Chris Dunmire is a creativity enthusiast, wife, and student of life who resides in the Northwest suburbs of Chicago. Chris is a graphic designer and driving force behind the Creativity Portal, a Web site promoting the exploration and expression of personal creativity. Her lifework includes Web publishing, artistic dabbling, drawing corny comics, motivational writing, and encouraging creativity, self-awareness, and personal growth in others.
I grew up in a family that didn't celebrate birthdays the way most people do. In fact, due to adhering to a strict set of religious beliefs, we didn't celebrate them at all. The same went for celebrating holidays and most other "Hallmark" occasions.
This seemingly odd tradition went on in my life until my mid-20s, when I decided to analyze the beliefs I was raised with. I started to question everything I was taught and evaluated the inherited belief system (religious and otherwise) of my parents. Once that process began, there was no turning back. Thinking and reasoning for myself produced an inevitability: I began to allow myself to live authentically and behaved in ways I consciously knew were right for me. Acknowledging the anniversary of my birth was important to me. Celebrating another year of life was important to me. Acting like I mattered in the vast sea of humankind was important to me.
Serendipity The many years of "birthday repression" has undoubtedly affected how I feel about my day of birth. It's forced me beyond the shallow surface of birthday celebrations into a quiet thankfulness for another year of life. While I wasn't allowed to celebrate outwardly, I began to celebrate inwardly, while truly appreciating the one day out of the year that belonged to me. It reminded me that I wasn't insignificant; my being here did matter; and my life was worth honoring.
The anniversary of the day I was born evolved beyond birthday balloons and superficial wishes into a personal checkpoint for learned lessons, notable accomplishments, and future goals. It became an extraordinary day to celebrate in a way that felt right to me. I still don't expect others to do anything special for me on my birthday, but I make sure that I honor my day however I see fit.
Nourish Your Creativity and It Will Nourish You!
Once upon a time I was a creative child. From Kindergarten to fourth grade my favorite activities always included manila drawing paper, a big box of crayons, pasty glue, and colorful construction paper. Second grade was my favorite year by far, as our class spent much of our "free time" involved in creative writing and crafting paper projects. I'll forever be grateful to our teacher Ms. Raymond for making us be creative.
But like so many other people, my free flow of creativity waned as I grew older. By the time I entered high school, my insecure self-consciousness and yearning to fit in halted the growth of my authentic self and redirected the flow of creativity into a tool for mental survival. In response, I picked up journal writing as an outlet for my teenage angst against a world that didn't understand me.
Life into my 20s centered on establishing an adult life for myself: working, marriage, and education. But deep inside I knew there was more to life-more to me-than domestic and career fulfillment. I knew this because a distinct part of me excitedly emerged during relaxed moments and jumped at opportunities to express itself through all sorts of creative endeavors. Through these endeavors I found an inner sense of purpose that connected me to something much bigger than myself. These events inspired me into starting a Web-based project with the sole purpose of promoting creativity and learning in others.
Since its humble beginnings in the year 2000, the Creativity Portal has been an ongoing personal experiment in design and content within a creativity-based theme. Although the how-to directory has been its mainstay, the site has grown into a hodgepodge of creativity related features, and continues to be a personal outlet for my own creativity-and desire to inspire creativity and learning in others. I've been honored to host a variety of contributions by published authors, artists, and teachers worldwide-who freely share their knowledge and expertise with others. The Creativity Portal is visited by droves of people daily, and the feedback it receives from individuals and organizations gives it more life and purpose than I ever thought possible.
There is no doubt in my mind that we all possess the innate gift of creativity. Some of us learn to grasp it early on in our lives, and (perhaps like myself) lose sight of it until we are ready to embrace it again in later years. Others might have missed out on the opportunity to tune into their creativity, or just chose to leave it dormant while they pursued other interests. Neither is right or wrong, just a free choice we have before us in the banquet of life. I am certain, however, that when we take time to nourish our creativity, it will nourish us in return. And having experienced that generous payback, I can say with confidence that effort given to developing personal creativity is healthy "food" for the mind and soul.


Ep. 7: "I felt like I was never going to smile again"
Ten years ago today... Erica's brother Kyle passed away in a car accident.
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Combine yogurt, lemon juice, dill, and garlic powder in a small bowl.
Add chicken, cucumber, tomatoes, onion, olives, and feta cheese and toss until fully combined.
Divide the chicken salad evenly among 4 pieces of bibb lettuce.


This was Tim's first solo record. He spent a lot time throughout childhood on a boat with his family, and these compositions were inspired by the ocean. This group did a lot of regional touring and was one of the bands that was part of a scene that came out of Joe's Mill Hill Saloon in Trenton NJ.


Gronk smash? Gronk smash! New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski was named the cover athlete for Madden NFL 17.
The announcement was made live on ESPN's SportsCenter Thursday. It was the first time since 2009 fans did not vote for the cover athlete.
"It's a dream come true," Gronkowski said on SportsCenter.
He is both the first tight end and Patriots player to grace the cover of Madden NFL. It is the sixth time in seven years an offensive player has been given the honor.
Gronkowski caught 72 passes for 1,176 yards and 11 touchdowns last season.
No Broncos athlete has ever been on the cover of the game.
Madden NFL 17 is slated for an Aug. 23 release date for the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360 and Xbox One.
EA Sports on Monday said it will name the cover athlete for the upcoming Madden NFL 17 on Thursday. The announcement will be broadcast on SportsCenter, which airs at 4 p.m. MT on ESPN.
It is the first time since 2009 fans will not vote for the cover athlete.
There's been one Peyton who has been a cover athlete and amazingly it wasn't The Sheriff — former Broncos and then-Browns running back Peyton Hillis was the face of Madden NFL 12. So here are the arguments for Manning: He's one of the most accomplished quarterbacks in the history of the NFL, holding numerous records. And he's retired. No need to worry about the curse for him.
The Super Bowl 50 MVP has been on a whirlwind media tour since leading the Broncos to their third Lombardi Trophy. From "Dancing With the Stars" to his cavalcade of talk-show appearances, Miller's popularity has risen exponentially in recent months. It makes sense he will be the face of the game. Also, just imagine his bevy of sack dances featured in the loading screen.
Did Conor McGregor get EA Sports UFC's cover curse?
After Ronda Rosey lost back in November, I posed the question if there was a UFC version of EA Sports' Madden curse.
Fast forward five months and her UFC 2 cover mate Conor McGregor lost via submission to Nate Diaz at UFC 196. Add that to what happened to the first EA UFC game's cover athletes and the answer has been a resounding yes.
Jon Jones was one of the cover athletes on the first EA Sports UFC. While he won his light heavyweight title defense fight against Daniel Cormier, everything else has gone wrong for him. He tested positive for cocaine during a drug test in December 2014 and was fined $25,000 by the UFC. In April 2015, he was sought in connection of a hit-and-run in Albuquerque, N.M. Shortly after, the UFC suspended him indefinitely and stripped him of his title.
He has since been reinstated and is slated for a rematch with Cormier at UFC 197 on April 23.
Alexander Gustafsson, the other cover athlete, lost both his fights in 2015, first losing via TKO to Anthony Johnson in January and then a split decision to Daniel Cormier in October.
Four fighters, four bad years after being on the cover. Be warned potential UFC 3 cover fighters.
Well, if it's any consolation, at least McGregor was able to destroy Conan O'Brien in the game.
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Update (1:10 p.m. Feb. 2): And the video is back up.
Update (2:35 p.m. Feb. 1): The video was removed from YouTube by EA Sports for some reason, but what I have below was accurate as of this morning.
Electronic Arts unveiled its annual Super Bowl simulation in Madden NFL on Monday. Since 2004, EA has accurately predicted the winner nine of the 12 times.
So who won the Broncos-Panthers game?
The Broncos fell behind 17-0 at halftime, but behind Peyton Manning, Denver rallied to score 20 unanswered points in the second half to take a three-point lead.
But then Cam Newton, using his legs, powered through to score a late touchdown to give the Panthers the lead and ultimately the victory. Final score: Carolina 24, Denver 20.
Mike Tyson is coming to the Octagon.
Well, a virtual version of it anyways. Electronic Arts announced Wednesday that the former heavyweight boxing champ will be a playable character in the upcoming EA Sports UFC 2. He will be available with a pre-order of the game's deluxe edition.
The game has old-school Iron Mike, as well as bald, tattooed faced Tyson. The pre-order offer also includes UFC Hall of Famer Bas Rutten and Kzushi Sakuraba.
In the trailer, the digital Tyson is seen wrecking his opponents with a barrage of punches and elbows. My question is — just like it was to Ronda Rousey in her bout against Holly Holm — why are Tyson's opponents in the virtual octagon trying to outstrike him? You don't outbox a boxer.
EA Sports UFC 2 is slated to be released March 15 for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
NCAA Football 14 was released July 9 for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.
Electronic Arts left a cryptic message on its NCAA Football Facebook page on Monday, leaving fans wondering if the defunct video game franchise was in store for a revival.
"Our heart still beats for the big game," the message says, along with a video of heartbeats on an electrocardiogram screen.
The last installment in the series was NCAA Football 14, which launched in July 2013 for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Later that year, the future of the series went in limbo after several major conferences pulled their trademark licenses from EA and former UCLA basketball player Ed O'Bannon headed a a lawsuit against EA, the NCAA and The Collegiate Licensing Company for using player likenesses in the games.
Unfortunately for fans of the series, the Facebook post — the first on the page in a year and a half — was simply about the National Championship game.
"We have no new plans or announcements to make regarding the EA SPORTS NCAA Football series," the company tweeted a couple hours later.
Today's #NationalChampionship game reminds us more than ever that the hearts in our community still beat for college football.
Did Ronda Rousey get EA Sports UFC's cover curse?
Is there a UFC version of the EA Sports' Madden Curse?
Definitely looks like it after Saturday night. Ronda Rousey, who was named the global cover athlete for EA Sports UFC 2 on Friday, was knocked out by Holly Holm at UFC 193.
She's not the only one had a run of bad luck after being on the cover.
No word as to who is going to share the cover with Rousey.
This isn't your father's WWF WrestleMania for the Nintendo Entertainment System.
Well beyond the fact that it might be a while before Hulk Hogan finds himself in another WWE game, 2K Games made big leaps in WWE 2K16, the latest installment to the series the company took over after the demise of THQ.
Despite its flaws, the game improved in many areas — including a much better MyCareer mode — and carries an expanded roster with a whopping 120 playable wrestlers at release. WWE 2K16 is the most-entertaining wrestling game to come out in years and stands on a solid foundation for future versions.
2K Games touts this roster as the largest in WWE gaming history. With 120 wrestlers from throughout WWE lore — and more to come in future DLC — the variety is certainly robust.
The Denver Broncos traded for tight end Vernon Davis from San Francisco Monday and the EA Sports team was quick to respond on Twitter.
EA posted the first look at Davis in a Denver Broncos uniform — in Madden NFL 16.
Will the Colorado Avalanche return to the playoffs after finishing a disappointing 11th in the Western Conference last season?
In The Denver Post's simulation of the Avs' 2015-16 campaign in Electronic Arts' NHL 16, the team certainly made a concerted push, especially at the end of the season, to return to the postseason.


