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Suffering From A Gold Canyon Sewer Damage Mitigation Emergency?
Though floodings are possibly best known for generating extensive water damage to businesses and homes, they can similarly trigger sewage from sanitary sewer lines to back up into residences by means of drain pipes.
These types of backups not only generate damage that is difficult and costly to remedy, but also make health dangers.
Many house owner and business insurance coverage policies do not cover sewer back-up except if specific sewer backup protection is put on the policy.
Sewer backup insurance coverage is offered from most insurance firms for a small cost, generally $40 or $50 for a yearly insurance policy.
A lot of homeowners and businessmen might not realise that they accountable for the routine service and repair service of their house or sewer lateral the pipe between the region sanitary sewer main, in most cases placed below road, and the structure.
The sewer lateral is possesed and managed by the property owner including any area that could spread out into the avenue or public access. A split or worn away lateral or one chocked full of tree roots will permit groundwater to leak into the system, causing the feasible sewer backup complications.
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Common Reasons Of Sewer Back up:
Stoppages As A Result Of Tree Roots: Bushes and trees desiring moisture can secure their way in to sewer line crevices generating substantial damage. They may begin little, entering into a small crack within the piping; however as the tree or shrub continues to grow, so does the root. Tree roots could make an entrance the service pipe at joints and create blockages. These have the ability to as well progress a long way, and roots from different varieties of trees act differently.
In the case that you think that municipality trees accountable for sewer line destruction, your plumbing professional can check with the town and samplings of the root systems should be utilized to help detect the trees and who is under obligation for cleanup. Now and then a blockage is the consequence of a mix of city and personal trees. In this case expenditures are apportioned in between the town and property owner.
Hygienic Main: A clog can arise in a city hygienic main.
If the obstruction is not seen in time, excrement from the main can back up into dwellings and businesses through flooring drains. Ordinarily that takes place progressively, providing the homeowner time to contact a registered plumber to consider the damages. Call the city public works office and report the problem immediately so that a city operator can investigate if water is entering your basement at a rapid rate.
Water in Cellar: Most bsmt water damage is not linked with the sanitary sewer system. Thus, water can show up in a basement which has never before had a water issue. Water drainage can be greatly improved by verifying that water recedes from the building.
Property owners and company insurance do not cover flood damage: Only flood insurance will cover your losses in the event of a flood. Federal flood insurance policies can be purchased directly from an insurance agent or a company representative, and are available to communities that participate in the National Flood Insurance Program.
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How to Prevent Backups in Your Lateral and in the City Main
Put up a Backwater Prevention Shutoff: A backwater shutoff is a device built into a sewer line, and in certain cases within a drainpipe line, in the basement of your house or business to avoid sewer backflows.
The expense to setup one is dependent on the type of plumbing in your house or company and the difficulty of setup.
Take care of Grease Appropriately: Cooking oil ought to be put into a heat-resistant container and disposed of appropriately, after it cools off, in no way in the drain. Pouring grease down the drain with warm water will generate notable concerns. Once the grease cools down, it will certainly coagulate either in the sink, the home owner's line, or in the main sewer causing the line to narrow and finally clog.
Not legal Plumbing system Connections: Do not hook up French drains, sump pumps and other flood control systems to your hygienic sewer. It is against the law, and blockages and sand will likely obstruct your line. Check with a plumber to rectify any illegal hookups.
Change out Your Pipes With New Plastic pipe: One way to keep tree roots from entering your line is to replace your line and tap with new plastic piping. If you continue to have headaches with tree root systems developing in your lateral, you may have to have root systems cut every so often.
Deal With Paper Products Correctly: Paper towels, non reusable (and fabric) diapers, and feminine products can easily trigger a lot of complications in the property owner's lateral as well as in the town main for the reason that they do not degrade quickly, as bathroom tissue does.
The Things To Do If You Encounter A Sewer Backup:
A sewer backup can lead to disease, destruction of your valuables, damage to your house or business, and can even result in electrical malfunctions. In the event of sewer backup, immediately arrange for the cleanup of your property.
- Wet-vacuuming or wiping out spillage.
- Steam clean-up or eradicating drenched carpetings or drapes.
- Clean-up of ductwork.
- Removing or repairing ruined sheetrock or wall treatment.
- Sponging floors and cleaning walls with detergent and anti-fungal.
- Flushing out and disinfecting water line components.
How You Can File Your Insurance ClaimRegarding insurance claim goals, take before and after pictures of the damaged areas and itemize all of the property damages. Store all receipts associateded with repairs, cleaning or problems and speak with your Independent Insurance Representative as soon as feasible.
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Cornwall - Tehidy Country Park
Explore 250 acres of peaceful woods and lakes at Tehidy, near Portreath, in Cornwall. There are a number of easy walking and cycling paths running through the park. There is also an abundance of wildlife with swans, geese, rooks, jackdaws, coots, moor hens, grey squirrels, otters, and badgers. This circular route begins and ends at the parking area at the eastern end of the park but Camborne rail station is only about 2 miles away so is a good option for cyclists. The path is also very near to the coast at Portreath so the walk can be extended in order to see the delightful coves and beaches in the area. To continue your walking in this beautiful area you could pick up the South West Coast Path and head to Godrevy Head. The stretch of coast is managed by the National Trust so there are good footpaths and facilities along the way.
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Monterey County's commercial real estate markets have generally been flat over the last five years, and the slow pace of development is expected to continue in the foreseeable future. There have been some modest improvements in the industrial and hotel markets in recent months, but a significant supply of existing vacancy space, low rents, and a significant sublease market in most commercial markets suggest that the pace of new construction will continue to be slow in the coming years. Demand for new, multi-tenant speculative commercial buildings in particular is not expected for the next five to 10 years.
The existing supply of office space in the market in and around Fort Ord is likely to accommodate most of the increased demand associated with knowledge-based employment growth for the coming decade. As discussed in Chapter III, Monterey County has lost employment in traditional office-based employment sectors (i.e., information, financial services, and professional services) since 2000. Longterm employment projections forecast that future job growth in the county will be concentrated in the leisure and hospitality, education and health care, retail, and agriculture industries, which typically do not generate significant demand for office space. Expectations that CSUMB or the University of California Monterey Bay Education, Science, and Technology Center (UC MBEST) would generate demand for new research facilities requiring office or flex/light industrial space have not come to fruition, and the institutions have scaled back their growth projections over time. Given the large amount of vacant office space on the market, any spinoff associated with UC MBEST, CSUMB, or other institutions (such as medical offices associated with the Veteran's Clinic) in the next five to ten years will likely be absorbed by existing buildings. However, if various economic development efforts are successful, this trend could change over the longer term.
While vacancy rates for industrial space have declined in recent years, rents remain too low to support new, speculative industrial development. The only light industrial development that is expected to locate on or near Fort Ord in the next five to ten years will be tied to niche or specialized users with outside funding, such as UC MBEST or the motor sports facility that is planned adjacent to the Ryan Ranch Business Park. Other build-to-suit facilities may be developed in the future, but are difficult to predict based on current growth projections.
Some hotel development may occur on Fort Ord in the near term, reflecting local and regional growth in the tourism industry. As discussed in Chapter III, leisure and hospitality is one of the industries that have driven job growth in Monterey County in recent years. Hotels and other visitorserving accommodations remain a strong and improving sector in the Peninsula economy, and two hotel projects are in the approvals process on the former Fort Ord. These hotel projects are expected to augment the area's identity as a destination from which to explore the Monterey Peninsula, and will meet an underserved niche for college graduations and events.
While demand for regional-serving retail centers appears to be saturated, it may be possible to attract a small grocery store, restaurants, or other convenience-oriented shops serving the area near CSUMB, East Garrison, and The Dunes. Between The Dunes Retail Center and the Sand City Retail Center, the North Peninsula trade area appears to be saturated with existing supply of regionalserving, big box retail. However, dining and food and beverage establishments on Fort Ord land are under supplied and offer one area for near-term retail growth. The Dunes Phase 2 is targeting the pent-up demand for restaurants, but there may be additional demand for this type of retail space, especially as the number of residents and workers on the base increases over time. Demand for dining and food and beverage uses is likely to be strongest in the area closest to CSUMB, East Garrison, and The Dunes, where there is a critical mass of population and employment and an existing concentration of retail activity.


