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Q: How can I get aligned memory from the CMA (Contiguous Memory Allocator) on Linux? I am trying to get a gigabyte-aligned CMA region on a x86 machine.
I've specified a 2G CMA region to start at a gigabyte-aligned address (0x100000000), but when I do an allocation with dma_alloc_coherent(), the physical address I get is the 0x100100000, which is not aligned. Do you have any idea why this is happening and how can I get an aligned address? (eg. 0x100000000, or 0x1400000000 etc.) I am on x86, and cannot use device tree.
Many thanks

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The Sagnaw Valley State veteran catcher Rich Guglielmi couldn't be more excited for the 2015 PGCBL season.
"I'm pumped," the newly turned 21 year old told me.
Last season Guglielmi hit for a batting average of .261, and was tied for the top three in home runs behind former Glens Falls players Brennan Price and Colton Montgomery. Guglielmi is in the starting lineup in his fourth college baseball season as a junior. In three games played this season he has hit .286 with one RBI. Looking at his numbers from last season in Glens Falls, those numbers are sure subject to change.
"I'm extremely excited and thankful to have the opportunity to come back and play in Glens Falls, being able to represent Glens Falls and the surrounding Adirondack community is something that means a lot to me." Rich told me by phone Thursday afternoon
Pitchers last season were afraid to pitch to the Canton, Michigan native. Rich had thirteen walks on the season along with four doubles.
"I think of Glens Falls as a second home, my host family, the coaches, the front office and the community have all made such a positive impact on my life. I feel honored to be a part of it. It's very exciting to think about the new ownership and improvements when it comes to the game atmosphere this summer. "
"The kids zone Mr. Bernard is adding, along with the re-branding of the team and all of the other changes he has made will make for a much more upbeat and fun atmosphere in the ballpark this summer," Guglielmi said.
It sounds like Guglielmi is pretty excited to enter "The Cave" this season and looking to leave it all on the field. With only 68 days left until opening night ,Rich is hoping to get in as much work as he can before coming back to Glens Falls in June.
Many returning players recall Rich's walk off three-run home run in extra innings as their favorite moment of the season last year. Sean Gresier, a pitcher playing out of Virginia Wesleyan for his college season is one of them.
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Rich's positive comments about team owner Ben Bernard will for sure pay off come June. A force to be reckoned with entering the season, Guglielmi is a young catcher who's looking to explode and kick off his hot hitting streak on opening night.
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\subsection{Demo}

\subsubsection{To-do List} \label{todo-list}
Al fine di dare una dimostrazione pratica dell'utilizzo del framework presentato nel paragrafo antecedente, verranno sviluppati due esempi significativi di bubble interattiva.\\
Il primo è una bubble contenente una lista di cose da fare chiamata To-do list.\\
La struttura di questa bubble interattiva sarà analoga a quella presentata nel framework relativamente alla bubble generica e sarà quindi composta da tre parti:
\begin{itemize}
	\item una parte di view tramite la quale l'utente potrà interagire con il sistema segnando come completate, aggiungendo o rimuovendo voci nella lista;
	\item una parte avente funzione di controller incaricata di ricevere i segnali dall'interfaccia grafica, riconoscerli ed inviarli alla parte di modello in cui verranno gestiti, e viceversa di ricevere i segnali dalla parte di modello e renderizzarli tramite la GUI;
	\item una parte di modello con il compito di gestire la business logic dell'applicativo bubble To-do list.
\end{itemize}
Conformemente a quanto riportato nell'\AnalisiDeiRequisiti{} saranno possibili le seguenti interazioni con il sistema:
\begin{itemize}
	\item creazione di una nuova lista tramite la creazione di una bubble;
	\item aggiunta di elementi alla lista;
	\item rimozione di elementi dalla lista;
	\item possibilità di aggiungere un reminder come notifica.
\end{itemize}

\paragraph{Package To-do list}\mbox{}\\

Il package della To-do list segue il pattern Model-View-Controller (MVC), e dunque contiene i package View, Controller e Model. Il package View contiene tutti gli elementi grafici della To-do list e forma la GUI visibile agli utenti della bubble. Il package Model permette operazioni sui dati riguardanti la To-do list e le notifiche ad essi associate salvati sia nella bubble memory sia nel database attraverso il package DataChecker. Il package Controller è dedicato alla ricezione degli input dagli attori permettendo agli stessi l'interazione con i dati contenuti nel Model e l'aggiornamento della View.

\begin{figure}[H]
	\centering
	\includegraphics[width=14cm]{../../documenti/SpecificaTecnica/diagrammi_img/classi_e_package/todo.png}
	\caption{Package To-do list}
\end{figure}

\subparagraph{Model}\mbox{}\\
Il package Model gestisce i dati contenuti nella bubble memory e nel database associato tramite i package ItemsStore e DataChecker. Permette inoltre di impostare notifiche tramite il package Notification.
\begin{figure}[H]
	\centering
	\includegraphics[width=14cm]{../../documenti/SpecificaTecnica/diagrammi_img/classi_e_package/todo_model.png}
	\caption{Model}
\end{figure}

\subsubparagraph{TodoList\-::Model\-::ItemsStore}\label{todo-itemsstore}\mbox{}\\
\textbf{Descrizione:}\\
La classe ItemsStore contiene i dati riguardanti le entrate della TodoList.\\
\textbf{Utilizzo:}\\
L'utilizzo di questa classe è quello di fornire il salvataggio dei dati per le entrate della bubble To-do list in modo da poter modificare i dati alla creazione, eliminazione o completamento di voci della lista.\\
\textbf{Dipendenze:}
\begin{itemize}
	\item \texttt{ListItems::ListItemContainer}: nello store vengono memorizzati uno o più contenitori (liste).
\end{itemize}

\subsubparagraph{TodoList\-::Model\-::Data\-Checker}\label{todo-datachecker}\mbox{}\\
\textbf{Descrizione:}\\
La classe DataChecker verifica la correttezza dei dati rispetto ad uno schema dato e li salva sul database.\\
\textbf{Utilizzo:}\\
Questa classe permette di verificare l'integrità dei dati inviati dall'utente rispetto ad uno schema dato, salvandoli successivamente sul database.