The movement is happening across Alaska. Be part of the 30th Anniversary of Key Campaign where families meet face-to-face with members of our legislature in Juneau, and rally are held in towns throughout the state. Tell your story to affect positive change. More information and 2017 Campaign Priorities available at the Key Coalition of Alaska.


How are calories burned from dancing calculated?
A person weighs 160 pounds and tap dances (a task that has a MET value of 4.8) for 1 hour and 20 minutes.
Psychology Today – Christopher Bergland – Why is dancing so good for your brain?


A national Rightmove survey of nearly 24,000 participants has placed a Suffolk and Norfolk town in the top 10 of the UK's happiest places to live.
The survey, which set out 12 factors ranging from friendliness of the neighbours to provision of local services ranked Woodbridge 10th happiest and Leigh-on-Sea as the UK's number one happiest place to reside.
Woodbridge also scored highly under the section "I can be myself", which saw the town rank 2 out of 206.
Overall, the next highest-ranking town in Suffolk and North Essex was Bury St Edmunds, which came in at a credible 13th.
Congratulations to Leigh-on-Sea who secured the top spot. The Independent covered this story and highlighted its "real village feel", community spirit, range of independent shops and that the town was "really buzzing".
Rightmove's interactive survey results are here.
Click here for the Ipswich Star article and here for coverage from the Independent.


Since local feature detection has been one of the most active research areas in computer vision during the last decade and has found wide range of applications (such as matching and registration of remotely sensed image data), a large number of detectors have been proposed. The interest in feature-based applications continues to grow and has thus rendered the task of characterizing the performance of various feature detection methods an important issue in vision research. Inspired by the good practices of electronic system design, a generic framework based on the repeatability measure is presented in this paper that allows assessment of the upper and lower bounds of detector performance and finds statistically significant performance differences between detectors as a function of image transformation amount by introducing a new variant of McNemar's test in an effort to design more reliable and effective vision systems. The proposed framework is then employed to establish operating and guarantee regions for several state-of-the art detectors and to identify their statistical performance differences for three specific image transformations: JPEG compression, uniform light changes and blurring. The results are obtained using a newly acquired, large image database (20,482 images) with 539 different scenes. These results provide new insights into the behavior of detectors and are also useful from the vision systems design perspective. Finally, results for some local feature detectors are presented for a set of remote sensing images to showcase the potential and utility of this framework for remote sensing applications in general.
Read more and download the full paper.


Brasil 1 sailor Andy Meiklejohn (NZ) enjoyed life in the fast lane when he stepped onboard the Volvo Extreme 40 Holmatro for the penultimate day of the Volvo Extreme 40 Portsmouth grand prix series yesterday.
Despite having the Volvo Ocean Race 2005-06 sailor onboard, the best result the team managed all day was a third place which kept Mitch Booth and his team in fourth position overall going into the final day.
Team Basilica had one of the best days of the fleet and enjoyed the 10-15 knot wind conditions. The all-British team scored three first places out of the five races, to maintain their top spot.
It was also a good day for Motorola-CHR. The team were the only other boat to win races in the shifty conditions and after a 'good day in the office', they move up to second overall, overtaking Randy Smyth's Tommy Hilfiger.
With one day of the series remaining, Team Basilica holds the overall lead, 21 points in front of Motorola-CHR with Tommy Hilfiger third. Mitch Booth and his team on Holmatro are fourth and Yves Loday, the class designer, holds fifth place.
Racing concludes today at 1400.


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Cape towns look to Congress to help pay PFAS cleanup costs
Cape Cod Times
BARNSTABLE — Tom Rooney is superintendent of the Barnstable Fire District's drinking water system, which supplies water to 3,500 to 4,500 residents of scenic and historic Barnstable Village.
Bisected by Route 6A, the village has captain's homes, Sturgis Library, the county courthouse complex and other attractions.
It also lies close to the Barnstable County Fire/Rescue Training Academy and Cape Cod Gateway Airport (formerly Barnstable Municipal Airport) either or both of which may be the source of toxic PFAS chemicals that have invaded drinking water wells — and may require $10 million, possibly as much as $20 million, to remove.
Firefighting foams only part of it:Study uncovers previously unknown PFAS contaminants in Cape watersheds
"That's a big burden to ratepayers without assistance (from the state and federal governments)," said Rooney, who obtained a $200,000 grant from the Massachusetts Clean Water Trust and a $1 million zero-interest loan from the state drinking water revolving fund.
A costly proposition:Removing PFAS remains a top concern of Chatham town officials
What are PFAS chemicals?
PFAS is short for per- and poly-fluoroalkyl, a group of 9,000 chemical compounds that are used as heat, oil and water-resistant coatings in many consumer products such as cookware, food and product packaging, water and fire-resistant fabrics, films, wires, and firefighting foam.
Their chemical bonds are so strong and stable that they don't break down in nature and are known as "forever chemicals" that bioaccumulate in human tissues and have been linked to testicular, kidney and other cancers, liver damage, higher levels of cholesterol, reduced response to vaccines, and a host of other maladies.
Sources include manufacturers, landfills and septic systems.
Cape's PFAS problem more widespread than expected
After Massachusetts required mandatory testing for PFAS chemicals in drinking water systems in October, many public officials realized how widespread the problem had become. Until recently, testing technology was not capable of detecting PFAS down to the trillionths parts per liter.
"A lot of towns had reason to be suspicious or concerned and the more you look, the more you find," said Mashpee Selectman Andrew Gottlieb, executive director of the Association to Preserve Cape Cod.
Mashpee has been dealing with PFAS contamination of some of its drinking water wells from firefighting foam used on Otis Air National Guard Base, part of Joint Base Cape Cod. They've closed many of the wells contaminated with PFAS and are now working on installing an $8.5 million filter system on two drinking water wells.
Mashpee Water Superintendent Andrew Marks said the town recently sent a letter of demand for payment to the Air Force to cover the cost of the treatment system.
Future testing with more sophisticated technologies is likely to reveal even more chemicals in drinking water, Gottlieb said.
"It's going to become a bigger financial burden on municipal water systems and the state and federal government are going to have to help towns bridge the gap," he said.
Speaking at the state PFAS Interagency Task Force last week (chaired by state Sen. Julian Cyr, D-Truro, and Rep. Kate Hogan, D-Stow), U.S. Rep. Lori Trahan, D-3rd, said the federal government, which still allows the production and use of those chemicals, has a role to play in regulations limiting their use, in the cleanup of contaminated sites, and providing assistance to communities dealing with drinking water and other contamination.
State and federal lawmakers push bills to limit PFAS use and pay for cleanup
"No one is oblivious to the fact that cleaning up these chemicals is not cheap," said Trahan, an original co-sponsor of the PFAS Action Act of 2021 that passed the House of Representatives recently with bipartisan support from two dozen Republican representatives.
The bill requires cleanup of sites that could be the source of PFOA (perfluorooctanoic acid) and PFOS (perfluorooctanesulfonate), two PFAS chemical compounds that are thought to be among the most hazardous. It also sets air emissions limits, prohibits unsafe incineration of PFAS, and limits the introduction of new PFAS chemicals.
The proposed Action Act provides grants to water systems dealing with contamination, and health testing for all the chemicals in the PFAS group. It also requires reporting of PFAS releases and monitoring for the chemicals in drinking water.
Clean drinking water is a priority in the infrastructure bill now being debated in the Senate, Trahan said.
Kristen Hildreth, legislative director for the National Conference on State Legislatures, said interest in dealing with PFAS has ratcheted up in state legislatures across the nation with 196 bills in 2021 as compared with 106 in 2019. The infrastructure bill in the Senate includes $10 billion to address PFAS, she said, including loan forgiveness, wastewater facilities construction, clean water and drinking water funding, and funding for small and disadvantaged communities.
PFAS' effect on human health needs further research
The EPA has been criticized for not moving quickly enough on regulating these chemicals. In February of 2020, the EPA updated its PFAS action plan, saying it would regulate PFOA and PFOS, strictly limit some types of PFAS, develop methods to test for 11 additional PFAS chemicals in drinking water, fund some research, and initiate procedures to list PFAS on its Toxic Release Inventory.
Trahan's bill would also require that the EPA set a drinking water standard with enforcement measures.
"If we're going to make meaningful headway, (communities) will need investment from the federal government," Trahan said.
Also speaking to the task force, Dr. Patrick Breysse, the director of the CDC's National Center for Environmental Health, said his agency's mission is complicated by a lack of definitive research on the health impacts of these chemicals.
"There are many things we investigate where we know the effects, but the health effects with PFAS are just not as clearly delineated," he said. "Actions have to be based on scientific information."
Plus, the volume of PFAS problems has mushroomed. In just the seven years that Breysse has been with the CDC, the number of investigations ballooned from one to 40 or 50, with 30 to 40 scientific journal publications a month.
"There are many pathways to exposure," he said. "How do we distinguish between (the impacts) of environmental and consumer products?"
The CDC has been doing health assessments at 40 sites, many focused on firefighting foam. They also identified 10 communities nationally where they collect blood and urine samples and survey participants for their use of certain products and their drinking water source and habits. A second national study is focused only on drinking water and another to look at consumer product packaging.
One of its biggest concerns is how to advise physicians treating patients on what constitutes risk. Breysse said the CDC is working with the National Academies of Science Engineering and Medicine on a study he hopes will establish levels of risk. He thinks that the study could be completed in 2022.
Public wants to be protected from PFAS now
While exact impacts of PFAS may take time to determine, municipal water system managers know the public needs to know it is being protected now.
"We have to deal with this. We can't put it off," said Chatham Natural Resources Director Robert Duncanson. Like other Cape towns whose testing in the spring revealed PFAS contamination, Chatham — where one of its wells tested at twice the state action level and two others revealed the presence of PFAS — doesn't know the source of the contamination.
The town responded quickly by closing the well with the high readings, instituted mandatory water use restrictions, and started work on bringing three other wells online. The town is also looking at adding PFAS removal technology to a proposed new iron and manganese treatment plant. It adds approximately $3 to $5 million onto the plant cost, which could total between $13 and $14 million, Duncanson said.
"With 6,500 year-round residents, it's not cheap and Chatham will be looking to state and federal funding to help," he said.
Contact Doug Fraser at dfraser@capecodonline.com. Follow him on Twitter:@dougfrasercct.

