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Newbie to Latin America
Mon, 05/16/2005 - 15:57
Wow, where to start. I know that I hate when people post very generic Europe questions on FP, so I'll try to make this as specific as I can, but my knowledge is limited
I'd like to make two Latin American trips this year, and here is my plan. Basically my wife & I usually take 1-2 Euro trips in a year, and in the interest of doing something different, and because I have a recently burgeoning interest in Latin America, here's what I thought….
Sometime in Jan-Mar, going to Central America. Prob. Costa Rica, based on what I have read, as it might be a nice and easy introduction to the culture. Also, I like the idea of the Cloud Forests, the beautiful beaches, and this would fulfill the one "relaxed beach type trip" a year that my wife seems to love But I could be easily convinced into other nearby countries, that's why I'm posting here, what do you all think? Basically for this trip, I'm looking for nice beaches, cool "jungle" type experiences, and an interesting cultural experiece. Overall though, we'd like this trip to be more layed back, less backpacky and more relaxed.
Now in fall (August-November) we'd like to go to South America. Based on what I've read, I'm thinking Argentina, Chile &/or Bolivia. Argentina is prob. the one definite in the equation since my wife has family there, so it would be interesting from that perspective. But we'd like to do Argentina PLUS something… That's where Chile and Bolivia come in. What I've read about Sucre, and Bolivia in general really fascinates me. So I think maybe that would be an interesting place to see. I also have an interest in Santiago/Valparaiso, and maybe other places in Chile. For this trip, the tone would be more backpacker like, and we'd be less concerned with relaxing, and more with seeing amazing things we haven't seen before
Any thoughts on what the best trips would be for a Latin newbie, given this info.
Mon, 05/16/2005 - 16:22#1
I just went to Costa Rica for two weeks in March. I've posted a detailed trip journal and travelogue at http://www.geocities.com/segacs2/costarica/ if you're interested.
Tue, 05/17/2005 - 06:12#2
Bolivia and Valparaiso were my two favorite places in SA. I know you mentioned to read my blog from that trip, so I'm assuming you'll at least recognize some place names. A few random things to consider:
(1) Chile charges a $100 entry fee for all Americans entering the country by air. It's a one-time fee, and a receipt is stapled into your passport so that you don't have to pay it again. Still, you may wish to consider flying into La Paz or perhaps Lima (which is kinda in between) to avoid paying it.
(2) Chile and Bolivia may be a tough combination, at least from a geographical perspective. There are two land border crossings, both in the far north. I highly, highly recommend the one via the Salar de Uyuni but keep in mind it's a loooooong bus trip from Santiago/Valparaiso to there. You can visit a couple places a long the way, like La Serena and Antofagasta, to break up the trip but it will take some time to cover all that ground. Maybe the best thing would be to get open jaw tickets into La Paz and out of Santiago? La Paz-Sucre-Potosi-Uyuni-San Pedro-Chile is a neat overland route.
(3) Quality of the trips through Salar de Uyuni varies pretty highly. When I went 2 years ago, Colque Tours was the best company in the business. Conditions were definitely rustic, but they were upfront about what it would be like and delivered on everything they promised. The tour groups were smaller and the vehicles were newer and better maintained than what I saw from other companies. Absolutely get current word-of-mouth recommendations and don't book anything from La Paz — the price will be inflated.
(4) As far as traveling conditions go, Bolivia is definitely the poorer of the two countries. Road conditions into remoter parts of the country, like Uyuni, can get a little scary. Take the day bus. It's way safer and the scenery is amazing I was so glad that I saw Bolivia by bus. It was an absolutely fascinating window into the rural parts of the country. Whenever you arrive in a city, I recommend scanning the parking lot of the bus station for the nicest-looking buses. Remember those company names when you want to leave rather than getting hustled onto a bus by the nearest tout. Some of the buses there are really nice and some of them are not.
(5) Safety-wise Bolivia is really not a problem. The vibe there is very mellow and peaceful and I don't think you need to worry about physical violence at all. I wasn't paranoid about theft, but it's a poor country and you need to keep your eyes open. Whenever you arrive at the bus station, don't accept rides from the taxi drivers who circle around the bus — some of them are thieves. There's always a taxi stand in front of the bus station. Also be aware that there are no plainclothes passport inspectors in Bolivia. If someone produces a police badge and asks to see your passport, they're trying to steal it. Tell them no and walk away. And if/when you do take the nightbus, sleep with your arms around your daypack and be certain that the strap of your money belt doesnt hang out of your pants when you curl up. I know somebody who lost their moneybelt that way.
(6) Chile is a developed country that reminded me a bit of Eastern Europe — they have all the modern infrastructure you'd expect to find in the USA, but it's obvious they're still recovering from difficult political and economic times. There really are no safety issues to speak of there.
(7) Learn some Spanish before you go. I literally did not encounter a single English speaker in either Chile or Bolivia. People can and do survive on the contents of their phrasebooks, but I had a better time, and got better, cheaper services because I could handle the language.
(8) Valparaiso is a really vibrant, interesting city completely different from any I've ever visited. I highly recommend it. Beyond that, Chile is not the most interesting country I've visited although it is certainly the most beautiful. Watching the scenery change from green meadows to mountains to desert is incredible, but the country is not overflowing with personality. If it comes time to make choices about your itinerary, I'd choose to focus the bulk of your time in Bolivia and get just a little taste of Chile.
(9) I can't really comment on Argentina since I only saw a couple places there, but I wish I could have seen more. It seemed to have a little more atmosphere than Chile and equally spectacular scenery, although the size of the country made it difficult to take very much in.
(10) I wrote about traveling through SA on the bus in my current travelogue here:
Hope that helps! Feel free to ask any more questions.
Tue, 05/17/2005 - 09:33#3
That's awesome Meredith, I'm going to have to take a look at your other journal that you posted a link to here (maybe during a slow day today at work? and come up with even more questions
I already took a look at Segacs last night for Costa Rica, and it looks AMAZING. The whole Zip Line thing seems so awesome to me, what a blast that must be. I think for the 1st 2006 trip, I'm really leaning towards CR.
I'm having the hardest time now I think coming up with ideas of distance. Like for example, with that Bolivia-Chile route you came up with, how much time do you think that would take, giving each place a reasonable, but yet short enough (i do work now unfortunatly, no longer a student) amount of time?
I think I'm going to try to go Argentina & Bolivia. Obviously, I'd love to do all three, but unless I can get some sort of "AirPass," of which I think there might be one…I think I've read of a "MercoSur" Airpass, I'd have to investigate as to the cost. But that said, I'm sure I'll still have to fly from Argentina to Bolivia, as the distances are just so massive. Maybe I can figure out flying into Buenos Aires and out of La Paz or Sucre or something……. I'll have to see.
Very true on the Spanish. I speak a small amount of Croatian/Serbian/Slovenene (bizarre mix) as well as Czech and I know that it helps me IMMESNLY when I travel in E. Europe. I really have no "real" spanish knowledge, but my wife has a little bit, and she promises to "brush up" before we go. I think that is key, because otherwise you are absolutely right, you have a totally different experience than you would otherwise have.
Lastly, and this is prob. a stupid question….what is the "Salt Flat" area in Bolivia called? I know I've read about it somewhere & that it is on a border, but I cant' remember much else. Did you visit that region? Was it worth visiting, as it seemed interesting to me!
Thanks again for all your help……. If you ever want to go to the Balkans….I'm glad to help out!
Tue, 05/17/2005 - 12:56#4
Just to warn you, when flying into the Santiago airport there is an entry fee charged to all citizens of the USA, Canada, Australia and Mexico. It adds up quick and if you are not ready, there goes a lot of spending money.
