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Category: Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur – built to be bypassed
I can't really see a reason for tourists to come to Kuala Lumpur. The World Heritage sites of Melaka and Penang – of course. The Highlands, for cooler weather and lots of nature, certainly. Islands and beaches, unavoidably. But KL – very avoidable, especially given recent (and continuing) improvements to Malaysia's transport infrastructure. There are fast rail links from the airport to the huge modern BTS bus terminal (Bandar Tasik Selatan) and the Sentral railway station, all south of the city centre, and there's really very little point staying overnight. The main railway that runs the length of peninsular Malaysia has been electrified and rebuilt (although the southernmost part from Gemas to Johore Bahru won't be finished until 2020) so you can get from one end of the country to the other in a day. The National Museum is almost next to Sentral and apart from that, there's the rather dull colonial centre, and the Petronas Towers, which are very high but apart from that not very interesting. Meanwhile the modern city centre is as choked with traffic, and as unfriendly to pedestrians and cyclists, as anywhere I've been recently. If KL is trying to match Singapore, it's doing it the ugly way. Even the new business districts (towards the Petronas Towers, and including the entertainment and backpacker area of Bukit Bintang) are not built to any kind of a grid plan, so the monorail and MRT lines have been threaded through above ground, below ground and with some difficulty.
On the plus side, the National Museum is good. Built in 1963 on the site of the Selangor Museum, partly destroyed by US bombing in 1945, it has four large galleries – start on the ground floor with pre- and protohistory and the Malay Kingdoms, then go up to the Colonial Era and a weaker display on Malaysia Today. Fine metal-working was established in this area up to 3,000 years ago, with bronze bells and drums from Vietnam and Cambodia, and there's been trade with India for 2,000 years – Malay kingdoms were established in present-day Cambodia, Vietnam, Java and Sumatra between the second and fifth centuries, and from the fourth or fifth century there was a Malay kingdom in the Bukong Valley, north of Penang, where there are the remains of 60 or more Hindu stupas. Eventually there was a full patchwork of Malay Sultanates, some of which 'accepted' Residents from the British East India Company (along the lines of the earlier British Raj in India) and some of which (the ones with less tin) didn't. Apart from the Straits Settlements (Penang, Melaka and Singapore – see my posts here and here) there was no unified British rule until 1946 (after the Japanese had invaded and eventually been thrown out) – and then it moved fairly rapidly to independence anyway (see here). However British forces (mainly Gurkhas, in fact) did have to stay on to fight Chinese communists in the jungle from 1948 to 1960 and to face down Indonesia until 1967 in the Confrontation, caused by Indonesian fears of neo-colonialism.
The more familiar part of the colonial district lies to the west of the river which gave the city its name (meaning Muddy Confluence) – Merdeka Square (the Padang or Parade Ground, later used as a cricket field) is surrounded by various imposing piles, many in a distinctive NeoMughal or IndoSaracenic style, such as the Royal Selangor Club (1884), the Government Printing House (1898, now the City Gallery and tourist information office), the old Post Office (1896), the Sultan Abdul Samad building (government offices, built in 1897), the similar Panggung Bandaraya DBKL (1896-1904, built as the city hall and now a hall for musical theatre), the National Music Museum (built as the Chartered Bank in 1888 and closed for refurbishment in January 2017), and the National Textile Museum (built as headquarters of the Federated Malay States Railways in 1905). To the east of the Klang river is an unexpected area of Art Deco buildings around the central market (itself built in 1928, although the area was laid out in the 1870s and 1880s) – there's a plan to revive this area with a promenade and cycleway along the river (along the lines of what has been achieved in Seoul), which might be wonderful if properly done, but what I've seen of the cycle route so far has been disastrously bad. As things stand one might want to gently cycle around the Padang, but that's about it for pleasant cycling in KL. Nevertheless, if there were budget accommodation in this area, I might begin to think of it as an attractive area in which to spend a night or more.
Deco-style details on the Central Market
Some practicalities
The new ETS train service (supposedly the only 160km/h trains running on metre-gauge track in the world, although it didn't go above 140km/h when I went from KL to Butterworth) is quite impressive, with free snacks but no wi-if on trains or stations. It's well used – be sure to book in advance. It's much easier to buy tickets at the classic station (built in 1910), immediately north of Sentral – your ticket will be from Sentral but trains stop at both and you can board at either. The introduction of the ETS service (apart from the southernmost end – see above) has meant the abolition of the overnight services, which as everywhere in the world at the moment struggled to pay their way. In the longer term there are plans for a Chinese-funded and -built high-speed line (more like a bullet train on totally segregated tracks) from KL to Singapore – this will terminate in Jurong, in Singapore's western suburbs, even though the original rail corridor to the Keppel station is still available. Sentral is, like most modern rail interchanges, more of a shopping mall than a station (it's a long walk to the Monorail stop). The Sentral MRT station is currently under construction between the station and the National Museum, so access to the museum is currently from the rear (past some preserved steam locomotives, as it happens). I was not impressed by the machines for MRT and monorail tickets – one stole my coins, another rejected my notes. Eventually you get a plastic token, cleverly encoded with the length of your journey, that will work the automatic gates (as in Taipei too). In January 2017 RapidKL introduced a cheaper cashless fare. but that's with MyRapid and TnG (TouchAndGo) cards rather than cashless bank cards.
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Jesús Alejandro Gómez Lanza (born July 18, 1979), is a Bolivian of Chilean descent footballer who currently plays for Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano club Sport Boys Warnes as a midfielder.

Club career
At club level he spent most of his career with Blooming. He also played for Wilstermann, San José and Bolívar. He is a central midfielder.

In April 2010, he was awarded by the local sports media as the best football player of the year in Bolivia.

International career
Gómez earned 8 caps in the Bolivia national team, 6 of which were FIFA World Cup qualification matches.

Honours
Blooming
 Primera División (2): 1998, 1999
 Torneo de Clausura (1): 2009

San José
 Torneo de Clausura (1): 2007

Bolívar
 Torneo de Clausura (1): 2013

References

External links
 Jesús Alejandro Gómez at BDFA.com.ar

1979 births
Living people
Footballers from La Paz
Bolivian people of Chilean descent
Sportspeople of Chilean descent
Bolivian footballers
Bolivia international footballers
Association football midfielders
Club Blooming players
C.D. Jorge Wilstermann players
Club San José players
Club Bolívar players
Sport Boys Warnes players
Nacional Potosí players
Bolivian Primera División players