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Ya'll made it so hard to choose from the entries last week they were great, overall clicks were tied on seven projects! I couldn't really rely on that factor to help sway the vote. In Some posts the staging really stood out, for quite a few the project's overall simplicity shined, while for others it was all in the details. You guys just rock it every week!
Fridays Furniture Fix 68 Feature:
Turquoise Cabinet Makeover by Evija @ From Evija With Love
This great makeover project by Evija over at From Evija With Love really checked all the marks for me, That fabulous clean color paired with those jadeite knobs is simply marvelous. The trim she included adds the perfect amount of detail, and the staging is spot on. Be sure to check out the before and all of her staging shots, isn't that pillow is just the cutest addition!
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In Key Stage 2 (Year 3-6) children are assigned to houses. The houses are named after people who we consider to be good role models to aspire to and are chosen for their enterprise, talents and achievements in music, sport and literature or their inventiveness.
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The 'Myerscough Cup' (named after our late Chair of Governors) is awarded each year to the house who has won the weekly Housepoint competitions the most throughout the academic year.
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NOC Community Enrichment Quilting Class began Tuesday, Sept. 8
"Quilting Made Easy - Binding Star," a Northern Oklahoma College Community Enrichment Course, began Tuesday, Sept. 8 in the Renfro Center, room 103, on the Tonkawa campus. The class will meet from 6 to 9 p.m. each Tuesday through Oct. 13. The instructor will be NOC's Kerri Gray.
"This pattern will be offered as either an easy beginning class or an intermediate; the student may choose," Gray said.
You may enroll Tuesday, Sept. 8 at the class or in advance. Contact Gray at (580) 628-6760 or email firstname.lastname@example.com to enroll early and get a supply list so you can begin sewing the first night. If you have questions or need more information, contact Gray.
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Senatore's approach emphasises non-hierarchical learning, self-training and the creation of an active citizenship through informal education. Participants of all ages, skills, and backgrounds from local communities have been invited to work together with Senatore as collaborators in The London Procession, contributing something that is reflective of the needs and wants of their community.


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Louis Johnson, founding member of funk band the Brothers Johnson and an in-demand bassist who appeared on Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean" and "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough," died on Thursday, May 21st. He was 60. Johnson's nephew Troy confirmed his death to Rolling Stone, though a cause of death has yet to be revealed.
"I've never been given parts to play in my whole life. I'm the most rare bass player in the whole world," Johnson told Rolling Stone contributing writer Steve Knopper in 2013 for the upcoming book MJ: The Genius of Michael Jackson. "No one ever gave me music paper to read; no one ever gave me anything to read. They tell me, 'Here's a track, play what you want.'"
The Los Angeles-based Brothers Johnson, a group featuring Louis and his brother George, got their start backing up Quincy Jones before releasing their acclaimed, Jones-produced debut LP "Look Out for #1" in 1976. Over the next five years, the Brothers Johnson racked up three Number One hits on the R&B charts: 1976's "I'll Be Good to You," their 1977 cover of Shuggie Otis' "Strawberry Letter 23," and 1980's smash "Stomp!" (Their rendition of "Strawberry Letter 23" was later featured prominently in Quentin Tarantino's "Jackie Brown.") The Brothers Johnson's 1980 album "Light Up the Night," featuring "This Had to Be" co-written by Michael Jackson and featuring the King of Pop on background vocals, ascended to the top of the R&B album charts.
"Louis 'Thunder Thumbs' Johnson was one of the greatest bass players to ever pick up the instrument," Jones tells Rolling Stone. "As a member of the Brothers Johnson, we shared decades of magical times working together in the studio and touring the world. From my albums Body Heat and Mellow Madness, to their platinum albums Look Out for #1, Right On Time, Blam and Light Up the Night, which I produced, to Michael's solo debut Off the Wall, I considered Louis a core member of my production team. He was a dear and beloved friend and brother, and I will miss his presence and joy of life every day."
After the brothers parted ways in the early Eighties to pursue solo careers, Louis became known for his bass-playing prowess, emerging as a prolific, in-demand session musician. Johnson served as the primary bassist on Michael Jackson's Off the Wall and later lent his skills to Jackson's Thriller ("Billie Jean," "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'," "P.Y.T."), Paul McCartney's "Give My Regards to Broad Street" soundtrack and the all-star "We Are the World" collaboration.
"When I went to the session with 'Billie Jean,' I took like 10 basses and I lined 'em up. I'd say, 'Michael, pick one,'" Johnson told Rolling Stone. "He'd pick one with the zebra wood on it. It had 12 different kinds of wood, different layers. It was dark brown and tan and light-colored, and it looked like a tiger or a zebra. Michael picked it because it sounded good. I hot-rodded it. I beefed it up and put extra magnets underneath the pickups. I did all the things I knew how to do to get the best sound. That's how come the bass sounded like that."
Johnson is also credited with creating the bass line from Michael McDonald's hit version of Leiber & Stoller's "I Keep Forgettin'," a melody that was later sampled by Warren G and Nate Dogg for "Regulate." Over his long career, Johnson also worked with Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder, Herb Alpert and George Benson.
"I had access to all musicians and artists, from Barbra Streisand to Paul McCartney to Michael Jackson," Johnson told Rolling Stone. "It was like an open door. The Lord blessed me with that — I prayed to God and my prayer he answered. He said, 'OK, you got the whole world now.' Every time I'd get in the car to go somewhere, I'd hear me playing the bass... I was all over the place. I released the funk on everybody."
As news of Johnson's death spread, hip-hop artists, funk legends and bassists inspired by "Thunder Thumbs" showed love on social media. "Thank you for blessing me and the world with your original #funk. RIP," Lenny Kravitz tweeted, while Bootsy Collins added, "Another Brick in our music foundation has left the building. Mr. 'Louis Johnson.'" Slave's Steve Arrington wrote, "Just heard the great bass player and song writer Louis Johnson has passed away. Awe man....Going to miss U Thunder Thumbs." My Morning Jacket bassist Tom Blankenship and the Roots' Questlove wrote similar tributes to Johnson.