\subsubparagraph{TodoList\-::Model\-::ListItems}\mbox{}\\ \label{todo-item-model}
\begin{figure}[H]
	\centering
	\includegraphics[width=14cm]{../../documenti/SpecificaTecnica/diagrammi_img/classi_e_package/todo_listitems.png}
	\caption{List\-Items}
\end{figure}

Il package ListItems rappresenta tramite le classi che contiene la to-do list a livello logico.\\
\begin{description}
	\item[\textbf{TodoList\-::Model\-::ListItems::ListItem}] \hfill\\
	\textbf{Descrizione:}\\
	La classe ListItem rappresenta una voce della to-do list.\\
	\textbf{Utilizzo:}\\
	Viene utilizzata per contenere i dati relativi alla voce della lista.
	\item[\textbf{TodoList\-::Model\-::ListItems::ListItemContainer}] \hfill\\
	\textbf{Descrizione:}\\
	La classe ListItemContainer rappresenta un contenitore per gli elementi della lista, ovvero la lista stessa.\\
	\textbf{Utilizzo:}\\
	Viene utilizzata per mantenere le informazioni riguardo alla lista.\\
	\textbf{Dipendenze:}
	\begin{itemize}
		\item \texttt{ListItem}: essendo un contenitore, ListItemContainer è una aggregazione di ListItem.
	\end{itemize}
\end{description}

\subparagraph{View}\mbox{}\\
\nopagebreak
\begin{figure}[H]
	\centering
	\includegraphics[width=14cm]{../../documenti/SpecificaTecnica/diagrammi_img/classi_e_package/todo_view.png}
	\caption{View}
\end{figure}

\subsubparagraph{TodoList\-::View\-::ListItemView}\label{todo-view}\mbox{}\\
\textbf{Descrizione:}\\
La classe ListItemView rappresenta graficamente un'entrata per la To-do list.\\
\textbf{Utilizzo:}\\
Lo scopo di questa classe è quello di rappresentare le singole entrate della To-do list e permetterne la selezione per la gestione della rimozione e del completamento in modo indipendente dalle altre voci all'interno della lista.\\
\textbf{Dipendenze:}
\begin{itemize}
	\item \texttt{Framework::View::GUI::CheckBox}: checkbox tramite cui è possibile spuntare l'oggetto;
	\item \texttt{Framework::View::GUI::Label}: etichetta di testo per l'elemento.
\end{itemize}
ListItemView può essere esteso utilizzando bottoni e testo editabile come entry.

\subparagraph{Controller}\mbox{}
\begin{samepage}
	\subsubparagraph{TodoList\-::Controller\-::ListItemController}\label{todo-controller}\mbox{}\\
	\nopagebreak
	\begin{figure}[H]
		\centering
		\includegraphics[width=15cm]{diagrammi_img/classi_e_package/todo_controller}
		\caption{Controller\-::ListItemsController}
	\end{figure}
\end{samepage}
\textbf{Descrizione:}\\
La classe ListItemController permette di associare agli elementi della view funzionalità logiche definite nel model.\\
\textbf{Utilizzo:}\\
La funzione di questa classe è quella di Controller della To-do list; essa controlla la renderizzazione grafica ed il comportamento della To-do list.\\
\textbf{Dipendenze:}
\begin{itemize}
	\item \texttt{TodoList::View::ListItemView}: utilizzato per rappresentare graficamente gli elementi della lista;
	\item \texttt{TodoList::Model::ListItemStore}: store per le liste;
	\item \texttt{TodoList::Model::ListItemContainer}: per manipolare la lista.
\end{itemize}

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Q: Google API for getting maximum number of licenses in a Google Apps domain I have a Google Apps Script function used for setting up accounts for new employees in our Google Apps domain.
The first thing it does is makes calls to the Google Admin Settings API and retrieves the currentNumberOfUsers and maximumNumberOfUsers, so it can see if there are available seats (otherwise a subsequent step where the user is created using the Admin SDK Directory API would fail).
It's been working fine until recently when our domain had to migrate from Postini to Google Vault for email archiving.
Before the migration, when creating a Google Apps user using the Admin SDK Directory API, it would increment the currentNumberOfUsers by 1 and the new user account user would automatically have access to all Google Apps services.
Now after the migration, when creating a Google Apps user, they aren't automatically assigned a "license," so I modified my script to use the Enterprise License Manager API and now it assigns a "Google-Apps-For-Business" license. That works fine.
However, the currentNumberOfUsers is now different from the number of assigned licenses, and "Google-Apps-For-Business" is only one of several different types of licenses available.
I can get the current number of assigned "Google-Apps-For-Business" licenses by running this:

var currentXml = AdminLicenseManager.LicenseAssignments.listForProductAndSku('Google-Apps', 'Google-Apps-For-Business', 'domain.com', {maxResults: 1000});

var current = currentXml.items.toString().match(/\/sku\/Google-Apps-For-Business\/user\//g).length;

But the number that produces is different from currentNumberOfUsers.
All I really need to do now is get the maximum number of owned "Google-Apps-For-Business" licenses so the new employee setup script can determine whether there are any available.
I checked the API Reference documentation for the following APIs but...
Enterprise License Manager API → Doesn't have a method for getting the maximum or available number of licenses.
Google Admin Settings API → Doesn't deal with licenses, only "users."
Admin SDK Directory API User resource → Doesn't deal with licenses.
Google Apps Reseller API → This API seems to have what I need, but it's only for Reseller accounts.
I know I can program my new employee setup script to just have a try/catch seeing if it would be able to create the user and assign the license, and end the script execution gracefully if it can't, but that doesn't seem efficient.
Also, part of the old script was that if there were less than X seats available, it would email me a heads-up to order more. I can program a loop that attempts to repeatedly create dummy users and assign them licenses and count the number of times it can do that before it fails, then delete all the dummy users, but, once again, that's not efficient at all.
Any ideas?
Update 3/11/2020: Since the Admin Settings API had shut down a few years ago I've been using the Enterprise License Manager API to get the current number of used licenses, like this:
function getCurrentNumberOfUsedGoogleLicenses(skuId) {

  var success = false, error = null, count = 0;

  var adminEmail = 'admin@domain.com';
  var gSuiteDomain = adminEmail.split('@')[1];

