The first 10 days after [Pamplona] – on the hike – were pretty miserable. My left foot constantly throbbed, until it blistered up and got tough. But the day off in Burgos helped a lot. And since then we've made good progress. Still, we had to implement a Plan B, which involves renting bikes in Leon and cycling the remaining 194 miles.
To make a long story short, we covered the last 195 miles or so in seven days, riding mountain bikes, complete with panniers on the back. In other words, during the first two-thirds of the trip we averaged 12 miles a day, hiking. In the last seven days we averaged closer to 28 miles a day.
You can get a better idea from the map at the top of the page. It took ten days to hike from Pamplona to Burgos, where we too our first day off. It took another 10 days to reach Leon, where we took our second day off and picked up our pre-ordered bikes. Then that long section from Leon to Burgos – some 195 miles of the 450 – we covered in seven days.
The third major mishap came a mere six kilometers from Santiago, when my rear tire when flat.
So my brother had us switch bikes, and we both glided – carefully and gingerly – into Santiago.
There's No Place Like Home!!
The upper image is courtesy of Camino de Santiago 800 PROJECT: Map of the Routesilverarrow18.blogspot.com.
The "Tipperary" image is courtesy of It's a Long Way to Tipperary – Wikipedia.
"Note" also that an asterisk in the main text indicates a statement supported by a reference detailed further in this "notes" section. Thus as to the asterisk next to the passage "the 21 days since we left on September 13:" We actually reached Leon on October 4.
Re: "Different kind of hell." The allusion is to Dorothy Parker's famously saying – whenever the door rang in her apartment – "What fresh hell is this?" That's also the title of Parker's 1989 biography by Marion Meade. See Amazon.com: Dorothy Parker: What Fresh Hell Is This?
Re: "Some poor slob's nice new car." City streets in Spain are generally very narrow and difficult to maneuver.
The "bicycle in a ditch" image is courtesy of Cyclist falls into ditch at opening of new safer bike path …telegraph.co.uk.
The lower image is courtesy http://f3nation.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/no-place-like-home.jpg. See also No Place Like Home – Wikipedia, which noted that – aside from the famous line in the movie Wizard of Oz – the phrase may also refer to "the last line of the 1822 song 'Home! Sweet Home!,' words by John Howard Payne and music by Sir Henry Bishop; the source of inspiration for the other references here: 'Be it ever so humble, there's no place like home,'" and/or "'(There's No Place Like) Home for the Holidays,' a 1954 Christmas song most famously sung by Perry Como." For a "live" version, see also There's No Place Like Home – YouTube.
This entry was posted in Travelogs on October 23, 2017 by bbj1969per@aol.com.


We've now seen how writing for online is different to writing for print, and the importance of choosing the right words to use. Next we'll see how a good headline or intro can make all the difference to whether your article will be read or not.
3) So if you don't put the most important bits of information towards the front of your headline, they may get cut off – as engines only display around 60 characters, including spaces.
4) Search engines don't understand metaphors, puns, or other forms of wordplay, and people don't use them when searching for information – use plain English.
6) When writing headlines and body copy, you should use full names of people, places, companies, & products – avoid acronyms, abbreviations & jargon.
7) Just using Jamie Oliver's full name in a headline and the intro of an article got an article on RBI's hospitality website CatererSearch ranked top on Google News during the school dinners series (something they had never managed previously).
8) Having an introduction or standfirst that uses the right keywords and summarises a story in a clear and interesting manner can increase traffic – as it appears as the snippet of text in search results, which has a large effect on click through rates.
9) You should always write for the web with the assumption that people won't get to the end of your article, so 'giving the story away' in your intro won't negatively effect readership – it actually gives it a better chance of getting read in the first place.
10) Writing headlines and articles that use Top 10s and other attention grabbing methods tend to do much better on social media sites like digg and reddit – which can drive huge traffic (13,000 visits to a single New Scientist story for one post on digg!).
Note: This article was originally written as part of a training programme for the journalists at UK B2B publisher Reed Business Information.
Ciarán Norris is now the SEO Director at UK search marketing agency eyefall.
I'm starting a fan club.... What a great post. I've saved it, copied it and will be referring to it often. Thanks Ciaran!
The first step you mentioned is one I've seen great results with. I made a post on my blog about Michelle Sorro from The Apprentice and titled it "Michelle Sorro: The Apprentice Quitter". At the time my blog was about 2 months old and I got 800+ visitors in one day. I was really excited about the effectiveness of keywords in the title of the article. The better keywords you use in the article title, the more chance you have of getting each article indexed and ranked in Google and other search engines. Great post.
Another good post and you've got me looking forward to numbers 3 through 5. It's still important to remember that while search engines may not get those metaphors in page titles, people will and they may still help you get read and linked to.
Aside from the differences in how people read online we're adding robots to our potential readers which calls for additional considerations. I think in the end it will improve the craft of writing and we'll see more and more articles that read well to both people and search engines.
I think some comments are making to simplistic a point.
Journos are not writing for a machine and not people - they are writing for people in a way that can be understood by *BOTH* people _and_ machines/algorithms.
I think writing for a combined audience like that is much more complex. You need to make your copy clear and concise but if no one can find it, no one will read it.
Beyond that, the headline still needs to grab attention, while being keyword targeted, and readable and sensible. The copy has to conform to editorial guidelines, repeat the keywords at an optimum density and yet still be well written and something to be proud of.
That is a hugely complex task. No wonder Ciaran had to write the training program - it is a complex problem to tackle.
It's definitely complex - with regards to the content being findable and using keywords, those are all things I covered in the 1st article.
I have to say that I never mention density to journalists - recipe for disaster IMHO!
Well, you would know best though having worked so closely with them!
Poor you - but YAY YOU for getting a new fab job!
bogadan - you seem to have missed my point - apologies if I wasn't clear (I should really practice what I preach).
Of course you have to write for humans, but you have to write for humans who are using a search engine to find information.
And with a newspaper or magazine the reader is already looking at your full article as they're reading the headline. At the very least they are holding the paper or magazine in hand, an indication that they are wanting to read what's within.
You've already captured a certain part of their attention and can probably be a little more cryptic with your headline since the odds of them reading the first paragraph of your copy are greater.
