the end of his friend Emma's bed, Tiger woke with a start ...and a feeling of dread. Tiger fled from the house with a leap and a bound as, louder than thunder, from deep underground, came a roar and a shudder and terrible shaking! Around him, the city was rolling and quaking.'

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Welcome to the series where you can share four of your links from your archives here on my blog to a new audience. Perhaps posts that you wrote at the beginning of your blogging experience that deserve another showcase. If you have book promotion posts then please contact me separately for other options. Details of how to get in touch with me at the end of the post.

In the last in Tina Frisco’s series of four posts, she takes us through the process of how we can be our own worst enemies when it comes to putting ourselves down. We all know how negative words can be harmful when used to communicate with others but when we turn them inwards we can do long-term damage to our own belief in who we are.

When I Am Not Enough…by Tina Frisco

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Throughout our lives, we hear ourselves say:  ‘I’m not that good!’  ‘I’ll never make it.’  ‘I wish I could write that well.’  ‘If only I had said. . .’

Words are powerful. Energy follows thought. The words we speak to ourselves drive our subconscious minds. Diminishing thoughts tell the subconscious we are not enough.

The subconscious mind is self-serving. Its mission is to fulfill our every desire, and it sets in motion the means by which to do so. It takes our words at face value and strives to manifest what they represent. It assumes that what we think and say is what we hope and dream.

How often have we heard ourselves utter, ‘Did I say that’? Unless we are channeling spirit, the mouth speaks what the subconscious mind thinks. If thought rests in the conscious mind, we are aware of it and can choose whether or not to give it a voice. If thought rests in the subconscious mind, we might find ourselves surprised by our own words.

Negative off-hand remarks might seem benign, but they are potent energy viruses that infect the subconscious mind through repetition; repetition which, over time, becomes emphatic. The virulence of this self-denial is potentiated by the subterranean stream of thought that mirrors the spoken word and continues feeding the subconscious. The subconscious then compels us to speak what it believes to be our truth.

This might seem like a vicious cycle that can’t be broken; yet anything is possible, because nothing is set in stone. Even dense matter can be converted to energy.

The way out is the way in.

If we wish to realize our full potential, we need to become witness to ourselves. We must remain alert to and aware of all we manifest in word and deed. And we must do this without judgment.

Labels proclaim. Proclamation reinforces. Reinforcement cements. Cement imprisons.
Your mind is a powerful thing. When you filter it with positive thoughts, your life will start to change. –Buddha

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In order to build who we wish to be, we first need to become the unbiased observer and witness all we say and do. Notice the patterns. Write them down. Pay attention to the frequency in time and space, i.e., how often we repeat and how much mind space we give these cemented beliefs. This process enlightens us to the being we think we are. It moves the subconscious into the realm of the conscious. Once we become aware of our self-talk, we can make change for the better.

Since most of us are not enlightened beings, changing our negative thought patterns becomes a process that will occur over time. Being patient and allowing ourselves to make mistakes – even to backslide at times – will foster a smoother transition than judging and chastising. Two steps forward and one step back isn’t necessarily a bad thing. Taking that one step back gives us the opportunity to see how far we’ve come.

With practice and intention, we can even learn to influence who we are on a cellular level.

When we become aware of feeling we are not enough, we might try giving ourselves the gift of change. Prophets such as Buddha and Jesus were pioneers for change. They were teachers whose mission was redemption of the human spirit. Redemption is the act of making something better. These teachers – these avatars and Bodhisattvas – showed us how to release harmful beliefs. They exemplified forgiveness. Their ‘religion’ was LOVE.

When we see ourselves as wanting, it is difficult – if not impossible – to love ourselves. So how do we learn to love ourselves? How do we learn to see ourselves as part of, as a reflection of, the magnificent whole we know as The Divine? How do we come to accept that we are enough?

Although we humans tend to complicate our lives by concealing truth under a thick layer of fear, the answer to this question is quite simple: We learn to love ourselves by moving into gratitude. We learn to make any change for the better by moving into gratitude. Feeling ‘less than’ is constricting; it tightens the diaphragm and seats us in ‘fight or flight’ mode. We therefore must expand. And the key to expansion is gratitude. Once seated in this expansive awareness, we can move anywhere.

