Who has the best shot at a Division I, II district boys tennis crown?
The boys tennis district tournament kicks off on Thursday in Mason. Here's a rundown of the matchups loaded with local talent.
Districts in Division I and II boys tennis will kick off on Thursday at the Lindner Family Tennis Center in Mason. Here's a rundown of the matchups as many Greater Cincinnati singles and duos look to pave their way to state.
Komatineni, the Enquirer's singles player of the year in 2017, anchored Mason to a conference championship and was named the Greater Miami Conference's Athlete of the Year. Komatineni went 7-1 in first singles matches this season and captured a sectional title on his home turf by edging Turpin's Grant Wendel in the final round at Mason High School.
Kopp was the Southwestern Buckeye League's first singles tournament champion and went 20-5 (8-0 in the conference) in such matches this season.
Lee went 11-3 in first singles matches this season, 4-2 inside the Eastern Cincinnati Conference. The freshman finished third at sectionals.
Sadler was the No. 3 seed in the sectional tournament and finished as the runner-up. Sadler was a perfect 9-0 in second singles contests inside the Greater Western Ohio Conference this year and 22-6 overall.
Holden, an honorable mention Enquirer all-star last season, was the top seed in the sectional round at the Lindner Family Tennis Center and did not disappoint, taking home the title with a 6-0, 6-2 win over teammate Kamil Sacha in the final round.
Kreger went 10-3 in first singles matches (8-1 GWOC) this season and finished fourth in sectionals at Troy.
Srinath upset Turpin's Ethan Caruso in the first round at sectionals, then edged fellow Comet Sam King 7-5, 1-6, 6-1 for a third-place finish at Mason High School.
Giambattista went 20-4 (7-0 GWOC) in first singles matches this season and finished second at sectionals.
This is the only Division I singles matchup between two seniors.
King, a GMC first-teamer in second doubles, fell to Komatineni in the sectional semifinals before a fourth-place finish.
Led by Foland, a three-time Central Buckeye Conference first-team selection, Tecumseh went 18-0 this season. The senior won a sectional championship at Troy High School, beating Sadler in the title match.
Sacha defeated Kings' Josh Lee in a high-powered sectional semifinal matchup before falling to Chris Holden in the title round. The senior was a third-team GMC selection.
Staiger went 14-5 in first singles matches this season, helping lead Beavercreek to a runner-up finish in the GWOC National East division.
Owens cruised through the first two rounds of the sectional tournament before fending off St. Xavier's Andrew Hendy in a contested match by blanking the Bomber 6-0 in the third and final set. Owens had to retire against Holden and an injury default against Josh Lee landed the Eagle in fourth place. He was 8-6 in first singles matches this year.
Nawaz went 13-2 in first singles matches this year. The junior won the 2018 GWOC Gold Tournament, then seized a sectional title at Centerville High School.
Turpin won the ECC behind Wendel, the conference's athlete of the year for three years straight who went 21-5 (6-0) in singles matches before a runner-up finish in the sectional tournament at Mason High School.
Dev finished fifth in the GWOC Gold Tournament after going 13-3 (8-2) this season in singles matches, helping Sidney finish as the American North Division runner-up behind Troy. The sophomore finished third at sectionals.
Reddy-Zutshi advanced to the sectional final with a walkover injury victory, then handled Sycamore's duo of Nathan Zhang and Sam Marcus to capture the title. Reddy and Zutshi won the first doubles flight in the GMC Tournament.
Post-Nazarov won the second doubles flight in the GWOC Gold Tournament and finished fourth at sectionals.
After a 7-6 (5), 7-6 (2) loss to the eventual sectional runner-up from St. Xavier, Sultan-Hugenberg got past conference rivals Connor Hogan and Matt Huether for a third-place finish.
Goodall-Kleptz tallied a third-place finish in the GWOC Gold Tournament by forfeit, then fell to senior teammates Shane Essick and Andrew Magoteaux in the championship round of the sectional tournament at Troy High School. The duo is 23-4 this season.
Temming-DeCurtins won their first two sectional matchups 6-0, 6-0 before coasting to the title and a No. 1 seed at districts. Each had singles success this season, too, with Temming winning third singles and DeCurtins winning second singles at the GCTA Coaches Classic.
Akansh-Urata finished fourth in the sectional tournament at Troy High School.
Viswanathan and Cepeda were each first-team GMC selection in doubles. They were 3-0 together in first doubles matches and finished third at sectionals.
Owen-Appalaneni went 3-1 in first doubles matches this season and was the sectional runner-up.
Karev-Wittenbaum beat Mason's Viswanathan-Cepeda in three sets in the sectional semifinal before finishing as the sectional runner-up. Karev was a first-team GMC selection in the third singles.
Essick and Magoteaux were the No. 1 seed in the sectional tournament and lost only two games before defeating teammates Goodall-Kleptz in the sectional final.
Beischel-Aronoff went 22-4 (6-0 GCL South) in first doubles matches this season and won convincingly - 6-1, 6-0; 6-0, 6-0 - in their first two sectional matches. The duo beat Anderson's Sultan-Hugenberg 7-6 (5), 7-6 (2) to reach the final, where they fell to Temming-DeCurtins.
Guthrie-Enukonda went 16-5 in first doubles matches this season and finished third at sectionals.
Hogan-Huether went 4-2 in first doubles matches and blanked a Harrison duo 6-0, 6-0 in the first round at sectionals before back-to-back losses to Anderson landed them in fourth place.
Venkatesh-Murphy went 14-4 in first doubles matches and went uncontested to a sectional title.
Zhang and Marcus were both GMC second-team picks on the singles side, then teamed up to finish second at sectionals.
Daniel-Correll beat Sidney's Mani-Urata to finish third in the sectional tournament at Troy High School.
Fenwick went 14-3 overall to win the GCL Co-ed, thanks in large part to Sagan's 16-0 record in first singles matches that earned him the conference Athlete of the Year honor. Sagan didn't lose a set in the sectional tournament until the final when he recovered to beat Wyoming's Joe Kelly in three sets.
Feck was the top second singles players in the SWBL this season, compiling a 22-2 record and the conference tournament championship. The senior finished fourth at the Centerville sectionals.
Gautham was apart of Indian Hill's fourth-straight Cincinnati Hills League title and beat Cincinnati Country Day's Kasey Chopra 6-3, 6-0 to finish third in the sectional tournament.
Calhoun was unseeded in the sectional tournament but advanced with ease to the championship round where he fell to Lehman Catholic's Griffin West to finish as the runner-up.
Pregel, the reigning CHL Athlete of the Year, went 9-2 in first singles matches this season and lost only one game in the sectional tournament en route to the title. Pregel's last wins at sectionals were decisive 6-0, 6-0 finals.
Despite going 2-4 in first singles matches against SWBL opponents, Brown advanced in the sectional tournament with a come-from-behind win over Tippecanoe's Blake Moran and a 7-6, 6-2 victory over Northwestern's Reilly Smith. Brown fell to West, the eventual champion, before finishing in fourth.
Bird led New Richmond to a 15-3 overall record (9-1 SBAAC) and an American Division crown. A second-set injury to Seven Hills' Max Yuan allowed Bird to win the third-place game after taking the first set 7-5.
Elliott was 24-1 in first singles matches this season and was the SWBL Tournament champion in first singles. The sophomore was the sectional runner-up at Centerville High School.
Yuan finished fourth at sectionals after an injury in the third-place game, which lands him against a sectional champ in the opening round at districts. The junior was an honorable mention Miami Valley Conference All-Star last season.
West lost the first set in the sectional semifinal and final but recovered to win the tournament, defeating the unseeded Jacob Calhoun of Northeastern.
Cincinnati Country Day went 8-5 overall but finished 7-0 in the MVC to fend off Seven Hills for the top spot. Badlani defeated teammate Kasey Chopra in the sectional semifinal before finishing in second.
Reddy lost to Preble Shawnee's Pierce Elliott but defeated Shawnee's Luke Felk to finish third in the sectional tournament at Centerville.
Chopra defeated Indian Hill's Richard Guan to reach the sectional semifinal and clinch a spot at districts before falling to Indian Hill's Anay Guatham in the third-place game.
