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Mini Animal : Crocodile
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・Item number : NBS_006
・Difficulty level : 1/5
・Release date (Japan) : July 2018
・Assembled size : 14 x 40 x 76 (mm)
Product Information
・Welcome to the "Mini Animal Series"! These are simple nanoblock sets great for anyone.
・This is for the "Mini Animal : Crocodile" set. The popular Crocodile nanoblock from the NBC Series is now in mini size form.
・This series is simple to assemble and even smaller than the Mini Collection Series.
・A brand new link part is included so you can attach it to a key holder. If you use the special "nanoblock GLUE" adhesive (sold separately), you can even use it as a charm.
・The complete set comes in 6 varieties: Budgerigar, Panda, Lion, Cat, Horse and the Crocodile.
・Number of pieces : 30 pcs


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Saturday, 12 October 2013
Hello to Halloween
14 comments:
- Janette said...
Hi Denyse, Fabulous card, love the colour of her hair, gorgeous....
Thanks for sharing with us at CraftyCatz this week.x
- 12 October 2013 at 11:36
- Angelique said...
Gorgeous card hun. Love your colouring and the spiderweb background.
Huggsss, Angelique
- 12 October 2013 at 11:54
- Diane MoneyGoolsby said...
Hi, Denyse: What a cute Halloween card--love the image! thanks for joining in our challenge.
Simply Create Too Design Team Member
- 12 October 2013 at 22:05
- Andree said...
This is fabulous Denise. The colours are gorgeous and the web is amazing x
- 12 October 2013 at 22:33
- Steph said...
Beautiful card, thanks for joining us at Left of Center this week.
- 13 October 2013 at 08:10
- Scrappers Delights said...
Beautiful Denyse!
Wonderful colouring such a cute Halloween Card
Thank you for shearing honey love Janice
- 13 October 2013 at 10:07
- CraftygasheadZo said...
Love this! Thanks for joining us at Polkadoodles. Take care Zo xx
- 14 October 2013 at 11:25
- Kanan Pandya said...
Very cute card, Denyse. Love all the colors and images.
Thanks for playing along with us at Simply Create Too. Join us again soon. :-)
- 14 October 2013 at 21:48
- Karen said...
Thanks for joining us at Digi Haven and sharing your card for our Halloween challenge. The multi colored background is fabulous, especially with the web overlay. Great card! - Karen, DT
- 15 October 2013 at 14:33
- Wendy said...
Absolutely fabulous...Thanks for playing along with us at Di's Digi Designs Challenge this fortnight.
Wendy xx
- 15 October 2013 at 17:08
- Mad Moose said...
Great card! thanks for sharing it with us at crafty catz this week. Naomi x
- 17 October 2013 at 19:51
- lorraine reeve said...
spooktastic thanks for joining us at LOC
- 20 October 2013 at 08:37
- Julia said...
Fab creation and lovely coloring!
Thanks for joining us at Left of Center Challenges.
- 20 October 2013 at 22:55
- Jacki Daniels said...
Thank you so much for joining us at PunkyouGirl this time with such gorgeous creation I do hope you will join us again and good luck
- 22 October 2013 at 15:17

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Hiking Nevada's County High Points
Hiking Nevada's County High Points
Hiking Nevada's County High Points
By Bob Sumner
160 pages, 5.5″ x 8.5″
Though many readers are already familiar with Charleston Peak in the Spring Mountains high above Las Vegas and Mount Rose above Reno, Hiking Nevada's County High Points goes far beyond the known, into the remote wild country of Nevada's 16 counties: Clark, Douglas, Elko, Esmeralda, Eureka, Humboldt, Lander, Lincoln, Lyon, Mineral, Nye, Pershing, Storey, Washoe, White Pine—and the state capital, Carson City. Author Bob Sumner guides us across the Great Basin into the beautiful world of Nevada's wild lands, a remote and seldom visited backcountry of sagebrush and pine, landscapes of basin and range that touch the horizon. Trails meander through bristlecone pines to the summits of Boundary Peak, Nevada's highest, and Wheeler Peak in Great Basin National Park, to the historic overlook of Mount Davidson above Virginia City. Wander along alpine lakes and cliffs to Ruby Dome; past herds of pronghorn antelope to Mount Jefferson in Nye County, and around the old Pony Express trail in the pursuit of Desatoya, Churchill County's high point.
Hiking Nevada's County High Points includes: driving and route instructions, camping and lodging locations, a "bonus" peak which can be combined with the county high point and a side trip to a nearby point of interest.
Hikers from all over the country will appreciate the journeys contained in this guide to Nevada's diverse and challenging high points. Alpinesque scenery, towering limber pines, lush riparian canyons, past wind-sculpted rock walls with hundred mile vistas are here for the exploring in Hiking Nevada's County High Points.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Central Nevada resident and Hiking Nevada's County High Points author, Bob Sumner, has been hiking and climbing throughout the West for more than 25 years and has summited more than 1400 peaks. Editor of the venerable Desert Peaks newsletter, The Desert Sage, Sumner has contributed hiking articles for various publications. On any given weekend, Bob can be found exploring the most remote regions of the Silver State.


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There aren't many fashiony/beauty things I wouldn't try at least once but I have to admit, I'm not the most adventurous when it comes to lip colors.
I googled "blue lips" for shits and giggles and the first thing that came up was a health article about the causes which included carbon monoxide poisoning, a collapsed lung and acute mountain sickness. After self diagnosing myself with all of the above, even though I haven't been on or near a mountain since August - I realized I should probably google blue lipstick. Ahhh!
I've had this shade (metallic admiral blue) forever and have touched it maybe once only to quickly sit it down and wipe it off. If I'm a fearless fashion unicorn, can I be afraid of a silly little lip color? Are blue lips only ok if you're 17? Will I be judged? Tormented? Arrested??? OK, that's dramatic but like what would happen?
Fast answer, nothing. A few compliments, one stare from an elderly lady while buying coffee and an epic selfie. See below.
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A quick pre-summer getaway to satisfy my mad thirst for water activity has just started, It's been four months since I had a high time for water activity and this would be a good start for this year. This time I thought of temporarily going beyond cliche', no sand and sea this time.
We were in search of commendable location to spend our weekend escapade, we considered going to Mt.Romelo in the interest of visiting Buriwasan Falls, Lansones Falls, Sampaloc Falls and Batya Batya Falls but we came across some articles online with good feedback for Taytay falls in Majayjay Laguna. We thoroughly checked the reviews and reversed over to this itinerary with a hope that we made the right choice.
We tried our best to have the easiest route we could have yet it seemed that luck was not in our favor all the while. We originally planned to take the Sta.Cruz route as per suggestion of most people online but we had an abrupt change of plan and took San Pablo route instead.
5am when my friend and I met at Jac Liner Kamuning Station, we had a bus ride bound to San Pablo, San Pablo to Nagcarlan then Nagcarlan to Majayjay, from Majayjay Terminal we rode a tricycle going to Taytay Falls. The entire trip was indeed debilitating I must admit, cutting trip was not really my type of thing.
|Heading down to the Falls
We reached Taytay Falls at around 10:30am and paid ₱20 for entrance fee, without further cause of delay we hiked down to our destination along the Forrest terrace with rippling stream of clear water evidence that something grand was waiting ahead of us.