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Under the creative direction of our former Buying Manager Ben Matthews, Ninety Percent is changing the landscape of fashion by using sustainable practices to create elevated basics - the brand donates all but 10% of its profits to those who make the collection happen and four different charities. This 'Faye' T-shirt is made from organic cotton-jersey and has a loose, oversized fit. Wear it half-tucked into track pants or jeans.
Shown here with: ATM Anthony Thomas Melillo Pants, A.P.C. Atelier de Production et de Création Shoulder bag, Common Projects Sneakers, Jennifer Fisher Earrings.


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Property sales in Netherton, West Midlands
The average property price in Netherton, West Midlands is £374,722 which is £93,561 higher than the UK average of £281,161. Last year in 2021 property prices in Netherton increased 119.0% from 2020.
Total property sales have decreased with 89 sales in 2021 compared to 94 in 2020, a difference of -5.
29, July 2022 29, Jul 22 41, Walker Street, Dudley, West Midlands, DY2 0JS Terraced £155,000 View sale history
25, July 2022 25, Jul 22 Flat 27, Festival Court, St Johns Street, Dudley, West Midlands, DY2 0RA Flat £95,000 View sale history
22, July 2022 22, Jul 22 147, Purlin Wharf, Dudley, West Midlands, DY2 9PQ Terraced £212,000 View sale history
6, July 2022 6, Jul 22 4, Doultons Meadow, Dudley, West Midlands, DY2 0AT Terraced £205,000 View sale history
1, July 2022 1, Jul 22 18, Bell Road, Dudley, West Midlands, DY2 0NH Terraced £181,000 View sale history
1, July 2022 1, Jul 22 128, Cradley Road, Dudley, West Midlands, DY2 9RH Semi-Detached £162,500 View sale history
23, June 2022 23, Jun 22 25, Tewkesbury Drive, Dudley, West Midlands, DY2 9RS Semi-Detached £205,000 View sale history
10, June 2022 10, Jun 22 62, Worcester Road, Dudley, West Midlands, DY2 9LW Semi-Detached £160,000 View sale history
1, June 2022 1, Jun 22 41, Park Road, Dudley, West Midlands, DY2 9BY Terraced £84,500 View sale history
In Netherton the most common property type purchased is Terraced with 47.2% of the total sales.
In Netherton the most common build type purchased is Existing build with 100.0% of the total sales.
In Netherton the most common estate type purchased is Freehold with 88.8% of the total sales.
Based on sales made in 2022, in the least expensive location to purchase a property in Netherton with an average price of £.
Based on sales made in 2022, in the most expensive location to purchase a property in Netherton with an average price of £
🚨 Crime statistics for Netherton
📏 Netherton surrounding area prices