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November 30, 2010 | SINGAPORE—The Moorea Biocode Project, a species inventory of the island of Moorea, is making publicly available its LIMS as a free beta version. Moorea is an island in French Polynesia just east of Tahiti. Funded through a $5.2 million grant to UC Berkeley from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, and based out of the American and French research stations on Moorea, the Moorea Biocode Project aims to create a comprehensive inventory of all of the coral reef and terrestrial species on Moorea larger than a microbe. The project brings together researchers from the Smithsonian Institution, France's National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS), and other partners.
To develop the LIMS and data analysis components of the project, Biocode researchers collaborated with Biomatters on a plugin for Biomatters' Geneious Pro sequence analysis software. The Geneious Biocode LIMS will give biologists around the world a tool to use in their own research as well as free access to the Moorea project's final database. An accompanying "Biocode Genbank Submission" plugin will allow researchers to upload their own sequence data from inside Geneious Pro directly to Genbank, the world's largest public DNA sequence database.
The unique database of Moorea's biodiversity will be publicly shared as a resource for ecologists and evolutionary biologists around the world. So far, the Biocode LIMS has tracked over 24,000 specimens from over 30 phyla of algae, fungi, plants and animals in the first two years of the project.
"The Moorea Biocode Project was created with the intention of providing a model system for similar comprehensive genetic inventories. In addition to tracking down all the biodiversity in this tropical island ecosystem, one of the promised deliverables has been an informatics tool to allow easy access to those data and to aid other genetic barcoding initiatives," said Christopher Meyer, from the Smithsonian Institution and director of the Biocode Project in a press release.
"We see no sense in reinventing the wheel," said Meyer. "We want to share our best practices from this ambitious project with anyone, from single researchers, to a principal investigator's lab, to large scale initiatives like our own."Barcoding Pipeline ToolThe Biocode LIMS provides an informatics pipeline for batch processing of samples from DNA extraction through to sequencing, identifying, and re-running failed reactions, and identifying systematic errors that can be strategically addressed. It integrates with Geneious Pro's existing sequence assembly tools and various Field Information Management Systems (FIMS), including TAPIR standard access protocols.
Once the specimen reaches the end of the pipeline, the Biocode Genbank submission plugin automates the submission of completed contigs to make the DNA sequences publically available. The reaction data from the LIMS database is combined with the field metadata from the FIMS database as a quality control mechanism including the completely tracked history.
"This is the first freely-available, broadly-applicable software tool to assist tracking materials through the DNA barcoding pipeline. No other freely-available program allows the level of tracking and data quality assurance through a lab system. Importantly, it goes beyond DNA barcoding to accommodate multiple genetic markers for use in a broad range of biodiversity and ecogenomic studies," said Neil Davies, director of UC Berkeley's Gump South Pacific Research Station and principal investigator of the Biocode Project.
Biomatters and the Moorea Biocode Project have been working together for two years and the LIMS software has been developed under "demanding real world circumstances," said Candace Toner, Biomatters' CEO.
"Most sequencing projects focus on one or two species, while Biocode focuses on an entire ecosystem and involves researchers from multiple international institutions. This creates challenges to organise the vast amounts of information produced and manage the sheer volume of human handling involved. For reproducibility and transparency, the Biocode LIMS needs to store a full, publically available lab workflow for each specimen," Toner said.
Meyer and Davies have found that starting with an existing product facilitated their research. "Our collaboration with Geneious has been absolutely critical for tracking workflows and maintaining the data integrity of the Biocode Project," said Meyer. "Instead of starting from scratch, we got a leg up by joining forces with Biomatters and integrating with their existing Geneious platform."
Davies added, "[Biomatters'] workflow approach has greatly simplified the process of identifying reaction failures, and setting them up to be run again. It manages data that used to be spread across multiple individuals and notebooks so we can search it, report success, or look for patterns. It has significantly reduced the human error that has been problematic in large-scale sequencing projects such as this in the past."
A beta version of the free Biocode LIMS and Biocode Genbank plugins are available from http://software.mooreabiocode.org. Users of the free Geneious Basic software will be able to access and view the Biocode database upon completion of the project, but a commercial copy of Geneious Pro is required for data creation and analysis.
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Toledo's Attic visitors can interact with local history information resources and discussions in several social networking communities. Past and recent postings included questions and comments about historical events, organizations, people and locations in and around Toledo.
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Facebook - The Toledo's Attic Facebook community has been steadily growing with discussions on local history, collectibles, etc. Members receive feeds about new local history sites, news, and events. Within Facebook, there are a number of groups of potential interest to Toledo history buffs, to name a few here: East Toledo Historical Society, HISTORIC TOLEDO (OHIO-USA), Historic Vistula Foundation, Old West End Historic District, TARTA History Group, and Toledo Memorabilia, History And Memories.
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Restaurant chain sweetgreen has announced a partnership with LevelUp to launch a White Label mobile payments and rewards application. The app, which will run on LevelUp, will allow users to pay for their order with their phone and collect rewards as they spend at the restaurant.
Sweetgreen will only accept mobile payments during the launch period as way to drive adoption, and will offer $10 back for every $100 consumer spend at sweetgreen locations.
"Mobile payments offers us a ton of options to create a really unique experience for our customers, and we are excited to see how our partnership with LevelUp is going to evolve," said Nathaniel Ru, co-founder of sweetgreen.
The sweetgreen mPayments app represents the first LevelUp White Label app to go live, notes Mobile Commerce Daily.