You don't need to convince them to click offline. They already have by the time they're reading your headline.
Its unfortunate that journalists need to take care of how they express themselves (via written format) now just because Google requires them to. Its only a matter of time when english literature gets ruined because people wish to get found on search engines. Ofcourse that is assuming that search engines don't get any smarter in the future.
Sorry, I strongly disagree - in many ways the guidelines that the engines ask writers to follow are a return to good old fashioned journalism.
Great content, written well, in a clear & understandable manner. If Google manages to kill off oh-so clever word play that serves no purpose other than to make a journalists feel special, all the better.
I agree with you ciaran. Guidelines for writing online seem to bring things back to writing the facts without some of the sensationalism. It's about getting the main points in right at the start so people can decide if they want to read further.
Of course social media sites are bringing out the sensationalism at least in titles for now, but overall I think the web is calling for a need to write better. There are a lot more web pages than there are magazines on display in any store I've been in and I think the competition will force writers to continue to improve.
Can you write my posts for me?!
Are you sure you trust me?
I have a hard enough time keeping up with my own blog to the point where I'm now writing a weekly post that mostly links out to many of the great posts I come across each week.
But that's a discussionmore better suited to part 3 of this series.


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Academic journal article Economic Quarterly - Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
Neighborhoods and Banking
By Lacker, Jeffrey M.
The economic condition of some of our low-income neighborhoods is appalling. Are banks responsible? Critics blame the banking industry for failing to meet the credit needs of poorer neighborhoods. Some claim that bankers pass up worthwhile lending opportunities because of racial or ethnic bias. Others argue that a market failure causes banks to restrain lending in low-income neighborhoods. They claim that joint lending efforts by many banks in such neighborhoods would be profitable, but no single bank is willing to bear the cost of being the pioneer.
The central statute regulating the relationship between bank lending and neighborhoods, the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977 (CRA, or "the Act"), was inspired by the critics' view that banks discriminate against low-income communities.(1) The Act directs the bank regulatory agencies to assess the extent to which a bank meets "the credit needs of its entire community, including low-and moderate-income neighborhoods." In a similar spirit, the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) requires depository institutions to disclose mortgage originations in metropolitan areas by census tract. The annual HMDA reports routinely show large disparities in mortgage flows to minority and white neighborhoods, bolstering the critics' case.
Defenders of the banking industry attribute the disparity in credit flows to differences in the creditworthiness of potential borrowers, information that is unavailable from the HMDA reports. They view the CRA as a burdensome interference in otherwise well-functioning credit markets and as a regulatory tax on banking activity. They argue that the decay of low-income neighborhoods, while deplorable, is beyond the capacity of the banking industry alone to repair.(2)
The CRA is currently attracting renewed attention. Public release of expanded HMDA reports, along with widely publicized research suggesting bank lending discrimination, has sparked complaints that banks neglect low-income neighborhoods. Critics now assert that regulators have been too lax in implementing the CRA, and they press for regulations based on measures of bank lending in low-income neighborhoods. In response, federal banking agencies recently adopted revisions to the regulations implementing the CRA that would base a bank's assessment in part on quantitative measures of lending in low-income neighborhoods (Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System 1994). Banks' defenders argue that the regulations were already too burdensome and that numerical measures inevitably will come to resemble lending quotas. Banks will be induced to make loans to uncreditworthy borrowers, risking losses to the deposit insurance funds and, ultimately, to taxpayers.
This essay reexamines the rationale for the CRA. A reconsideration seems worthwhile in light of the dire condition of our poor neighborhoods on the one hand, and the demonstrable risks to banks and taxpayers on the other. After a review of the empirical literature relevant to critics' claims, I will argue that there is little conclusive evidence that banks fail to meet the credit needs of low-income neighborhoods per se. Instead, the CRA regulations should be understood as a transfer program, aimed at redistributing resources to low-income neighborhoods. The basic goal of the CRA to improve conditions in distressed neighborhoods is obviously a worthy one. But the lending and community investment obligations impose an implicit tax on the banking industry for which there is little justification. Nonprofit community development organizations (CDOs) also redistribute resources through subsidized lending in low-income neighborhoods and represent an alternative to imposing a potentially unsustainable burden on banks. Directing investment toward low-income neighborhoods could be better accomplished by carefully subsidizing existing institutions that specialize in community development, rather than by imposing a burdensome and potentially risky implicit tax on the banking system. …
Publication: Economic Quarterly - Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
Lacker, Jeffrey M.
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Segregation in Federally Subsidized Low-Income Housing in the United States By Modibo Coulibaly; Rodney D. Green; David M. James Praeger Publishers, 1998
Low-Income Housing and the State in the Eastern Caribbean By Robert B. Potter University of West Indies Press, 1994
Ain't No Trust: How Bosses, Boyfriends, and Bureaucrats Fail Low-Income Mothers and Why It Matters By Judith A. Levine University of California Press, 2013
Can Self-Build Housing Improve Social Sustainability within Low-Income Groups? By Obremski, Helena Carter, Claudia The Town Planning Review, Vol. 90, No. 2, 2019
Residential Lending to Low-Income and Minority Families: Evidence from the 1992 HMDA Data By Canner, Glenn B. Passmore, Wayne Smith, Dolores S. Federal Reserve Bulletin, Vol. 80, No. 2, February 1994
Hospital Payment Systems Based on Diagnosis-Related Groups: Experiences in Low- and Middle-Income countries/Systemes Des Hopitaux Bases Sur Des Groupes Homogenes De Diagnostic: Experience Dans Les Pays a Revenu Faible et moyen/Sistemas De Pago Hospitalario Basados En Grupos Relacionados Por El Diagnostico: Experiencias En Paises De Ingresos Bajos Y Medianos By Mathauer, Inke Wittenbecher, Friedrich Bulletin of the World Health Organization, Vol. 91, No. 10, October 2013
Low-Income Lending Tips: Use Local Groups By Kulkosky, Edward American Banker, Vol. 160, No. 35, February 22, 1995
Religious Groups Press Freddie to Tie Executive Pay to Low-Income Lending By Prakash, Snigdha American Banker, Vol. 159, No. 64, April 5, 1994
Cities Resort to Strong Arm Moves to Encourage Low-Income Lending By Peters, Andy American Banker, Vol. 177, No. 87, June 6, 2012
U.S. to Give Web Access to Public Housing ; Obama Program Seeks to Improve Opportunities for Low-Income Groups By Searcey, Dionne International New York Times, July 16, 2015
Give Your Cast-Off Furniture a New Life; RECYCLING: Lottery Cash Backs Project to Help Low-Income Groups By Evans, Steve Coventry Evening Telegraph (England), November 23, 2006
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I've been wanting to do some themed outfit posts from a very long time and finally it's here! So this and the next 2 posts in the coming week will be featuring the luxury store called Crisp. But before that, let me tell you a bit about CRISP; it's a store that provides you some of the best and well-known designer brands from all over the world like Nina Ricci,Furla,Emilio Pucci, Helmut Lang and many more.The store has a very contemporary and raw interiors which was perfect for me, since I didn't have to break my head over shoot locations. HEHE! If you are someone who likes to splurge once in a while on designer clothing, this is the perfect place for you, be it a man or a woman, they have everything in store, from clothes to footwear to even high-end accessories, you name it and they have it!