And there it is, Taytay Falls! I've only seen this in google images, usually the virtual photos are better than the actual glimpse but this was far better from what I was seeing online, the monochromatic color of clear to turquoise water was majestic summate the golden colored rocks.
We hurriedly changed to our swimming apparel and plunged into the water without me even realizing that Taytay Falls/Imelda Falls is famous for its talked about icy cold water, it was really cold to the point that I couldn't extend further into the deeper part of the falls, I just thought of our 5hour journey that couldn't just go into waste.
We hurriedly changed to our swimming apparel and plunged into the water without me even realizing that Taytay Falls/Imelda Falls is famous for its talked about icy cold water, it was really cold to the point that I couldn't extend further into the deeper part of the falls, I just thought of our 5hour journey that couldn't just go into waste.
Who would say NO to this inviting Turquoise clear water? The Golden colored stone, the strew of sprinkling water and the ray of morning sun was perfectly beyond the norms, making it more majestic. It made me want to stay a bit longer than a day.
We had canned goods for our lunch to lessen the travel expenses along the way, we found a best spot to settle our belongings. I didn't always have the privilege to take my lunch in a piece of hidden paradise so even if we only had canned goods I still felt like it was first class.
For those who are planning to visit the place please be considerate and have your snacks/meal beyond the swimming area to maintain the sanitation of the water.
After 3hrs of enjoyable stay in Taytay Falls we soon resolved to visit Malinao Spring & Resort, just a few steps away from the Resort you will reach Lucban Quezon. Malinao Spring & Resort is a small version of Taytay falls though the water was incomparable to Taytay's. Entrance fee is only ₱10, cottages are also available for only ₱400, during low season the rate is only ₱100 for the cottages.
Itinerary: Our Route
5AM Jac Liner Kamuning bound to San Pablo (₱135)
7:30AM Breakfast (₱35 Rice Meal)
8AM Jeepney Ride to Jeepney Terminal going to Nagcarlan (₱40)
8:45AM Nagcarlan to Majayjay terminal (₱16)
10:15AM Tricycle to Taytay Falls (₱180)
2PM Tricycle to Villa Malinao
2:30 Jeepney Ride from Malinao Spring & Resort to Majayjay terminal (₱16)
3:00 Jeepney Ride from Majayjay to Sta.Cruz (₱16)
3:30 H.M Transport bound to Cubao (₱140)
Upon the Jeepney rides (San Pablo to Nagcarlan-Nagcarlan to Majayjay) we had to wait couple of minutes before the vehicle departed as they need to fill all the passenger seats that was one of the major reasons why we missed the last trip from Majayjay to Taytay Falls, but no harm done.
Sta. Cuz Route (Best Option)
DLTB Buendia bound to Sta.Cruz (2-3hrs ₱140)
Sta.Cruz to Majayjay (₱35)
Majayjay to Taytay (₱16)


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The sticky, humid weather in DC may make you sweat the second you leave your nicely air conditioned apartment and turn your hair into a frizzy disaster, but at the same time…it gives you a great excuse to experiment with some refreshing smoothies!
Lauren Frahn, a member of LABRADA Nutrition's LEAN BODY FOR HER team with Jamie Eason Middleton contacted me a few months ago to see if I would try Jamie's protein powder and implement it into some clean and natural recipes. Between the Lean Body For Her Page and social media outlets, they have over 1.5 million followers along with 82k current subscribers to the weekly "Lean Body For Her" newsletter. The Lean Body products are made with all natural ingredients and I am really enjoying experimenting with both the vanilla whey protein as well as the chocolate whey protein.
My first experiment with the vanilla whey protein was a simple smoothie as a post workout drink after a long day at my new and unbelievable summer fellowship at Ketchum. It is definitely hard to find time to workout during the week when I leave the house at 7:45 am and get home around 6:00 pm. So, working out every other day during the week is what I have implemented into my schedule. After very quick 20-30 minutes workout on Tuesdays and Thursdays due to my work schedule, I really enjoy refueling with a delicious smoothie. Now, my smoothies do not come close to the mouth-watering taste of my mother's delicious desserts at home, but hey, they are pretty refreshing and healthy!
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Old friendships are so comfortable...you can just be who you are...no excuses necessary. And this old friend surprised me yesterday with a little gift...
a vintage Shawnee miniature pitcher to add to my collection.
It is marked USA on the bottom in teeny-tiny letters...
and will look perfect with the other pieces in my collection.
These little mini's are getting very hard to find so I am absolutely thrilled to have this piece. The tiny vintage pieces are no more than 3 inches high and they are perfect replicas of the full-size pottery made by Shawnee in Ohio in the 1930's and 40's. (I wrote about my collection in a February 17, 2011 post here if you'd like to learn more.)
I can't wait to make a tiny little space for Sandy's pitcher in my kitchen pottery cabinet.
A day at the flea market with a wonderful friend and an unexpected gift from the heart...
Life Is Good!
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Here's something myself and Max made back in April 2011. It was filmed in Galway and in Tuam, my hometown. A good portion of this was shot in the middle of the night in my Grandfather's shed. As an only child living with my grandparents, I spent a huge part of my childhood fooling around in there on my own.
I have a sad memory of spending a whole day trying to catch a Bánóg Bheag. Finally I had one clasped between my hands and it, fluttering wildly. I brought it to the shed to transfer it to a jar I had half-filled with india ink, naïvely hoping to help it get patterns on its wings. I forgot about the butterfly and found it drowned the following day. The shed was where I did my best exploring. Tools, rust, strange cans and tins, making up mixtures, climbing up the mountain of turf and sliding down again, finding dead birds, hammering nails into things. For me, so much of my head is tied up in that place.
So far, Hereunder has been screened at the Just Listen sound art festival in Limerick,
Hilltown New Music Festival, Westmeath, Cinekinosis in Bristol, the CineB Festival in Chile and at the Galway Arts Centre.
Hereunder from Vicky Langan on Vimeo.
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If there is a detective setting out to solve the mystery of the sardine, s/he sits in a chair (perhaps an armchair) reading Stefan Themerson's novel The Mystery of the Sardine. The detection is in the reading, and the mystery is in the text, in the asking: What is this book about? How are all these characters related? What is the unifying concept?
I haven't solved the mystery, but I'm not concerned by that. A lack of solution hasn't hindered my enjoyment of the process. Themerson is a singularly intelligent and insightful writer whose novels are enjoyable rides into the everyday philosophies of disparate groups of characters. He weaves together this novel, which was originally published in 1986 and has been reissued by the Dalkey Archive Press, from a number of threads that seem at first random but end up in a pattern that replicates not a conventionally structured drama but the world itself.
The novel's exceedingly complex first half begins with an English writer who carefully divides his life: city and country, anger and peace, the prose for which he is well-regarded and the poetry that he keeps to himself. At his passing, the story follows his wife and his secretary as they start a relationship and move to Majorca. There in Majorca, they receive a visit from a young scholar who is writing a dissertation on the writer and wants to know the color of his eyes, which neither woman recalls, so we (and the story) move back to England where a philosophy professor, his wife, and his daughter all live. One day the scholar visits the philosophy professor, who knew the writer, and both are caught in some kind of terrorist attack when a black poodle strapped with explosives runs up to the house. From here the story goes back to Majorca where the philosophy professor (now in a wheelchair) and his family are vacationing. We meet a young boy; he falls in love with the professor's daughter (writing the most romantic math thesis you will ever read), and then we return with the boy's mother, a former palm reader, to the writer's wife and secretary (though only briefly).