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* An excellent introduction to one of the most engaging and controversial [[cultural]] theorists [[writing]] today.
* Žižek is a Slovenian [[sociologist]] who trained as a [[Lacanian]] and uses [[Lacan]] to [[analyse]] [[popular culture]] and politics.
* Illustrates the originality of Zizek's thinking on psychoanalysis, philosophy, multi-culturalism, popular/cyber culture, totalitarianism, ethics and politics.
* Illustrates the originality of Zizek's thinking on psychoanalysis, philosophy, multi-culturalism, popular/cyber culture, totalitarianism, [[Ethics and Politics|ethics and politics]].
* Provides a unique glimpse of Žižek's humour and [[character]] and offers new [[material]] and fresh perspectives which will be of interest to followers of Zizek's writings.
Books by Slavoj Žižek
In this new book, Slavoj Žižek and Glyn Daly engage in a series of entertaining conversations which illustrate the originality of Žižek's thinking on psychoanalysis, philosophy, multiculturalism, popular/cyber culture, totalitarianism, ethics and politics.
An excellent introduction to one of the most engaging and controversial cultural theorists writing today.
Žižek is a Slovenian sociologist who trained as a Lacanian and uses Lacan to analyse popular culture and politics.
Illustrates the originality of Zizek's thinking on psychoanalysis, philosophy, multi-culturalism, popular/cyber culture, totalitarianism, ethics and politics.
Provides a unique glimpse of Žižek's humour and character and offers new material and fresh perspectives which will be of interest to followers of Zizek's writings.
Zizek, Slavoj and Glyn Daly. Conversations with Zizek (Conversations) [ILLUSTRATED]. London: Polity Press. December 1, 2003, Paperback, 184 pages, Language English, ISBN: 0745628974. Buy it at Amazon.com, Amazon.ca, Amazon.de, Amazon.co.uk or Amazon.fr.
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Some unexpected terminations may have you feeling a little uncertain right now, but you don't have to worry about your own situation.
Stay calm, and don't assume the worst -- doing so will only put you in a bad mood, and there's no point in that.
Your relationships are more solid than ever -- despite the fact that there has been a little bit of conflict going on lately.
You mustn't think that people don't like you just because they argue with you.
Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia
Lublin, Lubelskie, Poland
Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
Bilbao, Pais Vasco, Spain
Bangkok, Krung Thep, Thailand
Kiev, Kyivv, Ukraine
Waitakere, Auckland, New Zealand
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
Tranbjerg, Arhus, Denmark
Frankfurt, Hessen, Germany
Reykjavik, Reykjavik, Iceland
Copenhagen, Kobenhavn, Denmark
and in cities across the United States such as Taylors, Fountain Inn, Barnwell, Greer and more!
Today is Sunday, November 6, the 310th day of 2011.
Zero Tasking Day
Subtle Sunday
Daylight Saving disaster stories
True stories of Daylight Saving disasters
The time change can wreak havoc on people who don't heed the old "spring forward, fall back" rule.
'What a mess...'
Tips to adjust more easily
Do pets notice difference?
Insomnia, depression link
The fly in the ointment
#occupywallst protesters reject plea deal, decide to occupy courts.
States with excess cash
Fortunate states with excess cash
A few states are in enviable budgetary positions while most feel the crunch of a recession.
One has extra $260 million
Cuts for N.Y. agencies
Wash. trims cell expenses
Colo. voters reject hikes
Bank of America threatened foreclosure with ex-home owner over $1
And people continue to trust their money with Bank of America for what reason? Why would anyone want to do business with such a business?
Huffington Post:
Shantell Curtis and her family were threatened with foreclosure months after they had sold their Vernal, Utah house. What's more, the problem revolved around a single dollar, Connect2Utah.com reports (h/t The Consumerist). Months after the Curtises sold and moved out of the home in August of last year, their lender, Bank of America, reportedly sent them a foreclosure notice.
Bank of America claimed the family owed months of missed mortgage payments, before realizing a $1 coding error had held up the Curtises' title transfer. While BofA has taken months to resolving the issue, the Curtises' credit report has taken a beating since then.
The episode is far from the first foreclosure mishap BofA has dealt with in recent months, and not even the smallest dollar amount related to foreclosure threats. In June, BofA tried to foreclose on a man living in Massachusetts over a missed mortgage payment totaling $0.00.
Crabby Road
Best cities without a car
Best cities to live in without a car
These ten metros make it easy to get around by foot, bike, or public transit.
New York City is not No. 1
Bikes from automakers
Get top dollar for your car
The Average American Has Two Friends
How many friends do you have? No, not Facebook friends, silly. Real friends.
If you have only two, then you're an average American. A new study has suggested that our circle of friends is shrinking:
Participants were asked to list the names of people they had discussed "important matters" with over the previous six months. If respondents said "none," they asked whether this was because they didn't have any important matters to discuss or no one with whom to discuss them in the past six months.
About 48 percent of participants listed one name, 18 percent listed two, and roughly 29 percent listed more than two names for these close friends. On average, participants had 2.03 confidantes. And just over 4 percent of participants didn't list any names.
When Brashears looked closer at that number of socially isolated individuals, he found that 64 percent indicated that this was because they had no topic to discuss, while only about 36 percent had no one to talk to. Turns out, female participants and those who were educated were the least likely to report no names on their confidante list.
Balancing your work and life
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Home projects that don't pay
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Chores that burn calories
Calorie-burning household chores
Just shoveling your driveway could torch as many as 400 calories per hour.
Task as effective as ballroom dancing
Get Kate Middleton's arms
Plus-sized gym clothes
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Autumn is called 'Fall' for a reason, you know.
How to cook better at home
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Many people use too little of this spice in their dishes, and the flavor suffers.
When to skip chicken breasts
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Hidden kitchen dangers
Secret to perfect gravy
Wrong meatball ingredient
Why your meatballs don't taste right
This common mistake is hurting your recipe — and your wallet, Chef Fabio says.
'The only way to do it'
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Top pasta tricks
'Herbtastic' halibut
Best U.S. spots for fried chicken
Best places for amazing fried chicken
One spot serves the crunchy, juicy dish with light angel biscuits and sides made from family recipes.
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Slow cooker fall recipes
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Tips for home cooks
Pie recipe revealed
Award-winning apple pie recipe revealed
The cook's late mother-in-law gave her these prized secret instructions as a Christmas gift.
Trick gives her an edge
Cheese festival delights
Buffalo wing contest
Deep fried pecan pie
Foodies in California pushing for homemade food sales law
Mark Stambler's handcrafted bread was a favorite at Los Angeles specialty food shops until public health officials cracked down on the crusty loaves leavened in his garage and baked in a wood-burning oven in his backyard.
Retro Photo
Edward Weston - Mammy's Cupboard, Natchez, Mississippi, 1941.
Never Before Seen Pictures of Marilyn Monroe
It takes a lot of poise to still look beautiful, sexy and powerful while using crutches, but if anyone could do it -it was Marilyn Monroe. And the gorgeous pictures of the late, great actress featured on The Huffington Post show just how stunning she could look, even with an ankle injury. If you love Marilyn, don't miss these great, unreleased-up-until-now shots.
Magnolias do not require bees for pollination
"Magnolia is an ancient genus. Having evolved before bees appeared, the flowers developed to encourage pollination by beetles."
Let's be Honest
American back from Libya
American missing in Libya returns home
Matthew VanDyke secretly went to join the uprising against Gadhafi when he was captured.
Five months in solitary
Libyan arms missing
Gadhafi's hometown grim
Muslims throng Mt. Arafat
The 'devil' is in the details
'Devil' found in artwork's detail
Art restorers have discovered the figure of a devil hidden in the clouds of one of the most famous frescos by Giotto in the Basilica of St Francis in Assisi, church officials said on Saturday.
Zetas blink in the face of "Anonymous" threat
Amazing story.
NY Daily News:
The hacktavist collective Anonymous has cancelled Operation Cartel after a member that was allegedly abducted by a Mexican drug cartel was released Thursday, the group's longtime public face announced in an online post.
Barrett Brown claimed the organization had 25,000 emails stolen from the Mexican government that proved collusion with the Zetas cartel, blamed for dozens of deaths in the drug war gripping the Veracruz region of Mexico, Gawker reported Thursday. From those e-mails, the group says it compiled a list of 75 Zetas accomplices, which Anonymous threatened to expose.
However, after the unidentified member reportedly had been freed, Brown claimed that the e-mails would be handed over to him instead and the hackers would back down.
The Last Villager of Leonidovka
Desolation and silence, lop-sided electric poles and shabby houses prove that the village was abandoned long time ago.
Abandoned village in Russia
Look at the photos of an abandoned town that was accidentally found in the forests of the Moscow region. Why have the citizens left the place?
Fascinating WTF Photos From Russia
Russia seems like a chaotic place to live, with giant pigeons lurking around every corner, blighted urban landscapes full of dogs getting it on, and an extremely diverse citizenry trying their best to act like nothing's wrong.
These photos capture a side of Russia few outside the country ever get to see, and each image has an interesting story to tell.
Laser Turns Brown Eyes Blue
Want to turn your brown eyes blue? Forget contact lenses! Changing the color of your eyes permanently from brown to blue may be just a laser treatment away, according to one doctor working on the technology:
Dr. Gregg Homer at Stroma Medical in California announced on KTLA-TV that he had come up with a laser procedure that removes the brown pigment, known as melanin, in the iris. Once removed, the blue color underneath is revealed, giving the person blue eyes. Homer said the procedure takes about 20 seconds.
"We use a laser that's tuned to a specific frequency to remove the pigment from the surface of the iris," he told KTLA. [...]
"The eyes are the windows to the soul, [there's] this idea that people can actually see into it — a blue eye is not opaque. You can see deeply into it, and a brown eye is very opaque, and I think that there is something meaningful about this idea of having open windows to the soul," Homer told KTLA.
Strange ailment ends football game
Mystery outbreak ends HS game early
Nearly two dozen high school students and fans are stricken during a football game in Texas.
Stadium cleared
Ind. school's gutsy rally
Playoffs in Ala. begin
N.Y. suspensions stand
Brain parasite affects reward producing chemical
The brain parasite Toxoplasma gondii, which infects more than 60 million people in the US alone, directly affects the output of dopamine, a key chemical that controls our reward and pleasure centers.
Don't go into the water
The lion's mane jellyfish (Cyanea capillata) is the largest known species of jellyfish. Its range is confined to cold, boreal waters of the Arctic, northern Atlantic, and northern Pacific Oceans, seldom found farther south than 42°N latitude. Similar jellyfish, which may be the same species, are known to inhabit seas near Australia and New Zealand. The largest recorded specimen found, washed up on the shore of Massachusetts Bay in 1870, had a bell (body) with a diameter of 7 feet 6 inches (2.29 m) and tentacles 120 feet (37 m) long.
On July 21, 2010, around 150 people are thought to have been stung by the remains of a dead Lion's mane jellyfish that had broken up into countless pieces in Rye, New Hampshire in the United States. Considering the size of the species, it is possible that this mass incident was caused by a single specimen.
Sewer Snakes
NC sewer worker finds python coiled under lid
A sewer system worker in western North Carolina lifted an iron lid and came face-to-face with a 7-foot python.
Australian toddler and lion cub become firm friends
Little Maddi Robinson's new pet kitten is nearly as big as her. After being rejected by her mother, three-week-old lion cub Sassie has made her home with Maddi's family, which owns the Darling Downs Zoo near Toowoomba.
Two of four cubs born at the zoo three weeks ago have taken up residence alongside the Robinson family, spending their days reclining on the couch and dozing on the lounge room floor.
Maddi is happy to do her bit by helping keep the cubs entertained and it's they, not the two-year-old, who must keep their wits about them. "At the moment she's a bit rough with them. We're always telling her to be gentle but it won't be long before they turn the tables," mother Stephanie Robinson said.
While eventually Sassie's teeth will be too big to have the run of the house, Maddi is making the most of her warm and cuddly playmate. For now, the pair are inseparable.
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The success of the first-place Vermilion Lakeland College Bantam Tigers relies on the play of the entire team – 10 skaters and one goaltender. But on most nights, the difference between a win or loss depends on the production of Dylan Eremko and Logan Garnier.
As of Saturday, through 13 games, Vermilion was first place in Tier I of the North Eastern Alberta Hockey League's bantam division. Eremko, a second year forward, led the team in scoring with 48 points (24 goals, 24 assists) and Garnier, a first year, ranked second with 37 points (23 goals and 14 assists).
Both players are good skaters with an ability to get open and have had individual success through all levels. Because Eremko is a year older, they are only on the same team every second year. But their chemistry on the ice is undeniable. It helps that, off the ice, they are good friends.
"It's more important to have good chemistry off the ice and on the ice," said the team's head coach Cameron Mangatal. "They're like best friends. They hang out all the time, they come to the rink together, they go hunting together, go fishing together. They're besties."
On Saturday afternoon against the Cold Lake Freeze, Eremko and Garnier helped lead a third period comeback that ultimately fell short with Vermilion losing 5-4. It was just their second loss of the season, both of which have come to Cold Lake.
"For most of the season we have been playing pretty good but in these games we have to buckle down late and come away with the win," said Eremko. "Today we couldn't do that."
Vermilion lost 3-2 to Cold Lake earlier in the season. They have also beaten them 7-6.
"It's pretty back and forth," added Mangatal.
Both Eremko and Garnier found the score sheet in Saturday's loss, yet their efforts weren't enough to secure a win. It was a reminder of how heavily the team relies on both players to produce; to put it in perspective, the pair's combined 47 goals counts for just under 50 per cent of the team's total tallies this season. They're also first and second respectively in goal scoring for the five-team league.
"It's not just me but the whole team has to count on them as leaders, goal scorers," Mangatal commented. "They sometimes put the team on their back when we need them. Unfortunately tonight wasn't one of those times, but you can't have them all."
Fortunately, there's still six games remaining in the season (though just one at home) as well as two more meetings with Cold Lake. Vermilion is just one point up on the Freeze and will need to secure wins in those two games to earn first place in the league and Eremko and Garnier will have to be at their best.
One of the reasons for the pair's high point total this season is the fact that the Tigers have just two lines on most nights; sometimes less. Saturday against Cold Lake, the team had nine skaters, meaning both players stayed on the ice for more than half the game. That helps pad the point total, but it can also be a problem.
"We can't have anybody get a penalty and we have been doing that," said Eremko. "We can't get a guy suspended or anything."
Late in Saturday's game the Tigers struggled to control the puck in the dying minutes and were unable to pull goaltender Austin Starko for an extra skater. It was evident the players were fatigued.
"They get a little tired, but it's not too bad," Garnier said of his legs toward the end of games.
Still, tired or not, Eremko and Garnier continually create chances for their team, in part due to terrific chemistry.
"We're really good friends off the ice and on the ice we communicate really well and just seem to find each other," Eremko explained.
"There isn't really a goal scorer," added Garnier. "We have about the same (amount of goals). He just sets me up all the time."
Eremko, the second year, wears the 'C' on his jersey for Vermilion. Mangatal said it was fairly evident, even last year, that he was deserving of a leadership role with the team.
"It was pretty easy. He had an 'A' last year and was a pretty big leader. You don't always give it to your strongest player but he's the strongest talent wise and also as a leader.
"People look up to him – even though he's the shortest. He's just a fantastic kid."
Both Edmonton Oilers fans, Eremko said he admires the skill of both Connor McDavid and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, and his shiftiness on the ice shows he tries to replicate their on-ice play. Garnier, a bit bigger in stature, looks up to Taylor Hall and Jordan Eberle.
Looking at the numbers, it wouldn't be absurd to suggest both players would have a chance at playing higher-level hockey, perhaps in either Wainwright or Lloydminster. But that isn't on their radar.
"I like it here in Vermilion with all my friends," said Garnier. "It's way more fun playing with people you know."
"It's almost more fun playing with your friends and having a better year than having a bad year (statistically)."
Though Mangatal isn't looking forward to losing half of his dynamic duo next season, he's happy that Garnier has one more year of bantam eligibility.
"Him and Dylan are a package deal," the coach said. "He's only a first year (so he'll be back next year) but I'm sad to have to lose Dylan. They're both great hockey players and hopefully they'll do well if they choose to pursue hockey at a greater level."
None of that is on the players – or the team's – mind right now. Eremko's bantam team came up just short of making it to provincials last season, while Garnier's peewee squad also failed to make it. Making provincials would be a redemption, of sorts.
"For a small team I think we have lots of talent and I think we can do great this year," Eremko said.