This fee is only charged when travelling through Santiago airport (not at any other point). The amount charged corresponds to the amount Chileans are charged when travelling to the respective country:
US citizens USD $100.00
Canadians USD $55.00
Australians USD $34.00
Mexicans USD $15.00
So even before going through customs or immigration you are wisked into this line and shell out $100 (US citizen). There were LOTS of people on my flight that did not know about this and were scrambling to get $100 a person together. They do take credit cards now (They didn't when I was there in 2000). Once you have paid your fee, you will not have to pay it again as long as your passport is valid. And since the fees keep going up (it was $55 in 2000) keep the little card in your passport!
Tue, 05/17/2005 - 14:00#5
Auher, if you have more questions about Costa Rica, feel free to let me know. Also, you might want to check out the Central America forum at Thorntree (the Lonely Planet forum – http://thorntree.lonelyplanet.com) because there are lots of people there who can give you good advice.
Wed, 05/18/2005 - 10:51#6
The Salt Flats are called the Salar de Uyuni — I mentioned them a couple times in my first post and conveniently forgot to explain what they were. They're in the far southwestern corner of Bolivia and are an amazing way to cross the Bolivia-Chile border. The trip takes 3 days and carries you past multi-colored lakes and mountains, weird desert rock formations and a "graveyard" of rusted-out trains. Conditions are pretty rough (we slept in a tin-roof shack in -20 C temperatures) but it was absolutely one of the highlights of my trip. If you don't want to cross the border, you can add an extra day onto your trip and be returned to your point of origin. Uyuni, the tiny town where the trip starts, is about 8 hours from Potosi and theoretically 14 from Sucre, but my bus ride took 18-20.
It's hard to say exactly how much time you'd need. Night buses are not always available or safe, so you should usually budget a day for intercity travel. Assuming you wanted 3 days in each city I mentioned, plus time to arrange your tour through the Salar, I'd say that route would prolly take 21-30 days. Arranging a 2-week tour through an area as wide as you mentioned (either Chile-Bolivia or Bolivia-Argentina) would be tough without lots of flights. Both Kahunna and Homeskillet made cool shorter trips between Bolivia and Peru. It might be worth it to dig up their posts if you're working with limited vacation time. If you've gotta choose, I'd definitely try to include Bolivia in your trip. Although I didn't spend a lot of time in Argentina, I'm not sure it's the place to show you stuff that you've never seen before. It did have incredible scenery and a nice atmosphere, but it's nothing like the cultural differences you'd experience in Bolivia.
Wed, 05/18/2005 - 16:12#7
Thanks again for all that info. Unfortunatly, these days I am working with "limited vacation time" although it would be wonderful to not be, like the old days
Prob. for this trip I'd have 10 days to 15 days I know, it's certainly not enough to see everything that I want, so I have to be reasonable and split it into multiple trips, if I like it, so that I can come back.
You've pretty much sold me on Bolivia. From reading your trip report, Kolby's and some others, it just sounds like an amazing experience. Something about Peru really puts me off, which I'm sure it shouldn't but it just seems dangerous, or I don't know, "too challenging" for the first time Latin traveller! That's not a normal comment for me, I'm quite adventuriious usually, so I'm not sure why I'm getting that feel for it. Oh well… I usually go on gut instinct.
So I'm thinking definitly Bolivia and prob. tacking on Argentina or Chile (with flights) like I mentioned. It's prob. going to be Arg., since my wife has heritage from there, it would be neat to see from that perspective. I do realize that what you said is likely VERY true, it won't be much a culture shock or differnece though, but maybe that would be a good combination.
The Salt Flats sound amazing. I definitly want to check them out. Maybe we'll have to do it as a trip from Bolivia, not a full border crossing based on the time involved, but I guess it all depends on how it shakes out when I start planning.
So from what I've seen, I want to see Sucre for sure, as well as La Paz?? in Bolivia, and the Salt Flats. Anything else that I am missing that you think I REALLY should see (given my short amount of time)?? I'd prob. try to fly into Buenos Aires, get a cheap flight to La Paz or Sucre and fly home from Bolivia, that's the only way to make it work I think.
Thanks again for all this help……… I owe you if/when you make a trip to the Balkans and I can be of real assistance! And I'll prob. hit up Kolby with an email too soon, I was forgetting that he made a trip to Bolivia as part of his Machu Piccu pilgrimage.
Thu, 05/19/2005 - 00:47#8
Auher, my Peru/Bolivia trip doesn't actually become a reality until this September (I leave August 30th for two weeks). The Bolivia portion of the trip will be limited to just Copacabana on the shores of Lake Titicaca. I really wanted to see La Paz (the world's highest capital!) and the Salar de Uyuni, but, as Meredith inferred in her post, that would have added a whole 'nother week to the trip, and Machu Picchu was more of a priority for me.
To make your options even more overwhelming, I'm gonna recommend Guatemala as an alternative to Costa Rica. I took an amazing 10-day trip there this past April, and it was possibly the best vacation I've ever had (although I say that about almost every trip). The countryside is beautiful…I'm sure not even close to Costa Rica's, but Guatemala does have accessible volcanoes, beaches, and tropical jungle. When you also factor in the wonderful colonial Mayan towns (such as Antigua), shimmering Lake Atitlan, and the stunning ruins of Tikal, I'll wager that it actually surpasses Costa Rica. And as long as you don't go there during Semana Santa, it's also cheap!
Thu, 05/19/2005 - 17:27#9
Hah, you are right HomeSkillet, now you have further complicated the one trip for 2006 that I thought I was already sure about
But that's a good thing, I wouldn't have posted on here if that weren't the case.
I have read alot about Guatemala being dangerous, did you feel that to be the case. In specific, on LP's TT I've read some stuff about people being robbed by machete wielding lunatics. Unfortunatly that was a direct quote. One allegidly had a machete tossed at him, severing his arm. I only wish I were joking. So, I'm a little apprenhensive from that, maybe I shouldn't be though, as of course there is crime everywhere, and maybe these are just isolated occurances.
But it does sound amazing, and the diversity of the country would be a real attraction to me!
Thu, 05/19/2005 - 18:47#10
I have read many of those same stories about safety in Guatemala, and am happy to report that nothing happened to me. In fact, I felt quite safe. Antigua, Chichicastenango, and Panajachel (the main town on Lake Atitlan) all have a strong police presence. If you travel from town to town by mini-shuttle, some services even include a police escort (on the more popular routes, such as Panajachel to Antigua). I'd be careful on the volcanoes, although Volcan Pacaya (90 minutes outside of Antigua) is very popular with the tourists and you'll never be alone up there, especially if you take one of the tours that depart at either 6 am or 1 pm.
Sat, 05/21/2005 - 22:36#11
I am planning on taking a GAP Adventures tour in Central America this July. The tour (Mayan Sun) goes through Guatemala to Southern Mexico (Yucatan). Has anyone taken this trip? How was it? How is GAP Adventures in general?
Sun, 05/22/2005 - 12:33#12
I have read alot about Guatemala being dangerous, did you feel that to be the case.
The worst thing that happened to me was getting the trots. We all did.
I traveled there with the kid's soccer team for about 12 days a few years ago and nothing happened to us. At Lake Atitlan, I really did feel miles away from civilization as I know it, which I enjoyed very much.
I did mildly freak out when our bus broke down in the middle of nowhere, but some nice people helped us and we were back on our way in a couple hours. I did witness 2 or 3 petty street crimes in Guatemala City.
Left the team to take a sidetrip to Tikal with another woman and everything was fine.
Tue, 05/24/2005 - 12:15#13
I went on a GAP tour to Costa Rica and I highly recommend them. A friend of mine did a tour with them through Mexico and Guatamala and enjoyed it. Everyone seems to say the Costa Rica tours are the best, but again that's all personal opinion.