Morehart won the sectional championship at Centerville High School to cap a big tournament for MVS with teammate Niyanth Reddy finishing third to solidify a spot at districts.
Kelly went 7-4 in first singles matches this season to help Wyoming to a second-place finish in the CHL behind Indian Hill. The junior's run to the sectional final was a breeze with uncontested victories, but a three-set loss to Fenwick's Dylan Sagan landed Kelly as the runner-up.
Yeager was the No. 1 seed at the Troy sectional and but lost to Jacob Calhoun to land in the third-place game, where he defeated Josh Brown of Northridge.
The senior duo of Sun and Stewart could be considered the district favorite after losing just one set en route to a sectional title at Mason High School. Sun and Stewart were each MVC second-teamers last season.
Boyce-Lahmon finished third in the sectional tournament at Centerville High School.
Annapantula-Albert beat Mariemont's Elkahla-McGrory 7-6 (3-0), 6-0 to clinch a spot in districts before falling to the eventual sectional champion duo and landing in the third-place game, where they defeated Indian Hill's Jasper Bennett and Coleman Warstler.
Brougher-Kelly's three-set win over Tippecanoe's duo put them in the sectional final, where they lost to the Brumbaugh brothers of Milton-Union.
Pisati, a first-team CHL selection and Ellis, a second-team CHL selection last season beat two Cincinnati Country Day duos to capture the sectional championship.
Ritze-Lins finished fourth in the sectional tournament at Troy High School.
Palmer-Baldan became Madeira's only district qualifier with a 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 win over Fenwick's Ehrhart-Short. After a loss to the eventual sectional champ, Palmer-Badan won third place with a walkover injury defeat against Wyoming's Kyle Demers-Sean Schaeffer.
Ahmed-Howell were unseeded in the sectional tournament, but still logged a runner-up finish thanks to a first-round upset over No. 2 seed Ben Lewan-Chase Midkiff of Valley View.
Demers-Schaeffer beat New Richmond's Lang-George to seal a spot as Wyoming's second district qualifier along with Joe Kelly on the singles side. The third-place game was a walkover due to injury that dropped the duo into a fourth-place finish.
The Brumbaugh brothers won the sectional title at Troy High School. Both Nathan and Nick were SWBL Tournament runner-ups in singles.
Nalagatla-Midha beat Badin's Paxton-Grime to guarantee a CHL sweep of the district qualifying spots. The team finished as sectional runner-ups after a three-set loss to Ellis-Pisati in the championship round.
White-McHenry, the No. 4 seed in the sectional tournament, was Alter's only district qualifier with a third-place finish at Centerville High School. Both were first-team All-Conference selections in singles this season and last.
Bennett-Warstler blanked Monroe's Wackler-Weidner 6-0, 6-0 to clinch their spot at districts. The duo finished fourth with a loss to CCD's Annapantula-Albert.
Sharma-Quigley was the No. 1 seed going into the sectional tournament and won the championship convincingly at Centerville High School with a 6-3, 6-0 victory in the final.
Schiff-Sajjad beat Waynesville's Habermehl-Muth 6-4, 6-4 to advance to districts, then moved on to the sectional final in a walkover (injury). The duo finished second after falling to teammates Curtis Sun and John Stewart.
Achterberg-Nichols became Tippecanoe's only district qualifier with a third-place finish in the sectional tournament at Troy Park.


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35 BOOKS TO IGNITE A FIRE IN YOUR SOUL
by Mary Luciani October 04, 2018
We asked you to list the books that ignited a fire in your soul we could share the ultimate must read list!
The Original Request:
"Hey guys! We're thinking of starting a little book club or at
least a "must read list"! What books have inspired you to live a
more mindful life?! Doesn't have to be about the environment-
but maybe something with a message that really made you
feel more connected to what matters in life. Let us know which
books ignited a fire in your soul, and leave us a quick little note of
why you recommend others give them a read! "
- T H E L I S T -
The Alchemist (1988)
Paulo Coelho's masterpiece tells the mystical story of Santiago, an Andalusian shepherd boy who yearns to travel in search of a worldly treasure. His quest will lead him to riches far different—and far more satisfying—than he ever imagined. Santiago's journey teaches us about the essential wisdom of listening to our hearts, of recognizing opportunity and learning to read the omens strewn along life's path, and, most importantly, to follow our dreams.
(recommended by melanievert4)
2. The Giver
The Giver (1993)
by Lois Lowry
Twelve-year-old Jonas lives in a seemingly ideal world. Not until he is given his life assignment as the Receiver does he begin to understand the dark secrets behind this fragile community.
3. Last Child in the Woods
Last Child in the Woods (2005)
by Richard Louv
In this influential work about the staggering divide between children and the outdoors, child advocacy expert Richard Louv directly links the lack of nature in the lives of today's wired generation—he calls it nature-deficit—to some of the most disturbing childhood trends, such as the rises in obesity, attention disorders, and depression.
Last Child in the Woods is the first book to bring together a new and growing body of research indicating that direct exposure to nature is essential for healthy childhood development and for the physical and emotional health of children and adults. More than just raising an alarm, Louv offers practical solutions and simple ways to heal the broken bond—and many are right in our own backyard.
(recommended by onewarmline)
4. The Celestine Prophecy
The Celestine Prophecy (1993)
By James Redfield
The Celestine Prophecy contains secrets that are currently changing our world. Drawing on ancient wisdom, it tells you how to make connections among the events happening in your own life right now...and lets you see what is going to happen to you in the years to come!
A book that has been passed from hand to hand, from friend to friend, since it first appeared in small bookshops across America, The Celestine Prophecy is a work that has come to light at a time when the world deeply needs to read its words. The story it tells is a gripping one of adventure and discovery, but it is also a guidebook that has the power to crystallize your perceptions of why you are where you are in life...and to direct your steps with a new energy and optimism as you head into tomorrow.
(recommended by minimalwastevegan & carinanoyes)
5. Witch: Unleashed, Untamed, Unapologetic
Witch: Unleashed, Untamed, Unapologetic
by Lisa Lister
A witch is a wise woman, a healer. Yet for so long the word "witch" has had negative connotations. In this book, third generation hereditary witch Lisa Lister explains the history behind witchcraft, why identifying as a healer in past centuries led women to be burned at the stake, and why the witch is reawakening in women across the world today.
All women are witches, and when they connect to source, trust their intuition, and use their magic, they can make medicine to heal themselves and the world. This book is a re-telling of Herstory, an overview of the different schools of witchcraft and the core principles and practices within them. Discover ancient wisdom made relevant for modern witches:
The wheel of the year, the sabbats, the cycles of the moon.
Tools to enhance your intuition, including oracle cards and dowsing, so that you can make decisions quickly and comfortably.
Understanding the ancient use of the word "medicine".
How to work with herbs, crystals, and power animals so that you have support in your spiritual work.
How to build and use a home altar to focus your intentions and align you with seasonal cycles, the moon cycles, and your own intentions for growth.
Cleanse, purify, and create sacred space.
Work with the elements to achieve deep connection with the world around you.
In addition, Lisa teaches personal, hands-on rituals and spells from her family lineage of gypsy witch magic to help you heal, manifest, and rediscover your powers. Above all, Lisa shows that we really are "the granddaughters of the witches that they couldn't burn".
(Recommended by natashaliann -- natashaliann says: "This book is about going back to our witchy roots... connecting women before patriarchy and "his"tory ... It's the coming together of a circle of knowledge engrained in each of us in different ways ... A reminder to treat eachother openly and support our sisters even if our views and opinions are not the same as we are all navigating this life as well as taking the he negative condentation out of the word witch itself ... Another book is Persuing consciousness by Peter Ralston ... Basically a book that assists in thinking clearly and unattached as well as in the moment." )
6. Between the World and Me
In a profound work that pivots from the biggest questions about American history and ideals to the most intimate concerns of a father for his son, Ta-Nehisi Coates offers a powerful new framework for understanding our nation's history and current crisis. Americans have built an empire on the idea of "race," a falsehood that damages us all but falls most heavily on the bodies of black women and men—bodies exploited through slavery and segregation, and, today, threatened, locked up, and murdered out of all proportion. What is it like to inhabit a black body and find a way to live within it? And how can we all honestly reckon with this fraught history and free ourselves from its burden?