Who Invented the Iron Lung Respirator?
In 1895, William Roentgen, a 50-year-old professor of physics at Germany's University of Wurzberg, made a discovery that would in a very short time change medical and human history. During an experiment in which he was exploring the path electrical rays took from an induction coil through a glass tube covered with heavy black paper, Roentgen noticed that the rays illuminated a florescent screen across the room, causing it to glow despite the fact that the tube was covered. Obviously, the electromagnetic rays were able to pass through material.
Without realizing it, Roentgen had become the first person to discover how to use electromagnetic radiation to create the X-ray. The first X-ray is one he took of his wife's hand. Prior to this, tumors, broken bones and bullets buried within bodies could only be assessed via direct examination by a doctor, and how well a patient fared depended on the skill of the physician. Within a month after Roentgen's announcement, doctors were using X-rays for diagnostic purposes, but the first X-ray machine for medical purposes wasn't designed until 1913. By 1896, an X-ray department was established in a Scottish hospital that produced X-rays of a kidney stone and a penny lodged in a child's throat.
The X-ray brought about immense changes to society. Doctors, for the first time, could see images of the human heart and brain and the medical specialty of radiology was born. By May of 1896, the X-ray had its first medical use, when it was used in Naples to locate bullets in the arm of a soldier wounded in an Italian campaign against the Ethiopians. A German doctor would find a sarcoma in the tibia of a child. Before long, X-rays would be used to fight cancer (with radiation therapy) as well as discover it.
X-rays have numerous other uses besides medical ones. Physicists now use X-ray lasers to probe the structure of crystals and atoms. In 1949, a a team led by Herbert Friedman of the Naval Research Academy put several small Geiger counters -- which detect radiation – aboard a captured German V-2 rocket and launched it 50 miles into the air. From this experiment and others, scientists discovered that the sun and stars emit X-rays, a discovery that has helped us find distant galaxies. And biologists have used X-ray microscopes to image tiny organisms and cell structures that ordinary microscopes cannot detect.
Though sometimes taken for granted, X-ray technology has helped to shape modern medicine in some significant ways and has even permeated popular culture through film references and its use in radical forms of art. Roentgen's discovery also led to the development of more modern imaging techniques like CT imaging, which play a critical role in medical diagnosis today. From taking pictures of dinosaurs – in 2010, a special, hair-thin X-ray beam was used to explore a fossil that turned out to be half dinosaur, half bird -- to their use in security scanners at airports today, X-rays are an integral part of modern life.
Cummins, Joseph. "How Did the Invention of the X-Ray Machine Change Society?" Synonym, https://classroom.synonym.com/did-invention-xray-machine-change-society-9785.html. 25 June 2018.


The murder trial of two teenage girls accused of killing a Hartlepool woman in her own home was today hit by a fresh delay - and now looks set to stretch on beyond Easter.
The older of two girls accused of battering Angela Wrightson to death in Stephen Street, Hartlepool, on December 8, 2014, was due to continue to give details about the night she died under cross-examination by her co-accused's barrister, John Elvidge QC.
The two girls, now aged 15 and 15, both deny murder.
The pair, who were 13 and 14 at the time of Ms Wrightson's death, cannot be named due to their age.
But the session was halted after the older girl's intermediary - an impartial person providing support for her to understand the court process - told Leeds Crown Court she was too tired to continue.
Mr Justice Henry Globe agreed to bring an early end to the day's evidence - and warned jurors the case could now continue for longer than first expected.
The trial was initially listed for five weeks when it got underway in the middle of last month.
But Mr Justice Globe says a number of 'hiccups' - which have included a juror being taken ill and transport problems delaying the arrival of one of the defendants - mean the court process is set to be extended.
Mr Justice Globe told jurors: "This process is taking slightly longer than most people anticipated.
"We have had one or two hiccups for perfectly good reasons.
"I'm sure each of you are starting to think about the timetable of the case and how long it will take.
"You will understand how difficult it is to answer that question.
"There is the distinct possibility that this case will not finish before Easter.
The trial will reconvene on Monday morning.