Anyway, I found they were very organized, great at getting you 'off the beaten path', and the small group travel is definately the way to go – especially since they use local transport and not an insulated bus like some tours. I'm a fan of tour travel, though; it's not for everyone. If you're too independent-minded for a tour, you may prefer to go alone.
Wed, 06/08/2005 - 12:12#14
Thanks segacs. What was the average age of the people you travelled with with GAP Adventures? Was it mostly a party or laid-back atmosphere?
Wed, 06/08/2005 - 13:25#15
Age range on GAP is very wide. Our group had 20-somethings all the way to retired couples. Not very party at all. Certainly nothing like Contiki, who I went to Europe with. Everyone seemed genuinely interested in the culture, the nature and wildlife, and the adventures. Diverse group from all over the world. Also, the groups are small – usually 12 max. Highly recommended.
Thu, 06/09/2005 - 11:11#16
Another question for you segacs, where did you buy airfare to Central America? I also live in Canada and the cheapest flight I can find on the web is around CDN$1000. Is it cheaper if I buy my plane ticket in a travel agency or on the web?
Thu, 06/09/2005 - 17:14#17
Depends what time of year and where you're flying from, I guess. I paid about $600 tax included to San Jose from Montreal in March on American Airlines, purchased through Travel Cuts. There's no magic formula, just check as many sources as you can.
Why don't you try the cheap flights forum for some help. Let them know your dates, cities, and where you've already checked and found prices, and someone might be able to help you out.
Sat, 06/25/2005 - 22:31#18
I hate to put a damper of any sort on your Bolivia plans, but I would avoid it right now.
June 07, 2005
This Travel Warning is being issued to warn American citizens of continued political unrest in Bolivia. The Department of State has authorized the departure of non-emergency U.S. Embassy personnel and all eligible family members of U.S. Embassy personnel and urges all U.S. citizens to defer non-essential travel to Bolivia. This Travel Warning supersedes the Public Announcement issued June 1, 2005.
Since May 16, various groups within Bolivia have conducted protests, demonstrations and blockades to protest the Bolivian government's hydrocarbons (gas) policy and demand a variety of political reforms as well as the resignation of the President and the dismissal of Congress. The focus of the protests is the capital city of La Paz and the surrounding Altiplano. The La Paz airport remains open, but some flights have been cancelled and others diverted. Travel from the airport to La Paz is subject to sporadic blockades. Roads running north and south from La Paz, to Lake Titicaca and Oruro, are blockaded and closed to travel.
The Department of State has authorized the departure from Boliva of non-emergency employees and eligible American family members of embassy personnel. American citizens should defer non-essential travel to Bolivia. U.S. citizens currently in Bolivia should remain vigilant, monitor local media, review their security posture on a regular basis, and consider departing. Travelers in vehicles should not attempt to pass through or around roadblocks, even if they appear unattended. U.S. citizens who encounter a demonstration should try to depart the area as quickly as possible.
U.S. citizens in Bolivia are urged to register and update their contact information at U.S. Embassy La Paz or through the Department of State's travel registration website at https://travelregist…. In case of an emergency, please contact the Embassy at
011 (591-2) 216-8297 during business hours or 216-8000 after-hours; email firstname.lastname@example.com.
The Consular Section of the U.S. Embassy is located at 2780 Avenida Arce in La Paz. The Consular Agency in Santa Cruz is located at 146 Avenida Roque Aguilera (Tercer Anillo); telephone (591-3) 351-3477, 3479, or 3480. The Consular Agency in Cochabamba is located at Avenida Oquendo 654, Torres Sofer, Room 601; telephone (591-4) 411-6313. Current information on travel and security in Bolivia may be obtained from the Department of State by calling 1-888-407-4747 within the United States, or, from overseas, 1-202-501-4444. U.S. citizens should consult the Consular Information Sheet for Bolivia and the Worldwide Caution Public Announcement, available on the Department's Internet site at http://travel.state…..
Mon, 06/27/2005 - 22:34#19
Go to Salvador, Brazil. I stayed there for two weeks and fell in love. The culture is amazing and the people are so friendly….
Fri, 07/01/2005 - 16:49#20
Two countries in Latin America with which to go
Brazil and Colombia
Fri, 07/22/2005 - 10:06#21
Hi Auher,
I travelled 4 times to South America in the 90ies, about 3 months each time. Argentina was my absolute favourite country. It is also a good country to start with, because it´s easy to travel and at least some people speak a foreign language.
I´m interested how long you are planning to go, and where your relatives live. Distances are enormous in Argentina so time is a concern. I have spent 17 nights in buses there on my first trip!
If your wife has family there this is a big plus – when travelling in Europe you´ll always be a tourist. If you have the chance to stay in someone´s house in South America they´ll make you feel like one of theirs and it won´t be your only and last visit there, guaranteed!
If you want to avoid Bolivia due to security reasons (I have no idea what the situation is REALLY like) I reckon it´s an option to go to northern Chile and to Peru from there. There is absolutely no reason not to go to Peru, it´s a fantastic country and the Cusco region is a must-go.
Unlike in Europe, where most people visit the cities, I would stick to small towns (apart from the capitals) and the area around them. Antofagasta (Chile) was mentioned here – admittedly it´s one of the nicer places but in fact it looks pretty much the same like any other medium-sized city in latin America. There is a nice main square and the buildings around it are worth a look, but they get boring after an hour wandering around. The only exceptions I know are Valparaíso and Cusco. I had my most memorable times sitting in buses or trains, watching some stunning scenery, or hiking in national parks.
I found Patagonia the most fascinating region in South America, but when you go it´ll be winter there, it´s the only corner on the continent where winter actually occurs. (For Brazilians, anything else than "insanely hot" is "winter"
Thu, 09/29/2005 - 21:19#22
Hi! I just got back from 5 months traveling South America, and since I'm still there mentally, thought I could throw a bit of advice into the mix for ya!
First of all, if you're looking to explore Argentina, and thinking about the Bolivia route, I would recommend also looking into the regions of northern Argetina as well. Salta and Jujuy, for example. The Northern region of Argentina has a very large indigenous population, and if you're looking to get a taste of that Andean/ indigenous culture, you can definitely get a great share of that in those Northern regions. If you are wanting to do the Salar de Uyuni, and plan to go from Argentina, a possibilty is to therefore spend some time in Northern Arg, around the cities mentioned above, and then you can head into Tupiza, Bolivia (great stop if you're into horseback riding – you can even ride the famous trail of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance kid, haha!) And then from Tupiza you can actually organzie a trip through the salar as well, and then end up in Uyuni after the 4 days. From there you could either head off to Sucre, Potosi, etc., or, there's also the very popular (and cold) overnight bus to La Paz. So, there's a possible route option for you!
As for your worry about Peru…as I said, I just got back from 5 months in South America. I started out with this great North to South route in mind, with time to see and explore about 5 counties. BUT, I ended up spending almost my entire trip in Peru.
That country is amazing. So varying, in terms of landscape (mountains, jungle, desert, beach), people, customs, food, music – everything. I fell in love with Peru, and never ran into a single problem. I met some of the most amazing, wonderful, kind-hearted people ever, and spent the majority of my time living, staying, and traveling with Peruvians.
Mind you I am a female in her mid twenties and spent my five months in South America traveling solo.
(I do know Spanish pretty well, though.)
Lastly, you mentioned you had some bus routes and time questions. The end of my trip I ended up bussing 6 days and night straight from the jungle in Northern Peru to Buenos Aires. I went along the coast and down to Santiago, then over through Mendoza and to Buenos Aires. So if you have any questions about bus travel times or costs or anything pertaining to this route, I can be of help as well.