Between the World and Me is Ta-Nehisi Coates's attempt to answer these questions in a letter to his adolescent son. Coates shares with his son—and readers—the story of his awakening to the truth about his place in the world through a series of revelatory experiences, from Howard University to Civil War battlefields, from the South Side of Chicago to Paris, from his childhood home to the living rooms of mothers whose children's lives were taken as American plunder. Beautifully woven from personal narrative, reimagined history, and fresh, emotionally charged reportage, Between the World and Me clearly illuminates the past, bracingly confronts our present, and offers a transcendent vision for a way forward.
(Recommended by lauren.engelke -- lauren.engelke says : "It's the most beautiful book I've ever read.")
7. Ecoholic
Ecoholic
by Adria Vasil
When the world's environmental woes get you down, turn to Ecoholic – Canada's best resource for practical tips and products that help you do your part for the earth. You'll get the dirt on what not to buy and why, the dish on great gifts, clothes, home supplies and more, as well as advice on what seafood is safe to eat, what green cleaners actually work and a whack of solutions that'll help you save the earth and cash. Based on the popular and authoritative "Ecoholic" column that appears weekly in NOW, Ecoholic is a cheeky and eye-opening guide to all of life's greenest predicaments.
This book is for people who want to do something to lighten their impact on the planet. The small steps cost us little in the way of effort, money or time, but the cumulative effects can be enormous.
-David Suzuki
(Recommended by: lightbulbstring -- lightbulbstring says: "Adria Vasil's Ecoholic books are what got me into living a cleaner life. She's a local-ish Canadian journalist, too!!")
8. Ecoholic Home
Ecoholic Home
The most comprehensive green home book ever to hit Canadian shelves!
Your home may be your refuge from the outside world, but it's also ground zero for some serious green crimes. There's a whole underworld of toxins and energy-hoggin' happenin' in that pad of yours. Luckily, Ecoholic Home gives homeowners, renters, condo nesters and even you dorm dwellers all the most up-to-date Canadian product and service info you need to eco-fy your private space—all while pocketing planet-friendly cash savings. So stop stewing in toxins, chucking energy out the window and feeding the trash treadmill, and start transforming your abode into an Ecoholic haven.
If you're looking for an in-depth well-rounded guide to environmentally friendly living, Ecoholic is a great choice.
-Montreal Gazette
9. Ecoholic Body
Ecoholic Body
Adria Vasil, Canada's straight-shooting green living expert, is back, and this time it's personal . . . care, that is. Her latest eco bible delivers the lowdown on virtually every product that comes into contact with our bodies. From the pollutants clogging your sinus meds all the way to the outlaw toxins leaching from your sandals, Ecoholic Body has you covered, head to toe. Never shy to blow the whistle, Adria calls out supplement and shampoo makers that exaggerate their green cred. This witty, indispensable guide will arm you with the knowledge you need to keep you and your family healthy, happy and green, all while detoxing the planet.
(Recommended by: lightbulbstring -- lightbulbstring says: "Adria Vasil'sEcoholic books are what got me into living a cleaner life. She's a local-ish Canadian journalist, too!!")
10. Silent Spring
Silent Spring
by Rachel Carson
Rachel Carson's Silent Spring was first published in three serialized excerpts in the New Yorker in June of 1962. The book appeared in September of that year and the outcry that followed its publication forced the banning of DDT and spurred revolutionary changes in the laws affecting our air, land, and water. Carson's passionate concern for the future of our planet reverberated powerfully throughout the world, and her eloquent book was instrumental in launching the environmental movement. It is without question one of the landmark books of the twentieth century.
(Recommended by newtonwylie -- newtonwylie says: "Rachel Carson's Silent Spring is a good start.")
11. The Untethered Soul : The Journey Beyond Yourself
The Untethered Soul : The Journey Beyond Yourself
by Michael A. Singer
The chapters of this book are nothing but mirrors for seeing your ''self'' from different angles. And though the journey we are about to embark on is an inner one, it will draw upon every aspect of your life. .
(Recommended by katrinajs_)
12. The Subtle Art of Giving a F@#
The Subtle Art of Giving a F@#
by Mark Manson
In this generation-defining self-help guide, a superstar blogger cuts through the crap to show us how to stop trying to be "positive" all the time so that we can truly become better, happier people.
For decades, we've been told that positive thinking is the key to a happy, rich life. "F**k positivity," Mark Manson says. "Let's be honest, shit is f**ked and we have to live with it." In his wildly popular Internet blog, Mason doesn't sugarcoat or equivocate. He tells it like it is—a dose of raw, refreshing, honest truth that is sorely lacking today. The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F**k is his antidote to the coddling, let's-all-feel-good mindset that has infected American society and spoiled a generation, rewarding them with gold medals just for showing up.
Manson makes the argument, backed both by academic research and well-timed poop jokes, that improving our lives hinges not on our ability to turn lemons into lemonade, but on learning to stomach lemons better. Human beings are flawed and limited—"not everybody can be extraordinary, there are winners and losers in society, and some of it is not fair or your fault." Manson advises us to get to know our limitations and accept them. Once we embrace our fears, faults, and uncertainties, once we stop running and avoiding and start confronting painful truths, we can begin to find the courage, perseverance, honesty, responsibility, curiosity, and forgiveness we seek.
There are only so many things we can give a f**k about so we need to figure out which ones really matter, Manson makes clear. While money is nice, caring about what you do with your life is better, because true wealth is about experience. A much-needed grab-you-by-the-shoulders-and-look-you-in-the-eye moment of real-talk, filled with entertaining stories and profane, ruthless humor, The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F**k is a refreshing slap for a generation to help them lead contented, grounded lives.
(Recommended by clarkesac1985 & jadorelevintage)
13. How to unfu*k yourself : Get out of your head and into your life
How to unfu*k yourself : Get out of your head and into your life
by Gary John Bishop
Have you ever felt like a hamster on a wheel, furiously churning your way through life but somehow going nowhere? It seems like there's a barrage of information surrounding us in our everyday lives with the keys to this thing or that thing, be it wealth, success, happiness or purpose. The truth is, most of it fails to capture what it truly takes to overcome our greatest barrier to a greater life…ourselves. What if everything you ever wanted resided in you like a well of potential, waiting to be expressed? Unfu*k Yourself is the handbook for the resigned and defeated, a manifesto for real life change and unleashing your own greatness.
(Recommended by jadorelevintage)
14. You Are a Badass at Making Money
You Are a Badass at Making Money
by Jen Sincero
"A cheerful manifesto on removing obstacles between yourself and the income of your dreams." —New York Magazine
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of You Are a Badass, a life-changing guide to making the kind of money you've only ever dreamed of
You Are a Badass at Making Money will launch you past the fears and stumbling blocks that have kept financial success beyond your reach. Drawing on her own transformation—over just a few years—from a woman living in a converted garage with tumbleweeds blowing through her bank account to a woman who travels the world in style, Jen Sincero channels the inimitable sass and practicality that made You Are a Badass an indomitable bestseller. She combines hilarious personal essays with bite-size, aha concepts that unlock earning potential and get real results.
Learn to:
• Uncover what's holding you back from making money
• Give your doubts, fears, and excuses the heave-ho
• Relate to money in a new (and lucrative) way
• Shake up the cocktail of creation
• Tap into your natural ability to grow rich
• Shape your reality—stop playing victim to circumstance
• Get as wealthy as you wanna be
"This book truly crystallizes the concept that financial abundance is an inside job—in that it all begins with your mindset—and Sincero gets serious (in the funniest ways possible) about helping you identify your particular limiting beliefs surrounding money." —PopSugar
15. Out of Africa
by Karen Blixen
In 1914 Karen Blixen arrived in Kenya with her husband to run a coffee farm. Instantly drawn to the land, she spent her happiest years there until the plantation failed. Karen Blixen was forced to return to Denmark in 1931 and it was there that she wrote this classic account of her experiences. A poignant farewell to her beloved farm, Out of Africa describes her strong friendships with the people of her area, her affection for the landscape and animals, and great love for the adventurer Denys Finch-Hatton.