At this point, one begins to realize that Themerson is not writing a conventional novel. Halfway through there is no protagonist (or there are a dozen), no clear plot or movement to the events, just a collection of interrelated characters and their ideas—for each character at some point expresses his or her philosophy about some aspect of the world. This includes both the major characters (those with at least a single chapter from their point of view (of which there are many)) and the briefly appearing supporting characters:
Veronica, the wife of the philosopher and a "poet"—who believes that: "Poetry is not for reading. Poetry is for writing,"—on fakes: "Fakes are always real. They have to be. They are the proof that the true thing exists. When you see a faked Picasso you know there must be a true Picasso somewhere. You can't have a false Picasso without having a true Picasso first, can you?" Baudrillard may disagree with that.
Or the Judge on logic as he walks along a dusty road in Majorca:
Actually he distinguished two kinds of logic. He called one Perfect Logic, and the other Good Logic. They were not always in agreement with each other. Sometimes they were like cog wheels, Plato's Heaven or Dante's Earth, rotating each other in opposite directions. His Perfect Logic would start from some firm convictions and march remorselessly forward, goose step by goose step, coûte que coûte, to some final solution. His Good Logic was different. It had safeguards built into it in case the axioms were wrong. His axioms were spelt out in the Statute book. They could be changed only by an Act of Parliament. Thus, when he saw that the perfect logical conclusion was going to be unjust to the man, the woman, or the child, he, the judge, unable to change the Act of Parliament, would cheat by mincing the steps of his logic, and that's why he called it "good." Because (and here he would quote Queen Victoria?) "Goodness is the only thing that never loses it value."
Or even a Polish chauffeur offering a bit of criticism on the verse engraved on the Statue of Liberty:
"Keep, ancient lands your storied pomp," cries she
With silent lips. "Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free."
'Scuse pronunciation. 'V'been in America for not very long. They chucked me out. And haven't heard much English since. Am not sure what the word "storied" means. Your storied pomp. Does it mean many storeys like in their skyscrapers, or like social classes, upper classes, lower classes, or it it like a story meaning history?
Themerson makes these expressions seem natural within the novel. Recently, in reading The Counterfeiters by Andre Gide I was continually bothered by the way the characters speechify so as to express their ideas. Gide makes it clear which philosophies he wants to reader to agree with and which the reader should disagree with, while Themerson seems to take joy in the proliferation of ideas and viewpoints. His is an expansive and investigative method (perhaps the real investigation in this mystery is a philosophic one). The mathematical thesis, entitled "Euclid was an Ass," written by the young genius is alone almost worth the price of the book. Yes, romantic math.
The second half of the novel continues in this spirit, but also takes on a more traditional narrative role. The majority of part two is focused through the elderly Lady Cooper, a Polish émigré who married a British lord. Part one of the novel ends with a death and a body, and in part two Lady Cooper's story is indirectly motivated by this death. At a basic level, this mirrors the structure of a detective novel: a death and a body which leads the detective through the rest of the story. Though, in this case, there is no murder to solve, just the ongoing mysteries of the inter-relation of people and events. It is not a mystery of cold logic, as is pointed out in the first chapter of part two by a woman speaking to the as yet unintroduced Lady Cooper:
You don't want to see the mystery. And this place is full of mysteries, Madame. One would need a Simenon to unravel all the coincidences. . . . Pardon? Sherlock Holmes? Oh, no, Madame. Your Sherlock Holmes is a puppet made of papier mache, Madame. One could rewrite his stories to show that he always points out the wrong suspect and lets the real criminal go scot-free. No, no. Sherlock Holmes doesn't understand a thing. Especially women. And if you don't like Simenon, Madame, then perhaps Zola? Maupassant? Mauriac? Or, pourquoi pas? Racine? Corneille? Unless you prefer your Father Brown, Chesterton I mean, or do you find the comparison outrageous? Yet, wouldn't he—Simenon, I mean—wouldn't he be the best man to explain why she didn't cry?
The coincidences from part one begin to unravel in part two. Lines are drawn between the characters. Themerson not only relates the characters in this novel but also those in his previous works. Like the threads of mystery being pulled together, Lady Cooper's old acquaintance, the so-called Minister of Imponderabilia, finds the center of these disparate characters and events:
[Lady Cooper speaking] ". . . What is the purpose of piling up and up all those isolated irrelevancies, all those unconnected facts and people near or far if you can't link them together, hiddenly or not."
"But I can," he [the Minister of Imponderabilia] said.
"No," she said.
"Yes," he said.
"You really mean that all those various things can be linked with something? Something definite?"
"Well, what is it? What is this mysterious something?"
"It isn't a 'something,' it's 'somebody.'"
"A person?"
"Can you tell me who?"
"I can."
"Well, who?"
"You," he said.
In a detective story there are only three real connections between all the characters, places, and events. The first is not the victim (for we must assume the existence of red herrings or events that follow the murder), but the detective, whom we follow through the story. Then there are the world/novel, where all these things exist, and the reader (though in a way the reader and the detective are mirrors). The detective novel could be considered a system of interlocking parts that runs like a machine during the course of the reading. Similarly, The Mystery of the Sardine is a system that exists to expose to us these parts and their interaction. The world, too, is a similar system, and everyone has their own idea of how (or why) that systems works. The everyday philosophies expressed by Themerson's characters point to the multiplicity of explanations.
"We are all trapped between the beautiful blueprints of the most perfect systems and the World that contradicts itself, the World that is 'large and contains multitudes.'"
Naturally all these systems, of science, class, religion, mathematics, etc., are imperfect, yet people go on believing in them. And that is where we become detectives in life, piecing together the parts into a system which works for us.
Strange where a novel can lead.
"One tells stories when one must lie in order to tell the truth."
Themerson's novel, in its collision of the everyday and philosophic, in its strange characters and stranger coincidences, in its humor and intelligence, reminds me of the works of the great French author Raymond Queneau. Themerson is one of the few authors that can bear that comparison without harm. In the past couple of years, Dalkey Archive has republished three of his novels—this, Tom Harris, and Hobson's Island—and all of them are worth seeking out and reading.
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The original slogan of the Pokémon franchise was "Gotta Catch 'Em All", which was a lot easier said than done. In Pokémon Red & Blue, it was difficult because you needed to know other people who owned a copy of the game (as well as a link cable) and were willing to help you finish the Pokédex. The latest games in the series can connect to the Internet, which makes it easier to collect some of the rarer Pokémon. It's just a shame that there are over eight hundred Pokémon now, which means that it's going to take you a long time to catch them all.
We are here today to find out which are the hardest to find Pokémon in each game. We won't be including things like Mew and Celebi, as Game Freak has given them away on numerous occasions. It's time to pull out the Pokédex and search for the most powerful Magikarp of all time, as well as the elusive royal Bug-type Pokémon that has driven many trainers mad in their attempt to search for her.
