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Most expensive cities in 2008
LONDON, New York and Moscow are now the world's most expensive cities for residential apartment buyers, according a survey by the Global Property Guide (www.globalpropertyguide.
com), an international property research firm.
Residential apartments in Prime Central London are among the priciest in the world, at US$21,800 to US$36,200 (RM71,235 to RM118,290) per sq m. Prime Central London includes Belgravia, Chelsea, Mayfair, Notting Hill, Knightsbridge, Regent's Park, South Kensington, St John's Wood, and St James.
Prices in other luxurious areas in London such as Wimbledon, Hampstead, Richmond, and Wandsworth range from US$14,142 to US$19,361 per sq m, also among the highest in the world.
New York comes in second place with property prices in Upper Manhattan ranging between US$13,270 and US$22,923. Apartment prices in Lower Manhattan are around US$12,510
– US$20,456.
Moscow comes in third place with central Moscow apartment prices ranging from US$10,764 to
US$20,506.
Other cities in Europe that are among the top 10 most expensive cities for condominium buyers
are Paris, Barcelona, and Geneva. Condominium prices in Paris are around US$12,930 to US$18,070 per sq m.
In Spain, prices of flats in Barcelona are between US$9,160 and US$9,870. Prices of apartments
in Madrid are lower than Barcelona, at US$6,535 – US$ 8,000.
In Switzerland, prices of flats in Geneva are around US$6,870 - US$10,400 per sq m. Prices in
Geneva are higher compared to Zurich, at US$5,900 – US$9,830.
Of the three German cities included in the study, Munich is the most expensive with prices of flats at US$3,485 – US$3,700 per sq m; followed by Frankfurt at US$2,360 – US$3,300 per sq m.
Property prices in Berlin are still relatively subdued at US$1,840 – US$2,600 per sq m.
Residential apartments in Istanbul, Turkey are among the cheapest in Europe, at around US$1,850 to US$2,500 per sq m.
Expensive Asia-Pacific cities
Among the top 10 most expensive cities, four are in Asia, namely, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Singapore, and Mumbai.
Residential apartment prices in Hong Kong range from US$10,490 to 14,780 per sq m, in Tokyo from US$7,600 to US$11,870 per sq m, and in Singapore from US$11,500 to US$13,340 per sq m.
Mumbai is a notable exception among the 10 most expensive cities; it is located in a poor country, albeit rapidly growing. A mix of high population density, archaic land laws, rapid urbanisation and strong economic growth contributes to the surprisingly expensive property prices in Mumbai.
Property prices in Mumbai are around US$8,600 to US$10,300 per sq m. This is significantly higher than New Delhi (prices at US$1,970 – US$3,260 per sq m) or Bangalore. Despite equally rapid economic expansion, property prices in Bangalore are still among the cheapest in the world at US$950 – US$1,900 per sq m.
Compared to Mumbai, Chinese cities are significantly cheaper. Prices of flats in Shanghai are around US$2,870 to US$3,540 per sq m, while those in Beijing are priced at US$2,100 to US$2,330 per sq m.
Properties in Australia are near the top of the scale, with apartment prices in Sydney at around US$6,290 to US$9,690 per sq m. New Zealand is significantly cheaper than Australia, with apartment prices in Wellington at only US$4,360 – US$4,500 per sq m.
In South East Asia, the price of a 120 sq m condo in Jakarta is around US$1,073 per sq m, cheaper than Kuala Lumpur (US$1,400 per sq m), Manila (US$1,969 per sq m) or Bangkok (US$2,819 per sq m).
In Canada, properties in Toronto are relatively more expensive than those in Montreal. Apartment prices in Toronto range from US$4,600 to US$6,400 per sq m, while condos in Montreal are priced at around US$3,660 – US$5,200.
In Costa Rica, one of the most favoured locations for American second-home buyers and baby
boomers, flats in San Jose are relatively cheap at US$1,250 – US$2,440 per sq m. Properties
along Costa Rica's Pacific coast in the provinces of Puntarenas and Guanacaste are relatively more expensive at US$2,120 – US$2,890 per sq m.
Property prices in the Caribbean are generally at par with Western Europe. Prices of flats in Turks and Caicos Islands are around US$5,670 - 8,230 per sq m, in the Bahamas at US$3,860
to US$5,680 per sq m, in Cayman Islands at US$3,660 – US$8,265 per sq m, and in Trinidad and Tobago at US$3,140 – US$3,170 per sq m.
The Middle East and Africa are inexpensive
Properties in the Middle East are among the cheapest in the world. For instance, in Egypt, residential apartment prices in Cairo's plush Maadi district cost around US$400 to US$900. Properties in Zamalek are a bit higher than Maadi but are still affordable at US$700 – US$1,400 per sq m.
Residential flats measuring 120 sq m in Beirut, Lebanon and Amman, Jordan cost around US$1,250 per sq m. Properties in Tel Aviv and Dubai are among the most expensive in the Middle East. Apartment prices in Tel Aviv are around US$4,560 – US$5,220 per sq m, while those in Dubai range from US$3,590 – US$4,130 per sq m.
In South Africa, the price of a 120 sq m 2-bedroom flat in Cape Town is around US$2,784 per sq m, around twice the prices of similarsized properties in Johannesburg, US$1,376 per sq m.
London, Moscow and New York are also the most expensive cities for renters. The monthly
rent for a 120 sq m apartment in prime central London is around US$13,000. In other luxurious
areas in London, the monthly rent is around US$7,900 for a similarsized unit.
The rent for 120 sq m flats in Moscow and New York are around US$8,000 per month. Tokyo, Paris and Hong Kong are the next three most expensive cities for renters at around US$5300 — US$5,600 per month for a 120 sq m unit.
Other cities in the top 10 are Sydney (US$4,145 per month for a 120 sq m unit), Geneva (US$3,600), St Petersburg (US$3,400) and Mumbai (US$3,380). Cairo, Egypt, has one of the
lowest rents at around US$455 per month for a 150 sq m unit apartment. Beirut, Lebanon and
San Jose, Costa Rica also have cheap rents at around US$1,150 per month for similar-sized units. — www.globalpropertyguide.com
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Spotlight: Canoas, Brazil
Due to its very high crime rates (70 homicides per 100,000 inhabitants), the Guajuviras district in the city of Canoas has become known as the 'Brazilian Baghdad'. In 2009, public authorities and the police forces launched an extensive initiative in order to achieve a permanent reduction of violence. With the creation of a so-called 'Peace Territory' the programme achieved a 34% reduction in the number of violent deaths in the Guajuviras district, during the first year. The participative and social nature, as well as its replicability contributed to the selection of Canoas as a finalist for the UCLG Bogotá Peace Prize!
In 2009, the National Public and Citizen Safety Programme underpinned the valuable role for municipalities and local initiatives in crime reduction. Within the framework of a new local safety policy, the municipality of Canoas installed the Cabinet for Integrated Municipal Planning, as well as a Municipal Security Council and Public Security Observatory. They developed an initiative in order to bring down crime rates, which were at an extreme high at that point.
In October 2009, the first peace territory was established in the Guajuviras district. The main objective of the project was prevention, by focusing on the causes of violence and crime. Additionally, public order and security strategies were implemented.
In order to address the root causes of violence and crime, the project sought to promote social inclusion and participation of young people through social projects and by providing employment opportunities. Also, community policing was introduced, which on the one hand strengthened the sense of community, and on the other helped in active fight against crime. The social component of the project aimed to increase the self-esteem of citizens and create positive relation between them and the community. As a consequence, they would be less likely to engage in criminal activity and violent behaviour.
Simultaneously, an extensive policing campaign was launched in order to actively fight crime. An important part of this campaign was the clever use of intelligence and technology. The police force's capacity was greatly enhanced with the help of applied studies and territorial assessments done by the Public Security Observatory, and the introduction of high-tech monitoring systems, such as closed circuit security cameras, an audio-monitoring system called the ShotSpotter which detects gunfire, alarm systems and software management.
The use of technology, intelligence and community policing also adhered to the citizens' call for transparency and so helped to restore trust between citizens and the judicial system and the local government.
The combination of fighting the root causes and increasing crime fighting capacities proved very successful, with a 34% decrease in the number of homicides. In 2011, the second peace territory was established in the Mathias Velho neighbourhood. The Peace Territories are currently being extended into other neighbourhoods as well.
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I am learning how to take better photos and it's all fun. Happy painting everyone.
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next month. Happy Painting everyone.
What I love about the show, there is no pressure of competition amongst the artist.
Just artist who are kindred spirits that share the joy and passion of painting.
Did I mention the wonderful reception with delicious cheese, crackers and fruit platters.
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Happy Painting everyone. Hilda., will see you tomorrow morning.
Yay! Was able to locate more of my recent paintings.
Trying to get back to posting on my blog. These are some recent paintings.
through. Long story short, miss blogging and I will be visiting you all.
you don't have time to think, just paint. Happy Painting everyone.
Vic is so right. We can't always get out to paint.
set of challenges. So thank you my fellow bloggers.
Maybe a balance is the best way to go., paint from life and photo references.
use the free photos. Oh, don't mind me, maybe another cup of coffee is needed.
this on location and it is still a work in progress. Lots to do on this, but taking my time.
because there are plenty of subjects to paint.
everyone has had a wonderful summer. Happy Painting.
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There are international airports at Lisboa, Oporto, Faro, Funchal (Madeira), Ponta Delgada (São Miguel Island-Azores) and Lages (Terceira Island-Azores).
Lisboa International Airport (Portela) is 7 km from the city centre and has daily flights to and from the major cities in Europe and the world. The Portuguese airlines TAP - Air Portugal and PGA - Portugália Airlines, as well as major international airlines, fly to and from Lisboa. Please visit http://www.ana.pt/portal/page/portal/ANA/ for further information.
From the airport to the conference venue and hotels there are the following choices: Aerobus (bus line 91), an express bus which connects the airport directly to the city centre running every 20 minutes; regular bus lines 5, 8, 22, 44, 45, 83 (board fare 1,30 Euro); taxi (about 7 Euros, plus luggage tax).
Lisboa is connected to all major road networks in Europe via Spain: motorway A6 (Lisboa-Elvas) connects to the Spanish A5-E90 to Madrid, Spain, through the East; motorway A1 (Lisboa-Porto) connects to the Spanish A55 to Vigo via A3 (Porto-Valença), through the North; motorway A2 (Lisboa-Albufeira) connects to the Spanish A49 to Sevilla, Spain via A22 (Lagos-Vila Real), through the South; motorway A23 (Torres Novas-Guarda) connects Lisboa to A1 and to the Spanish A62 to Burgos, via A25 (Aveiro-Vilar Formoso), also through the East.
There are three bus companies running services between many European cities and Oporto (Inter-Norte), Lisboa (Inter-Centro) and Faro (Inter-Sul).
National and international trains arrive in Lisboa Santa Apolónia terminal station, and to the more recent Gare do Oriente, which opened in 1998 adjacent to the Parque das Nações. There are two basic international connections to/from Lisboa: the Sud-Express – Lisboa-Hendaye (France), connecting to the TGV network takes about 15 hours; the Lusitânia Comboio Hotel - Lisboa-Madrid, takes about 5 hours.
Please visit http://www.cp.pt for further information.
From both the Santa Apolónia and Oriente Stations to the conference venue and hotels there are the following choices: Metro (underground); regular bus lines; taxi (about 5 Euros, plus luggage tax).