The Bulgers were a very informal group of climbers who set out to climb the 100 highest peaks in Washington State. This list was never "official", but it has achieved a certain legitimacy among Cascade climbers and it is the usual way to the Washingtion Top 100.
This site also has a list of the strictly defined Washington Top 100, ranking only peaks that have a clean prominence of over 400 feet. These lists are very similar, but do have some differences. While the Bulger list generally uses a 400-foot prominence cutoff, for volcanoes they use an 800-foot threshold, and for other well-known summits with less than 400 feet of prominence they make exceptions.
The Bulgers drop Liberty Cap, Sherman, Colfax, and Lincoln becasue they are volcanic subpeaks with less than 800 feet of prominence.
They also drop Mount Ballard, not realizing that it had a higher unsurveryed point to the north.
They add Seven Fingered Jack, Sahale, Dark, Rahm, Horseshoe, Little Annapurna, and Blackcap Mountain, all of which have less than 400 feet of strict prominence.
Having dropped five peaks and added seven, they also miss out on the bottom two of the strict 400-foot list, Luna and Castle.
Any way you look at it, this is a very difficult list to complete. Many of these peaks require serious mountaineering skill, including difficult rock-climbing ability. Consensus is that the highest of the Mox Peaks (Southeast Twin Spire) is the hardest to climb, but many of the other summits feature some combination of long approaches, bushwhacking, crevassed glaciers, steep rock pitches, and overall adventure.
The first to complete the Bulger list was Russ Kroeker in 1980.
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Salies de Bearn
Holiday Cottage near Salies de Bearn, Pyrenees-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Park Cottage, Pretty Béarnaise cottage for 6 in tranquil location
Park Cottage from across the pool (1/18)
Park Cottage - front entrance (2/18)
Lounge area with cosy wood burner (3/18)
Dining area (4/18)
Kitchen area (5/18)
First floor double bedroom (6/18)
First floor super king/twin bedroom (7/18)
Ground floor bedroom - twin bed option (8/18)
Ground floor bedroom - super king bed option (9/18)
Ground floor ensuite bathroom (10/18)
Swimming pool (11/18)
View of the gardens from the terrace (12/18)
Café culture, Salies de Béarn (13/18)
Thermal Spa, Salies de Béarn (14/18)
Skiing at La Pierre St Martin (15/18)
One of our beautiful local 'gaves' (16/18)
Stunning views from Le Petit Train d'Artouste (17/18)
Picturesque Salies de Béarn (18/18)
Park Cottage
Cottage Ref: 00432
Fabulous Views
Car essential
Changeover
Nearest Airport: Pau (58km)
Park Cottage accommodates 6 people. It faces south and has stunning views over the grounds and swimming pool to the valley beyond. The cottage has a lovely wood burner and electric radiators and is available all year round.
The cottage has a large terrace equipped with garden furniture and a gas barbecue for dining alfresco.
On the ground floor, the cottage has an open-plan kitchen/dining/sitting room. The fully-equipped kitchen has a gas hob, an electric oven, a dishwasher, a washing machine, a fridge, a microwave, a toaster and a Senseo coffee machine. The spacious sitting area has a wood-burning stove, a TV and DVD-player.
There are three bedrooms - two are on the first floor, one has a double bed and the other a super king bed (or two single beds), both have ensuite shower rooms. The third bedroom is on the ground floor and can be configured with either twin beds or a super king bed. This room also has an ensuite bathroom with shower over the bath.
From the large swimming pool, there are lovely views over the countryside and to the Pyrénées beyond which can be enjoyed from the spacious south facing terrace, which is equipped with plenty of sun beds and parasols.
Domaine Lavie is an elegant manoir near the spa town of Salies de Béarn. The Pyrénées and Spain are less than an hour's drive away, as are the golden sandy beaches of the Atlantic coast.
Set in seven acres of private grounds, Domaine Lavie dates back to the time of Gaston Febus in 1376. The house was first owned by Pierre Seigneur-de-Lavie, after whom the surrounding area was also named.
In the 18th-century, the main house was enlarged and remodelled, and its appearance has changed very little since then.
Location of holiday rental near Salies de Bearn, Pyrenees-Atlantiques, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Holiday Type: Beach, Rural, Mountain, Historic/Sightseeing, Family
Local Activities: Swimming/Watersports, Walking, Golf, Fishing, Horse Riding, Tennis, Cycling/Mountain Biking, Local Market, Amusement/Water Park
Nearest Airport:
Biarritz 58km
Nearest Railway Station:
Orthez 19km
Nearest Ferry Port:
Bilbao 220km
Domain Lavie is close to the picturesque town of Salies-de-Béarn. The town takes its name from the Saleys - a small tranquil river which snakes past quaint 17th and 18th-century half-timbered buildings, some of which stand on pillars on the river banks.
Salies-de-Béarn is known as the City of Salt. Every year, the Fête du Sel takes place during the second week of September. The whole town takes part in celebrating what they call "White Gold". During the fête, salt is taken from the river and used to cure delicious Bayonne ham.
The famous "thermes" in Salies are reputed to cure all sorts of ailments. The thermal baths are open to the public for beauty treatments, as well as for the healing properties of the spas.
The weekly Salies market is the place to buy delicious fresh produce all year round, although many of the local delicacies can be sampled at local fêtes which are held throughout the spring, summer and autumn. The fêtes normally last several days and celebrate anything from "garbure" (the local soup) to "pipérade" (a Basque pepper stew) - all seasoned with Salies salt, of course!
Domaine Lavie is in the Béarn region of south-west France. It is a wonderful area overflowing with historic sites, ancient châteaux, picturesque villages, lively markets and excellent cuisine. The fabulous towns of Biarritz, St-Jean-de-Luz, Bayonne and Pau are all within easy reach, as are several wine regions. San-Sebastián in northern Spain is a great place to go if you fancy going abroad for the day!
There are activities galore for everyone all year round. As well as tennis, horse riding and fishing, there are 15 golf courses within an hour's drive for golfers, and miles and miles of golden sands on the nearby Atlantic coast for surfers. The magnificent scenery of the Pyrénées is an hour away for skiers, bird-watchers and walkers - or you could just stay at Domaine Lavie and laze by the pool.
Eglise Saint Vincent (14th-century church); the River Saleys; the Place du Bayàà; Maison Montesquiut.
"Fête du Sel" (2nd week of September); Musée du Sel (Salt Museum); the thermal baths.
A little history...
Salies-de-Béarn is thought to date back to at least 1500BC. During the Bronze Age, a group of people settled in a muddy swamp without knowing they were actually living in a salt marsh. Salies grew in importance when the "white gold" was discovered and subsequently extracted. In 1523, much of the town was destroyed by a fire started by Spanish soldiers. In the second half of the 19th century, the "thermes" at Salies became a major draw for visitors - and remain so today. The thermal waters are enriched with salt and minerals and are said to miraculously cure certain medical problems, notably rheumatic diseases.
A local legend recounts the story of how salt was originally discovered at Salies. Hunters injured a boar which then managed to cross a muddy marsh before dying a little further on. When found, the dead animal's body had been completely preserved (by the salt) and was encrusted with salt crystals - and even today, salt from Salies is still used to cure the local Bayonne ham! From 4BC to 1BC, relics show that the Gallo-Romans definitely extracted salt at Salies - and the discovery of a pan for making salt dates back as far as 9AD. In 1841, salt works were built and salt-making in Salies finally became a major commercial business for the town.
Air France's low cost airline Hop! fly daily to PAU from Paris (Charles de Gaulle and Orly), with connections to the UK from either airport.
Ryanair fly twice weekly year round from Stansted to BIARRITZ and daily during the summer months.
Easyjet fly daily from Gatwick to BIARRITZ during July and August.
Other airports within an easy drive are BILBAO, BORDEAUX, LOURDES and TOULOUSE.
The ferry ports of BILBOA and SANTANDER are also frequently used by our guests.
Accommodation, Facilities and Services
Suitability: No Smoking, No Pets
General: Internet Access, Hairdryer
Bedrooms: 3 Bedrooms, Sleeps 6
2 Double/s with ensuite, 1 Twin/s with ensuite
Cot available on request at no extra charge
Bathrooms: 3 Bathroom/s
1 Bath/s, 2 Shower/s, 3 Wash basin/s, 3 Toilets/s
Lounge: Seating for 6 people
TV, DVD Player, Books/Magazines
Dining Area: Seating for 6 people
High chair available on request at no extra charge
Kitchen/Utility: Oven, Hob, Grill, Fridge, Freezer, Microwave, Kettle, Toaster, Coffee maker, Dishwasher, Washing machine, Ironing board, Iron
Outdoors: Swimming Pool, BBQ, Shared garden, Terrace, Sunloungers, Patio table, Patio chairs, Sunshade
Access: Car essential, Off road parking, Stairs
Services: Linen provided, Towels provided
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Low Season 2 January - 17 March 2023 £455 £255 £375 3 Days
Mid Season 18 March - 12 May 2023 £665 £345 £525 3 Days
High Season 13 May - 30 June 2023 £910 £480 £700 3 Days
Peak Season 1 July - 1 September 2023 £1,295 - - 7 Days
High Season 2 September - 29 September 2023 £910 £480 £700 3 Days
Mid Season 30 September - 3 November 2023 £665 £345 £525 3 Days
Low Season 4 November - 22 December 2023 £455 £255 £375 3 Days
Christmas/New Year 23 December - 2 January 2024 £1,295 £675 £975 3 Days
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High Season 4 May - 28 June 2024 £910 £480 £700 3 Days
Peak Season 29 June - 30 August 2024 £1,295 - - 7 Days
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Deposit/Booking Notes
A deposit of 25% is due on booking with the balance due 6 weeks before arrival.
During July and August we only accept weekly bookings with arrival/departure on a Sunday.
Short breaks, for a minimum of 3 nights, are available between September and June when arrival/departure days can be flexible.
Available for long winter lets, for a maximum of 90 days, between October and April.
Prices include good quality bed linen, bath and pool towels.
Prices include all electricity and gas, except during the period from 1 October to 30 April where there will be a charge for additional heating.
We are required to collect Taxe de Séjour (tourist tax) at the rate of 0.90€ per person (18+) per night on behalf of the local commune. We will ask for this from guests during their stay.
Last Updated: 2nd February 2023
Changeover Day: Sunday
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Youngsters planning their next steps after GCSE can find out everything the need to know about courses and training providers in the area via the Log On Move On portal.
Managed by Hull City Council and East Riding Council , it is a careers portal which allows young people and their parents to view prospectuses from all the colleges, sixth forms and schools across the region.
There are currently more than 1,600 opportunities advertised from more than 50 different providers on the portal.
Log On Move On also includes an application system, which allows learners to complete one application form that they can send to their chosen sixth form colleges or apprenticeship providers who will accept these as formal applications.
The system is introduced to all year 11 learners across Hull and the East Riding and is used by a large majority to make their applications. More than 80 per cent of Hull learners make their applications using the log on move on system.
In addition to courses and the application process, the website also promotes open events and there are links to www.getingofar.gov.uk where you can learn more about apprenticeships and the National Careers website https://nationalcareersservice.direct.gov.uk.
The Information, Advice and Guidance section contains lots of helpful information about the various routes you can take once you've done your GCSEs.
It also includes information about the local labour market, what help there is for travel, support if you have additional learning needs and other subjects that will help you with your learning.
This section also includes information on local educational grants that young people can apply to for financial support - although certain criteria must be met to be eligible.
In addition to these grants, bursaries are available to learners under certain circumstances.
Both local authorities are investing in redeveloping the website. The new site will include advertising live apprenticeship vacancies from the National Apprenticeship Vacancy site, a CV writer, an employability passport, and a new and improved application system. The changes will be going live in the next few months.
If you are aged 16-18 and are not currently in employment, education or training please contact Hull City Council's Connexions team on 01482 615223 who will be able to help you find the right course and help you take the next steps towards your future career.


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Motorola celebrates 3 years in India with offers and discounts!
It's been three years since Motorola came back to the Indian market. If you don't remember what happened, here's a small recap: Google bought Motorola in 2012 and announced immediate restructuring making Motorola leave most of its markets, even the ones it was successful. This plan was to save costs for a couple months until the new products were launched and it immediately came back to those markets.
That comeback had a lot of hype, since the Moto G had just been released and India didn't have affordable phones that performed well at the time. The Moto G was released in February 2014 in India and it became a best-seller straight away. India became Motorola's top 3 most important market and a large portion of the fans from our community and the readers of this website come from India.
Three years later, Motorola wants to celebrate this success with some incredible discounts and deals. They'll be available starting February 20th on Flipkart.com and the deals include up to Rs 20,000 off when you trade an old smartphone (available to all Moto phones sold), the Moto E3 Power lowered to Rs 7,499 and the Moto G Turbo priced at Rs 8,999.