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Also known as: Chilapi, Kari, Neyyi
Scientific Name: Oreochromis mossambicus / Oreochromis niloticus / Oreochromis aureus / Oreochromis urolepis
Similar to: Flounder, Snapper
Cooking Styles: Pan-fried, broiled, baked, or braised
Lean meat and almost no 'fishy' odour has made this among the fastest consumed fish worldwide. We only stock Indian farm raised Tilapia with ZERO antibiotics. The feed too is produced by our supplier thereby controlling the life-cycle development of the fish.
The Indian Tilapia does not use any bleaching as part of its IQF process and hence the pink hue. After cooking, the flesh is a lovely, pristine white.
Why not try this recipe when you next order our Tilapia - Macha Besara – Fish in Spicy Mustard Gravy.
Kitchen Tips - While this is by no means a comprehensive list, we hope that these simple tips will help you maximise your enjoyment of our seafood.
- Storing - Must be stored in the deep freezer section of your fridge. Ideally always keep the bag sealed to minimize contact with air - using rubber bands helps when you've already opened the bag and thawed only a small portion of the IQF product.
- Thawing - Thaw frozen seafood gradually by placing it in the refrigerator overnight or before leaving for work in the morning. If you have to thaw seafood quickly, seal it in a plastic bag and immerse it in cold water. Never leave seafood or other perishable food out of the refrigerator for more than 1-2 hours. You can read detailed thawing instructions here.
- Cooking - Seafood cooks quickly and fish is done once the flesh is opaque and separates easily with a fork. Prawns and lobster are done when the flesh becomes pearly and opaque.
- Raw Seafood - It's always best to cook food thoroughly to minimize the risk of food borne illness but if you choose to eat raw fish in dishes like sushi or sashimi, one rule of thumb is to eat fish that has been previously frozen. Some species of fish can contain parasites, and freezing will kill any parasites that may be present.
- Serving - Hot seafood is best when served immediately after cooking. Carrying picnic seafood in coolers, preferably cold packs or on ice is recommended best practice to follow. If the cooler can be stored in the shade with the lid closed, it helps keep the inner contents cooler longer. Cold seafood should be kept on ice and ideally served on platters kept in the refrigerator.
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The heart of Providence College's core curriculum is the Development of Western Civilization (DWC) program, a sixteen-credit, four-semester, interdisciplinary and team-taught series of courses required of all freshmen and sophomores regardless of major. From its origin in the 1970s, DWC (or "Civ," as many call it) has been both a regular source of pride and occasionally of controversy, both of which have been the case recently. I have taught in the program for sixteen of the twenty-one years I have taught at the college and directed the program for the four academic years before my 2015-16 sabbatical. At the end of August on the first day of the current semester (my first day back in the classroom in fifteen months), my colleagues and I chose to spend our first ninety minutes with our new freshman students by raising the question that many of them were probably thinking but were too afraid to ask: Why study Western civilization at all?
The very existence of a program such as ours is controversial in many quarters where many wonder, in an increasingly diverse and globally connected world, whether the study of "dead white guys" is anything more than a lame and outdated exercise in cheerleading for white folks. But others seek to defend the primacy of Western civilization over all others. One of my colleagues began the class with a clip from the Republican National Convention a couple of months earlier. A talking head panel was filling up air space waiting for the first speaker of the evening. After one person mentioned that the hall was filled with lots of angry white people, Iowa Congressman Steve King took offense.
King: This "old, white people' business does get a little tired. I'd ask you to go back through history and figure out, where are these contributions that have been made by these other categories of people that you're talking about — where did any other subgroup of people contribute more to civilization?"
Panel moderator: Than white people?
King: Than Western civilization itself. It's rooted in Western Europe, Eastern Europe and the Unites Stated of America and every place where the footprint of Christianity settled the world. That's all of Western civilization.
King's comments astounded a couple of people on the panel and outraged a third—as the table exploded into shouting, the moderator wisely broke for a commercial.
The congressman's comments reminded me of something brought to my attention a few weeks earlier. A person who gave a talk at my college over fifteen years ago remembered it in a recent column on a conservative website, recalling that some of the people present were not happy with the content of his talk.
I am sure I noted the fact that some cultures are better than others and I might well have quoted (with enthusiastic approval if I did) William Henry's observation, in his book In Defense of Elitism, that "It is scarcely the same thing to put a man on the moon as to put a bone in your nose." I am very fond of Henry's native proboscis image, not least because, like Saul Bellow's question: "Who is the Tolstoy of the Zulus?", it is so reliably productive of rage among pampered left-wing academics.
These comments could have been written or said by some of my colleagues on campus who often defend the existence of our DWC program by asking "Why wouldn't we want to focus close-to-exclusive attention on Western Civilization? It's the best civilization ever!"
After Congressman King's clip from the RNC, my teaching colleagues began a conversation with our students by asking basic questions such as "What is Western Civilization?" The students seemed unsure how to answer other than to say "we are!" After a few minutes I made my first contribution. "This is going to sound like a stupid question," I said, "but I'm sitting over here listening to all of you talk about 'Western Civilization' and I'm wondering: West of what? Are we talking geography here? What is Western Civilization west of?" None of us had thought to load a map onto PowerPoint, so I just asked the students to picture Europe, Asia, and Africa in their imaginations. "If we draw a dotted line from north to south to divide the East from the West, where would we draw it?"
The first suggestion was that it would go through the Middle East, in a way that would perhaps include Israel in the West but perhaps the rest of the Middle East in the East. "What about Turkey?" one of us asked. They weren't sure. Of course if the dotted line continues straight south from Israel, another question arises. "What about Africa? Is it in the West?" I asked. "No," just about all of the students answered, meaning that our dotted line needs to take a sharp turn left from Israel, bisecting the Mediterranean Sea so that Europe to the north stays in the West (as everyone knows it should) and Africa to the south stays non-West (as everyone knows it should). Remembering Congressman King's inclusion of the United States in Western civilization (even though it does not make an appearance in DWC until the beginning of sophomore year), the dotted line should cross the Atlantic so that the U.S. and Canada lie on the Europe (northern) side of the line. Mexico and Central America? Iffy. South America? Not sure. It was pretty clear that the line was intended to include those most like us in the West and exclude everyone else.
This exercise established pretty quickly that the answer to West of What? cannot be geographical. One student then helpfully suggested that "I think 'Western' refers to various ideas rather than geographical areas." Asked for examples, students suggested things like democracy, human rights, capitalism, and monotheism. One of my colleagues, a theologian, jumped on that one. "Is Christianity a Western religion?' he asked—"Of course!" was the answer (Congressman King would have been proud). "What about Judaism?" The students weren't as sure there, even when my colleague pointed out that both Christianity and Judaism started in the same place and that Jesus was a Jew. "What about Islam?" Most of the students thought not (Donald Trump would have been proud), prompting my colleague to point out that for a number of centuries during the Middle Ages the westernmost area of Europe—Spain—was Muslim. Trying to define "Western" by religion doesn't work much better than geographically.
Finally, one brave student said "I think that 'Western' for most people means pretty much the same thing as 'White'." And I suspect there's a great deal of truth in that suggestion. When we study Western Civilization, we will undoubtedly end up studying predominantly dead white guys unless a concerted effort is made to engage with non-Western influences. I mentioned to the students, for instance, that most people don't know that one of the greatest—perhaps the greatest—philosopher in the Western tradition, Plato, was heavily influenced by thought from Persia and India. The dotted line is porous, in other words. Furthermore, one of my colleagues who is of Italian ancestry pointed out that one hundred years ago in this country, immigrants from southern European countries such as Greece and Italy were not considered by many in this country as white.
After ninety or so minutes of this, I'm sure our students left largely in confusion. And that's a good thing. Despite the name of the course, "Western Civilization," upon close scrutiny, turns out to be as much a reflection of our expectations and prejudices as anything else. This is good for seventeen- and eighteen-year-old young adults to understand at the outset of their forays into their college education. We live in a polarized political and social climate in which labels and categories are used as if they are as objective and set in stone as the Ten Commandments. Only when we realize that all such dividing lines are at their roots random, porous, and fluid might we seize the opportunity to do better.


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Top Band Chart Ch-Ch-Changes
February 13th, 2012
I know that a lot of you have been clamoring for some changes to the Top Bands Chart for some time now, and I'm happy to say we have now obliged. The new Top Bands chart reflects those bands with the greatest album sales over a rolling 1-year period (365 days.)
You'll notice that we've changed the focus of the chart from "fans" to "album sales." We did this for a couple of reasons. First of all, we wanted the chart to better reflect those bands that are at the top of their game. With "fans" as the metric, you saw little movement, and the chart didn't really reflect how active a band was within the game. Plus, we felt sales was a better metric given where we hope to move our lucre economy, etc. We also supplied the number of releases those sales were based on. Why? Because we felt it provided some context to that band's sales figures. Some bands release a lot of albums that don't sell that much, others release fewer albums but sell a lot. By providing the number of releases we allow you to see more clearly how that band achieved their chart position. After all, there is more than one way to rise up the charts on Figment, and we didn't want to diminish either release strategy.
Let us know what you think of the new chart!
6 Responses to "Top Band Chart Ch-Ch-Changes"
poppinfresh Says:
February 13th, 2012 at 11:49 am
I think it's a great change. The old chart had some retired (?) bands possibly permanently lodged at the top, and this chart is likely to see a lot more movement than the old one.
BTW, I am shocked, honored and humbled that one of my bands is at the top of this chart — for now. No doubt some other well-deserving band will soon be replacing them.
frizbee Says:
February 13th, 2012 at 1:05 pm
I will say it's nice to finally not see GothZilla glaring at me from the top of the list. I agree that basing the Top Bands on sales rather than fans will certainly show more variation in the list, plus it's more like an actual music chart. After all, Billboard doesn't take a band's amount of fans into account. It was a bit disheartening to see that Eccentric Arcade was no longer on the Top Bands list after a long hard battle to get on there, but I think the new system will work out better in the long run.
formerwageslave Says:
February 13th, 2012 at 3:13 pm
Furious Grace Says:
February 13th, 2012 at 7:30 pm
Fantastic change!
TMTYTF Says:
February 14th, 2012 at 8:53 pm
I agree with frizbee, in the long run this chart will work out better than the last one. The only thing that's a little disappointing is that, based on fan base, Gravestompers had finally secured that #10 spot in addition to Stonekrank being #4. All in all though, it was a necessary change well worth waiting for.
theHoseman Says:
February 15th, 2012 at 5:38 pm
I dig the new Top Bands chart also. I never had a problem with the old one. Kind of saw it as a challenge to try and catch up with some of those bands, but I agree that the new system will give a more current and active assessment.
Also love the inclusion of number of releases. Great way to better gauge sales.


