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Users of GoRocket Group, Inc. (DBA "Quala") and its subsidiaries and affiliated companies ("we","our", and "us") trust us when they come to our website or use our services. This privacy statement is to further that trust by being transparent with our privacy practices regarding personal information (as defined below) that we collect, use, share and secure from: (i) visitors to https://www.quala.io (the "Site"); (ii) users who register to use our online, web-based platform for analytics services (the "Services" and such users, the "Customers"); and (iii) users of our mobile applications ("Application(s)"). If you are a Quala Customer, this statement also describes your choices regarding use, access and correction of your personal information. The use of information collected through our data analytics platform is governed by our Terms of Use and shall be limited to the purpose of providing the service for which the Customer has engaged Quala. This privacy statement is not intended to discuss the collection or use of personal information by a Customer's use of the Services and does not apply to third-party websites, applications, or services that display or link to different privacy statements. Because a Customer's collection or use of personal information is specific to their use and implementation of the Services, please consult a Customer's privacy statement or the written contract between a Customer and Quala for the Services for more information. For additional detail, please see the Analytics Platform Activities section below. If you have questions or complaints regarding this privacy statement or our privacy practices, please contact us at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Information We Collect
We collect information, including personal information, in various ways when you use our Site, Applications and Services. As used in this statement, "personal information" means any information which, either alone or in combination with other information, identifies you as an individual, such as your name, mailing address, and email address.
Information You Provide Us We collect information, including personal information, you provide us voluntarily. For example:
- When you enter in your first and last name, email address, and password when you create an account to access the Services ("Account") or otherwise enter similar information into forms or surveys on our Site or Applications.
- When you enter information using your Account, including postal address, phone number, fax number, company name and credit card payment information.
Information Collected Via Technology We automatically collect certain information via technology:
- IP Address, Location and Browser Information. When you visit our Site or use our Applications, some information is automatically collected. This may include information such as the operating system ("OS") running on your device, internet protocol address ("IP Address") (which may be used to obtain your geolocation), access times, browser type, language settings of the OS, and the website you visited before our Site. We also collect information about how you use Quala's Site, Applications and Services, including the elements you have interacted with, metadata and other details about these elements, clicks, change states and other user actions.
- Browser Local Storage: We also store data locally on your device to enhance the user experience on our Site. For example, browser local storage allows us to save the state of your current page so that when you return at a later time or refresh the browser, the page will remain the same. We may also use browser local storage to: (i) save a list of items the user last used on the Site or Services (such as events and properties the user selected) so we can display "recently viewed items"; or (ii) marking once a user has seen a tutorial, video, tooltip or onboarding flow so that the user only sees the content one time.
- Mobile Services. We may also collect information from your mobile device, such as but not exclusively the first time the Application is opened, mobile carrier, the device identifier (or "UDID"), and the type of device that is being used, if you have downloaded our Applications. This information is generally used to help us deliver the most relevant information to you and improve our Services and analytics platform. Examples of information that may be collected and used include how you use the Applications and information about the type of device you use. In addition, in the event our Applications crash on your mobile device, we will receive information about your mobile device model and OS version, which allows us to identify and fix bugs and otherwise improve the performance of our Applications. We send you push notifications from time-to-time in order to update you about any events or promotions that we may be running. If you no longer wish to receive these types of communications, you may turn them off at the device level. To ensure you receive proper notifications, we will need to collect certain information about your device such as operating system and user identification information. We use mobile analytics software to allow us to better understand the functionality of our Mobile Software on your phone. This software may record information such as how often you use the application, the events that occur within the application, aggregated usage, performance data, and where the application was downloaded from. We do not link the information we store within the analytics software to any personally identifiable information you submit within the mobile application.
Access and Control of the Information We Collect We recognize an individual's right to control the type of personal information that is collected about them. Our Customers can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time. Quala retains your personal information while you are a Customer and will delete your personal information upon request. Customers may also send requests for access to your personal information by emailing email@example.com. Quala will respond to any request to delete Customer personal information within a reasonable timeframe. As discussed in the introduction, this privacy statement does not apply to the end-users tracked by our Customers. If you are a customer of a Quala Customer, please contact that Quala Customer for access to your personal information.
How We Use Information We Collect
In general, we use the information we collect primarily to provide, maintain, protect, and improve our current products and to develop new ones. This may include collection to:
- Facilitate the creation of and securing of your Account on our network;
- Identify you as a user in our Services;
- Improve our Services, Applications, Site and how we operate our business;
- Understand and enhance your experience using our Site, products and Services;
- Provide and deliver products and services you request;
- Respond to your comments or questions and for our Support team to provide service;
- Send you related information, including confirmations, invoices, technical notices, updates, security alerts and support and administrative messages;
- Communicate with you about promotions, upcoming events and news about products and services offered by Quala and our selected partners, and for other marketing purposes of Quala;
- Link or combine it with other information we get from third parties, to help understand your needs and provide you with better service, as described under Profiling below; and
- Protect, investigate and deter against fraudulent, unauthorized or illegal activity.
User Feedback We often receive feedback and comments about our Services from users of our Services. If we choose to use your feedback on the Site we will request permission to include names of individuals. We may also include a profile picture along with your feedback. If you wish to update or delete your feedback, you can contact us at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Creation of De-Identified Data We may create de-identified data records from personal information by excluding information (such as your name) that makes the data personally identifiable to you. We use this de-identified data to analyze request and usage patterns so that we may enhance the content of our Services and improve Applications and Site navigation. We reserve the right to use de-identified data for any purpose and disclose de-identified data to third parties in our sole discretion.
Profiling When you interact with our Site by completing a form (such as a request for us to contact you, request for information on pricing, or downloading content) we will collect your personal information and analyze your information to build individual profiles. We use third party tools to help us build the profile by providing firmographics: company size and industry for example. These profiles will be used to help us predict future interest in our Services. The profiling is based on your activity on our Site such as what you are reading or downloading and is updated in real-time based on your activity on the Site.
Sharing of Information We do not share your personal information with third parties without your consent other than:
- Third Party Service Providers. With third parties who work on our behalf, provided that such third parties subscribe to the Principles (as defined below), have entered into an applicable data processing agreement, or provide at least the same level of privacy protection as required by the Principles or other applicable privacy regulations to offer the Services. These companies are authorized to use your personal information only as necessary to provide these services to you. These services may include providing cloud computing infrastructure, website crash reporting, and providing customer support or account administration. If you would like to see the list of third parties with whom Quala currently shares your information, you may request a copy of the list by emailing us at email@example.com;
- Lawful Requests. To comply with laws or to respond to lawful requests and legal process, provided that Quala will endeavor to notify you if Quala has received a lawful request for your information;
- Protection of Rights and Property. To protect the rights and property of Quala, our agents, customers and others including to enforce our agreements and policies;
- Emergency. In an emergency, including to protect the personal safety of any person; and
- Corporate Restructuring. For the purposes of a business deal (or negotiation of a business deal) involving sale or transfer of all or a part of our business or assets (business deals may include, for example, any merger, financing, acquisition, divestiture or dissolution transaction or proceeding). In the event of an insolvency, bankruptcy, or receivership, personal information may also be transferred as a business asset. If another company acquires our company, business or assets, that company will possess the personal information collected by us and will assume the rights and obligations regarding your personal information as described in this statement.
Use of Cookies
Cookies are small text files placed on an individual's computer by sites that the individual has visited. They are used to make websites work more efficiently and effectively and help us improve our Site, our marketing activities and your experience. Cookies may also provide information to the owner of a website about its users. The text in a cookie often consists of a string of numbers and letters that uniquely identifies your computer, but it can contain other information as well. Specifically, we use cookies to see which areas and features are popular and to count visits to our Site. Most web browsers are set to accept cookies by default. If you prefer, you can choose to set your browser to remove cookies or to reject cookies. If you choose to remove cookies or reject cookies, this could affect certain features or services of our Site and could remove cookies used to opt-out of tracking for the Services. You can control your cookie settings on our Site by clicking here. Quala uses cookies and similar technologies for several purposes, including:
- Sign-In and Authentication. When you sign into the Site using your username and password we store an encrypted cookie on your device. This cookie allows you to move from page to page within the Site without having to sign in again on each page. You can also save your sign-in information so you do not have to sign in each time you return to the site.
- Performance. Quala uses cookies for load balancing to help ensure that websites remain up and running.