Here are the 15 Rarest Pokémon In The Games - And How To Catch Them!
15 The Level 99 Hydro Pump Magikarp
Magikarp is one of the most common Pokémon you will ever see in the wild. They can be found in almost every body of water in the Pokémon world. The one exception to this is in Pokémon Black & White, as Magikarp are not native to Unova. You can only purchase a Magikarp from a salesman on the Marvelous Bridge.
The rarest Magikarp in Pokémon history was given away at a local event in Japan, which means that it was not available for download. The only way to receive this Magikarp was to visit the Pokémon Center in Nagoya, as it was distributed there, from March 20th to May 6th, back in 2013. It was released to promote the fact that the Pokémon Center was moving to a new building.
So what makes this Magikarp so special? It was a Shiny Pokémon (which is rare enough on its own), that was level 99 and carried a Rare Candy. The reason this Magikarp is so rare is because it knows Hydro Pump, which is a powerful Water-type move that Magikarp cannot normally learn. You could really conquer the Pokémon League with this feisty fish.
14 Dunsparce
Dunsparce is one of the most useless Pokémon in the series. It is weak, slow, and cannot take many hits before it is knocked out. Dunsparce does not evolve into a more powerful Pokémon and it has yet to receive a Mega Evolution form. It exists only to fill up space on the Pokédex.
The first time Dunsparce appeared was in Pokémon Gold & Silver, where it would only appear in the Dark Cave. Game Freak was particularly sadistic about Dunsparce, as you only had a 1% chance of encountering it in the wild. You also had to go through the annoying process of using Flash to lighten up the cave, during the era when Flash was still an HM move. This meant that you had to drop off a member of your team and bring a so-called "HM Slave" Pokémon with you. All of this was way too much work for a Pokémon that was totally useless in battle.
13 Chimecho
Chimecho is an unusual Pokémon, in that it specializes in healing moves. The best use of Chimecho in battle is as a staller, as it can inflict status elements and just heal for the rest of the battle. This isn't the best tactic in the world and it would likely get killed in a competitive match, but it at least has a niche. Chimecho is way more effective in battle than Dunsparce, yet it is almost as difficult to catch.
In Pokémon Ruby & Sapphire, you can only find Chimecho on the summit of Mt. Pyre. You have a 2% chance of encountering a Chimecho within the tall grass on top of the mountain. This was made slightly easier in Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire, as this chance was raised to 5%. You shouldn't worry too much about finding Chimecho in this generation of games, as you can just trade for one over Wi-Fi.
12 Mareanie
Pokémon Sun & Moon introduced a new concept into the game, known as the SOS Battle. This means that a wild Pokémon can call allies into battle, which means that you will be facing two Pokémon at once. SOS Battles seemed like an interesting idea at first, but in practice, it tended to just artificially increase the length of fights.
One of the new Pokémon introduced in Sun & Moon was Mareanie. It is a Poison/Water-type Pokémon that can possess the awesome Merciless ability, which ensures that all of your attacks against a poisoned opponent are critical hits. A Mareanie was recently caught by James of Team Rocket in the Pokémon anime.
Mareanie is a notoriously difficult Pokémon to catch. You first have to encounter a Corsola in the wild (which is hard enough to do already) and use an Adrenaline Orb on it. This will make it nervous, which might cause it to call for help. There is a chance that Corsola will call a Mareanie into battle, which is the only way to encounter it in the wild.
11 Flying Pikachu
Pikachu is the star of the Pokémon franchise and has appeared in the promotional material of almost everything Pokémon related (including Black & White, where you couldn't even catch one in the wild). As such, Pikachu has received several unique variants across the series. These include the Cosplay Pikachu from Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire and the Surfing Pikachu that can be earned in Pokémon Battle Revolution, which can be traded into Diamond & Pearl.
Back in the days of Pokémon Red & Blue, there was an incredibly rare Pikachu that was given away as part of a promotion. CoroCoro Comics gave away a Pikachu that knows the move Fly, as part of a competition. Only twenty of these Flying Pikachu were ever given away, which makes it the hardest to find Pikachu of all. They also gave away twenty Pikachu that knew Surf, but these soon became common, as you can trade a Pikachu over to Pokémon Stadium and teach it Surf there.
10 Sharpedo
Pokémon Sun & Moon finally did away with needing HM moves to proceed through the game. The fandom rejoiced at this, as they had long become weary of having to take up useful move slots with things like Cut and Strength. Game Freak replaced HMs with a new concept, called Poké Ride. This allows you to ride certain Pokémon on the field and to use their unique talents as a replacement for an HM. You can ride a Tauros, for example, and break through any boulders you find on the path. This acts as a replacement for the Rock Smash HM.
One of the Poke Rides you are given is Sharpedo, which allows you move quickly across the water and to break through any rocks you find. The problem is, you cannot actually call the Sharpedo into battle. If you want to catch one in the wild, then you have to travel to the Poni Breaker Coast. You have a 1% chance of catching a Sharpedo here. You can increase this to 10% by fishing at a bubbling spot of water. The problem is, the water returns to normal after you have fished there. You have to leave the area and return in order to make the bubbles come back, which is just as tedious as hoping to encounter one in the wild.
9 Munchlax & The Four Trees
Baby Pokémon are one of the worst additions to the series. They exist only to fill out the Pokédex, as they are totally useless in battle and are a notorious pain to evolve, as you need to raise the Friendship stat of the Pokémon, instead of its level.
Pokémon Diamond & Pearl introduced a Baby pre-evolution form for Snorlax, which was called Munchlax. It was the first new Pokémon introduced for the upcoming fourth generation of games, which caused many fans to believe that it would be easy to find...
In Pokémon Diamond & Pearl, there are twenty-one trees in the game which can be slathered in honey. This will attract wild Pokémon to the tree, which you can then battle. When you start a new save file, the game will randomly assign four of the twenty-one trees as the only ones that will spawn a Munchlax. If you manage to find one of these trees, then you have a 1% chance of encountering a Munchlax. Happy slathering!
8 Kangaskhan
No one cared about Kangaskhan until the introduction of Mega Evolutions. In Pokémon Red & Blue, it could only be found in the Safari Zone, which made it a pain to catch. When you finally found one, you discovered that it was useless in battle. Kangaskhan was just a boring Normal-type Pokémon, that had no worthwhile traits.
In Pokémon X & Y, Kangaskhan received a Mega Evolution. This made the baby Kangaskhan leap from its mother's pouch and enter the battle. In game terms, this means that Mega Kangaskhan gains the Parental Bond ability, which allows it to attack twice per turn, with the second attack dealing half damage. Kangaskhan is now one of the best Pokémon in the game and is a regular sight in official tournaments.
Kangaskhan's newly found popularity may be why it was made so difficult to find in Alola. The only place you can encounter a wild Kangaskhan in Pokémon Sun & Moon is at the Wela Volcano, where you only have a 1% chance of meeting it.
7 Chansey
The Safari Zone is one of the most annoying parts of the Pokémon series. Every time you encounter a wild Pokémon, you are forced to play a stupid guessing game, regarding which one of the items you should use against it. In most battles, you can just put the Pokémon asleep, or waste a Master Ball on it. The Safari Zone does not allow any shortcuts, which means you will be stuck spending hours trying to find a Tauros who won't run away from you in the first round.