Written with astonishing clarity and an unsentimental intelligence, Out of Africa portrays a way of life that has disappeared for ever.
(Recommended by bridgetditchburn)
16. Random Acts of Kindness
(Recommended by tiffanytabone)
17. The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up
The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up
by Marie Kondo
Despite constant efforts to declutter your home, do papers still accumulate like snowdrifts and clothes pile up like a tangled mess of noodles?
Japanese cleaning consultant Marie Kondo takes tidying to a whole new level, promising that if you properly simplify and organize your home once, you'll never have to do it again. Most methods advocate a room-by-room or little-by-little approach, which doom you to pick away at your piles of stuff forever. The KonMari Method, with its revolutionary category-by-category system, leads to lasting results. In fact, none of Kondo's clients have lapsed (and she still has a three-month waiting list).
With detailed guidance for determining which items in your house "spark joy" (and which don't), this international best seller featuring Tokyo's newest lifestyle phenomenon will help you clear your clutter and enjoy the unique magic of a tidy home - and the calm, motivated mindset it can inspire.
(Recommended by theelephantinthewomb -- theelephantinthewomb says "The life changing magic of tidying up SERIOUSLY got my life together. And my parents, realizing the hoarding, clutter, and buying addictions have an impact on your family once you're gone speaks volumes to consumerism 🙏🏻"
18. Simple Matters : Living with Less and Ending up with More
Simple Matters : Living with Less and Ending up with More
by Erin Boyle
For anyone looking to declutter, organize, and simplify, author Erin Boyle shares practical guidance and personal insights on small-space living and conscious consumption. At once pragmatic and philosophical, Simple Matters is a nod to the growing consensus that living simply and purposefully is more sustainable not only for the environment, but for our own happiness and well-being, too. Boyle embraces the notion that "living small" is beneficial and accessible to us all—whether we're renting a tiny apartment or purchasing a three-story house.
Filled with personal essays, projects, and helpful advice on how to be inventive and resourceful in a tight space, Simple Mattersshows that living simply is about making do with less and ending up with more: more free time, more time with loved ones, more savings, and more things of beauty.
( Recommended by lekkolifegoods -- lekkolifegoods says "Simple Matters made going low waste and living meaningfully so beautiful and idyllic for me"
19. The Book of Joy
The Book of Joy
by the Dalai Lama XIV and Desmond Tutu
Two great spiritual masters share their own hard-won wisdom about living with joy even in the face of adversity.
The occasion was a big birthday. And it inspired two close friends to get together in Dharamsala for a talk about something very important to them. The friends were His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu. The subject was joy. Both winners of the Nobel Prize, both great spiritual masters and moral leaders of our time, they are also known for being among the most infectiously happy people on the planet.
From the beginning the book was envisioned as a three-layer birthday cake: their own stories and teachings about joy, the most recent findings in the science of deep happiness, and the daily practices that anchor their own emotional and spiritual lives. Both the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Tutu have been tested by great personal and national adversity, and here they share their personal stories of struggle and renewal. Now that they are both in their eighties, they especially want to spread the core message that to have joy yourself, you must bring joy to others.
Most of all, during that landmark week in Dharamsala, they demonstrated by their own exuberance, compassion, and humor how joy can be transformed from a fleeting emotion into an enduring way of life.
(Recommended by michelle_angeline_ -- michelle_angeline_ says "Hands down "The Book of Joy" by the Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu!! The title says it all 😂 but it really is such an amazing book.")
20. So Much I Want To Tell You : Letters to My Little Sister
So Much I Want To Tell You : Letters to My Little Sister
by Anna Akana
From Internet sensation Anna Akana comes a candid and poignant collection of essays about love, loss, and chasing adulthood.
In 2007, Anna Akana lost her teen sister, Kristina, to suicide. In the months that followed, she realized that the one thing helping her process her grief and begin to heal was comedy. So she began making YouTube videos as a form of creative expression and as a way to connect with others. Ten years later, Anna has more than a million subscribers who watch her smart, honest vlogs on her YouTube channel. Her most popular videos, including "How to Put On Your Face" and "Why Girls Should Ask Guys Out," are comical and provocative, but they all share a deeper message: Your worth is determined by you and you alone. You must learn to love yourself.
In So Much I Want to Tell You, Anna opens up about her own struggles with poor self-esteem and reveals both the highs and lows of coming-of-age. She offers fresh, funny, hard-won advice for young women on everything from self-care to money to sex, and she is refreshingly straightforward about the realities of dating, female friendship, and the hustle required to make your dreams come true. This is Anna's story, but, as she says, it belongs just as much to Kristina and to every other girl who must learn that growing up can be hard to do. Witty and real, Anna breaks things down in a way only a big sister can.
Advance praise for So Much I Want to Tell You
"This book is filled with the kind of honesty, vulnerability, and determination that makes Anna such a captivating person. One warning: You'll want to hug her a lot while reading this."--Natalie Tran, actress and comedian
"As a woman working in entertainment, Anna Akana is accustomed to feeling vulnerable. Which means that she's used to being brave. This book is a tribute to the duality of bravery and fear as told through Anna's experiences to date."--Hannah Hart, New York Times bestselling author of Buffering: Unshared Tales of a Life Fully Loaded
"Frank advice on how to live a productive, happy life . . . written in tribute to a 'fearless, talented, and bold' sister."--Kirkus Reviews
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21. The Year of Less: How I Stopped Shopping, Gave Away My Belongings, and Discovered Life Is Worth More Than Anything You Can Buy in a Store
The Year of Less: How I Stopped Shopping, Gave Away My Belongings, and Discovered Life Is Worth More Than Anything You Can Buy in a Store
by Cait Flanders
In her late twenties, Cait Flanders found herself stuck in the consumerism cycle that grips so many of us: earn more, buy more, want more, rinse, repeat. Even after she worked her way out of nearly $30,000 of consumer debt, her old habits took hold again. When she realized that nothing she was doing or buying was making her happy—only keeping her from meeting her goals—she decided to set herself a challenge: she would not shop for an entire year.
The Year of Less documents Cait's life for twelve months during which she bought only consumables: groceries, toiletries, gas for her car. Along the way, she challenged herself to consume less of many other things besides shopping. She decluttered her apartment and got rid of 70 percent of her belongings; learned how to fix things rather than throw them away; researched the zero waste movement; and completed a television ban. At every stage, she learned that the less she consumed, the more fulfilled she felt.
The challenge became a lifeline when, in the course of the year, Cait found herself in situations that turned her life upside down. In the face of hardship, she realized why she had always turned to shopping, alcohol, and food—and what it had cost her. Unable to reach for any of her usual vices, she changed habits she'd spent years perfecting and discovered what truly mattered to her.
Blending Cait's compelling story with inspiring insight and practical guidance, The Year of Less will leave you questioning what you're holding on to in your own life—and, quite possibly, lead you to find your own path of less.
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22. The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
by Rachel Joyce
A novel of unsentimental charm, humor, and profound insight into the thoughts and feelings we all bury deep within our hearts, The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry introduces Rachel Joyce as a wise - and utterly irresistible - storyteller.
Meet Harold Fry, recently retired. He lives in a small English village with his wife, Maureen, who seems irritated by almost everything he does, even down to how he butters his toast. Little differentiates one day from the next. Then one morning the mail arrives, and within the stack of quotidian minutiae is a letter addressed to Harold in a shaky scrawl from a woman he hasn't seen or heard from in twenty years. Queenie Hennessy is in hospice and is writing to say goodbye.
Harold pens a quick reply and, leaving Maureen to her chores, heads to the corner mailbox. But then, as happens in the very best works of fiction, Harold has a chance encounter, one that convinces him that he absolutely must deliver his message to Queenie in person. And thus begins the unlikely pilgrimage at the heart of Rachel Joyce's remarkable debut. Harold Fry is determined to walk six hundred miles from Kingsbridge to the hospice in Berwick-upon-Tweed because, he believes, as long as he walks, Queenie Hennessey will live.
Still in his yachting shoes and light coat, Harold embarks on his urgent quest across the countryside. Along the way he meets one fascinating character after another, each of whom unlocks his long-dormant spirit and sense of promise. Memories of his first dance with Maureen, his wedding day, his joy in fatherhood, come rushing back to him - allowing him to also reconcile the losses and the regrets. As for Maureen, she finds herself missing Harold for the first time in years.