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Branding rules everything we do! We get excited about branding because it's very much complementary to design and marketing. Having a strong brand identity allows you to establish your business and drive your marketing strategies. Graphic design is the way you can create a cohesive brand identity and use certain marketing materials to get your business out there. So as you can see, branding, design and marketing all work together and support one another.
We keep our eyes out for companies and businesses that do branding well. We recently mentioned Red Bull's branding and how their success is largely due to their branding efforts through their digital presence. This week we bring you another example of great branding that is pretty awe-inspiring.
Uber – the transport service that is really redefining the transportation industry, has beautiful branding that is a major part of defining their business. And when we say "beautiful" we mean beautiful.
The company actually released their branding guidelines online, allowing anyone to see their branding standards and any updates they make.
It's an interesting move to make an online brand guide. Why would a company invest in creating a site just to show off their brand? According to the designer of the site, Brant Jow, Uber wanted to make a brand guide that is "as responsive as their product." It's a bold move, and a smart one because it engages their audience and shows that they are a transparent business. Branding is an opportunity to show the authenticity of your business, and Uber does that well. On the site you can find any changes or updates they make to their brand.
Their branding is not only authentic, but also intentional (as all great branding should be). On their online brand guide, you'll find a list of their partnerships and how the logotypes (or logos) are designed to specifically suit Uber's relationship with that partner.
For example, Uber is a primary sponsor of American Express and therefore their logo is placed above American Express's logo when combined for events. This is a visual way of expressing their partnerships.
These colors are utilized on their website, social media platforms, and any of the graphics you'll find on their website pages. Uber is not stuck to using only these colors, allowing for versatility, however the intentional use of these specific colors gives Uber a cohesive and coherent look. It's subtle elements such as these colors that allow people to associate branding materials with whom Uber is as a business.
Uber has grown extensively since they first began in March 2009. According to an article from earlier this month by FastCo., "In five years, Uber, which dispatches low-cost taxis and limousines operated by independent drivers, is likely the fastest-growing startup in history." This company that began in San Francisco is now an international business! With a business that big, you need a strong brand identity. It allows them to maintain their identity no matter what city they are bringing Uber to next.
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Watson Apologizes, Retires Over Race Remarks
2007.10.26 General, NewsDNA, eugenics, raceChristopher Green
Last week we ran the story of DNA co-discoverer and Nobel prize-winner James Watson making remarks to the effect that Africans are not as intelligent as Europeans. Later in the week he apologized for those remarks, saying that he could not himself believe that he had said the things he was quoted as saying. A day later he retired from his senior position at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in New York. Further details can be found here.
DNA Study Shows Neanderthals May Have Spoken
2007.10.18 General, NewsDNAChristopher Green
Although this may have more to do with the history of the psyche than with the history of psychology…
According to a LiveScience.com story, a study of Neandethal DNA conducted at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany shows that the early humans possessed a gene "which is to date the only one known to play a role in speech and language." Various versions of the gene in question, FOXP2, occur in many animals, but the version found in Neanderthal DNA is identical to that found in modern humans. According to the story, "People with an abnormal copy of this gene have speech and language problems." The research team that conducted the research was led by paleogeneticist Johannes Krause. His study appear online Oct. 18 in the journal Current Biology.
DNA Co-Discoverer in Race Row
This story is only tangentially related to the history of psychology, but it was so striking that I had to pass it on. According to a BBC story, James Watson, who is most famous for having co-discovered the DNA molecule with Francis Crick, has had a planned lecture canceled at the Science Museum in London because he has claimed that Africans are inherently less intelligent than Europeans. Specifically, in an interview published in the Sunday Times, he said that he is: Continue reading DNA Co-Discoverer in Race Row →