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By Renee Castro
There is a specific feeling you get when you finish a book you have been dedicating your time to. Sure, it's hard to find time to sit down and read a book. But when you have a book in your hand that is so meaningful, so powerful and so pure, the thought of anything else getting in the way of your time is nonexistent.
I have always been a fan of sappy young-adult romance novels that always end up exactly the way you'd expect them to. The girl gets the guy, and they run off together into the beautiful sunset with not a realistic care in the world. To be quite honest with you, I STILL love those books, even at 21 years old.
What I have failed myself in realizing is that in this day and age these fictional novels are far from how our world really works. So I made it a point to be better at choosing books that weren't going to leave me looking for these fake types of people in our world. These books offer just the right amount of vulnerability, honesty and above all truth.
- "A Beautiful Mind, A Beautiful Life" By Lindy Tsang
You may or may not know her as Bubzbeauty from YouTube (I didn't), but follow along as she tells her story of her rise to stardom. Her unique perspective on life will have you jotting notes in the margins and thinking of ways to better your own.
- "13 Reasons Why" By Jay Asher
The ever-so-powering book that became a series on Netflix with viewer discretions added to almost every episode. "13 Reasons Why" is the story that takes place after a high schooler's suicide. It's all about what she left behind, and the most powerful thing it does to you is make you realize how the smallest things can have the biggest impact on people's lives.
- "The Defining Decade: Why Your Twenties Matter and How to Make the Most of Them Now" By Meg Jay
A personal favorite of mine, the defining decade will leave you with a sigh of relief. This one hits close to home when you're trying to figure out just what to do with your life. And the best part? You're not the only one.
- "It's Not Okay: Turning Heartbreak into Happily Ever After" By Andi Dorfman
Perfect for you if you've just ended a powerful relationship, or you're just a really big "Bachelor" fan. Andi Dorfman helps you get back on your feet but also reminds you that sleeping for a week and drinking a bottle of wine a day is OK too.
- "All the Bright Places" By Jennifer Niven
Probably the best fictional novel I have ever read in my entire life. A story about someone who is fascinated by death, but searches for something to keep him alive. Niven does a fantastic job depicting what it feels like to find someone when you're at your lowest, and what it's like to feel whole again.
There are plenty of other powerful books out there, but these five move mountains for me. They're absolute eye-openers and are guaranteed to have you thinking in a new way. Read on!


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(Friday, Feb. 21)
Mary-Chapin Carpenter born in Princeton, N.J., 1958.
Hank Williams' No. 1 single "Kaw-Liga" is charted 1953.
Ray Whitley dies at 77, 1979.
Boxcar Willie joins Grand Ole Opry, 1981.
Jimmie Rodgers records "Any Old Time" and "Desert Blues," 1929.
Jim Eanes records "Baby Blue Eyes," 1949.
Johnnie and Jack records No. 1 single, "(Oh Baby Mine) I Get So Lonely," 1954.
(Saturday, Feb. 22)
Jesse Ashlock, an original member of the Texas Playboys, born in Walker County Texas, 1915.
Del Wood born in Nashville, 1920.
Flatt and Scruggs' final Grand Ole Opry performance, 1969.
B.J. Thomas' "(Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song" is charted, 1975.
Ralph Stanley and the Clinch Mountain Boys record their first sides for Rebel Records, 1971.
Pam Tillis celebrates her first No. 1 single, "Don't Tell Me What To Do," in 1991.
Chris LeDoux earns first gold album with "Whatcha Gonna Do With A Cowboy," 1993.
(Sunday, Feb. 23)
Rusty Young of Poco born in Long Beach, Calif., 1946.
Porter Wagoner joins Grand Ole Opry, 1957.
Charley Pride's "Charley Pride's 10th Album," "Charley Pride in Person" and "Just Plain Charley" are certified gold, 1971.
Kenny Rogers and Crystal Gayle among the winners at the Grammy Awards, 1978.
Barbara Mandrell tops charts with "Years," 1980.
Hank Williams Jr.'s "Born To Boogie" album goes platinum, 1988.
Alabama, Willie Nelson and Juice Newton Grammy Award winners, 1983.
Sara Evans' "No Place That Far" goes gold, 2000.
Shania Twain and the Dixie Chicks win two Grammy awards each, 2000.
Lonestar's "Lonely Grill" album goes double platinum, 2000.
The Dixie Chicks hit the road on May 1 on their Top of the World tour, which will take them to 60 North American cities before several stops in Europe and Australia.
The trio, in New York for Sunday's Grammy Awards ceremony, called a news conference in Central Park Thursday to disclose plans for their first tour in three years.
"I think it takes the time off from touring to get you ready to go back on the road," Emily Robison said. "We're hungry to get back out there..."
The shows will be performed center-arena style, or in the round, with opening acts to be announced at a later date, according to a news release.
The Dixie Chicks' tour in 2000 grossed $47 million. Tickets for most North American shows go on sale at 10 a.m. EST March 1.
George Strait's "For The Last Time: Live From The Astrodome" has debuted at No. 2 on Billboard's country albums chart while Vince Gill's "Next Big Thing" checked in at No. 4 after its first week.
Strait's album started at No. 7 on the all-genre Billboard 200 with Gill coming in at No. 14.
"Home" by the Dixie Chicks held onto the No. 1 spot, Shania Twain's "Up!" stayed at No. 3 and "Tim McGraw And The Dancehall Doctors" remained in the fifth position.
Faith Hill's "Cry" jumped from No. 8 to No. 6, "The Dreamer" by Blake Shelton plunged from its No. 2 debut spot to seventh, "Elv1s: 30 #1 Hits" fell to No. 9 and Alabama's "In The Mood: The Love Songs" is No. 10.
"The Baby" by Blake Shelton is No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Singles and Tracks chart for the second consecutive week, one notch ahead of Mark Wills' "19 Somethin'."
"I Just Wanna Be Mad" by Terri Clark is No. 3, with "Man To Man" by Gary Allan and "You Can't Hide Beautiful" by Aaron Lines in the fourth and fifth spots.
Rounding out the Top 10: "Travelin' Soldier," the Dixie Chicks; "Brokenheartsville," Joe Nichols; "I Wish You'd Stay," Brad Paisley; "That'd Be Alright," Alan Jackson; "Chrome," Trace Adkins.
A friend and former manager of Johnny Paycheck says the country singer died of emphysema, according to the Nashville Tennessean.
Glenn Ferguson says Paycheck had been shuttled between nursing homes and hospital intensive care units until he died early Wednesday at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
Paycheck recorded 70 albums and had more than 20 hit singles but was best known for his 1977 smash that became a working-man's anthem, "Take This Job and Shove It." Paycheck was 64.


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A storytelling open mic where you can enjoy hearing the exploits of others – or tell your own. You know what a poetry slam is, and maybe you know about story slams, but this is SMUT SLAM!
Huge all over North America, come join in the story-orgy that has finally arrived in NYC, and is here to stay! Whether you're an exhibitionist or voyeur, mono or poly, old-fashioned or new, you'll feel right at home in this community of open minds and open hearts.
RULES: – no notes (this is storytelling) – no costumes or props (this is not theatre) – only five minutes (with a one-minute grace period) AND – the story must be real and have happened to you. Stories often are funny and/or epic win, but we want to encourage people to consider sharing their sad, disturbing, poignant, serious, simple and/or "fail" experiences, too.
Oh and there're PRIZES, did we mention that? At the end of each show storytellers will win sexy prizes, and one lucky confession from the Fuckbucket will win a very special toy from our sponsor Njoy!
NOT A SMUT SLAMMER? Don't worry. The audience is in for a good time at SMUT SLAM! Sit back and enjoy. All we ask is: – No interrupting. – No heckling. – No necking in the front row. 18 and over please!
TAKE NOTE: Smut Slam is queer-friendly, kink-friendly AND vanilla-friendly, fat-friendly, poly-friendly… we are very friendly. We welcome people with all types and amounts of sexual experiences to our space. We _don't_ welcome stories involving racism, transphobia, homophobia, sexism, or any other discrimination, fetishization, or objectification. Also, CONSENT IS KEY.
SMUT SLAM was CREATED by Cameryn Moore, an award-winning playwright/performer, sex activist and educator. When not performing, taking calls, or actually having sex herself, Cameryn writes Sidewalk Smut: custom type-written pornography as street performance and literary art. Find Cameryn being NSFW on Facebook, or at www.camerynmoore.com
Smut Slam NYC is hosted by fringe performer/storyteller Trish Parry in association with Trish Tales, monthly at the Three of Cups in the heart of the East Village.