- Storing Information for Purchases on the Site. When you seek to purchase one of our Services plans, we store the data in a cookie to remember the products and information you have added for purchase.
Third Party Cookies In addition to the cookies listed above, third parties may also set cookies when you visit the Site. In some cases, that is because we have hired the third party to provide services on our behalf, such as payment processing for credit card billing. In other cases, it is because our web pages may contain content or ads from third parties, such as videos, news content or ads delivered by other ad networks. Because your browser connects to those third parties' web servers to retrieve that content, those third parties are able to set or read their own cookies on your device and may collect information about your online activities across websites or online services. To control cookies from those third parties, visit their sites. If you wish to opt out of interest-based advertising click here (or if located in the European Union click here). Please note you will continue to receive generic ads.
Analytics Platform Activities With respect to our Services, Quala collects information under the direction of its Customers (the data controller), and has no direct relationship with the individuals whose personal information it processes. The processing of data sent from our Customers is governed by our Terms of Use or any other agreement agreed to and signed by Quala with our Customers. If you are a customer of one of our Customers and would like more information on their use of your data, please contact the Customer that you interact with directly. Quala acknowledges that you have the right to access your personal information. An individual who seeks access, or who seeks to correct, amend, or delete inaccurate data should direct his or her query to the Quala Customer (the data controller) who will then provide instructions to Quala, if necessary. If requested to remove data we will respond within a reasonable timeframe. We will retain personal information pursuant to our retention policy and will retain this personal information as necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements.
Personal Information Security
Quala maintains commercially reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to help protect your personal information in an effort to prevent loss, misuse, and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration and destruction. However, no transmission over the internet is 100% secure. We encourage you to protect your usernames and passwords to help prevent anyone from accessing or abusing your accounts and services, including not using the same passwords for the Services that you use with other accounts. If you have any questions about the security of your personal information, you can contact us at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Children We do not intentionally gather personal information from visitors who are under the age of 13. If you are under the age of 13, you are not permitted to submit any personal information to us. If we learn that a child under 13 submits personal information to Quala we will delete the information as soon as possible. If you believe that we might have any personal information from a child under 13, please contact us at: email@example.com.
Your Information Choices and Changes
In addition to the choices outlined in other parts of this statement, you also have control over the following: Email Communications. You may opt out of receiving promotional or marketing emails from Quala by following the instructions in those emails. If you opt out, we may still send you non-promotional emails, such as emails about your Quala projects or our ongoing business relationship. Applications. You can stop all collection of information by an Application(s) by uninstalling the Application(s). You may use the standard uninstall processes as may be available as part of your mobile device or via the mobile application marketplace or network.
Do Not Track Signals. Some web browsers may transmit signals instructing websites and other online services to not track information. There is no standard that governs what, if anything, websites should do if they receive these signals. Quala currently does not respond to such browser signals or similar mechanisms instructing not to track information. If and when a standard is established, we may revise our position on responding to these signals. Third parties may collect personal information about your online activities over time and across sites when you visit our Site or use the Quala Service.
Changes to This Statement Quala may change this statement from time to time. If we make any changes to this statement, we will change the "Last Updated" date above. Any such modification will be effective immediately upon public posting and/or Customer notification. Your continued use of our Service and this Site following any such modification constitutes your acceptance of these modified Terms.
Legal Information and How to Contact Us
Quala provides annual training for its employees involved in the collection, processing, and dissemination of customer information, and we inform all employees of the confidential nature of the data we collect or process. In addition, Quala's internal policies and procedures provide for disciplinary action if our employees fail to follow this statement. We periodically self-assess and review these internal policies and procedures to review compliance.
Quala's Compliance Team and Dispute Resolution In compliance with the Principles, Quala commits to resolve any complaints about your privacy and our collection, use, or disclosure of your personal information. If you have any inquiries or complaints regarding this statement, you should first contact Quala at:
- Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
- Postal mail: Quala, 45 SCHOOL STREET, 2ND FLOOR, BOSTON, MA 02108 Attn: Quala Legal
Individuals who submit an inquiry or complaint to Quala but do not receive acknowledgement from us or think the complaint or concern has not been satisfactorily addressed please contact our US-based third party dispute resolution provider (free of charge) at https://feedback-form.truste.com/watchdog/request. You must include the following information: the name of the company, the alleged privacy violation, your contact information, and whether you would like the particulars of your complaint shared with the company. Under certain conditions, more fully described here, you may be entitled to invoke binding arbitration when other dispute resolution procedures have been exhausted. In addition, the US Federal Trade Commission is the statutory body that has jurisdiction to hear any claims against Quala regarding possible unfair or deceptive practices and violations of laws or regulations governing privacy.


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Montgomery County Summer Camp Guide features dozens of affordable and fun summer camps for a variety of ages and interests.
Print copies of the Summer Camp Guide are available at aquatic and community recreation centers and Montgomery County Public Library branches. Summer camp registration officially begins Tuesday, January 16. The online link for summer camp registration is www.ActiveMONTGOMERY.org.
To help you choose a camp, Montgomery County Recreation will host two, free summer camp fairs. Families can meet recreation staff and instructors, learn about financial aid, and register for summer camp.
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Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Mid-Atlantic awarded ALLTRACK, Inc., a small business based in Pendleton, Indiana, a maximum amount $10,000,000 requirements contract for railroad maintenance and repair services at the Naval Support Activity, Crane.
The work to be performed provides for maintenance and repairs on railroad trackage.
Services include, but are not limited to, replacement of rails, ties, crossings and accessories, surfacing, alignment, dressing of ballast, ditch maintenance, and incidental related work. No task orders are being issued at this time.
All work will be performed in Crane, Indiana, and the term of the contract is not to exceed 48 months, with an expected completion date of March 2023.
No funds will be obligated at the time of award. Funds will be obligated as future task orders will be primarily funded by working capital (Army) and working capital (Navy).
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New for the 2019-20 School Year: All middle school sports are now open to all grades, 6-8. We will continue with our intramural program; however, sixth graders are no longer limited to intramural. In addition, 7th graders who have tried out for a cut sport and are not selected for the team are now eligible to participate in intramural sports. 7th graders cannot join intramural sports without first going through the cut process. 8th graders are not eligible to participate in intramurals.
Turning Out For a Sport, Here's What You Need To Do!
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Supply Chain Resilience
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Date: Thursday, March 13, 2014
Description: CDSE hosts the National Counterintelligence and Security Center for a discussion on foreign intelligence entity (FIE) supply chain exploitation. FIE use this method to target U.S. equipment, systems, and information used every day by government, business, and individual citizens. Learn more about the risk and your role in recognizing and reporting suspicious activity. Supply chain resilience is everyone's responsibility. Join us and be part of the conversation.
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Kathmandu, Pokhara, Poonhill Trail, Nepal
Finalement!!!!After a very long school term, nearly 3 months,with not one single break-not a 3 day weekend, not a rain day…nothing, alas, breathing I sigh of relief I packed my bag for a 2 week adventure starting in Nepal and ending in Thailand. Knowing that my time in the UAE and my flippant travel adventures would slow down afterwards, I knew that this 2 week break would have to be used optimally. I thought about flying to Singapore and making my way overland through Malaysia and into Thailand for 2 weeks. Happy with this plan my friend Nicole decided to derail it with 2 words, Trekking and Nepal. YES!!!! She wanted to do it for a week and then head off to Georgia. Knowing I still wanted to see Thailand, I told her I would definitely come along for Nepal but then we would go off in different directions. People in the UAE always ask where you're going for whatever holiday and that's how Andrea, and Cat ended up joining us. And for Thailand Amy, Cat and I made up the dream team.
Packing a 55 litre pack for a 2 week trip to 2 very different destinations is an artform. I went full minimalist for Nepal: Quickdry everything; 2 pairs of leggings, 2 tank tops, 2 long sleeve shirts, 1 sweater, 2 quick dry underwear, 2 liner and hiking socks, 1 bra, and 1 set of sleep clothes, hiking boots and flipflops.