And then there is the unfinished business with Queenie Hennessy.
(Recommended by ccwiersma -- ccwiersma says "This book creeps into my memory every time I venture out on an unexpected stroll. It reminds me to tell the people close to me that I love them and to never leave rifts in relationships unresolved.")
23. First, We Make the Beast Beautiful: A New Story About Anxiety
First, We Make the Beast Beautiful: A New Story About Anxiety
by Sarah Wilson
"This journey is what I do now. I bump along, in fits and starts, on a perpetual path to finding better ways for me and my mate, Anxiety, to get around. It's everything I do."
Sarah Wilson - bestselling author and entrepreneur, intrepid solver of problems and investigator of how to live a better life - has helped over 1.2 million people across the world to quit sugar. She has also been an anxiety sufferer her whole life.
In her new book, she directs her intense focus and fierce investigatory skills onto this lifetime companion of hers, looking at the triggers and treatments, the fashions and fads. She reads widely and interviews fellow sufferers, mental health experts, philosophers, and even the Dalai Lama, processing all she learns through the prism her own experiences.
Sarah pulls at the thread of accepted definitions of anxiety, and unravels the notion that it is a difficult, dangerous disease that must be medicated into submission. Ultimately, she re-frames anxiety as a spiritual quest rather than a burdensome affliction, a state of yearning that will lead us closer to what really matters.
Practical and poetic, wise and funny, this is a small book with a big heart. It will encourage the myriad sufferers of the world's most common mental illness to feel not just better about their condition, but delighted by the possibilities it offers for a richer, fuller life.
(Recommended by gemma.digby -- gemma.digby says "Such a uplifting read! entertaining, well- researched and overall the best book I've ever read on mental health (specifically anxiety)")
24. The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals
The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals
by Michael Pollan
Today, buffeted by one food fad after another, America is suffering from what can only be described as a national eating disorder. Will it be fast food tonight, or something organic? Or perhaps something we grew ourselves? The question of what to have for dinner has confronted us since man first discovered fire. But, as Michael Pollan explains in this revolutionary book, how we answer it now, at the dawn of the twenty-first century, may determine our survival as a species. Packed with profound surprises, The Omnivore' s Dilemma is changing the way Americans think about the politics, perils, and pleasures of eating.
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25. Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life
Author Barbara Kingsolver and her family abandoned the industrial-food pipeline to live a rural life—vowing that, for one year, they'd only buy food raised in their own neighborhood, grow it themselves, or learn to live without it. Part memoir, part journalistic investigation, Animal, Vegetable, Miracle is an enthralling narrative that will open your eyes in a hundred new ways to an old truth: You are what you eat.
26. The Teachings of Don Juan: A Yaqui Way of Knowledge
The Teachings of Don Juan: A Yaqui Way of Knowledge
by Carlos Castaneda
The story of a remarkable spiritual journey, the first awesone steps on the road to becoming "a man of knowledge," the road that continues with A Separate Reality and Journey To ixtlan. Includes The Teachings and A Structural Analysis.
Recommended by kokobelo_ -- kokobelo_ says "The teaching of don juan-- Speaks to My soul and forces you to look at the world in a very different way"
27. Siddhartha
by Herman Hesse
Herman Hesse's classic novel has delighted, inspired, and influenced generations of readers, writers, and thinkers. In this story of a wealthy Indian Brahmin who casts off a life of privilege to seek spiritual fulfillment. Hesse synthesizes disparate philosophies--Eastern religions, Jungian archetypes, Western individualism--into a unique vision of life as expressed through one man's search for true meaning.
(Recommended by lifeaccording2ben -- lifeaccording2ben says "Siddhartha by Herman Hesse ....it puts forward a moving argument about how we find our path to enlightenment by not imitating others' ideologies but by getting to know ourselves and appreciating the little things in life. It also inspired much of the 60s counterculture movement.")
28. Jonathan Livingston Seagull
by Richard Bach
This is a story for people who follow their hearts and make their own rules...people who get special pleasure out of doing something well, even if only for themselves...people who know there's more to this living than meets the eye: they'll be right there with Jonathan, flying higher and faster than ever they dreamed.
Jonathan Livingston Seagull is no ordinary bird. He believes it is every gull's right to fly, to reach the ultimate freedom of challenge and discovery, finding his greatest reward in teaching younger gulls the joy of flight and the power of dreams. The special 20th anniversary release of this spiritual classic!
(Recommended by brenda1vintex -- brenda1vintex says "small powerful every one should read this book about overcoming status quo")
29. Falling Leaves: The Memoir of an Unwanted Chinese Daughter
Falling Leaves: The Memoir of an Unwanted Chinese Daughter
by Adeline Yen Mah
Born in 1937 in a port city a thousand miles north of Shanghai, Adeline Yen Mah was the youngest child of an affluent Chinese family who enjoyed rare privileges during a time of political and cultural upheaval. But wealth and position could not shield Adeline from a childhood of appalling emotional abuse at the hands of a cruel and manipulative Eurasian stepmother. Determined to survive through her enduring faith in family unity, Adeline struggled for independence as she moved from Hong Kong to England and eventually to the United States to become a physician and writer.
A compelling, painful, and ultimately triumphant story of a girl's journey into adulthood, Adeline's story is a testament to the most basic of human needs: acceptance, love, and understanding. With a powerful voice that speaks of the harsh realities of growing up female in a family and society that kept girls in emotional chains, Falling Leaves is a work of heartfelt intimacy and a rare authentic portrait of twentieth-century China.
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30. Nineteen Eighty Four
Nineteen Eighty Four
by George Orwell
Newspeak, Doublethink, Big Brother, the Thought Police - the vocabulary of George Orwell's classic political satire, 'Nineteen Eighty-Four', has passed into the English language, symbolising the horrors of totalitarianism.
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31. On the Shortness of Life
On the Shortness of Life
by Seneca
The Stoic writings of the philosopher Seneca offer powerful insights into the art of living, the importance of reason and morality, and continue to provide profound guidance to many through their eloquence, lucidity and timeless wisdom.
Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves—and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives—and destroyed them.
Now, Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers, pioneers, radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization, and helped make us who we are. Penguin's Great Ideas series features twelve groundbreaking works by some of history's most prodigious thinkers, and each volume is beautifully packaged with a unique type-drive design that highlights the bookmaker's art. Offering great literature in great packages at great prices, this series is ideal for those readers who want to explore and savor the Great Ideas that have shaped the world.
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32. Zero Waste Home: The Ultimate Guide to Simplifying Your Life by Reducing Your Waste
Zero Waste Home: The Ultimate Guide to Simplifying Your Life by Reducing Your Waste
by Bea Johnson.
Part inspirational story of Bea Johnson (the "Priestess of Waste-Free Living") and how she transformed her family's life for the better by reducing their waste to an astonishing one liter per year; part practical, step-by-step guide that gives readers tools and tips to diminish their footprint and simplify their lives.Many of us have the gnawing feeling that we could and should do more to limit our impact on the environment. But where to begin? How? Many of us have taken small steps, but Bea Johnson has taken the big leap. Bea, her husband Scott, and their two young sons produce just one quart of garbage a year.
In Zero Waste Home, Bea Johnson shares her story and lays out the system by which she and her family have reached and maintained their own Zero Waste goals—a lifestyle that has yielded bigger surprises than they ever dreamed possible. They now have more time together as a family, they have cut their annual spending by a remarkable 40%, and they are healthier than they've ever been, both emotionally and physically.
This book shares how-to advice and essential secrets and insights based on the author's own experience. She demystifies the process of going Zero Waste with hundreds of easy tips for sustainable living that even the busiest people can integrate: from making your own mustard, to packing kids' lunches without plastic, to cancelling your junk mail, to enjoying the holidays without the guilt associated with overconsumption.
Stylish and completely relatable, Zero Waste Home is a practical, step-by-step guide that gives readers the tools and tips to improve their overall health, save money and time, and achieve a brighter future for their families—and the planet.