In Pokémon Red & Blue, you can only encounter a Chansey in the Safari Zone. It has either a 1% or 4% chance of spawning, depending on your location, and you have to use the Safari Zone method of trying to catch it.
Of all of the Pokémon on this list, Chansey is the one that is worth the time it takes to catch. Don't let its cute face and happy demeanor fool you - Chansey is an absolute monster on the battlefield. It has dominated the competitive scene since the days of Red & Blue, due to its incredibly high stats and an amazing selection of moves. This is one egg that you don't want to mess with.
6 Spiky-Eared Pichu
It is possible to trade Pokémon between Red & Blue and Gold & Silver, with the aid of the Time Capsule. You cannot trade Pokémon from the first and second generations into the third and beyond, due to how the rules of the game were changed at a basic level. The exception to this is the 3DS versions of Red & Blue & Yellow, which can trade Pokémon into Sun & Moon. You can trade all Pokémon from Ruby & Sapphire onwards into the later games... with one exception.
There was a Pikachu colored variant of Pichu, that was released as a downloadable Pokémon in HeartGold & SoulSilver. If you take this to the shrine in Ilex Forest, then you will find a Spiky-eared Pichu, which has three points on one of its ears. This Spiky-eared Pichu cannot be traded into any other game, which means that it is stuck inside HeartGold & SoulSilver.
5 Politoed
Pokémon Red & Blue introduced the concept of trade evolutions. These were elusive third evolutionary forms for Pokémon, which could only happen when the Pokémon was traded to another player. In Red & Blue, this was restricted to Kadabra (into Alakazam), Machoke (into Machamp), Haunter (into Gengar), and Graveler (into Golem). One of the new trade evolutions that were added into Pokémon Gold & Silver involved trading a Poliwhirl that was holding a King's Rock, which will then evolve into Politoed.
In Pokémon Sun & Moon, it is possible to catch a Politoed in the wild. The method for doing this is very obscure, however, and you are not likely to discover it without a guide.
If you travel to the Malie Garden, then there is a 1% chance that a wild Pokémon will use its SOS command and call in a Politoed as an ally, which you can then catch. The only time a Pokémon will call a Politoed is at night... when it is raining. You might be waiting a while before you meet one in battle.
4 Pay Day Fearow & Rapidash
In Pokémon Red & Blue, you can visit a Pokémon Fan Club in Vermilion City. The Chairman of this Club will talk to you about how much he loves Rapidash. In fact, he goes into a creepy amount of detail concerning his affection for Rapidash. Once he finally stops talking, he will give you the ticket that you can trade for a Bicycle. The Chairman doesn't require it, as he can use his Fearow to fly from place to place.
One of the earliest Pokémon distribution events involved a stamp collection contest, that was held across several different magazines. The winners would receive a Rapidash and a Fearow, both of which could use Pay Day. This is the signature move of Meowth, which cannot normally be learned by either Rapidash or Fearow. These Pokémon were inspired by the Chairman of the Pokémon Fan Club and his love for his two favorite monsters.
3 Feebas
Feebas was a new Water-type Pokémon that was introduced in Ruby & Sapphire. It is supposed to mirror Magikarp in several different ways. Feebas has terrible stats and is totally useless in battle, much like Magikarp. When Feebas evolves, however, it turns into an elegant and beautiful serpent, whereas Magikarp transforms into a violent beast.
One way in which Feebas mirrors Magikarp is in where it is found. If you want to find a Magikarp in the Pokémon world, then you usually only need to look in the nearest puddle, as they are everywhere. In Pokémon Ruby & Sapphire, Feebas can only be found in the river on Route 119. Only six random water tiles contain a Feebas, which means that you have to have multiple random battles on each individual square of water, in order to make sure that you haven't missed one that will spawn a Feebas.
In Pokémon Diamond & Pearl, you can only find Feebas in four random spots, in the waters of Mt. Coronet. Luckily for the player, this was the generation when trading over the Internet was first possible, so it was easier to just find someone online who had bred a bunch of Feebas and wanted to trade.
2 Lance's Dragonite
Lance is one of the most notorious cheaters of the Pokémon universe. His three Dragonites in Pokémon Gold & Silver are all under level 55, despite Dragonair not being able to evolve until it reaches that level. Lance's Aerodactyl can also use Rock Slide, which it could not learn through legitimate means in Gold & Silver.
In Pokémon Red & Blue, Lance's Dragonite knows Barrier, which it cannot normally learn. This can actually be used against him, as was discovered in Twitch Plays Pokémon Red. When Dragonite faced off against Venomoth, it kept using Barrier, because the A.I. is programmed to use a type-effective move at all times. This allowed the Venomoth to overcome the Dragonite in battle, as it was unable to use any move other than Barrier.
Lance was finally made somewhat legitimate in 2016, as players who took part in the Kanto Classic tournament would each receive a code for a special download. They would each receive a Dragonite that knew Barrier, which finally made Lance's team in Pokémon Red & Blue legit.
1 Shiny Vespiquen
The craziest kind of Pokémon trainer is the Shiny Hunter. These are trainers who purposely seek out Shiny Pokémon, which are a different color from the regular kind that you will normally encounter. The chances of meeting a Shiny Pokémon are incredibly slim. As of Pokémon Sun & Moon, you have a 1/1024 chance of a Pokémon you meet being a Shiny. There are a few ways to increase your chances, such as finding the Shiny Charm (which is given to you when you complete the Pokédex), but it will still take you a long time to meet one.
There is one Pokémon that keeps Shiny Hunters awake at night. Its name is Vespiquen and it was first introduced in Diamond & Pearl. The only way to catch a Vespiquen is to evolve it from Combee at level 21. This wouldn't be a problem, except for the fact that only female Combee can evolve into Vespiquen, and you only have a 12% chance of any Combee being female. In order to find a Shiny Combee, you have to take the regular chance of finding a Shiny Pokémon and increase it by several magnitudes, as you are far more likely to find or breed a male Combee.
The existence of Shiny Vespiquen proves that only the most dedicated (or insane) trainers would ever try and catch them all.


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Creating a Portland presence
For more than five decades, the Oregon chapter of the Nature Conservancy has been making a big difference across the state. But in Portland, where the chapter is based, its presence in a nondescript circa-1970s building on Southeast 14th Avenue was rarely noticed by passersby.
That will likely change next year, when the group moves into a building that's been designed and renovated to both support the organization's mission of conservation and stewardship.
A turning point
As forward thinking as the Nature Conservancy's mission is, its headquarters building was a different story.
The three-story,12,000 square-foot building had outlived its usefulness. The roof leaked. The windows let in cold air. The building even had five separate systems for heating, ventilation and air conditioning.
"It had reached a point where it needed a bunch of investment," Jim Desmond, state director for The Nature Conservancy, said.
The building's layout also had become inefficient as the chapter had grown over the years. The building was originally used as an office for a grocery store before later being used as a parole office. The space inside was partitioned for "security and privacy," Desmond said.
The organization has 85 employees, about half of whom are located in the headquarters building (the remainder work at locations around the state). The chapter's operations are collaborative by nature, with employees often working together and with partners on projects. Only one conference room in the building could accommodate a large group, and that was limited to about a dozen people.