Hope this helps, and if you have any other questions, let me know! (talking about it keeps it alive in my head, so I'd be happy to share!
Sun, 10/09/2005 - 10:51#23
well, when you factor in these things:
1)my girlfriend and I speak intermediate spanish
2)we will have 45-60 days
3)we will have enough for 2-3 "tours", i.e Salt Flats and Macchu Picchu
4)price is a factor
5)what places have lots of English teaching and art museums?
6)On a route between Buenos Aires and Lima, where would you potentially stay for a month if you got a chance to work (not for money but for spanish classes) and my girlfriend could probably find a nonpaid internship at a museum?
7)If we cannot find an open jaw ticket, how much will a plane ticket from Lima to Buenos Aires be?
8)I enjoy photographing old buildings, interesting back streets and non-dangerous dilapidation, recommendations?
9)Caracas to Lima or BsAs to Lima?
10)I am thinking of buying the tickets at the end of this month. If looking at flights from Frankfurt (jul to sep 2006), what is a price for flights that I should just jump on and buy? Less than 800euro, but only if that includes open jaw or???
11)what websites are the best for Europe to SA flights?
Mon, 10/10/2005 - 09:05#24
(1) yay! that makes travel cheaper and more interesting.
(3) www.andeantravelweb…. is a great resource for Inca Trail companies. It is worth it to pay a little more — your food is better, your campsites closer to the trail, and you get the pleasure of not seeing your porters struggling under loads too large for a donkey.
(4) Ecuador and Chile are the most expensive places. Ecuador is not so bad except that there's been lots of inflation since they switched to the dollar and most of the things I wanted to do (white water rafting, jungle tours, other things not safely attempted independently) were a little pricey. Chile is just better developed. $20/day was still enough to stay comfortable though.
(5) South America is not a huge destination for art museums. I did enjoy the random folk art museums I visited though. There is English teaching in Peru (I heard) and I met some travellers who'd gotten work at a university in Chile. Are you planning on settling down? www.eslcafe.com is a good source of info for these things.
(6) Not sure about the museum thing. Personally, I would have loved to stay in La Paz for a month. I think I rhaposidized about it in the "Unenthused about South America" post. My experience was that my Spanish (also intermediate pre-departure) got really good just by being there and reading Spanish novels. You won't run into many English speakers.
7)When I was there, it was $300ish.
8)Non-dangerous dilapidation can be a bit difficult to find. I believe I posted about that in the "unenthused" post. If not, you can search for my "safety notes on Peru" post a couple years back. Bolivia definitely felt the safest to me. Chile might also be nice for that. A lot of the towns really look like they came from the Old West and I didn't even hear second-hand stories about safety incidents there.


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60 noteS to the Financial StatementS 30 june 2011 3. summARy Of siGNifiCANT ACCOuNTiNG POLiCiEs (CONTiNuEd) g) derivative financial instruments The consolidated entity uses derivative financial instruments to hedge its risks associated with foreign currency rate fluctuations arising from operating activities Derivative financial instruments are initially recognised at fair value on the date on which a derivative contract is entered into, and are subsequently remeasured to fair value Any gains and losses arising from changes in the fair value of derivatives are accounted for as described below: • The fair values of forward exchange contracts are calculated by reference to current forward exchange rates for contracts with similar maturity profiles • All attributable transaction costs are recognised in the statement of comprehensive income as incurred Cash flow hedges Cash flow hedges are hedges of the consolidated entity's exposure to variability in cash flows that is attributable to a particular risk associated with a recognised asset or liability that is a firm commitment and that could affect profit or loss Changes in the fair value of the hedging instrument designated as a cash flow hedge are recognised directly in equity to the extent that the hedge is effective To the extent that the hedge is ineffective, changes in fair value are recognised in profit or loss Amounts taken to equity are transferred out of equity and included in the measurement of the hedged transaction (coal sales) when the forecast transaction occurs The consolidated entity tests each of the designated cash flow hedges for effectiveness at each balance date, both retrospectively and prospectively, by using the dollar offset method If the testing falls within the 80:125 range, the hedge is considered to be highly effective and continues to be designated as a cash flow hedge If the hedging instrument expires or is sold, terminated or exercised without replacement or rollover, or if it no longer meets the criteria for hedge accounting (due to it being ineffective), then hedge accounting is discontinued prospectively The cumulative gain or loss previously recognised in equity remains in equity until the forecast transaction occurs Economic hedges Derivatives which do not qualify for hedge accounting are measured at fair value with changes in fair value recognised in profit or loss h) investments and other financial assets Financial assets in the scope of AASB 139 are categorised as either financial assets at fair value through profit and loss, loans and receivables, held-to-maturity investments, or available-for-sale financial assets Financial assets are recognised initially at fair value, plus, for assets not at fair value through profit or loss, any directly attributable transaction costs Recognition and derecognition Regular way purchases and sales of financial assets are accounted for at trade date, i e , the date that the consolidated entity commits itself to purchase or sell the asset Financial assets are derecognised if the consolidated entity's contractual rights to the cash flows from the financial assets expire or if the consolidated entity transfers the financial asset to another party without retaining control or substantially all risks and rewards of the asset
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Surprisingly, our exploration into the unity of psyche and matter has revealed an essential unity between the implicate and explicate aspects of each. That is, the unity is as much vertical within each realm as horizontal between them. In retrospect, we can see why this must be so, since the separate empirical realms of psyche and matter cannot truly be united if this unity only resides in a transcendent realm that is absolutely divided from the empirical realms. We must have unity both vertically and horizontally. This combined vertical-horizontal integration can be illustrated by the following analogy from physics. Prior to Einstein, energy and matter were thought to be separate and autonomous empirical phenomena. This separation of energy and matter is reflected in the two classical conservation laws: the conservation of energy and the conservation of mass. After Einstein, however, the distinction between matter and energy was no longer absolute, and it was recognized that mass and energy are separate aspects or manifestations of an underlying unity of mass-energy (mathematically represented as a 4-dimensional energy-momentum vector). The old conservation laws were thus subsumed within a new law: conservation of mass-energy.
In this analogy, the duality of mass and energy is horizontal, because these are two phenomena manifesting on the same empiric plane. They manifest as relatively autonomous phenomena as long as relative motions are negligible in comparison with the speed of light. In Einstein's theory, matter and energy are understood as the empirical manifestations of a unified reality (i.e., the energy-momentum 4-vector). Energy corresponds to one component of the 4-dimensional vector, while mass corresponds to the other three components. Interestingly, however, the vector acts as a whole, with the result that its mass and energy components can be mixed in various ways when the vector manifests (is "projected") into a particular empirical reference frame. This mixing betrays the unity of energy and mass within this transcendent realm. One can visualize the essence of this mixing by imagining two spotlights shining on an upright pole from different angles, projecting two shadows on the floor. One shadow is the analog of energy, the other is the analog of mass. If we tilt the pole away from its upright orientation, the lengths of the two shadows (i.e., the observed mass and energy) will change, while the length of the pole itself stays constant.
The above analogy illustrates how we might understand how psyche and matter can manifest as relatively autonomous realms that are nevertheless mysteriously coordinated by virtue of their common origins deep within the unus mundus. Like the conservation laws of matter and energy, psyche and matter manifest in such a way that the transformations of one are in many ways independent of the other. Our thoughts, for example, normally appear to operate with relative independence from the transformations taking place in most of the physical world. Conversely, the transformations of matter in the universe are not normally altered by our thoughts. Yet, certain anomalous phenomena such as synchronicity sometimes burst forth unexpectedly, hinting at some mysterious unity of psyche and matter. And at deeper, subtler, and more implicate levels of manifestation, the connections become increasingly evident, such as the archetypal patterns of number that are essential to the orderedness in both realms.