  // for more information on the domain-wide delegation:
  // https://developers.google.com/identity/protocols/OAuth2ServiceAccount#delegatingauthority
  // the getDomainWideDelegationService() function uses this:
  // https://github.com/gsuitedevs/apps-script-oauth2
  var service = getDomainWideDelegationService('EnterpriseLicenseManager: ', 'https://www.googleapis.com/auth/apps.licensing', adminEmail);

  if (skuId == 'Google-Apps-Unlimited') var productId = 'Google-Apps';
  else                                  return { success: success, error: "Unsupported skuId", count: count };

  var requestBody                = {};
  requestBody.headers            = {'Authorization': 'Bearer ' + service.getAccessToken()};
  requestBody.method             = "GET";
  requestBody.muteHttpExceptions = false;

  var data, pageToken, pageTokenString;

  var maxAttempts     = 5;
  var currentAttempts = 0;
  var pauseBetweenAttemptsSeconds = 3;

  loopThroughPages:
  do {

    if (typeof pageToken === 'undefined') pageTokenString = "";
    else                                  pageTokenString = "&pageToken=" + encodeURIComponent(pageToken);

    var url = 'https://www.googleapis.com/apps/licensing/v1/product/' + productId + '/sku/' + skuId + '/users?maxResults=1000&customerId=' + gSuiteDomain + pageTokenString;

    try {

      currentAttempts++;

      var response = UrlFetchApp.fetch(url, requestBody);

      var result = JSON.parse(response.getContentText());

      if (result.items) {

        var licenseAssignments = result.items;
        var licenseAssignmentsString = '';

        for (var i = 0; i < licenseAssignments.length; i++) {

          licenseAssignmentsString += JSON.stringify(licenseAssignments[i]);

        }

        if (skuId == 'Google-Apps-Unlimited') count += licenseAssignmentsString.match(/\/sku\/Google-Apps-Unlimited\/user\//g).length;

        currentAttempts = 0; // reset currentAttempts before the next page

      }

    } catch(e) {

      error = "Error: " + e.message;

      if (currentAttempts >= maxAttempts) {

        error = 'Exceeded ' + maxAttempts + ' attempts to get license count: ' + error;

        break loopThroughPages;

      }

    } // end of try catch

    if (result) pageToken = result.nextPageToken;

  } while (pageToken);

  if (!error) success = true;

  return { success: success, error: error, count: count };

}

However, there still does not appear to be a way to get the maximum number available to the domain using this API.

A: Use CustomerUsageReports.
jay0lee is kind enough to provide the GAM source code in Python. I crudely modified the doGetCustomerInfo() function into Apps Script thusly:
function getNumberOfLicenses() {
  var tryDate = new Date();
  var dateString = tryDate.getFullYear().toString() + "-" + (tryDate.getMonth() + 1).toString() + "-" + tryDate.getDate().toString();
  while (true) {
    try {
      var response = AdminReports.CustomerUsageReports.get(dateString,{parameters : "accounts:gsuite_basic_total_licenses,accounts:gsuite_basic_used_licenses"});
      break;
    } catch(e) {
      //Logger.log(e.warnings.toString());
      tryDate.setDate(tryDate.getDate()-1);
      dateString = tryDate.getFullYear().toString() + "-" + (tryDate.getMonth() + 1).toString() + "-" + tryDate.getDate().toString();
      continue;
    }
  };
  var availLicenseCount = response.usageReports[0].parameters[0].intValue;
  var usedLicenseCount = response.usageReports[0].parameters[1].intValue;
  Logger.log("Available licenses:" + availLicenseCount.toString());
  Logger.log("Used licenses:" + usedLicenseCount.toString());
  return availLicenseCount;
}

A: I would recommend exploring GAM which is a tool that gives command line access to the administration functions of your domain.


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Written with Fleur's trademark warmth and outstanding storytelling, newly badged Detective Dave Burrows and his reluctant wife arrive in the West Australian goldfields town of Barrabine where gold stealing is rife and the prospectors live by their own tough rules.
Suddenly One Summer
'...a suspenseful jigsaw of a story that doesn't fall into place until the final long held secrets are brought to light' (Beauty and Lace). In the tradition of the bestselling Red Dust, Suddenly One Summer is a brilliant rural story by leading author, Fleur McDonald.
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Sometimes you have to resolve the past before you can face the future.
Sapphire Falls
While mystery surrounds the accidental shooting of a her husband, Fiona Forrest struggles to preserve the family farm in a suspenseful, pacy and action packed novel from the author of Crimson Dawn and Indigo Storm.
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Emerald Springs
When suspicions are wrongly aimed at Amelia following the theft of proceeds from the local rodeo after a crash and grab, she must work with a sceptical rural detective to clear her name - and that of the man she loves. Mystery and romance abound in the new novel from the bestselling author of Crimson Dawn.
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Laura Murphy will need to call on all her grit and determination to retain her beloved farm. But will her fierce self reliance close her off to the possibility of love?
Silver Clouds
An enthralling rural saga about a young woman who must come to term with past mistakes and a major tragedy in order to find peace, happiness and love.
Purple Roads
When Anna and Matt finally buy their dream farm, their struggles aren't quite over. First it's patchy rain and poor crops, then Matt has an accident . and even when the heavens finally open all might yet be lost. An exciting new novel full of romance and mystery from the author of the bestselling Red Dust and Blue Skies.
From the bestselling author of Red Dust comes the inspirational story of a young woman battling to save the family farm no matter what it takes .
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After the tragic death of her husband in a light-plane accident, Gemma Sinclair is left with the daunting task of managing the vast outback station he's bequeathed her. But she remains haunted by Adam's dying words, not to mention persistent whispers that Adam's death was not an accident .