Hope you like my first fashion editorial post and I would love to get your suggestions, so that the next two upcoming ones can be even better than this one. Do let me know your views and suggestions in the comments below. Also checkout CRISP LUXURY STORE if you are in Vittal Mallya road, Bangalore to experience some high-end shopping.
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So a few days back I had posted my 3-day experience with the LeEco Le1s superphone and how I was already in love with it and if by any chance you missed that post, click here. Since I have used the phone to the best way possible for more than a week now, it's time to post the full review barring all the complex technicalities, since that's not definitely my genre.
Appearance: The rose gold looks absolutely chic and classy and the sleek look makes it super stylish to flaunt it like its worth millions. Hehehe! The phone doesn't feel heavy and can be easily kept in the pocket as well as in your small clutch bag.
Camera: The amazing ISOCELL technology in the camera is what makes the quality of the pictures so good for such a budget friendly phone. The front camera is absolutely brilliant with 5MP and the rear camera, 13MP works pretty decently too. I was a tad bit disappointed with its performance in low light since the pictures came a bit grainy but other than that everything was perfect about the front and rear camera in this phone.
Apart from that, it even has different filters which you can use while clicking pictures itself and also use the Slo-Mo feature and take some really interesting videos too. The video quality is equally good and one can take pretty decent videos in the phone.
Battery backup: This is the star feature of Le1s and you would ask why? As mentioned in my last post, the Type-C USB charger is the reason why the phone can be charged in almost an hour's time. And for a person like me who has to use the phone to be live on the social media throughout the day, this feature works great.
Though, it doesn't come with earphones but you can use your existing earphones since it supports other external devices quite well. I have tried them with my Philips earphones and the sound quality remains absolutely perfect but I would love LeEco to come up with accessories for the phone soon.
Memory: The phone doesn't come with an expandable memory but having 32GB of inbuilt memory is more than enough for I think most of us. I have so many apps installed and tons of photos and videos already, thanks to my selfie addiction and I still managed to have 21GB left and for me it's commendable how we need not worry about expanding memories and all that jazz.
So here's a thing, after using the phone for so many days, I can vouch that this phone is one of the best in the market currently available with world class features. The metallic body, the fingerprint scanner, the super fast charger and what not, you name it and LeEco Le 1s has it all. For a mere price of 10999 INR, you will not find any phone with these features. The phone looks absolutely classy in your hand and for those who want to experience iPhone(as close to it as possible) but still not want to burn a hole in the pocket, this is your best choice.
Here's a good news! Today is the LeEco Day(25th February,2016) and from today onwards you can order the Le1s without any registration on Flipkart and not worry about registration hassles or get disappointed that the stocks ran out. Grab this opportunity and get your hands on the Le1s if you are looking out for a good phone that looks good and has amazing features and still doesn't cost you a bomb.
If you happen to buy it or have used the LeEco Le1s, do share your experience with me in the comments section below.
So coming back to the post, a few weeks back i got a chance to try out the much hyped hair extensions from IrresistibleMe.com. I always had a perception that hair extensions can only be worn with the help of a hair expert in a salon, but guess what, these hair extensions from Irresistible Me are user friendly and can be worn at home just in a matter of few minutes. Let's discuss a few points about the type of extensions, length and color before talking about my personal experience.
Types: Silky Touch: Silky Touch is our best-selling line made with 100% human Remy hair. These hair extensions are fantastic quality for a friendly price and can be very easily styled, cut, colored and curled to blend in your hair perfectly. The thickness of the hair decreases very slightly towards the ends just like normal hair does which will provide a completely natural look while wearing them.
Royal Remy: Royal Remy is our premium line made with 100% human Remy hair. We use top of the line hair and a special treatment unique to Irresistible Me to add extra silkiness and durability and make these the best hair extensions you can find. The thickness of the hair is amazing – the same from the top of the weft to the bottom. This provide a lot of body and bounce while wearing them.
The extensions came nicely packed in a black box which looked pretty classy outside and inside and the package reached to me in about a weeks time which was super quick. I selected the 24 inches "NATURAL BLACK" Silky Touch Hair extensions since I have a brownish tint to my otherwise black colored hair. The extensions were nicely enclosed in a zip lock packaging with 2 different slots wherein the small slot has a TESTER EXTENSION and this is meant for you to try it on and check if the color matches you along with extra clips. MIND YOU! Do not open the bigger slot, else you won't be able to return them in case the color doesn't match you. I found this concept really good since it's so convenient with amazing return policy.
The set that I chose came with a total of ten pieces – 1 piece of 4 clips , 2 pieces of 3 clips , 5 pieces of 2 clips , 2 pieces of 1 clip . My hair is a little above my waist and is super thick, hence I used only 1 -4 clip, 2 -2 clip and 2 -1 clip wefts and they did feel a bit weird in the beginning since my hair is already quite heavy and also because I had got the heaviest extensions among all. The hair is as natural as a any of our usual hair and didn't feel plastic-like in any way. They stay snugly onto your hair and nobody would get to know you have something extra on your head can go about your daily activities without any worry. The hair is ridiculously soft and smooth and aren't too shiny.