Thus, if consciousness becomes sufficiently subtle to see the implicate aspects of both psychic and physical phenomena, their unity in a common source can be directly experienced and not merely inferred indirectly from diverse concrete particulars. This implies the necessity for an expanded epistemology for physics, psychology, and knowledge in general that takes us well beyond the forms of knowing that are limited to only the most explicit orders of reality. For truly integrative knowledge, we must expand and deepen our capacities of consciousness. Otherwise, an integral theory will be nothing more than a pleasing speculative construct based on explicit contents that have emerged from the deeper levels. In short, if we are really to know the unitive depths of Bohm's ocean of energy, we must allow ourselves to sink down into them, and not merely watch the surface phenomena that merely hint at what is below. The unconscious calls us into its depths.
We can define the unconscious in the most general sense as the domain of all things that are indirectly known, posited, or presumed to exist outside of the present conscious awareness but that have an influence on the contents of conscious awareness. The unconscious is the realm of the unmanifest (relative to our present consciousness). Typically, our consciousness is fixated on the explicate order, while the implicate order remains largely unconscious. In some cases, however, consciousness may move into the depths of the implicate order. In addition to both personal and impersonal psychic contents, these depths also include both personal and impersonal physical contents. For example, although the dishes inside the dishwasher are presumed actually to be there, they are in fact outside of present conscious awareness, and are in the domain of the unconscious (relative to our present consciousness). Because they are in principle accessible to anyone, they are part of a collective unconscious. What we conventionally call objective physical reality, therefore, can be viewed as a region of the collective unconscious that is partially presented to each of us in a unique way during our waking consciousness. The structures of this region of the unconscious are known as the physical laws, since they determine the lawful manner in which this region behaves and evolves. The so-called objective world is in fact part of the unconscious and is only glimpsed indirectly through its projections into conscious awareness. For example, if I open the dishwasher, what appears in consciousness is a visual image of a plate viewed from a particular perspective. The plate in itself is not seen. It is not in consciousness. Only a projection of the plate's visual image is seen. The plate itself (its implicate aspect) remains a transcendental idea posited to exist outside of consciousness. The plate is therefore still largely implicate in the unconscious, even when I am looking at an explicate aspect of it. Only an image of the plate actually arises in consciousness. Moreover, if my friend is looking as well, she will see a different image due to her different perspective. Neither one of us sees the plate in all its implicate totality, however. This is analogous to the fact that the universal implicate aspects of archetypes are not manifest in the explicate order, but their diverse explicate aspects manifest to us in dreams as particular symbolic expressions that vary from person to person.
The explicit archetypal contents that are generally accessible to us provide the basis for a collective understanding of a shared world. In the case of access via the physical senses, this collective understanding takes the form of the physical world. In the case of the mind, this collective understanding takes the form of psychological archetypes, transpersonal states of consciousness, mathematics, and so on. Insofar as the archetypes are not entirely unambiguous in their explicate manifestations, or manifest in ways that are influenced by cultural or personal factors, they allow us to create a multitude of interpretive frameworks for understanding and representing these objective worlds. Thus, for example, our inner experience of mystical states of consciousness may find expression in various different philosophical or religious systems, while our outer experience of physical phenomena may be understood in terms of distinct scientific paradigms. The development of physics involves the successive refinement of our shared understanding and explorations of deeper and deeper regions of these collectively accessible regions of outer experience. As our understanding penetrates to deeper levels of increasing subtlety, the representation becomes more universal and comprehensive, so that the structure of the nested representations within physics range from very general universal laws down through particular instances valid only for restricted domains of experience, to a specific quantitative numerical prediction for a given experimental arrangement. Our understanding is therefore provided with a depth that reaches from the multiple contents of explicate conscious awareness from many possible perspectives, down to the universal implicate depths that are common to all perspectives. A similar structure is present in mystical traditions, where the understanding links the particular experiential phenomena of an individual, up through intermediate levels common to certain types of individuals engaged in particular practices, to universal principles common to all individuals. Depth psychology is again similar, with experiential dream images and such related first to personal unconscious contents, and then to deep archetypal structures of a collective nature.
Note that each phenomenon contains within it aspects of all levels. The implicit aspects of a phenomenon may be known directly by a correspondingly subtle awareness. Alternatively, they may be unfolded by comparing and contrasting similar phenomena from many different perspectives, providing us with a more explicit understanding of the aspects that are particular to each phenomenon, and the aspects that are universal to all the similar phenomena.
It appears that at a very deep level there is no distinction between physical and psychic structures, and that these are, as it were, two perspectives we have on the same core reality. Thus, through comparison and contrast of physical and psychic phenomena, we can isolate the essence of this common core. It does seem clear, however, that one key feature of this core is its mathematical nature. (Note that this view contrasts with the notion that "physical" is a concrete level of reality, while "psychic" is a subtle level. Rather, they both have depths of subtlety that penetrate to the core of reality, and they both have a concrete surface that is immediately present in ordinary empiric consciousness. Thus mind cannot be reduced to matter, nor matter to mind. Both emerge as different aspects of a more fundamental ground.)
It should be kept in mind that, as Bohm points out, our access to these deep implicate levels is not necessarily limited to indirect access through correlation of diverse explicit contents with theoretical representations in order to infer their common core. It is also possible to directly access these implicate levels of reality that are normally considered unconscious. In other words, the unconscious can become conscious in two ways: indirectly through inference from explicit contents, or directly through an expansion of the range of consciousness into the more implicate levels of reality.
With the advance of physics and psychology, our theoretical understanding of the mystery beyond the range of our present consciousness is expanding to the point where we see hints of the identity of psyche and matter at deep levels. The evolution of consciousness that is explicating and integrating more of the unconscious appears to be bringing into an explicate unity an original implicate unity. This integrative theoretical understanding, however, is merely an attempt to conceptually hold together diverse fragmented contents that have emerged on the explicate level. Such a conceptual unity is at best a partial and imperfect representation of otherwise unconscious content, and we must be careful not to mistake this representation for the unconscious content itself, confusing our world of abstractions with concrete experience. Fundamentally, this mistake is the ignorance of the process of positing the existence of things beyond or outside our consciousness, and thus confusing our conscious representations of those things as being "things themselves" (such as when we imagine a material particle to have an objectively existing position). Because the conscious representation inevitably fails to correspond exactly with the unconscious reality, the confusion results in a distortion of our understanding of reality. Inevitably, reality (i.e., the unconscious portion of reality) manifests itself to consciousness in a way that contradicts this distortion. This unconscious compensation is then experienced as a crisis, and the anomaly is either integrated or denied. If it is integrated, a more comprehensive and accurate conscious representation of reality typically develops. If it is not integrated, the unconscious compensations will continue until they create sufficient cognitive crisis to result in a sacrifice of the distortion. In either case, because our representations can never perfectly mirror reality, the developmental process will continue. This whole process of development is based on the fundamental mistake of failing to recognize that our conscious representation of what is outside of our consciousness (i.e., the objective world) is an imperfect imaginative construct, and not an actual mirror of some real, objective reality.
If there is a recognition of the very process of positing the existence of things outside of consciousness through the confusion of the representation with the real, then any inaccuracy of our conscious representation is no longer a problem because it is never confused with reality in the first place. The spontaneous revelations of reality that do not fit into prior representational schemes are then experienced with delight, and are not met with resistance. In other words, it is recognized at the deepest level of our psyche that reality always has and always will infinitely transcend our representations of it. As a result, we are most in touch with reality when our experiences go beyond our representations of reality.
[1] Jung (1955), 536.
[2] von Franz (1964), 384.
[3] Heisenberg (1962), 201.