This next tournament game, which started my win streak, recalls a number of previous themes from my analyzed games. The problem of going ahead and playing an "obvious move" without checking tactics is present - for both White and Black, in this case. Strategic themes are identified on the kingside (White's Bh6 threat), the center (the e5 square and various tactics, as well as an eventual pawn break), and the queenside (missed opportunities to exploit White's weaknesses there). Tactical themes include hanging pieces (White's Bf4), deflection, and intermediate moves (exploited by me to very good effect).
Overall I chose as the primary theme the sometimes cliche' comment in a game annotation, that the win from a certain point is "a matter of technique". As long as one's technique is adequate, that is. One of the pitfalls of computer analysis is to always look for the best move, even when you have already identified a winning move, which from a practical perspective should (by definition) always be enough. This is an especially important consideration after a long struggle when you may be tired and your board sight and calculating ability (unlike a computer engine's) is not at 100%. In this game I won by going into an advantageous endgame which I felt confident of winning, but should have earlier seen a deflection tactic (25...h5!) which would have wrapped things up much sooner. After that, it really is around move 36 that I knew I would win (rather than just thinking it...there is a difference), but still almost faltered due to a board sight issue on the long diagonal. The final blow doesn't come until I transition into a won king and pawn endgame, which takes two tries but finally succeeds.
This game was a struggle and I missed some good ideas, but being able to make some strong, confident decisions along the way to victory helped keep up the positive momentum in subsequent games.
Nice post, I was wondering what was the elos of the players?
I'm a Class B (USCF) player. My opponent (as noted) was Class C, but was a junior and I'd say played a bit stronger than his rating (which is typical).


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Interlink Global (OTC:ILKG), founded in 2002, provides telecommunication solutions around the world.
The Microsoft-approved Remote Control for Windows Vista Media Center, also to be launched by Interlink at 2007 International CES, is a 44-button Windows Media Center remote control.
August 9, 2006 - Interlink Electronics' MicroNav Technology Creates Innovative User Touchpad for New BenQ-Siemens SL91 Mobile Phone - BenQ-Siemens has selected Interlink Electronics' transparent MicroNav sensor to enable a unique backlit user keypad to be integrated into its new SL91 mobile phone.
com and later this year through Interlink Electronics' worldwide network of authorized Distributors and Resellers.
Interlink Electronics' family of MicroNav products, powered by the company's patented Force Sensing Resistor (FSR) technology, includes the MicroNav Ring, MicroNav Strip, MicroNav 360 degrees, MicroNav Array and MicroNav Touchpad.
said: "We would like to welcome Interlink Global Corp.
Anastasios Kyriakides, Chairman and CEO of Interlink stated, "The total investment when the project is fully deployed will reach approximately $40,000,000 and recovery of the investment is expected to be accomplished in approximately three years.
Anastasios Kyriakides, Chairman and President of Interlink Global added, "We, with our netTalk video products, are striving to give our clients the highest quality and most user friendly communications tools in existence.
Also at InfoComm06, Interlink Electronics will unveil a new version of its popular Presentation Pilot Pro(R).
Anastasios Kyriakides, Chairman and CEO of Interlink Global stated, "With the key infrastructure and partnerships we have in place, and other exciting new global initiatives approaching the launch stage, more than ever we believe the time is right to communicate our progress and potential to investors working with a respected advisor in the field.
Also, Interlink will be transporting to Internexa connectivity from the submarine cable (Global Crossing), using the existing capacity in NGTV's own network.


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Q: Error in installing Python 3.10 in Windows 8.1 I am getting a fatal error (installation stops almost immediately) when I try to install Python 3.10 (the latest version, as proposed in python.org now) in my Windows 8.1 machine.
I checked the log file and the error is during the installation of msi. After searching the web I found related issues with other py versions and/or Windows versions. So far I have tried:

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*Running as admin

*Stopping the msiexec process

*msi unreg and msi regserver
Nothing worked. Any ideas?
UPDATE: Some more attempts and information

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*Turning the antivirus off and trying again

*Installing in a difference account (but still the same machine)

*Python 3.8 works

I also read somewhere that some viruses can cause msi trouble so I am now in the process of cleaning up the pc. Once done I will try to update the question with msi logs.

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I have the ability to understand clients and what works for them. My key skills are designing and implementing sustainable programs, nutrition, HIIT and Metabolic Training. I am able to dientify and then rectifying biomechanical weaknesses and imbalances and delivering fun but challenging work outs that get my clients closer to their goals.


In full swing for the holidays? Sometimes I think I'm running in circles during this time of year. But that's never an excuse to have rough nails, right? Well, you should be putting some polishes from the China Glaze Cheers Collection on your tips - for parties and for every day! I have all 12 of these beauties to show you.
I've taken a lot of pictures of this collection. You'll notice four photos for each color - sunlight, shade, indoors with natural light and indoors with flash (in that order, as if you are reading a book). I've done this for several reasons. I want to provide a wide variety of lighting options for you to see how the polish looks. The exception is the glitter toppers - I only used direct sunlight and flash for those.
Wine Down For What? is my pick from this collection. It's a gorgeous vampy deep reddish brown shade with an excellent formula. I used 2 coats for what's shown, and I absolutely cannot wait to use this polish with different flakies as toppers.
This gorgeous deep purple creme is Mix and Mingle. It's creamy and lovely - and just about perfect in every way. Pictured is two coats. It's really slick and shiny.
The words "fiery" and "orange" in nail polish descriptions get me every time. No exception here with Son of a Nutcracker! It's pearly and pretty, and has a nice formula. No issues, and what's pictured is 2 coats.
This pink-leaning red shimmer is Peppermint To Be. Not much really to be said about it. It's a great Christmas-esque polish and has a nice formula. I had no issues.
I wore Break the Ice over Wine Down For What?, and I think it looks so cool! The glitter is sparce in the clear base, but it reminds me of broken glass. It adds a really cool effect! This is one coat over the base. I don't think this could ever be an opaque glitter.
Better Not Pout is another pearly addition to this collection. It's a berry shade that I found a little watery to apply. It came together in 3 thin coats, but be advised at the formula. It is definitely on the thinner side.
To contrast the silver glitter shards of Break the Ice, we've got the golden bling of Bring on the Bubbly! It's got a few different sizes of gold glitter suspended in a clear base. I chose to wear it over Son of a Nutcracker. It's another that will never be opaque.
I think Ugly Sweater Party is pretty aptly named! haha It's a hodge podge of glitters trapped in a pink jelly base. I wore it alone, but I'm not so sure why I did. It could definitely benefit from a base color. I used 3 coats over my bare nails, and you can still see VNL.
This one has the funniest name! Don't Get Elfed Up is a tealish green shimmer. It kind of looks like a green shimmer with a black base, but it does come across quite a pretty deep dark teal. This is another that has a thinner formula. I actually wasn't paying attention when I first put it on and flooded my cuticles. I had to take the polish off and start all over :) Three thin coats is what is pictured.
This interesting shade of glitter is I Soiree I Didn't Do It. I actually purchased this one because it was not included the press sample kit. But that's okay - it's nice! I used 3 thin coats for what's pictured, and there's still some VNL showing. Next time I might try a base color.
Coal Hands, Warm Heart sounds beautiful in theory - a deep midnight shade with holo glitter. Maybe it's just me, but it ended up a mess on my nails. :( I think it looks chunky and thick. Maybe if it had less glitter? I'm not sure. I used 3 thin coats for what's pictured. Maybe I might try a black base and one coat? The last photo really shows off the holo bits!
I really wanted to like Brand Spankin' New Year, and I think I just might like it if I had a base color under it. It's a pretty purpled jelly base with purple glitter. But it's too much of a jelly for me to wear alone. My VNL is distracting in this one haha! I used 3 coats for what's pictured, and it's not goopy or thick. It's just not pigmented enough for me.
You can find these wherever China Glaze polishes are sold - I know they are out and on display at Sally's. Price varies by vendor.


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The fast-paced lifestyle that most of you follow today can mean a number of downsides. From dealing with an insane amount of stress to practising unhealthy eating habits, such a lifestyle may lead to a whole host of health issues down the line. More importantly, unhealthy habits can cause your body to have a low pH level, which in turn can lead to a number of diseases, infections, inflammation, a lack of energy, and even nausea.
If you're a fan of going all-natural when it comes to boosting your overall health and fitness, you'd already know the incredible benefits that apple cider vinegar (ACV) and honey bring to the table on their own. In fact, ACV and honey are highly popular for their individual ability to prevent and treat health problems as well as infections that impact your life negatively. But, what if you could combine these two natural products and create a more potent combination that works twice as good? This is perfectly true in case of organic ACV and raw honey.
Made using fermented juice from crushed apples, organic ACV contains pectin; vitamins B1, B2, B6, and C; biotin; folic acid; niacin; and pantothenic acid. In addition, organic ACV also contains significant quantities of acetic acid and citric acid as well as a small amount of minerals, such as sodium, phosphorous, potassium, calcium, iron, and magnesium.
On the other hand, raw honey is a sweet syrup that's made by bees using nectar from flowers. It contains potassium, calcium, magnesium, iron, copper, zinc, vitamin C, thiamine, riboflavin, nicotinic acid, vitamin B6, and pantothenic acid.
As you're already aware, your modern lifestyle habits can mean a constant level of stress and high acidity. This can lead to an alteration in your body's pH balance and cause heartburn initially while increasing the risk for many other disorders, diseases, and infections.
Before you get all excited to make this drink in your home, remember that any inorganic or processed ingredients can reduce the overall effectiveness of this remedial concoction. For this reason, it's important that you get the right ingredients to prepare it. You'll need raw and organic ACV, raw honey, and a cup of water.
To begin with, mix a teaspoon of raw honey with a teaspoon of raw, organic ACV in a cup of water. Transfer the mixture to a tall glass if needed and stir it well to ensure proper dilution. Although it's completely fine for you to have this drink any time of the day, the best time to drink it is as soon as you wake up and on an empty stomach. This way, you'll be able to maximize the health benefits of this drink. Just remember to not drink more than two or three glasses of this mix in a day as it can turn out to be harmful for your health in higher doses.