The best part is you can color, straighten, curl them and have to take care of them as you would to your own hair. The hair is thinner at the bottom and curls a bit like natural hair but since I have chemically straightened hair, I would have to straighten them too. All in all I love the Irresistible me hair extensions and have already used them twice. I am planning to cut the ends a bit since it is a bit longer than my natural hair length. This is suitable for daily use as well as for occasions like weddings, parties when you need more hair to style them and still make them look voluminous.
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Have your ever tried hair extensions? I would love to know your view about hair extensions in the comments below.
It's about this awesome website I came across called the DECO HOME where they sell everything that is required to make your house look classy. They have some pretty cool products from categories like Bedding, cushions, decorative wall shelves, beautiful garden torches etc which would certainly amplify the beauty of your house as well as your pretty garden area. They have two sections- Deco Essential and Deco Window which offers various products from bed covers to curtain to tie backs etc.
If you are one of those people who love to accessorize your house with the most unique and classy items, then DECOHOME.IN is your place. They have home decor products from all across the world and have made their niche in this field internationally. Their range includes classic to modern profiles and each piece is engineered for durability, functionality and aesthetics and together with Add on curtain rods, special wall brackets and rings give you endless possibilities to indulge in designing your house interiors in the best way possible. My favorite was ofcourse their bedding category which has some classy looking bed covers and what attracted me is the dark colors like Moss, brown etc which draws all the attention and boosts any color furniture in your room.
Their speciality is definitely the decorative curtain hardware collection, which is the first of its kind for the Indian market. You must be thinking, so many great info about this website, must be definitely expensive..NOPE! Their commitment to provide the best quality HOME SOLUTIONS in an affordable manner for all the Indian homes is what makes them a tad bit special. I showed the website to my dad and he was so impressed by the garden lamps and the wall shelves that he right away order them for the house. They have FREE SHIPPING in India with the facility for CASH ON DELIVERY and also a very cool return policy. Isn't that awesome!!
The rise of online websites In India for products that will help getting your house setup with less hassles and running around is becoming a big trend and the market will give you a lot of choices too, but getting products at an affordable price with international standards is something that you have to keep in mind too.
Do checkout Decohome.in if you are looking out for classy home decor products and do let me know what you think of this website and if you happened to order something from them.
I'm addicted to my current phone to death but for some reason I prefer sticking to one phone atleast for 2-3 years because of the hassle of installing the apps all over again in a new phone. Recently I heard about the launch of the LeEco Le1s mobile phone which made news all over the media for the fact that it was all sold out in literally 2 seconds in their first flash sale on Flipkart. So when I received the Le1s for review, I was pretty excited to get my hands on the phone and see what's the whole deal about. Here are my views about the phone after using for 3 straight days…..
The phone came in a white box with its brand name "LeTv" written at the sides. I received the phone in ROSE GOLD color and to be honest I was really happy that i didn't receive the silver color. Well, with the trend of rose gold being everywhere, isn't it cool to have a phone in the same color! The first thing I noticed was it's metal body and how it resembled the great "iPhone". The phone had the accessories in the lower level which came with a Type C USB port, which means you will have to carry the charger with you everywhere due to its availability problems. The best part- it has a FINGERPRINT SENSOR, which means just keep the finger on the sensor and whoosh..the phone unlocks 😀 The phone is priced at a very mere amount of just Rs 10999 for which I don't think you'll find many phones with so many features.
So the charger that comes with the phone is a fast charger which means you charge the phone in almost an hour to 100% battery. Isnt that cooool!!! The previous night I decided to discharge the entire battery and test this in the morning and to my surprise it took less than an hour for the phone to charge fully and was all set for me to test what matters to me the most- CAMERA!
The phone has a rear camera of 13MP and a front camera of 5MP which is pretty awesome for a phone that looks super classy and expensive but is pocket friendly in real. Due to the ISOCELL in the rear camera, the pictures I took were of good quality in the daylight but a bit weird looking with low light. Talking about the front camera, the pictures are good but I would not say the best due to the noise that's visible once you zoom them. The camera also has some really nice filters which you can use while taking the pictures. The phone comes with an inbuilt and non expandable 32 gm ROM and 3 gb RAM with dual sim slots (1 micro+1 nano) and a gorilla glass 3.
I did use the music player which is an inbuilt in the phone, and the sound quality is really good for a person like me who is not into ridiculously loud music. The speakers it has at the side bottom of the phone is what makes the sound quality so good.
By the end of the day, the phone was dead due to continuous usage of internet and clicking numerous pictures and taking videos. I do need to now install a few apps and games to check if there would be any lags and heating issues.
These were my views for the 3 days I used the LeEco Le1s and by the end of the week, I would be posting my complete review on the phone along with some specifications that you guys would be interested in. Do checkout Flipkart for their next Flash Sale if you are already impressed with this classy looking phone.
I hope you all had a love filled weekend and today i decided to write about something different from the usual beauty and fashion posts.
So recently we did a house warming ceremony for our new house in Kerala and I had always wanted my bedroom to be colorful and lively long back when the construction had started and that's when I started exploring home decor websites. Today i'm going to talk about one such website called FREEDOM TREE that I absolutely fell in love with at the very first site. They have some of the best home decor products for not just for your bedroom but almost every part of your house but my favorite was their bedroom decor collection. I have been lately getting into "MAKE IN INDIA" products a lot and FREEDOM TREE interested me even more because of the fact that all the products are designed and manufacture right in our country. And if you live in Mumbai, you can even visit their store in Bandra.
The designs are the most quirkiest and colorful which is definitely an attraction for the younger generation and can definitely find Freedom Tree one of its kind website for those who are excited to setup their first ever house. The patterns are so out of the box that one can not click that "X" button without having a second look at their products and making a few orders. They have every product that you are looking for to decorate your nest; From bed lamps to pillow cases to bed covers to even knick knacks to make your bedroom look quirky and interesting, you will find everything here. The best part, all the products, including the bolts of fabric are handmade,handwoven and hand-painted by artisans from all across the country and are reasonably priced.