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A core service of our school health program is the ongoing screening for specific problems that, when identified early, can prevent significant health and academic issues. The earlier these health conditions are diagnosed and treated, the more favorable the outlook for treatment and improvement of the child's general well being. The health screenings that are routinely conducted in our program include height/weight, dental, vision and scoliosis screenings.
Poor dental health can cause pain and affect a student's overall health and their ability to concentrate in the classroom. The school dental screening can detect more obvious signs of dental problems, such as red and swollen gums, large cavities, broken teeth, or infections. The purpose of the screening is to detect problems, and is not a substitute for regular dental care.
The purpose of the school vision screening program is to identify students with visual impairments. Early detection of vision problems will provide a child more opportunity for educational success. A more thorough exam by an eye doctor every 2 years is appropriate for most children.
Scoliosis is an abnormal curvature of the spine that occurs in the cervical, thoracic and/or lumbar spine. Scoliosis occurs during rapid growth spurts during the pre-adolescent and adolescent periods. The purpose of school screening is to detect scoliosis at an early stage when it can be monitored and early treatment programs will be effective in halting progression of the deformity.
As part of the Boise School District health program, vision, dental and health/weight screening are conducted in Kindergarten, Second and Fifth grades. Scoliosis screening is conducted on Fifth and Seventh grade girls and Eighth grade boys. Referral forms are sent home with any student who may need further evaluation. For further information, or if you would like to request a health screening at anytime, please contact your child's school nurse.


Mary R. Crouter is Assistant Director of the William Wayne Justice Center for Public Interest Law at the Law School and teaches judicial and legislative internship courses. Prior to joining the faculty, she worked for fourteen years for the Texas Office of the Attorney General as an Assistant Attorney General on the Opinion Committee drafting attorney general opinions and providing legal advice to state and local officials on state and federal public law issues. Crouter also clerked for the Honorable William A. Norris on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and worked as a litigator at the law firm of Williams and Connolly in Washington, D.C. Before attending law school, she served as a fellow for the California State Assembly Judiciary Committee.


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Iran-Linked Attackers Target Government Organizations
An Iran-linked group previously observed attacking organizations in Saudi Arabia has been improving its malware tools and expanding its target list to include other countries.
In May, Palo Alto Networks researchers reported seeing attacks launched by a threat actor against financial institutions and technology companies in Saudi Arabia. The same group also carried out attacks on the Saudi defense industry in the fall of 2015.
The campaign, dubbed by the security firm "OilRig," has involved weaponized Microsoft Excel spreadsheets tracked as "Clayslide" and a backdoor dubbed "Helminth." The attacks aimed at banks were also documented by FireEye in May.
Palo Alto Networks has been monitoring the group's activities and discovered that it has also targeted a company in Qatar and government organizations in the United States, Israel and Turkey.
The threat actor behind OilRig uses spear-phishing emails and malicious macro-enabled Excel documents to deliver Helminth. In the case of a Turkish government organization, the Excel file was designed to mimic a login portal for an airline.
Four variants of the Helminth malware have been identified by experts, including one that uses FireEye's name. The threat, capable of communicating with its command and control (C&C) server over both HTTP and DNS, can collect information about the infected device and download additional files from a remote server.
There are two types of Helminth: one that relies on VBScript and PowerShell scripts, and one that is distributed as an executable file. The executable version is delivered by a Trojan dubbed "HerHer" and it is also capable of logging keystrokes.
Researchers have found several clues that point to an Iran-based actor, although they admit that the data can be easily forged. This includes the use of the Persian language in the malware samples and information associated with the C&C domains.
Palo Alto Networks also discovered an IP address mentioned by Symantec last year in a report describing the activities of two Iran-based threat groups that appear to be linked.
Palo Alto Networks has analyzed the activities of several threat groups believed to be operating out of Iran, including one that relies on a piece of malware dubbed Infy. This summer, the security firm reported that it had managed to disrupt a cyberespionage campaign involving Infy.
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Yesterday, the gang was all here in Florida for Grandpa & Grandma's 65th wedding anniversary - even me!
Monday, February 28, 2011 - During this short month, I certainly accomplished and experienced a LOT in four short weeks.
We began the month with BLIZZARD warnings and had about 20 inches of snow on Groundhog's Day. As the month went on, we were all aware that my mom and dad were celebrating their 65th wedding anniversary on February 27th. Were we going to make it here -- or not?!
After numerous phone calls and a lot of yakking, I was the only one of us seven kids who wasn't going to be here until I talked to Dr. Lee last Monday, and she said, "why not?" And I said, OK, then.
I flew down with Denny and Avis on Friday, and it's been a whirlwind ever since. This morning, we leave to go back to Illinois but not before we pack our bags with not just our lightweight clothes but with wonderful, happy memories of a weekend of fun and reconnecting with one another.
We had a blast! Plus, the most amazing thing of all is that we all get along so well. It only took 60 years or so..... haha! That's a joke, kids.


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A Mighty Oak Tree for Oaklands
Oak tree planted at College by Kerry Pollard and Principal
The saying 'Mighty oaks from little acorns grow' has proved true for an oak tree planted at the College by Kerry Pollard and Principal, Zoe Hancock.
The 6 foot tree started life as a mere acorn given to Mr Pollard when he visited a college in Potsdam, Germany, 10 years ago.
As the then MP for St Albans, Mr Pollard made the visit as a Member of Parliament's Education Select Committee. He explains: "The College in Potsdam, which greatly impressed me, is similar to our own Oaklands College. Bringing the little oak tree and letting it grow at Oaklands is symbolic of the relationship which I hope will develop between the two colleges.
"In time I trust we can establish greater links between the two establishments which can then both learn from each other."
Zoe Hancock, Principal, commented: "We are really pleased that Mr Pollard has donated this beautiful oak to us and planting the tree outside of our new state-of-the-art Discovery Centre was the ideal place – a symbol of growth.
"We hope it will thrive in its new home and be the start of a great relationship between us and the Potsdam College where the tree's journey began."