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It's Friday's ONT, Vile Thread of Misery, To Thee We Cling
Here's something fun to do that I pull with my Commenwealth-born wife all the time. Whenever someone from the UK wins an Olympic event, I ask her innocently "Why are they playing "My Country 'tis of Thee"?
Tonight's thread title was inspired by R. M. Huffman who is, quite honestly, one of the most talented people to claim membership in the Horde. On a website full of talented and brilliant people (and Brent Cochran), he truly shines. Not only is he a physician, an accomplished artist, and a published author, he is also a poet of no mean skill whose poems, and I say this with all sincerity, compare favorably with those of Dr. Seuss. His latest effort recounts the trials of one Garmond, who only wanted to open a successful sidewalk cafe.
Enough culture. Time to come back down to ONT reality.
Couple of political links to get out of the way:
5 Dumb GOP Mistakes We Better Fix Before 2020. Good article, Kurt only makes two mistakes. He assumes that A) the GOP wants to hold a majority and B) if they do, that they'll actually do what they say.
Why Republicans Need To Self-Deport From Washington DC Self evident, and something that I would fix if I with writing a Constitution for a country that had just won its independence today: "All Congressmen and Senators shall maintain an office in their home district or state, and all Congressional functions and votes must be conducted from that physical location except in times of war or declared national emergency". The Capital building should be ceremonial.
Why Democrats Would Dare to Steal Elections in Plain Sight A portent of Civil War II, perhaps? I wouldn't bet against it.
I'd Buy That
I read a lot, but I've never been a fan of audiobooks. I'd buy this one, although the 18th century Scottish accent would probably give me no end of trouble.
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And here is George Washington straight-up punching a tiger. 7/ pic.twitter.com/gM1BwRahEa
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Inside Texas sex doll party where middle-aged men FONDLE each other's silicone lovers There's even a video tour at the link, narrated by one "Brick Dollbanger". That name sounds like something conjured up by Stuart Woods on a bad acid trip.
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Seeking: A Bestie Who Loves Brunch, Netflix Binges, and Going Down on Each Other That's called gay. You've invented gay.
Couple of Big Brass Ones
L.A. Band Threatin Faked a Fanbase To Land a European Tour No One Attended
Talking up your own band a little bit to make it appear that you're more popular than you are is a rite of passage for young acts. We've heard of plenty of bands that've exaggerated sales or live show numbers to land a gig or two, or talked themselves up to national media for some press attention. It comes with the territory, and it's usually harmless.
But the Los Angeles band Threatin have taken that idea to a level previously thought unimaginable: the band was able to book an entire tour of Europe despite having no fanbase whatsoever, and it's all in the process of crashing down around them.
More at the link, it's quite the story. If Hebrew ideation were popular in heavy metal circles, I'd say that the band should change its name to Chutzpah.
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This one I might try. I might not, but I'd trust the engineering at least.
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So, Mary is the mother of Jesus, right? And Jesus is the Lamb of God. Does that mean that Mary had a little lamb?
This May Be The Most Incredible Thing I've Ever Read
THAT TIME AN ASTRONAUT LOST HIS WEDDING RING IN SPACE
Apollo 16 command module pilot Ken Mattingly lost his wedding ring while orbiting the Moon. Nine days later, on their way back to Earth, they stopped 50,000 miles from the Moon for a spacewalk. Suddenly the ring floats by and lunar module pilot Charlie Duke is able to grab it. I would pay real money to know what the actual odds of that happening are.
How a Radial Engine Works
The radial engine is a reciprocating internal combustion engine configuration in which the cylinders radiate outward from a central crankcase like the spokes of a wheel. It resembles a stylized star when viewed from the front, and is called a "star engine" https://t.co/FAlgnx1fkE pic.twitter.com/NtcD5k8Inu
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Designed or Not, It Works
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Home Visual Arts The Yale MFA Photography thesis Show at the Jason McCoy Gallery
The Yale MFA Photography thesis Show at the Jason McCoy Gallery
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Photography by Arthur Eisenberg.
The Yale MFA Photography Thesis Show opened this Wednesday at the Jason McCoy Chelsea gallery. Curated by Sabrina Wirth, founder and director of Wirth Art Advisory, the show included selections from the previous Yale exhibit 'Stranger Than Fiction' held at 25CPW in early June which was moved to the new location so as art connoisseurs and art collectors could meet in a more intimate setting.
One of the first prints that caught my eye was an interior shot by Hrvoje Slovenc (who's work is in Philadelphia as well as Detroit); the shot featured an almost completely un-upholstered room, speakers in the corner and folding chairs against the wall. All of his pieces were of interior spaces.
So tell me about why you choose to do interiors
I was originally trying to show, you know Shakespeare- 'the whole world's a stage'- well I was trying to do that, with people. But it really didn't work out, so I chose spaces- trying to portray them also as sets. I wanted something very domestic. These spaces in particular are all places where S&M acts take place.
S&M? How did you find them all?
Well I tried putting want ads on craigslist, but when that didn't work out I actually went to the personals, people seeking S&M acts, and applied. I told them I would be taking pictures of the spaces and had to sort of let them believe that I might actually be interested in the acts too; I had to return sometimes five days in a row for the pieces.
Five Days?
Yes. First I take the picture and develop it to see how the next one needs to be taken. See how the angles are more emphasized here; this particular view would be impossible without the two photos side by side.
How did you like having to search out your subject like that?
It was fun, interesting. I like trying to depict people through their spaces.
And how does this work with your theme on life as a stage?
I am trying to show people things which seem spontaneous and show how those things have also been staged in a way. I also got an interview with Tatiana Grigorenko who had two pieces featured in the gallery- both of which had parts removed or covered up.
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I would have liked to have seen her pictures. Not sure I did. I liked seeing the attendants.
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Also within the main living space is a really good size dining area with a large table and benches. Guests can really make the most of this space, sharing breakfast or a delicious meal and spend some quality time together. the wood table and benches are in keeping with the modern simplicity of the property and a free-standing lamp enables guests to mix up the lighting and create a cosy atmosphere for an evening meal.
The lounge area of the room makes the most of the two windows overlooking the fabulous bowling green below. Light floods into this space and creates an inviting and tranquil seating area. Guests can fully relax on the large sofa and put their feet up to watch a movie together on the wall mounted TV. There is also a beautiful, Scandinavian style armchair which is the ideal spot to relax in front of a good book.
The master bedroom boasts a king size bed with crisp white bed linen ensuring guests have a truly restful night sleep. The colour scheme within this room mimics that of the rest of the property, with neutral wall colours and subtle hints of pale green. This room is restful and calming. The window takes in more of the views of the bowling green and with bedside lamps on both sides of the bed, guests can cosy down with a book before switching off for the night. There is a large built-in wardrobe in this room so guests have plenty of storage space to pack away their luggage.
The second bedroom features a double bed and is another tranquil and inviting room. The white bed linen teamed with the subtle green hues of the feature wall and soft furnishings emphasize the calmness and serenity of the room and the chest of drawers enables guests to store any luggage.
The family bathroom is within close proximity to the bedrooms and is a clean and bright space. Floor to ceiling tiles adds texture and warmth and the modern suite and fittings are inviting. There is a bath with an overhead shower so guests can have the best of both worlds and awaken to a refreshing shower and relax in a hot bath at the end of the day. There is also a WC and hand basin.
The Coach House also benefits from a secluded decking area with a wooden patio table and chairs. Accessed by a small flight of stairs to the right of the front door, this area is just ideal to soak in the Cornish summer sun and enjoy a cream tea in the peace and quiet. Or guests could easily dine alfresco on a warm summer's evening.
Just a fifteen-minute stroll from The Coach House, guests will find themselves in Falmouth town centre, complete with an array of boutique shops and restaurants. Guests can enjoy a romantic meal at a number of restaurants and then enjoy a short stroll back. Or simply head across to Gylly Cafe and enjoy a meal alfresco, making the most of the sea views. Falmouth has excellent travel connections to Truro via train, with stations at the docks and the town centre. Or guests could jump aboard the sea ferry and spend a day exploring the nearby fishing villages of Flushing and St Mawes. If a more action-packed holiday is on the cards, then the nearby Gylly beach, or Gyllyngvase Beach as its formally known, has a wide selection of water sports activities to keep guests entertained, and Queen Mary Gardens is a wonderful sub-tropical haven.
With so much to offer and with it all right on the doorstep, The Coach House is a perfect home from home for guests to take time and enjoy a fantastic Cornish holiday in a quintessential harbour town.


WASHINGTON – A divided Senate approved an $800 billion increase in the federal debt limit Wednesday, a major boost in borrowing that Sen. John Kerry (search) and other Democrats blamed on the fiscal policies of President Bush (search).
The mostly party line, 52-44 vote was expected to be followed by House passage Thursday. Enactment would raise the government's borrowing limit to $8.18 trillion — $2.23 trillion higher than when Bush became president in 2001, and more than eight times the debt President Reagan (search) faced when he took office in 1981.
In his first remarks on the Senate floor since his presidential bid ended in defeat two weeks ago, Kerry, D-Mass., said his former opponent had presided over "the worst fiscal turnaround in our nation's entire history."
He was referring to the change from the $5.6 trillion in surpluses that were projected for the next 10 years when Bush took office in 2001, to the $2.3 trillion in deficits now estimated for the coming decade. Kerry and other Democrats complained that those bills will have to be paid by future generations.
"This can be called a birth tax, a birth tax that is dumped on the back of every American child unwillingly," said Kerry, who voted against the borrowing increase.
Administration officials urged lawmakers to act quickly. The government reached its $7.38 trillion borrowing cap last month, and since then the Treasury Department has paid federal bills by taking cash from a civil service retirement account, which it plans to repay.
"We are nearing the end of our rope, and it is critical that Congress act," said Treasury spokesman Rob Nichols.
Failure to raise the debt ceiling could force a federal default and leave the government unable to pay Social Security recipients, federal workers and other obligations.
The Senate's debt-limit vote came as congressional bargainers used the lame-duck session to put some finishing touches on a compromise $388 billion spending measure to finance scores of agencies over the next 10 months.
That package — a combination of nine separate spending bills — will finance the heart of the government's domestic programs, everything except the departments of Defense and Homeland Security. The measures were supposed to be approved by last Oct. 1, when the government's budget year began.
In a letter to lawmakers, White House budget chief Joshua Bolten threatened a veto if the bill grew in size. Legislative leaders have already decided to keep it within the bounds Bush wants — aided by about a 0.75 percent cut in all programs and reductions in a host of presidential priorities from community colleges to abstinence education.
Several legislative provisions that drew White House veto threats are also being dropped from the final bill, aides said. These include lifting restrictions on trade with Cuba and easing limits on aid to overseas family planning efforts.
Democrats complained that the bill — which will let non-defense, non-domestic security programs grow by about 2 percent next year — was too stingy. They said that clean water grants, the National Science Foundation and federal subsidies for hiring local police officers were all being cut from last year and that funds for education, biomedical research and veterans health care were inadequate.
"I don't agree with these priorities, but it is time to move the process forward," said Sen. Robert Byrd of West Virginia, the top Democrat on the Senate Appropriations Committee.
Even so, Democrats were cooperating in negotiating the bill's final form, and many of them were expected to vote for it on grounds that it was better than the alternative.
If the bill is not completed, GOP leaders are offering to simply continue programs at last year's levels. That formula would cut about $4 billion from overall spending, and eliminate the thousands of home-district projects the bill is likely to include.
One of the biggest remaining problems was the bill financing energy and water programs, popular with lawmakers because of the many local projects it finances. Its knottiest dispute was over funds to continue planning and building a nuclear waste repository at Nevada's Yucca Mountain, which is opposed by incoming Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev.
Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, said if no agreement is reached, Yucca Mountain would probably get no more than $500 million, less than last year.
"We don't have any more money," he said.