[4] Jung (1970), 25.
[5] Jung (1966), 66.
[6] Jung (1966), 66.
[7] Jung (1966), 275.
[8] Jung (1966), 95.
[9] Jung (1966), 185.
[10] Jung (1970), 5.
[11] Jung (1951), 261.
[12] Pauli (1994), 260.
[13] Jung (1970), 8.
[14] von Franz (1964), 382.
[15] Jung (1968), 8.
[16] von Franz (1964), 383.
[17] Jung (1955), 538.
[18] Mansfield et al. (1991).
[19] Mansfield (1995), 202.
[20] Jung (1970), 27.
[21] Mansfield (1995), 82-83.
[22] Mansfield (1998).
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[25] von Franz (1992), 216.
[26] von Franz (1992), 256.
[27] von Franz (1974), 284.
[28] von Franz (1992), 57.
[29] von Franz (1974), 54.
[30] von Franz (1992), 253.
[31] Bohm (1990).
[32] Bohm (1980), 196.
[33] von Franz (1992), 252.
[34] Jung, as quoted in Pauli (1994), 153.
[35] Bohm (1980), 206.
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Cristiano Ronaldo has reiterated his desire to hang his boots at Real Madrid, after he won his fifth Ballon d'Or.
The Portugal ace won the France Football award on Thursday, drawing him level with Messi on most Ballon d'Or awards ever won.
Ronaldo has also suggested how much of a youth he feels like and sees himself playing for many years at Madrid.
"I hope I can play at the greatest level for a few more years," Ronaldo told reporters. "The battle continues with Messi. We're doing the best we can for our teams. I think things are happening for a reason.
"I feel good, let's see what happens in the future. I'm happy at Real and I want to stay and finish my career there if possible."
"I'm very happy. To get this prize in Paris is a great experience, it's marvelous," Ronaldo told L'Equipe TV.
"It's a great moment of my career. It's something I wish I have every year. We had a marvelous year. I was the [top] goalscorer of the Champions League, so I want to thank my team-mates.
"They were important for me. And also thanks everybody who helped me to be in great form during the season."


text: This is a beautiful Italian recipe made with Eggplant.Ingredients:3 medium eggplants4 large ripe tomatoes2 medium-sized onions 2 celery stalks12 Sicilian green olives1/2 cup capers1/4 cup red wine vinegar2 tablespoons sugarExtra virgin olive oil Peel the eggplants (as skins can sometime be tough when cooked) and cut off the stems. Slice the eggplant into cubes or rectangular pieces about an inch thick, place the pieces in salted water for thirty minutes, then strain and pat dry. Put the tomatoes in a pot of boiling water and remove after a minute. Let the tomatoes cool, peel off the skin and slice them in half, then squeeze out the seeds and coarsely chop.Slice the celery stalks into 1/2-inch pieces and put them in the boiling water for 5 minutes, then strain and set aside. Press the olives with the flat side of a knife or the palm of your hand to crack them and remove the pits. Rinse the capers and chop the onion.Dissolve the sugar in the red wine vinegar in a small bowl.Heat 1/4 cup of olive oil in a large pan over moderately high heat and fry the eggplant until lightly golden. Transfer the eggplant onto a plate and layer with paper towels to absorb the oil. Heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil over moderate heat and fry the onion for several minutes, then add the tomatoes, celery, olives and capers. Lower the heat and simmer until excess liquid has evaporated. Add the fried eggplant then stir the sweetened red wine vinegar. Remove from the burner, place the caponata in a bowl and let cool to room temperature, then serve.


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Life brings unexpected twists and turns and it can be difficult to know how to talk about them since we never know what may happen on any given day. But it's one of the most important conversations you can have with your loved ones. A little planning now will save those dearest to your heart unneeded stress later through the process of advance care planning.
Have you ever experienced fearful moments when you or a loved one has a critical illness or injury?
You may feel unprepared to deal with the stress a situation like this brings. Take comfort, our Advance Care Planning staff is here to help prepare you if challenging circumstances ever arise.
Advance Care Planning is a process which involves learning about the types of medical decisions that might need to be made as one progresses through life. Because goals are likely to change over time, conversations should happen multiple times during a lifetime, as circumstances change. Advance care planning focuses on learning about the types of decisions you might need to make if a medical crisis occurs, and determining what your goals would be in such a situation. It helps others know what kind of care you want. Your loved ones and your health care team cannot honor your wishes if we don't know what they are.
Advance Care Planning involves two components:
Everyone is encouraged to complete an advance directive or medical durable power of attorney. These documents should be updated every few years because your goals and wishes are likely to change over time. When the time comes, you may need to consider a DNR order. You can make changes to the document(s) at any time.
It's important to pick the right person to be your patient advocate. Oftentimes a family member is a good choice because they know you well and understand what is important to you. Your patient advocate should be someone strong enough to act on your wishes, separate from their own feelings, even if those wishes may result in allowing you to die. Emphasize to your patient advocate that these are your decisions, not theirs. Remember, your patient advocate only directs care when you cannot.
Your patient advocate holds a significant responsibility. These responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:
In order for these documents to be legally binding they must meet the requirements from the state of Michigan. The document needs to have all required signatures and meet three requirements:
Please note that general or financial DPOA does not grant health care decision-making authority and you will need a separate document to address health care decision making. Once your document is complete, you keep the original. Give copies to:
Advance care planning documents can be sent to Munson Medical Center in three ways:<
You may make changes to your documents at any time. On your original document, cross out the old information and write in the new information along with your initials and the date the change was made. You must send a new copy to have your records updated.
If you no longer have your original and we have a copy on file, you may request a copy of your advance medical directive be sent to you through our Health Information Management Department at firstname.lastname@example.com. In the subject line of the email please type: AMD Patient REQUEST. The email must include your name, address, birth date, and telephone number.
Because we take patient information and privacy very seriously, someone from the Health Information Management Department will call you back to verify the request and complete additional identification requirements before mailing a copy of the document.
In this Your Health Matters from 7&4 News, Chuck and Linda share their story and the importance of not only completing the Advance Directive forms, but also discussing your wishes with your loved ones.
In this MedWatch from 9&10 News, we discuss the importance of advance care planning so that your family will know your wishes in the event that you cannot communicate them due to an illness or injury.
A daughter to father heart-to-heart from TEDx Stanford.
Contact Munson Healthcare's Advance Care Planning office at 231-935-6176 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
You may also consider attending one of our free workshops. This is highly recommended for anyone over the age of 18 and at any stage in your life.
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Today my baby brother turned 19 years old, which means he is going to be uncomfortable for another 365 days until his age is an even number. This is why we love each other, because I understand that odd numbers are annoying, nasty and uncomfortable while even numbers are soft, inviting and friendly. Well, the point is that it's his birthday, and he only gets one a year, which means I am going to dedicate a little piece of the internet just to him.
Like all masterpieces, this one begins with a song.
Wake up in the morning feeling like Francisco,
Got my hair cream, I got my comb, time to make myself look pretty.
Before I leave, drink my milk, straight out of the carton.
My Geo Metro got junked, it ain't coming back 😦
I'm talkin' checkered Vans on my toes, toes,
Mom washes all my clothes, clothes,
Never answer my phone, phone.
(In the car I'm) Playin my favorite CDs,
Another episode of Modern Family,
Tryin to beat a battle with Misty …
Oh stop,
you're a fire type, why did I choose
you? I'm a fool,
Now I'll lose half my money.
This sucks,
so-o much,
I should've bought another Heal,
Oooh, oh oh.
Oooh, oh oh.
This is him at 16. Not much has changed.. except the hair is all gone. So really everything has changed. I guess I don't mind so much, as long as he never stops:
– eating nauseatingly large amounts of popcorn
– pulling all-nighters with me to watch Avatar
– playing BBMak songs on his guitar.