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Career counselling is a process that helps individuals identify and explore career options, make informed decisions about their future, and develop strategies to achieve their goals. It can be helpful at any stage of life, but it is especially beneficial for young people who are just starting out in their careers.
Career counselling can be of wondering help for grooming a person, as they may be overwhelmed by the numerous options available to them. After graduating from college, graduates may feel a sense of emptiness and are often unsure about where to start their job search. Perhaps they are unsure about their education and whether they want to pursue further studies. Career counselling can be very useful for these graduates, as it can prepare them for immediate satisfaction and a long, prosperous professional life. Career counselling can help individuals:
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Understand the relationship between their education and career goals: Career counselling helps individuals understand the relationship between their education and career goals. It can assist individuals in making informed decisions about their future by exploring different career options and the educational requirements needed to pursue those options. Career counselling can also help individuals identify their strengths and weaknesses, and understand how these factors can impact their career choices. By providing guidance and support, career counselling can help individuals achieve their educational and career goals.
Make informed decisions about their future: Career coaching helps individuals in making informed decisions about their future by providing them with information about various career options, the pros and cons of each option, and the steps required to pursue each option. It also helps individuals to understand their own strengths and weaknesses and how these fit into different career paths. Ultimately, career coaching can assist individuals in making informed decisions about their future by providing them with the information and tools necessary to make an informed decision.
Develop strategies for achieving their goals: An experienced coach can help individuals in a number of ways. It can assist with identifying and exploring career options, developing job search strategies, writing resumes and cover letters, preparing for interviews, and understanding and managing job stress. It can also help individuals assess their strengths and weaknesses, set realistic career goals, and create action plans for achieving those goals. Ultimately, career counselling can help individuals make informed decisions about their careers, leading to greater satisfaction and success.
Navigate the job market: A career guidance counsellor can help an individual learn about different job options that are available, and help them understand the job market. The counsellor can also provide information on job search strategies, resume writing, and interviewing. Additionally, the counsellor can help the individual identify their strengths and weaknesses, and match them with potential careers.
Manage career transitions: A career advisor can help an individual manage their career transitions by providing support and guidance throughout the process. They can help with exploring new career options, identifying transferable skills, and creating a plan to make the transition. They can also provide resources and advice on networking, interviewing, and job search strategies. A career advisor can be a valuable asset during a time of transition and can help an individual manage their career successfully.
Overcome obstacles to career success: Career counselling can play a pivotal role in helping individuals overcome obstacles to career success. By providing guidance and support, career counsellors can help individuals identify and overcome barriers that may be preventing them from achieving their career goals. Common obstacles that career counsellors can help with include a lack of direction, self-doubt, imposter syndrome, and a lack of confidence. By working with a career counsellor, individuals can develop a plan to overcome these obstacles and move forward in their careers.
A career counsellor can also provide support and encouragement when individuals are facing difficult challenges in their careers. By helping individuals to see challenges as opportunities for growth, career counsellors can help them to develop the resilience needed.
Build a satisfying and successful career: A career guidance counsellor can help you choose a satisfying and successful career path. They can help you assess your interests, skills, and values, and match them to careers that fit you. They can also help you explore different careers, learn about job outlooks and requirements, and find the education and training you need.
Career Counselling can help you identify the barriers that may be impeding your success in life. Career counsellors can help you identify these barriers, as well as ways to overcome them. Students and professionals alike often fall into a pattern of thinking that hinders their success, and this is a vital component of Career Counselling. This process can be difficult to break, but the results can be worth it. And career counsellors can help you identify your hidden strengths and talents.
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Here are some more images that could have been in Aggravated, but were put here to reduce the cost of the book. References to these images will be found in the chapters titled, The Night of the Harry Potter, Parts 1 and 2.
Some Stills From the First Video, taken on 10-18-2015
Laura Can't Reach Beau's Lap
Hanna claimed that, during the drive to the movie theater to see the first Harry Potter movie, she was able to stretch far enough that, while belted in the back seat, she could reach into Steve's lap. In this still, Beau's girlfriend, Laura (who is probably a little taller than Hanna was then), was stretching as far as she could. A black and white version of this image is one of only two illustrations in the print version of the book.
Laura's Arm Completely Fills the Space
To test Hanna's claim more accurately, we shut the door to the truck and Laura tried again. With the door shut, she couldn't get her hand between the seat and the door any farther than her wrist. Beau's arm wouldn't fit either, and Hanna had said she reached Steve's crotch by stretching her arm between the seat and the door, and under Steve's arm. That didn't happen.
Attempted Kiss
Hanna claimed that, despite being buckled in, she lifted up from her seat and gave Steve a kiss on the lips while never moving her right hand from his crotch. Laura (who is about 5' 4" – probably an inch taller than Hanna was in 2001) was able to get fairly close, but not quite there. Notice where her right hand is, though. In the image above, you can see that she couldn't reach Beau's lap to begin with, but if she had kept her hand down at Beau's belt line she wouldn't have been able to even get her chin over the top of the seat. The only way a kiss between Laura and Beau could have happened, would have been for Beau to unbuckle his seat belt, and turn around to hang his head over the seat. If Steve had done anything like that, everyone in the entire truck would have said, "What on earth are you doing, and why are your pants unzipped?"
Trajectory Illustration
This is another illustration used in the book, but with a spot of color here. It shows the presumed trajectory of the upper body when belted in at the waist (sans shoulder harness). My original thought was that the head and shoulders would follow the angle of the arrow in the same way that the pencil point in a mechanical compass would draw a circle on a piece of paper. What we discovered, though, as you can see in the first image above, Hanna's head and shoulders would have been stopped by the back of the passenger side seat long before her head could reach her knees.
Marri in 2002
This picture has more to do with Marri's size than her basketball skills. Hanna said that, in the movie theater, Steve (not having brought his own jacket, or even long pants, in late November) borrowed Marri's jacket to cover his torso with. Seriously? Marri has always been small for her age. Steve was 5' 11" and weighed about 180 pounds in 2001. Marri, even today, is barely over five feet tall. In November 2001, at the age of nine, she was truly tiny. This picture was taken in May 2002, when she was ten. See how big the basketball is? Marri isn't even as tall as the back of the pickup or the hood of the Jeep. How big would her jacket have been six months before this?
Round Trip From Steve's to the Movie Theater to Hanna's
This is a map of the routes from Steve's to the theater, the theater to Hanna's, and Hanna's to Steve's. Names and routes have been altered to disguise the actual layout of the towns and roads, but the distances are exact.
Steve's to the corner of 2927 and 179 = 7.9 miles
Steve's to the theater (in Bloom Junction Mall) = 20.6 miles
The theater to Hanna's on US 373 = 12.9 miles
Hanna's to Steve's on FM 3500 and 2927 = 21.3 miles
Steve's to the theater, to Hanna's, then back to Steve's = 54.8 miles
Steve's to the theater, back home, then to Hanna's, then back to Steve's = 83 miles
If they had driven Hanna and Aaron home from the theater, the round trip from Steve's to the theater, then to Hanna's, and then back to Steve's would have been 54.8 miles (20.6 from Steve's to the mall, plus 12.9 to Hanna's, and 21.3 to Steve's = 54.8 miles). If they drove to the Sirois' first, called Darla from there and took a chance on her insisting on having the kids home that night, the round trip would have been 83.8 miles (20.6 from Steve's to the mall, plus 20.6 home, then 21.3 to Hanna's, and 21.3 home again = 83.8 miles).
Why would Steve take a chance on driving at least an extra 29 miles when he could have simply called Darla from the theater to ask her? Or, logically, if Steve already knew that Darla was going to come pick the kids up the next morning, his total mileage would only be 41.8 miles round trip (from the house to the theater and back again) instead of possibly 83 miles.
The logical conclusion is that Hanna's mother pre-arranged for the kids to spend the night. If she hadn't, and Hanna and Aaron were supposed to come home right after the movie was over, why didn't Darla call Steve or Robin long before midnight, asking why the kids weren't home yet?
Beau's Bedroom. Notice the sheer curtain and the trucker caps.
No one had lived in the house for several years when I visited it for the first time in 2014. The room in the picture wasn't staged in any way. I just walked through the house, taking pictures in each room. That bed is the one Marri and Hanna slept in that night. There is a dresser to the right, out of the frame. The edge of a night table is visible next to the bed. There are a couple of other things to notice. The sheerness of the material in the curtain, and the trucker caps hanging on the ceiling fan and on the gun rack. Also, the improvised shelf made out of a plank of wood and two bar stools would have prevented anyone from standing at the foot of the bed. The oral sex that Hanna claimed happened to her that night could only have happened with her molester on the bed with her. Marri, however, was sleeping right beside Hanna. How on earth could she have slept through all of that?
Sightlines From the Living Room to Beau's Room
This is just to give a visual representation of what Beau and Aaron might have been able to see from where they were sleeping in the living room, Beau on the couch and Aaron in the recliner. They probably could barely see inside Beau's room, but they could clearly see anyone passing from the dining room through the den and back again (the only logical path Steve could follow to get from the master bedroom to Beau's room). Why would he risk it?
Steve and Beau in Trucker Caps, 2001
Hanna claimed that a trucker cap she found was Steve's because Beau didn't wear anything like that (read the book, you'll see the significance of that). Here's a picture from 2001, showing Beau and Steve wearing the trucker caps that both of them wore constantly.
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Il doppio dell'ASB Classic 1988 è stato torneo di tennis facente parte del WTA Tour 1988.