If you want your kids to study without any complaints, they even have attractive kid's study tables and cute industrial book shelves to make your life stress free. Some of my favorite pieces were their industrial coffee tables, distressed storage shelves and their most amazing contemporary furniture. I am one of those who love to be at home and if you have such beautiful pieces in your house especially your bedroom, where you spend most of the time in a day, I think you definitely deserve good decor.
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Valentine's Day Desserts for your luvbugs featuring SPRINKLED!
We all love gifts that are unique and exclusive and if it's gifted by someone close to us, it's like a dream. Last month for my birthday I got this pretty pretty Fashion themed dark chocolate truffle cake….What better gift for someone like me who loves everything FASHION right!
When I asked my friend where he got the cake from, I was told about this newbie baker in Bangalore who owns a baking company called SPRINKLED. And that's when I realised this was someone whom I was following on Facebook for quite a while. Gauthami shankar, a hospitality graduate from Christ University,Bangalore started this boutique bakery on 18th December 2015 and was named SPRINKLED in order to sprinkle each ones life with a whole lot of love and sweetness . That's how the tag line #sprinkledwithinfinitelove came up. She is accompanied by the well know food truck owner Siddhanth Sawkar from Spitfire BBQ who helps her manage the bakery.
Let me tell how you a bit more about this awesome place and how you can pre order some of the best and quality made desserts from Sprinkled this Valentine's day and make your loved one's feel special.
Sprinkled caters to tailor made cakes, desserts in jars, celebratory desserts like the macaroon tower and also cupcakes and healthy muffins to name a few ! They also cater to all occassions be it birthdays, anniversary, weddings, baby showers , ring ceremonies, bachelors cakes etc. They also do themed cakes which are exclusively customized as per a customer's requirement. Since it's the season of love, they have curated a special Valentine's Day hamper that can be pre-ordered to treat your love on 14th of February.
Love Hamper by Sprinkled: They have curated these hampers keeping in mind the seasonal produce, chocolate to be the key ingredient behind love and also everything sweet and nice.
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One can place an order for this hamper priced at 1800INR before the 10th February and anyone ordering through the lookup app will get a 10% discount and also a free delivery within 7 km radius from Kamanahalli, Bangalore. They are also taking bulk orders for organizations who are planning to do a valentine's day special event at their workplace.
What do you think of Sprinkled's creations? Do let me know below and we can have a discussion here.


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Cafe Colette is the one-year-old Williamsburg restaurant from Zeb Stewart, the restaurateur behindUnion Pool and Hotel Delmano. Unlike his previous two projects, Cafe Colette doesn't have a distinctly old-timey look. There also doesn't seem to be one overriding design influence — it could be a cafe in a French seaside town, or a bar in Havana, and parts of the space resemble the hull of a ship. Below, Zeb explains how it all came together.
Zeb Stewart, owner: "I felt like everyone was doing this sort of old-timey thing, and I was looking for something a little bit refreshing and a little bit different. I found myself sitting in places that were sort of haphazardly put together, and really enjoying them. So with this place, I just tried to piece it together with what was available.
"I was in Argentina and Mexico, and I loved the way that people down there painted their floors so it looked like they had tile floors, even though they maybe couldn't afford it. So, this is an old tile floor that we actually ground down. It was glazed over the top, and we took off the glazing and exposed the terra cotta and then painted on this checkered pattern.
"I built this place with a lot of stuff that was stored in my house. I have a 6,000 square foot space out in Bushwick, and I collect architectural stuff. This wood was actually grey out of my house, but I was sanding a piece of it down one day, and I found a layer of blue paint like three layers down. So, we basically sanded each one of these boards, and tried to stop at the blue layer.
"I found this fridge upstate. This is an old wooden fridge, and we actually wrapped the whole thing with zinc. I think I have a fetish for old refrigerators, I think I stood in one of these as a kid. You can kind of turn any room into a refrigerator. The compressor is down in the basement, and the condensing unit, which blows the cold air, is inside the refrigerator.
"This is all marble tile. I wanted to do subway tile everywhere, and I was fighting my inner urge, thinking, "Keith McNally's ruined it! No more subway tiles. How about cut marble?" And then, these are old fire doors. You can order these old circular lights, and then I used old chicken wire and glass to fill it in.
"I don't really like places that open with all photography on the walls. So with Colette, I want these walls to be filled with photography eventually, but I'm just kind of collecting things over time. Even though the room feels kind of awkward sometimes and kind of barren, I feel like we're getting there over time, and it allows for a more honest development of the space.
"We made these lights. I had seen somebody that had done this before — I think it was a picture of a place in Paris — where they had a group of three lights. We just pulled together parts from Grand Brass & Lamp. You order online and you just put all the components together. The ones that are a little bit yellow, we washed them with an amber shellac. I think I should do more of those, actually.
"My friend Ray does all my lettering for me, and he's a really accomplished artist. He just does it as a favor, because we've known him forever. It's based on some really clean lettering from a really old poster from a movie that was called Cafe Colette.
"This is a zinc bar. My partner at Delmano, Michael Smart, wrapped this for me. He's done a lot of zinc work in the city, you'll see his bars all over the place. I used to have some really beautiful bar stools here that were like barber stools that were bolted to the floor, but I kept finding myself not enjoying sitting on them. There are so many traditions that we do in New York City bars that are impeded by having stationary stools. Like, maybe you want to turn, or if someone sits down next to you, even though we don't move at all, we'll move an eighth of an inch to make the impression that we're welcoming that person. You can't do that with a stationary bar stool.


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Stevie Nicks was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on Friday during a ceremony at Brooklyn's Barclays Center. The pop goddess made history as the first female artist to be inducted twice — first as a member of Fleetwood Mac in 1998, then as a solo act.
Nicks kicked off the evening with a performance that included "Stand Back" and "Leather and Lace" featuring Eagles' Don Henley. She then revisited her Tom Petty collaboration, "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around", with Harry Styles filling in for the late rocker. She concluded the set with a performance of her seminal track, "Edge of Seventeen".