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Based on our survey (05 individual salary profiles) average GROSS salary for Customer Services in Beirut, Lebanon is LBP 32,808,800. Average NET salary is LBP 28,880,000. The most frequent GROSS salary is LBP 37,926,666. The most frequent education is Masters Degree. The most frequent experience are 8-12 Years.
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Q: How to get "geolocation" permission inside sandbox of chrome app I have a chrome app with permissions set one of which is geolocation.
It have a sandbox index.html
I want to get user location from that index.html. Is there any way I can get geolocation from that page.
function success(position){

}
function error(){
  console.log('unable to track user location now')
}
var id = navigator.geolocation.watchPosition(success, error, options);

gives error user denied location.
I did not see pop up this page is requestiong geolocation permisison

A: The sandbox does not get the privileges that the app is granted (that's exactly the point of a sandbox), and the Chrome App UI does not allow permission prompts.
Therefore, a sandboxed page can never get that permission. You will need to perform geolocation from a non-sandboxed page and communicate with the sandbox.

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Have you ever been to a Chinese restaurant and ordered some deep fried spring rolls and they bring them out with a spicy like sweet chilli, but runny, dipping sauce?
Well that is the best way i can describe what this recipe is. Its like a vinegary, spicy, Asian flavour tasting dipping sauce, and i can tell you it is absolutely delicious with spring rolls.
This sauce would also be delicious served on top of grilled chicken, steak or even seafood. You can even add a couple of tablespoons to your salad dressing to jazz it up a bit!
Now if you are expecting more of a sweet chilli style sauce that you buy from the shops, sorry to disappoint but this isn't that. This sauce has quite a strong vinegar taste, and is very hot.
The recipe itself is from one of Ball's older books, 'Balls Complete Book of Home Preserving'.
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If you're new to canning and want to learn the basics then head over and have a browse of my Canning page. There are heaps of links there that will take you to all different topics and you should be able to gain a basic understanding of how to can.
This recipe uses the water bath canning method and is extremely easy to make so i do recommend it for beginners.
Ensure that you adjust your processing time for your altitude as well. If you are not sure how to do that then have a quick read of my altitude and processing time tutorial.
The quantity of hot pepper flakes in this recipe creates a pretty spicy sauce. If you are less daring with your spice level then feel free to decrease the amount of hot pepper flakes to suit your tastes.
If you're from Australia, like i am, you are probably thinking what the hell is cider vinegar?? Well from my research into it cider vinegar is most commonly made from apples and is therefore known more commonly 'down under' as apple cider vinegar.
It is important to use a cider vinegar that has an acidity of 5% or more to ensure safe canning.
Hot pepper flakes are also known as chilli flakes.
I know in the recipe that it states 'finely chopped garlic' but i just want to repeat it… you really want your garlic FINELY chopped. When i made this i really thought that i had 'finely' chopped my garlic but the garlic chunks were wayyyyy to big. So take the extra time and really get that garlic chopped nice and small.
Finally as this is a canning recipe please DO NOT alter it in anyway (excepting for the pepper flake quantity). If you do decide to alter the recipe then please do not can it. Instead either put it in the fridge and use it within 5 days or freeze it.
In a small bowl, combine garlic and salt. Set aside.
In a large stainless steel saucepan, bring vinegar to a boil. Add sugar and stir until fully dissolved. Reduce heat and boil gently for 5 minutes. Remove from heat. Add garlic mixture and hot pepper flakes; stir well.
Ladle hot sauce into hot jars, leaving 1/2 inch (1cm) headspace. Remove air bubbles and adjust headspace, if necessary, by adding hot sauce. Wipe rim. Center lid on jar. Screw band down until resistance is met, then increase to finger-tip tight.


The Cross River gorilla is the most endangered of the African apes due to human encroachment and poaching.
A critically endangered subspecies of the western gorilla.
Up to eleven groups remain, inhabiting the lowland montane forests and rainforests of Cameroon and Nigeria.