Anna-Maria Fernández e Julie Richardson erano le detentrici del titolo, ma hanno partecipato con partner differenti, la Fernandez con Louise Field e la Richardson con Belinda Cordwell.

La Cordwell e la Richardson hanno perso nel 2º turno contro Emmanuelle Derly e Ann Devries.

La Fernandez e la Field hanno perso in semifinale contro Cammy MacGregor e Cynthia MacGregor.

Patty Fendick e Jill Hetherington che hanno battuto in finale 6–2, 6–1 Cammy MacGregor e Cynthia MacGregor.

Teste di serie
Le prime 8 teste di serie hanno ricevuto un bye per il 2º turno

 Gretchen Magers /  Candy Reynolds (quarti di finale)
 Jenny Byrne /  Michelle Jaggard-Lai (semifinali)
 Belinda Cordwell /  Julie Richardson (secondo turno)
 Patty Fendick /  Jill Hetherington (campionesse)

 Cammy MacGregor /  Cynthia MacGregor (finale)
 Carin Bakkum /  Marianne van der Torre (quarti di finale)
 Anna-Maria Fernández /  Louise Field (semifinali)
 Lea Antonoplis /  Beverly Bowes (quarti di finale)

Tabellone

Finale

Parte alta

Parte bassa

Collegamenti esterni

ASB Classic 1988

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I'm reviewing Starborn, first volume of The Worldmaker Trilogy, for my next Albedo One column, and with the final book out in December, this seems an ideal time for a guest post from Lucy.
Upon discovering Tolkien at 14 years old, I knew I would lose my heart to fantasy. Some months and several authors later, I realised I wanted to write for a living. I'd been at drama school for six years, but decided to drop it all in favour of locking myself away with a notebook, computer and a handful of ideas, which I hoped to fashion into a story. The authors I read as a teen are considered giants of the genre: Brooks, Goodkind, Pratchett, Jordan, Eddings, Garner – to name just a few. They were also overwhelmingly male. I didn't know it then, but this fact and the implications it carried, would have a profound effect on my own writing.
Constructing an epic fantasy can seem a herculean task. The temptation when starting out is to create a 'world bible' – an encyclopaedia of a world's society, religion, customs and culture. While this works for some authors, I've taken a more organic approach, letting the characters discover the world as they go. It means I'm not tempted to cram in a lot of omniscient information my characters couldn't possibly know and it prevents the worldbuilding getting in the way of the story. I also like to consider each chapter a mini story in itself, which I can then link together once I have the whole thing down. Otherwise the sheer number of words left to write feels insurmountable.
I suppose some might call The Worldmaker Trilogy heroic rather than epic; at 130,000 words a book, it's hardly the largest fantasy ever written. But it owes a debt to one of the most famous epics, The Wheel of Time, which I discovered at the impressionable age of 17. I loved the sweeping sense of history in Jordan's series, the personal stories played out against a backdrop of turmoil. It's this fight against unknowable hostile forces – a reflection of our own grappling with the things beyond our control – that I found so compelling. It's what fantasy does best.
However, there's no getting away from the fact that the predominantly male-authored epics I so enjoyed as a teenager are problematic. As a genre built on archetypes, fantasy is particularly vulnerable to becoming stuck in a loop of restrictive thinking. Archetypes aren't negative in and of themselves – they're universal patterns of behaviour. But they do provide a framework on which to hang stereotypes, and it's stereotypes that have the potential to damage. Fantasy is inherently nostalgic, often bent on recreating a lost world somehow better than the one we have now. This can lead to a sort of homogenised pseudo-past, in which we romanticise aspects of society that a. weren't great and b. weren't true. The European Medievalist world popularised by Tolkien is especially guilty of this and is so over-used that it now comes with its own predetermined settings, the most worrying of which are racial stereotypes, a lack of female agency and misrepresentation of the LGBTQ communities.
Growing up under the auspices of traditional western fantasy, it took me a full draft to realise I'd inherited some of these problematic stereotypes and copied others, notably the heroic male's journey. The genre is saturated with the whole boy becomes a man narrative, which relegates women to the side-lines. I had made a subconscious decision to follow suit and the first incarnation of Starborn featured a male protagonist. Realising I could write an epic fantasy with a woman at its heart was part revelation, part no brainer. I've spoken a little about the process of switching Kyndra's gender here.
Although it's a decision I'm glad I made, that doesn't mean to say I threw out every trope. After all, my trilogy is in large part an ode to old favourites like Dragonlance and The Belgariad. But they and their contemporaries are very much products of their time, a time we no longer live in. Speculative fiction should be a progressive genre and even backward-looking fantasy must adapt and change to survive. So I've kept recognisable tropes, choosing to reinvent instead of abandon. My chosen one is no shining knight, or noble-hearted farm boy, but a flawed young woman who steers her own destiny, sometimes poorly. The autocratic empire brings technological benefits at the price of cultural oppression. One man's heroism is another man's tyranny. Overall, I'm trying to show that there are two sides to every story and that evil lies in actions, not ideology.
Dyed-in-the-wool tropes also extend to gender. I've kept the love triangle, but reversed the usual roles, putting a man between two women. An older man manipulates a younger man instead of the traditional younger woman. Because my world is not patriarchal, women aren't excluded from male-associated professions like smithing, engineering, the military and the merchant elite. There is so much more to explore when it comes to gender, sexual identity and societal roles; I've barely scratched the surface, acknowledging my own biases and inherited opinion in the process. Now, more so than ever before, we need to be aware of these concerns, to equip ourselves to better address them in our writing, so that they may be discussed openly without fear of censure or harassment.
I've grown up on a diet of blokes-in-cloaks fantasy – a feature publishing defends with remarkable tenacity given how much of it is out there and how tiring it is to pick up yet another testosterone-fuelled epic. But fantasy is still growing in popularity and the grimdark arena of Game of Thrones is no longer its sole setting. From scarred dystopian landscapes to the intrigues of faerie courts, young adult fantasy can offer a pacier, character-driven alternative. However, the twin rise of grimdark and YA has left an odd and unexpected gap in the market, making it tricky to find adult fantasy of the kind that helped birth the genre, fantasy in the vein of Le Guin, of Canavan, of McKillip and Hobb: fantasy that serves as a graduation of sorts from YA into adult, where the camera zooms out and world events play a more central role. 'New adult' is a term that never really took off, but I see it as an essential bridge between these two extremes. Focusing on character and storytelling, but without the brutal nihilism that distinguishes grimdark, this is where I'd like to think my trilogy sits.
One of the highlights of my trip to Durham for NerdEast was visiting the 'Time Machines' exhibition at the Palace Green Library, which you can find between the castle and the cathedral. I heartily recommend going to find it, and not just to SF&Fantasy fans. Anyone interested in the ways in which time travel stories and literature have intersected for generations, even centuries, will find it rewarding.