Realizing it was time to make a choice about what to do with the headquarters building, the organization looked at three options.
The first option was to tear down the existing building and construct a new structure. There was enough room on the property to accommodate a 75,000 square-foot building that would have allowed the organization to rent out part of the space as a money-making venture.
However, the organization's leaders and its board members didn't feel building a large structure was the right step. The property sits on the edge of a residential area and the group felt it would be out of line with the group's commitment to stewardship to bring in a structure that didn't align with the existing fabric of the area.
The board and the group leaders also nixed an idea to sell the property. The building is in a fast-growing part of Portland, and the chapter also owns the land on which the building sits.
"We could have sold it [all] for quite a bit of money," Desmond said.
But keeping their commitment to stewardship in mind, he and the board members also realized there was no way to ensure that whomever bought the property wouldn't immediately erect a tall, massive building on the property.
That left the third option — to renovate the existing building. It was input from project^, which The Nature Conservancy brought on to help develop and manage the project, and Portland-based LEVER Architecture, as project architect, that helped convince the chapter that working with what they had was the best choice.
LEVER's founder, architect Thomas Robinson, believed the existing structure had untapped potential. Once the exterior started to be stripped away, the project team realized they had what Tom Cody, managing partner of project^, calls a "jewel" of a building.
When the skins of older buildings are removed the almost always reveal surprises, according to Robinson.
"This one was a pleasant surprise," he said. "The building is actually a mass-timber building. It was built at a time when people built buildings out of wood, but they covered it up.
"One of the most sustainable aspects of the project was reusing that structure," he added.
Building on the bones
Even with good bones, the building needed to be stripped down to little more than the foundation and frame.
"We gutted it and then reinvented it," Robinson said.
For the project team, which included local engineering firms KPFF and PAE and Lease Crutcher Lewis as contractor, that reinvention consisted of turning the building and the property into a showcase for The Nature Conservancy's projects across the state. Rocks for landscaping would come from one site. Wood for the building itself would come from another.
"By visiting The Nature Conservancy in Portland, you [will], in a way, explore their work far away," Cody said. "It takes the visitor on a journey around the state."
On the exterior of the building, for example, the lower portion will feature juniper cladding, made from trees collected from the chapter's rangeland restoration work at its Juniper Hills Preserve in Eastern Oregon. The upper part of the building will be re-clad with weathering steel, which Robinson said will "change over time and eventually feel like it has been there for a long time."
The interior of the building will be a study in collaboration. Because the building originally served as offices for a local supermarket chain, it was filled with small offices. The renovation will open up the interior space, creating a floor plan without closed offices. Instead, there will be some small private spaces for meetings and phone calls. Juniper will make another appearance inside the building in the form of the front reception desk.
The project, which will eventually be dubbed the Oregon Conservation Center, also features an expansion component, a new pavilion that will sit at the corner of Southeast 14th and Southeast Belmont. The structure, which will be used for lectures and other events, will be made of cross-laminated timber, made by gluing pieces of wood together at 90-degree angles to each other and then compressing them to create a lightweight, strong panel.
While CLT is becoming more common for projects, the panels in the pavilion are unique in that they are among the first in the country to be made using wood certified by the Forest Stewardship Council. The designation verifies the wood was grown and harvested in accordance with a set of highly sustainable guidelines. The project team worked with the nonprofit Sustainable Wood Northwest to source the wood for the CLT panels as well as for other wood used throughout the building.
A rooftop deck on the pavilion will use FSC-certified red cedar from The Nature Conservancy's Ellsworth Creek Preserve. The pavilion also will feature a custom-made, perforated metal rainscreen around the building. The screen, which features a pattern based on foliage, will result in an effect that Robinson says will be similar to sitting under a tree.
That connection to nature will extend to the landscaping of the property around the building. The design by Lando and Associates Landscape Architects will incorporate rocks and gravel from one of The Nature Conservancy's restoration projects in the Willamette Valley. Garden areas will feature native plants, and signs throughout will provide information about how the features reflect with the organization's work.
It's just one more way to connect the project to the chapter's mission, according to Robinson. "We're bringing to the urban setting what was once here before."
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I was 6 weeks pregnant when I visited the Galapagos Islands and the only soup that made me feel better from first trimester nausea and altitude change was Locro de Papa. Since then, I have enjoyed making it at home. My husband enjoys at least 4 bowls of this soup each time I cook it. My son has learned to LOVE this soup too and we all look forward to Fall when I start cooking soups again after a Summer break.
This year, I decided to make my life much simpler and adapt most of my recipes for the Instant Pot. It saves so much of my time! I don't have to sauté or sweat the vegetables and I don't have to be on standby in my kitchen to watch anything by the stove. Instead, I load up the Instant Pot, set it, and find some extra time for myself. The best thing is the soups come out tasting just as good. Win-Win!
Easy and Quick Instant Pot Vegan/Vegetarian Locro de Papa: Ecuadorian Potato and Cheese Soup (8 servings)
Place in Instant Pot in order:
- 1 onion, diced
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 3# Russet Potatoes, peeled and roughly chopped
- 3 c water or veggie broth
- 1 1/2 c your choice of milk, I used Rice Milk here but have used Soy before. The color and consistency will be different according to the milk you use. The former will be thinner and more translucent in color, while the latter will be thicker and more opaque. The taste doesn't change that drastically, but it's prettier with a more opaque milk – but we are trying to avoid Soy.
Set on manual for 10 minutes. When done, you can allow the pressure to come down naturally or do a quick release. Mash the potatoes well and add to melt:
- 6 oz your choice of cheese: vegetarians can use queso fresco, while vegans can use a mozzarella type of vegan cheese
- 2 t sea salt
Garnish with:
- lots of avocados
- cilantro or scallions (I didn't have either for the photos… but boy would that have looked beautiful)


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Enthusiasts search for geodetic survey disks wherever they may be: cities, country roads, a man's front yard.
By ERICA E. PHILLIPS
Updated May 2, 2015 12:36 a.m. ET
Please click HERE for a link to the full article at Wall Street Journal.
Please click HERE for a link to the full article at Wall Street Journal.
SPRINGVILLE, N.Y.—On an overcast spring morning in this Buffalo suburb, Robert Macomber, armed with a shovel, a hand-held GPS device and a photocopied topographic map, set off into a wooded area near the local country club's 14th hole in search of quarry that might elude a less determined hunter.
The 62-year-old telecommunications specialist had driven nearly 200 miles from his Canfield, Ohio, home for this expedition. Neither a steep climb nor the surging creek below—high from the snow melt—was going to keep him from his purpose: locating a 3-inch-wide metal disk, pegged to an old bridge abutment and stamped: "U.S. COAST & GEODETIC SURVEY BENCH MARK."
Before the day was done, he had measured, searched and dug for similar disks outside a Buick dealership, near an old railroad bed, in a friendly man's front yard and at various spots along a two-lane country road. Of 14 bench marks he aimed to find, he located 11.
"Some guys go hunting, some guys go fishing, some guys play golf," Mr. Macomber said. "I look for bench marks."