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I've been thinking a lot recently about taking action. I have to admit I'm the kind of person who spends hours and hours thinking about, researching, talking about and thinking about again lots and lots of ideas. What truly makes a difference however is taking action. There is only so much you can look in to any given thing, such as how to be the best blogger or how to get fit, before you become saturated with information and just have to take action. I have written before about how you should 'Just Do It' and that is really what makes the difference.
Too many people just sit around and do nothing. You'll probably find these are exactly the kind of people who complain about their job, their circumstances, their weight or whatever it is that they are complaining about. Stop complaining and start doing. My mum always used to say to me "If you put as much energy in to doing something as you did in to complaining about it you would have done it by now!".
I like to try and turn short / medium term goals in to habits. So I currently have the short term goal of making taking action my number one habit.
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1. Look for risks
Together with your staff, look for risks caused by your work. This includes obvious things like unsafe machinery, and less obvious issues that might affect people's health, eg:
poor air quality
Involving staff is an important way to help identify and manage risk.
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Kristy leases spaces within a primary school to run a canteen. She is sole owner, but hires two part-time staff to help her out.
One day her industrial dishwasher breaks and she needs to call in a repairman. As part of her contractual arrangement with the school, Kristy has a responsibility to work with the facilities manager. So, before booking a technician, she calls the facilities manager to check if there are any special arrangements she has to make.
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3. Prioritise identified risks
Remember, the more potential for harm, the more significant the risk.
For example, having systems for storing and using chemicals the right way is more important than, say, focusing on safe lifting of items that are very light.
Note: H&S is ongoing. Just because you'll start with the most serious risks, it doesn't mean you shouldn't get around to dealing with the less serious ones later on. You'll also want to keep an eye out for occupational health issues, eg:
uncomfortably hot or cold temperatures
excessive workloads.
H&S tools and resources(external link) — WorkSafe
4. Study the risks
Think about what you and your staff know — or should know — about the identified risks. This may also involve talking to people in the same line of work as you, sector bodies like Registered Master Builders and Federated
Farmers, or WorkSafe.
Note: WorkSafe has specific guidelines on a number of identified risks. Some examples include:
working on roofs
riding quad bikes
industrial rope access.(external link)
For these types of work activities, specific practices should be followed.
Knowing the risks in your sector(external link) — WorkSafe
If you can't afford decent protection methods for a particular work activity, you shouldn't be doing that activity in the first place.
5. Consider your options
Talk with your staff about the ways you could get rid of the risk. If it's impossible to get rid of it together, you need to think about how you could minimise it. For example, it might be impossible to get rid of a loud noise altogether. However, you could possibly minimise its effect by relocating noisy equipment or using high-grade ear protection or a different tool.
When working out what you're going to do, think about:
how bad the harm could be
different ways it could be avoided or controlled
the suitability of the protection
the cost.
Dealing with the risk could be anything from buying new equipment, changing your work methods or simply having a chat with staff. Basically, you're expected to do what anyone in your situation would be expected to do. It's about taking responsibility for what you can control. Your H&S culture and decision-making processes are far more important than any paper documentation you've got sitting around.
Health and safety templates(external link) — WorkSafe
6. Get to work
Put your solutions to work and get your staff involved. This is an important way to help identify and manage any risks.
Slippery when wet
Sammi owns a flower warehouse and the floor is regularly wet. It could be relatively easy to slip on the floor and both she and her staff identify this risk. As she and her staff see it, there are three ways to deal with the wet floor.
They could:
Install and maintain a non-slip surface on the floor.
Fence off the area.
Give everyone who comes in to the warehouse non-slip tread boots.
Sammi and her workers decide it's reasonable to choose the first option because people will still be able to easily walk around. It will also be a hassle for everyone to change their footwear.
What is 'reasonably practicable'?
Paul runs a landscape gardening company. On one job he has to remove a concrete path, while his worker, Joe, builds a fence. It'll be a very noisy worksite if both the jackhammer and skillsaw are used at the same time.
Paul and Joe discuss their options to minimise the noise levels. They decide not to do both jobs at the same time.
They also check the client's windows are shut so the noise won't be too loud inside the house. Both workers wear ear protectors, protective eyewear and appropriate footwear.
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An introduction to the Unitary Patent and the Unified Patent Court
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Unitary Patent (UP)
The unitary patent is the first piece of the EU patent package. It will be established by two Regulations which entered into force on 20 January 2013 and which will be applicable from the date of the entry into force of the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court. The UP will be obtainable via a conventional European patent application at the EPO, which at grant will offer the option to gain a 'European patent with unitary effect' covering certain EU states, in addition to the present EP bundle of national validations. Find out more.
Unified Patent Court (UPC)
The European Union has worked for several years on the establishment of a common patent court which will be created on the basis of an international treaty. The UPC Agreement – which is the second piece of the EU patent package – was signed on 19 February 2013 and will enter into force four months after 13 states (including France, Germany and the United Kingdom) have completed the ratification process.
As of 26 April 2018, 16 states including the UK and France have ratified, Germany is planning to ratify in 2018. Find out more.
UK ratifies UPC agreement April 2018
UPC opt-out fee abolished March 2016
Adjusted proposals for Unitary Patent fees considered by Select Committee June 2015
The EPO clear things up May 2015
What will be the cost of obtaining Unitary Patent protection? April 2015
Denmark to ratify the Unified Patent Court agreement May 2014
The European Unitary Patent & Unified Patent Court December 2012
Towards a unitary patent and Unified Patent Court September 2012
UK and the UPC:What Will Happen Post-Brexit?
Unified Patent Court (UPC) London location
Ratification status of the UPC Agreement
Unified Patent Court website


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Q: Uber-api Create user request & book multiple rides for same user I was going over the API and wondering if I can book multiple rides for same client id? Also, are there any intentions to create a Create Users API?
Thanks.

A: "I was going over the API and wondering if I can book multiple rides for same client id?" -- Yes, you can book multiple rides from the same client ID. This question is slightly different from the title of this thread however which is "book multiple rides for same user", to be clear a user can only take one ride at a time.
"Also, are there any intentions to create a Create Users API?" -- No plans, accounts should be created through Uber.
Hope that helps!


Close to Durbuy, in a beautiful setting, a high class holiday home where you will be welcomed in a clean and pleasant atmosphere. The panoramic view of the valley is really impressive and even from the outside of the sauna, the view is amazing. In the immediate vicinity you will find a magnificent golf course. Of course, there are plenty of hiking trails in this beautiful Ardennes region and the Durbuy area offers many tourist attractions.


In Xiahe during Monlam: Tibetan Pictures w/Stories of Buddhist Life. Informative Travel Guide & Photos by hitchhiking and collecting art in Tibet, India, Lhasa, Ladakh Monastery, Nomad, Shoton Festival.
Burning incense in Xiahe, China during Monlam. Labrang Monastery is a very neat looking monastery located in a valley. Pine is burning from the mountain side and from all the incense burners around the monastery. Monlam also known as The Great Prayer Festival, falls on 4th -11th day of the 1st Tibetan month in Tibetan Buddhism. The event in Tibet was established in 1409 by Tsong Khapa, the founder of the Geluk tradition.