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Tag Archives: Afghanistan
Killing Saddam, Resurrecting al-Qaeda
Posted by jrbenjamin in Current Events, Interview, Politics
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Afghanistan, Afghanistan war, al-Qaeda, Bush Doctrine, foreign policy, George W. Bush, Harry Kreisler, Imperialism, Iraq, Iraq War, Lawrence Wright, Red Army, September 11th, Shia, Sunni, Taliban, USSR
Harry Kreisler: From the start, Jihadists came to believe that it would be ideal if American troops would be drawn back into the middle east. The idea was that if they attacked [on 9/11] and we came back at them in Afghanistan, the US would be destroyed in Afghanistan like the USSR had been.
They were wrong about that. But then… the invasion in Iraq.
Lawrence Wright: Iraq looks a lot like what bin Laden had in mind for us in Afghanistan.
If you read the memoirs of the inner-circle and ideologues of al-Qaeda, they confess that al-Qaeda was essentially dead after November, December 2001, when American and coalition forces swept aside the Taliban and pummeled al-Qaeda, accomplishing in a few weeks what the Red Army had failed to do in 10 years.
Eighty-percent of al-Qaeda membership was captured or killed, according to their own figures. And although we didn't get the leaders, the survivors were scattered, unable to communicate with each other, destitute, and repudiated all over the world.
So this was a movement that was in a kind of zombie-like state.
It was Iraq that set the prairie on fire, that gave them another chance. Ironically, Iraq was never on bin Laden's list of a likely candidate for Jihad because he knew it was a largely Shia nation, and al-Qaeda of course is an Sunni organization.
So it wasn't high on his list. But we gave him an opportunity. And he took it.
Messrs. Wright and Kreisler, chatting about Wright's fantastic chronicle of the origins of the war on terror The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11.
Keep going:
The story of how Christopher Hitchens was almost killed in a lynch mob in Pakistan
In 1907, Joseph Conrad already realized the psychology of terrorists
From Wright's book — inside the mind of Muhammad Atta
How to Survive a Roadside Bomb: Sebastian Junger Escapes Death in Afghanistan
Posted by jrbenjamin in War
Afghanistan, Afghanistan war, Battle Company, combat, Fiction, foreign policy, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD, Restrepo, Sebastian Junger, Taliban, violence, War, warfare
Later this week I'm going to type up a short review of Sebastian Junger's remarkable book WAR. Before then, however, I want to introduce those of you unfamiliar with the text to a disturbing (and particularly telling) section of it.
In this scene, which happened midway into Junger's 15-month stint in Afghanistan, the men of Battle Company have crammed into four Humvees and set off on a routine patrol of the sparsely inhabited surrounding countryside. The Taliban have recently added a new weapon to their arsenal, makeshift roadside bombs (usually consisting of pressure cookers filled with fertilizer and diesel), "because they were losing too many men in firefights" against the vastly superior American force. Through this twisted new tactic, "the enemy now had a weapon that unnerved the Americans more than small-arms fire ever could: random luck."
And luck isn't on the American's side this day. As the Humvees cruise through a neighboring village, a bomb detonates under Junger's vehicle. The explosion is triggered about a second too early, missing the main cabin by about ten feet and blasting up through the engine block. Junger is one of the only contemporary Western journalists to witness first-hand such a scene, which has now played out countless time over the course of the Allied occupation. Here is a slice of the ensuing half minute:
The explosion looks like a sheet of flame and then a sudden darkening. The darkening is from dirt that lands on the windshield and blocks the sun… "GET ON THAT GUN!" Thyng starts yelling at the gunner. "GET ON THAT GUN AND START FIRING INTO THAT FUCKIN' DRAW!"… Big, hot .50 cal shells clatter into the interior of the Humvee…
There's a lot of shooting out there and I'm not looking forward to running through it, but the cabin is filling with toxic gray smoke and I know we're going to have to bail out eventually. I keep waiting for something like fear to take hold of me but it never does, I have a kind of flatlined functionality that barely raises my heart rate. I could do math problems in my head. It occurs to me that maybe I've been injured — often you don't know right away — and I pat my way down both legs until I reach my feet, but everything is there. I get my gear in order and find the door lever with my hand and wait. There is a small black skeleton hanging from the rearview mirror and I notice that it's still rocking from the force of the blast. I just sit there watching it. Finally Thyng gives the order and we all throw ourselves into the fresh cool morning air and start to run.
Junger then yanks his reader from combat to the classroom, where he digresses on a vital but overlooked lesson any student of war should assimilate – namely, that combat is one of the most thrilling activities a human being can experience:
War is a lot of things and it's useless to pretend that exciting isn't one of them. It's insanely exciting. The machinery of war and the sound it makes and the urgency of its use and the consequences of almost everything about it are the most exciting things anyone engaged in war will ever know. Soldiers discuss that fact with each other and eventually with their chaplains and their shrinks and maybe even their spouses, but the public will never hear about it. It's just not something that many people want acknowledged.
Junger elaborates:
War is supposed to feel bad because undeniably bad things happen in it, but for a nineteen-year-old at the working end of a .50 cal during a firefight that everyone comes out of okay, war is life multiplied by some number that no one has ever heard of. In some ways twenty minutes of combat is more life than you could scrape together in a lifetime of doing something else. Combat isn't where you might die — though that does happen — it's where you find out whether you get to keep on living. Don't underestimate the power of that revelation. Don't underestimate the things young men will wager in order to play that game one more time.
This thought is shaped by a closing sentence which could also function as the book's thesis:
The core psychological experiences of war are so primal and unadulterated, however, that they eclipse subtler feelings, like sorrow or remorse, that can gut you quietly for years…
Junger is still helplessly strapped into this high-low psychosomatic roller coaster as the men tow their wrecked Humvee back to outpost Restrepo that afternoon. In the still of the Afghan sundown, Junger eventually finds a quiet moment to reflect on the day's events, and in the process offers a glimpse into how this singular experience of combat-at-full-throttle can disfigure a soldier's understanding of war.
I've been on some kind of high-amplitude ride all day since the bomb went off, peaks where I can't sit still and valleys that make me want to catch the next resupply out of here. Not because I'm scared but because I'm used to war being exciting and suddenly it's not. Suddenly it seems weak and sad, a collective moral failure that has tricked me — tricked us all — into falling for the sheer drama of it. Young men in their terrible new roles with their terrible new machinery arrayed against equally strong young men on the other side of the valley, all dedicated to a kind of canceling out of each other until replacements arrive. Then it starts all over again. There's so much human energy involved — so much courage, so much honor, so much blood — you could easily go a year here without questioning whether any of this needs to be happening in the first place. Nothing could convince this many people to work this hard at something that wasn't necessary — right? — you'd catch yourself thinking.
Junger then returns to the immediate psychological experience of combat, only now it is his subconscious mind, not his front brain, that is processing the day's traumas.
That night I rewind the videotape of the explosion and try to watch it. My pulse gets so weird in the moments before we get hit that I almost have to look away. I can't stop thinking about the ten feet or so that put that bomb beneath the engine block rather than beneath us. That night I have a dream. I'm watching a titanic battle between my older brother and the monsters of the underworld, and my brother is killing one after another with a huge shotgun. The monsters are cartoonlike and murderous and it doesn't matter how many he kills because there's an endless supply of them.
Eventually he'll just run out of ammo, I realize. Eventually the monsters will win.
Whether consciously or not, Junger tinges this paragraph with the unfortunate residuals of warfare, including survivor's guilt, isolation from family, and dreams charred with post-traumatic terror. That final coda is perhaps the most lacerating moment of the text: a simultaneous recognition of evil and a resignation to its eventual triumph. Junger is too restrained a writer to paint this conclusion in too bold of strokes, but nevertheless it is latent in the text for some if not most readers. This subtlety is the true achievement of the text, as Junger manages to forge a clear-eyed and wholly human narrative out of a conflict that has been so politicized and depersonalized over the past decade.
As I said, be on the lookout for a short review of WAR in the coming week.
Both of the above photos were taken at outpost Restrepo by one of the my heroes, the late photographer Tim Hetherington.
Vietnam veteran, Catholic, and scholar Andrew Bacevich reflects on war and original sin
Sebastian Junger describes how combat changed him for the better
I relate how the professional structure of our military is partially to blame for the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars
Something Noble about Human Beings
Posted by jrbenjamin in Interview, Journalism, War
Afghanistan, Afghanistan war, combat, Sebastian Junger, War
You said earlier that your experiences in Afghanistan changed you — how?
I mean, you know, I had the classic jumping at loud noises and stuff like that. Anyone who's been in combat has a sort of startle response, as it's called. I had some nightmares. But then the nightmares changed into just dreams about the Korengal. So when I was writing my book, every night… every night, I was back there in my dreams. They weren't all bad dreams either, I was just back there. And in the end, the negative reactions were transitory. But there was a kind of permanent reaction, which was positive, and it was this: I became more emotional. I just found myself being moved by things, emotionally moved, and not at sad things. Just at the human drama around me. And not on a battlefield. Just the human drama at home. People's weddings, people's birthdays. People's… whatever. I just got emotional.
Did you cry?
Sure. Absolutely. Oh my god, amazing. And, I mean, every guy in the platoon had that happen to him. And they were all amazed, they were like, Oh my god, we're turning into girls. What's going on? But they were crying about stuff — I mean they get plenty of crying in over the bad stuff, like their friends that they lost. But then they'd ask What are we doing crying about the good stuff? They didn't understand. And the same thing happened to me. It just turned me into an emotionally connected person.
What do you think it is? Crying about the good stuff…
I don't know. I don't know. It just opened me up, and those guys up. Maybe not all of them, but some of them said that to me. And, so, for me — I'm 48 — better late than never. My wife definitely remarked on it. I mean, I just became a fuller person.
The orthodoxy would be to say you value life when you're in a situation like that, where life is so precarious, in the hills of death.
You know I saw plenty of precariousness of life in Africa, and it didn't do that. It just made me shut down. There was something about the connection between these guys.
Look: the decision that you'd rather die, or risk dying, to save someone else is a profound decision for a human being to make. I mean, maybe for your kid, maybe for your spouse — but for a peer? That's an amazing decision, and I was in that environment, with guys who felt that way about each other, off and on for a year. And I think it sort of opened the door for me on something that's really, deeply noble about human beings and their willingness for self-sacrifice. No other animal does that, and it really was a very profound experience.
From an interview with Sebastian Junger about combat and its psychological impact.
The Insane Amount of Firepower
Posted by jrbenjamin in Current Events, Journalism, War
Afghanistan, Afghanistan war, army, battle, firefight, Military, Sebastian Junger, Terrorism, War
"I don't leave the valley, I stay, and after a few days the war becomes normal again. We go on patrol and I focus on the fact that one foot goes in front of the other. We get ambushed and the only thing I'm interested in is what kind of cover we've got. It's all very simple and straightforward, and it's around this time that killing begins to make a kind of sense to me. It's tempting to view killing as a political act because that's where the repercussions play out, but that misses the point: a man behind a rock touched two wires to a battery and tried to kill me — to kill us. There are other ways to understand what he did, but none of them overrides the raw fact that this man wanted to negate everything I'd ever done in my life or might ever do. It felt malicious and personal in a way that combat didn't. Combat theoretically gives you the chance to react well and survive; bombs don't allow for anything. The pressure cooker was probably bought in Kandigal, the market town we passed through half an hour earlier. The bomber built a campfire in the draw to keep himself warm that night while waiting for us. We could see his footprints in the sand. The relationship between him and me couldn't be clearer, and if I'd somehow had a chance to kill him before he touched the wires together I'm sure I would have. As a civilian, that's not a pretty thought to have in your head. That's not a thought that just sits there quietly and reassures you about things.
It was the ten feet that got me; I kept thinking about Murphee and then looking down at my legs. The idea that so much could be determined by so little was sort of intolerable. It made all of life look terrifying; it made the walk to the chow hall potentially as bad as a night patrol to Karingal. (The American contract worker who got shot at the KOP took a bullet to the leg instead of the head only because he happened to change directions on his cot that day.) The only way to calm your nerves in that environment was to marvel at the insane amount of firepower available to the Americans and hope that that changed the equation somehow. They have a huge shoulder-fired rocket called a Javelin, for example, that can be steered into the window of a speeding car half a mile away. Each Javelin round costs $80,000, and the idea that it's fired by a guy who doesn't make that in a year at a guy who doesn't make that in a lifetime is somehow so outrageous it almost makes the war seem winnable. And the roar of a full-on firefight could be so reassuring that you wanted to run around hugging people afterward. That roar was what was keeping you alive, and it created an appreciation for firepower so profound that it bordered on the perverse."
From Sebastian Junger's book on the conflict in Afghanistan WAR.
Below is a picture of American soldiers firing a Javelin missile.
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Hard Rock Hotels today announced plans for the opening of its newest REVERB by Hard Rock set to take center stage in Hamburg, Germany. Slated to open in mid-2022, the RIMC Hotels & Resorts Group will operate the hotel with a total of 134 rooms.
The REVERB Hamburg will be located within the St. Pauli Bunker, Hamburg's largest and one of its few preserved high-rise bunkers, which has come to locally represent creativity and urban culture. With a similar philosophy, the REVERB by Hard Rock brand strives to be an energetic cultural hub that provides space for locals and travelers to connect and create together. Whether traveling for business, leisure, or gathering with friends and family, the REVERB Hamburg will be designed for socializing and fostering a sense of community. The space has plans to host cultural programming such as concerts and performances from up-and-coming artists.
"Hard Rock has been celebrating the spirit of music for five decades, and with REVERB the spotlight shines directly on the fans," said Todd Hricko, Senior Vice President of Hotel Development at Hard Rock International. "After the success of the first REVERB in Atlanta, GA, we are thrilled to bring this concept to Europe, and are especially excited to have Hamburg, Germany as the home of our first European REVERB property."
HOTEL AMENITIES, ROOM FEATURES AND OFFERINGS: Each REVERB hotel features a unique property mix of king, double queen, and Roadie Bunk Rooms, all of which include stylish and comfortable furnishings, fan-inspired artwork, workspaces, and showers with premium bath products. The Roadie Bunk Room comes complete with two queen bunks beds and one queen bed, two private baths, a karaoke machine, and oversized smart televisions.
INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY: REVERB Hotels are efficient, technologically advanced and provide for a customizable and engaging guest experience. Each guest room will feature in-room smart voice assistants to access the REVERB City Guides, mood lighting, playlists, and entertainment options, allowing guests to ask for fresh towels, hotel information and see what is happening in the city. Guests can also take advantage of three unique ways to check in upon arrival, including a self-service kiosk, personal mobile devices or with REVERB's Crew at the front desk.
CITY GUIDES: To help travelers get a true taste of the local scene, Hard Rock goes directly to city experts to curate drink, dining, and entertainment guides. To hear City Guide recommendations, guests are encouraged to utilize in-room smart voice assistants to ask for local hot spots from hometown music stars. As REVERB Hamburg finalizes its programming, Hard Rock will remain steadfast in its commitment to working with local artists to curate City Guides.
SUSTAINABILITY EFFORTS: All REVERB locations do their part in the fight for a greener planet, starting with giving guests options to opt-in to the sheets and towels green initiatives. Rooms will also be equipped with premium bath product dispensers to avoid single use shampoos, conditioners, and lotions. Additional sustainability efforts will be announced as the hotel nears completion.
"Appealing to both travelers and locals, the REVERB Hamburg will be a welcome attraction to the hip, artsy Schanzenviertel neighborhood," said Marek N. Riegger, CEO of the RIMC Hotels & Resorts Group. "The distinctive location and breathtaking views of the Hanseatic city from the lush public rooftop park ensure that a visit to the Bunker St. Pauli will be a holistic experience – for tourists as well as for the people of Hamburg."
In addition to the hotel, additional spaces for exhibitions, concerts and restaurants are planned in the Bunker St. Pauli, which will be accessible to both hotel guests, visitors, and the local community.
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Want to make your £$€ go further? So, you can afford that parachuting trip or the guided hiking excursion you thought was out of your price range?
This week I've brainstormed 5 the key areas where travellers bleed money, curating my top money saving tips to use whilst on the road, to save money in ways you've probably never even thought about, without having to make major compromises!
I'm not just talking about the wine you share with dinner, but the coffee or bottle of water you might purchase with lunch. Whilst visiting Poland (which isn't a a particularly expensive place to begin with for many), I noticed that a coffee is comparable to the price of an entire meal. It's not just Poland where this is true, most places in the world charge a serious premium to enjoy a drink that could be bought at a quarter of the cost in a supermarket and often adds an additional 30-50% on to any meal bill. Over the course of a holiday, especially a long one, this is a huge area for saving.
Solution.. Buy a bottle of something to carry in your bag at a convenience store/supermarket, or (even better) use a reusable water bottle to save on plastic too. If you still need that coffee, save your budget for an afternoon pitstop instead. This gives you more opportunities to soak up the atmosphere in a different cafe, in a different area of wherever you're visiting, and helps break up the exhaustion of sightseeing for hours.
Did you know.. A weeks' worth of a small cappuccino-a-day habit in the UK easily sets you back over £15 a week! That's at least one entrance fee to a site of interest.
Fact: Informed decisions cost less. Some destinations are unavoidably pricey. London's a prime example. However, there are always budget and high end options within the price scale. Don't get caught out or forced to choose somewhere expensive because of lack of research. If you have an unlocked smart phone, the cost of a SIM card to obtain internet anywhere is worth the splurge. Simply because you can easily make that money back by using the internet to save you money.
Solution.. Trip Advisor, AirBnb or Yelp will help you find a tasty restaurant or decent accommodation, that's nearby and exactly within your price range and travel blogs like this help you find many free or low cost things to do. Plus, use the likes of Groupon to snag cut price adventures and food. Instead of wandering around aimlessly and ending up paying through the nose for something mediocre.
Sometimes the tourist trap is unavoidable. But, things like booking transfers through secondary providers (especially travel agents) is a prime area to get stung. As above, researching yourself saves you money.
Solution.. A quick google search for airport transfers from your arrival airport will soon tell you what transport is available in the local area, whether you should book it in advance, and even how much you should expect to pay. Unless your arrival is at a particularly unsociable hour or location, it's almost always guaranteed you will find transport on arrival, won't need to book and it'll cost a fraction of what you would've paid through somebody else.
This is a rule of thumb I never break, unless the accommodation themselves have told me to use a website other than their own. Sites like Booking.com and HostelWorld take a cut of what you pay to your accommodation. The same goes for travel agents and even some tourism websites. Of course they do – how would they be in business otherwise! Sometimes this is as much as 30%.
So, imagine what can happen if you look up the accommodations own website and reach out to them directly via phone or email? Whilst most won't give you as big as saving as 30%, in my experience many will be at least be somewhat flexible on price or throw in an added extra like breakfast, that perhaps wasn't already included.
Solution.. Never be afraid to bargain with accommodation, though it's harder in peak seasons. Remember: the longer your stay somewhere, the more desirable you are as a guest. Guests who are only staying one or two nights are more work than those that stay 7 – less washing, less cleaning but the same advertised room rate! Use this to your advantage.
*This rule can be disregarded with package deals and sometimes flash sale offers, but, always double check your figures direct!
There are two sides to this argument, as it is entirely dependent on where you are traveling. For example, in Iceland a load of laundry would set you back around £15. A wash in Cambodia of my entire rucksack of belongings would be £2. A huge difference, I think you'll agree. When I'm traveling in budget areas like Asia, where laundry service is cheap, I take very few things and have laundry done as regularly as possible. It's light on the luggage and cheap on the wallet.
Solution.. For destinations where laundry is expensive (as a rough rule of thumb; Western Europe, North America, most of Australasia), I would either take enough clothes for the trip or consider clothing that can be easily hand washed and dried on the move.
Pro tip.. If you do send anything to the laundry, it's worth making sure you're given a receipt of what items you handed over or making your own note, to ensure the same items come back to you. Mistakes are made and usually a simple accident. A paper trail can failsafe against loss of your favourite pair of trousers. Don't forget, sending laundry away in far-flung countries might not mean they're washed in a washing machine or have as much care taken in the washing process. I've had clothes come back from laundry a different colour than when I sent them!
What tactics do you employ to make sure your money goes as far as possible?! Leave a comment below!