The disks he found that day are part of a nationwide network of nearly 1 million similarly marked points whose information such as latitude, longitude and elevation are maintained in a government database. Data on these points is used for a variety of surveying and engineering purposes including drawing maps and laying roads or sewer lines. The bench marks—many well over 100 years old—were placed by surveyors atop high peaks, along important roadways, on the sides of public buildings, and everywhere in between.
Bench marks "are kind of like a skeleton or basic framework" for designing the nation's infrastructure, said Malcolm Archer-Shee, a programmer who works with the National Geodetic Survey's Integrated Database. The NGS is a part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which is responsible for earth science research, from tracking the weather to monitoring the environmental health of the coasts.
A few years ago, Mr. Archer-Shee wrote a computer program showing hobbyists and professional surveyors where they can find bench marks. The program pulls coordinates and a description of the surroundings from the national database into Google Earth. But much information in the database he used was outdated and the measurements—recorded before the advent of GPS in many cases—were off.
Now, thanks to the work of volunteer hobbyists like Mr. Macomber, the national database is far more up-to-date. Upon locating, or "recovering," a bench mark, these admittedly nerdy hunters meticulously record the GPS coordinates, the mark's current condition and the measured distances from nearby points of interest. They then file a report and digital photographs to NGS—known as "recovery notes."
According to Mr. Archer-Shee, about 80% of the recovery information in the national database is now crowdsourced in this manner.
An avid bench-mark hunter in his own right, he also contributes reports in his spare time. "It's like a treasure hunt," Mr. Archer-Shee said. "When you can find one that somebody hasn't found in 50 years, it's kind of an ego-boosting experience."
Many in the small community of bench-mark hunters happened upon the hobby via their interest in geocaching—a sort of high-tech scavenger hunt where players hide an object and list its geographic coordinates on the website geocaching.com. The site now includes a dedicated page for beginning bench-mark hunters.
Since then, the Pennsylvania couple has focused their hunting efforts on bench marks. Together, they have located about 1,000. They even seek them out when they're on vacation.
"When we go away, we don't necessarily like to look at touristy things," Ms. Galas said. "We like to find interesting little spots that people don't know about."
Kerry Brady and his wife have taken "at least six vacations where bench marks were either the primary or secondary reason for the vacation," the Beaverton, Ore., man said. And they've been successful—encountering more than 500 marks across 23 states.
Mr. Brady says their destinations, among them Eastern Oregon and Northern Nevada, are "not where normal people would go on vacation." But the couple gets a thrill out of their avocation.
In an online message board frequented by bench-mark hunters, Mr. Brady said he jokes with other users about "filming 'the happy dance'—where you finally find one you've been looking for forever."
Ken Wachter of San Diego distinguishes that kind of hunting from what he calls "urban bench-marking" or, as he puts it: "the easy ones on the sides of buildings." Venturing into rural areas with a shovel and a metal detector, he said, is the real deal.
"It involves hiking," he said. "I've dug for bench marks that were a foot and a half buried. That was real exciting."
Their passion for this obscure endeavor connects them with the nation's history, many of the hobbyists say. Presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and Abraham Lincoln were surveyors, after all. In the survey's earliest days, objects like bottles or stone jugs were buried to mark critical spots. Finding those types of bench marks, enthusiasts say, is like finding the "Holy Grail."
The NGS's former Chief Geodetic Surveyor, Dave Doyle, has watched the popularity of bench-mark hunting grow in recent years as people "from literally all walks of life" started using GPS devices and sharing their stories online. Mr. Doyle offers expertise to this community, answering questions in the forum and via email.
"This is a fairly esoteric science," he said. "So every time you find somebody who says, 'I know what that is,' you get this big smile and you just want to hug them."
Mr. Doyle still goes out hunting, too. Recently, he recovered a series of marks in North Carolina that had been set in 1838. "After a while, it just kind of gets in your blood," he said.
Still, not everyone shares the excitement. Mr. Macomber's wife, Debora, says when her husband found out about bench marks, "he just became smitten with it, he absolutely went nuts." In roughly 10 years of hunting, he has sent in more than 6,000 recovery reports. He even looked for a few during their honeymoon in Key West.
He has recruited family members to go out hunting with him over the years, but rarely gets them to go twice, his wife said. "It's fun for him," she said, "but it's not so much fun for everyone else."


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Sat. Oct. 20, 2018
Savannah Civic Center
Government and community members never have a chance to talk, think and work together in a safe place––we're either angry at a City Council meeting or frustrated at a regular City town hall meeting where we don't all get to talk to each other. CityCamp is the one chance to talk and think through ideas as equals - city staff and community members all have great ideas and valid concerns, what happens when we all get together at CityCamp? Awesomeness.
Organized by and for resident volunteers of OpenSavannah working in collaboration with public servants, CityCamp aims to bring together civic leaders, concerned citizens, elected officials, journalists, nonprofits, business leaders, youth, everyday residents, and all of Savannah's collective action for a day of solutions-building to answer the underlying question:'What do we want to create together for the future of our city?'
As an unconference style event, participants – that means you! – set the agenda for the day through lightning talks, leading breakout sessions, and posing questions. We'll be using the annual budget as a focus point for the day's discussion.
CityCamp aims to serve as an inclusive and equitable forum for public dialogue in a safe space, where city employees and elected officials are peers with residents.
At 266 pages, the city's annual municipal budget isn't exactly easy to understand. Luckily, Melissa Carter, Director of City of Savannah's Budget Management Department, will host a "Budget 101" workshop distilling the allocation process for us in plain language.. You'll also have a chance to pose new ideas to the entirety of City Council and at least one representative from all of Savannah's various departments.
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With 14 lightning talk opportunities and 6 breakout sessions – all pitched, voted on, and led by residents – CityCamp is your opportunitiy to weigh in on issues of importance to *your* community for the 2019 city budget. If you feel like your voice hasn't been heard in the past or if city spending hasn't reflected your community's values, this is your chance to have your voice be heard in a civil environment.
The last part of the day, we'll conduct an interactive budget simulation, both collectively to spark discussion and individually using an app built by OpenSavannah volunteers. All responses will be counted and displayed live, and later reviewed by the City as part of its decision-making process for the 2019 budget.
As an unconference-style event, the beauty of CityCamp is that participants set the agenda. That means you! So, consider leading a breakout session or thinking of a lightning talk in advance. Alternatively, sign up to join the Steering Committee or the Planning Committee.
CityCampSavannah is being hosted by OpenSavannah, a local nonprofit organization that uses the principles and practices of the digital age to improve how local government serves the public, and how the public improves local government.
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OpenSavannah, an all-volunteer civic organization dedicated to making local government work in the 21st century, is hosting CityCamp as its seminal fall civic engagement event. While in-kind use of Savannah Civic Center is provided by the City of Savannah, CityCamp is entirely autonomous from the City itself, and seeks to establish itself as a neutral, safe-space for city and citizens to have productive dialogue focused on the future of Savannah.
Absolutely not! All ages are invited to attend, especially adolescents! The only caveat, however, is that we will unfortunately not be able to provide childcare services on site, as it is a liability to do so on City-owned property.
A broad cross-sector of Savannah's 2,468 full time employees will be represented at the event, with representatives from all City service departments on hand to answer questions and clarify any points of fact In addition, City Council, Mayor Eddie DeLoach, and the entire Budget Management Office will be present. That said, aside from Melissa Carter of the Office of Budget Management, who will deliver a morning talk on the budget, no city officials will be treated any differently than other attendees. At CityCamp, we acknowledge that we are all Savannah residents, and that we all have equal voices in determining our city's future.