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Man Finds Dead Mouse In His Coke
in WOW, WTF
Coca-Cola are angrily denying the claims of a computer scientist named Damien from the French town of Varenne-sur-Seine, who claims that he discovered a dead mouse in a can of this world-famous soft beverage.
Damien, 34, told Le Parisien he ate a pizza in a restaurant close to his house and bought a can of Coke in his way home.
He says he noticed the weight of the rodent bobbing around in the tin, but it was only after drinking the coke he realised that the creature was in there.
He first called Coca-Cola's head office in France. He says the company kept him on the telephone for a quarter of an hour and that they insisted that it would-be hopeless for the mouse to have entered the can at any point in their production procedure.
Damien asserts that he kept the can in his hand and did not set down it while it was open, so the mouse could not have slipped in while the drink was in his possession.
Coca-Cola have sent Damien a letter, repeating their insistence that the mouse could not get into a can in their own factory.
The firm requested that he send the could to them for evaluation, but Damien has up to now refused, stating that it's his sole proof that the incident happened at all.
He's currently storing the could in his freezer.
Unable to get the outcome he wanted by Coca-Cola, Damien called the police, who declined to take actions, and his doctor because he was concerned he could have contracted Leptospirosis (Weil's disease) that can be spread through the urine of rats, dogs and mice.
Despite the fact that his doctor assured him that his gastrointestinal juices would be sufficient to kill any bugs that the might have been in the beverage he also contacted a regional poison control centre, according to a blood test.
He's been advised to report back to the center if he shows any flu-like symptoms from the coming three months.
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SAAPRI organizes Be the Change Day, a civic engagement workshop for South Asian American students from Loyola University focusing on increasing South Asian voter registration and a letter writing campaign on the following issues: the Cook County ID Program, the State Student ACCESS Bill, and the Federal DREAM Act.
SAAPRI Leadership Forum: SAAPRI convenes Leadership Forum attended by South Asian-facing organizations, community leaders, and business persons to examine civic participation among the South Asian American community.
SAAPRI assists local election boards in implementing the first ever language assistance program to Indian American voters in the Chicago area.


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Surf & Stay
Click here to see our latest updates regarding Covid-19 .
The International Surf School team has seen a few changes since 2001 - and we continue to strive to offer the best tuition, experience, and accommodation that we can. Today, we're proud to have the team that we do - and hope you're as excited about meeting them as we are to have them on board. They all live and breathe the ocean and love to share their passion for the waves and the local area with you.
A Vila do Bispo local, Rui made his big move to Sagres and set up ISS back in 2001.
After a number of projects around the world, he moved back home to focus on life in Sagres.
The business side of things keeps him pretty busy, but if you're lucky you'll bump into him during a lesson!
Xana works behind the scenes to keep everyone in check (not an easy job...) and manage the day to day operations of the Surf School.
If you've stayed with us before you've probably chatted to her via e-mail or bumped into her around the Surf Camp.
A Marine Biologist, she knows a thing or two about the ocean!
VITOR HUGO
Childhood friends with Rui, Vitor Hugo (AKA Gordo), joined the ISS team as an instructor in 2002.
He has also spent time at a previous project in Morocco, before settling as Head Coach back home.
If he's not teaching on the beach, you'll probably find him fishing... but not catching very much...
Originally from Curitiba, Brazil, Rafa made the move to Sagres in 2003 and linked up with the ISS team.
You can see him throwing foam off the lip at any of the local beaches - and finding left handers that don't actually exist...
Failing that, he'll be behind the BBQ, grilling up a feast.
Carlos joined the ISS team in 2014, after teaching all over Portugal for the previous 10 years.
He settled quickly in Sagres and now also helps to manage the Surf Camp.
A yearly contender for the Justinator award (most time spent surfing during the summer...), you won't spot him in the water... he'll be at a secret spot...
Part of the original team way back in 2001, the years have been much kinder to Pedro than they have to some of the other OG's... He returned fresh faced in 2019 to rejoin the team. Having grown up on the Sagres coastline, and spending most of his evenings catching Sea Bass - if you see any fish swimming through the lineup, be sure to send a report his way.
Joining ISS in 2018, João slotted straight in to the team.
After moving to Faro to study, he made his way to the West Coast in the search of waves.
He came with a strong love of single fin longboards, and a filthy habit of falling in and out of love with new boards...
All he needs for inspiration is some coffee and chocolate!
Originally from London, England, Dave found his way to Sagres in 2017, and has been working for ISS ever since.
Gordo lovingly refers to him as 'The Slave' - a traditional Portuguese term of endearment which translates as 'Beloved One' or 'My Most Favoured Friend'...
He also maintains the website and Social Media for the Surf School, so make sure to give a like on Instagram!
Joining the team in 2019, Jess instantly made an impact - taking over operations in the office and bringing with her some revolutionary ideas including 'Organisation' and 'Tidying The Office'.
She's been vital to the team since then!
If you're passing by the office to check in or book a lesson the whole process is definitely made quicker with coffee and cakes.
Running the Surf Camp since 2018, Mel is the driving force behind all of the projects that go on around the house - from redecorating and gardening, to removing plastic waste and using locally sourced products.
She also works with local animal rescue shelters, organises beach and ocean clean ups - but don't mention the cats... what cats?
We're always happy to hear from our students and guests. If you have any feedback, requests or messages for any of the team, you can always get in touch through the phone or email, or by following us on social media.
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Category: Cut off marks
October 4, 2021 January 1, 2022 by noam69901
SBI PO 2021-On the 4th of October 2021, the State Bank of India published an official notification PDF for the recruitment of SBI PO 2021 on their official website. For Probationary Officers, the SBI will be hiring 2056 people. On October 5, 2021, the online registration process for the SBI PO 2021 Exam will begin….
SBI CLERK CUT OFF 2021
July 13, 2021 October 17, 2021 by noam69901
SBI CLERK CUT OFF 2021 – Cutoffs are the minimal marks required for applicants to be eligible to go to the next stages of the exam. The exam's governing organisation establishes a minimum pass mark. As previously stated, SBI has begun the preliminary examination for SBI Clerk 2021 in order to hire 5454 individuals for…
IBPS RRB CUT OFF 2021 – Previous Year Detail Cut off Clerk & PO
June 9, 2021 October 16, 2021 by noam69901
IBPS RRB Cut Off 2021: The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection has released the official IBPS RRB 2021 announcement for Clerk and PO. IBPS has announced a total of 11687 officer scale-I, II, and III openings for IBPS RRB 2021. All candidates who are interested in this position must have begun their preparations, and it…
SBI Clerk Cut Off 2021 – Check More
May 17, 2021 October 16, 2021 by noam69901
SBI Clerk Cut Off 2021: The State Bank of India has announced the much-awaited SBI Clerk 2021 notification for Junior Associate on 26th April 2021 on its official website. Candidates who are interested in the exam can find given below link of SBI Clerk notification 2021 which has been released on the official website of SBI In this article, we…


This month, Florian Meirer received a Vidi grant for his research on the structure of catalysts in relation to their performance.
Functional porous materials such as catalysts are essential for producing modern everyday life products. The materials' pores form a complex maze that influences their macroscopic properties. This project will explore how matter travels through this labyrinth and relate this to catalyst performance.
The Vidi grant from NWO is aimed on outstanding researchers who have performed several years of successful research, after their promotion. Scientists that receive the Vidi grant, belong to the best ten to twenty percent of their field. The election is based on the quality of the scientist, the innovative character of their research, the expected scientific impact of the research proposal and the opportunities for knowledge utilization.
In 2015, 572 researchers submitted a Vidi application. NWO awarded 87 applications. With a Vidi grant up to 800.000 Euro, scientists can set up their own research group.
Read also the news coverage of Utrecht University.