Honourable and necessary mentions; energy bars,beef jerky, buff, earplugs, tiny quick dry towel, deck of cards, a sleeping bag liner and finally the literal Holy Grail of mountain trekking; a Grayl water bottle that filters and purifies your water in mere seconds. Seriously if you travel get this water bottle. You can fill it up anywhere (even a stream if you're desperate) and you will not get sick. 3 out of 4 of us had this miracle bottle and 3 out of 4 of us did not get sick…can't say for sure it was her water but it definitely wasn't ours. As of now (2017), as far as I know, you can only buy this in the USA but they ship internationally, we each paid about 75$ each including shipping and while it was an expense, I did not regret it for a moment and continue to use it on every trip.. Everyone on the mountain, including our guide were always rather curious about how we would walk up to any tap, fill, plunge and drink immediately with big happy smiles on our face. The only thing is that is doesn't hold a ton of water but because you can fill it up anywhere it's not a big issue. If you're worried about needing more water, depending on where you're going, you can fill up another bottle with filtered water from your Grayl and carry 2.
Now I know that for a 5 day trek with 1 day at the end of it with only these items for clothing sounds pretty nasty but the plan was to wash things in the afternoon when necessary and our expensive quick dry clothing would be good by morning…I washed my underwear everyday but being on a mountain, basically in a fucking cloud meant nothing would dry properly. I really could have spared the room and weight for a few more pairs of underwear…so that's my advice cause even though by the end of it all my clothes felt gross, clean and dry panties would really have helped. I went commando every night. My friends were afraid of being cold on the mountain at night so they rented a sleeping bag but I decided to tough it out with the teahouse provided blankets and my sleeping bag liner…in this circumstance I was right. The blankets provided by the teahouses were thick and so cocooned in my sleeping bag liner I was a snug little bug.
If you're a hardcore trekker with time and places to train, carry your own pack, if you live in a desert coastal city without so much as a sand dune to climb; relying on rigorous gym sessions and trekking up your 33 storey apartment building twice a week…hire porters, you will be happy be unencumbered to roam and you will have given 2 deserving and lovely people a job for a few days.
On March 24th the 4 of us took different flights into Kathmandu, Nicole and Cat arriving early afternoon, myself arriving around 7pm on a direct Etihad flight (Thank you Mikey) and Andrea getting delayed, stuck in a storm, etc, arrived at 1am…sick as a dog. I met up with Nicole and Cat in our Kathmandu hostel, Pariwar BnB. They were playing cards and I was restless, full of excitement for the days to come. Not long after my arrival Kathmandu experienced a magnificent hail storm, we stood looking out on the tin roofed terrace watching huge white balls of ice pounding down on the roof and coming onto the terrace, meanwhile poor Andrea's flight was stuck in a thunder and hail storm, circling the area waiting out the storm the whole time she's thinking 'this is when I die'. She did not die…
We had not booked a guide for our trek having discovered that if you try to book online they will charge you double the price than if you're in country, literally, Pariwar told us 500$ each via email but upon arrival told us 250$ or so each. Every other agency we contacted online gave us the same exorbitant quote. I knew it was exorbitant because I research the shit out of this stuff and adding up the actual cost of hiring guides on site, I knew it was far less. We had decided that if we couldn't find a guide in time we would go it alone since the trek we had decided on was very popular and well marked. Turns out we would have been all right doing it on our own but having Hira with us made it way better, much easier and safer. So Nicole and Cat arranged our guide for the Poonhill trek through Pariwar and we met our guide in Pokhara after an early morning, 25 minute flight on Yeti airlines. We were on a medium size propeller plane and as we came through the clouds over Pokhara we looked out and saw the iconic peaks of the Himalayas and the Annapurna range. This was one of those moments where I think, never in my life would I have ever thought I would see this in person, this can't be my life. I don't think I was alone in this sentiment.
Hira, our guide, we'd soon discover, is one of the kindest, most genuinely caring people you will ever encounter…I'm certain of this because no one can be more than this guy. And give him credit because stuck with 4 crazy and independent women for 5 days didn't seem to faze him and he seemed to find us a curious and amusing bunch of weirdos. In fact every night after dinner he would actually elect to hang out with us while we talked about our bowel movements and other fun facts, always making sure we had enough rum and hot chocolates, or Everest beers.
Let's talk about Everest beer for a minute, it must come from the heavenly glaciers of Everest itself because it is crisp, delectable, memorable and tastes of accomplishment. I'm not one to talk about beer…is it alcohol..I'll take it! But Everest beer is something to taste, don't talk to me about lagers and pilsners, and hops, and barley, I don't give a shit. Just drink Everest.
We met Hira in Pokhara and he took us to a hotel to eat breakfast and pick up some rental sleeping bags and then we climbed into an SUV and drove about an hour to Nayapol where our trek would begin. The road to Nayapol is a mixture of city and mountain landscape and as we traveled overland I was increasingly excited and nervous about what our next 5 days would look like. Disembarking from the SUV, we were off on a road through the town and then over a bridge and eventually a dirt road open to the sun beating down on us. After 2 hours of flat and uphill sunny road, we stopped at a restaurant for lunch and mine and Cat's first Everest beer; the discovery was made and we would never look back! Poor Andrea was feeling pretty bad, sicks with a nasty chest cold, she was having a tough time but trooper that she is, just kept going. 20 or so minutes uphill from lunch we left the road and this would be the last time we saw a road for 4 days. Trekking up stone step paths, through small villages, over suspension bridges I could already surmise that this place was magic. Finally when we were ready to throw our packs in the river and collapse, we made it to our first teahouse only to be told that we were on the top floor…sigh, legs shaking, we made it up there. This became the running joke of the trip, we would pass teahouse after teahouse but ours was always the last one at the highest point and our room was always up more damn stairs. After we changed into our night clothes, we went down to the yard which over looked rice terraces and small villages, we were in Tikkhedunga for the night.
We soon discovered that a giant group of very loud Chinese tourists would also be staying the night. Now normally I wouldn't be too specific about the nationality of people I find unpleasant but here I feel it lends to understanding. This group made so much noise that evening while we were trying to gaze peacefully around at the views and chat about our first day, they were yelling from the balconies across the courtyard at each other, they never acknowledged us in a friendly or otherwise manner and proceeded to horque and hack phlegm balls from the depths of their chests. Having been to China I knew this was a thing, but having travelled extensively, personally I try to be very conscious of not offending the local hosts or the other travellers of varying nationalities, I found their behaviour to be callous and insensitive. The kicker was when, at 5:30 am they started singing in the room next to us and Andrea and I without even thinking about it reacted with "Shut UP!" To be fair, our alarm wasn't set till 6am. As politely as we could, we asked Hira if we would be subjected to this every night and he assured us that they were not stopping in the same places as us afterwards, clearly he sensed our disappointment at having our peaceful "back to nature" trek hijacked by a roudy group. You do not trek through mountains for 5 days to listen to raucous people horque phlegm around. That first evening, after carrying our pack for 4 hours and listening to Hira describe the following day, we conceded to hire porters. None of us had been able to train enough to carry packs uphill for 8 hours and we figured that if we tried we would not enjoy it much and after all we were on vacation. Hira arranged for 2 porters to meet us the following morning. They were brothers (or cousins) from a nearby village, young guys (early 20's max) and they came with smiles and great energy. Hira told us they didn't get too many jobs like this and that they were actually from one of the mountain villages so it was their chance to go home and see friends. We asked if they would be ok with all of our stuff and Hira said that it was nothing, they grew up on these mountains. Still every single porter I saw on this trip amazed me and some kind of worried me. The general rule is that they don't carry more than 20 kg but some of these guys were carrying the contents of my entire bedroom in giant body bags strapped to their heads, wearing sandals.
Day 2: We had literally thousands of stone steps to climb from the very second we stepped foot from our teahouse. It was clear after about 2.3 seconds that hiring porters was the smartest thing we could have done and also that I am not a morning workout person so immediately climbing for 2 hours straight right after breakfast was the absolute worst way to start the day. But no matter, the views were stunning and when we finally reached Ulere after 2 hours, sat down and had a cup of ginger, honey and lemon tea while overlooking the path we had just climbed and some incredible vistas, it all felt worth it. Only 6 more hours to go until Ghorepani!!!
Sounds from our trek:
- Ugh!!
- Fake crying
- The 'fuck fuck fuck' crow/bird echoing sentiments of thousands of trekkers past
- The melodic singing birds in the forest outside Ghorepani
- The bells of the horse/donkey/mules- "get out of the way!"