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You might not have heard of this, but last weekend Eastern Europe has been hit by a wave of snow and really low temperatures. So much so that roads were closed for over 12 hours.
Maybe this doesn't seem so unusual, but what capture my attention was the survival story I stumbled upon. This guy managed to stay alive for 3 whole days after the facility he was working in was left without electricity. He got water from the already too much snow, he had some food supplies and his shelter? Well, his car!
It's almost a miracle that he lasted for so long and he didn't even need medical care after this ordeal. And although the rule of 3 played an important role in his survival, there is one thing without which he would have tragically failed: fuel. If your fuel reserve won't last enough, you won't stand a chance, so you must know how to stretch it as much as you need to.
You don't have to get to Europe for harsh winter, heavy snow and winter traffic jams. Just take a look at Washington D.C. these days instead.
Is common science that cold weather reduces the range for all vehicles. Fuel economy tests show that a conventional gasoline car's gas mileage is about 12% lower at 32°F than it would be at 73°F, and it can drop as much as 19% at 0°F comparing to 73°F. As for very short trips (3 to 4 miles of city driving), the fuel economy drops to 22%.
Take a good look at the facts below, as they could really change your perspective when you rely on your bug out vehicle and your winter driving skills for survival.
Engine and transmission friction increases in cold temperatures due to cold engine oil and other drive-line fluids. The engine needs more time to reach its most fuel-efficient temperature, which explains why a shorter trip "costs" more fuel than a longer one. How much would you lose of your economy because of the less efficient components? Up to 14%! Combine trips so you could drive less often with a cold engine.
As for the battery, its performance decreases in cold weather, making it harder for your alternator to keep your battery charged. Drive at least 5 miles between start cycles to fully recharge the battery.
Everything you do to prepare your car prior to driving out of your alley increases fuel consumption, because you use additional power. Heating the cabin, window defrosters, and heater fans are the most "expensive" in terms of fuel, as they all use additional power. And more power means more fuel, which goes your economy down to 15%.
And remember that winter grades of gasoline can have slightly less energy per gallon than summer blends.
Also, colder air is denser, which will increase aerodynamic drag on your vehicle (especially at highway speeds), and decrease your fuel economy up to 5%. Even tire pressure decreases in colder temperatures, increasing rolling resistance and reducing the range up to 4%.
Icy or snow-covered roads decrease even more your tires' grip on the road, wasting energy. Safe driving speeds on slick roads can be much lower than normal, further reducing fuel economy, especially at speeds below 30 to 40 mph. And remember that using four-wheel drive increases fuel consumption too.
Now you wonder what can you do about it. We have some clues for you below.
First, having the proper vehicle spares a lot of effort. Most preppers agree that less time you spend on the road, less danger you'll face along the way. You need a vehicle that is not only fast, protective, and off-road capable, but gas-efficient as well. Whether you go with the family's sedan or opt for a terrain vehicle, your main goal when bugging out is to get far away as quickly as possible. With that in mind, larger and heavier vehicles are bound to come with a drawback in the fuel department.
More, these types of vehicles stand out like a sore thumb when compared to your everyday cars, trucks, and vans. The ability to remain unnoticeable and safe when navigating through heavily populated and hostile areas, is just as important as your vehicle's fuel economy.
Still, your vehicle of choice will be largely dependent upon your environment. The choice remains yours whether to purchase a designated bug out vehicle or update your daily commuter car for a SHTF contingency. But regardless of choice, the biggest concern for any bug out vehicle is fuel range. Above all other aspects, a bug out vehicle should be prepared and maintained to provide the best possible fuel economy.
For starters, weight is one of the biggest factors deciding a vehicle's fuel range: an extra 100 pound could reduce your MPG by 1%. Removing any unnecessary equipment, supplies, or people from your car will inevitably translate to lower fuel consumption. That also means stripping the vehicle itself down of any unneeded aftermarket parts. These things reduce the vehicle's aerodynamics and add weight, which translates to fewer miles.
Some preppers advocate that a bug out vehicle should contain as much food, water, and gear as you can carry. However, your chances of consuming everything on route are quite slim. So is your possibility of taking what's left with you upon reaching your destination. For that reason, a 72-hour bug out bag for each family member is all the gear you'll need in the car. Everything else can be found along the way or upon finding safety.
Removing hauling cargo on the roof, for example, reduces wind resistance, and increases fuel economy by 2% to 8% in the city driving, and 6% to 17% on the highway. If you really need to use it for your luggage, opt for rear-mount cargo boxes, which "costs" only 1% to 5% of your fuel economy.
You can also save on fuel by easing your pressure on the accelerator. Slamming the pedal to the floor every time you accelerate consumes significantly more fuel than applying less and gradual pressure. Most vehicles are also at their most efficient when cruising in their highest gear at a moderately low speed (40-50 mph).
Though your goal will be to get out of dodge as quickly as possible, you should still pay attention to your rate of acceleration and cruising speed. Driving fast may serve to get you out of dodge quickly, but doing so could stop you short of safety if your pedal's to the metal.
Use cruise control if your car is equipped with this feature, and avoid aggressive driving, as speeding, rapid acceleration and braking waste more energy.
Avoid excessive idling too, considering the fact that it can use a quarter to a half gallon of fuel per hour, depending on engine size and other features that you use at the moment. Actually, turning your engine off when you are waiting in your car saves your money, because it takes only 10 seconds to restart when you need to drive off compared to how much fuel is burned while idling.
Despite seeming trivial, under-inflated tires can significantly lower a vehicle's fuel economy by miles per gallon. Keeping them properly inflated will improve your vehicle's fuel performance. It will also make for much safer travel across on and off-road terrain.
You should always strive to stay current with preventative maintenance on your car. This means the normal fuel, fluid, and filter changes in addition to addressing any engine problems indicated by the light on your dashboard. What may seem like nothing could be a dead oxygen sensor or related emissions problems that keeps your vehicle from performing.
In today's economy, most drivers opt for whatever gas is cheapest at the pump. Though some modern cars suggest using higher-octane fuel, most can still run on regular without any consequential long-term effects.
Cars with superchargers and modified intake systems usually mandate the use of premium gas. But if your car is rated for regular gasoline there's reason to pay more at the pump.