The displays have been curated by the library staff and the English department, and look at how humanity has measured time, from the earliest water clocks etc, through to modern technology. It looks at the ways in which concepts of time changed with Victorian scientific explorations of the age of the Earth and with theories such as evolution. It looks at time travel stories as a means of political debate, and you will find all the familiar, well respected names in our genre represented, from H.G.Wells to Heinlein. The displays in cases are well laid out and there are also some excellent audio-visual elements.
Also, and oh, this is so important, the exhibitions gives equal weight and visibility to the ways in which writers of colour and women have used time travel stories to explore and imagine better futures, different futures, and to interrogate the abuses and complexities of the past, specifically as it affects them. You'll find the familiar names, like Atwood and Le Guin, alongside writers like Marge Piercy and Octavia Butler through to writers doing excellent work today, such as Nalo Hopkinson and Naomi Alderman – who has just won the Baileys Prize with her novel 'The Power'.
Here's a quick snap I took of the box of books available for browsing in the 'why not have a sit down and a think?' space at the end of the exhbition. That shows the depth and breadth of the thinking underpinning this project.
So if you're anywhere near Durham, this exhibition is definitely worth visiting. It's on until the 3rd September, so spread the word!
For those of you who haven't seen it, 'Timeless' is a prime-time, network action-SF show. The premise is straightforward: English billionaire Connor Mason funds the secret development of a time travel machine, bad guys steal the time travel machine, the authorities get involved and a square-jawed hero soldier Wyatt Logan, somewhat sheltered academic historian Lucy Preston, and Rufus Carlin, one of the science team who'd much rather stay in his lab, have to use the prototype machine to stop the bad guys wrecking history for fell purposes as yet unknown. So far, so formulaic.
Well, no, not entirely. Quite a few things lift this TV show above the mixture as before. It's very well cast and the actors all deliver solidly committed performances. There are soon questions over how bad the bad guy Flynn's motives might actually be, and while history's big picture is pretty much maintained, the butterfly effect means massive changes in Lucy's personal life when she gets back from their first mission. All enjoyably entertaining.
Then there's Rufus Carlin being black. Not that he stands out in the present day setting; so is Connor Mason and there are more actors of varied ethnicities among the scientific support staff and government officials, men and women alike. The show has a diverse cast because there's absolutely no reason there shouldn't be such people in such roles in this day and age. So far so good, and so unremarkable.
Rufus being black adds whole new levels of complexity and interest to the writing and thus to the viewing. Not that the writers are out to beat viewers over the head with Politically Correct Messages. These things arise naturally from the situations created by the overall plot arc. Put Rufus in early 1960s Las Vegas and all of a sudden, he's invisible because everyone just assumes he's a waiter. Put him in 1930's New Jersey and the overt racial bias is much less amusing. Put historical expert Lucy in 1970s Washington and she knows all about the political scandals – but has no clue about the Black Power movement because that was never something a white girl like her would study. Fortunately Rufus did, even if it was just to impress a girl. You get the idea.
This is precisely what I meant when I asserted "There's a point to 'rainbow sprinkles' for writing and ice-cream", when that particular sneer about increased diversity in SF&F was circulating a while back.
This sort of thing makes viewing and reading so much more interesting. So let's see much more of it.
It was an interesting programme, if simplistic in its view, to my mind. There's a lot of fantasy written nowadays that goes beyond the old Hero's Journey template. There's a great deal to the genre today that isn't the male-dominated grimdarkery which this programme implied is currently the be-all and end-all of the genre.
But of course, I can hear the justifications already. A general interest programme like this one isn't for the dedicated fans, still less working writers like me. For mass appeal it must feature authors whom people outside genre circles have heard of, and whose books they'll see in the shops. If these books just happen to be mostly written by men, well, that's just the way it is.
Am I saying these aren't good books which have a well-deserved place in the genre's origins and evolution? No, of course I'm not. All these featured and interviewed writers are deservedly popular, their books widely read, and their work is illustrative of points well worth making about fantasy.
But those same points could have been made just as effectively while featuring a more balanced selection of writers, from the genre's origins to the present day. So what if that means including less familiar names? Do you honestly think readers interested enough to watch a programme like this will object to discovering a new author to enjoy?
When such a programme has a marked gender skew, it matters. This selection guarantees these are the books that'll get a sales boost from this high-level exposure. So when the next programme maker comes along to see what's popular, maybe with a view to a dramatisation or to feature in a documentary, he'll see that same male-dominated landscape. So that's the selection of books that will get the next chance of mainstream exposure. Thus the self-fulfilling prophecy of promoting what sells, thereby guaranteeing that's what sells best, continues to entrench gender bias.
If you're wondering how the work of writers like Sheri S Tepper and so many other ground-breaking women writers is so persistently overlooked, you need look no further than programmes likes this.
They* tell you that writing is a solitary occupation. Only when it comes to the pen on paper, fingers on keyboard bit. They* really should say how much fun and inspiration there is to be had in this writing life when you get together with other writers and with readers.
In the Olden Days~, that meant meeting up in person, and we still have many and varied ways of doing that in SF& Fantasy circles. This Saturday past I was in Bristol at The Hatchet Inn, for the Launch Extravaganza celebrating the publication of 'Fight Like a Girl'. (ebook also available). This is an anthology I'm really pleased to be part of, sharing my take on this particular theme alongside established voices and newer writers in SFF.
Isn't that such a great cover? And for the curious, those are my battle axe earrings on the right hand side. They seemed like appropriate jewellery for the day.
We had a great time, with readings from Lou Morgan, Sophie E Tallis and Danie Ware, a panel discussing this anthology's inspiration in particular, and wider issues facing women in genre publishing, and then Fran Terminiello and Lizzie Rose (of The School of the Sword) demonstrated some fascinating swordplay, by way of a speedy run though the evolution of swords from the Medieval to the Renaissance. Great stuff.
But that's not all! These days we can meet up and swap thoughts, ideas and recollections online and a whole bunch of us writers are currently doing that over on Marie Brennan's blog. She's celebrating the tenth anniversary of her first publication with a series of posts Five Days of Fiction, sharing her own thoughts on a series of questions and inviting others to chip in. I always find seeing what other people say in this sort of thing absolutely fascinating.
*'They' being people whose knowledge of the writing life extends as far as repeating cliches and no further.