- Snoring
- Slapping tables playing Egyptian Rat Screw Fuck (card game)
- Squishy Mud
- Waterfalls
- Horqueing phlegm
- Questionnable sex sounds and/or whipping
- The sound of a non-flushing toilet
- Trekking poles on stone
- Overhearing obnoxious, mundane conversation as you try to overtake them on the downhill
- Women talking about bungalows
- People trying to figure out what photo to print/post
- "Cat stop crop dusting us"
- So many giggles as a result of poop/fart jokes
- Conversations about wedgies
- Amazing satirical songs: "I don't think you're ready for this Yeti, because my bag exceeds the recommended dimensions for this plane" (Beyonce's Bootylicious) in reference to not being able to carry our packs on Yeti air.
Smells from this trip:
- Cat's farts as she crop dusts everyone behind her
- Nicole's sandals
- Wet clothes
- Questionable bathrooms
- Nepali Wine
Day 2 continues, it was nothing short of brutal. The guide book says Poonhill is an easy to moderate hike…it is not. Having hiked before, used to dirt/rock paths, walking up thousands of stone steps where you cannot control the size of your step is exhausting,like doing thousands of elevated lunges! The saving grace of the day was when we entered the jungle and there was a reasonable mix of uphill, flat, and downhill. Although downhill when you know you just have to go up again is pretty annoying. The jungle was amazing and suddenly, it being afternoon and a reasonable hour to exercise, I had loads of energy a sprang through the forest like a fairy on acid. I was in good company as I concluded that this must be where fairies and gnomes carve out their existence away from our modern and uninspired world. I swear they were going to pop out and sing us a song until Cat farted and it scared them off.
Approaching Ghorepani it started getting colder and harder to climb. At long last we see the sign "Welcome to Ghorepani' and we sigh in relief, but of course Hira informs that "this is lower Ghorepani, we stay in upper Ghorepani, you only have 10,000 more steps to go!" Well maybe more like 200 steps but true to the joke, our teahouse was way, way up. On this day a hot shower was in order..not a hair shower though, I didn't want to get the chills. They had a roaring fire in the lodge where we were able to wash and dry some of our clothes. This is where Hira introduced us to rum and hot chocolate and this is where Andrea crashed. After hacking up a lung for 2 days, she let go in our room and came down only to eat. Really I commend Andrea for trooping along on the mountain for 5 days feeling like shit..she had some meds with her but she still suffered, had it been me I might have stayed in Pokhara.
That night I ate Chicken thukpa which was a delicious spicy stew, liked an amped up version of chicken noodle soup.
Day 3: Ghorepani to Poonhill Peak, Downhill and some uphill to Tadapani
Wake up, it's 4:30 am…what the fuck kinda vacation is this? An hour and a half up more stone steps to Poonhill. My stream of consciousness that morning: is it worth it? they have to pass back through here for breakfast, maybe I won't go, maybe I'll keep sleeping… Get your lazy dumbass up, take your telephoto lens it's gonna be worth it. You came all this way get up and see the views. I swear to whatever god that if I climb all this way and it's cloudy, I'll curse something, i'll make a damn voodoo doll of the cloud gods and i'll stick pins in it. Andrea! Wake up, how're you feeling, you up for it..ok if she's up for it, I better be.
I can't lie, about 2 minutes in I was dying, I couldn't get my heartbeat and my breathing to work together, I thought I was having a heart attack but to be honest I think it was anxiety about climbing again. I am simply not a morning workout person, my idea of exercise at that hour is to groan loudly in child's pose and begrudgingly roll out of bed for work. But Alas, after much heavy breathing and little breaks, with every painful step, every insane heatbeat, panting, sweating, all the tabarnaks (Quebec swear word) at every turn revealing more steps_ "MORE FUCKING STEPS! TABARNAK!!!!"I made it to the top just in time to watch the sun rise and the clouds roll away revealing snowcapped mountain peaks.
It was super cold up here at this ungodly hour but every single person was smiling, drinking cocoa out of a very sustainable metal mug. (if they can hand wash cups at this elevation in the middle of nowhere wtf is our problem in the land of dishwashers?)
We made our way back down to Ghorepani for breakfast, pack up and head out to Tadapani. What fresh hell is this? Uphill for hours more, it feels like we had to summit again, and again, and again.
Finally Hira tells us it's all downhill from here and we go down. Andrea, discovers a new fear..going down stone steps, this after her injury in Malawi a few months earlier, so she is slow, so is Nicole, I say slow but I mean cautious. Cat who had been powerhousing up for 2 1/2 days crop dusting everyone, even takes care on the downhill but for some reason I bound down hill like I've been doing it my whole life, not a twinge of fear, fast as can be. We pass by some of the most ridiculous vistas, we meet our spirit horse which is basically an undercover unicorn, he/she follows us for a time, we take the best photo of our group yet.
After a few hours of this beautiful landscape we stop at a village for lunch. During lunch it starts raining and we watch as everyone puts on their purple, pink, and yellow rain ponchos over their packs and it is nothing short of hilarious,they look like hybrid caterpillar human bugs. Throughout lunch we'd been freezing so when it was time put on our suffocating ponchos it was a relief to feel our body heat fill up this plastic tent and warm our bones, even thought it was only sprinkling and we took them off after 10 minutes.
At some point Hira informed us that the last 45 minutes was uphill..sigh we did, and started up precarious stone steps that never wanted to end. The upside of this was the fact that we legit thought we were entering Rivendell and the fact that we were shamed into moving faster by porters carrying twice their body weight made us move a little faster.
Tadapani appeared through the fog and we were delighted to find a secluded little village of teahouse and craft vendor stalls full of colourful offerings. It was so cold but thankfully our teahouse had a roaring fire going.
This was the night Cat and I decided to stay up late, drink loads of beer and play cards with anyone and everyone. Nicole pooped out early and Andrea, still feeling like shit ate dinner and went to bed. Cat and I met some lovely young German women who taught us to play a Nepali card game that their guide had been cheating them at for a few nights and then we had political ethical conversations with a Dutch Turkish man who had been at the previous guest house with us. As a Canadian we are constantly mistaken for Americans which does not bother me most of the time except lately because everyone wants to discuss Donald Trump and while I genuinely feel devastated for my American friends, this man does not concern my day to day and I DO NOT want to discuss him while vacationing on a Himalayan mountain so far removed. Actually please don't talk to me about him at all, he makes me want to vomit.
Day 3: On this day we decide to take a shorter way to Nayapol…I think Hira was disappointed, but we all liked the idea of having a short hike the next day and just chilling for a bit. We head downhill for 3-4 hours to Ghandruk. My billy goat kicks in and I bound down the mountain, surpassing everyone on the way and I don't stop until I get to upper Ghandruk. Not sure where exactly we are headed I stop to wait for the others who are about 20 minutes behind me. During the trek I stopped, took tons of photos but I absolutely relished the idea of being alone in the most magical green world I have ever seen. Every time I heard people getting close to me I bounced away, I just wanted to be alone. There was a time where I used to be afraid of being alone in nature because the feeling was so unfamiliar but for the first time in a long time I craved it, I didn't feel uncomfortable even being in the middle of a place I'd never been before, it was all so natural. I wanted to stay in that green solitude forever, prancing around discovering new shades of green and textures of moss that seemed to work its way into my soul, that made me feel alive in every limb through the gray haze that is my life as a teacher in the emirates, this was where I found my being tingle back to life. I hated knowing that people would still expect better than my best and that nothing I did was ever good enough. I hated leaving that world, I hated knowing I would have to go back to reality eventually and wake up everyday knowing that there was a better world out there but I couldn't belong to it.
We got to Ghandruk by noon (at the latest) , we washed clothes with the expectation of having a fire to dry said clothes but also knowing we had more hours here for them to dry. I kept one set of dirty but dry clothes, sweet Cat lent me some clean underwear she didn't need because she packed more than enough underwear unlike me who had 2 pairs. No fire, nothing dried but one more day downhill to Pokhara all would be well. We sat in the teahouse lodge using the wifi (first time in days) and drinking Everest beer irresponsibly. Nicole was gung-ho about seeing Ghandruk so she set out with Hira to investigate and she had a fabulous time but upon returning she started to feel ill and retired to bed early. This happened to be the day that Andrea started feeling better, it's like the universe needed balance and I was a little worried about Cat and I on our future adventures; were we next? We stayed up late that night making inappropriate fart jokes and thinking we were the funniest people on the mountain, we obviously were because everyone seemed very serious and went to bed early.