It is on year 2016 when I last boarded AirAsia. They have ceased their flight to our province hence I only have CEB and PAL to choose from.
When the visa requirement to Taiwan was lifted, I really wanted to go. But luck was not on my side on promo fares and the cheapest I saw was an EVA Air flight for 6000 Php roundtrip. I know that is already cheap. Apparently, due to waiting for that fare to go even lower, I was stuck with a much expensive fare.
So I extended my patience and luckily I snatched a 4000+ Php AirAsia roundtrip ticket, with two meals, sans the check in baggage baggage.
I think that is already a steal, considering that I purchased the ticket just 45 days prior to the trip, plus the fact that I don't have to pay for the 2000+ Php visa fee. And the most important thing, it is not a red-eye flight!
I was so excited because my last flight to another country was six months ago and from a different airport terminal. It was last year when I took an international flight outbound from NAIA-T3.
I left my hotel in Pasay at 4:30 AM, arrived at NAIA-3 after 20 minutes. The check-in counter of AirAsia is still closed but the line is already too long. Same with the travel tax counter, the queue is also long. Good thing I was able to pay my travel tax online, and since I have a hand-luggage-only, I proceeded to the check in kiosk.
You have to bring two copies of this. I checked-in via kiosk and no one ever checked this. Siguro nasa data base na nila.
In the kiosk, after you check in, you will be asked to scan your passport. Have a little patience since the passport scanner is tricky (at least on my experience).
Around 5:30AM, I am already queuing for immigration. And boy was the line long and full! There were only 4 lanes not working yet the queue is still long. I guess I was queuing for about 50 minutes and I really feel for those who are in a hurry. A lady attempted to cut the line but the IO shouted that we should not allow any cutting on the queue.
So many people and almost all counters are open. Good thing all were patient early in the morning.
After I was cleared by the IO, I still have 30 minutes before our boarding. So I took the chance to have my first coffee that day! Good thing a new Starbucks is inside the pre-departure area. Our check in was smooth and our flight departed on time.
The New Starbucks in NAIA-3 International Pre-Departure Area.
Since my flight is 7:50AM, I was not able to have breakfast yet, hence I pre-ordered an airline meal. I chose the Uncle Chin's Chicken rice meal, served with coffee which costs 180 Php.
The advantage of pre-ordered meal is that you will be served first. The meal is surprising good, at a cheap price. We arrived at Taoyuan International Airport at around 10AM, not delayed. The flight is on time contrary to what I expected and what I past experienced with AirAsia.
AirAsia's Uncle Chin's Chicken Rice Meal!
On my TPE-MNL flight, since it is lunch time while on air, I also pre-ordered the Nasi Lemak meal. Unfortunately, it is not that good. I have tasted Nasi Lemak in Singapore and Malaysia and it has become one of my favorite dish and I think the one served by Air Asia is lacking something. But still, it is worth it at the price of 180 Php, with coffee or water.
AirAsia's Nasi Lemak Rice Meal.
Overall, both inbound and outbound flights were on time and efficient. Except for the situation on my flight back where someone was sitting on my window seat and when I told the FA, she pointed me to seat in the nearby aisle seat, which I did not really like. Anyway, as long as the flight is safe and my food was served, no need to fuss.
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Here's how the World Restaurant Awards is going to shake things up
Updated 27/9/18 with award categories
The World Restaurant Awards are going to take place in Paris next February. Here, founder Joe Warwick (who also wrote the original article that spawned the World's 50 Best Restaurants) explains how it's going to change the international restaurant awards landscape.
1. It's NOT another (insert swear word) list
The World's 50 Best Restaurants and the various others that have been 'inspired' by that format - OAD, La Liste, Elite Traveller - produce pop charts of expensive restaurants with arguably arbitrary rankings. What does 'Best' mean? 'Best' for what exactly? Instead The World Restaurant Awards will present prizes to a wide range of restaurants across specific categories.
2. It's open to every flavour of restaurant and not just the tasting menu and tweezers brigade
It will not only be about expensive restaurants with long waiting lists for reservations that, for the most part, the world already knows about. Expect categories for affordable, long-running and ethically-minded restaurants.
3. No special prizes for 'the ladies'
It's judging panel is gender-balanced with 50 / 50 men and women. We don't believe in gender specific awards. At the same time we're under no illusion that the composition of the panel will guarantee half of the shortlisted restaurants will be run by women. But in this way, hopefully, a lot more female restaurant talent will be recognised.
4. Total transparency and formal inspections
The judging panel and voting process will be strict, transparent and fair. The 100-strong judging panel will be published after nominations take place it the autumn. The names of everyone involved in the decision making process (not just those in charge) will be made public. The shortlisted restaurants in each category will be inspected unannounced by members of the judging panel to decide the winners.
5. It will be on TV
As opposed to be a magazine article that became an awards, The World Restaurant Awards has been designed as an awards show from the very beginning. It will be made into a TV programme, shown on various networks around the world.
Since writing this, the categories for the awards have just been announced. Longlist nominations for these categories will be announced later this Autumn 2018.
'Big Plates'
Restaurant of the Year (chosen from winners of all the 'Big Plate' categories)
Arrival of the Year (new restaurants opened between 1 Oct 2017 – 30 Sept 2018)
Off-Map Destination of the Year (restaurants in remote locations)
Atmosphere of the Year (taking into consideration service, acoustics and ambience)
Event of the Year (for restaurant residencies, pop-ups etc.)
Ethical Thinking (recognising environmental policy, staff welfare, community engagement etc.)
House Special (for establishments defined by one particular dish)
Original Thinking (for restaurants excelling in terms of creativity and artistic expression)
Enduring Classic (open for at least 50 years in the same location with the same concept, preferably - although not necessarily - with the same owners)
Forward Drinking (recognising innovative drink offerings, be it wine, beer, cocktails, coffee, tea or a juice pairing)
Collaboration of the Year (for a restaurant working with a farmer, forager, fisherman, winemaker or other supplier on an exceptional food, drink or design product)
No Reservations Required (for accessible, affordable and authentic restaurants where it's possible – hopefully – to just turn up and eat)
'Small Plates'
Red Wine-serving Restaurant of the Year (considering red grape-loving establishments)
Long-form Restaurant Journalism of the Year (for pieces over 1,500 words on (a) restaurants(s) or a subject connected to (a) restaurant(s))
Trolley of the Year (for the tableside service of cheese, dessert, dim sum etc.)
Tattoo-free Chef of the Year
Tweezer-free Kitchen of the Year
Instagram Account of the Year (must be restaurant-related)
More about the World Restaurant Awards
When is it? 18 February 2019
Find out more: Visit their website or follow them on Instagram @worldrestawards
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Q: Computer Randomly Crashes to Black Screen, sometimes fails to post my computer started crashing to a completely black display where it would try and restart immediately. First it was happening during a game only and i thought it was some memory leak within the game that was causing it. After a day i tried again and everything was back to normal.
But then tonight it started happening all the time and it even crashed once while i was in the BIOS. This obviously helped a lot with the diagnosis because i now i know for a certainty that it's hardware related.
So i tried to play around with the RAM, i own 12 gigs of ram half of which are around a year older than the other half. So i played around with the DIMM orientations till finally it kept happening even when i was down to 6 gigs of ram. Mind you at one point i had 6 gigs installed but only 4 gigs showing up as usable, which is what lead me to believe it was the RAM or the DIMM.
I currently have 4 x 2gig triple channel memory sticks installed, but windows only shows 6 gigs, of course it should show 8. I had previously thought it was one of the DIMM channels, but now it seems to be random.
As a result, I am now a bit stumped.
I know its not my gfx card, the chances of a CPU malfunction are extremely slim, and i've had normal temperatures always, i run a liquid loop too.
I've ruled out the RAM sticks that i own, well not all of them, but the random DIMM slots malfunctioning doesn't seem to be fit that situation.
My last two places to turn my attention are the motherboard and my PSU. I own an ASUS Rampage III Extreme and i know these things are notorious for causing problems from nowhere. My PSU is a Corsair HX 1000W and i'm more inclined to thinking that its not the PSU but i'm not sure, i just trust corsair more.
Also, there are no Error reports, only sometimes does Windows report that something bad went wrong, i'm sure there are memory dumps, but i'm not sure what you guys would need.
My Specs:
Windows 8 Professional 64-Bit.
i7-950 - Stock speed for now.
GSkill -12 gigs 1600Mhz RAM.
GTX 580 from EVGA.
128 Gb SATA 3 Samsung 830 series.
Essence Xonar STX.
2 x 320 Gb Samsung F4s in RAID 0.
H75 Corsair Liquid Cooling System.
Corsair HX1000W.
If you guys can think of anything, i would greatly appreciate it. TIA