Reaching Kalpa on Day Two was a bit of a challenge from Reckong Peo with Google recommending the shortest possible route thorough very small lanes into which the XUV hardly fitted in.
Finally made it to the place where we stayed "Little Heaven" which is actually a Himachali Home-stay (thanks to Ranjeet who helped us book our stay to experience this). The place was small and with no parking, we had to park very meticulously to ensure onward traffic had no problem (had a HRTC bus that frequents this place in the morning). Trying to escape the drizzle, we went into the home stay and were surprised with the very basic facilities that this place has to offer but more so the hospitality of the locals was something we said is the deal breaker here.
We were welcomed in with some nice warm masala chai (Tea) which made us feel a bit warm.
For dinner, we had some nice pulkhas with vegetable curry and dal rice along with salad while interacting with our guests on how the region is and their lifestyle.
We were too tired and hit the bed with no second thoughts post dinner and woke up to a pleasant surprise next morning….
We started capturing a few pics the next day morning (attached above) and after completing breakfast (parathas) and chai, we started to get our luggage back to the car.
After bidding farewell to our hosts, we set course from Kalpa to Tabo. Just as we crossed a couple of kilometers, we get a call, and guess what.. i forgot my jacket back at the place.
The distance is around 150 kms, however took close to 8 hours due to bad roads and a pit stop at Nako.
The hosts were kind enough to send it through a passing car as we took a U turn back. Once, we took the jacket, we then started on our trip to Tabo.
The route was filled with a few decent and many bad patches till we crossed Pooh. We saw a marriage party ready to leave for a marriage function.
Crossing Pooh and somewhere close to Dubling, the roads starting getting better and we reached Nako around 1400 hrs.
After entering the village, we did some local shopping for woolen gloves (missed getting mine from Hyderabad) and exploring the small lanes went further to reach the Nako Monastery.
We then went on to Nako Lake, had some memorable pictures and visited the Monastery near which we parked our vehicle.
After spending some good time at Nako Lake and visiting the Monastery, we then set our course to Tabo our destination for Day Three.
Fairly good roads is what welcomed us towards Sumdo and Tabo while a few bad patches were being repaired.
Something interesting happened as we were on our way, due to the small roads, i stopped en-route to give way to a local Alto vehicle and to my surprise he stopped alongside and seeing that we were a family with a kid, offered yummy apples close to a dozen of them for us to consume and wished us a safe trip… We were taken aback by this hospitality. We thanked the couple and moved towards Tabo which was now a bit under 25 kms from there.
We went further to reach our destination around 17:30 while the sunshine was still around and checked into Hotel Maitreya Regency in Tabo.
It was wonderful for finally reaching the destination for the day and checking into a decent room.
We ordered some snacks and Tea for the evening.
The staff was super friendly and supportive in guiding on routes sharing stories of the place and different places of interest.
We retired for the day after a wonderful dinner to wake up the next day at around 6.00 am.
View from room as the sun-rays start sneaking out..
Post the breakfast, we went visiting the Tabo Gompa which was a pleasure and a peaceful experience. The Monks who welcomed us, showed us different aspects of a Buddhist Monastery was beyond explanation.
A word of caution, when visiting a Monastery, please observe for signs prohibiting photography or check with a monk for permission to click a few pictures, most of whom would happily oblige.
It was time to bid farewell to Tabo after a wonderful stay and visit to the Tabo Gompa.
We started on our journey further to Kaza from Tabo.
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