We can move into forgiving ourselves our perceived deficiencies. We forgive ourselves our perceived deficiencies by letting go of judgment. We let go of judgment by accepting who we are in the moment. We accept who we are in the moment by feeling grateful for all we’ve been given and for our limitless potential. We begin with gratitude and we end with gratitude; and then we begin again. Gratitude moves in ever-expanding concentric circles.

It is the key to enlightenment.

All matter converts to energy. Energy follows thought. Thinking of all for which we are grateful expands and heightens our consciousness. Higher consciousness is the vehicle that moves us into pure awareness. We then see our mortal bodies and self-serving minds reflected in the magnificent light beings we truly are. Once we behold our true nature, we can move into its limitless essence and manifest our full potential.

Change is a process. It occurs in stages. Accessing higher consciousness and dwelling in pure awareness comes and goes like the seasons until we reach enlightenment. We are all surfers on the wave of life, and we will crest and fall with the living of it. By practicing being witness and giving thanks, we keep discouragement at bay, get back on the surfboard, and continue riding the waves.

If our goal is enlightenment, following a daily practice of meditation to this end will serve greatly. The way out is the way in. May we all find our way out of the illusion we know as mortal life and in to the light of our divine nature.

I wish all of us the gift of knowing we are enough, the awareness to love the gift of life, and the blessing of self-acceptance.

Until the next time, my friends,
Namaste ❤

© Tina Frisco 2014

My thanks to Tina for sharing the posts from the archives and judging by the response, those posts have been thought provoking and enlightening. I hope you are now followers of Tina’s blog and will explore her books further.

About Tina Frisco

Tina Frisco is an author, singer-songwriter, RN, activist, and student of shamanism. Born in Pennsylvania USA, she attended nursing school in New York and lives in California. She began writing as a young child and received her first guitar at age 14, which launched her passion for music and songwriting. She has performed publicly in many different venues. Her publishing history includes book reviews; essays; articles in the field of medicine; her début novel, PLATEAU; her children’s book, GABBY AND THE QUADS; and her latest novel, VAMPYRIE. She enjoys writing, reading, music, dancing, arts and crafts, exploring nature, and frequently getting lost in working crossword puzzles.

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One of the most recent reviews for Plateau

Spiritually Moving and Uplifting on September 14, 2017

FIRST I must say that I loved this gentle little book. I devoured it in a single evening, so entranced by the story that I didn’t want to stop to read the inspiring quotes from Lynn V. Andrew’s Power Deck that began each chapter. Once I reached the end of the book I had to go back for the quotes, skimming each following chapter a second time.

NOW I must say that I have struggled with how I could possibly write a review — I’ve never read another book quite like it.

Other reviewers here have given you as much as you need to become familiar with the book’s “environment” – if I can call it that, introducing you to a few of the characters – so I won’t repeat similar content. But they can’t convey the deeply spiritual, uplifting essence of the book that, to me, is what makes it remarkable. Plateau never pontificates, but rather seduces the reader to come to his or her own spiritual realizations as the story unfolds.

I suppose the most impactful thing I can say is that I was infused with a sense of well-being when I finally put down my Kindle and turned off the light. I was in such a calm and totally relaxed positive state of mind that I transitioned easily and almost immediately into a deep sleep – a rare experience in my life.

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I am so delighted that so many bloggers are sharing posts from their archives that deserve another audience.. MINE.. if you are interested in participating just send four links to  This is about earlier posts rather than current ones. I am looking for human interest, informative, entertaining and humour…As you can see your books are promoted in the post. I will be looking for festive posts for December so bear that in mind.

If you would only like to promote your books without the archive posts… then still email but we will look at doing one of the specific features.

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  1. Thank you for this wonderful series and for inviting me to participate, Sally. It has been an illuminating experience to learn from and appreciate all the wisdom so many kindly bestowed in their comments. I’m grateful for your generosity and kind heart 💖

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  2. WONDERFUL post, Tina. I have always said, “Your subconscious is always listening and is extremely accommodating – don’t affirm what you don’t want to increase.”