A: The problem was confirmed to be with the motherboard, an RMA has been initiated. DIMM slots are causing problems. Don't know what caused it, my computer hasn't moved in a year, could be voltage fluctuation.


On Wednesday 16th August Andrew O'Hagan was invited by the Edinburgh International Book Festival to deliver a keynote lecture on the future of Scotland. O'Hagan argues the question is now beyond nationalism but about the country's potential as a progressive, enlightened, international country of the future. The Fountain is pleased to publish an extract from the beginning of the keynote.


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International Network for Philippine Studies
Prolongation of Arroyo Regime aggravates crisis of the ruling system
By Professor JOSE MARIA SISON
NDFP Chief Political Consultant
As in counting votes, Gloria M. Arroyo and her subalterns engage in dagdag bawas (add-subtract) in counting rallyists. They claim that the anti-Arroyo rally of 30,000 people on July 8 was only 3000 to 10,000 and that of 70,000 to 80,000 on July 13 was only 9000 to 15,000 although some pro-Arroyo journalists concede that it was 40,000 or even 50,000. The July 13 rally in Makati was even more impressive if we consider that the police and military of the regime blocked many of the rallyists coming from Central and Southern Luzon.
The officials, police and press operatives of the Arroyo regime go to extremes in belittling the anti-Arroyo mass actions as well as in exaggerating the number of rallyists on July 16 at Rizal Park. The pro-Arroyo organizers of the rally press ganged local government employees, teachers and students and deceived them that they were attending a prayer rally. Despite huge government expenses or gross malversation of public funds, no more than 25,000 were in the rally.
But the police gave absurdly high estimates of the crowd, ranging from 125,000 to 250,000. Two major pro-Arroyo newspapers also estimated the crowd at 120,000 and 125,000. The seemingly more modest but arithmetically confused propagandists of Arroyo claim less than 100,000 but boast that the pro-Arroyo rallyists were "twice" the peak of 80,000 rallyists on July 13. The same press drumbeaters of Arroyo during the 2004 electional campaign and vote count are still serving her faithfully.
The mass movement for the ouster or resignation of Arroyo has grown in size, scope and intensity in the national capital region and in the provinces since June. Every new peak in the mass actions is preceded by localized build up mass actions by various mass organizations of the national democratic movement. But her subalterns in the media keep on harping that the people suffer from protest fatigue and that mass actions are failing to attract enough people to topple the regime.
Subsequently, they spread the brazen lie that the broad united front and the broad masses of the people are giving up on mass actions and are submitting themselves exclusively to proceedings in Congress or a "truth commission". Arroyo and her sycophants daydream and boast in pro-Arroyo print and electronic media that they could bring the people's outrage to a venue in order to squelch it.
The regime is terrified that the broad united front would soon be able to muster at least 500,000 at some focal point in the national capital region, expose the inability of Arroyo to govern and encourage the military and police forces to withdraw their support from her. At the same time, the regime is jittery about the fact that the oppositionists in the House of Representatives are now close to gathering 79 signatures for the Senate to try her for high crimes and for Noli de Castro to start opposing her.
The Arroyo regime has a definite objective in consistently belittling and mocking at the mass actions of the people outraged by electoral fraud, corruption, puppetry and human rights violations and in trying to frighten the people with the malicious claim that communists and Muslims are out to disrupt the mass actions. The rabid loyalists of the regime in the military and police forces are in fact preparing for the violent suppression of the mass actions.
They anticipate that the anti-Arroyo marches and rallies on July 25 on the occasion of the state of the nation address (SONA) will be larger than previous ones. Thus, they are now planning to block and assault the prospective rallyists. But the various forces in the broad united front are now alerted and are adopting the measures to frustrate the regime. Patriotic military and police officers have assured them that they will openly make a stand and act against the regime if its loyalists unleash violence against the rallying people.
The Arroyo regime would throw itself posthaste into the abyss if it used violence against the people. It does not have the resources that were still available to Marcos when he imposed a fascist dictatorship on the country. The suppression of legal and peaceful but militant mass actions would give justification to a wide range of militant actions for proving the inability of the regime to govern in the urban areas. Such actions would encourage the rapid spread of tactical offensives against the local police forces in the rural areas, as in Nepal from 1996 onwards.
The prolongation of the Arroyo regime by any means is nothing but an aggravation of the socio-economic and political crisis of the ruling system of big compradors and landlords. However, even if impeachment proceedings would induce Arroyo to resign and enable De Castro to replace Arroyo, he would not be able to last long in power. He would dig his own political grave by following the same Arroyo policies dictated by the US and the IMF, World Bank and WTO. The people would reject him as one complicit in electoral fraud, corruption and other high crimes of the Arroyo regime.
The broad masses of the people would not be satisfied with the replacement of one reactionary president by another through whatever method. They want ultimately to overthrow the rotten ruling system of big compradors and landlords and to establish a truly new democratic system of the working people and the middle social strata. They wish to bring about a new Philippines that is independent, democratic, just, progressive, prosperous and peace-loving. They want to liberate themselves from the clutches of imperialism and reaction.
Published July 16, 2005 By Roselle Valerio
Categorized as Statements
A tribute to Ka Romy Abaya
Ermita's threats expose gross ignorance of JASIG and his malicious and brutal character


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These apple muffins are moist and mildly sweet. Oil is substituted for butter.
Soft, crumbly coffee cake made with blueberries and cinnamon. Perfect for a lazy morning brunch or a late night snack.
I am always trying to find ways throughout the year to use up leftover cans of pumpkins. This is a favorite. It is nice in the fall months, but you could actually make these anytime of the year. Delightful!