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33 Oryx and Crake
Oryx and Crake is at once an unforgettable love story and a compelling vision of the future. Snowman, known as Jimmy before mankind was overwhelmed by a plague, is struggling to survive in a world where he may be the last human, and mourning the loss of his best friend, Crake, and the beautiful and elusive Oryx whom they both loved. In search of answers, Snowman embarks on a journey–with the help of the green-eyed Children of Crake–through the lush wilderness that was so recently a great city, until powerful corporations took mankind on an uncontrolled genetic engineering ride. Margaret Atwood projects us into a near future that is both all too familiar and beyond our imagining.
34 . The Year Of The Flood
The Year Of The Flood
The times and species have been changing at a rapid rate, and the social compact is wearing as thin as environmental stability. Adam One, the kindly leader of the God's Gardeners--a religion devoted to the melding of science and religion, as well as the preservation of all plant and animal life--has long predicted a natural disaster that will alter Earth as we know it. Now it has occurred, obliterating most human life. Two women have survived: Ren, a young trapeze dancer locked inside the high-end sex club Scales and Tails, and Toby, a God's Gardener barricaded inside a luxurious spa where many of the treatments are edible.
Have others survived? Ren's bioartist friend Amanda? Zeb, her eco-fighter stepfather? Her onetime lover, Jimmy? Or the murderous Painballers, survivors of the mutual-elimination Painball prison? Not to mention the shadowy, corrupt policing force of the ruling powers...
Meanwhile, gene-spliced life forms are proliferating: the lion/lamb blends, the Mo'hair sheep with human hair, the pigs with human brain tissue. As Adam One and his intrepid hemp-clad band make their way through this strange new world, Ren and Toby will have to decide on their next move. They can't stay locked away...
By turns dark, tender, violent, thoughtful, and uneasily hilarious, "The Year of the Flood" is Atwood at her most brilliant and inventive.
35. MaddAddam
A man-made plague has swept the earth, but a small group survives, along with the green-eyed Crakers – a gentle species bio-engineered to replace humans. Toby, onetime member of the Gods Gardeners and expert in mushrooms and bees, is still in love with street-smart Zeb, who has an interesting past. The Crakers' reluctant prophet, Snowman-the-Jimmy, is hallucinating; Amanda is in shock from a Painballer attack; and Ivory Bill yearns for the provocative Swift Fox, who is flirting with Zeb. Meanwhile, giant Pigoons and malevolent Painballers threaten to attack.
Told with wit, dizzying imagination, and dark humour, Booker Prize-winning Margaret Atwood's unpredictable, chilling and hilarious MaddAddam takes us further into a challenging dystopian world and holds up a skewed mirror to our own possible future.
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You will be amazed to know that there are few festivals celebrated by the citizens of United States of America which are segmented to two parts. The small town festivals are conducted through various events and these events are scattered to different parts of the United State of America. Apart from the small town festivals, there are some city festivals which consist events such as competition of the preparing variant food dishes, different activities that fall under the entertainment section, parades and variety of other special events.
Apart from the above, you will people will get to experience other small town festivals that include music, flower, food, film and many more. The following festivals are considered as the most beautiful ones and you can get the details of different small town festivals from the following points.
Elkhart Jazz Festival
Since propelling in 1988, the Elkhart Jazz Festival has developed from 67 artists and 3,000 participants to in excess of 100 entertainers and in excess of 15,000 gathering of people individuals. The yearly celebration happens in June in northern Indiana and is controlled by in excess of 200 volunteers. Known as the Band Instrument Capital of the World, Elkhart is home to in excess of 2,000 individuals who fabricate instruments, a considerable lot of which are displayed in the celebration.
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Rochester Lilac Festival
This 10-day celebration happens every year amid June to attract guests to Mackinac Island when the lilacs are in full sprout. Going back to 1949, the lilac-themed festivity has developed consistently, yet key conventions, for example, delegated a Lilac Queen, have continued as before. Amid the celebration, guests can likewise appreciate shows in the recreation center, the lilac walk and talk, moving, visits, and the delightful blossoming trees—some over 150 years of age. Stallion drawn buoys make up the celebration's finale, the Grand Parade, which has been perceived by the Library of Congress as a "neighborhood inheritance" occasion.
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Going back to 1979, the Telluride Film Festival has constantly kept up the component of astonishment. Not at all like most different occasions around the nation, at Telluride, no one comprehends what motion pictures are appearing, which big names are going to, or who is being regarded. This condition of foresight helps assemble fervor for the yearly occasion, where Brokeback Mountain, Juno, and Up in the Air have all been appeared in past years. The celebration incorporates film screenings and debuts, Q&A sessions, Tribute honors, and a lot of uncommon visitors, extending from Reese Witherspoon to Brad Pitt to Jon Stewart. In excess of 3,000 individuals go to the occasion, which is held amid Labor Day end of the week, every year.
National Shrimp Festival
With in excess of 250 merchants, melodic stimulation, an open air town, and a lot of shrimp, it's nothing unexpected that in excess of 250,000 individuals go to this free shoreline celebration held in October consistently. The national festival began in 1971 as an approach to attract guests to the shorelines of Gulf Shores after Labor Day and has now settled itself as an Alabama backbone. What's more, there's a lot of shrimp-themed enjoyable to be had: culinary experts contend to win the yearly eatery challenge with their best shrimp dishes and in excess of 200 pounds of shrimp are arranged each day for tests.
Scarecrow Fest
For over 25 years, St. Charles has facilitated this darling Scarecrow Fest. Every year, participants look over in excess of 150 sections to crown the champ of the Scarecrow Contest, which separates into six classifications. Entering its 30th year this October, the end of the week long celebration incorporates two phases of live stimulation, make-your-own particular scarecrow stations, a festival, and the Autumn on the Fox Arts and Craft Show. Affirmation, stopping, and trolleys are largely free amid the St. Charles celebration, which is found only a hour west of Chicago along the Fox River.
Marlboro Music Festival
A show arrangement held all through July and August, the Marlboro Music Festival highlights exhibitions by proficient artists and youthful experts. Marlboro Music School entertainers go to three weeks of practices proceeding the five days of open shows. Exhibitions occur on select Friday and Saturday nighttimes or Sunday evenings, and just a single quarter of the in excess of 250 pieces played amid the living arrangement and practice period are displayed as a major aspect of the show arrangement. For over 60 years, guests from the nation over have gone to the celebration to hear these capable entertainers make music.
Barbecue Festival
Hung on nine pieces of Uptown Lexington's Main Street, this yearly Barbecue Festival drew an expected 200,000 individuals in 2014. Since its begin in 1984, the celebration has observed Lexington, the Barbecue Capital of the world, and its well known moderate cooked and smoky pork shoulders, plunged in a vinegar blend. The fest is comprised of in excess of 400 exhibitors (offering specialties and sustenance) and various exceptional exercises—before, guests have delighted in a bike stunt appear, shake climbing divider, and an antique auto appear. The celebration is ordinarily held amid one of the most recent two days of October.
American Folk Festival
Held along the waterfront in Bangor, Maine, the American Folk Festival draws in excess of 90,000 guests every year. The three-day celebration fuses music and move exhibitions from a wide range of districts, societies, and legacies. Alongside make exhibitions, a kids' region, sustenance merchants, and a commercial center with hand-made manifestations, the celebration additionally has workshops, where specialists that offer a comparative instrument or custom make that big appearance together to perform and talk about their music. After Bangor facilitated a progression of National Folk Festivals from 2002 through 2004, the American Folk Festival was made in 2005 to proceed with that custom.
Tulip time festival usa
Tulip Time merriments initially commenced in 1929 to commend the dazzling blossoms and Michigan's Dutch legacy and the occasion has proceeded now and again (because of World War II) throughout the years. Today, the festival draws in excess of 500,000 individuals from 40 nations to Holland, Michigan, where they can respect four million tulips. The May celebration additionally includes three parades, including the Volksparade, with members wearing Dutch ensembles, the Kinderparade, the biggest parade of kids in the state, and the Muziekparade, with groups, buoys, and artists. The weeklong arrangement of occasions likewise incorporates an expressions and specialty appear, stitch appear, fair rides, firecrackers, and Dutch nourishment.