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Degrees and Certifications:
Andy Leonard
Welcome -
I have been teaching in the district since 2001. I am currently teaching Math, Pre-Algebra, and Algebra at West Middle School. I am a graduate of University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. I really look forward to working with the students and helping them gain confidence in their math skills.
I am teaching on Team Triumph and am located in room 103 at West Middle School. Please check Infinite Campus regularly for grades and check Canvas.


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My boyfriend and I had been dating for a few months and decided to take our first out of town trip as a couple. Chicago isn't too, too far from us, and neither of us had ever been, so that's what we chose. It was just a long weekend trip. We arrived on a Friday afternoon and grabbed some Chinese food to-go, then checked into our hotel, and curled up with a pay per view movie in the room.
The next day, we decided to do some sight seeing. We opted out of the tours so cheerfully recommended by the hotel concierge, but we were thankful for their helpfulness. If tours are your thing, though, Chicago has a lot of them – walking, bus, Segway…you name it!
After awhile of wandering around in the sunshine, we decided to grab some food and set up a picnic in Millennium Park. We found a great little hole in the wall market where we were able to pick up a small bottle of sparkling wine, cheeses, and grapes. Perfect afternoon snack. After our picnic, we ducked into a couple of different bars and had some drinks, then headed back to the hotel to clean up for a dinner out with one of my girlfriends at a place called The Gage. (Great food, and its reasonable prices put it in the minority for the area…things around there are sppppendy.) Once we had said our goodbyes, we were pretty tired and enjoyed a hot shower and a long sleep at the hotel.
On our third and final day in the city, we decided we should probably at least cruise by Wrigley Field. It was a cool thing to mark off of our life's to-do list together. We also stopped by the Shedd Aquarium and The Field Museum to take in some critters and culture. I'd say our first trip was a success!


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I think I was eleven or twelve, back when summer days lasted forever and the future was full of promise and sunshine, that with the help of my dad I taught myself to water-ski. We holidayed in Portscatho on the Roseland Peninsula in a little cottage in the heart of the village. It's a part of Cornwall that I visit regularly to this day. A place to feel grounded and in touch with the world and your place within and upon it, exposed to elemental forces and the natural world in all it's beauty. We spent our days out on the water, visiting beaches or exploring the coastline in a 13′ inflatable Zodiac.
It was decided one year, I can't remember how or why, that the Mariner outboard was powerful enough to water-ski from. In the winter months, kit had been purchased and now a day of flat calm had fallen upon the sea. Full of outward bravado and a large dose of inward trepidation I agreed to give it a go.
Out on in the bay, the cool waters looked like oil, not a ripple breaking the surface. An August sun streamed down, reflecting intensely onto tanned bodies, heating the boat's rubber tubes hot to the touch. Lines were tied, ropes paid out and wrinkled feet squeezed into the rubber shoes of the water skis. Clad in a Merchant Navy lifesaver I slipped into the water. A moment to control the panic and gently float as the Zodiac slipped slowly away, struggling to keep line between vertical skis as I sat in the water. Tension reached, a nod of a signal and the boat pulled away. The power of the tow was immense, too quick for unprepared hands and the handle pulled free.
The boat circled as my mind refocused.
This time I would be ready.
I sat again in the water with ski's bobbing upright to my front, the tow-rope snaking away from me, a bright orange line breaking the surface – a line of connection between me and my father, his hand on the outboard's tiller. Again the signal was shared and again the motor surged, the towline pulling taught in an instant. This time I was ready, arms locked straight, body leaning to the anticipate the power the split second it came. The pull was ferocious, dragging me through the water behind the wooden ski planks, legs straining to push back against the strength of the water. In the maelstrom I felt myself lifting, my ski's tilting forward imperceptibly as I rose further. For a moment I fought to find the plain and then suddenly, I was up……
Nothing to this day compares to that feeling. The rush of adrenalin, for that was what must have been coursing through my young veins as I skimmed across the water's surface, sent a smile across my face and a buzz through my body. I was flying! On we flew, circuiting the bay, my body quickly drying as I stood high above the water, a streaming flat wake of white streaking from the back of the boat and out behind me. A line of energy that gently faded back into the surface of the sea.
Whenever the weather allowed that summer I ski-ed, which being a British summer wasn't that often, even when conjured from the memories of halycon days of childhood, but never again did I feel the same level of thrill of that first time riding above the sea.
These memories came to my mind as I listened back to recordings we made yesterday of a frog croaking in our garden pond on Saturday night. I have listened to frogs and toads in spring before. At a local pond near Plashes Wood, high up on the chalk-hill that looks down on the ancient Ermine Street, we have watched a mating frenzy of male toads wrap themselves in a tight ball around a female in a heaving mass the size of a football and on February nights we have seen migrating amphibians – frogs, toads and newts – returning to the pools of their birth. But when we set to the task of building a pond in our garden back in the autumn of 2014, it was in the hope that one day we might hear the sweet croaking of frogs in our own garden one spring morning.
On Saturday, that day came. A pair of frogs have been frequenting the pond for a week or so. Not always visible, but once or twice the twin domes of eyes could be seen poking above the tiny leaves of chickweed that have spread across the surface. Two half heard croaks had caught the ear over the previous couple of days, but careful listening had heard nothing more. The weekend had begun in sunshine and the birds were in full song, not yet joined by their returning migrant cousins. We had taken coffee into the garden to enjoy the warmth of the sun and watch the wheeling red kites who were rising on the thermals that swirled invisibly from the higher ground to our north.
And then, there it was.
First one, then a second croak.
A pause.
Then another.
Silence broken, the simple percussive rasping hiccup of the male frog began to send out a steady irregular rhythm across the garden and beyond, hoping to catch the hearing of receptive females and signal them to his territory. And at that moment, our own lips moistened by the nutty, mellow taste of sweet columbian coffee, broad smiles lit our faces as hearts filled with a rush of pride of pleasure on a par with the intensity of that adrenalin-fuelled water-ski forty odd years ago. This was different though – a secret moment shared with a different species, akin to the thrill of spending time with the seals back in December above their birthing grounds. I'm not sure what particular hormone my endocrine system chose to produce as a result of the experience, but it felt good. Perhaps there is something in the recent reports that nature is good for health and happiness.
Sunday was dull and all was quiet in the weed-filled waters of the pond.
Nothing stirred when we visited throughout the day, but by Monday morning there had been a change. Two balls of frog spawn were now floating in the middle , the majority of each glutinous mass submerged below the surface. Two tell-tale deposits that confirmed the success of the male's calling.
By late afternoon as warm, unbroken sunshine bathed the garden, three frogs were now in residence. Two were together, in amplexus* to give the technical term, the larger male riding on the female's back, the pair locked tight in their mating embrace. For more than 30 minutes we watched through binoculars from the garden seat, the pair circling the pond, submerging for a second then stationary, accompanied by occasional croaks from the male.
And then, with a flick, they inverted – heads down into the water, posteriors aligned and upward. A moment more of pumping movement and then with a splash they parted, both diving below the water and disappearing.
And there, were they had been but a second before, a cluster of black and white dots hung in the water.
A new batch of frog spawn had just been born and fertilised. Nature, life and evolution in the raw, created in front of our eyes in a two year old hole in the ground. Spring has arrived and with it the gift of life** renewing, fresh and bright and full of promise.
*with thanks to Richard Youell! 😉
**congratulations to Chris and Lindsey on the arrival of little Ava ♥, their own little gift of life also born this week.