Brianna is undertaking her honours research project at the Burnet Institute through Monash University. Her research aims to improve our understanding of emerging viral diseases by characterising the immune repertoire of bats, which are a major reservoir of viruses such as Ebola, SARS-CoRV, Hendra and Nipah.
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A panda is the mascot for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics
Bing Dwen Dwen, the official mascot for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic is revealed at a ceremony held at the Shougang Ice Hockey Arena in Beijing on Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2019. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
By SHANSHAN WANGAssociated Press
BEIJING —
A smiling panda and a walking Chinese lantern will be the mascots for the 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics in Beijing.
The mascots were revealed Tuesday at a ceremony at the Shougang Ice Hockey Arena in the Chinese capital.
Beijing Mayor Chen Jining described them as adorable, unique and exquisite.
"In a visually appealing way, they epitomize our aspiration for the Beijing 2022 Games, and extend our warm invitation to friends throughout the world," he said.
The panda, named Bing Dwen Dwen, is the Olympic mascot. Colorful circles around its face symbolize skating tracks and 5G technology, according to the website of the Beijing organizing committee. Bing, the Chinese word for "ice," shows purity and strength, while Dwen Dwen means sincerity, liveliness and health, the website said.
The choice of the iconic animal, considered the national treasure, was not a surprise to people in China. While many acclaimed Bing Dwen Dwen for its cuteness on social media, some were not impressed by the lack of creativity in choosing a panda.
The giant panda was one of the five mascots for the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics, and it also was the symbol for the Asian Games in Beijing in 1990.
"Today is an important step on a milestone in Beijing's journey to make history as the first ever, in Olympic history, to host both summer and winter editions of the Olympic Games," International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach said at the ceremony.
Based on a traditional red lantern, Paralympic mascot Shuey Rhon Rhon creates the cheerful atmosphere of the Chinese Lunar New Year, which will fall around the time of the Winter Games, the organizing committee said.
It sports a yellow scarf, a circle of yellow doves around its head and a traditional Chinese paper cutting. "Shuey" means snow in Chinese and the characters for "Rhon Rhon" mean "inclusiveness" and "integration," implying the world civilizations communicating among one another and living in harmony, the committee said.
The two mascots were selected from more than 5,800 submissions from 35 countries.
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Prominent city lawyer Don Kipkorir recently underwent successful surgery on both his eyes.
Dear Friends, Clients & Tweeps: I underwent laser surgery on both my eyes last Friday & for now, my vision is blurry. I can't read or type till end of this week. I can't thus respond to any message. I have typed this note with extreme difficulty. Stay well.
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Musa Khaled Ismail Al-Zubi (; born 11 February 1993) is a Jordanian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Jordanian club Al-Salt.

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"Feeling guilty and bad about ourselves for something we've done might temporarily restrain us from doing harm, but ultimately blaming and hating ourselves only leads to further harmful actions. We can't punish ourselves into being a good person. Only by holding ourselves with the compassion of forgiveness do we experience and respond to our circumstances with wisdom and care."
Today, actively forgive yourself. When regrets or self-judgments arise, hold them with tenderness and care. Notice and let go of self-punishing actions.


Throughout this semester, our class has delved into the most talked about topics within the sustainability world. From the basic understanding of community involvement, to industrial ecology, our class has covered many topics I had not otherwise heard of. After a semester's worth of discussion, I would define sustainability as a conscious process that keeps the world's resources at a constant, healthy state. In my opinion, sustainable design would be defined as an ecologically smart material selection including every area with substantial room to improve, such as energy, waste, etc. Both of these definitions vary from what I would've thought at the beginning of the semester. Honestly, I probably would have given them the same definition at the beginning of the year and I would have lacked depth and true understanding of what real sustainability was and how broad this term can be.
Who would've thought that blogging every week would really bring about a great self-reflection and better understanding of the week's reading? I had no clue how much a weekly blog would help me understand the processes, terms, and ideas at a deeper level. Luckily, I have kept every blog that I have written this semester and have looked over them all before writing my final blog. Although I didn't have an epiphany every week, when I did have an epiphany, it truly blew my mind and changed the way I thought on that specific topic. Sometimes the epiphany came because I didn't even know about that week's topic until the reading. Other times, the epiphany would be over something I had heard about, but always believed or understood it in a different way. One of the most pronounced, memorable epiphanies I had was the very first reading we were assigned. The reading was based around the people of Easter Island and their fall to a community death. I had never read anything so real and heart wrenching before. The idea that a whole people group can be gone because of irreversible environmental damages really struck me right to the core. The only distinction people tend to hear about are the dinosaurs, but we never hear about our own kind. This event really hit home to me and made me realize that every environmental decision I make has either a positive or negative impact. There is no middle ground on impact, and that was my epiphany. I've never considered the world and its resources differently until I read this article.
My third blog of the semester focused on differing perspectives within the design process and how important those varying perspectives are. Not only is this idea a very applicable idea to the interior design world, but I feel as though it is a very realistic goal to reach. My epiphany was not only a way to change my thinking, but also my actions; as designers we must realize that interdisciplinary design is useful to the client but also economically responsible and long lasting. The more specialists we have working on a certain project, the more efficient that project will be compared to a one-man design. Each section of the building will be sustainable in the best way possible used with the best technology available and may not known otherwise by the lead designer. This reading helped me realize I need to remember that teamwork within the workplace is a life skill that can change the path of a career in the positive light if it is fully understood and applied.
This class has so much usefulness and relevance intertwined within the reading and class discussions. First and foremost, the most relevant part of this class for interior design was learning about the buildings that have been recently built using sustainable ideas, products, and practices. Reading articles such as BedZed (which I went back and read) really opened my eyes into what sustainable design looks like and how visually appealing it can be. The overall usefulness this class brought about was the interdisciplinary aspect that the class offered because of the options that can take that class. Even if this was by default, I think the design of this class is a positive thing for the students. As different options can take the class, each option learns about the other options thought processes, target markets, companies, I feel as though hearing other people's thoughts throughout the discussion process was very useful, especially hearing the merchandising side.
Knowing what I know now, in the future I would really like to learn about how to incorporate sustainable practices into already built buildings. I am really intrigued about historic preservation and feel as though looking at sustainable practices paired with historic properties would be very interesting. I really wasn't sure what to except coming into this course but was pleasantly surprised with how much we learned and much we delved into bigger topics than just material selection.