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Emme Lund's The Boy with a Bird in His Chest
By Samuel Clark March 4, 2022
The Boy with a Bird in His Chest
Emme Lund
Atria Books (2022)
$24.84 on Bookshop
"Even from the tree he could see that they knew they belonged in that field, in the world. He couldn't fathom taking up space like that, not caring if you were noticed." The Boy with a Bird in His Chest introduces us to Owen Tanner, a young boy living with a secret: a bird by the name of Gail appears in his chest just five days after his birth, where she lives nestled next to his heart, his lungs, the skin open and exposed to her home inside Owen. In Emme Lund's world of fabulism, these individuals are referred to as "Terrors," children born with animals hidden inside them.
Janice, Owen's mother, is terrified for her child's safety. She confines him to their home, convinced that people will find her son and experiment on him, people she refers to as "The Army of Acronyms."
"No one can know," she tells him, tapping her chest with two fingers, mirroring the place where Gail resides in Owen.
"'No one?'"
"'No one, ever.'"
It's a fear that Owen grows suspicious of, until he is brought to the hospital after an asthma attack. When the doctor and nurse assigned to Owen see the exposed ribs where Gail calls home, their fear of him is immediate. "The doctor and Nurse Olivia looked at Owen in horror. There was nothing in their medical training that could have prepared them for the monster they were witnessing here in their very own clinic. Owen understood why people like him were known as Terrors. (Their word, not ours.)"
After escaping the clinic, in which the doctor promptly begins to stalk Owen's mother, fixated on finding Owen for his own personal gain, Janice leaves her son at her brother's house, where Owen spends his high school years living with his Uncle Bob and his cousin Tennessee.
His fear of the Army of Acronyms follows him everywhere, with panicked phone calls from his mother, to learning that the doctor from the clinic is still out to find Owen, but it is here at his cousin's home where the boy with the bird in his chest first begins learning that he, too, is allowed to take up space. That he, too, deserves to be seen. To be loved.
So much of being queer, at least in the beginning, seems to revolve around hiding. Around shame. Whether you're queer, trans, or a combination thereof, many of us are told from the onset that how we were born is something to be ashamed of, something that we need to "fix" or "hide." Something that will bring us, as Owen finds out from a group of boys who beat him on the way home from school, "the wrong kind of attention."
And yet, it is in this house with this cousin where Owen first learns that the bird in his chest doesn't make him terrifying, but beautiful. After being told for years by his mother not to show anyone, Owen reveals Gail to Tennessee, who accepts Owen on the spot. The cousins become close, and Tennessee begins introducing him to her people, where Owen—in a queer right of passage—begins the journey of discovering what it means to have chosen family.
It is through this journey that Owen finds Clyde. Left to my own devices, I could write an entirely separate book review on this character alone, which is a long way of saying I love him. Clyde is introduced to the readers through Tennessee as an "Evangelical Blowhard." He wears T-shirts with jars of pickles that say "Relish Sweet Jesus." His father is terrifying. It is easy to understand, especially from a queer perspective, why someone would see Clyde and instinctively stay away. Easy to understand, from Owen's perspective, why he would perceive Clyde as a threat.
But as someone who grew up with men prone to violence, as someone who grew up in a deeply conservative household, as someone who grew up closeted in that house, closeted in that church, watching their father preach about the sin of homosexuality from behind the pulpit, I saw Clyde. And so, eventually, does Owen.
After Owen is attacked after school by the aforementioned group of boys, it is Clyde that comes to his aid. It's Clyde who takes him home, who all but carries Owen to Tennessee's doorstep. And it is through this first meeting, this first real interaction between the two, that Owen begins to see Clyde for who he really is. Once Owen is fully recovered, he comes across Clyde in his backyard (the two are neighbors) where Clyde is found sitting on his horse, not moving, admiring a doe in the distance. Owen studies him for the first time, his observations unfiltered by his cousin, and sees what he never could before. "[Clyde's] hair was buzzed short, the straight-boy uniform, but Clyde didn't seem like the boys will be boys type. [. . .] Owen watched the space where Clyde and his horse had been, a man-sized hole, but something different from the space-taking lineage. Owen couldn't explain it, but there was something gentle and quiet there."
Clyde, too, is frighteningly aware of that space-taking lineage. When Owen disappears in a moment of terror, Clyde is terrified of losing the person he loves most. Fear, as it's wont to do, comes out as anger, but he catches himself. "[Clyde] lifts his hand to slap the table but stops short. He is trying to undo generations of men slamming their hands on tables. [He] lets a little bit of the anger through, just enough that he feels it, but not so much he becomes it."
Perhaps this is my own bias, writing about this book from a trans man's perspective, but I see so much of myself in Clyde. While not trans himself (at least as far as we know) Clyde's careful treading of masculinity—his reshaping it, his fear of it, the constant breaking away from his father's lineage, the conscious shattering of what it means to be a "real man"—Clyde's character felt so deeply personal, and it was refreshing to see a child born to that household that wasn't villainized. Refreshing to see a character breaking away, rather than being played as the usual trope in this narrative—the evil, gay-hating Christian—to have a writer in the world like Lund who understands that Clyde, too, is a victim of this, to understand what it would be like to grow up in a house under that kind of rule.
The romance that blossoms between the two boys is my favorite queer relationship since Madeline Miller's The Song of Achilles. It is the epitome of empathy, of found family, of learning to love yourself, of learning that—despite what the world has told you all your life—you, too, are allowed to take up space.
The Boy with a Bird in His Chest is a beautiful rendering of all this and more, and I'm so deeply happy it exists in the world. I wish I had this when I was younger. I wish I had this when I was Owen's age. Clyde's age. But I am grateful to have it now. Grateful, and happy, for the generations of queer readers who will be able to add this book to their own lineage.
The Boy with a Bird in His Chest by Emme Lund
SAMUEL CLARK is a 2019 alumnus of the University of North Carolina Wilmington, where he graduated with his MFA in fiction. He is the recipient of the LGBTQ+ writer scholarship for The Muse & The Marketplace 2019, a partial scholarship recipient to Sundress Academy for the Arts, and a 2021 candidate for the Kenyon Review Writers Workshop. He lives in Colorado with his adopted cat, Emily D.