Waking up the next morning, I could feel my calf muscles were tight as hell, so I laid in bed flexing my feet before getting up, I rolled out of bed, put my feet on the chilly floor and attempted to stand up, pain shot through the back of my legs but I managed to stand up. Andrea did not flex her feet before arising and when she jumped out of bed she nearly collapsed in agony. As tough as the uphill was I didn't get a single sore muscle but going downhill, as easy as it was, obliterated my calve muscles. 6 hours downhill today, can my calve muscles take it..only time would tell. Breakfast was had and sadly Nicole was unable to eat anything, we set out downhill from charming Ghandruk.
After about 30 minutes Cat and I were well ahead of Andrea and Nicole, there was a point where we started singing and dancing downhill and forgot to stop and wait for the others. Arriving at a beautiful waterfall, we decided to stop and wait for our friends.
After about 20 minutes we started questioning people if they had seen our friends or not. No one had seen them, a guide asked us if we had our guide's phone number..we did not. What was the company we had used..no idea…where had we just stayed..ummm Ghandruk..not helpful. He concluded that we were dumbasses and should follow him into town and we would figure it out from there. Two minutes later we see Andrea waving at us from a lower trail. Pauvre Nicole had collapsed over a table and could not go on, this was the moment we realized how smart and lucky we were to have a guide like Hira. He arranged for a Jeep to pick up Nicole at that town (this was moment we reached the first road in 4 days) and take her downhill but he said she would have to wait for a few hours for us to reach the bottom if we continued trekking. Not wanting her to wait, Cat and I decide to walk the road instead of the trekkers trail until the Jeep came and they could pick us up on the way down.
We had a good hour or 2 of walking until the Jeep found us and we proceeded down a terrifying mountain descent in a jeep with an able but sweaty driver; clearly he was less enthused than we were about this ride. When we got back to Nayapol we waited less than 2 minutes for our other Jeep to arrive and he proceeded to drive for 2 hours through some of the most dense fog in existence.
Arriving in Pokhara, everyone searching for an ATM, getting coffee and meds for Nicole (they knew what she needed at the pharmacy) clearly not the first person they'd seen suffering this way. Hira told us at this point that he was from Kathmandu, had come off a trek, jumped back on a 6-8 hour overnight bus ride to meet us in Pokhara and was getting back on a 6-8 hr bus ride back to Kathmandu after 5 days trekking…wow! I don't know if I could ever respect or appreciate a guide as much as I did Hira. If you ever need a trekking guide in Nepal, please call Pariwar BnB and request Hira. If you need porters, ask for Sunhil and Saga. I honestly did not want to leave Nepal, but had a flight out to Bangkok.
We checked into our hostel in Pokhara and I had made a mistake..checking in the day we were supposed to leave but they were so nice, changed our reservation and accommodated us in a neighbouring partner hotel. The owner of Kiwi Hostel told us that only one flight had left that day and he was worried it would be the same for us the next day. We tried to dry some clothes in our room and head out for food and drinks. It poured while our clothes were hanging out and we broke down and paid for the hostel to dry our clothes. We found a fancy place for drinks that night and spent down time there. The restaurant had a very Nantuckett vibe and definitely hosted one of the cleanest bathrooms we'd encountered in Nepal. Andrea and Cat went to bed but our clothes were still drying so I went downstairs and conversed with some other trekkers, some just done, some about to embark. I wrote in my journal and waited for our clothes. The next day we set out for the airport, hoping like hell that the fog would lift soon and we would get a flight to Kathmandu.
The airline told us that things were delayed, 'don't worry though we'll get you to Kathmandu somehow today by plane or overland by 6 hr bus.' We hit up the airport cafe, finding some Kama Sutra cards which entertained us for about 10 minutes; we wrote in our journals, drank coffee and ate some food.. Went downstairs inquired about our flight…another hour or so they said…back upstairs..beer fridge discovered, sat out waiting for the sky to clear, more beer, Nicole still not feeling well forced to put up with our tipsy butts. Cat and I bust out the script we'd been working on and do an animated reading of said script while drinking tall cans, people staring. Six hours later 'hey it's your turn to get on the flight'…the clouds have lifted we can see the Himalayas again…time to go to Kathmandu.
Andrea buys us all yeti keychains… wait some more, buy another beer, time to get on the flight..I have a full beer, no matter on Yeti air. The 25 minute flight feels like 6 hours. We're in Kathmandu now, so hungry, we get some food, go shopping and LOVE everything. I haggled down some earrings set with Lapis Lazuli, coral, and turquoise. The guy from Pariwar who booked our guide helped us out with our desire to be less drunk and little more not sober. We head to an alley bar, drink too much. Feeling the effects of not being drunk and not being sober, I set out on the Kathmandu streets admiring and wanting to touch all the cashmere with a little too much enthusiasm. The mandala paintings engrossed me, the song bowls made me want to cry, and pretty things were just too much!


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They're everywhere, and we can understand why
Words by: Adam Allen
I saw, like, ten of them on the way to work today.
Yeah, the GLC is a bit of going concern for Mercedes Benz, and in a case of 'timing is everything' the compact luxury crossover segment happens to be red hot and the GLC happens to be very good. Although it's been around for a few years, its torrid sales numbers show no sign of tapering off. It also helps that it's a vastly better car than the outgoing GLK it replaces.
Compared to the old GLK, it's bigger, lighter, achieves better fuel economy and is just as quick despite being down two cylinders.
Let's get one more thing out of the way; in addition to all those aforementioned assets, the GLC is much better looking than the stocky and ungainly GLK. It's 2.0 litre turbo is down on horsepower compared to the now-shelved 3.5 litre V6 but matches it in torque- a meaty 273 foot pounds worth. It gets to 100km/h in a negligible eyeblink or two slower than the bent six but returns superior fuel consumption numbers. It's also much kinder to rear seat of occupants who will find accommodations are vastly more comfortable that the cramped confines of the GLK. Everyone on board will be able to bring more stuff along for trips short and long because the rear cargo area is also more commodious. We're left to conclude that the GLC is far superior to its predecessors on many key metrics. The only thing we'd wish for would be the old diesel engine that could be had with the GLK; it was smartly efficient and churned out an impressive 369 lbs/ft of torque. So, before we even turned a wheel, we were impressed- but how would the GLC fare in the real world?
We can say this: it certainly has the whole 'Benz' thing down pat.
M-B marketing bumf never misses an opportunity to tell you that nothing else on the road quite feels like a Mercedes Benz, and unlike other such hyperbole it is absolutely true. It's been a while since we've been behind the wheel of a Mercedes press vehicle, and the virtues of driving the brand came flooding back not long after we turned out of the parking lot at their head office. All its control interfaces, from the steering to brakes to throttle, are thoughtfully calibrated and well-weighted. Like many meticulously engineered German cars, the GLC discreetly disguises speed- and it is so incredibly serene and composed on the highway that you need to constantly glance at the speedometer to make sure you aren't significantly exceeding the speed limit. The structure is resolute, and the suspension offers a creamy yet disciplined ride that never feels floaty or imprecise. Even the most scabrous tarmac or wonky expansion joint do not faze the GLC. We cringe at the thought of busting out the beleaguered 'it's like a tank' descriptor because its best before date has long passed, but, well, it's true. It inspires a great deal of confidence. And although you might be hard pressed to call the driving experience fun instead of serious, it won't embarrass itself when you want to unleash your inner child. The steering might be a bit too light for our tastes, and you'll need to make Sport mode your default drive mode because the engine feels lazy in Comfort and Eco. But despite this car not being built as a dedicated apex slayer, you can tell there's proficient engineering at work by personnel who know what they're doing. We also have to tip our hat to the team responsible for the 2.0 litre turbo four. It is smooth as silk from idle to redline and moves the GLC around with breezy effort. It's vastly superior to the unit in the Audi Q5, and only the BMW 2.0 turbo found in the X3 might challenge the Benz for class supremacy- it feels more lively and eager to rev but the Mercedes' unit has exceptional low-end torque and feels perfectly matched to the cut and thrust of urban driving. Similarly, the 9-seed gearbox proves a willing partner to the engine. We've sampled 9-speeders before, and they haven't exactly impressed us, what with their low speed uncertainty of what gear to be in, the constant hunting for the right ratio once underway and the refusal to hit 9th gear unless the conditions are just abut perfect, which is just about never. The GLC's 9G-TRONIC exhibits none of those unpalatable behaviours, proving itself to be excellent in all circumstances.