Anyone on here able to help out on some UI for a program I'm working on? This isn't a ROM hacking related program, this is an actual semi-professional program that the higher ups in my company want for some training new hires.
I have exactly what I need for the UI I just can't seem to get it perfect. Any help would be greatly appreciated!!!


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Q: Check for X instances in a regex How can I check if a given string contains X capitals, Y digits and Z non word characters? These numbers must be defineable in the regex.
So for example
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Does it contain: 2 digits (or any given number), 2 capitals (or any given number) and a non word character (or multiple)?
The numbers/letters/characters can be in any position within the string.

A: In the end the answer that worked was:
#(?=(\D*\d){2})(?=([^A-Z]*[A-Z]){2})(?=([^\W_]*[\W_]){1})#


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Надли́манське (в минулому — Францфельд (до 01.02.1945), Гараголь) — село Маяківської сільської громади Одеського району Одеської області, Україна. Населення становить 1806 осіб.

Географія
Село Надлиманське розташоване на лівому березі затоки Караголь Дністровського лиману, за 18 км від районного центру. Займає площу 5,595 км².

Історія
Ще у 4—3 столітті до н. е. на місці села існувало скіфське античне городище.

У 1800 році землі на лівому березі затоки Караголь Дністровського лиману, на яких розташовані село Надлиманське і сусіднє село Мар'янівка, були виділені під дачу чорногорському дворянину, прапорщику Василю Івановичу Княжевичу для заселення його співвітчизниками — вихідцями з Балкан (ділянка № 18, загальною площею 3000 десятин). У 1804 р. В.І, Княжевич погодився обміняти, свою ділянку, на дачу по правому березі річки Тилігул на балці Балай (частина дачі № 59). Землі, виміняні у Княжевича, були використані під заселення німецькими колоністами і на них були засновані колонії Францфельд і Марієталь.

Німецька колонія Францфельд (нем.Franzfeld) була заснована в 1805 р. на лівому березі затоки Караголь вихідцями з Вюртемберга, Ельзасу, Курфюрства Баварія, Королівства Угорщина. Колонія займала землі 2111 дес. (1857 р. 35 дворів і 30 безземельних сімей); 2327дес. (1918 р.); 2067га (1940 р.). У різні роки село називалося: 1805г.-01.02.1945 р.- Францфельд, 1896—1917 рр.- Михайлівка, на честь великого князя Михайла, сина імператора Олександра III.

Колонія Францфельд входила до складу Лібентальского колоністського округу Одеського повіту (1805—1861 рр.), Гросслібентальської (Маріїнської) волості Одеського повіту (1861—1926 рр.), Спартаківського національного німецького району Одеського округу (19260-1939 рр.), Овідіопольського району (з 1939 р.) .

Станом на 1886 у німецькій колонії Францфельд Грос-Лібентальської волості Одеського повіту Херсонської губернії мешкало 1742 особи, налічувалось 98 дворових господарств, існували римо-католицька церква та школа.

Францфельдський римсько-католицький костел Св. Михайла з'явився в колонії в 1812 р. Спочатку жителі колонії Францфельд були зараховані до Йозефстальської римсько-католицькій парафії, а з 1853 р. був створений Францфельдська римо-католицька парафія. У 1851 р. під керівництвом А. Зігмунда колоністи побудували нову церкву в неокласичному стилі. Опікуном приходу був отець Іоганн Тіль, а після тривалої вакансії 1855 — 1871 місце священика займав Біда Себальда (згадується з 1866 р.). У період 13.04.1897 — 19.08.1901 рр. служби в костелі правил Іоганес шампу. У радянський час костел був перебудований в будинок культури, який діє і в наш час.

Францфельдськая школа була відкрита в 1809 р., Кам'яна будівля була споруджена в 1829 р. Сільське початкове народне училище (початкова школа) — з 1878 р. У 1850 р. Закон Божий викладав Йоганн Тіль. У 1887 р. громада виділяла на колу 650руб. У тому ж році в школі навчалося 51 хлопчик 53 дівчинки. Закон Божий викладав А.Беда Себальда (священик Францфельського приходу з 1866 р.), вчителями були А. Ф. Клуге і К. Г. Вюст. На 1891 р. батьки платили по 20 коп. в місяць за кожного учня, з інших джерел надходило 700 руб. Навчалося 104 учня (56 хлопчиків і 48 дівчаток). Крім названих вчителів у школі викладав випускник Гросслібентальського центрального училища І. М. Кайзер. У 1920 р. школа була перетворена в трудову школу грамоти, у якій навчалося 148 учнів.

Населення
Згідно з переписом УРСР 1989 року чисельність наявного населення села становила  , з яких   та  .

За переписом населення України 2001 року в селі   .

Мова
Розподіл населення за рідною мовою за даними перепису 2001 року:

Герб та прапор
Герб та прапор с. Надлиманське затверджені рішенням сільської ради від 19 листопада 2008 № 1041-V. Містять зображення білих лілії у верхній частині і блакитного раку в нижній.

Латаття символізують зародження життя, мають охоронну функцію, духовну, монархічну. За слов'янськими міфологічним уявленням породила
латаття Мати-Земля, тому водяна лілія — це оберіг і від водяниці (водяної нечистої сили), і від поляниці (польової нечисті). Рак обраний як характерний символ місцевості, тому що такий його вид зустрічається тільки в Надлиманському. У ньому — спокій, мирне життя, чистота, охайність, усталений порядок.

Примітки

Джерела
 Історичні поховання Півдня України

Села Одеського району
Колишні німецькі колонії Одеської області


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It also makes most brides a bit prickly. At least from what I'm told. We wanted a honeymoon baby. Or, at least I did. Hindsight being 20/20, I suspect Larry was going along with the plan, but if I'd pressed a bit harder, I wouldn't be surprised if I could have got him to admit that he was nervous and unsure about becoming a father at that point. Particularly so soon after becoming a husband.
So when I was asked as a newlywed, "When are you having a baby?" it didn't bother me. I wanted one, and now! But as the months dragged on with no baby in sight, and no clear reason as to why there was no baby in sight, the question started to make me prickly, too.
And then a year and a miscarriage later, I was finally up the duff with Miss Mary Catherine and all was well. I had leveled up and reached the sanctified status of "Mother." I went on and did it a couple more times for good measure–I'm mother three times over now.
The topic before me is to write about the deification of mothers and how those who remain childless are perceived in contrast. It's hard for me to say, mostly because I went from unmarried and no one expecting me to have children, to married and trying, to married with children. I've never been in the position to be considered "childless." I imagine you hear different things in a different way depending on your maternal status.
As a mother, I've never thought of myself as particularly deified. In fact, some days it seems very much like when you're a mother, you're damned if you do and damned if you don't. No matter what you do for your kids, or don't do, you open yourself up for attack. In fact, of all the jobs I've had and in all the things I've done or currently do, my ability to parent my own children is the thing that garners the most attention, and draws the most criticism.
I wrote a piece about the Mommy Wars and how as soon as you drop a crotchfruit, you're in the War. It's mother against mother, parenting philosophy against parenting philosophy, and even if you want to stay neutral, you can't. And it's not just other mothers. No one knows more about raising your kids than someone without them.
But I've also written about how little I like being a parent. Maybe that's part of why I don't feel particularly deified, or at the very least, that I deserve deification. Between feeling criticized a lot of the time, knuckled under by the demands of being a parent, and generally coming up short every time I turn around, it's hard for me to feel like anyone's putting me on a pedestal for my maternal abilities.
From where I sit, waiting for the youngest to get off the bus and thus end the short amount of quiet, thinking time I get to myself these days, I look at childless people with great envy. I think that if you are childless because you realized that you don't want kids, you should be put on a pedestal. For some reason, there's this inherent belief that if you have reproductive organs, you have to use them. If you don't squeeze out a human, there's something wrong with you. If you can breed you should. You MUST. To me, I think knowing what you want–or even what you think you want–and acting accordingly is enough.
I image our perceptions are colored by which side of the motherhood fence we're on, and how we feel about our decisions. I wonder if women who love being mothers feel more goddess-like than I do. I wonder if how childless women look at mothers depends a lot on how much of the decision to remain childless was actually up to them.
At the end of the day, I can't really change how the world portrays me. Perception is a tricky thing, and all I can do most of the time is put my head down and just keep swimming.