Hawaii has some very pretty lakes, rivers, and streams that you can check out when you are on vacation. If you are into the great outdoors you will love the water of Hawaii. Grab a snack load up the family and don't forget your camera and head out and enjoy paradise.


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Ramsay High Grad Becomes First Graduate of UA's MSW-JD Program
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Jilisa Milton, the first UA student to earn a joint MSW-JD degree.
Jilisa Milton had just completed her first summer of service with Americorps and was still searching for direction in her social work career.
It was 2012, and Milton, a University of Alabama alumna, was doing service learning with immigrants in a farmworker community in central Florida. Americorps was flexible and allowed her to serve in a variety of ways, including tutoring at a nearby high school.
Not until the next summer would Milton connect all of her life experiences, channel them into a new focus and find her way back to UA.
Milton attended a conference in 2013 and watched a video speech by Michelle Alexander, a civil rights attorney who specializes in mass incarceration in the United States.
Alexander's message resonated deeply with Milton, who went through foster care before being raised by her grandparents and moving to Birmingham at age 7. She graduated from Ramsay High School there.
"It brought a lot of things full circle for me – how I ended up in foster care, the war on drugs, and how mass incarceration affects other things in my family's life," Milton said. "I remember seeing that video and thinking, 'I want to be like [Alexander].' So I started to research that particular sector of law."
When Milton returned for her second year of Americorps, she convinced her supervisor to allow her to work as a domestic violence court advocate. Milton's undergraduate social work degree from UA bolstered her credentials for the role and for her law school applications that she would begin submitting.
Milton would eventually choose the Culverhouse School of Law at UA over Howard University and would enroll in the MSW-JD program after fulfilling a Fulbright Award and teaching English in Indonesia.
"What made it hard for me was I knew Howard had a lot of social justice components, but I knew so much about being here at UA, how much it will cost to live and the community I had created," Milton said. "And the (UA) law school worked with me in a really intentional way, so that's when I decided to come back home."
During UA commencement exercises held May 4-5, Milton became the first student to earn a MSW-JD degree at UA, culminating four years of preparation for the growing need for trauma-informed lawyers. In that span, Milton has also interned and worked with the Adelante Alabama Worker's Center and the Equal Justice Initiative. She also joined the law school's domestic violence clinic. Through these experiences, Milton said it was normal to encounter situations where her trauma-informed background was needed to mitigate situations of sexual assault or abuse victims. As such, she was continually motivated to continue the dual-track degree.
Milton will begin working for the Alabama Disability Advocacy Program.
"When I worked at the EJI, I thought I'd want to do a bunch of legal stuff," Milton said. "But I was the one that they wanted to do re-entry and work with those clients. I thought, 'oh, you needed that?' – they realized it was necessary and complementary. And there are so many avenues that I didn't realize – working with children as a GAL (Guardian ad Litem) or doing mitigation work – require a lot of psychological understanding. But there are also things centered around policy, which requires you to think about systems and how they work in people's lives.
"Employers, especially in a legal setting, respond well to having [a MSW-JD] degree."
Milton's passion is restorative justice and reforming the criminal justice system. She hopes one day to create and lead an entity to facilitate that. Her experiences in the MSW-JD program – understanding trauma, how prisons work and program development – have provided a base to work toward her goal. Milton will now begin advocating for children in the Black Belt region of the state, focusing on mental health as it relates to the school-to-prison pipeline
Though Milton was initially nervous about being the pilot student for the MSW-JD program, she's thankful for the flexibility she was afforded in tailoring her curriculum and in choosing field placements. The interdisciplinary aspect of her degree gave her an invaluable "ground-level" perspective to better connect both realms, she said.
"That overlap allows you to see what clients are going through, and lawyers can now feel like they can tap into that and help," Milton said. "You'll know how people think, and you'll move in a different way to connect things better.
"Trauma-informed lawyering is an emerging concept that lawyers are starting to care about, especially the ones that do direct work. I'm better for it now, and I encourage other students to enter the program."
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Way too wordy and convoluted. Someone seeing the headline without knowing the story would need to read it three times to make heads and tails out of it. I like our suggestions better .
Wording seems way too soft. The tone should be incredulous, not blase; this isn't about the weather.
and that there is nothing against the law preventing minors from being bumped off a flight.
Should be "and there is no law preventing minors..."
As per the preceding sentence there is no law at play here, so there is no law to be "put aside" (and definitely not put aside twice ).
A better way of putting it would be "Ms. Addi asked the gate agent to forget about laws and have some compassion"
Extra space after the first quotation mark.
The kids were sent to a customer service desk and given a hotel voucher, but were told they couldn't receive any a check for compensation on the spot as they were all under 18.
Neither Ms. Addi, who was in Israel, nor her 17 year old daughter, who was in a Madrid hotel room, got any sleep due to their anxiety about the situation. Iberia in Tel Aviv said they were not able to handle any compensation issues.
The kids were sent to a customer service desk, and given a hotel voucher and nothing else. Iberia left the three young children and teens all alone in a strange city. Neither Ms. Addi, who was in Israel, nor her 17 year old daughter, who was in a Madrid hotel room, were able to sleep a wink due to their anxiety over the situation.
According to both EU and Israeli law, all three passengers are entitled to compensation for involuntary bumping. But the customer service desk in Madrid claimed they couldn't issue a check since they were all under 18, while Iberia in Tel Aviv simply said they were not able to handle any compensation issues.
Needs a colon, not a comma.
Perhaps the law doesn't prohibit minors from being bumped, but what about common sense and decency? Why were other passengers not solicited or bumped instead of 3 children in a foreign country?
Again, I feel that the most important bit is being under-represented. Maybe add another question, something to the effect of "Was Iberia willing to accept the responsibility if something, God forbid, happened to these kids?"
That is the most mind-boggling part of this story, IMO. Just taking three minors and leaving them alone in a strange city where they don't even know the language. A trained ape would be able to comprehend the absurdity and irresponsibility of such a thing.
Also, and this is a more general comment, quotes look pretty weird on the new site. The center alignment doesn't fit the rest of the page, the paragraphs are spaced way too much. It would look much better in a more compact form, maybe even on a slightly shaded field (similar to the old site, if I may bring that up ).
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Astronomical twilight the day you're there is at 4:32am, so I'm afraid you won't be seeing any northern lights unfortunately.
You could snorkel Silfra instead of diving it, highly recommended. You need a tour though, so make sure it fits in your schedule.
Kerið crater is a waste of time, I wouldn't bother.
Nothing really interesting to do in Rek really. If you specifically want to hang around a pretty town, do it in Keflavik. It's small, it's quaint, and the souvenirs are just as overpriced .
Re: Private Island Paradise: Something Fishy's Anniversary Adventure There are basically two "standard" ways to get to Utila from Roatan, neither of which would work for my trip. The scheduled air service runs only on Saturdays, and the ferry involves around 5 hours and a roundabout routing via the mainland.
This left a charter. There are a number of locals who offer boat charters between the islands, but these are long, bumpy, and very prone to cancellations. Plane charters on the other hand, are reliable, quick, and undeniably more fun. Best of all, these don't cost that much more than a boat charter.
The entire internet agreed that Alice from World Wide Travel is the way to go to book a charter, so I reached out to her via email. True to Honduran standards it took her a few days to get back to me, so it was another two weeks until everything was in place. I also booked our return domestic flights through her, even though she was around $20 more expensive than going through the airline directly. Aerolineas Sosa is known to cancel flights on a whim ("not enough passengers" is the typical excuse), but supposedly Alice will put you on a charter if that happens. That's worth $20 in my book.
On Monday morning, we finally finished our grocery shopping and headed off Roatan airport to meet our charter. According to an email I had gotten from Alice a few hours earlier, I was to meet "Captain Romero at the coffee shop". This seemed slightly more legit than "Banjo at the baggage area", so things were definitely looking up.
Sure enough, we had no trouble finding Romero and after a quick introduction it was off to the plane.
As you can imagine, it was a heckuva job fitting everything into the plane. We had two large suitcases, a snorkel bag, a box full of groceries (there are no plastic bags on Roatan), plus a big camera bag and my wife's bag. It took a while and some experimentation until we got everything to fit, during which the cardboard box broke and our bag of fish sprung a leak (because of course). Luckily I had stuffed some shopping bags into the snorkel bag on a whim back in New York, so these saved the day in the end.
Suffice it to say that it was a royal adventure getting all our stuff to fit, but we managed it in the end. My wife had just enough room in the back with all the suitcases, while I shared the single seat with the driver, half hanging out the side.
Sure enough, Barry was waiting for us along with his daughter and one of his workers. They got the boat loaded while I ran into the grocery for some last-minute provisions, including a five-gallon jug of water and charcoal for the grill.
Barry tied the boat to the dock and helped us out. There was another boat already there, with Barry's workers doing the final preparations for us. Apparently a large and rowdy party had left that morning, and it had taken longer than usual for the crew to clean up the mess they had left behind.
Barry gave us a tour of the island, explained how the electricity and plumbing worked, showed us the emergency phone, and packed up his crew and left.
After two days of traveling by jet, car, propeller plane, tuk-tuk, and boat, we were finally here.
We were now essentially marooned on a desert island, and couldn't be happier.
Re: Private Island Paradise: Something Fishy's Anniversary Adventure Now before y'all murder me for such a short segment, I didn't want to post this until the main segment TR was done. I finished that just now, so I'll post it as soon as I give it a final go-over in the next day or so.