Sounds great, but I need more power. Mercedes has never been shy about stuffing one of its zanier engines into everything they build.
We get it. From where we stand, there's never been a situation where more horsepower would fail to ratchet up the excitement factor, an adage Mercedes seems to understand quite well. Almost every model they make can be had with an AMG upgrade, be it the AMG Sport models (which feature a "43" in their nomenclature) or the full fat AMG versions that boast a hand-built engine assembled by one person. Here's how you tell them apart- the AMG 43 versions are like Tabasco sauce- certainly hot enough to make you sit up and take notice. The no-holds-barred AMG examples are like merciless Habanero pepper sauce, spicy enough that they threaten to melt your face clean off. In the case of the GLC, you'll soon be able to choose which level of lunacy to indulge in- the 43 models are available as you read this and the GLC 63 won't be too much longer before it lands in dealerships, enveloped in a cloud of tire smoke, probably.
What might go wrong?
The biggest complaint we had with our GLC 300 tester was with the COMAND infotainment system. It's beautifully presented with hi-resolution graphics and the knobs and buttons you use to manipulate it feel quality and high-end. It's the way the menus and interface that you use to control everything from the radio stations to the navigation system that prove to be bewilderingly complicated. It isn't so draconian that you couldn't feel your way around without consulting the owner's manual, but even after a few days we never really got used to it. More concerning was the amount of time we had to take our eyes off the road to execute a command. We also found it frustrating that an accidental brush of the arm that would throw you completely off course from whatever it was you set out to do. We're a bit mixed on the next bit of kvetching which happens to involve the interior. Don't get us wrong, it is a very nice, comfortable place to be and the open pore wood accents beg you to run your finger along them. It might be a little to austere for some, however, and all the black surfaces (everything, basically) would get very warm on a scorching summer day.
Should I buy a GLC?
If the GLC 300 is on your radar, then so are its main competitors- the Audi Q5 or the BMW X3. We've driven both and can tell you that they are each solid choices. That being said, we'd avoid the Q5- its far too machine like and sterile for us, devoid of any personality. The new X3 has seriously upped its game this time around, so it really boils down with the subtle nuances that set it apart from the GLC. You can't go wrong with either one, but we must admit that the GLC 300 exceeded our expectations. No matter which flavor you choose, from mild GLC 300 spec to the gloriously belligerent GLC 63, you'll end up with something you can be proud to park in your driveway.
2018 Mercedes Benz GLC 300 4MATIC- Specifications
- Price as tested: $56,100
- Body Type: 2-door, 5 passenger CUV
- Powertrain Layout: Front engine/all-wheel drive
- Engine: 2.0 litre turbocharged inline-four, DOHC, 16 valves
- Horsepower: 241 @ 5,500 rpm
- Torque (lb-ft.): 273 @ 1,300 rpm
- Transmission: 9-speed automatic
- Curb weight: 1,852 kg (4,084 lbs)
- Observed Fuel consumption: 12.2L/100km (19 mpg)


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You don't have to look at many death and burial records to get the impression that the modal length of time between each event is three days, in the 19th century at least, (and in a Christian nation).
With only a burial record to hand, I routinely add my person of interest's death three days earlier.
Adding "about" is obviously good practice but whenever I later found a death record the caution proved to have been unnecessary in most cases. But not all.
I looked online yesterday for figures that would show how often a three-day "guess" might be correct. Genealogists in York have compiled a dataset that answers my needs perfectly. They looked at almost 122,000 death and burial records and found that almost 53,000 of the departed had been buried on the third day.
So, a 3-day estimate would be right, roughly, two times in five. From my experience of Filey folk, I thought the odds of success would have been higher than that. If for some reason you decided to guess at two days, or four, your chance of being correct would fall to one in five.
Burials two, three or four days after death account for about 89% of the total.
What triggered this passing interest was finding a couple of people who were buried on the day of their death. I couldn't really imagine why this would happen in Victorian Britain and doubted the reliability of the sources.
The York experience shows that 220 people were buried on the day they died, or 0.18%, or 1 chance in about 55,500 of being right if you placed your bet on zero.
Here is a graph of the York distribution for the first 9 postmortem days.
One of the two Filonians quickly interred is Henry EMPTAGE. He was 17-years-old. His father, a preventive officer and coastguard, had drowned off Flamborough Head in January 1841 and when the Census was taken a few months later, Henry was staying with older brother James in Lincolnshire, with James' wife Elizabeth and her father, William HARRISON. (Some records give "HARVISON".)
The York dataset can be found here.
Victorian Monsters offers a lot of information about Victorian funerary practices.
Find the EMPTAGE pedigree on FamilySearch Tree. (Filey Genealogy & Connections gives James the Coastguard different parents and I'm not sure yet which resource is more reliable.)
In memory of CHARLOTTE, widow of JAMES EMPTAGE, who died Sep 8th 1873, aged 78 years.
Also the above named JAMES EMPTAGE, Chief Officer of the Coast Guard, Filey, died Jan 15th 1841 and was interred at Flamboro, aged 47 years.
Likewise, ELLEN their daughter, died Aug. 27th 1851, aged 27 years.
HENRY, died May 6th 1843, aged 17 years, and GEORGE, July 21st 1831, aged 1 year 9 months.


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31 May The Art of Espalier, or "How to grow more edibles in less space."
Posted at 17:46h in Journal entries
Training trees to grow against a wall, in an ornamental shape, is a centuries old tradition, and one that makes perfect sense for today's smaller gardens. Fruit trees actually tend to produce better when they are opened up like this, so give it a try. Here are some examples:


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Will Biden apologize for using Christ's name as a curse word?
Washington Examiner ^ | July 25, 2009 | Mark Tapscott
Can you imagine the uproar that would ensue if the Vice President of the United States used the name of Islam's supreme being as a curse word? They rioted all over the Muslim world when a Danish newspaper cartoonist penned a series of satiric pieces on Mohammed, so making "Allah" a curse word would likely incite far more serious violence.
And does anybody doubt that the editorial pages of The New York Times and other liberal newspapers would instantly demand an apology before further damage is done to America's supposed standing in the world. Joining in that chorus would be the National Council of Churches, Democratic congressional leaders and, of course, CAIR.
So where is the uproar over Vice President Joe Biden's incredible use of "Jesus Christ" as a curse word?
This is not merely a gaffe or "insensitivity." Taking in vain the name of the man billions of Christians for two millenia have accepted as the creator and Savior of the entire world is either a consciously chosen insult or the kind of unthinking idiocy that disqualifies this guy from being one heartbeat away from the presidency.


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Tugu Yogya model designed by Yudho Wiratomo a paper model designer from Indonesia. Tugu Jogja is the most popular landmark of Yogyakarta(also known as Jogja). This monument is located in the center of the crossroad between the Mangkubumi, Soedirman, A.M. Sangaji and Diponegoro roads. Tugu Jogja was also called as De Witt Paal (in dutch) or Tugu Pal Putih (white post monument).In the past, tugu Jogja had a diferent form than what is look like now, it was originally constructed in cylindrical form (from base) to conical form upwards with rounded top, and it was 25 m high. On 10 June 1987, a big earthquake happened in Yogyakarta, it ruined the Old Tugu Jogja. In 1889, Dutch goverment (colonizer of Indonesia in the past) renovated Tugu Joga. "The new monument was constructed as a square with each side being decorated with a kind of inscription containing the names of people who were involved in the renovation" from yogyes.com. It has 15 m high and golden conical top like you can see untill now, as the modern form of Tugu Jogja. This monument is very special because of its history and mistycal legend. It was told that South sea, Keraton Yogyakarta, Tugu Jogja, and Mount Merapi made a straight line as a relation symbol, between human and God.
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The Dome of the Rock, Masjid Qubbat As-Sakhrah, Hebrew : Kipat Hasela is an Islamic shrine which houses the Foundation Stone, the holiest spot in Judaism, and is a major landmark located on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. It was completed in 691, making it the oldest extant Islamic building in the world. Its significance stems from the religious beliefs regarding the rock at its heart. The Dome of the Rock is located at the visual center of an ancient man-made platform known as the Temple Mount, which Muslims refer to as the "Noble Sanctuary". The platform, greatly enlarged under the rule of Herod the Great, is the site of the Second Jewish Temple which was destroyed during the Roman Siege of Jerusalem in 70 CE. In 637 CE, Jerusalem was conquered by the Rashidun Caliphate army during the Islamic invasion of the Byzantine Empire. [Wikipedia].