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In a preceding piece, we presented the first five discs in Rhino's Billboard Top Country Hits series, covering the first five years of that magazine's country singles chart. Today we're back with the next five, covering the years 1964 through 1968. Grab yourself a sweet tea, hard cider, or a jar of Pappy's corn squeezin' while enjoying these classics of the country genre.
In January 1964, Billboard increased the positions on its Hot Country Singles chart from 30 to 50. Buck Owens' "Love's Gonna Live Here", a holdover hit from 1963 remained Number One on the newly expanded chart though ol' Buck would land the two songs from his first single of 1964 on Top Country Hits 1964 with "My Heart Skips A Beat" b/w "Together Again". Buck's hot streak would continue through the decade with another 15 Number One songs. Roger Miller lands two novelty numbers on 1964 with "Dang Me" and "Chug-A-Lug" while "Do-Wacka-Do", a third novelty track from him that year, and perhaps the most novel of the three songs Miller charted in 1964, missed the Top 10 and this compilation. My favorite track on 1964 is "The Race Is On" from the legendary George Jones. How the song could have been kept out of Number One is beyond me - maybe it was just too country for country radio. I guess some things never change. Jack Jones (no relation to George) concurrently took his bland cover version, cleaned up for the city folk, to Number One on the never-been-more-aptly-named Middle-Road Singles chart.
Roger Miller returns with "King Of The Road" to kick off Billboard Top Country Hits 1965. The year was particularly sweet for Miller as he won six Grammy's (all but one of them for "King Of The Road" in various categories) to go along with the five he took home in 1964 for "Dang Me" and "Chug-A-Lug". Sonny James lands two tracks on 1965: ""I'll Keep Holding On (Just To Your Love)" and "Behind The Tear". James would go on a tear between 1967 and 1971 with 16 consecutive Number Ones on the Country chart, including 11 covers of charted Pop hits. Buck Owens notched three chart-toppers on the Country singles charts in 1965 under his own name, then he added his band The Buckaroos to his credits late in the year only to land yet another Number One. All but one of those four songs - "Only You (Can Break My Heart)" - is on 1965. There a handful of contenders for my favorite song on the disc (or cassette, if that's your thing) but the coveted award goes to Eddy Arnold's immortal "Make The World Go Away" which depending on your country music standards and benchmarks may not be the most country song - Arnold is wearing his red smoking jacket on the album cover - but this prime example of the polished and orchestrated Nashville Sound was written by master songwriter Hank Cochran and first recorded by Ray Price so it has a great pedigree yet no one croons it quite like The Tennessee Plowboy.
"Almost Persuaded", the Number One country song of 1966, is on Billboard Top Country Hits 1966 as is the second biggest song of the year "There Goes My Everything". Buck, Eddy, and Sonny all return from previous volumes with a single song each as no one double dips on 1966. "Flowers On The Wall" with its distinctive vocal style and instant earworm lyric featuring Captain (Kang) Kangaroo is surely my favorite song among these 10 and I want to say my junior high school barbershop quartet even attempted to sing it after hearing another school's quartet do so but it is a very hazy memory.
The Jolly Green Giant - Jack Greene - kicks off Billboard Top Country Hits 1967 with "All The Time", the second consecutive pole position for Greene. Tammy Wynette made her debut on the Country charts in 1967 with three singles, including a duet with David Houston featured here. She had covered Houston's "Almost Persuaded" on her 1967 album Your Good Girl's Gonna Go Bad. Wynette is the only artist with a pair of songs on 1967 and her future (ex) husband George Jones also appears with his "Walk Through This World With Me" which Tammy also recorded for the album mentioned above. She would be a superstar before 1968 was through and by the end of the decade, Wynette would be known as The First Lady Of Country Music upon her 1969 marriage to The Possum. My favorite song on 1967 is "It's Such A Pretty World Today" by Wynn Stewart, one of those feel-good tunes that never fails to boost my mood. Would it make it into the mythical Hideaway Honky Tonkin' Jukebox out on the back porch? Probably not. Too many sad, cheatin' and drinkin' songs I'd rather hear.
Billboard Top Country Hits 1968 just might be the finest compilation in the series of ten discs that covered 1959-1968. It's not that because all ten tracks are stellar because they aren't but with "Stand By Your Man", "Mama Tried", "Skip A Rope", "Wichita Lineman" AND "Harper Valley P.T.A." on there, you could make the argument that 1968 is the only country disc some folks might need. There were a then-record 23 Number One country hits in 1968, an embarrassment of riches. Haggard is the only artist to have two songs on 1968 with the other being "Sing Me Back Home" and I agree with the compilers leaving Buck off the disc entirely as 1968 was a relatively weak year music-wise for the future Hee Haw co-host. Two Grammy-winning tracks can be found on 1968: Johnny Cash's "Folsom Prison Blues" from his monumental live At Folsom Prison album took home Best Male Country Vocal Performance while Jeannie C. Riley's sassy reading of Tom T. Hall's "Harper Valley P.T.A." won Best Female Country Vocal Performance. Initially, when I sat down to write I was sure that winner of coolest name in country Henson Cargill's "Skip A Rope" was my favorite song on this compilation but as I listened to all the songs, a new front-runner emerged. I'll give it to "Rope" for attitude and gravitas but when it comes to my favorite song of 1968 (the album not the year) I've got to go with Glen Campbell's take on Jimmy Webb's "Wichita Lineman", a song written so well that anyone who sings it sounds like a great singer.
tags: 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, Billboard Top Country Hits, Buck Owens, country music, Eddy Arnold, George Jones, Glen Campbell, Henson Cargill, Rhino, Roger Miller, Statler Brothers, Tammy Wynette, Wynn Stewart