    Thanks, Sally, for sharing this one – and again for featuring my review of Tina’s wonderful Plateau.
    (Madelyn Griffith-Haynie – ADDandSoMuchMORE dot com)
    ADD/EFD Coach Training Field founder; ADD Coaching co-founder
    “It takes a village to educate a world!”

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  3. That is inspiring Tina. I have heard people use the negative all my life. you can see it’s a comfort because you don’t have to move out of familiar territory. I have always prided myself on being relatively open, but reading your wise words I realised I am open in those parts I am comfortable with being open. The rest I ignore. Now I have no excuse not to try and look at those parts and apply some big old brain power and determination to the bits I am not comfortable with. What have I got to loose! So thanks for the sound and timely advice!

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    • Welcome, Paul, and you’re right. As they say: nothing ventured, nothing gained. I’ve found that the older I get, the less I’m concerned about failing, tripping over myself, or generally looking like a dork 🙂 Learning to take risks and laugh at our mistakes is a gift only we can give ourselves. Forge ahead, brother! You’re made of tougher stuff than you might know 🙂 💖

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      • You are totally right looking like a fool to others is less important as you get older. I am thinking about forging ahead as I write. I am not yet committing to it but it is a start and I am always such a slow starter. But I get there in the end! Thanks Tina Big hugs Px

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      • Paul, you’re about as slow as a cheetah on the prowl. It’s interesting how the image we have of ourselves can differ greatly from those of others. Just remember: time is an illusion; all things occur in the Now. It is already accomplished, so see it as manifest. Big hugs back to you, my friend 💖

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      • It is already accomplished, so see it as manifest. Tina THAT IS BLOODY GREAT! I LOVE IT I’m getting it printed on a tee shirt with… ‘Tina Says….

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  4. This is a perfect article, Tina. Thanks! I so believe this and taught it to the job seekers I worked with as an employment counsellor. I suggested they reframe thoughts and turn the negative thoughts into positive ones. For example, “I´m too old, no one will hire me” to “I come with a wealth of experience and knowledge and would be an asset to any organization.” It was amazing how this worked as I watched the change in attitude. Big celebrations when they found a good job! Of course we all, myself included, need reminding. A great review from Madelyn!

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  5. There is a lot of truth in this post, Tina. I have been in a very negative environment for a couple of months now and I have days when the negativity seems to hang over everyone and everything like a blanket. Fortunately, it seems to be improving now.

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  10. Another lovely and empowering post from Tina. I love the advice to take the role of witness in our lives so that we can gently identify our patterns of negative self-talk and learn how to stop sabotaging our happiness. Thanks Sally for bringing another wonderful post to the surface again.

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  11. Thanks so much, Tina. It is not easy sometimes to believe in yourself but your advice hits the right note. Thanks for the inspiration. And thanks, Sally, for this feature.

  12. This is such a wise post and beautifully written Tina, And thank you for sharing it Sally..

    Tina you are so right, so often we end up self-sabotaging ourselves as we talk ourselves out of things, using our doubt of self to dominate our inner chatter..
    So many times I can relate to having those inner conversations..
    Learning to alter our mindset and our perspectives is an ongoing process I so agree, It does indeed take great practice and patience as we learn to focus our intent.. And learn that what we focus upon is what we are creating..
    So being mindful of our thoughts is the first step for often what we wish for is what we may end up getting. And that too goes for the intention we focus upon for the things we don’t want to show up also.. If our thoughts are more focused upon those they are manifested with our intent..

    It is not an instant fix.. It has taken me years to shed my inbuilt layers of programmes I have carried with me, I am sure through life times..

    But when we come to this magnificent perception, and truly do begin to love ourselves, then a whole new world of BEing comes into our reality..