Diesel engines are something to be considered, as they have much greater lifespan than typical engines and can be run using homemade bio-diesel fuel. In a long-term survival situation, gas could become a scarce commodity and mandate the use of alternate sources of fuel. However, it's still advised that bug out vehicles running on regular gas carry one or two jerry cans of extra fuel that gets rotated into use regularly.
Remember not to use warmers and defrosters more than necessary. Scraping ice every morning makes you sick? Look for natural, low cost solutions, like parking your car facing east or using a vinegar solution for defrosting your windshields.
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Protect your rubber edges with cooking spray to keep them from freezing shot.
Blow some hand sanitizer on your car's lock to defrost it.
Use a lighter to heat your car key a little bit before sliding it in the lock.
Don't leave you windshield wipers up overnight so they won't become stuck to your windshield. Cover them with socks to prevent snow and ice buildup on the wiper blades.
Dress your mirrors in plastic bags overnight to prevent them from frosting.
If your tires are stuck in the snow in the morning, place a piece of cardboard or your car mats beneath to help them roll.
Deciding to brave the roads during harsh winter, will confront you with challenges along the way, making it necessary to choose a vehicle capable to handle a variety of contingencies. Compromise has to be made, as no bug out vehicle can have it all. There is no such thing as the perfect vehicle, everybody has his opinion and makes his personal choices. Finally, the only thing that makes the difference is your skills.
This article has been written by Michael Martin for Survivopedia.


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For now, back to writing! Fairy Tale Shoot was my January post. My first and only post of the year. The reason being, our daughter Rachel was diagnosed in February with breast cancer. The dreaded C dragon swooped into our realm and darkened our family fairy tale. Rachel traveled to Nacogdoches with me to be my personal assistant, a.
I met Kathy Murphy, the founder and Queen Herself, along with many fabulous authors and book club members. It was a fun, enchanting time. At the end of the weekend. Rachel and I went to a wooded spot and did a magical photo shoot of my Fairy Godmother persona.
Rachel is a fantastic professional photographer. This has been her personal fight, but not without the support of our entire extended family and many, many friends. We have all surrounded her with every ounce of love and strength and courage we could muster, and then, we abide. But, I have watched her stand strong, and on those days she could not stand, I watched her husband carry her. I watched her brothers lean in. I watched her family and friends circle up around her.
I stood with her dad on her behalf. She is strong and brave and beautiful. And I love her with all my heart. It requires the drinking of poison for an entire year, but she has beaten the C dragon, and she has the scars to prove it. This is real life! And because this is real life, I write fairy tales.
There are days I cannot gather one creative thought, and I sit. Then, I am carried away by my own emotions and I write. Several characters lost their lives in It was a dangerous year. However, no matter how dark and desperate things appear, I will bring light to my story, and my heroines will be strong and courageous, ever-flawed, but heroes just the same.
Original quote by G. Children already know that dragons exist. Fairy tales tell children dragons can be killed. I felt like a fairy princess at the ball, but in the woods I became an elven queen. I kept waiting for the woodland creatures to come out to play or a gnome to appear from under a mushroom. My wings are now hanging in a closet in my home, hidden like selkie skins. The book begins collecting your memories.
And forever after you have only to open that book to be back where you first read it. It will all come into your mind with the very first words: I have a stack of books I purchased at the Girlfriend Weekend. It is not quite as tall as the Empire State Building but close. I will need to buy a new bookcase to house them. And, we will not be able to buy groceries for the next two months. But, what can I say. I could not resist. I will smile, I will laugh, I will dance, dance, dance.
Thank you, Kathy for following your dream and allowing all of us to be part of it! I love your energy, your heart, your creativity, and your love of books and their authors. It looked as magical as the tales themselves. We all dressed as one of the characters. What a fun group!!!!!! I discovered they accepted my fairy crown in place of a tiara and my bohemian dress in place of the hot pink leopard print.
I met a lot of kindred spirits and made many new friends. Such an open-hearted group of people with a love of books and literacy.
One of the highlights of the weekend for me was meeting and hanging out with Carolyn Turgeon, author extraordinaire and editor of Faerie Magazine. Dreams do come true people. Subscribe to it now!!! And, if you love an amazing retelling of fairy tales buy her books. Well, thanks for asking. I chose the twelfth fairy godmother from Sleeping Beauty. The thirteenth was the evil fairy who cursed the princess with death. The twelfth fairy godmother held back her blessing till after and then saved the princess by changing the curse to sleep and not death.
I want to thank my daughter, Rachel, for traveling to Nacogdoches with me and doing my enchanted makeup and hair! And, last but not least, I want to thank my sister-in-law Cathy, for making my incredible feather cape! There is a long list of fabulous authors that attended the weekend. Too many to list here. So, I will just have to blog more about each of them in the future. I highly recommend you check out the Beauty and the Book website and look for the reading lists!
The weekend was magical and enlightening. You should join us! There are many legends in the region of Alsace, France. One that I have embraced and made my own, weaving it into my latest work of fiction, transpired in and around Lac Blanc White Lake. One of the legends states there is an invisible castle that appears only to those who are pure of heart and mind.
It rises up out of the waters and extends a walkway for the righteous one. Stuff of legends, people. Then, four hundred years later it appears again to Ursula as she brings her daughter to meet Coventina, the Lady of the Lake. Yes, I said four hundred years later.
And, yes, I said Lancelot. I love that Arthurian legends abound in this part of France. This is a photo taken of the opposite end of the lake.
It has its own stories to tell, for another time, perhaps. The day we drove up to the lake the wind was howling. This is the fourth and final attempt to have my picture taken.


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Is Poznan Safe for Travel in 2023?
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Poznan is a city in the central part of western Poland, on the Warta River, the administrative center and capital of the Greater Poland Voivodeship. The fifth most populous city in Poland. Large trade, industrial and educational center in the west of Poland. Machine building, food, rubber, perfumery, glass, and light industries are developed.
Warnings & Dangers in Poznan
Poznan is щne of the safe cities in the region. The crime rate is low here. However, you should beware of the city's outskirts and watch your belongings, especially during the holidays.