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First Look: 2010 Toyota Prius Plug-In Hybrid
The idea of a plug-in Prius isn't new to Toyota (it's toyed with several prototypes in the past), but the Japanese automaker is bringing another example to the 2009 Frankfurt motor show, this time based upon the all-new 2010 Prius.
The plug-in version of the Prius makes several improvements upon the normal Prius in that it eschews the hefty (and dated) nickel-metal-hydride batteries for lighter, more powerful lithium-ion batteries.
The Prius Plug-in Hybrid can now travel up to 12 miles on electric power alone, even at highway speeds. For longer freeway journeys, the plug-in Prius will revert to "hybrid mode" and operate like a conventional Prius.
Global delivery of the 2010 Toyota Prius Plug-in Hybrid will begin in late 2009 with an initial batch of 500 vehicles. 150 of those vehicles are targeted for use in U.S. lease-fleet customers for market and engineering analysis. Toyota will gather real world driving feedback through this program and hopes to learn customer expectations for plug-in hybrid vehicles.


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We're up early and grabbed the free buffet breakfast that came with our hotel room. Their coffee chop / bakery is at the ground floor of the hotel. Breakfast isn't bad at all, what is bad when you can eat all that you can? hehe The menu has corned beef, longganisa, scrambled egg, salted egg, fried rice, fresh mangoes and a choice of iced tea or lemonade.
After getting ourselves full, we packed our things and checked out of our hotel. We took a tricycle to the bus terminal (P22) and we are on our way to Pagudpud!
But before that, we are going to swing by the famous Bangui Windwill first. Fare is P50 from Laoag to Bangui then P100 for hiring a tricycle that will take you to the giant windmills and back to the highway. The sun was scorching hot but the air was cool, making the 1 and a half hour travel to Bangui bearable. The bus conductor is also helpful and signaled us once we reached our stop.
Seeing these giants in person is an amazing view. It's not everyday that you get to be under huge propellers which supply power in majority of this town. This is a good photo opportunity too! 😀
After a 30-minute travel from Bangui, we're finally in Pagudpud! Fare is P15 each plus a tricycle ride for P50.
We stayed at the Evangeline Resort in Saud Cove. The room is ready when we arrived. It was nice but I find the bathroom too small. After settling, we headed to the Emohruo RestoBar, the resort's beach front restaurant, for lunch. We are really not that hungry so we figured an order Chicken Roll (P285) would be enough.
It started raining whole afternoon so we decided to have a movie marathon care of Star Movies then slept the night away. Yes, we skipped dinner! 😀
We are up at 5AM the next morning to finally try to swim before heading home. The sun is doing a good job and the water isever so clear. Few people are up by that time so the beach was not crowded at all. I started to appreciate the view this time, I did not expect that Pagudpud is this beautiful in person. Too bad we're leaving soon.
We had the free breakfast that came with our accommodation which are 2 sets of Beef Tapa with egg. Serving is small and I felt it wouldn't be enough to provide energy for the rest of the day so I got an extra order of Pancakes with Bacon (P280).
Of course, more photo op before going home!:)
After 2 and half hours from leaving the beach, we're back to Laoag to catch our 3PM flight. But before that, we had our last food trip at Macy's Diner, which is at the ground floor of Hotel Tiffany. I have a thing with diners, so each time I see one, I just have to dine there.:) It is the usual 50's inspired diner: from the decorations, lights, pin up posters, to the working jukebox, vintage bikes, tables and chairs. Aside from traditional American diner food, they also have Filipino and Ilocano dishes on their menu.
It was an American – Ilocano fusion for lunch this time. Chino wanted Buffalo Chicken and I wanted Bagnet, so that's for lunch!
A peek inside Macy's Diner and our last photo in Laoag! :
I know there are still a lot of places to see and food to try in Laoag, hopefully we can return soon! 🙂 *fingerscrossed*


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In my northerner mind, country songs are all about heartbreak. Or drinking. Or God. Or trucks. Or the South itself. Likewise, it wouldn't be hard to find a southerner who looks at the north as Godless, Frenchified dandies hell-bent on socialism. As it ends up, the stereotypes are somewhat true: There really is a divide in the way the regions view themselves, and you can get a fascinating insight into culture by analyzing country music versus pop music.
This duo of infographics from Very Small Array charts out locations mentioned in the song titles of Billboard #1 hits. The first map shows the places mentioned across any genre of top hit. The second is just for country music hits:
Now maybe it's fair to say that we're all a bit obsessed with the South, but I'm guessing most of you could spot which map is which, solely by the dots. (And you could also spot which songs on the general map are on the country hits map, too.) It's clear, country musicians love singing about the South, and they're particularly precise in their geography of Texas–El Paso, Abilene, Dallas, Fort Worth, Austin, San Antonio, Houston, Galveston, and Luckenbach each make between one and 14 appearances over the last 60 years. Meanwhile, pop hits frequently dream of other shores, including Paris and London but also, mysteriously, the Volga river. Moreover, country hits are obsessed with teeny tiny towns–seemingly, the more obscure, the better and more authentic? Meanwhile, pop hits focus almost solely on the big cities. (And we'll bet the one mention of El Paso was a cross-over country hit.)
Political scientists often talk about the city/country divide–about how those in urban areas vote differently than those in rural areas. But charts like these start to get at the very different aspirations and reference points that make that divide so pronounced.
Another fun and fascinating part of these graphics is the Country Hits' breakdown of the 12 most common words used across all of the genre's songs titles. Romantic tropes like "love," "heart," "man," and "woman" all make an appearance, sure, but "angels" and, the absolute best, "wheel" (which I think should totally count for "truck") sneak in the list as well.
So while this northerner may have been wrong about drinking, I did hit the nail on the head with the South's obsession with heartbreak, religion, trucks, and the South itself. And I think four out of five really isn't that bad, at least for a rude, fast-talking, city-dwelling Yank such as myself.
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The IPO of the managing company of Anaklia Port is considered 5 years later. Mamuka Khazaradze, investor of port project said that construction of the Phase 1 should be completed before the Initial Public Offering of the shares. The port must also start receive of ships; however, attracting of risky …Read More »
Daily Archives: October 13, 2017
Ivanishvili's Fund: Underground and Ground Parking lot near Pushkin Square to Accommodate 160 Cars
Co-investment Fund affiliated with Bidzina Ivanishvili, ex-Prime Minister of Georgia, explains the parking arrangement scheme on Freedom Square and disseminates photo materials. Irakli Karseladze, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Fund assures that any person will be able to use the parking. According to him, there is a parking …Read More »
Genady Arveladze: Demand on Exported Products from Georgia has Increased
Exports from Georgia keeps growing trend. Products of 1.940 billion USD were exported on the foreign markets in nine months, 28.3% more than last year. According to Genadi Arveladze, the Deputy Minister of Economics, export of following products from the largest export groups have significantly increased: Ferro-alloys (97%), copper ores …Read More »
Dimitri Kumsishvili and Koba Gvenetadze met with Managing Director of the IMF
The First Deputy Prime Minister of Georgia and Koba Gvenetadze, President of the National Bank of Georgia have discussed current cooperation program and its progress with Tao Zhang, Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund. The meeting was also attended by Mercedes-Vera Martin, head of International Monetary Fund's mission. According to the Ministry of Finance, …Read More »
40 Types of Wine to be Presented at Georgian Wine Festival on October 15
Georgian Wine Festival will be held on Sunday, October 15 organized by wine online-store Allwine.ge and Meidan Group .Small, medium and large wine producers will represent their best wines and compete with one another to gain Best Winemaker title. Festival will offer various activities and opportunity to taste up to …Read More »
Khazaradze: Administrative Unit, Operating in a Special Regime, Will be Created in Anaklia Port
This is a project that completely changes the neighborhood ecological environment, – said Mamuka Khazaradze, founder of Anaklia Holding. He informed businessmen about the project progress. He noted, that the port does not need 1000 ha for land development in the phase of modern technology, because today ports are big …Read More »
Export From Georgia has Increased by 28.3% This Year
According to National Statistics Office of Georgia,External Merchandise Trade (excluding non-declaredtrade) of Georgia amounted to USD 7567.5 million in January-September 2017 (preliminary data), grew by 12.1 percent from the same period of the previous year. The value of export increased by 28.3 percent reaching USD 1940.3 million, while the import …Read More »
Wine Festival at Château Nelkarisi on October 14 for The First Time
Château Nelkarisi will host wine festival for the first time on October 14. Autumn, as the season of vintage is very active in terms of wine promotion, events and tasting, and festival itself calls Autumn Festival. Sandra Mattson, who organized the event, shares her invitation: "It is with great pleasure …Read More »
The Number of Passengers in Airports of Georgia Increased by 47% During 9 Months
During the 9 months, the number of passengers in Georgian airports increased by 46.63%, which amounts 3 199 063 passengers. The growth recorded in all airports of Georgia: • Tbilisi International Airport served 2 440 067 passengers. + 41.42%; • Traffic in Kutaisi International Airport increased by 77.82%. The airport …Read More »
New Company – Insurance Group of Georgia Signs Reinsurance Agreement with Scor
Having launched in July 2017, Insurance group of Georgia JSC is a new company on the Georgian insurance market. The capital is fully Georgian, whilst the management board has longtime working experience in insurance sector. In terms of health insurance, the company has already managed to win the tender announced …Read More »
Wine Festival in Sighnaghi to Be Held on October 15
Wine festival will be held in Sighnaghi traditionally on Sunday, October 15. Event is organized by Sighnaghi Municipality. City Sighnaghi is located around 100km away from Tbilisi. Visitors will have an opportunity to taste different varieties of wine, have some famous Shashlik,local Nazuki (bread with sweet flavor and onions in …Read More »
ENPARD partner organisation RDFG participated in international conference of LAGs in Lithuania
Transnational Local Action Groups (LAG) Cooperation Conference "Networking Works" was held in Vilnius, Lithuania on 12-14 September. The Chairman of RDFG Vano Grigolashvili and the Manager of the Project "Rural Development for Sustainable Growth of Tetritskaro Municipality" Nelly Revazishvili attended the event. The aim of the conference was to introduce …Read More »