Newport Winter Festival
Known as New England's Largest Winter Extravaganza, this celebration is held each year in Newport and Newport County. With more than 150 events, including a chili cook-off, musical entertainment, and children's fair, this 10-day festival is held in February each year—this year marks the 28th annual celebration. Recently, the festival planners incorporated a Newport Winter Festival bracelet available for purchase, which gives reduced or free admission to all events and local business discounts.
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Hailing from Dothan, Alabama, DaddAzz and his wife Melissa MC are bringing their unique style of comedy to Grover C. Fields Middle School in New Bern, NC, May 12, 2019 . Doors open at 5:00pm. Showtime at 6pm!
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Surbana Jurong signs MOUs with Chongqing and Hainan cities
(Left) Mr Teo Eng Cheong, Surbana Jurong's CEO International (Singapore, Southeast Asia and North Asia) signed the MOU at the China-Singapore (Chongqing) Connectivity Initiative Financial Summit.
People's Republic of China, 2 November 2018 – Surbana Jurong, one of the largest Asia-based urban and infrastructure consulting firms, further grows its footprint in China as it signed MOUs with the Chongqing Municipal Government and Danzhou Municipal People's Government respectively.
Surbana Jurong partners China Construction Bank and Chongqing Municipal Government on Chongqing Connectivity Initiative projects
Together with China Construction Bank, Surbana Jurong signed an MOU with the Chongqing Municipal Government to provide support in various areas of the China-Singapore (Chongqing) Demonstration Initiative on Strategic Connectivity.
Areas that the partners will jointly explore include the financing needs of major infrastructure construction, the potential development of a financial technology city and a digital economy pilot zone, the sustainable development of housing rental projects as well as smart cities projects.
Chongqing is a major city in southwest China and only one of four municipalities under the direct administration of the central government. The China-Singapore (Chongqing) Demonstration Initiative on Strategic Connectivity is the third bilateral project between China and Singapore and is a strategic part of China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Surbana Jurong was the appointed masterplanner for the Chongqing Liangjiang New Area, providing the blueprint for the city to become a multi-modal hub.
Today's MOU develops from the collaboration agreement between Surbana Jurong and China Construction Bank signed in September this year[1], to jointly pursue and develop business opportunities arising from the BRI, and to provide industry leading services to clients in the Asia-Pacific region on possible infrastructure construction projects.
Surbana Jurong in collaborative MOU with Danzhou Municipal People's Government
Separately, Surbana Jurong has signed a collaborative MOU with the Danzhou Municipal People's Government to explore collaboration in various areas including masterplanning and urban design.
Danzhou is one of the major cities in Hainan province, a tropical island at the southern end of China. The Chinese government has recently earmarked Hainan as a Free Trade Zone (FTZ) that will span 35,400sqkm, which will make it the biggest FTZ in China. It aims to become an international shipping hub and a trading and investment gateway.
The Danzhou government, through the MOU, plans to leverage Surbana Jurong's global track record and success in planning and design to develop the city into a sustainable industrialised town, to promote investment and raise the living standards of its residents.
Continued commitment in China's growth
Mr Teo Eng Cheong, Surbana Jurong's CEO International (Singapore, Southeast Asia and North Asia) said, "Today's MOUs in two different cities, Chongqing as well as Danzhou, Hainan, signify Surbana Jurong's continued commitment to working with our partners in China, to support the country in its continued growth and development. Surbana Jurong will continue to contribute our expertise in planning, design, engineering and management, drawing on our global experience in urban and infrastructure projects, to develop sustainable and vibrant cities across China. We look forward to working closely with our partners in bringing their vision to reality."
Surbana Jurong has been established in China for the past two decades and been involved in over 2,000 projects, including the three China-Singapore bilateral projects.
[1] SJ-CCB Press Release
Surbana Jurong is one of the largest Asia-based urban and infrastructure consulting firms. Leveraging technology and creativity, Surbana Jurong provides best-in-class consultancy solutions across the entire value chain of the urbanisation, industrialisation and infrastructure domains.
Headquartered in Singapore, the Surbana Jurong Group has a global workforce of over 14,500 employees in more than 130 offices across over 40 countries in Asia, Australia, UK, the Middle East, Africa and the Americas, and an annual turnover of around S$1.5 billion.
Surbana Jurong has a track record of close to 70 years, and has built more than a million homes in Singapore, crafted master plans for more than 30 countries and developed over 100 industrial parks globally.
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Discussion in 'General Equipment, Hardware, Filtration' started by SeymourDuncan, Jun 14, 2013.
Have any of you out there ever had a reef tank that was lit at night and dark in the day? Some people don't have aquariums because they think it could be bad on the livestock?
Something to look at besides TV!
Given a room with no sunlight would this be ok or harmful?
"Live like tomorrow already happened. Yesterday is only 3 days ahead. Today will be here soon."
I am on a time of day electrical rate so it is cheaper to run it later in the afternoon and into the night, plus thats when I get home from work and can view it. It really does not matter what time you run your lights as long as you have a set schedule or cycle.
I used to run the lights during the day but hated when they shut off and I still wanted to admire things so made the switch. The bonus was my electrical bill dropped between $35 and $50 a month right off since I still had MH and VHO lighting and a chiller at the time. The switch to LED dropped it even further!
A buddy of mine was just asking this the other day, he works 3rd shift so he never really got to see hit tank lit up. Just as explained, as long as it's a set schedule I don't think it matters if you run them from 10am-8pm or 8pm-6am. Plus like said, if you're running MH it would probably benefit alot heat wise.
No excess algae? That's my only concern.
EVEN if your argument was that well when the lights are on during the day with the sunlight that the tank gets that light from the sun too.... it still would get it during the day and then tank lights at night. I have always ran my tank from 3pm to midnight and never had an issue.... and I am home more often at those times so if something were to happen the odds of being home to catch it quicker or prevent a major disaster would increase as well.
I work from 10 pm to 6 am. Mt tanks lights are on from 1 pm to 1 am. I have light blocking curtains in my room because I sleep until 2 or so pm. My tank is doing great and the light blocking curtains are awesome for keeping it dark in my room. Was thinking about making the schedule 3 pm to 3 am so I can enjoy it longer on my days off.
I run mine from with the blues starting at noon, full daylights at 2pm until 8pm, then blues until 10pm. Always have, never an issue.
Some rooms get even tiny amounts of sunlight, my only thought as to why algae may be an issue.
I run mine like DesertRat. In the Desert here its bloody hot in the day, and the electrical bill will kill you. Also, I work during the day, no reason to have the lights on when I'm not home to view it.
Great! That's probably good for Evap as well for you guy!
My lighting period has sunrise at 2pm and "moonrise" at 2am because I am a night person. I never had a problem with algae at all (my rocks are spotless!) and my tank is doing great. My reverse photoperiod sump light is more closely related to regular daylight. Never had a problem at all. No sense to have your lights on while you are at work and have them going out just as you are getting home. Shift the cycle so you can enjoy your tank more and as a bonus save a little on your electric bill. I never had the heat problem because my apartment is never above 75 during the day.
I think I might try this after I black out my fish room. It is a 6x15 enclosed brick porch with 9 windows total. The hottest it gets is about 80 in the room and the tanks are 75. I have a fan always blowing the top of my 90, and its sump is down in the basement where it cools nicely. At night I usually open the door and let the smell of the ocean pour out into the city and also guiding any wasps that somehow keep making their way into my house. I learned NOT to kill them or they all come after you.
This information will lead to LFS that are open later I hope! I always seem to want to go at 3 in the morning for some reason. Why the heck do pet stores have the same hours as regular businesses? Are we not at work? How can you sell me something if I am at work or the kids we want to spoil are in school? When I groomed dogs I worked 9-5 and people usually had to drop the dogs off early and pick them up after 5. I think the LFS owners want to have all day to stare at their aquariums uninterrupted and use the pet stores to launder money because in business class we learned that customers are the people who pay you for things. I'll now put down the coffee and step away from the conspiracy.
Luckily my LFS's are open till 9 on weekdays and saturday, sunday I think they close earlier.


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Aeonium lindleyi ist eine Pflanzenart aus der Gattung Aeonium in der Familie der Dickblattgewächse (Crassulaceae). Das Artepitheton lindleyi ehrt den englischen Botaniker John Lindley.