Pickpocketing happens just like everywhere else - in the area of train stations, in the main squares, and in places where tourists gather. Always keep track of your belongings, do not leave your wallet and phone unattended.
Poznan is not exposed to any serious risks of natural disasters.
The risk of serious robbery and armed attack in Poznan is very low. Avoid communicating with suspicious individuals and do not walk late at night in areas remote from the city center.
The risk of terrorism is low in Poznan. The global risk of terrorist attacks in public areas exists worldwide, so tourists should be vigilant.
Women traveling alone can feel quite safe in Poznan. The main thing is to adhere to the usual precautions and monitor your surroundings.
How Safe Is Poznan for Tourists?
Poznan is a fairly safe city to travel.
Tourists usually do not encounter any serious accidents here.
The crime index is at a low level here.
The main problems are related to corruption and vandalism.
Poznan is generally a safe city with the same crime rate as nearby towns.
However, it is important to remember that sometimes there are racial clashes and intolerance is still possible.
As in any city, keep common sense and adhere to general safety rules.
Don't settle for free drinks if you get them from strangers.
Often in a bar, this can be a ruse to poison and rob you.
This is a tourist attractive city and many travelers come here, which is associated with a large number of scammers and pickpockets that may be here.
There are several types of scams, such as credit card scams and street vendors who offer pictures of a bird or a monkey and then charge money for it.
Always call only licensed taxi services.
In case of a dispute, contact the local police – they usually work very quickly and help tourists.
Otherwise, use common sense and behave here as in your hometown.
Do I Need a Visa to Visit Poznan?
Poland is in Schengen Area. The visa policy allows nationals of certain countries to enter the Schengen Area via air, land or sea without a visa for stays of up to 90 days within a 180-day period. A valid passport is a must.
Which Currency Is Used in Poznan?
The złoty is the official currency and legal tender of Poland. It is subdivided into 100 grosz (gr).
How's the Weather like in Poznan?
In Poznań, the summers are comfortable and partly cloudy, and the winters are long, very cold, dry, windy, and mostly cloudy. Therefore, the best time to travel to Poznań and visit these cities is between May and September.
What Do I Need to Know about Airports in Poznan?
Poznan-авawica Airport is one of the oldest airports in Poland, located near Poznan. It is located 5 kilometers west of the city center. The airport carries out local, international and commercial flights. The northern part of the airport from 1913 until December 23, 2009 was used as a military airfield.
What Are Some Things to Do in Poznan?
Poznan is a city on the Warta River in western Poland. It is famous for its universities and the historical center, where Renaissance buildings were erected on Stary Rynok Square. The Poznań Town Hall houses the Historical Museum, where you can get acquainted with the history of the city. At noon, on the clock of the town hall, two mechanical goats collide with their foreheads. On the island of Tumski stands the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul, an example of the Baroque and Gothic styles.
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Definition of Swaraj
Swaraj warrants a stateless society; according to Gandhi, the overall impact of the state on the people is harmful. He called the state a "soulless machine" which, ultimately, does the greatest harm to mankind. The purpose of the state is that it is an instrument of serving the people. But Gandhi feared that in the name of moulding the state into a suitable instrument of serving people, the state would abrogate the rights of the citizens and arrogate to itself the role of grand protector and demand abject acquiescence from them. This would create a paradoxical situation where the citizens would be alienated from the state and at the same time enslaved to it, which, according to Gandhi, was demoralizing and dangerous. If Gandhi's close acquaintance with the working of the state apparatus in South Africa and in India strengthened his suspicion of a centralized, monolithic state, his intimate association with the Congress and its leaders confirmed his fears about the corrupting influence of political power and his skepticism about the efficacy of the party systems of power politics (due to which he resigned from the Congress on more than one occasion only to be persuaded back each time) and his study of the British parliamentary systems convinced him that representative democracy was incapable of meting out justice to people.
Gandhi thought it necessary to evolve a mechanism to achieve the twin objectives of empowering the people and 'empowering' the state. It was for this that he developed the two pronged strategy of resistance (to the state) and reconstruction (through voluntary and participatory social action).
Although the word "Swaraj" means self-rule, Gandhi gave it the content of an integral revolution that encompasses all spheres of life: "At the individual level Swaraj is vitally connected with the capacity for dispassionate self-assessment, ceaseless self-purification and growing self-reliance."Politically, swaraj is self-government and not good government (for Gandhi, good government is no substitute for self-government) and it means a continuous effort to be independent of government control, whether it is foreign government or whether it is national. In other words, it is sovereignty of the people based on pure moral authority. Economically, Swaraj means full economic freedom for the toiling millions. And in its fullest sense, Swaraj is much more than freedom from all restraints, it is self-rule, self-restraint, and could be equated with moksha or salvation.
Adopting Swaraj means implementing a system whereby the state machinery is virtually nil, and the real power directly resides in the hands of people. Gandhi said: "Power resides in the people, they can use it at any time." This philosophy rests inside an individual who has to learn to be master of his own self and spreads upwards to the level of his community which must be dependent only on itself. Gandhi said: "In such a state (where swaraj is achieved) everyone is his own ruler. He rules himself in such a manner that he is never a hindrance to his neighbour." He summarized the core principle like this: "It is Swaraj when we learn to rule ourselves."
Gandhi explained his vision in 1946:
Independence begins at the bottom… A society must be built in which every village has to be self sustained and capable of managing its own affairs… It will be trained and prepared to perish in the attempt to defend itself against any onslaught from without… This does not exclude dependence on and willing help from neighbours or from the world. It will be a free and voluntary play of mutual forces… In this structure composed of innumerable villages, there will be ever widening, never ascending circles. Growth will not be a pyramid with the apex sustained by the bottom. But it will be an oceanic circle whose center will be the individual. Therefore the outermost circumference will not wield power to crush the inner circle but will give strength to all within and derive its own strength from it.
Gandhi was undaunted by the task of implementing such a utopian vision in India. He believed that by transforming enough individuals and communities, society at large would change. He said: "It may be taunted with the retort that this is all Utopian and, therefore not worth a single thought… Let India live for the true picture, though never realizable in its completeness. We must have a proper picture of what we want before we can have something approaching it." – Source @Wikipedia
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