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Price: £750.00
Quantity: 1 available
Book Condition: New, fine.
Second book in the Mortal Engines quartet. First printing of the first edition. Philip has added a beautiful hand-drawn pencil illustration. A beautiful book, illustrated by a talented author.
Title: PREDATOR'S GOLD - Signed & Remarqued First Edition
Categories: Fantasy, Fiction , Children's/Young Adult fiction, Limited Editions, Signed First Editions, Remarqued & Doodled Books, Philip Reeve, Science Fiction /Fantasy,
Edition: First edition, first printing.
Publisher: United Kingdom., Scholastic: 2003
ISBN Number: 0439978890
ISBN Number 13: 9780439978897
Format: Hard cover.
Book Condition: New, fine.
Jacket Condition: New, fine.
kg: 1.00 kg
Item Number: 701222


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text: CarolTwo wonderful performances in an amazing love story ActingDirectingScriptCinematographyTimelessThe GoodGreat acting performances by Blanchett and RooneyBeautiful story which needs to be seenAmazing custome and production designThe BadOoops, there is nothing here2016-01-314.3Overall ScoreAs the marathon continues, it was now time for my absolute favorite genre: female love stories. Admittedly, Carol is one of those movies which I would have probably not planned to watch if it wasn't nominated for so many (6) Academy Awards and/or had received a 90+% rating on Rottentomatoes. After my plan to watch this all by myself (luckily) fell apart, I went into this movie with my wife yesterday night with no huge expectations. And – despite this genre really not being my cup of tea – I have to say that I really enjoyed watching this film. First and foremost, the core of a romance is the chemistry between its main characters and I think this was some of the best chemistries on screen I have seen in a long time – it even blew Brokeback Mountain away. The plot of this film is also about the "sanctioned" love story between two women in a different day and age. An aspiring photographer develops an intimate relationship with an older woman. (imbd.com) The pacing and the evolution of the love story is captured in a really beautiful way – it is very clear who is the "hunter" in this setting. But what in fact was so enjoyable was the development, the tension, the innocence and the truism of their love for each other as it build up throughout the film. The character development of both of them is pretty "black and white" – Rooney Mara is young, inexperienced and doesn't really know what she wants from life just yet – except being a photographer. In a time (the early 1950s) when the path of a young uneducated woman was marriage or marriage, the film does a great job of showing how the character of Therese struggles with this very path but also refuses to just do what is the right thing but follows her passion. She does have the talent to potentially create a career for herself (which SPOILER ALERT she eventually does) but does she really have the courage to follow her curiosity of falling for another woman in this day and age? All this uncertainty is greatly played out by Rooney Mara who I thought did an awesome job as Therese. Courtesy of http://collider.com On the other side, we have the masterful Cate Blanchett who carries the role of Carol with such elegance and dignity – she kind of played out her Blue Jasmine role just with less arrogance and less cray-cray. But all along the movie, I admittedly thought: "Wow, these 2 women just look awesome!" The burden of being more interested in women rather than men while having a child – who should not be confronted with such "inappropriate behavior" is mostly put on Carol. And Cate Blanchett brings her A-game to this film in showing how torn she is. As society disapproved of same-sex relationships, it was either pursing her love for Therese and facing the consequences which could be losing custody or even access altogether to her daughter or letting go of the relationship. And especially, the consequences of that very decision are played out in a great way by both Mara and Blanchett. As the film moves along, you start caring deeply for their love to be fulfilled Aside from the two really awesome acting performances, I truly enjoyed how the film takes us back into the New York of the 1950s (which deserves a nomination as well) – not only the customs and production design but also how people lived their lives e.g. taking a note into their paper calendar or sharing a phone in the hallway of an apartment building in the city. Looking back at the film, it does go without saying how important of a film this is; on the one hand, it is a "normal" love story but the fact that it portrays the love story between two women and doesn't "make a big deal" out of it shows that cinema has come a long way. It does however – without being too much in your face about it – warn us that there were other times when loving another person of the same sex was considered an act which would require you to see a psychotherapist because clearly you must be sick and thus can't care for your child….oh hold on, this is still the case in some parts of the "modern" western society. All in all, I truly enjoyed this film with all its ingredients: love, drama, 1950s and New York City. Go and watch this film while it's out because it's a beautiful and touching love story played out by two awesome actresses. Share this:TweetShare on TumblrPocketMore Leave a Reply Cancel Reply Your email address will not be published.CommentName* Email* Website Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Notify me of new posts by email.


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UConn again bringing in therapy dogs for finals week
STORRS >> The University of Connecticut is providing its students with therapy dogs to help relieve the stress of final exams.
The dogs will be available for petting at the school's Homer Babbidge Library from Monday afternoon through Friday afternoon.
The program, named "Paws to Relax," began in the spring of 2010, when a library staff member suggested that puppies might help students cope with stress during finals week.
Registered therapy dogs from multiple organizations including Cold Noses, Warm Hearts; Allen's Angels; and Tails of Joy are taking part in the program.
The school says it is keeping the dogs in a space that won't impact students with allergies who may also need to use the library.


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