Beschreibung

Vegetative Merkmale
Aeonium lindleyi bildet mehrjährige und dicht verzweigte Kleinsträucher, die Wuchshöhen von bis zu 50 Zentimetern erreichen. Die glatten Triebe erreichen Durchmesser von 3 bis 15 Millimetern. Sie sind schwach flaumhaarig, klebrig und nicht netzartig gemustert. Die ziemlichen flachen Rosetten weisen einen Durchmesser von 4 bis 9 Zentimeter auf. Die inneren Laubblätter stehen mehr oder weniger aufrecht. Die gelblich grünen bis dunkelgrünen, verkehrt eiförmigen oder verkehrt eiförmig-spateligen Laubblätter sind an ihrer Spitze stumpf und an der Basis keilförmig oder verschmälert. Ihre schwach bis deutlich flaumhaarige, klebrige Blattspreite ist 2 bis 4,5 Zentimeter lang, 0,6 bis 1,6 Zentimeter breit und 5 bis 7 Millimeter dick.

Blütenstände und Blüten

Der Blütenstand ist eine traubige Rispe. Ihr blütentragender Teil ist 2 bis 7 Zentimeter lang und 3 bis 9 Zentimeter breit. Der Blütenstandsstiel ist 1 bis 9 Zentimeter lang. Die acht- bis neunzähligen Blüten stehen an schwach flaumhaarigen Blütenstielen von 1 bis 10 Millimetern Länge. Ihre Kelchblätter sind flaumhaarig. Die gelben, schmal elliptischen oder lanzettlichen, zugespitzten Kronblätter sind 5 bis 7 Millimeter lang und 1,5 bis 2 Millimeter breit. Die Staubfäden sind kahl.

Die Blütezeit ist Juli bis September.

Chromosomenzahl
Die Chromosomenzahl beträgt für Aeonium lindleyi var. viscatum 2n = 36.

Systematik und Verbreitung
Aeonium lindleyi ist auf den Kanarischen Inseln verbreitet. Aeonium lindleyi var. lindleyi wächst im Nordosten Teneriffas in Höhenlagen bis zu 1000 Metern, meist jedoch zwischen 200 und 500 Meter. Aeonium lindleyi var. viscatum ist im Osten der Insel Gomera in Höhenlagen von etwa 100 bis 900 Metern verbreitet.

Die Erstbeschreibung durch Philip Barker Webb und Sabin Berthelot wurde 1840 veröffentlicht. Synonyme sind Sempervivum lindleyi (Webb & Berthel.) Webb ex Christ (1888) und Sempervivum tortuosum var. lindleyi (Webb & Berthel.) Kuntze (1891).

Es werden folgende Varietäten unterschieden:
 Aeonium lindleyi var. lindleyi
 Aeonium lindleyi var. viscatum (Bolle) H.Y.Liu

Aeonium lindleyi var. viscatum
Die Unterschiede zu Aeonium lindleyi var. lindleyi sind: Die Laubblätter sind 3 bis 4 Millimeter dick und dicht mit sehr kurzen (bis zu 0,4 Millimeter) vielzelligen Haaren bedeckt. Die Blüten sind sieben- bis neunzählig und ihre Kronblätter sind lanzettlich, zugespitzt sowie 5 bis 7 Millimeter lang und 1 bis 1,5 Millimeter breit.

Die Erstbeschreibung als eigenständige Art Aeonium viscatum erfolgte 1859 durch Carl August Bolle. Ho Yih Liu stellte diese 1989 als Varietät zu Aeonium lindleyi. Synonyme sind Sempervivum viscatum (Bolle) Christ (1888), Sempervivum tortuosum var. viscatum (Bolle) Kuntze (1891) und Aeonium lindleyi subsp. viscatum (Bolle) Bañares (2008).

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Comment: Axis of Asia – The importance of Australia's relationship with China and Japan
Australia needs to recognise the importance of both its relationship with China and Japan writes Rowan Callick.
It would be hard, on the surface, to conceive of three countries and cultures as unalike as China, Japan, Australia.
Oddly, many Australians who are engaged in business with Japan regard the relationship of Australia with China as an unwelcome competitor, and the same goes for some of the Australians doing business with China, congratulating themselves that they have chosen the country with the faster current growth path.
Yet the relations of all three are becoming extraordinarily intense and complex. We need each other more than ever.
China is Australia's number one trade partner, Japan is number two. China is also Japan's biggest trading partner. Japan's technological pre-eminence, its management skills and its high tech components are vital for China.
Australia's overall relationship with China has already become broader than that which it developed with Japan at a similar stage of mutual economic advantage, 40 or more years ago. There are simply more Chinese people around in Australia, as students, as tourists, as migrants, there is more of a two-way flow, more cultural and other exchanges, than there were – or are – with Japan.
The failure to build on Australia's strong export flows of commodities to Japan, means that Australian investments there have not been as large as they could and should, especially given Australia's massive funds under management. And there were for long, significant non-trade barriers to investment by the services sector that actually dominates the Australian economy, while leaving Australia's far smaller resources industry to drive its growth. Japan for its part for too long saw Australia principally as a quarry, then as a tourist destination.
There are lessons to be drawn from that, for Australia's relations with China of course.
In the cases of both Japan and China, Australia has been frustrated in its hopes of negotiating free trade agreements, substantially due to the resistance of both countries to the inclusion of agriculture in such a deal. After about five years' largely fruitless talks in each case, this needs to be resolved one way or another.
But in Japan's case, there are strong indications the newish Democratic Party of Japan government is soon to put its long uncontrollable rural lobby in its place, phasing out farm tariffs and replacing them with temporary subsidies – a move that would enable the country to complete several overdue FTAs, including that with Australia.
Now the big emerging strategic issue, is the renewed competition for influence in Asia between China, our crucial economic partner, and the USA, our security ally. An essay recently published on this question by former deputy defence secretary Hugh White, now a professor at the Australian National University, has excited considerable debate on how Australia should respond.
Canberra has said very little if indeed anything about the manner in which this is already being played out, in the waters of East Asia. Interestingly, influential Chinese commentators have for a few months been promoting Australia as a sympathetic mediator over this long, complex and fraught issue. China Daily noted with approval that Stephen Smith, when Foreign Minister (now Defence Minister) had said that any tensions there should be "resolved bilaterally."
The newspaper said that the Gillard government is thus "seen as siding with China on the South China Sea issue, which the United States has wanted to internationalize."
Shen Dingli, the executive vice dean of the Institute of International Affairs at Fudan University in Shanghai, later wrote in a commentary for Australia's Lowy Institute: "By differing from America, which meddles directly, Canberra receives more respect in the region, and could nurture more sensible interaction between China and its neighbours."
Will Australia take up such suggestions, and work in tandem with China in such a way? It seems to me unlikely, but we just haven't learned enough yet about the Gillard-Rudd government's international intentions, beyond its strong reassertion of the primacy of multilateral goals.
While Japan's relations with China ran pretty smoothly last year as Australia's temporarily soured, the situation has been reversed this year. That's probably to be expected, that there will be a few dramatic swings as the global centre of gravity shifts to Asia.
Japan's trade with China reached A$156 billion in the first half of 2010, up an extraordinary 34.5 percent from 2009. Thirty percent of major Japanese firms' manufacturing output is produced in China. Thus Japan like Australia needs to find a way to live comfortably, predictably and profitably with China.
What of the possibilities for Australia-Japan-China collaborations? Recently the Japan International Cooperation Agency announced that it is strengthening its joint efforts with its Chinese and South Korean counterparts. This is one area in which Australia too might engage, given that it is doubling its official aid by 2015, to $8 billion a year. Working together in fourth countries by delivering aid is a great way to build better understanding.
And within Australia, we see at Oakajee in Western Australia, Mitsubishi developing the port, rail and other infrastructure that should open the way for the construction of many new mines – with 14 of them Chinese-owned. Could we also imagine Australian and Chinese firms collaborating in projects in Japan, or Australian and Japanese companies working together in China? We need to start stretching our imaginations in such ways.
*Rowan Callick is the Asia-Pacific editor of The Australian.
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