To join the Steering Committee, fill out the application form no later than Oct. 9, 2018 at 5 p.m. EST.
Parking will be available for all attendees commuting by car. If traveling via public transportation, you may catch either the purple (#14) line CAT bus or the red (#25) bus to drop you off at the Montgomery and MLK stop, right next to Savannah Civic Center. You may also catch the free Purple CAT Trolley from anywhere in the Landmark District.
Under the advisoryship of project lead Terri-Thornton Davis and Brigade Captain Carl V. Lewis, a steering committee composed of residents and public servants is currently being recruited to oversee the event and ensuing public feedback period is equitable, civil, productive dialogue. We aim to make CityCamp different from most public feedback type events. It won't be just another gripe fest with public servants and residents yelling at one another.
Coco Papy, Community Director of The Creative Coast, will be serving as the chief moderator for the event. In addition to serving on OpenSavannah's advisory board, Papy has facilitated large-group meetings in a variety of capacities in her years as a community organizer and political activist, with an eye toward keeping discussion focused, productive and civil. In keeping with OpenSavannah's core values, Papy deploys a number of strategies to ensure that discusssion is equitable and representative of all concerns, and not just a podium for those who yell the loudest.
CityCamp is being organized by, for, and with everyday residents. It's not a top-down initiative or last-minute-announced forum held merely to satisfy state requirements for public participation in budget proposals. It's not just performative in nature. While we can't ensure that all budgeting priorities residents bring to the table will be included in the 2019 budget, we will ensure that all voices get heard. In addition, we will post all results from in-person feedback, from the web app, and from text-message surveys online in an accessible format for residents and leaders alike to draw insights from.
We need everyone at the table for CityCamp for it to be a success. If you represent a community organization, neighborhood association or any nonprofit group working in the City of Savannah, including clubs and faith-based institutions, we invite your organization to co-host CityCamp with us. By co-hosting, we'll include your logo or group name in the event guide, on the event website, and indicate your affiliation on all members' namebadges. In addition, we'll ask your input as we decide on the specifics in the days leading up to the event. In return, all we ask is that you participate and, if you like, offer up your hands and volunteer to help out in running CityCamp.
Yes! Yes, it is.
CityCampSavannah will take place at Savannah Civic Center on Montgomery St. in downtown Savannah. The morning breakfast will begin in the Upstairs Main Ballroom. Parking will be available.
Savannah Civic Center, 301 W. Ogelthorpe Ave., Savannah, Ga. 31401


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Br Mohammed Zaheeruddin, a Final year Mechanical Engineering student from KBN Engineering College Gulbarga has been elected The Regional President of SIO Gulbarga Region in an election held on Sunday the 25th December 2011 in Gulbarga. The Gulbarga Region comprises the districts of Bidar, Gulbarga, Yadgir, Raichur, Bijaur and Bagalkote. The SIO members from the region comprise the electoral body. The election were held under the supervision of Jb Tahir Hussain, Joint Secretary, Jamaat e Islami Hind, Karnataka and Br Mohammed Ashfaque, Secretary SIO Karnataka Zone.
Br Mohammed Zaheeruddin from a hmble back ground hails from Laal giri in Gulbarga. The eldest son of PA to Tahsiladr (Rtd) Jb Mohammed Baqar, dropped his education after 8th standard due to lack of interest while studying in Government School to work in garages. He developed skills in hydraulic works and was cynosure of all in the field at that age. When he came in contact with members and associates of SIO and he was motivated to continue his education, he pursued his acadamic carrier and appeared for SSLC examination. He then completed his diploma in Mechanical Engineering the field he was interested. After completing Diploma in 2008 he Joined KBN Engineering College after getting selected in the Entrance Examinations.
He Joined SIO during this period, learnt the organization well with reading literature and in companionship of senior members of SIO. Became its member and shoulder the responsibility of Unit President in 2008, City President in 2009 to look after the 5 units which comprises city format, and later in the year 2011 he was made the District Organizer of Gulbarga.
Known for his Hard Work, though not prolific speaker, has the capability to motivate the young and the children to join religious classes and introduces them about the organization he belongs. He has great organizational capacity.
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Yangpachen Monastery
Yangbajin (also spelled Yangbajing) is a Tibetan Buddhist monastery in Yangpachen, in the Lhasa Prefecture of Tibet. It is historically the seat of the Shamarpasof Karma Kagyu. It is about 85 km southeast of Lhasa "on the northern side of the Lhorong Chu valley above the Lhasa-Shigatse highway.
It was founded around 1504 by the 4th Shamarpa who on finding the site proclaimed, "There shall be a monastery built on the left side of the Yangpachen as the support for Kagyu teachings and symbol of everlasting victory".
"Yangpachen Gompa was founded by Murab Jampa Tujepel in 1490 under the auspices of the fourth Sharmapa and financed by the Prince of Rinpung. It was the residence of the Sharmapas for only 300 years.... When the Gorkhalis under Pritvi Narayan Shah, king of the newly unified Kingdom of Nepal, invaded Tibet in 1792 to be defeated by a Chinese army, the tenth Sharmapa was accused of traitorous support of the Nepalis. Yangpachen was confiscated by the Gelukpas, the Sharmapa's hat was buried and recognition of future incarnations was prohibited. In Nepal the present thirteenth Sharmapa has resumed his full status amongst the Karma Kagyupas."


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Cagliari have agreed to sell Radja Nainggolan to Juventus – but it is unclear whether the transfer will take place now or in the summer.
"Cagliari have a moral agreement with Juventus director general Beppe Marotta," Cagliari chief Massimo Cellino told Tuttosport.
"My player was also left bewitched by the Bianconeri's new stadium."
The 23-year-old has been increasingly linked with the Old Lady over the last few months given the club's need for a new midfielder.
The ball-winner, born in Belgium, joined the Stadio Sant'Elia outfit in January 2010 on a loan deal from Piacenza. He was signed outright at the end of that campaign.
Nainggolan, who has scored one goal in 18 League games this season, is valued at around €15m.
It's thought that Juve would want Nainggolan immediately, but Tuttosport claims that the transfer will take place at the end of the season.
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Sometimes the little things drive you the craziest: How we spent a whole night fixing our outlet cover debacle.
Our parents came to visit us during the Fourth of July holiday and we put them to work. Thanks, guys!
We spent two weekends in a row testing out the hikes - and our gear - at the Delaware Water Gap.
Our journey to picking a palette for our home. Warning: Lots of paint chips and nerdy color talk ahead.
Picking the floor color was easy - timing up the work with the move and not scratching them was harder.
Our last night in the apartment featured a flood and plenty of denial about how much work we had ahead of us.
A gift from our real estate agents was a nice surprise on moving day.
While we're moving over the course of two weeks, thanks to scheduling issues, our furniture has already made the trip.
I love making lists and this moving checklist has helped keep me sane through multiple moves.
We've lived in our current apartment for a little less than a year but since it's the first place we lived together I wanted to take stock of what we really love about it, the things we'll miss when we move, and the things we'll be glad to be rid of.