    Many thanks Tina.. Always a pleasure to read your heartfelt truth my friend.. And It is so good to also feel confirmation of the path I too am on right now

    Love and Blessings

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    • Welcome, Sue, and thank you for sharing a piece of your journey. We often get discouraged when seeing ourselves backslide, forgetting that one step back allows us to see how far we have come. As you say, learning to love ourselves opens the door to a new and magnificent perception. It also brings like-minded people into our lives ~ people like you, dear Sue ~ who validate our paths and support us with warmth and love ❤

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      • Awww thank You Tina. and likewise, I feel our WP friends here are part of our soul family as it appears many have had similar experiences and most of us are now waking up to begin to understand how to love ourselves as we move into Unity Consciousness. We are by no means there yet.. But we are making all the right steps to get there.. 😀 Much love ❤ right back to you Tina.. And Thank you

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      • I am so grateful for our WP family, Sue. We are united across oceans and borders, tolerant of our diversities, and helping each other achieve our highest potential as a species. May we all be blessed ❤

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  13. Tina, your posts are so soothing. I actually noticed a change in my breathing. Thank you.
    I’ve come to believe that life is a continuous, beautiful journey of becoming. I embrace it all with a grateful heart. Remarkable things transpire from this belief.
    Cheers and hugs to you both! XO

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This is a famous magical fable in China. This mythological love story tells us about a princess who is mistreated by her husband and saved by a kind stranger and her father the dragon king. The princess is reunited with her family and the kind stranger is given the ultimate reward for his bravery and good morals.

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Snow Sports NZ are proud to be the national sporting organisation representing adaptive snowsports, alpine ski racing, cross country skiing, freeskiing and snowboarding. Here's a brief look at how we came to be.

On 5 September 1931 the Federated Mountain Clubs (F.M.C.) of New Zealand set up a subcommittee to consider the control of skiing on a national basis. This committee drafted the constitution and rules of the Ski Council, which were formally adopted at the Annual General Meeting of the F.M.C. in 1932. The Ski Council held its inaugural meeting in Wellington on 18 February 1933 and for the next 21 years continued to be the sport's governing body.

As a result of new developments after the Second World War – the introduction of ski lifts, the appointment of overseas instructors, the construction of new mountain huts, and improved access roads – it appeared desirable that an independent national controlling body should be set up. Accordingly, a plan was submitted to the F.M.C. and was approved in May 1953 by a meeting of delegates from clubs affiliated to the Ski Council. It envisaged a new independent national organisation, to be known as the New Zealand Ski Association, having an executive council composed of three members elected from each island and one member nominated by the F.M.C. In addition, three of the Association's honorary officers, the secretary, the treasurer, and the editor of the New Zealand Ski Year Book, were to be ex-officio members. In May 1954 the constitution and rules of the New Zealand Ski Association were approved by a further meeting of delegates.

The New Zealand Ski Association Incorporated changed its name to Snow Sports New Zealand Incorporated on 7 June 1996.

Over the years, as snow sports developed, other member organisations were formed including The New Zealand Snowboard Association (NZSBA) in 1992,  Ski Racing New Zealand Incorporated in 1994 and Disabled Snow Sports New Zealand in 1976.

The idea of having all the snow sports represented by one umbrella organisation had existed since 2007 and finally became a reality in 2010.  The five separate sports merged under Snow Sports NZ with Ross Palmer as CEO. Ross Palmer had started working for Snow Sports NZ Incorporated in 2008 and he was reappointed in 2010 under the official restructure. Ross McRobie took over in the role of Executive Director at the end of 2010 .

Marty Toomey joined the organisation as CEO in February 2012 and Snow Sports NZ undertook major changes. Most significantly was that the High Performance Sport Winter Performance Programme became part of Snow Sports NZ. Bringing the high performance arm of the sports into the same organisation allowed Snow Sports NZ to offer and manage a clear pathway from first time participation to sport and athlete development to high performance.

In 2012 High Performance Sport New Zealand (HPSNZ), Sport NZ and Snow Sports NZ began working together on the development of the new high performance centre in Wanaka. The new facility was opened at 78 Anderson Road, Wanaka in April 2013 to provide winter sport athletes with a base to train off the mountain.

Like all HPSNZ training centres, the Wanaka facility is also available for use by carded athletes from all sports that receive investment from HPSNZ.  The centre has a strength and conditioning gym and medical and rehab consulting rooms so specialist staff can provide timely and effective illness and injury diagnosis and management for athletes. There is also a dryland training facility which includes a trampoline, mini ramp, dry slope and rails.

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Of the alkali metals...Group 1....

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