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Borobudur is a ninth-century Mahayana Buddhist monument in Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia. The monument comprises six square platforms topped by three circular platforms, and is decorated with 2,672 relief panels and 504 Buddha statues. A main dome, located at the center of the top platform, is surrounded by 72 Buddha statues seated inside perforated stupa.
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Julius Perdana [a.k.a Julescrafter] is a self-taught graphic designer and 3D modeler of architectural animation. Despite a background in architecture, he began his career as a graphic designer for a printing company in 2001. Having co-founded two small graphic design companies he now fully works as a papercraft artist and an online publisher. Paper modeling is his hobby since he was a kid back in 1992.JoomlArt.com. Joomla! is Free Software released under the GNU/GPL License.


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Philadelphia Phillies Trade Ken Giles to Houston Astros
The Houston Astros were after an upgrade at closer. It was the worst kept secret in baseball over the past several weeks. They finally got their guy when they traded three players to the Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for young fireballer Ken Giles. In exchange, the Phillies will get pitchers


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Hello and welcome to a piece of peace, your weekly dose of motivation and inspiration. This week, I would like to share on the topic of "A Leap Of Faith".
As I keep rehashing quite often in my posts, the fear of failure is something that has a firm hold on all of us. At one point or the other, we have all come to that uncomfortable realization that, the thing we truly want to do, might just not work out. And there are several reasons to support this realization. Some of those reasons are so profound and concrete that it is just simply difficult to ignore. After all you are a rational person and as a rational being, you need to make clear well thought out logical decisions. You are intelligent enough to see the pitfalls in your dream before you embark on that journey so it would simply be madness to actually continue. You see there are so many good reasons we give ourselves why we are not taking that leap of faith. The power of fear is that, it not only stops you from actually taking an action, it also helps you to rationalize with that decision and creates a climate where you truly believe you have made the right decision. Then follows the onslaught of regret when we see that same idea which you convinced yourself was impossible to execute, become the success story of someone who was bold enough to do it in spite of all the barriers you allowed to stop you.
Now what happens when even though our dream might seem unthinkable, we still overcome that fear and take a leap of faith? Let me just give you two brief examples of what happens. Hillary Clinton was excited about the space program when she was a little girl and wrote to the men running it, but she claims NASA sent back a hard-to-swallow letter. The message was simple: "We don't take women." So, instead, she became the U.S. Secretary of State and arguably the most powerful woman in the United States. Oprah Winfrey was born the child of a teenage mother and never knew for certain whom her father was. Her family was deeply impoverished and Oprah spent several years of her life wearing clothes made from potato sacks. Growing up in the inner city, her situation was so dire that her mom put one of her sisters up for adoption to lessen the family's expenses while trying to survive on welfare. Oprah was sexually abused as a child, ran away from home at 13, and was pregnant by 14. Her mother sent her away to live with the man she believed was her biological father and who took her education very seriously. Eventually Oprah went on to host her famous talk show, the ownership of which allowed her to start her own television studio. In 2004, she became the first black female billionaire.
Let me just ask one very simple question, what excuse are you allowing fear to use to hold you back? The only way you can truly achieve your fullest potential is by pursuing that burning passion you have and who knows where that might take you. You are all that stands between you and your destiny. The naysayers will always do what they do best. They will criticise you, insult you and laugh at you but the most important thing to remember is that, in the end, they will be the ones also telling people what an amazing person you are. Do not let people's opinion of you reflect the decisions you make for your future. Take the leap of faith today and do the unthinkable. Chase that dream, believe me it will absolutely be worth it in the end and no matter what you do, always remember to be yourself, because everyone else is taken.
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This course is not a beginner's Mac class; it is for current Mac users who want to know more about using and navigating the Mac operating system. We will look at the Desktop, the Finder, the Finder window, the Dock, and icons; we will cover Preferences for the entire system as well as for individual software; we will also review document and file management; and we will explore selected software included as part of OS X, as well as the Help files that apply to each application; and if time allows, we will examine some of the troubleshooting techniques for OS X. Prerequisites: a general familiarity with using a Mac, mouse dexterity, an email account, and a recent version of OS X . Lecture (plus questions) and hands-on practice in computer lab. User-friendy handouts provided by instructor.


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It's getting warm again! This past weekend we took the dogs to the lake for the first time of the year. We were there to work to get the camp all cleaned up and ready for the season, but for the pups it was pure fun! Within the first 10 minutes they were pulling us down to the water. We hadn't taken them in about 2 years, but they clearly remembered.
At least there is water this year! A huge improvement from last year. And I especially love going up earlier in the year. Everything is still so green, and the lake is nice and calm since nobody has brought their boats up yet. Plus, we had the beach to ourselves while everyone started working! Total plus.
Kona instantly found a stick (or 10) for us to throw. I think her legs were fully engaged the entire day.
She went crazy over the huge stick…when the hubby threw it out for her, she saw it, said, "Nope, no way!" Loki ended up hauling it back in. He's a champ like that.
Most of the time Kona would go out to get the stick while Loki waited at the shore line. Once she got close enough, he would fly into the water and try to take it from her. Neither would give up, so I'm sure to strangers it would looked like teamwork.
Loki would always win in the end, and Kona would just have to shake it off.
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Mr Damion Potter was appointed Her Majesty's Ambassador to the Republic of Panama in August 2017. Prior to this, Damion was Deputy Representative and Director of International Trade in Taipei. Previous postings include Moscow and Sweden.
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The American Institute for Cancer Research reviewed data on more than 12 million women around the world and found that just one small glass of alcohol every day is associated with an increased risk of breast cancer.
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Guide to Feeding Your Baby
If you are a parent wishing that your child had come with some sort of owner's manual, then you are not alone. Here at CSP, Inc., we see a lot of new parents who are thrilled to take on the challenges of parenthood, while still a little intimidated by the responsibilities entailed in such a role. One of the questions we get asked often is what foods a baby needs at what ages.
For your convenience, we have put together an age-by-age guide to feeding your baby, based on the average recommendations of pediatricians.
Birth to 4 Months
The only thing your baby needs in these early months is breast milk or formula. If your child seems more hungry than usual, the only steps you should take are to feed the baby more formula or breast milk. There is no need for any other foods or supplements unless expressly prescribed by your pediatrician to treat certain rare conditions.
4 to 6 Months
Your baby's diet at this age will still largely consist of breast milk or formula. This is the age, however, when you will start introducing pureed solid foods. The exact age for your baby will depend on her personal readiness. Some of the signs that it is time to start introducing limited solids are as follows:
- Shows interest in your food
- Seems hungry even after 8-10 feedings of milk a day
- Is teething
- Can work the tongue to push food inward without pushing too much out
Here are some of the best foods to start your baby on:
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- Squash
- Apple sauce
- Bananas
- Mush cereals meant for infants
6 to 8 Months
As your baby gets used to eating solid foods, it will be time to introduce more foods. You should always wait 3 days in between introducing new foods so that if she has an allergic reaction, you will know exactly what food caused the issue. Food should still be pureed at this point for easy swallowing and digesting. You can introduce any fruits or vegetables and can even include pureed protein options like meat, tofu, or eggs.
In addition to these solids, your baby can also start drinking pure fruit juices. Of course, she should still be getting plenty of breast milk or formula in addition to these new foods.
8 to 12 Months
At this point, you can start feeding your baby small portions of whatever you are eating. The rate of this progression will depend on your child and what she is enjoying. There are also some developmental points that should be met before introducing full solids. Make sure she can chew and swallow without choking and always be present when she is eating. The rule of only one new food at a time will still apply at this age as well.


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(SPOILERS) Into the Badlands Q&A — Alfred Gough and Miles Millar (Co-Creators/Executive Producers)
Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, the Co-creators and Executive Producers of Into the Badlands, talk about the final showdown against Pilgrim and wrapping up the series.
Q: These final episodes certainly didn't skimp on the action. What was it like shooting these epic scenes, particularly the extensive 7-day filming for the siege on the Widow's wall in Episode 14?