MABLETON -- As you know, spring break is almost here and what better way for your kids to spend it than at the Mable House Arts Center's 'Spring Break Art Camp'! This year's theme is 'Multicultural Art', where your child will create unique pieces of art from around the world. You do not want to miss this!


if you don't snooze, you lose. and no amount of caffeine will help. IS THIS YOU?
OR… catch a nap later or an extra few hours the next night, and you're good as new.
either way, it's okay to blame YA for staying up too late. get some rest!
HA!! Guess who couldn't sleep, and came here, in the middle of the night??
If I can't sleep when I'm sleepy, which is early in the evening, I usually sleep only a couple of hours, much later or, sometimes, stay awake all night, and am completely useless, the next day.
I'm lucky to work at home so, when I'm not too busy, I can take a nap during the day, which helps me to feel better, but doesn't make up for the lost night. I never sleep extra hours, I just can't. Tired of not, having slept well or not, I wake up at around five in the morning, every day, including weekends.
Hope you have a restful night, and wake up feeling great, to enjoy your Sunday!!
LOL! I was just thinking I should be getting to bed! I'm usually asleep by now for work! Goodnight!
Usually i can sleep when i " decide to".
For Ex. If i know that i will have to go to bed very late because i have a party or a dinner etc ,etc i can sleep for 10/15 minutes before going to the reception.
I have phases where I seem to manage on only a few hours sleep at night; other times I seem to catch up. When I do catch up after sleepless nights, I always seem to dream more. This has been found too in experiments where people deprived of sleep seem to have a bigger need to catch up on their dream-time more than anything else.
I'm done for. Once it's gone, it's gone. I have tried to make up for lost sleep, but it just doesn't work. My sleep is soooo off, trying to make for it doesn't help.


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Recently we had English Challenge. English Challenge is an English event for 9th grade students. There are 5 contests; drama, singing, speech, story writing, and comic writing.
We had some excellent stories and comics this year. I was really amazed at the topics the students tackled - they were all very deep and made me think about my life. Some of the topics include LGBTQ, death, regret, human nature, discrimination and teamwork. They were really fantastic.
The drama and singing contests were also amazing. It was so difficult to choose the winners. One drama group did a musical and it was so cool. They sang and danced and really entertained us. Other groups had a lot of funny moments in their plays. The singing groups were very cool - we had guitarists, pianists, and tambourine players. They sang songs by Taylor Swift, 1D, and Journey.
The speeches were quite excellent. One student talked about Japanese culture that seems to be popular overseas, and another talked about how to be successful in learning. They were very informative.
Overall, we had about 120 students take part in English Challenge and just over 100 9th grade students come to watch the performances. A lot of teachers also came to support the students. It was a wonderful day and I have a lot of good memories thanks to everyone.


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Кара имеет значение также:важный,исключительный,особый.

Кара:
 Ка́ра — наказание, возмездие.
 Кара — в тюркских языках «чёрный». Кара (иске, улу/оло) - приставка в названии некоторых башкирских родов, обозначающая 'коренной род, подлинный'; синонимов термина 'иске' в значении - 'древний, старый' и 'улу/оло' в значении - 'большой, главный'. К примеру, такие названия родов как кара-кыпсак, кара-табын, улу-катай, иске-елан и другие. В примечаниях к «Книге моего деда Коркута» А.Н.Кононов приводит различные значения слова кара в тюркских языках: черный, плохой, сдурной, но в то же время — северный, главный, большой, могучий.
 Кара — имя.
 Эким Кара (крымскотатарск.) — сорт винограда и название до 1969 г. крымского вина Чёрный доктор.
 Кара — дворянский герб.