– owning 300+ Pokemon fan art images
– letting me take his car for half a year
– surviving scary near-death experiences
– being cooler than me


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According to a recent post from Seedcamp,
"We're excited to announce the teams attending Mini Seedcamp Prague, once again we had some very technical, ambitious, and creative teams applying to participate. This time we received entries from a total of 31 countries! As a result this will be our most international Mini Seedcamp yet with 16 countries being represented on the day. We have more than 70 mentors signed up to spend the day with these twenty teams."
This is a big step forward for BsC, which has created a new market for the balanced scorecard methodology on iPad.
According to Eduardo Ferrin, founder and creator of this popular app,
"I am very excited to learn we are a Seedcamp finalist. Our team has worked very hard to make an ideal app for strategic planning for more people to use in the enterprise. At Seedcamp we will be showing just how easy it is to create and managed a business dashboard to achieve planning and monitoring control – all without high costs or PCs."
Seedcamp is slated for 20 October 2011 in Prague. It is a one day event designed to connect the 20 best web-tech, mobile and software talent with some of the leading entrepreneurs, developers, and experts from all across Europe and all over the world.
Twenty finalists get to connect and learn from prominent entrepreneurs, investors, developers and other web technology experts. The day consists of 5 minute presentations by the teams, a panel discussions, and four 1:1 mentoring sessions. The format is designed to maximise interaction between the teams and mentors, and has proven to be exceedingly popular with mentors at previous Seedcamps.


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"Real Housewives of New York" star Kelly Bensimon needs a new stylist, but first she needs to fire and report her plastic surgeon to the board for this awful boob job!
Kelly was recently in the news for may be or may be not beating up her boyfriend.
Whitney's implants, in the post below, are tastefully and expertly done. Kelly's? No so much.


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Now, in Shattered Dreams, Shubha Vilas narrates the riveting drama of Rama's exile. Through the tales of Raman's unwavering and enigmatic persona, the book teaches us how to handle reversals positively; through Bharat's actions, it teaches us to handle temptation; and through Sita's courage, to explore beyond our comfort zone. This complicated family drama provides deep insights on how human relationships work and how they fail.
With Valmiki's Ramayana as its guiding light, Shattered Dreams deftly entwines poetic beauty from the Kamba Ramayana and Ramacharitamanas, as well as folk philosophy from the Loka Pramana tales, to demonstrate how the ancient epic holds immediate relevance to modern life. Experience the ancient saga of the Ramayana, like never before!
The narration of the book is so good that while reading the text, you can actually visualise Arun Govil (Rama of the TV series), you can feel the emotions attached to every scene. It is a complete family drama intricately woven around all the characters of Ramayana. One highlight of the book is that the author has tried to relate the ancient epic and it's circumstances to modern day living, clearly explaining the parts in today's context, as and when applicable.
My Final Take: I finished this book in 3 days flat. The plot is intense. I totally recommend this book as a Bed time & Travel Read. You can also gift this to your young kids who like reading.Would like to rate this a 3.75/5.


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Herb Jaffe: What can new ballpark do for Summerlin? Plenty
Feb. 23 was a noteworthy date for Summerlin. It was the day when lots of dignitaries gathered on a windblown plain opposite City National Arena in Downtown Summerlin to witness the groundbreaking for Las Vegas Ballpark.
Feb. 23 was a noteworthy date for Summerlin. It was the day when lots of dignitaries gathered on a windblown plain opposite City National Arena in Downtown Summerlin to witness the groundbreaking for Las Vegas Ballpark.
April 5 is another noteworthy date. That marks the opener of the Las Vegas 51s' final season at Cashman Field before the 2019 inaugural at their new home in Summerlin on a date yet to be determined.
There's another noteworthy date that comes to mind – Jan. 20, 1961. That was the day John F. Kennedy was inaugurated as the 35th president of the U.S. It was also the day he spoke the following words, which have since become immortalized: "Ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country."
So you might ask, what does Kennedy's statement have to do with Summerlin's new ballpark?
Quite a bit when you think about what the stadium can do for Summerlin, instead of what Summerlin is doing by providing this state-of-the-art, $150 million ballpark for a triple A baseball team on a choice site.
No one expected any of the many sports and civic dignitaries who attended the groundbreaking to speak about what the 10,000-seat stadium can do for Summerlin. As expected, all their comments dealt with what the facility will do for the 51s and for professional baseball by taking the team out of one of the shabbiest ballparks in America and into the most modern field of dreams.
But Tom Warden, who played an integral role in bringing Las Vegas Ballpark to fruition, well understands what the stadium will do for Summerlin.
"The ballpark will be an iconic centerpiece in Downtown Summerlin, and its impact will be considerable, not just for Summerlin but for all of Las Vegas and beyond," said Warden, who is senior vice president of community and government relations for The Howard Hughes Corp.
Warden has worked behind the scenes for more than a decade to make the new home for the 51s a reality, and not only because the Hughes Corp. owns the baseball team and is the developer of Downtown Summerlin, which is the cornerstone of Summerlin. Hughes also has been instrumental in development of the entire 22,500-acre master planned Summerlin community, of which 6,000 acres remain undeveloped.
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Krycho just scored for Poland. And his already exploding market value, climbs even higher. He has probably passed Bacca as our most desired/rumored player.
At what point should we start to feel nervous about him leaving in January? Should we feel worried at all? Would Arsenal consider paying his buyout clause? Would we be OK with collecting 30 million euros and turning a 6-month 25 million euro profit? If he left, how would we fill that void?
Krycho has been an absolute monster for us. I'm very excited about him being on our team and how much he brings to the squad. Especially in January, Mbia will be on international duty for the African Cup of Nations, and we'll be pretty thin in the DM position already. But with Iborra, Banega, and Cristoforo coming back, would we be OK? Would we need to bring in someone new?
I figure, if someone pays his buyout, then we accept the money, thank them for their inability to scout as well as we do, and consider a replacement signing. But if they sold him for 15, I'd be livid. 20 I'd be annoyed. 25 I'd listen.


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Hexagons and bees in Pale yellows, blues, creams, greys and white were requested, but hopefully the darker grey centre will sneak through!
I had a lot of fun with these. The paper pieced bee was courtesy of a free pattern from Amy at Badskirt
Also I want to let you know about the great blog hop going on over at Plum and June's, if you haven't already heard. There are a few blogs to visit each week until the end of July. A great way to find some new modern bloggy inspiration- not that there's any shortage of that, but it's always fun to discover someone else!
Green @ So Sew Green
Gwendellyn @ The Rainbow Revolts
Jessica @ Stitched In Thyme
Amira @ Little Mushroom Cap
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The performances by the participants were indeed amazing. The great thing was the youths were embracing culture and learning more about Penang's rich heritage from arts. If I am not mistaken, it is a four months program and the kids still have two months to go before their big performance.
The first four videos are of performances using traditional instruments.
This last video is just some dance moves choreograph from looking at movements of hawkers and traders in Chulia Street, Penang.
How I wish I would have got involved in events such as this when I was younger. My kids will definitely be attending such sessions. Below are some of the videos from the mini showcase and the main event will be on July 15th. Please check local press for details.
In the meantime, I am still organizing pictures of my travel to be posted on this blog. Stay tune for that.
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Everyone loves a dank meme or two. So it's no surprise that after Drake released two new songs yesterday, the Internet was buzzing with some fire emoji-worthy tweets. Realistically, a lot of the tweets were hotter than Drake's and Kanye's bars (don't get us started on Jay Z). Here's a look at some of the best tweets inspired by what's sure to be your summer anthem, Pop Style.