Miles Millar: It was a very complicated and difficult shoot because there were so many elements, so many extras, so many people. There was the arrival, the conversation between the Widow and Pilgrim, the arrows, the fire…it was a lot of pieces. When you have an action sequence that's this complicated, it's about gathering the pieces and really careful story-boarding to make sure the story is told. A second unit was involved and the fight unit took over for the fight between Widow and Pilgrim on top of the wall. If you look at the sequence as a whole, you see the weather goes from sunny to rainy to snowy. In the middle of that sequence when we were filming, there was a massive snowstorm that shut down Dublin for three days, so we had that to contend with as well.
Q: M.K.'s growth since Season 1 has been huge. What would you say about his evolution from beginning to end?
Alfred Gough: M.K.'s had a big arc since the first episode where he popped out of that trunk. If you look at his character through the series, he's always been looking for some sort of parent figure. Every time an authority has taken him under his wing, they've essentially abandoned him or lied to him. He tried to fight the good fight and stay in the light, but ultimately succumbed to the darkness. He's always wanted to belong to a family. Pilgrim, at least initially, made M.K. feel like he was important. That moment where he hesitates [to kill] Tilda, you see there's still some humanity underneath all of that.
MM: He's also a cautionary tale about the Badlands. Not everyone has a happy ending. The choices and the alliances you make can have devastating consequences. Innocents die, too. Life isn't fair. It's not a fairy tale. It was a very interesting arc, but it was a hard one. People either like him or hate him. I think it's good to have a character like this who is divisive.
Q: What would you say the Master and Pilgrim's stances on the Gift really represented in terms of power dynamics in the Badlands and embracing your darkness?
AG: Both of their views on the Gift represent absolute positions. The Master believes you should be taken out of the world so you're not used or compromised. People who didn't believe that, she punished. Pilgrim saw the Gift as a way to conquer. You're either one of us or you're not, but you're going to be destroyed if you're not. Both points of views represented very extreme ideas. Both were destined to fail, frankly, and they did.
Q: How did you enjoy finally revealing the Widow's powerful Gift? What inspired the decision to not give Sunny his?
MM: It was great. I think we made a hard choice in not giving Sunny his Gift, but I think it was the right choice in terms of Sunny facing Pilgrim as a mortal. If he had his Gift, it wouldn't have been an epic battle. It really took the team work of him, Kannin and Bajie. The sacrifice of his life was required to save the world. The Widow had become much more zen about not wanting her Gift back and then at that moment of absolute maternal rage, she gets it back. That moment of uncontrolled anger is what kills M.K. In the afterlife with Sunny and the Master, there's still hope. Maybe he can get his Gift back.
Q: Moon's "f—k honor" line is quite a different tune than when we opened up this season. What inspired it?
AG: He started the season in search for his honor and he found love with Lydia. Both of these people were going to get a second chance and a happy ending, but as Miles said, that doesn't always happen in the Badlands. We were told we were allowed one F-bomb. [Laughs]
MM: It was definitely a competition. Nick Frost wanted the F-bomb. Daniel wanted it. We thought it was a great line and we gave it to Sherman.
Q: What does Azra represent when we first hear about it on the show versus in the end?
AG: Azra, at the beginning, is almost like Oz. It's this perfect paradise that everyone is trying to get to. As you learn more about it, you realize there is no such thing as a utopia. You have to fix the world you're in as opposed to striving for a world that may not exist. Even Quinn says you don't get there by running – you get there by fighting. That's certainly what they were able to do by the end in taking down authoritarian power structures that were oppressing people.
Q: Can you talk more about that final closing scene? What was the significance of that gun being found from the old world?
AG: The one element we always talked about is how this was a world without guns. What happens if guns come back? Would they be a more insidious threat than what we've seen before? It would allow anyone to be powerful. That was an idea we wanted to have out there.
Q: What's been your favorite fight from the whole series?
MM: I have two favorite fights. The rain fight in the pilot is just a stunning cinema-worthy piece that could be in any Hong Kong classic. The other one I really love is the market fight with Sunny and Bajie. The props and the octopus nunchucks and stuff like that were really exciting.
AG: I really like the Widow/Tilda fight in Episode 9 of Season 2. That mother-daughter throwdown was a great one. I also really like the Widow/Widow fight as well.
MM: I've never seen the fight unit more excited about any fight than the Red Widow versus Black Widow. It was very difficult, but incredibly seamless and remarkable.
Q: As you look back on the world you've created, what are you most grateful for?
AG: We're incredibly grateful to AMC and to our Dublin and New Orleans crews. It's been a journey and there is nothing like this on television. I'm certainly proud that we achieved what we set out to do, which was to meld an American drama with a Hong Kong martial arts sensibility. The fans have been amazing. You go on Twitter and the fans are amazing. If we're ever having a bad day, we just go into the feed. The fact that they're so invested and passionate has been a gift.
MM: I'm incredibly proud. The remarkable fights that we've had, the writers weaving the fights into the storytelling, the level of production we got. We set out to have one of the most diverse shows on television and I think we succeeded. I'm very proud of that. It's been an amazing experience and I'm grateful that we got to make a show as insane as this. It's been a wild ride!
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It's not often I say this about a Laurel & Hardy film, but I find it very hard to laugh at much of 'Below Zero'. It's a very bleak, unfriendly, cold and at times downright violent affair, with the boys doing their utmost to weather storms of all kinds. In some ways, it could be… Continue reading 46. Below Zero (1930)
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'Blotto' is certainly a fan favourite, based on the amount of times I've seen clips posted on social media fan pages. This is mostly due to just one scene at the end of the film, where the boys are laughing uncontrollably, in the belief that they are drunk (or blotto). It's quite an interesting film… Continue reading 44. Blotto (1930)
43. Night Owls (1930)
After their brief sojourn at MGM, filming 'The Rogue Song', the boys were soon back in front of the cameras at the Hal Roach 'Lot of Fun' for business as usual...and that business was 'Night Owls'. The story of 'Night Owls' is an interesting one, as Laurel & Hardy historians, including Randy Skretvedt, Glenn Mitchell… Continue reading 43. Night Owls (1930)
37. Men O' War (1929)
It really is quite hard to believe that 'Men O'War' was only Laurel & Hardy's third talking picture! Early talkies just don't get much better than this. Whilst their first outing, 'Unaccustomed As We Are' (1929), was over-loaded with dialogue and their second offering, 'Berth Marks' (1929), was mostly visual pantomime, the team at the… Continue reading 37. Men O' War (1929)


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Derby City Council's Streetpride teams have been highly commended for their charity and community investment at a recent Derby College awards ceremony.
The award reflects the time and effort Council teams put into transforming and improving public spaces in the city centre and Derby neighbourhoods. The students were required to be involved in a community based project, and to help keep Derby tidy.
Jamie Robinson, who led the project, collected the award on behalf of the Council and was praised by the team for his involvement, management and engagement with the 16 – 19 year old students from Derby College.
The first City Centre Deep Clean event was held in July 2018 and saw the city's water features cleaned and turned back on, the cleaning of the War Memorial and transformation of the Fish Market and Peter Hilton garden. The team also repainted various pieces of street furniture across the city from benches to cycle racks, for citizens to use.
The combination of efforts from the Neighbourhood team, Streetpride team, Grounds Maintenance, Property Services, Derby College students and members of the general public went from strength to strength with over 100 pupils enrolling for the second deep clean event, which focussed on Osnabruck Square; Exchange Street; East Street and Irongate.
Jamie and other Council teams also worked hard to motivate and encourage the students involved in the clean-up operations to look at their own local areas of Derby and encouraged them to take part in activities such as litter picks, bulb planting, and painting.
If you know of an area that would benefit from our teams visiting, you can request it through our online form.


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Environmental Assessment (EA) Application on behalf of Rio Tinto Alcan who proposed to extend their existing Terminal A facility at the Kitimat smelter.
Our team delivered the full EA application including numerous baseline studies in support of the project, including water quality and sediment evaluation, fisheries assessment, wildlife and vegetation surveys, noise and light modeling, socio-economic and heritage studies. Working closely with Rio Tinto Alcan the Advisian team collaborated in working group meetings, open houses, regulatory meetings and discussions with the Haisla Nation.
The Application was submitted to the BC Environmental Assessment Office in April and was granted an EA Certificate in December of 2015.