Персоналии

Фамилия
 Кара, Айрин (1959—2022) — американская актриса и певица 1980-х годов. Лауреат премии «Оскар».
 Кара, Алессия (род. 1996) — канадская соул-певица, автор-исполнитель.
 Кара, Аюб (род. 1955) — израильский политик и общественный деятель, депутат Кнессета 15, 16 и 18 созывов.
 Кара, Дьёрдь — венгерский и американский востоковед-монголист.
 Кара, Иван Иванович (1921—2006) — бригадир виноградарской бригады, Герой Социалистического Труда.
 Кара, Исмаил (род. 1955) — турецкий религиовед.
 Кара, Маркетто (ок. 1465—1525) — итальянский композитор, прославившийся как один из наиболее известных сочинителей фроттолы.
 Кара, Пьетро — итальянский юрист и дипломат XV века.
 Кара, Расим (род. 1950) — турецкий футболист и тренер.
 Кара, Юрий Викторович (род. 1954) — деятель российского кино.

Имя
 Блэк, Кара (род. 1979) — зимбабвийская теннисистка.
 Кара Караев (1918—1982) — советский композитор.
 Кара Делевинь (род. 1992) — британская супермодель и актриса.

Топоним
 Кара́ (государство) — древнее государство на Корейском полуострове.

Населённые пункты
 Кара (Индия) — городок в Индии на берегу Ганга, одно из мест для паломничества.
 Кара (город, Того) — город в Того.
 Кара (Дагестан) — село в Лакском районе Дагестана.
 Кара — город в северной части Ненецкого автономного округа.
 Кара (Ирландия) — деревня в Ирландии, находится в графстве Килдэр (провинция Ленстер).
 Кара (Чад) — деревня и супрефектура в Чаде.

Гидроним
 Кара — река в Ямало-Ненецком автономном округе.
 Кара (приток Малой Тусту) — река в Башкортостане.
 Кара — река в Забайкальском крае, приток Шилки.
 Кара — река в Того и Бенине, приток Оти.
 Кара-Богаз-Гол — залив Каспийского моря.
 Кара-Бугаз

Горы и пустыни
 Кара-Кум — среднеазиатская пустыня.
 Кара-Даг — гора в Крыму.
 Кара-Тау (горы) — горы в Казахстане.

Этнонимы
Народы
 Кара (народ) — индейский народ в Эквадоре, покоритель народа киту и основатель царства Киту.
 Племена и родовые подразделения
 Кара (род) — название некоторых башкирских родов.

См. также
 Караизм
 Караван
 Kara
 Карра
 Cara
 Cara Mia
 Cara al Sol
 Irene Cara
 Baccara
 Кара-Мурза

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#3 FGCU/#6 UNA ASUN FIRST ROUND RECAP
Fort Myers, FL- #3 FGCU (21-10) defeated #6 UNA (9-21), 81-72, Tuesday night from Alico Arena in the first round of the ASUN Tournament.
FGCU shot 58.5% (31/53) from the field, 31.8% (7/22) from beyond the arc, and outrebounded UNA 34-33. The Eagles dished out 14 assists, had 5 steals, and 5 blocks in the game. FGCU forced 8 Lions team turnovers, while having 10 team turnovers of their own.
Outstanding Players (UNA):
Daniel Ortiz 29 pts, 4 reb
CJ Brim 10 pts, 3 reb
Damian Forrest 8 pts, 5 reb
Tavian Dunn-Martin 26 pts, 3 asts
Kevin Samuel 17 pts, 10 reb
Andre Weir 9 pts, 4 reb
FGCU was tested early in this game as UNA was hitting all of their shots early to start the game. UNA had a 13-4 lead with 16:08 left in the 1st half, but the Eagles were able to push the pace, and use their athleticism to will their way back into this game. The Eagles height was too much for the Lions, as ASUN Defensive Player of the Year, and ASUN All-Conference 2nd Team member Kevin Samuel exposed the UNA frontcourt, as he had his way down low in the post. Kevin finished with another double-double (17 pts, 10 reb), also in Tuesday's game. Andre Weir had some big moments too, and finished with 9 points for the Eagles. ASUN All-Conference 1st Team member and ASUN Newcomer of the Year, Tavian Dunn-Martin finished with an FGCU team high 26 points, and was solid as the Eagles move onto the ASUN Quarterfinals.
ASUN All-Freshman Team sensation Daniel Ortiz, finished with a game high 29 points, and was the one bright spot for UNA. Look for Ortiz to be the best player for Head Coach Tony Pujol, and one of the better guards in the ASUN Conference, and we expect Pujol to build this Lions team around Ortiz and Will Soucie. This Lions team didn't play like a team that had lost their past 8 games, but the Eagles did what they had to do to get the win. Bellarmine University is up next, and the Eagles have never beaten the Knights, so it'll be interesting to see how FGCU plays vs Bellarmine, a team they lost to 74-63 at home on 1/29.
#3 FGCU (21-10) heads on the road to face #2 Bellarmine University (17-13) Thursday night at 7 PM, from Freedom Hall in Louisville, Kentucky.
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ASUN QUARTERFINAL PREVIEW: #2 BELLARMINE VS #3 FGCU


Passionate gardeners often plant with more than just color and texture in mind. Many attempt, and are often quite successful in establishing a native habitat for birds and other wildlife. Depending on your setting, there are a variety of birds that visit a garden daily in search of a food source. A favorite meadow bird that frequents our back fields is the blue bird. Its brilliant plumage is simply spectacular. I am always excited to see one or a few flit over the tall grasses or land on a lone post. If you love spotting moments of spectacular blue and you by chance have meadow-like conditions, consider planting this wonderful fall blooming Aster – Aster laevis 'Blue Bird'. Attached is a link from the wholesale nursery, Van Berkum http://www.vanberkumnursery.com/database/plant_details.php?ID=64 detailing the attributes and growing conditions of this smooth Aster. We have purchased several New England natives for many of our naturalistic landscape projects from this family-owned nursery. Even if you don't have a meadow, you can still try this Aster. You can also check out a post from last August. http://blog.bilowzassociates.com/2009/08/late-season-perennial-choices.html I mention a few different types of Asters and some other fall flower choices to assist in the color palette.
In Winston Churchill's famous words, "I cannot pretend to be impartial about the colours. I rejoice with the brilliant ones, and am genuinely sorry for the poor browns." In this fall season, we must look to plant those brilliant colors or hence, one will only see brown.
Compare the color in both images.


One thing we can always count on, in good times and bad, is there will always be pressure on the state Legislature to raise taxes, and to spend every last penny it has available. Our 2018 legislative session certainly proved the point.
We adjourned Thursday night after 60-days at the state Capitol, one of the hardest-fought short sessions in recent memory. Our problem wasn't a shortage of money – we have an extra $2.3 billion in revenue over the next four years, thanks to taxes generated by a booming economy.
Yet, many of our colleagues in the majority party maintained we still don't have enough. As Republicans, we worked across the aisle to offer reasonable and fiscally responsible solutions to the challenges before us. Ultimately, we were able to make a different for our district and the citizens of Washington state.
Energy taxes: The governor championed a proposal to impose a steep tax on carbon, as part of his aggressive climate change agenda. This tax would have significantly increased the cost of gasoline, energy, and natural gas. It also would have driven up the cost of groceries and anything requiring transportation, while eliminating the state's competitive advantage of low-cost power. The good news: Advocates couldn't find the votes to pass this proposal this session.
Capital gains income tax: For years, our colleagues tried to pass an income tax on capital gains – a "starter tax" that likely would lead to a general income tax in the future. This year the excuse was property-tax reduction, even though this particular proposal would not have provided relief until 2021, long after this year's temporary spike in property taxes has passed. The good news: The capital gains tax did not move forward this session.
Property tax reduction: Though the Legislature had more than enough money to eliminate this year's one-time billion-dollar property tax increase, our colleagues chose instead to use this money for new spending. What finally passed was a modest reduction, too small and too late – a $400 million cut that will not take effect until next year. Worse yet, the money was plucked from our Rainy Day Fund, reducing our reserves against a recession that economists tells us is just around the corner. We agree property taxes need to be reduced, but also believe the state can afford to give taxpayers full relief when they actually need it most.
The 60-day session ended with the passage of the supplemental operating, capital and transportation budgets.
Supplemental operating budget: The final budget increases spending by $1.8 billion over the next four years – resuming the unsustainable practices that got us into trouble when the last recession hit. We should have learned our lesson last time – good times never last forever. We could not support this budget.
Supplemental capital budget: The supplemental budget appropriates $198 million in bond revenue for projects statewide, including K-12 school construction, and institution and community-based mental health facilities, leaving $13 million for future adjustments. We supported this budget.
Supplemental transportation budget: The supplemental budget appropriates approximately $9 billion for transportation-related projects across the state. It provides agency requested modifications that will help these agencies to provide necessary transportation services. We supported this budget.
It is an honor to represent you and the citizens of the 16th District in Olympia. Thank you for allowing us to serve you!
Editor's note: Rep. Bill Jenkin, R-Prosser, Rep. Terry Nealey, R-Dayton, and Sen. Maureen Walsh, R-Walla Walla; serve the 16th Legislative District.


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