"Um… can I go to the bathroom? Or the office? Or anywhere?"
@ComplexMag When the group chat buzzing about new drake x Hov x Ye and you in class like pic.twitter.com/MvX7y1aBU8
— Horchata Papi (@Nolebody_Better) April 5, 2016
In the immortal words of one Christopher Wallace, "If you don't know, now you know."
When you're listening to Pop Style and you finally realize who The Throne is pic.twitter.com/TnKP5G7AXc
— MULHERIN (@MulherinMusic) April 5, 2016
Notice the size of Jay's paper.
"Pop Style" pic.twitter.com/l4vAGHsG5W
— Lil' Ye (@lil_ye) April 6, 2016
Still lit though.
When you're mad that Jay only had two bars on Pop Style but then remember it's still a Drake x Kanye collab… pic.twitter.com/vhQL0GwGFo
— Gino Zarrillo (@GinoBambino23) April 5, 2016
We also would have accepted an Easy-Bake Oven.
Jay Z cooking up his "Pop Style" feature pic.twitter.com/Xuy6jbAfvV
— Pigeons & Planes (@PigsAndPlans) April 5, 2016
Veteran moves by Hov.
Jay Z's recording session for "Pop Style." pic.twitter.com/6LnmvTuPkl
— Joe La Puma (@JLaPuma) April 5, 2016
Probably the same face a lot of people had when they heard the "verse".
"@itsthereal RT with Drake's face when he got the 128kb file with Jay's vocals." pic.twitter.com/xjQqesWFR2
— Nick Hautman (@nickhautman) April 5, 2016
To be fair, time is money.
That new Jay Z verse was 12 milliseconds flat son, I timed it
— Lorde Lightskin (@JaeRichards) April 5, 2016
Surprisingly the verse does come in three syllables over a Haiku. What an overachiever that Jay Z is.
Jay gave Drake a haiku and called it a day
— Lauren Chanel Allen (@MichelleHux) April 5, 2016
But then in a month it'll be everywhere.
On this track, you have to go to Apple Music to hear Drake's verse, Tidal for Ye & Jay's verses, and the beat is on Spotify, for one week.
— Anil Dash (@anildash) April 5, 2016
"Yeah Jay… it's… fire…"
Jay-Z: Hit your inbox with those bars you asked for.
Drake after hearing those bars: pic.twitter.com/4L8NGNAc4n
— Jozen C. (@jozenc) April 5, 2016
We all know that person.
That one bar Jay gave Drake is the rap equivalent of saying "lol y'all crazy" in the group chat after your boys had a 20 text convo
— Larry Beyince (@DragonflyJonez) April 5, 2016
"Go so many chains they call me Chaining Tatum."
"CHAINNING TATUM" pic.twitter.com/Tlf6I8LPvB
— Complex Music (@ComplexMusic) April 5, 2016
Regardless of Jay's contribution to the song, this is still #factsonly.
Dream Team of rap? @Drake, Kanye and Jay-Z team up on new track 'Pop Style' 🔥 pic.twitter.com/liwUAuPSzy
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The devotion of these Directioners knows no bounds...
A hardy group of seven dedicated One Direction fans braved wind, rain and chilly temperatures in the hope of catching just the merest glimpse of their idols.
The teenage pals gathered outside Sheffield Arena at 7am today and vowed to stay until 11pm in the hope of seeing the lads as their final three shows kicks off tonight.
Excitement has reached fever pitch as One Direction conclude their On The Road Again tour with three sell-out shows in Sheffield before the band takes a break.
Despite only having tickets for tomorrow's concert, the seven friends from Barnsley are camping outside the arena for all three days. They were huddled outside the gates of the venue from 7am today.
Cheyenne Wroe, aged 16, was hoping to catch a glimpse of Niall Horan, her favourite member of the band.
She said her dream would be 'to just get seven seconds' adding: "It takes seven seconds to fall in love."
Cheyenne said 'got my entire family in front of their laptops' in order to get tickets.
Cheyenne's cousin, who is on holiday in Cyprus, is cutting her trip short in order to make it to Saturday's concert.
Despite the rain, the group of friends sat on the ground and munched on chicken fingers and crisps as they guessed which hotel the band would be staying at.
Joanna Reed, 17, said she woke up at 6am to travel more than 90 miles from her home in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire.
She bought tickets for tonights show but said she wished she had had enough money to attend the final two concerts as well. Tickets have been selling online for anywhere between £600 to £11,000
Thomas Mesa, country manager UK for Ticketbis, said: "The fact that it may be the last time fans will be able to see the boys perform is likely the catalyst of such high prices.
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If you're looking for something — anything — to lessen the burden of summertime studies, then a trip to Best Buy may soon be in order. We've just heard from a helpful tipster that a student edition of the Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 is due to be stacked on shelves around August 19th, which keeps the regular $249 selling price of the 8GB WiFi-only model but bundles a keyboard dock and USB peripheral connector. If you've been weighing the Tab 2 up against the Nexus 7, perhaps, then factor this into your research.
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This series of bonsai is by Chinese artist Shen Shaomin, show cased at Frey Norris Gallery. Shen shows them trussed and tugged by the thumbscrew brackets, collars and barricades that engineer their growth. The images and ways of forced growth are disturbing as it looks as though the plants are in pain as they are twisted into a deformity, against what is their natural growth pattern. Shen connects his bonsai sculptures with the Chinese tradition of forcing women to bind their feet from an early age to disfigure them into conformity with a certain ideal of female beauty. I was a little shock when I saw these images. A lot of people think that bonsai technique is cruel. Do you think Chinese Bonsai is tree torture?
Is Chinese Bonsai An Art or Tree Torture?
11 Responses to Is Chinese Bonsai An Art or Tree Torture?
tessa November 16, 2010 at 5:33 pm #
It looks so cruel!! 🙁
Niall November 16, 2010 at 10:00 pm #
but do trees have feelings? or essence? I'm not sure … but it looks cruel alright …
tessa November 19, 2010 at 5:47 pm #
plants and trees do have feelings!
watch this clip if you have time 🙂
SonnyGoten October 15, 2011 at 6:07 pm #
There is as much torture in this, as there is in any form of bonsai. If you don't like this bonsai, you might as well ban all forms of bonsai; japanse, chinese, korean, etc. etc. This, like any other method (cutting, grafting, etc.) is a form of training the plant. It's artificial -yes- but most plants in our gardens are artificial these days.
Personally, I think the artist (because, indeed, bonsai is an art form) is trying to express the image of a tortured soul, through his trees. Don't worry, the trees themselves are healthy, but it's the message of pain that the artist is trying to convey to us, and judging by the previous posts, I think it's working.
Ronald February 3, 2014 at 5:39 am #
Thanks, Tessa! I'm spreading your clip!
Kes Roberts September 29, 2014 at 5:45 am #
Are you serious? Trees grow always up. It is not an animal.. It has no nerve endings.. Have you ever read what is a tree? THINK!! It's sad that humans can't get simple logic if they just read how a tree works!! Why don't you spend your time on how to help children who are starving or suffering instead of imagining that a tree is being tortured even though if you guide a branch to go in one direction is concidered tourturing!!!
A Bonsai can live to 800 years old. It may look unusual, but stunting and continously pruning the tree has amazing health benefits. This is another case of people knowing nothing on the subject, projecting human feeling onto something that doesn't even share our physiology.
Biba June 3, 2018 at 10:42 am #
Years ago I watched a show about plants / trees / fruits / veggies and how they "crying" painfully when we touch / cut / eat them. Their pain was detected using small sensors used on them, something like this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fStmk7e9lJo
Bonsai to me is definitely not art but cruelty. As also asian tradition "foot binding": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=noiBSN3__6A
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